It was cold after the rain, and Xiao Fang came in time to help Xia Yan carry the unconscious Cheng Xi back, and asked the imperial doctor to see it. It was indeed because of excessive internal energy consumption, exhaustion, and contracted a cold.

The decoction was fed, the silver acupuncture was done, the imperial physician resigned, Xia Yan sat on the edge of the bed with bare feet wrapped in a quilt, full of anxiety, his mind was in a mess, and he was about to explode.

"Your Highness, you have also been showered in the rain all night, go take a hot bath and sleep for a while." Xiao Fang said kindly.

Xia Yan shook his head with a bitter face.

"If you are also sick, wouldn't Mr. Cheng pay in vain?" Xiao Fang tried every means to persuade him.

Xia Yan shrank back into the quilt, and said firmly: "I am protected by his internal force, so I won't get sick."

"Then eat something? I'll get it..."

"Xiao Fang, stop trying to persuade me. I can't eat, I can't fall asleep, and I'm not in the mood to do anything else. I just want to wait for him to recover and wake up." Xia Yan raised her butt a little, looked at Cheng Xi, and asked worriedly: "Is he frowning? Is he uncomfortable? Do you want to add another quilt to make it easier to sweat?"

"No, Mr. Cheng didn't frown, and the quilt should not be covered too much. It's too hot and dry in your sleep, but it's not good." Xiao Fang said slowly, "Didn't the Qin imperial physician just say that Mr. Cheng is fine, just extremely tired. He is in good health, and he will be fine soon. Imperial Physician Qin is so rejuvenating, so sure, do you still doubt it?"

"I don't doubt it." Xia Yan curled her lips, leaned her head against the carved bedpost, her gaze was glued to Cheng Xi, and murmured, "But I don't think his physical condition is good at all, he just likes to be brave!"

Xia Yan's heart and eyes were all on Cheng Xi, so Xiao Fang had no choice but to stop insisting and resign to do other things.Xia Yan complained alone, seeing such a big Cheng Xi lying there because of his fainting, he regretted and got angry more and more!I couldn't help kicking the bed with my feet, and then thumped against the bedpost wrapped in a quilt.

After fussing about half an hour needlessly and anxiously, there was a knock on the door, and Xiao Fang walked in eagerly, "Your Highness, Your Highness! The scene is here!"

"What?!" Xia Yan opened his eyes wide, and immediately threw the quilt and jumped up from the stool!Jing Lan is the person he admires and looks up to the most in this world, and now he has come to Xingshi to inquire about his crimes, asking him for his precious son!He didn't wash or change his clothes, his hair was disheveled and he looked tired, and it's not easy to keep Jing Lan waiting for a long time!

Xia Yan jumped around in a panic, Xiao Fang held him down, "Your Highness, calm down."

"How calm! What should I do?!" Xia Yan kept scratching her head.

"I see Jingxiang's expression is peaceful, he doesn't seem to be looking for trouble."

"That's because he has cultivated himself well. He might have scolded me thousands of times in his heart!" Xia Yan sat down depressed, "Cheng Xi was born by him during his ten-month pregnancy. I also know how much he loves Cheng Xi!"

Xiao Fang said: "Scenery is a master, and he disdains to be inconsistent."

Xia Yan was taken aback for a moment, thinking that this made sense, Xiao Fang immediately went further: "The ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, Your Highness, go quickly."

Xia Yan finally frowned and stretched out his boots, put on the robe Xiao Fang handed over, brushed his hair and walked to the door, paused, turned around and said fiercely: "Xiao Fang! What did you just say?!"

Xiao Fang was taken aback, "...the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws?"

Xia Yan's face was reddish, and his expression was serious, "That's not the case! Don't talk nonsense!"

Xia Yan didn't go directly into the hall, but moved carefully to the carved and hollowed-out screen behind the hall to hide, looking out with bright eyes, and saw Jing Lan wearing a crimson prime minister's official uniform, sitting at a small table drinking tea , I think they came here just after the court.

Hey, Jing Lan likes to drink tea, but Rugui Nuange doesn't have good tea, he feels a little guilty.

Walking out anxiously, Jing Lan got up immediately when she saw him, and even raised the hem of her clothes to kneel, Xia Yan hurriedly waved her hands back, and said in a stacked voice: "No, no, no, absolutely no..."

Hey, the last time I talked to Jing Lan, I still called him Daddy.

Jing Lan didn't make things difficult for him, and changed the kneeling salute to cupping his hands, and respectfully said: "I have seen Your Highness."

Xia Yan stretched his hands forward, then retracted them back, feeling that he could support or not, so he could only say: "Your Excellency...you don't need to be polite."

Jing Lan raised her head and smiled, with a gentle expression and a calm tone, "I heard that Wu'er is sick, and I want to take him home to recuperate, I wonder if it is possible?"

Xia Yan nodded immediately, "Mmmm" while leading Jinglan into the bedroom.

"Sleeping on His Highness's bed, Wu'er trespassed, I was terrified, and thanked His Highness for his kindness." Beside the bed in the bedroom, Jing Lan touched Cheng Xi's forehead, with pity flowing from the corners of his eyes and brows.

Xia Yan looked at Jing Lan, hesitated to speak: "I..."

Jing Lan was slightly at a loss, "What do you want to say, Your Highness? Please speak slowly."

"I, I..." Xia Yan was nervous for no reason, her whole body was trembling, especially her lips were trembling violently, her teeth were chattering, endless guilt and apology poured out of her mouth, you pushed and squeezed each other, knocking each other unconscious, I don't know what to say to calm down Jing Lan.

But even if he calms down, the previous damage has already been done.

Sure enough, I should not see them, and I should continue to spend these meaningless days, let everyone think of him as a shameless waste, that way, if he dies one day, Cheng Xi and Jing Lan will not feel sad, Just clap your hands and applaud, that's fine.

Xia Yan was anxious and remorseful, inhaled continuously, and was about to cry anxiously.

Suddenly, he pressed his palm on his shoulder, and patted him lightly with just the right amount of force. He was in a trance and concentrated, only to see Jing Lan's graceful appearance and smiling eyes.

"Your Highness is not in good spirits, go and rest for a while. Don't pay too much attention to trivial matters in the palace."

Xia Yan was stunned by Jing Lan's smile.

The attendants of the Prime Minister's Mansion carried Cheng Xi away, Jing Lan walked two steps and then turned around and said, "I have been using the incense sent by Your Highness recently, and it complements the Dragon Well that I personally planted when I was in Qingzhou in the morning. Thank you, Your Highness, for remembering." Your preference." Bow again, and leave.

Xia Yan opened her lips slightly, and stood there in a daze.

For the next few days, Xia Yan didn't speak or do anything from morning to night, and just sat there with a blank expression on his face, not even blinking his eyes.Xiao Fang was terrified, worried that his old illness would relapse, and was about to find someone to prepare medicine, when he suddenly heard two words——

"Cheng Xi."

Xia Yan stared straight ahead.

"I'm sorry for him." Xia Yan stood up suddenly, and rushed out of the Nuan Pavilion.

Xiao Fang was startled, and hurriedly followed in secret.

Xia Yan ran into the imperial garden, squatted in the small pavilion at the end of Yushui Lake, and quietly observed the three-person wide curved stone road connecting the two banks of the lake.After more than an hour, Su Lan'er came from the other side with two maids. Xia Yan stood up from the pavilion and went up to meet her.

They met each other on a narrow road in the middle of the lake, and the two maids looked at each other cautiously. Su Lan'er crossed her arms, rolled her eyelids, and said disdainfully, "Yo, do you want to stand still?"

Xia Yan stared at her and said in a low voice: "From now on, the grievances between you and me are only between you and me, and no one else is involved."

"Brother Wu Yang?" Su Lan'er sneered, "You are really sick! You used to pretend to be a girl to curry favor with him, but he didn't want you anymore, but now you are ashamed to come forward. Since you also know that Wu Yang Brother Yang likes girls, so hurry up and save yourself."

"Next time, I will definitely push you into the water." Xia Yan ignored her words, "If you say I bullied you, then I will show you! If you want to sue, you can sue as you like!"

Su Lan'er opened her eyes wide, looked around, was a little scared for a moment, waved her hand stubbornly, and said to the maid: "Let's go! Don't talk too much to this lunatic!" She turned and left.

Xia Yan's chest and the top of his head were burning like flames, he clenched his fists and stepped forward, walked straight past the two maids, and then ran into Su Lan'er without slowing down!

Su Lan'er yelled and fell to the side. Fortunately, the maid did not fall into the lake. She pressed her chest and gasped in fear. She looked at the arrogant back of Xia Yan who was walking away with lingering fear, and shouted sadly: "Let's wait and see! I'm not finished with you!"

afternoon.

In the refreshing autumn, Xia Yan squatted under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard, picking up a small pile of corn with chopsticks, and a few little yellow birds walked around on the corn, bowing their heads and pecking at it, beautiful and lovely.

"Xiao Fang." Xia Yan said calmly, "Am I going too far? She is a girl, and I am a bully."

"It was her fault first." Xiao Fang knelt down and stretched out his fingers to tease the bird, "And when His Highness went to find her, he didn't have the intention of being a bully, even if she was a tall and thick guy, His Highness would make the same choice .”

"But I'm still impulsive, and I'm a bit reluctant. Hey, if I'm not so impulsive, Cheng Xi won't be implicated."

"When everyone is impulsive, His Highness knows how to reflect on it, and it is good to correct it in the future."

Xia Yan shook his head, "Cheng Xi is not impulsive, no matter what happens to him, he is always calm and calm, very measured, and very demeanor."

"Mr. Cheng is not impulsive because of his temperament, probably because he hasn't encountered anything that can make him impulsive, or maybe his impulsiveness is different from what we see every day."

Xiao Fang looked at Xia Yan, hesitantly said: "His Royal Highness, do you...need to prepare medicine? After Mr. Cheng came back, you will be extremely irritable."

Xia Yan gathered the scattered corn back together, protected the little yellow bird with one hand, and said softly: "No, it's been a bit bad these days, but I went out just now, and it's much better now, I think I can calm down It’s time to face the recent events.” After “tweeting” at the little yellow birds for a while, I raised my head to look at the bright and pure sky and flowing clouds through the scattered osmanthus branches, “Actually, I’m not relentless, just because I don’t Cheng Xi should be involved, he is innocent."

In the side hall of Yuxiao Palace, the empress sits in the main seat, and on one side sits Concubine Li, who came to visit alone.

"Do you think Xia Yan was from back then... The timing is too coincidental, but the emperor said that again." Concubine Li Gui was worried.

"Back then? What back then?" The queen drank tea leisurely.

Concubine Li raised her exquisitely curved eyebrows, "Don't pretend to be ignorant, you were the one who sent me the news that day, right?"

"Send the message? The more you talk about it, the more confused you become." The queen put down the teacup unhurriedly, "Not to mention that I don't know what you are talking about, even if it is as you said, there is something wrong, but I The relationship between you and you is well known in the palace, if you ask a hundred people, there will be a hundred mouths that don't believe that this lord will plan with you."

Concubine Li showed disgust and was about to speak when the Empress sighed first, "Concubine Li, do you know why you are so good-looking, you can act like a spoiled child, you have a prominent family background and have a prince, but you are only a concubine, and you have always been under me for more than 20 years?"

Concubine Li was taken aback.

"Because you are stupid." The Queen said, "Not only are you stupid, but you are also bluffing. Sometimes you are arrogant and domineering, and sometimes you are afraid of this and that."

Concubine Li was stunned again, "You mean I'm a mediocre person? Xia Yan is not actually..."

"If so, why did the Emperor hide it?" The Queen looked at Concubine Li Gui, and said leisurely, "Could it be to protect you? To prevent the Fourth Highness from taking revenge on you?"

"Your Majesty, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Concubine Li Gui rolled her eyes and immediately straightened her expression, "The emperor announced to the world that day that the birth mother of the fourth prince was an orphan who happened to meet on the road to the west. Chong, and I am in the deep palace, and I have never met her before, how can I hate her? The autumn weather is dry, the queen must be dizzy."

The queen smiled, "It's good that you know."

Concubine Li was stirring the handkerchief with both hands, and she was thinking about it, but Xia Yan's figure and face were still flashing in her mind, as if she wanted to find some old resemblance from that face that looked like a white peony.

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