Emperor's Grace

It was still the little lantern leading the way ahead, and the dangling candlelight was reflected in Zhu Yunjing's bewildered eyes, and he smiled softly in He Huailing's ear.

He Huailing lowered her eyes: "What are you laughing at?"

"Let me down and go by myself."

"you're drunk."

"It's not that you can't walk," Zhu Yunjing whispered, "Why do you always like to hug me, what's wrong?"

He Huailing's eyes darkened slightly: "You almost fell when you came here just now."

"Oh, you're afraid that you'll lose your heir, no, he's amazing, no matter how much you toss, you won't be able to get rid of it."

When Zhu Yunjing spoke, his breath was on He Huailing's neck, with a little smell of wine, He Huailing's Adam's apple unconsciously slid up and down: "No, I was afraid that you would fall."

Zhu Yunjing snorted, as if he didn't believe it.

While talking, they had already returned to the courtyard where Zhu Yunjing lived. After entering the door, He Huailing put Zhu Yunjing on the couch and sat down beside him. Zhu Yunjing snorted: "Headache..."

He Huailing let him rest on his lap, gently massaged his temples, Zhu Yunjing quietly closed his eyes, the candlelight reflected his jade-like face, He Huailing watched intently, the movements of his hands became softer.

Zhu Yunjing was not very drunk, but he was actually quite sober in his head. After a long silence, he whispered: "I didn't expect...you would come here today."

"...I'll accompany you, okay?"

Zhu Yunjing's voice was even softer: "I don't need anyone to accompany me, why should you come?"

"I would rather take you back to the mansion, but there are too many people in the mansion. I am afraid that they will reveal your whereabouts, and I am also worried that they will run into you."

Zhu Yunjing bent her lips and said, "Could it be possible that you really want me to be your Madam Hou? Don't be too fancy, your family can't explain it to you. How do you explain my identity to them? Your Majesty's question How will we live again?"

"You don't need to worry about these, I will arrange them properly."

Zhu Yunjing slowly opened his eyes, and met He Huailing's lowered eyes, unspeakable emotions flowed in his eyes that were still glowing with water: "... But I don't want to, I don't want to be detained in prison for the rest of my life. On your Zhuangzi or in your mansion, you are afraid that people will find out."

He Huailing was silent, and sighed after a long while: "You can rest assured to raise your baby first, and wait for the baby to be born... If you insist on leaving, no matter where you want to go, I will take you there."

Zhu Yunjing looked at him: "Really?"

"Well, I've thought about it. It's not safe for you to stay in Beijing. Maybe you can be more free if you go outside. But, have you planned where to go?"

Zhu Yunjing narrowed her eyes, and seriously thought about it. After thinking for a long time, she answered He Huailing: "Why don't you go to Fujian and Guangdong?"

"Minyue?" He Huailing was surprised, he thought Zhu Yunjing would want to go to Jiangnan.

Zhu Yunjing nodded: "Your Majesty has always wanted to open the sea ban. A few years ago, he was caught up in the war in the north. Now that the north is flat, the sea ban will be opened sooner or later. I want to go there to open my eyes. Maybe I can do it." Some business, go to Nanyang and even further afield to see.”

He Huailing disagreed and said: "Your Highness, the land of Fujian and Guangdong has been barren and remote in ancient times. It was only when I started to improve the status of merchants that there were more people doing business there that they gradually developed. However, it is still full of miasma and water. It’s also completely different from here in the north, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear it if you go.”

"I can always adapt," Zhu Yunjing said lightly, "I'm not that delicate, it's good to leave the palace, at least I'm free, I can go anywhere in the world, it's better than being trapped in that one-third of an acre of land for the rest of my life, So much for supremacy."

"But even if you can adapt to the climate there, there are always water bandits near the sea, and you will encounter all kinds of unexpected difficulties when you go out to sea. You..."

"It's okay," Zhu Yunjing interrupted him, "Let's talk about it when the time comes. If I really can't adapt, I'll go to another place. I stole my life, and I won't lose it easily."

He Huailing was in a complicated mood: "...Does it have to be like this?"

Zhu Yunjing looked at the undisguised hesitation and worry in He Huailing's eyes, and chuckled lightly: "Master Hou, you just said that I would take me wherever I wanted to go."

"I just, don't want you to take risks."

Zhu Yunjing stopped saying: "...I want to take a break."

He Huailing sighed, got up and carried him back to the inner room, put him on the bed, and carefully helped Zhu Yunjing take off his coat, shoes and socks, and asked someone to fetch water to wipe his face.Zhu Yunjing kept looking at him, eyes met, He Huailing paused: "What?"

Zhu Yunjing frowned slightly: "You don't need to do this, these are the jobs of servants."

"It's okay, you are inconvenient, I will help you do what you should. My father did it for my mother before."

Zhu Yunjing coughed lightly: "The old general seems to have married a second wife not long after his wife passed away?" Then the love and deep affection of those couples before was just a joke?

He Huailing naturally squatted down in front of Zhu Yunjing, held his feet and pressed them into the warm water, kneaded his round and plump toes, and explained calmly: "My father and mother are young couples. My siblings were still young when I died of illness. In order to take care of my siblings, my father remarried my stepmother. The stepmother was very kind and treated my siblings very well. I respect her very much. I separated from the He family after I became a Marquis. , moved out with my stepmother and younger siblings, and now we are the only family in the Hou's mansion, there is not so much right and wrong."

The roots of Zhu Yunjing's ears were slightly red, and the itch from the soles of his feet went all the way to the top of his heart. He tried to distract himself by speaking casually: "Aren't your grandparents still alive? Will you agree to split the family?"

"Grandfather himself has a title, and it will be given to the second uncle in the future. It is better to divide it earlier. There is some discord between the second uncle's room and ours. The grandparents favor the second room. The stepmother and younger siblings in the years after my father died on the battlefield Life at home is not going well, and I have suffered a lot of grievances, so I can only bring them out." It was a secret at home, but He Huailing didn't mind telling Zhu Yunjing.

The corner of Zhu Yunjing's mouth twitched slightly: "I thought that a family of generals like the He family wouldn't have so many twists and turns."

But to put it bluntly, the most powerful members of the He family all died for their country on the battlefield, and the rest, except for He Huailing, were all hard-working people, who lived in style and were sheltered by the dead. What a sarcasm.

He Huailing shook his head: "Where there are people, there are disputes. My grandfather and my second uncle fully supported the noble concubine and Zhu Yunxun. Although the noble concubine has passed away, the second highness is now very powerful in the court, and my father has always upheld With a neutral attitude, he is not willing to stand in the battle for the reserve position, and has always taught me that it is enough to only serve His Majesty, and because of this, my grandfather has always disliked my father."

Zhu Yunjing said: "But His Majesty may not have that kind of trust in you."

"I know that the emperor is suspicious, at least His Majesty didn't treat me badly, he still gave me an official title."

"You can really think about it, but you are no longer neutral when you are investigating Zhu Yunxun's affairs."

He Huailing raised his eyes and looked at him deeply: "Yes, I thought it was possible before, but it's not." For Zhu Yunjing, for their children, he could only choose to support Zhu Yunxuan.

Zhu Yunjing looked away and stopped talking.

The water in the basin was already a little cold, He Huailing hugged Zhu Yunjing's feet to his own lap, wiped them carefully for him, smiled lowly, and said in a low voice: "Even this place, Your Highness, is born more than other people's." It's pretty."

Zhu Yunjing said coldly: "How many other people have you seen this place?"

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood," He Huailing explained with a smile, "On the battlefield are all big men. When marching, they often lie down on the ground to sleep soundly. No one cares about those small details. Jumping into the river to take a bath is also a common occurrence.”

"...You also took off your clothes and jumped into the river to take a bath together?"

"That's not true. After all, I am the commander in chief. Even if I don't mind, the people below will feel uncomfortable."

He Huailing pinched Zhu Yunjing's toes again while speaking, Zhu Yunjing shrank subconsciously and glared at him: "Master Hou looks like a disciple."

He Huailing sighed: "Your Highness, I am not a frivolous person. Before you, I have never even touched a girl's hand."

Zhu Yunjing disagreed: "You don't like girls at all, do you?"

He Huailing laughed: "Why did Your Highness say that?"

"May……"

"Isn't Xu Hanlin His Royal Highness's favorite?"

Zhu Yunjing shut his mouth in an instant and didn't want to say any more. After the servants had packed away all the things, he lay down, tucked into the quilt, and said softly, "Let's go."

He Huailing sat down by the bed and looked at him intently.

"Why don't you leave..."

As if dazed, He Huailing lowered her head, and gently rubbed Zhu Yunjing's forehead with her lips.

Zhu Yunjing closed her eyes subconsciously, without resisting, He Huailing's lips moved down, gliding over his eyebrows, kissing the small tear mole under his left eye repeatedly, Zhu Yunjing's eyelashes trembled, but her eyes did not open , Pausing for a moment, He Huailing's lips landed on the tip of Zhu Yunjing's nose, and after that, the corners of his lips.

Zhu Yunjing turned his head to avoid it, He Huailing clasped his hand, the kiss continued to move down, with more force, it landed on Zhu Yunjing's neck, He Huailing's breathing became heavier and gradually lost his size.

When the Adam's apple was also bitten, Zhu Yunjing suddenly said, the voice was cold: "Master Hou once said that if you don't love me, you will only cause embarrassment and trouble to each other. If you do something that is persecuted , and fall into injustice, remember?"

He Huailing stopped, paused, gasped in a low voice, sat up straight, and looked at Zhu Yunjing who still closed his eyes and turned his head sideways with a complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he got up and blew Turned off the lights in the house and backed out.

After the sound of footsteps faded away, Zhu Yunjing opened his eyes in the dark, raised his hand to caress his stomach, and sighed softly.