Stranger and Chen in the Palace

The fight against Xianbei was a complete victory, and everyone returned to the dynasty.Due to the large number of soldiers they brought along, and the warm welcome from the common people along the way, it took them more than a month before they returned to the imperial capital.

All the armies were stationed on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and only the general followed Ling Yichen and the others back to the city.

As soon as the group entered the city, they were welcomed and embraced by the people of the imperial capital. Looking from a distance, there were huge crowds of people...

Ling Yize was waiting there early at the city gate guard, his excitement was beyond words.

When he saw Ling Yichen appearing, he couldn't hold back any longer, and ran towards Ling Yichen like a fly, waving excitedly as he ran: "Brother Huang, Brother Huang, I'm here, Brother Huang..."

Ling Yichen also spotted Ling Yize, he quickly got off his horse, and within a short time, Ling Yize had already run to his side.

Looking at Ling Yize who was panting again and again, Ling Yichen sympathized with him.

"Brother Huang, you are finally back, I miss you so much!" Ling Yize grabbed his hand tightly and danced happily.

Because he ran too fast and too excited, his usually pale cheeks turned a rare color of blood.

Ling Yichen nodded with a smile, Ling Yize had grown a bit taller, almost reaching his ears, he couldn't help but comforted and said: "It seems that you have indeed listened to Brother Huang, eat well and sleep well."

Ling Yize lowered his head, and said shyly, "Of course Yize wants to listen to Brother Huang's words."

Ling Yichen patted his head and said with a smile: "Yize, let's talk while walking, your second brother is still waiting."

Ling Yize looked up, only to find that Ling Yihao was standing on the sidelines and staring at him with a smile. Just now, he only had the emperor brother in his eyes, completely ignoring the second emperor brother. He couldn't help being a little embarrassed at the moment, he hurried to Ling Yihao, respectfully said: " Yize pays his respects to Brother Two."

Ling Yihao nodded. Although he was smiling, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Although he had never cared about this younger brother, his attitude towards Ling Yichen and himself was very different.

All in all, he had been with Ling Yize for more than ten years, while Ling Yichen had only known him for a few years.

That's right, Ling Yichen was willing to take the risk for him to go to Yuezhang Mountain to get Qingjiaoxiang, for this alone, he couldn't compare.Thinking about it this way, Ling Yihao's imbalance just now disappeared.

Ling Yichen originally wanted to wait until he returned to the palace to tell him about Qing Jiaoxiang, but seeing that his younger brother was so happy, fortunately he told him together to make him happier.

"Yize, I went to Yucheng Pass this time and found a medicine that can detoxify your body. Doctor Zhang said that with it, your life span can be extended by at least ten years."

Ling Yize was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes became moist. His brother was fighting in the frontier fortress, but he still cared about the poison on his body. He was so kind to him!

However, Doctor Zhang told him before that the poison on his body is very difficult to cure unless he finds a rare medicine.Since it is a rare medicine, it is naturally difficult to find it, Ling Yize couldn't help but asked curiously: "Brother Huang, how did you find this medicine?"

"I found it by chance." Ling Yichen smiled and wrote lightly.

Ling Yize secretly rejoiced, if his lifespan could really be extended by another ten years, wouldn't he be able to stay by Brother Huang's side for ten more years?Thinking of this, he said even more happily: "Thank you, Brother Huang, it must have been very hard for Brother Huang to find this medicine, and Yize felt really sorry."

Ling Yichen smiled, and just as he was about to speak, Li Haoru suddenly interrupted: "It's not just hard work, Your Highness almost died on Mount Yuexuan looking for this medicine. Surrounded by the Xianbei army and poisoned by arrows, even Zhang The imperial doctor said that as long as it is one o'clock in the evening, His Highness's life will be lost!"

"what……"

Ling Yize's face suddenly turned pale, and tears fell instantly. He grabbed Ling Yichen's hand, choked with sobs, "Brother Huang, you—"

He couldn't go on anymore, thinking that Brother Huang almost died because of him, Ling Yize felt pain like a knife piercing his heart, if Brother Huang really died, then he wouldn't be alive either!

"Don't listen to his nonsense, it's not that serious, am I fine?" Ling Yichen wiped away his tears.

Ling Yize shook his head, still crying: "I'm sorry, Brother Huang, it's Yize who got you into trouble, Yize is really useless..."

Ling Yichen gave Li Haoru a cold look, and Li Haoru couldn't help but feel his tongue twitch. He wanted to flatter Ling Yichen, but this time, he hit the horse's leg.

Ling Yichen turned his head and said softly to Ling Yize: "You didn't hurt the emperor, if I hadn't fetched the medicine for you, I wouldn't have thought of a way to repel the Xianbei army. Speaking of which, you are still the emperor's lucky star."

"Really?" Ling Yize couldn't believe it, his eyes sparkling from crying just now.

Ling Yichen smiled and said, "Of course it's true, when did Brother Huang ever lie to you?"

Ling Yize finally stopped crying. He wiped his face from crying, looked at Ling Yichen very seriously and said, "Brother Huang, please don't take risks for Yize again. If you have anything, I will..."

As he spoke, his voice began to choke again, almost crying.

Ling Yichen patted his head with pity, and sighed: "Brother Huang, I promise you, don't cry, okay?"

Ling Yize nodded, trying to calm down his emotions.

Li Haoru regretted not falling, Ling Yichen's impression of him must have changed...

Suddenly, Ling Yize remembered something and said, "Brother Huang, Father is seriously ill."

Ling Yichen frowned: "When did it happen?"

Ling Yize thought for a while: "Actually, since you left, my father has been ill. The imperial doctors all said that my father's illness is severe this time. I'm afraid..."

Ling Yichen was silent.

It never occurred to him that that tall man would fall down one day.

Will he get sick and die like his concubine?

Back in the palace, Ling Yichen was going to see the emperor, but was stopped by Eunuch Xu, saying that the emperor was seriously ill and needed to rest in peace, and he had already ordered to see no one, so Ling Yichen had no choice but to return to Guanlan Hall.

Not long after, Xue Zimo also came to Guanlan Hall.

Ling Yichen was very happy to see him, thinking that the two of them had only been separated for two or three hours before he came to look for him, so he couldn't help but joked: "Miss me?"

Unexpectedly, Xue Zimo responded softly: "Yes."

Ling Yichen stepped forward excitedly, hugged him tightly, and refused to let go no matter what, his voice was infinitely attached.

"I miss you too, I miss you so much!"

Xue Zimo gently broke away from his embrace, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, do you know?"

When he entered the city just now, Ling Yichen saw a sea of ​​people, worried that those people would accidentally hurt Xue Zimo with their enthusiasm, so he asked Lian Feng to escort Xue Zimo back to the prime minister's residence early in the morning, so he didn't hear Ling Yize's words.

"I know, Yize has already told me."

Speaking of the emperor's illness, he also felt a little heavy.

Xue Zimo nodded: "Father told me that His Majesty was very ill this time, and he had privately consulted the imperial doctor who treated His Majesty, probably within a month or two."

Ling Yichen frowned, he didn't expect the emperor to be so seriously ill.

Xue Zimo opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

"What's wrong, Mo?" Ling Yichen asked.

Xue Zimo pondered for a while, and finally said: "Do you want to be the emperor?"

Although he knew what Ling Yichen was thinking, but he didn't hear him admit it, he still didn't give up...

Ling Yichen was slightly stunned, then smiled, gently hugged Xue Zimo into his arms, and said seriously: "Think!"

This posture prevented Ling Yichen from seeing the sadness in Xue Zimo's eyes the moment he heard his answer.

"why?"

Xue Zimo asked in a low voice, feeling powerless in his heart.

Ling Yichen let go of him and looked straight into his eyes: "Mo, you know that I grew up in Yingyuan, and those ten years of life made me deeply understand a truth: Without imperial power, I am nothing!"

Even when his mother and concubine were sick, he couldn't find anyone to treat him, so he could only watch helplessly as his mother and concubine got sicker and worse until she died...

Xue Zimo was silent.

Ling Yichen stroked his face, and said softly: "And..."

Just as he was about to talk about the second reason, Eunuch Xu came in suddenly and declared: "Your Highness, Your Majesty invites you to come to Xihe Palace to have an audience immediately."

Ling Yichen nodded, turned his head to Xue Zimo and said reluctantly: "Mo, wait for me here, I will be back soon."

After speaking, he followed Eunuch Xu.

Seeing him go further and further away, Xue Zimo's expression gradually became gloomy.

The beautiful scenery in the palace was quickly swept away by the hurried pace of the two, Ling Yichen thought of that beautiful white figure again, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

He still has a little reason to want to be emperor.

And the most important reason!

That is, only when he becomes the emperor and holds the supreme imperial power, can he give him the best in this world!

He has not forgotten the promise he made to Xue Zimo, he wants no one to force him to do anything, and he wants no one to hurt him a single bit.

He wants him to live happily and freely in this life...