I am His Majesty's favorite

Ever since Wen Xianting left, Lin Heng had never seen the purple-gold wooden box again.

I don't know where Mu Chen is hiding.

He mentioned it secretly twice, but in the end, His Royal Highness prevaricated it with the excuse of 'a farewell gift, nothing interesting'.

As a result, the monarch, who had repeatedly failed to find out the whereabouts of the wooden box, could not help but gradually changed from initial suspicion to certainty—there must be something strange in it.

"Add three more sugar, right?"

Lin Heng was so focused on kneading the dough that he didn't even notice that the tip of his nose was covered with flour.

"It still tastes like sweet-scented osmanthus? Do you want to try honeydew melon? Melons grown in winter are sweeter than summer ones after frost."

"Okay." Mu Chi nodded while lying on the swing with malt candy in his mouth.

"The one for the rabbit needs sweet-scented osmanthus, the one for the chicken and the duck needs poria cocos stuffing, and the yam is a little bit astringent, which I don't like. The big white dog at the end should be the original one."

Lin Heng smiled, and continued to work, arranging the snacks one by one according to the requirements of the little ancestor.

After the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, the court began to enter the rest period, which will last until after the Shangyuan Festival.

The vacation of nearly a month is the most idle time in a busy year.

There is no distraction from the courtiers to submit letters, and there is no need to pay attention to the papers that can never be approved, and even the chattering of the Lian University Scholar rarely stops for a while.

More importantly, you can make pastries and chat with your sweetheart in the lazy afternoon.It goes without saying that Lin Heng is in a happy mood.

Changming Hall originally did not have a small kitchen.

It was there after Mu Chen moved here.

——The little ancestor thinks that the food cooked by Yuchu is not as good as Lin Heng's.

After eating and drinking enough to be bored, he set up a swing frame in a separate room, saying that he wanted to find time to discuss cooking with a certain monarch.

He was still thinking about arranging the New Year's Eve dinner with his own hands, but Lin Heng's euphemistic persuasion was useless.

His Majesty the Emperor had to take advantage of the time when he could still eat a few normal meals, and enjoy the meals in the Yangjian.

As the year approaches, the weather is getting better day by day.

The bright sunshine for several days in succession makes people feel warm and comfortable through the high eaves and roof tiles. There is a faint illusion of spring and grass growing and warblers flying.

Mu Chi's picture album was a little tired, so he simply closed the scroll, leaning sideways on the swing chair and lost in thought.

At first, he just wanted to let go of his mind and think about the progress of the things that Song Qian had done.

It happened that he turned sideways and faced Lin Heng who was busy, which made His Royal Highness have to pay more attention.

Lin Heng's eyebrows and eyes are undoubtedly very prominent. At first glance, he looks elegant and handsome, like a young man with a sword and a swordsman.

Looking closely, he is extremely intimidating, even if he is rolling up his sleeves and playing with dough, it is still easy to think of him looking down on everything.

If you stare longer......

The symmetry of the shoulders and back also seems to be good.

The arms are tight and powerful, but they are far from the domineering and strong arms of ordinary warriors.

With a broad chest, being hugged tightly will give people a sense of security that people want to rely on.

Those hands are obviously used to holding swords, but they can be used to make peace in the mountains and rivers, and they can knead dough and boil syrup.

Slender and nimble.

There is nothing more suitable for interlocking fingers or something.

"Does it look good?" Lin Heng asked softly, without raising his head, a smile gradually rose in his voice.

Mu Chen was in a daze for a moment before realizing that someone had caught him alive after staring at her for too long.

"so so."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is always tough.

"Compared with the prince, there is still a gap."

Lin Heng's laughter was immediately audible, and he held up the duckling he just squeezed and said, "Didn't you say that you will retire from the pastry world? Could it be that you practiced quietly after I returned to Nanchong?"

Uh, that's what I was talking about.

Mu Xun's ears burned, and he pretended to tilt his head inadvertently. "If it is thin, add powder, if it is thick, add water, and stuff it with honey and preserved fruit before molding. Hmph, what's so difficult about it?"

Lin Heng smiled.

If it wasn't for the little ancestor who couldn't tell the difference between flour and starch, he would really have believed the nonsense that making pastry is not difficult.

"Your Highness is very smart, so you can tell at first sight. I'm relatively untalented, and I've learned from the imperial chef for a long time."

Lin Heng's voice is very gentle at this moment, with a little refreshing and bewitching.

It landed on Mu Zhi's ear, but it made him feel sore for no reason.

"I want to hear what happened after you returned to Nanchang, okay?"

He didn't mean to poke people where they hurt.

It's just sharing the same bed for many days, which made His Royal Highness hope to understand each other's thoughts further while the relationship became more and more clear.

Since he came to Nanchang desperately at the beginning, he should have lived up to the hard work and cared for him to the extreme.

Mu Bian originally thought that Lin Heng would resist somewhat, but unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor smiled lightly and said softly, "Okay."

Lin Heng was never worried about Mu Lin asking him.

After all, the one who is the prince has already known three points whether his life is good or not.

He just simply didn't want to show weakness in front of his sweetheart, and exchanged the suffering he endured for mercy and sympathy.

"In the beginning, it was difficult to gain power in the court."

Lin Heng chose to start with this sentence.

"The power of the old dynasty has been overthrown, and the remaining ministers have their own constraints. The relationship is intricate and involves countless, which once made me very sad."

"Before launching the popular uprising, Lian Xizhuo came to see me once, and that was the first time I saw him. I didn't know, but in this world, I have a little uncle whom I have never met."

"At that time, he was like a dog. He said 'loyal to the emperor, serve the country, and put the country first', and challenged me with the military order of [-] troops bestowed by the emperor."

"Military order?"

"Of course it was stolen from Ji Huaichen." Lin Heng smiled. "I only heard later that Huaichen locked him up in a small dark room for a while because of this matter. The four sides were all cast iron, in case he couldn't think of digging a tunnel and ran out."

"It seems that your beloved general is not so loyal. Could it be that he was instigated by the students of Lian University?"

Mu Chen blinked his eyes.

"Beauty tricks? Is it good for General Ji?"

Lin Heng smiled helplessly. "No, the [-] army is Huai Chen's hole card. He planned to help me force the palace in case the uprising fails. I didn't expect Lian Xizhuo to steal it first, as a benefit to encourage me to rebel."

"The old monarch indulged in drinking day and night, and his body was at the end of his strength. When I led my troops into the palace, he was sleeping in a dark sleep, and he couldn't figure out what happened outside."

Having said that, the emperor paused slightly.

"The next thing may disappoint you, do you want to continue listening?"

Mu Chen thought about it. "Then skip the part where you can't bear to kill the first emperor with your own hands, what about the rest?"

Lin Heng sighed.

Sure enough, nothing could be hidden from his Mu Chen.

"Do you think I'm cowardly?"

Lin Heng lowered his head.

"I used to think that as long as I raise the knife, this person will have nothing to do with me from now on. But when I saw him lying on the bed, dying, I suddenly found that I couldn't do anything."

"Indeed, Yu Sheji was unworthy of virtue, exploited the people, and indulged corrupt officials. He was cruel and cold-blooded in his personal affairs. Fortunately, he left it behind and never gave his children the care and love they deserved."

"I should have killed him with my own hands, but I hesitated at that moment. Even with the sword in his throat, he never remembered my name."

Lin Heng's fingers resting on the table trembled slightly, and his gloomy expression fully demonstrated the compassion in his heart.

"No matter how much I hate it, it is undeniable that the blood in my body comes from him. Let him go decently, which was my only thought at the time.

"Your Highness, I'm really sorry, I became the kind of person you... look down on the most."

Mu Chen was not in a hurry to comfort her.

He put the things in his hand carefully, crushed the remaining half of maltose, then got up and approached Lin Heng.

tiptoe.

Imprinted a kiss on the tip of the nose stained with pink.

"Not every kind warrior will get my reward, you have to cherish it."

After kissing the tip of his nose, His Royal Highness covered his forehead again.

"I look down on arrogant and ignorant fools, but I have only admiration for resolute and resolute kings."

left cheek.

"Loyalty, benevolence and filial piety are the upbringing you have engraved in your bones. Your mother will be proud of you, and so am I."

right cheek.

"Although you didn't kill your father with your own hands, you didn't let the first emperor live. Your people are grateful that the new emperor has a heart for the world and a deep understanding of righteousness, and so do I."

Finally, the lips meet.

"Lin Heng, the days ahead won't be too difficult."

"Because the light and I belong to you."