After being thoroughly violated, he ran away with the enemy emperor's child.

"Chu Ling?"

"Um."

His hand, hidden beneath the fox fur coat, clenched gently; Chu Junci was inexplicably nervous: "Zhaoyong has been an enemy for many years, and everyone says that you and Chu Ling are evenly matched..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mo Yan interrupted him: "Nonsense, how could Chu Ling compare to me?"

"..."

Mo Yan didn't want Aci to have even the slightest good impression of Chu Ling. He was already jealous of Chu Ling, and now, hearing Aci's "praise" of Chu Ling, he felt even more uncomfortable.

Therefore, he devoted himself to belittling Chu Ling in front of Chu Junci: "Firstly, Yong State values ​​literature, and although Chu Ling has studied martial arts, he is certainly no match for me."

"Secondly, Chu Ling is not good at painting portraits. Very few people have seen him because he is ugly and cannot compare to me."

Thirdly…

He kept rambling on, repeating "can't compare to me" several times. Chu Junci listened and sneered inwardly: Heh.

He refused to listen any longer and strode forward, leaving Mo Yan standing there, looking bewildered.

He quickly caught up with him and grabbed his shoulders: "Aci, are you angry?"

"no."

"and you……"

"I just want to go and take a look ahead."

There is a koi pond ahead, with dozens of koi carp kept by a professional and at a suitable water temperature.

At that moment, several eunuchs were feeding the koi.

Chu Junci gently pushed Mo Yan away and walked towards the pond. Mo Yan naturally followed behind him, and the two slowly came to a stop on the bridge.

"Greetings, Your Majesty; greetings, Empress."

Upon seeing them, the young eunuch hurriedly bowed, and Mo Yan said calmly, "Bring over some fish food."

"Yes."

One of them hurriedly grabbed some fish food and said with a fawning smile, "Does Your Majesty wish to feed the fish?"

Mo Yan didn't reply, only saying, "Go down."

He took the fish food from the eunuch and placed a little in Chu Junci's palm: "Aci."

"Um."

As soon as the fish food was scattered on the water's surface, the koi carp scrambled to grab it. Chu Junci blinked and took some more.

Mo Yan stood beside him, occasionally joining him. The sunlight shone on them, and their shadows on the ground appeared particularly intimate.

After feeding them, they took a walk around the neighborhood and then rested in a pavilion.

Chu Junci's injuries hadn't healed yet, and he had to stop and rest every now and then. Mo Yan felt a pang of heartache seeing this, and rested his forehead on Chu Junci's shoulder, saying, "Aci, you'll get better."

Once he has the snow lotus, his Aci will surely recover his health and live a long and healthy life.

"Mm," Chu Junci replied.

In fact, he didn't know why, but lately he had been getting tired very easily, and after walking for a while he was too tired to move.

Perhaps it really is because of the injury.

The stone benches in the pavilion were cold, so Mo Yan let him sit on his lap. Gradually, Chu Junci became sleepy.

He leaned into Mo Yan's arms, his eyelids growing heavier. In his drowsy state, he heard Mo Yan ask him, "Sleepy?"

"Um……"

He responded unconsciously, leaned on Mo Yan's shoulder, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Aci?"

Mo Yan called out, but received no response. He could only pick up the person and walk back to the Zichen Palace step by step.

Aci seemed light and airy, even thinner than the first time. Mo Yan pursed his lips, his face dark, lost in thought.

He walked very slowly and very quietly, afraid of waking the precious treasure in his arms.

When he returned to the Zichen Palace, it took him two or three times longer than usual. The person in his arms was still fast asleep, breathing deeply.

Mo Yan carefully placed the person on the couch, removed his fox fur coat and boots, covered him with a quilt, and lowered the curtains.

He quietly left the Zichen Palace and returned to the Imperial Study, where he summoned General Fu.

"Tell Chu Li to present the snow lotus quickly; I don't have that much time to wait for him."

"Chu Li says he wants a treasure of comparable value. I wonder what Your Majesty intends to offer in exchange?"

With a light tap of his fingertips on the table, Mo Yan analyzed, "The Snow Lotus is a unique treasure that appears only once every eighteen years. There are few treasures in the national treasury that can compare to it."

"But Yongguo values ​​literature, so it is probably inferior to Dazhao in terms of weaponry. Have someone tell Chu Li that if they agree to the exchange, I can give them the blueprints for the latest type of crossbow."

Upon hearing this, General Fu was stunned and quickly advised, "Your Majesty, please reconsider."

"Currently, only the Great Zhao possesses the new type of crossbow. If the Yong Kingdom could also manufacture equivalent weapons, wouldn't their chances of unifying the world in the future be further diminished?"

Mo Yan had people improve the bows and crossbows in preparation for attacking the Yong Kingdom. According to the original plan, he was supposed to personally lead the expedition shortly after being cured of the poison.

Who would have thought that when he fell off the snow cliff, the snow lotus had already disappeared, and he had met someone who made him increasingly obsessed.

Now, in his heart, Aci is more important than attacking Yong Kingdom. He would do anything to help Aci recover.

He then interrupted General Fu, saying, "I have my own plans for this matter. You just need to relay the message to Chu Li."

"Tell him that if the snow lotus is delivered to Zhao Kingdom within seven days, I will exchange it for the blueprints for the bow and crossbow; if it is not delivered within seven days, I will cancel the hunt, personally lead an expedition, and take it from their treasury."

"..."

Mo Yan looked determined, and General Fu moved his lips but did not try to persuade him further.

I really couldn't persuade her no matter what I said!

However, the result was in line with his wishes. He had always hoped that His Majesty would bring the Yong Kingdom under his control as soon as possible, and if this attempt succeeded...

The unification of the Zhao Kingdom is so exciting!

Thinking of this, he straightened his back and said, "I will obey Your Majesty's command."

General Fu left with his imperial edict, and Mo Yan dealt with some memorials before returning to the Zichen Palace.

Chu Junci was still fast asleep inside the hall. He moved very quietly so as not to wake him.

Sitting by the bed, looking at his sleeping face, Mo Yan stroked his hair and vowed in his heart: Aci, I will definitely make you better.

No matter the cost.

but……

Thinking of something, he walked out of the palace and instructed the eunuchs and maids serving him not to tell the Queen about his military campaign against Yong, or else they would be executed.

Standing in the courtyard, he specifically kept Lu Shu there, saying, "Lu Shu."

"Your servant is here."

Lu Shu shuddered, not understanding why His Majesty had left him all behind.

Mo Yan pretended not to see his fear and said softly, "The Empress trusts you because you are truly foolish."

Aci had heard the news from Lu Shu more than once, but Lu Shu was completely unaware of it.

Mo Yan should have sent such a person far away.

Can……

"Although you are foolish, you are loyal. When the Empress was imprisoned, if it weren't for you finding the imperial physician, I'm afraid the Empress's health would have been much more difficult to recover."

"Therefore, I will not kill you, and will even allow you to remain by the Empress's side to serve her, but if this time..."

With a sinister tone, Mo Yan warned, "If you reveal anything you shouldn't this time, even if Aci pleads for you, I will cut you into a thousand pieces or turn you into a human pig."

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