don't want to be emperor

Chapter 42

It was night, Xia Mingqiu was lying on the dragon bed, flipping through some scriptures boredly, getting sleepy and getting ready to fall asleep.In the end, he heard the voice of Jiujiu calling him.

"His Majesty."

"Huh?" Xia Mingqiu maintained the posture of lying on the bed and flipping through the book, tilting his head slightly.

"King Anping is here." After saying that, Jiujiu disappeared.

Xia Mingqiu was a bit slow at first with a "hmm", but later realized that it was King Anping who came, and hurriedly put away all the words on the bed, and just after hiding it, he heard the little eunuch outside reporting "King Anping is a thousand years old".Xia Mingqiu hastily wiped his forehead, lay down on the bed in an orderly manner, answered "Xuan", and when he heard the sound of pushing the door, he rubbed his eyes and got up from the bed.

"I don't know why Brother Huang came here at night?" Xia Mingqiu rubbed his eyes and asked.

"Your Majesty, best of luck and well-being. It is an offense for me to visit late at night, but I do have something important to report. I received a report that Li Taishi's party has already begun to take action. According to reports from my subordinates, my third brother, Prince Shunhe, has summoned troops, horses, food, and grass to go there." They are coming from the direction of Shengjing. In order not to startle the snake, they have been walking for many days and nights, and most of them are walking on small roads to avoid people's eyes and ears. I calculated that at their speed, they can approach Jianzhou in no more than seven days. Once we break through Jianzhou's defense line, we can go straight to Shengjing."

King Anping's chilly breath in the middle of the night, coupled with his serious expression, made Xia Mingqiu serious, and unconsciously clutched the soft brocade quilt with his fingers.

"Brother Huang basically understands what I mean. I have been making preparations for the past two days. I have long nights and dreams. I will act at two o'clock in the next day (taking the time of the Tang Dynasty, which is about 08:30 today). When Xia Mingqiu dies, I still hope Brother Huang kept his promise, and after he ascended the throne, he asked his mother to move out of the imperial mausoleum and return to Zhejiang River to enjoy her old age in peace."

"Okay! Don't disturb His Majesty's rest, I will leave." Xia Mingqing bowed, took two steps back, turned and left.

Xia Mingqiu lay back under the covers, heaved a sigh of relief, it was almost the end... I hope nothing goes wrong.

It was a bit cold, Li Yi read a book by the fire to keep warm.The warmth of the room made Li Yi drowsy. After struggling for a few times without waking up, Li Yi simply stopped embarrassing himself and let himself fall into a deep sleep.The book in my hand gradually slipped and fell into the charcoal brazier with a puff. The wind drove the sparks in the brazier to rise upwards, just in time to ignite the hanging tablecloth...

It's hot... so hot, so stuffy, sleeping Li Yi uncomfortably opened his collar, but the heat didn't decrease at all.In a trance, it seemed that a person rushed in and shook him vigorously, calling his name loudly. Although his voice broke due to panic, Li Yi still knew clearly that it was Xia Mingqiu's voice.

"Your Majesty, are you finally willing to see me?" Li Yi half-opened his eyes and saw Xia Mingqiu's anxious face, a sweetness suddenly surged in his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"You idiot, you're still laughing. Get up and get out!" Xia Mingqiu clenched his teeth and dragged the heavy body in front of him. "Idiot! Get up quickly! I won't be able to hold you back anymore! Idiot! Li Yi!"

Li Yi wanted to follow Xia Mingqiu's instructions to get up, but his body was weak and he couldn't use any strength.Under Xia Mingqiu's tug, he could only stagger forward while supporting Xia Mingqiu's thin shoulders.

This is the first time that I have been so close to him, and I have a good look at Xia Mingqiu's side face right in front of me, with smooth mandibles, white and tender earlobes, it feels milky and soft, and there is a faint fragrance that belongs to Xia Mingqiu alone It drilled into Li Yi's nostrils, as if to wash away all the stale air in the lungs.Li Yi's heart was agitated for a while, wishing to get rid of those rules, directly took Xia Mingqiu into his arms, and told him, "Your Majesty, I was wrong, do you still care about me?" Leaning heavily on Xia Mingqiu's body, she followed him step by step to the outside of the room.

The fire in the room was already burning, and it was getting bigger and bigger, but I don't know why Xia Mingqiu threw himself to the door and then stood in the room and didn't come out, only smiled and sighed "Idiot".Then slowly closed the door.

This scene was elongated in Li Yi's eyes. He seemed to be able to see a drop of clear tears falling from the pair of clear and transparent almond eyes through the crack of the door, which wet the long and thick eyelashes and made them tangled. together.

"No! No! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Xia Mingqiu! Come out quickly! Come out quickly! No!" The door was completely closed, and Li Yi suddenly stood up and rushed over with the strength he didn't know where, but was tripped by someone who didn't know where. He stumbled, only to see a piece of bright yellow clothes embroidered with dragon patterns skipping in front of his eyes, and an ethereal chuckle came from his ear: "Heh, young man."

Li Yi had no more strength, so he could only lay down on the ground softly and see the billowing redness inside through the carved wooden window.

"no no!"