After drinking the decoction for three days, Li Fengqi's face turned green. He suspected that Ye Yunting took the opportunity to retaliate against him and added more Coptis chinensis to it.

So I felt very depressed.

On the other hand, Ye Yunting personally watched him drink the decoction every day, looking very happy.

Li Fengqi gritted his teeth and wanted to do something to teach him a lesson to improve his husband's relationship, but at the same time he liked the way he smiled openly and wantonly in front of him. In the end, he was reluctant to gain the upper hand and could only sacrifice himself to entertain his sweetheart.

There was nowhere to vent the frustration caused by drinking Coptis chinensis every day, so Zhu Lie, who came to summon him, was hit by a surprise.

Zhu Lie didn't even know that his prince was worried and had nowhere to vent his anger. He happily walked around the village and went to find Li Fengqi to report the news.

Today he came to Zhuangzi because good news came from Zaohe.

Li Zong set off for Zaohe on October 27th. Today is the fifth day of November. Including the traveling time, it only takes eight days. It is very intriguing that the good news was returned in such a short period of time. Li Zong and They all knew how much Shence Army had, so he hurried up the mountain to deliver the news.

Li Fengqi listened to his ups and downs speech without even raising his eyelids: "Since everyone knows it's a trap, why are you here to report in such a hurry?"

"?" Zhu Lie rubbed his hands: "Aren't I curious? My lord, what do you think Yin Xiaozhi wants to do? To lure the enemy deeper with a feint?"

"Won't we find out in a few days? It's a taboo to be impatient." Li Fengqi raised his eyes to look at him and suddenly smiled at him: "Since you are so free, you just happened to chop the firewood in the woodshed. It’s better to calm down.”

Zhu Lie:???

He opened his eyes wide and tried to save himself: "Isn't there a cook who chops the firewood in this woodshed? I feel calm now, so I will go back to the palace to wait for news."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Li Fengqi grinned behind him and said slowly: "There is no cook now."

"..."

Zhu Lie paused, turned around and said reluctantly: "As ordered."

When Li Fengqi saw him leaving, he just snorted. Ye Yunting, who was standing next to him, glanced at him and was a little funny: "Your Majesty is in a bad mood, why are you venting your anger on others?"

"I'm not in a bad mood." Li Fengqi said firmly, "I see the eldest son day and night, and I'm in a very good mood."

Ye Yunting smiled: "Then the prince drank today's soup first?"

After saying that, he took out a food box from his side and took out a bowl of familiar black soup.

"..." Li Fengqi had a bitter look on his face, but he still kept calm and took the bowl.

Just drink it, it's just a bowl of coptis juice.

Seeing him finish drinking, Ye Yunting couldn't help but laugh and took out an oil-paper bag from his lapel. The oil-paper bag contained the candied fruits he asked the kitchen to prepare. He twisted one and handed it to Li Fengqi: "This is the last medicine today. Once you’ve finished drinking, there’s no need to drink anymore.”

Li Fengqi originally had a bitter face and a bitter heart. But now when he looked at the candied fruit that was handed to his mouth, it was no longer bitter at all, it was all about the sweetness of candied fruit.

He lowered his head and took the candied fruit into his mouth. After savoring the sweet taste, he couldn't help but say, "Is this the end of all the hardships and the joys of it?"

There was something in his words. On the surface, he said they were sweetmeats, but in reality, he was talking about the relationship between him and Ye Yunting.

But Ye Yunting did not answer. He glanced at Li Fengqi, smiled, put the oil paper bag away in his sleeve, and said, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Li Fengqi smacked it, became excited again, and said with a smile: "I think it is."

Ye Yunting treated him so thoughtfully and considerately. If he didn't also like him, how could he be like this?

But Ye Yunting refused to comply with his wishes. He never said yes or no, but only smiled at him speciously.

Probably because he has been in the army for a long time. When he was not familiar with Li Fengqi, he was still a cold and taciturn King Yong'an with a bad temper. But after getting familiar with him, you will find that he is a master who can stalk and fight without shame to achieve his goals.

.

If he admits his feelings today, Li Fengqi will probably be able to pull him over to consummate the marriage in the evening.

Ye Yunting has seen him through and through these days and doesn't want to make progress so fast. In this case, why not let him guess by himself first.

Moreover, the back-and-forth battle between the two was also very interesting for Ye Yunting, who was experiencing love for the first time.

Not being able to get the answer he wanted, Li Fengqi was not too disappointed this time. If he was not sure about Ye Yunting's feelings for him before, after this experience, he became more and more sure that Ye Yunting was the same as him.

It's just that he is thin-skinned and embarrassed to admit it.

In this case, he can only move forward. After he has taken the first ninety-nine steps, there is only one last step left. Ye Yunting has to recognize it even if he doesn't recognize it.

The two of them each had their own thoughts, looked at each other, raised their lips and smiled.

…

When Zhu Lie came back from chopping firewood, he saw a plate of candied fruits in front of Li Fengqi. He was holding a book in one hand and twisting a candied fruit into his mouth with the other.

The candied fruits were as big as copper coins, with the core removed and pickled, translucent, and exuding a sweet and greasy aroma. Zhu Lie felt tired when he saw him eating one piece after another.

He couldn't help but talk too much: "Since when did the prince like to eat candied fruits?"

He remembered that his prince didn't eat much sweets in the past.

Li Fengqi finished eating slowly, wiped his hands, and then raised his eyes to look at him: "Do you know why you are always punished?"

"?"

I am always punished. Isn’t it because you are too moody, Your Majesty?

But Zhu Lie didn't dare to say this because he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Li Fengqi saw the frightened look on his face and curled his lips in disgust. He was in a rare mood and gave him some advice: "Because you not only talk a lot, but you also don't know how to look at your face."

He nodded at the plate of preserves in front of him: "This is what the princess prepared for me. Do you understand?"

"..." Zhu Lie nodded as he pecked the rice: "I understand, I understand."

Since it was given by the princess, you have to eat it even if it doesn’t taste good.

This is probably henpecking.

"You know shit."

Li Fengqi looked at his expression and sneered: "I think you will never learn it in this life. I'm afraid the old Zhu family can only count on Zhu Wen to continue the family line."

"???" Zhu Lie looked confused. What does it have to do with the succession of the old Zhu family?

Seeing that he had a confused look on his face, Li Fengqi waved his hand and sent the person away in disgust.

When Zhu Lie heard this, he immediately ran away. When he reached the door, he was stopped by Li Fengqi, who told him: "Pay attention to the movements of Zaohe these days. If there is any news, report it immediately."

They had just won the battle, and with Li Zong's temperament, he would definitely take advantage of the victory and pursue it. After this great victory, the real war had just begun.

Zhu Lie's expression became serious: "I accept my order."

***

Three days after that and three days after that.

On the eighth day of November, Zhu Lie quickly rode up Liushan Mountain and galloped into the villa to report the news.

Ye Yunting was walking in the garden with Li Fengqi. When he saw him walking quickly from a distance, he knew something big was going on: "Is there any news from Zaohe?"

"It should be." Li Fengqi looked at Zhu Lie, whose face was red as he was speeding along, and said in a deep voice, "Go to the study and talk."

Zhu Lie nodded, and the three of them went to the study.

Carefully closing the doors and windows. After confirming that no one was eavesdropping, Zhu Lie then took out the secret letter from the frontline spies: "Your Majesty guessed it right, the Yin family's retreat was really just a feint. The emperor took advantage of the victory to pursue and was ambushed. Now he is seriously injured and his life is in danger."

Li Fengqi opened the letter and read it with Ye Yunting.

The letter said that after Li Zong led 20,000 Shence troops to join the army at Zaohe, he launched an attack on the rebels the next day. Yin Xiaozhi only had 80,000 troops, while Li Zong had a full 150,000, and they fought head-on. The troops were overwhelmed, and after Yin Xiaozhi resisted for a while, he suffered too many casualties and wanted to retreat to Zhongzhou.

Upon seeing this, Li Zong ordered to pursue the rebels while they were victorious, intending to annihilate the rebels in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, Yin Xiaozhi pretended to be defeated, but in fact he had secretly set up an ambush for them to pursue. Halfway through, the army was ambushed, and Li Zong was shot by a stray arrow. Hit in vital parts, unconscious.

Now the army could no longer take care of the rebels, and sent decent troops to escort the seriously injured Li Zong back to Beijing for medical treatment.

"The Yin family really wanted to capture the thief first." Li Fengqi threw the letter into the furnace and burned it.

Zhu Lie hesitated and said: "Li Zong is seriously injured and dying. Do we need to..." He formed a knife with his right hand and made a downward slashing gesture.

"There's no rush." ​​Li Fengqi shook his head and asked, "Is there any movement in the court?"

Zhu Liedu sent the letter up the mountain, and Han Chan and others sitting in the court should have received the news long ago.

"No action has been taken yet." However, before I left the city, a spy came to report that the Minister had ordered Wei Shuqing to go to the Taifu Mansion.

Li Fengqi lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment: "From Zaohe to Shangjing, if we don't stop day and night, it will only last two days and nights. You go back to the palace first, and pay more attention to Han Chan's movements in the past few days. The princess and I will pack up and return in the evening."

Zhu Lie took the order and left.

Li Fengqi looked at Ye Yunting, with a smile on his lips, but his eyebrows were solemn: "It seems that our days of purity have come to an end."

"I'll just come back when I have time in the future." Ye Yunting said, "I'll ask my servants to pack my luggage."

The two of them didn't bring any luggage when they went up the mountain, but when they came down, they had a lot of extra things. When they ordered the servants to pack the boxes, Ye Yunting accidentally brought the box of old books with him.

The servants carried the box and cage, and the two of them rode down the mountain in a sedan chair.

When we returned to the palace, it was already evening.

It gets dark early in the winter, and the palace is brightly lit. The old princess is waiting in the main hall, turning her prayer beads in her hands. She has obviously heard the news and is here to wait for their return.

Li Fengqi was not surprised: "Mother has heard about it too?"

The old princess nodded and said: "It's a letter sent to me by your cousin." She looked solemn, and after retreating, she took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Li Fengqi: "The letter said that your Majesty may not be able to survive." .”

This time when Zaohe suppressed the rebellion, Cali Prefecture mobilized 50,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the rescue, and the person leading the troops was none other than the head of the Shen family, the governor of Niyang, Zhong Yu.
To be continued...