Ping Zhao Lu

Chapter 136: What’s uncomfortable?

Xu Zhouye leaned lazily on the soft couch, his eyes looking through the carved window lattice, quietly gazing at the withered yellow leaves drifting down outside the window.

The autumn wind was bleak, blowing across his face with a hint of coolness, making his heart even more worried.

I don't know how serious my brother's injury is...

Thinking of this, Xu Zhouye couldn't help but frown and sigh.

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, a palace maid approached him with light steps. After a slight bow, she asked softly, "Your Highness, it's almost time for dinner. Would you like to have the meal served?"

Xu Zhouye turned around and looked at the palace maid, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes. He asked, "Has His Majesty left the court yet?"

The maid shook her head gently and replied softly, "Your Highness, not yet."

Hearing this answer, Xu Zhouye's eyes dimmed instantly. He sighed deeply again and said helplessly, "Forget it. Serve the food."

"Yes." The palace maid responded and turned to leave.

Soon, a group of palace maids came in one after another, holding exquisite trays in their hands, and carefully placed one dish after another that was delicious in appearance, aroma and taste on the round table.

Xu Zhouye slowly stood up and moved to the round table and sat down.

Although there were a lot of delicious dishes in front of him, he seemed a little absent-minded. He unconsciously picked up a pair of crystal clear jade chopsticks in his hand, but he was reluctant to pick up any food to eat.

In the past few days, Chu Yunxiao has been busy dealing with heavy government affairs and has hardly any time to accompany him.

Xu Zhouye knew that Chu Yunxiao had a heavy responsibility as the king of a country, but that feeling of emptiness still came to his heart involuntarily.

Xu Zhouye sighed, casually stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of tempting and fragrant meat from the dish on the table, and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.

But just as the piece of meat slid into his throat, an indescribable feeling of nausea suddenly surged into his heart.

His brows were tightly furrowed, and his originally relaxed expression instantly became solemn.

Then he quickly reached out and grabbed the white handkerchief beside him, covered his mouth with it, and spit out the piece of meat he had just swallowed.

With this action, his face turned pale and looked much uglier than before.

Qing He, who had been waiting not far away, was startled when he saw this. He quickly stepped forward and asked with a worried look on his face, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to call the imperial physician to take a look?"

Xu Zhouye took a deep breath, tried to calm his churning stomach and disordered emotions, slowly shook his head and said: "No need, maybe I'm in a bad mood today and have no appetite. Take all these away." After that, he stood up and walked towards the inner room with a slightly unsteady step.

After entering the inner room, Xu Zhouye walked straight to the bed and sat down.

He leaned gently against the back of the bed, closed his eyes, and weakly instructed the people who followed him in, "I am tired and want to rest for a while. You all should leave first. No one is allowed to come in and disturb me without my summons."

Hearing this, everyone dared not say anything more and responded in unison: "Yes."

Then he carefully left the inner room and gently closed the door.

*

After Chu Yunxiao finished the morning court, he rode the imperial sedan chair to Fengluan Palace.

Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs bowed and greeted him, but he just nodded slightly, his mind already flying to the person he was concerned about.

When he stepped into Fengluan Palace, he found the house unusually quiet.

When I got closer, I saw that Xu Zhouye had fallen asleep peacefully, and looked particularly peaceful at the moment.

Chu Yunxiao couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart. He carefully restrained his footsteps for fear of waking up his queen.

Walking to the bed, Chu Yunxiao gently took off the heavy court robes on his body, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden.

Then, he slowly took off his shoes and socks, tiptoed onto the bed, and lay down next to Xu Zhouye very naturally.

A familiar and warm breath blew towards him, instantly calming his originally restless heart.

All the troubles he had just experienced in the court seemed to no longer matter at this moment. And the fatigue he felt gradually dissipated as he got closer to his lover.

Perhaps because he felt the unique aura of Chu Yunxiao, Xu Zhouye turned over unconsciously in his sleep and leaned towards Chu Yunxiao.

Seeing this, Chu Yunxiao couldn't help but raise a doting smile at the corner of his mouth. He reached out and gently embraced Xu Zhouye in his arms, feeling his soft body and even breathing.

"Your Majesty..." Although Xu Zhouye was not fully awake, he murmured Chu Yunxiao's name.

"Yeah." Chu Yunxiao responded gently.

Hearing Chu Yunxiao's answer, Xu Zhouye opened his eyes slightly, raised his head, and rested his cheek on Chu Yunxiao's arm. He blinked and asked lazily, "Why are you leaving court so late today?"

Chu Yunxiao lowered his head to look at the sleepy face of the person in his arms, and explained softly, "The ministers have been reporting on the disaster situation in various places these days and arguing endlessly about it, so it has been delayed for some time." After that, he gently stroked Xu Zhouye's hair, his eyes full of pity.

Xu Zhouye couldn't help but be stunned. Such an incident had never happened at this time in his previous life.

But it's also true that since he was reborn, the course of things has basically changed, and there are too many things he couldn't predict.

Just like this Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner, the King of Yue was ill and didn't come at this time last year, but this year he was able to come...

"Sun Youwei sent a pigeon saying that Jiang Lin's injury has improved." Chu Yunxiao patted Xu Zhouye's shoulder gently.

Upon hearing this news, Xu Zhouye's dull eyes brightened up. "Does father know about this too?"

Chu Yunxiao smiled and nodded, then replied, "Yes, I sent someone to pass on this news to Duke Dingguo early this morning. And even if I didn't tell him, given the friendship between Minister Sun and Duke Dingguo, he would definitely send a letter to Duke Dingguo with the details."

After receiving such an affirmative answer from Chu Yunxiao, Xu Zhouye's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally felt a little relieved.

"However, there is no conclusion yet regarding Jiang Lin's injury. The Queen will have to wait patiently for some more time." Chu Yunxiao comforted softly.

"Yeah." Xu Zhouye moved his body and moved closer to Chu Yunxiao's arms. "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself too. You must be very tired these days, right?"

Facing the considerate greetings from the person beside him, Chu Yunxiao felt warm in his heart. He slowly lowered his head and gently placed a loving kiss on Xu Zhouye's smooth forehead. He responded softly, "With the Queen by my side taking good care of me, I am doing well."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out and gently lifted Xu Zhouye's small chin, gently stroking his soft lips with the pads of his fingers, his eyes fiery and full of love.

Then, he could no longer hold back and leaned over to place his lips on Xu Zhouye's...

Their lips and tongues intertwined, kissing passionately.

Chu Yunxiao felt the urge and turned over to press the man under him. He raised his hand and caressed Xu Zhouye's cheek lovingly, and the tenderness in his eyes became deeper and deeper.

He lowered his head and another hot kiss fell.

Soon Chu Yunxiao changed his position, lingering along Xu Zhouye's jaw and around his neck. His hands were also busy, and he took off their clothes in a few seconds.

Xu Zhouye was panting, his chest rising and falling slightly. He lowered his eyes and looked at the person who was getting lower and lower on him. A mist gradually appeared in his clear eyes.

……

"Why are you so sensitive today?"

Chu Yunxiao's low and slightly hoarse voice sounded.

His deep eyes stared intently at Xu Zhouye's unusually flushed face, and he asked worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Zhouye closed his eyes, slightly opened his lips, breathed in the air rapidly, and then nodded slightly in response.

Chu Yunxiao's heart tightened when he saw this. He quickly stopped what he was doing and asked with concern, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Hearing this, Xu Zhouye slowly raised one hand, held Chu Yunxiao's palm, and pulled it to his abdomen, saying weakly: "Here...it hurts..."

Chu Yunxiao followed his guidance and his eyes fell on the hand covering the abdomen. He felt the slight trembling from his hand. When he looked at Xu Zhouye again, he found that his face had gradually turned pale and fine beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead. It was obvious that he was suffering from great pain.

Seeing this, Chu Yunxiao was extremely anxious. He could no longer care about anything else. He gathered his clothes and quickly got off the bed. At the same time, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Someone come! Quickly call the imperial physician! No delay!"