Chapter 41: First Exposure of Sharpness

  The next morning, Long Yīn woke up early, not because of Yǒng Yuàn's sake, but because he was used to getting up at this time.

  Yongxuan is still young, so it's inevitable that he loves to sleep. At the moment, there are no signs of him waking up yet.

  Looking at the little one in his arms, Long Yitian felt that his mood had improved a lot for no reason, and the faint sense of loss he felt every morning had completely disappeared.

  After so many years and across two worlds, he had this wonderful feeling again, as if something had been lost and then regained, but what it meant, he didn't understand.

  Yong Xuan won't wake up for a while, so Long Yitian closed his eyes and meditated quietly. Since he didn't have to attend the early court session today, it was fine to sleep in late. It was also a good opportunity for him to sort out his thoughts and finalize the matter of rotating generals.

  After an unknown period of time, Yong Xuan finally slowly opened his eyes, his dazed and confused gaze staring blankly at the people beside him, clearly still not fully awake.

  After being stunned for a moment, he gradually regained his composure and rubbed his eyes. When he saw the person beside him clearly, his heart was filled with surprise and delight.

  Yong Xuan never thought that Huang Ama would actually sleep in the same bed as him, and even more so, be so gentle and affectionate towards him. This outcome had clearly exceeded his expectations, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was both surprised and honored.

  He saw that the Emperor was still not fully awake, so he didn't dare make any big movements. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and slowly gazed at the Emperor's face with his eyes.

  Because these brothers rarely had the opportunity to see the Emperor, Yong Xuan had not carefully observed the Emperor's appearance until now. Now that he finally had this chance, he certainly did not want to let it slip away easily.

  Long Hui Tian had his eyes closed, but every move of Yong Xuan was detected by his sharp senses. He was just curious about what Yong Xuan wanted to do, so he didn't open his eyes all along.

  In his memory, this kind of boring thing, he seemed to have done it before he was an adult, but what kind of mood and thoughts he had at that time, he had long forgotten.

  After all, nothing can withstand the power of time, and this is probably something that human power cannot achieve.

  Yong Xuan subconsciously reached out his hand and gently touched Long Yintian's cheek, it was the first time he had made such a bold move, his tense palm was slightly sweaty, but that longing feeling far exceeded everything else, if you want something then go all out to get it, this was the first thing his mother had taught him.

  What Long Yintian didn't expect was that instead of shrinking back in fear, Yong Xuan's hands continued to move, making his skin feel even more itchy.

  Yong Xuan was indeed taken aback, but instead of withdrawing his hand, he became even more brazen and climbed onto Long Yitian's body, openly feeling him up.

  As for Yong Xuan's presumptuous behavior, Long Yintian didn't feel the slightest bit of disgust. If it were any of the concubines in the harem who had done this, he would have thrown them out without a second word. Whether in his past life or this one, the only people who could get close to him without being detested by him were those related to him by blood.

  "Now that you're awake, get up. Lying in bed isn't a good habit." He reached out to rub Yongheng's head and gently wrapped his arms around his waist as he sat up.

  Yong Xuan turned her head to glance at Long Yintian, not paying any attention to the servants who had already entered to attend to them. She wrapped her hand around Long Yintian's neck and pouted in dissatisfaction, saying: "Imperial Father also overslept, so... it's not this son's fault!"

  "Ah...", Long Yitian smiled and lightly tapped Yongheng's forehead with his hand, only then did he peel Yongheng off himself and toss him to the slaves by the side, while he himself also put on the dragon robe under Wu Shucai's service.

  The slaves around them all pretended not to see the interaction between the Emperor and Eighth Highness, this kind of thing had happened before, although at that time it was not yet a matter of letting Eighth Highness stay overnight in the Emperor's bedroom, anyone with a little bit of brains knew how to behave in order to keep their lives.

  After breakfast, Long Yitian went to meet with the ministers at the Military Machinery Bureau in high spirits, while Yong Xuan was slightly troubled.

  Because he overslept with Long Yintian, he naturally missed today's morning class and Ji Xiaolan will definitely punish him by making him copy books.

  After careful consideration, Yong Xuan still decided to tell Ji Xiao Lan the truth, hoping that this strict master could see the emperor's face and punish him a little less. As for whether he would become more famous or attract more attention as a result, he didn't care much about it anymore.

  After all, he had already made enough of a scene before, so he didn't care about this time.

  As expected, Ji Xiao-Lan let out a helpless sigh after listening to Yong Xuan's explanation, which was over an hour late. With the Emperor in front of him, he couldn't say much; but being late is still being late, and punishment is still necessary.

  There was no choice, so Ji Xiaolan had to punish Yongzhuan by making him copy the Analects of Confucius, and also warned him not to be late again in the future.

  Looking at Yongzheng's unrepentant and submissive appearance, Ji Xiaolan had already anticipated that this Eighth Prince would be late many times in the future.

  To be honest, Ji Xiaolan felt both relieved and worried for the young Eighth Prince in her heart. After all, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, even if it's a father-son relationship between heaven and earth, they can't escape the words "monarch" and "subject".

  As for Yongqi and Yongyu who were studying together in the upper room, they also showed two completely different reactions when facing Yonghui.

  Yong Yao only asked about Yong Hui's body after hearing the news, and didn't say a word otherwise; Yong Qi simply greeted Yong Hui briefly after class, then quickly left, not exchanging more than a few words with his two younger brothers all day.

  Yong Xuan seemed to have anticipated the reaction of the two brothers, so he responded with ease and gave people a feeling that was completely unlike a seven or eight year old child. This is also one of the reasons why Ji Xiao Lan thought highly of this child.

  On the other hand, after meeting with the Grand Minister, Long Yintian went to Cining Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager as usual.

  As expected, before they had exchanged more than a couple of sentences, the Empress Dowager brought up Yongzheng: "Your Majesty, I heard this morning that Eighth Prince stayed overnight in your palace last night. Although it's good that you have a close relationship with your son, you should also consider his well-being and not let him act recklessly, or he will come to harm."

  The Empress Dowager's words were very meaningful, but one thing Long Yintian could be certain of was that the Empress Dowager also had a liking for the exceptionally talented Eighth Prince. If the Eighth Prince were to gain favor, the Empress Dowager would also be pleased with the outcome.

  Having said that, Long Yitian naturally changed his mind and followed the Empress Dowager's words: "The Empress Dowager is right, I will remember it. As for Jia Gui Fei, I hope the Empress Dowager can give her some more advice and let her not think too much, helping the Empress to manage the harem properly."

  "After hearing the Emperor's words, the Empress Dowager's heart was as clear as a mirror. She naturally said all that needed to be said, lest any misunderstandings arise in the future: 'Yes, Your Majesty can rest assured. Even if you didn't mention it today, I would still frequently remind these consorts of their duties. You just need to focus your mind on state affairs.'"

  After chatting with the Empress Dowager for a while, Long Yitian got up and left Cining Palace. He estimated that Fuling'an should have arrived in Beijing by now, so after returning to Yangxindian, he immediately sent someone to ask about it. After all, he had already written on the imperial edict that Fuling'an must come to Beijing immediately after arriving at the capital.