DWGL _ Chapter - 30

Chapter 30 - Purple Toad 

It is said that Sai Pan An is sick.

The chamber is quite large, but there are not many decorative ornaments in it, and it looks a bit empty at a glance. Only one of the gilt jade dragon beds is eye-catching - this is the former king of the Zhou dynasty to build a hundred treasures bed, after the Chu ancestors in order to remind future generations of frugality, so this bed will be left, is the only extravagant thing.

Chu Yuan's martial arts skills are not low, naturally already aware of intrusion, but the right hand just holds the dagger under the pillow but listening to Si Xi outside anxiously said: "Xinan Wang, you at least let the old slave go in first to pass a message ah."

Is this time to come? Chu Yuan frowned and sat up, reached out and rubbed his temples, his first reaction was that he had overslept. Even before he could clothe himself and get out of bed, someone had already intruded.

"This ......" Eunuch Si Xi followed behind, very helpless.

"No harm." Chu Yuan waved his hand, "Go down first, go tell Physician Zhang to come back later."

“Yes." Eunuch Si Xi responded and reminded Duan Bai Yue in a low voice before going out, “His Majesty is still sick."

Chu Yuan leaned on the bed, looking really tired.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his appearance, Duan Bai Yue naturally did not care about the king of Goryeo or not, walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and put his hand on his forehead, slightly hot.

"It's nothing, I was too tired a few days ago, this morning after the morning court is a little dizzy.” Chu Yuan coughed twice, "rushed into the palace, but what happened outside?"

Duan Bai Yue: "......"

"Say something." Seeing him silent, Chu Yuan's heart was more baffled.

"Just ...... "Duan Bai Yue, calmly incomparable," the ring Sai Pan An, seems to have only a small slave around, in fact, secretly brought a lot of people to Wang Cheng, now four places to spy on the whereabouts of the old man Mu Chi. " Fortunately, there is one more thing that can be excused. Otherwise look at him for the state of affairs day and night to work, but they are still calculating an eight pole and also can not hit the sister of the king of Goryeo, is really a bit too ...... humiliating.

“That's it." Chu Yuan leaned back, “In this way, he is most likely the one who reached a deal with Lan Ji that day." One is for the old man Mu Chi, and the other is for the thousand loops created by the old man Mu Chi. The purpose is barely the same. Moreover, they are all in Wang Cheng.

“But it's not a big deal, so you don't have to worry about it.” Duan Bai Yue covered up his clothes for him, “It is imperative to raise his body well."

“It's not a big deal, so why rush into the palace in such a hurry?" Chu Yuan looked at him amusedly.

Duan Bai Yue didn't hesitate for a moment this time, and said, “I want to see you.”

Chu Yuan: “......”

"It's not easy to get an excuse.” Duan Bai Yue laughed, "Otherwise, there is nothing to break in during the day, I'm afraid I'll be driven away by Si Xi."

Chu Yuan shrank back into the blanket, muttering: "Si Xi cannot stop you."

"Hm?" Duan Bai Yue raised his eyebrows: "So from now on I can break in as much as I want?"

"Dare!" Although Chu Yuan's voice was a bit mute, the authority of the son of heaven was not lost at all.

Duan Bai Yue smiled and gently helped him to lie down: "No more fooling around, sleep well."

"By the way, there is something else I forgot to tell you." Chu Yuan lay on the bed and said, "In a few days King Goryeo will come, the princess of Goryeo will also come."

Duan Bai Yue said, "Oh."

Chu Yuan was amused by his expression, reached out and pushed: "You hide better, so as not to be tied up by someone."

"King Goryeo is coming, why should Princess Goryeo come?" Duan Bai Yue's face was bitter, "Don't say that you still want to be given in marriage."

"I don't want to give it to you." Chu Yuan hid his chin in the quilt, "It's not like no one wants a princess. If you don't want to, King Goryeo can still force it, and already fell in love with someone else.”

"Who is it?" Duan Bai Yue asked.

"At first wanted to marry the scholar, but later heard that the scholar is already more than forty, so they did not want to marry the top of the list." Chu Yuan said, "But the top of the list is pockmarked, after the portrait was sent, Princess Goryeo also did not take a look."

Duan Bai Yue mind alive, unkindly touching chin: "There is not a flower scout?" Jiangnan's talented son, good-looking, but also talented, knew the Goryeo script, a sound very suitable for a quick marriage, and then often stationed in Goryeo, the best eight to 10 years to come back.

If this is really the case, then Xinan Mansion will certainly send a generous gift.

Or two.

Or more.

But Chu Yuan shook his head: "Wen Aiqing cannot marry her."

"Why?" Duan Bai Yue woke up from the infinite reverie.

"This Goryeo princess named Kim Ju is said to be extremely spirited, and also knew kung fu." Chu Yuan said, "Wen Aiqing is so weak, he became a husband, I'm afraid he will be disadvantaged, I can't let go."

Duan Bai Yue said, "Then you are willing to give up Xinan Mansion?"

"Originally it was the princess of another family who fell in love with you." Chu Yuan said, "I can still stop it?"

"Why can't you stop it?" Duan Bai Yue said, "In this world, only you are most qualified to stop."

Chu Yuan only showed two eyes to look at him.

"Go to sleep." Duan Bai Yue rubbed his face with the back of his fingers, "It is not easy to get free time, and there is not that group of half-dead old men kneeling outside remonstrating with the heavens."

Chu Yuan laughed out loud.

"Then I'll go first, not to disturb you." Duan Bai Yue's voice is gentle.

"Wait a moment." Chu Yuan reached out and pointed to a cabinet, "There is a box inside, you go take it out."

Duan Bai Yue got up and went to the cabinet: "This?"

"Well." Chu Yuan nodded, "It's a Baoji glazed cup, Xiao Jin wanted it, so I sent someone to find two, I think Yao-er will also like it, you can take one."

And also, for that little kid to prepare a gift. Duan Bai Yue's heart was sour, and he said, "Why can't you give it to me?"

"You don't keep compulsion." Chu Yuan said.

Duan Bai Yue was adamant: "I do."

Chu Yuan said, "Then I still have to give it to Yao-er."

Duan Bai Yue's chest was stuffy.

Chu Yuan turned his back on him and said in a lazy tone, "Well, if you have nothing else, then kneel in peace."

Duan Bai Yue was in tears.

After returning to the inn, Duan Yao was studying the small mechanism at the table, when he saw his brother enter, before he could greet him, a big box was placed in front of him with a "boom".

“For you." Duan Bai Yue coldly said.

“I don't want it." Duan Yao shook his head. Looking at your debt collecting look, it wouldn't be a good thing to think about it."

"Don't know what's wrong!" Duan Bai Yue sat down at the table. "Open it up and take a look."

Duan Yao was wary: "Is it poisonous?"

"Are you still afraid of poison?" Duan Bai Yue frowned.

Naturally, I am not afraid of other people's poison, but yours is hard to say. Duan Yao opened the lid carefully, ready to run away at any time.

A glass cup inlaid with various precious stones is lying quietly in it, colorful and flowing, clear and exquisite.

“What!" Duan Yao was surprised, “Where did you find it?"

Duan Bai Yue “snorted” from the inside of his nose: “Aren't you afraid of being poisonous?”

“Brother." Duan Yao hung on his back, “Another day I will go to Wang Zhuangyuan and write a poem for you." The rhetoric is gorgeous, the whole song is praised, and the kind that is particularly long.

Duan Bai Yue took the person down: “Put it away, if you lose it, I will lose you too.”

Duan Yao: “......”

Really.

“I didn't find it." Duan Bai Yue poured himself a cup of tea.

Duan Yao thought for a while, and understood the point of this matter in time: “Was it given to me by my sister-in-law?”

Duan Bai Yue defaults.

“Really.” Duan Yao sighed, “Sister-in-law is so rich." That's good. After my brother got married, he couldn't be hungry at least.

Yes, it's the kind of marriage that takes ten or eight years to go back to Xinan Mansion, or it doesn't matter if it takes longer.

Duan Bai Yue: “...”

Duan Yao held the glazed goblet and looked at it for a while before asking, "Do you want to return the gift?" After all, the marriage had not yet been consummated, so it was important to be polite.

Duan Bai Yue nodded: "How about sending you to serve him in the palace?"

Duan Yao's eyes suddenly widened, huh?

Duan Bai Yue's eyes swept downward: "Or maybe it would be nice to be a public servant with Si Xi."

Duan Yao decided to run outside with the glazed goblet in his arms.

Duan Bai Yue grabbed him from behind: "Sit tight, there's still something you haven't said."

"What do you want to do again?" Duan Yao reluctantly said, "Hurry up and finish, I want to go back to my room and use the new cup to raise worms!

Duan Bai Yue said, "That day at the Nine Mysteries, how did you solve the mechanism?" Although he also followed in secret, but only to prevent him from accidents, did not do too much. Think that the tower is not as scary as rumors, concealed weapons are there, but only concealed weapons, far from the devil's cave that can swallow people's lives.

Duan Yao said silently, "Before breaking in, I didn't even know there was a mechanism there."

Duan Bai Yue coughed twice.

"If there are concealed weapons, you can hide, and if there is a mechanism, you can dismantle it. Duan Yao said, "If you dismantle two more, you can gain experience."

Duan Bai Yue looked at him thoughtfully.

According to the old man Mu Chi, the mechanism tower was not built by him alone, but only part of it was repaired. The real formation of the Nine Mysteries is Fen Xing, and those who can break the formation are all destined to Fen Xing.

Duan Yao supported his cheek with one hand: "Is there anything else?"

"Go in disguise." Duan Bai Yue said.

Duan Yao was instantly bitter: "What for?"

Duan Bai Yue said, "Come with me to Tai Ci Road and try to see if you can break that game of chess."

Duan Yao thought about it and asked, "You'll break it and I'll accompany you, right?"

Duan Bai Yue shook his head, "You go."

Duan Yao: "......"

Duan Bai Yue said, "Why are you still standing there?"

Duan Yao pointed to his nose and said with difficulty, "When did you ever see me play chess?"

Duan Bai Yue said, "You have never broken a formation before either." But as usual, he demolished the Nine Mysteries with his bare hands.

Duan Yao was blocked back.

Duan Bai Yue said, "Fen Xing and Fen Xing Chess are connected, so if you can get Fen Xing, maybe you can break Fen Xing Chess."

Duan Yao continued to hesitate.

Duan Bai Yue said, "Besides, no one will recognize who you are after you change your face." It would not be a shame to lose.

Duan Yao had no choice but to agree.

Of course, in order to fit the purpose of the trip, Duan Yao disguised himself as a young scholar, thin and frail, so that the wind would blow him down.

Sai Pan An was still napping in the sun. When he heard someone coming up to the stage, he opened his eyes slowly.

Duan Yao threw a couple of pieces of silver into the box beside him and sat down opposite the chess game.

The surrounding people rushed around to watch the fun.

Sai Pan An nodded slightly: "This young gentleman, please."

Duan Yao picked up a chess piece, pretended to think about it for a long time, and then dropped it.

Sai Pan An frowned.

Duan Yao was happy, could it be true?

Sai Pan An shook his head: "This young gentleman, if you don't know anything about chess, don't come here to cause trouble."

Duan Yao fled calmly amidst a chorus of "boo" from the onlookers.

Duan Bai Yue was in the back alley, laughing so hard that his stomach hurt.

After returning to the inn, Duan Yao threw his mask aside and drank three large bowls of herbal tea to clear the fire.

Duan Bai Yue comforted him, "It's not shameful."

Duan Yao turned around and went back to his bedroom with a "humph".

Duan Bai Yue leaned back on the bed and looked out the window at the colorful haze. He did not expect to solve the situation so easily, but just wanted to give it a try, since the blind cat could not meet the dead rat, so he had to think of another way.

After about a cup of tea, Duan Yao pushed the door in again.

Duan Bai Yue said, "Something wrong?"

"The purple toad seems to be a bit overexcited." Duan Yao said, "He keeps jumping all over the room."

Duan Bai Yue frowned.

Duan Yao continued, "He was fed yesterday, so he would have slept until next month." The reason for this abnormality is that nine times out of ten, he smelled the food aroma. This purple toad from birth, it has been eating all kinds of compulsive insects, other things have never touched.

"Are you saying that Sai Pan An has compulsion insects on his body?" Duan Bai Yue asked.

Duan Yao nodded: "All the worms I raise myself are sealed in a jar, so it's impossible for the purple toad to notice."

"That's interesting." Duan Bai Yue stroked his chin, "compulsion insects met the toad king, it is estimated that the nest has already exploded by now."

As expected, the next day the spies came to report that the Sai Pan An seems to be sick and did not even set out the ring.

By mistake, Duan Bai Yue was a little funny in his heart.

Duan Yao said: "It should be that the worm on his body was shocked, and he will be fine in a few days.” After all, not every kind of Gu is like your golden silkworm thread, let alone close to the purple toad, even if it is swallowed in one bite, I'm afraid it will continue to sleep lazily.

“Just right." Duan Bai Yue said, “In the past few days, King Goryeo will enter Wang Cheng and let him lie in bed for a few more days to avoid another incident."

Although he is only a small vassal king of the border, Chu is still polite enough. The day he entered the city, Chu Yuan personally led the crowd in front of the Xuanwen Gate to welcome him, and the people on both sides of the street also got up early to take their seats, afraid of not being late to see the hustle and bustle.

Duan Bai Yue sat on the second floor of the inn by the window and drank tea with his master.

Nan Mo Xie tsked: "You see other people's parties."

Duan Bai Yue also had a meal.

Nan Mo Xie continued: "The magnificent and sophisticated crowd waiting to welcome. It is reasonable to say that Goryeo is no more spacious than the Southwest Province, so why is the gap between you and others so big?"

Duan Bai Yue sincerely suggested: "Master, why don't you want to go for a walk in the street?"

"King Goryeo would not look bad.” Nan Mo Xie said, "And maybe you can pickle kimchi. Compared with him, you are nothing. Not to mention your beloved, maybe even master, I can't help but want to take him under my tutelage as your senior brother."

Duan Bai Yue raised his chin: "Well, that is your beloved disciple."

Nan Moxie hurriedly looked down intently, and saw eight strong men carrying King Goryeo past, looking about forty years old, strangely dressed, and couldn't find where his eyes were with a smile.

……

Nan Mo Xie said calmly: "It's really handsome.”

Duan Bai Yue didn't bother to answer, but just said, “It will be very lively to come to the palace today.”

Nan Mo Xie burst into tears: “This sentence is really sad to hear.”

Duan Bai Yue: “...”

The king of Goryeo's name was Kim Tae, and he was regarded as a claim among many subordinate sovereigns, and he looked festive, so Chu Yuan didn't bother him, and there would be rewards from time to time. Therefore, since Kim Tae succeeded to the throne, he has come almost every year, and he can get some when he goes back to eat and drink. Anyone who has no business loves to do it. This time he was even more determined, and he had to find a husband for his sister.

The singing and dancing in the main hall is peaceful, and there is a prosperous scene. Chu Yuan raised a glass to celebrate with the ministers, but after drinking it, he felt something was wrong, so he turned to look over.

Si Xi was waiting cheerfully-the emperor was still sick, and both Xinan Wang and the physician had told him that the wine should not be stained.

Chu Yuan raised his eyebrows and let him pour ...... water for himself.

King Goryeo looked around happily, thinking that any minister was quite suitable, especially Shen Qian Fan, who was sitting in the front, was even more handsome.

"Lao Liu, this is the end." Tao Rende tugged Liu Dajiong's sleeve, "Your niece-in-law looks like he's being watched by someone else."

"That's not good." Liu Dajiong hurriedly put down his chopsticks, "You are quick-witted, think of someone else in the court who can marry Goryeo princess."

Tao Rende said casually, "Zhang Zhi Can?"

“Don't be unethical." Liu Dajiong still has the ethics of a matchmaker, "Lord Zhang looks like that, and that nature, don't say it's a princess, even if it's an old lady, doesn't want to marry him."

“Ahem." Tao Rende choked on the soup, “You look like this, this nature, if you want to marry, Lord Zhang probably would rather be exiled to the Northwest wasteland."

Liu Dajiong: “......”

The two of them were still talking, but King Goryeo had already sat next to Shen Qian Fan.

Chu Yuan saw it in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to rub his temples in distress. Don't say that he wants to get married again. Wen Liu Nian couldn't bear it, and so could this one.

“General Shen." Kim Tae smiled all over his face.

Shen Qian Fan hurriedly returned the salute.

“When this king came last year, General Shen was still on the northeast border and couldn't see you." Kim Tae praised, “It really has the demeanor of a god of war."

"King Goryeo is very complimentary." Shen Qian Fan raised his wine cup.

"Oh? This is lapis jade?" Seeing his sword spike, Kim Tae took the initiative to find a topic.

"Yes." Shen Qian Fan nodded his head and said without changing his face, "It is a gift from my ...... beloved."

Chu Yuan just thought about coming down to relieve him, but after hearing this, he calmly sat back on the dragon chair. He couldn't be clearer about the origin of that sword spike; it was clearly a gadget picked up on the battlefield.

Kim Tae's eyes were full of loss.

Shen Qian Fan said modestly: "These small children's love, let King Goryeo laugh."

"No, no." Kim Tae waved his hand, clinked a glass of wine with him, and then returned to his seat.

First Duan Bai Yue, and then Shen Qian Fan, two times, Chu Yuan also had some heart. So, he took the initiative and said, "I don't know what kind of husband does King Goryeo wants to find for the princess when you come to Chu this time?"

Kim Tae said: "Tall and handsome, strong martial arts, treat people well, and preferably some family money."

Chu Yuan laughed: "That is a straightforward request."

Liu Dajiong thought to himself, 'if there is really such a thing, my dozen nieces are not enough to marry.’

Kim Tae asked, "I wonder if Emperor Chu has a suitable candidate?”

Chu Yuan shook his head: "Since it is a lifelong event, naturally the princess should choose herself. In a couple of days, there will be a competition between the warriors of the two countries, and there will be many sons of the world with strong martial skills, so maybe it will be a good thing."

"Good, good." Kim Tae nodded repeatedly, and once again looked at Shen Qian Fan with regret.

How can you have a sweetheart?

This banquet is extremely grand, until the guests and hosts are happy to disperse, the time has come late at night. Chu Yuan leaned in the sedan chair, drowsily rubbing his temples.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go to bed.”  Eunuch Si Xi instructed the sedan chairmen to drop the sedan more gently, he went forward to lift the curtain.

Chu Yuan coughed hoarsely and felt pain all over his body.

Eunuch Si Xi helped him into the chamber, but he was surprised when he entered the room.

Duan Bai Yue stood up from the table, frowned and took a big step forward, receiving the person into his hands: "Why is he so sick?"

"......" Eunuch Si Xi didn't know what to do with himself.

"Go down first." Chu Yuan said.

Eunuch Si Xi reminded: " Your Majesty still has to take medicine before going to bed."

Chu Yuan nodded his head and sat himself on the bedside.

After Si Xi left, Duan Bai Yue squatted in front of him: "Really do not want to declare the physician?"

"I just caught a cold, and today I sat in the hall all day, there is the wind." Chu Yuan's voice was dry and dull, "I already prescribed medicine earlier."

Duan Bai Yue took out a pill: "Open your mouth."

Chu Yuan is very cooperative, and did not ask what it is, obediently swallowed.

A coolness spread from the tip of the tongue, dispelling a lot of drowsiness.

"When will you be able to sleep properly for a few days." Duan Bai Yue sighed, "If I had known that being the emperor was so tiring, I would not have helped you win the throne in the first place, what is the use of this world."

Chu Yuan drew silk and wiped his nose, and said in a muffled voice, "Bold.”

Duan Bai Yue was so angry with him that he wanted to laugh and poured hot water over again.

Chu Yuan asked, "Why are you in the palace?"

“I know you must have been tired for another day and didn't have a good meal.” Duan Bai Yue opened the food box on the table, “Bring some porridge, take a few sips."

"The palace can't even boil a bowl of porridge?" Chu Yuan was a bit amused.

"It's different." Duan Bai Yue handed him the bowl.

"The same rice, the same water, how is it different?" Chu Yuan stirred twice with a spoon, "You boiled it?"

Duan Bai Yue paused for a moment, then said, "Yes."

Chu Yuan took a sip, soft and smooth, sweet, the standard is really a bit high, so reminded: "the crime of deceiving the emperor is to be beheaded."

The consequences seemed to be slightly serious, Duan Bai Yue had to admit: “The restaurant cook boiled it, if you want me to boil it--”

“I don't want to." Chu Yuan took another sip.

Duan Bai Yue: “...”

The sleeping palace was quiet, only the fine sound of the spoon and the porcelain bowl colliding.

After finishing the bowl of porridge, his spirit had returned a bit. Eunuch Si Xi brought in the medicine and watched him take it before bowing and retreating.

Duan Bai Yue tries: "I will accompany you tonight?"

Chu Yuan said, "No."

Duan Bai Yue asked: "What if you have a fever in the middle of the night?"

Chu Yuan said: "Then let it burn."

Duan Bai Yue: "......"

Chu Yuan sneezed again, then said with a red nose, "Si Xi!"

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Si Xi rushed in.

Xinan Wang stood up of his own accord.

"Set up the escort, go to the hot spring hall." Chu Yuan commanded.

Duan Bai Yue was very surprised.

This time, he did not say "Go" to leave?

—— ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ ——ㄚ

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