nycdaug Chapter 165 Ready to make a move
Chapter 165 Ready to make a move
With Brother Mu Liang by his side and the soothing incense burning in the house, Li Yunye finally slept soundly. When he woke up, it was already early morning of the next day, and the sky outside was just getting light.
In a daze, Li Yunye felt his hand pressing on his brother Mu Liang's chest. Through the thin clothes, he touched his brother's firm chest muscles and couldn't help wondering: Brother Mu Liang is busy with the cloth shop all day, and I have never seen him exercise, but he has such a good figure? I wonder if he has abdominal muscles?
Thinking of this, his hand slowly moved downwards, but before it reached his abdomen, it was stopped by a thick big palm. Mu Liang said in a sullen voice: "Li Yunye, enough is enough!"
At this moment, Li Yunye was like a child who had failed to do something bad and was discovered by adults. He hurriedly rolled into the bed, with his front almost against the wall. He buried his face in his hands, not daring to move.
"You're already so old, but you still can't sleep well!" Mu Liang was sleeping soundly but was woken up by his brother-in-law. Naturally, he was full of complaints. He just thought that his brother-in-law was teasing him like when he was a child, so he slapped Li Yunye on the butt angrily.
"I just touched you, is there any need to be so stingy?" Although the slap was not strong, it still made Li Yunye feel pain. He then kicked him in annoyance, but the other party dodged it.
Then, the two brothers started to fight on the bed like children. Without a doubt, the strong Mu Liang had the upper hand in the end. He gave in just to let his brother vent. When it was almost done, he restrained Li Yunye and asked with concern:
"What happened last night? Were you bullied?"
"No, my cousin is the Imperial Censor of the dynasty. Who would bully me? I was just scared by the royal majesty." Li Yunye lowered his eyes and smiled with a relaxed look.
Last night, when he was full of grievances, he did want to cry in front of Brother Mu Liang, but when he really saw Brother Mu Liang, he couldn't open his mouth. It's better not to let Brother Mu Liang know about such an embarrassing thing, not to mention that the other party is the current prince. Even if Brother Mu Liang knows, what can he do? It will just make one more person worry about him.
At this moment, he finally understood why Miss Liu lied to his uncle last night. With his unkind personality, his uncle had already offended many people in the court. If it weren't for the support of the prince, he would have a hard time keeping the position of the Imperial Censor. Li Yunye naturally knew that his uncle would not turn against the prince for him. On the contrary, if he casually complained and angered the prince, he would not only suffer, but also his brother Mu Liang and the famous Li in Jiangnan would be implicated.
Seeing that his brother deliberately avoided his gaze, Mu Liang naturally knew that he was not telling the truth, but he did not dare to force him to answer. The imperial palace was extremely powerful. If his brother was really bullied there, not to mention him, even Lord Zhuo, the Imperial Censor, would find it difficult to get an explanation for his brother.
Mu Liang sighed to himself, then got out of bed and walked to the window. At this time, it was already bright outside the window, and morning birds were chirping on the branches.
"Brother Mu Liang, I'm not used to living in the Zhuo Mansion and I want to come back." Without Mu Liang occupying most of the space, Li Yunye continued to lie on the bed with his legs spread out. He looked at his brother who was opening the window and said with a questioning tone.
"Okay, come back if you want. I'll accompany you to Zhuo Mansion to explain to the old lady later." Mu Liang turned around, his face regaining its usual gentleness, and smiled at Li Yunye.
Thinking that his uncle and grandmother would be unhappy if he left the Zhuo Mansion, Li Yunye sighed in annoyance.
After breakfast, Jiang Siyao sat in front of the bronze mirror in the room and looked at Li Yunye's face. His originally pale and withered face was now white and smooth after being nourished by him. However, his eyebrows and eyes became more and more delicate like Madam Li. Why? He no longer had the heroic spirit that a man should have before. Could it be because the appearance is determined by the heart? There was a woman living inside him, and his face also changed?
Li Yunye sighed again and lay on the table in great distress. He shouldn't have taken care of his health. If he had shown Zhang Yanhuang's listless face every day, he wouldn't have attracted the attention of the perverted prince.
Half an hour later, Li Yunye and Mu Liang came to Zhuo's house together. Old Madam Zhuo went to bed early last night due to illness. She was only this morning to hear that her nephew and grandson had not returned all night. She was puzzled. Then she heard Li Yunye say that he wanted to move back. Although she explained that it was to make it easier to do business in the cloth shop, she was also half a century old and could tell something was wrong just from the strange look on Li Yunye's face.
"You can live anywhere you want, as long as you don't suffer any injustice." Seeing that her nephew and grandson were determined to leave, Mrs. Zhuo did not force them. She just held Li Yunye's hand, tears welling up in her eyes, and continued, "Come and accompany your uncle and grandmother more often when you are free. I am old, and one day is one day."
"My great-aunt is going to live to be a hundred years old. She's only halfway through her life. How can she be old?" Seeing the tears in Madam Zhuo's eyes, Li Yunye couldn't help but have tears in his eyes as well, and he didn't forget to comfort his great-aunt.
The love that her great aunt showed to her always reminded Jiang Siyao of her grandmother.
After Madam Zhuo personally escorted Li Yunye out of the house, she turned to the housekeeper and said, "Go and invite Miss Liu over."
In the huge and majestic Prince's Mansion, Prince Gong Liangming was sitting in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air, his eyes slightly narrowed, his mind still recalling the scene of teasing Li Yunye last night. His whole body couldn't help but feel hot, he opened his eyes that were dyed red by desire and coughed lightly.
"Your Highness." A handsome young man walked out of the house and knelt carefully at Gong Liangming's feet.
Gong Liangming sat up, stretched out his hand and pinched the boy's chin to admire him carefully. In terms of appearance alone, this boy was much more handsome than Li Yunye, but his lowered brows, submissive, numb and rigid look instantly made him a little disappointed.
Although Li Yunye was trembling with fear when facing him, the anger and resistance in his eyes made him very happy.
"Go down." The pair of eyes in front of him were beautiful but lifeless like a dead fish, which made Gong Liangming lose all interest. He let go of her hand and ordered in a cold voice.
"Yes." The handsome young man was obviously stunned for a moment, but quickly stood up and walked away.
"Li Yunye, ah, Li Yunye, you really made me miss you." Gong Liangming narrowed his eyes lazily again, with the corners of his lips raised, looking evil and charming.
"Your Highness, Li Yunye has left Zhuo Mansion and returned to the outer city." At this time, a guard walked lightly to Gong Liangming's side, saluted and reported.
"Leave Zhuo Mansion?" Gong Liangming couldn't help but laugh excitedly when he heard it, his eyes shining.
Li Yunye wanted to escape from his clutches, but he had to leave Zhuo's Mansion. In order to consolidate his position as the crown prince in the court, he had to win over Zhuo Yushi. So if Li Yunye continued to hide in Zhuo's Mansion, he might have given up. However, this beauty was not very smart, and she gave him the opportunity to make a move.