MLIAM Chapter 5

Chapter 5: A Big Deal – Prime Minister Wei… Who is he?

Chapter 5: A Big Deal – Prime Minister Wei… Who is he?

Before Yu Shuli lost consciousness, he was pulled into a cold embrace.

His last memory was that his body… was so cold.

Before this feeling could dissipate, he suddenly felt something hot press against his lips.

And then… and then Yu Shuli disgracefully lost all consciousness.

When he woke up again, everything was dark, with only a few scattered sparks of fire. Yu Shuli struggled to open his eyes and recognized that he was in The Imperial Palace.

His mind was a mess, as if it had been stirred into a paste.

So he… what happened? Wasn’t he on the battlefield? How did he wake up in The Imperial Palace?

He had a terrible headache, and his throat felt like it was on fire.

Just as Yu Shuli turned over, wanting to speak, he felt something strange in his throat. He coughed violently, and coughed up a piece of seaweed.

?

What the hell, did he fight all the way into the water?

“My son! You’re awake?!” Yu Huaxin, who had been dozing on the table, was easily awakened by the slightest sound, a habit from his military background.

Yu Shuli coughed for a long time. Yu Huaxin realized that his son was awake and rushed over, his eyes filled with the joy of recovery. He hugged Yu Shuli and cried, “Thank goodness you’re awake! Thank goodness you’re awake!”

“Dad…” Yu Shuli said, his voice hoarse, looking at his father with some confusion. “What… happened to me?”

Yu Huaxin paused, his fingers trembling. “You drowned, don’t you remember?”

“Drowned?” Yu Shuli shook his head. “But the border area of Xizhao is all dry grass and withered plains, there are no flowing rivers…”

Shock flashed in Yu Huaxin’s eyes. “Son, you don’t remember anything?!” He supported his son with one hand and scratched his head with the other. “You already defeated Xizhao and returned to Da Liang.”

…Returned to Da Liang…

Yu Shuli’s beautiful eyes were filled with confusion and incomprehension. “In my memory… I’m still at the border, pursuing the recapture of Wuliang County…”

Yu Huaxin was silent for a moment, then suddenly shouted outside, “Help! Quickly, summon the Imperial Physician! Something big has happened!”

The imperial physicians had been waiting outside. Hearing the shout, they rushed in and examined Yu Shuli, taking his pulse, checking his eyelids, and doing various tests.

Yu Shuli obediently remained still, letting them examine him, but in reality, his mind was far away.

It seemed… he had amnesia?

Why? What exactly happened?

Physician Xu trembled and analyzed to Yu Huaxin’s stern face, “On the surface, the young general seems to be fine. Perhaps he was frightened by the drowning. He should recover in a couple of days…”

Yu Huaxin then looked at the old man with gray hair and a stern face beside him, and leaned over to ask, “Physician Yang, what do you think?”

Yu Shuli also recognized Physician Yang, knowing that he was the most respected in the palace, but he had a strange temper and rarely gave consultations. He secretly sighed in his heart that his drowning could cause such a commotion.

“Do you feel discomfort in your throat and chest?” Physician Yang pressed on Yu Shuli’s pulse and asked.

Yu Shuli nodded.

Physician Yang looked at Yu Shuli and gave a muffled “hm,” saying, “Fortunately, Prime Minister Wei rescued you quickly. Any later, and the accumulation of water in your lungs would have affected your future health.”

Yu Shuli opened his mouth, seeming to not have heard what he said clearly.

Yu Huaxin honestly nodded, sighing, “This time, Prime Minister Wei is indeed our Ji’an’s savior.”

Yu Shuli blinked and asked, “Prime Minister Wei… who is he?”

Yu Huaxin looked distressed. “My son, isn’t Wei Yan your mortal enemy? You’ve even forgotten him?”

Wei Yan…

In Yu Shuli’s memory, weren’t they… friends? When did they become mortal enemies? And how did he become the prime minister? Wasn’t he still preparing for the palace exam?

He was a bit confused, so he simply shook his head. “I don’t remember.”

Knowing that Wei Yan had saved him, and thinking of his sickly body, Yu Shuli looked a little worried. “Is Wei Yan alright?”

Seeing his sincere attitude, Physician Yang’s stern face softened a bit. “Prime Minister Wei has also woken up, but he still has a fever. Whether he can survive this ordeal depends on fate.”

Yu Shuli felt a little guilty and pursed his lips. “He…” He slowly got out of bed. “I’ll go see him.”

Yu Huaxin grabbed him, coaxing him back to bed. “Dad will go check on him for you. You rest and recover, don’t rush around. You still need to drink medicine later.”

Yu Shuli was a little helpless. “Dad, I just drowned, I’m not sick.” He still wanted to go out, but Physician Yang stopped him. “Prime Minister Wei is not out of danger yet. Young General, you should take care of yourself first, so that this old minister can focus more on him.”

Yu Shuli originally wanted Physician Yang to check his brain and find the cause of his amnesia, but hearing him say this, he felt very guilty and had to keep quiet. Then, he personally saw Physician Yang off.

After sending his father off to see Wei Yan, Yu Shuli sat alone by the bed, touching the soaking wet armor that had been thrown aside.

What… what era is it now?

How much has he forgotten?

*

Seeing that his son was almost better, Yu Huaxin didn’t want to stay in The Imperial Palace any longer and returned home.

The emperor, knowing about Yu Shuli and Wei Yan’s drowning, made an exception and allowed them to stay in The Imperial Palace to recover.

After waiting for two days, Yu Shuli waited until late at night and dismissed the serving maids and eunuchs.

He got out of bed, coughing a few times uncomfortably. He changed his clothes, nimbly climbed out of the window, avoided the patrolling guards, and headed towards Wei Yan’s room, which he had already inquired about.

The window made a slight sound. After a while, a faint meow was heard outside the window.

The guard on duty yawned, not even looking towards the window.

Yu Shuli climbed into the room in the moonlight, but couldn’t help coughing softly because of an itch in his chest.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat. He subconsciously looked at the bed and saw the person on the bed, eyes open, looking at him in the moonlight.

In the moonlight, Wei Yan’s face was even paler.

In Yu Shuli’s memory, Wei Yan was not this thin.

He walked closer, cleared his throat, met Wei Yan’s gaze, and asked in a low voice with some concern, “Are you alright?”

Wei Yan’s gaze was fixed on him, his deep eyes moved slightly, his long eyelashes trembled, and then he slowly “hmmed.”

Yu Shuli sat down on the edge of his bed, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and then he slowly reached out his hand to his forehead.

Wei Yan was stunned, subconsciously wanting to avoid his hand, but suddenly didn’t move.

Yu Shuli had been traveling outside in the middle of the night and had just entered the room, and had just drowned, his fingers were slightly cool. When he touched Wei Yan’s scalding forehead, he subconsciously withdrew his hand, unconsciously saying, “So hot?”

The guard at the door heard the sound of a cat meowing, that Yu Shuli used, and frowned, took two steps, seemingly wanting to come over and open the door.

Yu Shuli panicked and quickly flipped over, climbed over Wei Yan’s body, and hid on the innermost side of the bed. He mouthed to Wei Yan, “Brother, I’ll hide.”

He didn’t see Wei Yan’s slightly gloomy expression, and snuggled into Wei Yan’s other side of the blanket, thoughtfully helping Wei Yan tuck in the blanket.

The guard gently opened the door and came in. Wei Yan finally moved and lowered half of the bed curtain.

“Your Excellency… are you still awake?” The guard cautiously glanced inside.

“Mm.” Wei Yan coughed a few times and said in a low voice, “What’s the matter?”

“Nothing… nothing… I heard some noises, I was afraid there were bad people, so I came in to take a look. Please rest well.”

Wei Yan “hmmed” and said in a serious and low voice, “Don’t come in and disturb me again.”

Seeing his unsightly expression, the guard apologized repeatedly and carefully went out.

The door closed with a “click,” and Yu Shuli, buried in the blanket, could vaguely hear the guards’ footsteps moving away.

He suddenly escaped from the blanket filled with Wei Yan’s scent and took a long breath.

“Is it hard to smell?” Wei Yan looked at him with lowered eyes.

“What?” Yu Shuli’s hair stuck to his face, looking over somewhat blankly.

In the moonlight, that small face was excessively beautiful.

It had been a long time since the two of them had been so close, talking quietly.

Wei Yan moved his fingertips, but in the end, he couldn’t help it. He gently helped him tidy his hair and patiently repeated the question, “My blanket, is it hard to smell?”

Yu Shuli was stunned, not understanding why he was focusing on this.

But seeing Wei Yan helping him tidy his hair, he didn’t reject it at all, and leaned his head over, letting him comb it like that.

The two were so close, Yu Shuli could see Wei Yan’s trembling eyelashes, like small fans, fluttering.

Wei Yan was in poor health and took medicine all year round. The blanket was filled with a bittersweet herbal smell, and even his fingertips smelled of medicine, but it wasn’t unpleasant.

Yu Shuli pressed his feverish, hot palm against his and honestly shook his head. “It’s not hard to smell, it’s quite fragrant.”

The two often played together, and Yu Shuli, who was used to the smell, had even grown accustomed to the smell of Chinese medicine, and had even come to like the slightly sweet and bitter aroma.

Wei Yan’s Adam’s apple moved, and he suddenly withdrew his hand, sighed deeply, and looked away. “What are you doing here?” His voice suddenly turned cold.

Yu Shuli was stunned.

What’s wrong? When did he make Wei Yan angry?

“It’s not…” Yu Shuli tugged at Wei Yan’s sleeve and asked in a low voice, “What are you doing? Isn’t it normal for me to come see you? You fell into the water to save me, you have a high fever, I’m worried about you.”

“To see a beast, the young general is so kind.” Wei Yan turned his head and said coldly.

Yu Shuli didn’t quite understand, and said “ah?” Muttering, “Why are you cursing yourself?”

He moved closer and kicked Wei Yan. “Hey, where did I make you unhappy?”

Wei Yan was kicked affectionately, and was a little confused.

Yu Shuli today was too abnormal.

Just coming to see him was very abnormal… and then, climbing into his bed… getting into his blanket… letting him tidy his hair… and now rubbing against him so intimately…

If it were three years ago, Wei Yan could still understand.

But now… the two had broken up too long ago, not to mention touching each other, even meeting each other, they had to argue… or he would be unilaterally choked by Yu Shuli.

How could it be the same as before?

Unable to think so much with his feverish mind, Wei Yan endured the discomfort in his body and avoided Yu Shuli’s feet.

“Yu Shuli.” He suddenly said, “Don’t think that if you please me, I will call off the engagement.”

He turned his head, his gaze looking back calm and indifferent. “Calling off the engagement is absolutely impossible.”

He thought he would see Yu Shuli’s disgusted expression, but Wei Yan waited for a long time, only to wait for a fluffy head.

Yu Shuli tilted his face and looked over at him, his eyes without disgust or disgust, only curiosity and teasing. “What engagement? Are you getting married?”

“Not bad, Wei Xianqing, why didn’t you tell me you were getting married?” He scratched his head. “Hiss, but you fell into the water to save me, will it affect your wedding banquet?”

His eyes looked up and down, and finally settled above Wei Yan’s thigh.

Wei Yan couldn’t bother responding to Yu Shuli’s suggestive gaze, but was instead completely controlled by his unconscious address.

Yu Shuli hadn’t called him by his courtesy name for a long time. The last time he called him “Wei Xianqing” was three years ago.

For others, calling someone by their name might be more intimate, but it was the opposite for him and Yu Shuli.

Wei Yan’s forehead twitched, and after thinking for a long time, he finally realized where Yu Shuli’s abnormality lay today.

He forgot.

He forgot that the two had broken up.

Wei Yan suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes brighter than ever before.

In the moonlight, his voice was gentle and seductive. “Don’t you remember? You and I have already been engaged for life.”

Yu Shuli’s foot in Wei Yan’s blanket twitched.

The expression on his face could be described as wonderful, his beautiful small face instantly colorful.

“You… you… you… are you kidding me?”