Chapter 325 You Are Not Allowed to Sleep
Yan Yuqian was a little impatient after being repeatedly disappointed. She touched the silver ring, took out the medical tools, turned around and signaled Gao Jing.
"Is your throat dry again? Come on, open your mouth and let me see what's going on!"
Gao Jing hurriedly stopped coughing, took two steps back in panic, lowered his head to hide his guilty conscience, and bowed.
"I am terrified."
Yan Yu became a little childish and insisted on being serious, not willing to let it go easily.
"Why are you so scared? It's not like I haven't treated your illness before."
Gao Jing thought quickly and saluted sideways, pretending to yawn.
"I have been busy for a long time and have not been able to sleep well late at night. I feel very tired. I have a severe cough, which must be caused by fatigue. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to return home and rest."
Yan Yu saw through him and smiled. She stopped playing with him and gently waved her sleeves.
"You can go back now. I'll give you a day off today. You can tell me about the Ning family's fourth sister tomorrow."
Gao Jing's anxiety gradually subsided, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips, his momentum weakened a little, and he reported to the emperor for a reminder.
"Tomorrow, I will take a break. The Supervisory Office will send Lord Wei to guard the prince."
Yan Yu responded calmly, nodding and smiling.
"Then you should have a good rest. I will explain it to you myself."
Gao Jing expressed his delight.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ning Yunxi took the opportunity to say goodbye.
"I'm going home too."
It was dark at night, Yan Yu was worried and proposed without hesitation.
"I send you."
Ning Yunxi is full of affection and shyness.
"Thank you, brother."
Gao Jing couldn't stand it any longer, so he said goodbye and left in a hurry.
As night fell, Gao Jing walked out of Prince Dijin's palace, got on the carriage, and gave orders without thinking.
"Go to Lin Mansion."
The moon is like a bright lamp, shining brightly on the jade flowers and trees.
Gao Jing had no interest in the scenery of the courtyard and walked past in a hurry. Without noticing, he broke into Mu Tang's residence, grabbed Lin Mu and woke him up.
"Master Lin! Master Lin, wake up! It's dawn!"
Lin Mu was really frightened and opened his eyes with great difficulty. With the help of the silver light of the moon, he could barely see the person coming.
"Gao Jing..."
Due to sleepiness, his face looked painful and hideous. He went through the motions of courtesy and did not get out of bed.
"What's the matter, Master Gao?"
After asking, he looked out the window and took a look at the sky.
"How can we talk about the dawn when the night is still dark?"
Gao Jing pulled his clothes, easily held him in his hands, walked to the window, and pointed at the mountains in the distance.
"Look, it's really getting light."
Suddenly, he felt his body lighten. Lin Mu was stunned and pale. He struggled subconsciously until he stood firm and his mind finally settled.
After all this trouble, he was completely helpless. Looking at the barely perceptible morning glow on the mountains, he sighed to the sky.
"This... Alas, Master Gao wants to watch the sunrise, why would he invite me?"
There was frost and snow in Gao Jing's eyes, reflecting a bit of disappointment.
"Who else can I meet?"
Lin Mu looked tired and dejected, his words were like clouds and mist, and he seemed to be shrouded in deep weariness.
"The second branch of the Gao family, from the South Courtyard."
Gao Jing suddenly became angry and looked unwilling, but his arrogance seemed somewhat weak.
"Don't be so blunt, she is my half-cousin!"
His eyes were heavy, and Lin Mu was filled with impatience, which was unconsciously revealed.
"We are not blood relatives, and we changed our surnames to Feng a long time ago. What does it have to do with you? There may have been obstacles before, but now that we are no longer cousins, you can go and court her, and who can blame you?"
Gao Jing gasped and roared in pain.
"But the person she admires is you!"
Feeling the piercing pain, Gao Jing looked back and saw Lin Mu absent-minded and drowsy, and he became furious.
"Wake up, I have some questions to ask!"
Lin Mu rubbed his eyes gently, enduring the pain and trying hard to stay awake.
"Good good..."
He lit the fire and lamp, gestured for everyone to sit down with Gao Jing, and reluctantly perked up a bit.
"Master Gao, please speak."
Gao Jing asked in a rude and urgent tone.
"When exactly are you going to marry my cousin?"
Lin Mu was tired of hearing this kind of questions, but he remained calm and responded calmly.
"The time has not yet come."
When Gao Jing heard this, he immediately became furious.
"It's time again!"
"If you don't marry her, how can He'er stop thinking about her? I think you still have feelings for her!"
Lin Mu frowned.
"Where does the remaining affection come from?"
Gao Jing questioned firmly.
"We grew up together, how can there be no affection?"
Amid the gloomy forest, there was still a hint of helplessness.
"I am not you, and I have no feelings for her."
Gao Jing was worried and furious.
"Then you should choose a date to propose and marry my cousin as soon as possible!"
Lin Mu was too lazy to respond and changed the subject.
"Master Gao is taking a day off today?"
Gao Jing was angry and his attitude became very serious.
"Your Majesty, I've granted you leave!"
Lin Mu maintained a certain level of courtesy and made an excuse.
"I have to go to the Imperial Hospital today. I'm sorry I can't accompany you."
Seeing him stand up and walk towards the bed, Gao Jing quickly left his seat, followed him a few steps, spread his arms, and blocked the bed.
"I can't sleep, and you can't sleep either! Otherwise, I will tell my uncle and aunt that you still have feelings for her and are meeting He'er in the middle of the night!"
Feeling completely baffled, Lin Mu became furious.
"Gao Jing, don't go too far!"
Seeing that the anger was genuine, Gao Jing smiled and hastily apologized.
"I was wrong. I apologize to you. Lord Lin, please don't be upset. Can you talk to me for a while?"
Lin Mu frowned and looked at him coldly.
"Please take a seat and talk."
Gao Jing gave him some courtesy, waited patiently for him to sit down, and then took his seat.
"Thank you for reminding me to treat Princess Yuexi with respect, just like the emperor and his subjects."
"At that time, I was very confused; today I know that the prince actually has feelings for me."
Lin Mu was in disbelief and was completely shocked.
"You just know?"
Suddenly, he felt a sense of ridicule, and Gao Jing's flattery disappeared, leaving only dissatisfaction.
"Don't pretend to be so far-sighted, as if you are the only one in the world who can predict everything. You don't have the slightest humility."
Knowing that he was just feeling inferior and not blaming him intentionally, Lin Mu ignored it, frowned deeply, and endured his fatigue.
"Master Gao came here late at night just to thank you for this?"
Speaking of which, Gao Jing was extremely depressed.
"You don't know, the prince and the princess were very affectionate just now."
Lin Mu couldn't understand what he meant for a moment.
"so what?"
With a questioning tone, Gao Jing repeated the question.
"so what?"
As he spoke, his eyes were filled with anger and he complained and felt indignant.
"They haven't even gotten married yet, how can this be possible?"
"It's really shameless of you to ask such a question!"
Lin Mu made a logical inference.
"Then you are talking about the prince, how shameless."
A look of panic flashed across Gao Jing's face, but soon he turned annoyed.
"I am talking about you!"
"Your Majesty, how can you set an example and disrupt etiquette? As a subject, you don't know how to give advice and you still have the mood to sleep here!"
Hearing the ridiculous attack, Lin Mu asked back.
"Why don't you know how to give advice?"
Gao Jing was confident.
"Advising and remonstrating is the duty of you civil officials. I am the prince's guard, and my job is at the Tongshitai, so I am a military official!"
Unexpectedly, he was left speechless by his rebuttal. Lin Mu laughed at himself.
"Yes, Master Gao is right."
He pondered over the details of everyday things, analyzing them minute by minute, and soon came up with a guess.
"We can't just look at the surface of this matter without understanding the inside story. Perhaps the prince has already written the imperial decree to confer the title of empress and handed it to the princess."
Gao Jing was slightly shocked and did not dare to agree.
"How come you didn't tell the world about such a big thing? It shows that your assumptions are wrong."
The sleepiness gradually faded away, and Lin Mu finally understood what he meant. For a moment, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"If you are envious, you should go to Lord Feng. Why would you look for me?"