He likes Yutang.
This is a secret that no one knows.
He was taken in by General Yu and grew up following Yu Tang, receiving his love and care.
Later, when she was a teenager, she realized her feelings for Yu Tang.
He was afraid that this feeling would harm Yu Tang, so he took the initiative to request to be stationed in Bei Jiucheng, which was the farthest from Bei Yicheng.
In a place far from Yutang, I suppress my inner feelings.
But it wasn't until the war in the North that he realized just how big a mistake he had made in making that decision.
Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. With Bei Yicheng under siege, he rushed desperately to Yu Tang's side, only to find it was too late when he arrived.
He was overwhelmed by endless regret and pain.
That's why he wanted to help Xiao Lin ascend the throne, so that Emperor Xiao Sheng, who refused to support him, would pay a bloody price.
Now that I've arrived in the capital, I've heard the news that Yu Tang has come back to life, even if it's only in the form of Yu Ling.
That was enough to make him feel excited and satisfied.
Xiao Lin glanced at him indifferently, then stretched out his other hand and pressed it tightly against the middle of Yu Tang from both sides.
The two hands formed a barrier, using the table as a base.
It successfully blocked all the light.
To be honest, his pose looks a bit silly.
Like a child who is afraid of having their beloved possession taken away, he stares at Qiao Yu with wide eyes.
"Do the two generals have anything else to discuss?"
"If not, it's getting late, and I should rest with General Yu."
He deliberately pronounced the words very slowly and clearly, and emphasized the sounds.
He also needed to match this with an approachable smile as he spoke.
"Generals, you should go back and get some rest. You have work to do tomorrow."
"Don't stay here and disturb my late-night conversation with General Yu, as we spend the night together."
Chapter 15
The villain was resurrected for the fourth time (15)
Zhao Lin blushed and immediately understood.
I wanted to say that General Yu is so small in stature, I hope Your Majesty will be cautious.
But then he remembered Yu Tang's reprimand of him for not being too familiar with Xiao Lin, so he shut his mouth, bowed, and led Qiao Yu away.
Qiao Yu's eyes were red as she reluctantly left the Imperial Study.
After the heavy door closed, she sniffled and choked out a sob.
This man, who was usually composed and calmer than most of the soldiers in the North, was now filled with relief and excitement.
Some of the pain and guilt that had been buried deep for so long also dissipated.
"Okay, you feel much better after crying it out, right?" Zhao Lin patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder.
"Uh-huh……"
Seeing Qiao Yu nod, Zhao Lin felt a pang of sadness.
Qiao Yu had initially proposed to lead troops in Beijiu City, thus distancing himself from them.
He and Li Wen thought that Qiao Yu and Yu Tang had some kind of conflict.
But over this period of time, he has seen that Qiao Yu truly cares about General Yu just as much as they do.
That's why he spoke up for Qiao Yu.
Thinking of something, Zhao Lin lowered his voice and said to Qiao Yu, "However, you can't contact General Yu too often in the future."
“You were in North Nine City before, and we were in North One City, so the message didn’t get through.”
"Actually, His Majesty and the General are...married." After saying this, Zhao Lin deliberately looked around to make sure no one noticed before continuing, "And as you just saw, His Majesty's attitude towards General Yu was one of absolute protectiveness."
Therefore, it's best if we keep our distance from General Yu to avoid offending His Majesty.
Although Zhao Lin was simple-minded, he was a witness to Xiao Lin and Yu Tang's wedding and had even secretly delivered sketchbooks to the couple with Li Wen.
Therefore, he naturally understood the relationship between Xiao Lin and Yu Tang.
After all, if you put yourself in his shoes, he wouldn't want his wife to have too much contact with other people.
Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment, but recalling the way Xiao Lin looked at Yu Tang, he sighed inwardly, realizing that his feeling was indeed not an illusion.
His Majesty was deeply in love with General Yu.
It was even more than the emotions he invested.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't jealous of Xiao Lin.
But he had no intention of ruining their relationship.
He only wanted to silently protect General Yu. He would only reveal his feelings and take the general away to a distant place if Xiao Lin betrayed General Yu one day.
If the relationship between the two remains stable, he will consciously keep that feeling to himself forever.
"Yes, I understand, Brother Zhao Lin." Qiao Yu wiped away his tears and showed a relieved smile: "I sincerely wish His Majesty and the General well in their relationship. I will only focus on doing what I should do and will never disturb them."
Zhao Lin laughed when he heard this and patted Qiao Yu hard on the back.
While saying that was good, she also said that once this busy period was over, she would help him find a girl to marry, so that he wouldn't still be a bachelor at twenty-five.
Qiao Yu simply smiled, neither declining nor agreeing.
"Your Majesty, how much longer are you going to stay in this position?" In the imperial study, Yu Tang sat speechlessly on the table, surrounded by darkness, his hands tightly covering his face.
Xiao Lin only opened two fingers after the voices outside had stopped.
"Then I'll open a small gap first, and you can slowly adjust to the light."
Yu Tang rolled her eyes and hummed in agreement.
After a while, they were able to see the light again.
Just as he was about to confront him, he saw Xiao Lin with his arms crossed and his chin resting on the table, looking at him with a pitiful expression.
"General, why didn't you tell me before that you had such a close younger brother?"
Xiao Lin deliberately emphasized the word "good" with a hint of jealousy.
You didn't ask either?
Xiao Lin choked for a moment, turned his head away, and muttered a sophistry: "You won't tell me unless I ask? And you were so solemn just now, as if you were afraid I would drag him out and kill him the next moment. Do you really think I'm such a petty and narrow-minded tyrant who would persecute his subjects over something like this?"
Yu Tang was slightly taken aback.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
He stood up, walked over, touched Xiao Lin's face, and said helplessly, "Is Your Majesty trying to turn the tables on me? Besides, you should really bring a mirror so you can see how you looked just now."
"Doesn't it look like they want to drag him out and behead him?"
He added, "But I'm relieved to hear His Majesty's words now."
“My beloved Majesty is indeed not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong.” He said, “Qiao Yu has a good character and is intelligent. He is more suitable to assist Majesty than Zhao Lin and Li Wen.”
"Now that the Xiao Kingdom is in dire need of reconstruction, he should be able to help a lot..."
"Shh—" Yu Tang blinked as her lips were pressed against a fingertip, and she saw that Xiao Lin looked angry.
“I said I wouldn’t do that kind of thing, but I didn’t say I wouldn’t be jealous.”
"Right now, I'm both angry and jealous." Xiao Lin's face turned cold, his expression awkward. "General, you should think carefully about how to coax me."
As he spoke, he put Yu Tang into his pocket and walked out: "When we get to the palace, I beg you, General, to give me an answer."
This really put Yu Tang in a difficult position.
Sitting at the bottom of Xiao Lin's pocket, he thought and thought, and finally had a flash of inspiration.
He quietly reached into his pocket and pulled in the calming sachet that Xiao Lin had given him, which was hanging from Xiao Lin's waist.
I untied the elastic band, poured out the spices, and sneezed several times from the fumes.
After cleaning up, I climbed inside and tied the elastic band from the inside.
Then he stretched out his hand, used his divine power, and one after another, bright green light spots appeared in his palm.
They are simulated fireflies.
The entire black bag was filled to the brim.
With Yu Tang's current supernatural power, it's already quite an achievement to have done all this.
The little man wiped the sweat from his brow and faintly heard the sound of palace servants opening the door to Xiao Lin's bedchamber.
Yu Tang immediately became alert, turned around, and gripped the side of the bag tightly with both hands and feet.
The candlelight flickered inside the hall, and Xiao Lin asked softly.
"General, are you prepared to answer me?"
Yu Tang smiled slightly and replied, "Your Majesty, could you please have the palace servants extinguish the candles in the hall?"
Xiao Lin didn't know what he was going to do, but he agreed anyway.
He waved for the palace maids to extinguish the candles and then dismissed them.
"General, the candle has gone out."
"Alright, Your Majesty, now put your hand in your pocket."
Xiao Lin raised an eyebrow and reached into his pocket.
In the end, I didn't touch Yutang, but I did touch the sachet.
His expression faltered slightly.