The next morning.
Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes to find Dantai Yunheng staring at him resentfully.
He froze for a moment.
Scenes from the previous night flashed through his mind, and he finally remembered that he seemed to have promised A-Heng... only to fall asleep without realizing it.
His gaze instinctively darted away. "A-Heng, I..."
Having A-Heng beside him always made him feel inexplicably safe and relaxed...
Dantai Yunheng was happy that Xiao Yu trusted him so completely, but he could not keep teasing him and then leaving him hanging.
He stared at him resentfully and said through gritted teeth, "You little menace!"
Xiao Yu blinked at his words.
Then a soft laugh escaped his lips, and he reached up to embrace him. "All right, I am."
"I promise I won't fall asleep at the crucial moment next time?"
Dantai Yunheng rolled on top of him, bracing his hands on either side of his head, and looked at him pitifully. "Then let me rub against you a little now..."
Xiao Yu's face instantly flushed scarlet.
He scooped him up and got out of bed. "There's no time, Your Majesty. Hurry up and get dressed and washed."
"It's time for morning court..."
Dantai Yunheng immediately pressed his lips together. "..."
At court.
Dantai Yunheng looked thoroughly reluctant as Xiao Yu led him in by the hand.
"Long live His Majesty! Long live Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Rise," Dantai Yunheng replied indifferently as he slowly took his seat.
"Your Majesty."
The Minister of Revenue suddenly stepped forward. "I wish to accuse Wang Liang, Revenue Director of the Ministry of Revenue's Revenue Bureau, of abusing his authority for personal gain and secretly embezzling one million taels of public funds."
Wang Liang's eyes flew wide.
He had never imagined that the mentor who