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Chapter 40 Chapter 10 Return of the Blossoms

my queen 谢楼南 11621Words 2018-03-16
We only stayed in Shanhaiguan for one day, and arrived in Jinzhou early the next morning.When we entered the city and climbed the city wall, the artillery, food, grass and other supplies that followed were passing through the city gate, and the chariots and horses stretched in the wind and snow, and the edge could not be seen at a glance. With the roar of cars and horses, he took my hand and walked slowly to the edge of the city wall. Looking at the vast distant mountains behind the snow curtain, Xiao Huan seemed to lose his mind for a moment, and then he turned his head and said in a low voice, "Go down."

The innocent people of the tribe were killed, and the grief and indignation in Jurchen's country was uncontrollable. After Kummer returned to Jianzhou, he immediately went south. In less than three days, the suppressing army had already lined up outside Jinzhou City. The heavy snow was still falling intermittently. In the vast fields outside Jinzhou City, new snow covered the old snow, covering the ruts and footprints of the Wu army in the past few days, and replaced them by the smoke rising from the Jurchen camp in the distance. On the night when Kummer's army was stationed below the city, they rode their horses under the majestic city walls of Jinzhou City. The snow had already buried the hooves of the horses. There were still scattered snowflakes falling in the sky, and the air was only bitterly cold.

Pulling the snow fox cloak on my shoulders, I turned around and kissed the pale cheek that was close at hand: "Brother Xiao, are you okay?" His skin under his lips was as cold as cold jade, he lowered his head and smiled at me, but he just shook his head, and said in a low voice to Hong Qing who was riding beside him, "Let's go over." Today at Shen Shi, after Kummer's army trekked in the wind and snow, Xiao Huan ordered Shi Yan and Hong Qing to prepare to leave the city.When it was getting darker, twelve white-clothed masters from the accompanying battalion quietly came outside Xiao Huan's room and stood quietly to wait for the order.

After that, a group of people left the city through the narrow secret door that only allowed one person to pass through. The whole process was silent, and even the soldiers guarding the city head were not disturbed. I am afraid that the officials and guards in the city are still completely unaware that the emperor has left the city alone and is preparing to go to the enemy's camp. When I was preparing the horses just now, I insisted on riding the same horse with Xiao Huan, and I pulled him to sit behind me with my waist hugged. The big camp slipped away. The surrounding area is extremely quiet in the heavy snow, and the slightest sound may be captured by the guards patrolling at night. Fortunately, when we came, we not only covered the body of the horse with a white cloth to hide the whereabouts, but also tied the sound-absorbing cotton on the horse's hoof. Galloping on the ground, except for a very small noise, it did not arouse any other sounds.

The closer the speed is, the slower the speed will be. When the distance from the camp is less than one mile, I will abandon the horse. I can only protect myself with Hong Qing holding Xiao Huan's waist. go. This time, all the top experts in the accompanying battalion came. They avoided the guards along the way, and went deep into the barracks silently. Before long, they saw Kummer's Chinese army tent in the distance. I saw only a few guards standing in front of Kummer's tent, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, that Chiku who was always by Kummer's side was not there. Otherwise, with Chiku's martial arts and caution, he would have entered the tent. It's really tricky.

Just as he was thinking, a guard of the accompanying battalion next to Hong Qing lightly stepped forward, and with a flick of his hand, the soldier in front of him immediately went limp. He slashed with a hand knife obliquely, and without even breathing, the other soldier collapsed silently. The ups and downs of these two hands are just an instant thing. Several personal guards at the tent door were also dealt with by the same method. After the guards around them cleaned up their emotions, Hong Qing lifted the leather curtain of the tent door, and Xiao Huan walked in first. The tent was brightly lit by candles, and Kummer was lying on a soft tiger skin couch for a nap, but he seemed exhausted after a few days, and there were some messy stubbles growing on his chin. He didn't open his eyes at the movement at the door: "Didn't I say, get the hell out of here?"

Walking in slowly, Xiao Huan didn't speak, but walked to the soft couch and stopped in front of Kummer. Finally aware of the strangeness, Kummer's muscles tensed suddenly, he pressed the long knife on his side with his hand, turned over and sat up, and when he saw clearly that the person in front of him was Xiao Huan, those pigeon-gray eagle eyes flickered After a while, he sneered: "Who did I think it was? Visiting the camp late at night, His Majesty Deyou is here to take my head?" Xiao Huan covered his lips and coughed lightly: "Kumor, you know why I came here."

The posture still looks lazy, but Kummer looks like a drawn bow at this time, every muscle is showing cold pressure, his eyes are like arrows, and he sneers: "Oh? Could it be that His Majesty Deyou is specially Come to catch up with me? Today, what should I say to His Majesty Deyou?" The sneer was even worse, and Kummer said word by word: "I wish His Majesty Dawu Deyou, forever and ever, and the country will last forever?" Looking into his eyes, Xiao Huan met his gaze: "Kumor, I thought we were friends." "Friend?" As if amused by the word, Kummer laughed out loud, even more sarcastic, "Your Majesty Deyou...do you really think people like us have any friends?"

Facing his sarcasm, Xiao Huan coughed lightly, as if he was helpless: "I know that your clansman was killed, and I feel very angry. Kummer, you can vent your anger. Can you wait until we have discussed major issues?" The brilliance in Dove Gray Eagle's eyes changed a few times, and Kummer relaxed his muscles a little: "If His Majesty Deyou came from the recommendation pillow, then I can make it difficult..." If I still don’t understand after seeing this, I’d be really stupid... When Xiao Huan said that he would secretly come to the Jurchen Camp to find Kummer tonight, I vaguely guessed something. The security is surprisingly relaxed, now it looks really...

Sure enough, after adjusting his posture, Kummer wiped his face and returned to seriousness: "Xiaobai, you are finally here. If you don't come, I will almost think that I guessed wrong..." After I realized it, I jumped up in a rage and pointed at Kummer's nose: "Did you guess that Brother Xiao did not do such a despicable and shameless thing, and you still say such stinging things today? I will spit out again after being stabbed by you." Are you happy when the blood comes out?" Kummer was taken aback, and looked at Xiao Huan: "That night in Datong, after I left, Xiaobai, did you vomit blood?"

I didn't expect that I would mention this, Xiao Huan smiled: "It's nothing, I just got anxious for a while." A cold light shot out of the dove-gray pupils, and Kummer narrowed his eyes: "Very good, Ersen, this is a really good plan! This time I will let you go, I am not Aixinjue The descendants of Luo Shi!" Time was running out, and Kummer stopped gossiping, jumped off the soft couch, took Xiao Huan's hand and took him to look at the marching map on the case: "I left 50,000 people on the north bank of the Suzi River." Suzi River is just outside the city of Jianzhou, the only way to enter Jianzhou from the south. The 50,000 people are probably the majority of Kummer's troops. He left 50,000 people outside the city of Jianzhou at once, so now he How much is it to lead to Jinzhou? It wasn't just me who was surprised, Xiao Huan nodded while looking at the marching map, and then asked him: "How many people are you in the camp now?" Kummer smiled and stretched out a hand: "Five thousand." He laughed as he said, "Look at the stretch of tents outside, but they are all empty, and even the so much smoke during cooking is deliberately lit !" This time I was really taken aback. When Kummer led his troops to Jinzhou, he probably hadn't decided whether Xiao Huan was an enemy or a friend. He actually brought only 5,000 soldiers and ran to the enemy's strong city to set up camp. No wonder Kummer has always been known in Liaodong for using soldiers like ghosts. How can this be using soldiers? This is simply nonsense, right? On the other side, Xiao Huan didn't seem to have any accidents. He just glanced at Kummer and smiled: "You only bring five thousand people, you really trust me." Kummer raised his eyebrows, and instead of answering Xiao Huan's words, he asked, "Xiao Bai, how many people did you bring with you this time?" There are only a few imperial guards, and there is me who may not be of much use. If Kummer commands the dead soldiers to intercept them desperately, it may be difficult to get out of this big camp. Raising their heads, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, then turned their eyes away to look at the marching map on the table. Just like in the big camp outside Datong City some time ago, the understanding and quick conversation with each other, the meticulous and cumbersome various marching routes, and the coordination of troops were all decided during such discussions. Knowing that they would not stop within an hour or two, I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to look around for the copper pot when Chiku walked in at the door of the tent, silently holding a large red copper pot wrapped in animal skin, the pot There was steaming white gas in the mouth, and the slightly bitter aroma of milk tea wafted out. It turned out that Chiku was not seen at the tent door just now, not because he was not there, but because he avoided it on purpose. Smiling at him, I took the pot and the small copper bowl in his hand, not only poured a bowl of milk tea and put them in Xiao Huan and Kummer's hands, but also the imperial guards guarding the tent. Everyone also poured a bowl to keep out the cold. The hot milk tea with salt was particularly mellow in the cold night. After the sentinel in the army chanted the chant for the fifth time, the dim light before dawn was still revealed in the gloomy snowy sky. Kummer and Xiao Huancai finally looked away from the marching map that he had been burying in for the whole night. Heaving a deep sigh of relief, Kummer looked at Xiao Huan and smiled: "Aslan killed the Jurchen people, as long as the explanation is clear, this blood debt should not be miscalculated on Dawu's head, Xiaobai, this time you You can actually stay out of it.” After a night of exhaustion, Xiao Huan's face turned pale. He looked up at Kummer and smiled lightly: "When I was repairing the book and asked you to reinforce Datong, couldn't you also stay out of it?" Kummer laughed: "That's different. Esen has been a woman's confidant in recent years. How can I just let him sit up? Of course I have to send troops to beat him up." "Letting the remnants of Ersen rampant outside the customs is also a worry for Dawu." Xiao Huan also smiled after lightly picking up Kummer's words. Seeing the two of them talking, I walked over and hugged Xiao Huan's waist: "Don't flirt with each other, it's not easy to go back to the city after dawn." Kummer burst into laughter with a "puchi": "Xiaobai, what should I do? Cangcang is jealous..." I knew that there would be no good things for these two people to get together, and I could only be amuse myself if I cared about them. I rolled my eyes, and when I heard Xiao Huan coughing lightly, I hurriedly asked him: "Brother Xiao, are you feeling better?" He smiled lightly and nodded his head to show that it was okay. He held my hand and smiled at Kummer: "Then we will meet in the city tomorrow at Haishi." Kummer nodded and smiled: "See you in the city." It’s really not too early. I said goodbye to Kummer, escorted by Chiku to the outside of the camp, and then returned along the same road. After such a round of tossing, the sky turned pale after entering the city. After a night of exhaustion, Xiao Huan's body couldn't bear it long ago, but he didn't even take a break. Before dawn, he summoned all the guards and arranged to go down and prepare for the attack. Sitting on the soft couch next to him, while forcing him to drink medicine, while watching him handle various military affairs with clear rules, I also stayed up all night. Now I was smoked by the warm fire, and fell asleep unconsciously caught. When I opened my eyes again, I found that all the officials in the room had left at some point. I was lying on Xiao Huan's lap, covered with a soft and warm blanket.In the snowy weather, the white light that does not distinguish between dawn and dusk shines through the window, and the room is quiet and comfortable. Aware of me waking up and looking down at me, the corners of Xiao Huan's lips curled into a gentle arc: "Cangcang." My whole body was wrapped in lazy warmth, I stretched out my arms to hug his waist, leaned my head lightly on his chest, and finally smiled: "Brother Xiao." Dawu and Jurchen once again join forces to fight against the enemy, this time the opponent is the remnant of the Tatars hidden behind the snowfield. On November 23rd, the heavy snow stopped for the first time. On November 23rd, when it was Hai hour, the mountains and fields under the moonlight were covered with fresh snow, and the outside of Jinzhou City was silvery white. The air is cold, and there are layers of chills between breaths. Standing silently in line under the city, the soldiers in armor are not in a posture of welcoming the enemy, but quietly waiting for the arrival of the allied forces. The curtains of the carriage doors in the queue were lifted, and in the dim light of the red clay stove, Xiao Huan was rarely busy with military and political affairs, slowly turning over the chess record in his hand, and playing on the chessboard beside him. In the silence, Liu Shi'an, who was also in the car, suddenly looked at the chessboard and said, "The emperor is benevolent and cannot bear to abandon his son." Looking up at him, Xiao Huan smiled, didn't answer his words, but asked: "Shi'an, in your opinion, what is the current situation like?" After a short pause, Liu Shi'an replied: "Kumor's military tactics are always treacherous and treacherous, but this time he lost his impatience. It is good to pretend to attack Jinzhou and try to lure the enemy, but if the timing is not right, people's hearts are unstable." , It's hard to tell the outcome based on the strength of the Jurchen troops alone." To say that his last sentence was still insincere, the meaning of this sentence is very clear, he has some disapproval of Xiao Huan's sending troops to help Kummer. Xiao Huan smiled again, picked up a chess piece, but did not drop it, and continued to ask: "Then how about going further, what do you think is the current situation in Liaodong?" Without the decisiveness just now, after pondering, Liu Shi'an replied: "Jianzhou has been accumulated for decades since Delun, and it has been more than ten years since the establishment of the country. It is a worry to regard it as an enemy. If you treat him as a minister, you may be dissatisfied. However, if you continue to indulge, one day the foundation of the country will be endangered." Sure enough, Liu Shian dared to say anything, if Cao Xi was here, his hands would shake again. Xiao Huan nodded, and asked again: "What about Ping Liao? What do you think?" Liu Shi'an paused: "Govern the Liao Dynasty with all our strength, and there may be hope in ten years' time." With a faint smile, Xiao Huan lightly placed the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard: "Then discuss it in ten years." Such an understatement made Liu Shi'an's lips tense immediately, as if the lump in his chest hadn't been exhausted, his usually calm face turned pale, showing some embarrassment. This newly-promoted Fang Si Lang Zhong of the Ministry of War still has little experience, and it is difficult not to be entangled when talking to an old fox like Xiao Huan. As they spoke, there was a thunderous sound of horseshoes outside the car, and the figures of the Jurchen cavalry were clearly discernible in the snowy field, and Kummer had arrived. The galloping horse raised the snow particles on the ground, and Kummer took the lead. The cold wind blew the silver-gray fox cloak behind him, and his handsome eyebrows were carved like knives under the radiance of the fresh snow. He reined in his horse, his tone was low, With the coercion that is about to come: "Jurchen Kumoer is here, Your Majesty Dawu Deyou, may you help me expel the alien race and kill the enemy for revenge!" Standing up and stepping off the carriage, Xiao Huan looked at him across the crowd of soldiers, Xiao Huan spoke slowly, his voice was not loud, but his words were clear, and he sent it out: "Da Wu and Jurchen are connected by flesh and blood, the enemy of Jurchen is the enemy of Da Wu. After a pause, he said slowly: "Now there are 30,000 sons and daughters of Dawu Jinzhou, who will help Khan King Kumer to encircle and suppress the Tatars and clear their homeland!" With a clang, he drew out his long knife, and Kummer raised his knife to the sky, slamming every word, as if his heart was weeping blood, and killed him to the extreme: "Expel the Tatars, clean up the homeland!" "Expel the Tatars, clean up the homeland!" A mountain-shaking cry sounded, mourning and shrieking. For a moment, I seemed to see a pack of wolves howling to the moon. The deep sorrow and endless murderous intent tore through the sky and reached the sky. Two days later, the 100,000 Allied Forces of Dawu Jurchen defeated the remnant Tatar remnants of the Aslan tribe outside Jianzhou City. The battle lasted for three days, and the snow field outside Jianzhou City was dyed blood red. There are mountains of corpses by the Suzi River.Nearly 10,000 Tatar remnants were wiped out, and the leader Aslan was beheaded on the spot. Thanks to Dawu's sharp artillery, the Jurchen cavalry suffered only more than 1,000 casualties, and the battle was almost a complete victory. On the morning of the day when the haze of the bloody battle finally dissipated, Jurchen, who had returned to the city of Jinzhou after a long journey, pulled out the remaining enemy saber and threw it under the horse. Far away: "As long as I, Kumor, are alive, Jurchen's iron cavalry are not allowed to step on this sword. If there is any violation, it will be regarded as treason!" At that moment, the blue sky was like washing, and thousands of miles of mountains and rivers were like a river. Kummer raised his eyebrows and smiled towards the city, and the world turned pale. After the war, there were many things that needed to be rectified urgently in the Jurchen country, and Kummer stayed in Jinzhou for two days. Taking advantage of Xiao Huan's busy schedule, I had time to ride a horse with him to the hills outside the city, and see the trees and grass under our feet, and the mountains in the distance. Riding the horse and galloping with him, my whole body became hot, and I guess my face was also red at the moment, and I raised my head and shouted to the sky. It was really a long time ago. Seeing me shouting excitedly with a smile, Kummer said, "Cang Cang, I like you like this, like a walking flower." He said this to me back then, and now he said it again, and I couldn't help laughing: "It's just that you always say that I look like a flower. If I show my crazy appearance to my brother, he will definitely be said to be like a flower." Mad woman." "In my eyes, the blue sky is the most beautiful flower." Kummer has this kind of magic power, and any sweet words will not be abrupt from his mouth. After so many years, I still couldn't look away when I was stared at by his dove gray eyes, so I laughed and joked: "You are so charming, I really can't hold it." "Yo?" He smiled immediately, his eyebrows raised, "So I'm more attractive than a beauty like Xiaobai?" "Of course, of course," I laughed, "Kumor Khan is handsome and charming." After the joke was over, Kummer suddenly stopped, and then said: "Cang Cang, I think you have to choose, you want to be free, or you want Xiaobai." I was stunned for a while, and didn't understand what he said for a while: "What?" "You have been the Pavilion Master of Fenglai Pavilion these few years, right?" He smiled, "Xiaobai told me about it." I didn't expect that the two of them would gossip like this besides military affairs when they were together. I also smiled and admitted truthfully: "Taking care of both sides, sometimes I can't do what I want." "It's good to be able to indulge in the rivers and lakes. In the past few years, Xiaobai has tried his best to save you from any worries." Kummer said, pausing slightly, "But Cang Cang, if you don't choose between the two, then late." I was stunned, and there was a bang in my head, which was like numbness. Definitely looking at me, Kummer stretched out his hand and gently stroked my head: "Cang Cang, no one can last too long alone, you can't wait until Xiaobai really can't hold on before turning back." Almost instinctively, I quickly grabbed the hand beside me and asked in a panic: "Kumor, what happened to Brother Xiao? What happened to him when you were together?" After a series of questions, seeing Kummer's comforting eyes, I realized that I had been frightened again, and the confusion that filled my heart could never dissipate. How can I ignore it?Over the past few years, I insisted on staying in the arena where I could show my ambitions. I knew that he would care about me, but I didn't care about it.Inward and outward rumors and doubts, children's health and schoolwork, all of these... Even if he never mentioned it, how could I ignore it all? A few months ago, he passed out in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but I didn't know the abnormality of his body until the last moment. This time he leads the personal conquest, but I can only stay in Fenglai Pavilion to appease people's hearts, and I can't even watch his leaving figure. Kummer was right. I left him alone to bear the burden. No matter how high-sounding the reason was, I couldn’t shirk it. It was I who left him, and then pursued my own freedom. Until now, even Kummer has noticed that he has held on for too long, but I am still deluding myself and not wanting to face it. What am I waiting for, is it so difficult that I have to regret it again after losing it? Taking a deep breath and looking up at Kummer, I collected my emotions and smiled: "I see, thank you, Kummer." There was a look of approval in his eyes, Kummer took my hand and patted the back of my hand, smiled: "Cang Cang, what I want to see most is that you can be happy." I smiled and blinked at him: "Oh? Isn't your beloved Xiaobai happy?" Knowing that the joke between him and Xiao Huan was out of control, he let out a light "chi" laugh, and Kummer nodded in a vague way: "That's okay..." After this conversation in the field, we didn't stay outside for long before we returned to the city together. When I got off my horse and handed over the reins to the soldiers beside me, I saw Liu Shi'an coming out of the room holding a stack of documents, and saw me saluting, "Empress Empress." He also looked at Kummer behind me. , bowed and saluted, "Kumor Khan." After his figure receded, Kummer touched his chin and murmured to himself, "This little civil servant has a bit of ruthless gaze." I didn't have the heart to listen to him, so I opened the curtain and walked into the room with some eagerness. Behind the screen, Xiao Huan was wearing a green shirt and a Chu Qing cloak and was flipping through a memorial. Under the white sunlight, there was a hint of tiredness between his slightly frowned brows. Seeing me walking in such a hurry, he raised his head in surprise, and smiled lightly: "Cang Cang?" Shaking my head, I went to sit down beside him, gently held his hand on his lap, raised my head and smiled at him, and said, "Brother Xiao, I'm back." As if he didn't understand why I did this suddenly, he was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled lightly, nodded and brushed away the messy hair on my face: "Did you have a good time shopping?" Nodding my head, I smiled at him, stretched out my arms to hug him, and slowly breathed in the Tsinghua fragrance of the grass and trees on his body, unwilling to leave. He has long been used to this sudden attachment to me, so he lightly hugged my shoulders and didn't speak again. Kummer, who followed me in, saw this scene, raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly. There was only silence in the surrounding area, sticking to Xiao Huan's arms, I vaguely heard his and my own heartbeats, stable and peaceful. A day later, Kummer set off, together with Xiao Huan, and sent him far outside Jinzhou City. At the moment of farewell, Kummer looked at the floating clouds in the sky and smiled slowly: "Xiaobai, as long as you and I are alive, there will be peace in Liaodong, but in a few days, perhaps the flames of war will reignite here, and blood will flow across the oars. " Xiao Huan also smiled: "Maybe there will be a hundred years of stability, and the people will live happily." Smiling lightly, Kummer stopped talking and got on his horse until he was far away. Finally, he turned around and waved to this side gracefully. His figure finally blended into the Jurchen cavalry who were all in black iron armor and could not be recognized clearly. Not far behind Xiao Huan, Liu Shi'an, who also watched Kummer go away, didn't know whether he had forgotten his love for a moment or was too angry, and murmured: "There are endless troubles." The voice was extremely low, but unfortunately it came clearly. Smiling, Xiao Huan suddenly asked him: "Shi'an, do you believe in the morals of the world in the grass?" Obviously stunned for a moment, obviously did not expect Xiao Huan to talk about Jianghu morality, Liu Shi'an answered in a slightly embarrassed way: "I have never made such friends." Smiling lightly, Xiao Huan looked up at him, "I believe, those promises, life and death, I believe." Liu Shi'an stayed there in a daze, while Xiao Huan turned and walked towards the carriage. After Xiao Huan got into the car, Liu Shi'an suddenly said: "Your Majesty, dark clouds always cover the moon, and the universe also hides filth." Looking back with a smile, Xiao Huan clearly said: "Then wait for the day when the clouds will clear and the wind will clear, and the sun and the moon will shine again." Following Xiao Huan and passing by Liu Shi'an, I got excited, reached out and patted his shoulder, smiled: "Master Liu, make more friends, life will be more pleasant." After finishing speaking, regardless of Liu Shi'an's already livid face, he raised his legs and jumped into the carriage. Xiao Huan in the car also heard what I said to Liu Shi'an, at this moment he raised the corners of his lips in a funny way, and stretched out his hand to me: "Cang Cang, Shi'an has a calm temper, don't tease him." I laughed, and took his hand and sat beside him: "Are you here to protect your Ai Qing?" Apparently hearing the words in the car, Liu Shi'an's livid face turned red again, and the figure who turned around to get on the horse also looked a little embarrassed. It was quite interesting to see this young civil servant with a sullen face losing his composure one after another. I put my arms around Xiao Huan's waist and laughed. There is still a short distance to return to Jinzhou City, and the carriage is not in a hurry, walking leisurely in the field, the snow has melted a little, and the rest can barely bury the horse's hooves. In a quiet and comfortable moment, I held Xiao Huan's hand, I smiled lightly, and raised my head to kiss the corner of his lips. The battle dragged on and on, and before we knew it, it was the twelfth lunar month. After Kummer left, he was busy returning to Beijing, spent another night in Jinzhou, and set off for Shanhaiguan the next day, and then all the way back to the capital. The tiredness accumulated during this period of time finally couldn't be suppressed any longer. On the day he arrived at Shanhaiguan, Xiao Huan only drank a bowl of clear porridge, and then vomited it all up, leaning on the couch and still coughing lightly. Sitting by his couch, I wrapped my arms around his shoulders, trying to make him lean more comfortably, and wiped the thin sweat on his forehead with a brocade handkerchief. The tiredness in his eyes was deep, but he still smiled at me: "It doesn't matter, Cang Cang." Shaking my head lightly, I hugged him and buried my head on his shoulder: "Brother Xiao, how about going to Daiyu Palace after we go back?" The hot springs in Daiyu Palace are the most suitable for Xiao Huan to recuperate. At the beginning, Li Mingshang proposed that Xiao Huan stay in Daiyu for a long time, and moved the six ministries and the cabinet there to handle the government affairs.It is not that there is no precedent for the emperor to live in the palace after the founding of the Great Wu. In addition, Xiao Huan's health is indeed not good, so it is not impossible to do so. However, Xiao Huan finally decided to go back to the Forbidden Palace back then, part of the reason was that if I lived in the Forbidden Palace, it would be more convenient for me to come and go to Fenglai Pavilion. Lifting my head from his shoulder, I looked at him and smiled: "Brother Xiao, I want to resign from my position in Fenglai Pavilion." When he first heard me say that, he looked a little shocked for a moment, and held my hand: "Cang Cang?" In the past eight years, apart from him and the children, Fenglai Pavilion is almost all I have. Every time there are dangerous turmoil in the world, every time I return to the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone in the middle of the night, all I see is his figure waiting for me under the lamp.Apart from myself, only he knows how much time and persistence I have poured into Fenglai Pavilion, but now he just gives up. I finally got the words out, but instead of the heaviness before I spoke, I smiled: "Master Bai, you entrusted Fenglai Pavilion to me eight years ago. It's better to abdicate and let the virtuous." He smiled at him, "How is it? How have I been doing in the past eight years? Give me a comment?" Looking at me with those jet-black double pupils, his face was a little pale, and he suddenly pressed his chest and coughed softly. This frightened me quite a bit, I quickly hugged him to help him caress his back, and asked him in a panic: "Brother Xiao, what's wrong? Does your chest hurt?" Coughing lightly and closing his eyes to hide the emotions in his deep pupils, he slowly shook his head, paused for a moment, and then said: "Cang Cang, are you resigning from Fenglai Pavilion because you are afraid of dragging me down?" Taking a deep breath, I leaned over, put my chin on his lap, and looked at him: "Brother Xiao, if I say yes, will you start to feel guilty, thinking that you failed to do my best for me?" , so now I am forced to make a choice between Fenglai Pavilion and you?" Lowering his eyes, he still coughed lightly, without answering. Over the years, the more I understand him, the more I can't do anything about his temper that takes everything on me. I sighed softly, held his cool hand, and pressed it to my face: "Although I am also very I like talking and laughing with Su Qian and Muyan in Fenglai Pavilion, I like to ride horses and gallop in the moonlit night, drink the happiest wine, and do the happiest things. But brother Xiao, if behind this kind of happiness, you need to be silent all the time Pay for me, I would rather not take it anymore." I lowered my head and kissed his fingertips lightly, and I looked at him, "Brother Xiao, now I just want to be with you." Looking at me quietly, he closed his eyes again and sighed: "Cangcang..." "Don't tell me to think about it again!" Knowing what he was going to say, I immediately blocked my mouth, I simply hugged his waist and started acting like a baby, "I want to be with you, Xiaolian Xiaoxie and the others, but you won't let me! Don't you want me to be tired of you all day long!" "Cang Cang..." He whispered helplessly, and I immediately looked up at him with aggrieved eyes. The corners of his lips finally gave me a smile. He sighed and smiled: "As long as you are happy...it's up to you." Let me hold his hand and rub it here and there, he stopped talking, but his eyes kept falling on me. I smiled at him: "Brother Xiao, it turned out that Zhang Zhuduan told me that he said that you love me because I am the daughter of a powerful minister, and that you love me because this is what is best for the empire. So later that day I ran to ask you, if the other woman was a queen, would you also treat her well and pamper her with all your heart? I knew how you would answer, but when I heard you say "yes", I still endured I can't help but be disappointed. Women are greedy and want to be the only one, and hope that no one can take their place, even if we never meet." Speaking softly, I looked at his pure black double pupils, and smiled slightly: "Brother Xiao, I would like to ask you again today, if we had never met, would you be fond of another woman you married?" Tolerate, care about everything?" Also without any hesitation, he replied softly: "Yes." I smiled: "Then if the other woman you married is trapped in the enemy's camp and there are many dangers, will you go to save her alone, regardless of life or death?" Although his voice was soft, it was still steady: "Yes." "Then if it was another woman you married, you would also risk your life to send her out of the Forbidden Palace, and arrange everything for her after that?" I looked at him, my eyes were already foggy, "Then what's the matter?" , are you not going to do it to her?" After a brief silence, he spoke softly. There was no doubt or hesitation in his gentle voice: "I will never come back from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. If it is another person, I will give up..." He didn't say what he would give up, and looked at me quietly, he smiled as if relieved: "Cang Cang... You have always been, the only person." Tears had already flowed down my cheeks, I lowered my head and smiled, and wiped the tears on my face with my hands indiscriminately: "Really, why is it so difficult to force you to admit it once..." Jing Jing looked at me, there was a gentle smile in those deep black pupils, but he just remained silent. The day we returned to the Forbidden Palace was gloomy. The children came out to greet us, Lian'er and Yan'er were fine, but when Xiao Xie saw us, her eyes turned red immediately. I was about to signal Xiao Huan to coax her, but unexpectedly she pouted and ran over to hug me and cry. Surprised, I looked up at Xiao Huan, and he smiled at me. Xiao Xie is really a child, as if God specially sent to treat me. I didn't expect that when she came back this time, she would be most worried about me. I was afraid that Xiao Huan would be tired, so I asked him to rest first. I coaxed the children and asked Lian'er to take them to the study, and sat down to read with them for a while. Everything was settled, and it took more than an hour. Coming out of the study, there was a thick autumn rain in the air. The sound of the rain outside the railing hits the stone steps of white marble. Below the steps are lush green flowers. The same bluegrass is planted here as in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Scattered flower buds protrude from the slender leaf stalks. Like the stars dotted in between. Xiao Huan didn't go back to his room, but sat alone in the soft chair on the porch. When he saw me, he raised his head and smiled: "Cang Cang." I walked over and bent over to hug him. His body was cold, and the blue singlet on his body still had some cool water vapor on it. I lowered my head and kissed his thin lips, and looked at him with some reproach: "What are you doing sitting outside in so little clothes? Do you want to make my heart hurt?" He smiled: "I just wanted to sit for a while and get up, but I didn't expect it to rain..." I snorted softly: "Anyway, you just don't make people worry." He just smiled lightly, looking at me quietly with his heavy black pupils. Although he didn't show any discomfort today, after all the journey was tiring, his face was always pale, and the tiredness between his brows was even worse. He knew that it would be better to send him back to Daiyu Palace, where the climate is warm, but the army had just returned home and there must be many things to deal with, so they had to stay in the palace for now. It's rare that he is so keen on those memorials, but ran to the porch to watch the rain. Of course, I wouldn't persuade him to go back.Entering the room, she took a collar of pure white fox fur and put it on for him, and then squeezed into the large soft chair next to him. Wrapping around his waist, I raised my head and placed a light kiss on the corner of his lips, and smiled mischievously: "Then I'd better sit with you." He chuckled, stretched his arms around my shoulders, and nodded: "Okay." At this moment, except for the sound of rain, the small courtyard was peaceful and serene. I proudly rested my head on his arms, not wanting to move. The result of being too comfortable is that I wanted to accompany him to see the rain, but then I fell asleep with him in my arms. When I opened my eyes again, there was already a small furry head on the armrest of the soft chair. Seeing me open my eyes, the owner of that little head giggled. His big black eyes were bent straight, and he pinched his nose to shame me: "Mother is a slob, she is still sleeping after eating!" After half a day, this little girl had already started to pick on me again, and I sat up with a sulky face: "Who is a slob? Watch me spank your ass!" The little girl was not afraid of my threat at all, she made a disdainful grimace: "Deny, deny, when you deny, you know how to scare people!" There were a few snickers at the door of the small hall behind him, Lian and Yan, two small figures of different heights, hid by the door and peeked here. "Xiao Xie," Xiao Huan seemed to have fallen asleep just now, smiled at the side, and said softly, "Don't talk back to your mother all the time." Xiaoxie stuck out her tongue quietly: "Understood, Dad." 跟孩子们闹着起来,我拉着萧焕的手起来,一家人一起去用了晚膳,席间三个孩子照例是一刻也不安分。 炼和焰两个凑到一起开始嘀嘀咕咕,小邪蹭过来要坐到萧焕腿上,被我果断拉过去按在自己腿上。 接着不知道三个小鬼哪个人先说了一句,三张小嘴立刻就叽叽喳喳起来,汇报一天活动内容的有,功课上碰到什么难题提问的有,相互揭发告状的有,做了什么了不起的事表功的有……当然,十件事有八件都是跟萧焕说的,我只有旁听和耐不住冷落插科打诨的份。 不知道是吃得多还是说得多。 吃完了饭,好不容易打发几个小祖宗去书房做功课,以为总算可以松口气,宏青突然走进来,带着笑:“万岁爷,王爷来了。” 我能想象到萧千清是怎样出现的,都没想到他会这样进来……人还没看清,那道白影只在门口晃了一下,就到了萧焕身前。 身子半蹲,双手执住萧焕的手,萧千清那双浅黛的眼眸中瞳光如水:“焕皇兄,”轻唤了一声,他修长白皙的手指缓缓握住萧焕的手,一向略带些慵懒的嗓音里居然有了细微颤抖,“皇兄你辛苦了,我为什么不能代你出征……” 轻轻向他笑了笑,萧焕看着他:“千清……我还好,没有关系的。” 看向萧焕,萧千清低声轻喃,似含着无限隐忍和伤心:“焕皇兄……” 我看得全身僵硬,挑挑唇角:“萧千清,你今天出门后,脑袋是不是撞树上了?” 抬头看了看我,萧千清放开萧焕的手,起身拍拍自己的白衣,冲我嫣然一笑:“苍苍,你这是说什么话,我只是和皇兄亲近了一下而已。”说着又回头冲萧焕笑,“我说得对吧,焕皇兄?”最后三个字还特地加重了来念。 萧焕也是一脸淡笑,点了点头:“千清说得不错。”说着冲我笑了笑,“苍苍,烦劳你拿些治瘀伤的药膏来,我的手伤了。” 我吓了一跳,忙捧过他的手来看,果然一侧掌缘淤青了一片,不用说,一定是萧千清刚才情真意切地呼唤“焕皇兄”的时候给用力捏的。 借关心之机,行黑手之实,就知道萧千清绝对不可能突然就跑去跟萧焕示好。 我一阵黑线:“萧千清,你开玩笑也分清时机好不好?这种时候你还来报私仇!” 萧千清眨眨一双浅黛的美眸:“咦,这种时候不就是用来报私仇的么?”边说,那只状似亲密地放在萧焕肩头的手又悄悄用力往下压。 我看了连忙跳过去把他的手扔开:“你这几天给我离萧大哥远点!” 极为惋惜地看着萧焕手上的伤痕,萧千清颇为惆怅地轻叹:“真想再捏两下……” 知道他还在怀恨萧焕丢下他出关亲征,但没想到他现在居然幼稚到用这种手法来报复,我只有气恨交加地咬牙。 正说着,几个孩子听到响动从书房里探了头出来,看到是萧千清,纷纷高兴地大呼一声,跑了过来:“清叔叔!” 于是萧千清欺负完大的,立刻就又去欺负小的去了,十分恶劣地抬手揪住小炼的耳朵,叔侄四个玩成一团。 这一天真是兵荒马乱……十分无奈地叉腰站在乱糟糟闹哄哄的房里,我回过头,正对上萧焕含着笑意的黑瞳。 看着他的笑颜,我的唇角也不由自主地上扬,相视一笑间,所有的喧闹仿佛都已经远去。 下了一夜的雨已经停了,窗外秋日微凉的和风,正吹落了庭院里晚开的繁花,一些嫩黄的花瓣飘落在案头,孩子们在不远处玩闹嬉戏。 后来搬到了黛郁行宫,有萧千清的辅佐,萧焕的政务轻了不少,他也总算能够休养身体。 有一天,我突然起意要萧焕画一幅我们两个的画像,只是随口一说,没想到他真的在一个风和日丽的下午,动笔开始画了。 我倚在他身边,看他一笔笔勾画出江南的绿柳长堤,以及走在明媚山水间那一脸笑容的少女和青衣的年轻人。 他下笔得很慢,而我也不急,总归时光还长,足够他慢慢绘出这一卷旖旎风光,也足够我陪着他在这清风煦日下悠闲谈笑。
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