The Heartthrob System cultivates brotherhood online

In the winter of the first year of Zhengning, the Zhenbei Army won a great victory and the Diyi were defeated and surrendered. In the spring of the following year, the Diyi sent envoys to Daqin to seek peace, offering compensation of 10,000 sheep, 5,000 horses, and annual tribute.

In late spring of the following year, Emperor Jingdi found the lost royal heir from the people. He had fallen in love with a woman during the disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, the woman unfortunately passed away. The servants around him found the things left by Emperor Jingdi and came to him for refuge.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Emperor Jing looked at the chubby baby in the cradle and poked the back of his hand with his fingertips. He was caught off guard by the hand and said, "Let's call him Jin Yi."

The nurse was standing by, and when she heard the name with a good meaning, her eyes crinkled with smile, "Jin Yi is great, His Royal Highness, there are more blessings to come."

"Yeah." What Qin Yu'an didn't say was that the child's name was given by his mother, he just informed her on her behalf.

Jiang Nanxi had a strong sense of contract and originally planned to change his identity to enter the palace, but Qin Yu'an refused. In fact, as long as there was this child and a crown prince, the ministers of the previous dynasty could be evaded. As for the harem, it didn't matter to him whether there was one or not. He didn't want anyone to suffer in the palace for a lifetime like Su Nian.

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Regarding whether to enter the palace, Yun Gui advised Jiang Nanxi that since he had gone to so much trouble to get out, there was no need to go back into that devil's den.

Jiang Nanxi didn't want to either, but this was just one of the contents of the deal with Qin Yu'an. The emperor's mind was changeable, and she couldn't guarantee whether the original alliance would still be valid after more than ten years or even decades. Only if she entered the palace and her child became the crown prince, would the alliance be guaranteed.

But to her surprise, Qin Yu'an refused. These were his exact words: "I have a deep relationship with the Marquis of Yongchuan as a teacher and disciple, and the Marquis of Yongchuan has a close relationship with the Prince of Yongning. This is enough to support him not to take action against the Jiang family."

What's more, if his relationship with Ling Si deteriorated and they even turned against each other, it would make no difference whether Jiang Nanxi was there or not.

"Go back to Lingnan. If you really miss me, you can come to the palace to visit me." Emperor Jing said.

Jiang Nanxi was deeply moved. He took one last look at the child and handed him over to Emperor Jing.

Being in an imperial family, this child will have to bear too much in the future.

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After returning from the border, Ling Si and Jiang Chen officially began their journey, and their first stop was Lingnan, where Jiang Chen grew up. They ran through the mountains and forests, and sometimes strayed into some villages and villages, which Jiang Chen knew very well.

"Nanxi and I have been here before. Many times we don't have time to go home, so we only need to spend a little money to stay in the village for a night." Jiang Chen said.

The trees are lush, the mountains are towering, waterfalls are rushing down the mountain stream, and countless water vapors are rising, blending with the mountain mist, making it impossible to distinguish between them.

"very beautiful."

Jiang Chen led him to continue walking up, "It's okay to see more. Hometown is just that it's not new after seeing too much. When I leave, I miss it and try every means to come back."

"Well, you're right."

Jiang Chen took his hand, turned around and talked to him: "The north also has a kind of magnificent beauty, desolate and tragic. The strange thing is that I didn't feel uncomfortable there. Of course, except for the wind and sand, I have never adapted to it."

"Me neither." Ling Si said.

"Haha, let me tell you. You grew up there and you feel that way, let alone me." Jiang Chen was very excited, as if he had endless things to say. Ling Si just listened quietly, occasionally agreeing with him. Jiang Chen added: "There are many snakes and insects in Lingnan, which are also quite annoying. Especially in the summer nights, you will be fed by mosquitoes in the mountains."

They started from Lingnan, traveled across most of the territory, arrived in Chu, and then went to Jiangnan.

On the street, people were coming and going. The unique water town scenery and the unique folk customs attracted the attention of the two. "I heard that this place is similar to Lingnan. Now it seems that except for the same amount of rain, everything else is unique."

On the first day in Qizhou, the two encountered continuous rain. Today was a rare sunny day.

The streets were crowded with people, as if they were encountering some kind of festival. Jiang Chen randomly pulled someone to ask, and the person looked at them and smiled kindly, "I can tell you are not locals. Today is the Flower Festival, and there are many exhibitions in the west of the city."

Jiang Chen turned around and asked Ling Si: "Shall we go take a look?"

Ling Si nodded and followed the flow of people. The further west they went in the city, the more crowded it became. Finally, the two of them stood on the bridge and had a chance to catch their breath.

Jiang Chen bought a fan from a peddler and fanned Ling Si. He found that even in such a hot day, there was no sweat on his head. Instead, sweat was running down his cheeks.

"Aren't you hot?"

"Fortunately."

Jiang Chen wiped his hands on his clothes, touched his forehead, and found it was cold. He touched his hand again and found it was cold too. "Are you sick?"

"No, I'll help you cool it down." After saying that, he put his hand into Jiang Chen's neck. The latter was startled by the cold, and shrank his neck to clamp the young man's hand, but found that it was itchy again, which was simply an endless cycle. So he held Ling Si's hand and put it on his face, letting out a sigh of enjoyment.

"It's terrible, Ah Si. It's so hot in summer that I have to hug you and you will be so cold." Jiang Chen traced the young man's hand upwards and found something wrong. "But your arm is warm."

Ling Si groaned, feeling itchy when he touched her, and retracted one hand, "If you feel hot, let's go back to the inn first."

"I can still hold on a little longer. It's not easy to get here." Jiang Chen rolled his eyes and thought of a good idea. "Why don't we use Qinggong? The roof should be less crowded."

"It would be bad if someone saw it."

"What are you afraid of? We can run fast."

Jiang Chen was obviously squeezed and didn't want to be on the ground at all. Moreover, with Ling Si's face, he felt it would be wrong not to be squeezed. If he pulled people to the roof, he wouldn't have to worry about this problem.

So the two of them walked from the side of the crowd to an empty alley and jumped up. Not only was their vision wide, but their speed was also fast.

In the sight of everyone, on the streets of the Flower Festival, two mysterious men were climbing on the rooftops.

Jiang Chen didn't care about those gazes, and Ling Si didn't care at all, nor did he care whether the people looking at them were discussing them.

A quarter of an hour later, the two arrived at the place the passerby had mentioned. There were all kinds of potted plants on the square, and vendors and ordinary people were interspersed among them, making it particularly lively.

A few minutes later, the two men walked to the entrance. Each person needed to pay five copper coins to enter. Jiang Chen paid for two people. After entering, a child at the door handed them two roses.

"You two are lovers, right? Here are roses for you." The child said with a smile, "Big brother, you are so pretty, I'll give you one more."

"Thank you."

So Ling Si had two roses in his hand. Jiang Chen touched his shoulder and hooked his fingertips with his free hand.

"What kind of flowers do other people who are not lovers send?" Jiang Chen saw that there was only one kind of flower in his flower basket.

"There are a lot of them, lilies, peonies, hydrangeas, depending on what they need, but I'm not the one giving them out." The child pointed in a direction, "If you want any extras, you can go over there to compete."

Ling Si saw a group of people shouting excitedly. They were surrounding the contestants, and the expressions on their faces were even more excited than they were in their own competition. If he was not mistaken, the exhibit on the side should be wine.

Jiang Chen excitedly pulled Ling Si over there. Seeing this scene, he was a little confused, "Why is there so much wine at the Flower Festival?"

"Probably all brewed from flowers." Ling Si said as he smelled the aroma of peach blossom wine in the air.

Hearing their conversation, the young man next to them enthusiastically gave them some advice: "Who doesn't drink in Qizhou? Just walk down the streets and alleys and you'll see a pub every two steps."

"A Si, do you want those flowers? I see there are roses of other colors." Jiang Chen was eager to try. Ling Si thought that it was he who wanted those flowers, so he nodded.

"But drink."

"I can drink a lot, so it's more than enough for me to win you a bouquet of flowers." After Jiang Chen finished speaking, he handed the red rose in his hand to Ling Si, squeezed to the registration table, and wrote down his name.

He returned to Ling Si's side and said, "Now we just have to wait."

Ling Si saw the content of their competition. Whoever finished ten bowls of wine first within the specified time would get a large bouquet of white roses. Many couples and lovers were eager to try.

Jiang Chen felt uncomfortable if he didn't get close to him for a while, and he wanted to hug him wherever they went. It was not appropriate to walk on the eaves just now, and now there were a lot of gaps, so he hugged Ling Si from behind and took a deep breath on the side of his neck.

"A Si, you smell more like roses."

Jiang Chen rested his chin on the young man's neck. There were noisy people coming and going around him. The man he was hugging turned his head and kissed him on the cheek. Jiang Chen took advantage of the situation and turned his other cheek, motioning him to kiss him again.

Ling Si did as he was told and found that Jiang Chen's breath had become much hotter, "Ah Si..."

The person who called the number called out Jiang Chen's name loudly. Jiang Chen let go of his hand, put his cheek against the person in his arms, and said softly, "I will definitely win it back for you."

Ling Si said "hmm" and walked through the gap to the front. There were four other people competing with Jiang Chen. They all seemed to be local people from Qizhou. The first bowl of wine was placed very close to Ling Si, and Jiang Chen was waiting there to start.

The others still needed a while to prepare. Jiang Chen searched the crowd for a long time and found Ling Si next to him. There was noise in his ears and his lips moved slightly.

Ling Si understood.

——Cheer me up.

"Come on, Jiang Chen." Ling Si clenched his fist with one hand, lowered his elbow, and made a standard gesture of encouragement, which made Jiang Chen smile happily.

The secret language that belonged to the two of them made Jiang Chen's heart melt into honey. At the command, he picked up the bowl and poured the wine into his mouth. The excess wine flowed from the corners of his mouth and wet his clothes.

Jiang Chen was at a disadvantage at the beginning. When the host counted to the sixth bowl, he quickened his swallowing speed. As the competition entered the second half, the cheers in the venue became louder and louder. Ling Si followed Jiang Chen unconsciously. In the end, Jiang Chen put down his bowl before the second place and struck the gong at the end. The sound was deafening and crackling applause rang out.

Jiang Chen was drunk, and Ling Si caught his falling body. He burped and grabbed the young man's sleeve, "Look, I won."

The shopkeeper happily handed him a bouquet of flowers tied with red string and said, "Congratulations, and I wish you a long and happy marriage."

Beautiful wishes. Jiang Chen adjusted himself and thanked the store owner.

Ling Si smelled the aroma of alcohol in the air and estimated that the alcohol content was not too high. He helped him to a corner with few people, made him sit down, squatted in front of him, and held his face with both hands, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Not bad," Jiang Chen patted his face and picked up the bouquet beside him, "Does it look good?"

"It looks good." Ling Si sniffed the fragrance of the petals, "Thank you."

"What's the saying of thank you between husband and wife?" Jiang Chen seemed to want to hug him, but was blocked by the bouquet. At this time, he felt annoyed by it, so he picked it up and put it aside, and then hugged him as he wished, "A Si, let's go back to the inn. I want to stay with you."

Ling Si chose a less traveled route to go back, which he had just discovered on the roof. It was a more roundabout way back, but he could still make his way back by walking slowly with Jiang Chen.

Along the way, the two of them attracted a lot of onlookers. Ling Si guessed it was because of the flowers in their hands. Jiang Chen held a large bouquet of white flowers, and Ling Si held three red roses. The two men were indeed a rare match.

As time went by, the smell of alcohol gradually rose to Jiang Chen's face, and his face turned red all the way to his neck. Ling Si asked him if he was drunk.

He patted his face, his eyes still clear, "No, I'm fine."

I was probably a little dizzy, but not drunk, and I walked steadily, but I didn't have the excitement of arriving in Qizhou. When we got to the river, there were fewer and fewer people, only a few elderly people walking around, and no one paid any attention to them.

The willow branches stirred the water, creating ripples. The two walked quietly, enjoying the warm afternoon. His wrists felt restrained, and he was pulled aside by Jiang Chen. The man's face was red, his eyes were half hazy, and his sight slid from the young man's eyes to his nose, and finally locked onto the young man's pink lips, supporting the back of his neck and kissing him.

Jiang Chen drank a little bit of mixed wine, and his mouth had the aroma of peach blossoms and fruit. The two kissed for a long time, and when they opened their eyes again, everything was glowing blue.

"You smell so good, Ah Si." After the kiss, Jiang Chen leaned on Ling Si's shoulder to rest. Their hot body temperature was transmitted to each other from the close proximity. Realizing that they had stayed here for too long, Ling Si gently pushed him away.

"It's time to go back to the inn and sleep."

Jiang Chen hummed muffledly, his eyes still fixed on his lover's red lips. He pursed his lips, obviously wanting to kiss her again. He raised his eyes to look at his lover's expression. She didn't seem angry, so it should be okay to kiss her, so he took another sip.

It wasn't long before they were at the inn, but Jiang Chen obviously couldn't hold on any longer. Ling Si squatted down and said, "I'll carry you."

Jiang Chen pushed his back and wanted to pull his arms to pull him up, but his hands were soft and were grabbed by Ling Si and placed on his shoulders, and then suddenly raised up the next moment.

Jiang Chen exclaimed, "Huh?", full of surprise, "I didn't use any Qinggong, how did I fly?"

Ling Si handed him the flowers and said, "Lie on my back and hold the flowers. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for me."

Jiang Chen only understood that Ling Si was inconvenienced, so he bent down, holding the flowers he won in one hand, and swung his arm over his shoulder, mumbling an apology: "I'm sorry, it's inconvenient for you... I will definitely carry you next time."

"It's not inconvenient." Ling Si said something different from what he said.

"You just said that." Jiang Chen retorted.

"No."

"said."

"No."

"Well, if you say no, then no."