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It was early spring when Lu Jue and Xie Qiao returned to Jinling.

In the great victory in the northern border, Lu Jue took back the six prefectures of Yanguan that had been lost to the enemy for a hundred years, and the whole country celebrated with joy.Lu Jue led his troops back to the city, and the people of the city lined up to greet him.

The new king of Beiliang handed over a letter of peace to Dasheng, and in order to show his sincerity, he took the initiative to retreat [-] li.

It all finally settled down.

That night, the emperor held a celebration banquet in the palace, and the whole Jinling Mausoleum was decorated with lights and lights everywhere, turning it into a real city that never sleeps.

above the hall.

The Son of Heaven was in a high position, and he raised his wine cup towards the crown of his lower head, and said: "Today, you can drink as much as you like."

"I thank you, Your Majesty!"

The singing voice of the singing girl is clear, the dancer's dancing posture is graceful, the eight treasures of jade food, and the interlacing of cups and chips, the hall is full of laughter.

A minister raised his elbow to the fellow seated drinking with his beard pinched, covered his face with his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Hey, do you feel that our Majesty is not very happy today?"

The drinker shook off the other party's hand, and said with a look of disgust: "What are you talking about, is it that the dancing girl's dance is not good? Why are you sneaking around to watch Your Majesty?" General Lu took Yanguan back, but It is a great event for the whole country to celebrate. Since His Majesty has set up this banquet, they should enjoy it happily. His Majesty does not want them to know their private affairs. As long as it has nothing to do with state affairs, they should also be considerate of His Majesty and not to spy on them privately.

"Eat your wine and watch your dance!" the man said impatiently, shaking his sleeves.

The elbow man's minister pouted himself and drank his own wine.

The protagonist of today's banquet is Lu Jue, so Lu Jue must be there.Everyone knew that General Lu didn't like to socialize, and he was upright, not a person who liked to listen to flattery, so they respectfully offered a glass or two of wine, and wisely stopped bothering him.

Xu Lai sneaked in from a corner. He walked quickly to Lu Jue with small steps, his face full of anxiety, and whispered: "Lord Lu, our Highness is nowhere to be seen again! Slaves, slaves have searched all over our palace, and we are not here." I haven't found him!" Xie Qiao was supposed to come to the banquet today, but Xu Lai couldn't find anyone.

Lu Jue lowered his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I know where he is." After that, he raised his head to look at the emperor, who nodded at him from afar, and Lu Jue hugged the emperor respectfully Li, then turned to Xu Lai and said, "Let's go."

Xu Lai opened his eyes wide: "Go, go? Master Lu, you just need to tell me where my highness is, and I will go find him." Lu Jue is the protagonist of today's banquet, so it is really inappropriate to leave.

But Lu Jue stood up straight away and said, "It's okay." Anyway, he had already walked through the banquet, and there was no difference between walking now and then.

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the palace gate openly.A few ministers saw this, and although they were surprised, they didn't bother to ask - General Lu has always been free and easy, never caring about fame and wealth, so it's normal to leave the banquet at this time.

Yan Ying saw Lu Jue's figure and looked at Li Mingbei, but Li Mingbei only drank the wine in his hand, looked at the emperor and queen on the high seat, and said: "After a while, your majesty should leave the banquet too. " Yan Ying was taken aback for a moment, then nodded as if thinking of something.

Ling Daoyuan was sitting on the table, drinking wine glass by glass, his face was already flushed, Gu Wang looked at him from the side, at this moment he reached out and squeezed his wrist, Ling Daoyuan looked at him impatiently, Gu Wang said: "Aren't you happy after winning the battle?"

Ling Daoyuan was half-drunk and half-awake listening to his words, at this moment he just thought he was completely drunk, he said: "Of course I am happy after winning the battle! It's just..." He lowered his eyes: "I just don't feel happy in this world It’s just a blunder and good luck.” He brushed off the other party’s wrist, and muttered impatiently: “Don’t bother me——didn’t you say that you should drink when you’re sad…”

After speaking, he poured the wine in his hand into his mouth again.

Gu Wang filled the wine for him, then raised his glass to him: "I'll drink with you."

Ling Daoyuan was startled, he curled his lips, touched Gu Wang's wine glass, and poured the wine down his throat again.

Ling Ji looked at his son who was messing around with Gu Wang again, and looked at his ineffective appearance, so angry that his beard was raised, and he wished he could just stand up and stomp his feet to have a good time.

……

Lu Jue walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back, and the cool wind hit his face head-on. Although the wind in early spring was cold, it brought some warmth after all—after a while, the peach blossoms in Jinling would all be blown away by the spring wind up.

He turned to look at Xu Lai, and said, "Go back to the mansion and wait, I'll go look for him. Maybe we won't be back until tomorrow."

Xu Lai was taken aback for a moment, he actually vaguely guessed what was going on, so he bowed to Lu Jue politely, and said, "My Highness, I will trouble your lord. My highness is heartbroken, and I hope your lord will comfort him well."

Lu Jue smiled and said, "Go back. Don't worry."

"Hey." After saying that, Xu Lai left.

After leaving the palace, Lu Jue looked for a horse, got on the horse and rushed towards Meihua Mountain.The entire Jinling City was filled with laughter and bright lights at this time, but Lu Jue rode his horse towards the dimly lit place.

The horse ran fast, and in less than an hour, we arrived at Meihua Mountain.

After getting off the horse, Lu Jue led the horse to a tree and walked in one direction.

This plum blossom mountain is naturally full of plum blossoms, but there is a place where a few old osmanthus trees are planted.

Although the place is remote, it is also quiet.

When Lu Jue got there, he saw a tiny candlelight floating in the distance in front of him.

Bypassing the osmanthus trees, there was a grave with candles burning in front of the grave, which was the tiny candle he had just seen.Xie Qiao knelt quietly in front of the grave.There was a smell of sweet-scented osmanthus wine in the air.

He stepped forward, paid homage to the grave, and then stood beside Xie Qiao, gently covering Xie Qiao's hair with his hands.

Xie Qiao turned sideways slightly and fell into Lu Jue's arms. Lu Jue fondled his hair.Xie Qiao took the other party's hand by the way, and he said: "Brother Huaiyu, he should like this place. In autumn, the osmanthus here blooms better than those in the palace."

"Ah."

"I still want to plant a pine tree here, and then a Tangdi." Qiao Song and Fusu should be planted together, so let him see.

"Well, kind."

"The tomb of my concubine is also nearby. The nun said that our noses are very similar to those of my concubine. They will definitely recognize each other."

"Well, don't worry, they will recognize each other."

"Brother Huaiyu, I gave him sweet-scented osmanthus wine, but the sweet-scented osmanthus is old and the fragrance is not authentic."

"Qiao Er, there will be fresh osmanthus this autumn."

A soft smile appeared on Xie Qiao's face: "You are right. When I learn to brew for him, he will definitely like it."

"Well. He'll love it."

"step, step"

The sound of small footsteps came, Xie Qiao was taken aback, turned around, and saw his elder brother walking towards him, he was holding the queen, the other hand of the queen was supported by Xie Zhao, Xie Zhao was already a little older at this time, There was a little childishness on the face, with a youthful look.

"Brother." When Xie Qiao saw Xie Zheng, his voice became hoarse.Thinking of something, he said, "What about the banquet?"

Xie Zheng said: "Don't worry, with Li Mingbei watching, everything will be fine."

He walked a few steps forward, glanced at the grave, then rubbed Xie Qiao's hair vigorously, and said, "Tonight, our family is together."

Xie Qiao's eyes were red, but there was a smile on his face: "Okay, tonight, our family will be together."

"Zhaoer," the queen gently pushed Xie Zhao to the grave, and said softly, "Uncle."

Xie Zhao stepped forward, kowtowed at the front of the grave, and said seriously, "Little uncle. Zhao'er is here to see you." He looked at the words engraved on the stele, then turned to look at Xie Qiao, Said: "Little uncle, don't worry, Zhao'er will visit another little uncle every year." He said seriously: "Zhao'er will guard Dasheng and him well, and will never let anyone disturb his sleep. .”

Xie Qiao rubbed his head with a smile and said, "Okay."

The long night is quiet, the candles flicker, the wine is mellow, and the ground is covered with green grass.

The night in early spring gets a little cold when it is late. This place is really in the wilderness. From a distance, the whole mountain is a bit desolate and lonely.

At this moment, the grave seems to be the warmest and safest place in the world.

……

The early spring has passed, and thousands of peach blossom trees in Jinling are in full bloom. The streets are full of powder, and the slightly moist peach blossom fragrance is wafting everywhere.

Spring has really come, and Jinling City is even more lively. From the streets and alleys to the Qinhuai River, there are cries of hawkers and the fresh and attractive aroma of food everywhere.Even the sky is bustling with colorful paper kites everywhere.

Good fireworks, good spring, good rivers and mountains.

Lu House.

The huge crabapple tree in Lu Jue's courtyard was already full of tender green leaves, and white flowers bloomed bustlingly, dotted in clusters.

A wooden recliner was placed under the tree, and Xie Qiao lay on it with his eyes closed comfortably, holding a book in his hand.The spring sunlight was filtered by the trees and flowers into clear light and shadow, and it shattered on Xie Qiao's body together with the fallen petals. Xie Qiao didn't care about them, just closed his eyes and fell asleep comfortably.

The injury on his body hasn't healed yet, and there hasn't been any major incidents in the court recently, so he just happened to be able to let go of the early court in a fair manner.

This is what Lu Jue saw when he entered the courtyard early in the morning.He was holding a fresh peach blossom branch decorated with tender pink flowers in his hand, a soft smile appeared on his face, and the warm spring sunshine shattered into dots of light in his clear eyes.He strode under the tree, then leaned over and pecked the lips of the man lying on the chair. When he wanted to get up, Xie Qiao grabbed his wrist.

As soon as Lu Jue raised his eyebrows, Xie Qiao opened his eyes and looked straight at him, with little smiles in his eyes. When he saw the flower branch in his hand, Xie Qiao's eyes showed a little surprise.

Lu Jue didn't struggle, just threw the flower branch in his hand into his arms, looked at him with a smile, and said jokingly: "What?"

The bright smiles in Xie Qiao's eyes became one piece. He took the flower branch with one hand, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, then put it on the stone table beside him, but the hand that touched Lu Jue's wrist used There was a loud bang, bang bang, and Lu Jue was finally pressed down by him. Xie Qiao leaned over and watched the light and shadow shatter into bright lights like stars in Lu Jue's smiling eyes, and his earlobes were red like white jade. Thoroughly, with a move in his heart, he pressed on Lu Jue's lips, and dishonestly unbuttoned the other party's clothes.

"Well……"

Lips and teeth intertwined, breathing intertwined, two hearts stuck together, beating warmly.

half an hour.

Lu Jue's clothes were disheveled, and his collarbone was covered with red marks, but he didn't care.On the reclining chair, Xie Qiao huddled with him, snuggling against his neck.

Lu Jue looked at the blue sky peeking out from the gaps full of trees and flowers, and the petals fell on them when the breeze blew.

Lu Jue glanced at the peach blossom branch on the table next to him, and thought of something, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Where's the other branch?"

Xie Qiao held his hand, and stuck his fingers into the other's finger joints one by one, and said, "I've been pressing under my pillow all the time. When you're not around, I think about others."

Lu Jue raised his eyebrows: "Huh? What are the golden sleeve arrows, red gardenias, and those scattered things from the past few years, what do you use for the little prince?"

Xie Qiao raised his hand and brought the man's hand to his lips for a kiss. He said nonsense shamelessly, "Naturally - General Si's eyes, ears, nose, mouth... Yes," the voice became hoarse, "the general's body."

Lu Jue chuckled, reached out with the other hand and tapped Xie Qiao on the forehead, then closed his eyes.Although on the face he looked very open-minded and allowed the other party to tease him, his earlobes turned red even more thoroughly.Xie Qiao just smiled when he saw it, but was not going to remind him.

A comfortable breeze blew by, and Xie Qiao closed her eyes comfortably.

At this time, Lu Jue suddenly said: "There is nothing serious about the court recently, I told His Majesty a long vacation."

Xie Qiao: "?"

Lu Jue said, "I'll sue you too."

Xie Qiao: "??"

Lu Jue said: "You said that day that we have never been to Lingnan, and the scenery there is completely different from the northern part of Jinling. We can go and see this time."

Xie Qiao was startled, then bent his lips and said, "Okay."

Lu Jue said again: "This time we are going to enjoy the spring and summer scenery. In fact, the plum blossoms in Lingnan in winter are also very special. We can also go to see it next time."

Xie Qiao smiled: "Okay, next time I will see Lingmei."

Xie Qiao held Lu Jue's hand tightly: They will still have a lifetime to see countless scenery.Mountains, lakes, seas, deserts, spring flowers, summer rain, autumn frost, winter snow... He has a lifetime to enjoy the scenery and fireworks in this world with this person.

How lucky.

I am lucky in this life.

The sky is bright, and the world is lucky to meet this spring.

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