Zhu Lan is dead

For a long time, the cold wind swirled past.

The look in his eyes faded, "Come home with me."

"..."

The playful smile froze at the corner of the mouth, and the white mist between the breaths also lingered with the cold wind and dissipated between the sky and the earth.

Are you going home?It had been a long time since anyone had said that word to him.

Ye Fan lowered his eyelashes a few times, his mouth and nose gradually turned red from the cold, but he couldn't hide it, he stretched out his frozen hand and couldn't help wiping his nose, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Okay, it's cold outside. dead, go back!"

Yu Changqi watched him bend the corners of his mouth, and his expression, which rarely showed a smile, seemed to soften the lake water that melted the ice and snow.

"Then let's go, Su Yun came today and is worried about having no company."

"..."

His fingers froze suddenly.It turned out that the reason why he came out to look for him in the cold was to find a playmate for Zhou Suyun?It seems that I am being selfish again...

The look in his eyes gradually became a little dazed, Ye Fan almost pulled out his grasped fingers, looked at Yu Changqi and responded softly.

*

Sure enough, before his left foot even took half a step across the threshold, a blue ball pounced on him from far away.

Ye Fan staggered a little from being hit, and he stabilized his figure a little after holding the door. He thought that Zhou Suyun was really familiar, and he had only known him a few times, so now he entangled him.

But... the group seems to have grown a lot taller.

Stretching out his hand to touch the soft hair top of the person in his arms, Zhou Suyun raised his head to look at him and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Brother Fan, have you noticed that I have grown taller?"

"Yeah." Ye Fan said in response: "It's a lot taller, but it's still far behind me."

After speaking, he couldn't help laughing, and walked towards Yu Changqi, who was already sitting at the table when he entered the room. The latter had not warmed up a cup of tea, but he reached out and took the cup and drank it directly. a mouthful.

Yu Changqi was startled, looked at Ye Fanji but didn't say anything, then reached out and poured himself another glass.

"Hmph, it's the same as saying you have a little uncle." Zhou Suyun curled his lips in dissatisfaction, his brows and eyes opened slightly, and he looked more delicate and clear.

Ye Fan smiled dissatisfiedly, stretched out his hand and pulled him over, tugged at Zhou Suyun's baby fat face, raised his eyebrows and said: "Then why don't you let your little uncle compare with me, who is taller and who is shorter? "

Zhou Suyun glared at him angrily, and was about to speak to refute him, but Yu Changqi said, "How did you come here today?"

Zhou Suyuyun turned his head away when he heard the words, and frowned slightly, "Father lost his temper in the palace today? Even the prince's elder brother was scolded, so I still plan to come out to avoid the limelight!"

In the past few days, Zhou Lixiao has been angry frequently because of Wang Lu's incident, and many people have been implicated. In addition to those officials who were dismissed a few days ago, no one in the court dares to hold their breath and be careful in front of the emperor's eyelids. Work from below.

And Zhou Keyin, the crown prince of a country, is the foundation of the country. Everyone knows that the prince is cautious and reasonable. Now even Zhou Lixiao can openly reprimand him on the spot, which shows how angry the latter is.

What's more, the wrath of the emperor, laying down millions of corpses, bleeding for thousands of miles, and Zhou Lixiao's actions have always been unreasonable and independent. Who knows who will be implicated after this?

Ye Fan glanced at Yu Changqi calmly after hearing the words, and the latter frowned, with concern looming in his expression. Everyone in Da Zhou knew who the person closest to His Majesty was.

Now that Zhou Lixiao's mood is fluctuating greatly, it is inevitable that Yu Changqi will be implicated in this, but no matter how wildly he thinks, he is a monarch and his subjects, inseparable after all, not to mention that he and them are in an irreconcilable hostile relationship. together?

"You know a lot at a young age?" Ye Fan stretched out his hand and scratched Zhou Suyun's nose.

However, Zhou Suyun said proudly: "That's right, adults know how to avoid the limelight, why can't I know?"

Ye Fan smiled a little, "What about your prince brother, aren't you worried?"

Zhou Suyun said again: "Don't worry, the father has always been strict with the elder brother of the prince, and he will not really do anything to him."

Before he could finish his words, a maid hurriedly came in from outside the door and said to Yu Changqi, "My lord, just now the empress ordered people in the palace to send news that your highness has offended your majesty. I beg you, my lord, to enter the palace as soon as possible, lest His Majesty will..."

The maid hadn't finished speaking when Yu Changqi stood up, a man who was always steady showed a little panic, some tea was splashed from the teacup on the table, and he walked out without the slightest hesitation.

The rest of the maids also ran out in a hurry, but Zhou Suyun was stunned on the spot, with an unbelievable expression on his face, "What did the prince brother do to make the emperor so angry, nothing will happen, right?"

"No, your father never just listens to your little uncle's words, he should be fine if he goes..." Ye Fan hugged Zhou Suyun in his arms, stretched out his hand and patted him slowly back, calming his emotions, just watching the wisp of ocher red slowly disappearing in the wind and snow, his brows and eyes gradually darkened.

*

When Yu Changqi arrived, the sky had already turned to night, and the lights inside and outside the palace were dimmed, but the occasional sounds near the main hall were very clear and unusual in this quiet night where there seemed to be no one.

The gate of the hall was closed, and there was another group of people standing outside the steps of the hall, leaving a graceful and luxurious woman in a cloak walking outside the hall anxiously. When she saw Yu Changqi coming, she couldn't wait to go up to her .

"My minister joins the queen..."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Ya stretched out his hand to lift his arm, and said in an anxious tone: "Your Majesty, you don't need to be too polite at this time, but you should quickly think of a way. Your Majesty is so angry now, I am really afraid. ..."

Yu Changqi said: "Your Majesty, why don't you tell me what happened first?"

"This..." Wei Ya stopped hesitantly, "I didn't know all about this from the beginning, but my son has always followed the rules and respected the etiquette. How did you annoy His Majesty this time? This palace is also at a loss..."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will go to dissuade His Majesty and prevent him from doing anything. Your Majesty, don't worry too much."

"Then, thank you very much..." Wei Ya spoke out in concern, but when Yu Changqi Gang was about to make a move, she suddenly reached out and grabbed the latter's sleeve, and said hesitantly: "The prince suffers from asthma, and his body has been weak all year round. , if His Majesty loses his mind and is really angry now, but please bear it for my son..."

"……Um."

Yu Changqi looked at her and nodded, then stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the hall. The people outside were all worried and frightened. After closing the door, the sound from inside the hall became clearer, but the curtain had not yet been lifted. Entering, a burst of angry shouts exploded in his ears like thunder.

The people outside the door trembled tremblingly, but Yu Changqi was calm and calm, and walked in without any hesitation.

"Hmph, my words don't work anymore, don't they all want to rebel!"

After Zhou Lixiao raised his eyes and saw the ochre-red, the corners of his lips curled up as expected, and his words were full of sarcasm.

Yu Changqi walked in obediently, and saw the prince in light-colored green clothes kneeling on the ground, with many scattered books and some fragments of porcelain beside him.

Kneeling on one side, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Zhou Keyin's innocent and handsome face, and there seemed to be a wound on the side of his face, which was not deep, and the blood that flowed out had probably solidified.

There was silence for a while, Zhou Lixiao looked at Yu Changqi and said with a smile: "Why, if you come here to beg for mercy, at least say a few words for me to listen to, but now I'm kneeling in this hall with this bastard on purpose to make me unhappy !"

"Your Majesty calm down, I have no such intention." Yu Changqi said slowly: "The prince is young and ignorant..."

"Is he ignorant?" Zhou Lixiao suddenly pointed at Zhou Keyin and said, "If he is ignorant, then it's not his turn to be the crown prince, right?"

"..."

It seems that he did not expect Zhou Lixiao to say such words, Yu Changqi was also taken aback in his heart, but Zhou Keyin beside him still had a calm expression on his face, as if he didn't care about Zhou Lixiao's words at all. Worried about your future.

"Your Majesty speaks carefully, where the crown prince's country is located, this statement..."

"Now even you have started to play the tricks of those veterans?"

"Do you know what this bastard has done? I don't seem to be at the point where I should be retiring now, why are all these people planning to make me the Supreme Emperor early?" Zhou Lixiao couldn't help sneering.

Zhou Keyin, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help but said: "Father, I have no other intentions, just my opinion..."

"Shut up!" Zhou Lixiao said: "You need to use those old things to refute it in private, what kind of thing do you really think you are?"

"The dignified prince of a country actually made such nonsense, you are deliberately dishonoring me! You have been taught to eat all the books of sages you have read?"

"..."

Zhou Keyin stopped talking, and still knelt on the spot without saying a word, but his expression was neither humble nor overbearing, revealing the stubbornness of a boy.

Yu Changqi was a little helpless, the prince today was different from the prince in the past, he was indeed a different person from the prince who was humble, courteous and prudent in words and deeds.

"Hmph, if you insist on this, I don't want to talk too much with you. Instead of talking nonsense, it's better for you to eat thirty meals of whips to remember..."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Lixiao said directly: "Come here, drag this scoundrel down for me to receive thirty lashes and punishment, and I will be forbidden to think about it for a month!"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Before he finished speaking, Wei Ya, who had been guarding the door, came to the hall first, and knelt down, "Prince, he is weak and cannot afford this whip, and it will kill him in the cold today. ah……"

Zhou Lixiao frowned, looked at her and said, "Why did you come in?"

Wei Ya answered irrelevantly, "I beg Your Majesty to spare the crown prince. You can punish him for thinking about his mistakes so that he can copy books. You can also hand over the whip to my concubine..."

"Mother's queen..." Zhou Keyin couldn't help but his expression moved.

Seeing the situation getting more and more chaotic and out of control, remembering Wei Ya's words still ringing in his ears, the person who had been silent for a long time finally couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, the prince is weak and sick, and the queen's body is precious, so I can't bear it. Beat the whip and ask the minister to do it for you."