General, there is a demon [Rebirth]

A few days ago, it was snowing again in Yong'an City, the snow was white, the weather was cold, and the dripping water turned into ice.

Although the journey from Duke's Mansion to Zichen Palace is not far, Xiao Duoren ordered someone to build a charcoal brazier in the carriage and spread brocade cushions.

At that time, he was afraid that the baby would be afraid of the cold, but now, his face is a little hot.

Looking down at the smiling young man in his arms, Xiao Duo felt a surge of unspeakable joy in his chest, which was a sense of happiness of having someone who yearns for him wholeheartedly.

Nine years have passed, and not only has his eldest son returned, but the originally secret and taboo love has also received the eldest son's response, and just two days ago, they even consummated their marriage.

All this made Xiao Duo worry about gains and losses, even when he was surrounded by thousands of enemy troops in the battle of fame in Goguryeo, he had never felt such a cowardly feeling of fear.

But now he was afraid, afraid that the boy who was sleeping meekly in his arms would disappear when he opened his eyes, or that his body would become cold and stiff in his arms like nine years ago.

That memory was too deep, like a knife pierced in his heart, now that he pulled it out, it was still dripping with blood.

Therefore, every night he crazily possessed the young man, wanting to hold his eldest baby in his arms and melt into his bones, and only when he touched the real person in his arms would he be at ease.

"It's amazing, it's amazing,"

Huo Changying opened his eyes wide and wondered, "It turns out that General Xiao can laugh too?"

Thinking of what he said just now, he squeezed the man's strong thighs, put his hands behind his head, and said with a lazy smile: "Could it be that our consummation made the general happy? Say, have you been beautiful for a few days?"

Xiao Duo froze for a moment, and then looked down to see the young man's bright peach blossom eyes bent, his eyes full of affection, and his heart was filled with joy, the smile on his lips deepened, and he pinched the young man's waist gently as if punishing, which provoked Huo Changying dodged for a while.

The two laughed and quarreled in the carriage for a while, both were out of breath, Huo Changying suddenly pulled down the man's skirt, kissed the corner of Xiao Duo's lips, and said next to Xiao Duo's ear: "A Duo, I'm with you , I... I'm very happy." The voice was sincere, completely gone from the cynical and lazy look of the past.

Xiao Duo's heart trembled, he pressed the back of the boy's head with one hand, pinched his chin with the other, and kissed him forcefully.

When Huo Changying was about to suffocate, Xiao Duo let him go, but still hugged him tightly, "If you agree to me, you can't go back on your word, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what are you going to do?" Huo Changying smiled, and the corners of his slightly raised eyes seemed to still be flushed after a passionate kiss.

Xiao Duo remained silent, just lowered his head and bit the young man's thin lips fiercely, and left amidst Huo Changying's cry of pain, "Changying, nine years is too long."

The man buried his head in his neck, his voice muffled, like a very wronged child.

Huo Changying's heart softened, and he stretched out his arms to hug the man tightly, his eyes flickered, his lips trembled twice, before he found his voice, he said, "Then we won't separate again!"

This is the opera that Xiao Duo sang with his arms around him at the Lantern Festival. At that time, he didn't understand the complicated and deep gaze of a man looking at him, but now he understands, so he also said this sentence to Xiao Duo .

The heavy palace door of Zichen Palace opened with a muffled sound, and the carriage drove in slowly. The palace in the distance was majestic and solemn, with steep cornices overlapping, seemingly endless.

The road ahead is long, and they will never be separated again, facing hardships and tribulations together.

In the imperial garden of the Zichen Palace, noble ladies gathered in clusters of colorful flowers, either court wives, or royal family noble ladies, in twos and threes surrounding a tall, thin and delicate beauty.

Some bold ones stepped forward to have a few words, and more often, they gathered with familiar wives and misses, chatting and laughing, seemingly inadvertently glanced at the place, somewhat probing and curious.

"See, all the 'ghosts and sorrows' in Yong'an City have married wives."

A middle-aged woman with a fat body and a kind face pushed a young girl next to her, and said with a smile: "Jiayan, you should pay attention to it. They say that women are not allowed to stay in college. You are not afraid that King Fu will be annoyed and mess you up." betrothed to others?"

The young girl looked pretty and charming, but her brows had an air of arrogance rarely seen in a boudoir girl. She looked at the tall figure surrounded by the crowd in the gazebo, pursed her lips, turned to the woman, and said, "Auntie, don't you?" Take care, if I don't want to marry, what can father do to me?"

Seeing that the middle-aged woman was about to open her mouth again, she was a little impatient, but she still smiled and said, "No matter how bad I am, I am a county lord, and I will never starve myself." On the person surrounded by all the women, there seemed to be a flash of thought in his eyes.

The middle-aged woman looked at her like this, but shook her head as if she hated iron and steel, sighed low and did not speak.

And on the other side, the beautiful woman surrounded by all the ladies in the gazebo is exactly Huo Changying who was ordered to enter the palace.

Today, after he and Xiao Duo entered the palace, they temporarily separated, because he entered the palace as a female member of the Xiao family, and together with the ladies and nobles in Yong'an City, they waited for the king and queen in the imperial garden, and after noon they met together Queen Wang went to the garden to step on the snow, which is elegantly called a "plum blossom feast".

The corners of his lips tried to draw a decent curve, Huo Changying couldn't help rolling his eyes in his heart, he really didn't understand why a group of women gathered together, dressed and hairstyled, talked about the front house and the backyard for half an hour, and they still didn't get tired, and some even intensified meaning.

After tactfully dismissing a lady's provocative words, Huo Changying rubbed his forehead with a headache. Suddenly, a cold breath came from the depths of the imperial garden, which seemed to be slightly damp and cold.

It's demonic!

Huo Changying's expression became solemn, and his long sleeves covered the cold light in his eyes.

Finding an excuse at random, Huo Changying avoided the crowd and calculated the approximate direction with his fingertips on the bottom of his sleeve. Because he grew up in the palace in his previous life and was naughty when he was young, he found out all the secret paths in the palace.

At this time, although it was hundreds of years ago, he walked all the way and stepped on the familiar bluestone bricks. The dreamlike feeling has been lingering in his heart. When he got off the carriage and stepped on the palace road, he As if there was a mysterious sense of interlaced time, the century-old scene of Zichen Palace flashed in front of my eyes, and finally I was frozen in the desolation of burning fire.

At that moment, he was almost unsteady on his feet, but fortunately, Xiao Duo supported him.

Huo Changying squinted his eyes as the demonic aura grew stronger along that path. From now on, the forbidden garden of the imperial palace might not stop.

The water in Taiye Pool is sparkling, reflecting the blue sky, clear blue and clear green, the rockery beside the pool is covered with snow, and the red plums are reflected.

Huo Changying stopped by the pool, turned his head and glanced at the icy edges hanging from the eaves of the verandah behind him, stared at the pool water again, and slowly narrowed his eyes. In the twelfth winter, the dripping water turned into ice. The emperor's search for immortals is not cultivated by hot spring water.

Such weather, even if it is not frozen, should not be like spring water.

And that demonic aura seemed to be aware of the abnormality, and hibernated... Huo Changying knelt down and stretched out his hand towards the pool water.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

A woman's pretty voice came, even with a bit of anger.

Huo Changying's expression froze, and his fingers quickly drew an enchantment on the pool water. Then someone grabbed his wrist and angrily pulled back Huo Changying's hand that had just touched the pool water.

Only then did Huo Changying see who was coming. The woman's almond eyes were wide open, the corners of her lips were pursed tightly, and her eyes had a complex look. Seeing him looking over, she raised her chin and said, "You are so unruly! You just walked here casually." By the pool," he said, remembering that he was still holding someone's hand, and flung it away, saying, "Those people just said a few words about you, in such a cold day, don't you want to live anymore?!" In his tone I was a little annoyed.

Huo Changying looked at the girl in front of her with wide almond eyes and her forehead twitched. Could it be that she thought he wanted to die?

Raising his eyebrows, Huo Changying lowered his head and glanced at the woman's skirt covered with withered leaves, feeling a little stunned that this woman had followed him all the way from the trail.

What does she want to do?Or did she discover something?

While Huo Changying was making careful guesses, he heard the woman say again: "Ah, you are General Xiao's wife who has already made a fuss in the city before she even passed the door?"

Huo Changying was stunned, but when he thought about it, it was funny again, he didn't expect that A Duo's marriage would be a big event enough to be famous in Yong'an.

Turning to look at the girl, I saw her expression tense, a trace of jealousy hidden behind her reserved and arrogant pretty face, but there was no hatred, just a slight envy.

Instantly understood, Huo Changying laughed suddenly, and said that with his family's A Duo's handsome appearance, how could there be no girl in Yong'an City who would love him.

This one in front of me, I'm afraid that's it.

At this time, he really wanted to take out the folding fan and shake it. For some reason, he felt a little proud in his heart. He felt the pride when his hidden treasure was discovered and admired by others.

Seeing that Huo Changying was not ashamed, the woman laughed out loud instead, and couldn't help but widen her eyes, but when she took a closer look at his appearance, she found that he was not like the one in the teahouse drama, not like the hypocritical noble girls she often sees, Pretentious, but there is a sense of comfort.

Thinking of her feeling a little lonely again, he took a step forward and was about to speak again.

However, Huo Changying was pulled behind him. The man's tall and strong back stood in front of his eyes, covering his sight firmly. Huo Changying was rather depressed. He was obviously not a few years younger than Xiao Duo, but this man's stature suppressed him all the way since he was a child. , until now, is still the case.

Could it be that his bone shrinkage has suppressed his original stature?

The wrist was held by someone, Huo Changying stared at Xiao Duo's back and was a little distracted, then he heard the man say: "Master Jiayan County, it's been a while, haven't you learned the rules well?" There was a rare displeasure in the voice.

Huo Changying looked at the woman in surprise, and saw that she pursed her lips tightly, and stared up at Xiao Duo, "Don't worry about it, General Xiao!" Her almond eyes were complicated, seeming angry, unwilling, and even a little Hidden love.

Xiao Duo didn't speak any more, he pulled Huo Changying around and left.

The north wind blows the fragrance of plum blossoms.

Before leaving, Huo Changying glanced at the calm water surface of Taiye Pond from the corner of his eye, and glanced at the woman named Jiayan who was staring stubbornly at the water surface. Give the peace talisman to Jiayan.

The two walked out, Xiao Duo was still holding Huo Changying's waist with his big palm, he did not forget that Chang Ying felt dizzy the moment he got off the carriage, Xiao Duo felt annoyed that he was too aggressive last night and hurt him, So I feel a little guilty.

Huo Changying didn't know that he was dizzy for a while, and was misunderstood by Xiao Duo, glanced at Xiao Duo and smiled lazily: "Which girl do I think is so mighty, she is the general's peach blossom."

Hearing this, Xiao Duo squeezed the big palm on Huo Changying's waist, and when Huo Changying broke free to avoid it, he hugged him tightly again.

Huo Changying laughed angrily at Xiao Duo's naive behavior, and said, "—Master Jiayan County, which clan's noble daughter is she?"

Xiao Duo lowered his head and saw that his expression was calm, and he didn't seem to be fake, so he explained: "She is Fu Wang's concubine's daughter, Fu Wang's old daughter, so she is a bit arrogant and indulgent on weekdays, and she hasn't discussed marriage yet."

"Fu Wang?" Huo Changying was a little surprised, "Is that the clan that is so far away?"

Xiao Duo lowered his eyes to look at him and said: "King Fu is considered to be His Majesty's cousin, his father and the late Emperor are also cousins. When he was in decline, he was kind to His Majesty. His Majesty raised him in Beijing and gave him a vain job. , and gave his little daughter the title of county head."

"Master Jiayan County..." Huo Changying repeated these words over and over again, but couldn't remember the relevant records. He only felt vaguely familiar, as if he had heard it from somewhere, but he couldn't think of anything when he thought about it. The two had strange attitudes just now, so they asked with a smile: "What is the relationship between her and you?"

When Xiao Duo heard this, his body froze, and the hand on Huo Changying's waist gradually tightened, as if he was afraid that someone would run away suddenly, but he finally said: "Two years ago, she asked King Fu to call the official media to come to her door, and..."

Xiao Duo paused, frowned and said: "After the official media was driven away by me, she taught people to deliver embroidery, clothes and other things to the Duke's mansion repeatedly, and often stopped horses at the errands."

"Later, I asked Zhao Cheng to tie him up and send him to Prince Fu's Mansion, asking him to discipline his daughter."

The corners of Huo Changying's lips twitched. When Xiao Duo said this, his expression was magnanimous, and he didn't feel any sense of compassion.

He looked sideways at Xiao Duo with a funny face, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder and said, "A Duo, I finally know why your peach blossoms have withered so much these years." He said, shaking his head as if sighing.

"No." Xiao Duo frowned, and held Huo Changying's hand tightly, a little anxiously: "It's because of me,"

"I know," Huo Changying interrupted him suddenly, picked the safety knot on the handle of the general's sword with his fingertips, and said with a lazy smile, "With my jade in front of you, you will never forget it."

Seeing the smug look on the young man's brows, Xiao Duo was also happy in his heart, he laughed and echoed, "Naturally."

The two returned to the courtyard and separated.

In the evening, Huo Changying only followed from a distance behind the ladies and wives who visited the garden, watching the queens and queens walking around the garden in front of them.

The Empress Wang was known as the Empress Jiashun in history, she was born in a noble and scholarly family, and her mother's family held many civil positions in the court, so she didn't have much influence. Huo Changying took a peek at the graceful and luxurious Empress Wang in the distance, and said to herself, the one who can rule in the harem In the midst of turmoil, the person who was firmly in the position of empress, even after the crown prince died of illness, the third prince became the crown prince, and the emperor never thought of abolishing the empress, must not be as meek and humble as the history books commented.

Huo Changying followed all the way, paying attention to the strange things around him, but the evil spirit seemed to have disappeared, and the group passed by the Taiye Pond without any serious incident.

And he paid special attention to Mu Jiayan, and found that the girl was no different, chatting and joking with people as usual, she was like a sunflower in the crowd, and she didn't have the expression when she was at war with Xiao Duo at all.

Twilight|Advent, the palace is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the joy of the New Year is overflowing in the palace.

The bell rang, and the palace banquet began.

The night wind blows, and the icy coolness carries the fragrance from the censer in the hall, lingering on the skirts of the Huxuan dancers on the red carpet.

Above the main seat are the two emperors and empresses. The emperor is majestic and solemn, and the empress is graceful and elegant, smiling and accepting the worship of all the officials.

Sitting at the banquet near the main seat are the concubines and princes and princesses of the harem, and in the back row are the ministers of the court and the central government, and the ladies and noble ladies are in another screen style.

Huo Changying was supposed to be with his wife and noble daughter, but before the banquet, the emperor suddenly made a noise and ordered two seats to be placed beside General Xiao, but no table was added, so Huo Changying was able to be with Xiao Duo.

But only ordering people to add seats but not tables, this approach is no different from the banquet where the emperor raises up singers and dancers to reward ministers.

Everyone just watched coldly, thinking in their minds, wondering whether the Duke of Jin, General Xiao, who has been very popular these days, offended His Majesty by refusing the emperor's marriage offer. Sitting like a person.

Duke Jin just nodded at Huo Changying with a smile, and when everyone couldn't see him, he turned his head and gave Huo Changying a wink to signal him to be at ease.

The corners of Huo Changying's lips twitched, and he leaned closer to Xiao Duo. He knew the rules of the palace banquet, but he didn't feel much annoyance in his heart. On the contrary, it was just what he wanted, to be close to A Duo, and he didn't have to deal with those women .

Picking up the jug and pouring himself a glass, the taste was mellow and mellow, Huo Changying squinted his eyes slightly, watching the dance in front of him comfortably.

"Your Majesty didn't mean to humiliate you on purpose,"

Xiao Duo picked up the fishbone for Huo Changying, and put the fine white fish meat in a porcelain bowl, "Those women who are destined are not all good people, you have no orders, and you are not a clan, and..." He paused for a while. The tips of her ears were a little red, and she scooped a spoonful of fish soup into the small porcelain bowl containing the fish, "Besides, you haven't entered the house yet, and His Majesty asked you to be by my side. Although it doesn't look very good on the surface, it is actually the safest."

Huo Changying raised his eyebrows, laughing and laughing all around, he smiled and whispered in Xiao Duo's ear, "You don't suspect it." He glanced at the envious or curious expressions of the concubines and princesses from the corner of his eye, calmly Taking the porcelain bowl, he picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, squinting his eyes, only to feel the delicious smell in his mouth.

It's not that he doesn't understand the rules in the palace, so he bowed his head and whispered to Xiao Duo: "I understand, even if she pretends to be a woman from the Chang family, she is only a white woman. Make a caring person a raft."

As he spoke, he glanced at the vacant seats on the opposite side, picked up the jug and pretended to be docile, poured a glass of wine for Xiao Duo, and whispered: "I heard that the crown prince is ill and cannot attend the banquet. The seat is empty too?"

Xiao Duo took some food for him again, and said, "It's Xiang Nie."

Huo Changying was slightly surprised when he heard the words, and thought that the Nie family was so arrogant. When his eyes swept across the seats on the opposite side, he suddenly noticed a line of sight. He looked in the direction, but he didn't notice anyone looking at him, only saw the emperor sitting next to him. Very close, a ten-year-old boy dressed in the clothes of a prince was watching the song and dance attentively.

He frowned slightly in doubt, Xiao Duo then said: "That is the third prince, from Concubine Nie."

Huo Changying raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that this was his incomprehensible ancestor, just as he was about to look away, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of the silent waiter beside the third prince.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, turned around the man, then turned his gaze back, focusing on the delicious fish in the porcelain bowl.

During the interval between singing and dancing, the Hu Xuan dancer stepped down and changed into another wave of dancers, with copper bells on her feet, and a pipa bounced.

At this moment, the servant's report came in bursts, and Nie Xiangcai was long overdue.

The emperor didn't show any reproach on his face, he smiled and let Nie Qing sit down, and exchanged some pleasantries, as if he was not surprised by Nie Xiang's arrogance.

Huo Changying looked at all the ministers and showed no signs of change, even the elders like the Duke of Jin only smiled and toasted Nie Xiangyao.

And that Nie Xiang, who will pass forty next year, is not half old, nor does he have a beard. His face is elegant and clear, with a cold and alienated brow, which is different from Huo Changying's image of a powerful official in the past. But the man has long sleeves and a slender figure. He is really a good look that can make everyone shine.

As soon as Nie Xiangfang took his seat, the officials around him toasted one after another, but he just responded vaguely.

Huo Changying secretly sized up that Nie Xiang through the dancer's swaying silk ribbon, and his gaze stayed on the man's clear profile for a moment, and he felt a sense of deja vu in his heart.

He was slightly surprised, this feeling was different from the familiarity when he and Xiao Duo first met, even very strange, like the emotions brought to him by another person.

Huo Changying thought to himself, could it be because of Xiang Nie's good looks?

Thinking of him, he couldn't help being lost in thought, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the mountains of dishes on his plate, slightly stunned, Huo Changying turned his head to look at Xiao Duo, only to see the man's jaw tightened, he didn't say a word, just picked up the dishes for himself.

He squinted his eyes for a while, and then suddenly realized, could it be... Jealous?

Thinking of this, Huo Changying felt a little funny in his heart, so he quietly squeezed the thick callus on Xiao Duo's palm at the bottom of the case, leaned closer and smiled, "No one is as beautiful as the general."

Xiao Duo was holding a cup of wine, when he heard this, he suddenly choked and coughed violently.

Huo Changying hurriedly helped him, and said in a funny and helpless way: "You can't bear such a joke. When we are intimate in the future, if I say something even more exaggerated, what will you do?"

Xiao Duo didn't know whether he was choked by the wine or provoked by Huo Changying's explicit words, his ears were already red.

Their actions here attracted the attention of the empress, who was above the chief. The empress and empress approached and said a few words in a low voice, and then they heard the emperor calling out with a smile: "General Changfeng."

Xiao Duo adjusted the hem of his clothes, and stepped forward in response.

The emperor said: "I once wanted to point Cheng Jia to you, but now it seems that it almost broke up a good marriage."

Xiao Duo respectfully said: "The posture of my wife, the willow, is no better than the princess's golden branches and jade leaves."

Concubine Nie, who was sitting on one side, suddenly snorted and said in a low voice: "Isn't the general also preferring the appearance of willows to the golden branches and jade leaves?" fell into the ears of the Empress.

The emperor's face darkened, and his eyes glanced at Concubine Nie. Concubine Nie fell silent for a moment, but looked down at her gilt armor, with a look of resignation on her face.

The queen just smiled and said nothing, as if she had never heard Concubine Nie's sarcasm, she turned her head and whispered something to the emperor.

Seeing that the emperor's expression was slightly pale, he laughed and said: "General Xiao said that he is not stunning, but I see that he is somewhat similar to the empress when she was young."

Speaking these words not only resolved the embarrassment, but also praised the queen's appearance by the way.

Queen Wang smiled virtuously and said: "The concubine is too old to be the word 'excellent', but the child's eyebrows and eyes are really similar to Cheng Jia, and I feel close to him from the bottom of my heart." Princess Cheng Jia is Queen Wang's biological daughter, although only 13 years old, has the demeanor of Queen Wang in her brows, but she is still childish.

Concubine Nie on the other side was harmonious after seeing the high-ranking God. She dug her fingernails into her palm and said with a smile, "Look, she still looks like the prince!"

As soon as the words came out, everyone was silent, but they all secretly looked at the woman Xiao Duo had brought, and they couldn't help but marvel when they looked closely, the contours of the bridge of the nose and the corners of the lips were quite similar.

The emperor's face on the high seat was slightly cold, and the queen quietly retracted her gaze from Huo Changying's face when she heard the words, suppressed a trace of doubt in her heart, and smoothed things over with a smile: "Didn't Sister Nie say that she has prepared something new? Why don't you take it?" Come out for everyone to see?"