admiration

Xiao Zhijin raised his glass and drank it down, his eyes reflected the appearance of the young man opposite him, his eyes were downcast, his brows and eyes were slightly worried, as if he didn't want to make himself worry, there was always a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

Probably because his gaze was too hot, Mo Yanchi inadvertently raised his eyes to meet him, couldn't help being stunned, and hurriedly moved away.

Mo Yanchi pretended not to care, raised his hand to pour wine for him, and said, "Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao, are they all right?"

He knew about the fact that the two were taken to the No. [-] Scholar's Mansion. Originally, Mo Yichi wanted Xiao Zhijin to bring them to live in the Second Prince's Mansion, but now his identity is unknown, and maybe Emperor Hongzhi will issue an imperial decree to let him move out tomorrow. In the prince's mansion, it is fine to find an inn at will. Xiao's father and Xiao's mother are tired of running around, and they are involved in it.

"It's good. I went to see it in the morning, and they still miss you." Xiao Zhijin said.

Mo Yanchi was not present, nor did Xiao Zhijin have as many eyes and ears, so he naturally wouldn't know the hostility that Xiao's father and Xiao mother had towards him. He thought of the scene when he was beaten by Mo Niang when he was a child, and he smiled. Said: "Long time no see, I miss them too."

"If you want, we can go and have a look together after dinner later." Xiao Zhijin said.

Mo Yanchi shook his head, "No..."

It was Xiao's father and Xiao's mother who caused this to happen. Perhaps Mo Yanchi could treat it peacefully, but it's hard to guarantee that Xiao's father and Xiao's mother would not be on guard.

Xiao Zhi hesitated to speak, sighed, and said, "They were also deceived."

"I know, I don't blame them. But luckily it's you, if you become the prince in the future, I can use your prestige to run amok." Mo Yichi joked.

Xiao Zhijuan looked at him helplessly, and said with a smile: "Then don't do anything like murder and arson, this crime is not easy to bear."

"Hahahaha, of course, if you don't kill people or set fire to them, just rob pretty girls." Mo Yanchi said.

The two chatted and laughed, pushing glasses and changing glasses. After the meal, they were inevitably tainted with alcohol. Fortunately, during the day, the restaurant served some green plum wine, which was not smoky.

Xiao Zhi saw that Mo Yichi's face was rosy, so he helped him into the carriage. Mo Yichi wanted to go for a trip to the countryside, but when he lowered the curtain, his vision became dim, sleepiness suddenly swept over him, so he gave up , he yawned and said, "I'll sleep for a while, wake me up when I get to the house."

"Okay." Xiao Zhijin consciously sat beside him, put his dangling head on his shoulder, and patted it lightly.

His movements were gentle and tender, with a warm temperature, Mo Yanchi didn't realize he was there, found a comfortable angle, closed his eyes and fell asleep unpreparedly.

The restaurant is not far from the Second Prince's Mansion, but Xiao Zhijin told the coachman to slow down, knowing the time for a few steps, he walked for half an hour.When the carriage stopped at the Second Prince's Mansion, Mo Yanchi was already sleeping soundly in Xiao Zhijin's arms.

Xiao Zhijin put his arms around him, he was reluctant to wake him up, so he had to hug him up and get off the carriage calmly.The Second Prince's Mansion was not deserted, and people often passed by. When they saw this scene, they couldn't help feeling deeply about the deep relationship between the two, and some people sensed that something was wrong. Because of the high hanging plaque, they didn't dare to say more.

The person in his hand is very light, and you can clearly feel where the ribs are with a little touch. Xiao Zhijin asked the kitchen to boil a lot of tonic soup for Mo Yanchi to drink, but this person has something in his heart, he is depressed, no matter how much It doesn't help if the tonic is poured down.

It is often said that a heart disease needs a heart medicine, and it has been a long time since we met, Xiao Zhijin has not yet known what is on his mind.

There is still a long way to go, Xiao Zhijin walks cautiously, just thinking that Mo Yichi will always be there on this road.

Xiao Zhijin carried him into the bedroom, and gently placed him on the bed. He turned his back and quietly looked at the screen embroidered with high mountains and flowing water in front of him. After a long, long time, he let out a sigh, got up and left.

The moment the door was closed, the person who had been sleeping soundly opened his eyes and looked at the top of the bed complicatedly.

In fact, Mo Yichi woke up when the carriage stopped, but his bones became lazy after being drunk, and his reaction was also slow. He wanted to open his eyes, but Xiao Zhijin hugged him up, and it was not impossible to wake him up. Not even waking up.

Through the thin clothes, Mo Yichi heard Xiao Zhijin's powerful heartbeat, and for a moment he even wanted to just drown in his arms and never wake up again.

Mo Yanchi felt like he was going crazy.

And Xiao Zhi, who walked not far from the door, didn't realize he was there, and left the second prince's mansion with a sullen face, and found Xing Yan who was nervously looking for someone.

Before going out, Xing Yanyuan made a "lost" gesture with Xiao Zhijin. The two have been masters and servants for many years, and they have a perfect understanding. Xiao Zhijin knew the mystery at a glance. Call someone closer.

These two days Xing Yan only had one task, which was to get rid of Mo Niang, he would make this gesture, there must be something wrong in it, Xiao Zhi asked, and as expected, Mo Niang disappeared.

The Second Prince's Mansion has now become an important place guarded by General Wei Ling, and being able to take away people unscathed is enough to show Dai Yan's strength.

Xiao Zhijin had been prepared in his heart, but when Mo Niang disappeared, he had a bad premonition, as if something was approaching step by step.

Although Dai Yan is currently in the eldest prince's mansion, his whereabouts are uncertain. It will be difficult for Wei Ling to find out his details. Xing Yan has been guarding him day and night for the past two or three months, but no one has contacted Mo Niang. I don't think yesterday was just too late Some people ran away.

Xing Yan's face was gloomy, he looked at Xiao Zhijin, and said: "Most of the capital is Dai Yan's eyes and ears, we found Mo Niang, but we were stopped by someone, and when we searched again, there was no one there."

"Forget it, keep the Second Prince's Mansion well in the future, and she won't have to be on guard day and night when she leaves." Xiao Zhi said indifferently.

Mo Niang is a thorn, she has to get rid of it, otherwise, if she sticks a thorn in the future, no one will be able to please anyone.If she lived in the Second Prince's Mansion, Xiao Zhijin would get rid of her, which would inevitably arouse Mo Yichi's dissatisfaction. Now that she is gone, there is no need to bother. If she finds her, she can just get rid of her, and Mo Yichi will not know about it .

Xing Yan nodded, and said: "I will arrange more people to look for it. One more thing, Jiang Wan has gotten very close to the Nie family recently."

Xiao Zhi could not help but frown, "The Nie family?"

"It's Concubine Jing's mother's house." Xing Yan said.

Xiao Zhi was vaguely aware of the connection, but some things were very secret and it was so long ago that even Xiao Zhi could not know a thing or two.

Due to the existence of Dai Yan, Xiao Zhijin asked Jiang Wan not to contact him hastily, and asked Yuan Ran to come if there was something urgent. After careful calculation, after returning from Mingliang Palace, the two never met again. His heart fell on Mo Yanchi, and he seldom asked her about it.

On the contrary, Xing Yan thought about the friendship of the past few years, and always cared about it, so that Jiang Wan would not be noticed.

The Nie family has a large army, Xiao Zhijin originally planned to attack, but now that Jiang Wan is intervening, Xiao Zhijin thought about it, and decided to wait for a while and see how Jiang Wan treats.

"She has always had her own plans, you just need to send more people to her." Xiao Zhizhi said.

Xiao Zhijin valued love and righteousness, Xing Yan was not surprised, he nodded and wrote it down.

Recently the city is not very stable, in order to prevent Dai Yan from finding out whereabouts, General Wei Ling almost disappeared, Xing Yan also no longer showed up, Xiao Zhi didn't want to stay for a long time, he got up and left after saying a few words.

He came secretly, and left quietly. He almost arrived at the second prince's mansion, so he dared to walk on the street openly.

Pedestrians on the road were in a hurry. When they saw him, they bowed their heads to avoid him, not daring to look at him. In addition to awe, there was some sarcasm in their eyes.

Just when Xiao Zhi was puzzled, a carriage whizzed past his eyes. The royal flag was hung on the carriage. It was the carriage that Eunuch Li took when he left the palace, and the direction of the carriage was the Second Prince's Mansion.

With a buzzing sound in Xiao Zhijin's mind, he immediately understood, and regardless of other people's eyes, he jumped up and rushed to the second prince's mansion.

Eunuch Li is going out of the palace at this juncture, and there is no other thing besides what Emperor Hongzhi said. Xiao Zhijin originally thought that Emperor Hongzhi would hesitate a few times, but he didn't want to make an imperial edict like this.

Xiao Zhi is very good at doing light work, even so, when he arrived at the second prince's mansion, Eunuch Li also finished reading the imperial decree.He didn't show up, he was lying on the eaves looking at the kneeling boy, Mo Yichi lowered his head, holding up the bright yellow imperial decree, and let Eunuch Li take away his hair crown jade.

Obviously he couldn't see his expression clearly, but Xiao Zhijin throbbed in pain for no reason.When Eunuch Li left, Mo Yanchi didn't get up, like an eternal statue.

Xiao Zhijin jumped down and walked over step by step. Instead of helping Mo Yanchi up, he knelt down towards the person, made a big salute, and said, "See Your Highness the Second Prince!"

This was the first time since he met Mo Yanchi that he saluted so solemnly.

Mo Yanchi woke up like a dream, the imperial decree slipped from his hands like a hot potato, he stared blankly, not knowing whether to regret or be thankful.

After three years of traveling against the road, he finally let go of all the burdens.

He raised his face, smiled with red eyes, "I'm not the prince anymore."

Xiao Zhi closed his eyes, and pulled him into his arms, his arms were tightly squeezed, wishing to embed Mo Yichi into his flesh and blood, and never let go.

Mo Yichi nestled in his arms, listening to the beating of his heart, his restless heart gradually calmed down, it seemed that losing the throne was not a big deal.

The loss of the second prince's position was not a trivial matter, but Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be thinking about the three-year licking of the calf, and did not let people move out of the second prince's mansion, and even the ancestral temple did not report, so he issued an imperial edict to settle the matter hastily.

The servants who were originally in the mansion were dismissed, leaving only one Ye Min who swore to die, and the huge mansion became an empty shell in just half a day.

Mo Yanchi sat in the main hall, watched the people leave, and never said a word.Ye Min brought hot tea, hesitated to speak, and simply stood behind him, watching with him.

Xiao Zhijin had something to leave and sent many people to the second prince's residence, this time he did not hide it, a dozen or so people surrounded the main hall, which was particularly eye-catching.

Seeing this, some people who were about to make a move calmed down and didn't dare to act rashly. After a quick glance, they followed everyone and left the house.

Mo Yichi took everyone's expressions into his eyes, he saw calculations, pity, and ridicule, but now that he was an outsider, he didn't have to worry about one day he would fall forever.

He will listen to Xiao Zhijin's words, obediently wait for him to come back, say goodbye to him, and then wander around the world, never returning to this city that left him with nightmares.

And Xiao Zhijin just let Mo Yichi watch over him, and then rode to the palace to meet the Holy Majesty.The guards outside were obviously ordered by Emperor Hongzhi, and they didn't stop Xiao Zhijin when they saw him, and they let him go after being notified.

Eunuch Li, who had gone a few steps earlier, returned to the palace and was ordered to wait for someone outside. He was not surprised when he saw Xiao Zhijin approaching from a distance, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Xiao, this way please."

Xiao Zhi followed Master Li with a cold face, and walked into the imperial study.

Emperor Hongzhi turned his back to him, admiring the autumn landscape in front of him, he heard footsteps, and said, "Xiao Qing, look at this painting, what do you think?"

Xiao Zhijin raised his eyes and glanced, the painting in front of him was not big, but the scenery depicted was very broad, the red leaves all over the mountains and fields were burning like a raging fire, and the birds flew far away, holding a touch of emerald green in their mouths, which was especially abrupt in the bright red painting.

Before he could open his mouth, Emperor Hongzhi said: "This picture is called Sending Spring. It's clearly only autumn, but it already has the meaning of spring. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

There was something in Emperor Hongzhi's words, but Xiao Zhijin had something on his mind, so he was not willing to figure it out, he said: "Your Majesty, I have something to do with you."