An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

December [-]st, New Year's Eve, is also the New Year's Eve for family reunion.

Lanterns and firecrackers were lit early in the palace. From a distance, the lights were brightly lit and the colorful embroidery was brilliant.

A bustling scene.

It was a rare day without a curfew.The palace people put on thick winter clothes, played with each other and set off fireworks, or enjoyed lanterns together under the eaves in front of the corridor.The lanterns in the palace are naturally different from those in the folk - emerald green lotus lamps, eight-treasure glazed lamps, mahogany carved cages, all of which are treasures that cannot be seen outside.

Everyone's face is filled with joy.His Majesty once ordered that from the first day to the third day of the Lunar New Year, people in the palace can go out of the palace to visit their families, which was unprecedented in the previous dynasty.Many people are looking forward to, thinking about the scene of meeting their relatives tomorrow.

The so-called tyrants in the world have actually given many gentle orders.

No matter how cold and lonely a place is, it will become lively on this day.

It's just that the excitement never spread to the person in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In previous years, on New Year's Eve, Ji Yue would give the palace servants in the Hall of Mental Cultivation a holiday and let them go out to enjoy the lanterns and flowers, even Li Fuquan would not stay.

He himself prepares two sets of bowls and chopsticks, sits alone in the hall, guarding a table of food, but sometimes he doesn't even take a bite until it gets cold.

The reunion dinner is delicious only when you eat it with your family.

He no longer has family members, so he can't taste it. If he says he has, his mouth will be bitter.

The King of Qin is said to be unmatched in strength, unrivaled in the Seven Kingdoms, and his reputation is feared by everyone.But people always forget that the famous tyrant is only 21 years old this year.

Just a young man who has just reached the crown.

On the day when thousands of families are reunited with lights, the king relieves the burden of the world, and loneliness comes like a tide.Everyone knows that the heights are extremely cold, but only when you really stand in this position can you know the darkness behind the brilliance when looking down at the world.

Li Fuquan once leaned behind the pillar and saw such a scene - there are fireworks outside, the hustle and bustle of the world, everyone is smiling and celebrating together.

The real emperor is not happy.

The young man in the hall lowered his beautiful eyebrows and looked expressionlessly at a pair of bowls and chopsticks that no one was using, leaving the room lonely.

That scene was painful to watch.

His Majesty was too defensive, Li Fuquan couldn't get in after ten years.

He knows himself to be dull and mediocre, how can he understand His Majesty's thoughts, and how can he let His Majesty confide in him.

He can't.

Maybe... Wei Lian can.

"Your Majesty hasn't come back yet?" Wei Lian held back his eager paws as he faced a table of delicious food.Seeing Li Fuquan coming in from the outside, he immediately put down his chopsticks and forcibly sat upright.

He has been sitting here for less than half an hour, and everyone wants to grow mushrooms.

The dishes were getting cold, and King Qin was still missing.

Wei Lian didn't care at all where King Qin went.But if the king of Qin didn't come back, according to the rules, he couldn't move his chopsticks first, so he could only suffer from hunger.

...Is this what people do!

Don't let people eat on New Year's Eve, and don't let people live!

Li Fuquan's eyes twitched, pretending he didn't see the missing dumpling on the plate: "Master, not yet."

"Your Majesty really invited me to accompany me to the Hall of Mental Cultivation?" Wei Lian looked suspicious.

Li Fuquan immediately said: "Slave, how dare you pass on a false edict."

The tone is also a little uncertain.

He mentioned to His Majesty last night that this year's New Year's Eve, it would be better to send Mr. Wei, as there are more people and it will be more lively.

His Majesty was having dinner at that time, and he seemed to be in a daze, so he responded with the word "um" casually.

...Is this a promise?

At that time, Li Fuquan only thought that His Majesty agreed, but now it seems...

"It seems that His Majesty has forgotten me." Wei Lian sighed softly.

Li Fuquan: "..."

This is very embarrassing.

The person was invited by him, and it turned into the current situation, but he didn't send out the favor, and offended the person instead.

Wei Lian got up, Li Fuquan said hastily when he saw this: "My lord, be safe and don't be impatient, I am sending someone to look for your majesty."

That being said, the palace is so big, it is still a question of whether it can be found.

His Majesty did not know when he left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and he did not bring a single entourage with him.Li Fuquan sent people to the imperial study to have a look, but His Majesty was not there either.

"No need." Wei Lian lowered his eyes, "I know where he is."

Leng Gong.

If there is any place that cannot be touched by the excitement of the New Year, it must be here.

Almost every palace is hung with lanterns and red silk, only the cold palace is still white and miserable, with white flags waving in the night, like a mourning hall.

There are too many dead souls in the cold palace, and an unknown number of people were buried here. The ashes were scattered in the dry well, and even a roll of straw mat was not available.It's bleak and desolate here, even the sound of the wind seems to be whimpering, and there are rumors of ghosts from time to time.Some palace people will hang white flags here to comfort the dead, mainly for peace of mind.

I don't know how many years these white flags have been hung, and no one has picked them up for a long time, making them look dilapidated.

As depressed as this deserted courtyard.

King Qin was born and raised here.Yunji was framed when she was pregnant, which made the former king disgusted. She escaped death because of the dragon descendants in her belly, but she has been confined in the cold palace ever since.

There are many princes and heirs in the past, not bad for this one.

Since then, everyone seems to have forgotten about their mother and son.Until Ji Yue was nine years old, the former king was seriously ill, and all the sons died or were injured in the fight for the position. In the end, the ambitious queen mother's family was taken advantage of, and the son Yue from the cold palace was chosen as a puppet.

He thought he would pick out a rabbit to be slaughtered, but he didn't know to release a lone wolf that was invincible.

After King Qin came to power, he issued an imperial decree to release all the concubines from the previous dynasty in the Leng Palace and return home to be supported by their relatives.

If there are no descendants, they will live in the nunnery.

Therefore, no one lives in the cold palace now, and it is even more empty and lonely.Usually timid palace people dare not even approach here at night.

Wei Lian walked alone on the desolate path, walking silently, and pushed open the rotten wooden door.

Under the moonlight, the young man was dressed in white, with long hair reaching his waist, and his face was astonishing as heaven.

Severe winter, cold wind, late night, cold palace.

A wild cat from nowhere screamed, like a baby crying, penetrating people.

Disturbingly depressing.

Wei Lian showed no fear, stood in the bleak courtyard, closed his eyes, listened to all directions, and detected the location of King Qin.

After a breath, he opened his eyes, walked straight to a simple room, and pushed the door.

In the cramped and narrow interior, the environment has a panoramic view.

There's not much room for such a small room.Looking around, there is only one table, one chair, and one person.

A candle was burning on the table, and the candle flame danced, illuminating a flickering silhouette on the mottled wall.

There are also several dishes of porridge and side dishes, which are bland and tasteless, and the two sets of bowls and chopsticks are facing each other.Several wine jars were poured on the ground, which showed that the man drank a lot of wine.

The young man leaning on the chair held a bottle of wine with his beautiful fingers, his eyes were stupefied and his face was gorgeous.He was resting lazily, when he heard the sound of the door being pushed, he raised his eyes slightly, and the wine glass was in his hand.

The young man in white pushed open the door and entered, and what came pouring in was also covered in wind and snow, mixed with the sound of howling.He quietly looked at the young man in black in the room, his brows were as cold as the moonlight.

Like a fairy descending to earth.

Ji Yue smiled, paused for a moment, then continued to pour the wine nonchalantly, with a lazy tone: "Why are you here?"

"If you don't come, you will starve to death," said the young man.

Wei Lian stepped into the house, closed the door with his hands behind his back, blocking the cold wind and snow from the house.

Ji Yue raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "The resentment is so heavy? Why, I can't see Gu, Wei Lang doesn't think about food, and he wants to starve to death?"

"Your Majesty is really a noble person who forgets things a lot." Wei Lian said quietly, "Yesterday Eunuch Li told me that you sent me to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for dinner today. I waited for half an hour, and the day lily was cold."

He emphasized the words "the food is cold", indicating that Ji Yue's behavior was really excessive.

yesterday?

Ji Yue thought for a while.

During dinner yesterday, Li Fuquan seemed to have said something to him.

But he didn't hear clearly.

At that time, he was thinking about the difference between the taste of eating alone and eating with Wei Lian, otherwise why he lost his appetite and felt that it was not as tasty as before.

He didn't know what Li Fuquan asked, so he answered casually.In short, Li Fuquan can handle it well.

Who knows that it was Wei Lian who came over.

Thinking of this, Ji Yue felt that it was necessary for him to explain.

"It's not that I forgot." Ji Yue said seriously.

Wei Lian made a "hmm" and waited to see what he could explain.

"Gu Shi didn't remember at all."

Wei Lian: "..."

"Your Majesty!" Wei Lian was angry.

He is really angry!

He has been hungry for so long, and King Qin didn't take it seriously at all.He still can't do anything to people, because that's King Qin.

So annoying.

Wei Lian sat down on the opposite chair without restraint, rolled up his sleeves and picked up the chopsticks: "Thank you Your Majesty for preparing an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks, I will not be polite."

Ji Yue smiled slightly: "Let it go."

Wei Lian picked up a vegetable without paying attention.

Ji Yue held it down with his chopsticks, and his tone sank: "Wei Lian, this pair of chopsticks is not for you."

Wei Lian raised his head and said calmly, "Your Majesty would rather give to someone who will never come back than to let my subjects go hungry?"

He knew who the king of Qin prepared a pair of bowls and chopsticks for every New Year's Eve.

Ji Yue's expression faded: "Since you know who it's for, you should understand—" You can't move this pair of chopsticks.

"I don't understand." Wei Lian looked at him.

Ji Yue's eyes were slightly cold.

In the next moment, he heard Wei Lian whisper: "I have never seen my mother and concubine before."

"Therefore, there is no memory. I am afraid I cannot understand His Majesty's nostalgia."

"However, if His Majesty's mother and concubine survived in the world, they would definitely not want to see His Majesty indulge in the past and cannot extricate himself from it."

Ji Yue paused, and the emotion in his eyes dissipated, turning into a bottomless pool: "You—"

Wei Lian interrupted him: "I'm so hungry."

"..." Ji Yue retracted his chopsticks, looking helpless.

"Eat."

Wei Lian started without hesitation.

He eats very politely.He said he was hungry, but his movements still maintained the innate elegance of the royal family, which was very pleasing to watch.

It seems that what he eats is not simple food, but delicious delicacies.

Seeing him eating, Ji Yue suddenly had an appetite.

On a lively New Year's Eve, the hostages sent by the tyrannical King Qin and the Kingdom of Chu, who are known all over the world—the two people of very different status just sat together in a dilapidated room in the cold palace, eating the most mediocre food. The porridge and side dishes are eaten with relish.

It can be called a wonder.

They have eaten together many times in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, delicacies, wine and delicacies, but they are not as comfortable as this meal tonight.

"How did you know that the orphan is here, and how did you know that this pair of bowls and chopsticks were prepared for the lonely mother and concubine?" Ji Yuexing asked.

Wei Lian raised his eyes in surprise: "Is this hard to guess?"

Ji Yue hooked his lips: "It's not difficult. But none of them can guess."

"The one who knows me is Duwei Lang."

Wei Lian lowered his head and continued to eat: "Everyone in the world is stupid."

Ji Yue added for him: "Are you the smartest?"

"Not necessarily." Wei Lian said modestly, "One of them."

Ji Yue smiled brightly: "Wei Lian, Wei Lian, you really—"

Wei Lian answered, "He's a wonderful person."

"...Wei Lian, if there is an army from the six kingdoms to attack Qin in the future, you will definitely be able to defend my Great Qin Tower by yourself."

"Why did your majesty say that? I don't know how to fight."

"Why do you need to fight? You just need to stand there, and you will be so thick-skinned that you can build a city wall." Ji Yue joked that he knew how to throw bricks and attract jade.

He said, drinking another glass of wine.

Wei Lian saw the crumbling wine jars on the ground, and guessed that King Qin had drunk a lot before he came.If King Qin was drunk and there was no one around here, wouldn't he have to carry him back?

No, he can't, he doesn't want to do physical work at all.

Wei Lian was about to step forward to snatch Ji Yue's wine glass to make people stop drinking, but when Ji Yue saw that he wanted to take the wine, his reaction was bigger than his: "You are not allowed to drink!"

Wei Lian: "?"

Who wants to drink?

Wei Lian was puzzled, he thought for a while, and instead of taking the wine bottle from King Qin's hand, he went to grab the wine jar on the table.

In short, King Qin cannot be allowed to drink any more.

As if facing a formidable enemy, Ji Yue snatched the jar of wine from the table and hugged it into his arms: "Don't touch it! Stay away from it!"

Last time Wei Lian drank a cup, he was able to get drunk to that virtue, and suppressed him to do all kinds of bad things.If he drank another jar this time, wouldn't the sky be blown up.

Ji Yue imagined that scene again, and was startled suddenly, and even pulled the chair farther away.

Wei Lian: "..."

Wei Lian made a gesture of "you are free".

Ji Yuesheng was afraid that Wei Lian would think about these wines again, so he emphasized: "These are all lonely. You are not allowed to drink a drop. Do you hear me?"

Wei Lian glanced at the wine jars all over the place, and asked sincerely, "Aren't you afraid of getting drunk?"

Ji Yue hugged the wine jar: "What do you know? I'm a martial arts practitioner, and I can use my internal force to evaporate wine."

This is the confidence behind his claim to never get drunk after a thousand cups.

Otherwise, he would have to pour down a thousand cups if he had to fight for his strength alone.

Wei Lian thought for a while: "Oh."

You are great, you are great.

Ji Yue narrowed his eyes: "What's your tone? Do you not believe it?"

Wei Lian: I'm not, I haven't.

Ji Yue put the wine jar on the table, proudly: "I'll drink it for you!"

Wei Lian: "..."

It seems that King Qin is already drunk.

Wei Lian didn't bother to stop him, anyway, the other party also said that he could use his internal energy to evaporate, so he wouldn't worry about losing his mind.

He knew better that this was King Qin's way of venting his emotions.

Everyone should have an outlet to express their emotions.The King of Qin shoulders the burden of all the people in the world. I don't know how much more difficult it is than ordinary people, and the backlog of melancholy and burdens in his heart are thousands of times more.

As a king, he usually hides his emotions and anger, and doesn't let anyone see his thoughts.Be vigilant at all times and walk on a knife edge like walking on thin ice.

If things go on like this, no one can stand it.

If you don't explode in silence, you die in silence.Even Wei Lian, who was as forbearing as Wei Lian, couldn't bear it after a long period of restraint, and slaughtered all those people?

King Qin was invincible for 360 four days a year, leaving all the fragility of the remaining day to his mother.

It's really not hard to guess.

King Qin can't trust anyone, the only one who can make him feel at ease is his biological mother Yunji.Only the mother who gave him the warmth of childhood can be used as spiritual comfort, allowing him to shed his hard shell for a moment, revealing his soft inside, and venting his repressed emotions.

But his mother had already passed away 11 years ago.

He can only rely on a pair of unused bowls and chopsticks, pretending that his mother is still around.

A king cannot show weakness to anyone, but a child can be weak in front of his mother.

The world is a melting pot, and all living beings suffer.Even someone as powerful as King Qin has such a fragile side.

There are too many ruthless people in the world.Wei Lian would not be afraid of a humane person, let alone loathe him.

To his surprise, King Qin didn't seem to mind showing this unknown side in front of him.

To be honest, he was a little afraid that if he knew too much, he would be killed and silenced.

After drinking for three rounds, Ji Yue's face was slightly tipsy, and the food on the table was not much, and was swept away by the two of them.

Wei Lian hadn't even touched a drop of alcohol, so he was naturally sober.He looked at the empty plate and said with a light smile: "Your Majesty has always been very picky about meals, but today's table dishes are so crude, yet His Majesty can still eat them. Didn't he just pretend in the past?"

"What's there to pretend? I've eaten even worse things, but I have no choice." Ji Yue shook the wine in his glass lightly, unexpectedly calm, "If a person has a choice, he can live a good life , who is willing to endure hardship?"

Wei Lian was deeply convinced.

He himself is the prime example.

As soon as a person is drunk, the conversation box opens.Perhaps it's rare that there is someone who is pleasing to the eye tonight, and Ji Yue suddenly has a long-lost desire to confide.

"Is she really not coming back?" Ji Yue asked lowly.

Wei Lian knew who he was asking, and replied, "Your Majesty knows this answer better than I do."

Qin Wang is not a person who escapes from reality, otherwise he would not have given him the extra bowls and chopsticks so easily.

He actually understood that the Sri Lankan had passed away and would never return, he just couldn't bear to think about it.

"Guben doesn't believe in ghosts and gods." Ji Yue laughed lowly, "I heard rumors of ghosts in the cold palace, but I also had a little delusional thought. If the mother and concubine's soul is still there, will she still be by her side? She died in vain, and if she heard that people died in vain, she would die in vain. I can’t go to the place where I died before I was alive. I am afraid that she will feel lonely, so I often come here to see her.”

"Gu asked an expert to save her. If there are ghosts in the world, Gu doesn't want her to stay in the world. She was let down by that person in this life, and her life was miserable. She should have a good pregnancy in the next life."

Wei Lian said quietly: "The empress dowager is blessed like heaven, she will be safe and happy in the next life."

Yunji has long been named Queen Mother by King Qin.Wei Lian deserved to be called so.

"I was born alone in the cold palace, and that's when I was really hungry." Ji Yue half-covered his eyes, and his tone was as calm as telling someone else's story, "The palace people often forget to bring water and food, and the mother and concubine go to dig water I ate the moss in the ditch, drank the blood of my mother and concubine alone, and drank the snow water that melted in winter. The taste is really bad. The snow looks clean, but inside it is dirty, as dirty as the heart .”

He never even said these words to Li Fuquan.

Li Fuquan will not really understand the unbearable past of the aloof king.But Wei Lian can definitely do it.

Wei Lian's growth experience is similar to his.

Wei Lian listened quietly, and poured himself a glass of wine unhurriedly.

Ji Yue immediately became vigilant: "Don't drink!"

Wei Lian said: "If you don't drink, you will have the atmosphere of listening to stories only when the wine is full."

Ji Yue: "..."

Ji Yue: "I won't talk about you alone."

Wei Lian frowned: "Don't, the atmosphere of listening to the story is already brewing."

Ji Yue sneered: "Would it be better to prepare a plate of melon seeds for you?"

Wei Lian's eyes lit up: "Is there?"

Ji Yue gritted his teeth: "No!"

Wei Lian glanced at him, and said leisurely: "Then the equivalent exchange, I will tell your Majesty a story."

"When I was four years old, I drank a kind of milk. At that time, I was left unattended in the palace. One day, I was really thirsty. Seeing the wooden cart containing milk in the palace, I secretly took some milk from a jar to quench my thirst. At that time, I thought , I have never drank something so delicious in my life."

"It was only later that I found out that the cart of milk was sent to my father's favorite concubine for bathing."

"This world is really interesting. Some people can't even drink saliva, but some can bathe with milk." Wei Lian's tone was relaxed, as if he was talking about something funny, but the content of his words was sympathetic.

Ji Yue looked at him, and then said: "In the past, I was looking forward to the snow in winter. My concubine would build snowmen and have snowball fights with Gu. Even though I was cold all over, I felt happy. The cold palace is hard, that is the only joy. Unfortunately, later, The fun is gone."

Later, Yun Ji couldn't stand a woman's best years in the cold palace for a long time, and gradually went crazy, and Ji Yue took care of her from then on.Later, Yun Ji was buried in the ancient well, and Ji Yue no longer had a mother.

That's why when we first met Wei Lian, he escaped unharmed on the grounds that he missed playing with his mother in the snow in the past.

It just hit Ji Yue's weakness.

Wei Lian's expression remained unchanged: "I also like Xuetian, and you can bury a person alive without anyone noticing." One of them was killed by him like this.

Ji Yue: "..." It was so terrifying.

Receiving Ji Yue's gaze, Wei Lian blinked, and immediately changed his words: "I'm just kidding. I mean, when I was a child, I would play with my elder sister in the snow in winter, which is a rare joy in my memory. "

He wasn't lying.Wei Xiang was his only companion when he was a child.When Wei Lian was young, he brought him a lot of warmth.

But after Wei Xiang grows up and alienates him, the two rarely meet each other, let alone play together.

Ji Yue drank another cup: "There is no time in the cold palace, and Gu Chang can't tell what night is today. The bustle outside can't be heard in the cold palace. Only when I see the bright lights of the palace in the distance, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo, can I know what's going on outside. It's a festival, but I don't know what it is. After I left the cold palace, I didn't have any interest in those festivals."

Wei Lian answered quickly: "I never celebrate festivals. But few have festivals, and many have festivals."

Language arts are always subtle.The former festival refers to people who can celebrate the festival together, but the latter refers to people who have had conflicts.

The translation is that there are few friends and many enemies.

Wei Lian is like this, so is Ji Yue.

The two looked at each other.

There was a moment of silence in the dimly lit room, and the two youths who were extremely handsome were quiet for a moment, and suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter at the same time.

Ji Yue laughed so much that the wine bottle in his hand fell to the table, and the remaining wine in the cup flowed out, and the laughter overflowing from his throat was an unstoppable joy.Wei Lian bent his eyebrows, covered his lower lip with his wide sleeves, and gave a gentle low smile that was very sweet.

"Wei Lian, it's rare in the world for a young master to join us."

As a royal blood, living worse than a beggar, isn't it a joke?

What they did was like a misfortune competition, making fun of the world.After speaking, he seemed relieved, and even his heart was relaxed.

Wei Lian stopped laughing and said, "You are already the king."

Ji Yue sneered lightly: "If Gu Ruo fails to bring down the Queen Mother, Gu is still a joke."

"There is no if." Wei Lian sighed, "If you have to tell a joke, isn't this minister better?"

From son to male favourite, it was still his misery.

Ji Yue glanced at him: "You don't need to make such a self-deprecating look, I know that you are crazier than anyone else in your bones."

Wei Lian pretended to be puzzled: "Huh?"

Ji Yue raised his eyebrows.

Wei Lian looked at him for a while, and said honestly: "Well, I think I'm quite powerful. There are many princes in the seven royal families, and the real idiots are all dead long ago."

To live is to win.

Ji Yue smiled and said, "This is you."

Wei Lian smiled.

At this moment, a gust of wind poured in through the window lattice, blowing out the candles on the table.

The room suddenly became pitch black.

Both of them are good at martial arts, and their night vision ability is excellent, even if the candle is extinguished, it will not affect them.

Wei Lian couldn't hold back and still set up a character.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid of the dark." Wei Lian said calmly, "Let's get out of here quickly."

Ji Yue: ...I didn't hear that you were afraid of the dark.

"Promise." Ji Yue snorted, grabbed Wei Lian's hand, and led him out of the cold palace.

Ji Yue habitually wanted to bring people back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and had long forgotten that he had separated from Wei Lian.Unexpectedly, Wei Lian took his hand instead and led him to walk in another direction.

Ji Yue was startled, and asked as he walked, "Where are you taking Gu?"

"Your Majesty told my ministers three old things tonight. Eat, play in the snow, and celebrate the festival. There was no full meal when I was a child, no playmates when it snowed, and no participation in the festival." Wei Lian bent down, got up, turned his head and smiled, "This is you My regret is also my minister's regret, if this is the case, why can't we make it to perfection?"

Ji Yue asked, "Consummation?"

"Yeah, out of the three things, we only finished eating one tonight." Wei Lian let go of his hand calmly, and slowly backed away, "The second thing...is naturally to play with the snow Heck!"

The young man in white slammed the snowball that he had just bent down to pick up on Ji Yue's body, then turned around and ran away.

Ji Yue was caught off guard by the snow that hit his arms, and his whole body was covered with cold: "Wei, Lian!"

He also grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, strode up to Wei Lian, and threw it at the person without saying a word.

Wei Lian didn't care that he was covered in snow all over his head and face, and a snow ball hit him back with his backhand.

"Wei Lian, stop alone!"

"That depends on His Majesty's ability!"

The two chased after each other, hurt each other, and never tired of it.If others saw it, they would surely drop their jaws in shock—it is unbelievable that His Majesty and Young Master Lian are playing such a naive snowball fight like two children.

Some people have gone through a thousand sails, but they still have a childlike innocence.

They have adult sophistication when they were children, but they can also retain a precious childlike innocence when they grow up.It's just missing a partner who can accompany Madness and make trouble together.

The two have their own regrets, but together they are complete.

This is probably the reason why love in the world arises.The two of them don't know it, and everything in the world has witnessed it together.

In the end, Wei Lian, who was still "delicate and weak", exhausted his physical strength first, and was caught up by Ji Yue, who grabbed his wrist and poured snow into his collar.

"Your Majesty, don't! Leng—" Wei Lian smiled and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

These words are perfectly normal at present, but Ji Yue often has some dreams these days, and when he heard these words, he trembled all over, and his whole momentum was vented.

"Now you know how to beg for mercy? Wasn't it a pleasure to smash the orphan just now?" Ji Yue snorted coldly, but still helped him brush the snow off his clothes.

"You're still good, I'm tired, I don't want to play anymore." Wei Lian panted lightly, her cheeks flushed slightly from the violent running, which was really pretty.

A victorious smile floated on Ji Yue's face.

I had nothing when I was a child, and I had a snowball fight with my mother and concubine in winter. As long as I win, children can have such pure and simple happiness.

Afterwards, he was sitting in the world and won countless battles in all directions, but he had never been really happy for a long time.

Now, Ji Yue finally regained some old feelings.

Perhaps, when he acquiesced to Wei Lian taking over the pair of bowls and chopsticks, he acquiesced that he had an extra weakness.

thumping!

Ji Yue's smile condensed on his face.

Wei Lian actually claimed that he was unprepared, and smashed the fistful of snow that had been hidden in the palm of his hand again.

"I never admit defeat." Wei Lian smiled slyly and ran away after speaking.

Ji Yue: Wei Lian, you're done.

He was about to catch up, when he saw the young man in front of him seemed to be running too fast, staggered, and almost fell into the snow.Immediately, Ji Yue raised his qinggong and flew over, taking him into his arms.

…Then the snow was too slippery for him to fail to stand still, and the two of them fell into a ball.

Ji Yue subconsciously protected the back of Wei Lian's head, turned around, and used himself as a human cushion.

Alone strong and strong, it's okay to fall, he is so weak, can't his body fall apart?

Ji Yue found an excuse for his instinctive protective behavior.

Wei Lian fell into Ji Yue's arms, and Ji Yue fell heavily into the snow.

The coldness on his back made Ji Yue hiss lightly, and he quietly protected Wei Lian in his arms.

He stared blankly at the young man lying on his body: "Still up?"

Wei Lian raised his head from his chest, his unparalleled face was pale by the moonlight.He raised his eyes slightly, and the sky behind him was full of light, like wearing stars and wearing moons.

Ji Yue's heartbeat suddenly contracted.

Like a seed that breaks through the ice and sprouts, a flower blooms from the snow.

When Wei Lian left him, Ji Yue hadn't reacted yet.

Wei Lian got up and looked down at him: "Your Majesty, is it comfortable to lie in the snow?"

Ji Yue said stiffly: "It's so comfortable that I don't want to get up." He must not admit that it was Wei Lian who was in a daze, and he still wanted to be embarrassed.

Wei Lian's voice was clear and clear, with a slight smile: "Then Your Majesty can spend the night here."

Ji Yue got up immediately: "Why do I listen to you?"

He used his internal energy to dry the snow water and cold air on his body, and also dried Wei Lian's body by the way.

Wei Lian covered his lips and smiled.

Duplicitous guy.

"Hey, the snow is over, I'm so tired." Wei Lian said lazily, "I want to go back to sleep."

Ji Yue was startled, and quickly asked, "Is there one more thing?"

Wei Lian pretended to be at a loss: "What's the matter?"

"..." Ji Yue emphasized, "You said you wanted to celebrate the festival together."

"It's - it's not an important matter. In previous years, I couldn't do it alone, but this year it doesn't matter." Wei Lian said casually, seemingly not paying attention to it.

Ji Yue's face darkened: "Isn't Gu human? We agreed to be together—" He felt a little wronged.

Wei Lian stared at him intently.

Ji Yue felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, turned his face away and said, "Why do you look at Gu like that?"

Wei Lian chuckled: "Your Majesty is actually looking forward to spending the New Year with you, isn't it?"

Ji Yue denied it flatly: "No."

Wei Lian turned around and left: "The minister goes back to sleep."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Ji Yue was defeated by him, and went forward to pull Wei Lian's sleeve, showing a little childishness, "Don't go back."

Wei Lian looked down and said, "That's not enough."

Ji Yue really followed Wei Lian obediently this time.

"Where are you going now?" Ji Yue couldn't help being curious after following Wei Lian for a long time, but still hadn't reached the destination.

Wei Lian replied: "I don't know."

Ji Yue: "???"

"This is also the first time for me to celebrate the New Year with someone. I have never participated in it before, and I don't know the process." Wei Lian said sincerely.

Ji Yue: "Then what are you doing now?"

Wei Lian: "Walk around."

Ji Yue: "..."

God, the queen mother's casual stroll.

Ji Yue stopped and did not leave.

Wei Lian glanced over.

Ji Yue said bluntly: "Looking at the past years, the palace people have to watch the lanterns and fireworks during the New Year."

"I know a place where I can see the lanterns of the entire palace, and it is the closest to the sky, where I can see the most beautiful fireworks."

He held Wei Lian with his backhand: "Gu will take you there."

The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and the stars can be picked by hand.

The Zhaixing Building is the tallest building in the palace, with a total of nine floors, because it looks like a nine-story pagoda.The astronomical officer of Qin Tianjian often observes the stars at night on the ninth floor and speculates on the fate of the country.

Wei Lian looked at the endless long stairs, without changing his face, he said: "Your Majesty, we'd better go home."

I don't want to climb such a high ladder.

It is true that as long as you perform lightness kung fu, this distance is not a problem.However, he can't use it, if he goes up one step at a time...

Or go back to the house and sleep.

"Pfft." Ji Yue laughed, "Lazy fox, I don't want you to go."

Wei Lian: "?"

How did he become a fox again?

In Ji Yue's eyes, Wei Lian is now a black-bellied and cunning little fox who is sometimes cute and lazy most of the time.

Wei Lian didn't understand Ji Yue's thoughts, he hadn't started to think about the similarities between himself and the fox, when Ji Yue grabbed his waist and hugged him horizontally.

"Hold on tight, if you're afraid, close your eyes." Ji Yue warmly reminded her, her breath brushing against her ears, it was a little hot.

Wei Lian hugged Ji Yue's neck silently.

The next moment, Ji Yue lifted his Qi with energy, and rose from the ground with a light posture.

They are rising.

The distance from the ground is getting farther and farther.

Wei Lian listened to the howling wind in his ears, and calmly glanced down, the height made one dare not look directly at it.

Fortunately, he is not afraid of heights.

"Don't be afraid." Ji Yue comforted.

Wei Lian was not afraid, and even had time to look at the scenery.

But Qin Wang said so, Wei Lian still acted out of face.

He closed his eyes, pretended to be very scared, buried his face in Ji Yue's arms, and slightly tightened his arms around the man's neck.

Ji Yue tapped on the tiles on each floor with his toes, and after a few jumps, he brought Wei Lian to the top.

"Okay." Ji Yue said, "You can open your eyes."

Wei Lian opened his eyes and found that they were not standing in the pavilion on the ninth floor.

... They stood directly on the eaves of the ninth floor.

Neatly stacked black tiles lay beneath the feet.

Looking down, it is a dizzying height.

Wei Lian grabbed Ji Yue's hand resolutely, and almost put his whole body against him: "I have weak legs, I can't stand steadily—"

The corners of Ji Yue's lips curled up imperceptibly, and he said calmly, "Then sit down."

Sitting down really feels much better.Although Wei Lian was not really afraid.

The two sat side by side on the roof, feeling the coolness from the wind, and looking into the distance.

The height here allows you to have a panoramic view of the entire palace, and see the brilliant lights in the distance.

The green tiles and red walls cover the small bridges and flowing water, and the pavilions are like flowers in a mirror and the moon in water.The many palace tiles are covered with frost and snow, and patches of winter plum blossoms are blooming on the branches.

The frolicking figures of the palace people turned into small dots, dotted with this majestic royal city, and came into view.

Winding along the palace road to the city gate, you can vaguely see people outside the palace.The market is bustling and lively, and children gather on the street to set off fireworks.Artists juggling, hawkers yelling, and the streets are empty.Every household posted couplets, beaming with joy.

The distant mountains are hidden into the night, only a silent silhouette remains, outlining the grandeur of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

This place is human.

They watched everything from a high place, and each other had a moment of silence.

Wei Lian calmed down, looked down, his heart was surging.

This is a grand event he has never seen before.

He suddenly raised his voice, mixed with a touch of excitement: "Look, fireworks!"

Ji Yue raised his eyes and saw a firework rising to the sky, blooming in the night, extremely gorgeous.

Countless fireworks followed, decorating the entire starry sky into a sea of ​​bright flowers.

Beautiful.

Galaxy, night, lanterns, fireworks.

In fact, these things are available every year, and there is nothing new. Ji Yue has long been tired of seeing them.

He had never thought they were so beautiful.

When the white-clothed young man beside him was engrossed in watching the fireworks, Ji Yue quietly turned his head,