Thinking

Xiao Zhi didn't understand why Qi Si was so excited. Could it be that Chang Yu's life was really so lonely?

He also patted Qi Si on the back: "Still asleep?"

"Waiting for you to come", Qi Si felt very at ease.

Xiao Zhi smiled helplessly, telling him to rest quickly.

Qi Si turned around and walked out of the study room, took Xiao Zhi into the yard, and said in a rambling manner: "I cleaned up the house for you, it's right next door to me, I don't know what habits you have, tell me what you are missing..."

Xiao Zhi didn't understand the reason why Qi Si was so afraid of loneliness, but he didn't reject it, so he let him busy around.

"Going out to do errands on weekdays, there are also places to eat and sleep in the mountains and snowy plains, so there is nothing wrong with it." Seeing that Qisi was too excited, Xiao Zhi was worried that he would not be able to sleep at night.

"Okay, then I'll sleep, tomorrow... when will you leave tomorrow?"

"Together with you, I will send you to Hongdu Academy." Xiao Zhi said.

Qi Si was more satisfied, nodded and smiled from ear to ear, happily turned and went back to the room.

When Xiao Zhi entered the room, he saw that the room was cleaned spotlessly and the layout was elegant and simple. On the table was an elegant and exquisite ink lacquer porcelain flower pot, in which a peony plant was in full bloom.

Sure enough, Qi Si was so excited that he had insomnia, he woke up and yawned in the morning, Xiao Zhi understood it at a glance, and asked the servant to put more cushions in the carriage, so that Qi Si could sleep for a while on the way to the academy.

Qisi went to the front hall and found Xiao Zhi was wearing a military uniform, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, his breathing was a little short, and the long sword in his hand was only sheathed. It was obvious that he had practiced martial arts in the morning. If Chong Yi knows about it, he will definitely punish him.

"Or do you also go to live in the academy?" Xiao Zhi asked casually seeing that he didn't get enough sleep and looked a little dazed.

Most of the students in Hongdu Academy still live in dormitories, but Kong Yu and Cao Lumin don't live in the academy, and they still don't have any compatible partners when they live in Qisi.

Qi Si shook his head again and again: "You won't come to accompany me if you live in the academy, and Cao Lumin and Kong Yu don't live there either."

The layout and construction of this house is meticulous and elegant, just like in an old home, now Xiao Zhi often comes to accompany him, so it couldn't be more perfect.

After breakfast, Xiao Zhi sent Qi Si out, still planning to ride a horse and follow the carriage.

But Qi Si became more energetic, looked up at Xiao Zhi on the horseback, blinked his eyes and said nothing, wanted to ride the horse together, but found that he had been too aggressive these two days, he didn't dare to cling to Xiao Zhi any more, and was struggling in his heart.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Xiao Zhi laughed, with a gentle smile on his handsome face, bent slightly and stretched out his hand: "Aren't you sleepy? Come up."

Qi Si held Xiao Zhi's slender and warm hand, borrowed some strength, jumped up, got on the horse and sat in front of Xiao Zhi.

He used to go out with Chongyi or Lu Yingqiu like this before, and now he often feels that Xiao Zhi is very similar to them, but he knows that Xiao Zhi is completely different, he just wants someone who can always accompany him, and he does not want to go back to the lonely and helpless place. Some days.

Qisi studied and practiced martial arts steadily, and Xiao Zhi kept his promise. He would go to other courtyards to accompany him five or six days out of every ten days. He practiced the mental method, just like a family member.

The weather was cool and dry in autumn, the two had practiced swords, both were dressed in loose military uniforms, sitting on a bamboo mat spread out in the corridor, Qi Si picked a grape and put it in his mouth, leaning against Xiao Zhi's side with his back, It's nice to stretch your legs out on the mat and have the wind blowing in the yard.

Qi Si turned his head and saw the sword on his waist, Xiao Zhi seemed to never leave the sword wherever he went, and it was even easier to keep the sword out of its sheath.

Qi Si asked him: "You never take off this sword?"

Xiao Zhi looked at Qi Si's side face, lowered his head and took off the sword, handed it to Ji Si's hand, and said, "This is how I took it off."

Qi Si was very flattered. Chong Yi told him that a swordsman's sword is like a part of his body and spirit, especially for a master, who would not let others touch his sword easily.

In my impression, Chongyi taught him all these years, and he never threw his Chunshan Sword to Qisi to play with, but Xiao Zhi was so generous.

He hesitated for a moment, but was still overwhelmed by curiosity. He took it, and the scabbard felt heavy in his hand. He tried to hold the hilt and drew the sword out of its sheath.

Xiao Zhi watched from the side, and only warned: "This sword is cold and sharp, Your Highness, be careful."

Qi Si only slowly pulled out a short section and looked at it. There was a slight hoarse golden iron sound when the sword was unsheathed. The sword was bright, and the reflected light reflected Qi Si's eyebrows and eyes.

He put the Shenshui sword back into its sheath, and returned it to Xiao Zhi: "It's like ice."

Xiao Zhi's voice was gentle, his eyes were as clear as water, and he said: "This sword is called Shenshui, and it is made of cold iron. After stabbing someone, the wound will be soaked by the cold air of the sword body, making it difficult to heal."

The Shenshui sword is the heirloom sword of the Xiao family and one of the top ten famous swords. It has been held by the head of the family since the establishment of the Xiao family's shadow guards in the previous dynasty. This generation Xiao Zhi is the only son of the family, and Shenshui was passed on to him early on.

Xiao Zhi saw that he was very serious, and half-jokingly said: "Shen Shuijian never leaves its sheath and never leaves its body, otherwise there will be blood."

Qi Si's eyes widened, and he asked, "Have you ever killed someone?"

Xiao Zhi has always been gentle and has never been angry with him. Qi Si couldn't imagine him killing people with this sword, and felt that he was in charge of the shadow guard, and the things he usually did were unusual, but it was normal for him to kill people.

Xiao Zhi didn't answer, but said: "Practicing and holding a sword is not for killing people."

Qi Si leaned on Xiao Zhi's shoulder with his back, covered his forehead with his arms, looked at the clouds in the sky, and murmured: "I used to have a sword too, it was left to me by my mother, and later... I stayed in Jin Kingdom. "

Xiao Zhi lowered his head to look at Qi Si, Qi Si's appearance is clear, fair and elegant, the complexion of Jiangnan people, he remembered what Emperor Su said, Qi Si is like his mother.

Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand and wiped off the thin sweat on the tip of Qi Si's nose with his fingertips, and said slowly, "My mother is also from Jiangnan."

Qi Si turned her head and looked into his clear eyes.

Xiao Zhi is usually easy-going when chatting, but Qi Si finds that he never talks about himself.Cao Lumin said that the same is true for other people’s expectations. When talking about the past, they always avoid the part that belongs to them and don’t like to talk about themselves.

"She has always missed Jiangnan, and arranged her home like a Jiangnan house."

Xiao Zhi's eyes were clear but bottomless. He looked up at a vigorous and verdant bonsai in the yard, and Qi Si stretched out his hand to gently hold Xiao Zhi's wrist.

Xiao Zhi said: "Later she was gone, and we moved out. A family from the south of the Yangtze River lived in the house, and no changes were made. Later, they also moved out, and the house was vacant again."

Qi Si was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood something. He stood up and sat up straight, grabbed Xiao Zhi's arm, and faced him with his eyes wide open: "You mean this place? Is this the house?"

On the way from Jin State to Yan State, Qisi has seen all the changes in customs, and there will not be another house like this in Changyu City.

Surprised, Qi Si got very close to Xiao Zhi, and saw only a gentle smile in his eyes.

Qi thought about the day when he first came here, Xiao Zhi asked him if he liked it here.

He didn't know what to say for a while, stared at Xiao Zhi for a long time, hesitated to speak, and finally asked him: "Why did you let me live in?"

Xiao Zhi still smiled: "Because your homesick appearance is very similar to her."

Qi Si's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he gave Xiao Zhi a big hug. His mind was full of thoughts, sometimes grateful and sometimes moved, speechless.

Xiao Zhi knew that he would not cry, so he gently followed his back.

Qi Si said: "I will always treat you well in the future."

Xiao Zhi shook his head: "Young master doesn't owe me anything."

"No, it's not a debt, it's because you are very good."

Xiao Zhi couldn't understand the logic of Qi Si's words. He looked at Qi Si carefully, as if he was thinking.

"Are you willing to live here because this is the old residence?"

Xiao Zhi shook his head: "When you are not here, I seldom come to see it, the empty house is too quiet."

Qi Si then asked again: "Then you came because of His Majesty's order?"

Xiao Zhi didn't understand, and asked back with a smile: "Didn't you ask me to live here? Your Majesty never gave such an order."

Thinking about this is reassuring.

The four seasons of Yan Kingdom are distinct, and the capital Changyu in autumn is surrounded by Fengshan forest photos and autumn valleys singing streams.

Qisi was in the academy, these days he often heard teenagers discussing the scenery of the northern country, and he was a little curious, but when he thought about his identity, he might not be able to go out of the city at will, so he couldn't help but feel regretful.

When I went back to the other courtyard that day, I saw Xiao Zhi talking to the old housekeeper in the courtyard, and asked, "Aren't you busy today? You came back so early."

Xiao Zhi turned his head, his handsome face softened a little under the evening sun: "I have nothing to do today, so I came to have dinner with you earlier, the housekeeper said that you have a bad appetite these days."

Qi Si smiled and ran over like a gust of wind, pulled him and said, "Will you be like Cao Lumin's brothers in the future, he eats less than a bowl of rice, and the brothers have to come and ask one by one, and the parents will come and ask one by one."

Xiao Zhi found it funny when he heard this: "You are also an interesting friend, and I have explained everything about the family to you."

Qi Si asked him again: "Did you explain anything to the housekeeper?"

Xiao Zhi stretched out his hand to pluck a fallen leaf from Qisi's hair: "The autumn scenery outside the city is just a few days ago, and it happens to be the two-day academy holiday. I greeted His Majesty, and I will take you out of the city to play tomorrow."