lonely king

Willow banks by the lake, kiosks are breeze, and catkins are also blowing with the wind.

There are two striking figures falling in the gazebo, one red and one white, like a pair of Bi people, they complement each other beautifully, it is really beautiful.

As soon as Sai Jian came out of the front hall and turned a corner, he saw such a scene. His already tense face became even more tense. He lifted his feet and walked forward, walking in a hurry. Wei Yu followed him From behind, looking at the scene in front of her, her eyes were complicated.

Sai Shu's back was facing the stone road, and Baili Nian, who was sitting opposite her, saw Sai Jian coming towards him. Sai Jian's face was not very good, and after seeing Baili Nian's eyes, he gave him a slight stare. At one glance, Baili Nian stood up slowly without changing his face.

He glanced at Wei Yu, and then at Sai Jian, "Your Majesty is also looking for the fragrance of tea, did you find someone to drink tea here?"

On the table was a green dragon emerald jade pot and two white jade cups. Ye Han tea had been brewed, and the fragrance of the tea was overflowing.Sai Shu turned her back to Sai Jian, and when Baili Nian spoke, she also stood up, turned her head and saw Sai Shu, and blurted out a cheerful sentence, "Brother Wang! Why are you here too?"

She suddenly remembered Baili Nian's words again, and glanced at the teapot on the table, "Brother Wang is here to ask for tea?"

"My lord..." Sai Jian was at a loss for words for a moment, and his eyes fell on Baili Nian. He didn't come here to ask for tea, and he was obviously worried about Baili Nian, so he came to see what he was going to do.

Baili Nian didn't seem to know it, he glanced at the teacup on the table, and said calmly, "I'm afraid the king won't be able to get tea today, there are only two cups, and the brewed tea is no longer fragrant."

"Who said this king can't ask for it?" Sai Jian walked to the table, he knew that Baili Nian said this on purpose, he didn't expose it, but glanced at the table instead.The cup in front of Sai Shu on the table was already empty, while the cup in front of Baili Nian was still half full. Sai Jian reached out to take Baili Nian's cup, and drank the tea in one gulp.

"Well, the taste of this tea is really good." Sai Jian said to himself, then raised his eyes to look at Baili Nian, the latter's eyes sank, and he raised his eyes to meet Sai Jian's.

"Go make another pot of tea and add two more cups." Baili Nian's words were addressed to Mo Yan, who nodded, picked up the teapot and backed out.

Sai Jian had no intention of leaving, Baili Nian had asked someone to cook tea, the three of them sat down, Wei Yu stood and stretched out his hand to Sai Jian, Sai Shu even glanced at him, trying to pull him to sit down weirdly, Wei Yu ruthlessly Glaring hard, he didn't open his mouth.Sai Shu is used to being self-willed, and didn't understand the current situation, but Wei Yu understood, he looked at Sai Jian and Baili Nian, who were staring at each other, and his heart slowly tightened.

Although Sai Shu didn't understand the situation, seeing that the two people sitting there were silent and Wei Yu looked serious, she also felt something was wrong at the moment, so she didn't speak.

It was Sai Jian who spoke first, his eyes fell on Baili Nian, but he asked Sai Shu, "Shu Er, didn't you go riding a horse? Why are you running to the lake to drink tea now?"

"I was riding a horse at first, but this Gaoming Terrace is not as wide as the grassland. I turned around a few times and found it boring, so I sent your horse to the stable again. When I was returning to Jinshu Pavilion, I happened to bump into Mr. Baili, so I went to the horse's stall and went back to Jinshu Pavilion. Come here to drink tea. Oh, by the way, Mr. Baili said that he would tell me a fortune teller, Brother Wang, you have been delayed since you came, and this is your fault."

Sai Shu said and looked at Baili Nian, "Mr. Baili, you promised me before, it doesn't count if you can't come, Brother Wang?"

Sai Shu has heard that Baili Nian has his own rules for fortune-telling, and it only counts once a month, and only for those who are destined.In fact, Baili Nian has long since stopped making calculations with others, it's just that Sai Shu's news is lagging behind, so she doesn't know yet.

Baili smiled, turned to look at Sai Jian, "Actually, the princess doesn't need to count any more, the king has already fallen in front of her, and the princess will know it as soon as she asks, so why bother to count?"

"That makes sense," Sai Shu thought with her eyes lowered. She had a pure temperament, and Baili Nian led her to look at Sai Jian, hesitating whether to ask.

Sai Jian didn't know the content of the conversation between the two, but he knew that it must be related to him. He watched the two of them breathing, and he couldn't help but asked, "What are you talking about?"

Baili Nian waited for him to ask this question, and he turned to look at Sai Jian, "The princess asked me to count the marriage. I think the king should know the princess's marriage better than anyone else."

"Marriage?" Sai Jian's heart sank, and he looked at Sai Shu, who scratched his head in embarrassment. "Brother Wang, Shu'er... Shu'er is just curious. I passed by the front hall just now, and saw that you and the ministers are still discussing the matter of marriage, and there is no reason to discuss it. Shu'er doesn't want to go to Xizhao, Xizhao There is no grassland, what's the fun of being bored in the palace all day, I have been in Gaomingtai for the past few days, and I find it boring."

Perhaps it was because of the talk with Baili Nian just now, and she vomited out all the words in her stomach at this time. In fact, she also told Sai Jian that she only wanted to gallop on the grassland, marry a hunter, and the couple went hunting on horseback. However, life is good, and I have no idea of ​​running to be a queen.

In fact, Sai Jian understood what Sai Shu was thinking, but when he heard this in front of Baili Nian, he couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Baili Nian. He looked at each other, as if he was not afraid of your question.

Sai Jian withdrew his eyes, "Shu'er, you don't have to worry about this matter, the king will naturally not let you be wronged."

Sai Shu nodded, but she was not as relieved by Sai Jian's words, her mood was still low, she was playing with the teacup in her hand, not knowing what she was thinking.Seeing her appearance, Sai Jian felt distressed and asked again, "Does Shu Er not want to be queen so much?"

Sai Shu raised her eyes, and this question also made her feel sad, she said seriously: "Brother Wang, Shu'er has never been to the Central Plains, and she doesn't know the characters of the Central Plains, let alone the etiquette of the Central Plains. Raising cattle and sheep, Shu'er likes Cangyu Mountain, and Qiangzhu grassland even more. Shu'er doesn't know about the queen, but I must know that the Xizhao Palace is not as vast as the grassland."

It is rare for Sai Shu to say such euphemistic words. She has always been outspoken and has a deep affection for the grassland.Although Sai Jian was also born in the Qiangma grassland, but he lived in the palace, unlike Sai Shu who lingered in the breeze of the grassland every day and had strong feelings.But as a Qiangzhu native, Sai Jian could also understand her reluctance to leave her hometown, and under the complicated mood, Sai Jian could only speak one sentence.

"I understand what Shu'er means."

But seeing Sai Jian bowing his head, Sai Shu thought he didn't understand. She raised her eyes indiscriminately and saw Wei Yu frowning behind Sai Jian. Although Wei Yu loved to fight with her, as a friend, He also really thought about her, and he couldn't bear the thought of marrying Sai Shu to Xi Zhao, but he thought that no one was paying attention, so all his emotions fell on his face.

Seeing that someone was worried about her own affairs, Sai Shu felt a little relieved, and immediately laughed, pointing to Wei Yu and saying, "Brother Wang, why don't you promise me to Wei Yu, let Wei Yu follow me?" Going back to the Qiangzhu Grassland, I don't mind it!"

Sai Shu said it as a joke, she is a grassland girl who doesn't understand the customs of the Central Plains, and she grew up with Wei Yu again, Sai Jian and Wei Yu knew that she was joking, but the former's eyes were blaming, and she was not allowed to do this Playing around, the latter had a disgusted look in his eyes, if Baili Nian was not still here, he would have choked back.

The four people in front of the stone table were unmoved, but there was a "crack", the sound of the kettle breaking, and the four of them turned their heads to look at it in surprise. Mo Yan, who was holding hot tea, fell to the ground, boiling hot. The tea splashed on the back of his hand, and at the speed that he saw, it grew into two blisters the size of soybeans, and Mo Yan also had a look of astonishment on his face.

Wei Yu looked at Mo Yan, his eyes were full of astonishment, especially when he saw the blisters on his hands, he also felt a little distressed.

Realizing that everyone was staring at him, he subconsciously restrained his expression, squatted down to collect the pieces, "I'm sorry, I'm going to make another pot of tea immediately."

Baili Nian's face changed slightly, he turned his eyes and glanced at Wei Yu, but didn't speak.

But Sai Jian stood up, "There's no need to cook the tea. The King of Tea has already tasted it, Shu'er, have you drunk it too?" Sai Jian looked at Sai Shu, and Sai Shu nodded knowingly.

In fact, she has no research on the tea in the Central Plains. She likes the kumiss from the grassland the most, and she doesn't like tea at all.

"Since you've finished your tea, Shu'er, you can go back to Jinshu Pavilion, and Wei Yu, take the princess back," Sai Jian said.

"It's getting late, so I'll go back. Little Weizi, come here, the princess has something to tell you." Sai Shu nodded, turned to look at Wei Yu, and waved to him.Although Wei Yu hated this title very much, but the king had a life, and he couldn't refuse, so he walked up to Sai Shu, and gave her a look to tell her not to make a fuss.

Mo Yan, who was squatting on the ground, was still picking up the pieces. The pieces of the teapot were so sharp that they cut his thumb, and the bright red blood fell on the pieces, but he didn't notice it.Looking down, he could only see Wei Yu's feet walking from left to right, leaving with Sai Shu wearing red shoes, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, he finished packing up the pieces, and stood up.

"My lord, this subordinate has packed up the things."

Baili Nian glanced at him, "Go, there's no need to come back."

Mo Yan left in a hurry, he raised his eyes and saw the figures of the two people in front of him, he paused, turned his head and walked along another small path, leaving along the weeping willows that hindered people by the lake, his expression was not very good.But Wei Yu, who was walking in front, turned his head subconsciously as if he had sensed it, just in time to see Mo Yan walking to the other side, he saw the blood on the plate, pursed his lips, and did not speak.

The crowd had dispersed, and beside the willow tree by the lake, there were only two people standing with their hands behind their hands, looking at the spring scenery in the lake, each with their own thoughts.

The two were silent for a long time, and finally Sai Jian spoke first. He turned to look at Baili Nian, "What are you doing with Shu'er? Could it be that you really want to marry Shu'er?"

Baili Nian didn't turn his head, and kept staring at the little bird playing in the center of the lake, with a calm expression, "She doesn't even know that I am King Jiang, she just thinks that I am a charlatan hiding in the king's palace, do you think I am If you want to ask to marry the princess, will you appear in front of her in this form? I shouldn't be so stupid."

Baili turned his head and met Sai Jian's eyes, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Nian'er..." Sai Jian frowned. He liked Baili Nian, but this person was enough to give him a headache. It should be said that no one could give him such a headache like Baili Nian. He sighed for a long time , walked to his side, and leaned close to his shoulder, "Then why did you go to see Shu'er, Nian'er? I really don't think you will go to see Shu'er for no reason."

Baili Niandao didn't deny it, he said, "I'm just curious about the princess' attitude, but now it seems that the princess doesn't want to marry Xi Zhao, what about the king? Do you still decide to marry Xi Zhao? "

Baili Nian looked at Sai Jian quietly, he had also analyzed the situation in the world, and he was aware of Sai Shu's attitude, and he believed that Sai Jian also knew about it, and all the pros and cons had been analyzed properly, it was up to Sai Jian In his own mind, if he insisted on marrying Xi Zhao, Baili Nian would have to go back to his home, Dajiang.

Sai Jian was silent, he looked at Baili Nian's face, this face was so beautiful, it was full of all the colors in the world, and there was a coldness on his brows that no one could get close to, but this person also had a gentle feeling towards him when.Sai Jian stretched out his hand to caress Baili Nian's shoulder, hugged him into his arms, and buried his face in his shoulder.

"Qiang Zhuo may not marry Xizhao, but he will definitely be friends with Xizhao. This king knows that without you, Qiangzhu will definitely not be where he is today. No matter what kind of thoughts you have for helping me, I will The king owes you a favor. Now that Jiang Fuli is standing, you are no longer my king's only son, you have your persistence, and..."

Sai Jian raised his head, his eyes were deep, "Even if this king does not marry Xi Zhao, the world will not be peaceful. Xi Zhao has no ability to start a war, what about you? Will you let Xi Zhao go? Nian'er, You won't, Nanming and Beiyan are examples, you will never let Xizhao go. Although I don't have a heart like yours, I can understand some things. I am willing to believe you This time, I also hope that you can keep your oath, even if you can’t keep the peace forever, you will have to live in peace for a few years, the world can’t stand the toss.”

"Your Majesty..." Baili Nian's expression changed slightly, and his raised eyes trembled slightly. He thought that Sai Jian would agree to him, but he never thought that after he understood so thoroughly, he still agreed to him.He really won't let Xi Zhao go, it's just an expedient measure now, and whether it's Qiang Zhu or Sai Jian, they have finally become a part of his world chessboard that he can't control.

Baili Nian was a little speechless, he opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, and Sai Jian was not in a hurry to listen, instead he took him into his arms, "It's getting late, go back and have dinner with me Come on, this king asked the kitchen to make your favorite food."

The person in his arms trembled slightly, his face was buried in his chest, his expression was invisible, and after a long while, Baili Nian said, "Okay."