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Bai Yutang occupied the bed all night, and Zhan Zhao was afraid of waking him up, so he didn't dare to break Bai Yutang's gripping hand. In the end, he was probably very tired, and he fell asleep on the bedside at some point.When Zhan Zhao woke up the next day, when he opened his eyes, he saw Bai Yutang's face that was very close, but there was no gratitude on that face, let alone guilt or embarrassment, but a weird one, Bai Yutang said The first sentence was so perfect that Zhan Zhao looked as if he had stepped on a pile of shit.

Bai Yutang said, "Why did you grab my hand all night?"

How can there be such an upside-down thing in the world?Zhan Zhao felt that neither crying nor laughing.

Who said that "sickness comes like a mountain, and sickness goes like a thread"?At least this sentence is completely wrong when applied to Bai Yutang.Bai Yutang's illness came and went so quickly, so fast that he didn't even know whether he was sick last night, let alone all kinds of things last night--begging Bai Yutang, bewildered Bai Yutang, angry, depressed, laughing Yes, childish, affectionate and sexual.It was as if Zhan Zhao had a real dream. The dream passed, the clouds cleared, the sun came out, and Bai Yutang returned to the Bai Yutang that Zhan Zhao was most used to facing.

Zhan Zhao also doubted in his heart, maybe Bai Yutang didn't remember everything, maybe he didn't want yesterday's "crazy talk" to embarrass them, maybe he could understand Zhan Zhao's helplessness, maybe ...In short, no matter what the "maybe" is, Zhan Zhao is still grateful to him.Zhan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Bai Yutang who was arguing with Zhao Hu during breakfast.

Zhan Zhao is very clear that this is not like him, he is not a person who likes to avoid procrastination, but he does have a mentality of avoiding and procrastinating on this matter.It can't be solved, that's all.

After a toss around last night, Zhan Zhao went back to his room at noon to catch up on his sleep, and when he woke up, he saw Bai Yutang in his room.Seeing that he was awake, Bai Yutang smiled so much that Zhan Zhao's heart couldn't stop.

Zhan Zhao asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing—you're miserable!" Bai Yutang glanced at the table seemingly casually.Zhan Zhao looked and saw five large bowls lined up on the table. Before Zhan Zhao understood what was going on, Bai Yutang gloated and said, "Mr. Gongsun calculated that you will wake up at this time, so he asked me to bring these medicines." Cough cough, Mr. Gongsun said, I want me to supervise you to drink these medicines, if you don’t like it, then tell me to do it.”

The corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth slightly raised, and he asked, "I want to ask Brother Bai, if I don't drink, what are you going to do?"

"Haha, that's easy to handle. Mr. Gongsun once said to me—'No matter what method'."

Zhan Zhao raised his voice, "No matter what method is used?"

"That is to say, whether it's beating or scolding, or pinching your nose and force-feeding, you won't be able to get away with these five bowls of bitter medicine."

"It's strange, I'm not sick or injured, why would Mr. Gongsun want me to drink so much medicine? Even if it's a tonic, it can't be done like this, right?"

Seeing Zhan Zhao staring at him, Bai Yutang hurriedly clarified, "Don't stare at me, I didn't make a small report. It was Mr. Gongsun who passed by your door an hour ago and saw that you were sleeping deeply, so he thought you were something What. You also know that you are usually not willing to lie down and rest unless you are sick or injured? So if you want to blame, you can blame your husband for being smart, or blame yourself for misbehaving. "

Misbehavior?

When Zhan Zhao heard this, his eyes widened.

What is this called?The one who should have taken the medicine did not take it, and he became a scapegoat.Just because he took a nap?Don't even think about who did it.

Bai Yutang patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder and said, "Hey, cat, don't put on such a stinky face, Mr. Gongsun is doing it for your own good too. I heard that these five bowls of medicine have the effect of invigorating blood, nourishing the body, and strengthening yang anyway." If it’s complete, don’t disappoint others.”

Seeing that Bai Yutang brought the medicine in front of him with a kind face, Zhan Zhao even had the strength to roll his eyes, and took it directly and drank it.

Bai Yutang was looking forward to watching a good show, but Zhan Zhao's straightforwardness prevented him from fulfilling his wish.YouQi Zhan Zhao poured bowl after bowl into his belly without even frowning, but Bai Yutang looked timid.Seeing that the last bowl was about to bottom out, Bai Yutang couldn't help saying, "Are you a buffalo?"

This thoughtless sentence almost made Zhan Zhao spit out the medicine from his mouth.Swallowing the last bite with great difficulty, he glared at him and said, "What are you talking about?"

"Otherwise, how can someone drink all these medicines in one go? Don't you feel urgent to pee?"

Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes, feeling weak all over: "I usually watch Brother Bai drink, and my daughter Hong, who weighs [-] to [-] pounds, will drink with others. How come I have never seen Brother Bai have a urgency to urinate?"

Bai Yutang punched Zhan Zhao's chest hard, "You're a dead cat, you actually compare Nuerhong with your husband's medicine. Your skull is broken."

Zhan Zhao smiled faintly, "Why not? Is there a big difference between drinking alcohol and taking medicine?"

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao as if looking at a monster, "Is it possible that these medicines are not bitter?"

"Good medicine tastes bitter, of course it is bitter. But..."

"But? But what?" Bai Yutang laughed and said, "Okay, don't pretend, isn't it bad? You tell me secretly, and I'll go out and buy sweet-scented osmanthus syrup for you secretly, how about it?"

"Thank you for your kindness. It's hard to drink for you, but I'm used to it. After getting used to it, I think it tastes great."

With a calm smile, self-confidence is mixed with slyness, slyness is softly provocative, and there is a touch of warmth and relief as usual.

Bai Yutang wanted to pretend to be angry and tease Zhan Zhao a few words, because he knew exactly that Zhan Zhao was deliberately playing against him.But the eyebrows that should have been raised upside down were lowered instead, just because of the "I'm used to it" is especially piercing, from the indifference when I heard it for the first time, the boredom after that, and the numbness later, until now This kind of sadness that shouldn't have completely buried the whole heart.

This kind of sadness makes people laugh when they think about it.

What Bai Yutang admires most about Zhan Zhao is definitely not his perseverance to pain.Patience for suffering is just a kind of accumulation, and the "high debt" will naturally have a day of defeat.However, Zhan Zhao never failed, never allowed himself to be knocked down, he walked the path he wanted to go, crossed the barrier, and moved forward firmly.Because Zhan Zhao’s strength has never been rigid—turning bitterness into a habit, difficulty into a challenge, and success or failure into experience—it’s a kind of tenacity. Every bit of life is regarded as enjoyment.

"Zifeiyu, know the joy of fish?"

Bai Yutang suddenly felt that this sentence seemed to be the right question for him.

--good.I am not you, how do you know that you are suffering and happy?

——No, I should know, how can I not know your joys and sorrows...?

Bai Yutang punched Zhan Zhao again, and said angrily, "Naturally, let alone five bowls of kindness from your husband, even fifty bowls, you would be respectful rather than obedient, and drink deliciously."

"Fifty bowls?" Zhan Zhao scratched his head and said, "If this is respectful and obedient, brother Bai will really collect the corpse for me."

The two laughed at the same time.

After laughing enough, Bai Yutang asked again: "By the way, I'm quite surprised. How did Mr. Gongsun know that you would definitely wake up at this time?"

Zhan Zhao said with a smile: "In the past, as long as I stayed in Kaifeng Mansion, I would go out to patrol the streets during this period of time." Having said that, he had already taken the sword and started to pat his clothes.

Bai Yutang frowned and said, "Are you going out today? Didn't His Majesty let you go?"

"I'm used to it. It's always uncomfortable if I don't. Even if you don't patrol the streets, it's good to go for a walk to exercise your muscles and bones." Before he stepped over the threshold, he saw Bai Yutang following him, and Zhan Zhao asked suspiciously, "Brother Bai This is you?"

"I know I can't persuade you to rest, so I won't waste my words. Is it okay to go out with you and exercise your muscles?" Bai Yutang waved one hand and said, "Please, Mr. Zhan."

Kyoto is no different than ordinary towns. In response to the New Year's Eve on the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the streets are already buzzing with people.Some people can't wait to hang out all kinds of lanterns early, just to win a good fortune earlier.

Turning around the Royal Street, there is a row of shops, each with red lanterns hanging high above the capital, which heralds good luck.Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang planned to go around there to see Peking University, but they were soon stopped.

"Ouch, it's Mr. Zhan?" It was Father Wang from the Wang Family's Grocery Store who held Zhan Zhao, and he yelled loudly, which attracted many people's attention.

"What? Ah, Mr. Zhan is back?! This way we can celebrate the new year with more peace of mind." Aunt Wang quickly put down her things and followed.

"Master Zhan has worked really hard. He has been traveling outside for more than half a year. I haven't seen you for so many days, and I want to kill us."

"Look at it, it's all skinny."

"Yes, it's really hard work."

"It must be because I didn't have a good meal. No, no, today's sacrificial society must ask the Lord Zhan to bless Master Zhan a lot."

The old couple of the Wang family sang and sang, and their caring surged up and down like a tide, filling Zhan Zhao's heart to the brim.Maybe the fulfillment he is looking for is these sincere faces and warm smiles.Without saying a few words, business will come to your door.Zhan Zhao was embarrassed to disturb others, so he resigned, and after only a few steps, he was chased out by Father Wang, who stuffed a large bag into his arms.

"Take these dry goods." Seeing Zhan Zhao's lips move slightly, Father Wang hurriedly said, "Hey, don't tell me about the money. They are all unsold stocks this year, worthless things, and there is no need to keep them anyway." Yes, I originally wanted to send it to Kaifeng Mansion on New Year's Eve as a favor. Now it's just right, Mr. Zhan can help me take it back by the way."

After finishing speaking, he ran away, leaving Zhan Zhao with no chance to refuse or thank him.

Bai Yutang approached, took the paper bag, sniffed it, and said with a smile, "This old man is really interesting."

Zhan Zhao said: "It's a good dry product."

"It must have been on purpose. I lied just to get you to accept something. It's really intentional."

Zhan Zhao stopped talking, his eyes filled with emotion.

"It's true that they are all caring people."

The faint smile that crossed the corner of his mouth made Bai Yutang lose his mind.

Bai Yutang has always known the status of Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao and others in the hearts of the people of Kaifeng, but there are far more "careful people" than Bai Yutang imagined.It's just scary.

For example, the pharmacist packed a large amount of herbal medicine for Zhan Zhao, the tavern owner scrambled to drink two jars of the oldest old wine, and the third girl from the cloth village shyly stuffed Zhan Zhao with a winter coat, no need to ask. Definitely made it by hand.There are also many messy things coming one after another.Useful, useless, all stuffed so hard that it is almost impossible to see the front.The most amazing thing is the owner of the coffin shop, who even said so brazenly, "Just ask if you need it, I will definitely leave the best for everyone in Kaifeng Mansion".

This kind of need is not worth mentioning.

Ke Zhanzhao was so kind-hearted by nature that he was too embarrassed to refuse other people's kindness, and he was there to deal with "if it is really necessary", which almost made Bai Yutang's teeth sour that he laughed.

In the beginning, Bai Yutang could still watch the show, and it was indescribably interesting to watch Zhan Zhao's evasive expression, which was neither thankful nor embarrassing.After entering Peking University, this situation intensified, chickens, ducks and fish came in droves, Zhan Zhao had to decline on the grounds that he couldn't take the things, but Aunt Ding, who was fishing, didn't listen to Zhan Zhao's words.

Zhan Zhao had no choice but to explain: "Today I went out for a walk with my friends, and I've already taken so many things, it's really inconvenient to take more."

"Friend?" Second Aunt Ding glanced at Bai Yutang and said, "Isn't that just right, friends should help! Oh, Mr. Zhan, don't be polite to me." After speaking, she quickly handed over the three-pound fat-headed fish Bai Yutang's hand.

polite?Who is so rude?

Just smelling the heavy fishy smell, Bai Yutang's eyes were about to pop out, especially when he saw the many stall owners in the market who had been rejected by Zhan Zhao suddenly showing devilish expressions towards him. With a smile, he had a very ominous premonition, and felt that it was a very unwise decision to go out with Zhan Zhao today.

Sure enough, Bai Yutang also met the same fate after a while, but he always felt that he seemed much more bleak.Look at him, there are fish and meat in his left hand, vegetables and bastard in his right hand.That's all.The worst thing was that Yang Laosan, the duck seller, ignored his protest at all, tied the legs of the two ducks with hemp rope, and tied them to his belt.Afterwards, he felt that Zhan Zhao's expression became very strange, and he suddenly liked to look at him, and he glanced at him from time to time, and from time to time, he glanced at the duck walking behind him on the stone road, his face cramped and he wanted to laugh. Laughing flat face.

The most abominable thing was those two ducks, who didn't think they would be sent to the kitchen to be slaughtered to feed people's stomachs, but they proudly yelled "quack" at a passing two or three-year-old girl, so the girl grabbed her Kissing her hands in surprise, she said, "Mother, look, Dad Duck is also out shopping with his ducklings!"

Laughed everyone on the spot.

Finally, Zhan Zhao had a conscience, but in the end he couldn't see it, and he had to accept too many "hearts", so he borrowed a flatbed from the guy at Mipu and pushed the whole load back to Kaifeng Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Dynasty Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu came up to meet him, and Zhao Hu was the first to say: "Hey, Daddy Duck is back."

Bai Yutang was dumbfounded and wondering how he knew this, but he saw Gongsun Ce walking over with a pamphlet.

"Thanks for your hard work Zhanwei." Glancing at the things on the car, Gongsun Ce showed a satisfied smile, "This year there are more than last year, not bad, but Zhanwei is very good. Once you go out, one of them is worth three. Buying new year's goods All the money saved. I'll do the math and report it to your lord."

what? !

Bai Yutang suddenly felt that he had become stupid and couldn't think clearly.He looked back at Zhan Zhao in a daze, waiting for Zhan Zhao to lose his temper, but Zhan Zhao nodded repeatedly, "You're being polite, sir. Thanks to Brother Bai's help today, otherwise it would be impossible to get back so many things."

Gongsun Ce said: "The two beautiful men came out, no wonder the girls delivered things so diligently."

"Yeah, it seems that Bai Shaoxia is not just an idler who stays in Kaifeng mansion to eat and drink, and he is still useful. But this duck father..." Zhao Hu gave a "puchi", and couldn't hold it anymore.

Zhan Zhao couldn't hold back anymore, but found that Bai Yutang's face was suddenly pressed very close to him, which made him shiver.

"You'd better not tell me that you went out today on purpose, and definitely not just for a walk."

"This..." Zhan Zhao's eyes suddenly drifted far away.

"You'd better not tell me, you knew that those seven aunts, eight aunts, three fathers and four girls have prepared things for you."

"this……."

"You'd better not tell me, just to get rid of those terribly fishy chickens, ducks and fishes, you go to the shops first, and then go to the market."

"this……."

"You'd better not tell me that you told that Aunt Ding that I am your friend on purpose, and you said it very loudly on purpose."

"this……."

"Zhan Zhao, go to hell!"

With a loud roar, Bai Yutang rushed towards Zhan Zhao.

The drums and music are noisy, the reeds are noisy, and the streets are full of lanterns.Tourists are like ants, those who appreciate the lanterns, those who guess lantern riddles, those who welcome the passing of the New Year under the gazing lights, coincidentally decorate the most beautiful scenery for Yujie Street.

As in the past, the Loulou is full of people, and it is very lively.The delicious dishes have attracted many people who have accumulated wealth at the end of the year to go out of their homes and taste the delicious food on the first floor of Kaifeng.

On the large glazed tiles on the roof of the third floor, there are two figures enjoying the tranquility amidst the noise.

"Dry!"

The wine jars collided together and let out a low humming sound.The wine is like a stream, pouring into the mouth.Occasionally, it splashed on the face, combined with the dry and cold air, it was extremely cool, but it made those two moist faces more lively.

"Happy, happy!" Bai Yutang stepped out with one foot, wiping the drink off his face impulsively.He stood up and howled.The empty wine jug was thrown to the corner of the alley where there was no one, and it was broken to refresh the ground.

"This is the old man Li's 'Life is full of joy', and it is 'Wine is a song, life is good'. People should live like this, have fun, and be unrestrained. It seems that all the things that used to hold your breath have been thrown away. Dropped. Haha."

Zhan Zhao said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Bai's arrogance has been drunk out of these two jars of top-quality tribute wine. The money is finally well spent."

Bai Yutang thumped Fist Zhanzhao on the shoulder, and cursed: "Fuck you. You mean I'm not brave enough? Don't ask me to have a drink and keep asking me for money. You're so poor."

"Yes, yes." Zhan Zhao smiled apologetically, then rubbed his waist and sighed, "But I'm very poor, how can I be on the same level as your rich second young master Bai? Just these two jars of wine will kill me." Thinking about the three-month salary, it really hurts."

"Aren't you sore? Are you feeling sore? Painful to touch your waist? I think you have a backache! Pretending to be pitiful should at least pick up someone. Your tricks may work for others, but for me, Bai Yutang, can you fool me? "

Bai Yutang suddenly seemed to have thought of something, sat back beside Zhan Zhao, and said, "But I really can't figure it out. I thought that the people in your Kaifeng mansion hang the sign of 'Integrity and Integrity', and you are all serious and upright. You can be flexible. I didn’t expect that a bunch of treacherous people would take advantage of Kaifeng people’s admiration for you. Hey, don’t tell me that you are really poor. Those things are given to you by the people. , I wouldn’t believe such words even if killed, do you think I’m an idiot who doesn’t know how much salary you officials can get?”

Zhan Zhao laughed dryly, cleared his throat after clearing his throat, and said seriously, "Poor is not that poor, but it is true that we are struggling. This is an adult's suggestion. We will hand over half of our monthly salary to Mr. Gongsun. Clothes, grain, salary, etc. are also distributed or sold by the husband. Brother Bai should also know that flooding of the Yellow River is not a rare thing. The people are living in dire straits. In addition, the Liao Kingdom has frequently moved on the border in recent years, which seems to be suspected of militarism. As a precautionary measure, the Holy Majesty has stepped up the training of troops, and the matter of military pay is enough for people to worry about."

"The household department's headache, you people from Kaifeng Mansion also take part?"

"Mr. Xu and Mr. Bao from the household department are the same Jinshi. Not to mention that they have a long-term friendship, it is not a big deal for us to do our best for the court and the people. Besides, It's useless for me to ask for so much food and money. Brother Bai must not know that when I first got my salary as a fourth-rank guard with a knife, I was so shocked that my eyeballs almost fell out. There are five bolts of silk, fourteen bolts of brocade and 32 bolts of brocade, not to mention fifty stones of Lumi per month. At that time, I was thinking, even if I am a pig, I can’t eat and wear so much.”

Bai Yutang was amused by Zhan Zhao, and let out a burst of laughter, "Hey, hey, that's for you to raise a family, okay?"

"Zhan Zhao's whole body is full. A horse that is full to death is not as big as a camel that is starved to death. It is better to give to those who need it."

Zhan Zhao's expression flashed a strange look of forlornness in an instant, and Bai Yutang felt a tightness in his heart.His eyes drifted away, at this moment he neither wanted to see Zhan Zhao's expression nor let Zhan Zhao see his expression.

"Aren't you going to start a family?"

He didn't answer in silence, but his wandering eyes seemed to be taking Zhan Zhao to a place that Bai Yutang couldn't reach.

After a long time, Zhan Zhao said, "I don't know."

"Do you not know, or do you not want to think about it?" With a strong hand on Zhan Zhao's arm, Bai Yutang pretended to be indifferent and said, "Cat, forget about her."

forget?Love is so deep, love has festered, how can it be possible to just forget it?

The answer was in his heart, but facing Bai Yutang, Zhan Zhao only showed a slight smile of relief.The relief was for Bai Yutang, because he knew that this kind of thing did not have any meaning of controversy.

"She certainly doesn't want to see you like this. Why do you bother to waste the future on the knot of the past?"

Bai Yutang felt that his voice was so stiff and dry.

A few months ago, he was still talking about it, but now he wants Zhan Zhao to forget it.Perhaps, he also has a knot in his heart, and he is ridiculously wishing to have something, even he himself can't figure out whether it is luck or misfortune.It can also be said that he does not even know what his real hope is.For Yuehua, he doesn't think there is no love, but at the same time, there is more guilt and... jealousy that he can't understand.

Jealousy... He is jealous.

Bai Yutang suddenly had the urge to laugh out loud.

Once jealous that Zhan Zhao was loved by Yuehua, he was unwilling and angry, and fought with Zhan Zhaoda to vent his hatred.What now?He was actually jealous of Yuehua who was loved by Zhan Zhao. Yuehua had already passed away, and he didn't even have a rival, only the strands of unresolved depression suppressed in his heart.

Yes, it was an anguish.Distressed and bored.It was as if many contradictory threads were pulled together in the body, this was also involved, and that was also pulled, the pain was too painful.Sometimes he couldn't take it anymore and wanted to clamor to sort everything out, but every time at this time, the string in his buttocks suddenly tightened, and he could only hold back, because the name of that string was "cowardice", which prevented him from really taking that step. .

So when he saw Zhan Zhao's lips slightly parted, he had a premonition that the words that would be spit out would not soothe anything but would make him more painful.He hurriedly interrupted Zhan Zhao, "If you don't like to mention it, we won't mention it. Let's talk about serious business."

Heiying's eyes can take in everything, and seem to be able to see through everything, but everything is not important—at least to Zhan Zhao.

Bai Yutang has cowardice, and so does Zhan Zhao.

Who would have thought that the cowardice of these two people with different thoughts was actually the same?

Are afraid of losing.

"According to what you said, even half of the monthly salary should be enough for you to spend, right?" Bai Yutang asked without changing the subject.

"If you don't meet someone who is in need of help." Zhan Zhao thought for a while and then said: "The people who will go to Kaifeng Mansion to file lawsuits are mostly poor and poor, and they often need to help when they win the lawsuit. You have to be generous when you should be generous." Donate generously?"

Bai Yutang's face was serious, "This makes sense, but I don't think it's a reason. Zhan Zhao, having been friends with you for so many years, has already taken charge of you and your Kaifeng mansion."

Zhan Zhao smiled helplessly, tapped his forehead with the back of his hand, and said, "I'm really stupid. When did Brother Bai fail when he wanted to get to the bottom of it? I'll tell you the truth, but if you promise me, you can't expose Lou Zi. "

"Okay, who am I? As promised, I promise you the head office."

"It's very simple. The poor people in Kaifeng really admire Master Bao, and we often help those in need, so everyone always takes care of Kaifeng Mansion. The poor are like this. They live simple and think simple. Be kind to yourself, and I can’t help but do something for that person. There are always many people sending things during the holidays. Although they are all worthless little things, they are everyone’s wishes, and we can’t refuse. However There are many people coming and going in and out of Kaifeng Mansion, but this matter has been made a big fuss by some people in the court, slandering Mr. Bao for accepting bribes. So in a dilemma, Mr. Gongsun came up with this method. Not only to live up to the good intentions of the neighbors, And it can reduce government expenditures, why not do it?"

"It's really not easy to get people's tongues when receiving gifts outside in an open manner. Mr. Gongsun really figured it out. Then those common people..."

"Of course they know, otherwise Brother Bai thought he could enjoy such a spectacular scene?"

Bai Yutang rolled his eyes: "Spectacular? I think I made a heroic sacrifice."

Thinking of the ridiculous scene at noon, Zhan Zhao couldn't help laughing.

Bai Yutang said angrily, "You still have the face to smile!"

"Didn't Brother Bai want me to smile often and keep a happy mood?" He smiled playfully again, his eyes full of playfulness.Bai Yutang had a good saying.After staying with the childish Bai Yutang for a long time, he was also contaminated.This is probably the truth of "the one who is close to vermilion is red, and the one who is close to ink is black". (0: [black line|||] Zhaozhao, you mean the second half of the sentence?)

"bump!"

A white smoke shot straight up.In the middle of the descent, there was another explosion, and the red paper flew away.

"Huh? Firecrackers?" Bai Yutang leaned forward and saw men, women, old and young, all retreating to the two sides of the Royal Street.A line of jugglers and gags slowly moved from the end of the street to the imperial city, performing many performances from time to time.Bai Yutang stood up and asked curiously, "What is this? You want me to watch the excitement? Why, the capital is so luxurious even during the Spring Festival? If I had known, I would have called my four older brothers, and I would have spent every year here."

"Isn't it?" Zhan Zhao snapped his tongue.

Bai Yutang pretended to be angry and said, "Why? No welcome?"

"Don't dare." Zhan Zhao clasped his hands, glanced down and explained, "That's the team that went to the imperial city to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. They are all selected from all over the country. It just so happens that the Queen Mother's [-]th birthday is around the eve of the new year. That's why His Majesty is extravagant, intending to celebrate with the whole country and have fun with the people. Originally, I thought it was a bit inappropriate for Brother Bai, who had always only spent New Year's Eve at Wo's house on Xingkong Island, to suddenly decide to stay in Kaifeng, but now it seems that it is just the right time. What a coincidence, to catch up with this excitement."

"Oh, so I'm pretty lucky?" Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Since you're thanks to me, shouldn't you listen to me for everything today?"

Zhan Zhao said clearly: "Even if I don't want to listen, you will still stalk me to force me to listen. That's fine. If you have any bad ideas, tell them quickly."

"Bah, bah, you don't know how to pick up some good-natured words to hurt me when you're in the Chinese New Year. I want to say, it seems that we haven't competed for a long time, right? Although you still have old problems, cat, you are always lying. It doesn’t work even if you sit still, exercise is the best policy.”

"Are you forcing me to compete with you again?"

"One word. Answer quickly."

Bai Yutang stretched out a hand, it stopped in mid-air.

"Oh," Zhan Zhao sighed.He raised his head and drank the wine in the jar in his hand, wiped his face willfully, and threw the wine jar to the place where Bai Yutang smashed it earlier.Zhan Zhao stood up, stretched out his hand, and held each other tightly with Bai Yutang.He said: "In one word, agree!"

Maybe Bai Yutang was overwhelmed by Zhan Zhao's overly straightforward attitude.He opened his mouth wide and was dumbfounded for a long time, before he said strangely: "What's wrong today, so refreshing? Could it be that you haven't recovered from your illness yet? Or... a fake cat?"

Bai Yutang reached out to pinch Zhan Zhao's face.Being slapped away by Zhan Zhao, he said angrily, "Fuck you. I kindly promised you but suspected that I was a fake. You are not a dog, why do you like to pick (cheap) bones so much?"

"Damn cat! How dare you call me a dog, you're finished today, and now I'm even meeting with you for the noon account." After finishing speaking, he rushed towards Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao had expected this move earlier, and used lightness kung fu to swipe towards the eaves across the street.

Bai Yutang also followed.

Two figures, one blue and one white, flew across the sky like shooting stars, and they were so dazzling.It caused all the people who had been watching the excitement to be amazed, and they all eagerly watched and pointed.

With a "touch", one firecracker was set off, and then countless fireworks bloomed, setting the background behind the flowing figure.The originally desolate night sky was suddenly rendered, brilliant, mottled and incomparable.

Bai Yutang knew that there were countless pairs of eyes looking at him, and his and Zhan Zhao's actions had no intention of ostentatiously passing away.But the enthusiasm of the sky, the enthusiasm of people, and the enthusiasm of fireworks do not allow him to cherish it.His blood seems to be boiling, he doesn't want to stop, the person who is deeply rooted is in front of him, chasing, even if he will chase that figure for the rest of his life, he doesn't want to stop.

——Don't go, in a dream, lingering with you at midnight.

——Gan Chang is still afraid of being rare tonight, it's like meeting each other again.

Perhaps, he could no longer stop.

——Involuntary.

——I can't help myself.

Looking at the person in front of him, Bai Yutang felt a tinge of doubt: Zhan Zhao is not someone who likes to show off, could his heart be surging now, so he doesn't want to stop?

He could clearly feel the change in Zhan Zhao.Indeed, Zhan Zhao has become different from when he was in Shenquan Villa.As if the taut strings on his body were suddenly broken, he became relaxed, happy, loves to laugh, and loves to play tricks on others, as if... he found support.

Is Kaifeng Mansion his reliance? !

The hesitant heart gets help and is no longer alone.Maybe that's why he stopped avoiding his sight, and stopped embarrassing himself.

It turns out that Mao'er's heart is also fragile, he has never been as strong as he thought...

Royal Street, lights, fireworks, hustle and bustle are gone.The moon and stars can also be disorienting.

Bai Yutang didn't know where he was, he only knew where he should go - where that person was.

Zhan Zhao looked back suddenly, Zhan Lu left the sheath.Undaunted, Yunlang went forward, entangled with entanglements.

The market at night is extremely empty, echoing the clash of swords, outlining the overlapping of shadows, and whispering the interweaving of hearts.

There has never been a martial arts competition as smooth as this moment.Wu is Wu.There is no room for anything else in my mind, and there is no more him.

When each other was too tired to move and slumped on the ground, the sweat was dripping and soaking the temples and forehead.Panting heavily, a thick white mist spewed out, spreading and dissolving.Occasionally, their gazes meet at the same place, and they burst out laughing together.The laughter was deafening, echoing between the heaven and the earth, as if it would break free from the shackles at any time, and penetrate the universe.

A long time, a long time, I don't know how much time has passed, and the lingering sound is also exhausted.The expression on Zhan Zhao's face suddenly became serious, and he said seriously, "Brother Bai, I have something to tell you."

Bai Yutang didn't notice Zhan Zhao's changes, but still enjoyed it, "What's the matter?"

Zhan Zhao was silent for a while, then said, "I will be on duty in the palace tomorrow."

Never expecting that Zhan Zhao would say such a sentence, Bai Yutang was completely stunned: "What are you talking about?" He leaned over, trying to make sure that Zhan Zhao was joking, "Did your majesty approve of your fake, let me tell you what to do?" Have you finished the New Year? You are not joking, he will talk back?"

"It's not His Majesty's rebuttal, it's my own request. I asked Mr. Bao to help me submit and rank the value."

Instead of being furious as imagined, Bai Yutang appeared extremely calm: "You are planning to tell me the reason now, aren't you?"

"I am concerned for His Majesty's safety."

"anything else?"

Zhan Zhao took a deep breath and said, "Brother Bai, have you ever thought about the murder case that happened yesterday? It's absolutely unusual."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"My lord Bao did a little research and found out that the only ones who left the palace in low clothes yesterday were His Majesty's close eunuch Xue Liang, the two generals guarding the imperial city gate, and the concubine Yu of the Jinde Palace that I saw yesterday. The other three are unknown. Of course, it is not certain that no one else in the palace knows about this matter. But what is certain now is that there must be internal responses in the palace. Thinking about it, His Majesty's situation is really very bad. "

"So what? Aren't there other guards protecting him?"

"The bad thing is that His Majesty doesn't want to publicize this matter, so it's impossible to ask someone he trusts to be by his side. His Majesty's kindness in giving people a chance will undoubtedly put him in a difficult situation. And you have also seen, Brother Bai, that there are many jugglers today. , Theatrical troupes enter the palace, it is hard to say that there will be no confusion, someone sneaks into the palace to assassinate again. These troupes will be lined up from tomorrow until the Chinese New Year. If the Queen Mother is happy, they may stay longer. , is indeed a hidden danger. I heard from Mr. Bao that His Majesty has not favored any of the concubines these two days, and he has not even stayed with Concubine Yu. The excuse is to criticize papers overnight in the imperial study. I think His Majesty actually understands himself I don’t want to hurt anyone because of my current situation. Knowing this, I was granted my leave. I really can’t leave such a majesty alone.”

At the end, Zhan Zhao showed a gratified expression, but it made Bai Yutang's heart twitch.

He asked, "You don't seem to regard him as His Majesty?"

Zhan Zhao smiled and said: "In the early years when the Empress Dowager was regent, Your Majesty was happy and relaxed, and still lived like a prince, so he is very easy-going. Even if he becomes the emperor now, he never puts on the airs of the emperor to us. People say that towards