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As Zhan Zhao expected, the Queen Mother was so happy that she really kept a lot of theater troupes, so as to increase the lively atmosphere of the New Year's Eve.Zhan Zhao didn't dare to be negligent, and followed Zhao Zhen around, almost like a shadow.Some of the close guards who changed shifts with him made fun of him as a "discovery of conscience", and even more seriously, they said it was "flattery".Of course, Zhan Zhao knew that these guys had no intentions and no malice, so he just took it as a joke and dismissed it.

There are about 30 to [-] guards for Yufeng, but in Zhao Zhen's eyes, Zhan Zhao is the one he trusts and values ​​the most.With Zhan Zhao by his side, why isn't Zhao Zhen in a good mood?He is a person who loves to be extremely lively, so he doesn't need to be full of vigilance to push back and forth, what kind of excitement can't be without him?On the contrary, Zhan Zhao was so tired that he had to endure the favorite jewels of princes and ministers surrounded by Yingying and Yanyan, his body was exhausted, and his heart was even more exhausted.

Among them, the most difficult one to deal with is the Princess of Deyi, Zhao Ying.She is innocent, charming, and in Zhan Zhao's heart, she is like a younger sister, making him cherish her.Knowing that she has intentions of losing flowers, knowing that she is ruthless, every time she speaks, she can't bear to hurt her.Or maybe it's because Zhao Ying's bright smile always reveals a bit of moonlight.

Can't hurt, Zhan Zhao can only dodge as much as possible.Hiding for a moment is a moment.

This lack of candor and demeanor often reminded him of the relationship between him and Bai Yutang, and every time he thought about it, he felt a pain in the corner of his head.

The word "love" is really annoying.

In the past two days, Zhao Ying has been pressing her very hard. Several times, she felt that the princess Qiantui was going to tell her what was in her heart, but luckily she was distracted by someone else.Even so, Zhan Zhao's heart was still taken aback, and he was up and down all day long.So after arranging the most trusted person to be by Zhao Zhen's side, thinking that he could breathe a sigh of relief, Zhan Zhao used the excuse of going back to Kaifeng Mansion for his birthday.

At first Zhao Zhen naturally refused, but he understood Zhan Zhao's thoughts after all, so he tried to persuade him a few times, and gave him some things that everyone in Kaifeng Mansion liked, and let Zhan Zhao leave the imperial city.

Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion saw Zhan Zhao return to the mansion for the New Year's Eve, all of them beamed with joy.Chao Chao was even more busy looking for a cook to add more dishes—of course, all of them were Zhan Zhao's favorite Jiangnan side dishes.

After exchanging some pleasantries, Zhan Zhao looked around and saw Bai Yutang alone, so he asked, "Where's Brother Bai?"

"I went out again early in the morning." Zhang Long said.

Zhan Zhao intuitively felt that the word "you" was quite interesting, so he turned his attention to Gongsun Ce: "Mr. Gongsun, what's going on?"

Gongsun Ce coughed and said, "Young Xia Bai doesn't know what's wrong. Ever since he came back from the building with the guard that night, he's gone out early and returned late. When he came back, he was so drunk that he couldn't wake up. I think if this continues, even my sober Medicines are useless."

Zhan Zhao frowned, wondering why.

Bao Zheng said: "Guard Zhan, did something happen between you and Young Master Bai?"

It was an ordinary question, but Zhan Zhao's heart clicked.Gritting his teeth tightly, he couldn't speak a word for a long time.

Fortunately, Zhao Hu interjected at this time: "No way. I saw Brother Zhan and Young Master Bai chatting and laughing when they came back that day, and they were very happy. It's probably because something happened to him. It's not that everyone doesn't know, how arrogant he is What a stubborn person, except Brother Zhan, how can he tell others what is on his mind? Naturally, it will not feel good to hold it in his heart."

Ma Han said: "I remembered what Hu Zi said. A few days ago, Young Hero Bai did receive a letter from Zhakong Island."

After hearing this, everyone seconded the credibility of this speculation.But Bao Zheng patted Zhan Zhao on the shoulder, and said softly: "Our Kaifeng Mansion owes a lot to Young Hero Bai. You are his best friend, and you should take care of him when you have time."

Zhan Zhao nodded.It was clear in his heart that even if Bao Zheng didn't explain it like this, he would not let Bai Yutang ignore it.

Suddenly raising his eyes to see the already dark sky, Zhan Zhao said: "This subordinate will bring him back immediately."

"No need." Wang Chao, who was going to add food, walked slowly, "The shopkeeper Bai of Jingyang Tower sent him back." He said, poking his back with his thumb.

Sure enough, Bai Yutang was held up by two young men dressed as waiters, and he staggered all the way, yelling from time to time: "I haven't had enough, bring me wine! Bring me!"

The shopkeeper Bai who was by the side kept wiping his forehead, presumably it took him a lot of effort to get Bai Yutang back, and he was sweating a lot.Seeing this, Zhan Zhao stepped forward suddenly, with an apologetic smile on his face, cupped his hands and said, "There is the shopkeeper Laobai. Brother Bai's account is for me, please go to the tent of Kaifeng mansion to get the shopkeeper!"

Shopkeeper Bai waved his hands again and again: "No way, no way. How dare the little one want to show off the adults' money? Bai Wuye is a regular customer of Jingyang Tower, and he will settle the account on a regular basis. In fact, it's no big deal if it doesn't settle Yes. Money is definitely not a problem. But... the little old man has something to say to Mr. Zhan, but he doesn't know whether to say it or not."

"It's okay. The shopkeeper said it's okay."

"The little old man and the fifth master belong to the same family, and it can be regarded as watching the fifth master grow up. These days, the father is drunk every day. I am really worried about how his body can bear it for a long time. Every time the fifth master gets drunk, the little one The old man always hears him talking about Mr. Zhan from time to time, so he wants to ask Mr. Zhan to persuade him. Also, if there is something unpleasant, Mr. Zhan has a lot of people, so let the fifth master be more."

After listening to Shopkeeper Bai's words, Zhan Zhao didn't have time to respond, and saw Bai Yutang suddenly break away from the waiter who was holding him up, and glared at Shopkeeper Bai, "Don't talk too much! Fifth Master, I'm in a bad mood, why shut up that dead cat?" What? He is now his loyal minister in the palace. You don't want to disturb the fifth master by chattering there, heh, I'm still waiting to see how the cat will pay for itself. Companion to the king is like a tiger , accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger..."

Zhan Zhao's heart shuddered, and subconsciously felt that Bai Yutang had something to say, something to point to.But no matter how I think about it, I just can't figure out why he said that.

It seems that he is really drunk and confused.

Bai Yutang's expression seemed to want to curse more and more, just as he pointed out a finger, unexpectedly, his body suddenly tilted, his feet staggered, and he was about to fall down.Fortunately, Zhan Zhao had quick eyes and hands, and hugged him.Bai Yutang narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhan Zhao, obviously he didn't see who he was, so he pushed him relentlessly.Zhan Zhao became angry and yelled, "Have you had enough trouble?"

This sound really worked, like a blow to the head, Bai Yutang was completely stunned.A gleam of clarity suddenly flashed through his drunken eyes, and his trembling hand stretched out towards Zhan Zhao, his voice also trembled slightly with excessive joy: "Mao'er, it's you...is it really you?"

Bai Yutang's hand was originally stretched towards Zhan Zhao's face, Zhan Zhao was startled, and thought badly: Wouldn't it be strange if people saw this in public?

Grabbing and pulling him down halfway, Zhan Zhao supported him, and used his body to block everyone's sight without a trace.

He must not let people see that there is any anomaly between them, otherwise, they are all finished.

"It's me, Brother Bai. You're drunk, I'll help you back to your room."

"No, let me see first, cat, let me see you first..." Halfway through the words, Bai Yutang stopped abruptly, his stomach twisted, his throat felt sore, and then he spat out Zhan Zhao's yellow mouth. all over.

Everyone covered their noses, all stunned.Yu Zhanzhao could only smile wryly.Although he was spit out and filthy all over, at least Bai Yutang was prevented from speaking unscrupulously, which is a blessing and a curse.

But the infatuated love in Bai Yutang's eyes fell into the eyes of some people to some extent, and his ambiguous words made Zhan Zhao really annoyed secretly, but there was nothing he could do.I can only pretend to be angry, and change the subject, "Of course I brought you what you want, why are you so anxious to see?"

He set up Bai Yutang, turned his head and said to Bao Zheng apologetically, "My lord, Brother Bai is very drunk, I'll take him back to his room first."

Bao Zheng nodded in agreement.

On the side, Wang Chao enthusiastically said: "Do you want us brothers to help Brother Zhan?"

Unbearable to bear the "crazy words" that Bai Yutang may blurt out at any time, but even more unbearable to bear the shock and contempt after letting outsiders know of this embarrassment, Zhan Zhao can only choose the former, knowing the bitterness.Thousands of waves have already been rolled up in my heart, but there is no trace on my face, calm as usual.Zhan Zhao said: "Farewell. This guy vomited all over me, maybe he will vomit again later. Everyone has new clothes for the Chinese New Year, so just ruin one of mine. You don't have to suffer along with it."

After walking two steps, seeing that Zhao Hu was still following, Zhan Zhao forced a consoling smile and said, "Okay, I can handle him." Then he carried Bai Yutang back to the room alone in resentment.

——The door of Bai Yutang's room.

—— Zhan Zhao stood dumbfounded for a while.

Where does this look like a place where people live?It's just messy.Clothes were thrown everywhere, not a single cup stood upright on the table, not to mention the quilt that was wrinkled to the point of dried pickles.Where is there a shadow of the always neat and clean familiar in the empty island?

Zhan Zhao was already angry, but this time he frowned even tighter.Thinking that Bai Yutang almost made a mistake just now, the unknown fire burned even more in his heart, and without giving Bai Yutang a chance to speak, he dragged him into the room and pushed him roughly onto the bed.

Little did they know, Bai Yutang was afraid it was a dream, and had been grabbing Zhan Zhao's clothes since just now.When he fell, Zhan Zhao naturally couldn't escape, he fell and almost landed on Bai Yutang.Fortunately, Zhan Zhao reacted quickly enough, and with one hand, he stabilized his body in time.

Underneath, the drunken man suddenly opened his sleepy eyes, his obsessive eyes were undisguised, lingering in his eyes, the light mist seemed to be a kind of temptation, indistinct, indistinct.Zhan Zhao believed that if it was a woman facing Bai Yutang at this time, no one would be indifferent.

Unfortunately, he is not a woman, he is a strong man.

Zhan Zhao wanted to smile bitterly, but found that he almost lost the strength to smile bitterly.All he could do right now was think about what it was that made their relationship so ridiculous.

Bai Yutang's eyes were not only entwined, but his arms were also entwined.Feeling that Zhan Zhao was about to get up and leave, he suddenly grabbed him and pulled hard.

Zhan Zhao didn't expect him to do this at all, he staggered and fell onto Bai Yutang's chest.

The hug that seemed gentle at first suddenly became fierce and powerful at the moment of real contact.Ling Zhan Zhao couldn't break free for a while.Bai Yutang hugged the person in his arms tightly, his tormented heart seemed to be released instantly, but another unspeakable misery arose, forcing him to close his eyes again as if to escape reality.

"Cat...cat...cat...cat...cat...cat...cat..."

Muttering his unique title over and over again, in a trance, wanting to gather drops into streams, converging into rivers and seas.If... If feelings can really be suppressed, if the long-awaited can really make him want to move, will it be easier for ordinary people in this world to get their "Once the sea was too difficult for water, except Wushan is not a cloud"?

"Don't abandon me, don't leave me..."

Only at this moment can he deceive himself, thinking that he really has it, even if it is only a floating dream overnight.

Just because in the next moment, reality breaks the dark dream, and the person in my arms has gone away.

Bai Yutang jumped up and wanted to grab the corner of Meng's clothes.

Yes, he has indeed caught it, but his eyes are clear and clear, which makes his heart chill all the way, as if walking on thin ice.

Why does that person no longer stretch his brows every time he looks at him?

Why did the man no longer have a smile in his eyes when he looked at him?

What's going on here?Between them... what happened?

"you're drunk."

The end result of the stares at each other is that Zhan Zhao popped out these three words abruptly from his jaw.

Bai Yutang had an urge to speak, he didn't want to see Zhan Zhao like this, he wanted to smooth the wrinkles between his brows.However, before he could open his mouth, Zhan Zhao's finger had already touched his sleeping point. Before he fell asleep, he only heard Zhan Zhao say "sleep well", and he didn't know what happened.

He quickly walked out of Bai Yutang's room as if he was fleeing, and hit the pillar with one punch.

"What's going on here? Between us... What's going on?

His heart and lungs seemed to be blocked by something, and Zhan Zhao was still thinking about it until the New Year's dinner, and he didn't get the slightest bit of interest from others.Bao Zheng and others thought that he was worried about the assassination case, so they said a few words of relief, but they didn't dare to mention it.In this regard, the positions of the four major colleges are only mediocre, but Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce have other ideas.

After dinner, Zhan Zhao was invited to the meditation room.

"The Zhan guards are so unhappy tonight, they even refused to invite you to the Royal Street, but do you have something on your mind?"

Zhan Zhao was startled, his first reaction was that Bai Yutang's weird behavior today had some clues.

"Yes, Guard Zhan. Your Excellency treats you like a nephew, what can you not tell your Sir?" Gongsun Ce added.

This made Zhan Zhao's heart twitch even more.But this kind of thing, even if he was killed, he would never say it.

Zhan Zhao bowed and said in a stiff voice, "This subordinate has nothing on his mind. Let your lord and Mr. Gongsun worry too much."

"Guard Zhan," Bao Zheng got up from the futon where he was meditating, and walked to Zhan Zhao's side, "In fact, I know everything about it, so you don't have to hide it from me anymore."

The huge shock made Zhan Zhao's trembling body suddenly unsteady and he fell forward. Fortunately, Bao Zheng came to him and supported him.

"My lord...you...really know everything?" His voice trembled strangely.

"You child, why shouldn't people know about this kind of thing?" Bao Zheng's words stunned Zhan Zhao. Seeing that Zhan Zhao hadn't reacted for a long time, Bao Zheng said again, "If the government knew about it earlier, it would naturally be too late." I can help you sooner."

Uh?

The thought that had stopped flowing suddenly began to circulate again, "My lord, what are you talking about?"

Gongsun Ce interjected, "It's not about you and Princess Deyi."

Feeling relaxed, Zhan Zhao instinctively let out a sigh.Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce looked at each other, feeling that Zhan Zhao's sigh had a hidden meaning behind it.

Gongsun Ce asked: "Could it be that Zhan's guards are not upset about the princess?"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, but quickly came back to his senses, with a rhetorical expression: "What have you heard, sir and lord?"

Gongsun Ce glanced at Bao Zheng, and coughed in embarrassment: "Princess Deyi is fond of guard Zhan, we all know that. We heard from Prime Minister Wang that the princess seems to be pestering guard Zhan very much recently. Some of the relatives guessed that Zhanwei might become the son-in-law after the Chinese New Year."

Bao Zheng also said: "Naturally, everyone in the Kaifeng mansion, this old man, knows that Zhan Huwei will never have that kind of thought for the princess. But the princess's one-sided wishful thinking is really a headache. The Holy Majesty loves Princess Deyi so much, In case the sage grants the marriage, Yu Zhanwei will be in great embarrassment. So the old man guesses that Zhanwei must have a headache because of this matter." After a pause, observing Zhan Zhao's uncertain expression, Bao Zheng tentatively said, " But it seems that I guessed wrong, Zhan Weiwei’s unhappiness did not stem from this.”

Zhan Zhao knew that Bao Zheng was very observant, so he tried his best to hide it well: "There are always some. But the subordinates are more worried about the murder case."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Bao Zheng's attention turned away: "Speaking of this, the government is going to ask you."

"Sir, please speak."

"Did you find any clues these days in the palace?"

Zhan Zhao is also a good at observing words and demeanor, he scrutinized Bao Zheng's expression and said, "Your Excellency, if you ask this question, it must be because you didn't get any clues in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, right?"

Bao Zheng said: "It's not that there are no clues, it's just that there are too many cases that can be figured out, and the government has no clue."

"That subordinate will disappoint you, too." Zhan Zhao straightened his thoughts, and said, "I have been paying attention to the main suspects in the palace for the past few days. Long live's close eunuch Xue Liang's subordinates contacted him. If the experience of my subordinates is not wrong, I can be sure that Xue Liang will never be the one who tipped off the news."

"Then what about Concubine Yu?" Gongsun Ce asked.

"I have observed Concubine Yu's behavior at the banquets. I can be sure that Concubine Yu is a dignified and virtuous person, and her love with His Majesty is obvious to all. It should not be the letter reported by her. Otherwise, Long Live will serve the bed every night. Isn't time the most dangerous?" After thinking for a while, Zhan Zhao said again: "Actually, in order to test the empress, I borrowed a jug of wine from her on purpose. When she handed the jug to me, I paid special attention to it. Her hands. Her hands are smooth, smooth, round, delicate and without edges. They definitely don't look like the hands of a martial arts practitioner. Besides, I heard that His Majesty was acting up on a whim, and the Concubine Yu didn't do anything except when she was separated. I was with His Majesty from the beginning to the end, so where can I release any news?"

Gongsun Ce thought for a while, and said: "Guard Zhan is right. Based on what Guard Zhan saw that day, these people are well prepared, and there is no way they would rush to assassinate."

Bao Zheng nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Where are the two generals guarding the imperial city?"

Zhan Zhao's expression changed in vain.

"They... died."

"What? Dead?!"

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce were shocked at the same time.

"He was executed."

"What the hell is going on here?"

Zhan Zhao said: "It is said that a few days ago Empress Guo went out to Xiangguo Temple to pray for Her Majesty, and those two generals neglected their duty and ran into the empress."

Gongsun Ce asked suspiciously: "It is said that Empress Guo is gentle and virtuous, so how could she kill these two for a trivial matter?"

Zhan Zhao said: "Sir, you are right. The Empress is very kind. Even if she was wronged by a favored concubine before, she would never say a word to Her Majesty. She will not argue with them. I just don't know why this matter is so serious." It reached the Queen Mother's ears."

"The Empress Dowager has always loved Empress Guo, so she might have killed these two people in a fit of anger." Stroking his beard, Bao Zheng said, "In this way, this assassination is really a case without a head..." Seeing Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce Ju was lost in thought, and Bao Zheng suddenly smiled and said, "You see, this mansion is real. It's the end of the year, and this mansion still leads you to think about these problems. Don't think about it, Zhanwei, these few days will be fixed." You are exhausted, go back to your room and rest."

"Then this subordinate will leave." Zhan Zhao bowed and saluted, and exited the meditation room.

In the meditation room, Gongsun Ce's voice suddenly rose: "My lord, don't you think there are some weird questions between Zhan Weiwei and Bai Shaoxia, why didn't you ask them just now?"

"Guard Zhan has enough troubles. If he wants to say it, he will tell us. If he doesn't want to, how can he force it? Although the government can feel the discord between them, but After all, this is a matter between them, and this government has no place to comment. No matter what happens, as long as they don’t say it, this government has no right to ask.” Looking in the direction of the door, “This government only hopes to be like them. Don’t let anything disturb the deep friendship that can be used for each other.”

It was already midnight when Bai Yutang woke up, but he saw Gongsun Ce in the room.

"Mr. Gongsun?!" Getting up too quickly, Bai Yutang's head felt dizzy from the discomfort of being drunk.After covering his head for a while, he raised his eyes, and the strong medicinal fragrance came to his nostrils.

Knowing that it was medicinal tea for sobering up, Bai Yutang laughed dryly, and apologized, "I've caused trouble to Mr. again." He stretched out his hand to take it.Gongsun Ce twitched his hands. He glanced at the food on the table and said, "It's better to eat something to satisfy your hunger. If you take medicine on an empty stomach, your stomach won't be able to bear it."

When Gongsun Ce said this, Bai Yutang felt hungry.You're not too polite, and you folded your sleep-wrinkled clothes, and sat down at the table in threes and twos to eat big pieces.Gongsun Ce let out a low sigh and sat beside him.

As Bai Yutang put the food in his mouth, he habitually looked around.Looking around, I was shocked, how can I see a trace of the original appearance in the messy room?Stopping his movements, Bai Yutang blushed with shame, "This...Mr. Gongsun, you helped me clean up the room?"

Gongsun Ce didn't know why, he took a few glances, and said with a smile, "I don't dare to touch your fifth master Bai's things. If I want to take care of it, I will have done it for you a few days ago, don't have to wait until today."

"That is……."

"Could it be that Young Xia Bai forgot? Today when you came back drunk, it was the Zhan guards who sent you back to your room. As for who took care of your room, you should know."

The wooden chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground in vain.

The unclear scenes in the latent memory were instantly recalled, occupying all his thoughts.He actually... forgot!It was the cat who hugged him and kept him from falling, he sent him back to his room and lit his bed, and he...

His face turned pale suddenly, and Bai Yutang got up without warning, making a loud crash on the table and bowl, which shocked Gongsun Ce a lot.

He did something stupid to embarrass the cat again... He had warned himself thousands of times, but... how could he be so confused? !

"Bai Shaoxia, what's wrong with you?" Seeing his abnormal expression, Gongsun Ce hastily pulled him to sit down, wanting to give him his pulse.

"It's okay." Bai Yutang waved his hand to dismiss it.Although he was eager to find an explanation from Zhan Zhao, he couldn't reveal anything in front of Gongsun Ce, so he could only pick up his chopsticks and continue to eat patiently, but the food in his mouth was tasteless.After eating more than half of the bowl, he tentatively asked: "Cat... I mean Zhan Zhao, why did he come back suddenly? Last time I heard Master Bao said that he must stay in the palace at least until the tenth day of the lunar new year?"

"Bai Shaoxia must have heard about Princess Deyi to some extent, right? The princess has always favored the guard Zhan. Presumably the guard Zhan used the excuse of returning home for the New Year to avoid the embarrassment of meeting the princess." Gongsun Cedun After a pause, he said again: "Bai Shaoxia knows Zhan Zhao best, that idiot, besides Yuehua girl from Mohua village, how can he accommodate others?"

My heart suddenly became cold.Raising his eyes, he always felt that the two rays of light shot out from Gongsun Ce's eyes seemed to be thrusting into his heart.Bai Yutang suddenly felt that he seemed to have lost his confidence in judgment.Was Gongsun Ce's last sentence unintentional, or was it intended?

Smile, unconsciously spilled out of the mouth, cold, but also bitter.

No matter what it was, Bai Yutang had to admit that he had been slapped hard.

Gongsun Ce seemed to be watching his words for a while, before he said slowly: "Young Xia Bai, may I have a word with Ce?"

"Sir, please speak."

"It looks like you care about Zhan Weiwei, and Zhan Weiwei is also very concerned about you as a friend. No matter what unpleasant things happened between you, Gongsun Ce really doesn't want to see that you two have bad feelings."

Bai Yutang asked, "Mr. Gongsun, why did you say that? There is nothing between Zhan Zhao and me."

"If this is the case." Gongsun Ce was dubious, "Guard Zhan was very happy when he returned home, but after sending Young Master Bai back to his room, he was gloomy and depressed, his brows were still gloomy. Just now I asked the guard Zhan, although he didn't say a word. , but I can see that he is probably thinking about Bai Shaoxia."

Knowing that the word "think" that Gongsun Ce said had no other meaning, Bai Yutang still couldn't hide the ecstasy in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "Where is Maoer now?"

"Tonight was supposed to be full of excitement all night long, but my lord, Gu Nianzhan's guard will enter the palace tomorrow morning, so he sent him to rest. He must be fast asleep by now." Seeing Bai Yutang's expression, Gongsun Ce guessed him What do you want to do, "If Shaoxia Bai wants to find Zhan's guards, I'm afraid he will have to get up early tomorrow. Then he will make a detour to Jingyang Tower, just in time to drink the first altar of good wine unsealed by Shopkeeper Bai."

Bai Yutang smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Gongsun, don't make fun of me. Yutang assures you that it's not enough, and you must drink less wine in the future. I don't dare to let you worry about it anymore, sir."

After eating, he sent Gongsun Ce away, and Bai Yutang lay back on the bed with his eyes closed.At first he wanted not to think about anything, but he couldn't stop thinking about it. The rush of thoughts couldn't be stopped, Bai Yutang kicked the quilt to the ground almost angrily.

Get up, pick up, lie down, get up again.

Bai Yutang punched hard on the forehead again and again.

My mind is full of Zhan Zhao, my mind is full of his eyes, my mind is full of his smile and tears, all kinds of expressions are constantly changing and interlacing, occasionally inserting the sneering face of the man named Zi Jin, and occasionally another person...

no!no!no!no! ! !

——Bai Yutang suddenly got up and began to put on his clothes and boots.

Zhan Zhao will return to the palace tomorrow.

——Bai Yutang ran out of the room.

He still has a lot to say to him.

——Bai Yutang came to the door of Zhan Zhao's room.

He had to tell him to be careful.

——The hand knocking on the door froze on the door panel for a moment.

But...how should I speak? ...Should I say it?Would Zhan Zhao believe it? ...

The impulse and courage that gushed out in an instant also retreated in an instant, Bai Yutang stood in front of the door with his head drooping like a defeated rooster, for a long, long time.Until the first snow petals floated down in the sky.

It's snowing again.

The beautiful and pure snow is like that person's heart, which makes people unable to bear to defile it.

The stepping foot is the result of the heart that is ready to retreat, but the eyes that look back are bound by countless longings, which seem to be the inevitability of the nostalgic heart, and stopping again is the loss of reason and emotion at war.He thought he had matured a lot, but when he unknowingly stepped into the room, he realized how immature he was.He couldn't suppress the longing in his heart, nor could he defeat the demon in his heart.

In the room, the originally uniform and unique breathing sound was "disturbed" by the rapidity mixed in.He tried to take a deep breath, suppressing the throbbing of his heart.

Slowly approaching, with the help of the moonlight shining through the half-closed window, "bite" the appearance of the person you love into your eyes bit by bit, until the whole thing.Suddenly excited, the unspeakable heart beat a little faster.This time, Bai Yutang didn't hold back anymore, because his hand had forgotten everything, and stretched out to that handsome face - he really wanted to touch the truth. (0: [angry] want to touch again?!!! Cut it off!)

The person on the bed suddenly babbled and turned over.

"Cat?"

Bai Yutang called out tentatively, but there was no response, and suddenly pointed at Zhan Zhao's sleeping point without warning.

Afterwards, he slid down slowly tiredly and sat down on the footboard in front of the bed.

"What's wrong with me? What am I doing?"

He held his head in his hands, but couldn't resist the pain in his heart and raked his hair into a mess.

"I'm so tired. Cat, I'm so tired, so tired, so tired. Help me! Set me free!"

"Now I feel like my whole body is being burned. It would be nice to just burn to death, but...it's a slow fire. Slowly simmering, slowly cooking, life is really worse than death. Now I finally understand, Maybe this kind of feeling itself is not wrong, but... what is wrong? What is wrong? "

Violent movements are like venting out all the unhappiness in my heart.

After that, there is silence.

There was a good tremor in the shoulders.Shortness of breath, as if weeping.

Perhaps, the heart is indeed crying, but the eyes are empty, without a drop.

Heroic man, stand upright, bleed, not cry.

What is forced to be swallowed is responsibility-a man should have responsibility!

"A few days ago, I received a letter from Zhakong Island. The eldest brother asked me to go back. He said that the mother of the third brother, the godmother of our brothers, passed away. She was the best to me when she was still alive. , I didn’t expect me to leave the island this time, and this winter is not over yet, and man will be separated forever.” He shrugged nonchalantly, “I bought winter clothes at the best weaving workshop in Beijing and wanted to give them as gifts during the New Year. Filial piety...she is an old man, really blessed."

"As early as a month ago at Shenquan Villa, I had already received several family letters from the Kaifeng mansion, mentioning this matter. But maybe my elder brother was afraid of tiring me, so I didn't care if he avoided the serious illness. Now Come to think of it, it's also my unfilial piety."

"Actually, so what if I know?..." Sighing, he leaned back on the edge of the bed with his headrest, and let out lightly. "You are so sick, and I don't know if that lunatic named Zi Jin will come out again and take you away, leaving Chengfeng alone to take care of you. I am really worried. I am destined to choose to be an unfilial son people."

"Brother lost his temper with me in the letter. He scolded me for being greedy for the prosperity of the capital, and being fascinated by some kiln sister. The kiln sister... Heh, huh, hahahaha, it would be fine if I fell in love with a brothel girl." It's easy to handle, the big deal is to get married. But, I fell in love with someone who couldn't marry and shouldn't love. Heh, Mao'er, if my four brothers knew the truth, can you imagine what their expressions would be like? Hehe , it must be colorful and interesting.”

"I can't reveal a word to them, and I can't reveal a word to you. No one knows you better than me. You will definitely ask me to go back, won't you? But you won't understand, even now I am more You can’t leave. You just climbed out of an abyss with difficulty, and you’re still up and down here. I can’t let you fall into another sea of ​​suffering, absolutely not.”

The closed eyes suddenly opened, stood up, and seemed to lightly pat the dust off his body.

"Okay, okay, I'm done venting, I'm relieved."

The mischievous smile gradually turned serious.The body is also resolutely upright, standing still. "Don't worry, I'll take care of these things, so you can just get busy with yours. If I can't even carry these things on my shoulders, I'm not worthy to stand by your side."

There was no lag in the legs that stepped out, and he didn't even turn his head.He only paused a little before going out.

"I am leaving."

The sound of howling wind and snow came from time to time outside the half-closed window.The person on the bed who should have slept soundly until dawn sat up slowly.

His eyes were fixed on the direction of the door, and there was nothing in his eyes.

For a long time.

Only one sound.

"We can't delay any longer, let's all be free."