Huaigui

He Lan Mingyue did not expect to meet Yuan Yuxin here.

"You want this too?" Yuan Yuxin looked at the mask in his hand, met He Lan's hesitant eyes, smiled, and handed it to him, "Here, I'll see you off."

Thinking of Gao Jing's waywardness last time, He Lan Mingyue didn't answer: "Miss Yuan likes it too, so don't send me off."

Yuan Yuxin grabbed He Lan and pressed it to him persistently: "Take it! Today is a festive season, and we are outside the palace. Let's not talk about so many etiquettes—you don't accept it, because you look down on me?"

"Then, thank you Miss Yuan." He put the mask away.

Yuan Yuxin saw that his expression was unnatural, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "If you really feel sorry for accepting my gift, let's exchange a secret. I have seen you so many times and don't know your name, can you tell me?"

Anyway, the name is not uncommon, He Lanmingyue nodded and reported the name, Yuan Yuxin read it silently several times, and after quietly memorizing it, he looked up and saw him leading the horse behind him, and said: "Home is in Luocheng? Where do you live? If you’re on the way, give me a ride, the servants at home are all separated—there are too many people today.”

He Lan Mingyue shook her head and said: "Miss, you are joking, there is something urgent about going out of the palace."

"Is it okay if there is no important matter?" Yuan Yuxin smiled even brighter.

He Lan Mingyue almost stuttered: "This...doesn't mean that..."

Being rejected tactfully, Yuan Yuxin was not annoyed, she lowered her eyes slightly, grabbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers, and said softly like a little girl: "Then...you have official business, so I won't bother you. Only One thing... where do you usually work? If you are free again, can we meet?"

She said it almost bluntly, but it's a pity that Helan Mingyue was full of concern for Gao Jing's safety, so she only said: "Miss is a daughter of gold, Mingyue is just a servant, if she sees too much, I'm afraid others will gossip."

"Who dares to—"

"Three people become tigers." He took a deep look at Yuan Yuxin, and got on his horse, "Mingyue bid farewell."

Yuan Yuxin stood on the spot, rubbed his fingers, and looked towards the direction where He Lan was going away. The lights shone on him, and his face blushed: "So it's called Mingyue...a person lives up to his name, and is as bright as the moon..."

The daughter's thoughts flow into the river like a lantern, but unfortunately, the flowing water is merciless, and the lantern goes away lightly in the ups and downs.

The celebration team had come to the end of Suzaku Avenue, someone lit fireworks by the river, and golden flowers bloomed in the night sky.He Lan Mingyue galloped past and looked up in the direction of Wendemen.

He suddenly had an intuition in his heart that Gao Jing was not nearby. He Lan Mingyue reined in the reins forcefully, gave a light squeak, and steered the horse into a side alley.He didn't know how many people he almost bumped into along the way. He crossed several streets and walked straight to the stone bridge on the other side of the Fuwei River.

Going upstream, there are fewer and fewer lanterns, and Helan Mingyue sees a shadow in the distance.

When the word "Your Highness" was about to blurt out, he stopped it, slowed down, and passed by with a sound of horseshoe.When he got closer, he saw clearly that Gao Jing was holding a lamp, the most common rabbit shape, unlit.

"Xiao Jing?" He called out, seeing Gao Jing turn around.

Gao Jing was not the only one who was astonished by this title, He Lan Mingyue's heart also thumped hard. He didn't get off his horse, and stretched out his hand to Gao Jing: "Come."

Gao Jing narrowed his eyes, as if trying to identify who it was.After watching for a while, the puzzled expression dissipated, and he muttered "Who am I?", pulling He Lan's hand on the horse and rolling over in front of him, the rabbit lamp was intact.

As soon as he came up, Gao Jing began to settle accounts: "What did you call me just now?"

He Lan Mingyue didn't answer, and put the mask on Gao Jing's face.

The little fox turned his head: "I can't see it!"

"You couldn't see clearly at first." He Lan Mingyue said, reaching out to help him fasten the back of the mask.

Gao Jing touched the mask repeatedly to distinguish its shape, and complained in a low voice: "Why can't I see clearly, I just walked over there by myself, there are so many people..."

His actions are cute and his tone is coquettish, He Lan Mingyue likes him more and more.Just now he was thinking of running away, but now he was sticking to Gao Jing more and more like glue, he couldn't control his heartbeat, and softly called out "Don't move", and put his hand on Gao Jing's five fingers playing with the mask, the other party paused: "Huh? how……"

The mask was half pulled up, exposing his half-opened lips in ignorance.

The crescent moon was like a hook, and the lights were like flowers. He Lanmingyue pressed Gao Jing's chin and kissed it gently.

Away from noisy corners, only a few candles are illuminated.The water was gurgling from the side, the mount didn't know what happened, snorted and shook its head impatiently.

He wants to remember this romantic evening.

Different from those deep kisses in the past when the love was strong, Helan Mingyue took a bite on the corner of Gao Jing's lips, and then pulled away lightly.He put Gao Jing's mask back on, feeling the other party leaning closer to him.

His cheeks were hot, but he couldn't suppress his smile, and shouted, "Xiaojing."

"What are you barking about..." Gao Jing grabbed him, turned his head and knocked He Lan's forehead with the corner of the mask.

Returning to Suzaku Avenue, He Lanmingyue got off her horse and led Gao Jing slowly towards the palace gate.Gao Jing was licking a sugar figurine, and from time to time he leaned over to talk to him.

This road leading to Miyagi usually feels too long when riding a horse, but at this time He Lan Mingyue walks again, but feels extremely short, wishing to walk several times longer than usual.He had thousands of words, but he didn't know how to say them to Gao Jing. Looking up, He Lan thought about it and still called him: "Xiao Jing, we are going to Fuwei River."

After crossing the river, there is Wendemen.

Gao Jing no longer resisted this overly intimate address, he nodded, and said unexpectedly: "They said that my elder brother drowned here, and my father searched for a long time, but he couldn't find him."

He Lan Mingyue heard someone mention it, but Gao Jing also knew it, and asked in a daze, "Brother?"

"Well, my mother had a child before me." Gao Jingdao, looking at the river, "It's the eldest son of the father, he loves it very much. I heard that he accidentally fell into the Fuwei River while playing, and he disappeared."

He talked about this matter in an indifferent tone, and He Lan was frightened for no reason: "Why is this happening?"

Gao Jingdao: "Since I was a child, they have been hiding from me and not letting me know. Because of this, my father has a heart disease. He is afraid that if he spoils me too much, he will make me unscrupulous, so he will sneak out of the palace one day... just like the eldest brother, he died without knowing why. I always feel that the big brother is not playing for himself, but has other secrets, but the emperor chose to let it go."

"..."

"I've never even seen him before." Gao Jing said, flicking He Lan's hair crown condescendingly, "How much older is he than you? His father gave him the nickname Beichen back then."

"It's the name of a star."

Gao Jing raised his eyebrows: "How?"

Helan Mingyue looked at him, the lights behind him kept on all night, and said fascinatedly: "You are different, you are the sun."

Shining on the world is for the scenery.

Gao Jing got off his horse, walked two steps side by side with him, and suddenly said, "Do you really think I'm competent? Governing the world, I'm afraid I'll never be as good as my father."

"He..." He Lan Mingyue spoke with some disdain, "You may not be as good as him."

"Tell people to listen, and you will be punished for talking about the monarch." Gao Jing pinched him.

He Lan Mingyue knew that he worshiped the emperor, and admired his heroic deeds since he was a child, so he deliberately said: "Is it possible that your majesty has never done anything wrong?"

Gao Jingao said: "Don't look at Father, who is in poor health and has been ill all year round. When he was young, he was proficient in martial arts, and his writing was like a god. He was trained by Emperor Xianjing Wen as his heir since he was a child. He is old, and the one who was finally made the crown prince was still the father, some people said that Yu Wang was pretending to be stupid to protect his mother and concubine, I think...he is not as powerful as the father."

He Lan wondered, "Save the mother and concubine?"

"Well, when Emperor Jingwen left, the father was still young, so he was bound to ascend the throne in a hurry. Some of the courtiers came to remonstrate with Emperor Jingwen that Zhao should be killed. Otherwise, the son and mother would be strong, and they would be in danger of intervening in politics. Emperor Jingwen thought she had the ability to raise her. En, this is how I spared my life. Who knows that the Zhao family has controlled the government for ten years, and the father and the emperor took charge until Jingming changed to the Yuan Dynasty, and the obstacles were cleared."

He Lanmingyue responded with her mouth, and calculated in her heart that in the two years since Jingming changed to Yuan Dynasty, the Western Army was wiped out and the King of Longxi died.Could it be that there is interest involved with the foreign relatives group?

Gao Jing seemed to see his doubts, and said: "Those old things can only be investigated slowly in the future, so don't take it too seriously. King Longxi...maybe I can give you an answer when I ascend the throne. You... ...are you willing to wait?"

Suddenly enlightened, He Lan Mingyue grabbed Gao Jing's hand and said tremblingly, "Is this true?"

"Keep your promise." Gao Jing said, "You can wait until that day."

His eyes began to sore, and he nodded heavily.

At that time, the Shangyuan lanterns had not yet gone, and the willow branches were crescent moon, and fish and dragons danced all night.The entanglement that troubled Helan Mingyue dissipated, his worries, uneasiness and urgency to escape were all wiped away by one sentence, leaving only infatuated liking.

"Still holding me, it hurts!" Gao Jing threw him, caught off guard, and was hugged.

He raised his hand and wanted to pat He Lan Mingyue to ask what was going on, but the person next to his ear was breathing heavily, mixed with incompetent crying, and his heart softened again: "Hey? Men don't shed tears lightly, don't be too moved. "

He Lan asked him: "You promised me, right?"

Gao Jing smiled: "Yes."

He took a deep breath, and as if swearing an oath, his heart pressed against Gao Jing's: "Your Highness, I am willing to die for you."

After crossing the Fuwei River and entering the Wende Gate, Jin Wu couldn't help going to Yuan Ye. The people who came to check saw that it was Gao Jing, and immediately let him go without asking more questions.Because I can go home to visit relatives on this day, the palace is even less crowded and silent.

The towering city tower and the city wall separated the bustling city, keeping all the fireworks out.The two rode their horses all the way, and Gao Jing couldn't see clearly even in the dark, so he had to grab He Lan Mingyue's arm nervously.After galloping his horse for two steps, he signaled Gao Jing to turn his back and buried his face in his arms.

He Lan grabbed the hood to cover Gao Jing so that he would not be blown by the cold wind, and then slowed down, sincerely hoping to walk longer.It's a pity that there is only a short distance between Miyagi and the North Hall, and it can be reached in the blink of an eye.

As soon as he got off his horse and returned to Yaoguang Pavilion, Gao Jing couldn't take off his cloak, and the green grass came running quickly: "Your Highness! Your Majesty is here—"

Shouldn't the emperor go to play chess at the Hanzhang Palace tonight?Why did you come to the North Hall?

Although Gao Jing cursed and panicked, his heart was really lifted.He took off his cloak, before he could change his clothes, he went out to pick him up.There was still a little snowflakes in his hair, and his cheeks were a little red from the cold east wind, but he calmly supported the maidservant to move forward, still dignified and dignified.

In the main hall of Yaoguang Pavilion, Gao Jing rarely rests here, and the decorations around are a bit crude.As soon as he stepped in, a gust of cold wind poured in along the crack of the window, and Gao Jing was shocked.

The guards here are all the emperor's people, Gao Jing didn't let He Lan Mingyue come over, and faced him alone: ​​"Father?"

"Sit down." The emperor took a sip of tea and pointed to the seat beside him.

Gao Jing couldn't see through his thoughts, so he had to sit down first.Seeing that the emperor had no intention of opening his mouth for a while, he tentatively said, "Father, it's already very late. You came to my son...is there something urgent?"

The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "I heard that you plan to release Li Huan back to Southern Chu."

It turned out that it was because of this, Gao Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, the envoy of the Li Dynasty reported that Li Qi was seriously ill, and all matters under his jurisdiction will be handled by his eldest son Li Yan for the time being. The Grand Scholar goes back, and if Li Qi goes suddenly in the future, he can take charge of the overall situation."

The emperor said: "Li Qi is not the only son."

Gao Jing replied: "Although Southern Chu is now a state, from the north's point of view, the Central Plains is still governed across the river. Li Chao respects Daning as the upper state, and these important events should be reported. Let us listen to our wishes."

"So it seems that you are going to let the tiger go back to the mountain?" the emperor warned, "Li Huan is much stronger than Li Yan."

Gao Jingdao: "Your minister is looking at this point. After the siege of Jiangdu in Southern Chu, Li Huan has been a hostage for many years. He is a peacemaker and agrees with the majority of the court. Although Li Yan does not He has become a climate, but he is dedicated to fighting and knows how to lead troops. If he is allowed to take charge in Southern Chu, he will definitely find a way to replace his father. Rather than holding Li Huan, it is better to let them fight."

The emperor sneered: "You have your concerns, this is not bad thinking, just a little lacking."

Gao Jingdao: "I have thought about it, only let Li Huan go, and leave Fu Chunsheng as a hostage. Li Huan is a person who respects teachers and morals, so he must be concerned about etiquette, justice and shame."

Now the emperor looked at him slightly in astonishment, and after a while showed a satisfied expression: "Okay! You are worthy of being my emperor's son. It seems that you have learned a lot during the days of supervising the country."

Gao Jingdao didn't dare: "I really relied on the help of the emperor's uncle and the grand master."

The emperor was thoughtful and stopped talking.

Only then did Gao Jing reach out to pick up the teacup next to him, and took a sip. The tea in it was already a little cold, and it didn't warm his stomach.He drank tremblingly, afraid that the emperor would mention the matter of going out of the palace in the next second——

"Someone from Wende Gate reported to me just now, did you leave the palace today?" The emperor seemed to have no intention of mentioning it, Gao Jing hurriedly wanted to kneel, but he stopped him leisurely, "What are you panicking about? You have to hold your breath."

Gao Jing insisted on kneeling down: "My son sneaked out, please punish my father."

"On the Shangyuan Festival, the prince enjoys the joy with the people. I will not punish you." The emperor smiled and helped him up with his own hands. Just when Gao Jing thought it was over, he restrained his gentleness, "Who went with you?"

This moment immediately reminded Gao Jing of the night in July of that year, with the same expression, calm and cold to the bone.He uttered a wrong sentence, and Helan Mingyue was punished for him.

He just promised himself that the old things would not happen again.

Gao Jing pursed his lips: "Father, it's my servant who insists on going out."

The emperor understood: "It's your guard who always follows me, I didn't expect him to still be there." He looked deeply at Gao Jing and said, "What's his name?"

"Huh?" Gao Jing looked up in surprise.

"What's your name?" The emperor emphasized his tone, expecting a name from memory.

Gao Jing's throat moved slightly, he was really not sure what the emperor was thinking, so he had to confess truthfully.

"It's called... Helan Mingyue."