Cheng Xi, who was walking, stopped immediately, turned to face Xia Yan, and said in a daze, "What... what did you say?"

The low air pressure swept away the warm breeze, Xia Yan lowered his eyes, pulled his hand away from Cheng Xi's palm, and said, "We don't want to meet again."

"Why?" Cheng Xi frowned, "What happened?"

Xia Yan was startled, thinking that he was too sensitive, he must not be noticed, and said: "You were released because of me, Xue Chenxing said that I should marry you to solve the problem, so I thought about the relationship between the two of us." relation."

"So, this is what you want?" Cheng Xi's tone was slightly cold.

Xia Yan was sitting on pins and needles, with his hands tangled under the cloak, staring at Cheng Xi's left martial boot until his eyes hurt, nodded and said the words he had prepared: "To be honest, I was a little shaken at first, but after thinking about it carefully ,I think we have been forced to get together because of various other reasons. I lied to you once, and I can't lie to you again. Let's stay away. .”

"False?" Cheng Xi frowned.

"Yeah." Xia Yan said in a low voice, "I am very happy when I live and play together, but I... and Xiaofang are also like this, aren't you, you and Xue Chenxing also like that?"

"Chen Xing and I are brothers." Cheng Xi said firmly.

Xia Yan immediately followed up: "Me and you too!"

The atmosphere changed suddenly, obviously Cheng Xi didn't speak or move, but Xia Yan clearly felt that he was angry, and very angry!Xia Yan became nervous, shrank her body and said in a low voice: "I know you don't like to hear this, but this is my truth. You are the same as brother Ameng. You treat me well, which makes me feel better than brother prince. How kinder are their real brothers!"

He felt that such nonsense and entanglement should lower Cheng Xi's vigilance and prevent him from thinking deeply in the direction of "what happened".Indeed, Cheng Xi showed a rare irritability, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and finally stood still in front of Xia Yan, trying to calmly ask: "Then what do you mean by the annotation you gave to the portrait and the pastry you gave me?!"

"Comment?" Xia Yan looked up blankly, "Didn't you ask me to approve that? I sent the pastry because I was afraid that you would not be full. After all, you did it for me..."

"But why draw a new drawing according to the batch, and what I draw will be my appearance?! Why is the pastry a white peony? Isn't this what you mean by thinking of me and giving yourself to me?!"

Xia Yan: "!!!"

"I, I, I didn't mean that!" Seeing that Cheng Xi was extremely angry, he shook his hands vigorously, and explained aggrievedly, "I didn't think about it that much when I commented, and I didn't open the pastry box in advance!" His voice dropped , "And all the attendants in the palace said that I looked like Bai Shaoyao, but I didn't feel it myself."

Standing three steps away, Cheng Xi swayed in despair, but still had the last glimmer of hope, and asked after taking a breath, "Then I held your hand and hugged you in the past, why didn't you refuse?"

"I didn't seem to have a few times before... I didn't understand it at the time, but I just thought it was weird." Xia Yan couldn't help thinking, and suddenly his mind lit up, "Yes, yes! I was very confused before, until Xue Chenxing said I'll think about it later, I'm late to tell you, yes, I'm sorry."

Immediately, Cheng Xi's last hope fell to the ground and was shattered.

On the banks of the Qingxi River, the pale winter sun poured down alone. Cheng Xi sat on a big rock, secretly calming down. Xia Yan stood a little distance away and peeked at him, blaming himself inwardly.

After a long time, he finally plucked up the courage to walk over, took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, and handed it over carefully.

Cheng Xi's distracted eyes closed, and he paused for a while, then took Xia Yan's hand while raising his hand to take the jade pendant.Xia Yan dodged subconsciously, and accidentally dropped the jade pendant on the ground. He was immediately embarrassed, and hurriedly bent to pick it up. It happened that Cheng Xi also went to pick it up. Their fingers touched each other again, and then they withdrew at the same time.

Xia Yan: "..."

In the silence, Cheng Xi sighed, picked up the jade pendant and held it, and said, "You are very resistant."

"I, I feel... nervous when I see you." Xia Yan said helplessly, wearing a cloak.

Cheng Xi laughed at himself: "Because you want to reject me?"

Xia Yan shook his head, and said distressedly: "At first I was nervous, but it got better when I entered school, and now..."

Cheng Xi recalled the differences in these periods, and said, "It seems that our relationship is indeed putting pressure on you."

Xia Yan lowered his head and moved his feet, "It's my fault."

Cheng Xi looked down at the clear lines on the jade pendant, and said to himself: "When I knew you were a man, and you were still a prince, I was shocked and at a loss. I have never felt that way since I was a child. Just a fool."

Xia Yan: "..."

Cheng Xi smiled wryly, and the jade pendant gradually became warm at his fingertips, "I ran away and stayed in Qingzhou for a long time, and when I revisited the whole thing, I always felt that although you did lie to me, it didn't seem to be deliberate, it seemed to be There are difficulties. To be honest, are you really marrying me just to restore your status as a prince?" He raised his eyes, with a rare sharpness in his eyes, and said again, "I have always wanted to hear you talk about the past and your whole life. Mood."

Xia Yan shivered, don't start, and didn't speak for a long time.

Cheng Xi's expectation was in vain, and he sighed: "Well, if you don't want to, then I hope that all the decisions you make come from your heart, not out of guilt. Fourth Highness, I can come back from Qingzhou, and I can lick Proposing to the emperor with a straight face to help you study by your side means that the right and wrong of the past are no longer important to me." Get up and walk to the railing by the river, Xia Yan followed.

"When I was in Qingzhou, I heard some rumors about you. I felt that your poor life in the palace was related to me, so I wanted to come back to help you. After I helped you, I cleared my mind and the matter is over. , I just didn't expect..." Cheng Xi put his hands on the white stone railing, looked at the endlessly flowing Qingxi River, smiled half-happily and half-bitterly, "I didn't expect that the development of things would exceed my expectations, I actually got to know a brand new you. I was also confused for a while, but after the big hunt, I finally woke up and knew what I wanted."

Xia Yan recalled the conversation with Cheng Xi in the wooden corridor of the lake that night in Daweihun, and was in a trance when his chest suddenly bumped, and it was Cheng Xi who turned around and hugged him tightly, buried his head in the hollow of his shoulder, so strong that he wanted to crush him .

"I was going to confess to you today." Cheng Xi said tremblingly.

Xia Yan: "!!!!!!"

"Since I was a child, as long as it is what I want, I will definitely strive for it, and I have never failed..." Cheng Xi's chest kept rising and falling, and his tone was dull, "Even if you are heartless and confused, even if you Sometimes you act like you hate me, make me angry, and even quarrel with me, but there is always a thought in my heart, I always feel that you also... like me. Do you know, it is here, here in Qingxi The first time I saw you on the river, I didn't know your temperament, age and family background, so I wanted to marry you." He took a deep breath, Xia Yan was helpless and shocked to bear the weight of his body, and he didn't know the process in a trance. Hee is not crying.

"Later, I kept asking myself, why did things become like this? Why do I know nothing about you even though you are my wife? Is it because I don't love you enough or care about you enough? No, I just want to I treat you well, so I have been following you, waiting for you, foolishly hoping that one day you will take the initiative to come to me, but the result is still... So, what is wrong?"

Xia Yan quickly said: "It's my fault, it's my fault!"

Cheng Xi shook his head resolutely, "No, it's not your fault. The former Tan Yan was a beautiful illusion I painted for myself. I can't bear the illusion shattered; it's the same now, I think I know you again , thinking that he has the chance to win, but in fact he is still deceiving himself."

Then, Cheng Xi stopped trembling and seemed to have recovered. He was so calm that he asked Xia Yan seriously and calmly: "You have never had this kind of feeling for me, even if it was just for a moment. ?"

……

The winter wind rolled up the remaining branches and leaves, the river was bleak, the boats were scattered, and no one came.

This is not the first time Xia Yan has tasted pain, but it is the first time he has encountered despair.

If you encounter pain, you should fight back and fight with all your strength, but when you encounter despair, even if you are extremely unwilling, you will be powerless in the end.

So is Cheng Xi.

A son like him, because of his family education, experience, and status, he can humble himself occasionally, but he can't bow his head forever. He knows how to do his best, and he knows how to obey the destiny.

After a long silence, Cheng Xi supported Xia Yan's shoulders and stood up slowly, looked at him for a while with red eyes, put down his hands, turned around, and walked alone on the way he came.

"Don't worry about giving the marriage, the emperor will not force you."

"Leaving Ning'an out is another official business, you don't need to blame yourself."

"Your body is your own, so you should take care of it; the palace is not peaceful, so you should be more careful."

"Since today is over, you and I don't need to worry about it."

……

In a trance, under the winter sun, Cheng Xi's upright and beautiful back and his tone of voice are getting farther and farther away, Xia Yan is holding back tears, depressed in his heart: why is he so good!It was obviously my fault!Obviously he rejected him, but he comforted himself instead!Why? !

He ran to the big rock that Cheng Xi had just sat on and kicked it hard, then stood in the cold wind for a long time, Xia Yan finally limped away.

more than a month later.

Cheng Xi successfully uncovered a major case of collusion between Ning'an County officials, local tyrants and bandits outside the county. Emperor Jianping rewarded him and the people sent him off.

That night, he was studying in his study room when the door slammed "Knock Knock". He looked up and saw Xue Chenxing unceremoniously pushing the door open with a mysterious expression on his face.

"Go somewhere tomorrow night." Xue Chenxing approached him.

Cheng Xi closed the book, "Where are you going?"

Xue Chenxing said: "Ruxiang Pavilion."

Cheng Xi's expression changed immediately, "What are you doing there?!"

Ruxiang Pavilion, the most famous Goulan in Daqi.

Xue Chenxing hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, there is a great Jianghu event to be held in Ruxiang Pavilion tomorrow night, you and I will go together to open your eyes."

"Not interested." Cheng Xi picked up the book again.

Xue Chenxing said urgently: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Side Concubine are going too!"

Cheng Xi remained unwavering: "His Royal Highness didn't call me, so he just didn't go."

"Aren't you surprised that His Royal Highness didn't call you?" Xue Chenxing said meaningfully.

Cheng Xi frowned, "What do you mean?"

Xue Chenxing lay on the table, solemnly: "Which time does His Highness the Crown Prince not call you on such an occasion? Why is it an exception this time?" His eyes narrowed, "His Royal Highness Side Concubine has been getting very close to His Highness Fourth Highness recently!"

Cheng Xi's complexion changed again, and his voice was a little unsteady, "You mean... His Highness will also go?"

"Very likely." Xue Chenxing clicked his tongue twice, "That's the Ruxiang Pavilion, and there are a group of Jianghu people. His Highness the Fourth Highness has no experience in the world, and he is so good-looking..."

Cheng Xi turned the book upside down on the table, his eyes darkened under the lamp.

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