long friend

After that day, Su Yan never saw Xiao Qichen again. Before that, the two of them would meet at friends' gatherings every now and then, smiling and greeting each other seemingly in harmony.

A few words outside Hexi Tower alienated them more than when Su Yan said he was cruel and ruthless.

At the same time, the news that the only son of Marquis Pingyuan was engaged to the first daughter of the imperial censor seemed to have wings and spread quickly throughout Jinling City.It is not uncommon for officials and officials to marry. Xie Hui heard all the scandals from all directions, and found Xiao Qichen after the court was over.

If Shen Chengjun is a well-known bachelor among the Xiaoqiwei, then Xie Hui, the only seedling of the prime minister's mansion, is simply a well-known golden bachelor in Jinling City-this man claims that he is the dream lover of more than half of the girls in Jinling City, and getting married rashly will be broken With countless hearts, he is merciful, so he has never mentioned the matter of getting married.He was too stable, and Xiao Qichen thought helplessly: "More than half of the girls? I'm afraid they are all in the Shili Qinhuai Teaching Workshop."

The golden bachelor loves life, and often collects all kinds of anecdotes and anecdotes circulating in the market to make His Royal Highness happy.He sneakily dragged Xiao Qichen to a corner of the square in front of the Tai Chi Hall, and said mysteriously: "I heard that Miss Li has always been sick, and she hasn't been out of Jinling City for more than ten years since she was a child."

Xiao Qichen frowned and said, "Which Miss Li?"

Xie Hui looked at him with a smile and said nothing, Xiao Qichen thought about it for a moment, pretending to be indifferent and said: "What does it have to do with me?"

"Your Highness doesn't want Ayan to marry, right?" Xie Hui had a plan in mind, seeing his sudden alertness after hearing this, he couldn't help laughing secretly, "I was just thinking that Yushi gave such a reclusive and sick child to Pingyuanhou's mansion, What's the intention? Does the Marquis only care about this relationship with him?"

Xie Hui just guessed randomly, but Xiao Qichen's heart sank.

That day in the Hou Mansion, he heard what Mrs. Cao said with his own ears.They wanted Su Yan to get married, not because they wanted to marry an adult, nor because Su Yan liked it, but because they wanted to have a queen sooner.This motive is quite difficult to say, especially tabooed by the nobles of the family, but this desire is real and naked, making people feel embarrassed to say it.

Xiao Qichen raised his eyelids slightly, and said to Xie Hui: "It's not that I want you to marry, what does it matter if a sick child is still beautiful? Su Yan himself didn't say anything, Brother Zhong Guang, you really are so urgent that the emperor is not in a hurry."

Being insulted by him, Xie Hui was not angry: "Who is in a hurry, His Highness knows it well, shall I... just say it casually."

As expected of Xiao Qichen, he could hold his breath, he even asked himself when he heard this obvious speculation.He kicked Xie Hui lightly, and said coldly: "If you pay more attention to business, Prime Minister Xie won't beat you every day."

The grandfather mentioned was like a needle, and it stabbed Xie Hui fiercely, making him grin his teeth, not daring to make jokes with Xiao Qichen anymore, and slipping away quickly with oil on his feet.

Xiao Qichen patted the dust on the hem of his clothes, the court clothes were still too big for him.He yawned, tears welled up in his eyes, Xiao Qichen wiped them off casually, but after taking two steps, he suddenly felt sad.

He stood lonely in a corner of the imperial city, and the surrounding palaces pressed down on him like black clouds.

Feeling depressed for several days, seeing that all the invitations were sent to Chenglan Hall, Xiao Qichen sat staring at the red wedding invitation for a long time, his eyes were sharp that he didn't know.In the end, he felt uncomfortable in his heart and mouth, and called the imperial doctor for consultation.

Naturally, the imperial doctor didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this young master's gourd, and he couldn't find anything wrong with his pulse for a long time. He reasoned that His Highness Sixth Highness was too tired recently, so he prescribed a few soothing prescriptions and left.Lv Yi didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly decocted the medicine, brought it to Xiao Qichen himself, and watched him drink it with a frown.

After drinking the medicine, Xiao Qichen couldn't feel at ease, and his heart was also restless. He was restless in Chenglan Palace, and finally felt really uncomfortable, so he simply took someone to Bowangyuan to play the autumn wind.

Xiao Qiping's mysterious and mysterious heart disease is still not healed, and he seems to be more melancholy recently, seeing that Wan Qing is about to be killed by Qiu Houwen.He couldn't see Xiao Qichen's face, and patiently listened to Xiao Qichen's bitterness for a long time, and concluded a ridiculous fact: "Ayan is getting married, as his good friend, are you still not happy?"

Xiao Qichen froze on the spot, seeing his sister-in-law covered her mouth and smiled, and continued: "Qichen is still young, he doesn't understand the relationship between men and women."

Even he himself didn't know where this inexplicable sullenness came from, Xiao Qiping lightly used the word "unhappy" to pierce the layer of window paper separating the truth.

Xiao Qichen thought for a moment, then hesitated: "Should I... be willing?"

"It is rumored that one of the four happiest events in life is the 'bridal chamber wedding night', and you will have to experience it in a year or two. Ms. Li's conduct is not bad, her background, upbringing, appearance...everything is worthy Going to Su Yan, the two of them may not know each other now, but they may hit it off in the future." Thinking of this, Xiao Qiping couldn't help laughing, "Aren't I the same as your sister-in-law? At first she refused to marry."

He made a gesture and twisted Xiao Qiping's shoulder, and said angrily: "If you mention this again, I will be angry with you!"

Xiao Qichen: "..."

Seeing his unnatural expression, He's eyes rolled, and he said to Xiao Qiping: "Except for this layer, I thought it was Qichen who knew the young master since childhood, and they didn't distinguish between you and me, and the relationship was very good. Now it's good Brother is getting married, he is naturally a little unhappy, as if he lost a playmate in the future... It's not so appropriate, Qichen is jealous!"

Jealous Xiao Qichen knew that it was an emotion that only occurs between men and women.He silently compared his mood with "vinegar", and was shocked to find that it was really similar——

When I think of this, I feel sour and angry, and my mood is like willow catkins, which can float thousands of miles away when the wind and grass move.

"But..." Xiao Qichen asked when he didn't understand, and after a while, he had to bite the bullet and said, "That's not what happens with the one I love... I couldn't help kissing Su Yan before, so does that mean I like him?"

Now it's not just He's, Xiao Qiping's expression also changed abruptly.

Before Chu Wang and his wife opened their mouths, Xiao Qichen, who said these words, seemed to have a flash of lightning flashing through his body, and suddenly realized something.

No matter how Xiao Qichen thinks about it, Su Yan is not worried, the wedding date is finally set on the first day of September, which is an auspicious day for marriage.

Su Yan was caught in front of the mirror early in the morning and was groomed by others. He was very particular about washing and changing clothes.He changed into the bright red wedding dress, felt that his limbs were stiff, and he would not go on the road, so he stood blankly on the porch, watching the maids and servants at home with their red faces busy.

The night before last, Su Yan was called by Su Zhi to the study to give him a good education. The main idea was that after marriage, he would be a man, and in the future, if he decides many things by himself, don't ask him, and treat his wife as a guest.

Then Su Zhi put him back into the bedroom, and Su Yan sat there all night looking at the chic wedding clothes hanging beside the bed.

He was sleepy now, Nanliang didn't have the custom of having a fancy night for men, he had no legitimate reason to ask Xiao Qichen or Xie Hui out to meet him before marriage, he was very contradictory, he was looking forward to it, and was secretly sad at the same time.He didn't know where the sadness came from, but he was like an outsider in the midst of the excitement.

Su Yan continued to be his marionette sadly, and was dragged to have a drink with the guests.Marquis Pingyuan didn't have many friends, but the invitations were sent out in place, and the dignitaries in the court would not miss this event, and they offered congratulatory gifts one after another, and said auspicious words in all directions.

On the day of marriage, the man will not go to the woman's home to welcome the bride, but send the bride to go.The bride's house catered for lunch, and the bride was carried into the sedan chair by her elder brother after the make-up was arranged, and then she came all the way to the man's house.

The housekeeper's face was full of happiness this day. He ran into the courtyard, stood still in front of Su Yan, and said joyfully, "Young Master, Young Madam's bridal sedan chair will arrive in a while, you should go and wait outside the door!"

Su Yan responded twice, and just as he took a step, he suddenly felt that something was missing from his body.He touched his waist repeatedly, remembered the purse, and hurried back to the bedroom to get it.He got used to wearing it on his body, and he felt that "it would be inappropriate not to wear this thing on important days in life".

Taking the purse back and forth wasted time, and when Su Yan trotted to the door, Su Zhi glared at him dissatisfied.He pretended not to know, straightened his clothes, and saw at the end of the street that Xi Niang and the musicians were leading the team.

The bridal sedan chair enters the door, and the man plays music and lights the cannon.

Su Yanhou waited at the door for the sedan chair girl to support Li Rong. Normally, he should have hid beside him, but he was not found until the worship service, but he hesitated for a moment, and stretched out his hand to the woman in the red hijab.Everyone was stunned, but Xi Niang was the quickest to react, and said cheerfully: "The new young master has a heart!"

Li Rong's hand was cool and soft, like a piece of jade, without any smoke.Su Yan dragged her to the mansion. From the corner of her eye, she saw her father's dissatisfied expression, and hurriedly changed into a thoughtful smile. He accompanied Li Rong across the brazier and saddle, and helped him into the wedding hall.

Three worships and nine kowtows, the heaven and the earth are high, and husband and wife worship each other.After the tedious rituals all the way, the sun has already set in the sky.

After being sent to the bridal chamber, Su Yan only sat for a while before being invited out by Xi Niang.He didn't rush to meet the guest, he just leaned against the porch, facing the leafy apricot tree, and sighed slightly.

Since then, he has lived in the East Wing. During one of the most important moments in his life, Su Yan thought of two people for no reason.He played with the gold thread on Xifu's cuff, and thought absently: "If Ah Jin is still here, shouldn't it be time to get married? There must be something to discuss with him... I haven't seen Qi Chen today, so he accepted it." Don't you want to come to the wedding invitation?"

However, he couldn't allow him to think too much, and soon some attendants who couldn't find anyone came to look for Su Yan.The pure mind in the corridor was no longer there, so Su Yan had to follow people to the front hall, and see people talking nonsense.

"Ayan, here!"

Su Yan had just toasted a table of wine when he heard someone shouting that it was Xie Hui.

All the people at that table were acquaintances in the army, and there was a seat in the middle, and Su Yan knew who it was for without thinking.He talked to Xie Hui and the others, and Shen Chengjun drank three glasses of wine, but there was a commotion outside the gate.

The servant who greeted the guests said beamingly: "His Sixth Highness sent someone to send a pair of Yu Ruyi, congratulations on the young master's wedding!"

Su Yan's calm face suddenly froze, Xie Hui followed his gaze, and saw Xiao Qichen's dark guard Tianyou walking steadily forward with a sandalwood box.He was dressed in a long gown, which was very different from his usual bunts. At first glance, he didn't seem to be able to blend in with the guests.

Tianyou stood still in front of Su Yan, like a parrot that can only repeat the master's words, and mechanically said:

"Your Highness is in poor health and cannot come to congratulate you in person, so I asked you to pass on a message: On the day of great joy, the young master must be more happy. This jade wishful gift was given to Empress Ronghua by His Majesty many years ago. , Your Highness values ​​the young master, and after choosing for a long time in the Chenglan Palace, he couldn't choose a more meaningful congratulatory gift than this, and I hope the young master will not be offended."

Su Yan managed to force a smile: "Why would you be offended... Ah Chen... What's wrong with your Highness?"

Tianyou said: "After the autumn, I caught wind and cold, Your Highness|Your Highness is physically weak, and a little illness will take a long time to recover. The imperial doctor prescribed a prescription and told you not to blow the wind. It is raining tonight, so Your Highness can't come here, and he will be dismissed from his humble post Come to make amends to the young master and the general."

Unlike Tianhui, he always speaks in a serious manner. If the words are not appropriate, people who don't know the truth may think that this person is not here to congratulate, but to find fault.

Su Yan nodded, took the pair of jades in person, did not open them to look at them, and said to Tianyou: "Thank you for your hard work, why don't you go after drinking a glass of wine? It's also counted as drinking for His Highness."

Tianyou said: "Thank you, Young Master."

Then he took an empty glass, let Su Yan fill it up, clinked the glass lightly with him, and drank it down in one gulp.After drinking a full glass of wine, Tianyou immediately put the glass away, clasped his fists and said, "The wedding wine has been drunk, and I have returned to the palace to return to my humble position. I wish the young master and the young lady raise their eyebrows and have a happy marriage for a hundred years."

Like a gust of autumn wind, he quickly blew across the entire courtyard, without causing much vibration, but brought the breath of rain.

Holding the sandalwood box, Su Yan looked up at the sky.

Before he visited the hall, a golden streak rolled across the sky, the sun was slanting westward, and it looked clear, but at this moment, the sky was full of wind and clouds, the stars and the moon disappeared, and the smell of humidity in the air gradually became stronger.

After half an hour, the guests were all drunk.Su Yan looked around, saw that no one noticed him, quietly left the table, wandered around the courtyard, and finally returned to the east chamber.

Li Rong didn't sit by the bed and wait for him with his head covered, but stood at the table and ate the candied sweet potatoes and peanuts on top.Hearing the sound of the door, she panicked and picked up the red hijab at hand, and was about to run to the bed.

"No need." Su Yan stopped her, and said gently, "I've been tired all day, and Rong Niang has worked very hard, eat more—do you want noodles? I'll order the kitchen to cook a bowl of Yangchun noodles."

Li Rong took a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth, shaking his head.She seemed to have been hungry for a long time, Su Yan let go of her mouth without restraint, sat down directly, and patted the side beside her: "You also eat some, I heard they said that the front yard only drinks. Drinking on an empty stomach at night will cause stomach problems the next day." pain."

Su Yan sat down as promised, and there was no other words between the two of them.Li Rong was eating red dates, peanuts and lilies, which were used for auspicious snacks, and he sat beside him and watched Li Rong.

The way she ate reminded Su Yan of Xiao Qichen.

Feeling amused by his absurd idea for a moment, Su Yan secretly reviewed: "How could you do this? They are clearly two completely different people, and it is a humiliation to everyone."

Probably because he was too |quiet, Li Rong also relaxed, and took the initiative to talk to him: "Will they all call me Young Madam in the future? It sounds a bit old."

She is only 17 years old, younger than herself.Su Yan thought about this level, and said: "If you don't want to, you don't have to. What do you like to call it?"

Li Rong thought for a while and said: "...you should call me Rong Niang, my mother said that only after giving birth to a child can I be called Madam."

Su Yan laughed and didn't express any opinion.He got up and took off his bright red coat, and hung it on the hanger casually, only feeling that the red color was too dazzling, and the flickering red candle light was also ambiguous.

Li Rong, who was sitting on the stool, was still pinching dried sweet potatoes, shrank nervously when he saw him take off his coat.Su Yan looked at the sky outside through the carvings on the window. The damp smell was getting heavier and heavier. According to his intuition cultivated in the army, it was going to rain.He turned back and closed the door, sat on the edge of the bed and took off his boots.

When Su Yan untied his belt, he looked up and saw Li Rong froze in place, with the hem of the red skirt dragging all the way to the ground.She has exquisite makeup, and the golden flower plaster under her eyes looks like a tear mole.With the flickering of the candlelight, the light of the flower tin fell into Su Yan's eyes, making him in a trance.

His movements were a beat slower, and he said in a strange way: "I'm going to sleep, are you going to sleep?"

Li Rong felt like getting an electric shock when he heard the words that had no deterrent effect. He quickly blew out the candles and took off the jewelry with a tinkling sound.

In the dark, Su Yan smelled a scent, which didn't smell like flowers.Li Rong sat down next to him, his fingers were still trembling, and he pretended to be calm to untie his clothes.

The sound of rain suddenly sounded outside the window, gently patting the leaves that had not yet fallen.

It was probably the last autumn rain, Lvyi thought so, and heard that the rain outside was getting heavier, so she hurriedly gathered people to close the windows and doors.

The little maid just came back from outside, wiped off the rain from her face, and told her that His Highness Sixth Highness was not in the bedroom.The entire Chenglan Palace is neither big nor small, and it is very difficult to find someone at night.Luyi hurriedly asked people to take umbrellas to look for him. His Highness is still ill, and he will cough for several months after being exposed to the cold. Winter is about to begin...

The green clothes walked around the corridor and passed through the courtyard, and the hem of the skirt was extremely dirty by rain and mud.Amid several people's "Your Highness" voices one after another, Lv Yi had a thought and hurried to the backyard.

She remembered that Xiao Qichen was punished occasionally when he was a child, and Zhou Ronghua would ask him to go under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree to think about his mistakes.She stepped on the stone slab laid on the muddy floor and finally walked to the backyard. The light of the lantern was about to be extinguished by the rain. She squinted her eyes and saw that there was indeed a person standing under the tree, wearing only single clothes, with a thin and weak back.

"Your Highness!" Lvyi trotted over a few steps and put the umbrella on top of Xiao Qichen's head, "Why are you here!"

She has served Xiao Qichen for many years, and it's okay to make mistakes occasionally.Lu Yi grabbed Xiao Qichen's icy hand, distressed and angry at the same time: "Your Highness is still sick, why are you doing outside in such a cold rainy day? Your Highness, you—"

When the words came to his lips, he couldn't continue, and the green clothes looked at Xiao Qichen in disbelief through the faint candlelight.

His face was ashen, like a delicately painted dummy, only a beautiful skin was left, the inside had been completely torn apart, and it would completely collapse when touched.

Lu Yi had never seen Xiao Qichen like this before, she raised her hand cautiously, trying to stroke Xiao Qichen's long rain-drenched hair, so that his whole face could be exposed.When her fingertips stroked the corners of Xiao Qichen's eyes, she stopped suddenly.

"Your Highness...Your Highness, are you crying?"

Xiao Qichen was as if his three souls and seven souls had been taken away, as soon as she touched her, he was about to fall down.Fortunately, Tianhui came out in time to help her, and the green clothes said angrily: "What did you do so early! Let Your Highness be so rainy?"

Tianhui knew she was in the wrong, so without saying a word, she just carried Xiao Qichen on her back.

But Tianyou said: "Your Highness said that he feels uncomfortable, so we won't let us care about it."

When the leaves of the phoenix trees fall in the autumn rain, layers of melancholy condense into the solid soul returning to the soil.

Xiao Qichen developed a high fever in the middle of the night. He lay on the couch in a daze, vaguely remembering that there was such a heavy rain in autumn one year, but at that time someone next to him said: "Do you want some candy? I remember you like it .”

The author has something to say: Put more time in the past two days, and tomorrow I will be traveling far away and have no time to code. Stop changing it first, old irons TT