long friend

The next day, guests came to Pingyuan Hou's Mansion.

After Su Zhi returned to Jinling, he closed the door to heal his wounds and saw no visitors. When Uncle Wang opened the door, he saw the familiar young face. .”

The sixth prince suddenly wanted to see the young lady, Uncle Wang felt strange in his heart, but he had no reason to stop him, so he had to turn sideways to let Xiao Qichen in.

He took two steps and found that the person he wanted to meet was in the courtyard.

Li Rong was diagnosed with a happy pulse for less than a month, and the child in his stomach was less than three months old, and he was able to move as usual.She was watering the flowers in the garden. From the end of April to the beginning of summer, the roses and jasmines that she carefully tended were just about to bloom, and the branches were already covered with sophora flowers, in clusters, so heavy that they almost fell to the ground.

Xiao Qichen noticed that these flowers and plants were newly added this year, so he couldn't help saying: "Sister-in-law, you planted them all?"

Surprised by his words, Li Rong suddenly turned his head and saluted him first before saying, "Stay at home and have nothing to do... I used to like tossing flowers and plants, but now no one cares about me, why don't you hurry up and take advantage of the blooming season?" Enjoy. Sit down, Your Highness, and I'll make you a cup of tea. Hmm...Does Your Highness want some plums and snacks?"

Xiao Qichen liked this, upon hearing this, he quickly said: "Okay, thank you sister-in-law."

Li Rong frowned slightly: "Your Highness, please don't call me that, I look old. The day before yesterday, Mr. Xie thanked me for calling me younger brother and sister. I also thought it was too polite... How about your Highness calling me Rong Niang just like Ayan?"

Xiao Qichen chatted with her for the first time, but as if the two had known each other for a long time, he immediately said: "Then thank you Rongniang."

Li Rong put the teacup and a stack of pastries in front of Xiao Qichen, and sat down at the stone table himself: "It rained a few days ago, and I cut these pagoda trees before the rain fell. I just dried them yesterday and used them to make pagoda trees." Nectar, poured on rice cakes, and made into tea are both good. My father-in-law and mother-in-law don’t like sweets, so I can only make it myself. If Your Highness likes it, I can eat more.”

If Li Rong hadn't been Su Yan's wife, Xiao Qichen would have burst into tears because of their extremely similar tastes.The rice cake is soft and glutinous, and the honey of acacia flower is sweet, which makes people feel happy after one bite.

Seeing that he was eating happily, Li Rong said, "Did Your Highness come to see Dad? He is still recovering from his injuries."

"No." Xiao Qichen said, "I heard that the Hou's mansion is going to increase its population in a few days, so I brought some supplements from the palace. Ayan told me that Rongniang's health is poor, and these medicinal materials are usually rare. But I don't understand medicine, so I take whatever looks good, you...you can go to the doctor in the city to see if it can be used."

Li Rong was surprised and said, "Your Highness...how dare you do this?"

Xiao Qichen pushed the box he was carrying in front of Li Rong, and said earnestly: "Ayan and I are good friends who grew up together, and his affairs are mine. Right now he is not in Jinling, and the general is also injured and recuperating. This At the critical moment, Madam must go to take care of the general, so I will take care of Rongniang for Ayan."

What he said was not too much, but if someone else heard it, he would inevitably think too much, and Li Rong was innocent. Not only was he not embarrassed when he heard the words, but he was very happy and said: "Your Highness really has a heart. Are these medicinal materials... I am ashamed to say, I just I have a little understanding of pharmacology, and I will take a closer look at it later—you have become a doctor after a long illness."

She didn't shy away from talking about her illness, and she was very measured in her words. Xiao Qichen and Li Rong didn't have much trouble chatting, and after talking for a long time, it was a bit late to see each other.It's just that he hasn't married yet, so if he keeps chatting with Li Rong, it's not good to be overheard.So he drank all the tea in the cup, Xiao Qichen got up and said goodbye.

Before leaving, Xiao Qichen turned his head to meet Li Rong's innocent eyes with all the worries in his heart, and finally said euphemistically: "Rong Niang, if these days...you hear bad things from others, don't worry about it." Take it to heart."

Li Rong was taken aback for a moment, then thought about something, and a clear smile appeared on his face: "Thank you."

The Pingyuanhou's mansion was full of flowers, and when the gate was closed, the faint scent of flowers was instantly cut off, as if there was another world beyond the gate.Xiao Qichen's gaze stayed on the dismounting stone in front of him for a moment, then he suddenly turned around and knocked on the door.

This time it was Li Rong who came, maybe she didn't go far, she was surprised when she saw Xiao Qichen: "Your Highness?"

Xiao Qichen said: "Do you have... anything you want me to tell Ayan? I want to go to Yanmen Pass to find him and tell him that he is going to be a father. Recently...he has been fighting one after another in the north, and he can't come back .”

He couldn't explain his state of mind. It stands to reason that he and Li Rong should be incompatible, not to mention that he has some unspeakable thoughts about Su Yan in his heart, so he should put aside his relationship with these two people.Unexpectedly, chatting with Li Rong, Xiao Qichen felt relaxed and happy for a long time, and he didn't mind being a messenger between the two.

Li Rong was smart, after thinking for a while, he smiled and said: "If you really go to the north, please ask your highness to ask Ayan to name the child."

Xiao Qichen responded, and Li Rong said again: "Your Highness, take care all the way."

Xiao Qichen originally wanted to hide the news of going north to everyone, but it was a big deal, he was usually away from the palace for a month or two, even if Xiao Yan didn't care about him, he would still be aware of it.So Xiao Qichen bit the bullet and went to ask for an order first.

"What are you going to Yanmen for?" Xiao Yan's face was expressionless, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

The manuscript was rehearsed many times in secret, Xiao Qichen said calmly: "In those days when I went to Qingguang, I felt that the world was so big, but I only understood a small part. After reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, I know everything taught by the Taifu." , but don’t ask for a deep understanding, and the scenery in many poems and essays only knows how to swallow jujubes whole, and want to walk more.”

Xiao Yan remained silent for a while, and said in a deep voice, "There are so many places, why do you want to go to Yanmen?"

"I'm used to staying in the beautiful south of the Yangtze River, and I want to experience the bitter cold." Xiao Qichen said, "On my own, I don't take anyone with me, I don't do anything, I just go around and come back."

Xiao Yan looked at him meaningfully, obviously not believing that Xiao Qichen could be so honest.

Just when Xiao Qichen's scalp was numb from his stare, and a sliver of weakness that wanted to escape emerged, Xiao Yan relaxed and leaned back in the dragon chair and said: "Since you want to go so much, then go, Take it easy, you worked hard a few days ago."

With ups and downs, Xiao Qichen tried his best to hide his ecstasy, thanked him hurriedly and left.

It is now April, and the south of the Yangtze River is warm, but I heard that the temperature north of the Great Wall has not yet returned.Xiao Qichen didn't notice this, in the end Lvyi sighed, tidied up the thick clothes and told Tianhui to take good care of His Royal Highness, all the nagging was purely motherly, no wonder she was too old now Ken out of the palace.

Xiao Qichen was sure that nothing would happen with Tianhui's protection.Dressed plainly, they traveled north in a carriage.

From the south bank of the Yangtze River all the way to the border of the Great Wall, Xiao Qichen didn't want to look at the customs, he was all about being alone, and the rest of the northern scenery couldn't attract his attention no matter how special it was.When I was tired, I rested overnight in the local area, and continued on the road the next day, with both wind and rain.

Dongyang, Yinzhou, Jinyang... until all the way to Bingzhou.

"Your Highness, we will be able to reach Guangwu City before sunset today." Tianhui drove the car, and after receiving Xiao Qichen's "hmm", she tentatively said, "Why don't you let Tianyou go to report first? Always tell the generals."

This time Xiao Qichen didn't answer right away, he sighed, thought for a long time, and finally said firmly: "No."

Tianhui no longer insisted, and only joked: "Okay, I'll listen to you. But when I arrive at Guangwu City later, there is a war over there, and if you meet someone good or bad, don't mention me, Your Highness."

Xiao Qichen was amused by him and his lips curled up: "You must be poor. I haven't heard any news from the front line during this journey. I guess Huyantu is on a truce because he was tired from the beating. He thought he had the initiative, but in fact he was far from it. Woolen cloth."

Tianhui pretended to be surprised and said, "Your Highness, do you still have research on military affairs?"

Xiao Qichen interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I am far behind the emperor and Ayan, but having said that, this time the emperor returned to Jinling and did not make a fuss, it can be seen that the matter of brother Ping had a great impact on him... ..."

The two of them, separated by the taciturn Tian Hui, chatted with each other, most of them were wild guesses, only a small part sounded a little plausible.

In this rhythm, Xiao Qichen saw the sun sinking lower and lower beyond the skyline of the barren yellow land.

He thought of the lonely smoke in the desert, the sunset over the long river, and Hu Tian's snowfall in August, the cold wind blowing against his face, with a smell of rough wind and sand, it was a completely different scenery from the Jiangnan where Xiao Qichen had lived since he was a child.And the person he cares about is here, and will fight here for a longer and longer time, so long that he may forget Jiangnan.

Xiao Qichen finally arrived at Guangwu City.

Yanmen Pass is more threatening than he imagined, not because of the buildings and walls that are very different from Taicheng, but because the pedestrians here are in a hurry, with alertness written all over their faces.

Soldiers were training on the school grounds, just as Xiao Qichen jumped off the carriage, two soldiers pointed their spears over immediately.

"Who is it!" Xiao Qichen was stunned as soon as the soldier opened his mouth.

The Imperial Army is a group of young soldiers, and even the orders are bluffing, but although this man's rank is low and his voice is not loud, he casts an unquestionable majesty.Xiao Qichen's spirit was lifted, and he suddenly felt that this should be Daliang's soldier.

He looked past the soldier, saw Shen Chengjun standing on the platform, and said: "Call you General Shen to come."

Xiao Qichen's tone was flat, the soldier glanced up and down at him, and probably smelled something unusual, so he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly ran to find Shen Chengjun.He stood on the spot, observing the movement over there, seeing Shen Chengjun looking over blankly, and then almost falling when he went down the steps - Xiao Qichen couldn't help laughing.

"Why is Your Highness the Sixth Highness here?" When Shen Chengjun called this, the soldiers beside him were stunned.

Xiao Qichen covered his mouth and yawned: "Come and play, and take a look at your situation. Don't worry, Father didn't send me to investigate the military situation and interfere with your major policies, the general just pretend that I don't exist."

He said so, but Shen Chengjun didn't dare to pretend that he didn't exist, so he blinked and said, "The Sixth Highness came to look for Ayan, right? He had a few fights with Yannan during the day, and now his bones are dying We're gone, resting in the camp of the Chinese Army. If Your Highness is not hungry, why don't you go and see him first?"

Xiao Qichen immediately felt that Shen Chengjun was very knowledgeable.

It was just to save face, Xiao Qichen didn't really want to make people think that he traveled thousands of miles for Su Yan, so he pretended to go around Guangwu City under the leadership of Shen Chengjun before returning to the tent of the Chinese army.

The conditions of the Chinese military tents are not much better than those of ordinary military tents, but the space is larger. The most eye-catching display is a huge sand table, scattered with small flags and some small wooden catapults.Xiao Qichen observed the terrain of the sand table and silently confirmed that it was for them to discuss tactics.

Shen Chengjun did not follow, and there was no one standing in the huge military tent except Xiao Qichen.

He took two steps forward, only to see a narrow camp bed behind the screen, made of very hard material, with a layer of blankets on top, but it still looked uncomfortable.Moving forward, what Xiao Qichen saw was a head.

Xiao Qichen felt that his breathing was getting heavier and heavier, and the heart in his chest was beating non-stop. It almost made him ignore everything else, and only focused his eyes on the person in front of him.

You won't miss it if you haven't met him before, but you don't know what "Thinking Like Crazy" is until you meet this person.

This not too long or too short a hundred days is enough to drive Xiao Qichen crazy.

Su Yan lay on the bed with disheveled hair, and didn't move when he heard footsteps: "Uncle Jin, I really don't want to eat. I just got hit in the stomach by that bastard Yannan, and I want to vomit when I move."

After he finished speaking, he didn't hear a response for a while, and raised his head curiously: "Uncle Jin, you...A Chen?"

Those two words seemed to unlock some mechanism, Xiao Qichen heard a "click" in his heart, and he didn't know which stretched string broke.His throat was tight and he couldn't speak. When he walked forward quickly, his feet were caught by something on the ground, and he fell straight to the side of Su Yan's couch. His knees hit the hard ground, and Xiao Qichen groaned.

Su Yan was completely panicked. He tried to straighten up in a hurry, and kept saying, "Achen? Why are you here... No, are you okay, where did you fall?"

Xiao Qichen couldn't make a sound, he stretched out his arms to hug Su Yan, and buried his head on his chest.As soon as he was about to speak, tears burst out uncontrollably, and then they couldn't be stopped.

Su Yan was thrown into his arms unexpectedly by him, and he had nowhere to put his hands, so he had no choice but to hug Xiao Qichen.He hugged him quietly for a while, feeling that something was wrong, the usual Xiao Qichen would not be so silent, so he quickly picked him up and let him sit by the bed.Su Yan wanted to see if there was anything wrong with his knee, but when he looked away, Xiao Qichen was taken aback.

The corners of the eyes are red, the moles of tears are red, and the tip of the nose is also a little red. The whole person looks like he was bullied when he was a child, but he is not pretending - he is really wronged.

When Su Yan saw him like this, he forgot all the pimples that happened before. He reached out to wipe the corners of Xiao Qichen's eyes, and his voice softened: "What's wrong? You came to join me?... Someone in Jinling bullied you?"

Xiao Qichen shook his head, and said, "Yes."

He wasn't sure which question this syllable was answering, so he said, "I can't guess what you mean by this. Can you speak well? Anyway, you won't leave right away when you come."

Second Monk Su Yanzhang couldn't figure it out, but at least he calmed Xiao Qichen.He reached for the kettle on the small table in front of the bed, opened it and took two sips, Xiao Qichen stretched out his hand towards him.Su Yan handed him the water bottle, and Xiao Qichen drank from the place where he had just drank.

The cold water seemed to be able to calm down all the restlessness temporarily, Xiao Qichen felt the cold rush all the way into his stomach, and calmed down after his gaffe just now.He returned the kettle to Su Yan, without saying "I miss you".

"I... Qingguang County's flood problem has been solved." Xiao Qichen's voice was still a little hoarse when he spoke, "but Father thinks it doesn't matter."

Su Yan was stunned: "What?"

Xiao Qichen sat up straight, and pulled away the overly intimate posture of the two of them just now: "He thinks I just followed Han Guang to the Donghuayan, this matter has nothing to do with me, I can still do it without me, it's about time Problem. He wants to use this as a gimmick for me to become king... But I have so many princes, and no one has ever fought for it on my own!"

Eighteen princes were crowned kings, and the crown was granted a fiefdom. From then on, they opened their own houses and no longer settled in Taicheng.

These are all ancestral laws that have been established long ago.

Su Yan understood Xiao Qichen's meaning, and asked, "Have you heard about Feng Wang?"

"He wanted to seal it, but I didn't agree." Xiao Qichen said with a sneer, "If he really agreed, it would look like I begged for it. I don't want to, I don't need others to give me what I want!"

This kind of Xiao Qichen is a paranoia that Su Yan is not familiar with, he didn't have such an outgoing attitude in the past.Su Yan didn't know what to say, but Xiao Qichen took a few deep breaths, turned to him and said, "What's wrong with you?"

Su Yan: "During the day, I fought against a master in the army. He didn't care about the severity of the attack. I accidentally hurt him and is resting."

Xiao Qichen laughed gloatingly: "You are overwhelmed!"

Seeing the corners of his eyes crooked, Su Yan thought to himself that this person's face-changing skills have not diminished after so long, and he couldn't help laughing: "Yeah, I thought I could beat him, but after a long time, he just let him go... ..."

When close friends meet, the chatterbox can't stop.Su Yan found that Xiao Qichen had a special charm. As long as he sat there and talked non-stop, the upturned corners of his mouth would not be able to appease him no matter what.Su Yan listened to Xiao Qichen talking about those hard days in the mountains, his eyes were full of concentration that he hadn't noticed.

"By the way, Ayan, let me tell you something." Xiao Qichen leaned over and insisted on lying next to his ear.

His mysterious look was both beating and playful, making Su Yan want to reach out and scratch the itchy flesh on Xiao Qichen's waist, but the next moment, Xiao Qichen's breath came to his ears, and he said: "You are going to be a father."

The smile on the corner of Su Yan's lips condensed for a moment, and he looked at Xiao Qichen with more shock than joy in his eyes.

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