long friend

In the midsummer season, Yanyu yingcrowed, and Su Yan's injury was more than half healed a month after he returned to Jinling.In the final analysis, young people are strong and strong, and older ones may not be able to survive on the spot.

Thanks to his father, who usually doesn't like to worry, but can't stop him from worrying, Su Yan kindly framed his activities in the mansion in the bedroom and the study, walking about twenty steps, and being honest and honest the rest of the time. Count how many twists the pattern of the blanket has on the bed.Fortunately, there was Xiao Qichen, who ran to the Hou's Mansion when he had nothing to do, so that he would not be so lonely when he was recuperating.

Su Yan hadn't thought of these two words for a long time. He was used to being alone, making up his own mind and killing time.When she suddenly realized that she would be lonely occasionally, Su Yan thought helplessly: "It's a step back."

He didn't show this emotion to anyone, but when Xiao Qichen asked him if he wanted to relax, Su Yan agreed without much thought.

The relaxation that Xiao Qichen said was naturally different from ordinary people.

The summer in Jinling was extremely hot this year, and the chirping of cicadas was noisier than in previous years, making it difficult to sleep from morning till night.Xiao Qichen did not know how to get the Shanglin Garden from Xiao Yan, which had been abandoned for many years, and now it became his private garden.He drastically changed the layout, except for keeping the horse drinking pool and the racecourse, it was completely changed.

Su Yan was pulled here by him.Shanglin Garden is far away from the hustle and bustle of Jinling City. After being renovated, it has lost the dilapidation and dilapidation of the past. You can see Meihua Mountain from a distance.

They met again by the drinking horse pool, and Su Yan revisited the old place, and he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.He was led around by Xiao Qichen, but he still couldn't figure out the question: "Did you do this?"

The refurbished royal garden is more elegant than the original one, with willow trees planted all over it, the sun is just right in summer, and the shadows of the trees dance when the breeze blows by.The stone road stretched all the way to the pond, and Su Yan still remembered that it was here that he saw Xiao Qichen's back.

Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and stroked Xiao Qichen's head, and the other party turned his head vigilantly: "What are you doing?"

"You were only this tall back then." Su Yan raised his hand parallel to his chin, then rolled his eyes with a smile, "But you haven't grown much now."

The position of the hand moved from the chin to the tip of the nose, and without waiting for Xiao Qichen to retort angrily, Su Yan skillfully diverted the topic: "It took a lot of time and money to renovate here, right? Why is Your Majesty suddenly willing?"

Xiao Qichen said: "Originally this is the place where the emperor's uncle lived alone when he was the crown prince. Father came here often and had a lot of affection for this place. Later, when the emperor's uncle died young, he was hurt by the scene, and Shanglin Garden was abandoned .Last spring, my father wanted to repair Hualin Garden and Jiuri Terrace, and tidy up here by the way. Some time ago, he said he would reward me with a garden, so I chose this place. He hesitated, and he was probably reluctant. I was so angry, so I gave it to me."

Su Yan nodded, looked up at the newly renovated Shanglin Garden, and suddenly said: "I remember there was a horse farm later on. I used to come here to relax when I was in the Taiwan Army."

As soon as this remark came out, Xiao Qichen frowned suspiciously and said: "You come here often? I come here often too, why haven't I met you once?"

"I always come here before military training in the morning, and I go back after staying secretly for a while. Jingfan likes the racetrack. He was still young at that time, so I brought him here and let him move around by himself." Su Yan fell into the memories of the past, The voice of speaking was suddenly soft.

"That's no wonder... I often come here at sunset. At that time, the Queen's Empress went to the East Palace, so I had time to run out." Xiao Qichen's furrowed brows did not relax, "But luckily, I met you again later."

Su Yan hooked his fingers: "We will meet again."

He spoke so sincerely that Xiao Qichen suppressed the truth that was piled up in his throat.He couldn't bear to say to Su Yan, "I came to seek death that day", even after so many years, it's better not to see the light of day again.

After waiting for a long time, Su Yan finally didn't ask him why he suddenly appeared in Shanglin Garden that day. He walked to the edge of the pond, stepped on the soft soil around him, turned his head and smiled: "You were standing here at that time."

Xiao Qichen couldn't help laughing along with him, it seemed like he hadn't seen Su Yan's appearance of being so gentle and gentle, with all iron blood and hostility faded away, for many years.His hand was tucked into his sleeve, and when he touched something, his mind moved slightly.

"Ayan," Xiao Qichen called him, took it out, and said as calmly as possible, "Last time I said I would supply it to you."

With an expression as if saying "I don't remember when was the last time", Su Yan took the things Xiao Qichen handed over in a daze. The texture of his hand was soft and icy cold, which suddenly relieved his heart in midsummer.He rubbed it with his fingertips, and looked under his eyelids again. When he understood what it was, the smile on his lips gradually disappeared.

A moment later, amidst Xiao Qichen's uneasiness, Su Yan looked at him, blinking his eyes in a daze: "...Isn't Madam Ronghua doing this, who moved the hands, the stitches are so rough?"

Xiao Qichen let out a cold snort, quietly hid his hands, and said confidently: "Why are you so picky about receiving gifts?"

Su Yan pursed his lips and lowered his head to look over and over again. Although he didn't smile, he obviously couldn't put it down——

The fabric is of high quality, barely recognizable as a purse. It is so ugly that it has a personality. The stitches at the seams are crooked, and it looks like copper plates can leak out of it.The surface was so plain that there was no decoration, not to mention the delicate embroidery. Su Yan rubbed it repeatedly, and finally felt a little bump near the corner.

Embroidered with his watch words, "Mingyu".

It matches well with "Qichen", but Su Yan has never thought that Su Zhi's casual word sounds so nice.

He weighed the purse, put it in his arms, and joked: "I can't tell that His Highness the Sixth Highness is quite ingenious, and he can do these tasks diligently - but you didn't embroider that word, did you?"

The dexterous Sixth Highness rubbed his face: "It was embroidered by my sister in green, how long have I learned it... It looks ugly, you can keep it for yourself, don't show it to others all day long, lest people make jokes. "

Su Yan: "What?"

Xiao Qichen: "It's a joke that you have a bad eye. The person you pick can't even embroider."

What he said seemed to tacitly agree to something, Su Yan realized it, and became embarrassed belatedly.He took a few steps on the same spot, and heard only the sound of the wind, Xiao Qichen looked into the distance nonchalantly, a lotus was planted at the other end of the pond, and under the nourishment of the sun, the swollen buds opened, as if a little more brilliance would be enough. Can bloom immediately.

Su Yan pulled Xiao Qichen's sleeve, and in his ignorance that he hadn't recovered yet, leaned over and kissed the corner of his forehead softly.With his eyes closed, he felt Xiao Qichen's heart beating faster again.

"Hey, why do you always like to attack suddenly..." Xiao Qichen said, laughing all the time.

Su Yan returned to his original position, and said solemnly: "Surprise him, catch him by surprise."

When no one was following them, although Xiao Qichen really wanted to hold his hand to play with, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, so he could only pretend to be a gentleman and pat Su Yan.On the contrary, Su Yan fell in love with the feeling of scratching Xiao Qichen from time to time for unknown reasons. In the past, Su Yan would often tease him, but now that his identity has changed, the meaning is also ambiguous.

Xiao Qichen remembered that he was an injured patient, so he didn't let Su Yan go any longer, and the two sat in a gazebo by the pond.His entourage quickly brought a chessboard and two cans of Yunzi, Xiao Qichen challenged Su Yan: "Let's play a game?"

"Well, it's not good." Su Yan frowned, "I never liked playing this game since I was a child. I lost to you every time. I haven't played it for several years now. I'm afraid I will have to admit defeat soon...Your Highness, please let me go."

He liked to call "Your Highness" more than before, with a strong sense of intimacy, making Xiao Qichen blush, as if he had been caught in the dead end, he couldn't say the words of refusal: "Then, I'll let you."

Su Yan had no choice but to play chess with him without complaint. He suddenly thought of someone. When making a move, Su Yan said: "I remember you said before that you often play chess with the prince...how do you play chess?"

"Can't he see it, but his chessboard is special, with marks engraved vertically and horizontally. After I make a move, a follower will report the position. Although it takes a long time, it is not interesting." After Xiao Qichen finished speaking, he pondered for a moment to make a move, and then said, "Actually, it was only at that time that I remembered that brother Ping was indeed blind. I didn't think about him that way at other times."

Su Yan didn't say a word, knowing that he must have something to say, he just stared at the chessboard intently, trying to fish out some skills from his distant memory, so as not to lose so ugly.

"But even at that time, he had the overall situation in his mind, and I lost more than I won. His ambition has always been greater than mine, and he may have been too responsible since he was a child. We talked later, and he hoped that I could fight for it. If Brother Ping didn't encounter that incident, and the position of the crown prince is sure to be very secure now, how can it be Xiao Qiyu's turn to be a villain, making troubles all day long... Sigh, Ayan, your move is too incomprehensible, you are allowed to regret it." Xiao Qichen said After that, he took a sip of tea.

Su Yan followed his hand to take the teacup, not caring that Xiao Qichen had drunk it, and brought it to his lips: "No regrets, feel free, I just want to play with you, as long as you win and be happy - I just talked about King Zhao, Did he not do anything to you?"

He wanted to ask, "Can Xiao Qiyu really let you go?"

Xiao Qichen's eyes darkened, and he was very upset that Xiao Qiyu could still be mentioned at this time: "Why can't he get along with me? We don't cross the river, so what's hindering him?"

"Ah Chen," Su Yan picked up a sunspot, but his eyes fell on Xiao Qichen's face, "Your ears will turn red when you lie."

After waiting for a while, the man remained unchanged, and Su Yan asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Qichen said calmly: "If I tell you the truth, you promise me first and don't get angry."

Even though Su Yan boasted that his concentration was invulnerable to all poisons, after hearing Xiao Qichen's explanation of the cause and effect, he almost threw the table: "This person has such a vicious heart?! What kind of threat is this? Let him talk about it! I'll let you talk about it! Look who..."

Xiao Qichen supported his forehead: "Ayan, it's no longer chasing rumors. Xiao Qiyu said to me, 'If you want others to know, you can't do it yourself', these words are even more important now... You also know that the emperor most taboos forming cliques for personal gain, I and you Everyone in the DPRK knows that the relationship is close, and this relationship is not groundless, so how should I deal with it then?"

Su Yan really didn't think about this, he choked for a while, and said cautiously: "...so if I hadn't said that the other day, you would still have kept it from me, right?"

Halfway through the chess game, Xiao Qichen couldn't continue, he put the two or three cloud pieces he was holding back into the chessboard, sighed slightly, almost as acquiescing: "Because my selfishness embarrasses you, I will blame myself. "

Su Yan said urgently: "You just don't intend to tell me!"

He felt a little panic from Su Yan's words, and immediately followed suit with fear: "I didn't mean that, even if we are now... anyone will sneer at us, what kind of relationship is this? Say it out, everyone Some people will think that I took advantage of the situation. My wife died early, and you got mixed up with me indistinctly, Ayan, I..."

I feel guilty in my heart, the more you care about it, the heavier the guilt will be.

Xiao Qichen didn't say the second half of what he said, but Su Yan felt it as if he had a sympathy with him.This is a hurdle they all have to get over, but not now.

Unstable torrential rain lurks in the tranquility, and in the end Su Yan compromised.

With his temperament, it is impossible to let Xiao Qichen and Zhao Wang collude, he would rather Xiao Qichen fight for a broken ending, than watch him compromise like this - why Xiao Qiyu thinks this is the handle?Are they that bad?

He tapped impatiently on the edge of the chessboard: "Since this is the case, what should King Zhao do? You have your own ideas. I won't bother you, and I won't force you to discuss anything with me...but Ah Chen, listen carefully, I just don't want to see you in a dilemma."

It's not that you are right, nor that you should be silent.But to see that you feel guilty and can't let go of your crazy love——

You have been struggling for so long, and if there is someone who has to bear more pressure and criticism, it should be me.

Xiao Qiping's words still linger in his ears: "Since you can't give him the world, don't be his hindrance."

Now Xiao Qiyu used him as a bargaining chip, and Xiao Qichen held back his hands and feet, just to not hurt him.

Su Yan, who cared so much about whether Xiao Qichen's opinion was consistent with his own, suddenly didn't care about right and wrong at this moment. He held Xiao Qichen's hand under the stone table, squeezed his palm a little harder, and then let go. Smile at him sincerely: "Don't wrong yourself because of this."

His fingers were slightly cold, but his palm was warm. Su Yan briefly touched Xiao Qichen, and regained all his sanity.He sniffed, and set up a game on the chessboard again: "I think so..."

Black and white have been stalemate for a long time, Xiao Qichen said: "I can't beat him, the difference is too much. Xiao Qiyu's tricks, I only know some unimportant things, but he is pinching my Achilles' heel, so there is no way to even out. , can only take the risk.”

Su Yan heard only half a sentence in his ears, he raised his hand and rubbed the base of his ear, feeling that the temperature was a little high, he replied vaguely to Xiao Qichen.

Achilles' heel... Needless to say.

Xiao Qichen calmly said: "I'm already twenty, and my father once said that there is always a period of time when I am young. It is very hard. Most of the past 20 years have been muddled, and I was also very confused about the meaning of my life. I am like a person who has been forgotten by my father. When I am happy with my little pet, I take it out for a walk, and the rest of the long time I can only search up and down silently. Fortunately, I have found my lifelong pursuit, and I will not let go of any of them in the future."

The breeze properly rolled up the curtains hanging around the gazebo to block the sun, and the lotus flowers were quite spiritual, swaying with the wind not far from them.

They communicate with each other, but every time they are alone, they always bring up heavy topics.

This seems to be their fate, the sky around Taicheng has become an invisible shackle, Su Yan can still jump out to take a breath, but Xiao Qichen is destined to be at every step since birth, and the calculation has come to the present "either you die or I am... At the threshold of "living", the word "friendship" is the least valuable.

Su Yan suddenly wondered: "If he and I were not born in Taicheng, maybe we would have traveled together in the mountains and rivers a long time ago."

Shou Delian travels with her companions, and invites Ping Ye to go to the Lanzhou—what a happy life.

"You took my purse." Xiao Qichen said, his eyes were clear without any hypocrisy, "I want both Jiangshan and you. Ayan, can you help me?"

Su Yan's thoughts settled down with his words, and he replied with a candid word: "Okay."