long friend

"Would you like to..."

"Don't even think about it."

Su Yan just said three words, but Xiao Qichen flatly refused.

He stared blankly at Xiao Qichen. At this time, the spring breeze was blowing in the imperial garden, and it was still a bit cool. The curtains around the gazebo where he had rested in winter had been removed, and behind Xiao Qichen was a desolate pool of water.Strange to say, the garden was still deserted even after the rain had passed.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a while, Xiao Qichen said: "Ayan, I already have a lot of things that bother me, but the one after Nafei's election is not within the scope of consideration, so you don't want to poke my heart with them, okay? "

Su Yan was silent again for a long time before he tentatively said, "I don't think there is anything wrong with this matter..."

"But I don't mind." Xiao Qichen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, sitting on the side of the gazebo, raised his eyes to look at Su Yan, and said helplessly, "Ah Yan, with such a big heart, I can only pretend to be you, there is no room for others."

He was obviously moved, his pupils shrank slightly, then he sniffled and smiled peacefully.It's not been a year or two since Su Yan was not good at words. At this moment, he probably couldn't say anything nice, but he was sitting next to Xiao Qichen, took his hand, stroked a few clear palm lines, and looked a little bit with his head bowed halfway. shy.

"After death and life, I naturally believe in you, it's just..."

What is your status now, if you say it in the future, others will know that you are committed to a man, even if I don't want my wealth and life, I don't want you to be stabbed in the back by the world.

Su Yan couldn't speak, he only felt that he would hurt the other party's heart no matter what, but Xiao Qichen blinked: "Then there is no 'just' at all, I still count on these things."

"Actually, you are also afraid..." Su Yan choked up a little, and his voice became hoarse, "I know it all in my heart, but I don't want them to say that you are not good at all. It doesn't matter how Li Xu treats me, because I owe this to the Yushi Manor, so naturally I should be responsible for it—but when you are involved, I feel very sad, you have done nothing wrong."

Xiao Qichen listened to Su Yan's rare sincere sincerity, the corners of his lips kept curling up, and the red tear mole almost looked more vivid under the skylight.He leaned to the side and fell on Su Yan's shoulder: "What if I arrange the way out?"

"Ok?"

Xiao Qichen said: "I have always been at odds with Xiao Qiyu, his son is too dangerous for me... Originally, if Brother Ping had a son, he should be the first choice, but it's a pity that he... It's just that Qiming seems to be very close to me now, Mr. Running to the West Palace, and acting like a spoiled child... He is also my younger brother after all."

Su Yan understood what he meant, and said, "In terms of etiquette and affection, His Highness the Seventh Prince is indeed a good candidate."

Xiao Qichen looked up at the exquisite carvings on the hanging beams in the gazebo: "I'm most assured of leaving it to him. I'm afraid that if he knows that my throne belongs to him, he will be paranoid—there are too many things about the Xiao family brothers killing each other." .”

"What do you mean?" Su Yan asked.

"I guessed it myself." Xiao Qichen talked about the plaques in the Liquan Hall and Liu Wenyuan's hesitation that Xiao Yan saw when he was dying, and concluded, "I guess there must have been a fight between the father and the late emperor." so that the father and queen spent half their lives in fear and guilt towards him. After all, Zhong Mi had revealed some details to me before returning to his hometown. Although they were half-brothers, they had a good relationship in the early years. So I sent him to the fief... According to his temperament, it is not impossible for him to feel uncomfortable, and it will intensify."

Su Yan waited quietly for Xiao Qichen's next words, but unexpectedly he changed the subject: "But what does that have to do with me? The grievances of the earlier generation shouldn't be tied down to the present, Qiming trusts me, and I can't let him down. "

"It's like you and the King of Chu back then." Su Yan said with a smile.

He finally stopped being obsessed with the previous problem, Xiao Qichen put his arms around Su Yan's neck, he didn't care if someone would approach him suddenly, he lightly touched his lips, and said: "I have always been very glad that Brother Ping was sympathetic and pitiful when I was young. Me, otherwise I can only stay in Chenglan Hall, I can't go to the East Palace, and I won't be able to see you."

Su Yan seemed to think of the past, and couldn't help saying: "It's a coincidence, that was the first day I went to the East Palace, and you were also the first person I met—it's really wronged to say 'they are all bullying me' , I was almost deceived by you."

Xiao Qichen rolled into his arms and laughed loudly. After a while, he became more serious, and whispered against Su Yan's chest: "Ayan, you are the first person in this world who really loves me except my mother and concubine."

He leaned over and kissed Xiao Qichen's forehead, after recollecting the loneliness in his words, he couldn't think of how to comfort him, he just said: "I will stay with you for the rest of my life."

This may be the most straightforward and serious love words that Su Yan has said in the past twenty years. After he said it, he felt uneasy at first.Xiao Qichen was silent for a long time, Su Yan was worried that he was going to suffocate himself, so he quickly pushed Xiao Qichen's shoulders and asked him to sit up, and he looked closer, but the corners of the other person's eyes were red.

Su Yan stretched out his hand to wipe it, and his fingertips were immediately wet. He said warmly, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Qichen shook his head, his eyelashes drooping slightly: "I suddenly remembered what you wrote next to the plum blossoms that year, and I regretted it a little. If I had recognized my intentions at that time, you would have understood. But I feel that time cannot be turned back. Now you and I are hand in hand Concentric, but also very satisfied...Suddenly my mood is a bit complicated."

Su Yan asked, "What about now?"

Xiao Qichen smiled silently, and said, "Fortunately, I have you."

The spring water is born, but the flowering season has not yet arrived.

The gurgling water in the imperial garden makes people miss the outing on Qixia Mountain that year, and the mind has not yet shown the dew. Now recalling that a glass of thin wine and a hairpin is already a teenager's heart.

Shangsi is a holiday, and it also happens to be Xiao Qichen's birthday.Recently, the wind and cold have repeatedly caused troubles, and he refused to make up his mind, so he simply gave up for a day and went to recuperate by himself.

When the court meeting was resumed after a few days, Xiao Qichen mentioned two things, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were overjoyed at first, and then they were dumbfounded.

One of Xiao Qichen's proposals was to welcome back Grand Sima Zhong Mi during the Tongning period and restore his post, while the current Grand Sima Shi Yu took up his post in Taiwei's Mansion and took over the right to mobilize troops from various places.This matter seemed to Xiao Qichen to be very conscientious. Zhong Mi was convicted for speaking up for him and retired to the countryside for no reason. Once he was in power, it was reasonable to be grateful for the old kindness.

It's just the second one, which makes everyone a little shocked.

"Zhuqing also saw that my health is not very good, and I feel tired every day." Xiao Qichen smiled and said, "Today I will openly and honestly talk to you about my problem, Xun Qing."

The imperial doctor who had been standing by the side as a decoration hurried forward and said a lot like chanting sutras with a long voice.To sum up the central idea, the general idea is that when your majesty was the prince, he often ate the last meal without the next meal, the charcoal fire in the palace was insufficient in winter, and many other factors caused the root cause of the disease, and he suffered from deficiency of qi and yin all year round, and was extremely easy to catch cold , and suffering from heatstroke in summer, it is really inappropriate to rush to choose a concubine when she is not well recuperated, it will hurt the root.

These symptoms are all true, even now Xiao Qichen still has a slightly sick look on his face.

Su Yan was terrified when he heard this, never knowing that he still had this problem, when he raised his head, Xiao Qichen was staring at him nonchalantly, with an imperceptible narrowness in his eyes.

Su Yan: "..."

He suddenly realized that this was Xiao Qichen's confession to the imperial doctor?No wonder Xie Hui, who was next to him, laughed out loud as soon as the imperial doctor mentioned the "root of the disease"!

When he came back to his senses, Imperial Physician Xun had just finished his long speech, Shi Shiran saluted, and left in a spirited manner.Xiao Qichen half leaned on the dragon chair, his eyes were bent, as if he despised the ignorance of the officials.

Perhaps it was because Doctor Xun spoke too implicitly, and everyone had a lot of imaginations, looking at the nose, nose and mouth.Only Shi Yu coughed twice, and took over the words: "Your Majesty, let me tell you that although the matter of the concubine is dispensable, the Crown Prince has to think about it earlier, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

"I've already thought about this. Hidden illness is the failure of the heavens to fulfill one's wishes and nothing can be done, but the crown prince still has to discuss it." Xiao Qichen said happily, "Do you all think that my emperor's younger brother Qiming can be up to the big job?"

Xie Hui was the first to cheer and said: "Your Highness the Seventh Prince is intelligent, courteous, humble and reasonable, and has the demeanor of a prince back then."

Shi Yu cooperated and said, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince is a descendant of the Empress Dowager, with a noble family background. I think you are the best."

The two of them sang together like a storyteller, Xiao Qichen nodded frequently when he heard it, and the other people were dazed, and they were distracted before they could react, the more they listened, the more they felt that this was the reason.Su Yan couldn't bear to look straight at him, turned his head aside, pinched himself several times, and said to himself, "What kind of bad idea is this thinking!"

No matter what happened, this was the first time since Xiao Qichen ascended the throne that the court meeting ended easily.

Su Yan and the others retreated silently, stepped straight in front of Xiao Qichen, and said condescendingly: "There are so many reasons for not wanting to choose a concubine, do you really have to insult yourself?"

Xiao Qichen was so amused by his serious look that he couldn't stop laughing: "What are you doing, Ayan, it's true! I just think that they won't be entangled anymore, and they played a scene together with Shi Yu and Xie Hui. A little exaggerated..."

"But you have been physically weak for a long time, right?" Su Yan asked in such a firm tone that it sounded no different from stating the facts. Seeing Xiao Qichen's face turned cold, Su Yan continued, "Other people don't know, so it's easy to fool you if you think I am A Chen, can you tell me the truth, what is the disease?"

Xiao Qichen shook his hand: "I'm really fine...that's right, it can be rectified."

The corner of Su Yan's mouth curled down: "What's the reason?"

Xiao Qichen: "Do it yourself. First of all, I hurt my spine when I was beaten, and then I thought it was a skin trauma that was not treated in time, so I dragged it to the back—didn't you see that I never run quickly. Besides, I live in Mingfu Palace in winter. There is not enough charcoal fire in some places, and the problems caused by freezing, more or less added up, the hands and feet are cold all year round... What is your expression?"

After Zhou Ronghua passed away, he lived in Mingfu Palace for three years, not too long or too short, but when he was growing his body, it was difficult to heal the injury.

Thinking of this, Su Yan almost gritted his teeth and hated it.He was seriously injured several times and couldn't move, knowing how uncomfortable that feeling was, once Xiao Qichen was involved, he became resentful and impulsive again.

"Ayan!" Xiao Qichen grabbed his hand, and the man's own nails left a few pale marks on the palm of his hand. Seeing him terrified, he quickly said, "But I'm fine now! You also suffered injuries all over your body. I--"

"That's different!"

Su Yan roared, and the surrounding suddenly fell silent.

He suddenly discovered that his emotions can not be shown at ordinary times, and he can tolerate everything first before attacking, but he met Xiao Qichen - from the age of 15 to nearly ten years now, he is proud of his self-control I have been out of control, I can't see him sad, I can't see him weak, I can't see him wronged.

He put Xiao Qichen in the deepest corner of his heart, and he ignored it before unless there was severe pain there.When he understood why he was in pain, he lost his mind again. He only knew how to protect the person behind him first, holding on to him and never letting go, but he couldn't think about the root cause, and he didn't doubt himself for a long time: Isn't it because I treat him so well? Like it?

Su Yan knelt down on one knee, leaning against the dragon chair, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Xiao Qichen patted his head, feeling ashamed of receiving this sudden gift, at a loss: "What's wrong with you? Ayan, don't do this, kneel down, you don't have to kneel down to me."

Su Yan was touched by Xiao Qichen, after all he knew that whether it was remorse or guilt, it was just a fleeting moment, so he stood up like a donkey, blinked: "Slippery for a while."

This reason was so bad that Xiao Qichen didn't even bother to expose it. After the trial, Xiao Qichen pulled Su Yan to sit beside him.The dragon chair is wide, and there are no other people in the Taiji Hall. After the sky is bright, it is sprinkled on the clean ground along the south-facing hall gate.

"Those who go are not to be persuaded, but those who come are still to be chased." Su Yan whispered an ancient saying, then tilted his head and kissed Xiao Qichen's ear, "I didn't understand why until now."

Xiao Qichen pinched his chin, and teased: "Aiqing, what do you know?"

Su Yan held his fingertips, a halo appeared in his eyes, and he was very affectionate: "Your Majesty, I know how to enjoy yourself in time, so let's just focus on the present."

With the cold willow wind blowing on his face, that day Su Yan carried Xiao Qichen halfway back to the Nuan Pavilion, through the exquisitely decorated wooden window, he caught a glimpse of the imperial garden behind an arched door not far away, which had begun to bloom with colorful flowers.

Spring went to summer, and after welcoming Zhong Mi back, Xiao Qichen's New Deal finally began to be implemented with difficulty.At this critical moment, the general threw everything to Shen Chengjun, and disappeared without a sound!

Shen Chengjun was very wronged, with a meager salary, while taking care of the princess' emotions, he also had to be busy with the job of the coach.He wished to disarm and return to the farm again and again, and continued to work while pinching his nose.Fortunately, Xiao Qichen was an emperor who was very clear about rewards and punishments. Without saying a word, he bestowed a general's mansion on him who stayed in his ancestral house all day long.

He didn't know that Su Yan had gone to Bashu until his feet didn't touch the ground.

At the end of spring, Liu Wenyuan seemed to be sick and didn't show up for a few days. Xiao Qichen remembered the matter he entrusted to him, and after talking to Su Yan once, the other party remembered his important matter, and went to Su Jin—— He immediately went home and informed his parents, Gao Tang, and then he rode away alone with the certificate and money.

It had been less than half a month since Su Yan left. When he came back, he was completely sluggish. Somehow he was stimulated. He had just held a meeting with Shi Yu and the generals in a daze, and then he left for Taicheng.

He didn't care how far the New Deal had been implemented. Everyone didn't know what happened to Su Yan, and no one dared to ask, for fear of stepping on the cat's tail and being scratched in the face.

When Su Yan left, there was still a faint silhouette in the spring. After returning, the cicadas were singing in the green shade, and it was already summer.Xiao Qichen was afraid of the heat, so he hid in the Jingyang Building in Hualin Garden, lying on the couch all day long.

This day when Su Yan stepped into Jingyang Tower, he heard Xiao Qichen humming through the screen: "Green clothes? Is the medicine ready? I'm going to die. What the hell is this weather? This summer is very hot, have you noticed... "

"I didn't find it." Su Yan said, and the haze bypassed the screen, and sat down beside him.

From the moment Su Yan entered Jinling, he knew the other party's whereabouts.Xiao Qichen looked up at him feebly, and said without any surprise: "You're back? Didn't you see anyone? You're so depressed."

It was fine if he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, Su Yan covered his face with his hands, looking extremely uncomfortable, and refused to speak for a while.Seeing him moaning and sighing for a long time, Xiao Qichen couldn't help panicking, he didn't even notice the headache, turned over and sat down, poured a cup of tea for Su Yan, and comforted him first: "No matter what the result is, he will always be your brother of flesh and blood, the future will be bright... ... After being separated for so long, he must be surprised that a relative suddenly appeared."

"No." Su Yan took the herbal tea and said inexplicably, "People have seen me and recognized me."

Xiao Qichen suddenly asked curiously: "Is it really exactly the same as you?"

Su Yan glanced at him and shook his head: "There are still some slight differences... But it's not because of this, and it's not that he refuses to recognize his ancestors, it's just, it's just that he actually..."

He had never hesitated to speak and stammered like this before, Xiao Qichen became interested, straightened his back more vigorously, and pretended to be listening attentively.But Su Yan said "unexpectedly" several times, finally heaved a heavy sigh and buried his head in drinking tea.

Xiao Qichen became anxious, and pushed him hard: "Don't keep being a secret!"

The teacup was about to be crushed by Su Yan, and he said angrily: "He actually lives with a man! Just the two of them, one bed and one room, who knows what happens every day? I just now know why Both Yan Nandu and Fang Zhi had subtle expressions! He even said some outrageous things to me... What's this "this is the relationship" and "I will never let him down in this life, and I will never leave him"... Are you angry? It's annoying! I just... I'll just kill him!"

Xiao Qichen: "..."

He got a general idea from Su Yan's inexplicable excitement, and felt that this person was worthy of being a brother who was born with Su Yan's mother, and his acting style was so similar that it was shocking.It's just that the person in front of him seems to have reacted all the way and hasn't recovered, and he still hates iron and thinks that he is against ethics——

Xiao Qichen thought to himself: "Did I indulge him too much?"

Su Yan was still complicated, and said a lot of words out of order, Xiao Qichen couldn't bear to listen, so he pinched his face and pulled him away, then kissed him silently.

The taste of ginseng slices remained between his lips and teeth, and the tip of his tongue was lingeringly passed to Su Yan. For a while, half sweet and half bitter overlapped, and together with the wet kiss, Su Yan's anxiety was swept away.He almost instinctively stretched out his arms to hug Xiao Qichen, his eyelashes trembling to cover his expression.

After kissing quietly for a long while, Xiao Qichen was still panting when he let go of Su Yan, with a hint of spring in his eyes, his fingers slid across his neck maliciously, stopping at the slightly messy neckline, and said with a narrow smile: "You're so kind!" Suspect someone else?"

Su Yan said: "I just can't accept it for a while, but I haven't seen him for more than ten years. He can't remember me at all and doesn't know what happened in the past. We are more like strangers than siblings."

Xiao Qichen rolled his eyes, his face was full of "That's it."Su Yan hugged him in a half-kneeling position, put his head on Xiao Qichen's waist, and said in a muffled voice: "It's because I like you...but he...why do you still wear such a..."

As he spoke, his voice became softer, and it sounded like an uncommon coquettish.Xiao Qichen rubbed his ears, didn't say a word, and said after a long while: "You care about others."

It is a rare blessing to find something lost, not to mention that each side of the world has its own life, and if the other party is happy, everything will be fine.Xiao Qichen was extraordinarily open-minded, relying on Su Yan's rare hypocrisy at the moment, he took advantage of it over and over for a long time, touched the general's whole body, and was so satisfied that he didn't even need to drink the bitter summer medicine.

Presumably, Su Yan has always been his panacea.

Su Yan brought back another letter and gave it to Liu Wenyuan. The other party was very grateful, regardless of whether Su Yan understood the words and sentences in it. .

He didn't know that this letter saved many people's lives, and he only regarded it as a small effort by himself.After getting close to Xiao Qichen for a short time that day, Su Yan returned to the Nanyuan garrison and devoted himself to the fate of being overwhelmed by the memorials of protests from all directions.Shen Chengjun was overjoyed, and returned all the work to Su Yan, and he felt happy training with Fang Zhi.

After nearly a year of turmoil from August last year to now, the Daliang court is finally on the right track.

The three divisions performed their duties, and even Wang Di, who had been vacillating all the time, didn't understand what kind of ecstasy soup Xiao Qichen had poured into him. He wholeheartedly followed Xie Hui, a bastard he once disliked, and in turn lobbied other aristocratic families, so as not to trip up His Majesty's reforms. .Zhong Mi returned to his state very quickly. Together with Shi Yu, he worked hard on the military and politics. Su Yan cooperated very well and did not encounter too many difficulties in implementing it. For the account, Xiao Qichen clapped his hands and applauded.

Han Guang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, traveled around Daliang and proposed a new water control method based on Xiao Qichen's construction of Qingguang Donghua Weir. He united many skilled craftsmen and worked in the two river basins for many years, striving to completely eliminate the flood.

All the new policies were carried out in a gentle but orderly manner. Someone carefully compared the reforms of previous emperors and found that Xiao Qichen's ideas were miraculously similar to those of the short-lived Jianzhao Emperor Xiao Ze.

So far, it was the first time he noticed the magic of blood relationship, but Xiao Qichen didn't like to inquire about the secrets of his elders, even though Liu Wenyuan hinted repeatedly, Xiao Qichen remained unmoved.

Apart from going to court and approving memorials, Xiao Qichen often went to the Imperial College.

The imperial academy was set up outside the Imperial College to manage official affairs, so it is still a place where the clan's children receive education.The Taifu has changed several times, and now this surnamed Lin, whose name is translated as Boyong, is the closed disciple of Mr. Zeng Xu, Xiao Qichen's first teacher. He is in his thirties. All the brats tidied up obediently.

Xiao Qiming opened a separate room in the middle. He studied hard, and was especially interested in state affairs and ethics.Lin Boyong was full of praise for Xiao Qiming, wishing he could send him to the East Palace with his own hands the next day.

Regarding this matter, Xiao Qichen and Xiao Qiping discussed it, and the two agreed that Qiming could have a try.

But it was still early for the canonization, he went to visit every now and then, just to ask Xiao Qiming some gossip.Whenever there is a major national event, Xiao Qichen will test a thing or two, and the other party will talk about it with eloquence. Although there are occasional mistakes and omissions, he is a malleable talent after all.

"Much better than when I was a child." Xiao Qichen thought to himself, and finally decided to let the old grievances go away, and never mention them to Xiao Qiming again.

Empress Dowager Cai unexpectedly cooperated with this matter, probably because she had figured it out, and no longer pestered Xiao Qichen for taking the throne back then.But because she didn't take good care of her back then, and she favored one another and favored one another, the mother-child relationship with Xiao Qiping has never been repaired.

In the summer of the second year of Tianjia, Turkic civil strife broke out, and rebels from several tribes rose up together to overthrow Huyantu.

This person is wicked, he was beaten once by the cavalry guards after he became a minister, and he is not a long lesson. He always hooks up with the border, and seems to be waiting for an opportunity to go south. In the grassland, he is similar to Nanliang, and established a court on paper.After a long time, those who are used to living by aquatic plants will naturally not be able to stand such constraints.

Yan Nandu heard about the turmoil in northern Xinjiang, and when their dog bit the dog's mouth hair, he took advantage of it and robbed him viciously, so that Huyantu was seriously injured and abdicated, and died in the royal court not long after.

The new Turkic Khan who came to the throne is a centrist, and he is also a good man. He tore up the terms of professing his vassals, and temporarily lived at the foot of the Yin Mountain with his tribal people, but he may counterattack at any time.Yan Nandu guarded Yunmen Pass, and soon after Daliang Xinxing's military system stabilized, the entire Great Wall was impregnable, and the Turkic invaded twice but returned without success, so they tacitly lived together in peace.

They all know that this is not the end, destined to be entangled from generation to generation.

But at this point, the continuous war for more than [-] years has finally subsided temporarily, and it can be said that the river is clear and the sea is peaceful, and the surroundings are peaceful.Many generations later, Xiao Qichen's New Deal during the period when he was in power was called "Tianjia Zhongxing".

In the fifth year of Tianjia, Xiao Qiping, the king of Chu, wrote a letter asking for a crown prince.After Xiao Qichen's quasi-playing, Xiao Qiming, the Seventh Prince who has not yet had the title of prince, canonized as the emperor's younger brother.

The East Palace, which has been empty for 13 years, finally has a new owner.He was about the same age as Xiao Qiping at that time, and he was at a loss when he moved in, but he already had the bearing of a prince.Among the royal family members who are similar in age to Xiao Qiming, there are only two children of King Zhao. They were sent to the fiefdom by Xiao Qichen and have not entered Beijing for many years.

In order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, Xiao Qichen personally selected servants for the East Palace, some of them were from the Mingfu Palace, and the other were the maids on duty in the Taiji Palace.

At the turn of summer and autumn, the weather was bright and refreshing, and Xiao Qiming returned to the East Palace from the Imperial College that day, and unexpectedly saw two people in the main hall.

The person sitting was wearing an apricot-colored gown, which was quite thin, and it was summer attire.The palm-wide jade belt strangled his waist, making it look a bit slender.He has handsome features, his face is always a little pale, but his expression is extremely kind. Seeing Xiao Qiming coming, he stretched out his hand to beckon him.

Standing beside him was a man in dark blue clothes. He also had a gentle appearance with long robes and wide sleeves, but he did not have the reserve and frailty of a nobleman in Jinling City. On the contrary, he showed an indescribable seriousness.He is handsome, with thin lips like a blade, but there is a shallow gap between his brows, he is serious, but his eyes are gentle when he looks at the person sitting.

Xiao Qiming walked over and saluted respectfully: "Brother Emperor, General."

"Just now, I was discussing with the general. I thought you were going to leave school soon, so I came over to have a look." Xiao Qichen didn't meet him, and motioned to Xiao Qiming to sit down, and said, "Are you used to living in the East Palace?"

Xiao Qiming: "Everything is fine, Brother Huang, don't worry about it."

Xiao Qichen smiled nonchalantly: "It should. What did the Taifu say today?"

"I have learned a lot from the chapter "The Son of King Wen" in the "Book of Rites." Xiao Qiming knew that Xiao Qichen was not here to assess his homework, so he relaxed, looked around him, and asked, "I used to listen to the king of Chu Brother said that the emperor is not very comfortable every summer, how are you doing now?"

"Well, it's good." Xiao Qichen rubbed his head with a smile, "Why are you being polite to me, my lord. Let's not mess with your business, let's go play, I and the general are here for a walk."

Xiao Qiming said yes, and quickly ran away - he has four companions who have been carefully selected, and they are all a few years older than him, but he doesn't seem to like any one in particular, and he still plays by himself.Although Xiao Qiming is only eleven or twelve years old, he is able to concentrate on doing things, he is especially accomplished in painting, I don't know who he followed.

He locked himself in the study, probably going to paint again.Xiao Qichen and Su Yan looked at each other, he stood up from his seat, and said, "You haven't been to the East Palace for a long time, let's go?"

Su Yan took his arm, took a few steps, slid in along the cuff, and held Xiao Qichen's five fingers.The person who was attacked only raised the corners of his lips and gave him a sidelong glance, his eyes full of tolerance.

In the past few years, Su Yan has been patrolling around the country from time to time. He didn't go to the front line, but when he was young, he was full of illnesses from fighting for many years, and marching on horseback would inevitably affect old injuries.After the Qingming Festival this year, Su Yan accidentally fell off a horse in Linhai and broke a rib. Xiao Qichen became anxious with him as soon as he heard that, and was detained in the palace for more than two months without letting him show up.

Now that rumors are spreading, coupled with Xiao Qichen's appearance that he would rather die than enrich the harem, some elites in the court have already guessed their relationship.But so what, Xiao Qichen's personality is known to courtiers——

"Ai Qing is very reasonable, but I will not change it."

Su Yan's wife has passed away for many years, but he has never been in the place of fireworks, and he never mentions the reunion. Xiao Qichen has the intention of not marrying for life.From time to time, Lin Boyong, who is as rigid as Lin Boyong, can tease them from time to time, and the rest of them subtly get used to the general always accompanying His Majesty.

The official ladies in Jinling City stopped thinking about the position of the general's wife, and sighed all day long, saying that Su Yan is an infatuated kind, but unfortunately his heart is not in Pingyuan Hou's Mansion, but in Taicheng——Xiao Qichen was in a complicated mood when he heard this, and really didn't know what was going on around him. How did this elm lump get hooked up with the word "infatuation".

The court was replaced by a new generation, and because of official studies, many disciples from poor families were able to enter the court as officials.These people showed different personalities from those of the princes of the aristocratic family, and the old and new forces were constantly pulling each other, but no one cared why Su Yan stayed in the court all year round.

In Xie Hui's words: "Boiling frogs in warm water is a good method, Your Majesty."

"I heard from Xun Qing that the old injury on your left shoulder seems to have recurred again. What happened this time?" Xiao Qichen asked.

The corners of Su Yan's lips froze, and he said, "I twisted it when I was sticking the peach talisman for my father. That place was originally a bone injury, and it has been there for many years. It won't be so easy to heal—Master Xun said too seriously."

Xiao Qichen looked at him indifferently, and said meaningfully: "That's good."

While talking, they walked to the garden of the East Palace.The blue tiles of the palace wall are clearer than usual in the early autumn sunlight, and the contrast is sharp, which complements the dots of golden osmanthus among the dark green branches and leaves in the courtyard.

The pond was still there back then, but the koi raised have changed.The garden had only been taken care of before Xiao Qiming moved in. At this time, it looked brand new. The orange trees were replaced by sweet-scented osmanthus, gardenias and orchids were all there, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers in the corridor, but it was not the same as the one in Su Yan's memory. Very light smoked aroma makes a big difference.

He looked at the familiar path, and suddenly said with emotion: "Achen, you and I have known each other for 20 years."

"Revisiting the old place..." Xiao Qichen pointed to a flowerbed, and the roses fell red after they withered, "I was there at the time."

He said this and walked over, standing behind the residual rose flowers, the apricot clothes seemed to be stained with bright red, which made his complexion look very good.

Xiao Qichen lightly put his hands behind his back and asked, "Who are you?"

A certain autumn 20 years ago was also so calm and breezy.

Su Yan reported his name at that time, and later he was joined by Xiao Qichen to perform a scene in front of the prince, and for the first time realized the "powerfulness" of His Highness the Sixth Highness.Later, the classmates read together, slept together in the same bed, stayed together day and night, inseparable, so that they were separated by accident, reunited, and then broke their hearts on that day...

"It's all for him."

All kinds of troubles came back again, and Su Yan saw him standing among the flowers, but he remembered the child who was as proud as a little golden pheasant and was not depressed even after being beaten.

It turns out that a journey through life and death, and a look around the world, still can't match the twinkling eyes in his autumn light.

Su Yan said softly: "The person who will stay with you forever."

The author has something to say: Fuck the one thing I haven’t said all this time, Xiao Qichen’s reign name “Tianjia” pays tribute to Emperor Chen Wen, I like him the most QAQ

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