long friend

The author has something to say: related to the past

Liu Wenyuan found Xiao Qichen, holding a roll of bright yellow silk in her hand, not everyone can use it.

At the moment Xiao Qichen is writing a book at his desk - recently Xie Hui proposed a tax reform plan, and he wants to make it a little softer before a group of speech officials start scolding - he raised his eyes and saw Liu Wenyuan, thought it was not an important matter, so he buried his head again No matter: "Put it there, you go down first."

Liu Wenyuan was a little confused: "I thought His Majesty would be interested to take a look first."

Xiao Qichen's pen paused for a while, and he said again: "What's the matter? Except for the time when Zhao Wang passed away last May, I have never seen your expression like this again."

"I found this from the late emperor's old library. It is well preserved. It contains some... well, royal secrets. I don't know, so I read it first. After reading it, I think I should show it to Your Majesty." Liu Wenyuan Be careful with your words, for fear that if you say something wrong, you will cause yourself trouble.

Xiao Qichen nodded as if he didn't care, "Let's leave it alone, I'll look at it later."

Hearing what he said, Liu Wenyuan piled the silk beside the hill-like memorial on Xiao Qichen's left, and then left.

After that, the golden sky sank, dusk came again, and the lonely people settled down. Xiao Qichen rubbed his sore eyes, then remembered the silk, took it from the side, and yawned.

The candlelight in the West Hall of Tai Chi would always be lit until midnight, Xiao Qichen was so sleepy that he unfolded the silk with one hand resting on his chin.Xiaoqichen's small script is not beautiful, let alone famous calligraphy. At first, Xiao Qichen only thought it looked familiar. After reading two lines, he stared at one of the characters "Dian" and suddenly realized that he had seen this character on the plaque of Liquan Hall!

After reading it again and realizing that the words on the silk were indeed a will, he broke out in a cold sweat.

The "facts" that Xiao Qichen had heard since he was a child date back to the third year of Jianzhao. Emperor Jing Xiao Ze died suddenly without leaving any will, and there was no imperial heir behind him. The king of Yue was established, that is, Xiao Qichen's father.But if that is the case, what is the will in front of him?

It was clearly written on it, "I know my fate will not be long, and after a hundred years, I will pass on the throne to Prince Xiao Yan of Yue."

If the edict was true, would Xiao Yan still be supported by others?Wouldn't it be possible to ascend the throne directly according to the last emperor's will, and would need to work hard for a long time?

Putting everything together, Xiao Qichen is not stupid. After thinking about it for a while, he discovered a truth that shocked him: the most likely reason is that when Xiao Ze died, no one knew that he had kept this will, and it was only after Xiao Yan ascended the throne that he left it. Knowing the existence of such a will through various channels, he opened it tremblingly, and found that the imperial brother's heir was actually himself.

If he seized the throne unjustly, and saw this will... how would he feel?Do you regret it?

Xiao Qichen propped his face with his hands, frowned, and began to think carefully about everything that happened in Liquan Palace that day.

His father, the emperor, had been wise and powerful for most of his life, and he had been in a daze for a few years in his later years. Even if his achievements were not as good as Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu, he could at least be called a ruler of success. When he was dying, he looked at him as if he was really afraid of something.Could it be that he owed something in his heart, and when he came back to the light... did he recognize himself as someone else?

Xiao Qichen said suddenly: "Liu Wenyuan."

As soon as the curtain moved, the man's figure appeared immediately: "The minister is here."

Xiao Qichen asked: "Have you met the late emperor? I mean Emperor Jing, not Emperor Father."

In the first year of Tongning, Xiao Yan held a national funeral for Xiao Ze, and his posthumous title was Jing, in order to represent his discipline and discipline, and his style of peace and tranquility, but few people called him that.When Liu Wenyuanfu heard it, she was stunned for a moment before she said in a daze, "When Emperor Jing passed away, I was still young and had never seen him before. If Your Majesty wants to ask something, people who are familiar with Emperor Jing will only be able to come and go." Da Sikong is left, and Eunuch Xu is probably the only one left in the palace."

Thinking about it, no matter what, he was from 40 years ago, Xiao Qichen frowned, as if he was very distressed.

Liu Wenyuan looked at her words and asked, "Is Your Majesty looking for Eunuch Xu?"

"I'm afraid he has already rested." Xiao Qichen forced a smile, "Eunuch Xu is getting old, so don't bother him with these small things, old man, I just... suddenly care about it, do you still remember that when the father was here, Did you say 'Jiangshan must not be handed over to Qichen'?"

Liu Wenyuan thought and thought, and finally said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. At that time, the late emperor thought that you were too similar to Emperor Jing. If you leave it in your hands, the brothers will not die well."

Hearing this, Xiao Qichen laughed out loud - although everyone knew that Xiao Ze imprisoned his brother-in-law in the back of Taicheng and starved to death, could it be that Xiao Yan's own hands were clean?How much better is Xiao Qiyu than him?

It's ridiculous to say that.

Seeing his expression, Liu Wenyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Your Majesty once suspected that you were not the late emperor's biological son. In fact, you can rest assured that you are indeed the late emperor's own flesh and blood."

The hidden guards in Taicheng are everywhere and penetrate every hole. Once he said this, Xiao Qichen should really rest assured.But he clenched the pen tightly in his hand, after thinking about it, he finally sighed: "Liu Qing, please ask Eunuch Xu for a visit."

If he couldn't figure out some things, Xiao Qichen doubted whether he could sleep well.

Xu Zhengde entered the palace at a very young age and served three generations of emperors. Now he is in his twilight years and he rarely sleeps.After receiving Xiao Qichen's oral order, he rushed to the west hall within a stick of incense.

Xiao Qichen gave him a seat calmly, and after he settled down, he asked: "Eunuch Xu, I remember that you were promoted by Emperor Jing back then?"

Suddenly mentioning the people who passed away for many years, Xu Zhengde, like Liu Wenyuan, took a long time to react, and said slowly: "What your majesty said is that the old slave was originally a young eunuch serving the East Palace, and he didn't see any improvement after working for many years. At that time Emperor Jing is still the crown prince, seeing that the old slave is quick and agile, he used to take it with him, and after he ascended the throne, the old slave was also honored and became the head of the house. In his heart, the old slave is still very grateful to Emperor Jing."

Xiao Qichen nodded frequently: "In that case, Eunuch Xu must be deeply impressed by Emperor Jing's appearance, right?"

Xu Zhengde was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how he suddenly mentioned this, he still nodded.

Xiao Qichen folded his hands, frowning slightly, with a serious appearance, which was quite different from his usual.He opened his mouth softly, but what he was talking about was an unknown past: "Before the father died... that is, the time before Master Liu came in, he was already so sick that he was unconscious. ''It's retribution'..."

When he said this, Xu Zhengde's face had changed, and the corners of his wrinkled eyes were trembling, as if he had heard something extremely terrifying.

Seeing his reaction, Xiao Qichen already understood more than half of his heart, and then asked: "I and Emperor Jing, do we look alike?"

With a "plop", as Xu Zhengde got up, the stool he was sitting on fell to the ground.

Xu Shi was flickering at this time, and the matter Xiao Qichen mentioned was too long ago, Xu Zhengde's legs softened, and he knelt down on the spot: "I'm guilty of this old slave! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Qichen was puzzled: "I don't blame you for what you are doing."

Xu Zhengde begged for mercy again and again, and after a while he raised his head, already weeping, and said intermittently: "Old slave... Your Majesty, there is indeed something hidden about your Majesty's life experience..."

A gust of wind blew by, and a red candle by the window suddenly went out, and the whole Nuan Pavilion was plunged into half darkness.Xiao Qichen stood up in shock, the teacup in his hand wobbled because of too much movement, and finally stabilized, but the cold tea still poured out, soaking half of the bright yellow silk.

Xu Zhengde lay on the ground trembling, and it took him a long time to reveal this so-called "hidden secret".

In the third year of Jianzhao, Xiao Ze occasionally caught wind and cold during a southern tour of Lin'an, and had to return to Jinling early to recuperate.While recuperating from his illness, the Prime Minister at that time proposed a big wedding, just as Xiao Ze was not married, so he explained the matter layer by layer.Among the final queen and concubine, one was surnamed Zhou.

It took a long time to prepare for the ceremony, but Zhou's daughter's father was found out about a bribery case during this period. Xiao Ze was furious, and immediately dismissed him from office and beheaded him. The man in the mansion was exiled to Youzhou, and the woman was sent to Yeting as a maidservant.So the young daughter of the Zhou family who was going to marry into the royal family had to fall into Taicheng with the rest of the female family members, and then disappeared.

After that, Xiao Ze's condition became more and more recurrent, and the marriage was put on hold again and again, until his death, and the position in the middle palace was vacant.

Shortly after Xiao Yan ascended the throne, he married the Cai family as the empress, and made the Li family the concubine of the palace. She gave birth to Xiao Qiyu for Xiao Yan.Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xiao Yan actually favored a maidservant who was not young in the Queen's Palace.

The palace maid was once favored and conceived a dragon seed. In the 15th year of Tongning, she gave birth to a little prince, who was canonized as a beloved.

Empress Cai hated her so much, and there were many rumors in Taicheng. Later, Cai checked Zhou Liangren's background, only to find that the official who was ransacked and beheaded that year was her father.

"...The rest, this old slave doesn't know anymore. Your Majesty was indeed born to the late Emperor, but... But if the nepotism is mentioned, everyone will think..." Xu Zhengde dared not look at Xiao Qichen's face when he said this.

"I think it's too ridiculous for the father to favor the woman left behind by his emperor brother, and it's an honor to insult my mother and concubine, so no one mentions it anymore." After Xiao Qichen finished speaking, there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.

Xu Zhengde knelt into a ball on the ground, trembling and unable to speak a word.

The atmosphere was as cool as the night wind in the deep winter, Xiao Qichen pinched his palm, let out a breath slowly, and when he spoke again, he resumed his smiling face with affection in the corners of his eyes: "Eunuch Xu, don't be so afraid, it's all in the past , how can I care about you. It's late at night, why don't you go back and rest first?"

Xu Zhengde resigned silently, and boldly glanced at Xiao Qichen before leaving.

He sat behind the desk, his shoulders were a little slumped, and his posture seemed completely relaxed. Although he was smiling, it never reached the depths of his pupils, and it was a bit permeable for no reason.

It was at this moment that Xu Zhengde suddenly understood why Xiao Yan always said "Qichen is like the emperor brother" when he was around. The ruthlessness and stubbornness in his bones really cannot be imitated by others.

His figure disappeared outside the Nuan Pavilion with the sound of the wind, Liu Wenyuan said: "Your Majesty, do you want to silence me?"

"How to silence?" Xiao Qichen said, "There are not a few people who know about this, and all of them are in high positions. The queen mother, the princess... If you can kill Xu Zhengde, do you still let me cover their mouths? No wonder the queen mother Since I was a child, I have been disliked... Do I still think of women, I am always suspicious... But I don't think she is jealous."

Liu Wenyuan was shocked by this conclusion, almost unable to hold back: "Your Majesty really knows how to joke."

Xiao Qichen ignored him, and murmured to himself: "So it's like this... No wonder Father is so afraid of me, he believes in ghosts and gods, and he insists on thinking that I'm someone else's life after doing this kind of thing..."

In the middle of talking to himself, he actually laughed out loud: "Haha...does he hate the late emperor so much? In vain of the last edict, he insisted on killing him with his own hands, and humiliated my mother like this!"

In the past when I was young, I saw other concubines fighting over their heads to get a chance, but my own mother and concubine remained unmoved.Xiao Qichen thought that Zhou Ronghua's attitude of indifference to the world was due to nature. Xiao Yan respected her and loved herself, but he never gave Chenglan Palace any material rewards. This weirdness finally had an answer today.

Liu Wenyuan was suddenly afraid of him, and tried to interrupt Xiao Qichen: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

"It's okay." Xiao Qichen stopped laughing, "It's only after his father died that he discovered that he had many secrets that no one knew. You also know so much, don't you feel particularly disappointed?"

"I am not disappointed." Liu Wenyuan said seriously, "But every emperor has a few lives in his hands, and the Tian family has no father and son. I have seen and heard a lot about this matter, so naturally I will not be surprised. It's just that the late emperor is very happy. Emperor Jing's feelings are too complicated, but it's not something I can speculate on my own."

Xiao Qichen said: "Your words seem to remind me to speculate?"

Liu Wenyuan hurriedly said, "Don't dare."

"Actually, I probably guessed a little bit." Xiao Qichen curled up one leg relaxedly, resting his chin on his knee, "If you saw a person since you were young, everything was perfect, everything was perfect, and you were on the same level as yourself, you would admire his achievements." He couldn't complete it in his life, so he was very envious. Then one day, you suddenly got close to him and found that he was just a mortal. Naturally, the huge gap and disappointment were unacceptable. So you started to imitate him and get close to the woman he chose , learn from his style of dealing with things... Finally, I couldn't hold back that yearning, and killed him with my own hands—thinking that you could become him in this way."

Liu Wenyuan felt that her breathing was about to stagnate, so he stared at Xiao Qichen, hoping to find some other expression on his face.But Xiao Qichen was only explaining an ordinary thing from beginning to end, without any disturbance.

He looked at Liu Wenyuan, and finally said in a soft voice: "Father and Emperor Jing are similar in age, and the difference between the concubine and concubine is nothing more than that."

The intrigues of those years, the ugliness hidden under the gorgeous skin of the royal family, all the sacrificed lives and the dirty secrets buried at the foot of Taicheng, in Xiao Qichen's words, there is only one sentence, "That's all".

At least he finally understood the strange expression on his father's dying face.Xiao Qichen thought of this, and for no reason remembered the "retribution" he said - he would repent before he died.

Your retribution in this life is nothing more than self-torture, so how do you feel that I will be guilty of this for the rest of my life?Instead of being afraid that I am too similar to Xiao Ze, in fact, I am just afraid that I will become another you.

But who have I been jealous of?

Xiao Qichen suddenly felt relaxed.

After the snowstorm is the Spring Festival, always replace the old talisman with the new peach.

Xiao Qichen walked through the long corridor of Taicheng, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the wind chimes shaking under the eaves.The white snow densely covered with green tiles made Taicheng look like it was in his childhood memory. When he walked in it, he was confused for a moment.

There are secrets hidden beneath the walls of this palace in the hearts of many, but some may have been taken to the grave long ago, never to see the light of day again.

"Your Majesty, the great general is back." Liu Wenyuan followed behind him and announced softly, "He rode alone from Xuzhou to Jinling, and he will enter the city soon. Look..."

Xiao Qichen recovered from the unreasonable emotions just now, and quickly said: "Of course I invite him to Taicheng and ask him to come to see me."

Liu Wenyuan responded in a low voice, and disappeared after a while.Xiao Qichen stood where he was, and suddenly felt that he still had hope in life, and that the years in the palace city were not so difficult.

He returned to the west hall, lit the stove, sat under the window and played chess with himself without distraction.It's just that every time he falls, he has to raise his head and look out of the window, wishing he could fly to the Nanyuan camp and urge someone to come over quickly.

The chessboard was full of black and white, Xiao Qichen was immersed in this kind of peace, but suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes - riding horses is not allowed in Taicheng, even if he later made an exception and allowed Xiao Qiming to play around, that would be a stroke The area must not be near the West Hall.It is self-evident who this daring person is.

Xiao Qichen stood up suddenly.

There was a vast expanse outside the window, and at first glance, it looked very much like the scene outside the Great Wall that he had rarely seen.The sky and the earth were the same color, and a man came riding a horse under the blue tiles and white walls. Under the dark cloak, a silver armor was exposed, and the neckline was half smeared with bright red.

Xiao Qichen felt that he couldn't wait any longer, he pulled the chessboard aside, curled up on the couch and recited the numbers silently.Counting from one to 29, the door of the Snapper was suddenly pushed open.

"Achen!" Su Yan's voice sounded cheerfully, with youthful vigor, "I'm back."

He walked into the warm pavilion wrapped in wind and frost, and the green clothes helped him take off the cloak and took it out.Su Yan took a deep breath in his hands, and the corners of his eyes curled up: "The room is always so warm, looking at you, you are about to be raised to be lazy."

The lazy Xiao Qichen stood still, looked him around and sat down again.He leaned on the bed, grabbed a pillow to hug him, Xiao Qichen arranged all the places where he could sit and lie in the warm pavilion so that he could sleep directly, Su Yan saw him curled up in a pile of softness, and stood by the couch , and rubbed Xiao Qichen's head.

Xiao Qichen pulled Su Yan's wrist cooperatively, put it on his lips and kissed it, and then said: "Is it all right?"

"A new injury has been added." After Su Yan said this, he realized that the other party's face was indeed not too rosy.

"Why did you get hurt again?" Xiao Qichen frowned, and immediately wanted to take off his clothes to see what was going on.

Su Yan sat next to him, and obediently took off his coat, the cuffs were tightly tied, and it took a while to undo it.His exposed skin was full of scars, some left only a light mark, and some left scars, which didn't look ferocious, but in Xiao Qichen's eyes, only heartache remained.

The new wound was on his ribs, next to the scar from when he was assassinated.Xiao Qichen frowned and bent down to take a closer look. When he muttered, the heat was sprayed there, making Su Yan laugh.

He said: "How did this happen? Don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't get a few knives when you go out?"

Su Yan ignored the thorns in his words, fastened his jacket securely, and said, "They have too many tricks, and injuries are inevitable. Fortunately, they signed the letter of surrender, and they will never invade the northwest of our country for 20 years. Ah Chen, I didn't take the initiative to explain, lest you find out and ask again."

Xiao Qichen raised his hand and gave him a look: "You have reason!"

Su Yan smiled, wrapped his arms under his arms, and hugged Xiao Qichen in his arms.The earth dragon was burning in the Nuan Pavilion, and Xiao Qichen was still wearing heavy clothes indoors. Su Yan peeled off the fleece robe bit by bit, revealing the clothes inside, with exquisite embroidery patterns, which were white cranes and blue sky.Su Yan buried in his neck and took a deep breath, smelling a little incense in his hair.

"It smells good." Su Yan sighed, "What is it?"

Xiao Qichen said: "The medicine prescribed by Doctor Xun seems to be cloves and basil... The sachet is hung beside the couch. After sleeping for a long time and the warmth of the house in winter, it probably stays on me. I don't like these things, but He insisted on saying that it is good for the heart and lungs, for fear that I will suffer from other diseases due to qi deficiency for a long time, so I must prevent it.”

The so-called "other diseases" reminded Su Yan of the epidemics in the suburbs of Beijing a few years ago, and the plague in the palace that he heard about when he was young was also a heart and lung infection. Xiao Qichen's mother and concubine passed away at that time... he Just about to speak, Xiao Qichen had a thought, interrupted his unspoken words, and continued: "I have a secret to tell you."

Su Yan gave a suspicious "Yes", and Xiao Qichen leaned closer to his ear, looking from a distance as if the two of them were close to each other.

When the words came to his lips, Xiao Qichen suddenly refused to speak, so he pondered for a moment, and changed his words: "My concubine actually left me a purse, and asked me to give it to her daughter-in-law."

He fumbled around for a compartment next to the couch, several drawers were lined up side by side, Xiao Qichen held Su Yan's waist with one hand, took out a soft object from one of them, and stuffed it into his hand.

The size and materials are the same as the one I received when I was a child.Su Yan lowered his head, the purse that Xiao Qichen gave him back then was light blue with a lotus flower embroidered on it, but this one is light pink, the pattern Su Yan couldn't see clearly at first glance, so he gathered it together.When he saw it clearly, he was suddenly stunned——

It was a pair of cross-necked mandarin ducks.

Zhou Ronghua embroidered a total of three, one is missing, and the other was left to his son, which was passed into Su Yan's hands. After years of personal use, he used it to place soothing incense, but now the corners are worn out and can no longer hold things, so he put it in the old things box.The last one looked like it was going to be given to his wife by Xiao Qichen on their wedding night, but it was unpredictable, but it was still given to Su Yan.

Su Yan looked over and over, and put it away solemnly.He met Xiao Qichen's hesitant gaze, kissed the side of his face, bit his ear and said softly, "I still like the one you made."

Xiao Qichen had no choice but to wish he could forget about it: "That's really..."

It's just that the charming thoughts at that time, looking back now, I just feel a little ashamed, but Su Yan reminded him every now and then, as if he really cherished that ugly purse.

"I just like it." Su Yan took his words, "That's different."

Seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, Xiao Qichen was covered by Su Yan's hands, and asked: "Then you have to give me something else, reciprocity, you can't always ask me to give this to that - the Spring Festival is coming soon, I just want it, Will you give it or not?"

Su Yan was overwhelmed by his question, and took a long time to answer: "You are very impressed."

From then on, everything went on as usual, Xiao Qichen didn't take this statement too seriously, based on his understanding of Su Yan, the handkerchief back then and the lantern later had exhausted all his thoughts, so could he do anything earth-shattering?He handled government affairs as usual, but Su Yan left early and returned late these days, and he often disappeared.

He didn't find Xiao Qichen again until the court was dismissed on New Year's Eve.

Su Yan led a horse, patted the bridle, and said to Xiao Qichen, "Go up and show you the present."

He has not ridden a horse for many years, let alone Taicheng.Xiao Qichen has lived for nearly 30 years, and the number of times he has been out of Jinling is very few. Only those years when he secretly met Su Yan seemed to be his freedom.

Xiao Qichen got on his horse and suddenly felt a little strange.Before he had time to think about it, Su Yan also rode up and landed behind him. He pulled the rein with his hand along his waist, whistled, and the good horse flew away immediately.

"Horse racing in Taicheng, you are so courageous..." Xiao Qichen said with a smile.

Su Yan smiled, distractedly pressed a hasty kiss next to his ear: "It's no wonder I'm all His Majesty's favourite."

In a daze, Liangju had already carried the two of them out of Taicheng, but the guards only found out that it was Su Yan who brought someone from a distance, and they dared not stop them, let alone see who it was.

Suzaku Street is very lively on New Year’s Eve. People who buy new year’s goods at the end crowded shoulder to shoulder, and the joyous cries of hawkers filled the sky. Tall horses passed by at high speed. From time to time, people complained about how they rode so fast in the city.Xiao Qichen was inexplicably elated with the wind blowing, and whistled uncontrollably.

The Liangju became happier when he heard the whistle, and Sa Yazi ran faster, Su Yan's laughter touched his ears.It seems that Su Yan promised to take him to ride a horse before, and they owed a ride together at that time.The scenery beside Xiao Qichen receded rapidly, and he had the illusion that if he walked forward again, he would be young.

All the way outside Jinling City, Su Yan headed towards Meihua Mountain, Xiao Qichen seemed to have thought of something, and grabbed his wrist tightly.

In winter, Jiuritai is a lonely racetrack with no one else, but the plum blossoms are everywhere, mostly white plums, with a long fragrance. It is far away from the cherry blossoms in Jiming Temple. snow.

The horse was tied to a white plum tree by Su Yan, he took off his cloak and put it on Xiao Qichen's shoulders, for fear that he would be frozen.

Xiao Qichen looked around and said in a daze, "Taicheng doesn't have so many flowers..."

Osmanthus fragrans are the most abundant in the palace, and the rest of the potted plants are all delicate and fragile, dying every winter.Orange trees and willows are mostly planted in Jinling City, so there is really not such a splendid scene.

"...I haven't been out of the city in winter for a long time, and the farthest I went was Shanglin Garden." Xiao Qichen seemed to be talking to himself, "You brought me here, is it sure that I like it?"

Su Yan hugged him from behind: "I passed by on the way back to the city, and I remembered the letter you wrote that year saying that Shili Mountain Cherry Blossoms are beautiful. I thought you would like this scene, but you never thought of it. It's not accurate... ...just wanted you to take a look."

Xiao Qichen smiled and said, "You didn't send me this."

Su Yan said: "It's not enough."

As he said this, he spread out a house deed in Xiao Qichen's eyes as if by magic.The other party said "Hey" happily, and took it over to examine it carefully: the house deed was stamped with official seals and private seals, and it is already valid. Most of the members of the third rank and above in Daliang have lords, so they come with food, although Xiao Qichen cut them off after the reform A large number of false titles still acquiesce in their ownership of the land and real estate in Shiyi, and have never taken it back.

But he never expected that Su Yan, an idiot who was camped all day long at two points and one line in Taicheng, would actually be able to buy a house and land!

Xiao Qichen watched for a while, Su Yan saw that he was silent, and patiently explained:

"I thought about it later, if you are too far away from Jinling, you might not want to go. After all, when Qiming ascends the throne in the future, it is impossible for him to ignore your opinions on many things, but if you are too close, you feel as if you have never left here... So I planned to settle in Lin'an. I have been to that place before, with small bridges and flowing water, but it is very prosperous. The customs and customs are similar to Jinling. The deed was bought from a wealthy businessman. I asked Uncle Wang to do it. He didn't know me. It’s a buyer, it’s in the east of Lin’an City, I’ve been there, the location is good.”

Xiao Qichen frowned, but his eyes were as bright as stars: "When did you go?"

Su Yan was a little embarrassed and said: "The day before yesterday... didn't you come back late? One day's back and forth is enough, but if there is anything I need to ask you after Qiming, I can send a message within a day."

A gust of wind passed, and the delicate white plum petals fluttered down like snow. Su Yan carefully picked up a petal between Xiao Qichen's hair, and it felt a bit cold on the fingertips.

He thought inopportunely: without snow, this can be counted as white hair.

But it seemed unlucky to say this, so Su Yan swallowed it down, and rubbed the side of Xiao Qichen who said nothing: "Your Majesty, you can accept it, it's rare for me to buy a house... From now on, we will live in the house." How about Lin'an?"

"You've already said that... Can I still not want it?" Xiao Qichen took the house deed, and said with some comfort, "Is it the king's land within the four realms, General, isn't your betrothal gift too shabby?"

Su Yan: "In the end, it's not just about sharing the same bed with me."

Xiao Qichen stepped on him, but Su Yan hugged him tightly, staring straight at Xiao Qichen, seeing him go from pretending to be serious to finally unable to hold back the corners of his mouth, which became more and more obvious.Su Yan got an elbow from his waist, and he cried out for pain pitifully, but when Xiao Qichen looked over with a restrained smile and worried, he kissed him right away.

The falling plum blossoms were like snow, they stood by the nine-day platform, and they didn't think of going back until sunset.

Xiao Qichen rode the horse, and Su Yan held the rein for him.The two entered the city and passed Zhuque Street. The night was low, there was no moon in the sky, and there were only a few sparse stars left, which were not as bright as the lights of Wanjia.

Children playing and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time in the alley, but the surrounding area was empty. Xiao Qichen peeked at the house deed from time to time, with an unconcealable smile overflowing from his brows and eyes.

Of course he is not afraid of retribution, and he has a clear conscience and no regrets in every decision.

Jiangshan, sweetheart, good teacher and helpful friend, close relatives...he has it all, so what else can he expect?

"Ayan," Xiao Qichen patted Su Yan's head on the horse, and said suddenly, "When the heaven sacrifice ceremony and court meeting are over tomorrow, you can take me to Lin'an to see this place."

Su Yan looked up at him, and when he smiled lightly, Xiao Qichen had the illusion that he was still the boy he was back then.

"You say it."