Looking at the mountains and rivers

When I walked out of the lively big viewing shed, it was past midnight, but there were no shortage of pedestrians on the street.At first, the sporadic snowfall had stopped, and the owner of the pastry shop simply moved the stove to the side of the road, and set up a few tables and chairs in the open air, inviting passers-by to have a midnight snack.

Yang Yan sneaked out with Wei Changxuan at night, and didn't bother to eat dinner. At this moment, he smelled the smell of food and felt slightly hungry.Wei Changxuan was probably hungry too, so he pulled him by the hand, passed through several tables of diners, took a seat in the corner, and said to the owner who was busy in the kitchen from a distance: "Boss, two bowls of Lantern Festival."

Yang Yan had never eaten in such a market before, so he groped curiously for the broken stool under him. There was a familiar sweet smell in the hot air around him, and he smelled it carefully. Hearing it, he suddenly asked: "Is the sweet-scented osmanthus root cake you used to buy for me from this shop?"

Wei Changxuan gave a low "hmm".

So this is here, Yang Yan thought silently in his heart, he still remembered the way from the moat to here just now.It turned out that Wei Changxuan was like this every month at that time, shooting willows on the bank of the river, then went to the market to buy rice and charcoal, and finally came here to buy his favorite sweet-scented osmanthus root cake.

The sweet-scented osmanthus root cake in my memory is always warm, even in the coldest winter, the heat never disappeared.He thought that Wei Changxuan might have run all the way with the small oil-paper bag in his arms, across the long Xifang, until he ran to his side.

He suddenly stopped thinking about the answer to that question just now, because no matter what Wei Changxuan answered, his nostalgia for this person would not change in the slightest.

The midnight of the Shangyuan Festival was as lively as daytime, and people kept going back and forth inside and outside the restaurant, but the table in this corner was surprisingly quiet, as if there was an invisible wall separating the two people at the table from the bustling market. Separated.Diners at the adjacent table kept looking sideways at the two young men curiously. They couldn't see the expressions on their faces clearly in the corner where the lights couldn't be illuminated, and they were so quiet that they were almost sad.In such silence, Wei Changxuan suddenly said, "Yexi, I will choose you."

Yang Yan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand, he opened his mouth: "What?"

"You asked me just now, if one day, I would choose to save the world, or choose to save you, I will choose you."

Wei Changxuan's voice reached his ears through the hustle and bustle of people, almost unreal. Yang Yan forgot to react and just stared in his direction.

"I know that we have grown up, and we are not the same as before. We are no longer the two teenagers in the palace who have nothing but each other. You have your ambitions, and I have something I want to protect. I I really want to be like my father, guarding this world, even if I sacrifice my life. But, in this world, I also have to protect... and you." Wei Changxuan's voice trembled imperceptibly "I don't think I will ever have the opportunity to control the life and death of the people in the world like Emperor Taizong. But if there is a day, there will be two roads in front of me, one is to save you, and the other is to save the world." , I never have the courage to abandon you and choose another one. Because I still remember those years, such winter nights, such cold, when I lived so humble and painful, but I still desperately wanted to live Isn't it just to protect you?"

Yang Yan's hands on his knees were clenched suddenly. He tried so hard to keep the tears from rolling down.

An untimely shout broke in at this time: "Guest officer has been waiting for a long time, two bowls of Yuanxiao." It was the shopkeeper who brought two large soup bowls that were almost full to the table.After putting down the bowl, the owner raised his eyes slightly and saw the person sitting at the table, his face suddenly lit up: "Hey, isn't this General Wei? Why, come out to enjoy the lantern festival specially tonight?"

Wei Changxuan coughed lightly: "Yes."

The shopkeeper clicked his tongue again and again: "General Wei hasn't come for a few days, Tweety has been talking about it several times, but that girl ran out to watch the lights again tonight, and when she comes back and finds out that she didn't see General Wei, I'm afraid she will be upset It's out of shape."

He was talking incessantly, but seeing Wei Changxuan's overwhelmed embarrassment appeared on Wei Changxuan's face, he quickly stopped talking, and glanced at him again: "This little brother doesn't look like a soldier in the Imperial Army." Lord, it looks strange."

Wei Changxuan was stunned. If he revealed Yang Yan's identity in public, he might scare the common people in the market, so he could only vaguely say: "My brother doesn't go out often..."

The owner of the shop misunderstood, and laughed repeatedly: "It turns out that he is the brother of General Wei. He is really a rare visitor. Once you two brothers come, my small shop will be regarded as flourishing."

Yang Yan smiled politely at him: "I often eat the sweet-scented osmanthus root cake from your shop, it tastes really good."

"So, General Wei does come here often to buy lotus root cakes, and it turned out to be for your younger brother to eat." The shopkeeper laughed twice, and then said with emotion, "I remember that General Wei was still young when he first came, and the cold and summer are coming and going. It has been more than ten years. Little brother, your elder brother treats you very well."

Yang Yan was startled for a moment, but before he could speak, the diners on the side couldn't wait any longer, urging the dishes to be served, and the owner had no choice but to exchange greetings in a hurry, and hurried back to the stove.

Seeing the shopkeeper leave, Wei Changxuan breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to take the soup bowl in front of Yang Yan, but saw him raise his eyes, with a half-smile on his face, and said softly, "Brother..."

Wei Changxuan coughed repeatedly as if he was choking, and explained: "The boss is warm-hearted, but he is a bit noisy on weekdays. If I tell him that you are King Mu, I'm afraid he will shout immediately, which will be troublesome."

Yang Yan's previous gloomy expression had long since disappeared, and he smiled to himself: "My brothers never liked me, either hated me or were afraid of me, if I really have a brother like you, it wouldn't be bad." After he finished speaking, he pulled Wei Changxuan's sleeve, "Brother, I'm hungry."

Wei Changxuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard him yell again. Yang Yan had always called him by his first name all these years, and calling him "brother" made him panic unconsciously.He took a deep breath, scooped up a few crystal clear Lantern Festivals, blew on them, handed them to Yang Yan's lips, and said in a low voice, "Yexi, stop making trouble."

Yang Yan lowered his head and ate the Lantern Festival he fed: "Well, it's the sweet-scented osmanthus candy here, it's so fragrant." He raised his face, "Brother, why don't you eat it?"

Wei Changxuan couldn't even refute this time, he was depressed, and ate his bowl of Yuanxiao wheezingly.Yang Yan reached out and touched his side face, smiling like a thief: "Your ears are so hot."