Jun You Ji Fou

For the next seven days, there really was no sign of Su Shiyu.It wasn't until the end of the foot ban that Chu Mingyun finally saw him in court.

Su Shiyu was standing on the right, with his eyes closed and gentle as before, Chu Mingyun looked at him, but he always felt that he seemed to be thinner again, with a sharp line that outlined the jawbone, and the pen was drawn slightly to the clear neckline.

When Li Yanzhen stopped Su Shiyu for questioning, Chu Mingyun walked out of the palace gate alone, paused slightly, and then silently leaned against the vermilion palace wall.

Chang'an City is getting colder and colder, the clouds are low pressure, the green pines are thin and dense, and light snow is flying up in the cold wind, falling on his shoulders in pieces, dizzy with damp and cold, Chu Mingyun is in a daze without realizing it, his eyes seem to fall out of reach.

I don't know how long it took before Chu Mingyun heard familiar footsteps. Before he could turn his head, a soft voice suddenly sounded in the silence:

"Brother Su!"

A girl who appeared from nowhere flew forward to meet her, stood on tiptoe and propped up a crab green umbrella, which blocked the wind and snow, and also covered the person under the umbrella, only her clothes were as white as snow.

Chu Mingyun frowned slightly, and immediately recognized her as the luthier in Xiangyang City.

Lanyi over there turned her head inadvertently, just seeing him, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment.Seeing her strange expression, Su Shiyu took the umbrella in her hand and lifted it up, then looked over, there were faint footprints on the white fluffy snow, and there was a trace of water on the vermilion palace wall, but there was no one there, "What's wrong?"

Lan Yi turned around, hesitated or shook her head, "It's nothing."

Su Shiyu didn't ask any more questions, but instead asked, "Why did you suddenly enter Beijing?"

"My lord," Lan Yi lowered her voice, "something happened."

Su Shiyu looked around and made a silent gesture.It wasn't until he returned to the mansion and entered the study that he brushed off the snow from his robe and said, "It seems like a big deal for you to have to come to Beijing to report in person and wait in front of the palace without delay?"

Lan Yi asked straight to the point: "Young Master, did Your Majesty really faint from poisoning not long ago?"

Su Shiyu paused and looked at her, "How did you know that?"

"So it's true?" Lan Yi looked a little dignified, "A few days ago I was staying in Luoyang, and I happened to be invited to play the piano for a private banquet. There were only two or three guests besides me. They drank a lot afterwards I forgot to avoid me, I only found out from their conversation that the leader was Yuan Min, Prime Minister of the King of Hejian, and they also talked about His Majesty's poisoning."

"I immediately blocked the news about this matter. Very few people in the court know about it. How could they know about it when they are far away in the feudal country." Su Shiyu pondered, "Could it be that he is also involved with the King of Xiling, or is the princes planning to join forces? "

"I don't think there is going to be a riot," Lan Yi shook her head, "Yuan Min's words are full of worry, and what I mean in my obedient words is that I have received secret news that the court suspects that His Majesty was poisoned by the princes. Send troops to crusade and clean them up thoroughly. My son, you know that since the Tweeting Order, the land of the princes has been torn apart. I'm afraid I'm going to kill them all this time."

Su Shiyu frowned slightly, "The imperial court has no intention of attacking the princes. I'm afraid that the news they learned was deliberately spread by someone."

"Also, son, it's not just the king of Hejian who got the news. Yuan Min mentioned that he came to scout the limelight this time, and he came here on behalf of several vassals who entrusted the king of Hejian. Yan go back."

"Isn't it going to happen?" Su Shiyu's eyes narrowed slightly, "What's going to happen?"

"I don't know about that." Lan Yi said, "Yuan Min seems to be a little afraid, and the few words he mentioned are very careful and taboo."

Su Shiyu thought for a while, then sighed, "I will pay more attention, thank you for your hard work."

Lan Yi smiled, "My lord, you are welcome..."

At this moment, Su Bai suddenly pushed the door open and entered, "My lord, Shang Shuyue of the Ministry of Industry..." When he saw Lan Yi at a glance, his voice turned sharply, with surprise in his clear eyes, but he forced the corners of his lips: "Hey, why are you here?" Chang'an?"

Lan Yi glanced at him, then looked away and snorted softly, "I'm not here to look for you anyway."

"Who cares about you looking for me?" Su Bai said in a disgusted tone, "I didn't say that, are you getting fat again?"

Lan Yi turned her head abruptly, her eyes widened, "You're blind—"

"You two wait until you quarrel." Su Shiyu looked helplessly at Su Bai, "What's wrong?"

Su Bai hurriedly looked away, "Master Yue is hosting a banquet in the restaurant and invites you to come over."

"Did you say anything?" Su Shiyu asked.

"No, I just said that I hope you must go there."

Frost is flying all over the city, blue bricks and black tiles against the white snow, like a scroll of freehand ink, the hustle and bustle between heaven and earth seems to be swallowed by the wind, especially at the gate of the city, and a restaurant on the side street is extremely quiet.There was no one in the lobby, and the shopkeepers also retreated without a trace. There were shadow guards in black guarding both sides of the stairs, and there were two people sitting opposite each other in the only elegant room upstairs.

The middle-aged man with a gentle face put the wooden box on the table and pushed it over, "Please."

Su Bai let go of the celadon jug with his fingers, Chu Mingyun casually reached out and opened the wooden cover, the box was full of red gold, and he closed it expressionlessly, "Master Yuan, what do you mean by this?"

Yuan Min, Xiangguo of the King of Hejian, smiled, "A little bit of our heart, let's talk about our sincerity."

Chu Mingyun held the wine pot again, and Gu Zi filled up the glass, "I don't understand, why don't you just speak up?"

"Master Chu is indeed straightforward." Yuan Min paused, and said cautiously: "I am here at the order of my lord, and I hope that Lord Chu can help me when I am in danger."

Chu Mingyun looked at him with a half-smile, "Are you going to kill me?"

Yuan Min's expression froze, "...my lord said so, it seems that the news we got is true." He sighed, "Since your lord and I know it well, then I will say it directly, the prince's loyalty The sun and the moon can learn from each other, if you are implicated because of the crime of a villain, it is really painful."

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Nowadays, no one in the world knows that the military power is in your hands. No one can reassure us more than Mr. Chu." Yuan Min said.

"You want me to protect you, but what good will it do me?" Chu Mingyun stroked the cup with his fingertips, "Besides, did you say that loyalty is loyalty? There is no proof, how can I believe you?" ?”

Yuan Min looked straight at him, "What does Master Chu want?"

Chu Mingyun smiled softly, and slowly raised his eyes, "I want the military power in your fief, are you willing to give it?"

Yuan Min's sitting posture tensed instantly, his hands were clenched together, and he didn't answer for a while.

After finishing the wine and adding another one, Chu Mingyun said slowly: "Isn't this the best way to prove your loyalty to the court? Anyway, the military power has been dispersed by the heirs long ago, and the poor thing is tightly held in his hand, what? If you can’t do it, what’s the point of doing it except for peace of mind?”

Yuan Min fought fiercely in his heart, and tried to speak: "Master Chu..."

"I just want this," Chu Mingyun interrupted him, raised his index finger to his lips, and narrowed his eyes slightly drunkenly, "I don't like bargaining, if you don't want to, just leave, I can pretend you haven't been here before."

Yuan Min suddenly sank down, and asked: "Then what will Mr. Chu do to guarantee himself?"

The implication was already a compromise, Chu Mingyun smiled and said: "Simple, the military power is in my hands, and you are closely related to me, isn't it enough to reassure Master Yuan?"

Yuan Min's expression changed a few times, and he finally got up and bowed to him, "Since this is the case, Lord Chu will take care of you. In order not to be caught by others, I will stay soon, and I will report to the prince when I go back."

Chu Mingyun tilted his head and smiled, "No."

Yuan Min bid farewell and left, the footsteps disappeared at the end of the stairs.Chu Mingyun took another pot of wine, and rolled up the wind curtain casually, the cold wind wrapped in fine snow rushed in instantly, making people a little clearer, "Come out."

There was a sound behind him, thinking that Yuan Min had been facing the curtain for so long, but in the end he didn't realize that there was a compartment hidden behind it, and Zhao Kejing walked out of it, "Master."

"In a few days, I will find a reason to transfer you out of Chang'an, and you will take over the military power of King Hejian, but there is no need to be in a hurry. At that time, the news was not only released to King Hejian, but the other princes and kings are now waiting and watching. It will be like this for a long time, I will leave it to you."

"Yes," Zhao Kejing said, "but I'm afraid the King of Xiling won't hand over his military power?"

Chu Mingyun raised his glass and drank it all, then smiled and said, "Isn't he the one I'm after? At that time, the other vassal kings will give up their military power, wouldn't it be strange to leave him alone?"

"If you give it, what else will he fight with? But if you don't give it, I can kill him in the name of the court and the alliance of the princes. It's hard to make a decision, it doesn't matter, I will give him time to think about it."

Zhao Kejing nodded. Chu Mingyun had already drank a lot of wine during the few words they said, so he hesitated to speak: "Master, you..."

"Go back if you have nothing to do." Chu Mingyun cut off his words.

Zhao Kejing swallowed back the words, and retired respectfully.

He was the only one left in the attic to sit alone with wine, Chu Mingyun idly tilted his head, his eyes fell aimlessly on the snow-covered long street outside the building, and the falling snow was like flying catkins blown by the wind, filling his eyes.Suddenly a black spot approached amidst the bright white, and stopped in front of the restaurant opposite him. Someone lifted the curtain and got out of the car, with a figure like a orchid orchid and a jade tree.

Chu Mingyun couldn't help tightening his hand holding the cup, and couldn't move his eyes away, staring at him as he entered the restaurant, and after a while, the figure appeared in the private room that happened to be opposite again.The person who was talking to him was covered by the rolled up wind curtain, and he didn't know what to say, but he suddenly raised his eyes to look over, and was stunned.

Chu Mingyun didn't look away, and looked at Su Shiyu from a distance across the Snowy Long Street.

He suddenly felt that the depressive emotions that had piled up in the past few days finally boiled hot in this moment with the help of clear and mellow wine, so silently and fiercely that his lungs were burned to ashes, he couldn't distinguish the emotion, only the empty space remained. pain.

Then he saw a delicate girl approaching behind Su Shiyu, the wind curtain suddenly fell, cutting off his sight.

Su Shiyu suddenly came back to his senses, and turned his gaze back to Yue Yuxuan who put down the curtain, "Sorry, what did Master Yue just say?"

Yue Yuxuan raised his hand to signal to the other two people in the room, and said with a smile: "I was entrusted by others, Master Su, don't blame me."

Su Shiyu turned around and saw the young girl and the somewhat cramped middle-aged man beside her, sighed, and said to the middle-aged man: "Thanks to Master Xiang for being so favored, but I have already shown you that I have no intention of starting a family, so there is no need to delay on me , please choose another son-in-law."

"What's the matter, Mr. Su?" Mr. Xiang became more and more embarrassed, and pulled his daughter to sit down beside Su Shiyu, "I just want to treat you to a light meal, just a meal!"

The girl also nodded at him shyly, looking very cute.

Su Shiyu couldn't say anything more, but he couldn't help but look at the thick curtain again, and became absent-minded, his thoughts were full of Chu Mingyun's silent expression, and...the wine cups scattered all over the table.

The food and wine were served one after another, Master Xiang was winking at his daughter, Su Shiyu got up without warning: "I'm really sorry, I suddenly remembered that there is something important to do, so I will take my leave first, and I will return to ask the two adults to apologize."

"Hey wait, Mr. Su..." Mr. Xiang stood up in amazement and wanted to stop him. Su Shiyu gave him a slight nod, and then walked away quickly. He was stunned for a moment, then looked anxiously at Yue Yuxuan, "Mr. Yue, you Didn’t you just say that you have a chance? Why did Mr. Su leave just like that? Why didn’t you help me to say something..."

Yue Yuxuan raised the curtain and looked out, seeing Su Shiyu passing through the street in the vast snow, he turned his head and smiled at Mr. Xiang, but did not answer.

The building was quiet, and the shadow guards guarding both sides of the stairs remained motionless, letting Su Shiyu step into the pavilion as if he didn't see him.

There was a soft sound when the door closed, and Su Shiyu couldn't help but pause.Chu Mingyun supported his head with one hand, looked at him following the sound, and slowly raised the corners of his lips, his eyes glistening, as if drunk, "What are you doing standing so far away, afraid that I will eat you?" He asked Su Shiyu stretched out his hand, his palm spread upwards, revealing a white wrist, his voice was low and hoarse, and he said in a deep voice: "Come here——"

Su Shiyu withdrew his gaze, walked to the other side of the table and lowered the curtain, the cold wind and snow were covered, and finally there was a little warmth in the room.He paused, then took away the wine in front of Chu Mingyun, and when his fingertips touched the pot, he realized that the wine was actually cold. Su Shiyu frowned slightly, and finally sighed helplessly: "It's cold in winter, Cold wine hurts the body."

Chu Mingyun looked at his empty hand and slowly closed it, as if holding something empty.He put his hands down and smiled, with a slight hook at the end, "What do you have to do with me now, you still want to teach me a lesson?"

"It's not a lesson, even if you don't like to hear it, it's still..."

"I'm having a fight." Chu Mingyun interrupted him, "I can't see it or I can't see it, Su Shiyu, are you stupid?"

"..." Su Shiyu couldn't answer for a moment.

Chu Mingyun played with the empty wine cup, lowered his eyes and stopped looking at him, "You just came over there just to say this?"

Su Shiyu sighed, "Yes."

"What is this, caring for your colleagues?" Chu Mingyun sneered, paused, and then said in a low voice: "Is there nothing you want to explain to me?"

Su Shiyu was confused, "Explain what?"

Chu Mingyun raised his hand and threw the wine glass out, hitting the ground with a bang, piercing people's ears.He slowly raised his eyes, fixedly staring at Su Shiyu, "Why?"

He stood up abruptly, but his body swayed unsteadily. Su Shiyu quickly supported him. Chu Mingyun held Su Shiyu's wrist firmly with his backhand, and continued word by word: "Why didn't you kill me?"

Su Shiyu was stunned suddenly, seeing Chu Mingyun staring at him stubbornly, frowning, "Why didn't you kill me?"

There was a soreness in his heart, and he was almost out of breath.He couldn't make a nonchalant look of indifference, he lost the control he had when facing Yuan Min, he lost his composure, and could only stand in front of him with his armor down, extremely depressed but insisted on asking : "Since you don't have me in your heart, why didn't you kill me? Why did you hide it for me?"

"Why?" Chu Mingyun looked directly at Su Shiyu, his eyes were deep, as if he wanted to look into his eyes and heart, and see clearly, "You are not bad at skills, if you don't want to, who can force you, I will hug you and kiss you There are countless opportunities, why didn't you kill me? If you didn't have me in your heart, why didn't you just kill me, a traitorous official?" He pressed forward step by step, and before Su Shiyu could speak, he sneered again, with a vicious tone, "Or is it that as long as you look good enough to throw yourself into your arms, you are always welcome? It doesn't matter who I am?"

"... Calm down." Su Shiyu slowed down his voice.

"Do you like my looks?" Chu Mingyun grabbed Su Shiyu's hand, held it, and stretched it down his skirt, "Do you want me to hug you again?"

Su Shiyu hastily withdrew his hand, but was held tightly by Chu Mingyun.His robe was torn loose, and the placket was opened to fall on Su Shiyu's fair chest. The skin under his palm was hot, and his heart was beating violently under it.

Chu Mingyun took another step forward, touched his forehead, and said word by word: "Do you want it?"

Su Shiyu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, "Master Chu..."

"Su Shiyu!" Chu Mingyun interrupted him with a voice of hatred, loosened his grip on his hand and pinched his chin, "Are you really bloodless, tearless, heartless..."

Su Shiyu raised his hand to open his hand and then covered his eyes, and the other hand clenched his collar tightly, turned and pressed him against the wall behind him and kissed him.

Chu Mingyun froze suddenly, he couldn't move, he couldn't see anything, he couldn't hear the sound of wind and snow outside, all his senses were gone, only the gradually deepening touch on his lips remained.

Su Shiyu suppressed him with real strength, his fingers were firmly stuck under his collarbone, and he even vaguely read a trace of anger from it, but Su Shiyu's kiss was the complete opposite, it was extremely gentle and patient.The thin rubbing on the lips, the entanglement between the tongue, a little bit of licking, like pampering and comforting, swallowing his entangled emotions that are about to collapse together with the clear smell of alcohol in his mouth.

He was not the only one who couldn't bear it and broke out. Who would have thought that Dr. Yu Shi would be so reckless, he didn't know how to end it, only knew the relationship between each other, and they were destined to be entangled.Su Shiyu also closed his eyes, almost emptied himself, didn't think about anything, only focused on kissing this very familiar person.

It seemed as long as the clouds gathered and the flowers withered and turned into ashes, Su Shiyu let go of him to calm his breath, his eyes forbearing and silent.Chu Mingyun didn't know how long he had been silent before he finally found his voice, and asked him very softly, "...are you pitying me?"

"Calm down?" Su Shiyu said.

Chu Mingyun pulled his hand to cover his sight, his eyes were red, but he still stared at him fixedly.

Su Shiyu froze for a moment, a little at a loss, "You..."

"Shiyu," Chu Mingyun raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his eyes, "You hit my head just now, it hurts."

"……Feel sorry."

"Oh, I'm just kidding you." Chu Mingyun smiled, paused for a moment and asked again: "Did I scare you just now?"

Su Shiyu let go of his hand and stepped back, looked at him and said, "You're drunk."

"...Yes." Chu Mingyun leaned against the wall behind him, raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "I'm very drunk."

"How much did you drink?" Su Shiyu asked warmly.

Chu Mingyun thought for a while in confusion, "I don't know."

Su Shiyu looked at the tables scattered with a pile of empty wine jugs, and suddenly realized something, "You came to such a remote restaurant and emptied out other people, what are you doing, only you here?"

But at this moment drunk rushing forward, Chu Mingyun didn't listen to his words in a drowsy manner, Gu Zi pressed his forehead and gave a 'tsk' sound, and said with a frown: "Headache."

"..." Su Shiyu finally smiled helplessly, "Drink cold wine in the wind, you deserve a headache." Even so, he moved closer, raised his hand and rubbed on Chu Mingyun's temple, "Don't move."

Xu Shi was really drunk, Chu Mingyun lowered his eyebrows and eyes quietly, after a long time, he suddenly held Su Shiyu's hand, and called him softly and hoarsely, "Shiyu, I..." The lingering sound blurred between his lips, his eyes His eyes were completely closed, and he fell straight on Su Shiyu's body.

Su Shiyu hugged him in time, and looked down, he was clearly in a deep sleep, but his brows were still frowning.Su Shiyu quietly looked at Chu Ming for a long time, finally sighed silently, bent down and hugged him horizontally.

When the shadow guards guarding downstairs saw these two people, they finally couldn't help showing complicated expressions.Su Shiyu gently put Chu Mingyun on the soft cushion in the car. Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and stared at him with a faint smile, and said to the shadow guards on both sides: "If he forgets what happened after waking up, don't worry about it." Told him."

The two shadow guards looked at each other before answering, "Yes."