night snow full of clear branches

Su Yan accompanied me to many places, all over the north and south of Xuanguo, and it was these two years of traveling that made me understand many things, and I also understood why Uncle Tantai said that young people should go out more.

When he returned to Didi again, Xunyang's son had already been three months old.

The little guy is too small, I pinched his fingers and felt that they could be folded with a little force.

"He hasn't chosen a name yet, why don't Qingzhi think about it." Xunyang looked at me and said.

I asked back: "Princes and concubines are full of ink, why do you ask me, an idiot, to come up with a name and not be afraid of ridicule?"

Su Yan teased the child, and continued: "You are not an idiot."

"Don't be modest, the princess and I haven't thought about it, we just want to have more references."

Every nobleman's name has far-reaching meanings, and he often quotes from the classics. The number of famous sentences and articles I can remember in my mind is limited.

"How about calling it 'Cong Ri'?"

"Following the sun and the moon is not bad, let me tell you that you are not an idiot!" Su Yan hurriedly wrote down the name with a pen and paper, and handed it to the prince and concubine, who also nodded in agreement.

Xunyang thought that my easy-to-handy name was magnificent and desirable, so he named the child "Congri".

Only I know that the meaning of this sentence is different from the original sentence, and it is a coincidence that such a high meaning came into being.

When I become a father, I always talk a little bit. The last time I saw Xunyang, he told me to find a good family as soon as possible. This time when I met him, he got worse, and worriedly said: "If you waste any more time, you will become an old girl."

"I don't even think I'm old, so don't worry about it." I waved my hand, and seeing Su Yan hugging Cong Ri with a tender look on his face, I interjected: "I like children so much, hurry up and get married and have one!"

Su Yan gave me a sideways look, and said, "I like it, but I don't want to raise it."

"You just have no sense of responsibility." I think this conclusion is accurate.

"It sounds like you have a sense of responsibility, but it's not like you only know how to travel around all day long." I can't refute this, and it's accurate, I'm just laughing at fifty steps.

Xunyang saw us two arguing and arguing every day, and suddenly said: "I think Qing Zhi and Ah Yan are quite suitable, and they both have the same disobedient personality. It's not like enemies don't get together."

"Shut up!" Su Yan and I yelled this sentence almost at the same time.

"The words are so tacit." Xun Yang glanced at us again, and I had to reiterate that I have no interest in Su Yan, who broke his sleeve and divided his peaches.

"What Qing Zhi said was that her gender is incompatible with me."

After Su Yan said it, I added: "It's the inappropriate gender, he's a woman, why should I be with him?"

"Where I am a woman, you are still a man!"

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Seeing that the two of us were bickering again for fun, Xunyang sighed, and dodged away, not messing around with the red thread anymore.

In the evening, Xunyang prepared some small wines for Su Yan and me, saying that it was to clean up the dust, but Su Yan pulled me unexpectedly and insisted on toasting me, and even had several glasses in a row.

"Qingzhi, if you hadn't blocked all the troubles for me all the way, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to sit here today and have a drink with you all, and I wouldn't be able to go to such beautiful mountains and rivers. I will deeply appreciate your great kindness ..." It was the first time that Su Yan said such serious words, and Xunyang and I were very surprised.

Said that Xunyang would also come to respect me, "Ah Yan is right, thanks to you along the way."

"I'm not used to you guys suddenly seeing outsiders like this. Besides, I didn't pay for nothing." The expenses along the way were all paid by Ruyan, and I almost managed to pay nothing.

"From now on, I'll have to rely on your help." Su Yan finally got to the point.

"It stands to reason that the problem that should be solved is almost resolved. There shouldn't be many people looking for it. It's more convenient for you to cause less trouble." Along the way, Su Yan did restrain himself, and of course he still couldn't control it occasionally. Going to hook up with three and four, but fortunately it didn't lead to bad results in the end.

After drinking for three rounds, the princess took her concubine to rest, and Xunyang inadvertently mentioned news from the palace. "I heard that the father is not in good health recently. I really want to go and see, but I have no call."

I pointed at Xunyang and said with a smile: "You really are a filial son." The princes who are entrusted to the outside world are not allowed to enter the capital without summons. This has always been the rule. I only feel sorry for the filial piety of the second son.

From a subjective point of view, I once hoped that the second prince would become the crown prince because of his kindness, but everyone thought he was too kind and even indecisive, and he only liked to delve into some strange things, so he couldn't take on the great responsibility of the world.

Su Yan suddenly remembered something, and said: "If something happens to the emperor, Princess Zhaoyun will ascend the throne. I really look forward to it. In the past 200 years, Xuan Kingdom has only produced two empresses."

As soon as he said this, Xunyang's face became ugly, and Su Yan realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly covered his mouth.

"If your words are heard by someone with a heart, and you are charged with cursing the emperor for an accident, I will not save you." I looked at Su Yan with glee.

"It has nothing to do with the crime, it's just that he is my father." Xun Yang said again from the bottom of his heart, showing filial piety, which moved me a little.

Speaking of which, Princess Zhaoyun and I have known each other for many years, but I don't ask about political affairs, and I don't know much about her martial arts, but when I was in love with the mountains and rivers, I occasionally heard rumors about her that she was strict and strict. , there is calmness, there is courage...

However, they are all different from the Wei Xue in my impression.

After living in the palace for half a month, Xunyang suggested to me when he was free for a while, let me teach him how to practice martial arts from day to day, I hesitated for a while. "Since I was young, I have been thinking about martial arts, let's talk about it after he runs away."

"I'm not afraid that you won't have a fixed place to live. I don't know when I'll see you next time. I want to talk to you while you're here."

In addition to storytelling, it seems that I can have one more livelihood skill in the future, which is to be a master. "Teaching is not impossible. It depends on his future qualifications. I have taught Xun Jia and Si Yong, but neither sister and brother are that kind of material. Xun Jia is better, and Si Yong is completely out of the way."

"Si Yong is a woman after all, one is not in love, and the other is not talented."

"According to what you're saying, I'm not a woman anymore?" In my opinion, there is a lot of meaning behind the words.Xun Yang laughed as soon as he heard it, and said, "You have never been an ordinary woman."

"She is neither male nor female, sometimes male and sometimes female."

"Su Yan, you're courting death." I stared at Su Yan, and I was very proud to see Su Yan's hippie smile.

Suddenly I heard: "My lord, urgently report to the mansion!" The butler quickly walked into the backyard and handed a roll of mansion report to Xunyang.

When Xunyang saw the opening of the mansion newspaper, he was in a bad mood. Seeing this, Su Yan also leaned over to take a look, also with a shocked expression.

"What's the matter?" I took a look and realized that the emperor had died.

From that moment on, the atmosphere in the palace became silent. The emperor passed away, and the whole country mourned. The white flags in the mansion were left untouched as a sign of remembrance. Xunyang looked at the white flags and silently shed a few tears, as if bidding farewell to an era.

Su Yan and I also calmed down, stopped fighting, and offered incense three times a day. Although we don't like formalities, we follow the customs.

As soon as the emperor died, his whole body would be affected by one hair. I don't know how many people will be affected. Gradually, I thought of Concubine Min, and Si Yong...

For a moment or two, I wanted to go back to Beijing to have a look, but I didn't make up my mind to go after all. I always felt that once I entered the palace gate, it was difficult to get out again.

I originally wanted to wait for the funeral to be over, then leave Yindi, go home, and take a look at Jing Xing, anyway, Su Yan has been clamoring to see him.Unexpectedly, he suddenly received a letter from Concubine Min that day.

The letter said: Qingzhi, do you still remember what you promised me back then?I am afraid that time is running out, so please come and see me for the last time.Hurry up!

The three fast characters were like the morning bell in the temple, and they hit my heart with a sound. What happened?

"Concubine Min is sick?" Xun Yang was puzzled after reading the letter, I just shook my head: "I'm afraid it's more serious than illness."

"what is that?"

"I can't tell. In short, I have to go on the road very quickly. You help me prepare a fast horse, and I will leave as soon as I pack up my things." I was a little confused, and I could only calm down when I entered the capital and saw Concubine Min.

"Okay." Xun Yang arranged for someone to prepare a good horse for me without saying a word, and when he arrived at the door, he saw Su Yan riding a horse beside him, as if he was waiting for me.

"You are..."

"Go with you."

"I have business to do, and I may not be able to return right away." That place in the capital has never been a place for leisure.

Anyway, Su Yan insisted on walking with me, so I had no choice but to agree, but said that I would not help if something happened, Su Yan hesitated for a while and followed me.

Speeding up the horse, it was already night when we arrived at the capital side by side.

"It's getting late, why don't we enter the palace tomorrow." Su Yan suggested, but I refused, and then took him to Xie's mansion.

When Si Yong saw me, she hugged me and wanted to cry. I knew her sadness, but I didn't know if it was because of missing her or something else. "Concubine Min sent me a letter telling me to come back quickly. Do you know what happened in the palace?"

"Aside from the death of the father, did anything else happen? Why? The concubine mother wrote to you, but didn't say what happened?"

"It seems that you don't know anything, that's all, let me go to the palace to have a look."

"It's getting late today, it's not too late to see you tomorrow." Si Yong persuaded.

"No." I had a bad premonition that I had to see Concubine Min tonight.

Seeing that he advised me not to stop, Si Yong didn't say much.

Before leaving, I entrusted Su Yan to Si Yong and asked him to temporarily stay in Xie Mansion for a few days, everything will be discussed after I come out of the palace.

Su Yan seemed to see something was wrong, and said he wanted to enter the palace with me, but I beat him back twice.This may be muddy water, the less people wading through it, the better.

Judging by Si Yong's reaction, it is precisely because she doesn't know anything. It seems that Concubine Min didn't let her know anything these years. Even I only vaguely felt it.

When I arrived at the gate of the palace, I just wanted to pass it on. When the guard saw me, he moved out of the way, and said: "The order from the superior is Miss Mu Qingzhi's words. Don't pass it on. Let me go right away."