night snow full of clear branches

Ever since I started having meals with Wei Xue, many people have regarded me as a popular person around the emperor, they would flatter me if they had nothing to do, and even offered gifts and bribes.

I would accept these gifts if I saw them that I liked, but I would not help them with the affairs. Over time, I would have a reputation of only getting in but not getting out, and no one would bribe me anymore.

"I heard that Mr. Cao Zhang is looking for you today?" Wei Xue stopped in front of the door and looked up at the beam. I hooked my legs around the beam and dropped my head. "coming."

"Then what do you say?"

"Forgive me, I just said this." Mr. Zhang came to me because of his son's corruption. He thought that if I could say a few words in front of the emperor, his son might be less guilty. Yet he overestimated my weight.

I never thought it would be useful for me to help Wei Xue with these things.

She seemed a little surprised by my reaction, and said, "You really know yourself."

"I've always been self-aware." Especially in front of you.

"Come down, it's tiring to look up and talk to you." It's always been others who look up to her, but now she's not used to looking up to others, it's for sure.

I turned somersault and stood opposite Weixue. Since I rarely looked at her, I suddenly found that there was more depth in her eyes, which made it even more difficult for me to see through.

"How long have you been out of the palace?"

"Half a year." I haven't been out of the palace since Ixue became the throne, but I feel like a year has passed, maybe the days are too boring.

"Want to go out?"

Isn't this nonsense?I nodded. If it wasn't for my duty, I would have slipped out a long time ago. From Princess Rongchang's guard to the current Emperor's guard, it seems that I may have been a guard for the rest of my life.

"From then on, I'll give you two days to arrange freely every month, but you can't stay out of the palace at night." It's rare for the Iron Masked Emperor to be merciful, so I quickly thank the Lord for his kindness.

"Then can I go out first today?" I got a vacation, and I can't wait to consume it immediately.

"You, I wish I could get out of here sooner."

Your majesty, you have always understood me.Weixue still allowed me to leave, I walked briskly, and stepped out of the palace gate, thinking about the thousand-year-old lonely palace behind me, let her alone guard it.

Unexpectedly, after not seeing him for half a year, Su Yan was still stranded in the capital.

The first thing I said when I saw him was, "Why don't you leave?"

Su Yan was a little unhappy when he heard this, and said, "I can't bear you, can't I?"

"Who doesn't know that you don't want to be Ah Hang." Speaking of which, I also admire Su Yan for going to see Hang Xiu every day for half a year. I actually believe that he has changed his gender.

"You can say whatever you want, I can express my sincerity to you." After saying that, Su Yan rolled his eyes, he probably didn't believe it.

"Hey, let's not talk about this, go to the bar with me." I was confined in the palace for half a year, not allowed to drink a drop, I really missed it very much.

"It seems that you have had a hard time living in the palace for the past six months, and you don't have to drink any wine."

"Yeah, it's very sad." In fact, when Si Yong was not married, he often persuaded me that girls should not drink all the time. In the end, they developed a habit of alcoholism but no one wanted it.

I only listened to half of Si Yong's words, and most of the time I still listened to my preferences.

"Can't you resign and go back to hiding?" Su Yan didn't know the inside story, so it's understandable for him to ask such a question. I just said that I'm afraid I won't be able to resign within three to five years.

When will I find an opportunity to let go of all this justifiably, the time has not yet come.

After drinking, Su Yan and I walked shoulder to shoulder in the street, attracting a lot of people's attention. I wanted to walk back to Xie's mansion, but Su Yan said: "Qing Zhi, it's getting dark, I'll take you back."

"Alright, let's talk about it another day."

I never show my face when I drink, as long as I don't talk, no one will notice that I drink.

"The emperor is asleep?" I casually asked the maid at the door, the maid shook her head and said no, I feel bad, I should come back later.

"Oh, I forgot my belt! Qing Zhi, help me get some clothes, I'll come as soon as I go." Seeing me coming back, Wei Yu handed a handful of Wei Xue's clothes to my hand, and hurriedly disappeared.

People who are usually more stable, but today they are forgetful, and they are only around the age of double [-].Wei Yu, dare you feel old?

I was holding a stack of white clothes, which Weixue wore to sleep, dressed like a fairy girl descending to earth, I have seen it several times.

"Wei Yu? Where's the person?" Wei Xue asked inside.

"Young one, let's go and have a look." A court lady hurried out after hearing this, and was a little surprised to see me holding the clothes in my hands.

"Here, clothes." I handed the clothes to the maid, but Wei Xue asked again: "Qingzhi? Come in."

I shouldn't have made a sound, it's all due to Wei Yu.

Walking into the room, seeing the clouds and smoke behind the screen, she knew she was taking a bath, the little maid put the clothes inside the screen, Wei Xue told the palace servants to go down, don't wait.

"come on."

I had no choice but to walk into the screen, and with a clatter, she stood up from the bathtub, picked up a cotton cloth and began to wipe her body.

There was a pair of feet on the ground walking towards this side, each step was watermarked, I stared at it without looking up, but I heard her say, "Help me get dressed."

Only then did I raise my head, and at this glance, all the wine that was originally shameful was on my face.

Picking up the light and silky white dress, braiding her shoulders, and then tying the straps, I could clearly feel my heart beating faster.At this moment, Xiao Yu came in, saw me inside, handed me my belt and left.

"Are you nervous?" Wei Xue suddenly grabbed my hand, and I stopped tying my belt, too bad I was discovered.

"No." I'm lying because I don't even know why my heart is racing.

Weixue let go of my hand, but I suddenly didn't know what to do next. She smiled lightly and tied the belt herself, and pulled me out of the screen.

When I came to sit down on the terrace, I wanted to pour tea for her, but she first poured me a cup of hot tea, "You've been drinking, drink some tea to get rid of the alcohol."

she smelled it?I sniffed, but I couldn't smell anything, presumably because I spoke just now.

I took the cup and drank it in one gulp, which was very polite.

"Drink less in the future."

"Oh." This person really cares about everything, just like Si Yong, no, much more than Si Yong.

"Because I don't like the smell of alcohol."

It seems that I will not be able to touch alcohol for a long time, and life will be less fun.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first." I was about to get up, but she pressed my shoulder with one hand. "What are you nervous about?"

I don't know either, my dear majesty.

"Don't leave, just sleep here tonight." Wei Xue looked at me leisurely, and I knew that as long as she went against my will, she would be in a good mood.

"This--isn't that good." The word Yu Li's disagreement has expired and can no longer be used.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid that I will eat you or something?" Wei Xue stared at me with her deep eyes, and the malicious intentions in her eyes were obvious.

"The emperor is too worried."

"It's not me who is worrying too much, but you." Wei Xue corrected me, but I didn't know how to answer.

After they both lay down, Wei Xue said: "Tell me where you have been today!"

"Where else can I go, I just walk around the capital." Even if I want to go to a farther place, there is not enough time.

"If I have the chance, I will take you farther, but you can't go alone."

"Okay." What can I say, anyway, you are the emperor, you have the final say.

Although the night is dark, I am becoming more and more awake. Wei Xue is like a wake-up call. Whenever I am with her, I feel my heartstrings tense. Even if I sleep, I can't sleep as peacefully as before.

"What are you nervous about?" This was the third time Weixue asked tonight.

Even in the dark, she could still sense my wakefulness and restlessness, so keenly that it made me feel even more tense.

A pair of warm hands gently caressed my face, and the owner of those hands said: "Sleep well." I felt a burst of heat in my ears, accompanied by the quiet fragrance, and I fell asleep quickly.

For no reason, I woke up again at Yinshi, opened my eyes, and soon became very awake again. The person next to me should be asleep. I stared at her for a long time, trying to draw her outline from the deep night.

"Why did you wake up again?" Wei Xue was still very keen, and soon found out that I was looking at her. No wonder she could easily detect when I sneaked out and came back in the middle of the night.

"I--"

"I have developed the habit of sleeping lightly for many years, and I can't change it, but that's because I was displaced and worried that I would die in a dream at any time, but you, I don't understand." Yes, Wei Xue thought that my life would be smooth Going along the river, I have not experienced too many ups and downs, and I have a big heart, so how can I not sleep well.

This tells me how to answer, I can't say it's all because of you, the emperor.

"It's been so many years, why are you still thinking about it?" So I didn't even get a good night's sleep.

"It's not thinking about it, it's instinct."

As soon as these words came out, my heart turned cold. It turns out that thousands of palaces and high walls can't block the emptiness of people's hearts.

"Then there is nothing to do?" I hope Wei Xue is well, and there is no need for a reason.

She stopped talking, and the night became more silent, as if she could hear Xue Mantle's thoughtful voice.

Just when I turned over and was about to continue sleeping, a hand suddenly came over my body, Wei Xue hugged me, and whispered softly: "That's all."

In an instant, my whole body felt strange, not because I had never been hugged to sleep, but because of the loneliness that came from the depths of Wei Xue's heart, it was difficult for me to settle down.

The wind rustled the curtains, listening to the wind and rain, it rustled into light snow, and I watched the sky gradually brighten and penetrate the heavy curtain.

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