I wish for a long time

When Ye Jiu and Xiao Lanfeng arrived at Taoxi Town, a full moon was already hanging in the sky, the moon was bright and white, with a few stars, and the cool evening wind blew past, brushing her hair at the temples.

"Call-"

Ye Jiu looked around, and briefly ordered: "Search all the inns and restaurants!"

Xiao Lanfeng got off his horse and said to Ye Jiu who was on the horse: "Xiao Jiu, wait here, I'll go in and have a look."

Ye Jiu looked calm, and nodded lightly, "Okay."

Xiao Lanfeng turned around and stepped into the only inn in the town. The torch in the soldier's hand instantly illuminated the inn.

Until this moment, Ye Jiu's figure was in a daze, she grabbed Shisan's long mane with her hands, and cold sweat flowed down her slightly frowned brows.

She tightened the cloth around her waist again, trying to breathe as steadily as possible.

She hasn't found that little girl running around, she can't, and she can't fall down.

In the distance the old leaves were rustling, Ye Jiu panted a few times and looked along, only to see the dark forest swaying gently with the breeze, reflecting the faint moonlight, it was indescribably quiet and eerie.

Looking at the stretches of peach trees, Ye Jiu's eyes trembled.

Taoxi Town.

Last time I came here, it was still full of peach blossoms, but now, even the fruit can be picked.

She kicked the horse's belly lightly, and slowly stepped towards the darkness.

Under the horse's hooves, the ground bounced back softly, stepping on the fallen leaves hit by the rain, making a crisp rattling sound.

Just like Shao'er's crushed dream.

In addition to being soft, it is extremely sharp.

Moisture slowly gathered in Ye Jiu's eyes, she stopped in front of the ravine on the ridge of the field, let Thirteen snort and flick her ponytail leisurely.

"Xiao Jiu? Xiao Jiu!"

Xiao Lanfeng ran over quickly and said anxiously: "The shop owner said that there were indeed a man and two women who came to the shop for dinner in the evening, and one of the girls was born very well, so Xiaoer paid more attention to it, I guess it should be them .”

"Is someone in the store?"

Xiao Lanfeng shook his head, "They drove away after eating, heading south."

Ye Jiu frowned, he was still on his way at night, so he couldn't wait to escape.

"Master, son!"

Dong Fei came galloping on horseback from a distance, and hurriedly stopped in front of Ye Jiu: "I've asked Mi Zhuang and Tangshui Shop, but I haven't seen Mrs. Young."

Ye Jiu's eyes darkened, she held the rein in her hand, and said in a deep voice: "The owner of the village has ordered that all rice farm restaurants in Kangsheng should find the young lady and her party at all costs."

Dong Fei was startled for a moment, then clasped her fists together: "Yes!"

Ye Jiu frowned and glanced at the inn, hiding the nostalgia in his eyes, and said coldly: "Keep chasing south!"

"no!"

Xiao Lanfeng suddenly interrupted Ye Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, your injury can't be delayed any longer, if this continues, you will die before anyone finds you!"

Ye Jiu turned a deaf ear to it, clamped the horse's belly tightly, and the bloody BMW Thirteen seemed to agree with her, and took small steps again.

Xiao Lanfeng felt anxious when he saw it, and hurriedly jumped on his horse and chased after him.

"Xiao Jiu!"

Seeing that Ye Jiu didn't stop at all, and even waved the whip again, Xiao Lanfeng became anxious and grabbed her wrist, "Xiao Jiu, listen to me, I'll chase after you, you first... Xiao Jiu!"

The imaginary resistance didn't appear, instead it was as soft as cotton, and Ye Jiu slumped down in front of him, like an old leaf that had lost its branches, and fell off the horse.

Thirteen quickly flipped away, not stepping on Ye Jiu's body.

"Bam—"

There was an explosion in the sky, and the dark night sky was instantly lit up, and a bunch of fireworks bloomed wantonly in the distance, colorful.

"Xiao Jiu!"

Xiao Lanfeng shook her shoulder lightly, only to see Ye Jiu's cheeks were as pale as paper under the reflection of the fireworks.

"Find... and then look for..."

"I can't see her when I wake up...I ate you..."

Xiao Lanfeng nodded hastily, "Okay, I'll go right away."

"Come on! Come on!"

……

The moon on the fifteenth day is sixteen round, and the beauty of the moonlight in the Mid-Autumn Festival is beautiful, but there is only one trace missing, and the shortcomings are always perfect.

"Xiao Shaoer, it's cold at night, you are weak, you should wear more clothes."

Qi Zhuxi wrapped Qi Shao'an tightly with a cloak, and then sat on the stone bench beside him.

Seeing the woman next to her looking up at the moonlight, a pair of glass-colored pupils shone with sparkles, and her already delicate face shone faintly under the soft moonlight, like a night pearl peeping through the gap, so bright Clear, not completely dark.

Qi Zhuxi supported his head and sighed inaudibly.

His younger sister has always been calm and self-reliant, and when has she ever been so melancholy.

How should I put it, it's like sealing the eight extraordinary meridians and acupoints all over the body, except for keeping a breath, the rest have lost their proper functions.

Qi Zhuxi was a little worried.

Hearing the sigh beside him, Qi Shaoan came back to his senses in a trance, turned his head and glanced at him, "Brother."

Qi Zhuxi replied wearily: "I'm still alive."

"But Xiao Shaoer, if you want to continue being so depressed, it's not certain."

Qi Shaoan was slightly taken aback, then looked at the full moon in the sky and remained silent.

Qi Zhuxi leaned down on the stone table, frowned and said: "Although it is really inconvenient for you and me, but with my brother-in-law's strength, if you run away like this, he probably won't let it go."

Qi Shaoan's eyes trembled, and the fingertips holding the cloak turned white.

Ajiu...

She didn't know what her brother said.She could even imagine what Ajiu's reaction would be when he knew about it.

But what should she do.

She didn't want to experience the heart-piercing pain two years ago again.

The emperor is the most ruthless, if she persists again and again, is it really like a pair of Huangquan mandarin ducks like in the scriptures.

Qi Shaoan lowered his eyes, hiding the moisture in them.

Mrs. Lin is right, Ajiu cannot be destroyed, nor can the Hou Mansion be defeated.

She couldn't just watch Ajiu's accident and remain indifferent.

She can't let the reputation of the Zhenyuanhou Mansion, which once helped her brother, be ruined.

"She gave too much."

Even for such a big matter as saving her elder brother, she resisted with all her strength, yet she still foolishly thought that it was really a coincidence and God opened his eyes.

It was Ajiu who held up her sky.

"Bam—"

The night sky was brilliant in an instant, illuminating all kinds of faces under the moon, illuminating the river bank by the bridge, and also illuminating the circles of water marks on Qi Shaoan's robe.

However, her heart hurts.

It was so painful that she could hardly breathe, as if every time she took a breath, the sandalwood soaked in the bone marrow pierced her heart like a needle.

Qi Shaoan was holding the pouch in his hand, and the pads of his thumbs were constantly scrubbing the two ducklings with tilted heads. The water in their eye sockets was finally overwhelmed, and they formed strings on his fair cheeks, gathered on his chin, and fell again. Between the duckling's forehead.

Qi Zhuxi saw it in his eyes, but felt the tip of his nose sore. He raised his head, looked at the fireworks constantly exploding in the sky, and smiled with a choked voice: "Wow, it's so beautiful."

Qi Shaoan blinked away the blur in front of his eyes, traced the crappy embroidery pattern with his fingertips, and bent his lips.

"Yes, it's so beautiful."

……

When Chu Shishen entered Xiyin Palace, Chu Sheng had already awakened.At this time, she was leaning against the head of the bed, holding a small sign in her hand, her eyes were a little wandering.

"Sheng'er, are you feeling better?"

Chu Shishen sat on the small stool beside the bed, his eyes fell on the right arm of the woman on the bed wrapped in cloth strips, there was a lot of worry in his eyes.

Chu Sheng lowered his head following his gaze, and then smiled lightly: "Jiang Yaoshi has already treated me, and there is nothing serious."

Chu Shishen nodded slightly, thought for a while, and said to himself: "This time, the Jiangyao envoy has made great achievements, and he should be rewarded."

Chu Sheng didn't evade, but followed his words and said: "Yes, if Jiang Yaoshi hadn't found me before the banquet, I'm afraid that day would be a different scene."

That day, she wanted to send someone to find the young master before the banquet, and tell him that the emperor's brother wanted to attack him, so she had better take precautions early.As a result, before the maidservant could leave the palace gate, she saw a little girl dressed as a hospital barge in hastily.

Most importantly, she was holding a sandalwood plaque in her hand.

Chu Sheng lowered his head, looked at the small sign in his hand, his eyes were uncertain.

Going around, it turned out to be back again.

Chu Shishen pursed his lips, a look of deepness flashed in his eyes, and said softly, "I didn't believe you when you mentioned this to me before the banquet. I didn't expect Chu Shiyan to be so bold."

If Jiang Yaoshi hadn't changed the wine in the jug by pretending to be a maid, I'm afraid he would really be unwilling to die on the dragon bed.

Not only that, in order to stabilize the harem, the virtuous king did not hesitate to imprison the queen dowager, and even threatened dowager Qi with the seventeen princes to act with him.

Chu Shishen paused, recalling the scene that day, he couldn't help sighing: "It's also thanks to him making such a fuss, otherwise I didn't know that there are so many officials in the government and the opposition who are alienated from me."

As for why the virtuous king obtained the seal of the jade seal and the edict of abdication so smoothly, it was just a game he set up to find out his followers.

"However, although Prime Minister Lou frequently confronts me on weekdays, he sacrifices his life for righteousness at critical moments. He is really no different from an iron-blooded general on the battlefield."

"It's just the hundred-day soul of Lou's daughter..."

Hearing this, Chu Sheng smiled slightly: "If you don't let Jiang Yaoshi go, there must be a way."

Chu Shishen thought for a while, and then realized: "At the beginning, Xue Shilang was able to detoxify when he went to Zhenyuanhou's mansion for a few days. Could it be because of the ginger medicine envoy?"

Chu Sheng smiled but said nothing, looked down at the sandalwood card in his hand, but did not answer.

"This time I won a big victory, all relying on these loyal ministers, I will definitely think about this award when I go back."

It was rare for Chu Shishen to show a little joy on his face. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was thrilling, it also made him understand a lot. Naturally, he knew the courtiers who were desperately protecting the lord like this.

Chu Sheng glanced at him, and said lightly: "Brother Huang, have you forgotten someone?"

Chu Shishen was startled, the smile froze on his face, and his eyes were a little erratic.

Chu Sheng looked at his stiff movements, and the corners of his lips curled into an arc, "I don't know what he is capable of, so that the Emperor Kang Sheng can hardly speak."

Chu Shishen's face turned blue and white, he slowly clenched his fists and turned his head away.

Chu Sheng looked out the window, the sky was a little gloomy, and there seemed to be light rain falling.

"Brother Huang still can't bear it after all, Sheng'er understands."

Like a child who has been neglected, he frantically wants to test his mother's love for him, even sneering and pretending not to care.

Chu Shishen transferred the guards of the imperial city, set up a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and tried every means to test him by transferring away, but he just wanted to know whether the Marquis of Zhenyuan would get angry and reveal his rebellion.

While he was afraid of an uncontrollable situation, he didn't want to believe Zhenyuanhou's innocence, even though he himself had thought so.

Especially when he saw the blood dripping from Zhenyuanhou's feet, only he knew what it was like.

So for two days, he never mentioned Marquis Zhenyuan at all, he even ignored the mention of Marquis Zhenyuan, no matter praise or criticism, but he turned his head and secretly asked where he was and what he was doing.

"Brother Huang, do you know why Jiang Yaoshi has studied the hundred-day soul?"

Chu Shishen was stunned for a moment, looking at Chu Sheng's indifferent expression, he opened his mouth but didn't speak.

Chu Sheng looked at Chu Shishen's slightly dazed eyes, and said slowly, "That's because, when Brother Huang threw himself on Xue Shilang with all his heart, he was also poisoned."

Chu Shishen's eyes widened all of a sudden, full of disbelief.

"Hundred...hundred-day soul?"

Chu Sheng tilted his head, his eyes were a little sour, "But he didn't say anything to anyone."

Chu Shishen didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and murmured: "Chu Shangzhang...he didn't say..."

Chu Sheng smiled lightly: "I don't think Taiwei Chu would be willing to do such a thing to make the monarch and his ministers harmonious."

Chu Shishen looked at the bluestone slab blankly as if someone had tapped his acupuncture points, and took a light breath.

"The king is the king, the minister is the minister, the reason why the king is a king is that he has a long-term heart, takes the world as his own responsibility, and does not stick to small details. The reason why a minister is a minister is because he will always serve the king."

Chu Shishen was in a daze for a moment, this sentence seemed...very familiar.

He raised his head and met Chu Sheng's smiling eyes, soft but firm.

Chu Shishen was stunned for a while, then pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled helplessly: "Sheng'er, you are more and more like him."

The corners of Chu Sheng's lips curved slightly, then lowered his eyes: "Maybe I have seen you too many times."

Chu Shishen was silent for a long time, then suddenly he shook his sleeves, his back slumped, and he leaned against the railing at the end of the bed, half-raised his head, and sighed, "The fireworks that night were so beautiful."

It was rare for Chu Sheng to see him look so relaxed. The dim light from the window fell on him, blending with the finely carved edge of the bed, making him extraordinarily quiet.

"That's right, if Brother Dahuang buried the explosives and sent them to the sky, it would definitely look better."

Chu Shishen choked and almost fell off the chair.

He turned his head, looked at Chu Sheng who raised his chin slightly, and shook his head helplessly, "There is really no one else in every word, it is him in every sentence."

After he finished speaking, he was also stunned, leaning back on the hard sandalwood, his thoughts drifted back to the sentence that the man blurted out in front of the palace that day: "Chu Shishen, go back to the palace!"

He chuckled, probably the only one who dared to call himself by his name like that.

Thinking about it, it's a different kind of nostalgia.

Chu Shishen brushed off his sleeves and looked at the flock of geese flying by outside the window, leaving a pale scratch in the air without any trace.

"I owe him too much."

The author has something to say: I am here... I am here with the debt owed...

I never thought that you still have wake-up service (scratching head)

Well, I'm writing the second update, I'll update it earlier in the evening, crying...