I Became the Older Brother of the Heroine in an Abusive Novel

Every New Year's Eve in the palace, fireworks are set off in the imperial city.Just placed on the other side of Taiye Pool, standing on the second floor of Yongle Hall, you can see the whole picture.

However, the second floor of the Yongle Hall had to reserve the most front seats for the emperor's concubines, and the ministers of the aristocratic families had to squeeze in the back.

Jun Huailang has been coming to the palace to watch fireworks every year since he was a child.When he was young, he was naughty and short, so he didn't want to squeeze in the crowd.So he sneaked out by himself and looked for other places to look.

I found a turret on the west side of Taiye Pool.

The turret was usually the place where the guards stood guard. On New Year's Eve, half of the guards in the palace were transferred to Yongle Hall, and the turret was vacant.Its direction is the same as Yongle Hall, and there is a vast lake in front of it, so there is no palace to cover it, and the fireworks set off by the palace people can be seen.

Jun Huailang came to see it by himself when he was young, and later brought Jun Xiaowu with him.A few years later, Jun Xiaowu went to Yumen Pass, and Jun Linghuan grew up again, so he took his younger sister to see it.

But neither of them are here today.

Most of the New Year's Eve banquet was held, and it was almost midnight.Jun Huailang left the table early, took Xue Yan out, and led him all the way to the turret he found.

"It's here." The turret has four floors, and when he reached the top, Jun Huailang was already a little out of breath.Standing on the terrace of the turret, he turned his head and smiled at Xue Yan. "At midnight, there will be fireworks on the other side of Taiye Lake. It looks just right from here."

The palace is full of excitement today, lights are lit everywhere, and the surroundings are full of brilliance, illuminating the night brightly.Taiye Pond is surrounded by running water, it does not freeze in winter, and the sparkling ground reflects the lights of the imperial city.

Jun Huailang stood there, the light from outside happened to shine mottledly on his face.

Xue Yan stood behind him, lowered his head slightly, and could see his side face.

He hummed lightly.

Now that Jun Huailang drank some wine, he talked a lot.He leaned against the railing, turned around, and rested his elbows on the railing.

"Will you Yan County set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year?" He asked.

Xue Yan shook his head.

There are no fireworks, but there are wolf smoke, beacon fires, and a short, sharp signal that suddenly rises into the sky.

Jun Huailang narrowed his eyes and smiled lazily.

"That's fine," he said with a smile. "Today is the first time I've watched fireworks with me, so it's not in vain for me to tell you about this place—even His Highness the Sixth Highness doesn't know about this place."

It's not that he didn't tell Xue Yunhuan.Every year on New Year's Eve, Xue Yunhuan was always by the queen's side, so naturally he would not have the opportunity to escape from Yongle Palace like him.

Jun Huailang smiled to himself, naturally he didn't know, when he smiled, the lights all around were reflected in his eyes.

At this moment, a flame suddenly rose into the sky.

Xue Yan was used to seeing the flares sent out on the battlefield, and when he suddenly saw the flames piercing through the air, he subconsciously tensed up, and reflexively assumed a state of preparation for battle.

But immediately after, he was grabbed by Jun Huailang's sleeve.

"Look!" When he heard Jun Huailang's clear voice, he was a little surprised.

Xue Yan followed him and looked up, and saw the flames explode in the air, and suddenly a cluster of sparks exploded, and the sparks scattered, turning into a firework.

Immediately afterwards, fireworks burst into the sky one after another, and the shining sparks illuminated the large night sky in front of them.

Xue Yan paused, lowered his head involuntarily, and looked at Jun Huailang who was standing beside him.

The fireworks rose one after another, and a large piece of bright fireworks exploded in the air, reflecting in Jun Huailang's cold, thick black eyes.

Xue Yan raised his head again and looked at the fireworks in the sky.

For a moment, there were only the sound of fireworks exploding and the subtle crackling sound of fireworks falling.The fireworks set off in the palace were magnificent, and the fireworks went on for a quarter of an hour without stopping.

Jun Huailang looked at it for a while, turned his head inadvertently, and saw Xue Yan's profile.

The bright fireworks reflected on his face, shining a flickering light.Those light-colored eyes seemed to be warmed by fireworks, and they no longer looked as cold and heartless as they were in the previous life.

Xue Yan seemed to sense his gaze, and turned to look at him.Those bright eyes stained with fireworks suddenly looked into Jun Huailang's eyes, hot and deep, which made his heart beat twice faster.

Jun Huailang seemed to have discovered Xue Yan's outstanding appearance suddenly, and his heart was suddenly hit by his overly good-looking eyes.

However, this slight throbbing was instantly submerged in the sound of fireworks exploding one after another, like ripples on the surface of water, and disappeared in an instant.

Suddenly, he saw Xue Yan move his lips and say something.

The sound of the fireworks was too loud, covering his voice.Jun Huailang raised his voice and asked, "What did you say?"

Then, he saw Xue Yan's face enlarged in front of him.

The fireworks cast a layer of flickering soft light on him, and Jun Huailang felt that Xue Yan had shifted his face and stopped at his ear, and his warm breath, carrying his steady voice, landed on the own ears.

"Happy New Year," he said. "peaceful always."

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Jun Huailang's ears numb, as if a tiny electric current had passed through him.

He turned his head blankly and looked at Xue Yan.

At this moment, Xue Yan's gaze sank and he stood up straight.

"Someone," he said.

A gust of night wind blows lightly, with the coldness of winter, it easily takes away Jun Huailang's brief numbness just now.

He came back to his senses: "Huh? Who?"

"Someone is coming up." Xue Yan said, looking back vigilantly.

Jun Huailang was a little surprised, who found it?At this moment, the fireworks haven't stopped, everyone is watching, why would anyone come here to find me?

He turned around in surprise.Just at this moment, the fireworks temporarily stopped.

He saw a little maid climbing up panting, ran up to him, and said with a blessed body: "His Royal Highness, I have finally found you!"

Jun Huailang asked, "What's the matter?"

The little palace maid said: "Return to Your Highness, it was the Duke's Madam who sent the servants to look for you. Miss Jun just saw that you were not there, so she was in a hurry to find you. The Duke also said that he wanted to talk to you. The servants were just in Yongle Hall I can't find it, but seeing two people upstairs here, I think His Highness is here."

Jun Huailang heard the words and turned to look at Xue Yan.

He originally wanted to call Xue Yan together, but his father had something to say to him, so it was not suitable for him to call Xue Yan together.

At this moment, the fireworks that had been rested for a while began to be set off again.The sky was full of night, and it was suddenly covered with exploding fireworks.

It also illuminated the face of the little palace maid hidden in the dark for a moment.

Jun Huailang then turned his head and said to Xue Yan: "Then I'll go back first, Your Highness Fifth, after you finish watching the fireworks, you can just go back the same way."

Xue Yan paused, glanced at the maid, nodded and said, "Okay."

Jun Huailang was a little sorry and said excuse me, then turned around and followed the maid downstairs.

The place they came to was remote, and the lights underneath were sparse.After getting out of the turret, Jun Huailang, who watched the fireworks for a long time, felt his eyes dim, and he couldn't get used to the dim light.

However, the maid who led the way was fast, walking far ahead of him, so Jun Huailang had no choice but to hurry up and catch up with her.

"Sister, did my father say that he wanted to discuss something with me?" Jun Huailang asked.

The palace maid paused, lowered her head and said, "Your servant doesn't know either. Your Highness will ask you when you see the Duke."

Jun Huailang nodded.

From them back to Yongle Palace, the distance is not too short, so Jun Huailang had to bring Xue Yan out in advance.

But he was familiar with this path.He followed the maid for a while, and when he reached a fork in the road, he saw the maid walking in another direction.

"Sister, did you go the wrong way?" Jun Huailang hurriedly called to stop her. "It's farther over there."

The maid stopped and turned around, but she didn't go back.

"Your Highness, I can't go that way just now." She said. "My servant just passed by, and saw two eunuchs scattered the firecrackers that were brought back to the palace, and they almost went off fire. At this time, there was a lot of gunpowder, and they were cleaning up."

Just as Jun Huailang was hesitating, he heard the maid urging: "Your Highness, don't make the Duke wait any longer."

Jun Huailang glanced in that direction again and told her to urge her, so he had no choice but to quicken his pace and followed the maid.

This road is next to Taiye Pool.Although Chang'an is cold in winter, Taiye Pool is full of running water, with only a thin layer of floating ice forming on the surface. Walking by the pool, you can feel the chill in the water rising upwards.

The cold air penetrated Jun Huailang's cloak and directly invaded his body, making him feel chills down his spine, and his heart was inexplicably a little bit uncertain.

He always felt that something was wrong.

He couldn't help repeating silently in his heart what the maid said just now.But after much deliberation, there is nothing wrong or missing.

"Which palace maid are you?" Jun Huailang asked. "It's not from my aunt, I think you look very natural."

The maid seemed not to hear.

Jun Huailang followed two steps up and asked again.

The maid then said: "His Royal Highness, the servants are serving in Yongle Palace."

Jun Huailang responded.

But immediately afterwards, he recalled that there was a bit of imperceptible tension and panic hidden in the tone of the palace lady.

"Servant of the Palace of Yongle?" Jun Huailang frowned and stopped. "On weekdays, the servants of the Palace of Yongle are all the palace servants who are in charge of sweeping and sanitation. How can you spread the word for the Duke? Which palace is it? Don't lie to me."

The maid turned around and looked at him from a distance.

It was dark here, and Jun Huailang couldn't see the expression on her face clearly.He was inexplicably flustered, and took a step back.

He always felt that something was wrong with this court lady, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.It's just a bit of a coincidence, how did she find herself in the pavilion so far away, and why was she the only one who came here, and the road that she was going to take happened to be impossible?

Besides, Ling Huan has always been well-behaved, and on weekdays, she seldom starts messing around just because she doesn't see her for a moment.

"Go back first." Jun Huailang took another step back and said calmly. "I'm afraid His Highness the Fifth Prince won't be able to find the way, so I'll go back and wait for him to go with me."

The court lady didn't say a word, and rushed forward without making a sound.

"Your Highness, don't blame the servant girl." He heard the maid say.

Immediately afterwards, Jun Huailang's wrist fell into her hands.That strength is so great, one can see that it is a person with high martial arts, and it is definitely not an ordinary court lady.

Immediately afterwards, the world spun around for a while, Jun Huailang only felt that his feet were empty, and immediately after, he was thrown into the cold water of Taiye Pool.

He didn't know how to swim, and before he had time to struggle and call for help, the bone-piercing cold water immediately numb his nerves and swallowed him into the bottomless darkness.