The Way of the Consort

Suddenly, the sound of the rain became louder again, but Ji Zhao's words still fell into his ears and heart clearly.

Zong Zhen unconsciously looked down at Ji Zhao who was in his arms. Ji Zhao's head rubbed against his arms. Because he didn't go out, Ji Zhao's hair was not tied up, and it was all scattered on his shoulders, black as night, But there was a slight ray of light, as if dazed, Zong Zhen stretched out his hand and rubbed his head, his satin-like hair was in the palm of his hand, Ji Zhao burrowed deeper into his arms, as if he was going to get to the deepest point .

No one spoke. Zong Zhen wanted to look back, to look straight ahead, but couldn't help it. He kept looking at Ji Zhao who was in his arms again and again, even though Ji Zhao's entire face was buried. In his arms, there is actually nothing to see.

Ji Zhao's hand was tightly around him, Zong Zhen almost couldn't breathe, but he refused to give up asking Ji Zhao to let go.

Ji Zhao hugged him for a while, raised his face from his arms, and asked him, "Brother, why don't you wear snow-blue clothes?"

"Ah?" His Royal Highness was a little confused.

Ji Zhao wrinkled his nose and said, "You look best in snow blue clothes, why don't you wear them?"

"I'll wear it next time..."

"Then it's agreed!" Ji Zhao smiled like a little fox, and His Royal Highness realized that he was wearing a suit again. What color clothes did he wear, and what did he have to do with Ji Zhao?No, he is a dignified prince, why should he care about what color clothes to wear?

Besides, where are there so many next times?

However, before he could save some face for himself, Ji Zhao asked him again: "Brother, are you Doraemon?"

"what?"

"Hey, you don't understand." Ji Zhao slipped into his arms again, "I unilaterally declare that you are my Doraemon, and you appeared when I needed you the most!"

"..." His Royal Highness was silent, it seemed like a pretty good thing?Even though it sounds weird.

"Then you haven't received my new letter to you, have you? It's best if you haven't received it. I'm in a bad mood recently. I..." Ji Zhao began to complain, and Zong Zhen's eyes gradually softened. But he didn't realize that he looked down at Ji Zhao, listened to what Ji Zhao said, and touched his head from time to time to show encouragement and comfort.

"But after seeing you now, my mood is much better! I, ah—" Ji Zhao sneezed forcefully in the middle of speaking, Zong Zhen hurriedly pushed him away, and Ji Zhao said embarrassedly, "Sneeze!" Sneezed on you—”

Zongzhen was not happy to interrupt him, who would care about this at this time, he would get up after pulling him: "Go into the house!"

"No, I'm going to hug you, ah—" Saying that, Ji Zhao sneezed again.

Zong Zhen's face darkened: "Go in quickly..."

"I don't! I want to talk to you, watch the rain with you, I'm fine."

Zong Zhen dragged him up, but Ji Zhao played tricks, and continued to dig his head into his arms: "I don't, I don't, I won't go in. I'm in a bad mood, so I won't go in!"

Zong Zhen has a headache, how could he be so disobedient? !

Zong Zhen had no choice but to say: "My clothes are completely wet, I'm cold, and I want to stay indoors."

Ji Zhaocai poked out his eyes again to look at him. Zongzhen reached out and lifted up the corner of the cloak for him to touch. Ji Zhao touched it, and it was really wet, so he nodded reluctantly: "Okay..."

Just as Zong Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, Ji Zhao rolled his eyes again, Zong Zhen felt cold all over, he was really afraid of Ji Zhao rolling his eyes.

He was afraid that Ji Zhao would have some "wonderful ideas", but fortunately, Ji Zhao just said, "Then let's go to the hot spring together! It's so hot!"

Zong Zhen thought about it, as long as he didn't mess around outside, he agreed.

Only then was Ji Zhao supported by him, and he coquettishly asked him to hug him. This should be coquettish, right?

No one has ever treated Zong Zhen like this, it feels a little weird, but it feels a little warm in my heart.

Zong Zhen was really planning to carry him in anyway, so Ji Zhao laughed "hahaha" and said, "I'm scaring you! I can walk by myself!"

Saying that, Ji Zhao got off the reclining chair, turned around and entered the room, and said happily, "Change into clothes, grab some food, and go soak in the hot spring!"

Zong Zhen looked at his empty hands, feeling a little empty in his heart, what's going on?

"Come in!" Ji Zhao turned around and called him, and he followed in.

Zong Zhen changed into a new cloak, and leaned against the screen to watch Ji Zhao sitting in front of the vanity mirror. Chen Xing combed his hair. Ji Zhao didn't care and said, "Just find a ribbon to tie it up. Anyway, I'll need it later." into the water."

Chen Xing combed his black hair carefully from top to bottom, and Zong Zhen felt his hands itch when he saw it.

Ji Zhao saw him in the mirror and asked him, "Brother, did you bring me a present?"

"..." It was the first time His Royal Highness saw this kind of direct asking for a gift. He didn't speak for a while, but Ji Zhao said, "I still didn't bring it? You are so stingy!" After finishing speaking, he laughed to himself, Chen Xing also laughed.

Zong Zhen exhaled secretly, telling himself not to care about Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao combed her hair, put on a cloak, pulled Zongzhen on and left, but he insisted on holding Zongzhen's hand.

Zong Zhen wanted to let go of his hand several times, but he said sadly: "It's so rare to see you, and it's impossible to hold hands? We are good friends."

"You..." Zong Zhen found that he couldn't see Ji Zhao's pitiful face at all.

However, after he let Ji Zhao hold his hand, Ji Zhao sniggered triumphantly again. Zong Zhen thought about it carefully, he felt that he had been played by Ji Zhao again, and if he tried to let go of Ji Zhao's hand again, it would never work again. , Ji Zhao pulled tightly.

Chen Xing and Yin Ming held the lamps for the two of them in front, and Ji Zhao walked and talked all the way, as if he couldn't say enough: "My grandmother and aunts also live here, and there are too many female relatives, so I won't take them with me tonight." You have visited Zhuangzi, and I will take you around tomorrow—" Having said that, he looked back at Zongzhen again, and said pitifully, "Aren't you leaving tonight?"

Zong Zhen didn't want to say the word "go" in a daze.

Ji Zhaoxi smiled and said happily: "I will take you to meet my grandmother tomorrow, she has long wanted to see you, she knows we are best friends!"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned. He seemed to be happy, but also unhappy to be called "best friend".

Ji Zhao pulled him up to the stone bridge, pointed to the surface of the water and told him to look: "Look at the fish in the water, Dust Star, put the lamp on the surface of the water and lean on it again!"

"okay!"

"look!"

Zongzhen bent down to look at it, and under the light, red and golden carps were shuttled among the aquatic plants, and the raindrops fell on the water surface, with ripples layer by layer, and the fish swam more flexibly, "The fish here are so greedy, they are so delicious! Tomorrow I will bring you to feed the fish!" Ji Zhao said, leaning over to look at the stone bridge railing, Zong Zhen pulled him back: "Be careful..."

Ji Zhao turned around and smiled at him, pulling him off the bridge.

The people holding umbrellas for them couldn't keep up. Ji Zhao was always jumping up and down, and couldn't walk well. Zong Zhen simply took the umbrellas from them and held the umbrella for Ji Zhao. His Royal Highness has grown so big He had never done such a thing before. He was afraid that Ji Zhao would get wet, so he chased after Ji Zhao with an umbrella and held it over Ji Zhao's head. Ji Zhao didn't get wet much, and his cloak was mostly wet.

Ji Zhao walked very dishonestly, pointing to some flowers for him to see, and pointing to a pavilion to tell him that the scenery there is good.He still had to watch it, and he had to express his opinion after reading it, otherwise, Ji Zhao would not let him go.

After finally arriving at the hot spring place, His Royal Highness only felt tired.

However, Ji Zhao's tossing is just beginning. Zong Zhen thought, Ji Zhao is waiting outside when he is soaking in the hot springs. , he said solemnly: "After I fell into the water last time, I don't like water."

After saying this, Ji Zhao became wilted, stopped holding his hand, retreated back, lowered his head and did not speak.

Zongzhen regretted it, and immediately said: "I'm not blaming you."

"I know……"

Zongzhen couldn't see Ji Zhao like this at all, Ji Zhao still jumped around him like that, smiling brightly, but he couldn't coax people, so he thought for a while, took a step forward, and took Ji Zhao's own initiative. Zhao embraced him, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "I really never blamed you."

Ji Zhao didn't speak.

Zong Zhen embraced him, then patted him on the back: "Go and soak, I'll be here with you."

"Really..." Ji Zhao asked him.

"real……"

"Then are you leaving tonight?" Ji Zhao asked again.

Zong Zhen hesitated.

Ji Zhao's voice was filled with tears: "If you leave, I will be very sad..."

Zong Zhen immediately said: "Don't go..."

"Really?"

"real……"

"Lagougou..." Ji Zhao stretched out his hand.

"..." Zong Zhen was extremely helpless in his heart, but there was no one around, except the two of them, who were all waiting outside, and no one saw the embarrassment, so he reluctantly stretched out his hand to hook Ji Zhao.

As soon as he pulled the hook, "Hahaha!" Ji Zhao jumped out of his arms, turned around without taking off his clothes, raised his feet and shook his hands, and planned to jump into the hot spring pool, and said in his mouth, "Soak in the hot spring! Soak in the hot spring Already!"

"..." His Royal Highness realized that he had been tricked again. Seeing that Ji Zhao was really about to jump, he hurried forward to stop him, "Slow down! Don't jump! Slippery in the pool!"

Ji Zhao didn't jump, but obediently walked into the pool, his clothes half wet, and turned to look at him, smiling as sweetly as a crescent moon in the sky.

Zong Zhen lost all emotion. He took a few steps forward and sat down on the stone by the pool to accompany him. Ji Zhao sat down in the water with his whole body, and his clothes floated on the water. Ji Zhao is still wearing the same clothes today. The honey-colored clothes dyed the whole pool as if mixed with honey, and Ji Zhao floated upstream on the water, and Zong Zhen knew that Ji Zhao could swim.

Ji Zhao swam back and forth a few times, then swam to his side, and said with a smile, "It's so comfortable!" Ji Zhao took up the water with both hands, and handed it to him, "Brother, here you are!"

Zong Zhen also stretched out his hand to take it, but the water drained out before it reached his hand, "Hahaha!" Ji Zhao laughed.

Zong Zhen also twitched the corners of his mouth, he also felt that he was funny and sick, doing such a stupid thing, and doing it so happily.

Ji Zhao went out again, swam to the outermost side of the pool, and then came back, lying on the rocks on the bank, looking up at him: "I was in a bad mood at first, and I feel better when I see you!" Immediately swam away again.

Zong Zhen inexplicably liked this sentence, took out the purse from his sleeve pocket, untied the strap of the purse, took out a candy and put it in the palm of his hand, and waved to Ji Zhao who was far away: "Come and see, what is this?"

When Ji Zhaoyou came back, seeing the candy in his hand, his eyes became brighter: "Sugar!"

"Open your mouth..." Zong Zhen picked up the candy and handed it to his mouth, "Ah—" Ji Zhao ate the candy, but couldn't keep his mouth shut, and told him, "I ate all the candy you sent me earlier. !Brother, I have had a really hard time recently! Eating sweets is bitter!"

Zong Zhen thought about it, and said tentatively: "I heard about it when I returned to Jinling."

Ji Zhao didn't want to talk about it at first. He was so happy tonight and didn't want to spoil the fun. However, his brother took the initiative to mention it. He was submerged in the water, leaning on the rock, and complained to Zong Zhen: "Brother, since you know, I have nothing to hide. Those people are sick! I don’t even know who Qin Fa is, why should I kill him? I can’t even leave Jinling City! Before I became a son-in-law, I was in Yangzhou for 16 years , and have never been to other places, our Yin family has a century-old family, and our ambition is to study, and several ancestors have been prime ministers, why should I be jealous of a mere transfer envoy? Kill him?"

"It's ridiculous..."

"You also think it's ridiculous?" Ji Zhao was encouraged, "The people are still throwing cow dung at my door! I've grown up, and I've never been wronged like this!" Ji Zhao said, thinking of Qin Wen, and started again Sad, "That's all right. I don't care about these people. I'm just following what others say. Your Majesty also knows that I didn't do it, so he specially asked me to come to the mountain to avoid it. What makes me sad is that Qin Wen of the Qin family, I As I mentioned in the letter, I thought he was my friend, but after this happened, he ignored me, he believed those people’s words, and he even thought it was me who assassinated his uncle!"

Ji Zhao's mouth could hang an oil bottle, and he slapped the water with his hands angrily: "I thought he was my friend, but it turned out to be nothing more than that."

Zong Zhen fed him another piece of candy, and Ji Zhaocai looked up at him again, his eyes were reddish: "Fortunately, I still have you, brother."

"Who do you think is harming you?" Zong Zhen just asked casually.

But Ji Zhao suddenly stopped talking. Once he stopped talking, the surroundings became too quiet, only the sound of wind and rain outside, Zong Zhen couldn't help but feel a little fluttering in his heart. Ji Zhao didn't know whether he should or not. Tell him about the prince.It's not that he doesn't trust the other party, but that he is afraid of hurting the other party, after all, he is the prince.

He raised his eyes to look at Zong Zhen, and Zong Zhen's eyes instantly comforted him.

Ji Zhao figured it out, some things cannot be buried in his heart forever, he can only tell this person, because in front of this person, he is his real self, the real Ji Zhao from the future, from other worlds.

"The prince is hurting me."

Zong Zhen couldn't prevent him from opening his mouth suddenly, but Ji Zhao had already calmly continued: "It was his intention to go back to Guizhou last time. He was using me, and he is using me this time as well, so as to fight against Prime Ministers Wen and Yu. He He doesn't care about my life or death. He wished that I would disappear like this, and wished that the Yin family and Ji family would be more troubled, and wish that everyone hated me."

Zong Zhen swallowed, but found that his voice had long since become hoarse.

It is one thing to guess that Ji Zhao already knew that the incident in Guizhou was caused by him last time, but it is another thing to hear Ji Zhao say it himself.

Ji Zhao looked back at him, and finally smiled again: "If you've heard it, forget it, or it won't do you any good."

"Why did the prince treat you like this?" Zong Zhen wanted to know what Ji Zhao was thinking.

Ji Zhao shrugged: "Who knows, he's sick! He's mentally sick!"

"..." Zong Zhen actually agreed. He also felt that he was not only sick physically, but also mentally. If he wasn't sick, why would he accompany his big enemy Ji Zhao to do such a thing at this time?

Ji Zhao took a deep breath: "It's so much better to say it!" He smiled, "You forget it quickly! Don't tell anyone about it!" Zong Zhen was still digesting these things, and Ji Zhao asked him again. "Brother, did you really not bring me a present?"

Zong Zhen didn't speak for a while, but Ji Zhao's face showed disappointment again: "Really, really, didn't you bring it?"

"Bring..."

"What is it?!" Ji Zhao leaned towards him, "Could it be those candies? Those don't count!"

Zong Zhen took out a new purse from his sleeve pocket, and Ji Zhao's eyes lit up again: "My gift? What is it!"

Zong Zhen opened the purse and took out a jade bunny. Ji Zhao glanced at it and smiled: "It's a bunny. I like rabbits the most! I belong to the rabbit!"

Zongzhen pursed his lips, and handed it to Ji Zhao. Ji Zhao looked at it in his hand, soaked it in the water, took it out again, leaned back on the stone, and held it in his hand facing the hanging cup hanging above his head. The lamp is shiny and delicate, and the little rabbit is carved lifelike. He smiled: "I like it..."

Zong Zhen pursed his lips again, and his heart suddenly became extremely light.

Ji Zhao leaned back, looked up at him, and handed him the little rabbit: "I want to wear it now! You wear it for me!"

Zong Zhen looked at Ji Zhao's upside-down face, and he also wondered, how could this face be so beautiful when viewed upside down?

"Hurry up!" Ji Zhao stuffed the little rabbit into his hand.

Only then did Zong Zhen slowly unroll the silk thread wrapped around the jade pendant, and Ji Zhao leaned back again, getting closer to him, Zong Zhen pulled the thread away, bowed his head and was about to wear it for him, when it caught his eye On Ji Zhao's collarbone, a few drops of water slowly fell from the collarbone, "patta", and fell into the water.

Zong Zhen swallowed again with difficulty, even though his voice had long been hoarse and empty.

"Huh?" Ji Zhao looked up at him and urged, "Hurry up!"

Zong Zhen took a deep breath, but his hands trembled slightly, and he went around to put it on for him carefully, not daring to touch his skin at all.The little jade rabbit was just the right size, stuck between his collarbones, Zong Zhen took another look, only to feel that his mind was becoming more and more blank, he didn't dare to look any more, and turned his head away.

Ji Zhao touched the little rabbit by himself, lowered his head to take a picture on the water, and said happily, "It's pretty, I like it."

Zong Zhen got up suddenly, turned around and walked out. Ji Zhao anxiously stretched out his hand to grab the corner of his clothes, but didn't tug, and said angrily, "You are not allowed to go!"

With his back turned to him, Zong Zhen had no choice but to say, "I'm a little dizzy and want to go out to get some air."

Only then did Ji Zhao let him go: "Oh, go quickly! Tell Chen Xing to come in, I won't soak anymore, change clothes and let's go back and sleep together!"

Want to sleep together?

Haven't finished tossing yet?

Zong Zhen's head was not only blank, but also began to hurt deeply.