Hotaru [The Tale of Genji]

On the night of the first snow that day, His Highness Prince Ying faintly saw Suzaku's evasive attitude.

He took out those letterheads, thinking that if he could see a little bit of fear from Suzaku's face, he could infer that Suzaku still cared about himself in such matters.If he doesn't like to see those letters, it means that this is not Yingying's wishful thinking.However, the answer Suzaku gave was only to tell His Royal Highness Yingying: when he faced a relationship that he was unwilling to accept, he would take advantage of the long time to slowly wear down the patience of his lover.

This is the most tactful but also the most hurtful rejection.

Yingying was so angry that her letter was turned into ashes, Suzaku did not know why she rushed to remedy it and burned the back of her hand.That fistful of Baixue relieved the burning pain, and also froze the pale words of persuasion that followed.That's the end of the little trial.

After the first snow that day, the relationship between His Highness the Fourth Prince and His Majesty Suzaku fell into a very strange situation.There is no gap in the daily relationship.But as long as he takes one step forward, Suzaku will avoid the prince's serious eyes and leave that sad expression behind.

There are several paintings depicting Suzaku in the palace of Shuai, all of which were made by him.It's just that none of them hide such a hazy sadness like the ones drawn after returning that day - the people in the paintings seem to walk away on snow at any time, leaving only a lingering fragrance of white plum branches.

When the wind passes and the snow passes, no one is seen, but the fragrance of the branches complains.

This painting is sad even if you look at it more than once.Since the day the painting was completed, it has been shelved, and I dare not take it out for viewing.It is said that a palace servant once saw this painting by accident when he was tidying up.Bewildered by the sadness in it, tears wet the gown and weep endlessly.In the future, he became seriously ill because of this, and he recovered slowly after recuperating for a long time.

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Prince Ying has not been in a good mood these days.Because the Buddhist event was not over, he was also angry and unwilling to meet the man in the palace.On weekdays, he lived in a trance in the mansion of Santiaoyuan.He looks lazy all day, half leaning and half lying down, with the demeanor of a sage who is wild and unrestrained.

This spring afternoon is the sleepy time that makes people drowsy.Shuai Gongxia picked up a book and just turned a few pages when his eyelids became heavy and he half propped his head up and fell asleep.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, muffled in through several wooden curtains——

"Is His Highness Elder Brother back? Hurry up, I want to see His Highness Elder Brother—"

In such a sleepy spring weather, there are still such energetic people, I think Mr. Bo Sheng is right.There were chaotic footsteps in the corridor, and hearing the sound, it seemed that there was more than one person. "Hurry up, Yuren, your highness is back, go see him outside"

"Ah, two young masters, His Highness is resting inside. Don't be disturbed. Come back later."

The anxious dissuasion of the maids did not have any effect, and the prince of the inner palace retorted confidently: "How can you sleep in such a fine weather? Don't lie to me, brother hasn't been back for a long time, let me in quickly."

"Really, His Highness is really resting inside, so please keep your voice down so that His Highness won't be woken up."

"Okay, okay, I know—"

After a while, the sliding door was opened, and Mr. Bosheng walked in cheerfully, pulling Mr. Yuren.Shuai Gong was a light sleeper, never a deep sleeper, and now he has woken up after such a noise.When he wanted to avoid it, it was too late, and he collided head-on with the two Bo Sheng who barged in.

"Ah!" Seeing His Highness Prince Ying's current state, Bai Sheng cried out in astonishment.Then with a smile on his face, he jokingly said, "I said, brother, how can someone stop us from seeing him? Is he so lazy..."

It turned out that His Royal Highness Ying woke up in the morning and was too lazy to comb.But he was wearing loose pajamas, and his hair was never tied up.It is not an exaggeration to say that the clothes are disheveled at this time.If he saw Bo Sheng alone, Shuai Gong would not be in a hurry to avoid him.Unexpectedly, there was a young man of Jiuyu who followed behind.This is really rude, really indecent.

Young Master Yuren was very happy when he heard the news that Shuai Palace was coming back to his residence.Although there is a feeling of meeting each other, I don't want to rush to disturb like this.However, Mr. Bosheng is really an extremely enthusiastic character, pulling him on a rampage all the way, he can't even break free.

Yuren was already ashamed to break in directly, and this time he came in and saw such a romantic side of the handsome palace.He was already red from his forehead to his neck, his face was so hot that he didn't even dare to lift his head.

"If you didn't just barge in like this, I wouldn't be so lazy." The handsome palace rolled his eyes, took the coat handed over by the maid and put it on.However, her hair was too cumbersome, and she didn't care about it at all, so she just continued to let it loose.Prince Ying sat by the side, stretched out one leg, put one hand on the knee of the other leg, and patted the floor to signal the two to sit down.

Bo Sheng was not polite, he sat down with Yu Ren, and said with a smile: "When did you come back? If it was earlier, we could go to Beishan for fun together."

"The Buddha lecture was held in the palace, and I listened to it for half a day and then I didn't feel like continuing to listen. When I came back, you were no longer in the mansion. Just in time, let me be clean." His Royal Highness Ying has a very close relationship with Mr. Bo Sheng.Not only did she not mind his sudden intrusion, but she also joked viciously.

"Ha, that's because you don't have the opportunity." Bo Sheng stretched his waist, put his hands behind his head, and said triumphantly, "The scenery in Beishan is very beautiful in spring, and you can't feel it when you hide at home."

Bai Sheng described how beautiful the scenery of Beishan was, the prince listened to it, and his energy was much better than before.

"Yu Ren...seems much taller and taller than when we met last time."

Jiuyu was sitting on the side, blushing and heart beating, not daring to make a sound.Unexpectedly, His Majesty Shuai Gong would suddenly talk to him, and even called him by his name.This is no ordinary flattery, his mouth opened and closed, unable to utter a word nervously.

"But his personality is still so shy," the prince couldn't help laughing when he saw his frightened rabbit appearance.The eyebrows and eyes are beautiful, and they should be more graceful and gorgeous than peonies.

"Since the last time I came back from the palace, Yu Ren has been practicing martial arts with me," Bai Sheng explained the changes.Fortunately, he guessed that his friend had a thin skin, and he didn't say that he made such a plan because he admired His Majesty the handsome palace.Otherwise, this shy young man might not be able to help but run away. "Although, I still can't beat me, but it's already very good!"

"There has indeed been a change." His Royal Highness Ying said in agreement, "However, it doesn't matter if you are compared to someone like you who can't lose three tricks and has to sit on the ground."

"Brother! Your mouth is too bad today!"

"It's easy to say, but it's only one thousandth of the usual."

Bai Sheng yelled angrily, and the handsome palace was very used to seeing tricks.Mr. Jiuyu was very happy and satisfied just looking at it.I just don't know that the feeling hidden deep in my heart will see the light of day.

"The relationship between the two of you is really good..." Yu Ren said sincerely, "Even if I just watch from the sidelines, I feel extremely happy."

"My relationship with you is also very good. It's a pity that Yuren will go back soon. The days with friends like this are really getting worse every day." After fighting for a while, Bo Sheng suddenly became sad, and his voice was low down.

"Yu Ren is going back?"

"Exactly, my father has been studying in Beijing for a long time, so it's time to go home and take a look."

"Is that so... Your Majesty mentioned your father last time, praised him as a great writer in the world, and wanted to invite him to teach in the palace. From this point of view, it turned out that he missed it."

"My father doesn't want to accept the position in the imperial court, and he devotes himself to learning. I'm afraid that he will disappoint His Majesty's good intentions." "Needless to say, it is not a gentleman's act to force others to make things difficult. If your respected one learns something, it should be congratulations."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Mentioning Suzaku, Prince Ying's eyes showed yearning.Comparing his heart with his heart, Mr. Yuren has admired His Highness for a long time, so how could he not know what His Highness is thinking at this moment.The person in front of me is more and more attractive because of his lovesickness.And if we say goodbye in the future, I'm afraid there will be no time to see each other again in this life.

Do you really just give up like this?

Really just bury everything in my heart like this, without saying or doing anything.It takes a lifetime to reminisce, and suddenly when I look back, I see the person who I can't let go of in my whole life under the flowing light and broken shadows?

Looking at the side face of Shuai Gongxia, Yuren suddenly realized that perhaps this was his last chance.After this time, maybe the sky is high and the sea is far away, and it is impossible to see him again.

The author has something to say: what to do, I really like the two little angels, Bosheng and Yuren. . .Spit soul. .