you are my tomorrow

When he got the reply letter from Baoqin, Zhao Rongzhen was a little overjoyed. He didn't expect that his impulsive action would get a response from Comet. Qing Palace, you don’t need to go through the emperor to change hands”, Zhao Rongzhen felt even more flattered, so during the noon break, Zhao Rongzhen didn’t eat any food, so he sat down by the stream with the letter and read it carefully:

Zhao Rongzhen,

I was really surprised to receive your letter. I didn't expect that you would still think of me in your busy schedule. I don't know whether I should express my happiness or thank you.

Although it is for training recruits, judging from your letter, the environment around the training camp seems to be a good place, but it is a pity that I just promised Brother Emperor today that I will teach the children of the ministers to play the pipa, so I may not have time to go to you Check it out there.But you have to concentrate on training recruits. I believe that the soldiers trained by the two of you brothers will be elites on the battlefield and soldiers who have made military exploits for the country in the future.

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Tell Zhang Wei to pay more attention to his body, Zhang Wei's injury just happened not long ago, don't catch a cold, the capital has already had several spring rains, the air is cold, and so are you.

Although military training is not a vacation, let Baoqin eat more. Seeing how thin he is, you are too incompetent as a master.

Also, didn't we agree that if there are only two of us, we can call each other by their names?How do you return Comet 'His Royal Highness'?Then shall I call you 'General Zhao' next time?

I wish you all the best.

comet

Comet wrote some anecdotes about the recent legends in the palace in the letter, but he didn’t write in many things he wanted to say. For example, he felt that without the Ming and Qing Palaces, he seemed to be missing a lot of things. It was a bit difficult for him to adapt to the already quiet Ming and Qing Palaces. For example, because of the regret that the children cannot go to the military camp, for example, the turquoise is always worn on the waist by myself except when sleeping, for example...

He didn't write it, and Zhao Rongzhen certainly couldn't understand these feelings. Apart from being happy, he also had a little regret. It turned out that Zhao Rongzhen was the only one who missed the time when he was dressed in red and had no expression, and made people feel like a fairy in the sky. Sometimes, he will exude a kind person. In the letter, that person will care about others, and he will also mention it incidentally to himself.

Zhao Rongzhen folded the letter and put it back neatly in the envelope. Although it was a bit regretful, there was still something to be happy about - Comet replied. Does this mean that you can write to him without any worries in the future, and then you will receive it again? to his reply?

Isn't this something to be happy about?

Zhao Rongzhen raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

In this way, Zhao Rongzhen wrote a letter to Han Qing every ten days to report the progress of the training, and every time he wrote a letter to Comet, and every time Baoqin came back, he would also bring back a reply letter from Comet .Each letter to each other is a little longer than the last one, and it seems to be a little more intimate. For Zhao Rongzhen and Xixing, this seems to be a natural thing. No one thinks so much. They seem to be moving towards the unknown. The direction is drifting away, and I don't know where I will go.

Back and forth, until late spring and early summer, Zhao Rongzhen had already received 8 letters from Comet.

It was another day when I received a letter from Comet. After reading the letter, Zhao Rongzhen turned around and wanted to go back to the barracks. Unexpectedly, he saw Zhang Wei standing behind him, and Zhao Rongzhen trembled in fright.

"...Why are you so quiet again? You're so scared..." Zhao Rongzhen patted his chest to suppress his shock, but Zhang Wei looked at him with other intentions and didn't say anything, "Look... what are you looking at?" Zhao Rongzhen looked at Zhang Wei with a guilty conscience, but he didn't know why he was guilty.

"I've heard it all." Zhang Wei looked at Zhao Rongzhen for a while, and finally spoke.

"What? What did you hear?" Zhao Rong really didn't understand what Zhang Wei was going to say, but he vaguely felt that it had something to do with the comet. He didn't want to discuss the topic of the comet with Zhang Wei, so he raised his foot and wanted to leave.

"You wrote a letter to His Royal Highness Comet." Zhang Wei's words made Zhao Rongzhen stop again, and had to face Zhang Wei.

"Bao Qin..." Zhao Rongzhen gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice, "What's wrong? Just let the emperor report our training progress." Zhao Rongzhen said lightly, as if it was normal, but , Zhao Rongzhen really thinks it's normal, can't he write letters to others?

Zhang Wei looked at Zhao Rongzhen with a little displeasure, and sighed, "When I was dying of illness in the hospital bed, I didn't watch you write to me on the battlefield."

"You said you were going to die, can you see me writing you a letter? Besides, I'm so busy fighting the war, I don't have time..." In fact, after finishing speaking, Zhao Rongzhen regretted it, as if he didn't mean it.

"Have you been fighting all night? Don't you have to be busy training recruits? I said that every time you write a letter to the emperor, what are you doing while lighting the lamp... Are you so happy to receive the reply?" Zhang Wei said sternly The look on his face was a bit scary. Zhao Rongzhen had never seen Zhang Wei like this before. When he faced himself, even if he was seriously injured, he would always look at him with a smile, but he didn't expect that because a letter was really close to him, angry.

Zhao Rongzhen didn't speak anymore, the two confronted each other for a while, Zhao Rongzhen was the first to give in, "If you don't want to train hungry this afternoon, go back, I'm hungry." Zhao Rongzhen put his arms on Zhang Wei's shoulders, wanting to take him back , but Zhang Wei shook off his hand.

"Go back, I'm not hungry." Zhang Wei went to the stream and squatted down, with his back to Zhao Rongzhen. Zhao Rongzhen didn't know what Zhang Wei was up to, so he simply ignored him and went back to the barracks.

After Zhao Rongzhen went back, Baoqin was scolded. Baoqin said that it was not what he wanted to say. Zhang Wei saw that Zhao Rongzhen would go out of the training ground with the letter every time he received a letter from the emperor and force him to question him. He had no choice. Said.

It was almost training in the afternoon, but Zhang Wei hadn’t come back. Zhao Rongzhen had no choice but to ask Baoqin to go to the stream to find Zhang Wei. It's about to start, Zhao Rongzhen can only let the recruits train on their own first, and take Baoqin and 10 people to find it.

The group arrived at the stream first, Zhao Rongzhen thought that Zhang Wei was just leaving for a while, he was not there when Baoqin arrived, but when they arrived at the stream again, there was still no sign of Zhang Wei.

"I'll take five people forward, and you take five people back. If you don't find them before dark, go back to the camp, understand?" Zhao Rongzhen told Baoqin, Baoqin nodded vigorously, and led the five people first. After leaving, Zhao Rongzhen led the remaining five people to walk upstream along the stream. When they left the barracks, it was a difficult mountain road. Zhao Rongzhen and the soldiers who followed him walked, calling Zhang Wei's name, hoping to get Zhang Wei Wei responded, but Zhang Wei was not found until it was dark, and desolate howling wolves came from the mountain, and unsafe signals filled the surrounding air. For the safety of others, Zhao Rongzhen could only lead soldiers Back to the camp, I hope that when I go back, I can see that Baoqin and the others have found someone, but when they return to the camp where the bonfire has been lit, Baoqin and the others have just returned, everyone has a disappointed expression, and there is no sign of Zhang Wei.

After letting the soldiers go back to rest, Baoqin followed Zhao Rongzhen back to their camp. Zhao Rongzhen took out the map on the mountain, and the two carefully studied the villages around the mountain and the mountain roads that could be walked, and thought of several routes. God how to find Zhang Wei.When the plan was finalized, it was already late at night, Zhao Rongzhen sent Baoqin to sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep anyway, feeling stuffy in his chest, so he walked out of the camp to get some air.

The moonlight shone brightly on the camp, and there was the sound of flowing water from the stream, and occasionally the howling of wolves from the mountains. Zhao Rongzhen was worried that if Zhang Wei was tired from walking, he would fall asleep on the side of the road. Fortunately, there is still a hot meal to eat, but if it is discovered by wild wolves, will it be injured?Zhao Rongzhen thought of countless possibilities, but he could only wait until dawn before searching.

Zhao Rongzhen sighed softly, he didn't know why Zhang Wei got angry because of a letter, and left so angry, could it be that he cared too little for him?Or did I confide too little to him?I seem to seldom have heart-to-heart conversations with Zhang Wei, because he feels that if happy things are shared with others, the happiness may spread, and it doesn’t matter, but if he feels sad, he can carry it himself, so why let others share it Your own unhappiness?

Zhang Wei doesn't seem to think so, he always tells Zhao Rongzhen all his emotions, Zhao Rongzhen will be a good listener, and he will also enlighten him, although it is not always useful, but Zhang Wei at least expresses his heart If you don't say it quickly, it will relieve a little bit of sadness. Maybe it's like this, Zhang Wei is a little dependent on him.

Or maybe, I was too self-righteous, thinking that Zhang Wei would always be by my side for no reason, so I could be careless towards him with peace of mind.

In a blink of an eye the next day, Zhao Rongzhen and Baoqin took people to the mountains to continue looking for Zhang Wei. After 3 days in a row, Zhang Wei was not found, and the progress of the recruits' training also slowed down. Zhao Rongzhen was a little angry, no matter how petty he was. , The recruit training cannot be delayed. If the training progress cannot be completed in August, Zhao Rongzhen doesn’t know how to explain to Han Qing, and he also failed the hope that Comet has been telling in the letter that he must seriously train the recruits.On the other hand, Zhao Rongzhen was worried about whether Zhang Wei would encounter any danger, and he couldn't tell himself. Although he didn't like Zhang Wei's commentary on his and Comet's affairs, after all, his concern prevailed. As long as Zhang Wei can be found, let's talk about the rest.

Three days after Zhang Wei left, Zhao Rongzhen searched all the places on the mountain where Zhang Wei could be found. Wei's body was not there. Zhao Rongzhen felt that he had returned to the capital or his hometown, so he asked Baoqin to go back to the capital and his hometown to have a look. He was afraid that the old man at home would be anxious. When he returned to his hometown, he should not tell Zhang Wei's disappearance. They just said that they and Zhang Wei were busy recently, and asked him to go back and see if the two elders were all right.

Baoqin went back to the nearest capital city first. His choice seemed to be right. When he returned to the General’s Mansion, the housekeeper said that Zhang Wei had returned three days ago, but he stayed at home all day, and only went to the palace today. , but don't know what to do with it.

"Second Young Master, Eldest Young Master has been looking for you like crazy for the past few days. If you want to go home, you don't say anything. If we don't find you again, we all thought..." Baoqin looked calm, as if nothing happened. When the same happened, Zhang Wei was fine, so he immediately felt relieved, but the resentment in his heart surged up again.

"What do you think? Was it taken away by wild wolves in the mountains and eaten?" Zhang Wei sat on the couch in the living room, still looking indifferent, and asked while pouring water for himself.

Baoqin stood aside, looking at Zhang Wei angrily, but couldn't say anything more.

"Don't you need to go back and follow my brother?" After a moment of silence, Zhang Wei saw that Bao Qin refused to leave, so he smelled it.

"When will you go back? The training plan has slowed down. If the training period is delayed and the emperor blames it, we can't afford it." Baoqin knew that the most important thing now was to bring Zhang Wei back. It is a bit difficult for two recruits, let alone Zhao Rongzhen alone.

Zhang Wei didn't seem to be in a hurry, drinking tea leisurely, as if the training of recruits was not his business, "Go back? See how you feel, training recruits in that windy and sunny place is better than listening to comets in the palace Your Highness is very comfortable playing the piano." Zhang Wei used a teacup as a cover for the tea leaves on the freshly refilled tea, and enjoyed smelling the fragrance that wafted out, but he still felt that it did not smell like a comet brew.

"My lord, don't be so awkward, let me beg you, okay? The young master can't do it alone..." Baoqin bowed in front of Zhang Wei, with a pleading expression on his face. As if he didn't see it, he was still drinking tea leisurely.

"It's easy for me to go back. You go back and tell my brother and ask him to write me an apology letter. If I'm satisfied, I'll go back."

Baoqin looked at Zhang Wei in bewilderment, and the next day, when he told Zhao Rongzhen what Zhang Wei had said, Zhao Rongzhen let out a "chuck" laugh, knowing that Zhang Wei was fine, and all his previous worries were wiped away. And after that laugh, followed by Zhao Rongzhen's cold expression. On the third day, Zhang Wei didn't wait for Zhao Rongzhen's apology letter, but he used the 20 army staff in front of the recruits, and then he and Zhao Rongzhen were put in the army. in the tent.

Zhao Rongzhen just wanted to establish rules in front of the recruits, even if he was a lieutenant general, if he made a mistake, he would still be punished.

After dinner, the recruits went back to their tents to rest. Zhao Rongzhen took the bruise medicine that Baoqin had brought home and sat down beside Zhang Wei who was lying on the bed. Turn your face away and don't look at him at all.

"Are you still angry?" Zhao Rongzhen opened the lid of the medicine bottle as if nothing had happened, lifted Zhang Wei's clothes on the injured area, and gently and slowly applied the medicine on the injured area. It was a little bit cool, but it hurt so badly, even though the pain was unbearable, Zhang Wei didn't say a word, "Call out the pain, it's just the two of us." Zhao Rong really felt that Zhang Wei was shaking from the pain, but he just didn't sound.

"...It doesn't hurt." Zhang Wei squeezed two words between his teeth, and when Zhao Rongzhen finished applying the medicine, Zhang Wei was already sweating.

Zhao Rongzhen gently covered Zhang Wei with the quilt, and then sat next to him again, Zhang Wei still turned away from him, "You know, we are the bosses, if we don't set rules when the recruits first arrive, It will be difficult to manage in the future.”

"So you're going to take the knife on me?" Zhang Wei's voice was muffled, and it's not known whether it was because he turned his face away, or because he was in a bad mood.

Zhao Rongzhen pampered Zhang Wei's hair, Zhang Wei waved his hand away in disgust, but the movement was too big, affecting the wounds on the waist and buttocks, the face that had just turned away finally turned around, the expression on the face It was also because of the pain that Zhang Wei was able to talk to him, which meant that half of Zhang Wei's anger had disappeared.

When Zhang Wei's expression was no longer so tangled, Zhao Rongzhen spoke again: "I heard from Baoqin that you went to the palace when you returned?"

Zhang Wei knew that Zhao Rongzhen would ask, and had expected that he rolled his eyes at Zhao Rongzhen, and then turned his head away to ignore him. Zhao Rongzhen poked his arm, "I'm going to bed, I'm going to rest tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Zhang Wei Waving his hand, not wanting to say anything, Zhao Rongzhen poked his arm again without giving up, Zhang Wei waved again annoyed, this time he learned how to behave, just waved lightly, "I will tell the emperor about the recent military training In case you have to write a letter to ask Baoqin to run errands." Zhang Wei actually knew that Zhao Rongzhen asked him about his visit to the palace, and he wanted to ask him if he had been to Comet, although he saw him in the side palace of Hezheng Palace. Comet is teaching the kids how to play the piano, but he just doesn't talk.

He didn't want to say how charming Comet's focused expression was when he was teaching the children to play the piano; he didn't want to say that when Comet saw him, he asked a lot about Zhao Rongzhen's situation; he didn't want to say that he was very jealous of the relationship between Comet and Zhao Rongzhen Bonding at first sight...

"Oh." Zhao Rongzhen agreed with a little disappointment, lowered his head and rubbed the medicine bottle in his hand, and was thinking about whether to ask Zhang Wei about the situation of Comet, but this time Zhang Wei left again because of his own letter to Comet , so he thought for a long time, but in the end he didn't ask.

At the beginning of summer, there was no sweltering heat in the middle of summer, but only a cool breeze. Because of the medicine, Zhang Wei fell asleep first. Although the weather was fine, Zhao Rongzhen couldn't sleep at all. He thought Zhang Wei would follow him by himself. He talked about Comet, but he didn't say anything to Zhao Rongzhen until Zhang Wei fell asleep.

Zhao Rongzhen, who couldn't sleep, got up and walked out of the military tent. The military camp at night was so quiet that only the sound of the stream flowing was left. The cold moonlight sprinkled silver dust on the ground. Zhao Rongzhen walked slowly to the side of the stream, and looked at the opposite side by the moonlight There is already a little lush forest. In the grassland of the forest, a plant with red rhizomes grows. Because summer has just come, those flowers have not yet opened, only red buds. When the wind blows, there will be a faint fragrance. Floating over, the fragrance is like the smell of the comet, faint but unique; the red is also like the color of the comet's clothes, bright but unobtrusive.Zhao Rongzhen went to the other side to see those flower buds. They should be the flowers after they bloomed. They are long and slender, so that people can't see what kind of flower core is inside. They are as mysterious as comets. What mood.

A gust of breeze blew, and Zhao Rong, who was standing by the stream, really smelled that fragrance, as if the comet was by his side, and the smile of the comet appeared in his mind - that night, when he put a strand of his hair into the kit, The comet also smiled faintly under such a cool moonlight.

Thinking of such a smile, Zhao Rongzhen couldn't help but smile, the fragrance of flowers accompanied by the small sound of the stream lingering around him, just like the gentle embrace of the comet that night, which made Zhao Rongzhen feel a little sleepy When the attack came, he returned to the military tent in a daze, lay down and fell asleep.

He had a dream—

The unknown red flowers in the forest are all in bloom, and the comet stands in the sun. Among the lush and open flowers, it seems to be integrated with them. The long black hair is loosely hung behind, and only the red The headband was lightly tied at the tip of the hair, and the breeze blew the corner of Comet’s clothes fluttering slightly. The fragrance of flowers seemed to surround her more intensely because of the presence of Comet. Comet looked at her with a smile , as if his legs and feet were uncontrollable, he crossed the stream and walked to the comet, hugging the red figure in his arms, but accidentally touched the hair rope with his hand, and his long hair swayed gently with the wind.Comet, who was a little shorter than himself, raised his head slightly, his clear eyes looked at him calmly, and then he became more and more eager, a pair of cool hands climbed up his waist, Zhao Rongzhen lowered his head, and suddenly found two people facing each other honestly, looking at each other Comet longed for his gaze, Zhao Rongzhen lowered his head slowly, and kissed Comet's thin, slightly cool lips in his arms, Comet didn't seem to resist, and gently catered to him.

Those red flowers seemed to expand their territory infinitely outwards, and finally there was only an overwhelming coquettish red. The two of them tossed and turned in that sea of ​​red, even the comet's frowning, rapid breathing and slight The pain is so real in front of him, Zhao Rongzhen can't tell if it's a dream or reality

So when Zhao Rongzhen woke up from the dream, Zhao Rongzhen found that in the dark night, except for a trace of coolness in a certain part of himself, but he was still alone by his side, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed in his heart, but in the dream, the last comet leaned against The tenderness of my shoulders and the fragrance of the comet seem to be still there.

Why do you have such a dream?

Such thoughts flashed through Zhao Rongzhen's mind, and after that, Zhao Rongzhen fell into a deep sleep again.