you are my tomorrow

After the Lunar New Year, there have been several heavy snowfalls in the capital, and the outdoor air is also dry and cold, making people have no desire to go out at all, but Zhao Rongzhen has been running to the palace more often, in fact, there are not many things to follow Han Qing discusses that the plan to train recruits was handed over to Han Qing before the new year and passed. Zhao Rongzhen just wanted to meet Comet a few more times before the beginning of spring.

Many times, Zhao Rongzhen would think about why he did this, but he never came up with an answer.

On this day, Baoqin got a pair of Chinese chess from nowhere, and handed it to Zhao Rongzhen as if offering a treasure, and handed over the playing method to Rongzhen by the way. Entering the palace also had an excuse: to play chess with Comet.

When Zhao Rongzhen put on the cloak and was about to go out with the chessboard, Zhang Wei came to his room, "Are you going to enter the palace again?" Zhang Wei asked without any surprise, as if asking "Have you eaten yet?" So casually , Rong Zhen just said "hmm" and said nothing else, "It's almost spring, you should stay at home for a few more days, recharging your energy is the kingly way, training new recruits does not know how hard it is." Zhang Wei sat in the living room On the couch in the house, I picked up the kettle and wanted to pour myself a glass of water, but there was nothing in the kettle. Zhang Wei had no choice but to put down the kettle.

"I'm leaving, I may come back later at night, you and Baoqin can eat by yourself, don't wait for me." Zhao Rongzhen seemed to have not heard Zhang Wei's words, took the chessboard and walked out the door, taking Baoqin without looking back After leaving, Zhang Wei sighed as if discouraged.

Zhao Rongzhen must be crazy!

Zhang Wei could only growl this sentence in his heart.

When he came to the palace, Zhao Rongzhen went directly to the Ming and Qing Palaces. Comet had long been used to his sudden visit, and seemed to wish for it. Comet, who was sitting in the living room with Zhongyi and chatting, saw Zhao Rongzhen coming, so he put down his hands I got off the couch to greet him, the face of Zhongyi who was still smiling just now turned cold, and slowly got off the couch, when the maid saw Zhao Rongzhen coming, she went to boil the water automatically, Zhongyi leaned forward towards Zhao Rongzhen , as a greeting, Rong Zhen nodded. It was the first time that Baoqin entered the palace. When he saw the fifth prince who was often mentioned by the eldest young master, he silently praised in his heart that he was really a legendary "beauty", so he entered the door and forgot salute.

"Stinky boy, what are you looking at? Seeing the prince, why don't you hurry up and salute?!" Seeing Baoqin standing in the doorway, Rong Zhen patted him hard on the neck. Baoqin hurriedly knelt down on his knees and gave Comet After a big gift, Comet pursed his lips and smiled, because he found that the people around Zhao Rongzhen, whether it was Zhang Wei or this Baoqin, were all people who looked warm, unlike the people in this palace, It's all cold.

"Get up quickly, why do I have so many rules here?" Comet helped Baoqin up, Baoqin slowly raised his head, still staring at Comet, Zhao Rongzhen poked Baoqin's forehead with his finger, Baoqin Qin then withdrew his gaze and lowered his head obediently.

Zhao Rongzhen put the chessboard in his hand on the table, opened it, and Comet looked at the chessboard he had never seen before in novelty.

"This is..." Comet pointed at the chessboard and looked at Rong Zhen suspiciously.

"Baoqin got it back from China. It's called chess. I just learned it in the past two days. I think it's very good, so I want to give it to His Highness. When I come to the palace, I can play with His Highness."

Zhao Rongzhen and Comet sat down together, it was the first time for Zhongyi to see this novel thing, and he also leaned in front of the two of them, "This is like a battlefield, there are handsome men, soldiers and vehicles, and the border between Chuhe and Han is the dividing line. It’s like the dividing line between two countries. At the beginning, the chess pieces of the two people in the battle are all in their own territories..." Baoqin also came over, and slowly explained the rules of the game to Comet. Zhao Rongzhen brought him here In order to explain more detailed gameplay to Comet, Comet listened carefully to Baoqin's explanation, and seemed to understand something slowly.

"...It's probably like this. Your Highness Comet might as well try it with the young master. They say that you can learn true knowledge by practicing it, and you can only know it after playing." After Baoqin talked for a long time, Comet seemed to understand.

"Your Highness, is it okay?" Zhao Rongzhen looked at Comet tentatively, Comet nodded, Zhongyi and Baoqin respectively set up their chessboards, back and forth, Comet seemed to be familiar with the chess game, and slowly became proficient.

Zhao Rongzhen really left the chessboard in the palace. When he was away, Comet played chess with Zhongyi. When Zhao Rongzhen came, Comet naturally played with Zhao Rongzhen, as if he was addicted.

However, Zhongyi felt that Zhao Rongzhen was a bit strange recently. Hui Xing told him that after the beginning of spring, Zhao Rongzhen was going to train recruits. When coming to the Ming and Qing palaces, most of the time, they would stay for a whole day. Apart from eating, the two would play chess in the study, and Zhongyi would only accompany them sometimes. When he was free, he would wait outside the study. The two laughed a lot, but only Zhongyi knew that, except when Han Qing came, laughter was the most extravagant sound in the Ming and Qing palaces, and Comet was in front of him, even if he laughed, he seldom laughed heartily.However, since getting to know Zhao Rongzhen, there has been more laughter in the Ming and Qing palaces, but Zhongyi is not used to it for a while.

What kind of magic did Zhao Rongzhen cast on Comet to gradually make Comet smile more?

This is a question that Zhongyi has been thinking about since he met Zhao Rongzhen.

The days of Lichun are getting closer and closer, and the weather is still a bit cold, but it is no longer snowing.

One day, Zhao Rongzhen still went to the Ming and Qing Palace to play chess with Comet, but he didn't expect Comet to make a request: two people win two out of three games, and the loser must agree to any request of the winner.

"If that's the case, can I make a request first?" Zhao Rongzhen smiled wickedly, Huixing knew that Rongzhen might have some bad idea, but still nodded happily, he wanted to know what bad idea Zhao Rongzhen had, " If I win, I want a strand of Your Highness's hair, okay?" Comet was stunned for a moment, and Zhong Yi also became serious, "Because I heard that His Highness's hair is a piece of gold when I was outside the customs, so I want to treasure some. "Rong Zhen seemed to be looking at the comet seriously, but he seemed to be joking again.

Comet bowed his head and thought for a while, "Okay, if Brother Rongzhen can beat me, I'd like to give it away." Comet's answer surprised Zhongyi.

"Your Highness, there is no national mourning, no hair loss..." Zhongyi bowed his head and reminded Comet.

"I know, but if you want to give it to Brother Rong Zhen, who is a hero of the country, and you don't want to throw it away, what's the problem?" Comet whispered, Zhongyi couldn't deal with it, so he could only straighten up and look at it with a frown. Zhao Rongzhen, Zhao Rongzhen actually knew that Zhongyi was dissatisfied with him, but Quan pretended not to see it, "If I win, Brother Rongzhen has to promise me a request."

"Please speak."

"If I win, Brother Rong Zhen can just give me one of the items on my body, how about it?"

Zhao Rongzhen looked at the objects he was wearing, then took off the turquoise hanging from his waist and put it on the table next to the chessboard

"This was given to me by the Chinese general when my father and I went to China five years ago. It is said that it is priceless. If I lose, this document will belong to His Highness." Zhongyi rolled his eyes at Zhao Rongzhen calmly. face to go.

Comet picked up the turquoise and looked at it carefully, and then his eyes released joyful eyes, "It really is a good stone, so it's settled." Comet put the turquoise aside, and started a game with Zhao Rongzhen.

In the first two rounds, each of them won one round, and the third round was about to start, Zhongyi took a deep breath, Comet squinted at Zhongyi, and ignored him.In the end, only one step away, Comet lost to Zhao Rongzhen, and a tricky smile appeared on Zhao Rongzhen's lips.

"Brother Rong Zhen can win victoriously on the battlefield, so how can he lose for a mere game of chess? I am willing to gamble and admit defeat, Zhongyi, go get the scissors." Comet smiled, looked up at Zhongyi, but Zhongyi looked unwilling .

"Your Highness, there are so many valuable items in the Ming and Qing Palaces, just find one and give it to General Zhao, why bother..."

"How can you go back on what you have already promised? If you are told to go, you can go." Comet raised his face and looked at Zhongyi with a serious face. Zhongyi refused to move for a long time, and kept looking at Zhao Rongzhen. Rongzhen saw that the two were not happy. The way he looked, he knew that he had played a little too much.

"Your Highness, I'm just joking, Zhongyi is right, you can just choose an item from the Ming and Qing palaces to reward me, just for fun, don't be so serious, or you can't think of it for a while, you can give it after a while. Zhao Rongzhen hurried to smooth things over, Huixing didn't want to lose his temper with Zhongyi in front of Rongzhen, so he could only smile.

"Well, before you go to train the recruits, I will definitely deliver the gift to the house." Comet looked at the turquoise on the table with a bit of regret, Rong Zhen caught Comet's gaze, and pushed the turquoise towards the comet pushed.

"To thank His Highness, I will give you this turquoise."

Comet looked at Zhao Rongzhen in surprise, "It's not good, I agreed to admit defeat..."

"Just accept it." Zhao Rongzhen smiled indifferently, he always felt that it would not be a pity to give this precious turquoise to Comet, although he liked the color of the stone very much.

Comet smiled happily, "Then I'll accept it." However, he still gave Zhongyi a dissatisfied look, and Zhongyi just lowered his head without saying anything.

Zhong Yi left after the two of them played chess, saying that they had an upset stomach and didn't eat dinner. Only Comet and Zhao Rongzhen had dinner together. After dinner, Zhao Rongzhen left. Comet felt a little tired, so he went back to the bedroom. Knowing that Zhongyi might still be losing his temper, he didn't pay any attention to him, let the maid make the bed early, and lay down to sleep by himself.

I don't know how many days it was, Comet felt thirsty, so he got up to drink water, and seemed to hear a faint sound of a flute outside in a daze, "Who is still playing the flute so late?" Comet muttered, put on a coat and went out.

With the sound of the flute, Comet walked to the side room where Zhongyi lived, the candles in the living room were still on, Zhongyi sat on the couch directly opposite the door and played the flute that Comet gave him, maybe he didn’t have the talent, he gave it to him for many years, I didn't practice a few songs either.Seeing Comet come in suddenly, Zhongyi got up quickly, let Comet in, closed the door, and kept the cold out.

"It's so late, why did you come here suddenly?" Zhongyi put a few cotton pads on the couch, let Comet sit on them, and brought him a hand stove, while he stood beside him, and Comet looked at it steadily Zhongyi patted the place next to him, Zhongyi shook his head, Comet patted the place next to him again, frowned, and Zhongyi sat down.

Zhongyi lowered his head and looked at his feet, but he could feel Comet's gaze looking at him all the time. After a while, Comet withdrew his gaze, "Loyalty, we haven't talked for a long time, right?" Comet also lowered his head, Looking at his feet, Zhongyi nodded.

"You've been busy playing chess with General Zhao, how can you have time to talk to Zhongyi?" Zhongyi felt as if the two of them hadn't sat together and chatted like this for a long time. .

"What? Are you jealous?" Comet looked at Zhongyi teasingly, but Zhongyi buried his head even lower and smiled embarrassedly.

"What did you say...no..."

"No? Why are you blushing without you?" Comet's smile grew wider, and he touched Zhongyi's right arm with his left elbow.

"What's wrong with you? Don't make fun of Zhongyi..." Zhongyi looked at Comet with a little embarrassment, then lowered his head and looked at his feet, just like the shy Zhongyi 8 years ago.

Comet slowly put away his smiling face and looked at Zhongyi seriously. Zhongyi felt that Comet was no longer joking, so he slowly raised his head and looked at Comet, "Loyalty, tell me the truth, do you...don't like Zhao Rongzhen? Zhongyi lowered his head again, did not speak, and expressed his acquiescence, "Zhao Rong is really my mutual friend with Brother Huang. You also know that in this world, I have nothing but you and Brother Huang. I don't expect too much from you." I will treat Zhao Rongzhen as a friend, but at least... don't hate him, okay?" Comet looked seriously at Zhongyi who lowered his head, as if after a long time, Zhongyi raised his head and gave Comet a bright smile.

"Look what your highness thinks of me? It seems that I don't want your highness to make friends. General Zhao is friends with both the emperor and your highness. How can I stand in the middle? I won't hate General Zhao, your highness." Don't worry." Zhongyi felt that his smile was fake, so fake that he didn't believe what he said, but Comet smiled, he patted Zhongyi's shoulder, didn't say anything, looked away, and smiled to himself .

Zhongyi likes to watch Comet smile like this, but he really can't laugh.

If in this world, you have the Emperor, General Zhao, and me, I only have you.