The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

The late autumn breeze blew over the rice fields, the branches of willow trees, and the fields in the mountains, bringing a little bit of coolness, but it still couldn't blow away Xue Pan's irritability of being suffocated by Tu Zhen's words.He frowned stubbornly, looked at Tu Zhen several times depressedly, and was still not sure when he said this sentence.

Seeing this, Tu Zhen laughed and said, "This is what Zi Yu said."

The last time when Lin Mozhi and Prince Zhongshun met in the Royal Garden, Tu Zhen followed behind curiously for a while, only to realize that Lin Mozhi was not as boring as he appeared, and sometimes what he said could express People choked to death.

Seeing Zhongshun rolling his eyes angrily after Ziyu said this, Tu Zhen felt relieved.Although he kindly didn't jump out to laugh at Zhongshun because of his brother's affection, but this didn't prevent him from reminiscing these words from time to time, and from time to time he thought of Zhongshun's aggrievedness at that time and sent himself to criticize The fatigue after the memorial.

There is quite a kind of gloating of "I am unhappy, say something about your unhappy to make me happy".So after Xue Pan said that sentence, Tu Zhen subconsciously answered it.

Knowing the whole story, Xue Pan had no choice but to look at Tu Zhen with a depressed face.I don't know how to persuade him to understand that happiness based on other people's pain is immoral, short-lived, and not an act that an emperor should have.

Tu Zhen glared at Xue Pan, and said, "I saw the twitching corner of your mouth."

Xue Pan was silent, thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "It seems that Prince Zhongshun has calmed down recently, didn't he cause trouble to the Holy One?"

After hearing the words, Tu Zhen thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "It seems that there is really no one?"

This tone, is it so unbelievable!

Xue Pan rolled his eyes, and decided to ignore Prince Zhongshun and Lin Mozhi'er's mutual love and killing for the time being, and turn the conversation to the Tong family.He has always believed in the revenge of a gentleman, and it is impossible for the Xue family uncle to shake hands with his colleagues with laughter after being exposed to the calculations of chariots and horses from morning till night.Not to mention that this Tong's family is also their rival in love with the old Xue's family!

Xue Pan has never done the silly thing of planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade.In the same way, I have drawn a circle on the land I have worked so hard to win, and you still come to grab it.What is it if you are not courting death?

At that moment, Xue Pan straightened out his thoughts, and said to Tu Zhen: "The actions of the Tong family before were nothing more than petty disturbances. Looking at the sensation, they are actually superficial pettiness. Wanting to manipulate public opinion traps our Xue family in The Tong family's idea is good about the crisis. It's a pity that it's a bit too aggressive. If the Holy Majesty doesn't care, I will take revenge and go back."

The reason for asking this question is just because of the relationship between Queen Mother Tong and Tu Zhen.Even if Tu Zhen disagreed, Xue Pan would only make his methods more tactful and gentle, and it would be impossible for him to give up revenge.

What's more, Tu Zhen really doesn't care about the Tong family lineage.There are even some diaphragms.Just out of carelessness...

He still mentioned vaguely: "After all, Queen Mother Tong is my nominal mother, and Tong's family can be regarded as my grandfather's family. Isn't it embarrassing for you to say what you want to do to them in front of me so carelessly? "

Xue Pan understood, and said casually: "Then just pretend you don't know."

Tu Zhen: "..."

Sitting on the horse for a long time, Xue Pan stretched with some sore muscles, squinted his eyes slightly to enjoy the refreshing feeling of a cool autumn wind blowing on his face, and said to Tu Zhen: "It's not far from Zhuangzi anyway. Now, why don't we two get off our horses and walk away!"

Tu Zhen also felt a little tired sitting on the horse, and immediately touched Xue Pan's flexible and soft waist reluctantly, turned over and got off the horse, and after taking Xue Pan down firmly, he threw the rein behind him Followed by the dark guard, the two walked side by side on the wide official road with their hands behind their backs.Look comfortable and safe.Elegant and relaxed.

Whispering from time to time, pointing to the rice fields in the distance.

The hidden guards behind saw it and sighed softly.So the emperor is the emperor, and to be able to talk about love under so many pairs of eyes, it can only be said that the nerves of these two are not generally strong.

The two Tu Zhen who were walking ahead naturally didn't hear the dark guard's complaints.Or maybe they didn't care too much.After all, after so many years of ups and downs, the two people have supported each other to this day, and the emotional accumulation in it cannot be affected by anything.Tu Zhen even lived in the Qianqing Palace for four years for Xue Pan. Not everyone has such perseverance.

And Xue Pan's efforts to get Tu Zhen together are beyond the imagination of those harem concubines who claim to be affectionate.Although outsiders say that Xue Pan is nothing more than a favorite of the Holy One, sooner or later someone will grow old and the beauty will turn white.But this sentence may not be justifiable. After all, for so many years, the snowflake silver that Xue Pan sent to the inner treasury is obvious to all. Many years ago, Tuzhen planned to develop his power, and later he rescued the victims, built embankments and roads...Dayong Dynasty All the ministers and workers also know how much money there is in the national treasury.It can only be said that the Xue family in Jinling has contributed a lot to the fact that the imperial court can operate to this day without any financial pressure.

Although everyone is envious of the momentum of Xue's family, most people have to admit it wholeheartedly.If they change, let alone whether they have the ability to earn so much money, even if they do have the money, whether they have the courage to show it is another matter.

Therefore, although Tu Zhen promoted the Xue family a lot after he came to the throne, the civil and military officials did not have much objection.After all, the Xue family has always had good contacts, and the credit has really been done.

Now, the hardships and hardships of the same adversity have finally survived, and the rest is the pride of the same wealth.

As long as Tu Zhen thought about it, he felt warm in his heart.He looked at the rice fields blown by the wind and rippling in waves in the distance, and said meaningfully: "After operating for such a long time, I finally saw the autumn harvest."

Hearing this, Xue Pan sighed in agreement, "Yes, it seems that this year will be a bumper harvest."

As soon as the words were finished, Tu Zhen just turned around, and Xue Pan's indifferent smile was reflected in Xue Pan's eyes, so the two looked at each other fixedly, and smiled indifferently.

I want to be with you.It doesn't mean the kind of combination of interests with adversity, but the rarer one, sharing happiness with wealth.

The mountains and rivers are thousands of miles away, and the world is vast. I searched and searched for a long time, and finally found someone who wanted to see the magnificence of the mountains and rivers side by side.Although the road ahead is still slow, and despite the vicissitudes of the world, there must always be someone, no matter whether he is rich or poor, no matter whether he is high or low, who can rest assured and safely put by my side to walk with me.Then I felt that my heart that had been cold for a long time gradually warmed up, just thinking of that name, thinking of a look or a slight movement, I would have the urge to smile knowingly.

And this person is a partner who can stay together for a lifetime.

Tu Zhen sighed softly, looking at Xue Pan standing in front of him silently, he will be 19 years old after the new year.A young man who has fully grown in stature, his expression is elegant and relaxed, always with a casual and carefree look.His limbs are well-proportioned and his figure is light.His figure is not tall and tall according to the ancient gentleman's standard, nor is his demeanor as gentle and jade-like as a gentleman.There is always an untimely sharpness and sharpness lingering around him.He disdains the doctrine of the mean believed by the gentlemen nowadays. If he is serious in everything, he should make a noise.He has never deliberately attracted anyone's attention, but as long as he stands in the crowd, his habits and actions will always stand out.

His skin is fairer than some girls nowadays, this may be the tradition of the Xue family.Whether it is Zhongxin Hou or Xue Baochai, their skin is smooth and fair, like the best suet white jade, or like a pearl with luster.Looking at it from a distance, it reveals a kind of pampering, graceful and amiable.

His appearance is not the standard of men nowadays with sword eyebrows and star eyes, he is broad and bright.It is the curved and delicate eyebrows, like a crescent moon.The eyes are like apricots, round, clear and soft.The small nose and the small mouth are more refined and delicate than handsome, and they are half or six points similar to Xue Baochai, but he also has an extra sense of unruliness.It is precisely because of this touch of unrestraint and ease that most people look at Xue Pan's own appearance, and pay more attention to his methods, his temperament, and his speech and behavior.

This is a very special person.

Thinking of this, Tu Zhen couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Xue Pan is very greedy for money, but he is the most wealthy person in the world, so no one can really win his heart and favor from money bribes.Xue Pan is a jerk, but he can always grasp the development and changes of the situation at critical moments, so few people can set a trap to trap him.Because his thinking is really clear and his mind is really calm.Although he likes power and fame, he doesn't have to.From this point of view, he still has some desires and desires, and no desires are strong, and in this situation, no one can interfere with anything.

You can't lure it with profit, nor can you confuse it with power.Therefore, such a person is always envied and envied by those mediocre people who just want to live in peace and live a vegetarian life.Because those individuals could not reach his heights, they were driven by jealousy and spread useless rumors at will.

Therefore, most of the subjects and common people in the Dayong Dynasty thought that his Pan'er was a domineering, domineering, arrogant, dandy who would retaliate, and had an eye for money.

Only those close to him who really understand know how soft, how polite and coaxable his Pan'er is.

Thinking of this, Tu Zhen frowned again in a good mood.

It seems that every time he thinks of Pan'er, even if it's just a name, he will feel happy and at ease.

The atmosphere became silent for no apparent reason, and an ambiguous, warm atmosphere gradually filled the air.Xue Pan turned his head to look at Tu Zhen if he felt something, only seeing Tu Zhen's eyes full of smiles and pampering, he also felt extra relaxed and warmed up.The two people who were in love, at some point, under the cover of the loose robes, quietly held both hands, their fingers intertwined and intertwined.With the palms close to each other, it seems that one can feel the beating of the other's pulse. This feeling is very wonderful.

Among the rice fields in the distance, men in coarse green shirts could be vaguely seen working in the field.There is also a brown-yellow old cow walking in the field, flicking its tail, shaking its horns, and barking twice in a low voice.Xue Pan looked at it intently for a while, and then suddenly said: "When our Zhuangzi is finished, there will be such a piece of farmland under the mountain. When it's time for autumn harvest and spring planting, let's move a stool and sit in the distance to watch. Put a small coffee table on it. Here is your favorite drink, Longjing, and my favorite snack, melon and fruit. Let's eat and watch until the sun goes down, then go back to the Zhuangzi to soak in the hot spring, and then go to bed together. Do you agree?" Tu Zhen turned around , looked at Xue Pan with clear eyes, pondered for a while, and answered with the corner of his mouth hooked: "Okay."

So the two smiled knowingly, walked hand in hand on the official road, and walked slowly towards Zhuangzi.It didn't take long to hear the sound of groups of men yelling and shouting, metal colliding with stones or wood, etc., and dust was flying all over the sky.Such a familiar yet unfamiliar scene reminded Tu Zhen of the time when he and Xue Pan met for the first time.

It was also a newly renovated manor, and the two of them also went up the mountain leisurely, then wandered casually, and finally went down the mountain into the city, and he lived in Xue's mansion under Xue Pan's arrangement.There is also a plum garden in the Xue family's mansion, and every winter and the twelfth lunar month, the dark fragrance floats.They also talked in the plum garden, talking about what filial piety is, what is...

Thinking of this, Tu Zhen suddenly became a little surprised.After so many years, having experienced so many things, he originally thought that these dispensable memories had been forgotten in those fights for power and intrigues.But now it seems that everything is vivid and vivid.It's just that because of the long time and the sweetness and peace day after day, he intentionally or unintentionally sealed all these beautiful memories deep in his mind.However, sealing is not forgetting, he only needs an opportunity.It's like the switch button of the computer, just press it lightly, and everything will come to you... The real thing is right in front of you.

Standing beside Tu Zhen, Xue Pan looked at him with reminiscence, and looked at the dusty and noisy manor with some regret, knowing that he also thought of those dusty memories in Jinling.Slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and said: "This manor was built according to the layout of Jinling's "Heaven and Earth". It's just that many years have passed, and some technologies and things are much more advanced than that time. Get comfortable!"

After a pause, he added: "Although the site is not as big as the Heaven and Earth, the Heaven and Earth is open to everyone. This place only belongs to the two of us... In fact, it has the advantage of being smaller. It is more warm and comfortable, More comfortable and safe."

As he spoke, he sighed again: "For expediency, I had to take out most of the treasury's silver deposits to repair the Qiankun Palace for the emperor's pleasure. But I have always been worried about it. This time I have the opportunity to finally build a palace for you. The manor. Although it is not as extravagant and extravagant as the gold and silver piles in the Qiankun Palace, it is definitely arranged according to your preferences. It must be much more comfortable than the Qiankun Palace."

Tu Zhen moved slightly, looked at Xue Pan and said a little moved: "It's hard to bother you so much, actually I don't feel wronged."

Xue Pan hooked the corner of his mouth, looked at Tu Zhen and said, "I don't feel wronged, and it's not that I don't feel wronged. Maybe they don't think so and don't care. But I can't, because in my heart, ten emperors It’s not as good as you when added up.”

Tu Zhen took a deep breath, only feeling slightly hot eyes.He squeezed Xue Pan's palm slightly with both hands, and looked around, feeling that no one had noticed the two of them.He quickly leaned forward and kissed Xue Pan, and said softly, "I feel... very happy."

Xue Pan grinned and said, "From now on, this is our home."

When he was a dandy in his previous life, the boys and girls around him might really like him, but they always talked about "our home".Xue Pan didn't understand at that time, and even sneered at their limp attitude and dismissed it.I often boast that "where I am is home".But now that the world is changing, he actually wants to build a home and stay with someone for a long time.

Although, this person seems to be very beautiful and proud.It looks powerful, but it is actually very arrogant.It seems cold and boring, but in fact it is soft and boring.It seems that the city is quite deep, but in fact it is just an insecure doll who was abandoned and used by others since childhood.

Ten years of acquaintance, a snap of the fingers.Xue Pan originally thought that the old days were gone forever like sand passing through his fingers.But when it was time to repair the garden, he held the blueprints and recalled bit by bit the past when the two of them got along, only to suddenly find out.It turned out that some things had already accumulated in the bone marrow with the passage of time.became an instinct.

Because of the familiarity, it is clear, and because of the understanding, Xue Pan is able to warm Tu Zhen's heart in a straightforward way.Most of the court, civil and military officials, are thinking about their own interests and power.No one cares about the current mood. Everyone can see that Tu Zhen's superficial scenery is the same, the emperor is gorgeous.In fact, most people have forgotten how much this fourth master, who was constantly abandoned and used by others in his infancy, longed deep down in his heart to have a home of his own, a relative who only belonged to him and would not betray him.

My father was right in saying that when they have power and wealth, many things in the world can no longer seduce them.I used to think that the love of each other is always not worth the entanglement of interests.But in Xue Pan's view, this is just a trade-off.Sometimes as long as you are sure what you want, the choice is actually not that difficult.

Therefore, Xue Pan believed that both he and Tu Zhen cared deeply about each other.Because no matter in terms of emotional support or future career advancement, he and Tu Zhen are already inseparable.The ancient sages said that differences do not conspire with each other.In other words, as long as the "Tao" they seek is the same, common interests will only drive them farther and farther, and such emotions will become more and more powerful as interests are consolidated and strengthened. profound.

The hustle and bustle in Zhuangzi seemed to be covered by a glass cover at this moment, and the sound became smaller and smaller.Tu Zhen stood opposite Xue Pan, looking at Xue Pan's black and white eyes reflecting his own figure.The corners of the lips are curved, and the expression is comfortable.Even with a slumped face, he couldn't stop the temperament around him from rippling like spring.

He exhaled with some sighs, and couldn't help feeling rejoicing in his heart.

Times have changed, and Tu Zhen is no longer the helpless little prince he was back then.After many years of planning, he finally succeeded. He is the emperor who is above ten thousand people and promises everything.But because of this, those good times that he didn't get or just enjoyed a moment like the moon in a mirror will never come back.Surrounded by the royal palace, nobles and concubines, they all took a fancy to the emperor's seat and guarded him by his side.And in this case, Tu Zhen has no chance of pure heart-to-heart communication...

Fortunately, he met Pan'er before that.This person, who was more willful than himself at the beginning of the acquaintance, finally used his efforts to build a safe haven for himself without interests and disputes.From then on, as long as he returns to this small manor, he will no longer be the emperor above ten thousand people, but a simple disciple. The two of them can hide in the villa to relax and listen to the flowers in front of the court Blooming and falling, sitting and watching the distant mountains and clouds.

And what he presented to the world was finally not the cold throne, the lonely emperor.

He will be Tu Zhen, a man of flesh and blood.

And he will never forget in his whole life that Pan'er brought him such warmth and comfort.