At the beginning of the Chinese lanterns, the streets and alleys are prosperous.

Tonight's royal banquet in the palace is the same as in previous years. At the beginning of the new year, it will be kept simple.However, in some joys and sorrows, there are more flirts with lovers.

Besides, Ji Muqing drank happily during the banquet.In the past few days, hundreds of officials have come to Ji's mansion to give gifts one after another. He was only focused on doing business, and he was not even there when receiving the gifts, let alone thanking them back. Therefore, several officials who were familiar with him at the imperial banquet directly brought wine and asked him to make amends. .

Ji Muqing also knew that she was rude first, so she drank all the wine that was handed to her.If it hadn't been for Xiao Beichen who couldn't stand it in the end and claimed that something had brought him to his side, otherwise he wouldn't know how drunk he would be right now.

After drinking for three rounds, the music ended, and the moonlight fell like water in the lotus pond after the ice melted.Xiao Beichen took the people to the pavilion next to the pool to cool off and wake up.

The small pavilion is located near the water, and the cool breeze rolled up the tulle on all sides, revealing the two people leaning against each other at the stone table.

The wine in the banquet is not strong, but if you drink too much, you can burn your body.Ji Muqing took off his outer robe halfway, and leaned against Xiao Beichen to take a nap with blurred eyes.Xiao Beichen remained motionless, looking intently at the papers reported by the local officials in his hand.

Not long after, seeing that the people around him had been ignoring him, Ji Muqing curled his lips and slipped into Xiao Beichen's arms.

"Looking at what?" he asked.

When Xiao Beichen saw someone lying on his lap, he pressed his arms around his waist, and then said calmly: "It has been raining for several days and nights in Linzhou recently, but the widening of the river road is effective. The prefectures and counties were also deeply affected, and the river did not rise too much."

Ji Muqing suddenly had difficulty advancing and retreating, and turned his head to look at the person begging for mercy.

"Afterwards, Xu Heng, the governor of Linzhou, strongly recommended that expert. The Ministry of Industry was amazed by this person, and they really wanted to recruit talents. They have already sent people to talk to him." Xiao Beichen turned a blind eye, continuing the previous words.

Ji Muqing paused, the development of the matter was similar to the previous life.Then this expert, namely Song Zhengxiu, became a powerful minister and became a national teacher with his outstanding talent.

Although in the previous life, Song Zhengxiu's treason was not found out through torture to death, but in this life Ji Muqing didn't plan to wait for him to arrive in the capital before taking action, he wanted to kill his official career in the south of the Yangtze River.

"What's the rush, it's just a sideways hit." Ji Muqing came back to his senses, and stretched out his hand to untie Xiao Beichen's belt, "It's His Highness's negligence if the prediction is not correct, how can the credit be given to Linzhou only if the prediction is correct?"

He sneered and said: "The Ministry of Industry likes to shift the responsibility to His Highness, and it is clear that they are incompetent. And I also guessed so, why no one came to talk to me."

Xiao Beichen heard the meaning of telling stories from his words, so he turned around and hugged him, bowing his head and approaching: "The Ministry of Industry just doesn't want to miss talents, and it has no other intentions."

Ji Muqing tugged on the man's temples, and said in a cold tone: "To be promoted to an official, you have to show real skills. The expert never said how he saw the risk of flooding, so the Ministry of Industry went to see him like this. People, it’s too hasty.”

The reasoning is correct, but Xiao Beichen always feels that there is a deep meaning in these words.He raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you know that you look like a concubine sowing dissension right now?"

"Yeah, I'm a disaster for the country and the people." Ji Muqing replied with a smile, then wrapped his arms around his neck and leaned against his face, "If it were me, it would not be enough to just widen the river, but to build a higher river bank."

Ji Muqing paused for a moment, and said seriously: "I predict that the rain will get heavier and heavier. If my prediction is correct, the Ministry of Industry will come to find me."

Seeing his gradually serious expression, Xiao Beichen pondered for a moment, and then said: "It is indeed abnormal than in previous years. Just in case, I will tell my father tomorrow."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Beichen agreed so quickly, Ji Muqing was slightly surprised for a while, and then raised her head to express.He held the tip of his nose close to the person, and his breath was mixed with the smell of wine.

"So trust me?" He couldn't help asking.

Xiao Beichen was silent, and the smile in his eyes was an answer.Then he looked at the slightly drunken face of the man in his arms, his eyes darkened a bit, "I'll call a carriage to take you back."

"Won't you let me stay overnight?" Ji Muqing softened her body again.

Xiao Beichen took a deep breath and helped him up before he got out of the fire. "Save it up, I'm busy with things these days, I'll pay you back after I go to Jiangnan."

Seeing that the man turned his head away in a panic, Ji Muqing sniggered contentedly for a while, then leaned over and whispered, "The concubine will leave."

***

It didn't take long before it was time to set off for Jiangnan.

Although Ji Muqing will not be away from home for a long time this time, Mother Ji still feels reluctant to part with her. Before leaving, she reminds her again: "Be careful on the road, come back early."

"Okay." Ji Muqing nodded.Before he turned to leave, he gave Father Ji another look.

Ji Huaiyuan understood: "I know, I know, I will take good care of it." Ji Muqing took away most of his guards this time, leaving only a few people to protect Rong Yunfei.But after all, this child has a special status, and Ji Huaiyuan needs to be in charge of the daily care.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Ji Muqing bowed solemnly in front of the mansion: "Father, Aunt, Mu Qing is gone, you go back." Xiao Beichen also saluted and said goodbye at the bottom of the stone steps.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the elders, the two rode away together.

They set off early in the morning.

Xiao Beichen saw the people walking slowly, and asked in a low voice, "I see that your Mianfeng is much fatter, I'm afraid you haven't run these days."

Hearing this, Ji Muqing was at a loss for words, he was leisurely at home these days, and even Ma also slacked off for a few days.

"My Sleeping Wind is an invincible warhorse." He would not admit it.

Xiao Beichen suddenly thought of something, tilted his head slightly and tentatively said: "I remember this horse was named ten years ago." Mianfeng happened to be the horse that Ji Muqing pointed out when he rescued him ten years ago.

After mentioning this matter, Ji Muqing proudly explained: "At that time, I rode Sleeping Wind and chased you all night to rescue you. At that time, when I ran to the desert, the wind was blowing hard, and at dawn, I could still rely on each other to sleep. It lasted half an hour, so it was named 'Sleeping Wind'."

Xiao Beichen was slightly stunned, and murmured: "I was thinking about it." He turned his head unnaturally.

"What are you thinking?" Ji Muqing asked back.

"Nothing." Xiao Beichen raised his eyes and put the topic aside, "By the way, the Ministry of Industry refuted the opinion, and the experts in Linzhou also said that there is no need to build a higher river bank."

Ji Muqing was not surprised, a strange color flashed in his eyes: "Then why did Your Highness return?"

"My hall personally went to Linzhou to supervise the work, and the responsibility lies with me." Xiao Beichen replied briefly, that he personally guaranteed the project.

"And because of my one-sided words." The corners of Ji Muqing's mouth fell slowly, unable to tell what was in his heart.He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he slowly approached Xiao Beichen on his horse.

The whole team approached the South City Gate mightily, and the people passing by on the left and right gave way one after another.

Suddenly, people behind him exclaimed, and saw Ji Muqing jumping up from his horse and stepping onto Xiao Beichen's panqing in full view.

Xiao Beichen was also startled, but after a while, he wrapped his cloak tightly around the person who had fallen in front of him, and then he rode his horse straight out of the city gate, leaving only the accompanying guards dumbfounded.

After a long time, the green horse slowed down.Xiao Beichen rubbed the smiling man in his arms, his eyes were full of doting, "I just left the capital, so impatient?"

"Don't worry, don't do anything." Ji Muqing looked up at him, and said with a smile, "Ten years ago, I carried you back on horseback. What's wrong with holding me for a while now?"

Ji Muqing clung close to the person's body, sniffing the sandalwood incense on the brocade robe to his heart's content. "Ask Mianfeng what to do, huh?" He pulled Xiao Beichen's collar down with his hands, narrowed his eyes and said, "To tell the truth, did you like me at that time?"

"Why do you think that way?" Xiao Beichen looked at him calmly.

"For the grace of saving my life, I promise it with my body." Ji Muqing rolled his eyes and guessed, "Maybe it was love at first sight."

As soon as he finished speaking, he denied it himself: "No, when we met, you were four years old, and I was six years old, and your hair hadn't grown yet. It's... scary when you fall in love with me."

Xiao Beichen couldn't hold back his laughter, "It's not possible." He stopped, and hummed a few times in a mysterious manner.

Ji Muqing looked at his cherry lips with a unique charm, rolled his Adam's apple silently, and asked, "Say, when?"

After a long time, Xiao Beichen couldn't bear his curiosity, and said seriously: "We have known each other for 16 years, but on a certain day in a certain year, we first fell in love, understood love, and then looked at it for thousands of years."

He paused, his starry eyes were as clear as the morning dew, and continued to say: "It's just that handsome young man who calls me by my name every day, so that people's hearts and eyes are full of him, and his back from afar is unforgettable."

"Calling your name." Ji Muqing murmured.

***

"Xiao Beichen...you are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"From today onwards, I will be your reading companion."

"His Royal Highness, how about helping me with my homework?"

"Why is there no smoke in your palace?"

"Scream brother, I will protect you for the rest of my life."

"I, Ji Muqing, will protect the country and defend the king in this life, and will always protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Xiao Beichen, I have become a general!"

***

Xiao Beichen: "The number of times we met later became less, and I found that I was not used to it. After that, I realized my affection for you, and I also knew what I want in life:"

"Stay with the king, I will be happy forever."

The spring breeze blows, perched on the wilderness.The light catkins fell on the shoulders of the person under the tree, covering his whole body in a short while.Suddenly it began to drizzle, and the cool rain seeped into the lips and tongue along the face, and I don't know who tasted it.

After the long kiss, Xiao Beichen raised his hand to cover Ji Muqing in his arms, and said hoarsely, "Go to the carriage, it's raining."

The author has something to say: Yesterday I found out that the outline of the following chapter was only a few lines, and then I quickly thought about the plot, thinking about it, and fell asleep (covering my face

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