I see the snow

When Qin Yi took Mu Ziling back to Liang Cheng, the child was covered in bruises.

He was imprisoned in a cage by the Yunyan royal family, his neck and wrists were covered with blood blisters, and there were countless scabs under his loose and worn clothes.

Qin Yi couldn't believe that a beautiful kid he met in Jiangzhou last year turned into this in just a few months.

He picked him up horizontally, and when he got out of the cage, Mu Ziling tripped over the chain on his ankle.

He put his arms around Qin Yi's neck and buried his face in Qin Yi's neck, as if he felt ashamed and embarrassed by his appearance.

However, Qin Yi lightly touched the young man's forehead, indicating that it was not his fault.

"Yunyan is an ambitious wolf, intending to provoke a war and destroy the friendship between the countries in China."

Qin Yi said coldly: "From now on, the young master will hide in Liang Jing as a hostage. If your country makes any rash moves, Liang Cheng will definitely send troops to attack."

He hardly left any room for discussion, so he carried Mu Ziling himself into the carriage and returned to Liang Cheng.

Like robbing someone.

On the carriage, Qin Yi took off his robe, covered Mu Ziling, and said softly:

"Is it cold? ... Is there anything you want?"

Mu Ziling was thin and huddled in Qin Yi's thick and luxurious cloak, like a small animal brought back from outside.

He shook his head and said, "It's not cold."

At the end, he looked at Qin Yi again and asked, "Are you the king of Liang Cheng?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "At that time, I was traveling around Zhonglu secretly, and I was not allowed to reveal my identity, so I didn't tell you."

"Will you forgive me?"

Mu Ziling looked at him and nodded.

Qin Yi leaned over and touched his forehead.

"These injuries need to be dealt with."

When looking down, Qin Yi saw Mu Ziling's neck and the scab on his wrist, and said, "Otherwise, it will be troublesome to leave a scar. Changmo."

Immediately, the door curtain outside the carriage was lifted, and a young servant came in and said:

"master."

"Bring some ointment here."

Qin Yi said, he turned to Mu Ziling again, stretched out his arms, and asked with a slight smile, "Can I hug you?"

Mu Ziling hesitated a little, but after shrinking for a moment, he still put his hand on Qin Yi's finger.

Qin Yi hugged him, put him on his lap, and slowly cut off Mu Ziling's old clothes.

Some wounds have been left for too long, and they are worn out after they are healed, and they are healed after being worn out, and the clothes are almost mixed into the wounds.

Qin Yi took out the broken clothes while observing Mu Ziling's expression, for fear of hurting him.

But Mu Ziling kept looking at Qin Yi, not only did he not show pain, but his dark eyes were shining brightly, like some secret joy.

Qin Yi looked at the villain, smiled and said, "What's wrong?"

Mu Ziling said, "You still remember me."

Qin Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said naturally: "Of course I remember you. Gu never breaks his promise."

"but……"

Mu Ziling said softly: "Brother Huai'an also looks the same as me. You... Maybe you will like him more."

"Little fool."

Qin Yi scratched his nose, and said in a low voice, "But you are the one Gu promised to pick up, so what does it have to do with him?"

He put his finger in front of Mu Ziling, and like a magic trick, he suddenly turned his palm upwards and conjured up a few candies.

"Like it?"

Qin Yi said, "Try it."

Mu Ziling reached out to grab it naturally, and the attendant kneeling on the ground took advantage of his distraction and wrapped up the wound on his ankle with medicine.

Mu Ziling shuddered slightly, and frowned, showing a pained expression, but still did not break free.

Qin Yi kissed him lightly on the cheek, and said rewardingly:

"Good boy."

"Good boy" Mu Ziling was probably the first time in his life to receive such an evaluation.

He couldn't help but feel a little novel and a little happy, and there was a little secret joy in his expression.

Qin Yi pinched his cheek and said with a smile, "Why do you always keep quiet when you are happy?"

He put his fingers between Mu Ziling's eyebrows, stroked them, and said softly: "Next time, I'll be happy, and tell Gu, okay, huh?"

"—If you are happy, Gu will be happy too."

Mu Ziling looked up at him. At that time, the young boy's clear and dark eyes were filled with the reflection of Qin Yi.

From Yunyan back to Liangcheng, the carriage took about half a month.

Along the way, Qin Yi always accompanied Mu Ziling, even when he went down to pick flowers, Qin Yi personally led him there.

Qin Yi grew up in the palace of Liangcheng since he was a child. His relatives in the palace were weak, and his biological mother died young, so he was not favored by the previous king.

He treated Mu Ziling like this, as if he was really doting on him as his own younger brother.

"From now on, if you have anything, you can come to Gu."

Qin Yi said: "Gu has already ordered that all your food and clothing expenses will be the same as Gu's. If anyone dares to bully you, come to Gu to complain."

Looking at Mu Ziling's appearance, he seemed to understand a little bit, so he couldn't help laughing, and asked:

"Do you know how to file a complaint?"

Mu Ziling let go of his hands, shook his head, but said:

"Not looking for you, I have this."

Qin Yi looked down and saw several small silver needles hidden between Mu Ziling's fingers, each of which was shiny.

Looks like it's kinda painful.

"No need for this."

Qin Yi couldn't help feeling a little sour in his heart, as if he had been pricked by some tiny thorn, and said softly: "In the future, someone will stand by your side. You don't need to protect yourself."

He took these silver needles out of Mu Ziling's hand, and under Mu Ziling's gaze, he wrapped them in cloth, put them in his arms, and said:

"Wait for the day when Gu can't protect you anymore, you can use these things again."

"—But, that day will never come."

After arriving at Liangcheng Palace, Qin Yi arranged a very spacious palace for Mu Ziling.

All the palace people and decorations have been carefully selected.

He led Mu Ziling in and asked him, "Do you like it?"

In Yunyan, this is a more magnificent and luxurious palace than King Yunyan's bedroom. Standing in it, Mu Ziling thought, maybe if his cousins ​​knew that Liang Cheng was a hostage, they would be treated like this, and they would probably earn money. Come here with a broken head.

But that didn't seem to be what he was focusing on.

Looking around, Mu Ziling raised his head and asked Qin Yi who was standing beside him: "Is this place far from your palace?"

"Not far."

Qin Yi said: "Every time I go to court, Gu can come to see you."

"it is good."

So the little boy laughed: "I like it here."

After the residence was settled, Qin Yi often went to see Mu Ziling.

Ask him what he is not used to, what he wants, and whether any palace servants treat him badly.

Every time I go, I bring some gadgets with me.

Mu Ziling was very happy every time he saw something that a child as old as Mu Ziling played with.

"After June, Gu will take you to Huanhu River."

Qin Yi watched him fiddle with it, and said with a smile, "There are tides every year to watch. After the tide ebbs, there are still red corals left behind. Gu will take you to pick up crabs."

Mu Ziling was thinking about a copybook, Qin Yi saw that he couldn't write well after a long time, so he simply bent down, held his hand, and led him to write.

With one stroke after another, Qin Yi's palm was pressed against the back of Mu Ziling's hand, which was very warm.

Mu Ziling stared at the words in front of him, and Qin Yi's slight breathing could be heard by his ears.

At that moment, he thought, so having a brother should feel like this.

That night, Qin Yi slept in Mu Ziling's bedroom.

It's raining heavily outside, it's not suitable to go back to Erle Palace.The halls in the Lucky Palace are big enough, so there is no shortage of sleep.

It's just a matter of who sleeps in the master bedroom.

It stands to reason that Qin Yi is the king, so naturally there is no reason to sleep in the palace.But because of his overnight stay, Mu Ziling was asked to sleep in the side hall, and he felt very sorry.

After thinking about it, Qin Yi ordered someone to set up a screen in the main hall to separate himself from Mu Ziling, and they both slept on the same bed.

At night, through a thin screen, Qin Yi watched Mu Ziling.

His outline was vague and indistinct, and only a rough silhouette could be seen clearly.

But Qin Yi just looked at him like this, as if he was very peaceful just looking at him like this.

Outside, it was raining heavily, crackling, raindrops hitting the window paper, loud and powerful.

"Are you asleep?"

Qin Yi asked softly, "Phoenix?"

The little shadow on the other side of the screen immediately stood up and said:

"No."

Qin Yi couldn't help smiling, and said, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Mu Ziling turned over on the bed, a little worried:

"It's thundering."

"Are you afraid of thunder?"

"Ah."

Mu Ziling responded in a low voice: "There will be a lot of things coming out of thunder."

When he lived in the dark room, every cloudy day, the ghosts on the altar would come out and circle around his cage.

Many nights, Mu Ziling watched them quietly, and waited until dawn with his eyes open.

"Never mind. Alone here."

Qin Yi said: "Gu is a real dragon, they dare not approach."

"Can I sleep with you?"

After a while, the boy suddenly said, "It's so cold here."

It was April and May at this time, and when the weather turned warmer, the palace changed into thin quilts.

Qin Yi didn't know why Mu Ziling still felt cold, but after a pause, he still said, "Come here."

So Mu Ziling came over with his little quilt, and threw himself into Qin Yi's arms.

It was the first time for Qin Yi to sleep with someone else, but he didn't feel crowded so close to Mu Ziling.

Mu Ziling is smaller than Qin Yi, and his body is also a size smaller than him. When the two of them were lying together like this, Qin Yi thought, if he had any brothers and grew up together, it would probably be like this.

"When the orphan was young, the queen mother often told the orphan a story before going to bed."

After a long time, Qin Yi said softly: "There are those who have no desire for the ten heavens, and those who have the Emperor Wujian, I still remember them."

Mu Ziling looked at him. From Mu Ziling's perspective, he could only see a little bit of Qin Yi's jaw.

Qin Yi is 16 years old this year, but he has already taken the throne alone.He carried the prosperity and decline of the entire country on his shoulders.

"Is there anything you want to hear?"

Sensing the gaze of the child in his arms, Qin Yi lowered his head, looked at him, and asked softly, "Can I tell you a bedtime story."

Mu Ziling has never heard of the story since he was so old, he shook his head: "It's fine."

"Okay, then I'll tell you a—"

Qin Yi thought for a while, and said, "The story of Xiaoye Yao's travels in the world."

Qin Yi is a good hand in governing the country, but the level of storytelling is probably really not that good.

Mu Ziling listened for a while, then fell asleep in his arms.

Qin Yi hadn't talked about the climax yet, but he was very happy about it, and it took him a while to realize that Mu Ziling had fallen asleep.

"...All right."

Qin Yi gently put Mu Ziling's hand on the outside back under the quilt, and carefully moved it to the side——

He was worried that he would crowd him.

After confirming that Mu Ziling was asleep, he breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes:

There is still more than an hour to go up.

Good night, lonely boy.