After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

After Xu Xiaoqi went back to discuss with his family members, his family members still said that this matter should be decided by Xu Xiaoqi himself.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Xiaoqi still accepted Qi Zizhen's invitation, and will officially move into the National Teacher Tower on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

In addition to the room on the top floor of the National Teacher Tower, there is also a room on the lower floor for the Master Shaota to live in.

Before that, Qi Zizhen lived in the East Palace, so the room had been unused for a long time. After Xu Xiaoqi agreed, he took the time to tidy up the room and move in with his bags.

At the same time, because Xu Xiaoqi was going to the palace to study under the name of Song Shi's companion, Qi Zizhen also invited him to go out with Song Yaoxu and Song Shi on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Xu Xiaoqi hasn't been able to adapt to the change of her identity yet, Yingde smiles shyly and obediently, and follows Qi Zizhen like an obedient and sensible little follower.

Qi Zizhen couldn't hold back, he pinched his head, and then went out side by side with him.

Considering that the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is also a grand and festive festival, Qi Zizhen specially put on a dark red cloak today. The cloak is embroidered with large clusters of lifelike golden plum blossoms and embedded with a fluffy white fur collar, which looks warm thick.

He and Song Yaoxu met at the bank of Chengming Lake, and not long after turning around a small road, he heard a beaming greeting: "Brother Qi, Brother Xiaoqi, Happy Lantern Festival!"

Song Shi was led by Song Yaoxu and stood in the white snow. The orange color on his body was as warm and bright as usual, and the smile on his face was so bright that others couldn't help but become in a good mood.

In fact, his mood is really good at the moment.

After eavesdropping on the education methods discussed by Song Yaoxu and Qi Zizhen in the imperial study that day, Song Shi went to find his grand tutor Zuo Jiayi in aggrieved manner the next day when he was in court.

Naturally, Zuo Jiayi couldn't let the two of them who had no experience in teaching children mess around, so he went to Song Yaoxu to have an open and honest talk that afternoon, and the final result was that Song Yaoxu handed over the responsibility of teaching Song Shi to Zuo Jiayi.

After all, he is the Grand Tutor, and he is definitely better at teaching the prince than Song Yaoxu, who has gone astray for more than 20 years, and Qi Zizhen, who has only taught Song Yaoxu.

Song Shi, who no longer needs to be tortured, has become lively again since that day, as happy as he can be every day.

Qi Zizhen went up and greeted Song Shi, then let him play with Xu Xiaoqi, and walked to Song Yaoxu's side, with a smile on his face: "Happy Lantern Festival, Your Highness."

"Happy Lantern Festival." Song Yaoxu smiled and took his hand, interlocking his fingers.

The cold palm was covered by familiar warmth, Qi Zizhen clenched it quietly, and stood side by side with him, watching the two children playing not far away, and after they had had enough fun, they were ready to go to the morning market for breakfast together .

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the last day of the Spring Festival holiday in Beijing. Compared with the desertedness of the first day, it has become very lively at this moment.

The early shops in the morning market opened early, and many shops sold today's special Lantern Festival. After seeking the children's consent, the four of them found a shop and sat down to eat Lantern Festival together.

In previous years, Song Shi spent the Lantern Festival peacefully in the palace, but this year was the first time he was brought out. It seemed very novel to see here.

Lanterns of various colors are hung on the streets and alleys of the capital during the Lantern Festival. The appearance is exquisite during the day, and the scene of full lanterns at night is even more beautiful.

Seeing Song Shi's strange appearance, Qi Zizhen softened his voice: "There will be celebrations in the capital on the [-]th night of the first lunar month. If Xiao Shi is interested, why don't you come and have fun with Xiao Qi?"

"Is it possible?" Song Shi's eyes lit up, and he looked at Song Yaoxu again, clearly expressing his expectation.

Because he was still young, Song Shi had to stay in the palace when there were many people in the past, just in case something went wrong.

Seeing his appearance, Song Yaoxu smiled slightly: "Xiao Shi has grown up too, just be careful not to get lost."

After getting the permission, Song Shi cheered and jumped for joy. After eating the Lantern Festival, he happily dragged Xiaoqi around.

Qi Zizhen and Song Yaoxu had already visited most of the places in the capital, and they followed the children and ran around with them.

The daytime of the Lantern Festival is basically the same as usual except that people dress up in a more festive atmosphere.

After running with the two children all morning, Qi Zizhen took them back to the National Master Tower on the grounds of recharging their energy, saving their energy for fun at night.

In Youshi, it was rare to eat a meal cooked by Song Yaoxu himself. After eating, Qi Zizhen sighed with satisfaction: "As expected, the food cooked by His Highness tastes better."

Song Yaoxu just smiled, and after the children finished eating, he cleared away the dishes. Xu Xiaoqi who was at the side hurriedly wanted to help, but was stopped by him: "The capital will be very lively tonight. You are too young and physically weak. Take a good rest for a while, I'll be fine."

Qi Zizhen sat on the side with one hand resting on his chin, and said, "Your Highness is so virtuous, Xiao Qi, you can just sit."

Xu Xiaoqi nodded with a vague understanding, and obediently withdrew her hand, but a question still popped up in her mind.

Xianhui... Is this how it is used? ?

Xu Xiaoqi, who was already sharp in mind, glanced at Song Yaoxu who was packing up his things, and at Qi Zizhen who was staring at Song Yaoxu boredly, and seemed to feel something was wrong.

This doesn't seem to be the atmosphere between ordinary friends?

But before Xu Xiaoqi had time to think about it, Qi Zizhen remembered something, took out a few masks from the side shelf, put them on the table, and asked the two children to choose the one they like first.

Ling Dynasty had always had the custom of wearing masks during the celebrations of the Shangyuan Night. Qi Zizhen learned about this habit from the guards, and prepared masks of different styles and sizes in advance.

Song Zhi happily pulled Xu Xiaoqi to choose, and quickly made Xu Xiaoqi forget the questions that just came up.

After a whole day of getting along, Xu Xiaoqi was much more relaxed than in the morning, and he and Song Shi were happily choosing and choosing.

Qi Zizhen was sitting on the side, still maintaining the look of resting his chin with one hand, looking at the two children who were smiling happily, as if he had a vague feeling that he had seen such a scene before.

Is it an illusion?

He shook his head to get rid of the inexplicable thoughts just now, he didn't take it too seriously, and waited for the children to finish the selection before starting to help himself and Song Yaoxu choose together.

Not long after the masks were confirmed, Song Yaoxu also came back to the top floor, packed up a little more and was ready to go to play.

There were many people at the celebration, out of responsibility for the safety of the children, Song Yaoxu also called Cui Liang to play with the children.

At the fifth quarter of the unitary hour, the sky in the capital city has gradually turned dark, but contrary to the sky color, the entire capital city is shrouded in all kinds of lit up lanterns, and it is full of gorgeous brilliance as far as the eye can see.

Song Shi, who had never seen such a scene, was so excited that he couldn't hold back, so he dragged Xu Xiaoqi into the most prosperous area without saying a word.

Song Yaoxu could only smile helplessly, holding Qi Zizhen's hand and following along.

There was Cui Liang watching in front, so the two of them walked leisurely behind, and occasionally paid attention to the strange-looking lanterns around them, and inadvertently saw a few couples who were the same gender as them but had a close relationship. people.

In the capital of the Ling Dynasty, the wind of broken sleeves was not prevalent, and most same-sex couples would only meet in private.

But Shangyuan Ye is their only exception. On this night, everyone wears masks, no one knows anyone, and they can show a side that they never dare to show on weekdays.And on this night, everyone will silently abide by the rules of mutual respect, without inquiry or curiosity.

In the Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival, everyone is blessed and equal.

Qi Zizhen liked the peaceful and peaceful atmosphere very much, and this was the first time he walked hand in hand with Song Yaoxu in the presence of so many people.

Just like a pair of ordinary couples, they don't need to think about their status or worldly conventions, they are just two ordinary people who like each other.

The laughter on the street, the enthusiastic hawking of the surrounding vendors, the laughter and play of the children, the lively and noisy voices mixed with the scene, but it seemed that they did not affect the slow-moving two at all.

All the liveliness and time passing around them seem to become slow and stagnant, and gradually flow into a calm and warm harmony.

They walked hand in hand quietly like this, no one spoke, but it didn't look awkward.

Until Song Shi, who had run far away, came galloping again and bumped into Song Yaoxu with his arms full.

"Be careful." Song Yaoxu quickly caught him, so as not to accidentally fall down, with a helpless smile on his face, "I ran so fast, but what did I meet?"

After Song Shi stood firm, he immediately raised his face, pointed to the other side with eyes full of excitement, and said, "Brother Jin! There seems to be a fun game over there! Brother Xiao Qi said that he thinks Brother Jin and Brother Qi might be able to play together! "

Xu Xiaoqi, who came back in a hurry, seemed a little uncomfortable when he heard the words, and stepped forward to give Song Shi a hand: "I just said it casually, let's forget it."

Seeing that Xu Xiaoqi became very nervous, Qi Zizhen became interested and asked what it was.

Song Shi didn't wait for Xu Xiaoqi to stop him, so he said it quickly.

It turned out that there was a game not far away that specifically tested the tacit understanding between couples. One party changed into a set of clothes and covered with a red hijab, and then three people of similar stature stood side by side, and the other person guessed.The guesser thinks who it is, so he stretches out his hand to him. If the guess is correct, the hider will reach out and hold him back.

And once the guess is correct, an exquisite and unique lantern will be presented as a wish to the couple.

Song Shi was young and didn't know much about this matter. He only regarded his "partner" as an ordinary companion, and didn't think about their identities carefully. He only wanted to watch the fun.

Xu Xiaoqi knew a little better, and after Song Shi finished explaining, he stood there at a loss.

If he wasn't wearing a mask, Qi Zizhen felt that he would definitely be able to see his flushed cheeks right now.

He and Song Yaoxu looked at each other, and finally Song Yaoxu smiled and said: "That's good, let's go and play."

Xu Xiaoqi thought they were trying to appease him, so she quickly continued: "I, I'm really just talking casually, Your Majesty... Jin, Mr. Jin and Mr. Qi don't have to force themselves to play."

But Qi Zizhen walked up to him and patted his head: "It's not forced. Besides, did you forget to call brother when you went out?"

"Qi, brother Qi..." Xu Xiaoqi hastily changed his words, and stood obediently, as if admitting his mistake.

There was a smile in Qi Zizhen's eyes, and he squeezed Xu Xiaoqi's head again, and when he turned to look at Song Yaoxu again, he met his meaningful gaze.

Qi Zizhen: "...?"

He hadn't figured out what Song Yaoxu's look meant, but he quickly restrained his previous emotions and smiled softly: "Then let's go."

After speaking, he walked forward, took Qi Zizhen's hand again, and walked to the game place under Song Shi's cheering lead.

Qi Zizhen felt the warmth of his palms as usual, raised his eyes to look at Song Yaoxu's profile for a while, and then withdrew his emotions and returned to his previous appearance.

The place Song Shi said was not far from them. After a while, the group stopped in front of a stage with no one there. On one side of the stage was a smiling person wearing a fox mask, who was probably waiting for someone to participate.

Most of the people around the table were men and women in pairs, and their noisy discussions seemed to be debating whether to play or not.

Qi Zizhen and Song Yaoxu didn't have such troubles. After telling Cui Liang to take care of the children, they walked up hand in hand and asked the fox masked man if they could participate.

The man in the fox mask didn't seem to expect that two men would participate so boldly, but after being surprised, he also showed a friendly smile: "Of course, so who will guess?"

"Let me do it." Song Yaoxu smiled gently, but seemed to have firm confidence.

Qi Zizhen had no objection to this, after all, the smell of Song Yaoxu was too easy for him to distinguish, it was really not difficult.

After deciding who to guess and hide, Qi Zizhen was led to the back to change clothes, while Song Yaoxu was blindfolded and sat on the side of the table.

This game was also held for the first time this year. Not long after it started, the two of them were the first pair to participate, so everyone under the stage stopped their original entangled discussion out of curiosity, and waited for the situation in the stands.

On the other side, Qi Zizhen, who followed to the backstage, soon saw many people in the same red clothes and rabbit masks waiting in the backstage.

The fox-masked man selected four of them who were similar in stature to Qi Zizhen, and gave Qi Zizhen a set of blue uniforms and a very ordinary mask.

Qi Zizhen looked puzzled: "Why are mine different from theirs?"

The man in the fox mask chuckled, "I didn't stipulate that the one hiding must be among the four."

Qi Zizhen raised his brows lightly, and there was a playful smile in his eyes: "You're pretty bad."

"Congratulations." The fox-masked man smiled back, waited for Qi Zizhen to change his clothes, and then watched him blend into the front row of spectators, and then led the four people out for Song Yaoxu to guess.

In order to avoid causing too much commotion, Qi Zizhen mingled around the backstage, standing just behind those four people, facing Song Yaoxu, and inadvertently glanced at each other when he got up.

But their eyes split as quickly as if they were just ordinary, unconscious glances.

He watched Song Yaoxu take off his mask and walk in front of the four people, feeling nervous for no reason.

Although he knew it was difficult to guess correctly in this situation, he still couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Song Yaoxu... Will he find out that he is not among those four people?

Qi Zizhen was actually not very sure, after all, the fox-masked man had never said that there was a possibility that they were all wrong.

He stood under the stage, looked at Song Yaoxu who was wearing a moon-white fox fur under the light, looked at the person who walked towards the outermost step by step after careful scrutiny, and then - passed by.

Song Yaoxu walked all the way to the edge of the table without stopping, walked up to Qi Zizhen and squatted down, gently stretched out his hand towards him.

Qi Zizhen was still in an unbelievable state, subconsciously stretched out his hand, and gently held him back.

Hold back the familiar temperature on the palm of your hand.

Then he felt a sudden pulling force, and then he was pulled back to the stage by Song Yaoxu, his fingers intertwined tightly.

I don't know if he noticed his nervousness just now, Song Yaoxu whispered a word in his ear the moment he pulled him up.

The warm breath fell on the ears, followed by warm applause and cheers from the audience.

Qi Zizhen didn't seem to hear anything, only Song Yaoxu's soft words just now were in his mind.

"I'll always find you, no matter where you are."

The author has something to say: Qi Zizhen many years later: giao.

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The final week is coming, I have been a bit busy with the review recently, and I accidentally wrote too much today, so I am late orz

I may refine it tomorrow, and the nutrient solution will be unified tomorrow, thanks mua