Yuanzhong poultry

On New Year's Eve, thousands of houses are lit up.Li Dehai's apprentice Xiao Hongzi - Hong An stood in the corridor, condescendingly looking down at the kneeling figure in the snow.

"Your Majesty told me that you are stubborn and sharp, so you can just kneel in the snow and calm your mind. After the New Year's Eve banquet is over, if you still insist on doing so, Your Majesty may consider seeing you."

After the decree was announced, Hongan saw that the man was still silent, without the slightest intention of bowing his head to accept the decree, so he couldn't help but increase his tone: "Young Master Yu, please accept the decree."

Wait until the New Year's Eve banquet is over before thinking about it... When did Zhao Jun's tone become so cold?Yu Bai was dizzy in the bone-chilling cold, lost his mind, and almost blurted out: "That's what Zhao Jun said?"

Hong An laughed secretly, he didn't expect that Mr. Yu, who is known for being withdrawn, would ask such a stupid question when he was confused and soft-hearted.

Regarding this oral order, Zhao Jun ordered "Take Yu Bai back", but Hong An had the guts to distort it into "Kneel until the end of the New Year's Eve banquet", the reason is very simple.

It is true that Hongan is Li Dehai's apprentice, but when he was young, he was favored by King Mu, and it was a life-saving grace.He concealed this matter very well, he deceived Li Dehai, who had eyes and ears, and Zhao Jun, who never bothered to cast his eyes on lowly slaves.

Now King Mu's life or death is uncertain when he is detained in Nangong, Hong'an is very resentful, and even more eager to repay King Mu, but he has always suffered from a humble status and is helpless.It just so happened that now, when everyone was in a hurry to prepare a banquet, they had the opportunity to speak to Yu Bai, and finally seized an opportunity to take revenge on Zhao Jun and his cronies. How could they easily expose it?

He is betting that Yu Bai is arrogant, and once he is completely disappointed, he will never go to Zhao Jun to verify the true content of the oral order, and Zhao Jun is furious, and he will not take the initiative to ask Yu Bai, the two will only grow more resentful , Disappointed, turned around and left, the crime of "falsely preaching the imperial decree" will never be held on his head.

This is true.

To some extent, Hong An knew each other better than these two.It wasn't just a false will that aggravated their estrangement, but the broken trust and dependence in their hearts.

Hong An smiled, and the loyal and obedient description in the past suddenly became a bit harsh and sharp: "Young Master Yu suspects that the servant is falsely preaching the imperial decree?"

Yu Bai was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't dare."

The rapid heartbeat slowed down.He suddenly realized that Zhao Jun was such a person.The weather is uncertain, life and death are up for grabs, occupy the position of supreme, and control the power of the world.Today, when they have already seen everything clearly and made everything clear, it is really normal for Zhao Jun to issue such a decree.

Yu Bai kowtowed calmly, his voice mixed in the wind and snow of the call sign: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

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At the same time, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is a scene of singing and dancing, prosperity and prosperity.Gold cups and silver cups are filled with fine wine and delicacies. The dancers and singers are all graceful with every frown and smile. The courtiers and nobles gather together to talk and laugh. Prosperous and healthy.

Zhao Junduan sat on the head, playing with the glazed jade cup, watching the singing and dancing with a slightly wandering expression, obviously distracted quietly.

Yu Bai... probably already went back by this time, it's time to send him a doctor to take a good look at him.His body and bones were strong when he fought on the battlefield in the early years, but recently his body has become weaker as he grows older, and he is almost tossing himself into a paper man.Thinking like this, he casually summoned Li Dehai, ordered him to go over in a low voice, and continued to watch the boring singing and dancing.

Another person came up to perform a dance, but the one surrounded by the dancers was a young man, and only a slender silhouette could be seen from a distance.

It's this thing every year, and I'm tired of seeing it.At this time, Zhao Jun wanted to go back to Yannan Pavilion to see Yu Bai's situation, but he was holding back his anger and made him in a dilemma. At one moment, he was worried about Yu Bai's body, and at the other moment, he wanted to teach the little boy a lesson, so he didn't mind going back. up.

After the dance, the young man rolled up his sleeves and stood up, bowing slowly to Zhao Jun: "Caomin congratulates Nianbai, I greet your majesty, I wish you a long life, a prosperous country and a peaceful people."

Zhao Jun paused suddenly: "What's your name?"

The young man looked a little timid, because of the authority of the emperor, he had no choice but to kowtow: "Caomin... He Nianbai, miss you, Baixue is white."

After speaking, the boy slowly raised his head.

—— Zhao Jun lost his mind for a moment.

So much alike, so much alike...

The carved silver cup suddenly rolled to the ground, and when it landed on the soft velvet carpet, it didn't even make a sound.The young man leaned over slightly, held the silver cup in his palm, and returned it to Zhao Jun with both hands: "Your Majesty."

When he was doing this series of actions, Zhao Jun kept staring at him.If he hadn't just met that person before coming here, if he hadn't known that that person would definitely not be able to act in such a submissive manner, he would have thought it was Yu Bai.

Obedient, healthy, gentle and clear Yu Bai.

Yu Bai in the desert of Liucheng, a 17-year-old Yu Bai who has not yet experienced pain and sorrow.

The first Yu Bai in his memory, the Yu Bai he had missed and longed for more than once.

——His name is He Nianbai.

Zhao Jun hadn't taken the wine glass from him for a long time, and when He Nianbai was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard the emperor say: "Who gave you this name?"

The name is "He Nianbai".The boy was about to open his mouth timidly, but Li Dehai hurried in and whispered something in Zhao Jun's ear.

Zhao Jun suddenly got up: "What did you say?"

Everyone was shocked.He Nian's hands trembled, and the carved silver cup rolled to the ground again.

The news that Yu Bai was not in Yannan Pavilion was enough to make Zhao Jun furious.He didn't care about He Nianbai, hurriedly dropped a polite word of exit, and left like the wind.

He Nianbai, who was left alone in the hall, was at a loss and looked helplessly at the group of officials. After getting the signal from Kang Ninghou's eyes, He Nianbai gritted his teeth and trotted up to follow.

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It had been snowing for nearly two hours, and even though the palace staff cleaned up diligently, the palace road was still covered with a thick layer of frozen snow.Zhao Jun walked so fast that Li Dehai could hardly keep up with the trot all the way: "How did the person sent to pass on the words? Why is Yu Bai still kneeling?"

"Your Majesty calm down, Young Master Yu is stubborn, and I'm afraid he won't listen to persuasion easily..."

Zhao Jun quickly interrupted Li Dehai's argument: "Who is the person who sent the message?"

Li Dehai wiped his sweat and was about to answer, but found that Zhao Jun didn't seem to want to know the answer to this question at all.He walked briskly all the way, stepping on the snow like a flat ground, only heading in that direction, he never had the calmness of half a human being.

Qian'an Hall was in front of him—but Zhao Jun's pace suddenly slowed down.

Li Dehai trotted all the way to follow, still a little angry: "Your Majesty?"

Following Zhao Jun's gaze, Li Dehai saw the figure kneeling in front of the hall.

The snow that had fallen in the middle of the night was much smaller by now, falling silently like fine powder and jade crumbs.Looking from a distance, the cornices of Qian'an Hall are covered with snow, like a white crane that is about to fly, but its wings are bound by the eaves behind it.

Under the dim lights, the man had knelt for an unknown amount of time, and the white clothes almost melted into the snow.However, under the heavy pressure of wind, knife, frost and sword, the back became more and more straight, like a statue made of ice and snow, the outline was so graceful that even the most skilled master in the palace would be ashamed.

But in fact, it was an abandoned stray cat, kneeling in the ice and snow, begging the gods for relief and forgiveness.

Zhao Jun exhaled slowly and walked over slowly.

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Outside Qian'an Hall, Yu Bai was still kneeling.The wind and snow were getting bigger and bigger, and my knees were soaked in the snow. It was so icy cold that I almost couldn't feel the "cold" anymore.

He rubbed his stiff neck, feeling unexpectedly calm in his heart.The physical pain seems to be able to dilute the spiritual sorrow to a certain extent, making his soul feel like walking on a pure and unblemished wilderness, and all he can see is the clearest dream of his childhood.He unloaded all the burdens in the cold, and even thought, if he could kneel down unconsciously and without thinking, it wouldn't be bad.

But no.He knelt here today, begging Zhao Jun, begging him to take him into this cage, so that everyone else would be safe and sound.

Zhao Jun hasn't come yet... Yu Bai half-closed his eyes, counting the hours in a daze.

His nerves were a little dull from the cold, and when Zhao Jun walked in front of him, he didn't even hear the creaking footsteps.

Until the footsteps stopped in front of him, casting a shadow in the pale moonlight.Yu Bai raised his head in a dazed state, and the moment he looked at Zhao Jun, he thought he was in a dream.

He opened his mouth, and as soon as the name "Zhao Jun" came out, he was immediately buried in the wind and snow.

——Zhao Jun, are you finally willing to come?

——I really, have been waiting for you for a long time.

--I am cold.

In the dream, Zhao Jun stretched out his hand towards him, untied his cloak to wrap him pitifully, and said to him, "I'm sorry, I'm late." He fell asleep in the warm embrace, and fell asleep peacefully in Zhao Jun's kiss .

...But why is it still so cold?

Yu Bai curled up tightly in his cloak, but it was still bitingly cold.In the illusion, he vaguely saw Zhao Jun again, but he saw him stretch out his hand towards him, and then slowly retracted it. He even saw his face when he was a boy, with a slightly embarrassed and shy expression, just so quietly Standing in front of him, with the clear eyes of a 17-year-old, he stared at his embarrassed 20-year-old self with sadness and disappointment.

...No, that's not an illusion.

Yu Bai pinched himself hard.

... The one who appeared in front of his eyes and followed behind Zhao Jun was another person.

The man looked terrified, and that handsome face was full of fear and shivering that rarely appeared on Yu Bai, but anyone could see that the two faces were so similar.

The phantom suddenly disappeared.Yu Bai stared fixedly at the two in front of him, and suddenly laughed.

The laughter that fell on Zhao Jun's ears was the sharpest irony.

To grow old together and love forever?Zhao Jun, who was the first to break his promise?

Zhao Jun's face was too ugly, he suddenly tore off his cloak, threw it at Yu Bai's feet, and then walked into the hall without looking back.

The valuable black fox cloak was mercilessly thrown into the snow, and the shiny black and moist hair tip was splashed with bits of snow, making black and white distinct.Yu Bai looked down at it, as if his mind had been frozen, and he didn't react at all.

Zhao Jun had already strode into the Qian'an Hall with great strides, and the knocking of several hall gates shook the sky.Li Dehai turned around in a hurry, while bowing his waist and raising his hands, he carefully helped Yu Bai up, while begging with his cloak in his hand, he said, "My lord, put it on first..."

The knee that had been kneeling for a long time suddenly straightened up, as if pierced by ten thousand steel needles, the joints of the whole body were broken inch by inch, the chest cavity and lungs were all shattered, the rapid and sharp burning pain broke out all over the body without a trace of stagnation, Yu Bai's knees softened, almost Kneeling down in the snow, he managed to stand still only by supporting himself with his hands.

He stumbled away from Li Dehai's support, and when he tremblingly stood up from the snow, he turned his head abruptly and glanced at He Nianbai.

He Nianbai lowered his head flusteredly and awkwardly, and made a nonsensical salute: "Young Master Yu..."

Yu Bai turned around expressionlessly, his mind suddenly flashed the image he had when he first lost his memory.He Nianbai's cautious and jerky appearance was just like his back then, when viewed from a distance, he seemed to be alone—no, more gentle and obedient than him.

Yes, Zhao Jun likes it.

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It's been a long night...