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After hearing this, Xiao Xuexing vaguely remembered the time when Xiao Zirong asked him what gift he wanted. He subconsciously glanced at the moon, but the other party said he couldn't take it off.

But at this moment, the moon lamp in front of him is more beautiful than the moon in the sky.

Xiao Xuexing turned to look at him, his eyes and voice revealed an unconscious tenderness: "I like it, thank you, Rong'er."

Xiao Zirong got up happily and wanted to take down the moon lamp, but because it was hanging a bit high, he started to look around for a chair. Xiao Xuexing got up and walked over and said, "How do you do it?"

Xiao Zirong asked someone to turn on the light and said, "There's a handle on it, that's right, that's the one."

After Xiao Xuexing took it down, Xiao Zirong asked him to turn off the light first, then took out the connected wires, and connected the battery inside.

He asked someone to bring the finished shelf over, and fumbled for the bottom to turn on the switch.

The shelf is a hollow frame made of sterling silver. When the moon is placed on it, the pattern that holds the moon lamp on the shelf just buckles on the moon, as if there are clouds surrounding the moon lamp.

Xiao Zirong added: "This can also be used as a desk lamp or a lantern. There are batteries in it, but the battery power is not very large. At most, it will be replaced after one night of operation. The advantage is that it is more portable."

Xiao Xuexing didn't expect that this lamp could be carried around casually, presumably it was something newly made by Xiao Zirong.

He calculated that for his birthday, Xiao Zirong made at least two things, among them, there were not many things derived for the portability of this lamp, which really cost his brother a lot of trouble.

Xiao Xuexing smiled and patted Xiao Zirong's head and said, "It's great."

After thinking for a while, he added: "I like it very much."

Xiao Zirong was happy when he saw his smile. He had heard from Ling Fu that Xiao Xuexing usually didn't have a smile on his face when it was his birthday, and he rarely smiled on weekdays. On this day, he hardly had any when laughing.

He thought about it, from this morning till now, the smile on Xiao Xuexing's face had increased a lot and he couldn't help giving himself a thumbs up.

However, he had bothered Xiao Xuexing for a long time, so he got up and said, "Okay, it's getting late, I'm going to bed, and my brother should go to bed early too."

Xiao Xuexing nodded, knowing that Xiao Zirong wanted to give him some time for himself.

Today is not only his birthday, but also the anniversary of his family's death. Someone has been sent to visit the grave early in the morning, but there are still many spiritual tablets in a room in his courtyard, and every year on the night of his birthday, he has to stay there for a long time .

It's just that he would drink a little wine when he was inside in the past years, revealing some fragility that had never been seen in front of others.

This time of year is also the time when he feels the loneliest.

However, this year seems to be different, Xiao Xuexing looked at the lamp, and very straightforwardly took the moon lamp to burn incense for his parents, relatives and friends.

After entering, he put the moon lamp aside. Although the light from the moon lamp was not sufficient, it was just right for Xiao Xuexing at the moment.

After cleansing his hands and burning incense, he sat down in front of rows of spiritual seats.

Seeing these spiritual positions at this time, his heart was no longer as empty and lonely as before, and he turned his head to look at the moon lamp accompanying him.

For the first time, Xiao Xuexing had an idea to tell his relatives.

For so many years, except for Xiao Xuexing getting drunk in front of the spiritual tablet on the day when his vengeance was avenged, and telling the results to his elders, relatives and friends to comfort the spirit in heaven, he was silent in front of the spiritual tablet.

I don't know what to say, and there seems to be nothing to say.

It's just that today is different, he thought for a while and said, "I'm fine now, you don't have to worry. Is this lamp good or not? My brother 'picked' it off for me."

As if he wasn't used to talking, he paused before saying, "I like it very much, and I'm very happy."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Xuexing didn't say anything more, a gust of wind came in from the open window, gently surrounded him and then went away in an instant.

Xiao Xuexing looked out of the window subconsciously, just in time to see a golden full moon hanging in the sky.

He looked at the full moon and then at the moon lamp next to him. Although the moon outside was rare, it was not as bright as the moon lamp in front of him.

Xiao Xuexing smiled and said, "I think this lamp is prettier than the moon, what do you think, grandpa and grandma?"

Another gust of wind blew by, as if echoing him.

Xiao Xuexing sat for a while, and for the first time did not stay in the ancestral hall overnight, but got up and said: "I should go back to sleep, otherwise the little guy will be worried, well, I will lend you this moon lamp for the time being , I’ll pick it up tomorrow.”

He calmly went out and closed the door. At this time, because Xiao Zirong's gifts had already been delivered, the lights in the courtyard were also turned on one after another.

There was no darkness and haze on the way Xiao Xuexing went back to the room, just like every corner of his heart was illuminated at this time.

Early the next morning, after Xiao Xue woke up, she didn't see Xiao Zirong in the dining room, so she asked someone to ask her. After hearing that Xiao Zirong went to see the little wolf cub early in the morning, she thought about it and went to take a look.

When he went, Xiao Zirong was teasing the little wolf cub with a piece of dogtail grass.

This little guy probably doesn't understand what life and death are, except for shaking and screaming twice when he was cleaned with a cloth towel after being brought back yesterday, he quickly regained his vitality.

Wild animals do not have any problem of not being able to adapt to the environment, especially the little wolf cub is happier after finding out that someone is feeding it delicious food in this place, and will not face the beast from time to time.

Xiao Xuexing saw Xiao Zirong squatting on the ground like a child, playing around with the little wolf cub.

That wolf cub probably had a full belly, and when he straightened up to bite the dogtail grass, he often fell to the ground because his hind legs were not strong enough.

But it is still small, about the same length as Xiao Xuexing's forearm, and it doesn't hurt when it falls, but it will continue to chase the dog's tail grass persistently.

Xiao Zirong teased it like teasing a cat, at first he just teased it casually, but he didn't expect this little guy to be so round and playful, so he squatted here and started playing with it.

When the attendant behind him greeted Xiao Xuexing, Xiao Zirong didn't stand up, but turned to look at Xiao Xuexing who was walking over and said, "Brother, do you think it's stupid and cute?"

Xiao Xuexing could somewhat understand what Xiao Zirong meant, and glanced at the little wolf cub with a rare disgusted expression on his face: "It's average."

It was far worse than the one he raised back then, and it was about the same size when he brought it back, but that cub looked more like a wolf than the one in front of him, with fierce eyes and incomplete deciduous teeth. If he is replaced, he dares to pose an offensive posture to the lynx that is several times his size.

The one in front of me... said it was a dog, even if it was a dog, it would be wronged.

Xiao Zirong glanced at Xiao Xuexing in surprise, always felt that something was different about his brother, the expression just now... was rarely seen on Xiao Xuexing's face, no, it should have never been seen before.

In the past, Xiao Xuexing raised his eyebrows coldly to express his disdain, and then turned his head away.

Now Xiao Xuexing feels a little more popular than before.

Not only that, Xiao Xuexing even squatted beside Xiao Zirong in a down-to-earth manner and said, "If you raise it like this, within two years this wolf will lose all viciousness."

Xiao Zirong stared at Xiao Xuexing with wide eyes as if he saw something incredible. His brother was always neat and elegant, and it was almost impossible for him to act like this.

Don't his brother be pierced by human souls?

Xiao Xuexing stretched out his hand and flicked his forehead: "What are you thinking?"

Xiao Zirong came back to his senses and shook his head, um, the familiar strength should be my own.

He said casually: "It's nothing. Why do I want it to be so fierce? I don't expect it to do anything for me. It's enough for me to be fierce when I meet the enemy."

Xiao Xuexing looked at Xiao Zirong who was squatting there like a child and chuckled lightly.

Seeing Xiao Zirong like this, no one would think him fierce.

"Okay, let's go eat."

After hearing this, Xiao Zirong finally mercifully threw the dogtail grass in his hand to Gouzi, oh, wolf cub.

He got up and said, "Brother, how about you name him?"

Xiao Xuexing looked at him strangely: "Why did you choose a name?"

Xiao Zirong blinked: "Then what do you usually call it?"

Naturally, he was referring to the wolf cub from before.

Xiao Xuexing looked indifferent: "What is there to call it? Just call it wolf and it will know."

Xiao Zirong: ...

All right, Xiao Xuexing raises wolf cubs as tool wolves, and if they have feelings, they have feelings, but the feelings of pets are different.

These days, there is probably no concept of pets. Many nobles even raise individuals just for their own boredom, which is completely different from the later generations who keep pets for companionship.

Why do you have a colorful world and the world of pets is only you? No one can drink chicken soup like this these days.

Xiao Zirong resolutely decided to come by himself, thought for a while and said evil-heartedly: "Just call it Xuexue."

"Huh?" Xiao Xuexing squinted at him as he walked.

Xiao Zirong said very confidently: "Its paws are white, it means dark clouds treading snow, but the four words are too troublesome to call, so shorten it and call it Xuexue."

Xiao Xuexing was silent for a while, then stretched out his hand to pinch the back of Xiao Zirong's neck and said with a sneer, "I think you owe a beating."

Xiao Zirong hesitated for a second, and immediately said: "Then you can change it, I'm illiterate, I can't name it!"

Xiao Xuexing looked at him with disgust, he had never seen anyone who admitted that he was illiterate so confidently.

"Illiterate?" Xiao Xuexing said simply, "Okay, I will give you a good class from today on."

When Xiao Zirong heard the word class, he remembered the fear of being dominated by homework every day when he followed Xiao Xuexing back to Jiankang.

It's just that at that time he was more worried about his own safety, and homework was nothing compared to it.

Now...he begged for mercy immediately: "I was wrong, I was taught by you, how can I be illiterate? It's just that I am illiterate compared to the regent who is well educated and talented."

Xiao Xuexing was probably in a good mood today, but he even bickered with him, and the two went back to the dining room together.

After eating, Xiao Zirong was still thinking that he could continue to make other things today. After making chlorosulfonic acid, he should quickly make out aniline and the like, so that Xiao Xuexing would not have to spend his next birthday on the sidelines. Drinking medicine on my birthday.

But before he finished planning, he heard a servant report that the emperor had sent someone over and brought him a bowl of medicine.

Xiao Zirong was a little puzzled and asked, "Are you sure this medicine is for me? Isn't it for the regent?"

The little eunuch who delivered the medicine said: "It's for Your Highness Xuancheng. His Majesty told you, and heard that His Highness is a little weak, so he asked someone to prescribe this prescription."

Xiao Zirong was a little at a loss: "Weakness? When did I become weak? What are these medicines for? Show me the prescription."

It wasn't that he doubted Xiao Xuan, but that the medicine came out of nowhere, he simply wondered if someone was using Xiao Xuan's name to harm him.

The little eunuch happily showed him the prescription.

Of course Xiao Zirong couldn't understand what these medicines were combined for, but he could search for them.

As soon as I searched in my mind, I saw the huge font on the first line: strengthening yang and nourishing yin.

Xiao Zirong:? ? ? ? ? ?