The third year after the death of the emperor

After going around for a while, Jian Fengzhi finally returned to the Ziwei Palace.

The little flower picker who used to talk wildly has now changed into a different set of clothes, with a belt hooked around his waist and a sword on his left side.In the past few days, Master Shen has returned to his post, and a group of suspects related to the Zhou family have been imprisoned in the prison, including the deputy general of the Gyeonggi Daying.While Shen Yuexiao was busy, he ordered someone to pass him a message, so that he would not have to blame himself too much. The Zhou family found out that there were many doubts, and they will talk to him in detail after they meet in person in a few days.

Jian Fengzhi had a lot of doubts in his heart, but fortunately he had a cheerful and lively personality, so he wouldn't lose his mind because of it.

It was cold in autumn, and it rained again during the day, and the rain was especially dense and deserted.The little eunuch was halfway through boiling the medicine, when the door creaked, Jian Fengzhi wiped off the rain from his hair and shoulders, and patted the little eunuch on the shoulder: "What kind of medicine is this?"

"This is the medicine for Mr. Xie."

Jian Fengzhi was taken aback: "Did he suffer from some kind of illness?...Oh, I remembered, Master Emperor was injured, but why is he still not recovering?"

The little eunuch hesitated to speak, and he was also present when Zhang Ze and the imperial physician Zhang made a diagnosis and treatment. It can't be said that this is probably because His Majesty pestered Xie Wen and made people angry, right?He hesitated for a while, prevaricating: "Maybe Mr. Xie is weak..."

Jian Fengzhi said: "Didn't you see how weak it is?"

Before the little eunuch could answer, he said, "Maybe it's because I'm bored that I can't take care of myself. If you ask me, this place is big, but a palace wants to trap people. Who can't hold back and panic, even me?" This kind of wildness, His Majesty can even grant me permission to enter and leave Ziwei Palace, why do you still have trouble with your teacher?"

The little eunuch's face turned pale with fright, and he didn't know whether to pretend that he was deaf and could not hear anything, or to stop this unruly guard from saying that.But Jian Fengzhi didn't wait for him to answer, seeing that the medicine had been boiled for a long time, he put it in a bowl, put the porcelain spoon away, and went to the inner hall.

The stove in the room was warm enough, and the incense seemed to be gone, so faint that it could not be smelled, leaving only the smell of medicine in the room.Jian Fengzhi glanced at the pen and paper in Xie Wen's hand, and said, "What are you writing all about..."

He is not very literate, and he can only see that the writing is beautiful when he leans his head over it.Xie Wen stopped her hand and turned her wrist, and said, "Write some letters to Rong Yuan. I thought that the little emperor would let go, and I might go to see her. But now I can only hand it over to you."

"This kind of trivial matter—" Jian Fengzhi just wanted to boast, but then paused, "Where is Rong Yuan?"

"Qunyulou Front Street." Xie Wen said, "There is a yard of white osmanthus trees."

Jian Fengzhi nodded, and while Xie Wen and the others were drying the ink, he lay down on a corner of the table, propping his chin with one hand: "Rongyuan - it sounds like a place for princes and nobles, the days when I came to the capital are too Short, tell me, who lives here?"

He seemed to have thought of something, suddenly lowered his voice, and asked quietly: "Is it your old friend, my lord, who secretly gave and received the peerless beauty behind His Majesty's back—oh, hello!"

Xie Wen raised his hand and flicked his forehead. Xiao Jian covered her head and looked at him with teary eyes, pretending to be in pain for a while, and seeing that he was indifferent, she muttered: "Now you rely on me to communicate with the outside world. , Mr. Shen and I brought you food, books, and games, just for fear that you would be suffocated, but you didn't even tell me gossip."

Xie Wen raised the medicine bowl, sipped the medicine without saying a word, and waited until the other party finished nagging, and then carefully said: "Xiao Jiu may not allow you to enter Rongyuan, if you can't send it in, forget it, don't force it."

"My Lord Xie, our Majesty loves you like something. If he doesn't allow it, you will cry and fight with him..." Jian Fengzhi was stared at by Xie Wen, his voice weakened, and he said in an embarrassing way, "cough , you are not a person who can do this, I mean, you are a canary and a noble gold..."

Xie Wen kept her gaze back and continued to drink the medicine. Jian Fengzhi suddenly realized that she had said something wrong again, and almost bit her tongue to make up for it: "I will definitely deliver the letter!"

That bowl of decoction is very soothing to the body, but it is also extremely bitter.Xie Wen frowned frequently after drinking, but she could bear it after all.As soon as he looked up, he saw Jian Fengzhi take out two sweet potatoes from his bosom, lifted the lid of the stove, and roasted the sweet potatoes in the expensive and luxurious stove.

"When I bake it for you to eat, this one is very sweet, I specially picked it." Since he got permission, he has been wandering around every day, not doing business, "I know that the officials always prepare rock candy for you, But in this weather, wouldn’t it be nice to eat something hot?”

When Jian Fengzhi came in, there was a gap in the gate of the palace, and the rainwater poured down from under the eaves.Xie Wen took a look, and simply sat by the stove with a thick cushion, staring at the two roasted sweet potatoes together with Jane, the charcoal fire sporadically exploded, his eyes moved slightly, and his eyes whispered uncertainly: "You look like this Okay, but all of this stems from Xiao Xuanqian's thought, he can change his mind at any time. This is the power of the superior, this kind of power to control what others say is what he has been pursuing."

Jian Fengzhi was stunned for a long time, and said: "Aren't emperors always like this throughout the ages?"

Xie Wen originally wanted to refute him, but then she thought that an educated modern person would make things like this, and even faintly showed signs of being assimilated by the environment in recent years, so she couldn't speak, but closed her eyes heavily, and spit out In a low tone, he said: "...Yes, it is the same for ancient and modern emperors."

"Oh, I really don't know what you're thinking about, Mr. Xie. How can there be so many entangled things in this world. During the few days I stayed with Shen Yuexiao, Mr. Xiao Shen told me everything—" He pulled Chang Yin, with an expression of "Don't try to lie to me", "You two broke up because of your political differences. In fact, you two agree with each other, but there are thousands of knots..."

"Political disagreement." Xie Wen repeated these four words, pretending not to hear the rest, "It is true. He always wants to kill him, he doesn't care what is written about him in the history, and he doesn't care about the foundation that lasts for a hundred years. But I I feel that cutting grass and roots is good, but giving both kindness and majesty, distinguishing rewards and punishments, and being able to tolerate others is the eternal Mingjun I hope for."

Jian Fengzhi groped for a while, and said: "Master Xie still treats him as a student, but His Majesty regards you as his——I have to think of a word, and I can't come up with it now."

The two chatted for a while, and the roasted sweet potatoes exuded a sweet smell of ripeness.Jian Fengzhi rolled up his sleeves, peeled off the scorched skin on the outside of the hot sweet potato, and removed the charcoal ash on it, leaving only the golden and sweet flesh inside, and handed it to the emperor.Although Xie Wen was so bitter from the medicine, she didn't like sweets very much, so she just tasted a small piece that was handed over to her.

While eating, Jian Fengzhi said: "There is one more thing, Shen Yuexiao asked me to tell you... What's the matter, oh yes, there was a minister named Feng Qijun in the court, who was clamoring to see you, and even handed over the paperwork Go up. The emperor suppressed him and didn't bother to talk to him. But Shen Yuexiao said that Mr. Feng has a heart of repaying his gratitude, and he and His Majesty's imperial physician Zhang are good friends. He probably secretly asked Dr. Zhang in private, knowing that you are in Ziwei Palace Here, it’s just so noisy.”

Xie Wen said: "Suppress him or not? Three years ago, he might even have copied Feng Qijun's home."

"Yes, Lord Shen said the same thing." Jian Fengzhi's cheeks puffed up, he ate like a little hamster, he swallowed the food in his mouth, and continued, "I am willing to risk life and death to ensure your safety. Shen Yuexiao really wanted to help him, so he asked me to ask you what you mean, so it seems that all the teachings, rescues and assistances of the emperor are not all white-eyed wolves."

"Are you scolding Xiao Jiu?" Xie Wen asked.

Jian Fengzhi almost choked, his eyes widened, he covered his chest and waved his hands again and again, then looked around mischievously, leaned over and said, "Want to kill me? Our Majesty will last forever!"

"Then get out of here." Xie Wen said to him in a soft tone, with a gentle and threatening face, "Let the little emperor see and peel your skin."

Jian Fengzhi immediately shrank her neck.

Xie Wen stood up and wiped his hands, and said: "I can see him, but so far, the people I have met, the eldest princess is lingering on the sick bed, Mr. Li is still under house arrest, and Mr. Shen also raised Ma Cai once. If I go back and continue to work, I will probably kill my relatives and friends..."

"What are you talking about? It's superstitious." Tongtong said abruptly, "If you have to be superstitious, it's the dog emperor who restrains relatives and friends, and you are also one of those who suffer."

"I'm just talking." Xie Wen smiled, turned around and wrote Jian Fengzhi's reply carefully on a piece of paper, and asked him to hand it to Master Xiao Shen.This boy is the only channel for Xie Wen to communicate with the outside world so far, and he has passed the bright road. The little emperor should not regret and deny it for a while.

After the autumn rain stopped, Jian Fengzhi left the palace before the palace gate closed and went directly to Shen Yuexiao's residence.Xie Wen hugged the jade lion and continued to write letters, rubbing the white cat's ears time after time. Before he finished writing, Tong Tong who had been silent for a while suddenly said, "Xie Huaiyu."

She called very solemnly.

"You can't stay by his side." Tongtong was very serious, "You said you wanted to stay for a few years, which was both an excuse and a sincerity. No, it's absolutely impossible. You have to find a way to leave him right now. Xiao Xuanqian is willing to let you go."

Xie Wen lowered her eyes and stopped writing: "Are you telling me a story?"

"There's a way to do it!" Tong Tong said, "Since you've supported him to the position of controlling the world, you have to find a way to control him!"

"Why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden?"

"I've always been in a hurry." Tong Tong said, "I'm afraid you... Hey, that Zhang Ze didn't dare to say, Huaiyu, you're too tired to pull yourself together. It was a futile torment. The three years in the Luodu Peony Pavilion before, I saw that it was much better than now. How long have you stayed in Ziwei Palace... Even if the dog emperor finds out that he doesn't come to bother you one night, you still have to go all out. Sleepless all night, you're always stressed around him."

Xie Wen was silent.

"I can detect the host's physical condition. Your mental state is about to go wrong. Your depression lasts too long. If you don't escape from this environment, something will go wrong, and you will kill yourself sooner or later." Tong Tong said more and more uncomfortable , "If you don't say it clearly, aren't you forcing me to say it clearly?"

The tip of the brush made a cloud of ink marks on the paper.Xie Wen hastily regained consciousness, put down the pen, rolled up the soiled paper, and crumpled it between her fingers.

"What's the use of drinking medicine!" Tongtong persuaded to the end, and couldn't help becoming annoyed, "If I had enough energy, I would have transferred you away long ago. Are you still here to be angry with him? Huaiyu...why can you treat me like that?" He endured so much, do you really love him?"

This sentence was extremely clear, like striking a clock in the dark night, and suddenly there was a booming sound.Xie Wen's heart, which had been drained of all blood, thumped violently, and he subconsciously denied: "I don't..."

But can't tell.

After the wet rain, the twilight is close, but the gate of the temple is still not closed tightly.The dim light of the lantern lit up, and he saw Xiao Xuanqian turning aside the palace lantern, taking off his cloak and hurriedly entering.

Xiao Xuanqian is much more restrained than before, I don't know if he is more sober after the pain, or because he is too busy with government affairs, he still remembers his duty to be a good emperor.He stood at the door and asked Cui Sheng if Xie Wen had taken any medicine today, and who had been here, and he came closer when the air-conditioning all over his body dissipated.

"The light is too dim." Xiao Xuanqian said, "It hurts the eyes."

Xie Wen didn't answer, the little emperor seemed to be keenly aware of something, he lowered his head and leaned over, looked into Xie Wen's silent eyes, and suddenly said in a low voice with some embarrassment: "Still... don't you want to see me?"

He didn't wait for the answer in the first time, so he slowly straightened up, and his dark and cold eyes showed a sense of confusion at what to do... Xiao Xuanqian didn't know how to make him forgive, he could only Constantly grasping, to comfort his worry about gains and losses, to relieve his extreme desire.

But at this moment, reason and love still prevailed, Xiao Xuanqian clasped the unused rice paper on the table with his hands, and grabbed the severe folds, almost torn, but he suddenly released it belatedly, and said in a dry voice : "Let's add another lamp, I...tomorrow..."

The teacher didn't seem to want to hear this very much.Xiao Xuanqian's throat began to smell blood, and he almost doubted whether he had the willpower to make Huaiyu out of his sight. Just when he took half a step back, his sleeves were suddenly pulled gently.

Xie Wen pulled his sleeve and said, "Sit."

Xiao Xuanqian slowly held his hand along the sleeves, crossed his fingers childishly and persistently, and clasped them tightly with him.

At the same time, Xie Wen turned off the lights.He said to Tongtong in his heart: "I do have a way, maybe I can get Xiao Jiu to let me go voluntarily. But the premise is to try."

"Try it?"

"Well." Xie Wen said, "Three years ago, this method was useless, and I would have avoided even the temptation. But now... Although he is still an asshole, he is not ruthless."

Tongtong suddenly had a bad premonition: "I am here to save your life and cure your illness, not to make you..." Before she finished speaking, she saw Xie Wen holding Xiao Xuanqian's hand in the dark. With the hand in front of him, when his clothes are neat, only half of his neck is exposed, and he has a sense of abstinence that refuses to be thousands of miles away.

"This time it's not self-defeating, nor is it deliberately trying to force the other party to obey." Xie Wen told her in her heart, "I just want to try."

"You fucking try it, I think you don't want to live for a long time - even if you really love him, so what if you try it out? Will he let you go because he is afraid of your death -"

Tong Tong's voice suddenly stopped, and after a long pause, he repeated in a murmur: "He will... be afraid of your death... He, he doesn't have such a conscience... Huaiyu..."

The author has something to say: it was updated in advance, clip No. 2, and the update on the day of No. 2 will be postponed to the evening.

Teacher Xiao Xie still has a little desire to survive, rubbing his hands together, he has to kick the little bastard away first in order to live.