The third year after the death of the emperor

Ziwei Palace has been busy until the end of the night and dawn.

Such an unusual atmosphere quickly made the whole of Kyoto feel dignified, especially when the news of the end of the day came out, almost all the central officials frequently sent people to inquire, fearing that something serious would happen.At the moment, there is only an empty shell left in Tai Hospital, only the medicine boy and servants are sending medicine back and forth.

When the morning light was dim, there was a loud noise outside the hall.

"My brother didn't even say to stop me, how dare you not let me in! If Mr. doesn't come, he won't come. The whole hospital was transferred here. What's the big deal?" It was Xiao Tianmei's voice.

Princess Jieyou is the most favored princess in this dynasty. If there are other clan girls who break into the palace recklessly like last time and insist on seeing Mr. Xie, I am afraid that they will not be punished like copying books and being grounded.Just when Guo Jin stopped her, the girl in red untied the whip from her waist and slammed it on the ground with a slap, and said coldly: "Three years ago, I was still young, and I couldn't even see it. Now I must... ..."

Before she finished speaking, a deep voice came from the hall.

"Let her in."

It was Xiao Xuanqian.

Guo Jin heard the words, Dang even stepped aside and opened the curtain for the princess.Inside the heavy curtain that traps the heat, there is a strong smell of bitter medicine.Xiao Tianmei raised her eyes and saw her imperial brother sitting by the couch, cooling the bowl of medicine in his hand.

Xiao Tianmei's gaze immediately shifted to the bed, the heavy quilt almost completely wrapped her up, only a piece of black hair flowed down the side of the pillow, Mr. Xie didn't seem to have woken up yet, even though only half of his cheek was exposed, he could still see the blood on the other side nothing.

Princess Jieyou's heart immediately surged with anger, but in front of Mr. Xie, she had no choice but to suppress the boiling anger first, walked to the bedside and asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Xuanqian didn't look at her.

"I asked you what's going on!" Mei'er emphasized her tone. Although her voice was not high, she bit every word extremely hard, almost trembling, "Is that how you take care of him? Ninth brother, I thought you At least follow his—"

The emperor's clothes on Xiao Xuanqian's chest were picked up by her fingers, and the dragon and phoenix patterns sewn with golden threads were wrinkled. He had to look at the girl and heard her ask aggressively: "Are you forcing him again?" What kind of stupid things have you done again? Brother Huang, it’s been so long, why you still can’t learn…”

"What do I want to learn?" Xiao Xuanqian said abruptly, "Shut up, don't make noise."

Xiao Tianmei's anger was blocked by the words of the order. She remembered that Xie Wen was still at the side, so she tried her best to let go, let go of her hands and turned around, quietly wiped away her tears, and reluctantly said: : "If something happens to my husband, I will never forgive you in my life."

Xiao Xuanqian raised his eyes and glanced at her, silently wondering what he was thinking. He watched Meier wipe away his tears, and leaned on the bedside to check on Xie Wen's condition. This little girl had obviously not seen her teacher for three years. But they are still closer to him, just like the jade lion... They are all close to the person who was kind to them at the beginning.

Even he is no exception.

Xiao Tianmei held Xie Wen's finger and rubbed it twice, and said in a low voice: "Mr. also said that he would celebrate my birthday and give me a gift. You are always in good health... I don't know what it is for this time? Ruo Ruo There is nothing to be attached to in this world, you want to go back to where you came from, why not take me with you."

The latter sentence was a little arrogant, but it made Xiao Xuanqian extremely unbearable. He raised his hand to press his forehead, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, and said, "He's fine...I'll let him be fine, You go back."

Meier didn't believe it, she stood up and looked at her imperial brother, smiled coldly, kept stirring the whip with her fingers, and said, "You will only kill him."

Xiao Xuanqian raised his eyes and looked at her for a moment.

"Brother Jiu, if you keep him here, you will only kill him. The place Mr. yearns for is never in the deep palace. He may stay for others, but he will not break his hands and feet for others. Can't."

She said this at a great risk—although Brother Huang dotes on her, but when it comes to Mr. Xie's matter, even if they are brothers and sisters, they often turn their faces and quarrel, and their relationship breaks down. In the current situation, no one can say for sure What do you think?

But Xiao Xuanqian did not get angry, but said: "I see."

you know?what do you knowWhen Xiao Tianmei was about to ask again, that Supervisor Guo Jin walked in quietly and stood behind her, obviously asking her to leave.She looked towards the bed, knowing that she was only here to prevent the other party from resting, so she swallowed her breath and said, "I really hope that we won't have a day when we break up completely, Brother Nine."

After she finished speaking, she turned around, behind her, Xiao Xuanqian's voice sounded slowly: "I hope so too," he paused, "Happy birthday."

Xiao Tianmei's heart suddenly became extremely complicated. Her footsteps stopped for a moment, and then she stepped out of the oppressive palace, but she did not leave. Instead, she sat on the stone steps outside the palace with her back to the door. The light reflected in her hair one by one, illuminating those dazzling hairpins.

The fire in the room was constantly burning, and Zhang Ze and the other imperial physicians were still discussing. They would come over every hour to check the pulse.

Xiao Xuanqian stood by the bed in bewilderment.When the morning light shone into the window screen, Xie Wen's body temperature was heated to a normal temperature, and he woke up again.

The little emperor was right in front of him.

When the eyes of the two met, there was only silence left.Xiao Xuanqian's Adam's apple slipped, he didn't know what to say, he just remembered that the temperature of the boiled medicine was just right, so he personally fed him the medicine.

But the jade medicine bowl and spoon were pushed back by pale fingertips.

"teacher……"

Xie Wen just glanced at him, then retreated tiredly into the quilt, as if this was a small and warm nest, which could give him a sense of security that he would not be hurt.

"...Do you think it is too bitter?" Xiao Xuanqian said in a low voice, "I have someone prepare rock sugar and candied fruit, you have a sip, I have tasted it, it is not bitter."

Xie Wen was still buried under the quilt, he looked like a dying deer, he still looked gentle and tolerant, silent, but he had reached the end of the road, and there was a soundless moan of despair from his internal organs.

"Huaiyu..."

"I don't want to drink." Xie Wen said.

Xiao Xuanqian was stunned for a moment, he collected himself, and reluctantly persuaded: "... just drink a little, okay? You can go anywhere you want, I won't go crazy anymore, really..."

"I want to go back to Luodu." Xie Wen closed her eyes and murmured softly, "I don't want to stay by your side."

Xiao Xuanqian's voice stopped immediately, his phantom smell broke out again, he smelled the smell of blood from the strong and bitter smell of medicine, he remembered the unbearable suffering and coldness before prying open the empty coffin.

Why did he pry open that coffin?Perhaps it was because the winter was too cold, and he had to hug his teacher's bones to get through the severe winter that almost froze his soul... Now, he has a chance to redeem, the other party is still alive, talking and panting, this is already Fate gave him extra favors and pardons.

Xiao Xuanqian's mind was extremely chaotic, he paused blankly for a while, only found a sentence and said over and over again: "But, you need to get better."

The little emperor leaned over and brushed the hair on Xie Min's sideburns, and said in a low voice: "Don't lose your temper, drink your medicine obediently..."

Before he finished speaking, the medicine bowl with the right temperature was overturned by the other party, and the pieces fell on the ground in the hall.Xie Wen rejected him silently and closedly, he had never had such a cold, hard, and disregarded side.

Between the broken medicine bowls, black juice flowed on the walls of the bowls.The night faded away, the candles in the hall had been burned out, and the candle tears were so cold.

The surroundings were silent for a while, Xie Wen closed her eyes and didn't look at him. After a while, his hand was held by the other party. At the same time, a familiar dagger was stuffed into his hand. Xie Wen shook her head and looked up. Seeing the golden wrong knife in his hand.

An open-edged dagger, the blade gleaming.

"If you don't want me." Xiao Xuanqian said, "Just kill me."

Xie Wen's heart trembled, he couldn't imagine such words coming out of his mouth - Xiao Jiu worked so hard to get to this position, such a person standing at the pinnacle of power in the world, would actually say such... ...approximately the words of giving up everything.

what do you mean?Am I more important than your world?Even though Xie Wen's distrust of him had reached the extreme, he was still stunned for a moment. He thought, are you sure I won't kill you, or is it true—no, how can you believe this, it's too absurd.

He felt like a frightened bird, constantly reminded by unhealed wounds, so whenever he heard the sound of bows and arrows, he would be the first to flee in a panic and subconsciously deny it.

Xie Wen looked at him in a daze, let go of her fingers, and said softly: "...I choose the master for the world. You are not only my student, but also the person who protects this country. How can I kill you?"

The golden wrong knife fell to the ground, and there was a crisp collision sound.Xie Wen didn't take back her hand, but grabbed the corner of the other party's clothes, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Let me go."

The eyes of the two met, Xiao Xuanqian looked at him silently.The little emperor's eyes were pitch-black, like a whirlpool that could not be bottomed out.Since a long time ago, Xie Wen no longer knew what he was thinking.

He said hoarsely: "I..."

"I beg you."

Xiao Xuanqian's words were all blocked in his throat, and he couldn't speak a single word.

Has the teacher ever begged others... I don't think so. Even when he met his father, he was neither humble nor overbearing.He is always gentle and loving, his clothes are not stained with dust, he is never embarrassed and vulnerable, he has no weaknesses and is indestructible.

Such a person... how could he say such things to him?Xiao Xuanqian couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, he really didn't know which way he was going to go, even if he endured it over and over again, he was almost completely crushed, and his spiritual pillar was crumbling.

Xiao Xuanqian just kept holding his hand, not daring to let go at all.Xie Wen also let him hold it like this, without any intention of struggling, all the struggles he had done have come to an end, even if he vomited another mouthful of blood in front of him, it would not have a better effect.

Xie Wen didn't know how long the other party hesitated. He didn't wake up until warm tears fell on the back of his hand, but he still maintained an evasive state full of distance, hiding under the quilt with his eyes closed... He heard the slight rubbing of the fabric. With a sound, the little emperor came in, wrapping his arms around his waist as if desperately longing for a hug.

"...in two days, in two days...the weather is good, you can't bear the fatigue of traveling now, I..." he spoke intermittently, these words were too difficult for him, "when you get better, I... You go back to Luodu."

"Ah."

Xie Wen sighed with relief, he felt the strong fear and pain on the other person, it seemed that his sense of despair was no less than his own... Xie Wen felt that the other party's fingers touched his cheek very lightly, trembling slightly .

"... May I kiss you?" Xiao Xuanqian asked hoarsely.

Xie Wen wanted to say that his throat was full of bloody smell, which might not satisfy people, but when he reached the point of his mouth, he suppressed it again, and just nodded indiscernibly.

The other party's breath was hot and cold, as if he was afraid of breaking a piece of glass, he gently wrapped his shoulders around his shoulders, and kissed his lips lightly.

Even if he didn't look at the past, Xie Wen knew that the other party should be crying... This little liar has been crying a lot since before, and when he cried, it seemed that he was the one who was wronged, so Xie Wen couldn't be harsh.

The other party's tears wet the cloth, and his breathing was chaotic. Xie Wen patted his head soothingly, and said in a low voice: "Haven't you been a monarch for so long, why are you still like a child?"

"...The king of a country can't have someone he likes?"

He didn't wait for Xie Wen's answer, he didn't want to let the other party say a heartless word, so he kissed him lightly again, as if many years ago, the young Ninth Highness also tried to please him in this way.

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Xiao Tianmei waited for a long time, and finally took a look at the sober Mr. Xie outside the window before being persuaded to go back.Her ninth brother didn't allow her to go in and disturb her.

Princess Jieyou's carriage stopped at the Princess Mansion, and she got off the car with a sea of ​​thoughts in her heart. When she looked up, she saw a thin figure in front of the mansion.

Xiao Tianmei stepped forward and saw a person in the court who was not wearing an official uniform but was familiar with him. Just about to ask about his background, the other party handed her a brocade box and hurriedly said: "Mr. Xie is a princess." A birthday present."

Xiao Tianmei was stunned for a moment, and the person turned around and left. She opened the brocade box, and saw a fan—it was not a valuable thing, but a blank fan, which was inscribed by Mr. It is the four characters of "Fang Ling Yong Ji".

Under the folding fan, there is also a small kit.

The author has something to say: Manuscript box: I am a ruthless machine that spits out manuscripts.