The third year after the death of the emperor

On the second day of June in the eighth year of Qiming, Princess Jieyou married Qin Zhen.

At that time, Shi Rupei, who was living in Kyoto and lived next to Xie's mansion, was invited to the wedding ceremony of the two, under the grand and luxurious array of Tian's family, he looked at the emperor from a distance.

Shi Rupei did not live in Xie's residence, but he also went to the former residence of Master Xie and lingered there for a while.This place belonged to Xie Wen first, and secondly belonged to the Son of Heaven. Even though he had Xie Wen's permission before his death, he would not live in it... But to his surprise, Xiao Xuanqian did not often enter Xie's mansion.

Ziwei Palace is enough to keep the emperor's figure, he only goes to Xie Mansion twice a year, not many.Shi Rupei thought, the emperor was afraid of hurting his feelings.

His merits and demerits are hard to determine, but he did live in Kyoto, and no one obstructed him.Shi Rupei lived in the clouds and wild cranes, and planted a mat of leeks and green onions in the place where every inch of land was precious. The seeds of wild chrysanthemums flew to the door, and in autumn, a cluster of orange-yellow flowers grew.

In October of the same year, the eldest princess of Rongyuan invited her to leave Beijing, and the emperor actually gave her a fief... This behavior shocked everyone in the government and the public, but when the news reached Shi Rupei, he thought: This is for Pave the way for Princess Zhen Guo.

After the Eldest Princess left Beijing, there were fewer and fewer clans, and the New Year's Eve at the end of the year became even colder and colder.In the brightly lit Ziwei Palace all night, Tongtong, who has grown to the appearance of eight years old, took over the symbol of the crown prince, and held the royal seal in her hand to play with. She said: "Next spring? Don't you be too anxious? You You have to give those old ministers some buffer time."

"I have let them buffer for three years." Xiao Xuanqian said.

Xie Tong looked up at him.Just looking at his appearance, the man in front of him seems to have been tempered calmly and calmly. He seems to be able to endure all loneliness and is indestructible.But she knew that the other party actually saw things and thought about people much more often than expected, and it was so frequent that he didn't dare to deliberately look for old things with Xie Wen's traces on them. Just a little bit of nostalgia can penetrate His vulnerable shield.

Over the years, Xiao Xuanqian needed to speak less and less often, and his reticence became more and more serious. Tongtong was always monitoring his mental state, but he couldn't think of a reason for him to talk more, so he had to try his best to talk: "At least the progress of the task is You can see the increase, right? Why are you so depressed?"

Xiao Xuanqian glanced at her and said, "I'm not depressed."

"Okay, you've always been like this, government workaholic, not depressed, I mean, I'm quite afraid of you..." Tongtong said weakly, "If you don't break out in silence, you will pervert in silence..."

She had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly thought of a good idea: "How about this, I will slowly teach you the knowledge of Xie Wen's world, so that when you see him in the future, you won't be ignorant, how about it?"

This proposal was agreed, and it was effective. Although many modern common senses somewhat violated Xiao Xuanqian's worldview, it happened to be able to save him to a certain extent.

The progress of the task is counted from Xiao Xuanqian's ascension to the throne. From the very beginning, he has a quarter of the progress. After this reign has been in operation for 20 years, he will be able to abdicate calmly. Who she will pass on the throne to in the next year...it doesn't really matter.

At the beginning, Meier got married, and then Xiao Tianrou asked to leave the capital. In the first month, the usually arrogant jade lion suddenly licked Xiao Xuanqian's hand docilely, as if it had been rebellious and rebellious in the past. It's hard to change, it's all gone overnight.The white cat looked at him with clear eyes, then put its head in Xiao Xuanqian's palm and rubbed it, then turned around and walked away slowly.

It lifted its tail lightly, as if it was very happy, and never came back.

The jade lion's lifespan is up, Xiao Xuanqian thought.All cats are like this, they will run away quietly at the last moment, so that no one can see them, and the teacher is also such a cat.

And he still has to endure it, waiting for his result may be good or bad, but he has no time to think about the result, he still has to endure it.

Later, several old ministers retired and returned to their hometowns. The news of the death of the former prime minister, Mr. Li, came from Fuzhou, and then the Li Chu who shocked the government and the public. There were turmoil, but these turmoil were all suppressed by the emperor with the power of thunder.

He is busy with government affairs and does every little thing meticulously.He is a virtuous and enlightened lord, who possesses thunderous means and understands the sentiments of the people... When Xiao Xuanqian came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he hadn't thought of those memories for a long time.

He thought that his pain had eased a little, and while he was afraid that he would forget, he also had a kind of guilt-ridden gratitude.The memories between them were less than 11 years old. Every time Xiao Xuanqian tasted them, he could find the moment of palpitation in the depths of his memory. Most of the time, he had forgotten why he quarreled with Xie Wen at the beginning, but he always I can think of Xie Wen's vivid eyebrows and eyes at that time.

He wanted to say, don't be angry, but then thought, look at me again with this look, I'm about to forget.

In the tenth year of Qiming, Cui Sheng, who had accompanied Xiao Xuanqian for many years, resigned from office. He stayed in the palace to take care of his life, but he no longer appeared beside His Majesty. The newly promoted eunuch was his disciple Dechun, who was too young to touch him. The temperament of the quasi-emperor.But his master told him to be careful, so Dechun pulled himself together... After a few months, he found that this was not the case at all.

His Majesty the Emperor was so calm that he didn't seem like a living person.He followed a very strict schedule every day, and made a plan before doing everything. Unless the prince was with him, the time when the lights were turned off would not be more than a quarter of an hour.

In the autumn of the 11th year of Qiming, the world was peaceful, and there was a heavy rain in Kyoto. This rain blew off all the sweet-scented osmanthus in Rongyuan, and several streets and alleys were intoxicated by this strong and dying fragrance.Rongyuan has long been closed, the past is gone, and the building is empty.

Xiao Xuanqian's carriage back to the palace passed by the Xie Mansion and stopped.

Dechun hurriedly opened an umbrella for His Majesty, but the emperor didn't seem to need it, he stopped at the former residence of Xie Mansion, and the cold wind and rain swept away the dust.Xiao Xuanqian realized belatedly that he hadn't been here for a whole year.

His Majesty the Emperor pushed open the door.

When a person encounters a major parting, he will not cry at that time. Only in the years to come, whenever he encounters traces of the other party's existence, will he be hit hard by the sour and sad nostalgia.

Xiao Xuanqian thought, his tears came too late.

The heavy rain slid down from the sides of the umbrella, pouring and falling to the ground, making a heavy crashing sound in my ears.The untended but luxuriant tree planted in Xie's mansion became more dense, and the thick trunk could hardly enclose it.The sound of wind and rain in the hometown, under the dense rain curtain, even the outline of the building is blurred.

Xiao Xuanqian thought of Xie Wen's eyes at the right time, did Huai Yu always look at him so dimly before the other party left many times?

His fingers touched the lush tree.Those longings that he thought had been forgotten and vanished into the invisible did not hit him suddenly until then, but he was defenseless and suffered a crushing defeat.

Holding an umbrella, De Chun cautiously said behind him: "Your Majesty..."

"I will stay here today."

Dechun froze for a moment, this was the only unplanned order given by the other party since he took over serving the emperor.

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In December 20X2, on the bus back to the city after work.

Mo Hongwei originally wanted Xie Wen to take his car, but Comrade Xiao Xie refused. He didn't dare to let Fa Xiao see him delving into these unearthed materials, for fear that Mo Hongwei would call his father. And he needs to put a lot of equipment in the car, and he also takes his colleagues with him.He thinks it is better to get along with a group of strangers than to get along with a stranger.

Xie Wen was wearing a thick padded jacket and sat by the window. While waiting for the car to drive, she turned to the place she had just read. On it were unearthed ancient historical books, which faithfully recorded everything that happened in this dynasty.

It said that in the fifth year after he left, Xiao Jiu went to the old place of the Xie Mansion, and seeing the scene in the rain, the teacher who suspected the emperor was still there, couldn't help it, and burst into tears.

burst into tears...

Xie Wen put his hand on these words, he raised his head, took a few deep breaths as if lacking oxygen, then closed his eyes, resisting the soreness in his eyes.His fingertips were unconsciously stroking the paper, as if they were not touching words, but the other person's cheek.

"Don't cry..." He whispered softly, "I'm sorry."

He continued to read, the policies and measures to be implemented were written below, how to achieve peace in the world... Emperor Qiwu never married, abdicated in his prime, and the next successor was a powerful female monarch, Princess Zhenguo Xiao Tong, she is a link between the past and the future, and is the mainstay of the century-old rule, but her reign is also very short. About ten years or so, she surrendered the country to others. Emperor Qixuan was a late bloomer. The little prince who recited "The Analects of Confucius" was adopted by the clan as Xiao Jiu's son, and then abdicated by the female monarch. This little prince's temperament is quite forbearing and gentle.

Xie Wen carefully looked at Tongtong's government affairs style during his reign, and also wanted to find clues about Xiao Xuanqian's abdication, but the other party seemed to have disappeared from the history books, and there was no mention of where he died at all. The burial place, that is, the tombs in the Dangnan Autonomous Region, also does not have his bones. Similarly, there is no remains in the tomb of the female monarch... He can still speculate and understand Tongtong to a certain extent.

what happened?Xie Wen couldn't help thinking about the turning point.

He was engrossed in watching it, and only when he was exhausted did he realize that he felt a little uncomfortable. After two days and one night of various transportation transfers, Xie Wen finally rushed back to City B. Shared it with him, and the electronic version of many photos was transmitted to him.

Xie Wen took a shower in the hotel before, and it didn't look like she had returned from digging.The wind was strong in the north, so he wrapped himself up tightly, and the plush solid-color scarf covered the lower half of his face. After running back and forth for dozens of days, he felt a little thinner again.

Instead of calling the driver at home, he took a taxi and sent it nearby. He then dragged his suitcase and looked down at the electronic photos on his phone. Motion sickness and hypoglycemia made him look unwell, and his face was pale, but His expression is very focused, even if he has a headache and wants to fall asleep, he can concentrate and continue to read the information, as if looking for traces of his lover's existence.

Such concentration made him ignore the people downstairs at the door of the house. Xie Wen didn't notice the dark shadow in the shadow under the street lamp at all. He is a man, and he is a young master who has been taken care of since he was a child. He lacks vigilance when going out. Sex - and then bumped headfirst into a hard man.

Xie Wen subconsciously said: "Sorry, I didn't..." Look at the road.

He didn't say anything, and the person hit didn't make a sound, and he clamped his waist neatly. After a burst of dizziness, Xie Wen was pinched by the collar of the other party, and pressed firmly against the corner of the street lamp. In the shadows, he immediately struggled with his backhand and responded with the backhand grappling in his memory. However, this person's strength was surprisingly great, as if his limbs and body were all trapped in a cage in the opponent's arms.

His scarf was ripped off, and the next second when the cold wind came in, Xie Wen subconsciously closed her eyes to buffer, but the other party turned his face and blocked his lips involuntarily, all this happened in the blink of an eye For a while, Xie Wen's exhausted and dull nerves were unable to respond at all. He bit the opponent's tongue fiercely, and could almost immediately bite off the tool of this person's evil, but the terrifying hand clamped his jaw.

Xie Wen couldn't bite down. With his mouth half open, he was kissed recklessly and almost swallowed deeply. The strange and familiar breath came rushing in. Xie Wen's voice froze, and he heard the other party's hoarse, as if A voice that has not spoken for a long time.

He said, "Abandon husband and daughter."

Xie Wen: "Cough, you... oh."

"Scumbag." The other party sealed his words again, bitterly. "Chen Shimei."

Xie Wen didn't care about Chen Shimei, a scumbag, he was struck by lightning, and his thoughts suddenly froze at this moment. The archaeological materials that were tightly held in his hands fell to the ground at some point and fell into the shadows.

The other party didn't say anything else, just lowered his head and raised his cheek, kissing him fiercely and terrifyingly.Xie Wen didn't resist anymore, he stretched out his hand to put his hand on the other's cheek in the dim light of the street lamp, and carefully identified and felt it, but he couldn't say a word.

The tip of Xie Wen's tongue was numb, and he was about to lose consciousness. He wrapped his arms around the other's neck, blinked, and suddenly shed a few tears.

Xiao Xuanqian's movements suddenly stopped, and he froze for a few seconds, as if at a loss, he wiped the corners of his eyes tentatively: "...don't cry."

The author has something to say: Xiao Jiu: Shouldn't I be the one to cry...?