Chu Lang

"That's why, it's time now, don't critique papers anymore, you'll hurt your eyes carefully. Go to sleep first, how about continuing tomorrow morning?" The bronze candlestick was filled with wax tears, and a bean of dim yellow flames drifted with the wind. Putting it on, Chu Yue took a big cloak and carefully put it on Xie Changge's body.

The faint yellow fire light was reflected on the corners of Chu Yue's raised eyes, he looked down at Xie Changge, his long eyelashes accompanied by a small mole cast a shadow under his eyes.

Xie Changge looked at the person in front of him almost greedily, from the tip of his black hair and eyebrows to the corners of his eyes and lips.Xie Changge has traced every inch of his skin and every edge and corner thousands of times, as if he was familiar with it as a part of Xie Changge's own body.

"Lin Yuan fell asleep?" Xie Changge raised the corner of his mouth, took Chu Yue's hand, and stroked every crevice of his fingers with his fingers.

Chu Yue sat directly on Xie Changge's lap, hooked his neck with one hand, looked at him, and said softly, "I just made a fuss and refused to sleep. I coaxed him for a while before I fell asleep obediently."

"He always listens to you."

Their noses met, they looked at each other, and then they laughed at the same time.

"That's why, stop making trouble and go to sleep." Chu Yue jumped off Xie Changge's lap, picked up the lantern, and wanted to go back to the bedroom.

Xie Changge suddenly said: "Wait, don't go back yet."

"What's the matter?" Chu Yue turned slightly to the side, still smiling.

Xie Changge quickly walked up to Chu Yue, hugged him tightly, and asked in a crying voice next to his ear: "You are willing to come to see me today, have you forgiven me? Ten Years, ten years, you have never been here."

"What are you talking about, when did I leave? Therefore, look—" Chu Yue broke free from Xie Changge's arms, opened the main entrance of Qingxin Hall, and looked at the stars in the night sky through the long corridor, "I have been They're all there."

"what--"

The cold night wind blew, and the papers full of cases were blown away.Xie Changge was startled in the case, and the candle on the case had quietly extinguished at some point.

It is suspected that the shadow of Jinghong came.

"Ziyu, you are finally willing to come to see me." Xie Changge was caught by the too real nightmare just now, looked down at the red knot on his right wrist, and said to himself.

Ten years of life and death are boundless, unthinkable and unforgettable.

In his sleep, he was still a dandy prince dressed in brocade clothes, flying eagle and running dog, drunk and rich, and in a blink of an eye, he woke up from the dream, and he was already in his thirties, his hair was growing gradually, and the edges and corners of his body had been worn smooth.

Xie Changge walked out of the hall, the spring was cold, and a faint light could be seen among the buildings.It was almost daylight.

It was the third day of February again, and Lin Yuan had already turned ten years old, which also meant——he had lost his love for ten years.

Leaving from the city wall that day, Xie Changge caught wind and cold, and lay on the sickbed for seven days. After waking up, Shi Xuan asked Shi Xuan to find the hair that he and Chu Yue tied together on the wedding night.

He stuffed himself in the Hall of Concentricity, used his hair as the inner core, staggered and weaved red rope for a whole day, and weaved a knot that was worn on his wrist.

That way we can stay together forever, he thought.

He was completely cut off from his former self, never stepped into a brothel again, and never had anyone around him again.

I don't know when he began to prefer dark blue shirts and drink tea made from bamboo leaves.He personally invited the old grand master who has not cared about the world for many years to teach Linyuan to study, let Shixuan teach Linyuan to practice martial arts, and he himself worked diligently in front of Beili's prince, sharing the worries of his father and pleading for the life of the people .

He made up his mind that when Linyuan became crowned, no matter where he was at that time, he would definitely go to his Ziyu and apologize to him in front of the Naihe Bridge.

The vows I failed to fulfill in this life, I will fulfill one by one in the next life.

I just wish...you would give me a chance.

"Daddy."

Seeing Lin Yuan bowing towards him, Xie Changge suddenly realized that the sky was already bright.

"It was around this time when your father left." Lin Yuan also had a pair of upturned phoenix eyes, and every time he saw these eyes, Xie Changge would be in a daze.

"Daddy, what kind of person is father?" Lin Yuan asked.

Xie Changge looked into Lin Yuan's eyes, and through his eyes, he was looking for a ghost: "A gentleman like a pine is like a bamboo. Yuan'er, you ask every year."

"But Dad's answer is different every year." Lin Yuan smiled slightly, with a dimple showing at the corner of his mouth.It's strange, neither Xie Changge nor Chu Yue has dimples, but Linyuan has one, which grows diagonally below the right corner of his mouth, and it looks pretty when he smiles.

"Ziyu... is gentle and stern, delicate and vague. He is just him. How can there be any words that can describe his appearance well?" Xie Changge said.

"Let's go, Yuan'er, Daddy will take you to the schoolyard in the suburbs today. Have you practiced your riding skills recently?" Ever since Lin Yuan was sensible, Xie Changge would take him to the places where he and Chu Yue had been every year. What he did with Chu Yue allowed Lin Yuan to understand his father from Chu Yue's experience.

The wind from the school grounds blew, Lin Yuan rode his pony and looked at Xie Changge.

"My riding skills are not good, and my archery skills are even worse." After finishing speaking, Xie Changge pulled up the bow and arrow, and with a "swish", the golden flower arrow left the string and hit the bull's-eye.

Lin Yuan also drew his bow and arrow, but the shot missed a little.

"Daddy is being modest." Lin Yuan said, "My son is the one who is really bad at riding and shooting."

"How could I have lied to you? Compared with your father, I am still far behind. At that time, I met your father not long ago, but I was already in love with him. In order to be alone with him, I asked him to come here to teach me Archery. At that time, I was used to idleness, and Ziyu taught me all afternoon, but he failed to teach me."

"Then dad..."

Looking at Lin Yuan's puzzled gaze, Xie Changge smiled and said, "After Ziyu left, I practiced secretly for two years before I reached my current level."

Xie Changge unconsciously touched the cocoon between the tiger's mouth with his fingers, thinking, I have learned everything you taught me, have you seen it?

What responded to him was the spring breeze that rustled the leaves of the pagoda tree.

Xie Changge jumped off his horse, then hugged Lin Yuan onto his own horse, then rolled over himself, protecting Lin Yuan in his arms.

"Arrows should be shot like this." He held Lin Yuan's hand and led him to draw the bowstring together, "You must have a goal in your heart, and shoot your arrow towards this goal. How hard should you use to draw the bow? What angle to aim at depends on your own experience."

With that said, Xie Changge let go of his hand and let Lin Yuan choose the timing of release.

Lin Yuan looked back at Xie Changge, hesitant.

"Yuan'er, no matter what you do, you have to believe in yourself." Xie Changge said.

Lin Yuan nodded, and in one go, he shot the golden flower arrow.

"I won!" Lin Yuan showed a surprised expression, and smiled back at his father.

Xie Changge patted Lin Yuan's shoulder, and said with some relief: "Good boy, you have the style of your father. If your father sees it, he will be proud of you. Let's go, Dad will take you to Zhuque Street on horseback. " After finishing speaking, Xie Changge threw the bow in Lin Yuan's hand to Shi Xuan, Xie Changge's big hand wrapped Lin Yuan's small hand, and the two of them held the rein together and ran towards the city.

The horse stopped at the door of Qingfeng Xiaozhu.

"Daddy, this is the first time you take me on a horse." Lin Yuan got off the horse, a little excited.

Xie Changge suddenly remembered something, sighed, and said, "It's the second time. Yuan'er, let's go in."

Qingfeng Xiaozhu is still a small teahouse as it was ten years ago, but Kuaizui Li has sealed the box and quit, and now the storyteller is Kuaizueli's son Xiao Li.Xiao Li went to some places when he was young and saw some strange people and strange things, so the books he talked about were often about today's people and today's events, unlike his father who always compiled stories about ancient people.

Xie Changge entered the teahouse and skillfully ordered a pot of bamboo leaf tea.

Lin Yuan picked up the teacup, first blew on the bamboo leaves floating on it, then lowered his head and took a sip, revealing a small pear dimple again: "I think this is the taste of my father."

Xie Changge rubbed Lin Yuan's head with a smile, and said, "The first time I saw your father back then, he was just like you now. He held the cup and blew, and then smiled at me while drinking."

Just that one glance, I was wronged for the rest of my life.

"I heard from my godmother that my father and father met in a teahouse. Is it because of my godmother's tricks?"

The godmother was referring to Gurzhen, of course, every year he and Tang Zhong came here in person, and Linyuan was very familiar with them.

"Gu Erzhen, why did he tell you everything."

Linyuan unconsciously protected Gurzhen: "I pestered my godmother to tell me. There are some things that you and your godfather don't want to tell me."

"Why is Yuan'er still protecting Gulzhen?" Xie Changge laughed.

"Pa", Xingmu patted, and Xiao Li started talking about his book again after the rest time.

"Today, I will tell you the story of King Anyang single-handedly fighting against 36 tribes of Wuxi barbarians." Then, Xiao Li talked about the heroic deeds of King Anyang.

Lin Yuan listened for a while and asked, "Father, who is King Anyang? There is no such person in the history books I have read."

"Prince Anyang is the prince of Nanzhao. It is not listed in the history books because he is still alive. When it comes to blood relationship, he is still your uncle." Xie Changge explained to Linyuan.

King Anyang is the sixth prince of the old Nanzhao emperor who has been living outside.Eight years ago, the old emperor was critically ill. The third prince Chu Jue vainly tried to force the palace to rebel. The second prince Chu Chen took the fourth prince Chu Yu and the sixth prince Chu Yu to escort him, and finally succeeded in clearing Chu Jue's lineage and ascending to the throne of God.

But on the day Chu Chen came to the throne, the third prince's remnant party attempted to assassinate the emperor, and the fourth prince Chu Hong sacrificed himself to protect his second brother.So the sixth prince, Chu Yu, became the only blood brother of the current Emperor Nanzhao.Six years ago, Wuxi was in turmoil. Chu Yu went to pacify it in person, returned with a big victory, and was named King of Anyang.King Anyang is not only talented in war, but also diligent and caring for the people on weekdays. He presided over the revision of many laws and was like the right-hand man of Emperor Nanzhao.

Xie Changge had also heard about King Anyang's demeanor, but he didn't expect that even the people of Dali, who had always been at odds with Nan Zhao, would talk so much about his deeds.

After the father and son finished listening to the book and drinking tea, they rode back to the East Palace.

There were only the two of them for dinner, but there were three seats.

"Father, it's been another year. Yuan'er is ten years old this year and has grown taller. Daddy said that in a few years I will be able to surpass you."

"Ziyu, don't worry, Linyuan is very good, I will let him learn all the things he should learn."

The father and son talked to the empty seat, as if Chu Yue in the dream said that he had never left.