One of Ouyang Shaogong's colleagues, Chang'an

In the middle of the night, everything is silent.Only the tick-tock of Geng Leak came from distant tall buildings, passed through the bamboo forest, and invaded the window screens, enveloping the chill of the night.The woman tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, if she had hidden worries.

Putting on clothes and getting out of bed, I came to the promenade outside the room. The moonlight was shining like a wash, and the ground was full of brilliance, reflecting the empty steps coldly. Pieces of red peonies fell and remained unswept, like a prosperous curtain call, and the beauty is withering.She had an ominous premonition in her heart, and she pursed her lips tightly, only to feel that the beating in her chest became more and more frequent, and she felt a little stuffy.

The glass windows reflect the silvery white light, lonely and lonely.She walked over slowly and reached out to touch the ebony window lattice, the curtain was locked, and she couldn't see the slightest thing inside.Although separated by a wall, they still can't feel each other's breathing and heartbeat, and they can't be as close as before.

Before he knew it, he was 12 years old.There is a difference between men and women, even though he has raised his figure, she still does not reach her chin, she still looks like his eldest sister, and she still wants to hug her like she used to, but after all, she has to avoid suspicion. The princess of a country, her actions are all under the watchful eyes of others, and she behaves in a proper way Etiquette, guarding against gossip, the queen mother has hinted and warned herself many times.

She is just greedy for the unfettered days of the past.

Saw it.

He tightened his robe and was about to go back to his room, when he suddenly heard a faint voice in the room, which seemed to be a murmur in sleep, filled with pain and panic.Her five senses have always been sharper than ordinary people, and where her emotions and thoughts are affected, her thoughts are all attached to him alone, which sounds even more clear.

He hurriedly walked around the corridor to the door of his room, swung his sleeves to stun the maid on duty at night, and opened the door with Xuanji's method.Shang Qingyu usually does not lock the door, but seals it with a formation, and she is the only one who has been told the solution.He has never been defensive to her.

Light the candle beside the bed, in the bright yellow flame, the person on the pillow is pale, his eyes are closed, his eyebrows are deeply condensed, his forehead is already covered with fine beads of sweat, and he shakes slightly unconsciously, like a nightmare .

The sinister scenes of crossing the soul in the past, the hostility and fear of relatives after returning, and even hate because of fear, and punish him when he got it - countless memory fragments flooded in, almost swallowing him, like a coiled snake coil Besieged, strangled his neck and limbs.

"Qing Yu--"

Xun Fang was so anxious and worried, she couldn't help but stretched out her hand and pulled his hand out of the quilt, held it tightly, rubbed it constantly, and comforted her, "I'm here, don't be afraid--it's just a nightmare--wake up soon-- -"

The warm power is like a piece of driftwood seen by a drowning person. He turned his hands and pressed it, his body still twitched unconsciously, but he pinched her fingers and exhausted all his strength, as if he entrusted his life to her .

She felt so distressed, she freed her other hand to stroke his face, leaned over and put her lips next to his ear, "Qingyu, wake up, it's me—Xunfang is here with you, don't be afraid—follow May I come out?"

Her voice could enter his dream, and he followed her subconsciously, gradually able to control the nightmare, and slowly broke free.

His body was already drenched in cold sweat.

"Xunfang--"

He opened his eyes and saw her beautiful eyes with tears, he couldn't help comforting in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine, thank you--"

"Why are you like this - what have you been - what have you been through?"

She sobbed, "I saw part of your dream—so bloody, so scary—why did they do this to you—"

"It's okay, it's all over--"

With difficulty, he stood up and hugged her trembling shoulders, "I'm sorry, I scared Xun Fang—"

"It's you who have suffered a lot, I only hate myself for not being able to help you—"

She raised her head from his arms, tears fell from the corners of her eyes, shining like bands of light, and the tip of her nose was red, "Qingyu, my heart hurts so much--"

You are always calm in front of me, but you refuse to tell me a little bit about the past. It turns out that you have such a tragic past--what I see is only the tip of the iceberg. I am incompetent, and I can't even spend it with you --I didn't do anything for you, but you always took care of me--

"Fool, I'm fine, what are you doing so sad."

He was moved and happy to see her feel sorry for him, but he didn't want to see her so pear blossoms and rain, sad and self-blaming, "Meeting you is my greatest luck and blessing. It is enough to have you in this life, as long as you take good care of yourself." Yes, of course I feel at ease."

She suddenly hugged his waist tightly and buried her head in his chest, "I can't leave you, Qingyu, let me stay with you at night, okay--I can't let you spend the long night alone--"

He smiled lightly. She was worried about his nightmare like a frightened bird. It was indeed too much to worry about, but how could he refuse her kindness? If he could sleep with her in his arms, the dream would be sweet and warm, and it would be impossible to be unbearable Let the memory of looking back come to invade--

"Of course I'm happy, it's just - you are not afraid of the king and queen -"

"I will come quietly, and no one will find out."

She refused to let go of her hands at all, for fear that he would disperse from her arms in the next moment, "I want to guard you and see you all the time—I'm so scared—"

Afraid that you will disappear in the next moment, afraid that you will not be able to have it, afraid that you will not be eternal--

Until this life is over, I can't live without you--

I am willing to give you my life, just want to be with you every minute and every second--

"Xunfang treated me like this--deep affection and righteousness, but disrespectful."

He smiled gently, his brows had not yet opened, but his eyes were full of affection but already looked like a young man, "Thanks for your hard work Xunfang, you are kind to me, Qingyu will always remember every bit of it."

"You are so bold!"

There was a sound of the teacup shattering, and the girl fell to her knees in fright, her face paled.

"you--"

Queen Penglai was trembling with anger, pointing at her, she could hardly speak, "It's in vain that I have taught you for so many years, and you are so disregarding your reputation!"

It was nothing more than a child in the past, but now everyone is 12 years old, and they are alone in the same room, sleeping together every night--how decent it is to spread the news, the entire Penglai royal family has lost all face--

Xun Fang, I didn't expect you to be so confused!

"Queen mother, calm down, the child asks himself if he has done anything wrong, please - please don't embarrass Qing Yu, mother, he - he is innocent, it is all my fault -"

Xun Fang raised her face, her makeup was stained with tears, but there was an unusual determination in her sad eyes. The person she wanted to protect would spend her whole life protecting her--

"Fortunately, it was my personal maid who discovered that if it was your father, you would have already knelt in the ancestral hall!"

The queen was angry and distressed, and it was even more sad to see her stubborn appearance, "I know you two are innocent, I watched you grow up, how can I not know what my daughter thinks? That child is also polite, but If this matter gets out, how can you stop Wanmin Youyou's mouth? How can you stop people from gossiping and ruining your reputation? Do you want to marry in the future?"

"I--"

I never thought about getting married.The words in her heart almost blurted out, marriage is a distant and unfamiliar word to her, she doesn't think she will have any love for any man, so much so that she is willing to entrust her life.Right now, in the future, no matter how many years in the future, she just wants to guard someone, watch him grow up, marry a wife, and live his life happily - she will feel at ease.

"Even if you don't think about yourself, why don't you think about your identity! In order to protect the dignity of the royal family, no matter how much your father loves you, he can only reluctantly deny you. Do you want to be expelled from Penglai?"

"If they misunderstand, they will misunderstand. At worst, when he grows up in the future, I will just marry him."

Xun Fang's head suddenly became hot, perhaps because he had been reprimanded for too long, the scene of that night appeared in front of his eyes, the eyes he stared at himself at that time, it really didn't look like what a young boy can have, if he grows taller, no doubt Know what it's like--

In any case, being with him, a confidant who grew up with him, is much better than marrying a stranger who was ordered by his parents.

"You -- don't you know that Penglai people don't marry foreigners?!"

"Rules can be changed, mother, what are you talking about after so long, my daughter has been kneeling for so long, her legs are numb."

Xun Fang curled her lips disapprovingly, stood up immediately, held her mother's hand and said coquettishly, "Xun Fang will never dare to do this again in the future, so let's expose this matter, and you don't want everyone to lose face." Looks good--"

After finishing speaking, before the queen could react, she kissed her mother's face, turned around and ran out quickly, wiping away her tears as she ran, as if nothing had happened.

Under the thick shade, the two faced each other with a distance of ten feet.

"His Royal Highness, Qing Yu still has business to do, please forgive me."

The blue-clothed boy bowed, with an elegant posture and a calm expression.

"Why—you're doing this to me? What did I do wrong?"

The woman's satin gown with two breasts, peach pink lining, and five petals of Daphne incense sewn on the sleeves swayed in the wind, as if a faint fragrance hit her. She opened her almond eyes, with an innocent and helpless expression, "Yesterday was fine, what are you doing?" What's the matter? Who said what to you?"

"No one said anything to me, but from now on, I ask the princess to respect herself. The princess's golden branches and jade leaves are not something that people in the lower class can climb up to."

His handsome eyebrows are condensed, and his voice is like a cold pool.

"you--"

He knew everything after all--the Queen Mother must have warned him--

But how could you disregard the friendship between you and me, you just retreated like this, without any resistance at all, all my heart for you in the past was in vain, and your heart for me in the past was also in vain--

I didn't expect you to be such a cowardly person—forget it, since ancient times, this matter is destined to be a disadvantage for women, and they are destined to bear all the consequences alone—

"Just as if I, Bai knew you--"

She said in a trembling voice, tears rushed out of her eyes in an instant, she hurriedly covered her face with her sleeves, turned around and ran away.

The delicate figure was lying on the dead wood, her long messy hair covered most of her body, she couldn't cry, she let the rough tree trunk rub her slender hands dripping with blood.She used to think that even if she was abandoned by the world, her parents and him would always stand by her side. She never thought that in the eyes of her parents, the dignity of the royal family is above all else, and in his eyes, the most important thing is to be wise and protect one's life. She avoided all the pain, leaving her alone to bear all the pain--In an instant, everything that was thought to be the same changed, and everything that could be relied on was betrayed, as if washed to a deserted island by a flood, and she wished she could die--

After an unknown period of time, she felt that her long hair was gently picked up by a pair of hands, tied tightly around her shoulders and slowly hanging down.She raised her head blankly, and in her blurry vision was a familiar face, with a sad and serious expression.Those eyes have always contained only myself.

"Qing Yu--"

She called out foolishly, thinking that she was in a dream.He stretched out his hands to hold her cheeks, and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his thumbs. The rouge was all gone, and her face was pale, which made him feel distressed.

"I'm the one who wronged you—"

He sighed softly, slowly hugged her into his arms, and rubbed the top of her hair with his palm, "Even if everyone doesn't want Xunfang, I won't leave you—your heart for me is just like this." Do you trust--"

"I thought you--"

She choked and clutched the hem of his clothes, her body was still trembling, "I'm so sad--"

"I swear, no matter if the world falls apart or things change, one day, I will let you have real happiness, real happiness."

His arms gradually tightened, and the person in his arms was slender and waistless, and he held the person in his arms, filled with the unique fragrance of a girl, "I just hope that Xunfang is willing to wait for me."

When you accompany me to watch the prosperity of the floating lights on the other side that night, you are the spring of my life. When you shed the first tear for me, my heart can no longer be as hard as a stone. Since you are willing to give The moment you sacrificed your body and your soul, Prince Changqin was already doomed to fall, life after life, irreversible.

Xun Fang, if there is no you, even if the world is full of colorful flowers, what would it have to do with me.

"So you just now, it was for me--"

She gradually understood, but cuddled closer to his chest, "You want to protect me--"

In order to be better together in the future, we must endure.

"Promise me, be good."

He bowed his head and kissed her forehead lightly, "I can no longer care about you intimately in the future, you have to take care of yourself."

He is about to move to a new dormitory, so he won't be able to see her often. This silly girl who cares about others but is often careless about herself doesn't know if she will take care of herself.

"I will miss you."

"I'll find a chance to see you."

He gently swirled her cheeks with his fingertips, and looked at her with warm and deep eyes, "When "The Sound of the Galaxy" plays, go to the Chenxiang Pavilion to find me. This is the covenant of the end of life, and Xunfang will never let it go."