Perhaps the likes and dislikes of young people are just so unreasonable.

Putting the potted plant that looked like a weed without a species in front of the window, An Ming thought to himself that he would learn how to take care of flowers and plants later, and he did not forget to tell his elder brother: "Tonight's birthday party Elder brother, don't play too much, after all, you have to go to the palace to attend the annual banquet tomorrow."

The birthdays of the two of them happened to be on the day before the New Year's Day. It was a coincidence, but there were some inconveniences.

That being said, in fact, An Minghui really didn't expect his elder brother to be self-disciplined, after all, the two of them have far worse tempers, and the elder brother is really not a well-behaved and stable character.

So that night when he was dragged by his elder brother and sneaked into the back garden of Anfu, he didn't feel surprised, but he reluctantly used sign language to remind him that he would be scolded if he was known by the adults and his wife.

His current identity is just an orphan servant picked up by the An family, so naturally he cannot call the head of the An family and his wife father and mother.

Nodding perfunctorily, Brother An, who was in high spirits, naturally didn't take his reminder to heart. Instead, he held the wine jar he stole in his arms with sparkling eyes, and suggested: "Let's drink, this is Daddy I have heard him mention the good wine in the collection before, and it will not be very strong."

An Minghui intends to stop him, but then he thinks that 14 years old is no longer a time when he can't touch alcohol in this world, so he has no reason to persuade him, he can only look at his family while expressing that "drinking is harmful to health". Brother opened the seal.

His elder brother is not a person who doesn't know how to measure, but he is still very informal in some trivial matters that do not involve principles, and it is often difficult for anyone to persuade him at this time...

Under the strong persuasion of his elder brother, An Minghui couldn't shirk it several times, and lifted the lower end of the mask slightly to drink the wine in the glass, but he didn't drink too much, just a few glasses.

All the rest of the wine went into his elder brother's stomach, so in the end he helped his brother who was drunk, carefully walked around the main courtyard where An's father and An's mother lived, and sent him back to the bedroom.

His original intention was to send him back and leave, but his elder brother hugged him tightly and refused to let go. He whispered in a nasal voice in a daze: "Don't go back today, we have been 14 years since we were born." Years, haven't slept under the same roof."

It was a bit bleak to say so, An Minghui was speechless to refute for a while.

In the end, he took off his coat, and after a brief wash with his brother, he lay down on the same bed, and let the person beside him who had the same appearance as him come to hug him.

An Minghui closed his eyes and waited to fall asleep, but it didn't take long before he felt something was wrong. He opened his eyes, and in the dim light of the night, he could only vaguely see the outline of his brother, but he could clearly hear the faint voice in his ears. Choked up crying.

"Brother?" He asked in a low voice, and reached out from under the quilt to touch Brother An's cheek, and sure enough, his hand was wet, "What's the matter, what are you crying on a good day?"

"Second day, second day..." Seeing that he found out, Brother An couldn't restrain his crying even more, and hugged him even harder, as if he was using his drunkenness to vent all the depression accumulated over the years General sobbed and said, "I don't like this Anfu, I don't like Yushuyuan, I don't like the imperial court... We can't do anything here, let alone roaming around, we have to pay attention to everything we say and do. It is not allowed to sit with you at the birthday party. You are my younger brother, we were born and raised together, we are the closest people to each other, why do we have to hide it?!"

"Shall we run out together? Just the two of us, go to a place where your parents can't find you, a place where you don't have to wear a mask anymore and you can walk on the street with me..."

It turned out to be the case.

"Brother, some things are wrong and unreasonable." An Minghui said softly, stretching out his arms and hugging the trembling person hugging him, "But it's unavoidable. Don't do that in the future. Besides, if Lord An hears about it, he will be punished again."

"Why?! We are brothers, you are supposed to be the same as me, why do you have to compromise like this?! Then you give me that mask, you have been wearing it for more than ten years, and then I will replace it for you Wear it and you'll—"

"Brother." In a calm tone, Brother An's excited words were interrupted. An Minghui hugged him tighter with his arms, and said soothingly, "If your parents chose you, it is absolutely impossible for me to replace you. Others Maybe they don’t know, but they do know, they know how to distinguish between you and me.”

The lotus pattern on the surface of his tongue exists for this purpose.

"But, but..." Brother An also quickly thought of this, but he still couldn't calm down, and his voice sounded more and more fragile, "But I am your brother, and I should have protected you in the first place. , I don't want to be hated by you anymore..."

"You and I are connected by blood. We are close relatives. How could I hate you?" An Minghui shook his head and continued to comfort him, "One day, I will take off this mask, and before that I will still It is enough to be able to take off the mask in front of my brother."

"Woo... the second day, the second day, the second day..." Recited his brother's name over and over again, Brother An begged in tears, "You must not leave me..."

An Minghui patiently comforted the young man beside him, he did this kind of thing a lot, and he didn't feel bored.

It was night, when brother An was finally tired from crying, the two teenagers who looked exactly the same were peacefully embracing and sleeping on the bed. This scene was as quiet and beautiful as a mirror image.

***

The consequences of a hangover can be serious or not, but fortunately, An Minghui was prepared, so when he saw his brother lying on the bed with a headache the next day, he changed his face with an expected expression. Put on my brother's clothes.

"I will go to the annual banquet in the palace today, but brother also remember to get up earlier and change into my clothes, and go to my room to rest."

The banquet in the palace is exciting and wonderful, and it is boring if it is boring. Although the musicians and dancers who perform are all outstanding, but after all, it is in the palace and in front of the emperor. Make it fun.

An Minghui pretended to be his elder brother this day, stayed in An's mansion in the morning and noon, and followed An's father into the palace to go to the banquet at dusk in the afternoon.

Such a scene of drinking and drinking is not unfamiliar to him, and no matter what, he is still young, and he does not need to participate in the intrigue of the courtiers. He only needs to sit in his seat with a decent smile.

When he just took his seat, An Minghui smiled and nodded deeply to Lu Ting, who was sitting diagonally opposite, but halfway through the banquet, he found that the seat originally belonged to His Highness the Seventh Prince was empty at some point, and the low table was still empty. The steaming meal was not touched much.

He didn't care about it, he just thought that the Seventh Prince was a smart child, and there was really nothing to worry about in this court.

Later, An Minghui felt a little bored in this hall, and thought that the congratulatory speech was over and there should be no serious problem, so he asked An's father beside him for instructions, quietly got up and left the hall, and went for a walk in the garden next to the hall.

Now it was night, he walked alone in the garden with the moonlight and didn't meet anyone, but when he walked around a rockery, what caught his eyes was a young man with his hands bound and struggling on a tree .

"Seventh Highness?"

After being stunned for a moment, An Minghui immediately stepped forward, untied the rope binding his hands and ankles for Lu Tingshen, and frowned at the young man who was in a state of distress and had a few bruises on his face: "What's the matter? Who dares to make trouble in the palace?"

He saw a big smile on Lu Tingshen's little face with bruises, and then he heard the other party pretending to be innocent and replied energetically: "I'm fine, Brother An, I just messed around with people and made something wrong." Accident, don't worry about me."

After quietly listening to this statement, An Minghui sighed softly, while looking into Lu Tingshen's eyes, he gently tapped the scratch on the other's forehead with his fingertips: "I don't need to ask more questions. If you don't want to laugh, don't force yourself."

"...What does Brother An mean?" Hearing what he said, Lu Ting's deep smile froze for a moment, but then he continued to maintain that smile as if he was acting stupid.

"Whether it's ambition or hatred, these are not always shameful." An Minghui took out the veil from his arms, and pulled Lu Tingshen's wrist behind his back, and gently wiped the horribly worn skin when he was struggling. On the edge of the wound, "Although An is not knowledgeable enough, he always winks."

Seeing the injury, he couldn't help thinking how much Lu Tingshen must have been in pain when he was struggling, but even so, the other party was still desperately trying to break free, and he didn't know whether it was stubborn or stupid.

This is probably the time when Lu Tingshen least wants to see An Minghui.

He knew what he looked like now, his body was dirty and bruised, different from what he did on purpose last time, this time he knew that he had just been bullied and teased by others, and he was extremely embarrassed from beginning to end.

However, the person in front of him was still dressed neatly and decently as always, with a gentle smile, he was even cleaner and brighter than the moon hanging in the sky.

The comparison between the two always made him feel more and more embarrassed, and he didn't want An Minghui to see such a weak and powerless appearance.

Sooner or later, sooner or later, he will trample all those people under his feet, and burn them to ashes!

"Sooner or later, those people will be trampled under their feet, and the shame of today will be returned a hundredfold."

Such a sentence came into his ears suddenly, Lu Tingshen's pupils shrank suddenly, and he suddenly raised his head to look at An Minghui who was still smiling in front of him, but he saw the other party pointing to his eyes, and said gently: "Your eyes say so Yes, am I right?"

Lu Tingshen could continue pretending to be stupid, but as if by accident, he looked into those pitch-black eyes and was unwilling to make jokes any more. Before he could react, he heard himself say the truth: "So, knowing that I am a duplicity person, how does Mr. An feel?"

"It's not uncommon for people to have two sides. It's my honor that Your Highness is willing to let me see the other side." An Minghui was not afraid of the sharp knife-like look in Lu Tingshen's eyes, but raised his hand to hold the person in front of him. With a little force on the back of his head, he easily pressed the unprepared boy into his arms, hugged him firmly, and then whispered in the other's ear, "And since you've already been seen, why worry any more? Ting Shen wants to hear me say that I don't mind, and I want to hear a word of comfort, these are not shady thoughts, and there is no need to cover them up in every possible way."

"At the age of 13, even a little childishness can be forgiven."

It was the first time to be embraced by someone like this. Lu Ting deeply felt the warmth that almost completely enveloped him. While thinking in his heart that the words this man said were so innocent that they made people laugh, he couldn't help raising his arms in response. this hug.

Those wounds on my body really hurt, but being hugged tenderly like this doesn't seem to hurt so much anymore.

"In this case, then An Minghui, listen, I like power in my hands, and I like your eyes." Lu Ting said with a deep hoarse voice, "So one day I want this country to be mine. , I want you to be mine, and you don’t even think about being a chivalrous man who makes his home around the world.”

The author has something to say: An Bao's work diary:

It is inevitable to have all kinds of thoughts in adolescence

And the thinking of the ancient people was much more complicated than that of the present world

Sometimes even I can't read their minds

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