The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

The little king took the lead to fetch a small torch and lit the giant lantern symbolizing the Lantern Appreciation Conference. There was enough wax oil in it to ensure that it would burn for four or five days.

It starts with hanging lamps and ends with lowering lamps. During this period, Zhongshan Kingdom is open all day.People can freely shuttle in and out of the city, shops can also open their doors to welcome customers, and welcoming and sending people on the streets is just like daytime.

In addition to this lamp, the little king also lit an extra lamp, which was placed directly above his walking path, and it was a special lamp developed by the Mo family.

His Royal Highness, the young king of Zhongshan Kingdom, took the candle and reached in to light the wick. Unexpectedly, with the crackling of sparks, a spark from the lamp he lit went out along the cotton thread.The crowd of onlookers saw several flames running out from under the little king, and quickly passed through the sky. After a while, the lights on the sky of the entire square were lit up one after another.

It was just sunset at this time, and the last bit of sunset was not enough to compare with the daytime lights on this square.

There was an instant commotion in the crowd, cheers and screams of astonishment continued.

This place is semi-indoor, so the light is darker than outside. They all have to be careful when entering the venue, so few people look up to the sky.It wasn't until now that they suddenly realized that there were also many colored lights hanging above their heads.

The little king slowly handed back the candle that lit the fuse to the attendant, with a calm expression on his face, but a numbness in his heart.

Because this thing is too expensive, when Zhai Xin demonstrated to him at that time, he just set up three or four lamps to demonstrate the principle to the little king, and the final venue was arranged by the Mo family.

As soon as Xia Anran came in, he was in a bright place. From his perspective, even if he knew that there were lights hanging in the sky, he couldn't see anything clearly, so the little king was also frightened by this big hand.

It can illuminate a square that can accommodate more than 3 people. How many lights are hung in the sky...

The little king squeezed his fists and reminded himself again: the ones on the head are children, and the ones in the audience are wolves.I don't want the child to be caught by the wolf... woo.

At this time, the gate of the square was opened again, and the people inside looked out and saw a series of lanterns stretching like a galaxy.

Zhongshan country lights up.

Lanterns are still a symbol of luxury today. Whether it is paper or candles, even in Chang'an City, many people are reluctant to use them. Even if they want to use them, they are mostly used for lighting when they are forced to. Only the producing country can make such a luxury of pure appreciation.

A woman in the crowd couldn't help exclaiming: "It's so beautiful!"

It's really beautiful, with sparse shadows in the square area, and a lot of colored lights were hung on the trees this time, the interior is bright, and it looks like stars are falling on the world.

The last rays of the sun fade away, and the unprecedented nightlife of the Han people officially begins.

The crowd left slowly under the command, and the little king changed into ordinary clothes and walked out with his servants after the crowd had completely evacuated. He definitely wanted to join in such excitement.It's just that the little prince looked around and found that only Dou Wan was traveling with him.

The little king was shocked, "What about them?"

Dou Wan skilfully excused that His Highness's hair crown was too eye-catching, and came over to re-tie the little king's hair, changing the small hair crown into a bun.Liu Sheng added the crown early because Liu Qi wanted his son to be able to accept the local government after he became a vassal. However, under the normal circumstances of today's era, it is too eye-catching for the young king to wear a crown at this age.

Even Li Danghu, who is older than Liu Sheng, is still Baotou.

Hearing this reason, the little king felt that what Dou Wan said was very reasonable, so he changed his hairstyle and found an ordinary robe to cover it.

Xia Anran, who copied the small wallet full of copper coins, listened to what Dou Wan told him about the movements of her friends who were not loyal.

Li Danghu finally persuaded Wei Ru to accompany him to the Lantern Festival through the shameless behavior of stalking.

Cheng Wu was going to come out with him, but he bumped into his face before going out. He felt that traveling like this would damage his image too much, and if he was seen by a lady, his points would definitely be lost, so he didn't come at all.

As for the two female relatives...

"Master Weng went out to play by herself. Your Majesty also said that she is not in good health. When the time comes, you can just find a high place and look down, so as not to go with His Highness so as not to spoil the fun."

So in the end, only Dou Wan, who is also single and had no accident, was left to accompany him.

Great.

When the little king thought about it next year, he thought it would be good for the two of them to travel, so as not to have to take care of his friends with a big team, and Xia Anran, who had a difficult experience leading a group in college in the face of various accidents. Quickly soothed himself.

The two came out a bit late, and the adults had already gone to the street to watch the show, and they seemed to be the only people in this area as far as their eyes could see.

Xia Anran took a deep breath and looked up at the stars in the sky.

On the black night, stars twinkled, and the astrology at this time was different from that of the later generations. The little king looked around but couldn't find a star he was familiar with, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Your Highness wants to know the stars?" Dou Wan noticed the little king's mood, and said softly, "If Your Highness doesn't mind, Wan will introduce you to His Highness."

"Ah Wan knows even this." Xia Anran was once again shocked by his little friend's erudition.The two have been together for a long time, where does he have the time to learn stargazing?

Dou Wan would never say that since he knew about this event, he went to find Taishi Ling and forcibly memorized all the star charts, just to deal with what happened at this time.

He took a deep breath without any trace, and began to explain to the little king.Two teenagers of similar age walked side by side, walking and talking, walking leisurely, the soft and light moonlight elongated the shadows of the two, and they were connected together from a distance.

In order to avoid accidents caused by driving at night because the eyes of livestock cannot see, this time the night market can only be walked except for some main roads. Therefore, the natural population of the teahouses and clubs on both sides of the street is full, and many women who have long been accustomed to driving Lack of exercise, although the roads in Zhongshan Country are flat, the situation of walking still exists.

Fortunately, because of the franchised shops setting up stalls, many teahouses sell various special snacks at the entrance, which is very attractive to foreigners.

As soon as the little king walked to the side of the street, he saw a row of food stalls, each with different lanterns. If it weren't for the people passing through the street all dressed in Han costumes, he almost thought he had returned to modern times.

He collected himself, touched the particularly heavy small wallet, and suddenly felt full of confidence, "Ah Wan, let's go, I'll treat you to something to eat today."

When two teenagers are growing up, and it is more convenient to have a partner than to be alone, the reason is that the food can be bought and shared, so that you can eat more varieties.

There are many kinds of food on the trail, and the food that is cooked and sold is fragrant.At this time, the weather is cold and cold, and it is the time when people can eat the most. Almost every stall is full of buyers.

Xia Anran and Dou Wan also lined up together, just like two ordinary young gentlemen, eating while walking, and watching jugglers from time to time, and then throwing one or two bounties to others for rewards. debate.

"Here come the rice cakes! Sugar osmanthus rice cakes are fragrant, glutinous and sweet. They are delicious!" The two of them were walking halfway when they suddenly heard shouting. Actually, the shouting was nothing, but this voice...was familiar.

Xia Anran paused while he was gnawing on fried skewers. He looked suspiciously, and saw that the business seemed to be quite good, and then raised his head to look at Dou Wan, "Ah Wan, is that... whose voice? familiar?"

Dou Wan raised his hand and wiped off the stains from the corners of the young boy's mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Wan Fang didn't pay attention, if His Highness is interested, why don't you go and have a look?"

Just at this time, the man yelled again, and the little king narrowed his eyes. This time he recognized it, "It's Cheng Wu! That kid is actually selling rice cakes here?"

Xia Anran squinted her eyes, and was considering whether to go to this unyielding little friend, but was stopped by Dou Wan.Dou Wan leaned over awkwardly and whispered: "Your Highness, Ah Wu doesn't know how to make rice cakes... There is absolutely no possibility that Mrs. Cheng will come out to sell rice cakes..."

The little king immediately understood what he meant, and couldn't help staring, "Ah Wu has a girl he likes?" And that girl is a rice cake seller?So in order to please the girl, Cheng Wu came to set up a stall for others?

No, didn't he say hit the face?Tsk, is it a bitter trick?

How talented is Cheng Wu!That's 17 years old!In fact, you are only 15 years old, and you actually have this kind of scheming. Are you Western Han people so precocious?

The little king, who didn't know that he was almost about to be accused of having a wife, clicked his tongue twice, and then tiptoed to see what the girl over there looked like from a distance, but the distance was too far, and he was looking at the new thing of rice cakes. And there were too many people going, no matter how good his eyesight was, he couldn't see anything.

Dou Wan supported the young boy who was trying to stand on his feet in the crowd, with a smile on his lips but not in his eyes, "Your Highness is curious about that little lady?"

Seeing that he really couldn't see it, the little king let it go, he snorted and took the snacks handed over by Dou Wan and said while eating: "It's actually not bad, when the principal said he liked A Ru last time, didn't he mean that he didn't like A Ru?" Ru's type, I wonder what type Cheng Wu likes."

"Then what type does Your Highness like?"

"Me?" Xia Anran thought for a while, but at this moment, a figure flashed across his mind like lightning, so fast that Xia Anran didn't see it clearly, and only vaguely felt that the person was holding a long knife and guarding him firmly. In front of him, his figure is slender but very reliable.

The little king was shocked immediately: Me, me, me, am I actually the kind of scumbag who likes to be protected by girls?

"Your Highness?"

"No, it's all right." The little king suddenly felt a little sluggish, and he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his self-positioning.

Looking at the black eyes of Shang Dou Wan, Xia Anran asked back: "Where is Ah Wan, what type do you like?"

He was trying to change the subject, but Dou Wan didn't answer. The little king who was walking forward waited for a long time for the answer, but when he turned around, he saw Dou Wan standing under the shadow, separated from him by two weeks. Three steps, but it seems like a world is separated.

Xia Anran didn't know what was wrong with his little friend, he wanted to take a step towards him, but for some reason he had an intuition that he couldn't take this step.

"Ah Wan?"

Xia Anran took a step towards him, and was about to reach out to pull him, but found that Dou Wan moved, the young man took two steps forward, and stood under a paper lantern with him, "Your Highness, Wan actually has something Something to tell you."

"you say!"

"Wan wants to join the army, but I don't know when Wan will return... I'm afraid I might miss His Highness's evening ceremony."

Xia Anran was dumbfounded.Why do you guys suddenly want to join the army?He didn't grasp the key points in Dou Wan's words at all, but grabbed people and asked: "Join the army? Where are you going? To the frontier or to Chang'an?"

Seeing this, the corners of Dou Wan's lips raised slightly, and his eyebrows stretched. He looked good, and under the light, such a smile was very conspicuous.Seeing that he had attracted the attention of the onlookers, he presumptuously stretched out his hand and led the little king to a secluded place with few people.

Xia Anran was so curious that she didn't resist being pulled like this.Dou Wan's feet were sure, and he turned around to block the cool wind blowing for the little king. The young man's voice was clear and firm, just like every ordinary young man who is dedicated to serving the country, "If you want to join the army, you must go to the frontier. The premise is set, but my father refuses to allow it, so Wan will go to join the army."

That is to say, the young man Dou Wan intends to hide his name and start as a big soldier.Xia Anran didn't know what was in her heart right now, but she was obviously not happy.

He looked at the colorful lights all over the sky and felt a little aggrieved.

Is it because he didn't make lanterns during the Lantern Festival?He is the head of a willow on the moon, but after the appointment at dusk, he will become a lonely person...

But this is the decision of the little friend... He is naturally not able to stop it, and he is not qualified to stop it.

What's more, no one knows the final outcome of the Dou family better than him. Once Dou Ying falls, the Dou family will fall overnight. If Dou Wan follows the current route, he will indeed be able to survive under his own protection in the end.However, it would be too cruel to let him serve as a tool for blood inheritance and leave the possibility of recovery to the future.

Xia Anran understood her younger brother. If Liu Che really loved someone, he would definitely be so partial to him. Why didn't Huo Qubing shoot and kill Li Jiazi because he made excuses to fool him?

What's more, in the Western Han Dynasty, except for major crimes, money can be used to atone for sins, and if you want to accumulate wealth as quickly as possible, you must go to the battlefield.The Huns in the north are still relying on plunder to get rich, and as long as they win a game, the profits will be extremely considerable.

But Xia Anran's uneasiness also lies in this.The Huns in the north were also extremely powerful before the Han Empire fully launched the counterattack mode.In the battle at this time, the Han army lost more than they won... In fact, the Han army has been passively defending, so there is no record of victory at all.

Even if you win a big victory and triumphantly return, it is still very difficult to retreat completely. The achievements on the battlefield come from fighting with your life and your body.

He knows that Dou Wan's decision is extremely correct, and he can understand the benefits of his decision. At the same time, he is also very confident in Dou Wan's skill and talent, but it is inevitable to worry after all.

Seeing him being silent for a long time, Dou Wan took two steps forward, although he is two years younger than Xia Anran, but because of long-term martial arts training, he eats very well, so his height is almost on par with the little king.

And now Xia Anran bowed his head because of frustration, when he stood in front of Xia Anran, at first glance he was a little taller.

Dou Wan looked at the little king's Baotou that was exposed in front of his eyes because he lowered his head, and then saw the lowered breath of the little highness, and the tight corners of his lips because of this, Dou Wan's heart moved unconsciously, and a word came out unexpectedly, "Isn't Your Highness curious about the person Wan likes?"

Xia Anran took a deep breath, calmed down his thoughts, and when he looked up again, he tried to make himself more excited, so as not to leave a bad memory for his little friend because of the low mood at this time, "Well, wait for Ah Wan After leaving, Sheng will pay attention to you..."

He didn't finish speaking, but he felt a hand supporting his side, and the young man's clear breath enveloped him.Xia Anran took a step back subconsciously, but Dou Wan approached instead. After the exchange of positions between the two, Xia Anran found that she was forced into a dark place in the alley.

There is no light here, and his eyes raised in astonishment met the eyes of another boy. The comings and goings and laughter of the surrounding crowd were like a background board at this time, and he could see everything in sight. It's all about the man's stubborn black eyes and himself in his pupils.

Xia Anran's puzzled eyes all fell into Dou Wan's eyes, even though he has done such an offensive act now, His Highness still looks at him with trusting eyes that are almost docile.

It's just that this look in his eyes is very likely to disappear after he finishes his next words, and they may even become strangers.

but……

Dou Wan took a breath slowly, and said in a breathy tone: "Your Highness, Wan doesn't have a favorite type."

"Because Wan Xinyue is alone, he is cheerful, and Wan likes to be cheerful."

"He's smart, and Wan likes being smart."

"He likes to cook, so Wan likes to cook."

"He likes to laugh, so Wan likes to see him laugh."

"He is soft-hearted, and Wan also likes him to be soft-hearted."

"All of Wan's favorites are based on him as a template, so, does Your Highness know what type of Wan's favorites?"

The boy's black eyes are slightly rounded, he is not stupid, of course he can understand what Dou Wan means, even if he doesn't understand what it means, he can still understand it from his body movements.

Xia Anran held his breath, not daring to inhale or spit out, his mind was full of mud all of a sudden, stuck to his thinking ability, he could only look at the other person stupidly, not knowing how to react.

To Dou Wan, the confused gaze he looked over in astonishment was like a young deer he had hunted before. The young deer was so frightened that it didn't dare to move. , written ignorance, even with puzzlement and help.

It was him who was impulsive, and he had no intention of revealing this earlier, but... just for a moment, he suddenly couldn't help it.Dou Wan clenched his fist behind the little king's back, and kept calm with his nails engraved on his palm.

Although he had to change his plan due to impulsiveness, but Dou Wan felt extremely calm at this moment for some reason. He looked straight into the eyes of his little highness, and told his highness his biggest secret very clearly: "Your Highness, Your Highness Wan Xinyue."

Xia Anran's pupils shrank suddenly, his heart skipped a beat at that moment, his lips moved, but at this moment he couldn't say anything, and he didn't know what to say.

The two stalemate for a moment, Dou Wan suddenly turned his head, with a soft smile on his face, "Your Highness, breathe in."

His words entered the little king's brain, and Xia Anran subconsciously did so before his brain could give a correct response.The chill brought by the clear air passing through his nose made the little king suddenly sober.

He had been holding his breath just now, to the point where he needed someone to remind him.Xia Anran only felt a "boom", and all the blood in her body rushed to her face.The little king supported the man's shoulder with one hand and pushed the man away, and covered his face with the other hand.

He wanted to cover his blushing face involuntarily, but found that depending on how hot his face was spreading, one hand might not be able to cover it up, but it would be too girly to cover his face with two hands.

No, his current action is also a bit girly.So, the stubborn little king simply put down his hand and raised his face, no matter how red his face was now, he glared at Dou Wan fiercely, only to find that there was actually a slight smile on the other side Meaning, that little smile spread from the corners of his lips and eyes, and finally the whole person laughed.

Dou Wan's face, usually when he was silent and serious, he was a cold and beautiful boy, but now his smiling face is like the first thawing of spring snow, warming to the core of a person.

The eyes looking at him are full of starlight, softer than moonlight, and more intoxicating than alcohol.

The man looked at him as if he was looking at the most beautiful and loveliest thing in the world, and the cherishment and love in his eyes couldn't be concealed at all.

How did he never notice it before?It didn't come to him until someone put this sincerity in front of him?And this person's expression is distinct... Xia Anran looked at his expression, but for no reason had a feeling that he was completely seen through by others.

Then he laughed at himself again, blushing like this, how could he not be seen through?

"I..." His voice was a little hoarse, "You, let me think again."

"it is good."

"I won't keep you waiting for too long." The little king turned his face slightly, but finally he couldn't meet the man's gaze directly, and he hid his face in the dark.

"it is good."

"..." Xia Anran finally couldn't hold back anymore, he coughed dryly, "It's almost time to play, let's go back first."

"it is good."

Dou Wan agreed, he took a step back and let Xia Anran come out, who knew that the little king was at an awkward time, so he was willing to come out, he dawdled in it for a long time, and finally came out little by little when he couldn't go on.

The instigator didn't even look at him, and the two walked side by side towards the palace.However, walking and walking, this time Xia Anran took a step behind and let Dou Wan walk in front. Compared with Cheng's laughter and laughter, the return journey was much more silent.

The two of them squeezed in the crowd are actually swimming against the current.It is only the second watch now, and it is the time when the tourists are the happiest. The direction of action of the two of them is completely opposite to that of the tourists, so it is very difficult to walk.

Xia Anran looked left and right, and suddenly stretched out her hand to grab Dou Wan's hand, and said, "Ah Wan, why don't we go upstairs and rest for a while, and wait for the crowd to pass before coming down?"

Dou Wan would never refuse, that's when Xia Anran realized something was wrong, he, he was habitually holding him back, the little king's hand stiffened a little bit, the two of them didn't say anything clearly now, what he did It wouldn't be bad to make such a move, but after a while, he realized something was wrong, Dou Wan's body temperature...why does it feel higher than his?

He hurried forward a few steps, and when Dou Wan was caught off guard, he got in front of him, and then by flickering the lights, he saw Dou Wan's blushing face.

The little king suddenly realized that this person is not shy!It's just that he can pretend better than him, so he has survived until now!

Dou Wan's skin is fair, this red color is particularly eye-catching, seeing people blush, the little king is suddenly not ashamed!What has he to be ashamed of?As a modern person, his face is flushed by a few words of love from the ancients, is it plausible?

The villain in his heart immediately started trembling, and began to scratch his head, recalling all kinds of modern gossip, just waiting for nothing to tease him.

Compared with this, he will definitely not lose!

The two went to the nearby tea house together, specially chose a private house facing the street, Xia Anran ordered some fruit plate snacks, the two of them ate together, they were not hungry at this time, they just passed the time.

Xia Anran leaned on the window sill and looked out of the window, while Dou Wan was sitting opposite him, neither of them called the singing girl, but the one next door did.

Originally, the two got along harmoniously and had a lot of common topics, but now Dou Wan's sudden confession added a little embarrassment.Xia Anran seemed to be intently looking at the street downstairs, the spacious and tidy streets, the street vendors smilingly handing out food or playthings, the child on his father's shoulders, the Zhongshan soldiers patrolling with a big dog, Further up, there is a stretch of colorful lights, which are both decoration and lighting.

These scenes are all peaceful scenes, and it is the Zhongshan Kingdom that is advancing steadily under his governance.

Xia Anran blinked slightly, her long eyelashes drooping together, covering half of the world for him.The happy music next door, the noisy laughter on the street seemed to be in another world, and in this world, only he, Dou Wan, and the cup of hot tea that Dou Wan sent to him were left.

The little king took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and suddenly put the teacup on the table. He took a step closer to Dou Wan, slammed the table aggressively and said, "If you die in battle, I will immediately marry a basket of beauties. Give birth to hundreds of children!"

"..." Dou Wan raised his eyes to look at him, tilted his head slightly, his eyes were clear and soft, "Wan will definitely not let this happen."

"It's better to be like this." Xia Anran glared at him, her eyes were particularly fierce.After a long while, he couldn't hold back and asked a very silly question, "When did you start liking me?"

The author has something to say:

Xia Anran (past): The three dirtiest questions in this world are definitely: when did you like me, what do you like about me, and who should your mother and I save from falling into the water.

Xia Anran (now): No, I really want to know! !

Xia Anran (now): Cough cough, I don't want to hear a compliment from my lover!

Author: Don't tell single dogs about this, I don't understand!