Iron Armored Emperor

Mu Lian's appearance made Jiang Yan's heart sour, and he hurriedly stepped forward, not daring to get too close, stood still and explained, "I'm too busy these days."

The implication is that he didn't intentionally not come.

Mu Lian shook his head, looked into Jiang Yan's eyes, and said three words softly.

"You are lying."

Jiang Yan subconsciously looked away.

This is no longer the look in Mu Lian's eyes in his memory.

In the past, because Mu Lian could only express all his emotions through his eyes, he always looked fierce and innocent, like a child.

Even if he gets angry again, it's a kind of childlike violence, not necessarily cruel, after all, he is a wild child who was spoiled by an ambitious tutor.

But now, Mu Lian's eyes seem to have dispersed the fog of ignorance, and become brighter, but they are as calm as the cold and cloudless blue sky in late autumn.

Seeing Jiang Yan's performance again, Mu Lian's eyes dimmed, but Jiang Yan didn't look at him, so he couldn't detect it.

Those days when Mu Lian didn't want to talk to him, Jiang Yan certainly didn't feel uncomfortable, so even if Mu Lian exposed the lie, Jiang Yan pointed out: "You are only allowed to hide from me, treat me as nothing, and don't allow me to Think about it for a few days?"

"Did I avoid you first?" Mu Lian looked at Jiang Yan firmly, "Jiang Yan, is it true that I avoided you first? It's not that you dare not look at me, dare not touch me, or Do you know how to talk to me?"

Jiang Yan was speechless.

"You look at me like a ghost, what should I think of you?"

"My face moves! How do I look at you? Do you want me to cry at someone who doesn't even want to look at me?"

Mu Lian, who regretted after speaking, opened his eyes wide, fearing that he would cry, he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Jiang Yan, but the water was hard to stop, he straightened his back, and stood stiffly in front of Jiang Yan.

Maybe the weirdness of life is here. When he met Jiang Yanshi, if he didn't know how to protect himself in the relationship, because he felt Jiang Yan's kindness with his intuition, so he didn't care about any dignity. He just wanted to be with him with all his enthusiasm Jiang Yan together.

They had a great time then.

But now, he is a wholesome person, a person who cares about dignity, understands shame, and knows how to protect himself.

So, standing here, he and Jiang Yan had a dispute for the first time.

Jiang Yan said the word "I", but couldn't continue, he didn't know how to explain it.

But Mu Lian actually understood very well.

Master said that to speak clearly and to be honest is the only way to be brave. If he wants to shoulder the responsibilities of these 13 years, he must be a brave person.

Mu Lian didn't choose to continue the stalemate, he asked very bluntly: "You came tonight because you thought it through and can accept me now. Or did you come because I left a message and didn't think it through? "

"If you haven't thought it through, please go back."

Jiang Yan looked up in astonishment, and saw Mu Lian's calm expression.

Faced with his astonishment, Mu Lian asked calmly, "What? Is it useful to stand here all night?"

After finishing speaking, Mu Lian didn't hesitate, even as if he was in a hurry to chase away the guests, he hurried to the gate, pushing the heavy bolts of the gate one by one.

Mu Lian gritted his teeth, grabbed the door knocker with his hand, and tried to tear the door open.

"I'm sorry," Jiang Yan hugged him from behind with trembling hands, "I didn't want to get married, I never thought about it. No, I don't accept you. I just need a little time. Give me a few more days, and I will I want to understand."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Yan said sorry again, opened the door by himself, and walked out.

Mu Lian closed the vermilion lacquered gate of Dingguohou's Mansion, pushed back several bolts one by one, and closed the gate.

Mu Lian walked slowly to the wing, stood at the door and watched for a while.

Inside are not only the traces of his life alone, but also Jiang Yan's clothes and sundries.

He closed the door.

Mu Lian quietly walked to the owner's yard.

He promised to have the sheets and quilts changed early tomorrow morning, and to wash Master's handkerchief with his own hands.

Just tonight, let him sleep here all night.

Tomorrow morning, he still has to go to court.

Mu Lian covered Master's quilt and fell asleep on Master's pillow, like a stray dog ​​huddled in a wolf's den, with his eyes tightly closed, forcing himself to slowly fall asleep.

Di Qiye found that Mu Lian and Jiang Yan did not reconcile, he was a little surprised, returned to Weiyang Palace, and even expressed his feelings to Gu Lie, talking about feelings is really strange.

Gu Lie knew about it earlier than him, although he didn't monitor Mu Lian to that extent, but whoever let Mu Lian enter Di Qiye's bedroom in Dingguo Hou's mansion that night, it is impossible for the servants in the mansion not to report it to the higher authorities.

Hearing Di Qiye's exclamation, Gu Lie pretended to be surprised, and laughed at him: "Does Ding Guohou still have research on feelings?"

Di Qiye glanced at him, but when facing Gu Lie's gentle eyebrows, he raised his lips again and asked, "At that time, you heard me say that I came from another world, why didn't you feel scared? Why didn't you regard me as a threat?" ?”

For unknown things, people will feel afraid and subconsciously reject them, which are normal reactions.

Gu Lie laughed in a low voice, and answered Di Qiye's words: "Because you are too strange. So the strange thing of coming from another world doesn't seem strange at all."

Unable to tell if Gu Lie was joking with him or if he really thought so, Di Qiye chuckled, as if he hadn't asked.

Gu Lie grabbed Di Qiye's hand and led him to the porch to see the stars hanging around: "Tomorrow will be a fine day."

Di Qiye didn’t have that sentimentality. The ancients wore layers of clothes, and it was sweltering in late summer. He threw a berry into his mouth and said bluntly, “I’d rather it rain.”

"Once the autumn tiger is over, you will be afraid of the cold," Gu Lie deliberately dismantled him.

Di Qiye would not feel ashamed because of the backwardness of the times, and spoke nonsense with confidence, saying in a straightforward way: "It is because people are afraid of cold and heat that they can survive and reproduce for thousands of years. You don't understand."

Then, he emphasized as much as he said: "I'm not 'afraid' of the cold, I just keep warm, and I won't get sick easily when it's really cold, so it's not the same thing at all. Don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation .”

Gu Lie leaned his head on the shoulder of the man in his arms, and laughed straight away when he heard it, but in the end he was pulled up by Di Qiye to the height of ruining his reputation, which is terrible.Di Qiye himself laughed when he finished speaking.

"Since Ding Guohou said that I ruined your reputation, then I can't bear the false name." Gu Lie licked the side of the man in his arms like a big cat eating meat, "You have to do something indecent good."

After taking a bath, the soft belt that was loosely tied was removed, and the single clothes were gently pulled off from the shoulders.

"Since it's hot, take it off."

The next day, Gu Lie performed a routine introspection in the Political Affairs Hall,

Every once in a while, he always thinks about his previous life, compares the government affairs of this life with the important affairs of his previous life, and tries his best to do better than his previous life.

In the past three years, Gu Lie refused to even celebrate his birthday, and all the ministers followed Gu Lie to work hard, without any relaxation.

He remembered that at this time in his previous life, under Jiang Yang's persuasion, he held a flower viewing banquet in Orchid Garden on the outskirts of Beijing.

It is not only a reward to the courtiers, but also an opportunity to broaden their horizons and showcase their talents for the new academics in high school last year and the supervising talents of the Imperial College.

Gu Lie remembered that at the flower viewing banquet, someone wrote a poem praising Wei Bichen's character, and was dragged out by the guards, and on the carriage back to the palace, Di Qiye also commented that Wei Bichen was treacherous and loyal.

Back to the palace carriage, yes, at that time Di Qiye had already been confined in the palace by himself, and it was not until the autumn of the fifth year of Chu Chu that Di Qiye was released from the palace.

In his previous life, he knew to take Di Qiye out to relax, so why did he forget it in this life.

So before Jiang Yang's booklet was presented, Gu Lie's order to hold a flower viewing banquet was issued, and Zhu Beihe, who was working in the Ministry of Rites, was ordered to make arrangements.

Jiang Yang cheerfully chatted with Yan Fagu, saying that he and His Majesty had a good understanding.

Hearing this, Yan Fagu sighed, why didn't His Majesty and himself have a good understanding? When he wanted to go to Qin Tianjian, could His Majesty approve it without reading the notes?

Really afraid of Yan Fagu's fortune-telling skills, Jiang Yang pretended to ponder for a while, and then said very kindly: "Dream your Spring and Autumn Dream."

The battered Yan Fagu went to the Ministry of Industry in dismay.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was an errand to show his face in front of His Majesty. Zhu Beihe naturally did his best. Jiang Yang and Zhu Beihe also helped as much as they could, ensuring that they would not be extravagant, and that the guests and the host could enjoy themselves.

Jiang Yan's father thought that this could make the unfilial eldest son change his mind, but he didn't expect that the bamboo basket was empty. He slapped Jiang Yan twice when he came to ask for forgiveness. The tea bowl smashed on Jiang Yan, telling him to get out of Jiang's house and never come back.

Jiang Yan knelt on the ground, his forehead was scratched bloody by the tea bowl, bowed down, and walked out of the house without looking back.

A few days ago, his father's enthusiasm really made him hope to return to Jiang's family, but if this kind of returning home needs to be realized by marrying a wife and having children, he can't and can't do it.

Jiang Yan walked on the road, the blood on his forehead made him very attractive.

It was time for the common people to go home for dinner, and passers-by were in a hurry, but when they saw Jiang Yan, they all looked at it curiously.

They didn't know what happened to this evil-looking little brother, and they started talking in low voices, thinking that he seduced the daughter of a good family indiscriminately, and was beaten up by the girl's father and brother?

Some people were well-informed, and immediately retorted that it was the Commander of Jinyi Guards, the Broken Sleeve, who had abandoned the seriously ill Lord You Yushi, but they did not expect that Lord You Yushi would recover from his illness.

The people sighed endlessly, tsk tsk, after all, he is still a heartless person.

Jiang Yan, who somehow became a heartless man, didn't know the rich storylines in the minds of the people in the capital. He noticed the curious eyes of passers-by, and just thought, did Mu Lian live under such eyes all the time before?

Empathy and personal experience are not the same.

While thinking, Jiang Yan walked towards Dingguohou's Mansion.

He walked faster and faster unconsciously. He was already late for many days, so he couldn't delay any longer.

The door of Dingguohou's mansion is not difficult to enter, although the old housekeeper's face was not good-looking when he saw him, maybe because of the pitiful blood on his forehead, he didn't stop him after all.

Mu Lian was sitting in the back garden. It was rare today that he finished his business at dusk. While it was still daylight, he took a pair of large scissors and was cutting back and forth on a large piece of cotton cloth. He didn't know what he was doing.

A human-shaped shadow appeared on the cotton cloth, Mu Lian raised his head, and squinted to see Jiang Yan against the light.

Mu Lian paused, looked down at the cotton cloth and said, "I thought you wouldn't come."

Jiang Yan squatted down beside the stone bench he was sitting on, and said softly, "I'm late."

"Have you... thought it through?" Mu Lian stared at the white line drawn with lime on the cotton cloth, trying to cut it straight along the line, without looking at Jiang Yan.

"Think about it."

Mu Lian let go of the scissors, looked down at Jiang Yan, and was taken aback for a moment: "What's wrong with you?"

As soon as the words fell, Mu Lian frowned and guessed: "You went to Jiang's house again? Why are you?"

Speaking of this, Mu Lian suddenly remembered that Jiang Yan wanted to go back to Jiang's house before, so he stopped talking halfway.He has no right to ask.

So Mu Lian was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Have you really thought about it?"

"I'm not the Mu Lian from before," Mu Lian deliberately emphasized, "He will do whatever he wants for you regardless of his reputation, I won't. He will embarrass your father for your sake, I won't."

He can no longer love Jiang Yan without self-esteem, he knows how to think about himself and maintain dignity, he is not that fool, he does not regret everything with Jiang Yan, but it is impossible for him to be a fool again.

Jiang Yan held his hand: "I didn't fall in love with you because you didn't know how to protect yourself. I fell in love with you because you could guess His Majesty's plan for the Wind Clan when you were dying."

"Yes, there is no man in the world who doesn't like his lover to obey him, and there is no man who doesn't like that his lover is willing to do anything for him."

"I'm not an exception either."

"But that's not my original intention to fall in love with you, let alone the fundamental reason why I love you."

"The changes you made in Taiyuan Hospital made me feel strange and a little timid. Mu Lian, although my face looks like this, I am not at ease in love. On the contrary, before I met you, I hit the wall many times. I've been teased many times."

"I met you when I was most discouraged. I was flattered that you dared to send your heart to me at will."

Jiang Yanzai carefully looked at Mu Lian's face, this time, he didn't evade in the slightest.

"Look, I like you because you are smart and cunning. I fall in love with you because when I like you, you actually like me."

"I shouldn't have made you wait so long to figure it out. Forgive me, please?"

He approached Mu Lian, raised his head, and absorbed Mu Lian's expression into his eyes.

It wasn't until tears fell on Jiang Yan's forehead that Mu Lian realized that he was crying again.

Mu Lian took out the handkerchief given by Master from his bosom. He originally wanted to wash it clean and return it, but later realized that according to Master's excessive cleanliness, Master would never use the handkerchief he wiped his tears again. I wanted it, so I washed it and left it.

Mu Lian gently pressed Jiang Yan's wound, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Jiang Yan pretended to be wronged, with an evil face pretending to be a milk dog: "It hurts."

"That's good," Mu Lian said unexpectedly to Jiang Yan, "you have to remember."

"Because I hurt too."

Mu Lian patted his heart, pretending to be chic and said: "One more time, I don't want you anymore."

No matter how painful it is, it hurts so much that I can't sleep, I don't want it anymore.

Even if it is a stray dog, it will not always stay in the abandoned place and refuse to leave. Besides, this stray dog ​​does not have nowhere to go.

Jiang Yan looked at Mu Lian's sad expression, hugged his waist tightly, and regretted why he didn't come back to him earlier.

"Okay." Jiang Yan promised, "Absolutely, there will be no next time."

The old butler coughed pretentiously, intending to reunite the mandarin ducks, put the wooden basket containing the medicine powder and ointment on the table with a straight face, and walked out with a straight face and hands behind his back.

Mu Lian was a little embarrassed, pushed Jiang Yan away, let Jiang Yan sit on the stone bench, stood up and gave Jiang Yan the medicine.

Jiang Yan looked at the cotton cloth on the table and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Handkerchief," Mu Lian also looked back at the big cotton cloth, and said with some frustration, "I want to make it to return to Master."

But those cut out square cloth pieces, no matter how simple they look, how can they be turned into clean and beautiful handkerchiefs?

Jiang Yan looked at the square-cut cotton cloth, and carefully pointed out: "Can you hem it?"

"What's a lock?"

"It's better to go out and buy it," Jiang Yan suggested sincerely, "Let's have dinner at the restaurant by the way."

Mu Lian looked at Jiang Yan and thought for a while, then finally nodded.

So the commanding envoy and the right censor, the pair of Duanxiu who are famous in the capital, both appeared in front of the people of the capital again.

But they didn't hold hands from beginning to end.

Even though it's offensive to break the sleeves, they both look so good-looking. People in the capital have their eyes high above their heads. After seeing the two of them loving each other for two or three years, they finally got used to it. They haven't seen them together for the past two months. When I go out, I still miss it.

Combined with the previous matchmakers who came and went in Jiang's house, and the rumors of marriage that spread like nothing, after careful analysis, the people in the capital believed that it was the command that made the adults feel unlucky first, and wanted to turn the prodigal son back, but the matter came to an end , I still can't let go of Mr. You Yushi, and now I regret it, and want to come back to eat the grass, but Mr. You Yushi hasn't let go of his promise, but it seems that his heart has softened.

Scum, it's really scum.

After several days under the strange eyes of the people, Jiang Yan returned to Dingguohou's mansion one day, and sighed jokingly to Mu Lian: "You and I have suffered a lot on our faces."

Mu Lian thought about it, rolled his eyes and smiled, "Very good, no one dares to miss you."

Jiang Yan deliberately showed an evil smile, and Lord Gouyou Yushi came to kiss him.

Master You Yushi couldn't resist the beauty.

Di Qiye, who rarely returned home, covered his eyes, as if afraid that Mu Lian would not be shy, and said loudly with a smile: "Go ahead, I don't see anything."

The flower viewing banquet is scheduled for the end of September.

When Gu Lie had just decided to hold this banquet, Di Qiye was distracted by the waves of love between his disciples, and when he came back to his senses, the end of September had already arrived.

The Great Chu Emperor and Ding Guohou shared a car and drove to the suburbs of Beijing.

Prince Gu Zhao's carriage followed closely behind.

Di Qiye looked out of the carriage through the curtain, the street could not be seen clearly, the emperor was driving, the curtain could not be lifted, and complained in a low voice: "Why do you want me to ride with you?"

Gu Lie was still facing the document without raising his head: "I just let you ride together because I knew you were going to lift the curtain."

What if you are assassinated?Which girl fell in love with her, what if she didn't marry Di Qiye?When it comes to safety, it's no small matter.

Only then did Di Qiye pay attention to what he was doing, and pulled the paperwork in his hand neatly: "It's only a moment and a half away? If you look at things like this, you'll lose your eyesight and be careful to go blind. I'm not trying to scare you."

Gu Lie smiled and said, I got it, if you don't read the documents, then look at the Marquis of Ding Guo, right?

Di Qiye raised his eyebrows: "Master Hou, I'm good-looking, you can look at it casually, and I promise not to hurt your eyes."

When they arrived at Lanyuan, all the ministers had already been waiting to pick them up.

His Majesty and Marquis Ding got out of the carriage one after another. It seemed that they were in a good mood.