Everyone loves Huo Qubing

The courtyard is very quiet, the apricot blossoms are lightly raining, the moon is shining brightly, and the clear light casts a shadow of the trees dancing.The family members have already gone to sleep, the door of the mansion has been locked, the guard poked his head out from the servant's room, saw me standing in the courtyard, glanced at the door lock, turned around and went back to sleep in peace.

I took some water from a pottery cup from the kitchen, and I gently pushed open the door to the opposite room. There was a faint fragrance of herbs in the room, and half-eaten pastries and leftover medicine dregs were placed on the desk.

He tiptoed to the side of the couch, and the person on the couch had fallen into a deep sleep again.The moonlight was silver and white, falling on his slightly rosy cheeks, I put my hand against his forehead, it was indeed a little hot.

"Cold..." The pretty eyebrows frowned slightly, and the second uncle murmured uncomfortably.According to my experience, the first few days of wind and cold are the most difficult.

I put the water glass on the side of the couch, took off my cloak, and quietly got into the warm blanket.Soon, with a little secret joy, I felt my second uncle climb up unconsciously, holding me in his arms as the only heat source.

The conversations during the day turned to my heart.

I still remember that the meeting between my second uncle and His Majesty was at the banquet that I inadvertently entered in the Pingyang Mansion during the low period after the failure of the Jianyuan New Deal.At that time, the second uncle was still a handsome young man who heard chickens dancing, and the emperor at that time was still a young dragon and a phoenix at a young age.His Majesty brought the second uncle from the Pingyang Mansion to the capital, and for seven years, the ecstasy he gave the second uncle was nothing more than to regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world.Why would I know?Not only because my second uncle said the same to me, but also because those words are now mounted on the wall opposite the desk.

There is no pie in the sky, even if you are born in the royal family, everything is not a matter of course.I know this very well, because I have witnessed the second uncle silently accompany the emperor to cut through thorns and thorns; I have witnessed the two of them stand out from the overlap of power, and this ecstasy is the driving force for them to move forward together.The army, the cabinet, and Confucianism are now only one step away from success; and this step is also the most difficult choice and the most painful transformation.

I haven't forgotten Li Gan's contemptuous tone when he uttered the word "that kind of person".Am I that kind of person?Maybe Li Gan's accusation is not wrong, but I never mind being that kind of person.Maybe those scholars who copied "Shanglin Fu" would be very concerned, and one day they would turn around and attack me, but so what?If the second uncle is that kind of person, then I want to be the same person as the second uncle.

——If the second uncle is that kind of person, then I have a chance.

I arched into the warm embrace with a slightly higher body temperature, and turned my head sideways.The breathing of the people around him gradually stabilized, and the eyelashes covered the eyes of the people who were close at hand.Does the black pupil covered under the pair of eyelashes really look like my eyes to others?Perhaps this is the testimony of our blood connection; perhaps, we are born as one kind of people.

I stretched out my hand and curiously plucked the newly sprouted fluff on the second uncle's lips.This guy in front of me is trying to get stronger every day, and it's been a long time since I've seen him defenseless.

"Hmm..." The other party felt the touch of my fingers, and suddenly pushed me sideways, wrapping me in his arms.

For a moment, my lips touched his.

Soon, without allowing me to think too much, the warm touch at first turned into his gentle and skillful prying of my lips and teeth, without the slightest hesitation, the intensity of the kiss continued to deepen.

The man's eyes were not opened, his black hair brushed against my forehead, and the tip of his handsome nose scraped against my cheek.His lips were a little dry, and the bitter taste of herbs lingered between his teeth. The wound on my lip opened again in the morning, and a trace of pain accompanied by a bit of blood came from the tip of my tongue.My whole body trembled like an electric shock, I slumped weakly on the couch, passively enjoying how he pressed me, kissed me, plundered the city, and kept asking for it, as if I had already integrated him into one body through this. , never separate again.

However, in addition to kissing, I instinctively feel that there should be other acts of love, but I have no idea what to do specifically.

Except for the words "Second uncle is kissing me" which kept echoing in my ears, the rest was blank.

"Your Majesty..." The feeling of closeness between lips and teeth disappeared, and the second uncle murmured unconsciously with his eyes closed.

Hearing the second uncle calling for the Son of Heaven in his sleep, it was as if a basin of cold water had been thrown suddenly, and the blood in the whole body quickly dispersed to the limbs and bones.I gently pushed him away, and lay on my back gasping for breath, feeling the crazy beating heart in my chest.

After the kiss was over, I tried to bend my fingers, and the feeling of complete stiffness just now began to dissipate.When the feelings calmed down and sleepiness hit me, I retracted into the arms of the person next to me again, pillowed on his firm arms, and let him wrap my arms around me tightly.

There will be many opportunities in the future. One day, the second uncle will be mine, and it will always be mine.

***

Surrounded by people like an octopus, I didn't know how long I slept, so I opened my eyes suddenly.The moonlight cast a dark shadow on the side of the couch.In the darkness, the face of the Son of Heaven was glaring at me condescendingly.

This dream is really too weird.Before I could react, the Son of Heaven had already stretched out his hand and pulled me out of my second uncle's warm embrace like a chicken.

"How old are you and still lie on your uncle's bed, go back to your own room." Throwing me out of the second uncle's wing, the emperor turned around and quickly closed the door.

The cold wind woke me up, and it turned out that this was not a dream.

The eastern sky has already turned pale, rubbing his eyes, there are actually several figures standing in the yard, there are eunuchs from Weiyang Palace, there are guards leading horses, and there is a big man standing at the door with an angry face but no love. uncle.

My cloak and clogs are still in my second uncle's room, and now only my obscene clothes remain on my body.So with bare legs and bare feet, I calmly turned back to my own room under the watchful eyes of everyone.

It was cold in the spring, and I even sneezed a few times.

Within a few days, I heard the lament of my uncle, three sick patients at once!

***

The torrential rain continued for more than 20 days.The water levels of Weishui and Bashui rose rapidly. Although the people in the capital kept silent, their hearts gradually began to waver.When the news came that the Yellow River Huzi burst its embankment and flooded the sixteen counties, the panic of the natural disaster made everyone in Guanzhong feel insecure.The River East River remained high, the Guandong hub was cut off, and the price of rice and meat in the capital skyrocketed.Fortunately, since the salt was returned to the government-owned villages earlier, Mr. Sang successfully limited the rise to a small fluctuation. The Wei family relied on the temporary allocation of food from the court. Life was a little tighter than before, but it was still passable.

Overcoming all opinions, the emperor decided to open Hangu Pass and evacuate refugees upstream.When the militias were recruited from all over the country, the heavy responsibility of recruiting troops to relieve the flood fell on the shoulders of the foreign court doctor Ji An and others.

"It's rare for China and North Korea to be a hands-off shopkeeper." The uncle at the dinner table commented, "The outer court is full of people who have been recruited by Tian Fu through bribery, and now it's time for those who eat the king's salary to show some real talent and do it. "

"Nephew, eat more meat." Da Jinniang poured all the sliced ​​meat from the plate into my bowl.

I stared at the soy sauce-colored hill in the bowl and secretly sighed.I haven't met the two uncles face to face for more than a month. The days when China and North Korea are "hands-off shopkeepers" must be in a dream.

The rainwater kept washing the ground, and the flowers and plants carefully cultivated by Da Jinniang in the courtyard were smashed to pieces by the heavy rain.I don't know if my brother-in-law, who went with the army to protect the embankment in Puyang, and Cao Xiang, who was trapped in Pingyang Mansion in Hedong and couldn't go south, are still safe.

"Qubing, why don't you move to the Su's house in the south of the city with your mother?" said the uncle, "It's farther away from the Weihe River, and when we need to evacuate, there are so many people so we can take care of them."

I was about to nod, but thinking of living with Su Jia, I finally shook my head.

"I've said that you don't have to worry about your husband, this child is stronger than a concubine." Da Jinniang said with a smile.

***

The rain stopped for a while, and Guanzhong survived the disaster smoothly.The birth of the third princess's cousin brought a lot of joy to the Wei family. The emperor loved her and granted her food town of thirteen hundred households in Zhuyi County, Langya County, Qi State.

Soon, Taixue finally resumed normal teaching.

"Your Majesty, you are back." I saw Cao Xiang again in the archery class.

This time his complexion was really not very good, but he still joked: "Congratulations, Qubing, the cousin of the third princess!"

"Cousin Cao, let's talk about each other." I changed the subject awkwardly, "Is Junhou's health getting better?"

"Is it getting better? I'm afraid this son will be able to attack the Marquis within this year!" Cao Xiang sighed with a wry smile.

In Shanglin Garden, the new shooting range and racecourse have just resumed construction.When we played Cuju, Li Gan no longer played with me and Cao Xiang, but chose to join Zhang He's team.But it doesn't matter, the newcomer Su Wu happens to fill the vacancy.

The post of Grand Master of the Sheyu Section has been changing people like a lantern. This time, the successor is the second brother of Li Gan who stepped down from the position of Dai Wei Wei and became Lang Guan.Originally, I thought that the three brothers of the Li family were almost crazy in character, but the facts have proved that I was completely wrong on this point.

"My lord, Li Jiao, I have met all of you princes and princes." In the first class, Li Taishi, who was dressed in a dark green Hu suit and wearing a jade crown, cupped his hands to the students.This man has thick eyebrows, big eyes, square forehead and short jaw, with a kind face. It is said that he adopted the posthumous son of his elder brother Li Danghu and named him Li Ling. He cared and loved him as if he were his own.

Taishi Li inherited the tradition of horse riding and archery from the Li family. However, he was not as perfunctory to the students as Duan Hong was when he was giving lessons, nor was he so strict as Han Yan that he punished the students at every turn. He was better at getting along with the students and taking their suggestions. Play Cuju together and try to fight against various weapons together.

For Ma Gao, who is small and awkward, Taishi Li will respect my request and hold me on Huoyun's back, and when he understands the reason for my insistence, he expresses his understanding. He also began to hold the horse on the horse.

Soon I regained the archery skills I had lost before.

"At Mr. Huo's age, being able to have such a deep understanding of the strength, angle and skills of bows and arrows is indeed a talent to be made. If you continue like this and practice for a few more years, you will be able to join the Xiaoqi camp." Grand Master Li stretched out his hand to me. Take a shot and catch me who jumped off the horse.He didn't know that I used to practice archery one-on-one with Han Yan.

When Li Taishi said this, Li Gan was aiming at the target with an arrow, he caught a glimpse of Li Taishi holding my hand out of the corner of his eye, and his resentful eyes wanted to poke two holes in my back.

However, it is impossible to poke a hole by looking alone.Not long after, Li Gan blocked my way again, this time in the dressing room of Jianzhang Palace after the archery class.

"Stay away from my brother." He pressed down and approached me like last time, with anger in his eyes, "Don't act like a coquettish person and tempt others everywhere."

This time, I didn't take the time to seriously reply to his nonsense, and directly punched him on the jaw.

"Crack!" The voice of the other party's upper and lower teeth touching together came clearly.

When I passed Master Sang's assessment and was promoted to Jiuzhang's arithmetic class and was at the same level as Li Gan, I was secretly happy with this man's pig-like expression.

There are too many new books, and my bookcase can no longer fit. Moreover, the Changle Palace was exposed to heavy rain that night, and it was a bit damp. The few books at the bottom of the box were covered with white mold spots, and I didn't find them until I needed to use them.So I chose a sunny and sunny day, poured out all these slips, and spread them out in the sun to dry.

Along with the letter fell out was a silver coin, which I took back to my room and placed on the desk.I heard that Bear Town is only used by wealthy families. It must be that the person who kept my bookcase made a mistake and mixed things from the Princess Mansion.In my bedroom, there are sheep towns brought from Pingyang Mansion, deer towns given to me by my second uncle, and horses, turtles, frogs, etc. carved by myself. I laid out these stone towns one by one and spread them out in the sunlight own masterpiece.

Soon I noticed that all the stone towns collected before were kneeling and lying down, with no lettering on the bottom; this bear town is lying on the side, made of metal, small and heavy.There are five small seal characters written on Xiong's back, but each character is only the upper half. I plan to carve one myself according to this Xiong Town, and when I return it to Cao Xiang, I will ask why these characters are only written in half.

***

At the autumnal equinox, the flood finally receded, but outside the Hangu Pass, it was not so lucky. It is said that dredging the river and repairing the embankment was unsuccessful, and a large number of people were displaced.Misfortunes never come singly. During the post-disaster reconstruction process, the Xiongnu soldiers frequently went south and looted several cities.

After school that day, I bid farewell to Cao Xiang and Su Wu, stepped on Hongxia, hummed a little tune, let the guard lead the horse and followed me, and headed home as usual.The Son of Heaven made an impromptu "Huzi Song" and asked Li Siye to compose it. The tune is similar to Emperor Xiaogao's "Great Wind Song". stop.

Today there was a carriage parked at the gate of the Wei Mansion, the wheels were covered with muddy water, it seemed that it was a guest from afar.

"Jin Niang, I'm back!" I pushed open the door.

There were many people gathered in the front yard, and it seemed that someone was crying.Shadowy, as if many years ago, I experienced a similar scene.The woman turned her back to me, and her figure looked very familiar. When she turned her head to look at me, I saw the tear stains criss-crossing her face.

Six years later, I saw this strange yet familiar face again, almost unchanged from the face in my memory.Moreover, even the tear-stained face is so similar.

I ran over, put my arms around the neck of the visitor, and gave her a big hug.

"Mom, I miss you so much!"

"Qubing! You're still alive!" Mother kissed my face and held me tightly in her arms, "It's great, my son is still alive."

"Of course, mother, haven't you received all the letters I wrote to you?" I gently pushed her away and met again for the first time in six years. I was puzzled by what mother said without beginning and end. "I've been living fine."

Chen Zhang led a girl over.The girl combed her two hairs, and her face was very similar to that of her mother, but she seemed to be wearing white linen clothes instead of skirts.

"Qubing, this is your younger sister, Chen Yan." My mother pushed my younger sister in front of me, "Come on, Yan'er, call me brother."

"Brother." Chen Yan whispered timidly.

"Have you all come?" I looked around, searching for the chubby little crying bag in my memory, "Where is Chen Xuan? Didn't you come with you?"

"Your brother is here too." Chen Zhang frowned, his eyes were darkened, and he looked extremely haggard, "Come with me."

The scene in front of me almost poured out my bile.

The small plain black coffin bottle has no patterns, a white flower is hung on one end, and the other end is slowly opened with the push of Chen Zhang.

"Here he is," sighed the stepfather.

Fuzzy flesh and blood, fragmented white bones, put together, barely discernible human form.Because there was not enough ice, the corpse had already begun to rot, and no amount of spices could cover the bad smell. White maggots slowly drilled out of the empty eye sockets of the head that had been trimmed and dressed by the wizard.

"Taiyuan fell, and Xuan'er was taken hostage by the Huns. I have tried my best to meet Shan Yu's request," Chen Zhang gradually broke down in tears, "but what I got in exchange was only Xuan'er's bones."

So, is this why Mother is crying?

My stepbrother, Chen Xuan, was brutally murdered, but he was only ten years old.

Chen Zhang, you are not guarding in Taiyuan, what are you doing in the capital?Why didn't you die?