admiration

Mo Yanchi was greedy for the warmth of Xiao Zhijin's body, curled up in his arms and slept peacefully, Xiao Zhijin could feel his gentle breathing when he lowered his head slightly.

For fear of waking him up, Xiao Zhijin couldn't help but lighten his footsteps, and slowly carried him into the room.He put the person on the bed, reluctant to leave, so he watched obsessively, as if he wanted to drive Mo Yanchi deep into his bones, so that he would never forget it in this life.

Away from the intrigues and deceptions in Beijing, Xiao Zhijin cherished these days very much, he couldn't even bear to fall asleep, closing and opening his eyes, the night passed again.

Xiao Zhijin sighed, raised his hand to caress Mo Yanchi's face, and murmured, "What should I do with you?"

Mo Yichi's face was itchy, he mumbled and slapped his hands away, turned his back to the person, and continued to sleep soundly.Xiao Zhi shook his head helplessly, covered him with a quilt, and then went downstairs to look for General Wei Ling, but the person who stepped on heard the sound of footsteps fading away, slowly opened his eyes, pondered complicatedly, and his heart beat rapidly.

He pulled up the quilt to cover himself firmly, and explored a path that made him uneasy but full of temptation in the dark.

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The next day, when Mo Yanchi woke up, Xiao Zhijin was not by his side, he stretched out his hand to touch the place beside him, and it was cold, obviously Xiao Zhijin had been up for a long time.

After Mo Yanchi wakes up, he always likes to hide under the blanket and stay in bed. Xiao Zhijin is no stranger to it, and after finishing his breakfast, he brings another serving. Seeing people with their eyes open in a daze, he smiled and said, "Get up, We have to go on our way after dinner."

Although it is not urgent to go back to the hometown, they just set off later, if they can't find the next inn when night falls, they will have to sleep on the street, Xiao Zhijin is fine, he has never experienced many hardships in the process of going to Beijing to rush for the exam.It was precisely because he had tasted the bitterness of it that he didn't want Mo Yanchi to taste it again.

Mo Yan came back to his senses later, reluctantly got up, and after washing up, he managed to finish his breakfast with energy.

Xiao Zhijin watched quietly, and after he had finished eating, he led him downstairs to digest his food, and then set foot on the road back to his hometown.

It's a long road, but luckily we have each other's company, the two teenagers leaned against each other, chatting with each other, and walked most of the distance in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Zhijin would receive news from General Wei Ling from Beijing every day, he did not hide it from Mo Yichi, so Mo Yichi also knew about the chaos in Beijing.

Zhu Qiming dominates, and the previously lost Ministry of Officials and Ministry of Works have all returned to his hands. In order to get rid of the General Wei Ling who was hiding in Beijing, he searched and arrested him wantonly, which almost alarmed Sheng Jia and disturbed the lives of the people.

Mo Yichi leaned his head on Xiao Zhijin's shoulder, sucked the nougat he bought on the roadside, and said: "Zhu Qiming is so rampant, if the emperor knows about it, he will definitely not let him off lightly."

"Thousands of things in the world, none of which can be hidden from the emperor, do you think His Majesty really doesn't know?" Xiao Zhijin said indifferently, folded the letter paper in half with lowered eyes, and put it back in his sleeve.

Mo Yanchi was puzzled, and asked, "Since you know, why are you still so free?"

Xiao Zhijin sighed, "Now you and Zhu Qiming are the only ones who can inherit the great power. If you leave, His Majesty has to rely on Zhu Qiming. If you are severely punished, the eldest prince's lineage may do something, Your Majesty It's a mouse-thrower."

"But if you indulge Zhu Qiming and treat him as the emperor, I'm afraid the country will not rule the country." Mo Yanchi said.

"Yes, so Chi'er, the future of the common people is in your hands." Xiao Zhijin said.

Mo Yanchi got up and hesitated, "I... can I?"

After Xiao Zhijin's narration, Mo Yanchi understood Emperor Hongzhi's intentions, and also recognized his own identity, but Mo Yanchi always had some resistance, he didn't want to go back to the capital and see those hypocritical faces.

"Yes." Xiao Zhijin nodded affirmatively, "With me here, there is nothing impossible."

Xiao Zhi has General Wei Ling, Mo Yanchi has Emperor Hong Zhi, as long as the two think about it, setbacks can always be overcome.The only thing that can't be overcome is Mo Yanchi's unsure heart.

"Chi'er, the situation can't be any worse, we're not in a hurry, take our time." Xiao Zhijin stretched out his hands and patted Mo Yichi's head to comfort him, but his eyes were filled with melancholy.

After these days, Xiao Zhijin also had another plan.Wei Ling will return it to His Highness King Xian sooner or later, instead of counting the days to plan an uncertain future, it is better to use Wei Ling to reorganize a force of his own.

The carriage is still galloping along the official road, and the long journey will inevitably make people irritable. Xiao Zhijin opened the curtain of the car, and saw the green and dense forests, and the smoke from the cooking was not far away, as if he could still hear the village woman standing on the ridge calling for her husband The sound of eating.

"It's here." Xiao knew everything.

Mo Yanchi got up abruptly, leaned over and looked out, the same as when he left, the road was still paved with fine gravel, surrounded by green trees surrounded by mountains and rivers, his house was hidden in it, with blue bricks, green tiles and white walls, it was no match for the imperial palace The magnificence of the palace made him never forget it.

The carriage was bumpy, Xiao Zhi was afraid that Mo Yanchi would accidentally fall down, took him with one hand, and said: "After you leave, I will clean your house from time to time, and let my parents take care of you when you leave. If you want to tidy up a little, you can live there gone."

Mo Yan didn't answer for a long time, and smiled slightly, even his flying black hair could see his joy.

It was dinner time at this moment, no one could be seen in the distance, the road was empty, and the carriage was speeding past without stopping.The coachman followed Xiao Zhijin from Wangxiang Terrace, and he was quite familiar with the road here, so he arrived at Xiao's house after a few detours without needing directions.

Just as the carriage stopped, Mo Yanchi jumped down and stood in front of two familiar houses in a daze.Obviously happy, but seeing the mottled traces on the wall and the decaying wooden door, Mo Yichi lost the courage to move forward.

Xiao Zhijin followed behind him, held his hand, and said with a smile, "Go in."

When they left, the two were only 15 years old, their stature had never grown, their eyes were immature, and they had infinite longing for the outside world.

Wangxiangtai is too secluded, many people have left their homes and moved here, only some elderly people are nostalgic and reluctant to leave, they are still living in this small village, waiting for the day when the leaves fall and return to their roots.

When someone heard the sound of the carriage, they put down their bowls and chopsticks and went out to look at each other. Two teenagers with strange backs entered Mo's house holding hands, and then closed the door to block their inquiring sight.

The child curiously asked the returning father: "Daddy, who is here?"

"Old man. Let's eat."

The people at Wangxiang Terrace scolded Mo Yichi, and there was no news after the farewell, and he never helped the village. Later, when he heard that Xiao Zhijin was the prince, his resentment turned into pity. Mo Niang disappeared, Mo Yichi was demoted, enjoy After three years of glory and wealth, in the end they are just poor people like them.

It was getting late, and the villagers moved chairs and sat at the door to enjoy the shade after eating their meals. Seeing the lights on at Mo's house and the figures swaying back and forth, they couldn't help feeling deeply moved.Fortunately, these people are not good people, and they didn't react much when they saw it. After a few discussions, the matter was exposed.

Neither of the two people in the house knew how to cook, so they could only eat some dry food to barely fill their stomachs.After Mo Yichi was brought into the house by Xiao Zhijin, he was very excited, walking around with a candle, wishing to engrave every brick and tile of this house in his mind.

Xiao Zhijin lay on the bed that Wei Lingjiang had come to clean earlier, looked at the shaky shadow on the window, smiled without saying a word.

After a long while, Mo Yanchi pushed the door open and entered, poised his head cautiously, and asked softly, "Are you asleep?"

"Sleeping." Xiao Zhizhi said.

Hearing this, Mo Yanchi walked in, put the candle on the table, sat next to him, and said, "It's been three years, I didn't expect this place to have changed at all, it feels like I've only been away for three days."

With his back to Xiao Zhijin, he couldn't see his expression, he could only feel his loneliness from his sigh.

Xiao Zhijin stood up, leaned his head on Mo Yanchi's back, and said, "Yes, it's been three years."

Three years, more than 1000 days, a long period of no return, but when you look back after you have survived, it is so short that you can't blink an eye.Not to mention Mo Yanchi, even Xiao Zhijin didn't know how he walked this road.

Mo Yanchi said: "I'm a little sleepy, move in."

"..." Xiao Zhijin straightened up, lay down again, turned over and rolled inside.

Xiao's father and Xiao's mother have been in Beijing for a while, the house is covered with dust, Xiao Zhijin has selfishness again, after tidying up Mo Yanchi's previous room, he lay still, Mo Yanchi had no choice but to follow him Squeeze overnight.

Mo Yanchi lifted the quilt and got in, put his arms around Xiao Zhijin's waist, and said, "Zhijin, in fact, if you don't come to find me, I might not live long."

His voice was a bit muffled, obviously covering his head, Xiao Zhi didn't speak, but just clenched his hands tightly.

Mo Yanchi was stunned for a moment, and continued: "I will reach the crown in two years, no matter how restrained I am, Zhu Qiming will not tolerate me, I will die if I leave the palace, and I will die if I don't leave the palace. I even thought about my own death countless times."

He spoke briskly, as if he was telling someone else's story, only the hand that was being held trembled slightly, revealing his helplessness.Mo Yichi was facing the approaching death, he didn't dare to struggle, and he was unwilling to compromise, walking aimlessly in confusion, longing for someone to help him.

Fortunately, he waited for Xiao Zhijin to come.

Xiao Zhijin clapped his hands and said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I will help you get back everything Zhu Qiming has done to you in the past three years."

"Okay." Mo Yanchi hugged Xiao Zhijin's waist tightly, choked up and said, "Thank you brother Jin."

Xiao Zhi moved his heart, turned around and hugged him, a quilt covered the two of them, the warmth was a bit ambiguous.Mo Yanchi was stared at by him, and the tears that had just slipped down did not have time to wipe away, just hanging on his face like this.

Hold back, hold back.

Xiao Zhijin kept admonishing himself, but it was of no use at all, he slowly approached Mo Yichi who was still in a daze, as if in a daze.

The two of them leaned against each other, feeling each other's strong beating heart.

Mo Yanchi was inexplicably flustered: "Brother Jin?"

He spoke very lightly, but Xiao Zhijin suddenly came back to his senses and saw the panic in Mo Yanchi's eyes.

He is different from me.

Xiao Zhijin closed his eyes and said, "Go to sleep."