Bao Ye

It was late at night, and there was a curfew in Yuecheng. There was a round and bright moon on top of the Daxing Pagoda outside the north gate. Standing on the tower, it seemed that you could touch it with your hands.

The watchmen were drinking shochu, and the wind blew up the lanterns under the eaves, making a muffled sound when they collided against the corners of the eaves.

Master Chi leaned against the wall to avoid a group of patrols, and walked all the way to Wen's mansion with excitement in his heart.

Wen's mansion is not far from Chi's house, separated by two long streets, and there is an old paulownia tree in front of the intersection.In early autumn, the broad leaves can't wait to fall all over the ground. In winter, only bare branches point to the sky, drawing criss-cross dividing lines.

A naughty child tied something to the branch, and when he watched it from a distance at night, it looked like a person waving his hand.

Young Master Chi bypassed Paulownia, humming a little song in a low voice, and as soon as he arrived at the street where Wen's mansion is located, he saw two horses running forward one after the other. The back view, but was still recognized by Young Master Chi—isn't it the General Wen who he misses so much that he can't forget after seeing him once.

Young Master Chi immediately ran after the horse, not forgetting to hide himself. He was shivering in the cold wind in the middle of the night, but his heart was as hot as a boiler, and his whole face was flushed red.

Fortunately, the horse didn't run very far, otherwise Master Chi wouldn't be able to catch up.Seeing Wen Xinyang and the two stopped in front of the tower, Wen Xinyang was still in military uniform, without a military cap, and his short-shaven black hair made him even more aggressive.

The moonlight coated his side face with a layer of silver gray, and his handsome eyebrows were drooping, as if reflecting thousands of stars, and besides his indifference, there was another layer of demeanor that made people unconsciously respect.

Chi Yunfei grew up in Yuecheng since he was a child, and the friends around him are only full of dudes, who can't speak much, and then there are rigid, stubborn and strict people like his father and his elder brother.Where have you seen this?It seems to be the bright moon in winter, and it seems to be a handful of snow that has just melted in early spring. It is a little ice crystal dripping from the eaves, hitting people's hearts, icy cold but unforgettable.

Chi Yunfei's eyes unconsciously followed the iron-grey back, the patrol team in front of the tower stood at attention, and they all saluted Wen Xinyang. The sword nailed Chi Yunfei's heart straight into the ground.

Chi Yunfei felt his beating heart crazily, his eyes were shining, he sneaked a look at Wen Xinyang for a long time, and he was reluctant to leave when he heard the sound of a watch nearby and was ready to go home.

Look no further, it's almost dawn.

And Wen Xinyang didn't know anything about it.He was inspecting the night patrol, and there were small rooms in the tower where the changing squads lived.

The soldiers huddled together to keep warm, a charcoal basin was burning in the corner, and a pot of hot water was placed on top of it. Wen Xinyang took off his gloves and walked out of the room, walking up the stairs to the top of the tower.

Standing on the narrow corridor and looking around, the moon is very big, the houses in the southeast and northwest of Yuecheng are row upon row, and the criss-crossing roads divide each block into an orderly terrain.Wen Xinyang had already memorized the topographic map of Yuecheng and the suburbs. He looked at the streets under the moon with unpredictable eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The guard took the fleece cloak from the soldier and wrapped it around Wen Xinyang's shoulders from behind: "General, you are more exposed, please take care of yourself."

Wen Xinyang let out a breath of hot air, and the white air quickly dissipated in the cold wind, saying: "I have a heart."

The guard's surname was Liu, one year older than Wen Xinyang, he had an old friend with Wen Xinyang before he was a guard, and they also studied in the same private school.Wen Xinyang trusted him, and would call him "Brother Liu" when no one was around, and Brother Liu treated him like a family member, took good care of him, discussed everything with Wen Xinyang, and the two were closer than brothers.

Brother Liu knew that Wen Xinyang was in a bad mood today, and guessed it was because of his marriage.

He sighed, and comforted him: "You have to come out now, but you can't sleep? How about, brother drink with you?"

Wen Xinyang shook his head, even in front of his familiar brothers, he still had that lukewarm expression.

Brother Liu has long been used to his taciturnity, and said: "If you say no, then it's not. Today... I saw that Young Master Chi is still a child."

Isn't it a child?Playing pranks again and again, being willful and reckless, is really not the character that Wen Xinyang would like.Thinking of how the people in the city described him, Wen Xinyang's face darkened even more.

He doesn't like anyone, but it doesn't mean he doesn't care who will be his wife.He is the only son of the Wen family, and while he was born to enjoy the glory of the family, he has to pay the price.The price of choosing the way forward, the price of free love, these principles he has understood since childhood.

So when his father asked him to carry his concubine to leave the child first, he didn't object.

He didn't object to asking him to marry a man.

It's just that Chi Yunfei...Wen Xinyang thought with a headache: If he is a law-abiding person, it's not impossible for him to respect each other as a guest for the rest of his life.He has his left and right heirs, and he doesn't plan to take in other concubines, so he can just live like this.But obviously the other party is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

It was rare for him to be distracted, and he heard Brother Liu say: "He is still young, and he will be fine when he marries you and becomes the general's wife. This is how people grow up."

Mrs. General?Wen Xinyang thought of those ghostly cat eyes, and suddenly felt a little funny.Can a young master like that be a good general's wife?Does he know what the name means?

Just as he was thinking, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a light passing by downstairs, going back and forth from the tower, but the patrol team didn't notice it.

Brother Liu next to him also noticed it, and immediately picked up the whistle and blew it, shouting sharply: "Who is it?!"

The light and shadow paused, and then accelerated, obviously running.

This is even less likely to be their own.

Wen Xinyang turned around and went downstairs, his steps were steady and fast, someone had already brought the horse out of the tower, he turned over and jumped onto the horse's back, his cloak drawing a semi-circular arc in mid-air.

He shouted in a low voice: "Drive!" The horse galloped towards the small street with spirituality.

Young Master Chi stared at the tower for a long time, his hands and feet were numb, and as he walked back, he took out a fire pocket from his arms, flicked it casually and ignited it, intending to wrap it around his palms to warm him up.

It was just such a careless accident that exposed his existence.He regretted the past, ran into the side street with a fire bag in his hand, and hid behind a pile of wooden boxes next to a grocery store.

The sound of horseshoes soon sounded in front of him, Wen Xinyang was riding on the horse, pulling the rein with one hand, and holding a hand-cranked flashlight in the other hand, swaying towards the street.It was much stronger than the light of a lantern, and the gray ground was illuminated with a circle of pale light and shadow. Chi Yunfei was nervous and did not dare to breathe. He hid behind the wooden box, covered his face and closed his eyes, as if to deceive his ears.

The horse had followed General Wen on the battlefield, and it was very spiritual. It stamped its front hooves on the spot, and walked towards the wooden box smelling the smell.

The thick tail flicked back and forth, and the sound of the horse snorting was very eye-catching in the silent night.

Chi Yunfei shrank behind the wooden box, thinking for a moment: He came to see his fiancé, why can't he see people?Why hide?

But thinking so, Young Master Chi, who has always been fearless, is now concerned about his personal image.

What if Wen Xinyang thinks that he doesn't obey the rules, that curfew is still running around outside, and he doesn't like him anymore?

Besides, violating the ban will also cause trouble for the Chi family.

He doesn't want to be fined to kneel in the ancestral hall again.

Young Master Chi felt that his mind was squeezed by the door, and he had to come out to see Wen Xinyang in the middle of the night with a feverish mind.

But he felt that "impulsive love" was something he was very proud of. His heart was beating hot in his chest, so he had to do something to vent this excess energy, so as not to hold back his own illness.

In short: this is a restless master.

In the end Wen Xinyang didn't find him, there were all kinds of smells mixed together in the wooden box, and the horse couldn't find him out.Chi Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief, one person and one horse turned around to leave, but a big mouse appeared at Chi Yunfei's feet, happily nibbling at the edge of his shoe.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-a-c ! .

Sharp police whistles sounded all around, Wen Xinyang turned his head immediately, and the flashlight shone directly on Chi Yunfei's face.Chi Yunfei couldn't even open his eyes, he hopped around on the spot, kicked over several wooden boxes, and described himself as very embarrassed.

Wen Xinyang thought with a sullen face: That's it, can you be the general's wife?

Chi Yunfei was brought into the tower, and Wen Xinyang Da Ma Jindao sat on a chair with a charcoal basin under his feet, poured a cup of hot tea and put it on the table, and said with a blank expression: "Let's talk, I'm on the street in the middle of the night. What are you doing?"

Chi Yunfei: "Walk."

Wen Xinyang: "..."

Brother Liu put his fist to his lips and coughed with a suppressed smile, and said knowingly: "General, this subordinate is going out first."

He led the other soldiers away, leaving space for the fiancé and his wife. Without the eyes of others looking at him, Chi Yunfei relaxed a lot.

He rubbed the soles of his shoes on the ground, held hot tea and said, "I'm telling the truth. I wanted to find you, but when I saw you coming this way... I followed."

Wen Xinyang was very unbelievable: "What do you want me for?"

"……I want to see you."

Wen Xinyang: "..."

Chi Yunfei was not a thin-skinned person at all, so he said simply, "I didn't know who I was going to marry before, but now I know, so I want to take a closer look."

Seeing that his nose was red from the cold and his fingertips were red, Wen Xinyang didn't quite understand: "You can come to me during the day."

"I want to see you." Chi Yunfei himself thought it was silly, and laughed, "I just want to see you suddenly."

Wen Xinyang looked at him silently, and Chi Yunfei smiled: "Are you moved?"

Wen Xinyang looked away and stood up: "Nonsense. You will represent the Wen Chi family in the future. If you still behave like today, how can you convince others?"

Chi Yunfei thought that the other party would be moved, and no matter how bad it was, the distance between the two could be brought closer.Unexpectedly, such a dissatisfied rebuke came, and the smile froze at the corner of his mouth.

There was silence in the room.

Chi Yunfei snorted, finished his tea, and got up to go out.

"Where are you going?" Wen Xinyang frowned.

"After watching the people, go home."

"I'll have someone take you back." Wen Xinyang put on his gloves, took off his cloak and tried to tie it on Chi Yunfei.

But Young Master Chi is also a high-minded master, and he doesn't accept this attitude if he is not a family member.

He patted Wen Xinyang's hand away and went straight out the door, strolling back, neither riding a horse nor taking a car, let alone paying attention to Wen Xinyang's words.Wen Xinyang had no choice but to ask Brother Liu to bring someone to take him home.

Young Master Chi stopped when he heard the sound, pointed his hand away, and said to Wen Xinyang: "You send me back."

Wen Xinyang: "..."

Others didn't dare to show their anger, and their tense faces were taut.General Wen usually has a cold and murderous air, and he is very difficult to provoke. He feels that if he says something wrong, he will be stabbed with a sword. Who would dare to be so presumptuous in front of him?

Wen Xinyang's eyes were cold, but he didn't say much, he led two horses and said: "If you don't ride a horse, you can walk back by yourself."

Chi Yunfei tilted his head to look, stood up and said, "I want to ride with you. Help the young master get on the horse."

Others: "..."

Brother Liu: "..." Is this a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, or a lack of tendons?

Wen Xinyang got on the horse without looking at him, but he didn't refuse.

Chi Yunfei felt sweet in his heart: Although General Wen was impatient with himself, he didn't want to touch his face in front of outsiders.After all, he is a cold-faced and soft-hearted person.

The quick-witted little soldier immediately moved to the horse, and helped Master Chi get on the horse, which was considered a step down for the young master.Chi Yunfei didn't care about it at all, and he accepted it as soon as he saw it. He put his arms around General Wen's waist and leaned towards him, and said cheerfully: "Drive!"

Wen Xinyang looked down at the hands that were holding him, expressionless, and rode away.