The happy life of the devil and the devil

Gift giving is a hassle.

Giving gifts to people who are with you every day and meet every day is even more troublesome.

What is he missing?What does he like?What... could make him happy?

"Your Majesty is rich all over the world." Ling Yucheng replied to the topic of giving gifts to the emperor.

"No matter what it is, if it has my share, it will have a share of longevity." This is Yuan Shao's point of view.

So, when it comes to the other person's birthday, anniversary, various festivals, any day that needs a gift...what should I give?

***Tiantong Ten Years***

"What is this? Your annual gift to me?" Yuan Shao flipped through the long list curiously, "Twenty boxes of eels, twenty boxes of pomfret, twenty boxes of totoaba, hairtail Twenty boxes of mulberry, [-] boxes of seafood of various colors, [-] boxes of fresh fruits, [-] boxes of preserved fruits of various colors, and [-] pieces of brocades of various colors? There are also [-] bolts of thin cloth, and [-] bolts of thick cloth? Yes! What is this cloth?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Ling Yucheng respectfully stood by the side of the imperial case, and replied calmly. "Your subordinates have just settled down in Qingzhou, and they really have nothing to sell. They can only use some special products to do their best. This woolen cloth is newly spun from the property under your name. Your Majesty will not abandon it, and use it to reward the deacon Waiting for others is to give face to the minister."

"Oh..." the voice draws out.The eunuch standing outside looked winking, and hurried over to bring a piece of coarse baize and a piece of fine baize.Yuan Shao shook off the thin one casually, glanced up and down, turned around and put it on Ling Yucheng.

"It's quite beautiful..." The thin fabric is soft and smooth. It feels like silk, but it has more warmth than silk. It seems to be shaking for a while when it is draped on Ling Yucheng, who always wears only black military uniform. The haze wraps people up and brightens them up.

"It was said to be for me, but it turned out to be these things... It's better to make some clothes out of this material and send them over. I still believe that you prepared them specially for me..."

"I don't dare to make clothes for Your Majesty without following the imperial edict... However, I did prepare something for Your Majesty alone."

"Come up!"

"Your Majesty—these days, I ordered people to re-convey and draw the map of Qingzhou, and marked it with the newly built ports and bridges in Qingzhou. This map is in duplicate, one is entered by Your Majesty, and the other is hidden in the minister's Xingyuan, without the permission of the minister, no one is allowed to read it at will."

This is the unique gift he prepared for Yuan Shao with all his thought.

This country, this power, is the gift I will really present to you, and it is also——what you really need...

***Tiantong 11 years***

"Souvenir products, brocades, woolen cloth... or these things? There are a lot more gold and silver than last year. Changsheng, you are not sincere in giving gifts this year!"

"I didn't write down the most important thing on the gift list, and your Majesty pretended to forget it?"

"what?"

"Isn't Jianmen Pass a gift from the minister to His Majesty?"

"So Jianmen Pass is an annual ceremony?" Yuan Shao rolled up the gift list with a smile, and tapped his palm lightly. "Before that, the Xuanjia Guards crossed the mountains and ridges to attack with light soldiers, and the Xiaowu Guards were stationed. Did the Queen purchase the annual gift for me? In this way, the cost of sending troops will be borne by the Queen herself—"

"It's easy to talk about." Ling Yucheng smiled calmly and walked around with him, "Xuan Jiawei's hardworking ministers have their own rewards, Xiaowuwei, the Jiazhan wealth copied from Jianmen Pass is enough to feed them this time. It’s just that Your Majesty, Jianmen Pass is a gift from the minister alone, so the annual gift in return..."

"I have to think it over again. After all, rewards are always rewards, and they are not exchanged for military achievements. Don't worry, I can't lose you!"

"...Is it still too late for the minister to change the New Year ceremony?"

"The goods will not be returned or exchanged when they go out, what do you think?"

The two laughed at each other.Ling Yucheng's smile was full of pride and pride, while Yuan Shao's laughter was full of undisguised admiration.

Thousands of years of greatness, one hundred thousand soldiers, this is a unique gift that only I can give, Your Majesty, are you satisfied?

***Tiantong 12 years***

"It's still these things every year..." Yuan Shao sighed and flipped through the list again and again, finally picked out a long knife from the box, pulled the knife out of its sheath, and flicked it with his fingers.Hearing the light humming sound of the blade, he nodded in satisfaction, and looked critically at the scabbard, which was so plain and without any decoration:

"The steel mouth is not bad. This is for me? It's so dusty and inconspicuous that it can't be hanged!"

"Let Your Majesty reward people." Ling Yucheng sat idly on the side drinking tea, no matter whether it was good or bad, he took it all as compliments: "Your Majesty knows that there are good blacksmiths here, but there are no good blacksmiths here. Waiting goldsmiths and silversmiths..."

"So the scabbard is embossed with gold and silver, inlaid with jewels, and I have to do it myself?" Yuan Shao put the scabbard back into the scabbard, holding the scabbard with his left hand, and gently rubbing the pulp of his right thumb on the scabbard handle.The handle of the knife is wrapped round and round with thin strips of shark skin. The carefully polished shark skin is only a little rough. It is conceivable that this long knife will not survive even if it drinks blood on the battlefield. Because the handle slipped, it fell out of the owner's palm...

Secretly nodding his head for these subtleties, Yuan Shao pretended to see the long knife from the beginning to the end, and then from the end to the head, while squinting at Ling Yucheng from the corner of his eye: "In the end, I still have to use it to reward people. You can't Put more thought into preparing some special gifts for me?"

"I disappointed His Majesty." After Yuan Shao could no longer complain about new tricks, he leisurely added: "There is no battle this year, and I really can't buy a gift that suits Your Majesty. Otherwise, next year Your Majesty pointed out a place, there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, how about I let your majesty take down it?"

"When it comes to giving gifts, do you only think about Jiangshan?" The smile on Yuan Shao's lips slowly faded, he stared at Ling Yucheng until he turned his head uncomfortably before sighing:

"You clearly know... what I want."

"minister--"

The voice faded between his lips, Ling Yucheng stared at his wavering reflection in the teacup, and silently clenched his lower lip, allowing the smell of blood to permeate between his lips and teeth.

Sorry.

Only this, can not give you.

This person, this life, this body, every drop of blood, every breath is yours.

He will be smashed to pieces, and he will not hesitate.

Only this heart——this heart, there is no way to leave it in your hands.

That's the only thing I dare not deliver.

For a long time, Yuan Shao always felt that Ling Yucheng was easy to support.

Don't be picky about what to eat or drink.Large pieces of beef and mutton, large plates of cheese, and large jugs of milk tea and milk wine are eaten as soon as they are brought to the table and drunk as soon as they are served in front of them.Although the clothes are a bit monotonous, except for black armor, they are black military uniforms, which is better than being picky about the color of the material.She fell asleep next to the bed, and there was nothing wrong with choosing a seat. At most, she slept lightly at night and woke up from time to time.

It was not until a long time later that he realized that Ling Yucheng in those years was not picky, he just...

not give a damn about.

Since it is usually so easy to support so that people don't worry too much, when it comes time to distribute things and give gifts, it is even more important not to forget him!

Yuan Shao: "The queen's rules are the same as mine."

Yu Ji'en, Chief of the Inner Court: ... Isn't this a question of sameness and difference?It’s fine to eat and drink, for example, some royal clothes, crown clothes, you are the emperor, he is the queen, this must not be exactly the same!

***Tiantong Ten Years***

"Come and see the Haidongqing I prepared for you." Yuan Shao waved his hand with a smile, even if Ling Yucheng was full of heart to practice martial arts again, and was not interested in letting go of the eagle and lackeys at all, he could only follow him step by step.

Haidongqing or something...can't send messages, can't spy, what's the use of things that can only be used to show off when hunting?

Although it does look good...

"Take advantage of these days to be more tame, at least you can put it away. Haidongqing is a bully, don't wave your arms here, and the Haidongqing you are holding up will flap your eyes over there. It will take more than a month I'm going to catch swans, my queen, how can I not have the best eagle?"

"...The minister obeys the order." I have to squeeze out time to tame the eagle again, my God.

"All the furs that I gave you before were distributed to my subordinates? Fortunately, I left a batch of good ones, and I have to make winter clothes for you in a hurry these days. By the way, there are a lot of tributes sent these days. You take some Go pick it up when you have time, and take whatever you fancy. Those who want to accompany me to the big banquet during the New Year, don’t be too plain."

"The minister obeys the order."

Yuan Shao wanted to give him something?

But... you have given me the best thing.

Fingers caressed the short blade at the waist, the black scabbard was clean and flawless, but it felt faintly hot in the hand.

You are allowed to carry a sharp knife in front of you, and you can even put the knife under your pillow when you sleep, such grace, such care...

I just hope that no matter what happens in the future, this knife can always be worn on my body.

***Tiantong 11 years***

"Have a hair tie with you, and the word 'Longevity' for you, how about?"

"Look at this small seal, what do you think?"

"Very beautiful... I like it very much."

It was a healing and pain-relieving ointment, gently applied to the wound, to heal the wound that had been dripping blood in his heart; it was a powerful but gentle hand, brushing away the past that he no longer wanted to look back, and opened a new life for him one page.

From now on, don't miss your homeland.

***Tiantong 12 years***

what do you like

Exhausting everything in the world, nothing can change your face for a moment.

Every day is more respectful and obedient, and the silence is more quiet every day.I like me, is it that difficult?

Even if there is no way to accept it, is it so difficult to reject it clearly?

Recalling it carefully, it seems that you have never, never said in front of me what you want...

You are the person I like, apart from the thousands of miles of land, apart from this high throne, as long as you open your mouth, I will send it to you, don't you understand?

The author has something to say: Tomorrow is my mother's birthday!

After all kinds of hard work, rolling around like a baby, and my father beating and drumming, I finally managed to send out a silk scarf as a gift!

Have fun!

(I used to give my mother what I don’t want, it’s full of blood and tears...)

To this end, a special update of the extra episode, to celebrate