sunset fever

The special dinner is set in Qianzhi Pavilion, with steamed honey wine shad, three bamboo shoots soup, fresh shrimp and hibiscus meat, eight-treasure balls, slow-simmered water chestnut, and more than a dozen vegetable snacks; Chen Mao doesn’t come often, After coming back, naturally everyone understands that there is something important to discuss, so they are extremely cautious.

Chen Bizhen came late, and Chen Mao just arrived. The two had greeted each other before the table, and Chen Mao also saluted. He said: "Your Majesty has worked hard these few days."

"It's a common thing for a monarch. The arsonist who presented the altar has not been arrested, so I dare not be idle." Chen Biyi said, and invited Chen Mao to sit down.

They sat down for dinner and drank fine grape wine in jade cups. Chen Mao sighed: "The folks are talking about the abuse of labor in Yaotai, spreading false rumors, so there is some intensified public anger."

"I have already sent a special envoy to Yaotai to investigate this matter clearly. Uncle Emperor, please trust me. It is not my intention to abuse the labor force, and the news is not true at this time. Maybe someone is trying to confuse people and gain power. "

Chen Mao said yes, nodded, and asked, "What will your majesty do in the future?"

Chen Bizhen was dressed in a simple and dignified manner today. He took a sip of warm tea, lowered his eyes and pondered, and said, "It's inconvenient to take the initiative in this matter. We can only insist on it. Regardless of the coup d'état, take back scattered military power, and the soldiers will stop—"

"Your Majesty should think more about it," Chen Maozheng analyzed, "The dissemination of public opinion is not a trivial matter, and the boat is capsized. The people least believe in the monarchy. If this continues, they will even less believe in the monarchy."

The servant brought the dish cloth, but Chen Bizhen didn't want to swallow it. He looked up at Chen Mao and said, "Officials are negligent, causing people to be uneasy, rumors are flying around, and there is another incident of arson at the altar. Go up to play, request to abolish the prime minister and set up a cabinet to listen to the court."

Chen Mao hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty's intention—"

"Zhao Zhai can't be moved. He used to belong to the emperor, but now he is my reassurance. If his prime minister is abolished, my eyes will be even more chaotic." Chen Bizhen took a sip of the soup, and he Now that he is intimidated by Chen Mixiong, he has to worry about Zhong Huashu and Qu Fangli, he needs to keep the peace of the people, and he has to put down the extreme disputes in the court.

Chen Mao understood, nodded his head, narrowed his old and chaotic eyes, and sighed: "Your father loved you the most when he was around, and I also thought you were smart. You have never been in a hurry, you are still young, and you will have a long time to come to benefit all sentient beings in Dayan."

Chen Bizhen suddenly said: "No one has ever asked me if I am really willing to be emperor."

"I'm here to ask, is Your Majesty willing to take care of a country's worries and be a concern for thousands of generations?"

"I don't know," Chen Bizhen's eyes were fixed there, and he didn't see any ups or downs. He just sat, a little at ease, and was restrained by the dragon seat and robes, and said, "Everything exists naturally, and it becomes This is how it is now."

Afterwards, Chen Mao and Chen Bizhen ate something by themselves, the sky was dark, the lights in Chongcheng were as usual, the winter was getting darker, and the snow from the day before yesterday had not completely disappeared, and by this time it had merged with the water and turned into hard ice.

Chen Bizhen couldn't rest early, so he put on his jacket and sat in front of the table, looking at the piles of letters and notebooks. When he looked up again, he saw a man standing in front of him, with clear eyebrows, tall and tall, wearing a beige embroidered with white plums. , add a hand stove with lotus pattern and begonia pattern in the lotus pond, with gold inlaid pearls, emerald green katydid hairpins on the head, and outdoor cold air on the body.

"Why... is it here now?" Chen Bizhen asked him hastily.

Yan Xiu bowed consciously, came to sit down beside Chen Bizhen, and said, "I heard that you've been busy these days, so I came here to take a look."

It was in the dormitory, and those booklets were still stacked on top of the round table. After a while, a waiter served hot jujube tea.

"It's too cold." Chen Bizhen was a hot person with his hair loose casually. He stretched out his hand to touch Yan Xiu's cheek, but he was dodged without thinking, so he said, "Why, let me try to see if you are cold." cold."

"Of course it's cold." Yan Xiu smiled tensely, he nodded, remained silent for a while, and took a few sips of jujube tea.

Chen Bizhen immediately grinned and said, "Yeah, you can't even touch them, they're all men, what are you afraid of..."

Yan Xiu stuffed the hand stove into his arms, looked at him from top to bottom with a pair of auspicious phoenix eyes, then fell silent, and accompanied him to write and read letters and read notebooks.

Teenagers, everything they wear looks natural and bright.

When Chen Bizhen raised his eyes, he saw Yan Xiu was slumped at the table, posing in a posture that he had never sat in. He smiled at Yan Xiu, and Yan Xiu just bowed his head and didn't answer anything.

After a while, he said: "Maybe you will be really upset, but I still want to say that that day... I ran into King Yuche and the Queen—"

"Which day?"

"I was on the street and when I wanted to escape, it was very early."

"Why did you say it all of a sudden?"

"I don't want to see you being deceived."

A generous and indifferent person like Yan Xiu finally became selfish this time, even if he said it lightly, his heart was already turbulent for more than a dozen times. He thought he was mean, but he was also joyfully mean.

Chen Bizhen seemed to be very concerned about Yan Xiu's words, he frowned for a while, and didn't say anything more, after a while, he ordered the servants to come in, took the things on the table to the outside room, and took Yan Xiu's jujube tea to drink.

"Let someone add some heat." Yan Xiu said.

Chen Bizhen immediately became anxious, and shouted at him: "If Master Yan hadn't said this, I wouldn't be so depressed that I want to drink cold tea."

Yan Xiu still said quietly, "But you will know sooner or later, so it's better than knowing on the surface, or maybe they just go to have fun together and have nothing else to do."

The two stood close to each other. After Chen Bizhen glared, he actually curled the corners of his mouth. He was mischievous, and his eyes were full of clear luster. Then he smiled heartily and said, "You're kidding, you really think I'm going to be angry." ah."

"You were fine."

"I know, but who can always live in the original place... I don't want to worry about it anymore. There are more beautiful women entering the palace in spring, and there are more things." Chen Bizhen looked at Yan Xiu quietly, and said slowly.

Yan Xiu changed the subject and said nonsense: "I bought a new leaf card, you are not busy some other day, come to Tao Lan Pavilion, I will find some masters to play with you."

"If you finally go out, what kind of cards are you playing?" Chen Bizhen said softly after thinking for a while, "After I'm done with this work, let's call the King of Bei Ming and go punch the ball."

"You are interested." Yan Xiu said.

He went to sit in front of the warm couch, and waited for Chen Bizhen to clean his face and rinse his mouth, Yan Xiu took a random word at this moment and wanted to look at it, but after a few glances, he suddenly heard the servant outside saying loudly: "His Royal Highness is here——"

Qu Yao was dressed neatly and luxuriously, she had brought the palace people and walked in slowly; in front of the bedroom door, she saw Yan Xiu standing in front of the couch with a cold expression.

Yan Xiu turned around and bowed, and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

Qu Yao was in a good mood, she didn't ask any more questions, she thought he was here to see a doctor, so she nodded and said lightly: "Lord Yan, I'm sorry."

The night outside is quiet, and it is dyed bright yellow, and it is going to be deep winter at this time, there are no mosquitoes dancing around, and there is no thick shade shaking in the night wind.

When Yan Xiu walked away, he seemed to be fleeing, even though his expression and actions were still decent, he walked steadily and spoke softly.Later, when he reached a narrow alleyway outside the Suihua Hall, he suddenly heard someone calling behind him: "Master Yan, please stay."

The person who came was Zhu Younian, who hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty has sent someone to call for a carriage. Please go back and wait."

"The queen is here, I won't disturb them, and I don't need the car, it's too much trouble for you." Yan Xiu said in a low voice.

Zhu Yunian immediately laughed and said, "If you don't need a car, that will be the most troublesome thing."

So, Yan Xiu and Zhu Yunian went back to the courtyard together. At this time, the carriage had arrived, and Chen Bichen ran out wearing thin clothes, stood beside the carriage, and said to Yan Xiu, "Why did you leave suddenly? It's... how cold it is, we haven't finished talking yet."

"Those..." While speaking, people swallowed white mist, Yan Xiudao, "Assuming I never said it, after all, I don't know the cause and effect, and I don't know what it is."

Chen Bizhen seemed to be harsh, raised his chin, and said, "How could I forget?"

Yan Xiu looked into his eyes, fearing that he would be cold, so he immediately got back into the car and said, "Get in quickly, let's talk another day, I'm going back."

The tip of Chen Bizhen's nose was flushed with cold. He was wrapped in the cloak brought by the servant, and shivered there. He looked at the carriage going away, and waved his hand vigorously.

In the past few days, when he went to the street or chatted, he heard some things about Yaotai, Yan Xiu remembered what he had seen and heard in Chengtan before, so it was even more difficult to digest.Chen Bichen seems to be a reasonable person, no matter what, he has no reason to order to persecute the people, Yan Xiu's confusion and grievances are backlogged, after choosing to trust, he made his own decision to go to Yaotai.

The time coincided with a very long holiday, at this time Chen Bizhen, citing his busy government affairs as an excuse, issued an order to order all the ministers to be exempted from visiting the early court for one month.

Before Yan Xiu set off, Shanyin packed the chariots and horses, and packed the food and drinks.

Traveling in winter is not an easy task, Yaotai is colder, there must be wind and snow along the way, Yan Xiu brought Zhao Yu instead of Shanyin, leaving him at home to take care of the housework.

Cheese was wrapped in a paper bag, which was sweet and sour, and Zhao Yu gave Yan Xiu a few on the way, saying, "It's too cold, eat this to keep out the cold."

"You actually have everything prepared." Yan Xiu said.

Here we arrived at a market town outside Yangjing, the sky was getting dark, as if it was about to get dark, the wind passed by outside the carriage, and a few strands were violently squeezed in, Yan Xiu and Zhao Yu got out of the carriage to stay overnight, and there was an inn clerk Feed the horse.

Hands and feet were numb from the cold, there was a table of people sitting in a noodle shop outside the inn, a person in a light blue robe turned around, Zhao Yu suddenly covered his mouth and said in a low voice: "Lord Zhong..."

Yan Xiu seemed to be in a daze there.

I saw Zhong Qingming sitting with several local people, chatting enthusiastically about something, the noodle soup made people's faces moist, and the yellow lantern light was like a moon melting on the edge.

"Don't say hello, let's go back and have a rest." Yan Xiu pulled Zhao Beak and turned around, and went to the inn, which was considered the most splendid storefront in the town, and the waiter immediately led the two of them upstairs.

"Ziluo, beware of thieves at night." Zhao Beak said.

The little girl immediately curled her lips and said with a smile: "Guest officer, you can rest assured, as long as the door is locked, please sleep safely."

Yan Xiu thanked him.

The two separated, Yan Xiu lived in a room where fresh plums were planted, and someone brought hot water. He sat on the couch, took off his bedding and coat, and heard that there was a faint shadow outside the window facing the street. vocals.

He opened the window to breathe, and the cold wind outside sprinkled on his face, and his breath was frozen into a thick white.Yan Xiu looked at the wilderness of the antenna in the distance, and then looked at the nearby houses on the street, Yan Xiu suddenly held his breath.

I saw that outside the street light, the crowd was gradually thinning out. Chen Bizhen was not dressed luxuriously, but he was pretty. He was laughing mischievously, looking at Yan Xiu, and behind him was Zhong Qingming who was eating noodles there just now.

Arriving here by appointment, we had to talk no matter what, Yan Xiu went to Chen Bixie's room, which was on the third floor of the shop, more spacious and comfortable.

The charcoal fire was burning, and the two sat opposite each other, warming their bodies with a sip of wine. Chen Bizhen asked, "Are you taking advantage of the holiday to fish by the river?"

"I have to go far." Yan Xiu answered him.

Chen Bizhen immediately smiled and said, "I'm also going on a long trip to Yaotai."

I don't know what kind of emotion it is, Yan Xiu will feel sad because of Chen Bizhen's smile at this time, he understands why Chen Bizhen left, so he trusts him a little more.

"I know what you are doing." Yan Xiu was about half drunk, but he drank another glass and said, "I believe that those are not your orders."

Sitting casually, Chen Bizhen asked with a smile, "Why do you believe so?"

The smell of alcohol rushed into his head from his throat, and he became dazed. Yan Xiu looked at Chen Bizhen with those bright red eyes, and suddenly he chuckled lightly and remained silent. He couldn't answer his words, maybe he was really not drunk enough. Bar.

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