: "Master Hou, it's getting late, let's go back."
Ping Nanhou came back to look at her, the woman smiled slightly, the pair of autumn water pupils on her fair face were bright and beautiful, extremely beautiful, seeing such a person, Ping Nanhou became more determined, smiled and held the woman's hand , with a firm expression: "After these three days of filial piety have passed, I will support you as the main wife, and I will marry you in a glorious manner."
Hearing this, the woman laughed and gave a low hum, her face was like sunlight.
Ping Nanhou was happy with his plan, but it didn't come true.
Three days later, before the white paper lanterns were taken off outside the gate of the Hou's Mansion, officers and soldiers from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department surrounded the Hou's Mansion in the early morning.
Ping Nanhou woke up with a start, hurriedly rectified and went out, the Dali Temple was standing in the front hall holding the imperial decree, and spoke out the contents in a calm voice.
Although there are many crimes, they are not big enough to shake Pingnanhou's mansion, but what shocked Pingnanhou was not these crimes, but what Dali Temple said afterwards.
——The annihilation of the Chihui Army 15 years ago.
Just like today's invincible army is the White Tiger Camp, 15 years ago, the reputation of the Chihui Army was not inferior to the current White Tiger Camp.
But it is such an invincible army that has not been defeated for decades, it was wiped out in the battle of Kunnanguan 15 years ago.
It's not because of improper tactics, lack of food and grass, or endogenous spies... It's because of equipment.
The weapons are easy to break, and the armor is easy to break. It was originally a conquest with one against three. After three days of bloodbath, Chihui's army successfully retreated from the enemy, but Qi Shuai and Chihui Thirteenth General never came back.
The bones entered the capital together with the good news, the emperor shed tears in front of the palace, and the people of Kyoto were buried hundreds of miles away, and the crying continued for three days.
On the same day, the Ministry of War sent a letter requesting further investigation, and the emperor allowed it to find out the reason. The emperor was furious and ordered the third department of military and criminal households to find out the source of the equipment.The three departments tried their best to investigate the Ministry of Industry and the Military Weapons Supervisor, and handed over the memorial three days later, blaming Zhou Yao, the head of the Military Weapons Supervisor.
Under the imperial decree, Zhou Yao confessed in prison, wrote his confession and committed suicide in prison. He was also exiled for thousands of miles and pardoned his family.
The sinner took the blame and committed suicide. This matter was gradually no longer mentioned, and those who knew about it were either killed or exiled, and no one knew that the batch of equipment was actually made by the Pingnan Houdu.
In a moment of greed, I went to the elite division.
Fast forward 15 years, and now that this matter is brought up again, no one is more flustered than Ping Nanhou.
I was apprehensive in my heart, but my face was calm.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment were also not polite, leading troops to control the Hou Mansion, Pingnan Hou returned to his bedroom and sighed, feeling helpless for a while.
This time there was a lot of commotion outside the Hou's Mansion, and all the eyes of the capital were gathered there, but He Xiaoge never returned to the Hou's Mansion during this period.
Dali Temple tried the case and searched everywhere. Unfortunately, too much time passed, and no evidence could be found after half a month.
When he was at a loss and was about to let go of the surveillance of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, a plain-clothed woman suddenly beat drums outside Dali Temple. In order to avenge his father, he felt that he had bowed himself to the Marquis of Pingnan and became a concubine. It took two years before he got what he wanted.
After all, fearing that Dali Temple would not believe it, he knelt down and said that witnesses could be found.The Minister of Dali Temple summoned him to come forward, and a person appeared, who was the steward who had followed Pingnanhou for decades.
Dali Temple immediately interrogated Pingnan Hou, and the evidence was so overwhelming that it was difficult to quibble, and the person next to him and his confidants felt betrayed, and pleaded guilty with a sigh.Once there was a dispute in the court, and with a wave of the ink pen, Marquis Pingnan recited his father's military exploits, and was saved from death. He was exiled for five thousand miles with his party members and three generations of relatives, and his descendants and grandchildren were not allowed to be officials for five generations.
The imperial decree was issued in six parts. At noon, the Ministry of War entered the Marquis' Mansion. Seeing the seven elders of the He family sitting in the hall, the Minister of the Ministry of War stepped forward, and the Great Elder got up and handed over a letter and a document. To the imperial front.
The letterhead was written by Mr. He himself. He Xin and his first relatives who drove Ping Nanhou came out of the clan, and they have nothing to do with each other since then.
The following document is the proof of engraving the seal.
The time was one month before Mr. He passed away.
Who are Pingnan Hou and his direct relatives?
——Ping Nanhou, Qin Shi, He Xiaocheng, He Xiaoge, and three or four babblers.
If the child is spared the blame, then He Xiaoge is the only one who is still subject to controversy.
The invincible army, the leader of the White Tiger Battalion, He Xiaoge, a young man who has made great achievements in the battle immediately.
The officials in the court were also very embarrassed, when hesitating, the household department wrote a letter, and then everyone knew that the household registration of this young general who is famous in the capital is not in the Hou's residence, but in a person with a different surname.
This person is not unfamiliar to hundreds of officials. A few years ago, he saved the emperor from a serious illness. Gu Nan is a well-known little doctor in the capital.
As soon as the household registration was released, He Xiaoge was innocent, and the emperor's expression changed.
After the turmoil subsided, He Xin's lineage took Dali Temple into custody for the time being, and they were escorted out of Beijing five days later. No one in the Hou Mansion went there. In the end, only Gu Nan and He Xiaoge were sent off.
But it's just a joke.
With disheveled hair and shackles, He Xin glanced at them with a tired expression: "It's not like avoiding suspicion after this situation, a joke is so important."
"Why do you want to avoid suspicion." Gu Nan stretched out his hand to hold He Xiaoge's hand, took off his warmth, and flaunted his eyebrows and eyes wantonly: "He is mine, and has nothing to do with the Hou Mansion, especially with you."
The corner of He Xin's mouth curled up in a sarcastic arc, but he closed his eyes and remained silent.
Naturally, Gu Nan didn't care about his attitude, and looked past him to look at He Xiaocheng who was behind him with a silly expression, and finally settled on Qin's face.
The formerly graceful and luxurious lady described Kuga as staring at him fiercely with red eyes, full of hatred.
Gu Nan smiled slightly, watching her silently said, "Retribution."
Cutting off your back and leaving you with nothing to rely on, I have tried my best for you for 20 years with vicious intentions.
Destroy your mind and make you stand alone in the barrenness, and let He Xiaoge suffer from loneliness since he was a child.
Stimulated by his posture, Qin Shi suddenly screamed, struggling to get away from the jailer beside him, and ran towards Gu Nan with a ferocious expression.Gu Nan looked at her indifferently, did not move, and quietly watched the crazy-faced madam being pulled back by the jailer only half a meter away from him.
With his hands bound, Qin's eyes became redder and his voice was like crying blood: "Gu Nan! He Xiaoge, you guys will die, you will die!"
Gu Nan waved his hand, and the jailer next to him understood, and reached out his hand to block her voice.At the same time as the four-week return scene, He Xiaocheng's body suddenly began to twitch in the back, and the whole person looked even more stupid. He laughed dumbly, and murmured in a low voice: "The future will be long, the future will be long..."
It was exactly what Gu Nan said the last time he saw him.
The willows at the city gate are green, and the sun is just shining on the horizon.
The prison car drove slowly, Gu Nan turned his head to look at He Xiaoge who had been silent since he came out, and stretched out his hand to grab his sleeve.
He Xiaoge lowered his eyes, and instantly bumped into a pair of firm eyes. The voice of the owner of the eyes was clear and gentle, and every word and every word invaded his heart.
"She said that we will not die well, so we must live well."
The person he was looking at was stunned, his dark and deep eyes suddenly brightened, and he reached out to hold the hand that was holding his sleeve: "Okay."
After a turmoil, the Pingnan Hou Mansion is still hereditary, and the only thing he hesitates about is trusting the head of the family.
He Xiaocheng was foolishly exiled, he was still young, and the only one in Pingnanhou's family that could support the Houfu was He Xiaoge.The Great Elder sent people to the other courtyard to ask several times, but Gu Nan refused on the grounds that he was not a member of the Hou family. Afterwards, the Great Elder came in person, and Gu Nan received him as a respectful elder. When he mentioned the matter of the Patriarch, Gu Nan was calm. After saying a word, all the words of the elder were erased.
——You and I both know the reason why He Xiaoge was exempted from the blame. If you return to the Marquis Mansion, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor. I wonder if the Marquis Mansion can afford it?
At dusk the elder left, and no one was sent again.
The days are clear and light, the spring flowers fade, and the autumn wind gradually rises.On the day of Liqiu, news came from the frontier that He Xiaocheng had died and suffered countless swords. His death was extremely miserable.
A courtyard in the suburbs, a small ancestral hall.
He Xiaoge held the incense sticks in his hands and knelt down slowly, while Gu Nan clasped his hands beside him, bending over with a solemn and steady posture.
The autumn wind is gone, and the sky is far away.
He Xiaoge inserted the incense stick into the incense burner, turned his eyes to look at Gu Nan, his eyes were as black as black jade: "After the anniversary of my mother's death, I will resign and go back to Qinghe Town with you. "
Qinghe Town.
It was quiet there, there was no treachery or struggle, only peach blossom sake, and the gentle and smiling little doctor at the door of the medical hall.
how nice.
Hearing what he said, Gu Nan was taken aback for a moment, and a warm light gradually rose in his eyes.
He bent his eyes, his pupils were watery, and said, "Okay."
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Probably everyone has such a place in their hearts.
There is clear water, gentle breeze, green willows covered with peach blossoms, the warmest sunshine and the most beautiful people.People used to stay in this place for a long time, and then they packed their bags and went far away. After traveling all over the country, they took their travel dust and looked into the distance.
It can probably be called a home.
Qinghe Town is such a place for Gu Nan and He Xiaoge.
It's a pity they couldn't go back.
In the fourth year of Zhuanghe Qingming, on August [-]th, Emperor Chongming eradicated dissidents in the court, abolished the prime minister, dismissed the palace scholars, and promoted dozens of cronies.
There are many things involved in the change of power. After the civil servants, military generals can't escape. Yipin Zhenning General Duan Hanjing's study was accused of treason, and the three tribes of barbarians searched the mansion.Prince Cheng Xiao Congjing was ordered to seal the General's Mansion, and he found a letter in the study, black and white, pointing out that He Xiaoge and Duan Hanjing of Minghu Camp secretly colluded and had an affair with foreign bandits.
Before the letter was delivered to the emperor, the emperor summoned He Xiaoge to enter the palace. At dusk, news came from the palace city that He Xiaoge's rebellion had been decided.
The reason is because of the black tiger pattern jade pendant on his waist, which means coveting the tiger charm.
When Gu Nan got the news, his whole body was like an ice cellar.
How ridiculous this is, how many people in the world love tiger patterns, the emperor's close friend Shen Taifu's house is covered with tiger patterns, and his brother Xiao Congjing loves tiger-shaped objects even more.
All the ministers knew the emperor's thoughts, and they were silent in the court hall. The new emperor stood in the court hall and waved his ink pen, and He Xiaoge was sent to prison.
On the day when the imperial decree was issued, Miyagi dispatched the chief eunuch and declared Gu Nan to enter the palace.
Miyagi is still as it was yesterday, solemn and graceful, solemn and luxurious.
Gu Nan followed the chief eunuch and stood at the entrance of the emperor's bedroom, looked up at the vermilion wooden door in front of him and was silent for a while, then stepped forward and opened the door with a calm expression.
One door, two heavens.
The outside is still beautiful and beautiful, bright and charming, but the inside is already smoky and dark.
Twilight is everywhere, and the bright yellow becomes more and more clear in the dimness.Gu Nan stepped forward to close the door, the young emperor turned around, the corner of his mouth was as gentle as before.
The longer the mask is worn, the harder it is to take it off.
But Gu Nan will always remember that when he first stepped into Xiao Congyu's dormitory, the latter opened his eyes to look at him, the sharpness and disdain in those black eyes.
He stepped forward and bowed: "See Your Majesty."
As soon as the words fell, a bright yellow flashed in front of his eyes, and his arm was gently held.Xiao Congyu helped Gu Nan up, and the corners of his mouth became more tender: "You are here."
Gu Nan drew his arm back with downcast eyes, and pulled the corner of his mouth: "This doesn't seem like the place I should be."
Hearing this, Xiao Congyu's eyes darkened, he knew what Gu Nan meant.
——He Xiaoge was imprisoned, and Gu Nan naturally couldn't absolve himself of the blame.
"You are willing to die with him, and you don't want to take a good look at me." Xiao Congyu said lightly, with no expression on his face.
Gu Nan looked at him silently, silently admitting.
Such a move was tantamount to a stab in Xiao Congyu's heart, the young emperor clenched his fists, raised his eyes to look at Gu Nan's face, and after a long time, he paused and said, "You know what I want. "
Gu Nan naturally knew.
He sighed, his glazed eyes became a little lighter under the entanglement of the incense: "You should also know what I want."
His expression was light and his eyes were distant.
Xiao Congyu suddenly said that when he was still the crown prince, he had promised Gu Nan that as long as he was willing to stay, fame, fortune, glory and prosperity, he would give him whatever Gu Nan wanted.
At that time, the youth used such a gesture and said in the most firm tone - I only want to be free.
Later, the man dressed in white and with gentle eyes followed He Xiaoge to the border without hesitation, and returned to Beijing after seeing the desert and yellow sand for thousands of miles. He came and went only for one person.
Xiao Congyu suddenly felt jealous, especially jealous.
"He can't give you the freedom you want." Xiao Congyu narrowed his eyes, and the gentle smile on his mouth dissipated instantly: "Going out of Beijing can't cover you from the wind and sand, and entering Beijing will involve you in conspiracy...he can't protect you." You are considerate, but I can."
Gu Nan looked at him lightly.
Xiao Congyu's eyes darkened a bit, and he opened his mouth immediately after the previous words: "If you are willing to stay, He Xiaoge is still the God of War in the White Tiger Camp. He will return to the battlefield and live a happy life immediately. All the troubles in the capital have nothing to do with him, but You... Gu Nan, I am willing to give you whatever you want."
I am willing to give you everything.
Six words, low and hoarse, every word is paused, every word is sincere.
"I want to go to a place, a place with sake and peach blossoms." Gu Nan said, his eyes gradually gathered a soft light: "I want to go back with the same person, away from the glitz and silk of the capital, and stay in a medical clinic in civilian clothes, basking in the sun. Basking in the sun and looking at the flowers, occasionally going to the Qinghe River to drink together, getting drunk and laughing, that must be very free."
The voice is clear and bright, the eyebrows and eyes are warm, and every word outlines others.
The corners of Gu Nan's lips curved, and he looked straight into Xiao Congyu's eyes: "Could you be that person? Your Majesty."
An unhurried question, but Xiao Congyu suddenly found himself unable to answer.
Can he?
Maybe Xiao Congyu can.
But His Majesty cannot.
His mind fluttered for no reason, Xiao Congyu lowered his eyes, then raised his eyes, and saw that the expression of the young man in front of him had become peaceful, and those eyes, like glazed glass, had a faint light, allowing a simple sentence to stab into his heart.
"Your Majesty, you are too greedy."
An hour ago, in the sky prison, the general who sat in the dark and remained calm had said the same thing to him, seven words, word for word.
How unfair.
Xiao Congyu felt his eyes hurt for no reason, he lowered his eyes, and his voice was extremely dry for a moment: "Whether it's greed or anything else, I can't care too much... If you are willing to stay, nothing will change, but if you don't... ..."
He paused for a moment, then laughed softly, with a faint glint in his dark eyes: "Then... there is no other way."
The emperor's voice was too depressing and gloomy. Gu Nan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously took a step back. The next second, his back hurt, and he was pushed against the wall in a forceful posture.
Stretching out his hand, the wall was cold and stiff, Gu Nan couldn't help frowning.
"Don't frown." Xiao Congyu gently raised his hand to rub his eyebrows away: "I won't do anything to you, you know, I can't bear it."
Gu Nan's eyes flashed, and his wrist moved slightly.
Xiao Congyu pinched his wrist, shook the powder from his nails to the ground, then raised his head and smiled softly under Gu Nan's astonished eyes: "But I will be sad if you run away, so I have to do something, right... ...Don't be afraid, you'll be fine soon."
After that, he stretched out his hand to caress Gu Nan's cheek, and moved it to his neck little by little, exerting force.
The body of the person in his arms softened suddenly, Xiao Congyu hugged Gu Nan, stared down at his side face, lowered his head for a long time, his voice was hollow and hoarse.
"But don't make me wait too long... I'm going to go crazy..."
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When I woke up again, it was beautiful and clear outside the window.
Gu Nan's first reaction after sitting up was to look down at his ankle, and as expected, he saw a black chain above him, the length of which was just enough for him to walk in the hall.
This scene was so familiar, Gu Nan sighed helplessly, and suddenly realized that he was only wearing an inner garment, and his hair was fresh with the scent of saponins, obviously after taking a bath.
The wooden door was opened at the same time as he sighed, and the young emperor walked in slowly. When he saw Gu Nan woke up, his expression was gentle and happy: "I'm awake."
Gu Nan glanced at him, and when he moved his chained foot, a crisp voice sounded immediately, and he stretched out his hand to pull up the chain, Gu Nan frowned and looked at Xiao Congyu.
The person being watched sat down beside him with a smile, and reached out to take the chain into his hand: "Silver and white color, it suits you very well."
"...where are my clothes?"
"The fabric is too rough. I ordered someone to make a new one. It should be fine later."
Gu Nan frowned even deeper.
Xiao Congyu's expression was very happy, and he stretched out his hand to smooth his brows, with a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth: "Don't frown, and don't blame me, I know your medical skills better than anyone else. For doctors, hair, nails, clothes... a lot Everywhere is a place where drugs are hidden, so I have to be careful, after all... I don't want to be the next He Xiaocheng."
Gu Nan didn't speak.
Xiao Congyu didn't care about his attitude, stared at him for a while, and said softly: "Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice have already started investigating the case of He Xiaoge's treason, and the new head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is the most familiar with those methods of torture, and I don't know how long He Xiaoge can last. "
Gu Nan's pupils shrank.
Xiao Congyu smiled and helped him to lie down: "Those in Baihuying will probably be escorted to Beijing soon, how long can they last?"
"Are you threatening me?" Gu Nan narrowed his eyes.
"It may be a threat, or it may be a trade-off, it depends on what you think." Xiao Congyu smiled: "You know, I don't want to hurt you, but I feel uncomfortable, so I can only use others to calm my anger."
"...Whether He Xiaoge is plotting against you or not, I know very well. You have just ascended the throne and it is a troubled time. If you want internal and external stability, you cannot do without the White Tiger Camp. You..."
Halfway through the speech, Gu Nan stopped abruptly. Seeing Xiao Congyu's brighter smile because of his words, Gu Nan's heart sank suddenly, and his thoughts were tossed to understand the emperor's mind. Gu Nan opened his eyes wide in disbelief: "Xiao Congyu, you are crazy! "
The smile on Xiao Congyu's face gradually faded, a pair of phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, the cold light in the eyes dimmed and changed, and finally turned into a bit of ink, which settled for a long time and then slowly came out, across the eyebrows, eyes and facial features, and turned into a low and hoarse voice.
"Crazy? Of course I'm crazy. I've been crazy since the moment you admitted to me at the border that night that you were with He Xiaoge."
Border, admitted.
Xiao Congjing.
"Xiao Congjing...you actually went to the border gate disguised as Xiao Congjing? You had just ascended the throne at that time...you are really crazy, you..."
Gu Nan couldn't help trembling, Xiao Congyu's eyes flashed, and he reached out to hold his hand in the palm of his hand, with a gentle and tender expression, but the words he said were deliberately cruel: "I have struggled in the thorn bushes for 20 years and climbed the mountain. Emperor, I always thought I would be a good emperor until I met you..."
"You gave me an obsession in my heart. It has grown over the years, eroding my hard work bit by bit. Up to now, this obsession has become so strong that it has destroyed all my retreats. I have no choice...Mr. Gu, There are only two roads before my eyes, one is to let you go and choose nothingness, and the other is to drag you into hell."
"Tell me, which one would I choose?"
His gaze was too hot, Gu Nan gritted his teeth and couldn't help but stop talking.
Xiao Congyu reached out and squeezed Gu Nan's chin, forcing him to meet his eyes: "Nothing is so lonely, I have been lonely for many years, I really don't want to choose, so there is only the second one, so..."
He laughed suddenly, the laughter was low and hoarse, rubbing past Gu Nan's heart like broken sand and stones, Xiao Congyu smiled hoarsely and slowly lowered his head, and after a long time, he paused word by word.
"So, go to hell with me, Mr. Gu."
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The persistence and madness in his eyes were too strong, and he felt terrified with just one glance.
Gu Nan didn't want to make any concessions in front of him, so he gritted his teeth and looked at him. The two looked at each other for a while, but finally Xiao Congyu took the first step to put back the emotion in his eyes, let go of his fingers with a sigh, and saw Gu Nan's jaw was already bruised and purple.
He stretched out his hand to caress that inch of skin, and his voice was filled with unbearable distress: "Does it hurt?"
Gu Nan was silent.
Xiao Congyu didn't care about Gu Nan's attitude at this time, got up and took the ointment for Gu Nan to apply carefully.Gu Nan watched his movements coldly, and finally said lightly: "Xiao Congyu, you are a lunatic."
"I know." The young emperor nodded lightly, his eyes were black and deep, many of his emotions were precipitating and changing, obsession, delusion, anticipation and forbearance... many, many, and finally melted into a little bit of invisible sadness: "You really make me sad .”
Who is it that hurts whom?
Gu Nan glanced at him, with a mocking arc on his mouth, he simply lay down and closed his eyes with his back to him, and refused to make a sound no matter what the people behind him said.
Xiao Congyu sat on the edge of the bed and looked at his back, the warmth in his eyes faded little by little, bottomless.
Zhuanghe Qingming four years, May.
The spring is just right outside the window, and the begonias are in full bloom.
The pond is clear and without waves, and the dragonfly flies across the water, and the breeze blows the fallen flowers and scatter on the water surface, all of which are beautiful colors.
Gu Nan stood by the window and watched, tapping his fingers unconsciously on the window sill.
No matter how good the scenery is, he can only stand here and look at it, and he can't touch it no matter what.
Thinking of this, Gu Nan withdrew his gaze, looked down at the silver chain on his ankle, and sighed.
There was a sudden rustling sound under the window.
Surprised, Gu Nan reached out and picked up the vase on the table. Just as he was about to smash it down against the wooden window, a fluffy head squeezed up with a very magical gesture.
"Long time no see, host!"
Gu Nan: "...Long time no see."
After saying hello, the husky began to claw at the window, the corners of Gu Nan's mouth twitched a few times, and he pulled the husky up deeply under the latter's confused and wronged eyes.
The husky who had regained his freedom shook off the dirt and leaves on his body, squatted on the ground and squinted his eyes to look at Gu Nan's ankles: "Seeing this kind of thing again is inexplicably kind."
Gu Nan stretched out his hand expressionlessly.
Yoha stretched out his claws and covered his head reflexively, and after waiting for a while, he didn't feel any pain. When he looked up, he saw Gu Nan looking down at him, the disdain in his eyes was clear.
The husky exploded in an instant: "Oh!"
There is a very vicious heart under Gu Nan's smiling face: "You are so stupid, you are so fat."
After making a fuss for a while, one person and one Wang walked to the bed and sat down. Gu Nan reached out and touched Husky's ear: "Where have you been all this time?"
"Wherever you can, just play casually." Yoha said a few words vaguely, wagging his tail: "But it seems that you, the host, are back to your old job."
No matter how wrong this sounds, Gu Nan raised his eyebrows, and Husky shook his ears and grinned in a hopeless way: "I mean, the host is as attractive as ever hahahaha... huh!"
Husky stretched out his paw and rubbed his ears.
Gu Nan let go of his hand: "Don't talk about these things... What should we do now?"
"Maybe you can try the three chops or something...don't make fun of me!" Husky took a step back, and said with a look of embarrassment, "But you really don't think about it?"
Gu Nan began to squeeze his fists.
Yoha's frightened face receded a bit, and after thinking for a while, his ears slowly drooped: "The host... I can't help it."
Gu Nan looked at him.
"I can't break the chain. Your reputation is not enough to exchange for things that can be used to corrode the chain. But He Xiaoge has a great reputation. Although Xiao Congyu put him in prison, he can't do anything for a while... Let's wait and see So, maybe everything will get better after that, right?"
Gu Nan was expressionless: "Maybe it will get worse, right?"
"..." Husky wiped his face with his paws: "Can we not set up a flag?"
"..."
So in the final analysis, for the time being, we can only take one step at a time.
In the evening, Gu Nan brushed the husky first, after brushing casually, he threw Wang aside and flicked the hair and went to take a bath behind the screen. Staring out the window behind the desk in a daze.
Yoha: "Host, can we change positions, you're strangling me QAQ."
Gu Nan looked down at him condescendingly and tightened his arms.
Husky looked at him in grief and indignation, and did not move.
When Xiao Congyu came in, what he saw was a man and a dog falling in love and killing each other... Maybe it was a picture of Gu Nan unilaterally abusing his dog.
Hearing someone coming in, Gu Nan and Husky turned their heads subconsciously, and saw Xiao Congyu's expression froze for a moment, and the expressions of one person and one Wang were surprisingly similar.
Gu Nan's arms froze, and the husky held by him fluttered his limbs and began to roll his eyes. Gu Nan noticed his movement and drooped his eyes in shock, so he quickly let go of his hand.
Taking their appearance into his eyes, Xiao Congyu smiled, stepped forward and put the things in his hands on the table, and said lightly: "How do you feel today?"
Gu Nan looked at the table, and in the light blue bone china vase, red begonias were shining brightly.
"The people in the palace today said that you have been standing by the window watching Haitang, and I think you like it very much." Xiao Congyu said.
The meaning of these words is really intriguing.
At least Gu Nan felt that this sentence had a stronger meaning of warning and monitoring than caring.
He lowered his eyes and hummed softly.
Xiao Congyu sighed: "You never say what you want, I..."
There was a rare sense of depression in his words, Gu Nan still lowered his eyes, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
Gu Nan really doesn't know what Xiao Congyu wants to do now.
Over the past few days, except for being a little too aggressive on the first day, Xiao Congyu has not made any excessive moves since then.He still goes up and down every day, discussing state affairs with the ministers in the imperial study, only coming to him during meals and at night, and leaving after talking casually, never threatening Gu Nan with the matter of He Xiaoge and Baihuying... There is no news from He Xiaoge's side until now.
This is not like Xiao Congyu, but also very similar to Xiao Congyu.
After thinking about it for a while, Gu Nan dispersed the emotions in his eyes, looked up at Xiao Congyu: "I want to see He Xiaoge."
Xiao Congyu looked at him silently, neither joy nor sadness in his eyes.
Although the words were spoken, Gu Nan really didn't expect Xiao Congyu to agree. Now he was silent and didn't feel disappointed. He stretched out his hand to call Husky over and turned around to bypass Xiao Congyu when he heard a faint response.
"it is good."
Gu Nan thought he was hallucinating.
Xiao Congyu moved, walked up to Gu Nan and put his hand on his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "If you want to go, I'll let you go."
This time it sounded so real, Gu Nan was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that he moved his foot tied with the chain.The chain made a clear sound when it hit the ground, Xiao Congyu took a look: "Tomorrow I will call someone to take you there...in half an hour."
When the voice fell, there was no more words.
Xiao Congyu didn't speak, and Gu Nan didn't know what to do, and stood with downcast eyes.There was silence all around, and Husky squatted beside him without looking directly at him, his tail wagging slightly.
After being relatively silent for a long time, Gu Nan felt more embarrassed. Seeing that Xiao Congyu still had no intention of speaking, he hesitated and said, "...don't you go back, I'm... sleepy."
Hearing this, Xiao Congyu raised his head, with a flash of disappointment in his eyes, and nodded: "Then you should rest early, I will go first."
Gu Nan hummed.
Xiao Congyu gave him another deep look, turned and walked out.
Seeing Ming Huang's figure disappear, Gu Nan relaxed, went forward to close the door and window, bent over and touched the husky's furry ears: "Go to sleep."
Husky flicked his tail, climbed onto the bed behind him, and lay down on his stomach.
One day, when Gu Nan woke up, it was the best time of the day, the breeze was blowing, refreshing and pleasant.
He blinked, and after fully waking up, he lifted the quilt and found that the chain on his right ankle had been removed, leaving only a silver-white iron ring.
Gu Nan's eyes moved slightly, and he got out of bed after a while. After washing and straightening his clothes, he ordered the husky to open the door. The vermilion wooden door was opened, and the eunuch outside bowed down respectfully to Gu Nan: "Mr. Gu."
This is the person Xiao Congyu sent.
Gu Nan nodded, took the husky and walked out, followed the eunuch all the way out of the palace to Dali Temple.
Dali Temple, prison.
As soon as he entered, he felt the humidity coming towards him, damp and dark, extremely depressing, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, even though there was no trace of blood in the dungeon, Gu Nan could still feel the smell of blood lingering from the tip of his nose.
My heart couldn't help tightening, and I couldn't help but speed up my pace, bypassing the dark road, and soon arrived at the place where the general was held.
He Xiaoge was locked in the innermost cell.
When Gu Nan walked over, he was sitting upright with his eyes closed, with a calm and calm demeanor.Gu Nan looked at him carefully, the prison clothes were fairly neat, at least there were no traces of blood and brokenness as imagined, but even so Gu Nan knew that his life was not good.
His face was pale and his breath was weak. This kind of He Xiaoge reminded Gu Nan of how he looked when he first met him in Qinghe Town.
Thinking of this, his expression changed involuntarily.
Xu got the emperor's order, the eunuch summoned the jailer to open the cell door, saluted Gu Nan and retreated together with the jailer.He Xiaoge opened his eyes when Gu Nan was approaching. At this time, those deep eyes were looking at Gu Nan. Even at this time, the tenderness and affection inside remained unchanged.
Gu Nan felt a little sad, his eyes turned slightly red.
Seeing the redness in the corners of his eyes, He Xiaoge smiled comfortingly, and stretched out his hand towards him, with a slightly hoarse voice.
"Anan... come here, let me hug you."
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Gu Nan tried his best to suppress the redness in the corners of his eyes, and walked up to He Xiaoge. Just as he lowered his body, he was pulled into a slightly icy embrace.
Such a close distance can't hide anything, such as Gu Nan's red eye sockets, or the scar on He Xiaoge's body.
You don't even need to take off the prison clothes, you can touch the unevenness of his back through the fabric.
Needless to say the sadness in my heart.
Gu Nan lowered his head and pressed his cheek close to his chest, trembling his lips and did not speak. Seeing him like this, He Xiaoge reached out and hugged him tighter, and whispered: "Don't be afraid."
The comforted person wanted to cry even more.
He Xiaoge sighed softly, stretched out his hand and slowly stroked his back, waited until Gu Nan's mood calmed down a little, and said softly: "I originally wanted to take you back to Qinghe Town, but now it seems that I don't know when it will be, you must Take good care of yourself."
Gu Nan was a little sad, and pulled the corner of his mouth with difficulty: "You are."
He Xiaoge lowered his eyes to meet his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up in a warm arc, and reached out to hug him again: "I can't sleep these days, and I am worried that you are not doing well. Now I can take a good look at you, and finally I can feel at ease .”
As he said that, he lowered his head and put his chin on Gu Nan's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Congyu is thinking deeply, you take care of yourself, don't worry about me."
After hearing He Xiaoge's words, Gu Nan knew that he knew what was happening now and the situation of each other in his heart.
Gu Nan bit his lower lip and leaned close to his ear: "Xiao Congyu has already sent someone to escort the Baihu camp to Beijing, and the day is coming soon. He is paranoid, and he doesn't know what he will do by then."
Hearing this, He Xiaoge was silent for a while, and said: "The emperor's heart is always unpredictable, but no matter what, you have to take care of yourself."
You have to take care of yourself.
This is already the third time Gu Nan heard such words from He Xiaoge today.
Originally it was very warm words, but in this season, no matter how I listen to it, I feel uneasy.
Gu Nan's heart tightened, and he looked up at He Xiaoge.
He Xiaoge looked at him, his eyes flickered with dark light, as if he had hidden a lot of things, but also seemed to be nothing. After looking at him for a long time, he looked serious, and paused word by word: "Gu Nan, I only have is you."
One sentence made Gu Nan want to cry.
He gritted his teeth and sniffed, tried his best to disperse the redness from the corners of his eyes, then stretched out his arms to hug He Xiaoge tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "...OK."
After that, the two didn't speak any more, they hugged each other tightly, and tried their best to give each other peace of mind.
After a long time like this, footsteps suddenly came from outside, Gu Nan didn't turn his head, and heard the eunuch behind him speak slowly: "Mr. Gu, the dungeon is damp, so it's inconvenient to stay for a long time, please go back."
Gu Nan didn't move.
The eunuch leaned down again and said, "Mr. Gu, half an hour has passed, Your Majesty... Your Majesty is still waiting for you to go back."
Gu Nan just remembered that what Xiao Congyu gave him was only the freedom to be monitored for half an hour.
He bit the corner of his mouth bitterly, let go of his hands and straightened his body.He Xiaoge sat in front of him and looked at him, his eyebrows were firm and gentle, silently giving Gu Nan a lot of courage.
Gu Nan felt even more astringent in his heart, and stretched out again.
Ping Nanhou came back to look at her, the woman smiled slightly, the pair of autumn water pupils on her fair face were bright and beautiful, extremely beautiful, seeing such a person, Ping Nanhou became more determined, smiled and held the woman's hand , with a firm expression: "After these three days of filial piety have passed, I will support you as the main wife, and I will marry you in a glorious manner."
Hearing this, the woman laughed and gave a low hum, her face was like sunlight.
Ping Nanhou was happy with his plan, but it didn't come true.
Three days later, before the white paper lanterns were taken off outside the gate of the Hou's Mansion, officers and soldiers from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department surrounded the Hou's Mansion in the early morning.
Ping Nanhou woke up with a start, hurriedly rectified and went out, the Dali Temple was standing in the front hall holding the imperial decree, and spoke out the contents in a calm voice.
Although there are many crimes, they are not big enough to shake Pingnanhou's mansion, but what shocked Pingnanhou was not these crimes, but what Dali Temple said afterwards.
——The annihilation of the Chihui Army 15 years ago.
Just like today's invincible army is the White Tiger Camp, 15 years ago, the reputation of the Chihui Army was not inferior to the current White Tiger Camp.
But it is such an invincible army that has not been defeated for decades, it was wiped out in the battle of Kunnanguan 15 years ago.
It's not because of improper tactics, lack of food and grass, or endogenous spies... It's because of equipment.
The weapons are easy to break, and the armor is easy to break. It was originally a conquest with one against three. After three days of bloodbath, Chihui's army successfully retreated from the enemy, but Qi Shuai and Chihui Thirteenth General never came back.
The bones entered the capital together with the good news, the emperor shed tears in front of the palace, and the people of Kyoto were buried hundreds of miles away, and the crying continued for three days.
On the same day, the Ministry of War sent a letter requesting further investigation, and the emperor allowed it to find out the reason. The emperor was furious and ordered the third department of military and criminal households to find out the source of the equipment.The three departments tried their best to investigate the Ministry of Industry and the Military Weapons Supervisor, and handed over the memorial three days later, blaming Zhou Yao, the head of the Military Weapons Supervisor.
Under the imperial decree, Zhou Yao confessed in prison, wrote his confession and committed suicide in prison. He was also exiled for thousands of miles and pardoned his family.
The sinner took the blame and committed suicide. This matter was gradually no longer mentioned, and those who knew about it were either killed or exiled, and no one knew that the batch of equipment was actually made by the Pingnan Houdu.
In a moment of greed, I went to the elite division.
Fast forward 15 years, and now that this matter is brought up again, no one is more flustered than Ping Nanhou.
I was apprehensive in my heart, but my face was calm.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment were also not polite, leading troops to control the Hou Mansion, Pingnan Hou returned to his bedroom and sighed, feeling helpless for a while.
This time there was a lot of commotion outside the Hou's Mansion, and all the eyes of the capital were gathered there, but He Xiaoge never returned to the Hou's Mansion during this period.
Dali Temple tried the case and searched everywhere. Unfortunately, too much time passed, and no evidence could be found after half a month.
When he was at a loss and was about to let go of the surveillance of the Pingnan Hou Mansion, a plain-clothed woman suddenly beat drums outside Dali Temple. In order to avenge his father, he felt that he had bowed himself to the Marquis of Pingnan and became a concubine. It took two years before he got what he wanted.
After all, fearing that Dali Temple would not believe it, he knelt down and said that witnesses could be found.The Minister of Dali Temple summoned him to come forward, and a person appeared, who was the steward who had followed Pingnanhou for decades.
Dali Temple immediately interrogated Pingnan Hou, and the evidence was so overwhelming that it was difficult to quibble, and the person next to him and his confidants felt betrayed, and pleaded guilty with a sigh.Once there was a dispute in the court, and with a wave of the ink pen, Marquis Pingnan recited his father's military exploits, and was saved from death. He was exiled for five thousand miles with his party members and three generations of relatives, and his descendants and grandchildren were not allowed to be officials for five generations.
The imperial decree was issued in six parts. At noon, the Ministry of War entered the Marquis' Mansion. Seeing the seven elders of the He family sitting in the hall, the Minister of the Ministry of War stepped forward, and the Great Elder got up and handed over a letter and a document. To the imperial front.
The letterhead was written by Mr. He himself. He Xin and his first relatives who drove Ping Nanhou came out of the clan, and they have nothing to do with each other since then.
The following document is the proof of engraving the seal.
The time was one month before Mr. He passed away.
Who are Pingnan Hou and his direct relatives?
——Ping Nanhou, Qin Shi, He Xiaocheng, He Xiaoge, and three or four babblers.
If the child is spared the blame, then He Xiaoge is the only one who is still subject to controversy.
The invincible army, the leader of the White Tiger Battalion, He Xiaoge, a young man who has made great achievements in the battle immediately.
The officials in the court were also very embarrassed, when hesitating, the household department wrote a letter, and then everyone knew that the household registration of this young general who is famous in the capital is not in the Hou's residence, but in a person with a different surname.
This person is not unfamiliar to hundreds of officials. A few years ago, he saved the emperor from a serious illness. Gu Nan is a well-known little doctor in the capital.
As soon as the household registration was released, He Xiaoge was innocent, and the emperor's expression changed.
After the turmoil subsided, He Xin's lineage took Dali Temple into custody for the time being, and they were escorted out of Beijing five days later. No one in the Hou Mansion went there. In the end, only Gu Nan and He Xiaoge were sent off.
But it's just a joke.
With disheveled hair and shackles, He Xin glanced at them with a tired expression: "It's not like avoiding suspicion after this situation, a joke is so important."
"Why do you want to avoid suspicion." Gu Nan stretched out his hand to hold He Xiaoge's hand, took off his warmth, and flaunted his eyebrows and eyes wantonly: "He is mine, and has nothing to do with the Hou Mansion, especially with you."
The corner of He Xin's mouth curled up in a sarcastic arc, but he closed his eyes and remained silent.
Naturally, Gu Nan didn't care about his attitude, and looked past him to look at He Xiaocheng who was behind him with a silly expression, and finally settled on Qin's face.
The formerly graceful and luxurious lady described Kuga as staring at him fiercely with red eyes, full of hatred.
Gu Nan smiled slightly, watching her silently said, "Retribution."
Cutting off your back and leaving you with nothing to rely on, I have tried my best for you for 20 years with vicious intentions.
Destroy your mind and make you stand alone in the barrenness, and let He Xiaoge suffer from loneliness since he was a child.
Stimulated by his posture, Qin Shi suddenly screamed, struggling to get away from the jailer beside him, and ran towards Gu Nan with a ferocious expression.Gu Nan looked at her indifferently, did not move, and quietly watched the crazy-faced madam being pulled back by the jailer only half a meter away from him.
With his hands bound, Qin's eyes became redder and his voice was like crying blood: "Gu Nan! He Xiaoge, you guys will die, you will die!"
Gu Nan waved his hand, and the jailer next to him understood, and reached out his hand to block her voice.At the same time as the four-week return scene, He Xiaocheng's body suddenly began to twitch in the back, and the whole person looked even more stupid. He laughed dumbly, and murmured in a low voice: "The future will be long, the future will be long..."
It was exactly what Gu Nan said the last time he saw him.
The willows at the city gate are green, and the sun is just shining on the horizon.
The prison car drove slowly, Gu Nan turned his head to look at He Xiaoge who had been silent since he came out, and stretched out his hand to grab his sleeve.
He Xiaoge lowered his eyes, and instantly bumped into a pair of firm eyes. The voice of the owner of the eyes was clear and gentle, and every word and every word invaded his heart.
"She said that we will not die well, so we must live well."
The person he was looking at was stunned, his dark and deep eyes suddenly brightened, and he reached out to hold the hand that was holding his sleeve: "Okay."
After a turmoil, the Pingnan Hou Mansion is still hereditary, and the only thing he hesitates about is trusting the head of the family.
He Xiaocheng was foolishly exiled, he was still young, and the only one in Pingnanhou's family that could support the Houfu was He Xiaoge.The Great Elder sent people to the other courtyard to ask several times, but Gu Nan refused on the grounds that he was not a member of the Hou family. Afterwards, the Great Elder came in person, and Gu Nan received him as a respectful elder. When he mentioned the matter of the Patriarch, Gu Nan was calm. After saying a word, all the words of the elder were erased.
——You and I both know the reason why He Xiaoge was exempted from the blame. If you return to the Marquis Mansion, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor. I wonder if the Marquis Mansion can afford it?
At dusk the elder left, and no one was sent again.
The days are clear and light, the spring flowers fade, and the autumn wind gradually rises.On the day of Liqiu, news came from the frontier that He Xiaocheng had died and suffered countless swords. His death was extremely miserable.
A courtyard in the suburbs, a small ancestral hall.
He Xiaoge held the incense sticks in his hands and knelt down slowly, while Gu Nan clasped his hands beside him, bending over with a solemn and steady posture.
The autumn wind is gone, and the sky is far away.
He Xiaoge inserted the incense stick into the incense burner, turned his eyes to look at Gu Nan, his eyes were as black as black jade: "After the anniversary of my mother's death, I will resign and go back to Qinghe Town with you. "
Qinghe Town.
It was quiet there, there was no treachery or struggle, only peach blossom sake, and the gentle and smiling little doctor at the door of the medical hall.
how nice.
Hearing what he said, Gu Nan was taken aback for a moment, and a warm light gradually rose in his eyes.
He bent his eyes, his pupils were watery, and said, "Okay."
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Probably everyone has such a place in their hearts.
There is clear water, gentle breeze, green willows covered with peach blossoms, the warmest sunshine and the most beautiful people.People used to stay in this place for a long time, and then they packed their bags and went far away. After traveling all over the country, they took their travel dust and looked into the distance.
It can probably be called a home.
Qinghe Town is such a place for Gu Nan and He Xiaoge.
It's a pity they couldn't go back.
In the fourth year of Zhuanghe Qingming, on August [-]th, Emperor Chongming eradicated dissidents in the court, abolished the prime minister, dismissed the palace scholars, and promoted dozens of cronies.
There are many things involved in the change of power. After the civil servants, military generals can't escape. Yipin Zhenning General Duan Hanjing's study was accused of treason, and the three tribes of barbarians searched the mansion.Prince Cheng Xiao Congjing was ordered to seal the General's Mansion, and he found a letter in the study, black and white, pointing out that He Xiaoge and Duan Hanjing of Minghu Camp secretly colluded and had an affair with foreign bandits.
Before the letter was delivered to the emperor, the emperor summoned He Xiaoge to enter the palace. At dusk, news came from the palace city that He Xiaoge's rebellion had been decided.
The reason is because of the black tiger pattern jade pendant on his waist, which means coveting the tiger charm.
When Gu Nan got the news, his whole body was like an ice cellar.
How ridiculous this is, how many people in the world love tiger patterns, the emperor's close friend Shen Taifu's house is covered with tiger patterns, and his brother Xiao Congjing loves tiger-shaped objects even more.
All the ministers knew the emperor's thoughts, and they were silent in the court hall. The new emperor stood in the court hall and waved his ink pen, and He Xiaoge was sent to prison.
On the day when the imperial decree was issued, Miyagi dispatched the chief eunuch and declared Gu Nan to enter the palace.
Miyagi is still as it was yesterday, solemn and graceful, solemn and luxurious.
Gu Nan followed the chief eunuch and stood at the entrance of the emperor's bedroom, looked up at the vermilion wooden door in front of him and was silent for a while, then stepped forward and opened the door with a calm expression.
One door, two heavens.
The outside is still beautiful and beautiful, bright and charming, but the inside is already smoky and dark.
Twilight is everywhere, and the bright yellow becomes more and more clear in the dimness.Gu Nan stepped forward to close the door, the young emperor turned around, the corner of his mouth was as gentle as before.
The longer the mask is worn, the harder it is to take it off.
But Gu Nan will always remember that when he first stepped into Xiao Congyu's dormitory, the latter opened his eyes to look at him, the sharpness and disdain in those black eyes.
He stepped forward and bowed: "See Your Majesty."
As soon as the words fell, a bright yellow flashed in front of his eyes, and his arm was gently held.Xiao Congyu helped Gu Nan up, and the corners of his mouth became more tender: "You are here."
Gu Nan drew his arm back with downcast eyes, and pulled the corner of his mouth: "This doesn't seem like the place I should be."
Hearing this, Xiao Congyu's eyes darkened, he knew what Gu Nan meant.
——He Xiaoge was imprisoned, and Gu Nan naturally couldn't absolve himself of the blame.
"You are willing to die with him, and you don't want to take a good look at me." Xiao Congyu said lightly, with no expression on his face.
Gu Nan looked at him silently, silently admitting.
Such a move was tantamount to a stab in Xiao Congyu's heart, the young emperor clenched his fists, raised his eyes to look at Gu Nan's face, and after a long time, he paused and said, "You know what I want. "
Gu Nan naturally knew.
He sighed, his glazed eyes became a little lighter under the entanglement of the incense: "You should also know what I want."
His expression was light and his eyes were distant.
Xiao Congyu suddenly said that when he was still the crown prince, he had promised Gu Nan that as long as he was willing to stay, fame, fortune, glory and prosperity, he would give him whatever Gu Nan wanted.
At that time, the youth used such a gesture and said in the most firm tone - I only want to be free.
Later, the man dressed in white and with gentle eyes followed He Xiaoge to the border without hesitation, and returned to Beijing after seeing the desert and yellow sand for thousands of miles. He came and went only for one person.
Xiao Congyu suddenly felt jealous, especially jealous.
"He can't give you the freedom you want." Xiao Congyu narrowed his eyes, and the gentle smile on his mouth dissipated instantly: "Going out of Beijing can't cover you from the wind and sand, and entering Beijing will involve you in conspiracy...he can't protect you." You are considerate, but I can."
Gu Nan looked at him lightly.
Xiao Congyu's eyes darkened a bit, and he opened his mouth immediately after the previous words: "If you are willing to stay, He Xiaoge is still the God of War in the White Tiger Camp. He will return to the battlefield and live a happy life immediately. All the troubles in the capital have nothing to do with him, but You... Gu Nan, I am willing to give you whatever you want."
I am willing to give you everything.
Six words, low and hoarse, every word is paused, every word is sincere.
"I want to go to a place, a place with sake and peach blossoms." Gu Nan said, his eyes gradually gathered a soft light: "I want to go back with the same person, away from the glitz and silk of the capital, and stay in a medical clinic in civilian clothes, basking in the sun. Basking in the sun and looking at the flowers, occasionally going to the Qinghe River to drink together, getting drunk and laughing, that must be very free."
The voice is clear and bright, the eyebrows and eyes are warm, and every word outlines others.
The corners of Gu Nan's lips curved, and he looked straight into Xiao Congyu's eyes: "Could you be that person? Your Majesty."
An unhurried question, but Xiao Congyu suddenly found himself unable to answer.
Can he?
Maybe Xiao Congyu can.
But His Majesty cannot.
His mind fluttered for no reason, Xiao Congyu lowered his eyes, then raised his eyes, and saw that the expression of the young man in front of him had become peaceful, and those eyes, like glazed glass, had a faint light, allowing a simple sentence to stab into his heart.
"Your Majesty, you are too greedy."
An hour ago, in the sky prison, the general who sat in the dark and remained calm had said the same thing to him, seven words, word for word.
How unfair.
Xiao Congyu felt his eyes hurt for no reason, he lowered his eyes, and his voice was extremely dry for a moment: "Whether it's greed or anything else, I can't care too much... If you are willing to stay, nothing will change, but if you don't... ..."
He paused for a moment, then laughed softly, with a faint glint in his dark eyes: "Then... there is no other way."
The emperor's voice was too depressing and gloomy. Gu Nan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously took a step back. The next second, his back hurt, and he was pushed against the wall in a forceful posture.
Stretching out his hand, the wall was cold and stiff, Gu Nan couldn't help frowning.
"Don't frown." Xiao Congyu gently raised his hand to rub his eyebrows away: "I won't do anything to you, you know, I can't bear it."
Gu Nan's eyes flashed, and his wrist moved slightly.
Xiao Congyu pinched his wrist, shook the powder from his nails to the ground, then raised his head and smiled softly under Gu Nan's astonished eyes: "But I will be sad if you run away, so I have to do something, right... ...Don't be afraid, you'll be fine soon."
After that, he stretched out his hand to caress Gu Nan's cheek, and moved it to his neck little by little, exerting force.
The body of the person in his arms softened suddenly, Xiao Congyu hugged Gu Nan, stared down at his side face, lowered his head for a long time, his voice was hollow and hoarse.
"But don't make me wait too long... I'm going to go crazy..."
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When I woke up again, it was beautiful and clear outside the window.
Gu Nan's first reaction after sitting up was to look down at his ankle, and as expected, he saw a black chain above him, the length of which was just enough for him to walk in the hall.
This scene was so familiar, Gu Nan sighed helplessly, and suddenly realized that he was only wearing an inner garment, and his hair was fresh with the scent of saponins, obviously after taking a bath.
The wooden door was opened at the same time as he sighed, and the young emperor walked in slowly. When he saw Gu Nan woke up, his expression was gentle and happy: "I'm awake."
Gu Nan glanced at him, and when he moved his chained foot, a crisp voice sounded immediately, and he stretched out his hand to pull up the chain, Gu Nan frowned and looked at Xiao Congyu.
The person being watched sat down beside him with a smile, and reached out to take the chain into his hand: "Silver and white color, it suits you very well."
"...where are my clothes?"
"The fabric is too rough. I ordered someone to make a new one. It should be fine later."
Gu Nan frowned even deeper.
Xiao Congyu's expression was very happy, and he stretched out his hand to smooth his brows, with a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth: "Don't frown, and don't blame me, I know your medical skills better than anyone else. For doctors, hair, nails, clothes... a lot Everywhere is a place where drugs are hidden, so I have to be careful, after all... I don't want to be the next He Xiaocheng."
Gu Nan didn't speak.
Xiao Congyu didn't care about his attitude, stared at him for a while, and said softly: "Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice have already started investigating the case of He Xiaoge's treason, and the new head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is the most familiar with those methods of torture, and I don't know how long He Xiaoge can last. "
Gu Nan's pupils shrank.
Xiao Congyu smiled and helped him to lie down: "Those in Baihuying will probably be escorted to Beijing soon, how long can they last?"
"Are you threatening me?" Gu Nan narrowed his eyes.
"It may be a threat, or it may be a trade-off, it depends on what you think." Xiao Congyu smiled: "You know, I don't want to hurt you, but I feel uncomfortable, so I can only use others to calm my anger."
"...Whether He Xiaoge is plotting against you or not, I know very well. You have just ascended the throne and it is a troubled time. If you want internal and external stability, you cannot do without the White Tiger Camp. You..."
Halfway through the speech, Gu Nan stopped abruptly. Seeing Xiao Congyu's brighter smile because of his words, Gu Nan's heart sank suddenly, and his thoughts were tossed to understand the emperor's mind. Gu Nan opened his eyes wide in disbelief: "Xiao Congyu, you are crazy! "
The smile on Xiao Congyu's face gradually faded, a pair of phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, the cold light in the eyes dimmed and changed, and finally turned into a bit of ink, which settled for a long time and then slowly came out, across the eyebrows, eyes and facial features, and turned into a low and hoarse voice.
"Crazy? Of course I'm crazy. I've been crazy since the moment you admitted to me at the border that night that you were with He Xiaoge."
Border, admitted.
Xiao Congjing.
"Xiao Congjing...you actually went to the border gate disguised as Xiao Congjing? You had just ascended the throne at that time...you are really crazy, you..."
Gu Nan couldn't help trembling, Xiao Congyu's eyes flashed, and he reached out to hold his hand in the palm of his hand, with a gentle and tender expression, but the words he said were deliberately cruel: "I have struggled in the thorn bushes for 20 years and climbed the mountain. Emperor, I always thought I would be a good emperor until I met you..."
"You gave me an obsession in my heart. It has grown over the years, eroding my hard work bit by bit. Up to now, this obsession has become so strong that it has destroyed all my retreats. I have no choice...Mr. Gu, There are only two roads before my eyes, one is to let you go and choose nothingness, and the other is to drag you into hell."
"Tell me, which one would I choose?"
His gaze was too hot, Gu Nan gritted his teeth and couldn't help but stop talking.
Xiao Congyu reached out and squeezed Gu Nan's chin, forcing him to meet his eyes: "Nothing is so lonely, I have been lonely for many years, I really don't want to choose, so there is only the second one, so..."
He laughed suddenly, the laughter was low and hoarse, rubbing past Gu Nan's heart like broken sand and stones, Xiao Congyu smiled hoarsely and slowly lowered his head, and after a long time, he paused word by word.
"So, go to hell with me, Mr. Gu."
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The persistence and madness in his eyes were too strong, and he felt terrified with just one glance.
Gu Nan didn't want to make any concessions in front of him, so he gritted his teeth and looked at him. The two looked at each other for a while, but finally Xiao Congyu took the first step to put back the emotion in his eyes, let go of his fingers with a sigh, and saw Gu Nan's jaw was already bruised and purple.
He stretched out his hand to caress that inch of skin, and his voice was filled with unbearable distress: "Does it hurt?"
Gu Nan was silent.
Xiao Congyu didn't care about Gu Nan's attitude at this time, got up and took the ointment for Gu Nan to apply carefully.Gu Nan watched his movements coldly, and finally said lightly: "Xiao Congyu, you are a lunatic."
"I know." The young emperor nodded lightly, his eyes were black and deep, many of his emotions were precipitating and changing, obsession, delusion, anticipation and forbearance... many, many, and finally melted into a little bit of invisible sadness: "You really make me sad .”
Who is it that hurts whom?
Gu Nan glanced at him, with a mocking arc on his mouth, he simply lay down and closed his eyes with his back to him, and refused to make a sound no matter what the people behind him said.
Xiao Congyu sat on the edge of the bed and looked at his back, the warmth in his eyes faded little by little, bottomless.
Zhuanghe Qingming four years, May.
The spring is just right outside the window, and the begonias are in full bloom.
The pond is clear and without waves, and the dragonfly flies across the water, and the breeze blows the fallen flowers and scatter on the water surface, all of which are beautiful colors.
Gu Nan stood by the window and watched, tapping his fingers unconsciously on the window sill.
No matter how good the scenery is, he can only stand here and look at it, and he can't touch it no matter what.
Thinking of this, Gu Nan withdrew his gaze, looked down at the silver chain on his ankle, and sighed.
There was a sudden rustling sound under the window.
Surprised, Gu Nan reached out and picked up the vase on the table. Just as he was about to smash it down against the wooden window, a fluffy head squeezed up with a very magical gesture.
"Long time no see, host!"
Gu Nan: "...Long time no see."
After saying hello, the husky began to claw at the window, the corners of Gu Nan's mouth twitched a few times, and he pulled the husky up deeply under the latter's confused and wronged eyes.
The husky who had regained his freedom shook off the dirt and leaves on his body, squatted on the ground and squinted his eyes to look at Gu Nan's ankles: "Seeing this kind of thing again is inexplicably kind."
Gu Nan stretched out his hand expressionlessly.
Yoha stretched out his claws and covered his head reflexively, and after waiting for a while, he didn't feel any pain. When he looked up, he saw Gu Nan looking down at him, the disdain in his eyes was clear.
The husky exploded in an instant: "Oh!"
There is a very vicious heart under Gu Nan's smiling face: "You are so stupid, you are so fat."
After making a fuss for a while, one person and one Wang walked to the bed and sat down. Gu Nan reached out and touched Husky's ear: "Where have you been all this time?"
"Wherever you can, just play casually." Yoha said a few words vaguely, wagging his tail: "But it seems that you, the host, are back to your old job."
No matter how wrong this sounds, Gu Nan raised his eyebrows, and Husky shook his ears and grinned in a hopeless way: "I mean, the host is as attractive as ever hahahaha... huh!"
Husky stretched out his paw and rubbed his ears.
Gu Nan let go of his hand: "Don't talk about these things... What should we do now?"
"Maybe you can try the three chops or something...don't make fun of me!" Husky took a step back, and said with a look of embarrassment, "But you really don't think about it?"
Gu Nan began to squeeze his fists.
Yoha's frightened face receded a bit, and after thinking for a while, his ears slowly drooped: "The host... I can't help it."
Gu Nan looked at him.
"I can't break the chain. Your reputation is not enough to exchange for things that can be used to corrode the chain. But He Xiaoge has a great reputation. Although Xiao Congyu put him in prison, he can't do anything for a while... Let's wait and see So, maybe everything will get better after that, right?"
Gu Nan was expressionless: "Maybe it will get worse, right?"
"..." Husky wiped his face with his paws: "Can we not set up a flag?"
"..."
So in the final analysis, for the time being, we can only take one step at a time.
In the evening, Gu Nan brushed the husky first, after brushing casually, he threw Wang aside and flicked the hair and went to take a bath behind the screen. Staring out the window behind the desk in a daze.
Yoha: "Host, can we change positions, you're strangling me QAQ."
Gu Nan looked down at him condescendingly and tightened his arms.
Husky looked at him in grief and indignation, and did not move.
When Xiao Congyu came in, what he saw was a man and a dog falling in love and killing each other... Maybe it was a picture of Gu Nan unilaterally abusing his dog.
Hearing someone coming in, Gu Nan and Husky turned their heads subconsciously, and saw Xiao Congyu's expression froze for a moment, and the expressions of one person and one Wang were surprisingly similar.
Gu Nan's arms froze, and the husky held by him fluttered his limbs and began to roll his eyes. Gu Nan noticed his movement and drooped his eyes in shock, so he quickly let go of his hand.
Taking their appearance into his eyes, Xiao Congyu smiled, stepped forward and put the things in his hands on the table, and said lightly: "How do you feel today?"
Gu Nan looked at the table, and in the light blue bone china vase, red begonias were shining brightly.
"The people in the palace today said that you have been standing by the window watching Haitang, and I think you like it very much." Xiao Congyu said.
The meaning of these words is really intriguing.
At least Gu Nan felt that this sentence had a stronger meaning of warning and monitoring than caring.
He lowered his eyes and hummed softly.
Xiao Congyu sighed: "You never say what you want, I..."
There was a rare sense of depression in his words, Gu Nan still lowered his eyes, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
Gu Nan really doesn't know what Xiao Congyu wants to do now.
Over the past few days, except for being a little too aggressive on the first day, Xiao Congyu has not made any excessive moves since then.He still goes up and down every day, discussing state affairs with the ministers in the imperial study, only coming to him during meals and at night, and leaving after talking casually, never threatening Gu Nan with the matter of He Xiaoge and Baihuying... There is no news from He Xiaoge's side until now.
This is not like Xiao Congyu, but also very similar to Xiao Congyu.
After thinking about it for a while, Gu Nan dispersed the emotions in his eyes, looked up at Xiao Congyu: "I want to see He Xiaoge."
Xiao Congyu looked at him silently, neither joy nor sadness in his eyes.
Although the words were spoken, Gu Nan really didn't expect Xiao Congyu to agree. Now he was silent and didn't feel disappointed. He stretched out his hand to call Husky over and turned around to bypass Xiao Congyu when he heard a faint response.
"it is good."
Gu Nan thought he was hallucinating.
Xiao Congyu moved, walked up to Gu Nan and put his hand on his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "If you want to go, I'll let you go."
This time it sounded so real, Gu Nan was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that he moved his foot tied with the chain.The chain made a clear sound when it hit the ground, Xiao Congyu took a look: "Tomorrow I will call someone to take you there...in half an hour."
When the voice fell, there was no more words.
Xiao Congyu didn't speak, and Gu Nan didn't know what to do, and stood with downcast eyes.There was silence all around, and Husky squatted beside him without looking directly at him, his tail wagging slightly.
After being relatively silent for a long time, Gu Nan felt more embarrassed. Seeing that Xiao Congyu still had no intention of speaking, he hesitated and said, "...don't you go back, I'm... sleepy."
Hearing this, Xiao Congyu raised his head, with a flash of disappointment in his eyes, and nodded: "Then you should rest early, I will go first."
Gu Nan hummed.
Xiao Congyu gave him another deep look, turned and walked out.
Seeing Ming Huang's figure disappear, Gu Nan relaxed, went forward to close the door and window, bent over and touched the husky's furry ears: "Go to sleep."
Husky flicked his tail, climbed onto the bed behind him, and lay down on his stomach.
One day, when Gu Nan woke up, it was the best time of the day, the breeze was blowing, refreshing and pleasant.
He blinked, and after fully waking up, he lifted the quilt and found that the chain on his right ankle had been removed, leaving only a silver-white iron ring.
Gu Nan's eyes moved slightly, and he got out of bed after a while. After washing and straightening his clothes, he ordered the husky to open the door. The vermilion wooden door was opened, and the eunuch outside bowed down respectfully to Gu Nan: "Mr. Gu."
This is the person Xiao Congyu sent.
Gu Nan nodded, took the husky and walked out, followed the eunuch all the way out of the palace to Dali Temple.
Dali Temple, prison.
As soon as he entered, he felt the humidity coming towards him, damp and dark, extremely depressing, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, even though there was no trace of blood in the dungeon, Gu Nan could still feel the smell of blood lingering from the tip of his nose.
My heart couldn't help tightening, and I couldn't help but speed up my pace, bypassing the dark road, and soon arrived at the place where the general was held.
He Xiaoge was locked in the innermost cell.
When Gu Nan walked over, he was sitting upright with his eyes closed, with a calm and calm demeanor.Gu Nan looked at him carefully, the prison clothes were fairly neat, at least there were no traces of blood and brokenness as imagined, but even so Gu Nan knew that his life was not good.
His face was pale and his breath was weak. This kind of He Xiaoge reminded Gu Nan of how he looked when he first met him in Qinghe Town.
Thinking of this, his expression changed involuntarily.
Xu got the emperor's order, the eunuch summoned the jailer to open the cell door, saluted Gu Nan and retreated together with the jailer.He Xiaoge opened his eyes when Gu Nan was approaching. At this time, those deep eyes were looking at Gu Nan. Even at this time, the tenderness and affection inside remained unchanged.
Gu Nan felt a little sad, his eyes turned slightly red.
Seeing the redness in the corners of his eyes, He Xiaoge smiled comfortingly, and stretched out his hand towards him, with a slightly hoarse voice.
"Anan... come here, let me hug you."
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Gu Nan tried his best to suppress the redness in the corners of his eyes, and walked up to He Xiaoge. Just as he lowered his body, he was pulled into a slightly icy embrace.
Such a close distance can't hide anything, such as Gu Nan's red eye sockets, or the scar on He Xiaoge's body.
You don't even need to take off the prison clothes, you can touch the unevenness of his back through the fabric.
Needless to say the sadness in my heart.
Gu Nan lowered his head and pressed his cheek close to his chest, trembling his lips and did not speak. Seeing him like this, He Xiaoge reached out and hugged him tighter, and whispered: "Don't be afraid."
The comforted person wanted to cry even more.
He Xiaoge sighed softly, stretched out his hand and slowly stroked his back, waited until Gu Nan's mood calmed down a little, and said softly: "I originally wanted to take you back to Qinghe Town, but now it seems that I don't know when it will be, you must Take good care of yourself."
Gu Nan was a little sad, and pulled the corner of his mouth with difficulty: "You are."
He Xiaoge lowered his eyes to meet his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up in a warm arc, and reached out to hug him again: "I can't sleep these days, and I am worried that you are not doing well. Now I can take a good look at you, and finally I can feel at ease .”
As he said that, he lowered his head and put his chin on Gu Nan's shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Congyu is thinking deeply, you take care of yourself, don't worry about me."
After hearing He Xiaoge's words, Gu Nan knew that he knew what was happening now and the situation of each other in his heart.
Gu Nan bit his lower lip and leaned close to his ear: "Xiao Congyu has already sent someone to escort the Baihu camp to Beijing, and the day is coming soon. He is paranoid, and he doesn't know what he will do by then."
Hearing this, He Xiaoge was silent for a while, and said: "The emperor's heart is always unpredictable, but no matter what, you have to take care of yourself."
You have to take care of yourself.
This is already the third time Gu Nan heard such words from He Xiaoge today.
Originally it was very warm words, but in this season, no matter how I listen to it, I feel uneasy.
Gu Nan's heart tightened, and he looked up at He Xiaoge.
He Xiaoge looked at him, his eyes flickered with dark light, as if he had hidden a lot of things, but also seemed to be nothing. After looking at him for a long time, he looked serious, and paused word by word: "Gu Nan, I only have is you."
One sentence made Gu Nan want to cry.
He gritted his teeth and sniffed, tried his best to disperse the redness from the corners of his eyes, then stretched out his arms to hug He Xiaoge tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "...OK."
After that, the two didn't speak any more, they hugged each other tightly, and tried their best to give each other peace of mind.
After a long time like this, footsteps suddenly came from outside, Gu Nan didn't turn his head, and heard the eunuch behind him speak slowly: "Mr. Gu, the dungeon is damp, so it's inconvenient to stay for a long time, please go back."
Gu Nan didn't move.
The eunuch leaned down again and said, "Mr. Gu, half an hour has passed, Your Majesty... Your Majesty is still waiting for you to go back."
Gu Nan just remembered that what Xiao Congyu gave him was only the freedom to be monitored for half an hour.
He bit the corner of his mouth bitterly, let go of his hands and straightened his body.He Xiaoge sat in front of him and looked at him, his eyebrows were firm and gentle, silently giving Gu Nan a lot of courage.
Gu Nan felt even more astringent in his heart, and stretched out again.
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