Lock Xin

The sky was getting darker, but there was still a faint light, and the bright candle flame seemed a little faint.The table is full of melon and fruit saucers, and as time goes by, the wine-stained peels on the table are also a bit messy.

Wang Mo pushed away the plate in front of him, sat aside and looked at the distant sky alone, the candlelight reflected on his delicate face, his brows and eyes were a little lonely.

The breeze was blowing the scattered hair, and Wang Mo raised his hand to caress the broken hair on his forehead. The cold wind penetrated into the skin from the wide cuffs, which was a little cool, and he couldn't help but clenched the sleeves tightly.

A tall figure came from a distance, and he stood unsteadily in front of the table, reaching out to grab the wine jar in the distance, but he didn't want to slide his hand in mid-air, the wine jar fell heavily, Wang Mo had to avoid it in time Half of his clothes were splashed wet, and the cold wind blew the drenched outer clothes, adding a bit of chill to his bones. Wang Mo frowned displeased. He looked at the luxurious clothes of the person beside him, and endured the pain in his heart. Angry, he turned and stood aside.

"Yes, I'm sorry." The man flicked his sleeves, and the wine dripped from the sleeves.Seeing that Wang Mo didn't make a sound, he took a step forward. He saw Wang Mo's handsome face by the faint candlelight, and smiled lewdly, "I didn't expect there to be such a handsome attendant in the Xiongnu Palace, come here quickly, beauty." Pour me a drink."

Wang Mo smelled the smell of alcohol emanating from the man, shook his head, and took a step back.

"You didn't listen to me." The man was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of interest in his eyes. In the past, the maids in the palace would always compete to pour wine for him. This was the first time he saw someone like Wang Mo.

"I am the attendant of the princess, and I can only serve the princess alone." Wang Mo recalled Gai Xiong's words, and said coldly, since he is not a maid, why would he pour wine for others.

"What about the servants around the princess? You are just a servant. It is your honor to pour me wine." The man said angrily. Can't you have a servant?

Wang Mo turned his body sideways, raised his palm and slapped the left shoulder of the person in front of him, and the person fell to the ground without standing still.Wang Mo turned around and wanted to leave, but he didn't expect that the man quickly got up and hooked his sleeve.

Wang Mo's slender figure was tightly restrained by the tall man, unable to move his body at all, he closed his eyes slightly. "Serve me with a drink, I have the right to pretend that I didn't see your rude behavior just now." The man thought Wang Mo obeyed, and said harshly in his ear.

"Absolutely impossible." Wang Mo raised his leg and kicked the man's lower body, he dodged backwards to reveal a gap, Wang Mo quickly jumped long.

"Vice General Yi." Gai Xiong slowly walked over from a distance, looking at the person in front of him coldly.

"General Gai." Deputy General Yi lowered his head slightly.

"Why are you staying here? Everyone went to toast King Mu just now." Gai Xiong walked over to block Wang Mo's figure.

"I'll go now." He turned and left in a hurry.

"Thank you." Wang Mo looked at Gai Xiong gratefully. Although Gai Xiong did not give him a good impression, Gai Xiong had already saved him twice.If Gai Xiong hadn't come here just now, he would definitely not be able to handle it by himself.

"It's okay, my subordinate's disrespect is due to my improper discipline." Gai Xiong shook his head. He was bored by himself, but suddenly thought of the lonely figure at the banquet, and wanted to go over to have a look, but he didn't expect to run into Vice General Yi who was lying on the floor. Drunkenness.

Wang Mo looked at Gai Xiong who was still standing in front of him, with some doubts in his eyes. As a general, Gai Xiong should be surrounded by people like stars, how could he walk over alone, "Aren't you going to toast?"

"The banquet is just for fun, so why is it so important for etiquette, toast or not is fine." Gai Xiong shook his head, he didn't like to get together with those people and say flattering words, he would rather stay in the corner and drink alone.

"But high-ranking people will not remember those who have toasted him, but he will care about those who have never stepped forward." Wang Mo looked at the faint boredom in Gai Xiong's eyes, maybe Gai Xiong can still be promoted among the Huns, But in Dachu, it is absolutely impossible to stay in the court.

"So what if you pay attention." Gai Xiong said coldly, he had sacrificed enough to climb up to this position step by step, and he didn't want to force himself to face those hypocritical ministers.

If he could look back, he would rather stay in the Central Plains forever and live a carefree life, but the road under his feet has already been gone and there is no turning back.

Gusts of cold wind blew by, making the drenched clothes even chillier, Wang Mo couldn't help but hugged his arms tightly.

Gai Xiong saw the water stains on Wang Mo's shirt from a distance, he frowned slightly, "Your coat was wet just now."

Wang Mo nodded, he hesitated whether he should take it off, but it might be even colder after he took it off.

"Then why didn't you say it earlier." Gai Xiong stretched out his hand to caress Wang Mo's clothes, probably already soaked through, he took off his coat and put it on Wang Mo's body.

"It's useless for me to say it. It seems that you can't leave without authorization at the banquet." Wang Mo felt a little warmth on his body, and he clenched his coat tightly.

"Who told you that?" Gai Xiong was speechless for a while, and there were no guards outside, why he couldn't leave, he took Wang Mo's hand and walked away.

"You want to take me there." Wang Mo struggled slightly, but did not break free from Gai Xiong's hand.Compared to the coldness on his body, Gai Xiong's palm is really warm.

"Find you a change of clothes, otherwise you will catch cold standing in the cold wind." Gai Xiong strode through the winding corridor, he looked at the brightly lit room in front of him, stopped and stretched out his hand to push open the door.

The maid at the side leaned over to salute, Gai Xiong stepped forward and took out a set of clothes and put them on the table beside him, "You can change it, it may not fit well."

Wang Mo nodded, took off his soaked outer shirt, picked up the shirt on the table, shook it off, and put it on his body.Gai Xiong reached out his hand to stop him, "Your underwear is already soaked, do you want to wear it all the time?"

Wang Mo was stunned for a moment, he saw a full set of clothes on the table, and slowly put down the clothes in his hands.

"They're all men, so there's nothing to tweak." Gai Xiong frowned, and stood far away. People from the Central Plains are full of red tape, which is really troublesome.

Wang Mo unbuttoned his neckline and took off his underwear. Gai Xiong looked at Wang Mo's fair skin, his thin body with ribs visible, and shook his head slightly, "Do people in the Central Plains think thin is beautiful?"

"No." Wang Mo didn't understand why Gai Xiong would ask such a question. Although women are slender and beautiful, it's better for men to be stronger.

"You are a bit too thin." Gai Xiong looked at the loose clothes draped over Wang Mo's body, like a long robe.

Wang Mo sighed slightly. There was nothing he could do about his physique. At that time, his master saw that his figure was too thin, so he even wanted to drive him away, but fortunately, His Highness kept him.

Wang Mo followed Gai Xiong's figure, "Are we going back to the dinner party?" Wang Mo's pace was a bit slow, and he didn't want to go back to the noisy place again.

"Since we've already left, why go back." Gai Xiong paced slowly, he participated out of no choice but no one could force him to stay.

"You haven't eaten just now, have you?" Gai Xiong looked at the people around him, most of the dishes on the table were greasy, and Wang Mo might not be in the habit of eating them.

Wang Mo nodded. He walked all the way just now and felt a little hungry.

"I'll take you to the market to have a look and have something to eat." Gai Xiong smelled the smell of wine around him, and lost his appetite.

Wang Mo didn't expect to be able to eat the food from the Central Plains, as long as he hastily filled his stomach and survived the night.

Although Wang Mo and Gai Xiong walked out of the city gate together, he looked at the street market in the distance, the crowds were crowded and shouting, and he was not depressed by the cold night.

Wang Mo saw some red, green and green things in the distance, and there was some novelty in his eyes, so he couldn't help walking a few steps quickly, and squeezed into the crowd.

Gai Xiong reached out and grabbed Wang Mo's wrist in time. If they were scattered by the crowd, he couldn't guarantee that he could find Wang Mo, "You'd better follow me closely, otherwise you won't be able to go back alone without a badge .”

Wang Mo nodded and pulled Gai Xiong's sleeve tightly, Gai Xiong looked at the expression on the face of the person beside him, and thought it was quite cute.

Wang Mo saw all kinds of crepes on the stall beside him, he was a little curious, and he tugged on Gai Xiong's sleeve slightly.

"Do you want butterfly pancakes?" Gai Xiong took out the silver taels and handed them to the store in front of him, and he handed the pancakes in his hand to Wang Mo.

"Thank you." Wang Mo reached out to take it, and opened his mouth to bite. The pancake was extremely crispy with a hint of sweetness.

"Do you like it?" Gai Xiong looked at the debris on Wang Mo's lips, took out a handkerchief and wiped it gently.

Wang Mo nodded heavily, perhaps he had been hungry for too long, and at this moment he felt that the cake in his hand was extremely delicious.

Seeing that Wang Mo had finished eating, Gai Xiong handed him the cake in his hand.

"What about you?" Wang Mo hesitated, opened his mouth and did not bite, after all, it was Gai Xiong who invited him to eat, so he couldn't eat all of Gai Xiong's portion, right?

"It's okay, there are many food sellers on the street, we can buy while walking." Gai Xiong smiled slightly.Many people in the market couldn't walk at all, but he didn't get bored, and walked slowly with Wang Mo.

Gai Xiong took Wang Mo's hand and walked to a shop. He took out the silver and put it aside, and took the paper bag from the shop.

"Is this a pastry? Why does it look a little strange in shape?" Wang Mo had seen all court pastries, which were unusually regular and delicate in shape, but the pastries in the paper bag had all kinds of pastries.

Gai Xiong picked up one and fed it into Wang Mo's mouth. Wang Mo opened his mouth and bit down on the warm liquid, which slowly dripped out.

Looking at Wang Mo's surprised expression, Gai Xiong explained with a smile, "It's filled with goat's milk, and it's quite soft in the mouth, which is different from the crispness of ordinary pastries."

Wang Mo ate a few more one after another, "The food of the Xiongnu is indeed very different from that of the Central Plains."

As the night darkened, the crowds on the street became thinner, Gai Xiong looked up at the sky, "It's getting late, let's go back."

Wang Mo nodded reluctantly. He turned around and glanced at the faraway market. Perhaps he would never have the chance to leave the palace again.

"If you like, I can take you out for a stroll in your spare time." Gai Xiong looked at Wang Mo's gloomy expression and said.He has never been so happy as he is today, maybe when he is with Wang Mo, he will really let go of his troubles, without any worries.

Wang Mo agreed with a smile, but as a general, Gai Xiong shouldn't have much free time, and I don't know how long he will have to wait for the next time he goes out of the palace.

Chapter 25