Dingjiangshan

"Huijin can't even imagine how my amazingly talented little sister deceived Ruan Yin." Ning Yan chuckled, put down the letter in his hand, and said sincerely: "My little sister is better than her." Brother is much stronger, given time, he will become a great weapon."

Ning Huaijin wrote two replies on the military affairs brochure in his hand without raising his head. The end of the year is approaching, the military salaries of the garrisons at the front line will be paid, and the rewards for the army at the end of the year will also be arranged in advance. The piles are long.

Pian Ning Yan was lazy and slippery, every day either said that he was very cold, or that the wind and cold were not all right, and left all these troublesome accounts to Ning Huaijin to look at.

Prince Gong didn't realize that after he left the capital, he still couldn't escape the duties of the cabinet, he worked diligently to calculate the accounts for three days, he was dizzy, and he only gave a perfunctory hum when he heard the words.

Ning Yan peeled an orange and gave half of it to Ning Huaijin, as if dissatisfied with his perfunctory, then asked, "Guess what she did?"

"What?" Ning Huaijin asked with dignity.

"She took the half trembling kite in Mr. Jiang's hand, and ran to the Imperial Garden to play with birds on the only way Jiang Xuan passed." The more Ning Yan talked, the more he wanted to laugh, so he could only press his lips and hold back. He said: "When Jiang Xuan turned the corner, there were six or seven birds lying on the ground in the imperial garden, and Ruan Yin's white-headed kite landed in it shining brightly, with a letter post tied to her feet."

"Jiang Xuan knew this bird, and she was terrified immediately. She coaxed and tricked the bird away from my younger sister." Ning Yan said, "My younger sister is also a naughty one, so she insisted that it was me. The prey refused to give it to Jiang Xuan, and finally gave up by extorting a pair of jade bracelets from Jiang Xuan."

Ning Huaijin focused on two things, and could only listen to the general idea. Ning Yan's useless emotions were automatically filtered out of her ears, and she only asked, "Why did Jiang Xuan suddenly appear in the Imperial Garden?"

"Ruan Yin's confinement is lifted, and no one cares about Jiang Xuan anymore." Ning Yan smiled inscrutablely: "I told Huai Jin a long time ago that Ruan Yin still has people with me, so I will use some tricks to let her go to the imperial court." What's so strange about the garden."

Ning Huaijin nodded, and said casually, "It's amazing that they really believed it."

Three days ago, Anqing Mansion received a report from Beijing, saying that Ruan Yin was finally willing to hold her high, she let go, and at least went to the Imperial Temple before New Year's Eve.

In addition to Ning Zongze's persuasion, Second Miss Jiang's genius may also be credited.

"She doesn't know who A Ling is." Ning Yan said nonchalantly: "Besides, Jiang Ling's reputation in Beijing has always been innocent, and he has nothing to worry about. Manjiang Mansion is used to it. Even if Jiang Xuan goes back to ask for credit, Ruan Yin probably wouldn't care too much—it's enough for her to be busy defending against the teacher and A Zhan."

Ning Huaijin hummed again. Obviously, within a few words, his mind had drifted back to the pile of accounts on the case.

Ning Yan was finally unhappy after repeating again and again. He sat up from the couch, moved slowly to Ning Huaijin's side, tore off a petal from half of the orange in his hand, and touched it with the orange petal. Touch Ning Huaijin's lips.

The thin layer of ice on the outside of the orange was cold, with a sweet fruity aroma, Ning Huaijin habitually opened her mouth, and took the piece of orange with the tips of her teeth.

But Ning Yan didn't stop there, his thumb stained with orange juice not only didn't move away in a proper way, but made an inch of it, caressing Ning Huaijin's lips ambiguously.

Ning Huaijin: "..."

Ning Huaijin completely recovered.

The honest and dutiful Prince Gong was almost taken aback by this. The orange petals in his mouth hit the tips of his teeth, and the sweet and rich orange juice gushed out instantly, making Ning Huaijin extremely sweet.

"Don't watch, Uncle Huang." Ning Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled maliciously: "Today is New Year's Eve, so I can't wait to see what's going on."

Ning Huaijin wanted to say that it was still early, and Nanyang was not more particular than Beijing, so there was still time to prepare for the New Year's Eve after dinner.

It's a pity that he still had half an orange in his mouth, so he didn't say anything for a while.

Ning Yan took him as the default, touched his lips with a thumb stained with orange juice with a smile, and said, "Then I will be the emperor's uncle and agree. I will find someone to inform Zhaoming in a while, and tell them to come together at night." Have a New Year's Eve dinner."

"You want to watch the new year with them?" Ning Huaijin asked quickly after swallowing the orange.

"Of course not." Ning Yan said confidently: "I was thinking, tonight on New Year's Eve, there is no curfew outside, why don't we have dinner together early, Huaijin and I go to the street."

"Shi Jiarong said that the customs and habits in the south and the capital are different. On New Year's Eve, they go to the Town God's Temple to worship the gods and pray for blessings. Therefore, there is a night market with lights in the city today, which can be so lively." Ning Yan smiled and said: "I will go to see it with you Look at this world of mortals, isn't it beautiful."

"This—" Ning Huaijin subconsciously wanted to refuse.

Nanyang is not a frontline battlefield like Xinyang. It has not been affected by the flames of war, and the people's livelihood has not been greatly disturbed.The night market was lit up outside, and I knew it must be crowded with people. Ning Yan was rich and expensive, and Ning Huaijin selfishly didn't want him to go to such a messy place.

But Ning Yan seemed to be determined, and he had already called Xie Jue for ten miles while speaking, as if he didn't intend to listen to Ning Huaijin's opinion.

"Huai Jin really doesn't need to worry." Ning Yan turned his head after finishing his instructions, and said in a good voice, "You and I have five or six hidden guards with us, it's fine."

Ning Yan said it was a matter of discussion, but when he really finished his dinner and went out, Ning Huaijin realized that Ning Yan had stepped on it early and was just waiting for New Year's Eve to trick him out.

Because he was going to visit the night market, Ning Yan didn't take many guards out with him, but asked Qin Liu and Shili to change into plain servants to follow behind, and asked the remaining guards to meet in the dark with.

Ning Yan and Ning Huaijin themselves also changed into two low-key brocade clothes, removed the jade sachets on their bodies, and replaced the hairband woven with gold and silver threads with solid-color brocade. He is the son of two wealthy families.

Not only that, Ning Yan also equipped a rare sword for self-defense.

Ning Huaijin hadn't seen him touch these sharp weapons for a long time, so when he saw Qin Liu coming out holding the sword, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered that besides Ning Yan's riding and archery skills, Jiang Xiaohan's swordsmanship was secretly There are few rivals in the world who teach hand in hand.

"Uncle Huang sees the magic?" Ning Yan gathered the cloak, hid the exposed sword hilt under the generous cloak, turned his head to look at Ning Huaijin, and said with a smile: "Do you think I am very handsome today."

"You are always handsome." Ning Huaijin said.

What he said was not a compliment. Ning Yan inherited the good looks of his parents. When he was a child, he looked obedient and cute. Now that he has grown up, his stature and bone appearance are stretched.

——Also talk about me, Ning Huaijin suddenly thought, if Ning Yan is willing to open his mouth to choose a concubine, then he will only show this face, and there will be noble women all over the capital who want to enter the palace.

Ning Yan got a compliment, and his whole body was visibly excited. He casually stuffed the Tang Pozi he was holding in his arms to Qin Liu who was behind him, and stretched out his hand to hold Ning Huaijin's hand.

"Let's go." Ning Yan smiled with his eyes bent: "Turn another street and you will be the West City. Shi Jiarong said that the Town God's Temple is on the other side of the West City, so it must be more lively here."

Ning Yan just hugged the copper stove that warmed his hands all the way, and there was still a slightly hot temperature in his palm. Ning Huaijin's left hand was held in his palm, and he felt that the heat was rising all the way along his blood, and it was ruthlessly pressing on him. His heart skipped a beat.

The remaining temperature in Ning Yan's palm dropped slightly, but it was still astonishingly hot. He pulled Ning Huaijin forward familiarly and naturally, as if he had walked this road many times without Ning Huaijin's knowledge. .

The illuminated night market in Xicheng dyed the sky red. Although he hadn't reached his destination, the scattered and noisy human voices in the distance had already entered Ning Huaijin's ears.

Ning Yan used the cover of the cloak to pull Ning Huaijin around the path, and the cries that seemed to be close at hand also became clearer with the pace of walking.

Qin Liu and Shili also seemed to slow down their footsteps and followed a little further away.Their shadow guards are like ducks in water in such a dark place. If Ning Huaijin didn't bother to feel it, she would have almost forgotten that there were two guards behind them.

This feeling was very mysterious. Even though there were dark alleys and high walls all around, Ning Huaijin had the illusion that he had walked into the depths of the crowd.

Ning Huaijin looked at Ning Yan's profile illuminated by the lights, and suddenly had a very subtle illusion.

It was as if he and Ning Yan were in the crowd, expressing their love to each other through a cloak that couldn't hide the silhouette at all, under the eyes of Ning Yan's tens of thousands of people.

Ning Huaijin was shocked by this imagination.

Darkness can breed many unexplained emotions, such as fear and anxiety, or self-doubt.

But correspondingly, the darkness will also magnify many things.Just like Ning Huaijin now, he looked at Ning Yan's side face and suddenly felt some indescribable satisfaction.

Ning Huaijin didn't understand Ning Yan very well - in those days when he didn't know Ning Yan's intentions, Ning Yan's temptations were cautious and cautious, and he was extremely easy to satisfy.Even some innocuous and trivial things can make him happy for a long time.

Even Ning Yan once told him personally that many times, Ning Huaijin didn't even have to do anything, as long as he could look away and see Ning Huaijin sitting next to him when discussing matters, he would be satisfied and feel very sweet .

At first, Ning Huaijin felt that his "liking" was a bit humble, and she thought about it several times in secret, wondering how to change his opinion so that he could be more "bold" in liking her.

However, up to this moment, in the deep alley of this ordinary residential house, Ning Huaijin was blessed to the heart, and suddenly realized what kind of "satisfied" feeling Ning Yan said.

That's not humble at all, Ning Huaijin suddenly thought.

That's what love comes from, it's logical, it's the admiration and liking that can't be contained in the eyes and the heart, and it's the uncontrollable desire to get close.