set of flowers

A red umbrella covered An Mingxi's head, and the bright red color was particularly dazzling in the snowy night.

"Your Highness, it's time to go to bed." Ajiu said softly, the angle of the umbrella in his hand was just right, not blocking An Mingxi's sight, but also preventing snowflakes from falling on An Mingxi's body. shoulder white.

An Mingxi shook his head, he stopped under the night, looked up at the stardust floating down from the clouds - the light and white snow was shining, but it couldn't reflect into his dark eyes.His mind was not on the night scene, he raised his head just to prevent himself from looking dazed.

"The wind is strong, Your Highness has just recovered, don't freeze again." Ah Jiu persuaded again.The material of his clothes is not as good as that of An Mingxi, but he never thought that the severe cold he suffered was worse.

An Mingxi refused again, and then realized that he didn't have to wait outside in the cold wind.He raised his hands that were almost unconscious from the cold, brushed away the scattered flying snow from the fox fur, and squinted at the palace door.Unable to catch a glimpse of the person he wanted to see, he hesitated for a moment, then put down his hands and headed towards the bedroom.After only two steps, there seemed to be movement behind him. Before his head could tell the difference between movement and stillness, An Mingxi turned his head to look at the door, and saw Hua Qianyu appearing outside the door.

Is it hallucination?An Mingxi blinked.

Meeting An Mingxi's eyes, Hua Qianyu slightly raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes softened instantly.He took a step towards An Mingxi, and almost bumped into the two unsheathed swords crossed in front of the door.The guards raised their swords and bowed their heads to Hua Qianyu: "General."

They don't need to say much, the meaning is obvious: trespassing is not allowed in Chonghua Hall.According to the rules, he really shouldn't enter without permission before receiving An Mingxi's permission, but he's used to being free here with An Mingxi, and that rule has long been forgotten.

Hua Qianyu looked at the two guards, and when he focused on An Mingxi again, An Mingxi had already walked towards him, and the visitor approached and said, "Let him in."

"Yes." The guards put away their swords.

Hua Qianyu stepped across the threshold, swept off the snowflakes on her body, and then moved forward, holding the umbrella held high by Ah Jiu.

Ah Jiu let go, bowed and stepped back, and the umbrella holder was replaced by Hua Qianyu.

"Isn't it cold?" Hua Qianyu turned his body slightly, blocking the wind blowing towards An Mingxi behind him.

An Mingxi looked up at Hua Qianyu, but said nothing.Accompanied by Hua Qianyu's "Come in", he and Hua Qianyu walked side by side under an umbrella to the eaves.

Hua Qianyu put away the umbrella and handed it to Ah Jiu. Ah Jiu took the umbrella and stepped aside. After the two of them entered, they closed the door again to block the cold outside and let the two of them talk indoors.

"I've been waiting for a long time." Hua Qianyu stood in front of An Mingxi and said with a smile.

When An Mingxi heard this, he subconsciously looked away, and denied: "I'm not waiting for you." After speaking, he looked at Hua Qianyu, and seeing that Hua Qianyu was still smiling, he changed his words: "I'm not waiting for you specially. "

Hua Qianyu held his hands to warm them up, and asked again: "Miss me?" The peach blossom eyes with a smile draw people's hearts, making the viewers move their hearts.

An Mingxi couldn't help looking away again, and replied, "I just met two days ago." He replied with a negative attitude, but he couldn't say "I don't want to" with certainty.

After the separation, every moment was suffering, even more difficult than the five long years since Hua Qianyu left Beijing.It wasn't until when the turmoil subsided and An Mingxi looked back and realized that the last time we met was just two days ago.

Realizing that his attachment to Hua Qianyu was growing day by day, An Mingxi tried to restrain himself.

Hua Qianyu took An Mingxi's hands, placed them on both sides of his cheeks, pressed against his palms, and said, "I miss you, so I'm here to see you." He closed his eyes, slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, The soothing demeanor is like falling asleep.

An Mingxi saw exhaustion on his face.

"I just wanted to take a brief look..." Hua Qianyu murmured.

Don't plan to stay?An Mingxi was thinking, he suddenly wanted to talk to Hua Qianyu about the reconciliation, but everything has not been settled yet, would anyone expect the unscrupulous man to make verbal compensation?

"Mingxi has been to Prince Gong's Mansion?" Hua Qianyu opened his eyes, the smile on the corner of his mouth made him look happy and relaxed, as if he just blinked.

An Mingxi, who was pulled back from his thoughts, stared at him for a while, and seeing that his expression was the same, he recounted his daytime experiences...

When he was in the sedan chair, An Mingxi was completely focused on himself, unable to care about the noise in the distance.After getting out of the sedan chair, An Mingxi realized where he was.

Why did Boyin bring him to Prince Gong's mansion, and why were there several corpses lying in front of the mansion?Even though Chen Hu had sent his men into the mansion, Chen Hu would enter to confirm Prince Gong's safety after he was escorted to An Mingxi's safe departure. An Mingxi still picked up a sword from the corpse at his feet and led his troops to investigate in person.

From the front yard to the living room, there were countless dead bodies, all of them were dressed as guards of the palace and soldiers of the imperial army, and the servants did not know where they hid.One of the surviving pawns saw An Mingxi and his party, wiped off the blood from his forehead to his eyelids, and clasped his fists to salute An Mingxi and Chen Hu.Before An Mingxi asked about the situation, the soldiers led them to the living room.I saw two people in the hall that were stained red with blood, and the one lying on the ground was probably dead.Another person knelt on one knee in front of the deceased, with his back to them, gripping the long sword embedded in the floor, looking down at the deceased, as if in silent mourning.Through the back view, An Mingxi recognized that the person kneeling in mourning was Boyin—what about the people on the ground?Will it be Wei Zhongliang?The people on the ground wore purple official uniforms that symbolized the apex of power. "He is dead," the soldier told them.

After listening to An Mingxi's understatement, Hua Qianyu asked, "Are you scared?"

An Mingxi shook his head.

It's not that he has never seen blood, but the bright red scene combined with the smell of blood stimulated his senses, made his legs weak, and made his stomach nauseous.No matter how many times, he can't adapt.

An Mingxi looked at Hua Qianyu, he wanted to get closer, but felt that he was not restrained enough, so he remained motionless, and continued the original topic: "The emperor's uncle is not in the palace."

Hua Qianyu nodded: "He entered the palace and said he was looking for you... Maybe he expected the palace to be bloodbathed, so he avoided the disaster first."

"Alright—why did Wei Shangshu appear in the palace?"

Compared with how Wei Zhongliang died, An Mingxi at that meeting was more concerned about Hua Qianyu's situation.It is clear that after Prince Gong left the mansion, An Mingxi did not stay in the palace for long.

"It's Prince Gong. The prince lured Wei Zhongliang to the palace for an interview with a military talisman."

"Shang Shu's guts..."

"The one who is bold is Prince Gong, who dares to kill the famous person next to the future emperor in his own mansion. Wei Zhongliang believes that the prince has rebellion, and thinks that the prince can only join forces with him when he is known to have half of the military talisman."

"Is the soldier talisman really in his hand?"

Hua Qianyu shook his head.

An Mingxi blurted out: "Brother Emperor."

Hua Qianyu's eyes lit up instantly, and he asked in surprise, "How did you guess?"

"Imperial decree, customs clearance token, with the weight given to the emperor by the father, it would not be surprising to have one more soldier talisman."

Hua Qianyu mentioned that An Mingxi put his left hand in front of his lips, kissed the back of his hand, and said with a smile: "Yes, it is indeed Mingxi."

An Mingxi raised his right hand, bent his index finger and middle finger, pinched his cheek, pinched it, and asked, "Are you tired?"

"Well, I'm a little sleepy."

An Mingxi suddenly noticed that Hua Qianyu's body temperature was too high, and put his hand on Hua Qianyu's forehead - in his impression, Hua Qianyu's body was always hot, but now, is this forehead overheated?

"I'm fine." Hua Qianyu grabbed his wrist and pulled his right hand down.

"How about letting the imperial doctor take a look?" An Mingxi said.

Hua Qianyu shook his head.

"fine?"

"fine."

"Rest?"

"Well," Hua Qianyu nodded, he let go of An Mingxi's hand, and said with a smile, "Then, Qianyu will go back first."

The words of persuasion stuck in his throat, An Mingxi stared blankly at Hua Qianyu who left without waiting for his reply, watched him open the door, stepped over the threshold, watched him turn around and look at each other, bent down to salute, and watched the door gradually close On the road, only myself is left in the huge palace.

Just go back like this?An Mingxi didn't let him go back to rest.

Ah Jiu carried the hot water and pushed open the door. Seeing An Mingxi standing stupidly alone, she asked, "Xiao Gongzi... Where is General Hua?"

An Mingxi replied: "I'm going back." He lowered his eyes to hide the loneliness in his eyes.

……

"Are you going to see him?" An Mingjing asked.

Hua Qianyu paused, looked sideways at An Mingjing, and asked, "'He' means..."

"An Mingxi."

"Yes," Hua Qianyu nodded, admitting frankly, "Is there something to explain, Your Highness?"

An Mingjing frowned slightly, and said seriously, "I don't need to interfere in the affairs between the two of you, but if it attracts criticism, don't blame me for being cruel."

"Qianyu will be careful."

"Is your 'careful' meeting in private at night? Even if outsiders can't see your hobby, how do you let them see that you have a close relationship with the former prince?"

Hua Qianyu pushed his hands in a bow and repeated: "Qianyu will be careful."

"Don't let the Hua family and the royal family get stigmatized—you can do it yourself."

——Even though An Mingjing had confessed, Hua Qianyu promised to pay attention, but after parting with An Mingjing, he still went to the Chonghua Hall, just because of the look he had with An Mingxi during the day.Whether it was intuition or tacit understanding, he knew that An Mingxi was waiting.

He can bear loneliness, but he is not willing to let An Mingxi be lonely.

When Hua Qianyu came out of Zhonghua Palace, it was nearly three o'clock when Hua Qianyu returned to Huafu on horseback. At this time, the only people who were awake in the mansion were the guards on duty, but the housekeeper Lefu stood in front of the gate with a serious face like a door god. He didn't react until he heard the sound of horseshoes.

"Young master!" Le Fu hurried down the steps and came to Hua Qianyu.

Seeing him anxious, Hua Qianyu felt uneasy, got off his horse, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Le Fu nodded and shook his head again, and replied, "My husband asked you to meet him in the living room."

"What's the matter?"

Le Fu shook his head again: "The old slave doesn't know, but the second son was imprisoned by the lord, and the old slave thinks that the lord is angry."

Could it be that they are going to be charged with "rebellion by order"?

Hua Qianyu patted Le Fu on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry." Rubbing shoulders with Le Fu, they walked into the mansion.

The street leading to the living room was brightly lit, Hua Qianyu yawned as he walked, hoping that Hua Jueming would let him go back to sleep earlier.Even if he is locked up in the ancestral hall, as long as there is a place to lie down.

Hua Qianyu wanted to deal with it with a relaxed mind, because he knew that Hua Jueming was not an unreasonable person, but when he entered the living room, seeing Hua Jueming's frowning and eyes with sharp swords, he felt sleepy all of a sudden. No, the back is straightened a lot.

"Father." Hua Qianyu lowered her head meekly.

Hua Jueming asked coldly, "What's the matter with you and the Fourth Highness?" He never liked to beat around the bush, but being so direct still frightened Hua Qianyu who was unprepared.

Hua Qianyu looked up, looking at Hua Jueming with suspicion.

"Why would Dad ask such a question?"

"You just need to answer whether you have any unreasonable thoughts about His Royal Highness."

Hua Qianyu bowed his head and did not answer.

Seeing this, Hua Jueming felt a surge of anger welling up in his throat. He suppressed his anger and tried his best to keep his voice calm: "If you deny it, this will be the way it is—"

"Yes," Hua Qianyu looked up, resolutely, "I have unreasonable thoughts about him."

With a "bang", Hua Jueming slapped his palm on the table and stood up angrily: "You traitor! Are you worthy of the late emperor and ancestors!

Hua Qianyu was speechless.

Hua Jueming took a deep breath and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to get close to the Fourth Prince. After the next year, get married as soon as possible."

Hua Qianyu raised his hand in a bow: "I'm sorry my son can't agree."

"Parents' orders cannot be tolerated by you." Hua Jueming left these words and walked away.