Opposite the entrance hall

I don't know if it's because of sleeping for too long. When Ji Si opened his eyes, he was dizzy. He guessed it was a sequela, so he simply didn't bother to move and stared at the curtain on the top of the bed in a daze. I can't leave the bed, or I have to lie down on it every now and then.

The room was very dark, and the afterglow of the setting sun outside through the window sills only illuminated a small half of the place. In a trance, he felt that he had a dream. Death was fake, rebirth was fake, and even seeing him grow The latter Qi Ran is also fake, he seems to be preparing to go to Chong Academy, as if everything has not started yet.

This dream is quite real, let's not talk about anything else, after growing up, Qi Ran's facial features have grown a lot compared to when he was a teenager, the childishness between his brows has dissipated, and he looks more and more handsome, and I don't know how many daughters in Lin'an have lost love.

Thinking of this, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He seemed to see Qi Ran's left hand was rich and rich, and his right hand was as beautiful as a flower. He passed in front of him with a smile on his face. annoying.

Ji Siqi was so helpless, he could only curse secretly in his heart, and added a sentence at the end, after all, he was a classmate for a long time, but he didn't even look at it.

While thinking wildly, the door creaked open, and a large piece of sunset light outside the house shone in, illuminating the room magnificently. He subconsciously raised his head to the side to block the glare, and the next moment he heard Tingxue's voice, "My lord is awake, how is your health? Manager Zhao has just sent the doctor out, do you need a servant to let me know?"

Hearing this voice, those thoughts in Ji Si's mind disappeared immediately, yes!awake.

He leaned against the bed rail and sat up, his movements were too large, touching the wound on his chest, grinning his teeth in pain, his eyes darkened, and he almost passed out again.

"My lord, be careful," Ting Xue hurriedly stepped forward to support her lord, and waited for him to sit up against the head of the bed before she spoke again, "The doctor said that the injury didn't move to the point that the bones are not serious, but it still needs to be taken care of. Don't mess around." move."

Ji Si took a breath before softly asking, "What time is it?"

"Respond to your lord's words, it's time to apply." Ting Xue replied.

"I've been asleep for three hours." Ji Si was startled, and gradually came to his senses, remembering that he was clearly with someone else, but Qi Ran rushed in from behind, and then he fainted.

That's right, what about Qi Ran?I returned to the mansion well, how did I come back, I can't sleepwalk back, could it be...

Thinking of this, his heart beat suddenly, and he pretended to ask casually, "How did I get back?"

"It's Lord Qi..."

Hearing Xue just made a sound, Ji Si's heart hung in his throat, and he heard the girl continue to say: "I paid the inn waiter to carry the adult back, and walked around the West Street."

Ji Si: "..."

"What's wrong, sir?"

"It's nothing..." Ji Si waved his hands tiredly, then lay back, turned over and covered his head with the quilt tightly, and said in a muffled voice, "Go out first, let me rest for a while."

"Your Excellency needs to eat after sleeping for so long." Ting Xue asked.

"No," Ji Si said without changing his posture, "I'll talk about it when I wake up."

"Then, my lord wants to rest. This slave girl will go and inform Zhao Guanshi, and ask Mr. Qi to go back and visit another day."

Hearing this name, Ji Si's eyes lit up, sat up with a "sigh", and waved at the back of the person, "Come back, come back, who did you just say?"

Doesn't being a servant mean doing what the master asks, and Tingxue can only turn around and come back, "It's the Lord Qi who sent you back."

Ji Si narrowed his eyes and smiled, threw off the quilt and jumped out of bed, and ordered while pulling his shoes, "Go, bring me the best suit of your lord."

A lot of time passed when he packed up and rushed to the front hall. Ji Sinian was waiting for Qi Ran for a long time, and wished he could fly directly to the person.

As soon as we passed the corner of the garden, we arrived at the front hall. From far away, Ji Si could see Qi Ran sitting in the hall drinking tea at a glance. As if bathed in this twilight, the whole body is full of light, lined with a sky-blue gown embroidered with dark patterns of bamboo leaves with gold thread, and her dark hair is tied with a white jade crown, which is very beautiful.

Without making a sound, he sat there quietly holding a teacup, like a pair of ink paintings, with rich colors, and a few strokes can outline his temperament and demeanor.

Ji Si slowed down his pace and stared blankly, for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was a dream just now, or it was a dream at this moment, or it was all a dream.

His mind was in a mess, buzzing like thousands of bees were hiding, flying back and forth around him non-stop, so annoying that he regretted coming here. If he had known, he might as well have let Manager Zhao send him away. It's a joke to rush forward eagerly.

After a few steps of remorse, he crossed the threshold and entered the hall.

Hearing the commotion outside, Qi Ran immediately put down his teacup and got up to salute, and said lightly, "Master Ji."

Qi Ran's voice brought Ji Si back to his senses, only then did he realize that the master was right in front of him, and hurriedly returned a salute in a panic, "Master Qi, please sit down."

After the two of them sat down, they asked the servant girl to serve new tea again. Ji Si picked up the cup and looked at Qi Ran secretly from the corner of his eye. This person has changed a lot compared to before. It's a bit like a stranger who has never been in touch with each other. When he died, he didn't even have time to leave him a word, although he had no qualifications.

Qi Ran's childhood was actually far less gentle and patient than it is now. When they first met, they knew that the young son of the Prime Minister's family had a bad temper. Moreover, Young Master Qi is also competitive, capable of literature and martial arts, although he was born noble and is the son of an official, but what he thinks in his heart is that there is one man, one horse, one pot of wine, one sword and one flute.

I don't know where I got my bad habits, I'm not very old, and I'm too airy, most of all I don't look at those who rely on the protection of their parents to bully others. I always get together with the son of General Pei's family.

Although he is also attending classes at Chong Academy, he is not considered to be the accompanying student of any prince. It is just that Emperor Chengde thought of the merits of Prime Minister Qi, so he specially approved his youngest son to enter the palace to study with the prince, so there is no one. I really use him as a companion.

Young master Qi has a really big temper, maybe he read too many funny stories, because he was young and frivolous and ignorant, he always does things his own way when he speaks and does things, he never wants to wrong himself and make do with others, he is quite chivalrous, he thinks that all living beings are Ping, since he didn't see Li Hongxuan's style, he simply didn't even bother to talk to them.

So when I learned about his temperament later on, I felt very honored that Young Master Qi was willing to talk to me when the two met for the first time, and even began to wonder if I was too handsome and charming.

After the two talked about this matter, Qi Ran heard his words, looked at him sideways, and said coldly: "Is it because my ears are not normal, or is your brain not normal? Why do I hear you talking nonsense?" .”

He was so stunned that he almost died of anger and couldn't do anything.

During the years when they were classmates, the relationship between the two was not considered close, but they could say a few words to each other. He himself didn't quite remember when he had that kind of thought for Qi Ran, like The rain moistens all things, and the wind blows through the sky and the earth is so natural. After the reaction, the seed was buried in the heart with the drizzle and the breeze, and it began to germinate and take root here as time went by.

If we do a careful calculation, we can actually find some source. It should be about a year after entering the palace. At that time, it was rumored in the palace that the deceased Princess Yong'an, the daughter of Song Hongyi, a former Hanlin University scholar, was the same as today's Ziben when she was young. With a marriage contract in hand, somehow she ended up marrying into the palace of Prince Yong'an. The emperor was able to put down the government affairs in Beijing and China with only a letter that day, and rushed to Shuzhou in person just for the dying side.

The news spread widely. Although the Empress Dowager killed a few court ladies who were gossips, she couldn't bear the crowd. Her intention to kill chickens and monkeys turned out to be a cover-up, which made people doubt the authenticity even more. It is rumored that the little prince who lives in Siyuan Hall is the child of His Majesty and Princess Yong'an. After all, the princess's boudoir name is Song Yuan, combined with the emperor's concern and care for the little prince, it makes sense.

There are more people passing it on, and the words are vivid as if they have seen the truth, and more and more people believe it. If it weren't for the harmony between his parents and their love and consideration, he would think that he is really a shameful prince.

I don't take it seriously, just laugh at it as a joke, but others take it seriously.

Li Hongxuan and him didn't deal with each other at first, and later on they had to fight for the first place in everything, they refused to lag behind, secretly fought with all their strength, completely regarded people as mortal enemies, and wished to overwhelm him all day and all night, Li Si couldn't turn over.

Li Si was half a year old at the time, and because he grew up in Shuzhou, he was influenced by the soldiers in his work and speech, and he couldn't learn the false politeness of half a point, and he couldn't hide his sharpness and subdue his softness. A lofty ambition to compete with the God of Heaven.

He has always felt that it is best not to do everything, and to do it is the best, not to mention that he has the name of the Yong'an Palace, and it is not his own who is ashamed, but the Yong'an Palace, his father, and the others. Damn.

When others discuss behind their backs, they will not talk about the little prince, but will talk about Yong'an Palace, and maybe they will add a sentence later, it is the fault of the son not teaching the father, oh!The prince passed away, no wonder, no wonder!

Therefore, in order to prevent his father from climbing up in the middle of the night, sitting on the head of the bed with dull eyes and singing to him about the old father's visit to the grave, he put in a lot of effort in learning, if others want to be on his head, he should step on their heads and put them first. Press it, and the matter will be resolved.

Li Si is playful but also smart. He has a thorough understanding of ancient books and documents, and his narrative perspective is novel and unique. He can always point out the problem and put forward his opinions. Many opinions coincide with Fang Taifu. Look at it, if it is not remembered that he is a descendant of the royal family, it is likely that the emperor will order him to be his family.

Although he was in the limelight, he also offended many people secretly. The emperor loved him very much, and the Tai Tuo kept admiring him. Who is not the star of the world, how could he bear this grievance, all of them regard Li Si as a thorn in the side, and are afraid of his status as a little prince. Although Li Hongxuan is leading the way, he only dares to secretly use some shady methods and burn a few books book, throw a few pens, play pranks to scare him...

After all, he is not a vegetarian either, he would beat him up when he rode on Li Hongxuan's body, the fourth prince was raised in fine clothes and food, so he was naturally no match for him, so he could only sit on the ground and cry with his face swollen like a pig's head Crying, that look is ugly and funny, the prince was beaten, and the companions around him suddenly became a mess and started to panic, you started to comfort me with every word.

Li Si got tired of hearing this, took off his coat, jumped down the pond and fished out the soaked book to shake off the water, then walked up to Li Hongxuan with a wet face and grinned ferociously, threatening: "Shut up, if you cry again, I'll go to hell!" Spit in the mouth."

These words really worked, Li Hongxuan's mouth was pursed and his eyes were red and weeping, but he didn't let out any sound. The others were all frightened and stood there dumbfounded.

After glancing at the crowd, he walked past them in satisfaction, found a remote corner where the sun was just right, casually hung his dripping coat on a short tree branch, and sat down on the haystack , opened a few books that were completely soaked, carefully placed them beside him, then took a piece of dogtail grass and put it in his mouth, rested his hands on the back of his head and lay down with his legs crossed, humming folk tunes out of tune. A pretty widow in a minor tune sends her lover off, looking chic and at ease.

When my eyes were wandering, I saw something lying on the branch of the tree behind me, staring straight at myself. I just saw the sun and hadn't adapted to the light. It was dark before I looked carefully, and I felt something moving. When he moved, he was startled, sat up and shouted, "What are you!"

The thing on the top froze for a moment, then said displeasedly, "You are the one."

It took a while to get used to the light, and then Li Si realized that the unknown object was some kind of monster, but it was the bad-tempered young man of Prime Minister Qi's family. Hearing his question, his mind moved, and he replied with a smile. , "That is, that is, I was wrong, you are not a thing."

Qi Ran didn't answer, he jumped down from the tree and landed firmly in front of Li Si. Young Master Qi has worked hard for his martial arts dream of walking the rivers and lakes by himself. His martial arts skills have begun to emerge at a young age, and he started to fight Ordinary people are really not his opponents, the latter moved his butt to the side in fright, and said anxiously: "The Tai Tuo said, a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands."

"Then what were you doing just now? Helping people activate blood and remove blood stasis."

One sentence directly left Li Si speechless, so he had no choice but to change the subject, "What is Young Master Qi doing here?"

"Sleep." Qi Ran glanced at him and replied.

Li Si looked around and found that the place was shaded by big trees at the back and gurgling streams in front of it. Although it was remote, it didn't look barren, as if someone cleaned it from time to time. He knew in his heart that he had entered someone else's territory. , the things are all set up and I am too lazy to tidy them up, so my attitude softens when I ask for others, and I smile flatteringly, "It's a good place to sleep, can I borrow this place to dry my books?"

Qi Ran glanced at him indifferently, and didn't say whether it was okay or not, Li Si simply took it as his acquiescence, and put up the book on his own.

"You..." Qi Ran glanced at the open book at the side, hesitated for a while, and then spoke again, "You are the son of Prince Yong'an, if you tell the emperor about this, he will stand up for you."

"Today's Yong'an Palace is no longer what it used to be." Li Si said without raising his head.

He spoke in a very soft voice, with a bit of nostalgia and reluctance, but inexplicably people could feel his sadness. Only then did Qi Ran remember that this boy who was his own age in front of him had no father or mother, and now he was just a dependent. The orphan felt a little sympathy in his heart, and was about to speak out to comfort him, when he heard the man say again, "Besides, these little tricks are all left over by me. If they really fight, they may not be my opponent."

As he said that, he turned his head and raised his eyebrows at Qi Ran, with a proud expression on his face, "What's more, my father often said that everything should be done independently, and you should not rely on others for it. If it is such a trivial matter, you have to let the emperor do it for me Doesn’t it make me appear incompetent to stand out, and people should save themselves instead of waiting to be saved.”

Qi Ran glanced at him sideways, but didn't answer.

The sudden silence made Li Si quite embarrassed, he cleared his throat and found another topic, "Does Prime Minister Qi like to nag at you on weekdays?"

"Well," Qi Ran nodded, "It's often said that you have no regrets and no regrets in your determination."

Li Si squinted his eyes and smiled, it was hard to imagine the scene of the young master listening to his father's nagging with a dark face, turning his legs cross-legged one by one and continued: "I heard that you want to be a hero in the future."

Qi Ran's eyes lit up when he talked about the things he was interested in, and he even talked more. In his description, Li Si saw a chivalrous man who was a chivalrous man, he saw a tender son and daughter of the world, and he saw Yi Tian. For the freedom of the floor mat.

After talking for a long time, Qi Ran realized that he was the one who said it all the time. He was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly stopped the topic, and asked clearly, "What are your future plans?"

"Me?" Li Si squinted his eyes and thought for a while, "I have thought about it before, I want to take part in the imperial examination and become an official, and it is best to be a prime minister."

"Prime Minister?" Qi Ran was a little surprised. First, he was surprised that Li Si was born noble and wanted to take the imperial examinations like ordinary children. Second, he was surprised that King Yong'an was a famous general and his son was well-educated by his father. He should be a general, but Li Si wanted to be a civil servant.

His reaction was expected by Li Si, and he couldn't help laughing, "The foundation of a country is for the people. There are generals Pei and Zhu to suppress the invasion of foreign enemies and bandits. There are troops stationed in all directions, and the territory of the Jin Dynasty is tightly surrounded. To be honest, we can protect the prosperity and peace of the prosperous age. Internally, there is Fang Taifu and Prime Minister Qi. Both internal and external cultivation are indispensable.”

At Qi Ran's age, at home, he was really tired of what his father told him about his family and country, and he would break up unhappy every time he mentioned this matter, but at this time, when he said it from Li Si's mouth, it made his chest throb, which was inexplicable. Feel a rush of passion.

"During the past few decades, there has been no shortage of excellent military generals in the Jin Dynasty. Take Guo Jingyi as an example. If time passes, he will become a great weapon. If I go to fight against him, I may not be as capable as him, but there is no one in the ranks of civil servants who can take his place. In ancient history, the dissipation and decline of a country all extend from the inside, either by treacherous ministers taking power, or by incompetent monarchs. The outside is bright and beautiful, but no one knows that the maggots that cling to the foundation have already eaten the inside clean, leaving nothing behind. A little leftover."

Speaking of this, Li Si took his eyes back from the eaves in the distance, stared straight into Qi Ran's eyes and continued: "The sages have instructions: establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a life for the people's livelihood, continue to learn for the past, and serve the world forever." Kai Taiping. I, Li Si, have to do my best. I don’t need the protection of my parents, the dignity of the royal family, and those unscrupulous methods. After a big competition, I will definitely win the top spot and travel all over Lin’an. Street, in less than 20 years, the youngest prime minister in Dajin must be me."

Qi Ran also looked at him, feeling that there seemed to be an illusion in his eyes, seducing himself into sinking. Only then did he understand the difference between Li Si and Li Hongxuan, he understood that this person was different from himself, and somehow made people feel ashamed. His mouth opened, as if he wanted to say something:

I want to say that you are the son of King Yong'an, a direct relative of the royal family, and behind you there is a large army stationed in Shuzhou. The emperor will not let you have the right, lest he a hundred years later, future generations will not be able to play against you.

I want to say that you can only be an idle prince in this life, your pride, your ambition, can only be unpaid.

Want to say you are the most amazing person I have ever met.

He didn't say the last sentence, but said in a calm tone: "I'll dance the sword for you."

"Ah..." Li Si was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what the situation was, but still nodded, "...OK"

After getting the answer, Qi Ran got up and picked up a convenient branch, and walked slowly to the open space in front of him.

The sun was a bit dazzling, Li Si squinted his eyes, and looked with his legs crossed. He saw his eyes closed, holding dead branches in his hands, standing tall and straight like a pine tree, the wind passed by the dust, and it seemed that there was only the rustling sound of leaves in the world. Taking stillness as movement, the man in the center suddenly opened his eyes in the next second, his momentum had changed, and the dead branch was turned back and forth in his hand to pull up a sword flower. It looks shining in the sun, and it is hard to move your eyes away from the bounce.

With a helping hand, he took off in the air, and his voice was mixed with the sound of the wind, reaching Li Bang's ears, "It was not enough to boast about the filth in the past, but now there is no limit to the debauchery. The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."

He didn't say much, but it still made Li Si's heart sore and unbearable. He thought that Qi Ran could see that he couldn't help himself at that time, because from the beginning, what he said was what he said, and he thought about it before.

How did the latter two become like that?

Oh, yes, it was the second year after leaving the palace and returning to the Yong'an Palace. That was when I stayed in Zuimenglou for several days and did not return. That was when my reputation as a dandy and licentiousness spread.

When Qi Ran came to look for him in the building, his left hand warmed jade and his right hand warmed incense, and Hongxiu Tianxiang beat his legs and rubbed his back beside him, accompanied by a melodious voice, full of absurdity.

Prime Minister Qi’s family rules are strict, and he advocates strict self-discipline. He must not allow the descendants of the family to indulge in pleasure and go out of the place of fireworks, so that Young Master Qi has never been to Fengyue Tower before fourteen, five or six. Who would have thought that he would step into this place for the first time? It is to find someone.

Li Si sniffed the daughter's fragrance for a few days, drank several pots of daughter's red, and was drunk and unconscious when Qi Ran found him, but Young Master Qi didn't dislike him either. Girl, just pick up a pot of good Maotips that have cooled off, and pour him a heart-warming cold.

He was barely awake, rubbing his eyes and looking at the person in front of him, he suddenly thought it was a dream. After all, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time after the incident at the prime minister's mansion, and suddenly felt that they were in a dream, scolding him for not Promise, how can I even think about this person in my dreams, hiccupped and laughed: "Qi Ran, you also come to drink with me?"

The latter didn't reply to his words, but said in a cold voice, "Get up."

Li Xiaowang was still drunk, so naturally he couldn't hear the anger in his words, he still teased with disheveled clothes: "Where are you going, isn't this place good, there are so many beauties."

While talking, he hugged the shivering girl in his arms.

In Qi Ran's eyes, his frivolous and frivolous appearance was useless except to increase his anger, and he yelled at people: "Li Si, come back with me."

Li Si stayed awake for a while, realized that this was not a dream he had been dreaming about day and night, but the Lord, he felt embarrassed immediately, and murmured: "Go back by yourself, the township exam is about to come, don't worry about me gone."

"You also know that the township examination is coming soon, so what are you doing here, making yourself miserable?"

"I passed my beauty pass, what does it have to do with you?"

Qi Ran was in a hurry but didn't answer, just stepped forward and bent over, took his hand to pull him up, but just as he touched his sleeve, Li Si slammed him away, almost pushing him to the ground , and then I heard this person yelling towards me: "Aren't you annoying? We are just classmates. Is it your turn to discipline me here? You can't wait to find me, Yong'an, if the prime minister's house loses power!" Prince’s Mansion, instead of doing this, it’s better to send [-] beauties to my mansion directly, it’s better than flattery like you, if the prime minister has to sell his son for glory, then I can also..."

Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly punched to the ground, he reacted, jumped up and pointed at Qi Ran and yelled, "You fucking dare to hit me, you bastard, even your father will hurt me when he sees me!" Say hello, believe it or not, I let the patrol guards arrest you!"

"Go!" Qi Ran laughed back angrily, "I'll be waiting at the prime minister's mansion."

After finishing speaking, he turned and walked out, but when he crossed the threshold, he stopped suddenly, nodded slightly to the side, and said in a cold tone: "You are like this, it makes me sick."

One sentence made Li Si feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his face turned a little pale, without any trace of blood, he fell to the ground and hugged himself tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

Chen Ping saw Qi Ran at the stairs with a jug of wine, and was about to salute, but the latter didn't even look at him, and walked away angrily.

He was stunned for a moment, and then quickened his pace to go upstairs, but he was out of breath after a few steps. Standing at the door and looking at the scene in the room, he already understood what happened in his heart, and hurriedly chased away the frightened girls. After going out, he took out the pill developed by the imperial physician from his pocket and let Li Si take it.

After taking the medicine, the cramping pain in his heart was relieved a lot, he raised his head from his knees, his head was sweating, his lips were pale and bloodless, and he smiled at Chen Pingan, "He...has he left? "

Looking at his appearance, Chen Pingan felt uncomfortable, sniffed, nodded, and asked aggrievedly: "Master, when can we go back to Shuzhou?"

"Soon, we'll be home soon." Li Si replied.

His illness has already taken shape at this time. If he knew that his illness would not last long, he would definitely not be angry with Qi Ran. He would tell Qi Ran well, saying that he was powerless, that he was helpless, that he was There is nothing to do, and there seems to be a thousand words in my heart that cannot be said.

He naively thought that when he returned to Shuzhou, all the problems could be explained.

But in the end, he didn't say a word.

There are always too many things in the world that are unexpected.

Li Si felt that the story between him and Qi Ran was unexpected from the beginning to the end.

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Tips:

One: The sages have training: establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a life for the people's livelihood, follow the learning of the past saints, and create peace for all generations. 【Zhang Zai】

Interpretation: To rebuild spiritual values ​​for the society, establish the meaning of life for the people, inherit the extinct academic traditions for the former saints, and open up the foundation of peace for all generations.

Two: The past was so dirty that it was not enough to exaggerate, but now there is no limit to debauchery.The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. [Tang, Meng Jiao's "After Enrollment"]

Paraphrase: The difficult days in the past are no longer worth mentioning, but today's title on the gold list is very exciting.

Facing the mighty spring breeze, galloping proudly, it seems that you can enjoy all the famous flowers in the capital in one day.

ps: It doesn't matter if you have some foreshadowings and don't understand, because there are still a lot of foreshadowings behind.

There is another chapter tomorrow.