comeback [rebirth]

All kinds of past and present lives floated in the dream like clouds and smoke one by one. It seemed that not long after the scene of praying for the marriage in the hall, Yan Xuan opened his eyes and looked sideways.

The morning in the world is especially clean, the room is filled with the faint morning light coming in through the window, and only the early birds are disturbing in the yard.

It was rare for Yan Xuan to lie down for a while before he bowed his head and pressed a kiss on the forehead of Cen Yuan who was still sleeping soundly, and got up to take a shower.

One day after Shangyuan is usually still a day of rest, but after going out, Yan Xuan entered the palace with his father Yan Hexuan to discuss the Northern Expedition with Emperor Ning and other ministers.After leaving the palace, he made a detour to the school grounds to give some instructions, and checked the training status of the soldiers before returning.

It was past time when we returned to the mansion, and the housekeeper and servants had already finished their lunch. Yan Xuan didn't see anyone in the front hall, so I found out after asking that the highness got up in the afternoon and had something to eat. After a while, he went back to his room and lay down again.

Yan Xuan: "..."

On the way back to the bedroom, the little general lowered his head halfway, and couldn't help but wonder if he had done a little too much last night because he couldn't catch him. He felt a little uneasy in his heart, and there was no trace of just now and Da Sinong on his handsome face. Not giving an inch when discussing military supplies.

He gently pushed open the door, walked around the screen, and as soon as he poked his head, he saw Cen Yuan lying on his side on the bed in only his shirt, looking away from the book in his hand to look at him.

"So early?" Cen Yuan said, "I thought you wouldn't be back until dinner."

Yan Xuan sat down by the bed, reached out and rubbed his waist through the quilt, and asked, "Do you feel unwell?"

"It's nothing." Cen Yuan covered his face with the book, only the tips of his ears that escaped the catastrophe showed a little red.His hoarse voice was even more muffled under the book: "Just sleepy."

Yan Xuan pressed him again, let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and took away the book covering his face after a while: "If you are sleepy, don't read it."

Cen Yuan's sight became clear the moment the blocking object was removed. He rubbed his face, yawned secretly, and mumbled, "Lying on the bed, I feel refreshed again."

After all, he stared at Yan Xuan for a while, then suddenly grabbed the cloak that the other party hadn't taken off in time and sniffed it: "Is it snowing outside?"

"Not long after I got off." Yan Xuan took the clothes from his hands again, "It's all cold, I'll go change clothes first."

Cen Yuan let out a "hmm", and could only grab another soft pillow next to him, and watched the other person's figure disappear behind the screen.

When Yan Xuan came back to the bed wrapped in hot steam again, Cen Yuan was already a little drowsy, only caught the familiar smell in his nose, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed a couple of them randomly, and put him on the bed.

With a new "pillow", the original pillow in his hand is useless, so Cen Yuan threw it carelessly, kissed Yan Xuan's ear twice, and whispered in his ear: "Why did you go out in the morning? Walking around can still be so energetic..."

Yan Xuan re-covered the quilt for him, with a smile in his eyes: "I'm used to it."

Cen Yuan closed his eyes, and he didn't know if he heard the answer. It wasn't until a while later, when even Yan Xuan thought he had fallen asleep, that he asked again in a low voice, "Are you going out later?"

"Don't go out." Yan Xuan put his arm around him and drew it a little more, "Go to sleep."

The person in his arms released a vague sound from deep in his throat, and he didn't know whether it was "um" or "good". After a while, Yan Xuan heard his long breathing, and it seemed that he had finally fallen asleep.

Outdoors, white snow was flying all over the sky, and a thin layer of white was spread on the floor tiles. The branches on the wall seemed to be a little longer than yesterday, catching a falling snowflake in a slight swing.

In the side hall, the housekeeper and his servants also had a moment of leisure, sitting around the stove, drinking tea, enjoying the scenery and chatting.

The days in the second prince's mansion always seem to be so leisurely, even in the capital Chang'an, it seems to be far away from the hustle and bustle.No matter how vast the world is, it seems that there is only a corner left, every plant, every tree, every flower and every scene, and leaving only one person to accompany it is eternity.

Yan Xuan seldom enjoyed such a leisurely life before, and usually waited for the Shangyuan to pass before starting the busy days of the new year without stopping, and even sleeping in the cage was a luxury.He opened his eyes and stared at the top of the bed, and his mind flashed through the routes of various places in Mobei and the number of military supplies for this expedition, but before he could simply sort it out, the whole process came to an abrupt end.

The charcoal fire in the heater exploded slightly, the white smoke in the incense burner rose into the sky, and the calming fragrance floated around.

The person in his arms shivered suddenly, and hugged his body tighter. I don't know what he found in his sleep, and he smacked his lips twice before finally calming down.

Forget it, he thought.

It’s okay to be lazy once in a while.

He narrowed his eyes and glanced sideways, kissed Cen Yuan's temple lightly, and also closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw Cen Yuan staring at him with open eyes.

"..." Yan Xuan said, "What are you looking at?"

When he just woke up, his voice was indescribably hoarse, and the Adam's apple in his neck was driven to slide slightly.The impact at this moment seemed to grind on the tip of the heart. The numbness that rose spontaneously not only rushed to the facial features, but also flowed to the limbs along with the body, and even the fingertips were driven to curl up.

Cen Yuan suddenly leaned forward, rubbed the tip of his nose against the other's nose, and whispered, "You're dreaming."

Yan Xuan pinched the back of his neck, his breath entangled in the small space, and the eyes of each other were disconnected, sometimes falling on each other's lips, and then looking back at each other.

"How can you tell?" Yan Xuan's voice was also filled with a smile.

"Is it really a dream?" Cen Yuan slightly raised his eyebrows, "Because I heard you scold me."

"..." Yan Xuan's gaze paused, and then he lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes half covered the expression in his eyes: "Don't talk nonsense."

"You really scolded me!" Cen Yuan became excited when he heard it, "Leave the confession, what are you scolding for?"

Yan Xuan said, "Didn't you hear everything?"

"I didn't hear it, I just saw your lips move." After Cen Yuan confessed honestly, he pinched his ear, "Tell me, what did you dream about?"

Yan Xuan smiled lightly, looked at the other party quietly, and said softly after a while: "I dreamed... when I first met you."

Cen Yuan said: "Tai Xue Tang?"

Yan Xuan shook his head.

On the sixth day of March in the tenth year of Ning Huan, the second prince's sixth birthday, Emperor Ning held a special banquet and invited all officials to celebrate.

That was Yan Xuan's first time entering the palace.

The memories of my childhood were too fragmented, and there were not many pieces that could be pieced together. Only the fragments of this day are still fresh.He clearly remembered that he and his father were changing cars inside the palace gate, the sound of the wheels rolling on the white bricks became more abrupt in the dusk, the deep corridor seemed endless, and the tall walls on both sides almost blocked There was not much left of the sunset, when I looked out the car window, I couldn't see the sky at a glance.

He doesn't like palaces, he thought.

At that time, Yan Xuan was only five and a half years old, but because her body grew faster than others since she was young, and because of her personality, she always kept a straight face, which always gave people the illusion of being very mature, even kneeling. Shi's back was straighter than the boneless second prince sitting above.

Except when necessary, he was eating food alone, or watching the dance music in the palace, but the legendary delicacies were not very delicious, and the singing and dancing in front of him was not as interesting as imagined.

He doesn't like feasting, he thought again.

After the banquet, he found an opportunity and told his father that he wanted to go out to get some fresh air.Yan Hexuan reminded him a few rules of the palace, knowing that he would not mess around, so he let him go.

The imperial palace at night is like a forest under mist. The dim lights on the side of the road illuminate the road at the foot, but it can't reflect the depth in the distance.

He wandered around the garden near the main hall for a while, feeling that the tightness in his chest was finally relieved, and then walked back slowly.However, in the middle of the journey, I heard the chatter of the palace ladies and eunuchs suddenly coming from behind the rockery.

The sound was silent, but his hearing was better, so he stopped immediately when he heard the sound.

"Hey, have you seen the child next to Lord Yan today?"

"I see, I see. I heard that Lord Yan's son is very handsome at a young age. I just met him and he is really outstanding."

"The appearance is indeed good-looking, but have you ever heard the rumors about his mother?"

"The beauty is unlucky, of course I know."

"So, what's the use of being good-looking, in case this child also..."

In the end, before the eunuch could finish his sentence, he heard a soft voice from another direction: "Cough! Everyone is gathering here to gossip, don't you want to do something?"

Although the owner of the voice pretended to be majestic, deliberately lowered his voice, and cleared his throat beforehand, he still couldn't hide his immaturity.

But those palace maids and eunuchs didn't care about this, and hurriedly saluted each other: "Your Highness!" "Second Highness!" "Second Highness, why did you come out alone without the maid accompanying you?"

"It's too stuffy inside, just come out to blow some air." Xiao Cenyuan shook his hands impatiently, "Hurry up and go back."

"Yes, Your Highness." The maids and eunuchs all responded one after another, scattered like birds and beasts.

It didn't take a moment for the garden to return to tranquility again. Xiao Yanxuan hid behind the rockery and saw that His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who had only met once before the banquet, stayed where he was, and had no intention of leaving.

But for him, if he wanted to return to the main hall, he had to go through the road in front of him.

Just wait and go, he thought.

So he also stopped his movements, and separated from the other party on both sides of the rockery, using the flowers and plants in the garden to divert his attention.The floating clouds dissipated briefly, and the crescent moon hung high in the night sky, casting just the right amount of bright moonlight on the small area near the rockery.

After a while, Xiao Yanxuan reckoned that the other party was about to leave, so she turned around and wanted to check again, but just as she turned her head, she happened to meet Xiao Cen Yuan's gaze.

Xiao Yanxuan: "..."

The astonishment on Xiao Cen Yuan's face can be seen at a glance, he probably just came out from behind the rockery.He stared at the person in front of him for a while, wondering if he remembered who the other person was, put away the original expression on his face in a blink of an eye, changed into a joy that could make the moonlight pale, and trotted to Xiao Yanxuan in front of.

"Brother, you also think this banquet is too boring, so why did you come outside to blow air?"

Xiao Yanxuan clearly remembered that if it was about the month, the other party was a little older than himself, but at this moment, he accidentally didn't point it out, and just nodded "Yes".

Xiao Cen Yuan immediately laughed again: "Sure enough, the conversation between the father and the others is really boring, it's better to come out and enjoy the flowers."

The branches of the two apricot trees on the side of the road were pressed a little low, shaking slightly in the corner of Xiao Yanxuan's line of sight.He didn't know how to respond, so he froze in place, meeting the other party's straightforward gaze a little awkwardly.

Suddenly, Xiao Cen Yuan looked up, and immediately jumped up with an "eh", reached out and broke off a branch that was in full bloom.

He picked off the apricot blossoms on top, held them in one hand and handed them to Xiao Yanxuan.

"The most beautiful apricot flower tonight is for my brother."

Little Yanxuan didn't know whether to pick it up, subconsciously murmured: "Why."

Xiao Cen Yuan grabbed his hand, forced the flower into his palm, and smiled brightly at him again.

"Because my brother is the prettiest."

……

No matter how he thought about it, Cen Yuan couldn't recall where he had seen Yan Xuan other than the Taixuetang, so he asked someone, "If it wasn't the Taixuetang, where would it be?"

Yan Xuan only replied with a plausible smile: "Think for yourself."

"If I want to know, why should I ask you?" Cen Yuan racked his brains and thought for a while, "Could it be some kind of hunting? That's not true. Back then, you joined Xia Miao for the first time and walked with me."

While he was guessing, Yan Xuan got up and put on his coat, after rinsing his mouth, he filled his mouth with clear water and put it beside the bed. After Cen Yuan stepped on his shoes, he took the bowl of clear water into his mouth and swished loudly.

"No, I still can't remember." After turning around in the bathroom, he still surrendered and grabbed Yan Xuan's sleeve, "Give me a hint? Just a little!"

Yan Xuan lightly pressed his index finger in front of her eyes, turned her head to take his clothes, and when she turned back, the clothes were completely covered above Cen Yuan's head, and her vision was covered with a layer of haze. Yan Xuan bowed his head and looked at him. He pressed down and took a long kiss.

It wasn't until the lips parted that Yan Xuan pressed against his lips and smiled softly, "Little pervert."

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It's a pity that the leisurely time didn't last long, and it reopened on time the next morning.After coming down to the court, Yan Xuan continued to discuss military supplies with Da Si Nong, and went to supervise the military training, and it was often late at night when he returned home.

For this reason, Cen Yuan even did not hesitate to get up early with him every day to go to court, just so that he could talk more on the way to the main hall and enjoy a moment of tranquility.

Until the day when the Ning army set out to march, Cen Yuan disappeared early in the morning.

Yan Xuan went to ask the housekeeper in the mansion, but the latter didn't hear anything about it, and only said that the Second Highness had taken Lou Yuanbai out before dawn, and he didn't know where he was going.

Until Yan Xuan had already set foot on the road of departure, he didn't see a single person, so that when the team passed Yujin Building, he even glanced at the balcony on the second floor.

...Where did that Highness go?

Under the hustle and bustle of Yong'an Avenue, the soldiers held up banners with the word "Ning" on each side, and marched forward in unison.

However, in this last spare moment, the little general was rarely distracted.

He looked away from Yujin Tower, and a layer of smile gradually appeared in the depths of his half-covered eyes, which melted in the sunlight of winter day. Remembered that eccentric man.

The queue walked out of the city gate all the way, joined the cavalry waiting outside the city, and set foot on the northward gallop.The hustle and bustle gradually fell behind, and the trees standing firm in the cold winter stood up on both sides, watching them go to the unknown battlefield.

After walking for a long time, a pavilion for people to rest suddenly appeared beside the road.At the edge of the pavilion, a person stood with folded hands, and waved slowly at them after the queue approached.

Fu Jianxin was right next to Yan Xuan, and he was surprised when he saw this: "Second Highness?"

"Appeal."

Ge Ying stopped immediately under Yan Xuan's order, and the soldiers behind him stopped in unison. The queue that was several miles long was completely still in a short time, leaving only the handsome flag fluttering in the wind.

Yan Xuan got off his horse and walked towards Cen Yuan, with a gentle expression on his face under the iron armor: "Why are you here?"

"Of course it's a farewell for you."

Cen Yuan said it as a matter of course, and beside them, Lou Yuanbai led a group of servants pouring wine into wine bowls and distributing them to the soldiers.The scent of millet wine hovered in the air, carried by the breeze and filled almost the entire queue.

Yan Xuan took a look, then turned around and stretched out his hand to gather the cloak on Cen Yuan's body: "Why bother?"

Cen Yuan bent his eyebrows and smiled at him: "Since it's a farewell party, there is no shortage of wine."

Having said that, they still can't put millet and wine bowls for tens of thousands of people in this suburb. After the wine was poured, Cen Yuan patted Yan Xuan on the shoulder, then passed him and shouted loudly to the queue :

"Everyone, I don't have a lot of alcohol, so I can only trouble some brothers to drink alone. But these few glasses of wine are respected by Yun Sheng for all the soldiers present."

He picked up the remaining wine bowl on the table and held it up with both hands: "This cup is for you to return this battle victoriously."

After finishing speaking, he raised his head and drank it all, turning over the wine bowl to show that there was not a drop left in the bowl.

Someone in the queue shouted: "Don't worry, Second Highness! In this battle, we will defeat the barbarians of the Huns and let them know that the people of Daning are inviolable, and the territory of Daning is inviolable!"

"that's right!"

"Beat the shit out of them!"

All the soldiers enthusiastically echoed, took up their wine bowls and drank them all in one gulp.

"it is good!"

Cen Yuan also responded, scanning the faces of these soldiers one by one.After a while, he picked up the second bowl: "This second glass of wine is to hope that you will go to fight here and return safely."

This time, before he could drink, several people laughed loudly:

"With the coach here, those barbarians are afraid that they will never touch us!"

"Second Highness, what amulet did you prepare for the commander this time?"

Cen Yuan shouted: "I won't tell you if I'm ready!"

Everyone laughed, and the man said again: "It's okay! As long as you don't let the coach punish me for two sets of basic training every day!"

Cen Yuan nodded to Yan Xuan from the air, probably meaning to take good care of these people under your command, and immediately drank the wine again.

Yan Xuan reminded him softly: "Drink slowly."

After speaking, he turned to the "talkative" soldier and raised his voice: "After returning from this battle, three sets per day!"

The wailing of the soldiers and the laughter of the crowd pierced the sky again. After Yan Xuan finished speaking harshly, he turned his eyes back to Cen Yuan, took the wine he handed him, and drank it down in one gulp.

After waiting for everyone's commotion to gradually subside, Cen Yuan finally picked up the last bowl on the table: "This third glass of wine..."

Having said all that, he didn't say any more, but fixed his eyes on Yan Xuan's face.

The wind rustled and the flag waved.

"The third glass of wine is for my little general." Cen Yuan said softly, with a volume that only the two of them could hear, "I hope he can win this expedition and return triumphantly. Chunfeng and I are waiting for him in Chang'an Return safely."

As soon as he finished speaking, he drank the wine and leaned forward to kiss Yan Xuan.

The still chilly breeze blew slowly, engulfing the noise of the soldiers and heading away towards the sky.The mellow aroma of millet, sweet wine and wine permeated the exchange of breaths, and the cold armor could not block the damp heat of the lips and the warmth of the palms.

Yan Xuan stroked Cen Yuan's eyes and cheeks one by one with the pads of his thumbs, fixedly looked into each other's eyes, and said in a low voice, "Wait for me to come back."