The shadow of the country

At Xu time, the night has gradually descended.A figure sat alone on the roof of Lan Ling Hall, thinking.A silvery white and mesmerizing moonlight sprinkled on his face.Although the roof of Lanling Palace is not the highest, it can still see the view of the palace at night.Looking around, the heavy palace, the continuous palaces, and the glazed animal ridges are all silently immersed in the night like a sea of ​​ink.He didn't hesitate at first, and never doubted that they loved each other sincerely.It's just that there are too many ties of identity between them.Yilan is the emperor in charge of the world, not his own Yilan.He also had to make the most difficult decision between emotion and reason.

Yi Lan just finished approving the memorial and came out of the imperial study room, followed by Eunuch An.Autumn has just entered, and the nights are already a little cool.Seeing that Yi Lan was wearing thin clothes, Eunuch An couldn't help persuading him: "Your Majesty, it's getting cold at night, put on some clothes before going back."

Yi Lan nodded, and when she looked up, she saw a small black figure sitting alone on the roof of Lan Ling Hall, like duckweed.It's cold at night, why is he sitting on the roof?Yi Lan frowned, and said, "I won't go back to the bedroom, but go to Lan Ling Palace."

When Yilan first arrived at Lanling Palace, Mu Yan was still sitting on the roof.Yi Lan didn't call the palace people at the door to pass it on. After entering, she waved her hand to signal the palace people to leave.Hearing the rustling sound under the eaves, Mu Yan recovered his senses and looked down, facing Yi Lan's deep black eyes.His heart trembled, he hurriedly got down from the roof, and knelt down in front of Yi Lan, "I don't know that the emperor is coming late at night, so I deserve to die..."

Yi Lan turned her head and gave Mr. An a wink, he immediately understood and backed away silently.Yi Lan supported his arm to make him stand up, "It's cold at night, so I don't know how to add some clothes. What are you doing sitting on the roof at this late hour?"

Mu Yan couldn't think of any reason to prevaricate for a while, so he could only say in a low voice: "The emperor shouldn't come here for the second time today, there are rumors in the palace, the emperor should also avoid suspicion..."

"It's a fact, so why be afraid of other people's comments? There is no one else here, can't we be honest?"

After a while, Mu Yan finally lowered his head and sighed as if in compromise, "Your Majesty, let's go into the palace, and after entering, slowly say, it's windy here."

Entering the hall, the atmosphere is still awkward.After about a moment, Mu Yan opened his mouth: "Does the emperor have something to say to the minister?"

Yi Lan was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice: "You don't have to talk to me like this. Just call me by name like before."

"After all, there is a difference between the emperor and his ministers, and my ministers... dare not treat each other with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister." Mu Yan lowered his head, smiled bitterly and said: "In the past...the ministers often violated the rules for your majesty. Too capricious and reckless, I often forget that His Majesty is the emperor..."

Yi Lan's body shook slightly, "Emperor... Is it because of this emperor's status that you and I have such a close relationship? It was not like before, isn't it good?"

Mu Yan smiled shyly again: "The emperor has his own country and responsibilities. My minister, I won't make the emperor so difficult."

Yi Lan was startled when she heard this, and gradually clenched her fists hidden under the table.Finally unable to bear it any longer, she slowly stood up and stared at Mu Yan.Mu Yan's eyes were as clear as water, spotlessly clean.But it was this innocence that made him think of all this too simply, but he never asked him what he really wanted.

Seeing him staring at her, Mu Yan silently lowered her head.Suddenly, he felt Yi Lan walking towards him.Before he could refuse, his face was turned away, making him unable to move at all.Then a pair of fiery lips pursed up rudely, without the usual tenderness at all.

Mu Yan's heart was startled, and he shook his head with all his strength to dodge.His lips were kissed, but he still said vaguely: "Your Majesty, don't... Now, the rumors outside... have spread enough. Your Majesty's doing this, spreading it out is really harmful to you..."

Yilan's heart felt like being hit by a huge boulder. It turned out that he was still resisting after all... He slowly let go of Mu Yan's lips, and said: "Those are not rumors, they are facts. Just wait a moment, this matter I will find a way to have both. You know, I... love you. So, please... persevere. "

Their faces were only an inch apart.As soon as he spoke, the warm breath came to his face.Mu Yan used to say that he was not good at words, but this was the first time he said the word 'love' to him.Mu Yan's mind suddenly flashed the picture of the two people's warmth and happiness many years ago.But after all, it was too far away, and it was a little blurry.God didn't even give him all the chances to remember.

At this time, Yi Lan kissed her again, much gentler than before.Mu Yan felt sore in his heart, and blinked lightly, but was surprised to find that two lines of tears had already slid down his face.He trembled slightly, and finally gave up struggling to dodge, and responded to Yi Lan's kiss.

Tears slid down her lips and fell, Yi Lan had already tasted the salty taste in those tears, and felt very sorry for her.Seeing Mu Yan's delicate face, even his eyelashes were trembling slightly, and finally he couldn't restrain it.Then she gently embraced his waist, carried him up and walked to the bed curtain step by step.

Candles are flickering, and the red silk tent is warm.Yi Lan's black pupils looked radiant under the refraction of the light.In Mu Yan's nose was the scent of ambergris from Yi Lan's body, and curls of cigarettes spewed out from the copper-gold beast's mouth.Behind the curtain is full of spring light.

Mu Yan also knew that this should not have happened to them that night.But there are too many regrets, and I just want to make up for it a little bit this night.Even if this emotion is often not tolerated by the code of ethics, and it is poison in the world, I am willing to drink it all.Even if it wasn't caused by the medicine last time this time, his sanity has long been lost.Even after this night, what awaits them is the ending that is condemned by thousands of people and spurned by thousands of people, but the tenderness at this moment is so beautiful, how can they refuse it?

The long night is like the wind, I only hope to heal the stinging pain afterwards.

The next day, before dawn, Mu Yan woke up early and lowered his head to tie the belt on his robe.After getting dressed, as soon as I got out of bed, the tiredness from last night hit again.It's just that he couldn't care less.After enjoying the extravagant and rare warmth this night, the next step is the arrival of the haze, right?

Mu Yan stood by the bed, quietly looking at the sleeping man on the bed.Then she leaned down slowly and kissed him lightly between the eyebrows.Even though I feel sad, I still know that even if the ending with him is more ominous and unknown, I should do something for him on my own to restore some reputation.Mu Yan got up, gave him a final look of nostalgia, then turned around to find the golden rectangular box in the cabinet, and walked out of the Lanling Hall with great strides.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager is kneeling in front of the Buddha statue in Shoukang Palace with her eyes closed and her palms folded, chanting sutras.Suddenly, a court lady walked in, "The Empress Dowager..."

The empress dowager looked calm, and said: "You don't need to persuade any more. The Ai family said, when the emperor agrees to the wedding, when will the Ai family eat again."

The court lady showed a look of embarrassment: "The Empress Dowager... This time it is the Marquis Zhong Ning who is asking for an audience, and she is waiting in the West Nuan Pavilion of the side hall. This servant has come to report."

The Empress Dowager slowly opened her eyes, helped the maid to stand up, and said, "What is he doing here? He rarely talks to Ai's family on weekdays."

"Your servant doesn't know either. Marquis Zhongning only said that he has something urgent to see, please be sure to see him."

The Empress Dowager thought for a while, and then said: "The Ai family knows, let him come in."

When Mu Yan entered Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was sitting on the phoenix seat in front of her with her head on her hands and her eyes half closed.He didn't eat a few tons of rice, so he looked very haggard and weak.Mu Yan knelt down to pay his respects and said: "The minister kowtowed to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is a thousand years old."

"Why did Marquis Zhongning come here? Didn't he just come here to say 'Thousands of Years'?" The Empress Dowager said indifferently.

"I'm on the way to Shoukang Palace. I heard that the Empress Dowager refused to eat for two days. Maybe I can help you to do what the Empress Dowager thinks. So I want to persuade the Empress Dowager to take good care of her body. Eat something."

The Empress Dowager opened her phoenix eyes, and her tone suddenly became serious, "Do you know what the Ai family wants to do? What can you do that the Ai family can't do?"

Mu Yan didn't seem to be afraid, slowly raised his head, met the eyes of the Empress Dowager, and calmly said: "The Empress Dowager forgot? Here is a blank handwritten letter with the emperor's jade seal."

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After Mu Yan finished speaking, he put the golden rectangular box over his head with both hands, and said: "This blank handbook has the emperor's seal on it, and the Empress Dowager will fill it up like an imperial decree. Afterwards, it will be announced to the world, and the emperor will If you don’t want to get married, you won’t be able to do it.”

The Empress Dowager ordered someone to present the handbook. After opening it and reading it carefully, she was still skeptical, "You have this handbook, and you can get whatever you want. Why do you still present it to Aijia?"

Mu Yan smiled lightly, and tried to make his words more peaceful and credible: "It is precisely because this handbook can do anything in the world that I may cause death at any time by holding it. I am so vulgar and dull, I don't seek power Dedicated to the government and the world, fame and fame, only wanting peace, wealth and glory for the rest of my life. So I decided to present the letter to the empress dowager, let the emperor get married, and continue the royal blood. Following the empress dowager's wish, I also followed my own wish."

The Empress Dowager was not angry when she heard this, but she smiled lightly, "Oh, you are honest. If you are willing to present the handbook, you will be a hero, and the Ai family will make your life safe, rich and prosperous."

"I thank the Empress Dowager for your kindness, but I still have an unfeeling request."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"I request that you move to live in the Zhongninghou Mansion granted by the late emperor. Afterwards... the emperor will get married, and it will be inconvenient for the ministers and foreign ministers to live in the palace again..."

The Empress Dowager thought for a while, and said with a smile: "If you are so loyal, the Ai family will rely on you. The Ai family will order someone to build a mansion for you. You will also be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver. You already have the title of Marquis of Zhongning, Adding the annual state salary, these are enough to keep you rich and honored forever, right?"

Mu Yanfu kowtowed to the Empress Dowager again. He knew that as a courtier, showing that he loved money rather than power would make the Empress Dowager feel more at ease.So he said with a smile: "Then I have thanked the Empress Dowager for her kindness. I will leave first and ask the Empress Dowager to eat some food."

When Mu Yan walked out of Shoukang Palace, he happened to meet Yi Lan who was coming towards him.Yi Lan also saw him, and gave him a gentle smile from afar.The smile is as gentle as the moon, elegant and dusty, as gentle as jade.

It turned out that he didn't know anything... Mu Yan quickly lowered his head to avoid his gaze.He didn't dare to tell him the truth in person, he couldn't face it anyway.I'm afraid that with this move, all the previous kindness will be wiped out and turned into nothing.

"Why are you here so early in the morning?" Yi Lan walked up to him and asked, with that inexplicable smile still on her face.

Mu Yan lowered his head and said softly, "I... I just heard that the Empress Dowager hasn't eaten for two days, so I'm here to persuade you."

"Is the empress dowager willing to eat now?"

Mu Yan had a heavy expression on his face, and finally nodded slowly.

Yi Lan smiled, and said gently: "Then I'll go and see the imperial grandmother first, and then I'll see you later."

There were tears in Mu Yan's eyes, but he still tried his best to put together a smile, and said hoarsely, "Okay..."

Yi Lan raised her hand to wipe away his tears, as gentle as usual.But this was the first time, he didn't understand his tears.But he was going to enter the Shoukang Palace soon, and then he had to go to the morning court, so he didn't ask any more questions because of the tight time.He didn't know that time was so mysterious that if he didn't pay attention, the result he least expected would have quietly become a foregone conclusion.

Upside down.

Yi Lan walked into the Shoukang Palace, and saw that the table was full of exquisite dishes, and next to the Empress Dowager's personal maids were carefully testing for drugs with silver medals.

The Empress Dowager was sitting on the phoenix seat with her eyes closed, listening to the footsteps in front of the hall, she said calmly: "You are here."

Yi Lan smiled and said: "The emperor's grandmother is finally willing to eat, so I feel relieved."

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, and said, "Don't worry? I am the Son of Heaven Panyun, and I might as well be a Marquis who is considerate and considerate of the overall situation."

Yi Lan didn't understand what the Empress Dowager meant, but she smiled slightly and said, "Grandmother was joking. But Marquis Zhong Ning can persuade Grandmother to eat, I can't help myself."

As Yi Lan said, she inadvertently glanced towards the Empress Dowager, and saw a golden rectangular box beside the Empress Dowager.He was stunned for a moment, he still remembered that it was a blank letter to Mu Yan when he was in Hengzhou, how could it be in Shoukang Palace?He looked at the golden box and said in disbelief, "Grandmother, this is?..."

"This morning, the Marquis of Zhongning took the initiative to present it to the Ai family, your blank manuscript."

Following the empress dowager's icy words, Yi Lan's heart was also frozen in an instant, and the cold pierced through her heart.The most uncomfortable thing in this world is nothing more than giving all my sincerity to that person, but being completely abandoned by him.It's unbelievable that Mu Yan was the one who said to give up first.All thoughts and rationality turned into blank fly ashes at that moment, and he ran towards the door uncontrollably.

On the verge of madness, Yi Lan strode towards the Lanling Palace.Pushing open the door suddenly, it was actually empty except for a few pieces of furniture.Loss and fear are quickly blurred like ink dripping on rice paper.Could it be that he left without saying goodbye?Not even a single letter was left.But even so, there is only one thought in my mind at this moment, which is to find him.Even if he really took the initiative to hand over the blank handbook to the Empress Dowager, he should ask him face to face.

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