Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

On the second day, Yan Ci used the excuse that he was too tired to check the files at his desk last night.Stay in the post to rest.

It wasn't until mid-afternoon that Yuan Jie came in a hurry. The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Yuan Jie's face, which was already dark, was now exposed to the sun, like Guan Gong in Tao Fu.

Although Yuan Jie is Du Zijin's person, but these days, he treats Yan Ci like his own master.

Today, with the instruction of Yan Ci, he went to investigate the grain tax in Yunzhou, and now he came back under a big sun, Yan Ci hurriedly ordered others to prepare meals, while pouring himself a cup of tea for Yuan Jie to eat.

"Do you think there is anything unusual?" Yan Ci sat down beside Yuan Jie and asked softly.

"The accounts are missing." Yuan Jie took a sip of water, and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves. "That account, I remember, was half of the original tax. But Ding Xiangui asked the people to pay more than in previous years." [-]%."

Yan Ci's heart sank. Yunzhou was not a land of prosperity. Even though there was no waterlogging in previous years, the people's harvest had been paid and taxed, and there was not much left. Last year, the Yuxi River swelled due to the heavy rain, and most of the world was flooded. Where is it? There is a harvest.It would be fine if the imperial court exempted the rent, but now that they are collecting more and more money, wouldn't it be forcing the people to rebel.

"It's really unreasonable!" Yan Ci reached out and slapped the red sandalwood octagonal red tooth table fiercely, and said, "Hateful, really hateful!"

Yan Ci's fair face was flushed with anger, and the rare anger in his eyes almost burst into flames.

"Is there any evidence?" Yan Ci asked.

Yuan Jie took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "Look, my lord, those who have their fingerprints on it are willing to testify that the government has indeed collected their taxes. What is your lord going to do?"

Seeing Yan Ci getting angry, Yuan Jie didn't know how to persuade him for a while, so he could only ask aloud, if Lord Yan wanted to do anything, the master had given orders first, so he would obey.

"If you overcharge and don't report it, everything is a crime of deceiving the emperor." Yan Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "But I don't believe it, this Ding Xiangui is only cheating on this matter. You go around tomorrow Some time. I will see him again the day after tomorrow."

"Yes." Yuan Jie replied with cupped fists.

"In addition." Yan Ci suddenly changed his expression, and his words were a little more coy, and said, "Your master, you...you should have exchanged news, how is he... recently?"

Yuan Jie was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and smiled, "My lord, this villain is only in contact with Brother Ah Jiu, and His Highness will not interfere with what we do easily. Also, His Highness has both ability and political integrity, and is extremely alert, so everything should be fine." OK."

Yuan Jie paused again, and said meaningfully, "If your lord misses His Highness, you can write a letter, and the villain can ask Brother Ah Jiu to convey it on your behalf."

Yan Ci suddenly blushed, coughed twice and said, "No...no. I'm just asking casually. You go and eat some food and rest early."

Yuan Jie didn't understand Yan Ci's intention for a while, so he had to scratch his head and go to the side hall for dinner.Thinking about it while walking, I probably need to talk to Brother Ah Jiu about this matter.

Yuan Jie wandered out.Leaving Yan Ci alone, blushing and beating heartbeat for a long time, unable to recover, he only stretched out his hand to pick up the paper on which the commoner's fingerprints were pressed, and then slightly suppressed the throbbing in his heart.

Yan Ci sighed slightly and shook his head, Yan Ci, Yan Ci, why are you so unambitious, fooled and belittled, even so, you still have to think about it every now and then.Really do not change it.

This night, the brilliance was everywhere, and Yan Ci stood beside the garden of the post house, looking at the blooming or withering flowers, thinking of the sea of ​​flowers in the suburbs of Beijing, thinking of the elegant courtyard, thinking of the place where he picked up the mahogany tree. Comb the morning when he carefully tied his hair.

Yan Ci seldom drank, but now he was holding a small Huadiao wine bottle in his hand.At that time, the tenderness was also deliberately done by him, since when?

When did it start, it was his scheming, and when did it start, it was his own involuntary heart.

It was already summer, and even the wind carried a hot breath in the air, as if it had boiled withered flowers out of thin air. In addition to the smell of wine, there was a strong fragrance of flowers in the breath.

Yan Cixi sat on a flat corridor, with the moon above his head, wine in his hands, and flowers in front of his eyes.The stars are twinkling in the sky, and the insects are chirping on the ground.

"It's fine. Why are you crying?" Someone stroked his face with his hands.With a refreshing ambergris.

"You..." Yan Ci looked up, and when he saw Du Zijin, he felt dazed and couldn't see clearly for a while, "You...impossible. The capital is here. It's a four-day journey...impossible..."

Du Zijin stretched out his arm, let Yan Ci lean on him, gently wiped the sweat from Yan Ci's forehead with his hand, looked at Yan Ci who was already half asleep, and said, "Yes, it's a four-day journey. Even if it's me Chasing Shadow also ran away and almost died. It’s really to blame Ah Jiu, so nicely, he just told me that in the biography Yuan Jie gave him, it said that you seem to miss me a little. I couldn’t help it anymore I've left everything and thought only of you."

After Yan Ci drank, he just felt tired at the moment and wanted to take a nap.Yan Ci fell into Du Zijin's arms, his face flushed with drunkenness, his skin was extremely delicate, white and tender, his hair was rather black, but his stature was not strong all the time. At this moment, Du Zijin supported Yan Ci The waist is so slender that it feels so slender.Looking at that person again, his eyelashes were slightly wet, his lips were light red, and he looked as pure as a peony flower that had been blown by wind and rain.

Du Zijin looked at Yan Ci, and suddenly remembered the day of Shangyuan Festival, he still remembered the bright red sugar color on his lips.Now that I think about it, maybe at that time, I have already fallen, but I don’t know it yet.

Du Zijin leaned against the pillars under the porch, holding Yan Ci in his arms.Under the full moonlight, after a long time, with just a slight movement, Du Zijin's forehead was covered with fine sweat.He looked up like a thief, looking left and right.My heartbeat was almost about to burst.

Because of Du Zijin's movement of lowering his head, Yan Ci was slightly crushed. At this moment when Du Zijin got up, Yan Ci moved slightly, turned around slightly, and Du Zijin clenched his fists to take a breath of air-conditioning, and then slammed He coughed twice, only to relieve the soreness in his arms.

As the night darkened, Xia Feng also brought some coolness. Yan Ci felt dry and bitter in his mouth, and wanted to find some water to drink.

Before opening his eyes, he felt the scent of ambergris on the tip of his nose, and most of his sleepiness disappeared immediately. As soon as he opened his eyes, he met Du Zijin's bottomless eyes.

Yan Ci didn't speak, but squinted at Du Zijin's outstretched arm. He put the sleeve on top, and his strong skin was exposed in the night. Yan Ci asked inexplicably, "Your Highness, why are you here?" ? You... this is..."

Seeing that Yan Ci woke up, Du Zijin took that arm back and let his wide sleeves hang down naturally.

Smiling slightly, he skipped the first question and said, "There are many kinds of flowers and plants here, which nourish many mosquitoes. If they bite me, they won't bite you."

Yan Ci paused, and touched his neck. He regained consciousness at this moment, and just now he felt sticky on his body, and felt a slight pain on his neck.

Feeling it was bigger than the bite of ordinary mosquitoes, I couldn't help muttering, "Your Highness, I'm sorry, but mosquitoes probably can't tell you from me. I think I was bitten by something on my neck. Touching It's slightly different."

Du Zijin suddenly blushed, coughed twice, and then said, "Is...is it? This...there are indeed many mosquitoes here, why don't Master Yan go back to the room to rest."

Only now did Yan Ci realize that he was still in Du Zijin's arms, and couldn't help blushing embarrassingly.

Hastily stood up from Du Zijin's arms, because the rising was too violent, the small Huadiao wine jar that was placed in Yan Ci's arms suddenly overturned, and it was about to shatter on the ground, both of them stretched out their hands in a panic Go to pick it up, because the small red pottery altar is quite close to Yan Ci.

So Yan Ci held the jar one step ahead of Du Zijin, and now Du Zijin had no choice but to support Yan Ci's hand.

Skin to skin touched, Du Zijin coughed again and said, "Master Yan said earlier that I can't drink enough. It's better to drink less when you're out alone."

Yan Ci was covered by Du Zijin's hand, and at this moment, he only felt that the back of his hand was scalding like fire.Hearing what Du Zijin said, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, and responded softly, "Oh..."

The two held a wine jar and fell into a brief silence.

"Uh..." Du Zijin said, but didn't know what to say, he was taken aback for a moment, then let go of his hand and said, "You take it."

Du Zijin let go, and Yan Ci also sat upright. Two insects chirped in the silent night, and Yan Ci asked, "Why are you doing this again, Your Highness?"

Du Zijin also sat very upright, and said, "I...um, passing by. I'm going to Yunzhou, passing by Yunzhou, so I came to see Yuan Jie."

"See Yuan Jie?" Yan Ci was taken aback, feeling quite uncomfortable, and he placed guards beside him.

At this moment, he was not shy at all.Yan Ci couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Your Highness is by my side, and I have arranged for such a master to monitor half and protect him, but Yan Ci doesn't know which part of His Highness's favor I want to accept."

Du Zijin was perfunctory at first, but seeing that Yan Ci seemed to have extra thoughts because of Yuan Jie, he couldn't help saying, "Are you really unwilling to forgive me? Yuan Jie is by your side, you should see my weakness What is the intention?"

Yan Ci only looked at the flower shadow in front of him and stopped talking, Yuan Jie spoke to him.It is true that you have a heart, but, is this protecting yourself? Who knows if it is a trap.

"Your Highness, you don't need to spend so much time on Yan Ci." Yan Ci turned his head to look into Du Zijin's eyes, and said, "As long as your Highness works diligently and loves the people, Yan Ci will be completely devoted to His Highness without His Highness spending any means." .Why waste all that effort for Yan Ci."

Du Zijin suddenly reached out and grabbed Yan Ci's chin. With a monstrous anger on his face, he leaned against Yan Ci and said, "Do you really think that I am plotting against you?"

Yan Ci's jaw was hurting, his eyes immediately glistened, and he said, "I never felt that His Highness is plotting against me." Tears flowed from Yan Ci's eyes, whether it was from sadness or pain, "But that's because I'm stupid."

As soon as Yan Ci finished speaking, his lips were blocked by someone. Du Zijin's angry lips kept probing, and he even took a breath in the middle and said, "You are really stupid." Then, without waiting for Yan Ci to say more , the two became entangled.