Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

Du Zijin came slowly, Yuan Jie hurriedly got up and left.

Yan Ci lowered his head, staring blankly at the peony flowers on the back.He came suddenly yesterday, no matter what the purpose was, he was his savior.

"Yesterday..." Yan Ci paused, and said, "Thank you for saving Your Highness yesterday. Yan Ci is very grateful."

"I can't thank you enough?" Du Zijin smiled, "Why are you so grateful?"

Yan Ci was at a loss for words for a while, and just kept silent.Seeing that he was about to remain silent again, Du Zijin thought of finding another way to make him talk.

So he said, "Yuan Jie has already told me what you asked Yuan Jie to investigate. This time I killed Ding Xiangui, and the emperor will inevitably interrogate him. You just tell the truth when the time comes. There is no need to worry about covering it up." .”

The slanting sun was shining like gold, and it slowly shone into the room. Yan Ci looked at the afterglow not far from the bed, and said, "Your Highness has a heart. Ruo Yan Ci had something... something for His Highness." Annoyed, now it won't be anymore. His Highness has repeatedly rescued him, and Yan is not a person who doesn't know how to praise."

This is meant to be reconciliation.But Du Zijin didn't sound like it.Originally, she was afraid that he would be angry, but now she was afraid that he would not even be angry.

Du Zijin pondered for a while, and said, "Since Mr. Yan knows how to flatter you, I'll give Mr. Yan another compliment. Ding Xiangui has been corrupt and perverted the law for many years. I want Ah Jiu to take care of sorting out some things, and I will stay in Yunzhou for about two days." .

Tomorrow, Lord Yan and the King will be invited to check how the construction of the long embankment supervised by the Ministry of Officials is going.I don't know what Master Yan thinks. "

Originally, Yan Ci came to Yunzhou this time to find out Ding Xiangui's political achievements and official style. Now that Ding Xiangui is dead, Du Zijin is temporarily in charge of Yunzhou affairs as a prince. Naturally there is no evasion.

"Your Highness orders." Yan Ci said respectfully.

Du Zijin shook his head and sighed, "The more respectful you are, the more I want to torture you. Don't act like this."

Du Zijin's words were straightforward, and Yan Ci didn't know what to do for a while, so he could only pretend to say, "Yan is hungry, I'm afraid I can't chat with His Highness, so please go back to rest first. I will go there tomorrow Reunite with His Highness and go all the way to Yuxi Causeway."

Du Zijin also had thousands of words in his heart at this moment, but he didn't know how to say them. Since Yan Ci opened his mouth, he didn't stop him much, just nodded slightly and said, "You go and eat. I'll go back gone."

Du Zijin lived in an inn in Yunzhou City, but Yan Ci lived in the posthouse as an imperial envoy. Now that Du Zijin turned to leave, Yan Ci really felt hungry.Putting on his robe, he walked towards the front hall.

Early the next morning, Yan Ci packed up and was about to go out to the inn when he saw Du Zijin walking over.

Wearing a light blue plain water gown, the person lining it up is even more tall and straight.Yan Ci was still wearing a moon-white gown.Looks like a gentleman.

Yan Ci stepped forward, bowing his hands respectfully, "My lord..."

Du Zijin nodded slightly in agreement, and then set his eyes on Yan Ci's neck. Seeing that Yan Ci was still wrapped in a light gauze, he walked forward gently, and untied the gauze little by little, " The weather is hot, and it’s not good to cover the wound. I put Yu Ning ointment on you that day, and the wound should have scabbed. When the dry scab falls off, and then add pearl powder to smear the wound, there will be no scar .”

Yan Ci stretched out his hand to touch the wound, and smiled faintly, "Your Highness has underestimated Yan. He is a man of seven feet, and leaving a scar is nothing. Hurry up and set off. Don't keep them waiting."

After Yan Ci finished speaking, he walked out first.Du Zijin only felt that Yan Ci was more than respectful and not at ease with him now.Although I felt unhappy in my heart, I didn't know how to relieve it, so I had to follow slowly.

In the carriage, it was quite spacious, and the two sat in the same carriage.Yan Ci just sat upright, closed his eyes and rested his mind, when the wind blew, the ink-like black hairs fluttered slightly, and a few of them were wrapped around Yan Ci's neck, and even the wound became enchanting under the cover.

Du Zijin stared at Yan Ci in a daze, and really couldn't figure it out.Why on earth is this person so indifferent like water? Obviously he has experienced betrayal and life and death, but why is it always like a calm lake with no ripples.

No.Du Zijin suddenly remembered that once upon a time, there was joy in that person's eyes.It's just that they're all gone now.

"What is Your Highness staring at me for?" Yan Ci suddenly said, but did not open his eyes.

"Master Yan, you have to understand. I don't owe you anything." Du Zijin had had enough of Yan Ci's appearance.

I used to not give him my sincerity, used him, and designed him.But that's just the beginning.Even he himself didn't know that today, he would be led away by a pawn.

Yan Ci smiled slightly, opened his eyes and looked at Du Zijin, and said, "Your Highness, do you know? I, Yan, don't owe you anything."

"You..." Du Zijin was at a loss for words for a while, Yan Ci's words were true, he plotted against him and hurt him, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, it was just that his original intention was not the same as today.

But what about Yan Ci?His heart is like a jade in the rough, and he has no defenses. If he hurts him, he may not hate him, but he no longer trusts himself.

So now, he is respectful and appropriate when he has only one courtier left to face a prince.He just took a step, but was let down, unwilling to go forward, was he wrong?

Thinking of this, Du Zijin felt a big stone suddenly lay in his heart, and Yan Ci seldom said anything.

But it doesn't mean that he has no pain. Du Zijin was startled by this calm questioning.

I just didn't get it.And Yan resigned.He... If his initial tricks of buying Yan Ci's mind had really won him over as he expected.Then at this moment.How should he feel at this moment?

Du Zijin looked at Yan Ci, and when he finished asking this sentence, he turned his gaze back, his eyes were empty, as if he had no emotion.

But that kind of emptiness seemed to have a magical power, which made Du Zijin feel tender and distressed in his heart.

"I'm sorry." Du Zijin opened his mouth, "As the prince, the prince's family, power and status have become things that I have to face since I was born. The seventh brother chose Su Ce, and I did approach Su Ce out of selfishness. You, win over you, want to use you as an opportunity..."

Yan Ci sneered, "I want to get to know Su Ce through me, so as to serve as a dark thread around His Royal Highness Seventh Prince. It's a pity that His Royal Highness didn't make the best use of it."

Du Zijin saw Yan Ci's tone of voice.A little angry and sarcastic, not as reserved and polite as in the past, but gave birth to a glimmer of hope.

"If you want to be annoyed, then be annoyed. Tell me a way to relieve your anger. Don't be secretly angry day after day. If you hurt your body, you will have to suffer again."

Yan Ci only felt that what Du Zijin said at the moment was really meaningless.After doing all the teasing things, but now he looks like this, it seems a bit hypocritical.

Looking at Du Zijin's appearance again, the more seriously he liked Du Zijin in the past, the more he felt that he was cunning now.

There was no joy on his face anymore, he just kept silent.Without even looking at Du Zijin, he just closed his eyes and rested again.be silent...

Du Zijin watched Yan Ci's reluctance to answer, fearing that he would be offended, so he stopped talking.He only looked at that person one by one, feeling ups and downs in his heart, not knowing what to do.

The Yuxi River is in the south of Yunzhou City, and it didn't take long after leaving the city to reach the bank of the river.There is green grass like smoke on the edge of Yuxi, before reaching the river, officials from the Ministry of Officials greeted him.

Yan Ci and Du Zijin got out of the carriage and patrolled the Yuxi River under the scorching summer sun.

Yan Ci's health was not good. After walking along the river for half an hour, he felt his mouth was dry and his eyes were full of phantoms. When he reached a puddle, his feet felt soft and he wanted to straighten up. Thanks to Du Zijin's sharp eyesight and quick hands, he quickly reached out to catch it, so he didn't fall to the ground.

"A Ci." Du Zijin held Yan Ci in his arms and called out in a low voice, only to see Yan Ci's face was white, eyes half closed in Du Zijin's arms, his forehead hair was wet with sweat, black The strands of hair were quietly attached to Yan Ci's face.The complexion that then lined up became paler and paler.

Yan Ci raised his eyes and said with a wry smile, "I think it's because of the heat, so it's okay."

Du Zijin raised his sleeves and wiped the fine sweat off Yan Ci's forehead. Regardless of the strange eyes of the others, he hugged Yan Ci horizontally and said, "I'll take you to rest." go back.The bluffing crowd hurriedly followed.

Du Zijin hugged Yan and resigned to the carriage, and the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Officials handed over a pot of water.

Du Zijin asked Yan Ci to take a few sips from the water bottle, then pulled out the folding fan that he carried with him, and gently shook it for Yan Ci.

The carriage was parked under a big tree, and the interior of the carriage was already shaded and shaded. Yan Ci drank some water at this moment, and only then did he feel that he was slowly recovering.

"Your Highness, go and patrol the river. I might as well hide here for a while." Yan Ci leaned against the car wall and sat down, urging Du Zijin to leave.

Du Zijin looked at Yan Ci, and seeing that there were no major problems with him, he knew that the more he delayed, the longer Yan Ci would stay here.He said, "Okay. I'll come back as soon as I go. If you still feel uncomfortable, call someone."

After Du Zijin finished speaking, he turned around and got off the carriage, and gradually walked away.Yan Ci rested with his eyes closed in the carriage, the wound on his neck was painful and itchy, making him uncomfortable.

After an unknown amount of time, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and a strong smell of blood rushed towards his face. Before Yan Ci could react, he was carried by Du Zijin and rolled out of the carriage. There was a sound of swords and shouts of killing endlessly.Dozens of men in black appeared out of nowhere, and fought with the officers and soldiers guarding the embankment.

There was blood on Du Zijin's body, but he didn't hesitate to move. A folding fan in his hand was more flexible than a weapon.

Someone cut a knife at Yan Ci and Yan Ci. Du Zijin turned over and led Yan Ci to dodge. Jin took Yan Ci and used his strength to get on the horse.Fly away towards the distance.

Someone seemed to be chasing after him for a while, but the horse ran away in shock, and there was no news after a while. Yan Ci was held in Du Zijin's arms, and the shadows of trees on both sides retreated quickly.It was driving into a dense forest.

When the horse slowly slowed down, Yan Ci realized that the smell of blood in his nose was getting heavier and heavier. He raised his head to look at Du Zijin, only to see that Du Zijin's face was already pale, and a wound on his waist was still bleeding. It keeps popping up.

Yan Ci was so panicked that he stretched out his hand to cover the wound. Before Yan Ci could use any force, Du Zijin passed out and fell straight off the horse. fell off the horse.

Yan Ci sat up and held Du Zijin in his arms, patted Du Zijin's cheek and called softly, "Your Highness? Your Highness?"

Du Zijin only opened his eyes, looked at Yan Ci and smiled with difficulty, then passed out again.

Yan Ci looked at the wound, and found that the waist was not in the heart and lungs, so he pulled a piece of cloth from his sleeve, wrapped it lightly around Du Zijin's waist, and then began to look around.

This is a deep forest, but there are no mountains, and there is no cave to find.Yan Ci only scooped up some dead leaves from all over the place, spread them evenly under a big tree, and then moved Du Zijin up.

Yan Ci secretly thought in his heart, Du Zijin is the current crown prince, and the only one who can ambush and kill him is his seventh younger brother who is obsessed with seizing power.

However, if Yuxi River fails to make a move once, there will be no second chance for this matter.Before long, officials from the Ministry of Officials will come to look for Du Zijin.

Thinking of this, Yan Ci relaxed a little, put Du Zijin's head on his lap, and leaned against the big tree behind him to rest.

I don't know how long it took, Yan Ci only felt that something was lighting the tip of his nose, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that Du Zijin woke up at some point, holding a dead leaf and gently sweeping Yan Ci's nose.

Du Zijin smiled and said, "Are you awake?" His eyes were full of joy and he said, "I saw you fell asleep, and on the one hand, I wanted to let you have a good rest, and on the other hand, I wanted to not waste such a beautiful time. That's why I poked you. Ah Ci, don't blame me."

Yan Ci looked around, the green leaves were light, and the sky was full of shade.But it was somewhat inappropriate to say that it was a beautiful day, so he said, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Du Zijin leaned on Yan Ci's leg and said, "I think it's very good. Ah Ci's leg. It's comfortable to lean on."

Yan Ci was stunned.Du Zijin had been calling him Aci since he was by the Yuxi River just now. He called him in a solemn and serious manner, but at the same time seemed too intimate.

Seeing him teasing, he stretched his legs to move Du Zijin down. Yan Ci just moved a little when Du Zijin hissed and took a breath of cold air, and then he covered the wound on his waist and screamed for pain.

Yan Ci didn't know the truth, so he didn't dare to move again, but he saw the corners of Du Zijin's mouth slightly raised, smiling triumphantly, Yan Ci was annoyed for a moment, and just about to move again, he saw blood was soaking out of Du Zijin's waist, and he It stopped again.

Du Zijin looked at Yan Ci's expression and said with a smile, "I really hurt, I laughed, but Ah Ci stopped because of my pain. I'm just happy."

Du Zijin spoke frankly, but Yan Ci didn't know what to do for a while.He had no choice but to say, "Your Highness...Your Highness, don't move around. Don't die in the hands of the Seventh Prince, but die in your own hands."

Du Zijin chuckled and said, "Ah Ci is caring about me?"

Yan Ci opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, he saw someone rushing towards him.

"Over there, over there. Quickly. Quickly save His Highness the Crown Prince. Quickly." The leading officer and soldier ran all the way to this side, and the crowd behind him surrounded him.

Du Zijin smiled slightly at Yan Ci and stopped talking.Yan Ci only felt that there were layers of indelible deep intentions hidden in that smile.My heart was slightly touched, but there was nothing to say.