Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

Yan Ci said as he opened the paper bag in his hand, inside were pieces of dried plum meat coated with white icing.

Yan Ci pinched the biggest one inside, stuffed it into Ye An's mouth, and said with a smile, "When you and Ye Ning first came to the capital, this was the favorite food, but you are getting older and the matter of your brother's court It's complicated, and there are often times when you can't take care of your brother and sister, just try it, it tastes the same as when you came last year."

With that piece of pulp in Ye An's mouth, the sweet and sour fruit fragrance spread in his mouth bit by bit, evoking Ye An's endless memories and the delicate emotions hidden deep in his heart.

"Is it delicious?" Yan Ci asked softly with a smile on his face.

Ye An's eyes turned hot, the person in front of him was no different from last year, when he and Ye Ning first entered the mansion last year, what he and Ye Ning liked to eat most was the Xuemeizhai snacks.With it in my mouth at the moment, I just feel mixed flavors in my heart, sour and astringent.

"What's the matter? Why are your eyes still red?" Yan Ci comforted softly, but he wrapped the paper bag carefully for Ye An and put it in his hand.

Ye An shook his head with a smile, and said, "Brother treats Ye Ning and me like parents. I'm really ignorant, and I'm really ignorant to be angry with my brother because he's in the palace for the New Year."

Yan Ci knew that Ye An had been angry with him for the past two days.Now that he said it himself, Yan Ci thought in his heart that he finally got over this knot.

He said, "It's so easy for our brothers to have a rift. Elder brother stays in the palace for the New Year. It's really unavoidable. Just because, just because the emperor has just ascended the throne and there is no owner in the harem. Brother..."

Ye An bit his cheek slightly, and said, "There is no master in the harem. Brother is going to do what the master of the harem does. You are the prime minister of the first dynasty. Not in his bed..."

Ye An stopped suddenly, he couldn't choose what to say in a hurry, but he saw obvious pain in Yan Ci's eyes, Ye An couldn't breathe out, and he stammered after a long time, "Brother...Brother... I, I mean, you...you are full of talent, you can definitely help the emperor achieve great things in other places, he..."

Seeing Ye An's embarrassment and embarrassment, Yan Ci forced a smile and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it, you just feel better, go to rest earlier. I... I'll go out first."

After Yan Ci finished speaking, he turned around and left. Ye An stretched out his hand and gently grabbed Yan Ci's sleeve. Yan Ci's face was as red as fire from Ye An's words. He didn't want to stay here for a while. With great effort, he pulled back his sleeves, and Yan Ci said, "In the harem, it really shouldn't be the place for me to go. I have read the sage books for so many years in vain. I did something wrong. However, after three months The ministers of the DPRK and China will probably jointly write a letter, requesting His Majesty to accept concubines for the sake of the country and society. Naturally, I will not go again. Don't worry, brother will not let your face be ashamed again."

"Brother, I didn't mean that." Ye An hadn't finished speaking, and Yan Ci disappeared. Ye An stood where he was, and the boy's flushed face was full of regret.

The rift between the two is like snow falling in the depths of winter, piling up deeper and deeper.There is still a sweet fruity aroma in his mouth, but at this moment, it is like a poisonous poison in his throat, almost killing him in this dry, cold and sunny winter day.

Time flies.As expected by Yan Ci, the courtiers kept sending memorials one after another into the imperial study.

One stroke and one stroke outlines the beauty of the world, whose daughter is graceful and whose daughter is beautiful.Which family's young lady is educated and reasonable, which family's girl is both talented and beautiful.

Yan Ci was alone, on a chilly spring morning, looking at the one-year-old peach blossom tree in the White Crane Valley, and said softly, "In this world, why are there so many ladies from famous families who are unparalleled in beauty and brilliant in talent. It’s unbearable to feel sorry for.”

Du Zijin took a cloak and tied it on Yan Ci, and said, "It's hard to bring you here to relax, why are you unhappy? I do have plans for Miss Liu's family, but I have asked the imperial doctor to prepare After the prescription, she will fall ill before entering the palace, won't I let her sleep, but I will give her the highest honor and favor, Ah Ci should know what I am for."

Yan Ci smiled slightly, and said, "The emperor is cruel enough to let this weak woman suffer all the criticism for you. She is very sick, and you give her unique favor. The people and officials in the world will only think that you have a special liking." , I prefer her, even if other families intend to push their daughters into the palace, they have to see where the wind in the harem blows."

Du Zijin sighed for a long time, and then said, "Unfortunately, although I can't bear it, I'm afraid that in the end, I will have to sacrifice her life. God is sorry, I just hope she can find a way to solve it by herself."

"He hasn't entered the palace yet." Yan Ci smiled wryly, "The emperor began to feel pity in his heart."

Yan Ci lowered his head lightly, the water in the lake was shimmering, reflecting the figures of the two of them, the mandarin ducks in the water were immortals in the sky, and it was the hardest thing to agree with each other in this world.

Yan Ci gently raised his foot and kicked in a small stone. The stone fell on the calm lake, and the paired shadows broke into countless ripples, rippling around.

It's still a pity to delay her life.Then what about myself.Yan Ci raised his hand, and gently pressed his pale and thin fingers on his heart. He was more than just in this life, and he was afraid that he would lose his life.

Worth mentioning.Worth mentioning...

Du Zijin gently turned Yan Ci's shoulder and said, "A Ci..."

Yan Ci laughed lightly, "I was just joking, with the emperor's expression, a courtier really deserves death."

Yan Ci deliberately said it lightly, but Du Zijin knew that no matter how indifferent he was to the lady of the Liu family, he would inevitably act on the occasion, and the affection in this play was fake, but Rong Chong was real.Not to mention Yan Ci, even if it was him, he did it against his will.

"A Ci. If you are not happy, I will..." Before Du Zijin finished speaking, Yan Ci stretched out two fingers and gently pressed his lips. Yan Ci smiled wryly and shook his head, "I am not happy. I am not happy." So what if you are happy, I am the emperor's subject, and the common people in the world are the subjects of the common people, are you going to disregard all the people for the sake of one people?"

Du Zijin held Yan Ci's hand, kissed him lightly, and then said softly, "But Ah Ci is not only my people, but also my heart and soul, and an indispensable force in my life. Let You are in pain, I really don't know what to do.

Before I acted, I never thought that I would be in such a dilemma. It was even more difficult than that day when I personally killed my father on the altar. "

Du Zijin's voice is like the gentle water in this spring day, but it extinguishes the last light in Yan Ci's eyes little by little. When will a person find it difficult to make a choice? When the two choices have about the same weight Only when.

With Du Zijin, there are things that are almost as important as him, but with Yan Ci, they are not. With him, everything, everything, can be born for Du Zijin, and of course it can also be for Du Zijin. Zijin died.If Du Zijin needed it.

When Du Zijin let go of Yan Ci, there was no trace of compassion on Yan Ci's face, it seemed that the despair and profoundness at that moment just now were all an illusion.

Yan Ci took a step back slightly, then leaned over and knelt down, Yan Ci respectfully said, "I have something to ask Your Majesty."

"What is Ah Ci doing?" Du Zijin stretched out his hand to help Yan Ci up, but Yan Ci smiled and shook his head, Du Zijin could only shake his head and sigh, telling Yan Ci to speak quickly, he would naturally respond to every request.

Yan Ci knocked his head to the bottom, and then said, "A few months ago, I was walking on the imperial street and met a young lady from the Li family who was out to pray for Buddha. The marriage coincidence, I picked up the young lady's handkerchief, and when I gave it back, I was lucky When I met that young lady, she was sincere to my humble minister.

Weichen... Weichen also thinks Miss Li is very nice.Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to bestow a marriage for this minister, and this minister should ask Mr. Li, the director of the Imperial Hospital, to marry his young lady.Please, let the emperor call the shots. "

Du Zijin took a step back involuntarily, and then took another step forward. He slowly squatted down, just like the night on New Year's Eve, and raised Yan Ci's chin with his hand, "When did it happen?"

There was endless anger in his eyes, and uncontrollable strength between his fingers. Yan Ci was in pain, but he gritted his teeth and refused to say a word.

After a long time, the anger in Du Zijin's eyes gradually extinguished, and then he asked in a gentle tone, "Aci, let's not talk about this, okay? I won't let the lady of the Liu family enter the palace, and you will Don't ask to marry Li Taiyi's daughter, okay?"

Yan Ci smiled lightly, shook his head, and said, "Your Highness may not marry the queen, but I have to marry Miss Li."

In Du Zijin's eyes, there was a moment of disappointment, and then it disappeared. Du Zijin smiled and said, "A Ci doesn't like beauty in the first place, so why marry that pretty lady?"

Du Zijin tried his best to calm down the atmosphere between the two, but the words came out of his mouth, but he seemed to have gone on a more distant fork.

"Weichen has been in poor health. Miss Li's family has a secret tradition. Her medical skills are not inferior to that of Li Taiyi. She is just a daughter who has been born as a daughter. No one else has the chance to use the skill of rejuvenation. If I can be with Miss Li forever If we are united, we can bother her and save my life for a few years."

Yan Ci's words were not very auspicious, and Du Zijin felt even more sad when he heard it, but he was also vaguely happy. It turned out that he just felt sorry for Miss Li's excellent medical skills, which is not difficult.

Du Zijin smiled and said, "If it's for Ah Ci's body, I can send all the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital to your house. If it's a pity that Miss Li is a skilled craftsman, Ah Ci doesn't have to worry about it. I will let her enter the palace as a female officer." , just to take care of the empress mother's body."