Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

Yan Ci knelt outside Du Zijin's bedroom for a long time.The blue and white stone bricks are already bitingly cold in the late autumn evening.

In front of him is a small sandalwood square table, on which there are refreshments and meals.Wearing a fox fur cloak.

It is embroidered with peony velvet.There is a slightly biting cold wind blowing slightly in this golden evening.Lift up Yanci's cloak and robe corners.You can vaguely see the thin body under the heavy clothes.

The little eunuch who poured tea for Yan Ci came to Yan Ci with a blushing face.He is just 11 years old this year.

Entering the palace for less than a month.Fortunately, I was assigned to serve in front of the palace.On weekdays, he wiped the vases in front of the Taiyi Hall, but today he went to serve tea in front of the emperor for his master.

The emperor is not in a good mood.A cup of Biluochun that he had poured was sent back intact.

The majestic and stern young emperor stood on the splendid golden palace and told him, "The one kneeling outside the palace is my prime minister. He hasn't eaten or drank all day. You go, you just need to let him take this Take a sip of Biluochun, and I will reward you as the head of the Taiyi Hall."

The little eunuch raised his sleeve and gently wiped the sweat off his face. Although he was young, he was smart and sensible.

Long before he entered the palace, he had heard all kinds of legendary stories about the emperor and the prime minister in the teahouse on the long street.

Those countless versions about the titles on the gold list and about the Qionglou night banquet have long been imagined countless times in the minds of children born in this farm.

Until today, due to luck, he was lucky enough to see two god-like winds in one day.streaming characters.It made him dazzled.

"My lord, you drink tea." The little eunuch knelt respectfully, half a step away, holding a teacup and knelt behind Yan Ci, his back was firm and thin.With a childish innocence and innocence.

Yan Ci turned his head slightly, looking at the little boy half a step behind him.Said, "Is the emperor still unwilling to see me?" Yan Cifu turned his head again, looked at the food on the small table in front of him, and said, "Get up, what are you doing kneeling."

The little eunuch straightened his back even more.The voice was very similar to Ye An's childishness when he first entered the mansion. The little eunuch said, "This servant has received the emperor's order for the first time today, and he is usually responsible for cleaning. If you don't drink this tea for a while, this servant will not go back."

The corner of Yan Ci's mouth managed to elicit a weak smile. Like Ye An, this child likes to threaten himself.Yan Ci nodded slightly, and the little eunuch stepped forward on his knees, and handed over the teacup in his hand.

Yan Ci smiled wryly, so what if he was threatened.In the final analysis, I still can't bear it or can't bear it.

Yan Ci picked up the bowl of tea, took a sip, then handed the teacup back, saying, "Hurry up and return to your life."

The little eunuch happily took the teacup, kowtowed respectfully to Yan Ci, and then turned and left.

Yan Ci turned his head and looked at the golden palace with red tiles in front of him, only to feel drowsiness coming over and over again until he was knocked down hard.The thin body was like a fallen leaf that might wither at any time, and was hugged by Du Zijin cherishedly.

After being baked by the stove, the ambergris spread in Du Zijin's bedroom little by little.

Yan Ci woke up faintly at midnight.When I opened my eyes, I saw the bright yellow totem pattern on the bed curtain.

The last time he was so impressed was in his own bridal chamber.

Embroidered on it is the pattern of dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, hundreds of sons and grandsons.That is the destination of his marriage.And here is Du Zijin's bedroom.

Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and before Yan Ci had time to turn over, someone wiped the tears away from the corners of his eyes.

Du Zijin was only wearing a single-fitting singlet with dragons and embroidered gold clouds, and on the other hand was holding a half-open scroll. There was no joy or anger between his eyebrows and eyes, but his forehead was slightly wrinkled, and his fingers were not moving. He kept walking on Yan Ci's smooth but thin face.

When Yan Ci saw Du Zijin, there was no expression on his face, but tears welled up in his eyes.Both of them remained silent, and Du Zijin just wiped his face for Yan Ci silently.

"A Ci, do you want something to eat?" Du Zijin asked after a long time.

Yan Ci shook his head lightly, and said, "Can I not eat it? Will the emperor threaten me with An'er's life?"

Du Zijin shook his head lightly, "If I wanted to threaten you, I wouldn't let you torture yourself outside the hall. There was really no other way, so I added something to the tea and asked you to drink it. Why, what would this be?" The son woke up and asked me to let him go?"

Yan Ci tried his best to sit up and said, "Your Majesty, you can pardon him. I promise to let him go back to his hometown in Fuzhou and never set foot in the capital again. He is just confused."

Du Zijin stretched out his hand to straighten Yan Ci's messy hair, and then said, "Ah Ci, have you ever thought about it? You underestimate Ye An too much."

Yan Ci leaned back slightly to avoid Du Zijin's hand, Du Zijin was slightly taken aback, and immediately put his hand down.

A look of pain flashed across Yan Ci's eyes.Some things were harsh truths that he didn't want to dwell on.

Yan Ci tilted his head, with an indifferent attitude, and said, "Even if he is not as simple as I thought, he should not be the emperor's opponent. Why do you bother to fear him so much?"

Du Zijin frowned slightly, and said, "Ah Ci is thinking about him now, and this is already his brilliance, a person who has a close relationship with you and has a deep affection for you.

How can you let me not be afraid, I need you too, not only he needs you, but I also need you.He still has Yeoning, and I, only you. "

After Du Zijin finished speaking, he lowered his head slightly, intending to kiss Yan Ci who was huddled in the corner.Yan Ci slightly turned his head away, avoiding Du Zijin's kiss and also avoiding Du Zijin's eager eyes.

Yan Ci leaned against the bright yellow curtain, slowly closed his eyes, and said, "Then what is the emperor going to do? Are you going to kill him, or let him spend the rest of his life in the prison?"

Du Zijin gently raised his hand, squeezed Yan Ci's chin, and said through gnash teeth, "What about you, tell me what you want me to do."

Yan Ci's eyes were full of tears, and the tears fell drop by drop on Du Zijin's hands, and Du Zijin felt a pain in his heart, Yan Ci struggled to open his mouth, and said, "At least, at least, the emperor spares him Life. Don't kill him, don't kill him."

"He wanted to kill me, but you begged me not to kill him. Why do you?" Du Zijin was in a hurry, and with great strength in his hand, he pinched Yan Ci's chin with blood.

The sleeping hall was filled with ambergris, which was soft and refreshing. The palace lantern painted with birds and flying clouds illuminated the sleeping hall. Yan Ci's tears fell like broken beads, and said, "My minister He studied hard since he was a child, and a young man determined to be a good official for the country and the people, and to be a virtuous minister under the command of the Ming Emperor and the Holy Lord. Unexpectedly, he was named on the gold list.

Now it is like a tactful woman, relying on the appearance of flesh and blood to obtain His Majesty's forgiveness.I don't know whether it is the sorrow of the humble minister, or the sorrow of those sages, Confucius and Mencius.If the emperor likes, just come. "

After a long time, Yan Ci opened his eyes due to the friction of the cloth. Du Zijin put Yan Ci's clothes on one by one with his own hands, and then went, "At your house, someone sent a sedan chair to pick you up. It’s coming, but it was detained by me. If you don’t like it, just put on your clothes and go back to the house. I am a majestic king of a country, but I still have to force people’s hearts? Also, this is not the sorrow of Confucius and Mencius, this is my sorrow."

Du Zijin said with a wry smile, and then said, "I, the majestic emperor, also treat Ah Ci with a heart, but Ah Ci is not even willing to give me a kiss. But you are willing to lose it for Ye An's sake." All your pride and dignity are willing to commit yourself to me. Isn’t it my sorrow? It has nothing to do with the way of Confucius and Mencius.”

Yan Ci let Du Zijin put on his clothes bit by bit, and said after a long time, "The emperor is wrong, I am not willing to bow down for Ye An, I am willing for Ye An's life, not for his." Emotion, do you understand?"

Du Zijin, who was buttoning Yan Ci's buttons, paused slightly, and then said, "It's all the same, it's just a choice."

Immediately, Du Zijin gently stretched Yan Ci's clothes, and after making sure that there was no problem, he said, "I'll ask the eunuch on guard to take you out. As for Ye An, I'll go to the prison tomorrow to see him, and then I'll make a decision. Promise you, it will not hurt his life."

Du Zijin's tone was full of loneliness and sadness. Yan Ci was at a loss for a moment, so he could only gently grab Du Zijin's hand, and then said, "Your Majesty, my humble minister..."

Du Zijin shook his head with a smile, and said, "It's me, I made the wrong choice. I shouldn't have walked this path. On the day you are named on the gold list, I should take you far away."

After Du Zijin finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and carried Yan Ci to the bedside, and said, "Go back quickly, the provincial Zhongbo and the others are worried."

Yan Ci paused, he was talking about Uncle Zhong and the others.I have already married a wife, and there has been no news for such a long time. I think they are really worried.

Yan Ci followed the eunuch on duty all the way out of the palace gate, the late autumn wind blew on Yan Ci's face and heart like a knife.

The lights in the sleeping hall were still on, and the little eunuch who offered tea to Yan Ci came out from behind the screen, kowtowed respectfully, "Your Majesty is wise, so Lord Yan can feel guilty about you."

The little eunuch was a little ghost, and he spoke with winks, but now that he finished speaking, Du Zijin didn't say anything for a long time.I had to stand aside respectfully.Waiting for Du Zijin to send.

Du Zijin sighed softly, and then said, "I treated him like this, which put him in a dilemma. I hope that when he realizes it in the future, he won't hold grudges against me."