outside the imperial city

Jing Junxi hadn't been in a carriage for a long time, so he was inevitably a little over-excited, and opened the side curtain from time to time to see the scene outside.

"I didn't expect it to be so suitable. We will be able to celebrate the New Year just after we arrive in Dasang." Jing Junxi seemed to have twinkling stars in his eyes, "I'm really looking forward to it."

Because Yao Fanglan's injury was not healed, Jing Lishuo specially found a carriage, and Juechen could rest for a while.

"You mean, there were only one or two people who followed us and were responsible for telling you the information?" Although Yao Zanglan didn't disbelieve Jing Shuo, he didn't intend to just let him go, "Then where are the others?"

"Yao Yao, in fact, Chimazhong is just a team of ten people." Jing Yushuo replied truthfully, "It's just because they are very capable and I deliberately spread rumors, so you think it has thousands of people. "

"No wonder," Yao Fanglan nodded, "I said you can't create such a large-scale organization under my nose."

"Now, have you summoned all the red horses?"

Jing Yushuo smiled wryly: "I really can't hide anything from you. After you were kidnapped, I asked the members of the Red Horsemen who followed us to deliver the message. But it was still too late."

As soon as this question was mentioned, Yao Fanglan didn't dare to answer the question.

Jing Shuo rested for a while, and said again: "Yao Yao, I, will support Bei Qianling with you."

"Why, what happened in Jingyang City?" Yao Fanglan intentionally said something routine and regained his energy.

Jing Shuo said: "It has nothing to do with Jingyang, it's everything I saw along the way. The places under Qianxiang's rule basically have Liu Wanwan's influence infiltrating, he is really not suitable to be an emperor."

"Ah." Yao Fanglan threw a pill into her mouth, "That would be the best."

Jing Shuo was a little disappointed: "Are you unhappy?"

Shouldn't you be elated and throw your arms around?

"Happy, how could you be unhappy?" Yao Fanglan said, "But I already knew this day would come. No matter how close you are with Bei Qianxiang, you won't turn a blind eye to these things on the road."

Is this a compliment to him?Jing Lingshuo's disappointed mood calmed down a little.

"Yao Yao, how do you know that the Red Horses are in my hands?"

"Someone gave me a hint at first." Yao Zanglan threw the wood carving into Jing Shuo's hands, "Besides, I thought it was strange, how could you be satisfied with the information I gave you and not ask about the government?"

Jing Shuo laughed and said, "Maybe it's because I'm so obsessed with you?"

"Master!" Jing Junxi turned around and scolded, "Did you forget that there is a living person with good ears here?"

"How is it possible?" Yao Fanglan ignored Jing Junxi and scoffed, "The King Jinyuan I know is a man who distinguishes between public and private and insists on himself."

"You're wrong," Jing Shuo took a deep look at him, "For me now, protecting you, and perhaps Jun Xi, is more important than protecting this country."

Jing Junxi patted the carriage: "Master, what does 'maybe' mean?"

It was rare for Yao Fanglan to be unable to take Jing Shuo's words, so she moved closer to Jing Junxi's side and looked at the scenery outside the car: "Wow, there are so many lanterns. Let's see it when we are older, it must be more beautiful."

"I want to come, I want to come," Jing Junxi cheered, "The three of us come together!"

With the sound of firecrackers a year old, the spring breeze sent warmth to Tusu.

Last Spring Festival, the three of them read books desperately in Yao's mansion, but failed to celebrate properly, so Yao Fanglan made up his mind to make up for Jing Junxi.Not to mention buying new clothes and preparing New Year's money, I took Jing Junxi to the street early in the morning on the first day of the new year.

Jing Shuo followed behind them, completely unaware of why they were so excited.

Inasang's custom is quite special, even though it is a day for family reunion, all the shops are open.Customers who enter the store do not need to buy anything, but more or less have to give some broken silver to express their blessings for the store to attract wealth and treasure in the new year.The owner of the store will also send some auspicious things to the guests according to the situation, such as red paper-cuts and hand-woven pendants.

So even on days off, the streets of Inasan are very lively.

On the festive day, Yao Zanglan also changed out of her white shirt, and put on a dark-pattern robe that Jing Lishuo had never seen before.

"Did the Yao family also wear white shirts during Chinese New Year?"

As soon as this question came out of his mouth, Jing Lingshuo wanted to slap himself, okay, why bring this up?

"I'm wearing the clothes that the Yao family wears during the Chinese New Year." Yao Fanglan didn't care, and turned it to Jing Lishuo for a look, "In previous years, I stayed in Prince Li's mansion even during the Chinese New Year, and I have never worn this dress. Been outside."

"Didn't you get to go outside during the Chinese New Year?" Jing Shuo couldn't help feeling distressed.

"Yes!" Yao Fanglan bowed deeply, "So I am very grateful to the prince for taking us out to play."

"Young Master Yao! Master!" Jing Junxi tied the red rope given by the store on his hand, and pointed excitedly at the high mountain in the distance, "Shall we go there too?"

Climbing the mountain on the first day of junior high school is indeed a tradition for many years.Looking at it from a distance, there are also many people climbing.

Jing Shuo said softly, "Jun Xi, Yao Yao's injury is just right, so he is not suitable for climbing."

Jing Junxi nodded sensibly: "That's right. Forget it then."

Yao Fanglan glanced at him and said with a smile: "It's okay, let's go."

"Yao Yao?"

"I'm afraid of climbing mountains at a young age, how can this happen?" Yao Fanglan leisurely put her hands behind her head.

Jing Junxi followed, imitating his appearance, walking swaggeringly on the street.Looking at the backs of the two, one big and one small, Jing Lishuo laughed dumbfoundedly and shook his head. -

This mountain does not look high, but it is not the case when you climb it.

Yao Fanglan has lived in seclusion for a long time, so her physical strength is naturally poor, and she has almost reached her limit when she climbed halfway up the mountain.

"Can't I go up with light work?" Yao Fanglan tried his best to suppress the ups and downs of his chest.

Seeing his bravery, Jing Lingshuo found it funny: "How about I carry you?"

"No." Jing Jun Xi said, "I heard that there is a mountain god living on this mountain, as long as the wishes of those who climb to the top of the mountain can be fulfilled. Only sincerity will work."

"Listen to you." Yao Fanglan patted his head, "Let's climb up together."

Sure enough, there is a mountain temple dedicated to the mountain god on the top of the mountain.The three of them lined up at the back of the line, first burned incense on the incense burner outside the temple, and then entered the temple to worship the mountain god and petition.

Yao Fanglan stepped forward first and bowed three times.Then came Jing Shuo, and finally Jing Junxi.

"It's the first time I've entered the temple to ask for gods." Walking out of the temple, Jing Shuo whispered to Yao Zanglan.

Even when he was on the battlefield, even if the situation was unfavorable, he would never think of asking the gods for help.However, today, here, he made a wish very piously.

——Sure enough, if a person has a heart, he can no longer be unrestrained.

Yao Fanglan looked at him and grinned: "What a coincidence, me too."

——However, he is so attached to this fetter, even if he sacrifices everything, he is still reluctant to let go.

"Grandpa, what is this?" Jing Junxi ran to a small stall and waved at the two of them.

Many people were lying on the old man's desk, writing something.

Yao Fanglan explained first: "This is a ribbon for blessing. If you write your wishes on the ribbon and hang it on the tree, the chances of the gods seeing it will be even greater."

"I want, I want!" Jing Junxi jumped up and down as if he couldn't run out of energy.

Jing Lingshuo had nothing to do with him, so he paid for three ribbons.

"Well, should I write down my wish just now? But it won't work after writing it out," Jing Junxi struggled with the brush for a while, "Then I'd better change it."

Having made up his mind, Jing Junxi wrote the word "Qian" in block letters one stroke at a time.Jing Lishuo and Yao Zanglan saw it, and they couldn't laugh or cry.

Jing Lishuo didn't have such entanglements like him, he wrote a book and wrote it.

"Hold your hand and grow old with your son."

It was done in one go, flamboyant and phoenix dancing, as if these words had been written thousands of times in his heart.

Yao Fanglan's ears were stained red, but she pretended not to care and wrote down two words.

"Suo Yuan".

"'Suo' is the new moon, and 'Shuo' is the tree under the moon," Yao Fanglan said in a smiling voice, "For the rest of my life, we will look at each other. How about it, is it more charming than yours? ?”

"I..." Jing Lingshuo wanted to say something, but found that there was no need to say anything.He changed the topic and turned it into a joke: "You also know that it is the tree under the moon?"

Yao Fanglan shook her hands, and a big smile appeared on her face, which could be called bright: "It seems that the prince wants to keep the empty room alone on the first day of the new year?"

"......I was wrong."

Jing Junxi finished his masterpiece and squeezed between the two.

"What?" Jing Junxi pouted, "You two are too much! You only think of yourself!"

"That's because, one day you will leave us and spread your wings." Jing Shuo pinched his face.

"I don't care!" Jing Junxi snatched the ribbon from Yao Fanglan's hand, and ran back to the table, "We are family wherever we fly!"

"Family." Yao Fanglan raised her head.

Cloudless, warm sunshine, really rare good weather.

When Jing Junxi came back with the ribbon, there was a slightly smaller character "Xi" after "Shuo Fang", and he used the correct regular script.

Jing Shuo smiled, and jumped onto the tree with three ribbons.The higher you go, the fewer the ribbons, and Jing Lingshuo almost ran to the highest place to tie the ribbons.

"Okay." He landed on the ground smoothly and clapped his hands, "Where are we going next?"

Seeing that Jing Junxi was a little lost, he called softly, "Junxi?"

"It's nothing," Jing Junxi looked away, "I just remembered the scene when I saw Master for the first time."

Jing Shuo understood.Anliang Mountains, a lie of chopping firewood.

That's where the fate between Ji Pengcheng and the two of them began.

"Ah, it's really shabby." Jing Junxi disappointedly helped to put the roast chicken on the table in the room, "Unexpectedly, all the restaurants are closed at night. Even the inn is so deserted."

"No way," Yao Fanglan sent the chopsticks to Jing Junshuo and Jing Junxi, "Business people have to go home for the New Year. It's not bad to be able to buy food to bring back."

"When we return to Jingyang," Jing Yushuo felt a little regretful, "I'll ask the cooks in the palace to prepare the best food for you after the Chinese New Year."

"Didn't your lord want to travel around the world?" Yao Fanglan said.He had been troubled by this for a while at the beginning, but he couldn't just let it go.

"Do you remember?" Jing Yanshuo was very pleasantly surprised, "My plan is: If you can't let Bei Qianling go, I will accompany you to help him secure the throne; when Jun Xi grows up, if he is willing, I will let you go." Give him the title of King Jinyuan. Whenever you are willing to resign from office and travel with me, I will go; if you really don’t want to, I will have no choice but to..."

"Give me the title of 'King Jinyuan'?" Jing Junxi almost spit out his mouth full of rice, "Are you kidding, master?"

"Don't think about these things just now," Jing Shuo gave him a quick chicken, "I said, after you have learned it, you can judge for yourself."

"You are really..." Yao Fanglan felt that the food was hard to swallow for a moment.

I originally wanted to say, if you want, I will accompany you anywhere, but you are willing to give up your ideals for me.

It seems that all the chasms in the sky, as long as two people are together, there is no insurmountable.

"There must be a way for a car to go to the mountain, and it will be straight for a boat to reach the bridge." Jing Yushuo probably knew what he was thinking, "Don't think so much, eh?"

"En." Yao Fanglan raised his glass.Jing Lingshuo also raised his wine glass.

Jing Junxi pouted, and raised his teacup dissatisfied.

"Happy New Year!" The three said in unison.

[The end of the fourth volume]