This shadow guard is kinda nice

The next day, the sky was bright, and when the sun was high, Xiao Yichen woke up slowly, and the person lying next to him immediately closed his eyes, even breathing lightly.

He drank too much wine last night, even now, Xiao Yichen's mind is a little confused, he lay in bed for a while, and when his head didn't hurt so much, he turned his head to look at the person who was close at hand.

The eyebrows and eyes are gentle, and the corners of the lips are hooked.

The man who is usually as cold as ice, looks like this when he is asleep.

His eyes lingered unscrupulously on Mo Ran's face, and when he had seen enough, he said lazily, "Open your eyes when you wake up."

Mo Ran opened his eyes, his eyes were clear, as if he had just woken up.

"master."

His voice was flat, without any embarrassment at being exposed.

It didn't take long for him to wake up, and his hangover mind was not very clear. When he turned his head, he saw his master sleeping beside him, with a peaceful sleeping face.

He didn't dare to stand up, and tried not to move himself, for fear of waking up those who were still asleep.

He looked at the people next to him without blinking, sharing the same bed with his master, the feeling of seeing him for the first time when he woke up was very subtle.

He couldn't say exactly what it felt like, but it wasn't bad.

Xiao Yichen responded, and there was no more to say.

Mo Ran lay on the side of the bed, lay down and waited for a while, saw that he had nothing to say, and was ready to get up.

He just sat up, when the quilt slipped off his shoulders, Xiao Yichen stretched out his hand and pressed it back.

Xiao Yichen closed his eyes, hugged him, and said lazily, "Don't get up, sleep a little longer."

Mo Ran lowered his eyes, let out an oh, let him hold himself in his arms, and fell asleep again.

……

Today is New Year's Day, the imperial court rests, the emperor is busy with government affairs, Wei Jue has been waiting in the outer hall for a long time, and Eunuch Fu sent him in.

As soon as Wei Juefu stepped into the hall, he knelt down.

The emperor sat forward, crossed his hands and put them on the table, "What's wrong with Aiqing?"

Wei Jue straightened his back, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have failed His Majesty's high hopes, and failed...to win the Xuanjia Camp."

After hearing this, the emperor was not very angry. He knew in his heart that it was only three months, and it was not so easy to take this army back into his own.

Even so, he still wanted to hear what Wei Jue had to say, "What's going on?"

Wei Jue's expression was calm, his eyes never looked at the emperor, he just looked straight at a certain point in the void, he said: "The inside of the Xuanjia camp is unbreakable, for them, King Xuan's words are more important than a soldier's talisman, even though King Xuan has been grounded for three months , but Lin Sheng is still in the barracks, and the people around him basically can't give orders to this army."

The emperor slowly closed his fingers, but there was still no expression on his face, "Lin Sheng?"

"Yes, Lin Sheng, the General Who Conquers the North."

The emperor remembered that that year he issued an imperial decree, Xiao Yichen went to the frontier, Lin Sheng volunteered, he appointed Lin Sheng as the general who conquered the north, and the two led troops to guard the frontier, this went for four years, until this year, no, it should be Last year, in the battle between Daliang and the Xiongnu, Daliang won, and Xiao Yichen and Lin Sheng came back to Jinling.

During the four years, the two of them returned to Beijing very few times, and he almost forgot that now, as soon as they came back, they had to find a sense of presence in front of him.

But when he thought about it carefully, he seemed to have nothing to do with these two people. One was his son, who had just been released yesterday, and the other was the son of Lin Yuanjiang, Minister of the Ministry of War.The Lin family has been generals for generations and has made great contributions to Daliang. At this moment, he can't touch the Lin family, and he still has to rely on several powerful families to check and balance each other.

"Aiqing go back first, if three months is not enough, then use more time," he said, his tone became more and more severe, "no matter how long it takes, I just want the final result."

Wei Jue didn't seem to understand the seriousness in his words, and only said: "Your Majesty, I am here today to resign from the position of commander of the Xuanjia Battalion with Your Majesty. I am incompetent and incompetent," he said against the emperor's cold voice. Eyes, "I hope His Majesty finds someone else to be competent."

He didn't expect that he would say it so calmly, it was only one day, since he lost to King Xuan yesterday, he left the Xuanjia camp with the guards. After returning home, he thought about it for a long time, and finally decided Come to the emperor to resign from the post of commander of Xuanjia Battalion.

The emperor seemed to be extremely angry. He casually smashed the inkstone on the table. With a bang, the inkstone rubbed against Wei Jue's forehead and rolled to the ground.

The eunuchs and maids serving inside and outside the palace knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

Wei Jue didn't say anything, he bent down and put his head on the ground.

Seeing him like this, the emperor became even angrier, and wanted to say something more. Eunuch Fu walked in. He heard His Majesty's angry voice when he was outside just now. Now facing the emperor's anger, he still had some headaches, but he had to come in again.

Eunuch Fu passed by Wei Jue and walked towards the emperor without stopping, "Your Majesty, calm down."

The emperor looked at him impatiently, "What?"

Eunuch Fu bent his waist slightly, "Leader Ren has arrived, and he is now waiting outside."

The emperor's face softened a little, Ren Mingfeng won the position of martial arts leader in one fell swoop, he naturally had a bright face, so when Ren Mingfeng returned from Southern Chu, he asked the fourth brother to invite Ren Mingfeng to the palace to reward him some.

He didn't expect Ren Mingfeng to arrive now, he thought it would be a little later, but it's okay, he can chat with him now, there will be a celebration banquet for him later, it happens to be New Year's Day, so the princes and some important officials will To attend, one is to celebrate New Year's Day, and the other is to celebrate Ren Mingfeng's achievements.

The emperor glanced at Wei Jue who was kneeling on the ground, "Aiqing go back first, we will discuss this matter later."

No matter how angry he gets, he still understands that Wei Jue is loyal to Daliang and him.

Wei Jue knew that today could only end here, and the emperor still had to meet Ren Mingfeng, so he got up and left.

"Go and tell Ren Mingfeng to come in."

Eunuch Fu rolled up his sleeves and went out.

……

Xiao Yichen slept for most of the day, even if he was sitting on a chair now, he looked lazy.

The little eunuch who came to pass the message from the palace didn't dare to look at King Xuan's appearance, so he just lowered his head and explained the purpose of his visit.

"Want to hold a banquet?" Xiao Yichen put his hand on his chin and asked boredly.

The little eunuch shook his body inexplicably, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

Xiao Yichen lost interest, "All right," he waved his hand, "Go back."

The little eunuch raised his head quickly, "Then...His Royal Highness Xuan Wang, don't be late, it's better to attend earlier."

Xiao Yichen stood up, and the little eunuch took a step back shaking his body.

Xiao Yichen ignored him and walked out.

The little eunuch turned his head to look at his receding back, and wanted to say something, but a deep voice drew his attention back.

Mo Ran stretched out his hand, "Let's go."

The little eunuch Nuonuo replied, this is the person standing behind King Xuan just now, he followed him out.

When he was about to leave Prince Xuan's mansion, Mo Ran stopped, and the little eunuch also stopped quickly, afraid of bumping into the black figure in front of him.

Mo Ran took out a few taels of silver and gave it to him.

The little eunuch knew that this had always been a tacit rule in the palace. When he went out to pass on a message, most of them could get rewards. Several opportunities for such errands, not to mention the indifferent person in front of him made him feel scared.

Mo Ran frowned, "Too little?"

The little eunuch quickly waved his hands and stammered, "No...no."

He took the money, said thank you in a low voice, and ran away without looking back.

Mo Ran watched him leave the mansion, and after his figure disappeared at the end of the long street, he turned and left. The black figure gradually melted into the night.