Chang'an ancient meaning

Because the two waiters in charge didn't get the emperor's explicit order, they didn't dare to show favoritism privately, so they followed the old rules of walking sticks and beat them down one by one.Although the wide bamboo board does not hurt the muscles and bones, the pain on the flesh is no less than that of the thorn stick, but three boards down, Xue Chongjian's buttocks are covered with scarlet scars, like a cloud of clouds suddenly projected on the white snow, looking at it It wasn't very cruel, but Xue Chongjian was already sweating from the pain.He was terrified and surprised at the same time, could it be that he hadn't really been beaten for a long time and made his body delicate?Thinking about the cousin's commandment half a year ago, I realized that it was really a comforting flirtation in Luan's tent, so gentle to the point of pampering, just because there were only the two of them at that time.He tried his best to turn his head to look at Li Chengqi, but he still only saw a cold back. He no longer dared to expect Li Chengqi to intercede for him. He only wanted that back to return for him once when he was cold and in pain. Head, just show some concern and can't bear it.

After another five or six blows, the old whipping marks were covered by new ones again and again, shallow stiff marks had swelled up on the skin, and the flesh gradually turned red.Xue Chongjian was shaking in pain. He remembered his mother beating him with a bamboo board many years ago. Although the rapid beating in his memory was extremely painful, it was finished in a short time. Clearly beating, it seems to be much better.He suddenly thought of that time when more than [-] bamboo boards were beaten, his skin was broken and blood flowed, and he didn't know what it would be like after [-] blows today?When he was in pain and flustered, he just took another blow on his buttocks, and felt that the bamboo board was equipped with steel needles, and he could tear off a layer of flesh and blood with the board, it was unbearable, and he cried out in pain , Two lines of tears burst out.

He was not afraid of beatings, most of the beatings he received in his life were for this person.But he had never been so wronged and useless after being beaten. Just because of Li Longji's words, his cousin was so indifferent to him. He couldn't find any courage to support himself in this pain.

Looking at the man's dangling robe sleeves, Xue Chongjian felt that he couldn't bear the pain for a while, and only hoped that these people would let go of him quickly, let him explain to his cousin quickly, even if he wrote down the number, and doubled it later It doesn't matter if you hit it.He was so anxious, when he thought that Li Chengqi might still be blaming himself, angry and disappointed with himself, he just felt that the sky was falling, smashing him to pieces, and he wanted to let Li Chengqi know that he was innocent.The world can slander him, even if torture is added, but the love and acquaintance between him and his cousin cannot be tarnished by anyone.

Xue Chongjian was suffocated by the anxiety in his heart, and felt that if he didn't speak any more, he would be suffocated to death even if he didn't suffer from pain, so he didn't care much, and shouted: "Cousin! I didn't do it! Oops! Listen to me... Oops! Tell them not to beat you! Oops! Cousin, save me!" He choked up and spoke, while being beaten and screaming, his body refused to lie on his stomach anymore, struggling hard stand up.

Finally, Li Chengqi couldn't help turning around, and saw Xue Chongjian's handsome face was flushed, and the almost transparent skin was lined with tears and sweat, which was extremely painful.He was also shocked and pained in his heart, thinking that those servants hit too hard, but they hit Xue Chongjian so unbearably after only ten or so strokes.He yelled at Xue Chongjian's heart like a knife, and almost couldn't help but wanted to speak, but suddenly thought that even if the servants were ordered by the third younger brother to beat harder deliberately, he couldn't intervene.He clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves, endured the soreness in his eyes, turned his head and ordered in a low voice: "You hold him down." The waiter next to him who reported the number saw that Xue Chongjian kept jumping on the torture bed, He almost fell down a few times, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help hold his waist down.

In the agony, Xue Chongjian only hoped for Li Chengqi's words, and what he got in return was a weight like a ton on his body. Those people's hands and the boards that kept falling, almost smashed him and crushed him on the wood. bed.He was extremely discouraged in the pain, tears rolled down like thread, and suddenly the board hit the joint of his buttocks and legs again, his heart felt as if a blood vessel had been cut off by a red-hot needle, but his throat was blocked by tears instead, I can't even cry out.

The emperor heard Xue Chongjian yelling and crying for a while, and was anxious and worried, but suddenly he didn't hear his voice, he couldn't help being startled, his surprised eyes followed the bamboo stick, and saw Xue Chongjian's buttocks were all purple The color is so bright that it is swollen and shiny. Compared with the fair skin on the thigh, it is indeed a little shocking.He originally thought that the bamboo board was much lighter than the wattle stick, Xue Chongjian should be able to withstand thirty blows, but he didn't expect this ordinary family method to be so powerful, there is a faint fear of skin breaking and bleeding after only twenty strokes.Anxiously, the emperor gave the audience a wink. The servant who reported the number understood, and lightly touched the person next to him with his boot, and the two men immediately stopped their wrists. Although their voices were still clear, they held down halfway. The strength is based on the last ten blows, at least there was no bleeding.

Pushing Xue Chongjian's servant back away, the emperor saw Xue Chongjian but his arms were hanging limply, neither moving nor raising his head, the emperor called out: "Huanu." But he didn't hear his answer, the emperor was shocked and didn't care about his identity, He got up and went down the steps himself, leaned over and held Xue Chongjian's shoulders, and called again: "Huanu."

Only then did Xue Chongjian raise his head slowly, the emperor and Li Chengqi were taken aback for a moment, and as soon as they raised their heads, two lines of tears slowly fell from those black and white eyes, as if a drop of morning dew on a flower has no morning breeze Propelled, just because it was overwhelmed, it fell without warning.That face has been soaked with tears and sweat, the redness just faded away, instead showing a worrying whiteness, just like a piece of Khotan nephrite fished out from the spring water, glistening with water.He was still biting his lower lip, twitching slightly from time to time, not knowing whether to hold back the choking or the pain.The emperor saw that there was still pain and fear in those eyes, and felt extremely guilty in his heart, suddenly felt that what he had done was very cruel, he carefully covered Xue Chongjian's trousers, Xue Chongjian trembled again although he did not groan.The emperor hurriedly said, "How bad is the pain?"

Xue Chongjian looked at Li Chengqi again, and saw that he also turned around and took two steps towards him, his expression was full of regret.Xue Chongjian secretly heaved a sigh of relief, only to feel that although the pain in his buttocks was still severe, it was no longer so unbearable because of the concern of these two people. He slowly let go of the teeth biting his lower lip, and tried his best to squeeze out to the emperor. With a slight smile, he gasped and said, "It doesn't matter." The emperor felt sore, patted Xue Chongjian's shoulder lightly, wiped away the sweat from his temples, and wanted to say something to comfort him, but in the end there were people in the hall, so he stopped for a while. It took a moment before he said: "You are a sensible child."

The emperor said to Li Chengqi: "You took Hua Nu back and sent the imperial doctor to show him the injury. After this beating, the matter should be considered as a let-down. Don't blame him." Li Chengqi quickly bowed and replied: "Yes." The emperor He ordered the servant to prepare a warm ox cart for Xue Chongjian. Xue Chongjian couldn't walk on his legs, so he was carried into the cart.The tears on his face were still wet, and he called out in a low voice: "Cousin." Even though Li Chengqi was angry, he was softened by his two bags of tears just now, he sighed, and got in the car.After half a day of pain and grievances, Xue Chongjian finally relaxed when he snuggled up to Li Chengqi's body. He stretched his arms around Li Chengqi's waist, choked up and cried, "Cousin, I hurt." He couldn't say a single word, only the sad voice begged him in the dark, called his cousin, and said he was in pain.

He thought, in this dark car, Hua Nu endured his own pain to rescue him from the sea of ​​suffering, so let them hide in this darkness for once.As long as they don't have the shackles of the prince, only as if everything that happens outside has nothing to do with them.Li Chengqi slowly opened his arms, and embraced the body that was still trembling in his sobs into his arms.

Li Chengqi remained silent all the way, just hugged Xue Chongjian, just as the ox cart drove to the gate of the palace, he suddenly heard someone getting out of the cart and asking: "Is His Royal Highness Song Wang in the cart?" It was Gao Lishi's voice.Li Chengqi hurriedly responded: "It's me." Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty invites you to say something." Xue Chongjian was very annoyed when he heard Li Longji, and tightened his arms around Li Chengqi, muttering in a low voice: "Can he If you have something good to say, don't go!" Li Chengqi hurriedly broke away from him and said, "I'll come when I go."

Li Chengqi jumped out of the car and saw Li Longji riding a horse in the distance, followed by several imperial physicians, presumably he was going to Xuzhou to treat Song Jing.When Li Chengqi approached, Li Longji also got off his horse. Li Chengqi bowed and said, "Your Highness is a thousand years old." Li Longji quickly supported him and said, "Brother, don't do this. I ask you to get out of the car. I have something to ask you. Although Hua Nu He has an arrogant temperament, but he still listens to what the elder brother said, please persuade him to let the two adults Yao and Song go." Li Chengqi said in surprise: "Why did your Highness say that?" Li Longji said with a faint smile: "Just now Hua Nu is in front of Daddy. Said, if he really wanted to do something, the two masters, Yao and Song, would never be able to be reprimanded. I was a little scared, if my father punished me this time, if I angered him..." Li Chengqi was startled and terrified, and said: "Although Hua Nu is stubborn , but his nature is pure and good, and he would never do such a thing." Li Longji smiled again and said: "In his opinion, Yao Song and Yao Song are traitors who separate you from my flesh and blood, and the two adults are already old. This incident can't stand a second time. Since the elder brother is willing to let me once, please spare the two adults." After he finished speaking, he wanted to bow.

Li Chengqi supported Li Longji, and said in a low voice: "I respect the two lords, just like you. The two lords were demoted because of me. If the two of them were killed on the way, I would have no face to see the world. I just want to ask you, is it really Hua Nu who did it this time?" Li Longji took out the confession from his sleeve, Li Chengqi took a quick look, and his complexion turned pale, Li Longji smiled sadly and said: "My current situation , Eldest brother also knows. This matter happened to Hua Nu, it is a great fortune among misfortunes, if there is someone else, the two adults will really not be demoted." Li Chengqi returned the confession to Li Longji, bowed slightly He said, "Your Highness, don't worry."

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Li Chengqi returned to the ox cart with a sullen face, stretched out his hand and said, "Horse." The attendant who led the horse for Li Chengqi was surprised and said, "Didn't Your Highness take a carriage?" Li Chengqi repeated: "Horse." The attendant saw that his Highness went down for a moment , Turning around, his face was extremely pale, and he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he hurriedly handed him the reins, Li Chengqi got on the horse, whipped the horse and galloped.The head of the royal residence, Shi, was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered the driver to drive the ox cart. Xue Chongjian was lying in the cart, hearing the sound of horseshoes galloping outside, and before Li Chengqi came up, the cart shook and moved forward. !" The Chang Shi said outside the car: "Your Highness, I don't know what is urgent, and I have already rushed to the horse." Xue Chongjian was very surprised, and he didn't care about the pain on his hip, so he knelt up and lifted the curtain of the car. Seeing Li Chengqi's back disappearing in the distance, he exclaimed, "Cousin! Cousin, where are you going!"

Li Chengqi heard the call behind him in a trance, he just wished that the howling cold wind could pierce his eardrums.Li Longji pleaded with him, did Li Longji also see that he was the one who was most reluctant to leave?It was his selfishness and his connivance to Xue Chongjian that caused the current chaotic court situation, which made Saburo dare not ask politics, made his father be blamed by ministers, and made Yao Chongsong go to the country without guilt.When the court came down that day, he heard Su Ting, a member of Zhongshushe, sigh, "Jing Yun's half-year achievements have been destroyed by the current court." The chief culprit was him.

Xue Chongjian didn't know why Li Chengqi left him and ran away, and he didn't care about the pain of his injury in the bumps, so he could only urge the driver to go fast.When he arrived at the gate of Prince Song's mansion, the attendant wanted to carry him down, he said angrily, "Tell your king to come out." The servant hurried in to report, after a while Li Chengqi came to the gate from the mansion, saw Xue Chongjian was silent for a moment, Said: "Go ahead and rest, I want to prepare something." Xue Chongjian only felt that for a moment, two blue shadows were hidden in Li Chengqi's eyes, as if he had not slept for many days, he hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and said: " What's the matter with you?" Li Chengqi lowered his head and smiled sadly, "It's okay, you go in and have a rest, I'll come right away."

He ordered people to carry Xue Chongjian into his warm pavilion, but turned around and left.Xue Chongjian let out a sigh of relief as soon as he lay down on Li Chengqi's bed.Although Li Chengqi's expression just now made him faintly afraid, but lying on the soft silk quilt after all, let him know that today's ordeal is finally over.No matter what worrying things happened again, as long as his cousin was by his side.He thought about it, Li Chengqi said that he had to prepare some things, maybe he came back early to prepare medicine for him, although he blamed him for abandoning himself, thinking about it this way, he felt relieved a lot.

He bumped along the way, and he was sweating profusely again. The wound on his buttocks was stinging with sweat. He untied his belt, carefully took off his trousers, and touched his hand lightly, and there was a hiss of pain, but he felt his skin There are stiff marks all over it, and it seems that there has been no bleeding.He took a breath, and was afraid that if Li Chengqi came in with the doctor, his appearance would not be seen by outsiders, so he pulled a brocade quilt to cover himself.

Sure enough, after a while, he heard footsteps, and Li Chengqi pushed the door in. Xue Chongjian was overjoyed, propped himself up and said, "Cousin, why did you come here!" They all shivered. Many, many years ago, that little flower slave was also lying on the bed, looking up, waiting for his cousin to comfort him, dreaming of the happiness like a squirrel together with him, and describing Jiangnan for him. The drizzle in Bird Clothes Lane, the camel bell in the Turkic smoke and dust.They grow up, have power and wealth, and their Maxima can travel far, far away, but they are still stuck here day after day.The place in the dream, even the dream is gradually blurred.

Li Chengqi turned his face away coldly, he knew that the matter had come to this point, and he had to take on his responsibility, even if that responsibility was a sharp knife with a barb, biting their flesh and blood every inch of it.He ordered outside the Nuan Pavilion: "Bring it in." Xue Chongjian didn't know who he was talking to, but he saw a few servants rushing in, carrying a wooden bed, very similar to the one he was lying on when he received the stick just now.He only wondered if he was so tired that he was in a dream at this moment, otherwise why would he see this horrible thing again in this land of soft jade and fragrance.

Li Chengqi waved his hand, and those servants quietly left without saying a word.Xue Chongjian's puzzled gaze finally fell on Li Chengqi's hand from his cold face. Li Chengqi's right hand, which had been slung behind his back just now, had already dropped, and a section of black and purple ruler was exposed in his sleeve.Xue Chongjian still felt that he was in a dream, and only dreams could gather all these bizarre things together. He was covered with a brocade quilt embroidered with gold-woven mandarin ducks, and there was a honeysuckle hanging on the corner of the bed. Incense, the piece of red sandalwood in my cousin's hand, even in a dream he can recite the words and sentences on it.But in this golden room, there is a dark torture bed, and the face of the person walking towards him is like the frost of nine autumns.But if it was really a dream, why were the fear in his heart and the pain in his body so vivid?

Li Chengqi stepped forward and lifted the quilt on Xue Chongjian with a cry, but he was suddenly stunned. He didn't expect that Xue Chongjian had already removed his trousers, revealing his bare buttocks. The coagulated blood has turned into a bruised purple color, and there are four finger-wide stiff marks floating up.Li Chengqi's face flickered in a daze, then his face sank again, he pointed at the torture bed with a ruler and said, "Go up."

Xue Chongjian felt that this was not a dream when Li Chengqi lifted the quilt, but he really didn't know what went wrong, which made Li Chengqi suddenly become so tolerant.He tried hard to recall all the things that happened after Li Chengqi got into the car and hugged him, his mind suddenly cleared up, and he said anxiously: "Cousin, did Li Longji tell you something!"

Li Chengqi yelled coldly: "His Royal Highness!" Xue Chongjian was so frightened by his tone that he trembled all over, and tremblingly said: "Cousin, are you suspicious of me? You also suspect that I did that?" Li Chengqi slowly shook his head. Said: "I'm not suspicious...do I still have to be suspicious? Didn't you say that Yao Chong and Song Jing couldn't be born in the demoted land?" Xue Chongjian was frightened and anxious, and threw himself forward, about to grab Li Chengqi's sleeve , tremblingly said: "I was angry. I said that because he framed me first. I really didn't murder Mr. Song... Cousin, don't listen to Li Longji's nonsense—ah!" He was speaking Being held down by Li Chengqi's waist, he slapped his buttocks three times in a row. The pain was so painful that tears filled his eyes, but he didn't care much. He returned his hands in horror and pressed the pain tightly.

Li Chengqi planned to fight again, but he raised his ruler, but finally couldn't bear to hit Xue Chongjian, so he said coldly: "The crown prince's name is taboo, everyone in the world must avoid it, the market place outside my door has been changed to Xingqingfang, you don't know ?" Xue Chongjian trembled slightly in fear, and only murmured: "Cousin." Li Chengqi said: "I didn't hear that sentence with my own ears, maybe it was your angry words, but you are criticizing Mr. Song upwards. Is it also someone else's frame?" Xue Chongjian said: "It is he who wants to force you away, for..." He choked up when he said this, although he was extremely annoyed, he did not dare to provoke Li Chengqi any more, and changed his words: "... In order to flatter Qing Palace, you and my mother will be expelled from Beijing, why can't I impeach him!"

Li Chengqi said: "It was my own idea to serve as the foreign governor. How can I expel it! Hua Nu, have you forgotten what I said to you on the Tianjin Bridge?" Xue Chongjian thought for a while when he heard his words Unbearably excited, he felt a rush of hot blood almost rushing out of his mouth. He knelt up and said loudly with tears in his eyes: "You want people in the world to believe in your father and son, but why didn't you say it that day? The price is the separation of you and me! If this is your wish, I would rather forget it all!"

Li Chengqi swayed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Daddy helped Weixing to revitalize the people and reform the people, and the initial results have been achieved. The people of the people are eagerly waiting for peace. If we want to live in peace for ourselves, we will force loyal officials to disappoint all officials. What's the difference between us and Queen Wei Anle?" Xue Chongjian said with a low smile: "It turns out that when you're with me, you're just 'forget about'... I'm just wondering why you keep saying that you want to restore peace to the common people, why did I risk my life to earn it?" The world is peaceful, but I don't have my share!" Li Chengqi said sadly: "This is what you and I have to do, we have no choice. When we yearn for the family happiness in the alleys, how much hunger and coldness do we have? People are envious of you and my richness, there is no one in this world who can live without paying any price." Xue Chongjian looked at Li Chengqi and said: "So, next time His Royal Highness feels that you are in the way of his eyes, you will still Are you from Beijing?" Li Chengqi's throat was choked by something, he couldn't speak, so he had to harden his heart and nod.

Xue Chongjian clearly knew that it was too much to ask. He knew since he was a child that in Li Chengqi's heart, there were too many things more important than himself and his life, driving him farther and farther away from him.He left without saying goodbye again and again, and he was always the last person to know. These 20 years of being inseparable, but full of too much fear of being displaced.Now this parting is finally forced, it is as close as the branches of willows on the Baqiao, you can touch it.Some chaotic voices sounded in his ears, Wanliguanshan, my cousin will follow you, every day you are by my side, I will not regret every day, I only hope that there will be no difference, and we will take a photo together.It turned out that they all lied to him.

He suddenly remembered Baqiao's alias, "Ecstasy", which was to tell the world that this parting cannot be avoided no matter what, and some hidden mistakes pushed the exhausted people to bid farewell to him nostalgia again and again, clearly full of love in their hearts. It's remorse, but it can't stop.This is despondency.

Xue Chongjian raised his head, looked at the ruler in Li Chengqi's hand, and at the dark torture bed. He wondered if Li Chengqi could understand the awakening and despair in his heart.His dream has come to an end, but he really can't bear to let himself tell the truth, he will have nothing, his 20 years of hard work is like a river breaking its embankment, and he is about to drown himself.

It was a cold afternoon in the middle of winter, and because no one was lighting the lights in the house, it looked even darker.Li Chengqi was hidden in the darkness, his outline and face were blurred, only the ruler hanging in his hand was quiet and unquestionable.Xue Chongjian slowly got up from the bed, he lifted his trousers, and moved towards the torture bed step by step.The pain in his buttocks reminded him that he was still alive, and that there was still a body that could feel pain, accept this person's punishment, and use this punishment to prove that he belonged to him.His love lies on his stomach, waiting for this person to give him pain and caress.Then finish this dream.

Xue Chongjian lay on the bed, took off his trousers, closed his eyes and said lightly, "I know I'm wrong, you can hit me." Li Chengqi stayed for a while, remembering Li Longji's words, he silently raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and walked away. Going to Xue Chongjian's side, he said, "I must punish you today and give an explanation to the two adults, Yao and Song. Hua Nu, you have grown up, and you really can't do this kind of thing again next time." Xue Chongjian only felt disappointed in his heart, even this The word "next time" sounds like a temptation and irony to his state of mind at this time, how many next times he can expect.After all, he nodded slightly, and said dumbly: "I remember."

Li Chengqi didn't know why, seeing Xue Chongjian accepting the blame so obediently, he was so soft that he couldn't lift it.He pressed Xue Chongjian's waist with one hand and hesitated for a long time, and finally raised his ruler and knocked it down on the bruised ass.When eating the board at the place that was already very swollen and painful, Xue Chongjian felt as if a hand suddenly grabbed his heart, he shivered, and quickly bit his cuff hard.He was a little puzzled as to why all the pain fell on his left buttock, leaving him without a chance to breathe, and he was able to fix his body on the torture bed with all his strength.The sun on both sides kept jumping, as if being hit by something, and something bloody was about to come out.

When he was so painful that he was covered in cold sweat and almost screamed, the beating stopped, and he heard Li Chengqi whisper: "These twenty strokes are for Mr. Song." Then there were a few slow footsteps.Although Xue Chongjian didn't raise his head, he understood that the footsteps meant the beginning of another pain.He felt more and more pain in his left buttock, and he couldn't help thinking in fear, can he still beg for mercy?Use this painful body as a bargaining chip, beg his forgiveness, beg him to open his arms again, maybe they can go back to the past, at least before the next parting, they can blindfold their eyes and embrace each other in this darkness, but How can he forget his awakening just now.

While he was hesitating, the silent and powerful ruler fell down again.Xue Chongjian groaned, and instinctively wanted to avoid the pain, but the pain chased him, and bit into his most painful buttocks again and again.Suddenly his eyes darkened, and no matter how hard he was to control himself, he turned over and fell off the execution bed. He went back and stroked his buttocks with trembling hands, but felt slightly wet and greasy in his palms, knowing that he was bleeding from the beating.For some reason, he didn't feel any fear or resentment in his heart, only a emptiness where the dust had settled.

Li Chengqi cried out: "Flower slave!" He walked around to support Xue Chongjian's arms in two steps, Xue Chongjian gasped for a while in a slight dizziness, and said, "How much is there?" Li Chengqi was heartbroken, and said: "No more. I will help You go to bed and rest." He tried his best to lift Xue Chongjian up, but Xue Chongjian was exhausted and could not move his legs, so he could only be half-carried and half-dragged by Li Chengqi, and staggered back to the bed.He suddenly understood what he should complain about.It's all because of this time, if it wasn't for this time, he would still be that little flower slave, and his cousin could easily hold him in his arms, if it wasn't for this time, his relatives would be there, even if he would be beaten occasionally, He would simply feel the pain, if not for this time, he would not have seen through the truth.However, time is irreversible, those are the tears that fell on his palm, whether he spread his palm loosely or greedily grab it into a fist, he can only watch it flow away.Xue Chongjian took another breath, gritted his teeth, covered his pants and said, "You call someone to take me back."

Li Chengqi was startled while supporting Xue Chongjian's arm, he slowly straightened up and said, "Okay."

The ox cart was rumbling and the horseshoes were twitching. Xue Chongjian was lying in the cart, a little dizzy from the slow swing.When the car turned a corner, he thought of something, propped himself up on his knees, lifted the curtain and looked out.Although it is already February, it is still the lingering winter and the cold spring is expected. Before Youshi, the sky has gradually fallen into darkness.He looked towards Longqingfang—no, the buildings that have been renamed Xingqingfang right now, the lights were smudged by the window paper into circles of warm light circles, making the heavy buildings and halls float in a dreamlike streamer.He remembered that it was also such a cold weather many years ago, and he walked towards the opposite direction of the light, full of nostalgia and reluctance in his heart.

Shi Chun, who was called by Li Chengqi to pick him up, hurriedly rode his horse close to the ox cart, and asked, "What's the matter, sir?" Xue Chongjian shook his head. The south of the road is the extremely prosperous East Market in Chang'an. There are expectations and anxiety written all over it. Some people yelled for discounts, some people pushed flatbed carts, some people carried shelves, and some people kept whipping the animals to urge them to move faster, causing them to shake their heads.The hustle and bustle of people and animals, no matter whether they harvested or not today, all look forward to returning home a moment earlier.The chickens perched in the nest, the sun was over, and the cattle and sheep came down. This is such a moment that people can't think about.After a cold and tiring day, there is only reunion with loved ones under the warm lights.

But he was very afraid to go home, he had no relatives in his family, his mother was in Puzhou with his younger siblings, and his eldest brother lived in a property by himself after he got married, and no relatives would come to accompany him to see his wounds , Ask him if it hurts.He thought of the place where gold and jade were piled up, and he felt chills all over his body. This was not the Chang'an he longed for, nor was it the home he could live in when he was tired. Without relatives, it was the same everywhere.He grabbed the window edge and ordered: "Turn around." Shi Chun said: "Do you want to go back to Song Palace?" Xue Chongjian shook his head and said: "Out of Chunming Gate, I'm going to Puzhou."

Shi Chun was taken aback, and said: "It's getting dark soon, and your lord is injured, how can you leave the city at this time? If your lord misses the princess, you should go home and rest first, and send someone to deliver a letter tomorrow?" Xue Chongjian Hearing the word "going home", he couldn't hold back anymore, tears rolled down his face, he smashed the car window and cried, "I'm not going back! I'm not going back! I'm going to Puzhou, I'm going to find my mother!" He didn't care that his carriage and horses were in the middle of the road in Shengyefang, blocking the way of pedestrians, causing all the people on the street to stop and watch.He only knows that he is so jealous of these people in his heart, and how poor and pitiful he is compared to them. He really has no home in this prosperous city of Chang'an. excluded.

Shi Chun watched Xue Chongjian grow up, and had never seen the young master lose his temper so much. He rolled off the horse in shock, knelt down beside the car and kowtowed: "Lang Jun! Lang Jun thinks twice, Lang Jun has a title now, and there is no one from His Majesty." Allowed, you can't go out of the city without permission..." With a bang, a fish carved in purple gold was thrown to the ground, and Xue Chongjian cried: "Take this, and anyone who dares to stop him will kill him!" He then crouched down , Shi Chun could still hear him crying in the car: "I'm going to Puzhou, I'm going to find my mother."Shi Chun knelt on the ground helplessly for a while, seeing more and more pedestrians being crowded, he had to get up and ordered people to turn the car around and head east.

The chariots and horses arrived at Chunming Gate, and the guards were shocked when they saw Xue Chongjian's fish talisman, and said: "It's not because the subordinates dared to stop the king, but it's too late, and the king is going out of the city at this time, and it is impossible to return before the gate is closed. The East Palace and His Majesty’s handwriting are not allowed to stay outside the city overnight. If the King is really urgent, can you let the subordinates go to the palace to report it?”

Xue Chongjian was lying in the car, and the guards under the car could hear the words clearly. It turned out that he was crowned king, so he couldn't even escape.Shi Chun called helplessly: "Lang Jun, look?" Xue Chongjian cried all the way, his eyes were astringent and his mouth was thirsty, and he didn't even have the energy to scold the guards.He was extremely discouraged, and smiled wryly: "Go anywhere, don't go home." Shi Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief, and thought for a while: "How about going to the Furong Garden in the south of the city? The princess lived there before she left. The house should be clean." Xue Chongjian didn't have the heart to think about it, he only knew that since he couldn't get out of the city, he had to leave here as soon as possible, it was too close to Xingqingfang, and he couldn't let that person see himself in such a state of embarrassment.

After a few whips, the carriages and horses turned around again.Those guards stood in front of the door inexplicably, watching the group of people with golden mud on the horse barrier and painted cars slowly heading south.The gold and silver bells on the cows and horses struck a clear and clear tune, but it was a bit desolate to hear it in the cold wind and dusk.They have guarded in front of this gate for a long time, and have seen too many hesitant people leave home, feel familiar with this scene, and can't help but think of the proverb in the city: the end of the world when the spring is over【1】.

The author has something to say: [1] Chunming Gate is the center of the three gates on the east side of Chang’an City. Passing through this gate means leaving Chang’an. Going west from Chunming Gate is the Wuwang’s House in Xingqingfang.