Hot as China, cold as snow

Liu Moran pulled Ying'er who was kneeling on the ground and slapped her mouth, Ying'er's cheeks were already swollen.

Liu Jin'an looked at Liu Chengyin's back contemptuously, and said bluntly: "No one is in the eyes, arrogant and conceited, he has the ambition to become a great man, but he has no ability to rule the world. The flood is shallower than the pond and wants to reach the sky, but it is not a dragon." Liu Moran dismissed it lightly He glanced at Liu Chengyin's back, then looked at Liu Jin'an, with undisguised admiration in his eyes, but said in his mouth: "From now on, just understand this in your heart, don't say it again, if it spreads out, it will be bad for anyone."

Ying'er stood beside her and said, "Your maidservant didn't hear anything."

"Brother, you are too cautious. During those years, when you were in the palace, Ying'er followed you since she was a child, and she has long been a member of our Rong Palace."

"You just need to remember that he is the prince, the prince appointed by the emperor." Whenever the emperor was mentioned, Liu Moran's eyes dimmed. "Furthermore, remember to go back and tell your father not to form gangs. You must also remember that people in high positions will more or less find ways to worry about the balance of power among the people below, let alone the emperor. No emperor will The powerful families don't have doubts, don't look at the fact that the emperor can tolerate the Rong Palace now, it's because we haven't exceeded his bottom line, but it doesn't mean that we won't take any measures against us in the future."

Liu Jin'an's eyes flickered a few times, nodded slowly and solemnly, without saying a word, he stood at the gate of the hall with carved dragons on the golden wall, hesitated for a moment, but stopped, turned his head and said to Liu Moran : "Brother, you go in. Presumably the emperor wants to see you alone now. I just wait here."

Pushing open the gate of the palace, the temperature immediately felt a little lower than that outside, and a golden light shone in through the open gate of the main hall, reflecting a beam of light and a figure.

There was only a sound of 'pa', and a zhezi descended from the sky in a perfect arc, and the zipbooks that had been corrected or had not been corrected were scattered everywhere on the ground.Ying'er bypassed the scattered folders on the ground and slowly stepped forward, calling out in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the son of Prince Rong is here." Liu Yao raised his head slowly, his facial skin was well maintained, and he still looked radiant, just frowning , looking in a bad mood.Ying'er stepped back by herself, picked up the scattered memorials on the ground, and sorted them away.

Liu Moran walked to a place not too far from Liu Yao, the emperor of the Chengtian Empire, and bowed and knelt down.

As soon as he saw Liu Moran, he immediately stretched his brows and softened his facial expression. He didn't even notice the love and indulgence in his eyes. He rubbed his temples, and he spoke in a tired voice: "Standing so far away. What are you doing? Is it possible that I will eat you again? Stand closer and let me take a good look at you."

Liu Moran moved forward a few steps.

Liu Yao's voice was cold: "Come closer, come to me." Liu Muran followed his words and moved to stand in front of him.But I heard Liu Yao, the emperor of the Chengtian Empire, said: "Why don't you know how to be a courtier after going to the Shunhui Empire? Do you have to make yourself notorious? Since your master Tao Shanren has allowed you to go down the mountain, why not?" Don’t you know how to come back again when you have time? I’m playing wild, and now I know that I’m here to see you.”

"Chen, I'm late." Liu Muran apologized after hearing the sound.

"That's all, you get up. It's rare to see me, how can you be willing to punish you. It's just that this time you really played too much. Cough cough." The emperor Liu Yao covered his mouth and coughed.Ying'er took a step forward with the tray in her hand: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to drink the medicine."

Liu Yaobo said angrily, "Take it away!"

Ying'er backed up a few steps in response, but gave Liu Moran a look, and sneaked a little worried expression at Liu Yaonu.

Liu Moran could see clearly, took the medicine bowl in Yinger's hand, sniffed it, then frowned, but still held the medicine bowl with both hands: "Your Majesty, it's better to take the medicine. Why bother with your body?" .”

Liu Yao pointed at the table with two fingers interlaced, and made a uniform sound one by one. He only glanced at the medicine bowl in disgust: "I said I won't drink it."

"If the Emperor thinks the medicine is bitter and you don't want to take it, then try this." Liu Moran couldn't convince Liu Yao, so he put down the medicine bowl, and took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, which was exactly the same as the one given to King Rong Liu Xu.

"what is this?"

"This is a pill made from the wonderful medicine obtained from the trip to Xutu Mountain. It has the effect of prolonging life. Your Majesty, why not give it a try." Liu Yao reached out to take it, took out a pill and said, "It's better than those bitter medicines." It’s not a level. I heard that you were injured? But you are better, go to the medical officer to get some medicine, this year’s new tribute taro ointment.”

"Come back to the court, and I will give you a position. You don't have to walk in the rivers and lakes, and follow your master in peril." Liu Yao coughed, took a sip of water and suppressed it.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I have been in Pinggu with my master these years. I have cultivated my moral character very well. I don't plan to become an official. Sooner or later, Liu Jin'an will be given the position of the prince."

The emperor sighed in a low voice: "Why do you have the same temperament as Fuxing?" He covered his lips and cleared his throat, seeming to be a little resentful: "He is indeed worthy of admiration in certain aspects, and he is famous in the Jianghu. He is a master or a senior. , but his thinking is too old-fashioned, biased and rigid. If I hadn’t been for him, Tao Fuxing would not have disappeared. Ten years ago, if I hadn’t considered your safety, I would not have agreed to hand you over to the Taoshan people. The current situation." Liu Moran didn't continue, but touched the half of the worn jade on his body.

The emperor didn't care about Liu Moran's thoughts, and opened his mouth to reward him with his things and a relatively leisurely job.But Liu Moran stopped her with an emphatic tone: "Your Majesty, I will return to Pinggu in a short time and inherit the mantle of my master. Even if I have already entered the martial arts, how can I serve the court. A woman who has ambitions and does not serve her husband, what's more, she is seven feet above the sky. boy."

Liu Yao's voice was cold: "You really don't want an official position?"

"No." Liu Moran said firmly.

Liu Yao stared at him for a dozen breaths, then waved his hands: "Go out and wait. Let Liu Jinan enter the palace."

Liu Moran said goodbye, retreated along the way to the door, pushed open the door of the main hall, and the sun shone in, his eyes dazzled and his mind dazzled.He swayed, turned sideways, and let Liu Jinan pass by.Liu Jin'an patted him on the shoulder as he passed by, and nodded to each other to express his reassurance.

Liu Moran's light blue hair fluttered in the wind. Instead of following the eunuch to rest in the side room, he found a place with plenty of sunlight and sat on the ground on the steps. He closed his eyes lazily to cover up his fatigue.

Memories crept into my heart so quietly, as if I saw two children of average size running into the flowers one after the other and quietly sneaking into the forbidden area of ​​the palace. The younger one had beautiful black hair and was dressed in blue Pulling the child with no expression on his back who seemed not very interested in anything, he walked around familiarly, and introduced the terrain and orientation excitedly.Liu Moran laughed out loud unconsciously, the childhood Leng Xuanren was always so mature and cute, at that moment, the browbones were clustered, and the sun and the moon paled.

But he didn't know this smile, and he was infatuated by the crown prince Liu Chengyin who was hiding behind the shadow of the stone carving.

Liu Moran gradually restrained his smile, and some things could never go back to the past.What I saw when I opened my eyes again were still dots of stars, as deep as ink, without any trace of fatigue.

On the way back, Liu Moran's mood suddenly became very good. He was walking alone on the streets of Kyoto. This is a very bustling commercial street. There are shops selling accessories on both sides, and there are also shops selling calligraphy, painting and antiques. .He walked by one by one, and entered a shop at random. There were a variety of things in it. He picked up a sapphire at random. A wealthy young man who had been taken advantage of was chattering and boasting about this jade, talking about what kind of tribute jade it is from Hetian.

What was said there was dry mouth, but Liu Moran couldn't help but listen to it, but finally put down the shoddy sapphire, but subconsciously touched the broken jade that was hidden next to his body.

No matter how good the jade is, it can't compare to this piece of broken jade, let alone a piece of ordinary shoddy sapphire.

But after a while, he finished a street, and when he reached the end of the street, he suddenly found that the surrounding area was deserted. He was about to turn around and leave, but there was wind in his ears, and he became alert.Dodging sideways, he saw the gold thread logo on the cuff of the black clothes out of the corner of his eyes, and he was pleasantly surprised.

The joy is that he sees whoever he thinks of in his heart; the surprise is that Leng Xuanren's moves are like lightning, pressing every step of the way without mercy.Liu Moran blocked it hastily, but the two of them never showed their weapons.

Liu Moran took a deep breath and shouted, "What are you doing? Leng Xuanjian!"

Leng Xuanyan grabbed his collar and pushed him against the wall: "Are you serving the palace of the Chengtian Empire?"

"You know." Liu Moran spread his hands, not denying it at all.

Hearing this, Leng Xuanyan's subordinates buttoned his collar even more forcefully, restraining him a bit, and it was difficult for him to breathe: "The disciple of Taoshan people in Lingzhou actually behaved like this, he has entered the rivers and lakes, and secretly became a lackey of the imperial court. What is your relationship with King Rong? Why is King Rong's son with you? Tell me!"

"Can you control it? Leng Xuanyan, I'm not your subordinate!" Liu Moran's veins burst out.

Leng Xuanyan didn't realize it, and still asked stubbornly: "You know Liu Moran, what's your relationship with Liu Moran? Why pretend to be Liu Moran, don't say you don't, see how you don't look like him?"

"You think he's in the palace or Rongwang's mansion, not here anymore. That's right, I'm pretending to be him, what do you want?" Liu Moran replied, the two were so close that they could feel each other's breath. From a distance, it looks very ambiguous.Leng Xuanyan obviously didn't expect him to admit it so quickly, and was a little stunned for a while.

I don't know if it's because of the shame and anger he said before or because of his shortness of breath, Liu Moran's face flushed, he broke free from the shackles, gained freedom, increased the distance between the two, and sneered back: " Each other and each other, where can you catch up with the dignified landlord of the murderous building, don't forget that you are Leng Xuanyan, the legitimate heir of the Shunhui Empire."

Leng Xuanren came back to his senses and stood there without moving, and asked: "So you really approached me on purpose." He snorted coldly: "Why do you think you have obtained the secrets of the Shunhui Empire, and rush to ask for it?" Ask Liu Yao for credit."

After hearing this, Liu Moran felt cold: "Do you think I am such a person?" Without waiting for Leng Xuanyan to reply, he continued: "So what?"

"You admit it." Leng Xuanren narrowed his eyes dangerously, and his tone was terribly cold. He pointed at Liu Moran with a finger and said: "I hate people who deceive me the most. Be careful of your life. You Remember, Mr. Lanling Liu, the next time we meet, we will be the enemy, and I will never let you go so easily." After speaking, he turned and wanted to leave.

"Stop." Liu Moran called to stop him: "You are still staying in the capital, and you haven't left yet. What do you want to do? Let me tell you too, don't get the attention of the Chengtian Empire, let alone the attention of the emperor Liu Yao. You If you want to, I will return it to you intact, and the next time we meet, life and death will not be tolerated."

Leng Xuanren flew over the wall without even turning his head.

Not far away, Liu Chengyin's gloomy eyes kept watching their every move.Seeing Leng Xuanyan flying away mercilessly, the golden light in his sleeves was shining brightly, until Liu Muran left a little lonely, then he gritted his teeth fiercely and broke the newly sprouted willow branches beside him.