Li Chaoyi's Anecdote

At that time, Li Yan was kicking Cuju with the palace people. Three eunuchs and court ladies with thick waists and round arms attacked him, but none of them dared to kick seriously, and a seven-year-old child was far ahead.

At this time, a palace man slipped on his feet intentionally, and all the targets that were close at hand were shot crookedly. The rattan ball rolled to the emperor's feet, and Yi bent down to pick it up, handed it to the smiling palace man, and said: "You If you like it, I will build a Cuju field in the palace."

"Fourth... Fourth Highness..." The palace man knelt and offered the ball to Li Yan.

"Been touched by him, I don't want it." The fourth prince threw the takraw ball far away.The palace people in Miaoxiang Palace were all shocked and knelt down on the ground, not daring to lift their heads.

Yi Ze walked up to Li Yan, knelt down and wanted to touch his head, but he nimbly dodged it.Li Yan clenched his fists and took two steps back, staring at the emperor like a little tiger.

"If you like throwing balls for fun, I'll send someone to send a hundred of them, and let you throw them slowly, okay?"

"I don't want to give me anything to the traitor who wants to usurp the throne."

Yi smiled: "Seeking to usurp the throne? Who taught you this word?"

Li Yan's mouth was tightly pursed.

"I know even if you don't tell me..." Yi Ze stood up, with a slightly dispirited look on his face, "Speaking of which, you are indeed the most similar to the late emperor, no wonder he likes you so much." The emperor took out the magic star from his bosom Qi Shi, hanging on Li Yan's neck with his own hands.

"Don't pick it..." Li Yan moved his shoulders and was held down by Yi Ze. He had never spoken to anyone in such a solemn tone, "Your father is gone... no... some things, even if He's still there, so I'm afraid there's nothing he can do..." Yi Ze turned around and said to the palace: "Go pick up the ball and wash it, maybe His Highness is still willing to play."

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The days in the palace passed very slowly, and winter seemed to never end.

The expression on the emperor's face became less and less. Sometimes when he was talking to Qin Yang, the smile on his face was so faint that he couldn't catch it. I don't know if he was enduring it himself or was swallowed by the devil.

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One day in December, Qin Yang received a letter from the Baicao Valley's Fu Niao. The change in Qin Ling came to an end, and all parties dispersed.The emperor was born in Taihua, and Zhuangruo asked unintentionally, "How is Elder Juewei?"

Qin Yang said: "I heard that his old injury has relapsed, so he didn't go back to the mountain, but went to the south to recuperate."

"Understood." The emperor frowned imperceptibly.

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The time turned to January, and the first year of the new emperor passed smoothly, and the plum tree pruned by the emperor in Youxian Pavilion grew new branches.Qin Yang found that the emperor was a little unhappy recently, although he didn't express anything, Tian Gang was keenly aware of the abnormality, which was mainly due to the gun soul who had nothing to do all day and always liked to wander around.

Ever since he was severely injured by the demon Quehua, the gun soul has been recuperating in the lonely peak. The royal family is originally a place full of fresh air, and within a month, he was able to move without hindrance.Gunhun relied on the fact that mortals couldn't see him, so he walked freely through the palace. Once he passed Linde Hall, he stopped suddenly, staring at the double eaves and flying horns in a daze.

"What's wrong with you?" Qin Yang asked him.

"I'll show you something good." Gun Soul led him to a hibiscus tree in front of the hall, "It's here, you dig down."

Qin Yang acted according to his words, his hands soon touched a hard object, he pushed away a layer of floating dirt on his face, it turned out to be a jug of wine, and Feng Ni said it was more than 30 years old.

Gun Soul showed a satisfied expression: "This is Yuhuchun, the favorite wine of the former emperor." He stared at the wine jar that was still intact after the change of dynasty, and said with some melancholy: "It's a pity that I am now a soul. , can’t taste it.”

Qin Yang was known as a good drinker in Baicao Valley, since he entered the palace, he has always abided by his duty and never exceeded the rules, but now the spirit of the gun has aroused the wine bug in his belly.He patted the Kaifeng mud with one hand, and the mellow aroma of wine came to his face.

"This Yuhuchun is also called All Night Wine. After the death of the previous dynasty, the secret method was lost, and this jar is probably the only one left in the world."

"Who are you, how do you know so clearly?"

The soul of the gun did not answer, and went into the lonely peak to continue to sleep.

Qin Yang stood holding the wine jar for a while, seeing that there was no one around, he finally couldn't help but took the first sip.

29

"Who is so bold, you know that drinking alcohol in the palace is a capital offense." The emperor was wearing a black cloak, raised his hand to part two hibiscus, and walked over the snow. Branch Huangrui, romantic and elegant, it is not to be looked at.

Qin Yang hastily saluted: "See Your Majesty." He was holding the wine jar in his arms, neither holding it nor putting it away. He didn't know what to do, but the emperor picked it up, and Yi Ze came closer to sniff it, and praised: "It's really good wine, I've never seen it before, what's the name of this wine?"

The plum blossom in his hand was unbearable to the wind, and some petals fell into the wine jar, whirling like a boat.

Qin Yang said: "It is said that it is called overnight wine."

"Through... all night... wine..." The emperor smiled thoughtfully, "When I was young, I heard an old story told by an old palace man. There was a very favored man who was next to a certain emperor. Her concubine, she is good at brewing wine, one sip can make people dazzled, aftertaste for a hundred days. Later, the concubine was old and fading, and almost fell out of favor. In order to win back the king's heart, she spent a whole night brewing a wine. This new kind of fine wine is fragrant and mellow, and lasts for a long time, which actually made the emperor change his mind. Since then, he only fell in love with her, so the all-night wine got its name."

But how can everything be satisfactory in this world, both of them understand this truth.

Drunk all night, finally want to have fun.

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Qin Yang saw the emperor took a sip from the wine jar.

"Qin Baijiang, wait for this matter, where are you going?"

"Of course it's back to Baicao Valley."

"Have you ever thought about staying in the palace?"

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Qin Yang discovered that the emperor knew many things without saying anything, maybe he knew it six years ago - he was wearing armor, and the Tiangang who followed his master was looking at him.

"Those friends of mine back then lived in seclusion, went far away, and some... Even I don't know where they are."

"It will be bright when it is dark, and the flowers will bloom when they fall, but when time passes, it will never come back."

"So... Baijiang Qin, I need you."

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In a trance, Qin Yang heard himself say something, he was too drunk to remember.The emperor walked over with a smile, lifted the cloak to wrap them both in it, then leaned on Qin Yang's shoulder, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Under the cloak, Qin Yang held Yi Ze's hand.

"Your Majesty, I..." He still wanted to say something, but his eyelids were too heavy to open.

That's it, that's it.

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"Boy, the kid surnamed Qin..."

"Boy, are you okay?"

Qin Yang opened his eyes, and saw that the gun soul was hanging upside down in front of him, with long hair hanging down, scratching his face.Qin Yang stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, and with a thud, the wine jar in his arms fell to the ground, and the last night's wine was spilled on the snow, casting a gloomy shadow.

Gun Soul looked at him with a half-smile: "What did you dream about?"

"Dream?" Qin Yang was taken aback, he closed his palm tightly, but there was nothing inside.

Gun Soul sat on the wine jar with his arms folded: "All night wine is really heartless wine. That poor concubine didn't win back the king's heart, she died drunk in her dream. And the biggest beauty of this all night wine It’s something that can make people feel emotional and thought-provoking... You just smiled, you think you saw something that haunts your dreams.”

Qin Yang was slightly angry: "Don't talk nonsense."

"If you don't tell me, I have a way to know... the thoughts of mere mortals... tsk tsk..." Gun Soul was rather disapproving, he stared at his own eyes for a moment, and then suddenly turned his eyes to Youxian Pavilion, "So that's the case, that person is actually..."

"shut up."

"Heh, since you don't want to admit it, I'm too lazy to entangle with your elm head." After finishing speaking, the soul of the gun disappeared into the lonely peak.

Qin Yang was about to reprimand him a few more words, when he heard a messy and heavy footsteps, he raised his head, and saw a group of palace servants carrying lanterns, Wo Xue, coming in a hurry, most of them were panic-stricken and their clothes were messy.Qin Yang took a few steps, stopped them and asked, "What happened?"

Several people recognized that this was the Jinwu guard next to the emperor, looked at each other, and lowered their voices: "Your Majesty just suddenly said that you have a headache, we are going to ask the imperial physician."

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The emperor got sick in the Miaoxiang Hall. At that time, he was talking to the fourth prince, when he suddenly said that he had a headache and fell down.When Qin Yang arrived, Yi Ze was still awake, his face was pale and his palms were full of sweat.Qin Yang touched his forehead, it was so hot.

Qin Yang saw that the fourth prince was standing in front of the window, teasing a starling like no one else was there.

"Please go down and fetch a basin of water, Your Highness," Qin Yang said.

Li Yan said arrogantly, "I won't go."

"Your brother is ill."

"He's not."

Qin Yang clenched his fists, but the emperor said: "Qin Baijiang, why bother him, my Li family members, if they are not willing, they would rather die than not be persecuted." His voice brought out a kind of euphemism The reverberation was exactly the same as in the dream, as if he would say the phrase Qin Baijiang, I need you in the next moment.

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Qin Yang wrapped Yi Ze in a cloak and carried it back to the Immortal Pavilion.The emperor's arm tightly strangled Tiangang's neck, and Qin Yang could clearly feel his own blood colliding against the opponent's flesh with every breath.The hot air exhaled from Qin Yang's mouth and nose sprayed on the shiny armor, forming a thin layer of silver frost. As he walked, the emperor suddenly patted him on the shoulder: "I am not light, and this snow is not light." Let's go, you'd better put me down..."

Without looking back, Qin Yang quickened his pace: "Your Majesty, you are not as heavy as the armor on me."

The emperor did not insist, how many days