Gu Yan gently untied Ye Zi's hair crown, and the long hair immediately covered the bed.
Ye Zi sank into the soft bed, his eyes fixed on the familiar face in front of him, his heart was pounding, his chest heaved slightly due to tension.
Gu Yan seldom wore such bright colors in the past, and the bright red wedding gown made his complexion fairer and more transparent, and he was handsome and handsome.His eyes lowered, and he looked into Ye Zi's eyes from top to bottom, with every trace of affection pouring out without concealment.
Ye Zi had never seen him like this before, and his breathing became short of breath for a while.
Gu Yan stretched out his hand to caress those eyes that were glowing with water, his fingers slid down Ye Zi's side face, and pressed lightly on his heart: "The heart beats so fast, are you afraid?"
"I……"
Ye Zi couldn't say anything, her fingertips were trembling with nervousness, she subconsciously clenched Gu Yan's cuff, but was slowly opened by the other party, and her fingers clasped tightly against the bed.
Gu Yan lowered his head and kissed him deeply. After a while, he smiled softly and said, "Breathe, little fool. Don't you just like this? Why are you so nervous?"
Ye Zi turned his head awkwardly: "I, I didn't..."
Gu Yan bit his throat, and maliciously ran over it with the tips of his teeth: "It's nothing, don't you like it?"
Ye Zi closed her eyes and murmured, "I like it..."
Gu Yan licked the small piece of skin that was red from being bitten, without raising his head: "What do you like, A Zi, please explain clearly."
Ye Zi was forced to tremble all over by him, sobbed, and then uttered a few words in a low voice.
The voice was weak, and Gu Yan's eyes sank. He lifted the belt that was not too tight with his fingers, and kissed his eyes comfortingly: "You said that."
The painting boat swayed with the waves in the water, and in a short time it was far away from the river bank and stopped in the middle of the river.In the distance, several bundles of fireworks exploded in the sky, one after another.Bits of weeping overflowed from the hull, and were soon completely covered by the sound of fireworks.
Ye Zi's consciousness quickly became chaotic, and he suddenly felt that he had turned back into a grass in the precarious wind and rain.
The wind and rain ran over the delicate leaves without mercy, and the sense of loss of control was overwhelming. The tip of the leaf was trembling with fear, and could not help curling up.
But the howling wind and rain turned into drizzle at this time, like a pair of gentle hands, almost pity, tempting the branches and leaves to tremble and open.The slender branches and leaves quickly lost all the strength to resist, and could only still be hit by the rain and dew, taking whatever they wanted.
The bright red lanterns on the prow sway more and more cheerfully, leaving mottled light and shadows on the long river.
In the end, Ye Zi was so tired that he fell asleep.
His consciousness was erratic, and he sank into one dream after another that seemed out of reach but extremely familiar.
He seemed to be wrapped in something soft, and his eyes were filled with bottomless darkness.Suddenly, sweet nectar fell on him through the darkness, and Ye Zi greedily raised his head to suck it. He tried his best to climb up, wanting to absorb more.
A ray of light appeared in front of his eyes.
Ye Zi looked left and right, only to realize later that he had changed back to the appearance of a little green grass, surrounded by warm and hazy water vapor, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Suddenly, a hand landed on his leaf lightly.
Leaf flinched, and then entangled timidly, showing the most delicate heart to the other party in a flattering manner.
That hand paused for a moment, and a strange voice came from beside him immediately: "The god has spent so much watering with fairy dew, this kind of seed can be regarded as breaking ground. As soon as it comes out, I know how to show my favor to you, this little thing..."
The voice of the man stroking the leaves was faint, as calm as an ancient well: "The fairy grass has a spirit and can understand human nature."
Ye Zi looked up at him, the man's face seemed to be hidden in the mist, making it hard to see or understand, only a vague outline remained.
"Are you looking at me?" The man said softly, as if with a little tenderness, "You can't see it."
The appearance of the ancient gods, how can it be peeked at by a newly born grass.
The fairy grass lived in the dense water vapor, but most of the time, he could only stay alone, only a few fairy boys who served the gods sat in the yard occasionally, talking words he couldn't understand.
What Immortal Grass looks forward to most every day is when the gods will water him with fairy dew.
Every day, Shenjun would personally come to water him with fairy dew, touch his leaves, and say a word or two to him.
Xiancao is ignorant, but still loves to listen.
He felt that it was the most beautiful voice in the world.
But I don't know when the gods didn't come again.
The person who watered the fairy dew was replaced by the fairy boy next to the god, who was equally meticulous, but what was missing?Grass jelly has been waiting for a long time, but the person she wanted to see still hasn't come, and even the leaves have become listless.
Xiantong spent more time chatting in the yard than before. Xiancao listened to Xiantong's words day and night, and understood more and more sentences.Xiancao tried her best to listen, and heard a few familiar words between the lines.
"...Going down to earth to endure calamities, the date of return is uncertain."
The scene around Ye Zi changed suddenly, he was ups and downs in the boundless chaos, and he was dizzy from being disturbed.The intersection of light and shadow became clearer, Ye Zi suddenly opened his eyes, and he was being led by a woman in the busy market.
He tilted his head, but he couldn't remember what he saw just now.
"Xiaozi, mother is going to buy candied haws for you. You wait here obediently, don't cry or make trouble, okay?" The woman's voice was gentle, and the three or four-year-old child tilted his head to look at her, and nodded ignorantly.
He saw his mother walking to the corner of the street, and someone he had never seen before put a silver coin in her hand.Afterwards, the woman glanced at him from a distance and walked in another direction.
He wanted to remind his mother that the candied haws seller was not there, but before he could move forward, he was suddenly pulled from behind.
The hand was so strong that it hurt his wrist.
He watched the woman drift away, without crying or making trouble.
His mother told him not to cry.
He was then taken far away, where he was kept with many children of his own age.They were forced to practice martial arts and swords all day long, fighting each other in that dark, prison-like place.
Because someone told them that if there is no victory, there is only death.
Later, he became the last surviving person. He thought he could finally get out of that cage, but he never thought that he was just taken to another cage.
In the magnificent imperial city, the lofty emperor stroked his head and talked to him a lot.
The man told him that from now on, follow him and protect him, even if it costs you your life.
He was led through the long palace, through the veranda with flower windows, and came to a courtyard full of flowers and plants.Just met a boy who fell from a broken branch.
That face became immature and unfamiliar, he could not recognize who that person was for a long time, he only knew that it was the person he would protect all his life.
When Ye Zi woke up, it was already bright outside.
The red silk soft tent tightly covered the outside, preventing any light from coming in.His whole body seemed to be broken and put together again, so weak that he didn't even have the strength left to move his fingers.
Memories rolled into his mind like a torrent, Ye Zi murmured softly, opened his eyes, and saw that familiar face before his eyes.
After a long time, he finally saw the man's appearance clearly.Even after several reincarnations, that face is still handsome. It is a face that cannot be sculpted or copied by the most delicate brushwork in the world.
Ye Zi stared blankly at that face, but the latter suddenly opened his eyes and met his gaze.
The moment the eyes met, the chaotic and disturbed thoughts were immediately disturbed, leaving only the crazy memory of last night.Ye Zi blushed, and subconsciously retreated, but an indescribable soreness came from somewhere behind him, causing him to frown in pain.
Gu Yan's expression changed slightly, and he asked softly, "Does it still hurt?"
"Why doesn't it hurt, but it hurts."
Thinking of what happened last night, Ye Zi felt wronged.
The person in front of him seemed to be a different person on the bed, domineering and tough, tossing and tossing him for most of the night.Ye Zi still had some strength at first, but then he was forced to go limp by the excess pleasure, unable to even resist, and could only let the person ask for it.
Ye Zi blamed with red eyes, those eyes were a little red and swollen from crying, and they were still steamy, and his whole body looked pitiful of being bullied.
Gu Yan's eyes darkened, almost being aroused by his appearance again.
He closed his eyes and settled down, reminding himself in his heart that he had tortured people hard enough last night, and he couldn't do any more nonsense.
Gu Yan sighed in his heart, slowly reached his palm behind Ye Zi, rubbed it gently twice, and then slid down along the skin texture.Ye Zi shuddered all over, too stiff to move.
Gu Yan just touched him, but didn't touch him again, and said in a low voice, "It seems to be a little swollen, I'll give you some medicine."
"No need." Ye Zi shook his head lightly.
Ordinary ointments didn't have much effect on him, let alone, this minor injury would heal within half a day.
Gu Yan felt a little guilty: "Sorry, I should be more careful."
"It's okay..." Ye Zi raised his eyes to look at him, and said softly with some embarrassment, "That's how I like you."
Gu Yan's breathing suddenly became heavier, he lowered his head helplessly, and pinched the face of the person in his arms: "I didn't have enough last night, what did you recruit me in the morning?"
Ye Zi buried his head on Gu Yan's chest, greedily inhaling the faint scent of herbs on his body, after a while, he closed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I just didn't expect that we would have such a day, my... Your Highness."
Gu Yan immediately tightened his arms around him, and said softly, "What did you call me?"
Ye Zi straightened her upper body, put her hands on Gu Yan's side, looked down into those eyes, and smiled slightly at him.Just like when the two first met that year, Ye Zi jumped to catch Gu Yan who fell from the tree.After a glimpse, he was the only one left in his eyes, and nothing else.
Ye Zi piously pressed a kiss on Gu Yan's lips, her voice was low and clear: "...Your Highness."
Gu Yan's voice trembled a little: "You remember it all?"
Ye Zi relaxed, lay back in Yan's arms, and played with his hair.He didn't answer, but said, "Zicheng, let me tell you a story."
Without waiting for Gu Yan to answer, Ye Zi said to herself: "A long time ago, there was an emperor who knew that his life was not long, but at that time, the only one who was suitable to be the crown prince was his grandson who was less than ten years old. He has He can't wait that long. His most proud son was murdered, so he thought of a way to prevent his grandson from going down this path."
"The emperor searched for children with roots among the people, and trained them into obedient weapons. Out of thousands of people, only one came out." Ye Zi closed his eyes, paused for a moment, and continued, "Weapons are made into weapons." At that time, the emperor didn't have much time. In order to protect his grandson, he had to pass the throne to his other son, and then made his grandson a prince, and left a secret mission for Weapon."
"The task given to him by the emperor is to let the little master regain the throne with his own strength."
Gu Yan's arms tightened, and he sighed softly: "What happened next?"
Ye Zi buried her head in Gu Yan's arms, but her voice was unprecedentedly calm: "The emperor made a very complete plan before he died, and all the weapons were followed one by one."
"He taught the little master martial arts, made the little master show off among the princes and nobles, and also let the little master see many shortcomings of the new emperor's governance. He did a lot of things in the open and in the dark, and the conflict between the little master and the new emperor became more and more serious. Aggravate."
"Gradually, the little master really rebelled."
"The little master, fueled by weapons, lived the life he wanted most in accordance with the late emperor's plan."
Gu Yan's fingers trembled slightly, and he interrupted in a low voice: "Azi, stop talking."
"Let me finish." Ye Zi pursed her lips and said softly, "But soon, Weapon made a fatal mistake. He fell in love with his little master, and he couldn't bear to let the little master continue to be manipulated like this .”
"He was too arrogant. He thought he could change everything. But from the first step he deviated from the first emperor, he made a wrong step, every step wrong."
"In the end... harm others and yourself."
Ye Zi's eyes were covered with mist, he rested his head on Gu Yan's shoulder, his shoulder trembling uncontrollably: "I'm sorry..."
Those memories that Gu Yan can't forget are just a long and beautiful deception.In his previous life, he came with a mission. According to the script drawn up by the first emperor, he led that person into a trap step by step, but he was unable to bring him out.
Gu Yan took a deep breath, and silently embraced the trembling body.
After a while, Gu Yan said softly, "It's not your fault."
Ye Zi froze, and Gu Yan gently raised his head.There was still a teardrop hanging on Ye Zi's eyelashes, which seemed to be extremely fragile.
Gu Yan pitifully kissed away the tear stains on his face, feeling pain like a needle prick in his heart.
"Fool, it's not your fault." Gu Yan sighed, "You shouldn't have been involved in the struggle for imperial power in the first place. If it weren't for me, how would you have encountered these things. You think you control my life, and you Isn't it controlled by others and lived as another person?"
"None of us is wrong, and none of us."
They were entangled by fate for two lifetimes, which was right and which was wrong long ago in the long river of time, leaving only the deep love engraved in each other's hearts.
Ye Zi was tired from crying, and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.When he woke up again, he was the only one left in the bed tent.There was still some warmth in the half of the bed beside him, Ye Zi stared blankly at the half-empty pillow, and after a while, footsteps came from outside the tent.
Gu Yan lifted the bed curtain and sat beside him: "You are awake, get up quickly."
Ye Zi nodded, and Gu Yan still pulled him up and dressed him.Gu Yan has always been meticulous in taking care of him, and today he is even more careful than usual, as if he is making up for yesterday's mistakes.
Ye Zi knew why he was like this, pursed his lips, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm fine now."
Gu Yan paused, then said with a smile, "That's good."
Even so, the meticulous and patient movements did not change a bit.Gu Yan helped Ye Zi get dressed, and pulled him out of the cabin.
The scene outside was completely different from what Ye Zi saw yesterday.
They had already sailed away from Guangling City, and the painting boat was slowly swaying among the mountains, heading forward.Not far in front of them, there is a small house built next to the water.
Ye Zi said in a daze, "This is..."
Gu Yan didn't answer, but skillfully rowed the oars, driving the boat to stop at the pier in front of the small courtyard.
Gu Yan helped Ye Zi get off the boat.
This house is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, standing between the mountains and rivers, it is extraordinarily quiet.
"This place is not far from Guangling, and the mountains and rivers are pleasant. It is the best place to live. I chose this place for a long time before I settled on it." Gu Yan said: "I sent people to build this waterside house here. Bricks, tiles, plants and trees are all made by myself. I think you might like it."
Gu Yan looked down at him, and said softly, "Madam, do you like this betrothal gift?"
Gu Yan once promised him that he would help him build a house.
The things he promised are all in his heart, and he has not forgotten them in the slightest.
Ye Zi's eyes suddenly became hot, and he nodded: "I like it."
Gu Yan smiled as if relieved, and said, "As long as you like it, come on, I'll take you around inside, and see if there is anything that needs to be changed."
"it is good."
The two stayed here.
In the remaining few days, Gu Yan even moved Guangling's affairs here, and stayed with Ye Zi all day long.
It didn't take long before the flood disaster gradually improved under Gu Yan's management. Gu Yan was supposed to retire, but as the days went by, he had no intention of going back at all.
Emperor Jinghe was worried, and sent several letters in a row, urging Gu Yan to finish the affairs at hand and return to Chang'an as soon as possible.Gu Yan simply sacrificed his ability to pretend to be sick, pretending to be bedridden and unable to withstand long-distance travel.
Gu Yan's skill at pretending to be sick is very good. Whether it is the local officials who came to see him or the envoys sent by Emperor Jinghe from Beijing, they were all convinced by him. Gradually, it was even rumored that Prince Rui was in Jiangnan Rumors of overwork, relapse of old illnesses, and near death.
Gu Yan didn't intend to clarify, and even secretly fueled the flames, letting rumors spread to Yu Lie.
There were rumors outside that Prince Rui, who was supposed to be terminally ill, put his little concubine in the hot spring and bullied her wantonly.The hot spring was surrounded by water vapor, a pale and slender hand climbed the stone steps beside the hot spring, and the silver bell on the wrist made a series of small and light rings.
Gu Yan bullied Ye Zi again yesterday, Ye Zi got into trouble with him, turned into grass and hid in the mountains, refusing to come out.Weeds were everywhere in the mountain, and the little green grass angrily planted itself in the grass, no matter how hard Gu Yan searched, he couldn't find it.
Ye Zi's anger came and went quickly, within less than half a day of stalemate, she couldn't bear it, sneaked back, and was caught by Gu Yan who was in a fit of anger.
So there is the punishment at this moment.
The silver bell restrained Ye Zi from changing back to his original form, he couldn't hide or escape, he could only be trapped in the warm spring water, and let the other party punish him.
Ye Zi blushed and trembled during Gu Yan's movements, and couldn't bear it after a few strokes, sobbing and begging for mercy.But instead of letting him go, the other party's actions became stronger, forcing him to cry.
I don't know how long it took before the sound of the silver bell subsided.
Gu Yan carried the exhausted and drowsy Ye Zi back to the bedroom.
Once he changed his appearance in the hot spring just now, he gently put Ye Zi back on the bed, covered the quilt carefully, and then put on a robe and went outside.
Gu Yan sat down at the table and said, "Come out."
Si Wei stepped in from the door awkwardly.
His ears hidden under the black robe were slightly red, seeing Gu Yan's eyes lightly sweeping towards him, he quickly raised his voice, "Don't worry, master, just now this subordinate hid far away and didn't hear anything."
When Si Wei stepped into the water pavilion, Gu Yan was nowhere to be seen.According to the old rules, he was supposed to wait inside the house, but today there was something urgent, so he couldn't help but look around for someone.
He searched all over the front and back yards, but found no one, so he boldly continued to walk in.There is a quiet path in the backyard, which leads directly to the hot spring in the mountain.But before he entered the hot spring, his sharp ears heard the crisp silver bell, as well as the unrepressed cries and groans.
The little shadow guard was old-fashioned and serious, where had he heard of this before, he blushed immediately, he didn't even care about what urgent matter he had to report, and fled away in a hurry.
Gu Yan withdrew his gaze and took a sip of tea: "It's okay, let's talk, what's the matter?"
"It's the news from Chang'an," Si Wei said sternly, "The subordinate just received the news that the crown prince has been abolished and temporarily placed under house arrest in the East Palace. Emperor Jinghe has drafted an edict, and the third prince will be appointed crown prince soon."
Gu Yan's movements paused, and he smiled softly: "Gu Zhen's movements are actually faster than I imagined."
He paused, and asked again: "It's just this matter, you are not in such a hurry to find me, what else is there?"
"And..." Si Wei hesitated for a moment, then said, "I heard that the third prince is about to marry the concubine."
Suddenly there was a slight noise in the inner room.
Gu Yan hurried in.
Ye Zi hadn't fallen asleep just now, so he naturally heard Si Wei's words.He was so anxious that he just wanted to get up, but when his feet touched the ground, he felt sore and weak, so he managed to keep from falling by holding on to the edge of the bed.
Gu Yan helped him sit down on the bed, took two pillows for him and put them on the back, and taught him righteously: "Don't move around, who said it can't be done just now, don't you feel tired now? "
Who did he do this to? ? ?
Ye Zi glared at the instigator angrily, ignored him, and turned to Si Wei, "How is that bird?"
Si Wei said, "I don't know where to go."
Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, then asked hoarsely, "What do you mean missing?"
Si Wei said: "After Wangfei gave the order earlier, my subordinates sent people to pay attention to that eunuch named Que'er."
"Not long ago, all the palace eunuchs in the Palace of the Three Emperors were replaced by someone. Most of those palace eunuchs were expelled from the palace or sent to other places. But there was no news about that Que'er. .”
"But there are rumors in Chang'an that someone next to the Third Prince was bewitched by him, and was discovered by Concubine Yu and His Majesty, and has been secretly executed."
Ye Zi sank into the soft bed, his eyes fixed on the familiar face in front of him, his heart was pounding, his chest heaved slightly due to tension.
Gu Yan seldom wore such bright colors in the past, and the bright red wedding gown made his complexion fairer and more transparent, and he was handsome and handsome.His eyes lowered, and he looked into Ye Zi's eyes from top to bottom, with every trace of affection pouring out without concealment.
Ye Zi had never seen him like this before, and his breathing became short of breath for a while.
Gu Yan stretched out his hand to caress those eyes that were glowing with water, his fingers slid down Ye Zi's side face, and pressed lightly on his heart: "The heart beats so fast, are you afraid?"
"I……"
Ye Zi couldn't say anything, her fingertips were trembling with nervousness, she subconsciously clenched Gu Yan's cuff, but was slowly opened by the other party, and her fingers clasped tightly against the bed.
Gu Yan lowered his head and kissed him deeply. After a while, he smiled softly and said, "Breathe, little fool. Don't you just like this? Why are you so nervous?"
Ye Zi turned his head awkwardly: "I, I didn't..."
Gu Yan bit his throat, and maliciously ran over it with the tips of his teeth: "It's nothing, don't you like it?"
Ye Zi closed her eyes and murmured, "I like it..."
Gu Yan licked the small piece of skin that was red from being bitten, without raising his head: "What do you like, A Zi, please explain clearly."
Ye Zi was forced to tremble all over by him, sobbed, and then uttered a few words in a low voice.
The voice was weak, and Gu Yan's eyes sank. He lifted the belt that was not too tight with his fingers, and kissed his eyes comfortingly: "You said that."
The painting boat swayed with the waves in the water, and in a short time it was far away from the river bank and stopped in the middle of the river.In the distance, several bundles of fireworks exploded in the sky, one after another.Bits of weeping overflowed from the hull, and were soon completely covered by the sound of fireworks.
Ye Zi's consciousness quickly became chaotic, and he suddenly felt that he had turned back into a grass in the precarious wind and rain.
The wind and rain ran over the delicate leaves without mercy, and the sense of loss of control was overwhelming. The tip of the leaf was trembling with fear, and could not help curling up.
But the howling wind and rain turned into drizzle at this time, like a pair of gentle hands, almost pity, tempting the branches and leaves to tremble and open.The slender branches and leaves quickly lost all the strength to resist, and could only still be hit by the rain and dew, taking whatever they wanted.
The bright red lanterns on the prow sway more and more cheerfully, leaving mottled light and shadows on the long river.
In the end, Ye Zi was so tired that he fell asleep.
His consciousness was erratic, and he sank into one dream after another that seemed out of reach but extremely familiar.
He seemed to be wrapped in something soft, and his eyes were filled with bottomless darkness.Suddenly, sweet nectar fell on him through the darkness, and Ye Zi greedily raised his head to suck it. He tried his best to climb up, wanting to absorb more.
A ray of light appeared in front of his eyes.
Ye Zi looked left and right, only to realize later that he had changed back to the appearance of a little green grass, surrounded by warm and hazy water vapor, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
Suddenly, a hand landed on his leaf lightly.
Leaf flinched, and then entangled timidly, showing the most delicate heart to the other party in a flattering manner.
That hand paused for a moment, and a strange voice came from beside him immediately: "The god has spent so much watering with fairy dew, this kind of seed can be regarded as breaking ground. As soon as it comes out, I know how to show my favor to you, this little thing..."
The voice of the man stroking the leaves was faint, as calm as an ancient well: "The fairy grass has a spirit and can understand human nature."
Ye Zi looked up at him, the man's face seemed to be hidden in the mist, making it hard to see or understand, only a vague outline remained.
"Are you looking at me?" The man said softly, as if with a little tenderness, "You can't see it."
The appearance of the ancient gods, how can it be peeked at by a newly born grass.
The fairy grass lived in the dense water vapor, but most of the time, he could only stay alone, only a few fairy boys who served the gods sat in the yard occasionally, talking words he couldn't understand.
What Immortal Grass looks forward to most every day is when the gods will water him with fairy dew.
Every day, Shenjun would personally come to water him with fairy dew, touch his leaves, and say a word or two to him.
Xiancao is ignorant, but still loves to listen.
He felt that it was the most beautiful voice in the world.
But I don't know when the gods didn't come again.
The person who watered the fairy dew was replaced by the fairy boy next to the god, who was equally meticulous, but what was missing?Grass jelly has been waiting for a long time, but the person she wanted to see still hasn't come, and even the leaves have become listless.
Xiantong spent more time chatting in the yard than before. Xiancao listened to Xiantong's words day and night, and understood more and more sentences.Xiancao tried her best to listen, and heard a few familiar words between the lines.
"...Going down to earth to endure calamities, the date of return is uncertain."
The scene around Ye Zi changed suddenly, he was ups and downs in the boundless chaos, and he was dizzy from being disturbed.The intersection of light and shadow became clearer, Ye Zi suddenly opened his eyes, and he was being led by a woman in the busy market.
He tilted his head, but he couldn't remember what he saw just now.
"Xiaozi, mother is going to buy candied haws for you. You wait here obediently, don't cry or make trouble, okay?" The woman's voice was gentle, and the three or four-year-old child tilted his head to look at her, and nodded ignorantly.
He saw his mother walking to the corner of the street, and someone he had never seen before put a silver coin in her hand.Afterwards, the woman glanced at him from a distance and walked in another direction.
He wanted to remind his mother that the candied haws seller was not there, but before he could move forward, he was suddenly pulled from behind.
The hand was so strong that it hurt his wrist.
He watched the woman drift away, without crying or making trouble.
His mother told him not to cry.
He was then taken far away, where he was kept with many children of his own age.They were forced to practice martial arts and swords all day long, fighting each other in that dark, prison-like place.
Because someone told them that if there is no victory, there is only death.
Later, he became the last surviving person. He thought he could finally get out of that cage, but he never thought that he was just taken to another cage.
In the magnificent imperial city, the lofty emperor stroked his head and talked to him a lot.
The man told him that from now on, follow him and protect him, even if it costs you your life.
He was led through the long palace, through the veranda with flower windows, and came to a courtyard full of flowers and plants.Just met a boy who fell from a broken branch.
That face became immature and unfamiliar, he could not recognize who that person was for a long time, he only knew that it was the person he would protect all his life.
When Ye Zi woke up, it was already bright outside.
The red silk soft tent tightly covered the outside, preventing any light from coming in.His whole body seemed to be broken and put together again, so weak that he didn't even have the strength left to move his fingers.
Memories rolled into his mind like a torrent, Ye Zi murmured softly, opened his eyes, and saw that familiar face before his eyes.
After a long time, he finally saw the man's appearance clearly.Even after several reincarnations, that face is still handsome. It is a face that cannot be sculpted or copied by the most delicate brushwork in the world.
Ye Zi stared blankly at that face, but the latter suddenly opened his eyes and met his gaze.
The moment the eyes met, the chaotic and disturbed thoughts were immediately disturbed, leaving only the crazy memory of last night.Ye Zi blushed, and subconsciously retreated, but an indescribable soreness came from somewhere behind him, causing him to frown in pain.
Gu Yan's expression changed slightly, and he asked softly, "Does it still hurt?"
"Why doesn't it hurt, but it hurts."
Thinking of what happened last night, Ye Zi felt wronged.
The person in front of him seemed to be a different person on the bed, domineering and tough, tossing and tossing him for most of the night.Ye Zi still had some strength at first, but then he was forced to go limp by the excess pleasure, unable to even resist, and could only let the person ask for it.
Ye Zi blamed with red eyes, those eyes were a little red and swollen from crying, and they were still steamy, and his whole body looked pitiful of being bullied.
Gu Yan's eyes darkened, almost being aroused by his appearance again.
He closed his eyes and settled down, reminding himself in his heart that he had tortured people hard enough last night, and he couldn't do any more nonsense.
Gu Yan sighed in his heart, slowly reached his palm behind Ye Zi, rubbed it gently twice, and then slid down along the skin texture.Ye Zi shuddered all over, too stiff to move.
Gu Yan just touched him, but didn't touch him again, and said in a low voice, "It seems to be a little swollen, I'll give you some medicine."
"No need." Ye Zi shook his head lightly.
Ordinary ointments didn't have much effect on him, let alone, this minor injury would heal within half a day.
Gu Yan felt a little guilty: "Sorry, I should be more careful."
"It's okay..." Ye Zi raised his eyes to look at him, and said softly with some embarrassment, "That's how I like you."
Gu Yan's breathing suddenly became heavier, he lowered his head helplessly, and pinched the face of the person in his arms: "I didn't have enough last night, what did you recruit me in the morning?"
Ye Zi buried his head on Gu Yan's chest, greedily inhaling the faint scent of herbs on his body, after a while, he closed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I just didn't expect that we would have such a day, my... Your Highness."
Gu Yan immediately tightened his arms around him, and said softly, "What did you call me?"
Ye Zi straightened her upper body, put her hands on Gu Yan's side, looked down into those eyes, and smiled slightly at him.Just like when the two first met that year, Ye Zi jumped to catch Gu Yan who fell from the tree.After a glimpse, he was the only one left in his eyes, and nothing else.
Ye Zi piously pressed a kiss on Gu Yan's lips, her voice was low and clear: "...Your Highness."
Gu Yan's voice trembled a little: "You remember it all?"
Ye Zi relaxed, lay back in Yan's arms, and played with his hair.He didn't answer, but said, "Zicheng, let me tell you a story."
Without waiting for Gu Yan to answer, Ye Zi said to herself: "A long time ago, there was an emperor who knew that his life was not long, but at that time, the only one who was suitable to be the crown prince was his grandson who was less than ten years old. He has He can't wait that long. His most proud son was murdered, so he thought of a way to prevent his grandson from going down this path."
"The emperor searched for children with roots among the people, and trained them into obedient weapons. Out of thousands of people, only one came out." Ye Zi closed his eyes, paused for a moment, and continued, "Weapons are made into weapons." At that time, the emperor didn't have much time. In order to protect his grandson, he had to pass the throne to his other son, and then made his grandson a prince, and left a secret mission for Weapon."
"The task given to him by the emperor is to let the little master regain the throne with his own strength."
Gu Yan's arms tightened, and he sighed softly: "What happened next?"
Ye Zi buried her head in Gu Yan's arms, but her voice was unprecedentedly calm: "The emperor made a very complete plan before he died, and all the weapons were followed one by one."
"He taught the little master martial arts, made the little master show off among the princes and nobles, and also let the little master see many shortcomings of the new emperor's governance. He did a lot of things in the open and in the dark, and the conflict between the little master and the new emperor became more and more serious. Aggravate."
"Gradually, the little master really rebelled."
"The little master, fueled by weapons, lived the life he wanted most in accordance with the late emperor's plan."
Gu Yan's fingers trembled slightly, and he interrupted in a low voice: "Azi, stop talking."
"Let me finish." Ye Zi pursed her lips and said softly, "But soon, Weapon made a fatal mistake. He fell in love with his little master, and he couldn't bear to let the little master continue to be manipulated like this .”
"He was too arrogant. He thought he could change everything. But from the first step he deviated from the first emperor, he made a wrong step, every step wrong."
"In the end... harm others and yourself."
Ye Zi's eyes were covered with mist, he rested his head on Gu Yan's shoulder, his shoulder trembling uncontrollably: "I'm sorry..."
Those memories that Gu Yan can't forget are just a long and beautiful deception.In his previous life, he came with a mission. According to the script drawn up by the first emperor, he led that person into a trap step by step, but he was unable to bring him out.
Gu Yan took a deep breath, and silently embraced the trembling body.
After a while, Gu Yan said softly, "It's not your fault."
Ye Zi froze, and Gu Yan gently raised his head.There was still a teardrop hanging on Ye Zi's eyelashes, which seemed to be extremely fragile.
Gu Yan pitifully kissed away the tear stains on his face, feeling pain like a needle prick in his heart.
"Fool, it's not your fault." Gu Yan sighed, "You shouldn't have been involved in the struggle for imperial power in the first place. If it weren't for me, how would you have encountered these things. You think you control my life, and you Isn't it controlled by others and lived as another person?"
"None of us is wrong, and none of us."
They were entangled by fate for two lifetimes, which was right and which was wrong long ago in the long river of time, leaving only the deep love engraved in each other's hearts.
Ye Zi was tired from crying, and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.When he woke up again, he was the only one left in the bed tent.There was still some warmth in the half of the bed beside him, Ye Zi stared blankly at the half-empty pillow, and after a while, footsteps came from outside the tent.
Gu Yan lifted the bed curtain and sat beside him: "You are awake, get up quickly."
Ye Zi nodded, and Gu Yan still pulled him up and dressed him.Gu Yan has always been meticulous in taking care of him, and today he is even more careful than usual, as if he is making up for yesterday's mistakes.
Ye Zi knew why he was like this, pursed his lips, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm fine now."
Gu Yan paused, then said with a smile, "That's good."
Even so, the meticulous and patient movements did not change a bit.Gu Yan helped Ye Zi get dressed, and pulled him out of the cabin.
The scene outside was completely different from what Ye Zi saw yesterday.
They had already sailed away from Guangling City, and the painting boat was slowly swaying among the mountains, heading forward.Not far in front of them, there is a small house built next to the water.
Ye Zi said in a daze, "This is..."
Gu Yan didn't answer, but skillfully rowed the oars, driving the boat to stop at the pier in front of the small courtyard.
Gu Yan helped Ye Zi get off the boat.
This house is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side, standing between the mountains and rivers, it is extraordinarily quiet.
"This place is not far from Guangling, and the mountains and rivers are pleasant. It is the best place to live. I chose this place for a long time before I settled on it." Gu Yan said: "I sent people to build this waterside house here. Bricks, tiles, plants and trees are all made by myself. I think you might like it."
Gu Yan looked down at him, and said softly, "Madam, do you like this betrothal gift?"
Gu Yan once promised him that he would help him build a house.
The things he promised are all in his heart, and he has not forgotten them in the slightest.
Ye Zi's eyes suddenly became hot, and he nodded: "I like it."
Gu Yan smiled as if relieved, and said, "As long as you like it, come on, I'll take you around inside, and see if there is anything that needs to be changed."
"it is good."
The two stayed here.
In the remaining few days, Gu Yan even moved Guangling's affairs here, and stayed with Ye Zi all day long.
It didn't take long before the flood disaster gradually improved under Gu Yan's management. Gu Yan was supposed to retire, but as the days went by, he had no intention of going back at all.
Emperor Jinghe was worried, and sent several letters in a row, urging Gu Yan to finish the affairs at hand and return to Chang'an as soon as possible.Gu Yan simply sacrificed his ability to pretend to be sick, pretending to be bedridden and unable to withstand long-distance travel.
Gu Yan's skill at pretending to be sick is very good. Whether it is the local officials who came to see him or the envoys sent by Emperor Jinghe from Beijing, they were all convinced by him. Gradually, it was even rumored that Prince Rui was in Jiangnan Rumors of overwork, relapse of old illnesses, and near death.
Gu Yan didn't intend to clarify, and even secretly fueled the flames, letting rumors spread to Yu Lie.
There were rumors outside that Prince Rui, who was supposed to be terminally ill, put his little concubine in the hot spring and bullied her wantonly.The hot spring was surrounded by water vapor, a pale and slender hand climbed the stone steps beside the hot spring, and the silver bell on the wrist made a series of small and light rings.
Gu Yan bullied Ye Zi again yesterday, Ye Zi got into trouble with him, turned into grass and hid in the mountains, refusing to come out.Weeds were everywhere in the mountain, and the little green grass angrily planted itself in the grass, no matter how hard Gu Yan searched, he couldn't find it.
Ye Zi's anger came and went quickly, within less than half a day of stalemate, she couldn't bear it, sneaked back, and was caught by Gu Yan who was in a fit of anger.
So there is the punishment at this moment.
The silver bell restrained Ye Zi from changing back to his original form, he couldn't hide or escape, he could only be trapped in the warm spring water, and let the other party punish him.
Ye Zi blushed and trembled during Gu Yan's movements, and couldn't bear it after a few strokes, sobbing and begging for mercy.But instead of letting him go, the other party's actions became stronger, forcing him to cry.
I don't know how long it took before the sound of the silver bell subsided.
Gu Yan carried the exhausted and drowsy Ye Zi back to the bedroom.
Once he changed his appearance in the hot spring just now, he gently put Ye Zi back on the bed, covered the quilt carefully, and then put on a robe and went outside.
Gu Yan sat down at the table and said, "Come out."
Si Wei stepped in from the door awkwardly.
His ears hidden under the black robe were slightly red, seeing Gu Yan's eyes lightly sweeping towards him, he quickly raised his voice, "Don't worry, master, just now this subordinate hid far away and didn't hear anything."
When Si Wei stepped into the water pavilion, Gu Yan was nowhere to be seen.According to the old rules, he was supposed to wait inside the house, but today there was something urgent, so he couldn't help but look around for someone.
He searched all over the front and back yards, but found no one, so he boldly continued to walk in.There is a quiet path in the backyard, which leads directly to the hot spring in the mountain.But before he entered the hot spring, his sharp ears heard the crisp silver bell, as well as the unrepressed cries and groans.
The little shadow guard was old-fashioned and serious, where had he heard of this before, he blushed immediately, he didn't even care about what urgent matter he had to report, and fled away in a hurry.
Gu Yan withdrew his gaze and took a sip of tea: "It's okay, let's talk, what's the matter?"
"It's the news from Chang'an," Si Wei said sternly, "The subordinate just received the news that the crown prince has been abolished and temporarily placed under house arrest in the East Palace. Emperor Jinghe has drafted an edict, and the third prince will be appointed crown prince soon."
Gu Yan's movements paused, and he smiled softly: "Gu Zhen's movements are actually faster than I imagined."
He paused, and asked again: "It's just this matter, you are not in such a hurry to find me, what else is there?"
"And..." Si Wei hesitated for a moment, then said, "I heard that the third prince is about to marry the concubine."
Suddenly there was a slight noise in the inner room.
Gu Yan hurried in.
Ye Zi hadn't fallen asleep just now, so he naturally heard Si Wei's words.He was so anxious that he just wanted to get up, but when his feet touched the ground, he felt sore and weak, so he managed to keep from falling by holding on to the edge of the bed.
Gu Yan helped him sit down on the bed, took two pillows for him and put them on the back, and taught him righteously: "Don't move around, who said it can't be done just now, don't you feel tired now? "
Who did he do this to? ? ?
Ye Zi glared at the instigator angrily, ignored him, and turned to Si Wei, "How is that bird?"
Si Wei said, "I don't know where to go."
Ye Zi was stunned for a moment, then asked hoarsely, "What do you mean missing?"
Si Wei said: "After Wangfei gave the order earlier, my subordinates sent people to pay attention to that eunuch named Que'er."
"Not long ago, all the palace eunuchs in the Palace of the Three Emperors were replaced by someone. Most of those palace eunuchs were expelled from the palace or sent to other places. But there was no news about that Que'er. .”
"But there are rumors in Chang'an that someone next to the Third Prince was bewitched by him, and was discovered by Concubine Yu and His Majesty, and has been secretly executed."
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