Mirror of the Sky

"I, I won't live long..." Luo Mu trembled, tears streaming down his face, and his voice was intermittent, "You...what should you do? I want to take you...what should I do?"

When Luo Mu uttered the first sentence, Zhou Tang closed his eyes in pain.

So this is ah……

That weird and vague uneasiness turned out to be real.

Zhou Tang squeezed Luo Mu's shoulders tightly, opened his eyes, hid his tears, leaned closer, hugged him again, hugged him tightly, and asked the extremely cruel question in a trembling voice: "How long? "

Luo Mu didn't answer, tears fell on Zhou Tang's hands, it was as cold as his body temperature.

"One month? Three months? Half a year?" Zhou Tang pressed his head against Luo Mu and asked him, "One year? Two years? Three years?"

Luo Mu grabbed Zhou Tang's hand that was still around his waist, nodded slightly, and dropped a few more tears on their hands.

Zhou Tang breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and kissed Luo Mu's hair, "Enough."

"Not enough..." Luo Mu choked up and shook his head, "Not enough!"

He is greedy, one year missing, one day missing, one hour missing is not counted as a lifetime, and he will complain about the cruelty and strictness of fate.

If he hadn't been ten years older than Zhou Tang, if he hadn't been a short-lived descendant of the Luo family, if he hadn't collapsed from the battle, he would have had the courage to turn around and embrace him.

"Enough." Zhou Tang clasped his hand and hugged him tightly, "Don't get close to you, don't hug you, let time go by, and lose you forever, that's the cruelest thing."

"Turn around." Zhou Tang coaxed softly, "Hold me tight, I promise, every moment in the future will be worth it, and you won't regret it."

Luo Mu didn't move.

Zhou Tang could guess what he was thinking, and continued: "Don't think that after you leave, it's up to me to decide. Whether you respond to me or not, I will always love you, miss you forever, and toss and turn for you forever. It will cure me, it will only make me sick."

Luo Mu still didn't move, but tears fell more urgently.

"You didn't respond to me because you were cowardly, selfish, and a rascal—" Zhou Tang accused him, but his voice was extremely gentle, so gentle that he couldn't stand it.

Luo Mu suddenly turned around, hugged Zhou Tang's waist, raised his head, pressed his tear-wet face to Zhou Tang, and pressed his lips to his chin.

Luo Mu's lips were just pressed together, not even a kiss, but tears fell silently.

Zhou Tang lowered his head and rubbed against each other, their lips pressed against each other.

But still no one moved, except for tightening their arms and hugging each other tightly, there was no other movement, just holding their breath and touching their lips.

The tears of the two fell after rinsing, and met at the corners of their touching lips. The cool one was Luo Mu's love and courage, while the warm one was Zhou Tang's throbbing and gratitude.

Finally, hold you tight.

Luo Mu turned his face sideways first, and held his breath for a long time so that he couldn't breathe, panting non-stop, his body trembled.

Zhou Tang hugged him and kissed his forehead lightly, "Don't be afraid."

My master, don't be afraid of anything.

"I'm here." Zhou Tang said.

It's up to me to protect you. I will take care of all your worries and concerns.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and there was no movement in the bedroom. Eunuch Bao realized something, issued a password, and sent the palace servants away.

Those who can serve personally in Zichen Palace are those who are strict-spoken and trustworthy.Even if it wasn't, Zhou Tang's "eyes" were still staring at them in the dark.

Tonight, the sky has changed.

Eunuch Bao stood guard at the door of His Majesty's bedroom all night.The next day was approaching the morning court, so he gently pushed the door open and walked in, softly waking up His Majesty who was sleeping in the bed with His Majesty the National Teacher.

After this night, everyone in Zichen Palace knew that the sky had really changed.

Master Guoshi, stay overnight.

The palace servants who attended His Majesty's washing saw with their own eyes that there was another man lying on His Majesty's bed, and they were all familiar with him—His Majesty the National Teacher.

Even if the bed is clean and tidy, and there is no trace of love, but the status of the master of the state teacher will be different from today.

The palace man withdrew his gaze, not daring to look further.

Zhou Tang ordered the palace servants to go outside to wait for him to wash and wash, and hastily stuffed his stomach, and told him not to wake up the master, and then Eunuch Bao followed him to the morning court.

Before leaving, he went back to the inner room himself, and tucked the quilt for Mr. Guoshi.

The palace guards stood guard at the door until the sun rose, and the National Teacher woke up.

And the palace people had already received the news of His Majesty's return, and set up breakfast.

Your Majesty said, we will have dinner together when Master Guoshi wakes up.

Luo Mu woke up on Zhou Tang's dragon couch, feeling ashamed and uneasy, but what was more in his heart was throbbing satisfaction and sweetness.

Last night Zhou Tang hugged him, comforted him softly, told him his love and determination, and planned the limited future of the two of them.

Exchanging the whole heart with the other party turned out to be so throbbing and satisfying.

No matter how long the future is, sleeping with your lover this night is warm. From body to heart, to the closeness of soul, it has never been so warm.

Luo Mu hid in the bed, smelling the scent belonging to Zhou Tang, and after a while, he got up without changing his face, and let the palace servant who heard the movement come in.

Zhou Tang prepared clothes for him, and as soon as Luo Mu put them on, Zhou Tang came back.

Luo Mu greeted him with a smile, Zhou Tang also smiled, and grabbed his hand, "It's okay, it's warm."

As usual, it was just a warm touch, but there was a lingering sweetness between the two of them.

The palace man lowered his head tacitly.See less, talk less, and do your job well, that's the best way to survive in this palace.

Half a month later, at the end of March, Master Liu, who was in charge of selecting concubines, brought up the matter of concubine selection again in the court.

Zhou Tang ordered that the appointment of all the selected officials' daughters entering the palace to face the saints will be raised to the agenda, and it will be prepared by Mr. Liu and assisted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But the next day, the Moon Terrace Warlock officer who was responsible for selecting the auspicious time reported that the hexagram was not ominous, which indicated that the selection of concubines would not go well.

After His Majesty learned about it, he asked the Master of the State Teacher to ask the Hexagram to watch the sky mirror.The sky-peeping mirror shows that the prosperous emperor Zhou Tang was destined to have no children.

The Imperial Hospital took turns to check His Majesty's pulse, and concluded that His Majesty is in good health.

The courtier tactfully asked Mr. Guoshi if he was wrong in asking the hexagram.However, the master of the state teacher asked the hexagram again and again, and he still came to the conclusion that he had no children.

A few days later, there were rumors in the palace that His Majesty was actually very masculine and favored a young eunuch as early as the beginning of March.Since then, this person has been "on duty" in Zichen Palace.

The courtiers were dumbfounded for a moment, no wonder... Your Majesty is destined to be childless.

However, there are still close ministers who privately advised His Majesty that it's okay to be a good man, but you should be with a woman... It's a big deal to keep the royal blood.

His Majesty did not comment, but a move a few days later left the courtiers stunned.

His Majesty brought the seven sons of the three imperial brothers into the palace, tested their talent and learning in person, and finally left behind the eldest prince's seven-year-old third son Zhou Heng, and the second prince's six-year-old eldest son Zhou Jue.

Zhou Tang bluntly said that these two are candidates for the crown prince.

No matter how the courtiers objected, Zhou Tang still placed Zhou Heng and Zhou Jue in the palace, and appointed Ding Ge's fourth son Ding Cheng as his teacher to teach them.

Zhou Tang was not as ruthless as Emperor Jing, but lacked wisdom. Although he was young, he was not superficial and incompetent;

Eight years after Zhou and Tang ascended the throne, he not only cleared up the government, but also conquered Qi State, which made Zhou State get rid of the predicament and gradually move towards the road of revival and prosperity.

In the court, very few people dared to blatantly contradict him.With the assistance of a few confidant cabinet ministers, Zhou and Tang seldom made mistakes, so he was a rare wise emperor.With the support of the Tang family, the military power is also firmly in hand.

Of course, among them, there is also the credit of the National Teacher.

It can be said that the two points of good masculinity and childlessness are the only blemishes and shortcomings of Zhou Tang.

So Zhou Tang never paid attention to the external resistance that Luo Mu worried about, he was afraid that Luo Mu would not, dare not.

And Luo Mu was worried about those, but the more he cared, the more he couldn't tolerate imperfections, and he hoped that Zhou Tang would not have any blemishes or shortcomings.

But after the appearance of Zhou Heng and Zhou Jue, the two crown prince candidates, this blemish and shortcoming became less important.

But even so, Zhou Tang can favor the little eunuch, and even favor other men, but he cannot have an affair with the master of the state.

Because favoring an unimportant person is completely different from being affectionate to the national teacher who is closely related to the fate of the country.

Even if Luo Mu knows that his ability to ask the sky and divination will not be affected by who he falls in love with, he can't ruin the century-old reputation of the Luo family and become a tainted national teacher; Tang became a faint king who disregarded Zhou's national destiny, and made himself a reason for the world to criticize and criticize Zhou and Tang.

Therefore, even if they are together, they can only hide it.

The palace servants of Zichen Palace are Zhou Tang's confidantes, but they are not foolproof, so Zhou Tang not only eliminated the staff, but also behaved extremely restrained when they get along with each other.Except for the first night, Luo Mu never stayed in the Zichen Palace again, and except for that "trial warming", the two of them didn't make any intimate moves in front of the palace people.

But Luo Mu spent significantly longer by Zhou Tang's side.

For example, at this moment, Zhou Tang invited the master of the state to come to the imperial study to "discuss government affairs in secret".

However, Master Guoshi is sitting on the side at the moment, holding the sky-peeping mirror and losing his mind.

It's a lie to favor the little eunuch, but it's true that he was destined to have no children!

Luo Mu couldn't believe it, and tried to verify the Sky Mirror again and again.

Zhou Tang saw that he started to think again, stepped forward to hug him from behind, and looked at the sky-peeping mirror in his hand.

"This mirror that knows the fate and sees the future... is nothing special."

The Skypeeking Mirror is a circular mirror with a bronze body, and the inlaid mirror surface is brighter and clearer than ordinary brass mirrors.

If it weren't for the complicated runes engraved on the mirror body, and the superimposed protrusions vaguely resemble a dragon pattern, the Skypeeking Mirror would have nothing special about it except that it could illuminate more clearly.

Luo Mu turned the back of the Sky Peeping Mirror over and said with a smile, "Of course there is nothing special in your eyes. But the runes behind it have not yet been deciphered by the Luo family. the cause of the matter."

Zhou Tang asked with a smile: "It's really so powerful. Then it said that I was the fate of the subjugated country at one time, and the king of the prosperous age at the next.

Luo Mu was startled when he heard the words, and a trace of panic flashed by. Zhou Tang would never know about his change of fate for Zhou Tang.

"That's because your fate has changed, don't blame it."

Zhou Tang didn't notice Luo Mu's strangeness, "Is that so...then maybe I'm just destined to have no children, don't blame him."

Luo Mu was taken aback, and then realized that Zhou Tang was actually trying to explain himself, and he didn't want him to suspect that his divination was wrong and get into the horns.

Indeed, he didn't blame Skypeeping Mirror, but he blamed himself.

Luo Mu said: "In the past, I never asked you about the heirs by marriage."

I was young before, and it wasn’t time; later, I was afraid of being hit by the result, so I didn’t dare to ask; after the two were together, in order to cooperate with Zhou Tang’s plan of not choosing a concubine, Luo Mu asked him this hexagram, but it was hit. son.

Luo Mu was afraid that he changed Zhou Tang's fate and made him childless.

"So it's your fault?" Zhou Tang stuck close to him, "Maybe it didn't exist in the first place?"

Zhou Tang went up to him and kissed him, saying: "I said, no matter whether you respond to me or not, I am destined to miss you in this life."

That being the case, it is doomed to be childless.

Looking at Zhou Tang's serious expression, Luo Mu suddenly laughed, put down the sky mirror, raised his hand to hold Zhou Tang's face, and kissed him on the lips.

Yes, as early as when he stretched out his hand to the five-year-old Zhou Tang, Zhou Tang's fate changed because of him.At that time, it had nothing to do with love.

Luo Mu held Zhou Tang's face and said, "You're right, the reason lies with me, but I don't blame myself, and I don't regret it."

Because this is what Zhou Tang wants, what he also wants, the best fate.

Zhou Tang smiled, raised Luo Mu's chin and kissed him, his lips and teeth intersected.