Chapter 22: Departure

Since the day the King of Jin became a prince after a heavy snowfall. For several days, the sky in Kyoto was unexpectedly clear.

It was still a sunny day. In the afternoon, there is still a trace of the original chill of winter in the air, mixed with the warm sunlight shining on the body, but it makes people feel very comfortable.

Well, such good weather is just right for going out.

There are several gorgeous black nanmu carriages parked in front of the Jin Wang's Mansion at this moment, and the people in the mansion are constantly busy, moving things in and out of the carriage.

In the courtyard, there were Gao Xun Bai Sang Ye Xiuying and others who were about to set off, and even Princess Yan came to see them off in person.

"Sister Song, if you decide him, I'll trouble you to take care of it."

Bai Sang gently stroked his brother's hand and said to Song Yuyan in front of him.

Song Yuyan touched the well-behaved little face of the boy in front of her, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Bai Sang's younger brother, we will treat him as our own child." ”

She already likes children, but unfortunately she and Gao Yan haven't had a son for many years. Now that she learned that Bai Sang's younger brother was going to live in the Yanwang Mansion, she was naturally very happy.

Bai Sang nodded slightly, holding his brother's hand and reluctant to let go. The watery eyes drooped down, and there were still a few traces of sorrow that could not be dispersed.

Gao Xunyan, who was explaining the matter to others, also turned his head and said to the person in front of him: "Brother Huang, Yu Yan, I still have to ask you in the future." ”

Gao Yan, who was standing on the side, smiled heartily: "Brother Huang and Bai Sang can go back to Jiangzhou with peace of mind, Cassia has Yu Yan to help take care of him in this palace, don't you feel at ease?" ”

Gao Xun looked at Song Yuyan, and the other party was also looking at him with a gentle expression, no longer alienated from before. nodded and smiled: "Naturally, I am relieved." ”

That day, he went to the Yanwang Mansion with Bai Sang, and the four of them were sitting in the main hall together. Later, Bai Sang temporarily followed Gao Yan into the inner room to talk about the princess's condition, and Gao Xun and Song Yuyan were left in the hall, and the atmosphere was suddenly inexplicably awkward.

"Ahem, sister-in-lawβ€”" Gao Xun took a sip of tea and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin should call me Yu Yan." Song Yuyan finally raised her head and looked at Gao Xun.

"Okay." Gao Xun nodded, indicating that he understood.

Lowering their heads, the two were speechless, and there was silence for a while.

"Yu Yan - it's been okay all these years." Gao Xun took another sip of tea, held back a few words, and began to greet casually.

"It's good."

"Yes." Gao Xun nodded again and finished the tea in the cup.

His eyes wandered, and his heart was inexplicably anxious. The little prince couldn't sit still.

Bai Sang, why hasn't it come out yet.

Song Yuyan looked at Gao Xun's absent-minded appearance, laughed, and said slowly: "Your Highness, it's still the same as before, you can't calm down for a moment." ”

"Huh." Gao Xun smiled embarrassedly as if he had been exposed, "Yu Yan is still as quiet as before." ”

"Your Highness used to always complain that Yu Yan was too obedient and couldn't help you play tricks on the master together, do you remember?"

"Haha, remember to reads;. It was this king who was too naughty at that time. Gao Xun bent his eyebrows, and his expression was as cunning as he was back then.

Song Yuyan looked at her with a smile, but her heart slowly fell. The person in front of him can only be regarded as a younger brother after all.

The atmosphere gradually eased, and the two began to chat about some interesting things from their childhood, and the conversation became much more natural.

Gao Xun came back to his senses and glanced at Gao Yan, who was still smiling gently beside Song Yuyan.

Bai Sang's younger brother couldn't go back to Jiangzhou with him because he still had to stay in Kyoto to study, but Gao Yan offered to help take care of it, Bai Sang had no other objections to this, and Gao Xun naturally agreed. However, he and the eldest brother who had never had a relationship with him have been getting closer and closer during this time.

Gao Xun thought about it, brotherly harmony, this is not a good thing.

"Lord Wang, everything is packed up."

"Hmm." Gao Xun nodded and said to Ye Xiuying: "Ah Ying, then let's get ready to go on the road." ”

As he spoke, he patted Sima Jing, who had been waiting on the other side for a long time, on the shoulder, and said with a deep meaning: "General Sima, we are really leaving." ”

Sima Jing hugged his fists at her, with a sincere expression: "The last general wishes the prince a smooth journey." ”

Gao Xun shook his head helplessly.

The night before leaving, he inquired about Ye Xiuying's house and asked her if she wanted to stay in Kyoto. Ye Xiuying replied resolutely, of course, she followed the prince back to Jiangzhou.

It seems that this Sima Jing, after so long, still hasn't made any moves.

Gao Xun said in his heart, this general's elm head really has to make him suffer a little lovesickness before he can open his mind.

Here, Bai Sang was still holding his younger brother's little hand and telling him carefully: "Cassia, Sister Ah is not here, and you must study seriously in the academy." When you arrive at the Yanwang Mansion, you are not allowed to be naughty. When it's cold at night, cover yourself with a quilt. If there is anything, I asked Sister Song to help write a letter to Sister A and say, do you know? ”

The little boy listened attentively one by one, and finally tilted his head and asked, "Got it." Sister, will you come back on my birthday? ”

"Yes, Sister will come back to see Cassia Ming." Bai Sang squatted down and hugged him, and helped him straighten his clothes. He pursed his lips, still wanting to say something more.

Gao Xun saw that the two of them had been inseparable for a long time, and walked over and comforted him gently: "Okay, Jiangzhou is not far from Kyoto, if you miss him, we can come back from time to time." As he spoke, he took Bai Sang's hand again: "It's really time to go, huh?" If you don't leave, it's going to be dark. ”

Bai Sang looked at the person in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly, and finally nodded and handed Cassia into Song Yuyan's hands.

After saying goodbye to the people present one by one, Gao Xun and his party finally set off.

Leading a short line, Ye Xiuying rode on the horse in front of her to watch the road, while Gao Xun and Bai Sang sat in the carriage behind her.

On the way, Gao Xun saw that Bai Sang's expression was always light, and his feelings were not high, and he must have been very tired after a day of tossing, so he hugged the person next to her and told her to sleep well.

Bai Sang also obediently leaned on Gao Xun's body, buried his face in her arms, and quietly seemed to have fallen asleep all the way.

In the smoothly moving carriage, only the faint breathing of the two could be heard. Gao Xun closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Caressing the hair of the person in her arms, smelling the unique faint fragrance of her body, her heart slowly calmed down.

……

After a while, Gao Xun felt that something was wrong.

"White mulberry?"

Gao Xun called her softly, and the person in his arms only moved his fingertips slightly.

After waiting for a while, but there was no response, Gao Xun stretched out his hand, wanting to make the person in his arms raise his head.

Unexpectedly, the left hand that had just stretched out was firmly held by the right hand of the person in front of him, and his ten fingers were tightly clasped. Gao Xun was a little surprised, but even more surprised, Bai Sang's hand was cold like never before.

Gao Xun straightened his face at this time, broke away from the holding hand, supported her arms, and lifted her chin.

Bai Sang was forced to raise his head from her arms. Gao Xun gently brushed her hair, but saw her face full of tears.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Gao Xun suddenly panicked, hugged the person in front of him again, and asked in a trembling voice: "What's wrong, yes, why are you unhappy?" ”

Bai Sang did not answer. Two lines of tears kept oozing from under the lowered eyelids, and a few tears hung on the long eyelashes, making the originally fair face even paler. Leaning on Gao Xun's shoulders trembled slightly, but he didn't let out a little cry, and his weak appearance seemed to be shattered with a slight pinch.

Gao Xun raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears on her face little by little, and comforted her in a low voice: "Are you reluctant to make a decision?" If you are reluctant to make a decision, we can also take him back to Jiangzhou with us. It's a big deal to help him find a place to study, although Jiangzhou is not as good as Kyoto, there are always academies. ”

Bai Sang pursed his lips and shook his head lightly, but the crystal tears in his eyes fell in a row.

Gao Xun had never seen Bai Sang's fragile side, and he only felt that his heart was tightened again. Her silent tears and not saying anything are even more worrying. Gao Xun also knew that he couldn't force her to say anything at this moment.

He lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the forehead, and gradually went down. Kiss her eyes, kiss dry her tears, until the person in front of her began to calm down little by little in his arms.

Gao Xun raised his face, put his head against her, and stared at her for a long time. finally kissed and kissed the cherry lips, and then raised his finger and pointed to his chest, with a funny expression:

"Look, the placket is all wet, and those who don't know still think that this king's chin leaked when he drank water!"

The person in front of him finally burst into tears when he heard this, stretched out his hand and lightly slapped Gao Qin, and his pale face was also dyed with a hint of redness.

Gao Xun took her hand, clasped it together, and asked with a slightly threatening smile: "Oh, is it that this king made you unhappy, so you came to take revenge on this king like this, huh?" ”

Bai Sang was not threatened by her, and Qiushui cut his eyes to meet her gaze and looked at her deeply. Then he blushed slightly, lowered his eyes, rested his chin on her not wide shoulder, and shook his head: "No." I was very happy with Ah Xun. ”

Gao Xun turned his head and saw the shallow smile of the person in front of him, like spring water after the rain, warming his heart.

The carriage slowly moved away, and the people in the carriage always hugged each other tightly.

Life in Jiangzhou is really exciting.