Chapter Twenty-Three: It Was Already Planned
On the General's Palace.
Qingshuang and Zhou Yuanqi led people to dress up everywhere in the house, and a lot of red lanterns were hung under the eaves, and the festive colors had a New Year's flavor.
The New Year's goods in the government have been prepared, and in accordance with the habits of other officials in the DPRK and China, there are not only delicacies from the mountains and seas, but also fine wine and fruits, without losing the dignity of the general's mansion.
In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Chu Nanyue rewarded everyone in the mansion with gold and silver bills, and granted leave to the people who had families in the outer courtyard, asking them to go home early for a reunion year.
In the end, except for the pro-soldiers, only Zhou Yuanqi and Qingshuang were still by her side, but Chu Nanyue felt very satisfied.
Compared with the hypocrisy of the so-called relatives, the loyalty of the brothers is more worthy of her touching.
She was fortunate to be able to live a new life, and she was already satisfied with such a peaceful little life, and even enjoyed it very much.
After several people had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, Qingshuang clamored to set off firecrackers, and Chu Nanyue was a little curious and followed out to watch.
Standing in a huge courtyard, the sound of firecrackers was deafening, Qingshuang was not afraid at all, and stood far away briskly after lighting it, and his movements were skillful.
Chu Nanyue watched the firelight flickering in the dark night, and there were fireworks lit by other families in the sky in the distance, which was full of brilliance.
In the third year of junior high school.
According to the usual practice, the palace rewarded hundreds of officials with silver flags, and Chu Nanyue was a first-class general, so he naturally got a share.
Chu Nanyue looked at the items sent out of the palace and couldn't help but think of Donglin Shuo.
As the sixth prince of the dynasty, Tanglin Shuo is now the emperor's most optimistic candidate for the crown prince, so he must be very busy in this New Year.
The most important ceremonies of the royal family, those sacrifices, palace banquets, etc., must make Tanglin Shuo unable to get rid of it at all, but this is the responsibility of the royal family, and it cannot be shirked.
How is he doing? Chu Nanyue couldn't help but think.
But with the love of the emperor and queen, Tanglin Shuo at least has the warmth of his family. I probably don't need her concern.
No, not even his family, Xie Yinhua, who has already set up a marriage, will miss him.
Thinking of this, Chu Nanyue felt an inexplicable discomfort in her heart, but she didn't have time to think deeply, and the sourness disappeared.
Tanglin Shuo Mansion.
Dongling Shuo, who had just participated in the palace banquet, returned home, and the joy of the festival was not half a point, and the sad look was not hidden.
Rong Sheng saw his thoughts at a glance, and first served hot tea before asking, "Your Highness remembered the events of that year again?" ”
Last year, Tanglin Shuo was in the army, so naturally he did not come back to participate in the palace banquet.
And the reason why he was touched by the palace banquet was because at the palace banquet the year before last, the prince at that time suddenly fell seriously ill during the banquet. Before the end of that year, the prince had unfortunately passed away.
"I don't believe what the imperial doctor said he died, I know that my eldest brother was killed by someone." The pain in Tanglin's eyes was unabated.
The crown prince is the eldest son of the emperor, because he is the queen with Donglin Shuo, the two have been the closest since childhood, and the relationship is deep, far beyond the royal children.
And the prince is in good health, if he dies of illness, how can his efforts suddenly increase in a few days, and finally he will not even have time to say a word to him?
Tanglin Shuo felt that the prince was pure and benevolent, and he had never used scheming to treat people, so he would be blatantly harmed in the palace banquet. Afterwards, the murderer bribed the imperial doctor to exonerate himself.
It is precisely for this reason that Tanglin Shuo invited himself to go to the army for training, in order to precipitate himself and cultivate obscurity.
"Your Highness, don't be impulsive, one day you will find out the truth." Rongsheng Road.
"I'm not impulsive, a year in the army, I want to understand a lot." Tanglin Shuo said indifferently.
Especially what Chu Nanyue taught him.
Rong Sheng nodded suddenly in understanding: "The subordinates understand who it is, and His Highness has also asked the subordinates for their opinions." ”
"What?" Tanglin Shuo didn't react for a while.
Rong Sheng's expression was a little embarrassed: "Didn't Your Highness say that when you just returned to the court, you admired a man in the army very much, and he made His Highness calm down a lot?" ”
He saw that Dongling Shuo's expression was wrong, and hurriedly said: "But it's nothing, Your Highness may just be impulsive." Hasn't His Royal Highness been very attentive to General Chu these days? ”
Tanglin Shuo has been training for a year, and Rongsheng has stayed in the house without personal accompaniment. Regarding the affairs of the army, he only heard Tanglin Shuo talk about it on the day when Tanglin Shuo returned to the court with the army.
Hearing this, Dongling Shuo's face darkened, remembering that when he asked Rongsheng at that time, he thought Chu Nanyue was a man, and he always felt an inexplicable affection for Chu Nanyue.
Over the course of the year, he had doubted himself countless times. He heard that some people in the court were good at manhood, so he was like him, and he was moved by Chu Nanyue's tenacity and sparseness.
However, for more than 20 years, Tanglin Shuo's first temptation was for a man. Every time he realized this emotion, he was a little difficult to digest.
What's more, when facing Chu Nanyue, most of them are dealing with military affairs, even when they are alone. Tanglin Shuo wanted to confess his affection several times, but he knew how unrealistic it was to accept his affection as a man, and he was afraid that Chu Nanyue would be as shocked as himself.
In order for Chu Nanyue not to take the initiative to stay away from him, Tanglin Shuo had to restrain himself.
Thinking of this secret emotion, Tanglin Shuo only said it to Rong Sheng from beginning to end.
But even in his dream, he never thought that not long after returning to the dynasty, Chu Nanyue would reveal his identity! It turned out that Chu Nanyue was a woman, which surprised Tanglin Shuo. So he became more and more concerned about Chu Nanyue's matter, and he forgot to tell Rong Sheng about it.
"Rongsheng." Donglin Shuo couldn't help coughing and said, "The man in the barracks I told you about is actually General Chu, Chu Nanyue. ”
"Is it General Chu?" Rongsheng was shocked.
What's going on? He knew that Chu Nanyue had been disguised as a man in the military camp for five years, and this time the class teacher returned to the dynasty to recover his identity. But I didn't know that Chu Nanyue turned out to be the person His Royal Highness had been thinking about for a year.
Thinking about it now, between the yin and yang, as if everything was destined, Rong Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, my subordinates are still waiting for the birth of the little prince in the future." ”
It's better not to say this, Donglin Shuo's eyes are as cold as a frost sword.
Rong Sheng was silent, but after a while, he opened his mouth again, intending to atone for his crimes: "Your Highness, my subordinates heard that General Chu did not return to the Jingning Marquis Mansion for the Chinese New Year this year, and he lived alone in the General's Mansion. ”
"She has severed her relationship with the people of the Chu family, so naturally she will not return to the Chu family." Aventurine Road.
Although Chu Nanyue and the Chu family have grievances, only they know the truth. But according to several things he knew, Tanglin Shuo felt that Chu Nanyue had done his best to the Chu family.
"But if you spend the holiday alone, you will feel lonely after all. In a few days, it will be the Shangyuan Festival......" Rong Sheng couldn't help but remind.
Why doesn't His Royal Highness forget to care for General Chu on weekdays, and when it comes to the festival, he doesn't dare to disturb it?
"I have my own plans." Tanglin Shuo chuckled.
Only then did Rong Sheng know that it turned out that Donglin Shuo had already planned it.