CHAPTER XLVII
The palace is peaceful and harmonious on the surface, but secretly I don't know how to be turbulent. This scene of cozy gestures finally ended, and everyone left the palace one after another. Si Kou's family and the He family waited at the palace gate for Lan Jing and Si Kouxi to come out, and the two of them were kept by the emperor, and the emperor hinted openly and secretly that he hoped that Lan Jing could go to the court every day and take over some state affairs like other brothers. Si Kouxi couldn't help but sneer in his heart, he looked like a family and everything, who didn't know how many people were nervous.
Lan Jing directly opened his mouth and refused without giving face, he said that it was already the limit of his ability to occasionally go to court now, and even showed that he still couldn't let go of his inability to go to the battlefield. When Lan Jing said this, he mentioned that he was seriously injured, and the emperor couldn't bear it even more when he heard it, and gave them some New Year's gifts and let them leave. The crown prince and the second prince were also happy when they saw Lan Jing refuse, and breathed a sigh of relief.
There could be no carriage galloping in the palace, so Si Kouxi and Lan Jing slowly stepped on the snow and walked towards the palace gate. Si Kouxi occasionally glanced at Lan Jing with her eyes, in fact, Lan Jing re-mentioned his battlefield injury in the main hall, she was faintly worried in her heart, she always felt that Lan Jing was really still thinking in her heart, not just to prevaricate the emperor. Lan Jing felt the eyes of the girl beside her, and suddenly said, "If you have anything to say, just say it." Maybe it was because he didn't speak for a long time, his voice was a little hoarse and low, Si Kouxi coughed lightly and said, "Sixth brother, are you still thinking about your injury?" Lan Jing's eyes closed, and he looked up and opened his eyes to see the snowflakes falling in the sky, and said with a sigh of relief: "The weather was even colder than this, it was dry and cold, the nose was full of blood, and the ears were full of the sound of the blades wanting to catch it, the shouts of the soldiers, and the neighing of the war horses. But suddenly I had a sharp pain in my knee, and I fell off my horse, and I didn't think about whether I would die or not, but whether I would fall short without a soldier without a command. Have the people once again lost hope that the flames of war will be extinguished? I lay in a pool of blood and watched the sky start to snow, a bit like today. Si Kouxi clenched his hand tightly, and muttered in a low voice: "It turns out that you have the world in your heart······" The voice was so low that Lan Jing didn't hear it clearly, he lowered his head and asked, Si Kouxi just shook his head and smiled, holding Lan Jing's arm and walking on the dark road, although the snow was heavy, but the pace of the two was as firm as ever.
Slowly about to see the palace gate, there is a little light, the two also saw the family members waiting at the palace gate from a distance, the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile, Si Kouxi saw Lan Jing's head was covered with snow, and wanted to use his hand to help him brush it off, but suddenly pulled down the veil and said to Lan Jing with a smile: "You see I accompanied you to Baitou." Lan Jing was stunned for a moment, looking at the white snow on Si Kouxi's long hair, he understood what she was, and said with a smile: "I also accompanied you to Baitou." Both looked at the smiles in each other's eyes and saw the light in each other's eyes.
Si Kouchen, who was in the distance, watched the two of them suddenly stop but couldn't come up, so he jumped up and shouted in place: "Sister, brother-in-law, ······" Si Kouxi and the others couldn't help but speed up the pace of their feet. Si Kouyu slapped Si Kouchen's head and said, "Don't show your teeth and claws here." The He family also seemed to be smiling, this child added a little more happiness to the New Year.
Si Kouxi and Lan Jing first said Happy New Year to the He family and Si Kou's family, and the two old people also happily agreed. Lan Jing invited the two families to the palace for a reunion, and it was still early, so they would go back to their respective mansions before the New Year. The group went to the palace in a mighty way.
The charcoal pot has already been made in the palace, and the family is eating desserts and chatting about homely things, and no one talks about national affairs, but all of them talk about jokes and anecdotes on weekdays. Si Kouxi looked at the smiles on everyone's faces, and suddenly leaned into Lan Jing's ear and said, "Sixth brother, I feel so happy now. Lan Jing raised an eyebrow, he knew that Xi'er was really very happy this year.
The time was almost up, and the He family and the Si Kou family needed to go back to their mansion to keep the New Year, so Lan Jing and his wife got up to send them out. Si Kouxi's mother grabbed Si Kouxi, and the two were far behind. Si Kouxi looked puzzled, hugged his mother and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?" Shu Qian leaned into Si Kouxi's ear and whispered, "How is your stomach?" Si Kouxi was even more puzzled, what kind of belly, there was nothing wrong with her stomach, but seeing the light in her mother's eyes, as smart as Si Kouxi, how could she not understand, she couldn't help blushing, and called coquettishly: "Mother······" The voice of the father calling for the mother came, Shu Qian patted Si Kouxi's hand and whispered, "Hurry up, work hard, my mother is waiting for your good news." He walked directly and quickly towards Si Kou Zhan. Si Kouxi looked at her mother's back. I thought I had a cheerful mother, but I didn't expect that when it came to the issue of children, the mother was also unavoidable, and shook her head helplessly.
Si Kouxi and Lan Jing sat together, chatting about everything that had happened in the months they had been together, and the atmosphere was calm and beautiful.