"Tick...... Tick ......"

Dripping from the colander, the existence that once fell bit by bit is extremely clear at this moment.

The room was dim, for only two or three flames the size of oil lamps and beans existed in the square inch.

Xuanyuan Qi was accidentally lost, and everyone had a false alarm, and their minds were still undecided.

Right now, it's the second watch, except for Xuanyuan Qi, who has no heart to sleep after a big meal, and Xu He, who is tired and sleepy, and Liu Chu and Wang Xiaoliang, who want to take care of the two, the others are all sitting motionless in the study of the palace, or as if they are waiting for something.

"Hula......" A gust of wind blew open the window, and with it, extinguished several oil lamps in the study. With the lovely moonlight, now, they can only vaguely see the light smoke curling above the incense burners on the few cases in the house.

The smoke was ethereal, and it was the amorphous spirit of incense, which was disturbed by the cold wind blowing in from the outside, and immediately rose from its original soaring and disappeared in an instant.

Although it is now late spring, there has been more rain in the past few days, so although the wind is not strong, it is a little chilly.

Gongyi, who was sitting on Xuanyuan's right hand, trembled, he was a little thinly dressed, not to mention, because of the direction he was sitting in, the wind was coming straight at him.

Shivered, Gongyi Fei felt as if it wasn't so cold. But the hairs on the back of his neck and the goosebumps on his arms that weren't hidden under his shirt betrayed the fact that he was afraid of chills.

The moonlight that fell obliquely in made Xuanyuan see it clearly with just a glance.

"Scarlet princess, actually...... You don't have to ...... here."

Xuanyuan got up, took off his coat, and raised it into the air, covering Gongyifei's back entirely. The age difference between the two is three or four years, and Xuanyuan's larger coat is slightly inappropriate for Gongyifei's body, and the hem of the clothes that has grown out is piled on both sides of Gongyifei's body.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, anyway, I can't sleep well tonight, instead of tossing and turning on the couch, it's better to be here."

Gongyi shook his head, lowered his head while shaking, deliberately avoided Xuanyuan Xuan's gaze in front of him, and habitually raised his eyebrows.

This really regards me as a daughter's home, or a weak daughter's home.

Although Gongyi secretly felt that he was disgraced as a man, he had to accept it silently because of the current situation and his identity.

"Ahh Yes! ”

Mrs. Yan, who pretended to be deaf and dumb, screamed a few times, because she suddenly saw people in the courtyard outside, and there were many, many people.

The fire almost lit up the entire North Street, including King Kang's Mansion. However, whether it is inside the palace or outside the palace, it is as quiet as ever, and even the sound of blown leaves falling on the bluestone bricks can be heard.

"Oh, why isn't there a light in this house?"

The shrill voice of the pretentious voice, except for the grandfather Dan who ate and drank on the top of the castle tower in the morning, others can't imitate it even if they want to.

Father-in-law Dan, who had a thick coat on his body, muttered, and personally re-lit the lights that had been extinguished. One, two, three...... After a few movements, it made him a little hot, so hot that his forehead and even his whole face were shiny, all of them were shiny.

I sat down and looked at the study. Then, from the sleeves of his robe, he took out a jug of wine, and a glass, which were two small cups.

"Haha, it's our family who didn't think about it, I thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be resting, so I came to Steward Liu to plan to drink a few cups, but I didn't think about it, Lao Liu is not there......"

Father-in-law Dan lightly put down the flask and the two small cups, looked at the four people, and finally swept his eyes back over Xuanyuan Xuanyuan's eyes. pretending to know, there was a "plop", and the whole person was crying on the ground.

"Hey, Prince...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, why are you ...... How can this make the old slave explain to the emperor?! ”

The deliberate pretentiousness made the four people present feel disgusted, and it was a kind of disgust from the bottom of their hearts.

"Ah Shi, Princess Scarlet is thin, and the wind is blowing tightly here, so let's take her and Mrs. Yan to Yunjiu Courtyard."

Although he lost one eye, the remaining right eye still exudes the majesty of the prince of Xuanguo as before. At the same time as Danfeng raised his head, its owner also waved his hand to the smoke-colored figure who had been silent all along.

"Yes."

Although he knew in his heart that he should never leave Xuanyuan at this time. But he also believes that if there is really any danger, he should definitely be the first to leave. There are more important things waiting for him to do.

"Squeak...... Squeak...... "This time, in addition to the study door that was easily closed, there was also the front window that had just been blown open by the wind.

"May you be ...... nothing"

Under the leadership of Liu Shi, he turned the corner of the study, and Gongyifei, who was about to pass through another ring corridor, couldn't help but glance back. The candle flame in the room showed the figures of the two on the window screen, and it seemed that they were talking.

Somehow, Gongyi vaguely felt that after tonight, he would never see the Xuanyuan who had the shadow of his imperial brother and teased Xiaodouding with pastries in a soft voice.

The fine warm white porcelain wine jug was held high by Dan Gonggong, at eye level. The wrist was tilted, and from the spout, the wine in the pot was poured into two small cups, making a "bang, la, la, ......" sound.

He ...... How could this be...... Will you give me a good time? ”

hesitated again and again, and snorted for a moment, even if he was chased and killed all the way, he always insisted on the "father", but he easily gave up at this moment.

Perhaps, he is too affectionate, this "father", he should have let go a long time ago.

Looking at the two fingers of Xuanyuan in front of him, he used the two fingers of his left hand to hold the small cup steadily, shaking it, and the mellow aroma of the wine in the cup was stirred out, and finally provoked a slight ripple between the two people who seemed to be as quiet as a lake.

Unbelievable, but also a few shrill laughs of surprise. Dan Gonggong showed unexpected joy on his face, but he picked up another small cup first, tilted his head, and poured the wine directly into his mouth.

It turned out that there was no poison in the wine.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... You are the emperor's own blood after all, where did the overnight feud between father and son come from, how could the emperor do to you? ”

Biological bones and blood, these four words were deliberately rounded by Dan Gonggong, and they were clearly bitten out from between his lips and tongue. As everyone knows, it is like a slash in Xuanyuan Xuan's heart.

Father and son? Biological blood? Ha! It's ridiculous!

If it is really related by blood, why does he destroy humanity, ignore him, insult him, and torture him......

"Ahem......"

The throat was still hoarse and swollen, and the infiltration of the wine caused Xuanyuan to cough lightly.

"This wine...... It was the queen mother and Uncle Wang's favorite letter snow to wear the court during their lifetime. It's a pity that the taste of the sake made from this plum and snow is too bland, and it is far less enjoyable than the spirits in the Camp......"

A little remnant of the reddish liquor syrup hung on the inner wall of the cup, gradually soaking the two or three white plums that had been sprinkled on the floating head only for decoration.

"The emperor has been in poor health recently, His Royal Highness the Prince, you and the little prince have an accident, but it is difficult for Your Majesty to sleep and eat, you and the little prince have no worries about his life and return safely, in fact, the emperor is really happy, after all, you and the little prince are ...... whoever has an accident."

Dan Gonggong said, half-truth, half-truth.

Really, when the emperor heard that Xuanyuan Qi had an accident, it was indeed difficult to sleep and eat because of this.

What is fake is that the emperor heard that both of them returned safely, but he was not very happy.

It's just that Xuanyuan quickly stopped his tongue. The curved and thin eyebrows on the narrow Danfeng eyes are now raised obliquely, like two Miao knives lying there. Peaceful Danfeng, not angry and self-assured, if angry, it is King Kong angry.

"Boom!" Xuanyuan slammed the cup in his hand on the sandalwood table between the two. The strength is full, and there is nothing unusual in the cup, but there is a small depression on a few cases that can be seen at a glance.

"What exactly are you trying to say? It's better to say bluntly, I don't have enough patience to listen to them word by word! ”

knew in his heart that Gonggong Dan was about to blurt out the words, but Xuanyuan didn't want to hear them. No matter when, no matter where, no matter what will happen in the future, Xuanyuan will be his dearest brother to him.

"Huh~ His Royal Highness the Prince, why are you angry? You, I, should drink and talk ......"

Seeing Xuanyuan Xuan's thunderous anger, Dan Gonggong already knew it. Biting his tongue, what he was going to say just now was already to let him be thrown out of the clouds.

Once again, the two cups were filled, and the two of them actually raised the cups at the same time, colliding with each other. A crisp, two-phase speculation.

By the time Dan Gonggong left King Kang's Mansion with the endless torches outside the mansion, it had already passed the third watch.

Dressed in smoke, after taking care of the big and small, he deliberately walked around from the cloud dove courtyard for a long time before quietly coming over.

Liu Shi walked in a hurry, and made a big circle. When he reappeared in the study, he opened the door breathlessly.

Xuanyuan Jue was still sitting there, and there was no more Xinxue in the jug of wine. But he didn't seem to believe it, and still stubbornly took the whole flask upside down in his left hand, and shook it violently until the last drop was in his mouth, and then he gave up, and threw the flask on the case in front of him.

"Huhu...... His Royal Highness the Prince, it's not early, let's rest early. ”

Although Liu Shi tried his best to smooth the heart in his chest that was beating extremely fiercely, hoping that he would calm down, when he spoke, the unsteady breath still leaked out.

He raised his head, got up, and looked at the young man in front of him who was about the same age as himself, his face was not as ruddy as ordinary people, and his lips were slightly bruised. Xuanyuan frowned, the pain caused by being gouged out of his left eye had numbed him, and now he frowned again, naturally it would not be because of the pain of the wound.

I didn't see Xuanyuan Jue walking out of the study and following him to Fengju Pavilion. Liu Shi had no choice but to raise his head and put down a pair of hands that stood upright, and after a moment, he raised his right hand again and put it in his heart.

Even if it was just touching his fingertips, the heart that belonged to him, beating like a galloping horse at the moment, really made him feel it clearly.

"Huhu ......" took a deep breath again and again, and the unstable breath finally returned to the law and calmed down.

"Hah...... His Royal Highness the Prince, the illness is as good as before, a little pranayama is no longer in the way, and please return to the Fengju Pavilion with your ministers, rest early, tomorrow, the emperor will send Gonggong Dan to pick you and the little prince back to the palace. ”

The complexion gradually returned to normal, but it was still slightly pale compared to ordinary people, and the bruises on the lips were gone.

Seeing Liu Shi urging like this, Xuanyuan had no choice but to follow him and go back to Fengju Pavilion with him.

In the Fengju Pavilion, it is quiet.

Before Xuanyuan went to sleep again, he took another look at the little bean ding. Lest he disturb Xuanyuan Qi's sweet dream, he and Liu Shi behind him took off their shoes and approached the couch with only socks.

The bright light of the jade wheel, after passing through the exquisite carved plum blossoms on the window, turned into a white plum unobstructed, and cast it on Xuanyuan Qi's face.

The people on the couch were unconscious, and the people in front of the couch were faintly snoring. Halfway, Xuanyuan looked at this soft little face, and finally couldn't help but stretch out his fingertips and push aside the fragmented sideburns that were about to reach into his mouth.

"Promise me, if one day, I can no longer be by Qi'er's side like this, you will continue to take care of him instead of me......"

"Yes......"