Yu Wenyong sneered in the carriage, "It's strange that you have been out of the palace frequently for a while, so you went to have a tryst with the deceased." ”

I didn't answer, and Yu Wenyong didn't ask, just silent all the way.

Yu Wenyong behaved very calmly, and as soon as he returned to the palace, he was painting at the desk, and he didn't know what he was painting. I had already thought of a lot of words to deal with today's incident, but he didn't say anything, didn't ask anything, and I didn't know what to do.

At that time, the autumn wind was blowing cold, the flowers in the courtyard were gone, and the sound of autumn leaves hitting the ground could be heard across a heavy palace wall. The Zhengwu Hall was quiet, looking at the scattered sky outside the window, I felt a kind of uneasiness in my heart, as if the tranquility at the moment was an illusion, and Yu Wenyong was going to tear it apart at any time.

With a "bang", the porcelain pieces splashed, and the silent anger under Yu Wenyong's calm face finally broke out. He didn't even taste a bowl of rock sugar pears brought by the palace maid, he just fell away, and the unfinished painting was crumpled and thrown out.

Yu Wenyong's anger came without warning, and the palace maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and trembled. Yu Wenyong straightened up, crossed the palace maid, and went out of the hall directly, and He Quan naturally followed closely. I crouched down and comforted the overwhelmed maid.

The autumn night was slightly cold, but He Quan rushed to the Academy of Literature to find me, and said hurriedly: "Xiao Shangshu, Your Majesty has suffered internal injuries in today's martial arts competition, it is not appropriate to drink, and it hurts the Holy Body, you go and persuade him."

It turned out that Zi Wei didn't say a lesson to him today, he really injured Yu Wenyong. But Yuwen Yong was injured, but he kept holding on, and I didn't even notice that he was injured.

I said, "Manager He can't persuade Your Majesty, how can I persuade a little female official." ”

He Quan suddenly looked at me fixedly and said, "You can do it." ”

The burning gaze pierced my heart, and I lowered my eyes to avoid his gaze. He Quan stuffed a crumpled piece of paper into my hand, and when I spread it out, it was a woman's head, with eyebrows like distant mountains, a pair of bright eyes that were clear and clear, and there was a resolute tenacity between the eyebrows. Although it is not finished, it is self-evident who the woman in the painting is.

I hurriedly closed the painting, my palms were faintly hot, and I was about to throw it out, but He Quan stared at me and said, "Xiao Shangshu is a person who understands, he should know what to do." ”

——

The heavy smell of wine came to his nose, and Yu Wenyong grabbed the wine jar with his hand and lay on the ground drunk.

It's still the lotus pond last time, but this time there is no clear moonlight, the faint lotus fragrance in the evening breeze, only the dead lotus leaves, the silent flowing water, and the faint starlight, which is very bleak.

"Your Majesty, drinking hurts your body, you have to take care of your body." I walked over softly, trying to pick him up.

Who knew that Yu Wenyong waved me away with one hand, "I'm drunk to death, what does it have to do with you?" ”

I said: "Your Majesty's body is related to the well-being of the people and the well-being of all the people, Your Majesty is not thinking about himself, but also taking care of the people of the Zhou Kingdom." ”

Yu Wenyong smiled self-deprecatingly, "Yes, if it weren't for the country, if I wasn't the king of a country, who would care about me?" No one. It's all fake, not sincere. ”

"Your Majesty."

I just wanted to defend something, but I saw that Yu Wenyong's starry eyes exuded a heavy sadness, and I couldn't help but be dumbfounded, only to hear him mutter: "The father loves the eldest brother the most, and the queen mother loves the sixth brother the most." What about me, who cares about me, I'm just a dispensable child for them. ”

"Even you ......," Yu Wenyong turned to me, "you hate me, don't you?" ”

"Why?" Yu Wenyong laughed at the desolate night sky, "What I care about, I don't care about me, what did I do wrong, what did I do wrong?" ”

Yu Wenyong, who was out of control, seemed to have forgotten his identity and blurted out that it was "me". Seeing him lying on the ground, sad and helpless, my nose suddenly became sore, and I squatted in front of him and comforted him sincerely: "Your Majesty, we can't force others to love us, but we can choose to cherish ourselves and be kind to ourselves, right?" Your Majesty, stop torturing yourself, this will not do you any good except hurt yourself, and it will not solve the problem at all. ”

Yu Wenyong raised his hazy eyes to look at me, his face seemed to soften, but then a trace of struggle flashed, he returned to hardness, and pushed me away with one hand, "I don't need your hypocritical concern, you go, go!" ”

I didn't give up, but put my hand on the back of his hand, and Yu Wenyong's palm trembled and was stunned. For the first time, I said to him in a gentle tone: "Your Majesty is no longer a child, and you can't give up on yourself like a child as soon as you are stimulated, thinking that everyone has abandoned you and everyone is sorry for you." Your Majesty asked himself, is this really the case, and there is no one around you who really cares about you? Mr. He, Uncle Xiao, don't they care about you? Your Majesty can't get what you expect, don't completely deny everyone, and chill the people around you. ”

Yu Wenyong still looked at me in a daze, and I sighed: "Since Your Majesty doesn't want to see me, then Weichen will retire first." ”

"Don't go." Yu Wenyong suddenly turned around and grabbed my hand that I wanted to withdraw, I looked back at him, only to hear him whisper and plead, "Talk to me, don't leave me alone." ”

Yu Wenyong's eyes were red, and he looked like a whispered pleading, as fragile as a child begging for sweet cakes from adults. I sat down next to him and smiled sweetly at him like a child, "I can talk to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty can't drink anymore." After saying that, he quietly removed the wine jar beside him.

Yu Wenyong seemed to be dazzled by this smile, and he didn't notice that I had removed his wine jar, and only said after a long time: "I know that I have done a lot of bad things for you, and you should not like me." ”

I was amazed at what he said, and I only listened to him continue slowly: "In the past, I did a lot of bad things to you by unscrupulous means. The funny thing is that unscrupulous means are unscrupulous, and frankly admit it. But I am always looking for many reasons for myself, thinking of myself as the victim party, and rightly inflicting harm on you, never thinking about my own fault. Qingqiang, I'm sorry for you. ”

Yu Wenyong looked at me directly in the dark night, his eyes were shining, so sincere and gentle, my eyes were wet, as high as him, and finally knew how to apologize to me? How long has it been that I have been taken advantage of and hurt by these people in power as a matter of course, because I am so worthless, so insignificant, does anyone want to come and say sorry to me?

I just quietly looked at the night and didn't speak, at this time the clouds covered the blue moon, the sky was dark and endless, the water was gloomy, the water in the lotus pond was dyed green by the lotus leaves, the dark green water was scattered with layers of green pings, everywhere in the lotus pond, as far as the eye could see, there was a layer of light green.

"I've done so many bad things to you, and you don't like me. You probably like that kind of chivalrous, dashing and humble gentleman......" Yu Wenyong's voice gradually lowered.

A gust of wind came, blowing a pool of pure water, and also blowing my hair, Yu Wenyong reached out for me to brush a strand of messy hair from my ear, I was so frightened that I almost jumped up, and retreated again and again, Yu Wenyong couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Don't worry." I'm not going to treat you like that. ”

"I'm in a bad mood today, I've drunk some wine, I've talked a lot of nonsense, and there won't be a next time." Yu Wenyong returned to his usual calm and self-contained appearance, as if the sad and fragile child just now was just my fantasy.

He was finally willing to stand up and called He Quan to help him back to the dormitory.

The next day, Yu Wenyong confiscated my token to leave the palace, and refused to return it no matter how much I begged. I regret it so much that I shouldn't have been soft on him yesterday, and instead of getting the slightest benefit, he confiscated the token. Now, it's hard for me to see Mo Ziwu again.

——

Inside the Tsukasae House.

"I didn't expect the envoy sent by Chen Guo this time to be King An Cheng, I don't know what happened to King An Cheng coming to my mansion this time?" Yuwen looked at the uninvited guests in the seat, smiling, but there was another calculation in his eyes.

"This king has lived in Chang'an for several years, during which he has been cared for many times by Otsuka Zai." Chen Ji deliberately accentuated the word 'zhaofu' and chuckled, "As the so-called reciprocating the peach for the plum, this king feels the need to remind Otsuka Zai out of good intentions." ”

Yuwen Hu raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter?" ”

Chen Ji supported his side face with one hand and sighed lightly: "The imperial brother has removed all the eyeliner that Otsuka Jae has placed in the palace, and there is only one left." This king is very worried that she will implicate Otsuka Zai. ”

Yuwen Hu's face suddenly changed, "What does King An Cheng mean, is he making fun of the widow?" ”

Chen Ji smiled casually, "How dare this king laugh at Otsuka Zai, this is a true thing, when I was trapped in Chang'an, wasn't it that Otsuka Zai used my life as a threat to force Qin Wanxi to go to my imperial brother's side to find out information." ”

Yuwen Hu lectured Chen Ji with a serious face, "King An Cheng, the widow doesn't know where you heard these words, but the person you are talking about, the widow doesn't know at all. Now that the two countries of Zhou and Chen are on good terms, it is difficult to ensure that some people are dissatisfied, secretly provoke, and blame our Zhou country. King An Cheng will not be stupid enough to fall for the other party's divisive scheme. ”

Chen Ji didn't care, and said: "Otsuka Jae pushed it really cleanly, let me remind you, Wanxi, but your righteous daughter, she was born and died for you, and went deep into the enemy camp, but you said you didn't know her?" ”

Yuwen Hu had a straight face, his eyebrows were angry, and he said, "The widow has never had any righteous daughters. If King An Cheng slandered the widow by saying these unfounded words, the widow would have no choice but to send them away. ”

Chen Ji's face did not change, and he said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if Otsuka Zai doesn't admit it. I just want to remind Otsuka that my imperial brother Yushu is in the wind, and his appearance is extraordinary, and it is difficult for any woman who approaches him not to be moved. What's more, the royal brother loves Wan Zhaoyi so much, that is, your righteous daughter Wan Xi. Wanxi obviously likes my imperial brother, but she has to be an enemy of him because of the different camps, which is extremely painful. With her husband on one side and her adoptive father on the other, who will she choose? ”

Yuwen Hu listened suspiciously, but he still looked indifferent, and made a gesture of sending off to Chen Ji, "King Ancheng, the gate is over there, I won't send it far!" ”

Chen Ji left the mansion very chicly, the purpose of his coming today was to separate the relationship between the two, as long as Yuwen Hu was suspicious of Qin Wanxi, then her information would be of no value.

Chen Ji stood in front of the door of the Tomb Mansion, and his lips drew a strange arc. There was a carriage prepared in front of the door, and he stepped on it, covered the curtain, and hid his tall figure.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Sima Guang's "Xijiang Moon" in the Song Dynasty, "How Affectionate Seems to Be Ruthless"