Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the sky is snowing like goose feathers in the early morning. The temperature in the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info plummeted, but the palace was still full of joy. In a rainy year, the cold is a little colder, but there is no better omen than a heavy snowfall. Both the palace maids and the eunuchs ushered in the most relaxed and joyful time of the year, and the masters moved frequently between each other, and they loved to do everything, and they were much more diligent than before.

Outside the Thousand Willow Palace, Ji Zhong was lying on a recliner, and his whole body was tightly wrapped in a thick blanket, even half of his head was wrapped in it. Through the open gap, you can clearly see the old face that is a little exaggerated.

In just three months, he was like two people compared to Jiang Yun when he left Beijing. Ben's hair, which was still tufted with black silk, was now gray, and it was draped over his shoulders in a dull and messy way. His eyes were blank, and his face was lifeless, like the bark of a long-withered tree, glowing gray. The old emperor looked up at the sky where snow was constantly falling, and his eyes did not blink for a long time.

"Your Majesty, it's windy outside, the concubine will help you into the house." Liu Ruyan, who was behind him, took a step forward, bent down, and said with a concerned face.

"I... Ji Chong's voice was hoarse and terrifying, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he coughed a few times in a row. Liu Ruyan hurriedly stretched out her little hand and stroked it lightly on his chest, and when she stopped coughing, Ji Zhong said with great effort: "I... I want to eat a pear. ”

"Your Majesty, wait a minute, the concubine will cut it for you." Liu Ruyan looked at Wang Li beside him, and whispered: "Your Majesty will bother your father-in-law to help take care of it, and you will come to the palace when you go." ”

"The old slave can be saved, although the mother can rest assured." After Wang Li finished speaking, he took a step and walked to Ji Chong's side, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you see, with such a heavy snowfall, the coming year will definitely be a bumper harvest year." ”

Ji Zhong still stared blankly at the sky. Snow... Oh, yes! It's a lot of snow, just like that day. A scene of memory fragments that existed in the bottom of his heart, under the watering of the heavy snow, inadvertently surfaced in his mind.

--------------------

"Drive!" On the outskirts of the capital, a tall and thin boy in his twenties braved the heavy snow, rode a fast horse under his crotch and galloped among the grass, he held a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, squinting his eyes at the fat rabbit that was fleeing quickly not far away. A confident smile curled up at the corner of his lips announced that the arrow would pay off.

Suddenly, an exclamation came from the side, and the unexpected sound startled the young man, and his men couldn't help but deviate a little, and the sharp arrow went straight into the ground in front of the hare. The rabbit was so frightened that he kicked his legs and continued to flee to the right.

The boy's reaction was not unpleasant, and at the moment when the hare turned, he had already discarded the longbow in his hand, rolled sideways off the horse, and grabbed the rabbit's ears with lightning speed as soon as he fell. The boy smiled with satisfaction, picked up the rabbit and patted the mud and snow drops on his body.

"Let it go!" A crisp cheer came from a distance, and a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl hurried up, she crossed her waist with one hand, and pointed at the young man with the other: "The rabbit is so cute, how can you be so cruel?" Don't put it away yet. ”

The girl's small appearance is extremely delicate, especially a pair of big eyes, even if she is showing anger at the moment, she is still full of aura, and it is difficult for the young man to look away when he sees it.

"What's your name?" The boy asked.

"My name is Han Dong, what do you want?" The girl said with a brutal expression.

The boy laughed. "Winter? I don't think you have the slightest cold winter, but as thin and soft as a wicker, it seems to break as soon as it breaks, I call you wicker, right? ”

"Hmph." The girl pursed her lips and immediately retorted, "What's your name?" ”

"Me?" The young man grinned, "My name is Ji Chong." ”

"Ji Shige?" The girl's smart eyes rolled slightly, and she suddenly said: "I see that you are black and strong, just like the Fanbang barbarians, I call you a black barbarian, right?" ”

The two kept looking at each other, and after a long time, they laughed out loud at the same time.

-----------------------

In the palace, Ji Chong was lying on the bed with his upper body naked, and the hideous and terrifying wounds on his back were drawn out by whips. Twenty-two-year-old Ji Zhong clenched tightly and didn't say a word, his eyes full of resentment and dissatisfaction.

The more and more feminine and pretty cold winter sat beside the bed, carefully medicating him. "If it hurts, shout out, don't hold on."

"Hmph, I don't hurt!" Ji Zhong gritted his teeth and replied, "I just don't understand!" I am the fifth son of my father, and I am destined to miss the throne, so why not let me be a free prince? Why do you have to force me to go to Bailong Tianzhi as a teacher? I'm not interested in those things at all. If I really want to learn it, I'd rather learn the art of military formation, which is a little more interesting. Wicker, why do you say my father wants to embarrass me? ”

“。。。”

"A few brothers bullied me everywhere, and oppressed me, but now even my father and emperor have come to get involved, I don't understand, what sins I did in my last life, and I will suffer this retribution in this life."

Han Dong put away the medicine bottle, looked at Ji Zhong and asked seriously: "Black barbarian, tell me honestly, you really don't want that throne at all?" ”

"I..." Ji Zhong showed a wry smile: "Ninety-five, who doesn't want it?" I'm full of ambition, and I really want that throne. But I have self-knowledge, compared with several brothers, I am too far behind, there is no hope at all, so why deceive myself? ”

"When a man is in the world, why think too much?" Han Dong said softly: "As long as you want it, you will go for it, even if you can't do it, you won't leave yourself with regrets." ”

"How can it be so easy, once the battle for the throne is involved, failure may be death."

"Are you afraid of death?"

After being silent for a long time, Ji Zhong looked at Han Dong and asked solemnly: "Wicker, will you always be with me?" ”

Han Dong smiled slightly, grabbed Ji Chong's hands and put them in his hands and stroked them gently, everything was already in plain sight.

--------------------------

Under the willow trees by the river outside the city, a shadow waits quietly.

"Drive!" One man and one rode at a rapid pace, and under the tree, the strong man had already turned back and dismounted, and galloped away towards the stunning woman. Before and after he walked to the front and back, he suddenly reached out and wrapped his hand around the girl's slender waist, picked her up and turned around three times in a row. "It's done, it's done! Wicker, you know what? My father has officially appointed me as the crown prince! Haha, hahaha! ”

Han Dong looked at him, still with a gentle smile on his face.

Xu is hugging enough, Ji Zhong put her down, he suddenly reached out to clasp Han Dong's shoulders, the excited smile gradually put away, and a touch of tenderness appeared on his slightly dark face. "Wicker, you... Would you like to be my crown princess? ”

"I don't want to." Han Dong looked at Ji Chong's suddenly lonely face, and suddenly sneered: "Unless you agree to my request." ”

When Ji Chongyan heard this, he suddenly turned his worries into joy, and hurriedly said: "Don't say one, it's a hundred thousand, what's the difficulty?" ”

"Don't find another woman, if you do something sorry for me in the future... Han Dong said lightly: "I want you to clearly and sincerely repent, clearly declare it to the public, and make clear and sincere corrections." ”

"I promise, I promise you!"

"So... I promise you too. ”

After saying a word, the two figures hugged each other tightly again.

---------------------------

East Palace.

"Ahh Screams of pain kept coming from the room, and the crown prince wandered around the door at a loss. He tapped on the door rather helplessly and shouted, "Wicker, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you outside." ”

After a long time ... A loud baby cry came out, and Ji Zhong, who was sitting weakly against the wall, suddenly jumped up, kicked open the door and rushed in...

The new father sat on the edge of the bed and looked at his wife lovingly. The tired and feeble woman had a maternal glow in her eyes, caressing the child in her arms. "Have you decided on a name?"

"I've figured it out." Ji Zhong looked at the cold winter and said softly: "I have never forgotten my clear repentance. Our first child is called Minghui, Ji Minghui. ”

"Sure?"

"Yes." Ji Zhong caressed the slightly wet hair of the cold winter lovingly, and Lang Sheng said: "Clearly declared, our second child is called Mingxuan, Ji Mingxuan." Clearly and sincerely corrected, and when he had a third child, he was called Mingcheng, Ji Mingcheng... Wicker, do you think it's good? ”

"Okay... Good. ”