"What kind of day is it snowing so much?"

Murong Jin looked at it when he heard the sound, and saw a teenage boy in brocade clothes walking in with the curtain lifted. This person smiled with his eyebrows and eyes, and called "Mother" sweetly to Concubine Lan.

Concubine Lan also smiled on her face and said, "Quickly take off the cloak, your fourth brother is still sick, don't bring the cold in." Murong Yan saw Murong Jin on the couch at this time, and hurriedly untied the ribbon and handed the cloak to Gong'e behind him.

"When Ah Jin came, I don't know why, otherwise I would have come early." Saying that, he hurriedly ran to the front of the couch and pinched Murong Jin's hand, "Ah Jin has been going for three years, why don't you come to see me when you come back, I finally saw it today, but I am still sick, and my hands ......are so cold."

Murong Jin was facing a pair of extraordinarily clear eyes, "Third brother-" After three years, his facial features have opened a lot, but these clean eyes have not changed.

Murong Yan asked again, "When did you get sick?" How did you get sick? Have you ever asked for a doctor? Why is it not good? ”

The childish face is covered with anxiety, and the voice is sweet and tender mixed with a little milky sound. Murong Jin couldn't help but feel a little like laughing, but seeing Murong Yan's serious expression, he hurriedly held back again, and his cheeks turned crimson. Murong Yan saw that his face was red, and he thought that his condition was getting worse, and his hand that had just come in from outside and was not yet warm touched his forehead, so he was concerned and said: "Ah Jin feels uncomfortable again, is it cold or hot, do you want to ask someone to add some charcoal or remove a few braziers?" ”

Murong Jin sat up and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "If I let the third brother work like this, it will be my sin, but it is just a small cold, and it will be fine to recuperate for a few days, but although the illness is small, I am afraid that it will affect the third brother, so I have not met the third brother for a long time." I hope that the third brother will not blame it. ”

Hearing this, Murong Yan let out a long sigh of relief, "What are Ah Jin talking about, it's too late for me to feel sorry for you, so how can I blame you." ”

Concubine Lan on the side saw that the two had reunited after a long absence, and there must have been endless conversations, but she made the atmosphere strange here, so she called Gong E to tidy up her makeup.

Murong Yan took Murong Jin's hand and refused to let go: "Ah Jin is back this time, but he is not allowed to leave." ”

Murong Jin said: "Okay, okay, don't go." When I get better, I will often come to play with my third brother. ”

When Murong Yan heard this, he was naturally full of joy. I talked a lot to Murong Jin, but it was just some boring trivial things. What, "There is a green finch bird's nest on the tree in the West Garden", "There are a few little palace maids with good looks in Changxi Palace", "I didn't read well a few days ago, and I was taught a few words by the teacher", "There are a few novel pastries in the imperial food room". Murong Jin has been in the imperial mausoleum for a few years, and there are only a few scriptures and holy texts that can be driven away, and listening to Murong Yan talk about these gossip and trivial things in the palace, he also felt interesting, so he also smiled and listened slowly.

When Concubine Lan came back, she was already dressed in gorgeous clothes and light makeup, and she was still smiling: "I should have left you for a few more hours, so that you two brothers could talk a few more words." It's just that the people from the Floating Moon Palace have already come to look for you, and I can't hold you back anymore. As he spoke, he took a lacquer plate from the maid behind him, with a moon-white brocade robe on it, "This is Ah Yan's clothes, the size may be a little bigger for you, let's put it on first, I thought I would find a set of suitable ones for you, but I was afraid that the people in your palace would be in a hurry." ”

Murong Jin smiled politely: "Aunt Lan is like this, it's really troublesome." I've been bothering here for a long time, and I should take my leave. ”

Murong Yan looked at Murong Jin reluctantly, opened his mouth and didn't know how to keep it, and was half-coaxed and half-coaxed by Concubine Lan and taken out.

......

Murong Jin tidied up his robe and tightened his belt a little more before he felt that it barely fitted. tied his crown hair, and made a farewell to Concubine Lan's mother and son, and then was surrounded by several palace ladies holding umbrellas and leaving Zilan Palace.

When Murong Jin came out, Dong Xian had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time, and a layer of snow had accumulated on his shoulders. Although Dongxian was suspicious, he also knew that he could not be exceeded, so he opened the bamboo bone oil paper umbrella that had been prepared long ago to cover the snow. After walking a few steps, someone from Zilan Palace hurriedly ran over to deliver a fox fur cloak.

After returning to the Fuyue Palace, Murong Jin casually ate some light porridge and soft cakes, drank the decoction, and rested on the couch.

When I woke up, I didn't know what time it was, my limbs were still weak, and I was still sleepy. I don't know how many hours I slept, but the heavy snow outside seemed to have stopped, and a layer of white had accumulated in the courtyard, and the smell of ice and snow was blowing in my face. Murong Jin didn't pass on the food, but just asked people to add two pots of charcoal, lay on the couch on his side, and flipped through the "Quartet Chronicles" yesterday.

The weaving room sent a new robe. It is a water-colored mid-coat and a light blue auspicious cloud dark pattern wide-sleeved brocade robe, and wears a white fat jade inlaid treasure bundle hair crown and indigo silk Qiyun brocade shoes.

After sending the people away, Dongxian muttered in a low voice: "Why did these clothes used in the night banquet come at this time......

Murong Jin then put on his robe and went to stay, and asked, "What night banquet?" ”

Dong Xian replied: "Back to Your Highness, it is the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, which is set up in Tonghua Hall this year, and the banquet will be held in two hours. ”

Murong Jin was slightly surprised: "Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve?" "After I came back, I didn't count the days, but I didn't expect time to pass so quickly, and it was Chinese New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

Dongxian smiled: "Yes, today is His Highness's birthday." ”

Birthday? Murong Jin was stunned for a while, it seemed that he hadn't had a birthday for a long time.

In the past, when he was born, his mother always got up early in the morning to tie his hair and cut his clothes, and then spent a morning making a carp lamp painted with gold and red silk, first instructed him to eat less during the banquet, and then returned to Qiwu Palace after the banquet, and the palace had already prepared several of his favorite dishes, pastries, preserved fruits, and the carp lamp would be lit and hung high. That night, even my father would come. In this way, the three of them sat together, watching the fireworks falling like fire outside and the sky reddened by the fireworks, and listened to the bells of the new year and the old year ring once, twice, three times......

So in the past, I always remembered my birthday and couldn't remember Chinese New Year's Eve. Now, they have forgotten both. Born early and late, I was born on this Chinese New Year's Eve. It should have been a happy event, but now, with thousands of smiles, who can still remember the birthday of this abandoned man?

Dong Xian saw that Murong Jin was a little distracted, so he called softly: "Your Highness." ”

Murong Jin came back to his senses and said, "Find a dress, I want to go out for a walk." ”

So he went to get a silver-white robe embroidered with gold and grass trim, called Gong E to tie her hair, and then went out of Fuyue Palace with a few palace attendants.

The road from Fuyue Palace to Qiwu Palace has been walked thousands of times, but now it is a little unfamiliar. The road is still the same roader, and the person is no longer the same person. On that pure land of the soul, there is already a ruin.

It's been three years, I don't know if the jade plum tree in the courtyard is still open, whether the wild grass has grown to half a person's height, whether the gauze tent hanging in the backyard pavilion has been blown out of color, and whether the vermilion lacquer palace gate will make an unpleasant sound like the palace gate of Weiyang Palace because of disrepair...... Thinking of this, Murong Jin couldn't help but speed up his pace.

After about a stick of incense, I walked to Qiwu Palace. High palace walls, strict palace gates. Murong Jin had a ridiculous idea at this time, he hoped that this wall, this door could keep everything outside, no matter how turbulent and changing outside, everything had nothing to do with it. He could still rush as soon as he opened the door, and plunged headlong into his mother's warm embrace with impunity. The mother rubbed his fetal hair dotingly, the bead hairpin swayed and sultry eyes, hazy and bright, the soft voice was like a ten-mile spring breeze, and it was like a clear spring in the mountains hitting the stones: "Ah Jin is not well-behaved today, breakfast can be eaten on time, did you make the teacher angry, but did you break the net bottle because of naughty?" ”

And he would rub his head greedily, pretending to be aggrieved: "Mother don't always ask this, Ah Jin is the most obedient, Ah Jin is the most well-behaved." ”

Suddenly, someone from the palace opened the door, and the dull sound was dragged out in the wind. Murong Jin was stunned for a long time before moving stiffly. The person behind him was about to follow, but Murong Jin reprimanded, "Stand down." The men then silently withdrew and waited.

The palace should be cleaned often, and everything is still the same as before, and it seems that it has never changed. These three long years are like a dream, waking up from the dream, it is still the same. In addition to this dustless scene in Murong Jin's eyes, there were also some unreal figures floating. He actually lost his voice and called softly: "Mother-" For a long time, he didn't hear a sound, and he was the only one left in the huge palace, so he realized his gaffe, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Walking into the dormitory, it seems that there is still the fragrance of plums, and the posture of the country seems to have never left. Murong Jin saw a few plum blossoms that he had inserted in the jade vase three years ago, the plum branches were still there, the flower soul was gone, and they were dry and brown as if they were about to break in the wind. Before I knew it, burning tears had slipped from the corners of my eyes.

After all, yes, it no longer exists.

Although the scenery is still the same, although the furnishings remain the same, if you are gone, you will never come back. No matter how much I deceived myself, the feeling of cones still made people unable to breathe. Those dreamy shadows are still shattered at the moment when they touch their fingers. Stepping on it, blood flowed all over the ground, and the cold entered the heart.

Suddenly, I heard a gentle footstep. Although I didn't know if it was a real illusion, I wiped away my tears with the corner of my sleeve and calmed my breath. The voice gradually approached, becoming more and more real, and then Murong Jin asked, "Who?" ”

The footsteps stopped, and no words were spoken. Murong Jin couldn't help frowning, turned around, and saw a beautiful sideburns palace man in a dark blue robe. When the palace people saw Murong Jin turn around, they gave a salute: "Your Highness, the slave maid has been waiting here for a long time. ”

Murong Jin fixed his eyes and hurriedly stepped forward to help the person up: "Aunt Yusheng, get up quickly." ”

Yusheng took a step back and said, "Your Highness has killed the slave maid." ”

After the two were silent for a moment, Yusheng spoke: "Niangniang teaches slaves to wait here on Chinese New Year's Eve, and Niangniang said that His Highness will definitely come." He stepped forward half a step forward, "If the slave is not mistaken, Your Highness is exactly nine years old today." ”

Murong Jin said: "Exactly." Then he asked, "What did the queen mother explain?" ”

"Your Highness, please move and speak." Murong Jin looked around and nodded.

Therefore, the two of them moved to the backyard on the right, Yusheng took out a letter and a jade pendant from his sleeve, and bowed down to offer it with both hands, "Niangniang instructed the slave maid to hand over these two things to His Highness, the people in the palace are chaotic, and fortunately I met His Highness here." ”

Murong Jin also took it with both hands, "Aunt Lao is so bothered. So he hid the two things in the inner pocket of his sleeve and asked, "My aunt has been fine in recent years." ”

Yusheng said: "It's good." Your Majesty's grace has given the slave maid a position in the weaving room, and she is only managing some trivial matters on weekdays, but she is also idle. ”

Murong Jin nodded and asked, "Is this courtyard also cleaned by my aunt?" ”

Yusheng said: "Your Majesty instructed, 'Although the people are no longer there, there should be no dust in this courtyard', so he instructed the slaves and maids to bring some people over to clean up every once in a while." At the mention of this, he thought about it for a while, and said, "Please let Your Highness allow the slave to say a few more words." No matter what Your Majesty does, Your Majesty must not be resentful, so that the father and son have a rift and embarrass each other. ”

"This gap was born three years ago, and I'm afraid I can't fill it." He took a long breath and said, "I can still handle it if it's not too measured, and I hope my aunt can rest assured." ”

Yusheng smiled and said, "Your Highness is smart, it's a slave who has a lot to say." However, the slave maid still has to remind His Highness that His Highness is young and has not yet understood some things, and the people around him must pay more attention and be careful at all times. ”