At night, snowflakes fell from the sky again.

Bai Ling stood in her small courtyard, looking up at the night sky. The night breeze brought the faint sound of firecrackers, which did not stop after dark.

Chinese New Year's Eve is almost the most solemn day before Chinese New Year's Eve. Every household set off firecrackers and burned fake horses with paper paste, so that they could send the prince of the stove to heaven, hoping that he could "say good things to heaven and keep peace in the lower world".

"Si Yao, your hand stove should be cold, let's change it."

Zhao Qi came over with a small stove that had just been filled with hot water, and replaced the hand stove in Bai Ling's hand, which was already half cold and not hot.

Bai Ling took it silently, and Zhao Qi couldn't help but glance at her, "Si Yao, how cold it is outside, why don't you go back to the house to stay?" ”

“…… I'd like to hear the sound of firecrackers outside. Bai Ling said softly.

Zhao Qi's expression paused, and he patted his head, "Oops, the slave forgot to pick it up, and the Internal Affairs Office originally prepared firecrackers and fireworks for us——"

"No, you don't." Bai Ling said softly, "Don't order those things, choke." ”

Zhao Qi replied and retreated, but he felt even more strange in his heart.

After a while, Chen Yicong came back.

He was dressed in a thick coat of skin, and when Bai Ling saw him, he smiled.

From the moment he entered the door, Chen Yicong's gaze at Bai Ling became a little different - he looked at Bai Ling's smile.

The clever smile still makes his heart sway.

It's just that suddenly, he sensed a bit of loneliness from Bai Ling's exhaustion, he thought that it was probably just Bai Ling's poor sleep at night, so he looked haggard.

However, after meeting Bai Yi in the afternoon, Chen Yicong suddenly realized another possibility.

Chen Yicong stepped forward and took Bai Ling's hand and slowly returned to the house, and the palace people in the imperial dining room also stared at this time, reacted quickly, and began to prepare to pass the food.

"I thought the emperor would come over in the afternoon," Bai Ling said softly, "It seems that today is very busy again." ”

"yes." Chen Yicong replied with heavy eyes, "I originally wanted to come over in the afternoon, but there was something temporary." ”

Bai Ling took the initiative to untie the leather that was draped on the outside for him, and when he untied the rope, the edge of Bai Ling's palm gently touched Chen Yicong's chest.

She has tried to confirm this matter many times - when she hugged before, she felt that Chen Yicong's body didn't feel right when she hugged it.

Under the outer garment, there must be a layer of close-fitting hedgehog armor.

Untying the big gun, Bai Ling turned around and handed the clothes to the palace people on the side.

Chen Yicong took a few steps forward and held Bai Ling's hand tightly - it was still the same cold.

He covered Bai Ling's two hands on the side of his neck, and gently rubbed the back of her hand with his palm, Chen Yicong looked at Bai Ling and smiled in a low voice.

"Why are these hands ...... I just can't cover it up. ”

Bai Ling tried to pull his hands back, but Chen Yicong grabbed them anyway.

She glanced at the emperor, "My hand is like this...... It's cold in winter, and it's like this whether you cover it or not. ”

"Have you been waiting for me to come back for dinner?" Chen Yicong asked softly.

"Hmm." Bai Ling nodded.

He led Bai Ling and sat down at the square table, "Next time, eat first, don't be hungry." ”

Bai Ling smiled—with her usual smile.

The palace people began to serve the banquet of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Although there were only two people, each dish was carved to the best of its ability, Bai Ling still ate very little, Chen Yicong put some dishes in her bowl, and most of Bai Ling did not move.

Chen Yicong lowered his eyes and said, "...... By the way, I just received a message today about Bai Yi and your father. ”

When mentioning Bai Yi, Chen Yicong felt that Bai Ling's movements seemed to be frozen for a moment.

"They...... OK? Bai Ling asked, "It's time to go back to Beijing now." ”

"It's all good, but I haven't returned to Beijing yet." Chen Yicong said casually, "Your father and brother met a homeless person from Jiangzhou on the way back to Beijing, and after knowing that there was an epidemic there, your father made a temporary decision and decided to go to Jiangzhou to have a look. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Ling's gaze had already dimmed.

"Looks like what my dad would do......" Bai Ling's jaw moved slightly, shaking her head, she put down her chopsticks and held her forehead with one hand, "It really looks like my dad would do something." ”

Chen Yicong silently looked at Bai Ling's expression.

"So when will they be back?" Bai Ling asked.

"I don't know." Chen Yicong said softly, he thought of some excuses, but when the words came to his mouth, they just turned into a low sentence-

"Jiangzhou is dangerous after all, so don't go with him, stay in the palace."

As soon as the words came out, Chen Yicong regretted a little - he shouldn't have said it so bluntly, but when he thought of Bai Yi's words in the afternoon, and thought that Bai Ling's gentle and lovely people in the past few days might just be pretending to be welcome, an unspeakable frustration rose in his heart.

Bai Ling was probably going to cry.

Chen Yicong thought a little sadly.

He silently thought about what to do next, but he really had nothing to explain—he could only make up for the empty place in Bai Ling's heart tenfold, a hundred times.

loved her and took care of her, until Bai Ling himself gradually forgot some people and things......

Yes, there are some things that time will wash away.

No matter how heartbroken he was, it was all ruins in the end, and he had already learned how to live with them.

It's just that to Chen Yicong's surprise, Bai Ling didn't cry, or even sad or angry, she just looked at the dishes on the table and was silent for a long time.

After a while, Bai Ling said softly, "Got it." Let's eat. ”

Chen Yicong really didn't expect this - but this reaction seemed to make him feel more sad than crying. It's too much of a tacit fit.

He looked at Bai Ling, only to feel that a heart was slowly sinking, but he still wanted to grasp some straw -

"It's urgent, if you have anything to bring to them, you can say that I will send it quickly."

“…… Nothing. The emperor should have arranged everything properly. ”

"Hmm...... Yes," Chen Yicong nodded, "I have rationed everything that should be rationed." ”

Bai Ling smiled, she temporarily lowered her head, put her left hand into the sleeve of her right hand, and after a few circles, she untied a circle of peace charms.

"This is still the ...... given to me by the emperor a few years ago" Bai Ling said softly, "If it is not troublesome, the emperor will help me bring it to Bai Yi, I hope the emperor's blessing can bless them with a safe and secure journey." ”

Chen Yicong's eyes were complicated.

There were two pieces of the peace talisman, one for him and one for Bai Ling.

Now, his own piece of peace charm is already in Bai Yi's hand - the two peace charms are almost identical, is this also a coincidence of fate?

He accepted the wooden talisman of Bai Ling.

"I'll deliver it."

Bai Ling smiled briskly, she felt that Chen Yicong was lying, but she couldn't verify it and couldn't debunk it.

There was indeed something wrong with Chen Yicong tonight, but she couldn't think about it anymore.

She suddenly realized something.

Maybe the morning when he entered the palace with his father and Bai Yi was the last time the three of them saw each other in this life.

It's just that she didn't know it at the time.

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