Wen Xi has been in the capital for some time, and there is no other pastime except reading books in the room and eating three meals a day every day. It should have been a young age, but it seems too old.

When I saw Bai Qing on the street, Wen Xi went out for the first time in three months, and he didn't bother to go out when the weather was too cold.

Ye Yugui's affairs at hand are extremely busy, and the two have rarely seen each other since he entered Beijing, and they communicate by letter on weekdays.

Although Wen Xi is a person who looks at Lao Cheng, but there are still some children with a heart, he likes sweets very much on weekdays, and he heard that the dim sum in this capital is delicate and delicious, so when he thinks about it, his addiction comes up.

When he was choosing, Wen Xi was half-squatting on the wooden table with all kinds of delicate pastries, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't wait to eat all the snacks on it.

"Wenxi? Are you Wenxi? At that time, I heard a man's voice.

Speaking of which, Wen Xi has been in the capital for almost half a year, except for the people next to him, no one else should know his identity, let alone say his name accurately.

The voice sounded familiar, as if it had been heard a long time ago.

Wen Xi raised his legs, which were a little numb, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the voice, but he didn't feel that the whole person was stunned.

"Sir?"

Bai Qing was holding a bag of snacks wrapped in oiled paper in his hand at the moment, wearing a cyan robe made of linen, and his hair was meticulously combed into a bun. The whole person looked very clean and tidy, no different from many years ago, with surprise on his plain face, and he looked happy to see Wen Xi reunited after a long absence.

Bai Qing had a smile on his face, adding some vitality to his originally somewhat plain face: "Wen Xi, you have grown up." I don't even recognize it. ”

I don't know if it's because of guilt or something else, Wen Xi didn't feel happy to see Bai Qing, but was a little reluctant to see him. Maybe it's also because this person is still the same no matter how long it has been, which always reminds people of the past.

"Sir hasn't changed at all, he still looks so young." Wen Xi leaned on the wooden cabinet where the pastries were kept, and the sweet smell of the cake crept into his nose, making his stomach growl.

Bai Qing heard the sound, laughed, first patted Wen Xi's shoulder, and then gathered the oil paper bag in his hand.

"Seeing that you are hungry, why don't you come to my house and have some snacks."

Wen Xi smiled embarrassedly, and began to complain in his heart that he didn't call it early or late, and he had to call it now.

Bai Qing looked at him for a long time, and said, "Let's go, don't stand stupidly, I haven't seen you for so long, I have a lot of things to say to you." ”

Wen Xi sighed in his heart, he had to face these sooner or later anyway, and it was better to make it clear earlier than to delay it again and again.

Bai Qing's house is located in a secluded place in the back street of the capital. The house is not too big, but it looks like it is newly built, and the gray-white house looks a little mismatched between the red, red, green and green houses. But it is very consistent with Bai Qing's temperament.

It is now early spring, and many trees are also growing green shoots, and there are two tall osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard of the cypress tree, and at this time there are also newly grown buds hanging on them.

The appearance of the whole house is the same as the inside, the yard is not big but very neat, and it looks like the owner has been bothering to clean it all day.

Wen Xi couldn't help but think of the past, when she was in Jiangnan, Wen Xi also used to take care of their yard into this orderly appearance.

"Sir, I heard that you are now following His Royal Highness the Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should use you very much." Wen Xi sat on the chair, there were all kinds of delicate pastries on the table, he and Bai Qing were like brothers, they had many common hobbies, such as eating sweets.

Bai Qing twisted a delicate and small osmanthus cake in his hand, but he didn't eat it for half a day.

"Thanks to His Royal Highness the Prince's love, he is willing to let a poor scholar give him advice. I am also very grateful to Dade for doing my best to think about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Wen Xi, you are really different from before, I remember that you used to be no longer than my waist, but now you have reached my shoulders, I think you will be able to catch up with me in another three or five years. When Bai Qing smiled, he missed the big brother next door, which made people feel good.

"It's been years, I was too young to be sensible at the time, if it weren't for my husband's ......"

"You have been gifted and intelligent since you were a child, and you are a talent that is rare in a hundred years, in fact, if you don't have me, you can live well. It's like you're now, aren't you also working hard for His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince? Bai Qing said this very slowly, and when he said the word Seven Princes, he also raised his eyes and looked at Wen Xi.

Wen Xi's eyelids jumped, and sure enough, Bai Qing already knew everything, knowing that he was now the person next to the Seventh Prince, and had been helping the Seventh Prince to give advice, wanting to compete for the throne.

He was chewing the sweet osmanthus cake at the moment, but the taste in his mouth was a little sour, and he didn't know if there was something wrong with the cake or something wrong with his heart.

"Sir, since you serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I serve His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, then the relationship between us should be regarded as enemies now."

Bai Qing still has a faint appearance, the cyan robe is washed and white, and he really wants to be a poor scholar in a book when he wears it.

"Wen Xi, although you have grown up, you have become fond of talking and laughing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince are brothers, how can there be any contentious relationship between them. As the saying goes, a teacher for one day is a father for life, and I also regard you as a relative. There are things like saying that the enemy is not an enemy. ”

"It's me who is careful. Sir is right, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are brothers. Where is the relationship of contention? ”

Bai Qing nodded with satisfaction, seeing that Wen Xi didn't like to eat the osmanthus cake in front of him very much, so he handed over a still hot horseshoe cake from the side.

"Why don't you stay in Jiangnan, your sister should be reluctant to let you leave."

Wen Xi handed over the horseshoe cake and hesitated for a while to stuff it into his mouth, but it still tasted like chewing wax, and he had no intention of tasting its wonderful taste.

"I can already live on my own, my sister is married after all, so she doesn't need to worry about me so much anymore."

Bai Qing had a light smile on his face, but the fingers holding the teacup were slightly white at the moment, as if he was trying to endure something.

"Your sister...... Is she doing well? ”

"My sister is doing well, I just sent a letter the day before yesterday saying that she is already three months pregnant, and I am afraid that she will be able to be a mother soon."

This world is really impermanent, and when Wen Xi was very young, what he liked to see most was the scene of his sister and Bai Qing sitting together and chanting poems against each other.

At that time, the two of them were really talented and beautiful, and even in the depths of his heart, Wen Xi had long regarded Bai Qing as his future brother-in-law.

Bai Qing smiled bitterly, and his heart had already sketched the appearance of a thousand changes and a gentle smile stroking his lower abdomen.

If it weren't for what happened back then, wouldn't it all belong to him?

Even after so many years, when he dreamed back at midnight, he would always dream countless times that he and Wen Ya would see each other for the last time.

Wen Ya, who had always been quiet and weak, said to him with unprecedented anger: "Bai Qing? Fickle! I was blind before, and I never want to see you again. ”

"Sir, sir, sir!" Wen Xi called Bai Qing several times, but the other party did not respond.

Bai Qing closed his eyes in some pain, and it took a while to open his eyes and regain his clear look.

"If she's doing well, then I'll be relieved."

Although Wen Xi is a rare genius in other aspects, he doesn't know anything about love, and he can only faintly sense that Bai Qing still can't let go of Wen Ya.

"Sir, are you still blaming me and my sister now?" Wen Xi has been under the name of a young squire for so many years, and he rarely whispers to others, even when facing Ye Yugui, he is full of toughness, but now he can't help but lower his voice in front of Bai Qing.

Bai Qing shook his head, and his bony hand rubbed the green bamboo pattern painted next to the rim of the cup.

"The things of the year have passed, and no one is right or wrong, and now that all these years have passed, why bother with it. Wen Xi, I have seen that you are a child with great ambitions since then. You should know who to follow is the best. ”

Bai Qing said half of his words, but the next words obviously looked like he was handed over to Wen Xi to comprehend by himself.

Smart as Wen Xi, how could he not hear the meaning of his words, Bai Qing's words were already very obvious, which meant that he wanted to see the current situation clearly. gave up supporting the Seven Princes and switched to the crown prince.

Although Wen Xi has a lot of debts to Bai Qing in his heart, but one yard is one yard, and now he is the person of the Seventh Prince, how can he defect.

Not to mention what would happen if the Seventh Prince knew about it, even if he did this kind of thing, it would be against his consistent philosophy.

"Sir, you should know that I won't listen to what you say. The Seven Princes' ideas are similar to mine, so I am willing to support him behind his back, and the crown prince will never help the Seven Princes deal with him. Although Wen Xi is young, after all, he has been in the officialdom for many years, even if the other party is his closest person, he will never compromise on matters of principle.

Bai Qing heard this, but did not show what Wen Xi thought, but nodded in agreement.

"It seems that I didn't teach you in vain, if I say this just now, you will have the idea of betraying the Seventh Prince, then even I will never dare to let you do things under my hands."

"Is that gentleman asking this just to test my loyalty to His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince?" Wen Xi's tone was a little dissatisfied, although Bai Qing was his former teacher, he should not be casually tested on this kind of question.

Bai Qing saw that he seemed to be a little angry, and immediately said, "It's me who is wrong, and I still treat you as the child before." Looks like you've got an idea of your own. ”

"You didn't call me today to find out about me about His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, right?" Wen Xi's words were actually just casual words, because he knew Bai Qing very well, and if he wanted to know something, he would never use this stupidest method. Only the simplest and most effective methods will be used.

Wen Xi was reluctant to see Bai Qing, and after talking like this, he didn't want to stay any longer. So he casually made an excuse and said that he was leaving.

Before leaving, Bai Qing suddenly stopped him and said inexplicably: "Recently, we must let His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince be careful." ”