21. Wine strengthens the courage

"I said you muddy boy, there are good food and drinks in the palace and beautiful women, see that you don't go, what kind of stuffy wine are you drinking in the palace?" Xiao Shen returned to the Yue Wangfu from the palace, and heard that the third prince had been drinking wine in the garden alone for a while, so he hurried to the garden.

Xiao Yuwen watched Xiao Shen sit down opposite him scoldingly, glanced at him, poured a glass of wine and put it in front of him. "I knew that Uncle Eight Emperor didn't drink happily, so I came to accompany him. ”

"The ability to fool people has grown?" Xiao Shen is used to having no good temper with anyone, only Xiao Yuwen makes him unable to get angry, his temperament is too cold, and he can't figure it out, and sometimes he can block you with one sentence. "Don't say it, I look good at this Smoke Princess, I don't know how many times better than your sisters. Also, you know, your bastard sister robbed her of her place that day in Suxin Building!"

Xiao Yuwen looked like he didn't care about himself, he picked up the wine glass and drank by himself, he already knew if it wasn't, when did he look at his sisters.

"You didn't go, it's a loss, really, I think you'll like that Smoke Princess, and your temperament will get along with you. Xiao Shen's expression seemed serious and joking. "Don't you see, that dance is so hard that people can't take their eyes off it, that song is also played well, and it is all improvised by yourself, it is too modest to say that it is a talented girl!

Xiao Yuwen felt a little unhappy when he heard it, why he couldn't say why he wasn't happy. "What do you mean, Father?"

"Obviously, if you recognize it, it depends on which prince has this blessing!" Xiao Shen also drank a glass of wine. "It's better for you to hurry up and prepare!"

Xiao Yuwen snorted coldly, didn't say anything, and poured another glass of wine.

"What's wrong with you kid tonight?" The more Xiao Shen looked at it, the more he felt that Xiao Yuwen was a little abnormal, as if he couldn't get over wine.

"Upset. Xiao Yuwen coldly threw out two words, and filled the wine glasses of the two of them.

"Trapped in love?" Xiao Shen smiled maliciously, "Let me guess, what you won't like is this Smoke Princess?

Xiao Yuwen silently drank a glass of wine, did not admit it, and did not deny it. He didn't know what it was like to like it, but since Lin Wanyan left, his heart was always empty, lying on the bed where she had been lying, and he was like her in his dreams all night. And as long as he thought of it, the more obviously the emperor expressed his satisfaction with Lin Wanyan, the more dangerous she would be, and he was inexplicably worried in his heart. He had never had this kind of worry, or rather fear, fear that he had never had.

He didn't appear at the palace banquet naturally because he didn't want to expose himself too early, it wasn't that he didn't have the ability to protect Lin Wanyan, but he couldn't protect her with great fanfare. Everyone knew that he was a prince who had been abandoned outside the palace since he was a child, so what power did he have to protect her? Could he let him watch her get hurt? He couldn't do it.

Xiao Shen looked at Xiao Yuwen's expression and knew in his heart, he used to have such an expression himself, he had such a worry, and in the end, he was now alone.

"Has Uncle Eight Emperor ever thought about getting married?" Xiao Yuwen had already drunk almost, he knew how much he was drinking, and he would always stop before getting drunk.

Xiao Shen smiled bitterly when asked, and slowly spoke after a glass of wine. "If there is another person in the world like her, I think. ”

Xiao Shen was in love with Li Qianqian, the youngest daughter of Li Wei, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, who was Li Qingqing's younger sister. At that time, Li Qianqian was only fifteen, and Xiao Shen was also the age of playfulness, relying on the favor of the Queen Mother, he often played outside for several months without returning.

At that time, it was only a month before and after the Li family was accused of fornicating with Xuan Muguo to being beheaded by the whole family. By the time he rushed back to Nanli City to save people, it was too late, and his sweetheart had already become the soul of the executioner. For this reason, he became seriously ill for several months, and his temperament became irritable and changeable.

Then, I heard that although Li Qingqing was spared death because she gave birth to the third prince, the queen still made it difficult in every way, and wanted to send Li Qingqing to Yunjing Nunnery, and tried to murder the third prince who was not yet eight years old many times. Xiao Shen swore to protect their mother and son like crazy, did not hesitate to quarrel with Xiao Yu, and persuaded the Queen Mother to help speak. In the end, the two were sent out of the palace safely, and someone was sent to take care of them, which can be regarded as self-redemption.

Over the years, Xiao Shen has still been playing around, looking like a gentleman, but Xiao Yuwen knows how lonely this Eighth Emperor Uncle is in the dead of night.

Xiao Yuwen also smiled far-fetchedly, this wine, drinking to the end, is really bitter. "Have you ever regretted it?"

"I regret being my father's son, hahaha!" Xiao Shen filled his wine glass again.

Since ancient times, the imperial power has been fighting for hegemony, and it is normal for him to be at ease, but because he has a mother who loves him, and he does not care about the government and has no heirs, he does not pose any threat. If he could, he also wanted to live a simple life in an ordinary family, with loving husband and wife, and children around his knees.

"It's as if there's a choice. Xiao Yuwen smiled coldly.

When he left the palace at a young age, he had already tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and he knew too well what it was like to have no choice. At first, he was always crying, always clamoring to go back to the palace, because there was a father who loved him, delicious food, gorgeous clothes, and playmates who stayed with him every day. As soon as he cried, his mother hugged him and cried with him. In a short period of time, he seems to have grown up, and this growth cannot be due to lack of choice.

So, it's not that I don't regret it, but it's useless to regret it. Xiao Shen's wine glass was empty again, and looking back on the past, he was always filled with endless regret and sadness.

Xiao Yuwen stood up and prepared to leave. "I'm leaving, a few fewer drinks. ”

"There will never be anyone in this world like her. Don't follow in the footsteps of your Eighth Emperor Uncle. Xiao Shen finished drinking the wine in the cup and got up.

Xiao Yuwen didn't seem to hear it, and disappeared into the night without looking back.

When Lin Wanyan returned to the mansion, the first thing he did was to order the kitchen to prepare food, and invited Zhenlie to have a supper together. Zhen Yeol naturally shook his head speechlessly and went back to his yard.

It's not surprising that Green Oriole would do this, in Lin Wanyan's words, she can't sleep when she is hungry. The green warbler just doesn't know when this princess has been hungry. Of course, Lin Wanyan couldn't tell her that she was a senior otaku girl in her previous life, and she could indeed be starved to death when she was alone, no, she was lazy to death.

Eat supper slowly, it's already the second watch. Lin Wanyan sent the green warbler and the other maids to rest, and he took a leisurely walk in the garden alone to eat.

Everything is like a dream, she can't help but sigh, but she doesn't know what awaits her behind, do she really want to kiss, stay in the deep palace compound for the rest of her life, be a canary with a noble status?

At today's palace banquet, she experienced that many times if you don't provoke others, it doesn't mean that others won't provoke you, or if you don't go back, you can only eat silently.

But then you have to have the capital to argue with others, she is a princess from a foreign country, married here, she is not familiar with the place, she has no friends or relatives, and she will not have to rely on her husband to support her in the future? When will a man always be reliable? Once she is favored, it is difficult to escape the red face and grow old, and it is not difficult for her to imagine how miserable this kind of day is.

At the moment, she hadn't figured out how to reverse the situation and hold the initiative in her hands. Since ancient times, there have been many captives in weak countries, and if you say it nicely, you can maintain friendly relations between the two countries, and it is really like a poor relative of a rich and noble family.

And the prince who is not allowed to get along has some ability, it is best to be a candidate for the crown prince in the future, and he can ascend the throne smoothly, and he can always control him, otherwise, it will be useless at all.

It's too tiring to think about it, she is not a person with much ambition, and she doesn't want to wronged herself to seek stability for a lifetime, don't people have to be happy if they live for a lifetime, who can leave this world alive?

The four seasons of Nanqi City are very distinct throughout the year, and the autumn night is quite cool. As he walked, Lin Wanyan unconsciously rubbed his shoulders with his hands and walked back. She is very afraid of the cold, her hands and feet are cold all year round, and it is as cold as ice cubes in autumn and winter.

Suddenly, I thought of the person who always likes to put a shawl on himself, always with a cold face, but he takes care of people very carefully, and he thinks that he is also a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and I don't know how many stories are hidden in my bottomless eyes.

Back in the room, Lin Wanyan simply cleaned up and lay down, he was indeed tired, and he fell asleep after a while. It's just that I've been in a light sleep, and when I always think of Hanyue Mountain, I wake up a few times with a white figure around me.

She felt that the white figure had been beside her bedside, and those eyes had been staring at her quiet sleeping face as gently as water, and the time that passed quietly was what he was silently saying.

She wanted to open her eyes and see if the man was really sitting on the edge of her bed. But she was so tired that she couldn't open her eyes, and she was afraid that when she opened her eyes, she would find that she had just dreamed and there was nothing.

Xiao Yuwen quietly sat down on the edge of Lin Wanyan's bed, and when she saw her exposed hand, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she naturally wanted to put it back in the quilt.

The coolness of the tentacle made him stop again, put her hand back flat, skillfully cut her pulse, put it back in the quilt, and stretched out to find the other hand to continue cutting the pulse.

His brows furrowed slightly, put his hand back into the quilt, and gently pulled the quilt to make sure that Lin Wanyan's entire body was under the quilt before sitting up straight. His eyes stared at her face motionless for a long time, and he leaned over and imprinted a kiss on her forehead, and got up to leave.

He thought, this wine is really not a good thing, and it makes people so bold. He doesn't apply to spitting out the truth after drinking, he never talks much, and drinking is no exception.

But after all, the drunken heart was very real, and he missed her, so he came.