CHAPTER XXII
I sat side by side with him, and the sky bloomed one after another, dazzling flowers
The fireworks will be set off for a long time, and he should be sober up after watching it
He suddenly leaned on top of me, and I was about to reach out and push him away
"I just want to lean into"
I didn't move again
"What is your relationship with your general?" Why did he ask me this?
"Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious"
"I grew up with him" just didn't do it together
"It's good to know you earlier than me," he closed his eyes, "but you're not happy today"
"Is there one?" Even I don't know
"Yes, you see that the surname Bai is a little smiling today, but you don't see him"
I sighed "I have a good relationship with him, don't worry about you"
"Do you like him?"
I'm a little flustered "No"
He smiled and said, "Nonsense, how could you be so flustered if you didn't like him, and you will pick me up because you want to see him" He still didn't move
"He and Nan Kuyue are married," I didn't hide it anymore
He got up and looked at me, "Nan Kuyue, shouldn't it?"
"Shouldn't it be?" I looked at him
"Nothing," he said, and I didn't continue to ask
"How do you see that?"
"Because I like ...... I guess," he paused, "how did you see your mother when she was sick?"
I see
"Am I really not as good as Nan Kuetyue?"
His smile was tinged with some sarcasm: "Why don't you have confidence in yourself?" He looked at me, "Huangfu Lin Yan, what is there to like?" He paused, "Ah Lin, don't compare yourself with others, you will always be yourself, why give up other things you care about for him"
"Since he doesn't want you anymore, you don't want him."
"Even if you and him were good before, it was in the past, but today, tomorrow is coming soon, live the present and don't be in the whirlpool of the past."
I looked at him, yes, the past and the present, why should I do this? Even if I like him no matter how much I like him, I still have to protect the others I care about
"If we go to war, will you kill me?" He looked at me suddenly
"Why do you ask?" What does he know?
"I just want to ask, if I don't want to answer, forget it"
"No," I replied earnestly as I watched him look at him, and I would not have killed him because of his mother's affection for my mother
He looked at me with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, with what you said, no matter what the relationship between our two countries will be in the future, I will keep you safe."
"Mu Xiange, thank you for saving me today," I believed what he said
"Don't be so polite to me" He looked at the sky, "It would be nice if you could go to Qiguo to have a look, but it's a pity that you are Her Majesty the Empress, and you are not in good health, I have been sick since I saw you, and now it is still like this, you imperial doctors can really heal diseases"
I smiled and said, "Since I was 6 years old, my health has not been good, maybe I was born weak."
I don't remember how long I talked to him, but I was much happier after talking to him
"Your Majesty has gone where for dinner?" Xiang'er carried a food box
"Didn't you tell me to watch the fireworks?" I deliberately teased her
"It's been a long time since the fireworks have been off," Xiang'er put down the food box, "It's okay, it's still hot"
"What is it?" I said, sitting down to look at the dish she had brought out
"I made it for Your Majesty"
"By the way, Changyan Hall will send some food" I took the chopsticks to eat
"Xiaoxiao saw that the second prince was not there, so she prepared, this meeting should be sent over"
Xiaoxiao is still more careful than Xiang'er
"Your Majesty, this is for you by the general, saying that it is a gift for your young year" Xiang'er took out a box
"Okay," I saw him today, so why don't you give it to me yourself
I opened it, and inside was a wood carving of mine, which was very detailed, and it took a lot of effort at first glance
I opened the note inside:
Your Majesty, do you still like it?
This simple sentence made me look at it for a long time
"Brother Yan, what I like, it's just a pity" I said to myself
I put the wood carving in front of my desk and looked at it for a long time
When I woke up, I realized that I had the wood carving in my hand all along
I put it back in the box
When Aunt Lan came back, it was almost noon
Mu Xiange and I made mutton hot pot together
"Aunt Lan, I've been waiting for you to come back and eat," I went over and pulled her in
"Aunt Lan" He and Aunt Lan also knew each other
"Second Prince," Aunt Lan looked at him and said, "There is no change from before."
"I brought a gift for Aunt Lan," he smiled and took things out, "This is a step shake made by my mother herself, and I think my mother also wants to give it to you and Her Majesty the Queen."
Aunt Lan took it, "It's her craft," Aunt Lan looked at him, "Are you really willing to give it to me?" ”
"Seriously"
"Your Majesty, the general is looking for you" Xiang'er came in
"I see"
I went with him to Tingyuxuan
"Your Majesty, how are you doing lately?"
Why didn't you ask me that day?
"Very good," I thought to him, "I haven't coughed in the past few days."
"That's fine"
"What's the matter with the General?" I'm a little cold
"Yesterday, the second prince was here, so I didn't say anything, I saw Nan Kumu there, as if he was with a few adults, so he didn't bother"
He didn't ask, because he was afraid that they would know that I was out of the palace
"I've also checked, and the arrow was stolen from a hunter, so it should have been a temporary idea."
But I didn't really understand what he meant
"That Orion, was bitten by a snake, I think it should be that they didn't see it and thought, stealing his arrows, they won't find it and steal it, but I didn't expect this Orion to find that an arrow was missing, and I was afraid that something bad would happen and I went to report to the official, but unfortunately I don't know who it is."
He sighed
"This kind of thing, it's not easy to investigate" As long as you don't catch it at the beginning, how can you catch it later
"I will try my best to find out about this matter" He looked at me and said, "Your Majesty, I still have less contact with the second prince, this person's character is really not good"
I wrapped my cloak tighter
I smiled and said, "I have heard about Mu Xiange's character, but I have known him for many years and understand how he treats me."
I knew I shouldn't have had much contact with him, I just didn't want people to think that the general was trying to sow discord with him
I really don't want the general to misunderstand him
"He treated me very well, and her mother and my mother were old friends"
He didn't expect that I would speak for Mu Xiange, and he was stunned, "Even if Your Majesty is like this, just let me say nothing."
"General": This is the first time I've called him General when it's just the two of us
He frowned slightly
"This, give it back to the general" I took out the box
His brow furrowed even deeper, "Your Majesty, what does this mean?" ”
I smiled slightly, "The general now has a marriage contract with Nan Kuyue, so it's really inconvenient to give me these."
Even if he has someone to marry, why should I keep thinking about the past and make myself unhappy?
"But I grew up with Your Majesty in the end, Your Majesty is still called Brother Yan, and I also said that Your Majesty's gifts, I will not lose any of Your Majesty's" He was a little excited
I just smiled faintly, "Brother Yan, no matter what, now you are a general, and I am His Majesty the Snow Country, we are different after all" I looked at him "I call you Brother Yan is thinking of the love of the past, the past is over, let's live well in the present"
He looked at me as if he couldn't believe I was me
"Brother Yan has forgotten what he said before, don't let your fiancée hear it, it's not good to misunderstand something."
It's getting colder
"General, let's all forget the past in the future, the past is too good, let's all forget the present"
I looked at him sincerely
"Good"
"I don't like this thing either, so take it back general."
He slowly reached out to take it, his warm hand touched my fingertips, and I hurried back as if I was burned
A crisp sound came
I looked down and I accidentally caught a glimpse of his jade pendant
The wood carving inside fell out, but fortunately it did not break
He squatted down and picked it up, he handed it to me again, and smiled helplessly, "I gave it to Your Majesty, this thing is Your Majesty's, Your Majesty can do whatever you want, but you don't have to return it to me"
I smiled knowingly, "Okay, this is what the general himself said, let me deal with it, right?" ”
"Yes," he looked at me
I took the wood carving and threw it to the ground, and he reached for it, and then he took it back
When I heard the voice, I knew it was broken
"Even if I dispose of it, I will throw him, and the general will regret giving it to me"
He smiled softly, "Even if Your Majesty doesn't like it, it's okay to throw it away."
He looked in the direction of the wood carving
"General, do it yourself," I walked past him, and he suddenly grabbed my wrist
bracelet
I looked back at him and didn't speak
He let go of his hand
I turned to leave, I wrapped my cloak tightly around myself, it was really cold, and I ran quickly towards my palace
I'm afraid if I slow down, tears will come out