Those years when I climbed the wall

Chapter 20

The years in the mountains are as quiet as water.Mu Yunqi's days are still spent in getting up, taking a bath, taking medicine, and resting, and the cycle goes on and on, with nothing new.On the contrary, the sun and the moon overlap, and he gradually forgets the days. If no one reminds him, there is no big difference between ten days and ten years.

Nowadays, if there are any uncertainties in the ordinary days, it is that when you open your eyes every morning, you don't know what kind of straw weaving you will find beside your pillow?Is it a bug, a bird, a fish...or a villain?So, before reaching out every day, Mu Yunqi would secretly make a bet with himself, just like now——

The day before yesterday was a katydid, the day before yesterday was a praying mantis, yesterday was a little grass man, then today... I think he can be like that at most, and I have been making it up for seven or eight days in a row. It is doubtful that there is nothing new to offer!After pondering for a quarter of an hour without reaching a conclusion, Mu Yun prayed to avoid bothering at all, and stretched out his hand to grope beside the pillow, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he turned his eyes—a bunch of grass flowers, seven or eight of them, all returned. Colored, red and pink.Although it is difficult to pick out the details, it is difficult for him to do this overnight.

Sitting up and leaning against the head of the bed, he played with the object in his hand for a while, and then heard the sound of the door opening outside.

"Are you awake?" The visitor still spoke softly and warmly, "The snow outside has stopped, but it's extremely cold, you should wear more." Yan Jian turned to the cabinet to find clothes for him.

The matter at the hot spring that day was tacitly shared between the two of them, and they never mentioned it again after returning here, as if it never happened.

Mu Yunqi was playing with grass and flowers, waiting for him to bring clothes, but got up in no hurry.

Shao Jingheng said frankly: "I only know how to weave grass. Yesterday's straw man was made by myself. After thinking about it last night, there was nothing new, so I simply made a few simple grass flowers and colored them. I can still watch it. I have nothing to do tonight, I will think about it..."

"Why?" Mu Yunqi raised his head suddenly and interrupted him unexpectedly.

"What?" Shao Jingheng was startled.

"Let me tell you," Mu Yunqi held up a grass flower in front of his eyes: "Why are you bothering? You tried your best to fight me at the beginning, but now you are trying your best to protect me and please me. Why?"

The man was stunned and speechless.

With a sigh, Mu Yunqi took the clothes in the other's hand and slowly put them on.Just picked up the belt, and suddenly saw the other person squatting down, took over and fastened it for him, slowly: "I have a promise, no matter what, I will not harm you, this promise will not change until death!"

Staring sideways at the blue curtain, Mu Yunqi's face remained calm: "However, this does not mean that you have no ambition."

The other pondered for a while: "Everyone has aspirations, but in the end, how to choose."

There was a moment of silence.

Mu Yunqi smiled and seemed relieved: "Yesterday the doctor said that the poison on my body has been completely removed, and the medicine can be stopped in two days." His eyes drooped and fell on the slightly rough hand: "So I have been taking the medicine for two days. Today, I will return to Beijing."

The hand on the quilt moved at first, and the five fingers curled up slightly.Mu Yun prayed that Quan Zuo didn't see it, and got out of bed and let him put on the remaining clothes for him.

"I'll get food, you wash yourself." After ordering, the man walked out quickly.

Next, take a meal and soak in the bath, and it should be the same as usual.

The snow is clear and the sky is clear, and the mountains in the distance seem to be much more cheerful.Mu Yunqi half leaned on the edge of the pool, bored.As the mountain wind blows, a few wisps of blue and yellow swirl and fall, falling into the mist.His eyes narrowed slightly, and the wild wintersweet plant under the wooden railing was trembling in the wind, showing a little softness in his arrogance.

After soaking for a while, Mu Yunqi finally ran out of patience and went up to put on his robe, when he saw a blue shadow coming out of the back door.

"Why did you come up so quickly?" Shao Jingheng was a little surprised, but he didn't mean to blame him.

Wiping the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, Mu Yunqi faded out a word: "Hot." After saying that, he saw the man enter the small room and come out with a towel.Mu Yunqi took it, wiped his face, and was not in a hurry to change, but turned around and walked under the wild plum tree to enjoy it carefully.

Following a few steps forward, Shao Jingheng's brows were brightened: "News came from the Northland that Huo Lanxian had returned to Zhongjing safely. Huo Lankun was defeated and fled Qingmu City, and he couldn't get out. The general situation is over. The revitalization army withdrew yesterday and returned south without losing a single soldier A general!"

The hand that had just climbed on the flower branch paused, and Mu Yunqi's eyes flashed with light, but he said flatly: "That's good." He broke off a small flower branch and played with it, "That's it, I will return to Beijing tomorrow."

A gust of cold wind blew past the mountain wall, the flowers and branches above the head trembled, and the fallen flowers fell to the lapel.

Mu Yunqi's downcast eyes suddenly reached into a hand, carefully picking off the petals on his clothes.My mind was a little scattered, and I stared at the distant sky from the side, with mixed feelings.

"Ah Qi." I don't know when, there is a whisper in the ear, making the absent-minded person look back, but they are caught off guard.

In the two warm and pure springs, Mu Yunqi was shocked to realize that he was sinking slowly, without the power to resist!The heat from the base of the ears gradually spread to the cheeks, which brought a little rush of breath.

The hand on the skirt moved back again, and the waist tightened suddenly, and the upper body unconsciously leaned forward, touching the other person's skirt.With a heartstring twitch, Mu Yunqi raised his arms to wrap his arms around the predecessor's neck.

Everything will fall into place.

When his eyes darkened, Mu Yunqi closed his eyes and opened his lips, catering to him with all his strength.A wave of warm tide seems to be menacing at first glance, but it is anxious and not impatient. The warm and humid meaning stays at the tip of the nose, then slowly moves down, falls on the two pieces of powder, nibbles and sucks slowly, patiently provokes, and deliberately moves, as if Fearing that more haste would make waste, so he took every step he could.

Just as he was entering a good place, there was a very light rustling in his ears!Mu Yunqi was startled, before he could move, his neck felt cold!Taking a hasty step back, a black shadow seemed to flash past out of the corner of his eye—it was a black sparrow!Thumping off the branches, the snow fell in shock.

Reaching out to pick out the snow particles under his collar, Shao Jingheng was half angry and half embarrassed.Eyes met again, Mu Yunqi smirked, led him up, and walked towards the small room.

A mountain of snow is quiet, and everything is silent.Only the occasional mountain breeze swayed the wild plum trees lightly or heavily, urging the little blue and yellow petals to fall to the water, arousing a pool of spring.

After returning from the hot spring, Mu Yunqi was quite tired, took a rest after taking the medicine, only to feel lethargic and fell into a dream soon.

In a trance, it seemed to return to the palace.

The first heavy snow comes, and the imperial garden is covered with silver.Standing alone under the curvy old plum tree, the seven or eight-year-old little man was thoughtful.

"Your Highness." A familiar voice came from behind.

The little man turned his head, the joy in his eyes flickered, and then he became indifferent: "What are you doing here? Don't you need to accompany Yun Che?"

With a smile, the young man took two steps forward: "Your Highness was punished and grounded by the officials, why did you wander around in the garden?"

With a soft snort, the little man was proud: "Who can watch me?"

"But if the officials find out, they will definitely punish you severely," the young man reminded.

Cursing his lips, the villain acted fearlessly: "Punish it as it is, and it's not the first time. Isn't it just copying books? What are you afraid of?"

The young man frowned: "But now I've told the official's house, if you don't know how to correct your mistakes, you will be punished with a ruler and whip!"

His complexion changed slightly, the little man clenched his fists and forced himself to be calm: "Your Majesty will protect me!"

"The empress dowager can protect your highness for a while, but she can't protect her next life." The young man sighed, "And your highness is always like this, doesn't it also make the empress dowager sad?"

This remark touched the little man, seeing him bow his head for a moment, his tone finally softened: "But father punished me to copy the "Thousand Character Essay" thirty times, and it has to be handed in tomorrow, how can I make it in time?"

Seeing his remorse, the young man lowered his eyebrows and took out a stack of papers from his pocket: "Look, Your Highness, what is this?"

Turning around, the little man showed confusion.

The young man handed over the thing in his hand: "Go back now, and copy the "Thousand Characters" ten times until the night, and it will be a matter of reproach to Your Highness."

His eyes lit up, and the little man took the stack of papers in his hand and glanced at them. He was overjoyed and wondered: "How can this handwriting be so similar to mine?"

The corner of his mouth hooked slightly, and the young man turned around: "This is not an example, Your Highness can do it for himself."

Seeing him stepping forward, the little man chased after him: "Wait—!"

The young man stopped, but did not turn his head: "Your Highness, come back quickly, lest people see it and cause trouble."

"You..." The little man's face became hot: "Aren't you coming back with me? Or..." Lowering his eyes, he whispered to himself: "It's still early, why not play with me in the snow..."

After a while of silence, the young man said calmly, "The second prince is about to wake up, I have to hurry back before Concubine Shao returns to the palace." After speaking, he strode away.

Standing on the spot blankly, staring at the back that was fading away, the only gleam of brilliance in the little man's eyes gradually disappeared until it disappeared.

"What should I do to keep you?" The words came out lightly, with melancholy on his face.

"What should I do to keep you?" Shuo Feng turned around, wrapping word by word around his ears.

Waking up from a dream, Mu Yunqi opened his eyes and met a pair of eyes full of melancholy.

"How can I keep you?" Shao Jingheng held his hand tightly, bowing his head a few inches, as if begging.

After staring at him for a while, the corner of Mu Yunqi's mouth suddenly twitched: "Give me a reason to stay."

A ray of hope flashed through his eyes.The white hand was pulled out from the bed and pecked lightly on his lips, leaving a trace of guilt lingering on his lips: "At the beginning, the reason why I distanced myself from you was because my father had told me not to let Concubine Shao notice that I, You have the heart to protect the prince, otherwise you will be in trouble! And I must be cautious in my words and deeds, so I can stay in the palace and help my father monitor Shao Concubine and protect you. However, I and the elder must leave the palace after all, and At that time, Empress Shao also sensed her father's intentions, and thought she had no intention of helping her to support Yin Che, so she wanted to use me as a pawn to force her father to submit! Fortunately, my father had foreseen that as soon as I was admitted, I asked the late emperor to allow me to take another post. Going far to the northwest to escape from Concubine Shao's control, I have experienced some occasional experiences, hoping that one day I will be full-fledged and return to court to help him hold Concubine Shao under control, but who knows..." Shaking his head: "The world is impermanent..."

Shaoqing pondered: "You mentioned this." Mu Yun prayed lightly.

The man smiled bitterly: "But you may not believe it at that time."

There was a moment of silence.

With that person's support, Mu Yunqi sat up, half leaned on the head of the bed, and said a word lightly, but he was a little confused: "That's all?"

His eyes drifted away for a few times, and finally he returned to that calm face. Shao Jingheng turned serious: "Another reason is that you will encounter danger when you return to Beijing!"

"Oh?" Mu Yunqi nodded his forehead: "Is there any progress in the case of the medicine man? The source of the disaster is in Beijing?"

Seeing the other person's complexion fluctuating, Mu Yunqi was about to ask questions, but heard a knock on the door from outside.

"Wait." He said softly, picked up his robe and put it on for him, Shao Jingheng turned to answer the door.

"Master, someone has brought them here!" Zeng Wuhua's voice came from outside the door, pausing for a while: "On the other hand, a man came to the Sizhong before noon and claimed to be the Marquis of the Infantry Capital, and presented him with a talisman, saying that he had to meet Mr. Xiang in case of urgent matters. !"

Guo Kai? !Mu Yunqi's heart trembled.

Hearing Shao Jingheng's voice: "Go back and verify his identity. If there is nothing wrong, then bring him, but make sure to avoid the eyes and ears of thieves!"

There was no response, and when I heard the sound of closing the door, I thought I had taken orders.

Seeing that blue shadow come back inside, Mu Yun prayed to sit up straight: "Guo Kai is here?"

Nodding, Shao Jingheng stepped forward to pick up the clothes of the person on the bed, looked back and said, "If you are still in good spirits, get up and walk with me. The inside story of this matter is too tortuous, it is really hard to explain it in words, it is better to start from the beginning .”