There were only Chu Mingyun and Su Shiyu left in the hall. The charcoal fire made a soft sound, the wind roared outside the hall, and heavy snow fell one after another. The mansion was so silent that there was not even a single sound.
"I thought my house was deserted enough, but I didn't expect you to be so lonely here." Su Shiyu suddenly said.
"I've never been a festive season." Chu Mingyun laughed softly and said casually, "I don't need anyone to serve, so let the servants disperse. I don't have a home myself, so why break up those reunions that have families."
Su Shiyu nodded, and without saying a word, handed him the peeled kumquat in his hand.
Seeing this, Chu Mingyun raised his eyebrows and smiled, without reaching out to pick it up, he looked at Su Shiyu and said, "Did Master Su take me as a three-year-old child, and an orange can make you happy?"
"..." Su Shiyu looked down at the half-peeled orange in the other hand, and handed it over together.
Chu Mingyun smiled even deeper, and frowned, "Could it be that two are enough?"
"You don't want to eat it." Su Shiyu withdrew his hand.
"Which one said not to eat?" Chu Mingyun grabbed his hand. Su Shiyu chuckled lightly, rarely breaking away.
The wind outside the hall gradually subsided, the snow fell silently, and the soft sound of the bells protecting the flowers at the corners of the eaves was heard, interspersed with the crisp sound of the ice falling from the eaves.
Chu Mingyun tore off a piece of orange flesh and suddenly thought, "By the way, what happened to the New Year's Eve ban on the East Palace that you and His Majesty mentioned that day?"
"It's not something worth mentioning." Su Shiyu sighed.
"When Master Su said this, I think it's more worth listening to."
"..." Su Shiyu glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty has always been gullible to others, and when you were the Crown Prince, he accidentally said something wrong in front of his valet and was caught. The late emperor ordered him to ban him from the East Palace on New Year's Eve and not be allowed to sit in the East Palace. As a waiter, I copied the book for him overnight, that's all."
Chu Mingyun couldn't help but handed him another kumquat to show his sympathy.
Su Shiyu glanced at him with a smile, paused, and then said, "Speaking of which, I haven't been able to find the right time to tell you about something before."
"Um?"
"You should have read the verdict in your uncle's case?"
"You mean something that was kept secret from King Huainan?" Chu Mingyun said, "I can almost guess what you want to do."
Su Shiyu looked at him unexpectedly, "Can you guess it?"
"Master Su," Chu Mingyun sighed slowly, "After all, I am someone who has been pursuing you for more than half a year. Are you not allowed to know more about you?"
"How much do you know?"
"Yeah, I can probably guess your way of doing things, but—" Chu Mingyun supported his body with one hand, leaned a little closer, Su Bai's fingertips fell on Ru Bai's shirt, he tapped Su Shiyu's heart, and lowered his voice. "I can't guess what you're thinking here."
Su Shiyu's figure was slightly stagnant, but he didn't dodge. He looked down at him and said, "What does Master Chu want to guess?"
Chu Mingyun smiled very lightly and said slowly, "I want to guess too much, for example, how do you view me, and for example," He raised his eyes a little bit, facing Su Shiyu's gaze, "Why are you here tonight? "
His fingers circled the front of the shirt with the voice, and the force was neither light nor heavy, and the movement slowed down almost ambiguous. Su Shiyu held his hand and smiled softly: "Does the reason matter?"
"Naturally important." Chu Mingyun frowned and smiled, "Qin Zhao thinks you are for Du Yue, but I don't think so, but if it wasn't like that, could it be for me?"
"I thought Lord Yichu's style would be directly regarded as the latter."
Chu Mingyun held his hand instead, looking into his eyes, "Answer me."
But he didn't know how to answer, after all, he didn't even know why he suddenly made the decision to come alone. In fact, there is no reason for everything in this world, and most of them have a sudden thought, but Chu Mingyun is afraid that he will not believe it.
Su Shiyu thought for a while, then withdrew his hand and smiled lightly, "It's because of you."
Chu Mingyun was slightly startled by the unexpected answer.
The warm light of the charcoal fire reflected the smile in his eyes, and Su Shiyu asked back, "Did you forget, Master Chu, didn't you invite me in front of your majesty?"
Chu Mingyun regained his senses and raised his brows slightly, "I naturally remember, so I said—Master Su came to me because he felt lonely in the middle of the night?"
Su Shiyu took his eyes back and saved the topic in time, "In short, I have discussed with Your Majesty and decided to arrest the King of Huainan when the vassal state is restored after the resumption of the dynasty, and the previous case will be discussed at that time. Bring it up again."
"It's almost as I guessed, but what does this have to do with me?"
"The uncle's case is only to dispel the wariness of the King of Huainan. It is inevitable that it is a bit hasty, and others seem suspicious. The previous evidence against you has misled many people, and the rumors of Fufeng County have also spread these days. I am afraid that it is now in the public sector. Privately, you have been identified as the real murderer."
Chu Mingyun said indifferently: "So what?"
"Therefore, during this period of time, Lord Chu will be wronged and criticized, but you can rest assured that after King Huainan is guilty, I will definitely tell the world about the false accusation and return your innocence."
"You don't have to. I don't care how others see me." Chu Mingyun smiled casually, "Besides, these people are the most ignorant and ignorant in the world, so why bother explaining to them."
Su Shiyu smiled lightly and said, "Even if Master Chu doesn't care, it's my job to clear your suspicions, and I should definitely do it."
Chu Mingyun tilted his head and stared at him for a moment, then lowered his head and chuckled, and stopped answering.
Outside the hall, the snowstorm stopped at an unknown time, and suddenly there was a tidal wave of thick bells swaying over, one after another, and midnight had come. The sound of firecrackers suddenly rang out, and the sky was full of crimson debris flying. Countless fireworks surrounded the dark night sky, blooming with thousands of brilliance and stars, and the noise woke up the night.
"Hey," Chu Mingyun looked straight outside and suddenly said, "Would you like to go out with me to set off fireworks?"
"Master Chu still prepared fireworks?" Su Shiyu asked.
"I don't have it, but Du Yue bought it. I know where he is hiding."
"Aren't you afraid that A Yue will find you tomorrow when he wakes up?"
"It's easy to handle," Chu Mingyun looked at him and blinked, "I just said I don't know, I haven't seen it before. Du Yue doesn't believe me, but he must believe you."
"Then why should I help Master Chu to hide it?" Su Shiyu laughed.
Chu Mingyun pulled Su Shiyu directly and walked outside the hall, "Because you are an accomplice now."
The pile of fireworks was hidden in the corner, and they took them to the courtyard and placed them one by one. Only then did they realize that Du Yue bought a variety of styles and everything.
Chu Mingyun lit two fireworks, and turned his head to see Su Shiyu studying a fireworks like a lotus lantern, "That one burns fast, you put it at the end."
"Well, is there anything else to watch out for?"
Chu Mingyun thought for a while, "Remember to run over and hug me after you click."
"..." Su Shiyu thought for a while, "Why?"
"I'm worried that the sound will be too loud later. You're afraid."
"...Master Chu is really caring."
The scarlet red flashed up along the fuze, accompanied by a loud noise like a muffled thunder, and beams of firelight flew into the sky, and then big fireworks bloomed, and the little brilliance fell like stars and rain, which was extremely beautiful. Their place is a little dim, and the night sky elsewhere is gorgeous, and the sound of fireworks is close to each other, and it is continuous.
There were children laughing and running along the alley. The weak singing passed through the walls of the vermilion mansion and through the thin smoke smelling of gunpowder.
Several families were happy and some were sad, Su Shiyu thought a few times in his heart, and couldn't help but frown and chuckle. In this festive season, it is natural that only Lingding Guying will be more enmity. He looked sideways and found that another Lingding man was half-squatting under the red plums in the courtyard, and was focusing on making snow.
Su Shiyu walked over and squatted down, quietly watching his hands with clear phalanges form two snowballs, and suddenly smiled, "I'll show you some of them."
After saying that, he really picked up a handful of snow with his hands, squeezed out a flat body, pressed a round head, and carefully carved out two pointed ears with his fingertips. Su Shiyu was looking for a suitable falling petal on the ground, and Chu Mingyun, who had been tilting his head, suddenly stretched out his hand. Su Shiyu watched his hand stop beside the head for unknown reasons, and bent his finger slightly, and suddenly one of his ears flew off.
"..." Su Shiyu looked at Chu Mingyun deeply, and saw that he smiled with frowning eyebrows, raised corners of his lips, and ruthlessly destroyed the other ear with great interest, so symmetrical that even Su Shiyu didn't know what to say.
So Su Shiyu held the soft and clear snow beside him without saying a word, took a closer look, and stuffed it into Chu Mingyun's defenseless collar.
Chu Mingyun's reaction was extremely fast, and he bounced off a few feet as soon as he touched it, but he was still shivered by the back of his neck. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and without paying attention to Paixue, he quickly grabbed Su Shiyu who was about to get up and left. Over there, Su Shiyu didn't have time to stand still, and was caught off guard by him, and his foot slipped. At this moment, his mind turned sharply, and Su Shiyu suddenly no longer stabilized his body, but instead held Chu Mingyun's arm and slammed it into place. It dragged into the water.
The two of them fell flat on the thick snow regardless of their image. In the chaos of the fall, Chu Mingyun only had enough time to support the ground with his hands to avoid being crushed on Su Shiyu's body. He was relieved, and his mood was a little complicated. Just as he was about to say something, he lowered his eyes to meet Su Shiyu's deeply smiling eyes, his intuition was not good.
The next moment, Su Shiyu stretched out his hand and patted the plum tree beside him, and the plum tree trembled along with it. The snow covered the branches and the red petals fell all over the sky. Body cold.
Chu Mingyun put one hand next to Su Shiyu's head, brushed the snow off the back of his head, and then looked at the ice-cold snow water on his hands that melted, "Su Shiyu," he said, "If it were someone else, I would have buried it alive. in the snow."
When the snow fell, a red plum blossom brushed Chu Mingyun's temples and floated down, and landed leisurely on Su Shiyu's eyes. He smelled a bit of sandalwood in the cold fragrance of red plums, and there was a corner of red slightly dyed in his field of vision, while Chu Mingyun's eyebrows were very close, and the long hair dyed in frost-white crow color was blown by the wind, obscuring the fireworks in the night sky.
Su Shiyu took Luomei, laying in the snow and smiling peacefully: "If any other person can make you so embarrassed, Master Chu may be shameless." He raised his hand again and brushed Chu Mingyun's hair on the temple Carefully wipe off the broken snow.
When the fingertips touched the forehead, it was slightly cold, and as it was drawn into the hair, it became a little warmer, and the extremely gentle and light movement caused the scalp to tingle slightly.
Without waiting for Chu Mingyun to think about it, Su Shiyu withdrew his hand, "Okay, get up."
"You wake up when you think about it?" Chu Mingyun laughed and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Say something nice."
Su Shiyu pondered for a moment and said, "Thank you, Lord Chu, for blocking all the snow for me."
Chu Mingyun grabbed his chin and looked at each other, "Very good, don't think about it tonight."
Su Shiyu smiled helplessly, thinking about how to solve the current situation, but did not answer for a while.
The lanterns under the red corridor flickered, and the lights and shadows in the courtyard flickered. Chu Mingyun pinched Su Shiyu's chin, and his eyes fell on his lips unconsciously. The color of his lips has always been lighter. At this moment, it is because of the cold, or because of the white snow under him, a little color has emerged, and there is a faint line of red between his lips.
Chu Mingyun suddenly leaned down like a ghost.
"...Master Chu?" Wenrun's voice sounded abruptly, slightly stunned.
Chu Mingyun stopped abruptly, facing Su Shiyu's eyes a short distance away, only to realize that he was about to kiss Su Shiyu, not too far away, his breath could be felt.
He stood up as if awake, took a step back, raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows, and then pulled Su Shiyu up too.
Su Shiyu glanced at him inexplicably, and then smiled nonchalantly.
After this toss, most of their robes were soaked by the snow, and they returned to the hall and sat facing each other to dry slowly. Chu Mingyun looked at Su Shiyu and took off his robe lightly, sighed a few words, and stopped thinking about the things just now. He supported himself lazily, and suddenly said, "That's right."
"What?" Su Shiyu replied, looking at the back of his soaked robe.
"Actually, the mouse you just pinched is quite cute." Chu Mingyun said.
"I've been praised by you," Su Shiyu glanced at him, "I just pinched a rabbit."
"… Row."