In the next seven days, there really was no sign of Su Shiyu. It was not until the expiry of the restraining period that Chu Mingyun finally saw him in the courtroom.
Su Shiyu stood on the right head, with his eyes closed and gentle as always, Chu Mingyun looked at him, but he always felt that he seemed to be thinner again, a line neatly outlined the outline of the jawbone, and then the brush was shallowly drawn on the clear neckline.
When going down to court, Li Yanzhen stopped Su Shiyu for questioning, Chu Mingyun walked out of the palace gate alone, paused slightly, and then leaned on the scarlet palace wall in silence.
Chang'an City is getting colder and colder, the clouds are low, the green pines are thin and dense, and the snow is flying again in the cold wind. out of reach.
After I don't know how long it took, Chu Mingyun heard the familiar footsteps, and before he could turn his head, a soft voice suddenly sounded in the silence:
"Brother Su!"
The girl who appeared out of nowhere sprinted to meet her, stood on tiptoe and held up a crab-green umbrella, blocking the wind and snow, and also covering the person under the umbrella, and she could only see her clothes as white as snow.
Chu Mingyun frowned slightly, and immediately recognized that she was the violinist in Xiangyang City.
Over there, Lan Yi turned her head inadvertently, just seeing him, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Seeing her strange expression, Su Shiyu took the umbrella in her hand and raised it, and then looked over. There were faint footprints on the white fluffy snow, and there was a trace of water on the vermilion palace wall, but there was no one there. "What's wrong?"
Lan Yi turned around, hesitantly shook her head, "It's nothing."
Su Shiyu didn't ask much, and instead said, "Why did you suddenly enter the capital?"
"Master," Lan Yi lowered her voice, "something happened."
Su Shiyu glanced around and made a silent gesture. It wasn't until he returned to the mansion and entered the study that he brushed the snow off his robes and said, "It seems like a big deal for you to have to come to Beijing to report in person and wait in front of the palace without delaying for a moment?"
Lan Yi asked straight to the point: "Master, did Your Majesty really faint from poisoning not long ago?"
Su Shiyu made a move and looked at her, "How did you find out?"
"So it's true?" Lan Yi looked solemn, "I was staying in Luoyang a few days ago, and I happened to be invited to play the piano for a private banquet. There were only two or three guests besides me. They drank a lot later. Oh, you forgot to avoid me, I learned from their conversation that the leader was actually the Prime Minister Yuanmin of the King of Hejian, and it was they who talked about His Majesty's poisoning."
"I immediately blocked the news about this matter. Very few people in the DPRK know about it. How could they know that they are far away from Fengguo?" Su Shiyu pondered, "Is he also involved with King Xiling, or are the princes going to join forces to fight? "
"I don't think there is going to be trouble," Lan Yi shook his head, "Yuan Min's words were all worried, and what I meant in obedience was that I got a secret message that the imperial court suspected that His Majesty's poisoning was caused by the princes. He sent troops to attack them and cleaned them up thoroughly. You know, sir, since the decree of grace, the lords and their lands have been torn apart. I'm afraid I'm going to kill them all this time."
Su Shiyu frowned slightly, "The court did not intend to crusade the princes. The news they learned was probably spread by someone deliberately."
"Also, son, it's not just King Hejian who got the news. Yuan Min mentioned that he came to see the limelight this time, and he was also here on behalf of several vassals who had entrusted King Hejian. The pressure was extremely high. Yan go back."
"Is it going to happen?" Su Shiyu's eyes narrowed slightly, "What is going to happen?"
"I don't know that." Lan Yidao, "Yuan Min seems to be a little afraid, and he is very careful to avoid the few words he mentioned."
Su Shiyu thought for a while, then sighed, "I will pay more attention, thank you for your hard work."
Lan Yi smiled, "Young master is polite..."
At this moment, Su Bai suddenly pushed open the door and entered, "Young Master, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce..." When he saw Lan Yi, his voice turned abruptly, his eyes were clearly surprised, but he pressed the corners of his curved lips: "Hey, why did you come to Chang'an? already?"
Lan Yi glanced at him, then looked away and hummed, "I didn't come to you anyway."
"Who cares about you looking for me," Su Bai said in a disgusting tone, "I didn't say it, are you getting fat again?"
Lan Yi quickly turned her head and widened her eyes, "Blind you—"
"You two wait and argue again." Su Shiyu was a little helpless and looked at Su Bai, "What's wrong?"
Su Bai quickly retracted his gaze, "Master Yue is hosting a banquet in the restaurant and invites you to come over."
"Did you say why?" Su Shiyu asked.
"No, I just said that I hope you must stop by."
The city is full of frost, and the blue bricks and black tiles are lined with white snow, like a roll of freehand ink. There was no customer in the lobby, and the store owner retreated without a trace. The black-clothed shadow guards were guarding both sides of the stairs. In the only private room upstairs, there were two people sitting opposite each other.
The middle-aged man with a gentle face put the wooden box on the table and pushed it over, "Please."
Su Bai let go of the celadon jug with his fingers, and Chu Mingyun casually stretched out his hand to lift the wooden lid. The box was full of red gold shimmering, and he closed it again expressionlessly, "Lord Yuan, what does this mean?"
Xiang Guoyuanmin, the King of Hejian, smiled, "Let's talk about our sincerity."
Chu Mingyun held the jug again, and Gu Zi filled the glass, "I don't understand, why don't you just say something?"
"Master Chu is really refreshing." Yuan Min paused, and said cautiously: "I am here at the order of my prince, and I hope that when the crisis is in danger, Master Chu can help."
Chu Mingyun looked at him with a half-smile, "You want to hurt me?"
Yuan Min's expression froze, "... Your Excellency said so, it seems that the news we got is true." He sighed deeply, "Since Your Excellency and I both know this, then I will say it straight, the day of your lord's loyalty. Yue Kejian, if you are implicated because of the villain's crime, it is really sad."
"What does it have to do with me?"
"No one in the world doesn't know now, the military power is in your hands, and no one's words can make us feel more at ease than Master Chu." Yuan Min said.
"You want me to protect you, but what's in it for me?" Chu Mingyun rubbed the cup with his fingers, "Besides, do you say loyalty is loyalty? There is no basis and no evidence, how can I trust you? ?"
Yuan Min looked straight at him, "What does Master Chu want?"
Chu Mingyun smiled lightly and slowly opened his eyes, "I want military power in your fief, are you willing to give it?"
Yuan Min's sitting posture was instantly tense, his hands were clasped together, and he did not answer for a while.
After drinking up the wine and adding another cup, Chu Mingyun said slowly: "Isn't this the best way to prove your loyalty to the imperial court? Anyway, the military power has already been scattered by the children, and the poor point is in his hand, what is it? I can't do it, what's the point of trying to be at ease?"
Yuan Min fought fiercely in his heart and tried to speak: "Master Chu..."
"I just want this," Chu Mingyun interrupted him, putting his index finger on his lips, squinting his eyes slightly drunk, "I don't like bargaining, I can't bear it, just leave, I can pretend you haven't been here."
Yuan Min suddenly sank his heart and asked back, "Then what will Master Chu use to guarantee himself?"
The implication is already a compromise, Chu Mingyun smiled and said: "It's simple, the military power is in my hands, you are all related to me, isn't it enough to reassure Lord Yuan?"
Yuan Min's expression changed a bit, and finally got up and gave him a salute, "Since that's the case, Lord Chu has bothered. In order to avoid being caught, I'll stay soon, and I'll report to the lord when I go back."
Chu Mingyun tilted his head and smiled, "No."
Yuan Min said goodbye and left, and the footsteps disappeared at the end of the stairs. Chu Mingyun took another jug of wine, rolled up the wind curtain, and the cold wind wrapped in fine snow rushed in instantly, making people a little clearer, "Come out."
There was a sound behind him, thinking that Yuanmin had been facing the curtain for so long, but in the end he didn't realize that there was a compartment hidden behind him. Zhao Kejing walked out of it, "My lord."
"In a few days, I will find a reason to transfer you out of Chang'an, and you will take over the military power of King Hejian, but don't be in a hurry. At that time, the news was not only given to King Hejian, but the other princes and princes were waiting and watching. It will be like this for a long time, and it is all up to you."
"Yes," Zhao Kejing said, "but I am afraid that King Xiling will not hand over his military power?"
Chu Mingyun raised his glass and drank it before laughing: "Isn't that what I'm doing for him? At that time, other vassal kings have given up their military power, so wouldn't it seem strange that he is the only one left?"
"If he gives it, what else will he fight for? But if he doesn't give it, I can attack him in the name of the court and the alliance of princes. It's hard to decide, it doesn't matter, I'll give him time to think about it."
Zhao Kejing nodded, Chu Mingyun had already drank a lot of wine between these few words, he hesitated to say: "Lord, you..."
"Go back if you have nothing to do." Chu Mingyun cut off his words.
Zhao Kejing swallowed back his words and resigned respectfully.
He was the only one left in the pavilion, sitting alone with wine, Chu Mingyun tilted his head idly, and his eyes landed aimlessly on the long snow-covered street outside the building. A black spot suddenly approached in the bright white, and stopped in front of the restaurant opposite him. Someone pulled the curtains and got out of the car, looking like a chili orchid and a jade tree.
Chu Mingyun's hand holding the cup couldn't help but tighten his eyes, staring at him as he entered the restaurant. The person who was talking to him was covered by the rolled up wind curtain, and he didn't know what to say. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked over, and was suddenly stunned.
Chu Mingyun didn't look away, and looked at Su Shiyu across the snowy long street.
He suddenly felt that the layers of repressed emotions that had been piled up for the past few days, with the help of the clear and mellow wine, finally burning hot in this eye, so silently burning that his lungs were burned to ashes, and he couldn't distinguish what emotions, only the empty space was left. pain.
Then he saw a pretty girl approaching behind Su Shiyu, the wind curtain suddenly fell, cutting off his vision.
Su Shiyu snapped back to his senses, and turned his gaze back to Yue Yuxuan, who had lowered the curtain, "Sorry, what did Master Yue just say?"
Yue Yuxuan raised his hand and gestured to the other two people in the room, and said with a smile, "As entrusted by others, Master Su, don't blame me."
Su Shiyu turned around and saw the girl and the middle-aged man beside her who was a little embarrassed. He sighed and said to the middle-aged man: "Thanks to Sir Xiang's favor, but I have already made it clear to you that I have no intention of starting a family, so there is no need to delay on me. , please choose another good son-in-law."
"What are you talking about, Mr. Su," Mr. Xiang became more and more embarrassed, pulling his daughter to sit down beside Su Shiyu, "I just want to invite you to a light meal, just a meal!"
The girl also nodded shyly at him, looking very well-behaved.
Su Shiyu couldn't say anything else, but he couldn't help but glanced at the thick curtain again, and became absent-minded, his thoughts were full of Chu Mingyun's silent look, and... the wine cups scattered all over the table.
The food and drinks were served one after another. Master Xiang was winking at his daughter. Su Shiyu stood up without warning: "I'm really sorry, I suddenly remembered that I have something important to do, so I'll leave first, and I will come back to ask the two adults to apologize."
"Hey wait, Master Su..." Master Xiang stood up in surprise to stop him, Su Shiyu nodded slightly at him, and then walked away quickly, he stayed for a while, then looked at Yue Yuxuan anxiously, "Master Yue, you are not Obviously said there is a chance? Why did Master Su just leave, why didn't you help me and say something... "
Yue Yuxuan lifted the curtain and saw Su Shiyu passing through the street in the vast snow. He turned around and smiled at Lord Xiang, but did not answer.
The building was quiet, and the shadow guards on both sides of the stairs did not move, and let Su Shiyu step into the pavilion without seeing it.
There was a soft sound when the door closed, and Su Shiyu couldn't help but stop. Chu Mingyun put his head on one hand, followed the sound and looked at him, slowly raised the corners of his lips, his eyes glittered, as if he was not drunk, "What are you doing standing so far away, afraid that I will eat you?" He asked. Su Shiyu stretched out his hand, his palm spread upward, revealing a plain white wrist, his voice was hoarse, and his voice was solemn: "Come here—"
Su Shiyu retracted his gaze, walked to the other side of the desk and lowered the curtain, the cold wind and snow were covered up, and there was finally a little warmth in the room. He paused, then took away the wine in front of Chu Mingyun, his fingertips touched the cold body of the pot, only to realize that the wine was actually cold, Su Shiyu frowned slightly, and finally sighed helplessly: "It's cold in winter, Cold wine hurts."
Chu Mingyun looked at his empty hand and slowly closed it, as if he was holding something empty. He put down his hand and smiled, and the tail tone was slightly hooked, "What is your relationship with me now, and you want to teach me a lesson?"
"It's not a lesson, even if you don't like to hear it, but still..."
"I'm making a fuss." Chu Mingyun interrupted him, "I can't tell or I can't tell, Su Shiyu, are you stupid?"
"..." Su Shiyu couldn't answer for a while.
Chu Mingyun played with the empty wine cup, lowered his eyes and stopped looking at him, "You dumped it over there just to say this?"
Su Shiyu sighed, "Yes."
"What is this, caring for colleagues?" Chu Mingyun sneered, and then suddenly whispered: "Do you have nothing to explain to me?"
Su Shiyu was confused, "Explain what?"
Chu Mingyun raised his hand and threw the wine glass out, hitting the ground with a loud bang, stabbing people's ears. He slowly raised his eyes and stared at Su Shiyu, "Why?"
He stood up abruptly, but swayed unsteadily, Su Shiyu quickly supported him, Chu Mingyun clenched Su Shiyu's wrist with his backhand, and continued word by word: "Why didn't you kill me?"
Su Shiyu was suddenly stunned, looking at Chu Mingyun stubbornly looking at him, his eyebrows furrowed, "Why didn't you kill me?"
There was sourness in his heart, and he was almost out of breath. He couldn't show the indifference that he didn't care about. Without the control over Yuan Min, without his calmness and calmness, he could only stand in front of him without his armor and armor. He was extremely depressed but insisted on questioning : "Since you don't have me in your heart, why didn't you kill me? Why did you hide it for me?"
"Why?" Chu Mingyun looked directly at Su Shiyu, his eyes were deep, as if he wanted to look into the bottom of his eyes and see clearly, "You are not bad, if you don't want anyone to force you, I will hug you and kiss you. When there are countless opportunities, why don't you kill me, if you don't have me in your heart, why don't you just kill me, a scoundrel and thief?" He pressed forward step by step, and before Su Shiyu could speak, he sneered again, his tone was savage. "Or do you say that as long as you have a good face and a good look, you are always open to anyone who comes? It doesn't matter who I am at all?"
"... Calm down." Su Shiyu slowed down.
"Do you like my look?" Chu Mingyun grabbed Su Shiyu's hand, and then poked it down along the front of his shirt, "Do you still want me to give it a hug?"
Su Shiyu quickly withdrew his hand, but was clenched tightly by Chu Mingyun. His robe was torn loose, and the front of his clothes fell open to Su Shiyu's white chest, the skin under his palm was hot, and his heart beat violently under it.
Chu Mingyun took another step forward, pressed his forehead, and said word by word, "Do you want it?"
Su Shiyu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Master Chu..."
"Su Shiyu!" Chu Mingyun interrupted him resentfully, released his grip on his hand and pinched his chin, "Do you really have no blood, no tears, no heart..."
Su Shiyu raised his hand to open his hand and turned to cover his eyes. The other hand clenched his collar and turned around, pressing him against the wall behind him and kissing him.
Chu Mingyun froze suddenly, unable to move at all, seeing nothing, not hearing the sound of wind and falling snow outside, all perceptions left him, only the deepening touch on his lips remained.
Su Shiyu used real strength to suppress him, and his fingers were stuck under his collarbone. He even vaguely read a trace of anger, but Su Shiyu's kiss was the exact opposite. It was the ultimate tenderness and patience. The slack on the lips was tossing and turning, the entanglement between the tongues, licking a little bit, like pampering and comforting, swallowing his nearly collapsed entanglement together with the clear alcohol in his mouth.
He was the only one who couldn't bear to break out. Who would have thought that Doctor Censor would be so reckless. He didn't know how to end it. He only knew that the relationship between each other was destined to be entangled. Su Shiyu also closed his eyes, almost letting himself go, no longer thinking about anything, just focusing on kissing this familiar person.
It was as long as flowing clouds gathered and scattered flowers withered to ashes, Su Shiyu let go of him and calmed his breath, his eyes were silent. Chu Mingyun didn't know how long he was silent before he finally found his voice and asked him in a very light and low voice: "...Are you pitying me?"
"Calm down?" Su Shiyu asked.
Chu Mingyun pulled down his hand covering his sight, and his eyes were already red, but he still looked at him fixedly.
Su Shiyu was stunned for a moment, a little at a loss, "You..."
"World Yu," Chu Mingyun raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his eyes, "You hit my head just now, it hurts."
"… Feel sorry."
"Oh, I'm teasing you." Chu Mingyun smiled, paused for a moment and asked, "Did I scare you just now?"
Su Shiyu let go and stepped back, looked at him and said, "You are drunk."
"...Yes." Chu Mingyun leaned against the wall behind him, raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "I'm very drunk."
"How much did you drink?" Su Shiyu asked warmly.
Chu Mingyun thought for a while in confusion, "I don't know."
Su Shiyu looked at the table with a pile of empty wine jugs scattered, and suddenly realized something, "You came to such a remote restaurant and emptied the others, what are you doing, you are the only one here?"
But at this moment, drunkenness rushed up, Chu Mingyun dazedly didn't listen to him at all, Gu Zi pressed his forehead with a 'tsk', frowned and said, "Headache."
"..." Su Shiyu finally smiled helplessly, "Drinking cold wine in the wind, you deserve a headache." Having said that, he got closer, raised his hand and pressed it on Chu Mingyun's temple, "Don't move."
Xu Zhi was really drunk, Chu Mingyun quietly lowered his eyebrows, and suddenly held Su Shiyu's hand for a long time, and called him softly and hoarsely, "Shiyu, I..." The lingering voice blurred between his lips, and his eyes Completely closed, and fell straight on Su Shiyu.
Su Shiyu hugged him in time, and looked down, he was clearly asleep, but his brows were still furrowed. Su Shiyu looked at Chu Ming's permission for a long time, sighed silently at the end, bent down and hugged him horizontally.
When the shadow guard who was guarding downstairs saw these two people, he finally couldn't help showing a complicated expression. Su Shiyu gently placed Chu Mingyun on the cushion in the car. Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and stared at him with a faint smile, and said to the shadow guards on both sides: "If he wakes up and forgets what happened, he doesn't have to. told him."
The two shadow guards looked at each other before answering, "Yes."