Except for the female relatives, everyone drank some wine more or less, Bai Lanshi asked his servants to help him to their respective rooms, Shi Langqi took Lu Yan, who was playing around with alcohol, and bid farewell to Bai Lanshi.
Seeing the closeness of the two, Bai Lanshi felt more and more that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out.
It was a bit late to make trouble, sleepiness welled up in his heart, Bai Lanshi returned to the house with the moonlight all over his body, the warmth immediately wrapped his tired body, took off his cloak, and stretched his somewhat stiff body.
The wrist was pulled back by someone, and it crashed into the strong chest. The warmth and the scent of wine fluttered on the neck, and Bailan Shitou's heartbeat accelerated at once. The more he struggled, the tighter the people behind him were. Lan Shi had no choice but to say in a deep voice, "Dare to ask your name?"
The person behind burst out laughing, with a sticky voice, "This is my brother's Huan'er."
Hearing this, Bai Lanshi relaxed his tense body, twisted his grasped wrist, and said coldly, "Release."
Qi Huan, who was originally drunk, was flustered when he heard Bai Lanshi's cold voice, and said stiffly, "If my brother is not angry, I will let go."
The person in his arms was silent for a moment, Qi Huan felt his heart was about to jump out, why did things become like this, his palms were slightly sweaty, and even his breathing became much lighter.
The inaudible sound was clearly caught by Qi Huan, he let go of Bai Lanshi with some hesitation, Bai Lanshi immediately distanced himself from Qi Huan, and looked at the bewildered Qi Huan with some coldness in his eyes.
Qi Huan opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't say anything, Bai Lanshi ignored him, and went into the back room on his own.
Qi Huan, who didn't dare to go in, said through the screen, "Brother, Huan'er knows I'm wrong, brother, don't be angry." The nervous voice trembled a little, and he rubbed his hands secretly.
"Brother." There was still no one to respond, Qi Huan felt aggrieved, and kept blaming himself in his heart, staring at the screen, trying hard to see the people behind him clearly.
Seeing people still ignoring him, Qi Huan sat down cross-legged behind the screen and said to himself, "I remember when my brother left, I held my brother's clothes tightly, but when I woke up, my brother was still gone. Brother Huan'er is just afraid, afraid that brother will still be like before..."
Qi Huan choked up and continued, "Leave to Huan'er like before, Huan'er got drunk today, please don't get angry, brother, Huan'er is afraid."
Bai Lanshi, who was sitting on the bed, heard Qi Huan's sobbing voice, for some reason, his heart ached uncontrollably, how sad he must have been when he woke up when he left without saying goodbye.
He sighed silently, and said to Qi Huan behind the screen, "Come in, the inner room is warm."
Qi Huan came out slowly from behind the screen, exchanged a glance with Bai Lanshi, quickly lowered his head and wiped his eyes with his sleeve, raised his eyes with a bright smile, and walked slowly towards Bai Lanshi, " Brother is not angry?"
"En." Bai Lanshi nodded slightly, pointed to the stool beside him, and motioned him to sit down.
"Brother." Qi Huan carefully looked at Bai Lanshi's face, and called out tentatively.
"Crying?" Bai Lanshi raised his eyebrows slightly, Qi Huan's eyes were all red, and he pulled his head together like a discarded puppy.
Qi Huan immediately shook his head, nodded again, shook his head again, so stupid. Bai Lanshi lightly tapped Qi Huan's forehead, "Are you too tired?"
A light and fluffy word once again crushed Qi Huan's well-established mentality. Tears welled up in his eyes and fell on the back of his hands, but he bit his lips tightly, not daring to let out a sound.
Bai Lanshi was taken aback by the tears, and then reacted, pulled Qi Huan to sit on the bed, patted his head and said, "Cry if you want to cry."
Qi Huan lay on Bai Lanshi's lap, crying loudly, just like the children in the palace back then, he was himself without any scruples.
Bai Lanshi gently pinched Qi Huan's soft earlobe, remained silent, letting his clothes get wet with tears, his crying gradually became quieter, and finally only choked sobs remained.
"Tired from crying, wash your face and go to sleep." Bai Lanshi patted Qi Huan on the back and said.
Qi Huan's eyes were red and bloodshot. He sobbed and walked to the basin and wet his face. Seeing his useless appearance from the bronze mirror, he felt a little embarrassed after calming down.
While Qi Huan was washing his face, Bai Lanshi changed his clothes, sat cross-legged on the bed and looked at Qi Huan. The water droplets on Qi Huan's face dripped down his sharp jaw, and the hair on his forehead was slightly damp, a little cramped. Looking at Bai Lanshi, "Brother...I...I'm going back."
After finishing speaking, he didn't move, just watched quietly, Bai Lanshi knelt on the bed and opened the quilt, turned around and said, "Sleep here, it's getting late."
Qi Huan reacted, with a smile in the corner of his eyes, he immediately took off his clothes and wanted to crawl on the bed.
"Hey, go get the quilt from the closet." Bai Lanshi smiled incidentally, pointing to the closet in the corner.
The bed was a bit small, it was fine for two of them to lie side by side, Qi Huan insisted on sleeping outside, so Bai Lanshi let him.
Qi Huan quietly glanced at Bai Lanshi beside him. Bai Lanshi had closed his eyes, his chest rose and fell slightly, his thin lips opened and closed slightly, and his brows were quiet.
In a quiet environment, the beating sound of the heart is particularly obvious. Qi Huan tried his best to slow down his breathing, but it didn't help, and he was very upset.
"Can't sleep?" The voice beside him startled Qi Huan, and Qi Huan stammered, "Brother...Brother...I..."
Bai Lanshi opened his eyes, propped up his upper body slightly, and leaned against the head of the bed, Qi Huan's eyes followed Bai Lanshi's movement.
"What are you thinking about?" Bai Lanshi's voice was a little tired, but he still tried his best to soften his voice.
"Will my brother leave me?" Qi Huan asked.
Bai Lanshi looked down at Qi Huan, who was looking up at him. Qi Huan's eyes were shining, and he stared at Bai Lanshi to find out.
The cold wind squeezed in through the gap, and there was a whirring sound. The two of them were on the same bed, as if there was only one warm and safe place between heaven and earth.
Bai Lanshi raised his hands and kneaded the roots of the mountain, his expression was exhausted, "What answer do you want?"
"Won't you leave?"
"I admit that I won't, so I really won't?"
"Always pin your hopes on others, get complacent when you get the promise, and don't want to move in the dark."
"Qi Huan, you are the future monarch, anyone can believe in promises, but you can't, do you understand?"
Seeing the light in people's eyes gradually dimming, Bai Lanshi felt a little uncomfortable. Bai Lanshi knew that his emotions were a little agitated due to fatigue, but Qi Huan would have to understand this sooner or later.
Qi Huan responded dully, turned his back to Bai Lanshi, squeezed half of his face into the quilt, and closed his eyes.
Knowing that Qi Huan was angry, he opened his mouth, but Bai Lanshi found that he had nothing to say, and sighed silently.
After lying down for a long time, I heard Qi Huan whisper, "Happy birthday, brother."
Bai Lanshi turned his head and looked at Qi Huan, only to see the back of his head, and some indescribable expressions appeared in his eyes.
I clearly remember that when Qi Huan was seven years old, he always curled up in his arms, hugging and coaxing him before he would sleep honestly.
If Bai Lanshi refuses, he will make a big noise, and Bai Lanshi who is disturbed will not want to sleep, but with this way of willful behavior, he can always succeed.
Bai Lanshi suddenly realized that the child from back then had grown up.
Youthful mind, this ten years, that ten years.
Bai Lanshi closed his eyes and sighed, he will grow up anyway.
In his sleep, Bai Lanshi felt that his body was entangled by a strange thing, unable to move, escaped from the dream, opened his eyes in a daze, and found that he and Qi Huan were in the same quilt.
Qi Huan hugged Bai Lanshi from behind, wrapping him in his arms.
Guessing that the charcoal fire was extinguished last night, it was very cold, and the drowsy Bai Lanshi naturally leaned towards the only heat source, and buried himself in Qi Huan's quilt.
The warmth in his arms made Bai Lanshi not want to go out.
It must be extremely cold outside the quilt, and I hate the cold.
Qi Huan woke up long before Bai Lanshi, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Bai Lanshi in his arms, and his body became so stiff that he dared not move for a long time.
The head that was still sleepy suddenly woke up, and there were messy things in it.
How can I hold my brother
My brother is so thin and his waist is so thin!
Can't move! Can't move!
What should I do when my brother wakes up
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Thinking wildly, Bai Lanshi in his arms moved slightly, propping his arms to prop up his upper body, a small strand of black hair slipped down to his chest, Bai Lanshi turned around and saw Qi Huan whose eyes were like bells.
The two looked at each other, and Qi Huan was a little confused when he opened his mouth, dancing and faltering, unable to say anything, Bai Lanshi calmly patted Qi Huan on the shoulder, "Get up." He squinted his eyes and looked at the window, "The time is not right." early."
After speaking, Bai Lanshi buried himself in the steamy quilt again, and shouted outside, "Rong Le."
Rong Le came in at the sound, saw Qi Huan on the bed, and froze in place with hot water.
"Senior brother!" Wu Qianqian followed closely with Hongmei in her hand, and, like Rong Le, froze in place, "You...why are you on senior brother's bed."
Wu Qianqian's eyes were constantly moving between Bai Lanshi and Qi Huan. Qi Huan turned his back on Bai Lanshi, raised his eyebrows slightly at Wu Qianqian, and looked at her provocatively.
Bai Lanshi didn't intend to explain, stretched out his arm and pointed to the stove, Rong Le understood, took the fire and ignited the surrounding braziers.
Wu Qianqian puffed her face and sat aside angrily, staring straight at Qi Huan who was lying on the bed, and the other party responded with a satisfied face.
Wu Qianqian felt that such a good brother from her family was being humiliated by such a yellow-haired boy, and she couldn't get angry.
When the room warmed up, Bai Lanshi left the quilt and got up to get dressed after crossing Qi Huan.
Arranging his coat, looking at Qi Huan who was still looking at Wu Qianqian, his chest felt a little stuffy, and he said slowly, "Get dressed and eat."
Qi Huan flipped up from the bed, pulled his coat and put it on, and followed Bai Lanshi to the outhouse for dinner.
Wu Qianqian also came out and sat aside, Rong Le brought the jade bowl, Bai Lanshi frowned slightly and drank it down, Qi Huan immediately handed the porridge to Bai Lanshi, Bai Lanshi drank several sips before he relaxed his brows .
Wu Qianqian poked the side dishes in the porridge with chopsticks, looked at Bai Lanshi, "Brother, didn't everyone go back to their rooms last night?"
Bai Lanshi lowered his head to eat without saying a word. Seeing that Bai Lanshi had no intention of responding, Qi Huan glanced at Wu Qianqian, and ate his meal on his own.
Wu Qianqian, who was ignored, put down her chopsticks, gestured to Qi Huan to wipe her neck, and got up to leave.
"Brother, your sister-in-law has a bad temper!" Qi Huan teased.
Bai Lanshi raised his eyes and glanced at Qi Huan before saying, "Don't talk about food."
Qi Huan smiled awkwardly, years of experience told him that Bai Lanshi is in a bad mood now, he had better shut up. Silently drinking the porridge, his eyes glanced at Bai Lanshi from time to time, thinking of what happened this morning, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.
During a breakfast time, Qi Huan only concluded that his brother is really good-looking.
After eating, Qi Huan went back to his home, and Bai Lanshi taught calligraphy homework in the calligraphy room. There is a red plum planted outside the window of the study, the window is slightly closed, and the clear fragrance of plum blossoms can come in through the small cracks.
Shuyan sat in front of the desk and wrote the article, but frowning and making mistakes, there were several piles of crumpled rice paper under the chair, and after a while, some mistakes were made again, Shuyan raised his head and secretly glanced at Bai Lanshi, seeing someone Read the book and quietly put the rice paper aside.
"What are you thinking about?" Bai Lanshi turned a page of the book without raising his eyes.
Shuyan simply put down the pen in his hand, got up and knelt down in front of Bai Lanshi, "Sir, I don't want to write articles anymore!"
Only then did Bai Lanshi look up at Shuyan with a serious face, put down the book in his hand, "What do you want to do now."
Shuyan said excitedly, "I want to go to the military camp. A man should gallop on the battlefield instead of boasting on the high hall."
Bai Lanshi couldn't distinguish his expression, quietly watching the dance, and excitedly described the man's words in the book, and the words in the book were about to be said, and the voice became quieter, and finally sat there quietly, with his head bowed and not speaking .
It took a long time to hear Bai Lanshi whispering, "When you've made up your mind, go find General Wei yourself. Whether you can stay or not is up to you."
Shu Yan raised his head sharply, expressing his joy in words, "Thank you, sir."
"Thank you sir for what?" Bian Yujing came in and took off his cloak, walked to the stove and warmed his hands.
Bai Lanshi got up and saluted, "Master."
Bian Yujing signaled him to sit down, looked at the excited face to the side, and said, "What did your husband promise you, so excited, let me tell the old man."
Shuyan glanced at Bai Lanshi, Bai Lanshi waved his hand to signal him to go down, Shuyan bowed to the two of them, and retreated silently.
Bian Yujing didn't ask any more questions. After Shuyan left, he went over and sat down. Bai Lanshi picked up the tea that was always hot on the stove and made a cup for Bian Yujing.
After Bian Yujing took it, she put her nose down and smelled it, her brows stretched, "Good tea!"
"As long as the master likes it." Bai Lanshi picked up the book and put it in a small cabinet beside him, and sat upright.
"Why are you messing with the little girl?" Bian Yujing took a sip of tea and suddenly felt hot all over.
"No."
"This girl clamored to give you plum blossoms in the morning, but when she came back, she threw the plum blossoms on the ground and said she didn't have any," Bian Yujing said.
Bian Yujing acted like an old mother, mediating the conflict between the two children with earnestness and earnestness, "You should know the character of your junior sister best. She has a bit of a temper. If she makes you angry, just like before, give her a good beating." It’s over, there must be no cold war.”
Bai Lanshi nodded, "What the master taught, the apprentice knows."
Seeing the strange atmosphere between Wu Qianqian and Qi Huan this morning, Bai Lanshi felt a little uncontrollably depressed. It was the first time he saw that Qi Huan and Wu Qianqian were not pleasing to his eyes. This feeling made him irresistible and flustered.
Entering the deep winter, Bai Lanshi's body began to feel uncomfortable. The winter in Chang'an City is much colder than Xuanji Mountain in the south. In the sun, Bai Lanshi's hands and feet must be cold when he leaves the stove.
Just yesterday, when the cold wind accidentally blew, I developed a low-grade fever and coughed, and the whole mansion cheered up. All the windows of the house were covered with a layer of gauze to block the wind that escaped from the gaps.
Every day, Bailanshi can only wander between the study room and the bedroom. The two rooms are ventilated back and forth to ensure the freshness of the air. People who enter the room have to bake for a while by the stove outside, until their hands and feet are warm and the body coolness dissipates. to enter.
Bai Lanshi fell asleep on the bed, waking up for a while and then fell asleep again. Several Granny Tang was placed in the quilt to raise the temperature of the quilt.
Wu Qianqian sat on the head of the bed in unlined clothes, kept changing towels for Bai Lanshi and put them on her forehead, Rong Le came in with a jade bowl, Wu Qianqian pointed to the sleeping Bai Lanshi, signaling to put down the medicine first.
Rong Le took a close look at the blushing Bai Lanshi, sat on the footstool, and put his hand into the quilt to test the young master's hands and feet.
It's hot, Rong Le mouthed to Wu Qianqian, and the two breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the hands and feet can be covered with heat, there will be no major problems.
At night, Bai Lanshi woke up in a daze, his head was very heavy, as if stuffed with a big ball of cotton, he took the medicine from Wu Qianqian and drank it all in one gulp.
After the bitterness dissipated, he saw Bian Yujing sitting in the distance. Seeing that Bai Lanshi had woken up, Bian Yujing paced over and sat by the bed to test the temperature of his forehead, "It's good when the fever subsides, this city of Chang'an It's cold enough in winter."
With the help of Wu Qianqian's arm, Bai Lanshi propped himself up and leaned against the head of the bed, "Fortunately, I am recuperating in Beijing, otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to get out of this bed."
"This is a good sign. When the spring begins, continue to follow Shi Langqi and you will be fine." Bian Yujing said.
Bai Lanshi looked around and asked, "Where's Rong Le?"
Wu Qianqian passed the tea to Bai Lanshi to rinse her mouth, "Rong Le guarded the senior brother last night, probably sleeping in the room."
Bai Lanshi nodded, and smiled weakly, "Every time I feel something wrong with my body, I worry about Rong Le. This child looks cheerful, but his heart is very delicate."
Bian Yujing sighed, "Little girl Rong is a person who knows how to be grateful."
The door opened outside, and Lu Yan, who was covered in wind and snow, stood behind the screen, out of breath, and said, "My lord, something happened."
In the middle of the night, Changqingzhai drove out of a carriage, the driver slapped the horse's buttocks heavily, and drove the horse forward.
Bai Lanshi raised the curtain, and from a distance, he could see the flames of the General's Mansion soaring into the sky, like a beast in a winter night, devouring people's hearts bit by bit, beating the fragile nerves of the night.
Qi Huan was on the scene directing the personnel to put out the fire, and when he saw the carriage of Changqing House, he ran over immediately, "Brother, it's cold, don't come out."
Ever since Bai Lanshi recuperated on the couch, Changqing Mansion refused to see visitors. Qi Huan was blocked outside several times, and was stopped by Rong Le or others every time he climbed over the wall. Now he saw people in the carriage, but couldn't bear let it down.
The temperature was lower at night, and Qi Huan turned his head to look at the messy General's Mansion, where there were still people crying everywhere, he didn't want his brother to see such a heart-pounding scene.
Looking back, I saw Bai Lanshi lifted the curtain and leaned out. Bai Lanshi seemed to be thinner again, his complexion was terribly pale, like drifting snow, he could easily disappear.
Wu Qianqian helped Bai Lanshi get out of the carriage, Bai Lanshi wrapped her cloak tightly, and glanced at Qi Huan, "Find someone to knock on the door of the doctor in the city, and drag me here."
Qi Huan nodded, "Don't worry, brother, I've already asked someone to invite you."
Immediately after, Shi Langqi, Ten Ersa and Lu Yan also rushed over, took the medicine box from the house, and knelt on the snow to apply medicine to those who were burned or fled or scratched.
Flames engulfed the entire General's Mansion, fortunately there were residents on both sides of the office, otherwise it would have been another casualty.
The firelight reflected on Bai Lanshi's face. Bai Lanshi stood in front of the burning mansion with an extraordinarily calm or indifferent expression. He watched groups of boys and soldiers carrying water and gave way to the side.
The fire was extinguished, leaving only devastation, and the charred plaque fell to the front of the door, splashing dust.
The last person who was carried out made Bai Lanshi unable to hold back his expression any longer. He turned his head away and did not dare to look again. Qi Huan carefully stretched out his arms and put his arms around Bai Lanshi's shoulders, wrapping the person in his cloak , sheltered from the unbridled cold wind.