When Wei Lan was in a dazed state, Xie Zichen forgot everything.
It was originally a sudden impulse full of anger, but when the tongues were entangled, the wonderful feeling invaded the whole body in an instant, and it made him not remember anything for a while, like a newborn child who is ignorant, maintaining the original The posture, carefully and curiously outlines every detail and every bit of softness in the opponent's mouth with the tip of the tongue.
He was completely ignorant, but Wei Lan couldn't help but feel a little short of breath. She used great restraint to tell herself repeatedly that this was Xie Zichen's abnormal state, and she could not take advantage of others' danger, but the young and obsessive appearance of the other party greatly challenged her restraint. Fortunately, Wanrong's shattered hand reminded her that she used her last sobriety to break free from Xie Zichen's hand, and then shouted: "Zichen!"
Xie Zichen rushed back with his sanity, and the hidden guards also rushed up. The two parties pretended not to see anything and knelt on the ground to salute, but Wei Lan's men were faster, and directly put the cloak on Wei Lan's body. Only then did he kneel down.
The feeling of being addicted just now is still on the lips, but Xie Zichen has always been self-disciplined, and Wei Lan's sudden push has already made him sober enough. He pursed his lips, turned around and jumped into the lake without listening to what the crowd said.
Wei Lan: "..."
Isn't it just a kiss? As for it! !
At any rate, she was the number one noble daughter who was coveted by others back then, so how could she be despised like this!
While Xie Zichen was in the lake, his mind was completely awake.
After waking up, he realized what absurd things he had done.
Why is he angry, why is he angry, why does he do such a thing
If it's just because of the face of the other party, why is his heart so calm when facing Wei Hua
He didn't dare to come up at the bottom of the lake, Wei Lan's hidden guard hesitated and said: "My lord, do you want to fish Mr. Xie up?"
"How is things going?" Wei Lan knew that Xie Zichen was good at water, so she asked the key points first, Ye Yi's expression froze, and she immediately said: "We have cleaned up the rooms of the two dancers, we have cleaned up the guards' side. I also wrote down the person, and I will find a chance to clean it up before tomorrow."
Wei Lan nodded and said coldly, "Change clothes."
The dark guards immediately took out the black cloth, and set up a changing room for Wei Lan on the spot.
After Xie Zichen calmed down, he stepped out of the water wetly, and saw Wei Lan's simple changing room, and his guard knelt on one side, holding the clothes and saying, "My lord, please change."
For some reason, Xie Zichen felt a class gap at this moment.
After the two quickly changed their clothes, they hurried back to the palace.
At this time, the curfew had not yet started, and the two entered the palace with the token of the East Palace, and then returned to the room. After Wei Lan and Xie Zichen made a hasty statement, Wei Lan rushed to the imperial study.
After Wei Lan left, Xie Zichen didn't have time to think about it, and immediately rushed to the East Palace again.
After Wei Lan confessed about the solicitation of the third prince, she briefly mentioned the matter of Xucheng Water Conservancy, but she concealed the matter of her father's investment in Xucheng Water Conservancy, and told the emperor that her source of information was Wang Xi.
After the half-truth and half-false words were spoken, the emperor did not doubt him, and after letting her back down, Wei Lan finally felt that the day was over. For the rest, we can only wait for the actions of the third princes on the second day.
But the prince's side is much more chaotic.
In the East Palace, the crown prince, Wang Xi, and Xie Zichen were sitting in front of the case respectively, and the crown prince's complexion was completely dark: "Is there no other way except to give up the county magistrate Zhang?"
"Yes," Xie Zichen knelt respectfully, and said earnestly, "The Third Prince's attack was extremely swift and violent this time. If Wei Shizi hadn't reminded him, he might have lost the chance to give up the magistrate Zhang."
"But if we do this, will the people below feel disappointed?" Wang Xi looked at Xiao Shan, quite worried. Xie Zichen's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "If you don't want to give up County Magistrate Zhang, and allow His Highness the Third Highness to move the entire lineage of the crown prince in Jingzhou, I'm afraid everyone will not be disappointed, but scared."
Such a case can't keep the crown prince of the people below, who dares to put Bao on top
"Okay." Hearing this, the prince finally made up his mind, and said coldly: "Tonight, let people rush to Xucheng overnight, and make sure they catch County Magistrate Zhang's family before Shengjing sends people to escort Zhang County Magistrate."
"In addition to the water conservancy issue, there is also Wan Rong's crime. I would like to ask County Magistrate Zhang to take the blame as well."
Both the crown prince and Wang Xi frowned, and the crown prince worried: "Will this..."
"Your Highness," Xie Zichen's voice was full of warning: "Magistrate Zhang has committed enough crimes, and it's okay to add this one. But if this one is missing, Wei Shizi can only become our eternal enemy."
The prince's face turned serious, and Wang Xi's eyes became a little dazed.
Although Wei Lan has not yet fully demonstrated her talents, her ability to enter the palace as a companion in the already dilapidated Changxinhou Mansion is enough to prove His Majesty's expectations for her. It would definitely not be a good thing if such a person who was trained by the current emperor as a heavy weapon turned against him.
"That's how it is." When the prince was still unable to make a decision, Wang Xi sighed and responded for the prince: "My minister is right, the county magistrate Zhang is destined to abandon it. It doesn't matter if one more crime or one less. But Wei Shizi can't. This time Wei Shizi tipped us off, so it can be seen that he is more inclined to us, if Wei Shizi can be our shadow person on the side of the third prince, it would be great."
"Brother Xi's meaning," Xie Zichen's expression darkened: "I will convey it. It's just that whether it succeeds or not depends on what the prince thinks."
"Naturally," Wang Xi smiled, stood up and said, "Zichen, I'll go back with you."
After saying that, Wang Xi stood up, saluted the prince together with Xie Zichen, and then retreated.
Walking to the path in the forest, Wang Xi said clearly: "The one who left the palace with you today is Ah Lan, right?"
Wang Xi called out intimately, and Xie Zichen nodded. For some reason, there was some vague displeasure in his heart.
Wang Xi sighed, and said with some regret: "Actually, I have always admired Wei Shizi very much. If I can work with her, this is probably the happiest thing Xi has done in these years. Zichen and A Lan are roommates, and I hope I can work harder in peacetime. "
"En." Xie Zichen responded, and said calmly, "I will work hard."
The two went back to the courtyard together. When they came to the door, they didn't know where the panic came from. Xie Zichen stopped in his tracks and said with a blank expression: "I'm walking around." Then he turned back to the peach forest on the road .
At this time, Xie Zichen finally had time to start thinking about what happened tonight.
The biggest shock was that kiss.
Xie Zichen has never kissed anyone, and the only object in his life is Wang Wanqing from his previous life.
Wang Wanqing was a shy girl. When she was not out of the cabinet, almost every time they met, there was a screen between the two of them. He knelt and sat outside the screen, listening to her soft and gentle voice, and said words of encouragement.
After he became crippled back then, everyone laughed at him, only this girl, as always, encouraged him and said: "How can the intelligence of the fourth brother be concealed by this little tribulation?"
He almost cried then. He was still too young back then, a teenager, when everyone told him he couldn't do it, the girl's soft words became his only motivation at that time.
At that time, he wanted to marry her wholeheartedly, and treat her well after marrying her. But apart from treating her well, he didn't seem to have any more affection in it.
It never occurred to him to pull her, let alone kiss her.
Even if she married the third prince later, he was happy for her in his heart.
But what about Wei Lan
It was not the first time he had dreamed of her in his dreams. In the dream, it was always her slender waist, with her back to him, and he held her waist, either slowly or quickly. From the beginning to the end, the dream was full of obscenities and overwhelming desires, which made him frightened.
But it was a dream after all, he told himself time and time again that it was just because the other party was too handsome.
What about now
No matter how much he deceived himself, he had to avoid such a thing.
He will be jealous, he will be angry, he will lose his mind for her, and do things he shouldn't do.
And when this inappropriate thing happened, he actually forgot to stop it, and even had an extra pleasure from it, which made him feel a little bit of joy when he knew it shouldn't be, secretly thinking Come on, you can do it again.
The thought frightened him.
He can't help thinking, does he like Wei Lan
Wei Lan is born with a broken sleeve and has no interest in women at all. And he hasn't really been attracted to a woman for so many years, is he just like Wei Lan, he is actually a broken sleeve?
As soon as this idea came out, he kept thinking about what was wrong with him before.
For example, he has always found many women annoying, except for Wang Wanqing, but even Wang Wanqing later made him feel annoying in some places.
For example, he has many admired men, such as Wang Xi, Huan Heng...
For another example, he used to think that he could be single for the rest of his life...
Thinking about it in this way, he immediately found that he was becoming more and more like a broken sleeve, and the most important evidence was that.
He seems to like Wei Lan a little bit
Will be happy or unhappy because of who Wei Lan likes and dislikes, and will have desires for Wei Lan.
If it is said that he would probably continue to deceive himself when he was a teenager, it is inconclusive that he likes it.
But he is already in his forties, and when problems arise, he can't escape, he can only face them.
Xie Zichen stood at the gate of the courtyard and took a deep breath.
So how to solve this problem? Could it be that they broke their sleeves together
Thinking of this, Xie Zichen couldn't help laughing mockingly.
The matter of broken sleeves, whether it is big or small, everyone doesn’t think it’s a big deal, so it’s not a problem at all, but if everyone wants to make a fuss about it, it’s something that can block your official career for the rest of your life.
Wei Lan didn't care because she was still young and she didn't know what would happen in the future.
But he knew that in his previous life, there were 20 years of ups and downs, and this riddled court had undergone several changes in the past 20 years. Wei Lan, who had such a huge handle, was too dangerous.
He would not put himself in such a dangerous situation for Wei Lan. He liked her, but not to such an extent.
Just like Wei Lan keeps saying that she likes him, but it's just that.
This is a feeling that cannot be delivered with sincerity. What he has to do is to keep this feeling in his heart and keep silent. Then try to correct Wei Lan, let Wei Lan go back to the right way, marry a wife and have children.
They should become allies and join hands to exert power in the world for a lifetime.
After thinking about this, Xie Zichen finally had the courage to go back.
He opened the door and entered the room, and saw Wei Lan sitting on the edge of the couch, she was reading a book with her legs crossed, and Ran Mo was behind her helping her to dry her hair.
Xie Zichen stood at the door, looking at the young man under the light.
She really has a soul-stirring beauty. She has amazing facial features, but she still has such a coquettish demeanor. When Shi Shiran sits aside, people can't take their eyes off her.
Xie Zichen stood at the door for a while, Wei Lan couldn't help feeling a little strange, raised her head, and said with a smile, "Why doesn't Zichen come in?"
Xie Zichen didn't speak, he lowered his eyes, walked into the room, and after Xie Tong helped him change and wash, he finally returned to the bed.
Seeing that he was going to sleep, Wei Lan put down the book in her hand, asked Ran Mo to turn off the lamp, and lay down on the bunk with Xie Zichen. This night the screen was removed, the bed curtain hadn't been drawn yet, the two of them lay neatly on the bed with a distance of one foot between them, tacitly neither of them mentioned that hasty kiss today.
However, after a while, Xie Zichen still couldn't bear it anymore, and said slowly, "I'm sorry."
Wei Lan knew what he was talking about, so she curled the corners of her lips: "It's Lan's honor to see Zichen like this, why should I be sorry?"
Xie Zichen was used to her teasing words like this, and he also felt that such words should not be taken to heart. If he really believed Wei Lan's words, he didn't know how sad he would be.
Fortunately, he never believed it.
He changed the subject and said slowly: "The bed curtain is still not used, even a bed curtain can't stop my sleeping position."
"Follow your servant's preferences."
"Wei Lan," Xie Zichen opened his eyes. He felt that, whether as a friend or an admirer, it was necessary for him to remind her: "Do you know that in fact, a man's love for another man is a kind of stain?"
"Huh?" Wei Lan didn't expect him to ask this question suddenly, she was a little curious, turned sideways, looked at Xie Zichen's face under the moonlight, and said softly, "What does Zichen want to say?"
"I mean, if you plan to take a long way," Xie Zichen also turned sideways, and turned to look at her. The two of them were like two young boys, hiding under the covers, whispering carefully, but this topic was special. Seriously, Xie Zichen's eyes were full of worry: "It's best for you to like a woman."
Wei Lan: "..."
If she likes a woman, this is the biggest problem, right
Seeing Wei Lan's silence, Xie Zichen felt a little sad. He lowered his head and didn't know whether to tell Wei Lan or himself: "Why does a man have no wife? Compared with leaving a name in history, these are all things that can be discarded. A Lan , as a brother, I can't see you stepping into the quagmire like this."
"So," Wei Lan felt a little hairy in her heart, frowned, and said seriously: "What are you going to do?"
"Alan," Xie Zichen looked up at her, and said very seriously: "I will help you correct this mistake and fill in this shortcoming. You are still young now, but when you grow up, you will understand that women are better in this world."
Wei Lan: "..."
"Don't worry," Xie Zichen looked at Wei Lan's tangled expression, and made up his mind: "I won't let you get stuck in the mud and get close to those dubious men again."
The dubious men Su Cheng, Huan Heng, Wang Xi, and Lin Che sneezed at the same time in their own room.
And Wei Lan's heart is broken.
Very good, there is another old lady, Huan Heng, in this world.
"Zichen," Wei Lan still wanted to struggle, and sighed, "I don't think I will like women in my life. I can only like men."
"How will you know if you don't try?" Xie Zichen said with a stiff face, "You should at least take your first step and find a woman to try, only then will you know how good a woman is."
Hearing this, Wei Lan couldn't help laughing.
"Then what if I can only like men all the time?"
"Then stand at the pinnacle of the court. You become the ruler of the court, and no one dares to say anything else if you say anything. At this time, you can like whoever you want. But before that, you shouldn't This is the first time to challenge this secular world, you have to know that the people at Yushitai are not vegetarians, and your enemies are not vegetarians either."
Wei Lan didn't speak, she looked at the man's expression, and felt that the man was so cute discussing this with her so seriously.
She understood what he said, but she didn't care.
Who doesn't have some shortcomings? As long as you are strong enough and your abilities are strong enough, who cares about these innocuous little things
She worked so hard, disguised as a man to get to this day, isn't it because she is not bound by the bullshit rules of this world
She can pursue any beauty she likes, and if she catches up with her, if she wants to be together, wait for her to work hard to reach the top, and then marry him on the red carpet ten miles away.
If you don't even have the courage to pursue someone, what kind of society are you talking about
But of course she wouldn't say these words. A man's vision is only so small, so if he speaks out with such pride, it will probably only scare him.
So she smiled, turned over, lay down straight and said: "Forget it, go to sleep."
In fact, Xie Zichen still had a lot to say, but these words were blocked by this sentence, so Xie Zichen didn't say any more.
I just don't know why, when everything quieted down, his senses became extra sharp, as if the effect of the medicine in Tianjifang hadn't dissipated. He listened to her breathing, smelled her smell, and felt her breath. When it exists, I feel that all this has become extraordinarily sultry.
He couldn't sleep, his body froze, feeling the changes in his body.
And she still didn't know it by the side, as if she didn't know anything.
He heard her breathing become even, and fell into a deep sleep.
Her sleeping posture has always been standard and elegant, with her hands naturally placed on her abdomen without moving a bit.
The moonlight fell on her face, gentle and holy. He just looked sideways and looked at it from afar, and felt that he seemed to be extremely satisfied.
He took a heavy breath, stretched out his hand to hold himself, and just looked at the other person quietly.
When everything was over, Xie Zichen leaned on the bed, his whole body sank into a slump.
He stood up, walked out quietly, walked around to the dry well behind the yard, and drenched himself with buckets of well water. While showering, recite the scriptures of "Tao Te Ching", which are meditation and spiritual cultivation.
After washing, he changed his clothes in the cool and returned to the house.
His movements have always been very light, and he has never been able to disturb the other party. He was lying beside her, looking at her silently, with a distance of ten feet between them, but he still couldn't touch her.
So Xie Zichen suddenly understood what it means to be so close to the world.
Maybe it was because the moonlight was too gentle, and the night was too alluring. When the sadness was overwhelming his heart, he got close to her by mistake, and kissed her forehead carefully and solemnly.
Like a superficial touch, she never noticed it.
After doing all this carefully, Xie Zichen finally calmed down. He lay on the bed and looked up until his eyes were sore, and finally closed them.
When Wei Lan woke up the next day, she felt relieved.
Because she opened her eyes with the awareness that she would be woken up by Xie Zichen, and unexpectedly found that Xie Zichen's sleeping position was much gentler this time.
He still rolled into her bed, but this time, he was not too heroic, but curled up slightly like some kind of small animal, resting his head on her shoulder, sleeping earnestly and soundly.
Wei Lan couldn't help smiling, and said gently, "Zichen, get up and go to school."
Xie Zichen opened his hazy eyes, and the moment he saw Wei Lan's face, he froze. But soon, he adjusted himself, straightened up, and got out of bed expressionlessly.
After washing up, the two of them left the room together. This morning's class, everyone was obviously absent-minded. Su Cheng seemed to be very happy, letting the fan keep spinning in his hands. He was happy, and his companions were naturally happy too. The whole morning All are in high spirits. While Su Cheng was happy, the prince was obviously more nervous and serious. The prince would glance out of the window from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.
Xie Qing also noticed that everyone was absent-minded, so he gave everyone a morning class early. As soon as Xie Qing left, the prince hurried away with his people, and Su Cheng gave everyone a wink, and his people also left quickly.
There were only the two of them left in the room. Wei Lan pretended not to know anything and packed her books. It was a little eunuch who hurried in and said calmly, "Your Highness, this morning, Mr. Zhang participated in Xu Cheng's performance. Regarding the water conservancy issue, His Majesty has asked the Ministry of Criminal Justice to file a case."
Hearing this, Wei Lan's face remained unchanged, she put the book aside, looked up at Su Cheng, with a smile that was not a smile: "Your Highness thinks that a mere Wanrong can threaten me?"
"Oh?" Su Cheng showed curiosity. "The prince has countermeasures?"
"Of course there are." Wei Lan smiled: "How could I be willing to let my relationship with His Highness be dusted? I will help His Highness." She half straightened up, approached him, and lowered her voice: "It was never because of threats. .”
"What is that because of?" Su Cheng raised his eyebrows, Wei Lan raised his hand, caressed Su Cheng's jade-like face, and said softly, "Because of you."
"My heart pleases Your Highness, has Your Highness ever understood?"