Outside the gate of the Nanfu, a gray carriage stopped.
The driver of the carriage, with bright eyes, stepped off the carriage vigorously and walked steadily towards the servant at the door. His steps were solid without stagnation, and his breath was gentle.
The two family servants have been employed since their fortune in Nanfu, and have seen many people with status coming and going. When they asked him, they answered them cautiously and politely. If they wanted to say that they could find out any important news, they didn't.
The coachman didn't go into the details, he made a bow, returned to the carriage and whispered: "Master, Mr. Zhusheng is not in the mansion today, he said he went outing."
The people in the car were silent for a while, and said: "That's all right, go back to the palace." The male voice was low, and compared with a few years ago, it was more awesome and majestic.
The carriage continued to move forward, and the servants of the Nanfu passed by the current Holy Master without any notice.
Dongfang Ya looked out the car window, tapped his fingers on his knees, and relaxed his mind for a rare moment.
It has been four years, and looking back on the past, it seems like a lifetime away.
The emperor's father wanted to establish Dongfang Ao as the crown prince, and everyone in the court knew it. As the eldest son who was not favored, he had no choice but to hide his strength and bide his time, waiting for an opportunity.
The first time I met Bai Shengmu, oh, Zhusheng, he was indeed amazed by his appearance and piano skills. I am afraid that there is no man who does not want to be accompanied by stunning beauty when he holds power. He has been in a high position for a long time. It is a male favorite, and it can pursue love but only as a plaything.
It's just that he didn't expect that this beauty would form an alliance with him, and use wise strategies and calm attitudes in exchange for equal status in the transaction, and even killed two birds with one stone in the end, and brought down Dongfang Ao, which saved him from long days and dreams, and facilitated his enthronement early.
No one knew about their deal, and even Dongfang Ao couldn't have imagined that it was he who made them meet, formed an alliance, and finally seized his crown prince.
Now, this younger brother, who was once famous and powerful rival, married Mingyue, the number one beauty of the dynasty, and accepted Xuhuang's signature Bai Lianhua. Humanity is a blessing, but who knows that there is no one in the backyard to worry about, and it is full of smog. They all forced Dongfangao, who had a high self-esteem, into Huajie and Liuxiang, seeking the comfort of the gentle country, indulging in wine and sex, and becoming a topic of people's sighs and jokes.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the figure sitting on the grass by the river from a distance, and ordered the driver to stop.
The simple bamboo hairpin pinned a small half of the black hair, and the rest fell loose and was blown by the spring breeze. The man raised a hand and gently brushed the hair by his ear. become very elegant.
Zhusheng, Dongfangya has been watching for four years and still can't see through it.
As an ally, he is reliable and resourceful, sticks to his duty, and the request for a deal is the protection of the emperor after ascending the throne; as a lover, he is wholeheartedly tender to Nanyue, politely rejecting his several hints, and never responding to the four in the east.
One is cold and rational, and the other is kind and weak, but he tolerates both sides.
Dongfang Ya sighed, it's not that he didn't think about taking it by force, and let this peerless beauty show his gentle side, just like he did to Nanyue. But he understands better that Zhusheng is not a canary competing for favor in the harem, not to mention Dongfang Ao is a lesson learned from beauty's scheming.
He loves beauties, but he loves country even more.
The figure in white is leaning against the man with a fishing pole beside him. The hair on the back of the two is disturbed by the wind, and they are entangled and danced without distinguishing each other.
There was a slight smile in Dongfang Ya's eyes, forget it, who said he didn't gain anything, Nanyue brought down the Nangong family, Mingjiao's power is weak, the world is peaceful, and the world is less threatened, so it doesn't matter if you let ordinary people go.
He turned his face, looked straight ahead, and started to walk.
Such peace and happiness, the emperor can't have it in his whole life, so it's a good thing to make his heart feel more comfortable.
"The carriage stopped for a while, I thought the wheels were broken." Bai Shengmu looked at the carriage going away, and said to Nanyue.
"Since I can go, I think it's all right." Nanyue held the fishing rod motionlessly with one hand, and squeezed his hand with the other hand, "There's one in the bucket, and I'll go back when I catch another one."
The two have been in love for the past few years, and most of Nanyue's potential hooliganism has been stimulated, and he wants to eat some tofu from time to time to satisfy his cravings.
"Brother Nan," Bai Shengmu couldn't help but blushed even though she was used to it, pulled out her hand and patted him reproachfully, "Stop making trouble."
Nanyue accepted it as soon as he saw it was good, and didn't bother him anymore, just staring at the river wholeheartedly.
His side face is firm and steady, running outside all day to be exposed to the wind and sun, his skin is a healthy wheat color, not delicate, but it looks reassuring. Bai Shengmu stared at the side for a while, bit his lips, tried to shake off the chaotic guesses in his mind, and said softly: "Brother Nan, what Aunt Li said..."
"Hooked!" The fishing line was stretched straight, and the fishing rod was bent downward into an arc. Nanyue quickly raised the rod and threw it towards the shore. A silver light streaked across the air and fell heavily into the grass.
He went up a few steps to take down the big fish, held it in his hand and said to Bai Shengmu with a smile: "It's such a big guy, I'll eat it tonight!" As he spoke, he put the fish into the wooden barrel, and looked at the big one and the small one. Yu was swimming slowly, and asked casually, "Mu'er just said Aunt Li, what's wrong with her?"
"It's nothing, let's go back." Bai Shengmu smiled and shook his head. Now might not be a good time to ask him, he explained to himself like this, and Big Brother Nan would not hide anything if he really had any plans, he should believe him.
His expression was the same as before, Nanyue didn't see anything wrong, with a bucket in his arms and someone in his arms, he walked leisurely along the river bank towards home.
When the servants in the mansion saw their master came back, they told about someone visiting. Bai Shengmu knew it was Dongfang Ya, so he just let it go, and heard that they went back to Aunt Li waiting in the house. He couldn't tell what it was like. He simply took the bucket in Nanyue's hand and went to the kitchen.
He couldn't even make a forced smile, Nanyue was puzzled and worried, looking at the slender figure, he decided to send the guests away first.
Aunt Li lives across the street. Her son and daughter-in-law are very filial, and her food and clothing are not as rich as she is rich, but she still has some capital. When she gets old and has too much time to spare, she always wants to find something to do. Over the past few years, she has matched up well with the right matchmaker. At the foot of the imperial city, she really has the reputation of Li Matchmaker.
In the first two years, Aunt Li didn't take care of Nan's family affairs. Later, she did all the matchmaking she could do. She fell in love with the single Nan Yue. The girls from the family I know are not a beautiful thing.
She knew that there was a violinist in Nanfu who had no clear relationship with Nanyue. Enough.
In order to be her matchmaker, Aunt Li went to Bai Shengmu specifically, and tried to persuade him once. Nothing else happened, except that it hit Bai Shengmu's sore foot a little bit.
——He is willing to be female in Nanyue, but he is a real man who can't bear children.
As far as Bai Shengmu was concerned, since he was sold into Xuhuang, he had never thought about having an heir, but Nanyue... Even if he knew his lover very well, he could not answer this question. After all, a child is the continuation of the blood, even his As long as you imagine a child who is seven to eight times like Nanyue standing in front of you, your heart will soften like water.
He was still contradicting himself, the kitchen knife in his hand brushed his fingers dangerously several times, and cut into the slippery body of the fish.
At this time, the sun was high above the sky, and it was several hours before dinner time. Nanyue hurriedly invited Aunt Li away and rushed to the kitchen. Seeing this scene, he smiled, very satisfied and distressed.
As soon as Mrs. Li opened her mouth, he knew the reason why Mu'er has been hesitant to speak these days. Nanyue liked the way her lover was jealous and struggling for him. .
Bai Shengmu was immersed in his thoughts, and when he was hugged suddenly, he was naturally startled, his hands trembled, and he chopped off the fish's tail.
Feeling the familiar aura, he quickly regained his composure, and did not break free from Nanyue's embrace, he only asked, "Is Aunt Li gone?"
The kitchen smelled of fish, as well as the smell of soil and grass leaves, which was not pleasant. Nanyue lowered his head and rubbed against his neck, took a deep breath of the natural and light smell, opened his mouth and took another bite, and then said : "It's nothing important. I saw that your complexion was not good, so I was in a hurry to accompany you, so I just chatted a few words."
Bai Shengmu's skin is delicate and tender, he knows this better than anyone else, without much effort, a circle of red tooth marks appeared on his neck, he stared at it for a while, kissed, and after a while, stuck out his tongue and licked it.
The person in his arms, Ai Jie, had a fishy smell in his hands at the moment, so he didn't push him because he was afraid of getting his clothes, but just hid symbolically and called him helplessly.
"Brother Nan..."
Nanyue stopped in a measured manner, hugged him and said, "Mu'er, Aunt Li is here to be a matchmaker for me."
"... Mmm." He confessed suddenly, Bai Shengmu bit his lower lip subconsciously, inexplicably afraid of the answer he would hear later, the kitchen knife in his right hand was hanging on the fish, and he still didn't move.
"If I want to marry a wife, what will Mu'er do?"
What to do... His lips turned white from biting, his heart felt like a gaping hole, the cold wind blew past, and his whole body felt cold.
It is natural for Nanyue to marry a wife and have children, how can he be so entangled, if he is taught to watch Nanyue's wife and children in harmony, and smile with tears of blood, he would rather leave and never see each other again.
Putting down the knife, he turned around surrounded by Nanyue's arms, and said calmly, "If Big Brother Nan wants to marry a wife, don't hide it from me, I will leave."
If those eyes hadn't been filled with water, the lips hadn't been bitten with blood stains, and the voice hadn't been trembling uncontrollably, these words might have fooled the man in front of him.
Nanyue's small thoughts dissipated in an instant, only remorse remained, and he raised his hand to carefully touch Bai Shengmu's lips, and said seriously: "I'm sorry, I just want to hear Mu'er tell me not to marry a wife. In fact, in my heart, Mu'er is my wife, I only want to marry you in this life, if Mu'er is willing, I will marry you right away!"
Although there are no taboos about masculinity in this dynasty, there are some people who marry as concubines like Bai Lianhua, but as a regular wife, it is unprecedented. Bai Shengmu stared blankly at the man's apologetic and expectant face, feeling sore because of him. A few words turned into hot and strong feelings, boiling in the chest and almost gushing.
For fourteen years, he was well-clothed and well-fed. Once he fell into poverty, he sold himself as a slave. For six years, he was tossed around by all kinds of men, like pigs, dogs and domestic animals. He survived all by his belief in his younger brother, even though it was false, he supported his best. Time also overdraws his hope for life... There can be several ups and downs in a person's life, and he is exhausted after only one of them. When dealing with feelings, his fear and anxiety have penetrated into the bone marrow.
It's just that he met Nanyue, fortunately he met Nanyue.
When Nanyue was worrying about gains and losses for him, why wasn't he afraid of Nanyue's abandonment? And every time, he was hugged by this man with his broad chest and comforted with his affection—just like now.
"Don't marry a wife, don't marry someone else, Brother Nan..." he said.
The redness on his face was unknown because of shyness at the straightforward persuasion, or the reaction of suppressing crying, Nan Yue failed to suppress his impulse, grabbed the back of his head, and kissed him lingeringly.
"If you don't marry anyone else, I won't marry anyone but you!"
"Well...Brother Nan," Bai Shengmu said softly between kisses, "But I don't know how to have children..."
"You want a child, let's find someone to have one... If it's not enough, two, or three?" Nan Yue pecked his lips, pressing against his forehead, with a gentle smile in his eyes.
He understood what he meant, but answered so softly, Bai Shengmu shook his head slightly, and hugged his neck tightly: "Just one, we will take good care of him, and when we grow old, we will bask in the sun and leave this home to him , don't worry about us..."
Nan Yue kissed his face and laughed softly.
"Okay, listen to you."
Bamboo grows in Nanyue, relying on the mountain, taking bamboo as the appearance, and exchange my unswerving love with you for the rest of your life.
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