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Qiao Yu has been greedy since she was a child, and it's not much better when she grows up. She still doesn't want to let go of anything.He could give everything to Jing Yan, but the bet is another matter.

I can't bear to part with any of them.

Jing Yan narrowed his eyes with a smile, and a strand of long hair from the wooden crown fell down, and whispered softly: "It's better to bet on the bowl of almond rose cream that you didn't want to eat at noon. It's chilled in the well water now, it must be cold It's sweet and delicious. After the game is over, if Xiaoyu wins, I'll fish it up and send it over to you; if she loses, I'll still fish it up, and I won't send it over."

Qiao Yu still hesitated, her lips opened and closed, but she didn't agree.He knew he was weak, and he wasn't brainless, so it was basically impossible for him to win the next game.

Jing Yan added another sentence, probably to provoke him, "Doesn't Xiaoyu dare?"

Qiao Yu slapped the chess table, "Just bet, you will definitely win the next game."

Jing Yan looked at his flushed cheeks, looking very lively, and pushed Heizi towards Qiao Yu, "That's good."

It's a pity, Qiao Yu was still full of confidence before making the first move, but before the game was halfway through, she lost her momentum long ago, scratching her head and thinking about how to save her almond rose cream.

Jing Yan didn't bother to play chess with him, and most of the time he found Qiao Yu more interesting than the game, such as his frowning expression, or his frustration when he lost.

This is already a dead end.With New Year's Eve in Qiao Yu's arms, he hugged him a little tighter because of nervousness, and he was a little sad, most likely because of the bet.He thought about it, but still couldn't bear it, so he sneaked a look at Jing Yan, pretending to be looking at the chess game seriously, holding a chess piece in his right hand, and raised New Year's Eve a little higher.

Jing Yan's peripheral vision fell on him, without lifting his eyelids, as if he didn't know anything about his small movements.

Qiao Yu's eyes widened guiltily, and with the skill of holding a chess piece, he gently twisted Xie Xi's buttocks. Xie Xi was a very pampered cat, who suddenly felt pain and jumped up from Qiao Yu's arms. Hitting the chess table, the whole cat landed right in the middle, disrupting the chess game, and the chess pieces fell to the ground, full of clear and crisp sounds.

Jing Yan also had a chess piece between his fingertips, and looked up at Qiao Yu who was sitting opposite him with a half-smile. He couldn't help laughing, let go of his hand, and the chess piece fell straight down, poking Qiao Yu's forehead, "Huh? What a shame to lose?"

His fingers were made of white porcelain, and they were naturally more noble than others.

Qiao Yu let go of his expression, let out a dumbfounded "Ah", and grabbed the New Year's Eve to cover it, as if reluctantly said: "It's because Nian Nian is too bad, running around and overturning the chess game. You beat it a little bit." After a while, I will definitely not protect it as an older brother."

Jing Yan held the bewildered New Year's Eve in one hand, and Qiao Yu, who was pretending to have killed his relatives righteously, in the other hand. He brushed his long hair that was hanging down from his temples, and said very gently: " What to beat it for, it doesn’t know what to do, if you really beat it, you should beat the culprit, Xiaoyu said, right?”

Qiao Yu tried hard to struggle, and stayed away from Jing Yan, but she couldn't escape, so she went the other way, stepped over the small chess table, and got into Jing Yan's arms, very obedient, pitiful, and asked cautiously : "That is, is this a draw?"

Jing Yan looked at his secretly happy smile, and couldn't help teasing him again, "It's a draw. Originally, if Xiaoyu lost, I would give you almond rose cream as a comforting gift, but now I think it's probably unnecessary , one and half of us are fine."

Qiao Yu was about to cry.Stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice, and New Year's Eve is also included.

Jing Yan stuffed him into the quilt, and he landed on New Year's Eve, flicked his long tail, jumped over the windowsill and escaped.In the end, Qiao Yu only ate half a piece of almond rose paste. It wasn't that Jing Yan was greedy for such a small amount, but that Qiao Yu had a weak spleen and stomach, and was afraid that he couldn't stand such a bowl of ice.

The window was wide open when eating, and Jing Yan could see two loquat trees growing not far away when he turned his head. The two of them planted a tree, one tall and one short, Qiao Yu was short, and Jing Yan is high.

That was six years ago.Qiao Yu secretly ate the seeds planted by the loquat, and now they have grown.Qiao Yu is impatient, wishing to water eight times a day, Jing Yan was always worried that no saplings would grow in the next spring, and Qiao Yu would cry and be sad for a long time, so he buried another loquat seed not far away.Unexpectedly, in the coming year, both seeds sprouted.

The tree Qiao Yu planted may have grown very slowly because of too much water, or because it was born with insufficient water.

They depend on each other, one big and one small, just like Jing Yan and Qiao Yu, they cannot be separated.

Every year, Qiao Yu hopes that the loquat tree will bear fruit as soon as possible, but now she is disheartened, and probably knows that it is impossible, but she still likes the tree she planted with her own hands.

After eating, Qiao Yu and Jingyan looked up at Hui Tianhe, and got the news from the outside that it was His Majesty's birthday tomorrow, and today there is a reward, and everyone in the palace can go to the imperial dining room to get a red date cake, which can be regarded as a joy for everyone kindness.

Qiao Yu got the guard's permission and went happily. The imperial dining room was full of people, but Qiao Yu was late and couldn't squeeze in, so she had to stand outside the imperial dining room, blowing the cold wind, and suddenly thought that the desirable room was right there. Not far away, I went there.

Others can only live in a room in the side hall, but Yixin is a small courtyard, which is equivalent to a small palace.This house was rewarded by Emperor Yuande, and only eunuchs who were highly favored could have it. Except for Liang Changxi and Yixin, no one in the palace had such face.

Qiao Yu was very familiar with this place, and the young eunuch at the gate respectfully called out to him as soon as he saw him, and led him into the back room.

Xinxin's room was dimly lit, as if only one lamp was lit.

Qiao Yu knocked on the door for a long time before she heard a satisfying voice.

"Come in."

His voice was very low and a little hoarse. He was only wearing a thin shirt, leaning against the head of the bed, and the curtain behind him was tightly covered.Yi Xin raised her head, her brows and eyes were black and blue, as if she was extremely tired.

There was a strange smell of sandalwood in the room. Qiao Yu couldn't smell what it was, so she wrinkled her nose and asked.

Xin Xin's back suddenly tightened, and it took a long time before he explained vaguely, "Maybe, it's probably some fresh flowers sent up from below, to be placed in the imperial study. Back off."

Qiao Yu believed him instinctively, walked towards the bed, and said with a smile, "How could there be such a strange flower? Will anyone see it?"

Yixin quickly put on her shoes and went to him first, because she was too hasty, she almost fell down, so she hugged Qiao Yu and sat on the chair together.He frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice why he came at this hour.

Qiao Yu told him about Emperor Yuande's birthday.

It was a good thing to do, he was too busy to remember.Liang Changxi is getting old, his ears are not very good, his hands and feet are not good, and he can't be reused anymore, so he doesn't care much now.Now the imperial study room is a world of satisfaction, and Emperor Yuande trusts him very much, and generally let him accompany him.

Looking at Qiao Yu's bright and lively face, Xin Xin couldn't help feeling happier, talked to him, told him some small things, looked at the sky, and asked Xiao Fuer, the gatekeeper, to see that there were not many people left in the imperial dining room. , brought him a few fresh apples, and then let Qiao Yu go out.

Xiao Fu'er kowtowed, then closed the door and went out.

Finally they all went out.

Yixin heaved a sigh of relief, and the heavy curtain was gently pushed aside with one hand, and a word came out, "I heard that the crown prince has a treasure, is it the one that just left?"

It turned out that there was a person there.His voice was hoarse and piercing, like fingernails scraping iron, extremely abrupt.

Yi Xin was taken aback, her breathing stopped for a moment, she lowered her brows and eyes, and forced a smile, "You're joking, it's just a little eunuch, what's so precious, he is, a younger brother I recognize."

He could vaguely guess what Chen Sang was going to do, even though the other party never told him.He can give the person in front of him anything, his heart, his body, his soul, and everything else, so that he will die without being destroyed.It's just that Qiao Yu is different. He watched Qiao Yu grow up, from a small child to a big child. He was still clean and didn't understand anything. He didn't want that child to fall into the quagmire too.

The man straightened up, jumped off the bed, exposing his naked and thin upper body, and took a few steps forward to see the distorted and terrifying face clearly. He was the ghost-faced general Xia Xueqing who was feared in southern Xinjiang.

Also Chen Sang.

Xia Xueqing looked at him coldly, sneered, and said casually: "What are you afraid of? You won't kill him. By the way, is there any important news recently?"

Emperor Yuande is also getting older. When he was young, he was seriously injured and nearly died. Although he was recuperated by the entire imperial hospital day and night, his body and bones were not as good as before. At this age, it became more obvious, and he couldn't do without Open people's care.However, Emperor Yuande was unwilling to delegate power, and dealt with affairs inside and outside the court until late at night. The imperial study room was not a place where concubines could stay for a long time.

Desire is Chen Sang's eyes and ears by Emperor Yuande's side, as long as Desire is still alive, he will always know what Emperor Yuande is thinking.

Xia Xueqing shouldn't have stayed in the palace, but tomorrow is Emperor Yuande's birthday, and a big banquet is going to be held.Xia Xueqing was alone, and made great achievements in the southern border. Emperor Yuande let him stay in the palace for one night as a show of honor and favor.

Xinxin was a little tired, after all, he had just done a very laborious thing.With his eyes closed, he recalled the excerpts he saw today, picked up important matters, and told Xia Xueqing word by word.

Xia Xueqing listened silently, and did not give any more instructions. After he finished speaking and dressed neatly, he left through the secret passage of the small door.

Yi Xin kept looking at his back, gradually submerged in the dark night, bit by bit, she couldn't see him anymore.

For many years.

That year Xia Xueqing won a great victory in southern Xinjiang, and the class teacher returned to Beijing to receive the award. Everyone in the palace congratulated and wanted to build a relationship with him, but Xin Xin didn't take it seriously until the moment he saw Xia Xueqing in the Daming Palace.

With just one glance, Yixin recognized that it was Chen Sang.Even if he ruined his face and voice, changed his name, and became another person, he would never forget his little general's stature, habits, posture when he walked, and the curvature of his mouth when he smiled.

He is Chen Sang, not Chen Sang.

But Xinxin adores him, and is still willing to live and die for him.He could climb to Emperor Yuande's side for Chen Sang, and he could also betray Emperor Yuande for him.

He is all willing, as long as his Chen Sang can feel better.

After Xia Xueqing left, she leaned on the head of the bed for a while, thinking about the past and the present.

Xiao Fu'er knocked on the door and shouted outside, as if something happened outside and Emperor Yuande wanted to find him again.

When Yixin stood up, he was shaken for a moment, his ears were ringing so badly that he could hardly hear what the little eunuch said next, but he replied very calmly: "Don't worry."

There was no sound outside the door.

He took off his thin shirt, checked his whole body carefully, and turned his head to look at the bronze mirror facing behind him. The skin on his back was very clean, except for a bruised and purple pinch mark on his waist, which no one would normally see. , I felt relieved, changed into the clothes of the head of the imperial study, and walked out of the door slowly.