General's humble stand-in

Princess Pingnan was wearing a simple and elegant vine blue embroidered skirt, holding a picture scroll in her arms.A little makeup was applied on the face, not like the heavy makeup of the past, but it added some Xiaojiabiyu flavor.

Seeing that Tao Zhuo was wearing Gu Yan's cloak, he didn't show any displeasure, but smiled and said to Gu Yan, "Why did you let him sleep here? Although the weather is warm, the wind blowing in It's still cold, don't provoke the wind and chill."

Saying that, Yingying stepped forward and patted Taozhuo's shoulder lightly, "Go to sleep on the couch."

Tao Zhuo was woken up, his sleepy eyes were waiting to see the person in front of him, he was so frightened that he lost all sleepiness in an instant.

Hastily knelt down, "Slave pays my respects to Young Madam."

"Get up."

Princess Pingnan still had a smile on her lips, and was about to help Tao Zhuo who was kneeling on the ground, but Gu Yan stepped forward to block her, protecting Tao Zhuo behind her.

Tao Zhuo raised his eyes, and Gu Yan's back was reflected in his eyes.The general he loves has become all his nostalgia and dependence.

However, the general is not his general after all.

Jealousy flashed from the corner of the princess's eyes. The person I loved for many years did not hesitate to protect others. The pain was really unbearable.

"General." The princess's smile naturally added a little indifference. She was used to being arrogant and indulgent since she was a child, so she really couldn't pretend to be humble for too long.

Put the things in my arms on the red sandalwood table, "I went back to the palace a few days ago, and I was lucky to meet Mr. Ji. He told me about the interesting things about the general when he was studying, and praised the general for being a top student in the academy. of."

Covering his lips with his sleeves, he seemed to be snickering, "But Mr. Ji said that the general was very lazy at that time, and most of the homework was done with the help of the young man from the Mo family."

Gu Yan's face changed suddenly, and his fingertips trembled slightly as he hooked his sleeves.Tao Zhuo, who was behind him, also pricked up his ears to listen carefully, wondering whether the young master of the Mo family was Mo Zi?

Princess Pingnan didn't know it, and continued, "Speaking of Mr. Mo, Mr. Ji and I are quite impressed. No, Mr. Ji still has his portrait in his hand. I think the general used to go to school with him. , there must be some kind of friendship, so I begged to give it to the general."

The picture scroll unfolded slowly, and the handsome young man with bright eyebrows and bright eyes appeared on the paper.That was 16-year-old Mo Zizhi, who was reading "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" with Gu Yan.

"There is also a jade pendant. Mr. Ji said that Mo Zikeng threw it away back then, but Mr. Ji has kept it until now." The princess shook out the jade pendant from his sleeve and put it on the scroll.

Hetian warm jade, engraved with the word rank.It has not faded for a long time, but there is a slight crack on the surface.But it was the one that Gu Zha sent back then, and when the two had a tantrum, Mo Zizhi angrily took it off from his waist and threw it out of the window.

What happened yesterday seems to have crossed the eternity, and the rest of the mottled floats in the memory.The person in my heart seems to have traveled through thousands of years, and every frown and smile makes people heartbroken.

Gu Yan stared down at the scroll, and shed a tear from her left eye.

Although Tao Zhuo behind him couldn't see it, the Princess could see it clearly.Such a man with a heart of stone can actually cry.

He regretted it for a while, and he shouldn't easily arouse the sadness in his heart.Perhaps the sum of himself and Tao Zhuo is not worth a dead person.Walking around Gu Yan, the princess waved to Tao Zhuo, and the two walked out of the room lightly.

The sun was shining brightly, but when it fell on her body, Tao Zhuo couldn't feel the warmth.He turned his head and saw the general standing there motionless along the crack of the door.

There was a sarcasm in his ear, "Look, he is crying."

Tao Zhuo's heart trembled, and she hurriedly turned her head to look at Gu Yan again, but what caught her eyes was still only the back, revealing endless loneliness and sadness.

Fingers wearing slender armor suddenly pinched Tao Zhuo's cheeks, Princess Pingnan looked at Tao Zhuo full of contempt, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you in the future. You are just a substitute, poor thing. "

The smile on the corners of his lips spread, and he let go of Tao Zhuo, Princess Pingnan left with a look of satisfaction and loneliness.

If it wasn't for the bitterness of the tears running across the corners of his lips, Tao Zhuo would not have realized that he was crying too.He turned his head to look into the room again, and Gu Yan was already kneeling on one knee by the table, stroking the person in the painting over and over again.

General, Tao Zhuo thought in his heart, why don't you turn around?

From the scorching sun to the dusk, Gu Chan is like a petrified sculpture, maintaining that posture staring at the person in the painting without getting up.

And Tao Zhuo outside the door also turned his head to look at Gu Yan frequently.

Gu Yan didn't eat dinner, Tao Zhuo reheated the cold food several times.

It's the third watch.The moonlight is hazy, looming between the clouds.

Once again, the hot food was placed on the table, and the dishes were accidentally collided, making a crisp sound.

Following the voice, Gu Yan finally raised her head, looking at Tao Zhuo who was a little at a loss.

"I'm not hungry, so there's no need to worry about it anymore." Gu Yan's voice was haggard, as if she had gone through a lifetime of vicissitudes.

"Young Master." Tao Zhuo was so distressed that he shed tears, but he couldn't persuade him.

Without saying a word, Gu Yan stroked the scroll again.

After a long time, I confided in a low voice, "Sometimes, I really want to forget him. Everything about him is forgotten.

Tao Zhuo stepped forward, knelt down beside Gu Yan, and held Gu Yan's hands in his palms as if comforting.

Gu Yan lowered her eyes, looked at the two hands that were pressed together, and murmured to Tao Zhuo, "No, if I forget him, he should lose his temper again. Everyone says that the young master of the Mo family is as gentle as jade." , in front of me, he likes to play his temper the most. If I don't let him, he ignores me. But he never makes things difficult for me, as long as I coax him, he will laugh."

With the long and accumulated memories, Gu Yan seemed to be digging the scars in his heart, and then passed the endless pain to Tao Zhuo.

"You know, he looks really good when he smiles, but he can compete with the sun and the moon. I never want to make him angry, I just like to see him smile, I want him to smile carefree all his life."

In the end, she couldn't help but tears crawled all over her cheeks, dripping on the back of her hands and melting into Taozhuo's palms.

"But I still lost him." With a choked voice, he seemed to express the pain and regret that had been suppressed in his heart all these years, "I never dared to think about how he survived the hardships on the road to distribution. Dare to imagine how desperate he was when he was dying, I never dared to imagine a cup of loess covering his smile. I fought on the battlefield to protect the people and the country, but why can't I protect him alone."

Tao Zhuo trembled and hugged Gu Yan tightly into his arms, he said, General, don't be sad.

This persuasion is so feeble, just like his love is humble and ethereal.

Just hugging Gu Yan motionlessly like that may be insignificant, but it is all that Tao Zhuo can give.

—Embracing each other without sleep at night, Gu Yan got up to face in the morning of the next day.

The clouds were heavy, and it didn't take long for the sky to drizzle.The ticking continued until noon, and the fall was getting bigger and bigger.A few petals of apricot blossoms fell in the yard, swirled a few times in the water waves, and then were taken away by the ruthless water.

Tao Zhuo cleaned the room, but he dared not touch the picture scroll and jade pendant on the table.

At this time, someone called out from the door, "Tao Zhuo, young lady wants to read some historical records, please go to the general's study to get a few volumes."