Lanling covered the moon

Chapter 239 Meal

In the royal courtyard, dense bamboo forests surround the front courtyard and the back courtyard.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and a vigorous bamboo leaf that was still swaying in this cold winter weighed on the head, bringing out a low rustling sound.

It is said to be another courtyard, but it is actually a place where the royal family's children are under house arrest, and the guards are strict.

Zimo showed the waist badge Gao Zhan gave to the guards in the other courtyard, and only then was he able to enter it to visit Xiaowan.

"His Royal Highness Lanling, the King of Hejian is inside, please do your own thing. There are rules in the Luxiang Courtyard. Visitors should leave before dark. Please don't embarrass the little ones, Your Highness." A guard brought Zimo to him. Outside a wing room, before Zimo went in, he confessed.

"Thank you, sir." Zi Mo nodded, watching the guard walk away.He still had a meal box in his hand, knocked on the door, and called Third Brother.

There was no sound inside, Zimo waited for a while, pushed the door in, and found that the door was ajar, so he went in by himself.

The upper and lower parts of the Luxiang Courtyard are decorated with magnificent royal specifications, but in addition to holding prisoners, they are used to enshrine some ancestral spirits, so no matter how good the tables and chairs are, they all have a desolate and desolate atmosphere.Many relatives of the royal family who committed crimes have been imprisoned here, and they are depressed all day long, so the mahogany coffee table is covered with heavy dust, and the people in the room have no desire to appreciate the finely crafted decorations, the eyes are full of desolation, It's the wild goose crying.

Zimo poked his head in the room to search, and finally saw the familiar figure beside the round window lattice.

"Third brother!" He was filled with joy, the third brother was dressed in a blue robe and had a long body. Although his back was lonely and lonely, it was much better than what he saw in prison.

Gao Xiaowan seemed to be facing out of the window, looking at the clear sky and was in a trance, suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him, startled, turned around and saw the overjoyed Chang Gong appearing in front of him.

. . . . . .Gao Xiaowan was overjoyed, the smile on the corner of her mouth didn't even open, when her gaze rested on the luxurious purple robe on Zi Mo's body, the expression on her face froze, and the joy of seeing each other gradually dissipated.Like the tide, what is exposed after receding is even more bleak loss.

"Third Brother, I brought you a lot of food from home, come and eat!" Zi Mo waved his hand at him and said with a smile.Knowing that the conflict in the prison yesterday is like an indelible scar between their brothers, but it is not a great happy event for the third brother to be released from the prison, so don't worry about anything, drink congratulations first to be worthy of this time .

Gao Xiaowan seemed to think the same way, looked at the jug in Zimo's hand and smiled slightly, then walked slowly to the desk and sat down.

Zimo poured wine for the third brother and himself, toasted a glass to the third brother, raised his head, and went first to do it in respect.

Gao Xiaowan thought that Chang Gong actually had a poor capacity for drinking, but when he went back to drinking, he smiled so brightly, as if his temperament of staying drunk after a thousand cups was still the same for many years.

The cloud was calm and the wind was light, but it was only a day later, yesterday they were still in the sky prison, today they can drink wine together, the world is impermanent, Gao Xiaowan's eyes followed Zimo's drooping hair and focused on the embroidery made by the imperial palace. over the satin of his purple robe.

Who has changed?

Is it him or Chang Gong?

Seeing the noble prince with the color of the country smiling at him with bright eyes and kind eyes, Gao Xiaowan smiled back, but his heart was cold.Then the smile lost the warmth and clarity of the past, and the shape that was drawn was bitter and hesitant, and there was an indescribable loneliness and disappointment in the eyes. . . . . .

The third brother didn't take the wine that Zimo handed to the third brother, but just sat on the opposite side and looked at him motionless.It seemed that they were strangers, and Zimo felt guilty when he saw them.

"Yes, yes, third brother shouldn't be drinking now, eat more vegetables, and order more..." Hesitating slightly, he wanted to withdraw his hand holding the wine cup.

The thunder was too fast to cover his ears, Xiaowan grabbed the retracted arm suddenly, Zimo looked at the third brother in surprise, saw the third brother slowly took the glass of wine from his hand with a blank expression, then raised his head and drank it down .

After one month in prison, Gao Xiaowan lost a lot of weight. Yesterday he was disheveled and his face was unkempt, but now he saw that San Ge's cheeks were thin and sunken, and the fingers holding Zi Mo's wrist were even more knuckle, as bloodless as white bones.

Xiao Wan's hand seemed to be embedded in his arm, and she held on tightly without any slack.Enduring the pain, Zimo slowly covered Xiaowan's with his other hand, and said, "Third Brother, you just need to come out, it's up to you to beat or scold me."

Gao Xiaowan was startled, and suddenly shook off the hands they held, jumping up from the seat as if on pins and needles.He looked at Gao Changgong, and didn't know whether to scold him severely or kneel down and kowtow to thank him. He waved his wide sleeves and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar fourth brother Gao Changgong with a wry smile.

"Chang Gong, are you still the Gao Changgong who grew up with me? Ah?!" After a thousand words, Gao Xiaowan only had a wry smile overflowing the corners of his mouth, his eyes were red, and that expression made Zi Mo sadder than beating him hard.The pain was so painful that the third brother's face was clearly written with this kind of hopelessness.Abandoned, Gao Xiaowan understood very well that he was able to get out of the dungeon alive, in fact, it was Chang Gong's betrayal of himself, Gao Fu, and the former Gao Changgong who was clean and self-sufficient.

Overnight, Gao Zhan changed his mind.With his life, he didn't expect that one day he would have to sell his younger brother to survive!Dirty, humiliating, out of place. . . . . .If he had known this earlier, he should have ended himself in prison!Gao Xiaowan didn't look at Chang Gong behind him, his back trembled slightly, he was so indecisive in everything he did, he should actually hate himself the most. . . . . .

"Third Brother, can we talk later if you have anything to say? This dish should be cold, it won't taste good if it's cold. Let's have a meal together as before, shall we?" Zi Mo begged.

"Same as before? Chang Gong, tell me, you were really like what you told me yesterday, did you get close because I was the eldest son of the Gao family?" Gao Xiaowan turned her head and said.

. . . . . . "Yesterday, because I was in a hurry, I said too much. I'm sorry, third brother." Zimo said softly with his head lowered, like a child who has done something wrong while pulling Xiaowan's robe with his hand, looking up at Xiaowan. Wan said, "Brother, come and have a good meal with me. Look at you, how thin have you become? After eating, I won't fight back if you want to beat or scold me." crying. . . . . .Even though Gao Xiaowan was full of resentment, seeing such a situation, his heart suddenly softened.

Chang Gong didn't cry much since he was a child, unless he was too afraid of being bitten by a snake or because he was short and fell into the swamp and couldn't break free, his eyes were scarlet and tears burst out like fountains.After returning from the army, it was even more difficult to see this man with red eyes.

Gao Xiaowan looked at Zi Mo in front of him, and suddenly thought of how this man was crying in embarrassment when he was a child. It turned out that this poor, weeping look was still the same as before.

Since he was young, he had been forbearing and fortitude, Gao Xiaowan should understand better than anyone else how kind-hearted and blood-hearted this fourth younger brother is.After sharing weal and woe for so many years, why did he believe Chang Gong's nonsense yesterday?In fact, he knew in his heart, how could Chang Gong intentionally please and get close to him in order to gain power?It's just that Gao Zhan, he would rather die than believe that Chang Gong is really partial to him. . . . . .He didn't hate Chang Gong, but hated himself.Picking up the chopsticks, Xiao Wan sat next to Zi Mo, picked up the dish and started to eat under the watchful eye.

"I remember that Mr. Liu used to smack your palm with a ruler, and you didn't cry until the blood was drawn out. Why are you crying now?..." Xiao Wan was probably really hungry, and he ate for a long time before he said, "Four Brother, can't you let me die vigorously? I, Gao Xiaowan, don't want to live such a useless life, and I don't even want to implicate you!"

"Third brother, that's not how you should be a hero. Your life is precious, how could you squander it so easily? Besides, the closest relative to me in this world is third brother. How can there be any debt between brothers? It's true. If we owe each other, we also owe each other, so that we can meet again in the next life!"

"..." Gao Xiaowan seemed to be touched by something, and stared at Zi Mo for a long time in a daze.Suddenly buried his head and started to eat, tears seemed to flow out of his eyes and dripped on the rice.

"Third brother, eat vegetables." Seeing that Xiao Wan's knots were untied, Zimo happily added a lot of vegetables to his bowl.Xiao Wan didn't know how long it had been since she had a good meal, and when she ate a little too quickly, she coughed again and again, and the cough became so intense that she even started to have a stomachache, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

Zimo was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. Fortunately, the imperial doctor of Luxiang Hospital could come in.A pulse, it is said that it is caused by the exhaustion of the five internal organs in the abdomen after not eating for a long time, so I can only take some vegetarian food to recuperate slowly. . . . . .Zimo looked very annoyed at the big fish and meat he brought, and sat on the bedside with the third brother after the imperial doctor left.

"It's all right, why are you crying? Hehe, the majestic King of Lanling is not afraid of being laughed at." Xiaowan's face was pale and his eyes were sunken. He was desperate to die in prison, and he didn't even know how long he hadn't eaten properly. Yes, all supported by a single thought.Before he died, he wanted to see Chang Gong, even if it was a farewell.

"Third brother, don't think about the rest, I will take care of it. Don't worry, I'm with you too." Zimo said comfortingly, holding third brother's hand.

"I know, I will. Cough, cough, cough..." Xiao Wan obviously still has a lot to say, but the hardships he has suffered in prison these days and the damage caused by deliberately not eating have all consumed him. Exhausting his physical strength, he had been suffering in that cage with his eyes open for several days and nights, and his body had reached the point where he didn't know what sleepiness and fatigue were. Now, as soon as he relaxed, this huge fatigue swept over the On Xiao Wan's body, he was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyelids open.

"Fourth brother, I want to sleep for a while, can you stay with me?" Xiao Wan lay on the bed drowsily, with her hands on the side of the bed, tightly holding Zi Mo's hand, not letting go.

"Okay." Zi Mo nodded, and quietly watched the third brother fall asleep.The high cheekbones seemed to pierce the third brother's skin immediately, and Zimo's slightly trembling hand followed Xiao Wan's outline and stopped on his brow, slowly smoothing the third brother's frowning brows.

As the night darkened, the guards at the door came to urge Zimo to leave.

The third brother hadn't woken up yet, Zi Mo slowly let go of Xiao Wan's hand holding him, and left the Luxiang Courtyard.

Back at Lanling Prince's Mansion, Zimo didn't want to go back to his room, so he sat on a stone bench in the courtyard and looked at the moon in mid-air.

"Brother, is something on your mind?" Zheng Er, who was ghostly, didn't know when he came behind him, and asked softly.Xiao Geng got out of Zheng Er's arms, swept his tail, and landed on Zi Mo's shoulder.

Holding the warm little soup with the big tail in his arms, Zimo turned his head and saw the slim young girl.He could understand the look in her eyes, her eyes were full of admiration.Throbbing, emotional, he knew it when he brought her back.

"Zheng Er, I'm getting married..."

The author has something to say:

Oops, Zimo is an upright child