I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 114
Before the Xixia people leave Daheng, their every move will be closely watched by the Supervision Office and Dongling Guards.
Gu Yuanbai also asked the envoys who sent the ransom note to Xixia, and asked them how the Xixia emperor behaved when he received the ransom note.
The envoys talked for a long time and said: “After the Emperor of Xixia ordered people to read the book, he was furious and furious. He ordered the guards to suppress us, but fortunately, we were stopped by many ministers. We were worried, but within a few days, When the Emperor of Xixia called us into the palace again, although his expression was still bad, he was ready to prepare compensation. ”
But if you ask them where Xixia prepared these things, they can’t answer. Because only the people themselves know best what is in their own treasury.
Gu Yuanbai is sure that there is a problem in Xixia, so secret tracking and inspection are indispensable. In this regard, there is no need to worry about humanitarianism. If it reaches the necessary level, Gu Yuanbai is even prepared to directly detain all Xixia people without morality. preparation.
Of course, unless it was absolutely necessary, Gu Yuanbai did not want to damage Daheng’s credibility and reputation in diplomacy.
February 25th is the Lantern Festival.
On this day, there were lanterns and colorful decorations, and there was no curfew at night. Xue Jiuyao wanted to ask for permission to enter the palace early in the morning, but Gu Yuanbai refused. It was not until noon, when the afterglow of the setting sun still left the earth warm, that the Holy One changed into a crow-blue uniform, put on the silver-haired cloak that had been sent to him yesterday, arranged his hair outside the cloak, and then walked leisurely He walked out of the palace leisurely.
As soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Xue Jiuyao standing not far away with his hands behind his back.
Xue Jiuyao was dressed in a purple robe, with a slender and straight figure. As soon as he saw Gu Yuanbai, his eyes seemed to light up, his gaze was straight and he couldn’t look away.
Gu Yuanbai came closer and glanced at him, funny, “Come back to your senses. Why are you looking like this? Could it be that you saw some immortal?”
Xue Yuan restrained himself and wanted to look away, but finally gave up and murmured: “I saw the Holy One.”
Gu Yuanbai paused for a moment, goosebumps all over his body.
It was so busy during the Lantern Festival that carriages could not enter the downtown area and could only stay on both sides of the market. In order to save trouble, Gu Yuanbai did not take a carriage and walked on foot. When he was tired, he walked slower.
Xue Yuan still remembers what he said, “Your Majesty, do you still feel weak when walking now?”
Gu Yuanbai said: “It’s okay now.”
When Xue Yuan wanted to ask again, Gu Yuanbai reminded him: “Private interview incognito, don’t make the wrong mistake.”
Xue Yuan changed his words, “Yuan Bai.”
Gu Yuanbai: “…”
You really know how to hit a snake and follow it with a stick.
Not long after walking, the group saw the transparently lit lantern street. Lanterns hung high in the market, large and small, and there was a sea of ​​people. The sound of laughter suddenly came like water pouring into a frying pan. Gu Yuanbai led people in, and it didn’t take long before he was drowned in the crowd of people. middle.
There is a gurgling stream of water next to Huadeng Street, and there are swaying lotus lanterns floating in the stream. The young men and women in the market were separated by the river, with a long distance between them, and they shyly said a few words from time to time.
Gu Yuanbai was looking at a lantern that looked like an old cow, but his hand was suddenly held by someone, and another person’s hand was inserted between the five fingers. Gu Yuanbai looked down at his hand, then raised his head, and saw Xue Yuan’s nonchalant expression. .
“Let go.” Gu Yuanbai said.
Xue Yuan gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t let go.”
Gu Yuanbai narrowed his eyes, and Xue Yuan caught his expression from the corner of his eye, and added with numbness: “There are many people here, I’m afraid you will get lost.”
After just holding it for a while, Xue Yuan’s palms were already sweaty and sticky. His palms were so close that his pulse could touch them.
Gu Yuanbai was happy, “Am I lost?”
Xue Yuandao: “It’s wrong, I will get lost, you have to watch me.”
After that, no matter what Gu Yuanbai said, he refused to let go, his palms were like iron. The pace was getting faster and faster, and the people following behind were squeezed out of the crowd, shouting to Gu Yuanbai: “Master, wait for me, young people!”
Xue Yuan pretended not to hear, held Gu Yuanbai in hand and ran around, quickly leaving a group of people ten steps away.
It wasn’t until he saw a candy seller’s stall that Xue Yuan suddenly stopped.
Gu Yuanbai almost bumped into him and said with a dark face: “Xue Jiuyao!”
Xue Yuan pointed at the candy man: “Want to eat it?”
Gu Yuanbai glanced at it and was intrigued by the treat. He stepped forward and asked, “Old man, what kind of candy man can you make?”
The white-haired old man said quite proudly: “This young man, this old man knows a lot. If you ask me to tell you, I can’t even count them on my fingers.”
Gu Yuanbai smiled and pointed at Xue Yuan, “Can he do it?”
The old man looked Xue Yuan up and down with his eyes wide open, and nodded affirmatively: “Yes!”
“Then make him,” Gu Yuanbai took out a few coins and said deliberately, “Let’s make pig ears.”
Xue Yuan was startled and couldn’t help laughing.
The old man took the money and twirled the brown and sweet sugar threads up and down on the bamboo stick. After a moment, a tall man with pig ears came out of the bamboo stick.
Gu Yuanbai took the candy man, smiled sinisterly at Xue Yuan, then clicked and bit off the whole candy man’s head, “Not bad.”
Xue Yuan suddenly felt a chill on his neck.
The two people left the candy man stall. Xue Yuan heard the clicking sound of him biting the candy man bite by bite, and his body became cold. “Your Majesty, don’t eat it. Sweet teeth.”
Gu Yuanbai said: “What did you call me?”
Xue Yuan choked and changed his words: “Yuan——”
Gu Yuanbai looked at him with a smile.
Xue Yuan swallowed it, lowered his head and said in his ear: “Master Yuan, Master Bai, listen to me, please, don’t eat anymore.”
Gu Yuanbai didn’t want to eat either. He glanced at the candy man and said, “There’s half left.”
Without saying a word, Xue Yuan immediately took it and put it in his mouth. After eating, he threw the bamboo stick away and finally had his hands free again. He didn’t forget to change his other hand to hold Gu Yuanbai’s, “Why is this hand so cold?”
Gu Yuanbai struggled to break away, but simply used Xue Yuan as a hand warmer, “Your hands are too hot.”
Xue Yuan giggled twice, “I’ll cover you more.”
After finishing the candy, we had fried goose, green onion tea, and steamed rice dumplings for soup. The aroma of all kinds of snacks was enticing. This was Gu Yuanbai’s first time visiting an ancient night market in a real sense. Opening the door, I went to eat spring cakes, Mrs. Li’s meat pie and soup dumplings. I was careful when eating the soup dumplings. The skin was thin and the meat was juicy. I lifted it gently and ate it in one puff. It was so delicious that Gu Yuanbai ate two of them.
He only took one or two bites of each item to taste it, and did not dare to eat more for fear that he would be full and unable to continue eating. Fortunately, Xue Yuan had a huge appetite. He had eaten 80% of the food along the way, but he still looked calm and unsatisfied.
After eating a four-color steamed bun as small as a baby’s hand, Gu Yuanbai resigned and said, “One more glutinous rice cake. I can’t eat anything else.”
Xue Yuan couldn’t help but have a look of regret on his face. Now that His Majesty was full, he couldn’t eat anything that His Majesty had tasted.
The two of them went to buy glutinous rice cakes. When they stood at the stall and went to the end of the street, Gu Yuanbai couldn’t help but click his tongue. It took half an hour to walk along the way, but it seemed that they had not walked a third of the street. one.
Xue Yuan took two glutinous rice cakes. This one was only about the size of a finger. It was as soft as a rice cake. There was a red jujube sandwiched in the middle of the glutinous rice cake, which had a light sweetness. It was not greasy, but it was refreshing. I lost the taste of the food I ate before.
Gu Yuanbai ate slowly, and finally took his eyes off the snack to look at the toys on the roadside.
But when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chu Yi not far ahead. The child was being carried on his back, with a rosy complexion and a cute and excited smile. There was a gap in his millet teeth. He was looking around when suddenly his eyes froze, his mouth opened wide in surprise, and he faced Gu Yuanbai. eyes.
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“Nephew,” Chu Yi couldn’t help but pull the sleeves of the people around him, “nephew!”
Chu Wei looked back at him with soft eyes: “What?”
Chu Yi whispered in disbelief: “I saw Your Majesty! He’s right behind us!”
Chu Wei’s heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked back.
But thousands of people were coming and going, lanterns were hung all over the sky, and among the mountains and mountains, he did not see the shadow of the Holy Emperor.
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In the dark alley, the fragrance of glutinous rice cakes permeates the whole body.
The streets outside were extremely noisy, and from time to time, people in the palace could be heard yelling at Xue Yuan, but in the alley a few steps away, it was quiet and dark, with only the sound of breathing and the gurgling water.
Gu Yuanbai only felt that he was dragged into the alley by Xue Yuan in the blink of an eye. Xue Yuan was in front of him and hissed: “Your Majesty, don’t go looking for Mr. Chu.”
Gu Yuanbai’s voice was filled with anger, “When will I go find him?!”
“Calm down,” Xue Yuan lowered his head, couldn’t help but approach Gu Yuanbai’s neck, and coaxed in a low voice, “Being angry after eating is not good for your health.”
Gu Yuanbai tilted his neck. In the darkness, he felt his neck was hot. A hand touched Gu Yuanbai’s right ear. Gu Yuanbai knew that he was touching the red mark.
The anger in his heart rose again, Gu Yuanbai kicked him and sneered: “It’s over long ago.”
Xue Yuan paused after receiving this blow, “Does Your Majesty know that I did it?”
Gu Yuanbai’s eyelids twitched, “I know now.”
Xue Yuan had no doubt that he was there and had no time to think about it. His head was full of Gu Yuanbai. From the first moment he saw Gu Yuanbai today, he could no longer take his mind away.
“The mark is gone, how about patching it up now?” His breathing gradually became heavier, and the hot air hit Gu Yuanbai’s neck, causing a numb itch, “There is no one here, it’s quiet.”
Gu Yuanbai raised his neck, as if he was caught by his suppressed desire and breathing, and his breathing became hot.
The stars in the sky are all connected together, and it is hard to tell which one is brighter than which one. Such a starry sky is rare in modern times. Gu Yuanbai once saw such a night sky on his way to the North Pole. He lay on the deck, watching the waves rolling and rising, looking at the stars that seemed so big that they could The stars that hit him.
You can pick the stars with your hands. Those who have seen such a starry sky will never forget this scene in their lifetime.
“…” Gu Yuanbai’s eyes suddenly opened wide.
The earlobe was sucked, and someone begged hoarsely next to Gu Yuanbai’s ear, “Your Majesty, I want to kiss you.”
It was very cold on the deck, and even wearing a jacket couldn’t stop the cold air. Gu Yuanbai still remembered how he felt that night. The waves beneath him made his body seem to fly, weightless up and down, the stars sometimes closer and sometimes far away, and the moisture was thick, like a dream in a fairy tale.
Hot lips placed one kiss after another on the side of the neck and ears, and the sweet scent of glutinous rice cakes entered his nose. Gu Yuanbai’s throat moved, and he uttered a short and harsh word: “Get out!”
Xue Yuan found his lips in the darkness, “Gu Lian, Yuan Bai, Master Bai.”
He was clearly holding Gu Yuanbai’s wrists, trapping him between the wall and his chest, but he said pitifully: “Master Bai.”
Mr. Bai glanced at the shining stars in the sky and sneered, “Just do it and it’s done. Why do you talk so much nonsense.”
