Chapter 87
Chapter 87: Intoxicated, we gaze at the half-moon together (Part 2)
The evening breeze sighs softly, lamenting the heart's sorrow.
Flowing light like water, gently rippling.
This feeling, I ask you, do you know?
Intoxicated, I watch the moon drift leisurely.
——Spring heart movement, Chaotic adjustment
On a spring night, the warm wind blew gently, and the curtains swayed slightly. Everything was silent, but
suddenly a loud and long insect chirp suddenly disturbed this beautiful spring night.
"Brother, why don't you rest?"
In the Bishui Pavilion, Cheng TianYang walked slowly to the side hall. Seeing that his brother was still buried in
the files of the Ministry of Justice, he sighed slightly, "It's late, brother, go to rest early!"
Cheng TianBi raised his head and smiled at Cheng TianYang, stretched his body backwards, and his tone was full
and satisfied, "Yang'er, don't worry, I know the limit."
Cheng TianYang pulled his mouth and sat aside, saying angrily: "No wonder... You haven't taken office in
the Ministry of Justice yet, and you are so anxious; if you really enter the Ministry of Justice, you will have to
fight hard. If you do this, I will ask His Majesty not to let you enter the court."
"Hehe," Cheng TianBi smiled gently, "Okay, okay, you are really too cautious."
Tianyang is like this, and Si Cang Qing is also like this.
It's been a few days since returning to the capital. Although the plan was to join the Ministry of Justice based on
one's own abilities after taking the imperial examination, now that the Minister of Justice has learned of his
intentions, he no longer holds back, frequently discussing and exchanging ideas with him, and occasionally
entrusting him with certain tasks.
Little did he know, Si Cang Qing, seeing that he often worked late, issued a strict order that Mo Zhiyan was not
to seek him out anymore. Fortunately, after some gentle persuasion, the other party relented, but at the same time,
insisted that he take good care of himself and rest well.
"It's your body that's not well, and you don't take care of it yourself. We can only worry more." Cheng TianYang
muttered, glancing back at the door, "If His Majesty sees you busying yourself with these matters again, he
might really get displeased and forbid you from meddling in the Ministry of Justice."
Hearing this, Cheng TianBi pursed his lips and smiled lightly, his eyes revealing a gentle glimmer. Originally
thought that after returning to the capital, he would only be able to look at that person from afar and never get
close again, but unexpectedly... No matter how busy Si Cang Qing was, he would always make time to come to
Biyu Pavilion to see him every day, and he often stayed overnight there, which was usually quite pleasant.
Now, he has completely let go of the past, come back to life, and can be by Si Cang Qing's side like this. Really,
very happy.
It's just...
Cheng TianBi's eyes suddenly showed a hint of melancholy. He has always felt deep remorse and guilt towards
Feng Lan and Cheng TianYang. Sometimes, when he faced them, he didn't even know how to conduct himself.
Although the relationship between oneself and Si Cang Qing has not been publicly announced to the world, those
in the palace and court probably know it all too well. It's just that neither I nor Cheng TianYang, nor even
Feng Lan, have mentioned it, as if we were completely unaware, interacting as we always have—being polite
when necessary, and intimate when appropriate.
For this reason, Cheng TianBi felt increasingly apologetic, so he wanted to do as much as possible for
Si Cang Qing... Even if it was in vain, it would at least bring him a bit of peace of mind!
With slightly lowered eyes, looking at the piled-up documents in front of him, most of them were actually matters
that were not urgent but needed to be dealt with. Cheng TianBi sighed, glanced at Cheng TianYang sitting
beside him, supervising him, shook his head helplessly, tidied up a bit, and smiled, "Alright, I'm going to
rest now. Yang'er, don't look at me like that, you should go and rest early too!"
Cheng TianYang smiled at the other person, then looked outside, his expression thoughtful.
"What are you looking at, Yang'er?" Cheng TianBi asked the man who seemed to be restless in front of him with
some surprise. He looked out the door curiously. In the deep darkness of the night, apart from the guards patrolling
from time to time, there were quiet dim lights. "Is there anything wrong outside?"
"Brother..." Cheng TianYang hesitated, his eyes drifted to Cheng TianBi's neck. The shadow of the candlelight
fell between the slightly open collar, but it could not completely cover up the spots of ambiguous traces. After
a pause, Cheng TianYang asked softly: "Isn't His Majesty coming tonight?"
As far as he knew, Si Cang Qing usually came to visit Cheng TianBi at night, whether he would stay overnight
or not.
Cheng TianBi smiled slightly and said, "Qing left the palace today, and Qiu Di seemed to have something to
discuss with him."
With a slight furrow of his brow, Cheng TianYang didn't bother to hide his displeasure in front of his elder
brother, saying, "Qiu Ping Tian is a minister. Why does His Majesty have to go out of the palace to find him in
person if there is something to discuss?"
Cheng TianBi didn't think much about it, but just comforted him softly: "Maybe, there is something special!"
A gentle smile appeared on his face, "Besides, Qiu di and Qing are more like friends, and there is nothing wrong
with Qing going out of the palace to see him!"
"Brother," Cheng TianYang looked at him steadily, "Too gentle a personality is not necessarily a good thing. If
you want something, you must try your best to hold on to it."
Slightly stunned, Cheng TianBi stared at his brother quietly, with a hint of complexity in his eyes, "Yang'er you..."
Before Cheng TianBi could speak, Cheng TianYang interrupted him, "Brother, if you like His Majesty, you
should try your best to win his heart, instead of waiting here passively for His Majesty to come to see you, and
it's not enough to do as much as you can for His Majesty."
Now that the words have been made clear, Cheng TianYang did not hide them, and said directly: "Brother is
sharp-minded, can't you see how much Qiu Ping Tian likes His Majesty? Qiu Ping Tian is so calculating, do you
think he will be so easy to get along with?"
◇Cang◇Huan◇Seven◇Palace◇
"Yang'er..."
Cheng TianBi sighed, looking slightly guilty, "You... don't you blame me?" Not only did he not take care of him,
but now he has fallen in love with his husband. He is really... unworthy of being the eldest brother.
However, since that night, everything has gone off the rails, and it is impossible to save it, and... powerless to
save it.
The so-called inability to help oneself, if you can suppress your feelings, why are there impulses and indulgences
again and again.
Cheng TianYang laughed softly, and the laughter floated in the empty night. He looked at Cheng TianBi with some
amusement, "Brother, don't you know the purpose of my marrying His Majesty?"
Looking at the other party's indifferent smile with a complex look, Cheng TianBi replied softly: "I know, but,
you... you also like Qing! Qing also cares about you very much."
"Brother," Cheng TianYang sighed slightly, and said helplessly: "You think too much, in fact, His Majesty and
I... have always been just acting. We have never been a real couple."
Cheng TianBi looked at the other person indifferently, noncommittally.
“Really,” Cheng TianYang murmured softly, his face even unconsciously hung up a faint melancholy, “I, and
His Majesty, are just using each other.”
He would no longer believe in love. Now, apart from revenge, he only hoped that his brother would be happy. He
no longer... and did not dare to hope for anything else.
Seeing the other person's behavior, Cheng TianBi sighed quietly and stopped asking questions. He just suggested
softly: "Yang'er, let's sleep with your brother tonight! We haven't slept together for a long time. I think Qing
won't come again tonight..."
Qiu Mansion in the capital.
Inside the elegant and quiet porch, the faint fragrance drifts lightly, sometimes not.
In front of the window, intertwined with shaking shadows, is the dense flower tree, petals like rain rolled up by
the wind flying in the night, silky fragrance, seeped into the porch, making people unconsciously look at this
kind of scenery, Si Cang Qing casually picked up a piece of pastry, finely taste the crispy and glutinous sweet
taste, occasionally sip a sip of clear tea.
"Qing Di," sitting opposite, Qiu Ping Tian smiled and poured a cup of fragrant tea for the person in front of him,
"How does this Mo Xiangsu taste?"
Si Cang Qing glanced at the other person lightly and nodded slightly.
Seeing the satisfaction under this person's cold expression, Qiu Ping Tian's lips curled up, and his smile became
deeper, "Qing Di has been busy with government affairs day and night since returning to Beijing. It's really hard."
Then he smiled with relief, "But now it seems that the affairs of the court have been dealt with almost?"
Si Cang Qing drank a sip of tea in silence, quietly waiting for this person to get to the point - Qiu Ping Tian's mind
has always been unpredictable. In the past few days, he has been inviting him to leave the palace to talk. It's just
that he is too busy, and he will go south again in a few days, and he has to speed up to deal with some things.
Until today, everything has almost come to an end...
Then Si Cang Qing decided to leave the palace and come to Qiu Mansion as agreed. I don’t know what this person
wants to talk to him about. After all, it has always been Qiu Ping Tian who talks and he listens.
But it's okay. Everything in the Qiu Mansion in the capital, from the big environment layout to the small details,
and even the tea and snacks, is very much to Si Cang Qing's heart. Although he doesn't care about these things,
but... it feels very comfortable.
"Qing Di," Qiu Ping Tian took something out of his arms and handed it to Si Cang Qing, "Here, take a look."
The smile on Qiu Ping Tian's face was a little weird.
Si Cang Qing looked at him strangely, took the thin paper, and read it carefully - it was a contract of exchange,
the content was simple, but very strange: Qi Shuangran paid Qiu Ping Tian for investigating the matter of
Tianwaitian for him.
The reward was a condition.
Somewhat inexplicable, Si Cang Qing looked at the other party in confusion.
Qiu Ping Tian smiled knowingly and explained to the other party softly, "Seventh Young Master is probably in
trouble this time. He came out of the Heze Poison Forest a few days ago and wanted to find you, but you were
not there at the time, so..."
Because of the actions in Hongcheng, Si Cang Qing's shadow guards were transferred. The affairs of Tianwaitian
were also handed over to Qiu Ping Tian's spies. That day, Qi Shuangran came out of the Heze Poison Forest in a
bit of embarrassment and was about to find Si Cang Qing, saying that he wanted to ask for the token of Penglai
Pavilion. Perhaps he was really anxious, Qi Shuangran let Qiu Ping Tian set the price, and then Qiu Ping Tian
gave the token that Si Cang Qing handed to him before leaving.
One condition is the reward that Qiu Ping Tian wants. This condition is not the condition promised by Qi
Shuangran, but... the condition promised by Si Cang Qing to Qi Shuangran a few years ago.
"If it wasn't an emergency, the Seventh Young Master wouldn't have agreed so quickly, right?" Qiu Ping Tian said
as a matter of course, without any embarrassment, and took Si Cang Qing's token in exchange for Si Cang Qing's
promise...
Si Cang Qing was a little puzzled by the other party's behavior, but he had no time to think deeply, and just asked:
"What is the purpose of him asking for the token of Penglai Pavilion?"
Qiu Ping Tian shook his head, "At that time, I sent someone to talk to the Seventh Young Master, and he didn't
say in detail, but it seemed that you need the tokens of Piaomiao Palace and Penglai Pavilion to enter!"
Hearing this, Si Cang Qing lowered his eyes slightly and began to think.
This guess is reasonable. The tokens of the two sects were originally the jade seals that represented the identities
of the two elders of Piaomiao Pavilion. Later, they became the tokens of the two sects. If there is any mechanism
inside that requires two tokens to open together, it is also common sense.
"Qing Di," Qiu Ping Tian's voice interrupted Si Cang Qing's meditation.
Looking up at the other party, Si Cang Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for the other party's words-he
knew that those were not what this person wanted to say today! It seemed that Qiu Ping Tian had been calculating
something from the beginning, giving him an...unspeakable strange feeling.
"Since the Seventh Young Master exchanged his conditions..."
Qiu Ping Tian smiled brightly, and his ordinary face added a dazzling look because of this smile, "You now owe
me a condition!"
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