I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 264 - 190: Every Year from Now On
Nian Xia twitched the corner of her mouth, silently mourning for her brother for a moment.
A perfectly good brother, and now he’s suddenly turned homosexual.
Just then, with a "whoosh," an explosion sounded near her ear.
Gu Lan looked up and saw several bright and dazzling lights streak across the darkness, blooming on the pitch-black sky, exceptionally splendid and dazzling.
Her light eyes were reflected in various colors by the fireworks, more dazzling than the fireworks themselves, with the wind brushing past her brows, lifting a few strands of her hair.
The fireworks were quite beautiful.
Gu Lan’s lips curved up a bit, then she looked towards Rong Heng, who was setting off the fireworks.
People are even more beautiful.
Rong Heng was watching Gu Lan’s expression intently, and seeing her smile, he couldn’t help but smile too, yet the next moment, Young Master Gu’s gaze swept over.
Uh... Rong Heng instantly straightened his face solemnly and calmly asked, "So, do you like it?"
"It’s okay," Gu Lan didn’t really have strong feelings about the fireworks. After all, in the future, any fireworks festival would be more grand than this, especially during festivals.
She reluctantly nodded, thinking to give the male protagonist some face, and then extended a hand, palm facing Rong Heng.
Rong Heng: "What?"
Gu Lan said, "A grown man looking at fireworks, do you have firecrackers? Playing with those isn’t as fun as this."
Rong Heng: "..."
In the book, it clearly said setting off fireworks for someone you like would definitely move them, he was deceived! That was meant for women, but Gu Lan was a man, a lively and active little boy, he had to play with firecrackers with her.
Nian Xia, who was beside them, was genuinely moved, but accidentally overheard their conversation.
Then, the brother and sister in front of her indeed found some bamboo meant to be set off the next day and began to investigate it.
You really can’t blame the brother for not recognizing Young Master Gu was a woman! She couldn’t imagine any woman not watching fireworks but playing with firecrackers on New Year’s Eve.
Finally, the two of them accompanied Nian Xia in watching the entire sky full of fireworks, then rushed back to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion together.
Although the curfew was lifted today, it was too late, and the streets of the Capital City were already deserted.
Rong Heng carried a lantern in his hand, walking side by side with Gu Lan.
The winter snow covered the entire long street, making a squeaky sound with each step in the night, with the red lanterns from each household emitting a warm light, reflecting off the pristine white snow on the ground, glimmering as if guiding the way home.
Between heaven and earth, it seemed like only she and Rong Heng were left.
Rong Heng suddenly spoke, "After the victory celebration, Marquis Gu is returning to the Northern Territory, right?"
Gu Lan nodded her head, "Yes, in a few days, we’ll become colonels without soldiers or generals."
Gu Chengzhao would return to the Northern Territory with the troops that had returned to the capital, continuing to garrison Weizhou, echoing with the Marquis Zhongcheng on the Snowfield, and at the same time resisting the harassment and invasion of other Qiangrong tribes towards the Yan Country.
But Su Zixiao would not leave, and Gu Lan, along with Rong Heng, would not leave either.
"Glad you’re not leaving," Rong Heng said in a low voice, then added, "I’m afraid if you went to the Northern Territory, you’d die too quickly."
Gu Lan snorted softly, waving her fist, "Nonsense, why would I die! I can punch three Su Zixiao to death."
After Rong Heng finished speaking, he began to regret it.
What kind of killjoy thing did he say!
He composed himself and then said:
"Prince Rui has already sent people back to the capital to meet with the emperor at tomorrow’s victory celebration. There’s a grain shortage in the Southern Border this winter, with two cities already experiencing famine. The Emperor will likely allocate grain and send people to go with Prince Rui’s people to the Southern Border, and that person is very likely to be Su Zixiao."
Gu Lan was startled and asked, "How do you know that?"
Rong Heng: "The people Prince Rui sent were discovered by Magpie Workshop long ago, and Su Zixiao... the Emperor didn’t want Su Zixiao to join the Dingyuan Army in the first place. Now that Marquis Gu is returning to the Northern Territory, if Su Zixiao is dispatched to the Southern Border, it just distances him from the Dingyuan Army. There are other candidates, but the likelihood of it being Su Zixiao is high."
"That bastard, isn’t the Emperor afraid the Su Family will get entangled with Prince Rui’s Mansion?"
"The Su Family is the Crown Prince’s maternal family, they won’t turn towards Prince Rui, who is part of the Imperial Family," Rong Heng said in a low voice. "I brought this up because... if Su Zixiao really is sent to the Southern Border, then I might also go with him."
He could leave the palace and hold a position because he agreed to Rong Heng to keep an eye on Su Zixiao, and if Su Zixiao was sent away from the capital, he would most likely follow as well.
Rong Heng might go to the Southern Border?
Gu Lan raised an eyebrow, "Then go. I’ll go with you."
Rong Heng’s eyes widened in disbelief, his heart beating wildly.
"What?"
Gu Lan smiled with her eyes, "The border is so dangerous, whether it’s the Southern or Northern Border, wherever you go, as your brother, shouldn’t I protect you?"
If Rong Heng really went to the Southern Border... then she should definitely check it out; Prince Rui’s life still needed securing.
Prince Rui called himself her little brother, if he died, she’d be sad, Baoyi would be sad, Rong Heng would feel bad, Dayan would become unstable, with one pull affecting the entire situation.
Thinking this, she couldn’t help but look at Rong Heng.
The young man in front of her, no matter how invincible he might become in the future, faced every single day and night of his youth alone.
When reading the book, Gu Lan liked Rong Heng for his resourcefulness and determination as a big male protagonist. This kind of liking was more like an appreciation for a character on paper.
But now, she felt sorry for his tumultuous fate, and even hoped he wouldn’t have to endure so much parting of life and death.
Must one experience countless hardships, carry so much blood and life, to reach that peak where no one else stands?
She didn’t believe so.
At least with her around,
Rong Heng wouldn’t be so lonely, and she’s willing to accompany him, to see how far a side character can go.
Rong Heng gazed at her, his eyes involuntarily reddening: "Gu Lan, do you know what you’re saying?"
"Wherever you go, I’ll go with you,"
Gu Lan repeated, her tone very serious.
With you, together.
Rong Heng’s heart trembled, his lips quivering slightly.
No one had ever told him they would always be by his side.
The former Emperor who once loved him dearly and placed him on a pedestal passed away, and at the brink of death, threw him back to the miserable human world, only then did he realize how much hardship there is, yet he was powerless.
Xiao Ning was also gone, and from then on, he no longer knew whom to call "mother.";
Rong Luo left, she departed from that Imperial Palace, leaving only himself in this world, watching the sun rise and set alone in the Imperial Court, as snow gradually covered the eaves inch by inch.
No one ever said they would stay with him.
Now, Gu Lan said it, as if stamping the softest spot in his heart with a seal.
It turns out the person he liked also cared about him.
Rong Heng stared at Gu Lan, the fine snowflakes falling on her shoulders, stained red by the gentle lamplight like drifting fine sand, her clear eyes bright and determined.
"Alright, Lanlan, I will always be with you as well."
He pressed on his watering eyes, softly speaking as if making a vow.
Under the backlight, Rong Heng’s handsome face became tender.
His eyes were as deep and resolute as thick ink.
"In the years to come.
