Ruan Shutong

When Xu Ning was five years old, Xu Guang pointed to Gu Xiqin's slightly bulging belly and said to Ruan Hui with a smile, "This is definitely my daughter-in-law from the Xu family."

Ruan Hui smiled and said nothing.

Four years ago, when Xu Ning was one year old, Xu Guang pointed to the eldest lady's belly and said to Ruan Hui, "How about pointing to the dog when Mrs. Sister-in-law gave birth to a young lady?"

A few months later, the eldest lady gave birth to her eldest son, Ruan Cheng.

Two years ago, when Xu Ning was three years old, Xu Guang stroked his chin and said, "If brother Ruan gets a daughter, can you point me to Ning'er as my daughter-in-law?"

However, a few months later, the doctor gave birth to her second son, Ruan Shangjun.

This year, Xu Ning was five years old, and Gu Xiqin was pregnant.

Xu Guang slobbered over again, put Ruan Hui's shoulders on his shoulders, and smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, and said in his heart, I don't believe that Ruan Hui has no women in his life.

One night, Gu Xiqin dreamed that a koi jumped and transformed into a dragon, which indicated that she would give birth to a girl with both talent and beauty.

The next day, Gu Xiqin gave birth.

The child's skin is as white as snow, lips are as red as fat, and a pair of dark eyes are as full as water. The beauty is not like the color of the world, but it is a pity that he is still a man.

Buddha said: the world is unpredictable.

Fate, this is all fate.

For Ruan Shutong's Centennial Banquet, Xu Guang beat his chest and stomped his feet, and ran away violently in the courtyard with his sword in hand, almost cutting down the entire garden and dying it.

Ruan Hui pulled Xu Guang's sleeve and smiled apologetically: My good brother, calm down.

The three generations of the Xu family were all military generals, and Xu Guang was the most outstanding among them. He was more than eight feet long, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a strong back.But Xu Ning doesn't know who to follow. She has slender eyes and long eyebrows, and is very handsome. She doesn't like to practice swords. She just likes to read quietly with a book in her hand. It takes a day to read.

Xu Guangchang was unhappy looking at this son. At this moment, his daughter-in-law didn't get it. He watched his son sitting and reading a book.

Ruan Shutong, who was a baby, seemed to feel the unusual atmosphere in the small courtyard, and was so frightened that she burst into tears, no matter how much the nanny tried to coax her.

All kinds of voices mixed together, how noisy.

Xu Ning finally couldn't calm down, he closed the book, stood up silently and looked at his father, but at such a young age, he was quite imposing.He walked up to Ruan Shutong and reached out to wipe away a tear from Ruan Shutong's cheek.

Ruan Shutong grinned at the back of his gums (--!) and cried with his eyes narrowed.

Xu Ning frowned, stretched out his hand again, and brushed Ruan Shutong's cheek with his fingertips.

Ruan Shutong suddenly stopped crying and just looked at Xu Ning with round eyes.

Xu Ning went to touch Ruan Shutong's hand again, not wanting his fingers to be caught by Ruan Shutong, the child grinned and babbled, but he stopped crying.

Xu Ning raised his hand and wanted to withdraw his fingers, but the child grabbed it tightly, his watery eyes seemed to contain great grievances.

Xu Ning had no choice but to let him hold her like this, caressing the child's skin carefully, the young master's hand is so soft...

Ruan Hui pushed Xu Guang: "Your son seems to have a good relationship with Shutong."

The fortune teller said: Xu Ning is destined to have no wife.

Xu Guang jumped up, overturned the fortune teller's booth, held Xu Ning in one hand and his bloody BMW in the other, and dragged his children(?) away.

Xu Guang vowed to make a decision for his son's life.

It's March in Yangchun, and the wind is warming up, which is a good time for estrus.

Xu Guang changed out of his old armored suit, and wore a light-colored robe and a light-colored hair band. He dressed like a Confucian general and knocked on the gate of the Grand Master's Mansion.Behind him was a group of soldiers, uniformly dressed, and marching in unison.

The grand master's little granddaughter is five years old this year, and she is a perfect match for his family, Ning'er.

To say that Xu Guang actually looks pretty good, but it's a pity that he has fought too much, his lines are too hard, his eyes are too sharp, and he doesn't feel angry when he just stands.Coupled with the fact that the troops were well trained on weekdays, the two rows of soldiers behind them were like a military parade, with their heads held high, their chests upright, their expressions stern and stern, and they only had to raise their arms and shouted in unison: Defend the country, I would rather die than surrender!A look of generosity.

The grand master was so frightened that he had a high blood pressure attack on the spot, rolled his eyes, and passed away.The crowd pinched people, pouring soup and medicine in full swing.

It wasn't until the grand master recovered his breath that he realized that General Xu was here for marriage, not for "Thunder Tiger to snatch the marriage".

The grand master pressed his chest smoothly and said weakly: "Don't dare to climb high, dare not climb high!" Yun Yun.

Xu Guang had no choice but to bring his people back with a full stomach.

Xu Ning sat in front of the window, and the master said, there are three hundred poems, and in one word, he said, thinking is innocent.Seeing Xu Guang coming in, he was downcast, and a pure air was born in his heart, and he suddenly felt refreshed like a spring breeze.The father and son were born enemies.

Xu Ning recited aloud: "Assist to praise the various uses of Tibet, and mediocrity will disturb it."But the public knows that they are quiet, and they forget their selfishness with everything.

Mrs. Xu couldn't help covering her mouth and giggling while undressing her husband.

Xu Guang asked, "What do you mean?"

Madam replied: "It deserves it."

Xu Guang jumped into a rage, rushed over, grabbed Xu Ning's leg, and beat him violently.

Xu Guang firmly believes that sticks make filial sons.

Xu Ning protests: domestic violence!

Guang said: Reject.

Simple and rude tutoring!

Xu Ning is a person whose heart is higher than the sky.In fact, in the Ying Dynasty, there were not many such people.However, there are not many people who are truly qualified like Xu Ning.Most of them are just those so-called educated people pretending to be noble in order to show their uniqueness, but in fact they are nothing but obscuring everyone.

But Xu Ning is different, he is really talented, which can be seen from his father's frequent scolding.Xu Guang often stood in the middle of the yard majesticly and scolded Xu Ning, something like: "You can't lift your shoulders, you can't lift your hands, what else can you do?"

Or: useless is a scholar.

Yun Yun.

Xu Ning basically ignored his father as a mass of maddened air. Sometimes he was annoyed by what he said, so he put down his pen and muttered: "The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan."

Hearing this, Xu Guang, a little sparrow, flapped its wings and swept across thousands of troops. The whole general's mansion seemed to have been baptized by a storm, and it was in a desolate scene. It's time.

At this time, Xu Ning would lean on the side of the small bridge leisurely, sigh a long time, shake his head and say, "Everyone."

In such a flash, more than ten years passed like this.

At the age of 17, Xu Ning passed the Jinshi and found a job in Dali Temple.

Speaking of which, this errand was a bit tangled.

As I said earlier, Xu Ning was arrogant and arrogant. This time, he had already made up his mind that he would not give up until he got the No. [-] Scholar, but in the end he was only appointed as a Jinshi by the Holy Master, so he was depressed.

When Xu Guang asked where Xu Ning wanted to work, Xu Ning blurted out: "Yushitai."

Holding a wonderful brush with flowers in his hand, it is as if he is holding a Shangfang sword. The big sword is fierce, beheading the faint king, beheading the ministers, corrupting, killing!Fish and meat people, kill!Bullying men and women, kill!I kill!I kill!I kill kill kill!Is there any weapon in this world that is better than a Yanguan's pen?Look, how suitable for a sharp person like Xu Ning?

Xu Guang was so frightened that he slammed Xu Ning against the wall with his palm.

What are you kidding?As for Xu Ning's single-minded personality, if he really becomes a censor, sooner or later he will be sent to Nai He Tian with a glass of poisoned wine by the Holy One, and he still shouted before he fell down, you can destroy my body, but it will never be indelible My soul, even in the dark hell, still clamors, breaks through all the sins and filth, just to exchange for the most pure and peaceful world, one Xu Ning falls, thousands of Xu Ning stand up, This is not the end, this is just the beginning, I wake up the numb people with my blazing blood, ah~~~ the light of hope, you are waving to me from afar, ah~~~ Bright future, please be your most loyal Chizi open your warm embrace.

Thinking of these, Xu Guang felt creepy.It doesn't matter if Xu Ning was poisoned to death—is this his own son—if the sage is unhappy and implicates the nine clans and ten clans, wouldn't it be a big loss?

Therefore, Xu Guangju objected with both feet.

However, Xu Ning would not go to places like the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and the Imperial Academy. He felt that with his talent and learning, it would not be impossible for him to sit under Tong Zhongshu's door. do better.And these idle yamen are completely inconsistent with his original intention of showing off.

Xu Guang poured a basin of cold water, and said, "Master Liu, Pingzhang Shi, is 41 this year. He is healthy and strong. It will not be a problem to work for another 30 years. Just take it slow, and maybe you can survive when you have a grandson. "

The idea dies.

After thinking about it, Xu Guang finally kicked Xu Ning into Dali Temple.

The political situation in the Ying Dynasty was somewhat chaotic, and the Ministry of Punishment often mixed with Dali Temple, almost becoming a yamen.Henceforth, our Xu Ning, with his slender and weak body, mixed among a group of headhunters and burly men, playing the role of a dog-headed military advisor.Since then, it has also created a precedent for frail scholars to join the judicial department.

In the 15th year of Qingyan, the Empress Dowager's birthday was celebrated by the whole country.

One day, Xu Ning finally couldn't stand the hard work of his colleagues, and was pushed into a restaurant in the capital.

Xu Ning naturally didn't like to mix with this group of guys, they were too rough, all kinds of rough.Thick arms, thick legs, thick waist and thick nerves, thick enough for a petty bourgeoisie like Xu Ning, a yellow autumn leaf can hurt the spring and autumn for a long time, how can he bear such a group of rough people?

However, Xu Guang told him that being in a group is very important.So Xu Ning went, and this time, he saw Ruan Shutong.To be precise, it was Ruan Shutong who had grown up.

Of course, this is not the first time Xu Ning has seen Ruan Shutong. The Xu and Ruan families are actually very close. He also often associates with Ruan Cheng and Ruan Shangjun.It's just that Ruan Shutong is always with Ruan Shangjun, and Xu Ning sometimes even wonders whether Ruan Shangjun and Ruan Shutong are connected by an inexplicable thread, a thread that no one can see.

Xu Ning has known Ruan Shutong since he was a child, and probably knows about Ruan Hui's eldest wife, third concubine, fourth concubine, and all the messy things about the concubines, and also the famous beauty Gu Xiqin back then.

He knew that Xu Guang wanted him to marry Ruan Shutong when he was a child.Although in the end, Xu Ning couldn't help but think that every time he looked at Ruan Shutong's face, this was indeed a very beautiful face. If he was really a woman, Xu Ning would not be disgusted with marrying such a woman , It's a pity, good luck tricks people.

Xu Ning is no stranger to Ruan Shutong. It seems that this child is always somewhere, at some inadvertent point in time and space, and will appear in front of Xu Ning without warning. Xu Guang drank, Xu Ning looked up and looked out the window, Ruan Shutong followed Ruan Shangjun, with thin arms and thin waist, walked quietly through the courtyard; another example, Gu Xiqin was seriously ill, Ruan Shutong Standing silently by the door, looking at the doctor with round eyes, then at Xu Ning, and finally bowed his head without saying a word; another example, when Gu Xiqin was buried, Ruan Hui was not in the capital, and Ruan Shangjun was killed by Mrs. Ordered not to go out, Ruan Shutong put on sackcloth and filial piety alone, knelt in front of Gu Xiqin's coffin, with his back facing Xu Ning, the night shrouded his thin back, Xu Ning seemed to feel that the child's stubborn back had severely burned him s eyes.

So, he is already so familiar with Ruan Shutong?

Like him, Ruan Shutong lived in this world independently. Maybe this was not his choice, but no one would care, so he could only pretend to be lonely and pitiful with an aloof and lofty appearance.

It turns out that people will be lonely.

It turned out that he would be lonely too.

Back at the restaurant that day, Xu Ning looked at Xiao Huadan who was babbling and singing on the stage.Naturally, Xu Ning at the time didn't know the identity of this Huadan, but felt that Xiaohuadan's voice was sad and mellow, and the singer was heartbroken, but her body was very soft, with a touch of seductive enchantment.

Li Bai is a good example, and the word "immortal" for poetic immortals is more or less related to his drinking.

Xu Ning is also a literati, and he drank a few glasses of wine.Suddenly knocking on the wine glass, he opened his mouth and chanted a few words: "The wind stirs up the residual fragrance, and the tears flow. The willow eyebrows are slightly frowned, and he claims to be very sad."

The colleagues all looked at Xu Ning with wide eyes, and only then did they realize that the talented Xu, who was usually as cold as ice, was thinking of spring.So the pot exploded, everyone yelled to invite the little Huadan to come over to accompany the wine.Xu Ning refused with a smile, saying: You can watch from a distance but not play with it.

Beautiful things are often like flowers in a mirror and moon in water, Xu Ning is not so stupid, insisting on letting a floating young heart fall into the world of mortals.

In the middle of the night, Xu Ning walked home crookedly, slightly drunk.

There was a commotion in front, and suddenly, a small body slammed into Xu Ning's arms, almost knocking him down, and holding himself up, Xu Ning heard the person who bumped him say: "Brother Aning, save me quickly."

Xu Ning was startled, half sober and asked, "Do you know me?"

The man said, "It's me, Ruan Shutong."

"Xiao Tong?" Xu Ning was surprised.

Ruan Shutong wiped his face with his sleeve, the oil paint on his face was turned into a tabby cat, but he could vaguely see his original appearance.

In the distance, I heard someone running over, shouting: "There, don't let him run away."

Xu Ning hid Ruan Shutong behind the bushes and paced back and forth pretending to be calm.

After all, Xu Ning was an official of Dali Temple, and the group of people could not be offended. After Xu Ning insisted that he did not see any suspicious people, he left lazily.

Ruan Shutong came out on tiptoe.Xu Ning couldn't help but want to laugh, he asked, "Why do you..."

He looked at Ruan Shutong's nondescript outfit, and thought about his words in his heart.

On the contrary, Ruan Shutong admitted generously and said, "Brother Aning, what do you think of me playing Concubine Yu?"

Xu Ning almost fell headlong into the river, the majestic young master of the Ruan Mansion, how could he be such an entertainer?

Ruan Shutong curled her lips and said, "Next month is Brother Jun's birthday, he likes Farewell My Concubine."

It turned out that it was because of Ruan Shangjun that he would worship an actor as his teacher.

Xu Ning's heart suddenly felt a little empty and unnatural.

At that time, Ruan Shutong was only 15 years old, and his body had not yet matured. He looked up at Xu Ning with a childish face, and his dark eyes were full of expectations for Xu Ning's affirmation.

Xu Ning nodded: "Xiaotong's role is naturally very good."

Ruan Shutong smiled openly, and even the strands of her hair seemed to become lively because of this bright smile.

Xiaotong!

Apart from Gu Xiqin and Ruan Shangjun, Xu Ning was the third person to call him this way, but it seemed that calling him that way was also very good.It's as if he called him Brother Aning. They weren't very familiar with each other at first, so they could have called him more politely, but they just blurted out naturally, without any unnaturalness, as if there was no other way to call him. .

It is another year of spring flowers and autumn fruits.

When I saw Ruan Shutong again, Xu Ning was already the young minister of Dali Temple.

Still at the celebration banquet, Ruan Shangjun waved his folding fan and smiled.Ruan Shutong followed behind him as usual, silent.It's just that I don't know when it started, Ruan Shutong also held a folding fan in his hand, fanning his black hair at the temples from time to time, Xu Ning couldn't help laughing, Xiao Tong has grown up too.

At the beginning of the moonlight, Xu Ning was standing at the corner of the corridor blowing the wind.Xu Ning is a quiet person, he is not used to such lively scenes.It was obviously a group of people who were hanging out to celebrate his promotion, but now the protagonist has left, and that group of people are still drinking and dancing, singing and dancing.Officialdom is such a strange place.

A grimace suddenly appeared in front of Xu Ning, Xu Ning recovered and looked at that person.It's Ruan Shutong.

Ruan Shutong grinned, his eyebrows and eyes curved like the crescent moon hanging high that day.

Ruan Shutong's skin was very fair, and it became whiter and more transparent under the moonlight. He grew a little taller, almost as tall as Xu Ning.

Xu Ning still stroked Ruan Shutong's hair like a child, and said, "Why did Xiaotong come out?"

Ruan Shutong stuck out her tongue: "I don't like it very much."

It turned out to be the same as myself.

Xu Ning looked at Ruan Shutong's pretty face and remembered the first time he saw Ruan Shutong when he was a child.The baby in the swaddle is as pure and fragile as the morning dew hanging on the treetops, and the fat little white hand is really, very soft, very soft.It's been such a long time, why do I remember it so clearly?

"Brother Aning." Ruan Shutong waved his hand in front of Xu Ning, "What are you thinking?"

Xu Ning withdrew his distracted eyes and saw the fan in Ruan Shutong's hand.

"The wind stirs up the residual fragrance, and the tears flow. The willow eyebrows are slightly frowned, and they pretend to be very sad."

Xu Ning frowned slightly, why does it sound familiar?

Ruan Shutong became excited uncontrollably: "Brother Aning, you have read a lot of books, so tell me quickly, isn't it well written?"

Xu Ning hesitated and said, "It seems to be very good."

Regardless of Xu Ning's reluctant tone, Ruan Shutong still grabbed Xu Ning's sleeve excitedly, and said, "Yes, yes. Let me just say, brother Jun's writing is of course very good."

Xu Ning asked in surprise, "Written by Ruan Shangjun?"

Ruan Shutong nodded: "Yes, this year's Lantern Festival, Brother Jun gave me the folding fan, ah, and this poem on the folding fan."

It turns out that the work that was created that day has been collected by someone with a heart, but at some point it was passed into the hands of Ruan Shangjun, and then given to Ruan Shutong.

Or, Ruan Shangjun never said that he did it himself, but Ruan Shutong's wishful thinking.

Xu Ning couldn't bear to destroy Ruan Shutong's wonderful dream, but said: "This is the tune of Lingbo, but unfortunately it's only half, just a broken sentence."

"What?" Ruan Shutong opened his eyes and looked at Xu Ning.

Xu Ning said: "If you fill it out, it can be played as a piece of music, and I can play it for you next time."

Ruan Shutong didn't notice Xu Ning's abnormal expression, and said, "Brother Aning, can you fill it out for me?"

Ruan Shutong still slightly raised his head to look at Xu Ning, the bright moonlight reflected in his clear eyes, rippling with ripples.

"Okay." Xu Ning nodded as he immersed himself in those unparalleled eyes.

However, this Lingbo song eventually became a broken sentence.

Naturally, Xu Ning filled it out many times, but he couldn't find the moment of surprise when Ruan Shutong was walking on the stage in Huadan's costume after drinking for a long time.

He even tried to make himself drunk and unconscious, but it still didn't work.

I don't know how long it took, and when Xu Ning was about to forget about it, there was news that Ruan Hui had passed away.

Ruan Shutong knelt at the gate of the Ruan Mansion in white filial piety.

The frame of Prince Rui's carriage wobbled over.

Then, Ruan Shutong fell into Prince Rui's arms accidentally.

Just for a moment, a torrent of memories poured into Xu Ning's mind.On that day, Ruan Shutong also fell into her arms like this. She was dressed in a red costume, and the paint on her face had been spent, but she still couldn't hide her stunning appearance.

Xu Ning suppressed the heart that was almost screaming out, trembling and almost suffocating.He called: "Xiao Tong." Just like before, he called him Xiao Tong, he called him Brother Aning, nothing changed.

But Ruan Shutong didn't look back, maybe he didn't hear it, maybe he heard it but didn't want to look back, no matter what, he just left and disappeared from Xu Ning's sight.

It was only then that Xu Ning realized that, in fact, Ruan Shutong did not belong to him and never belonged to him.And now the only thing he can do is to finish this fragmented sentence, and then quietly withdraw from Ruan Shutong's life, putting away his wild fantasies.

The remaining sentences remain.

The coquettish red blood on the ground was filled with a choking smell.

In the gloomy dusk, the simple courtyard is pale to the eye, and the white paper money flying all over the sky is mixed with withered yellow leaves, hovering and lingering in the air.

Sorrowful and depressing cries echoed in the sky that day.

But no one saw, outside the slightly open courtyard door, a white and slender shadow swayed past.

A piece of paper floated into the wind that day, together with those paper money, no one knew it ever existed.

On that piece of paper was written:

Half a lamp leaves the soul, and the piano leads to dreams.Pipa Xinyu Mingyue Tower, once a dream wakes up.

——Fan Wai Lingbo song finished——