chasing autumn

That night, the night was bitterly cold, and the moon was cold and windy.

In the small courtyard, Zhan Hao sat on a wicker chair under a crooked-neck tree.drink alone.Before he had time to leave, he was already drunk.

In a drunken dream, people are on the battlefield, beheading generals and raising flags, defending the country's border... In a trance, 20 years of snapping fingers, so many memories are difficult to understand, so many entanglements make it difficult to let go.In the fragmented life, whose eyes are smiling? — No answer, no answer!

In a drowsy state, he felt that his lips were constantly opening and closing to say something, but he couldn't hear it anyway; beside his ear, there was only a familiar voice, respectful, confused, willful, and angry, calling him—— "father"

Qian Fu didn't dare to go in and disturb him, so he stayed outside the courtyard worriedly.When he heard the murmur of "Fire Lotus, Fire Lotus" from the suzerain's mouth, he couldn't help frowning tightly and weeping frequently.

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Chamber of Secrets

"Are you Qiuniang's child?..." Magpie in a prison uniform turned pale, suddenly furious, and scolded, "Do you know who he is?!"

"I know," Fang Xu said, "That's why I..." Magpie raised her palm angrily, but was stopped by a hunchback, "Magpie, forget it..."

Magpie said angrily: "Fang Xu! You unfilial son! You will be struck by lightning!"

"Unfilial son?" Fang Xu snorted coldly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "He has cut off blood relations with me, and there are no fathers and sons!" Fang Xu turned around and left, and in the smile that gradually faded, I don't know how much bitterness and how much self-deprecation .

"You!...Fang Xu! You will be punished!..."

Behind him, the magpie's scolding became farther and farther away. Fang Xu came out of the stone gate of the secret room, and asked in a low voice to the Kaifeng government official who was standing by, "Have you found Yu Huolian yet?" The official shook his head.

Fang Xu frowned: Huo Lian, don't do anything stupid! ...From now on, all the sins should be borne by me!I want to save you and keep you alive, even though you will all hate me and hate me forever!

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At noon the next day, the main altar

Zhan Hao stood in front of the lakeside fence with his hands behind his back, a yellow paper notice was placed on the stone table behind him.

"metropolitan……"

Qian Fu hesitated and frowned and said, "Young master, he has already been thrown into the sky prison, and he will be executed in three days..."

"I saw it."

Qian Fu said again: "The young master killed Wang You and surrendered himself to Bao Zheng..."

"Understood." Zhan Hao didn't turn his head, he was silent for a long time, and said coldly, "He returned to the palace with the kit, the dog emperor won't let him die. You don't need to worry about it."

"But," Qian Fu said, "Young Master, he also confessed... that he killed the queen and the prince..."

There was a dead silence.

Zhan Hao waved his hand, "You go down. ... It's not tomorrow. ... Without my order, no one is allowed to act rashly."

"...Yes." Qian Fu frowned and stepped back.

Zhan Hao slowly turned around and sat down at the table, looking down at the yellow list on the table, his heart was blank and his eyes were empty.

Is not it good? ... The Zhao family killed each other, isn't it in line with my own wishes?Instigated and planned for [-] years, isn't it just to see such an ending? ...is that true?If so, why is your heart aching like a knife at this moment? !

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it's night, dungeon

In a dark prison cell, Yu Huolian leaned her back against the wall, there were eight big blood-red characters on the wall, and there was moonlight in front of her eyes.

"Father... I am now locked in the cell where my father used to be. I have seen the words written by my father, and I have also heard the sound of the drums that beat to death... The story back then was full of blood and tears, and my father told it So many times, so many times that the child thought that he had been able to experience and understand this kind of deep-rooted hatred, that one day, I would be able to shoulder all the pain and sorrow... But later, some things happened, some trivial things ...The child knows who he is...

"Father... I know that I am selfish and wishful thinking... I killed Wang You on my own initiative, and then I killed myself on my own initiative, thinking that this would allow my father to let go of the 20 years of hatred. For the rest of my life, I only remember my kindness, which makes Dad feel relieved... I know Dad, you will definitely not agree with my actions, and you will definitely scold me for being willful and reckless...

As Yu Huolian spoke, her chest choked with suffocation, and dark blood gushed out from the corner of her mouth.

"Father...they poisoned the child... Fire lotus is really like what father said, good for nothing, no growth, and now, I didn't even notice that the prison food was poisoned, isn't it ridiculous?... ...Tomorrow morning, no, maybe tonight, father should get the news that the child died in prison... But the news spread out to the prison, and I'm afraid it will change... Probably he would say, the young master of Infernal Affairs Suicide in fear of crime in prison...will definitely be ridiculed by brothers...

Yu Huolian smiled miserably, tears slipping down quietly.

"I'm sorry... Huolian has never been a son who can make Dad proud...

Yu Huolian's eyes gradually became dizzy, and the moonlight was hazy and bleak.

"Dad... If I hadn't seen the tears in your eyes at that time... I would rather die under the gun than leave...

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Zhan Hao sat in the pavilion by the lake for a whole night, until Qian Fu ran over with a pale face in the early morning and reported the news from the prison to him——

Zhan Hao went all the way to the bamboo forest in the outskirts of the capital, where there was a new grave.

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