I wish for a long time

On the third day of February, Xue Mansion.

Xue Jingning leaned on the bed with Erlang's legs crossed, gnawing on an apple.

Xue Yuning finished the last golden step, turned his head, looked him up and down, pursed his lips, and said, "Jing'er, who did you learn from for your boneless appearance? If Dad saw it, he should say you gone."

Xue Jingning was stunned for a moment, looked down for a few breaths, and suddenly a fiery figure floated in his mind.He raised his head and smiled, and sat upright, "Get close to Zhu Zhechi, sister, don't worry, I'm definitely not like this in front of people."

Xue Yuning was stunned for a moment, thinking about his younger brother's words, "Close to the vermilion is red."

Whoever is near the vermilion will be dyed red.

How could she not guess.

Xue Yuning twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled stiffly, "You just need to be modest."

Xue Jingning raised her eyebrows, then leaned on the table again, and turned her head, "Wan'er, stop staring at the wind chime in a daze, look again, Ye Zi has already married Miss Qi, she has already run away."

Xue Wanning woke up with a start, and looked away from the brass pipes, looking at Xue Jingning.She obviously didn't hear what Xue Jingning said, so she opened her mouth slightly:

"what?"

Seeing this, Xue Jingning sighed softly, and softened her voice: "If you really don't want to part with it, just take it back to your room, so as to save you the trouble of coming to Sister's place every day."

Xue Yuning glared at Xue Jingning angrily, "What's wrong with Wan'er coming to my place? If she agrees to someone in the future, I want to see Wan'er and have to knock on the door of my future brother-in-law's house."

Xue Wanning's face was a little embarrassed when she heard this, it was obviously about her own business, but she didn't say a word.

"Brother Jiu, he..." Xue Wanning said softly, "He has always regarded me as a younger sister, I know."

She raised her head and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, "I'm fine, I won't remember after a long time."

Seeing her little sister showing such a bitter and forced smile, Xue Yuning felt terribly distressed, but who can say clearly about feelings.

Just like myself, she acquiesced to Jing'er's frequent contact with that person, although she told herself over and over again that she shouldn't care, but every time I saw him talking about that person happily, who could I tell the sadness in my heart.

In the final analysis, the fate is still superficial.

Xue Jingning couldn't see her baby sister being wronged at all. If it wasn't for that person being Ye Zi, he would have tied Wan'er even if she was tied.

He threw the apple core out, and pulled Xue Wanning up, "It's time to entertain guests, how about Wan'er going out with the second brother to have a look?"

Before Xue Wanning could react, she was hurriedly dragged out of the door by Xue Jingning.Xue Yuning looked at the backs of the two, chuckled lightly, and turned to look at the table.

Beside the dressing table, a white jade flute was lying quietly, shining brightly in the sunlight.

And that fiery red Chinese knot is still coiled on the flute tail, still eye-catching.

……

The old man of the Xue family celebrated his birthday, and the old man invited the best theater troupe in Yuncheng without hesitation. They sang from noon to evening, and greeted several big plays one after another.

Mr. Xue loves listening to music and watching operas, so he is so happy from ear to ear that he never gets tired after a day.

When it came time for the dinner party, many famous people from Yuncheng came one after another, and the back garden of Xue's mansion immediately became lively.

"Mr. Xue is in good health and well-being. He must be as tall as the pines and cypresses on his shoulders. He will live a long and prosperous life."

Master Xue turned around, and when he saw the person coming, he quickly cupped his hands, "It turned out to be He Xiancheng, and Zhi Chang thanked the county magistrate on behalf of my father."

Xue Jingning also followed his father to salute the visitor.

He Jinxu gave a support, and said with a smile: "Master Xue, there is no need to be polite. The Master of the Ming Palace still has official business, so he couldn't come to celebrate the old man's birthday in person. I hope that Master Xue will forgive me."

Master Xue waved his hands again and again, "How dare you bother the Master of the Ming Mansion, He Xiancheng come in quickly. Jing'er, please take your seat."

He Jin glanced at Xue Jingning up and down, stroked his beard and smiled, "Your son is a good-looking talent, and he will definitely make great achievements in the future."

Master Xue smiled and said a few words of politeness, then motioned for Xue Jingning to bring someone in.

Except for He Jin, some big gentry from Yuncheng came.

Although the Xue family is a non-official official title, the family property owned by the family covers a wide range, from farm land, river and water transportation, to bank lending, and storefronts. The taxes paid alone account for one-third of Yuncheng. .

The birthday banquet of such a big family is naturally a good time for officials and merchants to communicate.

Master Xue and Xue Jingning have been busy for more than an hour before these elders are finally seated.

There are two tables in the court, eight tables outside the court, and some high-status people in the court are at the same table with Master Xue and the old man, and the family members of the Xue family are at the same table.

Xue Yuning, Xue Wanning, and Mrs. Xue came from the backyard just before the banquet began.

"Why don't you see your nephew come these days?"

A man in a brown robe scanned around and asked Master Xue.

Hearing it from the other table, Xue Yuning tensed up, only to hear Master Xue replying with a smile: "My nephew was busy and caught the wind and cold. I went back early, but Master Chu has something to look for him?"

Chu Zhougu chuckled when he heard the words, "It's all right, nephew Qingchi's health is important."

"Thank you for thinking about me, sir, let Qingchi go to the mansion to listen to the training another day."

Xue Yuning's eyes wandered for a moment, he exchanged a glance with Xue Jingning, and then quietly lowered his head.

As soon as the table was opened and the wine was filled, the people on the table were obviously not as polite and reserved as they were at the beginning, and the sound of laughter and eloquence continued.

"Master Xue is really down to earth, this Lanqiao Fengyue can let me drink to my heart's content, it's really rare!"

Master Xue waved his hands again and again, "Where is it, this is a dog's filial piety to all uncles, so please don't be polite."

Xue Yuning turned the wine glass in her hand, her gaze was gloomy and bright, she took a sip, and lightly parted her red lips, "Did you ask for it from Chu Xun?"

Xue Jingning glanced around, leaned over and said in a low voice: "How can I make her move, this is Miss Chuxun saying that Ye Zi is not here, so she sent it here as a token of her love for him..."

He glanced at the wine jar next to him, "A cart."

Xue Yuning was silent for a long time after hearing the words, drank the wine in the glass, and then said in a serious manner: "If someone asks you how to buy it later, just say that you bought it from a friend who keeps the wine. , is now out of stock."

Xue Jingning froze for a moment, then nodded, "Sister, don't worry, I won't cause trouble for Miss Chuxun."

Xue Yuning didn't speak any more, and sipped the cool wine one by one, without moving his chopsticks for a long while.

But the table was so lively that no one noticed them. After drinking for three rounds, many people put down their chopsticks.

"He Mou heard that Mr. Xue loves music very much, so I prepared a small gift for you today. It would be a great thing if he could find a bosom friend for Mr. Xue."

When Mr. Xue regained his energy, his eyes lit up, "What did He Xiancheng say?"

He Xiancheng stroked his beard and whetted people's appetite, "Mr. Xue, have you ever heard of Miss Chuxun who is full of flowers?"

As soon as this remark came out, the people at the two tables in the court were stunned.

Xue Yuning's eyes widened in an instant. She looked at Xue Jingning, only to see that Xue Jingning also had a dazed expression on her face, and she shook her head in a daze.

Seeing this, Xue Yuning's eyes were fixed on He Jin, and the cup in his hand almost fell on the table.

Mr. Xue hissed, and thought about it: "I heard that at the Flower Festival a few years ago, Huamanlou danced and danced so beautifully, it was just the girl Chuxun you mentioned, I only heard about her." , I haven't met him."

He Jinlang laughed: "Old birthday star, don't be impatient, He Mou brought it to you."

"Bangdang-"

There was an uproar in the court, which directly covered the sound of the cup falling, Xue Yuning lowered his head, and slowly clenched his right hand into a fist.

"Sister, what... what's going on!"

Xue Jingning panicked, looked back at the opposite table with various expressions of excitement or surprise, fidgeting.

Song Chuxun is a corner in the building, but in this land where the elders gather, how can she let her do everything like in Huamanlou?

"Master Xue, look over there."

He Jin pointed away, and everyone's eyes were attracted to him. They all held their breath and searched carefully.

Xue Yuning's heart was pounding in her throat, she frowned tightly, and looked over there anxiously.

Behind the round arch, a carmine-red figure slowly walked towards them, and the same fiery red cloak rippled slightly with the steps.

Xue Yuning recognized that figure at a glance, even through the veil, she also recognized the face that she missed day and night, but didn't want to see at this time at all.

He Xiancheng didn't lie at all, the person who came was Song Chuxun, who was full of flowers.

Song Chuxun, holding the black lacquered Jiaoweiqin, stepped slowly towards the crowd step by step.Where the veil did not cover, a pair of peach blossom eyes contained a little bit of spring, which captured people's soul in an instant.

"What a vixen."

Xue Yuning heard a voice of disdain in her ear, she came back to her senses, and saw Mrs. Xue's face was cold, and she snorted coldly.

"Auntie!"

Xue Jingning yelled in a low voice, frowning slightly.Seeing this, Mrs. Xue glared at him, "And you, don't think that I don't know what you do on a daily basis, it's obvious that I was seduced by this vixen!"

Xue Wanning sat beside Mrs. Xue, and immediately put her arms around Mrs. Xue, "Aniang, my daughter has met sister Chuxun, it's not like what you said, second brother is..."

"What?! Have you ever seen that foxy girl??"

Mrs. Xue raised her tune by half a point all of a sudden, Xue Wanning realized that she had slipped her tongue, and was stunned, "I...I..."

Madam Xue poked Xue Wanning on the forehead in hatred, then turned her head and gave Xue Jingning a hard look, "You, you, what have you taught Wan'er!"

Xue Yuning clenched her fist in her right hand, her entire fist was trembling unceasingly, she gritted her teeth, raised her eyes and said, "Aniang, Chu..."

"Sister!"

Xue Jingning grabbed Xue Yuning's sleeve and called out in a low voice.

When the words came to a halt, Xue Yuning took a deep breath, glanced at Xue Jingning, only to see her younger brother shaking his head quietly at her.

Xue Yuning felt sad, but he had no choice but to suppress the blood rushing to the top of his head, ignored the movement on the table, and looked up at the person who was the focus of everyone's attention.

"Chu Xun, a folk girl, I have met Mrs. Xue, I wish you a happy life, good health, and happiness."

Old Master Xue looked him up and down, leaned forward and asked, "Are you Miss Chuxun?"

Song Chuxun nodded slightly, "Exactly."

He Jin looked around and pointed to the table in the middle, "I wonder if Miss Chuxun can play a song for Mr. Xue?"

Song Chuxun bowed his knees and saluted, "It's a great honor for the daughters of the people."

Xue Yuning's eyes kept on Song Chuxun's body, until the red figure walked to the stage and sat down, she didn't see Song Chuxun give him half a look.

Xue Yuning's heart sank slightly, the fiery red color made her eyes a little sour.

After nearly a month of separation, she never expected that the goodbye would be like this.

It is clearly close at hand, but it is farther away than the barriers inside and outside these buildings.

Song Chuxun plucked the strings a few times, then raised his head and smiled lightly, and with a vigorous flick of his fingers, a high-pitched tone floated out of the strings.

Xue Yuning's breathing stagnated, and then the sound of inhalation sounded next to his ears.

It has to be admitted that Song Chuxun is indeed a goblin.

With just a light glance, these wealthy official families with wives and concubines lost their composure.

Xue Yuning's eyes became more and more silent and uneasy.

Xue Jingning also had no intention of admiring her piano sound. For the first time, he felt that the curling sound was so harsh that he even wanted to end it quickly.

Song Chuxun was not in a hurry at all, the music was slow and fast, sometimes light, or provocative, playing every note leisurely.

Xue Yuning finally looked away. She picked up the flagon, filled a glass, and drank it down with her head raised.

The moment he raised his head, a tear fell from the corner of his eye into his hair, silently.

She knew this song all too well.

At that time, we accompanied each other day by day, playing one flute and one piano, playing it over and over again without feeling bored, adjusting every tone.

Xue Yuning turned his head sideways, looked at the sitting figure, and tore apart the indifference he had pretended for so many days.

She chuckled.

I am afraid that this guy is the only one who can open his heart without any trouble.

Song Chuxun moved the last few notes and raised his head.The smile in those peach blossom eyes is no longer there, full of intoxicating loneliness.

Just like that, two complicated gazes passed through the courtyard and collided with each other.

The author has something to say: I have been waiting for a long time, my dears.

Hey, Jinjiang collapsed and it was trending today, so I suddenly regained my balance haha.

I suddenly discovered today that the three of the Xue family are so miserable, and none of the three of the big apples of love are eating.