Ying Tianchang

Ren Kou found Shen Yue by the Taoran Lake outside Beijing. At this time, three days had passed since the death of the Shen couple.Autumn rain is like loose silk, watering one layer after another, making Taoran lake misty and watery, long willows are lush, misty and vast, floating and sinking, giving a sense of bleak water.There was a person sitting by the lakeside against a willow tree, with his body behind his back, his clothes were soaked and covered with countless dirt, his original color could not be seen anymore, he just felt cold, dirty, and indescribably miserable.

How long has he been sitting here?Ren Kou was holding an oiled paper umbrella, his eyes were already blurred, and he could hardly muster up the courage to step forward.She has an umbrella on her head, but her hair and skirt are already half wet, and the embroidered shoes and the hem of the skirt are even more stained with mud, and she doesn't know how long she has been walking like this.She stood and watched like this, but the people in the distance didn't seem to notice it, and she sang a song in a low voice, there was no one around here, and the sky was extremely silent, but the singing was ethereal like a ghost Scattered in the wind, smashed into pieces by layers of dense rain.Ren Kou listened carefully, his legs were trembling, and the oil-paper umbrella in his hand almost fell off.

"Where in the world is the most unforgettable glass of wine? But stop the cloud and think of relatives and friends. There is no one at this time, and there are thousands of sorrows... I remember when I arrived at the door, the rain was just rustling... Waiting for my son, looking forward to Jiangnan far away... Oops, take that Jiangnan far away..." The singing sounded like weeping and laughing, but it wasn't sad and harsh, on the contrary, it was soft-spoken sometimes, and softly whispered at other times, as if whispering to the lover, in this cold rainy autumn wind It sounds strange, but it is indescribably weird.

Ren Kou couldn't bear it any longer, threw the paper umbrella vigorously, lifted her skirt and ran to the lake, but she only yelled "Brother An Ren" and couldn't take it any longer.Hearing the sound, Shen Yue turned around, her face was ashen, her lips were blue and purple, she really looked devastated, but she didn't have the worrying and foolish look of Ren Kou.When he saw Ren Kou, he was slightly stunned, as if he didn't realize who she was, and after a while he murmured: "It's raining so heavily, why did you run out?" Ren Kou stared at his completely different face , a tear slowly slid down the cheek, and with a "pop", it hit the muddy floor together with the rain, splashed a small drop of mud, landed on the already dirty moon white skirt, and slowly blurred go.

One of them was standing, the other was sitting, the other was looking down, and the other was looking up. They both stared blankly at the drop of muddy water, and neither of them spoke.In an instant, Ren Kou had thousands of words of consolation on her lips, but she couldn't utter a single word, so she couldn't help but whisper, "How can I not come out when you're like this?" The rain slid down her forehead , was falling into Shen Yue's hands, Shen Yue raised his head, stared at Ren Kou's black eyes, and said softly: "The concubine's forehead is at the beginning, and there is a drama in front of the folded flowers. Lang came on a bamboo horse, and went around the bed to make green plums. Brother Dou Son, we can be regarded as real childhood sweethearts, when I refused to marry you, you hate me?" Ren Kou burst into tears, did not speak, just shook his head vigorously.

The two were silent again.Finally, Ren Kou said in a trembling voice, "Go back, Brother Hailu, Brother Shiheng, and Sister Qinggong, everyone is looking for you, always looking for you." Soon." After a pause, "How is your brother's injury?" Ren Kou smiled sadly and said, "Brother, he can't come to you, we dare not tell him..." Shen Yue nodded, "I know This is the best. You did the right thing." Ren Kou shook his head again, "That's not the case, Brother An Ren──Grandpa, he's gone??" After speaking, he finally couldn't help it, covered his mouth and cried bitterly.Shen Yue was stunned again, and murmured: "How could this be?"

Ren Kou bit her lip hard, unable to say that Grandpa laughed ecstatically when he heard the news of the death of the Shens and his wife, and passed away a moment later.Although she is innocent, she is not unreasonable in the world. After several months of hard work in Dingyuan, her temperament has become more tenacious.After crying for a while, she stopped her tears and said softly: "Grandpa has always been in poor health. The brother's injury hit him hard, probably because of this." She is not good at lying, her words flickered, and her voice was slightly trembling.After talking with her for a long time, Shen Yue's mind has gradually cleared up, how can he fail to see the reason for such clumsy lies?He knew that what Ren Kou said was incomplete and untrue, but he didn't say anything. He just shook his stiff legs, supported the tree to stand up, limped to the place where Ren Kou had just stood, picked up the The oil-paper umbrella that fell into the puddle slowly walked back, handed the umbrella back to Ren Kou, and said softly, "Let's go."

"What about you?" Ren Kou opened his mouth with difficulty, a feeling of fear suddenly rose in his heart, both parents were lost, Shen Yue didn't cry or make noise for such a great grief, it really worried her. "I'm going to find a place to wash up." Shen Yue curled the corners of his mouth, "I can't just see people like this." After speaking, his figure changed and turned into a black shadow, which disappeared from Ren Kou's sight in an instant middle.The severe cold washes away the autumn, and the slightest rustle comes with the wind, curling up on her already soaked clothes, which can't arouse the slightest coolness.Ren Kou thought of the things like baking rice cakes, putting paper kites, and frolicking here in the past, and his heart was empty and unresolved. It seemed to be broken in the early autumn like those slender branches and young leaves that were knocked down. In the cold rain.

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The autumn rain is endless, and it seems that it will never stop.An old carriage creaked through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped at the gate of Shen's residence in the west city.Shen Yue got off the carriage and glanced lightly at the tall gate of the mansion. The white silk and plain onyx seemed to be ready for the funeral. The two rain-wet stone lions at the gate of the mansion were still white and smooth, just like him. Made from the spoils of Jining's appointment.Shen Yue smiled slightly. It was funny to think that his father actually sent someone to do it while he was making a fool of himself.Like eyes on the door, the closed door suddenly opened, and several guards with knives rushed out and stood beside Shen Yue.

They were originally a force that never showed up, but the people in charge of the house have really changed.Shen Yue was stunned for a while, refused the support of the guards, forcibly straightened his back, walked up the white marble steps step by step, and crossed the high threshold.Before the door closed, he looked back.

As if it had been negotiated, the Huanghuang mansion opposite was also full of details.

The hidden piles in the mansion are still not illuminated, which makes Shen Yue quite gratified. This is the tradition of Shen's mansion, no matter how stormy the outside is, the interior must be as calm as possible to deal with all emergencies safely.If you show your sharpness, it is easy to be full, and if you are full, it is easy to make mistakes.Shen Yue has learned this truth through blood.

He turned around the screen wall and walked towards the flower hall. Along the way, neither the elderly nuns nor the scattered servants came to disturb him. They just bowed respectfully, and it was considered as the completion of the inheritance of this mansion.The guard followed him silently, just like Ning Ansheng back then, no one cried, no one messed up, no one even shed tears.Shen Yue watched all this with satisfaction, knowing that An Sheng and his family were extremely well prepared to face Shen Yue's sadness and anger.This is also the tradition of the Shen residence.Two years ago on the night of Yuelian Lake, Shen's House was fully prepared to be Shen Yue's solid backing. Today, Shen's House has shown him in the most reserved manner that they accept all of Shen Yue's decisions.

Right or wrong.

Shen Yue suddenly felt dark in front of his eyes, followed by a whirlwind.The guards quickly reached out to support him, and carried him to the flower hall.There were five people sitting in the middle of the flower hall, all Shen Yue was very familiar with, Master, Yining, An Sheng, Qing Gong, and Lin Peng.Shen Yue looked at them, smiled very reluctantly, and said, "I'm back."

To be continued