Qing Guan: Seven Nights Lotus

In the blink of an eye, the day agreed with Situ Lin came, and Mu Qianye woke up very early, and it could even be said that he stayed up all night.I tossed and turned and thought about a lot, all of which happened in the past, vividly in my mind, but I couldn't think of what would happen in the future, and I didn't dare to think about it.

When changing clothes behind the screen, Mu Qianye rubbed his sore eyes and couldn't help laughing at himself.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and a crisp voice came in from outside the door, "Master, Mr. Yu is here——"

It's just that before he finished speaking, he was covered by another young and flamboyant voice.

"Okay, okay! Do I still need to report when I come? It's not the palace, so there are so many rules!"

The door was pushed open, and the man walked in hurriedly.The only one who can come and go freely in Mrs. Lian's room is the Yuhan Palace who is called "Mr. Yu".

The Yu family is a well-known family in Jianghu. They have been doing business for generations, and now they are already wealthy.Yu Hangong is the third son of the head of the family. He prefers to deal with the world than his two elder brothers who are involved in the family business.Whether it is a hero or a friend, what you want is the free and easy spirit.

At this time, Yuhan Palace, who was dressed in a fine attire and swaggered in with a fan, had a handsome and feminine face with a smile on his face, and he really looked like a dandy who came to spend time and drink.He sat down casually, looked at the looming figure behind the screen and asked with a smile, "I haven't been here for a few days, do you miss me?"

Mu Qianye didn't come out in a hurry when he heard this person's disgusting voice, and asked back while putting on his belt, "What do you want me to miss you? Your confidantes miss you all day, and you have no time to deal with it, right?"

Yu Hangong picked up the teapot and poured tea by himself, this is not a treat that everyone can have, the tea in Mu Qianye's room is not free to drink.

"Are you jealous?" Yuhan Gong raised the corners of his mouth as he sipped the fragrance of the tea while admiring the beautiful woman changing her clothes, "I said earlier that I would redeem you, you just—"

"Don't mention the old things." Mu Qianye changed his clothes and came out.At this time, he was dressed in an ordinary man's attire, no matter how he looked, he was a handsome young man, and he could not be associated with the leading young man in a light gauze and thin gown at night.

"When you said you wanted to redeem me, I had only been here for a few days, and I didn't agree at that time. It's been two years now, why are you still mentioning this?"

Yu Hangong smiled, "Because you didn't agree. If you had to leave with me early, why do I still come here to look for you every day, so that everyone in the Jianghu said that I, Mr. Yu, was fascinated by a man?" , my dad will teach me a few times a month—”

Mu Qianye cast a glance at him, walked over and sat opposite him, "You didn't come here just to look for me, did you? The main reason why so many people here miss you is that you, Mr. Yu, are generous and take care of everyone."

The four words "rain and dew are evenly spread" are too lethal, and describe the love history of Yuhan Palace too thoroughly.

Fortunately, Yu Hangong had a thick skin, and only squinted a pair of peach blossom eyes to see Mu Qianye smiling.Mu Qianye also raised the corner of his mouth and reached out to grab the teapot, but was suddenly grabbed by his wrist.

"You really don't think about it?"

Looking up at him, Mu Qianye said without changing his expression: "Stop making trouble, I'll pour you tea."

Yu Hangong looked at him for a while, then smiled like before, and let go.

After Mu Qianye poured tea for him, the two looked at each other and smiled.The relationship between the two of them is not as rumored by the outside world. If they want to talk, they can only be called confidants.

"I don't have time to entertain you today, so go get someone else to accompany you." Mu Qianye stood up and said after Yuhan Palace had a cup of tea.

"What? Are you going out?"

"Yeah. I have an appointment with someone."

Yu Hangong half-closed his eyes and looked at him, "Friend?"

Mu Qianye hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "That's right."

"Aren't you going to introduce me?" Yuhan Gong smiled enigmatically.

Mu Qianye looked at him silently, and didn't even answer.

After watching him leave without looking back, Yu Hangong turned around and spread out his fan with a "shua", and looked down at the two cups of tea on the table, one cold and one hot——

When Mu Qianye came to the bamboo forest, it was still early.

Today's weather is not good, apart from being a bit stuffy, there is even a bit of humidity in the wind.Standing in the bamboo forest and looking at the path leading to the thatched cottage, he hesitated a bit, as if he couldn't turn back after he had passed—he didn't know that he was so indecisive.

Looking up at the sky, it was gray, just like the day he left.

It's the same when we leave, and it's the same when we meet again.Mu Qianye couldn't help but smiled wryly, and walked slowly along the path.

After entering the thatched cottage, he stood at the window and looked out at the layer upon layer of bamboo forest with almost no gaps. The past appeared in front of his eyes—the first time he met Situ Lin, and when he couldn't forget Situ Lin, he went there with trepidation. When I was looking for Situ Lin... and when I gave myself to Situ Lin for the first time...

When I was young, I almost had nothing but that man. At that time, just looking at me from him could make me happy all day, but now Situ Lin actually came to him on his own initiative——

Mu Qianye laughed lightly. Apart from feeling ironic, he couldn't help thinking: If this was the first time they met, would everything be different?

When Situ Lin arrived, it was already drizzling outside. Mu Qianye looked at the figures in the bamboo forest from far to near, his eyes flickering - the man was holding a piano wrapped in blue velvet in his arms, another Holding a jug of wine in one hand, the fine rain hit him, and his whole body seemed to be covered with a halo.

Walking in front of the thatched cottage, Situ Lin stopped, raised the corner of his mouth slightly and looked at Mu Qianye.In the room, Mu Qianye stood at the window and looked at him, his hands hanging on both sides were unconsciously clasped.

"Brother Mu." Situ Lin took a step forward.

Mu Qianye suddenly came back to his senses, slowly let go of his fist, frowned at Situ Lin, and said something. "Come in." Then he turned and entered the house.

Situ Lin raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled by Mu Qianye's sudden "face change", but found it a little funny.He braved the rain and took the piano to please, but in the end he didn't even win a smile, it seemed... very rare.

Thinking so, Situ Lin walked in with Qin in his arms.

As soon as he entered the room, Mu Qianye handed him a towel and asked him to wipe his body.

Situ Lin first put down the wine in his hand, reached out to take it, then walked to the table and put down the qin, and said, "I didn't expect it to rain halfway there. When did Brother Mu arrive?"

"Not long." Mu Qianye replied indifferently.

Situ Lin waved the rain off his body, smiled and returned the towel to him and said, "I'm afraid you won't come today."

"Since you agree, you won't break your promise." Mu Qianye took the towel, turned around and put it on the armrest of the reclining chair.Turning around again, Situ Lin had already taken out the piano.

Seeing the piano, Mu Qianye's eyes lit up, he stepped forward and looked it over carefully, stretched out his hand to stroke the strings slowly, and played a few times.

"It's Zhang Haoqin!" He praised sincerely.

Situ Lin also lowered his head and stretched out his hands to stroke the strings. After a string of piano sounds stopped, he raised his head and looked at Mu Qianye, "A good violin needs someone who knows how to play it. This violin is really bad in my hands."

Mu Qianye raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "A person who knows how to play the piano doesn't have to be able to play the piano, it's also fine to be able to listen to the piano."

"Are you comforting me?" Situ Lin looked at him and smiled.

The ambiguity flowed between the two unknowingly, Mu Qianye didn't say a word, he had met more men in the past two years, and he knew a lot more about men's minds, compared to direct nasty love words, Situ Lin said nothing It seems to be deliberate, but it also proves his brilliance.

Seeing that he didn't reply, Situ Lin didn't care, "You can play the piano later—" He said, turned around and brought the wine over.

"I brought wine here today."

Mu Qianye was still looking at the qin, and when he saw that he was bringing the wine, he moved the qin to the side.

Situ Lin put down the wine, patted the wine jar and asked, "It's a bit strong, can Brother Mu drink it?"

After two years of training in Qingfeng Pavilion, Mu Qianye's drinking capacity should not be underestimated. He glanced at the jar of wine, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I can drink a little."

"That's good, let's have a drink, just to add to the fun." Situ Lin sat down cross-legged on the mat.

"Playing your qin again, and drinking your wine again—" Mu Qianye looked down at the qin next to him, and asked jokingly, "How do you ask me to repay this favor?"

Situ Lin laughed twice, opened the seal of the wine jar, and took out two wine glasses from his arms, "Brother Mu, you are doing me a favor by coming." After speaking, he poured wine for the two of them. liquor.

"Come on! Have a drink!" Situ Lin raised his glass.

Mu Qianye blinked and picked up the wine glass.The two clinked glasses and drank each.

The wine with a strong aroma is pungent in the throat, but after drinking it, the aftertaste is endless, and even the body is warmed up.The thatched hut is simple and not warm, so it is not bad to drink a few glasses of good wine on this rainy day.Slowly putting down the wine glass, Mu Qianye licked his lips.

Situ Lin glanced at him and poured him another cup.

"Let's do it again!"

Mu Qianye glanced at him, did not refuse, raised his head and drank another cup.After two glasses of wine, the feeling of wine came up, and the aroma of wine overflowed in his breath. He closed his eyes and said softly, "Good wine."

His boldness put Situ Lin in a good mood. Drinking alone depends on his mood, but drinking with two depends on how he feels.

"It seems that Brother Mu is also a wine lover."

Mu Qianye opened his eyes and looked at Situ Lin. Thinking of the reason why he drank, he couldn't help laughing, "It wasn't because I liked it at first, but after a long time, I got used to it."

This reason made Situ Lin a little puzzled, but he didn't ask anything. After drinking a glass happily, he was about to reach for the wine jar, but Mu Qianye poured the wine for him before him.

Situ Lin smiled at him, and the smile was a little more comfortable.Slowly stroking the rim of the wine glass with his index finger, he seemed to ask casually, "What does Brother Mu do?"

Mu Qianye was taken aback for a moment, put down the wine jar and smiled, and asked, "Do you believe me when I say I'm a handyman in a restaurant?"

"Occupation does not distinguish between high and low. Even handymen rely on their own labor for a living." Situ Lin said.

Mu Qianye smiled, "Really—" If he knew what he was doing now and what he was doing before, he might have spilled the glass of wine on his face, right?

Seeing that he was silent, Situ Lin asked with a smile, "You can't really be a handyman, can you?"

"Not like?"

"It's not like that."

After thinking about it, Mu Qianye said, "It's a luthier."

Situ Lin nodded, "No wonder the piano skills are so good."

If he knew where he played the piano, he probably wouldn't have said that—Mu Qianye rolled his eyes, and boldly said, "Master Situ's piano skills are actually not bad—"

The movement of his hands stopped for a moment, Situ Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him, "You know me?"

Mu Qianye smiled calmly, "There are many people with the surname Situ, but not many people named Situ Lin."

"What if I'm not that Situ Lin?"

"So what?" Mu Qianye looked at him amusedly, "Occupation does not distinguish between high and low. Even if you are Situ Lin who is a janitor for others, you still rely on your own ability to make a living."

As soon as he finished speaking, Situ Lin laughed, "Looking at your eloquent teeth, you must be more than just a handyman!"

Mu Qianye also laughed, and the two poured wine and drank another glass.

After putting down the wine glass, a gust of cool wind blew in. Mu Qianye raised his head and looked out of the window. Facing the wind, the hair on his forehead fluttered.Situ Lin looked at his side face, feeling familiar for a while, but it wasn't very real.

At this moment, Mu Qianye moved suddenly, and changed into a more comfortable and casual posture. With one hand propped behind his back, the other hand held a wine glass, looked at Situ Lin and asked, "Compared to me, Master Situ is the real "The real person doesn't reveal his face"."

Situ Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. Although Mu Qianye's "Villa Master" did not sound flattering, it still made him feel a little regretful.But he didn't show it, he just asked, "How do you know?"

Mu Qianye thought about it, "I have heard your name before, and imagined what kind of person you are, but after meeting you, I realized that it is different from what I imagined."

"What's the difference?" Situ Lin asked with interest.

Mu Qianye didn't answer, but the "Villa Master" in his memory was a ruthless and unlucky man——

Smiling, Situ Lin said, "People in the world have imagined me too well. I used to think that I didn't have the ability to be a villa owner at all. It was enough to be an idle knight and carefree, but many things are not what you think. You can do whatever you want, even if you know it very well.”

Lowering his head, he looked at the wine in the glass, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. There are many things that have long been predestined."

After speaking for a while, Mu Qianye did not make a sound, but when he looked back, he seemed to be in a daze.

"Brother Mu, what's wrong?"

Mu Qianye came back to his senses, smiled and said nothing, "It's just that I feel a little bit emotional about your last sentence of "God is destined"."

"I didn't expect to be so free after meeting Brother Mu just twice."

"Brother Situ, you don't have to think too much. After doing something for a long time, you will get used to it." Sighing softly, Mu Qianye lowered his eyes, "Or a role that has been played for a long time, you will get into the play."

Situ Lin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "That's right. Life is like acting in a play." After speaking, he toasted, "Let's drink again!"

Mu Qianye nodded, watching him drink it down boldly, and thought for a while.

After putting down the wine glass, Situ Lin asked, "Brother Mu, you are Geng this year?"

"Exactly 20 years old."

Situ Lin smiled, "Then I am much older than you."

Of course he does.Mu Qianye smiled, put his hands on the table and looked at Situ Lin, half-truthfully asked: "Then should I call you big brother?"

This "big brother" made Situ Lin very comfortable, and it sounded better than the owner of the villa, and immediately followed his words and said, "That's fine. I don't get called "big brother" very often, now I hear you calling , quite useful." After speaking, he and Mu Qianye laughed together.

After laughing, Mu Qianye said softly, "Unexpectedly, you are becoming more and more open-minded——"

"what?"

"It's nothing, then I'll call you big brother from now on?"

Situ Lin picked up the wine glass, "Okay! Let's have another drink just for you!"

Mu Qianye didn't refuse, as if he was determined to have a good drink tonight.

"Dry!"

Different from the beginning, at this time Situ Lin felt that his intention of being "frivolous" was much less. Although he had just met, Mu Qianye gave him the feeling that he was a friend who was more suitable for playing the piano and drinking.

When the jar of wine was completely empty, Mu Qianye seemed to be slightly drunk, squinting his eyes and half lying on the table looking at the swaying bamboo shadows outside the window, his long hair was scattered on the table, and the hanging part was blowing away with the wind .

The sky was completely dark, but the rain was heavier than when it came, crackling on the bamboo leaves, rainwater dripped from the eaves, a gust of wind blew past, wet the window sill, and splashed all over the ground.

There is a short candle in the room, which has already burned more than half, and it won't last long.The candlelight swayed in the wind, as if it would go out at any moment.

"I'm afraid the rain won't stop tonight—" Situ Lin looked out the window and said softly.

Mu Qianye didn't speak. After a long time, he raised his head and glanced at him, then put down his wine glass and stood up. Under Situ Lin's gaze, he walked to the wall and took out an oiled paper umbrella from behind the low table.

When I opened it, I saw a piece of reeds painted on the half-worn yellow umbrella, with only a few strokes but vivid.

"Did you draw this?" Situ Lin asked.Compared with the umbrella, he is more interested in whether the painting on it is from the hand of the person in front of him.

Mu Qianye looked down at the umbrella and shook his head, "A friend drew it." Before Situ Lin could ask again, he seemed to be talking to himself, "It's me, I can't draw this--"

"Then what can you draw?" Situ Lin asked.

"lotus."

"Not bad." Situ Lin nodded, "It suits you very well."

Without saying anything, Mu Qianye smiled, closed the umbrella, sat back in his original position, and put the umbrella in front of the man.

"You can use this umbrella."

"Are you driving me away?" Situ Lin put one hand on the table, looked at him and asked.

Mu Qianye raised his chin, "If I really want to drive you away, I won't even give you an umbrella."

Situ Lin laughed a few times, and then asked, "I took the umbrella away, what do you do?"

Looking down at the umbrella for a while, Mu Qianye said to the window again: "There will always be a way to go back—"

"How about I take you back?"

Hearing what he said, Mu Qianye raised his eyebrows, "Brother Situ, did you use this on the girl's family?"

There was no guilty conscience on Situ Lin's face, "I am sincere and sincere, and it has nothing to do with whether you are a man or a woman."

Sincerely?Mu Qianye repeated these four words several times in his heart, and then laughed out loud.He didn't expect to hear this man say "sincerely" to him.

"Brother Mu, what's wrong?"

Shaking his head, Mu Qianye looked out of the window again, "If you want to go, let's go now when the rain is less. The wine is almost drunk--"

Although the wine wasn't too strong, it was indeed too much for just two people.Situ Lin smiled and sighed, "At first I said to drink less, but in the end I finished it all."

The two stood up one after another. Situ Lin picked up the umbrella, looked at the young man half-jokingly and said, "Next time, can you draw an umbrella with a lotus flower on it for me?"

Mu Qianye shook his head and said, "White lotus flowers don't look good when painted on—"

"Then paint another color—green."

"How can there be a green lotus?" Mu Qianye looked suspicious.

Situ Lin smiled, "It's in the pond in my garden, I'll take you to see it next time."

Mu Qianye's expression froze slightly, but he immediately said nonchalantly, "I don't know if there is such a chance—"

Situ Lin didn't answer, but just paid attention to him.

Sensing his gaze, Mu Qianye looked up at him, the two looked at each other for a moment, and smiled at the same time.

"You really don't want to come with me?" Situ Lin went to the door to open the umbrella and asked back.

Shaking his head, Mu Qianye said softly, "Be careful on the road."

Without forcing him any more, Situ Lin nodded and turned to leave.

No one said goodbye, whether it means that the next meeting is inevitable, Mu Qianye didn't think about it.

Seeing Situ Lin's receding back, his consciousness was in a trance, and his vision became blurred, as if he had finally gotten drunk and drunk.

Situ Lin walked slowly in the rain under an umbrella. Not long after, Wei Ying walked behind him from the dark, and the two continued walking one after the other.

Situ Lin looked ahead without saying a word, thoughtful.

"The owner is thinking about that son?" Wei Ying asked suddenly.

Situ Lin did not deny that he was indeed thinking of Mu Qianye.

"Should I go down and check his background?"

After thinking for a while, Situ Lin shook his head, stopped, raised his head slightly to look at the rain dripping from the edge of the umbrella, and said, "Kung fu is good, but it's not high, and he shouldn't be from the world. As for whether he is really like what he said Luthier, I don’t care if you approach me with other intentions.”

Wei Ying knew that Situ Lin was always casual, but this time he was so interested in Mu Qianye, but it was not the first time.

"The owner wants to take him back?"

"No—" Knowing what he meant, Situ Lin shook his head, "He's different. He——is a friend worth making." He didn't want to lose a friend just to get a male favourite, the deal wasn't worth it.

Wei Ying was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said nothing more.

Situ Lin raised his head and glanced at the umbrella surface, the raindrops hit the paper umbrella and made a loud noise, he felt like his heart was beating for no reason——