Qing Guan: Seven Nights Lotus

Mu Qianye sat on the wall with his back against the tree trunk, and his whole body was shrouded in the shade of the tree. He looked up at the leaves swaying in the wind and the faint sunlight, and began to think about why he liked Situ Lin.

There are several types of liking, some are feelings that have been accumulated little by little, and some are ideas that popped up suddenly.

Which one he was, he couldn't tell himself.When he was young, he thought that person was everything to him, because he never had anything else in his life.

After leaving, with the passage of time, recalling the past, even the memories have become mature.

When he saw Situ Lin for the first time, he was frightened to death. The man lying in the grass was covered in blood, and he was holding a blood-stained sword in one hand. Later, he realized that most of the blood was not his, otherwise, he would have died a long time ago. just die.

Situ Lin was unconscious. He lay down on the ground curiously to look at him, and wiped off the blood on his face to reveal a good-looking face. At that time, the first thought in his mind was: If this person can stay with him all the time Enough--

He has been lonely for too long, so he is easily satisfied.It was only later that he learned that he had chosen the most difficult wish to satisfy.

The sun was getting brighter, and the sun had already reached his feet. Mu Qianye reached out and picked a leaf, and played with it in his hand.In the past few days after leaving Weicheng, he has thought about many people and things, but what he thinks about the most is the bamboo forest, the tranquility and...

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps, and he stopped thinking. Except for Situ Lin, almost no one has been here before, but today so many people came here all at once, it will definitely not be a good thing.

Sure enough, after a while, five or six teenagers rushed into the Orchid Court aggressively, all of them were good-looking, and the one standing at the back was even more outstanding.

A few of them went to the room to search for no one, and then searched in the yard for a long time before they found that Mu Qianye, who was sitting on the wall, was watching them wandering around like watching a play, and all of them became even more angry. layer.

"You are the one brought back by the owner?" One of them raised his chin and stared at Mu Qianye.

Mu Qianye looked down at them and smiled.

"What's wrong?"

"What is your relationship with the owner?"

This is a bit difficult to answer, the relationship between him and Situ Lin is a bit complicated, and he didn't want to make the answer too complicated, so he concluded with one sentence, "It's about the same as you."

A few people below suddenly broke out!

"Bah! You must have used some despicable trick to seduce the owner!"

"I must be holding on to myself, shameless!"

Several beautiful boys criticized Mu Qianye one by one, but Mu Qianye listened with gusto, secretly thinking that good-looking boys cursing people are much more attractive than shrews cursing the street.

The young lady not far away didn't post for two days, just looked at them.

Mu Qianye glanced at Shao Xi calmly. Although he didn't speak, he was obviously the "leader" of these people. Killing people with a knife is a coup, and not everyone can do it.It seems that either these teenagers are too stupid, or he is too smart.

"The owner has only had a few of us by his side these past few years, what's the point of squeezing in now?" Someone cursed again.

Mu Qianye looked down at that person, but what he thought was - Situ Lin has only kept these few people these few years, which doesn't match his romantic character. Could it be that he is too old?

I don't know where he came from, but he could still think of that aspect, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

When the teenagers saw this, they all thought they were laughing at them, and all of them rolled up their sleeves and pointed at Mu Qianye, "Get down for me! Come down if you have the ability!"

Mu Qianye raised the corner of his mouth, shook his head and said, "I'm not capable, so I won't go down. If you have the ability, then come up!"

But the teenagers are proficient in playing the piano and dancing, but they don't know anything about climbing walls.

Seeing them jumping angrily under the wall, Mu Qianye crossed one leg and smiled again, "I can't carry it on my shoulders, I can't lift it with my hands, and I can't even climb up the wall. I advise you, it's better to exercise more when you have time." yourself, otherwise—you will grow old very quickly.”

The young lady who was standing not far away was startled for a moment, then raised her head and stared angrily at him on the wall.

"You're too old to talk about others!" Someone pointed at him and yelled.

Ignoring them, Mu Qianye glanced at the person behind them, and smiled inwardly after seeing the latter's eyes.It seems that he is the only one among these people who understands.

"What are you doing here?" Situ Lin's voice suddenly sounded.

Mu Qianye raised his head, and several teenagers turned around one after another. Seeing Situ Lin standing at the door with a displeased face, they hurriedly hid in fright.

The young lady closest to Situ Lin was also taken aback, then took a step back.

"Owner—"

Looking around, Situ Lin asked Young Master, "Why are you here?"

After hesitating for a moment, he replied, "A few of us went out for a walk and happened to pass by, so we came in to have a look—"

After he finished speaking, the other teenagers nodded in agreement.

Situ Lin frowned, "I said that no one is allowed to come here, and you all take my words as deaf ears?"

"Don't dare!" Several teenagers showed fear and aggrieved expressions on their faces.

Mu Qianye on the wall didn't make a sound, this was the first time he saw Situ Lin teaching others.Everyone in the world said that this man was cruel, but he only knew that this man was ruthless.

"Go down!" Situ Lin yelled in a low voice, and the girl closest to him left in a hurry with the others with an ugly expression on her face.

After everyone left, Situ Lin went to the wall and looked at Mu Qianye, who also looked at him.

Situ Lin felt ashamed of him, but he couldn't say anything for a while.He is Situ Lin, and he has never bowed his head to anyone——

"What's the matter?" Mu Qianye spoke first, his tone was cold and even a little impatient.

Situ Lin froze for a moment, trying to get angry, but the anger slowly disappeared when he saw Mu Qianye's face.Finally, he sighed inwardly and said, "Don't keep sitting on the wall, go back inside."

Mu Qianye looked at him expressionlessly, and didn't respond much to his sudden "show of favor".

"Tonight, I'll have dinner with you." After saying this, Situ Lin turned and left.

Mu Qianye watched him leave the orchid courtyard, then stood on the wall, letting himself watch Situ Lin go further and further until he could no longer see him.

In the evening, Situ Lin came to the Orchid Courtyard himself with food and wine. There was no light in the room. In the darkness, Mu Qianye stood by the window, as if waiting for him. In fact, he didn't expect that this man would really come.

After entering the room and putting the food and wine on the table, Situ Lin lit the oil lamp and looked up at Mu Qianye by the window who was still facing away from him.

"Let's eat."

After a while, Mu Qianye turned his head and glanced at him, then at the food and wine on the table, then turned around and walked over slowly.

Situ Lin smiled slightly, and after Mu Qianye sat down, he also sat next to him.

Mu Qianye looked at the three dishes on the table plus a jug of wine. The dishes were two meat and one vegetable, nothing special. It seemed to be home-cooked food, but it was very fragrant.Of course, the cook at Situ Mountain Villa is naturally not bad, even ordinary dishes can make the best taste, but for him, who has been hungry for several meals, even ordinary food is not enough. is tempting.

It's just that he couldn't figure out what this sudden "preferential treatment" meant.Mu Qianye looked up at the man who was pouring wine for him.

Sensing his gaze, Situ Lin put down the jug to look at him, raised the corner of his mouth and asked, "What are you looking at me for?"

"What do you want to do?"

Situ Lin lowered his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Today - I went to the place where you used to live."

Mu Qianye froze for a moment, his eyes were a little dazed.

"I just thought you approached me for some other purpose when you were in Weicheng, but I didn't expect—"

"Don't mention the past." Mu Qianye interrupted him.The past love seems like a joke today, just mentioning it is enough to make him heartbroken.

"You don't hate me?" Situ Lin asked.

There's no way to say that I don't hate him, but Mu Qianye knows that he doesn't just hate Situ Lin.

He shook his head, "I didn't give you anything, I just gave you half a biscuit." Although that was his daily food.

"You—" Although it was clear in his heart, Situ Lin was still a little shocked when Mu Qianye said it himself, "Are you really that little beggar?"

Mu Qianye smiled.Yes, from beginning to end, he is just a beggar.In the past he was begging for food, but later he was begging for love.

At that time, Situ Lin was plotted against by his enemies. Although he escaped from the siege, he was seriously injured. He fell down by the side of the mountain road before someone came to rescue him.Mu Qianye, who was only twelve or thirteen years old, passed by, stopped the bleeding, bandaged the wound, and fed him the only half of a sesame seed cake on his body.

Normally, Situ Lin wouldn't even glance at that kind of thing, but after lying down for a long time, his body strength was exhausted, and he was really hungry, so he reluctantly put the half piece of cake that didn't taste very good with it. Swallowed with water.

It didn't take long for the people from Situ Villa to find Situ Lin. Before leaving, he promised that Mu Qianye would come back to look for him, but it was just an unintentional remark.After returning to Situ Mountain Villa, he asked someone to send a bag of gold to Mu Qianye, which was the most direct repayment for his life-saving grace.

Situ Lin has always regarded that past as a shame that cannot be recalled, and has almost forgotten it, but he never thought that the little beggar who saved him back then was always by his side, and didn't mention anything about saving him.

"No wonder I always feel like I've seen you before—" Situ Lin stopped in the middle of speaking, and looked at him without blinking.

Mu Qianye looked at him for a while, then wanted to turn his head away - but was stopped by Situ Lin.

Gently pinching his chin and turning his face, Situ Lin looked at the person in front of him—but after two days, his face was already a little pale, there were still faint dark circles under his eyes, and he was quite haggard. , It's completely different from the high-spirited look in the bamboo forest.

Sighing softly in his heart, he leaned forward to kiss him, but Mu Qianye avoided at the last moment.

"Are you still mad at me?"

There was no sound, and after a while, Mu Qianye shook his head.Between them, it's not as simple as just being angry.

"Master, you don't have to please me just to repay the kindness of half a sesame seed cake." He said, "You have already repaid me for what happened back then. With a bag of gold——"

Situ Lin gently closed his eyes and opened them again. He understood and understood Mu Qianye's words.It's just that he obviously likes him, why does it seem like he's in a hurry to get rid of him now?

Mu Qianye didn't wait for him to express anything, picked up the chopsticks and started eating by himself, but didn't touch the glass of wine that Situ Lin poured for him.Putting the food in his mouth, but he couldn't taste what it tasted, Mu Qianye couldn't help feeling annoyed, every bite tasted like chewing wax, but he had to force himself to eat it.

And Situ Lin didn't come to "excuse the teacher to ask the crime" tonight, but he couldn't say anything to ease the atmosphere. Seeing Mu Qianye meekly bowing his head to eat the food, he was relieved.

He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it in Mu Qianye's bowl, and when he raised his head to ask him to eat more, he was stunned - big teardrops were falling from Mu Qianye's eyes.

Mu Qianye was also stunned, he didn't know when the tears fell down.After reacting, he quickly put down his chopsticks, wiped his eyes hastily, stood up and was about to leave.

But Situ Lin reacted faster and put his arms around his waist from behind!Feeling the man's face against his back, Mu Qianye slowly clenched his hands hanging on both sides, but he didn't push the person behind him away after all.

"Shall we start again?" Situ Lin suddenly asked in a low voice.

My heart felt like it was being pounded hard by something, I didn't expect to hear him say something like this - a "why" but I couldn't ask it, as if I was afraid of hearing the answer.

In the past, he tried hard to stay by Situ Lin's side, but now it seems to be the other way around. The changes are so fast that people are caught off guard. He doesn't even have a sense of reality, let alone joy.

"Situ Lin—" he raised his head, his voice choked up and asked, "Why do you always give me a glimmer of hope when I'm desperate?"

The man didn't answer, just hugged him quietly.He knew that Mu Qianye was sad for him, and there were many people who were sad in front of him, but they were all only for their own end.

But Mu Qianye, he was sad because he gave his true feelings to himself.

In the few days after that, Mu Qianye was able to walk freely in Situ Villa, like a prisoner suddenly turned into a distinguished guest. Wherever he went, everyone who saw him respectfully called him Mr. Mu.

Even five years ago, he didn't have such treatment.But he can't feel any difference. Everyone respects him on the surface, but they look at him with disdain, envy, disgust, and suspicion. He is like an animal being watched by others. The entire Situ Mountain Villa is him. The "cage".

It started to rain last night, and after dawn, there are still drizzles of rain, thin and dense, and the whole body will be soaked in the rain for a while.

In the gazebo by the lake, Mu Qianye crossed one leg and sat there looking at the lake in an indecent posture. He held an umbrella in one hand, and it didn't protect it from the rain. He just dangled it around and played with it.

After Situ Lin finished handling the affairs in the villa, he asked his servant Mu Qianye to come to the gazebo. He saw Mu Qianye holding an umbrella from a distance, and suddenly thought of something. Gazebo walked over.

"looking at what?"

Mu Qianye glanced back at him, then shook the oil-paper umbrella in his hand.

Situ Lin walked over and stood beside him, "Do you still remember the umbrella you gave me?"

The umbrella with Jian Jia painted on it was written by Song Tingyi. Mu Qianye liked it very much, but he gave it to Situ Lin without hesitation that day. Thinking about it now, he couldn't help laughing at himself.

"It was given to me by my master."

Just as Situ Lin wanted to ask him who his master was, his servants brought brushes, inkstones and paints of various colors and placed them on the stone table in the gazebo.

Mu Qianye looked at those things suspiciously, not understanding what he wanted to do.

Situ Lin walked over to pick up the pen, dipped it in the ink, and tapped it in the water, then returned to Mu Qianye, picked up the pen and began to draw with the umbrella in his hand.

Mu Qianye didn't move, just looked at him quietly.

After a few strokes, an ink lotus flower appeared on the oil paper, and at the end Situ Lin added two more strokes, and the lotus flower that was originally budding seemed to bloom instantly.

Cyan lotus!Situ Lin once said that he would take him to Situ Villa to see the blue lotus, but now is not the time for the lotus to bloom.

Mu Qianye glanced at Lian on the umbrella, a faint smile suddenly appeared in his eyes, but the next moment he threw the umbrella into the lake.

There was a "snap", as if something broke.

Situ Lin was taken aback for a moment, but his anger just showed its head before being suppressed back.In the past few days, his temper has been much better in front of Mu Qianye.

"You don't like it?" he asked.

Mu Qianye looked up at him, then turned his head to look at the umbrella floating slowly on the water.

"So what if I like it? I liked it before, but I don't need to like it now."

He meant something, but Situ Lin remained silent, pretending to be stupid.

"Besides, the lotus should stay in the water." Mu Qianye looked at the lake, his thoughts seemed to have gone far.

Looking at his expression, Situ Lin knew that he was already thinking about other things, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. Since he told Mu Qianye to start over that night, although he didn't refuse, he might just be too lazy to refuse.

For Mu Qianye, returning to Situ Villa was like going back to the past, he had no choice but to wait.But now, he didn't even want to wait.

"You still don't believe me?"

"What do you believe in?" Mu Qianye asked lightly.

Situ Lin frowned, "You don't want to be with me?"

If it was before, he would never ask such a question, but now he really wants to know the answer in his heart.

After being taken aback for a while, Mu Qianye lowered his head and smiled, "Actually, I miss the days in the bamboo forest very much - because only during that time, you belonged to me alone. That feeling is very good, but it is also very Oops. Every time I'm there waiting for you, I feel like I'm kidding myself because I know you're going to leave sooner or later."

Meeting Situ Lin in Weicheng was like a joke from heaven, but it made him ecstatic.So, he mustered up the courage to try to give himself another chance.It's a pity that Situ Rin is still the same Situ Rin as before, and he is no longer the little beggar he used to be.

"I'm here now, and I live day by day. You don't have to do anything to please me. As you said, I'm just a lowly young man, no matter where I go, it's bad to stay in Situ Mountain Villa ruined your reputation—"

"Shut up!" Situ Lin snorted, and then immediately softened his tone, "That's right, I shouldn't have said those words to hurt your heart. But do you want to remember them forever?"

Mu Qianye pursed his lips, bowed his head in silence, looked up at him after a while, and asked, "What if I want you and me to go back to the bamboo forest and spend the rest of our lives?"

Situ Lin was taken aback for not expecting him to say that at all.

Mu Qianye stared straight at his reaction, "You said that you would drink and play the piano with me, and spend the rest of your life in a romantic relationship. It's not that I don't believe your words, but that you simply can't do it."

"You—" Situ Lin wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Mu Qianye after hesitating for a moment, who smiled wryly as if he knew the answer a long time ago.

"Situ Lin, you can love many people because you are uniquely endowed. But I mustered up all my courage and loved you for five years, but exhausted all my emotions. Finally, I understand that some people cannot love casually , even if it’s just in your heart.”

Mu Qianye slowly turned his head and looked into the distance, "I can like an ordinary person, even a beggar is better than you, because at least, he may only love me."

After hearing what he said, Situ Lin felt something spread in his chest. He understood this feeling. When Weicheng saw Mu Qianye for the first time, he knew that there was a bond between them.

Walking in front of Mu Qianye, he looked down at him and asked, "How can you trust me?" This was almost his weakness.

Mu Qianye raised his head slowly, and said to him, "From the moment you gave me that bag of gold, I should have known that you couldn't believe it."

Some things need time to prove and also need time to see clearly.

At this moment, Situ Lin realized that the person in front of him was still Mu Qianye in the bamboo forest, the little boy he remembered, and the little beggar who saved him.But this person grew up little by little, and finally became what he liked.

Yes, when he saw Mu Qianye in the crowd, he had already decided that this person belonged to him.

"Do you believe it, the first time I saw you in Weicheng, I might have fallen in love with you at first sight." Situ Lin held his hand, "At that time I praised you for being a good-looking talent, that was the first time I praised you like that one person."

"I believe." Mu Qianye nodded, "but what you like is that 'Brother Mu', not your former male favourite. And your brother Mu is a young lady, no matter which one you should like of."

Situ Lin was speechless, finally sighed, and smiled helplessly, "You have really changed. If you were like this before, maybe I—"

Mu Qianye looked down at the hand that was being held, "After experiencing those things, no matter what kind of personality you have, your personality will change."

After that, the two didn't talk anymore, but Situ Lin kept holding his hand.The rain outside the gazebo became heavier and heavier. Hearing the sound of raindrops hitting the lake, Mu Qianye unconsciously closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Situ Lin looked at the misty lake surface alone, and after a long time, he gently opened Mu Qianye's hand, took off his blouse and covered him.

Walking out of the gazebo in the rain, he called out, "Come on!"

The servant waiting not far away immediately came over with an umbrella.

"Call the butler," he ordered.

Not long after, the housekeeper hurried over.

"What is the order of the master?"

"Send away all the young masters in the villa. Prepare enough housing expenses for them, and try to meet their needs. But after leaving the gate of Situ Villa, they will no longer be my people. What will they do in the future? Whoever let them go!"

The butler was stunned, and he didn't realize what the owner was going to do for a long time.

"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go?" Situ Lin frowned.

"Oh? Oh! Yes, yes! Let's go!"

After the butler left, Wei Ying came out from the dark, and called out behind Situ Lin, "Master."

Situ Lin didn't look back, but asked, "How long have you been looking at it?"

Ever since Mu Qianye sat in the gazebo, Wei Ying had been watching him secretly.He didn't leave when Situ Lin came, although he knew that Situ Lin would definitely find him.

"The owner has really decided?"

"Decided what?" Situ Lin asked back.

Wei Ying was silent for a moment, "Do you really want to spoil Young Master Mu alone?"

"Why not?"

Frowning, he boldly said: "But you are the head of Situ Villa, sooner or later you will marry a wife and have children—"

"What does it have to do with me marrying a wife and having children and doting on Mu Qianye?"

"He didn't want that kind of life, he just wanted to—"

"Enough!" Situ Lin stopped him coldly, "Wei Ying, didn't you talk too much today?"

Wei Ying quickly lowered her head, "This subordinate knows his mistake."

Turning around slowly, Situ Lin looked at the bodyguard who had been with him for more than ten years, "You have never said so much for a person in front of me—"

Wei Ying kept his head down. When he was in Weicheng, he had been observing Mu Qianye secretly, and found that after the free and easy young man returned to Situ Villa, he seemed to be a different person in just a few days. I can't bear it.

"Subordinates are just—"

"I know." Situ Lin interrupted him, turning his back to him again, "You just have to remember that he is my man, whether he has me in his heart or not, he is my Situ Lin man."