The Philosopher's Dandy Dream

"Hey, hey, young master! The Huxin Pavilion is here!"

"arrive?"

Hearing the boatman's voice, Liu Shenyan was stunned, it was so fast.

In his consciousness, it would take half an hour to get to the Huxin Pavilion, and he didn't want to arrive so soon.

Liu Shenyan got up and straightened his clothes, stood up, looked up, and found that he was still a few feet away from the stone steps to land.

"Boatman, why don't you row over there? Could it be that the money given by the master is not enough?"

"Don't dare! Don't dare! The father of Baohu is not allowed to come close." The boatman showed embarrassment.

"Then..." Liu Shenyan frowned, thought for a moment, then smiled, "Pad over, I'll take care of any trouble."

"Then..." The boatman tightened his grip on the bamboo pole, then raised his eyes to look at Liu Shenyan, "Okay!"

After the sound, the boat rowed towards the Huxin Pavilion.

The name Huxinting sounds like a pavilion, but it is actually an island. Its original name was Huxinting. It was originally just a highland in the water for boatmen who lived on the lake to have a rest. Later, I don’t know who came up with the idea and bought the island. , transported some stones, built a small pavilion, planted some flowers and plants by the way, and renamed it Huxin Pavilion.On weekdays, renting it to some arty literati or dignitaries who have leisure and leisure, can be regarded as a bit of a brain.

Thinking of this, Liu Shenyan suddenly remembered that he had been here before, following Duxing's mother. Liu Shenyan remembered that she often came here to fight with others. Although Duxing's mother passed away early, she was definitely a A woman with a spiritual heart and a high attainment in calligraphy.At that time, I seemed to have only been in this world for the fourth year... That's right, seeing Du Xing's mother was long past seeing Du Xing.

Liu Shenyan took a deep breath, revisiting his hometown is to force people to recall all kinds of traces of the past.

Liu Shenyan seemed to hear the high-pitched singing voice in a trance, and the face of the danjiaoer who looked down on him seemed to be shaking in front of his eyes again, and Liu Duxing pulled his sleeve and asked, "Brother, can you suck water?"...

It's a life like a dream.

……

When they reached the stone steps, before Liu Shenyan stepped out of the boat, he saw a large ingot of gold smashed onto the boat, accompanied by Xuqing's voice hiding a smile, "Thank you, boatman!"

Liu Shenyan couldn't be bothered to look at the happy boatman's face, he curled his lips together and stepped up the stone steps.

The stone steps were almost as tall as a person. When Liu Shenyan's eyes crossed the top step of the stone steps, a pair of satin shoes appeared in front of him.

Liu Shenyan kept silent, and slowly stepped up the steps step by step, and Xuqing's figure was clearly visible in his field of vision step by step.

"You are finally here!"

Xuqing's sigh seemed to be the wind pressing down on the bamboo sea, inexplicably entangled with some self-satisfaction.

Hearing Xu Qing's voice, Liu Shenyan felt a little uncomfortable, he didn't like people waiting.

However, no one is waiting, will you come by yourself?

Liu Shenyan laughed at himself, then raised an eyebrow at Xuqing, "Otherwise?"

"Otherwise I'll just wait here..."

Xu Qing's determined eyes made Liu Shenyan's face a little stiff.

"When will it be?" Liu Shenyan walked in front of Xuqing and walked towards the pavilion first.

Xuqing followed behind Liu Shenyan, deliberated for a while, "Wait until..."

"When you die?" Liu Shenyan turned to look at Xu Qing, jokingly said.

Xuqing listened to Liu Shenyan's questioning question, followed Liu Shenyan's words, "Yes, wait until you die."

"Really?"

Liu Shenyan's tone was light, but there was anxiety in his heart, yes, it was a kind of anxiety about uncertainty.

"Really!" Xu Qing stretched out his hands to wrap around Liu Shenyan's waist.

At the same time, Liu Shenyan bent his elbow reflexively, putting the distance between Xuqing and him, and then solemnly took out his fan and fanned it.

"Heh, it's easy to talk, don't move your hands!"

Being pushed up by Liu Shenyan, Xu Qing's face darkened a bit. "You still don't understand what I'm thinking?"

"Clear? Clear what? Clear that you are a married man, or that you have a group of wives and concubines?" Liu Shenyan began to make nonsense, he didn't want to know what Xuqing wanted him to know.

"You care about these?"

Xu Qing actually laughed when he heard Liu Shenyan's words, his laughter was breezy and loud.

"..."

Listening to the laughter, Liu Shenyan laughed, "I don't care! So, I don't know."

"Then let's watch the show!"

"Watching a play?"

"Ah."

……

Sitting in the pavilion, Liu Shenyan looked at the glazed cup turning in his hand.

How could this thing belonging to the royal family be dragged into this wilderness by Xu Qing?

Thinking of the inseparable relationship between Luoyao, Qin Fu, and Xuqing, Liu Shenyan couldn't help but wonder why Xuqing kept inviting him, and why the two of them were always filled with ambiguous and unreasonable cross-border love affairs. emotion?

Isn't it good to be a confidant?

Wouldn't it be enough to just smile knowingly, treat him as if he was treating me?

Before Liu Shenyan could figure it out.

The play in front of the pavilion has already started.

It's a play within a play.

A young man invited his old friend to go for a spring outing. He saw a beautiful young woman in the Taoyuan, and the beautiful woman hummed and sang some soft words of Wu Nong. The old friend joked about the young man, why don't you marry her, and the young man said, why don't you go... In the end, the two of them had their noses up and down, and that beauty was actually a female role...

Liu Shenyan watched those actors leave the stage, and looked back at Xu Qing. Unexpectedly, Xu Qing was also looking at him, his deep pupils were full of reflections of Liu Shenyan, even, there was even a bit of pity?

pity?

Liu Shenyan felt that he must have read it wrong.

Turning back silently, he cast his gaze into the lake.

"What do you think of this play?" Xu Qing's voice echoed in Liu Shenyan's ear.

"How?" Liu Shenyan asked lightly.

Both of them knew that this play was just a reenactment of the past, Liu Shenyan took a sip of tea, "The ending was good, unexpected..."

Seeing that Liu Shenyan was only talking about the script that was performed on stage, Xu Qing said, "This script has a back twist."

"Fold back?" Liu Shenyan raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "How about fold back?"

"The young master traveling with me is a woman."

"Then?"

"The two of you will live in peace together and grow old together."

"Not bad!" Liu Shenyan picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp.

"Then... say..." Xu Qing hesitated to speak.

"No." Liu Shenyan vetoed it.

"Nothing?" Seeing Liu Shenyan being so decisive, Xu Qing couldn't help laughing.

"We won't end up like that." Liu Shenyan turned around, his eyes full of sincerity, "Don't worry about it anymore."

Xuqing was not annoyed, and smiled lightly, "What kind?"

"Why pretend to be confused? Qing, you know that I, Liu Shenyan, don't plan to get married in this life." Liu Shenyan stood up and looked at the lake, which was level as a mirror.

"Marry? This is with me..." Xu Qing frowned and stood up.

"Don't interrupt!" Liu Shenyan took a deep breath, "I'm not looking for a man to live with."

Seeing Liu Shenyan with his back turned to him, Xuqing became somewhat interested, "Then?"

"You will meet the right one." Liu Shenyan looked calm. He knew that his heart was not with Xuqing. Even though they had known each other for many years, they acted in a tacit understanding. But love is another matter.

"Appropriate?" Xuqing repeated.

"Yes!" Liu Shenyan turned around and looked at Xuqing frankly.

"Luoyao isn't suitable?" Seeing Liu Shenyan turn around, Xu Qing laughed softly.

"I'm not happy with this!"

"Hehehe!" Xuqing walked behind Liu Shenyan, "But, my heart pleases you..."

"What's with me?"

"Nothing."

"Then why tell me?"

"Why not?"

"Disturbing people's hearts, disturbing people's ambitions."

"It has nothing to do with you, how could it disturb your heart and your will?"

"Why...would disturb..."

"You're lying to yourself."

"will not."

"I don't know the origin of the love, Shen Yan, why do you have to speak so decisively?"

"Because..." Liu Shenyan moved his lips but couldn't speak, "Because..."

"Because of what?"

"I do not know."

"Then... how about trying?"

"No... I won't try."

"why?"

"Because I have no intention of doing this!"

……

Xuqing is not a pestering person.

Liu Shenyan felt at ease in his ability to advance and retreat.

The twisted melon is not sweet, so it didn't take much effort to say goodbye to Xu Qing.

……

By the time I arrived at the shore from the Huxin Pavilion and returned to Liu's Mansion, it was already too dark to distinguish anything.

Liu Shenyan walked very leisurely.

A big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.

If something is punctured, it will not have any charming taste.

Like it, like it, don't like it, don't like it.

There is no need to make do with it.

I will not deceive myself.

He knew in his heart that Xuqing held a very high position in his heart and carried a lot of weight. It could even be said that he was the most familiar stranger in another world.

Yes, familiar strangers.

I can hear Xu Qing say a few words in a sentence and know what he means, but it's nothing, it's just a conditioned reflex.

When you get along with a person for a long time, his every move will become a kind of imprint in the depths of your soul, so that you can't help flashing his shadow every moment.

Perhaps, Xuqing was just lonely for too long.

After all, he is a person who has burdened too much.

Since the self a year ago had already decided not to get involved in these things when he lost his shoes, he should resolutely refuse Xuqing's hint now.

Perhaps, Xuqing really liked herself.

But what does this have to do with itself?

I don't like him, do I?

Knowing this is enough.

Although, I don't know the origin of the love, but what does it have to do with myself?

Battle of the trapped beasts!

Other people's feelings are a burden to him.

I don't need anyone to give me emotions that cross the line.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

Keeping your distance is the best thing in the world.

……

Liu Shenyan stepped into the door and threw the bead on the case out of the window, so what if it was gilded?All living beings are equal, and the weight is added, but the original intention still cannot be changed.

What I love about that bead is casualness, and what I love is ingenious workmanship.

If you lose it, you just don't love it.

and nothing.

Those who dwell on the past will eventually be overwhelmed by the past.

Those who are fascinated by history will eventually be swallowed by history.

To live is to follow one's heart and mind.

Especially love.

Otherwise, you will hold yourself back and miss others.

……

Liu Shenyan lay down on the bed, kicked off the shoes on his feet, and slept away his grievances.

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