King's return

Looking at the empty night sky, even though the weather is very good today, I have never seen a single star unexpectedly.

Disappointed, he turned his attention from the sky to the bleak short tree in front of him.It was late autumn, and Lu Fangxu's letter should have arrived long ago, but now there was no news.Even if he could get some news about the future from the place on duty, but he failed to receive a letter from Lu Fangxu himself, Shen Leshan was still a little uneasy after all.But in the capital, and Shen Leshan has no power to restrain himself, no matter how much he worries about things on the battlefield, it will be of no avail.I don't know how many letters Shen Leshan sent to the frontier, but he never replied.

Shen Leshan never questioned Lu Fangxu's ability, and has always trusted all his words unconditionally.But now the situation made him start to panic.

"No... If something happens to you, what should I do..."

Even when they were together at the very beginning, Shen Leshan had made up his mind that he would stay away from Lu Fangxu because of the war, but that was the premise that Lu Fangxu could write to him before he could feel at ease.Even on weekdays, there are situations where we can't see each other for many days, and there are also situations where we haven't heard from him for a long time, but this time is different. A little carelessness between the two may be the difference between life and death.

Shen Leshan suddenly regretted why he didn't stop Lu Fangxu at that time, even if he would be unhappy because of this, he didn't have to be as worried as he is now.In fact, what Shen Leshan fears the most is not the separation of life and death, but this kind of endless death.

"Master, it's late at night, you'd better go back to the house, take care of yourself."

The waiter who was always behind him felt his master's melancholy, interrupting his master aloud was not just to be careful of the master catching a cold as he said in his words, but more to remind him not to worry about his body.

"I can't let go of him after all..."

Enduring the pain in his heart, he followed the waiter back to the inner room, Shen Leshan's voice was obviously weak.

"Young master, don't be like this. If the second young master Lu knows about it, he won't be at ease."

Waiting for his master to undress, the waiter softly comforted him.

Because of his worries, Shen Leshan suffered from insomnia again that night, even after he fell asleep, he was haunted by nightmares and couldn't be at peace.

Before dawn, the horses galloped along the stable road in the capital. After dawn, the news of the victory of the Northern Expedition team spread throughout the capital.On this day, Shen Leshan was in Muxiu, strolling on the road in the capital, he could hear discussions everywhere.

"Master! Master! Did you hear that? The Northern Expedition team is coming back, you and Mr. Lu..."

The boy's voice was a little excited, because Lu Fangxu was coming back soon.The boy was also very puzzled, his young master had trouble falling asleep these few nights, and would often wake up in his dreams, thinking that the young master must have missed Mr. Lu too much.Now that he heard the news that Mr. Lu is about to return to court, the young master must be happy too.

This boy has served Shen Leshan by his side since he was a child. Others don't know about Shen Leshan and Lu Fangxu, but he knows best.Originally, this person couldn't understand those people with broken sleeves, but now seeing the matter of his young master and Mr. Lu, he was a little envious of their intimacy.Although I don't know how to be with men, but sometimes I think about it, if there is someone who can treat my young master like Mr. Lu, even if he lives a poor life, he will enjoy it.

"If you are not afraid that the matter between me and Fang Xu will be known all over the street, you can speak louder."

Seeing this kid's excited appearance, Shen Leshan, who was obviously happy, still frowned, as if something was still on his mind.The mood is not cheerful, and the tone of the words that are naturally spoken is a bit heavier.

"Okay, let's not talk about the small ones."

Seeing his young master's appearance, the servant made a playful gesture of shutting his mouth, and then followed the young master to destroy the house.

The day when the army returned to court.

Originally thought that the young master would personally welcome Mr. Lu angrily, but he didn't think that his young master would reject him. Some servants read the letters with Mr. Lu all these years alone in the study.

With Shen Leshan on his back, the boy couldn't help laughing at his young master from the bottom of his heart. He obviously missed Lu Fangxu so much on weekdays, but now that he came back, he refused to take the initiative to greet him.

At the end of the court meeting, the young servant actually received a document from Lu's mansion, saying that he invited his young master to the mansion to have a talk.I was worried that the Lu family knew about the relationship between the young master and Mr. Lu and wanted to do something to the young master. They originally wanted to go to the Lu residence with the young master, but they were stopped by the young master.However, I had to invite bearers and guard at home.

On the soft sedan chair, Shen Leshan closed his eyes tightly and couldn't see any emotions. What he played back in his mind was the moments when he was with Lu Fangxu. In a few years, I spent all my thoughts on loving this person.

The soft sedan stopped in front of the Lu Mansion's gate, and sent the bearers to the main hall under the guidance of the Lu Mansion's attendants.

Shen Leshan looked around the hall, it seemed that everyone was here, but Lu Fangxu was not there.The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat depressing, and it could be seen that there were still some tears in the corners of Mrs. Lu's eyes.

"The second brother left this for you. Before he could send it back to Beijing, he died on the battlefield in Yuancheng. When cleaning up the battlefield, he couldn't find his body. The only thing left to you is this." .”

Lu Yuan sent a letter that had been sealed with great care, because he recalled the pain of losing a loved one again, the redness in the eyes of several people in the hall became more obvious, and Mrs. Lu was about to cry again.

"He...gone?" Holding the corner of the envelope, the voice was actually a little relieved, "That's what Lu Fangxu deserves, how many times have I told him not to act on his will, it's good to die, I don't have to wait any longer !"

"What are you talking about?! Xu'er loves you so much. In order not to let you be embarrassed by us, we only know your existence but not who you are. This expedition is also for you, so I begged the master to let him Let's go on an expedition together. You... have failed Xu'er's easy affection for you! Get out! Get out! I don't welcome you in the Lu family!"

Trembling, Mrs. Lu cursed regardless of her image.

A smile gradually appeared on Shen Leshan's face, and he bowed his hands.

"Excuse me, Leshan, thank you for conveying this letter."

Under the eyes of everyone, he turned around indifferently, and walked out of the Lu residence with a little stagger.He seemed to lose his soul all the way, but suddenly tripped over the edge of the door at his own door.In the end, he couldn't hold back the liquid that continued in his eye sockets, allowing it to slide down silently.

"Fang Xu, wait for me, I'm coming to you."

In the winter of the 12th year of Hongjing, Shen Leshan wrote a letter begging His Majesty to go to the newly attached Yuancheng to become the governor of a city with the gift of the undiscounted number one scholar in the new department.

In the spring of the 13th year of Hongjing, Shen Leshan was ordered by the emperor to go to Yuancheng. Because there were no other relatives in Beijing, he removed the necessary money before leaving, and distributed the rest to his servants.In the autumn of the same year, Shen Leshan and his party came to this barren border town.The city that has just been devastated by the war has long since lost its former population, and the streets are full of depression.But because it is a battleground for military strategists, if such an important city is managed well, it will be an excellent political achievement.

In the 15th year of Hongjing, under Shen Leshan's two years of hard work, this Yuancheng is no longer as depressed as when he first came. Although it is not as prosperous as the capital, it is still much better than before the war. .Many regulations have come out, but it has lived up to the word "Honghan" bestowed by the Holy One.

Originally thought that this achievement would bring Shen Leshan a promotion, but it has been a long time since there was any news from Beijing.The people of Yuancheng lamented that the sage did not see a truly talented person, but at the same time they were glad that this talented person could stay in this city.

In the first year of Yuanding, Yuancheng was renamed Yuncheng to avoid the taboo of the venerable.And now Shen Leshan has been here for more than five years and is loved and loved by the people.It seemed that he was also afraid that Shen Leshan would feel depressed because he had not been promoted, so he deliberately did not mention this matter during the discussion in Yuncheng.Shen Leshan also knows what these people are thinking, but he is here to guard Lu Fangxu, so what does it matter if he is promoted or not?It's just that every night without Lu Fangxu's company is so cold, and I often fall asleep lightly in the middle of the night, and get up early the next day to deal with things.As time goes by, the root cause of the disease is naturally pulled down without knowing it.

In the 15th year of Yuanding, Shen Leshan, who had guarded Lu Fangxu for 20 years, finally failed to wake up from his dream one morning.When Zhang Luo was about to be buried, everyone in Yuncheng realized that this man in his early forties was unaccompanied. In the 20 years in Yuncheng, except for a waiter brought from the capital, he was accompanied all day long. Only the many chores in the city.

The author has something to say: I always feel that the ending is a bit rushed, but I'm still too lazy to change it 233333