There is a story that has a grudge against me

Nie Huai'en was stunned on the spot and didn't know how to answer. He had never seen Bai Zhexi with such an expression, and there was a little pleading and hesitation in his expression.

Nie Huai'en paused, then Fang calmed down: "...Brother Qingxi, you and I are both men... Me, how can I marry you?"

"So what?" Bai Zhexi seemed to have expected Nie Huai'en's question a long time ago, but he still had a calm face: "Where is the love in the world that we can do enough? If you like it, you like it..."

Seeing that Nie Huai'en was silent, Bai Zhexi continued: "What's more, even the current emperor has a male concubine who is favored by him. Let alone the real dragon emperor, why should you and I care about so many?"

Nie Huai'en was terrified. Seeing that he even moved the emperor out, he didn't know how to answer: "But... but I..."

Bai Zhexi stood with his eyes down, smiling like a spring breeze: "However, I know very well that emotional matters cannot be forced. You don't want to, and I won't force you..."

Bai Zhexi reached out, touched Nie Huai'en's forehead lightly, smiled, then turned around and walked out the door gently.

Nie Huai'en stared at Bai Zhexi's figure who turned and left, his lips parted slightly, but his throat was hoarse and he couldn't speak.

He naturally knew that today's literati and aristocrats are quite masculine. Although they don't say it explicitly, many of them have some blue-faced confidantes who can't explain clearly behind their backs.

Nie Huai'en never meant to be harsh or discriminatory.But having said that, when this situation happened to him, Nie Huai'en still couldn't control his panic.

He had never thought about why such a thing would happen to him—the world-renowned Mr. Biyuan had loved him for many years, and wanted to marry him for a hundred years——Nie Huai'en didn't know why, but felt unstoppable panic in his heart …

But the subsequent developments were not as Nie Huai'en imagined, which made him at a loss.

Bai Zhexi treated him as before, and his daily expenses for food and clothing were the same as before—he wasn't any closer, nor was he indifferent.

Eating and drinking every day, Bai Zhexi had a calm demeanor, and talked with Nie Huai'en about poetry, books and holy ways without mentioning anything about that day.

As for Bai Zhexi's promise, he did not break his promise as he said - he brought news to Nie Huai'en every day, telling him that he had contacted the head of the Nie family and was sending his family to come here with a fast horse .

Nie Huai'en actually didn't understand why, why the Patriarch of the Nie family, who had always been timid, would listen to Bai Zhexi's words and act according to his instructions.

But fortunately, Nie Huai'en believes that Bai Zhexi is not a bad person, at least not in Nie Huai'en's heart. No matter what hidden feelings, Nie Huai'en feels that Bai Zhexi has his own reasons.

What's more, just because of their acquaintance when they were young, they are willing to help the Nie clan with all their strength.For this feeling, Nie Huai'en is really grateful, and there is no doubt about it.

What's more, Bai Zhexi also abides by his duty to himself, and never teases Nie Huaien any more abruptly.

It was late at night.

Nie Huai'en asked the red-sleeve girl to warm himself a pot of rice wine, and sat alone in the pavilion under the moon, facing each other.

Bai Zhexi left the mansion three days ago, saying that he was going outside the city to pick up the Nie family members, so that Nie Huai'en could rest at home and not get tired.

But the suburbs of the city are only more than [-] miles away from the White House, so even if you take a leisurely tour of the mountains and rivers, you won't be able to return home for three days.

Nie Huaien recruited the head of the mansion but couldn't ask why, he said he wanted to prepare a horse to go out of the mansion to look for it, but he was also stopped by the servant girl and persuaded him for fear that he would not recover from serious injuries and cause trouble...

Bai Zhexi has no father, no mother and is not yet married, and the other masters in the White Mansion are not here either.Now that he hasn't returned for a day, the servants spontaneously regard Nie Huai'en as a half-master. When they don't know what to do, they all use it for him to make decisions.

Nie Huai'en was never a person who was entangled with politeness. Seeing the situation of the Baifu, he took the initiative to stand up and take care of the family for Bai Zhexi.

Nie Huai'en once asked Hongxiu why the servants of the White Mansion were so tolerant to him.

But Hongxiu covered her lips and smiled, then led Nie Huai'en through the corridor to the door of a scattered courtyard without saying a word.

"Son, why don't you go in and have a look? After reading it, you will understand..."

The door of the other courtyard is so old that it looks in disrepair, but the door knocker with gold-plated ears has been rubbed so brightly that it can be seen that people often come.

Nie Huai'en pushed the door open, accompanied by a long and harsh creaking sound from the old and dilapidated wooden door, and at a glance, he saw the huge portrait on the side of the main hall - the painting on it was clearly Nie Huai'en's old appearance.

Nie Huai'en was stunned, and walked forward a few steps, and saw a poem written in small letters in the lower left corner of the painting - "It's embarrassing to know when you are in love and meet each other." - This is Li Bai's poem, which depicts Deep lovesickness.

It was only then that Nie Huai'en realized that this courtyard was very similar to the one they met when they sneaked out of the house to play when they were young. They were all mud-filled porches and simple decorations, and even the peeling old paint on the door was vaguely similar. meaning.

Although Bai Zhexi hastily expressed to him that he wanted to be with him for a hundred years, Nie Huai'en never thought that he would be so infatuated with himself - he even repaired a courtyard to express his affection for Nie Huai'en for many years …

Nie Huai'en has heard a lot about the affairs between the official son and the young lady, but he also knows that these so-called mutual acquaintances are nothing more than a temporary novelty.Now that the Nie family is down and down, Nie Huai'en naturally feels inferior. Thinking of Bai Zhexi's "Will you marry me?", what he was thinking was the trick of Jinwu Zangjiao, but now it seems that it is his own villainous heart.

Nie Huai'en blushed immediately, and suddenly he didn't know how to hold himself up.

Nie Huai'en certainly remembered that rainy night ten years ago.

He and brother Qingxi were in the yard holding hands with each other, cuddling each other and chatting childishly.

At that time, Xiaodouzi curled up obediently in Brother Qingxi's arms, and his big hands wrapped her little hands in the middle.

In the rainy night, he raised his chin pitifully, looked at brother Qingxi's bright eyes that were like stars, and said solemnly: "When I grow up, I will definitely marry you..."

The young Gu Qingxi smiled brightly. He hugged Xiaodouzi, who was shivering in the cold wind, into his arms, stretched out his index finger and tapped his slightly upturned nose: "Then you must remember, don't break your promise." .”

......

Nie Huai'en fumbled for the hanging painting that looked a little dull and yellowish after several years of weathering. Looking at his bright eyes and teeth, his eyes suddenly blurred.

On it is a portrait of Nie Huai'en when he was admitted to the martial arts exam a few years ago. At that time, he was young and handsome, riding a tall horse with a dignified appearance.

Nie Huai'en once naively thought that he could turn the tide and save the Nie family, which was declining year by year, by himself...but he didn't expect that he would be deeply implicated. Future generations will never hire.

......

And what about Brother Qingxi?

When he was patrolling the streets, he was hidden among the crowd, silently looking at me proudly?

And when he knew that he was down and out, how did he find out the news and save me in danger?

Recalling all the past, Nie Huai'en couldn't help feeling anxious.

The promised Nie's family has not arrived yet, and Nie Huai'en can't help but feel ominous in his heart, fearing that he caused a big event for Bai Zhexi - the sudden robbery in the suburbs a month ago has always made Nie Huai'en hard to let go.

That section of the road has always been sparsely populated, and I have never heard of green forests appearing before.After the government received the report, they also went to the dense forests on both sides of the official road to search for a few days, but found no trace of the robbers.

Although he didn't say it clearly, Nie Huai'en knew that those people were probably coming for him.

The more Nie Huai'en drank with the jug, the more he drank it, the more he felt that it would be better to find it himself than to wait for the rabbit.

So he drank one last sip, then quietly went back to the room, took out a dagger that fit his hand, and walked against the wall.

The corridors of the White Mansion are very long, and even though it is night, there are still patrolling servants patrolling back and forth.

Nie Huai'en bent over and walked slowly along the ditch in the corridor, avoiding group after group of guards watching the night, and finally came to the side entrance of the West Garden of the White Mansion.He looked left and right for fear of being noticed, while biting the dagger that had been clutched in the palm of his hand, he pulled the lightly latched latch on the door.The door was not locked, and Nie Huai'en gently pushed it aside immediately.

He leaned out tiptoely, and slowly turned around to cover the door.

Then he suddenly heard the horse's hooves faintly sounding from behind, getting closer and closer, and finally stopped at the edge of the corner of the wall.

Nie Huai'en went around and took a look, and found that it turned out to be Bai Zhexi's blood-sweaty horse, and there was indeed a bloody body on the horse's back.

Holding the dagger, he approached him, only then did he see the faint fluorescence emanating from the man's shoe.Nie Huai'en recognized the light, it was the shoe upper embroidered with gold thread - Bai Zhexi's favorite pair of shoes.

"Brother Qingxi?!" Nie Huai'en trembled with fright, and immediately threw the dagger aside.

"Brother Qingxi, don't scare me!" He supported the horse's back and carried Bai Zhexi down, but his center of gravity was unsteady, causing both of them to fall, and they were ruthlessly pressed to the ground by Bai Zhexi who had fainted already.

"Wake up! Brother Qingxi, wake up!" Nie Huai'en patted his cheeks, suddenly trembling from the bloody smell all over his body: "Don't die! You must not die... "

He tightly hugged the waist of the man whose life and death were unknown, unable to control himself, and finally broke down in tears.