Sunny Vientiane

In the black night sky, dark clouds occupy most of the area, and the moonlight can only barely pour through the clouds.Mu Xi squatted on the steps by the lake in the backyard, staring at the hazy water on the lake in a daze, her heart was as gloomy as the sky.Although she hasn't come back for a year, even if she closes her eyes and gets angry to the point of being irrational, she can still remember the entire route of the commander's mansion clearly.

This was her home, the place she longed for the most, but also the most terrifying and cruel memory in her life.She is like a kite, constantly trying to escape from here, trying to cut the invisible thread that connects her, but she has never succeeded.She wanted to stay away from this nightmare, but was attracted by the beauty in this nightmare, lingering, unwilling to leave.

The surroundings were so silent that even time had stagnated, and the moonlight was completely covered, not even a single ray of light could be seen.Mu Xi hugged her knees subconsciously, looking at the dark center of the lake, her chest felt oppressed like a big rock was pressing on her.

"So you are here." Jiang Qianqian's voice suddenly came from behind, her voice was full of joy and relief, "Fortunately, I found you, otherwise I really don't know how to explain to my little brother."

Mu Xi's body froze, and he couldn't help but smile wryly.She didn't expect her vigilance to drop so much that she didn't even notice Jiang Qianqian's footsteps approaching her.There was a slight sound of fabric rubbing beside her, and Mu Xi turned her face away, only to be surprised to find that Jiang Qianqian sat on the ground next to her regardless.

"you."

"I was kicked out by those two people." Jiang Qianqian interrupted her, and patted the dust on her palms nonchalantly, "They said they wanted to talk about something, but they didn't let me listen, and I thought they were noisy." He said, and quickly explained, "Don't think that I'm here to find you. I just happened to meet you when I got lost." This last sentence has a taste of 300 taels of no silver here.

Mu Xi smiled, didn't expose her, and agreed with a good temper, "Yes, it's just a coincidence."

For some reason, she was glad that it was Jiang Qianqian who came to her at this time instead of Xin Yueming or Yue Zhenyu. With someone like Jiang Qianqian by her side, she relaxed and the depression in her chest dissipated.

Jiang Qianqian carefully glanced at Mu Xi next to her, seeing that there was no abnormality on her face, she quietly closed her gaze, and exhaled lightly.In fact, she really came out to look for Mu Xi, and she lost her way halfway there. Thanks to the old housekeeper for pointing her out, otherwise, she might not be able to find Mu Xi even after she had gone back to her room.

Xin Yueming was worried about Xin Heqing's health, so he naturally went to find Xin Heqing, but Mu Xi was in a state of instability at the time, and it was not appropriate for others to persuade him, so Jiang Qianqian became the most suitable candidate.At first, she was worried that Mu Xi would drive her away if she saw it, but now it seems that there is no need to worry about it.

"It's getting late." Mu Xi stood up, looking at the gray moonlight above his head and said, "Go back to your room and sleep."

Jiang Qianqian was startled, and became flustered. The purpose of her coming here was to chat with Mu Xi, and to find out what Mu Xi was thinking by the way.Before I said a few words, Mu Xi was leaving?She endured the resentment of being lost for a long time, the irritability of staying in the dark, and a little bit of grievance before finally finding her. How could she give up halfway.

Mu Xi lowered her head, her gaze met Jiang Qianqian's flustered eyes, the girl in front of her was like a deer lost in the forest, carefully tugging at the hem of her clothes.He obviously wanted to say something or do something to prevent her from leaving, but he was at a loss as to what to do, worried that if he made a rash move, it would prompt her to leave.

Suddenly, her heart softened, and she squatted next to Jiang Qianqian again, "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Qianqian tugged at the corner of her clothes, and it took him a long time to recover, thinking hard.Mu Xi was not in a hurry, and simply sat on the floor with her.At this time, most of the dark clouds in the night sky had dispersed, and the water on the lake was shining like jade.

"Well, will you listen to what I say?"

Facing Jiang Qianqian's cautiousness, Mu Xi smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Yes."

Jiang Qianqian was overjoyed, and quickly sat up straight, brewed his emotions, and then said, "Then I told you, don't laugh at me."

Mu Xi was a little surprised, and nodded patiently, "Okay."

"I just lost my way, and it's really true at your house. The front hall is brightly lit, but why is the backyard so dark? That's not the way to save money and save face. How much is sesame oil worth? What if you fall?" Jiang Qianqian saw that Mu Xi's complexion was not very good, so she quickly stopped complaining out of tune, and returned to the topic, "I couldn't find my way, and it was dark around me and I couldn't find anyone. At that time, I really wanted to cry."

Mu Xi wasn't surprised. Looking at Xin Yueming like that, he could understand how Jiang Qianqian was raised by the Xiaoyao Sect. They were pampered, so naturally they couldn't bear the pain.

"Actually, I don't know why I'm crying, but I can't find my seniors and I don't know what to do. I feel really wronged." Jiang Qianqian didn't notice Mu Xi's thoughts, and continued, "If I It wasn’t like this when I was a kid.”

Mu Xi just smiled slightly, pretending to be Jiang Qianqian is to save face.

"When I was young, I didn't even see what my parents looked like. I grew up eating all kinds of food."

Mu Xi was taken aback, and turned her head to look at Jiang Qianqian. She buried half of her face in her arms, her eyes that were always bright were dimmed, and she seriously recalled the previous memories.

"When I was a little older, I was sold to a wealthy family by human traffickers to be a maid." Jiang Qianqian smiled, but didn't care, "But how could I endure the life of being enslaved? Opportunities come out. I can't stay in that place anymore, I have to keep walking, keep walking, and go far, so as to avoid their pursuit."

"Wandering is easier than being a maid. I have to compete with all kinds of homeless people for food and work, and I have to be careful that I will be caught by new traffickers or even people in brothels. Modesty is the last thing I need. You are ruthless, cold and scumbag, and you can live a better life than them."

"I thought I would just grow old and die like this." Jiang Qianqian's eyes slowly gathered light, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was not as indifferent as before, "Who knew that I would meet those two guys, if it was someone else, Those who have snacks are just giving me some money so that I will stop stealing and cheating, but the two of them brought me into the Xiaoyao faction."

When Mu Xi heard this, she couldn't help curling her lips and said, "Jiang Shuihan insisted on taking you back to the Xiaoyao Sect." It's not that she didn't believe Xin Yueming, it's just that Xin Yueming is not such a kind person.

Jiang Qianqian was startled, nodded and said, "Yes, it was the third senior brother who insisted."

"He. It's not that I don't believe that he is kind-hearted, but he is lazy. How can a person who can't even take care of himself care about other people's future?"

"No." Jiang Qianqian shook her head stubbornly, and interrupted Mu Xi, "Little brother just doesn't care about insignificant people."

"On the green hill, although the third senior brother is careful and will take care of me, but the little senior brother can really understand me."

Mu Xi opened his mouth, but was speechless.

"That's why they made me feel the warmth of home." Jiang Qianqian said, "But at that time, I didn't understand the truth until the news came back that the little brother fell into the rift."

"It turns out that many people and many things are lost to realize how important they are. He disappeared so suddenly. At that time, I didn't even know what to do on weekdays. When the little brother was away, I suddenly couldn't Know who to tell those thoughts, and who can understand each other's mind with a smile."

"When I got lost, I realized that the me now is so different from the me before."

"The original me didn't have any concepts. I only knew that in order to live, I could pay all the price, such as morality, such as kindness. Without those things, how could there be fear and worry. The previous me would not be because I couldn't find my way in the dark. And wronged, I want my brothers to come to me."

Mu Xi sat quietly beside Jiang Qianqian, just looked down at the lake and remained silent.Jiang Qianqian bit her lip and took a peek at her, but she didn't understand what she was thinking at this moment. Her heart was fluctuating, and she couldn't touch the ground for a long time. She didn't have any real feelings, as if she was nervous and entangled at the moment before the execution with a guillotine on her head.

"Would you like to hear my story?"

After a long while, Mu Xi was finally willing to speak, and Jiang Qianqian, ignoring the darkness around her, replied repeatedly, "Yes! Yes!"

There was still no expression on Mu Xi's face, but she wondered if Jiang Qianqian's eyes were blurred, she could clearly see the gentle smile on the corners of Mu Xi's eyes and brows.The person in front of him obviously couldn't make any expression.But she suddenly remembered that she had already heard the story of Mu Xi from Xin Yueming.

"My grandfather, Yue Zhenyu, is respected by everyone, and is well-known as a great general who defended his family and the country." Mu Xi said lightly, "As a general, he has always done a good job."

"I didn't understand when I was a child. He didn't really care about his father or his mother. His grandmother always said that he was worried about this family, but I really couldn't see it. Not to mention, everyone, whether it is Whether it is imperial power or ordinary people, they are all praising him."

"When the emperor first came to the throne, the capital city was still in Chang'an. My grandfather was fighting outside, and he forcibly pulled the northern boundary to a distance that no one could have imagined. In order to stabilize and maintain the newly acquired territory, the emperor decided to set the capital in Yanzhou, which is The original name of Yanjing."

"Grandfather returned to Beijing to receive the title, and the whole city reveled, and my father's status in Yanjing rose because of this. Otherwise, grandfather would not have taken a fancy to him as a son-in-law."

As he spoke, the corners of Mu Xi's mouth gradually revealed a mockery, "But how could the grandfather and grandmother who always loved their daughters think that this man who said he would be so kind to their daughter, this general who was admired by the whole country, would eventually be To do such a cold-blooded thing."

Jiang Qianqian immediately thought of the Zhuang murder case more than ten years ago, until now, whenever people mentioned it, they would shake their heads with emotion.

"You mean, the bloody case in the General's Mansion?"

Mu Xi nodded slowly, with a bit of coldness in his voice, "Yes, everyone thought that the Huns in the north had resentment towards the general, so they deliberately committed the tragedy to intimidate the general. However, this This bloody case can clearly be stopped in advance."

"What?" Jiang Qianqian was shocked, "Didn't it mean that those Huns wanted to enter the palace to assassinate the emperor, but because of the strict guards in the palace, they temporarily changed the target of the assassination to the general's mansion?"

"It's just a reason to tell the world." Mu Xi put away the smile on his lips, his eyes were so cold that it seemed to freeze the lake, "The goal of the Huns is the general's mansion, the general respected by the world. At that time Both the emperor and the general wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and prevent the Xiongnu from having a chance to make a comeback, but the Huns in the north have already surrendered, so there is no reason to continue."

Mu Xi didn't quite understand what he said, but Jiang Qianqian already understood, and was speechless for a while, but she came to comfort Mu Xi, so she had to rack her brains and finally spit out a few words.

"General, I also have my own plan."

What she said made her hate herself.But there was no way, at this moment, she really didn't know what to say to dispel the coldness around her.

"Of course I know." Mu Xi's eyes didn't change, he wasn't angry or sad, he just calmly seemed to have lost his vitality, "So the people praised him, the powerful ministers thanked him, and defended the country. But this doesn't mean, I can forgive him for giving up his family for the country."

"Did you know? The original handsome mansion was burned down, and the current handsome mansion has been repaired according to the original appearance." Mu Xi stood up slowly, raised his eyes and pointed to the lake in front of him, "Here is my mother. A place of burial."

There was no sound around her, Mu Xi sighed softly, Jiang Qianqian, this girl, must be frightened.But for some reason, she didn't dare to look at Jiang Qianqian's expression, as long as she thought that Jiang Qianqian might have the slightest sympathy or pity for herself in her eyes, she couldn't bear it.

After a long time, there was a sound around me, like the friction of clothes.Mu Xi froze, she didn't know whether she didn't want to or dared not, her body didn't move at all.She lowered her eyes to cover up her disappointment. Jiang Qianqian was scared, or she was not going to persuade her anymore, so she had to leave.

"Mrs. Yue, I am your daughter's friend." Jiang Qianqian said suddenly, "Of course, maybe I am too shameless to insist that I am her friend. But these are not important, I hope your spirit in heaven can always bless her , be well, be happy, live on.”

Mu Xi turned around to look at her in surprise, only to see Jiang Qianqian standing beside her, without the slightest surprise or sadness or even sympathy.

She clasped her hands together piously, bowed her head seriously and said towards the water, "A person's life is too short, no matter how you say it, you have to live a little more recklessly, so that you can live up to this world. Since this is the case, some people don't necessarily You must forgive someone, even if this person is her grandfather."

"Jiang Qianqian." Mu Xi held back the sourness in her eyes and deliberately pretended not to care, but her voice began to tremble faintly, "If you say this, I won't be afraid that my grandfather or King Qi will hear it. Do you want to drive out the person who speaks outrageous things? Let me tell you, no matter how much they need your little brother's help, they won't be able to give you this face."

Jiang Qianqian smiled sharply, at this moment she really didn't care, "Then get out. Anyway, little senior brother will definitely not abandon me."

"Are you so sure?"

"He is my little brother, of course I am sure."

Looking at Jiang Qianqian's proud little face, Mu Xi couldn't help laughing, raised his head slightly and said, "Then will you believe me?"

Mu Xi's topic changed quickly, although Jiang Qianqian didn't react, but subconsciously replied, "I believe it."

For some reason, she always had the illusion that if she couldn't answer or said something she didn't believe, the person in front of her would cry.

"We are friends. Apart from the little senior brother, I will also care about you." Jiang Qianqian thought for a while and said, "If you have time and want to, you can come to Qingshan. The senior brother and the third senior brother have very similar temperaments, master, yes The most patient and warm people I have ever met, if you come to Qingshan, you will definitely like them."

Mu Xi raised his chin, looked up at the bright moonlight in the night sky, and said softly, "Okay."

The author has something to say:

Why does it feel like setting up a flag,,,

I finally wrote the Lily Line. I was worried about how to contact Jiang Qianqian and Mu Xi’s relationship before, but now I’m fine.