Rebirth: sailing a thousand times

It was very late at night, and the candles were dimming.The people in the room had already retreated quietly.Mu Qingfeng maintained the posture when Shaobai left, and did not move for a long time.After an unknown amount of time, a ray of morning light appeared in the sky.

Zhou Ping put a cup of hot tea on the table, and said softly, "My lord, you should take a rest after being tired all night!"

Mu Qingfeng didn't say a word, and he didn't know if he heard it. He was still sitting, staring at the door, and when he wanted to speak, he realized that there was a pain in his chest, like a knife being cut on his chest. He bent down and coughed loudly, a stream of blood rushed to his throat and was swallowed by him again.

"My lord", Zhou Ping wanted to step forward to help him, but he gently waved him away.

He took a sip of tea, leaned on the table, closed his eyes and panted for a while, until the smell of blood in his mouth was not so strong, he opened his eyes, "Uncle Ping, do you blame me for being cruel?"

Zhou Pingdao, "It is understandable for the prince to use some means to avenge his mother."

Mu Qingfeng smiled wryly and stopped talking.

Zhou Ping resigned, and when he was about to open the door, a sentence came from behind him, very soft and low, the ending was almost inaudible, "People are staring at Gu Fu, I am afraid that I will miss him..."

Gu Shaobai lay on his elder brother's back, tears that he had endured for a long time snaked down Gu Qingbai's hot neck, wet the clothes on his back, tears flowed like a fountain, no matter what It couldn't stop until he passed out completely.

Gu Shaobai only woke up after sleeping for two or three hours with something unfinished in his mind.As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his second brother sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyes were dark blue, his face was anxious, and he was in a daze, he didn't even notice when he opened his eyes.

"Second brother", Gu Shaobai stretched out his hand, and Qingbai quickly held it in his palm.

He sat up and found that the wound on his knee had been bandaged, and he was in a slight tingling pain, "Second brother, thank you!"

Gu Qingbai smiled and didn't speak, brought a bowl of fragrant five-grain porridge from the small table next to the bed, and fed it to him. Gu Shaobai only ate a few spoonfuls, felt uncomfortable, and shook his head.

Gu Qingbai put down the bowl, stared blankly at Gu Shaobai, after a while, he stretched out his hand to touch his bluish and red face, "Does it still hurt?"

Gu Shaobai said softly, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Gu Qingbai murmured his lips for a long time, hesitant to speak.

Gu Shaobai smiled wryly, "Second brother, tell me, the matter has come to this, why not say anything?"

Gu Qingbai's voice trembled uncontrollably, "Abai, father told you to go to the ancestral hall."

Shaobai froze when he heard the words, then he was relieved, what should come will always come.The heinous crimes I committed have shamed the family, and the century-old reputation was destroyed in one day, and the foundation of the three generations collapsed in one day.This is not a fact that can be concealed by moving out of Jingling.

Gu Junxuan sat in the center, Gu Jingxuan and Gu Kangxuan sat on the left and right, and the uncles and brothers from each family separated on the two sides, all eyes were on Shaobai.

There is a huge plaque on the top of the head, with gold letters on a black background, and the inscription "Alpine Scenery".Shaobai knelt under the plaque, quietly, the wound on his knee began to scream and sting again, but he didn't move at all.

"Shaobai, do you know your mistake?" Gu Junxuan's voice was majestic and rough, and he was extremely sad, but he had to harden his heart.

Shaobai lowered his eyes slightly, and said softly, "Shaobai knows his mistake."

There was no sound in the hall.

Gu Jun said firmly, "Gu Shaobai, you are young and frivolous, disregarding human relations, not thinking about self-discipline, and doing such unethical and rebellious things. Because you alone have affected the entire family, the reputation of the Gu family has been ruined for a century, and the accumulation of generations Nothing overnight, being forced to leave Beijing has become the laughing stock of the world. If you keep you, you will be ashamed to your ancestors and descendants. Now you will be severely punished by fifty families, your genealogy will be removed, and you will be kicked out of the Gu family. You are no longer a descendant of the Gu family!"

The words fell on him like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. At first he didn't believe it. Looking around at the gloomy faces of everyone, he suddenly shouted hoarsely, "Don't... Father, don't drive me away... .”, he would rather be beaten to death than be kicked out of the Gu residence.There is his father and elder brother who love him here, this is his home, where should he go, and where can he go if he leaves here?

He walked over on his knees, ignoring that the blood on his knees had soaked into the bandage, he hugged Gu Junxuan's calf, and shouted in panic, "Father, I know I was wrong...it's my fault... ...If you don't do it again, you can beat me as much as you want, just don't drive me out..."

Gu Junxuan's face was full of tears, and his heart was like a knife, but facing the crowd of Gu's descendants, he could only harden his heart, and said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Bai, there are nearly a hundred people in the Gu family, and you almost killed them." , your life is small, but the reputation of the Gu family is great. If you are not dealt with, even if you go back to the south, there will still be no place to live!"

Gu Shaobai's heart was in a mess, although the words came to his ears, it was as if he didn't hear them, he was only afraid of being expelled from the house, he still hugged his father's calf and wept softly, pleading for mercy, which made many people in the room shed tears.

He raised his head, his dark eyes were separated by heavy mist, and he stared at Gu Junxuan, "Father, you can punish me as you like...don't let me go, okay..."

"Father", Gu Qingbai really couldn't bear it, and just wanted to plead with Shaobai.

Gu Jingxuan, the second master at the side, shouted coldly, "Qingbai, do you have a place to speak here? Shaobai is a heinous criminal, and my Gu family really can't tolerate such a crime. If we don't deal with it like this, it's not like condoning and nurturing adultery, allowing us to make big mistakes It's enough to be whipped, so why do you want the Gu family's family rules and family training?"

Gu Qingbai's lips moved, he didn't dare to continue talking, and stepped aside to cry silently.

Gu Junxuan raised his trembling hand, wiped away the tears on Shaobai's face, and traced his delicate facial features with his fingers over and over again, his heart felt as if boiling oil had been poured on him, the internal organs were in unbearable pain.I have been in pain like pearls and treasures since I was a child for 17 years, how could I be willing to lose him like this!

After a long time, he raised his sleeves and wiped his tear-ridden face, knowing that it was time to make a break, "Shaobai, don't blame father for being cruel... you have to be well after leaving the Gu family. …”

After finishing speaking, he pushed Gu Shaobai down to the ground ruthlessly, and shouted, "Family law please!"

The Gu family's family law is a five-foot-long and three-finger-thick soft whip made of silver thread, which is made of beef tendon wrapped with silver thread. The children of the Gu family are usually gentle, respectful and thrifty, and they are rarely punished.

Gu Shaobai has been pampered and pampered since he was a child, and he is delicate and fleshy. To make him bear fifty lashes would be like taking half his life.

Involuntarily, the two disciples of the clan dragged Shaobai to the ground in the middle of the ancestral hall, and pressed them firmly. In fact, even if they didn't press him, he would be powerless to hide anymore.

Kneeling there, his heart was filled with ashes, his eyes were cool, and he knew in his heart that there was no turning back. Only by leaving by himself could the anger of everyone in the Gu family be calmed down. This was also an explanation from his father to the whole family.

With a sound of "pa", the soft silver whip fell on his back whistling with the sound of the wind. The pain blinded Shaobai's head, and he fell heavily on the ground, followed by burning pain at the beaten part. A long gash was torn from the skin, and blood soon oozed out.

He bit his lip tightly, put his hands on the ground, and knelt up again.The raindrops of the whip fell on the body and brought up fine pieces of flesh and blood. At first it was heart-piercing pain, but later, seeing the blood splashed on the ground, it hurt and seemed to be numb.He clenched his teeth tightly, clenched his fists, and held back the yell that was about to blurt out, allowing his nails to pierce deeply into his palm, and then thin blood flowed out.

Those true and false relationships still flow in the memory, and every second feels like being peeled off from the nerves.He chuckled in a low voice, laughing at himself as pitiful and hateful, he was ruined by the so-called love at first sight, beyond redemption.His smile, his tenderness, his domineering... are all fake, and there is no truth at all!

17 years, Gu Shaobai, you have lived in vain!

A drop of blood fell from his lips and turned into flowers on the ground.Let go of all obsessions, let go of all obsessions, tears are still on the face, and the heart is barren. 17 years of long years, waiting for a shadow to turn around without any ties.

Shaobai woke up faintly for the third time, and found that the executioner had retreated.Qingbai supported him with tears all over his face, and he murmured like a gnat, "Second Brother, are you done beating?" Qingbai choked up and nodded.

Shaobai struggled to get up on his knees, and hit the ground with his head three times. He raised his head and his forehead was red and swollen, making his complexion pale as paper. ,treasure!"

Then he looked around and touched his head to the ground, and said in a loud voice, "Uncles and brothers, Shaobai has brought a bad name on the Gu family's back, and death is inevitable, so Shaobai bids farewell!"

The hall was silent, Gu Junxuan nodded silently, two lines of tears flowed slowly from his closed eyes.

With Gu Qingbai's support, Shaobai stood up trembling slightly, his white clothes were soaked in blood, the white and blood red clothes were very dazzling.He was dizzy for a while, and he stood quietly holding Qingbai's hand, waiting for the dizziness to pass, then reluctantly let go of his hand, smiled slightly, "Second brother, Shaobai is gone, take care!

With vain footsteps, he staggered down the hall.

This smile is like a needle, piercing the softest part of Gu Qingbai's heart.

Gu Qingbai chased after two steps and then stopped, biting his lips tightly, watching the red and white entwined figure drift away and finally disappeared with blurred eyes.

Shaobai stumbled down the steps, and the vermilion door of the Gu Mansion slowly closed behind him with a bang.

A few pieces of golden ginkgo leaves were blown up by the wind and fell down gently. He raised his head and squinted his eyes to look at the sun. The afternoon sun poured down through the gaps between the leaves, almost burning people's eyes. Feeling a little warmth, but there is a kind of coldness penetrating into the bone marrow.

Autumn is getting stronger and stronger, and it is the season when everything is bleak.

A gust of autumn wind blew up, and Shaobai tried his best to move and walked under the ginkgo tree. His legs could no longer support his body, and he slid down with his back leaning against the tree trunk. Close your eyes, there is only the sound of the wind blowing over the ginkgo treetops quietly in your ears, and there is peace in your heart, as if everything is gone with the wind...