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?As for Yao Ziyu who was bumped by Min Xuan, he came back to his senses. He looked back at the back of Min Xuan leaving, and then hurriedly walked in front of Chen Pu. Trembling, he hastily poured another glass of water for Chen Pu.

But Chen Pu didn't take the glass of water, but like a helpless child who found a support, hugged Yao Ziyu and cried out loudly.

At that moment, the cup in Yao Ziyu's hand fell, and the water in the cup poured on the ground, as if Chen Pu's heart was broken, and it seemed that the sadness in Chen Pu's heart poured out uncontrollably.

With trembling hands, Yao Ziyu hugged Chen Pu tightly, letting him find a place to vent in his arms.

Chen Pu cried out all the grief and pain he had suppressed for the past three years, and also cried out all the fear and worry about the future.

He is trying his best to let go of everything in the past and live a new life; but Huai Jun is trying his best to regain everything, delusional to return to the old days.

The fact is that it is difficult for them to go back to the past, what should he do at this moment?What should he do?Is there anyone who can teach him what to do?

- Sun Ao.

Suddenly, in the wing room, Sun Ao applied medicine for his shoulder injury. With his back turned to him, he unconfidently told everything about the past.

At that time, Sun Ao listened intently, and when Chen Pu finished speaking, he just said: "You stay."

In the later days, Sun Ao always said some specious things to him, such as: "Pu'er, we are all looking for a refuge, but you and I know that since things happened, escaping is not a good way after all, but we There is no other way.”, “Since you have chosen to leave, if you can, don’t look back.”, “Life is not entirely based on them, you can live whatever life you want.” Waiting for a while Flooded into Chen Pu's head, he knew he should go to Sun Ao.

He gently pushed away the shoulder that made him lean on the door, and then raised his right hand to wipe away the tears on his face.

"Apu..."

Yao Ziyu looked worriedly at the fragile man in front of him, only to see Chen Pu forced a smile at him and said, "I want to go to Xuanlou, you and Bao'er should go back."

"Don't!" He shouted excitedly, "A Pu, you can't go back alone!"

Bitterness began to spread from Chen Pu's heart, and even his forced smile disappeared, "You heard it all."

Suddenly, Song Leyu's voice came from behind: "A Pu, Zi Yu." Seeing that the door was open, he walked in and came to the two of them. When he saw Chen Pu's red and swollen eyes, he asked in surprise: " Apu, did something happen?"

Chen Pu shook his head: "It's okay, it's just that it's time for us to part."

"You know?" Song Leyu asked in surprise when he was going to say goodbye to Chen Pu. The next moment he smiled bitterly and said, "Tianbao and I will go to Beijing. If there is a destiny, let's meet again."

This incident struck like a thunderbolt, leaving Chen Pu and Yao Ziyu's minds blank and unable to react.

After Chen Pu reorganized his thoughts, he finally figured things out.The Song family is the most wealthy in the world, no wonder Minxuan came to Yangzhou suddenly, it turned out to be to invite the son of the Song family to Beijing.

However, the Song Leyu he knew was happy and at ease, and it was even more impossible for him to take refuge in Huai Jun's side.

"Why?" He persuaded him with that weak reason: "Le Yu, your Song family cannot set foot in officialdom."

Song Leyu clenched his fist angrily, and a few words came out of his teeth fiercely: "The Fifth Prince caught Tianbao!"

This incident was struck like a second thunderbolt, but it struck along with the previous events, which made Chen Pu chillingly recall that Huaijun also killed Mingluo for the sake of power and position.As a result, three years later, he used the same method again for this carefree son of the Song family, and in the end it was for power and position.

Yao Ziyu, who didn't understand the struggle in the palace, didn't know the reason why Song Leyu went to Beijing this time, but when he heard Tianbao was arrested, he gritted his teeth angrily, "It's that fifth prince again!"

"Ziyu, what do you mean?" He asked suspiciously, but unconsciously met Chen Pu's red and swollen eyes.

"I will also go to Beijing." Chen Pu said the answer for Yao Ziyu, and he felt ridiculous after saying it.

He insisted on leaving back then, but today he really wants to go back.

Song Leyu knew that Chen Pu was unwilling to go back to the palace, he looked at Chen Pu in astonishment, and when he was about to ask what happened, Yao Ziyu begged him, "Le Yu, please persuade A Pu to let me go to Beijing with him. .”

"Ziyu! The imperial palace is not a good place!"

"I know, that's why I want to stay by your side!" He said stubbornly.

Song Leyu, who was caught between the two, didn't know what was going on in the palace, but he was sure that there were sad things in the palace that Chen Pu didn't want to mention.He couldn't take care of himself when he went to Beijing this time, so it would be good if Yao Ziyu stayed by Chen Pu's side.

"Although A Pu won't let you go to Beijing, you can follow me." After finishing speaking, he saw Chen Pu cast a look of disapproval at him, and he immediately said to Chen Pu: "A Pu, since the palace It's not a good place, so why do you have to face it alone?"

Yao Ziyu on the side nodded quickly, expressing his agreement with Song Leyu's words, but Chen Pu got off the bed without saying a word, leaning on his left shoulder, and said softly, "You guys pack your bags, I will take Bao'er to Xuanlou."

It is undeniable that Song Leyu's words hit the softest and most vulnerable place in his heart.

In the past, there was only Huai Jun in his world, and his relatives, friends and lovers were all Huai Jun, but now it is different, he has several friends.One had an unfulfilled fate with him and went to Beijing together; the other treated him sincerely and resolutely stayed by his side, so why would he go back to that palace alone?

It was nearly dusk when Chen Pu and Baoer went back to the Xuanlou, so it was not surprising that there were only a few people left on the street. What was strange was that the group of literati who came every night were no longer standing outside the Xuanlou, and it became extremely deserted. .

When I got closer, I realized that Xuanlou was closed.

He stepped forward anxiously, picked up the knocker and knocked on the door. He knocked several times, but no one came to answer the door.A well-meaning passerby passed by and kindly told Chen Pu: "Little brother, you don't need to knock anymore, the Xuanlou is closed."

Hearing this, Chen Pu put down the door knocker blankly, unable to fully digest the sudden news for a while.After a while, he took Bao'er's hand in a daze, and was about to go back to the Song Mansion, but the door was opened.

He turned his head happily and looked at the person who opened the door.

"A Pu, I finally got you here." The speaker had a happy smile on his face. He had been waiting for Chen Pu for several days.

"Mr. Zhang," he took the bag and stepped into the Xuanlou, only to find that the usually lively Xuanlou had become dead silent at this moment, as if only Mr. Zhang was left in the whole Xuanlou. He quickly asked: "What's the matter?" What's going on? Why is the Xuan building closed?"

"Come in and talk."

Chen Pu and Mr. Zhang sat in front of a round table in the inner hall, next to Mr. Zhang's zither.As for Bao'er who hasn't come home for a long time, he has already been walking and playing around in the building.

"What happened to Xuanlou?" Chen Pu asked impatiently. Although Xuanlou could not be called his home, he had feelings for the people and things here.

But where is his home?

He immediately dismissed this question, the most important thing now is to find out what happened in Xuanlou.

"It's nothing, it's just that the landlord sold the Xuanlou, distributed the money to the brothers and scattered things. Fortunately, the landlord is smart, and if it's a day later, it will be seized by the government."

"Sealed up?" Chen Pu frowned, thinking it was Min Xuan's good deed again, but Xuanlou should have no grievances with him, why did he send someone to seal up Xuanlou?

His heart ached, perhaps because Min Xuan knew that he was from Xuanlou, and this move was aimed at him.Presumably he had harmed Xuanlou and Sun Ao, and a deep sense of guilt welled up in his heart.

Mr. Zhang smiled, and stopped talking about the day's events, "It was the landlord who asked me to wait for you here, and leave after half a year if I can't wait for your words. He entrusted you with some words."

"What?"

"He said: 'I used to hate fate, but then I always thought I could control fate, but some things are destined to be unstoppable. It is to truly control your own destiny. Pu’er, I have nothing to give you, I can only tell you——If things don’t come, you can continue to live like this; if things come, it’s nothing, just face it bravely.”

Sun Ao is a very smart person, this is something everyone in Xuanlou knows.But at this moment, Chen Pu couldn't help but be amazed at his foresight.He knew that the government would close the building, so he sold Xuanlou earlier; he knew that Chen Pu would be forced to go back, so he asked Mr. Zhang to stay and bring him these words.

After these words, there seemed to be a force injected into Chen Pu's heart, and it turned out that he could choose to face it bravely.

Since you are destined to go back, then face it bravely.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Chen Pu said gratefully, and then asked: "Do you know where elder brother is going?"

Mr. Zhang shook his head, in exchange for Chen Pu sighing in disappointment.

——When will I see Sun Ao again?

Suddenly Mr. Zhang picked up the zither next to him and put it on the table. After a few "dong dong", it was a self-composed piece he played most often. Pentium, more masculinity.

Chen Pu listened intently, and Bao Er was also attracted to him.

After the song was over, Mr. Zhang closed his eyes, as if he remembered the days in Xuanlou all these years.In the end a satisfied smile appeared on his face, he knew that this time was the last time he played the zither in Xuanlou.Will you still play in the future?Who knows?

Maybe someone is willing to listen, so he is willing to play; or maybe he is willing to play, but no one listens.

He said: "A Pu, the host asked me to stay because it was a fate between me and you. How about this, let me tell you a story..."

The story goes like this: There was a boy whose family was very poor, and he could only eat a bowl of porridge for three or four days at the worst time.He has a mother and a pair of younger siblings.He often thought that he would starve to death, and his biggest wish was to have a bowl of rice.In the end, his mother sold him to a nearby music workshop, so that the boy could at least have enough food and clothing, and his siblings could also have a bowl of hot rice.

Since the boy came to Lefang, he hadn't seen his family members again, and he still doesn't know whether his family members are alive or dead.But the boy knew that as long as he had enough to eat, he would not starve to death.

Unexpectedly, the world is unpredictable. One day, a rich man with a penchant for broken sleeves took a fancy to this boy, and Le Fang sold the boy after collecting a large sum of money from him.

At this time, the boy played the zither well, and he had a little ambition, so he was unwilling to follow.

The night before he was sent to the rich man's house, he decided to escape.But when he stepped out of the music square, he was discovered. The people in the music square beat him fiercely with a stick. He died, so he begged for mercy, and he stayed with the rich man in the end.

Until the rich man died that year, he got the freedom he longed for, and he picked up the only kite he owned to make a living...

The story stopped here, and Bao'er, who loves to listen to stories, immediately asked, "What happened next?"

Mr. Zhang replied with a smile: "The story is not over yet, who knows?"

Chen Pu could tell that this was Mr. Zhang's story, and felt a little sad. Everyone has a story. Chen Pu's story was neither the happiest nor the saddest, but it happened to him to torture people.

But now Mr. Zhang can laugh about the past, why can't he?In the end, he didn't really let go.

"A Pu, let me tell you, the worst thing in this world is death. But we don't want to die, so we must have the determination to live a good life." Mr. Zhang smiled so that his eyes were wrinkled, as if he had lived in the past. His eyes are full of sincerity: "You have to live well in the future."

"I will." Finally, Chen Pu smiled again, with more confidence and bravery in his smile.

Even though he is uncertain about the future at this moment, he is unwilling to go back to that place, but since he is here, he must face it bravely, and he must have the determination to live a good life.

But reality tortured people because many things were not as expected. Today Chen Pu went back full of courage, how could he expect what the situation would be when he went back?Can he bear it to the end?

It's just that no matter how painful and helpless life is, it's better to keep a hope for yourself.

"Master Zhang, can I ask you something?"

"can."

"Can you please take care of Bao'er for a while?"

Zhang Gongzi looked at the young Bao'er, and suddenly his thoughts fell to the boy so many years ago. If that boy had been taken care of by a good person, what would happen today?

"Okay, it's not bad to let this child accompany me."

But when Bao'er heard that Chen Pu was going to give him to Mr. Zhang, his eyes immediately turned red, and he choked up and asked, "Brother Pu, you don't want Bao'er anymore?"

"No." Chen Pu squatted in front of Bao'er, and wiped away the tears on his face, "It's just that we have one thing to do, and when we're done, we'll come to pick up Bao'er."

"Really?" Bao'er was sensible, he asked sadly, "How long will it take?"

"Soon, very soon." He patted Bao'er on the head and said this against his will, because even he didn't know when he would be able to leave this trip.

A quick sentence, it's just his and Bao'er's vision.

The sky turned dark purple, Chen Pu knew that it was time for him to go back, so he reluctantly let go of the bag, stood up, and prepared to leave.

"I'm leaving."

"I will live in Suzhou next, so come again."

"Goodbye, Bao'er, Mr. Zhang." Chen Pu turned and left reluctantly, and after walking a few steps, he heard Bao'er crying loudly behind him.

Mr. Zhang behind him picked up the bun, and after coaxing him a few words, he suddenly said to Chen Pu: "A Pu, the Xuanlou is closed, so I am no longer Mr. Zhang. My name is Yanhua. See you in Suzhou if possible." .”

He said this sentence to Chen Pu, and he also said it to himself.

Parting from the old people, everyone needs courage for the future.

With courage, Chen Pu returned to the Song Mansion, preparing to return to the palace that he thought he would never set foot in again.At that time, all of them had packed their luggage and prepared a few horses.But Song Leyu didn't want to set off late at night. Under his decision, he had to change it to dawn.

That night, Chen Pu sat alone in the pavilion and took out a piece of emerald green jade pendant.Under the moonlight, the jade pendant was illuminated with the word Jun, which made Chen Pu stunned, and he unconsciously touched the scar on his chin——Huai Jun, everything has changed between you and me, you Do you understand again?

Song Leyu, who was passing by here, wanted to go forward, but was stopped by Yao Ziyu who had been guarding behind the pavilion.

The two had no choice but to stand aside silently, watching the lonely back of this sad man.