Enter the red building

Chapter [-] She is not as good as you

The sun was shining brightly, and the sun was shining quietly on the water. Xue Qiu stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the distant Yangzhou and the distant capital, filled with emotion in his heart.

The years slipped away quietly like this, from the first day when Xue Qiu came here, he called Mrs. Xue the first mother, took Xue Baoqin as his younger sister, studied hard in the cold window, passed the imperial examination, ran the family business, recognized Lin Ruhai as a foster father, and had a relationship with her. From Lin Daiyu's meeting and acquaintance, to leading soldiers to fight, marrying a wife and having children, keeping her filial mother after her death, and seeing Lin Daiyu die in front of her own eyes, Xue Qiu has understood the ups and downs of life, sad or happy, and has tasted it himself.

Xue Qiu looked at the far away river, just like the far away self, never going back to the past, never going back to the old self.Life may be like this, there are laughter and tears, no one can change everything that happened in the past, some just face the unknown future.

Green shirt and plain clothes, long hair still, but vicissitudes and loneliness are everywhere, no one understands Xue Qiu's loneliness, even Shui Linglong doesn't understand, Xue Qiu didn't know how to live at the moment Lin Daiyu died.

If you are not here, I will not exist. This sentence is what Xue Qiu once said to Lin Daiyu. Now that Lin Daiyu is dead, if there is no child Xue Wuyou, Xue Qiu should have been a cold corpse long ago.

Xue Qiu lives now only for Xue Wuyou.

Xue Qiu was not afraid that King Shui Rong of Beijing would kill him, making Shui Linglong feel better than short-term pain, but if Xue Wuyou's life was used as a threat, Xue Qiu could only nod in agreement.

Three years later Xue Qiu will marry Shui Linglong, this is the agreement between Xue Qiu and Shui Rong, but at that time maybe even Xue Qiu will not know what will happen, but no matter what, Xue Qiu will definitely keep Xue Wuyou.

Because once Xue Wuyou died, at that time Xue Qiu could no longer find a reason to live, all he had was a cold heart.

Shui Linglong doesn't understand Xue Qiu's loneliness, she just believes that one day, Xue Qiu will fall in love with her, just like Lin Daiyu.She firmly believed, so she was willing to stay by Xue Qiu's side every word, waiting for Xue Qiu to fall in love with her.

But at that point, that's not love anymore.Some things don't last forever.

Shui Linglong looked at Xue Qiu standing motionless on the bow of the boat, she was in a daze for some reason, she was very worried that Xue Qiu still remembered Lin Daiyu all the time and did not come out.

Indeed, Xue Qiu still hasn't come out, maybe he won't come out in this lifetime, or maybe Xue Qiu himself doesn't want to come out again.

Shui Linglong walked over and patted Xue Qiu on the shoulder, teasingly said: "Yun Xiao, what are you thinking? Don't tell me you are thinking about that Liu Yingran?"

Seeing Shui Linglong making fun of herself, Xue Qiu was not moved too much, and replied lightly: "Why did you come out? Don't you need to accompany Wuyou?"

Shui Linglong walked up to Xue Qiu, looked directly at Xue Qiu, and asked with a smile: "Why don't you accompany Wuyou? You ran here in a daze? Don't really think about Liu Yingran from Yangzhou, she fell in love with you at first sight .”

Xue Qiu walked around Shui Linglong, feeling the wind blowing over his face as he walked, and softly replied: "I'm thinking of Yu'er!"

Shui Linglong stopped walking, and immediately walked to Xue Qiu's side, looked at Jiang Shui, smiled and said: "Indeed! That Liu Yingran can't compare with Sister Lin's appearance at all, and Sister Lin's talent is beyond the reach of ordinary women." of."

Xue Qiu didn't look at Shui Linglong, but looked ahead, and murmured in a low voice: "The princess's words are really good!"

Shui Linglong turned her head to look at Xue Qiu, and asked with a smile, "What about me? How do I compare with Sister Lin?"

"She is not as good as you!" Xue Qiu replied directly.

Shui Linglong was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect Xue Qiu to say that Lin Daiyu was inferior to her, how could this be possible, she went to Xue Qiu's house in the capital and asked Xue Qiu face to face if he would marry me, but the answer was no.Shui Linglong squinted at Xue Qiu.He asked in a serious voice, "Why do you say that? You have always been cold to me."

Xue Qiu smiled back and said, "Even so, I still love her!"

Seeing Xue Qiu's smile, Shui Linglong's heart was blocked, yes, even if he said that sister Lin was inferior to him, he still loved sister Lin, not himself.Shui Linglong tried her best to calm down, and asked again: "Then tell me, how can I be better than Sister Lin?"

Xue Qiu didn't think too much, and replied directly: "I don't know about this, but I know she is not as good as you!"

Shui Linglong was confused by Xue Qiu's answer, she didn't know why, but felt that sister Lin was not as good as herself, so she immediately asked: "Since you said she is not as good as me, why don't you know how she is not as good as me? Could it be that you don't want to talk about it?"

Xue Qiu said coldly: "Princess, you are really good, if—"

"What if?" Shui Linglong frowned and asked.

Xue Qiu didn't make another sound, and took a deep look at Shui Linglong, then turned and entered the cabin.

Shui Linglong looked at Xue Qiu's back, but felt aggrieved in her heart. She clearly said that she was inferior to her, but why did she keep doing this to me?Lin Daiyu is dead, don't you know?

"Yun Xiao, Lin Daiyu is dead! She is dead!" Shui Linglong said loudly.

......

Xue Qiu didn't stop.Keep going forward.

In Xue Qiu's view, Shui Linglong was indeed a strange woman in ancient times, even more rebellious than the lonely and proud Lin Daiyu, who dared to resist dissatisfaction with feudal ethics.

It's just that some things don't depend on who is better than others.

Lin Daiyu is the only one in Xue Qiu's heart, Xue Qiu understands this matter in his heart, and he is sure!

......

Bai Xia walked in and said to Xue Qiu, "Master, we're almost at the shore, we're almost at Jinling."

Xue Qiu smiled and teased Xue Wuyou in his arms, he was a little surprised when he heard Bai Xia's words, this day seemed to be two days earlier than before, he raised his head and asked, "Already almost there?"

Bai Xia nodded and said, "Yes! The boat owner said that they changed to another waterway, so the date is two days earlier than the last time we went to Yangzhou."

Xue Qiu nodded, didn't say anything, just handed Xue Wuyou to Mrs. Chen to hug, teased Xue Wuyou's face, and said with a smile: "Worriless, I will play with you later!"

Compared with when he was just born, Xue Wuyou's body is much better now. Although he is still thin, his eyes are very bright and lively, like a person, a person who has died.

Xue Qiu leaned over and kissed Xue Wuyou's cheek, and said to Chen Shi: "Take care of Wuyou, don't let him catch the cold again."

Chen replied respectfully, "Master, don't worry, the slaves will definitely take good care of the young master!"

Xue Qiu nodded, and said to the servant girl next to him: "You guys also hurry up and tidy up, we are about to disembark."

All the servants should be, and they also hope to get off the ship as soon as possible. After staying on the ship for a long time, they are also tired.Besides, they are all from Jinling. They went to the capital with Mrs. Xue, and they haven’t come back for four years. Although they went to the capital together as a family, they are from Jinling after all, so they naturally want to go back to Jinling.

Xue Qiu followed Bai Xia out, and saw Qi Bo talking with the boatman at a glance, looking at the busy pier in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Things are different, and the four years are like a dream, passing by in an instant, leaving nothing behind.For Xue Qiu, perhaps there are only regrets and scars.

Shui Linglong walked up to Xue Qiu, looked at the pier, smiled, and asked, "This is Jinling? It doesn't look much different from the capital."

Xue Qiu didn't speak, just looked at, just looked at like that.After a long time, he said lightly, "This place is better than the capital!"

Shui Linglong didn't understand what Xue Qiu meant by saying this, and said doubtfully, "No way! No matter how you say it, Jinling is not as good as the capital."

Xue Qiu didn't know why he wanted to cry so much at this moment. Looking at Jinling, he took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and wanted the tears in his eyes to go back, not to stay, but the moment he looked up, the dazzling sunlight directly Xue Qiu couldn't open his eyes, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.

This was the first time Xue Qiu shed tears after Lin Daiyu's death, and it was also the first time she shed tears in front of Shui Linglong.

Shui Linglong watched Xue Qiu cry, although she didn't know why he was crying, but standing beside Xue Qiu, Shui Linglong felt Xue Qiu's sadness and despair.

"Yun-Xiao! Are you-are you alright?" Shui Linglong asked softly.

Xue Qiu quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and said, "It's nothing, I just thought of something."

Shui Linglong asked: "How can I know what's going on?"

Xue Qiu shook his head and said directly: "No!"

Just as Shui Linglong wanted to ask something, Qi Bo came over and said, "Master, everything has been arranged."

Xue Qiu nodded, and asked again: "Is there anyone on the pier to pick me up?"

"The old mansion in Jinling has already heard the news, and they should send someone to pick it up." Qi Bo thought for a while and said, "Even if they don't know the time of our arrival, the boatman can help us arrange it. Don't worry, sir."

But Shui Linglong asked: "How far is it from here to the Xue family's old house? How long will it take to get there? And - where is Xue's No. [-] restaurant in Jinling? I want to go and see."

Qi Bo respectfully replied: "You should be back in about an hour. Princess, if you want to go to Zuixianju, you should—"

Shui Linglong nodded and said: "Don't worry, I'm still clear about this." Shui Linglong naturally understands that the Xue family will be very busy these few days, the date of the burial of Mrs. Xue Lin Daiyu has not yet been set, and besides, she will be buried in the Xue family's ancestral grave. Not a simple matter.

Xue Qiu asked: "Has the date been set? Have you seen it? What did those people in the clan say?"

"I'm afraid there is still no agreement on these matters. After all, this is up to you, sir." Qi Bo replied.

Shui Linglong watched Xue Qiu's face carefully, wondering whether Xue Qiu's tears just now were because of thinking of this matter, no wonder she felt that Xue Qiu was so sad and desperate just now.

But Shui Linglong didn't know that Xue Qiu was not only because of this, maybe only he knew his heart.

Xue Qiu didn't speak, the boat had already docked at this time.