Shao Erxue led the people frantically looking for Su Shiqing in every place with water in the palace.

But I found nothing, I couldn't find it anywhere, not in the lake, not in the pond, not in the well, where...?

"Gu Meisheng!"

"Gu Meisheng! Where are you!"

……

Please come out quickly!

Su Shiqing was already his fate, when he thought that he would leave him, his heart felt as if it was being torn in two, and it was extremely painful.

At this moment of prayer, the Noon Fountain not far away burst out with crystal clear water columns.

A gleam of light flashed in Shao Erxue's desperate eyes, and he immediately went straight to the fountain.

"Brown!"

As soon as he arrived at the fountain, Shao Erxue saw a bound black figure sinking at the bottom of the water. This terrible scene deeply hurt his heart.

He immediately jumped into the pool, dragged Su Shiqing out from the bottom of the water, and then jumped out of the pool with his arms in his arms.

"Meisheng! Speak quickly!"

Shao Erxue quickly removed the cloth from Su Shiqing's mouth, and then untied the rope on him in horror.

Su Shiqing fell to the ground in pain, clutching her chest and breathing hard, did not answer, but kept looking at Shao Erxue with sad eyes.

"Brown!"

Shao Erxue's eyes were moist, and he hugged Su Shiqing tightly into his arms, as if he was afraid that he would melt, he hugged him very hard.

Su Shiqing couldn't help but shed tears, the pain in her heart was unbearable, so she could only sob and let Shao Erxue hug her.

After a long time, Shao Erxue finally let go of him, held his face in his palm, and gently wiped away his tears with his fingertips.

"It's a good thing you're okay, otherwise I'd never forgive myself."

Su Shiqing looked at Shao Erxue with extremely complicated emotions in his eyes, and his voice became hoarse and deep because he choked on water.

"Brother Han Su... Did you kill Jie Ao?"

Shao Erxue paused her trembling hands and stared at him quietly, her heart filled with sorrow.

"Why?" Su Shiqing said in pain, "Why did you kill Jie Ao just to save me? What is the difference between losing him and killing me?"

"I do not have……"

Su Shiqing burst into tears again: "Don't lie to me again! Emperor Feng has already told me everything, I don't want you to do this! I want you to return Jie Ao..."

He held Shao Erxue tightly, shook him as if venting his dissatisfaction, and cried extremely sadly.

"Brown..."

Suddenly, an extremely familiar voice came from behind.

Su Shiqing stopped abruptly, and turned her head in disbelief, seeing the handsome face shining brightly under the sun, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm not dead."

After hearing Su Shiqing's accusation against Shao Erxue, Jie Ao's eyes instantly turned red.

At this moment, he had already lost his calm mind, so he rushed over immediately, and hugged Su Shiqing's thin body with all his strength as if abandoning everything, and kissed his cheek.

"I am here……"

Su Shiqing was filled with grief and joy, and couldn't believe that Jie Ao in front of her was real.

He was afraid that it was a dream, so he bit his hand, and after feeling the pain, he beat Jie Ao's shoulder hard, and then hugged him forcefully.

The cry was louder than before, and it contained surprise, resentment and grievance.

With tears streaming down his face, Jie Ao said affectionately: "I will never leave you again."

Shao Erxue stood up slowly, as if tens of thousands of sharp arrows were shot at her body, her whole heart was riddled with holes, but her face seemed to be covered by a thick fog, making it impossible to see her expression clearly.

He walked towards the palace gate step by step heavily, and finally disappeared at the end.

After Jie Ao and Su Shiqing had finished expressing their hearts to each other, and the joy of regaining what was lost, they realized that Shao Erxue had disappeared.

……

Three days later.

The fifth prince and other remaining party forces voluntarily surrendered to Prince Yu.

On the fifth day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Prince Yu officially succeeded to the throne, changed the name of the country to "Ren", and changed the name from "Emperor" to "Jun", that is, "Yu Ren Jun", which means the king of the people with benevolence.

On October [-]th, Yu Renjun appointed Jie Ao as the general who protects the country, gave him a golden belt, Shang Fang's sword, and promoted him to rank.

The coup had little impact on the Academy of Painting, and most of them continued their posts, except Mr. Shi Ti, who took the initiative to resign and return to his hometown.

Jie Ao asked Yu Renjun to transfer Shao Erxue back from Wanling Garden, Yurenjun agreed, but unexpectedly, Shao Erxue refused, and even offered to work as a construction officer in Wanling Garden.

……

It was night, the autumn wind was bleak, and even the moonlight was chilly.

Two figures slowly stood under the tree, one was gentle as jade, and the other was flirtatious.

Shao Erxue was the first to speak: "You must already know the real purpose of my going to Shaocheng, right?"

Zhou Yuran smiled: "I already knew that you went to Shaocheng under the order of Emperor Song to secretly search for the last son of my Zhou family under the pretense of being selected as a painter. The purpose is to contain the Zhou family, right? But you think we don't Do you know? The reason why I keep my face so calm is that I want to borrow your hand to see if I can really find my brother."

"really."

Zhou Yuran looked at him: "Is there any news?"

"I only found out that his name is Su Shiqing. If he is still alive... he should still be in Shaocheng."

Shao Erxue's answer was within Zhou Yuran's expectations, but it was not easy for him to find it.

"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will continue to search."

Shao Erxue nodded slightly: "I hope that he will be found by you as soon as possible."

Zhou Yuran was a little puzzled.

"Are you really not planning to stay in Jincheng? With your talent, how difficult is it to find a high-ranking official?"

"Fame and wealth are nothing but a fleeting moment to me, and staying here will only add to the sadness."

Seeing Shao Erxue's frowning expression, Zhou Yuran didn't say anything more, but just sighed silently.

……

Shao Mansion.

Shao Erxue was sitting in the room drinking alone, quietly staring at him outside the window, handsome and handsome, with a tall and straight figure, but his face was extremely gloomy.

Su Shiqing didn't know why he was trapped, so she stood at the door and stared at him for a while before walking into the house.

"Brother Han Su."

Shao Erxue raised his eyes and forced a smile: "You're here."

Su Shiqing sat down beside him and asked, "Brother Han Su, I heard that you volunteered to be a construction officer in Wanling Garden. Why? Don't you want to stay? Isn't it your lifelong dream to be an imperial painter?" ?”

Shao Erxue poured him a glass of wine: "It used to be, but now it seems that it doesn't matter whether you are an imperial painter or not."

"Why?" Su Shiqing said excitedly, "Is it because of me? I said something that misunderstood you..."

Shao Erxue interrupted him and shook his head: "No, I didn't take those words to heart, so you don't have to worry about them."

"Why is that?"

But he clearly saw the depth and loneliness hidden in Shao Erxue's eyes.

"Don't you want to paint anymore?"

"Painting doesn't necessarily have to be in the Academy of Painting, it can also be in the Garden of All Souls."

As long as you don't see Su Shiqing, and he and Jie Ao together, you won't feel pain. This is the fundamental reason why he doesn't want to stay in the painting academy.

Su Shiqing couldn't help but her eyes were red.

"But, I can't bear you, Brother Han Su, didn't you say that you would brew osmanthus wine with me and teach me a lot of painting skills? Who will teach me after you leave?"

Shao Erxue felt sad.

"There are so many teachers in the Academy of Painting, each of whom is a master in the painting world. They can teach you a lot, and they don't necessarily have to be me."

Su Shiqing said in a hoarse voice: "But I am your apprentice! How can you bear to leave me alone?"

Shao Erxue raised his eyes, and there seemed to be tens of thousands of emotions intertwined in his eyes. The wind blew his hair, and tears flowed down from between the scattered hair.

He begged: "Please don't say such things again..."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and poured it down, trying to cool down his hot heart, and swallowed all the words he couldn't say.

"Brother Han Su..."

Su Shiqing didn't understand why he did this.

The two faced each other in silence for a long time.

Shao Erxue stood up suddenly, and walked out with the flagon in hand.

The wind in the yard is abnormally cold, and everything in the world is gradually withering in this cold wind, and the trees are so depressed that it seems that there will be no more flowers.

Su Shiqing silently followed behind him and asked, "Brother Han Su, when are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"So fast?"

Shao Erxue didn't speak, but continued to walk forward.

Unconsciously, the two came to the depths of the bamboo forest in the yard.The cold wind blows, and the rustling of bamboo leaves is all around my ears.

Thinking of the impending separation, Su Shiqing was so sad that she couldn't even breathe smoothly.

"Let's paint, and it's the same as before, paint until you fall asleep, and paint until dawn, okay?"

I don't know when the next time will be, so he really wants to paint with Shao Erxue once more before parting.

Unexpectedly, Shao Erxue directly rejected him.

"I have to get up early tomorrow. It's cold and dewy. You'd better go back early."

Su Shiqing held back her sadness: "What's wrong with you? I don't like you who are so cold, you always feel so far away from me..."

"You want to know why?" Shao Erxue turned his head and suddenly approached him: "Then tell you, I can't do it, whether it's painting or staying together, I can't do it!"

Obviously in love, but can't say love, he kept struggling and wandering in this kind of pain, but Su Shiqing didn't understand at all, and couldn't even feel it.

Su Shiqing stared at Shao Erxue in surprise, and couldn't help taking a step back.

"What I want is not just painting together, chatting together, and walking together..." Shao Erxue approached him step by step, and said with moist eyes, "What I want is all about you!"

Before he could distinguish the meaning of this sentence, Shao Erxue suddenly held Su Shiqing's shoulder, coldly avoided his panicked sight, and covered his lips all at once.

There was no feeling of warmth at all, but sucking as if trying to draw warmth from his lips.

Under the cover of the bamboo grove, the figures of the two were looming. There were only the two of them in this small place, and there was no world.

Su Shiqing pushed Shao Erxue away vigorously, but he restrained his wrist instead, and stuck his tongue in from between the pried lips, as if trying to find something in his mouth.

But he understands that it is impossible to have liking in it, and it is impossible to have everything he wants, but he is still looking for it hungrily.

It wasn't a kiss at all, but it was releasing all the painful screams in his heart.

"If you want to hate me, hate me, but I have a clear conscience for you."

In the end, Shao Erxue, who had nothing to gain, let go of him, and then turned around in a daze, not even leaving Su Shiqing a look.

Su Shiqing leaned on the bamboo in a daze, her chest heaved violently, and the lingering smell of wine still remained on her lips, so bitter, it seemed that even her throat was full of this taste.

He was crying, looking at Shao Erxue's retreating back, as if he would disappear forever, but he didn't dare to stop him.

"Why are you telling me now...?"

He never thought that Shao Erxue would have such feelings for him, nor did he know that he was in pain all the time.

He was used to Shao Erxue being kind to him, to Shao Erxue's unknown existence, to Shao Erxue's infinite tolerance...

Maybe he was too greedy, he had Jie Ao, and wanted Shao Erxue to stay by his side, that's why things turned out like this.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like