Brother, did you confess today?

As dawn broke, the heavy city gate slowly opened, and the bustling capital city was soon full of voices, and among the bustling crowd, one person walked against the current, leaving the joys of the world behind, and walked towards the city gate without looking back.

Uncle Nan didn't even wait for a moment. He rejected Xu Xiangfei's suggestion, and he didn't want to waste any more energy. He just listened to Xu Xiangfei's persuasion and shook his head slowly: "You don't have to say it. In fact, I may not have no guesses in my heart. I just hid and tried again. Hiding, but I don't want to know at this time. That's fine, since he doesn't want me to stay, I won't stay."

"But since my aunt has passed away, I think Lixuan left the city yesterday, maybe he moved his aunt's seat to the capital long ago... Where can Uncle Nan go when he leaves?"

"Since Qiuniang has been waiting in the village for so many years, I should pay her back. You don't have to worry, I just need to be alone."

Uncle Nan frowned: "I just didn't think about it, but I don't know how to do it... Forget it, let me calm down for a year or so, and you are not allowed to come to me."

Xu Xiangfei had no choice but to agree, and asked Uncle Nan to take him with him. Seeing that he hadn't returned all night, Zhu Xuguang had already gone out to look for him. In the middle of the night, Uncle Nan who saw a lot of emaciation was just taken aback, and followed him to guard.

At this moment, he was standing beside the two of them, and he didn't speak out to persuade them from the beginning to the end, but just nodded silently, agreeing to Xu Xiangfei's suggestion.

After Zhu Xuguang knew the relationship between Lixuan and Uncle Nan, he was silent at first, and then suddenly realized, but it was useless to talk too much at this time, Lixuan did not vent his anger, which showed his heart.

This kind of heart is enough to make Zhu Xuguang admire him, but the matter between Uncle Nan and Lixuan can only be resolved by them, and no one else can intervene.

Before leaving, Uncle Nan glanced at Zhu Xuguang, but now he really let go: "It's fine if you don't keep it, he hates me so much, maybe he will target you, whatever... It's my fault, so stick to it For many years, it turns out that you have no interest in rights, and he..."

But the child that he left behind for many years stood at a height that he could not reach.

At this moment, Uncle Nan really has the intention of playing tricks on people.

"Lixuan is an upright person, Uncle Nan doesn't have to worry about this." Zhu Xuguang said something for Lixuan, "Changning is still there, if Uncle Nan wants to go back, he can go back anytime."

Uncle Nan's expression changed, and he felt a little more comfortable, but after thinking about it, he felt even more ironic.In his whole life, when he was young, he followed the general and was highly valued, so he was very grateful. He only wanted to go through fire and water for the Chang family in the future. Unexpectedly, the Chang family was bloody overnight, and then only Zhu Xuguang, whom he had never seen a few times, was left. .

I wanted to find Zhu Xuguang and let him follow me, so that he would avenge his father and revive the Chang family when he grew up, but who would have thought that Xu Xiangfei would appear halfway, Zhu Xuguang accidentally entered the rivers and lakes, and because of this, the hatred The chaotic situation was resolved, and he did not want to return to the capital.

And I thought that everything was over, and I could go back to my hometown to take care of my wife and children. The short separation would not change anything, just like General Chang, who seldom went home because of guarding the border?

But time has changed, things are different, he only remembers that everything was going well back then, but he forgot that the Chang family was destroyed in just one night, the beautiful scenery is short-lived, and the world is impermanent, how could he count it all out?

"We'll talk about this later."

Uncle Nan didn't want to repeat the same mistakes, and he didn't want to let the two juniors see him like this, "You are still in the capital for the time being, helping to look after your uncles, and everything else is fine."

Before the two of them could answer, Uncle Nan took his bag and walked out of the city together with the people going to and from the market. When he crossed this solemn and solemn city wall that had endured many years of wind and frost, he turned around and saw that it was a last resort to leave here. Leaving, I can't say that there is too much willingness, but I also have to go.

Father and son love each other weakly, Uncle Nan didn't expect Lixuan to forgive him because of his confession and shame, so he didn't want to bow his head and admit his mistake, and he didn't know whether he was wrong or not.

But he didn't understand how the last hope left in Lixuan's heart was shattered. He hated the crooked love, and he also lost that affectionate heart.

……

The cold spring has passed, and now is the season when a hundred flowers bloom. After the treacherous turmoil, the capital gradually calms down. Although there are still dark tides, everything is on track.

With Daqi's new emperor ascending the throne, Beiyuan also ushered in a turning point. After Zhou Yu'an returned to Beiyuan, he supported the Nine Princes in seizing power. In addition, Nanqi's side secretly stood in line, and the Nine Princes also sat on the throne in just a few months.

It's just that there was a chaotic period in Beiyuan unlike Nanqi, so most of the senior officials in the court were still dissatisfied with the nine princes, and the other princes were still ready to move. It might take a few years to usher in real stability.

However, the greater the movement in Beiyuan, the more stable Daqi will be able to find. The new emperor seized the opportunity to quickly deal with the government affairs. Divided a lot.

When the new emperor could catch his breath, he immediately called Xu Xiangfei into the palace. It was already noon when the servants arrived, and Xu Xiangfei, who was practicing sword with Zhu Xuguang, was speechless for a while.

Eunuch Chen, the servant, has a blessed face, plump, but smooth and fair, with a kind and gentle smile. Seeing Xu Xiangfei hesitate, he groaned: "Mr. Xu, the emperor has missed you for a long time. No, the government affairs are over. I just came here with my slave, I will never forget Mr. Xu when I see the emperor, Mr. Xu, look..."

"Thanks to the great love of the emperor, how can I be unwilling?" Xu Xiangfei waved his hand to Zhu Xuguang, "Brother, come back in the evening."

Zhu Xuguang also agreed, and the two put away their swords, Xu Xiangfei looked at the blue casual clothes on himself, and thought for a moment to let Eunuch Chen be tolerant, so that he could change into a fancy dress.

How could Eunuch Chen not be willing, not to mention that Xu Xiangfei secretly stuffed him with a small bag of broken silver, which was extremely generous, and the fat and white face became more and more happy, and even gave Xu Xiangfei some ideas on what to wear.

Xu Xiangfei only changed into a brocade suit of the same color, with a gold threaded crane pattern, and a jade crown to tie his hair. Even though his appearance was not as peerless as Yue Yu's, he was still graceful and elegant.Eunuch Chen nodded secretly, this Mr. Xu didn't say anything else, this chicness is indeed something that the children of the capital can't learn.

The new emperor Wenjin held a banquet in the imperial garden, and the exotic flowers carefully served were even more gorgeous, and the red pavilion was generous and luxurious. Sitting in it in bright yellow, he was even more royal and noble.

Anyway, when Xu Xiangfei was led in, he couldn't help but look at the bright yellow dragon robe on his body. Wen Jin was sitting facing him, saw Xu Xiangfei's gaze keenly, and smiled immediately: "I was still discussing with the minister just now, and I am in a hurry I wanted to see Brother Xu, so I didn't have time to change into regular clothes, but I made a mistake."

Xu Xiangfei saluted Wen Jin first, and after making a deep bow, he wanted to raise the hem of his clothes as a full salute, but was stopped by the new emperor: "Brother Xu, why are you so polite to me? You and Fu Mo have helped me a lot."

In fact, the two haven't seen each other for a long time. After Wen Jin came to the capital, he left Xu Xiangfei and entered the palace. He only occasionally sent someone to send something over, sometimes it was a finely crafted hairpin, and sometimes it was a lifelike jade Guanyin. How can Xu Xiangfei not accept the reward?I just took it out occasionally to have a look, and I had to click my tongue. Sure enough, all the good things in the world are in the palace. Whether it is hairpins or jade Guanyin, the materials used have never been seen before, and Xu Xiangfei dare not use them at first glance.

"Your majesty is wise and powerful. Even without Fumo and me, he can win a complete victory and return to the capital." Xu Xiangfei said politely to him, and was pushed to sit down again. Wen Jin still had the leisure to pour him a glass of wine, The maids in the palace were so shocked that they didn't dare to raise their heads, and they couldn't come up to snatch the wine glass in Wen Jin's hand, so they could only lower their eyes and bow their heads, not daring to say anything.

As early as the moment Wen Jin poured the wine, Xu Xiangfei couldn't sit still, so he had to hold the cup in both hands and thank him in a low voice. His polite and distant appearance was actually the same as before, but the new emperor frowned.

"Brother Xu must have such a relationship with me?"

"Caomin thank you for your kindness..."

"Okay." Wen Jin suddenly turned around, "Everyone go down."

The servant girl immediately retreated quietly, and there were only the two of them left in the bright part of the imperial garden. Xu Xiangfei looked around and knew that there were many guards watching in the dark.

Wen Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and sat in front of Xu Xiangfei again, "Do you know why I called you here today?"

"The emperor naturally has other plans."

Wen Jin suddenly smiled: "No."

Xu Xiangfei: "..."

"I came back to Beijing and took this position, but in a trance, I always feel like a dream. Do you know why?" Wen Jin didn't wait for Xu Xiangfei to answer, "Because I know that I shouldn't be here." know things."

Xu Xiangfei lowered his eyes, and he already had a guess in his mind. In the storybook that Li Xinglu had given them, the prince fought on the battlefield and made great achievements.

But now, no matter whether it is the king with a different surname or the eldest son, they are no match for the new emperor in front of him.

Those things that shouldn't appear, strange military training methods, and new powerful weapons have already told Xu Xiangfei something.

If Xu Xiangfei didn't know anything, then he wouldn't have any doubts about all of this. There are always capable people and strangers in this world. Even if it seems like a fantasy now, it may not be impossible to realize in the future.

But beside him is not only Yue Manxing, but also Li Xinglu. His past and present lives are all in front of him. Xu Xiangfei naturally has doubts about what Wen Jin has.

"...Since you already know, why shouldn't you know? The emperor is too humble."

"Ha, you don't have to be so polite, I won't kill you like I did to those people." Wen Jin slowly curled his lips, "After all, if I'm the only one who knows the secret, it's meaningless."

Xu Xiangfei felt his heart vibrate violently, his face was calm, but he didn't panic, he just thought carefully about what the new emperor said.

But Wen Jin said it himself: "I don't know the so-called past life. When I was young, I always wondered how to return to the capital. Later, a person came to me and told me many things... that is my only one." friend."

"In my eyes, he knows almost everything. My good friend firmly believes that I will definitely sit in this position. I was deeply shocked, and I was also very moved."

Wen Jin smiled sarcastically: "Unfortunately, I discovered some weird things. Is there really such a person in the world? All kinds of coincidences, guess what I discovered? It turned out to be an alien from outside. The reason why I went back to Beijing to sit in a high position and made friends with me is because he already knew the fate of all of us."

"I'm actually very grateful to him. After all, he taught me a lot. I don't know how many of his things were used in the mountain city and the paradise. It's a pity... I hate betrayal the most."

Xu Xiangfei opened his mouth, feeling that the words were really strange, but he couldn't say it, so he could only keep shutting up.

"I know what you're thinking, do you think you know everything? Ha, but all of this is just fate." Wen Jin continued, "My friend...has been in the dungeon for five years, and we left Before, he was finally relieved. After him, I felt like I was surrounded by people like this, even though I knew they were not. I have to say, my best friend made me feel uneasy all my life. For me, I usually serve others, and then the country changes hands, the dynasty changes, and all I want is a handful of loess."

"Brother Xu, what do you think I should do?"

But Xu Xiangfei asked back: "Then can I know, why did the emperor tell me this matter? Since the emperor is disturbed by this, wouldn't it be better if fewer people know about it?"

"I don't know either." It's hard for Wen Jin to tell why he told Xu Xiangfei about this matter. Perhaps it was because the name Xu Xiangfei was not mentioned by that old friend, so he felt more pity, or he realized that Xu Xiangfei might also have a relationship with Xu Xiangfei. Like him, he knew a lot of things, but he was uneasy, while Xu Xiangfei was unrestrained and at ease, just unwilling.

"I've always wondered, what is shocking to you and me is just an ordinary thing in the eyes of those aliens, don't you have any worries?"

"The reason why the emperor is worried is because the emperor is the emperor. I'm just an ordinary person from the rivers and lakes. Why should I worry about this?" Xu Xiangfei knew that Wen Jin also thought he knew someone like Li Xinglu, but he only knew that Yue Manxing had a Bizarre past and present lives, and Yue Manxing is his younger brother, how could he worry about it?

"...Yes, you are right." Wen Jin was taken aback for a moment, then smiled again, "I am the king, so I have lingering fears..."

But he was not happy to see Xu Xiangfei's nonchalant appearance, so he thought about it, and there was a bit of a wicked smile in his eyes: "But Brother Xu values ​​love and righteousness, so he must always worry about his family members? Shall I tell you that the Yue family is truly fate?"

Xu Xiangfei's face remained unchanged: "The so-called fate is only in the present moment..."

"That prince really has an astonishing fate with Yue Yu. It's just that the Yue Yu that my friend said is not as smart as this one. Maybe it's not because of him, but because of you."

Wen Jin drank another glass of wine, his cheeks flushed, "I don't have you among my friends, but there is your younger brother who avenged you and fought for me, but he asked to leave Beijing after I ascended the throne. My Friends said, he went to that snow field."

As Wen Jin became more and more enthusiastic, Xu Xiangfei's face gradually became difficult to look at, but before he finished speaking, Wen Jin said again: "This is touching. Your Yue family died in the pursuit, slept in the snow, and fell in the snow." Those in the deep sea, oh, there is also one who regretted returning home alone and died on the way home.”

Xu Xiangfei's face was really pale now, and Wen Jin was finally much happier seeing it.

"You don't know, do you? That's right. Seeing how chic you are, I thought you were more open-minded. This is the truth. It is not only your family's fate, but also my fate... My friend can know everything, yes Because all of this is just a storybook written by others, ha, did the person next to you tell you?"

Wen Jin finished speaking happily, and the big rock in his heart that had been tossing and turning for many years seemed to be let go for a moment. He let out a long breath, wanting to see Xu Xiangfei's reaction.

But to his disappointment, Xu Xiangfei only turned pale for a while, and soon regained his composure.

"The emperor originally cared, so it was only this?"

"It's just this?" Wen Jin couldn't believe it, "Do you understand what this means? You and me, everyone in this world, are played by others in the applause. Those aliens still think highly of themselves, thinking that I am just It's a frog in a well..."

After Xu Xiangfei listened quietly, he shook his head slowly: "What the emperor cares about is not the so-called script, nor the so-called aliens, but because the emperor should be ordered by the sky, but he realizes that the sky is just a person. Is the emperor worried that his position will not be stable?" ?”

"You—" Wen Jin didn't expect Xu Xiangfei to be really ruthless when he was rude, "If you dare to say this, it is enough for me to punish your nine clans."

"The emperor will not punish my nine clans." Xu Xiangfei suddenly laughed, his eyes brightened, "Because I can tell the emperor that even without these things, the emperor should be the Great Qiming Lord."

"Since there are people outside the sky, why should the emperor care about the so-called fate? If it were me, I couldn't be better than the emperor, but this is not because of fate, but because of the emperor himself." Xu Xiangfei looked at Wen Jin squarely, his eyes calm and focused, "that What a good friend says is just a thought, but there are countless moments in the world."

"It's better to ask yourself than to ask heaven." Xu Xiangfei said seriously, "This is what the emperor wants me to say, and it's also the emperor's true heart, right?"

Wen Jin stared at Xu Xiangfei for a while, the bright yellow dragon robe was also shining brightly between the sky and the earth, the imperial garden was silent, only a few crisp birdsong could be heard occasionally, the wine in the glass had been drunk, and the words had been finished.

The new emperor smiled slowly: "You are right."

Summer is approaching, the sky is endless, blue like precious jade, only dotted with clouds, the cornices reflect the sky, Gui Dian Lan Palace, behind a wall, there are green halls and tile houses, ordinary houses.

It was getting late and the sky was full of red clouds. When Xu Xiangfei returned to the Hou Mansion, he found Zhu Xuguang waiting for him under the eaves.

Xu Xiangfei's originally heavy footsteps became brisk, and he happily threw himself in front of him. Zhu Xuguang hugged him back, and gently rubbed the tip of his nose while no one was looking down.

"Why did it take so long?"

"I know something I shouldn't know."

Zhu Xuguang was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips and thought: "Then do you want to escape?"

"Why, you don't want your seat anymore?"

Zhu Xuguang looked calm: "What does that matter?"

It was useless to him.

Xu Xiangfei was overjoyed, and simply buried himself on Zhu Xuguang's shoulder: "I think we can leave Beijing generously this time."

"...Why?" Zhu Xuguang immediately convinced himself again, "Brother is really amazing."

"That's not true." Xu Xiangfei smiled, "I'm the one who makes the noble Lord want to wander around with me."

Zhu Xuguang's eyes were full of smiles: "This is what I wanted."

As the sun sets in the distance, a pair of white cranes spread their wings and fly over the bustling capital, heading towards the rolling Yangtze River. After they cross the long river, there are mountains and valleys again, with infinite scenery.

The author says:

Today is finally here, thank you all for your company over the past year, I have always felt guilty, and I wanted to give up completely several times in the middle, but I gritted my teeth and persisted until today.Without you, I would not be able to persevere at all. I am really grateful to you all, and I am very sorry. I know this is not a satisfactory answer. No change, and you don't have to read it from the beginning again.

In the past year, I have been in the midst of self-doubt and repeated breakdowns. Too many things happened that I couldn’t solve. , I want to reconcile with myself, and I also hope that the ending of this article is another beginning. I also hope that in 22 years, I can write articles in a better state and get back the feeling of the past.

Really, really thank you all for accompanying me through this most confusing year, and I wish you all a bright future, and we will see you again.