Once, a very beautiful word.

Everyone has a past, and everyone's past has some pain, and a very small number of people have been entangled with pain and joy.

Qin Xi is no exception.

How long has she lived?

She doesn't remember.

All she knew was that there was once a man in this room, but later, he chose to leave.

Just like that, he turned around happily and left, never to be seen again.

She thought it had been a long time since she had forgotten it, but she was wrong, she didn't forget, but remembered it again as soon as she stepped into the room.

For so many years, what she feared most was to stay here, to guard this place with many memories of that person.

And now, she is back, but she still can't help but feel distressed, and her chest is dull.

A catastrophe for humanity?

Qin Xi looked at the people outside who were like walking corpses, she didn't know where this disaster started, but she was a little curious, if those sleeping souls knew the current situation, would they regret it, if they didn't be a good person, would they regret the harm they had done to others.

Qin Xi's gaze suddenly became indifferent, but it was full of sadness.

Is he among these people, or does he have some regrets after looking at this devastation?

can think about it, Qin Xi thinks, probably not.

However, in the next moment, Qin Xi suddenly turned around, looked at the person next to him, frowned, and then relaxed his vigilance,

"You've lived long enough. ”

Of course, what appeared in front of Qin Xi was not the person she had just thought, but a woman who had been wandering in this world for a long time.

The woman smiled, "Miss Qin still remembers." ”

Qin Xi pursed the corners of his lips, "Lin Xi, of course I remember." ”

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It was a sleepless night, for the people of the Chu family, the largest silk merchant in the city of Hangzhou.

On the 6th of July, the flower hall in the east gradually ignited a fire, and the raging fire reflected almost half of the night sky, like the morning light shining on the earth, bright and scorching.

Just like the life it is devouring, it is in its vivid and turbulent years.

Lin Xi stood by the window of the study, looking at the skylit fire not far away, and his indifferent eyes showed a trace of sadness.

As soon as the hand was released, petals fell from between the fingers, which had long been unrecognizable.

"Ladies mourn. The person behind him picked up the pink petals that had fallen to the ground, and his movements were as gentle as his voice, which was comforting.

"The daisies in June are the most beautiful, and the lady is really willing. ”

Lin Xi's back stiffened, and then she was silent, not because of the daisy, but because of the Chu Dynasty behind her - her husband, even hearing his voice, made her can't help but gag.

Even though, he has always been very good to her.

"What do I have to be sorry for?" Lin Xi opened her mouth, making her own hoarse surprise.

The Chu Dynasty was the same, but the corners of his lips rose in an instant,

"Grieving the hardships of people's livelihoods. ”

Lin Xi was stunned, and the whole person was almost stunned in place, and the next moment he couldn't help laughing.

Chu Chao didn't see her demeanor, but he knew that she must be smiling, and she must be very good-looking.

"The lady who lost still remembers. Appeared looking at her back, with obsession in his eyes.

"Remember, how can you not remember?" Lin Xi did not reply to him coldly, but looked back at him with a hint of nostalgia

"I remember that you were a real gentleman back then. ”

Chu Chao was dumbfounded, the smile on his lips was still there, but it was a little unnatural to look at it, as if he was frozen there.

Seeing this, Lin Xi lowered his eyes, turned around and continued to look at the fire outside the window, his eyes were melancholy.

Why has everything changed so much?

Just thinking about it, a burst of laughter sounded behind him, just like the wild and uninhibited at the beginning, chic and uninhibited, but I heard him say

"Can it be understood that the lady at that time had a husband in her heart?"

Lin Xi's cheeks flushed, and he closed his eyes noncommittally.

"Lin Xi. ”

The eyes hidden under the eyelids moved slightly, but there was no intention of opening them.

"Do you remember where we first met?"

"It's been too long to remember. Lin Xi replied lightly, and the scene of that day had already appeared in his mind.

At that time, the Chu Dynasty could really be called a gentleman like jade and a peerless beloved.

A humble gentleman should be as gentle as jade, gentle and polite, and the Chu Dynasty five years ago was really called a gentleman like an orchid in Hangzhou.

It is said that there are many people who want to marry into the Chu family and be the daughter-in-law of the Chu Dynasty, and they can line up from the south of Hangzhou to the north of the city.

Although he was only a concubine, he was also the concubine of the lowliest merchant in the rank.

However, Dayan has always been a virtue appreciator, and the lack of background has long been buried by the extraordinary character of the Chu Dynasty.

All the world saw was that the man was of good character.

Although the Chu Dynasty didn't know how to punch and kick, and couldn't draw a sword to help him when he saw injustice, there was only one thing that made Lin Xi praise him.

Anyone who encounters homelessness must be given two taels of silver, the old will be sent to the pension department, and the young will be recruited to the public middle school to comfort them for their livelihood.

It must be known that Lin Xi was the only daughter of the prefect of Hangzhou at that time, and the pearl in her palm can be said to be the most powerful in the entire Hangzhou city, except for the governor and governor of Zhili, who belonged to her Lin family.

However, no matter how powerful Lin's father is, he can't be as powerful as Lin Xi's grandfather.

In the whole city of Hangzhou, the most headache for the prefect is his Alzheimer's father.

For people with Alzheimer's, either don't move or throw it away.

Lin Xi's grandfather is a person who belongs to the latter category.

I don't like to be quiet, I like to move.

No, the Qixi Festival in the eleventh year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty ran out of the house.

Looking at the empty room, Lin Xi sighed deeply and asked the maid behind him, "Where is my father and mother?"

"Back to Miss, I'm going to the Lamp Market. ”

“......”

Lin Xi sighed again, rubbing the corners of his forehead that was a little painful, "Prepare the car, go to the pension department." ”

After a while, the carriage arrived at the pension department in Hangzhou.

The old man of the Lin family is always lost, and he is used to the old lady Lin coming to the door for 20 days a month.

No, as soon as Lin Xi's carriage stopped, someone greeted him, "Miss Lin, the old lady of your mansion is in the house." ”

Lin Xi lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, followed by the maid.

"What about the person who sent it, did you give a reward?" Lin Xi followed the man's steps all the way to a room in the backyard.

"Young Master Chu don't want to reward it. Said the person from the pension department.

"Which Chu Gongzi?" Lin Xi couldn't help but pause, with some faint expectation in his heart.

"The second son of the Chu family, a silk merchant. Seeing this, the people from the pension department smiled, "The slave looked at that Chu Gongzi not only has outstanding morality, but he is also a top-notch figure in Hangzhou City." ”

Lin Xi smiled silently, but he couldn't help but start to get nervous in his heart.

The gentleman praised by everyone in Hangzhou, what kind of person will it be?

And when Lin Xi just approached the room in the past, his heart involuntarily jumped faster.

Because she heard his voice.

He said, "The younger generation is in the year of the weak crown this year, and they have never been married. ”

The sound is as soft as a spring breeze in February.

As soon as Chu Chao's words fell, Lin Xi heard her unreliable grandfather say excitedly, "What a coincidence, my granddaughter has never been married." She's fifteen this year, and you're eighteen, so it's just the right match, how about it?

Hearing Grandpa's words, Lin Xi, who was standing outside the house, suddenly turned red, and hurriedly entered the house despite knocking on the door, "Grandpa, what are you talking nonsense? Chu Gongzi is the premier gentleman in Hangzhou City, what kind of girl is not easy to find, what kind of mandarin duck score do you want to mess around here?"

As he spoke, he bowed to the old woman beside Old Man Lin, "I've seen Granny Jin." ”

Mr. Lin and Granny Jin grew up together, and they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts. It's just that because the Lin family is an official, but Granny Jin's family is a businessman, even if the two people are in agreement, they can't stand Lin Xi's great-grandfather disagreeing, so the red line between the two people was torn off.

However, although they did not have the opportunity to be husband and wife, they missed each other.

Every time Mr. Lin goes to the pension department, he will talk to Granny Jin,

So much so that Lin Xi began to suspect that Old Man Lin was deliberately lost, just to see Granny Jin.

Granny Jin smiled and nodded, praising Lin Xi for being sensible, and the gaze that fell on Lin Xi was like looking at her granddaughter.

Chu Chao on the side saw Lin Xi enter the door, took a step back and said, "I've seen Miss Lin." If there is any abruptness, I hope the lady will forgive me. ”

Lin Xi lowered her head slightly, and a wisp of green silk hung from her ear, just covering her red earlobe

"Grandfather is old, but he likes to say some unreliable things, so don't take it to heart. ”

"You two, both old husbands and wives, why are you still so polite? Really, what's wrong with the current husband and wife?" Old Man Lin's words made everyone in the room stunned at the same time.

"Ah Zheng, why don't you have the slightest fine tradition of your father and me?

The words were filled with righteous indignation, impassionedness, and heartache.

Granny Jin laughed when she heard this, and explained to Lin Xi, "Your grandfather is confused again. Then he looked at Chu Chao again, "Jin Xuan is not strange, he, he sees you as his son." ”

Afraid that Chu Chao wouldn't understand, he added another sentence, "It's Xi'er's father, the prefect." ”

And Lin Xi observed it timidly, and Chu Chao seemed to know that her grandfather was the father of the prefect.

You could tell it from the look of surprise on his face.

"How dare the younger generation be compared to the prefect?"

Seeing his look turn from surprise to panic, somehow, Lin Xi's heart was inexplicably happy.

"Granny Jin has already said that grandpa is confused, Xi'er doesn't care, doesn't Gongzi Chu mind?" Lin Xi said and raised his eyebrows, "The gentleman is frank, is there anything in Gongzi Chu's heart that can't be calm?"

Lin Xi is the young lady of the official family, in the impression of the Chu Dynasty, the young lady of the official family has always been introverted and shy, just like when Lin Xi first entered the door.

However, Lin Xi's implicit ridicule made Chu Chao's heartstrings move.

I didn't expect Miss Lin to be frank despite this, but Jin Xuan thought about it more. Shame shame. ”

Chu Chao's words were unhurried, and they seemed to be the same as usual, but Granny Jin saw that the roots of his ears were rare red.

His eyes moved back and forth between Lin Xi and Chu Chao, and somehow, the more he looked at it, the more appropriate it became.

Things in the world are like rushing rivers and unpredictable, especially between men and women.

No one expected that the last two people would really be together, and Lin Xi didn't expect that a joke she made at that time would become true.

"You don't remember, but I remember it clearly. Chu Chao behind him gently wrapped his arms around Lin Xi's waist, Lin Xi's body stiffened slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to push him away, but he heard him

"Let me hold it for a while, just for a while. The slightly magnetic voice trembled a little at the moment, which also made Lin Xi feel compassion.

The air calmed down like this, and the atmosphere between the two people was rare and harmonious.

And Lin Xi was also very calm, and for a while, he smelled a faint aroma in the air.

It's not a fat powder, it's a floral scent, a daisy flavor that belongs to it.

"You have already taken revenge, are you satisfied?" Chu Chao exhaled hot breath sprayed behind Lin Xi's ears, and his body shrank back unnaturally, and the distance between him and Chu Chao became closer.

Chu Chao's arms were very warm, just like the warmth he gave her when he hugged Lin Xi for the first time, which made Lin Xi can't help but be greedy.

At the same time, looking at the quiet kitten-like woman in his arms, the corners of Chu Chao's eyes were slightly raised, with satisfaction and doting.

How great would it be if it could be like this all the time?

However, that's only if.

After only a while, Lin Xi broke away from Chu Chao's body and still had his back to him

"The second master may have forgotten that my enemy's surname is Chu. ”

Chu Chao was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

Her enemy's surname is Chu, but there is more than Chu Li with the surname Chu.

He, also surnamed Chu.

Chu Chao looked at the empty arm and smiled bitterly, "You still hate me?"

"Yes. He replied without hesitation.

"It's not early, you go to bed early, I guess the people in the clan tomorrow are coming, and I'm going to rest." ”

Chu Chao left, and Ying left with the firelight outside.

And Lin Xi looked at the fire that was gradually decreasing because there was nothing to devour, her eyelids were heavy, she should be happy, but why couldn't she shake off the guilt in her heart?

"It's cold-blooded. Where is the appearance of a half-gentleman? Brother and brother, a person who has never been sad even when his brother died, Lin Xi, how can you be blind to him!"

And at the same time as Lin Xi spoke, Chu Chao, who had just walked outside the courtyard gate, vomited blood.

The bright red blood fell on the grass, and it was bewildering in the light of the fire.

When his brother died, how could he not be heartbroken?

The little guy who had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard hurriedly supported the crumbling Chu Dynasty, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to him, and said, "Second master, Lord Yuan is here, and the people from the prefect's yamen are just outside the flower hall. ”

Chu Chao glanced at the blood stains on his chest, "I know, help me to change my clothes." ”

As soon as he took two steps, he glanced back uneasily, "After a while, you came over and cleaned up this place and replaced that piece of grass." And don't tell Madame what happened just now. ”