"What the hell do you want to do?"

That night, Gu Qingning asked him so.

For some reason, the more Zhongli revealed it to her, the more she felt that she couldn't understand him.

Outside the gate of Gu's mansion, Haoyue was empty, and she asked him under the cover of seeing off the guests: "You came here today to tell us this secret, right?"

Zhongli shook his fan, and a cool breeze hit her cheeks, and he smiled like a moon, unpretentious, "Yes, I originally wanted to tell you alone, but I didn't expect ......"

"What didn't you expect?"

He paused for a moment, looked uninhibited, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that your family is quite interesting." ”

Gu Qingning was really helpless, and glanced at him complainingly: "Inexplicable......"

He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, walked forward, walked in white clothes against the wind and the moon, didn't take a few steps, suddenly turned around, but changed his face seriously: "I told the story, how to use this story, I believe that my uncle has his own plans." ”

Gu Qingning stopped in place and was distracted, he stopped and asked, "Why are you stunned?"

When she saw that he didn't leave, she couldn't help but look over suspiciously, only to see him knock the folding fan in his hand, and said as a matter of course: "Send me home." It's so late, let me go back alone, don't worry?"

Gu Qingning subconsciously turned her head, but unfortunately she didn't see her two younger brothers behind her, she really wanted them to all look at Zhongli's scoundrel appearance, so that they could dispel their illusions.

She took a breath and nodded seriously: "Well, I don't worry, you go well, don't send it." ”

After speaking, he turned his head and walked towards the door, but he grabbed his arm from behind, turned around, and saw him squeezing his eyebrows and playing tricks: "I don't, I want you to send it, it's dark, people are very scared to walk alone at night." ”

Gu Qingning was so entangled by him that he couldn't help it, so he had to go with him, in fact, he wanted to see what he wanted to do by pretending to be stupid and stupid.

The two of them are like this again, holding a bright lamp, walking slowly under the moon, walking slowly on the streets of Chang'an where no one is around.

After a long while, Gu Qingning came back to his senses and found that Zhongli hadn't let go of his hand yet, and kept pulling her wrist.

She cast a strange look, but he accepted it calmly, did not let go of it, and held it tighter: "I said, people are afraid." ”

Gu Qingning smiled, and instead of breaking free, he directly held his palm and interlocked his fingers, Zhongli was stunned for a moment.

She raised the hands of the two and said, "It's okay, I'm relieved of you." ”

He was a little confused: "Why? Girl, it's not good for you to be like this." ”

"Because I know you can't mean anything to me," she confessed. ”

Zhongli turned his head to look at the sky and smiled, silent.

The two walked forward like this, and Gu Qingning suddenly asked, "Zhongli, what will you do in the future?"

Zhongli felt the strength of her holding his hand, and a slight tremble, and he understood what kind of struggle and confusion lay beneath her fearless exterior.

He remembered a phrase he had heard out of nowhere, and replied, "But do good deeds, don't ask about the future." ”

She laughed self-deprecatingly: "What do you think a person like me will do?"

He said: "A good thing is a good thing for yourself, Qingning, just do what you want, don't hesitate, don't care about success or failure, you can only go on." ”

"But if you go down this path, you're doomed to lose a lot?" she asked.

Zhongli looked at her, "Have you lost enough?" ”

"yes, I've lost a lot...... And lose more. Her gaze became determined, sweeping away the uncertain confusion of these days.

Zhong Li said: "Actually, since that night, I want to come to you and ask you ......"

She saw that he was a little deep, so she knew what night he was talking about, and comforted: "Don't worry, when she left, she was very calm, that was her choice, she knew that everything was doomed." ”

"And what about you?" he asked, "you are the one who accompanied her to the end, and if that matter did not affect you in the slightest, how could you become so hesitant?"

You are the one who accompanies her to the end......

Who ever said that?

Gu Qingning admitted, "Yes, it's indeed because she's ...... But it was more of a doubt about myself, and after that change, I suddenly lost some confidence. What kind of path is this, and is it really possible for me to succeed?"

Zhongli read through her mind and said bluntly: "Qingning, this is not your suspicion of yourself, but your misunderstanding of her, in fact, you think she failed, right?"

"I ......" Gu Qingning was speechless for a moment, and then said: "Maybe." Not even she can ...... What will happen to me?"

Zhongli smiled and shook his head: "I thought you were confidants, who thought you still didn't know her well enough, Qingning, you have to know that her death is not a failure, not a surrender to anything, she has never failed and will not surrender." ”

He raised his head and proudly looked at the high walls of Chang'an City in front of him, and said: "Qingning, looking at the people of Vanity Fair in Chang'an City, not only the endless competition, what do you think they are fighting for? power, status, wealth? In fact, these are only equal to the same after all, that is, the right to choose, everyone in the world is in shackles, the most successful person is the person who breaks the shackles, some choose, can choose, is the great luck of life." And she has a choice all her life, choosing her love and hate, choosing her attachment to power and giving up, and choosing where to go in life. So, she was always successful. ”

Gu Qingning suddenly became enlightened, and held his hand with both hands: "Zhongli, do you think it is possible for me to become a woman like her?"

Zhongli shook his head directly: "No, you can't, no one can be as great as her." But you will be yourself. ”

Gu Qingning's heart settled down, and finally sobered up, yes, she doesn't have to follow anyone's trajectory, she will achieve herself and achieve a unique Gu Qingning.

"What about Zhongli?" she asked with a smile, "what path will you take?"

Zhongli's gaze became cold, but it was particularly resolute: "As for me...... I'm not a Vanity Fair person, I don't compete for anything, I already have my own choice. ”

Thinking of Zhongli's life experience, she still felt heavy: "But there is a lot of hatred behind you, how can you be relieved?"

He said: "I have never wanted to be relieved, but I will not sink in hatred, I am not born for hatred, my life experience is just an accessory imposed on me by God, there are more important things in my life." ”

Gu Qingning asked, "What is it?"

He looked at her, smiled without saying a word, let go of her hand, and continued walking.

In front of him was his residence, Zhi Jingting, he walked to the door, turned his head, and looked at her, "It's all here, you don't have to send it." ”

Gu Qingning walked backwards with his hands behind his back, and looked at him openly: "Okay, I'll go......"

He shook his head, "I mean, you should come in." ”

"You want me to stay?" she was stunned.

Zhongli walked over and grabbed her again: "Is it easy for me to turn you from your house here?

Gu Qingning inexplicably felt that something was wrong and became suspicious.

He deliberately raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you reassuring me?"

She raised her eyes, swept to the word "Jing" on the plaque in front of the door, thought about it, and said with a smile: "Yes, what am I worried about you?"

He took her by the hand and led her in, and the attendant closed the door and lit small candles along the way.

She followed him around the courtyard, looking at him by the moonlight at the chic courtyard that she had not had time to take a good look at when she first arrived.

It is undeniable that in her mind, Zhongli has always been a special existence.

He saw through her, knew her deepest secrets, and she had nothing to hide from him.

Only in his presence is she real, her evil, her cringe, there is no need to hide it.

She knew that she could indeed be very relieved of him, there would be no love between men and women, he was like a string song, he could be a close friend, and he would always make her feel at ease.

And, to him, she can always remember the most special woman in her life.

She knew that no matter how long it took, the situation in Ren Chang'an City would change, things were right and wrong, even if the world forgot that person, she and Zhongli would not forget it.

Unconsciously, she put a lot of feelings for that person on Zhongli, so she thought that Zhongli was the same for her.

Entering the main house of the courtyard, he raised his sleeves, the door closed, he let go of her hand, turned around, put one hand around her waist, and suddenly pressed her against the door, his tender face fell from above, and he kissed her deeply on the neck.

She was stunned for a moment, "Zhongli ......"

He looked up and looked at the red between her snow-white neck with satisfaction, and his fingertips slid over her cheeks: "Call me Zichu." ”

……

Early summer is coming, the nights are short and the days are long, when the sky is just dawning, the Gu family all get up, after all, there are three who have to rush to the court early, and the whole house has developed the habit of getting up early, only Gu Qingfeng has always been idle, and without the constraints of the master, he is always the latest to get up.

Today is an exception.

Gu Qingxuan went to the side hall of the main hall to have breakfast, and as soon as he entered the hall door, he saw Gu Qinghuan and Gu Qingfeng, two brothers, snickering and whispering at each other's ears, and when he noticed his arrival, he quickly got up and pretended to eat breakfast seriously.

"Your sister didn't come back last night?" he asked, sitting down and serving the porridge.

The spoons that the two people on the other side were sending porridge to their mouths fell at the same time, raising their faces and smirking at him, not knowing what to say.

Gu Qingfeng scratched his head and muttered, "It seems to be back...... It seems like I went out early in the morning...... We don't know ...... either."

"What's the matter?" Gu Qingxuan's face turned slightly cold, and he deliberately made a stern gesture to scare them.

They stopped giggling, and immediately quieted down and buried their heads in porridge.

After a while, as soon as they were quiet, Tang Bo's voice came from outside: "Miss, you just came back?"

"Well, I'll come back to change my official uniform and go to the court, but my father hasn't left yet, right?"

"Not yet, I'm having breakfast. ”

……

Gu Qingning turned into the main hall, stepped into the side hall, and immediately felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere inside, and froze in place, looking blankly at the three people who were unusually silent inside.

"Father?" she walked inside, feeling the anxious and nervous gazes of her two younger brothers.

Gu Qingxuan put down the spoon, wiped his mouth and got up: "Hurry up and clean up, get ready to go to court." ”

He walked out, seemingly as usual, but it made Gu Qingning even more nervous.

Gu Qingxuan turned around again and said to her, "Qingning, invite High Priest Zhongli to the house another day and drink tea." ”

When he turned around, the three siblings clearly saw a pleasant smile on his face.

Gu Qingxuan went to the courtyard to make Baduan Jin, and the two brothers in the hall changed in an instant, and they didn't know how happy they were to smile at Gu Qingning.

She sat down, intending to eat something, but before she could do anything, the two came to her one after another.

Gu Qinghuan served her porridge and served it with a smile: "Sister, I also want to find High Priest Zhongli to drink tea." ”

Gu Qingfeng handed her a spoon, raised her eyebrows, and smiled: "Sister, I also want to find High Priest Zhongli to drink tea......

Gu Qingning knew that he couldn't figure out anything now, so he bit his lip speechlessly, glared at them a few times, threw away his chopsticks, and said, "Forget it, what are you thinking about?" It's impossible for me to talk to him, you better die as soon as possible." ”

"Why?" both asked in disappointment, the light in their eyes extinguished in an instant.

How can she explain it? Gu Qingning was in trouble, his heart was crossed, and he blurted out: "He won't like me, he ...... He, it's more likely that he likes you all than he likes me. ”

Gu Qingning put down this sentence and hurriedly left, leaving only the two people to freeze in place.

Later, on the entire way to the palace, she had to bear Gu Qinghuan's very confused and unspeakable gaze.

What happened that night, or what didn't happen, she wouldn't say.

Outside the palace gate, the carriage stopped, but Gu Qingxuan didn't get up immediately, but sat in the car, facing them, Zhengse said: "Qingning, Qinghuan, since the destruction of Lu, we are all a little slack and distracted, and it is time to collect our hearts and do the right thing, the situation in front of us is not easy to come by, and we have to be more careful with every step in the future." ”

They nodded and said in unison, "Yes, Father." ”

Gu Qingxuan raised the curtain of the car and glanced at the east gate, the brighter the sky, in a haze, there were hundreds of officials coming to the court, standing quietly in front of the majestic palace gate, the ten-colored official uniforms were staggered, group after group, piece after piece, not noisy, neat movements were better than any announcement, no group, and the gait of silent greeting was better than any welcome.

A scarlet-topped carriage drove by, turned its head in front of the palace gate and stopped, the proud brown horse let out a long roar, everyone turned their heads, and the color began to flow in one direction.

In the greeting of hundreds of officials, Yin Jiheng came out of the brocade tent, and Qin Yongnian, who was nearly sixty years old, was the first to step forward and personally helped him get out of the car. His carriage was followed by several carriages, and the three brothers of the Yin family, Yin Chengyuan, Yin Shaochu, and Yin Qixiu also got off the carriage in turn, followed him, and Zhengguan walked towards the palace gate.

"Be careful...... After all, Chang'an City has never been calm......" Gu Qingxuan looked over there, groaned, lowered the curtain, glanced at his children, smiled, and got out of the car.

Since the emperor's special officials can form groups on their own to borrow light to rush to the court, among the hundreds of officials, who is popular and who is cold, can be seen at a glance when rushing to the court.

Yin Jiheng walked to the east gate surrounded by many officials, he suddenly stopped, turned around and walked around, as if he was looking for something, with an easy-going look on his face, and said, "Brother Gu Xian hasn't come yet, old man, wait a minute, you adults might as well go first......

They reacted that he was talking about Gu Qingxuan, and they were all depressed in their hearts, why Yin Jiheng was so rare about him, and said again and again: "Don't be in a hurry, wait together, wait together......

After that, everyone finally saw Sangu get out of the carriage and walk this way.

Gu Qingxuan was not in a hurry or impatient, and when he saw everyone stopping, he also stepped forward calmly, and bowed to them with the children behind him.

Yin Jiheng leaned over and walked side by side with Gu Qingxuan, greeting each other, very warmly.

Naturally, some people were upset, and Yang Longxing, who was next to him, glanced contemptuously at the fourth-grade official uniform on Gu Qingxuan's body, and said deliberately sourly: "I still remember that a year or two ago, when Lord Gu was a second-grade scholar, there was a former prime minister Lu Yuanzhi who raised him in every possible way.

He relied on his high position as Si Cheng to tease Gu Qingxuan, and the other officials were not good at saving his face, so he laughed a few times.

Gu Qingxuan's face did not change, and said: "Lord Si Cheng, don't blame, Gu Mou has just recovered from a major injury, and his movement is a little inconvenient, so he came late, and this walk is slower, of course, it is not as flexible as Lord Si Cheng, like walking with the wind." ”

Isn't this secretly scolding him for falling like grass on the wall in the wind? Yang Longxing's face immediately changed, he snorted coldly, and was speechless, and the others were also silent, all a little embarrassed.

Yin Jiheng smiled and broke the silence on the palace road: "The old man is willing to wait, no matter how late he comes, he can wait, the old man is not willing to wait, even if some people come to the palace gate with a lamp, it is in vain." ”

Yang Longxing's face was blue and white for a while, embarrassed, and accidentally saw Gu Qingning and Yin Shaochu behind him smiling tacitly, obviously laughing at himself proudly, and his heart became more and more unpleasant.

After entering the inner palace gate, it was already dawn, but the eunuch Si Ming still carried a lantern to guide them, which was a rule and a ritual. They followed the red walls of the palace and walked into the inner palace.

When he walked on the Muen Bridge, Gu Qingxuan was next to Yang Longxing, sighed lightly, looked at the water of the Yuhe River under the bridge, and said loudly: "Every time I pass by this Muen Bridge, Gu can't help but think of someone. ”

He made superficial gestures and casually responded, "Who?"

"The last person who embarrassed Gu on the way into the palace ......," he said slowly: "Wei Kun, the former household servant." ”

Yang Longxing's face froze, and he listened to him again: "Does Lord Si Cheng know why?"

The corners of his mouth hooked up an incomprehensible smile, and his tone was calm, which made Yang Longxing feel a burst of cool air.

Gu Qingxuan leaned forward a little, lowered his voice slightly, and said, "Because he is already dead." ”