"Isn't it a good thing to have so many constraints and concerns?" Du Rong said with a smile.

I thought about it for a moment and said, "That's right. ”

Du Rong raised his eyebrows, then lowered his voice and said, "Qingzhi, you came to see Xu Yi, but you want to, you want to ......."

I was silent, nodded and said, "Although Song Xiao's death was not directly caused by me, but after all, she died because of the struggle between Gu Yuancheng and me, no matter what, I should go to her grave to pay respects." ”

"That's not your fault." Du Rong wanted to comfort me, "From the moment she made up her mind to avenge her father, her end was already doomed, and it was beyond you and me to change." ”

"I know." I lowered my eyes to see the crimson cherry blossom petals falling from the ground.

"You ......" Du Rong wanted to say and stopped.

"What am I?" I asked as he spoke.

Du Rong looked at me, then narrowed his gaze and turned his head to look into the distance.

"Did you hand over Wu Yue's head to the emperor?" He asked.

I tightened my sleeves and remained silent.

Du Rong sighed, "You know, the emperor doesn't want him, it's a descendant of King Chen." ”

"She is dead, Song Liang is also dead, and King Chen has no descendants." My tone hardened, "What the emperor wants is nothing more than this, and it doesn't matter whose head it is." ”

Du Rong really thinks that sometimes I like to use a bunch of rational excuses to convince myself.

"Then who is Song Xiao's daughter? The emperor is now in the dark by you, but can you guarantee that the emperor will never know about it? And Xu Yi, what kind of life he will give his daughter is still unknown, and how can you be sure that his daughter will not think about revenge when she grows up? ”

I've always been aware of the risks, but I've also been aware of what I need to do.

"I am a chess player, not a pawn of the emperor, and I have the right to do what I want." So I said.

After listening to my sworn words, Du Rong not only did not laugh at my arrogance, but smiled as if he was very relieved.

"What are you laughing at?" I frowned.

Du Rong chuckled and shook his head, his eyes were a little confused, "It's nothing, I just thought of the past." ”

"When you were at the White Crane Academy?" I asked.

"yes." Du Rong said, "At that time, you also had your own temper, you were obviously thin and small, and you were always ridiculed and bullied by your classmates, but you still wanted to meddle in things." ”

I flatly denied, "I just remember that I treated them one by one, when was I bullied by them?" ”

"Really?"

"Nope."

The corners of Du Rong's mouth rose, and he asked me softly, "Then how did we meet?" ”

My eyes flickered, and I defended, "I was just not deeply involved in the world at that time, and I didn't know that you were the one who stabbed you in the back." If I had known you had put snakes in their bed, I wouldn't have bothered to care if you had been crippled by them. ”

"Haha......" Thinking of the scene when I was scared by the snake and screamed at the throat, Du Rong couldn't help laughing out loud.

"What are you laughing at, you were wrapped in gauze and only had one eye left." I said hatefully.

Du Rong nodded his head in response to my words, but he still couldn't stop his laughter, which soon attracted the others.

"Brother Du didn't come here to see the cherry blossoms."

Removing the flower branch in front of him, Xu Yi and Gu Yuancheng walked out side by side.

"Brother Xu's scarlet cherry blossom forest is famous all over the world, little brother, I don't come to see the flowers, what else can I see?" Du Rong got up and smiled.

Xu Yi moved his gaze to me as if he didn't seem to be there, and said meaningfully, "It seems that I think too much, I thought that Brother Du was the one who came to enjoy the flowers." ”

Du Rong smiled and didn't refute.

"Shen Gongzi, shouldn't you introduce this benevolent brother next to you to me?" Gu Yuancheng saw a pair of figures sitting under the flowers and trees from afar, talking and laughing, and the familiar and relaxed atmosphere made him feel dazzling.

I raised my eyebrows to look at Gu Yuancheng, and I saw that he was staring at me with a smile, as if he was about to rush over and eat me at any time.

What's wrong? Have I sinned against him in any way? Be all abroad.

"My confidant and friend, the young city lord of Qizhou City, Du Rong." I then stood up and briefly explained Du Rong's identity.

"It turned out to be the young city lord." Gu Yuancheng approached Du Rong, a cold light appeared in his eyes, and said, "Down, Gu Yuancheng." ”

Du Rong looked at Gu Yuancheng and said with a smile, "Brother Gu, I have admired the name for a long time." ”

"Well, my fame is a little bigger, if there is anything that scares Du Shaocheng Lord, please Haihan." Gu Yuancheng nodded matter-of-factly, and said very seriously.

In the face of Gu Yuancheng's obvious sarcasm, Du Rong just smiled at him and didn't say a word.

"Gu Gongzi, the word 'lonely and unheard' is used on yourself, isn't it right?" I won't let Du Rong suffer, so I directly opened my mouth to go back for Du Rong. However, I still warned Gu Yuancheng with my eyes and asked him not to have any more convulsions.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yuancheng not only did not restrain himself, but instead glared at me coldly, brushed his sleeves and left.

"He's usually such a small family and angry, don't worry about it." I held back my anger and explained to Du Rong.

His eyes froze for a moment, Du Rong lowered his eyes, and said with a faint smile, "Well, I won't care." ”

I looked at Du Rong in front of me, and I only felt that he suddenly became a little strange, and I just wanted to ask him what was wrong, but Xu Yi spoke first.

"Brother Gu must have gone back to the Scarlet Sakura Pavilion first, let's go back to the Pavilion too, right?"

"Brother Xu, please." Du Rong stretched out his hand and made a "please" motion.

Xu Yi politely walked in front of us first. Du Rong and I followed him out of the forest together.

From a distance, I saw Gu Yuancheng who was drinking tea in the pavilion, and when he saw us coming, he flipped over his hand and spilled all the tea.

"What the hell are you doing?" I finally couldn't help it, took a step forward, frowned and asked coldly.

"Didn't do anything." Gu Yuancheng said as he brushed the newly picked tea leaves to the ground.

I......

I don't care about him!

"Du Rong, when are you going to leave?" I turned around and asked Du Rong.

Gu Yuancheng moved.

Du Rong glanced at Gu Yuancheng, didn't answer immediately, and asked me, "When does Xiao Qingzhi plan to return to Beijing?" ”

Gu Yuancheng's eyes froze for a moment.

I didn't notice the same things around me, and said bluntly, "After the Jiangnan matter is settled, I'll go back." ”

Du Rong nodded and said, "I always have to wait for the eldest lady of the Yun family to come, in case I help you?" ”

I was overjoyed, and just as I was about to answer, Gu Yuancheng interjected, "It's enough to have me, extra people will only add trouble." ”

"Gu Yuancheng, did you eat the wrong thing today?" I clenched my fists and glared at Gu Yuancheng fiercely.

"We sleep in the same room and eat at the same table, and if I eat the wrong thing, wouldn't you be the same?" Gu Yuancheng replied to me, but his eyes were looking at Du Rong.

Du Rong squinted, and then suddenly thought of something, and he pulled me aside.

"Are you investigating the masked man?" He asked.

"Hmm." I nodded.

Du Rong's expression became serious, and his voice was no longer light and shallow, "Stop it now, don't pursue it any further." ”

I looked at him puzzled, "Why?" ”

Du Rong seemed to be thinking about something, and finally only said, "They are my prey, you stop." ”

"It's not that simple," I said, staring into his eyes, "you explain it clearly, or I won't stop." ”

When Du Rong heard me say this, he was so anxious that he grabbed my arm, "Qingzhi, you go back to Beijing after you finish handling the affairs of Jiangnan, and when the time comes, I will tell you about the masked man, you have to believe me." ”

I pushed him away, "I believe in you, but it's not enough for me to change my plans, I have already agreed to join forces with Gu Yuancheng." ”

Du Rong looked at me in disbelief and said in disbelief, "Who is Gu Yuancheng, don't you know?" Do you dare to join forces with him? ”

"I know who he is, but at this time we have the same purpose, and he won't make any small moves." I'm sure.

I thought that Du Rong would make a big speech to persuade me to leave Gu Yuancheng, but unexpectedly, Du Rong put his heart at ease, patted me on the shoulder, and said, "Gu Yuancheng is a good companion, it's not bad for you to be with him." ”

"You ......" I was confused.

The speed of turning his face is almost on par with Gu Yuancheng.

"I thought you were going to fight alone, so I was a little worried." Du Rong saw that I was stunned and explained.

I looked at Du Rong suspiciously, and asked tentatively, "That's all?" ”

Du Rong nodded, "That's all." ”

"Okay." I looked back, "Let's go back." With that, I turned around and walked into the pavilion.

Du Rong looked at my back with a complicated expression, paused, and followed.

I sat down in my seat, Xu Yi had already brought some tea leaves, and he smoothly added a cup of tea for each of us.

"It's rare for so many distinguished guests to visit the Scarlet Cherry Blossom Forest." Xu Yi said, "It's different from the quiet in the past, and it has become a little popular." ”

Du Rong said, "I'm afraid that we will come, but it will destroy the beauty of this place." ”

Xu Yi's eyes were a little hollow, he looked at the scarlet cherry blossom petals flying outside the pavilion, and said distractedly, "She used to say the same thing to me, so she rarely comes here, but she obviously likes it here, I know she likes it here, I planted the trees for her one by one, if she doesn't like it, why should I spend so many years......"

The crimson cherry blossom petals fell silently, falling into the dirt, and before you knew it, they were stained with the dust of time.

The past is always hard to let go, just like a person who can only appear in a dream every night, no matter how hard he tries, it is empty.

"Xu Yi." I called him.

Xu Yi came back to his senses, he looked at me, and there was still a bone marrow in his eyes and pain.

I looked away, and I confessed, I didn't dare look at him for a moment.

"I ...... I want to go see Song Xiao. ”

Xu Yi didn't speak, for a long time, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you there." ”

Xu Yi got up and walked out of the Scarlet Cherry Pavilion, I pursed my lips and followed him.

The forest path winds and turns

Xu Yi didn't speak, for a long time, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you there." ”

Xu Yi got up and walked out of the Scarlet Cherry Pavilion, I pursed my lips and followed him.

The forest path winds and turns