When the dawn broke, Xie Jinci returned to Ling Heng Courtyard with Shen Changfeng.

The boy's endurance and perseverance were amazingly strong, and even though he was wrapped in layers of gauze, he still took out a brand-new azure jacket and put it on.

It looks like he's going out.

Xie Jin was puzzled, "The little brother is so seriously injured, do you still want to go to the old lady to greet the New Year?" ”

Shen Changfeng took out a red envelope and threw it to her, "Although my little word has the wealth of Jiangnan, I will still give you the New Year's money I promised." ”

As he spoke, he had already stepped out of the threshold.

Xie Jinci frowned and followed, "Little brother, let me tell you about your injury!" ”

"Xiao Zi'er feels so sorry for me like this, does he like me?"

The young man looked back lightly, and his words were playful.

Xie Jinci turned his face angrily and didn't bother to joke with him.

So I missed the affectionate peach blossom eyes, and the fleeting seriousness.

The boy walked through the corridor and walked through the courtyard, always smiling.

Only under that smile, there is an indescribable depth.

You can leave after the New Year, so it's never the grandmother who is difficult to deal with, but the one in the Wisteria Temple.

Last night, he claimed that he was unwell and did not keep the New Year, and according to Mrs. Guo's style, he would definitely send someone to bring him medicine.

His failure to return overnight was an excellent reason to punish him.

Xie Jinci followed Shen Changfeng to the Crane Courtyard, and the sons and ladies in the house were all there, talking to Mrs. Jiang lively.

Shen Siling, dressed in a festive/red jacket, is also among them.

Xie Jinci respectfully gave the old lady a New Year's greeting, and also got a New Year's money.

She was so overjoyed that she cherished the red seal and put it in her wide sleeves and put it with what her little brother had given her.

Shen Siling took the opportunity to slip over, "Jinci, how long did you keep watch last night?" Why do you even have dark circles under your eyes? ”

"I don't remember exactly."

Xie Jinci threw away the fatigue and smiled sweetly.

Last night's experience was difficult and long, and she didn't close her eyes all night.

When the little sisters meet, they always can't finish talking.

Xie Jinci was held by Shen Siling's little hand and swayed, but Yu Guang noticed that Shen Changfeng was called out by a maidservant.

She faintly sensed something, glanced at Shen Siling, and the two quietly followed.

I traveled all the way, and finally came to Wisteria Temple.

Xie Jinci poked his little head out from behind the pillars and saw Shen Changfeng standing under the eaves, while Mrs. Guo was reprimanding something with a serious face.

The maids and ladies in the courtyard all had expressions of watching the play.

It didn't take long for her to see Shen Changfeng kneeling in the courtyard.

The snow-covered bluestone slabs are very cold and hard.

A young man with a beautiful appearance, a thin jacket in green clothes, and a straight back.

And a handmaid brought a whip.

Mrs. Guo took it and pumped it fiercely at the young man!

With a snap, the whip tail swept over the boy's side cheek, and a red mark immediately appeared on his fair skin!

The whip body was over the green jacket, and the cotton wool gushed out, accompanied by red blood.

And the boy lowered his eyelashes and remained motionless.

Xie Jinci's little hand gradually tightened.

Mrs. Guo...... Why do you want to hit the little brother!

The little brother was already seriously injured, and if he continued to fight like this, he would definitely destroy his body......

"Si Ling ......"

The little girl looked back anxiously and saw that Shen Siling had covered her eyes in fright.

She was straight, "Siling, can you find a way to invite Master Shen over?" ”

Shen Siling nodded blankly, and it took a long time before she hurriedly ran away with her skirt.

In the courtyard,

Blood oozed from the corner of the boy's mouth.

Xie Jinci walked out from behind the pillars with an expressionless face and walked towards the boy step by step.

Shen Changfeng knelt in the snow.

Mrs. Guo seemed to hate him very much, and every time she started, she carried twelve points of strength.

The sky is gray and white, and the snow is fine.

The young man looked up at the sky, his peach blossom eyes still surging with affection.

The whip fell on the back, and it hurt.

But no matter how much it hurts, he thinks he can get through it.

Just like the gray ten years after he was six years old, any hardship, any pain, as long as he gritted his teeth, he could always get through, right?

If this world is cold, then he will strive to be the most cruel person, because he is more ruthless than others, so this heart will not hurt.

He broke off the seven feelings, ups and downs and tribulations, just to once stand above 10,000 people and hold unparalleled power.

He has ideals,

There is also hatred.

The affection under the peach blossom eyes slowly disappeared, leaving only the coldness of a sharp blade.

But at this moment,

Suddenly, a small, soft, warm body hugged him from behind.

The boy froze.

What came to the nose was not all the fishy smell of blood, but also the quiet and elegant incense of agarwood.

That's the taste of Xie Jinci.

There is warm liquid sliding down the neck.

The young man frowned, was that Xie Jinci's tears?

It's so decent, why is she crying again?

He didn't seem to bully her today, did he?

It was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and through the courtyard wall, I could hear bursts of laughter in the distance.

The cold wind that passed through the branches was still howling, and the whip was still cutting through the flesh.

But those voices gradually faded away in the young man's ears, and all he could hear was the sound of falling snow in the sky and Xie Jinci's weak cry.

He usually made little girls cry, but this time was different.

The low sobbing voice was like a cat, as if suppressing thousands of emotions, making him scratch his heart and lungs, and he couldn't be at peace.

Mrs. Guo stared coldly at Xie Jinci, who suddenly appeared, and her eyes gradually became cold.

The strength in her hand became more and more vicious, and she even took Xie Jinci with her.

The little girl shuddered, still hugging the boy tightly.

She hugged so tightly,

As if to merge him into his blood and bones.

Together, we share adversity.

In the wind and snow, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

"Guo Manyun, what are you doing?! Stop! ”

Shen Teng strode forward and snatched the whip from Mrs. Guo's hand, "The tiger is poisonous and does not eat children, how can you be so ruthless to Changfeng?!" ”

Mrs. Guo bowed her head and said softly: "Master, last Chinese New Year's Eve, Changfeng stayed in the flower building, and now he has merit and fame, as a mother-in-law, I have the responsibility to discipline." ”

"It was better to do so!"

Shen Teng glanced at her warningly, and turned to the young man kneeling on the ground, "Changfeng, you come to the study with me." ”

As soon as he left, Mrs. Guo also dispersed with all the maids.

The courtyard was deep, Shen Changfeng was still kneeling there, and Xie Jinci was still holding him.

The boy laughed under his breath and asked, "What are you crying about?" ”

The little girl's tears kept falling, wiping them with the back of her hand, looking pitiful.

"Xie Jinci, don't you often say that I am a hypocrite and annoying? always bullied you, scolded your foster brother, scolded you and Lu Er for being unclear, and always instructed you to do this and that......

"So, why are you protecting me like this?"

Xie Jinci threw himself into his arms wordlessly.

Tears soaked the young man's clothes, and she had a thousand words, but she didn't know where to start.

After a long time, she said softly: "Without my little brother arguing with me all day long, Ling Heng Courtyard would be very lonely...... If I didn't have it, my little brother would be very lonely, right? ”

Affection is not as good as long-term companionship.

Shen Changfeng's heart shook slightly.

The pale palm with distinct knots suddenly hugged the girl tighter.

The coldness in the peach blossom eyes gradually turned into the tenderness of the spring breeze.

He bowed his head and kissed the girl's heart.

Gentle and cherished.

Something in my heart quietly sprouts and grows, like spring buds breaking through the ground.

He suddenly thought,

Fortunately, in late autumn, he and Xie Jinci walked in the same alley as Tianxiangfang.

Not sooner, not too late, just in time.

I just happened to meet.

Koei-in, study.

Shen Teng sat in front of the bookcase, his eyebrows furrowed deeply.

His black hair was interspersed with white threads, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were extremely obvious.

Shen Changfeng looked at him, trying to search in his mind for what he looked like when he first saw him ten years ago.

"Changfeng, where did you go last night?"

Shen Teng said in a deep voice, "Your mother said that you lived in Hualou, I categorically didn't believe it. ”

Shen Changfeng didn't intend to hide it, and said truthfully: "The child went to the Xunshui Gang. ”

"Nonsense! The Xunshui Gang was in chaos last night, what are you going to do there? ”

Shen Teng's face was serious, and he was about to reprimand, when he suddenly thought of a possibility.

He was silent for a long time, and then whispered: "Changfeng, isn't it good to live your life in peace?" When your father entrusted you to me......"

"Uncle Shen,"

The young man interrupted calmly, waved his hands, and bowed solemnly to him, "If the family feud is not avenged for a day, how can Changfeng dare to be stable?"

"In the past ten years, Uncle Shen has regarded Changfeng as his own, and this love, Changfeng has kept it in mind and is unforgettable. It's just that I can't take the path that Uncle Shen wants me to take, you are not benevolent, you can't serve you, you will kill him with your own hands! ”

"You ......"

"Uncle Shen doesn't need to persuade him, the only path I can take, and the one I have to take, was doomed ten years ago. I know what kind of hardships I will face, but I am not afraid. How can a person who is not even afraid of death be afraid to live with hatred? ”

The young man's back was straight, and his voice was resolute.

Suddenly, there was a Ling Sheng momentum overlooking the mountains and rivers and blocking thousands of troops!

Shen Teng's eyes were moist unconsciously.

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It's so similar!

This young man is very much like his best friend, as if he was born to stand on the top of ten thousand rivers!

Inviolable!

Don't rush!

It's this kind of natural atmosphere, but the two are different.

His friend has the world in his heart and is willing to be wronged and sacrifice himself.

And this teenager is the only one who is domineering and arrogant!

His way, no one can change, no one can stop, no one can stand in the way!

The man who has been eroded and smoothed by the years sighs long:

"Now I have a stable official position, a mother and brothers, a family and children, and the death of a thousand times...... There's nothing I can do, 10 years ago, and 10 years later. ”

He said, looking out the window with tearful eyes.

The courtyard is elegant, with a lot of snow.

It was clearly the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, but he thought of the sandy sky in the northern frontier of the border for no reason, and the man in armor who resolutely turned over and rode on a war horse.

The plum branches swayed, just like the bright robe of the man hunting and flying.

He sighed again.

Shen Changfeng walked to the window and stood tall to cover the scenery, "Uncle Shen, you have raised me with the greatest kindness to my father. It is a blessing for my father to have made a friend like you in this life. ”

"How is it not my pleasure that I have fellowship with your father? Your father is the only person I admire in my life. ”

Shen Teng looked at the young man, and slowly pulled a soft arc on his lips, "Changfeng, although I am an official in Qiongchuan, which is far away from Shangjing, but the Lin'an family is still good, if you need help, just talk to me, I will do my best!" ”

The teenager looked sideways.

In the gap between the windows, you can vaguely see the girl's moon-white skirt blown by the cold wind.

His thin lips hooked lightly, and he said softly:

"There's really one thing that needs my father's help."

"What?"

"I implore my father to accept Xie Jinci as a righteous daughter, and give her a home before I leave Lin'an to go to Beijing to catch the exam."

Shen Changfeng lifted his robe and knelt, his voice was loud.

The sound was enough to reach the door and reach Xie Jinci's ears.

The little girl froze.

She endured the pain of the whip on her body and gently and gently touched her heart.

The little brother was afraid that he would go to Beijing, leaving her alone in Shen Mansion to be bullied.

He wanted to protect her.

Give it to her...... A home?