75. The Longest Night (Part I)
In the city of Suzhou, the smoke and rain building, the third floor, it is already nightfall, but the city is still lively.
From this place, you can clearly see the whole city of Suzhou, and tonight is especially noisy.
The streets are hung with lanterns.
On the long street in the distance, it is also brightly lit, and it seems to be a dragon and lion dance.
The gongs and drums were beaten, crowded and lively.
Tomorrow is the Spring Festival.
According to the ancient rites, tonight is to keep the New Year, and firecrackers will be set off.
It is said that this year, a wealthy merchant will set off fireworks in the city, and many people are waiting.
It doesn't matter if it's poor or rich.
Regardless of whether this year is good or bad, everyone has expectations in their hearts, saying goodbye to this year and blessings for the next year.
I bless myself and bless this increasingly chaotic world, which is still the same as it has been for more than ten years.
The people are looking forward to the end of this chaotic era that has swept the world as soon as possible.
Of course, other places will definitely not be so lively, especially Qilu's side, which has just suffered a disaster for most of the first half of the year.
However, those disturbing rumors, there is no market in Suzhou City, and this prosperous place seems to never be clouded.
Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve.
Everyone should be at home with their families, but even some good people don't want to go home when the family is reunited.
Yes, there are really things on the mind.
What's more, I'm looking forward to this New Year's Eve performance.
Today, everyone in Shen really made a contribution, and presented three songs and dances in a row, so that all the guests returned satisfied.
Although it is the general rudder of the Five Elements Gate.
But even if you are a killer, tonight, you should relax and enjoy your life.
"You're still waiting."
The door was gently pushed open, and the Shen family, who was wearing a big red dress, walked into the room a little tired, she looked at Yaoqin sitting by the window, and said softly:
"Don't wait, he won't be able to come back."
"You know again."
Yaoqin posed a beauty fan and glanced at Shen Lan.
She said:
"I'm not waiting for him, I just want to hear and take a look at the lively landscape of Suzhou."
"Duduplicity."
Shen Lan chuckled, stepped forward, and closed the open window beside Yaoqin.
She doesn't like to be noisy.
Although occasionally, she also wants to go and share the excitement.
"You're usually quiet."
Shen Lan sat beside Yaoqin and looked at the Falling Moon Qin that was sealed in the piano box today.
She said:
"I'm afraid it's not that I'm lonely and miserable in my heart, and I don't even practice the piano anymore. I also have to open the window, so that the excitement I didn't like in the past fills the center of my ears, so that I don't think of being alone, but my lover is thousands of miles away. ”
The enchantress stretched out her fingers and put them on Yaoqin's chin, lifting her blown-up face.
She said:
"Yaoqin, Yaoqin, it's really pitiful, why do you like such a person?"
"Don't be a demon!"
Yaoqin, who had a gentle personality in the past, also raised her hand and pushed Shen Lan's fingers away, she was a little unable to lift her energy, and said with interest:
"Aren't you the same? Miserable and miserable person. ”
"Well, no, no, no."
Shen Lan seemed to be deliberately showing off, she said:
"That fool, I just rushed back, I ran more than a hundred miles in one night, and I made a special trip back to see the concubine."
These words caused Yaoqin to glare at her fiercely.
Say:
"Then what are you still doing here to provoke me? Why don't you go to accompany your lover, I heard that you want to go with him to the South China Sea? ”
The enchantress pursed her lips.
She sat upright in her chair, leaned there, and whispered:
"Not now. He said that there was a change in Lin'an, and he had to say after that incident, and the concubine also felt that the time was not very good, and the concubine was not ready.
Yaoqin, you say..."
Shen Lan pursed her lips.
The head of the Five Elements Gate, who has always been confident, chats with his girlfriends, and is rarely a little nervous.
She said:
"You say, will his parents dislike the concubine?"
"Huh?"
Yaoqin's eyes widened.
She wanted to laugh a little, but forcibly held back, and she said:
"Why do you think that? With the appearance and figure of your Shen family, Liu Zhuoran is more than enough. His parents are too late to be happy when they see you.
Why dislike? ”
"I..."
Shen Lan looked at the blood-red nails on her fingers.
She said:
"After all, I used to be a demon sect, and I also abolished his martial arts with my own hands, his parents are decent knights, and I heard that they are also orthodox and old-fashioned people, so they must hate me to death."
"Look at what you're saying."
Yaoqin shook her head, and she reached out and grabbed Shen Lan's fingers.
Whisper:
"My husband, I can't listen to this distinction between good and evil, Liu Zhuoran has a good relationship with him, and he doesn't care about good and evil, he doesn't care, what are you afraid of?
You will marry him, not his parents.
Besides, if you hadn't abolished Liu Zhuoran's martial arts, he would still be a disciple of Penglai, look at the current situation, how bad it is.
You saved him. ”
"Phew! Who is going to marry him! ”
Shen everyone's cheeks were rosy, as shy as night flowers, with a few touches of charm that were different from the usual charm.
However, what Yaoqin said was reasonable, she was a little more settled in her heart, and she still wanted to be bitter and mean and show off her love to Yaoqin.
It would be impossible to say.
She looked at Yaoqin, the picturesque beauty of Jiangnan in front of her, although she had a smile on her face.
But deep in the eyes, there is a touch of loneliness.
It's just that on weekdays, she has a light and elegant temperament, practicing the piano, painting danqing, and can pass the time.
But today is different, after all, she is not the girl she used to be, she is simple-minded, and now she is married to a woman, and she has a heart.
Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the whole of Middle-earth, but where there are conditions, must be reunited.
But she couldn't ask for it.
"Shen Qiu should accompany Qingqing and Flying Bird now, in Chang'an."
Shen Lan said softly:
"Even if he has the heart to return, this is separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, it is really difficult for him, you don't have any sadness."
Everyone Shen wanted to say something comforting, but after racking their brains, they just said a few dry words.
She's a witch!
Comforting people is really not for her.
All she should do is show off harshly.
"Alas, you don't have to persuade me, I know everything."
Yaoqin raised her head, and a smile appeared on her face as round as a beautiful jade.
She let out a sigh of relief and said:
"My husband, is a person who does great things, he went to Qilu for a few days, and he saved the people of a place, tens of millions of people, with his ability, to save the world, as his wife, but I can't help one or two, at this time the world is in turmoil."
Yaoqin patted Shen Lan's palm.
Say:
"My husband has been with me for one night, and I don't know how many people I can save, in this life, it is a happy thing to meet him, he rescued me from the sea of suffering, and gave me my current life.
I feel indebted in my heart.
How dare a little woman like me have more extravagance? ”
This is the case.
On the contrary, it was like Yaoqin, comforting Shen Lan, and it was not a taste in the hearts of everyone Shen who listened to it.
She looked at Yaoqin's face.
Say:
"Then Shen Qiu too, how can he be virtuous, with a good woman like you falling in love with him, he is still hooking up outside, hum, don't be afraid."
A momentum of hatred for the enemy rose in the hearts of everyone Shen.
She was majestic and said to Yaoqin:
"You are the main house, if Lin Huiyin dares to tease you in the future, I don't need you to speak, I will definitely not have a good time with her up and down the Wuxing Gate!
Even if the concubine goes out in person and loses both, she has to scratch off the fox's face to see if she can hook up with others. ”
These words caused Yaoqin to laugh softly, she covered her mouth, leaned back and closed her laughter, and the flowers and branches trembled.
She said:
"I haven't seen Huiyin Woman, but you are upset for me, I don't dare to let you Shen fight for me, if you are injured, I am afraid that someone will feel very distressed.
You guys.
They are all masters of the rivers and lakes.
You are angry for me, and Liu Zhuoran is angry for you again, this is turning over and over, I'm afraid I don't want to stir up the entire rivers and lakes. ”
Speaking of which.
Yaoqin's expression was solemn, and she also knew that Shen Lan's words were not a joke.
Then said:
"It's okay, I have never blamed my husband for that.
First, I have a very strong relationship, and there is no need for that.
Second, the husband has something hidden in his heart.
What I can help him share is limited after all, in addition to being a person who loves me, he is also a Jianghu person, and there is always a part of his soul that belongs to the rivers and lakes.
That is, only the people of the rivers and lakes can solve it, and I don't practice martial arts, I don't go to the rivers and lakes, rather than letting my husband hold it in my heart, it is better to let him go to Huiyin Woman.
I'm relieved to have her there. ”
Yaoqin stood up, helped Shen Lan up, and sent her to the door.
She helped Shen Lan straighten her red dress and said softly:
"You too. When you are with Liu Zhuoran, don't be a bad person, he is not good at talking, if there is something hidden in his heart, he doesn't say it, you can't be ignorant.
You have to ask, you help him bear some of it, and he helps you bear some of it, so that the husband and wife can be harmonious and grow old. ”
"Hmph."
Shen Lan raised her head arrogantly.
It's like a delicate red fox.
She said:
"I'm too lazy to pay attention to him, I love to talk about it."
As she spoke, she rolled her eyes.
The moment he left the room, his fingers tapped.
"Smack"
On Yaoqin's round buttocks, he slapped it, and with the seductive voice, Shen said softly:
"Shen Qiu, it's really blessed."
With a laugh, she turned into a red shadow and disappeared in front of the door.
Leaving only a embarrassed Yaoqin on her face, she closed the door and shook her head.
sighed that Shen Lan is really living her own life now, the more she lives, the younger she gets, like a girl, she likes to play.
Liu Zhuoran is influencing her, although she herself is unwilling to admit it.
But she is indeed in the dark past of getting rid of the former killer of the Five Elements Gate, and she is indeed a woman who pleases herself.
"Elder Youhan, go and rest."
Yaoqin returned to the room and called out to the shadows on the side of the eaves.
She knew there were people.
It was specially arranged by Shen Lan to protect her, and it is said that she is still Shen Lan's master's lover, and she can be regarded as Shen Lan's master.
"Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, go to the piano platform and accompany your son."
Yaoqin said again.
After a few breaths, there was a soft sound from the eaves, which was a deliberate sound made by Yu Han when he left, as if he was grateful.
She doesn't actually have to stay here.
In the backyard of the Yanyu Building, there is a Great Perfection Grandmaster who lives temporarily.
Not to mention Jiangnan, all over the world, there are basically no people who can hurt Yaoqin in front of her, and the son of Elder Youhan and Qu Xie is now placed in the Falling Moon Qintai.
Nominally.
It is the second son of Xiong Xiaosi, the general manager of the Suzhou business of Luoyue Merchant Square, who is fostered there, and is considered incognito, and has never been involved in the rivers and lakes in his life, and is safe and sound, and has fulfilled Qu Xie's last wish before he died.
The little four, like his mother, is kind-hearted.
Treat that adopted son as a parent, and that child will not suffer in this life.
After Elder Youhan left, Yaoqin wanted to take out the qin, but perhaps it was Shen Lan's visit just now that made a trace of waves rise in Yaoqin's heart, and even the thought of practicing the qin faded a little.
She strolled over to the window and reached out to push it open.
The noisy sound will follow the wind and come here, just like the breath of real life beating with the wind.
Yaoqin looked at the lively streets in the distance and the crackling sound of firecrackers, she crossed her arms and propped her elbows against the window, thinking a lot in her heart.
If the husband is not a hero.
If she is not the saintess of the Holy Fire Sect, she is not the eldest lady of the Su family.
If the two of them are just ordinary people in Suzhou City.
Presumably, at this time.
The two of them should be in a small but cozy house.
Lighting candles, talking, and staying up all night.
Maybe.
Maybe there's a kid by your side.
A beautiful girl.
Well.
It's still two, girl and son.
The girl is as beautiful as herself.
What about the son.
Just like her husband, she is brave and responsible.
As for the girl's name.
Just call her...
Yaoqin fell into some kind of fantasy.
Let your thoughts drift to the horizon.
She will also have a pink imagination like a girl.
Perhaps, when you close your eyes and open them again, your husband, who is thousands of miles away, will appear in front of you.
When the idea first came up, Yaoqin herself laughed.
How can it be?
The husband is not a fairy.
But...
Try it.
Anyway, there won't be anything to lose.
His heart is full of warmth, even if his husband is not there, he can survive this lonely Chinese New Year's Eve, and he and he still have a lifetime to stay together.
If the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight?
She thought so.
Then, close your eyes.
In my mind, I recalled the stories that my husband had told her when he was warm, those deviant stories, a magic lamp with ghosts or something.
Maybe it's a shooting star streaked across the horizon.
Although, now there are no shooting stars overhead.
But in Luoyang City, she didn't make a wish when she watched the wolf rush with her husband.
Tonight, let's make up for it.
I wish my husband a safe life, and no matter what happens, he can turn evil into good fortune.
She clasped her hands together and put them to her mouth.
He whispered.
And then...
The next moment...
A warm touch that swells at the tip of one's nose.
She opened her eyes suddenly, and she saw that it was falling in front of her eyes, reaching out to touch the tip of her nose... That, someone who should be thousands of miles away.
The one she had been thinking about for a long time.
In my heart, that insignificant wish... It really happened!
"Ahh
Yaoqin let out an exclamation.
It's all a surprise, it's unbelievable.
She stretched out her hands and hugged Shen Qiu's neck in front of her, but she was held by the latter and taken out of the room when she was gently lifted.
was held in her husband's arms.
"Shh
Shen Qiu stretched out his finger and put it on the corner of Yaoqin's mouth.
With a wicked smile, he pointed to the side.
Say:
"Shen Lan and Liu Zhuoran are as enthusiastic as fire, and Hua Qing and A Qing are respectful of each other.
Let's not bother them.
Where do you want to go tonight? ”
Yaoqin buried her head in Shen Qiu's arms and rubbed it with affection.
She put her hands around her husband's neck.
Seems to be thinking.
After a few breaths, she opened her eyes wide.
It's like the stars in the night sky.
She said:
"Let's go to the little courtyard."
"The one next to Falling Moon Street, I want to go there and have a look."