Chapter 108: Farewell
This trip to Luoyang, first went to worship Shaolin incense, the same day and night tour Longmen, peony is the next day in the White Horse Temple near the Shenzhou Peony Garden to see, although the national color of the fragrance is worthy of the name, but ...... A lot of people~~~~~ I also missed the plane on the return trip, and I missed most of the day, so the update was late, so forgive me~~
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After the two sisters discussed and stopped, they didn't sit anymore, got up after the meeting, and were about to break up. At this moment, the corner door of the Su Mansion suddenly opened again, and a small sedan chair with green cloth trim was carried out. Qin Banruo recognized that it was the sedan chair that Mei Changsu often used to go out to travel, and his heart moved, and he immediately followed behind. The fourth sister was idle by nature, and she was not interested in superfluous things at all, if Qin Banruo didn't call her, she didn't make a sound, and quietly left by herself.
Originally, Qin Panruo always thought that the reason why Mei Changsu came out of the corner door of the backyard was, of course, to cover up her whereabouts, but after following two streets, she had to confirm that people only took the back door because it was relatively close to the Nanyue Gate and would not detour.
Out of the Nanyue Gate, the pedestrians are not as permeable as in the city, Qin Panruo is tired, and secondly, he is not a martial arts master, and the people around her are sparse, so she does not dare to continue to follow, so she has to stop and watch the small sedan chair go leisurely.
Of course, Qin Banruo didn't know that Mei Changsu didn't go far after leaving the city, and the group only walked about two miles along the southbound avenue, and then stopped next to the Xiema Pavilion on a small slope, got off the sedan chair and entered the pavilion. The entourage placed wine and tea in the pavilion, and Mei Changsu sat on the stone bench very leisurely, took the book and slowly flipped through it by leaning on the pavilion railing.
About half an hour later, a puff of smoke and dust rose from the direction of the city gate, and Li Gang, who was accompanying him, looked at it first and called out "Sect Master". Mei Changsu got up and looked at it from afar, because the distance was still far away, and he vaguely saw two people riding on two horses, one in front of the other and half a horse, running towards this side.
Li Gang's eyesight was better, and when Mei Changsu was still in Dingqing to identify whether the person who came was the person he was waiting for, he had already confirmed it clearly, and said in a low voice: "Sect Master, it's the two of them." β
Mei Changsu snorted and didn't say anything, but Li Gang had already understood, and immediately left the pavilion and came to the side of the avenue. The two horses were getting closer and closer, and their eyebrows were becoming clearer, but it seemed that they hadn't noticed Li Gang for the time being. He was about to raise his arm to beckon to attract the attention of the comer, but for some reason the man running in front suddenly stopped and turned his horse's head back to look.
However, his actions were soon explained. After seeing the flying dust, the third rider quickly chased after him, and the person on the horse shouted while chasing back: "Jing Rui!" Jing Rui, wait a minute! β
At this time, the other person accompanying Xiao Jingrui seemed to be in a hurry, and shouted repeatedly: "Big brother, big brother, let's go quickly." β
Xiao Jingrui raised his left hand and made a reassuring gesture, not only did he not go any further, but turned over and dismounted.
"Big brother!" Yuwen Nian's heart was empty, and he screamed again in a trembling voice.
"Nian Nian," Xiao Jingrui smiled faintly at her, "That's my friend, he called me, and I heard it, how can I ignore it?" β
"But...... You promised......"
"Don't worry, I promise to go with you back to visit him, and I will definitely go. This is not a run, my friend came to see him off, what are you afraid of? β
In just these two or three sentences, Yan Yujin had rushed to the front, looking dusty, and his clothes were not as glamorous as before. After he threw the saddle and dismounted, he rushed straight to Xiao Jingrui, grabbed his arm and asked, "Jingrui, where are you going?" β
Xiao Jingrui replied with four words without concealment: "Great Chu Yingdu." β
"Jing Rui!"
Nian Nian received a letter that her father was seriously ill and wanted to ...... Want to see me...... My mother also allowed it, so it made sense that I should pay a visit. β
Yan Yujin originally came to keep him, but when he heard this reason, he didn't have anything to say, and the hand holding Xiao Jingrui's arm involuntarily loosened. But after staying for a while, he was not at ease, and asked again: "Then you will come back, right?" β
Xiao Jingrui lowered his eyes, "Mother is still here, how can there be a reason to never come back." β
His tone was light, but when he heard it, he felt sour in his heart. It's just that Xiao Jingrui can still stay calm, and there is no reason why he is excited, so he hurriedly pursed the corners of his mouth to stabilize his emotions, and said for a long time: "Jingrui, after that day, I have always wanted to talk to you, but the timing is always wrong." Now that you're leaving, what needs to be said must be said. Jing Rui, there are some things you really don't care too much about, after all, it's over, it's a grudge from the previous life, and it has nothing to do with you......"
"Okay Yujin," Xiao Jingrui interrupted him in a low voice, "Needless to say, I know what you mean." It's just that...... I can't say that it has nothing to do with me. My father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, this is a relationship that is constantly cut and cut, not to mention many years of family affection, many years of kindness, all this...... It's not that you can tear it apart if you reveal the truth......"
"Jingrui ......"
"I understand that you want to persuade me to open a little, you want me to be the same Xiao Jingrui as before. But Yujin, I really can't do that. For me, everything has changed overnight, and when everything has changed, how can I not change? So whether I want it or not, Xiao Jingrui is no longer the Xiao Jingrui of the past, and I can only disappoint you. β
Yan Yujin took a deep breath, took a step forward, grabbed Xiao Jingrui's shoulders with both hands, shook it vigorously, and said word by word: "That's right, I do hope that you are still the same as before." But if you can't, that's okay. We grew up together, and you have been changing anyway, from being chubby and short in the past, to being tall and handsome now; From being quiet and not liking to talk, to spitting out my groove with Xie Bi. I don't mind if you continue to change, anyway, no matter how you change, you are still my unique friend, and the friendship between the two of us will not change! So you listen to me, no matter where you go, you must remember me as a friend, if you dare to forget, I will never spare you, understand? β
When he said the last sentence, his voice was a little hoarse, his eyes were already red, and the hand on Xiao Jingrui's shoulder was so strong that his fingers were painful. His words were not long, but no one would doubt the sincerity, calmness and warmth contained in his words. Xiao Jingrui lowered his head, his eyes were a little damp, and even Yu Wennian, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but turn his face and quietly wiped the corners of his eyes with his fingertips.
"Okay, now you can go wherever you want, anyway, you used to run around, but Da Chu is a little farther away, you have to take care." Yan Yujin sniffed and took a step back, "If you have something to do, remember to write to me." β
Xiao Jingrui hummed and raised his head. The two of them stared at each other, and they both tried to smile in unison, but under each other's smiling expressions, they saw sadness that could not be concealed or diluted.
Because the two young people knew in their hearts that they would not see each other again until they knew when they would see each other again.
As soon as the mourning period of the Empress Dowager passes, even the eldest princess of Liyang will leave Beijing for her fiefdom, and even if Xiao Jingrui returns to Liang, it will be difficult to set foot on the land of God again.
The two of them are from similar backgrounds, similar in age, and have similar temperaments, I thought that we could always intersect like this, and I thought that there would be a similar life trajectory.
Even if he is optimistic, he can't help but be at a loss at this time.
"Big brother, shall we go?" Yu Wennian rubbed his red eyes and walked over and pulled his brother's sleeve.
Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin raised their arms at the same time and hugged them tightly.
"Get on your horse, I'll watch you go. I want a little ...... on the road" Yan Yujin Zhengqiang smiled and said the last word of farewell, but his voice suddenly stopped, and his eyes fell somewhere behind Xiao Jingrui, with a somewhat strange expression.
Xiao Jingrui immediately noticed it, turned around and looked at his line of sight, only to see that ten zhang away, Li Gang was standing on the side of the road with his waist straight, and when he saw him turn around, he immediately raised his hand to the small hill next to him.
In fact, before he looked up with Li Gang's guidance, Xiao Jingrui already knew who he would see, so at the first moment, he was a little hesitant, but after a while, he still raised his eyes calmly.
On the top of the Banpo pavilion, Mei Changsu stood by the railing, full of mountain wind, although he couldn't see the subtle expression on his face clearly because he was a little farther away, but that posture clearly showed that he was waiting for Xiao Jingrui here.
"Jing Rui......" Yan Yujin called out with some concern.
Xiao Jingrui calmed down, turned around and said lightly: "He is probably also here to see him off, I'll say a few words in the past." β
"I'll ...... with you" was only half a sentence before stopping. is as smart as his words, and naturally understands that some knots must be solved by the parties themselves, and no one else can interfere, so in the end, he just took a few steps back and said no more.
Yu Wennian didn't know much about the relationship between Xiao Jingrui and Mei Changsu as friends, so he was a little confused, and he stepped forward to ask a few questions, but was grabbed by Yan Yujin and pulled back
Xiao Jingrui had already strode towards the pavilion at this time, although his face was slightly pale, his demeanor and pace were very steady.
"You may be seated." Mei Changsu smiled slightly, lifted the silver kettle on the stone table, poured a full glass of sake, and handed it over, "This is a long way to go, a glass of wine and candied food, I wish you a safe journey." β
Xiao Jingrui took the wine glass, raised his head and drank it all, wiped the wine stains on the corner of his lips, returned the glass to the table, arched his hand and said, "Thank you Mr. Su for coming to see you off, and I will say goodbye." β
Mei Changsu stared at the young man and turned around, waiting for him to walk to the edge of the pavilion and asked softly: "Jing Rui, why don't you hate me?" β
Xiao Jingrui was stunned, silent for a moment, slowly turned around to look at him, and replied, "What can I hate about you?" My mother's past is not caused by you; My birth was not arranged by you, thank you...... Xie Hou's unrighteous actions were all done by himself, not by you...... You and I both understand that in fact, what makes me extremely painful is the truth itself, not the hand that uncovers the truth. What happened back then had nothing to do with you, and I'm not so ridiculous as to get angry with you and hold you responsible for the wrong things that others have done. β
"However, I could have allowed the truth to continue to be covered up, but I let it explode, and it exploded so violently, without the slightest consideration of your feelings, nor did I take into account the friendship between you and me, you should have some complaints about this, right?"
Xiao Jingrui shook his head and smiled miserably: "To be honest, I used to be sad when you did this." But I'm not a self-righteous kid after all, and I know that people have trade-offs. You take what you think is important and discard me, it's just your choice. I can't hate you for not choosing me, after all...... You have no responsibility or obligation to put me first, and even if I once wished for it, I could not force it. β
"I don't really have to put you first, but since you and I have been communicating, you have always been sincere with me, and in this regard, I owe you."
"I'm sincere to you because I want to. Of course I'm glad if I can win the same sincerity, and if I can't, I have nothing to regret. β
Mei Changsu's eyes were sad, but he still had a smile on his face: "Although you don't regret it, it is impossible for you and me to be friends after all." β
Xiao Jingrui lowered his head and was silent. Since the two got acquainted, he has always admired Mei Changsu's talent and bearing, regarded him as a mentor and friend, and carefully maintained that friendship. But I didn't expect that step by step would come to the point where I can no longer continue to be friends.
In fact, if you calculate the cause and effect carefully, except for some knots between the two, there is no indelible blood feud. But after so many things, Xiao Jingrui has deeply felt that what Yan Yujin said before was very right, he and Mei Changsu are not from the same world at all, there are too many asymmetries between them, and they lack the foundation to become friends.
No hatred, no resentment, is already their best ending.
Maybe in the future, growth can bring changes, and maybe in the future, there will be unexpected intersections, but at least at this stage, they are indeed as Mei Changsu said, it is impossible to be friends anymore......
"Jing Rui," Mei Changsu took a step forward and looked at the young man's face softly, "You are the most tolerant child I know, God has given you a gentle and generous temperament without hatred, maybe it is to offset your pain." I really hope that in the future, you can maintain this sincerity and you can get more peace and happiness, because that is what you deserve......"
"Thank you." Xiao Jingrui took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. In fact, he still had a lot of words in his heart, but when it came to his lips, he felt that it was useless, so he turned around again and left the pavilion quickly.
Yu Wennian and Yan Yujin were waiting for him on the slope down the avenue, and after the three of them reunited, they only said a few simple words of goodbye, and the Xiao Jingrui brothers and sisters recognized the stirrups and got on their horses and galloped south. Yan Yujin watched their figures disappear, his expression was stunned, and then he looked up at Mei Changsu, who was still in the pavilion, hesitated, and went over to say hello.
However, this is not an occasion to talk, and the two are not in the mood to talk, so after a few polite words, Yan Yujin said goodbye and went back to the city by himself.
"Sect Master, it's windy here, let's go back too?" Li Gang came over to collect the wine utensils and asked in a low voice.
Mei Changsu acquiesced wordlessly, and slowly got up and walked out of the pavilion. Before getting into the sedan chair, he looked back at the direction where Xiao Jingrui had gone, froze his figure, and fell into deep thought.
"Sect Master? Suzerain? β
Mei Changsu's two long, dark eyebrows slowly gathered towards his forehead, and he sighed, "Da Chu is not a pure land after all...... Send Jussi over on my orders and do as much as you can. β
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(Jing Rui can rest for a while, readers who like him, say goodbye to him, wait for a while, Sister Hai will pick him up again~~~)
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