Chapter Eighty-Four: Father and Son's Night Talk in the Starlight
The night is deep, the sky is full of stars, each one exudes a brilliant brilliance, and when the brilliance of the countless stars is shining in the sky, it is solemn and intoxicating until the heart palpitates, under the starry sky, human power seems to be so small.
When the father and son walked slowly all the way through the turbulent Wang River, the night was already deep, but the door was full of people from the Chu family, and under the lantern light, everyone seemed to be looking at a general who had just returned from the battlefield, and the indescribable feelings suddenly made people worry about whether the young man would be overwhelmed by the noisy greetings.
"Let's all disperse, I'll talk about it tomorrow. Probably seeing the surprise in Chu Hao's eyes, and the tiredness between his eyebrows, Chu Mu waved his hand, and said a word lightly to the Chu family who greeted them at the door.
"Yes!
"Yes!
Since it was the order of the head of the family, even if some people were unwilling, they could only glance at the young man standing beside Chu Mu, and then bowed slightly and dispersed.
"Also, prepare a few dishes and send them to Ningyuan in a while, well, let's make the dishes lighter. Stopping the housekeeper, Chu Mu commanded, but then he thought of something again, and then made up for it.
"Yes!"
"Wait. ”
The butler nodded, bowed slightly, and was about to leave, but was quickly stopped by Chu Mu again.
Looking at his son who was standing beside him with a faint smile on his face, Chu Mu frowned slightly, and immediately relaxed, and asked softly, "Do you drink?"
"Huh?"
Under the reflection of the lantern, Chu Hao, whose face was glowing with a faint red light, raised his eyebrows slightly, showing slight surprise, and immediately looked at Chu Mu and said helplessly: "The child has just turned sixteen, and he is not yet eighteen, I am afraid that I will ...... after drinking."
The meaning of those words is very clear, I want to drink, but if I do drink it, it is also your responsibility father, and you are not allowed to talk about family rules or anything at that time.
The Chu family has a big business, and the rules are very strict, before they really reach the age of eighteen, after the crown ceremony, if they are exposed to wine and sex, they will be punished by family rules.
Under this rule, not only Chu Hao, but many people in the clan have been punished several times, although it is not a big punishment, but Chu Hao does not want to be fasted for three days as soon as he comes back.
"You ......" Chu Mu raised his eyebrows slightly, and then looked at the butler who was pretending to be blind to the side and said, "Prepare a pot, just remember the sake, you can go with those side dishes." ”
After saying this, he looked at Chu Hao, looked at the body that was slightly lower than himself, and the hair that was a little messy, and wanted to raise his hand, but he still didn't raise it, just said softly: "Don't take it as an example, don't say it." ”
"Yes! Chu Hao was slightly positive, and the corners of his eyes immediately rose, and they were all smiling.
"Then let's go. ”
Looking at the smile between his son's eyebrows, Chu Mu asked for a slight gesture, and instead raised his hand and patted Chu Hao's shoulder, and said something gently.
It's just that the moment he stepped into the door of Nafu, Chu Mu's voice that seemed to be talking to himself slowly came into Chu Hao's ears.
"Just come back. ”
......
......
Ning Yuan is very quiet, just like its name.
There is a night breeze blowing, blowing the bamboo forest in the garden, and the sound of the bamboo leaves gently rubbing is very good.
The sake and food are served slowly, the sake is sake, and the dish is a side dish, which looks very delicate and delicious, just smelling it, will make people's appetite shocked.
"Eat. ”
When the steward respectfully told him that the dishes had been served, Chu Mu, who had been looking at the bamboo forest with his back to Chu Hao, turned around, patted Chu Hao, who had been standing behind him, on the shoulder again, and then said something gentle.
The low, but calm voice slowly entered Chu Hao's ears.
"This used to be your mother's recuperation place, and I haven't been here for a long time, and you were still young at that time, so maybe you don't remember it clearly. Patting Chu Hao's shoulder again, Chu Mu walked to the stone bench and sat down slowly.
It's just that the words seem to explain why he has been carrying his hands behind him before.
"Yes, the child doesn't remember well. Chu Hao didn't sit down immediately, but picked up the wine jug, poured two glasses, and respectfully handed one of them to Chu Mu.
"Sit down. Hearing Chu Hao's words, a trace of undetectable gloom flashed between Chu Mu's eyebrows, for his wife, it was the regret of his life, so when his son couldn't remember his mother clearly, he couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.
"Stand down, all of you. ”
There was a bleak moment, and then he looked at the stewards and maids who bowed their heads and bowed beside him, and said in a low voice.
Watching the stewards and maids retreat, after a while, he glanced at Chu Hao, who was still standing next to him, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There is no one else here, you can sit down, tonight it will be our father and son to talk." ”
After a pause, he added, "As for other things, I won't talk about them tonight." ”
"Yes. Chu Hao nodded and smiled, then sat down and picked up his glass of wine.
"Drinking less is good for sleep, and drinking more is good for your body. Chu Mu's words came again, still so low, but the color of care in them was truly overflowing.
"Yes, the boy knows. ”
After taking a sip, he looked at Chu Mu, perhaps at the cup in front of Chu Mu, and smiled slightly.
"Huh? Facing Chu Hao's eyes, Chu Mu was a little surprised at first, but after he understood, he shook his head and smiled, and then picked up the wine glass, handed it to his lips, and drank it gently.
"Don't just drink alcohol, the food is getting cold. After taking a sip, Chu Mu picked up the silver chopsticks beside him and raised his hand to signal those side dishes.
"Yes. Father also eats. Looking at the small dishes in front of him that he liked in his memory but hadn't tasted for a long time, Chu Hao's eyes couldn't help but get hot, and he picked up the chopsticks instead, put a chopstick on it, and put it into his mouth.
The starlight was immersed, and the tips of the trees in Ning Yuan fell down, falling on the stone table, and falling on the faces of the father and son between the eyebrows.
At this moment, he is no longer the supernatural power who once dominated the world, nor is he the arrogant young man who is above the young crown, nor is he the strong man who makes the secret method frightened and frightened by a black move, at this moment, he is just a young and shy young man.
At this moment, he is no longer the head of the family who has many responsibilities and cannot show his inner expression lightly, nor is he no longer one of the rulers of the royal city who has a flat face in front of everyone, makes people point fingers behind his back, and has many criticisms, now he is just a father, a father who is not good at expressing himself.
Chu Hao looked up at the starry sky, under the reflection of the silver-like starlight, his eyebrows and eyes were so clean, but so complicated, as if he was hiding a lot of things......
He squinted, looked at the starlight, breathed in the air with the smell of fragrant food and wine, and slowly, the slightest bit of complexity became less and less, less and less.
And at this moment, he noticed a gaze that looked at him.
He knew that it was Chu Mu, his father, the father who had always had complex and special feelings in his heart.
He was still as calm as usual, but now he was a little kinder.
He squinted, oblivious, missing, nostalgic, memories flashed through his mind, and then hid in the deepest part again.
There are some things, he knows, this life still needs to work hard, only hard work, so that those will not be staged again, after so much, he knows that a scene like this moment is really precious.
Embarking on this road, it is destined to be farther and farther away from that ordinary happiness, but what you pursue is nothing more than the last happiness that you want to be eternal.
Bathed in starlight, the young man's eyebrows were sometimes simple, but again and sometimes complicated, repeatedly, like the flickering of stars, which made people scratch their heads.
At this time, the young man was stunned, his body stiffened violently, and he found a right hand with heavy skin that began to be placed on the right side of his face, and slowly stroked it.
Chu Hao looked at the owner of the hand and looked at his father.
Under the starlight, the man's temples were white, his eyes were slightly narrowed, showing a faint wrinkle at the corners of his eyes, and in his eyes that were as deep as the starry sky, there was a faint light of water at the moment, and there was a trace of sadness.
"If I could, I really just wanted to be a good husband and father. ”