After riding a horse for nearly 30 days, Zhou Jinnian finally saw the gate of Fengcheng, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.

It has been more than four years since he was forcibly taken away by his father, and the city walls are full of memories of his own growth, and there is a girl who he misses very much.

Xiao Wu, I'm looking for you......

Entering Fengcheng, Zhou Jinnian saw that the streets were deserted, nearly half of the shops were not open, and there were few pedestrians, which was not at all like the crowd in the past.

Zhou Jinnian rode on a horse, walking slowly on the familiar street, and could hear the crisp sound of the horse's hooves stepping out.

Zhou Jinnian's heart was sour, it seemed that a great plague had tormented the people of Fengcheng, and half a year had passed, and they had not yet recovered their original vitality.

Zhou Jinnian did not return to his home, nor did he go to the palace to pay homage to his grandmother who loved him the most, he went directly to his friend Junyin.

When he arrived at the gate of Xia Mansion, Zhou Jinnian turned over and dismounted, and saw the old housekeeper of Xia Mansion standing at the door.

The old housekeeper was instructing the handyman in front of the door to move things, and when he looked up and saw Zhou Jinnian, he recognized him at a glance, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the reins of the horse, nodding and greeting.

"Oh, isn't this the little marquis? more than four years...... I didn't see it, please come inside."

As soon as he stepped into the gate of the Xia Mansion, Zhou Jinnian heard the sound of a whimpering flute, like crying and complaining......

Looking around, I saw that the Xia Mansion was not only barren and desolate, but also a mess of household miscellaneous items, all in ruins.

"Is Junle here?"

The old housekeeper who followed behind Zhou Jinnian hurriedly replied, "I am here, the eldest prince is in the pavilion in the backyard, the little marquis, please drink tea in the middle hall first, and the old slave will go to call, knowing that the little marquis is coming, the eldest prince, must be happy."

Zhou Jinnian waved his hand, "Oh, take me to the gazebo."

The old housekeeper looked complicated, and glanced at Zhou Jinnian, "Okay! Little Hou Ye, please do this."

Seeing a white lantern hanging in front of a room, Zhou Jinnian felt even more wrong, "Butler, this house is ...... Is something wrong?".

The old housekeeper showed a sad look on his face, glanced at Zhou Jinnian, who was much calmer, and began to sigh, "Alas, my master is dead."

Zhou Jinnian was stunned, he didn't know the news from the eldest brother's letter, "What......? , when is it?".

"Alas, it's been more than two years, and the current Xia Mansion ...... It's not like before, the eldest prince keeps filial piety at home and indulges in sadness...... I couldn't extricate myself and didn't go outside...... Seek something to do, and the family relies on some accumulation in the past...... Barely holding on, the servant can walk...... It's all gone, alas, the Xia family is defeated."

When Zhou Jinnian heard this, he sighed in his heart, and he was also sad for Junyin.

In those days, the Doctor's Mansion, which held the power of taxation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was so majestic? Those who gave gifts in front of the door could line up in a long line, and now it is really a crowd at the door.

The world is really impermanent, this time and that time, the glory and prosperity of the year are empty in a blink of an eye.

Zhou Jinnian remembered the Jun Shi he had been pursuing so hard back then, his brows furrowed twice, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Miss Xia, how are you now?"

knew that his young lady and Zhou Jinnian had been getting along for a while, but later, because of the young lady's high vision, Zhou Gong, who wanted to cling to the regent, deceived Zhou Gong into going to the flower field in the mountains for a private meeting, where to confess his love, and was directly rejected by Zhou Gong.

This matter was spread throughout Fengcheng, and it was once boiling, and the young lady has since been saddled with the notoriety of clinging to the powerful and being shameless.

Even if she is one of the best beauties in Fengcheng and has both talent and appearance, no one dares to come to the door to marry again.

Raising his eyes and glancing at the extravagant Zhou Jinnian, the housekeeper thought to himself, if the young lady was not so high-minded than the sky, devoted to climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and following the little marquis who loved her, she would not be treated like this today, and no one cared about her.

This is indeed the work of man, and he shall not live.

"Alas...... My young lady, to this day, still ...... When the word boudoir is in the boudoir, after the master leaves, there will be no one to ...... Come to the door and ask for a marriage, miss...... It's very pitiful, little marquis......"

Knowing what the old housekeeper was going to say, Zhou Jinnian hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt.

Zhou Jinnian heard from Ah Fu that Jun Shi used the orchid field he planted for her to invite Zhou Dan, who really loves orchids, to enjoy the flowers and confess his scheming, but stealing chickens did not lead to rice and made a shame.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Jun Shi clings to the powerful and is snobbish.

Zhou Jinnian has already seen through the ugliness of Jun Shi's heart, and now there is nothing else in his heart except disdain.

The old housekeeper knows it, and it's not good to talk more, after all, what his young lady does is indeed lacking in virtue, it's good that the little marquis can not hold grudges, what more can he hope for?

The two walked to the backyard garden, and in the midst of a depression, Zhou Jinnian saw that the more lean Junyin was sitting on the pavilion railing, looking at a pond of residual lotus under the pavilion, and playing a white jade flute alone.

Zhou Jinnian raised his hand, sent away the old butler with a bitter face, and stood behind Jun Yin silently, without disturbing him.

With the mournful sound of the flute, Zhou Jinnian's eyes fell on a peach tree by the pond that had few leaves left, and saw one or two...... The lonely yellow peach leaves, swayed by the cool autumn wind, and carried by the wind, fluttered in the air, flying up and down.

In the end, he was swept into the pool by the wind, and in the ripples, he still swayed around, and he couldn't control himself at all.

Suddenly, the sound of Junyin's whimpering flute became clear and tactful, like a wild goose returning from spring, chirping happily, it was the joy of returning home.

Zhou Jinnian saw it again, in the splendid spring, a tree on the big peach tree is blooming, the peach blossoms are dying, scorching and beautiful!

The flute turned to be dense and cheerful, and Junyin's gloomy face was actually hung with a faint smile, which was simple and simple like the smile of a peach planter, simple and happy!

The tree in front of them is prosperous, and in the eyes of the peach planters, there is not much poetry and picturesqueness, and what they are looking forward to is the fruitful results after hard work.

The sound of the flute turned to be poignant, it was the red that had gone, and the geese were gone.

In a whimper, Zhou Jinnian saw the truth again, and the leaves were swept away by the wind, leaving only bare branches.

In the sound of a flute, Zhou Jinnian saw the year of the peach blossom tree and his own life, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and there was mist in his eyes.

Prosperity has passed in a blink of an eye

It's all in vain

Flowers have a reblooming day

People have no way to come from

At the end of the song, intoxicated by the song, Junyin, who couldn't extricate himself, covered his face with his hands, and cried in a low voice.

Junyin hated that he had no skills and could not support the family business, which led to the decline of the family.

Junyin also regretted that he didn't listen to his father's arrangement to let him go through the training when he was alive, so he couldn't get a half-official position.

At that time, I was only obsessed with music all day long, idle, and not serious.

Junyin never thought about what she would do in the future, let alone that her father would die young.

Everything came too suddenly, and it was caught off guard.

Junyin was directly blindfolded by a sudden change in the family, he has music skills, but he can't use it to support the family's money, after all, he has to take care of the face of his father's family, and besides, he doesn't have the courage to commit to performing arts.

He has nothing else to do, most of the Xia family's property has been looted by his father's more than a dozen wives and concubines, and he can't suppress their arrogance, and the house has reached the point of selling the house.

Junyin regrets it in her heart!

Seeing that Junyin was dressed thinly and trembling all over, Zhou Jinnian took off his cloak and gently draped it on his body.

Junyin suddenly raised his head, a pair of teary eyes met Zhou Jinnian's gaze, he was stunned for a moment, wiped a handful of tears with his sleeve, and looked carefully.

"Little Marquis, really...... You're back?"

"Brother Junle, it's me, I haven't seen you for four years...... Are you alright?"