Memories of the past surged up uncontrollably, and the nails painted with nail polish sank into the palms of my hands.
But before Ruqixiu fell into deeper emotions, a snow-white handkerchief appeared in front of her. The scene that overlapped with the old scene made her look up in a daze, and she met a much younger face.
But the expression and demeanor on his face seemed to be exactly the same as that of the man in the past.
Rather than "blood relationship between father and son", it is more like "reincarnation"...
Ruqixiu was stunned, and a hope suddenly ignited in her heart. But before she could realize it, the overlap that seemed like an illusion only lasted for a moment and suddenly shattered.
The young man frowned and called out worriedly, "Auntie Ru?"
Ruqixiu closed her eyes tightly, but finally took the handkerchief. She did not use it to wipe her tears, but held it tightly in her hand, just like she did back then.
Chai Zhu was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.
It seemed that Madam Ru was just talking for no reason when she suddenly started crying. If this could be explained by the reason of "recalling the past", but when Huo Yan handed over the handkerchief, the change in her expression was hard to describe.
Anyway, Chai Zhu's reaction was to subconsciously lean towards Lin Long again.
He is definitely not afraid.
I just can’t bear it…
Yes, I can’t bear to see a beautiful woman cry.
Fortunately, Mrs. Ru did not do anything irrational in the end. She just tightly grasped the handkerchief, looking dazed.
The boat was drifting downstream and was almost reaching the shore. Mrs. Ru suddenly stood up and left in a hurry without caring that the boat had not yet docked, or even looking for a reason.
The skirt with gold thread edging and embroidered flower branches was soaked by the lake water and dragged with some mud from the shore. The messy water marks meandered away from the gravel road in the garden. Watching the figure in red completely disappear from sight, the shaking of the boat finally stopped because of the sudden loss of one person on the boat. Chai Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, for a moment he even mistakenly thought that Madam Ru would pull their boat down to the center of the lake.
The other person's expression at that moment was really like the femme fatale in the storybook who preys on people's hearts.
It must be an illusion, right?
Chai Zhu thought that maybe it was the aftereffect of the last encounter with bandits. Anyway, after coming out from there, he was always a little suspicious and uneasy.
He used to feel more at ease around Huo Yan, but after finding out last night that the "Huo" in "Huo Yan" was that "Huo", his previous anxieties were nothing. This kid was the thunderbolt that could explode next to him at any time.
In short, the sudden sense of crisis warning disappeared at this moment, and Chai Zhu began to worry about Madam Ru's obviously abnormal condition just now.
Lin Long shook his head but didn't explain further.
——Who wouldn’t feel depressed and upset after seeing the end of that adult?
He arranged a retreat for almost everyone, but completely blocked his own way.
She sighed, "Let her go...it's good for her to be alone."
Whether you can understand it or not, that person is no longer in this world.
After she finished speaking, she paused for a while, turned her gaze to Chu Lu, and said slowly: "I have composed a song in recent years, do you want to listen to it?"
Before Chu Lu could answer, Chai Zhu was so excited that he forgot all about the previous trauma. He put his arm around Chu Lu's shoulders like a brother and agreed to it on his behalf.
——You’d be a fool not to agree.
Although I didn't make it to Chichun Pavilion on the entire day, I still met a master like him who rarely goes on stage even at the age of fifteen. Now, Pavilion Master Lin asked me if I wanted to listen to some music. You should know that the last person who heard Pavilion Master Lin's music was Liuhe Jushi who studied in Changyu two years ago. He was a famous zither master.
Chai Zhu felt that with his current luck, he should go to the rival gambling house for a few rounds: whether he won money or not was secondary, the main thing was to cause trouble for them.
Chu Lu glanced at Chai Zhu, who was laughing foolishly as if he was thinking about something, but in the end he said nothing and agreed with his reply.
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This was just a small boat that was rowed impromptu. The boat was cramped and although there was still some space after the people sat in it, there was not even room for a piano stool. It was naturally impossible to enjoy the elegant activity of listening to music on the lake.
However, Chai Zhuke didn't feel any regret at all.
——It’s better on the ground.
The ground is so nice and safe.
Although Madam Ru had left, Huo Yan was still on the boat.
As long as he was around, Chai Zhu always felt that the boat under his butt was not strong enough and might capsize at any time.
The group turned and went to a loft.
In the elegant pavilion, Lin Long lowered her eyes and tuned the strings of the zither, but suddenly said, "After listening to this song, if you still have doubts... go to the capital again."
Chai Zhu then remembered that the reason Huo Yan rejected Madam Ru just now was that he wanted to go to the capital to inquire about something.
Although he knew that Huo Yan was going to the capital, this was the first time he knew the specific reason.
That's because he never asked.
After all, before yesterday, he had always assumed that the other party should use the word "return" when going to the capital. What special reason is needed to "go home"? Naturally, he didn't think much about it.
It really couldn't be his fault for misunderstanding. After all, it was obvious that the boy came from a noble family, and he spoke authentic Mandarin without any strange accents. He thought it was normal for him to be from the capital.
Chai Zhu suddenly became curious: What was Huo Yan going to ask? Who was he asking? Was he asking about the former Prime Minister Huo?
His sudden curiosity and doubt were suppressed by the rising sound of the piano.
Pavilion Master Lin's piano playing lived up to her reputation. Although various questions were still swirling in Chai Zhu's mind, his mind was gradually immersed in the music as she plucked the tune.
This piece of music was not like the ones he often heard. There were very few light and lively variations in the tune. It sounded heavy and ancient, and even reminded Chai Zhu of sacrificial music. However, it was not a song praising the gods.
But I am telling this world...
Chai Zhu couldn't help but close his eyes. Following the music, he seemed to have stepped into this picture of the human world.
The rice seedlings sprouted, the smoke from cooking rose, and in the distance I heard one or two babies crying, and the sounds of children laughing and playing from somewhere else were mixed in;
The streets were bustling with people coming and going. The vendors in the market were shouting and hawking their wares. A thief was caught by the patrolling police and was taken to the government office amid the pointing and nagging of passers-by.
In the pavilions and towers, with wine glasses flowing, the drunken host took over the work of the actors and performed a sword dance in the hall;
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The scholar went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He stayed awake on a moonlit night and simply read the paper.
In the palaces, officials speak frankly about the pros and cons of political affairs, their backs as straight as bamboo joints;
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In the desert at the border, there seemed to be the sound of a horn, but it was actually the rustling of yellow sand. Listening carefully, I could only hear a few old soldiers joking and laughing. A full moon hung high in the sky, illuminating this peaceful night.
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Chai Zhuben felt that this Pavilion Master Lin was like an orchid living alone in a secluded valley, or fresh snow that was untainted by the mundane world. The hustle and bustle of the world seemed to have no influence on her. Although he had never heard of it, he guessed that Pavilion Master Lin's piano music might be like the rolling clouds in the sky, or the cry of white cranes on a lonely mountain. It must be a kind of high-brow music that no one in the world could match.
But I didn't expect... that it filled the entire world...
——Joy on earth.
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Although it says "joy", the melody is inexplicably shrouded in a layer of oppressive dullness and sluggishness.
It's clear in the song that everything is fine, but those who hear it only feel heavy in their hearts, and even their breathing is blocked.
He inexplicably had a question -
What was the exchange for this prosperity and joy?
This doubt is really nonsensical and unreasonable.
Chai Zhu felt that he might have talked too much about his family's business and his brain was damaged.
Isn't this just negotiating business with people? Is there any exchange involved?
The faint sound of the piano fell into silence, but the sound seemed to linger in the air, and no one spoke for a long while.
After a long time, Lin Long, who was sitting in front of the piano, withdrew his fingers that were pressing on the strings and folded them in front of him.
“The mountains and rivers are beautiful in the late sun, and the flowers and grass are fragrant in the spring breeze.”*
These are clearly words describing the beautiful spring scenery, but when the female voice recites them so softly, it adds a sense of melancholy and heaviness, as if the arrival of spring is ultimately late.
yes……
It was too late, so late that he couldn't even see the sight of spring returning to the earth.
That winter was so cold that water turned into ice, but when spring came and the weather warmed up, everything came back to life.
But...that person eventually slept forever in the silent snow, and I never had the chance to see him again.
Chai Zhu had no idea of the thoughts hidden behind the woman's drooping eyelashes.
He just repeated this line of poetry in his mind.
With the music playing in this scene, he seemed to feel a kind of melancholy that was not originally in the poem.
Chichun Pavilion...
This is the origin of its name.
"I heard it."
Finally, it was these four words that broke the silence.
The young man's clear voice rang out, and the woman, who had originally lowered her head, suddenly raised her head as if startled by something.
Chu Lu smiled, "Auntie Lin's piano skills are just as the rumors say. The sound of the piano is like the opening of the spiritual orifice, and it travels around the four directions and nine states..."
Chai Zhu was stunned for three full breaths before he realized that this guy was flattering him with such a sincere face.
Thinking of the way he easily avoided the girls when he first entered Chichun Pavilion.
Shibazu:!!!
Isn't this too good?! He suspected with good reason that the other party was lying to him when he said he had never heard of the name "Chichun Pavilion" at the beginning.
But no matter what, we can't lose!
Chai Zhu immediately took over the conversation and praised sincerely: "As expected of Pavilion Master Lin, the sound of the piano is like stepping on the fields in spring... like the clear stream in the mountain stream... it makes people..."
Chai Zhu was expressing his sincere thoughts after listening to the thousand-word long article, but Lin Long, the other party involved, was absent-minded.
She couldn't help but recall the four words she had just heard -
I heard it.
It seemed that the sound of the piano, which had traveled across mountains and rivers and been polished for years, had finally fallen into the ears of the person she originally wanted to play it for.
The man also responded with a smile.
I heard...
I heard that the country is getting better and better, and there is peace and tranquility.
I heard...
I heard the prosperity and music you wanted to play for me.
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Clearly what came into her eyes was the young boy's tender face, but at that moment she felt an inexplicable sense of certainty: what she wanted to convey and what she wanted to say was finally delivered to the person she wanted to give it to.
This idea doesn't make sense, but consciousness gave feedback first.
Most of the weight that had been weighing on my heart for years was suddenly lifted, and my tense spirit seemed to relax all at once.
Time, which seemed to have stagnated since that winter, finally slowly moved forward.
Lin Long looked at the lush greenery around her and felt the sunlight falling on her body. It was as if her dull perception had finally awakened. She was in a trance... It was spring...
No longer is it rigidly trying to grasp everything, forcing all the "joy" to be mixed into the piano sound.
The chirping of insects and birds in my ears are so clear and beautiful that there is no need to ponder the melody over and over again, they have already merged into a most pleasant tune.
Lin Long looked at the young man in front of him, but couldn't help thinking.
perhaps……
It is really as Qixiu said, the Lord is watching everything in this world from heaven.
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