Shao Xi was the child that Lao Wu saw growing up. Although this child has been a bit funny since he was six years old, he is very lively and cheerful. Although he is smart, he often behaves like he has no intention.
Only the incident with Ye Ziyuan made Old Wu see a huge change in him. When he accompanied Shao Xi into the county magistrate's mansion, it was the first time he saw Shao Xi so sad, angry and crazy. .
If he hadn't stopped him, Chen Mohuai and others might have died by Shao Xi's sword a year ago.
Before the Ye Ziyuan incident happened and after entering Daliang City, Shao Xi acted very wise and calm, but when faced with this incident, Shao Xi's heart seemed to be out of control.
Just like this moment, Old Wu saw an extremely terrifying and gloomy and cruel look on Shao Xi's face, which showed that he was filled with resentment and seemed to want to tear the people he was about to see into pieces.
Even Old Wu couldn't help but feel afraid of Shao Xi's appearance.
In Lao Wu's view, Shao Xi at this time was no longer the young master he had always been familiar with, but more like a terrifying beast that was extremely angry and ready to attack.
However, Lao Wu did not intend to remind Shao Xi to stay calm. Ye Ziyuan's death was a blow to Shao Xi that others could not imagine.
This matter has become a knot in his heart. If this knot cannot be opened, Shao Xi will never be able to let it go.
Therefore, Lao Wu felt that he should take this opportunity to let Shao Xi vent his inner grievances and anger. Only by completely releasing the long-standing grief and anger in his heart can Shao Xi truly overcome the hurdle in his heart.
What's more, what Chen Mohuai and others did to Ye Ziyuan made even Lao Wu hate him with all his teeth. How could he stop Shao Xi from taking revenge on these scumbags?
At this time, Old Wu cursed in his heart, these blind people, who do you want to provoke? Do you have to provoke my young master?
This time, your desire to die comfortably will become a luxury. Even if you go to the eighteenth level of hell, I am afraid you will never forget this fear.
The banquet ended at nightfall. Under Xing Wenxin's arrangement, Shao Xi and others went back to their rooms to rest.
It's just that this night Shao Xi couldn't sleep again. From the moment he saw Ye Ziyuan's stone tomb, the grief in his heart was like a reopened wound, which kept bleeding.
Tomorrow he would see Chen Mohuai and others who were about to kill him, and the rekindled anger made Shao Xi's blood boil.
After tossing and turning, Shao Xi simply stopped sleeping, got up, walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the full moon outside the window.
Shao Xi suddenly remembered that a year ago today was also the same late night of the full moon, when he and Ye Ziyuan were drinking and writing poems in the flower pavilion of the small courtyard.
It was also on that night that Ye Ziyuan confided to herself all the bitterness and helplessness in her heart, and made an agreement with herself that after she stole the account book, she would leave Qingshan County with him, travel together in the world, and live freely from then on. days.
But it was after that night that Ye Ziyuan suffered endless pain, and finally committed suicide with hatred.
Thinking of all this, Shao Xi couldn't help but feel cramped in his heart.
It has been a year. I wonder if a new girl has moved into the courtyard? I wonder if the flower pavilion and the willow tree are still there?
Thinking of this, Shao Xi couldn't help but have the urge to take a look again, so he jumped out of the window without thinking too much.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his feet touched the ground, he heard someone shout in a low voice: "Who is it? How dare you break into the county governor's house at night? Why don't you tell me your name?"
Shao Xi turned around and looked around, and saw that it was Captain Xuanjia Qiao Wu'an. He thought to himself, "Doesn't this guy need to sleep?" It was already almost midnight, but he was still wandering around the courtyard, which sounded like he was doing his duty.
Shao Xi also whispered back, "It's me."
When Qiao Wuan saw that it was Shao Xi, he quickly bowed his hands and said, "It turns out to be your lord. It's almost midnight, why haven't you fallen asleep yet?"
"I can't sleep. I want to go out for a walk. Just keep this place safe. I don't like people following me."
Qiao Wu'an heard that Shao Xi thought he was in the way, and he had long heard that Master Shao's martial arts skills were far superior to his own. If something happened, it was not certain who would protect whom!
During the day, as the captain of Xuanwu, he led the Xuanjia guards to protect Shao Xi. To a greater extent, he supported Shao Xi. It was really inconvenient for him to follow Shao Xi when he was going out for a walk in the middle of the night.
If something really happened, I would be a burden.
So he cupped his hands and said, "I hope your Excellency will leave early and come back early, so I won't follow you."
Shao Xi saw that this boy was very eye-catching, nodded with satisfaction, and then jumped out of the courtyard wall, leaving Qiao Wuan stunned for a long time with his mouth wide open.
You must know that the courtyard of the Sheriff's Mansion is not small. The two stood in the middle of the courtyard talking, and Shao Xi just jumped out of the courtyard wall.
It hasn't even attracted the attention of the Xuanjia Guards guarding outside the hospital. What kind of mysterious movement is this, that it can come and go without a trace?
Not to mention that Shao Xi didn't let him follow, even if he was asked to follow, he couldn't keep up!
Qiao Wuan shook his head mockingly. It seemed that he was really just a decoration. This gentleman was something that ordinary people might not be able to deal with.
After Shao Xi left the Sheriff's Mansion, he did not climb over the wall like he did after chasing Ye Ziyuan a year ago. Instead, he walked slowly along the bluestone road. It didn't take long to find the bottom of the original courtyard wall. .
Looking up, I saw that the willow tree in the courtyard was still the same.
Shao Xi hesitated for a moment, wondering if jumping over the courtyard wall would disturb the people living in the courtyard?
But in the end, the memories of the past and the longing for Ye Ziyuan prevailed. Shao Xi jumped into the courtyard and landed quietly.
After landing, I looked around and found that nothing had changed. The doors of the houses in the courtyard were still closed and the flower pavilion was still there.
The willow tree was exactly the same as a year ago. Under the bright moonlight, its branches swayed gently, as if greeting the returning old friend.
The moonlight is like water, and the broken shadows beside the flower pavilion are mottled, just like the shattered memory. Each piece is clearly visible, but none of it can be picked up again.
Shao Xi sighed heavily, walked into the flower pavilion and sat on the stone bench.
The moonlight is still the same, the scenery is still the same, but the old friend has passed away, and the person who warms the wine and talks with me is no longer there.
Shao Xi took out the red ribbon that Ye Ziyuan had tied to his wrist from his pocket, put it in his hand and stroked it gently, feeling sad in his heart.
He sighed softly: "Nothing here has changed, only you and me have changed. Now I am still here, but you are no longer here. This courtyard without you is so deserted."
The moonlight in the flower pavilion is faintly there,
Willows and withered vines mourn the cold.
There is no longer a jade cup to hold warm wine,
The stage is full of regrets.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Shao Xi seemed to see that beautiful figure again.
A year ago, it was in this courtyard, in this flower pavilion, that Ye Ziyuan confided to herself beside her, and promised to let herself redeem her life, and to leave with herself this sad place that had hurt her. land.
At that time, both of them had imagined traveling together in the world and spending the rest of their free and easy lives together.
But who would have thought that that meeting would become the only beautiful memory the two of them would have left in this world.
Since that time, Ye Ziyuan had her legs broken and was imprisoned with hatred for breaking into the county magistrate's house at night. Although Shao Xi tried his best to rescue her, an accident happened after all.
In the end, Ye Ziyuan refused to be humiliated and committed suicide. This is Shao Xi's biggest regret in this life.
All along, Shao Xi has been blaming himself. If he could have done better, if he had thought more carefully, maybe the outcome of things would not be what it is now.
But now everything has become an established fact, and no one can change it.
After all, they lost Ye Ziyuan and the life they once longed for. There was no turning back.
Now all that is left is this yard, only that short and beautiful memory, and the rest is regret.
Ye Ziyuan was the first woman Shao Xi fell in love with after he came to this world. Although she came from a humble background and was a bit stubborn, she was the first person in this world to give up her life for herself.
Now sitting in this courtyard, although everything around me is still the same as before, there is always one person missing from my side, a person who should not be missing no matter what.
Shao Xi felt a sore heart, and two lines of hot tears slid quietly down her cheeks.
"Zi Yuan, we missed it after all. If there really is an afterlife, I hope you don't change your name so that I can find you and give me a chance to make up for the debt I owe in this life."
Shao Xi wrapped the red silk in his hand around his wrist again, but no matter what, he couldn't tie the beautiful bow that Ye Ziyuan tied.
Maybe she is the only person in the world who can tie a bow like that, right?
Seeing his clumsiness, Shao Xi couldn't help but choke up again.
I can't go back, I really can't go back!
Shao Xi sat like this in this courtyard and in this flower pavilion for a long, long time. Even he himself didn't know how long he sat there.
At this time, his heart was filled with Ye Ziyuan, recalling the scene when the two first met, recalling her sword dance as beautiful as a fairy and her piano music like a luan chanting and a phoenix singing.
Recalling the way she tied this piece of red silk around her wrist, and the scene when the two of them talked all night long in the hall of Lan Xiufang.
Everything seems like yesterday, everything seems to be right in front of you.
Shao Xi just sat here blankly, looking at the familiar yard in front of him, recalling every moment between himself and Ye Ziyuan, and unknowingly heard the sound of cockcrow.
Only then did Shao Xi realize that he had been sitting here all night without realizing it.
The crowing of the rooster is the dawn, and it will be dawn soon. Today, I will go to court to judge those who killed Ye Ziyuan.
"Zi Yuan, now I can finally avenge you."
