General's humble stand-in

That year, it was a scorching summer.There was a heat wave rolling in the air, and the sycamore trees in the academy were pulling their branches and leaves. The birds did not fly, and the cicadas did not sing, trying to avoid the scorching sun and heat.

Mr. Ji still tirelessly expounded the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, but all the students underneath couldn't stand the scorching heat, and some of them were groggy and tired, and some of them were lying on the desks for a while.

Even Mo Zizhi, who is studious on weekdays, couldn't help being distracted, and stared blankly at the mottled shade outside the window with his chin propped on one hand.

A small ball of paper flew over and just landed on Mo Zizhi's desk.He picked it up and spread it out, only to see the bold writing on it: After school, I will take you to the back mountain to catch hares.

Mo Zizhi turned his head to look at Gu Yan, and Gu Yan blinked at him.

Lifting the Zihao on the inkstone, Mo Zizhi wrote a line of beautiful small characters: No, the weather is really hot, take me to Xitang to fish.

After drying the ink marks, Mo Zizhi crumpled the rice paper into a ball and threw it towards Gu Yan.

Mo Zizhi couldn't throw it that accurately, so Gu Yan leaned forward to catch it.The body pressed against the desk and made a "squeak".

Mr. Ji raised his head, and tapped the table with the ruler in his hand.

"Gu Yan, you don't know how to learn, and you are fooling around with Zikeng. Is there anything you want to convey on paper?"

Mr. Ji is strict, but Gu Yan has been beaten a lot, so he is still a little scared.Standing up a little awkwardly, he explained, "Mr. Ji, I'm discussing poetry with Zies."

"Huh?" Mr. Ji obviously didn't believe it, "Let me hear it."

Gu Yan was stunned for a moment, then read out hesitantly, "There is a beauty here, I will never forget it when I see it."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Mo Zizhi, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, as if telling him, "I don't see you for a day, and I miss you like crazy."

Mo Ziji lowered his eyes, his ears were slightly red.

Mr. Ji raised his eyebrows and looked at Mo Zizhi, "Then what did you reply?"

Mo Zizhi got up, and said in a loud voice, "Feng Xi Feng Xi returns to his hometown, travels all over the world to seek his phoenix."

Mr. Ji nodded, stroked his gray beard, and praised, "You all should learn from Gu Yan and Zizhi, and study more when you have nothing to do. Don't always think about it. Where to fish today and where to hunt wild rabbits tomorrow."

The two sat down, looked at each other and secretly smiled.

Shen Feng, who was sitting in front of Gu Yan, turned around and teased, "You guys are really sour."

That year, Gu Yan was seventeen and Mo Zizhi was fifteen.The most innocent age, ignorant and pure love.

Those dusty memories gradually reveal their mottled traces with the sound of "Feng Xi".

Gu Yan seemed to have been sucked out of his soul, and slowly turned his head stiffly and hesitantly.

In an instant, a drop of clear tear slipped out of the corner of the eye.

The son is like orchid, and the wind is like the moon.The face is picturesque, dyed with a little sadness.The crescent-white robe sets off the thin figure, and the hair is scattered, like a person who has been ill for a long time. The beauty is distressing.

The person in front of him overlapped with the boy in his memory, and there was hardly any difference in appearance.It's just that the years have taken away some innocence and carefree brilliance in his eyes, and stained them with vicissitudes and melancholy that shouldn't be there.

Tao Zhuo watched Gu Yan walk over step by step, as if stepping on the apex of her heart, the pain was so painful that she couldn't breathe.Tao Zhuo knew that this person must be Mo Ziji, and he could see from Gu Yan's staggering and trembling back that Gu Yan was afraid, looking forward to, and even at a loss.

Gu Yan raised her hand and lightly touched Mo Zizhi's cheek, then suddenly retracted like a convulsion, as if he was a bubble in front of her, which would shatter if touched.

The residual touch on the fingertips made Gu Yan's heartbeat even more uncontrollable. He raised his hand again, and put his palm on Mo Zizhi's cheek, and the faint body temperature slowly flowed between the joints of their skins.

Mo Zizhi tilted his head slightly, and rubbed against Gu Yan's palm twice.Gu Yan suddenly hugged him into his arms, wishing he could rub him into his flesh and blood.

"Zizhi, Zizhi." Gu Yan gently nursed his name, always a little unreal and illusory, he hugged Mo Zizhi very tightly, as if he would disappear if he let go.

And Tao Zhuo could only watch all this helplessly, it was a love that had nothing to do with him, he watched like an outsider at a loss, watching his general hugging his sweetheart tightly in his arms.

For a moment, Tao Zhuo panicked endlessly, he was afraid that he didn't even have the qualifications to be a shadow.Resentment arose in his heart, hated the injustice of fate, hated God's joke, hated that Mo Zizhi was still alive, hated himself for being unable to let go after all.I hated everything except him.

Tears flow down my cheeks, and I know its bitterness only when I fall into my mouth.

Mo Zizhi leaned his thin chin against Gu Yan's shoulder, raised his eyes, and met Tao Zhuo's eyes.

One is as clear as the bright moon, which is the pride and elegance that come from the bones.One is like a candle burning slightly, burning himself desperately but still humble and unattainable.

After a long time, Gu Yan reluctantly let go of Mo Zizhi, holding his cheek with both hands, his voice and appearance are in his phoenix eyes.

"Zikeng, I, am I dreaming?" Everything in front of me was so real that Gu Yan couldn't believe it.

Mo Zizhi shook his head, and gently raised his hand to rub Gu Yan's eyebrows, "It's not a dream, Feng Xi, it's because we really met again."

As if thinking of something, she grabbed Gu Yan's hand and walked to the door of Jinxiuxuan.

The handsome man leaned against the door with his hands in his arms, showing a carefree attitude. He was dressed in a red dress, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of heroism.

"Chu Tiange."

Hearing that, the man turned his head.When he saw Mo Zizhi, his eyes lit up, but when he saw Gu Yan beside him, the faint light quickly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

Mo Zizhi and Gu Yan introduced, "He is my savior, Chu Tiange. When I was exiled, I almost died in a foreign land. Fortunately, I was rescued by him. Thanks to his care and help, I have the honor to meet you again."

Gu Yan rolled up his sleeves, bowed his hands and saluted, "Thank you young hero for your help, please accept Gu Yan's bow."

"General Gu, you don't need to be too polite, I..."

Willingly.

It's just that he stopped when he was on the verge of speaking, everything he did for Mo Zizhi was willing, even if it was sending him to Shengjing, and watching him return to Gu Yan's side helplessly.

"It should be done." Chu Tiange changed his words.

Although the Mo family has been wronged, but for several years, the Mo family lineage has long since disappeared in Shengjing, and now only Mo Zizhi is left alone.The scholar's mansion, which was once crowded with people, has long since changed its name and changed its surname to someone else's mansion.

In the huge Shengjing, the only person Mo Zizhi can rely on is Gu Yan, and the only place he can go is the General's Mansion.

The sun was warm, reflecting the glazed beads on the four corners of the carriage.Chu Tiange leaned against the outside of the carriage, looking down thoughtfully.

There was a faint fragrance in the carriage, and Mo Zizhi was holding a delicate golden stove, and casually pillowed it on Gu Yan's lap.

Gu Yan's gaze never moved away from his face, and her fingertips wrapped around his soft hair, lingering extremely.

"Why didn't you come to me earlier?" Gu Yan asked, with some worry and self-blame in his tone, "Are you mad at me for not being able to save you?"

"If I'm angry with you, I won't come to see you." Mo Ziji smiled lightly, "I used to be a person who had committed a crime. I didn't dare to return to Shengjing rashly, and I was even more afraid of hurting you. Therefore, when I think of you, I can only I was thinking about it. Later, when I heard that the Mo family had been exonerated, I wanted to come back, but Chu Tiange was not at ease, he said that if he wanted to come to Shengjing, he would check for me first."

As he said that, Mo Ziji suddenly sat up, "By the way, there is one thing I forgot to tell you. When Chu Tiange came to Shengjing, he brought back a person from Langzhou. Guess who it is?"

Gu Yan pondered for a moment, "Shen Feng?"

"Exactly." Mo Zikeng sighed involuntarily, "We have grown up together since we were young, and we know each other very well. It is really hard for me to imagine what kind of blow would step on such an arrogant person like him. I was busy taking care of him during that time, so I delayed coming to Shengjing for several months to find you."

Mentioning Shen Feng, Gu Yan suddenly thought of another person whom he had forgotten, Tao Zhuo.

Out of the guilt in her heart, Gu Yan inevitably felt restless.It's just that because of Mo Zikeng, Gu Chan was too guilty to say it out, she only thought about sending someone to Jinxiuxuan to pick Tao Zhuo back after arriving at the General's Mansion.

But after taking it back...

Gu Yan was unwilling to let Mo Zizhi down, so Tao Zhuo became a hot potato, which made Gu Yan in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.

At this time, Tao Zhuo was sitting on a piece of bluestone beside the wall of Jinxiu Xuan, watching the people coming and going blankly.

In front of the old lady yesterday, Gu Yan still held herself high in her heart and vowed to give herself a name.Even this morning, she was happily making a wedding dress, but why did everything change suddenly?Why did he suddenly fall from heaven to hell before he had time to prepare?

Tao Zhuo only felt his eyes sore and swollen, and all the pain rushed to rush out.He rested his forehead on his knees and let the tears run wild.He didn't dare to cry aloud, for fear of making others laugh, so he could only bite the corner of his lip until blood oozes out.

Only his shoulders were trembling uncontrollably, helplessly not knowing what to do.

When Gu Yan brought Mo Zizhi back to the General's Mansion, it was like a thousand waves created by a boulder, and no corner was quiet.Everyone talked a lot, and the most talked about was how could he be alive?After all, he was a sinner in the past, will he implicate the general's mansion?

While Jing'an Residence and Qionghua Pavilion seem to be quiet, they are already turbulent.It's just that both the princess and the old lady know that Mo Zizhi is not as humble as Tao Zhuo, so no one dares to act rashly, and can only temporarily pretend that they don't know anything.

Arranged Mo Zizhi in the Chenxing Pavilion near Tingfeng Tower, and Gu Yan accompanied him every step of the way, talking to him about the pain of lovesickness.It wasn't until nightfall that Mo Zizhi fell into a drowsy state that Gu Yan took care of him to sleep.Then he sat by the bed for a while before leaving lightly.

The moon is cloudy and the night is deep.On the eaves of Chenxing Pavilion, Chu Tiange raised his head and took a sip of strong wine, watching Gu Yan's figure slowly disappear.

Pulling the corner of his mouth and showing a helpless wry smile, he has been guarding him for four years anyway, so it doesn't matter if he stays for a few more days.There are many people in the general's mansion, and they are always worried about leaving him alone.Although, there is another him by his side.

It wasn't until she pushed open the door of Tingfeng Building and saw Tao Zhuo curled up at the corner of the bed that Gu Yan suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to send someone to pick him up.

"You..." Gu Yan didn't know how to speak, she pursed her lips in embarrassment and showed embarrassment.

Tao Zhuo couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes, he ran off the bed with bare feet, and slammed into Gu Yan's arms with all his strength.

Looking up her tear-stained face, she begged foolishly, "I don't want anything, just please don't leave me behind."

Gu Yan was silent...