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The next day, Xie Lansheng arrived at the gate of Jingshan at one o'clock in the afternoon.

He wanted to see it all.One scene, one pavilion, one plant and one tree, he wanted to remember this place—Jingshan today, Jingshan on March 1996, 3.

He also brought a Zeiss camera, hoping to take some good photos.

In the morning, he looked up the history of Jingshan in the Tujia Library.This place was originally called Longevity Mountain, because the north of the Forbidden City is Xuanwu, according to the saying, there should be a mountain, so Zhu Di piled up soil to form a mountain, which was once the highest point in Beijing.In the eighth year of Shunzhi, it was renamed Jingshan, and Qianlong built five pavilions on five peaks.There are bronze statues in each of the five pavilions, called "five gods", also known as "five flavor gods", which symbolize sour, sweet, bitter, pungent and salty, and Wanchun Pavilion is located in the middle peak.Later, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, and Jingshan was severely damaged. Four of the five bronze statues were robbed and one was smashed, and the scenery was no longer there.The Shouhuang Hall in Jingshan Park is now the Children's Palace in Beijing. Xie Lansheng had learned painting there before going to school. The painting teacher in the Children's Palace also said that he had artistic talent.

After entering the garden, Xie Lansheng visited all three garden gates and five pavilions.He also went to the Shouhuang Hall and the other two halls, as well as the pagoda tree.He walked step by step, walking slowly, thinking it was so cute here, he couldn't help but smile.For more than four years, he has not been here, nor did he dare to come, although four years ago when Xin Ye asked him "Do you have any favorite places in Beijing", he answered "Sunset in Jingshan".Xie Lansheng had a hunch that he didn't dare to like her for four years, but he would like it again in the future.

It was almost six o'clock exactly when Xie Lansheng went up to the top of the mountain.

He solemnly stepped over the last few steps, and then saw the two sharp points of the Wanchun Pavilion exposed a little bit, followed by the treasure top, plaque, cornices, columns... Finally, the Wanchun Pavilion finally appeared the moment he climbed to the top. the whole picture.

At this time, the sun began to set, and it was stuck in the middle.

The setting sun is like wine, the sky is crimson, and the clouds are bright above and below.

Because the winter has just passed, there are not many tourists on the top of the mountain.Xie Lansheng just glanced casually, and was caught by a back figure among a group of men, women and children.The back is broad and straight, with an overwhelming aura.

Xinye is so conspicuous, many people are watching him secretly.

At this moment, Xin Ye was standing with his back to Lan Sheng, facing south to the Forbidden City.He was wearing a long black and gray coat, the collars on both sides were completely lined up, and flowed down his neck smoothly. He opened the front and did not feel the cold, revealing the vest and shirt inside.Xin Ye put his hands in his pockets, motionless like a sculpture.

Xie Lansheng also looked towards Shenwumen along his gaze, and then felt that the past was in a trance, and now it coincided - the majestic palace stood there, and it hadn't changed in 600 years. The four years between him and Xinye were just The white horse is too late.The miracle is that Xinye's feelings as a human being have not changed at all, as if they can last forever.

Xie Lansheng walked over and called, "Xin Ye."

Xin Ye turned his eyes sideways.

At this time, Xie Lansheng discovered that his golden bear was actually standing on the pavilion in front of Xinye.The golden bear is also watching the Forbidden City in the sunset.

Xie Lansheng smiled and asked, "Is this the golden bear?"

"Yes." Xinye picked up the golden bear and handed it to Xie Lansheng, saying, "Director Xie, congratulations."

"Thank you, actually this is everyone's prize." Xie Lansheng took the golden bear over with both hands, stroking its legs with his thumbs, then stroking its stomach, then its hands, its face, its ears, my heart is sweet and sour.

This award is a tribute to him.

After a while, Xin Ye took out a small glass bottle from his pocket, which looked like a sterile medicine bottle, and said, "Lan Sheng, it snowed on the first day I went to Berlin to participate in the film festival. This is The one that landed on the terrace, I think you'd like it better."

"Ah," Xie Lansheng took it and said, "Thank you."

Xinye was right.He likes these things more than photos, and they can be placed on the bookshelf.The snow on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival was both abstract and concrete.

Xie Lansheng put the Golden Bear Trophy back on the pavilion, facing the sunset and the Forbidden City.On the other hand, he stood side by side with Xin Dayingdi, watching the scenery and chatting casually.

Xin Ye said: "Last month, people played chess with the computer. The world chess champion Garry Kasparov of Russia finally defeated the computer 'Deep Blue' 4:2."

"Computer playing chess?" Xie Lansheng was only amazed, "However, computers are dead things, of course humans will win." He thought, it should be that humans enter the program in advance, and the computer sees the situation and plays like this. When the situation is like that, it is very rigid and limited in ability.

Xin Ye just smiled and shook his head.

Xie Lansheng told Shen Ye that there is Internet in Beijing, and he is planning to go to "Yinghaiwei" to learn how to browse the web. Really western style.Being looked down upon by Xinye, he must have been angry four years ago, but not now.

Chatting and chatting, the two gradually talked about four years ago.

Xie Lansheng recalled: "When we passed the old pagoda tree, you asked 'Who is Chongzhen'."

Xin Ye laughed when he heard the words: "I really didn't know at that time, but I went back and read the history of the Ming Dynasty. The "Cambridge History of China" in 92 was edited by Fairbank and Cui Ruide."

"Hey?"

"I want to know about Chongzhen, Jingshan, and the place where you grew up. I don't want to talk about chicken and duck when we talk in the future." Of course, he also wants to know his own country.

Knowing that Xinye has a photographic memory, Xie Lansheng also felt a little emotional: "Xinye, you are becoming more and more educated, and I will not be a joke in the future." He realized that Xinye had really done a lot in the past to get closer to him.

At this time the sun fell into the clouds.The sky is a dazzling red, like a painting full of roses, romantic, charming, and strong.

Knowing that the time is now, Xie Lansheng breathed smoothly and said to Xinye: "Xinye, come here."

Xin Ye smiled lowly: "Of order."

"..." Xie Lansheng's face also turned red. I don't know if it was reflected by the setting sun, or what, he walked to the seat where he sat four years ago, turned around, stretched out his hand and said, "Xinye, sit here." .” He had sat here for a long time four years ago and was deeply impressed.At that time, he smoked three or four cigarettes.

Xin Ye took a deep look at him and sat down.

Role reversal.

He also put the golden bear aside, upright, facing Lan Sheng.

"..." Xie Lansheng once again felt that Xin Ye was like a hooligan sometimes - he knew that it was not good for others to see the scene of the confession, but he still stared at him like a bear, and it was an important bear.

Still embarrassed after thinking about it, Xie Lansheng took a step forward and turned the golden bear around, making it face the two of them.

Xinye smiled.

Then Lan Sheng returned to his seat, looked at Xinye, licked his lips, squeezed his jacket, and said, "Xinye, today is the Lantern Festival."

"……Um?"

Xie Lansheng continued to confess according to the belly script he had prepared: "The moon is full for the first time in a year. The two of us meet today... probably heralds a lifetime reunion."

Xinye listened quietly.

Xie Lansheng clenched his hands into fists, just like Xinye did at that time, squatted down on one knee in front of him, raised his head, opened his lips, looked up, and said, "Xinye—"

Seeing Xie Lansheng's low profile, Xinye still couldn't take it anymore, he bowed and pulled Xie Lansheng up, the hand holding the other's wrist gently pulled and tugged, and the other hand held the other's slender waist for a while. Turn around, let Xie Lansheng sit on his knees, put his arms around his arms, put his lips against each other's ears, and say, "Lansheng——"

Xie Lansheng: "..."

Xin Ye said again: "I still love you."

"..." Xie Lansheng's breath was choked.

It turned out to be Xinye's confession again, or Xinye's confession... This is different from what was planned.

The sun had completely set.

In the quiet atmosphere, the Forbidden City became unclear in layers, appearing a little dark and gradually hidden in the night.Around the Forbidden City, the *** Square and the Great Hall of the People are brightly lit, and looking into the distance, there are patches of neon lights flashing. It is different from four years ago, and it has become more prosperous and lively.

On the central axis with a wide view, the Forbidden City has completely disappeared, and the lights are on in other places-there is still a lot of traffic there.The vehicles are like a torrent of steel, blood rushing through thousands of criss-crossing passages.

Xie Lansheng suddenly felt that everything had meaning somewhere.

In this most prosperous place in Beijing and even in China, the sun goes down in an instant, from day to night, from people coming and going to the lights of thousands of houses, from business to family, the city has completed the ceremony of handing over the old and the new, and they, Witnessing all of this at the highest point in the past, we were together at this moment and completed the handover ceremony of the old and the new.

Because the sun had already set, the surrounding tourists left one after another, only Xin Ye and Xie Lansheng were still sitting there without moving much.

It was still cold in Beijing in March, Xie Lansheng sat on Xinye's lap, leaning against Xinye's chest, feeling that the other's muscles were warm, hard and elastic, so he shrunk back quite relieved.

After a while, his hands were a little cold, so he imitated the peasants in the Northeast, inserting his right hand into the left sleeve of Emperor Xin, and inserting his left hand into the right sleeve of Shen Ye, warming his hands with the temperature in the sleeves.Xinye's shirt was buttoned, but Xie Lansheng unbuttoned it one by one.

And when Xin Ye asked "what are you doing" with a smile, Xie Lansheng was still very reasonable and replied: "Baking hands."

He has a lover who can dry his hands.

After warming for a few seconds, Xie Lansheng couldn't help rubbing his three fingertips against the muscles of Xinye's strong forearm, feeling comfortable and eager for more.His fingers were cold at first, but now they boiled.

"Xin Ye," Xie Lansheng said with his eyes narrowed, "Xin Ye, it seems false to say it now, but, really, 5 years ago, in 1990, the first time I heard the news about you being the best actor from TV, I I just felt that there would be a story between us. At that time, I had just graduated, had nowhere to go, had nothing to do, didn’t get a graduation assignment, and didn’t think about doing it myself, but I felt that there would be a story between me and you.”

"Story?" Xinye chuckled, "I don't like this word. It sounds like a piece of history, a piece of talk, a piece of memory."

"Well," Xie Lansheng asked, "what should I call it?"

Xin Ye said: "Bondage. Bondage from life to life."