Rebirth after waste

Chapter 74

Originally, he was still thinking about what excuse he would use to go to the Gu Mansion the next day, but he was caught off guard by a sudden incident.

A clan elder came to Qinghe's hometown and wanted to discuss his marriage with him.

He sat in the main hall, looking at the changing sky outside, thinking that the time they agreed on had already passed for a long time, and he wondered if she was in a hurry, or could she not wait any longer and left?

The clan elders on the opposite side didn't seem to see his anxiety, and they were still rambling on unhurriedly, "What the clan means is that you are not too young, Liulang. You can settle down first if you have a family. What's more, your lineage is already weak, and you should marry a wife earlier to continue the incense..."

He was restless and couldn't help interrupting him, "Just say what you want to say."

The elder of the clan was choked by him, a little displeased, but he also knew that his temper had always been like this, so he had to hold back, "The clan chose a few ladies for you, thinking that you have always been an independent person, so you didn't do it all by yourself. , I leave it to you to make the final decision. It’s almost the Chinese New Year, you can’t celebrate the New Year in Yudu, can you? Follow me back to Qinghe tomorrow, let’s settle this matter earlier, so we don’t need to keep a diary all day.”

He looked at the face of the clan elder who seemed to be planning for him, and felt a smile in his heart.For offshoot bastards like them, their marriages would always fall victim to the interests of the family.Because of his outstanding talent, appearance and reputation, the clan paid more attention to him, but there will be no change at all.

Say something to let him make the final decision, but in fact no matter how he chooses, it is always within the range they have set for him.

It's like a bird whose wings have been cut off. The owner puts three cages in front of it and lets it choose which cage to get into.

But no matter which one you choose, a cage is a cage.Just because the process of being locked up looks better, the little bird becomes free.

He is bored.

Tired of this kind of life, always the same layer, the end can be expected from the beginning.

Follow the orders of the family to read and write, follow the orders of the family to marry a wife and have children, and in the future to obtain fame and fame for the hope of the family, and will always be under the control of others.

I have everything, but I have lost myself.

Thinking that they would soon force a woman into him to be his wife for life, he instinctively resisted.

"What if I say I already have a crush?"

The sudden words not only shocked the clan elders, but also shocked him himself.

"You, you already have a sweetheart? When did it happen?" the clan elder stammered.

But he fell silent in this almost questioning voice.

No one knows better than himself, just now, when he said that sentence, what flashed through his mind was that little face with gauze wrapped around its eyes.

Yun Niang.

He stood up suddenly, and ran out without saying a word, only the clan elder was left behind, beating the table angrily.

It was only when he went out that he realized that he was in such a hurry that he didn't even ride a horse. He didn't know how much time it would take on foot.But it was impossible to go back now, so I had to bite the bullet and continue running.

He just walked through the bustling Long'an Street, passing one after another, and felt that the road was so long for the first time in his life.

He didn't know what he was running for, he just wanted to see her, see her soon.

In this way, he can be sure of one thing.

Something that has been on his mind lately.

He knocked on the door of Gu's mansion, lied that he had an appointment with Gu Sanlang, and went in without waiting for the servants to react.It snowed again last night, and the water in the lake froze. A little girl was testing the thickness of the ice by the lake, giggling and laughing.He turned a blind eye to all of this, and only ran towards that place with a clear goal.

However, when he finally ran to the place they agreed upon, he only saw green pines and cypresses and snow all over the place.

She's not there anymore.

He stood there in a daze for a long time before realizing belatedly that two hours had passed since the time they agreed upon.

He was two hours late.

She must have thought that he broke the appointment, that he just said something casually yesterday to trick her, that he was a villain who broke his promise.

He wanted to find her, explain to her why he missed the appointment.But the remaining rationality was desperately reminding him how much trouble he would bring to her who was dependent on others by running to her in such a reckless manner!
He didn't know how he left the Gu mansion, nor how he got home.The patriarch slammed the door and left in anger. Before leaving, he said something, telling him to go back to Qinghe to explain to the patriarch.If he didn't come home years ago, the Cui family would not have such an unworthy descendant as him!

He could only smile wryly.

In the next few days, he kept avoiding Gu Sanlang, maybe because he was afraid that he would feel guilty when he saw someone related to Yunniang, or maybe he was afraid that he would not be able to help asking Gu Sanlang about Yunniang's situation. hide like this.

If Gu Sanlang hadn't blocked him at the door of his house, I'm afraid he would have been hiding like this forever.

"Tell me, how did I offend you, to neglect me like this!" Gu Sanlang looked bitter, like an abandoned widow.

He was a little embarrassed, "I didn't neglect you!" After saying this word, he couldn't help shivering.

Gu Sanlang said angrily: "You still want to lie to me! You ran away when you saw me in the Imperial College these days. Jing Ru and Zhong Ping saw it, and came to ask me if I had a conflict with you! They said I have a bad temper No, maybe you did something wrong that made you unhappy and didn’t know it, so you urged me to apologize indiscriminately. Today I want to ask clearly, what did I do wrong!”

He was questioned so embarrassingly that he couldn't speak a word.

Seeing him like this, Gu Sanlang knew that he really felt guilty, so he felt a little more comfortable.Feeling calm, he didn't bother to tease him anymore, and finally said something serious, "To be honest, is it because of my third cousin that you have been like this for a while?"

Surprised, he denied it, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Gu Sanlang nodded, "It seems that I guessed right."

He was tongue-tied.

Gu Sanlang passed by him, entered the main hall on his own, asked his servants to make tea for him, and then beckoned him to sit down as if he were the master, "I like your purple bamboo shoot tea the most. Bring back."

Good purple bamboo shoot tea is very hard to come by, and he only has a little left here, and just as he was about to refuse, he heard Gu Sanlang add slowly, "I just happened to send some to Yun Niang."

He was silent.

Seeing him like this, Gu Sanlang raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly, "Isn't it? It's really useful!"

He has a handle in someone's hands, so he can only keep silent and let him humiliate him.

Gu Sanlang laughed: "I'm worried about what gift to give to Yunniang to make her happy, so why don't I borrow flowers to present Buddha. Anyway, you owe her an explanation."

He heard the meaning of his words, and couldn't help but said: "You know? She told you?" Gu Sanlang's tone obviously knew that he had broken his promise to Yunniang.

"Well. I went to see her, and she asked me quietly, asking me if something happened to my friend. I couldn't figure it out, so I had to ask carefully. This question shocked me. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it! I believe My best friend secretly made an agreement with my sister to teach her to play the piano! This is not the point, the most important thing is that he made an appointment with my sister, but in the end he broke the appointment! She stood in the cold wind for nearly two hours! Gu Sanlang said with righteous indignation, and cast him a condemning look from time to time, "In a fit of anger, I told him directly that the guy was fine, he was alive and kicking! It's really a matter of character that he failed to attend the appointment. Take care of him!"

Cui Shuo's heart tightened.Although there was a reason for his failure to attend the appointment on time that day, what Gu Sanlang said was actually true, and he had no way to refute it.After hearing what he said, she must be very disappointed in him.

Seeing his gloomy expression, Gu Sanlang took a sip of tea happily, and after admiring it for a while, he said slowly: "I lied to you."

He looked up suddenly.

"I told her that you were indeed unable to attend the appointment because you had a sudden cold and couldn't even get out of bed. When you recover from your illness, you will definitely come to her door to apologize and ask for her forgiveness."

He was stunned for a long time, and finally realized that he had been tricked.No, it was played several times!
"You said that, did she believe it?" He turned his head away in some embarrassment, and asked in a low voice.

"I believe it. It just so happens that she is also sick, so it makes sense for everyone to get sick together!"

"Is she sick? What's going on?" He unconsciously raised his voice.

Gu Sanlang was taken aback by him, "On that day, she forgot to bring a cloak when she went out, thinking that you would come in a while, and then she could change to a place with a leeward wind. As a result, you didn't come all the time, and she was worried that you would not be able to find me when you arrived. When I saw her, I stood in the cold wind and waited for you. If the doctor came later and the maid told her to go back and remove the gauze from her eyes, I am afraid I would have continued to wait. The wind was blowing for so long during the day, and I practiced the piano all night that night. After playing the piano the next day, I was overworked and fell ill all of a sudden.”

He was surprised by the content of Gu Sanlang's words.She has been waiting for her in the cold wind, but he just didn't go.Then that night, she practiced the piano all night?
"How did she play the next day's exam?" He didn't know why he asked this, maybe it was to make the guilt feel stronger.

Gu Sanlang gave him an unexpected answer, "Oh, I wasn't there at the time, but I heard people say that I played it very well. The master's test that day was the famous song "Moon Shadow in the Cold Pool". You know it, then The fingering of the first piece is relatively complicated, and I put a lot of effort into it when I practiced it. Don’t look like that, okay, I admit, I’m not born with the talent to play the piano. But you can’t deny that the piece is really difficult! It’s said that that day When the whole song is played, one sound is correct, and she is the only one." She praised, "Although the artistic conception of the song is not yet comprehensible, but at her age, it is already very good to be able to do this. Seriously , I used to think that my younger sister was gentle and kind, but I didn't expect her to be so stubborn and unyielding. It's really amazing, amazing!"

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, even though he wasn't here, at least she didn't make a fool of herself because of her missed appointment.

She did it, and she did it even without him.

She practiced "Moon Shadow in the Cold Pool" in just one night, such a difficult matter, was deliberately made difficult by her distinguished relatives.But she was not afraid, let alone give in, she just gritted her teeth and did it.

She impresses everyone with her strength and tenacity.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that compared to her who was strong and brave, he was really too cowardly.

He dared not even admit his feelings for her.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly raised his head, looked straight at Gu Sanlang, and said seriously: "If I say, I want to marry your sister, will you agree?"

Gu Sanlang looked at him like a ghost, he was stunned for a long time before raising his voice: "Are you serious?"

He nodded, "I mean it."

(End of this chapter)