I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

The story that followed was as beautiful as the beginning of all love stories. They fell in love under the osmanthus tree and agreed to stay together for life under the witness of a big yellow dog.

Shen Zhuang wrote a letter to his clan, informing them of his determination to marry Jiang Xin, but what he received was the tragic news that his father and brother had died in battle and the family was about to fall.

The direct branch was on the verge of collapse, the side branches were eyeing him covetously, the usually kind-hearted elder suddenly seemed like a different person, a large number of killers emerged in Huaicheng, and in the end Jiang Xin risked his life to escort him out of Huaicheng.

On the night of their departure, Shen Zhuang made a six-year promise, promising to come back and marry her within six years.

During these six years, Shen Zhuang was on guard against war at any time. He transformed from a carefree young man into a sinister and treacherous schemer. He schemed step by step and finally controlled the clan by marginalizing the side branches.

He originally thought that as long as he reached a high enough level, he could do whatever he wanted, but the reality was a hundred times more cruel than he imagined.

The internal fighting within the clan is just a stepping stone. The fighting among the major clans is the real arena. The huge Shen clan with only Shen Zhuang alone cannot support the glory of the entire clan.

The relatives in the clan begged him to marry the overseas noble Xi family. The Xi family controlled half of the overseas energy bases and was rich enough to rival a country. Xi Qing was the only daughter of the eldest son and favored him. This marriage would benefit the Shen family for a hundred years.

In the sixth year, he broke his promise and chose his family.

At that time, Shen Zhuang was already a cold-blooded politician. He married Xi Qing only for profit, so he never set foot in the West Courtyard. He felt that this would not be considered a betrayal of Jiang Xin.

But what he never expected was that in the seventh year, Jiang Xin married her senior brother from the same troupe.

Upon hearing the news, Shen Zhuang went completely crazy and rushed to Huaicheng regardless of everything, but Jiang Xin was unwilling to see him.

At that time, he already had the ability to reach the sky. Not to mention the two old wooden doors, even the governor's gate of Huaicheng could not stop him. However, Jiang Xin didn't say a word, so he stood outside the wall and waited all night.

It was still rainy April, the big yellow dog was gone, and the owner no longer opened the door.

From then on, every April, he would go to the alley entrance to see Jiang Xin, and he went there for four years.

In the fifth year, Jiang Xin was finally willing to see him, but she was not the only one who wanted to see him. Her belly was slightly bulging, and she was already pregnant.

She invited him into the hospital, made him a bowl of osmanthus sweet soup with her own hands, and then told him that their fate was over.

After that, Shen Zhuang never went to Huaicheng again. The young man who once spent a fortune to buy the Red Mansion opera eventually became a worldly scheming man chasing fame and fortune. He decided life and death in Jinggang Port, and she slowly grew old in the small town.

Originally thinking that they would never meet again in this life, in the second year after losing Shen Xi, he suddenly received news that Jiang Xin had died.

The memories of his youth suddenly came flooding back to him, and he suddenly wanted to go visit Huaicheng and take a last look at his old friends.

Huaicheng has changed a lot, but the small house in the alley behind the bridge is still the same as I remember.

No one would invite him this time, so he could only push the door open and walk in.

The osmanthus tree, the swing set, the rose vine, they are old, and these objects are old too, but there are still some differences. There are all kinds of childish graffiti on the wall, and there are a few children's clothes hanging in the yard.

Shen Zhuangru was sitting under the porch looking at the osmanthus flowers as he did in the past. An old man walked into the house and said that Jiang Xin had a letter for an old friend.

He took the letter and asked about Jiang Xin's relatives. The old man told him that Jiang Xin had only one granddaughter named Jiang Huashan.

He was suddenly at a loss, looking at the osmanthus tree in the yard in confusion.

Why is your surname Jiang? Why is your name Jiang Huashan?

When they were nineteen, they fell in love under the osmanthus tree. Jiang Xin said that she had been an orphan since childhood and didn't know what family was except for her master, so she had always longed to have a family that would never leave her.

He swore to her that he was the one, and not only him, but they would have their own children and a lot of family in the future.

She smiled and said she believed it, then thought about it seriously. "If even you can't believe it, I want a child of my own, with the surname Jiang, preferably a girl, named... Jiang Huashan. She won't be a Qingyi or Huadan, and won't be trapped in any drama."

Recalling the past, he suddenly had an epiphany and opened the letter tremblingly.

Jiang Xin wrote in the letter:

-[I told the village chief to give this letter to the first person who came to visit me. I don’t know if it was you, but I guessed it must be you.

I've waited for you and loved myself in my life, and looking back on the rest of my life, I have no regrets. Now, the only thing I feel guilty about and worried about is my little flower.

Because of my persistence, I had A-Yu. He died early, leaving behind only the little flower. A-Yu relieved me of my loneliness, but the price was that his child slowly withered away in neglect. I feel uneasy.

If it really is you, our childhood sweetheart, can we renew our six-year agreement?

Treat my little flowers well, and I will be able to repay the kindness I felt when I drank a bowl of sugar water under the osmanthus tree that year.

Chu Tang, the Red Mansion no longer lights up, and people these days don't like to watch operas anymore. But some people get trapped in the opera for their entire lives, and I'm one of them. So, I don't want the rain in Huaicheng to trap you too.

Chutang is his nickname, and only those closest to him know it.

He was already old, but that day he cried like a child.

The old man told him that Jiang Xin raised his child alone, and his child also died in the Battle of Nanwan, the same battle as Shen Xi.

In the six years after Shen Zhuang left, Jiang Xin bore all the rumors alone. She endured for six years until she received the news of his marriage and finally gave up completely.

It's not that she doesn't want to be with him, but the opera says that she was engaged as a wife and then became a concubine. She has been singing the role of Qingyi all her life, and no one can break the pride in her bones.

But for the sake of her little flower, she finally bowed her head to him.

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Jiang Huashan's eyes were slightly red, "So that's how it is?"

No wonder grandpa did his best to treat her well, both in this life and the previous one.

Because in my grandfather's mind, his marriage, career and all life choices after he turned nineteen were given to the family, and the only thing he was loyal to was being good to her.

Shen Zhuang's voice was hoarse. He smiled faintly and touched her head. "Your grandmother's lifelong obsession was to have her own family. Grandpa didn't immediately include you in the family tree because he was afraid of disappointing your grandmother." He paused, his eyes dim. "Are you disappointed in Grandpa after hearing about his youth?"

Jiang Huashan shook her head, "No. I believe Grandma doesn't have one either. I don't know anything else, but there is one thing I do know. If I were to die soon, I would definitely choose the person I trust the most to entrust my child to before I die."

Shen Zhuang smiled and said, "I came here today to discuss this with you. Your grandmother doesn't want you to be trapped in any world, not even the Shen family. So when you're older and have seen enough, if you're still willing to come back and be my granddaughter, I'll definitely give you a grand family induction banquet."

"Okay." Jiang Huashan agreed with a smile.

In fact, she already had the answer in her heart, and she agreed just to make her grandfather believe that she had indeed thought it over carefully.

"Knock Knock-"

At this time, Shen Zhi's voice was heard outside the door.

"Master, everyone is here."

Shen Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, "Let's go."

Jiang Huashan stood up without knowing what was going on. The door to the main hall slowly opened. Outside the courtyard, under the porch, boys in black suits and white shirts and girls in cashmere coats all looked over.

Shen Zhuang smiled and waved to the children, "Let's take advantage of the beautiful snow today and take a family photo."

Shen Qingyu put his hands in his pockets, looking reluctant, "Who takes pictures in the snow?" Although he said this, his body had already disobeyed his command and walked out of the porch.

Shen Yijie excitedly pulled Shen Yize and said, "I want to stand next to Grandpa."

Shen Mianzhi took Fu Sui'er's hand and ran into the crowd.

Shen Guiling followed with a smile in her eyes, while Shen Lanxi walked at the end indifferently.

The hexagonal snowflakes fell lightly, bringing a perfect end to the last winter of sixteen years old.

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