blue shirt oath

Chapter 358: Princess Xuanci
As soon as Gu Yi entered the courtyard, Ziying on the roof heard the sound of the door opening, patted Gu Xingzhi who had put down the flute, and said happily, "Second brother, it must be the third brother who is back!"

After all, it went down to the roof like the wind.

Gu Xingzhi shook his head, looked fondly at the back of his little sister, and followed him out of the room.

Gu Yi saw that the two of them were still waiting for him so late, and a burst of guilt surged into his heart: "Second brother, little sister, why haven't you rested yet?"

"Today is the Lantern Festival, you and my brother and sister are in a different place, so naturally we have to get together." Gu Xingzhi said, "On weekdays, you are busy with the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, leaving early and returning late, and Ah Ying and I will not see each other for three days. I came to you, but today is different from the past, no matter how late I have to wait for you to come back."

Gu Yi smiled ashamedly, and the three brothers and sisters entered the house together.

Ziying had already ordered her servants to prepare the food and drink and keep them hot at all times, so it was convenient at this moment.

Gu Yi gave Gu Xingzhi, Ziying filled the wine and said: "This cup, we brothers and sisters will respect our parents in our hometown first, and wish them good health."

After toasting, Gu Yi poured another cup to Gu Xingzhi's Ziying: "I respect this cup to my second brother and younger sister. I am usually busy with political affairs. Thanks to you two, I have this warm food and drink."

"Third brother, if you want to say these things, you will be out of touch." Gu Xingzhi couldn't listen to the disgusting words, "You people in the officialdom speak out like this. Okay, okay, don't just drink, Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

"That's right, third brother, look at you, in the position of governor of Kaifeng, you worry so much every day that your hair is turning white." Ziying tore off a piece of white hair from Gu Yi's head, "Look, Huafa is born early According to Sister Song, this is all because of thinking too much, third brother, you should pay more attention to your body—"

Speaking of Sister Song, Ziying took a cautious look at Gu Yi, seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, so she felt relieved.

Ever since Big Brother Du and Sister Song got married, Third Brother rarely mentioned them, as if they didn't exist.

On weekdays, Ziying would discuss with Sister Song about the publication of Wanjuantang, but she would often go to the Du Mansion. Even the second brother, Gu Xingzhi, would visit the Du Mansion from time to time, but the third brother has been stunned for a while. If you don't go to Du's mansion, you won't go to Du's mansion. Du Qingshan came to him several times, but he avoided him.

When Gu Yi heard this, he didn't care about Ziying's mention of Song Guichen, but his thoughts drifted to the current court situation.

Although Ding Wei was demoted now, the emperor was young and the empress dowager was in charge. As a rising star, Gu Yi was quite dependent on the empress dowager. He was appointed governor of Kaifeng at a young age.

Fortunately, Gu Yi was thoughtful and capable, so he cleverly avoided the courtiers' plots and schemes time and time again.

It's just that Gu Yi never told his family about official matters, and it was inconvenient to say so, so he smiled and said, "It's not that serious, it's just a white hair."

"Yes, it's just a white hair." Ziying felt guilty, so she had to repeat, bypassing the topic by the way, "Come, come, I'll toast my second brother and third brother."

Pushing glasses and changing glasses, after drinking for three rounds, Gu Xingzhi suddenly said: "Second brother, I am going to leave the capital in a few days."

"So suddenly?" Gu Yi was startled.

"That's right, second brother, why are you leaving again when you're fine? Wanjuantang needs you right now." Ziying stood up anxiously, second brother is really, always so unexpected.

Gu Xingzhi drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Wanjuantang is now on the right track, with Uncle Gu taking care of it, and with A Ying and Mrs. Du here, I am very relieved. Maybe I am just a temperament that cannot be settled down. Well, after staying in the same place for a long time, there will always be an inexplicable sense of boredom, the capital is prosperous, but it is not the place for me to stay after all, I'd better go to other places."

"Second brother." Zi Ying knew that since the second brother had already made up his mind, he couldn't be persuaded to come back, so she couldn't help feeling depressed, and sighed lightly, but she didn't say anything after all.

It was she who enthusiastically invited her second brother to ask him to help open the Wanjuantang. Now that Wanjuantang is up, the second brother is leaving too.

Gu Yi also knew that his second brother had always acted freely, even if he said something to stay with him, he would not be able to stay, so he asked, "Where do you plan to go first?"

"I don't have any plans. In short, I will go out of the capital first, and I can go wherever I go. The world is vast, and there is always a place I, Gu Xingzhi, can go." Gu Xingzhi smiled quite chicly, "Don't worry, I will come back to see you when I have the opportunity of."

A few days later, Gu Xingzhi left without saying goodbye, without even leaving a message.

Ziying has been sad for several days because of this, and this day she was venting her anger at the stake in the garden with her sword, when suddenly someone came to report that she had a visitor asking to see her.

"See you!"

"Miss, the person here is from Princess Xuanci's mansion, so I can't see you."

"Master Xuanci?"

Ziying has spent a lot of time in the capital, so she naturally knows such a name. This princess is the youngest daughter of King Gongyi, the sixth son of Emperor Taizong. Like her father, she is proficient in music and was deeply loved by the late emperor. He was named the princess of Xuanci.

She has never had anything to do with these imperial clans. The princess came to her today, not knowing what's going on.

The third brother was not in the mansion either, so she had to go to meet him.

"Ask him to come and sit in the pavilion, and I'll pass right away."

Ziying came and sat in the pavilion. A young man in brocade clothes was playing the piano in the hall. Outside the pavilion stood solemnly two rows of guards with swords. Ziying thought to herself, the people in the princess mansion are really rude, they completely regard this place as their own home Back garden.

Although she has an older brother who loves music, Ziying has never been interested in music. The people in the pavilion played it fascinatedly, and Ziying couldn't be bothered, so she had to wait outside the pavilion, picking the new leaves of the bushes in boredom.

After a while, the young man in brocade clothes finally finished playing, and a field of new leaves was sprinkled in front of Ziying.

The young man ordered a few words to the maid at the side, and the guards outside the pavilion immediately moved out of the way to invite Ziying into the pavilion.

"I'm sorry, I'm fascinated by playing the piano, so I kept you waiting."

As soon as the boy opened his mouth, Ziying knew it was a girl's voice, and immediately guessed the identity of this person, it must be Princess Xuanci, so she didn't dare to make mistakes, and saluted respectfully.

"Don't be too polite, don't be too polite, I hate these red tapes the most." Princess Xuanci personally helped Ziying up, and pulled Ziying to sit down with a smile, "Your mansion is really elegant, especially when you sit in a pavilion. , the name of the pavilion is elegant, the couplet on the pavilion is elegant, and the piano table in the pavilion is even more elegant."

Ziying also knew that she must know that she had already guessed her identity, so she let her hold her hand and said with a smile: "After buying this house, my second brother designed this pavilion and let the craftsmen build it. This couplet was inscribed by my brother, and this piano is even more my brother's favorite, named Zaixing."

Hearing this, Princess Xuanci got up and went outside the pavilion. On the pillar of the pavilion was written:

Those who come in a hurry, those who go, don't be in a hurry, and sit and sit, time is not left for others
Don't worry about success, don't worry about profit, don't worry about it, gain or loss is determined by God
She repeated it several times, gesticulating each word with her hands, and nodded endlessly: "Interesting! Interesting! Brother Ling must be a detached person. I don't know where he is now. Can I meet you?"

Ziying was surprised, so the princess came to find her second brother?
"What a coincidence, my second brother left Beijing a few days ago, and I don't know where he is now."

"Ah." Princess Xuanci's face revealed a look of disappointment, "He left? Why?"

"Ziying dare not lie. My second elder brother did leave Beijing not long ago. This piano is his most beloved thing. He didn't take it away. He must have left in a hurry and came and went without any ties."

"Did he say where he was going?"

"Never. He only said that the world is vast, and he can go wherever he goes."

"Where you go is where you are."

Ziying could even feel the sadness of Princess Xuanci, and Ziying was very puzzled by this, so she asked curiously, "Do you know my second brother?"

Princess Xuanci shook her head.

She came to the piano and stroked the strings lightly, as if stroking her lover's cheek.

She said: "I have an unfeeling request, can you lend me this piano for a few days?"

Ziying was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously said: "No."

After regaining consciousness, she quickly explained: "I'm really sorry, this is my second brother's property. I have no right to dispose of it, let alone lend it to others at will." Even if you are the princess, Ziying added silently in her heart.

"That's it." Princess Xuanci nodded, "Forgive me for being presumptuous, I have disturbed you a lot today, please leave."

(End of this chapter)