Qingchuan History
Chapter 969 Everything Grows [The Finale]
Chapter 969 Everything Grows [The Finale]
On January 21 of the sixth year of Zhengshi, outside the Cangwu Palace and Jingshuiwu, a fishing girl was sitting beside the Wankong Lake floating on thin ice.
Guanzhi is about eight years old, with emerald green pearls shining in the extremely delicately combed hair, and the crimson cloak on his body is obviously made of expensive materials, embroidered with gardenias sprinkled with dark gold thread.
"Your Highness has been sitting for nearly half an hour, and there is no movement at all. If you continue to sit, you will be frozen to death. Let's go back to the room?" Feng Yi advised.
A Yan's eyes are as deep as water, staring at the lake, "This Cangwu winter is getting warmer every year. Last year, the entire lake was frozen, but this year there is only floating ice."
Feng Yi rubbed his hands, "His Royal Highness—"
"Half an hour is nothing. Xiuluan said that fishing in mid-winter is not easy, and it is possible to get nothing for three or four hours."
Feng Yi stared at Xiuluan.
Xiu Luan pretended not to see it, and said: "Return to Your Highness, this is not what the servant said, it is—"
"It's mother."
The two servant girls looked at each other and said nothing.
"Your Highness—His Royal Highness——His Royal Highness——"
Shouts came from afar, getting closer and closer, echoing across the entire lakeshore.
Feng Yi frowned, "Does he have to do this every time?"
Start with a few words, and add up one after another, until you shout all.Xiu Luan sneered, "It's been almost two years, you still haven't gotten used to it?"
Gao Rang ran to him, he was out of breath, folded his arms and bowed, and made a standard salute, "His Royal Highness, Your Highness——"
"Straighten your tongue." Ah Yan was still staring at the lake, his shoulders were flat and his back was straight, and the fishing rod in his hand remained motionless.
"Yes. The dinner has been prepared according to His Highness's instructions, but Your Majesty, His Majesty still refuses to eat, and has already left now—"
"Understood." Ah Yan interrupted, and said again: "Then move the favorite food of this hall to Chenxiang Terrace."
It means to eat there.
Gao Rang Yingshi, seeing the twilight, fearing that it would be too late to make arrangements, hurriedly resigned.
A Yan finally raised his eyes and looked at the dark red sunset in the distant sky, thinking that half an hour is indeed too short, and it is difficult to gain anything.But she has a lot of schoolwork, and she has to read a lot of books by herself after listening to her husband and professor every day. That is, today, the anniversary of her mother's death, she is willing to spare some time to go fishing in a daze.
"Clean up and let's go."
Walking along the lake, the night is gradually approaching. Xiuluan Fengyi still adheres to the habit of many years, and each person holds two lamps in his hand, illuminating the surroundings brightly.
"I said that the hall is not afraid of the dark, so you don't need to take so much."
"Yes." Feng Yi sneered, "I forgot again, I will definitely change it next time."
Exiting to the northwest corner of the palace, Ah Yan thought for a while and turned around.
Xiuluan reflected that she was going to Fansheng Pavilion, "Your Highness—"
"Didn't Gao Rang say that my father has already left? Try your luck. If you meet him, give him a few words of persuasion, and at least let him have a meal."
Last year, Murong Xun was not able to get in today, and it has been like this since the morning.Jing Tingge in Fansheng Pavilion sleeps all year round, and he stays there after handling political affairs until January 21.
The dead are gone.But Murong Xun didn't give up, vowing to find a panacea, and the body is still intact, like a living person sleeping deeply, all thanks to Ruan Xueyin's decisive decision at that time, using the secret method of his master to preserve it.
Not only that, she promised him that she would devote herself to research, medicine and alchemy in her lifetime, what if?
So much so that after two years, even Ah Yan began to wonder, maybe mother really didn't die.
It was only when I got down the long steps of Fansheng Pavilion that I saw Yujia coming from the southeast.Murong Xun was dressed in black clothes, the finely embroidered dragon pattern was black and blue, it was also the same as last year's attire today; everyone in the entourage was carrying baskets full of gorgeous flowers, which were changed every three days and placed in the jade room where his mother lay inner.
There are still flowers blooming in the middle of winter, just like what Ruan Zhong did for Ruan Xueyin back then, they came from the south thousands of miles away.
"Father." Ah Yan saluted with full posture.
Murong Xun's perennially gloomy face showed a smile that he would only have when he saw his daughter, "Why are you here? When I left the imperial palace, I saw dinner was ready."
A Yan also laughed, "I asked my father to use it with my son, but my father ran away, so my son had to come here to block people."
Murong Xun was silent for a while, and stretched out his hand to touch his daughter's cheek which was icy cold by the night wind, "Go, be obedient."
A Yan looked up at his father's increasingly chiseled eyebrows and eyes, and the white hair on his temples that shouldn't be there at this age, and suddenly lost his heart to comfort him. "yes."
The north wind was strong, the palace road was silent, but the bright and warm lights gradually lit up.Everywhere is more lively than welcoming the New Year more than half a month ago.
Ah Yan walked and watched, finally stepped onto the Chenxiang Terrace, and saw that the meal had been set.Looking up again, the city is full of splendor, and lights are burning in the front windows of every house.Farther away, all the places outside the city that can be seen as far as the eye can see are also full of glimmering lights, illuminating the night sky.
"There is no imperial order, but there is such a tacit understanding of the whole country, which is unique in the history of Qingchuan." Xiuluan said lightly.
Ah Yan flipped through the books he had read in recent years, "It should be."
This was the scene on January 21 last year. A Yanchu thought that his father had issued some edict, so he sent someone to inquire, only to find out that the people spontaneously said:
It is widely rumored among the people that Mr. Jing is afraid of the dark, so someone proposed to light a lamp on the night of his death to ensure that it is bright all night, as a companion and guardian.
-My Wei country has not been attacked for 30 years, and it was my husband who sacrificed his life for it.
So the people say.
She defends this country by herself, and the people of this country also guard her as the living.
After all, it is not in vain, mother.Ah Yan said in his heart, looking at the city again, he saw a magic lamp rising from a mansion, it was big and bright, and the inscriptions and paintings on the lamp gauze could be vaguely discerned, which was extremely exquisite.
It is Danfuyuan.The magic lamp was also released last year.As for why this custom of Bai State was so popular in Wei State, Ah Yan also sent someone to inquire, and said that Lord Shangguan often released it in the past.
- It is said that Lord Shangguan is also afraid of the dark!
It is also passed on among the people.
- Then, shall we also light a night lamp for adults?When should we do it?
- Shhh!This matter is not easy to handle, so don't mention it to others, if it makes you unhappy...
It was also after hearing these rumors that Ah Yan knew that the people of Wei State respected Shangguan's father very much, probably because he was dedicated to the people and did many good things during his administration.As for the fear of being displeased today, it is purely due to the positions of both sides - His Majesty has returned because he defeated Lord Shangguan.
However, fights are fights, and good or bad are good or bad. Both of them are worthy of entrustment, and the people are clear in their hearts.
And how could father be unhappy?He returned to the throne, but did not change the year name, and continued to use the word "Zhengshi"; many measures of the New Deal are still in place, including women's scientific examinations to become officials.
"Your Highness, the food is getting cold."
A Yan came back to his senses, glanced at the table, "First serve a bowl of vegetables and noodles."
At the same time, in Jinghong's 16-year Jidu, a pot of green vegetables and noodles was also placed on the round table in the side hall of the Wanlan Hall.
Gu Xinglang had just eaten two mouthfuls, when he came to report, King Jing begged to see him.
"Let him in. Add some bowls and chopsticks."
Gu Xingmo was dressed in ochre-colored court clothes, and he looked like a young man, but there seemed to be an abyss in his eyes. "Ninth brother." Entering the side hall, he kowtowed and saluted.
Gu Xinglang glanced at it casually, and said: "How many times have I said, put away your Yan Luo face, no matter what is inside, don't show it to others."
Gu Xingmo was stunned, and smiled embarrassedly, showing the timidity that eighteen or nineteen-year-olds should have, "Ninth brother taught you well, my younger brother is not good enough, and needs to be practiced."
"It's been practiced for years."
The words were spoken casually, but Gu Xingmo didn't dare to move because of this, and continued to stand with his hands down.
"Sit down and eat some. It's too much for me to use up by myself."
Gu Xingmo had been running around all day, and he was really hungry, so he sat down and raised his chopsticks.
The two brothers took a few mouthfuls in silence.
"Recently, Hugh Mu, there are few affairs in court, what are you tossing about?"
Gu Xingmo's diligence in recent years is no less than that of Gu Xinglang when he first ascended the throne. He strives for perfection in everything at hand. "Brother Jiu—" He put down his chopsticks.
"Eat and talk."
"Yes."
So I will report today's itinerary, which is all the aftermath of the official affairs that have been completed.
Gu Xinglang knows everything, but lacks interest, "Let's rest tomorrow, go to Xiling for a walk. Wen's side, delay again and again, you like it or not, you have to see each other. Today they are traveling with their family, now It should be at Xiling."
"Ninth brother, my younger brother consciously—"
"You'll be nineteen in three months." Gu Xinglang interrupted, looking at him deeply, "What's wrong with you? Do you really want your sister-in-law?"
Back then when Chunfeng asked Xiao Mo what kind of girl he liked, although the answer was "like sister-in-law" rather than "sister-in-law herself", he did not dare to tell Gu Xinglang.Also this time, she and Ji Qi came back to celebrate the New Year, and one night they had a good night of drinking, and they talked about her younger brother's marriage, and accidentally slipped the tongue.
What Gu Xinglang said at this time was actually half a joke and half a threat, mainly to make him take the matter of marriage to heart.Xiao Mo was so scared that he almost dropped his chopsticks on the table, got up quickly, and wanted to apologize and explain.
"Okay." Gu Xinglang waved his hand, motioning him to sit down, "Tomorrow we will go to Xiling, that's the deal."
Gu Xingmo dared not refuse.
"Your sister-in-law," but he heard him say again, "Recently she is in Suoning Old Palace."
Ruan Xueyin, Queen of Qi, was widely rumored throughout the continent to live in Pengxi Mountain with Princess Jiayi, and would go out to travel from time to time.But the mother and daughter have never returned to Jidu after all, and no one has seen them, so the rumors are always just rumors.
Because of the questioning just now, Gu Xingmo's scalp became numb when he heard the word "sister-in-law", and he let out an "oh".
Gu Xinglang continued to eat noodles with his head down, remembering that the newspaper said that she took Chao Chao up to the ninth-floor platform, the commanding height of Yin Palace.
That was the place where Ruan Bi tried to obtain the way of longevity in the past. He was almost sure that she ran back in a daze because of Jing Tingge to find out.
It was even worse than Murong Xun.
He sighed lightly.
"I ran into Mr. Wu An this afternoon." Because of the mention of Suoning, Xiao Mo thought of Ruan Zhong.
Few people in the entire Qi State know the real name of this general who wears a mask all the year round.There are rumors in the ruling and opposition circles that it is an extraterrestrial expert found by the emperor.
"Well. He came back yesterday to report on his work, and he will leave in a few days."
Ruan Zhong and Xue Zhan went from south to north, and as Qixi generals, they jointly controlled the new area. They only came back twice a year. Gu Xingmo remembered that they were in March and September respectively last year. "It fell early this year."
Gu Xinglang buried his head in eating the noodles, pretending to hum casually.
Xiao Mo didn't understand it at first, but soon understood: Brother Jiu deliberately called him back in advance, because his sister-in-law went to Suoning recently and didn't want to let him meet.
Thinking of this, it was naturally funny, so I held back, and soon started coughing.
Gu Xinglang had a guilty conscience at first, and when he was found out, he couldn't hold back his face. "Have you finished eating? Hurry up and leave after eating, clean up better tomorrow, don't disgrace me, Mrs. Gu."
When Gu Xingmo returned home, he ran into his sister and brother-in-law watching the moon in the courtyard.Chunfeng took Ji Qi with him, so he couldn't go back to live in Linghua Palace, so he stayed in Prince Jing's Mansion after returning from this trip.
"Going out early and returning late every day without seeing anyone, there are really so many things, or are they deliberately hiding from Man Jidu's matchmaker?"
The marriage of His Highness Prince Jing, who is facing the wind in Yushu, has not only troubled the world, but has become the topic of discussion after dinner for the people of the whole city.
"You have the nerve to say it." Gu Xingmo immediately turned black, "Sister-in-law, no, like sister-in-law, how can Brother Jiu know such words?"
Chunfeng lay sprawled among the benches, stunned for a moment, and sneered: "I drank too much at the time, and made a slip of the tongue. Did you embarrass you? Ninth brother can't take it seriously."
Gu Xingmo was in awe of his elder brother when he was young, and the older he got, the more it would only increase. "I don't know if it's serious or not, but I always take it to heart."
Otherwise I won't ask.
"He is worried about your marriage! Tomorrow, Xiling, we will accompany you, the eldest sister and the seventh brother will go to help you pass the time. Then Miss Wen heard that the country is beautiful, and the elder sister thinks, if the character and temperament pass the test, It can be settled—”
"How can one's character and temperament be understood at a glance?"
Seeing his reluctance, Chunfeng finally frowned and asked Ji Qi, "What's wrong with him?"
Ji Qi just smiled, not helping each other.Gu Xingmo hurriedly changed the subject: "Today, I discussed the reform of dispatch orders with Sir Zuo of the Ministry of War, and I would like to ask my brother-in-law's opinion—"
"I've been disarmed, and I don't care about military affairs." Ji Qi waved his hand, "The court's government orders are the most important thing, let alone listen to them."
Chunfeng said: "Should His Royal Highness Prince Jing ask this general about this kind of matter?"
Gu Xingmo looked at her coldly: "Hei Yunqi is not in the national establishment, and only listens to Brother Nine and Sister's orders, so he is not restricted by dispatch orders. What's the use of asking you?"
Chunfeng laughed, "Speaking of which, when I went to the Danfu Academy today, I heard two young girls discussing the military system. They are very insightful. You might as well go and ask for advice."
Two years ago in the cold region, Gu Xinglang asked Ruan Xueyin to name Jidu Girls' School, but it was not decided at that time.When everything was settled, he mentioned this verse again, and she said:
To build the foundation for the unification of Qingchuan in the future, if not, it is also called Danfuyuan.
Gu Xinglang originally liked this name, but felt that her reason was very good, so he gave her a plaque within a few days.
But Jidu now has more than one Danfu courtyard, and the largest one is the former Prime Minister's residence, Ji Qi's home.
"I don't know where my sister-in-law is recently." Chunfeng was disappointed, "I haven't seen you for half a year."
The last time was in Deep Spring Town.The academy in the town is also called Danfu Academy now, run by Wen Shu.There are already a dozen or so towns in Daqi that are the same as Shenquan Asano.
"In Suoning." Gu Xingmo said, "Jiugong."
Thousands of miles away, the moon was covered by floating clouds, and the old palace of Suoning was still covered by green bamboos. Ruan Xueyin led Chao Chao up the stairs step by step.
It was the third night in a row at the Nine-Floor Terrace.Observing the sky with a black jade mirror, and then beating and tampering with the blue bricks on the ground and walls one by one, all these steps are familiar to the chest.Mother is still watching the stars tonight, she is already squatting down, listening carefully for each piece knocked, and then picks with her hands, only hoping to uncover a corner and make a great contribution.
"There is no mechanism." She was really tired, so she sat down on the spot and saw the light of stars and moon pouring in from the hole above her head, sprinkled among the blue bricks, forming an irregular scene.
"The time is wrong." Ruan Xueyin said softly, put down the black jade mirror, and looked back at the light marks of the stars and the moon on the brick surface.
"Why didn't you come up to us?!" Chao Chao pouted.
The girl who has just turned seven years old looks more and more elongated. Ruan Xueyin is used to seeing her every day, and she will still be amazed at a certain moment, realizing that her daughter will definitely be beautiful when she grows up.
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.
"Only when you come up will you know if it's right, and if you come a few times, you'll know what's right." Ruan Xueyin smiled and squatted down, "Bored?"
Chao Chao shook his head: "I want my aunt to wake up, and I want A Yan to see my mother who can laugh and talk again, so it's not annoying, not at all. I want to keep trying with my mother."
Ruan Xueyin lowered her eyes, knowing to some extent that she was deceiving herself, but she couldn't get rid of Shangguanyan's game in the wheat field, Jing Tingge's last words, and the truth and falsehood related to Donggong Medicine Garden in her mind.
"Have you dreamed about your aunt recently?"
Blinking toward Zhao, shaking his head.
"Nothing else, interesting dream?" Ever since Gu Xinglang said that her daughter could get dream omens, she would ask every now and then.
Chao Chao blinked again, pursed his lips and smiled: "I dreamed of Daddy."
Ruan Xueyin turned around and continued to work.
"Daddy said he misses mother so much, he can't eat or sleep recently!" Chao Chao stretched out his hand to pull her.
The whereabouts of the two of them, when they returned to Pengxi Mountain, when they went down, and where they went, have always been under the control of Gu Xinglang, and Ruan Xueyin knows it well.Even before they entered the city this round, there was a team from the outskirts to greet them. After entering the palace, the Fuxi Nuan Pavilion had been cleaned up, and the palace people were all ready, and they were very hospitable.
"Did you dream it, or did someone teach you to say it?"
How can a seven-year-old child tell clever lies, especially to his mother.Chao Chao's expression showed signs of it, but his tone was tight: "D-of course it was a dream."
Really fell into the wolf's den.Ruan Xueyin's conclusion.Fuxi Nuan Pavilion and the entire old palace are full of his people, and if he wants to pass on a message to a child, ten sentences a day is not too much.
"Mother." Chao Chao pulled her sleeve again, cautiously, "When shall we see Daddy?"
"When we should meet, we will naturally meet."
That night Ruan Xueyin dreamed of Jingting Ge.
In the dream, she was wearing a smoky purple dress, carrying a bamboo basket, and walking among the flowers and plants that were like Pengxi Mountain but flatter than Pengxi Mountain.
The green plants under the feet are luxuriant, and there are many varieties. It looks like a medicine garden, but it is clearly wild.
When she saw a plant, she knelt down to distinguish it, as if her eyesight was not enough, she moved closer to smell it.
Ruan Xueyin used to do these things in the mountains.She is not interested in collecting herbs, and she always points fingers at the side, and occasionally helps out when she sees something novel.
"Xiao Ge." She opened her mouth to call her, but there was no sound.
Apparently Jing Ting Ge didn't hear it either, so he continued to walk forward, humming a little song, with a satisfied face, skillfully threw a few flowers and plants into the basket, and looked back.
Her eyebrows and eyes are more gentle than two years ago, and she is lively and innocent.Ruan Xueyin felt that if there were no years in Jingyuan County, if she was born with her parents and grew up in warmth and love, she would have grown up like this.
"You're so slow!" Then she heard her complain.
Ruan Xueyin followed her gaze and saw Feiyi's Shangguanyan walking into the screen, her hands holding the hem of the robe exaggeratedly.
"Miss, I am such a precious material, I will accompany you in the mountains and fields, so I must be extra careful!"
"Young Master Shangguan, are you still stingy with a few pieces of clothing? Just buy it when it's broken!"
"You really don't know how expensive firewood is! Money doesn't fall from the sky, it has to be earned!"
Jing Tingge couldn't refute, and turned to look at this side.
Ruan Xueyin felt suffocated, not sure whether she was in the room or not.
Then Shangguan Yan also looked over and laughed heartily: "So there are slower ones! What are you doing standing there, Xue'er, let's go!"
Ruan Xueyin didn't respond, and Jing Tingge walked towards her with extremely clear eyebrows and eyes, with an angry expression and a smile: "I said where did you hide, here, your bamboo basket! It's so heavy, and it took me so long to carry it on purpose. Let's do it!"
Ruan Xueyin opened her eyes suddenly.
The sun has come, the sky is about to brighten, and the colors on the curtains are very similar to the colors in a dream, light and colorful.Her cheeks were soaked, tears were pouring down like rain, she turned her head to see Zhao Zhao still sleeping soundly, with a smile on her face.
Two years later, the heartache is still as real as yesterday. She moved closer and rested her face on her daughter's shoulder, feeling better.
"Mother."
The little hand came up and touched the wet skin, "Mother is crying again."
"I had a nightmare." Ruan Xueyin said softly, "Is it mother who woke you up? I'm sorry."
Chao Chao shook his head, "I woke up by myself. I dreamed of my aunt, mother, in the mountains, but not Pengxi Mountain, which is flatter. She is carrying bamboo baskets and picking herbs—"
Ruan Xueyin sat up abruptly.
Zhao Chao was dumbfounded.
"continue."
"Luofu Mountain." Scared by his mother's appearance, Chao Chao answered blankly, and sat up quickly, "I don't know that place, so I asked Aunt Ge, she said, said,"
"say what?"
Originally, I remembered it very clearly, but after being forced to question like this, it became somewhat blurred.Chao Chao was anxious, tried hard to think, almost cried, and finally said: "It is said that the Su family originated from the extreme south of Qingchuan, on the coast of Baiguo, so of course this place is Luofu Mountain."
A few words that don't match the preface.
Ruan Xueyin felt that it was both a sign and a sign.
"Mother, but do you want to go to Luofu Mountain again?"
Ruan Xueyin lamented that her daughter has become a worm in her stomach after following her all the year round, "That's what I'm thinking."
"Wait." Chao Zhao looked serious, "Wait for spring. I see spring in my dream."
Ruan Xueyin smiled, "I don't know Chaochao, my aunt said that the Baiguo in the extreme south of Qingchuan has no winter, and the seasons are like spring."
"Then we go to other countries, can we just go there?"
"Now it's not another country. It's also Qi country."
Zhao Chao seemed to understand but did not understand.
"But Zhao Chao is right, wait for spring."
"That's going to be soon! One month will be over!" Chao Chao counted with his fingers, "And if it's near the sea, can I still go on a boat? Dad said that he had made an agreement with his mother to go to sea together, but he hasn't heard of it yet. Cash it out!"
This guy really talks about everything.Ruan Xueyin was speechless and shook her head, "It's only next year. This time we have to go to the Hidden Forest, and then—"
Chao Chao slapped his forehead, "Then go to Cangwu and change the medicine for auntie!"
Ruan Xueyin pinched her little face.
"Where is the Hidden Forest?"
"Yes, a temple."
It’s warm and cold in February, and it’s a rare sunny day. The closer to the mountain gate, the clouds and mists begin to surround, so that from a distance, the colorful glazed roof of Yinlin Temple is completely suspended in the air, like a mirage.
"Mother," got out of the carriage, the guards who had followed from the old palace had already walked in front, and lightly tugged on Ruan Xueyin's sleeve, "I'm a little scared."
"There is nothing to be afraid of in the land of the Buddhist family. When I see the Buddha later, I will pay my respects seriously and make a wish in my heart. Maybe it will come true."
Nodding at Chao Chao, the mother and daughter walked to the front of the mountain gate and found that the abbot had walked down the long stone steps and was waiting nearby.
"Your Highness."
Chao Chao is now very used to her mother being called His Highness, knowing that it means empress, and based on this, she can distinguish who is her mother's old friend.
There are so many old friends of my mother.she thought.Even monks know each other.
"Don't dare." Ruan Xueyin returned the salute, and would not correct the title after a long time, "Long time no see, master."
"Amitabha. Today, when the wind blows from the east, the poor monk will know that a noble person is coming, and he will be here to greet him early in the morning."
Ruan Xueyin heard the words and went to look at the colorful prayer flags behind him, they were raised in the east wind and drifted to the west neatly. "Spring comes and the east wind is strong, it's really due to the season. How can the master learn how to be eloquent?"
The abbot smiled, "Monks don't lie. Your Highness is the last benefactor of the lotus viewing in this temple. He has a different karmic relationship with the world and all phenomena. Walking in the world, he has his own response to all phenomena."
These words are mysterious, but the other party's expression is as indifferent as before.Ruan Xueyin thought for a while, but didn't go into it, clasped her hands together and saluted: "Come here today to buy a stick of incense and listen to the scriptures for half a day."
The abbot watched Ruan Xueyin indifferently for a moment, "In the past, when the world competed and the situation was changing, His Highness always remained calm and stood in the crowd, unlike everyone else. Poor monk, I am deeply impressed."
After years of calculation and deduction, Ruan Xueyin is now lazy to figure it out, and listens to him continue without waves.
The abbot sighed, "See you today, Your Highness lost his composure and fell into obsession."
Ruan Xueyin didn't respond or defend herself, she led Chao Chao into the main hall and burned incense to worship the Buddha.Then the mother and daughter sat side by side on the futon, closed their eyes and listened to the scriptures, until noon, the whole court was quiet and there was no trouble.
"Your Highness has deep roots of wisdom."
I don't know if it was praised, but the little guy's vegetarian food is also very delicious.After the meal, the abbot led the way to the temple, walking on the mountain road, passing the scattered monks' houses, the green bamboos and metasequoia in early spring released their unique freshness, and Ruan Xueyin suddenly thought of the huge Buddha statue at the end of Jizhao Pavilion.
The whole body is made of stone, which is not like the golden Buddha statue in the main hall of Yinlin Temple.And until now she was puzzled, how did such a large stone be transported into the palace back then?
Or is there a stone Buddha first, and then Yan Palace?
The whole Great Yan Palace was built according to that stone Buddha?
"This time I came to worship, the golden body of the Buddha in the hall is brighter and more radiant than in previous years."
"Your Majesty Long En, at the beginning of last year, a special envoy was sent to gild the Buddha. In late autumn, the emperor came to see it in person."
Going to Xia Ruan Xueyin first went to Cangwu to change the medicine for Jingtingge, and on the return trip, met Chunfeng and went to Shenquan. When I returned to Pengxi Mountain, autumn just arrived, and then I stayed until recently when I went out. Naturally, I didn’t know that Gu Xinglang came to Qixi in late autumn. .
"So that's how it is." She ignored Gu Xinglang's criticism and asked, "Did Yinlin cast this image since the temple was built?"
The abbot shook his head, "It was originally a stone Buddha."
Ruan Xueyin's heart skipped a beat, "Is it replaced with a golden body later?"
The abbot shook his head, "It's not the one in the main hall." Looking at the cloudy forest again, "Turn to the highest point and continue walking into the deep forest, and you will find the ruins of our temple."
The Buddha statue was carved out of almost the entire mountain.
The surrounding trees are very tall, completely blocking it, so that it is difficult for the outside world to see from a distance at the foot of the mountain. There is a Buddha here.
At this moment, the guards were ordered to stand one zhang away in the deep forest, and Ruan Xueyin led Chao Chao and the abbot to the giant Buddha.
It's too high, looking at the Buddha is like looking at the mountain, and looking at the mountain is like looking at the Buddha.
"Although the lines are rough, they are lifelike, resembling human footprints; but the founder of the temple, Monk Dayin, said that he had this image when he came here, and he was enlightened by the Buddha in his sleep that night. The temple was built just now, and it is called Yinlin. "
This is what the giant Buddha is hidden in the forest by the mountain.Ruan Xueyin stared up, and the picture unexpectedly coincided with the midnight in Jizhao Pavilion five years ago.
Really like ah.The posture and face of the Nianhua smiling and compassionate people seem to be exactly the same.
"It's different from the golden body in the palace."
The abbot smiled, "It is said that it was cast in contrast. Maybe the Buddha didn't like it, so it didn't work."
But it is like a twin with the one in Jizhao Pavilion.Ruan Xueyin couldn't tell what was going on in her heart, and she didn't want to explore it, she just folded her palms together, and worshiped three times as devoutly as on midnight that year.Zhao Chao followed suit.
Then she continued to look up at the Buddha, and said: "The Buddha listened to the world's long-cherished wishes, but he didn't have that much energy to help people achieve them one by one."
"The poor monk thinks that His Highness is someone who does not need to ask the Buddha for help. Whatever His Highness wants to do, he can do it by himself."
Ruan Xueyin was startled, and laughed at herself, "But my dearest relative, because I followed the dream as a guide, left forever."
Xu Yin's obsession was broken earlier, Xu Yin's mountains and forests are quiet, and the Buddha is above, she said softly.
"Is it really because of your dream omen? Or is it due to the situation, her own ideals and choices?"
Ruan Xueyin turned her head, "You know?"
It is to ask Mengzhao, but also to ask Jingting Song.
But the abbot only answered Mengzhao: "In the spring of Jinghong's tenth year, during the chaos in Ning'an, His Majesty came to the temple in disguise to arrest people, so he mentioned and asked about it in the hall."
He must have been disturbed by dreams and prophecies at that time, so he almost collapsed in Buzhou Mountain.Ruan Xueyin thought in her heart, and didn't answer.
"Your Highness's intentions and actions are correct." The abbot continued, "Everyone's intentions and actions are actually at a loss, but why can't the result be as everyone wants? ——Because everyone's intentions Although they are good, they are different because they have different positions. So no matter what you do is right, Your Highness, but judging from the result, no matter what you do, you will make mistakes. A game of chess is originally a dead end. , it can only end with death."
Ruan Xueyin did have this thought back then.
Even before Court Song.
"So it should be me. She has such deep ideals, so many things she wants to do but has yet to compete. I am not as ambitious as her. If I really want one person to stop the game with death, it should be me."
Whenever I think of that blizzard morning, the tears will still not stop welling up.She withdrew her gaze and suppressed it with downcast eyes.
"Your Highness is too modest. The poor monk sees many new situations in today's world, and there are His Highness's shadows and His Highness's layout. His Highness just doesn't talk about them. As for the people His Highness misses,"
The abbot also looks at the Buddha, who has been in the rain for a hundred years, and the moss on it is green,
"How do you know that she was not under the general trend and willing to do so? Those who can give everything for their ideals and ambitions have a mind that transcends life and death. She may have sought benevolence, but His Highness has been deeply mired in the mud, and he still refuses to go ashore."
Clouds and mist slowly settled, drifted sideways, and finally drifted away.Ruan Xueyin completely suppressed her tears because of these words, and raised her eyes for a moment, "Thank you, master, for your explanation."
"Amitabha." The abbot saluted, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it respectfully.
Ruan Xueyin took it over and looked at it, and the words on the yellowed page seemed to have been read:
Fish tracks in autumn water, birds tracks in the sky.If you ask where you are going, you will be reborn in the Pure Land.If you are conscious but not confused, life must die.Come again with your wish, why cry.
It was a gatha spoken by the previous abbot, Master Yu Yi, before his death. In the past when Yin died, Qi Wei and his ministers came to Yinlin together. Gu Xinglang and Murong Xun were each given a note.
"Life must die." Ruan Xueyin murmured.
"Sooner or later." The abbot said flatly.
Still unraveling the matter of Jingting Song.
"Will you really come back with your wish?"
"Hasn't Your Highness been working hard?"
There were many rumors about Empress Qi, and they became more prosperous every year, but she didn't return because she had more important things to do.
But how could Grandmaster know such details, most likely Gu Xinglang said it.Ruan Xueyin laughed at herself again, "What kind of effort is I?"
Traveling around the world, looking for the method of bringing the dead back to life based on medical classics and what I have learned in my life, sounds feasible at first glance, but it is actually absurd.
"Do one thing all your life, even if you know it won't work, you have no complaints or regrets. The poor monk can't think of anything else, which is more worthy of the word hard work."
"Yeah." Chao Chao was depressed for too long, and finally couldn't hold back, "Auntie will wake up, my mother is very powerful."
The abbot smiled, and took out another note from his sleeve and presented it.
Ruan Xueyin took it in doubt, the paper was as yellow as the previous one, and the handwriting was also from the same person, but it seemed different from the ones Gu Xinglang and Murong Xun received that year.
"At that time, I told the two majesties that the gift was handwritten by the disciples. The one I just gave to your majesty was written by the poor monk's master. This is the same."
"How-"
"Before the master passed away, there were actually two verses. This one is only one piece. I told the poor monk to give it to the last benefactor who watches the lotus in the next day."
Ruan Xueyin thought for a while, "I don't intend to be disrespectful. But when Xueyin finished watching the lotus, the master didn't give it to her in time."
"Amitabha. Master said, it must be the day when the benefactor returns alone."
Like the gods of the prophets.Ruan Xueyin thought to herself, looking down at those words:
The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.If you pursue the image, you will be thousands of miles away.Ask Yu Heshi, Guer died.The branches of flowers are full of spring, and the heart of heaven is full of moon.
"Ask for advice, master." It's not that she can't read it completely, but Ruan Xueyin wants to hear an eminent monk explain it personally.
The abbot smiled, "It's similar to His Highness's sun rising and moon setting."
Ruan Xueyin was sure that Gu Xinglang had said a lot to the master, probably it was Quqiu.
Thinking that he might be showing lovesickness without restraint, in the temple and in front of the eminent monks, she felt a little hot.
"One time, one time, two times crossing Pengxi Mountain without entering, and staying at the foot of the mountain for a day and a night." The abbot said again, "Your Majesty is also a persistent person."
Going out of the temple and going down the mountain, before dusk, there are no pilgrims along the way.It must be because she came and closed the door specially.
Open the car window towards Chao Chao, take a few deep breaths of the fragrance of early spring, and then be reluctant to close the window, enjoy and comment while lying on your stomach, sometimes pointing out that this cluster of purple pearls is beautiful, and then saying that the lark is singing, and occasionally glimpsed an ancient peach tree , Brilliant pink half-bloomed flowers dotted the branches.
"Mother, let's go and have a look! Fold another water bottle and bring it home, okay?"
Pengxi Mountain has no peach blossoms.
And those two gatha were still in the sleeve, heavy, Ruan Xueyin remembered the one that was only given to her, the last sentence read:
Huazhi is full of spring, and the heart of the sky is full of moon.
"Okay." She replied.
The spring of this year is extraordinarily long.
Everything grows as usual, but the vigorous time limit seems to be quietly stretched by an unknown force, so that it is not hot in midsummer and not cool in autumn, and the three consecutive seasons are just like one season, just like spring.
So that winter came very suddenly.
As soon as November entered, the cold air swept across the entire Jidu.For the first time ever, the incense sticks in the Turning Lan Temple opened buds, and within two days, the branches were fully bloomed.
- Never opened so early before?
The palace people asked about the inkstone.
- Never opened so early before?
Diyan asked Tangli again.
"Never." Tangli stood on the porch and watched, her eyes darkened, "This flower can be considered fine.
Gu Xinglang always maintained the habit of tying knots, and that night he sat on the ground and worked hard at it.The night was as cool as water, and the moonlight was pouring down. His face was no longer that of a boy, and his white clothes hadn't changed in more than ten years.
The palace people, old and new, stood around silently, watching the branches of the light yellow flowers being carefully tied into two knots by the emperor, almost the same as those in Jinghong's ninth year.
Then he stepped back a little to assess, showing satisfaction.At this time, Diyan submitted a secret report, the content is that the queen and princess have not gone down the mountain recently.
He went through the things to be done in the next half month in his mind, felt quite at ease, went back to the dormitory to wash, folded his clothes and lay down, and soon fell asleep.
Not a dreamer, except when the incense is in full bloom every year.
This night is no exception.
The dream was bustling with people, he looked around and knew it was Suoning; walking along the river, he saw Ruan Xueyin on the pontoon bridge among thousands of people.
Ten years old, exactly the same as the portrait painted by Jing Tingge and Ruan Zhonghe.However, she is not dressed in fancy dress or powder, and is in a plain lake-colored sarong, holding the swaying bridge cables with both hands, and looking at the sparkling river.
It is rare for Suoning to see such a sunny day.
He didn't know how old he was, but he took a picture in the river and found that he was an adult.So he walked towards her, stepped on the pontoon bridge and stood beside her, and it took her a while to notice.
The little girl looked vigilant, and she took a step back while grabbing the bridge cable, and she swayed even more with the already swaying pontoon bridge.
Gu Xinglang was not in a hurry to speak, waiting for her to speak; she refused to speak, one big and one small, one tall and one short confronted each other for no reason in the passing crowd.
Ten years old is already so calm.Gu Xinglang laughed in his heart, and said, "What are you doing here?"
The little girl stared at him, as if thinking about the motive of this man's flirtation, and answered after a moment: "Look at the water."
Gu Xinglang thought how cute it was, couldn't help smiling, and half bowed, "Can I watch it with you?"
"No."
"Why?"
"I don't know you. Moreover," Mingming started to panic, but her face was completely calm, "I should go home." She paused for a while, as if the next few words were burning her mouth, and finally said:
"My father and mother are waiting for me over there."
She pointed to somewhere on the shore.
Of course it's fake.Gu Xinglang felt distressed, and suppressed the urge to hug her, and said, "Then you go."
The little girl moved away immediately.
"Little Snow."
He couldn't hold back the faint scent of orange blossom as she passed by.
The little girl turned her head, shocked.
"You are going to Jidu. You will go in a few years, and someone will be waiting for you there."
The girl hesitated, "Who?"
"He'll be waiting for you. If you don't go, he'll come to you. Will you?"
The girl's clear eyes were full of confusion, and after a while, she nodded lightly, not like agreeing, but more like fooling around.
"See you then." Gu Xinglang said softly.
see you then.
This voice also appeared in Ruan Xueyin's dream in the mountains that night.It seems to be his, and it seems to be hers.
On November 16th of the [-]th year of Jinghong, a car drove out from Fu'an Gate, going west all the way, day and night.
"Why did Your Majesty abdicate? Is he sick?" In the city of Jidu, people were discussing and moaning for a long time. Inside a door and window, an eight or nine-year-old boy asked his elder brother.
His elder brother is the young boy Jing Hong watched and listened to the snow lights with his grandfather for six years. He has already married and established a business, and he is very fond of the magnificent Qingchuan for ten years. "May my lord be healthy and happy for a long time."
These words seem to be answering the question "Are you sick?", but also seem to be not.
The little boy didn't quite understand, thought for a while, nodded and said: "Father said that like Your Majesty, there has never been a king who ascended the throne as a young man, won the two countries in his reign for 16 years, and almost unified the mainland, and there will never be any in the future. "
"indeed."
"Then why is it so close? Is it difficult to take down Wei Kingdom?"
His elder brother didn't answer, he squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see the vast sky, the bustling traffic, and the roof tiles.The capital of Daqi Kingdom seems to be more prosperous than ten years ago.
Thousands of miles away, the Cangwu Palace letter arrived, Murong Xun sat on the Chenxiang platform and read it, then handed it to A Yan who was opposite the square table.
Ah Yan already knows a lot of words, and he can read a few words.
"Uncle really abdicated."
Murong Xun was noncommittal, looking at the blue sky, the deep autumn in the northern country, the stars are shining brightly, and it is also a scene that has not changed for thousands of years.
"Gu Xingmo, even if he's not as good as him, it won't be easier to deal with him." He said for a long time, his tone calm and calm.
"The minister will guard the country with the father." A Yan said, put down the letter, and raised the teacup.
Murong Xun was used to his daughter acting like an adult at such a young age, he smiled softly and raised his glass to touch her.
"And mother." Ah Yan raised his left hand to raise the third cup, on the north side, there was indeed half a cup of tea in it.
The three purple jade cups gathered together, making a clear and pleasant sound in the night.
This year, the first snowfall in Qingchuan was at the southern foot of Dafengbao.
On November 22, the mysterious convoy from Jidu finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.When the first snow had passed the heaviest, there seemed to be nothing but floating, the young man in the white cloak got off the car and walked into the mountains and forests, and soon disappeared in the snowy scene.
Pengxi Mountain, which is surrounded by Qimen Dunjia all the year round and no strangers are allowed to enter, is very friendly today.Gu Xinglang walked along the same orange blossom mark on the tree trunk, with one deep foot and one shallow foot. Just when it felt like it was far away, there was a faint sound of light footsteps on the snow.
Just a little tired, he simply stopped.
It took me a long time to hear the little girl's silver bell: "Daddy is so lazy! I can't walk anymore after only halfway!"
The double buns at the age of five turned into dangling double braids, and the childishness faded a bit, and she became a slim little girl.
"How do you know I'm here today?" Gu Xinglang showed his face.
"My mother said so."
"Where's my mother?"
Chao Chao smiled slyly, looked back, and took two steps to the side.
The woman in the crimson cloak appeared in the deep scene of falling snow, getting closer and closer, the whiteness of her face blended into the surroundings, and her eyes were as clear as mist.
It was close enough, but there was a small gentle slope four or five steps away, and she stopped.
As if they both wanted to see Kui's face clearly, neither of them moved.The little girl next to Zhijiao was in a hurry, but she dared not make a sound because of the inexplicable atmosphere.
"The mountain is blocked by heavy snow, and the road is difficult to walk. When you go out, young master, you should observe the sky first."
"I'm in a hurry to celebrate my sweetheart's birthday, and it's inevitable that there will be wind and snow. Fortunately, I caught up with it."
The mountain breeze blew gently, shaking off a handful of crystal snow stars on the bamboo leaves.The mountains and forests in this southern country are green in late autumn, and the bamboo is even greener. Looking down from a high altitude, the green color is hidden by the snow, and the spring and winter cannot be distinguished, but it is extraordinarily fresh and clean.
Looking down from a high altitude, human beings are just small dots, like all things, they are born and die, and they are endless.
The two small dots, one red and one white, moved at the same time at the moment when the westerly wind pierced through the forest.
A dream in ten years, the sea and the world.
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On January 21 of the sixth year of Zhengshi, outside the Cangwu Palace and Jingshuiwu, a fishing girl was sitting beside the Wankong Lake floating on thin ice.
Guanzhi is about eight years old, with emerald green pearls shining in the extremely delicately combed hair, and the crimson cloak on his body is obviously made of expensive materials, embroidered with gardenias sprinkled with dark gold thread.
"Your Highness has been sitting for nearly half an hour, and there is no movement at all. If you continue to sit, you will be frozen to death. Let's go back to the room?" Feng Yi advised.
A Yan's eyes are as deep as water, staring at the lake, "This Cangwu winter is getting warmer every year. Last year, the entire lake was frozen, but this year there is only floating ice."
Feng Yi rubbed his hands, "His Royal Highness—"
"Half an hour is nothing. Xiuluan said that fishing in mid-winter is not easy, and it is possible to get nothing for three or four hours."
Feng Yi stared at Xiuluan.
Xiu Luan pretended not to see it, and said: "Return to Your Highness, this is not what the servant said, it is—"
"It's mother."
The two servant girls looked at each other and said nothing.
"Your Highness—His Royal Highness——His Royal Highness——"
Shouts came from afar, getting closer and closer, echoing across the entire lakeshore.
Feng Yi frowned, "Does he have to do this every time?"
Start with a few words, and add up one after another, until you shout all.Xiu Luan sneered, "It's been almost two years, you still haven't gotten used to it?"
Gao Rang ran to him, he was out of breath, folded his arms and bowed, and made a standard salute, "His Royal Highness, Your Highness——"
"Straighten your tongue." Ah Yan was still staring at the lake, his shoulders were flat and his back was straight, and the fishing rod in his hand remained motionless.
"Yes. The dinner has been prepared according to His Highness's instructions, but Your Majesty, His Majesty still refuses to eat, and has already left now—"
"Understood." Ah Yan interrupted, and said again: "Then move the favorite food of this hall to Chenxiang Terrace."
It means to eat there.
Gao Rang Yingshi, seeing the twilight, fearing that it would be too late to make arrangements, hurriedly resigned.
A Yan finally raised his eyes and looked at the dark red sunset in the distant sky, thinking that half an hour is indeed too short, and it is difficult to gain anything.But she has a lot of schoolwork, and she has to read a lot of books by herself after listening to her husband and professor every day. That is, today, the anniversary of her mother's death, she is willing to spare some time to go fishing in a daze.
"Clean up and let's go."
Walking along the lake, the night is gradually approaching. Xiuluan Fengyi still adheres to the habit of many years, and each person holds two lamps in his hand, illuminating the surroundings brightly.
"I said that the hall is not afraid of the dark, so you don't need to take so much."
"Yes." Feng Yi sneered, "I forgot again, I will definitely change it next time."
Exiting to the northwest corner of the palace, Ah Yan thought for a while and turned around.
Xiuluan reflected that she was going to Fansheng Pavilion, "Your Highness—"
"Didn't Gao Rang say that my father has already left? Try your luck. If you meet him, give him a few words of persuasion, and at least let him have a meal."
Last year, Murong Xun was not able to get in today, and it has been like this since the morning.Jing Tingge in Fansheng Pavilion sleeps all year round, and he stays there after handling political affairs until January 21.
The dead are gone.But Murong Xun didn't give up, vowing to find a panacea, and the body is still intact, like a living person sleeping deeply, all thanks to Ruan Xueyin's decisive decision at that time, using the secret method of his master to preserve it.
Not only that, she promised him that she would devote herself to research, medicine and alchemy in her lifetime, what if?
So much so that after two years, even Ah Yan began to wonder, maybe mother really didn't die.
It was only when I got down the long steps of Fansheng Pavilion that I saw Yujia coming from the southeast.Murong Xun was dressed in black clothes, the finely embroidered dragon pattern was black and blue, it was also the same as last year's attire today; everyone in the entourage was carrying baskets full of gorgeous flowers, which were changed every three days and placed in the jade room where his mother lay inner.
There are still flowers blooming in the middle of winter, just like what Ruan Zhong did for Ruan Xueyin back then, they came from the south thousands of miles away.
"Father." Ah Yan saluted with full posture.
Murong Xun's perennially gloomy face showed a smile that he would only have when he saw his daughter, "Why are you here? When I left the imperial palace, I saw dinner was ready."
A Yan also laughed, "I asked my father to use it with my son, but my father ran away, so my son had to come here to block people."
Murong Xun was silent for a while, and stretched out his hand to touch his daughter's cheek which was icy cold by the night wind, "Go, be obedient."
A Yan looked up at his father's increasingly chiseled eyebrows and eyes, and the white hair on his temples that shouldn't be there at this age, and suddenly lost his heart to comfort him. "yes."
The north wind was strong, the palace road was silent, but the bright and warm lights gradually lit up.Everywhere is more lively than welcoming the New Year more than half a month ago.
Ah Yan walked and watched, finally stepped onto the Chenxiang Terrace, and saw that the meal had been set.Looking up again, the city is full of splendor, and lights are burning in the front windows of every house.Farther away, all the places outside the city that can be seen as far as the eye can see are also full of glimmering lights, illuminating the night sky.
"There is no imperial order, but there is such a tacit understanding of the whole country, which is unique in the history of Qingchuan." Xiuluan said lightly.
Ah Yan flipped through the books he had read in recent years, "It should be."
This was the scene on January 21 last year. A Yanchu thought that his father had issued some edict, so he sent someone to inquire, only to find out that the people spontaneously said:
It is widely rumored among the people that Mr. Jing is afraid of the dark, so someone proposed to light a lamp on the night of his death to ensure that it is bright all night, as a companion and guardian.
-My Wei country has not been attacked for 30 years, and it was my husband who sacrificed his life for it.
So the people say.
She defends this country by herself, and the people of this country also guard her as the living.
After all, it is not in vain, mother.Ah Yan said in his heart, looking at the city again, he saw a magic lamp rising from a mansion, it was big and bright, and the inscriptions and paintings on the lamp gauze could be vaguely discerned, which was extremely exquisite.
It is Danfuyuan.The magic lamp was also released last year.As for why this custom of Bai State was so popular in Wei State, Ah Yan also sent someone to inquire, and said that Lord Shangguan often released it in the past.
- It is said that Lord Shangguan is also afraid of the dark!
It is also passed on among the people.
- Then, shall we also light a night lamp for adults?When should we do it?
- Shhh!This matter is not easy to handle, so don't mention it to others, if it makes you unhappy...
It was also after hearing these rumors that Ah Yan knew that the people of Wei State respected Shangguan's father very much, probably because he was dedicated to the people and did many good things during his administration.As for the fear of being displeased today, it is purely due to the positions of both sides - His Majesty has returned because he defeated Lord Shangguan.
However, fights are fights, and good or bad are good or bad. Both of them are worthy of entrustment, and the people are clear in their hearts.
And how could father be unhappy?He returned to the throne, but did not change the year name, and continued to use the word "Zhengshi"; many measures of the New Deal are still in place, including women's scientific examinations to become officials.
"Your Highness, the food is getting cold."
A Yan came back to his senses, glanced at the table, "First serve a bowl of vegetables and noodles."
At the same time, in Jinghong's 16-year Jidu, a pot of green vegetables and noodles was also placed on the round table in the side hall of the Wanlan Hall.
Gu Xinglang had just eaten two mouthfuls, when he came to report, King Jing begged to see him.
"Let him in. Add some bowls and chopsticks."
Gu Xingmo was dressed in ochre-colored court clothes, and he looked like a young man, but there seemed to be an abyss in his eyes. "Ninth brother." Entering the side hall, he kowtowed and saluted.
Gu Xinglang glanced at it casually, and said: "How many times have I said, put away your Yan Luo face, no matter what is inside, don't show it to others."
Gu Xingmo was stunned, and smiled embarrassedly, showing the timidity that eighteen or nineteen-year-olds should have, "Ninth brother taught you well, my younger brother is not good enough, and needs to be practiced."
"It's been practiced for years."
The words were spoken casually, but Gu Xingmo didn't dare to move because of this, and continued to stand with his hands down.
"Sit down and eat some. It's too much for me to use up by myself."
Gu Xingmo had been running around all day, and he was really hungry, so he sat down and raised his chopsticks.
The two brothers took a few mouthfuls in silence.
"Recently, Hugh Mu, there are few affairs in court, what are you tossing about?"
Gu Xingmo's diligence in recent years is no less than that of Gu Xinglang when he first ascended the throne. He strives for perfection in everything at hand. "Brother Jiu—" He put down his chopsticks.
"Eat and talk."
"Yes."
So I will report today's itinerary, which is all the aftermath of the official affairs that have been completed.
Gu Xinglang knows everything, but lacks interest, "Let's rest tomorrow, go to Xiling for a walk. Wen's side, delay again and again, you like it or not, you have to see each other. Today they are traveling with their family, now It should be at Xiling."
"Ninth brother, my younger brother consciously—"
"You'll be nineteen in three months." Gu Xinglang interrupted, looking at him deeply, "What's wrong with you? Do you really want your sister-in-law?"
Back then when Chunfeng asked Xiao Mo what kind of girl he liked, although the answer was "like sister-in-law" rather than "sister-in-law herself", he did not dare to tell Gu Xinglang.Also this time, she and Ji Qi came back to celebrate the New Year, and one night they had a good night of drinking, and they talked about her younger brother's marriage, and accidentally slipped the tongue.
What Gu Xinglang said at this time was actually half a joke and half a threat, mainly to make him take the matter of marriage to heart.Xiao Mo was so scared that he almost dropped his chopsticks on the table, got up quickly, and wanted to apologize and explain.
"Okay." Gu Xinglang waved his hand, motioning him to sit down, "Tomorrow we will go to Xiling, that's the deal."
Gu Xingmo dared not refuse.
"Your sister-in-law," but he heard him say again, "Recently she is in Suoning Old Palace."
Ruan Xueyin, Queen of Qi, was widely rumored throughout the continent to live in Pengxi Mountain with Princess Jiayi, and would go out to travel from time to time.But the mother and daughter have never returned to Jidu after all, and no one has seen them, so the rumors are always just rumors.
Because of the questioning just now, Gu Xingmo's scalp became numb when he heard the word "sister-in-law", and he let out an "oh".
Gu Xinglang continued to eat noodles with his head down, remembering that the newspaper said that she took Chao Chao up to the ninth-floor platform, the commanding height of Yin Palace.
That was the place where Ruan Bi tried to obtain the way of longevity in the past. He was almost sure that she ran back in a daze because of Jing Tingge to find out.
It was even worse than Murong Xun.
He sighed lightly.
"I ran into Mr. Wu An this afternoon." Because of the mention of Suoning, Xiao Mo thought of Ruan Zhong.
Few people in the entire Qi State know the real name of this general who wears a mask all the year round.There are rumors in the ruling and opposition circles that it is an extraterrestrial expert found by the emperor.
"Well. He came back yesterday to report on his work, and he will leave in a few days."
Ruan Zhong and Xue Zhan went from south to north, and as Qixi generals, they jointly controlled the new area. They only came back twice a year. Gu Xingmo remembered that they were in March and September respectively last year. "It fell early this year."
Gu Xinglang buried his head in eating the noodles, pretending to hum casually.
Xiao Mo didn't understand it at first, but soon understood: Brother Jiu deliberately called him back in advance, because his sister-in-law went to Suoning recently and didn't want to let him meet.
Thinking of this, it was naturally funny, so I held back, and soon started coughing.
Gu Xinglang had a guilty conscience at first, and when he was found out, he couldn't hold back his face. "Have you finished eating? Hurry up and leave after eating, clean up better tomorrow, don't disgrace me, Mrs. Gu."
When Gu Xingmo returned home, he ran into his sister and brother-in-law watching the moon in the courtyard.Chunfeng took Ji Qi with him, so he couldn't go back to live in Linghua Palace, so he stayed in Prince Jing's Mansion after returning from this trip.
"Going out early and returning late every day without seeing anyone, there are really so many things, or are they deliberately hiding from Man Jidu's matchmaker?"
The marriage of His Highness Prince Jing, who is facing the wind in Yushu, has not only troubled the world, but has become the topic of discussion after dinner for the people of the whole city.
"You have the nerve to say it." Gu Xingmo immediately turned black, "Sister-in-law, no, like sister-in-law, how can Brother Jiu know such words?"
Chunfeng lay sprawled among the benches, stunned for a moment, and sneered: "I drank too much at the time, and made a slip of the tongue. Did you embarrass you? Ninth brother can't take it seriously."
Gu Xingmo was in awe of his elder brother when he was young, and the older he got, the more it would only increase. "I don't know if it's serious or not, but I always take it to heart."
Otherwise I won't ask.
"He is worried about your marriage! Tomorrow, Xiling, we will accompany you, the eldest sister and the seventh brother will go to help you pass the time. Then Miss Wen heard that the country is beautiful, and the elder sister thinks, if the character and temperament pass the test, It can be settled—”
"How can one's character and temperament be understood at a glance?"
Seeing his reluctance, Chunfeng finally frowned and asked Ji Qi, "What's wrong with him?"
Ji Qi just smiled, not helping each other.Gu Xingmo hurriedly changed the subject: "Today, I discussed the reform of dispatch orders with Sir Zuo of the Ministry of War, and I would like to ask my brother-in-law's opinion—"
"I've been disarmed, and I don't care about military affairs." Ji Qi waved his hand, "The court's government orders are the most important thing, let alone listen to them."
Chunfeng said: "Should His Royal Highness Prince Jing ask this general about this kind of matter?"
Gu Xingmo looked at her coldly: "Hei Yunqi is not in the national establishment, and only listens to Brother Nine and Sister's orders, so he is not restricted by dispatch orders. What's the use of asking you?"
Chunfeng laughed, "Speaking of which, when I went to the Danfu Academy today, I heard two young girls discussing the military system. They are very insightful. You might as well go and ask for advice."
Two years ago in the cold region, Gu Xinglang asked Ruan Xueyin to name Jidu Girls' School, but it was not decided at that time.When everything was settled, he mentioned this verse again, and she said:
To build the foundation for the unification of Qingchuan in the future, if not, it is also called Danfuyuan.
Gu Xinglang originally liked this name, but felt that her reason was very good, so he gave her a plaque within a few days.
But Jidu now has more than one Danfu courtyard, and the largest one is the former Prime Minister's residence, Ji Qi's home.
"I don't know where my sister-in-law is recently." Chunfeng was disappointed, "I haven't seen you for half a year."
The last time was in Deep Spring Town.The academy in the town is also called Danfu Academy now, run by Wen Shu.There are already a dozen or so towns in Daqi that are the same as Shenquan Asano.
"In Suoning." Gu Xingmo said, "Jiugong."
Thousands of miles away, the moon was covered by floating clouds, and the old palace of Suoning was still covered by green bamboos. Ruan Xueyin led Chao Chao up the stairs step by step.
It was the third night in a row at the Nine-Floor Terrace.Observing the sky with a black jade mirror, and then beating and tampering with the blue bricks on the ground and walls one by one, all these steps are familiar to the chest.Mother is still watching the stars tonight, she is already squatting down, listening carefully for each piece knocked, and then picks with her hands, only hoping to uncover a corner and make a great contribution.
"There is no mechanism." She was really tired, so she sat down on the spot and saw the light of stars and moon pouring in from the hole above her head, sprinkled among the blue bricks, forming an irregular scene.
"The time is wrong." Ruan Xueyin said softly, put down the black jade mirror, and looked back at the light marks of the stars and the moon on the brick surface.
"Why didn't you come up to us?!" Chao Chao pouted.
The girl who has just turned seven years old looks more and more elongated. Ruan Xueyin is used to seeing her every day, and she will still be amazed at a certain moment, realizing that her daughter will definitely be beautiful when she grows up.
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.
"Only when you come up will you know if it's right, and if you come a few times, you'll know what's right." Ruan Xueyin smiled and squatted down, "Bored?"
Chao Chao shook his head: "I want my aunt to wake up, and I want A Yan to see my mother who can laugh and talk again, so it's not annoying, not at all. I want to keep trying with my mother."
Ruan Xueyin lowered her eyes, knowing to some extent that she was deceiving herself, but she couldn't get rid of Shangguanyan's game in the wheat field, Jing Tingge's last words, and the truth and falsehood related to Donggong Medicine Garden in her mind.
"Have you dreamed about your aunt recently?"
Blinking toward Zhao, shaking his head.
"Nothing else, interesting dream?" Ever since Gu Xinglang said that her daughter could get dream omens, she would ask every now and then.
Chao Chao blinked again, pursed his lips and smiled: "I dreamed of Daddy."
Ruan Xueyin turned around and continued to work.
"Daddy said he misses mother so much, he can't eat or sleep recently!" Chao Chao stretched out his hand to pull her.
The whereabouts of the two of them, when they returned to Pengxi Mountain, when they went down, and where they went, have always been under the control of Gu Xinglang, and Ruan Xueyin knows it well.Even before they entered the city this round, there was a team from the outskirts to greet them. After entering the palace, the Fuxi Nuan Pavilion had been cleaned up, and the palace people were all ready, and they were very hospitable.
"Did you dream it, or did someone teach you to say it?"
How can a seven-year-old child tell clever lies, especially to his mother.Chao Chao's expression showed signs of it, but his tone was tight: "D-of course it was a dream."
Really fell into the wolf's den.Ruan Xueyin's conclusion.Fuxi Nuan Pavilion and the entire old palace are full of his people, and if he wants to pass on a message to a child, ten sentences a day is not too much.
"Mother." Chao Chao pulled her sleeve again, cautiously, "When shall we see Daddy?"
"When we should meet, we will naturally meet."
That night Ruan Xueyin dreamed of Jingting Ge.
In the dream, she was wearing a smoky purple dress, carrying a bamboo basket, and walking among the flowers and plants that were like Pengxi Mountain but flatter than Pengxi Mountain.
The green plants under the feet are luxuriant, and there are many varieties. It looks like a medicine garden, but it is clearly wild.
When she saw a plant, she knelt down to distinguish it, as if her eyesight was not enough, she moved closer to smell it.
Ruan Xueyin used to do these things in the mountains.She is not interested in collecting herbs, and she always points fingers at the side, and occasionally helps out when she sees something novel.
"Xiao Ge." She opened her mouth to call her, but there was no sound.
Apparently Jing Ting Ge didn't hear it either, so he continued to walk forward, humming a little song, with a satisfied face, skillfully threw a few flowers and plants into the basket, and looked back.
Her eyebrows and eyes are more gentle than two years ago, and she is lively and innocent.Ruan Xueyin felt that if there were no years in Jingyuan County, if she was born with her parents and grew up in warmth and love, she would have grown up like this.
"You're so slow!" Then she heard her complain.
Ruan Xueyin followed her gaze and saw Feiyi's Shangguanyan walking into the screen, her hands holding the hem of the robe exaggeratedly.
"Miss, I am such a precious material, I will accompany you in the mountains and fields, so I must be extra careful!"
"Young Master Shangguan, are you still stingy with a few pieces of clothing? Just buy it when it's broken!"
"You really don't know how expensive firewood is! Money doesn't fall from the sky, it has to be earned!"
Jing Tingge couldn't refute, and turned to look at this side.
Ruan Xueyin felt suffocated, not sure whether she was in the room or not.
Then Shangguan Yan also looked over and laughed heartily: "So there are slower ones! What are you doing standing there, Xue'er, let's go!"
Ruan Xueyin didn't respond, and Jing Tingge walked towards her with extremely clear eyebrows and eyes, with an angry expression and a smile: "I said where did you hide, here, your bamboo basket! It's so heavy, and it took me so long to carry it on purpose. Let's do it!"
Ruan Xueyin opened her eyes suddenly.
The sun has come, the sky is about to brighten, and the colors on the curtains are very similar to the colors in a dream, light and colorful.Her cheeks were soaked, tears were pouring down like rain, she turned her head to see Zhao Zhao still sleeping soundly, with a smile on her face.
Two years later, the heartache is still as real as yesterday. She moved closer and rested her face on her daughter's shoulder, feeling better.
"Mother."
The little hand came up and touched the wet skin, "Mother is crying again."
"I had a nightmare." Ruan Xueyin said softly, "Is it mother who woke you up? I'm sorry."
Chao Chao shook his head, "I woke up by myself. I dreamed of my aunt, mother, in the mountains, but not Pengxi Mountain, which is flatter. She is carrying bamboo baskets and picking herbs—"
Ruan Xueyin sat up abruptly.
Zhao Chao was dumbfounded.
"continue."
"Luofu Mountain." Scared by his mother's appearance, Chao Chao answered blankly, and sat up quickly, "I don't know that place, so I asked Aunt Ge, she said, said,"
"say what?"
Originally, I remembered it very clearly, but after being forced to question like this, it became somewhat blurred.Chao Chao was anxious, tried hard to think, almost cried, and finally said: "It is said that the Su family originated from the extreme south of Qingchuan, on the coast of Baiguo, so of course this place is Luofu Mountain."
A few words that don't match the preface.
Ruan Xueyin felt that it was both a sign and a sign.
"Mother, but do you want to go to Luofu Mountain again?"
Ruan Xueyin lamented that her daughter has become a worm in her stomach after following her all the year round, "That's what I'm thinking."
"Wait." Chao Zhao looked serious, "Wait for spring. I see spring in my dream."
Ruan Xueyin smiled, "I don't know Chaochao, my aunt said that the Baiguo in the extreme south of Qingchuan has no winter, and the seasons are like spring."
"Then we go to other countries, can we just go there?"
"Now it's not another country. It's also Qi country."
Zhao Chao seemed to understand but did not understand.
"But Zhao Chao is right, wait for spring."
"That's going to be soon! One month will be over!" Chao Chao counted with his fingers, "And if it's near the sea, can I still go on a boat? Dad said that he had made an agreement with his mother to go to sea together, but he hasn't heard of it yet. Cash it out!"
This guy really talks about everything.Ruan Xueyin was speechless and shook her head, "It's only next year. This time we have to go to the Hidden Forest, and then—"
Chao Chao slapped his forehead, "Then go to Cangwu and change the medicine for auntie!"
Ruan Xueyin pinched her little face.
"Where is the Hidden Forest?"
"Yes, a temple."
It’s warm and cold in February, and it’s a rare sunny day. The closer to the mountain gate, the clouds and mists begin to surround, so that from a distance, the colorful glazed roof of Yinlin Temple is completely suspended in the air, like a mirage.
"Mother," got out of the carriage, the guards who had followed from the old palace had already walked in front, and lightly tugged on Ruan Xueyin's sleeve, "I'm a little scared."
"There is nothing to be afraid of in the land of the Buddhist family. When I see the Buddha later, I will pay my respects seriously and make a wish in my heart. Maybe it will come true."
Nodding at Chao Chao, the mother and daughter walked to the front of the mountain gate and found that the abbot had walked down the long stone steps and was waiting nearby.
"Your Highness."
Chao Chao is now very used to her mother being called His Highness, knowing that it means empress, and based on this, she can distinguish who is her mother's old friend.
There are so many old friends of my mother.she thought.Even monks know each other.
"Don't dare." Ruan Xueyin returned the salute, and would not correct the title after a long time, "Long time no see, master."
"Amitabha. Today, when the wind blows from the east, the poor monk will know that a noble person is coming, and he will be here to greet him early in the morning."
Ruan Xueyin heard the words and went to look at the colorful prayer flags behind him, they were raised in the east wind and drifted to the west neatly. "Spring comes and the east wind is strong, it's really due to the season. How can the master learn how to be eloquent?"
The abbot smiled, "Monks don't lie. Your Highness is the last benefactor of the lotus viewing in this temple. He has a different karmic relationship with the world and all phenomena. Walking in the world, he has his own response to all phenomena."
These words are mysterious, but the other party's expression is as indifferent as before.Ruan Xueyin thought for a while, but didn't go into it, clasped her hands together and saluted: "Come here today to buy a stick of incense and listen to the scriptures for half a day."
The abbot watched Ruan Xueyin indifferently for a moment, "In the past, when the world competed and the situation was changing, His Highness always remained calm and stood in the crowd, unlike everyone else. Poor monk, I am deeply impressed."
After years of calculation and deduction, Ruan Xueyin is now lazy to figure it out, and listens to him continue without waves.
The abbot sighed, "See you today, Your Highness lost his composure and fell into obsession."
Ruan Xueyin didn't respond or defend herself, she led Chao Chao into the main hall and burned incense to worship the Buddha.Then the mother and daughter sat side by side on the futon, closed their eyes and listened to the scriptures, until noon, the whole court was quiet and there was no trouble.
"Your Highness has deep roots of wisdom."
I don't know if it was praised, but the little guy's vegetarian food is also very delicious.After the meal, the abbot led the way to the temple, walking on the mountain road, passing the scattered monks' houses, the green bamboos and metasequoia in early spring released their unique freshness, and Ruan Xueyin suddenly thought of the huge Buddha statue at the end of Jizhao Pavilion.
The whole body is made of stone, which is not like the golden Buddha statue in the main hall of Yinlin Temple.And until now she was puzzled, how did such a large stone be transported into the palace back then?
Or is there a stone Buddha first, and then Yan Palace?
The whole Great Yan Palace was built according to that stone Buddha?
"This time I came to worship, the golden body of the Buddha in the hall is brighter and more radiant than in previous years."
"Your Majesty Long En, at the beginning of last year, a special envoy was sent to gild the Buddha. In late autumn, the emperor came to see it in person."
Going to Xia Ruan Xueyin first went to Cangwu to change the medicine for Jingtingge, and on the return trip, met Chunfeng and went to Shenquan. When I returned to Pengxi Mountain, autumn just arrived, and then I stayed until recently when I went out. Naturally, I didn’t know that Gu Xinglang came to Qixi in late autumn. .
"So that's how it is." She ignored Gu Xinglang's criticism and asked, "Did Yinlin cast this image since the temple was built?"
The abbot shook his head, "It was originally a stone Buddha."
Ruan Xueyin's heart skipped a beat, "Is it replaced with a golden body later?"
The abbot shook his head, "It's not the one in the main hall." Looking at the cloudy forest again, "Turn to the highest point and continue walking into the deep forest, and you will find the ruins of our temple."
The Buddha statue was carved out of almost the entire mountain.
The surrounding trees are very tall, completely blocking it, so that it is difficult for the outside world to see from a distance at the foot of the mountain. There is a Buddha here.
At this moment, the guards were ordered to stand one zhang away in the deep forest, and Ruan Xueyin led Chao Chao and the abbot to the giant Buddha.
It's too high, looking at the Buddha is like looking at the mountain, and looking at the mountain is like looking at the Buddha.
"Although the lines are rough, they are lifelike, resembling human footprints; but the founder of the temple, Monk Dayin, said that he had this image when he came here, and he was enlightened by the Buddha in his sleep that night. The temple was built just now, and it is called Yinlin. "
This is what the giant Buddha is hidden in the forest by the mountain.Ruan Xueyin stared up, and the picture unexpectedly coincided with the midnight in Jizhao Pavilion five years ago.
Really like ah.The posture and face of the Nianhua smiling and compassionate people seem to be exactly the same.
"It's different from the golden body in the palace."
The abbot smiled, "It is said that it was cast in contrast. Maybe the Buddha didn't like it, so it didn't work."
But it is like a twin with the one in Jizhao Pavilion.Ruan Xueyin couldn't tell what was going on in her heart, and she didn't want to explore it, she just folded her palms together, and worshiped three times as devoutly as on midnight that year.Zhao Chao followed suit.
Then she continued to look up at the Buddha, and said: "The Buddha listened to the world's long-cherished wishes, but he didn't have that much energy to help people achieve them one by one."
"The poor monk thinks that His Highness is someone who does not need to ask the Buddha for help. Whatever His Highness wants to do, he can do it by himself."
Ruan Xueyin was startled, and laughed at herself, "But my dearest relative, because I followed the dream as a guide, left forever."
Xu Yin's obsession was broken earlier, Xu Yin's mountains and forests are quiet, and the Buddha is above, she said softly.
"Is it really because of your dream omen? Or is it due to the situation, her own ideals and choices?"
Ruan Xueyin turned her head, "You know?"
It is to ask Mengzhao, but also to ask Jingting Song.
But the abbot only answered Mengzhao: "In the spring of Jinghong's tenth year, during the chaos in Ning'an, His Majesty came to the temple in disguise to arrest people, so he mentioned and asked about it in the hall."
He must have been disturbed by dreams and prophecies at that time, so he almost collapsed in Buzhou Mountain.Ruan Xueyin thought in her heart, and didn't answer.
"Your Highness's intentions and actions are correct." The abbot continued, "Everyone's intentions and actions are actually at a loss, but why can't the result be as everyone wants? ——Because everyone's intentions Although they are good, they are different because they have different positions. So no matter what you do is right, Your Highness, but judging from the result, no matter what you do, you will make mistakes. A game of chess is originally a dead end. , it can only end with death."
Ruan Xueyin did have this thought back then.
Even before Court Song.
"So it should be me. She has such deep ideals, so many things she wants to do but has yet to compete. I am not as ambitious as her. If I really want one person to stop the game with death, it should be me."
Whenever I think of that blizzard morning, the tears will still not stop welling up.She withdrew her gaze and suppressed it with downcast eyes.
"Your Highness is too modest. The poor monk sees many new situations in today's world, and there are His Highness's shadows and His Highness's layout. His Highness just doesn't talk about them. As for the people His Highness misses,"
The abbot also looks at the Buddha, who has been in the rain for a hundred years, and the moss on it is green,
"How do you know that she was not under the general trend and willing to do so? Those who can give everything for their ideals and ambitions have a mind that transcends life and death. She may have sought benevolence, but His Highness has been deeply mired in the mud, and he still refuses to go ashore."
Clouds and mist slowly settled, drifted sideways, and finally drifted away.Ruan Xueyin completely suppressed her tears because of these words, and raised her eyes for a moment, "Thank you, master, for your explanation."
"Amitabha." The abbot saluted, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it respectfully.
Ruan Xueyin took it over and looked at it, and the words on the yellowed page seemed to have been read:
Fish tracks in autumn water, birds tracks in the sky.If you ask where you are going, you will be reborn in the Pure Land.If you are conscious but not confused, life must die.Come again with your wish, why cry.
It was a gatha spoken by the previous abbot, Master Yu Yi, before his death. In the past when Yin died, Qi Wei and his ministers came to Yinlin together. Gu Xinglang and Murong Xun were each given a note.
"Life must die." Ruan Xueyin murmured.
"Sooner or later." The abbot said flatly.
Still unraveling the matter of Jingting Song.
"Will you really come back with your wish?"
"Hasn't Your Highness been working hard?"
There were many rumors about Empress Qi, and they became more prosperous every year, but she didn't return because she had more important things to do.
But how could Grandmaster know such details, most likely Gu Xinglang said it.Ruan Xueyin laughed at herself again, "What kind of effort is I?"
Traveling around the world, looking for the method of bringing the dead back to life based on medical classics and what I have learned in my life, sounds feasible at first glance, but it is actually absurd.
"Do one thing all your life, even if you know it won't work, you have no complaints or regrets. The poor monk can't think of anything else, which is more worthy of the word hard work."
"Yeah." Chao Chao was depressed for too long, and finally couldn't hold back, "Auntie will wake up, my mother is very powerful."
The abbot smiled, and took out another note from his sleeve and presented it.
Ruan Xueyin took it in doubt, the paper was as yellow as the previous one, and the handwriting was also from the same person, but it seemed different from the ones Gu Xinglang and Murong Xun received that year.
"At that time, I told the two majesties that the gift was handwritten by the disciples. The one I just gave to your majesty was written by the poor monk's master. This is the same."
"How-"
"Before the master passed away, there were actually two verses. This one is only one piece. I told the poor monk to give it to the last benefactor who watches the lotus in the next day."
Ruan Xueyin thought for a while, "I don't intend to be disrespectful. But when Xueyin finished watching the lotus, the master didn't give it to her in time."
"Amitabha. Master said, it must be the day when the benefactor returns alone."
Like the gods of the prophets.Ruan Xueyin thought to herself, looking down at those words:
The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.If you pursue the image, you will be thousands of miles away.Ask Yu Heshi, Guer died.The branches of flowers are full of spring, and the heart of heaven is full of moon.
"Ask for advice, master." It's not that she can't read it completely, but Ruan Xueyin wants to hear an eminent monk explain it personally.
The abbot smiled, "It's similar to His Highness's sun rising and moon setting."
Ruan Xueyin was sure that Gu Xinglang had said a lot to the master, probably it was Quqiu.
Thinking that he might be showing lovesickness without restraint, in the temple and in front of the eminent monks, she felt a little hot.
"One time, one time, two times crossing Pengxi Mountain without entering, and staying at the foot of the mountain for a day and a night." The abbot said again, "Your Majesty is also a persistent person."
Going out of the temple and going down the mountain, before dusk, there are no pilgrims along the way.It must be because she came and closed the door specially.
Open the car window towards Chao Chao, take a few deep breaths of the fragrance of early spring, and then be reluctant to close the window, enjoy and comment while lying on your stomach, sometimes pointing out that this cluster of purple pearls is beautiful, and then saying that the lark is singing, and occasionally glimpsed an ancient peach tree , Brilliant pink half-bloomed flowers dotted the branches.
"Mother, let's go and have a look! Fold another water bottle and bring it home, okay?"
Pengxi Mountain has no peach blossoms.
And those two gatha were still in the sleeve, heavy, Ruan Xueyin remembered the one that was only given to her, the last sentence read:
Huazhi is full of spring, and the heart of the sky is full of moon.
"Okay." She replied.
The spring of this year is extraordinarily long.
Everything grows as usual, but the vigorous time limit seems to be quietly stretched by an unknown force, so that it is not hot in midsummer and not cool in autumn, and the three consecutive seasons are just like one season, just like spring.
So that winter came very suddenly.
As soon as November entered, the cold air swept across the entire Jidu.For the first time ever, the incense sticks in the Turning Lan Temple opened buds, and within two days, the branches were fully bloomed.
- Never opened so early before?
The palace people asked about the inkstone.
- Never opened so early before?
Diyan asked Tangli again.
"Never." Tangli stood on the porch and watched, her eyes darkened, "This flower can be considered fine.
Gu Xinglang always maintained the habit of tying knots, and that night he sat on the ground and worked hard at it.The night was as cool as water, and the moonlight was pouring down. His face was no longer that of a boy, and his white clothes hadn't changed in more than ten years.
The palace people, old and new, stood around silently, watching the branches of the light yellow flowers being carefully tied into two knots by the emperor, almost the same as those in Jinghong's ninth year.
Then he stepped back a little to assess, showing satisfaction.At this time, Diyan submitted a secret report, the content is that the queen and princess have not gone down the mountain recently.
He went through the things to be done in the next half month in his mind, felt quite at ease, went back to the dormitory to wash, folded his clothes and lay down, and soon fell asleep.
Not a dreamer, except when the incense is in full bloom every year.
This night is no exception.
The dream was bustling with people, he looked around and knew it was Suoning; walking along the river, he saw Ruan Xueyin on the pontoon bridge among thousands of people.
Ten years old, exactly the same as the portrait painted by Jing Tingge and Ruan Zhonghe.However, she is not dressed in fancy dress or powder, and is in a plain lake-colored sarong, holding the swaying bridge cables with both hands, and looking at the sparkling river.
It is rare for Suoning to see such a sunny day.
He didn't know how old he was, but he took a picture in the river and found that he was an adult.So he walked towards her, stepped on the pontoon bridge and stood beside her, and it took her a while to notice.
The little girl looked vigilant, and she took a step back while grabbing the bridge cable, and she swayed even more with the already swaying pontoon bridge.
Gu Xinglang was not in a hurry to speak, waiting for her to speak; she refused to speak, one big and one small, one tall and one short confronted each other for no reason in the passing crowd.
Ten years old is already so calm.Gu Xinglang laughed in his heart, and said, "What are you doing here?"
The little girl stared at him, as if thinking about the motive of this man's flirtation, and answered after a moment: "Look at the water."
Gu Xinglang thought how cute it was, couldn't help smiling, and half bowed, "Can I watch it with you?"
"No."
"Why?"
"I don't know you. Moreover," Mingming started to panic, but her face was completely calm, "I should go home." She paused for a while, as if the next few words were burning her mouth, and finally said:
"My father and mother are waiting for me over there."
She pointed to somewhere on the shore.
Of course it's fake.Gu Xinglang felt distressed, and suppressed the urge to hug her, and said, "Then you go."
The little girl moved away immediately.
"Little Snow."
He couldn't hold back the faint scent of orange blossom as she passed by.
The little girl turned her head, shocked.
"You are going to Jidu. You will go in a few years, and someone will be waiting for you there."
The girl hesitated, "Who?"
"He'll be waiting for you. If you don't go, he'll come to you. Will you?"
The girl's clear eyes were full of confusion, and after a while, she nodded lightly, not like agreeing, but more like fooling around.
"See you then." Gu Xinglang said softly.
see you then.
This voice also appeared in Ruan Xueyin's dream in the mountains that night.It seems to be his, and it seems to be hers.
On November 16th of the [-]th year of Jinghong, a car drove out from Fu'an Gate, going west all the way, day and night.
"Why did Your Majesty abdicate? Is he sick?" In the city of Jidu, people were discussing and moaning for a long time. Inside a door and window, an eight or nine-year-old boy asked his elder brother.
His elder brother is the young boy Jing Hong watched and listened to the snow lights with his grandfather for six years. He has already married and established a business, and he is very fond of the magnificent Qingchuan for ten years. "May my lord be healthy and happy for a long time."
These words seem to be answering the question "Are you sick?", but also seem to be not.
The little boy didn't quite understand, thought for a while, nodded and said: "Father said that like Your Majesty, there has never been a king who ascended the throne as a young man, won the two countries in his reign for 16 years, and almost unified the mainland, and there will never be any in the future. "
"indeed."
"Then why is it so close? Is it difficult to take down Wei Kingdom?"
His elder brother didn't answer, he squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, only to see the vast sky, the bustling traffic, and the roof tiles.The capital of Daqi Kingdom seems to be more prosperous than ten years ago.
Thousands of miles away, the Cangwu Palace letter arrived, Murong Xun sat on the Chenxiang platform and read it, then handed it to A Yan who was opposite the square table.
Ah Yan already knows a lot of words, and he can read a few words.
"Uncle really abdicated."
Murong Xun was noncommittal, looking at the blue sky, the deep autumn in the northern country, the stars are shining brightly, and it is also a scene that has not changed for thousands of years.
"Gu Xingmo, even if he's not as good as him, it won't be easier to deal with him." He said for a long time, his tone calm and calm.
"The minister will guard the country with the father." A Yan said, put down the letter, and raised the teacup.
Murong Xun was used to his daughter acting like an adult at such a young age, he smiled softly and raised his glass to touch her.
"And mother." Ah Yan raised his left hand to raise the third cup, on the north side, there was indeed half a cup of tea in it.
The three purple jade cups gathered together, making a clear and pleasant sound in the night.
This year, the first snowfall in Qingchuan was at the southern foot of Dafengbao.
On November 22, the mysterious convoy from Jidu finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.When the first snow had passed the heaviest, there seemed to be nothing but floating, the young man in the white cloak got off the car and walked into the mountains and forests, and soon disappeared in the snowy scene.
Pengxi Mountain, which is surrounded by Qimen Dunjia all the year round and no strangers are allowed to enter, is very friendly today.Gu Xinglang walked along the same orange blossom mark on the tree trunk, with one deep foot and one shallow foot. Just when it felt like it was far away, there was a faint sound of light footsteps on the snow.
Just a little tired, he simply stopped.
It took me a long time to hear the little girl's silver bell: "Daddy is so lazy! I can't walk anymore after only halfway!"
The double buns at the age of five turned into dangling double braids, and the childishness faded a bit, and she became a slim little girl.
"How do you know I'm here today?" Gu Xinglang showed his face.
"My mother said so."
"Where's my mother?"
Chao Chao smiled slyly, looked back, and took two steps to the side.
The woman in the crimson cloak appeared in the deep scene of falling snow, getting closer and closer, the whiteness of her face blended into the surroundings, and her eyes were as clear as mist.
It was close enough, but there was a small gentle slope four or five steps away, and she stopped.
As if they both wanted to see Kui's face clearly, neither of them moved.The little girl next to Zhijiao was in a hurry, but she dared not make a sound because of the inexplicable atmosphere.
"The mountain is blocked by heavy snow, and the road is difficult to walk. When you go out, young master, you should observe the sky first."
"I'm in a hurry to celebrate my sweetheart's birthday, and it's inevitable that there will be wind and snow. Fortunately, I caught up with it."
The mountain breeze blew gently, shaking off a handful of crystal snow stars on the bamboo leaves.The mountains and forests in this southern country are green in late autumn, and the bamboo is even greener. Looking down from a high altitude, the green color is hidden by the snow, and the spring and winter cannot be distinguished, but it is extraordinarily fresh and clean.
Looking down from a high altitude, human beings are just small dots, like all things, they are born and die, and they are endless.
The two small dots, one red and one white, moved at the same time at the moment when the westerly wind pierced through the forest.
A dream in ten years, the sea and the world.
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