Gongqing bone

Chapter 33
"The wind in the pine path is clear, and the cranes are heard, and the fragrance of the epiphyllum is seen in the evening, and the monk returns."

"The epiphyllum is cold against the makeup moon, and the beiye cold is the wind of the dance hall."

"The precious tree is soaring and clean, and the epiphyllum is fascinated by the color of the epiphyllum. There is a way to respond to laughter, and the poem continues the title of the lamp."

As soon as the last sentence was spoken, the audience was suddenly silent, only the sound of gurgling water in the stream continued.

Most of the royal family and nobles at the banquet still know it well,
However, young officials like Yan Taoxue and Sheng Ruchi were very surprised by the sudden indifference during the meeting.

The wine glass came to Zhou Xian, because Zhou Xian didn't pick it up, the wooden tray got stuck between the stones,

With the regular knocking, knocking and knocking sounds of the water flow, combined with the sound of Zhanfengduo like a stone hitting a bamboo piece,

During the silent banquet, the rules were a little weird.

Zhou Si raised his eyelids, and he knew that the crown prince and his son-in-law had appointed a grand feast.

Zhou Xian just went out for a trip and came back, showing his fangs, he couldn't hide it, is it?
But what did he mean by that?Wouldn't it be fun to co-author it for yourself?

Zhou Yan reacted quickly, "Nephew, this sentence doesn't count, you need to say another sentence, or punish yourself with three cups!"

Zhou Xian didn't pick up his words, and changed the subject and said,
"Fei Lu has been with the eighth uncle for some years. He is one of the few eunuchs who has read books. I heard my father said that he was even praised by the emperor's grandfather in his early years, so I pointed it out to the eighth uncle. Presumably the way of a sage, Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism should have been soaked in blood and blood long ago, so how can it be so capable of doing things like 'preserving human desires and destroying natural principles'?"

Zhou Si's expression is faint:

"In the final analysis, he is greedy and useless. Over the years of ups and downs in the officialdom, the sage's teachings he has heard have long been forgotten in the dog's stomach; if he does such a heartless thing, it will be considered cheap for him to kill himself."

"Yeah, in vain, my cousin has read the books of sages for two years, and he was also fanatical about Master Zhu in those years, but he didn't expect to have a relationship with Fei Lu secretly.

If he was just confused for a while, that's fine. If he really did something outrageous, even the Immortal Da Luo couldn't save him. "

Zhou Xian finally picked up the wine glass in front of him, and spoke with a half-smile.

The prince was confused when he heard it, saying that the eighth younger brother and his son were exposing each other's scars and ripping them apart in public.

But many smart people have heard the truth:

Zhou Yan clenched his fists in secret, Zhou was not worthy of his father, he was not [-]% sure about the matter, he would not reveal half of it easily, obviously starting with his so-called cousin, there would be no turning point;

So what he just said was just to warn him and the starling?Is there a deeper meaning?

Yan Tao's study seems to be moved, every word of His Majesty Grandson seems to be inseparable from Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism?

What was the meaning of the poem that His Royal Highness Taisun sang after returning to the banquet at the beginning?

Thinking about his position in the Ministry of Punishment, Yan Tao's intuition might be related to him, so he chewed the poem that Zhou Xian just read a few times in his mouth, and memorized it.

***
After sending Luo Min away, Du Heng took two extra steps, and saw Xue Feibai waiting for her in the dimly lit place ahead,
Du Heng stood side by side with him relatively speechless, looking at the dark night here, listening to the noisy sound of the prince and the others playing music and drinking cups not far away, the movement and silence seemed to be two worlds.

It was Du Heng who spoke first: "Since we cooperate, what do you want me to help you with?"

"Don't worry, when I need it, I will spare no effort to help you."

Xue Feibai's voice came from the side, and there was no more movement after that.

Xue Feibai was also knowledgeable and interesting, so he didn't ask Du Heng why he was interested in the letters of the Lin family collaborating with the enemy.

When the movement over there stopped for a while, Xue Fei asked:
"How do you think those children, who were captured by Fei Lu, should be settled?"

Du Heng frowned, "I heard that they were all sent to the capital after being purified. This Fei Lu is really a beast..."

One is that if you come to the capital to purify your body, there is still the risk of infection and death, and every child who is sent has a cost;

The second is to cut off those thoughts of being a parent. What's the use of finding a disabled child who can't carry on the family line?Going back and provoking gossip, you might as well die...

So among the parents of so many missing children, there are only a dozen or so pairs who can insist on suing the officials all the way to the capital;
Among them, only the mother came alone, and there were probably dozens of people.

Similarly, no matter what these children become, even if it is a white bone or a pile of loess, these parents will take them home.

Such a great parental love makes people desperate in reality.

It's like the last lotus flower left in the lotus pond that has bloomed long ago, exuding the last breath in the late summer, full of the rotten aroma of death and chill, with a kind of creepy beauty.

"Everyone can see that the prince and the eighth prince are inseparable: the eighth prince continues to act like a good guy and takes all those children to his mansion;
The crown prince is not to be outdone, he will give anything to those parents who have traveled all the way to Beijing; but he doesn't even think about what those parents who lost their children really want..."

Xue Feibai's soft voice in the past has also softened now, showing the master's mood like rain.

"I still have some money left, and I plan to give it to them when they leave Beijing.

The journey home is long, and the road to life is even more difficult and long, and there are places where money is used. "

Du Heng also thought, if this happened to his brother and the others, how would they deal with it?

No matter how smart I was in the past, I was just a daughter in a boudoir, and the storm outside was handled by my men;
This public case was involved in his desire for revenge, and he wanted to push the boat along the way, but he didn't expect it to add an indelible burden to his heart.

Seeing Du Heng's sigh, Xue Feibai seemed to be unable to bear it, and patted her on the shoulder comfortingly:
"You did the right thing. If it weren't for you, those children would still be in the sea of ​​suffering! Don't blame yourself;

By the way, what did you say to Luo Min that whispering can help her win Zhou Xian's love? "

Du Heng seemed not in the mood to pursue Xue Feibai's eavesdropping on her conversation with Luo Min, so he just said truthfully:

"I told her to make Zhou Xian pay attention, lest she lose her wife and lose her army.

The eighth prince thought of 'the east corner of the lost, the mulberry elm harvested', and he pointed at Yan Tao to learn!
Zhou Xian was devastated to help his father finish the work, so don't lose on the branches. "

"Oh—" Xue Fei nodded thoughtfully, "Why are you helping the prince?"

"I didn't help him, I just made it hard for them all."

After finishing speaking, Du Heng terminated the conversation, left without a trace of nostalgia, and returned to Xue Feibai's usual high-cold appearance.

Xue Feibai shrugged, it doesn't matter, anyway, he doesn't want to make it easier for any party.

(End of this chapter)