When Xiang'er sent Lin Yiren out of the palace wall, a gorgeous carriage was already waiting outside. When the Lin Yi people got into the carriage, the carriage headed towards the palace of the king of Xuan.

The distance between the palace and the palace was about half an hour, and because of the cold and snow, there were hardly any people to see along the way except for a few pedestrians in a hurry.

The horse's hooves trampled, turning a few long streets, and the towering eaves of the Wang's Mansion under the lead-gray sky could be seen in the distance.

"Parking. Lin Yiren said suddenly.

Two horses breathe hot air and slowly stop on the wide long street.

Shen Xiong's ancient red gold plaque, the tall and heavy vermilion lacquer gate, the cold and hard white jade stone steps, and the black stone lion like an iron tower, everything is the same as in the past, but now next to the stone lion, there is a familiar thin figure.

"Little fan!" Lin Yiren jumped out of the carriage and walked forward quickly.

Gu Xiaofan stood quietly in the snow with a big fan, the tip of his nose was red from the cold, and the big fan was still in the torn clothes when he left Tongxi Palace, Qi Jing stood behind Gu Xiaofan with an umbrella, and the snow on the umbrella surface was already more than two fingers high.

"Xiao Fan can't stand the cold, why do you let her stay outside?" Lin Yiren took Gu Xiaofan's hand, only to feel a chill from his fingertips.

Earlier, the subordinates said casually, when Miss Gu arrived at the house, the prince would come back, but I didn't expect Miss Gu to admit her death, and insisted on waiting for the prince to return to the house outside the door, fortunately, the prince will come back, otherwise the subordinates are really at a loss. Qi Jing said guiltily.

Does Xiao Fan want to wait for him to come back? The corners of Lin Yiren's lips hooked slightly, and he pulled Gu Xiao Fan up the stone steps. This splendid mansion has never been so engraved, making the people of Lin Yi feel the warmth of home.

"Little fan, can Brother Shen teach you to stroke the piano tomorrow?" Lin Yiren said casually, exuding a warm true qi from his palm.

"Good. The gentle response from his side made Lin Yi's figure shake suddenly.

"Little fan?" Lin Yiren stopped, and stopped Gu Xiaofan's thin shoulders in disbelief, "Did you speak?" Brother Shen said just now that he wanted to teach you to play the piano, you said okay?"

Gu Xiaofan looked at Lin Yiren quietly, and his curved eyelashes were stained with fine crystal snowflakes.

"Little fan," Lin Yiren carefully wiped the snowflakes for Gu Xiaofan with his fingertips, "Tell Brother Shen, can you speak, aren't you?

Gu Xiaofan's gaze slowly slid from the handsome man's face in front of him until it landed on Lin Yiren's slender hand.

These hands, have been holding her, constantly giving her warmth, whether it is the ice knife frost sword in front of her, or the snow abuse wind and gluttony, always do their best to block all the wind and rain for her, in those dark days, become the only light in her heart.

"Brother Shen," Gu Xiaofan murmured softly, "I'm hungry ......"

"Little fan," Lin Yiren's throat choked suddenly, "Brother Shen will take you to eat, Brother Shen will never let you go hungry again in the future." ”

Watching Lin Yiren and Gu Xiaofan walking towards the backyard, Qi Jing quietly wiped the corners of his eyes.

The next day, the wind and snow were still blowing, and Lin Yiren couldn't take Gu Xiaofan to the street, so he simply asked Qi Jing to move the banana leaf qin to Langfeng Pavilion.

The sound of Xuanyin is faint, the beads fall on the jade plate, the wide sleeves and wide robes, the black hair is like a waterfall, Lin Yiren's demeanor is leisurely caressing the guqin, and from time to time the eyebrows and eyes are soft to look at the Gu Xiaofan who is listening to the piano on the side.

"The small fan, the original guqin only has five strings, symbolizing the king, the ministers, the people, the things, the dark alloy, wood, water, fire, earth, corresponding to the palace, Shang, horn, sign, feather, later, the musician increased it to seven strings. ”

"The top of the guqin is curved, symbolizing the sky, the floor is flat, symbolizing the earth, the body of the qin has thirteen emblems, symbolizing the twelve months of the year and the leap month, and there are two sound holes under the qin, which are called dragon pond and phoenix marsh, symbolizing the sun and the moon. ”

Lin Yiren's fingertips were like dragonflies touching water, and a series of ethereal sounds echoed in Langfeng Pavilion.

"Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, the qin is in the first place, not only because the guqin timbre is peaceful, light and quiet, and the interest is extremely lofty, but also because it can be heart-warming, pleasant, calm, and vulgar, so it is loved by the hermits of the past dynasties. ”

The corners of Gu Xiaofan's lips curved slightly, and he carefully reached out to touch the strings.

"This banana leaf qin was specially customized by my father for my mother," Lin Yiren held Gu Xiaofan's hand and let her feel the tremor of the strings, "There are many fingerings on the guqin, and the changes between various fingerings are extremely subtle. ”

After a while, the sound of the piano in Langfeng Pavilion started again, but this time it was scattered and out of tune. However, unlike the snow-covered gloom, the laughter of the Lin Yi people was rarely heard in the palace of the King of Xuan.

"Qiu Zhi, listen. In a simple and simple room in the east courtyard, Xuan Niang gently pushed open the window, "Every time the prince plays the piano, the house is miserable, all these years, have you ever heard the prince's laughter?"

"You're just going to save that girl's life. Qiu Zhi half-leaned on the bed and coughed violently, and Xuanniang quickly closed the window.

"I just feel sorry for the prince," Xuan Niang turned around and poured a cup of tea for Qiu Zhi, "He takes care of everything by himself, but he is actually bitter in his heart." ”

"What about you?" Qiu Zhi took the teacup and took a sip of tea, "Because of me, I have also suffered all these years." ”

"If you don't say it, I know it," Xuan Niang sighed, "It's been thirteen years, if you didn't feel that it was convenient to avenge the prince, I'm afraid you wouldn't treat me like this." ”

"Xuan Niang," Qiu Zhi paused, "you say...... Qiao Xinning's ...... back then"

"I heard the prince say that the father and son of the Qiao family have been dismissed, no matter why Qiao Xinning saved you before, now everything is better to wait and see. Xuan Niang said.

"Do you remember when Yiqing died?" Qiu Zhi said.

"Yiqing?" Xuan Niang was silent for a moment, "How can you not remember that Yiqing, Jinghe and I were sisters who talked about everything in the mansion back then." ”

"Two days after the death of the prince, Yiqing died in the well......" Qiu Zhi put down the teacup and motioned to Xuanniang to help him get out of bed.

"Slow down. Xuan Niang put a thick jacket on Qiu Zhi and helped him sit down by the charcoal stove, "Qiao Xinning personally brought the poisonous decoction to the prince, Yiqing probably couldn't face the truth of her husband's betrayal of the prince, so she chose this path." ”

"Qiao Xinning seems to have something unspeakable, could Yiqing's death be related to the prince's affairs?" Qiu Zhi said.

"Qiu Zhi, it's been all these years...... Xuan Niang took the tongs and turned the charcoal fire, and didn't say any more.

Yes, it's been thirteen years in the blink of an eye, Qiu Zhi frowned and looked at the reddened charcoal fire...... Qiao Xinning has become the commander of the Yulin Army who guards Emperor Ye from an unknown secret guard, and now although the father and son of the Qiao family have been dismissed, the Qiao Mansion has indeed been favored for many years, and the facts are there, what else does he argue for Qiao Xinning?