Chapter 61: A Birthday Gift (Part II)
The white paper gradually spread out, and the king of Jin held a brush in his hand, dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper.
The words of King Jin are wild grass, strong and powerful, each word is angular, soft and with a momentum. King Jin is a civil official, but he is not a pure scholar, he has practiced martial arts, and his strength is very strong. Soon, a very beautiful picture was displayed in front of everyone.
King Jin's handwriting was indeed good, and even the guards beside him who had no ink on his chest were stunned.
"The word prince is really well written, if the owner of He Lou still feels dissatisfied, then I am afraid that there is nothing he is satisfied with in this world. ”
"The woman still didn't think she could do anything, and she dared to compare calligraphy with the prince. ”
King Jin had a faint smile on his face.
He turned his head to see that the woman was still nowhere to be seen.
When He Chongyan gave the question, the woman also pondered there for a long time, and then suddenly turned and left.
Now, after all this time, she still hasn't returned.
The guards seemed to know what King Jin was thinking, and couldn't help but say: "Didn't that woman feel that she was going to lose, so she left without a competition?" ”
King Jin also felt that this possibility was extremely high.
He felt that the woman was very likely to be cheeky and say that the game would not take effect without a competition, and she would not lose.
King Jin didn't bother to care about winning or losing with the Qinglou woman. If he really wants to compare with a Qinglou woman whose handwriting is better, it will really be a waste of his reputation.
King Jin sat for a while, and when the ink was dry, he rolled up the calligraphy.
"Please present this to the lord of the house?" King Jin handed the scroll to the girl.
"What about another girl?" the woman asked.
King Jin laughed: "She won't come, the landlord doesn't have to wait." ”
As soon as King Jin's words fell, footsteps sounded behind him, and it turned out that a woman stepped on the door and walked in.
The person who came was Gu Shuiyue. Her face was flushed, she was in a hurry, and her breath was uneven: "Why did His Royal Highness King Jin conclude that I would not come?"
King Jin looked at her, but he didn't expect her to return: "This king just thinks that you won't humiliate yourself." ”
Gu Shuiyue's eyes radiated a determined light, and she didn't pay attention to his words at all: "Who is taking humiliation on himself, His Royal Highness King Jin will soon know." ”
"What about what you wrote, give it to this girl and send it to Lord He for judgment. King Jin said, too lazy to talk to her.
Gu Shuiyue waved her hand behind her, and the four of them came in with a huge thing in a pang, which was covered with a piece of beige silk, so it was impossible to see what it was.
King Jin's face was a little puzzled, and he didn't know what the woman in front of him was doing.
"And ask the girl to call a few more people to carry this thing in. ”
The woman was stunned for a moment, and then went to call someone.
"He Chongyan's request is to write a word, why did you lift ......" King Jin squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while, "Brought a stone?"
"Does His Royal Highness the King of Jin think that writing can only be written on paper? This request mentioned by He Chongyan seems simple, but in fact it is unfathomable, and he said that he is satisfied, but it is just a thought of him. I've been thinking about how I can move him with a single thought. ”
The contempt and ridicule on King Jin's face suddenly disappeared, and his face became serious.
"Who is your master?"
The King of Jin had always been sure that the woman was instructed by someone, and now he was even more certain, because with her small arms and legs, it was impossible to carve words on the hard stone. So the only explanation is that she just went for help.
Who is her master?
There must be a very powerful figure behind her.
Before Gu Shuiyue could answer, the girl who had left came with three stout girls, and the four of them carried the stone in.
Gu Shuiyue sat down on the chair.
"Your master's idea?"
"I told you I don't have a master. Gu Shuiyue said.
King Jin sneered, not believing her words at all. The two of them sat at a distance from each other, waiting for the result.
After a while, the ordinary-looking girl came back again, and said to King Jin: "Lord Wang, the landlord said that the word of the Lord is worthy of being the first in Shuoyun, and when I see it today, I feast my eyes - please go back." ”
This is not in sight. King Jin's face was calm and he nodded.
The girl walked in front of Gu Shuiyue again: "Girl, our landlord has a doubt, why did the girl only write the first half of the poem?"
"If the landlord is willing to see me, I can write the second half of the sentence in front of the landlord. Gu Shuiyue said.
That's where she's so smart.
She also left He Chongyan with a suspense.
King Jin looked at this woman's calm appearance, and the mask that had been perfect couldn't help but crack, and then looked at her gaze with scrutiny.
She was going to write the second half of the poem on that stone in front of He Chongyan?
Could it really be that she wrote it?
Just by her white hands?
If the words on the stone were really written by her, then he would really be impressed by the woman.
He Chongyan does not value fame or profit, but he is still a person and still has curiosity.
The girl led Gu Shuiyue inside, and at this time, she was the King of Jin and followed cheekily.
They walked into a courtyard, which was at the back of the Xunhua Building, which was very large and could be described as a unique cave. The smooth stone was placed in the middle of the courtyard, and the seven characters 'Thousands of hammers hit out of the deep mountains' were impressively engraved on it.
If you talk about penmanship alone, these seven big characters are more than strong, as if they were from the hands of military generals, but they lack beauty, and the difference between them and the words of King Jin is 108,000 miles. The only peculiarity of the words, however, is that they are written on stone. Even a man like King Jin could not write these seven words on the stone without stopping.
He Chongyan did not come out to meet.
But Gu Shuiyue felt that a pair of eyes were looking at her. He Chongyan should be somewhere, looking at her like this.
"Girl, please?"
Gu Shuiyue didn't have anything in her hands, no pen, no knife, and no sword.
How did she write verses on hard stone?
For a while, doubts swirled in everyone's hearts.
The guards moved a stool for King Jin to sit down, and King Jin sat with motionless eyes looking at her.
Gu Shuiyue walked under a tree and broke off a dead branch from the tree.
She walked to the smooth stone with the dead branch, her eyes staring closely at the blank space in front of her, the autumn wind blew her clothes, her plain white skirt fluttered in the wind, her black hair was confused, and her peerless face loomed, giving people the illusion of a worldly master.
King Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, almost holding his breath, looking at the scene in front of him.
Suddenly, she moved, and what she held in her hand was no longer a dead branch, like a knife, like a sword, like a carving knife in the carver's hand. Like a flowing cloud, every glance and a horizontal tick, every movement was almost perfect, and when she stopped, the empty space was already written.
The fire burns as if it were idle.
King Jin subconsciously stood up, and the handwriting of these seven words was exactly the same as the previous seven words.
Seeing it with his own eyes, he had to admit that this was indeed written by the woman in front of him.
Countless thoughts flashed through King Jin's mind, and he had already realized that the woman in front of him was not an ordinary Qinglou woman, or that she was not a Qinglou woman at all......
Those who can have such skills, let alone Kyoto, even the entire Shuoyun are only a handful.
For the first time, King Jin wanted to take the initiative to go up and talk to the woman, but was stopped by a stout woman.
"Lord Wang, please go back. The girl said in a tough tone.
King Jin has never been a scoundrel, on the contrary, he is very personable, even though he has many doubts in his heart, he still turns and leaves.
The woman didn't go with him.
In this gamble, he lost.
King Jin couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.
"Please, girl. The woman's attitude towards Gu Shuiyue was completely different from that when she was facing King Jin.
Gu Shuiyue followed behind the woman, walked towards a path, stepped across the long wooden bridge, and walked to a gazebo.
One was standing with his back to her.
The woman who led the way had already left, and only Gu Shuiyue and the person were left in this pavilion.
Gu Shuiyue arched her hand towards the man: "Mr. He." ”
The man didn't move.
Gu Shuiyue didn't know what to mean, and stared at the back of his head for a while.
According to the news she received, He Chongyan was about thirty-five years old, casual, unkempt, and matched the person in front of him.
He Chongyan didn't speak, and Gu Shuiyue stood there.
This pavilion was built in a lake, Gu Shuiyue stood for a full hour, standing in the air from day to mid-air until the sun sets, the dark red sunset shone on the lake, there is a hazy scene.
At this moment, the man who had been motionless finally moved, stretched, and yawned, as if he had just woken up.
He Chongyan turned around, and Gu Shuiyue finally got a glimpse of the demeanor of the first person in Gongsun Yiyi's list.
His hair was disheveled, his face was full of beard, and all he could see was a pair of eyes.
It was a pair of waveless eyes like an ancient well, and there was no sadness or joy to see.
It was a pair of eyes that were extremely perceptive, but with a momentary touch, Gu Shuiyue felt that he had completely seen through her.
Gu Shuiyue chuckled in her heart, and suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
"Drop-off. ”
As soon as He Chongyan's words fell, the woman with an ordinary face appeared in front of Gu Shuiyue and made a 'please' gesture towards her.
Gu Shuiyue had no choice but to turn around and leave.
"The landlord promised the girl that if the girl could write the second half of the sentence on the stone, she would see you, and now that she has seen the girl, she has also made a promise. ”
In the years when He Chongyan became famous, many people came to visit, and they came confidently and returned disappointed. Among those who visited, how many of them were dragons and phoenixes, but as a result, there were very few people who could even see him.
Many years have passed, many people have given up, and fewer and fewer people visit He Chongyan every year.
Gu Shuiyue knew at this moment that it was already very difficult to see He Chongyan, and it was extremely difficult to take He Chongyan under his command.
However, it was precisely because of the difficulty that Gu Shuiyue became more and more excited. Along the way, she kept thinking about it.
"Girl!"
Gu Shuiyue's way was blocked, she raised her head, and saw King Jin standing in front of her.
Gu Shuiyue stood in that pavilion for an hour, and King Jin waited for her at the door of this flower-seeking building for an hour?
King Jin's eyes had long since lost the initial contempt and ridicule, and he made a respectful gesture towards Gu Shuiyue: "Are you willing to lose the bet, dare to ask the girl's name?"
He is a high-ranking prince, the head of civil officials, and his status is so high, but he is willing to gamble and lose, which is the demeanor of a literati son.
Gu Shuiyue also had a good impression of him, but despite this, she would not say her real name: "The surname is Gu Minglan." ”
"It turned out to be Miss Gu, and the king promised that if the girl wins, the king is willing to offer a clumsy deed. King Jin said, "This king doesn't have Miss Gu's ability, he can write on stones, he can only write on paper, I don't know what words the girl wants?"
The word King of Jin itself represents a kind of majesty, and it may be used in the future.
"The prince will write the word 'Gu Lan'. Gu Shuiyue said.
Soon, Gu Shuiyue took King Jin's ink treasure into his pocket. I don't think it's for nothing today, and if you get this ink treasure, it may be of great benefit in the future.
Gu Shuiyue arched her hand towards King Jin and left.
King Jin stood still and didn't move, watching her figure blend into the bustling crowd until her figure disappeared completely, and he didn't leave.
"Lord Wang, this girl is very interesting, but her surname is Gu ...... Since Prime Minister Gu lost power, there are no big families surnamed Gu in Beijing. The guard said, "Lord Wang, do you want to check her identity?"
King Jin shook his head: "That's it, we will meet by fate, and next time, this king will ask her personally." ”
Gu Shuiyue walked towards Yunwang's Mansion, she was thinking about He Chongyan's matter, and suddenly bumped into someone.
Gu Shuiyue hurriedly came back to her senses, and what she bumped into was a thin woman with a pointed chin, a slender appearance, and a pitiful appearance. Gu Shuiyue hurriedly helped her up: "Girl, are you okay?"
The woman stood still, glanced at Gu Shuiyue secretly, her eyes frightened and shy, and quickly shook her head.
The woman and Gu Shuiyue walked in the opposite direction, and it was not until she walked far away that she stopped, the shyness and panic in her eyes completely disappeared, and her eyes were calm and suddenly realized.
"What did you find?" asked a man in black, who walked up to the delicate woman.
Yin Zhen said: "I found her." ”
The Holy Majesty ordered that the woman who had infiltrated the palace should be found within three days, and these guards and Yinzhen were almost looking for it with their heads in their hands. However, it is so difficult to find a woman in the vast sea of people with only one figure.
Today was the last day, and they could have gone to the Holy One to plead guilty. But Lady Hidden Sadda said that she had been found, and Lord Hidden Sage would never tell lies. There was a burst of ecstasy in the guard's heart.
Yin Zhen said: "I want to enter the palace immediately and face the saint." ”