Chapter 16 - To the Moon and to the Wine
"Yunzhi!"
Xie Daoyun hurriedly stopped Yun Zhi's words, his face turned different, and he took the child from Xie Yan's hands and put it on the ground, and handed it to Liu Wu: "I won't let you go out in the future." catkins, take Yunzhi to the side to play. ”
"Yes, Miss." Liu Wu took the hand of Yun Zhi, who was angry and didn't dare to attack, turned around and left the banquet, comforting him as he walked, "Yun Zhi, let's go see the moon, Sister Liu Wu has prepared a lotus cake for you, let's go to the pavilion to eat while admiring the moon." ”
The child who said something he shouldn't have said and left, the atmosphere was still embarrassing, and Wanzhang heard Xie Yan say to himself: "I forgot to introduce to you, this is my cousin, Xie Daoyun, who is married to my family's family friend, the seventh son of the Wang family." ”
Wan Zhang was still thinking about the quarrel between her mother and her father that Yun Zhi accidentally said just now, although Xie Yan worked hard to break the ice, she also hurriedly met Xie Daoyun and Xie Daoyun, but she always thought about it in her heart. I had already known Xie Daoyun from Liu Fu before, but I didn't expect the marriage of the two families of the dignified king Xie to have a bad relationship between husband and wife.
But after all, it was the first time to see Xie Daoyun, who she had admired for a long time, and she also wanted to leave a good impression in front of her idol.
No wonder the girl keeps praising her in front of her every day, the old master, resolute and calm, elegant and unhurried, the most with the style of her uncle Xie An, she is a rare talented woman, if she is a man, she will be able to take on a big responsibility. It's just a pity that if she is a daughter, she will inevitably get married, have children, and be bound by the family to be a free soul.
Just as he sighed, he heard that the eldest brother Xie Lang had stood at the chairman's place and said to everyone: "Okay, brothers are all seated." ”
Xie Lang is the longest in the generation, the elder is the father, naturally sits in the chief, the right hand side is the son and nephew will be ranked according to age, and the left hand side is the woman in the clan according to age, Wan Zhang is not the Xie family, you can choose the seat freely, of course, pick a position next to Xie Daoyun, for this talented woman, Wan Zhang has long admired her name, and she has been friends for a long time, and now she is finally able to see it, and there can be close contact, it is inevitable to be excited and gossip.
However, because the banquet had just started, and the Xie man was chatting again, she couldn't talk in private first, so she could only sit and listen to them talk about things that she was not interested in at all.
The brothers all came from Jiankang, but it was not a festival, so Xie Yan asked everyone: "What are the brothers going back to the house for this time?" ”
Xie Xuan, who was sitting next to him, drank wine and explained casually:
"The queen died, the emperor was overly sad, ignored the government and politics, drank and recreational every day, and let most of the officials in the court return home."
"What, the Queen?"
Although Huiji is not far from Jiankang, it is a step late to learn that the news in the palace is coming after all, not to mention that Xie Yan has always been ignorant of court affairs, and it is inevitable to be shocked when he hears the news, and it took a while to calm down, and said silently: "The emperor is sad to abolish the dynasty, my father must have been very busy these days, but he can't share his worries with his children, which is really unfilial." ”
Then the children of the Xie family comforted Xie Yan and talked to him in detail about the specific situation, and there was a lively scene at the table.
Once the queen died, it was definitely a big deal for a country, but for Wanzhang, these things sounded too boring, and seeing that the banquet had been drunk for three rounds, he couldn't help it, so he secretly chatted with Xie Daoyun about something else:
"Sister Yun, I heard that in the Xie clan, you have the best relationship with the second son?"
Xie Daoyun was obviously not interested in the things that the brothers were talking about, so she sat coyly all the time, and when she heard someone talking to her, she changed her posture and replied: "Miss Wanzhang and her brother seem to have a very good relationship. ”
Wan Zhang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly explained: "It's just a friend, how can it compare to the feelings of family members getting along day and night." ”
Xie Daoyun turned the wine glass in his hand, and said casually with three points of drunkenness: "Family, quarrels and quarrels, firewood, rice, oil and salt, feelings are growing in mundane things, friends are different, enjoying flowers and the moon, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, love is getting stronger in elegant affairs." ”
"My sister sees the two as too clear, sometimes, we should live a little confused, the roles of family and friends don't have to be too clear, elegant and vulgar appreciation, isn't it?"
"Yes, Miss Wanzhang, you're right." Xie Daoyun laughed, "It's me who is confused, I always think too much of myself, and in the end I feel uncomfortable, I don't know the value of being confused, and I have become the person ridiculed by Zhuangzi's "Getaway". ”
Xie Daoyun is definitely a woman with a story, Wanzhang only said a few words to her, and felt that the talented woman in front of her was not only talented, but also the story behind her was more interesting to her.
However, it was probably because the two of them chatted too much that they forgot what the occasion was, and they were finally discovered by everyone.
Others can still turn a blind eye, but unfortunately the person sitting opposite them is Xie Xuan, even the eldest sister dares to break it without any scruples. He laughed at the two of them:
"Miss Wanzhang and my sister have a good chat."
Xie Daoyun laughed, he had long been accustomed to this younger brother's open-mouthedness, and ignored him.
And Wan Zhang's eyes turned, and he already had an idea in his heart, if he wanted to show his edge in the high gate of the current dynasty, this was a good time. He was no longer as modest as before, but got up generously and saluted Xie Xuan, and said with a smile:
"It's obviously a banquet, and the men haven't been enough officials on weekdays, but today they are drinking under the moon, and they are still talking about state affairs, which is a great time."
The so-called real celebrities, love to talk, isn't it just talking nonsense? I think that when she was in Gaoliu Mountain, she was very bored every day and talked to the small animals on the mountain, and she talked about it all day, so that later the small animals in the mountains saw her from a distance and did not escape, and finally only an old turtle was left to see her and not run, until later she knew that this was a turtle hibernation.
Could it be that their patience is better than that of the old tortoise in hibernation?
Let's see who can say whom.
Xie Xuan couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that the woman who was obviously not daring to speak in the front hall just now suddenly seemed to be a different person, and she could argue well in front of her, and even thought that she had met a twin sister, so she paused for a moment, and then smiled while slowly nodding her head: "The bright moon is always there, how can you live up to it?" ”
Wan Zhang understood very well what he meant by wanting to test himself between the lines, and he was not afraid, but he was interested, and said: "Since the long moon has no end, but unfortunately there is an end to life, not to worry about living up to the bright moon time, but to live up to the time of life, compared with this eternal scenery, life is just a white horse passing by, in the blink of an eye, just a drop in the ocean, how dare you waste it on things outside the body, to the moon to the wine to the beautiful scenery, shouldn't you cherish the limited life in a few times so good time?" ”
"Wow!"
After saying this, everyone present clapped and applauded, Xie Xuan was speechless and laughed non-stop, and even Xie Lang, who was on the high seat not far away, also had a light in his eyes, which was the light of the mountains and rivers meeting the bosom friend.
Xie Lang smiled and admired: "The girl has extraordinary knowledge and good bearing, and she is comparable to her sister." It turns out that they were all clumsy and clever just now. ”
"Where can I compare to Miss Wanzhang." Xie Daoyun sat on the seat and said lazily, she had already seen the great talent and wisdom of the little girl sitting beside her before these people, so now she was not so surprised to hear her say such a thing, and even a little happy. As a woman, she is not inferior to any of the men in the room.
Moreover, she is still free, has not tasted the customs of life, is an undusted gem, much better than herself. It should be said that he is much better than his current self, and his current self is just a layman who only complains about the present day except for nostalgia for the past.
"Sister Yun, this is really too exalted." Wan Zhang hurriedly bowed his head to the people around him, "How can I compare with Sister Yun, it's just a coincidence, you are the real Yun Zhen and hidden." ”
"If Miss Wanzhang is just flattering, wouldn't she be even more self-conscious?"
Xie Xuan, who was at the table, looked at her with a smile, and then glanced at Xie Yan, the younger brother next to him, and said meaningfully: "Brother Yan is really wise, and it is really a great luck that such a jade can be found by you." ”
Wan Zhang frowned, why was he rounded up here again? secretly glanced at Xie Yan, who had suffered the same scandal as himself, to see how he would react, but heard him calm and relaxed, and said with a clear conscience:
"Yes, it's my luck."
Miscellaneous...... What the?
Is Xie Yan drunk, why do you say that? Although Wan Zhang already knew that he had a bad idea for himself, he never expected him to admit it easily in front of his brothers on such an occasion. This can be regarded as the end, he seems to have become his official beloved, and this misunderstanding is bigger than the sky.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, it caused an ambiguous laughter in the audience, everyone secretly said something to the people next to them, and their faces were full of hairy smiles in Wanzhang's heart, and even Xie Daoyun looked at her and smiled silently.
Wanzhang could only sit helplessly in his position and pretend that he didn't understand anything, but even if he lowered his head and didn't say anything, he could feel the gaze from all directions with the top of his head. The current situation is really too different from what she imagined before, originally she just wanted to be in the limelight and make people shine, but now, it is really too bright.
And what she is worried about now is that except for Xie Yan's mistakenly thinking that he took the initiative to turn the corner to see his family, now his family seems to have regarded himself as his future brother-in-law. In this way, even if she can indeed get along in the Xie family and even the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the future, it will still seem that she is going through the back door, not relying on strength.