Zhenshu said: "On the eighteenth day of May, I saw Sun Yuan at the entrance of Dongshi, and he said that you were out of Beijing. I heard that the Son of Heaven sent off the mighty general at the city gate that day, but the mighty general was his father-in-law? ”

Yu Yichen's eyebrows furrowed, and he said softly, "Have you also gone to see it?" ”

Zhenshu shook his head: "I didn't." ”

She wore a summer shirt of thin silk and light gauze that day, and it was difficult to squeeze into the crowd.

Yu Yichen said: "It's okay no." I rode on a horse, and I was afraid that the little shopkeeper would see the joke, so I didn't even dare to lift my head. ”

Zhenshu also felt that it was a little ridiculous for a eunuch to be a general, but she was used to talking in front of him, and she didn't think about it, so she said, "Then what kind of mighty general are you going to be?" ”

Zhenshu saw that the carriage was moving very slowly today, and he had not yet crossed the royal street at this time, so he asked again: "Even if you go to fight, can you win?" Enjoyable? ”

Yu Yichen said: "I'm just a little afraid of the heat, so I took the opportunity to go out to avoid the heat." ”

Taking the war as a summer retreat, this person is also strangely tight.

Yu Yichen shook his head: "Although I escaped the heat, I almost froze to death." Another unpleasant thing is that I haven't waited for a letter from the little shopkeeper. ”

Zhenshu looked at him, and they all shook their heads and smiled. Today she was too happy, and although she listened to the strange words in his words, she did not delve into the reason. When I arrived at the backyard of Yufu, the car stopped on the edge of Huapu as usual. At this time, the autumn mood in the courtyard is strong, and the pear trees in the distance are full of fruits, and a thick layer of fruit has accumulated under the trees.

Today, he did not take her upstairs, but walked in from the depth of the first floor of the small building, and after passing through a corridor that was one foot deep, he saw two very thick vermilion lacquer gates. Yu Yichen pushed it open by himself, and then walked through a corridor, and not far away were two equally thick vermilion lacquer gates.

He pushed his hands away and walked in, and Zhenshu followed.

This is a very spacious and spacious hall, surrounded by windows, and the morning light shines in from all directions, illuminating the hall incomparably. There may be some pillars in the middle of the temple, and there are also empty and clean floors, and there are endless echoes when walking.

There were two futons in the corner of the wall on the left hand side of the room, Yu Yichen went to sit on one, and Zhenshu also sat next to him. He raised his hand and clapped it twice, and the echo echoed in his ears for a long time before it faded away.

The door on the other side suddenly opened, and Mei Xun bowed and walked in, followed by a half-sized housekeeper. They held short-legged small tables and tea, dried fruits and other things in their hands, and placed them in front of Yu Yichen and Zhenshu one by one.

Yu Yichen didn't care about cleaning up in front of them, and leaned sideways in Zhenshu's ear and said: "I actually forgot, although the little shopkeeper is a little heroic, he is also a woman, and he probably likes to eat some sweet and sour things." Whenever you come, I have never prepared for you. ”

Zhenshu saw that there was only a warm yellow wine and a wine cup in front of him. And the small table in front of him was full of apricots, plums, plums, green fruits, almonds, peach kernels, plum kernels, dried fruits, and stained dried plums and apricots.

Zhenshu feigned anger and said, "I just ate one more of your zongzi." ”

Yu Yichen said: "The zongzi you wrapped are more delicious, and so are the herbs." ”

Regardless of whether he eats or not, with his words, Zhenshu's heart is warm.

When these people retreated, Mei Xun was still standing by the side of the door and waiting, because he was the person who communicated on the door when she and Zhang Gui came for the first time, and she speculated that it should also be Yu Yichen's godson or something, but for some reason, this godson rarely spoke, and his face was always sullen. After a while, some old men holding instruments such as qin, flute, and empty baskets rushed in. Because of the abundant light, Zhenshu could clearly see the expressions on their faces.

These old men were holding musical instruments, their faces were blank, and they entered the door and bowed deeply in the direction of Yu Yichen and Zhenshu before sitting down in turn.

Zhenshu was young, and there was no rank or rank, so naturally she couldn't accept their gifts, she covered her face and avoided them, and only when they sat down did she get up and sit down to return the salute.

These people were speechless, and did not seem to look at this place, except for a few heads, most of them ignored the chastity book and saluted, and only flipped through the music there.

The sound of the piano starts first, and the ancient meaning is far away. Then the pipa played, and the sound was like a touch of jade, crisp with steel breath. As the sound of the pipa gradually subsided, the sound of the flute gradually rose, and an old man in the middle of the sitting sang with the gentle flute:

It can eliminate several storms. Hurried spring and returned. Cherish the spring and hate the flowers to bloom early, not to mention the countless reds. Spring and live. Seeing and saying, there is no way back to the end of the world. Complaining about the spring is silent. It is only attentive, painting the eaves and cobwebs, and flying flotsam as much as possible.

The long door matter, the quasi-good date is wrong. Moth Mei was once jealous. The daughter is like a gift, who will sue for this situation. Jun Mo Dance. You don't see, Yuhuan Feiyan is dust. Idleness is the most bitter. Hugh went to lean on the danger bar, the sun was slanting, and the smoke willow was broken.

This is Xin Qiji's "Touching the Fish".

After this song was finished, Zhenshu drank a cup of tea, and then listened to the sound of the piano, which was already a sonorous sound. After the pipa, there was also a clanging iron sound, and even the sound of the flute was a little tragic. The old man sang again:

Drunk to pick up the lamp to look at the sword, dreaming back to blow the horn company camp. Eight hundred miles of moxibustion, fifty strings turned over the outside sound. Autumn soldiers on the battlefield. The horse-made Lu was fast, and the bow was like a thunderbolt. But the king of the world, won the name before and after his death. Poor white happens!

The music is already sad, and the old man sings even more pathetic. Zhenshu leaned sideways in Yu Yichen's ear and asked, "Why do they sing all the hard words, but the tune is very strange?" ”

Yu Yichen also turned his head sideways and whispered in her ear: "This is the ancient music of the Wei and Jin dynasties. ”

Zhen Shu grew up in the countryside, he didn't understand music theory, he didn't understand elegance, but he just listened to the old man's singing with extra pathos, and his expression was also very sad, so he turned sideways and said: "They sing too tragically." ”

Yu Yichen didn't seem to like it when he heard Zhenshu, frowned and waved his hand, and the group of musicians got up and bowed, and retreated in turn.

Zhenshu frowned and said: "I don't know why, the little girl always feels that they are unhappy, presumably because the song is too sad." ”

Yu Yichen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Not really." They played music for Emperor Taizong at the beginning, and they were the musicians of the Son of Heaven. Now that the fall has come to play music to a eunuch, I feel uncomfortable like this. It's just that the musician is sad and the music is sad, the music is sad and the words are sad, and the three sorrows are one, but it also has a different flavor. ”

Zhenshu said: "Since he is a musician of the Son of Heaven, why did he fall here? ”

Yu Yichen still patiently explained: "Although □□ love to listen to music, Emperor Chengfeng dislikes the five tones and refuses to use them, so they have been trapped in the palace to retire. ”

So it turned out, although they are now down, they were singers and musicians of the Son of Heaven back then, how could they be disdainful of serving a eunuch.

Thinking of this, Zhenshu actually felt some pity for Yu Yichen. Although she knew that her mercy was always wrong and would always hurt her, she still comforted him and said, "Princely generals, would you rather have a kind?" The Son of Heaven just received that duty, and he was a mortal after taking off the dragon robe. Although you are so born, in my eyes you are a little more lovely than the emperor. ”

A flush appeared on Yu Yichen's face, and the corners of his lips also lifted lightly. He always has to drink some rice wine to warm up his body, so that he will be extraordinarily moving and good-looking. It's just that he didn't dare to look at Zhenshu at this time, just stared at the contents of the cup and said slowly: "You have never seen the Son of Heaven, how do you know that he is not cute?" ”

Zhenshu said: "I'm just an ordinary woman, doing some ordinary things, what's the use of seeing the emperor?" Even if you look at him more, you can't make me look like Chang'e and my face is like Guiyue. I'm still the same person. ”

Yu Yichen smiled even deeper, still looking down at the object in the cup and said: "Anyone who is afraid of the emperor of this country must always have a curiosity. But you didn't even want to see him go up to the city gate to see him off, so you don't care. ”

It was about noon. Sun Yuan also lifted a large short-legged table in front of them, and set the two small tables to one side. After placing the chopsticks, bowls, spoons and other things, a small servant bowed down and brought the tray up, kneeling in the distance and waiting. Sun Yuan went over and brought the dish to the center, and said softly, "This is ham." ”

The ham is as thin as a cicada's wings, shiny red, and you can see the red halo through the texture in the sunlight.

He brought a plate of white and tender vegetables two inches long, and served it on a green glazed plate. Zhenshu tasted it and realized that it was a green shoot that went to the head and tail, and there was a crisp and refreshing aftertaste when biting.

Before long, there were yellow paste autumn crabs coming up, and Zhenshu also picked up a chopstick, and then there were roasted yellow croaker, boiled green shrimp and other river fresh. She suddenly realized that this was about the last time she ate zongzi on the canal, she was too monotonous, and Yu Yichen specially prepared it. Then he stopped the chopsticks and said, "This is too much, and you refuse to move the chopsticks, where can I finish eating?" ”

Yu Yichen moved his chopsticks slightly, and there were still sheep soup, white chickens, roast geese and other things served up on a full plate. Sun Yuan withdrew the front one to another table. Zhenshu has never been particular, and only said when he was full of food: "Now that you have another dish, just take a look, I am full." ”

Sun Yuan came over with a basin and a handkerchief, Zhenshu washed his hands and wiped his mouth, threw the handkerchief and said, "Father-in-law Yu, the little girl is here to read for you." I don't know when I'll finish reading these twelve books, and it's too much trouble for you to entertain me like this every time. ”

Yu Yichen also wiped his mouth and threw a handkerchief and said, "If the little shopkeeper is willing to stay by Yu's side, what if he is like this all day?" ”

Zhenshu faintly felt that something was wrong in her heart, and she gradually realized that although Yu Yichen was a gentleman, he never did anything to her. Of course, if he was a eunuch, he couldn't do anything to himself. But if he does this for a long time, how can he guarantee that he will never be tempted. She sighed in her heart: He is just a eunuch, even if he has that distraction, it will be fruitless.