Chapter 13: Bosom Friends
"I didn't expect it...... It's really you, Ange girl. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Lu Junyi held a fan in one hand, smiled against his lips, and his dark blue robe swayed in the wind, "I listened to the toast at first, and I wasn't sure about it, but then when this majestic "Entering the Array" sounded, the more I listened to it, the more I felt that it was quite the style of you playing the qin in the Zhao Mansion at that time. β
"In Beijing, it is said that 'the song is wrong, Lu Langgu', and it really lives up to its reputation." Zige carried the lamp and walked side by side with him under the corridor, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "I just saw that you couldn't take your eyes off it, and I thought that I had neglected to practice this month, and my skills were rusty." β
"The girl is too worried, today's song, dance and song are far better than the rouge and vulgar fans and clichΓ©s in the palace. I'm just worried that if I go to the palace banquet in the future, I will find it difficult to listen to all the songs! β
With a pure joy on his face, he commented to himself, "What Your Majesty said is true, this Lu Qi is probably shelved for a long time, and the timbre is not as usual, but the queen wants to borrow it, presumably the county lord has no reason to excuse it." It's just that you, the violinist, are tired, and it is rare to be able to play so vigorously, and it is no wonder that the queen mother looked at you frequently at that time......"
Zige nodded lightly and listened to him gossip with a smile. The wind outside the curtain was miserable, and the pouring rain was about to start, and there were faint raindrops flowing down from the eaves. Lu Junyi has always been known for his pity for the fragrance and jade, so he naturally walked on her side, blocking a little splashing drizzle with his body.
In my impression, I and Lu Junyi did not get along as well as Liu Yuzhang when they were children because of their different preferences, but now that they are reunited, the two can talk and laugh, and Zige can't help but feel sad and happy.
Happy, now that he is proficient in piano skills and poetry, he can actually introduce Lu Junyi as a bosom friend, which makes him look at him differently.
Worried, the purpose of his friendship with him is not frank and simple, not to meet friends with the qin, but to use his appreciation to consolidate Lin Ange's identity, so as not to make the old people suspicious.
Yang Zige, who only knows how to ride a horse and practice swords, and Lin Ange, who is both unique in piano and poetry, dignified and stable, must not have anything to do with it, and Lu Junyi is the best identity guarantee for An Ge.
ββ¦β¦ Do you think I'm right? β
Lu Junyi's gaze swept over, and he asked in a questioning tone. Zige was a little distracted before, and he didn't listen to him attentively, so he had to respond a few words randomly, but it made him laugh out loud.
"What are you 'um' about? I'm right. When you play to the third paragraph, you can clearly feel that you are a little uncertain and your fingering is vain. He raised his eyebrows, and when he saw that she looked slightly embarrassed, he looked at her and said seriously, "I heard about the burning of the spring breeze for ten miles, but I don't know when you actually came to Beijing?" β
"It's only been more than half a month. It was Prince Mu who helped me at the beginning, and I redeemed myself from the music square. Later, my mother unfortunately passed away, and I had nowhere to go, so I went to Beijing to join the prince to repay his kindness......"
The flickering candlelight in the lantern stretched the figures of the two men slenderly. After listening to her story, Lu Junyi sighed softly and pressed the end of the fan against the palm of his left hand.
"If you had come to me, I would have found you a good place."
"In the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the prince and the county lord also treat me very well......" Zige caught a glimpse of the ambiguous smile on the corner of Lu Junyi's lips, knowing that he remembered the scene he did with Mu Lixuan at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but he couldn't explain it.
"Hey, I know that Lord Mu must be merciful and cherished. It's just such a piano skill, but it's a pity to be a pillow person for a foreign son......" He covered his lips and smiled, but he didn't shy away from it.
Zige glanced at him and said lightly: "I'm just the county lord's violinist, where can I climb the Nanzhao prince?" β
He knew that he had lost his words, so he laughed dryly twice, and covered up: "Miss Lin said that she was laughing...... I just had a few more glasses at the banquet, and I was a little out of words. β
"Since it's hard to know yourself, you don't call 'Miss Lin' and 'Ange girl' anymore, so call me a song, okay?"
Zige waved his hand generously and changed the subject, but Yu Guang observed the change in his expression. Sure enough, he was slightly stunned, and a look of incomprehension crossed his eyes.
"Ann." Gently opening his lips, his tone was unusually firm.
"Huh?" Zige didn't hear clearly for a while, turned his face to look at him, but saw him looking at the drizzle falling outside the corridor, as if he was thoughtful.
"I'll call you Xiao An, okay?" Lu Junyi turned his head and smiled gently at her, looking as usual.
Zige's heart moved, but he immediately understood his worries. He said this deliberately, not for himself, but for Liu Yuzhang, who didn't know why and always had a knot in his heart.
"Then it's up to you...... A name is nothing more than a title. She replied softly.
Not far away, the lights of Jianzhang Palace were in sight, but Lu Junyi slowly stopped.
"Then don't call me 'Lu Gongzi' in the future, can you call me 'Junyi'?" He asked.
Zige lowered his eyes silently. "If we meet outside, I will be commensurate with my peers, but if I go to the palace...... You're still Lu Gongzi, and I'm just an ordinary maid. β
"Then you promised that we could meet at the foreign minister?"
In the night, Lu Junyi's overjoyed smile made Zige can't help but smile lightly.
"Why not? I've met many times, and I've never really stroked a piano for you, so I'm really ashamed of my bosom friend. β
"Then it's a deal." He laughed loudly, stretched out his hand, Zige patted it gently, the two looked at each other tacitly, and laughed again.
At this time, the palace banquet had dispersed, and Liu Yuzhang stood outside the bright lights and shadows of Jianzhang Palace, standing alone, still holding half a cup of wine in his hand.
Looking at Lu Junyi approaching, he only lightly "hummed" and walked forward, only to think that Zige, who was carrying a palace lamp beside him, was a palace maid.
"Yuzhang, do you remember Miss Lin Ange from Ayaluo City?" Lu Junyi stepped forward, grabbed him, and said with a smile.
Liu Yuzhang's body stiffened, glanced back at Zige, and nodded silently. Zige pretended to look normal, but he was secretly a little apprehensive in his heart.
"Xiao An is the one who stroked the piano for the county lord at the banquet today, and now lives in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and is the ...... of Prince Mu" Lu Junyi raised his eyes to look at Zige, and suppressed a smile on the corner of his lips, "Enter the piano master." β
Liu Yuzhang raised his head and poured a sip of wine, but did not answer. Seeing that his eyes were slightly bloodshot, Zige's body trembled slightly, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Don't drink it." β
The meaning of the command in the voice made the three of them slightly stunned. After a while, Liu Yuzhang held the hand of the wine cup and slowly put it down, he looked at her silently, but there was an inquiring meaning in his eyes.
"You have drunk several cups at the banquet just now, so desperately pour yourself, how should you play tomorrow when you recruit relatives......
Lu Junyi said slowly, wanting to make a round, but the word 'recruiting relatives' seemed to touch his nerves, Liu Yuzhang snorted coldly, threw the wine cup to the ground, and walked away.
Seeing this, the remaining two looked at each other, but they were dumbfounded. Worried that Liu Yuzhang would cause something on the road, Lu Junyi hurriedly said goodbye and chased him out.
Zige stood alone in place, without the cover of the two of them, one left and one right, and she noticed the rain outside the hall. The originally bright smile on his face gradually faded along with the cold drizzle.