In the Molan Garden.

Shen Zhongqing gently held Qing'er, walked through the long pavilion corridor, bypassed the rich bamboo forest, and came to a remote and quiet courtyard.

Qing'er let Shen Zhongqing hold his hand lightly and followed closely behind him. In front of Shen Zhongqing, Qing'er will always lose her clear consciousness. Follow him through the pavilion corridor, the bamboo forest, and come to the courtyard. Along the way, Qing'er's vague consciousness pondered, where is this? How could Shen Zhongqing bring himself here? Why bring yourself here.

The annex is clean and elegant. To the east of the annex is a field of blooming orchids. To the west is a patchwork of rockeries, half of which is shaded by rich bamboo.

Shen Zhongqing gently held Qing'er with one hand, and pushed open the door of the Accord with the other.

In the central hall of the Accord hangs a painting with three pots of orchids on each side of the painting.

Qing'er quietly looked at the painting in front of her. The face of the person in the painting is like a crown of jade, a slight beard, eyes like bright stars, a few traces of wisdom and strategy in the depths of the eyes, and a few traces of the clouds and breezes that escape from the world. The person in the painting is dressed in green clothes, and the skirt is slightly swaying in the breeze, faintly revealing a little free and easy, a little uninhibited.

On the right side of the painting, a few lines of ink characters are swaying vigorously.

Qing'er read it unconsciously:

"The sky covers me, the earth carries me, and the heaven and earth give birth to me, do you have any intention?

Otherwise, he will ascend to heaven, otherwise Mingke will travel to the imperial capital, how can he not be expensive and not go back, and be a husband in Angzang.

―Husband Xi Yi husband, life ambition is a good picture. Please take a look at the century-old things, and the industry will be flat boats across the five lakes. ”

In the painting, under the font, it is written, "Changyuan".

I saw Shen Zhongqing gently step forward, respectfully salute the painting in the middle hall, bend down, take out three incense sticks from the table, light them, and gently insert them into the incense burner.

Shen Zhongqing's demeanor in front of him deeply attracted Qing'er's attention. Qing'er thought, strange, where is this? How could Shen Zhongqing bring himself here? Why did you bring yourself here?

Looking at Shen Zhongqing in front of him, he saluted respectfully, incense, so pious. A lot of doubts instantly popped up in Qing'er's heart. In addition, this annex is different from other courtyards, it is particularly clean and decorated with light and elegant decorations.

Qing'er pondered: Could it be ...... Just looking at Shen Zhongqing's usual charm, it is somewhat similar to the person in the painting...... But what's wrong...... It's the looks, the looks are a little similar, and a little not. Is the person in this painting Shen Zhongqing's father? Is the person in this painting the owner of this Mo Lan Yuan? What is the relationship between him and Shen Zhongqing? Didn't Uncle Liu also call Shen Zhongqing his son?

"Qing'er, come here, come over and put incense on the pillar." Shen Zhongqing said softly, looking at Qing'er who was stunned in place warmly.

Qing'er was puzzled, slowly stepped forward, gently took the incense handed over by Shen Zhongqing, gently inserted it into the incense burner in front of the painting, and saluted the person in the painting.

"Qing'er, the person in the painting is my father-in-law!" Shen Zhongqing looked at the person in the painting with affectionate eyes.

"Father-in-law?" Qing'er was full of doubts.

"When I was very young, I was abandoned by my birth parents. In the cold winter and moon, in the ice and snow, I was abandoned by the river, and it was my father-in-law who heard my cry and carried me back to Molanyuan and adopted me as a righteous son. My stepfather raised me alone. My father-in-law's nurturing grace to me is incomparable even if I have another parent; My father-in-law's nurturing affection for me, even if it is a grass ring, it will be difficult to repay it for the rest of my life. ”

Listening to Shen Zhongqing's life experience, tears filled Qing'er's eyes. finally understood why Shen Zhongqing never mentioned his biological parents. Always a silent person. I never thought that his background was so pitiful. How happy he is compared to him, he was raised by a loving father, although his mother unfortunately died early, but Qing'er at least remembers her mother's gentle smile and remembers the happy scene of the family. But as for Shen Zhongqing, the only memory can only be ruthlessly abandoned.

"My father-in-law took me out as if I were my own, and my kindness was like a mountain! Qing'er, the person in the painting in front of you is my father-in-law! Shen Zhongqing turned his face and looked at Qing'er with affection, with sadness hidden in the depths of his eyes.

looked at the person in the painting in front of him, "What about this Mo Lan Yuan?" ”

"He is the owner of this Mo Lan Yuan! This courtyard was drafted and built by my stepfather. My father-in-law loved orchids, and many of the rare orchid varieties in Molanyuan were brought back from far away by my father-in-law. This Mo Lanyuan is integrated into the efforts of his father-in-law. At dawn, my father-in-law was always the first to wake up and fertilize and water the orchids. My father-in-law always said, 'A flower is alive, and when you get close to it, you can feel its breath of life.' I was too young to read it. My father-in-law likes to play the piano alone in the orchid garden, especially in the middle of the night...... "The deep affection of happiness appeared on Shen Zhongqing's face, when Shen Zhongqing recalled the past.

Qing'er could see that the person in the painting in front of her must be very good to Shen Zhongqing. Shen Zhongqing also benefited a lot from this person. It turned out that Shen Zhongqing's superb piano skills were due to his father-in-law.

"And what about later? Where did your stepfather go? Qing'er asked suspiciously.

The feeling of grief instantly filled Shen Zhongqing's face, "It's a pity that my stepfather died when I was fourteen years old." ”

Qing'er felt sorry for the immortal death of the talent, and she was also saddened by Shen Zhongqing's premature loss of relatives.

"What an amazing man your stepfather is!" Qing'er sighed.

"The greatness of the stepfather doesn't stop there. The father-in-law is a famous family, and he is the sixth grandson of Li Bi of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty. The father-in-law of the four dynasties of Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong, and Dezong won the trust of the emperor and went in and out of the palace to give advice. At the age of seven, he was appreciated by Xuanzong because of his unique intention of "discussing chess", and later worshiped Hanlin and enshrined the prince of the East Palace. When Suzong, he went in and out of the palace and gave advice to help Suzong calm down the "Anshi Rebellion". When he was the emperor, he was worshiped as a bachelor of Hanlin. During the time of Dezong, worship was the prime minister. ”

Hearing this, Qing'er suddenly thought of the poem in the picture she had just read. The poem reveals the great wisdom of making meritorious contributions, and the poet's uninhibited ambition to love the landscape is vaguely revealed behind.

"Is your father-in-law the 'Immortal Prime Minister' and 'Marquis Li Ye' that everyone often praises? It is the one who has been envied by the powerful many times, and has always been spared with wisdom. Is Li Qin, the fairy prime minister who has been free and uninhibited all his life, loves mountains and rivers, and hides in the mountains and forests? Qing'er asked differently.

"Exactly! When his father-in-law was the prime minister, he was named the Marquis of Ye County, and he was known as 'Marquis Li Ye'. At that time, he was framed by Yang Guozhong, Li Fuguo, Yuan Zai and many other powerful ministers, and most of them survived with wisdom. The father-in-law was free and uninhibited all his life, self-cultivation, and affection for the landscape, and in the mountains and forests, he had studied Taoist secrets with Mr. Xuanhe Zhang Taixu, and had a deep relationship with the lazy monk (Ming Chan Zen Master) and other senior monks. Talking about Buddhism and Taoism, arbitrarily in it. ”

Qing'er looked at the fairy-like person in the painting with admiration. But all wise people either achieve achievements in the eunuch journey, or obtain the spiritual destination from the hidden landscape, but the person in the painting in front of him not only achieves both, but also surpasses the two, which can be said to be "no ancients before, no one after".

It turned out that the owner of this Mo Lanyuan was actually a master like a fairy. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes now, Qing'er wouldn't have believed it.

But why did Shen Zhongqing bring me here, put incense on his stepfather, and tell me all about my past? Qing'er muttered

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