The countryside scenery in late autumn is beautiful, under the blue sky, rows of tall poplars stand on the side of the road, the golden leaves are shining in the sun, and a gust of wind comes, and the yellow leaves fall like a golden rainstorm.

Chen Xuejiao loves country life and goes out for a walk every morning to breathe in the fresh air.

Because I have been busy with farming before, I haven't been to Master Qin's confused house for several days.

That morning, Chen Xuejiao and Wang Jinghao went to Master Qin's together, holding a basket containing boiled salted duck eggs.

It was Sister-in-law Jia who came to open the door.

As soon as Sister-in-law Jia saw Xue Jiao and Jing Hao, her face burst into laughter, and she hurriedly let the two in.

Master Qin writes under the plum tree in the courtyard. The garden is full of plum blossoms, and if they bloom in winter and the snow is reflected, I don't know what kind of spectacle it will be.

Master Qin was still faint and did not stop writing. He is copying Wang Xizhi's exquisite brushwork, the brushwork is chic and elegant, the gestures are euphemistic and subtle, like flowing clouds and water, and the dot painting is sparse and dense. Jing Hao was very quiet, and walked forward, standing beside Master Qin and grinding ink quietly.

Chen Xuejiao had learned calligraphy in her previous life, and she couldn't help but be amazed when she saw Master Qin's handwriting.

After a while, Master Qin put the pen away.

Chen Xuejiao said with a smile: "Master Qin's words are in the same vein as Wang Xi. ”

Master Qin was still faint, not surprised or pleased.

"Master Qin, I brought you a new food today, it is rouge duck eggs, you can taste it." Chen Xuejiao said as she took out the salted duck eggs from the basket.

Sister-in-law Jia is about to come and take the duck eggs and cut them.

"You don't need to cut it, this duck egg can only taste if you peel it yourself." Master Qin opened his mouth.

Master Qin ate salted duck eggs with pear blossoms and white edges. Xue Jiao thought that the best pear blossom white with salted duck eggs should be a combination of elegance and vulgarity.

"Well, yes, the egg white is soft and smooth, the egg yolk is mellow, it's hard to come up with an image name for you, Rouge Duck Egg." Master Qin said lightly.

This is a compliment, Chen Xuejiao was very happy in her heart, and Jing Hao also pursed her mouth and smiled.

As usual, Chef Qin never asked Chen Xuejiao how he knew the recipe, he just really enjoyed the food.

“…… There are no salted duck eggs in Xuzhou Mansion because it is northerly and there are few ducks. In Gaoyou, there were many ducks there, and in order to prevent the duck eggs from being spoiled in the summer, many families sprinkled salt on the duck eggs to keep them fresh, which evolved into salted duck eggs. Master Qin's face was calm, and there was a fleeting melancholy in his eyes.

Xue Jiao asked, "Is Master Qin's hometown Gaoyou?" ”

Master Qin shook his head and said lightly: "Where is the hometown, everywhere is the hometown." ”

The tone was very bleak.

After eating a duck egg, Master Qin said that he was tired, rolled up the fine rice paper after writing, and walked through the verandah into the inner room.

Underneath that, another word leaked out.

Although Master Qin covered it up, Chen Xuejiao still caught a glimpse of a few words. It is different from Wang Xizhi's cursive script, but it is written in graceful and beautiful small letters.

Old and forgetful, but do not forget lovesickness.

What a beautiful poem, full of desolation and restraint. I didn't expect Master Qin, who has always been indifferent, to learn from Bai Juyi to write such two poems.

What a mystery.

Master Qin walked into the inner room and saw the two girls under the plum tree through the window.

When Chen Xuejiao playfully said the rouge duck eggs, the strings were plucked in the depths of his heart. When he came to Yangzhou from Gaoyou, he brought salted duck eggs, and a girl also said to him so playfully, this is rouge duck eggs, you see how yellow and red look like rouge.

That girl's eyes were as clear and wonderful as Chen Xuejiao's eyes.

And the quiet of the ink, when he passed by the Muddy House that day, he felt as if time had gone backwards, and he thought that the person who had made him miss him had returned.

He came out for Jing Hao, and asked Jing Hao to polish his ink, just to keep the scenes that had left but refused to fall asleep.

If she was still alive, she would be an old woman now.

After 30 years of separation, I don't know where the daughter who was ignorant of the world is gone, whether she is alive or dead.

Ten years of life and death, without thinking, unforgettable.

When Jing Hao and Xue Jiao came out of Master Qin, they met Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang.

I haven't seen these two people for a long time, but these two people are quite persistent, and they still insist on seeing Master Qin.

After seeing each other, Chen Xuejiao asked: "The two of you still live in Qingfeng Village, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Gu Siyuan said with a smile: "I went to Xuzhou Mansion some time ago, and Mrs. Chen is fine. ”

"It's all good, the last time you asked Brother Xingjian to give my mother a piece of cloth, my mother liked it very much, and she always wanted to invite you to sit at home." Chen Xuejiao replied.

"Time must pass."

Chen Xuejiao had a good impression of Gu Siyuan, and the Li family only entertained him for two days, so he was so worried about the Li family, he shouted from his wife one by one, and went to Xuzhou Mansion to ask Xingjian to send a piece of precious brocade cloth.

Jing Hao saw that Huang Sanlang was very unnatural, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and Xue Jiao was very puzzled in her eyes.

Just as they were greeting, Jia Dashan opened the door and invited the two sons in.

Chen Xuejiao and Jing Hao said goodbye and left, and walking on the road, Chen Xuejiao casually asked Jing Hao: "Sister Jinghao, why do you seem to be scared when you see Huang Sanlang." ”

Jing Hao blushed, and said sneeringly, "There is no matter." ”

"That person greeted you, why don't you dare to look at them."

Jing Hao thought about it, and suddenly opened her mouth and said, "Xuejiao, let me tell you a secret, you can't tell Uncle Sù and aunt." ”

Chen Xuejiao saw that Jing Hao was so solemn, so she nodded, looking deaf.

"My uncle's hairpin was not redeemed by me borrowing Master Qin's silver, but by borrowing Huang Gongzi's silver." As soon as Jing Hao spoke, her face turned red.

Chen Xuejiao unconsciously took a lot of quietness, and a touch of blush made it even more beautiful. Xue Jiao sighed in her heart, this is the real classical beauty, she is so beautiful at such a young age, wouldn't it be a country and a city when she grows up.

"Well, did Huang Gongzi make any demands on you?" Xue Jiao is a human being in two lives, and she unconsciously thinks that no one will help another person for no reason.

"No, no, Huang Gongzi is a very good person, he didn't say anything." Jing Hao hurriedly defended Huang Sanlang, "He also said that it was a gesture for him, saying that his aunt was kind-hearted, and his aunt was very warm to him when he came to the house last time, and he should repay his aunt's hospitality for redeeming the hairpin, and also asked me not to tell others that the hairpin was redeemed by him." ”

It seems that she has thought too much, Xue Jiao thought to herself. I watched too many ancient TV dramas in my previous life, and unconsciously substituted for a poor girl to ask for help from a noble son and then sell herself as a maid of a noble son.

"Huang Gongzi is a sincere person." Chen Xuejiao admired Jing Hao's words.

In a daze, Master Qin finally agreed to see the two sons.

No pleasantries, straight to the point.

"....... then the borders are shaky, and only I can take on the responsibility." Master Qin said sarcastically, "General Manchao Wenwu, can't you find a person?" I have to. ”

"If you talk about the general, Luo Weiyuan alone can reach a million troops, but the emperor will not send troops unless he has to, the border is just stable, and he doesn't want the lives to be ruined." Gu Siyuan said quietly.

"Dog Rong is now constantly invading the Xiliang Kingdom, if the Xiliang Kingdom is not protected, the border between China and the DPRK will suffer. The eldest princess is now supporting the young master, and the father hopes to join forces with Xiliang to fight against the dogs, but the eldest princess drove the messenger out and said that it was the state affairs of Xiliang Kingdom, since the first emperor married her far away in the desolate place regardless of the love of her brother and sister, don't blame her for cutting off her kindness in this life and not having anything to do with the royal family of the Great Zhou. Huang Sanlang said quietly.

"So the emperor hopes to ask you to send an envoy to Xiliang Kingdom to persuade the eldest princess. Xiliang Kingdom has just undergone state changes, and if you fight against the dog Rong alone, it is tantamount to blocking the car. If the Xiliang Kingdom is lost under the iron hooves of the dogs, then the border between our country and the DPRK will continue to be violated by the dogs, and the border war is about to break out, and it is not only the people of the border who will be harmed but the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Border wars require the support of a strong treasury, and when the time comes, because the war leads to an empty treasury, it can only increase taxes, which will cause resentment among the people and damage the foundation of the country. Gu Siyuan said eloquently.

"Huangkou child, what do you know?" Master Qin was silent.

"We are yellow-mouthed children, and we all understand these truths, not to mention you, I am afraid that it is more far-reaching than we think." Gu Siyuan fought back.

In the end, it was the emperor's idea to send an envoy to Xiliang Kingdom, or the idea of the eldest princess.

It's just another piece of the past. In that year, he was appointed as the champion by the Holy Ancestor Jinluan Hall in the year of the weak crown, and he was the youngest champion since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Accepting everyone's worship at the banquet pavilion, he was heroic, and met the young and delicate eldest princess.

She has a deep love for him, and he remembers the Yangzhou woman who played the jade flute under the bright moon night of the 24th Bridge in his heart.

Later, she went to Xiliang to make peace with her, and there was only one condition, that is, to let him send her out of the border pass. When she went out of Yanmen Pass, she cut off the hosta on her head, and resolutely said that from now on, she was in love, and her heart was like broken jade.

He was unbearable in his heart, and as if he was bidding farewell to his confidant, he raised a glass of wine and drank it all.

Persuade you to have a glass of wine, and there is no reason to go out of Yangguan in the west.

Master Qin's thoughts surged, and he waved his hand lightly, and a trace of fatigue suddenly appeared in his heart.

"Grandfather, my mother misses you very much, this is the knee pad she knitted for you herself, she said that you were infected with the wind cold in Yanmen Pass back then, and your knees hurt in winter." Huang Sanlang couldn't help but call out to his grandfather.

Master Qin didn't have any shock, and said lightly: "You shouted the wrong person, your grandfather is the Gu family." ”

"Giving birth is as important as nurturing grace, and it's not an exaggeration to call you an ancestor." Gu Siyuan relieved Huang Sanlang.

"You go back first, how can you hand over the major affairs of the country to the two yellow-mouthed children." Master Qin waved his hand impatiently.

Gu Siyuan and Huang Sanlang glanced at each other, it seemed that Master Qin had listened to the words of the two, and the rest would be left to time.