Chapter 40: The Gentleman in Flowers
This "Duyun Pavilion" is different from the row of houses where Mu Yu lives, it is located in a criss-cross flower garden, some distance from the lake.
The flower beds are divided into pieces by uniform strips of stones. Although the flower beds are large, there are not many orchids, most of them are made of stones and pebbles, but the orchid varieties planted in each flower bed are different.
Mu Yu didn't have much research on orchids, but she had read about them in books and seen some hand-drawn drawings of orchids, and the orchids in this garden were too small for her to identify.
And Situ Yun didn't care whether she was interested or not, and pointed to the orchids with great interest to explain to her in detail.
Walking along the stone path to the back of a small hill, the pastor was surprised by what he saw. Behind this small hill, there is a bubbling mountain spring, which is cool and damp, which is more suitable for the growth of bluegrass.
As far as the eye can see, a small piece of orchid grass flower field is scattered, and the green-white, yellow-white flowers are spring orchids, which are fragrant and fragrant; The leaves are green and bright, and the flowers are small and exquisite, and it is the plain orchid that is the most planted in this garden; Mu Yu leaned over to look at one of the particularly bright and immaculate flowers, and let out a sigh of admiration.
Seeing that she didn't blink her eyes, Situ Yun also stepped forward, smiled with his eyebrows, and said proudly: "This plant was only opened the day before yesterday, the leaves are bright, the flowers are crystal clear, I call it 'Yuxue'." I don't know if they talked happily along the way, or if they were infected by pastoral rumors, Situ Yun no longer calls himself "this king" at this moment.
"Yuxue?!" Mu Yu stared at him wide-eyed.
"Huh? Is there something wrong?! Or do you think it has a better name? ”
"Uh, no! It's a good name, it's good! I just think this flower is so beautiful, it's heartwarming but it's a little unreal! In order to cover up his gaffe, Mu Yu immediately changed the topic: "No wonder you like orchids, 'elegant, clean, pure, and harmonious' are quite compatible with you!" She looked at the ever-smiling, yet detached man in front of her, and secretly compared him to an orchid.
When Situ Yun heard this, he smiled and said, "The shepherd girl praised it falsely! Although I have a quiet temperament, compared to Lan, I am far from enough! ”
"Why should the prince be humble! Although you are from a noble background, you are not proud of it, but you have the thoughts of mountains and fishes. Elegant demeanor, indifferent to fame and fortune, isn't this the quality of Lan? ”
"Oh?" Situ Yun squinted slightly, looked at the smart woman in front of him, smiled undiminishedly, and asked, "How do you know that I am not proud of my honorable status?" How do you know that I have the thoughts of mountains and fish and birds in my heart? The tone was faint, as if he was talking about someone else's business.
Mu Yu straightened up, took two steps forward, and chuckled, "It was your piano sound that told me!" ”
"Really? It turns out that the pastoral girl is also good at music, so what else did you hear? ”
"Hmm..." Mu Yu turned his head and saw that his expression was as gentle as ever, so he boldly said: "I also heard the faint sorrow that you have because you can't realize what you want in your heart!" ”
When Situ Yun heard this, his heart twisted. Thinking that I avoid everywhere, just to find a pure paradise, get a confidant, and spend this life in peace with flowers and birds. But he never got the trust of his father and brother, because of his noble background and talent, they were jealous, so in the name of "love is not reluctant", he sealed the king, but did not give a fief, trapped himself in the capital, this "Su Xin Yuan" or the father and the emperor thought of their own ** Lan and extraordinarily gifted. The world envies him for being a noble-born Yi Wangye, but he doesn't know this royal identity, but it is the shackles he wants to get rid of the most.
Thinking of this, Situ Yun still had a smile on his face, but his eyes became melancholy, and he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Seeing this, Mu Yu didn't dare to say more, and slowly looked away, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of the white jade pendant tied around his waist, and his eyes suddenly froze. This jade pendant is moist and white, shining brightly. The shape and jade color are quite similar to their own.
This discovery made Mu Yu excited. If the portrait is too vague to prove that it is him, this jade pendant is unique. Mu Yu had already affirmed that this Situ Yun was the person in the painting she had been looking for, and although her status as a prince surprised her, she was still pleased with the result.
Situ Yun was sighing in his heart, seeing Mu Yu staring at his jade pendant in a daze, he was curious, and he also looked at the jade pendant, but he didn't find anything wrong, so he asked out loud: "You are very interested in my jade pendant?!" ”
"Don't hide it from the prince, Mu Yu has loved white jade ornaments since childhood, seeing this jade pendant is delicate and delicate, and the shape is unique, I can't help but take a few more looks."
"This is just an ordinary jade pendant, what's so unique?" Situ Yun had that gentle and detached smile on his face again, and looked at her with interest.
"Ordinary?" Mu Yu shook his head, "If I guessed correctly, this jade pendant was originally two pieces, and it should be a thing for men and women to be in love or engaged." This piece on your body is a Luan Bird Pendant, and there should be another Phoenix Bird Pendant that matches it, but its special thing is that the two can be combined into one or become a separate pendant. Not to mention the texture and color of this jade pendant, even this lifelike exquisite craftsmanship is by no means as ordinary as you say. The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and she almost couldn't control her mouth, and said it all.
"You're only half right, this is indeed Luan Pei, but there is no Feng Pei you said." No emotion was visible on his calm face.
"No?! How could it be, this Luan Fengpei is obviously a pair, how could you not know? Her face changed dramatically and she looked at him in disbelief.
"This king said that there is no nature, you are so sure, have you seen that Feng Pei?" Situ Yun's sudden expression and sharp gaze were like a basin of cold water, which completely extinguished the enthusiasm in Mu Yu's heart.
"No, no! How could I have seen it, it's just a random guess! Seeing the change in his eyes, Mu Yu was a little caught off guard, so he had to deny it repeatedly. Before clarifying the situation, it is better to be cautious and behave.
"Since it's just speculation, don't talk nonsense in the future!" After Situ Yun finished speaking, his eyes quickly swept a glance at the maidservants, and secretly said in his heart: How could this woman know so much about this jade pendant? But looking at her expression, she doesn't seem to know what happened back then!
Although the pastoral rumor heard his gentle tone, it was full of warning, and he was very puzzled in his heart, but it was not good to ask again, so he only lowered his eyes and replied: "It is the pastoral rumor that has overpassed, and I will not dare to speak again in the future!" ”
The two stopped talking, and continued to walk around the hill, and when they reached a puddle, Situ Yun reached out and pulled Mu Yu. All the maidservants behind him looked at the backs of the two in surprise.
Bai Zhi frowned slightly, and thought to herself: Although the prince looks mild-mannered, he is cold and alienated from people and things, and he has never seen him so close to anyone, not only personally healing her, but also accompanying her around the garden, even the young lady of the palace family has never been treated like this. This shepherd girl seems to be elegant and dusty, but she doesn't want to behave so casually, since she is the person of the prince of Chen, why is she so ambiguous with the prince?
And Hui Lan is disdainful, she has long seen her foxy, sure enough, at this time, she is pulling and pulling with the prince, she must be hooking up with King Chen, and she wants to seduce the prince, I am afraid that she wants to be the hostess of this "Yi Wangfu"! Hum!
About a quarter of an hour later, Mu Yu saw the clear water of the lake, and it turned out that he had walked around the garden for most of the circle.
At this time, a gray figure floated in, kneeling on one knee and saluting Situ Yun: "Lord Wang! ”
Situ Yun nodded and motioned for him to get up.
After the man in gray got up, he bowed his hand to Mu Yu and said, "Mu girl, let's meet again!" ”
Mu Yu was slightly stunned, and then his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "It's you!" "No wonder it sounded familiar to me last night.
"His name is Zuo Heng, he is my guard, and he had a relationship with you in the capital before." Situ Yun introduced indifferently.
"Zuo Heng has seen the girl! The girl's chivalrous heart is very admirable! He saluted with his hands in fists.
Mu Yu also immediately returned the salute, and looked sideways at Situ Yun: "I didn't expect to owe the prince a big favor before, Mu Yu is really ashamed!" "No wonder after saving the ancestors and grandchildren of Aunt Qi, those officers and soldiers will easily give up, it turns out that they are helping to deal with the aftermath.
Situ Yun smiled lightly and acquiesced, and then instructed Bai Zhi and Huilan: "You send the shepherd girl back to the room to rest first, so that she can wait!" After speaking, he walked in the other direction with Zuo Heng.
Seeing this, Mu Yu knew that Zuo Heng had something important to report, so he went back to the house with the two maidservants.