Chapter 264: Fog Before the Flower
Only the two of them answered thirty puzzles within the specified time, but there was only one bird color lotus lamp, or the boss turned his brain quickly, and proposed to let the two of them fly this lamp together, he couldn't ask for it, and the woman did not object, and the two of them released this bird color lotus lamp under the attention of thousands of people.
He remembered very well that the lamp flew very high, flying high in the sky compared to the surrounding Kong Ming lanterns, like the stars and the moon. He was very happy, because this was the happiest Qixi Festival in his life, the lights were released, but the woman also left quietly.
He immediately felt that the whole person was empty, he had never lost his soul like this, and asked the people around him, only to know that this was the top brand of the Qingyun Pavilion, the first beauty in the capital, Liu Yunxi.
Early the next morning, he found the location of the Qingyun Pavilion, and the only purpose of going there was to see Liu Yunxi. Although Liu Yunxi is in the dust, she is clean and self-conscious, and she is an out-and-out clean person, and it is difficult for idlers to see her. He didn't reveal his identity, so it took three days to see Liu Yunxi's face, and to his slight disappointment, Liu Yunxi had forgotten about the unforgettable night of the Qixi Festival. She didn't say much to herself that day, didn't show her liking, didn't show impatience, everything was so plain, and within an hour, she let her personal maid come out to see off the guests.
After a few days, he came to Qingyun Pavilion early every day, and no one looked for him, so he specifically asked to see Liu Yunxi by name. Sometimes he didn't see him, but he was not discouraged, and he came back the next day...... Later, Liu Yunxi knew his identity, but he didn't show much surprise, maybe he had seen too many big people, a prince who was idle in Beijing was not too big a deal in the eyes of the fiery Jingshi Oiran. But the time the two have been together for longer and longer, perhaps because of appreciating his talents, the topics raised by Liu Yunxi can always resonate with him, and the common words of the two are getting more and more. He hadn't seen her for a day, and he felt listless, as if he had lost something.
I haven't seen her for several days, has something happened, the outside of the city is not peaceful now, and the cavalry of the Tartars actually fled outside the city of Jingshi a few days ago...... He became uncertain, if he had known when she would be out of the city, he would have gone with him.
"Childe" a clear voice drilled into his ears, he looked back in amazement, only to see a hexagram stall set up in the leeward part of the eaves of a house on the side of the road, with a stick inserted next to it, a cloth sail on it, and a big word "Bu" written in a black circle in the middle.
Behind the hexagram stall, there was an old Taoist priest wearing a gray Taoist robe, with a thin complexion, three locks of long beard, and his eyes were bright, quite a bit of a fairy wind and bones.
On the table, there is a square cloth painted with a gossip pattern, on which is an inkstone, and next to it is a fortune teller such as a bamboo tube and bamboo stick.
Zhu Qiyu looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he stepped forward, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did the Taoist call me?" ”
The old Taoist priest stroked his white beard, nodded with a smile, and looked unfathomable, looking really like an immortal who had attained the Tao.
"Childe has something on his mind?" The old Taoist priest asked.
Zhu Qiyu bowed his head slightly and did not speak.
"Childe, please be seated!" The old Taoist priest pointed to a small stool opposite, "If it's convenient, you might as well tell Poor Dao, maybe Poor Dao can give you some pointers." ”
"No need," Zhu Qiyu rejected him very neatly, "I still have something to do, so I won't bother the Taoist." Then he turned around and wanted to leave.
"Childe is suffering from the female bird leaving the nest, can he really let go of it and be busy with other things?" The old Taoist priest said in a long voice.
"What did you say?" Zhu Qiyu Huo Ran turned around and stared at him with blazing eyes.
The old Taoist priest's expression remained unchanged, he still pointed to the small stool opposite, and said lightly, "Sit!" ”
This time Zhu Qiyu did not refuse, and sat down according to his words.
"How did the Taoist know that I was suffering from a female bird leaving the nest?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him and asked.
The old Taoist priest smiled leisurely, stretched out his fingers and slid to the gossip diagram on the table, and said mysteriously: "Gongzi came from the north to the south, for the separation of the hexagram, facing the southwest, with a melancholy color, and the master is the Kun hexagram." Heaven and earth create people, dry men and women, and worry about leaving Kun, isn't it a female bird leaving the nest? ”
The old Taoist priest said so much that it touched Zhu Qiyu's state of mind, his eyebrows were twisted, his eyes were eager, and his voice became excited, "The Taoist is reasonable, I don't know...... It's OK
Is there a solution? ”
"Hmm......" The old Taoist priest closed his eyes slightly and did not speak.
Zhu Qiyu seemed to understand something, took out a silver ingot from a gold silk brocade bag around his waist, and put it on the table, "Please also ask the Taoist chief for guidance." ”
"No, no, no, Childe misunderstood," the old Taoist priest opened his eyes and pushed the silver back with a smile, "It is also fate to be able to meet Childe, how can it be because of wealth." ”
"The Taoist chief is serious, this is a little bit of my heart, and I ask the Taoist to accept it." Zhu Qiyu hurriedly said.
"Okay," the old Taoist priest no longer argued with him, and said with a stroke of his long beard: "Poor Dao nonsense, if the son thinks it is reasonable, I will accept the poor Dao." ”
"The words are long, why do you come to nonsense, there is something to say, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Zhu Qiyu looked enthusiastic.
"That being the case, then the poor Dao said," the old Taoist priest pinched his fingers and read the words, and suddenly said with a pair of eyes: "The departure is close to each other, it is the Xun hexagram, the hexagram is from the northwest to the southeast, the main wind, and there is the appearance of the black dragon pressing the city." This coincides with the Tartar's invasion of the capital a few days ago, and this female bird can't return from the nest, I'm afraid it has something to do with this black dragon pressing the city, right? ”
"What the Taoist chief said is very true," Zhu Qiyu's voice trembled, "I don't know if this female bird leaves the nest, is it difficult?" ”
The old Taoist priest's face was solemn, his eyes were staring at the silver on the table, the snow-white silver fell on the hexagram, he stared for a long time, Fang nodded slowly, and pointed to the silver ingots on the hexagram, "The wind destroys the city, no matter how big it is, you see, you and I just pushed and conceded, this silver just fell on the hexagram, it is really providence." Silver is the white cloud, this hexagram shows that the white cloud dials the sun, all the bad luck is about to pass, the son can finally see the person in his heart, please rest assured, return home and wait for a few days, you will be able to get your wish. ”
Hearing the old Taoist priest say this, Zhu Qiyu's uneasy state of mind finally calmed down, "The Taoist chief said so, that Yunxi girl must be safe and sound, and she will return to Beijing in a few days, and when I go to Qingyun Pavilion again, I will definitely be able to see her." With a joy in his heart, he immediately got up and arched his hand, and said to the old man: "Thank you for the guidance of the Taoist, Xiaosheng will say goodbye!" ”
Looking at Zhu Qiyu's figure gradually moving away, the corners of the old Taoist's mouth showed a hint of a smile.
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After listening to the old Taoist's enlightening words, Zhu Qiyu is now relaxed in his heart, and he walks much brisker than before.
There was a sound of wheels crashing behind him, and a carriage passed by him, but stopped not far away, and when the curtain was lifted, a handsome face with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes came out, and she wore a Tang scarf with a piece of jasper on it.
"This son," the beautiful young man smiled at him, "May I ask how to go to the Yamen of the Jinyi Guard?" "It's a crunchy voice, but it's not a local accent.
"Oh," Zhu Qiyu pointed forward, "go east along West Chang'an Street, go south to the end of Shipai Hutong, and then go east, and you will arrive at the back of the Jinyi Guard." ”
The beautiful boy was a little confused by his heading to the east and south and then to the east, and after thinking carefully for a moment, he bowed his hand to Zhu Qiyu, "Thank you, son." ”
"No need," Zhu Qiyu looked at her and asked, "The Jinyi Guard Yamen is heavily controlled, I don't know why the little brother wants to go there?" ”
"Looking for someone," the beautiful young man's eyes rolled, "By the way, is Childe from the capital?" Is it possible to be familiar with the people in the brocade guard? ”
"No one is allowed to approach half a step there, so how can I get acquainted with the people inside?"
"That's a disturbance, farewell!" The beautiful boy made a gesture, turned back to the car, closed the curtain, and drove the carriage forward.
"Strange, why do I think she's so familiar?" Zhu Qiyu rubbed his chin lightly and thought hard.
......
"Childe," Minyu, dressed as a scholar, asked Zhu Zhiqing, "But ask for directions, why do you look uncertain, as if you have lost your soul?" ”
Zhu Zhiqing didn't seem to hear her words, and said to herself: "Why does that person look so familiar, no, I must have seen him somewhere......" After thinking for a long time, Fang Yi slapped the wall of the carriage, startling Minyu, "It's him, it must be him!" ”
"Who is Childe talking about?" Minyu was a little baffled.
"Yes...... It's Brother Wang, Zhu Qiyu. Zhu Zhiqing stared out the window and said.
"My lord, don't you really want to look for that thing anymore?" Mo Buyan asked while lying on an ox cart.
"You've asked many times along the way," Yang Muyun was a little impatient when he heard it, "If you make any more noise, I'll throw you down, and don't come to see me if you don't recover that thing." ”
"Don't ......," Mo Buyan smiled, "when I heal from my injuries, I will definitely steal it back and give it to the adults." ”
"Then it's a matter of words," Yang Muyun glanced at him, "Okay, don't talk too much, be careful about the wound." ”
After dawn, Yang Muyun took their brothers all the way south, in the direction of the capital. Mo Buyu was seriously injured and couldn't walk, so it was not appropriate for Mo Buyu to carry it all the time, so Yang Muyun hired an ox cart in a village and pulled him on.
Looking at Yang Muyun's back, Mo Buyu asked in a low voice: "Big brother, why do you keep asking this sentence, could it be that you really have a way to steal that thing back and hand it over to the adult?" ”
"It's nothing, I just want to know the weight of that thing in the hearts of adults, cough cough......" Mo Buyan coughed twice, and said, "If the adults really value this thing, I will try my best to find out where it is and steal it and give it to the adults." ”
"Well," Mo Buyu nodded, "Don't forget to call me, big brother, and we'll help the adults with this errand together." ”
A few people were talking, only to hear the people behind them shouting horses neighing, the squeaks of the wheels were endless, and they couldn't help but look behind them in surprise, only to see a convoy coming from behind, a total of more than 100 cars, dozens of strong short-sleeved men, riding boots, carrying knives and bows on their backs, riding on tall horses to protect the vehicles around the guard, at a glance, it was a caravan that came back from outside the customs.
The first person had a steel beard, muscles all over his body, and a strong body, he should be the leader of this group of guards, he glanced at Yang Muyun and the three of them, shook the reins of the horse, and walked away.
"Damn, what's the spirit," Mo Buyu took a sip, "If Lao Tzu rides on this horse, Guan Bao is more magnificent than you." ”
"Silent, help me up." Mo Buyan said to him.
"Big brother, your injuries are not healed yet, it's better to lie in the car." Mo Bu persuaded him.
"What do you know," Mo Buyan glared at him, "this old cow is broken, and my bones are falling apart, and it's good to lie down again." ”
Seeing that the eldest brother was angry, Mo Buyu hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and sit in the car.
"Don't say anything," Yang Muyun glanced back at him, "It's almost time to get to the capital, don't make trouble for me." ”
"Don't worry, my lord," Mo Buyan said with a painful expression, "I'm like this, what else can I do to my lord?" The little one had never seen a caravan of this size, but it was just a rarity. ”
Yang Muyun snorted and ignored him.
"Big brother," Mo Buyu said in a low voice, "The adults have spoken, you must not be sideways!" ”
"My lord said that I was enough," Mo Buyan glared at him, "do you want to teach me a lesson?" I have my own measure, and you have to be noisy around me. He looked up at the sky and muttered, "In another hour, it will be dark." ”
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It was dark early in autumn, and it was inconvenient to travel at night, not to mention that Mo Buyan had an injury on his back, and there was no village near him to stay, so Yang Muyun led the Mo brothers to stop by a river, and greeted Mo Buyu to pick up a pile of firewood in the surrounding forest. In the dry autumn, as soon as the firewood was lit, the flames immediately soared to the heights, and a blazing bonfire was lit in a short time. Not far from the upper reaches of the river, many bonfires have been lit, and the scene is much more spectacular.
It was where the caravan with them was, and with their backs to the riverbank, they formed a semicircle with their carts, and enclosed the men and horses and some other vehicles like a small wall.
Yang Muyun and Mo Buyu caught a few fish in the river, washed and peeled them, pierced them with branches, and grilled them on the bonfire.
"My lord, that group of people is not an ordinary business brigade, they should all be officers and soldiers." Mo Buyan said to Yang Muyun.
"Oh, how so?" Hearing him say this, Yang Muyun couldn't help but ask.
"The court stipulates that ordinary people are not allowed to have bows and arrows privately, but everyone in that group of guards is armed with bows and arrows." Mo said analytically.