Chapter 14: Strange Things in Everything (2)

No one in Xiang Ye's family loves jewelry, but she loves painting. Among the paintings in the collection, if there is any one that is so precious that "Guanyike" must want to get, it should be "Zhizhou February Orchid".

Xiang Ye took it off the wall of his study from the single one, and when he took it down, he was very reluctant in his heart. For her, this painting is not just a painting with wonderful brushwork, it carries her feelings for many years, and also connects her and Jian Yunzhen, if it is really lost, I am afraid it will become a lifelong regret.

When Xiang Ye first read the dossier of "Guanyike", he was also like Wen Qingyi, thinking that he was very interesting and had a very chic life. After robbing jewelry and paintings, sometimes they would sell them and use the money to buy clothes, food, and seeds for the poor. Once, in the southwest, "Guanyike" relied on his ability to draw maps, found the cellar where the local corrupt officials hid their treasures, and took the initiative to lead the government to it. Another time, he molested the county lord of Shan Guo, and was stopped at the border by the soldiers and horses of Shan Guo, forcing him to join the army. He pretended to agree, but in fact he was ambushed in the army, personally drew their defense map, hid it somewhere, and used it as a bargaining chip to ask to return to Jianguo. After returning to Jianguo, he returned the defense map as promised, and also made annotations on it, pointing out the weaknesses of the original defense for them, saying that it was as compensation for the county lord.

Through these many legendary stories, he has won the favor of the people of both countries and a group of enemies who are determined to share the heavens with him.

Xiang Ye admitted that when she first watched it, she was also interested in "Guanyike". But as the appointed date approached, and as her worries grew, she began to hate the notorious thief.

People are sometimes more cowardly than they think.

Xiang Ye didn't plan to go to the agreed place to steal the painting and wait for the visitors. One is that she doesn't know martial arts, and if she goes, she may cause chaos for everyone. Second, the more she looked at those files, the more panicked she became, if she couldn't catch him in the end, and the painting was stolen, she was worried that she would lose her temper and couldn't stand the result on the spot.

In Dong Di's eyes, Xiang Ye has always been calm and strong.

As soon as she knew the news that the government had asked Guan Yike to steal the paintings, she immediately looked for an opportunity to sneak out of the house, and asked her to find someone to take her into the yamen to see the excitement. I thought I would see Xiang Ye's handsome appearance guarding the painting in person, so I looked for it, but I only saw Jian Yunqi in the seat.

Dong Di held the small branch he had just pulled when he came, looked at Jian Yunzhen, who was sitting precariously, raised his eyebrows and whispered: "This has a confidant, it's just different." Be considerate of my little boy, where are you? ”

After muttering, he slipped out of the yamen.

Guan Yike is handsome, behaves gracefully, and pleases the woman in the boudoir the most, and on the appointed day, the people who love him are full of people outside the yamen. They came from all directions, and gathered a few blocks outside, blocking the water, and occasionally you could hear someone singing a song specially for Guan Yike in the lead.

This time, the head catcher of the yamen dared to put up notices with great fanfare and invite people to steal the paintings, and he was also fully prepared. The location was set up in the lobby of the yamen, and the catchers had already surrounded them inside and out, and the archers on the roof were also lying in a row.

The head catcher who designed the plan stood at the bottom of the court and lectured to the catchers in ambush: "Listen, big guy, stay vigilant, calm down, don't be affected by other voices, impatient and reckless." ”

Jian Yunzhen sat in the hall and praised the practice of capturing heads.

A few more hours passed, and it was already night, and it was almost time for the defenders to change shifts.

When the archers on the roof retreated, the main house where the paintings were held by the yamen suddenly went dark.

The archers heard the call of the headcatcher and hurried back to the roof.

In a moment, the lights in the main house came back on. It's paintable, but it's gone.

disappeared at the same time as the painting, as well as Jian Yunzhen.

Jian Yunzhen chased Guan Yike all the way to the barren grassland outside the west of the city.

After running for a while, Guan Yike suddenly stopped, turned around and asked Jian Yunzhen: "How long do you have to chase?" ”

Jian Yunqi stopped a few steps behind him, and replied with his hands behind his back: "Forget about the rest, you can't take this pair." ”

Guan Yike frowned, opened the painting tube on the spot, unfolded the painting, and carefully took it back.

Jian Yunqi didn't move.

Guan Yike said: "It is indeed a good product, purple and gorgeous, full of flowers and trees, and the fairyland is extraordinary." But you don't love flowers, you don't love painting, why are you so persistent? ”

Jian Yunzhen approached him, naturally took the painttube from his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Next year, come and drink my favorite wine." ”

Guan Yike was obviously taken aback by this sentence, which made Jian Yunqi laugh loudly: "Cousin, I didn't expect that the famous Guan Yike would be frightened by this. ”

Guan Yike's face was more solemn and asked him: "The emperor forced you, or ......?"

Jian Yunzhen shook his head, and his voice was much softer: "It's me who is willing to lose, and it has nothing to do with grandpa." ”

Guan Yike's face was still solemn.

Jian Yunzhen carried the painting tube and asked him again: "There is another thing, did you take the "Hucheng Yushan Map" a long time ago?" ”

Guan Yike changed his face and became cold and arrogant: "I've never been interested in making things that are pleasing to people. ”

Jian Yunyun understood.

That picture is Lu Tanwei's famous work, and it is rumored that he painted it after a year of actual viewing. However, the political factor of that painting was too strong, and it can be regarded as a special painting for the emperor to seek fame. The reason why it is called "Hucheng Yushan Map" is because Jian Guozhen is a tiger, and painting a great river and mountain is also to show political clarity and national peace and security.

Jian Yunzhen knew Kuang Zhu's personality well, and knew that if he said no, he must not be.

He said to Kuang Zhu: "Cousin, I'll go back first, it's too late for the news to reach the Xiang family, and your future brothers and sisters are afraid that they will be sad in vain." Recently, there has been some chaos in the capital, a few days ago the painting of "Tiger City" was lost, I went to see it, I am afraid that someone deliberately wants to rely on you, be careful yourself. ”

Guan Yike nodded and said, "It doesn't matter who he is, don't worry, you can go." ”

Jian Yunqi turned around and flew away.

Guan Yike looked at his distant back, thoughtful.

Jian Yunzhen has been heavier than others since he was careful, and what he wants to hide, he will naturally find a way to hide it seamlessly.

Guan Yike was worried that the care and tenderness he showed just now were deliberately pretended to be for him, and it was likely to hide the mystery behind the marriage he hastily decided. Jian Yunzhen is his only relative in the world, and he will not let others force Jian Yunzhen to do what he doesn't want to do for any reason.

Guan Yike walked to the place where he had bought a place in the city, and said to himself: "I've been bored lately, but now I have something to do." ”

Unfortunately, as soon as he walked to a place where there were more people, he met a female drunkard, who was shouting and drifting left and right, blocking the way.

He wanted to fly over directly with light skills, but when the drunkard raised her head, he felt that her face was somewhat familiar, and he stood there and thought for a long time before he remembered who she was.

By the time he remembered, the drunkard had already pounced.

The drunkard lay in his arms, took a rotten branch that he didn't know where to rip, picked his chin, and asked, "Pretty boy, have you married a wife and a concubine?" ”

Kwong Zhu smiled, very good, the words are all the same.

Kuang Zhu pinched her shoulders, pushed her to stand upright, and replied: "What if you marry, what if you don't marry?" ”

Dong Di raised his head after hearing this, lowered his head again, and finally shook his head fiercely, and finally raised it, swaying around him, and shook the soft branches in his hand: "If I marry, then I ...... I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life. If you don't marry, you see, these two days...... The weather is just right, the wind is warm and not dry, little boy, you can go boating on the lake with me and fly kites in the suburbs. In two days, if the weather is not beautiful and it rains, we can also sit in the pavilion to make tea and play chess games. You say, "Beautiful?" ”

Guan Yike did not speak, nor did he move.

Dong Di went around to the front, squinted at him, and said with a smile: "You are the most handsome I have seen recently." He took a step back and smiled stupidly: "The blue clothes are also well dressed, white-faced Yulang." Oh, we seem to have seen it somewhere. ”

Guan Yike glanced at her, saw that there were still a lot of people here, and the time was not too late, and flew away without saying a word.

Dong Di saw him flying, frowned, drooped his face, fell to the ground on his back, and muttered: "The most annoying, the person who says to fly will fly." ”

After dinner, Xiang Ye locked himself in the room, his eyes were empty, and he kept lying on the table.

An hour passed, and she suddenly sat up straight and patted her face to sober herself.

She comforted herself: "Xiang Ye, it's okay here." Continuing to indulge in emotions is nothing but a futile effort. Calm down, calm down. ”

Sitting and taking a few deep breaths, she removed the hairpin, found a book introducing the national costumes of a single country and lay down to read, slowly, her breathing became long. The book lay silently on top of her, and the candle deliberately crackled quietly, dimming the fire little by little.

The next day, when Xiang Ye was freshening, Ah Shu told her about the situation in the yamen last night, she was relieved after hearing it, and smiled shallowly, but she could no longer see more differences, as if everything was as usual.

Jian Yunzhen sent someone to the house very early to hand over the sticker, and asked her to go to the Ugly Leak Building for tea today, she freshened up and dressed up, and she didn't grind for too long, so she went out to meet the appointment.

When Xiang Ye entered the wing, Jian Yunzhen had already poured tea for her, and she saw that on another low table, there was her painting tube.

When she went out, it was windy, she put on a cloak, and only after entering the house did she take off and sit down, she looked at him carefully, and then asked, "I haven't arrived yet, why do you fill the tea first?" ”

Jian Yunqi smiled and said, "I heard you go upstairs, so I put the teacup on the table." ”

Xiang Ye was a little surprised and asked him, "How do you know it's me?" ”

Jian Yunqi smiled and said to her, "Do you want to hear the origin of the skill, or how do you recognize you." ”

Xiang Ye took a sip of tea and said, "It's good, I'm willing to listen." ”

Jian Yunyun stretched out his hand and helped her pull her hair behind her ear, and said: "When I was a child, I learned martial arts, and I had to practice my ears, so that it would be convenient to know if anyone was approaching and where others were going. As for why I know it's you, because, I memorized it with my heart, and I want to remember every time you approach. ”

Xiang Ye smiled, pointed at him with a teacup, and said playfully: "This is the sweet words that this beautiful lady taught our little general." ”

Jian Yunyun leaned closer to her, put his hands on the table, and said, "It's probably the one in front of you, because there has never been anything else besides her, and I don't dare to have any more." ”

Xiang Ye withdrew his hand, poured him tea, and said with a smile: "Then I really want to congratulate the little general, Sansheng is lucky." ”

Jian Yunzhen looked at her and smiled, and said, "Girls don't have to be envious, although this is a talent, but it is also a human instinct, one day, you will understand." ”