Chen Ziye is very tired these days, and this journey of thousands of miles has made him physically and mentally tired. Originally, the way back to Beijing was smooth sailing, but could not withstand the disasters from the sky, passing through Qingzhou coincided with the rain for several days, Qingzhou and surrounded by mountains, and the state city was flooded overnight.

Chen Ziye could have taken a detour to leave, but as a member of Zuo Xiang's staff, he was conscious, and he followed the local officials and people to fight for several days and nights, and finally stabilized the disaster. When it was over, he was not idle, and set off immediately, but even if he was in a hurry for several days, he only came back last night, and the time was a little late, if it weren't for the guard on duty at the city gate would be his drinking friend, I am afraid that he would have to spend the night outside the city.

As soon as I came back, I heard that Li Xiao had entered the Beijing Division, and in order to show the friendship of the landlord, he took a carriage to Wan'an Temple at dawn.

Chen Zi, who entered the moon gate, kept panting all night, and almost fell when he crossed the threshold. Seeing Li Xiao sitting, the two were also familiar with each other, so they didn't pay attention to the image, sat down directly, grabbed the tea in Li Xiao's hand, and drank it all.

Chu Chu was startled by the sudden Chen Ziye, but he quickly recovered, got up and retreated behind Li Xiao, and looked directly at the disheveled, haggard, panting man in cloth in front of him.

Li Xiao was familiar with Chen Ziye, so he didn't say anything, supported his head with his hands, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Old Chen, it's too late, I thought you would have a banquet at the city gate yesterday, instead of being in a hurry now, and drank my cup of good Longjing tea." ”

"Longjing?" Chen Ziye looked at the cup he had just put down, looking dazed.

Thinking back to the taste just now, it should be a bitter tea that can be obtained for a few dollars of silver on the street, what is this Longjing. However, he didn't delve into it, he just thought it was Li Xiao who teased: "That kid Lu Yunlu is notoriously slow, with my speed, if it weren't for some delays, of course I would catch up and overtake casually." But it's impossible to hold a banquet as you want, Gonggong Xu came to pick it up in person, if I set up a banquet, wouldn't it be a shame to the people in the palace? Besides, the old eunuch doesn't like to be with us literati. ”

Replacing his right hand, which had been held for a long time, Li Xiao rubbed the teacup with his fingers, still smiling: "Lao Chen, you didn't come this time to tell me this." ”

It can be seen that Chen Ziye came in such a hurry, there must be something, as for what it is, it can be guessed that it is nothing more than to set up a line for the master in his mansion to make up for the failure to bring Li Xiao to Beijing in the name of the mansion. Moreover, in order to find out the first word copied in the Chu Mansion.

Chen Ziye did come for these two things, but the one in the mansion didn't say anything, just praised him for what he did in Qingzhou City, that is, he felt indebted, and he had been in the mansion for so many years, and now he could have a small thing that was his turn, but in the end he couldn't complete it, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.

So he just returned to Beijing yesterday, handed over the words to the one in the house overnight, and learned the news of Li Xiao's arrival in Beijing, he went out early after a night's rest, and rushed to find Li Xiao, not for anything else, just to let Li Xiao catch up with that person to make up for the loss. It's just that before I came, I was full of ambition and kept my remarks in mind, but after arriving, I saw the familiar smile on Li Xiao's face, and I couldn't say anything.

Li Xiao noticed Chen Ziye's hesitation and stopped, and understood the difficulty of the scholar in front of him, put down the rubbing cup, and turned around to signal Chu Chu to hand over the colorful plate on the table to Pu Jing.

Chu Chu didn't say much, took the plate and walked out of the moon gate. In a moment, only Li Xiao and Chen Ziye were left in this small courtyard.

I don't know how long it took, Chen Ziye sighed, a pair of hands with nowhere to place tightly grasped the ceramic cup in front of him, struggled for a moment, then raised his tired head, looked at Li Xiao, and said with an embarrassed face: "It's not a big deal, I just thought that I couldn't pick up Lao Li in person You came to Jingshi, brother, I feel guilty, it happened that I gave the words you wrote to Yu Gong yesterday, Yu Gong was full of praise after reading it, so he wanted to see you, set up a table to talk about his heart, I don't know if I can have an empty banquet?" ”

Jingshi Yu Gong, Yu Kangzhi, noble status, in the left phase, countless eyes staring, and having a banquet with him, doesn't it show that he and Zuo Xiang are people in the same boat. At that time, the enemy in the officialdom of the left minister will make a stumbling block for himself and make his trip to Beijing more difficult. Moreover, he can be said to have no idea about the plan back then, what the content of the plan was, and who were involved in the plan, he didn't know at all.

"Brother Chen thinks, should Li Xiao go?" Li Xiao maintained a sitting posture, brushing a few strands of hair hanging down with his right hand, and his tone was flat: "Brother Chen looks at this courtyard, what do you think?" ”

"Buddhism is pure, and there is no dispute with the world." Chen Ziye didn't feel much surprise at what Li Xiao said, and for him, he didn't want the young man in his youth to enter the chess arena of Jingshi City, but his identity was here, and he would always seek benefits for the one in the mansion intentionally or unintentionally.

"Actually, I didn't write that poem." Looking at the scholar in front of him, Li Xiao smiled faintly: "But if you say the author, you probably won't believe it, let's just assume that I wrote it." ”

When Li Xiao handed over the song "Water Tune Song Head" to the maid Miaomiao, he knew that he couldn't hide it with the character of the little maid, and he would definitely take it out to show off, and at that time, Chen Ziye was still in the house, and the chance of being seen by him was not small. He didn't plan to hide anything, in his opinion, although the poetry of this world is not bad, it is always missing the rendering of Li Du's poems and Tao Su's poetry collection.

As a loyal fan of Li Taibai, Li Xiao is disdainful of plagiarizing works, but the inheritance of culture needs a communicator, and he is shameless and willing to be this "communicator", so that the world in which he lives can have a few more dazzling colors.

"Brother Chen doesn't have to worry, when Her Royal Highness the princess's condition is cured, it's not too late to meet with Lord Zuo Xiang."

This is a, in Chen Ziye's eyes, Her Royal Highness the princess is healed, Li Xiao has no need to continue to stay in Jingshi, and all forces in the city will not continue to pay attention to this prince who is thousands of miles away, so it is meaningless to meet Yu Gong again. Although he thinks so, Chen Ziye is also understandable, after all, who would want to cause trouble for no reason.

Li Xiao naturally wanted to stay out of the troubled waters of Jingshi, but it was that plan that annoyed him, and since the moment he stepped into Jingshi, there was always a feeling of being led away. Chen Ziye in front of him was silent, Li Xiao knew what he was thinking, and some things didn't have to be broken.

The cool breeze blew weakly, as if it was smelling the scents of the city. In the distance, dozens of wisps of cooking smoke rose into the air and disappeared into the white clouds in an instant. Nearby, the shadows of the trees on the ground shrunk, short, and somewhat decadent.

"It's not early, Brother Chen stays for a meal?" Li Xiao shook off his numb hand and said, "It's not me talking nonsense, the food in Wan'an Temple tastes pretty good, although it is not as delicious as my sister's cooking, but it is also a four-star level." ”

Chen Ziye sighed, didn't delve into the four-star that Li Xiao said, just dragged his tired body to stand up, with a smile on his face, and said: "I ate with Yu Gong earlier, it's really good, but you also know that Chen likes to eat meat, and fasting is not suitable for me." ”

"Yes. But it's always boring in Wan'an Temple. Li Xiao looked at Chu Chu who was holding lunch at the door, and said with a smile: "It just so happens that I still have some silver taels here, so it's better to find a place tomorrow and get together with the big guys." I heard from Lu Gongzi that the two of you know each other, and you are good buddies who have been in the Qinglou together, I haven't seen you for more than ten days, how about getting together? ”

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Chen Ziye suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and slandered in his heart how Lu Yunlu's kid could say unbearable things in his mouth, which made him have another romantic image in addition to being a foodie.

"Brother Li smiled, I just had nothing to do, so I went to Huamanlou and Chunguangyuan to go shopping and listen to small songs."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Yes, Brother Chen, don't lie to me, but I heard that Brother Chen is in Chunguang Garden, and he often looks for it, there are two small flowers of vegetables to spend the night, isn't it Lu Yunlu who broke it blindly?"

Chen Ziye lowered his head, his face slowly blushed, and softly scolded Lu Yun at the intersection of Lu Yun. He didn't explain more, and fanned the folding fan in his hand uneasily: "It's okay tomorrow, I just want to meet that Lu boy, but I can't let you break the bank, so let's do it, tomorrow Chen will hold a banquet in the East Street 'Penglai Xianju', and the good student will entertain Li Dacai, who entertained us, how about it?" ”

"Okay, just as Brother Chen said." Someone treated, Li Xiao naturally did not refuse.

And the "Penglai Immortal Residence", he listened to Lu Yunlu keep talking about it, and the eldest prince of Lu was full of praise for it.

As a restaurant that was suddenly built a few years ago, "Penglai Xianju" is a rising star, but with its well-known taste and slender maids, it has made a career in Beijing in a short time. Moreover, the most important thing is the shopkeeper of Xianju, I heard that it is a woman, thirty years old, the charm is still the same, and she looks like a fairy, and she always feels a kind of fairy spirit.

Seeing that Li Xiao agreed, Chen Ziye arched his hand, and then withdrew, only before leaving, he met Chu Chu who had been standing outside the door for a while, took a closer look, turned his head, looked at Li Xiao meaningfully, and said with a smile, "People in the same way." And he departed.

What did Chen Ziye's words mean, Li Xiao understood, didn't explain much, smiled, and motioned for Chu Chu to come in.

The little girl came in briskly with food, and when Li Xiao sat down, she also sat aside. This form of eating at the same table with the master's family was a little uncomfortable at the beginning, and the training she received did not allow her to do so, but Li Xiao didn't care so much about what slaves didn't sit with the master and ate the master's leftovers, it was just the filth of the feudal system.

Everyone is a human being, and there is no distinction between high and low.