When Meng Yan was invited to step into the Canglan Palace, his thoughts were almost blank, and the sentence that passed the message to the maid kept echoing in his mind: "Your Highness has recently learned an ancient song, and I want to invite the young general to go to the Canglan Hall to listen to it." ”

At that time, he was practicing archery with Meng Mo on the school field of Fuzhong School, and after hearing this, even Meng Bi, who had always been obsessed with martial arts, was very interested in not pestering him to be a sparring partner, and even hurriedly grabbed the bow in his hand and pushed him out.

Meng Yan was a little arrogant, and as soon as he walked into the Canglan Palace, he smelled a fragrance that he didn't recognize, like a faint smell that he could smell when he was slightly close to her.

"Major General, please sit down and wait a moment." The maid who led him into the hall respectfully led him to the draft of the Lingzhi scroll where the tea set had been placed, "Your Highness will arrive later." ”

"Okay." Meng Yan entered the woman's residence for the first time except for her mother and sister, and looked around for a moment at the large hall full of the shadows of her sweetheart—it seemed that she loved elegant things, from the beaded curtain and gauze tent that separated the inner and outer halls, to the small objects placed on the Bogu shelf, all of which were delicate and dexterous, showing the extraordinary taste of the owner.

In a moment, the sound of the zhengzheng qin came from inside, like a pearl falling on a jade plate, which made people unconsciously intoxicated.

Meng Yan listened attentively for a while, the sound of the piano suddenly turned, impassioned as if in the middle of thousands of troops, so that the mood of the listeners also flew to the battlefield to fight, quite a "gold in a hundred battles wear gold armor, do not break Loulan will never return" of the awe-inspiring determination.

And just as the war depicted in the song is in the white-hot stage, the sound of the piano is another turn, and on the seven strings, it is like the shyness and reluctance of a woman on the wedding night who is sent to a sedan chair by her family, but it adds a bit of regret, and people can't see through the complex emotions in it.

Then the sound of the piano gradually decreased, mourning endlessly, crying blood every word, accusing the unsatisfactory married life of the woman after she got married, and accusing the Quartet of the back house that imprisoned the woman in this life - Meng Yan does not know the rhythm, but understands the deep meaning.

The sound of the piano gradually stopped, but the mourning lingered, covering the furnishings in the hall with a thick layer of sorrow.

Meng Yan seemed to be still immersed in it, and he didn't realize that Luo Liyao had walked out of the inner hall and sat on the other side of the desk.

"What does the young general think, how about this 'jade resentment' that I have learned from Xinxue?" Luo Liyao glanced at him, poured herself a cup of tea and savored it, "This is a song about a woman's marriage and grievances for a lifetime, and she has always boasted that the literati and scholars are unruly and can't teach her husband and children with peace of mind - but in my opinion, it's not her who is wrong, it's this world that has always told women that they must keep their own lives in the back house." ”

Seeing that he was silent, Luo Liyao pointed to the teacup in front of him and said, "This is a new batch of chalcedony green produced in Fuyan City this year. My maid was wise, and knew that I loved roses the most, so she mixed them with the dew she had gathered from the roses in the morning. ”

didn't seem to want to get Meng Yan's answer, Luo Liyao said to herself: "The dew collected in this way is very good for making tea, and the tea also has the aroma of roses that I like." She put the tea she had just taken a sip on the side of the table, as if she didn't want to drink it again, "It's just that she didn't expect that the aroma of this rose has overshadowed the original mellowness of chalcedony green, which goes against the original intention of tasting tea, and this tea has been reduced to a defective product." ”

"Your Highness's meaning, the minister is like this superfluous aroma, isn't it?" Meng Yan looked at the teacup that had been poured in front of him but had not moved at all, and couldn't hear what the tone was, "It's just Your Highness, why haven't you thought about giving it a try?" ”

Luo Liyao smiled lightly, and there was a little imperceptible helplessness on her pretty face: "When the young general is on the battlefield, will he also take out all his hole cards to gamble on the outcome of a game?" ”

Meng Yan was speechless for a moment.

"I may be a very good friend with the major general, but we certainly won't be a very good couple." Luo Liyao put a piece of white jade with excellent water head in front of Meng Yan, and the faint word "Yao" on it made Meng Yan a little surprised, "This is what the queen mother asked me to hand over to the young general." Luo Liyao deliberately accentuated the word "queen mother".

Meng Yan stretched out his hand and gently stroked the words on the jade, but did not accept it, "Your Highness didn't mean anything like this, why did you still follow the words of the queen mother?" ”

"What I mean is simply to admit that the Major General is my friend." Luo Liyao casually tightened the golden wire wrap arm in her hand, "The young general is a smart person, so naturally he won't misinterpret what I mean." ”

"Then dare to ask Your Highness, does Your Highness already have a sweetheart?" Meng Yan looked straight into her eyes, his expression was serious and serious, and he was like the son who would be shy after saying a few words a few days ago, "He is the only person in His Highness's heart, and His Highness is willing to spend his life hand in hand." ”

"Never." Luo Liyao also looked at him directly, looking at each other, thinking differently, "Not now, but it doesn't mean that there won't be in the future-when the time comes, how will the young general stay?" ”

Meng Yan lowered his eyes and smiled, and there was a kind of relieved relief on Jun Xiu's face: "No matter what, since His Royal Highness has no sweetheart now, then there is no reason for the minister to give up like this." He put away the beautiful jade with Luo Liyao's name in front of him, "Although the minister is not His Highness's sweetheart now, it doesn't mean that he won't be in the future-Ruochen has never been able to enter His Highness's heart......"

Luo Liyao was a little dumbfounded and looked away.

"The minister must also do his best in his life, so that His Highness can live a peaceful and joyful life, and everything will be successful." Meng Yan looked at the side face of the girl in front of him, "Today, His Highness said that he is willing to treat the minister as a friend, and the minister is already very happy." ”

"The young general is the pillar of the country in the future, and the future is unlimited, what kind of woman do you want?" Luo Liyao shook her head lightly, "There's no need to waste time for someone like me, it's not worth it." ”

"There are all kinds of women in the world, each one is different, but only one can take it to heart." Meng Yan put the accessories he had brought with him since childhood on the table in exchange, got up and arched his hand to Luo Liyao, "Whether or not to accept the minister's intention lies with His Highness, and whether it is worth paying for His Highness is the minister himself." ”

"The young general can know, 'The breadth of the Han is not to be thought of'." Luo Liyao looked at the Mengjiahuo totem on the accessory in front of her and let out a long sigh.

Meng Yan stood up and stood still, and said with an indifferent smile: "The minister also knows that 'the son is returning, and his words are his horse'." ”

Luo Liyao stared at him silently, and looked back at Meng Yan. At this time, he realized that when she didn't have a smile on her face, she also had such an innate majesty that was not inferior to the emperor.

At this point, the words have been clarified, and there is no point in saying anything more.

"If His Highness's words have been finished, then Rong Chen will retire." Meng Yan saw that Luo Liyao still didn't have any intention of continuing the topic, so she chose to leave very interestingly.

Luo Liyao looked at his back silently, but suddenly looked back at him before he was about to step out of the temple - one staggered his gaze in a little panic, and the other was a little inexplicably happy.

He still has a chance to walk into her heart after all.

As soon as Meng Yan walked out of the Canglan Palace, he saw Wang Yi coming in a hurry and almost collided with him, he subconsciously reached out to help.

"Ahh Major General Meng—" Wang Yi hurriedly stood still, straightening the somewhat tilted Qiaoshi crown on his head, "The slave just came to you, Your Majesty is invited." ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I'll go." Meng Yan glanced back at the golden roof of the Canglan Palace, "The tired chief is leading the way." ”

"Whoa." The king saw that he seemed to be reluctant to give up, and his face was unconsciously filled with a lot of smiles, "Her Royal Highness the princess has had an excellent temperament since she was a child, and she has dabbled a lot on weekdays. ”

Meng Yan smiled lightly and did not answer.

When Wang saw him react like this, he thought he was acquiescing, and he didn't talk about it.

……

"Your Highness, the young general has been summoned to the Yiyuan Hall by His Majesty." Bang Yue cautiously looked at Luo Liyao's expression, and replaced the tea on the case that was already a little cold, "Your Highness has made it clear today, will the young general be angry because of this?" ”

Luo Liyao pointed to the accessory engraved with the Meng family's logo in front of him: "If he was angry, he wouldn't have left this." ”

"Then—Your Highness, what should I do with this jade pendant?" Bang Yue saw that she only stared at her and didn't mean to pick it up, "It's better for the slave to put it away." ”

"No need." Luo Liyao finally picked it up with her hands - the special touch of the tentacles was warm but a little rough and uneven, but it was indeed a little peculiar like the Meng family, "Now that you have made it clear, you don't have to have any more burdens - besides, there will be many things in the future, who can say for sure?" ”

Bang Yue didn't seem to understand, so she silently put the book that Luo Liyao hadn't finished reading in front of her, and said, "Yes." ”

……

If it is said that the most majestic and extravagant palace built in the Tianqi Imperial Palace, it is the Yiyuan Hall where the emperors of Tianqi lived in the past dynasties.

Meng Yan followed Wang Yi through the golden dragon road paved with gold bricks in the front hall of Yiyuan Palace, and his heart was not at a loss when he first entered the Canglan Palace, as if he was a calm and wise courtier.

"Weichen is blind, see His Majesty the Emperor, may Your Majesty be happy forever." Meng Yan stopped at this end of the Heavenly Mandate Bridge and knelt down.

Heavenly Mandate Bridge - Because the place where the Yiyuan Hall is located is connected to a living water in the Taiye Pool, the main hall is also built around the water, and there is a river in the temple inside, and the Heavenly Mandate Bridge is designed to connect the main hall. Courtiers are generally allowed to stop at one end of the Mandate Bridge, and the Emperor's Seat is at the other end. After all, this bridge is called "Mandate of Heaven", and ordinary people can't easily step on it.

Emperor Luo Zhuang Xi was buried in the mountains at this time. Hearing the voice of the face, Fang looked up and said, "Major General, please get up." ”

"Yes." Meng Yan stood up and waited quietly for the emperor's orders.

"It is said that A-Yao invited you to Canglan Hall today?" Luo Zhuang asked as if he was unintentional, but his eyes did not leave the unfolding note in his hand at all, "Can you still talk?" ”

"Does Your Majesty want to hear the truth from your ministers?" Meng Yan lowered his head and stared at the water flowing slowly under the Heavenly Destiny Bridge in front of him.

Luo Zhuang Xi sneered when he heard this, and said with some amusement: "Naturally." ”

Meng Yan paused, and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess has no intention of being male or female. ”

"Ah Yao has been both an idea and a heart since she was a child." Luo Zhuang Xi smiled faintly, "You have only known each other for a long time, if you say that A-Yao is interested in you, I really don't believe it." ”

"Your Majesty's heart is like a mirror, but you still promised Her Royal Highness the princess to the minister." Meng Yan raised his head, and Luo Zhuangxi's figure behind the case could not be seen really under the shroud of light moisture, "Although the minister can understand, he doesn't understand." ”

Luo Zhuangxi put aside the annotated notes in his hand, and picked up another book: "If you don't understand, you don't understand, you just need to remember to keep your promise—cough cough—" Luo Zhuangxi coughed without warning, and as soon as his hand loosened, the imperial pen drew a bright red mark on the neat note.

"Ah, Your Majesty—" Wang Yi was shocked, and hurriedly handed over the handkerchief in his arms respectfully, and patted Luo Zhuangxi on the back again.

Luo Zhuangxi took the handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose and coughed a few times, only then did he feel the discomfort in his throat ease, and took a sip of the tea handed by Wang Yi.

"Your Majesty is sick with the dragon's body, let's take a look." Meng Yan was a little worried.

"It doesn't matter." I don't know if it's an illusion or what, Luo Zhuangxi's voice is a little hoarser than before, "Shi Chengliang has already seen it, and I also know my body." Luo Zhuangxi glanced at the dazzling red on the handkerchief, which was a little more vivid than cinnabar, and casually threw it to Wang Yi.

The king was shocked and wanted to speak, but Luo Zhuangxi glanced at him and hurriedly stopped his mouth and retreated.

"Your Majesty......" Meng Yan was still waiting to be said, but he was also interrupted by Luo Zhuangxi.

"I know it." Luo Zhuangxi picked up the imperial pen again, "I often hear the queen say that Ah Yao prefers the customs and customs outside to the boudoir of her daughter's family - if Ah Yao is willing, the young general can also take her out of the palace more." ”

"Yes." Apart from Her Royal Highness the Princess, what else does Your Majesty command? ”

"There is no need for the major general to worry about anything in the near future." Luo Zhuangxi glanced at him, "The most important thing for you now is only my precious daughter." ”

"Yes." Meng Yan took a deep breath and said firmly, "Weichen understands. ”

"Go ahead." Luo Zhuangxi casually annotated a few strokes, "Don't disappoint me and the queen." ”

Meng Yan bowed and withdrew.

After Meng Yan stepped out of the palace gate, Wang Yi instructed the little chamberlain to step forward and take away the pile of music that Luo Zhuangxi had already annotated, and changed the tea on the case before he dared to persuade: "Your Majesty, you should also pay more attention to the dragon body and rest more." ”

"I know what I know." Luo Zhuang did not raise his head.

Wang Yi was a little hesitant, and said: "Someone from Xingfei Hall said that the concubine Niangniang personally cooked your favorite Dangshen chicken soup today, and I want you to come over for dinner." ”

"Go and talk back, I'll go and accompany her in the evening." Luo Zhuang Xi criticized a few strokes, as if he remembered something, "I remember the medicine she drank a few days ago, it seems to be different from Shi Chengliang?" ”

"Yes, the concubine said that it was a folk remedy on Gongzi's side, which specializes in treating cough diseases." Wang Yi smiled lightly, "Your Majesty has coughed intermittently for so long, Niangniang is in a hurry, so she specially asked someone to go to Gongzi to find this recipe to recuperate for Your Majesty." ”

"She has a heart." Luo Zhuang Xi dipped the imperial pen in cinnabar, "folk remedies...... I think it's also the word of mouth of the people, I'm afraid that there is no Shi Cheng Liangkai's recipe that is useful. ”

"Hey, the prescriptions of the master always treat the symptoms but not the root cause - the concubine Niangniang said that this folk convenience is folk wisdom, and the old recipes that have been circulated for many years are all ordinary and effective medicines, Your Majesty might as well give it a try, and it may not be useful."

"Yes, too." Luo Zhuang Xi nodded, and didn't delve too deeply, "It's just Shi Chengliang's medicine, and it still comes in every day." ”

"It's nature." Wang Yi smiled slightly and stepped back from talking.

The huge Yiyuan Palace, only the sound of the river flowing in the hall under the Heavenly Mandate Bridge, although it flows slowly, it has never stopped.

The deceased is like a husband, reluctant to give up day and night.

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Related Notes:

(1) [Han Zhiguang, unthinkable]: From "Han Guang", the original translation is "The Han River is wide and wide, and it is impossible to get through", referring to the hopelessness of men pursuing their favorite women.

(2) [The son of Yu Gui, the words of the horse]: from "Han Guang", the original text is translated as "The girl is about to get married, hurry up and feed her horse", which refers to the man's pursuit of a beautiful dream, but also refers to the sincere blessing to the woman he loves is about to marry others.