Situ Xin stroked his gray beard slowly, squinted his eyes as if he was very surprised, and said, "Oh, there is still such a thing? No wonder, the emperor asked several His Highnesses to prepare for this summer banquet, but it turned out to be another arrangement. But Lord Si Shi, I'm afraid this busy old man can't help, don't say that this is a holy will, you can't question and disobey it, and then say this holy will, the old man doesn't think there's anything wrong, my lord is so afraid of it, do you think that your highnesses are not worthy of your daughter? Or do you believe in those unwarranted things, afraid of harming the pond fish, because your daughter will harm you? ”

When Dong Guo Chang heard this, he hurriedly denied it and explained: "My lord has misunderstood, if I can tie the knot with a few His Royal Highnesses, it will naturally be the supreme glory of my Dong Guo family, but, it's just - please think about it again!" ”

"Just what? Lord Dongguo, this old man can't help, and won't help, we are assisting the emperor in the court, we should all know to follow the holy will, this holy will, you and I can know a little bit of the holy will, the emperor is old, and his body is not very good, if he really wants to promise a marriage for several highnesses, he should want to enjoy the beautiful family, how can I reverse the holy will, do you want the emperor to change his mind for your selfishness? Situ Xin questioned Dong Guochang, staring at him with dead eyes, as if he wanted to see a hole in him, and the majesty and anger in his words could not be ignored.

Dong Guo Chang flinched slightly, knowing in his heart that this matter would not work. If you continue to talk about it, it will be even worse if it annoys Situ Xin, so you squeezed out a smile and said: "What the lord said is exact, it is the lower official's poor consideration and arbitrary decision, and he really loves his daughter, and I ask my lord to forgive the recklessness and unreasonableness of the lower official." ”

"I hope Lord Dongguo can really understand this matter, this impatience is not like your style at all, but it is just because of a holy decree? This rude request should be stopped, the adults should go back and prepare for their lives, the old man is waiting for the good news of Lord Dongguo and the royal family at the summer banquet! Situ Xin got up, dusted off his sleeves, and walked out of the hall with his hands in his hands. He knew what Dong Guo Chang was thinking, and he didn't want a few rumors to make these officials afraid of a few highnesses, and he didn't even want a good chance to tie the knot with the royal family, but this matter was originally a countermeasure he discussed with the emperor, so how could it go along with their wishes?

Dong Guo Chang helplessly looked at the back of Situ Xin leaving, and became even more nervous and worried in his heart, the reminder in Situ Xin's words was very obvious, could it be that he really wanted to be impatient? sighed and left the Jingsu Mansion, the matter has come to this, he can only go back to the house to "prepare"!

"My lord, don't you really consider Lord Dongguo's request?" A pale and low voice came from the void, followed by a white shadow landing, standing upright on the side of the desk, removing the white paper that Situ Xin had covered the painting, glanced at the unfinished painting, raised his eyes and said: "After all these years, the adults are still painting this person day after day, it is really a long time of affection!" ”

Situ Xin looked at the person who was wrapped in a white robe, and didn't seem to be half surprised, stepped forward to put the painting away, and said with a little sadness: "Day after day, it's just a trace of thought, the old man lives with only this little thought!" ”

"Calculate the time, adults are in their prime, this thought has been in your heart for more than 50 years, aren't you tired?" The visitor took off the huge white hat, and still wore a silver mask on his face, which shone with a little silver light in the dim candlelight, which looked particularly bewitching.

"How could it be-" Situ Xin muttered, suddenly retracted his emotions, looked at the visitor and asked, "The old man can't allow you to ask about this matter." At this time, you didn't come here just to listen to the old man and Master Si Shi, right? Your eyeliner is all over the old man's house, and you should have known any of the old man's intentions, so you shouldn't have asked me. ”

The corners of the white-clothed man's mouth hooked slightly, and he took out an object from his sleeve and put it on the table: "I think, this thing, adults should be interested in it-"

There are still two days left before the summer banquet in the imperial capital, but the sword awakening conference in Wanning Villa has finally started under the expectation of everyone. According to the rules of the villa, all guests who enter the sword awakening conference must issue an invitation issued by the villa before entering the villa to observe the grand event. Lou Wange and his party of three, naturally there is no such thing as an invitation order, when they walked to the gate of the mountain, they were naturally stopped by the guards, Yunluo was an impatient, and was about to do something with the guard, Lou Wange stopped him in time, the three of them retreated to the side, and they didn't want to get in, and they didn't go back to the inn to find a way, but Yunluo and Danyu were confused, and no one knew what kind of medicine Lou Wange was selling in this gourd

"Sister, we've been waiting at this door for almost an hour, and if we don't want to get in, this sword awakening conference is about to start." Yunluo rubbed his numb legs.

"Don't worry, we can catch up, wait." Lou Wange looked sideways at the road behind the mountain gate, as if she was looking forward to something. Suddenly, several people who looked like domestic servants came down the mountain road, and Lou Wange smiled: "No, the people who invited us are here." ”

"Is it Changye Gongzi, please? Our owner is invited! The servant walked up to Lou Wange and asked politely.

"Exactly, labor leads the way."

Following the servant up the mountain, Dan Yu and Yunluo were even more puzzled, Dan Yu leaned closer to Yunluo and asked in a low voice: "Yunluo, does your master have any friendship with the owner of Wanning Village?" The people from this mountain village even came down from the mountain to pick us up. ”

Yunluo was also puzzled, shook his head and said, "No friendship?" My sister has nothing to do with Wanning Villa, it's still the kind that can't be beaten by eight poles, and I don't know what's going on. ”

"What are you two muttering?" Lou Wange turned around and asked the two.

"No, no, we didn't say anything." The two hurriedly waved their hands and denied it.

"When we get to the villa, you two stay at the venue to watch the awakening sword conference, I will go to see the owner of the village first, there will be a big event today, you are ready, pay more attention to it." Everything depends on my eyes. ”

"Oh." Although the two of them were in the clouds, they looked at Lou Wange's serious expression, knowing that this matter was not simple, although they had doubts, it was always right to do what they were told.

Follow the winding mountain road, it will not take long to arrive at the gate of Wanning Villa, raise your eyes, the whole villa is submerged in a verdant bamboo forest, the overall construction of the villa is also related to the element of "bamboo", listen carefully to the wind, gusts of wind chimes are pleasant, accompanied by the rustle of bamboo leaves, only make people feel extremely quiet and far away. Lou Wange was in a trance for a moment, there was a blockade place in Shenwu Mountain, it was her mother's former residence Tingzhu Garden, which was exactly the same as the decoration of Wanning Villa, and seeing the vision in front of her, she involuntarily began to miss it.

Separated from Dan Yuyunluo, Lou Wange followed the servant around the road to the other part of the villa, walking and walking, only to feel that the road ahead was getting more and more desolate, and the bamboo forest was becoming more and more dense, and it was getting farther and farther away from the villa, she was a little puzzled and asked, "Where are you going to take me?" Didn't you go to see the owner? ”

The servant also stopped suddenly, turned around respectfully and replied: "Childe, along this road, there is ahead, this is the forbidden land of the villa, the small one is not good to lead the way, the owner of the village is waiting, and the son can go by himself." ”

"Thank you!" Lou Wange returned the salute and walked forward along the narrow mountain road, closer, she seemed to hear a sound of the piano, if there was nothing, quite familiar, and then closer, when she heard the music clearly, she was stunned:

This song?

It is my mother's favorite "Spring River Moonlit Night" before her death!

Except for my mother, who else will play?

Carrying the heart, step by step, a small bamboo house in the distance gradually appeared, no different from Shenwu Mountain Tingzhu Garden, by the corridor, under the light cyan curtain, a cyan figure, is sitting precariously playing the song "Spring River Moonlit Night", Lou Wange did not dare to step forward again, this situation, the figure overlapped with her mother, she clenched her fists, endless thoughts and pain welled up in her heart, holding back tears, she did not forget the purpose of this trip, choked up:

"Excuse me, is it Master Shu?"

The crisp sound of the piano stopped abruptly, the figure of the person under the curtain did not move, and a deep voice sounded: "It's an evening song, right?" "There was a bit of longing and forbearance.

Lou Wange was stunned, how could he know his name, but touching his face, few people in the world can see the disguise technique, not to mention Shu Jinyuan, nodded slightly: "Exactly, the owner, this is-"

"You don't have to say it, I know it all." Shu Jinyuan suddenly interrupted her words, and the sound of the piano started again, more gently and tactfully than Fang Cai: "Evening Song, take a closer look around here, are you familiar?" ”

How can you not be familiar?

Lou Wange looked around, and finally had the courage to push open the door, closed her eyes and took a long breath: "Here, there is the smell of my mother's mother!" ”

"Not only that, this is also your birthplace!" Shu Jinyuan added: "I know you came to me, it must be to ask about you, about your mother, right? ”

Lou Wange was shocked, is this her birthplace?

After finishing the song, Shu Jinyuan smoothed the strings, got up, slowly walked to Lou Wange, and stroked Lou Wange's cheek with one hand, only for a moment, the traces of disappearance were completely gone, Lou Wange's true appearance was revealed, Shu Jinyuan looked at the face in front of him, and his eyes were filled with a little longing and sadness: "Look at your eyebrows and eyes, you still look a little like your mother, you have really grown up!" ”

"My mother, is it really me who gave birth here?"

"Yes, at that time, the situation forced me, in order to protect your mother, you were taken away by Tang Zhuangyu when you were born, and then, I didn't have any news of you, until the last Hanxue Pavilion banquet, I recognized you at a glance, plus this time you were hidden in Shu Huan's caravan, I knew that you were Tang Huan's daughter!" Shu Jinyuan walked into the inner room with Lou Wange, and said as he walked.

"The Cold Snow Pavilion feast? The owner also went? How did I not know? Lou Wange was a little puzzled.

"I went deliberately, no one will notice me, Hanxue Pavilion, is the only clue I can learn about your mother, I go every year, the last time I went to meet the Hanxue Pavilion banquet, I saw you, my wish for many years is also half." Shu Jinyuan added tea to Lou Wange, looked at the swaying bamboo forest outside the window, and said indifferently.