Although Chen Qian treated me coldly, I still didn't give up, and went to the imperial study with a bowl of soup every day to show my concern, and after grinding like this for half a month, Chen Qian finally relented and asked me to go to the Jardine Hall to see the master.

With Chen Qian's permission, I happily went to the Yihe Hall to visit Master.

This time, the master still burned leaves and boiled wine as he did last time, enjoying himself.

Chen Qian walked over, stared at the master's dusty sleeves, and said, "Just let the palace people do these things, why should Brother Zuo do it himself, if you don't get dirty clothes." ”

"It's a trivial matter, why should I alarm the palace people, and I'm used to taking care of myself, and I'm not used to the palace people." The sound is as light as water.

After the wine was boiled and placed on the stone table beside it, Chen Qian sat down with a smile, "At the moment of fine wine, how can Brother Zuo enjoy it alone, do you mind if I have a drink with you?" ”

"Your Majesty, please."

There was only one wine glass on the table, which was obviously prepared by the master for himself, and I hurriedly called the palace people to fetch a cup and pour wine for them myself.

"Girl." Master called casually, and immediately looked at Chen Qian, "Although her identity has changed, in my heart she is still the girl I watched grow up, does Your Majesty mind if I call her like this?" ”

Chen Qian smiled casually, "I allow you to call it that, as you like, you don't have to be rigid." ”

Chen Qian talks and laughs freely in front of the master, calling him a brother and a brother, and he seems to be very familiar with it, but it is really strange that he has no shelf.

While drinking, Chen Qian sighed, "The government affairs of the DPRK and China are complicated, and there are thousands of things, I really can't be idle for a moment, and only with Brother Zuo can I have a little leisure." ”

There was a smile as light as snow on Master's lips, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, he is ordered by heaven, he is magnificent, he is worshiped by hundreds of officials, and he is admired by all the people, this is the life ambition of a man in the world." Your Majesty, even if you have no time to spare, is still enjoying it. ”

"Brother Zuo's words are wrong, how can the authority of the country be happy, why don't I want to be like you, no official and light, it's just my responsibility. My uncle trusts me and entrusts me with this country, if I just leave for my own selfishness, a hundred years later, when we meet in Huangquan, what face will I have to meet the emperor? Chen Qian said sincerely, as if he really didn't want this foundation of the country, just to fulfill the old man's entrustment.

Master just sipped the wine slowly and did not comment.

"The affairs of the court, I am getting more and more inadequate, why don't you come to help me, with you to help me, why worry about the instability of the country?" Chen Qian's clear eyes were dyed with a little darkness of the night, and he watched the reactions of the people around him.

The master only said quietly: "Your Majesty said that you are laughing, Your Majesty has many capable ministers and good generals, and there are capable people to share your Majesty's worries, why bother me with more idlers?" ”

"Why should Brother Zuo be humble, with Brother Zuo's talent, he can be the pillar of the country and govern the world. If I have your help, I will definitely be like a fish in water, if I don't have your help, it will be the regret of my life! ”

"Your Majesty has an overreputation, Qing has never had any intention of the court, and he only wants to be unrestrained and travel the world in his life, I am afraid that I will live up to His Majesty's good intentions."

"Uninhibited? Could it be that Brother Zuo is restrained here? Chen Qian smiled faintly, his smile was a little cold, "Brother Zuo resents me trapping you in the palace wall?" I am also a last resort for your safety. I don't know how many people are staring at Brother Zuo in this world. If Brother Zuo leaves here, I am afraid that he will be stuck in a quagmire and will not be able to extricate himself. ”

The master raised his eyebrows slightly, bringing a smile, I don't know whether it was helplessness or sarcasm.

Chen Qian stood upright with his hands, and his eyes were like the streamer of the night, with the strangeness of seduction, "If Brother Zuo delivers that thing to me, Chen Guo is so big, let you be free, Brother Zuo can go wherever he wants." I will definitely do my best to protect you and not let you have worries. ”

Unmoved, Master spoke softly, "Speaking of which, Your Majesty is still thinking about that thing, not for the sake of your safety. ”

"Why does Brother Zuo just refuse to hand it over to me, does Brother Zuo think that I am incapable and unworthy of it?" Chen Qian's gaze suddenly approached the master.

The master closed his eyes slightly, opened them again, and said, "Your Majesty is not a person of destiny, why force it?" ”

Chen Qian coldly hooked the corners of his lips and said disdainfully: "Destiny? I don't believe that. Even if it is the destiny of heaven, I will go against the sky! ”

didn't get the response he wanted, Chen Qian's face was pale, "I still have government affairs to deal with, Qing'er, you accompany Brother Zuo on my behalf." With that, Chen Qian flicked his sleeves coldly and left.

I secretly shook Master's hand and gave him silent support.

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After getting Chen Qian's permission, I ran to the Jardine Hall more and more frequently, of course, no outsiders knew about this matter, and Chen Qian kept this matter secret. Master is a person who understands the joy of life very well, and he will use it to pass the long boring time, for example, he is very elegant, he likes to pick banana leaves, bamboo leaves, etc. to steam and cook food, and the taste is good, and he often pulls me to taste with him and experiment with the results; For example, he will deliberately get up early in the morning to collect the morning dew to make tea, and make a good tea that is fragrant and mellow; For example, he would ask someone to cut down the bamboo in the yard to make a bamboo flute, and personally drill and tune the sound, the timbre is quiet, and the music played is ethereal and distant, which is intoxicating.

Master is a truly versatile person, I can often see him studying chess, painting, writing, and giving, and he loves to read, and his shelves are full of stacks of books, all of which are famous treasures. I often pick up some rare and difficult books from the shelf to test him, whether it is the Six Arts, Zhuzi, Military Books, Mathematics, Fang Techniques, Poetry, or Travelogues, Medical Books, and Astronomy, he can answer them without thinking, and teach me to be ashamed.

Occasionally, he would test me in turn, and if I lost, he would blow a tune, and needless to say, I was not as good as the well-read and brilliant master, and I failed miserably. Over time, my flute skills have also improved.

Chen Qian would come over sometimes, but most of the time he was left aside by us, and I talked with the master and made it funny, and Chen Qian became so embarrassed to become the dispensable one.

"Now that my Chen State treasury is insufficient, Dongyang has been plotting against him for a long time, sending troops to make trouble, and Hou Qing and Brother Ji have gone to crusade against the rebellion. After many wars, I decided to go to Baoling Temple to offer incense, pray for the soldiers who went out on the expedition, and wish our army to return victoriously as soon as possible. "Today, when the master was instructing me on my Xiao Yi, Chen Qian suddenly came up with such a paragraph.

I was puzzled, but I saw Chen Qian set his eyes on the master, and said with a slow smile: "Didn't Brother Zuo always want to go out and have a look, this time it would be better for me to accompany him to Baolin Temple, I will place Brother Zuo in the travel team, send someone to protect you, and leave tomorrow." ”

The master's face was indistinguishable, and he only said slowly: "Your Majesty has arranged everything, what else can I say, it is better to be respectful than to obey my fate." ”

Chen Qian raised his eyebrows lightly and smiled lightly, "It seems that I forced you, and I am also for your good." Go out for a walk to relieve your mood, and your mood will naturally be different. ”

I was worried, but the master smiled and relieved me, he changed the subject, his eyes were kind, "Girl, I recently got some new peach blossom seeds, sow them today, you come and help." ”

Then he ordered someone to take a hoe and dig into the open space in the courtyard.

I took a small shovel and went over to help dig the soil, and I wondered, "Master, the best time to sow peach blossoms is in spring and autumn, and now that it is the frost moon, why not wait until the beginning of spring to sow seeds?" ”

Master smiled while digging the soil, "I can't wait, I want to see next year's peach blossoms bud soon." ”

Chen Qian stood on the sidelines and watched us dig the soil and dig the pit, smiling and enjoying himself. However, this moment did not last long, and he went back to Taiji Hall to deal with government affairs because of the palace people's report. And I, while I was busy working, I was thinking about Chen Qian going to take my master to Baolin Temple to offer incense, and I always felt unspeakably weird.

After working for most of the day, when I was about to sow seeds and cover the soil, I suddenly heard a surprise from the master, "Where is my jade pendant?" ”

When I looked up and saw him looking panicked, I knew that he had lost something while digging, so I said, "Master, don't worry, maybe he was accidentally covered by the dirt, I'll help you find it." ”

The two of them began to dig through the layers of dirt to find, and they were rummaging, their fingertips touching hard objects, small, jade warm and smooth.

"Did you find it?" Master turned to me, and their eyes met, his gaze unusually clear, as dazzling as the dazzling sunlight.

Without waiting for me to answer, he turned over the soil under his hand, picked up a jade pendant that was green and transparent, and said in surprise: "Look, here it is." ”

My gaze froze for a moment, and then I chuckled, "It's still the master who is powerful, and he found it one step ahead of me." As he spoke, he quietly tucked away the objects hidden in the soil in his sleeves.

The master breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as if nothing happened: "Since the jade pendant has been found, let's continue to work." ”

The two men planted the seeds, and covered the soil with a handful of soil, talking and laughing happily, and after a while, the covered soil covered the pits, as if something had been buried deep in the ground.

When Master was leaving, I went to see him off, and he took a painting hanging on the wall and said he wanted to give it to me.

"Girl, your painting skills are the worst in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and this painting will give you practice. When you have time, copy it and practice your painting skills. ”

It is a green landscape painting, the composition is free, sparse and dense, the picture is fresh and elegant, the artistic conception is ethereal and clear, revealing a chic and leisurely style.

I was worried, and I always felt that the master had other intentions, but it was difficult for Jiang Yu to ask questions because of Jiang Yu's side.

"Girl, you have to cherish your life." Master stared at me, smiling like a slight movement of Ling Bo, but unwarranted sadness sounded in my ears.

Master calmly walked on the road, the cold wind blew his clothes and hunted, and he drifted away, so far that I could only see the corner of the fluttering sleeve, like a leaf that had been blown away, flying farther and farther, and I could no longer hold on.

That was the last time I saw him, and I didn't know that the "cherished" voice was not only said to me, but also to himself.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from the Song Dynasty Yan Jidao's "Manting Fang ▪ Nanyuan Blowing Flowers" "Jinzi Zhenghong"