Chapter 63: The Pavilion of the Mind

"Can you write down the articles you write in the field word for word?" This matter is related to the success or failure of the matter, and the king is also secretly worried, and he mentioned it in his throat with a heart.

Who thought of the clever plan, just like what he thought before, Xia Xiang was secretly happy in his heart, could it be that in addition to Gao Hai, among the three examiners, there was someone who could secretly respond? He didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said: "A word for word, half an hour is enough." ”

"Okay, great." Seeing that the king clenched his hands into fists, he was overjoyed, "When the palace is examined, you just need to write the articles you have written word for word in the scientific field, and you don't have to think about the rest." ”

"Yes." Xia Xiang didn't ask much why this was the case and what his intentions were, just took a bite to answer.

Seeing that the king was very satisfied with Xia Xiang's attitude, he put his hands behind his back and regained his arrogant face: "This king will take his leave, Xia Xiang, you are so self-sufficient." Remember, this king has not been to the inn, and you have not met this king. ”

Xia Xiang smiled secretly, seeing that the king was young in the end, he deliberately emphasized it, but it added to the snake.

Sending him away to see the king, Lian Ruohan couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "What is the purpose of seeing the king?" ”

Xia Xiang spread his hands, shook his head and said, "I don't know, but since it is to see the king, it must be a good thing, I just have to do it." ”

"Hugh wants to lie to me, with your cunning, if you are not completely sure, how can you take a bite? Xia Langjun, are you a bully for me? Lian Ruohan looked at Xia Xiang with a smile, after the incident, although she and Xia Xiang did not have the name of marriage, they felt that the relationship between the two was much closer.

"Cunning? Improper terminology, is it witty or not? Xia Xiang smiled, "What I'm worried about is who the king is entrusted by, and seeing what the king has told is definitely not his idea." But if it is said that it is the intention of King Jing, it also seems far-fetched, is it the intention of King Qing? ”

Seeing that Xia Xiang still refused to say his true intention to see the king, even Ruohan didn't ask more, and asked Ling'er to call someone to sort out Xia Xiang's bags and move to Guanxin Pavilion. Xiao Wu is not idle, come and help. But Manta stood by and watched, neither stepping forward nor staying away, but only holding his sword and watching coldly.

Although Cao Shujun was dissatisfied with Xia Xiang and Lian Ruohan's "private life", he was still busy helping Xia Xiang pack his luggage. Fortunately, Xia Xiang and Xiao Wu didn't have many things, and they couldn't even fit a car.

Knowing that Xia Xiang was about to move out, Zhang Hou, Shi'er and Shen Bao all came to see him off. Shi Er was reluctant to ask where Xia Xiang had moved, but Zhang Hou just asked casually, depressed and sluggish, obviously not recovering from the blow of ranking behind Shen Bao. Shen Bao was also a little reluctant, but just now he saw Wang deliberately come to find Xia Xiang, and knew that Xia Xiang was now the fulcrum of all forces, and he couldn't climb high, so he didn't say anything.

Xia Xiang saw Shen Bao's loneliness, and had the intention to invite Shen Bao to live in the Guanxin Pavilion together, and was afraid that Zhang Hou would think too much, and when he was hesitating, Lian Ruohan took a step forward and said: "Shen Langjun, the little woman has a reluctant request, there are several landscapes in the Guanxin Pavilion that have not yet been completed, the little woman intends to imitate the Jiangnan garden, Shen Langjun is a southerner, can you go to the Guanxin Pavilion for a few days and give some pointers?" ”

Shen Bao Zheng didn't know how to open his mouth to follow Xia Xiang, he was now unwilling to get along with Zhang Hou day and night, as soon as he heard this, he immediately said happily: "Don't dare to point, I am willing to pay all the things I have learned and seen in my life to the Guanxin Pavilion." ”

"Will the lady of Manta go with you?" Lian Ruohan wanted to make friends with Mantuo, and when he saw that Mantuo was not far from Xia Xiang's side, he opened his mouth to invite him.

"I'll follow Xia Langjun wherever he goes." Mantuo's face was unshocked, "I only need to live in the room closest to Xia Langjun." ”

If outsiders heard this, they would think that Mantuo was Xia Xiang's concubine. It is not surprising that it is common to take a concubine first and then take a wife. Even Ruohan knew Mantuo's martial arts, and her heart moved, could it be that Xia Xiang had encountered some danger? The lady of Mantuo followed Xia Xiang like this, obviously wanting to protect him.

It's just that Xia Xiang is favored by Cao Xiaoniang, and even Mantuo cares for him, he is really a lover. Lian Ruohan was angry for no reason, and thought again, why should you care about Xia Xiang's affair, what does it have to do with her? All she values is Xia Xiang's talent and ability and insight into the situation, and as for the rest, she doesn't care about it.

Guanxin Pavilion is located on the bank of the Anding River, the left and right are private houses, within a radius of 100 zhang, there are no shops and vendors, there is no official yamen, it is located in a prosperous place but there is no noisy disturbance, it is really a rare peach source in the middle of the noise. Xia Xiang was overjoyed when he saw it.

The vermilion lacquer gate, the tethered horse stake, the two lions guarding the gate, the outside of the Guanxin Pavilion is the same as an ordinary mansion, low-key and subtle, faintly revealing a trace of hidden luxury. The pillars on both sides of the gate are inscribed with a couplet, the upper couplet, for the study of the book is tasteful, the lower couplet, the contemplation of the heart and the light of the room.

The shadow wall of the welcome door is made of white marble, and a mural of "pine nut asks the boy" is carved on it, the painting style is simple and simple, and it is quite Zen. The inscription is a poem of Jia Island: Panasonic asked the boy, and the teacher went to collect medicine. Only in this mountain, the clouds are deep and do not know where.

Bypassing the shadow wall, there is a square house, with a living room in the center and guest rooms on the left and right. Through the corner gate, I came to the backyard, and suddenly it was enlightened. It is a courtyard of nearly three acres, tall or short, sparse or dense green trees and flowers, which decorate the courtyard with flowers. Then there are small bamboo forests and rockery slopes, like a garden.

Further on, there is a willow tree. The willow tree shades the sky and the sun, and it is 100 years old. On the side of the willow tree, there is a clear spring rushing away, looking along the clear spring, not far away is a small pavilion. The small pavilion gathers water around it into a pond, the pond is not big, but it just surrounds the small pavilion, and there is a small bridge flying on the pavilion.

There are stone tables and chairs in the pavilion, which can accommodate four or five people to sit opposite each other. People are in the pavilion, looking around, there are flowers and water, and there is the meaning of dust.

Above the pavilion, there is also a flybridge leading to an arch. Through the arch, behind is a larger courtyard, about more than ten acres of size, in the middle of the courtyard, is a pond, the pond is rich in aquatic plants, reeds are in groups, lotus layers. In the middle of the pond, the mound of soil is a small island with a radius of hundreds of zhang, and on the small island, some rockery timber is scattered and piled up. Sure enough, it is not yet finished and is still under construction.

There is no bridge leading to the island in the pond, only boats can pass. Around the pond, all kinds of trees are planted, lush and lush, a lush scene.

It's really a good place, Xia Xiang was amazed in his heart. Roughly calculated, the Guanxin Pavilion is worth as much as a million to say the least. Not to mention the value, just in such a prosperous place as Shangjing, there is such a large area of a mansion, unless you have money to get it, you must be powerful.

Cao Yongguo, as an official of the imperial court, although he is only a young secretary from the fifth grade, after all, he is also a Beijing official, and compared with Cao's mansion, it is not only more than half smaller, but its location and luxury are far from it. Not to mention, you have to be a second-class person to enjoy such a location, such a luxury, such a spacious house.

Who is even Ruohan? Xia Xiang was even more curious about Lian Ruohan's origin, could it be that she was really from one of the four great families? Although the four great families are no longer as grand as when even the emperor had to give three points, they are still a formidable existence to look up to.

"Is Xia Langjun still satisfied?" Lian Ruohan smiled, three points of beauty and seven points of pride, just like a woman showing off her extraordinary achievements to the man she loves, there is a sense of invitation, "If you are not satisfied, there are still two mansions for Xia Langjun to choose." ”

"Satisfied, thank you for your kindness, I don't know how to repay it?" Xia Xiang took advantage of Lian Ruohan's invitation.

"No, no, since even the little lady and Mr. are married, Mr. should call the little lady the lady, and the little lady should be called Mr. Official......" Xiao Wu smirked, "The official and the lady are both couples who share the same bed, what else do you want to talk about?" ”

Shen Bao was so blushing and thick in his neck that he just didn't laugh, Xiao Wu sometimes looked naΓ―ve, seemed to lack heart, and sometimes interjected coldly, but there was always a finishing touch.

Mantuo didn't smile at all, she stood behind several people with her sword in her hand, her eyes not squinting, and her face was indifferent. Cao Shujun was indignant, and deliberately accused Xia Xiang of thinking differently at night, remembering Xia Xiang's special identity of picking two doors on one shoulder, and swallowed back the words to his mouth, who let his sister and even the little lady take the initiative to admit that they were married to Xia Xiang, and it wasn't Xia Xiang who said that he was married to them first, can Xia Xiang be blamed? No, Xia Xiang also got cheap and sold himself obediently, thinking that he was a victim.

Lian Ruohan's face flushed slightly, if it was someone else, she would definitely be unhappy, but the other party was Xiao Wu, a teenager who didn't have all the know-how, if she was as knowledgeable as him, wouldn't it be unseemly? I had to give Xia Xiang a strange look: "Xia Langjun, don't let Xiao Wu talk nonsense, this matter should not be spread." ”

Xia Xiang's face tightened, and he was solemn: "Xiao Wu, you must not be rude in front of Lian Xiaoniang in the future, no matter whether I marry Lian Xiaoniang or not, you must treat her as a disciple." ”

Xiao Wu and Xia Xiang had the same heart, and when they heard Xia Xiang's words, they immediately took a step back and bowed: "Yes, sir, Xiao Wu obeys orders." He crossed his hand to Lian Ruohan again, "Xiao Wu will obey the instructions of the master in the future, and he will not dare to be presumptuous in front of the master again." ”

"Master?" Lian Ruohan didn't react for a while where the title of master came from, and then after thinking about it, he understood a little, Xiao Wu had always been in front of Xia Xiang with the gift of a disciple rather than the gift of a subordinate, he called Xia Xiang Mr. and called her a teacher, and he was immediately ashamed and annoyed, "Xiao Wu, you ...... Go down! ”

"Yes." Xiao Wushi obediently turned around and left, walked a few steps, and suddenly jumped into the pond.

"What do you do?" Lian Ruohan was stunned, and when she saw Xiao Wu plunging into the water and coming out again, she couldn't cry or laugh, "Let you go down, not let you go into the water." ”

"My sister has a life, and I don't dare to disobey. Shi Niang said that the small ones have to go down to the lowest place, and here, only the bottom of the water is the lowest. Xiao Wu hung a few aquatic plants on his head, and muttered a lotus leaf in his mouth, funny and funny, "What else does Shi Niang command?" ”

Even Ruohan's proposal to the sons of princes and magnates, the teasing of the disciples and the lustful scholar Meng Lang were all handled freely, but they were helpless against Xiao Wu's ignorance and dementia, she was no longer down-to-earth and generous, after all, she was also a woman, not to mention that the matter was originally caused by her, she couldn't help but regret and annoy, stomped her feet hatefully, turned around and left: "Xia Langjun, if you have something to take care of yourself, you will tell the housekeeper Lian Sheng, I will retire first." ”

Xia Xiang wanted to send Lian Ruohan off, but he was a step too late, Lian Ruohan didn't wait for him to speak, he walked as fast as he flew, and walked far away in a blink of an eye.

Shen Bao and Cao Shujun glanced at each other, and the two laughed together.

Xia Xiang and the others lived in the Guanxin Pavilion. The Guanxin Pavilion is readily available, in addition to the housekeepers and stewards, all the handymen, cooks, and caretakers also have everything, as if there is only one lack of a male host's mansion. Xia Xiang was extremely satisfied, Shen Bao and Cao Shujun were also very happy, Cao Shujun was very happy, and he didn't want to think about it, so he didn't say that he would live in Guanxin Pavilion and not return to Cao's Mansion in the future.

Xia Xiang didn't want to live in the main house, the main house was where the owner lived, and the housekeeper Lian Shengfei said that even the little lady had instructed him to ask Xia Langjun to live in the main house, otherwise he would be punished. Xia Xiang had no choice but to be respectful rather than obey.

The left and right wings of the main house, on the left are Mantuo, and on the right is Xiao Wu. Cao Shujun and Shen Bao each stayed in a guest room. Although there are also separate guest courtyards and other main rooms to choose from, Cao Shujun and Shen Bao prefer to live in the guest room in the same courtyard as Xia Xiang, in order to be closer to Xia Xiang.

It is night, the bright moon is in the sky, it is very complete, it is a good season to enjoy the moon in autumn. Xia Xiang and a few people sat under the grape trellis in the courtyard, raised their glasses to invite Mingyue, and laughed for a while, spilling over the Guanxin Pavilion.

Besides, Lian Ruohan left the Guanxin Pavilion and returned to his house in the capital, Lianxuan. Regardless of the size or layout, Lianxuan is not inferior to the Guanxin Pavilion by half a point, but although the house is full of lanterns, the lights are bright everywhere, people come and go, there is no lack of popularity, but there is always a trace of fireworks in the world.

Lian Ruohan sat alone in the study in a daze, his mind was lost, and he went up and down. Suddenly, I heard someone tell me that Xiao Jia was visiting.

Lian Ruohan's study is pure and elegant. On the desk of golden silk nanmu, there is a Yi inkstone on the left side, and an end inkstone on the right. The south end is Yi in the north, and Yi Yan and Duan Yan are equally famous. Yi Yan is produced in Luyi Prefecture, Hebei Province, on the bank of the Yishui River more than 200 miles south of Beijing, produces a kind of soft color purple gray water dynabulum, purple, green, white, brown, naturally embellished with blue color, yellow markings, delicate stone, soft and moderate, bright color for the inkstone is quite good. The carved inkstone is exquisite and simple, moisture-retaining and solid-resistant, easy to ink, suitable for writing and painting, and fluent in writing.

Yishui River, that is, "the wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will not return".

Duan inkstone is produced in Duanzhou, Lingnan. Duan inkstone is well-known for its solid stone, lubrication, delicateness, delicateness, and is well-known all over the world, and the ink is not sluggish when grinding inkstone, the ink is fast, the ink is smooth and smooth, the writing is smooth and does not damage the slightest, and the handwriting color remains unchanged for a long time. Whether it is hot or harsh winter, press the inkstone with your hand, the inkstone is blue and green, and the water vapor does not dry for a long time, so there is a saying of "grinding ink".

On the end inkstone and Yi inkstone, there is a pen holder for each. The pen holder is made of small-leaved rosewood, finely carved, and there are several brushes hanging on it. On the pen holder on the left is the Xuan pen, which is named after the pen produced in Xuanzhou. The production of Xuan pen began in the Qin Dynasty, and it began to use rabbit hair bamboo pipe as the pen, called "Qin pen". Nine years after Emperor Kaihuang of Sui, "Qin Pen" was also renamed "Xuanbi". To the Sui and Tang dynasties, the five dynasties to the Great Xia, the Xuan pen has always been known for its strict selection of materials and fine production, and has been listed as "tribute" and "royal pen".

On the pen holder on the right side is the Sanzhuo pen, which was created by the Zhuge family of Xuanzhou, so it is also called "Zhuge pen". Sanzhuo pen "no heart", not the pillar, but with one or two kinds of beasts unevenly scattered into a pen, the pen is moderately soft and hard, with pointed, Qi, round, Jian four virtues. The pen is soft, the foundation is solid, the long-term use is not scattered, and the writing is smooth.

The lower end of both brushes is engraved with the name, which comes from the hands of the famous pen masters of Daxia, Sanjie and Yueguan. Sanjie and Yueguan have stopped making pens by themselves many years ago, and their disciples do it for them. Because the two were so famous, all the famous people in the court were proud to hold a brush of one of the two. A brush is as high as more than 100 taels of silver, not to mention, it is hard to find. Even on Ruohan's two pen holders, there are as many as ten.

If people see it, they will inevitably be extremely envious.

In addition to the four treasures of the study, in addition to the pen and inkstone, paper and ink are naturally of the highest quality.

Lian Ruohan spread out a piece of frost paper, picked up a xuan pen, and used Hui ink to grind it in Yi Yan. The frost paper is white and delicate, and the quality is like frost. Once the ink is studied, the room is full of fragrance. The so-called world ink industry in Jixi, Hui Mo is known as "light, grinding to clear, smell to Xin, hard as jade, research silent, a little like lacquer, ten thousand years of truth" reputation, and Hui Mo because of the complex production process, add borneol, musk, gold leaf, pearl powder, etc., anti-corrosion and moth-proof, so on the plaque inscription poem writing, because of the penetration of musk, the ink into the wood, only to have a sense of three points into the wood.

Huimo is known as one or two Huimo and one or two gold.

Whether it is frost paper, Duan inkstone, Yi inkstone, or Xuan pen, Sanzhuo pen, and Hui ink, it is one of the industries under the name of Haojing. Lian Ruohan condensed slightly, his wrist was lightly relaxed, and he wrote a poem of poetry on the frost paper: the wind and rain are miserable, and the roosters are chirping. Seeing a gentleman, is he not a gentleman? The wind and rain are dashing, and the chickens are chirping. Seeing a gentleman, is he not embarrassed? The wind and rain are like obscurity, and the roosters are crowing. Seeing a gentleman, don't you like it?

I don't know when it rained outside the window, the wind and rain were combined, and the sound was in my ears, which was in line with Lian Ruohan's inscription.

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