Entering the depths of the willow forest in the garden, it is like entering the poetry and painting realm of Lingyunxiu, lush and elegant.

Four people along a stone steps in the forest, roaming, only to see the clear sunshine, the willows are verdant, the lake is rippling, the flower beds are scattered, the shadow is blurred, the pavilions in the middle of the water are exquisite, the pavilions are towering, the blue boat is light, it makes people feel refreshed and happy, linger and forget to return.

At this time, the two maids who led the way in front stopped, turned around, saluted to Ji Ji Qiu and Yan Ni Dress, smiled slightly, and said: "Please wait here for a while, wait for me to go and report to my master first, I have offended the two honored guests, and I hope that the honored guests will forgive me." ”

Ji Ji Qiu smiled and said: "It's okay, you guys go, it's good for us to take a look at the scenery here." ”

The two maids stepped onto the long, winding bridge that connected the shore of the lake, and walked towards the palace-like complex that sat in the middle of the lake.

The two of them stand under the willow tree by the lake, look at it, but see that this willow lake leads the warm spring of Kongtong Mountain as the lake, the willows are planted around the lake, the lake is still and the water is slight, a thousand acres, the water and the sky are one color, the pavilions on it stand in a forest, the winding path is secluded, and the emerald color is intoxicating. On the lake in the far east, in the quiet sunshine, a number of mandarin ducks are quietly paddling on the water, there are a few girls and half-grown children, sitting on colorful painting boats, plucking clear waves, chasing the water ducks on the lake, teasing those mandarin ducks, immersed in laughter, on the blue willow lake, freely rowing and singing, very cheerful.

Seeing a few hatreds, I couldn't help but be open-minded, glanced at the flame of the neon dress, raised the wine gourd, Meimei drank a big sip, the poem was prosperous, and the mouth chanted: "The willow bank is thick and the willows are smoking, and the water is blue and the water is even the sky." The green branches support the wind and fly the clear snow, and live up to the negative flow of flowing water. In the chanting, he laughed and was in high spirits, raised the wine gourd, and drank a few big sips, which was very pleasant.

At the beginning, Yan Nishang saw that he was drinking, shaking his head, frowning slightly, he really didn't like it in his heart, and he was about to reprimand him, at this time, he heard a few hatreds of this seven-word poem that he temporarily recited, and when he raised his eyes, he was excited, uninhibited, and his mood was also infected, and he couldn't help but secretly fall for it, and praised it, his face still did not show sadness and joy, his voice was slow, and he said coldly: "The willow bank is thick and the willows are smoking, and the water is blue and the water is even in the sky." The green branches support the wind and fly the clear snow, and live up to the negative flow of flowing water. Well, good poetry, momentum is enough, hum, I didn't expect that you big pervert, plus a drunkard, are still a talent, but, hum, you have to add two words 'hooligan', yes, that's it, you are a hooligan and a talent!"

"Haha, why don't you say I'm a well-dressed beast, haha,......" In the long laughter, he drank wine, showing the hearty spirit of a man, and when he saw it, he secretly pursed his lips and smiled, no longer bothered with him, and watched the beautiful scenery of a lake by himself.

At this time, it is the season of the beginning of June, the catkins are like snow, rising with the wind, fluttering lightly, fluttering, filling the lake willows, the beautiful shadow of the scenery in the eyes of the two people, is shrouded in the light veil like smoke and fog, the good environment is interesting, it is difficult to describe, it is "the clear snow of the willow lake".

After a while, the two maids came back, saluted the two, smiled slightly, and said, "Let the two distinguished guests wait for a long time, please forgive me, my master has invited the two honored guests to the Guanlan Pavilion to talk." ”

Ji Ji laughed and said, "It's okay!"

The two maids led the way, and first stepped on the nine-curved long bridge by the lake, and the two of them went to the bridge.

Walking on the bridge, but see that there is warm spring water bubbling out from the bottom of the water under the bridge, a clear water-like mushroom emerges slightly on the water surface, and there are green leaves in the water, which are big like plantain, floating along the stream, green and blue.

The more I walked towards the middle of the lake, I saw that the water in the distance was covered with reeds more than a person high. At this time, it is the middle of summer, in addition to the long roaring frog noise day and night, there is also a kind of blue-gray small water duck, flapping the immature blue-gray wings, fluttering, on the blue waves and clear ripples of the water, flying around freely, ignoring the world. Among the white-whiskered reeds, the green reed leaves are sandwiched

, growing long round balls, like red fluff, revealing a thin dark red tip, swayed on the reeds with the wind of the Northland, which was not too hot.

To the east of Guanlan Pavilion, the newly renovated Liuhu Academy is magnificent, and the watchtower towering on the ancient city wall is majestic and magnificent, and the whole Liuhu Lake is full of vitality, which is a unique scene.

After a while, the two followed the two maids to the door of Guanlan Pavilion, only to see that this courtyard was elegant and simple, revealing a strong sense of antiquity. The patterns on the doorposts are clearly visible: every door, every pillar, even the door panels, door frames, and even the carved decorations on the door nails are so fine and elegant. On either side of the door, there were two maids, their faces were delicate and graceful, and they stood quietly with their hands down. smiled at the maids who came to guide each other, and then turned around to greet the resentment and flames, saluted, and said in unison: "Welcome to the distinguished guests, the master is invited." Separated from both sides, bowed slightly, and made a "please enter" gesture with his hand to the door of Guanlan Pavilion.

The two smiled slightly, said a word, and walked into the Guanlan Pavilion with the maid, only to hear the melodious sound of the guzheng "ding ding dong dong" coming from inside.

The living room of Guanlan Pavilion is very bright, it is pure oriental classical style, and the decoration is simple and elegant, just right. In the hall, there are wisps of fragrance like musk and orchid, and there seems to be no fresh and slightly sweet taste, penetrating into the heart, in the sound of the leisurely Qin Zheng, it is refreshing.

A maid brought tea and arranged for a few enemies and Yan Nishang to sit in the living room and wait for a while, while a maid went to the main hall behind to report.

The wall leading from the living room to the main hall is hollowed out, and a movable floor-to-ceiling door is made of a pink and blue light gauze with a fringe-like dark pattern. The floor-to-ceiling door is ajar, and you can see a small clump of bamboo planted indoors under the west window of the main hall. Hidden in the shade of the bamboo is a small man-made mountain rock stream that can be used to explore the water.

The sound of the piano that has been carefully interpreted, combined with the deep affection of the piano player, is leisurely integrated into every wisp of air in the living room. Behind the floor-to-ceiling door of the main hall, there is a bamboo screen standing outward, on which a fan of Cao Buxing's "Qingxi Side Sitting" is copied, and there are two lines of cursive writing next to the fan surface: "I wish to win the heart of one person, and the white head is not separated". A bamboo screen isolates the view of the main hall behind the door.

The half walls on the left and right sides of the living room are also hollowed out, the hollow place is made of pink and blue light yarn to make a small shallow window, on the four walls and carved beams, hang down a wisp of translucent Su yarn like a green mist, hanging in the air slightly fluttering, there is a blue sky and white fog outside the window, the fog filters through the window screen, floating in the hall, so that the whole hall is like in a dreamland.

Ji Jiqiu raised his eyes and looked at the "Qingxi Side Sitting", and there was an inexplicable strange feeling in his heart, as if he had seen it somewhere, and involuntarily recalled it in his mind, as if it was the same as the painting and words of his deceased father's folding fan that never left his hand every day.

At this time, the melodious sound of the zheng, the sound of "ding ding dong", tactfully turned on the fingertips of the piano player, like the murmuring of flowing water, like the green clouds. The faint bamboo forest under the window, the spring and stone reflect each other, and the wonderful sound of heaven and sound is diffuse, creating an ethereal and distant artistic conception, as if all things in heaven and earth are dissolved in this artistic conception that is both real and illusory.

In the main hall behind the bamboo screen, a graceful and gentle voice sang softly along with the sound of the piano:

Willow Lake, small windows, four or five curved corridors.

In the Lan Pavilion, he pointed to the piano, thirteen strings of sandalwood.

The grass and the blue clouds, the flying flowers are catkins.

The slender ten fingers are like jade, but I don't know it, and my voice is slow.

The strings are absolute, the sound is brittle, but the unintentional is heartfelt, drunk, drunk, drunk.

The sound of the zither is broken, the strings are chaotic, the Tao is affectionate but ruthless, read, read, read.

......

Sitting in the living room, immersed in this beautiful rhyme, they couldn't help but join the melody, couldn't help but raise the wine gourd, took a sip, and casually praised the verse: "Good rhythm, good rhetoric, good sentence."

'Slender ten fingers are like jade, but I don't know, the voice is slow and stupid'. I couldn't help but clap my hands and admire.

The sound of the zither in the main hall stopped abruptly, and with a few gentle coughs, a clear and soft voice in the main hall said, "Ran'er, go and invite the distinguished guest in." The sound was as light and soft as the water flowing through the valley, neither high nor low, just enough to be heard.

Then, a young girl stepped out of the main hall, followed by the two maids who had led her. The two of them hurriedly stood up and looked fixedly, it was the girl in white named Lan Ran who met in Zhulingou. Lan Ran walked up to the two of them, smiled, and said, "My aunt invited the two distinguished guests to go to the inner room to talk, please!" made a gesture of please, and then turned around and led the two of them across the floor-to-ceiling door and into the main hall inside.

The area in the hall is very spacious, the furnishings are simple, elegant, there are four bronze sacred trees of the ancient Shu country at the four corners, the tree is more than 100 inches high, the trunk is straight, there are three layers of branches, each layer has three branches, the whole tree has a total of nine branches. All the branches droop softly. In the middle of the branch protrudes a short branch, and on the short branch there are small circles and buds with hollow patterns, on each bud is a small bird with its head and tail raised, a total of ten small birds, all with a red telescopic lamp burning in its beak, and at the top of the copper tree there is a lamp holder with a human face and a bird's body, which glows with a soft and bright flame. The firelight on the four bronze tree lampholders illuminates the hall as bright as day, reflecting the splendor of the huge main hall.

On the floor in the center of the hall, a two-foot square Persian wool carpet decorated with blue and white patterns is laid out, and a large and exquisite bamboo coffee table is placed on it. On both sides of the coffee table, the main and guest seats are respectively placed a number of cotton and linen futons with fine blue and white foundation; on the coffee table is a set of simple purple sand tea sets; a small crane-shaped incense burner is placed at one meter on both sides of the coffee table, secretly burning with a faint and slightly sweet fragrance.

A woman was sitting next to Qin Zheng under the shade of bamboo in the hall at this time, her ten fingers gently pressed the strings, and when she saw the two of them coming in, she stood up, faced the two, and said softly: "Honored guests are coming, welcome, please sit down and taste tea, okay?" The voice was soft, clear, not slow, revealing a kind of luxurious and graceful bearing. Lan Ran gently supported the woman's wrist in the past, slowly walked to the bamboo coffee table on the carpet in the center of the hall, and slowly stood still in front of the coffee table.

Ji Ji Qiu and Yan Nishang strode up, saluted the woman, and said, "Thank you for the hospitality of the master's family, we are fortunate to be there." ”

"Hehe, two distinguished guests, you don't have to be polite. ”

He looked at the woman intently.

I saw that the woman was wearing a delicate white gauze bamboo hat on her head, and the white light gauze hung down along the edge of the hat, covering her face, and she could not see her age and appearance. She is slender and slightly plump, hired Tingting, wearing a plain and elegant curved deep coat, woven with leno, the right side of the collar, the snow-white skin of the neck is slightly exposed, the wide sleeves of the dress, the waist is tied with a light cyan orchid embroidered Bo belt, and the streamer in the middle of the skirt also hangs an emerald jade ring to suppress the skirt, so that the skirt will not be flipped with the wind and lose its elegance. The skirt is fluttering, the ribbon is flying, dignified, elegant, graceful, elegant, which makes people feel admiration spontaneously and dare not look at it directly.

"Two distinguished guests, please take a seat!" the woman bowed to the Flame Warrior.

"You're welcome, thank you!"

He returned the salute with a few hatreds and flames, and then sat down on the soft futon. Ji Ji secretly thought to himself, how could this woman's figure and voice be so familiar, as if she had been familiar for a long time, although she was suspicious, but she didn't dare to make a mistake.

The woman then sat down in an elegant posture as well, and methodically laid out the delicate tea sets in front of her.

After the three of them sat down, the woman looked at the hatred through the white veil hanging down from the edge of the bamboo hat, and asked softly: "May I ask this honored guest, are you surnamed the '觥?......'?" It's Shouyang Jiushan from the southeast sea, right?" The tone of the question was not hurried, graceful, calm, and gentle.