(a)

Just when I thought that you would bypass the city wall of Yunzhou without saying goodbye, pass by me, and return to the world of blood, rain, blood, swords, and shadows, Xie Shuangcheng suddenly and unexpectedly came back from the hot spring palace in Bitang.

He was ordered by you, and with a small group of personal soldiers, he galloped all night from the palace of Bitang Hot Springs to the south gate of Yunzhou.

When he arrived outside the palace gate to ask for a meeting, Liu Shen was playing chess with me around the fireplace in the conservatory.

Liu Shen thought about it, and asked the left and right to summon Xie Shuangcheng to come here to see him.

I stood up and said, "King Han has political affairs, Qin'er should avoid it." ”

Liu Shen stopped me and said, "The general only sent Xie Shuangcheng, it should be just a family matter, and there will be no important things." ”

He said, "Sit down and listen." ”

Liu Shen said: "Xie Shuangcheng is a close person to the general, if you have anything you want to ask, you can ask by the way." If you have anything you want to bring him, you can also let Xie Shuangcheng take it. ”

I listened, stood and hesitated, and then sat down in silence.

(b)

We continued to play chess, waiting for Xie Shuangcheng's arrival.

When I dropped a chess piece, Liu Shen raised his eyes and looked at me.

I looked at the chessboard, but I didn't see it. I didn't notice that Liu Shen was looking at me.

Liu Shen called me softly: "Qin'er? ”

I didn't hear it, I just stared blankly at the board.

He called softly again, "Qin'er? ”

I woke up like a dream and looked up into his eyes.

Liu Shen said: "Your chess is misplaced. ”

I looked down at the chessboard.

I looked at the board for a while. I said, "King Han, you made a mistake first. ”

Liu Shen looked at the chessboard in surprise, and then he reached out and pushed the chessboard away.

He said: "This game is messed up, forget it, we won't play." ”

Liu Shen reached over and he took my hand.

He felt my hands as cold as ice.

He warmed my hand with the warmth of his palm. "Don't worry," he said. It won't be bad news. ”

Liu Shen didn't know that he was in Yantang Pass before, and Xie Shuangcheng suddenly came back in the middle of the night to report that you had fainted in Huaizhou. However, he could see at a glance that I was not expressing concern.

If we care a lot about someone's suffering, and we want to help him get rid of it, we can gain the ability to go into someone's heart, and we can see what is going on in someone's heart.

This is the gift that comes with compassion.

(c)

Xie Shuangcheng walked in, and as soon as I saw his expression, a big stone in my heart fell to the ground. His face was radiant and beaming, and it didn't look like something bad was happening.

He brought with him several long wooden boxes. He said that he had come to give gifts to the court on your orders.

When the long box was opened, I felt a brilliant cloud floating in front of me. Then I saw more than 100 beautiful peach blossoms in bloom. I heard the ladies standing behind me softly and couldn't help but let out an intoxicated admiration.

Liu Shen couldn't help but stand up and look at these peach blossoms.

He said, "Is this the peach blossom in Biyu Hot Spring?" Are all the peach blossoms there already blooming? ”

Xie Shuangcheng kowtowed and replied, "Now there are thousands of peach blossoms everywhere." ”

Liu Shen walked closer, picked up one of the peach blossoms, and looked at the many buds that had not yet opened on it, and there were still dewdrops on the flowers. He said to Xie Shuangcheng: "You must have run very hard for these flowers." ”

Liu Shen instructed left and right: "Reward Commander Xie and the people who came with him." ”

Xie Shuangcheng kowtowed again to express his humility.

Liu Shen asked again: "When the general asked you to send these flowers, what did you say?" ”

Xie Shuangcheng said: "The general said that thanks to the care of King Han, he has recovered in the Hot Spring Palace.

Xie Shuangcheng replied: "The general said that Yunzhou must still be in the cold now, these peach blossoms were originally open for the concubine and the king of Han, he didn't dare to enjoy them exclusively, so he sent some over, so that the concubine and the king of Han could share the palace everywhere, so that the palace could feel the warmth of spring a few days earlier." ”

Liu Shen couldn't help but glance at me when he heard the saying of "the concubine and the king of Han". You didn't mention "Mrs. Jun".

He said, "That's all the general's orders?" ”

Xie Shuangcheng replied, "Yes." The general had no other orders than these words. ”

Liu Shen sighed in his heart.

He said: "Thank you for the general's kindness, come here, just put these peach blossoms in a vase, and then send them to all parts of the palace." ”

When the palace maids took the peach blossoms and went down to insert the bottles, Liu Shen stopped them again and said, "Wait." ”

Liu Shen personally picked some of the most budding and the most beautiful flower distribution, divided into two parts, and he explained to the palace maid: "After these are inserted, send them to Mrs. Jun's bedroom." Then he pointed to the others and said, "After you have plugged them in, Qin'er, you can bring them to my mother for me." ”

I knelt down to signify my commandment.

(iv)

Liu Shen asked Xie Shuangcheng: "Is the general still in the Hot Spring Palace?" ”

Xie Shuangcheng said: "When we set off, the general had already left there for the southern front. He told me to finish the gift and go back to chase him, and tomorrow or tonight, the general's recital to the king of Han should arrive. For the sake of these flowers, we kept changing horses all the way, and ran faster than the messengers. ”

Liu Shen looked at me and motioned with his eyes for me to speak to Xie Shuangcheng.

But I lowered my head and didn't say anything.

So, Liu Shen turned around and continued to ask Xie Shuangcheng: "Is everything okay with the general?" ”

You had obviously explained how Xie Shuangcheng would answer these questions in advance, so he replied without even thinking about it, "Everything is fine." ”

After he said these four words, he was silent. He didn't say a word more.

Liu Shen asked Xie Shuangcheng some more questions about you.

I know that he asked for me and asked Xie Shuangcheng to tell me.

But Xie Shuangcheng's answer was concise and to the point, without a single superfluous word.

My silence and Xie's cherished words are like two high walls like gold, sandwiching Liu Shen in the middle. He found it tricky. However, he still thought of a solution.

He said to Xie Shuangcheng: "I also have some gifts for the general, when you leave Yunzhou, bring them over." ”

Xie Shuangcheng nodded yes.

Then Liu Shen said to me, "Qin'er, you can help me choose some gifts to give back to him." Thank you for your hard work. ”

I looked at Liu Shen. I bowed my head and said, "Yes." Jean obeyed. ”

Liu Shen said: "I still have something to do, Xie Shuangcheng, you stay here with Mrs. Jun for a while, Mrs. Jun still has something to ask you." ”

After Liu Shen finished speaking, he didn't wait for me to say, "I have nothing to ask", and walked away with a cigarette.

I looked at Liu Shen's back and bit my lip.