Chapter 37: Situ Yilan
Yuanhang followed Jiading into the mansion and walked to the door of the living room, and the Jiading asked Yuanhang to go in to report later, and came out in a moment to invite Yuanhang into the living room.
In the living room, an old man sat on a chair in the middle, and two maids stood behind the chairs. This old man looks like he should be old. The head is wide and the ears are broad, the face is ruddy, the head is full of silver hair, even the beard and eyebrows are already white, but the spirit is surprisingly good.
Yuanhang took two steps forward and bowed: "Xiao Ke can give you a greeting, the old man is well?" ”
The old man laughed twice and stood up, pointed to the chair and said, "Thank you little brother, please take a seat." ”
Yuanhang got up and walked two steps to the chair, then turned around and said, "Xiao Ke took the liberty of entering the house and disturbing the old man's reception." ”
The old man was stunned for a moment and said, "When are you coming?" ”
Yuanhang pointed to the teacup on the table and said: "The residual temperature of this tea is still there, and it is placed here, there must be a guest sitting here." ”
"Haha, Childe has a heart." The old man smiled and said, "It's okay, son, please take a seat." ”
After the old man put the maid on new tea, he asked Yuanhang with a smile: "I heard that the son has guessed the lantern riddle, and the old man is willing to hear the details." ”
Yuanhang bowed slightly and said: "The first light is only a word for rain, and the answer is the word pool, and the pool is water, so it is rain." ”
The old man smiled and nodded.
Yuanhang continued: "The second light is relatively simple, the spring water enters the sea to the east, and I guess the Chinese medicine leads to the sea. The third light answer is incense. The butterfly wraps around the knee, which is attached because of the incense. ”
"Well, yes, yes." The old man said approvingly.
Yuanhang Pinkou Tea said: "Good tea, fragrant." The fifth lamp seems to be complicated, but in fact it is the simplest, one person is big, and no one in the sky is big. So the answer is just one word. ”
"Good!" The old man couldn't help but shout out after hearing this.
Yuanhang smiled and bowed and continued: "The fourth light is really stumped for me, think about it carefully, only the word Hui is the most consistent, but Xiao Ke is not sure." ”
The old man stood up, looked at the voyage and said, "This young man is handsome and intelligent. The old man admired. The old man turned around and shouted, "Come, give me a reward of 100 taels of silver." ”
"Wait!" Yuanhang also got up and said: "Xiao Ke heard that Lord Situ is the minister of the Great Liang Humerus, and he took this opportunity to visit the adults, not for money, so the adults don't need to." ”
"Oh? Childe knows the old man, but I don't know Childe's surname? Szeto asked.
Yuanhang hugged his fists and replied: "Xiao Keye Yuanhang is from Jingzhou. ”
Situ Zhongda's expression changed, and he asked urgently: "Are you Jingzhou Ye Yuanhang, who won the first place in this trial?" ”
"Don't dare, it's a small thing." Yuanhang replied.
"Good, good, good." Situ Zhongda said three good words in a row, and then carefully looked at the voyage.
"Ye Gongzi is young and successful, and his talent is outstanding, and the younger generation of my Daliang has such talent, which is really my great luck." Situ Zhongda burst out laughing.
"Thank you Lord Situ for your praise, I dare not be ashamed." Yuanhang said modestly.
"Yilan, come out to meet the guests, Jingzhou Ye Gongzi is here." Situ Zhongda turned around and shouted.
Yuanhang was stunned after hearing this, and saw a young woman slowly walking out from behind the screen in the living room, wearing a purple skirt and landing on the ground, with a white fox fur on her shoulder. The long hair was not coiled up, but hung down on the right side at will, and a yellow phoenix hair bun was inserted diagonally on the side. Light eyebrows and apricot eyes, red lips and white teeth, slightly powdered, Chu Chu moving. The beauty of this woman, compared with grace and green lotus, is only above it and not below. Yuanhang's mind suddenly recalled the ancient beauties he had only seen in the painting in the past, and now he was walking towards him.
"The little girl Situ Yilan has seen the son." The woman walked to Situ Zhongda's side and did not continue to walk, but stopped and bowed to the voyage.
Yuanhang came to his senses and hurriedly replied: "Xiao Keye Yuanhang, I have seen Miss Situ. ”
"Haha, Ye Gongzi, this is the old man's granddaughter Yilan. This lantern riddle was made by her, and when she heard that someone was taking the lamp, she hid behind the screen, and hoped that the son would not be blamed. Situ Zhongda said with a smile.
"Don't dare, Miss's talent is admired by Xiao Ke." Yuanhang saluted Lord Situ again.
"Come, sit down and talk." Situ Zhongda was born and pressed the voyage directly to the chair.
Yilan sat down next to Lord Situ and peeked at Yuanhang. Seeing the distant voyage sword eyebrows and starry eyes, the outline is clear. I couldn't help but tremble in my heart, and said secretly: "Is this the person who made that poem?" It is rumored that talent and appearance cannot be combined, and this person is also handsome. ”
"Ye Gongzi, your poem about protecting the family and defending the country made the old man's blood boil. I really want to go back for another 50 years and rule the world for me. Situ Zhongda said with a fist in the direction of the back hall.
"The big guys are the same as ever, but the little ones are sighing to themselves." Yuanhang said with a smile.
"Haha, no, old man." Situ Zhongda waved his hand and said, "With you, the old man is at ease." Why did Childe come to Qianling County? ”
"It was the Holy Decree announcing my entry into the house. Here's how. The voyage replied.
"Oh, it turns out that the son is in the back hall, and it seems that he is going to knight the son." Szeto said.
"Ye Gongzi, forgive the old man." Situ Zhongda was a little worried and said: "The people in the DPRK are unpredictable, and there are always small people who mess with my dynasty. Childe must be careful when entering the court. ”
"Thank you for the warning, you can be cautious. If people don't offend me, I don't offend anyone. If anyone sins against me, I will offend. Yuanhang said firmly.
"Okay, Childe is really not as good as others, this word is clear, and it will be passed down through the ages." Stuart praised.
Yuanhang was embarrassed for a while, and said that he had gone out of his mouth and said modern words.
"Childe, the old man's son Situ Hao is still an official in the court, you can go to him if you are in trouble." Szeto said.
"Thank you, sir, you can remember." Voyage thanks.
"Childe, Yilan is amazed by the poem you have given, and has mentioned it to the old man many times......" Situ Zhongda didn't finish speaking, and Yilan hurriedly said: "Grandfather, ......" After speaking, her pretty face couldn't help but turn red.
"Haha, the old man still has some things, so the son will sit down for a while. Yilan, on behalf of his grandfather, accompanied Ye Gongzi. Situ Zhongda knew that his granddaughter had been sailing for a long time, so he deliberately set aside an opportunity for his granddaughter.
Yilan didn't know the reason, got up and said with a red face: "Congratulations to my grandfather." ”
Yuanhang also got up and saluted: "My lord, go slowly." ”
After Situ Zhongda left, Yilan turned to Yuanhang and saluted, "Son, please take a seat." ”
"Thank you, Miss, please be seated." Yuanhang said in return.
After the two of them sat down, they didn't know what to say, and there was no sound in the living room for a while.
"Childe ......" "Miss ......"
After a while, the two of them spoke at the same time, and when they heard each other speak, they were silent at the same time.
Yuanhang looked at Situ Yilan, this young lady was already flushed, and she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Yuanhang.
"Miss has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Yuanhang broke the embarrassment and said.
"The son is talented, the little woman admires it very much, I don't know why that erotic poem is untitled?" Yilan's face turned slightly red, and she raised her head and asked.
"Xiao Ke did whatever he wanted that day, and he didn't think about it. Just like all the trivial things, there is nothing to do, or something can be overcome. Yuanhang kept looking at Yilan, and his eyes refused to leave a point in reply.
Yilan was a little shy when she was stared at by Yuanhang, so she got up and walked to the other side and said: "The little girl likes couplets very much, but she has not been able to understand the essence, I don't know if the son can give me advice." ”
Yuanhang also got up and got closer and said, "The couplet contains a lot of essence, and I can't talk about it for a while. There is a recipe to inform the young lady, and I hope that the young lady will understand more in her spare time. ”
Yuanhang cleared his throat and continued: "The sky is against the earth, the rain is against the wind, and the continent is against the sky. Mountain flowers to sea trees, red sun to the sky......"
Yuanhang memorized everything he knew, and he couldn't remember a few of them, and he also talked nonsense. Hearing that, Miss Yilan was fascinated and adored.
"Young master, it's not too early, we should go back." Tang Ling saw that Yuanhang was shaking his head and talking about it, so he reminded on the side.
Yuanhang turned around and glared at Tang Ling fiercely, turned to Yilan and said, "Xiao Ke is abrupt and disturbs Miss's purity." It's too late, it's inconvenient to stay for a long time, so it's time to leave. ”
Yilan saw that he was about to leave, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart. When they met for the first time, it was not easy to stay together, so they walked over and took the silver and said: "Since the son is leaving, the little girl will not keep more, this silver is a color head, please take it." ”
Yuanhang hurriedly blocked it with his hand and said, "Miss, Xiao Ke didn't come for the silver, just to see Miss Situ's side......"
"What did you say?" Yilan asked with a surprised glare.
"Ah...... A small slip of the tongue. I just came to see Lord Situ. Yuanhang hurriedly changed his words, looking flustered.
"Flutter." Yilan couldn't help laughing. Hurriedly lowered his head and covered his mouth with his hand.
"Please also ask the son to accept it, there is still some distance to go to the back hall, so let's use it all for coiling." Yilan raised her head and pushed the silver over.
Yuanhang stretched out his hand and wanted to refuse again, but his unintentional right hand directly covered Yilan's left hand. Yilan withdrew his hand with a disgraced 'ah', and the package fell. Yuanhang's hand bent down and reached out to catch it, and the package was caught, but his head slammed forward with his center of gravity out of control. Yilan and Yuanhang were so close to each other, they couldn't dodge when they saw Yuanhang colliding with him, and they were put on their stomachs by Yuanhang, and they took a step back and sat on the ground with an 'oops'. After Yuanhang crashed into Yilan, he saw that his body couldn't be contained and was about to pounce on her, so he flashed to the side with all his might. As a result, he dodged Yilan, but he hit his head on the corner of the table, and felt a pain in his right foot, and Yuanhang screamed.
Seeing this, the maid and Tang Ling hurriedly stepped forward to help their respective masters, Yilan was fine, and looked at the voyage after getting up. Tang Ling helped Yuanhang but did not stand up.
"Quick, go and call the master, and then call Langzhong." Yilan saw that Yuanhang's right forehead was bleeding, and hurriedly called out to the maid.
Yuanhang sat on the ground, his right ankle was in abnormal pain, and he knew that it was a sprain. Gritting his teeth, he stood up with his left foot and sat down in the chair.
"Cover your wounds for your son." Yilan hurriedly took out a sweat towel and handed it to Tang Ling. And said with concern: "Childe, how is it now?" ”
"It's okay, for the sake of Miss's reputation, this little injury is worth it." The tears of the voyage are about to fall, but the mouth is still pretending to be a hero. But I thought in my heart, if I knew this, I might as well pounce on you.
Situ Zhongda walked in from outside the door, and when he saw Yuanhang like this, he couldn't cry or laugh. Because he was in his own house, he had to come forward and say good words to appease.
In a moment, Lang Zhong also arrived, bandaged the head of the voyage, and put a plaster on his feet. Inform the voyage that the head needs to be bandaged for ten days, and the wind and water will not be visible. The foot is more serious and may take more than a month to recover.
The voyage has come to this point, and he has no intention of staying longer. He said goodbye to Situ Zhongda. Situ Zhongda summoned the family to prepare a sedan chair and sent the voyage back to the post station. Yuanhang sat in the sedan chair, put the sweat towel in his hand in front of his nose and smelled it, it was so fragrant.