Chapter 67: Old Things
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Facing Gongsun Lan's silence, Wang Yuan knew that his words actually hit her heart. Wang Yuan decided to use the hot iron to solve the knot between the master and apprentice, maybe tonight is the last chance.
Wang Yuan turned to Li Xin'er and reminded: "Twelve Niang, the grandson's predecessors have actually always cared about you and secretly protected you, it is understandable that you want to avenge your parents, but you should not use the relationship between master and apprentice to achieve your own goals." It is nothing else that you need to ask forgiveness, but that your selfishness has hurt the people who care about you most. Just like you asked me to send a letter to Luo Yimen for you in order to achieve your purpose, you are only thinking about yourself, which is your biggest problem. ”
Li Xin'er's face turned pale, and she finally nodded lightly: "I understand, thank you for your advice, and finally taught me to understand my mistakes." Master, Erlang, Xin'er finally knows what is wrong, please forgive Xin'er, Xin'er sincerely repents. ”
Wang Yuan looked at Gongsun Lan silently, he had done everything he could, and the rest of the things could only depend on Gongsun Lan's attitude.
Gongsun Lan sighed slightly, and said softly: "Even if Wang Yuan is right, can you get out?" You're stuck in the mud now. ”
Li Xin'er bit her lower lip and said, "I don't know what to do." I can't help but avenge my parents, but I don't want my master to be unhappy because of what I did, and I don't want to hurt my master. Master, you show Xin'er a clear way, but there is the best of both worlds, no matter how difficult or bitter it is, Xin'er will definitely follow. ”
Gongsun Lan was stunned for a long time, and sighed lightly: "I don't have a good way, I can understand your feelings of avenging your parents, I also tried to assassinate Li Linfu to avenge your parents, but unfortunately this method didn't work." Li Linfu has a lot of talented people, you should know this very well, even if I make a move, I can't succeed. Otherwise, Li Linfu has done a lot of evil and has thousands of enemies, and he will not live so freely as he does now. ”
Wang Yuan said: "This matter is in the long run, you need to promise your master that you will not help the abuse in the future, don't deliberately do things for those people, and don't act for the tiger." The reconciliation between your master and apprentice is more important than anything else, and in my opinion, your master and apprentice should be the only bond between the other party in the world, and what can be more important than the harmony between your master and apprentice. ”
Li Xin'er sighed and nodded: "Erlang is right, master, if you can forgive Xin'er, Xin'er swears to be by your side for the rest of her life, and never do anything that makes you sad again." Xin'er can't live without a master, in the past three years, Xin'er blames herself every time she thinks of her master, and her heart aches, the master in this world is my only relative, and I am willing to change my past mistakes and ask for the master's understanding. ”
Gongsun Lan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she groaned for a long time, and finally sighed: "Get up." ”
Li Xin'er said dumbfounded: "Has the master forgiven Xin'er?" ”
Wang Yuan smiled: "Twelve Niang, are you stupid?" Of course, your master has forgiven you. Tonight was supposed to be a difficult night, but your master and apprentice have reconciled, and tonight will be a good day for reunion. ”
Li Xin'er got up with great joy and watched Gongsun Lan slowly approach, Gongsun Lan sighed slightly and stretched out her arms. Li Xin'er threw herself into her arms and hugged her tightly, and at the same time cried loudly, Gongsun Lan reached out and patted her back gently, closed her eyes, and looked much relieved.
Wang Yuan smiled at the scene of the master and apprentice embracing each other, and rejoiced in his heart; Taking advantage of Gongsun Lan's eyes to close her eyes, she dared to take a closer look at her beautiful face, but Gongsun Lan opened her eyes as if she was aware of it, and the eyes of the two met together. Wang Yuan was a little panicked as if he had been caught as a thief, but he was still bold and did not avoid Gongsun Lan's gaze, but squeezed his eyes narrowly.
In just an instant, Wang Yuan saw the look of anger in Gongsun Lan's eyes, and hurriedly coughed and turned his head to cover it up: "You master and apprentice talk first, I have to hurry up and take a bath, this body stinks, and if I don't wash it up, I'm afraid I'll smoke people to death." ”
There was indeed a bucket of warm water in the wooden barrel in the room, and on the chair next to it were placed Xiang cloth towels and a set of clean clothes. Changed into the clean man's clothes on the chair next to him, only to feel that the clothes exuded a burst of fragrance, and suddenly remembered that this was the clothes worn by Gongsun Lan, and he didn't feel a little rippling in his heart, and he raised his sleeves and sniffed a few times, and then returned to the hall with a radiant face.
In the hall, the master and apprentice were already sitting at the table, and they had changed their appearances at some point, Li Xin'er had changed into women's clothes and painted light makeup, and Gongsun Lan had changed into a plain long skirt and draped in a shawl. The master and apprentice are like fairies in painting, each with their own beauty.
Wang Yuan walked up to them, looked at the beautiful faces of the two girls, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "If you can have these two beauties to live in this plum garden for the rest of your life, will you change it for an emperor?" ”
"Do the clothes still fit?" Gongsun Lan asked lightly.
Li Xin'er looked at Wang Yuan's eyes and couldn't hide her brilliance, when Wang Yuan walked in, she was wearing a luxurious robe, and her long half-dried hair was very attractive.
"Thank you, it fits perfectly. It seems to have been specially prepared for me. Wang Yuan said with a smile.
Gongsun Lan's face changed, and she turned her head silently.
"Eat something, Erlang, we don't have an appetite, you just eat some pastries and snacks to cushion your stomach." Li Xin'er lifted the pot and poured a cup of tea for Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan sat on the futon and waved his hand and said, "I don't have an appetite, just drink some tea." What I want to know most now is what the hell is going on today. Those people really came for me, but they weren't from Luo Yimen, which made me very puzzled. Twelve Niang, if you are not tired, I hope you can relieve me of my doubts. ”
Under the flickering candles, the three of them sat around the table, and after Li Xin'er poured tea for Wang Yuan, she whispered: "Erlang, of course these people are not from Luo Yimen, what that person said under the force of the blade is false?" Since I left Yong'an Fang that day, I went to see His Royal Highness the Prince, who promised that as long as you join the Luo Yi Gate, the Luo Yi Gate will no longer be a threat to you. You haven't agreed yet, but I won't come to you until I get back to them. Therefore, tonight's incident can be determined to have nothing to do with Luo Yimen. ”
Wang Yuan nodded and said, "I know, although I don't know how you persuaded the prince to accept me into the Luo Yi Gate, but I believe every word you say at the moment." ”
Li Xin'er said in a low voice: "Thank you Erlang, you also heard what the man said before he died just now, he admitted that he was Wang Jie's subordinate, and that Wang Jiao was the first lackey under Li Linfu, obviously tonight's incident was done by Li Linfu in order to deal with you." ”
Wang Yuan frowned and said, "This is also where I am confused, when did I offend Li Linfu?" He is the minister of the imperial court, why don't you want to go with me, a nobody? ”
Li Xin'er sighed: "You are famous in the capital at the Pear Blossom Poetry Conference, don't you know that you will offend Li Linfu and cause trouble because of this?" ”
Wang Yuan looked at Li Xin'er and Gongsun Lan in a daze, and the master and apprentice both looked at Wang Yuan with a pitiful look in their eyes.
"Tell me, what the hell is going on?" Wang Yuan frowned.
Li Xin'er said: "Erlang, before Li Shizhi invited you to participate in the Pear Blossom Poetry Conference, the slave told you that Li Shizhi is not worth relying on, you didn't believe me at the time, and agreed to go to the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion to get rid of the dilemma." At that time, I didn't expect that you were really full of splendid talent and won the championship in one fell swoop at the Pear Blossom Poetry Conference. If you know that you will win the championship, the slave will do everything in his power to prevent you from participating in the Ewha Poetry Club. ”
Wang Yuan was even more puzzled: "How can I be famous, but you want to stop it?" ”
Gongsun Lan said softly: "Because if you are mediocre and not obvious, it is fine, once you win the championship on behalf of Li Shi, you will offend Li Linfu, don't you understand this truth?" ”
Wang Yuan nodded and said, "I understand, but is Li Linfu so small as the Tang Xiangguo?" Will you come to deal with a little scribe at a poetry meeting? ”
Gongsun Lan sneered: "He is not dealing with you, a little scribe, he is dealing with Li Shizhi." ”
Li Xin'er sighed: "Erlang, there are some old stories about the Pear Blossom Poetry Club, I think I should let you know by now." Before I returned to you, the news of your famous poetry club had spread all over the capital, and I knew that something was going to happen, so I deliberately went through some of the files of the secret investigation of the Pear Blossom Poetry Society in recent years in Luo Yimen, and found some stories that you absolutely do not want to hear. ”
Wang Yuan was dumbfounded and said: "You also check the matter of the Pear Blossom Poetry Club?" ”
Li Xin'er nodded and said: "That's because these are some headless public cases, there are many suspicious points but no one has pursued them, and you may be the name on the next headless public case." ”
Wang Yuan was shocked: "Say it quickly, say it quickly." ”
Li Xin'er said softly: "In the first year of Tianbao, at the first Pear Blossom Poetry Conference, there was an official named Xie Kun who was invited by Li Shizhi to attend the meeting, and he made a poem on the spot. Although the judges did not rate this poem as the first, it led to the defeat of Li Shi's side. But afterwards, it was generally believed in Chang'an City that Xie Kun's poem should win over everyone. Li Shizhi also ridiculed and judged several masters on various occasions for this matter, and lost the popularity of the literati. ”
Wang Yuan said: "Is there such a thing? ”
Li Xin'er nodded and said: "That's it, after the poetry meeting, this Xie Kun was suddenly impeached and lost office, and several unbelievable scandals broke out about him." His Yongliu poem is also known as a crazy work that alludes to others, and has been criticized by the mouth. made Xie Kun speechless and discredited. That summer, Xie Kun was found to have committed suicide by throwing himself into the blue waves under the Baqiao. ”
Wang Yuan sat up and exclaimed, "Actually dead?" ”
Li Xin'er nodded slightly and said, "Yes." ”
Wang Yuan frowned and said, "How can this be? What poems did he write? ”
Li Xin'er thought for a while and said: "I don't remember very clearly, it seems that four of the sentences are: the chaos has not yet turned yellow, and it is crazy when it leans on the east wind." Solve the flying flowers and cover the sun and the moon, and I don't know that there is frost in the sky and the earth. ”
Wang Yuan silently recited a few sentences, and said softly: "This verse does have a meaning, and the sentence 'leaning on the east wind is crazy' seems to really insinuate a person who is arrogant. ”
Li Xin'er said: "The strange thing is not that the poem is good or bad, but the cause of Xie Kun's death, I checked the documents archived in Luo Yimen, and learned that Luo Yimen did a secret investigation into Xie Kun's death at that time, and came to the conclusion that this Xie Kun did not commit suicide, but was killed and thrown into the river under the Baqiao." ”
Wang Yuan was even more shocked, glared and whispered: "Killed? ”