The small garden is not big, but it is expensive in the quiet, the layout is elegant, everywhere reveals the breath of the Jiangnan garden, there is a small pond in the middle, the culvert is repaired, the living water keeps flowing, in the severe cold weather, it will not condense into ice, a few cold-resistant small fish, swim leisurely, quite a bit of elegance.

Next to the small pond, there are a few beds of Hu in a staggered manner, a few young people like scholars, or sitting upright, or leaning on and half lying, living on the bed in different postures, and the cups of wine are placed in the place where they can get them, while enjoying the graceful dance of Qiu Niang, while laughing and chatting, but it is also very free.

A few glasses of wine went down, and when they were getting better, they heard Qiu Niang's voice, and a few people turned around, but they saw Han Rui coming with a smile, and hurriedly got up to greet each other, and said hello, Chu Suiliang and Ouyang Tong were not strangers, no need for special introductions, just saluting each other, and then Han Rui and Shangguan Yi sat in the same bed, took the lead in taking a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "It seems that I am late, I don't need to be reminded by you, and I will punish myself with three glasses." ”

Everyone raised their glasses to accompaniment, but they didn't mind, after all, Han Rui lived outside the city, and it was understandable to be a moment late, and some people lived in the city, but now they haven't seen it for a long time.

A dance was interrupted, Qiu Niang simply didn't continue, waved her hand to let the maid stop the song, and after she came up, after greeting Han Rui, she made a joke, pursed her lips and said: "Han Langjun is newly married Yan'er, and the wife in the family is famous for her beauty and elegance. ”

Harmless, causing everyone to be lightly coaxed, Han Rui smiled bitterly, glanced at it, and said with a look of surprise: "Qiu Niang, I haven't seen many people, but I am getting more and more plump." ”

Plump, naturally it is a polite statement, should it be fat, thinking of this, Qiu Niang was nervous for a while, reached out and touched her fair and delicate cheeks, and hesitated: "Really? ”

"It's not the face, it's the waist." Han Rui smiled lightly, at this time, everyone reacted, remembering the laughter at Ouyang Xunfu last time, and understood what was going on, and laughed one after another.

"Han Langjun...... I know that bullying the slave family, or Shangguan Langjun is more sincere, and he wants to be the master of others. ”

Charming and white-eyed, Qiu Niang stomped on the lotus foot, rolled up a wisp of incense, and came to Shangguan Yi to cry, her soft body, leaning lightly, intimate.

Everyone smiled ambiguously, and before Han Rui could speak, someone quipped: "Look carefully, it seems to be too, Brother Shangguan, you are responsible." ”

Qiu Niang's waist is plump, but Shangguanyi is responsible, such an obvious metaphor, which one can't hear it, everyone snorted and laughed secretly, and was overjoyed, Shangguanyi was extremely embarrassed, Qiu Niang's pretty face was also more bright and red, and said angrily: "Things gather like like, there is no good person, ignore you." ”

beckoned the jade hand, took two maidservants, Ying Ying retreated, at this time, I don't know who came up with the sentence: "Qiu Niang, we are not good people, but Brother Shangguan is a rare good person, you might as well consider it." ”

"Why think about it, while everyone is here, let's do it today......"

Someone added fuel to the fire, attracting a burst of echo, Qiu Niang couldn't take it anymore, her pretty face was like a fire, her heart was pounding, Lianbu was a little slower, but she didn't hear Shangguan Yi's response, she was inexplicably annoyed in her heart, she bit her teeth lightly, and hurried down.

It seems that they are used to making fun of them, Shangguan Yi is not moving, he is not shocked, his face is full of warm smiles, he is silent, and everyone is helpless, they shake their heads one after another, and talk about other things.

In fact, as long as you are a clear-eyed person, you can see the affection between Shangguan Yi and Qiu Niang, but this kind of emotional matter, it is better to interfere less, otherwise it will not be successful, but it will be self-defeating, then it will be troublesome, Han Rui thought to himself, smiled and toasted, and exchanged with Chu Suiliang next to him with a smile.

In response to Qiu Niang's sentence of gathering like others, Shangguanyi's circle of friends is mostly middle- and lower-level officials with the same status as him, but there is a deep tacit understanding, not mentioning the political affairs of the imperial court, only talking about the affairs of the wind and snow, however, Han Rui and Chu Suiliang discuss the most is naturally calligraphy, although the current Chu Suiliang, calligraphy has not reached everyone's realm, but in this way can better communicate.

After all, Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, calligraphy fonts have been perfected, in the face of them, as long as they look up, it is better to see how Chu Suiliang reached the top, maybe you can learn from the experience, but you can't become a calligraphy everyone, the small family is not bad, maybe you can leave a few posters that will be handed down to future generations.

This ambition is not big or small, and it is also one of the driving forces to support Han Rui's insistence on practicing calligraphy, Chu Suiliang naturally does not know, but when he saw Han Rui sincerely asking for advice, he did not hide it, and told him his experience in detail.

When I was a little forgetful, an apologetic voice came from nearby: "I'm really sorry, it's only here now, it's really rude, please forgive me." ”

The voice is round, but there is a little weird taste, Han Rui was stunned, looked up, but saw the ashamed look on the face of Yu Chi Yiseng, hugged his hands and saluted deeply, friends gathered, delayed things, late arrival, it is also a normal thing, everyone is not careful, just laughed and said: "Wei Chi, too late, of course, how can you blame." ”

"That's a lot of talk."

In the uproar, Shangguan Yi smiled and said: "Monk Yi, could it be that he was immersed in the painting and forgot about today's party." ”

It can be regarded as breaking the siege and helping to make a round, but Wei Chi Yiseng did not take the opportunity to step down, but said honestly: "It's not, I'm going to come over early in the morning, but a friend who came from his hometown and hasn't seen him for a long time suddenly came to visit, so I received him first." ”

The hometown of Yu Chi Yi monk is the Western Regions in Khotan, which is a well-known thing, and the door of a friend thousands of miles away is also a rare happy event, and everyone can only be happy for him, and there is no reason to blame.

"Monk B, come and sit down for a while." Shangguan got up to greet him, and when he saw that Monk Yu Chi Yi didn't move, he was stunned, thought about it, seemed to understand a little, and said with a smile: "Since it is a gathering of fellow villagers, just send someone to send a message, why come and explain in person." ”

"Originally, this was the plan, but Ursar, that friend of mine, heard about the party here, and wanted to come over to meet all the talents, and now he is outside." Yu Chi Yi said, but he was a little embarrassed, knowing that this was quite rude, but he couldn't bear it, so he brought people over.

"A friend from afar is very happy, how can we be lazy, let's go together, and invite him in quickly." Shangguan Yi smiled and expressed his welcome.

Everyone agreed, the most basic human feelings are sophisticated, friends of friends, may not be friends, but for the sake of the face of Yu Chi Yi monk, it is still necessary to receive it warmly, Han Rui on the side also smiled with interest: "Coming from the Western Regions, which has traveled thousands of miles, I must have seen a lot of things, familiar with exotic interesting things, customs and customs, and I will just ask him to tell it later, so that I can open my eyes." ”

Grateful smiled, Yu Chi Yi monk and Shangguan Yi went out to greet the guests, everyone stayed to continue drinking and chatting, Chu Suiliang said casually: "Your Majesty's birthday is coming, Qiuzi, Tubo, Nuguo, Shiguo, Khotan and other envoys from Fanbang have come one after another. ”

Everyone agreed in unison and raised their glasses to drink, in fact, there was no intention in saying this, it was just to find a reason to drink, but Han Rui sighed quite a lot, what seemed to everyone to be very normal, in the future generations, it can only be remembered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Brother Wu is here."

At the right time, Shangguanyi's voice came, everyone also gave face, and they all got up to look, only to see that beside him, it was a Hu man about thirty years old, with a high nose and deep eyes, dark skin, light blue pupils, a thick black and thick short beard on the upper lip, slightly upturned at the end, a smile at the corner of his mouth, full of exotic style, what others think, Han Rui didn't know, anyway, in his opinion, this Ursal was a very attractive and handsome man.

If in the Ming and Qing dynasties, when you see the so-called Fanbang alien races, you will inevitably pay attention to it and point your fingers, but now it is the Tang Empire, and all the states are coming to the dynasty, maybe it is just an adjective, but there is still no shortage of more than 100 countries and tribes, and there are thousands of Hu merchants in the capital, and they are tired of meeting every day, where is there any surprise at all.

At the same time that everyone gave up, Usar also covered his chest and bowed, his voice was stiff, and he chewed the words: "Contemptible Usar, meet for the first time, please brothers, take care of it." ”

The speed of speech was a little slow, everyone could understand, responded with a smile, said a few polite words, and returned to the table, obviously Usar also understood the etiquette of the Central Plains, and his kneeling posture was very upright, there was nothing to be picky about, and he raised his glass to show his welcome.

Shangguan Yi said with a smile: "Brother Wu, you are here with the envoy." ”

"That's right." Usar nodded and said slowly, "There are many envoys, so it's safer." ”

The people present, and Yu Chi Yi monk intersected, naturally heard him say the situation in the Western Regions, dozens of small countries coexist, the situation is very complicated, the road is far away, the way is not very peaceful, the wind desert plain, poisonous insects and beasts, and the people are unpredictable, some tribes are usually said to be grazing, often do some business without a foundation, all the way, before arriving at the border, it can be said that it is full of dangers, hearing the experience of Usar, everyone can't help but sigh.

Usar's words are somewhat exaggerated, but Han Rui believes that most of them are true, after all, Monk Yu Chi Yi is next to him, showing a deep expression of approval from time to time, obviously empathizing, even the large number of envoys have encountered so many dangers, so it is really lucky that Monk Xuanzang, who ran to India alone, can come back safely.

At this time, I don't know if Monk Xuanzang has gone, Han Rui muttered in his heart, toasted with the flow, paid tribute to Usar's bravery, and at the same time said good words and comfort, saying some nonsense such as being safe and sound when he arrives in Chang'an.

"Brother Wu, what is the purpose of coming to Chang'an this time, do you have any plans?"

After chatting for a while, someone asked, Ursar glanced at Yu Chi Yi monk, remembered his admonition, and said with a smile: "Contemptible people have admired the Central Plains culture since childhood, and the greatest wish in life is to be able to come to the Central Plains in person ......"

(To be continued)