On the sixth day of the fifth month, just after the Dragon Boat Festival, it rained heavily in Chang'an. Luckily it didn't rain yesterday, otherwise the polo game would have been affected.

woke up with a hangover, Xue Chongxun found that he was still in Wu Dalang's house, Wu Erlang was also drunk last night, and the three brothers didn't get up until noon. Now Xue Chongxun still feels that his brain is still groggy.

They sat in the open hall and drank tea and sobered up together. In the wooden lattice door, there is a beautiful woman in a white Luo skirt, who is burning incense and singing kites. "Knock, knock ......" The sound of the piano and the sound of the rain became one, Xue Chongxun listened carefully for a while, but he couldn't hear what the song was. Poetry, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, archery, horses, swordsmanship, among the cultivation of these aristocratic children, the music is Xue Chongxun's favorite, but he is still what kind of piano score, so he suspects that the pianist did not read the score at all, but just played it as he wished.

The rain dripped down from the tiles in a line and dripped into the gutter below, and the "Bobo ......" sounded softly, like the accompaniment of the sound of the piano.

At this time, Xue Chongxun said: "My injuries are almost healed, and it is estimated that I will be transferred to the household department or the imperial history platform this month to assist Liu An in managing Caoyun as a messenger." Our brothers have not seen each other for a while, and when we get together today, we will say goodbye, and we don't have to send each other off on the day we leave, so we don't have to listen to your long sighs. ”

The strong man Wu Erlang frowned and said, "Why does the eldest brother want to leave Beijing now?" Because the Taiping and the prince's party are still facing each other, Wu Erlang said this.

Dalang Wu Chongmin muttered: "Mother has another errand assigned to the eldest brother? ”

Xue Chongxun thought about it, although the Wu brothers were quite reliable, but the royal family was a circle in the end, and it would not be good if it leaked, so he didn't admit it, and only said: "I can't help much in Beijing, Caoyun is also a big deal, Liu An has not been effective for a year, he is also an official on his mother's side, I will go out of Beijing to see what is going on." ”

"When will you return?"

Xue Chongxun laughed: "It's about winter." Of course, the samurai brothers didn't know why he was laughing.

Laughter is contagious, and Wu Chongmin also smiled heartily: "Then don't send the eldest brother, we'll pick you up when you come back." ”

"I love to hear that." Xue Chongxun said with a smile.

Wu Chongmin pointed to the woman playing the piano inside: "I see that the eldest brother has looked at her several times, and it just so happened that we didn't take a drunk bath last night, so I asked her to accompany the eldest brother to take a bath." ”

Xue Chongxun hurriedly shook his head: "No need, I really don't have that thought, I'll leave first after drinking tea, and there are still some preparations before leaving." ”

"Why bother with the eldest brother, as long as it's not your brother and daughter-in-law, you can play with the women here with me." At this time, Wu Chongmin saw that Xue Chongxun was holding something in his hand, maybe it was the hairpin given by Princess Jincheng, so he smiled and said, "It seems that the eldest brother is really interested in Jincheng?" ”

Xue Chongxun said: "If you can't get your heart, I can't ...... I can't accept my brother playing with my woman, even if it's a sex girl, so I won't do such a thing. ”

Wu Chongmin said with a smile: "It seems that the eldest brother has not understood it, Lang Jun is rich and powerful, and the little lady is beautiful, that's all." ”

"I used to be like you, I thought I had seen through the essence." Xue Chongxun suddenly looked at Wu Dalang very seriously and said, "But later I realized that they are all self-deception and self-righteousness, everything in the world, everyone has it, where is the human heart so easy to understand?" ”

Wu Erlang patted the table: "Eldest brother, don't want it, I want it." Big brother, I will let the woman who plays the piano accompany me, I can play the piano with birds, and I can 'blow the flute'. ”

Wu Chongmin laughed and said: "No, she can't give it to you, otherwise, it will be a waste of good materials to burn the qin and cook the crane, and it won't be used to the idea, so I can't make you happy." I'll show you a few others in a moment, and the patterns on the bed will do anything. ”

Xue Chongxun laughed for a while, then stood up, hugged his fists and said, "Then I'll say goodbye, don't send it, my brother doesn't like that complicated thing." ”

After that, Xue Chongxun took an oil-paper umbrella from the slave and walked into the rain. The two brothers of the samurai family stood under the eaves and watched him go out. When Xue Chongxun walked to the door, he raised his hand without looking back and waved his hand behind him.

After getting into the carriage, Xue Chongxun said to Pang Er: "Go to Yuwen's house." ”

……

"Wei Guogong, please sit down, look at the tea, why is it so slow!" Yu Wenxiao's eyes showed a happy glow. The wrinkles on his face were really shocking, originally a very strict face, but at this time the joy was still overflowing.

Xue Chongxun hurriedly said: "If you are not in the officialdom, you don't talk about the official position, you are old and the master, please ...... Don't shirk it, it's time-consuming. ”

"That's good, that's good!" Yu Wenxiao glanced at his daughter on the side and sat on the chair due north. Xue Chongxun also brushed his robe and sat down.

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Today's visit to the door has two things, one is to say goodbye to ......."

Yuwen Ji suddenly raised her head and looked at Xue Chongxun in a daze.

Xue Chongxun couldn't help but pause when he found her gaze, and then continued: "Last year, Liu An, the head of the household department, went down to rectify Caoyun, and it was almost a year and it was still fruitless...... The second is that there is something I want you to do, last time I tried to assassinate my Bai Wuchang in the City God Temple, I don't want to care about her, but I want to know the exact result, who is behind it. ”

The old man hurriedly said: "Since Sanniang is under Xue Lang, I have nothing to hide from you, Bai Wuchang was indeed my person before, but after I entered the officialdom, she has already betrayed me......"

Xue Chongxun raised his hand to interrupt him: "No need to explain, I know." Because she is your old ministry, you know her better and are most likely to find out the truth. Bai Wuchang's whereabouts are uncertain, I don't expect the government to do this...... There is also an official position, don't be promoted for the time being, if you can, it's better to resign the official first, and then talk about it later, do you understand what this means? ”

Yu Wenxiao nodded.

At this time, Xue Chongxun moved his gaze to Yuwen Ji. When the old man saw this, he said, "I'll go and urge someone to prepare dinner." So he walked out.

There were only two people left in the room, Xue Chongxun and Yuwen Ji, Yuwen Ji was still standing in that corner, looking down and thinking about something, and after a while, she said: "Yesterday's things in the palace were said in Chang'an City today, I don't understand, you said that you can only marry a princess, why do you have to be the princess of Jincheng?" She is going to Tibet and kiss, aren't you looking for guilt for yourself? ”

Xue Chongxun smiled: "You're jealous...... In our Datang, who is not a man with status who is not a group of wives and concubines? Follow the customs, even if I marry the princess, I will not leave you alone. ”

Yuwen Ji said coldly: "I'm not jealous, I just remind you that if you really want to marry a princess, Jincheng is not a good choice." ”

Xue Chongxun shook his head: "I can't get used to the national policy of harmony, anyway, the imperial court just decided on this matter, and there will be a period of time before Jincheng is sent to Tubo, during this time, who knows what can happen?" There are still opportunities. ”

Yuwen Ji lowered her head and said with some sadness: "I don't ask for fame, but I ask for the most important position in your heart." If you're really in love...... Master said that being kind to others will become the beauty of others. I'm a superfluous person......" Yuwen Ji said this, and a tear fell from her eyes, "I wander the rivers and lakes, and I wish you all the best in growing old together." ”

"Yuwen Ji!" Xue Chongxun stood up, walked in front of her, stretched out the corner of his sleeve and wiped her tears, "What are you talking about, it's not that you don't know, in our Datang, everyone has wives and concubines, and I will be good to all of you." ”

Yuwen Ji slowly stretched out her hand, touched the wound on Xue Chongxun's chest, and said softly: "I just want your heart...... You have to be careful with Jincheng, although I don't know her, I know some things about her. Compared with the princesses in the court, she has no power, no power and no backer, and she is beautiful, so she must be excluded by others; Now he is going to be sent to Tibet as a sacrifice. Born beautiful, but with such an unfair experience, she is likely to be very scheming. I didn't mean to say bad things about her, I was afraid that Xue Lang would be deceived by a woman, I know women better than you...... If she can still maintain a peaceful and kind heart after being treated like this, then I am really convinced. ”

Xue Chongxun groaned, and a smile and a smile from Jin Cheng appeared in his mind, and he said: "She is that kind of person, as good as you, although she is treated unfairly, she still maintains a beautiful heart." If you lose, can you get along with her in the future? Promise me. ”

Yuwen Ji raised her head and her tears were not dry, but she smiled: "If you are such a good person, not only men like it, but women also like it." Then I won't rob you with her, and I will rob her with you in turn, hehe. ”

"Don't be afraid, anyway, the meat is rotten in the pot, so let's play whatever we want when the time comes, so as to save it from being bored." Xue Chongxun smiled evilly.

"Bad stuff!"

Xue Chongxun said in her ear: "You knew I was bad from the beginning. ”

Yuwen Ji's face flushed, she bit her vermilion and soft lips, and said in a low voice, "I was taken by you...... When is it good for you to be as bad as you are again? ”

Xue Chongxun said: "In the past few days, I have to be busy preparing to leave, and I have to go to the court to hand over official documents, there are a lot of things and I am not in a mood. ”

"Hmm......" Yuwen Ji buried her head very low, and the roots of her ears were red.

"gone, if the two love for a long time, how can it be in the morning and twilight. You have to survive before you can hold on. Don't be sad, you've been in my heart. ”

Yuwen Ji said: "I found that you have changed a lot...... It won't be because of Jincheng, right? ”

"I'm jealous again." Xue Chongxun said with a smile.

After the two talked, Xue Chongxun said goodbye and went out, still asking Yuwen Ji not to send it away. But when he was about to get into the carriage, he heard Yuwen Ji calling him.

He turned around and saw that Yuwen Ji ran out without an umbrella, standing at the door and looking at him. Xue Chongxun said, "Go back." ”

The rain was still falling, crackling on the oil-paper umbrella, gathering into a line of water and sliding down the edge of the umbrella.