Chapter 39: The Mystery Visitor
Zhuo Wenjun stroked the piano in one go, and its rhythm lingered. Although Huo Guang is not a person who really understands music, and he is not a person who likes music, but hearing Zhuo Wenjun's piano sound, people still can't help but praise it!
Even Huo Guang didn't notice when Zhuo Wenjun stopped playing the qin, and when he came back to his senses, Zhuo Wenjun was already looking at himself and Li Yan with a smile on his face.
"What does the little brother think?" Zhuo Wenjun asked softly.
"Now I know what it means to linger for three days......" Huo Guang shook his head in admiration, his words were not entirely for sycophancy, but really felt it.
"Hehe, the little brother is really ridiculous. It's a pity that I was born at the wrong time, and the people of this world have no chance to see the real 'guqin around the beam'. "When it comes to music, Zhuo Wenjun completely shows a style of everyone, but she is humble but also can't help but feel that she has not seen the legendary guqin 'winding the beam'.
Huo Guang knew that the guqin 'winding beam' was the peerless guqin that was listed as one of the four famous qins in ancient China along with the 'green qi' in front of him. However, 'winding the beam' is said to be obtained by the king of Chuzhuang, and the king of Chuzhuang was intoxicated after getting this piano, and he did not go to court for seven days. In the end, Princess Chuzhuang was really anxious, so she risked her life to persuade King Chuzhuang, hoping that he would not miss the country because of the qin. In the end, the king of Chuzhuang could only endure the pain and cut his love, and destroyed the 'winding beam' with Ruyi, and finally split into several sections, and the peerless guqin disappeared. Therefore, for all people who love the qin, it is an extremely regrettable thing for the guqin to 'wrap around the beam'!
"Auntie's piano is also very good, this piano is psychic, it is a great opportunity to get one of them, and if you have more, you will be jealous!" Huo Guang knew that talking to someone like Zhuo Wenjun couldn't play cards according to common sense, so this time he didn't follow Zhuo Wenjun's wishes.
However, as soon as Huo Guang's words came out, Zhuo Wenjun looked at Huo Guang slightly stunned, and then lowered his head as if he had realized something, and gently brushed "Lu Qi" with his hand. After a while, he said, "What the little brother said is yes! However, the old woman is not as old as the little brother who can see through it, and she is really ashamed to feel the feeling of 'Luqi'! ”
Zhuo Wenjun caressed Lu Qi, as if stroking a cute child, and there was a trace of guilt in his eyes. Huo Guang knew that Zhuo Wenjun was the one who really knew the qin, and only such a person was worthy of a guqin like "Luqi". Zhuo Wenjun was already like this, and Huo Guang was also curious about what Sima Xiangru would be like?
"By the way, I don't know the name of the little brother yet. It's a pity that the husband has been bedridden for a long time, otherwise he would be happy to have a long talk with someone like the little brother. Zhuo Wenjun quickly regained her expression, and at this moment she remembered that she didn't know Huo Guang's name yet. Ya * Wen * Yan * Qing * Shou * Fa But it can be seen from her words that Huo Guang's character should be easily recognized by Sima Xiangru.
"My name is Huo Guang, I am from Pingyang, Hedong, and my aunt can call me Ah Guang. I don't know what kind of disease Uncle Sima has? Can you hire a famous doctor to treat your uncle? Huo Guang reported his name, but he did not say that he was Huo Quai's younger brother, and for ordinary people, just a Hedong Pingyang surnamed Huo, no one would associate it with Huo Quai, the great Sima Hussar general of the dynasty.
"The husband is old, people's birth, old age, sickness and death are like grass and trees, no matter how good Lang Zhong is, it is impossible to change his life against the sky!" Zhuo Wenming didn't seem to be interested in Huo Guang's origin, and when it came to Sima Xiangru's illness, Zhuo Wenjun also saw it very openly, counting his age, Sima Xiangru was already in his fifties, and it was normal to live so long during this period.
"By the way, Auntie, this time Ah Guanglai actually wanted to ask my uncle and aunt about a musical instrument." Li Yan saw that Huo Guang was embarrassed to explain her intention for a long time, so she was very understanding and helped Huo Guang say it.
"The little nephew got this Qiang flute by chance, but he didn't know how to play it, so he begged Yan'er to visit his uncle and aunt." Huo Guang also knew that Li Yan was creating conditions for himself, so he hurriedly took out the Qiang flute to show his intentions, but Huo Guang didn't know if Sima Xiangru would see him just by relying on this Qiang flute.
"This is really the Qiang flute of the Qiang Kingdom in Tsing Yi, I also saw it in Shuzhong when I was young, but very few people know this kind of instrument, and even I don't know if my husband will be able to." Zhuo Wenjun saw the Qiang flute that Huo Guang took out, and subconsciously glanced at the inner room, listening to what she meant, she didn't know how to play the Qiang flute.
Huo Guang was also a little disappointed in his heart when he heard this, if Zhuo Wenjun had already said this, and Sima Xiangru was already bedridden, then it would indeed be difficult for him to see Sima Xiangru. And according to Sima Xiangru's physical condition, it is estimated that he will die soon!
"Madam, bring in the Qiang Di for your husband to see." Just when Huo Guang was disappointed, a weak voice suddenly came from the inner room, and when he heard this voice, Huo Guang and Li Yan were shocked, needless to say, this was Sima Xiangru's voice. And it can be seen that what Huo Guang said just now Sima Xiangru heard inside.
"Ah Guang, then I'll take the Qiang Di in for your Uncle Sima to see?" Zhuo Wenjun had already stood up and walked in front of Huo Guang when he heard this, at this moment Huo Guang naturally took the initiative to hand over the Qiang flute, and Huo Guang, who was already disappointed, had hope in his heart again, maybe he would be able to see Sima Xiangru today.
Zhuo Wenjun took the Qiang flute in, and Huo Guang didn't know what was going on in the house. But just a moment later, Sima Xiangru's weak voice came out from inside again, "Ah Guang, come in!" ”
Huo Guang could hear that Sima Xiangru's voice was already very weak. Since Sima Xiangru had already called himself in, Huo Guang immediately got up and walked inside, and Li Yan also went in with him.
Walking into the inner room, Huo Guang smelled a strong smell of medicine and the musty smell of lying on the sickbed for a long time. And lying on the sickbed was an old man with a thin and sallow complexion, seeing this, Huo Guang was really difficult to associate the old man in front of him with Sima Xiangru for a while.
"This Qiang flute has a lot of origins, even in the Qiang flute, it is a fine product, and it should be the thing of the nobles of the Qiang country. Originally, I also knew a little about this thing, but unfortunately to play the Qiang flute needs a full of middle air, the old man is about to die, this breath can only barely keep some time, but it is difficult to play the Qiang flute. But if you really want to learn, you can take the time to come over in the future, and I can guide you on the side, and I believe that with your qualifications, it won't take long to learn. Sima Xiangru was holding the Qiang flute, but his eyes kept on Huo Guang. Even Huo Guang didn't expect his last words that Sima Xiangru would agree so easily, and this kind of promise was tantamount to justifying Huo Guang to come over at any time.
"Great, thank you Uncle Sima for your love, Huo Guang must study hard!" Huo Guang was overjoyed, but he was not happy about learning the Qiang flute. In fact, as soon as Huo Guang came in, he found a very strange place, that is, he found that there was a knife carved bamboo slips placed on the side of Sima Xiangru's pillow, and some ashes left by the engraved bamboo slips could be seen on the side of the bed, but Huo Guang was strange that he didn't even see a piece of bamboo slips in Sima Xiangru's house.
"Thank you Uncle Sima, that Yan'er can also come over with Ah Guang to learn the Qiang flute in the future." Li Yan was also very happy in her heart, of course, what she was really happy about was that as long as Huo Guang came to learn the Qiang flute, then the two would be able to meet from time to time.
"Hehe, Yan'er has grown up...... But not today, a friend of the old man's will come. Sima Xiangru squeezed out a smile on his emaciated face, and laughed at Li Yan's taste.
"Since Uncle Sima has guests, then Yan'er and I won't bother." Huo Guang heard the meaning of Sima Xiangru's words, Sima Xiangru didn't want himself and Li Yan to stay here, Huo Guang was also a little curious, what would be the origin of this friend in Sima Xiangru's mouth?
"Hmm. Madame delivered them for me. Sima Xiangru waved his hand and said, he looked even more tired and weak after saying these few words.
The harvest of this trip was actually much beyond Huo Guang's expectations, although he didn't know why Sima Xiangru agreed to himself so easily, but at least the goal was achieved, and Huo Guang walked out without any regrets at this time.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Zhuo Wenjun sent Huo Guang and Li Yan to the courtyard, when he heard the sound of the wheels of the carriage turning outside the courtyard, and then a rather elaborate carriage happened to stop at the door of Sima Xiangru's house. Looking at the carriage that suddenly appeared, Huo Guangxin said: "It can't be such a coincidence, right? Could it be that the person in this carriage is the person Sima Xiangru said? ’
The carriage stopped, and a middle-aged man in his forties stepped out of the carriage. At first glance, when he fell on this middle-aged man, Huo Guang felt that whether it was from the aesthetic point of view of the present or the future, the middle-aged man in front of him was definitely a veritable beautiful man, this person was not only handsome, tall and well-proportioned, but also exuded a very unique temperament, very elegant as a literati, and with the spirit of a ranger and a high-roller.
"Who is this man?" Huo Guang was puzzled in his heart, no matter what kind of person he was wearing, Huo Guang could be sure that this person was by no means an unknown person.
"Huh, such a coincidence? Does the young lady know that I am coming? This middle-aged man seems to be very familiar with Zhuo Wenjun, and he made a joke when he saw Zhuo Wenjun in the courtyard, but although this person's words were joking, the number of etiquette was not ambiguous at all, and as soon as he stepped into the chai door, he gave Zhuo Wenjun a deep salute.
"In the morning, Changqing was reading that you would come, come in!" Zhuo Wenjun said with a smile, Changqing is Sima Xiangru's word.
"Well, who are these two?" The middle-aged man smiled and nodded at Huo Guang and Li Yan, and then looked at Zhuo Wenjun and asked.
"This is the next-door neighbor, who often comes to talk to me and Changqing." Zhuo Wenjun just explained simply, and the middle-aged man didn't delve into Huo Guang and Li Yan, nodded again and walked straight in.
"Auntie, go and greet your guests, let's go first." Li Yan said goodbye to Zhuo Wenjun again, and the two walked out of the chaimen one after the other.
"Does Yan'er know who that person was just now?" Huo Guang was still very curious about who the middle-aged man was just now, so he asked Li Yan.
"I don't know, but this carriage seems to have been here a few times." Li Yan looked at the carriage parked in front of Sima Xiangru's house and said suddenly, which shows that the middle-aged man just now also came from time to time.
When Huo Guang was still guessing what the identity of the mysterious visitor was, the mysterious visitor in Sima Xiangru's room was already sitting on the edge of Sima Xiangru's bed, and even Zhuo Wenjun was not present in the room at this moment.
"Brother Man Qian, Your Majesty asked you to come to Cui me again, right? Please reply to Your Majesty, the minister Sima Xiangru is only shallow in his knowledge, and he has failed His Majesty's trust! Sima Xiangru's voice seemed to be weaker than when he spoke to Huo Guang before, and judging from his words, the person in front of him, whom he called Brother Man Qian, was really sent by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
"Alas, Brother Changqing! Why are you suffering? Your Majesty asked me to tell you that as long as you hand over such things, Your Majesty will give you the title of Marquis of Kannai. The person known as Man Qian said earnestly, he really came on behalf of Han Wu, and it seemed that he wanted Sima Xiangru to hand over something, and even for this thing, Emperor Wu of Han also promised Sima Xiangru the title of Marquis of Guannei!