Chapter 17: The Old Man's Appearance
After the music class that day, Murong Jin asked someone to make a pot of plum blossom tea, and Bai Xiying had nothing to do, so he rubbed a cup of tea in the Fuyue Palace to eat.
Bai Xiying took a sip of the freshly brewed tea and glanced at Murong Jin, who was reading a book, "The fifth prince set off for Western Qin today, and it is time for His Highness's heart to go." β
"I don't know what kind of thing the gentleman is talking about?"
"It seems that His Highness still has a lot on his mind." The white shadow blew the plum blossom petals floating on the surface of the tea.
Murong Jin put the book down boringly, "Mr. has a lot on his mind." β
Bai Xiying put down the teacup and swept to the side of the book that had just been put down, only to see the bright red Zhu seal on it with the word "Wenyuan", and couldn't help frowning: "Your Highness, this book was obtained by Wenyuanlou?" β
Murong Jin pondered for a long time before saying, "A few days ago, Mr. Gu gave me a wooden plaque and asked me to take it to Wenyuan Building to read, so I went to borrow two books and came back. β
"It turns out that His Highness asked me that day for this," Bai Xiying took a breath, feeling that it was still not very smooth, so he stood up and calmed down, "Since Your Highness knows where this Wenyuan Tower is, you should consider whether you can go to this place or not." β
Murong Jin poured himself a cup of plum blossom tea, took a sip, and listened to him continue: "Not to mention what Gu Shi gave you, you will continue, you have also studied books in the Academy Palace for a few years, don't you know that the Academy Palace itself has a collection of books, and what homework is missing that you have to go to Wenyuan Building to make up for it?" β
"It's okay to find some other books to read."
Bai Xiying felt even more depressed when she heard this, and there was some reprimand in her tone, "What is Gu Shi's identity, and Wen Yuan's wooden card is not an ordinary thing." I'm afraid that as soon as you leave Wenyuan Tower with your front foot, someone will go to report to Your Majesty. What will Your Majesty think when he finds out? Xuegong sacrificial wine, dignified Hanlin Bachelor, why did you hand over such a valuable Wenyuan wooden plaque to the four princes. Your identity is already special, and with this, how can your majesty not be suspicious! β
"Mr. Bai......" This is just the first time Murong Jin has seen Bai Xiying angry, even if there is that mask covering half of his face, he can still feel the weight of that anger.
"This palace is full of dangers, walking on thin ice, and the court is also staring at you, as long as you catch a mistake, the excerpts of those counselors will be handed to Shangshu Province one after another," Bai Xiying let out a breath and continued, "In the past, I always felt that it was not easy to draw conclusions when you thought too much, but now I am too thoughtfulββ"
Murong Jin looked at Bai Xiying in a daze for a long time before he carefully understood the meaning of those words. In his impression, only Emperor Yan had reprimanded him, Empress Jinghuai had always been soft-spoken, and no one else dared to talk to him like this, this white shadow was very surprising.
I didn't feel offended, but some warmth rose in my heart.
"The teacher taught me, and the student wrote it down. Just sir, why do you want to talk to your students? Before that, I didn't know my husband and I had nothing to do with him. Why does the gentleman treat me like this? β
Bai Xiying eased his emotions and sat down again, "Before this, you and I were not strangers. Zai Zeng said that he had met His Highness in Xia, but His Highness was still young at that time, and I am afraid I don't remember. β
Murong Jin searched in his memory, but still didn't find any mark, "I remember things early, and I remember everything more deeply than others, I can remember half of the things before the age of three, but I still haven't remembered Mr., I hope Mr. don't blame." β
Bai Xiying smiled: "That age, if you were someone else, you don't remember, Your Highness doesn't have to worry." β
"Mr. ......"
"I have said a lot today, and I hope that Your Highness will forgive your sins. There are still some trivial matters below, so I will not stay longer and retire. With that, he got up and left.
It was a coincidence at this point in time, and when he bumped into Murong Shu walking towards the Floating Moon Palace, Bai Xiying arched his hand and said, "His Royal Highness King Rui." β
Murong Shu asked coldly, "What are you doing here?" β
"I just finished the music class with the four princes." As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Shu ignored him and walked straight inside.
Murong Jin was reading a book at this time, when he saw Murong Su hurriedly coming in.
"Uncle Rui." What did he come for.
"Little Ah Si, Uncle Wang begs you for something today."
Murong Jin was puzzled: "What's wrong with Uncle Wang today?" "This King Rui doesn't associate with him on weekdays, so it's a matter of asking for help as soon as he opens his mouth.
Murong Shu didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "Is the Wenyuan wooden card that Mr. Gu gave you still there?" β
"How did Uncle Wang know about this?" Why is everything today about that piece of wood?
"You're still there?"
Murong Jin nodded, "Yes." β
"You lend the Wenyuan wooden card to Uncle Wang today, and I will return it to you tomorrow, okay?"
"What does Uncle Wang want this Wenyuan wooden card for?"
Murong Shu's face showed a little eagerness, "Uncle Wang naturally has the usefulness of Uncle Wang, and I will talk to you when I have the opportunity in the future." β
Murong Jin couldn't help but be curious, and hesitated: "This is not a little nephew, it wouldn't be good if Mr. Gu knew about it." β
"It's okay, I told you Mr. Gu beforehand."
"......" Murong Jin was a little skeptical.
Seeing that Murong Jin was still a little hesitant, Murong Shu leaned down and said softly: "Little Ah Si, don't be afraid, Uncle Wang won't do bad things, but he has always had a doubt in his heart, and he is uneasy day and night, and he wants to find out today." Ah Si may have promised Uncle Wang, huh? β
There were too many unknown factors in this matter, and Murong Jin didn't want to agree, but he thought that he still owed him a favor three years ago, so it was difficult to shirk it.
Just thinking about it, he heard Murong Shu say: "How about this, Uncle Wang promised Ah Si, if you ask for anything in the future, Uncle Wang will definitely do his best, okay?" β
"Okay." It's a verbal promise, but it's better than nothing.
Only then did he go and take the wooden card and hand it to Murong Shu, "Uncle Wang will definitely keep it alive." β
Murong Shu took Wen Yuan's wooden card and gently rubbed Murong Jin's head, "Uncle Wang will definitely put it away." β
Murong Shu came to Wenyuan Tower alone, only to see the head of the building greet him with a smile, "Why is His Royal Highness King Rui here today?" β
"When I walked around here, I thought I'd come in and have a look."
The head of the building said: "Your Highness, if you want to enter this building, you still need the wooden sign of Wenyuan Building." β
"But this thing?" Murong Shu took out the wooden card from his sleeve.
The palm of the building carefully checked and confirmed, and then said, "Your Highness, please-"
Murong Shu strode in, but he had been here for a long time, and he had almost forgotten where to put the classics. This Wenyuan Building is quite spacious, and after a long time, I still haven't found what I want to see.
When the clerk on the side saw it, he stepped forward and asked, "What book is Your Highness looking for?" β
Murong Shu waved his hand, "This king is just casually strolling, don't care." β
"Yes." The clerk retreated in acknowledgment.
Xu was a little anxious and irritable, and after about two moments, Murong Shu found what he was looking for on the second floor.
Portraits of the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Murong Shu found portraits of the royal family members of the most recent generation and the last dynasty in a row of scrolls.
King Anping, no.
The prince of Chu, no.
The eldest princess is not a colt.
Wan Qisheng, he is too young.
......
Murong Shu searched for them one by one, but still didn't find the face he was looking for.
Could it really be that my memory is wrong?
, Murong Shu still didn't give up, so he started over again.
Sure enough, Murong Shu found that he had missed a scroll, and for some reason this scroll was placed horizontally at the innermost end of the scroll placed vertically - the prince, Wan Qizhi.
Murong Shu carefully untied the ribbon and slowly unfolded the scroll. I only felt that the prince of Northern Qi was handsome, and there was a bookish air between his eyebrows and eyes, but he looked like an elegant literati.
That's it.
At that time, it was still Murong Jin's full moon wine, because the first queen was the beloved daughter of the Northern Qi Emperor, so she held a rather grand banquet. On that day, as Murong Jin's only uncle, Wan Qizhi also came. It was the second year after Murong Shu's brother, and he was withdrawn and perverse, and he was very indifferent to everyone. Wan Qizhi is so close that his eyes are like a lake, Murong Shu can't help but want to get close to him, pestering him to prevent him from leaving, and he calls a "beautiful brother" very sweetly.
That year, Wan Qizhi was not big, and he was not yet weakly crowned. However, Wan Qizhi on the painting is the appearance of the year when the Northern Qi Dynasty destroyed the country, his facial features have grown a lot, and he has faded away from his youthful childishness, but his eyebrows are still the same. The painting skills of the He family have always been regarded as a must, even if they only see one glance, they can also draw the form of a human god. Looking at this painting now, I still feel that the charm of the person on the painting still exists.
Is such a beauty really turned into loess with white bones?