Chapter 21 Boating on the Lake
Outside the window, the snow is drifting, and the green fragrance is far away. The night is cold and tormented, and the residual dreams are even more lonely.
With the first soft white snowflakes falling, the last red leaves finally slowly grinding into the dust, the cold and grinding winter finally arrived, and the entire Forbidden City also fell silent, as if an animal in need of hibernation was quietly napping, and the restlessness and restlessness of the past all faded with this silent snowfall, leaving only a quiet silence.
and the Prince's Palace.
Outside the window, the snow was falling and there was silence. The house has already lit a charcoal fire, the charcoal fire is vigorous and the room is as warm as spring, Hongday is holding a pen on a piece of rice paper to paint, drawing a few strokes but suddenly paused, his eyes slowly closed as if he was thinking about something, after a while he opened his eyes again, the corners of his lips raised a faint smile, the movements of his hands were fast, the ink is the best Qiyun ink, the ink is black and delicate, through the steaming of the room full of heat will exude a faint ink fragrance, very quiet.
The last stroke on the rice paper finally fell, Hongtian put the pen aside, carefully looked at the painting, the painting was a woman, the head of the moth eyebrows, bright eyes looking forward to, foggy sideburns, the corners of the lips faintly with a smile, but the smile was not very natural, as if reluctant to laugh, Hongday sighed, carefully tracing the outline of the woman, he rarely saw her smile, how could he draw well?
It seems that every time she meets her, she is a deferential and gentle appearance, docile but with a little alienation, she always lowers her eyebrows, never looks at his gaze, seems to be humble and timid. She's afraid of him, isn't she? I still remember the last time he hugged her in a distraction, she was startled, her little face was pale, frightened and frightened, trembling all over, it looked like a little rabbit caught by a hunter, so pitiful.
A squirming sound came, disturbing Hongday's thoughts, he looked up through the dim curtain, there were servants walking back and forth, as if moving something, then frowned unhappily, walked out of the inner room to scold, but saw a charming woman stepping into the room, the woman seemed to be very happy to see him come out, the red lips pursed, revealing a gentle smile: "Master, but you are noisy?" ”
Hongyang stroked his forehead and said lightly: "It's okay, what are you doing?" ”
The woman said, "It started to snow today, and the concubine saw that many of the clothes and accessories were used in the autumn, so she took it upon herself to clean up for her grandfather and change some winter clothes." ”
This woman is the side Fu Jin Zhangjia of Prince Hongday, and her name is Qitong.
Hongyang nodded, as if he knew about it, his eyes followed the servant back and forth, and inadvertently floated to the table, which was a dark green belt, which was not decorated with any gems, only embroidered with very complicated patterns, and knew that the embroidery was brilliant at a glance, it was given by Xing'er, and he was very happy when he received it, but he only wore it once, thinking of Xing'er, he couldn't help but feel guilty, so he walked to the table and picked up the belt, and was about to replace the other brocade belt around his waist, but his fingers touched the prominent pattern on it but he was suddenly startled, and then looked at it carefully, The more he looked at it, the more frightened he felt, his fingers caressed the embroidered patterns on it lovingly, and suddenly turned to the side Fu Jin Qitong and asked, "Where is my cloak?" ”
Qitong looked confused, "Which one is the master talking about?" ”
Hongday's face changed suddenly, and he shouted: "The one with purple embroidered corners!" ”
Qitong was frightened by his roar, and seeing his anxious face, although he was unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to attack, and said in a low voice: "I think the minions have put it away, Hui'er!" ”
A little girl next to her hurriedly stood up, blessed her body, and said, "The slave will go." ”
Hongyang clings to the belt, his eyes are full of anxiety, it can't be wrong, it must be her!
It wasn't until Hui'er handed him the purple brocade cloak that he showed a bright smile, and his brown eyes were full of joy, and he guessed correctly! On the table was a dark blue belt, a purple cloak, and the pattern embroidery on it was clearly made by one person. Why didn't he think that Xing'er had been living in Zuifeng Building since she was a child, how could she have such a good embroiderer? It was he who was overlooked! He actually put her mind in a dark corner for half a year, and the smile on the corner of his lips grew bigger and bigger, more and more, until his hearty laughter resounded throughout the room, but Qitong was confused, she looked at Hongday, wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.
"Someone! Change! This king wants to enter the palace! ”
The snowflakes fell silently, like magnolias flying in the sky, and the courtyard was covered with a thick layer of white in a short time.
Gu Yanzhao wore a black fox end cover, heavy black on his slender and straight body, even more like a crown of jade, handsome, he had just returned from the palace, although a lot of snow fell on his shoulders, but he walked slowly, and he was not in a hurry, until he stepped into the courtyard, looked up and saw that the window of the Tingyu Building was not closed, and a lot of ice and snow fell on the orchid grass in front of the window, and it was even more shaky when it was blown by the wind, and he couldn't help but blame Zhixiang in his heart, why was this girl so careless, but she didn't know how to move the orchid grass with such a big snow. The anxious steps in his heart followed suit, the wet ground was covered with a thin layer of snow, Gu Yanzhao didn't pay attention to the slipping under his feet, almost slipping, because he had a kung fu foundation, he steadied his pace and didn't fall, but this slip made him stop......
Such a scene, such a situation, always feel as if it has happened, the pavilion and courtyard in front of me suddenly disappear, showing another scene.
On the vast surface of the lake is a small boat.
The structure of the boat is simple, and there is no carving and carving on the outside, nor is it dyed with gold and jade, but it looks generous and exquisite.
The white smoke swayed out of the boat, and disappeared when it was blown by the cold wind, and the beautiful and tactful music suddenly came from the vast snowflakes on the lake, sometimes euphemistic and moving, sometimes high-pitched and shocking, sometimes low and lingering, but the wisps seemed to enter the human chest, and stirred people's hearts all the time. Suddenly, the music stopped, everything fell silent, and the calm and waveless lake fell silent again.
A deep and cold voice came from the boat: "I didn't expect Miss Shen to play the piano so well. ”
I saw a handsome face floating in a mist, the external structure of the boat is simple, the furnishings inside are also extremely simple, a stove is placed on the table, warm smoke floats from the stove, and an elegant-looking woman whispered, "Gu Gongzi has won the award!" Childe's flute sound is also very beautiful. The woman's skin was like condensed fat, and after she finished speaking, her cheeks were faintly stained with drunken red, but she didn't know whether it was the stove or the shyness.
It turned out that the beautiful and moving music was played by two people with a flute and a piano, and the man was Gu Yanzhao and the woman was Shen Suyi.
In the early winter, everything was depressed, but it had a unique flavor, and the two of them swam in the lake together, but they never thought that the sky would float the first snow of winter.
"Why is it snowing so much?" Su Yi raised her hand and flicked the curtain of the boat slightly, but when she saw goose feathers and heavy snow flying outside, she couldn't help frowning.
Gu Yanzhao saw her frowning slightly, so he said softly: "Xu is the first gift from God to us. ”
Su Yi's brows stretched when she heard this, and she smiled slightly, noncommittal.
Having said that, the snow was so heavy that it would soon freeze on the lake, so they let the boatman row home, even though they were not satisfied.
The gray tiles and bluestone on the shore have long been covered with a thick layer of white, and the silver branches are wrapped in trees, and the streets are even more deserted, because of the snow, many vendors have already closed their stalls and gone home.
The shore steps of the dock are paved with wooden planks, Gu Yanzhao first Su Yi got off the boat, stood on the dock and stretched out a slender hand, waiting for Su Yi, Su Yi looked at him, he put on a black cloak, and a white robe was worn inside, the long cloak made his body look taller and straighter, his dark eyes shone like the brightest stars in the night sky, and the corners of his lips that were slightly red from the cold hooked a light smile, with a smile on his eyebrows, and looked at her gently.
Su Yi put on a plain cloak with white fox trim, a small face hidden in the white fox fur looked even more petite and pitiful, she bowed her head slightly, raised her feet and stepped onto the dock, carefully put her hand on his hand, because the palm was facing up, so Gu Yanzhao's palm fell a few snowflakes, and disappeared when Su Yi reached out and covered it, his slender fingers could completely wrap her hand, but the palm was a little cold, thinking that it was blown by the cold wind, Su Yi was slightly distracted, and the other foot just stepped up but slipped a step and leaned forward, Impartiality just threw himself into Gu Yanzhao's arms.
Su Yi's face flushed with shame immediately, how could she ...... If people saw her, they would think that she was throwing herself into her arms, burying her little face in Gu Yanzhao's chest, but she didn't dare to look up at his look, only to hear his calm and powerful heartbeat ringing in her ears again and again, Su Yi bit her lip, and was about to get up but was hugged tightly by Gu Yanzhao, he hugged her tightly and murmured softly: "Su Yi ......" The voice was cool and charming, Su Yi suddenly froze, she felt that her heart was beating so fast, she was almost jumping out of her chest, that feeling was wonderful and made her feel happy.
Gu Yanzhao gently picked up her little face and slowly approached her, Su Yi's brain went blank, she wanted to speak but couldn't speak, she only looked at the handsome face in front of her in surprise, suddenly, there was a cool touch on her forehead, she was shocked, her eyes opened wider, but she saw that Gu Yanzhao had closed her eyes, only the thick eyelashes were trembling gently in the wind, Su Yi slowly closed her eyes, she seemed to hear that somewhere in her heart was blooming, the voice, she heard it.
The empty streets, the quiet docks, the vast lake, the whole world fell into silence, as if nothing existed. He was the only one who embraced her affectionately......
Snowflakes fell quietly like feathers, covering Gu Yanzhao's hat, and he didn't know how long he had been standing in the yard, until Zhixiang ran over with the stove, and he woke up from his trance. It's been a year ago, so why does it feel like it just happened yesterday? Suyi, you see, it's snowing again, I said that the first snow of the year will accompany you, but I broke my promise, I'm sorry......