In one life, there are many people and things, in fact, it is not that we can't let go, it's just that we don't want to let go......

———— Spiritual Wine Strange Story: Life and Death (Notes)

One

In 630 AD, the war was at the beginning of the peace, and the Tang Dynasty defeated the Eastern Turks and unified the world.

Taizong ascended the throne, diligent in governance, all countries came to the court, and the world returned to the heart.

Chang'an, the capital, is a prosperous scene.

The fragrant snow is all over the place, like a fluctuating dance, fragmentary. The smoke is curling, plain white Chang'an, fireworks and dust.

A beautiful figure hurried through the streets, and the sound of stepping on the snow shattered the tranquility of the side.

Footsteps stopped at the mouth of an alley, and she looked into the depths of the alley, with desperate exhaustion between her eyebrows.

After hesitating for a moment, holding the package in his arms, the lotus step moved lightly, and his back slowly disappeared into the shadows of the deep alleys......

Two

He drank alone all night, and at dawn fell asleep with a little drunkenness.

The porcelain bottle and jade bottle are scattered all over the place, and the hand hanging under the window is still hanging with a copper cup.

The slender and thin body is lying on the window, a plain white shirt outlines a few light purple patterns, and the black hair is draped at will behind the head, and under the background of the snow, it seems to be also covered with a misty light purple halo.

The snowflakes slowly fell, holding their breath and quietly kissing their exquisitely carved cheeks, melting into dew and flowing reluctantly.

All the things in this world that are praised as beautiful should be ashamed of their appearance in front of their appearance, and even the appearance of a woman is superfluous.

Under the snow-colored bath, a pair of white jade hands like mutton fat, carrying a velvet robe, gently wrapped his body.

The woman gently arranged her robe, not daring to let the slightest movement disturb him.

Dressed in lotus green clothes, his face is full of national color, such as cloud green silk, there are no magnificent vulgar ornaments, but meticulously curled on the back of his head, the simplest and most moving.

It's a pity that he couldn't get his wish, a burst of warmth came to him, and his slender eyelids slowly half-opened, looking at the snow, and his jewel-like clear pupils flowed a little dazed.

It's very beautiful, people can't help but be attracted by his eyes, but they don't dare to look at it for a long time.

The first time she looked at him, what impressed her the most was not beauty, but worry, so heavy that she couldn't get rid of it.

Those eyes hurt people.

"Master, the cold is heavy, don't catch a cold."

The woman lost her mind slightly, and said softly, her soft voice was like dew melting under the warm winter sun, as if the cold in the sky had been diluted a little.

"Xi'er, don't call my master, and forget? Your father and I are a sworn prayer, and you call me like this, is it worthy of your father? ”

He sat up slowly with his robe, his voice revealing a hint of laziness.

"Yes, Lord......"

Lianxi's voice, as thin as a mosquito and a fly, was rudely interrupted by a noisy knock on the door......

Three

The patrol smelled the aroma of wine at the mouth of the alley, and followed the aroma all the way to find it, only to see a two-story carved wooden attic standing at the end of the alley, although the dark red lacquer paint on the attic is still intact, but it can also be seen that there are some almanacs, only the newly hung bluestone plaque on the door, there is a little fresh breath.

The plaque is engraved with three ink and blue tattoo characters of "Lu Yao Pavilion".

The aroma of wine comes from this pavilion.

"Is the Lord's house there? Open the door! Feed! Open the door quickly! ”

The patrol leader slammed the door with a fierce face, and shouted loudly, and danced the stubble on his cheeks with a full face of flesh, and the shouting drove away the silence of the alley.

The door of the pavilion slowly opened, and the fragrant aroma of wine seemed to be blocked by the torrent in the door, which instantly gushed out and rushed towards it, and suddenly the group of wine maggots were hungry.

A man paced out of the door and made a slight gesture.

"Under the surname Ruoxuan, the word is Ran, and he is a foreigner who has recently moved to Guidu, I don't know where he did not do it well, annoying the officials?"

The tone is courteous, and the conversation is like the wind and clouds, which makes people feel close but slightly distant and incomprehensible.

When the leader saw Ruoxuan's appearance, he was amazed in his heart:

There is such a person in this world! This son has an extraordinary bearing, isn't it the noble son of an official who is practicing incognito here?

At that moment, his attitude changed sharply, and he said politely: "Disturb the son's purity, we are the yamen patrol, I am too guarded, patrolling here, and I smelled the wine at the mouth of the alley, which came from your pavilion." I waited for the truth that it was not in accordance with the rules of the market to make a living from the liquor trade, so I came to inquire. ”

At the end of the words, I couldn't resist the increasingly rich aroma of wine gushing out from behind the door, and I couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Ah, the official is really misunderstood, there is indeed some rough brewing in the lower house, but it is a personal preference, not for the purchase and sale of livelihood. Sorry for the child? ”

Ruoxuan watched the official's actions, understood in his heart, and gently raised his hand to the door.

"Master."

Xi'er walked out of the door and respectfully handed the tile altar in his hand to Ruoxuan.

The patrol officers looked at the former with a sound in their eyes, and their eyes suddenly swelled with a touch of heat.

This kind of posture is not far behind the rouge pink delicacy in the imperial city.

Taking the tile altar, she waved her hand to let Lian Xi retreat into the door, avoiding the burning gazes that made her extremely uncomfortable.

"This altar of 'Nine Brewing Spring' is a meager tribute, and I hope that all the officials will not dislike it."

When the inspectors heard this, their eyes immediately widened to the size of copper bells.

"Nine Brewing Spring", the earliest can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty Jian'an period, Cao Cao had this wine as a tribute to the emperor Liu Xie, after that, nearly 400 years, the rise and fall of the dynasties, and "Nine Brewing Spring" has been as a tribute to the top grade, favored by the royal family of all dynasties.

Ordinary people, don't say to enjoy, even if you smell a trace of wine, it is a great honor.

After being stunned for a while, the leader hurriedly reacted.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's really a misunderstanding, I've waited to thank Gongzi for his good intentions, but it's just this ......"

Before the leader refused, Ruoxuan had already put the tile altar in the former's hand, and there was already a hint of a guest in it.

"This ...... That...... I waited but it was disrespectful, and I thanked the son for the gift, which was really presumptuous. Please rest assured, today's matter, the market will never hear the slightest rumor! Brothers, go, drink and go! ”

Seeing Ruoxuan's acquiescence with a light smile, the leader hurriedly led the patrol and looked straight at the wine shop outside the alley, with a happy look on his face.

Turning out of the alley, a young man stepped forward quickly, gathered in the wine jar in the arms of the patrol leader, took a sip of wine, and smiled flatteringly:

"Boss, 'Nine Brewing Spring', good wine!"

The leader slapped the little guy on the face, and the smile on his face disappeared in a blink of an eye, turning into anger.

"You bastard...... Stupidity! I don't understand the seriousness of things! “

"To be able to take out the "Nine Brewing Spring" at will to send us and other small patrols, how terrifying is its size? Does any patrolman really think of himself as a character? If you annoy the officials and magnates because of this, you don't know how to die."

The patrol leader jumped like thunder, and he didn't dare to make a loud noise, so he could only suppress his throat, raise his foot and kick the little guy hard, beating and scolding, and his back was already dripping with cold sweat.

"Wait a few pickles, listen up! No one is allowed to spread today's events, otherwise you and I will not want to have a good life! Do you understand? ”

"Yes, sir!"

Only then did the patrol discourage and continue to lead the team, still with a burst of regret in his heart:

I just wanted to drink some good wine, but I accidentally provoked such a character!

But he didn't know that Li Ruoxuan didn't want to worry about him at all.

Ruo Xuan made another move, and watched the official errand turn out of the alley, and the faint smile on his face gradually turned into a trace of helplessness and regret.

"No matter how the world changes, there will always be such a sloppy person, but pity my jar of wine."

Sighing, he was about to step into the threshold, but he was stopped by an exclamation from the shadows.

A woman dressed in coarse cloth fell out of the darkness with an exclamation, and it was Lian Xi who followed the woman out of the darkness!

"You've been sneaking around here for a long time, what are your intentions!"

The woman had not yet recovered from her fright, and stammered, but could not spit out a clear word.

She obviously saw the woman in green in front of her enter the door with her own eyes, how could she appear behind her quietly?!

"Xi'er, don't scare her, the girl intends to find here, she must have asked me to welcome the guests into the pavilion first."

If Xuan's eyes did not squint, he stepped into the door, and did not look at the woman from beginning to end, as if he knew that someone was hiding here from the beginning.

"Yes, master......

Four

The lotus step moved lightly, and unfortunately led the trembling woman in cloth to look into the inner hall of Lu Yao Pavilion.

In the courtyard in front of the hall, there is only a half-human-high mottled stone trough, in which a few hibiscus plants are planted.

It is very attractive at the mouth of the alley, and it is naturally rich in the pavilion, but it is not boring.

The aroma of this wine seems to have a calming effect, and even people who hate alcohol can't help but be infatuated.

The inner hall is spacious and clean, except for a pier of red sandalwood carved tables and chairs in the hall, there are only rows of paulownia shelves, and the door leading to the inner room hangs with a heavy gauze curtain and a heavy bead curtain as a cover, and the rest has no luxurious furnishings.

On the paulownia shelf, there are countless porcelain bottles and jade bottles displayed large and small, each bottle is stored with different wines, faintly exuding a halo of thousands of light colors, inextricably linked, beautiful, pacing in it, as if indulging in a misty dream, illusory and ethereal.

In this way, the light source in the lighting room is not taken from the skylight, but from this innumerable wine!

The woman thought in a daze, and followed Lian Xi into the inner hall.

Ruoxuan was standing in front of the paulownia wooden frame, holding a jade bottle in front of him to enjoy the game.

The elixir in the bottle flowed quietly, emitting a halo of pale green, gently caressing Ruoxuan's delicate cheeks, with bursts of ripples, suffocating beauty.

"The little girl Xue Yi, who took the opportunity to visit your pavilion, I hope that the son will not care."

Xue Yi bent his knees and made a blessing, and his voice was eloquent and moving.

"Miss Xue is polite, just call me Ruoxuan. Please be seated".

Ruoxuan nodded in return and motioned for Xue Yi to sit down.

Xue Yi made another blessing and sat down carefully.

"Fang is my girl who is ignorant and scares the girl. Although Xi'er is always cautious, she is harmless, and I hope the girl will not worry about her. Ruoxuan smiled.

"The little girl doesn't dare."

Xue Yi raised his head and hurriedly responded, but his eyes caught a glimpse of Lian Xi, who was standing behind Ruoxuan with his eyebrows down, and immediately withdrew it, lowered his head, and pinched his knuckles with the hand wrapped in his arms white, obviously still apprehensive about the scene outside the door.

"The cold house is a little coarse, I want to invite Miss Xue to drink together, and it is considered as an atonement."

Ruoxuan also sat down opposite Xue Yi.

"Childe's words are serious, Xue Yi thanked Childe."

When Ruo Xuan heard this, he handed the green jade bottle in his hand to Lian Xi, who understood it, took the wine bottle and retreated behind the curtain.

After a while, Lian Xi walked out from behind the curtain, holding a jade plate in her hand, on which were placed wine jugs, two wooden cups and a small half bowl of osmanthus.

The tray was gently placed on the table, and Lian Xi used a wooden spoon to hold some osmanthus flowers and gently shook them into the bottom of the bowl. When the jade bottle was opened, the fragrance suddenly came out of the mouth of the bottle, which made the listener inexplicably clear and energetic.

The jade bottle is tilted, and the wine dew hanging from the mouth of the bottle is like a wisp of emerald green silk. The wine is full of wooden cups, and there are a few osmanthus flowers floating, rippling slightly.

"Miss Xue, please."

Ruoxuan picked up the wooden lamp, brushed his sleeves to cover his face, and raised his head to slowly suck the wine dew into his mouth.

Xue Yi saw Ruoxuan drink the wine dew, so he put his mind at ease, and also picked up the wine glass and took a sip of it. It was only a small bite, but it surprised Xue Yi:

When the wine dew is entered, I don't feel the slightest pungency of ordinary sake lees, but turns into a warm current, instantly swimming all over the limbs, the hunger and cold dissipate, and I suddenly feel full of vitality, and my complexion gradually becomes ruddy.

Ruoxuan carefully measured the woman in front of him:

The willow eyebrows are slender, the eyes are like clear pools, the facial features are beautiful, the face is as white as jade, the burlap clothes are wrapped with delicate and tight curves, and the face is haggard but also has a bit of moving color, which is pitiful. The wine warms the heart, and the flush on his face is even more moving.

"What is the matter with the girl looking for the house?"

After hearing this, the woman hurriedly got up and knelt down towards Ruoxuan.

"Girl, why is that? Get up. Ruoxuan got up, supported Xue Yi with both hands, and stopped.

Xue Yi raised his head suddenly, and his beautiful eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

"Ask Gongzi, save my Langjun's life!"

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