Walking all the way back to the Zhuangyuan Mansion, Shengjing City at night was no different from any city she had ever been to, with a little rest, a lack of entertainment, a curfew still strictly controlling the security of the city, everything was still too backward and imperfect, but it also seemed very simple and natural.

She stepped on the fragmentary clusters of light, from the shadow of the lamp to the darkness, and then to the light, and the cycle repeated, like the ups and downs of a person's life.

In the early morning of the next day, there was a heavy fog, Shaoguang wore a plain white wide cedar and a red bean-colored belt, stood under the corridor of the flower hall, looked at the fog that permeated the rockery in the east, an ancient green pine grew next to the rockery, and the branches and leaves were covered with crystal water droplets in the fog.

She sighed, how nice.

A black wooden plaque was hung on the front of the flower hall, with four golden characters written on it: Songbai Chaowu.

There are a lot of roses climbing on the rockery, and now there are no flowers and only green leaves, and I think about it for a while, it should be very delicate next spring.

One of them came out of the fog and stopped whispering as he approached the light, "Your Excellency, the right minister has sent a letter. ”

The servant held up a plain letterhead with both hands, shook his hand and took it, and with a wave of his hand, the servant retreated obediently.

Shake the light opened the letter, read it quickly, then folded the letter as it was, turned around and walked into the flower hall.

"Yongzhi, after the fog clears for a while, how about you go to a place to buy some medicine for me and come back?"

He Yongzhi was staring at the people who were arranging breakfast, and when he heard this, he just raised his head to look at it, and shook the light, and responded respectfully and detachedly, "Where are you going down?" ”

"There is a Qixia Road in the east of the city from the Eighteen Hutongs, and you find a pharmacy called 'Liao Fan to Sick', which is a list." Wei Shaoguang handed over a piece of paper and said with a slight smile, "I have the habit of bringing my own medicine, I'm afraid I'm going to trouble Yongzhi today, oh, by the way, there is a wine store next to the pharmacy." Yongzhi can go in and make a pot of wine and come back, which is very good. ”

He Yongzhi listened to Wei Shaoguang's words, his eyes deepened, he was silent, and after putting away his things and returning to Shaoguang's words, he went to busy with his own affairs.

The fog gradually dispersed at eight or nine o'clock in the morning, the sky was bright, a round of red sun hung above the sky, dispelling the dampness that lasted for many days, people took advantage of the sunny day to go outside to be busy with their own business, Suzaku Street was full of people, prosperous and lively.

A low-key and simple carriage passed quietly through the street, a breeze blew through the blue curtain on the carriage, revealing a small piece of almost transparent warp and weft clear line of clothes, the wind passed through the curtain and fell, no one lived in the carriage who was, let him quietly pass the Qingxuan East Bridge and zigzag around the palace wall, towards the north of the foot of Yanshan Mountain, and finally into a royal temple.

There is no queue to welcome, there are no flowers and incense candles, the lotus mirror that has disappeared for many days quietly walked into the Mingde Temple in this autumn rain first break day, his unchanged transparent clothes embroidered with warp and weft distinct threads were blown up and down by the mountain wind, a meandering face is all indifferent compassion and tolerance, there is a string of black agarwood Buddha beads hanging in the palm, the green jade-like tassel flutters on the placket, a white lotus blooms at the intersecting placket, the sandalwood is quiet, the birds are low, and the shadow of the tree is swaying.

"Amitabha, Lotus Mirror."

The presiding officer of Mingde Temple walked out in an orange robe and said a word of Buddha to him, and the lotus mirror calmly replied.

"Amitabha, the master of evil, bother."

"Please!"

"Please!"

The two courteously greeted each other and walked into the temple.

There is a seven-storey high book building on Yanshan Mountain, which is a distance from Mingde Temple, the reading is the largest book building after the paper building, the collection of books is very rich, it is said that even the imperial study room in the palace is less than one-tenth of it, it is also the location of the highest academic institution in the empire, the country has cultivated many pillars of talent, there are many noble children in it, and a single one is the pride of heaven who is both talented and powerful.

And standing at the top of these students is the prince of the country to supervise the wine Nalan Sili, this person is only in his forties, but he is already one of the representatives of the empire's upstarts, he is the teacher of the previous prince, although the prince has been abolished, but because the prince has not been established again, so this sacrificial wine has retained the position of the prince Shaobao, His Majesty the emperor has not changed this point so far, the power of the Nalan family is gradually approaching the Wang Xie family because of the emperor's trust.

Nalan Sili spent most of the day on the upper floor of the reading is upstairs, he moved out a room on the second floor to live, a few days ago he got a telescope, when he was holding the telescope to look down the mountain when he had nothing to do today, he happened to see the lotus mirror, the priest frowned, pondered for a while and continued to look.

Reading is the tallest building in the entire Guozi Prison, and next to it is the place where classes are taught on weekdays, and a group of students gather in one place to chat during the break.

This includes the four sons of the capital.

Nalan Ruxin and Sheng Baiyu sat on one side, opposite Wang Xinsu and Xie Lingjun.

"I heard that Bai Yu, you made another big fuss in Qionglin Building yesterday?" Xie Lingjun looked at Sheng Baiyu with a headache and asked, his tone sounding very helpless and angry.

Sheng Baiyu's already irritable temper became even more difficult to control when he heard this, he sneered, slapped the book in his hand on the table, and spoke impatiently, "That's a bunch of rubbish!" It's their good luck that I got rid of them, or I'd have beaten no one to know! Also, when will the Deer Forest Banquet founded by the four of us be able to enter and exit at will? They all made a big fuss in front of Ben Gongzi, and it would be good if I didn't cripple them!"

"Xiao Yu!"

Nalan Ruxin pushed his arm helplessly on the side, "Be quiet, and don't get angry easily." ”

"Cut! Nalan. ”

Although Sheng Baiyu was impatient, he would still listen to Nalan Ruxin's words.

Wang Xinsu sat opposite them and listened quietly, this proud son of the Wang family is quite well-behaved on weekdays, has a stunning calligraphy, looks as elegant as Qinglan, and rarely participates in the Lulin Banquet, but this time he also asked curiously.

"Nalan, I heard that Bai Yu is going to invite this year's Sanyuan and the first champion to the Deer Forest Banquet? Is this true? ”

"Of course it's true! I'll be sure to invite him in!"

Sheng Baiyu couldn't stand the denial and suspicion of others about him, so he turned back and replied in a sonorous and powerful way before Nalan Ruxin.

Nalan Ruxin on the side didn't care that he was robbed of the conversation at all, he just smiled gently and explained in detail to Wang Xinsu.

"What Xiao Yu said is true, we bumped into Yan Zhuangyuan yesterday before Qionglin Building, and then chatted a few words, and then after entering Qionglin Building, a few people said some big things that Xiao Yu heard, you also know that he is not very good-tempered, so he accused those people a few words, who knew that those people were also bold and quarreled with Xiao, and then Xiao Yu got angry, and then there was a saying that he wanted to clean up the Lulin Banquet, and he wanted to invite Yan Zhuangyuan into the Lulin Banquet."

There has always been no shortage of people next to these four sons, and when Nalan Ruxin spoke, the people around him had already listened to the words, and one of them couldn't help but ask curiously, "Nalan Gongzi, I don't know what kind of person that Yan Zhuangyuan is?" ”

As soon as the words were spoken, there was a sudden silence all around.

In this national prison, who is not from a family of eunuchs, and who is not a child who has studied hard and practiced martial arts? There is just one grade similar to them who has become a champion of the third yuan in two years, and this group of sons and brothers who have a much higher starting point than others are unconvinced and more curious.

They looked at Nalan Ruxin and Sheng Baiyu with bright eyes one by one, hoping that they would tell them more things about Yan Yuheng.

Sheng Baiyu didn't feel anything at all, "snorted", crossed Erlang's legs, the purple clothes on his body were crumpled and shrunk around his waist, one arm was propped up on the table in front of him, and said impatiently, "He, that's it, just like Nalan, has a very soft temper, bumped into me and apologized to me, and after that, he kept holding the umbrella to my side He himself was drenched in the rain, and he wanted to show me illnesses and injuries, cut!" I'm most annoyed by this kind of person!"

Nalan Ruxin glanced at Sheng Baiyu in surprise, "Xiao Yu, I thought you didn't notice it, so why didn't you say it?" I see that Yan Gongzi's shoulders are mostly wet. ”

"Cut! Why do I say that? He bumped into me first, and although he apologized, he didn't lose anything, right? As for giving me an umbrella, he himself is willing, if I say it, won't I give him a chance to make amends? ”

Nalan Ruxin grew up with Sheng Baiyu, he knew that his bamboo horse was actually a very careful and sensitive person, and now after listening to Sheng Baiyu's words, he just nodded, and then continued to supplement Sheng Baiyu's words.

"Although the contact with Yan Gongzi is very short, but I personally feel that I admire this person very much, he is the kind of person who is kind, and he is very able to take care of the emotions of others, and I think that although this champion is young, he should not be an ordinary person, he said that he knows some medical skills, I am afraid that he really understands medical skills, and he is a person who speaks without leaking, and he is very comfortable to contact with him, he is such a person who is easy to relax."

"Needless to say, everyone has also circulated the poems he inscribed at the Yingjin banquet, in addition." Nalan smiled and continued with some embarrassment, "And he is a handsome-looking person, with a very clear temperament, I think he is afraid that he will become the sweetheart of many girls in the capital." ”

In the end, Nalan joked, but he rarely made this kind of joke, and the people next to him listened to this, and smiled on their faces, but they were already very curious in their hearts, and they especially wanted to meet this handsome champion.

"Sheng Baiyu, I don't know when you invited Yan Gongzi to join the Deer Forest Banquet, we also want to take a look."

Sheng Baiyu originally heard that Nalan Ruxin was not too happy when he praised Yan Yuheng, so he took advantage of the situation and said with a stinky temper, "I'll write him a letter in a while and invite him to participate in the Deer Forest Banquet." ”

A group of young men greeted him repeatedly, guessing when Yan Yuheng would join the Lulin Banquet and when they would see him, they would have to embarrass him.

A teenager's conversation soon dispersed, and the sound of twilight drums came from the Mingde Temple in the distance, melodiously vibrating out, drawing an end to this troubled day.