The two went to the river to wash their hands and faces before returning to Yizhuang, when Ma Mingfeng saw them, he reached out and grabbed a wild fruit and stuffed it into Cheng Haofeng's mouth:

"You'd better keep your mouth shut first, or you'll have to say something sour......"

Cheng Haofeng bit the fruit and smiled, Hu Xianxian held all the fruits he brought in front of Ma Mingfeng: "Senior brother, don't worry, he is still your third junior brother." ”

Ma Mingfeng took the fruit and smiled and beckoned Hong'er and Ma Shuo to come and eat. Seeing that Cheng Haofeng and Ma Mingfeng got along with each other, the mustard in his heart was gone, and Hu Xianxian was finally relieved. At night, when they were resting, she still went outside to meditate on the trees.

The next day was the sixth day of the new year, and early in the morning, Ma Shuo was dressed up happily and said that he was going to pick up friends. Hu Xianxian laughed at him wearing a crimson robe as if he was going on a blind date, he said that today was his birthday, and a friend came to pay him a birthday, of course, he had to dress festively.

Cheng Haofeng asked him to pick up people quickly, and asked Hu Xianxian to prepare some wine and food for Ma Shuo to celebrate his birthday.

Hu Xianxian and Hong'er took the two servants to prepare the wine and food, and Cheng Haofeng asked Ma Mingfeng to move some cases in the courtyard, and after setting up the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, he began to paint. Cheng Haofeng didn't know what he was drawing, and Ma Mingfeng handed him something on the side.

An hour later, Ma Shuo picked up his friend, and his friends were Ruan Shaolun and Du Zhen. The two of them met in Beijing to return to their hometown for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and came back early because their friend Ma Shuo's birthday was on the sixth day of August.

When they saw Cheng Haofeng, they all greeted him respectfully, and then curiously saw what he was drawing.

Ruan Shaolun saw that it was a large piece of white paper, with some small squares of uniform size drawn on it, and some of the intersections of these small squares were zigzagged and connected with some lines.

"Cheng Daochang is a chess game drawn?"

Du Zhen looked at the drawings carefully, twisted a few sparse whiskers and said, "How can it be a chess game?" There are no chess pieces drawn on the points, but they are connected to the line, which is a bit like an astrological chart. ”

Cheng Haofeng smiled faintly: "It's not so profound, it's boring to draw casually." ”

Their conversation aroused Hu Xianxian's curiosity, and she ran out of the shed to look at it, but she couldn't see what he was drawing.

Cheng Haofeng put down the last stroke, and asked Ma Mingfeng to put away the drawings: "Senior brother, this picture is for you to keep." ”

Hu Xianxian hurriedly stopped: "Senior brother, don't be busy, I haven't seen it clearly." ”

Cheng Haofeng hadn't put down the brush in his hand yet, and when he saw that she was going to grab the drawings, he raised the tip of the pen to her cheek.

She always felt that the drawing was a little special, and her attention was all on the drawing, and she was caught by him. He smirked triumphantly, and the three of them next to Ma Shuo covered their mouths and snickered, Ma Mingfeng couldn't laugh or cry.

Hu Xianxian glared at him, puffing out his cheeks, and the ink spot became more conspicuous. Ma Shuo was afraid that she would be angry with them, so he pulled his two friends and ran away. After Ma Mingfeng put away the drawings, he quietly went into the kitchen to find Hong'er and asked her to persuade them.

Hong'er went out and saw Hu Xianxian holding his arms and glaring at Cheng Haofeng, and he had already restrained his smile.

Hong'er looked at Hu Xianxian's face and lowered her head and chuckled, and laughed for a while before she said to Cheng Haofeng: "Cheng Daochang, go and get water and a handkerchief." ”

Cheng Haofeng reluctantly walked to the water tank, and said as he walked: "Who asked her to wipe my big face yesterday, Poor Dao is a person who holds grudges." ”

"Slow down", Hu Xianxian said coldly, "This girl is also a person who holds grudges, and I can't dissipate my anger even if I wash it up." ”

When she had said this, she raised an eyebrow and smiled at him, and as soon as he saw her smile, he turned and fled into the house, and she had already grabbed the brush and jumped in front of him. Of course, he couldn't avoid her, and her left and right cheeks were inked by her.

Hu Xianxian looked at the two ink balls on his face and laughed without hesitation, and he snatched the brush while she was laughing happily and pointed at her face without ink......

Hong'er smiled secretly and went back to the shed to be busy, the two servants were laughing, and there was a hint of worry in Ma Mingfeng's smile.

Ma Shuo and the three people in the bedroom laughed the most, and after laughing, Du Zhen asked Ma Shuo very suspiciously: "Didn't you say that Cheng Dao is long-handed, humble and gentle?" Did I recognize the wrong person? This is the one I met in Hongbin Building a few years ago. ”

Ma Shuo scratched his scalp and smiled, "It's indeed this one." ”

Du Zhen asked Ruan Shaolun again: "You said that in March this year, you met a strange woman with flying literature and elegant manners at the poetry meeting by the Mohu Lake, and said that she was Miss Hu from Hongbin Building back then, is it the Miss Hu I saw today?" ”

Ruan Shaolun also learned from Ma Shuo scratching his scalp, and said with a smile: "It's this one, it's this one." ”

Du Zhen looked at them and said very deeply: "You can't believe the words of others, hearing is false, and seeing is believing." ”

But when they came out, Hu Xianxian was already busy cooking with a clean face, and Cheng Haofeng was also sitting with Ma Mingfeng chatting with Ma Mingfeng with a clean face.

Du Zhen rubbed his eyes suspiciously, and Cheng Haofeng greeted him solemnly and cordially when he saw him like that: "Du Gongzi doesn't have to be formal, come and drink tea." ”

After Du Zhen, Ruan Shaolun, and Ma Shuo were all seated, Cheng Haofeng asked them what their plans were in the future, whether they would continue to participate in the imperial examination.

Du Chen said that he would not give up, but he was not as obsessed with fame as before. He will return to the capital after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he still writes letters to people as a bookkeeper to make a living, while studying poetry and books to prepare for the exam.

He has a lot of ideas about the current politics, he wants to realize his ambitions, and he also wants to have the opportunity to contribute to the well-being of the people in the world.

Cheng Haofeng praised him for his lofty ambitions, and said that he has not yet had the opportunity, and when the opportunity comes, he will definitely be a capable minister of the world.

Ma Shuo said that he didn't have such great ambitions, and he didn't have the intention of gaining fame for a long time, so he wanted to seriously carve a monument and save money to marry a daughter-in-law. Of course, if you can leave a tablet that can be passed down through the ages, then you can wake up with a smile in your dreams.

Ruan Shaolun listened to their plan and just smiled lightly and sipped tea, Ma Shuo joked that he smiled like this and didn't say anything, did he become a guest of a noble lady?

Du Zhen said that Ma Shuo's guess was a bit sideline, and now half of the people in the capital know Ruan Shaolun's name. This Ruan Shaolun made a living by writing lyrics and playing the flute in the Qinglou Restaurant, his appearance was the most handsome of the scholars of the year, and his temperament was very gentle, which attracted many people.

Even the famous Oiran Piaoman in the capital also has blue eyes for Ruan Shaolun, this Piaoman is a double masterpiece of singing and dancing, she can't look down on how many princes and grandsons, but she has a soft spot for Ruan Shaolun. She would not want to dance if the music played without his flute in the music.

Ruan Shaolun listened to Du Zhen talk about this to others, and smiled: "Don't talk about this, I only have a green shirt in my life." The burden of comforting my parents' spirits in heaven has to be borne by my sister, and I hope she will succeed in her cultivation. ”

Cheng Haofeng smiled at him and said, "Ruan Wenyue is very talented, as long as she is willing to cultivate diligently, she will definitely be able to achieve something." ”

While they were chatting, Hu Xianxian and the others had already prepared the wine and food and were bringing them to the table.

When Hu Xianxian heard them mention Ruan Wenyue, he answered with a smile: "Ah Yue, I like this girl, and her temperament is a little like me." ”

Cheng Haofeng lowered his eyelids and said with a half-smile: "You are just ruthless to the people you like." ”

Hu Xianxian was a little annoyed by what she said: "The situation was chaotic at that time, and I didn't have the intention of hurting her." ”

Ruan Shaolun was also busy exhorting: "With the elixir sent by Cheng Daochang, Ah Yue's injuries have completely recovered, so there is no need to talk about these things." ”

Hu Xianxian's heart was excited, Cheng Haofeng didn't know about accidentally injuring Ruan Wenyue at that time, he was really paying attention to himself secretly before? Why didn't you notice it at the time?

Cheng Haofeng saw that she was thinking about something silently, and said to her in a softened tone: "Xianxian, how can it be so easy to cure if the tendon is broken?" Even if those ordinary herbs can heal wounds, they will inevitably become lame. The medicine given to Ruan Wenyue to treat her injuries was prescribed by the sixth junior brother. ”

Hu Xianxian bowed deeply to Ruan Shaolun when he heard this, and said solemnly: "Ruan Gongzi, please help me express my apologies to Ling Mei first, and I will apologize to her in person later." ”

Ruan Shaolun bluntly said that there was no need to feel so guilty, Ma Mingfeng also beckoned everyone to drink and eat happily, Ma Shuo smiled and said that today is his birthday, and he is not allowed to say anything unhappy.

Hu Xianxian smiled at everyone and no longer mentioned those things, but she secretly reminded herself in her heart not to be reckless and impulsive in doing things in the future.

Because it was Ma Shuo's birthday, Cheng Haofeng accompanied them to play chess and drink tea after dinner, and Hu Xianxian went to find Ma Mingfeng after finishing the kitchen chores.

"Senior brother, shall I take a look at that drawing?"

"What's there to see? The third junior brother is playing with the painting. ”

Hu Xianxian saw that Ma Mingfeng's expression was a little unnatural, so he stared at him with bright eyes, and Ma Mingfeng was a little flustered. He avoided her gaze and was about to walk away.

Hu Xianxian stopped him and begged him, "Senior brother, just let me take a look." You are the most sincere person, why bother to learn from Cheng Haofeng to deceive people? ”

Ma Mingfeng was stopped by her when he turned around, and he was so anxious that smoke rose all over his body.

Hu Xianxian was afraid that he was in a hurry to return to Wanzhou, and if there was anything unexpected at that time, no one would be able to inform Chao Xuantong and Long Xiaofeng in time.

She didn't press him anymore, and stretched out her hands in a "please go" gesture: "Senior brother, do you want to go back to Wanzhou when you raise the smoke?" Forget it, it must be Cheng Haofeng who threatened you not to say it, I won't look at the drawings. ”

At night, Hu Xianxian, who was sitting on a tree branch and meditating, was still thinking about the drawings. The vague figure that she remembered repeatedly flashed in her mind, and then thought of what Ruan Shaolun said was like a chess game, and what Du Zhen said was like a star chart, and she gradually pieced together a clear shape of the figure in her mind.

In her mind, a grid basemap appeared, and many twisted lines connected the horizontal and vertical intersections on the basemap, forming a very regular and complex strange geometric shape.

Hu Xianxian looked at the clear and bright moon, and his heart was also clear, this figure is a formation figure!

She wasn't interested in the formation, she could only roughly know that this was a formation diagram, but she didn't understand what it was. It was difficult for her to think of what Cheng Haofeng was going to set up, but she secretly warned herself to just pretend not to know, don't add to the chaos, and wait and see what happens.