"Ah Ling, can you talk to me again? I like the words you gave me, I like the sentence you said, everywhere respects and appears, not necessarily virtuous, humble and low, not necessarily stupid...... You said that you hope I can become a phoenix above the nine heavens and fly freely, I am free now, and no one can control and bind me anymore,

You see, I'm free! I want you to take a look and see how I grow in the future! ”

Big tears fell with the boy's muttering, and were swept away by the wind without a trace.

Liancheng!

Xie Ling felt a pain in his heart, called softly, and came to the young man again.

"Liancheng, I'm here!" She said, reaching out to his eyes, only to realize that her hand could not reach his person at all.

And the young man's eyes have always been only on the person in his arms, the other sleeping self.

He hugged her body helplessly, and couldn't help crying out in despair.

"Liancheng—"

She called again, and at that moment there was a deafening sound of horses' hooves, coming from behind him, and when Xie Ling looked up, he saw at least a hundred sergeants galloping towards this side.

She also knew the person who was the leader, it was a military general beside Xiao Yi.

"According to Your Majesty's order, Murong Liancheng must not be allowed to leave Jiangling City, whoever can take his head will have a reward of 10,000 and give him a knight!"

The general held a bright yellow scroll in his hand and shouted an order, and under his order, a hundred sergeants rushed over with halberds in their hands.

Liancheng suddenly smiled.

Xie Ling heard him mutter: "It's okay, since you can't sleep together in life, then you will die in the same cave!" ”

Xie Ling's heart suddenly had a bad premonition, and when he saw him stand up, he also raised the long sword in his hand, which had already been baptized with blood, glowing with a red glow like the sunset.

"In the past, I didn't know what the meaning of my life was, but now I finally know that since ancient times, beauties have been like famous generals, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world...... You're all going to die! ”

"Kill!"

"Kill him!"

"Whoever can take his head will be rewarded with a reward of 10,000 yuan, and he will be given the title of Guanzhong!"

Liancheng!

Xie Ling couldn't see the figure clearly, she could only feel countless sword lights and sword shadows intertwined in front of her, the splashed blood couldn't bear to look at directly, and the screams were endless, but she couldn't find Liancheng.

"Liancheng!"

She shouted, and suddenly a strong wind blew, and Xie Ling felt that his body was light, and he sat up from the bed.

"Lang Jun, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Ling gasped violently, but what appeared in front of him was Qiu Shi's face, and then he realized in a trance, it turned out that she was dreaming, she actually dreamed of her previous life, and dreamed of everything after her death in her previous life, and is all this true?

I thought of the sentence "You can't sleep together in life, and you will be in the same cave when you die!" Xie Ling was a little heartbroken, she didn't care about Liancheng's feelings for her in her previous life, and she always only regarded him as one of her own subordinates, a sword that could be used to kill people, until the end......

"Lang Jun ......"

Under Qiu Shi's continuous soft call, Xie Ling came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "It's okay." ”

"Lang Jun, you've had a lot of nightmares lately, do you want to invite someone to do a ritual for Lang Jun?"

Xie Ling said: "No need, the theory of Buddhism has always been nihilistic, and there is nothing credible to say. Don't mention the Dharma in the future, and don't mention my nightmare to anyone. ”

Qiu Shi nodded hurriedly: "Yes, the slave remembers." ”

However, the strange thing is that after this dream, after the next five days, Xie Ling did not dream of Liancheng again, and she often went to the place where she had met with Liancheng, but still found nothing, and soon the five-day period passed, and in the anticipation of countless people, Jiankang City finally ushered in the annual East Palace feast.

In previous years, there will be a banquet jointly organized by the family on the Qinhuai River, and countless scholars have also taken this opportunity to make a name for themselves at the banquet, but since the beginning of the "Anthology" feast held by the prince Xiao Tong in the East Palace, whether it is a celebrity or a talented scholar from a poor family, he will try his best to get an invitation to enter the East Palace.

It's just because the literary meeting held by the prince never talks about coldness, but only focuses on talent learning, and if anyone can become famous at the banquet and win the favor of the prince, then his future career will also be soaring.

Xie Ling's invitation was specially sent by Xiao Tong, and along with this invitation, there was a letter and a map, when Xie Ling opened it, he saw that the map had clearly depicted the route, as well as the location of the cold palace where Wu Shuyuan lived.

After putting away the map, Xie Ling ordered Qiu Shi to burn Xiao Tong's candle, and then summoned Ling Ye and ordered: "I will find someone at the banquet today, you are still responsible for protecting the safety of my eldest sister, and find another person to keep an eye on the Zhu family, and there must be no more omissions from last time!" ”

Ling Ye replied, "Yes." ”

Xie Ling let him leave, and then asked Qiu Shi to change her into a cyan robe embroidered with gold thread on the cuffs, and a pair of brocade shoes on her feet, and the two came to Xie Hanyun's Lanxin Courtyard.

"Lovesickness has no end, sighing from the long night. Seeing Chanjuan, Ning knows that there are memories. There is no reason for this, and I am willing to attach myself to the flying wings. ”

After hearing the eldest sister's chanting, Xie Ling paused slightly, and said secretly in his heart: The people of the time have an extraordinary pursuit of heat and decline for the qin, and the evaluation of a person's talent is almost inseparable from musical attainments, and almost all the scholars nowadays do not know how to play the piano, so they naturally have higher appreciation and requirements for the piano.

The eldest sister has been practicing on the piano for nearly ten years, which is naturally excellent, but it always makes her feel that she lacks something.

With this question, Xie Ling walked into the courtyard and saw Xie Hanyun sitting next to a case, stroking the strings very intently.

After a long while, Xie Hanyun noticed her, and the sound of the piano like a clear spring gradually dissipated.

"Ah Ling is here, Ah Ling just listened to my song, how did he feel?" She asked.

Xie Ling replied with a smile: "The sound of the piano is far away, telling the meaning of lovesickness, and it also has gorgeous beauty, but Ah Ling still feels that the prince's Sauvignon Blanc should not be chosen to play." ”

"Why is that?"

Xie Ling sat down and replied, "Eldest sister, do you know what kind of person Concubine Ding is?" ”

"Sister only heard that Ding Gui Concubine Niangniang is gentle and virtuous, her temperament is as calm as water as the prince, and she doesn't like to compete with others, it is because of her indisputable and jealous temperament that Her Majesty will put the power of the six palaces into her hands, although Your Majesty will no longer stand up because of the nostalgia for the deceased Empress Xi Hui, but Ding Gui Concubine Niangniang is now the lord of the six palaces and a veritable queen."

Xie Ling continued: "A person who really does not fight or rob, if she does not have the slightest scheming, she will not be able to sit in the position of the lord of the six palaces, Sister can have heard that when Empress De was alive, she was extremely humiliated and tortured by Ding Gui and Concubine, and she can not be angry or resentful under the suppression of his wife, and she is also trusted and favored by His Majesty, she is definitely not as simple as you think." ”

"What does Ah Ling mean?"

"Ding Gui Concubine Niangniang can also be regarded as sharing hardships with His Majesty, she will not like flashiness, but also likes to figure out people's hearts, if Sister A plays the prince's Sauvignon Blanc, it will inevitably be flattering, and she will be disgusted."

Xie Hanyun's expression tightened, and he suddenly realized: "Then according to Ah Ling's opinion, what tune should I play?" ”

"Ji Zi once wrote "Sound without Sorrow and Music", the sound of the piano and harmony is the superior sound, and now the standard of appreciating the qin music is based on the "Ji's four lanes" and "Cai's five lanes" as the standard, it is better to play a song of Huanye Wang's plum blossom three lanes! At that time, I will play the flute again, thinking that it will make the sound of Sister A's piano more beautiful. ”

After Xie Hanyun listened, his eyes lit up: "Yes, Ah Ling's proposal is very good, the plum blossom three lanes of King Huanye are adapted from flute music, whether it is a piano or a flute, wouldn't it be more beautiful if it is a harmony?" ”

Xie Ling nodded with a smile, and at this time, another sound sounded outside the door: "Ah Yun, Ah Ling, what are you still doing?" It's getting late, and we have to leave for the East Palace. ”

The two of them stood up immediately, and saw that it was Zhu who walked in with Xie Hanyan.

Seeing Zhu again, Xie Hanyun's face was not so good, and just as she was about to say something, Xie Ling stopped her and said, "Mother, didn't grandmother say that you will never set foot in Sister A's Lanxin Courtyard from now on?" ”