Chapter 7: The Lord of Autumn Deer (1)
The stars moved, and most of the lotus flowers on the pond bloomed, swaying with the wind, like a beautiful woman dancing in pink clothes at a palace banquet. Since the last routine search, the eight kings of the world have all been in danger and trembling. But this cloud did not continue to shroud the Yuyang Palace, the southern province sent the second batch of lychees over, Chunyan got up every day to pick morning fat for Qiqi to use, under the careful teaching of the prince, Qiqi's piano skills became more and more exquisite, and Qiqi's love for the piano is not only due to the prince's liking for the piano.
If there is a sound on the piano, why not sound it in the box? If the voice is on the fingers, why not listen to the fingers?
The prince said that when Qiqi dreamed of the piano, her piano skills would go to another level. Last night, Qiqi dreamed of the qin, she dreamed of the top of the mountain, under the sea of clouds, someone was caressing the qin, the rhyme was like fairy music, penetrating the mountains and mountains, if she wanted to break her lungs, she was looking for a thousand degrees in the mountain mist, but she still couldn't find the person who stroked the qin.
"Miss Seven, Miss Seven......" Chunyan's voice shattered Qiqi's dream.
Qiqi stretched his waist and sat up, and couldn't wait to finish freshening up and go to see the prince.
Chunyan seemed to have insight into Qiqi's thoughts: "Miss Seven doesn't have to go to see the prince today, and you don't have to wait for the prince for breakfast, the prince said to let Miss Seven clean up, and from today on, let the young lady stay in Steward Xue's mansion for a few days." β
Steward Xue's mansion is in the back street of the palace, which is extremely close, but if he moved out in a dignified manner, Qiqi couldn't help but wonder if there was any danger in the palace.
Chunyan noticed Qiqi's worried look and said: "Miss Qi don't worry, this time it's the prince's old acquaintance - the lord of Qiulu County came to stay in the mansion for a few days, and the lord of Qiulu took the waterway, and the prince took someone to the dock to meet the lord of the county." β
"Lord Qiulu?" Qiqi has heard that this county lord is the only daughter of the king of Zhongshan, and in recent years, the king of Zhongshan has guarded the western frontier of the Great Liang, and the county lord of Qiulu has also lived in the western frontier.
"The lord of Qiulu and the prince are childhood sweethearts, and they have a deep friendship. This time I came to visit the prince, and Miss Seven didn't need to worry. Chunyan comforted.
Qiqi first breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and then thought about Chunyan's words, and couldn't help but feel melancholy, "Childhood sweethearts, deep friendship", three years of getting along day and night almost made her forget, before meeting her, the prince still had a period of time. And as soon as she appeared, she had already missed the age when the prince's love was first opened.
Chunyan didn't notice Qiqi's careful thoughts, she was busy packing up her clothes for Qiqi, picked up the two skirts and asked: "The prince said, we only live in Steward Xue's Mansion for three or five days, and we don't need to bring too many things, these two skirts are not much different except for the color, is the young lady with autumn fragrance color, or with water green?" β
Qiqi heard the word "autumn" and was bored for no reason: "It's green." β
"Okay." Chunyan heard the words and put away the skirt.
Qiqi did not forget to add: "Remember to bring the piano and the score with you." β
"Yes." Chunyan replied while accepting a few beads into the makeup box.
Qiqi finished empty-mindedly grooming, had breakfast with Liu Shiyi, and took three or two maids to Xue's mansion. Although the Xue Mansion is not as magnificent as the Yuyang Palace, it is elegant and small, and it has a unique charm. Xue Sheng received orders in advance, knowing that the two sisters and brothers were coming, and had already prepared two good rooms. Although it is only the front and back streets, but the two sisters and brothers have never been to Xue's mansion, Liu Shiyi feels new to see everything, plus there is no prince to control, like a bird out of the cage, happy, pestering Qiqi to swing with him, playing juju, Qiqi is unwilling to show his worries, it is worth relying on him.
After getting up in the morning, Wang Yuyang finished freshening up, ate a few bites of green stem rice porridge with meat and vegetarian side dishes, and took people to Yijing Wharf to wait. The lord of Qiulu didn't want to attract people's attention, and the Zhongshan Wangfu was only in the west of Yijing, not far from the Yuyang Palace, so he only brought two or three people by boat.
The prince took Bai Su and others to wait by the river for half an hour, watched the thousands of sails pass, and finally saw a small boat approaching, although it was not very magnificent, but the carved beams and painted buildings, standing out among the thousands of sails. After the boat landed, a maid first walked out, and King Yuyang recognized that it was Yi Cui beside the county lord of Qiulu, so he hurriedly got off the horse and walked over, and Bai Su and the others saw it and hurriedly followed.
Yi Cui first helped the county lord's mother Peizhen out, and the corners of Peizhen's eyes and eyebrows were the pride and sense of responsibility of being the county lord's grandmother, and she bowed to the king of Yuyang: "The old slave sees the king of Yuyang, and the prince is blessed with longevity and health." β
"Mama Jane, please." King Yuyang stretched out his hand and helped him.
"Lord Qiqi, my county lord has lived outside the customs for a long time, and suddenly returned to Beijing, my lord wants to repair the county lord's house, so he has to invite some craftsmen to come in from outside, and the county lord may not be inconvenient to stay in the house, so he can only disturb the prince for a few days." Pei Zhen is respectful but not humble.
When King Yuyang heard this, it seemed that King Zhongshan wanted him to marry the Lord of Qiulu, his heart sank, but his face was silent: "Mama Zhen is polite." β
As soon as the words fell, I saw Yi Lan carefully helping the county lord of Qiulu out from Xiaozhou. The red sun was rising, hanging behind the lord of Qiulu County, the sunlight was shattered all over the river, shaking everyone's eyes, the pavilion of the lord of Qiulu County stood in the shadow of the canopy, he could only see the figure, he couldn't see the appearance clearly, and a delicate and smiling voice came from under the canopy: "Brother Yunliββ"
"The autumn deer have grown so big." King Yuyang stepped forward with a smile.
The original name of the lord of Qiulu was Zhou Tongyun, according to legend, when the princess of Zhongshan gave birth to the lord of Qiulu, with a clear cry, she actually saw the sky full of clouds, although everyone knew that this was the illusion of the princess who was born of pain and joy, or named the baby girl Zhou Tongyun according to her meaning. The princess died when Zhou Tongyun was ten years old, Zhou Tongyun was grief-stricken, washed her face with tears, and fell into the root of the disease of tears in the wind, which is a later story. At that time, Zhou Tongyun helped the soul to the Bodhi Temple, looked up and suddenly saw the sky full of clouds, and remembered that some people said that the mother concubine left the root of the disease because she gave birth to her, and hated the clouds in the sky for a moment, she hated the clouds in the sky ruthlessly, why can she be so beautiful when she is heartbroken. Since then, she has pouted in displeasure whenever she hears someone call her name. Two years later, Zhou Tongyun was named the lord of Qiulu, and asked relatives and friends to call him "Qiulu".
The county lord of Qiulu took the first step to the stern of the boat, and stepped on the wooden plank of the dock with the arm of the king of Yuyang, and with a "squeak", the county lord of Qiulu jumped out of the shadow of the canopy, and everyone was proud to see her clearly.
The lord of Qiulu County combed the hairstyle outside the pass, the fine braids, decorated with colorful glass, and the riding clothes of the foreign women in the Western Xinjiang were embroidered with the silk of the Central Plains and the patterns of the Great Qin Kingdom in the Western Regions, which were gorgeous and beautiful, and dazzling. Although he has lived in the western frontier for a long time, the king of Zhongshan loves his daughter and actually uses the high mountain snow water in the desert to create a three-mile square Jiangnan garden for the lord of Qiulu, so the lord of Qiulu has lived outside the gate for several years and is still like cream. There is a high-rise building in the garden, and the lord of Qiulu has a pair of eyes that are often facing the desert wind and sand, and there is a gentle and subtle heroic spirit between the eyebrows and eyes that is different from that of the Central Plains woman.