Chapter 214: Snow and Fire
Guo Sheng put his hands behind his back, bent down to look at Li Wenlan and said with a smile: "There are a little other things, everything is in order, thank you Sixth Master for your concern." ”
Li Xia heard that everything was right, and the corner of his mouth smiled faintly, Guo Sheng's knife was really a first attempt, and it was unstoppable.
"The scenery of this Changyuan Wharf is good, let's take a walk first, see a few scenes often mentioned in articles and poems, and then take a look at the wharf over there, I heard that the fireworks to be used in this year's Spring Festival are being unloaded, and watch a lively. Then go to the Wangyuan Pavilion over there to rest, drink a cup of tea and eat a few snacks. ”
Guo Sheng straightened his waist, looked at Li Xia, and then at Li Wenlan, talking about the arrangements for this trip.
Li Wenlan kept nodding, "I know Wangyuan Pavilion, the red bean cake in Wangyuan Pavilion is the best, and there are salted bean curd!" There are also lotus paste cakes, all of which are a must! ”
"I can't say it, literati poetry, you can't believe it." Guo Shengxin walked forward, laughing and saying, "Most of those words of praise are borrowed from things to metaphor love, leaving the capital for many years, or entering the capital to take the exam and taking the post, long-distance fatigue, when you arrive at this Changyuan Wharf, you are about to return, or you are about to plunge into the prosperity and wealth of the capital, this mood is naturally to see everything is good, and everything to eat is beautiful." Praise this Wangjiang Pavilion for this unique, that superb, what you want to say is that excitement and yearning. ”
"yes, I see." Li Wenlan listened very seriously, "Just like those poems of resentment, in fact, they are all complaining that they have been forgotten by the court." ”
"Yes!" Guo Sheng seemed to be in a very good mood and laughed out loud.
Li Xia was held by Li Wenlan and looked around as she walked.
Until the year of the prince's death, it was Queen Jiang who was the one who organized all the excitement in the palace during the Spring Festival every year, as well as the fireworks in and out of the city during the Shangyuan Festival in the capital. She is very good at doing such things, and she likes to do such things, and the silver flows out like water every year, in exchange for a dazzling and breath-taking luxury and liveliness.
Watching the loading and unloading of fireworks at this Changyuan Wharf is a big deal, who is coming?
Guo Sheng and Li Wenlan were talking about poetry and articles, world affairs, Li Xia took Li Wenlan by the hand, listened absentmindedly, looked at this and looked at that, and the group walked around most of the wharf unhurriedly and went to Wangyuan Pavilion.
At this time, the Wangyuan Pavilion was very lively, the third floor was already full, and there were only one or two places in the middle of the second floor, so the three of them had to pick a window position on the first floor, and ordered the red and mung bean cakes that Li Wenlan had longed for, salted bean curd, etc., and asked for two pots of tea.
The red bean cake is really good, but the best thing about this Wangyuan Pavilion is this location, which is in a corner, diagonally facing the dock, but there is almost nothing in front of it, and most of the dock is seen, and the large and small ships on the dock are messy but implied to be moored.
Through the forest of masts, the rippling river, and the scenery of the opposite bank in the bleak winter, the lively and busy wharf is set off, like a lively and indifferent picture.
The first floor is already such a view, I don't know how to look out from the third floor.
Li Xia sat next to the window, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window.
She has also seen a lot of poems written by literati and ministers sitting in this Wangyuan Pavilion, sitting here, but it is the first time, this liveliness and indifference are so harmonious, this colorful desolation, so that people like her have a little urge to write a few sentences.
On a cargo ship moored on the dock, children in rags, with ropes tied to their hands and feet, grew into a long string and staggered along the narrow springboard.
The first child had already gone ashore, and followed the strong man who led the way in the front for a dozen steps, and in the cabin, one after another numb and shaking children kept coming up.
"Sir! You see! Look over there! Li Wenlan also saw the long list of children, and her eyes went from the group of children to the clothes that could not cover their bodies, to see the bare feet, and then the rope tied from the feet, and the rope tied to everyone's hands, and was shocked.
Guo Sheng looked at the string of children indifferently, and looked back at Qingguo, who was staring at the group of children, with a palpitating face, "You were also brought to Gaoyou County like this in the first place?" ”
"Yes...... It's not the same, it's not tied hand and foot, it's not strung together, and it's not a boat, it's a car ......" Qingguo's voice was very low.
Li Xia glanced at her and held up the plate of red bean cake, "It's all over, you try this, it's better than what we make at home, eat it, I remember that you love to eat this." Sit down and eat. ”
"Yes." Qingguo took the plate, followed Li Xia's instructions, sat diagonally next to Li Xia, lowered his head and ate red bean cake, and no longer looked out the window.
"It's pathetic." Li Wenlan turned her head and looked at Guo Sheng, tears almost falling.
Guo Sheng was looking at Li Xia who was looking out of the window indifferently, he was from a point where he was more unbearable than this group of children, he walked for many years, all the way, what about the girl? He always felt that she had been looking down on everyone, and this world, big and compassionate, small, but extremely cold, such as now.
There was a rush of footsteps upstairs, Li Xia and Guo Sheng turned around in unison, several guards rushed down in a hurry, followed by a group of handsome young men, a tall young man wearing a white fox cloak in a blue lotus-colored brocade face, like a star holding the bright moon, hurriedly walked down.
The young man held his hands behind his back, and the blue lotus-colored cloak was raised back, revealing the snow-green robe inside.
The delicate Qinglian Xueqing, against the background of the young man's snow-like muscles and almost perfect face, does not have the slightest hint of femininity, but makes people feel a piercing sharpness and a flame-like momentum rushing to the face.
Li Xia looked straight at the young man, the first time she saw him that time, he was also this age, he was also a snow-green robe, and he was also a white fox, but it was silver-white satin, and it was like this, people were like snow and momentum......
The young man looked at Li Xia's straight gaze, hooked the corners of his mouth and showed a faint smile, the smile was not fully revealed, and the person had already left the Wangyuan Pavilion.
Li Xia took a light breath, but he didn't expect ...... She should have thought of it, fireworks have always been transported by the Jiang family's ship, as if since a few years ago, outside the palace gate, he has been handling it every year.
"Sir, who is this? Is...... It's too ......" Li Wenlan looked dizzy, moved closer to Guo Sheng, and said in a low voice: "Sir, he is so good-looking!" Much better looking than me! It's so pretty! ”
"He is the nephew of Empress Jiang's concubine, the prince has been with him since he was a child, the eldest son of the Jiang family, Jiang Yanshi." Guo Sheng also approached Li Wenlan, glanced at Li Xia, who was still in a daze, and introduced in a low voice.
"Wow!" Li Wenlan let out a suppressed exclamation, turned around sharply, leaned half of his body into the window, and looked at Jiang Yanshi, who had already mounted his horse and was guarded by everyone in the middle.
"Girl?" Guo Sheng looked at Li Xia, who was sitting upright, stunned, and let out a low voice.