The morning light crept into the room through the open window, dispelling the darkness and silence of the night.

Yu Xianggu opened his eyes, surrounded by familiar layouts, and it was a new day, with a circle of blue and black under his eyes, as if he had not slept all night, and his eyes were quiet and waveless, slightly tired.

Today, there is no need to go to court, and the only two servants in the house have not approached his courtyard according to his habits.

The season outside is June, and the weather is getting hotter, so Yu Xianggu is sitting at the table in an old spring shirt.

On the windowsill was a small purple flower, with a weed-like stem curled up in a ball, and because of the guidance of life, they all went upward, and when you looked closely, each one was sparse.

The furnishings in the house are extremely simple, the only sound is a water clock, tick tick, between profit and loss, decisively divide the years into drop by drop, as if it is the executor of the law of heaven and earth, no sorrow and no joy, day and night.

If you look closely, there is a time plate behind the water clock, which clearly lists the five elements, eight directions, ten heavenly stems, twelve earthly branches, thirty-six heavens, and seventy-two earthly demons.

It's a time compass.

Yu Xianggu's meditation was over, he walked to the compass and stared at the water clock, moving the hands moment by moment, but it was not in the forward direction, but in the opposite direction.

From now, go backwards. The dial is faintly "twenty".

"It seems like it's been a little too much lately."

The voice fell, and silence returned.

After noon, the small courtyard welcomed guests.

The servant knew that this was the guest who came once a month, named Sin.

There were the other nine, and one of them would come to the courtyard every three days. At first, the servant thought that this was a friend of the old man, and came to see him every once in a while. Later, when I saw these people in Jingzhao Yamen, I quickly dressed up, and only then did I know that they were officials, so I didn't suspect anything.

I believe that everyone will not doubt that the subordinates of Jingzhao Yin Yamen will have other purposes besides reporting official business.

The courtyard has two small courtyards, east and west. Yu Xianggu lived in the east, and the servants and servants lived in the west, quietly, and no one bothered anyone.

When the people from the yamen came, they went straight to Yu Xianggu's study, stood outside and waited for a while, and then pushed the door in.

The inside was as quiet as the outside, except for the window that was a little bright, the rest of the corners were pitch black, and Yu Xianggu sat on a chair inside, blending in with the darkness.

After a while, I heard him say calmly: "Xin, Shuguo, what's going on over there?" ”

"Everything is calm."

"Yu Guo is also very calm, this is not good, people have to stir up a little mess."

Xin waited for instructions, heard a few whispers, and left.

Yu Xianggu still sat on the chair, calmly looking at the bright sunlight that burst in at the door.

Under the great surprise of the old servant, Yu Xianggu went out in a green shirt, and the whole person was trapped in the dazzling skylight, and he walked farther and farther.

The small courtyard is located in the west of the capital, and it is very close to the Jingyang Palace, but the two families have never visited each other, except for the Xiangye Yu Wuling, who often comes and goes, there are almost no guests in the courtyard.

Oh, and then there was a weirdo.

said that he was a weirdo, but he had a chivalrous spirit.

The old servant thought in his heart, at this time, Yu Xianggu had already disappeared, and the direction of his departure was Xiangfu.

At this time, the lotus flowers in the Prime Minister's Mansion bloomed, and the lord went to enjoy it, which can be contaminated with a good mood.

The Prime Minister's Mansion is much larger than the Yu Mansion, and the courtyard wall outside is more than two meters high, and Yu Xianggu has about half an hour before he successfully arrives at the main entrance.

The doorkeeper knew him and let him go directly, Fudi saw him and walked over excitedly, saying that he was going to call Ye Fu.

is turning around, facing the door on the right hand side, next to the big lake, Ye Fu is hiding under the tree to enjoy the shade!

Seeing that Yu Xianggu came over, he hurriedly went to carry a small bench, and the two of them sipped peanuts and tea together.

The breeze came slowly, the lotus fragrance bursted, and Yu Xianggu's eyebrows stretched a little.

"Aren't you busy today?" Ye Fu chatted sentence by sentence.

"Hmm."

No matter how busy he is, he is busy in the yamen, he is at home, and he doesn't want to move when it's a big deal. Now that the complaint has been regularized, everything can be decided and dealt with.

What's more, when you come to this prime minister's house, you are naturally looking for leisure, who would think about those mundane things?

The flowers in the lotus pond are fluttering one after another, and the temptation is like a dip in clear water, and they spin away like a flair, and after a while, they return to the original flower center, and the flowers are together, and the jade pavilion is established.

"You said that Yang Wanli staring at a lotus flower can also write the famous sentence 'The little lotus stands at the sharp corners, and there are already dragonflies standing on the head', and what else is 'the lotus flowers are different from the sun', I look at them every day, and I don't see the spring of spiritual thoughts?"

The corners of Yu Xianggu's mouth leaked a smile, the shade of the tree was slanted, and a few strings of golden light and shadow were sifted on his face, soft and elegant, only to hear him open his lips and say: "Don't be in the blessing and don't know the blessing." You see the lotus and lotus leaves, snuggling up to each other and opposing each other, with the word 'pitching' can describe the movement, dragonflies like the soul of the eye, shuttling in between, just like the wind that leads to the shocking through the hall, startled and stunned, dyed with life. ”

"Hey, as you reminded me, they're really pictures."

"Some lives are destined to wither, but once there is a reason to make it bloom, it will not hesitate to give all its glory. Just like the lotus, it only has a short flowering period of a few days, but because of this summer, lotus leaves, clear lake, or a few flower-wearing butterflies, it is here, and it is extremely beautiful. ”

"Wow! You're saying it so profoundly. Ye Fu pursed his lips and lost a peanut entrance.

"It's actually quite simple."

"Huh?"

"It's a matter of being happy and sad."

"How?"

"When the flowers bloom, they are happy, and when they fall, they are sad. Conversely, what about flowers? ”

"Does it have emotions too?"

"We give it to you!"

Ye Fu's eyebrows frowned, and suddenly a gust of wind blew in the direction of the gate, and King Jingyang came in a moon-white robe.

Ye Fu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and then looked at the lotus flowers in the lake, which was even more beautiful.

Yu Xianggu watched her happily move the stool again, and made tea with her own hands, and the two chatted with laughter.

Yu Xianggu sat quietly on the side, looking at the slightly quiet lotus flowers in the lake. Even when the sun is shining, it is still lonely and independent, and it seems that it does not work to have dragonflies to get close to it.

The flower was finished, and it seemed to have no other interest.

"Yu Xianggu, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Xianggu came back to his senses and saw that both of them cast their eyes.

It must have been distracted just now and didn't answer their greetings.

Yu Xianggu smiled faintly: "I suddenly thought of the beauty under the moon just now, and I was a little distracted. ”

"A flash in the pan, just for Veto?"

"It's rare, you know this allusion."

"Of course." Ye Fu was quite proud, and began to talk about how he used to read books and saw allusions, and then told about the epiphany itself, and Junzi Yun also listened with a serious smile.

"Actually, in the story of Epiphany and Veto, there is a third person."

"Huh?" Ye Fu was puzzled, "The Jade Emperor who broke up people, or the Buddha who purified all living beings but did not cross lovers?" ”

"Neither." Yu Xianggu replied lightly, "The book only records that his name is Yu Ming's." ”

Ye Fu and Jun Ziyun both cast listening eyes, Yu Xianggu said: "In the flower god epiphany waiting for Wei Tuo to go up the mountain to collect morning dew, year after year of flowers blooming Xie Li, there appeared a thin young man, she saw Wei Tuo left, but also shallow blooming epiphany, asked: 'Why are you sad?' Epiphany didn't answer his question. Forty years later, the young man, who had become a thin old man, passed by the place where the epiphany was blooming, and asked the same question. ”

"'Why are you grieving?' Does that young man know something? ”

"Maybe?" Yu Xianggu continued, "The third time, another forty years later, the young man came to the place where the epiphany bloomed, and he still asked, 'Why are you sad?' This time, before the god of flowers could answer, he passed away. When he was about to ascend to the Western Bliss, he plucked the god of flowers and went to the Buddha. Wei Tuo finally recalled the past life, and the Buddha gave him and the flower god two mortal worlds to break the earth. ”

"What about Yu Ming? He's dead......"

"Yu Ming's clan violated the rules of heaven, so his soul wandered all his life. If you can't ride a crane to the west, you can't enter the Pure Land of the Eastern Buddha Kingdom, and you will be punished by heaven and there will be no reincarnation. ”

"It was a flash in the pan, just for Wei Tuo, it was already desolate, but I didn't expect it to be the fulfillment of Yu Ming's family. Dare to be affectionate, after all the seemingly beautiful things, there is a person who bears great pain. The eternal wandering of the soul should be so lonely and lonely. ”

Ye Fu pursed his mouth, and the gentleman Yun saw it and smiled faintly: "Plum blossoms in January, apricot blossoms in February, peach blossoms in March...... I have read about the legend of the twelve flower gods in books, about five or six versions, and different flower gods have different lingering sympathies. In addition to being called 'Beauty Under the Moon', Epiphany also has the name of 'Qionghua'. Epiphany and Qionghua, one seems to be incomplete, the other is full and beautiful, but in fact, they are all about the truest love. One is a once-in-a-lifetime bloom, and the other is romantic, perfect love. The beauty of the incomplete is to the extreme, and it is also a kind of perfection. You see, Epiphany and Vedata, isn't it because of this that they have been loved by you, me, and everyone? ”

Ye Fu nodded, and there was a smile on his face again.

Fudi came out with the newly made pastries of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the three of them ate them slowly.

At the end, Junzi Yun said that a large piece of Qionghua planted in the backyard of the palace had bloomed, and Ye Fu was in high spirits and wanted to take a look.

Yu Xianggu smiled: "King Jingyang, you are lying to her." ”

Junzi Yun smiled at the corner of his mouth and did not speak.

Ye Fu wondered: "Why?" ”

"Qionghua is not blooming this season. Maybe the prince just wants to take you to the palace for a visit, maybe he has prepared something that looks better than Qionghua and is more delicious than jujube mud cake. When you go, you won't be disappointed, but you will have a better experience. ”

Ye Fu's eyes glanced back and forth between the two: "Yu Xianggu, follow me all the way, let's go and check out!" ”

The three of them made a trip, Ye Fu and Junzi Yun were slightly ahead, and Yu Xianggu was half a step behind.

There was talk and laughter along the way, but there was also laughter.

When I arrived at the palace, the Qionghua in the backyard was luxuriant, comparable to a huge tree, but the white flowers like jade? But no.

Yu Xianggu smiled, proud of his correctness.

Ye Fu's eyes are not good, waiting for the pond fish from the kitchen to bring out the cool mung bean soup, the three of them drank, clear the heat, Ye Fu rushed to drink a bowl, jade porcelain white bowl, spoon collision, jingling, mood is also a lot.

As the sun set, Ye Fu and Yu Xianggu returned on the same road.

"You and King Jingyang seem to be getting along well."

"Hmm. He's very nice to people. ”

"You're like Veto."

"Huh?"

"I said, you are like the unknown Wei Tuo, King Jingyang is an epiphany in full bloom."

"Isn't that tragic?"

Ye Fu blinked.

The sunset stretched the shadows of the two, and Yu Xianggu always had a smile on his face.

"It's going to be fine."

"Hmm. After all, except for the Jade Emperor, everyone gave blessings. ”

After sending Ye Fu back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yu Xianggu turned back and walked back to the small courtyard.

The servant had already lit the lamp.

Dinner was served in the palace, and after coming back, he simply washed up, and Yu Xianggu sat on the table and meditated.

Sitting for half an hour, quietly, only yourself, every day.

Yu Xianggu hadn't told a story for a long time, and few of them touched his heart.

The Wei Tuo and epiphany he talked about today are only because he has feelings for Yu Ming.

"Knock! Knock! "There was a knock on the door outside.

"What?"

"Master, the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion sent a lotus flower, saying that it is with buds, and it will bloom tomorrow morning. I'm afraid you won't see it, so I specially folded it and sent it over. ”

"Hmm." Yu Xianggu opened the door.

The old servant carefully sent the flowers to Yu Xianggu's hands, and sighed that Ye Fu had a heart.

As he spoke, he fetched water and came in.

"Leave it alone, I'll get it."

The old servant withdrew, carrying a bronze mirror in his arms.

I have to go out this afternoon to buy it, and I will ask my master to send it for me tomorrow and send it to my little granddaughter in the countryside.

But after thinking about it, I felt that it was inappropriate, so I didn't say it.

The lord doesn't like bronze mirrors, the house is poor and light, but it is also complete.

But there was never a mirror in the old man's house, and it was placed in the past, but it disappeared the next day, and later a puddle of broken ones was found under the bed.

The old man seems to be gentle, but in fact, he is ......

The old servant stopped thinking about it, and went back to the house and turned off the lights to rest.

In the bedroom, Yu Xianggu inserted the lotus flowers that Ye Fu picked for him into a simple narrow-mouth vase, and moved to the water clock, the corners of his mouth were obliquely hooked, which was a pleasure that could not be hidden. Extremely mild, but extremely rare.

The Yu Ming clan, who has only said three words to Epiphany in his life, should still be wandering in the vast universe, will his soul still trace to Epiphany's side, and care about her sadness?

Those who can see Sheng put down his sorrow should also know its other colors. But none of that should belong to him. It was only in the grief that Wei Tuo could not see that Yu Ming asked.

Now, Epiphany's sorrow can also be seen, should he be happy for her? Or do you regret that you don't have a chance to speak? Even after waiting for forty years and forty years......

Picking up the time dial next to the water clock, Yu Xianggu gently dialed it on it, this time it was positive, and two hours passed. Like a child who is a beginner in arithmetic and carefully counts chips, he carefully looks at the scale of the two hours.