Yan Shifang knew that Jing Yi liked poetry, so he gave it to the three-volume "Poetry of the Shan Tang Dynasty", which was a collection of poems recently engraved by Yan Song, Jing Yi followed Zeng Yu while visiting the scenic spots in Fenyi, while reciting Yan Song's poems, Zeng Yu read this poetry banknote, Yan Song's early poems were clear and beautiful, and Li Mengyang, the head of the "first seven sons" of the poetry alliance, praised Yan Song's poems, but after Yan Songguan became bigger and bigger, there were more entertainment works, there were no good poems, and the poems after entering the cabinet were even more mediocre. Poetry must be poor and then work, the bigger the official, the worse the poem, the proudness of the career and the level of poetry are reversed.

Poetry is like its person, although it can be disguised but under careful study, the author's temperament can be known, Zeng Yu from Yan Song's poems to see Yan Song's feminine character, Yan Song's poems are rarely arrogant, generous and upright, and the later poems are full of flattery, the self-righteous Jiajing Emperor needs such a first assistant, so it is very debatable to say that Yan Song is a traitor in later generations, in Zeng Yu's view, Yan Song was dragged down by his son Yan Shifan-

Jing Yi stayed in Jieqiao Village for three days, Zeng Yu invited the old man Yan Dai as a guide, accompanied Jing Yi to visit the mountain, and visited the Hongyang Cave where Yan Song studied when he was a teenager.

Hongyang Cave is at the west foot of the seven peaks of Yuanling, known as "Stone Room Seventeen, Stone Cave Seventy-two", the strange stone wall in the cave stands, the stalactites are craggy, the stone wall at the entrance of the cave is engraved with the five simple and vigorous characters of "Hongyang Ancient Cave Sky", there is also the statue of Ge Hong, Yan Laohan pointed to a pot stove-like black stone in the cave and said: "This is the Dan Stove of Ge Xian Weng Alchemy, the two Xianggong will stretch their hands to the top of the Dan Stove to try. ”

Zeng Yu and Jing Yi stretched out their palms on the black stone as they said, and Yan Laohan asked mysteriously, "Do you feel a rush of heat?" ”

Zeng Yu and Jing Yi looked at each other, there was no heat in this cave, but Yan Laohan's expectant eyes made the two of them nod their heads, and Yan Laohan, who was full of wrinkles, suddenly smiled, and said loudly: "This is the heat that has not been dissipated after Ge Xianweng's alchemy back then, and it has not been dissipated for thousands of years, is it magical?" ”

Zeng Yu and Jing Yi both laughed, how could Ge Hong be thousands of years ago

Arrived at the reading platform of Yan Song in Hongyang Cave that year, there is a stone table, two stone benches, there are incense and spirit cards on the stone table, it is said that the local readers pray for the fox fairy to bless the high school and offer the incense, Yan Laohan said the ancient way: "Yan Ge old man studied poetry and books here when he was young, there was a heavy snowfall, the servant could not send food, Yan Ge Lao was so hungry that his stomach growled, and he was dizzy when he read a book, at this time the fox fairy appeared, spit out a colorful pearl, let Yan Ge Lao swallow it, Yan Ge Lao swallowed this pearl, The stomach is not hungry at all, and it is more than ten times smarter than before, I will never forget it, the export is a chapter, Xiucai, Juren, Jinshi, Hanlin All the Way High School, Yan Ge Lao is eighty-one years old this year, twenty years older than the old man, but his body bones are tougher than the old man, this is the reason why he swallowed the fox fairy orb back then, Yan Ge Lao is already a half-immortal body - the two ministers also worship the fox fairy, the fox fairy will be able to bless the two gold list titles. ”

Zeng Yu and Jing Yi bowed to the fox fairy spirit card on the stone table, Zeng Yu said in his heart: "In ancient times, the big people were always attached to all kinds of miracles by the world, Yan Song became a half-immortal body, it's really funny, after Yan Song fell, it must be said that Yan Song was confused by the fox fairy and contaminated with demonic energy, so he would behave incorrectly." ”

On the morning of September 25, Jing Yi said goodbye to Yan Shifang to return to Yichun, Yan Shifang said: "I won't send you, please Zeng Sheng send you to Jichang Garden, have lunch in the garden, and then take a boat to Yichun at the dock." ”

At the end of the hour, Zeng Yu and Jing Yi left Jieqiao Village on foot, talking all the way, a servant of the Yan family followed, and met Steward Rao on the way leading a basket of two Han people to Maple Bay to deliver rice, grain, meat and vegetables, and a grass carp more than half a foot long hung on the head, swaying and shaking, Yan Shifan's worship of Lu Miaoxiang and the infant posture was not thin-

When Steward Rao saw Zeng Yu, he hurriedly sang: "Mr. Zeng, where is this going?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "Send the well workers to the East Gate Wharf to get on the boat." ”

The attendant of the Nayan clan who accompanied him added, "Mr. Zeng should go to the garden for lunch first. ”

Steward Rao's expression was a little weird, and he said in a low voice: "Mr. Zeng still doesn't know what to do, the garden is in chaos, and the two concubines of the master of the East Building are gone." ”

Zeng Yu's first thought was Pei Lin, Pei Lin eloped with someone and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Rao steward said: "Two concubines, one surnamed Wei and one surnamed Gong, rolled up the jewelry last night and fled, only to find out that the person was gone this morning, Mrs. Cao was extremely angry, and she had sent someone to report to the official, and was pursuing it everywhere, and she was going to arrest the two sluts for punishment." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "It's not Pei Lin who ran away, it seems that there are a lot of bold and reckless concubines among Yan Shifan, Yan Shifan has too many women, and she can't wait for aphrodisiacs every night, so she is naturally dissatisfied, and now Yan Shifan is going to Beijing again, empty and lonely, so she wants to elope to live a small life." He thought again: "Why didn't Pei Lin run away, that beautiful woman is obviously restless?" ”

Because of this kind of thing in Jichang Garden, Zeng Yu didn't plan to enter the garden, he asked the Yan servant to go to the garden to eat, he and Jing Yi in a restaurant outside the east gate, asked for a pound of Magu wine and four dishes, respectively, a bowl of Xiao Qiao's stewed white duck, a plate of steamed rice noodles and billfish, a plate of green vegetables, a plate of preserved eggs, the two of them chatted while eating, enjoying the scenery of the Yuan River outside the window, than eating in the Jichang Garden-

Between drinking and eating, Jing Yi asked: "The virtuous brother went back to school and returned to his hometown, did the matchmaker step on the threshold?" ”

Zeng Yu said with a smile: "How can there be such a thing, no one cares about it - there is one thing I forgot to tell Brother Yuanzhi, my brother is now moving outside the north gate of Shangrao County, and my brother will have time to go to Shangrao in the future, and ask the residence of Zeng Xiucai, who knows how to see feng shui, outside the north gate, and someone will guide you." ”

Jing Yi said: "Very good, Shangrao is closer to Yichun, and I will come to drink the wedding wine when the virtuous brother gets married." ”

Zeng Yu poured wine to salute Jing Yi, drank it all, and said: "Okay, if my brother welcomes his relatives, he must send a letter to Zhiyuan's brother." I wanted to confide in some words in my heart, but I was worried about scaring Jing Yi, after all, in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Miaoxiang was Yan Shifan's concubine, and she was infatuated with Yan Shifan's concubine, but there are many people in this world who don't know whether to live or die, didn't there be two Yan concubines eloped with someone in Jichangyuan last night, and the man who was seduced or seduced dared to elope with Yan's concubine, which can be described as cowardly, or is it time for Yan Shifan to be poached into the corner?

But I saw Jing Yi stretch his neck and whispered: "I know the thoughts of the virtuous brother, that young lady is really smart and beautiful, hehe, I wish the virtuous brother a good thing as soon as possible." ”

Zeng Yu was stunned and said, "Where did Brother Yuan start with this? ”

Jing Yi said with a smile: "Brother Xian doesn't have to hide it from me, that Miss Yingzi looks at Brother Xian's eyes with affection."

Zeng Yuxin said: "Oops, even the newcomer Jing Yuanzhi can see it, Mr. Fang Tang won't be suspicious." "There's nothing to argue about, just laughing and drinking.

Full of wine and food, the shop has already told a boatman to take a ride to Yichun, these merchant ships are very convenient for the showman who takes the ship, no penny, and refreshments are waiting.

Sent Jing Yi to the dock on the boat, and made an appointment to see him again next month, watching the merchant ship slowly go backstream, Zeng Yu returned to Jieqiao Village alone, but was stopped by the previous Yan servant on Xigang Road, the servant said that Mrs. Cao invited Mr. Zeng to meet in the garden, and asked Shaoqing Gongzi about his study and living situation-

Zeng Yu followed the servant to Jichang Garden, the steward of the garden was ordered by Yan Shaoqing's mother Cao to greet him at the door, and asked Zeng Yu to go to the west hall to meet, Zeng Yu saw that there were still wardens and officials in the garden, presumably to track down the two Yan concubines who eloped, and the water and land transportation is convenient, it is very convenient to go south to Lingnan and north to Jianghuai, and it is really difficult to catch if you want to elope-

Arrived in the west hall, sit for a while, Cao's arrived, Cao's Chinese New Year's Eve is six years old today, because of the birth of Yan Shaoqing, the mother factor is expensive, in addition to the wife Liu, Cao's most status, last year Yan Shifan returned to his hometown to mourn, Liu did not accompany him due to illness, so this side is to Cao's respect, Cao's is also very decent and dignified, refusing to show his head, talking to Zeng Yu through the bead curtain in the west hall, because Yan Shaoqing praised Zeng Yu several times in front of his mother Cao, so Cao has great respect for Zeng Yu, thanks to Zeng Yu's teaching to Yan Shaoqing, gave Zeng Yu a jade Song Jin, a Goryeo cloth, a white jade inkstone, a volume of Song Ta's "Holy Order", a box of Tiger Hill tea, and two boxes of dim sum, and asked the servant to carry it in a long basket to Zeng Yu's residence-

Zeng Yu pushed but couldn't, so he had to accept it, and he had to praise Yan Shaoqing a few words, so that the mother was happy, drank half a cup of tea, and said goodbye to the hall, and the servant came up with a long basket of gifts and said, "Mr. Zeng, are you going back to the village?" ”

Zeng Yu was a little anxious, and said, "Wait a minute, I want to go to the toilet, where is it?" ”

The servant led Zeng Yu to the thatched house in the northeast corner of the West Garden, Zeng Yu Xiao came out, washed his hands in the small pond at the edge of the garden, the water in the small pond was flowing down from the back mountain, clear and clear, there were a few red carp in the pool, swimming around, Zeng Yu squatted on the edge of the pond and watched the fish for a while, was about to get up and go back, suddenly saw dozens of red leaves floating with the water, the water flowed down from the back mountain, through the inner courtyard of the West Garden to this small pool, is there a red leaf inscription poem, Yan Shifan's concubine is so romantic?

There is no poem on the red leaves, but there is a small pebble that suddenly flies into the pond water, splashing a few splashes, and then I can hear the woman's "sneering" laughter on the inner wall, Zeng Yu looked up, a swinging high, a beautiful woman wearing a lotus satin dress is condescending to smile at him, the swing immediately fell, and after a while, it flew up again, the beautiful woman's eyes under the bright autumn sun, the skirt fluttering, like the characters in the Dunhuang murals, so that Zeng Yu was stunned for a moment-

The beautiful woman on the swing frame is Pei Lin, seeing Zeng Yu looking at her fascinated, she couldn't help but be very proud, just about to show off her charm and show her bewitching figure, but her buttocks slipped down, and she couldn't grasp the rope of the swing frame with both hands, and the whole person fell to the ground, and the empty swing frame was still swinging up above the inner wall, Zeng Yu heard an exclamation inside

"Sister Lin has fallen."

"Lift up, lift up—"

"Ah, hemorrhage, get a doctor, call a doctor."