In the blink of an eye into July, the beginning of the three years of Yuanqing came as scheduled, but the more and more scorching Jiaoyang, did not make the hustle and bustle of the city weakened a little, not to mention that the small East City is still full of people, the East Market in the Ping An Fang, is also as always busy, the flow of people is like weaving, here is located in the inner city of Kyoto, the shops are lined up, compared to the city of the outer city, on the spacious carriage road, more is riding a high-headed horse of the brocade nobles, and riding the incense car embroidery with the noble daughter, beside the road, although there are also stalls of umbrella support, but most of them are set up by the shops in the workshop, Some unsalable goods were displayed, so it also attracted many cloth civilians with plenty of money to bargain and buy practical goods at a not expensive price.

Baoyan Street in the East City, because of its proximity to Guozijian, mainly operates pen, ink, paper, inkstone, calligraphy and painting treasures, attracting many scholars, and there is no shortage of talented women in the boudoir.

This street is relatively quiet.

The red sandalwood carriage slowly stopped in the middle of Baoyan Street, in front of the most eye-catching Tianyi Pavilion.

The word "Wei" on the wall has also attracted a lot of attention from passers-by.

But seeing those guards dressed in black clothes and with long swords hanging from their waists, there were seven or eight people, standing silently around the carriage at this time, their fierce and alert eyes constantly scanning the crowd, and the grandmother wearing makeup and silk with narrow sleeves, standing respectfully on one side, it might as well make people guess, is it the eldest princess traveling?

But I saw that the embroidered curtain was lifted, and two maids in Tsing Yi and double rings came out from the inside and waited under the car.

The two maids were only twelve or thirteen years old, but they were born with peach cheeks and apricot eyes, like a pair of twin sisters, which attracted the eyes of the scribes who stopped, and even the scorching heat above the blue sky seemed to be a little more dazzling.

The autumn moon and autumn frost stand with their eyes down, and they follow the rules very well.

Because the grandmother who traveled with Wu Niang today is the grandmother of the two of them, Rao is always lively and naughty Qiuyue, and it seems that she has been put under a tight spell.

In a few days, Yijing has come to Tianyi Pavilion for the second time, because the eldest princess's birthday is approaching, the Huang family can't get out, Su Lian heard that he was going to come to Tianyi Pavilion, so he found an excuse to refuse to go different, the eldest princess knew that Yijing had a grudge against Mama Song, so she let Mama Yang follow this trip.

Tianyi Pavilion is the most famous shop in Baoyan Street that deals in calligraphy and painting treasures, and in the past, the beautiful scenery sought the permission of the eldest princess, and also came several times.

Holding Qiu Yue's hand and getting out of the carriage, Yijing heard the regret that erupted in the crowd.

Because she wears a hat.

Dalong folk style is open, there was that beautiful person traveling, because of the appearance of the face, attracted pedestrians to watch and appreciate, and even some scribes chanted poems on the street, but the beautiful scenery did not want to be in the limelight - the etiquette and secular manners, for the boudoir, it is always harsh.

Just like those scribes, no matter their background, even if they express their admiration in public, the world is happy to talk about it, even if they disdain the beautiful women, it is harmless, and they just laugh and sigh.

But if it is a woman, although there is no shortage of those bold noble daughters, who tactfully express their feelings to the people they admire in their hearts, they will still leave a handle to some extent, if they can become a good relationship with their sweetheart, it will naturally be fine, but if it is just a goddess who has a heart, it will become a joke and hurt the reputation of the girl.

It's not fair, it's too unfair.

In the midst of the regret that he could not see the beauty, Yijing held Qiuyue's hand and walked into Tianyi Pavilion.

The shopkeeper hurriedly invited Yi Jing into the house, which was actually an independent side room, and it was only then that Yi Jing took off the hat that made her feel stuffy.

The girl's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to ask, "Did you really find the true trace of Lan Zhongke?" ”

It turned out that Yijing came a few days earlier, just to buy the famous painting saint of the Western Wei Dynasty - Lan Zhongke's works, but he returned depressed, Lan Zhongke had a lot of paintings during his lifetime, but after hundreds of years of war and strife, most of the losses were lost, and the survival was still scarce.

After only a few days, Tianyi Pavilion sent a letter, saying that someone happened to be going to make Lan Zhongke's painting.

Yijing was overjoyed and hurriedly came to Tianyi Pavilion.

The shopkeeper smiled but did not speak, beckoned, and a maid held a silk painting, slowly unfolded it, and spread it on several cases.

"It turned out to be "Ladies Step into Spring"?" The beautiful scenery is surprised and delighted, this is one of the most proud works of Lan Zhongke, which has been included in the "Famous Scholars", but although there are many seekers, no one has seen the real thing, but Tianyi Pavilion can be found within a few days?

Looking at the silk painting carefully, he was surprised, but also puzzled: "Such a treasure, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth even the city, but someone is willing to do it?" ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he was a little nervous, and his face sank: "Does the little lady suspect that my Tianyi Pavilion is a fake?" ”

Yijing hurriedly apologized: "I didn't mean it, but I couldn't believe it." ”

Tianyi Pavilion is a time-honored brand created in the Dongming Dynasty, known for its integrity, never deceives, and will not be faked, of course, Yijing does not dare to doubt.

The shopkeeper's expression softened slightly, and explained: "That day, the little lady came and proposed a set of precious calligraphy in exchange for Lan Zhongke's paintings in the previous dynasty Dong Jiangnan, and I was very moved in the following. ”

Lan Zhongke's work is priceless, if you want to buy it with real money, she really doesn't have such financial resources, however, Dong Jiangnan's calligraphy is also a treasure, and Lan Zhongke's work is not comparable, this set of calligraphy is still found in Muhui Building at home when Yijing was found, grinding his grandfather for a long time, before he got his wish into his private pocket, and he has always loved it, but in order to exchange for Lan Zhongke's work, he had to grit his teeth and cut his love.

"However, after thinking about it carefully, he remembered an old friend who happened to have such a treasure in his hand, but coincidentally, he admired Dong Jiangnan's wild grass very much, so in the next mention, he couldn't sit still, so he was willing to exchange this painting for it."

This is a coincidence......

Yijing looked at the brocade box held by Qiushuang, and thought of that set of calligraphy, and was very reluctant in her heart.

But the silk painting in front of her was so attractive, not to mention in her memory...... He admired Lan Zhongke, and he spared no expense to collect Lan Zhongke's paintings everywhere.

At that time, he married him for two years and spent his birthday together, but she never gave him a congratulatory gift, and when she thought about it, she felt guilty and regretful, and after tossing and turning, she thought of finding a painting that he liked to give as a gift to make up for it.

I know it's tough, but I'm willing to give it a try.

I don't want to have such a coincidence!

Yijing sighed in his heart, motioned to Qiushuang to present the brocade box, opened it, and showed it to the shopkeeper: "So, thank you for being in the center." ”

When Yijing and his entourage left Tianyi Pavilion, but not too much, a man dressed in a navy blue suit, with a dark face and facial features like a knife and axe came out of the corner, and strode into Tianyi Pavilion.

This person is none other than Ashra.

A few days ago, he "happened" to see the car and travel of the Guard's Mansion, and recognized the little lady with a hat beside her, followed by the spring twilight who had a relationship in Qianrao Pavilion, so he followed closely behind, inquired about the purpose of the Su family's five niangs to go to Tianyi Pavilion, and returned to the palace with great interest, regardless of the indifference and indifference of the prince of Chu.

The prince didn't say a word.

It also made Gray Ferry a little frustrated.

But only a few days later, the prince found the silk paintings that he had treasured for several years and couldn't put down, asked him to bring them to Tianyi Pavilion, and asked the shopkeeper to hand them over to Su Wuniang. Today, I learned that Su Wuniang had come, and he was asked to retrieve this set of calligraphy.

Along the way, Gray Ferry was very proud.

Sure enough, as he speculated, the prince was different from this little lady, and those indifference and indifference were just self-deception.

When he presented the notebook, he saw the slender fingers of the prince, stroking the pages that had been glowing yellow, lowering his eyes silently, with a complicated expression, Gray Du couldn't help but say: "The subordinates listened to the shopkeeper of Tianyi Pavilion, Wu Niang was a little reluctant, and looked back frequently when she left...... If the prince returns this letter to its original owner, the little lady will definitely ......"

attracted a faint glance from the prince, and his eyes were cold.

Ash Du immediately spoke, and watched as the prince locked the brocade box into the treasure chest.

Alas! The son of the world is clever and far-sighted, but in the relationship between men and women, it is too tepid, so how can the little lady know his sincerity?

Gray Du was very worried about the marriage of the prince.

On the second day of the first month of July, it is advisable to travel, pray for blessings, and sacrifice, and avoid breaking ground, opening the market, and hanging plaques.

The Duchess of Weiguo, Huang, and the second wife, Li, led all the Langjun, the little lady, and the mighty line, carrying seven or eight carts of grain, rice, white flour, and two large boxes of 999 scriptures, to the Buddha Temple.

Originally, before the birthday banquet of the noble family in Beijing, there were good deeds of "soup kitchen" outside the city, but the eldest princess thought that in recent years, the wind and rain were smooth, the country and the people were safe, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Although the eldest princess does not believe in Buddhism, she also knows that there are many people who believe in Buddhism among the subjects of Dalong, but many people have no money to "ask" the scriptures, so they printed nearly 1,000 Buddhist scriptures and gave them up in the Buddha Temple.

In the past, a Buddhist scripture required at least 1,000 copper coins, which was naturally nothing to the aristocracy, but for ordinary people, it was enough to cover the expenses of a few families for a month, which was a lot of money.

Therefore, when the Weiguo Mansion "Shi Jing", the people were full of interest, and the city gate was opened at three o'clock in five watches, and some people went to the Buddha Temple together, and there was a long queue.

The "Shijing" was presided over by the Huang family in person, and the little ladies assisted from the side.

When those believers put the incense money into the merit box provided by the Buddhist temple, they smiled and handed over a printed Buddhist scripture, which was not tired, but when they stood under the sun for a long time, the boudoir daughters also felt a little dizzy.

Later, even Jingjing, who has been insisting on strengthening her body all these days, feels that the smile on both cheeks is stiff, and her knees are not like her own.

Finally finished the scriptures, Er Niang and San Niang have been leaning on the maid, Liu Niang and Eight Niang are two young, even more crooked, Huang let the mother-in-law serve a few to go to the incense hall to rest temporarily, taken care of by the Li family, see Yi Chen, Yi Jing and Si Niang still have some energy, sister-in-law Su Lian is even more vibrant, so he took them to send the merit box into the Buddhist temple, face the abbot Tongji master.

Although Yijing was not the first time he had seen Tongji, he had never paid attention to this high monk before, but this time, when he learned that he had introduced Qinggu to Yu Feng, he took a closer look.

Tongji was wearing a brown monk robe, wearing a jade-colored robe, long eyebrows and fine eyes, white face and light lips, and his expression was indifferent and detached.

Huang and Tongji had a few words, and after saying the words, they didn't want to bother any more, and wanted to go to the Buddha to offer incense and ask for a signature.

Yi Jing suddenly proposed: "I have heard that the master is good at chess, I don't know if I can give me some advice?" ”

Su Lian is not a believer either, and when he heard this, he immediately became enlightened, and said to the Huang family: "Sister-in-law will go to worship the Buddha first, and Wu Niang and I will meet you later." ”

Siniang is also a "chess fan" and is a little unable to move.

Huang was a little helpless, so he apologized to Tongji: "It is rare for the juniors in the family to go out, and they have long heard that the master's chess skills are outstanding, so they admired it, so they asked for advice, but it disturbed the master's tranquility." ”

That Tongji is not lonely, and he tithes: "The donor's words are serious, the little monk is a chess idiot, Su Le plays against others, and he doesn't dare to be annoyed." ”

Get up and salute, and lead a few little ladies in the bamboo house tea house behind the nunnery.

There has already been a little novice set up a chessboard, holding a fragrant tea, Yijing and Tongji gave a salute, sitting on the chair, one person holding white, one person holding black, you come and go, vertical and horizontal layout, unconsciously, it has passed more than half an hour, between black and white, there is still a glue.

Tongji originally thought that a boudoir daughter, and the year of cardamom, even if he was smart, it was really limited, at first he didn't take it to heart, he didn't want to be careless for a while, but he almost fell behind, so he held his breath and condensed, and no longer dared to despise it.

At first, this little lady took advantage of her own negligence to move and kill, and the chess style was quite fierce, but when she tried her best to save the situation, she suddenly calmed down, step by step, not impatient, planning the layout, implying killing, this move is very similar to a person.

That person is the prince of the king of Chu.

How can Tongji know, although Yijing loves to play, but when Cardamom was so calm, until the spring of the eighth year of Yuanqing, she married Yu Feng.

In those depressed days, the son of the world on the sickbed can only play against her.

In the past two years, Yijing's chess skills have improved by leaps and bounds under the guidance of the prince, and finally one day, Yu Feng smiled bitterly: "I can't win against you anymore." ”

"You're a good master." It seemed that during those two years, she was the only sincere, unperfunctory word to him.

At this time, Tongji looked at it with amazement, but let the beautiful scenery suddenly indulge in those obscure memories.

"Don't be impatient." He said this under the window of the Xuan back then, in the warm summer daylight.

"You're always impatient." On the chess game, he never gave in, although he was frustrated after seeing her defeat, and he did not want to show mercy a little, when he saw that she was full of unwillingness, he always shook his head and smiled, sighed and said.

And she, after repeated defeats, finally learned not to be anxious and impatient, step by step.

These memories are like a tidal wave, and suddenly they make the scenery trance.

Since his rebirth, he has not met an opponent in the game, and Master Tongji is indeed a fierce opponent, just like him back then.

And at this time, because the game took too long, Su Lian couldn't sit still for a long time - she didn't like to burn incense and worship the Buddha, when Wen Yijing wanted to play against Tongji, she excused herself to suffer from the incense smoke, at first she saw the chess game wonderful, but she also saw it, but only two moments, it was difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, Su Lian's mind was a little wandering, and after half an hour, it was even more like sitting on pins and needles.

Siniang saw it with relish, but when she was helpless, she sent a maid to look for her, saying that Erniang was so tired that she didn't want to stay in the temple for fasting, so she had to go back to the house first, and Siniang had no choice but to go.

Therefore, in the tea house, at this time, only Yijing and Tongji played against each other.

Because of the sudden apprehension of Yijing, Tongji seized the opportunity and finally gained the upper hand.

The defeat was irretrievable, and Yi Jing sighed lightly: "The little girl lost, and the master is really smart." ”

Tongji hurriedly got up and said, "The little donor has outstanding chess skills, and the poor monk is not lucky." "He is from the heart, want to be in this Buddhist temple, there are many people who come to ask for advice, and those who can play with him for more than an hour, but four or five people, even Qin Xiang, only give up and admit defeat in half an hour, of course, Tongji is not a hundred battles, such as under the prince of Chu, ten games or three or two games......

"I take what the master says seriously." Yi Jing smiled: "I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future, and the master should not dislike the little girl for disturbing the quiet." ”

"The little monk is very honored." Tongji smiled slightly.

Although he is a person in Buddhism, but he has not yet been empty, such as this chess addiction, is a dementia, naturally regard chess opponents as a blessing in life, and see that the beautiful scenery is generous, and there is no pretense of a family woman, but the heart is not excluded, of course, at this time Tongji was completely unaware, Yijing's ulterior motives.

Since that day, I heard through the window, Qinggu cured the "disease" of the son of the world as early as eight years ago, and the person in the middle of the contact is this Tongji master, Yijing has a faint doubt in her heart, in her previous life, she has never heard that Qinggu and Tongji are old acquaintances, in fact, in the sixth year of Yuanqing, Tongji was beheaded because of the assassination of Jin Xiang, and Qinggu's appearance was after that.

Yi Jing clearly remembers that in the sixth year of Yuanqing, she happened to be in time, and it was not long after her birthday, at the intersection of autumn and winter, that Tongji was a criminal minister, and she was resentful and tried to assassinate Jin Xiang.

In the winter of that year, Yu Feng's condition became worse and he coughed up blood frequently, and the Queen Mother and the Holy Lord were very anxious, and issued an edict to look for famous doctors.

In the spring of the following year, Kiyoya was recommended to the court to cure the illness of the prince.

That is, in the seventh year of Yuanqing, when the son of the world "cured", the queen mother issued a decree to give marriage, and the marriage period was set to the spring of the eighth year of Yuanqing.

If Master Tongji knew that Qinggu could cure the "disease" of the son, why was there no recommendation in his previous life? Even Yi Jing had never heard of the prince and Master Tongji acquaintance, at least in the two years he had been with Yu Feng, he had never heard him mention Tongji, or Foguo Temple, or the Jin encounter assassination case that shocked Dalong back then.

What are these changes that have quietly arisen in this world?

Yi Jing faintly felt that it was very important for her to solve these doubts.

And this feeling seems to have been recent—to be exact, when she returned to Guan Sui Yuan.

There are some truths that make her want to know, but she is a little afraid, so she hesitates all the way, but when she sees Tongji, she still can't help but act according to the original plan.

Or, next time you visit, invite someone to join you......

The wheels rolled on the mountain road, slightly bumpy, the sun was pouring outside the bamboo curtain, and the girl in the car, unconsciously, was already delicate and red.