Chapter 53: Return to the Old Land, Bitter and Sour
Guan Sui Yuan is the living place of the prince, covering a huge area, the main courtyard has three entrances, and there are east and west across the courtyard, in addition to the servant women in the courtyard, there are also armor guards, but because of the arrival of the eldest princess, at this time have been avoided, all the way in, but there are no idlers.
For this place, the scenery should be very familiar.
originally thought that he had been married to him for two years, getting along day and night, but he was cold-hearted, and he did not have a deep memory of those boring bits and pieces.
But as he repeated the same step by step, although he didn't dare to look around at the familiar grass and pavilions around him, he kept his eyes down.
When bypassing the landscape stone screen and stepping on the Liyue Bridge across the Furong Pond, you don't need to raise your eyes, you will know that the half of the garden Hanmei planted around the pond, although at this time, there is no enchanting entanglement, but the green leaves are sparse, and the picture that appears in my mind is the beginning of the snow, the silver makeup is wrapped, Yin Hong is proud of Wuke, and the cold fragrance is lingering, and he is side by side with her.
Beautiful scenery, my favorite is Ling Han's proud plum, perhaps because of envy of them, every winter, the snow falls, but for me it is the most difficult time, but they can bloom brilliantly in the cold.
It turned out that it was remembered that his favorite Fang Fei.
At that time, his body had actually improved, whenever the weather was slightly clear, he would accompany the sullen her to the front yard to enjoy the plum blossoms, when he was tired of walking, it was convenient to sit in the tea house, he personally used the ancient method of sencha, sometimes the two did not say anything, sometimes he would talk about some things in the past.
There is a banquet hall in the vestibule, just a hundred steps away, sitting in Bai Yuji, but it is closed all year round.
The prince is weak, and he has never been able to feast guests, so the banquet hall is like a void.
At this time, he remembered that one day, it seemed to be the height of summer, he suddenly asked people to arrange the banquet hall, hundreds of pots of cinnamon like snow, filled the hall, but there was only one table of delicacies, the two of them sat quietly, he said, that day was his birthday.
In July of the eighth year of Yuanqing, it was her first birthday with him.
He kissed her forehead, but in her memory, she didn't respond, even if it was just a smile.
Walking through Merlin and walking through the Red Corridor, I remembered a certain night.
Is it spring or autumn?
That sleepless night, she quietly left beside him, put on her clothes, and before she knew it, she went to the vestibule, looked at the moon alone, gloomy and sad, and stood quietly for a long time.
I don't know when he got behind her, I don't know how long he was silent with her, and I don't know what kind of mood he felt when he stood in this red corridor and looked at her sad under the moonlight.
It wasn't until he saw her crying and squatting down in pain that he couldn't help it, approached her and took her into his arms.
I'm sorry......
In his memory, his voice was low and hoarse, and the pain was no less than hers, but at that time, she pushed him away indifferently and turned away.
Why are these memories so clear?
And in this life, the banquet hall was still closed, as cold as she remembered.
She knew that the prince's living was actually in the atrium, and she entered through the arch moon door next to the banquet hall.
Newly married that year, when she first arrived at Guan Sui Garden, only when she saw the green bamboo in the atrium, she felt a little happy, she loved bamboo, so the boudoir where she lived was planted with green Qing, she didn't expect that she could also see the green bamboo in Guan Sui Garden, although at that time, it was still low, and it was a new plant at first sight. casually asked the rib, what kind of bamboo is the son?
knew that since the queen mother gave marriage, the prince immediately ordered the plum tree in the atrium to be transplanted.
At that time, she heard it, and then she left it behind, and she never thought that he was for her......
At that time, he already knew her preferences.
But when Yuanqing was ten years old, that Lantern Festival, this garden full of green bamboos was still weak, and there was no upright and lush trend in the Green Qing Garden.
Their lives came to an abrupt end on that day, and there was no future.
But at this time, when entering the atrium......
As far as the eye can see, the poles are planted, the fine leaves are luxuriant, and they are shivering in the summer breeze, and the sun is like broken gold.
A surging pain, like a tide, hit her face, so heavy that she suppressed her chest, so that she stopped her slow pace in such confusion, all the repression and compulsion along the way, at this moment, almost all disintegrated, but fortunately the sun was too hot, which dried the moistness of the corners of her eyes in time, so that no tears would fall.
"Ah...... This place is no different from Lvqing Garden. Behind her was Qiu Yue who sighed quietly, she misunderstood the beautiful scenery, thinking that her stop was all because of surprise.
reminded Yijing, and only then was alert from the surging emotions, biting his lip lightly, and struggling to go inside.
Everything is like a dream.
It seems that it is not from the beginning of time, but ten years after Yuanqing, that green bamboo will one day be as lush as in front of you, but she and him, but the bones are cold, and the soul is gone.
Things are not people, and they should be so.
But why in the past time, when she had no intersection with him, Mei Hong here still became a green Qing?
Tall and verdant, but slightly uneven, it seems that it is not planted at the same time, highlighting the natural scene, this garden of green bamboo is obviously after a long time, in order to grow into such a situation, and even the row of main houses are tightly blocked, dozens of steps forward, in order to faintly see a corner of the cornice.
Walking through the narrow road between the forests, you can see that there are clear canals surrounding it, and there are pavilions and platforms in it, or dotted with quaint lake stones, which makes people forget that they are in the deep palace at this time, and it is like strolling between the mountains and rivers.
"After a few years, this bamboo is getting greener and greener." The eldest princess said to Mama Xie.
"Although the prince went to Yizhou, he repeatedly told the old slave to take care of this bamboo forest, so over the years, some have been densely planted." Mama Xie's answer coincidentally confirmed Yijing's guess, this garden has indeed gone through a lot of cold and heat.
"Most of the gardens in Beijing pay attention to the open style, but the layout of this Guan Sui Garden imitates the elegance and freshness of the south." The eldest princess only chatted with Mama Xie along the way, and did not inquire about the situation of the prince, and Mama Xie didn't seem to have much worry, except for mentioning earlier, the prince heard that the eldest princess was coming, and he wanted to welcome him in person, but because he was in better health, he gave up under the persuasion of Mama Xie.
After that, the two never talked about the illness of the son.
When approaching the main house, Yijing resuppressed those obscure emotions, and the worries about the son of the world, many worries, but they couldn't be suppressed.
Therefore, when he saw the young man in a green shirt, he walked slowly down the steps, saluted steadily, and apologized: "It's just a minor illness, and I don't want to alarm my aunt and grandmother to come in the scorching sun, it's really a sin." "The quality of the text is as usual, or is it so handsome, where is it like a patient?
The tight strings in his heart couldn't help but loosen, and Yijing couldn't help but look at Yu Feng carefully.
This time, she didn't shy away from it.
found that although the prince's complexion was not as scary as the old princess described, his face seemed to be a little paler than usual, and his eyebrows seemed to be dark.
Of course, the eldest princess helped Yu Feng up, pulled his arm, and looked at him.
Yu Feng smiled and raised his eyes, and then he faced a pair of ink eyes that looked like a clear pool with the slightly flushed eyes of the beautiful scene.
Slightly stunned.
He clearly understood the girl's self-suppressed emotions, a little anxious, and seemed to be a little sad.
Why is there such a concern? The young man's heart couldn't help but feel a kind of sadness that he didn't dare to delve into himself.
"I don't want to alarm the fifth sister, it's really a sin." With a shallow smile, it is the usual indifference, but it is polite.
Entering the main hall, Yu Feng naturally invited the eldest princess to sit on the main seat, and invited Yijing to sit on the west side, before instructing the rib to serve tea.
The eldest princess saw that he really didn't look like a patient, so she was really relieved, and said with a smile: "I originally heard that you were dangerously ill, I was taken aback, I saw the second sister-in-law just now, she was also very worried, how could I see Feng'er herself, but it seems to be very good, but the complexion is still worse." ”
Yu Feng smiled faintly: "Tired of the elders, it's really not true, my aunt and grandmother also know, Feng has always been weak, a few days ago I also felt a little uncomfortable, dizzy and weak, it seems to be a heat stroke, that day my grandmother called me to go to Rongxi Hall, originally the third cousin of the Zhenguo Mansion came to say hello, grandmother thought that I had never met with the third cousin, so I went to say good, but also I was greedy for cheap, did not take the shoulder, and suffered some inflammation along the way, which caused the old disease, in the end, there was no big problem, and it eased after two days. ”
I see.
At the same time as the eldest princess suddenly realized, the stone in Yijing's heart fell to the ground unconsciously-in front of herself, a person who "doesn't know the inside story", and many subordinates, Yu Feng explained the "cause" in a few words, if she really didn't know the inside story, she would believe it when she heard it, and she wouldn't think of the other reasons.
It is obvious that the general's wife can't hold it back, and the old princess doesn't know that Yu Feng has already recovered, so she wants to match the marriage between the prince and Xie Sanniang, and although the prince has arrangements, he plans to take advantage of the queen mother's "illness" in the near future to find famous doctors, so as to teach Qinggu to be born and enter the palace, and cure his "old disease" by the way, but it is really not the right time now.
If the queen mother is "sick", it will inevitably cause the Manchu Dynasty to panic and the aristocratic family to be worried.
Although the eldest princess is not a full life this year, but because of the death of the old princess, the people of the Weiguo Mansion have been mourning for three years, and they were removed at the beginning of the year. "The royal family attaches so much importance to it, and the nobles are naturally looking forward to the eldest princess's birthday banquet.
Therefore, even if the Queen Mother is "sick", she will inevitably wait for after July.
Yu Feng wanted to solve the immediate urgency, so he committed the "old disease".
But if he wants to hide it from everyone, of course, he can't just pretend and don't know what to take, so he is so "sick" and thrilling.
"You kid, I see that you are usually a stable person, knowing that you are weak, but you are still so careless." The eldest princess naturally thought of this, so she reproached: "The second sister-in-law is most worried about your body, if you feel uncomfortable, why bother?" We must learn lessons from the future, and we must not be so careless again. ”
This is to remind Yu Feng that he can't use this bitter trick in the future.
And Yijing saw the gloom of Yu Feng's eyebrows, and she was also very worried, but she was full of concern, but she didn't know how to express it for a while, hesitated and hesitated, after all, it was just one sentence: "It's going to be in the dogs, the heat will get heavier and heavier, Brother Feng is not in good health, and you have to take care of it carefully." ”
Yu Feng looked at Yijing, and saw that she raised a pair of bright autumn eyes slightly, it was difficult to hide her concern, and the sourness in her heart was heavier, but it was also mixed with a sense of relieved joy, and complex emotions were entangled in her heart, only an indifferent but genuine smile was given.
I didn't even realize it, and my words were lacking.
The eldest princess didn't pay attention to the emotions between the two children, and only followed Yijing's words and said: "That's right, although there is nothing to worry about at the moment, it is right to be in bed to recuperate, since the Zhenguo Mansion also knows that you have committed an old illness, I think someone will come to visit, if you don't have the energy to socialize, just leave it to your second aunt to deal with, don't care about those false courtesies, tired yourself." ”
This is to remind Yu Feng that the general's wife may not stop there, let him continue to "recuperate" and be nosy.
Yu Feng smiled slightly: "That day, because of the old disease, looking at the dangerous situation, it shocked the cousin of the Xie family, and the prince of Zhenguo was also very concerned, and sent someone to inquire yesterday, and the father only said that he was suffering from heat stroke, so as to teach the prince to feel at ease." ”
The more he wants to seal the seal, the more the prince of Zhenguo will feel that it is strange, and he will not believe that Yu Feng is just suffering from heat stroke.
The eldest princess nodded secretly, secretly thinking that Xiao Xie's plan was about to fail.
And the beautiful scene was an eye-opener, and the heart admired the grandmother and Yu Feng to the ground, the two exchanged words, and did not avoid others, these words were heard in the ears of people who did not know the inside story, just a few words of the scene, and they did not know the meaning of it, but for Yu Feng, the explanation has been explained, which is enough to let the grandmother know the inside story, and the purpose of avoiding people's eyes and ears has been achieved in a grand manner, and it is really clever.
Yi Jing was carefully digesting the knowledge between these words, but he heard his grandmother say: "Okay, since I know that you have no trouble, I will also let go and no longer delay your recuperation." With that, he stood up.
The two juniors immediately got up, and Yu Feng first said: "Remember the teachings, and you will recuperate carefully, and wait for your aunt's grandmother's birthday, and then come to the door to celebrate her birthday." ”
Yijing said, "Grandmother...... The granddaughter still has a request. ”
As soon as the girl's voice fell softly and crisply, the eldest princess and Yu Feng were stunned.
"On that day, the teacher banquet, the sixth sister got Brother Feng's book, I was really envious, I thought about looking for an opportunity, looking for Brother Feng to ask for a piece of ink treasure, since the sixth sister got your words, I don't know if Brother Feng can give me a painting?" The girl's face is full of anticipation.
The eldest princess shook her head and smiled dotingly: "You will be greedy, but Feng'er is sick now, how can you work hard." ”
In fact, Yijing also had a sudden thought, because of some words, I was really uncomfortable in my heart, and I wanted to ask in person, so I found an excuse, and after blurting it out, I also felt a little abrupt, and I was only shy at this time: "Naturally, I don't dare to bother Brother Feng, I just want to ask for an old work." ”
"Feng'er will allow her, my granddaughter is also a person who likes calligraphy and painting, but I'm afraid that I will covet Sha Tingke's paintings early." The eldest princess smiled.
Of course, Yu Feng will not refuse: "What's so difficult about this, please move to the studio with the fifth sister, although there are many old works, but they are just painted casually, which is really not a good work, the fifth sister looks at which one is pleasing to the eye, and it must be given away." ”
Before meeting, the young man and the fair lady stood face to face, like a pair of wall people, the eldest princess couldn't help but be stunned, and there seemed to be a trace of hesitation in her expression, but then look at the beautiful scene, the body is not enough, and the eyebrows are still childish, the manners are decent, the fall is generous, and there is no twisting and delicate, so she smiled.
The beautiful scenery is just a cardamom year, how did I think of that meaning......
The eldest princess ignored it: "Hengzhu, you have to go to see An Jin later, the little sisters have to spend a while, and I can't wait for you...... It's good to have Qiuyue and Xia Ke with you, but don't delay too late. He also told Qiu Yue and Xia Ke to take care of them carefully, and when they returned home, they still took a sedan chair, don't walk against the heat, and then they were sent out of Guan Sui Yuan by Mama Xie.
"Fifth sister, please." Seeing the eldest princess leave, Yu Feng turned slightly sideways, raised his right arm slightly, and pointed to the second room on the side of the hall, where was his studio.
He was in the courtyard today to "recuperate", only wearing a round-necked plain white arrow sleeve robe, when he heard that the eldest princess came to visit, he just covered a green gauze open robe to meet the guests, between the manners, but saw the green gauze sleeves slightly raised, fluttering, more elegant.
Yi Jing was slightly blessed, said a word of thanks, and followed him into the studio.
Rib and Qiu Yue, Xia Ke naturally followed slowly in, and followed the left and right.
The layout in the studio is like a familiar memory of the beautiful scenery, but it is slightly different.
At this time, there was no longer a green bamboo painting scroll on the wall.
I clearly remember that he likes to paint bamboo the most, although Yijing was also a little puzzled back then, why did he obviously love Mei, but he liked to paint bamboo?
But she never asked, and he didn't explain.
The fragrance of paper and ink in the studio is still the same, and the wide rosewood painting case placed under the window is still simple and calm, without carving as decoration.
"Brother Feng also likes green bamboo?" Yi Jingqiang suppressed the sour and astringent complexity of his heart, and while looking around at the picture scroll on the wall, he seemed to ask casually: "I just entered the vestibule, but when I saw the plum trees in my eyes, I thought that Brother Feng only liked cold plums, but I didn't expect to enter the atrium, and it was lush with green bamboos as far as the eye could see." ”
Yu Feng's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he had to be calm: "Meilan Zhuju, the four gentlemen respected by Yake, although I am not talented, I also like elegance." ”
"But this is full of murals, landscapes and plants, why among the four monarchs, there is only a lack of bamboo monarchs?" The girl looked back, her eyes were clear, and she seemed to be curious before asking.
The young man smiled lightly: "In the fifth sister's question earlier, there was a word 'also', I think I like Lu Qingjun, right?" ”
Qiu Yue was full of curiosity since she entered this studio, and when she heard this question, she couldn't help but say more: "The courtyard where Wu Niang lives is called Luqing Garden, and she naturally likes green bamboo." ”
It's not that she doesn't understand the rules, it's all because Yijing and Erlang of Chu Wangfu are already close, and Qiuyue often comes to Chuwangfu with Yijing, although it is the first time to come to Guan Suiyuan, she has no unfamiliar feeling for the prince in her heart, not to mention that she is already smart, and she is faintly aware that Wu Niang treats the prince differently, even more ...... than Yu Erlang That subtle feeling, Qiu Yue couldn't find the right words, and only subconsciously didn't regard the prince of Chu as an outsider.
Yijing glanced at Qiuyue, quite helpless - this girl, I think she is used to being naughty with Yu Zhou, and in front of the prince, she is also so light and heavy.
Yu Feng didn't mind, and smiled indifferently: "I see, but unfortunately in my mind, among the four gentlemen, only Zhujun is the most elegant, my pen power is limited, for fear of staining the clear height of bamboo, I have not dared to paint." ”
This is clearly perfunctory.
Yijing's heart was astringent, in her previous life, she was perfunctory to him, but she didn't know that these perfunctory words were originally so hurtful.
If Sha Tingke still does not dare to paint bamboo, today's Dalong, I am afraid that few people dare to paint bamboo.
For a while, those questions in my heart were suppressed by two perfunctory words, and it seemed that I could no longer ask them.
"I like that landscape very much, I don't know if Brother Feng can cut his love?" Yijing raised her finger and looked at the long scroll on the east wall.
There are green mountains in the painting, falling waterfalls, a few cold plum blossoms alone, a courtyard, silent in the valley, plum blossoms in the depths.
Yu Feng raised his eyes and looked: "That's the real scene, it's the painting of Mingshan Academy." But he didn't give up, took a few steps, took off the roll, and handed it to Yijing.
The slender eyelids, the dark eyes are clear, just staring at the girl quietly, and the corners of his lips are smiling indifferently.
"This ...... Brother Feng must have missed the time in the academy very much, so he recorded it in the pen and ink...... "Yi Jing deeply regrets that he actually chose such a painting, and he is a little annoyed and guilty."
"It doesn't matter, but everything worth remembering will be remembered for a long time, and it will be unforgettable, and it doesn't need to be recorded on paper as a reminder." The young man lowered his eyes, and his black and long eyelashes concealed the sudden and dark emotions in his eyes.
The words murmured, and fell into her heart, Yijing took the long scroll, and suddenly felt that the palm of her hand was unbearable, and she almost cried.
Closing his eyes slightly, calming down the mixed tastes, and after a few breaths of silence, Yi Jing said: "Another day, thank you brother Feng for today's gift, and I hope that my brother will not be shallow in reply." In the end, I didn't dare to stay here any longer, and in this place full of bitter memories, I was blessed: "Brother Feng, take care, and I will leave." ”
In a hurry, when passing through the lush green bamboo forest, he stopped to look back.
Naturally, I didn't see it, in the window of the studio, in the bamboo shadow, the young man's ink eyes had been dyed by the mist.