【Chapter 35】Enter the door
Yu Mojin was a little embarrassed, and subconsciously pinched his fingers.
She didn't want to bother herself with being bored, so she picked a corner and sat down secretly.
In this kind of position, if you want to look at it, there is nothing that can cover the view; But if she didn't pay attention, she and the other diners couldn't see each other, but it made sense.
Yu Mochen thought that he had always been a little clumsy in terms of human sophistication, and he thought about it for a long time at this time, but he thought that if Yuan accidentally saw her, both parties would not be too embarrassed.
The singer's singing voice is average, and the miserable and miserable tone is not quite to Yu Moji's liking. However, the singer finally played the pipa well, and Yu Mozhen ate a small bowl of rice and a small dish of vegetables in front of her, and finally had a good reason.
It wasn't until she was about to finish this long dinner that Yuan Pingzhi finally stood up.
He walked up to the singer, smiled gently, gently laid down a bounty, and left.
Yu Moji silently put down his chopsticks, got up, went upstairs, and went back to the guest room.
She's still a little unwilling.
used to be mourning, and the two talked happily; It's only been a few months since I saw each other, why don't we know each other?
Yu Moji lay on the bed, looked out the window for a long time, and suddenly patted his head.
She actually has something urgent to ask Yuan Zhizhi. But she didn't know what was going on with her, and she didn't even remember it until she saw them leave.
Yu Mojian's most anxious thing at the moment is that he does not have a certificate to enter the cardinal.
It had been a long time since she had left Waige, and she had no idea who the letter was in her hands now.
The Cardinal's approval was Yu Moji's own application, but without that letter, the Cardinal would probably no longer regard her as herself.
In particular, Yu Moji's journey was too long, and he was cut over the mountain, and he was abducted across the river, which delayed for many days, and the deadline for reporting to the cardinal had long passed.
Will the Cardinal still hire her? She wasn't sure.
The more uncertain things are, the more Yu Moji wants to solve them as soon as possible. So early the next morning, before the clothes she had soaked in the river had dried, she had already asked for the route and went straight to the cardinal.
As a result, she was dumbfounded as soon as she arrived at the gate.
The Cardinal is such a wonderful place.
The ink marks were swirling, and not even a single gatekeeper could be found.
Far from being a janitor, the doors of the Cardinals are interesting.
At first glance, the door is unremarkable, very unobtrusive, with not only one panel, but not even a single copper nail.
The way of ingenuity and ingenuity is always changing. When Yu Moji studied the science of Yanjia, he also learned some construction methods. Therefore, she knew very well that the rows of copper nails of different shapes on the gates of the city gates, princely houses, and even the official yamen were not only used for intimidating decoration, but also as a structure to strengthen the gates, which could prevent the door panels from loosening.
In peacetime, door nails can keep the house safe; During the war years, when the two armies faced each other, this structure also came into play. The rounded shape of the copper nail is not only to show power and status, but also to resist the enemy's siege arrows. In the past, there were some skilled craftsmen who would add a special layer of mud paint to the copper nails to defend against fire attacks, so this kind of door nails are also known as "Zhuoyi".
The Cardinal is the most important place in the country, and most of the achievements of its research and development are imperial secrets, so it should have high requirements for defense. However, the gate of the cardinal does not use the bulky but sturdy structure of Zhuoyi at all, but is "embedded" in a very symmetrical shape, in the quaint wall. From the location of the remaining ink marks, there is no focus point to open this door.
Yu Moji guessed that there should be a special mechanism behind the door. However, the structure of those mechanisms was obviously beyond her comprehension - after all, this was the highest hall of the Great Qi Empire's Yanjia Studies, and even the design of the entrance had probably accumulated a lot of Yanjia wisdom; And Yu Moji, at best, is just a small character who has learned Sanban axe kung fu with Xu Fuzi.
What's more, even if she could understand its structure, she didn't have the courage to tear down the door of the country's important place.
The door is narrow and the road is small (Note 1), and the ink marks are very worried.
At this moment, she suddenly heard a sound of footsteps.
She turned her head and met a face that couldn't have been more familiar.
"Assistant Teacher Xiaoyu," Yuan Pingzhi's gaze always had a warm smile, this time, he finally brought her insignificant, "Long time no see." ”
Yu Moji lowered his head and was silent for a moment before reaching out and brushing the scattered hair on his forehead, and said with a smile, "Really, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
After all, Yu Mojian had not officially joined the Cardinal, so Yuan took her in directly, so he led her to a nearby teahouse to sit down and chat.
When Yu Moji missed Yuan Pingzhi before, although he was depressed, he accepted the reality; But when he saw Yuan Yizhi at this time, he immediately felt that he had a lot to say to him.
How did she leave the lamentation, how did she cross the Chilu Mountain, how did she miss the pan-sun kite, and how did she get on the river again...... Her suspicions and fears along the way have been suppressed in her heart; When he was really willing to say it, the bottom of his heart suddenly flashed with Yuan Pingzhi's gentle eyes when he looked at the singer.
The words that Yu Moji came out of his mouth silently swallowed back into his stomach.
How dangerous is she along the way, and what does it have to do with Yuan Zhizhi?
According to Wei Linyuan's news, Yuan Pingzhi also personally supervised the Pan Sun Kite to pick her up; Who knew that she was in a hurry and made such a rugged detour?
Yu Mochen was aggrieved and helpless in his heart, and he disliked his hypocrisy, and he couldn't say anything when the words came to an end, and finally found the same reason randomly, "...... It's just missing ......."
Yuan Pingzhi quietly looked at her embarrassed look, was silent for a while, and said, "Speaking of which, this matter is actually not good for me. ”
“…… Yes? Yu Mochen looked at Yuan Pingzhi's apologetic face in a daze, a little confused.
"You've never been to the Imperial Capital before, have you?" "When the Cardinal sent the good news, I was going to send you a handwritten letter to tell you how to come and who to find when you came; It's just that at that time, the mountain bandits in the south were in turmoil, and I couldn't get out of the way and couldn't return to the imperial capital; After that, when I followed the Pan Sun Kite to pick up the newly recruited reserves from the Xiliang provinces, I realized that you were no longer grieving. ”
Yu Moji was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
It's only been a few months, and Yuan Zhizhi has already gone through the battlefield.
Yu Mochen almost wanted to find a crack in the wall to slap herself into, and while her little hypocritical and unreasonable grievances came out again, she was embarrassed.
She was self-conscious, but because of the danger along the way, she almost lost her life several times, and finally arrived in the imperial capital, but Yuan Zhizhi didn't recognize her; But what about Yuanzhi? How many lives and deaths did he experience on the battlefield, and when did she know about it?
Yuan Pingzhi looked at her expression, and thought that she was angry that she had missed the Pan Sun Kite, and hurriedly comforted, "Actually, it's nothing, after all, you are a reserve recruited by the Cardinal, and you can't be turned away because you were accidentally delayed on the road." ”
Hope immediately rose in Yu Mochen's heart, and those inexplicable emotions were instantly left behind, and he smiled and said, "Really? ”
"I don't think it's a problem." Yuan Pingzhi pondered for a moment, and then said confidently, "I'll go back to the Cardinal to inquire and communicate for you." This little thing doesn't take much time. Wait for my good news. ”
He paused and then asked, "Do you have a place to live in the imperial capital?" ”
"Yes," Yu Mozhen nodded, "It's called Dianmei Inn, and it's just south of the city." When she mentioned the name of the inn, she deliberately kept her voice steady, as if she didn't care; But her eyes still unconsciously secretly looked at Yuan Pingzhi - how would Yuan Zhizhi react?
"Oh?" Yuan Pingzhi laughed, "That's a coincidence, I went there last night." ”
He said this frankly, it seems that he really didn't notice the ink marks last night; Yu Moji had no choice but to make a surprised look and said, "Oh, why didn't you meet it." ”
She's talking nonsense.
Yuan Pingzhi just smiled and said, "It's good that you have a place to live, it just so happens that I have some things to do these days, and I want to go to the Dianmei Inn; When the time comes, the Cardinal's side will take care of it, and I'll just stop by to pick you up. ”
Yuan Yizhi has never lived up to Yu Moji's trust.
Two days later, Yu Mochen was sitting by the window in a daze at the rising sun, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a carriage coming in the night that had not yet faded and stopped at the door of the Dianmei Inn.
It was Yuan Zhizhi who walked down from the car.
Yu Moji hurriedly ran down.
Yuan Zhizhi didn't seem to be coming for her.
Yu Moji stopped at the edge of the stairs, only to see Yuan Pingzhi wink at himself, and walked towards the haggard singer by the wall———— she had been singing here, and over the course of a few days, her voice became more and more dilapidated. Yu Mochen saw that she was really pitiful before, and wanted to invite her to have some food with her, but when she stepped forward to ask, the singer politely refused.
Later, when the shopkeeper saw this, he explained two sentences on the side, and Yu Mochen knew that the singer's food and accommodation in the Dianmei Inn had someone to pay the bill, but she was unwilling to accept it and insisted on selling and singing to offset the bill.
At this time, none of the guests who were drinking had yet arrived, but the singer was still sitting there in a daze, as if there was nowhere to go.
I saw that Yuan Yizhi talked to the singer for a few words, then helped her up, and paid some silver taels to the shopkeeper; The singer who insisted on staying here to sing actually followed Yuan Ping and walked out.
What's going on? Yu Mochen said in his heart, aren't you here to pick me up?
With a "creak", the door of the inn was pushed open again, and this time it was a girl who walked in. This girl is very personable in her behavior, if she stands with Wei Linyuan's fiancée Miss Fu, who wants to marry home, she may be three points better than Miss Fu.
The girl said hello to the shopkeeper and walked straight to Yu Moji.
Then she bowed to Yu Moji.
"Miss Yu," said the maid, who was difficult to see as a subordinate, "General Yuan asked me to tell you, if it's convenient, you might as well get in the car." ”