Chapter 3 and 6 Love is like a mirror
The years are long, and the illusion is ten years.
Xiao Yan opened his eyes, and the light in his eyes was the tranquility after the precipitation of the years.
After a moment of silence, she closed her eyes again.
This time, it is not a fantasy realm, but a reflection of one's own heart by sitting and forgetting.
This is Shang Qi's method of contemplating her mind, but after she read the introduction of various martial arts exercises in Xiaoshan, she suspected that this "sitting and forgetting to contemplate" was actually the "Prajna Meditation" of Buddhism, of course, this is not important.
Xiao Yan's heart is quiet, the past ten years are intertwined into a frame of picture like flowing water from her heart, she is like a quiet view, "the heart is as quiet as empty" state of mind, looking back and again, all the minds are fixed, those subconscious reflected in the details, now like candle light, insight in the mirror.
She froze in a frame that flashed through the flowing water.
That was Shen Qingyi explaining to her "Mu Zong's Record", talking about the thirteenth Mu Zongchao's famous Yuan Weizhi, and also a very famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, who was as famous as Bai Lotian back then, known as "Yuan Bai", Xiao Yan read the famous sentence he mourned his deceased wife for a hundred years, "Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan is not a cloud", and praised two sentences, but Shen Qingyi had disdain in his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Mrs. Wei was married for seven years, gave birth to five sons and one daughter, and died of illness. β
Seven years, born ...... Six children?
Xiao Yan was speechless, this is not a "disease" death, but a loss of body due to childbirth too often, and a death after childbirth, right?
Her eyes turned cold, if Yuan Weizhi really loves his wife, why not control his desires? Don't you know that frequent childbirth is dangerous to women?
Shen Qingyi said: "Yuan Jiu is sharp, and he dares to impeach when he admonishes Taiwan; As a locality, honest and fair, rewards and punishments are clear, no subordinate official dares to invade the people, and he looks at the county and township, observes the people's feelings, opens up mountains and farmland, builds water conservancy, and benefits one party, and the people are sent hundreds of miles away when they leave office. -- History books praise him for his strong character, daring to speak and act, sympathetic to the people, benevolent and virtuous, handling government affairs, and having the ability to experience the world. However, husband and wife get along, but they are like people drinking water, cold and warm and self-aware, and they must be small. If it is true love, the first thing is to respect and refrain from it. If you can't even do this, how can you talk about affection? It's just that the picture is cheerful. Then he said, "Yuan and Bai are equally famous, but they are true to each other, but they are white and public, and after encountering love problems, they only talk about romance and affection; Yuan Wei's talent is just merry, but he wants to be affectionate, which is despicable. β
Xiao Yan nodded solemnly, "What my sister said is true." β
Everyone has desires, but because of their own desires hurt their love, how much love can this be? Especially Yuan Weizhi, it's just that his body's desires are unrestrained, and it has nothing to do with his ideals and ambitions, Xiao Yan is particularly despised.
She felt that she didn't want to read Yuan Weizhi's poems in the future.
Is it said that Yuan Weizhi is morally corrupt? That's not it, his public morality is excellent, he is outspoken and daring, he is an upright official, benevolent and compassionate to the people, and his political achievements are remarkable; On private morality, it is not that people are inferior, but that they are flawed.
As the saying goes, "there is no red gold, no one is perfect", but everyone is important.
But it is precisely this flaw in private morality that Xiao Yan despises, no matter how good Yuan Weizhi is, it is also in other aspects, as for the deep affection of missing his deceased wife, it is really not to mention.
Xiao Yan quietly looked at the picture in the flowing water, and the sentence that Shen Qingyi said quietly echoed in his heart: "If it is true love, the first thing is to respect and refrain." If you can't even do this, how can you talk about affection? It's just that the picture is cheerful. ββ¦β¦ After a long time, she smiled.
As soon as the mind moved, the picture flowed like flowing water.
The light and shadow flowed one by one, Xiao Yan watched quietly, and fixed one of the frames.
It was the fourth brother's rest day, she had lunch with her brother and sister-in-law in Chenghe Courtyard, and walked on the lawn by the lake after the meal, while chatting about the interesting words of "The Tang Dynasty Says New Words", when it came to the Shangshu Ling Xun Pu of Zhang Zong, after the junior high school jinshi was the daughter of the Song Shilang family of the Ministry of Rites, Song's mother thought that his family was poor, but the second lady of Song said "Poor and trivial, character is precious", Xun Pu knew that after that, he said: "Those who have this say that their character is valuable." "Solemnly come to the door to ask for marriage. After marriage, the husband and wife have a very strong relationship, Song Erniang's temper is a little anxious, and small things can be on fire, Xun Pu is always tolerant and silent, and smiled at his friends in private: "Marriage is rice, eat quietly, talk less." He has been in love with his wife for 40 years, and people laughed at him and called him "eating together", which also praised him for his deep affection.
The fourth brother smiled and nodded, and praised Xun Pu's view of history: "Xun Wenduan is loyal to the king, considerate of the country, benevolent to the people, sensitive to things, and can tolerate love and chastity, which can be described as a gentleman with saltiness inside and outside." β
Shen Qingyi sighed lightly.
This soft sound was faint and cool, Xiao Yan looked at the fourth brother, and he had a bad feeling.
This is...... What does it feel like to tell a bad joke again?
Xiao Yan coughed, "Sister has a different opinion?" β
Shen Qingyi said indifferently: "At that time, Xun Liu had a lover in his hometown of Yingchuan, who was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, but he was already a distant branch, and his father and brother had no official positions. β
Xiao Yan and the fourth brother were shocked, Xun Wenduan still had such a thing?
Shen Qingyi's cold voice analyzed Xun Pu: "Although he was born in the surname Xun, he is already a distant branch, his father died early at the age of seven, and his family is very poor, or because of his family background, he has compassion for the poor and weak - his mother, Mrs. Zheng, is virtuous and has educational merits - when he was a teenager, he stepped forward to help the poor brothers and sisters who were bullied by the powerful sons, and was met by Zheng Jiuniang, who was from the Zheng family with Zheng's mother, and then fell in love. Zheng Jiuniang's appearance is not beautiful, but she is gentle and kind, often helps the poor, weak, young and orphaned, and has a talented temperament, which is the reason why Xun Liu loves her. It's a pity that Zheng Jiuniang only took a fancy to Xun Liu's gentleness, simplicity and talent, and loved him for his character of pity for the weak and brave, but she didn't know that Xun Liu's character was focused on chasing power and realizing his ambitions. The character is not harmonious, even if you love each other for a while, it is also a separate game. β
Xiao Yan and the fourth brother were silent for a while, sighing at each other.
Do you say that Xun Pu is negative? He lost Zheng Jiuniang. But he was loyal to his wife all his life, and later became the prime minister, and his status in the Xun family has improved significantly, and his family background has crossed the Song family, but how to treat Mrs. Song before, and then he is still the same, loving, tolerant, forbearing, and has not accepted any concubines in his life, and he can really be called affectionate to Mrs. Song. And he lived a simple life, and he was in a high position and respected himself, not chasing power, greedy for luxury, and enjoying selfish desires. If he has desires, it is the ambition of governing the country through the world.
The fourth brother could only sigh: "Before love is negative, it must also retreat a foot." β
Xun Pu may miss Zheng Jiu Niangzi for the rest of his life in his heart, but if he comes again, he will still choose this way.
Family and ambition will always be more important to a man than love.
"Discord ...... character" Xiao Yan was thinking about these four words.
She quietly looked at this frame, thinking about what she didn't expect at the time - if Zheng Jiuniang's family background was prominent, would Xun Liuke abandon Zheng Jiuniang? The two have the intention of falling in love, and after marriage, it must be harmonious, the husband and wife are in love, and the poems and texts are harmonious, and they will become the good stories of the piano that will be recited by future generations. But there is no such asdrop.
Love each other and stay together for a long time, appearance, talent, talent, status, these are all secondary, may fade with the passage of time, but people's character will never change.
After all, Xun Pu lacks a "firmness" and a "bravery".
However, even if there are traits such as perseverance and bravery, they may not last long.
Isn't Xun Pu brave? When he was a teenager, he dared to fight unevenly. Isn't Xun Pu resolute? There have been three ups and downs in his life, and although he has been demoted, he still has undiminished ambitions and undiminished ambitions, so that he can become a generation of famous people in the history books. But these qualities have nothing to do with Zheng Jiuniang.
Only when two people's personalities are in harmony can they respect each other and support each other.
Xiao Yan remembered that between her and Li Yuzhen, they were equally persistent in the Great Dao, not proud of their talents, resolute in their hearts, working hard, sharpening their martial arts from life and death and battle, without fear and laziness, how similar they were in these aspects...... However, they are very different in some qualities.
Xiao Yan thought of Changle Palace, at this time she had no ripples in her heart about this matter, when she said in the Guangtian Palace that this matter had passed, it was to let go, and there was no longer a mustard, but no longer minding this matter did not mean that she agreed with Li Yuzhen's actions.
Li Yuzhen does what she wants, she does not restrain herself, because her kendo is indomitable, which is in harmony with her heart.
But Xiao Yan is not, she cultivates her heart, but she is the way of sincerity, doing something and not doing something, not in line with her righteous heart, even if she wants to do it, she will not do it.
This is the difference between the two of them in terms of heart, they can be friends and walk together, but they can't get along for a long time like partners...... Because of tolerance, I can't endure it for a lifetime. Their lives are too long, and the more they endure them, the bigger the cracks become.
This is the first time Xiao Yan has clearly realized that putting aside the family background obstacles of the two of them, her deep resistance to Li Yuzhen in her heart, is it originally from here?
Discordant character...... She sighed under her breath.
The water is trickling, and the picture is flowing frame by frame.
A frame flashed, and Xiao Yan's mind froze it.
That was when she read Li Taibai's Qinglian poetry collection and read one of them: "The birds fly high, and the lonely clouds go alone." I don't get tired of seeing each other, only Jingting Mountain. Xiao Yan is also a good travelogue since he was a child, because of his mother's good landscapes, and he naturally pays attention to good landscapes, and muttered: "I don't get tired of seeing each other, only Jingting Mountain?" "What kind of strange mountain is this, can it be more magnificent and colorful than the Tianmu Mountain of Taibai sleepwalking in Tianmu Mountain, is it magical and unforgettable?
Shen Qingyi smiled after hearing her question, and said that it was not the beautiful mountains that made him unforgettable, but the people on the mountains that made him never tired of looking at each other.
Xiao Yan blinked violently.
Taibai has been married four times in his life, Xiao Yan didn't think he was much in love with any wife, could it be that this uninhibited poet fairy still has another true love?
Shen Qingyi said: "There is a Jingting Annex on Jingting Mountain, which is the annex of Princess Yuzhang. Princess Yuzhang lived here with a horse in her later years. β
Xiao Yan's eyes widened.
Of course, she is no stranger to Princess Yuzhang, not only in the history books, but also in her married life is listed as an interesting thing by the Tang Dynasty.
The only princess of Sejong is a legendary figure, the princess biography is detailed, saying that she is less talented, but catechumen, since childhood, read through the Tao, because of the enlightenment of the scriptures and righteousness and entered the Tao, overnight into the extreme realm, was awarded the title of Yuzhen Master by the Sanqing Palace, Sejong Jianyu Zhenguan allowed her to pass on the scriptures, and allowed her to marry independently. Princess Yuzhang's first concubine is "few geniuses, the article crowns the world" of the second son of the Lu family of Wujun Lu Ge, not only good at writing, but also good at cursive, history, painting, piano, chess is also very talented, known as "genius Xiuyi, vertical and horizontal Wujiang", but Princess Yuzhang married with her for three years, and then discordant and divorced. Four years later, he married Lu Yu, who was not famous at the time, and then the couple traveled the world together, and the name of Lu Yu's tea saint was revealed, and his origin, it is said that he was an orphan adopted by a Buddhist temple, and Princess Yuzhang chose such a person to remarry? Princess Yuzhang said in the biography that the concubine Lu Yu "is a good Taoist and a Confucian family, especially Chongdao, through geography, sexually relaxed, hidden heart without concealment, and the Lord is together." ββ¦β¦ Shishuo Xinyu also contains several interesting stories about her and her colt Lu Yu traveling and drinking tea together.
Xiao Yan was shocked when she heard her sister's words-could it be that this princess still has emotional entanglements with Taibai?
Shen Qingyi said: "Princess Yuzhang met Mr. Qinglian when she was young, and they both admired each other's talents and open-mindedness, and they had a very close relationship. However, the princess did not choose Qinglian in the end. Do you know why? β
"Why?"
Xiao Yan muttered in his heart, it is definitely not "the same surname is not married", although Li Taibai's branch belongs to the Li family in Longxi, it is not the line of Tai Zu, the distant branches are far away from seven or eight generations, Gaozong came out of the new law of the Tang Dynasty and stipulates that more than five generations with the same surname can intermarry, although there are still Confucian criticisms at the time of Shizong, but do Princess Yuzhang and Li Taibai care about people's words? It shouldn't be this obstacle.
Shen Qingyi said: "The two have different pursuits of affection. β
Xiao Yan: "Huh? β
At that time, she was young and vague about her feelings, she just felt that the two had a harmonious temperament and loved each other, so what was the difference in this relationship?
Shen Qingyi said: "Mr. Qinglian has a liberal temperament, free and refreshing, strong as wine when love comes, poured in casually, chic like the wind when love goes, let go and go away." Although the princess is also relaxed, she is stubborn in love, and if she finds the love of her life, she will not let go. If the two are friends, they will be free and free for a long time, if they are husband and wife, I am afraid that the personalities will collide and stay together for a long time, but it will ruin the expansive friendship between the two. Why don't you get together and disperse freely, goodbye is still a friend. β
Xiao Yan said "ah", stayed for a while with the poetry book, nodded for a long time, and sighed: "Princess Yuzhang and Mr. Qinglian are both free and easy people." "The key is that the princess is smart and transparent. So he not only maintained a sincere friendship, but also obtained the love he wanted in his life and the happiness of growing old.
Xiao Yan still had doubts, "Then Mr. Qinglian to the princess, did he let go, or didn't he let go?" β
said that he didn't put it down, this poet fairy can marry four times in his life; Said that he put it down, and the old man also sang the poem "I don't get tired of looking at each other, only Jingting Mountain", and the appreciation of this poem also said that Taibai Lin finally Jingting Mountain.
Shen Qingyi said indifferently: "What's the importance of not letting go, isn't it also a kind of happiness to have this sincere feeling in your heart?" But his expression changed and he said, "Mrs. Yu Qinglian is irresponsible. Obviously, there are still complaints about Taibai.
Xiao Yan laughed after being stunned for a moment, she knew that her sister was very demanding in terms of feelings.
After laughing, she was curious again, the relationship between Princess Yuzhang and Taibai should be a secret, how did my sister know?
Shen Qingyi was indifferent, "What's strange about this." The friendship between the princess and Qinglian is well known to the world, and those celebrity poems, notes, and essays all involve the interaction between the two. β
Xiao Yan was greatly impressed when he heard this, and secretly said that it was no wonder that he was so clear about Xun Pu's private affairs, and his daring was deliberated.
This frame flowed past, and she saw a picture related to "scrutiny" in the light and shadow, and as soon as she thought about it, she immediately froze.
I went to my sister's study to listen to her talk about history, and when I saw that she was chanting a poem, frowning for a long time, Xiao Yan sighed and said: "It's not easy to write poetry, it's as hard as practicing martial arts." β
Shen Qingyi raised his eyes and said with a smile: "If it is compared with Jia Shoudao, it is far behind." β
Xiao Yan couldn't help laughing, Jia Shoudao is another name for the famous bitter bard Jia Langxian of the Mu Dynasty, and he wrote the most bitter poems in his life, and worked the words, and the allusion of "scrutiny" came from him. Xiao Yan smiled at the time: "Sister, can you think about it?" Shen Qingyi put down his pen, "The meaning has gone." "She doesn't force her to write poetry, she writes when she wants, and she just goes when she wants to. Xiao Yan joked, "My sister is really not as hard as Jia Shoudao." The tone changed and he smiled, "Fortunately, if it's like Jia Shoudao, my sister can be skinny, and she will have to be lonely." β
Shen Qingyi smiled and sighed slightly, "Jieshi has been lonely all his life, but he doesn't take poetry as his wife, but he has another embrace." β
Jia Langxian is a native of Jieshi Mountain, and he is often called in the poetry world.
When Xiao Yan heard this, there was another secret, and his eyes lit up, "Jia Jieshi still has a crush?" If it was love, the world would have known it. The anecdotes of famous poets are always talked about in the mouth of the Tang Dynasty.
Shen Qingyi chanted the famous poem: "The bird stays in the tree by the pool, and the monk knocks on the door under the moon." A three-point smile on his lips, "This 'monk knock' is not a monk knock, it should be...... Sun knock. Mention Zihao and write a word on the invalid piece of poetry: Sun.
Xiao Yan: "Huh? β
Blink and wink, "Sun?" β¦β¦ Which grandson? β
Could it be the Sun clan of Wu County...... Which one?
Shen Qingyi said the four words softly: "Sun Wen Jian Gong." β
There are several Wenchen in the Tang Dynasty who are nicknamed "Wen Jian", but there is only one surnamed Sun - Mu Zongchao's Shangshu Zuo Servant, Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhangshi, Sun Ning Sun Muqing, the eldest daughter of the Sun family of Wu County, and the sister-in-law of the head of the Sun family.
Xiao Yan stammered a little, "Sun, Sun Xianggong?" β¦β¦ She, she, seems to have a husband's room, right? "In the biography, there is a son and a daughter, all of whom are capable ministers in history.
Shen Qingyi bowed his head slightly, lifted the pen to erase the word "Sun", and said slowly: "When Sun Xiang and Jieshi met and knew each other, they had already married. I think that night, Sun Xiang and Jieshi were separated by a door, Sun Xiang raised his hand to knock on the door, and then fell, repeatedly muttered for a long time, and finally left resolutely. β¦β¦ In fact, the door is unlocked, and you can enter it with just a push. But that door is in Sun Xiang's heart, there is a door in his heart, how can it be broken? Since then, it has been a love separation, and goodbye is a stranger. β
How many times did the hesitant push or knock on the door in his hand toss and turn in his heart? In the end, he condensed into silent restraint, turned away, and never again.
Xiao Yan sighed in his heart, regretting the loss of this relationship, but he appreciated Sun Ning's character and restraint even more.
If you change the amorous one, why not indulge in a night?
It's just that this door is Sun Wenjian's bottom line, which is the morality and responsibility of husband and wife, and it is also the respect for the love between her and Jia Langxian.
Everyone has a door in their hearts, and when this door is broken, people's character will also collapse.
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, letting this frame flow.
In the murmuring sound, Xiao Yan fixed another frame.
Look quietly, taste quietly.
β¦β¦
Knowing the sea of time, the years are like flowing water.
Xiao Yan sat quietly on the lotus platform, peaceful and quiet.
After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes.
In those black and white eyes, the eyes are clear and pure, as if the bright moon shines among the pines, and if the clear spring stone is clear, there is a melodious voice, that is the clear waves of the sea like flowing water, and it is also the real water of her real body in the dantian flowing in the murmur.
At this moment, her state of mind is clear, serene, and there is a joy from the heart.
This joy is played in the soul, like the murmuring sound of a clear spring flowing down a stone slab, joyful, light and clear.
She finally saw clearly, in the details of the past, why she was so moved by Shen Qingyi.
It is not colored, not desired, not because of talent and talent, but the fit that two souls achieve in getting along, and this fit is natural, like the spring rain sneaking into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently, like playing the most harmonious notes. If they are related by blood, they will be the closest relatives; But Shen Qingyi has no blood relationship with her, and she is still young, and she has the moral and ethical connection of "sister-in-law" to Shen Qingyi, just like there is an established frame in her heart, and the harmonious notes of this soul fit are always in the frame of family affection, and no matter how deep the feelings are, they flow in the river of family affection. But the sister has only righteousness and no affection for the fourth brother in her heart, and the notes played by this soul fit will make her integrate, but she suddenly doesn't know that those occasional throbbing are jumping love notes, until the affection is silently immersed, deep in the heart, because of lust, lust is born suddenly, only to know that love has sprouted, and it is deep-rooted, and it cannot be pulled out.
And she reconciled with her fourth brother, and the natural family affection frame in Xiao Yan's heart no longer has moral and ethical maintenance, only out of the "family affection" that she herself identifies. And when Shen Qingyi's love came clearly and clearly, breaking this family relationship, because of the fit of the souls of the two, her heart resonated with affection and trembled. And when Shen Qingyi's love burned fiercely, the family frame in her heart was burned into ashes by this love. Roses are reflected in the river of feelings, and bright colors are in the clear. It is like a fragrant and mellow wine in the throat, and the heart is full of meaning, the wine is still the original wine, but it can already be intoxicating.
Xiao Yan's palm-sized divine sense villain sat on the lotus platform, his expression was quiet and serene, his eyes were pure, his mood was calm and open-minded, he had no desire to think about his face, and his soul was pure and light, like a stream flowing and singing. This is the stillness of the spirit, the state of mind of emptiness without anything, and the realization of the soul in a state of permanenceβseeing the mind and seeing nature.
Her body suddenly turned into a breath of clear qi and poured into the lotus platform. The mist on the glazed lotus has been washed away, and it is restored to be transparent and pure, and when the clear qi enters the lotus, the jade color will be purified again, and the lotus flower will become more and more colorless...... Most of them are already colorless and transparent.
When Xiao Yan opened his eyes, it was fiery red all over the mountains.
The illusion has lasted for ten years, and the outside is just a volt where the wind blows through the sea of flowers.
"Phew! Phew! Phew! β¦β¦β
A kingfisher was singing and flying over her head, its long tail in a beautiful arc.
Xiao Yan remembered the crisp birdsong when he was indulging in love, and laughed heartily.
The sky is so clear!
She opened her arms, raised her head to the sky, and with a clear whistle, she packed up her ropes and swept down the mountain like a breeze.