This is a private banquet, and the location is still arranged on the flower boat of the Liujing River, but this flower boat is extraordinarily elegant, and there is no exaggerated feeling of those red-sleeved moves on the other side of the river. At this time, there is no rain and no clouds on the river, the river is light, under the breeze, the water waves are soft, and compared with the crisp and beautiful sound that can be faintly heard in the distance, I only feel that the flower boat arranged by the second prince has a sense of dust on the river and the sea.

Fan Xian and Li Hongcheng, the prince of King Jing, talked and laughed all the way to the riverside, and their own guards pulled their horses, and the two stretched out a hand to each other to give way, and then got on the flower boat. He had a smile on his face, but he was sighing in his heart, this prince seems to be really an elegant person, but for some reason he is not willing to be a prince in peace, and he has to cause so many things in Qingguo.

On the slightly wet wooden board, when Fan Xian's feet were about to step on the side of the boat, he suddenly heard the sound of the strings pulling from the boat, and there was no intention of killing, only a sense of sincerity, and the sound of music gradually rose.

"Just away from the green water and green mountains, I came to the bamboo fence hut early. Wildflowers open on the roadside, the village wine trough is squeezed, and the direct food is not answered. The drunk mountain boy didn't persuade us, and the yellow flowers were inserted in the white hair. (Note 1)

A smile bloomed at the corner of Fan Xian's lips, and he walked in side by side with Li Hongcheng, listening to the saliva in this song, he became more and more curious about what kind of character this second prince was.

The beaded curtain was lifted, and when I came in, I saw a young man in a blue silk shirt sitting on a chair in a very strange posture, his head slightly tilted, his eyes slightly closed, and a very satisfied expression on his face, listening to the soft singing of the singer in the corner.

Don't ask. This young man is naturally the second prince born to His Majesty the Emperor of Qingguo and Concubine Shugui.

The sitting posture of the second prince is indeed very peculiar, he is half squatting on the chair, like a farmer resting in the field, the blue silk shirt covers his legs, but what is even more peculiar is that looking at his intoxicated expression, delicate facial features, the whole body is revealed. It is actually a feeling of elegance and tranquility, as if he has long been tired of everything around him, the past in this world, just thinking of songs.

Fan Xian's first thought when he saw the second prince was: This person feels so familiar to him. The second thought is that this person is tired, and the heart is tired. The third thought is that this man's mind is heavy. He believed in his ability to see people, but the scene at this time was a little embarrassing, and he saw that the prince Li Hongcheng had already quietly chosen a chair to sit down. And he stood in the middle, looking at the second prince but didn't know how to salute.

The other party seems to be only listening to the music, forgetting that he is a guest. Of course, it is natural to wait for yourself as the other party.

The song finally came to an end, and the singer held the guqin. He bowed to each of the three people in the hall and retreated into the back room in silence.

The second prince squatting on the chair seemed to be still immersed in the sound of the piano, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, still with his eyes closed. His right hand slowly moved to the side, touching the plate of grapes on the table. Two fingers pinched the grape stalks and lifted them up in a bunch, holding them high. Resting in the air like a child, he raised his head, opened his lips, closed his teeth, slowly bit down on a verdant grape, chewed it twice, swallowed it, and moved his throat twice beautifully, as if even eating grapes was a very enjoyable thing.

Fan Xian was not in a hurry or impatient, looking at this prince with a smile, his eyes were quiet, but he did not let go of any small movements of the other party, he tried to see what kind of temperament the other party was.

......

After a long time, the second prince sighed, fumbled the grapes in his hand back on the plate, and then slowly opened his eyes. He seemed to know that the guest he had invited had arrived in the boat, and a wonderful smile flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled slightly, and a somewhat shy smile bloomed.

Fan Xian's heart moved, and the familiar feeling became stronger and stronger

The second prince quietly looked at Fan Xian standing in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Since you're here, why don't you sit?"

The prince Li Hongcheng sat next to him at this time, smiling and drinking tea, and did not say anything to Fan Xian. Fan Xian also smiled mildly back, and saluted the second prince with a fist: "The prince is above, don't salute, don't dare to sit." ”

The second prince looked at Fan Xian with a smile and said, "I didn't welcome you, and you don't have to respect me." ”

Fan Xian smiled and said: "Your Royal Highness doesn't need to welcome the ministers, the ministers must respect Your Highness." ”

The second prince shook his head with a smile, wiped his right hand stained with some grape water on his cyan silk shirt at will, and said: "There are only two brothers on this boat, me and Hongcheng, plus your brother-in-law, where are the courtiers of His Royal Highness." ”

Fan Xian smiled, arched his hand, and didn't say anything more, and sat down on the chair opposite his deceased son Li Hongcheng. Since this second highness likes to play celebrities, although he is not good at it, he will always sit in a sedan chair.

In fact, the previous conversations between the two did not have too deep meaning, but Fan Xian still felt very wonderful, because the second prince spoke very slowly, and the rhythm of each opening was always half a beat slower than that of ordinary people, so when talking, I always felt that the other party's speech was a little sudden. And what Fan Xian finds even more interesting is that the more he looks at the second prince, the more familiar he becomes, but he doesn't know where this familiarity comes from, he is very sure, not because of Wan'er's relationship.

"I paid for this flower boat, what do you think?" The second prince seemed to be a little eager to know Fan Xian's feelings about this flower boat. Fan Xian smiled bitterly, and then took a look at the layout of the boat, and found that whether it was the pattern or the green basin in the corner, or the calligraphy and paintings hanging diagonally inside, this flower boat really didn't look like a flower boat, but like a study, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "Your Highness, this flower boat is very quiet, and it doesn't match the flower words." ”

The second prince smiled lightly, looked up at him, and said, "It's good to be quiet." ”

Fan Xian suddenly felt that this kind of conversation was really boring and difficult, and was about to turn his eyes for help to Li Hongcheng, who was familiar with him, when he already listened to the words of King Jing's son.

"I said, can you two not talk so tired?" Li Hongcheng smiled and interrupted.

The second prince smiled and said to Fan Xian: "See, don't think that we royal children are boring people, besides, you are now married to Wan'er, and you can be regarded as a family, so you will have to move around in the future." ”

Li Hongcheng teased before Fan Xian: "Forget about our palace, you are a dignified second prince, and if you move around, you will be in danger." ”

The three of them all knew that this was about Fan Xian being assassinated by the Northern Qi assassins on Niulan Street on the way to the banquet of the second prince a few months ago. The three of them glanced at each other, thinking of the past months ago and months later, they couldn't help but have some inexplicable feelings, and they all laughed in unison.

As soon as the laughter was over, the matter was probably revealed. Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Although His Royal Highness is not setting up a Hongmen banquet, it is indeed terrifying to take such a big risk if you want to eat. ”

The second prince and Li Hongcheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned when they heard the three words of Hongmen Banquet, but their faces were very well concealed, they naturally hadn't heard of this allusion, but because of their noble status, it was naturally difficult to ask each other. The second prince smiled slightly and said, "Don't call Your Highness, you can follow Wan'er and call me second brother." ”

Fan Xian's face remained unchanged, but he felt a little troublesome in his heart, this relationship was too close...... There always seems to be something wrong. As if guessing what he was worried about, the second prince hung his hands in front of his knees, still half-squatting and smiled: "Don't be too cautious in everything, Wan'er is the treasure of the palace, you have to remember, you now have a big brother, and you are still riding horses in the west, my second brother is still hiding in the Hanlin Courtyard to compile books, as for the third brother of the prince, you have to be closer to it." Do you have more relatives that bothers you so much?"

Fan Xian smiled, thinking that these royal relatives were of course the source of big trouble, and responded: "This is my blessing, but I don't call it Your Highness, I really feel a little rude." ”

The second prince smiled bitterly: "Go home and ask Wan'er what she called me." ”

......

After the greetings, the banquet was opened, and the table was full of some modern fresh vegetables and delicate side dishes, and Fan Xian was very happy to eat. He had already drawn up a strategy, so after getting acquainted with it, he had already let go of his mind, and the three of them chatted casually about the past of the characters in Beijing, and the legacy of the former sages, but they also talked very happily.

The second prince is really deeply influenced by Concubine Shugui, and he has a deep understanding of the way of literature, and he is quite compatible with Fan Xian, but Li Hongcheng said some wonderful news between fat and powder, and he had to mention the brilliant achievements of Master Fan Jian of Sinan Bo that year, and the topic between men was together, although it was inconvenient for the second prince to talk to Fan Xian, but the atmosphere was successfully lively. Fan Xian was blindly hiding it, just telling some stories about Lanzhou and what he saw along the way.

After the meal, the second prince and Fan Xian each had something to gain and said goodbye with a smile.

The second prince didn't send each other off, still squatting on the chair, for most of the time, he actually maintained this posture and did not move, he watched the figures of Fan Xian and Li Hongcheng disappear at the door of the flower boat, and then sighed softly.

"Your Highness, what does this little Fan think?" the disciple of the second prince's relatives asked respectfully.

The second prince smiled slightly, and said: "This brother-in-law is too cautious, how can he have the pride and indulgence that Qingguo people have cultivated in their bones for decades, to be honest, I really doubt that Xiao Fan, who was crazy about poetry at the night banquet in the palace, is not the person I saw today." ”

After saying this, he habitually lowered his head again, and reached aside to touch the bunch of green grapes. As soon as the disciples saw it, they knew that His Royal Highness was thinking about some extremely important state affairs again, so he didn't dare to disturb it, and quickly and quietly withdrew from the door.

After a long time, the second prince slowly raised his head, his eyes were confused, in fact, where was he thinking about any national affairs, but he was still thinking about the "Hongmen Banquet" that Fan Xian said at the beginning, he had been reciting classics with his mother since he was a child, but he still didn't remember what the "Hongmen Banquet" was.

"My brother-in-law is really knowledgeable, it seems that he has to go back and check the books. ”

The two princes had their white teeth together, and they crushed the green grapes in their mouths, and the juice was extremely sweet and sour.

(Note 1: Yuanqu Lu Zhizhi is drunk with the east wind and lives idlely...... I am slowly recovering my spirit in idleness. ）