Volume 2: Mountains Have Trees and Trees Have Branches 107: Sorrow
Mei Lin and his entourage dispersed in a hurry, and got off in front of the Hou Mansion, Zhang Yan suddenly called Tu Yu urgently, "Where are the clothes I brought back from Chang'an a few years ago in the mansion now?" β
"Old clothes?" Tu Yu was slightly dazed, "The eldest lady has grown older over the years, and the clothes from before have long been unable to wear. However, it was not discarded, and it should be placed in the small distribution room behind the Orchid Courtyard. β
She nodded, walked through the corner door of the inner courtyard, did not return to the living room, and walked quickly to the backyard matching room, and the door was still closed after pulling it, and then she saw the copper lock on it.
Xie Worry hurriedly asked Steward Zhang for the key, and stepped forward to unlock the lock.
Zhang Yan stood in front of the door and paused, then pushed the door open.
The light in the small annex room is dim, and the cage is like a cage, and there is a dusty smell. At first glance, she choked and coughed a few times. The clothes, old things, and ornaments she used since she was a child are all collected here, and nothing is missing.
She opened the nearest box, rummaged through her old clothes, and found nothing for a moment, then slammed the lid of the box with an irritated thud, and opened another box.
"Lady," Xie asked the worn, "what are you looking for?" You might as well say it, and I'll help you find it with Tu Yu. β
"Don't." She held back her tears, shook her head and said, "I'll just find it myself." β
However, after rummaging through all the cages, she still couldn't find what she was looking for, and she couldn't help but be confused and anxious, and turned around and asked, "Tu Yu, where is my sachet?" β
Tu Yu was taken aback and asked blankly, "Which one?" β
She snorted, "It's the sachet that Uncle Emperor gave me when we were in Changle Palace." I remember that I put it in the box, but I couldn't find it? β
"Oh, that's it." Suddenly.
"I thought it was a gift from the prince, not an ordinary old thing, so I deliberately picked it out." Where the maiden sleeps. Tu Yu stepped on the pestle, took out a crimson lacquer box from the top of the cabinet, and opened it open, "The lady doesn't care much about these small things on weekdays, so I haven't seen it, but isn't this?" β
Zhang Yan took out the sachet in the box in a daze.
After years of not seeing the light of day, the brocade bag containing the sachet has become an old color. She put the small gold and silver hollow sachet on the tip of her nose and sniffed lightly, the sachet was fluttering, during which the Du Ruo vanilla had already disappeared into powder, and there was only a piece of incense left. It seems to still be on the heart between the eyebrows.
I went out of the east gate to travel and met Cheng Qingchen. Sijun is a secluded room, and the waiter holds the clothes. There is no Sang in the deed. Forced to be on the side of the road. I am both charming and pleasing to me. Why do you want to punch your fist? Double gold rings with twisted arms. Why is Tao diligent? Approximately a pair of silver. Why is it so small? Two pearls in the ear. Why knock knock? The sachet is tied behind the elbow.
If she had known the meaning of the sachet represented, she would not have asked him for it casually.
He was probably slightly embarrassed, but he didn't want to go against his willfulness. So he reluctantly made it difficult.
And now, she is nostalgic for the friendship between them through the little sachet he once gave her.
Zhang Yan turned her face sadly and ordered, "Tu Yu, relieve your worries - you guys go out first." I think. Be alone and be still. β
As if all her energy was exhausted in an instant, Zhang Yan suddenly became depressed, and her appetite plummeted. It's only a few days. Then you will see emaciation.
Lu Yuan said uneasily, "You were too energetic a few days ago, and now you are too sluggish, why are you so extreme." β
"A-Niang," Zhang Yan leaned on the bed in a daze. smiled and comforted, "Don't worry about me. I'm fine. β
"How can I not be worried." Lu Yuan sighed, "Ah Yan, you can't just be bored in the house, let's go out for a walk." Aren't you better with the four girls of the Sun family? Let's go to her house. β
Although she didn't want to move around, Zhang Yan didn't want to disobey her mother's wishes, so she had no choice but to come out with Tu Yu and stand in front of Sun's house.
A gust of summer wind blew, and Zhang Yan hugged her elbows.
"Lady, are you alright?" Tu Yu said worriedly, "It's the end of May this day, why do you still feel cold?" β
Zhang Yan said softly, "I probably just got out of the car." β
As he spoke, Sun Ning came out of the mansion and said with a smile, "Why did you come suddenly?" β
"Why aren't you welcome?" She smiled and went inside.
"How so?"
I haven't set foot in it for more than two years, Sun Ning's bedroom is still furnished as it was at the beginning, burning with a faint thatch, the fragrance is sweet and not greasy, and there is a piano on the table in front of the couch, and the strings have been opened.
"Were you just playing?" Zhang Yan plucked the strings twice and asked curiously.
"yes." Sun Ning smiled and ordered Xiaodui to make tea and send it.
"I remember when you came to my house a few times ago, you said that you have learned a few new songs recently, can you play them for me?"
"Dare not accept orders." Sun Ning answered, sat in front of the piano, closed his eyes and thought about it, and played Zheng Zheng. Her piano sound is faint, there are thousands of changes, and there is a line of love in her veins. Zhang Yan took a sip of tea, listened attentively, and said with a smile, "It's the girl's feelings that Song Wei thinks about." β
"yes." Sun Ning stopped the piano and smiled, "The song is called "Female Thoughts". β
The girl Sichun is very close to her current thoughts, Zhang Yan took a sip of tea and thought lightly, almost doubting whether Sun Ning guessed her secret thoughts.
No way. Even if it was herself, she only saw it a few days ago.
"It's a strange tune," she thought for a moment, "I've never heard it, where did you learn it?" β
"In the year, Xuanping came to a pianist, and my father invited him to be my teacher, but he refused to come. Later, when he came, I think he has some skills, for example, he wrote a lot of songs like this. β
"Ah Yan, after you went to Chang'an, are you still practicing the piano?"
"Not really." Zhang Yan shook her head, "There are many things in Chang'an, and there are many friends, so I am distracted and rarely touch the piano again." But I regret listening to your piano today, and now your piano skills are much better than mine. β
Sun Kou smiled to himself.
Zhang Yan somehow suddenly remembered Lu Wei, the ninth lady of the Lu family. The people of Chang'an all thought that they would marry Liu Ying as the queen of the Han Dynasty in the future, but they resolutely left behind the prosperity and supreme honor and eloped with a piano master.
Although she has no deep friendship with the arrogant and dustless Lu Wei, she can imagine her self-esteem and her arrogance, such a woman is willing to elope for a violinist, think that the luthier makes her unable to control herself.
This is also a kind of girlish feeling, a picturesque girlish feeling.
Zhang Yan suddenly wanted to meet He Zhen, who had the reputation of being the first piano in the world. It's a pity that he and Lu Wei have gone far away and their traces are unknown.
"Sifu," she said, putting down the tea in her hand, "Would you like to take me to meet your pianist?" β
"Thisβ" Sun Ning hesitated.
"Okay?" She shook Sun Ning's arm.
"Okay." Sun Ning made up his mind and replied, "You come with me." β
She got up, walked out of the pavilion, entered the backyard through the corner gate, and walked down a long corridor. I saw a verdant bamboo forest, and there was a bamboo house in the bamboo forest. Sun Ning walked to the bamboo house and knocked on the door. "Master, I want to see you."
"What are you doing here?" There was a clattering sound in the room, as if something had been smashed to the ground, and the young man's shrill voice rebuked, "Before teaching you." I told you that you need to be religious. When a cat or a dog visits, you can push down the piano to receive it, so what else do you learn? β
Sun Yu was very embarrassed, turned his head and said softly. "Ah Yan, don't be surprised, Master Mei doesn't have a good temper."
"It's okay," Zhang Yan said quickly. was also a little embarrassed, "Sifu." She called.
"Huh?" Sun Ning looked back.
"Oh, nothing."
Sun Ning smiled lightly, and continued to knock on the door, "Master, the disciple has brought someone to meet the master." β
There was the sound of bamboo poles knocking on the floor. After a while, the two bamboo doors were opened with a bang. The door was opened by a young man. In his twenties, his face is not very handsome, but his temperament is very clear.
"Come in." He stubbornly spoke, and then groped for the bamboo pole to sit down on the main couch.
Zhang Yan looked at the bamboo pole in his hand, and then looked at Sun Ning, who bowed to her. The two of them sat down hand in hand.
"Master Mei is well." Zhang Yan bowed her head in courtesy.
"I can't afford your courtesy," Mei Ying said sideways, "My house only allows people who love the Qin to come in." No matter how valuable your status is, if you don't have a heart, you will only defile my house. β
Zhang Yan chuckled, and for some reason, she felt that although the young man sitting on the top was many years older than herself, she had a kind of boyish cuteness. "Then why did the gentleman open the door and let me in?"
"Because I want to tell you to your face how much I hate people like you."
Zhang Yan was not annoyed, and said leisurely, "How does Mr. know what kind of person I am?" β
Mei Ying "looked" at her, "Do you know how to play the piano?" β
"Yes."
He pointed to the piano stand in the right corner of the room, "There are several pianos there, you can pick one and play a few times." β
Zhang Yan walked to the piano stand, and sure enough, she saw that the piano tables were wiped clean and shiny, and there was a piano with its own characteristics. At first glance, she took a fancy to the top of the guqin, which was painted a calm and heavy black, and the shape and outline were fresh and lovely. Zhang Yan carefully removed it and carried it to the front of the case.
"Let's play." Mei Ying said lightly.
Zhang Yan bit her lip, she knew her own affairs, she had talent for the piano, but she was negligent in practice, so she had to practice a few songs that she liked very much, so she picked out a song "Flowing Spring" and played it.
Mei Ying listened to it for a while, and then his expression eased, and when Zhang Yan stopped the piano, he reluctantly praised, "Your spirituality is not bad, although the song is average, but it is smooth and full of jumping and changing emotions." β
Zhang Yan raised her chin proudly.
Mei Ying's face darkened, and she said again, "But the basic skills are very bad, not much better than beginners." β
"Would you like to learn the piano under me?" He asked, "With your understanding, if you are willing to work hard, in just two or three years, you can get a glimpse of the first-class realm." In time, it is not impossible to keep up with He Zhen. β
Zhang Yan smiled and pushed the piano away and declined, "Thank you for the favor of the master, but I am a lazy person, I love to listen to the piano and appreciate the piano, but I can't calm down to learn the piano." Don't say two or three years, you won't be able to bear it after playing for a while. I had to live up to Master Mei's love. β
Mei Ying was refuted by her, she was very displeased, forced to save face, and hummed, "Forget it if you are not happy, are you rare to me?" He pointed at Sun Ning, "A disciple like me has a better understanding than you, and the song "Sorrow" she played before her apprenticeship is very spiritual." But," he said with a slight doubt, "although I studied diligently after that, I never saw this kind of aura again." β
With a bang, the teacup in Zhang Yan's hand almost couldn't hold it and fell on the case. She turned her head to look at Sun Ning in disbelief, the skin on Sun Ning's side cheeks flushed with a light red, barely holding her expression and not moving at all.
When she came out of the bamboo house, she greeted her and said with a smile, "Isn't it better for the lady to come out for a walk-" Sun Ning rubbed her shoulder as she spoke, stopped for half a step, and hurriedly walked towards the main courtyard.
"What's wrong with Sun Niangzi?" Tu Yu wondered.
"Don't talk nonsense." Zhang Yan glanced at her and hurriedly chased after Sun Ning.
They walked one after the other on the promenade of the Sun Mansion, separated by a distance not far and not close. Sun Ning suddenly stopped, turned around and shouted, "I hate you the most, Zhang Yan." β
A few scattered tears fell on her cheeks.
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Today, in the Zha Xi Han wedding customs, the two Han Dynasty is really a dynasty too far away from the present, and many well-known wedding customs have not yet appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. I've already made this mistake once in The Golden House and don't want to make it again. Shake your fist and be sure to write a grand and beautiful wedding.
Continue to ask for pink tickets for Zhang Yan's wedding gift.