Chapter VII
Shen Wei felt that his relationship with Pei Xi did not ask Pei Xi to treat him like a brother and a life-saving benefactor, but he should not get along like a father and son.
And the father is Pei Xi, and the son is himself.
In the Ming Pavilion study, Pei Xi hugged himself and slept beautifully for a night, and occasionally dreamed of a few words of "mother", rubbing his face a few times in Shen Wei's arms, if it was a five or six-year-old child, such a behavior would naturally be extremely cute, but unfortunately Pei Xi was ten years old, and he also numbed half of Shen Wei's arms and body, so he looked a little hateful.
Shen Wei didn't sleep well all night, half-asleep and half-awake, and when the rooster clucked the next day, Pei Xi opened his eyes on time, and found that he was hugging Shen Wei, with a cloud of black gas on his face, pushing Shen Wei away, smoothing out the wrinkled clothes on his body, and then throwing his sleeves and going out.
Without a fierce god, and without being sleepy, he was too lazy to open his mouth to ask, Shen Wei fell asleep for about two or three hours, and the sun was shining outside. I don't know exactly when, Qingxin came in, aroused Shen Wei, babbled a lot of words, ate, and went back to the hut with the note.
In the next seven or eight days, Shen Wei came to a few pieces of large-character paper every day and sent them to the Ming Pavilion, the Ming Pavilion generally replied every other day, the font was different, sometimes the letter was praised Shen Wei's words were quite progressive, and it would not take much time to become a wind bone font, and sometimes it was scolded Shen Wei whose words were like "stone pressed toads", extremely flat, and people who read this word only felt that they had polluted their eyes for no reason.
asked the people who were waiting, Pei Chun and Pei and the two demon kings of the mixed world were still happy to hang out in the Taoist temple, Shen Wei was very afraid that he would be troubled by these two people again, not to mention that this was in the Pei family's territory, and he couldn't have the ability to attack. I have to work hard every day, and occasionally I want to ask my cousin for advice. Fan Xian went out more often, often not in the house, and his already unstrong body looked thinner and thinner, like a bamboo that can be cut off by a gust of wind, always drooping his head, making a listless appearance. Shen Wei finally caught him, and asked him questions while often greeting and greeting what's going on, Fan Xian just muttered a few words in his mouth, and couldn't say why.
Half a month later, the You family sent a carriage to pick up Shen Wei and Pei Xi to study in Xing'an Academy in the capital.
In this regard, Shen Wei was shocked, turned his head and asked Fan Xian: "Cousin, why did Mrs. only ask me to go?" β
Fan Xian still drooped his head, pursed his bloodless lips, and said: "Cousin, some time ago, I contracted a cold, and my body is still not well, I have told my wife that I will recuperate in the mountains first, and then go to study." β
Shen Wei felt that something was wrong, but before he could torture Fan Xian a few more words, the people sitting in the car were already dissatisfied, and instructed the coachman: "Leave earlier, go." β
Shen Wei had to hurriedly return to the house, rolled out a small baggage, stuffed the notebook, and squeezed into the car.
The carriage is made of mahogany, and the wood inside is also carved with complex patterns, and it seems to be smoked with sandalwood, filled with a fragrance, and there are fresh fruits on the small case.
If it is really a wealthy family, the financial resources are different, the carriage was placed in other people's homes, and it was also a rare object, and it was only for the children of good families to sit here.
Before he had time to sigh at the magnificence of the carriage and the elegance of the family's travel, Shen Wei wanted to lift the curtain and look back at Fan Xian, but he didn't see the thin bamboo pole-like figure in his eyes, only to see behind him were the guards who accompanied the main driver and other vehicles carrying things and his entourage.
Pei Xi sat in the main seat, obliquely watching Shen Wei poke his head behind him, then retracted in disappointment, and sat in the car with his head down, without making a sound. I felt a little bored, so I simply sat quietly and closed my eyes for a nap.
The road from Qingbi Mountain to the capital is often a round trip for dignitaries, so when the road is repaired, the head of the prison is very attentive, so the road is spacious and easy to walk, with a good carriage, but it is a pity that the horse has spirituality, and it is not as good as the person, the coachman is in a hurry, and the car is a little shaky after all. A little fluctuating, swaying, like a swaddling baby in a cradle, a different kind of comfort and comfort, Shen Wei slowly squinted his eyes.
I don't know when, someone faintly called him in his ear, it was a soft female voice: "Brother Wei, Brother Wei, wake up." β
When I opened my eyes, I saw a recognized face, still wearing green clothes, smiling and groaning.
Qingxin smiled and said, "Brother Wei, get out of the car first." β
She stood on the carriage bench, tall, and only stretched out one hand to lift the curtain, and the wind outside blew into the carriage, and her words woke Shen Wei up.
Shen Wei subconsciously looked at the main seat, which was empty. Qingxin said with a smile: "We met the Sixth Highness halfway, and the Sixth Highness invited Prince Xi to sit in his garden, and then go to the academy together tomorrow." Xi Gongzi got out of the car first. β
lifted the curtain and got off the stool, Qingxin was beside him to help, Shen Wei waved his hand, no. It was much more comfortable for someone to help him boil water and chop wood, but the meticulous care of getting off the carriage and having someone to help him still make him feel uncomfortable.
After resting for a month on Qingbi Mountain, the early spring solar term has also become a prosperous spring solar term. Although there is a light breeze, it is no longer cold. The carriage stopped outside a courtyard, Qingxin led Shen Wei, and Rou Yi smoothed Shen Wei's clothes for Shen Wei, and arrived at a separate house with "Changchun Garden" engraved on it.
The sky has darkened, and only a little bit of fish belly white is revealed, which is gradually disappearing. In the garden, a hundred and ten candles were lit, shining as if it were day, and waiters carrying lanterns led other guests, and other waiters holding dishes were walking silently.
Shen Wei knew that this banquet was not just for Pei Xi.
Qingxin said: "His Royal Highness the Sixth is the son of Xi who went hunting in the wild with other friends in the academy and met on the way back. β
The banquet is set up in the garden, pavilions, and the Champs. In the spring season, Shen Wei recognizes spring, begonia, magnolia and other categories, with different colors and flowers. There are also some other varieties, which are estimated to be used by dignitaries to enjoy flowers and flowers.
Shen Wei didn't want to see this kind of identity of His Royal Highness the Sixth before, and he couldn't see it, but he only remembered that he was not the queen's son-in-law, and he seemed to have a very lively temperament. Soon after the founding of this dynasty, the emperor changed several terms, the first emperor went early, leaving no heirs, and now the elder brother and the last brother and the throne, the royal heirs prospered. There are more than a dozen princesses, and there seem to be seven or eight princes, and there are a lot of romances.
When I arrived at the pavilion, the table was open and the tables were neatly arranged. When Qingxin arrived at the door, she was stopped, and another subordinate came to lead Shen Wei into the table. Shen Wei knelt down and sat down, his desk was probably at the door, far away from the main seat, and there was a golden gauze tent hanging on the main seat and several other positions.
Shen Wei sat down in a seat, and other guests also came in one after another, all of them were teenagers who looked about thirteen or fourteen, and their height was lower than Shen Wei. Those who walked near the main seat were dressed richer, and those who sat next to Shen Wei were probably made of similar clothes to Shen Wei.
The person on Shen Wei's left saw him in the eyes, slapped a folding fan, and asked in a low voice, "Dare to ask which son of the Lord's Mansion is Brother Xian?" I didn't seem to see it just after the hunt. β
He couldn't say with a shy face that he was the young master of the Pei family, Shen Wei couldn't answer, so he had to smile in return and close his mouth. The man was bored, and his face was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't come out, put away the fan, and said no more.
There are many people in the golden gauze tent, and it is the six princes of the owner who have entered the table. Shen Wei stretched his neck, looked around, and didn't see Pei Xi, feeling a little lost in his heart, estimating that with the status of the Pei family, he was sitting in the golden gauze tent.
At the beginning of the banquet, the staggered planning, this thirteen or fourteen-year-old was still in the academy, and he also invited a dance troupe, first of all, the beauty danced, and the waist was like a water snake, which was very different from the little girl who saw the soles of her shoes under the Shen Wei tree when she was a child in the village. He was half greedy and envious, these children seemed to be used to this, and half felt that the waist and body of these beauties were like deadly arrows, and the arrow speed was so fast that people didn't know how to die.
As soon as the dance was over, the beauties did not retreat, and the people in the tent seemed to have given orders, and these beauties chose a few seats to sit down and accompany some guests. A group of people who look like reckless men in the northwest came up, clinging to the copper pipa and iron plate, singing heroic songs, and some people carried the iron plate and roasted the fatty meat on the spot, which was full of aroma.
The candles burned incessantly, and incense was still burning in the feast, and the smell of meat, the smell of the incense powder on the beauties, and the incense in the room were mixed together. The room was very lively, but Shen Wei felt a feeling of suffocation.
He got up as gently as he could, found the man in the corner, and said he wanted to change his clothes. The subordinate pointed out the way for Shen Wei, and Shen Wei hurriedly went out for a walk to breathe.
It was also good to be close to the door, and the people next to them were all drunk, and their faces were warm. Shen Wei got up and left, and no one stopped him.
After leaving the banquet, a few steps to the flower garden, Rao is a bright flower, the sky is dark, and I can't see clearly.
Changchun Garden is probably located in the capital, but it is adjacent to the city gate, which is convenient for these children to go out on safaris. Emperor Kaizu of this dynasty got up in the decline, established his family with martial arts, and the descendants of the brothers who started together were good at riding and shooting. The family headed by the Pei family advocated the cultivation of the Buddha and the Buddha, and never thought that the children of the two factions could still meet together and sit at a banquet to have fun.
Shen Wei didn't know the way, and going to change clothes was just a pretext, so he walked to the place where the carriage stopped according to his memory. The land was empty, and the carriage and the others had already left, so they must have gone elsewhere to rest. Only the empty bluestone slabs and bricks, and the papier-mΓ’chΓ© lanterns hanging on the walls glowed a warm yellow, reflecting the bright moon in the sky.
The layout of the capital of this dynasty is actually very interesting, this suburb of the east is mostly the private residence of dignitaries and nobles, or used for returning from hunting outside the city for fun and rest, or for the purpose of preparing for the city to prepare for the transit station of Qushui Liuzhen. Shen Wei has only been to the west of the suburbs of Beijing, which is where many people like him live in small ways and come to the capital to beg for a living. The peddlers are pawns, self-contained, and the prices and fees of the houses are much cheaper than those on Suzaku Street in the city.
Half a year ago, he was still in the west of the city, and after more than half a year, he was in the east of the city. Shen Wei hummed a song, the days are always going up.
He walked aimlessly, there was no one here, so there was no need to pretend to be a ritual, so as not to embarrass the Pei family. Here he is just a Pingjiang Shen Wei who has just made a fortune.
"Bang-" There was a bang, and the wind brought a little gravel from nowhere, and the papier-mΓ’chΓ© lantern was punctured, and the light around it suddenly dimmed.
It is estimated that the time for the wind to release is about the same, and it is time for people to go back, but as soon as the lantern is extinguished, the road is no longer clear. Shen Wei tried to grope, but he didn't know where he went, but he felt that the flowers and trees were similar to those when he came, but they were different.
By the moonlight, he was trying to get closer to see the location of those flowers and plants, when the darkness suddenly darkened in front of him, and Shen Wei retreated, for fear that he had collided with a dignitary.
When he looked up, he was suddenly stunned.
In the moonlight, the young prince of the family was standing in front of him, wearing a white cloud brocade cloth with blue embroidery on the right side of the collar, and a shawl on the outside.
Most of the hunting children who came to the banquet this time are thirteen or fourteen, and their height has been drawn a lot, and the youngest in the banquet is probably the little son of the Pei family who came here with him, and is standing in front of Shen Wei at this moment-Pei Xi.
Always embarrassed to pretend not to see it, Shen Wei smiled shyly, ready to say hello neatly, but found that Pei Xi did not react, just stood in place, looking at the beautiful black pupils without a star in the daytime.
Wrong.