Early one morning in October, Zhang Wen went out to an appointment, ready to go to the antique shop to paint, originally Danqing was a kind of leisure and entertainment for him, and he could also have a large amount of silver into the account, so Zhang Wen was in a good mood and full of happiness. The weather in early winter was already cold, and the wind and sand were even more dry and cold, so Zhang Wen deliberately wore a thick coat to go out.

The carriage drove to the antique shop on Qipan Street, and Zhang Wen walked straight in, and there were sparse customers looking at the antique toys placed in the shop, because Zhang Wen was wearing casual clothes, so he did not attract too much attention. The store is very quiet, those customers see their own, the shopkeeper doesn't care about them, in fact, the outside is not a good thing, let them see it. When the rich shopkeeper saw Zhang Wen coming in, he immediately greeted him and said, "The grass people meet Master Zhang, you are finally here." ”

Zhang Wen glanced back at the study utensils box carried by the guard behind him, and said, "Is that person here?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's been a while, just wait for Master Zhang, please come inside." ”

Entering through the back door of the store, Zhang Wen immediately heard a low guqin voice, and he asked the shopkeeper: "This qin is played by the person who wants to paint?" ”

"Exactly."

"Guangling San......" Zhang Wen stopped and listened quietly for a while, he could hear what kind of music it was, but he was really not very good at music, so he didn't hear anything special...... What nonsense that doesn't understand the rhythm of music and only lies in the heart is completely nonsense, Zhang Wen doesn't think that this Guangling is good, the low tone makes him feel a little boring, and it is not as good as the folk folk songs.

But when the shopkeeper saw Zhang Wen closing his eyes and listening quietly, he thought that Zhang Wen heard something good, and the shopkeeper would also sell some guqin and other things, so he also had a slight homophonic rhythm, and when he saw Zhang Wen's appearance, he couldn't help but mutter: "Few people like to listen to this kind of music." ”

Zhang Wen smiled, and didn't say anything, only said, "Let's go." ”

The three of them walked up to an attic together, and the shopkeeper pointed to a door and said, "It's inside, Lord Zhang, please come in, and the grass people won't bother." ”

"Okay." Zhang Wen lifted the hem of his robe and stepped into the door. What he saw was a screen, the sound of the piano was only separated by the screen, and the sound was clearer, Zhang Wen listened to it quietly, and he could judge that the timbre of this piano was very good, it was a good piano, but he couldn't hear what kind of mood the person playing the piano was...... If you don't understand the rhythm of music, you can't understand it, just like people who don't know how to paint can't understand the artistic conception that Zhang Wen wants to express.

Zhang Wen bypassed the screen and looked at the person who played the piano, and was suddenly a little surprised: "It turned out to be you." ”

Isn't that person Yu Qinxin, who is it? Yu Qinxin wore a white dress with narrow sleeves and a long skirt with delicate pastel embroidery on the cuffs and skirt. The white clothes are not worn casually, and if they are not worn well, they will give people the feeling of mourning clothes, but the white clothes worn by Yu Qinxin do not have this feeling at all, only elegant. The fashionable style, although it has lost the retro elegance, but it adds lively elements to the plain color, as well as some unostentatious embroidery, which makes this elegant dress more pleasing to the eye.

Zhang Wen suddenly had an opinion about Yu Qinxin, he had no love for such a woman, but he had to admit that Yu Qinxin was not a simple woman, she had a deep taste. It's not the kind of camouflage, which requires a self-conscious aesthetic in order to shape yourself into the image of your heart from various details.

Yu Qinxin stopped, because he didn't hold down the strings, which made the aftersound oscillate from strong to weak for a while, and the aftersound was around, probably like this. Zhang asked this point, and I still felt it.

Yu Qinxin stood up and first gave Zhang Wen a blessing, and the etiquette was thoughtful and decent, but her expression was cold: "The year is like falling flowers in late spring, and the concubine smells that Lord Zhang's character painting is quite profound, and I want to ask Lord Zhang to paint a picture for the concubine, so I will bother you." ”

She speaks very politely, but she gives people the feeling of being rejected thousands of miles away. On the one hand, he expressed his appreciation for Zhang Wen's artistic attainments, and he also had resonance and a common language; On the other hand, this kind of rejection is a blow to people, and it is extremely easy to arouse men's desire to conquer.

Zhang Wen had to admire her methods, if he hadn't known her identity and purpose in advance, Zhang Wen would probably have taken a keen interest in her. In fact, even if he knew her identity, Zhang Wen still had some special feelings.

Zhang Wen turned around and found a chair and sat on it very chicly, his temperament was calm and uninhibited, without any impetuous feeling, just like reading a good article and tasting it slowly. I have to say that a man who has connotations from the outside to the inside is indeed very pleasing to women. Yu Qinxin's expression was also a little strange, she looked at Zhang Wen, her eyes were a little confused.

During the whole process, Zhang Wen said no, he was thinking, this woman was destined to be a tragedy.

From walking into this door to showing Yu Qinxin, to Zhang Wen sitting down, his heart actually changed a few times, he originally thought that he could pretend to be ignorant and let it go, and he could watch the tragic end of the person who wanted to calculate; But Zhang Wen was moved by compassion......

Zhang Wen pondered for a long time and said, "If you don't guess wrong, after a while, the prince ...... Or maybe the prince's people will appear here by chance, and now I'll stay with you, right? ”

"What do you mean, Lord Zhang?"

Zhang Wen turned his gaze to Yu Qinxin, looked into her eyes, did not speak, but it was better than speaking.

Yu Qinxin's eyes were suddenly filled with despair, and her eyes clearly showed that she completely believed that Zhang Wen already knew the whole process.

Seeing this, Zhang Wen said: "Maybe you don't need me to say that you also understand that following Wei Zhongxian Ke Clan will not end well, I can tell you that this kind of end may come sooner than you think." ”

Yu Qinxin's face was pale and she couldn't speak for a long time.

"I want to know something...... Zhang asked.

Yu Qinxin said in a daze: "Say it." ”

Zhang Wen thought for a while and said, "You and Wang Tiqian...... Take Rhythm as an example, is he your bosom friend? ”

Yu Qinxin was silent for a while, and said, "The prince and I have a lot to say, and he is the one I want to talk to." ”

Zhang asked, "That's enough. ”

At this moment, a fat eunuch with gray hair suddenly walked in for some reason, and Zhang Wen saw that it was Qin Xiaobao, Wang Tiqian's housekeeper. Qin Xiaobao was taken aback when he saw Yu Qinxin and Zhang Wen sitting in this room, and blurted out: "Zhang ...... Mr. Zhang, why are you here? ”

Zhang Wen didn't answer, stood up, and said to Yu Qinxin: "If you bring a message to the prince, just say that I said it: Now we are opponents, but we were friends before...... The Maharaja Guild understands, and if he doesn't understand, then I've misjudged my friend before. ”

As he spoke, he walked out without looking back. Suddenly, Yu Qinxin shouted: "Lord Zhang." ”

Zhang Wen paused, slowed down, and only heard Yu Qinxin say, "Thank you." ”

Zhang Wen didn't paint either, because the person she met today was Yu Qinxin, and obviously she didn't come for painting. He told the groom to drive the carriage home.

The way to deal with this matter today made Zhang Wen feel very comfortable...... In fact, if you are kind, when you are good to others, you will be better. Zhang Wen suddenly felt a lot, and as he grew older and more experienced, he understood many things.

When he returned home and passed by the outer courtyard, Zhang Wen saw the dry well in the courtyard again, and the bluestone slab had grown moss.

In fact, he was not such a paranoid and loveless person a long time ago, he was originally a landlord and young master, living a leisurely life of reciting poems every day and having nowhere to cause sorrow. It was after losing Xiaojuan that changed his state of mind and filled him with hatred.

Time is a wonderful thing, and now hatred is far away from Zhang Wen. After many years, he is gradually regaining his true nature, such as today, and he has made choices that do not benefit him in any way.

And the hardest thing to let go of is love...... Zhang Wen recalled the past, in fact, Xiaojuan was just an ordinary landlord lady, she was not very beautiful, she was not very good at dressing up and tasteful, she was actually an ordinary girl.

But Zhang Wen has a deep affection for her, not just because of her childhood sweetheart. After many years, when Zhang Wen looked back and looked at it with a more rational attitude, he understood: all this is because of a kind of loneliness of people, and Xiaojuan has always been by his side, and the two read the same books and do the same thing......

As soon as Wang Tiqian returned home from the celebrant supervisor, he met the housekeeper Qin Xiaobao at the door, and he saw that Qin Xiaobao's expression was different, as if he had something to say, so he said, "What's wrong?" ”

Qin Xiaobao looked left and right, bowed down to Wang Tiqian, and whispered in his ear: "The old slave is in an antique shop on Qipan Street, and Miss Yu is with Zhang Wen. ”

Wang Tiqian's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said, "You come in with the old man." ”

In the upside-down room in the front yard, Wang Tiqian stepped back left and right and asked Qin Xiaobao: "Who are the people in the room, and what are they doing together?" ”

Qin Xiaobao said cautiously: "There are only Miss Yu and Zhang Wen, and the old slave doesn't know what they are doing, the door is not closed, and when the old slave enters, they are sitting in the warm pavilion." ”

Why did Yu Qinxin hide that she had a separate tryst with Zhang Wen? Wang Tiqian's face turned pale when he heard this, and he was very angry. Although he is a eunuch, Yu Qinxin is his soul mate, and it is difficult for him to accept that Yu Qinxin may have someone else in his heart...... Just like a child's playmate, when the best partner gets along with someone else, it can be uncomfortable.

Wang Tiqian was a little sad after he got angry, and he immediately realized that he was a eunuch, and a kind of inferiority complex rose from the bottom of his heart, making him miserable. If he wants to take revenge on Yu Qinxin, it will naturally be easy, but revenge can't get love...... Wang Tiqian doesn't need women very much, he just needs a sincere heart.

He sat for a long time with a confused expression, and for a moment, it was as if the whole world had collapsed...... Are those mountain alliances and sea oaths, and those heart-digging words all false?

"Master, master......" Qin Xiaobao's shout pulled Wang Tiqian back to reality. Qin Xiaobao was a little at a loss, for the sake of loyalty, Qin Xiaobao would tell Wang Tiqian any news, but this time he felt as if he had said the wrong thing, he said in a daze: "Master, your face is not very good......

Wang Tiqian calmed down, shook his head and said, "It's nothing. ”

Qin Xiaobao thought for a while and said, "By the way, Zhang Wen has something to bring to the master." ”

"Say."

Qin Xiaobao said: "Zhang asked that now we are opponents, but we were friends before. ”

Wang Tiqian tasted the meaning of this sentence, friend? Zhang Q: At that time, we were friends? Wang Tiqian recalled how he was when he got along with Zhang Wen. Although there will definitely be a conflict between the inner court and the outer court, and now Wang Tiqian will guard against Zhang Wen, but Wang Tiqian thinks that Zhang Wen is actually a more frank person, and he is very honest at some times.

When Wang Tiqian thought of this, he suddenly remembered a question and looked at Qin Xiaobao: "Why did you go to the antique store so coincidentally, and so happened to walk into that room?" ”

Qin Xiaobao suddenly realized, "Oh" and said, "That's right, the old slave forgot to talk about this just now, there is a person who doesn't know his identity, he handed a message to the old slave, and made an appointment to meet somewhere, the old slave was afraid that he would miss something big, so he took someone to the antique store and went in according to the agreed place, and only then did he see Zhang Wen and Miss Yu." The two of them appeared outside alone, and the old slave was very surprised, and he was worried about it, so he left out the mysterious man. ”

Wang Tiqian's body suddenly relaxed, and he laughed, "So that's the case, the old man almost misunderstood and fell for someone else's trick." Such a trick still dares to play in front of the old man, hum! ”

In fact, although this technique is not so clever, if Yu Qinxin uses the follow-up tricks and adds another fire in front of Wang Tiqian, the situation will be different.

But what Zhang Wen said to Yu Qinxin today made her hesitate a little, if it is implemented according to the established plan, it will undoubtedly lose Wang Tiqian's trust...... If he didn't do this, Yu Qinxin didn't know whether to confess his identity to Wang Tiqian, or pretend to be unaware of Zhang Wen.

Her mood was in turmoil. At this time, Wang Tiqian returned to the inner courtyard, his expression was very normal, and he said calmly: "Did you see Zhang Wen today?" I didn't want to mention it, but since we were sincere with each other, I decided that it would be better to talk about it, so as not to hold back and create a gap in my heart. ”

Yu Qinxin nodded, she looked at Wang Tiqian, feeling that he did not doubt her identity at all. Although Wang Tiqian is a eunuch, he is indeed sincere to Yu Qinxin, otherwise he would not be so easily deceived. Sincerity is sometimes a weakness in this environment.

"The concubine heard that there is a pair of Lei Gongqin in the antique shop on Qipan Street, and she went to it once last month, but the qin was not in the store, and the concubine inquired that it would be shipped to Jingshi this month, so she made an appointment to go to the store to see the qin. Unexpectedly, he met Mr. Zhang, who was also interested in this piano, and it happened that the concubine was present, so he asked the concubine to debug the piano sound...... At that moment, the housekeeper Qin Xiaobao came in, master, has Qin Xiaobao been monitoring the concubine's body? ”

Yu Qin unconsciously lied...... In fact, she also wants to be honest with Wang Tiqian and tell Wang Tiqian everything, but if she says it, will Wang Tiqian still believe in herself? Yu Qinxin is very conflicted, she feels that her current life is very good, she has good clothes and food, she has enough dignity, and there is a person who is wholeheartedly devoted to her.

Her heart is full of pain, and when feelings and reality contradict each other, everything is so helpless.

Wang Tiqian listened to Yu Qinxin's description, not only did not have the slightest doubt, but said a little nervously: "Qinxin, Qin Xiaobao was not sent by me to monitor you, you believe me, all this was arranged by someone......"

"I believe in you." Yu Qinxin said without hesitation, in the face of Wang Tiqian's nervousness, she was already embarrassed, and she was tortured unbearably in her heart.

She almost wanted to tell Wang Tiqian everything the truth for peace of mind, but she knew that she couldn't do it, and her teeth were almost crushed, so she couldn't help but not do it.

Wang Tiqian was very happy, just like a child picking up his favorite toy, and jumping up like a child, Wang Tiqian, whose head was already gray, was originally a calm and calm person, but he made such an action, which was undoubtedly very funny.

After a while, Wang Tiqian quieted down and said indignantly: "It must be the bureau designed by Wei Zhongxian, he wants to destroy the cooperative relationship between the old man and Zhang Wen." Hum! Wei Zhongxian, the old man really overestimated him at the beginning, he was a stupid pig! The emperor was worried that the collusion between the inner and outer courts would easily get out of control after the fall of Wei Zhongxian, so he didn't move him, but he was good, and he made a fool of himself by making a fool of himself, didn't he kill himself? ”

"Master is saying that as long as you and Lord Zhang turn against each other, Wei Zhongxian will be immediately cleaned up by the emperor?"

Wang Tiqian sneered: "Wei Zhongxian has already gone to the general trend, and the immortals can't save him!" Even if he doesn't provoke, the old man and Zhang Wen will become a fire and water. ”

Yu Qinxin couldn't understand it, and couldn't help asking, "Why is this happening?" ”

"As soon as Zhang Wen entered the cabinet, he had to try to gain the support of foreign court officials and show a positive and enterprising attitude in front of the emperor, how could there be such an easy thing to do in this world? He can only defend the interests of civil officials and then snatch meat from the inner court bowl...... And as soon as Wei Zhongxian fell, the old man was the palm print of the celebrant supervisor, how many people at the bottom pointed to the old man, and the old man could make Zhang Wen easily snatch food from our people's mouths? The situation of confrontation is inevitable, and in the face of the general trend, what about friends? It's not about turning the other cheek against it. ”

Yu Qin said in his heart: Once Wei Zhongxian's Ke clan loses the support of the emperor, he really can't fight the prince...... She only hoped that Wei Zhongxian would die as soon as possible, and she was worried that her relationship with the Wei Party would be leaked by others.

Yu Qin's heart was full of worry, and she said with some sadness: "Master, will there be a day when you don't believe in me anymore?" ”

Wang Tiqian hurriedly said with relief: "Qin Xin rest assured, don't you understand your heart yet?" Whatever happens, I believe in you. ”

Yu Qin said faintly: "Really......"