Chapter 44: The Undercurrent
At the moment of the pitch black tile, in the heavy tent of the saro, the middle-aged man in a black robe and a black crown was holding a cup of tea and looking at the withered scenery of the yard, and a pair of eyes were deep and difficult to distinguish, like a jackal, staring at the prey.
"My lord, Mr. Jin is here."
He withdrew his gaze and nodded.
Under the pale sky, Jin Yuncheng stepped into the courtyard gate dressed in white, stepped forward quickly, and saluted Mo Fei, "Yuncheng greets your lordship." ”
He put down the teacup and smiled kindly, "I remember that when you personally poured the prime minister's life wealth to me, you were wearing this white clothes, and I asked you to pick up Mo Xuan that day, and it was still this white clothes." Speaking of which, I have also seen countless beauties in white clothes, but none of them can compare with you. Jinyun City, if you don't be a dead soldier, you will definitely be the most stunning city above the six countries. It's a pity that if you enter my Shura hell, you will never be able to be reborn. ”
She lifted a picturesque face, unable to see emotion, "This world, hardship, hunger, war, and wandering, have long caused sentient beings to fall into hell. And the adults gave Yuncheng a lot of grace and gave Yuncheng hope, so the so-called Shura Hell is just the suffering of the skin, which is as light as a feather compared to the hope in Yuncheng's heart. ”
Murphy helped her up, "It's best if you have such an awareness, be my dead soldier, and you won't suffer." He grabbed her elbow and pinched it gently, then turned around and went under the eaves, standing with his hands in his hands: "It's been some time since Zuo Qing came back, how did you check the girl he brought back?" ”
"The background is simple, but this person seems to have great ability, not only to ease the relationship between the students of Shu Youtang, but also to get very close to the Buddha and the West Building, not to say anything strange, but always feel strange."
"Don't just look at the surface, you have to go deep."
"Your Excellency is suspicious of Zuo Qing?" Speaking of this, Yun Cheng was obviously startled, and hurriedly closed his mouth, looking at the person in front of him with great chagrin and fear.
"Zuo Qing?" Murphy was a little puzzled, "He is the one I personally selected, except for Cole, he is the only one who can inherit everything from me, although he is a righteous son, he is a hundred times stronger than my son who can't hold up the wall." ”
"Then, why did the adults investigate Su Yan, Yun Cheng still thought..."
"I'm worried that Zuo Qing will be used, if it really has a great relationship with Xilou, it will definitely involve the battle for the heir in Yan, recently the second son of Yan Guo has been secretly in close contact with our King Yao, I'm afraid that this Su Yan is an eye and ear, and what he wants to do is not good for me."
"I see. The adults really stood high and looked far away, and Yuncheng could only look at Xiang Bei. ”
Murphy let out a long sigh and looked back at her, "I've heard a lot of nice words, if you can do practical things to solve my worries, it's important, go." ”
Yun Cheng shook his head and took a few steps back to leave.
Walking all the way back to the fence pavilion, Jinyun City was dazed, still thinking about Murphy's words. Originally, she was just suspicious of the relationship between Su Yan and Zuo Qing, but what Murphy doubted was the relationship between Su Yan and Xilou, and she was very puzzled when she thought about it. Su Yan is just the daughter of a small town in Chu State, if she really has the ability, she will confuse Zuo Qing, and if she misses Zuo Qing, how can she be the eyes and ears of Yan Kingdom, and she still has to deal with Murphy? Incredible.
But... But the things of the world cannot speak of death.
Once Su Yan came with a purpose, her purpose was probably only Mo Fei alone, even if the purpose was not here, it would be a hidden danger.
At this time, it seems reasonable for Murphy to have such concerns.
At the zigzag water bridge not far away, Ah Yu stood on tiptoe and looked at Jinyun City, and said excitedly: "Sir, look, it's Mr. Jin!" ”
Su Yan stopped and looked at it, and the steamed bun in his hand suddenly became unfragrant: "The academy is so big, one south and one north are separated by several courtyards and lakes, this can also be encountered, it seems that there is really fate!" Last time I went back to the fence hall, I didn't drink all the tea in Yuncheng, so I had to seize the opportunity today. You've just caught up! As he spoke, he put on an expression that he had cheapened you, and looked at Ah Yan.
Ah Yan shook her little face excitedly and rubbed her sleeve.
Jinyun City bumped into Su Yan, and only then did he find that he was in the Yanshan Courtyard, above the South Lake.
She bowed to her unhurriedly, "In the end, I am a fellow believer, and I can enjoy the scenery in one place." ”
"Enjoying the view?" Su Yan thought of the dejected appearance of Yuncheng Fangcai, and always felt that this person was weird.
"yes!" Jinyun City didn't feel inappropriate at all, and pointed to the mountains shrouded in white mist in the distance with a picturesque smile, "Only in Nanhu can you see the peaks of the summer resort, which can be described as a fairyland!" Drinking tea here is the most intoxicating. ”
Su Yan lifted her skirt and moved it to the water bridge, looking into the distance, "Good guy, why didn't I find out, your eyes are good!" ”
Jin Yuncheng tilted his head, very playful.
Ah Yan looked disgusted, and complained behind Su Yan: "I want to drink tea in Nanhu on a cold day, isn't it crazy!" ”
Su Yan stretched her waist and elbowed her chest, hurting her face to the point of deformation, but Su Yan's face was still pretending to be natural.
Su Yan led her into the water pavilion, and ordered her to go down, and immediately someone brought the dining table, lit the stove, and hung down the bamboo curtains around her, and finally unfolded the screen. The plum forest picture painted on the screen happens to be reflected on the dining table, the tea has become a stream between the plum trees, the tea leaves have become the leaves that hold the plum blossoms, and the wisps of tobacco are a wisps of cooking smoke on the thatched houses in the peach forest.
Ah Yu stroked the screen like a baby: "Sir, what is this made of?" It's so smooth, it's like skin. ”
Su Yan glanced at the screen, and didn't know what it was, so he immediately threw this question to Jinyun City. Yun Cheng will put the kettle on the stove and is sorting out the tea set, his movements are elegant, and his expression is even more overwhelming. She looked at the screen and didn't think twice: "This is Jiangnan filament, the source is precious, the weaving is complicated, only the daughter of a wealthy family has the ability to learn this craft, and when she leaves the pavilion, it will be used as a dowry, in Jiangnan, everyone thinks that if you can marry a daughter who is proficient in filament, it is a blessing to be cultivated in a lifetime, and it is also a big thing." ”
"Filiments?" Su Yan tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember that there was such a thing, but it was not surprising, he and his master guarded a tavern and rarely went far away, Kuaifeng Town was not rich, and it was normal that he had never seen such an expensive thing, but... At this time, Ruoshui, who was in the center of power, in Ruoshui, in addition to the palace, was the place where dignitaries gathered the most-Seven Senses Academy, and it was really embarrassing to be known that he didn't even know a filament!
Su Yan smiled dryly, and hurriedly lowered his head and counted the tea leaves.
Ah Yan thought that Jin Yuncheng deliberately made things difficult for Su Yan to make a fool of himself, and couldn't help but be angry, and he also spoke with a gun and a stick, "Mr. Jin is from a rich background, like us poor people have never seen filament, but this is nothing powerful, but it is just a piece of fabric, which can only be used for decoration, if it is made into a dress and worn on the body, it is not cold in winter and insects in summer, it is not moisturizing in autumn, and it is not rainproof in spring, so it is useless." ”
Su Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jinyun City silently, "Well, Ah Yan's opinion is really different. ”
When the tea was halfway through, the stove gradually had an effect, and there was no trace of cold air in the whole pavilion, but the warmth was strong, and people gradually became sleepy. Ah Yan yawned, silently moved to the edge of the pavilion to take a nap, and when he woke up, he saw a blue shadow at the end of the corridor slowly approaching, rubbed his eyes carefully, and couldn't help but scream, so frightened that the teacup in Su Yan's hand shook, and said, "Why do you still have nightmares in broad daylight!" ”
As he was talking, someone approached behind him, only to hear Jin Yuncheng get up and say, "I haven't seen Mr. Ge for a long time, why don't you sit down and drink with us?" ”
Su Yan immediately looked at her excitedly with a face, and patted the position beside her with one free hand, and the anticipation was beyond words. It's just that the delicate face in front of him has no ups and downs, and he glanced at Jin Yuncheng coldly, and didn't mean to sit down, but said: "Mr. Jin is so Yaxing, but I don't like tea." After speaking, he walked away.
Su Yan stopped her: "Have you prepared a stove in advance, you might as well stay and talk to us, Ah Yan!" Su Yan instructed, "Hurry up and get ready for Chaoyun Pavilion, and when Mr. Ge goes back, it won't freeze." ”
Ah Yu received the order and immediately ran out.
Jin Yuncheng also persuaded: "Although we all work together in the academy, we rarely have contact due to the distance and busy affairs. It's a rare opportunity today, so why not join us? ”
Buddha said coldly: "I don't know tea, communication? I'm afraid of your jokes. ”
Su Yan hurriedly said: "Don't, I don't know calligraphy yet, why don't we exchange interesting things with each other, my students are not good at it, but they like to make trouble, and I am also a bitter tear when I say it!" ”
"My students are always cautious in what they say and do, and they take what they learn very seriously, so I have nothing to say to you." She paused and looked at Su Yan meaningfully, "Speaking of being cautious in words and deeds, I would like to remind Mr. Su that in this academy, you are just alone, and the so-called student colleagues are just student colleagues, so you don't have to be too attentive." ”
The atmosphere became much more awkward for a while, and Jin Yuncheng said a soothing word dryly, but it didn't work, and Buddha Zhen still had a cold and rejecting face.
Su Yan hurriedly explained: "What Mr. Ge means is that he is afraid that he will arouse suspicion, after all, he is in the academy, and there are so many children of the family, I am afraid that we will be misunderstood as gentlemen, haha, right?" ”
Buddha looked at her, and his faint smile gradually disappeared: "No need. ”
Seeing that the Buddha didn't give face and didn't plan to leave, Jinyun City was naturally self-aware, so he immediately made up a reason to leave.
Su Yan couldn't keep it, so he wanted to ask the meaning of the Buddha's words, but he didn't think that this person would not say a word, turn around and leave, leaving her alone in despair.
All night, Su Yan racked his brains with the words of the Buddha, at first it sounded like he was sarcastic to himself, but in combination with the final action, it seemed that he was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai. If Buddha is talking about Jinyun City, could it be said that she already has a thorough understanding of Yuncheng, which means that Yuncheng is not simple? However, Cloud City is not like the kind of person whose heart is like a city.
After Jinyun City returned to the fence, he also stayed awake all night. The next day, he put on a misty cloak and hurriedly got into the carriage under the old banyan tree outside the backyard door.
A dark shadow followed, hiding in the woods like a bird flying by, without a trace.
The carriage stopped under a high wall, a few green leaves poked out of the gap in the stone window, the vermilion lacquer gate opened, a middle-aged man seemed to have been waiting here, bent down in the past, Jin Yuncheng stepped on his back and landed, asked him a few words, and followed him into the door. The black shadow walked into the dark alley on the side, threw out a carrier pigeon, and looked in that direction, it was the Seven Senses Academy.
Yansheng carried a pigeon, threw the pigeon into the cage while picking his teeth, and when he left, he put the rolled up letter on Zuo Qing's bookcase, and was about to leave, but he saw the master standing under the tree, and went back to get the letter, turned it to the yard, and handed it to him.
After reading it, Zuo Qing held the letter in the palm of his hand, and he couldn't see the slightest change in expression on his face.
"Jinyun City has been walking through the back door for the past few days?"
"That's what the spy reported," Yan Sheng replied, throwing a toothpick under the tree, "I've been staring at her these days, and she hasn't been anywhere except for a few trips to Mofu, let alone strange places." ”
"Her identity is not known for the time being, but it is expected that a person who can be placed in the academy by Murphy will not be easy."
Yan Sheng shook the fallen leaves on his shoulders, "Insert? Then sir, you... Isn't it dangerous! ”
"It's not like you're suspicious of me, but... Be careful. You find a time to go to Yunlai Pavilion and let continue to investigate her identity. ”
Yan Sheng shook his head, and said yes.
He looked at the plum tree in front of him and said to him, "Get someone to cut down all the trees except this one." ”
Yansheng was puzzled by this sudden order: "These trees grow very well, why do they have to be cut down?" Adults have raised it for so long, don't you feel distressed? ”
Zuo Qing stretched out his hand and pressed on the trunk of the tree for a moment, then turned around and walked away: "In the past, there were a hundred flowers blooming here, so that I never noticed that there was this plum tree, but now I only like this one, and the rest only feel uncomfortable for the eyes, find someone to cut it." ”
Yansheng muttered in a low voice: "These trees have been raised for so many years, and the varieties are precious and rare, but you have to move them, it's a waste!" ”
Zuo Qing obviously heard it, but he only shook his head and sighed slightly, and turned into the study.