"A Thousand Mountains and Qingdai" Author: Penglaike

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On an ordinary spring evening, Zimo flowers are heavy, the sky is about to dark, and in the rumbling twilight drum sound of Jin Wuwei urging people to close their homes, the painter Ye Xuyu stepped into Jingluo to seek a position as a court painter.

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The background is overhead Tang Dynasty.

Content tags: Love has a soft spot Karma Encounter Drama

Search keywords: Protagonist: Ye Xuyu, Pei Xiaoyuan ┃ Supporting role: Yu Wenzhi, Ashina Chengping, Li Yan ┃ Others: Members of the middle-aged and elderly group headed by the saint

One sentence introduction: court painter & Jin Wuwei

Idea: the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty.

Chapter 1

The season has turned to early spring, but as the sun sets, the twilight is still like a knife.

At the end of the official road in the field, the shadow of a team of people gradually appeared. Several horsemen escorted a carriage and hurried towards a lonely city in front of them that stood at sunset on the yellow sandy ground. By the time the group opened the gate and entered, and finally arrived at the gate of their destination, it was already dark.

The night breeze blows the two lanterns in front of the door from side to side, and the light and shadow flicker, which shows that this building is different from other ordinary houses in the city, and the gate is majestic. But that's just a first impression. If you get closer, you can see that the gate is old, the walls on both sides are mottled, and there are even traces of peeling in a few places. It's just that the owner of this room doesn't seem to care much about this and hasn't repaired it.

This is the Weiyuan County Guard Mansion of Ganliang Road.

In recent years, it has been peaceful, and the county guard has nothing to do, and the door is closed early after dark. The team leader was a man in his forties, who didn't care about dusting off the dust that fell on his shoulder hat, turned over and dismounted, walked up the steps, slapped the door open and asked in a low voice, "Is the county guard here?" ”

A hairy boy came out, recognized the person, and quickly glanced at the carriage parked outside the door, and smiled: "Here!" At! General He brought Ye Xiaoniang here? ”

Su Yu slowly rubbed the stiff cold fingertips under his sleeves.

Across the carriage, the joyful words of the person who opened the door kept drifting into her ears.

“…… The county guard said General He, you should be able to pick up people in the near future, and repeatedly told the villain that you must always pay attention to the movement outside the door. It's okay during the day, but it's night, even the old owl has to take a nap, the villain is afraid that he can't hear it if he sleeps to death, these days he closes his eyes and supports his ears, and he hasn't slept well for a few nights, and finally looks forward to people......"

This porter seems to be a chatterbox, and when he gets the opportunity, he talks non-stop.

He Jin quickly turned back: "Little lady, it's here." ”

Although he was a low-ranking miscellaneous guerrilla general, he was extremely old, and there were many fierce and brave people here, and he only looked up to him, but the tone of his speech at the moment was very respectful.

The boy who opened the door was named Qingtou, who was originally a small servant in the house, clever and capable, because the original porter was old, and recently he volunteered to come to guard the door. The head of the family attaches great importance to this little lady Ye, and has made all kinds of preparations for her arrival, as if welcoming his own daughter, seeing He Jin with such an attitude tonight, Qingtou can't help but be even more curious, and his eyes widen to see what kind of character he is.

Su Yu reached out and pushed the car door.

Qingtou was stunned.

It turned out that this little lady Ye was dressed as a man, with a green scarf in her hair, a round-necked narrow-sleeved robe with a gray collar, black boots, and a pair of bags when she got out of the car.

It seems that she should have been dressed like this for many years, and she has long been accustomed to it, walking lightly and steadily, and her demeanor is calm.

If it weren't for the fact that he already knew her identity, Qingtou would have thought that a young man had come at first sight. When he came back to his senses, he hurriedly went up to pick up her bag, but when he saw her smile at him, he nodded, but did not hand it over, and continued to walk, and soon climbed the steps and entered the door.

Pei Ji, the county guard of Weiyuan County, was reading by candle in the study at the moment, and suddenly learned that the person had arrived safely, and finally put his heart at ease. Thinking that she would come on a long journey, the journey would be difficult, and it was inconvenient to meet immediately, so I asked someone to inform the He family and arrange for the guests to rest first.

He was brought by his nephew's biological mother, Cui, from his mother's family in his early years. He is over sixty years old, his wife has passed away for many years, and all the internal affairs of the family have been explained to He. The Cui family is a big family, and the He family is naturally capable, and he is able to manage such a remote county with a simple population.

Su Yu was taken by the He family to the place where he stayed, and after washing away the dust on the road, he was about to change his clothes to meet the owner here, and found that some women's clothes had been placed next to a suitcase in the room.

Obviously, this is for her.

Know the truth that the guest is as it is for the host. Su Yu put aside the old men's clothes he was going to wear and put them on. He also came with his maid and invited her to eat, and said with a smile: "It's windy and cold outside, and it's so cold that people's ears are going to fall off. The county guard ordered me to change the word, and it is not too late to meet tomorrow. ”

She was plainly dressed and had a friendly smile, but her eyes were very bright, and there was a shrewd light.

"Thank you for your care, and there is also Rau Eminem. I've had dinner on the road in the evening, and I'm not tired, if it's convenient for Pei Gong, I want to see you earlier. ”

He Shi no longer dissuaded, lit the candle, and ordered the maid who came with her to help her tie her hair, and when she was done, she secretly looked at the woman in front of her.

is completely different from the appearance when she first arrived, she seems to have changed a person, wearing a skirt, under the lights, bright and beautiful.

I heard that this woman had no father or mother, and I don't know where she came from, although she came here many years ago with her grandfather who adopted her, and He also spent some time with her, and knew that she was very sensible - I remember that the adults were not allowed to go out at that time, so she only painted in the house all day from morning to night, and her hands were cold and sore. But at that time, after all, he was young and had not yet been determined, and now he has not seen each other for many years, and he does not know what his temperament has become.

It's not that He's heart is too much, but marriage is not a trivial matter, she selfishly loves the young master, so it is inevitable to be concerned. After some secret observation tonight, I found that when she grew up, Ye Nu had nothing to fault in terms of appearance, upbringing, and etiquette.

If you have to find a place where you are not out, you are from a lower background.

However, since the head of the family accepts it, this is not something he should consider. She is also getting older, her energy is getting weaker, and she is looking forward to a new mistress as soon as possible, and now she has finally got what she wants.

He retracted his gaze and stepped forward to straighten her arms and waist with his own hands. Outside the house, the night was very cold and windy, and he wrapped a thick velvet curtain around her shoulders, and finally retreated, bowed and saluted, and said with a smile and respectfully: "Please come with me, little lady." ”

In the study, a thin old man with half-white eyebrows was reading towards the candle night, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and He knocked on the door and said that Ye Nu had come to visit.

His eyes lit up, he immediately raised his head and put down the scroll, and was about to get up, paused, raised his hand and first smoothed his beard, then straightened his clothes, and finally sat up straight, and after his solemnity was finished, he opened his mouth and ordered people to enter.

Although this girl will soon become her own family, she is still a guest, and she is a junior who has not seen her for many years, so it is not good for her to see her unkempt appearance.

Su Yu walked in, saluted Pei Ji, who was sitting on the opposite seat, and called Pei Gong and thanked him.

Pei Ji has no daughter, he had an only son in his early years, and Pei Ji's brother General Shenhu, the uncle and nephew died in that national martyrdom one after another, and now there is a nephew who is regarded as a son, named Xiao Yuan, but he is often not in front of him. And the nephew has a calm temperament, and there is no other gossip with him except greetings and official business. As for the subordinates and subordinates around him, it is even more impossible to communicate with each other. has been lonely in this remote place for a long time, and suddenly there is such a flower-like girl in front of her, and all the words she has just thought of are thrown on the back of her head, and a smile unconsciously climbs into the corner of her eyes, nodding again and again, telling her that she does not need to be restrained.

"You came here with Grandpa that year, and I remember that you were only so tall—"

He raised his hand and compared the table.

"You're so big in a blink of an eye! Time is not living, I saw the young man growing in the wind, and he didn't realize that he was white, and he saw that he had turned into rotten wood and old bones. ”

Or he felt something, and while he was happy, he smiled and sighed again.

Su Yu looked at the person in front of him.

If you look at it from the outside, it is hard to imagine that the border county guard who looks quite old in civilian clothes in the candlelight in front of him is the former prime minister Pei Ji Pei, the famous savior who once turned the tide and fell.

Sixteen years ago, an unprecedented rebellion broke out in the current dynasty, and the rebel army was so fierce that the imperial court was caught off guard, and the first emperor fled in a hurry under the protection of Prince Jingsheng, and the capital fell. When the sky was falling apart and people's hearts were falling apart, it was Pei Ji, the former prime minister who had resigned and lived in seclusion in his hometown at that time, who stood up like a mainstay, summoned all forces from all sides, stabilized people's hearts, and personally went to the battlefield to dispatch and command. He was named the Duke of An Guo by the first emperor, and once again worshiped the prime minister, and his fame was unique in the world for a while.

However, just as water is uncertain, people are impermanent and good. Just when the overall situation of the capital was about to be restored, in just half a month, two major events occurred one after another. First, it was rumored that Prince Jingsheng attempted suicide in forcing the palace, and then, the first emperor, who was already old and unbearable, was deeply affected and bedridden, and he was inferior to the current saint who was still the king at that time. The court has not yet stabilized from this series of changes, and Pei Ji, who is the head of the prime minister, was involved in the crime of his younger brother Shenhu general Pei Gu.

Although Ganliang went to the capital, Weiyuan County was a place to rush. For ordinary people, this may also be regarded as the trust of the imperial court, and a few years of training here is the qualification of officialdom in the future. But for him, there is no doubt that it means that he has been completely banished from the court.

Although Su Yu also saw him with his grandfather in his early years, but after all, he was an outsider, and he hadn't seen him for many years, this time he came again, he was already preoccupied, and at first he inevitably felt alienated and guarded, and saw that his attitude was more friendly than before, and he felt a little closer, so he said: "Pei Gong should be strong and strong, and he will be able to live a long life." ”

She said an ordinary word of comfort, but her eyes were sincere, and it made people feel extremely ironed.

Pei Ji laughed out loud and asked her about the road, and Su Yu answered them one by one. After chatting for a while, I saw that there was a faint tiredness between her eyebrows, and she hurriedly called He Shi in and asked her to take her back to rest.

"When you come here, you should treat it as your own home, and you can live in peace in the future, and if you lack anything, just tell her. I remember the time you came here in the early years, it was still chaotic outside, and I didn't dare to ask you to go out, but now it's different. Although this place is not as good as the inner county, the scenery is magnificent, and there are quite a few places to visit. When you are rested, I will have someone lead you, and you will go wherever you want! ”

The He family was outside the door, but he could hear the movement inside clearly.

The county guard is so depressed on weekdays, it is difficult to see a comfortable smile, but tonight it is unusual, which shows that he is in love with this woman.

Thinking of the upcoming happy event, He's mood was also doubly happy, and he immediately responded.

After Su Yu said goodbye and withdrew, the smile on Pei Ji's face still lingered for a long time. He didn't have the heart to do anything else, so he began to pace in the study with his hands in his hands, and began to groan.

After coming to Ganliang, this county guard, he has been doing it for more than ten years, and the wind and sand in the northwest day and night have slowly blown his beard white.

If nothing else, he may die of old age in this border city in this life.

However, life is like a send, what are the worries, and it is not a blessing that he can die like this. Now he only has to wait for his nephew's lifelong events to be settled, and send him a few old bones back to his hometown in the future, and he will have no regrets in this life.

Thinking of his nephew's marriage, Pei Ji suddenly became impatient, and immediately ordered someone to summon He Jin, first to comfort him for his hard work.

He Jin was busy saying that he was fortunate not to be dishonored.

Pei Ji bowed: "Xiao Yuan went out this time, the time is not short, it's time to go back, you send someone to urge him, just say that I have something to do, tell him to go back as soon as possible!" ”

Next year is today's 500,000 birthday, the prince led the ministers to present the people's watch, said that the people feel that the four seas are flat today, the world is not hungry, praise the saint for having the merit of recreating the prosperous world, and the big birthday, look forward to the time when the whole world celebrates, thank God together. The saint can't resign, so this matter is not only the top priority of the imperial court, and the preparations began early, and the four regions are also eye-catching, and many vassal kings and envoys are preparing to enter Beijing early to pay homage to his birthday, including the grassland prince Ashina Chengping.

A few years ago, the imperial court fought against Xifan, and the Ashina clan was ordered to coordinate the troops, Pei Xiaoyuan and Chengping participated in the war together, and the two formed a brotherhood. Last autumn, he was invited to hunt in Chengping, and has not yet returned.

This place is the only way for Chengping to enter Beijing to celebrate his birthday, and the two will surely return together. But it's only early spring now, and Chengping has plenty of time, so he may not have left yet.

During the time when he was away, nothing seemed to have happened nearby, and He Jin didn't know why the head of the family suddenly remembered to urge the young master to return. But seeing it, he was very urgent, and was about to say that he would go in person, when suddenly at this moment, a voice came from outside, saying that the young master was on his way back.

It turned out that Pei Xiaoyuan had already returned with the prince, not only that, but he was about to arrive, and there were only a few days left. Because the prince had a large entourage on this journey, he sent someone back to the city in advance to inform him so that he could be prepared for the occasion.

"I'm going to pick up Pei Langjun!" He Jin said happily.

Pei Ji couldn't hide the joy on his face, so he knocked on the desk with his fingers and said hello.

Chapter 2

The spring moon rises from behind the waterside flowers with hazy purple smoke, and the shadow is still and the moon mist is swaying. The fat powder washed by the palace at dusk is half green and half turbid, flowing silently in the shadows of the continuous and majestic palace, merging into the dark stream of the flower forest, and dyeing the whole forest with fragrance.

The moon above the liquid pool transforms into the face of a palace beauty. Her beauty is better than the moonlight.

With the thin dark wind through the forest, in the dark depths of an unknown place, a wisp of sound came out, this voice was ethereal at first, and it was difficult to hear what it was, like fairy music floating in the sea tower of Qiong Palace, and like a sigh and a reminder from the lips. It wandered with the dark wind between the palaces, rose over the palace walls, passed through the royal ditch, floated to the liquid pool, and finally, finally floated into the ears of the rain.

Don't return.

Don't return.

Don't return.

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Su Yu woke up in that earnest whisper, and continued to lie quietly in the dark, until he was completely withdrawn from the dream of the Imperial Garden, and his ears were completely no longer haunted by the aftermath of the beauty in the dream, Fang slowly opened his eyes, turned his head, and looked at the moon shadow outside the window.

It's been two or three days since I arrived, and I woke up in the middle of the night, and in a trance, I thought I was still by Ah Gong's side.

The county guard was really good to her, as if she hadn't grown up, he asked for warmth, lest she be wronged at all. The maid who can comb her hair is named Candle, although she is a little afraid of He, but she has a lively temperament, and when she carries He's on her back, she loves to talk, and she is familiar with Suyu the next day, and she has just arrived. Listening to her words, Pei Ji's daily life is simple, a huge county guard, and all the subordinates inside and outside the upper and lower are less than ten, all of them are necessary manpower, and for her arrival, she bought candles for her to call.

In addition, it seems that there have always been only two masters in this mansion, the county guard and Pei Langjun, and this time it was also for the sake of the rain, and they specially purchased the fat powder jewelry and other items used by the young woman from the Hu merchants who passed here.

In addition to these, Su Yu found that there was also a place to paint in her residence, not to mention silk, paper and brushes of various sizes, pigments such as cinnabar, tobacco grease, Qingdai female yellow, and even talc, pine smoke, etc., which were not very useful, were also all complete, and they were obviously prepared with care.

Everything caught Su Yu a little off guard.

In the days since she arrived, she has tried several times to find an opportunity to express her thoughts, but she has never been able to open her mouth.

She's not a bad person.

Three years ago, she fell into a coma due to a cold rain and a serious illness, and it took many days for her to slowly recover. After she recovered from her illness, some of the past that had been vague and foggy in her mind for many years gradually became clear. It's just that I'm still not completely sure. Later, she began to have such dreams. Tonight she woke up again from the dream that had appeared so many times, and she was silent, but her thoughts were more and more overlapping.

Suddenly, at this time, there was a faint movement in the direction of the outer vestibule. It seems that someone returned overnight, alarming the whole house.