That night, until he finally fell asleep, he hardly separated from her for half a step, and was always entangled with her. At first, it was in bed, but then I was afraid of waking up Xiaohu'er, so I went to the living room. When she was tired, he hugged her and slept with her until she woke up. All kinds of places, all kinds of postures. He kissed her all over and served her with all his might, just to send her to the pinnacle of love. He also did his best to be wild, doing whatever he wanted, and in his own way, leaving his mark on her. He seemed to have an inexhaustible amount of energy, and he didn't want to be separated from her. As if only in this way could she erase all the fears and heartaches that she had endured alone in the days and nights of separation, forget the tears she had shed, and, firmly remember, that he was her husband.

When he awoke, it was the next day, and the sun was three poles. The pillow was empty, she was gone, and as usual, she went to the East Pavilion of the Xuanzheng Hall to do her business. Xiaohu'er was also taken out by He and the nurse. He was lying on the bed in the dormitory, empty and alone, and when he completely woke up from the frenzy and joy of last night, inexplicably, there was a sense of emptiness in his heart—and then he recalled all the things of last night, how much indulgence there was at that time, and at this moment, he felt how much emptiness. It's like a dream, and when you wake up, you don't count.

He didn't know where his feeling of emptiness came from.

Could it be that just because he woke up and she wasn't by his side, he was suffering from gains and losses?

The depressed mood was not dispersed until I saw Xiaohu'er. The existence of Xiaohu'er finally made his suspended heart slowly sink back.

He stayed in the palace for a while, playing with his son. She never returned. There was nothing to do during the day, so Pei Xiaoyuan naturally didn't bother her. After Xiao'er was tired of playing with him, tired and fell asleep, he went out of the palace first.

He went to the orchard, visited the people there, and burned a pillar of incense for his father and the eight hundred spirits.

The incense burns out. He continued to sit there for a while, and when he saw that it was not too early, he left, and led Jin Wu back to Yongning's house in order to settle Jin Wu.

Before entering the gate, the porter handed over a letterhead, which was sent by the monks of Qinglong Temple during the day.

Pei Xiaoyuan was stunned.

He knows that Qinglong Temple, the temple retains the only mural in Chang'an that is the authentic work of Ye Zhongli, so although the location is deserted, it also has a bit of fame. It's just that he has never had any contact with Qinglong Temple, and he doesn't know what the monk wants to send a letter to him.

With some confusion, he read the letter, immediately went out, and hurried to the palace again.

When he arrived, she was alone in the East Pavilion, bowing her head and still reading the recital.

The afterglow of the setting sun shrouded her figure through the open west window.

He stood out the window, watched quietly for a moment, and when she realized and looked up, he went in and handed the letter he had received.

"Your grandfather has returned to Chang'an. Now people are temporarily living in Qinglong Temple. You are in the palace, and it is inconvenient for him to send messages, and knowing that I have returned to Chang'an in the past few days, he left a book for me—" He said in a deep voice.

"Ah Gong!" She exclaimed in surprise.

Pei Xiaoyuan had almost never seen such a happy expression on her face, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

Before he could finish speaking, she had already put down the pen in her hand, quickly stood up from the couch, and walked out quickly.

Pei Xiaoyuan reacted and hurriedly caught up.

"I'll send you there." He said.

"What are you waiting for!" She couldn't wait to shout.

"Don't tell Ah Gong to wait for me for a long time!"

Chapter 148

In the evening, the few pilgrims dispersed, and the twilight shrouded in the four fields.

A young monk walked out from behind the open door of the ancient temple, looked at the field, and was about to close the temple gate, and saw a group of riding shadows on the road leading to the north of the city, as if they were coming here, and they didn't know where it came from, so they waited outside the door for a while.

Soon, the group of men and horses galloped in. The leading man is majestic and graceful, while the woman is dressed in fine clothes and wears a draped hat, and her delicate face looms behind the hat. They looked like a young couple from Gaomen in Chang'an, who had just been married, accompanied by their attendants, through the countryside in the spring evening and came to this place.

The little monk thought that the young couple, like most of the people who came here, had come to see the paintings, and they were busy clasping their palms together to salute, saying that it was closed today, and asking them to come again tomorrow, but heard the man say: "My surname is Pei, and your temple has sent me a letter during the day." I came as promised. ”

When the little monk heard this, he nodded hurriedly: "It turned out that Pei Langjun had arrived." The presiding master of this matter has instructed me, please come in! ”

The man dismounted quickly and stretched out his arms towards the beauty on horseback.

She seemed impatient, and took his outstretched hand, and she flipped off her towering horse, skirted her skirt, and walked away.

The little monk leads the way. Listening to the man ask when the messenger came, he said: "It was not long after he arrived, only three or four days, it is said that he is the old man of the master decades ago. ”

"Look, you two, he's there."

As he spoke, the little monk had already led the two of them to the mural wall, pointed to the distance ahead and whispered.

Su Yu stopped suddenly and looked ahead.

An old monk stood silently to the side, watching another person paint.

It was an old man, with pale hair, gray linen clothes, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet. With his back to the rain and a paintbrush in his hand, he was concentrating on what was being smeared on the mural in the afterglow of the last dusk in the temple.

The little monk stopped with her, looked at it for a moment, and couldn't help but whisper again: "This old benefactor, said that this mural is in disrepair, eroded by wind and rain, and after coming, every evening when the pilgrims leave the place, there is no one here, so he takes a pen to repair the peeling place, and stops it after dark." The master is also strange, he usually sees this mural as as precious as the Buddha, but this time he didn't stop it. However, it is also strange that there is no trace of half a point of adding new colors in the places he has made up, and it looks like this is the original way. If I hadn't passed by every day and watched every day, I really don't know where he was repaired! ”

After some distance, Su Yu's eyes began to redden.

Pei Xiaoyuan glanced at her quietly and glanced at the little monk.

The little monk understood, and was about to go up to remind, but saw the gray-clothed old man's hand holding the pen stop in the air for a moment, and then, slowly turned around, put the brush on the work case on the side, stretched his eyebrows, and beckoned to Su Yu.

"Girl, are you here too? Grandpa has come to Chang'an to see you. He said with a smile.

"Ah Gong!"

Su Yu cried with joy, lifted the hat veil covering his face, rushed forward, and threw himself into Ye Zhongli's arms.

Ye Zhongli smiled, patted her on the back gently, and whispered to reassure her, telling her not to cry.

Su Yu didn't hear it at first, but after a while, he suddenly wiped his eyes, burst into laughter, took Ye Zhongli's hand, and was about to walk out.

"Ah Gong, come with me! Don't go anywhere in the future, and I won't let you go again! ”

Ye Zhongli did not move.

He stood still and didn't move, only smiled: "Silly girl, Grandpa came here this time just to see you." Seeing you, Ah Gong will be satisfied. ”

"Ah Gong!"

Su Yu's two hands tugged at his sleeves tightly, stubbornly refusing to let go.

Pei Xiaoyuan had been looking at it silently, and when he saw this, he hesitated, walked up, stopped beside her, and respectfully saluted Ye Zhongli, and said, "Boy Pei Xiaoyuan, I have seen Ye Gong." Many years ago, I was fortunate to meet the elders in Hexi, but unfortunately I was young and ignorant at that time, and I didn't know the masters, and I missed the opportunity to seek advice. ”

He was stunned, "What's more, the princess thinks of her heart, and since Ye Gong has come to Chang'an, if she doesn't ask her to do a little filial piety, how can she be at ease?" ”

"Ah Gong!"

Su Yu echoed his words, nodded vigorously, and looked at the other side.

Ye Zhongli's eyes fell on Pei Xiaoyuan's body, looked at it, and said with a smile: "You are the little Langjun of the Pei family in the past?" I recognized you at a glance. If I know correctly, you're this girl's colt now, aren't you? How can you still see the outside world like this? Shouldn't you follow her and call me Grandpa? ”

Pei Xiaoyuan glanced at her quietly and solemnly saluted again.

This time, he knelt down to show his respect and gratitude to the old man who had raised her.

"Xiao Yuan has seen Ah Gong!" He changed his tune.

"Get up! Get up! ”

Ye Zhongli stepped forward to help him up, looking at the pair of beautiful people standing side by side in front of him, his expression was extremely relieved, and he was a little emotional. He smiled and nodded, and kept saying yes.

"Ah Gong, if you don't want to enter the palace again, I don't dare to force it. How about going to my house and staying with Lang Jun? There are not many people there, so it will not disturb Ah Gong's purity. ”

Su Yu finally calmed down a little from the excitement of the meeting just now, and changed her words and persuaded her.

Ye Zhongli waved his hand, walked to the work case, and sorted out the painting tools. Pei Xiaoyuan grabbed a step and wanted to do it for him, but he stopped him, and pointed at Xuyu, "Look, that girl didn't rob me." She knows, I've always cleaned up my own painting tools. ”

She didn't do it, he had to stop.

Ye Zhongli washed his paintbrush unhurriedly and said idly: "After I came, I saw that this old painting was a little damaged, so I took advantage of the fact that there was no one every evening to come over and make up a few strokes." In my own opinion, what does it matter whether the painting survives or dies? The princes and princes will eventually turn into mountains and soil, not to mention a few paintings, just let it be. It's just that the old monk likes it, so he responds to his words, and it can be regarded as a little bit of care for the old monk's painting protection back then. It's just that in the later years, I was not as diligent as in my early years, and I rarely wrote. Painting skills, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and if you don't use it, you will be wasted, but I hope that my later pen will not disappoint the old monk. ”

The old monk who watched him paint was busy smiling and clasping his palms, and the atmosphere was relaxed at this time. However, because of Ah Gong's unintentional words, Su Yu remembered the past when the emperor had a misunderstanding many years ago because of his mother's incident and implicated his beloved disciple Ding Baiya, and couldn't help but be silent.

At this time, Ye Zhongli also finished cleaning up, bowed to the old monk, and turned to the two of them: "Girl, and Pei Jia'er, you come with me, I have a few words to say." ”

The old monk clasped his palms together again and retired. Pei Xiaoyuan also returned the salute, and then followed Ye Zhongli and her, and silently came to Ye Zhongli's temporary residence in the Houzen Courtyard. Ye Zhongli asked the two to sit down, and he also sat down.

Twilight and night meet, and the light through the wooden windows becomes dim and misty. Ye Zhongli didn't speak at first, as if he was in some kind of contemplation, and after a while, his gaze fell on the face of Su Yu, who was waiting for him to speak, and said with a smile: "Girl, Ah Gong picked you up in the Yong'an Hall where the fire broke out, thinking that you were looking for someone to enter by mistake, but I didn't expect that you have such an identity." Two years ago, after we separated, Ah Gong heard some news about the princess's return to the court one after another, only to know that it was you. Ah Gong was relieved, but also extremely guilty......"

"Girl, you are so smart, you have been wandering around with Ah Gong since you were a child, although Ah Gong has never told you, but you should also know, Ah Gong has been looking for someone. In the past two years, Ah Gong has been doing this alone-"

He looked at Su Yu, still smiling on his face, but his eyes were full of guilt and regret.

"Ah Gong can't stand you, I have never been able to find Ah Gong's apprentice Ding Baiya, so that Queen Zhaoyi has been wronged and has not been able to be cleaned."

"Ah Gong!"

Su Yu shouted softly, but was stopped by Ye Zhongli waving his hand.

"Listen to me, girl. The reason why Ah Gong met you in the Yong'an Palace back then was also because of the White Cliff. At that time, Ah Gong had been away from Chang'an for a few years, but he had stayed in Chang'an. All of a sudden, the world was in chaos, and Ah Gong couldn't rest assured of him, so he rushed to Chang'an. Unexpectedly, the situation was even more serious than expected, and when Ah Gong arrived, Chang'an was already unsafe and fell into the hands of the rebels. ”

In the past two years, Ah Gong has become more and more aware that Baiya may not have fled Chang'an back then. Or, most likely, he had already died in the city-breaking rebellion, but he didn't know where the bones were now. ”

At this point, his expression darkened.

The darkness completely enveloped the humble room in this ancient temple.

In a silence that could not hide his sadness, Pei Xiaoyuan got up quietly, walked silently, and lit a clear oil lamp.

In the warm color of the dim lights, the sadness on Ye Zhongli's face gradually faded.

"However, Ah Gong couldn't find him that day, but he met you. God treats Ah Gong well, and he has to accompany you for many years. ”

He continued, his expression turning to relief again.

"Girl, two years ago, Grandpa entrusted you to Pei Ji, and his original intention was to entrust you for life. Thinking that the two of you are destined to marry, although it didn't work out at the time, they ended up in the same place after that, and they still got married after all. Ah Gong was outside earlier, and when he heard about the wedding of the two of you, he was very pleased, and he thought at that time, no matter what, I must come to Chang'an again. Now that his wish has been fulfilled and he sees you two again, Ah Gong has nothing else to ask for. ”

"Grandpa, if you refuse to stay, where are you going?"

Su Yu knelt down in front of his knees and asked with tears in her eyes.

Ye Zhongli raised his hand and stroked her soft green silk, and helped her up from the ground with a smile.

"Don't be upset. Ah Gong can still see you with his own eyes and know that you are doing well, and for Ah Gong, it is better than everything in the world. In the future, Ah Gong can really be idle and wild, and he has no worries. After finishing the painting here, Ah Gong went to see Uncle Xiao Yuan, laughed a few times, his white hair was tired, and he was still trapped in the Eguanbo belt and could not be freed. When the day came when we couldn't walk, Ah Gong went back to where we used to live. ”

"Ah Gong!"

Even though I have long known that nine times out of ten in the world is unsatisfactory, the consummation is only a moment, the monthly loss is the common way, and the dear and beloved ones will not be defeated by the hundred-year period. However, when she really heard the parting words ringing in her ears again, she still couldn't help it and was infinitely sad.

"Ah Gong didn't know where he came from since he was a child, but fortunately, he still had a place to return. In the future, if you really miss Ah Gong, how about taking Xiao Yuan and his children with him, and going there to see Ah Gong again? ”

Ye Zhongli said with a smile.

On the way back, I was no longer in the same hurry as I came. The night wind swept the veil of her hat that hung down in front of her, and she seemed to be unaware of it, and she didn't say a word. Pei Xiaoyuan rode a horse and quietly accompanied her, never far or close.

After entering the palace, she walked to a fork in the road leading to her dormitory and the East Pavilion, where a palace eunuch from the East Pavilion was waiting, and when he saw her figure, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and asked if he could extinguish the lights in the East Pavilion.

In the evening, she put down her pen in a hurry, and the music and other things were still stacked there, and she was reminded at this moment that today's business was not yet finished.

She paused for a moment, then took a step, as if to turn to the East Pavilion, but a hand stretched out behind her gently grasped her wrist, blocking her from moving forward.

"Turn off the lights. The princess will go back tomorrow. Pei Xiaoyuan commanded to the palace supervisor.

The palace eunuch quietly glanced at the rain, immediately bowed his head, and bowed back. Pei Xiaoyuan let go of her hand and rolled up the hat veil that still covered her face, revealing her face.