Wei Qing came to tell me the matchmaker?

I was stunned, and then laughed.

Wei Qing's face turned red from my laughter. That's right, a good man in the family, he should have galloped on the battlefield to make contributions, but today he actually came to do this kind of thing, and it is strange that his face is not red.

It was easy to stop laughing, I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes, and couldn't help asking, "Which young lady can actually invite General Wei to come to the matchmaker?"

He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mr. misunderstood, it was not Wei Qing who came to mediate, but ......" and shouted outside: "Come in." ”

People arrive before laughter, which feels a little familiar, like a famous person in a famous book. Then walked a woman in emerald green with a round face and a round body, oh my God, like a plucked cactus. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed upside down, spoke quickly, and his voice was crisp: "Mrs. Wang has seen Mr. Liu, and Mr. Liu is very happy." ”

I wanted to laugh but was afraid of being rude, so I glared at Wei Qing fiercely, this kid dared to play this with me, he was just a leading pioneer, and this was the main one

Wei Qing avoided my gaze, coughed unnaturally, and turned his face away.

I had no choice but to return the salute and say, "I don't know what the matchmaker is looking for me?"

Mrs. Wang's eyes rolled and she pursed her lips and waved her hand, she was really no different from the matchmaker in the play, and said in her crisp voice: "The matchmaker came to the door, naturally for marriage." Mr. Liu, I was ordered by the doctor Han Yan to propose to Mr. Xiang for my sister. ”

It turned out that Han Yan had an aunt and cousin named Xin Mi, who was fifteen years old this year, and had been living in Han Yan's house since the death of her parents. The last time I went to see Han Yan, the girl saw me from afar, and it was love at first sight. said it once or twice in front of Han Yan, Han Yan had no choice but to find a matchmaker, and coerced Wei Qing to explore the way and come to the door.

Mrs. Wang praised Miss Xin like a flower, and finally reiterated: "I have seen Miss Xin, and her appearance and character are still worthy of Mr. What's more, Master Han's family is illustrious and the saint is long, if Mr. Liu becomes a guest of the Han Mansion, he is bound to have a bright future. ”

Damn! You even used this to lure me.

How did she know that even if she used the emperor's throne to lure me, I, a fake man, would not be able to marry a wife?

I felt a surge of irritability. At the beginning, she only dressed as a man for the convenience of life, and later, for the sake of Hetian Yu, she had to come to Chang'an to deal with ordinary men, and this identity was maintained. Now that Hetian Yu's whereabouts are unknown, it doesn't matter to me to pretend to be a man or a woman, it's just that I don't want to change my habits. Now it's causing trouble, and it seems that God just doesn't want me to live a quiet life for a few days.

However, in the end, Miss Xin is her daughter's family, so it's better not to hurt her face.

I had no choice but to say to Mrs. Wang very tactfully: "Mrs. Wang, please tell Lord Han Yan that Miss Xin's favor is very grateful to Liu Danming, but I have already married in the Western Regions, so I have to live up to her good intentions." ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she looked at Wei Qing in surprise, and Wei Qing suddenly looked at me and said, "It turns out that Mr. already has a family, why has he never heard Mr. mention it?"

My eyes, nose and eyebrows were twisted together, and this lie seemed to be more and more outrageous, and I said angrily: "This is a personal matter, there is no need to discuss it with you." ”

Wei Qing touched his nose embarrassedly and grinned.

Mrs. Wang probably didn't expect this to be the result, so she had to leave disappointed.

Wei Qing and I were in the study, and everyone was speechless for a while.

I also felt embarrassed, and said without words: "I don't know what Han Yan thinks, what is Miss Xin's identity, she is a lady from an official family, I am a commoner, the door is not right, he doesn't know how to be a couple." ”

Wei Qing was stunned, pondered for a long time, and suddenly bowed to the end, saying: "What Mr. said is like a mouthful, Wei Qing has been taught." ”

I made him baffled, what did he teach him when I refused to marry?

I only heard Wei Qing say again: "Wei Qing will go to explain this matter to Han Yan, but tomorrow night's banquet, please come to the banquet." ”

I just rejected someone's marriage proposal, and I couldn't say anything about it, so I nodded again and again: "Okay, it must arrive, it must arrive." ”

Wow! Finally solved a big problem.

Wei Qing walked on the front foot, and Zhao Min brought in the tea on the back foot, and said with a strange smile: "Brother Dan is lying again, marrying a wife in the Western Regions? The Western Regions are thousands of miles away from here? Since you are returning to your homeland, how can you not bring your family? Lord Wei Qing didn't expect it for a while, and when he thinks about it, see how you explain it?"

Wei Qing's identity is still a secret in Xiao Liu's Pavilion, and there are only three people in the know plus Zhao Min, since the last time I was sick, I have more and more trust in her, and I won't hide it from her unless it's a particularly important matter. This girl is smart and clever, and sometimes she can really help, such as at this time, a word to wake up the person in the dream.

I sat on the couch and my head was big, and I cried bitterly: "What should I do now?" Xiaomin, you say, what should I do, otherwise, just tell him that I am a woman." ”

After getting along with each other for a while, I think Wei Qing is really a humble gentleman, although he is a military general, he does not have the roughness and recklessness of a military general, he acts cautiously, is benevolent, restrained and resolute, can make decisions in case of trouble, and is a trustworthy person.

With his character, even if he knows this secret, he won't publicize it, maybe there will be one more person to block for me.

Take 10,000 steps back and say that even if he is public, it doesn't matter, it's just a woman dressed as a man, and he hasn't broken the law.

Zhao Min heard me say this idea, and was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again: "I can't do it, I can't do it." ”

I wondered, "Why?"

Zhao Min frowned and analyzed for me: "Brother Dan, if you are just an ordinary person in the mountain village now, it doesn't matter if you are a woman, but now you are the owner of the famous Xiao Liu Pavilion in Chang'an City, there are many disciples, and your reputation is like the sky, even His Majesty the Emperor is alarmed, if you are suddenly known to be a woman, how much trouble will it cause?"

I tilted my head and didn't understand: "Then what kind of trouble do you think it will be?"

Zhao Min sighed and said: "First of all, the disciples of Xiao Liu Pavilion, at that time, they thought that Brother Dan was a man, so they were willing to submit the scholarship and worship under Xiao Liu Pavilion, if they knew that the master they worshiped was actually a woman, wouldn't it become a lifelong shame, at that time, not to mention the return of the study money, if you accuse the government of fraud, what will you do? In addition, although women disguise themselves as men do not violate the law, but they hinder morals, if you accidentally alarm the emperor, and then use the excuse of rectifying the people's customs and killing you to make an example of you and sentence you to behead and abandon the city, then you will not die a very unjust death. ”

I was so lectured by her that I couldn't keep my mouth shut for a long time: "Is it so serious?"

She nodded solemnly and said in an accentuated tone, "It's so serious. ”

I touched my neck, well, it seems that this head is really not very solid, thanks to this girl for reminding me, otherwise I would have to poke a big leak out impulsively.

However, where did this girl come from such knowledge? Could it be that she has been studying in Chang'an City for a few months?

She grimaced at me and said, "Don't look at me, it's just human nature." ”

In any case, Zhao Min's words dispelled my intention to destroy the truth. But where do I find a wife?

Alas, it's annoying.

Seeing my troubled look, Zhao Min covered his mouth and smiled gloatingly, and asked: "Brother Dan, most of the participants in tomorrow night's banquet will be dignitaries, I don't know what clothes you want to wear, I will prepare for you, Brother Dan, you will be dressed up handsome and chic, and you will never lose to those wealthy sons." ”

"Spare me. My eyes widened. "I tell you, wash my most torn gray cloth clothes, and I'll wear them tomorrow night, and when the time comes, I'll have to dress up as dirty as I want, and look as ugly as I want, so that women will feel disgusted when they see me, and men will feel at ease when they see me. ”

It should be safe this way.

Zhao Min couldn't straighten up with a smile.

The next night, I wore the gray cloth clothes with two patches, the front was long and the back was short, and I wore black cloth shoes on my feet to attend the banquet at Han Yan's mansion. When I arrived at the door, I saw the carriages and horses, the crown covered the street, men, women and children, who were not human, only I was dressed like this, and the gatekeeper said that he would not let him in, and in the end it was the housekeeper of the Han Mansion who let me go because he knew me.

There is a big garden in Han Yan's backyard, the pavilions in the garden are exquisite, the garden is brightly lit at this time, and the large and small cases are full of red men and green women, in order to repel mosquitoes, incense is burned on each case, I walked to the corner of a desk and sat down on the mat, which immediately aroused the disgust of the two handsome sons around me, but they were also polite, and they didn't say anything and moved elsewhere. So I was alone, hey, munching on all kinds of fruits.

Suddenly, I felt that the shadows around me were shaking and the dark fragrance was in my nose, and I turned my head to look, and I didn't know when there was another young lady sitting down, her eyes as bright as the stars in the night sky, looking at me quietly.

I was so uncomfortable with her that I took out the pear in my mouth, nodded at her, and turned my head to look away as if I was admiring the view, feeling my eyes burning behind me, and almost burned the patched clothes again.

The women of this era are cooler than that era!

I secretly looked left and right, aiming at a place that no one had yet occupied and was about to slip away, but the beautiful young lady spoke faintly: "Mr. Liu, is the concubine so out of the eyes of Mr.?"

I immediately knew who she was, none other than Miss Xin Mi, who had been rejected for marriage. I quickly put on a smile, looked back at her and said flatteringly: "How come? Miss has the appearance of a closed moon and a shy flower, and the appearance of a sinking fish and a wild goose, only to blame that there is a good wife below, just as the so-called hate is not married when you are not married." ”

Xin Mi frowned slightly when she heard this, and with her graceful and delicate face, she really had a bit of Xizi's heart. I only heard her say: "Mr. speaks really strangely, I don't know what is the face of a shy flower in the closed moon, the appearance of a sinking fish and a goose?"

Yes, only one of the four beauties is now out of Xi Shi, and the other three are still in the mother's belly.

I blinked and made up a lie: "That's right, in our Western Regions, there are four beautiful women, their faces are so beautiful that even the moon will hide in shame, flowers will hang their heads shyly when they see it, fish in the water will sink to the bottom of the water in amazement, and geese in the sky will fall down with envy when they see it." This is the origin of the shy flowers in the closed moon, the sinking fish and the geese, which shows how beautiful these four women are. I met Miss today, and I think that Miss Miss's beauty is even better, which is really amazing. ”

I am a woman, and I know that women like others to praise her beauty the most, and no one cares if she is true or not. It is said that one of the reasons why some women love to shop for clothes is because the service lady of the clothing store never hesitates to praise them, no matter which dress they try on, they will always say: how noble this dress is on the lady, and how sexy the dress is on the lady. And when she came out of the clothing store, no one praised her at all.

There is a famous saying: A woman's self-confidence comes from the praise of others, especially men. Privately, I think it makes sense.

Miss Xin was rejected yesterday, and her self-confidence must have been hit, so it is still necessary to comfort her. lest thou make thyself an enemy out of thin air.

Miss Xin immediately hit the snake with the stick: "In this case, why does Mr. refuse to be a concubine thousands of miles away?

I sighed and said, "How come?" But if the wife of the chaff does not leave the court, and the lady has a deep affection for me, how can I stop and remarry my wife in the future?"

Miss Xin's face turned red, and she whispered writhingly, "If the concubine is ...... Are you willing to be a concubine?"

I choked on my own saliva.

This damned idea of male superiority and inferiority and polygamy really harmed the vast number of ancient working women in our country. I'm going to find a way to correct her self-contempt. So I searched my intestines and scraped my stomach, but I happened to see the mandarin duck in the pond, and my eyes lit up and said, "Miss knows about wolves." “

She nodded and looked at me inexplicably, how could she pull out a wolf.

I said: "In fact, in nature, animals know more than humans what it means to be single-minded and loyal, especially wolves, once two wolves become husband and wife, they will stick to this relationship for life, and from then on reproduce, life and death together, there is no possibility of finding another mate, even if one wolf dies, the other will never find a new partner for life." The wolf's steadfastness in love has always been deeply admired in the future, doesn't the young lady want to have a dedicated husband, who loves you only in this life and is loyal?

(In fact, I originally wanted to use the mandarin duck as a metaphor, but according to modern zoological research, the mandarin duck is a pair of birds on the surface, but in fact, it loves to engage in extramarital affairs the most, so I have no choice but to choose another good evidence)

She listened in amazement, her face already moved.

I added fire at the right time and said: "Back then, my wife and I also swore an oath to live up to each other for the rest of our lives, if I promised Miss in the future, it would be unfaithful to my wife, and if I was unfaithful to my wife today, I would be unfaithful to Miss another day, how should Miss deal with herself at that time?"

Miss Xin sat there, waking up from a big dream for a long time, and said, "Mr.'s words are very reasonable, and the concubine is really abrupt. ”

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this Miss Xin is still a teachable person: "It's just that Miss Meng is wrong in love, and I can't bear to wronged Miss." As the old saying goes: I would rather marry a peddler and a pawn and be a husband and wife until I am old, and I will not marry a wealthy nobleman, wear gold and silver, and be lonely for life. The young lady is so intelligent and wise, she must be able to understand the truth. ”

Miss Xin lowered her head, a sigh was almost inaudible, and she said for a while: "The concubine is really envious of Mrs. Zun, she can meet a gentleman like Mr. who is so affectionate, I don't know if it is a blessing from several generations of cultivation." ”

OK!

So he comforted without hesitation: "Miss is so beautiful and kind, he has his own blessings that belong to Miss, and he will definitely be able to find a lover." ”

Later, Xin Mi really married into a well-off family, and the husband and wife were very affectionate and always remained the same.

In order to divert her attention, I told her a lot of anecdotes and jokes, which made her laugh coquettishly, and then she was ruthlessly disappointed.

This is talking lively, the maids came with wine utensils and dishes in their hands, and suddenly felt quiet around, looked left and right, and saw a two-story pavilion in the center of the garden, Han Yan, the host of tonight's banquet, and several people who seemed to have quite an identity standing on it. Han Yan stood and was delivering a banquet speech: "Han Yan is just a minister, His Majesty does not abandon his attendants, he has no merit in the court, and he has no political achievements in the people, but he has been blessed with a hundred gold by His Majesty's grace, and Yan does not dare to enjoy it alone. All here are Han Yan's good friends and guests, among which there are many virtuous and upright people, well-informed people, tonight everyone is full of elegance, with poetry and literary skills to accompany the wine, and wish His Majesty the Emperor a great show of heroism, Ze is eternal. ”

The surroundings immediately responded, and they all raised their glasses to each other.

Oh, what an important day I should have, it turns out that I have only received the benefit of the emperor, and in the name of "grace" I can enjoy all my abilities. But it's exactly what I want, there is good wine and good food in front of me, and I am happy to eat and drink for nothing and then pat my ass and leave.

After a while, the sound of music sounded in my ears, the ancient music stretched for a long time, far away and empty, with a strong ancient feeling, which made people feel confused and melancholy. The most melancholy one is me, because I miss modern music very much, if I can listen to Xiao Yaxuan again, even if I listen to the nasty chatter "RAP" music again, even if I die immediately, I am willing.

Alas, this nasty noisy ancient silk and bamboo sound is really unbearable.

Luckily, someone started singing and saved my ear in time.

The song is poignant and affectionate:

married as husband and wife, love is not doubtful.

Joy is in tonight, grace and good time.

The husband is on the road, what is the night?

The sanchen is gone, go and leave from now on......

This is a parting poem from the Han Dynasty, and I still remember the following:

The march is on the battlefield, and there is no time to see each other.

Shake hands and sigh, tears are goodbye.

Try to love Chunhua, don't forget the joyful time.

Life should come back, death should be Sauvignon Blanc.

The woman who sang was beautiful, her voice was slender and gentle, and the song "Farewell Poem" was sung deeply in her heart and touched the heartstrings. I don't know if the singer is as sung in the song, waiting for her husband to return.

Life should come back, death should be Sauvignon Blanc.

I am to Xiao Jian, and Xiao Jian is to me, isn't it exactly these two sentences.

Thinking of this, my eyes gradually felt warm. Xin Mi looked at me and said softly, "Sir, don't you think of the lady who is far away in the Western Regions?"

I nodded hurriedly and said, "Life is not like a participant...... Although we have not met, our thoughts have never been broken. ”

Suddenly, the last two lines of this poem came up: Tomorrow is separated by mountains, and the world is boundless. I couldn't help but feel even more dazed.

Xiao Jian and I are not separated by a mountain, but by two thousand years, two thousand years, the wine in front of me has turned into antiques, and the dead have turned to ashes.

Whining......

I drank a big glass of wine, and tonight is suitable for drunkenness. Probably the singer sang resentfully swept Han Yan's interest, and was driven down before she finished singing, and then the team of dancing girls appeared, and the music turned to a festive sound. But I was lovesick because of a song, and I was depressed.

The garden was bustling with activity, when I heard a noise of footsteps outside, and then someone shouted: "Your Majesty the Emperor has arrived." Then a group of guards and chamberlains, and then walked in the young emperor in civilian clothes.

Immediately there was silence in the garden.

Han Yan had already run quickly to meet him, kneeling on the ground to greet him, and suddenly knelt down in the dark, and only heard the sound of "Long live" in his ears.

I was far away, so I just bent my knees and stretched my neck, wanting to see what Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was a great man in history, looked like. Before he could see clearly, he had already taken the lead on the second floor pavilion in the center of the park, which was even more difficult to see from a distance, and he could only see a familiar figure among the bunch of entourages beside him, it was Wei Qing.

Seeing that the emperor didn't know what to say to Han Yan, Han Yan said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor has a decree, today I heard that Lord Han's mansion is holding a feast, and I came here temporarily, wanting to have fun with everyone. ”

Since the emperor has a decree, everyone is happy to obey the order, and immediately the music starts again, and the dancing girl has long sleeves and beautiful eyes, and she uses all her skills to dance more energetically.

Who doesn't know that when today's son is both lustful and good at singing and dancing, tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you are fortunate enough to be favored by the emperor, you will surely rise to prominence and a glorious life.

I quietly asked Xin Mi, "Miss Xin, haven't you ever thought of entering the palace to serve the emperor?"

Xin Mi hurriedly shook her head: "I heard that there are countless concubines living in Yongxiang in the palace, and some concubines have never even seen the emperor in their lives. ”

What a smart girl.

After a dance, sure enough, two women with good looks were called to the pavilion to serve the emperor, and the emperor was talking to Wei Qing, and after a while, Wei Qing left the pavilion.

I was full of food and drink, I felt bored, and I thought about sneaking away, and I felt depressed when I sat in this kind of wealthy place.

That's when a name caught my eye.

It was a young scribe, who looked handsome and elegant, holding a book slip, and said loudly: "The minister Sima Xiangru was ordered to write "Shanglin Fu", which has been completed today, and I am willing to take the moon and the wind to clear tonight, when the world's famous people gather together, and dedicate it to Your Majesty." ”

Sima Xiangru?!

I immediately came to my senses, and my body, which had stood up, fell short again.

I came to the banquet today, I knew that I would see many historical celebrities, but I didn't expect to see him, Sima Xiangru, a collection of famous talents and handsome men, the story of him and Zhuo Wenjun has been passed down through the ages, that is a model of romantic love, who does not envy it?

The emperor nodded happily to the chamberlain, who raised his and said, "Your Majesty's decree, Sima Xiangru read it on the spot." ”

Sima Xiangru responded with a "yes" and unfolded the bamboo slips, and recited them in a frustrated tone: "Death is a public hearing but laughing:

'Chu is born, and Qi is not good. Those who make the people who wait for tribute are not for money, so they report on their work, and those who seal the territory and paint the world are not for the sake of guarding, so they are forbidden to prostitution. ...... If you want to win with extravagance and debauchery, you can't make a name for yourself, but it is enough to degrade the king and damage yourself...... Cross-current, turning, rippling, rippling, surging and irrigating; Qionglong clouds, Wanjun glue, over the waves tend to turbulence, the water is down, the rocks rush to embrace, Shang Yang stagnation; Lindi injects gully, the sea is damaged and falling; Shen Shen faintly, bang the pound; the gurgling and the turbulent and boiling, the waves ...... the foam'" (thousands of words are omitted below)

I have long heard that the rhetoric of "Shanglin Fu" is gorgeous and magnificent, and it is full of rhetoric, and it is extremely exaggerated and beautiful, but I don't know if I haven't read it, and I know when I hear it today...... It's wonderful, I can't even understand it.

Turning his head to look at the others again, everyone shook their heads and was intoxicated. It seems that I am the most uneducated.

Finally, when he finished chanting, the audience applauded, and the emperor was even more overjoyed, shouting: "Good endowment, good endowment, Sima Xiangru rewards a thousand gold." ”

Now I finally know what it means to "buy a daughter", and Queen Chen's daughter should be given to this person.

The whole article describes the luxurious style of Shanglin Yuan, and it is strange that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who is good at his nature, does not like it. Looking at the brother who happily received the reward, the admiration for him in my heart was in an instant.

I'm bored to death, so it's better to slip away.

whispered to Xin Mi to excuse his resignation, and just as he got up and wanted to leave, Wei Qing came over, stopped me and said, "Sir, His Majesty the Emperor invites Mr. to come close!"