"Chen Lin'an has arrived in Chang'an. A whisper came from the shadows of the courtyard.

The courtyard is not big, but a small courtyard surrounded by two or three thatched houses, and in Chang'an City, such small courtyards are much rarer than those rich and compelling mansions.

The old man and a young scholar played chess on a wooden table in the middle of the courtyard. The old man was dressed in ordinary linen clothes, walking in white, and the scholars were dressed in white and white, and they were sunspots.

"Guess what. The old man said, "What does the Holy One say?"

"I didn't say anything. ”

"Where's that over there?"

"There was no movement. ”

The old man bowed slightly, and the people in the shadows dispersed. The reader, who had not said a word since the beginning of the chess game, looked at the chessboard that was gradually running out, smiled slightly, and admitted defeat.

"It seems that the above is still playing Mr. Chen's idea. The reader said he felt a little headache. From the moment he heard the name Chen Lin'an, he began to have a headache, this kind of pain from the inside out could not be contained, and it could not be cured.

"Chen Yi, Xu Er, Li San, among the three disciples of Master Zhang, this Chen Yi and Chen Lin'an are the most literati. The old man gave an explanation.

The two of them were silent for a long time, and then the young scholar spoke.

"It shouldn't be. ”

The old man just stared at the black and white chessboard, shook his head, raised his hand to overturn the chessboard, and the black and white chess pieces fell in the courtyard one by one like raindrops, as if hitting the two of them in the face.

The moment the chessboard fell to the ground, a thunderclap exploded, and the sky was gloomy.

"yes, that's not how it shouldn't. After the old man finished speaking, the rain fell.

As the rain fell more and more frequently in late summer, Ying Tianchang sat on the stone steps under the eaves of Chang'an Street, the raindrops shattering on the floor and splashing the water against his trouser legs, wetting him.

The sky is overcast like night, and it is expected that the rain will be heavier in a while.

The young man looked at the ground with half-pressed eyeliner, and in front of him were countless water splashes rippling on the ground, ripples in circles, rippling away the last bit of summer heat. The little black dog bounced back and forth in the rain, tirelessly.

Chen Lin'an came from the rain with an umbrella, and Ying Tianchang stared at his trouser legs, which were also wet. Ying Tianchang showed a smile, and the little black dog ran to respond to Tianchang's side, wagging his tail.

"You can also put away these books, remember to read," Chen Linan took out three books that were not new from his arms and handed them to Ying Tianchang.

Ying Tianchang put the book into the bag behind his back, there was nothing there, just seven or eight books. Chen Lin'an likes to go to some small bookstores on the streets and alleys, and he will always give Ying Tianchang a few old books that are about to be turned over after he comes out, and he never worries about the problem of being greedy and chewy, so he should buy it. Not only the bookstore, but Ying Tianchang has never seen his senior brother go to any other big store, and the reason is simple, Chen Linan is not rich.

Ying Tianchang said: "You said that the academy is in Jiangnan, and this is Chang'an. ”

"I promised...... An old man, out of the academy, he will come to Chang'an to see her. Chen Lin'an nodded, but his words were a little hesitant, it was the first time for Ying Tianchang to see Chen Lin'an like this.

Chen Lin'an pulled the boy under the umbrella, and the umbrella surface tilted a little. Ying Tianchang picked up the little black dog and put it on his shoulder. The little black dog shook his body, and the droplets of water between his hair shook off the scholar and the boy.

But the two didn't care.

Chen Lin'an sighed, not relieved. Ying Tianchang looked up at Chen Lin'an, and he had some uneasiness that could be seen. Ying Tianchang grinned, guessing all kinds of possibilities in his heart.

They strolled down Chang'an Avenue, it was raining heavily, and there was no one else on the street. After one of the many turns, Ying Tianchang felt that they had roughly reached their destination.

It's no longer deserted, it's as crowded as a pack of wild dogs in the backstreets, and even if it rains a little harder, there won't necessarily be fewer people here. Ying Tianchang looked into the open archway around him, different men and seductive women gathered together, on the table and chairs, stroking the qin and singing, drinking and making music, their laughter and the sound of rain in the alley like a piano and a chorus.

Chen Lin'an knocked Ying Tianchang's head, and the young man retracted his head. He had never seen such a world, but he had heard of it in the flow of people fleeing the famine, and there were many peers who were waiting to grow up to have fun, and many more older people were waiting for money to have romance. Ying Tianchang now knows why they have such a longing.

This kind of harmony sounds really joyful.

The boy continued to walk deeper into the alley with the scholar, and the people holding umbrellas on the road were also walking, perhaps passing by a plaque and a red gardenia lamp, and he would go in some. The umbrella obscured their appearance, and Ying Tianchang guessed that they should like the rain, just like he liked to fall asleep to the sound of the rain.

Ying Tianchang touched the head of the bun, the garden building here was repaired and rich, and he guessed that Chen Linan was looking for the most ordinary place, probably like those tattered little bookstores.

Just as he was thinking about it, the boy ate another chestnut on his head.

"This is called Merry?" asked Ying Tianchang, holding his head.

Chen Lin'an sighed and did not speak.

But to Ying Tianchang's surprise, the more you go inside, the attic courtyards inside are not necessarily splendid, but each has its own chic.

It's more expensive. Ying Tianchang's heart trembled.

In front of the "Drunken Cloud Fang", the scholar stopped, and Ying Tianchang followed. Zuiyunfang is not like other brothels in Qinglou, and there are no people in front of the door to solicit customers, but there are many more people walking inside than half of the Qinglou customers on the street.

Chen Lin'an stood straight outside the door, clenching his fists.

"Not enough money?" the young man asked in a low voice, pulling off the sleeve of the scholar's shirt.

"No money. Chen Linan said.

"You don't have any money, you still come?"

Chen Lin'an nodded, but still gave Ying Tianchang a chestnut.

Someone noticed the scholar and the boy standing in the doorway, they all looked back at them before entering the Drunken Cloud Place, and then showed a strange smile that seemed to make them a little taller. Ying Tianchang took the bun off his shoulder and hugged it, and the bun grinned at those who were smiling. Chen Lin'an coughed, and the little black dog quieted down.

In fact, the scholar and the boy didn't stand for long, and a man came out of Zuiyun Fang, although his clothes were not gorgeous, but Ying Tianchang felt that he should not be a turtle or a subordinate.

"Mr. Chen, please come with me. He said.

The man brought the two of them into Zuiyunfang, which did not have the smell of fat powder in Ying Tianchang's imagination, it was a faint fragrance, and Ying Tianchang couldn't tell whether it was the smell of grass in early spring or the smell of lotus ponds on a rainy night in late summer.

The tactful sound of the piano circulates in the market, which is very pleasant, but Ying Tianchang feels annoying.

Merry people drink and chant poetry, and beauties dance and sing lyrics.

The boy felt that he had something dirty.

Circling into the small courtyard southeast of Zuiyunfang, the man who led the way was about to retreat by himself, and before leaving, Ying Tianchang said to Chen Lin'an, "I'm waiting for you here." ”

"You can go in with me...... It's like meeting an elder. ”

Ying Tianchang shook his head, at this moment, he was a little resolute.

The young man looked up at the scholar, who thought about it, but did not insist, and handed the umbrella in his hand to the young man.

Ying Tianchang put the little black dog on the ground and took the umbrella.

The scholar patted the boy on the shoulder and said to the man leading the way, "Don't let people disturb him." ”

"Mr. Chen, please rest assured, we know how to be measured. The man retreated.

The scholar walked out of the umbrella, Ying Tianchang held the umbrella, and stepped back.

Chen Lin'an stood in the rain, looked at the closed courtyard gate, and remembered the drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River, unlike the rain in Chang'an, which hurts on his body.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, the scholar felt that he was standing in front of her courtyard gate, he shouldn't think about these things, he should think about her.

The scholar raised his hand and knocked on the door, and in the eyes of Ying Tianchang behind him, his senior brother raised his hand and knocked five or six times before he really touched the courtyard door and made a sound.

Ying Tianchang grinned, and the scholar was very nervous.

A gap opened inward at the courtyard door, and Chen Lin'an clinged to the gap and entered the small courtyard.

And behind the courtyard gate, there is no one else.

Chen Lin'an closed the courtyard door, looked around, was a little surprised, smiled slightly, bowed in a certain direction of the courtyard, and walked to a small building in the courtyard with his past memories.

Before he could approach the small building he had been thinking about day and night, a figure rushed into his arms and hugged the scholar firmly with both arms.

At this time, Chen Linan didn't dare to look down at the delicate figure in his arms.

"It's raining heavily here, and you're already weak, so go back first. Chen Lin'an said, his hands raised slightly, and after a pause, he still put them down. He didn't hold her.

The person in his arms did not let go, and hugged it tighter.

Chen Lin'an sighed habitually, and a fresh breeze came out of his sleeve, wrapping the two of them, blowing away the rain and the wetness of their clothes, and sending them into the small building.

"From Hangzhou to Chang'an, you are not used to it, right?" Chen Lin'an said softly.

The man in her arms shook her head violently, and there was no gap between her cheeks and the scholar's chest.

Chen Lin'an was silent, finally lowered his head, looked at the girl in his arms, and smirked.

After a long time, like Chunhua kissing Xia He for so long, she said: "This courtyard is exactly the same as the small courtyard in Liuli Pavilion, and there is also a grandmother accompanying me, she doesn't like to see people, don't be surprised." ”

"Say hello. Chen Linan said.

"I've been in Chang'an for so long, and no one will come to this courtyard, and no one will ask me out. ”

Chen Linan said: "I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time, let's play a song." ”

In her arms, she reluctantly let go and went to get the piano, but Chen Linan did not move to help her. Two years ago, Zuiyunfang bought Hangzhou Liulige Oiran Fat Snow to Chang'an at a sky-high price, not to make money.

Fat Xue returned with the piano in her arms, sat on the floor, and her fingertips plucked the melodious tune on the strings, and she was playing this "Plum Song" when they first met.

Chen Lin'an also sat down and looked at her quietly, as if the sky was not dark, the heavy rain had not fallen, the cool breeze had not risen, everything was very beautiful, as beautiful as her.

Chen Lin'an said: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have come to Chang'an." ”

"I know. ”

"In the past two years, they have wanted to send you to me many times, but I didn't nod, do you hate me?"

Fatty Xue shook her head and said, "I don't hate you, I hate lovesickness too bitterly." ”

"Don't you really blame me?"

"How could it be. ”

She stopped playing the piano, got up and stepped on the scholar hard.

The scholar stood up and grabbed her palm.

She looked up at the scholar and said, "You're a little different than before. ”

She looked into the scholar's eyes, his eyes had the future she wanted, and her sweetness overflowed from her heart to her face.

Chen Lin'an also looked at her eyes and said seriously: "I rushed to Hangzhou when you left Hangzhou, and I wanted to say something to you, but I didn't say it at that time, I didn't dare." ”

"How dare you say it now?"

She asked, but Chen Linan did not answer.

The scholar held back for a long time, but still didn't speak. Zhi Xue sighed as she learned from Chen Lin'an's appearance, she felt that she might know more about this scholar than the husband who taught her.

She took the scholar's hand and put his arms on her waist, and her body slid into his arms again: "You said you would redeem me, I believe you." ”

She spoke softer than the winter sun.

Chen Linan nodded and said yes.

"Uh-huh, what?" Fatty Xue suddenly became willful, "'Two-sleeved breeze' Chen Lin'an, his sleeves are full of bright moon and breeze, you take this to redeem me?"

The scholar was silent, and both of them smiled.

The two sleeves are breezy and full of joy.

How much money was spent to ransom her, Chen Linan felt that he was earning.

Chen Lin'an is Chen Lin'an after all, and he said something that did not suit the occasion: "I can't stay in Chang'an for a long time, I want to accompany you for another day tomorrow, and I will get up and go back to the academy the day after tomorrow." ”

"Good. Fat Xue didn't stop her, "I'll go shopping in Chang'an with you tomorrow." ”

"I'm taking you to meet someone now, he doesn't dare to come in, and I can't just let him wait outside. Chen Lin'an finally knew that he had a little junior brother.

"Found a little vixen back?" asked Fatty Xue as she looked up.

She blinked her eyes containing autumn water and spring dew, Chen Lin'an smiled, found an umbrella in the small building that was exactly the same as the boudoir in Hangzhou, and said, "That's our little junior brother, let's go." ”

He took her by the hand, and the two came out.

"It's good if it's not a little junior sister. She said.

Then, she saw a young man hiding in the corner of the courtyard gate, squatting against the wall with an umbrella, like a huge mushroom.

There is also a small black dog with a wagging tail underneath the mushroom.

The rain hit the fan with a crisp sound, and the boy closed his eyes as if he was sleeping.

But there was a man standing in front of the young man, a young man in a white robe, and it could be seen that he was also a scholar.

He stood in the rain as if it hadn't rained, if the rain hadn't dripped down him.

After Chen Lin'an and Fatty Xue walked out of the courtyard gate, he no longer stood in front of the young man, he walked up to Chen Lin'an and saluted the two.

"I've seen Mr. Chen. ”

Mainly for Chen Lin'an.

Chen Lin'an returned the gift.

After he left, Xue Xue asked, "Who is that person?"

"Cui Yu, the younger generation of Qinghe Cui's so-called three points of aura. Chen Lin'an rubbed his forehead, "Although I am prepared, I still annoy them." ”

Fat Xue didn't understand much, Chen Lin'an didn't say much, she didn't ask more, she took Chen Lin'an's arm and walked towards the young man.

The little black dog barked twice.

Ying Tianchang raised his head and saw Chen Lin'an and Fat Xue, the young man quickly got up, scratched his head and said, "My name is Ying Tianchang...... Sister-in-law... Sister-in-law?"

The teenager was a little overwhelmed.

Fat Xue squinted her eyes with a smile and said, "My name is Xu Wanxiu, or it's better to call my sister-in-law." ”

When Chen Linan saw the scene, he was a little worried and even happier. Once again, the scholar warned himself in his heart not to have so many thoughts in front of her.