After passing through several corridors, I suddenly smelled the fragrance of flowers, and there was a huge garden in front of me, and the palace maid said: "This is the imperial garden, my master is in it, Lin Gongzi will go in by himself." ”

Lin Fengsheng walked slowly along the path paved with cobblestones, only to see that both sides were planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, there were camellias, rhododendrons, begonias, peonies, orchids, purple bamboos, lilies, roses, peonies, magnolias, etc., too many unknown flowers and plants, some have passed the flowering season, some are blooming, the flowers are like brocade, competing for beauty.

Although Lin Fengsheng was born in a wealthy family, compared with this imperial garden, his back garden is far inferior to the scale of the garden and the types of flowers and trees.

Turn a small rockery and hear the melodious sound of the piano, in front of it is a huge lotus pond, lotus leaf field, dotted with red or white flowers, just like Yang Wanli's poems: the lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red.

There is a small pavilion built in the center of the lotus pond, which is connected with the shore by a long wooden bridge, and a woman in yellow can be seen sitting in the pavilion and playing the piano in the distance. Lin Fengsheng took a deep breath, suddenly felt refreshed, and said in his heart: "This girl is also an elegant person, I don't know if she is a princess or a mother, why are you looking for me?"

Immediately walked across the long bridge to the pavilion, the woman still bowed her head and played, ignoring Lin Fengsheng. The woman is very young, she looks about the same age as Mei Ruoxue, wearing a goose-yellow Luo shirt, with a cloudy bun and picturesque eyebrows, she feels a sense of déjà vu when she arrives, but when she thinks about it, she really doesn't know such a woman.

Lin Fengsheng was quite fluent, so he sat on the railing and listened carefully, and did not come forward to disturb. The fingering of the woman's stroke is mainly based on the chanting and kneading of the left hand, sometimes unrestrained and vigorous, sometimes fresh and resentful, it is a song "Xiaoxiang Water Cloud", he felt that Qin Yun unconsciously appeared in his mind a picture of clouds and water, smoky.

This song is composed by Guo Wangchu of the Southern Song Dynasty, after the invasion of the Jin soldiers, he moved from his hometown Zhejiang to the foot of Jiuzhi Mountain in Hunan, deeply felt that the state affairs were drifting, the mountains and rivers were broken, and he was inspired to compose this song to send his inner depression and nostalgia for his homeland.

Lin Fengsheng said in his heart: "It seems that this is the princess, the Mongolian army is about to invade, she is worried about the safety of her family and country, so she played this song." ”

As soon as the song was finished, the girl Yingying got up and said, "You are here, please take a seat." ”

Lin Fengsheng sat down on the brocade stool opposite her, and arched his hand: "I don't know what the girl is called, what's the matter with coming down again?"

The girl smiled shyly, "Do you really not recognize me?"

Lin Fengsheng shook his head and said: "The girl is also a little similar to a friend in the next place, but when I met the girl for the first time, I hope the girl will be clumsy." ”

The girl cleared her throat and said, "Brother Lin, don't come unharmed, the younger brother has been waiting here for a long time." ”

Lin Fengsheng heard this, and blurted out: "Are you Brother Duan?"

The girl smiled: "The little girl's surname is Duan, her name is Zheng Yu, and the Zheng Yu of Gong Shangjiao Zheng Yu." ”

It turned out that the girl in front of him was Duan Zhengyu, whom he met in Deng Zhen a few months ago, but she was dressed as a man at the time, and Lin Fengsheng didn't know that she was a woman.

Lin Fengsheng said happily: "You are really Brother Duan, and the five tones in your name have accounted for two, no wonder you play the piano so well." Thinking of the difference between men and women, but I had been in the same room with her, I couldn't help but have a fever on my face.

Duan Zhengyu's cheeks were also flushed when he saw this, and he said in a low voice: "I lied to you at the time, you don't blame me, do you?"

Lin Fengsheng deliberately straightened his face and said, "Of course I blame you, you hide it from me so hard." ”

Duan Zhengyu said apologetically: "Don't be angry, okay? The little sister was also in love at that time. ”

Lin Fengsheng smiled and said, "Forget it, the name you told me is true, and it is not bad to go home." ”

Duan Zhengyu said: "The reason why I ran away from home is also true, my father forced me to marry to the Shama Department, but I refused, so I had to quietly escape from the palace." ”

Lin Fengsheng sighed and said, "You really shouldn't disobey your parents' orders, but how can you be a child's play when it's a big matter of marriage? Is the emperor still forcing you now?"

Duan Zhengyu smiled: "Don't force it, otherwise how can I stay in the palace obediently." His father had released Shamali, he had promised to rejoin the imperial court, and had taken the initiative to dissolve the marriage. ”

Lin Feng said in his heart: "The emperor has already released him, but why did his two sons come to me again to take revenge, saying that the emperor killed their father? It seems that the emperor deliberately released the rumor to deter those rebellious parties." This is also the meaning of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys. ”

smiled at the moment: "This is a good thing, now that the army is in chaos, if you escape from the palace again, it will be very dangerous." Then why didn't you say goodbye?"

Duan Zhengyu said: "That day, I saw a list on the city wall, saying that the queen mother had a strange disease, and the imperial doctors in the palace were helpless, so Zhang Bang recruited talented people from the rivers and lakes to enter the palace for diagnosis and treatment. I was so anxious that I just wanted to go back to the palace to visit, but it was a deception set up by my father and mother. ”

Lin Fengsheng said with a smile: "This is really pitiful for the hearts of parents in the world, but they do it for your own good." ”

Duan Zhengyu nodded and said, "Where have you been these days?" After saying this, his face was flushed again, and he lowered his head shyly.

Lin Fengsheng said: "You and I don't want to mention these things when we meet again, just think it's a kind of experience, aren't I good now?"

Duan Zhengyu originally wanted to confide in him with a thousand words, but when he really met, he didn't know where to start, and said in a low voice: "Bodhisattva bless, you finally came back safely." A few words could not hide the meaning of joy.

poured a cup of tea and gave it to Lin Fengsheng and said, "Although the little sister is a woman, I hope you can always treat me as your Duan brother, are you willing?"

Lin Fengsheng said with a smile: "As long as the princess doesn't dislike her low status, she will definitely not dare to forget the friendship of the day." ”

Duan Zhengyu said with a slight disappointment: "The intersection of people is the most important thing in the heart, and the rest are things outside the body, and I have always looked at them very lightly." ”

After that, the plain hand stroked the strings, the rhyme was born, and what was played was the "high mountain" in the song "Alpine Flowing Water", the sound of the piano was melodious, and Lin Fengsheng suddenly thought of the undulating mountains and beautiful scenery.

After Duan Zhengyu finished playing a song, he got up and said, "I wonder if my little sister is lucky enough to listen to Brother Lin's music?"

Lin Fengsheng smiled slightly, and immediately the ten fingers moved as smoothly as water, and a song of "flowing water". "High Mountains and Flowing Water" was originally a song, and since the Tang Dynasty, it has been divided into two independent qin songs, "High Mountain" and "Flowing Water".

Legend Boya is good at the qin, Zhong Zi is good at listening, Boya drum and piano are in the high mountains, Zhong Zi said: "Good, E'e Xi is like Mount Tai." "Aiming at flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "Good, like a river" Boya reads, Zhong Ziqi will get it. When the child died, Boya said that there was no more sound in the world, but the piano was broken, and the drum was never restored for life. After the foot is refuted, he uses "mountains and flowing water" as a metaphor for bosom friends or confidants. The two of them also take the meaning of "mountains and rivers meet bosom friends", and the two songs have regarded each other as their bosom friends.

The two of them were in a happy mood after playing this song, and there was no sense of restraint, sitting side by side on the fence of the pavilion to enjoy the lotus and talk, Lin Fengsheng told in detail about the various encounters after the separation, Duan Zhengyu listened quietly, and his beautiful face was happy and worried, as if it was not Lin Fengsheng who encountered danger and got adventures but himself.

Lin Fengsheng had not eaten water and rice since he entered the palace in the morning, and after a few hours, his stomach was already grumbling with hunger, Duan Zhengyu smiled and said: "Why don't you go to my room to eat some desserts and snacks, and then slowly tell me about it." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "It's okay, it's just that I don't like sweets very much." ”

Duan Zhengyu said: "Isn't this simple, I told the imperial chef to make you some dishes." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "There is no need to be so troublesome, it is better to go to the Taihe Restaurant outside the city, I can't help but salivate every time I think of the wine and food there these days." ”

Duan Zhengyu smiled and said, "What's the trouble here, it's not troublesome, but if you want to go to Taihe Restaurant, you can do it." I haven't been there since we separated, and I really miss the days when we got together. ”

The two went out of the imperial garden, Duan Zhengyu instructed the palace maid to prepare a sedan chair, Lin Fengsheng interjected: "I also brought a friend into the palace this time, do you know everything?"

Duan Zhengyu said with a smile: "I naturally know Lu Dao, and I also know that Lu Dao is a beauty. ”

Lin Fengsheng also smiled and said, "She must not have eaten either, let's take her with us." ”

Duan Zhengyu said: "Okay, since you are your friend, then you are not an outsider." So he asked the palace maid to prepare an extra sedan chair.

Lin Fengsheng and Duan Zhengyu came to the guest room in the West Chamber, Yun'er was wiping her own sword in the room, and when she saw Duan Zhengyu, she couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked, "Fengsheng, who is this girl?"

Lin Fengsheng said: "This is the princess of Dali and my good friend." ”