Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty-Seven

The terrain outside Jinling City is dominated by flat land in the south, west and north, with occasional rolling hills. Only the mountains in the eastern suburbs rise up, although they are not very high, they are still continuous. Gushan is the closest mountain to the capital in the eastern suburbs.From the east gate of the Imperial Capital, you can reach the foot of Gushan Mountain in less than half an hour by galloping on a fast horse.If you climb the mountain in autumn, you will see a red maple burning as far as you can see, but it is still the middle of winter, with bare branches standing in the remaining snow, and the mountain road is filled with a strong sense of bleakness and bleakness.

Climbing up the steps, on the secluded side of the top of the isolated peak, there are pavilions with wings, rattan fences and thatched eaves, which are simple and simple.A hundred steps to the southwest of this pavilion, there is another gentle slope, which extends obliquely to the outside of the cliff. On the slope, there are tombs made of granite. In front of the tomb, there are two plates of fresh fruits. There, thin smoke curled up. This year's Chinese New Year came late, and the April 9th ​​has passed, not the days when a drop of water turns into ice.But above the lonely ridge, where the mountain wind hovers, the chill is still piercing.

Xia Dong was wearing a one-piece pure black silk cotton robe, standing quietly in front of the grave, the skirt of the same color fluttered with the mountain wind at the bifurcation of the robe.Her long hair, which was usually draped over her shoulders, was coiled up high at this time, and the paleness was still eye-catching, lining the faint fine lines at the corners of her eyes, telling the passing of youth. The paper ashes are flying, the fragrance has gradually disappeared, and the wine syrup sprinkled on the ground has also seeped into the soil, slowly disappearing the traces.Only the name on the tombstone, which has been traced tens of thousands of times by pale fingers, is still so bright red and so piercing.

Standing here since dawn, burning paper and whispering, now the shadow of the sun has penetrated the gaps between the branches and hit the forehead directly, making people's eyes dizzy.The mist in the deep valley in front has dissipated, and the outline of Jinghua behind it can be imagined. I am afraid that it has gradually leached out of the white mist, and its figure appeared faintly. "Nie Feng, it's been another year..." Since his farewell, one day has been three autumns, but this real year can pass slowly like this. Standing in front of his grave, let him watch him grow old year by year, wondering whose tears are hotter, whose heart is more painful, inside or outside the grave?

Maybe when the tears are exhausted, there will be blood, and when the pain is extreme, it will be numbness. Take a long breath, if you break it, meeting will become the most extravagant wish in the world. Xia Dong's fingers lightly traced the familiar strokes and strokes in front of the stele again, and the rough stone surface rubbed against the cold fingertips. Every time he traced, his heart twitched. The mountain wind was still whistling in my ears, and the gap between the choking and shrill voices was mixed with faint human voices, which came from the other side of the mountain road indistinctly.

Xia Dong's two long eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and a sinister look appeared on his face. There are few people on the lonely mountain in winter, not to mention the secluded place, not to mention that it is still the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.This is the first time that people have disturbed the sweeping ceremony every year. "Sovereign, there is a small road over there, and the main peak is here. Look, you can already see it..." "It doesn't matter, I just want to take a small path. The forest here is dense and the branches are deep, and the lights and shadows are dancing. Isn't it more interesting?"

In the soft voice, the snow creaked.Xia Dong took a deep breath, turned around slowly, expressionless. "Lord Xia..." The visitor seemed a little surprised, "What a coincidence..." "Climbing in severe winter, Mr. Su is very interested." Xia Dong said calmly, "But today, I remember that there seems to be a grand event..." "It was because I couldn't bear the noise that I hid out of the city. If I stayed in the cold house and was invited by someone else, it would be hard to shirk." Mei Changsu said frankly without hesitation, "What's more, Su has a new illness, doctor. Allowing me to climb the mountain slowly and recover my strength slowly is also a kind of therapy. It just so happens that this lonely mountain is the closest to the city, so I come here on a whim. Is there anything that disturbs you?"

"This lonely mountain is not mine, so naturally everyone can come." Xia Dong said coldly, "This is the tomb of the poor husband. Few people come here, so I am a little surprised." "Is this the place where General Nie's bones are buried?" Mei Changsu stepped forward, his tone steady and unwavering, only his long eyelashes drooping down, covering his dark eyes, "Su, a famous general of a generation, has always admired his reputation. Come here by fate, can you allow me to offer a sacrifice and show my admiration?" Xia Dong was startled, but after thinking about it, since he has come here, the two of them can be regarded as having a friendship under the snow. If they know that it is the tomb of their dead husband but do not express it, that is not due courtesy.As for words of admiration, it is not worth investigating whether it is true or false, so he nodded immediately and said: "Thanks for your kindness, sir, please."

Mei Changsu bowed lightly, walked slowly to the front of the tombstone, knelt down, pinched the earth for incense, bowed deeply three times, turned his face, and asked in a low voice: "Li Gang, I remember you Always carry alcohol with you?" "yes." "Lend it to me." "Yes." Li Gang respectfully untied a silver bottle from his waist, and bowed to hand it over. Mei Changsu took the silver bottle, uncorked it with a flick of a finger, clasped his hands together, and chanted loudly: "The general's reputation will be ruined in a hundred battles. To Heliang and back thousands of miles, the old man will never die. Like snow. A strong man, yet the sad song is not clear. Birds still know how to hate, but they don’t cry to clear tears and long to cry blood. Who will share with me, the drunk moon?... The general’s heroic spirit is here. If you wish to be soul-soul, please drink my wine !"

After saying that, he drank the wine on the ground, turned his hands back and raised his head to take another big sip, coughed slightly, held back, wiped off the wine stains on the corners of his lips with the back of his hand, his eyes were stern, his clothes were flickering, he could only feel the grief and indignation in his chest, he couldn't help but scream One sound. Xia Dong stood behind him, although he couldn't see the expression of the tomb sacrificer, but he was touched by his words, he couldn't help himself, turned around and supported the tree trunk next to him, crying like ice.

"Mrs. Nie, the deceased is dead, please express my condolences." After a while, a gentle voice rang in his ears, hearing him change his address, he felt even more sad.But Xia Dong is not a boudoir widow after all, her proud and tough character does not allow her to show weakness and gaffe in front of unfamiliar people.After quickly adjusting her unstable breath, she raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks, and regained her firm and steady expression. "Sir, you are kind, and the survivors feel the same way. Xia Dong is here to pay my respects." Mei Changsu returned the gift, while persuading him: "The sacrifice is just a wish. I think Mrs. Nie's clothes are thin and she doesn't wear leather clothes. Let Su accompany you down the mountain. General Nie has a spirit in the sky, and he definitely doesn't want to see Mrs. Nie like this." Self-tortured." Xia Dong had already finished worshiping and was about to go down the mountain, so he didn't say much at the moment, the two turned around silently, and walked slowly side by side along the stone steps of the mountain path.Along the way, we only heard the rustling of the wind blowing and falling snow, and there was no conversation. When he was approaching the foot of the mountain, and he could already see the grass shed tea room and the horse tied outside the tea room, Xia Dongfang asked lightly, "Do you want to go back to the city, sir?" Mei Changsu smiled and said, "It's not past noon yet, so it's too early to go back to the city. I heard that there are beautiful stone sculptures in the nearby ancient town, so I want to take this time to take a walk." "The stone sculptures in Chixia Town? It's really worth seeing." Xia Dong stopped, "Forgive me, I have business in Beijing, so I can't accompany you." "Lord Xia, please go ahead." The situation changed, and Mei Changsu naturally changed his address again, "The case of the murder of the inner prisoner is really difficult to investigate. Besides hard work, sir, you still have to take care of your health." Xia Dong glanced over, sharp as a blade, "What does Mr. Su mean by that?" "What? Didn't this case go to the Xuanjing Division?" Xia Dong's face turned even colder.On the surface, this case is being investigated by the commanding office of the Forbidden Army, but she participated under a secret order.But since the investigation has already started, it will be a matter of time before people know about it.It's just that this Su Zhe, he also knew a little too early. "This is indeed a strange case. Maybe Xuan Jing will be interested in it in the future." Xia Dong responded in a vain manner, neither clearly nor deadly, and then asked another question, "But the murderer To kill so cleanly, he must be a master of the rivers and lakes, what advice does Mr. Su have?" "There are so many capable people in the Jianghu, and even Langya Pavilion keeps updating the list every year. How dare I speak nonsense? Besides, when it comes to understanding the figures in the Jianghu, how can Xuanjing Division be inferior to the Jiangzuo League? What is there now? Master Xia stays in the capital, I'm afraid Mr. Xia knows better than me, right?" Xia Dong's ice-like eyes moved slightly, and his eyes were very alert.Xuan Jingshi, as the emperor's confidant, naturally must not be involved in party disputes or show favoritism.This Su Zhe is almost a member of King Yu's camp at present, and he really has to be more cautious when talking with him. With a smile on the corner of Mei Changsu's lips, he slowly looked away.Of course he knew what Xia Dong was thinking at this time.Looking at the entire capital, except for those who understood his true purpose, everyone else's attitudes changed more or less after knowing that he had been involved in the party struggle, even Yan Yujin and Xie Bi were no exception.If there is only one person who treats him with absolute sincerity, there is only one Xiao Jingrui. In the eyes of others, he is first and foremost the unicorn genius Su Zhe, but in the eyes of Xiao Jingrui, he is just Mei Changsu from beginning to end. No matter how majestic he was, no matter how many turmoil he caused, the original intention of the young man to befriend him has never changed in the slightest. Xiao Jingrui has been watching this party struggle with peaceful and sad eyes, but never detached.He didn't think his father's choice was wrong, nor did he think Brother Su's position was wrong. He just felt sad that the two couldn't stand together, but he didn't give up his friendship with Mei Changsu because of this. .He insisted on a candid and unquestioning attitude. Whatever Mei Changsu asked him, he answered truthfully, and never thought deeply about "Brother Su's intention and purpose of asking this question."This is not impossible, and it is not possible to do it. Including the pre-invitation for this birthday party, Mei Changsu could clearly see the bright mind of the young man: You are my friend, as long as you are willing to come, I will definitely protect you. Xiao Jingrui didn't want to rebel against his father, nor did he want to change Mei Changsu, he just wanted to use his own way to make his own friends. Jiyue Qingfeng, nothing more than the case.It's a pity that such a person actually grew up in Xie's residence. Mei Changsu shook his head and sighed softly, stopping his thoughts.The wheel of fate is approaching, it is useless to think about it, because no one can reverse the cause and effect in the world. For his emotion and silence, Xia Dong didn't notice at this time, her eyes fell far to the other end of the dirt road around the foot of the mountain, and she said "Huh" softly. Mei Changsu followed her gaze and raised his eyebrows.In the depths of the dense forest near the bottom of the mountain, nearly a hundred officers and soldiers jumped out one after another. Some were holding long knives, some were holding spiked hook guns, and some were carrying whole coils of rope.From their snow and mud-stained boots and dirty undershirts, it can be seen that this group of people has probably been shuttling through the dense forest for a while. "Have you found it?" A tall and burly non-commissioned officer who should be a centurion from his clothes also jumped out, his voice was loud, and his roar seemed to echo. "No……" "I didn't see anything..." The subordinates answered one after another, and everyone looked very disappointed. "Didn't someone from the mountain newspaper say they saw it here? Damn it! You missed it again!" The centurion cursed angrily, raised his head, and turned his eyes in the direction of Mei and Xia inadvertently, and couldn't help being stunned. Mei Changsu showed a bright smile and nodded to him. It's true that we don't meet each other anywhere in life, we can meet acquaintances intentionally or unintentionally... "What, is this someone Mr. Su knows?" Xia Dong asked after looking at Mei Changsu's expression. "It's not considered to be acquaintances, but just met. That's someone from Prince Jing's residence. Although I only visited Prince Jing once, I still have some impressions of this man." Xia Dong felt a little surprised, "A centurion, to leave an impression on Mr. Su, there must be something extraordinary, right?" Mei Changsu nodded, "I don't know what he is good at, has he improved a bit now..." This sounded strange, Xia Dong raised his eyebrows and was about to ask again, when the centurion had already strode over, ignored Mei Changsu, and just saluted Xia Dong with his hands clasped together, saying: "Under King Jing's command, the centurion Husband Qi Meng, may I ask if Lord Xia came down from the mountain?" Xia Dong took a look at him, nodded slightly, "Not bad." "When you two were on the mountain, did you see any monsters?" "Monsters?" Xia Dong frowned, "This is the area under the jurisdiction of Kyoto, how could there be monsters?" "Yes, it's a brown-haired monster that disturbed the mountain people, so we were ordered to round it up." Mei Changsu interjected and asked, "I remember you guys have been on the move for a while, why haven't you caught them yet?" Qi Meng was originally a fourth-rank general, but because of Mei Changsu's sarcasm, he was demoted to a centurion because of a few cold words from Mei Changsu.However, Prince Jing's mansion also has a lot of insightful people, after he was hit by the military stick that day, at least three people came to persuade him and explained the truth clearly, which made him feel ashamed.Seeing Mei Changsu again at this time, even though he still felt a little uncomfortable and was unwilling to take the initiative to talk to him, since he asked, there was no reason for him to turn his face away and not answer. "There are many mountains and dense forests in the eastern suburbs, and the monster is extremely cunning. We can't stay here every day. Only the mountain people come here when they have a report. But every time we come, we can't even see the shadow, and we don't know the mountain people. Did you read it wrong..." Mei Changsu glanced at the four fields, thinking that the mountains in the eastern suburbs are so vast and wide, trying to catch a beast in a targeted manner is like looking for a needle in a haystack, no wonder it always fails. "Shouldn't the Jingzhao Yin Yamen be in charge of reporting the crime here?" Xia Dong asked again. "That monster is so powerful. The policemen of Jingzhao Yin's yamen surrounded it once. Half of the fifty people were injured, but they couldn't catch it in the end. Gaofu Yin had no choice but to beg in front of our lord. There is nothing of great merit, and only our prince is willing to take care of it." Xia Dong knew in her heart that what the centurion said was true, but she had an affair with Prince Jing, and she didn't want to make any further comments. She hummed and turned to Mei Changsu, "I'm going back to the city now. See you again some other day." .” "Lord Xia, go slowly." Mei Changsu bowed his body and watched Xia Dong go to the teahouse to pick up the steed. After urging the horse away with a whip, Fang slowly turned around and glanced at Qi Meng. "What are you doing?" Qi Meng felt a little guilty at his glance, his mind was spinning rapidly, trying to recall if he had said anything wrong just now. Seeing his nervous look, Mei Changsu couldn't help but smile, "Not bad, not seeing you for a few days, and I have learned to reflect on myself. It seems that His Highness Prince Jing has indeed trained his subordinates. What you said just now is nothing to Xia Dong. It's not right, but if you don't talk about it in the future, don't talk about it. His Highness Prince Jing needs to do more and talk less now, he understands this truth, and your subordinates should understand even more." Mei Changsu was just a commoner, not an advisor to King Jing, and he was somewhat at odds with Qi Meng, logically speaking, he had no qualifications to lecture others.But for some reason, he stood there in a plain and weak manner, but he had a convincing aura, which made Qi Meng nod his head unconsciously, and said "I see". At this time Li Gang had ordered someone to drive the carriage over, put down the footstool, and helped Mei Changsu to board the carriage.Just as the carriage was about to start, Mei Changsu suddenly lifted the curtain, leaned out half of his body as if remembering something, and said to Qi Meng, "Ask the mountain people what the monster likes to eat, and set a trap to lure it in." .” Qi Meng was stunned before he could respond, the curtain was lowered again, and the coachman swayed away with his whip crackling. That night when Mei Changsu returned home, he learned that Yu Wang had come to invite him in person, because he didn't believe that he was really not there, so he insisted on going into the backyard to look around. Later, probably because the house was full of guests, he couldn't wait any longer. Only then left in dismay. After the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, lanterns are hung up in various parts of the capital to prepare for the Lantern Festival.The palace was no exception, from the empress to the concubines, all the palaces and courtyards had their own unique ideas, scrambling to make new and ingenious lanterns for the emperor to enjoy on the fifteenth day, which won favor and praise. For some, though, the convivial atmosphere is just the surface.While stepping up the investigation of the murder of the inner eunuch, Meng Zhi, the commander of the imperial army, made great efforts to improve the palace defenses, arranged intensive shifts and strengthened the inspections, and soon achieved results. Two incidents of eunuchs intentionally setting fires in the palace were stopped in a row.It is a pity that the arrested suspects committed suicide on the spot and did not ask for a confession. However, according to the identities found in the investigation of the corpses, these suspects were indeed registered internal affairs eunuchs, and they did not sneak in from the outside.Because of this, Queen Yan was reprimanded by Emperor Liang in public and was forced to take off her hairpin to plead guilty.She understood that for any disturbances in the palace, she, the Lord of the East Palace and not the other concubines, was responsible for it, and she did not bear the slightest responsibility, so she could only be extra careful and strictly control the movement of people in each palace.The Empress is the daughter of the Taifu of the previous dynasty. She married the Emperor Liang, who was still the county king at the age of sixteen, as her concubine. Since Emperor Liang ascended the throne, she was conferred the title Empress, and she has been in charge of the Six Palaces till now.Although she has long been in love and has not given birth to a child, she has not been a maid in vain for so many years. She has her own uniqueness in controlling the harem, and the Yue family's favor of the imperial concubine did not make any big waves. , Now that he has made a cruel rectification, he can still control the situation. Compared with the dense haze in the palace, Mei Changsu's actions outside the palace seemed much more relaxed.After finding out several Jianghu masters currently in contact with Zhuo Dingfeng in Beijing, the suzerain of the Jiangzuo League hurriedly dispatched an unknown swordsman to Beijing, and challenged them one by one according to Jianghu rules. I couldn't get out of bed for a month, and it was solved neatly.And after this unknown swordsman quickly caused a commotion, he quietly disappeared without a trace, causing rumors to spread all over the place. Everyone is speculating on where this person came from, and whether he will be on the Langya master list next year... … Without a helper, Zhuo Dingfeng was sensitive to the fact that there always seemed to be eyeliners around him, and the method of probing was very sophisticated. Although it didn't feel right, he couldn't get it out.In this case, he had no choice but to stand still and waste his time with his opponent.Xie Yu was a cautious person, he did everything without leaving any evidence, because he was worried that the envoy Xuan Jing had already taken action, so he didn't dare to urge Zhuo Dingfeng to act hastily, so there was a stalemate for many days, and the capital was naturally peaceful. The tradition of New Year’s Eve is to keep the year old, while the tradition of Lantern Festival is to call friends and friends, take the wives and the young to go out to watch the lanterns.Although security has been stepped up inside and outside the dark palace, for Mei Changsu who hides behind the scenes, there is no shortage of entertainment, especially when Feiliutian is not dark, he can change into beautiful clothes by himself, tie up When the new hair band is ready to go out to watch the lights. Since there is no curfew this night, the streets are full of people.Li Gang put in a lot of nervous work, not only arranging guards to surround him, but also specifically telling Fei Liu to hold Brother Su's hand firmly so that he would not get lost. "I won't lose it!" Fei Liu was quite humiliated by Uncle Li's order. "You'll know it as soon as you go out. The market during the Lantern Festival is extremely crowded. If you are not careful, you will get lost. Fei Liu, you can't be careless." "I won't lose it!" Fei Liu insisted angrily. Mei Changsu patted the young man's head with a smile, and said softly, "You're mistaken. Uncle Li meant that Brother Su would get lost, not that we Fei Liu would get lost." Fei Liu was stunned for a moment, and after thinking seriously for a long time, he suddenly grabbed Mei Changsu's hand tightly and said loudly, "Don't lose it!" Li Gang breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After Chu Geng roused, a group of people left the gate of the mansion, and as soon as they entered the bustling main street of Dengjie, they immediately felt the atmosphere of crowds.Among the bright lights and colorful lights, there are crowds of people and laughter.This is the most unclear day in the capital of Daliang. Whether it is aristocratic officials or civilians, there is no obvious difference among the crowd watching the lanterns. Many famous families even wear white clothes and masks during the Lantern Festival. It has become a fashion to huddle into a pile of lanterns and have fun. Only noble ladies and ladies with high status will pull up the curtains for a little barrier, but there are still many people deliberately disguised as commoner women, wearing hoods If you live halfway, you can walk around at will.This is why Shangyuan Festival will become the best day for couples to have a secret date. Like all children, Feiliu likes the shiny and dazzling things the most. Those rabbit lanterns, goldfish lanterns, carousel lanterns, fairy lanterns, pumpkin lanterns, butterfly lanterns... all of them make him unable to take his eyes off each other. When I asked him "Do you want to buy it?", he would always answer with affirmation: "Yes!" So much so that everyone had two or three of them in their hands before they finished shopping for half a street. "Sovereign, that's not how you spoil children..." Li Gang couldn't help complaining, "Fei Liu must wish to move the whole street home..." "Okay!" The young man was delighted and immediately agreed. "It's okay, after meeting with them later, you can hire two people to take these lights back. Anyway, our yard is big, so we hang them all along the eaves, let Feiliu have fun for a few days." Mei Changsu smiled. After appeasing Li Gang, he turned back to coax Fei Liu, "Fei Liu, according to the rules, these lamps can only be hung in the first month, and after the first month, all of them must be put away, do you understand?" "Know!" Li Gang smiled wryly, and had no choice but to stop talking, and stretched his neck to look forward, "There are so many people, how can we find them?" "Look for the Peach Blossom Lantern, we agreed that they will be under the Peach Blossom Lantern..." As soon as Mei Changsu finished speaking, a guard shouted, "Look over there!" Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and about fifty steps ahead, a gigantic peach blossom lantern was slowly lifted up. Still very eye-catching. "It's so big, it's hard not to see it." Mei Changsu smiled as he led his followers towards the lamp.In just fifty steps, they advanced and retreated for about a quarter of an hour, and finally came together. "Xiao Feiliu, this peach blossom lantern is for you, do you like it?" Yan Yujin smiled and shook the long lamp pole. "Ok!" "Thank you, brother Yan." Mei Changsu reminded. "thanks!" "There are so many people, if we want to go to the Miaoyinfang you mentioned, I'm afraid it will be crowded until dawn..." Mei Changsu looked at the tide of people, and sighed, "I regret that I promised you to come out..." "It doesn't matter," Xiao Jingrui said, "it's just that there are more people on the main street. We can take the alley and go directly to the back door of Miaoyinfang. Yujin is the most familiar road, and he walks it almost every few days... " Yan Yu rolled his eyes at him, "It's easy to be familiar with, and it's not ashamed. Only a great hero can show his true colors, and it's the real celebrities who start to flirt..." "Okay, don't be flirtatious, everyone, let's go quickly, I'm afraid the seat you reserved will be cancelled... It's rare that Miss Gong Yu came out of the hall today and said that she would play a new song." Xie Bi stepped in and called. After leaving the Circus, a group of people squeezed and squeezed until they reached the entrance of the alley, and then they breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of taking the main street and taking the alley, although the journey is farther, the speed is several times faster.Stepping on the cold moonlight on the bluestone slab, but hearing the voices of people on the main street not far away, it makes people feel like there are two worlds of ice and fire.When it comes to Luoshi Street, it is even more prosperous, flashy and luxurious. Yan Yu was fond of music, he was a frequent visitor to Miaoyinfang, and the people who came with him were all of extraordinary status, so the group received an extremely considerate reception as soon as they entered the door. They were accompanied by two cute and lovely girls in red all the way, leading They go to the reserved position. The performance hall of Miaoyinfang is spacious and spacious, with high windows and dome ceiling, and the sound insulation effect is excellent.At this time, all the tables in the hall are almost full, because there is a limit on the number of people, so it does not appear noisy and crowded.Although there were many rich and noble relatives who were too late to enter, there was no disturbance.This is because Miaoyinfang also arranges wonderful programs in other halls, and secondly, the children of the aristocratic family always save face. After all, there are not many people who are as bad as He Wenxin.Most of the people who booked their seats early in the morning were friends of music, and everyone took advantage of Gong Yu's absence to walk around and pay New Year's greetings to each other. Even Mei Changsu, who was sitting quietly, met several people in succession who came to say hello. "Hello, Mr. Su", although he didn't seem to know who was who. After being in such a hurry for a while, Xiao Jingrui and Xie Bi completed the social etiquette and returned to their seats. Only Yan Yujin was still missing. Everyone who came here wanted to have a little friendship with him, and they couldn't come back until the last moment if they were not busy. "Why, brother Su started to regret coming out with us again?" Xie Bi asked with a smile as he brought up the purple sand pot. Mei Changsu wandered around and sighed, "If you're so messy and impetuous, what sound can you appreciate, what music can you learn from?" "You can't say that," Xiao Jingrui refuted Brother Su's words once in a while, "Miss Gong Yu's fairy music can hold the stage! Once she comes out, the Shura field will become quiet, Brother Su don't have to worry." As soon as he finished speaking, two cloud panels suddenly sounded softly, neither light nor heavy, but suddenly penetrated the uproar in the room, as if knocking between the two beats of the heartbeat, making people's mood heavy and stable. Mei Changsu's eyebrows twitched slightly, and in the blink of an eye Yan Yujin had already returned to his seat and sat down, chasing Fei Liu at an elusive speed.At this time, on the cloud platform facing the south of the hall, two boys with hanging hair walked out, and slowly pulled the curtain made of vermilion velvet to both sides. The setting behind the curtain was nothing more than a piano, a few stools. Everyone's eyes turned to the exit on the left side of the Yuntai, because the few times that Gong Yu girl performed in the hall in the past, she always walked out from there.Sure enough, a moment later, the pink skirt appeared beside the curtain, and a ball of yellow pompom trembled on the toe corner of the embroidered shoe. After a pause, she stepped forward, and the whole figure came into everyone's eyes. "Woo..." There was a sound of disappointment in the concert hall. "Everyone is an acquaintance who often visits Miaoyinfang, please do me a favor." The mother of Miaoyinfang, Aunt Xin Sanyi, said with a handkerchief, "Miss Gong will come out soon, and you don't need to show it." Show me that face." Although the third aunt Xin is in her mid-mature, she still has a charming charm, wandering among the seats, making jokes, and bringing bursts of laughter wherever she goes.Everyone was led to watch her and joked for a long time, and when they came back to their senses, they found that Miss Gong Yu was already sitting in front of the piano stage, and no one noticed when she came out. As the red card head of Miaoyinfang, Gong Yu, who is a performer but not a person, is definitely the most difficult girl to find in Luoshi Street.Although she is not known for her beauty, it is only because her music skills are too dazzling. In fact, Gong Yu's appearance is also very good, with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, jade skin and snow skin, and the temperament between her eyebrows is firm, without any frailty Even Jingchai in plain clothes looks like a fairy concubine. Although she has never been on the Langya list, no one can deny that Gong Yu is indeed a beauty. Seeing that everyone had noticed that Gong Yu had appeared, San Aunt Xin quietly retreated to the side, sat on a chair on the side porch, and silently watched the situation in the hall. Different from San Aunt Xin's laughing Yanyan just now, Gong Yu didn't say a word of courtesy when he came out. After adjusting the piano, he just smiled, raised his bare hands lightly, and started to play. The first three songs are the well-known ancient songs "Three Folds of Yangguan", "Luoyan in Pingsha" and "Questions and Answers for Fishermen and Woodcutters". The degree of affection.For a master of music and art like Gong Yu, there is almost no possibility of making mistakes, and the fluent and fluent, attracting people to enter the country, so that the listeners will forget the sound without listening to the sound, only feel that the mind is washed, and the flickering seems to be real and illusion. After three qin pieces, the waiter brought the pipa again.After the melancholy and resentful "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", there is the clear and clear "Spring River Flower and Moon Night". After the end of the song, the lingering sound lingers, everyone seems to be immersed in the artistic conception of the bright moon and spring river, leisurely aftertaste, and the mind is not returning. With his mind fluttering, Yan Yujin held the jade hairpin in his hand and chanted, "The tide of the Spring River connects with the sea level, and the moon rises together with the tide. The waves follow the waves for thousands of miles. Where can there be no moonlight on the Spring River? The river flows round Fangdian, The moon shines on the flowers and forests like hail. Frost flows in the sky, and the white sands on the ground cannot be seen. The river and the sky are all the same color without dust, and the moon is alone in the bright sky. Who first saw the moon by the river? When did the river moon shine on people? Generations of life Infinity, the river moon is only similar year after year; I don’t know who the river moon treats? But seeing the Yangtze River sending water..." Before the Qing chant was finished, Gong Yu's autumn waves flickered lightly, like a jade finger re-plucking a silk string, reflecting the poem with the song, and matching the song with the poem, the two phases merged, as if they had been rehearsed many times before, without a trace of dissonance.After the end of the song, the whole hall was silent, the palace feathers and willow eyebrows raised lightly, and said "the wine is coming", the servant held a golden pot and a jade cup to offer it, she drank a full cup, returned the cup to the plate, and returned her hand holding the plain pipa carefully. The sound of wind and thunder suddenly appeared. "Mr. Thirteen's new song "Zaijiu Xing", please appreciate it." Just this sentence, no more words.Together with the music, it was the sound of Jinge Glacier.Unrestrained and sad, passionate and sonorous, mixed and blended, but not obtrusive, sometimes like drunken chant, sometimes like drunken ambition, ups and downs, rough and rough, played behind ancient tunes with delicate musical notes, even more exciting When people sweep away their obsession, they only feel a surge of pride, and they can't help but hold their cups and look up, and they can't help it. At the end of the song, Gong Yu got up slowly, and bowed his knees in a salute. After a moment of silence in the hall, there was loud applause. "I just heard this last song tonight, and I am satisfied." Xiao Jingrui couldn't help drinking two cups in a row, and sighed, "Mr. Shisan's song is wild and uninhibited, even if a man plays the drums, it will be difficult to show his full potential." Lie, who would have thought that a weak girl like Gong could have such a thunderous look under her finger, it really makes us feel ashamed." "You can be called a bosom friend if you have this realization." Mei Changsu raised his glass, pecked his lips lightly, and turned his eyes to Gong Yu on the stage, his eyes froze slightly. After just a brief eye contact, Gong Yu's face was slightly flushed, with a thin layer of spring, adding to the charm.After she got up and returned several salutes and thanked the applause in the hall, she took a step forward with brisk steps, with a smile on her lips, and said softly: "Everyone, please be quiet." This delicate and soft voice was hidden in the boiling sound of the hall, and it should have had no effect, but at the same time, the sound of the cloud board sounded again, as if hitting everyone's chest directly, and immediately stabilized the whole scene. "Today's Shangyuan Festival, I would like to thank you for your support. I am very honored to come to my Miaoyinfang." Gong Yu smiled, and his voice was like jade falling on a silver plate. Huan, Gong Yu has specially set up a game, I wonder if all the gentlemen would like to have fun together?" When they heard that there would be a sideshow, the guests were all overjoyed, and immediately responded in unison: "Yes! Yes!" "This game is called 'Listen to the Sound Discriminator'. Because there are many guests, it is inevitable to be noisy. Therefore, with the existing seats, each table is a team. I will play the sound behind the curtain. Everyone can identify the instrument that the sound is made of. , the team with the most correct answers will be presented by Gong Yu." All those present here are people who are proficient in rhythm, and they are not afraid of difficulties, and there is a voice of approval.Gong Yu backed away with a smile, and the two hair-cut boys came up again and closed the curtain.The hall gradually became quiet, and everyone listened attentively. After a while, the first sound of music came from inside the curtain.Because they are all people who appreciate music, it would be too easy to play the whole movement, so only a single note was issued. After the scene was slightly frozen, a person stood up at a table by the east window and shouted: "Huqin!" A little girl who had just tied her hair ran over and presented a peony made of silk, and the girl sat down very proudly. There was a second sound.Xiao Jingrui immediately raised his hands and said with a smile, "Hu Jia!" The little girl came over to deliver peonies again, and Yan Yujin complained angrily to his friend, "Why are you talking so fast?" Xie Bi couldn't help but shove him and scolded with a smile, "We are all in the same team!" There was a third sound.Yan Yu stood up eagerly, and shouted: "Lusheng!" Then he got another peony. The fourth sounded.Uncle Guo and a person at the other table shouted the word "Konghou" almost at the same time. The little girl looked at this and then that in trouble, probably because she felt that there were already two flowers at this table, so she followed the principle of favoring the weak was distributed. The fifth sounded.After a moment of silence, Mei Changsu whispered softly in Xie Bi's ear, and Xie Bi immediately raised his hand and said, "Bronze horn!" "What is the copper horn?" Yan Yujin looked at the newly acquired peony and asked in a daze. "A kind of ceremonial and military music that is often used in the frontier fortress army. It is mostly made of animal horns. You children in the capital have rarely seen it." Just as Mei Changsu finished explaining, the sixth sound rang again, and the people at the table were listening to him. , In a flash, the next table shouted: "Gu Xun!" Next, the flute, banggu, Xiqin, Tongse, stone chime, Fangxiang, panpipe and other instruments were played one after another. This super strong team not only has Mei Changsu's sound appreciation ability, but also Yan Yujin's dancing ability. High and quick action, of course, is fruitful. Finally, the curtain fluttered slightly, and there was a crisp sound. There was a moment of silence in the hall, people stood up one after another, finally opened their mouths and sat down uncertainly.Yan Yujin frowned and bit his lips thinking for a long time, and finally lowered his posture and asked: "Brother Su, can you hear what that is?" Mei Changsu held back a smile, and said two words in a low voice. Yan Yujin's eyes widened when he heard it, and he blurted out, "Wooden fish?!" As soon as the words fell, the little girl ran over.At the same time, the curtain opened again, and Gong Yu turned around the autumn water lightly to look around the entire hall, seeing the piles of peonies here, he couldn't help smiling. "Great gift! Great gift!" Yan Yujin waved to Gong Yu happily, "What kind of gift will Miss Gong give us?" 宫羽眼波流动，粉面上笑靥如花，不疾不徐地道：“宫羽虽是艺伎，但素来演乐不出妙音坊，不过为答谢胜者，你们谁家府第近期有饮宴聚会，宫羽愿携琴前去，助兴整日。” 此言一出，满厅大哗。宫羽不是官伎，又兼性情高傲，确实从来没有奉过任何府第召陪，哪怕王公贵族，也休想她挪动莲步离开螺市街，外出侍宴这可是破天荒的第一遭。众人皆是又惊又羡，言豫津更是笑得眼睛都成了一条缝儿，道：“宫羽姑娘肯来，没有宴会我也要开它一个！” 梅长苏却微微侧了侧头，压低了声音问道：“宫姑娘这个承诺可有时限？是必须最近几天办呢，还是可以延后些时日？比如到四月份……” 他这轻轻一句，顿时提醒了言豫津，忙跟着问道：“对啊，对啊，四月中可以吗？” 宫羽一笑道：“今年之内，随时奉召。” “太棒了！”言豫津一拍萧景睿的背，“你的生日夜宴，这份礼够厚啊！” 萧景睿知他好意，并没有出言反对。因为他的生日宴会一向随意，以前曾有损友用轻纱裹了一个美人装盘带上时被父亲撞见，最后也只是摇头一笑置之，更何况宫羽这样名满京华的乐艺大家，自然更没什么问题。另外莅阳长公主也喜好乐律，只是不方便亲至妙音坊，如今有机会请宫羽过府为母亲奏乐，也是一件令人欣喜的事。 “那就定了，四月十二，烦请宫姑娘移驾宁国侯府。”言豫津一击掌，锤落定音。 谢弼佯装嫉妒地笑称大哥太占便宜，旁边有人过来凑趣祝贺，言豫津神采飞扬地左右答礼，宫羽抚弄着鬓边的发丝淡淡浅笑。一片热闹中，只有梅长苏眼帘低垂，凝望住桌上玉杯中微碧的酒色，端起来一饮而尽，和酒咽下了喉间无声的叹息。