Chapter 9 Chapter nine

He said: "This is the gap caused by the status, because you have the reliance and support of the elders. It puts you in a higher position. Therefore, you have to undertake some tasks entrusted by the elders, such as managing them, Restraining them, naturally conflicts arise because of this. It is not wrong for you to do these things. And the distance created by this is also brought about by the change of identity." I stared at him in astonishment, half understanding.Zhu Xiaolian smiled and said: "To put it simply, if you compare my aunt to the king here, and you are the parent officer appointed by her. As long as you enforce the law impartially and don't bully with power, and still have the same sincere attitude as before, You can still get their trust and support. Even if you can’t be as close as before, you can still eliminate the sense of distance between them.”

King, parent officer?It seems that I have seen it in the book, but I don't know much about these titles.But I got some experience, pursed my lips, and suddenly saw him showing a look of surprise and joy: "Look at you now, how natural you are smiling." I was surprised, and quickly turned my head to the mirror, but there was no change at all. I wanted to attack him, but when I saw him smiling slightly, and his brows stretched, the residual energy disappeared for a moment, and the good impression came to me.Opening up the topic is not so difficult sometimes.The topic between us started with the king and the parents, and then asked how he came here.

He told me that he originally went to Beijing to rush for the exam accompanied by his bookboy Hou Xia, but he encountered bandits on the way, and came to an ancient temple while fighting for it.He said: "The temple is a place for worshiping gods and Buddhas, but there are such gorgeous wall pictures in the temple. The mountains are undulating, the flowers and forests are enchanting, the small buildings are surrounded by the wind, and there is a sea in the distance. There are many women in the forest, standing or standing, Either laughing or angry. They are all lifelike, and I was attracted by this mural. I was fascinated for a while, but I came in like this!"

From his description, what is painted on the wall is clearly the panorama of Wanhualin.It was actually on the wall of a temple.Wanhualin, was it originally a realm of painted walls? No wonder the flowers are always in full bloom, no wonder people in the forest of thousands of flowers are not old and evergreen.It is not the fairy art that makes everything prosper, it is us, and it is a picture. What kind of world is there outside the Ten Thousand Flowers Forest?Is it similar to the description in that book?It's just that most of those books were destroyed.For the rest, my aunt forbids us to look at them at will.Except for the Heart Sutra of Gongfa, she sent all other books to Yaju, and even I was not allowed to go to that place at will.

Where did those books come from?Could it be that aunt, has she lived in the outside world before?Why did she hide in the painting wall?Why did she hate the man so far, she must kill him as soon as she sees him?Why did she talk about the change of lust, and the anger was born because of it? My aunt's past has never been mentioned to us.Of course, none of us dare to ask!But at this time, because of the appearance of this young man surnamed Zhu and named Xiaolian, my curiosity began to stir again. I haven't read too many of those books, but what I heard from my sisters are mostly lingering, graceful and gorgeous, half-understood, and my interest has never been very strong.However, when I was curious and listened to his eloquence, I felt more lively than reading a book.

I asked him a lot of questions, some of which might have sounded particularly funny to him.He kept bending his eyes and curling his lips, raised his eyebrows, and his whole face was flying. I was a little dazed, as if I was trapped in a pile of petals, the soft fragrance. In his world, there are all kinds of people.There are countries, and there are kings and officials.Substituted in, it was Wanhualin, my aunt, me and the sisters. He went to the exam to be an official, and he was an official to serve the court.Just like I am now, doing things to restrain sisters, I find it difficult sometimes.But all of this is to protect the eternal peace of Wanhua Forest.Being an official will always offend people, and no one will be liked by everyone. Thinking about it this way, I am relieved a lot.

However, the world he lives in is more complicated. Some people do good, some do evil, some spend their lives in mediocrity, and some have lofty aspirations.For example, there is a kind of occupation there that is banditry, and he just ran into such a person on the road unfortunately, so he came to the ancient temple. A bandit is someone who makes a living by robbing other people for their property, a dangerous and unpleasant job.He was also victimized by robbers, but he also said that there are few people in this world who are born to do evil.Everything has a reason, the antecedents are different, and the consequences are different.But what kind of cause will produce what kind of fruit.Go round and round, go round and round.He believes that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and he also believes that there is true love in the world.

He said that just as the heaven and the earth are divided into yin and yang, there are good and evil in the world.Just as a lonely yin does not grow, a single yang does not exist.Between heaven and earth, there is a big melting pot where yin and yang are endowed with good and evil. There is black and white, and of course there is also a gray area mixed in the middle... He has a passionate heart to serve the country, and he is eager to contribute a little to the prosperous world. .Although it seems insignificant to others, it is his ambition, which makes me feel that he is full of vigor. He told me a lot more, dynasties change and rise and fall, and the same cycle repeats itself, but it is fresh every day...

The place where he is located is indeed a very prosperous and lively place.There are towns, streets, high courtyards, and poor families. There are men and women, people will grow old slowly, and one day they will die.There is the hustle and bustle of the market, there are the strict government offices, and there are many more... The combination of all of these is the world and the world! And where I am is just a wall. Just listening to him say, the voice is like a song, but I can't imagine the picture in my mind. Is it very grand and orderly, or is it also chaotic?I really want to see it with my own eyes, throw myself into it and feel it for myself.This feeling has never been felt before, but at this moment, my heart is throbbing, as if a kitten is scratching it, it is so unbearably itchy.

Just when he heard the rise, he suddenly stopped. I came back to my senses, and saw a trace of hesitation on his face, and my heart moved, and I understood: "By the way, you just said that you are here to wait for someone? How did Peony arrange it? You can't stay here for a long time..." He looked at me and said, "Peony brought me here to hide before, so..." Mudan didn't have time to send him away, so she temporarily hid him in her residence.In such a hurry, he strayed into my room by mistake.But at least Peony didn't act too impulsively, intending to keep him here.As long as he leaves, this matter will be over.But thinking of him returning to his original world, the first friend in his life who came and went so quickly, made me feel sad.

No matter how reluctant he is, he does not belong here after all. I said, "Peony's room is on the upper floor, maybe I made a mistake when I left in a hurry." He nodded and smiled: "It's fate to know Miss Shaoyao as a friend." fate?Be it. He bowed to me and said: "I really have to go, I'm afraid it will be too late and Peony will be in a hurry." Then he opened the door and went out.I quickly stopped him, took a cloak and said, "Don't worry, there are many people outside, follow me." Now that I have helped him once, he said a lot to me. I have been in this forest for many years. I am afraid that after all these years, I have not spoken as much as today.All along, I don't feel that there is anything particularly happy, and today is one!Save people to the end, send Buddha to the west. Using a shape-changing formula with my fingers, Zhu Xiaolian in men's attire in front of me suddenly turned into a woman's attire, his eyes were still clear, but I still thought it was funny. He was a little confused, staring at me for a while, then suddenly said in a low voice: "You really laughed this time." I glanced at him lightly and said, "I don't believe it." He smiled and went out with me, I suddenly felt a little guilty, and whispered to him: "You can't tell others what I said in the mirror just now." He nodded in response: "We are friends, promises are worth a thousand dollars." I looked at Zhu Xiaolian, friend, this word is really strange and kind, but I like it very much. The palace walls carved with glazed gold, the corridors darkly painted with black lacquered square stones, the maidservants shuttle back and forth, and the fragrant wind floats, all of them are seductive and bright. He followed me closely, his faint breath was completely enveloped by my fragrance.A maidservant came to meet us, and only looked at us to make way respectfully, and they all looked at him and covered their mouths and laughed.I squinted slightly, seeing his nervousness making the outfit even more weird and ridiculous. Zhu Xiaolian was a little nervous at first, and the people who passed by secretly teased him, which made him a little bit awkward, but he probably felt that I looked calm and gradually relaxed. Going around the stairs, the upper floor is exactly the same corridor.When I approached Peony Residence, I saw no one there, so I waved the Yixing Jue and said to him: "This is the place for Peony, you can go." He turned to thank me, looked at me and said, "Let's go in together? Didn't you help me because of Peony in the dojo? Go in and talk to her?" He also sees it clearly, but the rift between me and my sisters is not a one-time cause. I shook my head and said, "Didn't you say that? It takes a long time to see people's hearts, but this is not the time." After hearing this, he stopped talking, took a deep look at me, and then turned and walked towards the door.I watched him approach the door, watched it open, watched him disappear. A little bit lost, the friends we met for the first time, we parted at the same time.This fate is like the fog that rises in the morning, and it will be dispersed when the wind blows. But he told me about the world and the world, and he was willing to be my friend, because I felt safe by his side.I thought this was a fairyland, but it turned out to be just a wall, or a wall in the eyes of the world.Knowing this is enough to reminisce. Wanhualin, after all, is the place I guard all my life.How long or short my life will be is unknown. Faintly heard laughter coming from the room, it was the voice of peonies and green bamboos, even their scents were so soft and peaceful. I think it was the same for my Yuanxiang at that time, right? There is such a big difference between the world and the fairyland.My aunt does not allow us to talk about the world, and she hates the relationship between men and women even more.In her words, men are ruthless, and women will be hurt in the end.She is for our good, so let us not be contaminated. I don't think so, as Zhu Xiaolian said, the same rice feeds all kinds of people.Now it seems that these words are correct, even in this forest of thousands of flowers, everyone's xinxing pursuit is also different.It just became a habit for me to obey my aunt, to practice and learn the law, and to take cultivation as my life's work, but this habit of mine is not the habit of her sisters. Cuizhu likes flying needles and threads, and the flowers she embroiders bloom on the embroidery screen, and the blossoms are lifelike.Lily likes to cook delicacies, with slender fingers, no matter how mediocre ingredients are in her hands, she can turn decay into magic... and I don't like these things very much.The people in the forest are like this, but the people outside are even more different.Women are like this, and that man may not be as hideous as a scourge and beast as aunt said. For example, if a scholar like Zhu Xiaolian had such a candid gaze, wouldn't it also make people hurt? Back in the room, he lifted up the folding screen, but saw a folding fan on the ground.Was it Zhu Xiaolian who left it behind?He was kicked away by me at that time, but he didn't notice that the small object fell here. Unfolding the fan, there is a light ink landscape on it, and there is also a poem: Come is empty words, go extinct, the moon is leaning upstairs and the five o'clock clock.The dream is far away and it is difficult to call out, and the book is urged into ink.The wax shines on a half-cage of golden jadeite, and the curtain is smoked and slightly embroidered with hibiscus.Liu Lang hated Pengshan far away, and Pengshan was 10,000 times away. Looking at this poem, I feel a little hurt in my heart.This friend I met for the first time is not separated by thousands of mountains, but a world. I went to the bamboo forest practice field, and my daily life was the same. I continued to practice in order to be a good heir.