Changle Floating Life

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the palace held a Lantern Festival banquet, and Beijing officials of the fourth rank or above were invited to attend.

Throughout the New Year's Eve, Pei Zhaoye's life was dull.The next day is his big wedding day, he should be in good spirits on happy occasions.But more than one person at the banquet found that Wang Duan's heart was as still as water, no, it was as if his heart was ashamed.The people around were all looking forward to watching the show, only Zhu Kan, the Minister of the Ministry of officials, was really anxious.

After the Holy Majesty's decree of bestowing marriage came down, King Duan sent people to the Zhu Mansion a few times, and the salutations and appointments were all thoughtful, but it was deserted from the beginning to the end, and only had to put up a sign with the words "dissatisfied" written on it. .Before and after he went to court, he deliberately "encountered" with King Duan a few times in the yamen of the palace. Weng and his son-in-law had conversations, which were neither salty nor bland.

Their Zhu family has always been a clean stream, and he doesn't expect to get married with the prince and soar into the sky, and live like a spring wind and a summer rain.But such deliberate indifference made him, the father-in-law, embarrassed, and had to worry about his daughter's future.

Today is also the same, Duan Wang came over to toast with a wine glass, and he emptied it with his hands.Zhu Kan wanted to invite King Duan to sit at home after the banquet, but swallowed it again.

Before Pei Zhaoye toasted Zhu Shangshu, he toasted Mr. Jing Zhaoyin Zuo Fengmian Zuo.The two hadn't seen each other for a long time since the winter solstice, Pei Zhaoye saw that he was calm again, his throat choked up.Zuo Fengmian acted as if he didn't know him, he drank the wine in the glass first, and made a "please" gesture to Zhu Shangshu next to him...

Zhu Shangshu watched Duan Wang move to the side table, sat down, and sighed almost inaudibly.Master Zuo suddenly turned to him, Jing Zhaoyin, and said, "I'm so happy today, why are you sighing?" Zhu Shangshu was stunned, and quickly covered up: "I'm getting old and tired." Zuo Fengmian lowered his voice and said: "Your Excellency, if you are worried about His Highness's attitude, there is no need to be so. Your Highness has some knots in his heart. I have heard that Ling's daughter Hui Zhilan has a heart. After passing through the door, I should be able to untangle this knot."

Knot?Zhu Kan blinked, and suddenly understood.

A banquet ended early because the emperor only showed his face and King Duan was restless.On the night of the Lantern Festival, Jin Wu couldn't help it.His Royal Highness came over and wanted to pester Pei Zhaoye to watch the temple fair outside the palace, but Pei Zhaoye declined.

King Duan's chariot came out of the Forbidden Palace, but Pei Zhaoye suddenly knocked on the wall of the chariot on the way, and ordered: "Go to Jingang Bridge and rent a painting boat."

Ye Jianqing and the others happened to return to the capital on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Various situations frequently occurred along the way of the three of them.First they braved the wind and snow, and then encountered an official on the road. Wu Xiaocun resorted to the trick of stealing chickens and dogs, and the three of them fled from the posthouse on the night of New Year's Eve.Walking a hundred miles away from the capital, Wu Xiaocun suddenly wanted to take a boat along the canal to enter Beijing.

If you take a boat, you can take a boat, but who knows that Mr. Wu wants to take a flower boat instead of an ordinary boat.

In the past, Ye Jianqing hung out with Yuan Shangqiu and the others in the south of the Yangtze River, and even when they were visiting halls, they would choose the quietest place to go to tea circles, call it a bureau, and just chat.As for those noble people, all of them have "not love the wind and dust, seem to be misled by the former" written on their faces.No one dared to force Hades to stay overnight.Even Yuan Shangqiu, who can't control himself, is also afraid of being ripped apart by Princess Zhen Guo, so every time he must be sent back to the princess mansion in person, so that he can turn around and hug him to find those good friends.

It's not like this Wu Xiaocun, who chooses all the places that are coquettish, profligate, and not popular.All the way Yingying Yanyan, sleeping flowers and sleeping willows, it is unsightly, and the little Lanshan is half dead.Not to mention the high cost, he dared to take Ye Jianqing to drink flower wine together.They also utter nonsense, saying that "a beautiful woman is not a wave, but a wooden person", "a hero who is not evil is a fake hero", and all kinds of strange talks pollute the pure hearts of boys and girls...

The three of them accidentally exposed their wealth on the boat, were followed by water ghosts, and the boat was hacked in the middle of the night, and finally they all became drowned chickens...

Finally, after finally returning to the capital, the boat berthed at the Jingang Bridge Wharf, and the three of them got out of the boat one by one.I saw a river meandering, dragging a gold-sprinkled skirt, countless painting and fragrance boats on the river, high-rise houses on both sides of the river, hung with light gauze curtains.The King Kong Bridge was crowded with people, and gorgeous fireworks were set off over the Daxiangguo Temple not far away.

Fire trees and silver flowers never go night. "It's time to come back! My God, I can still see Gan Jing's moonlight again!" Xiao Lanshan had tears in his eyes after a near-death experience.Wu Xiaocun opened his mouth wide open looking at the prosperity of the capital that he had never seen before.Only Ye Jianqing seemed to hear something, turned around and looked on the river, a light boat sailed past his eyes in a very elegant manner.

A firework exploded in mid-air, illuminating his young and vicissitudes of face.The people in the painting boat, beside the bridge embankment, and in the river house all have their own thoughts, and cast their attention at the same time.

The prince by the window put down the blue tent along the river and sat down on the main seat again.The childish King Fu chuckled and said, "Why is the third brother so focused? I think the oiran has come out." King Ning shook his head: "I saw a peony flower that wanders at night."

The owner of the Suxin Pavilion by the King Kong Bridge stopped and stared, and Mingzhu came out from the musical instrument store next to him holding the piano, only to hear him muttering: "The debt collector is back..."

Ye Jianqing kept following the light boat, patted Lanshan on the shoulder and said, "Take good care of Master Wu, I have to take a step ahead." After he finished speaking, he moved his feet, using the bright moon flow footwork, and floated across the front one by one The ceiling of the painting boat landed on the most inconspicuous boat.

The green mantle was blown away by the evening wind, and in the cabin sat a noble young man in light fur, looking at him with an unpredictable expression.Ye Jianqing knelt down to greet him: "Your Highness, what a coincidence. Jianqing is back."

Pei Zhaoye came to see him again after a new year, with mixed feelings, so he swallowed the blood that had rushed to his throat: "Didn't you say you came back years ago?"

The two tacitly put aside the quarrel before they left Beijing.

"There were some minor accidents." Ye Jianqing actually sat down opposite King Duan by himself: "There was a snowstorm, and there were water ghosts chiseling the boat."

He said it lightly, but Pei Zhaoye suddenly became nervous: "Water ghosts chisel the boat, what's going on?" Ye Jianqing smiled, as if he didn't care, poured a glass of wine by himself, and drank it with his head raised.

Pei Zhaoye kept looking at him, and asked, "Who are the man and woman who were with you just now?" He had actually seen Xiao Lanshan and Wu Xiaocun before, but his eyes were all on Ye Jianqing at that time, so he didn't look carefully.

Ye Jianqing said one by one.Lanshan was fine, but when it came to Wu Xiaocun, King Duan frowned: "Isn't this person Yuan Huaike, the master who took all the lawsuits and committed crimes? How can you get along with such a person? How can you get along with him? The capital is here."

Ye Jianqing smiled faintly.If it was half a year ago, he would have thought that what Pei Zhaoye said was right, and Wu Xiaocun's first-rate nonsense would not interest him at all.But walking all the way from Jiangnan to Ganjing, he really realized that there is a way for dragons and a way for worms.

"Although this person is not of good character, he still has a little sense of righteousness and has some means of doing things. He intends to donate an official in the capital, because he is not afraid of power to expose Yuan Huaike's face. I don't know if His Highness may point out a shortcut to the end. give him?"

Pei Zhaoye's complexion suddenly sank, and his tone turned cold: "The appointment of officials in this dynasty is all done through imperial examinations, how can we open the way to luck?"

"That's it." Ye Jianqing actually knew this answer in his heart, so he wasn't surprised.He will put Wu Xiaocun's beggar aside and raise his glass to Pei Zhaoye: "I heard that His Highness is going to get married, Jian Qing congratulates His Highness."

At that time, the light boat had sailed out of the noisy canal and turned into Xishan Lake.There are cruise ships in twos and threes on the lake, bathed in the cold moonlight, and the echo of drum music is floating in the air.It was an old deaf-mute boatman who was rowing the oars, shaking the boat unhurriedly.

Pei Zhaoye's eyes fell on the slightly swaying wine glass, and he said bitterly: "Your Majesty gave me a deadline. After I prepare for the big wedding, I will ask you to go back to the Yunzhou domain."

Since the Taizong Dynasty, in order to encourage recuperation, the period of filial piety has been shortened to one year.Empress Minhui died before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August last year. Although the last words stated that "after death, the funeral affairs should be kept simple, and be careful not to hinder the subjects' passing", but etiquette cannot be discarded.No matter how much Pei Zhan "loves" Duan Wang, the tight wedding date set for him is clearly implying something.

After getting married, let me go back to the feudal land... Manchu civil and military understand it this way.

Ye Jianqing took a deep breath: "Your Highness, how can you leave the capital at this time? Isn't it a failure."

Pei Zhaoye shook his head with a wry smile, and cast his eyes on the sparkling lake.Ye Jianqing was silent for a while, then suddenly restarted the conversation: "I went back to Jinling this time, and remembered something I forgot." Hearing this, Pei Zhaoye turned his gaze back to him.

"Your Highness's love for me in the past, the years in Ruisi Hall, and more," Ye Jianqing paused, and said, "Your Highness watched me drink the crown prince's bowl of sweet soup."

Pei Zhaoye's breathing became heavier and his heartbeat almost stopped.He knew that Ye Jianqing would always think of it one day, so it was better to say it face to face than to be in constant fear.

Pei Zhaoye didn't know how much he knew, Ye Jianqing's words were vague. "Your Highness watched me drink the crown prince's bowl of sweet soup" can be interpreted as "The prince's sweet soup was originally intended to poison the king, but I, Ye Jianqing, acted as a scapegoat."

But it can also be understood as "the poison was given by King Duan. I originally pointed the sword at the prince, but I mistakenly drank it."

Ye Jianqing didn't look sideways, and seeing Pei Zhaoye's face turn pale, Fang Rou said: "This is my destiny, and my grandmother never blamed anyone, so don't worry about it, Your Highness."

"I'm probably an ominous person to you." Pei Zhaoye's lips trembled violently when he spoke, "You and I were just studying in the same hall, and you almost died. We reunited in the south of the Yangtze River more than ten years later, and ruined your family. I really did too much crime. .”

He once confessed to Princess Zhenguo on the boat, confessed the demons that had haunted his heart for many years, and prayed for the way of liberation.Princess Zhen Guo didn't have the slightest intention of blaming and complaining, and said neither sad nor happy: Your Highness, the poison you suffered when you were young will follow you for the rest of your life.

The poison you got when you were young will stay with you for the rest of your life.He had a poison called "Ye Jianqing".

Ye Jianqing was used to his appearance of not changing his face when the mountain collapsed in front of him, and lifting weights as if they were light.He originally mentioned the old relationship in order to stabilize Pei Zhaoye, but it was the first time he saw such a look of at a loss and about to collapse on King Duan's face.Feeling guilty for a moment, she stretched out her hand and held Pei Zhaoye's hand. Ye Jianqing said: "Your Highness treats me well, I will remember it all. This time, let me protect His Highness. It's still early in August, and the sweet-scented osmanthus is not old. Everything happens." possible……"

August is still early, and the sweet-scented osmanthus is not old.The bloody storm behind these eight words made Pei Zhaoye's eyes widen in surprise.After two months apart, Ye Jianqing seemed to be different in front of him.There was already an invisible sharp edge on this young man's body, which cut people's heart aching.

"What are you going to do? Don't be foolish. Last year before the Jiaosi, His Majesty said when he pardoned the world, restore your title of Marquis of Anning. The Ministry of Education has already drawn up a decree, because the prince's affairs have been delayed. I heard that it has been issued recently. Don't make troubles. "Pei Zhaoye reprimanded.

It was hilarious.In the Great Zhou Dynasty, those who were titled "Changle" never had a day of peace and happiness, and those who were titled "An Ning" never really had peace.Ye Jianqing smiled and said nothing more.

He knew in his heart that a man should not be powerless for a day.If you want to achieve your wish, power is the most convenient path.For this reason, he had to catch Duan Wang.He occasionally saw that Pei Zhaoye had the intention of retiring and withdrawing, which was absolutely unacceptable.He is not afraid of others saying that he climbs the scales of the dragon and has the wings of the phoenix, but he is afraid that he will not be able to stabilize Pei Zhaoye.

"Songfeng Pavilion in Liuli Alley, I like it very much. Say hello to the owner, can you give me the shop tray?" Ye Jianqing said suddenly.

Pei Zhaoye didn't understand even more: "What do you want the shop for? Are you short of money? How much do you need? Go to my house and find housekeeper Zhou."

Ye Jianqing raised her eyebrows, and said playfully, "Why is this so embarrassing? Just like what the prince said, if the title is restored, the Marquis Mansion will be reopened, and money will be indispensable. I can't just drink flower wine or listen to a ditty For things like that, reach out to His Highness."

"What flower wine to drink!" Pei Zhaoye originally wanted to scold him with a stern face, but seeing him winking, he couldn't help laughing: "Well, you can't drink flower wine, but you can have pocket money. The shop will give it to you. Already, tomorrow I will ask my boss to hand over the account books."

Most of the customers of calligraphy, painting and antique shops are scholar-bureaucrats, so they contact and deal with courtiers.Elegant things come in and out, unobtrusive, and convenient for money laundering.Ye Jianqing didn't have many resources to mobilize. The Pine Wind Pavilion with the background of Duan Wang, a big tree to enjoy the shade, was just what he lacked.

Ye Jianqing was very happy to hear that, and immediately got up from his seat.He originally wanted to kneel down to thank him, but he didn't expect the boat to be small and light. As soon as he stood up, the center of gravity changed and the hull swayed, and he fell directly on Pei Zhaoye, throwing himself into his arms.

The deaf and dumb old boatman was still sternly rowing the oar.A thin layer of mist rises from the Xishan Lake in the shadow of oars and lights.

The two lay down in the cabin.Ye Jianqing's eyes were big and bright, they were only filled with innocent tears before, but tonight, they seemed to have grown a pair of small hooks, capturing Pei Zhaoye's three souls and six souls together.

he's changed.Where it changed, I can't tell for a while.It seems that the beauties in the pictures of ladies suddenly became active, contaminated with dust and smoke.Pei Zhaoye was both happy and worried.

Ye Jianqing suddenly leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Cousin, I just realized now that Grandma Princess doesn't care at all about gain or loss. I have truly insulted her by appealing for her vindication and asking the royal family to share it."

Her heroic spirit must have already returned to the snow-covered Luofu Mountain all the year round.

Pei Zhaoye's heart was pounding: "Since you understand it, why don't you leave?"

"I used to stay here for grandma, but now it's because of..." Ye Jianqing's voice faded away after speaking, dissolving in the shallow water waves.

That night, Pei Zhaoye had a long dream.That was the Ruisi Palace when I was young, everyone was there, even the crown prince Pei Jianye sat cross-legged and listened to the teacher's lecture.

The warm wind outside the hall brought in a colorful butterfly, which landed wearily on the table of a royal boy in the corner, and the boy quickly pinched the butterfly's wings.He viciously plays with the dying butterfly in protest of the tedium of the classroom.Seeing this, another young man next to him handed over a bowl of soup. The young man hurriedly folded off one of the butterfly's wings, shook the wing and the scale powder on the wing into the soup, and covered the bowl... …

"Jianqing—" he let out a long cry, waking up from his dream.

Waking up from a dream in the middle of the night, the bed was parted, and a figure sat beside him.Ye Jianqing was getting dressed, the belt had not been fastened yet.He held Pei Zhaoye's face in both hands, and asked, "What's the matter, have you had a nightmare? It's not yet time to go to court, so let's sleep for a while."

He is the butterfly that strayed into Ruisi Palace.

Really don't let me watch you leave again...

He read such words from Pei Zhaoye's eyes.So he said softly: "Your Highness must not have had a good rest these days. I won't leave, I will watch Your Highness here."

Pei Zhaoye lay down slowly and closed his eyes obediently.He really hasn't had a good night's sleep since Ye Jianqing left.He felt tired and depressed.He was used to Ye Jianqing retreating step by step, but once he pushed forward, he had no ability to parry.

He watched that innocent and beautiful little Jianqing go away step by step, and watched his youthful dreams being crushed by the cruel reality.Even though the long-cherished wish was fulfilled, it gave birth to a kind of powerless melancholy.

Thousands of miles away, there is a person with the same feelings as him who is riding a tiger southward, deep into the miasma.

After the battle in Xishan that day, the two fell into the crack of the ground at the same time.Gu Tingrang escaped first by virtue of his familiarity with the terrain.Later, with the help of the tiger, Gu Su also followed the trail all the way, and entered southern Yunnan by the Shu Road.

Gu Tingrang was in a hurry most of the time, occasionally stopping at the market.Xichuan produces medicinal materials, and he collected a lot of precious medicinal materials along the way.Gu Su wanted to see what kind of medicine he sold in the gourd, so he didn't chase him too closely.After entering the territory of Yunnan, Gu Tingrang's behavior became more and more strange, and he went to high mountains, swamps, difficult and dangerous places.When we arrived at the destination, the first thing to do was to collect some strange herbs.

Gu Su took care to note down what medicine he bought until he chased him to the Shiwanda Mountain on the border of Yunnan and Guangxi.There are vast forests, continuous mountains, rare birds and animals, and many exotic flowers and famous medicines.Looking at the pristine and beautiful forest, Gu Su suddenly had a feeling that their journey had come to an end.

After all, it should be the New Year's Eve of the 18th year of Taiping, or the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Gu Su couldn't remember clearly.

Gu Tingrang, who had been running wild for the past few days, finally stopped in the depths of the dense forest.On the edge of the cliff, there is a gurgling water, and there is a huge cluster of earth-growing nasturtiums, the largest of which is in full bloom. When the sun shines, a rainbow appears on the golden petals.

Gu Tingrang climbed up the cliff with his sword, cut off the golden lotus, and shouted to the people in the forest: "Master, there are only you and me here, so don't look outside."

Gu Su patted the head of the tiger beside him, the tiger understood, and ran into the woods to have fun.He came out from behind the tree and said casually: "It took you two months to get here, I don't believe you are here to pick flowers."

Gu Tingrang raised his eyebrows and said, "Gu is here to offer flowers to the ancestor."

Gu Su's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes fell on a flat ground behind him.There was a pile of stones on the ground that were artificially piled up into a circle, with a larger stone in the center of the circle, and the ground under the stone was covered with weeds.

In the North, where there are piles of stones, it means that the souls of the dead are buried here.

"Master Xie really buried his bones here?" Gu Su's eyes were filled with blood, and his pupils flashed with two groups of red lights like beasts, and he shouted sharply: "Who are you?"

Gu Tingrang looked at him calmly: "I thought the leader had already guessed it. Like me, the leader is not surnamed Gu."

That's right, he is tall and tall, his facial features are carved like knives, he doesn't look like a Central Plains person at all, but his brows and eyes have a bit of tenderness, resembling Qingjun back then.Marquis Pei Qing of Changle is a descendant of the Bai family, Meng family, and Xiao family, and once represented the most noble bloodline in the world.

"My surname is Xiao, and I am a descendant of Lord Yu." Gu Tingrang grinned, "The leader's surname is Murong. We are originally a family, and we are all descendants of the great hero Tan Shihuai."

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