Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

The sycamore tree in the Luoyang Imperial Palace dropped one or two sycamore leaves after the sound of the Taishiguan's tribute to autumn. Although the weather is still very hot, the beginning of autumn has come.

Liu Jinxin stood under the sycamore tree, but she couldn't hope that the leaves would turn yellow and fall off—it was still very green.

The two maidservants standing not far away saw her standing under the tree for a long time without any response, so they couldn't help whispering: "What's the matter, little lady?"

"Perhaps he still can't adapt to the Qizhou environment."

"Isn't it? I've been here for two months, and even I'm almost unaccustomed..."

The voices of the two came to Liu Jinxin's ears. She glanced at them, and was a little displeased because she didn't like them staring at her and whispering to each other.But she also suddenly remembered that this is no longer Luoyang, but Qizhou, a lower state capital with a population of only 20.

Her father, Liu Zheng, was originally a doctor of imperial history, but he offended the emperor because of Yan Zhijian's remonstrance, and was demoted to be the governor of Xiazhou. The family had to follow him to Qizhou.

Qizhou is also a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters if there is no natural disaster, but because of its vast land and sparse population, it has become a remote and remote place.Moreover, compared with Luoyang, the summer here is much hotter and humid, which makes the Liu family who are newcomers a little bit unbearable.

But Liu Jinxin is not because of acclimatization, she just misses Luoyang.

Two figures suddenly appeared under the verandah. If it was a servant, Liu Jinxin would naturally not care about it, but from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure behind the servant.

She raised her eyes and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, wearing a brocade dress and a wreath hanging around her neck. She was walking at a relaxed pace under the guidance of the servants, her eyes turned bluntly, and she looked around. Everything is very curious.

The jewels on the girl's chest swayed with her movements because of the tassels, and the collision between the jewels made a crisp and pleasant sound.

Although Liu Jinxin didn't know who she was, her clothes all showed her luxury.

The servant led the girl from the verandah around the pool to the place not far from Liu Jinxin. He said respectfully, "Miss, this is the mistress of the deputy envoy's family. Your lord asked the mistress to entertain you."

Liu Jinxin frowned, the Deputy Envoy of the Qizhou Regiment is a civil servant in the army, but now he is just an idle official, and the girl's attire can be said to be the little lady of a wealthy businessman in Qizhou.

Perhaps under the influence of Liu Zheng, Liu Jinxin subconsciously thought that the Deputy Envoy of the regiment training must have corrupted the law, otherwise his daughter would not be able to live such a luxurious life.But these things have nothing to do with her, her father is new here, so he must get along well with the people here, he asked her to entertain this young girl, and she just obeyed.

"Sister, you are so beautiful!" The girl praised with eyes wide open before Liu Jinxin opened her mouth.

Liu Jinxin's heart skipped a beat, and she pursed her lips, not knowing how to deal with the girl for a while.

The girl showed a bright and innocent smile, and suddenly stepped forward and took Liu Jinxin's hand, saying: "I haven't let my sister know my boudoir name yet, my name is Liu Xiu, and I belong to 'Jinxinxiukou'." That 'Xiu'! What's your sister's name?"

When Liu Jinxin's hand touched her, all the muscles in her body tensed up.Then a burst of agarwood penetrated into her nostrils, and the fragrance seemed to fill her heart and lungs at once, and the sound of the jewels and emeralds on the wreath colliding into her ears brought her back to her senses.

Before Liu Xiu opened her mouth to tell the origin of her name, Liu Jinxin might tell her boudoir name calmly, but at this moment, her boudoir name got stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out.

Liu Xiu looked at her curiously, not understanding why she was so shy about saying a name.When Liu Jinxin's maid heard the words, she was surprised and said: "How did the little lady of the Liu family know that my little lady's name is taboo?"

Liu Xiu asked curiously: "Do I know my sister's name?" She tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly shook Liu Jinxin's hand and said, "Could it be that my sister's name is Jinxin?!"

Liu Jinxin's hands felt warm and soft, she broke free suddenly, and then realized that her actions would cause people to misunderstand, so she explained: "It's hot, my palms are sweaty, it's better not to touch them. It's good to touch."

Liu Xiu didn't care about her shaking off her hand, but said brightly: "Sister's voice is really nice!"

Liu Xiuda sweetly called her "sister" as soon as she appeared, she was lively and cute, and Liu Jinxin was almost overwhelmed.She hurriedly turned her head and ordered the maid to bring tea and snacks, hoping to make these things stop Liu Xiu's mouth.

But her thoughts were in vain, Liu Xiu looked up at the plane tree that had grown for some years, and said: "When I came here just now, I saw my sister was looking at this tree all the time. Could it be that sister also likes plane trees?"

Liu Jinxin wanted to shake her head, but her nasal cavity responded with an "um", and hummed: "Jade burner incense, red wax tears, reflect the autumn thoughts of the painting hall. The eyebrows are thin, the temples are cloudy, and the night is long and the quilt is cold. The sycamore tree, The rain in the third watch, if you don’t know how to leave love, you will suffer. One leaf, one sound, the empty steps drip to the light.”

This is Wen Tingyun's "Jade Burner Incense", and it is also the lyrics and music that Liu Jinxin often hears from other people.After she finished humming, she realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and when she turned her head, she saw Liu Xiu looking at her strangely.Her heart thumped, and she asked, "What, what's the matter?"

Liu Xiu asked: "My sister said goodbye to her sweetheart, so why do you sigh?"

Liu Jinxin knew that she had misunderstood the meaning of her words, and explained: "I just thought of the words and music suddenly, I don't have any sweetheart."

Liu Xiu rolled her eyes and said, "How old is my sister, why doesn't she have a sweetheart?"

Liu Jin took a breath. Although Liu Xiu was a few years younger than her, she seemed to be old enough, and the Liu family didn't teach her how to speak so that she wouldn't offend others? !Liu Jinxin was nearly 19 years old and hadn't been betrothed yet, so it really didn't sound good to say it.

"Do you have a sweetheart?" Liu Jinxin asked back.

"It didn't exist before, but now it does!" Liu Xiu said.

Liu Jinxin still didn't quite understand what Liu Xiu meant, so she saw Liu Xiu holding her hand again, and said, "I heard from my dad that my sister just came to Qizhou, so she must be unfamiliar with Qizhou, so it's better for me Take your sister out to play?"

Liu Jinxin subconsciously wanted to refuse. After all, she was not very familiar with Liu Xiu, but she just remembered that Liu Zheng asked her to entertain Liu Xiu, and she couldn't refuse, so she agreed.

The terrain of Qizhou is dominated by hills, with many mountains, and the south faces the river.Qizhou City is a city built along the Qi River. Due to many natural disasters, many people are unwilling to live here for a long time, so the number of households and population is very small.

As the governing place of Qizhou, the city and houses of Qizhou are slightly dilapidated, the bricks and tiles are covered with thick moss, and the walls are mottled.Many temples, academies, and ancestral halls are also dilapidated and dilapidated.

"The prosperity here is less than one-tenth of Luoyang's." Liu Jin thought to himself.She retracted her gaze, lowered the curtains, and sat firmly in the carriage.

Liu Xiu heard the words and said with a smile: "But my sister doesn't think that even though this place is not prosperous, the lives of the people are also leisurely, don't they?"

Liu Jinxin didn't say anything, so Liu Xiu didn't continue talking about this topic, but continued to talk about the scenic spots in Qizhou with great interest.Liu Jinxin's mind was not here, but seeing her talking for a long time, she asked casually, "Are you familiar with Qizhou?"

Liu Xiu said: "My father has been here as a deputy training envoy for nine years, so I am familiar with Qizhou!"

Liu Jinxin said: "Then where is your ancestral home?"

"Mingzhou, but I haven't been back to Mingzhou for a long time." Liu Xiu said, she grabbed Liu Jinxin's wrist and shook it, "Where is sister from?"

Liu Jin thought for a while and said, "My ancestral home is Qingzhou."

"But my sister speaks Mandarin, so she must have grown up in Luoyang?" Liu Xiu asked, "Is Luoyang fun?"

When others mentioned Luoyang, they always looked envious and yearning, and what they asked was "Is Luoyang prosperous?" But Liu Xiu asked "Is it fun?" This made Liu Jinxin realize that her childlike innocence is still intact, and she is still a child. Big little lady.

Qin Gaozu abandoned Chang'an and made Luoyang his capital, firstly because of the theory of Fengshui, and secondly because Luoyang can set up a military fortress and has convenient transportation.And under the construction of the eastern capital Luoyang by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, it has become a capital no less than Chang'an.

The decline of Chang'an, on the contrary, made Luoyang more prosperous. In addition to the people from all over the world without the constraints of the market, there were also Tibetans and envoys from all over the world.There are more than a dozen posts in Luoyang specially prepared for foreign envoys, and the river outside the city is full of ships carrying goods from foreign countries, and the wharf is even more busy.

Liu Xiu curled her lips and muttered, "It's nothing fun!"

Liu Jinxin glanced at her lightly, and vaguely understood in her heart that whether it was Mingzhou or Qizhou, Liu Xiu lived in a place that was safe and far away from the center of power, that's why her temperament was so lively.Moreover, Liu Jinxin learned from her that the Liu family didn't seem to restrain her very much and taught her to obey the etiquette, so during these years in Qizhou, she had already traveled to every corner of Qizhou.

The curtain swayed with the wind, and suddenly a drop of cold water hit the back of Liu Shi's hand. She lifted the curtain and glanced outside.The sky, which was still very clear just now, suddenly turned dark, and the bean-heavy rain fell on the ground. Many people walking on the road dodged under the eaves on both sides. hide.

"It's raining." Liu Jin said in his heart, sighing in his heart that the sky here changes as it says, and it really is very different from Luoyang.

"Really!" Liu Xiu also looked to the other side, her eyes glanced at Liu Jinxin, and said to the servant driving the carriage, "Go to the North City Gate!"

Liu Jinxin didn't stop her move to make Liu's servants look like her own servants, but asked, "Didn't you say you were going to Zhengjue Temple? Why did you suddenly change to the city gate?"

"Zhengjue Temple is right here, and I can't run away, so I paid more attention." Liu Xiu said, and suddenly asked, "Your sister doesn't like it?"

Liu Xiu has said so, how can Liu Jinxin say that she is not happy?He said, "I'm just curious about why I want to go to the city gate."

"My sister will come with me."

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the rain kept pouring into the carriage, and the curtains on both sides were already wet by the rain, let alone the servants driving the carriage outside.

After the speed of the carriage obviously slowed down, the servant said: "Little lady, the North City Gate has arrived."

The carriage stopped, and the maid took out an oiled paper umbrella from nowhere and handed it to the two of them.Looking at the heavy rain outside, Liu Jinxin felt a little worried.Liu Xiu jumped out of the carriage indifferently, took the umbrella and stretched out his hand to her: "Sister, come down quickly!"

Liu Jinxin didn't know what she was going to do, so she got out of the carriage.The rain slapped on her sleeves, which soon became wet.Liu Xiu's hair was also wet from the rain, and she stuck to the wet clothes on her back. She grabbed Liu Jinxin's hand and ran up the steps to the tower, saying, "Sister, come with me to shelter from the rain!"

Liu Jinxin's heart thumped, the city gate was not something they could casually climb into, she was about to open her mouth to stop Liu Xiu, but she showed a fish charm to the guard, and the guard let him go.

Liu Jinxin was stunned for a moment, then was dragged away by Liu Xiu.

When he arrived at the tower, Liu Xiu took out a towel and wiped off the rain on his face and hair, and quickly wiped Liu Jinxin as well.Liu Jin was taken aback, and for some reason felt that her throat was a little dry. She swallowed hard, pushed Liu Xiu's hand away with some panic, and took out a handkerchief from her arms: "I have a handkerchief with me. , wipe yourself!"

Liu Xiu pursed her lips, then went to lift up her hem to wring out the water.Liu Jinxin was taken aback, and when her snow-white calf was exposed in her eyes, she rushed over and pulled back her clothes, holding her hand tightly with both hands, and said in a displeased tone, "Are you here?" do what?!"

There are so many guards here, but Liu Xiu dared to lift her hem to reveal her legs. If this spread, her reputation would be ruined!

Instead, Liu Xiu was taken aback by her, and asked, "What is sister doing?"

Liu Jinxin was about to teach her, but she took Liu Jinxin's hand and walked to the side as if nothing had happened.When she opened a window, the hazy scene in front of her eyes made Liu Jinxin slightly startled.

Except for the occasional horse-drawn carts and donkey carts outside the city, there are no traces of pedestrians, and the winding official roads that have not been repaired for a long time are also submerged in the rain.The densely falling rainwater formed a line, sounding the lyrics and music that collided with bricks, tiles, branches and leaves, and the water surface.

Before I knew it, the mountains and rivers became hazy, as did the fields and houses.The breeze blew, and my heart suddenly calmed down.

Liu Jinxin had never tried to watch the rain from a height, and in Luoyang, she did not experience such a comfortable and leisurely mood.She turned her head to look at Liu Xiu, only to find that she was looking at herself, a strange feeling flashed in her heart, and she asked, "Why did you come up?"

She didn't see the fish talisman clearly just now, but she had a vague guess.

"My father is the deputy envoy of the training regiment, so why is it difficult for me to come up?" Liu Xiu didn't care.

Liu Jinxin sighed secretly, Liu Xiu's indifference happened to show that even though he was just an idle official, the power of the Liu family here was extraordinary.Moreover, Liu Xiu can carry his father's fish talisman everywhere, which shows that Liu Xiu is really spoiled.

Liu Jinxin didn't scold her for anything, but asked, "Then why did you come up?"

Liu Xiu said: "Although I haven't been to Luoyang, I want my sister to know that Qizhou has something to appreciate! If my sister likes Qizhou, she won't think about Luoyang anymore."

Liu Jinxin looked into the distance, and the melancholy of leaving Luoyang did ease a lot.

The author has something to say: Hmm...these chapters are probably their side stories.