drunk drunk Changan

The hangover headache made Situ Lu refuse to think about everything about the status quo, but the status quo kept eroding him.

No matter how capable he is, he will only lead the prosperous Situ family to decline. No matter how prosperous the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty is, it will not be able to flourish on his head.

Eighteen is not married, has no fame, and is not an only child.In the early years, he proposed to his father to separate the family, but his father wanted to drive him out of the house, but because of the law, he only divided the account books and asked him to move to another courtyard, and he was still regarded as a member of the Situ family in name.

After all, it is a family scandal, and these things are never publicized in front of outsiders, even the maids call him "Young Master".However, this cannot be hidden from Shang Hongye—this cousin who is also unmarried at eighteen, has no fame, is not the only son, but lives comfortably at home.

The two are very similar in many places, but only Shang Hongye thinks that birds of a feather flock together. The dark side is shown unreservedly, instead of being hidden under a peaceful appearance like Situ Lu.

To be honest, the person named Li Jiu gave him a good feeling.But because he was sent by Shang Hongye, he really didn't want to admit it.

Just like now, Situ Lv, who was hungover and depressed, wanted to find someone to accompany him to relieve his boredom, so Li Jiu knelt down in front of the couch uninvited.

Despite being irritable, Situ Lu still maintained a peaceful attitude that he would never break his merits without mentioning Shang Hongye, and casually talked to Li Jiu: "Do you have any musical instruments?"

Li Jiu replied calmly: "Hu Konghou, I know a little bit."

Situ Lu raised his finger and pointed to the cabinet on the side: "There's a handful inside, just take it out and play whatever you want. You have limited legs and feet, so just sit and play."

Li Jiu responded, and found an old-looking Hu Konghou in the cabinet.Judging from the aging of the material, the konghou is at least 20 years old, and the engraved pattern is obviously not a popular color in recent years.Li Jiu didn't ask much, just moved a stool from the side and sat in front of the bed, adjusted the key of the harp briefly, and played and sang Cao Mengde's "Duan Ge Xing": "Singing to wine, life is so much! It's like morning dew, going to Japan There is a lot of suffering. Generosity should be generous, and worries and thoughts will be unforgettable. How can I relieve my worries? Only Du Kang..."

After listening to the piece quietly, Situ Lu did not comment on how well Li Jiu played, but said: "There is a piece of music, I wonder if you can play it."

"What tune?"

Situ Lu scratched his head, and said, "I don't remember the name. The libretto seems to be something... Li Yu Fanglin is facing Gao Ge, the new makeup is beautiful and the quality is alluring..."

After a moment of silence, Li Jiu shook his head.

"That's all." After Situ Lu finished speaking, he added as if to cover up something, "Such rich and colorful pieces are not suitable for you to play."

Li Jiu tactfully didn't ask any more questions, but said, "I don't have any talent in temperament, and I only dabble in this area, so naturally I don't know many songs."

Situ Lu saw Li Jiu mentioning his own affairs, so he continued the chat: "I look at you, you seem to be from the Bashu area, and the surname 'Li' is also a common surname in the Southwest?"

Li Jiu shook his head: "My parents are not surnamed Li. The word 'Li Jiu' is the first two characters of the inscription they saw when they excavated a tomb of a nobleman in the Western Zhou Dynasty. After that, they were discovered by the government. To avoid being implicated, I quietly handed over the young me to the shopkeeper who often went to the pawnshop to sell their stolen goods, and my name was changed to 'Li Jiu' after that. Just last year, an accident happened in the pawnshop, and I also joined the pawnshop. I was born in slavery. And because of my tomb energy entering my body when I was young, my legs and feet have been ill for a long time, so even being a slave was disliked by others. After wandering for half a year, I finally came here."

Situ Lu glanced at Li Jiu and said with a smile: "I remember that bastard Shang Hongye said that you were born with leg problems. Come to think of it, your life experience has always been kept secret from the outside world. Now you are telling me this kind of thing to someone I just met , aren't you afraid that I'll report you?"

Li Jiu didn't answer, but just fixed his eyes on Situ Lu.The morning sun shines on Li Jiu's thin face, inexplicably there is a kind of cold and heavy like an ancient object that has finally seen the morning sun after countless nights.

Situ Lu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, turned his back and shrank into the quilt and said, "Forget it, forget it, say whatever you like."

"Then I want to say what to say."

Situ Lu didn't want to answer, and just nestled in silence.

"Do you believe in the theory of reincarnation?"

"It's just a Buddhist rhetoric to persuade people to make good use of it."

"Whether you believe it or not, how about listening to me casually?"

"What do you want to say?"

"About my name."

"Say."

"The tomb of the nobles of the Western Zhou Dynasty that my parents dug was the first tomb I have entered and the last tomb I have entered so far. In front of the coffin of the owner of the tomb, there is a stone tablet engraved with ' Li Jiu, Li Jiu, Jiu Li's subversion, my body returns, the land of Jiu Li, Li Jiu, Li Jiu, Jiu Li's subversion, my soul returns, and Li Jiu's place' these few words. According to my parents, at that time I When I walked up to the monument, I felt like I was caught by something, and I was stunned for a long time before I came back to my senses. My father said that I might have some relationship with the owner of the tomb, so he changed my name to Li Jiu when he handed me over to the pawnbroker. .”

Situ Lu stretched, rubbed his temples again, and turned to look at Li Jiu, without interrupting this short story.

Li Jiu continued: "When I saw you, I suddenly remembered these past events for some reason. Perhaps, it was the fulfillment of a long-cherished wish from the previous life."

Situ Lu didn't take the theory of ghosts and gods seriously, and said with some displeasure: "Since your long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, what are you still relying on me for?"

Li Jiu replied with a smile: "People always push their feet."

Situ Lu was silent for a moment, and then said: "So you want to say that I may be the reincarnation of that Western Zhou nobleman, and you came to me with the memory of your previous life? Don't be ridiculous, this kind of rhetoric may deceive the little girl. It's okay, it's just a joke in front of me. If you want to pursue me, you can just say so, and you don't need to make such a big detour."

Li Jiu didn't say much about the past life or not, but went straight to the point: "Then do you agree or not?"

Situ Lu was noncommittal, but said with a cold face: "Is that why Shang Hongye sent you to me?"

Li Jiu replied with a smile: "It was his goal before, but now it is mine."

Situ Lu was a little irritable, and waved Li Jiu back, turned over and continued to sleep.Although escapism is never the way to solve problems, as long as it is not a problem that must be solved, escaping is always more pleasant than facing it directly.

He slept until the sun was high, and the trouble he didn't want to face the most went to sit on the wall of his house again.

The long sound of the flute is irresistible to the ears, it is still the song "Guan Shanyue" by the Yuefu.

Situ Lu got up extremely unhappy, walked to the wall and kicked it hard.Shang Hongye on the wall couldn't sit still, the sound of the flute changed, and he swayed back and forth several times before he stabilized his figure.Seeing that Shang Hongye hadn't fallen, Situ Lu kicked the wall again.However, this time Shang Hongye sat firmly and supported him, and the shaking of the wall did not affect him too much.Situ Lu snorted coldly, and picked up the flowerpot placed by the wall.

"Come on! Can't I come down?" Shang Hongye saw that the flower pot was about to be thrown at him, so she quickly surrendered and climbed down.

Situ Lu gave Shang Hongye a sideways look, and put down the flower pot: "I'm very annoying today, if you provoke me again, I will ignore the law and beat you to death with a sack on your head."

Shang Hongye said with a playful smile: "Li Jiu's body deed is still with me, if you want to kill me, I'll kill him first."

"If you kill your people, it's none of my business."

"I told him to catch you within a day, otherwise I'll bring him back and cook for you."

Situ Lu froze for a moment, then raised the flower pot again: "There's no reason to talk to someone like you."

Shang Hongye laughed aloud: "I'm just too idle, I have nothing to joke with you, don't be so serious!"

Situ Lu threw the flower pot directly at Shang Hongye, and said with a smile, "I'm free too, so I'm here to play with you."

Shang Hongye narrowly avoided the flowerpot, looked at Situ Lu who was raising the flowerpot again, quickly dodged twenty steps, and shouted: "I admit defeat, can't I!"

Seeing that Shang Hongye's clothes softened, Situ Lu suddenly felt that the whole world brightened up, and he felt extremely comfortable: "Okay, bring Li Jiu's body deed."

Shang Hongye looked at Situ Lu thoughtfully for a while, and then said: "Li Jiu really chased you down in just one day?"

Situ Lu returned a sinister smile.

Shang Hongye raised her eyebrows: "Then can I continue to threaten you with his identity?"

Situ Lu picked up the second flowerpot.

Shang Hongye admitted defeat: "All right, all right, I bought it for 20 taels of silver, bring me the money."

Situ Lu decisively called the maid and gave the money to Shang Hongye.

Shang Hongye directly took out Li Jiu's body deed from the purse he was carrying.

Situ Lu saw some clues: "Have you always carried it on your body?"

"No, no, I brought it when I came to see you today."

"So you planned to give it to me from the beginning?"

"Yes, I'll give it to you if I make you happy."

Situ Lu didn't linger anymore, took the deed, and looked at his maid: "Chun Yu, see off the guests."

Chun Yu walked up to Shang Hongye, tilted her head and smiled slightly.

Shang Hongye looked at Chun Yu's hulking figure, which was seriously inconsistent with his name, hehehe, hummed a ditty and left.

Situ Lu didn't look back, and went to Li Jiu with the deed.