Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

The continuous drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River lasted for several days, no more violent than that in the capital, and only tenderness. Rong Cheng was wearing a snow-white fox fur and played chess with the startling rain in the wind and rain pavilion. Xia Feng stood behind her and watched her silently.The bells of Qiyan Temple drifted in the drizzle, and the blue color of the green bamboo washed by the rain became more intense, and the scenery of the small courtyard was fresh and elegant.

"My lord, it's time for Cheng Hao to send the greeting card."

Rong Cheng smiled, and the sunspot pinched between the green fingers fell, she said, "If he doesn't find out the purpose of my trip, how can he feel at ease."

Jing Yu said, "I found out that the old man Tianblin learned his martial arts from a cave. Rumor has it that it is called the Art of Two Lives, but after all, the old man has been dead for decades, and no one has ever seen this unique skill."

"I'm not very interested in these martial arts cheats, but if you two have a chance, you can look for this cave."

"Although everyone in the world said that this was just a rumor, they never gave up on finding this cave. How many people are flocking to such a unique knowledge."

"My lord." The maid called respectfully from outside the pavilion, "Master Cheng handed in the greeting card, and the person is already outside the door."

"Please come in."

"Yes, son."

Rong Cheng stepped into the main hall with unhurried steps, the tea in Cheng Hao's hand was no longer hot, she cupped her hands and saluted, "Mr. Cheng came to the humble house, and I am not far away to welcome you." She smiled like a breeze, elegant and gentle "According to the etiquette, I should visit the lord at the door, but when I first arrived in your place, an assassin broke into the humble house at night, and I had to delay it for a few days."

Cheng Hao looked at the person in front of him calmly, his slender figure was covered by plain brocade clothes, his jade-like fingertips rested lightly on the corner of the table, and he went up, his brows were picturesque, his lips were red and his teeth were white, no wonder Yiliu said that this twelve There is nothing to be afraid of if the son's quality is weak.

But he knew in his heart that this young man was definitely not as gentle as he appeared on the surface, the air seemed to condense as soon as he stepped into this room, he was a little surprised to have such an aura at such a young age.Originally, he wanted to use the air of the leader to suppress this young master's spirit, but now he has changed his mind, and the best strategy is to win over this person.

"Young Master Twelve, you are being polite. When you come to Yongzhou City, the old man will come to visit you in person." He paused and said solemnly, "Young Master just said that an assassin broke into the house at night? Someone did such a despicable thing in Yongzhou City. I simply don’t take the old man seriously.”

Rong Cheng said with a smile, "I'm just a rat, I can deal with it."

Cheng Hao's face was mixed with red and white for a moment and then returned to normal, and the fierceness in his eyes was almost revealed, but his smile was still upright and open, "Twelve sons are worthy of being a young hero."

Rong Cheng accepted this compliment with a smile, she could see that Cheng Hao's skinny and dry face was trying to hide his contempt for her, his narrow and narrow eyes were very gloomy, full of shrewd calculations, his fingers were weirdly shriveled like Dead branches, but it is not difficult to see from the protruding joints that there is a lot of power in these palms.

He said, "My lord, do you know the killer organization that has been feared in the world recently, Yan Luodian?"

"Unfortunately, I saved one person from them when I came here."

"Oh? The young master fought against him, and who did he save?"

"The son of the Shuangmu Lin family, Lin Beichuan."

"It's such a coincidence that I'm sending people to look for Beichuan's whereabouts, and I don't want you to be his savior." Cheng Hao got up and pretended to thank him.

Rong Cheng raised his arms falsely, and said calmly, "Leader, you are polite."

Cheng Hao said again, "It is rumored that people from Tianyi Middle School have never set foot in the rivers and lakes. I don't know why the young master is visiting Yongzhou City?"

"I just yearn for the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River." She paused, and said with a smile in her eyes, "It just happened to catch up with the martial arts conference. If I want to join in the fun, I can talk to the suzerain when I go back."

Cheng Hao frowned, and said, "It just so happens that the most important thing in this year's martial arts conference is to discuss the crusade against Yan Luodian. If you have the help of the young master, we will have a better chance of winning."

"I have a rule in Tianyi, and people in Tianyi are not allowed to interfere in martial arts affairs."

Cheng Hao looked happy, but tried his best to pretend to be regretful, "It's a pity that the son is so talented that he can't make a name for himself in the martial arts."

Cheng Hao has his own calculations, he has been enjoying the martial arts for so many years, even if he is old and abdicates, he should still try the sword villa.Ever since the Twelve Young Masters first arrived in Yongzhou City, the most worrying thing was that he came for the position of leader, and now that he got Rong Cheng's words, he felt at ease.

He pretended to say, "Although it is inconvenient for the young master to intervene in the affairs of the martial arts, if the world is in trouble, I still hope that the young master will help you."

Rong Cheng pretended to be difficult, and Cheng Hao was righteous and earnest again, so she reluctantly agreed.Cheng Hao exchanged pleasantries with her before getting up to leave. She ordered Xia Feng to see off the guests. After Cheng Hao left, the hall was silent for a while. information?"

"Princess Qingping recommended Liu Zhixin, the servant of the province, as the new Secretary of the Household Department, but His Majesty only ordered Mr. Liu to be in charge of the Household Department. The position of the Household Department has now become a hot potato."

"Lord Liu is a good candidate." Seeing Xia Feng walking in from the door, she added, "Go and find out if Cheng Hao has found Lin Beichuan."

"Yes, son."

The news from Yongzhou City to the capital will be delayed on the road for at least two or three days. When Rong Che heard that Xiaofu told the killer to break into Rong Cheng's residence at night, her writing hand stopped inadvertently, and it happened that a drop of thick ink fell on the She frowned and put down the pen and ordered someone to remove the dirty white paper.

"Is Princess Anle injured?" Her usual clear voice was cold at the moment.

"Princess Anle was not injured, but I heard that the battle was so fierce that night that Xia Feng almost lost."

Rong Che's eyes darkened, "Who did it?"

"It should be Cheng Hao, the leader of the current martial arts alliance." Xiaofu said, "I'm afraid that Princess Anle will spoil his good deeds, so I want to get rid of him quickly. However, except for Zhao Suiliu, Wu Ming and Ma Liuhu who died that night, the others The three of them also died at home in the next three days, presumably by Princess Anle."

"Death is more than a crime. Did Cheng Hao pay a visit to Princess Anle?"

"Master, you know everything well. Cheng Hao and three days ago personally visited Princess Anle. As for the content of the conversation, the subordinates have no way of knowing. Since the assassination that night, the guards at Princess Anle's residence have become stricter and the shadow guards cannot approach."

"No problem." Rong Che turned around and said, "Let them go to the Sword Trial Villa and watch."

"Master." Xiaofu opened his mouth to speak, hesitated before saying, "Master, if the prince finds out about this, he will definitely be scolded by the prince. Although Princess Anle is neither an enemy nor a friend to us, but right now..."

"Master, master." Xiaofu's words were interrupted by Dafu's high-pitched voice, and Dafu ran all the way into the study and said anxiously, "Wei Gongzi wrote a letter, and he will go to the city in two days."

Rong Che was taken aback, "So fast."

"Mr. Wei entered Beijing ahead of schedule, saying that he would not wait until the end of the year to join Wei Guogong."

"Prepare the horse and enter the palace." Rong Che hurriedly stepped out of the palace to hit the horse and ran towards the palace. The setting sun in the cold weather took away the last trace of warmth, and the cold wind blew on her face like a knife. Immediately looking at the cool moonlight in the distance, the eyes are as indifferent as the moonlight.That night, Rong Che accompanied her until late at night, and only then did she obtain an edict allowing her to leave Beijing.

The sun shines through the deep twilight and gradually reveals the outline of the small courtyard. The south of the Yangtze River finally ushers in a good weather. The fiery red morning glow dyes the sky beautifully. The winter wind is cold but the light is warm.The hoarfrost on the branches and leaves condensed into crystal water droplets and hid in the corners of the branches, but was startled by footsteps and fell into the soil.

Today's Yongzhou City is full of crowds. In the morning light, the guard of honor of Princess Anle slowly drove in from outside the city. The governor of Yongzhou personally went out of the city to greet him, leading the people from the yamen to clear the way in front, followed by two rows of counties riding tall horses. The lord's personal guard, followed by two black horses dragging a carriage, which is the Luanjia of Princess Anle.

Four golden bells were hung under the four corner cornices of the carriage, which made a crisp sound as the carriage swayed. The body was embossed with auspicious clouds and decorated with golden lacquer pearls.The car curtain is the woven yarn that was tributed from the south of the Yangtze River. It is light and gorgeous, and it swings gently in the wind.

The guard of honor of the princess happened to pass by the most prestigious restaurant in the city, Wanqianlou, and its location on the second floor facing the street is the best place to watch it.Rong Cheng's slender fingers pinched the rim of the porcelain-white jade teacup, and she was sitting at the table watching the bustle of the street, the hot air in the cup set off her brows and eyes more beautifully.

"My lord, have you seen Dongge just now? Sitting there pretending to be you, you still look good." Chun Mian looked at the bustle below and smiled happily, as if she didn't have the gloomy look she had when she was grounded a few days ago.

"It's been hard work, Winter Song."

"My lord is eccentric, I was injured by Princess Qingping and I haven't seen my lord praise me."

Jing Yu rarely laughed out loud, "Chun Mian, the young master told you to leave only if Mr. Zhuge allowed you to leave. Do you know that because you sneaked out, Mr. Zhuge was so angry that Mr. Zhuge threatened to stop treating your injuries in the future."

"He has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, so he won't leave nothing to chance." Chunmian raised his eyebrows and said it very proudly.

Rong Cheng has four personal attendants Xia Feng, Jing Yu, Dong Ge, and Chun Mian. Chun Mian is the youngest of them, two years younger than Rong Cheng and grew up with Rong Cheng. She is naturally more indulgent than others.Chun Mian has a small face with round eyes and bright eyes. When she smiles, the corners of her eyes bend like crescent moons. Not to mention Rong Cheng, even the other three love her like a younger sister.

Seeing her innocence and nonsense, Xia Feng also smiled on his stern face, "Princess Qingping is one of the Four Musketeers, and her swordsmanship is extremely high. You are lucky to be able to escape from her. If you don't take good care of your wounds, what will happen in the future?" Protect the son?"

"Brother Xia Feng, you are also one of the Four Musketeers. Have you ever competed with this princess?"

Xia Feng shook his head, "The Four Musketeers are nothing more than the ranks of those who do good things, and there has never been a competition, but I heard that Princess Qingping's moves are swift and treacherous, and they are well-deserved Four Musketeers."

"If you hadn't ordered someone to improve the weapons for me, I would never have seen you again." Chun Mian still had lingering fears when she thought of Rong Che that night.

"Xia Feng." The guard of honor of the princess has long since disappeared from the long street, and the voices of hawking and bargaining downstairs became a thread again. Rong Cheng asked, "Who are the Four Musketeers today?"

"Young master, I know this." Chun Mian said proudly, "The head of the four swordsmen is our brother Xia Feng, and the others are streamer sword master Qingping princess, iron swordsman Shi Junyan, and Zhulang sword Yi Shiqian."

"Then what's your name?" Jing Yu asked with a smile.

A pleasant voice sounded, "She is the little slippery Chunmian."

"Sister Dongge, you came here so fast."

I don't know when a woman in yellow came to the second floor, with a beautiful face and a gentle temperament, with soft and dignified eyebrows.She walked to Rong Cheng's side, and called softly, "Master."

Rong Cheng asked with a smile, "Master Chen is going to come in and offer a gift?"

"Master Chen was waiting outside the city last night, and he paid homage to the princess outside the city this morning, but he didn't expect that he would hold a banquet to clean up the princess tonight, and I tried to resign him, but I couldn't dispel his idea." Dong Ge's face was full of helplessness, "Before I came out, I told him that the princess needed to rest due to the exhaustion, and then sent him away."

"This Chen Yu is a flatterer at first glance, so please ignore him, my lord." Chun Mian was indignant.

Rong Cheng smiled and said, "It's rare to meet a Beijing official once in the local area. It's just a little thought. Dong Ge will accompany me to the banquet tonight, and Xia Feng and Jing Yu will take Chun Mian around together."

"Yes, son."

Chen Yu is the magistrate of Yongzhou City, he is good at observing words and demeanor, and he is also outstanding in flattering and flattering horses. His land is in the south and the sky is hard to see. This time it happens to be Princess Anle. mighty.

"Master, it's true, it's hard for the princess to get us. You don't let her live in our house, but invite her to another courtyard in the south. It depends on how you please." This is Mrs. Chen's third wife today. He complained about Chen Yu for the first time.

"What do women know? The princess has a lot of followers around her daughter's house, so it's inconvenient to live in our house." Chen Yu waved his wife away impatiently, "I will hold a banquet to welcome the princess tonight. When the time comes, you Women and Taoists are all kept in the backyard and are not allowed to come out, it would be a serious crime if they disturbed the princess."

"Hey." Mrs. Chen looked down on Chen Yu's servile appearance from the bottom of her heart, "What's so great about a daughter's family."

"It's just that you women are ignorant, and now your majesty has no children. The future prince will be either the Princess Anle or the current Princess Qingping in the capital. This is what I call serving the monarch in advance."

Mrs. Chen was elated when she heard that, and she smiled, "Then congratulate the master first."

"Remember, not being allowed out of the backyard tonight will ruin my good business."

"Relax, sir."

Rong Cheng didn't come to the banquet until it was dark. The plain palace gown was covered with a snow-white fox fur. Under her feet were short silver sheepskin boots with big auspicious clouds embroidered on the upper. Every step she took, she could hear the The ring is Peilong Cong.There were people kneeling on the ground to greet her, she stood still and raised her arms, a gentle voice came from above their heads, "Get up."

Chen Yu stood up first to serve her, and led her courteously all the way to the high seat where the Lord was sitting. He couldn't help taking a peek at Rong Cheng when he turned around and walked down.With skin as bright and clear as the moon, smiling but distant eyes, like a face that has been carefully crafted, I couldn't help but praise the princess's peerless beauty in my heart.

Rong Cheng was seated at the table, Chen Yu ordered the table to open, this dinner invited the best chefs in the city to cook special dishes, there was silk and bamboo music playing in the water pavilion not far away, everyone exchanged glasses and chatted happily.Chen Yu knelt down and raised his glass to respect the high-ranking princess from a distance, singing about the great grace of the emperor, the prosperity of the country and the people's safety, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate each other, but Rong Cheng couldn't help but drank the glass of wine with a smile.

All the subsequent routine servings of wine were rejected by Dongge because the princess was not suitable for drinking, and everyone did not dare to force the princess and had to return angrily.Chen Yu saw Princess Anle under the eight glazed lamps above the high position, talking and laughing at Yanyan, looking at the bright starry eyes, he couldn't help but look so engrossed that he forgot his dignity for a while.

With a bang, the wine glass in Chen Yu's hand shattered, and the wine spilled all over his body. Because of this accident, the sound of silk and bamboo was cut off and everyone was silent, and the night seemed to come to an abrupt end.

He saw a silver needle nailed to the table in front of Chen Yu. He came back to his senses in a panic and saw Princess Anle with a sneer on his face, playing with the white jade cup in his hand and staring at him, sweating profusely It seeped out from his spine, his eyes rolled very quickly, he knelt down under the lord's seat, kowtowed and said, "The princess's dissatisfaction with the banquet is the dereliction of duty of the lower official, and the lower official will be replaced."

"I think Mr. Chen is drunk." Dong Ge's voice came from above his head, with an inviolable majesty, "Before the princess goes out, I have a word beforehand that I should not waste the banquet."

The cold sweat has turned into big beads of sweat, Chen Yu wants to slap himself the most at this moment, the princess is the one he can offend Xiao Xiang, "Yes, yes, my officer will send someone to send the princess back."

"Master Chen, there's no need." Dong Ge, who has always been gentle, also had anger in his voice at the moment, "The princess is here for the martial arts conference in five days. Why don't Master Chen manage this Yongzhou City first."

"Yes, yes, Miss Dongge taught you a lesson." Chen Yu kowtowed repeatedly to admit his mistake, and it wasn't until Rong Cheng's pair of silver silk sheepskin short boots passed in front of him for a long time that he was supported by his subordinates left and right.The night wind blew past, and his whole body was icy cold. He couldn't help shivering, only to realize that the cold sweat had already soaked his shirt.

"Hurry up, send the prepared things to the princess." He urged his subordinates, and then said, "Find out what the princess likes, and send them all over tomorrow morning, what are you still doing in a daze, go quickly. "

Wrapped in snow-white fox fur, Rong Cheng stepped out of the Sheriff's Mansion slowly, the street was brightly illuminated by palace gauze lanterns under the door beam, and a faint fragrance was brought over by the night wind, the plum blossoms of the Sheriff's Mansion quietly bloomed tonight.In the dim moonlight, she stopped under the wall and sniffed the fragrance. In the night, she was still dressed in white clothes that were better than snow, and she was not stained with dust.

"Princess, it's getting cold at night, it's time to go back."

When the carriage turned around in the long street, there was a change of form, and the empty carriage drove towards the other courtyard where the princess stayed. Rong Cheng returned to "Zi Qi Dong Lai" and Dong Ge returned there. Clean the other courtyard.

Chun Mian propped his head and stared at the candlelight with both eyes, his face full of disappointment and boredom, when he heard the announcement of Rong Cheng's return, he hurried out to greet him, "My lord, I want to sue, and agreed that Brother Xia Feng and Brother Jing Yu would take care of you." I went out to play, but they have something to ask me to wait at home tonight, and I held back the whole night at home."

"What's going on in the capital?" She patted Chun Mian reassuringly with a smile on her brow, but asked Xia Feng.

"Young Master Wei has entered Beijing."

"Oh?" Rong Cheng raised his eyebrows lightly, with a half-smile, "What about Princess Qingping?"

"Leaving the capital." As soon as Xia Feng finished speaking, he suddenly became alert and shouted towards the night sky, "Who is it?"