Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

The streets and alleys of Kyoto were still so lively, Gongsun Ce dragged Bao Zheng into a calligraphy and painting studio.

This calligraphy and painting studio looks very ordinary on the outside, and the things inside are also very simple. Bao Zheng is a little puzzled. He understands Gongsun Ce's temper. Things, Gongsun Ce should be very careful to arrange the things carefully, why would he prepare gifts in this small calligraphy and painting studio?

Bao Zheng looked at Gongsun Ce, and seemed to be flipping through the paintings with great interest, then walked over slowly, looking down at the paintings that Gongsun Ce was rummaging through, they were all ordinary.

"A Ce?" Bao Zheng asked in a low voice.

Gongsun Ce raised his head with a smile, his eyes sparkling, which made Bao Zheng lose his mind for a moment, but fortunately, he calmed himself down quickly, "Choose here?"

Gongsun Ce smiled, of course.

I have lived in Kyoto for many years, and no one knows the calligraphy and painting shop in Kyoto better than him. Don't underestimate this painting and calligraphy shop. The things displayed outside are ordinary things, which are really valuable and good collections. Let the boss hide in it.The boss of this calligraphy and painting studio has a very strange temper. His ordinary paintings and calligraphy are very expensive, and some of them are even ridiculously expensive.

But if you can tell the secrets of these ordinary calligraphy and paintings, then you may be able to win a rare collection or two.

In his previous life, he came here by accident and saw the secrets in the paintings, so he got a very precious collection.

"Bao Zheng, look at these paintings..." Gongsun Ce handed the two selected paintings to Bao Zheng, and said with a smile, "Do you ever feel any difference?" As far as Gongsun Ce knew, Bao Mr. Zheng Bao's attainments in calligraphy and painting are also quite high, but the world only sees Mr. Bao's ruthless, fair and strict face.

Bao Zheng took it, and seeing Gongsun Ce's sly smile, a smile flashed across Bao Zheng's eyes. This is to test himself, right?

Bao Zheng looked down at the two paintings carefully. They were both very ordinary landscape paintings, but... there was something different.After carefully looking at it, Bao Zheng looked at Gongsun Ce and saw Gongsun Ce looking at him with a smile, so he said with a smile, "Why don't we just buy these two paintings."

Gongsun Ce rolled his eyes, Bao Zheng really saw it. "OK."

When paying the bill, Bao Zheng casually picked out the silver and said casually to the shopkeeper, "Please tell the boss, the shopkeeper, that the camellia from Phoenix Mountain is good tea, don't waste it."

The shopkeeper was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled happily, "Master, what you said, please wait a moment, Master, I will go and ask my master to come out."

Bao Zheng watched the shopkeeper rush in happily, then turned to look at Gongsun Ce, who smiled and gave him a thumbs up.The corner of Bao Zheng's mouth curled up.

When the boss came out, they chatted about painting and calligraphy. When Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce left, the boss gave a painting as a gift.

Gongsun Ce hugged the painting and smiled at Bao Zheng, "I don't think we will come here any more in the future. If we come a few more times, the boss's collection will probably be wiped out by you and me."

Bao Zheng smiled, and then asked casually, "How did Ah Ce know about this store?"

Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, and winked at Bao Zheng mysteriously, "What do you think?"

Bao Zheng frowned. When Ah Ce came to the capital last time, he almost never set foot in the capital due to illness. This time it can be said that he came to the capital for the first time. Why does it seem that Ah Ce is very familiar with the capital?

—Could it be a dream again?

When Bao Zheng thought of this, he stared and asked seriously, "Ace, are you dreaming again?"

Gongsun Ce was startled for a moment, and then smiled embarrassingly. It seems that this is the only explanation, right?

Bao Zheng wanted to reprimand him, but in the end he swallowed the words that came to his lips, stretched out his hand and squeezed Gongsun Ce's wrist, and said in a low voice, "You should sleep with me tonight."

Gongsun Ce was puzzled.

Bao Zheng continued to speak solemnly in a low voice, "Look, you didn't have a dream when you slept with me a few times ago, didn't you?"

Gongsun Ce suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, the dream or something was just a cover-up, but seeing Bao Zheng worried about him so seriously, how could he refuse?

Gongsun Ce nodded, and responded softly, "Okay."

Bao Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, he could finally sleep with this person at night.Tightening Gongsun Ce's wrist, he turned his head and said, "Let's go to the residence of the Eight Sage Kings while it's still early."

"Ah."

The two walked one after the other, heading towards the mansion of the Eight Sage Kings. What they didn't notice was that not far from them, at the end of the alley at the corner, a simple carriage stopped quietly.And after Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce left, the curtain of the carriage was slowly opened, revealing a beautiful face, with a mixture of joy and anger, and a woman's bun on her head. The nobile orb is dazzling.

"Your Majesty, we should go." The eunuch next to him urged in a low voice.

The woman slowly lowered the curtain, lowered her eyes, concealed the yearning and greed in her eyes, and said coldly, "I don't need talkative trash!"

"Yes, the little one deserves to die!" The eunuch confessed in a terrified voice.

The woman didn't look at the eunuch, but raised her chin slightly, leaned back lazily, and said in a cold tone with arrogance, "Hurry up!? I delayed my father's birthday celebration, you just wait to be punished."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

The plain carriage continued to move towards Grand Master Pang's mansion. The woman lowered her eyebrows and propped her forehead with one hand. She seemed to cover her eyes inadvertently. Then, some crystal tears oozed from between the woman's fingers.

——Even if you don’t know each other when you meet, spring is as old as before, people are empty and thin, and everything is right and wrong.

*****

At this time, the residence of the Eight Sage Kings.

The Eighth Sage King sent off the eunuch who delivered the decree, and returned to the study with a serious face. Along the way, the Eighth Sage King unconsciously clenched the imperial decree in his hand, and the imperial decree asked him to preside over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.The time just so happened to be Taishi Pang's birthday.

Your Majesty... is this determined to separate him?

The Eight Sage Kings sat in the study, staring at the imperial decree on the table, expressionless.

It wasn't until the manager came to knock on the door and respectfully reported the visit of Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce that the Eight Wise Kings got up and said, "Please wait in the flower hall. The king will arrive later."

"Yes."

When the manager left, the Eight Wise Kings seemed to have made up their minds, put the imperial decree on the shelf, turned around and walked out.

Walking to the empty corridor, the Eighth Wise King said abruptly, "Please tell your master not to come to me, this king will not see him!"

After finishing speaking, the Eight Sage Kings walked straight to the Xiaohua Hall.

******

In the small flower hall, Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce quietly waited for the arrival of the Eight Worthy Kings.

As soon as the Eighth Wise King entered the small flower hall, he smiled gently, folded his sleeves, and said with a smile, "Bao Zheng, Gongsun Ce, you are here."

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce got up hurriedly, clasped their hands in salute, the Eight Wise King waved his hands, and smiled freely, "Sit down. Let's not be restrained by these customary etiquettes."

Gongsun Ce looked at the Eight Sage Kings, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "My lord speak up, I will obey my orders."

The Eighth Sage King looked Gongsun Ce up and down, nodded and said in relief, "Yes, Mr. Gongsun's complexion is much better than what I saw last time. Is your health better?"

After Gongsun Ce heard this, he cupped his hands and thanked him, "Thank you, my lord, for your concern. It's much better now." When he was in Duanzhou, Bao Zheng always kept an eye on his rest time, let alone making up soup.

The Eight Sage King smiled and nodded, "That's good." The Eight Sage King looked at Bao Zheng who was at the side, and Bao Zheng lowered his eyebrows, very calm and steady.

"Bao Zheng." The Eighth Wise King said calmly. "What is your way of being an official?"

"Live tirelessly, act with loyalty." Bao Zheng got up, cupped his hands, and replied in a deep voice.

The Eight Sage Kings listened, and nodded slightly, yes, such an answer is quite satisfactory, and it is also Bao Zheng's usual style.Then, maybe, he can rest assured about other things in the future.

"Bao Zheng." The Eighth Wise King said with a sigh, "Remember, no matter when, no matter what, don't forget your original heart!"

Bao Zheng looked up at the Eight Sage Kings, and nodded slowly, "Bao Zheng will remember what the prince said."

*****

After leaving the mansion of the Eight Sage Kings, Gongsun Ce looked back at this prestigious but simple mansion in the capital. He was a little confused. What the Eight Sage Kings just said was not the usual kind of encouragement. The words seem to carry some kind of deep meaning?

"Let's go." Bao Zheng pulled Gongsun Ce past him and walked forward.

"I always feel a little weird." Gongsun Ce held Bao Zheng and said in a low voice.

Bao Zheng held Gongsun Ce behind his back and continued walking forward, while whispering, "It must be related to Grand Master Pang's birthday celebration this time. Anyway, let's wait and see what happens."

Gongsun Ce nodded, feeling puzzled. In the memory of his previous life, nothing happened to the Eight Worthy Kings at this time.But since Bao Zheng also said so, let's wait and see what happens.Just vaguely, Gongsun Ce had a feeling that it would be really troublesome.

The two walked slowly back to the plum garden arranged by Taishi Pang. When they passed a small shop in the alley, Gongsun Ce turned his head unintentionally and froze. Is it Xiao Liu? !

"What's the matter?" Bao Zheng keenly noticed Gongsun Ce's strangeness, followed Gongsun Ce's line of sight, frowning, a smiling man.

——What did Ah Ce see this man do?

"It's nothing, this man... really doesn't care about hygiene." Gongsun Ce regained his senses and said in a concealed manner.

Bao Zheng glanced at the smiling man, and couldn't help but frowned. This man took copper coins without washing his hands? ?

"A Ce wants to eat noodles?" Bao Zheng asked in a low voice.

Gongsun Ce smiled awkwardly, Xiao Liu is a filial and cheerful person, but he really can't agree with the noodles making skills, especially after getting used to the noodles made by Mr. Bao himself, he doesn't like to eat other noodles. up.

——His appetite was fed by Mr. Bao?

"I'll make it for you when I get back." Bao Zheng said in a low voice, his eyes flashed softly. Although he had a stiff expression on why Gongsun Ce saw the cheerful man, it was probably because he saw him in a dream. ?Bao Zheng didn't ask too many questions, but secretly decided that it would be better not to let Gongsun Ce get too close to this man.

While speaking, they had already returned to Meiyuan.

When they entered the plum garden, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang rushed over.

"Brother Bao! Brother Gongsun, Grand Master Pang is here!" Zhan Zhao said anxiously.

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce glanced at each other. They had just left the mansion of the Eight Sage Kings when Grand Master Pang came over?

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce walked into the main room one after the other, Grand Master Pang sat in the first seat, his brows were deeply furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

"Bao Zheng met the Grand Master."

"Gongsun Ce has met the Grand Master."

Taishi Pang came back to his senses, looked at Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce, nodded slightly, "Sit."

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce also sat down on the lower chairs without any hesitation.