The happy life of the devil and the devil

In the bath hall a hundred steps away, Ling Yucheng plunged into the bottom of the water.He dived to the end of the bath in one breath and came out. He stood under the jade dragon with his face closed and his eyes closed for a long time before he let out a long breath, wiped off the water droplets on his face, and looked around.

When he rushed in, he actually didn't think too much about it. The small bath beside the bedroom was unusable, and he didn't like people carrying wooden barrels in. Of course, there was only one choice left.However, after the hot water washed away the stickiness on his body, his whole body was red and hot, and while he was comfortable, he couldn't help but start to observe some places that he hadn't noticed just now.

As one of the buildings built for pleasure in the heyday of Dayu, this bath hall, which was later renamed Zhuori Hall, was carved with gold and jade, and was extremely luxurious.It has been around for a hundred years, and most of its former glory has faded. The gold leaf on the walls of the hall and the gold thread that outlines the clothes of the characters have all been eroded away, but what remains after the years of refinement is still dazzling.

The walls and bottom of the pool are made of white jade, exquisitely carved and smooth to the touch.The three jade dragons spraying water on the edge of the pool were once smashed and taken away. It is said that they were scattered among the people.Afterwards, it was re-selected by Beiliang craftsmen for carving, and it looks vivid and has a flying posture. However, compared with the nine swimming dragons engraved on the wall of the pool, it suddenly looks dull.

The ground by the pool is also a strange stone transported from the southwestern border of Dayu. After cutting and polishing, it presents many pictures of clouds, mountains and rivers, and figures.A piece of inlaid screen in the noble and rich room is already regarded as a treasure, but here, large pieces are used to lay the ground.

When Ling Yucheng was free, he used to enjoy watching these pictures. Now when he raised his eyes, he saw that there were no strange stones left on the ground, and they were replaced by large pieces of bluestone. A group of green clouds surrounded the Yingying pool water, but compared with the previous strange stones, it was more than one level worse.

When I came in just now, I felt that something was wrong. It turned out that the ground had been changed—Ling Yucheng looked around, and saw that all the carpets on the wall had been removed, the smooth and flat brick surface reflected the glowing fire, and even the shelf supporting the torch was changed. style.On the side doors leading to the small rooms on both sides, the five-color glazed bead curtains sway slightly, and the interior furnishings are unobstructed.

Hangers, screens, couches... from materials to colors to styles, they are all quite different from what I remember.Except for the spring pool, the entire bathing hall has been changed up and down, inside and out.

Ling Yucheng took a closer look, took a deep breath, and suddenly turned around and plunged into the bottom of the water.The spring water wrapped up in all directions, caressed his tightly closed eyes, traced along the lines between the brows and penetrated deep into the roots of the hair, close to the skin with gentle warmth, and swirled leisurely.

The dark bottom of the water cuts off most of the outside world's colors, sounds and scents, the flickering fire, the rushing sound of water flowing into the pool, a lot of incense burning in the copper tripod at the corner of the hall, and the new furnishings in the hall...

Also, I don't want to recall, but I can't help but carry all kinds of past events in my heart.

At that time, I hurried back for several days and nights, full of eager thoughts and memories, but I was hit in the head in this temple... Although I listened from the door and never entered, it is not difficult to imagine the situation.

After that, when he saw the long corridor leading to the bathing hall, he felt a kind of distaste filling his chest, which made him never take half a step in this direction again.

If you don't hear, don't see, don't know if you don't meet, you can don't think, remember, bear or hurt.

He was hurt once because he believed in the wrong person, and hurt twice...it was because he was stupid.

But once you meet, you know each other, how can you meet when you don’t see each other.

He almost forced himself to close his eyes, turning a blind eye to all Yuan Shao's regrets and apologies, and not listening to them.It doesn't matter if he dismisses the palace maids, or never set foot in the harem after that, or even never visits the palace servants during the few months he went out...

He just watched and listened indifferently. Every news aroused alienation that had almost nothing to do with him:

So what?

Then, what does it have to do with me?

It was when he was assassinated and poisoned, and his life was hanging by a thread, and when he woke up, he saw Yuan Shao's worried and anxious face; His heart and bottom line as the lord——

There is always a place in my heart that is icy and cold, no matter how much warm current washes it, it will not melt.

However, today, seeing all the decorations and furnishings in the bath hall have been changed, the place covered with cold and hard ice cracked with a crack, a small but not negligible gap.

Yuan Shao, I really regret it.

That person's mind has never changed, but he didn't push or bully him at all. He just accompanied him at a distance not too far away with apology and care, like the sun shining on the frozen ground in winter, waiting for the snow to melt one day , The new grass is green.

It's too easy to pretend that he didn't see it, as long as he doesn't respond, Yuan Shao won't go one step further, but...

There are some things that can be erased without pretending not to see them.

The bottom of the warm water is quiet and dark. Fingertips caress the huge thousand-leaf lotus blooming at the bottom of the pool. The delicate and smooth lines extend in all directions, without beginning, without end, and without boundaries.The spring water in the lotus heart in the middle is surging, although it is not visible, it pushes the fingers and even the whole body to float upwards, and it is not allowed to stay at the bottom of the pool for a moment.

Chest oppressed to the limit, Ling Yucheng splashed out of the water, jumped high, then shook his head heavily, water drops fell from his hair like rain.He took a deep breath for a long time before diving into the water for the second time, but after that, no matter how many times he went into the water, he still couldn't get back the feeling he had just now.

... At that moment, all movement and movement outside, up and down, and outside were cut off, and it seemed as if he was the only one facing the ancient time and the boundless world.The eyes cannot see, the ears cannot hear, the nose cannot smell, only the running water is circling around the body, a heart is beating in the cavity, and the sound of blood flowing in the ears is vivid.

Just like when you swung your sword and cut your hair, you stood on the city wall and looked at the land where you had shed your sweat and blood for ten years. It will never be Homeland again.

Such loneliness of nowhere to turn to goes deep into the bone marrow, and every time I dream about it in the middle of the night, I toss and turn for it, unable to sleep.

He swam a dozen laps in the pool, and just now he cleared up his messy thoughts, got up and went ashore, put on his clothes and returned.The long window in the bedroom was wide open, and the cold snow air drove straight in with the cold wind, and even the remaining incense smell in the corner of the room was swept away.At the foot of the bed, the quilt pillows and blankets were piled up in a mess, and several housekeepers were busy spreading new warm quilts. Seeing him coming in, they all knelt down silently, with their foreheads on the ground, only daring to look at him secretly from the corner of their eyes. .

Ling Yucheng didn't speak, but raised his hand slightly, and continued walking.After leaving the bedroom, the heavy curtain leading from the main hall to the east room was suddenly lifted, and the fragrant fragrance rushed to the face.Yuan Shao smiled and waved in the bright lights: "Did you finish washing? Come and eat quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Sure enough, the table was already full, and before Ling Yucheng could pass by, Yuan Shao had already begun to lift the lids of the bowls one by one.Ling Yucheng couldn't help but took a deep breath—I'm sorry, the meal has been light these days, and it's easy to start eating and drinking two days ago. Today, I caught a little cold, and I thought I was going to return to my original shape...

Fortunately fortunately.

As soon as I sat down, there was a bowl full of mutton soup in front of me. The slightly spicy ginger smell was mixed with the aroma of the mutton. Just smelling it, I felt warm from the nose to the stomach.Ling Yucheng raised his eyes, just in time to see Yuan Shao's eyebrows curved, and smiled at him leisurely:

"This is what the little guy ate today. Have a bite?"

I know, did you specifically order the rewards to go down... The imperial kitchen is too easy, it takes a few big pots to cook, and I will send it over there after I finish it here?

The slander belongs to the slander, but there is no hesitation when drinking.The best small-tailed sheep on the grassland drink bitter springs and eat tender grass. When they grow up to half a year old, they are driven by herdsmen to travel thousands of miles southward. Large groups of cattle and sheep eat grass and drink water along the way, and even step on a "road" from the grassland to the capital. Jingyang Road".This kind of mutton is naturally not comparable to southern goats. The meat is fat and tender, fresh and not smelly. Whether it is boiled, roasted, fried or fried, it has a special flavor.As long as it's not a whole mutton stick stuffed in the mouth under the eyes of everyone...

Ling Yucheng gulped down half a bowl in one gulp, took a breath of air comfortably, and leaned his head back on the chair.The room was warm at first, and he drank half a bowl of mutton soup. He only felt that his vest was sweating gradually, and the little chill he had just walked through the corridor with wet hair was also driven away.As soon as my body and mind were relaxed, I suddenly felt so hungry that I could swallow a cow on the spot!

"Eat slowly...eat slowly!" Yuan Shao could hear a smile in his voice, as if he couldn't help laughing.Ling Yucheng lowered his head and pretended he didn't hear it, but he saw the plates piled up higher and higher from the corner of his eye. Yuan Shao tried to dissuade him, but his subordinates kept on deboning and slicing the meat on the table, and breaking the mustache into small pieces. Pushed over all the same.

...Is this the so-called duplicity?No matter, it's important to have something to eat!

Having said that, it is a bit embarrassing to sit still and enjoy Yuan Shao's feeding.Ling Yucheng glanced at the table, grabbed a leg of lamb, quickly cut off a few slices, sprinkled some powdered salt, pushed it in front of Yuan Shao, and immediately continued to eat his own food, just like before. It has never been touched, even the suet stained on the fingertips...

It never existed either.