Shuoyun Feidu

At this time, Beitang Rongdu's eyes suddenly turned to the outside downstairs, and he said with a leisurely smile: "Look, although the Li clan doesn't know current affairs, there are always some smart people in the world." Sweeping outside the building, I saw two carriages parked below. A young man in a fine dress stepped out of the front carriage, and a slim girl stepped down from the carriage behind—in fact, today Beitang Rong Du came here specifically to meet the contact person sent by this old southern family, Young Master Wen.

Wen Zhongxiu got out of the car, and there were attendants around him holding umbrellas for him. He glanced at his younger sister Wen Wan, and then heard a man in brown clothes with a serious face say at the door: "... Your Excellency, please go up Building." Wen Zhongxiu heard the words, so he straightened his mind, and immediately followed the other party into the building. As soon as Fang entered, he saw nearly a hundred capable men in plain clothes standing on both sides upstairs and downstairs, with cold faces. Although there were many people, they didn't hear a single sound. When they saw someone entering the building, they didn't even move their eyebrows. They were all extremely fierce. When Wen Zhongxiu saw this, his heart trembled slightly, and there were no more. Look, only my sister and I followed the man in brown to the second floor.

Entering a door in the middle of the second floor, two brocade-clothed youths standing at the door pushed open the door. Wen Zhongxiu entered the room before he entered the room, but saw a young man in rouge-colored fine attire ahead of him. Sitting at the top, he looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, with sculpted eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a plump appearance. He was drinking tea with a teacup in his hand. When he glanced over, it was extremely breathtaking. Standing behind him was a three-year-old A ten-year-old man in a gray shirt, with sharp features and a hint of femininity, his lips were as thin as shavings, Wen Zhongxiu couldn't do much to look at him, so he lowered his eyes slightly, stepped forward to salute, and said, "Wen Zhongxiu, the eldest son of the Patriarch of the Wen family, has seen the world. Son." Behind her, Wen Wan also gave her blessings generously.

Beitang Rongdu turned his eyes lightly, put down the teacup with one hand, and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Wen, you don't need to be polite, just sit down." As he spoke, his eyes swept over the girl behind the young man: "This is..." Wen Zhong Xiu hurriedly said: "This is my sister-in-law. She has been pampered by her parents since she was a child. She has never been polite, and the prince laughed at her." Beitang Rongdu saw that the girl was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and she was extremely beautiful, with picturesque features. He is so beautiful, his facial features are slightly similar to Wen Zhongxiu's, and after a little thought in his heart, he guessed eighty-nine percent of the meaning, but there was no disturbance on his face, and he said calmly to Wen Zhongxiu who had just sat down : "I won't gossip anymore. Is the Wen family trying to attach me to the Beitang family? Those who know the current affairs are always outstanding. If it is true, my father and king will treat me kindly."

The Wen family is one of the families with a solid foundation in the south. Although it is not one of the best high-ranking families, it is quite powerful, and it is also the most powerful family among the families that have come to the south. That's why I came to see Wen Zhongxiu in person.At this time, Beitang Rongdu's colorful clothes were light-colored, and there was a calm and composed attitude between his gestures and gestures. Wen Zhongxiu took a look and saw that the young man's face was like a crown of jade, which was really shocking, but between the eyebrows But it is unfathomable, and there is an inexplicable and frightening aura faintly. It is presumably caused by being in a high position for a long time since childhood, controlling life and death, and honed in hundreds of battles on the battlefield. Seeing this, Wen Zhongxiu thought of My family's nearly 300-year-old foundation is now going to belong to others. For a while, I don't know what it feels like, but I respectfully said: "...Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to live in, and the king of Han was ordered by heaven. , now that we are sitting in the north of the Central Plains, the general trend has come, so how can our family of writers disobey God's will and submit to the King of Han, and contribute a little to the king's great cause?"

Beitang Rongdu heard the words, his eyes fell on the young man, he seemed very satisfied, he clapped his hands unconsciously, and said with a smile: "What a good bird chooses a tree to live in. If this is the case, how can my father and son do it?" Some harsh treatment hurt the hearts of loyal ministers." As he spoke, he listed the rewards set by Beitang Zunyue earlier, Wen Zhongxiu heard that the results were not much different from the results of the family's previous discussions and plans, and he felt relieved. , Knowing that the matter of coming to Beijing this time was considered complete, he immediately left his seat and kowtowed.

Beitang Rongdu's expression remained unchanged, and he just smiled indifferently. As a king, he recruited all the powers in the world, making people join him one after another, and it was nothing more than waiting for nothing. , only waiting for the day in the future when it will transform into a dragon and the real flying dragon is in the sky... Then he gave orders and ordered people to have a banquet. After a while, the sound of silk and bamboo was heard, and a dozen attendants in green clothes and hats walked in quickly. In a short while, food, wine and fruit were neatly arranged. Beitang Rongdu happily raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "...So, it is a happy event that the Wen family belongs to my father and son today. Seeing this scene, Wen Zhongxiu stood up quickly, served the wine respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is being polite, I really dare not accept it." After finishing speaking, he raised his head and drank it down.

After finishing the cup, Beitang Rongdu said: "Today there is no need to stick to etiquette, you can do whatever you want." Although he said this, but now that there is a distinction between the superior and the inferior, how could Wen Zhongxiu really let go of it? Therefore, he only has to be upright on the face and sit with him in secret.

After drinking for three rounds, Wen Zhongxiu pondered for a moment, then got up and said: "Today, I have something to report to my son..." Seeing his expression, Beitang Rongdu had already guessed what he was going to say, so he was halfway Cutting off the conversation, he interrupted: "Speaking of which, I also have something to discuss with Captain Wen Du." Wen Zhongxiu was slightly startled, although he didn't know what he was going to say, but he immediately said modestly: "I don't know what to say." Dare, but please tell me." Beitang Rongdu smiled, and said leisurely: "Young sister comes from a family, and she is beautiful, and she must be good. I have a foster brother, surnamed Meng and named Chunyuan. He is now 14 years old. However, the martial arts and literary thinking are still sloppy, and the appearance is passable, worthy of Lingmei, always a lady, a gentleman is good, today I will make the decision, propose marriage on his behalf, I don’t know what Wen Duwei thinks?"

Wen Zhongxiu was stunned at once. This time he was originally ordered by his father to bring his younger sister Wen Wan to Beijing, and be accepted by Beitang Rongdu, so as to deepen the relationship between the Wen family in the court and rely on him, so now Beitang Rongdu This proposal was really beyond his expectation, but when he thought about it carefully, since Beitang Rongdu said in person to propose marriage on behalf of his righteous brother, Wen Wan would naturally marry Meng Chunyuan as his wife. It seems that there is not much difference between Rongdu's ordinary wives and even concubines. They all link themselves with Beitang Rongdu and lean on this big tree. This has nothing to do with the interests of the Wen family. Completely in line... Thinking of this point, Wen Zhongxiu made a decisive decision, bowed immediately, and said in a deep voice: "...Since it is the kindness of the son, how dare I resign, but let the son decide."

When Beitang Rongdu saw this, he smiled with satisfaction, and said: "In this case, after Wen Duwei returns, let's discuss the specific wedding date with his family." Wen Wan, who just bowed her head and said nothing, the girl sat in the banquet, reserved and silent, without any obvious expression on her face. She seemed to have no objection to her brother's decision to decide her own destiny with a single word. She obviously knew it very well. What kind of role do I play in the family? Most of the life trajectories of women from aristocratic families like her are like this. They often become some kind of link between the two forces, or even a piece of goods——Since ancient times, this All the women in the world, except for a very few who have the ability to determine their own destiny, how many are not an item in the hands of men?

After a long while, the banquet was over, and the guests and hosts had a good time, and they all returned satisfied. At this time, the continuous rain between the sky and the earth finally stopped. Beitang Rongdu went all the way back to the palace. Seeing that it was still early outside, he went to Qianying Palace, go to see Beitang Zunyue.

Beitang Rongdu was holding a food box in his hand, which contained some delicious snacks and snacks he bought outside before returning to the palace. When he entered the palace, he saw a few books spread out in the office The memorial was not finished yet, but Beitang Zunyue was leaning on a large dragon-carved chair near the window, with black hair hanging down his body, wearing homely ivory white soft satin clothes, quietly closing his eyes , with a peaceful expression, probably asleep, with his right hand resting on his lap, and a lacquered folding fan under his palm, probably resting for a while after busy work, when the green bamboos outside the window were washed by the rain, Right now, it looks extraordinarily verdant and green, very seductive and lovely.

Beitang Rongdu put down the food box, walked over quietly, and gently pulled out the fan from Beitang Zunyue's palm with one hand. At this moment, Beitang Zunyue suddenly opened his eyes, and at the same time quickly He grabbed Beitang Rongdu's hand like lightning, and looked at the young man with interest with a pair of eyes that seemed to be a little bit close to honey. The corners of his mouth were lightly pursed, and he sneered, saying: "...Sneaky, what do you want to do?" ?" Beitang Rongdu didn't take his hand out of the man's palm, he just smiled and said, "Why, are you bothering me?" Pulling the whole body of Beitang Rongdu into his arms, he hugged him firmly on his lap, and said with a low laugh, "I haven't fallen asleep either... You came too early today, huh?"

Beitang Rongdu didn't try to struggle, just sat on Beitang Zunyue's lap very honestly, and said with a slight smile: "...I just went to see the people from the Wen family, after finishing my work, I will come back naturally, right? Seeing that it was still early, I came here directly to see you." Beitang Venerable wrapped his arms around Beitang Rongdu's waist, held the young man further in his arms, and said with a soft smile: "If you come here sooner, I can catch up with the king to have dinner together... how about it, people from the Wen family are still governors?" Beitang Rongdu nodded slightly, and said: "He is a person who knows the current affairs with a wink, and he feels very good." He said, Suddenly remembered about Wen Wan, so he just looked away and teased on purpose: "Yes, the eldest son of Wen even brought his sister to Beijing, and it seems that their family wants to dedicate the girl to me. Find a stable backer... Speaking of which, the girl from the Wen family is really beautiful, and she is considered a rare beauty."

Beitang Zunyue heard the words, his brows twitched, his eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Beitang Rongdu who was close at hand, he seemed to be slightly surprised, and countless thoughts turned in his heart in an instant, but for a moment After changing his mind, he quickly calmed down again, and immediately stretched his eyebrows, stretched out his arms, patted Beitang Rongdu on the back, and scolded with a smile: "...you bastard, Are you playing tricks with this king?" Between the words, the corners of the mouth slightly curved upwards, but immediately couldn't help pinching Beitang Rongdu's chin with his hands, pressed it hard, and said teasingly "...Why, I just want to see if this king is jealous? Is it really that interesting?" Hearing what he said, Beitang Rongdu couldn't help laughing, without any embarrassment of being seen through, he just said "I've already accepted this marriage for someone else, okay?" He said, smiling half-jokingly and half-provocatively, and gave Beitang Zunyue a sideways glance, but he couldn't prevent Beitang Zunyue from holding onto him. He put one hand on his lips and opened his mouth to bite. Although it didn't hurt, it was only numb and itchy, but the intimacy was clearly visible. Beitang Rongdu sneered, and punched lightly on the On the right shoulder of Beitang Zunyue, he tilted his head and said with a smile: "What are you doing, I am not a pig's trotter, I can be eaten by you... Yes, if you are hungry, I happened to bring something here, the taste is delicious It's pretty good, do you want to eat?"

As Beitang Rongdu said, he got up and brought over the food box he had brought. When he opened it, there were a lot of food that looked appetizing. Beitang Rongdu was sitting next to his father Sitting next to him, he picked out a piece of unnamed green dim sum with his hands, handed it to Beitang Zunyue's lips, and said, "Taste it, daddy, it's very fragrant." Although Beitang Zunyue didn't Hungry, but he still opened his lips. At the entrance, he felt that his mouth was really sweet. Beitang Rongdu himself picked a piece and threw it into his mouth. While chewing, he praised: "Although they are all unworthy It's something from the market, but it tastes really good." He said, suddenly chuckled, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, he leaned over and kissed Beitang Zunyue deeply on the cheek, Beitang Zunyue At first, there was a slight pause, and a burning light appeared in the long and narrow phoenix eyes, but then as if thinking of something, he stretched out his hand to wipe off the scum left by the young man on his face, and scolded with a smile: "...you bastard, just I know you have bad intentions." Beitang Rongdu laughed with palms on his palms, while wiping the crumbs of pastries left on his mouth, his face was full of teasing, and he said: "You just know?"

The two of them joked for a while, enjoying some snacks casually. Now Beitang Zunyue naturally knew about Song's pregnancy, but he never mentioned it in the conversation, and Beitang Rongdu misunderstood that Beitang was pregnant. Tang Zunyue had an affair with the Song family, so naturally he would not take the initiative to talk about it. In the midst of their different thoughts, the two of them came to an agreement indistinctly, tacitly, neither of them ever talked about the Song family. The matter of being pregnant... After a while, Beitang Rongdu put his right hand under his chin, turned his head to look at Beitang Zunyue, and said with a light smile, "Father, I want to hear you play the piano." Beitang Zunyue Leaning his back on the chair, his expression swayed slightly, and he said slightly: "...this king is not a luthier, I asked you to order me around, huh?" Beitang Rongdu knew that the other party was just talking In fact, he would not refuse to agree, so he stretched out his hand to push him, and muttered: "Why are you so stingy, it's just a trivial matter, and you refuse to agree." With a seven-point smile and a three-point compromise, he said: "Okay, then you can get the piano yourself." Beitang Rongdu smiled, stood up, and pressed Beitang Zunyue's shoulder with his right hand, Fang Said: "I just said, I can agree early in the morning, but I still use Qiao to make a show, so I have to choke him." The more annoyed Beitang Zun said: "...you bastard, you are so good when you get it cheap! "As he said, he kicked Beitang Rongdu's ass with a kick. Beitang Rongdu saw the opportunity quickly, smiled and quickly dodged with extreme flexibility, avoiding the kick.

For a moment, Beitang Rongdu took the piano, Beitang Zunyue took it over, and placed it on his knees, then stretched out a pair of slender and powerful hands, tuned the string twice with a 'clank', and then calmed down a little. After that, he moved his fingertips slightly, and moved his hands casually.

Strictly speaking, Beitang Zunyue's piano skills were only slightly better than "ordinary", but Beitang Rongdu seemed to be listening very seriously, and gradually he even began to look absorbed, almost forgetting his body and mind, he quietly Staring at Beitang Zunyue, suddenly, my mind drifted involuntarily, thinking of many things in the past, all kinds of past, vivid in my mind, everything, as if it was yesterday, but only in a blink of an eye, Beitang Rongdu But suddenly he woke up again, and at the same time, an irresistible strange emotion spontaneously emerged from his heart... After a long time, the sound of the piano stopped leisurely, and Beitang Rongdu clapped his hands, nodded and smiled: "Father, if you It would be great if I could play the piano for me every day..." Beitang Zun gave him a more contemptuous look, and said with a half-smile: "You have a good idea... Besides, this king is only ordinary in skill. There are people who are ten times stronger than this king in piano skills, and they are at your disposal."

Beitang Rongdu looked relaxed, stroked his rouge-colored sleeves with his backhand, and said with a light smile: "Then how can it be compared? Indeed, I have heard so many rhythms since I was a child that everyone plays the piano, and everyone is familiar with it." How many times better than you don't know how to play, but so what, in the end it's just 'good-sounding', none of them can move me, because they are just luthiers, and the things they play are limited. As a result, it's just that, but as a king, your thoughts and thoughts are naturally completely different from theirs. The song shows people's hearts, and the meaning of being free from any constraints is naturally beyond the reach of others. Relying on superb skills, can it be compared?"

Beitang Zunyue's eyes were deep, suddenly he laughed, and agreed: "That's right." He stared into Beitang Rongdu's eyes, smiled slowly, and said: "Yes, how could this king forget? , only the strong... can move you." Beitang Rongdu smiled but said nothing, Beitang Zunyue looked at him, thought for a moment, and immediately said that there was some kind of meaningful meaning hidden in the words "...Since that's the case, then Du'er, if you face someone who is strong enough...you, will you obey?" Beitang Rongdu just smiled slightly, without clearly saying yes or no, just lightly Huan said: "If that's the case, I will find a way to make myself try my best to catch up with the opponent, and even...be stronger."

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In the evening, Beitang Rongdu went back to his palace, and when he was walking on the road, he saw Shen Hanyan holding a cane in his hand in front of a small flower bush in the east, looking at Meng Chunyuan practicing a set of swords beside him with his hands behind his back. Once he found something was wrong, he mercilessly slapped the young man on the back. Although he had obviously mastered the strength and would not injure him, the pain in the flesh was certain. Beitang Rongdu saw it, Then he walked over and said with a smile: "What time is it? Go back to eat first." Meng Chunyuan took back his long sword when he heard that, rubbed the painful place on his back, stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are so lucky! Say, I'm really hungry." Beitang Rongdu patted his head and said, "Come on, I have something to tell you." After saying that, he made an appointment with the Wen family today to marry him. Meng Chunyuan said it in detail.

Meng Chunyuan is no longer what he used to be now, he has already been able to do some serious work for Beitang Rongdu, and he is no longer an ignorant child in the past few years. Beitang Rongdu also intends to train him to be his confidant, thinking about it When the young man is older, he will be given a replacement job, so after hearing the news, Meng Chunyuan didn't feel too surprised and shocked, but nodded seriously and said: "I will do what the prince says." Beitang Rong Du smiled, patted the boy on the head, and said, "...Okay, let's go eat."

For a while, Meng Chunyuan went without mentioning it, while Beitang Rongdu took Shen Hanyan's hand next to him, and the two walked back slowly along the path, and after a while they returned to the palace, Beitang Rongdu ordered someone to serve a meal , and took some wine.After the two drank a few cups, Beitang Rongdu put down his chopsticks and said to Shen Hanyan: "You are born on February 22, which is the same day as Baihua's birthday. You have always loved flowers and plants. Now that it's autumn, Of course, chrysanthemums are the best blooming, so yesterday I asked someone to buy a few pots of good flowers, just take a look." As he said, he clapped his hands vigorously, and after a while, he saw more than ten servants hugging each other in their hands. Holding a pot of delicate and beautiful flowers, he walked in with small steps, and placed the flower pots in his hand on the ground one by one. Suddenly, a fragrance wafted into the room, and it permeated lightly.

Shen Hanyan looked intently, and saw that there were more than a dozen pots of chrysanthemums, either yellow or white, in different colors and shapes, all of which were famous products, including green emerald, emerald jade dragon claw, wind and snow moon, independent cold autumn, There are many kinds of golden burrs and so on. The flowers are fragrant and colorful.Shen Hanyan liked it for a while, so he looked at the flowers and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it blooms very well...Beitang, I've troubled you." Seeing his smile, Beitang Rongdu felt like he was intoxicated by the spring breeze, and couldn't say enough. The ground is handsome and handsome, and he said unconsciously: "In ancient times, King You of Zhou did not hesitate to play with the princes in order to make a beautiful woman smile. Today, I only used a few pots of flowers to make you happy. Isn't it much cheaper?" Shen Hanyan heard the words , couldn't help laughing out loud, tapped Beitang Rongdu's hand lightly with a fan, and said: "...Nonsense."

For a while, the two of them enjoyed flowers and dishes while drinking wine for each other, and they were happy and comfortable. Shen Hanyan's drinking capacity was not ordinary, and it was incomparable with Beitang Rongdu. After drinking with him for a while, he felt a little better Drunken, his face turned red, he stopped his glass and said: "Beitang, I'm already a little drunk... I can't drink anymore." How could Beitang Rongdu let him go so easily, so he smiled and said: "That's okay. No, but if you really can't drink it, there is a way." He said, pointing with his right hand to the dozens of pots of rare and famous chrysanthemums on the ground in front of him, and said with a smile: "If you can write a poem about it , and let me feel good, that’s all.” Shen Hanyan has always been proficient in poetry and poetry, and his ability in these aspects is even higher than that of Beitang Rongdu, so it didn’t bother him. After a while, Then he made a poem, Beitang Rongdu tasted it carefully, and unconsciously clapped his hands and sighed: "Okay, you have won, Cao Zijian wrote a poem in seven steps in the past, but now my Mr. Shen is no worse than him. "Shen Hanyan felt a slight touch in his heart, recalling the events of the early years, he just sighed sincerely: "If you hadn't had Beitang back then, I don't know what is going on now...how could the landscape be like today."

Beitang Rongdu saw that his brows were dizzy, slightly drunk, dressed in a silk-colored brocade robe, bright and bright, and in a blink of an eye, he was completely different from the handsome young man with low eyebrows, so he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional in his heart. Said: "I remember that you were only 12 years old at the time. That day you seemed to be wearing a suit of honey-colored clothes, and you were trembling. Later, you knelt in front of me..." Shen Hanyan only felt that something hit him slightly in the bottom of his heart. With a thump, he seemed to be faintly moved, but also seemed to have infinite tenderness, he just smiled and said: "...Well, do you still remember?" Beitang Rongdu laughed and said, "Why don't I remember, I still thought , this man is really good-looking, let's keep him." Shen Han's eyes were as clear as water, and he smiled, and said: "How old were you back then, so you have a sense of color at such a young age?" Beitang Rongdu only looked at the young man with a smile, and the smile overflowed from his heart, and said: "So what, everyone has the love of beauty." Beitang Rongdu said, but held back Shen Hanyan's hand, just looked at him with a smile and said: "But now, Han Yan, you naturally know that what I really value is not just your appearance."

Shen Hanyan smiled slightly, and the warm right hand with a clean breath had already patted the back of Beitang Rongdu's hand—in fact, occasionally, at certain times, he would think of the past, and he knew that Beitang Rongdu was really serious. He has a sincere love for him, and this sincerity has gradually become closer to the side of family affection and staying together day after day, and it has become stronger and stronger, and it will be more and more unwilling to let go, but it is just the way that Beitang Rongdu treated him. Although the heart is different from others, after all, it will never be the most touching one——

The flowing water falls and the flowers fall and the spring goes away. It is heaven and earth.In matters of love, the focus is on obsession, not calmness and sobriety. Beitang Rongdu has always been romantic and unrestrained, but he has never been obsessed with anyone or anything. If he is a little obsessed, such a person seems passionate, but deep down , is truly ruthless and loveless...

Shen Hanyan picked up the wine glass, and the world has always been ruthless. Under all the beautiful surfaces, there are regrets and regrets that will never be repaired... He drank the wine, and the amber liquid slowly entered his throat, comforting his heart a little. Stopping the cup and smiling, he waved his sleeves and said: "...Drinking wine with flowers is so elegant, Beitang, it's not as good as you and me today, conspiring to get drunk together."