Looking to Chang'an from the North

Three days later, the banquet in the Xia Mansion was held by Lin Chuhuai, and it was not so luxurious, but more likely to be as elegant as the flowing water.

With the reason Xia Yizheng was looking for before, these officials did not come to the door alone, they all brought their wives, and even the worst ones brought their concubines.

The difference between Xie Qing, governor of Jizhou, and Jiang Han's calmness and stability may be because he is young and looks a bit dandy.

This person was dressed in black robes, with a unicorn jade pendant around his waist, a white jade crown on his head, and a jade wrench in his hand.No matter how you look at it, he looks like a benefactor who lingers in the brothel Chuguan, and he doesn't look half like a parent official.

Not to mention the beauties by his side.

This beauty is a man, his eyebrows are like distant mountains, his eyes are full of autumn water, his figure is exquisite, his slender waist can't be squeezed, but his complexion is haggard and pale, and he looks a little weak.

This is definitely not the wife that the media is marrying. If it is a plaything, it is a bit inappropriate to bring it to this kind of occasion.

But it was obvious that Xie Qing didn't take it seriously, not only let the beauty lean in his arms, but also carefully peeled the grapes and fed them.

Lin Chuhuai frowned, feeling a little inappropriate.

Seeing this, Xia Yizheng followed his gaze, and seeing this scene, he didn't understand the reason for Changyun's displeasure, so he tried to take a grape and imitated Xie Qing's appearance, peeled the grape carefully and handed it to him. lips.

The feeling of the cool flesh touching his lips brought Lin Chuhuai back to his senses, and subconsciously opened his mouth to swallow the grapes. It was impossible to spit them out after he realized what he had done. Can you give this person a less obvious look.

Unexpectedly, this person didn't see it, and when he saw that he ate it, he planned to peel two more. Lin Chuhuai had no choice but to hold his hand to signal that he didn't want to eat it.

Xia Yizheng had no choice but to put down the grapes according to his wish, but felt a little regretful in his heart.

Feeding Chang Yun gave him an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

The interaction between the above two people was so clear and obvious to everyone.

Xie Qing laughed loudly and said, "The relationship between Mr. Xia and his wife is really envious of me."

Xia Yizheng also smiled and raised his glass to Xie Qing. In the glass was the warm water that Lin Chuhuai ordered someone to prepare early in the morning. Just looking at the outside, it was not much different from ordinary drinks, and it could almost be confused with the real one.

"The adults are rude."

Although Xie Qing has served as governor of Jizhou for many years, but the few times he returned to Beijing to report on his duties, he had never met Xia Yizheng and his wife, so they could not recognize each other when they met.

"The front hall is noisy. My wife likes to be quiet and is always weak. I wonder if Madam Xia can find a quiet place for him to rest for a while." Xie Qing's words were neither humble nor arrogant, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was deliberately raising his side the person's identity.

"Of course." Xia Yizheng agreed without hesitation.

Lin Chuhuai didn't want to leave the meeting, and he didn't even ask what should be asked.

But the man secretly squeezed his hand under the table to signal him to relax.

Xia Yizheng turned sideways and said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, "Don't worry, I'm still here."

While talking, he also glanced at the man beside Xie Qing, and gave Lin Chuhuai a wink.

I'm afraid this man is also a breakthrough.

Lin Chuhuai nodded knowingly and told this person to pay attention to his body before leaving the table.

Others looked at the two of them as newlyweds, Yan Er, who were like glue, and they were afraid that they would be reluctant to part for even a moment.

Lin Chuhuai led the man to the back room. Considering that he was weak, he walked slowly.Although Xie Qing's actions just now were unpleasant, he has no prejudice against this man himself.

Almost at the door, Lin Chuhuai turned sideways and said, "Madam Xie, please."

The man smiled lightly and shook his head, with a gloomy look on his brows, "I don't dare to be a slave, my humble name is Qin Ke, but it's just a plaything bought by Mr. Xie. It's a concubine's room at a good level, but it's a concubine's room at a bad level." It's not even as good as a servant. If you don't mind calling me Ake."

Qin Ke, a famous actress in the south of the Yangtze River, is also well-known in Shangjing, how could he be reduced to the point of being a concubine for others.

Seeing the strange expressions of the people beside him, Qin Ke also guessed something, "Have you heard of slaves?"

"Naturally, Qin Ke's song is unpleasant to the world. Anyone who knows something about music should never have heard of your reputation."

Hearing this, Qin Ke smiled softly, this smile came from the heart, just smiled and coughed out, listening to that sound seemed to cough up all his lungs, he covered his lips and stroked his heart and panted It took a long time to catch my breath.

The handkerchief in his hand was stained with blood, and the man's lips were also frighteningly bright.

Lin Chuhuai's pupils shrank suddenly, and he wanted to send someone to invite the doctor, but before he could say anything, he was stopped by the person who was coughing so hard just now, "It's an old problem, see the doctor It's useless, just take it easy."

Looking at this person's appearance, I'm afraid it's not just a physical illness, but also a heart disease that is the most difficult to treat, but seeing how much Xie Qing loves this person just now, it shouldn't be like this.

And Qin Ke is too sensitive, as if he can read the hearts of others.He has kept this past in his heart for many years, not to mention fearing that he will never have another chance.

Recently, he often dreamed of the time before he met Xie Qing, which was the happiness he had not seen for a long time.

"Mrs. Xia, I wonder if you would like to hear me tell a story about the past."

If at the beginning Lin Chuhuai still had a bit of thought about this person that could be used, then now he really has a bit of pity for the person in front of him.

"You said."

Qin Ke took a deep breath, and seemed to try hard to suppress the turbulent emotions before speaking.

Fireworks in March is the most prosperous spring in the south of the Yangtze River, and catkins are flying all over the sky. This is supposed to be a scene where talented men and beautiful women meet and get to know each other, but he met Xie Qing in the early spring of that year. Since then, there has been no spring in his life.

At that time, Xie Qing had never been an official, he was just a dandy who rode a horse and leaned on a leaning bridge full of red sleeves.He is rich in money and handsome in appearance, and he is sought after almost wherever he goes.

The first encounter between him and Xie Qing was a coincidence, but it was more like a destiny in the dark.

At that time, he was already the top performer in the troupe. Once, Mrs. Xie’s old lady’s birthday invited the troupe master to perform on stage, but the troupe’s wife gave birth that day, and she really couldn’t get away, so he was temporarily decided to be the top performer.

When he opened his voice, everyone was amazed. Xie Qing likes to listen to operas, so this is nothing.But the person who set up the stage that day must have been lazy, the stage was so unstable that it almost collapsed and hurt people, and he just fell into the arms of that person by coincidence.

The four eyes met, not knowing who made the first secret promise.

After that day, Xie Qing always went to the opera troupe to listen to operas, and every time he came back, he would order Qin Ke to sing for him personally. After singing, they would have dinner together, and it was even more common for him to go to the lake to enjoy the scenery.

After coming and going, rumors spread in the troupe, and Xie Qing also took the opportunity to express his feelings to him.Qin Ke was lonely when he was young, and was picked up and raised by the class leader on the side of the road. Over the years, few people have cared for him, let alone cared for him.

So, he was tempted, and he didn't want to go back to the night after seeing the scorching sun, but he didn't know that there was an even darker abyss ahead.

Xie's family invited a matchmaker to come to the theater troupe to propose marriage, promising to be a concubine. After all, the old troupe leader still has some affection for Qin Ke. Knowing the depth of this noble courtyard, he didn't want to agree to it, but he couldn't hold back the love of Qin Ke. young people.

Back then, he didn't care about his status, and he also knew that he came from a humble background, so he only wanted to stay with his sweetheart.

At the age of 19, he stepped into Xie's mansion with full of love and trust in that person.He was not moved by the magnificence of the Xie Mansion, but was intoxicated by the gentleness of that person.

After all, he is still young, willing to be that fireflying moth for a gleam of light.

Xie's family is an official family, even if it is a concubine's room, they can't make a living in public, so Qin Ke took off his favorite costume, and tried to adapt to the life of Xie's house even if he was wronged.

But he didn't know that what he thought was a happy relationship between two people, in the end it was just his one-man show, and one day the show would end and people would be separated.

The drunken murmur of the man, and the painting hanging in the secret compartment of the study, all of them indicate one thing.

To this person, he is just a dispensable plaything, a substitute who is somewhat similar to his sweetheart.

At that moment, he finally understood why there was always contempt in the eyes of the servants in the mansion. It turned out that it had nothing to do with his background, it was really just him being ridiculous.

He once asked about the paintings in the study in a calm manner, but the answers he got were always perfunctory.

But he finally found out the truth. The person in the painting is Xie Qing's cousin, and it should be a man whom this person admired for many years. It's a pity that this person has passed away, leaving only a painting for him. He thought about it.

That day, he couldn't bear it any longer and burned the painting, wanting to cut off that person's thoughts and destroy his last extravagant hope.

In fact, he regretted this painting as soon as he lit it, and he quickly saved it. In the end, only one corner was missing, but he had never seen that person in such a distraught state. He thought it would make him feel better, but in fact not at all.

Counting nine cold winters, the man punished him to kneel in the snow for a whole night. It wasn't his body that was cold, but his heart that was full of Chicheng.

After that night, he developed a high fever, probably due to an injury to the root, and his health continued to deteriorate.But he had an epiphany, and he no longer extravagantly begged for the slightest bit of affection from this person, but shut himself in the room all day long, not to be annoying in front of that person.

But Xie Qing didn't seem to be used to it. After teaching him a lesson that day, he stopped embarrassing him, and even took the initiative to accompany him for dinner, but Qin Ke didn't want to flatter him anymore.

Xie Qing has always been a proud character, even though he realized what he did wrong, he still couldn't save his face and apologize until that day.

Qin Ke walked out of the courtyard on a rare occasion, and took a careful walk in the mansion with the help of the maid, saying that he wanted no one to accompany him, and wanted to sit by himself.The servant girl retreated obediently, but Xie Qing finally fished the man up from the lotus pond.

At that time, his face was already pale, and he could hardly hear the sound of breathing.

The author has something to say: This story has a little relationship with the development of the main line but not much. The main reason is that I feel a bit unstoppable when I write it, so I will open another article.