Sword·Qinxin

Imperial City Chapter 7 Difficult to Return

Inside the grass hut, the slender fingers plucked the vermilion strings. The song "Liuyun" is like flowing clouds and flowing water. The sound of the piano is gurgling, but it is different.

The qin and the zither are in harmony, the strings of the qin are leaping up, and Xiao Yin returns to protect.

Zhan Zhao stopped in front of the door for a long time, hesitating whether to knock or not.

The sound of the piano died down, and the door opened from the inside, Yin Ling giggled and joked: "Master Zhan intends to listen to the music for a long time, and he even forgot to knock on the door."

Zhan Zhao nodded slightly, stepped into the courtyard, and looked at the grass pavilion. Standing beside the qin platform was a man in jade robe, slender, holding a jade flute.

The jade-robed man looked at Zhan Zhao, Ru Mo's eyes were full of probing intent.

Yun Ying smiled sweetly at the man beside her, and said softly, "Brother Qin, this is Lord Kaifeng Fu Zhan."

Kaifeng Mansion...

Qin... Brother...

Zhan Zhao and the jade-robed man bowed their heads in salute, their faces were as calm as ever, but each had different thoughts in their hearts.

Yin Ling looked at the food box in Zhan Zhao's hand, and asked curiously, "Master Zhan, is this food for sister?"

Zhan Zhao said with a smile: "Today the Holy One gave the palace cake, which tastes very good. Zhan guessed that the girl's family might like it, so he brought it to Miss Yunying to taste."

Yinling's eyes lit up, she held the food box, and said with a smile: "So it's the food in the palace, so I really want to try it. Brother Qin Mu came to visit sister today, it's a blessing."

Yun Ying stood up and saluted, then nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Zhan."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, seeming to sense the gaze of the man beside her, and said, "Since the girl has a guest, Zhan can't disturb her, so I'll take my leave first."

Seeing Zhan Zhao walking away, Qin Mu looked away, looked at Yun Ying and said calmly, "You shouldn't have any contact with people in the government."

Yunying avoided his gaze and said, "I'm afraid you came to Beijing this time not just to visit me."

Qin Mu replied: "This time I came to Beijing, I really have important things to do." After a pause, he said, "The Lord is very upset that Ma Teng died."

Yunying murmured: "Oh... is he dead..."

Qin Mu said softly: "You know who did it."

Yunying lowered her eyes and did not answer a word.

Qin Mu took a few steps closer, held her right hand, and sighed softly: "If you don't like Qingfeng, let me know, and I will finish him off, why do you need to do it yourself?"

"It's just a shameless person." Yunying stood up, retracted her hand, and smiled slightly, "If she sees you like this, I don't know what kind of poisonous scorpion and poisonous spider will sneak into my room again. She also followed you?"

When Qin Mu heard the mention of "her", he sighed helplessly, "Maybe."

Yunying smiled sweetly and said, "Where do you live? I'll visit you when I'm free."

"No, I have to go back overnight after I'm done."

Qin Mu reached into his bosom, took out a glazed brocade box, and placed it in Yunying's palm. His gentle voice added a little tenderness: "This is the Ningyu ointment from the palace. It won't leave scars when applied to the affected area. In the future... don't Gonna do something like this again.”

Yunying raised her eyes and looked at him blankly. She didn't send a letter about her injury because she was afraid that he would be worried, but he... still knew.

With a faint sigh in my heart, I can never hide anything related to him from him.

Yunying lowered her head slowly, and said "hmm" in a low voice: "Brother Qin is worried."

Qin Mu gently pressed her hand and said, "You have been in Beijing for a while, go back earlier."

Yunying pursed her thin lips, and replied slowly, "I...I know."

"Well, then I'm leaving, you should be more careful." After finishing speaking, Qin Mu walked down the stairs and left Qingyue Cottage.

Yunying returned to the house, handed the glazed brocade box to Yinling to keep it away, walked to the incense burner, and put a piece of agarwood in the burner, after a while, the elegant aroma slowly wafted out.

"Huh? Sister, the fragrance seems to be a little different today."

Yunying nodded and smiled and said, "Brother Qin brought a new orchid fragrance from the palace, if I like it, he will bring some more."

"Then...does sister like it or not?" Yinling blinked, taking the opportunity to be mischievous again.

Yunying heard Yinling's subtext, turned around and was about to reprimand her, seeing that she was still holding the glass brocade box in her hand, she couldn't help asking: "What were you doing in the house just now? Why are you still holding the brocade box?"

Yinling looked down, then quickly raised her head, approached Yunying's side, and spread her hands.In Xianrou's palm was holding a simple small box and a glass brocade box.

Seeing Yunying looking at her suspiciously, Yinling cleared her throat, and said distressedly: "I really don't know which of the two boxes of ointment is more suitable for my sister, why don't... my sister choose one by herself."

Looking at the two boxes of ointment, Yunying was slightly taken aback, and frowned. The two boxes of ointment were the same in purpose, but...

Suddenly understanding the meaning of the words, he turned his head to look at Yinling, only to see her smiling brightly and staring at him innocently.

This girl... Yunying's face was flushed with cherry red, she flicked her sleeves, turned and walked towards the house.

"Ah, sister, why don't you go, why don't you pick someone..."

"Keep it for yourself." Yunying closed the door and ignored it.

Yinling stood in front of the door, put away her joking expression just now, looked at the two small boxes in her palm, and sighed very softly: "Sister, don't choose the wrong one."

The moon is in the middle of the sky, and the stars are in the sea.Tonight, Mid-Autumn Festival.

The city of Bianjing is full of bustling scenes, and all kinds of lanterns are flickering, all tied with gauze and silk, which is very delicate.The children were laughing and playing, the adults lit up lanterns and made wishes, and people's faces were filled with festive smiles.

"Sister, look, how lively the Mid-Autumn Festival is in the capital!" Yinling held Yunying on her arm, looking at the surrounding scene.

The light smoke is lingering, the colors are colorful, the lights are everywhere, and the music is loud all the time.

Yunying nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, this was not visible before."

"It's rare for my sister to come out, so I have to take a good look at it today."

The two of them seldom go out in Surrey, and today is the rare Mid-Autumn Festival. Yinling spent a lot of time talking about Yunying.

The two walked slowly among the crowd, chatting and laughing. Unknowingly, they reached an alley while chatting, and bursts of fragrance wafted into their nostrils.

"It smells so good." Yinling looked around and saw a woman selling pastries at the end of the alley not far away, so she smiled, "There is cinnamon sugar for sale there, sister is waiting, I will come as soon as I go." , In a flash, the person has run away.

Yunying looked at her disappearing figure and shook her head with a smile. Today is the festive season, let her alone.

She has been in Beijing for several months, and if she hadn't been recuperating from the injury in the palace, she would not have stayed here until now.Perhaps, it was also because of that warm and warm figure in Tsing Yi.

...You shouldn't have contacts with people in the government...

Qin Mu's words were like a slap in the face to wake her up, people in the government...that was a taboo she shouldn't touch.

Yunying stood with her eyes downcast, silently meditating.

The bustling Bianjing is like a dream.

The mirror image of the moon and water, come and go unintentionally.

If you don't see it, you will forget it.

Maybe it's time to go back.

The worries in her heart gradually disappeared, she only felt that her mood was suddenly clear, and it turned out that leaving was not so difficult.

A little girl trotted up to Yunying, stretched out her hand and handed an orchid, and said softly and sweetly, "Sister, this flower is for you."

Yunying smiled slightly, squatted down, looked at the little girl in confusion and asked, "Give it to me?"

The little girl nodded: "Well, the eldest brother said that there is a fairy sister here, and this flower is for her."

Yunying was startled, and reached out to take the orchid. The little girl turned around and ran away with a grin. A piece of plain paper was tied with a red ribbon on the flower.There are just a few words "Hongyuzhai" in plain paper.

Yunying raised her eyes and looked forward, Hongyuzhai was not far from here, but... she turned her head and looked into the alley, thinking to herself: Why hasn't Yinling come back.After thinking about it again and again, he walked towards Hongyuzhai.

In front of Hongyuzhai, a little girl was holding an orchid in her tender hands. When she saw Yunying holding a flower that was the same as herself, she greeted her with a smile, "Sister, this flower is for you."

The same flower, the same red ribbon, and the same plain paper.

There are secret words hidden in the flowers, and the plain notes lead the fragrance to find.

On the banks of Qinshui Lake, the green willows are drooping, and the shade is blowing in the water. There are various lanterns tied to the trees, and the fireflies flicker among them, quietly protruding out, embellishing the night extremely magnificently.

No.11 orchids, Qinshui Pavilion.

Yun Ying was holding a bouquet of orchids, looking at the man in Tsing Yi in the gazebo by the lake, she couldn't help shaking her head and said: "I think that little girl bought a pastry and disappeared for a long time, so the mastermind is here."

Slowly stepping into the gazebo, he chuckled lightly, "I never expected Mr. Zhan to take this kind of thought."

Zhan Zhao watched Yunying approaching slowly, and smiled slightly: "The orchid fragrance in the girl's house is pleasant, Zhan has made a good idea to present it with orchids, and I hope the girl will not dislike it."

Yunying smelled the fragrance of orchids in her bosom, and asked leisurely: "Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, Mr. Zhan invited me here, isn't it just to send a bouquet of flowers?"

Zhan Zhao approached Yunying, stretched out his finger to the lake, and said with a smile, "Why don't you just go and have a look, and you'll know a thing or two."

Yunying raised her eyes and saw a willow tree standing alone by the lake, the willow branches swayed down slowly and quietly fell on the lake.

The wind moves, the trees move, the shadows move, the willows are graceful, and the reflections are swaying, creating a special artistic conception.

She jumped in the air, quickly flew away, and the ripples of the blue waves spread out gently, like a Lingbo fairy walking on water, and she came out of the dust in white clothes.

Zhan Zhao tapped his feet, followed Qianying to the top of the tree, and sat beside him.

On a quiet night, with a bright moon thousands of miles away, Qinshui Lake is clear and clean for several miles.

Yun Ying looked around, the stream of light floated, and the still shadow sank to the wall, like a mirror on a platform, she couldn't help praising: "It's quiet here."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly: "As long as you like it."

Yunying chuckled lightly: "Master Zhan invited me to enjoy the lake from the tree?"

Zhan Zhao stared at Yunying for a moment, then slowly suppressed the smile on his face, and his voice seemed bitter: "When Zhan was patrolling the streets this afternoon, I saw Yinling bought a few pieces of embroidery at the embroidery shop, and after chatting, I learned that ..."

Hearing this, Yunying said calmly: "I have been in Beijing for a while, it's time to go back."

"You... really want to leave?"

Yunying's heart trembled slightly, she still looked at him, and lightly parted her red lips: "I..."

Suddenly, there was a bang in the sky, and then the colorful fireworks rushed up and went straight into the air.

Yun Ying was startled, then turned her head to look: "This is?..."

The fireworks are blooming in the night sky, like a thousand trees blooming, and the stars are blowing down, very beautiful.

"This is called Panhuo, which is a hollow firework. When fired into the air, the firework can change various postures, and it is dazzling in the dark." Zhan Zhao looked at Yunying, his eyes flickering, and asked softly, "Do you like it? "

Thousands of fireworks are ignited, and the bright silver flowers rise into the sky, creating a grand scene.

"Well, I like it!" Yunying looked at the night sky and smiled sweetly, like a newborn baby, beautiful jade dizzy, bright and gorgeous.

Zhan Zhao stared in a daze, looking up at the flickering fireworks in the sky, his slow voice fell in Yun Ying's ears accompanied by the roar of the fireworks: "Zhan once thought that Chen Zhou's beautiful figure was as dazzling as these fireworks... ...It's a pity that it is short-lived... Maybe we will never meet again in this life..."

"...If it wasn't for Princess Yuyang going out in a micro-clothes, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet the girl again..."

"...The girl agreed to the princess' invitation, and Zhan couldn't hide his joy..."

"...the girl got involved in the affairs of the palace, and Zhan felt deeply guilty. Fortunately, Mr. Gongsun was proficient in medical science, prepared ointment, and gave it to the girl. It was also a small compensation that Zhan could do to the girl..."

"...about the flower picker, the girl is chivalrous, Zhan is very grateful..."

"...In the past few months, every time I listen to you playing the piano, I can always find a moment of peace in my heart..."

Zhan Zhao stared at Yunying quietly, with deep eyes, as if he wanted to take her figure deep into his heart.

"...My heart, do you understand?..."

Yunying listened quietly, and raised her eyes to meet his, her eyes were hazy with tears, blurring the figure in front of her eyes.

"...you... how could you..."

"Yunying, are you willing...to stay?"

Tonight's invitation is all in one word.

Yunying's heart trembled, and she stared blankly at the night sky.The fireworks are bright, and the sky is full of silver, but there is a deep sorrow in my heart, and I can't tell whether it is joy or pain.

I thought that if I left silently, I would be able to forget each other from now on.

But this question, whether to go or stay, there is no previous decision in my heart.

Speechless words, tearful eyes and soft thoughts.

Thousands of butterflies are flying into the heartstrings, who will share the radiance?

Shallow clouds live in the moon, the Milky Way is far away, and the heart is dark.

King Rong's Mansion Ning Suyuan

King Rong looked at the letter in his hand, his brows were deeply furrowed and did not relax.

After a long time, he put down the letter paper and looked at the jade-robed man in front of him: "The letter, I have read it. If you have anything to say to King Yelu, Mr. Qin may as well speak up."

Qin Mu said coldly: "Ma Teng was killed in Hejian, Your Majesty is very unhappy, although the person who informed the court has been removed, but the situation of your lord is not completely safe.

Since the Kaifeng government intervened in this matter, I believe it should be the will of Emperor Song.In order to preserve the cooperation in the future, the king ordered his subordinates to bring a token to exchange with the prince. "

King Rong stroked his long beard and asked, "What token is it?"

Qin Mu took out an exquisite dagger from his sleeve. The dagger was about twenty inches long and shaped like a moon. There is one called Que Yue, and the one in the hands of the Lord of Liao today is Que Yue."

"This dagger is what was exchanged with the prince. Your Majesty sincerely believes that the prince already understands it."

"I have never doubted the sincerity of King Yelu." King Rong smiled, looked at the well-dressed man beside him and ordered, "Go and get my brocade box."

After a while, the well-dressed man took out the brocade box from the dark room and handed it to Qin Mu.

King Rong said: "This brocade box is something that the previous king bestowed on me, and Mr. Qin brought it back."

Qin Mu opened the brocade box. Inside the box was a whole body jade ring carved from high-quality white jade. The inner wall of the ring was engraved with four words "My Son Zhao Yi".

Qin Mu closed the brocade box, cupped his fists and saluted, "Thank you, my lord, and I will leave."

Before Qin Mu took a few steps, King Rong said again: "Young Master Qin, please stay."

Qin Mu turned around and looked at King Rong suspiciously: "What else does the lord want?"

King Rong was still stroking his long beard, and said with a smile: "This king learned that King Yelu sent a girl to Beijing, and I want to inquire about this person."

Qin Mu's expression froze, and there was a sense of coldness in his faint tone: "My lord, don't plan on making her a plan. If she is even a little bit injured, even if it is a nobleman of the Tian family, I will want his head to be decapitated!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in Ning Suyuan was shocked.

Before King Rong could say anything more, Qin Mu had already left Prince Rong's mansion.

King Rong stood by the window and smiled meaningfully as he watched the colorful lights flying into the sky outside the garden.