Chapter 22: Suhandlan Heartstrings

The autumn night is breezy and the fluorescent light is light. Can vaguely hear the noise of singing and wine on all sides. The coolness of the river from far away is blowing, and it is already late at night.
Looking up, the painted boats linger on the Chuyan River, the lights are faintly, like a shining jade belt passing through the sky. A boat leaned on the top of the south facing the water on the four sides of the building. There was a man standing on the bow of the boat. He was standing in a plain blue shirt with a long jade body and facing the river with his hands. The night breeze made him rustle with his clothes and a happy mood.
The guy at the top of the stack has a pair of eyes that have been away from home for a long time, and he has seen the people on the boat come from extraordinary, and the boat greeted him before it was stable.
There was a hearty laughter from the cabin, and a young man opened the curtain and turned around and said: "The four sides are here." Then he asked the man in the bow, "Fourth brother, eleventh brother is coming back from Mobei with you this time. , Why are you lazy?"
The man glanced at the cabin faintly: "You were forced to pour seven bottles of imperial wine to try. Father's wine gave you a few for nothing."
The young man was Ye Tianli, and smiled at this time: "Fourth brother defeated the Turks again this time, and we only drank the good wine from the cellar of Shuoyang Palace. Father is very interested tonight. How can we disappoint!"
A person in the cabin laughed and cursed: "I am too lazy to fill me with seven bottles of royal wine. Why are you crazy and want to come here tonight?"
Ye Tianli smiled and said, "Here is good tea and good piano. It is for Brother Eleven to sober up your wine."
Eleven staggered out of the cabin and held Ye Tianli's shoulders. Standing side by side, the two people looked alike at first glance, and their eyes were especially alike. If it hadn't been drunk at this time, it would have been carved out of a mold.
"It's not like Brother Fourth and Brother Seven, who's here to mess with you?" Eleven said, raising his head and squinting his eyes on the surrounding buildings, "Huh? I haven't seen you for a few months, changed this look?"
Ye Tianling looked back at his brothers, with a smile on the corners of his lips, and stepped up the boardwalk in front of the stairs. At the same time, he casually said, "Fifth and seventh brothers are slow."
Eleven smiled and said, "I said that boats are faster than horses, and my fifth brother wants to ride horses."
The manager in the building had been notified early and greeted him personally: "I have seen a few of your highnesses, the little Lanting has been cleaned, and a drink is prepared. The Wenyan girl has been waiting for a long time, please move upstairs."
Several people followed him upstairs, the laughter and laughter gradually faded, the height of the building was light, and the air became more and more cool.
When you reach the innermost room, there is a simple and elegant plaque with the words "Little Orchid Pavilion" written on it. The handwriting is as beautiful as an empty valley or orchid, and it is as elegant as a floating cloud coming out of Xiu. There is a three-point sense of sparseness and great affection.
Entering the pavilion, there is a spacious interior with long carved windows on both sides, and a few pots of orchids are dotted in front of the windows. The pavilion is full of orchid fragrances, refreshing.
A few light yarns rippling slightly with the wind, dividing the elegant room into two. On one side, clear glazed lamps were lit all around, radiant and bright, with eight simple rosewood long tables placed in pairs. There are several exquisite side dishes on each case, displaying Yuzhan wine, and a plain white embroidered orchid square cushion is placed in front of the case for guests to sit up.
There is a tea set on each side by the flower windows. The small stove cooks water, and there is a slight sound. The dry and cold air in the autumn is full of warmth.
On the other side of the veil, the shadow of the lamp was heavy, it seemed that only a clear lamp was lit, and a woman with wide sleeves sitting quietly on the table, Yaoqin in front, but not very real.
When Ye Tianling and the others entered the pavilion, they listened to the light veil and then ding-dong a few chord sounds lightly, the clear spring flowing pearls and the empty mountain phoenix sounded, and the remaining sound seemed to greet the guests.
The two delicate women standing quietly beside the case, Ping Ting bowed down and said softly: "Respectfully welcome the distinguished guest to visit Xiaolan Pavilion."
Ye Tianli raised her eyebrows towards Qingsha, and said with a smile: "Tonight I will disturb Girl Wenyan."
Qing Chen was sitting behind the heavy yarn, because the light was different, she could not be seen outside, but she could clearly see the people's every move under the glazed lamp.
Although I knew that Ye Tianli was banqueting here, I did not expect that it was their brothers who suddenly met. If it weren't for the heavy veil, the shock, joy, stunned, and joy above Yu Rong would have all the emotions in my heart. Full of leaks. Her subordinates trembled involuntarily, and the originally stable tone inadvertently slipped high and floated straight out, hurriedly converging her mind to take advantage of the flow, and her fingers brought out a clear sound like flowing water, the wind turned shallow, and the curtain faded into the night.
Qing Chen pressed Bingxian lightly and looked at the incoming person quietly, her eyes fell on Ye Tianling and Xi'an, and she couldn't help but smile. Ye Tianling looked slightly thinner, with a faintly clear demeanor in his long body, cold as old as his gestures and feet, elusive and deep eyes, thin and non-moving lips, occasionally slightly provoked, which is considered to be Expressed a smile.
Eleven stood beside Ye Tianling and hadn't seen him for several months. He was still in that cool and relaxed appearance, three-pointed drunk, even more unruly. At this moment, it seemed that he had sobered up a bit, and he was looking at a scroll hanging on the wall. "The blue clothes are in the wind, the golden bottles are full of wine, and when the moon is over, Bishan people come...Who wrote this?"
The scroll is a clear poem recorded by Qing Chen himself. Ye Tianling also turned to look, and looked quietly for a long while, but the sword eyebrows were slightly raised, and he said two words: "Yes." Looking back at the back of Qingsha.
Although Qing Chen knew that he couldn't see himself, he still felt that the cold gaze penetrated through the curtain, fully understanding everything behind him. There is a strange feeling in my heart, as if at the moment when I look at each other through the heavy yarn, the vines that have been spreading and entangled quietly bloomed in the dust, enchanting for a moment, quietly and bright as jade.
Lan Qi and Lan Luo, who were serving the banquet, boiled water and made tea, one by one they served Bizhan for the three of them. At this time, a few people came in from the downstairs, but Ye Tianzhan and Ye Tianxi followed.
Ye Tianzhan saw that some of them were already tasting tea in the pavilion, and smiled: "You got my fifth brother drunk and threw it to me, but you are here to enjoy yourself."
Qing Chen suddenly drew a sigh when he saw him. Ye Tianli smiled and looked inside the curtain. His eyes seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally towards Ye Tianzhan. He was very smiling and teased, and he hated Qing Qingfang. No wonder he only talked about banquets during the day. she was.
She raised her eyes and stared at her. Of course, Ye Tianli couldn't see it. She turned her head and asked, "How come the fifth brother just drank a few cups?"
Ye Tianxi looked gentle, a little more friendly than Ye Tianling's coldness, a little more stable than the eleven brothers, and a bit silent compared to Ye Tianzhan's Junya Fengliu. At that time, he was also drunk early, almost worse than Eleven, and shook his head helplessly after hearing this, "You dare not provoke the fourth brother, so you toss me and the eleventh brother."
Ye Tianzhan was dressed in a sunny gown, hair tied with a silver belt, and a finely carved ring of Rui jade around his waist. He became more handsome and gentle. He smiled and said, "The eleventh brother grabbed the drink by himself, and I can't blame others."
Eleven propped his head with his hands, and said casually: "You can't bear to provoke the fourth brother sooner or later, the fourth brother just saw his injuries..."
As soon as the words were spoken, Ye Tianling said indifferently: "Eleventh brother, don't let everyone's interest be discouraged."
Eleven suddenly stopped talking, but several people had already heard it. Ye Tianzhan frowned and said, "Fourth brother is injured?"
Ye Tianli then asked: "Who did it? There is such a figure in the Turkic army?"
Ye Tianling nodded slightly: "A little injury is no longer a problem."
"Fourth brother even kept it from me, but it shouldn't be." A surprise flashed in Ye Tianxi's eyes, and then he said, "Ha! Tonight they are pouring wine, and the eleventh brother and I are blocking for the fourth brother."
The corner of Ye Tianling's lips faintly picked, and immediately stopped speaking, her eyes were cast on the scroll on the wall, and her slender fingers tapped lightly on the rosewood case.
On eleven, knowing that something was in his mind, he turned away and said: "Fang back to the sky, I heard that the girl from the four sides Lou Wenyan has an unparalleled piano skill in the world, and it is already fascinating to caress the strings. I don't know if it's OK?" He glanced at Ye Tianling and sighed helplessly when he saw him staring at the scroll all the time.
Although he led his troops back in time that night and successfully broke through in response to Ye Tianling, he has since lost news of Qing Chen. After returning to the camp, they sent people to search for it several times, but for half a year, Fang Zong had no life or death. Although Ye Tianling's face was light and strategizing as usual, Eleven knew that he was always thinking about it. The Western Turks were very lucky this time. When Ye Tianling was in a bad mood, the black armored cavalry drove straight forward, killing them one after another to lose nearly a thousand miles north of Yanran Mountain. After this battle, their vitality was greatly injured, and they were afraid that they would be weak in a short time. Offend the Central Plains again. However, even if he had won and returned to the court at this time, Ye Tianling still kept his team of confidant guards in Mobei and continued to probe the whereabouts of Qing Chen nearby.
Ye Tianzhan and the others knew that these four emperors were cold-tempered. If it was something he didn’t want to say, it would be useless to ask more questions. He tossed and laughed,
We came here drunk. Fine for a glass of wine, but ask for a song."
Qing Chen was very concerned about what happened that night in the mountain attack. After Qingsha, he looked closely at Ye Tianling's face and was not clear, but after a few months, his injuries should have been fine. Originally focused on him, I suddenly heard everyone bring the topic to my side, hurriedly cleaned up their minds, lightly picked the strings with the right hand, and made a soft and clear rhyme as a response.
Ye Tianzhan, a gentleman, always makes people unable to spot flaws in his words and deeds.
Gently pick it under the finger, the remaining sound is still curled up, and the sound of the piano has turned tactfully.
The tune is serene and elegant, like a quiet orchid and noble posture. But the music in the room is melodious, and there seems to be a faint harmony of piano sound around it, so people can't tell whether it is played on the seven strings. It seems that with the lingering breeze, the sound of the piano is floating in all directions, melodious and endless.
If there is a dark fragrance floating in the sound of the piano, it is refreshing and relaxing, as if you are in the empty valley and blue breeze, the body and mind are washed, and the whole body is soothing. Qing Chen closed his eyes slightly, pointed the lower string a little higher, and a little bit of Lan Zhi swaying on the mountain rocks, no matter the autumn wind and the frosty layers, he still has an elegant temperament and a proud personality. The lyre's sound gradually became thinner, barely audible, and turned into a faint swallow, but it was secretly endless.
It can't be lower, the piano rhyme rises quietly, gracefully like a dance, as if it has gone through wind and frost, orchid buds bloom, the tune is extremely exquisite, and the silent place is spontaneous and elegant.
At the end of the song, the aftermath is around the beam, and the room is silent. Everyone seems to be immersed in the rhyme of the piano, with endless aftertastes.
Qing Chen raised her eyes and looked up, but she couldn't help but see Ye Tianling looking over here, her eyes pierced through the veil to the bottom of her heart, making her feel helpless.
Shaying was faint, softening his angular outline a lot, as if falling in a dream. Suddenly looking back, the person was there, dimly lit. She remembered this phrase when she took off his mask for the first time. She never knew that seeing a person would feel like this, as if she had known each other before.
Ye Tianling's eyes have not left the veil. At this time, she tapped the flower table on the eleventh, and said loudly: "The jade man is empty on the mountain, walking in search of secluded. Like the dawn of the moon, like the autumn of the orchid. Good song! Lanting song under the wind Come on, let's make a big splash for this!" After that, he picked up the bottle in front of him and took a swig.
Ye Tianling then retracted his gaze from the veil and glanced eleven.
Ye Tianli also poured a glass of wine, and the slinger smiled locally: "It's rare to have a good piano and good wine tonight, Wenyan girl, I toast you." He drank it all.
Qing Chen looked at the brothers with a smile after Qing Sha, and moved the strings slightly to show his thanks. Turning his eyes, he saw Ye Tianzhan lightly holding the cup and looking at this side with a gentle expression, with a familiar smile on the corner of her lips, unexpected appreciation and tenderness in her eyes. She was stunned in her heart, fearing that he would hear the clue, she stroked a clear tone for a short time, said goodbye with a tune, and quietly got up and retreated.
All the way back to the room, Qing Chen breathed a sigh of relief, put on a plain white scribes shirt, her long hair tied with a jade belt, and instantly transformed into a handsome young man. He looked up at the small Lanting Pavilion on the third floor. The bright light of the window made a faint faint in his heart. happy.
Business in the four-side building was good tonight. She took care of it before and after. Suddenly, there was a noise in front of the hall. The steward in the building quickly found it and said, "My son, please go ahead and have a look. Young Master Wei is afraid that he drank too much. Cup, pestering Lan Lu."
Qing Chen frowned, Wei Qian had seen her before, and I wonder if he would recognize it. But at this time, there was no shadow of Xie Jing everywhere. She was afraid that everyone in the Xiaolan Pavilion would be disturbed, so she had to rush to the front hall. When they got there, Wei Qian, the eldest son of the Wei family, dragged Lan Lu out in a drunk manner. Lan Lu didn't dare to fight hard and could only beg softly. Lan Ying and the others followed to persuade them and saw Qing Chen come out. As if seeing a savior, he hurriedly shouted: "My son!"
Qing Chen stepped forward, raised his hand to block between the two, and smiled: "Shao Wei is holding our Lan Lu's clothes, what is this for?"
Wei Qian and her only met once in the street. At this time, she was wearing men's clothing again. Looking horizontally, she couldn't tell who was in front of her in a dim look: "The young master wants to take Lan Lu back to be the second wife today. How much do you want to redeem her? Silver? Master, I will pay double!"
He seemed to have drunk a lot, and he was staggering. Qing Chen took the opportunity to pull Lan Lu away to protect her, and raised her lips and smiled: "Shao Wei is talking and laughing. The women on the four sides of the building did not sell themselves. They are all free to come and go. Lan Lu is honored by Shao Wei. It's good, but you have to be willing to be happy. Shao Wei said, right?"
Wei Qian waved his hand and pointed to Lan Lu: "Shao Sing, come here! Young Master thinks you are your fate!"
Lan Lu was so frightened that she hid behind Qing Chen. Qing Chen still smiled and said, "Everyone is watching. It's not convenient to say anything outside. Lan Lu, the chrysanthemum honey brewed just behind, go and see. If you are optimistic, send Shao Wei to the Accord and wait." She raised her hand and said,
Lan Ying’s Pipa Qu Wei Shao hasn’t heard everything yet, why don’t you just leave in a hurry?
She knew for a while. It's impossible to send people away for a while, but for peace of mind, leave this eye-catching front hall first, and don't disturb everyone upstairs.
If Lan Lu received a pardon, he hurriedly walked to the back hall after being blessed. Wei Qian said angrily: "Where are you going!"
Qing Chen said, "Why Shao Wei is in a hurry, please inside!"
Wei Qian shook his hand and shouted: "You guys are impatient with my young master and I'm playing this trick. If you don't bring people out of me today, I will demolish all your buildings!"
Qing Chen raised her eyebrows slightly, and could bear the anger in her heart. He hated Wei Qian's troubles, and suddenly heard a voice from upstairs: "Wei Qian! What do you look like, isn't it embarrassing?"
The voice is not high, gentle and elegant, but there is a deep shock invisibly, and the scene is completely silent. Wei Qian looked up and suddenly became sober: "His Royal Highness Seven, Your Highness Twelve?"
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tianli shouted in an angry voice: "You are so bold! Don't pick a place to make trouble, have the ability to demolish all the buildings for this king?"
Everyone looked upstairs, Qing Chen stood there motionless sideways facing Wei Qian, looking very strange.
She didn't care about other things, but she didn't dare to turn her head, slowly leaning to the side and rubbing it aside, hiding behind Feisa next to the tall pillar in front of the hall, winking at the steward. The stewardship is a bit inexplicable, but the human being is also a spirit, and he hurried forward with a smile: "Really it. I disturbed the two majesty Yaxing. The younger one is here to apologize."
Most of Wei Qian's drinking spirit has been awakened by a fright. No matter how powerful Wei Family is, he dare not confront the royal family face to face, but because of the Tianwu Drunken Workshop, he has a grudge, and looked at Ye Tianzhan bitterly. "Unexpectedly, the two princes were here. I had a few more drinks with the adults of the Ministry of War tonight, and I hope that your highness will forgive you.
Ye Tianli coldly snorted: "It turned out to be newly promoted to the Ministry of War to celebrate. It has only been a few months. I think Brother Sihuang is not in Tiandu, and the Ministry of War is not blocked. You don't ask who is here today. So presumptuous!"
Wei Qian's drooping eyes were mixed with pride and hatred, but after all he dared not make any more troubles. Ye Tianzhan still seemed to have a warm smile on his face, and the words sounded flat: "No wonder, I felt that my waist became hard when I joined the Ministry of War. Remember, the four-sided building is not where you go wild."
Ye Tianli had always acted ostentatiously, and Wang Zhan also defended the surrounding buildings, not to mention Wei Qian, and all those present were a little surprised. After all, Qing Chen was a little annoyed to see that they had shocked them after all, but he was relieved after all, if it weren't for this, he would have to toss tonight. Across the curtain, Ye Tianzhan was faintly seen standing in front of the railing. His blue clothes were like water and his handsome face was not wavering. He slowly said to Wei Qian, "Why don't you leave? Don't let this king see you on all four sides in the future."
This has already been said very rudely. The anger in Wei Qian's heart suddenly rushed up, and he slammed his body forever, but he saw Ye Tianling slowly come out of Xiaolanting with his hand, "Twelfth brother, what? What?" His cold figure appeared in front of the building, his gaze swept over here, Wei Qian's heart seemed to be shocked by the electric shock, his whole body was awe-inspiring, and the three-point drunkenness was completely awakened, his clothes lifted, and one knee Kneeling and giving a military salute: "Four... Your Highness."
Ye Tianling was ruthless in his eyes, and stopped in front of him. The entire front hall suddenly became silent, as if the colorful colors faded away, and it was innocent and calm.
"Forget it." After finally hearing two words from him, everyone felt relieved. Wei Qian got up and stood with his hands down, slightly sweaty on his forehead. Even the most arrogant gentry's children in Yige City knew that if they dared to cause a secondary incident in King Ling's eyes, it would be asking for trouble, especially when they were still under the control of their duties, and they couldn't help feeling up and down.
Ye Tianling seemed to be uninterested in what happened before him, and only said: "Tomorrow in the Ministry of War, don't let me see you drunk." After that, he said to Ye Tianzhan and the others, "Go in."
Ye Tianzhan took his gaze from downstairs, and the corners of his lips fluttered like a jade smile, before turning around and entering Xiaolanting.
Ye Tianling then moved forward, turning his head slightly inadvertently. Qing Chen was picking up the veil and looked up quietly. He immediately felt something, and the bottom of his eyes suddenly shook as he looked at each other unexpectedly. Qing Chen blinked at him in that fleeting surprise, and drew away with a smile, leaving only the long purple gauze swaying and the lamp shining brightly.