Chapter 9: The depths of the flute sound

Qing Chen sat up on the couch with purple silk tents and white jade pillows of mutton fat, but felt weak and still a little groggy.
A pair of hollow carved silver incense hung in the tent, and a faint scent of calming nerves came from the tent. No wonder after sleeping for so long, she reluctantly supported the bed and looked around.
There is no complicated decoration in the house, but every place is unique. On the long table, there is a rosewood pen holder, a few squares of snow-colored paper, and a wide-mouthed flat cup filled with clear water, on which there is a bowl of lotus with plain leaves and white petals. The clean interior reveals a little extravagance. Elegant. The warm light of the bright window, sprinkled on the bamboo mat, reminded her of the person who placed her here, but inexplicably sadness was born at the center of the hot summer atmosphere. She looked around, her eyes fell on a scroll on the wall .
The painting depicts a clear lake on a moonlit night. Looking at the room full of brightness, the breeze slowly enters the room. This painting seems to gently bring out a vein of moonlight and silver light, refreshing and elegant. Focusing on the light and blue color, I used a freehand brush to make a light ink hook, swiftly and smoothly, carrying the moon shadow scenery among the casual, falling in the depths of the night, the light and dark are laid out, and the distance fades away. The breeze is shadowy, the waves are dim, the center moves elegantly, but the front end is painted with a few fine brushes, Yaoyao Bizhi, Jiaojiaofenghe, light pink and white, round and jade, Ding Ting swaying in the blue waves of the moon night, delicate and exquisite Health posture.
From a distance, you can see the brilliance and beauty, and there are many amorous feelings nearby. People are in front of the painting, like in the painting, as if they really are in the moonlight lotus, admiring the wind and inviting the moon, so elegant.
She stood in front of the painting for a while, with a slight praise in her heart, but she saw a few poems inscribed all over the scroll, as if she remembered the scene in the painting: the color of smoke floats and the moon moves to draw the breeze. The wind sends the lotus and the green water condenses the green smoke.
The poem was linked from end to end, using Kit Kat as a game, but it was not sturdy, nor too catchy. She frowned after reading it, but suddenly a look of surprise passed in her eyes.
There is a caption attached to the poem: Xinyounian's Midsummer Eve was ordered to record the eldest brother, the fifth brother, the ninth brother, and the eleventh brother in Ningcuiting, in order to record the seven elder brothers.
There is a word in the inscribed office-Ling.
She raised her hand and stroked the last word, her pen sharp, arrogant and calm, she was slightly sharp in the beautiful moon lake, it seemed to be a little bit cold, like a picture scroll when the peaceful river suddenly rises, and the river flows. Here it breaks abruptly, stirs up the waves and beats the shore, but the mountains reflect the water, and the water brings the mountains, but they can’t say anything.
This word, this inscription, the sharp force of the pen can be almost clearly felt at the tentacles, such as with a knife, reminding her of someone unconsciously, she stood in front of the painting in a daze, wondering suspiciously, and did not hear anyone enter the room. .
"Girl Feng is awake?" A soft and pleasant voice suddenly came into her ears, and she turned her head back in surprise.
The woman who was talking was a tall and slender woman, she moved to her side gracefully, looked at her with a smile, and the maid accompanying by her side said: "This is Princess Jin of our mansion."
Qing Chen grabbed the courtesy: "Qing Chen... met the princess."
Concubine Jin turned to the maid and said, "You go first. Ask the medical attendant to come over immediately and say that Miss Feng is awake."
Qing Chen said: "I don't dare to bother the princess, I know a little about medical science, and a little thing is fine."
Jin Fei was a little surprised, and said: "I don't want you to not only play the piano well, but also to be proficient in medicine. You really are Lan Xinhui, so people will be happy when they see it. But let's take a look and rest assured. Your Highness will take you to my care. Don't be sloppy."
Seeing her like this, Qing Chen couldn't resist declining, and said: "Qin music is a medicinal technique with a little understanding, which makes the princess laugh."
Jin Fei smiled slightly and said: "You made a tune on Chuyan River that let our Highness bow down to the wind. Now it has been spread in Yige City. His jade flute has never been second in front of others. It can be praised by him. How can it be half-understood?"
Qing Chen remembered the scenes before falling asleep, as if he had fallen into an inexplicable farce again, turning around and turning around like the characters in the plot, making people overwhelmed.
At that moment, the feeling of touching the strings of the hand seemed to be a piece of the tune of the pain and pain that had been suppressed for many days, and when the sharp strings slashed through the fingers and splashed with blood, my heart was incredibly happy. She shook hands gently, and there was some faint pain from the wound in her fingertips.
Qing Chen sighed secretly and looked into the painting: "The artistic conception of the painting, the heart of the piano is very popular. I was eager to win at that time, and the sound of the piano was exposed, lost in sharp grief and indignation, I am afraid that His Royal Highness actually disdains a harmony."
Jin Fei said: "Although I haven't listened to the tune, he has commented on the four words'Jiandan Qinxin', which must be quite good."
Seeing that Qing Chen was looking at the painting, she said again: "This is a painting by your Royal Highness. The painting is a lotus in Xianyu Lake in this mansion. If you feel bored, you can go there for a walk. The lotus is spitting out these few days. , It's about to open just now."
Qing Chen turned around and said: "The paintings and poems don't seem to be written by one person."
Concubine Jin looked at the poem and smiled and said, "Speaking of this poem, it's still a pleasure. This is the summer of that year, and the lotus blossoms in the mansion very well. Your Royal Highness invited the emperor and the princes to enjoy the flowers in Yuhu Lake, everyone is happy. After drinking a few more glasses, His Royal Highness borrowed wine to make this painting. His Royal Highness and the others were watching at that time, and they casually linked a few sentences, but somehow the emperor heard them, and immediately ordered people to'write these crooked poems. I asked them to hang up on the painting and let them wake up and take a look at them.
Only Ling Wang was present and he was not drunk, so he mentioned the transcript on the painting. After a few days they came back to the mansion and saw the poem. The eleventh prince sprayed the tea with a smile, and asked them how many good lines that night, how did they record this crooked song? Ling Wang looked at him, and gave two words,'According to the order'. In the end. They said that they were not allowed to hang the painting in the front hall again. His Royal Highness loved the painting again, so he had no choice but to move it here. It all happened years ago. The lotus flowers in Xianyu Lake bloom well every year. It's not so busy anymore."
Qing Chen read the poem again, smiled, and said: "It turns out that this is the character of King Ling. I thought the character'Ling' was the name of the poet who wrote it."
Concubine Jin said: "You don't know, the king of the night clan ranks fourth in the royal family of the night, with the character of'天' in the generation, with a single name of'ling'."
Qing Chen's eyes flashed brightly, and the three words "Ye Tian Ling" almost blurted out, only to feel his heart beating so fast that he couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his chest.
Upon seeing this, Jin Fei asked, "But still feel uncomfortable? Let me see."
At this time, Fei'er also invited a medical attendant, stepped forward to salute Concubine Jin, and asked Qing Chen to sit for a pulse. Qing Chen felt that he had recovered a lot at this time, and the medical attendant took her pulse carefully and took a pen and paper to prescribe a prescription. Fei Erfu brought another cup of decoction, but it had been cooked before. Concubine Jin watched Qing Chen drank the medicine, then took the prescription and read it again, and said softly, "Feier, you send someone to dispense the medicine, don't be sloppy."
"Yes." Fei'er promised to take the medical attendant out and walked a few steps. A voice of greeting came from outside. It seemed that someone asked something in a low voice, and then the medical attendant replied: "That girl's heart pulse She has weak blood and insufficient losses. Recently, she was afraid that she had suffered from some bumps and fatigue, and she was also depressed. That's why she fell asleep for so long. However, she is now awake, and after taking the medicine according to the minister’s prescription, it will be fine in a few days. Up."
A warm and jade-like voice said: "I see, you will prepare the medicine carefully and come back tomorrow."
As the pace of speaking got closer, Concubine Jin got up and greeted him: "His Royal Highness is back."
The courtyard is warm, with a few flowers and leaves in front of the porch, and the night is clear and the curtain enters, with a faint smile on the lips, and the suave elegance is refreshing. Xu Ye was so dazzling that the sun stabbed Qing Chen slightly to avoid his gaze.
"Is it better?" Ye Tianzhan's gentle voice made people feel stagnant, Qing Chen took a step back, bowed his head and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness."
Ye Tianzhan said: "Why do you have to say thanks for the hard work? What's more, "under the feet of the emperor, in the imperial city, there are people who have no control and do evil for evil." I, the prince who "takes grace from heaven, supports the people of Li", can't stand by. Right." He smiled slightly in his words, but it didn't make people feel cramped, just as casual as usual.
Qing Chen didn't want him to say what he had said on the boat in the first place, so she had to say: "This matter is a simple matter to your highness, but it is a great kindness to us women. We should thank you or should we thank you." She looked up, but found that Concubine Jin didn't know what to do. Shi had left with the maid, only two of them were left in the house.
Ye Tianzhan said: "Since I have taken care of this case, none of the members of the Nagato Gang and the Tianwu Drunkard can leave. Most of them are now in prison. When you feel better in a few days, I will take you to identify it. , Ask about the facts of the case, it will be a proof by then."
Qing Chen said: "I'm fine. If you want to identify them and settle the case, let's go now."
Ye Tianzhan said: "You are just getting better, so you don't have to be in a hurry at this moment."
Qing Chen bowed her head, pursed her lips slightly, thinking about the case in her heart, and worried about the situation of Baguio and the others, but she couldn't find a good excuse to persist. Unexpectedly, he heard a chuckle from his side, Ye Tianzhan stood up: "Well, let me take you to see the scenery of Tiandu first, let's go."
Qing Chen raised his head in surprise, he turned around and smiled at her, and walked out.
The guards of the palace were ordered to prepare their horses. The steeds were vigorous, and the golden bridles and jade saddles were clearly selected horses. Ye Tianzhan walked to the door, stopped again, looked back at Qing Chen, and then the guard said: "It's windy today, so please prepare your car."
Qing Chen also stopped, but said: "It's okay, I can ride a horse."
Ye Tianzhan turned his head and smiled slightly, and said, "Well, it's most pleasant to see horses in the sky, so let them change to smaller horses."
He is always considerate and attentive when he talks and laughs, and is so elegant and calm to anyone. Qing Chen stepped forward and stroked the horse body, remembering that when she was a teenager, her father always liked to take herself to the horse farm to ride a horse. He raised herself like a boy since she was a child, which made her a little more determined and independent in her character. It's a pity that my mother died early. Since her father remarried a few years ago and moved abroad with her stepmother, she really left her role as a child. She rarely had the opportunity to accompany her father to drink tea, fish, and ride horses to relax.
I don’t know if my father is okay now, whether he’s worrying about her. At this time, there’s no relatives and no one to rely on, and there won’t be people everywhere who will change horses and carts for you. Take care of yourself. Only by adapting to reality can you protect yourself . Qing Chen raised his eyes lightly and said, "No need." Yan Sha stretched out his hand to hold the rein, stepped on the pedals, and pushed the saddle slightly harder, turning on the horse.
Although this horse is tall, it is well trained and there is nothing wrong with it. Qing Chen turned to the horse and sat firmly behind her back, secretly relieved in her heart. Ye Tianzhan has been watching, and then he took the reins from the guards and put on his horse: "Let's go."
Qing Chen took the reins lightly, and Ye Tianzhan seemed to be accommodating her by driving the horse slowly, because he went out in casual clothes, and did not bring too many entourages except for a few personal guards. After leaving the Palace of Zhan, Qing Chen gradually adapted to the horses and felt a lot more relaxed. He couldn't help but look around Yige City on his horse. However, the streets with a width of nearly a hundred steps are full of shops and shopping malls. Pedestrians go to and from merchants, shops are hawking and welcoming customers, and when you see the hustle and bustle, you will see the hustle and bustle. .
Passing several magnificent buildings along the way, Qing Chen saw one of them with the signboard of "Tianwu Zuifang" hanging high, with beautiful curtains and carved columns, and you could still see the romantic shadow of leaning against red nests and scented cars and BMWs. However, two eye-catching white seals in front of the door sealed Zhumen, and several guards in mysterious clothes and armors guarded the door.
Ye Tianzhan followed her gaze and said with a smile: "It hasn't been two days since Tianwu Zuifang was sealed, and I don't want to even want to question the right sect Wei Zongping. There are many lawsuits involved."
Qing Chen thought of everything on the boat, and in any case she was grateful for Ye Tianzhan's help, and said, "Did this cause you a lot of trouble?"
Ye Tianzhan smiled casually: "I can't say that there is no trouble, but it may not be the case. Everything has pros and cons. Moreover, since these things happen to me, there is no reason to ignore them."
While talking, suddenly there was a hustle and bustle at the city gate. The goalkeeper blocked the pedestrians with a long Ge, forcibly gave up the road, and saw a few horses galloping, bringing up a cloud of smoke.
Immediately, a few young people rode their horses and whips, with glamorous looks in gilded clothes and jade robes. Everywhere they went, everyone rushed to avoid them, but they didn't slow down at all and whizzed past.
Unexpectedly, they rushed over like this, and there was no time to ride the horses to avoid them. Fortunately, Ye Tianzhan's eyesight was quick, and he took the horse's rein for her. The horse snorted a few times, and its hooves moved restlessly. It took a while to calm down.
Qing Chen frowned and looked forward. Those people had already taken a few steps, one of them raised the horse's rein and stood up, "Seven brothers!" But it was the twelve prince Ye Tianli.
He stopped, and everyone else turned back on their horses. When they saw Ye Tianzhan, they all got off their horses: "I have seen His Highness Seven!"
Ye Tianzhan raised his eyes and glanced. It turned out that they were all gentry children, who were used to being arrogant.
He clenched his eyebrows imperceptibly, but smiled and said, "Stop it." He said to Ye Tian, ​​"What are you doing again? Even if you enter the city and run rampant, you are not afraid to startle pedestrians?"
Ye Tianli was looking at Qing Chen, and after recognizing her, he smiled and said, "So it was you, sorry, but I ran so fast just now and frightened your horse." Then he said to Ye Tianzhan: "I just came back from Kunlun Garden. Everyone hunted a leopard today, and he was in high spirits, and it is inevitable that he would forget these." He immediately tied a lot of prey, and it seems that he has indeed gotten a lot.
Ye Tianzhan said: "Hurrying fast all day long, it is another rebuke that Empress Shu knows that it is indispensable."
Ye Tianli smiled and said, "Why do you know this if your mother and concubine are in the palace? Please don't let me miss you. By the way, where are you going?"
"Gyeonggi Division." Ye Tianzhan knew that his temperament was like this, and shook his head helplessly.
Ye Tianli waved to the people behind him: "You go first, and prepare food and wine in Changlefang, and I will come later!" Everyone agreed to go.
Ye Tianli turned his head and said, "Brother Seven, are all the gangsters of the Nagato Gang brought to justice? I heard that Wei Zongping wants to protect Guo Qi?"
"It can't be said to be a guarantee." The three of them slowly rode forward with the horse reins in Ye Tianzhan. "He just wants to press the case down." He raised his eyes to see the children of the noble family who had gone away. Wei Qian, the eldest son of the Wei family, was also among them. Lao Tzu was having a headache for the case. This eldest master was so arrogant that he was so arrogant, relying on his father, who was ranked as the third male, and the prince's sister, who was the prince concubine, to go to heaven. Notoriously domineering.
"Is the Wei family really involved in this matter?" Ye Tian said, "They didn't expect Seventh Brother to play the Emperor Zhifu to investigate it that day? Humph! Does Guo Qi still want to support Tianwu Zuifang?"
Ye Tianzhan laughed and said: "As soon as you went back to the palace, you told Tianwu Zuifang's imperial state that it had collided with Niangniang's Zodiac. It would be difficult if you didn't thoroughly investigate it. In addition, if you sell civilian women and force them to be prostitutes, how can Guo Qi survive the situation? Don’t you want to move Wei’s family out? Now the Minister of Health should have seen that we are fighting with the Western Turks. The father is not willing to affect the situation at this time because of these influences. ."
Qing Chen had been listening silently by the side, and couldn't help but glance at Ye Tianzhan, the side of the eye that was as handsome as jade, suddenly coincided with the deepest part of his heart, and it made people feel terribly painful. She stared at the familiar brows and eyes, the upright posture on the horseback, she didn't hear what they were saying again, let alone see Ye Tianzhan glance at her intentionally or unintentionally, and then the corner of her lips escaped. Smile like a spring breeze.
Across the sturdy fence of the Gyeonggi Division, Qing Chen saw Hu Sanniang again.
Unlike the others, she was locked up in a cell alone, leaning against the wall in a sorrowful manner, with a look of apathy, and even in such embarrassment, she still carried a soft and boneless charm all over her body. people.
Qing Chen stopped outside, and Hu Sanniang raised her head when she heard the footsteps. When she saw her, hatred flashed in her eyes undisguisedly: "I don't want to fall into the hands of your girl this time. Who on earth are you, can you encircle and suppress We are so cruel, are we going to kill the Nagato Gang?"
Qing Chen didn't know exactly what kind of government office the Gyeonggi Division was. Hearing the words "Adjust Soldiers, Encircle and Suppress", he could not help turning his head to look at Ye Tianzhan, but he saw him smiling gently and gracefully.
She had a very bad impression of the Changmen Gang and Bixue Pavilion, and ignored Hu Sanniang’s questioning. She only said to Ye Tianzhan indifferently: "I have never seen most of those gangs, and I dare not identify them casually, but this person is definitely the mastermind of the case. One. There is also a Jade Blood Pavilion, and the Nagato Gang seems to be under their orders."
Ye Tianzhan glanced at Hu Sanniang, nodded and said, "Okay." As he raised his hand, several Jinyi guards immediately opened the prison door and took Hu Sanniang to another place.
Hu Sanniang stared at Qing Chen fiercely under the of the guards: "You remember, someone will ask you to settle this account sooner or later today!"
Qing Chen had already turned around and left. Hearing this, he stopped and turned back. He remembered the innocent women who were tortured in the cabin, and even lost their lives. He hated that Sanniang Hu is still so arrogant now: "The Nagato Gang did it on its own. It was with me. It doesn't matter, your fate today is not thanks to me, but if one day I have the ability, I will definitely not let go of the Nagato Gang and the Bixue Pavilion, you might as well remember it clearly. Ye Tianzhan came out of the cell in his eyes.
Ye Tianzhan walked side by side with her, without saying much from beginning to end, then casually said: "Looking at this woman, she doesn't look like a Central Plains, but she seems to be a Hu woman."
Qing Chen shook his head and said: "I don't know her details, only that she has a special status in the Longmen Gang, and they seem to have a lot of power in Mobei."
Ye Tianzhan said: "Since the return of the Eastern Turks, more and more Hu people from Mobei and the Western Regions have come to the Central Plains for business in recent years. Now it is not uncommon in the sky. However, these foreigners have different customs and many do not understand the laws of the Heavenly Dynasty. He often provokes right and wrong, and this Sanniang Hu is just one of them. If this problem is not resolved, it will inevitably be troublesome in the future."
Qing Chen saw many aliens on the road. He was quite amazed at the prosperity of the celestial dynasty, and felt a little bit: "Speaking of trade and commerce, it is also mutually beneficial. All countries come to trade. This shows that the prosperity of the celestial dynasty attracts them. The more people come, the more More exchanges of goods will increase the prosperity of the celestial dynasty. Temporary chaos will always gradually merge, and it is good in the final analysis. It is good for the country to be solid and connected to the four borders. In fact, business travel and trade are far away. It’s easier to control a country than war."
Ye Tianzhan stopped and looked at her: "This is a rare saying."
Qing Chen smiled and said: "I'll talk casually, don't be surprised, it is indeed inevitable that there are too many people messy."
Ye Tianzhan nodded and said: "Try to guide this matter so that all ethnic groups live in harmony, and the court should also pay attention in the future."
At this time, Ye Tianli came back from another cell and said while smiling: "The girl from Tianwu Zuifang was also detained, and a group of Yingying and Yanyan inside were crying and crying. Such a scene is rare in the prison. Seventh brother, I To say a word of love, people who are irrelevant should not embarrass them."
Ye Tianzhan laughed and said: "The Twelve Princes are famous flower protectors from the sky. Now that you speak, how can I not give this face? Don't worry, they said that they were affected. Those related to the case will be put back soon."
"Seven brothers pity and cherish jade." Ye Tianli said with a smile, "what are you going to do with this case?"
Ye Tianzhan said: "Gyeonggi Division is the fifth emperor's brother after all. I am only temporarily taking his post because of him. He should wait for him to come back and make a final decision on such a case, unless the father has other intentions."
Qing Chen frowned slightly when he heard the words, Ye Tianzhan looked at her, but said: "Don't worry, what I have dealt with will have a beginning and an end. Besides, this is lost to you, and I must give you an explanation."
Qing Chen's gaze stayed in his eyes for a moment, then looked down and said: "I still said that, thank you."
The bright and soft eyes in front of her will still burn her heart. She hates herself for being helpless. She can calmly stare into anyone's eyes, except for the same gentleness. His eyes reminded her of the pain after drunken dreams. Such deep pain will unknowingly grow thorns and thorns in the bottom of her heart, and gradually lead people into the abyss of suffocation.
When I want to forget but cannot forget, I realize that the memory buried under Indifference has already penetrated into the bones and blood, and every touch is a piercing heart...