The woman was dressed in plain clothes, covering her face with gauze, and holding a scroll in her arms. It was very hot in midsummer, but she was not in a hurry or in a hurry. She stood quietly at the door and waited with the company of the maid.
Song You recognized her at a glance. She was Miss Wanjiang from Hexian Tower.
The elegance of that time seems to still stay in my mind, and the sound of the piano still seems to echo in my ears.
But at this moment, she covered her face with a gauze, and the Taoist fell into a trance again, realizing that he had already had a hasty glance with her in front of the Hexian Tower.
Song You looked at the girl and walked over.
"You two..."
Song You looked at them.
I don’t know if it’s two people or one person.
"gentlemen."
The two women seemed to have just seen him and bowed.
The voices move in tandem.
Song You hurriedly returned the gift, then took out the key and opened the door while asking: "Are you two here to see me?"
"Exactly." The woman in white said with a soft voice. "Seeing that Mr. had the door closed, I asked the neighbor and he said he had gone out in the morning. The door has been open for the past few days, so I decided to wait here for a while."
"It's been a long time coming."
The Taoist had already opened the door when he spoke.
"Please come in quickly."
"Thank you sir."
The two figures bowed and saluted, then followed the Taoist into the house.
The two-story building has a blue tile roof, but it's not hot inside.
"Miss Sanhua, please go upstairs and write." The Taoist said to the girl, and then he said to the two of them, "Please sit down."
"Thank you..."
It seems that there are two masters and servants, one sitting and one standing.
After entering the house, the woman took off the white gauze covering her face, revealing a beautiful face.
"I took advantage of the cool weather this morning to take my children to Anleguan to taste tea, so I closed the door." The Taoist said with a slight smile, "It's a hot day, but you two have been waiting for so long. Please don't be offended."
"Sir, there is no need for this." The woman said with a smile, "I am in the Hexian Tower and Wanjiang River."
"I was fortunate enough to see Shi's grace and piano skills at Hexian Tower, and I was very amazed." The Taoist said for a moment, "I wonder why Miss Wan Jiang came here?"
"It's nothing else."
Miss Wanjiang slowly opened the scroll in her hand. It was a carefully framed painting and handed it to the Taoist.
"It sounds like I've had a double relationship with my husband."
"oh?"
The Taoist looked at the scroll and couldn't help but be startled.
The painting shows a corner of a long mountain in spring. On the mountain promenade, a Taoist and a cat sit side by side. The spring scenery is intoxicating. In the middle is the back view of the Taoist and the cat. The Taoist is natural and the cat is lazy. Although it is a back view, it is actually more charming than the front.
It is impossible to say that the painting is as good as Master Dou's. It is impossible to say that it has any charm or mystery. However, it is impossible to say that this painting is not good.
Even ordinary people can sometimes create extraordinary works inadvertently. What's more, the skill of the person who created this painting is not low, but it is not as good as the master Dou who is a spiritual master, and it is not as good as Master Dou.
At this time, the person appreciating the painting is the person in the painting.
Just listen to the woman's soft and clear voice: "Wanjiang goes out to the city to enjoy the flowers every year, but this year is particularly different."
"Um?"
"At that time, Wan Jiang was on Changshan Mountain and marveled at the beautiful apricot blossoms on the mountain. He was about to paint. He had already chosen the scene in the painting. However, he accidentally glanced at it and happened to see the gentleman. The gentleman led a calico cat on the mountain. When I was enjoying flowers and resting on the mountain, I just looked at my husband’s back, and I felt that it fit perfectly with the scenery on the mountain. If I could include my husband in the painting, it would be a spiritual place. I couldn’t help it, so I started to paint.”
"This painting shows the mastery of one step."
"Wan Jiang's mediocre painting skills are all the result of Mr. and his cat." Miss Wan Jiang smiled slightly, "Sir, don't blame Wan Jiang for being good at inviting Mr. Wang to paint."
"It's both fate and an elegant matter. How dare you blame me?"
"What Mr. Wang said is absolutely true, but this fate and elegant things are also incomplete." Miss Wan Jiang still smiled, "At that time, Wan Jiang wanted to give the painting back to Mr., so that this fate and elegant things would be complete. But Wan Jiang When Jiang put down the last stroke, his husband had already left. Wan Jiang regretted it for a long time, and later met him again, but that time his husband was not wearing a monk's robe, and Wan Jiang had never seen his true appearance before. In the end, he hurriedly caught a glimpse of the calico cat in his robe. , but I didn’t dare to recognize each other. I missed him again after a few steps away, and I regretted it for a long time when I went back.”
He paused for a moment:
"Fortunately, I later heard about Mister's miraculous deeds from the nobles who listened to Qin. I came here today to look for and return the painting. I only confirmed it when we met. Sure enough, it was Mister both times. Today, Wanjiang can finally get what he wanted."
"Since it is a painting made by one person, why should I paint it again?"
"Thanks to my husband, I got the charm and aura in the painting. This painting is already my favorite among all the paintings Wan Jiang has made in his life. I am satisfied with this painting. But without my husband's consent, it is offensive after all, so I keep this painting." I like it but feel uneasy at the same time. If my husband also likes it, I will give this painting to him and it will be a good thing. If my husband is not willing, Wan Jiang will keep it for myself and I will get a good thing."
"I see……"
The Taoist nodded, looked away from the painting, then looked at this very famous woman in Changjing, and asked: "Now that I'm here, are you just painting again?"
"Why do you ask, sir?"
The woman's tone didn't sound surprised.
"Curious in my heart."
"Wan Jiang did have other purposes for coming here." The woman seemed to have expected it and answered calmly.
"Appreciate further details."
"I wonder where sir come from?"
"I am from Yizhou."
"Why are you here in Changjing?"
"The cloud travels here and stops temporarily."
"I envy you, Mr. Envy, to live your life freely and freely." The woman's tone seemed helpless, "I have been imprisoned here all my life."
"Why do you ask this, Shisama?"
"I just want to know why sir came to Hexian Tower that day."
"I heard that Shi Shi's piano skills are unparalleled. A storyteller listed Shi Shi's piano music as one of the top ten in Changjing. I have admired it for a long time, so I saved enough money to go see it." The Taoist said truthfully.
"I see……"
Wan Jiang's tone was similar to his before, and then he said humbly: "That's just praise and flattery from the world. Wan Jiang can't afford the so-called top ten talents in Changjing. Wan Jiang is just a piano tavern in Changjing. I'm just a businessman who makes some money. I just hope that there will be a rainy season that day and that my husband will not be disappointed."
"My piano skills are superb, which I have never seen before in my life. I can only be amazed and disappointed."
"I can't bear it."
The woman whispered to him, and the manner in which she spoke was enough to attract the attention of many literati in Changjing: "I don't dare to deceive you, sir. Since Wan Jiang opened this qin tavern, he has attracted a lot of people." Wan Jiang is dissatisfied with the wives of many powerful people in Changjing City. People often say that I am a demon who has transformed into a human being, or has used witchcraft. They invite private gentlemen to try to discredit Wan Jiang. Some time ago, Wan Jiang heard that Mr. After the Xianjia in Taiwei's residence wrote the painting, firstly I wanted to come and visit him and return the painting, and secondly I felt uneasy, so I wanted to come here to seek peace of mind."
"I won't hide it from you." The Taoist also replied, "Someone did come to see me that day. Please go to the Hexian Tower to see if you are a demon and whether you have used evil magic to enchant your mind."
When the woman heard this, she only looked at the Taoist.
"But what I said before is true. The reason why I went to Hexian Tower is because I have long admired Shi Xiang's piano skills and wanted to see it. Someone came to invite me, but it was just a coincidence."
"What will happen after seeing this, sir?"
"Don't you know how you are doing yourself?"
"..."
The place suddenly became quiet.
The Taoist looked at the woman.
Women also look at Taoists.
But after just a few breaths, the woman smiled, and for a moment the world was as pale as dust.
"Sir, you are as capable as an immortal, how can you not see it?" The woman shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Which woman in the world does not long for eternal youth and unchangeable appearance? Even though Wan Jiang raised a gold-devouring kid to keep him there, he even did not hesitate to use the sound of the piano to do so. In exchange for money, he feeds the little ghost, but the gold-swallowing little ghost has no ability to harm people, and Wan Jiang has never harmed anyone, nor has he ever used sorcery to confuse people, I hope you will understand this clearly."
"so……"
The Taoist smiled.
I think it's interesting.
This feeling is like when I was in the Taiwei Mansion, facing the housekeeper, and seeing his thoughts peeled off layer by layer.
But they are not the same.
The steward of the Taiwei Mansion lied a lot because he was trying to kill him, but the man in front of him lied a lot, but it was to protect himself.
It was just the Taoist's expression that made the woman realize that something was wrong, but she thought for a moment and did not show it. Instead, she asked: "I wonder where the calico cat that Mr. Mr. brought that day went?"
"Hasn't Shiba seen it before?"
"..."
The woman raised her eyes and glanced at him, then smiled and said, "Sir, he is truly a master of Taoism. Even his cat has attained Taoism."
"What you said is wrong. Sanhua Empress is not a cat raised by me. She just met her by chance when she was going down the mountain. She was destined to be with her. Seeing that she was ignorant and getting into trouble, we made an appointment to go together."
"Sir, is he so kind to demons?"
"All things have spirits, and good and evil have no major categories."
"So Sir, by bringing her with you, you are trying to influence her?"
"She is influencing me."
"..."
The woman was silent for a moment, and she roughly understood. Then her expression returned to calm, and she stood up and bowed:
"Thank you, Taoist Master."
"Where's the thanks?"
"Although the Taoist priest didn't want to act with me, he didn't expose me. Although the Taoist priest saw that I was not a human being, he didn't make it difficult for me..." The woman looked helpless, "Don't you deserve to be grateful?"
"You're welcome."
"Fulong Temple really deserves its reputation."
The woman is still very helpless. Perhaps this is a kind of helplessness that she has tried her best and racked her brains, but was solved by the other party in the most direct way.
"Do you know about Fulong Temple?"
"It's like thunder piercing the ears." The woman said, "It's just that I haven't seen Fulongguan's ability yet, and I am quite confident in my own concealment method, but I am embarrassed in front of the Taoist priest."
"You don't need to be discouraged," the Taoist said sincerely, "Shidao's Taoism is extremely high and astonishing, and his concealment skills are top-notch. Even the ancestors who came to Fulong Temple couldn't see through his true identity."
"How did the Taoist see through it?"
"That day is Qingming."
The so-called Qingming means that the energy is clear, the scenery is bright, and all things are in full view.
"..."
The woman's expression was slightly condensed, and then she became even more helpless: "It turns out that what I am practicing is the Four Seasons Reincarnation Technique..."
"Exactly." Song You said, "I actually lost to Tianshi, not me."
"The Taoist priest is very clever."
"One step is also wise."
When the two of them sit across from each other and talk again, it will be different.
(End of chapter)
