Wuyi Lane in the southeast of Jiankang City is where the Wang and Xie clan live. That land is exclusive to Wang and Xie. The other Jiankang clans can only choose their homesteads on the other side across the Zhuque Ridge and the Qinhuai River. Huan Mansion It was built to the west of Jiankang City and south of Stone City. It occupies a very large area with high walls and a thick courtyard. There is a small lake on the west side of the backyard.
On the east and west sides of the small lake are the inner residences of the Huan Mansion, and further inside is an elegant and quiet place with winding paths. This is the guest room in the annex where the Wang family arranged for Xu Zongwen to stay temporarily. Although the space is limited, it is elegant and upright, and is northeast of the Huan Mansion Military Backyard. A bamboo forest is connected in the direction, which can be regarded as a good place for self-cultivation.
On the first night after returning to Huan Mansion, Xu Zongwen took Xi Jian and Guo Shang to play chess with candles in front of a bamboo forest. Xi Jian and Guo Shang played chess while Xu Zongwen watched.
"Zijin, you're missing a move! If the black stones are connected here, wouldn't this whole white flag fall into a dead end?"
"You've only read thirty to keep my promise. How come you can't even understand Zijin's hard-to-get tactics? You must have poor eyesight..."
Xu Zongwen touched his chin and looked at it with great interest, giving pointers from time to time. Xi Jian and Guo Shang, who were disturbing him, started to complain!
"General, you are a true gentleman watching the chess game without saying anything."
Guo Shang couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to break through Xi Jian's blockade several times. When he turned back, Xu Zongwen directly told him his chess strategy, allowing Xi Jian to make up for it and save the defeat.
Xi Jian also supported Guo Shang from the side: "General, you are a true gentleman watching chess without speaking!"
"Okay, okay, why don't you stop talking?" Xu Zongwen said after a while: "You two, do you understand that I am here to help you? You still think I'm too talkative."
Good guy, is this a gang?
Guo Shang and Xi Jian glanced at each other and smiled bitterly.
At night, a maid came to the other courtyard and said that the eldest lady Huan Xianrong invited Xu Zongwen to meet by the lake. Xu Zongwen was slightly startled and almost didn't recover. This eldest lady was as cold as ice, and she actually took the initiative to invite him. To respond immediately means to go immediately.
"When a beautiful lady meets, the general is worried about fraud." Guo Shang reminded from behind.
Xi Jian smiled: "I'm afraid it's not a honey trap."
Xu Zongwen chuckled lightly: "I have been to the dragon's pond and tiger's den once, and the beautiful woman took the initiative to make an appointment. If I just shrink back, wouldn't I be a deserter?"
By the lake, Huan Xianrong was sitting under the plum blossoms, holding the hand of his personal maid Shuangyue, looking up and asking: "Shuangyue, do you think he will come?"
Shuangyue stood aside and smiled: "My lady, put your heart in your belly, Xu Langjun will come."
After a while, Xu Zongwen was led by the maid to where Huan Xianrong was by the lake. Shuangyue and the maid stepped back knowingly when they saw this.
Soon, under the crescent moon, only Xu Zongwen and Huan Xianrong were left.
"My wife invited me here, what do you want to say to me?" Xu Zongwen was the first to break the silence.
The awkward atmosphere was diluted and quickly disappeared under the scent of plum blossoms.
Huan Xianrong stood up and straightened his back: "Isn't it true that Xu Lang said that there was a time when everything was in trouble, except for Wushan?"
"Having experienced the battlefield, I don't know what the love between men and women is. Although what is said in the poem is untrue, it is true to the real person below and is definitely not a lie!" Xu Zongwen's tone was sincere and his words were quite sincere, which made Huan Xianrong Wei Wei was moved.
"Actually, today is not the first time Xiao and Madam have met." Xu Zongwen thought of that day as if it were yesterday.
Huan Xianrong was immediately interested by Xu Zongwen's words. She quickly asked: "Xu Lang means we have met before?"
Xu Zongwen nodded and replied: "That's right, but ladies and gentlemen tend to forget things, so they may not remember them."
"Xu Lang remembers important military and national events, but it seems that the young lady looked away and was negligent for a moment." Huan Xianrong tactically lifted his long hair to cover up his uneasiness.
Xu Zongwen stopped pretending and asked Huan Xianrong directly: "Is it December 13th when my wife comes to Beijing?"
Huan Xianrong's big eyes froze on the spot. Xu Zongwen paced and explained that on that day he was summoned to the court and when he came to Jiankang, because Xi Jian's carriage avoided the road, he rode his horse on the Zhuque Ridge. By the bridge, I accidentally met the maid Shuang Yue who opened the car window and looked at Jiankang City, and Huan Xianrong with half of his face exposed.
That frosty face, that lonely face, that unforgettable face, Xu Zongwen still remembers it freshly, and the scenes are repeated in his mind...
"I see. I didn't expect that we had met once before." Huan Xianrong's eyes flashed with waves, and his originally cold eyes suddenly became soft.
She took a deep look at Xu Zongwen, but she didn't expect that this man, who appeared to be smooth-talking and flattering, was actually very thoughtful and did not forget every detail.
But, does he treat everyone like this?
Xu Zongwen suddenly turned around and looked at the lake that had fallen into darkness. The breeze was blowing and the fragrance of plum blossoms was thick.
On the opposite bank are several stone pillar lanterns placed by the lake. There is a lot of snow on the ground and it is easy to slip, so they are used to illuminate people walking at night. But it was the light of the candlelight that attracted Xu Zongwen's attention.
"There are several plum trees in the corner, and Ling Han is blooming alone."
"I know it's not snow from afar, because there is a faint fragrance coming."
Xu Zongwen took advantage of the night scene and the bursts of plum blossom fragrance to recite this plum blossom poem casually, which is quite suitable for the occasion.
"Ling Han blooms alone, Ling Han blooms alone." Huan Xianrong read this half of the poem, "The plum blossoms are of noble character and the snow is white and flawless, but the subtle fragrance of the plum blossoms is slightly better."
"What the lady said is exactly what you said." Xu Zongwen turned around and continued: "Just like the plum blossoms in the snow, the lady among the plum blossoms is alone and independent in the world!"
Huan Xianrong flipped his hair again. Seeing that she was green and green, Xu Zongwen hesitated to speak, so he had to pretend to look around, but before he took a few steps, he was suddenly stopped by the person behind him.
"Xu Lang."
"Huh?" Xu Zongwen frowned. He stood still and Huan Xianrong chased after him.
"Xu Lang, Aye said that we will get married in three months. Is there anything you want to say to me?" Huan Xianrong slowed down his tone.
It was rare for her to face Xu Zongwen face-to-face. Perhaps it was because of the darkness of night, or perhaps she had the courage to be so willful. Normally, she would not go out or step forward. Apart from Aye and her brother, she rarely saw a third person. man.
Xu Zongwen was thoughtful. He thought about it seriously and looked deeply at Huan Xianrong: "The person I like is a person who is surrounded by plum blossoms in the heavy snow. The laughter is full of fragrance, and the crowd is searching for him thousands of times. . Suddenly looking back, that person is there, in a dimly lit place!"
"The crowd has searched for him hundreds of times. Suddenly, when I looked back, there he was, in a dimly lit place!" Huan Xianrong showed a faint smile and looked at Xu Zongwen with a dreamy look on his face.
"Yao Ji, regardless of whether your majesty grants marriage, I will try my best to marry you!" Xu Zongwen stepped forward and held the confused Huan Xianrong in his arms.
Her eyes were dull, and Xu Zongwen's words surprised her.
Huan Xianrong was speechless and let Xu Zongwen hold him. It took him a long time to hold in his mouth two words: "Xu Lang"
Not far away, the maid Shuangyue covered her mouth and snickered in the dark...
