Prince Wei's Mansion occupies a very large area. In the middle of the east is a lake of more than 20 acres. The lake embankment is winding, the smoke and willow trees are bright, pavilions and lofts are set in it, and there are many buildings on the islands in the lake connected by winding bridges. In the spring of March, clusters of pink peach blossoms and snow-white pear blossoms bloom beside the lake, exuding a rich and sweet scent.
In a waterside pavilion extending into the lake, Yang Ji sat on a wicker chair next to a stone table, and ten fishing rods were inserted into the holes of the long stone strip in front of him, making people know Yang Ji at a glance. Not someone who specializes in fishing.
This is also true. Yang Ji doesn’t know why. His luck in fishing is particularly bad. Nine out of ten times he caught fish, he caught nothing. The remaining time, he only caught a few small fish. Over time, he lost his fishing skills. of interest.
Take the current situation as an example. There were clearly many big fish and ten fishing rods under the waterside pavilion, but he waited for nearly an hour and was stunned without catching any of them.
Not far away, Yang Ji's wife and concubines were preparing lunch on a big table. However, the table in front of them did not have a piece of meat except for the ingredients for making fish and some supplementary food. This was not at all the style of the Yang family. Not like that.
"Mr. Lang, I'm so hungry that my stomach is growling." Pei Shuying came over and said to Yang Ji aggrievedly: "Let's go to the kitchen to get the fish."
After the morning session today, Yang Ji slipped home; then he took his wife to the lakeside to enjoy the flowers, drink tea, and have a picnic. His wives were so happy that they even lost their children in order to enjoy the rare free life.
But Yang Ji's fishing luck was obviously very bad, but he didn't know what kind of madness he had. He actually said that he was going to fish for a feast of fish and meat, and he was not allowed to take it from the kitchen. But it was almost noon, and he was stunned that he couldn't catch a single fish. What should he do with this so-called feast of fish and meat?
"What are you in a hurry for? Wait a minute." Yang Ji said calmly.
Xiao Ying looked at the fish swimming in the water and lost confidence in Yang Ji. She came over and said, "Alang, give up!"
"Look at me!" Yang Ji stood up and took the open fish crossbow from behind a potted plant to the water's edge. The fish in the lake were not afraid of people. They were unaware of the danger and were still swimming around happily.
Yang Ji aimed an arrow at a grass carp. The specially-made crossbow arrow dragged a string and hit a big fish weighing more than ten kilograms. The school of fish immediately dispersed, but when Yang Ji untied the rope from the arrow and put the big fish into the fish basket, these silly fish swam over again.
"Poof!" Yang Ji assembled the arrow, and then "caught" another big fish in the shocked eyes of his wife.
"puff!"
"puff!"
"puff!"
After "catching" five fish in a row, Yang Ji finally stopped with satisfaction.
"Hey!" Pei Shuying said with a look of disgust: "So this is how you fish, no wonder you are so confident."
"Both the fishing rods and the fish crossbow arrows have hooks and fishing lines. There is no difference at all. Tell me, what is this if it's not fishing?" Yang Ji paused for a moment and then said: "If it wasn't so, wouldn't it be? Can I secretly go to the fish shop and buy some to fill the scene?"
"I'll try it too!" Pei Shuying's interest was attracted by the fish crossbow, and she went to shoot fish with the fish crossbow.
"You are surrounded by people as soon as you go out. Even if you buy it to top up, you can only deceive yourself and not others." Xiao Ying handed a towel to Yang Ji and said with laughter.
"Although you are deceiving yourself and others, at least you are happy, aren't you?" Yang Ji smiled and took the handkerchief to dry his hands and put it on the railing. He saw Liu Rumei and the concubines taking fish to clean up, and thought about more It took a while to eat, so he extended an invitation to Xiao Ying: "Madam, let's go for a walk?"
"Okay!" Xiao Ying smiled brightly and walked slowly side by side with Yang Ji.
Yang Ji glanced at Xiao Ying and saw that she was wearing a simple cotton skirt today, her hair was tied into a pony bun, and her only accessory was a Xiang Fei bamboo hairpin. Her simple attire could not conceal her majestic appearance. Graceful and luxurious temperament.
For a moment, he just felt that watching quietly like this was the most beautiful thing in the world. All the troubles in the world seemed to be abandoned outside this world in an instant.
Women have indescribable insights into other people's prying eyes. What's more, Xiao Ying's thoughts are on Yang Ji at the moment, so she naturally knows that her husband is watching her, and her heart is sweet.
Suddenly, she said "ouch" and her eyes widened. Almost at the same moment when Xiao Ying quickly covered her mouth, there was only a "bang" sound, and Yang Ji hit a plum blossom tree that bent into the middle of the road.
Under the reaction of the force, Yang Ji tilted his head back, and he couldn't help but take several steps back.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Ying finally came to her senses and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
Even though Yang Ji was as thick-skinned as a city wall, Yang Ji's face was getting hot at this moment. He rubbed his forehead and said with a dry smile: "It's okay, haha! I'm okay!"
"Pfft!" Xiao Ying has been a princess for so many years. She has already developed the ability to be indifferent to favors and humiliations. She also knows that she shouldn't laugh, but she just can't help it.
Yang Ji's face was full of embarrassment. He never dreamed that such a weird thing would happen to him. What was even more speechless was because he was looking at his wife.
Seeing that Yang Ji's forehead was only slightly red, Xiao Ying was immediately relieved. She rolled her eyes at him with both humor and joy, and said coquettishly: "Old couple, what's so good about this? Really!"
"To me, you can only be described in one sentence, that is, life is like the first time we met!" Yang Ji hugged his beloved wife's waist, kissed her red mouth deeply, and looked into those bright eyes. , asked: "Madam, do you still remember where we met for the first time?"
"I will remember it for the rest of my life." Xiao Ying put her arms around Yang Ji's neck, kissed him, and said affectionately: "The Duke of Yue! It was snowing heavily that day. You see there is snow on my head, and then it will be like this for the rest of my life. As I walked, my head turned gray accidentally.”
Yang Ji asked again: "What then?"
A sweet smile appeared on Xiao Ying's face: "I asked you to write a poem for the occasion, and then I wrote a lot of crows!"
"I didn't mean to disgust you by writing so many crows." Yang Ji smiled and said, "It's mainly because crows have the meaning of feeding back and are the benchmark of filial piety. They are also my first requirement for a wife. However, when we first met, we didn't It’s so straightforward to say it, so I have to emphasize it again and again.”
Xiao Ying was stunned when she heard this, and she said honestly: "I didn't expect it!"
Yang Ji solemnly said: "You are the best daughter-in-law and the best wife and mother in the world. It doesn't matter whether you think about it or not."
Xiao Ying was relieved after hearing her husband's "comment": "It's so solemn, it shocked me!"
"How can we show solemnity and sincerity if we are not solemn?" Yang Ji didn't want to mention this serious topic anymore. He let go of Xiao Ying's waist and legs, held her hand and walked forward, and said with a smile: "Say It’s funny. I have conquered the Great Lakes Protectorate, the Western Sea Protectorate, and the Anton Protectorate for the Sui Dynasty over the years, but I can’t even figure out my own home.”
The area of Prince Wei's Mansion in Luoyang is larger than that of Daxing City and Zhangye City, and it also introduces the Jiangnan style of "one scene per ten steps, one painting per five steps", and Yang Ji didn't live here for a long time. Even if he was in Luoyang, he would come and go. We were on the central axis of Prince Wei's Mansion, so we were really unfamiliar with the buildings and scenery on both sides of the central axis.
"Alang now works in Beijing and is living a relaxed life. He has time to get familiar with his home and the surrounding scenery of Luoyang." Xiao Ying feels very sorry for her husband. Since he became an official, his husband has been either fighting in the south or in the north, or cleaning out the bad apples on behalf of the emperor. , there were praises everywhere, but he basically never had a good rest.
Speaking of this, she suddenly thought of something: "Alang, there is something I need you to make a decision on."
Yang Ji asked: "What's the matter?"
Xiao Ying said: "Princess Silla only visits her from time to time, but she turned her back and made a favor by inviting us royal women to visit Longmen Mountain and learn about Taoism and Buddhism."
Longmen Mountain is a branch of the Songshan Mountains, running straight from west to east. When Longmen suddenly split into two majestic mountains facing each other, the east and west mountains, the Yishui River flowed, forming a natural "stone tower", so it was called "Yique" and "Yique". "Que".
Dongshan is named Xiangshan because of its abundant fragrant kudzu. There are only a few caves on it, mainly Taoist temples and temples. The West Mountain is also called Zhongshan. There are Guyang Cave, Binyang Middle Cave, Lotus Cave, Huangfu Gong Cave, Weizi Cave, Putai Cave, Huoshao Cave, Cixiang Kiln, Lu Cave, etc. excavated in the Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, and Western Wei. .
The tops of the two mountains in Longmen have a broad view, looking at Luoyang and Beimang in the north, Minggao Mountain in the south, Yiyang Mountain in the west, and Songshan Mountain in the east. There are undulating hills, green mountains, and faint green mountains. It has been one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang since ancient times.
The central axis of Luoyang City is based on "Yique". The straight and wide avenue outside Jianguomen is like the tip of a sword pointing directly at Yique at Longmen. Jianguomen Street is the blade and sword extending along the imperial city. It is the end gate of the south main entrance of the imperial city; the hilt is the Qianyang Hall, Daye Hall, Huiyou Hall, Chongxun Hall and other palaces on the central axis. The head of the sword is the Shangqing Temple located south of Xuanwu Gate, which is used to suppress luck.
Kinderman is a thoughtful person. She stayed in Luoyang for a long time and naturally knew that the famous Longmen Mountain was not far away.
"What did you think about it?" Yang Ji asked.
"This Princess of Silla is as shrewd as A Lang said and should not be underestimated." Xiao Ying glanced at Yang Ji and sighed: "This time she made a deal under the guise of 'enlightening Taoism and practicing Buddhism', which is really irresistible. . If you don’t go, you will feel like you have offended Taoist and Buddha, and you will not be able to pass the test in your heart. If you go, you will definitely fall into her trap again and be used by her. So I and several sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews It’s very difficult.”
"Since you can't get over the hurdle in your heart, then go ahead!" Yang Ji helped Xiao Ying make the decision, and then said: "Kinderman just wants to build momentum, but the initiative is always with Sui Dynasty. She and Nulifu have not been received by the saint yet; when the envoy sent by Pu arrives, I will directly lead him to see the saint. His so-called conspiracy will be self-defeating."
"That's good!" Xiao Ying breathed a sigh of relief. She chuckled and said, "Kinderman is very fond of Alang. In my opinion, she is willing to let her become a concubine."
"I don't want a woman like her who is ambitious and devoted to her mother's family and gives it to me for free." Yang Ji laughed out loud, and then said calmly: "Not to mention that she has a good impression of me. There are so many women who want to be my concubines; what does it mean if there is one more of her?"
"..." Xiao Ying couldn't refute Yang Ji's "narcissism" because it was a fact. But she was really angry, so she bit her red lip gently, punched Yang Ji lightly, and said angrily: "You are a charming person, do you plan to imitate Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, and Buzi Tianxia? "
"Speaking of this, I think of the saint - he wanted to give me hundreds of beauties a few days ago, but he was not sincere, so I refused them all." Although Yang Ji was like a fish in water and did whatever he wanted, he also Always in a battle of wits and courage. Now that he finally stopped, his tense heartstrings finally relaxed. What comes next is the release of his nature, and then he plays with his big and small wives all day long.
Although Xiao Ying knew that he was bragging, since he said so, Yang Guang must have planned to give away beauties. The only difference was the number. She asked curiously: "Hundreds of beauties, how can you call them insincere? "
"It's not the Lanling Xiao family, what am I going to do here?" Yang Jim said with excitement, "Although I'm not lewd, if my wife insists on letting more than ten girls from the Xiao family become concubines, I have no choice but to give her face."
"Thank you for being able to figure it out!" Xiao Ying was angry and amused when she heard this: "I am the youngest in our generation, how can it be possible that there are more than ten of my peers?"
Yang Ji looked at her breasts and said, "It's not small anymore. I'm afraid Aying will feel ashamed. By the way, when can we do it?"
Xiao Ying's face turned red, and she turned around and walked back.
"Haha! Haha, ha..." Yang Ji couldn't contain his joy. It was so fun to tease his wife.
However, Yang Ji could not be proud for long, and he soon suffered retribution: when they were eating together, he was easily knocked down by Xiao Ying on the wine table.
Xiao Ying usually doesn't drink, but once she drinks, she will pour down a large piece of the last remaining king next to her.
Yang Ji suffered repeated defeats, and naturally fell down as usual.
. . . . . . .
When they woke up, only Murong Xianyue and Xian Yufang, who had caught a lot of fish, were left by the lake.
Yang Ji took the blanket off his body, yawned and stood up and asked, "Murong, Xianyu, when is it?"
"Two moments of the hour!" Murong Xianyue put down the fishing rod, came over to help Yang Ji sort out the scattered clothes, and asked with concern: "Master, are you okay?"
"It's okay, how could anything happen to me?" Yang Ji laughed and said, "We'll find another place tonight!"
Murong Xianyue looked at Yang Jilao intently for a long time, shook his head and said: "Young master's fighting ability is indeed unrivaled in the world, but...but your drinking capacity is really not as good as my aunt. I think it's better to forget it! Save yourself the trouble."
Yang Ji laughed and said, "For your sake, I will spare you just once."
Murong Xianyue: "..."
"Has anyone come looking for you today?" Yang Ji asked.
"Yes!" Murong Xianyue nodded and said, "Jieli Khan's envoy has arrived, but this person is a traitor, and his name is Zhao Deyan."
Yang Ji was stunned and asked, "Sent him away?"
"No, Mr. Hao said that this figure is a detailed work of my Sui Dynasty, but he can't be sure."
"Oh? Then I have to meet you."
