At the first watch, the banquet in Beicheng was over. The banquet did not last long, because tomorrow there might be a brutal war, so of course this last carnival needed to be restrained.
We can't all get so drunk that everyone's hands and feet will be weak and dizzy and unable to fight the next day.
Li Yuan also drank a lot, but he was only slightly tipsy and far from drunk. Li Yuan got off the city wall with a hint of drunkenness.
Although the night breeze in early summer was still slightly cool, it felt refreshing and refreshing when it blew on my hot face.
Li Yuan got on his horse and walked slowly along the street leading to the city gate square. When he came to the intersection, Li Yuan subconsciously glanced at the shadows on the roadside, hoping to see the carriage parked on the roadside and seeing Gu Yingying sitting in the carriage smiling at him.
However, there was nothing on the roadside. A few dim lanterns swayed gently in the wind at the door of the shops beside the street, stretching the shadows of the trees into long shadows and casting them on the street.
Li Yuan felt slightly disappointed, but soon shook his head with a wry smile. I don't deny that I have a crush on Gu Yingying. Gu Yingying seems to be interested in me, but so what?
After all, the Gu family is a native of Wuyue. Now she is unknown to her as an enemy, and she may be her enemy in the future. Then the fate between herself and Gu Yingying may be limited to these few days.
Even if the Gu family is not his enemy, he already has a queen in the harem. He wants to accept a noble daughter of the Gu family into the palace as a concubine, but the Gu family is afraid that he will not be willing to do so. Moreover, judging from his observations of Gu Yingying in the past few days, she She would not be happy to share her husband with another woman, so this is destined to be a silent ending.
What he has to concentrate on now is to defend Suzhou with all his strength until his Chu army arrives, completely annihilate the Jin army, quell the protracted chaos since last year, and unify the old mountains and rivers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
As for the small disturbances between her and Gu Yingying, the best solution is to break away from this subtle attraction before the relationship reaches a deeper level.
After walking a few hundred steps along North Street, a dark side street led to the west end. Li Yuan turned his horse's head and entered the side street.
This side street is dark and quiet, the street is narrow, the trees on the side of the road are tall, and the branches are like sharp arrows thrust into the sky. The thick branches also block the hazy moonlight and the light of the roadside wind lanterns, making this street a strange place. It's quite eerie.
This morning, Gu Jiu, the housekeeper of the Gu family, came to the north of the city and told him that he lived in the Gu family, which was far away from Beicheng, and that living in a guest room was very crude and disrespectful, so he vacated the Sanhua Building of the Gu family at the end of Heng Street in Beicheng. Live by yourself.
Of course Li Yuan had no objection. Although it felt a little strange, Li Yuan didn't think much about it. Perhaps it was because he had too much contact with the eldest lady of the Gu family that the Gu family didn't want anything to go wrong, so they asked him to move out of the Gu family's mansion.
Otherwise, why has Gu Yingying not appeared in his field of vision since the morning? Horse hooves beat crisply on the brick streets, which were deserted.
Not long after walking, at the end of the street ahead, a house with red lanterns appeared in front of us. Li Yuan and Gu Jiu came here in the morning and knew that it was the Sanhua Building, so they urged the horses to quickly come to the front of the house.
There was a janitor inside the door who heard the commotion;
The small door opened with a "squeak", revealing a gloomy face. As soon as he saw Li Yuan, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Yeah, Captain Li is back. Please wait a moment, and I will open the door for you." Li Yuan smiled and nodded, got off his horse, led the horse to the door, and opened the door.
"Kangdang" opened, and a thin servant bowed out of the door, took the horse from Li Yuan's hand, and said with a smile: "Captain Li, please come in, I will tie the horse, and I will come to guide you in a moment." "
"Thank you." Li Yuan nodded and walked into the yard. This Sanhua Building is actually a standard Suzhou garden, a large courtyard surrounded by walls. There is a pond inside. Willows are planted around the pond, and several pavilions and rockeries are dotted in it.
A three-story building is the only building in the courtyard. The small building is quite exquisite with its carved beams and painted pillars.
When the day came, the housekeeper Gu Jiuzeng introduced the name of the Sanhua Building. It turned out that it got its name from the hundreds of willow trees planted around the pond in front and behind the courtyard building.
It is said that every spring after March, willows sprout catkins and dance in the wind, just like a goddess scattering flowers. The scenery is very beautiful, so this place is named Sanhua Tower.
This was originally the place where Gu Yaode, the young master of the Gu family, studied and lived. This time, Gu Yaode specially set aside it for himself to live in.
The light was dim at night, and the scenery in the courtyard could not be seen clearly. However, under the dim light in front of the building, one could faintly see the black shadow of the rockery in the courtyard, with its teeth and claws dancing. The outline of the willow tree was blurred, and its branches were dancing in the wind. Somewhat ghostly.
"Captain Li, please come with me. Your residence is on the third floor. I have new sheets and quilts. I hope you have a good sleep and lead our Suzhou soldiers and horses to fight a great victory tomorrow." The servant guarding the door. He walked staggeringly with a lantern in hand and said with a smile.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "What? Are you the only one in this Sanhua Building?" The servant said hurriedly: "Yes, there were seven or eight of them, but they were all the eldest young master's personal servants, and they all went to serve the young master. I am just a janitor, so I was ordered by the housekeeper to stay and serve you. Lieutenant Li, don’t worry, I am very nimble with my hands and feet. If you have any orders, just tell me and I will take care of you." Li Yuan smiled and said: "I'm just asking. Go upstairs, I'm a little sleepy."
"Okay, please come with me." The servant responded repeatedly, holding a lantern to lead the way. The two of them followed the path between the trees in the rockery and soon arrived in front of the Sanhua Building.
The servant opened the door and led Li Yuan upstairs step by step along the stairs on the side of the hall. Soon they reached the third floor. The servant led Li Yuan into a room and lit a candlestick.
"This is it. Are you satisfied?" the servant smiled. Li Yuan looked at the furnishings in the room, and they were indeed extremely luxurious.
There is one room inside and one outside, connected by a bead curtain door. The outer room in which we are located is obviously a place for reading and resting, with exquisite furniture placed in the corners.
Tables, chairs, books and desks are all available, and it can be seen that they are all made of precious wood. There is a long table in the middle of the room, and a guqin is placed on the long table.
After opening the bead curtain and walking inside, the back room was even more luxurious, with carpets on the floor and several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. They didn't look like fakes.
The large bed was covered with a soft quilt of plain flowers, clean and neatly folded. In the corner of the house, a pot of Sophora japonica was blooming quietly, filling the room with a faint fragrance.
