Ning Gu

As the night deepened, the boy in the garden fell asleep early.Xian Zhi entrusted the hidden guards guarding beside him to get a new candle to continue.

The moon in Qingming is always covered by floating clouds, and it is obscured and obscured; even in the rest pavilion, the fading candlelight under the veil on the table always makes people feel uneasy.

Xie Ling suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, got up and wanted to go back to sleep, when he came out of the pavilion, he saw the fire in the half of the night.

Xie Ling stopped in his tracks.

"What's wrong with that place?" He asked, pointing to the place where the fire was reaching the sky.

Hearing the sound, Xianzhi raised his head and glanced, calmly said: "Go into the water."

Xie Ling squinted his eyes and looked around, always felt that the place where the water flowed was not too far from the garden, and then he heard Xianzhi explain from the side: "It's a common thing that the sky is dry and things are dry, and the Yongguo Palace is like this."

"Where is that?" Xie Ling frowned, not trusting his words, and asked directly.

"Let's go to the left side." Xian Zhi followed suit, "Don't worry, master, the fire will never reach this place."

"That's... the wind you're waiting for tonight?"

When Xianzhi heard the words, he looked at Xie Ling, and when the calmness in his eyes met Xie Ling's peach blossom eyes, there was a flaw.In his heart, he always didn't want Xie Ling to know, he was afraid that it would hurt Xie Ling's god.But after a while, Xianzhi still compromised, he looked away and nodded his head.

"Ah."

"Go to bed early when you get there." Xie Ling saw the embarrassment in Xian Zhi's eyes, and instead of inquiring in detail as Xian Zhi thought, he would go back after telling this sentence. Vatan rested.Really as he said, relieved.

But he was suddenly stopped by Xianzhi, who looked at Xie Ling's back and asked, "If it's a master, what should I do if I see my father suffer?"

Xie Ling looked back at Xianzhi, and said without hesitation: "Either share the joys and sorrows, or suffer from others. However, when your father suffers, he should not let me watch."

Xie Ling hooked the corner of his mouth, and said again: "So there is no if."

The next day, the news of Xianzhi and others reached Xie Ling's ears; of course, he heard it from the little boy Zhao Zuo picked up from Zhaoxing.

At that time Xie Lingfang woke up from the dream, opened his eyes and looked around, it seemed that the sun was already rising outside the curtain.

No one in the garden would bother him, the only fly in the ointment is that what greeted him waking up today was not the eaves birds outside the curtain, but the noise from the small street separated by a wall.

This noise was different from the previous few days, it was always mixed with some shouting.

The small street outside the wall was originally a small street specially built by Xie Wuling for Lu Qi.Every year during Zhaoxing's summer peanut season, some artisans from the street outside the garden gather here to set up some stalls, with food and gadgets, all kinds of exquisite and exquisite, dazzling.

At first, this small street was opened only once a year because Xie Wuling wanted to make his precious son Xiao Qier happy.In the next few years, this small stall patronized more rich and rich, and it took shape.

Rao later, Xie Wuling disappeared, and Xie Ning's son became a Marquis of a different surname. This small street, which was only available when Xia Hua was born, still continued.During this period, Xianzhi deliberately made efforts to leave this small street for Lu Qi, and every summer when peanuts were born, Xianzhi would take Zhao Zuo on his back and take Lu Qi out of the palace for a walk.

When there are more people in the small street, the news spreads quickly.The little boy was born clever again, so he was around Xie Ling on the back mountain of Zhaoxing, except for the flowers and plants in Xie Ling's bamboo house, and the things in the market at the foot of the mountain, he hadn't seen much on this small street.

He rushed out early in the morning to watch the commotion, and when he had had enough of the commotion, he had heard enough of the crap about Mrs. Wang's chicken eating a few extra grains of rice today, so he dawdled back to the garden to wait.

Hearing the commotion in the room, Xiaotong opened the door to look, and took Xie Ling's favorite green shirt from the hanger at the side. He glanced at him when he saw Xie Ling, and heard him ask: "Can you go?" Have you played outside?"

"It's fun, it's lively, you didn't see it, you have everything, saw a lot of novelties, and heard some novel things." He ran to help Xie Wuling close his clothes, and said excitedly, " You don't know, that cloud cake is delicious."

Hearing this, Xie Ling pursed his lips and smiled, he didn't tell the boy that he had tasted all the food in the small street outside, he just raised his hand and brushed away the unwiped cloud cake crumbs from the boy's mouth , raised his eyebrows and asked bluntly: "What novelty did you hear?"

The little boy became interested, he didn't pay attention to Xie Ling's actions, and continued to say cheerfully: "It is said that there was water in the east of the city last night, and it was on the left side not far from us. Fortunately, the people there have all moved out, so they didn't come out." What a mess. But, why is there still water when everyone has moved away?"

"You think too much." Xie Ling untied the blue ribbon that had been wrapped several times around his wrist and handed it to the little boy, who asked the little boy to tie it up in the same manner as in Zhaoxing in the old days.

"It's not that I thought too much, I heard it." The boy replied, "I also heard that something was found after the place was burned."

"what?"

"Then I don't know. I heard that it was hidden underground, so it wasn't set on fire. But they all thought it was something extraordinary. Today, the second prince is almost going to be imprisoned." He stared fiercely. Said matter-of-factly.

"Huh?" Xie Ling looked indifferent.

"You don't know, they said that it must be today's court meeting, and the amazing thing was handed directly from the Fufeng government office to the Holy Majesty's desk. They also said that the Holy Majesty was furious when he saw it, and said that he would send the second prince to prison, or Xinling The Lord persuaded him to come back."

Xiaotong's words have been repeated in his mind several times, which always makes people feel absurd.

Xie Ling asked innocently, "Why did it involve the second prince?"

"Then how do you know, they say that being with you is like being with a tiger, you..." Xiao Tong suddenly fell silent, knowing who the person who treated Xie Ling well was, and who the owner of this garden was.But he still couldn't help worrying, and whispered: "You have to be careful, don't mess with the Holy Majesty."

These words made Xie Ling choke, causing Xie Ling to cough a few times, he didn't know what to do now to offend Zhao Zuo.The little boy didn't know why, but he was more anxious than him. While raising his hand to relieve him, he blamed himself: "The Holy Lord told me not to tell you hurtful things, blame me, I, I, and I are talking too much again." The small face was still aggrieved, and when Xie Ling slowed down, he couldn't help raising his hand and nodding between his eyebrows.

"I don't blame you." Xie Ling said gently.

This gesture was too intimate, it was probably the first time in the past two years that Xie Ling treated the little boy so tenderly, not at all like the flirtatious young man who was so uncertain.The little boy froze there, blushing from his cheeks to his eyes and ears.

Xie Ling didn't notice any changes in himself, maybe he was more like Xie Wuling, maybe he was Xie Wuling.

He didn't pay attention to the kid's dazed look, he raised his hand and pushed the person in front of him, and told him to prepare the carriage.

However, what Xiao Tong heard was spread throughout the huge city of Fufeng long before he told Xie Ling; it can be said that, except for Shen Changxie who asked Xianzhi to send him out of the city early in the morning, everyone knew about it. up.If he didn't say anything, the righteous men of Zhaoxing in Fufeng would pass the news to the garden and Xie Ling's ears.

Of course, let alone Chongqueli.Early in the morning, after hearing that Di Zuo was furious at the court meeting, the eunuchs and maids in Man Chongque were all worried, for fear that if they accidentally hit the muzzle of a gun, they would lose their heads.

Everyone was panicked, and even the palace servants in the Changming Hall became more cautious, standing on the hall one by one, not daring to breathe.In the end, it was the Lord Xinling who rescued them and told them to go down first and wait for the summons outside the hall.

But before the hearts of eunuchs who were able to take a breath were still at ease, they asked the women in Chinese clothes who were approaching outside the hall to lift them up.

The eunuchs knelt down one by one and said, "Empress Empress."

"Please go and talk to the Holy Majesty." Liang Hou looked at the Tongchuan palace man who was kneeling beside him, and said softly.

The officer on duty looked up at the visitor, suppressed the constant trembling in his heart and said: "Yes..."

Liang Zhuo nodded at him with a smile, motioning him to enter the hall to inquire.

Liang Zhuo's gentle and dignified image in Chongque has long been popular. I always heard that she has never seen her angry, and she is extremely gentle in her dealings with others.

In this heavy que, no one dared to feel disgusted towards her, except maybe Hou with a different surname who didn't pay attention to her.

Not long after the officials and palace people entered the palace, the Lord of Xinling and the palace people opened the door and came out to spread the word, saying that the sage said that if Queen Liang wanted to intercede for Guanzhi, then there was no need to enter the palace.

Liang Zhuo wanted to fight for something at first, but when she saw Xianzhi looking over her shoulder and looking towards the door, she followed Xianzhi's gaze, so she gave up.

After Liang left, the palace people couldn't understand the emperor's mind.Also begging for mercy, Emperor Zuo rejected the lord of his harem, but let Xiang Liang who was waiting outside the door let him go.Let Xianzhi lead the future people into the Changming Palace.

"Holy..."

When Zhao Zuo heard Liang Ce calling him for the third time, he reluctantly put down the critique pen in his hand, and looked up at the person in front of him.

"I don't know what made Liang Xiang hesitate to speak, but..." Zhao Zuo looked over sharply, "Do you want someone to share your worries?"

After this question, Liang Xiang hurriedly bowed: "Don't dare, I don't dare, the old man saw that the dragon's face in the main hall is not happy today, so I want to share the worries for the Holy One."

"That's just right, Mr. Liang is well-informed, why don't you tell me who else in this world knows how to paint rivers and mountains in ink." Zhao Zuo raised his chin at Liang Ce, motioning him to look back.

"Splashing Ink Landscape?" The title of the painting played in Liang Xiang's mind, and when he turned around, he saw that black and white picture with a dash of ink.

There are not many people in this world who can draw pictures of mountains and rivers, and if Xie Wuling hadn't been bestowed to death by the emperor in front of him, he might have done his part.

But he has gone, and those who have this kind of power in this world, and have learned from Xie Wuling, are to watch and envy him.What Pian Xianzhi has learned is only the tip of the iceberg of Xie Wuling's painting skills, and what Xie Wuling has really taught is to observe it, especially when Xianzhi was still in the northwest, Xie Wuling almost unreservedly combined all painting techniques and painting skills during that time. The skills are all taught to Guanzhi, of course, this one is unreserved, and it also includes the painting of rivers and mountains in splashed ink.

Thinking about it this way, the meaning of Zhao Zuo's question is obvious.

"What? Prime Minister Liang doesn't know either, so follow what Xianzhi said and let the Ministry of Punishments slowly..."

Before Zhao Zuo finished speaking, Liang Xiang looked up at Zhao Zuo.Zhao Zuo then changed his mouth and asked, "Did Prime Minister Liang remember?"

"I think, there should be two people in this world, one is Xuancheng Lord, and the other is to see it. Xuancheng Lord once also held the Zhaoxing seal at the Zhaoxing Peach Blossom Festival with a splashed ink picture. This is well known in the world." Liang Xiang looked at Zhao Zuo with a smile on his face, "Kuang Guanzhi has been shy away for many years, and the Holy One knows about it, and even a child knows his disposition, so I'm afraid it's not enough to draw a picture of mountains and rivers. "

"So Prime Minister Liang is saying that widows are less intelligent than children?" Zhao Zuo's complexion was obviously not very good-looking, and he asked sharply, "Or do you think that the officials and widows who judged the paintings just now are mediocre?"

"Father calm down, Prime Minister Liang must be eager, so he was confused for a moment and talked nonsense." Xianzhi who stood aside without saying a word suddenly spoke out at this time.

Zhao Zuo was obviously surprised that he suddenly stood up when he was supposed to protect himself wisely. Zhao Zuo frowned deeply, and looked at Xianzhi with a bit of questioning in his eyes.

Not only did Xianzhi not avoid his eyes, but he lifted his robe and knelt down to intercede for Liang Ce.

Zhao Zuo cursed Xianzhi secretly in his heart, "you bastard".But Liang Ce would go down the steps, pretending to be groveling, and speaking of it, he just said something stupid.

Xianzhi raised his head to meet Zhao Zuo's eyes, and continued: "Guanzhi has always been close to grandpa, why don't you let Xianzhi accompany grandpa to chat with Guanzhi. If it is really his painting, it must not be so disrespectful Meaning. Father also knew that the late emperor listened to it..." Xianzhi paused unexpectedly, then said, "I listened to Xie Ning's slander, how many people were imprisoned because of the introduction to the composition."

As far as the point of envy is concerned, he never glanced at Liang Ce, even though he knew that Liang Ce was sizing him up.

"It's time to find out, just in case." Xianzhi's eyes were burning, and Zhao Zuo frowned even more when he saw his appearance.

What exactly is Xianzhi going to Guanzhi to find out, as a father, it's not easy to say... Zhao Zuo knows what kind of rain he wants when he cries, so how can he not know what he is going to find out.

In the end, Zhao Zuo sighed helplessly, nodding his head in agreement, and let Xianzhi accompany Liang Xiang into Guanzhi's residence in the inner chamber.

Before Xianzhi left, the hidden guard beside Zhao Zuo appeared in front of Zhao Zuo not long after, and passed the news from the young monk in the ancestral hall in the outer palace.

After the secret guard finished reporting the news, he followed the old eunuch who had been with Zhao Zuo for a long time into the palace. Seeing that Zhao Zuo was frowning, the old eunuch's brows lost half of their joy.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Zuo's voice was still cold.

"Returning to the Holy One, there are people coming from Juheng Garden." The old eunuch said respectfully.

"who?"

"That man is wearing a windbreaker, I don't dare to admit it." The old eunuch raised his eyes and saw Zhao Zuo's expression changed slightly, like the snow on the branch when it was warm, the old eunuch couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, and immediately Then he said, "The servant placed him in the side hall, avoiding people all the way, so he should not be seen by anyone."

Before the old eunuch finished speaking, Zhao Zuo got up and hurriedly walked towards the side hall.