prison song

Chapter 3 Huai Zhen

Ten years later.

【Ancheng General Qin Mansion】

dawn.Ancheng had just woken up, but the door of the wine shop was still stuck with wooden boards, and the door of the brothel was also closed tightly in the spring breeze at night.

The carts of small vendors are covered with rough castor cloth, and there are only scattered sounds of sweeping the floor and a few cocks crowing in the distance.

"Da da da..." The crisp sound of horse hoofs came from a distance, accompanied by the friction of the iron plates on the horse, making a fragmented sound, the rhythm was melodious, and it sounded like a horse that was extremely restrained. sweat horse.

In the distance, outside the Ancheng Gate, a group of figures appeared. As the angle of view zoomed in, a group of soldiers riding on horses, wearing silver helmets, holding bayonets, and carved tigers and heavy irons on their chests were seen.

The leader of this team is a long black beard and heroic general. The armor pattern on his body is much more complicated than that of the surrounding soldiers. Unlike the restless soldiers beside him, he has been controlling the speed of his advance. , can be slow or slow, can be light or light.

At the end of the day, everyone in the General's Mansion was waiting in front of the door, and the plaque was carefully painted with a layer of wax.There is only one woman, standing in the middle with a proud posture, her face is covered with lead powder, her face is rigid, it seems that with a slight smile, the powder in the wrinkles will fall on this slate that is too clean to tolerate any other color .

"Da da da..." A familiar voice came, and everyone knelt down when they saw this. The corner of the woman's mouth twitched but she tried her best to maintain her original expression.

"Welcome General Qin back to the mansion, welcome Mr. Qin back to the mansion." Everyone knelt and shouted.

"Get up." I only heard a magnetic voice full of righteousness and accompanied by the tinkling sound when I got off the horse.

"Go and do your own business."

"Yes."

"You're finally back." The woman standing in the middle stepped forward and spoke.

"Ah, yes, the war on the frontier has subsided, and my next affairs have come to an end for the time being. I will be staying at the mansion during this period. In the evening, I invited a few capable brothers from the battalion to the mansion for dinner. You go and explain. Just a moment." General Qin said while adjusting the harness of the horse.

Mrs. Qin became angry when she saw that her husband didn't even look at her.Squeezing the jade bracelet in his hand, he said: "As soon as you come back, tell me this and that. You really treat me as a piece of shit, don't you? Usually you don't manage the house, as long as you go out to work, you don't care about it. The man in the house I am too busy to be a living god, and now I have to serve you."

Throwing a series of beads in succession not only didn't make Qin Leyuan lose his sense of control, but smiled lightly, with a small arc of his mouth, and continued to straighten the horse tie.

"Are you still embarrassed to laugh? Are you crazy about fighting outside? I'm telling you something serious! You see that your son Qin Huaizhen is ignorant all day long, so he knows that he is in the mansion, and occasionally he can't even find anyone." , I really don’t know who I learned it from! Are you laughing again? I’m tired enough this day! I’m really suffering so much that I can’t tell you what are you doing? Hey! You! Stop! What are you doing, you!”

Qin Leyuan handed over the horse to the little servant next to him, turned around quickly and hugged the aggressive but defenseless woman beside him, and said with a smile: "If you don't like martial arts, you can learn to have fun? I Tomorrow, I just go to the music hall and invite a musician, what am I doing? Hahaha, what's wrong with me hugging my filthy wife? Hahahaha."

Mrs. Qin looked at this handsome man who had gone through a lot of vicissitudes before her, and she couldn't help her nose sour and said: "Look at you, you have become ugly after all these years, and I even doubt my previous vision."

"Then Mrs. Qin is going to divorce me?" Qin Leyuan walked forward with Mrs. Qin in his arms, and said with a smile.

"Forget it, I reluctantly accept it..." Mrs. Qin turned her face to one side, bit her lip, and forcibly suppressed her smile, but suddenly seemed to think of something again, and said again.

"Why did your mouth become slippery when you came back from the frontier, isn't it? You?"

"Hahahahaha." A slightly bitter laughter floated out of Qin Leyuan's mouth.

I have been fighting for many years, and I can finally go home to face the wife I have missed for many years, and my long-lost son.

"You! Don't tell me, right? Hmph, you don't need to talk, I don't bother to listen!" Mrs. Qin folded her hands, looking at the man who only smiled at her, she was discouraged, and said.

"What do you want to eat today! I'll ask you first now, if you don't like it then." Mrs. Qin glanced up and pouted slightly.

"Okay, okay, I like everything you do."

"Humph."

In the distance, I saw a man in armor holding a woman who didn't resist, going deep into the mansion.

evening.The red lanterns were lit up, and the crowd began to gather slowly on the street. There was a din of voices everywhere, folk musical instruments began to play around, people with enough food and clothing were strolling leisurely, colorful masks were being sold, and stories of different colors Start singing.

As long as the storyteller hangs a lantern beside the big tree, soon a child will come over first, holding a gourd with red paste, squatting beside the storyteller to listen to those unrivaled heroes.

The Qin Mansion also changed from the simplicity and desertedness of the past, and began to be lively. The servants’ children played around, and the firecrackers were uninterrupted. Lanterns of various colors were lit all around, illuminating the pond in colorful colors, and koi were swimming around, eating and drinking. fish food.

The hall is neatly arranged.Red silk cloths are hung on wooden beams, and on the oak table by the wall are porcelain statues tribute from India, piles of Japanese poems, calligraphy and paintings, a Persian red velvet carpet on the floor, and a majestic general sitting on the wall.

In the middle of the hall is a large round table made of pear blossom wood, with peonies carved in the middle, and vivid clouds and smoke carved around it, and twelve chairs also made of pear blossom wood are placed beside the table.

Two smoky blue smokers are specially placed on both sides of the door, exuding a faint fragrance of orange peel, which is refreshing.

All kinds of dishes have already been placed on the table, as well as the rich wine in porcelain bottles.

Mrs. Qin came out of the fragrant kitchen, rolled up her sleeves and was explaining to the people next to her.

At this time, a child came running suddenly. Mrs. Qin was explaining that when she saw the child, she took out a candy from her bag and touched the child's head, and the child ran away contentedly.

All of this was seen by Qin Leyuan.Qin Leyuan was dressed in a black round-neck long dress, his black hair was simply tied up, a green jade pendant tied with a red thread was hung around his waist, and he was wearing black boots.

He walked slowly with his hands behind his back, and when he was about to see his wife, there was a commotion outside the door, thinking that the brothers had come, he looked back at his wife, and then walked over there.

The people who came were also dressed in simple attire, but they couldn't hide the majestic figure they had left over the years on the battlefield, and they were full of admiration along the way.

No pleasantries, just a look and knowing.All the people came to the hall, looked at the dishes in front of them, and let go of the posture just now. For many years, they only had steamed buns, stewed noodles and unsalted game, and suddenly there were dishes of hometown taste in front of them. one light.

Qin Leyuan looked at everything in front of him, smiled, and thought to himself.

"Envy?"

Qin Leyuan raised his hand, and the surrounding people took their seats one after another. They didn't speak to each other, but just buried their heads in hard work.

Looking at these dishes, Qin Leyuan suddenly recalled a lot of past events. When his wife was pregnant with Huaizhen, she didn't eat anything, but wanted to eat the hawthorn on the tower mountain outside Ancheng, and he rode a horse to pick it without hesitation.

Speaking of Huaizhen, this child doesn't know what's wrong, it should be the age of marriage.

After the meal, they left one after another, and the pear blossom table was also removed, replaced by a square wooden table, and some simple side dishes were placed on it. Mrs. Qin sat down, sighed, and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the dishes.

"It's really hard today." Qin Leyuan brought food for her.

"It's okay..." Mrs. Qin replied vaguely with rice in her mouth.

"Where's Huai Zhen?"

"I don't know where the kid went wild, and I don't bother to care about him."

"Am I not coming back?" A deep voice came from a distance.

"Come and eat."

Only people in the distance heard this voice, stopped and walked slowly.

"Father, are you back?"

"Yeah, come in, have you eaten for dinner?"

The breeze blew, the copper bell rang softly, and the night was already deep.

Except for the night watchman, everyone else has gone to sleep.

At this time, a strange fragrance came from outside the door. The first impression was the incense powder in the copper box, but it smelled like the long-buried cellar wine and the fragrance of the surrounding bamboo forests. .

A man came, he was wearing a purple brocade jacket with a blue round shirt underneath, exposing his distinct collarbone, and a blue saber was tied around his waist, with a scabbard with intricate patterns in his stride. When he left, he lifted the silk hair on the back of his waist, and his black hair was simply bound by a silk ribbon, dancing with the wind.

As long as there is a little light, you can see his beautiful and perfect face.

On the sharp-edged face, there is a mouth that seems to be smiling but not smiling, and eyes that are not affectionate.

How would you describe Qin Huaizhen?

A handsome man.No, evildoer.

"You still know to come back? Where did you go today?" Mrs. Qin put down her chopsticks and looked at the person who was half a head taller than herself in front of her.

"Haha, mother, your son is so old, do you still want to treat him like a little girl?" Qin Huaizhen said with a light smile, but looked at the man sitting in the middle of the table.

"Okay, okay, I don't care about you. Your father is back today, so I don't want to bother with you." Mrs. Qin rolled her eyes and continued to eat with chopsticks.

"Sit down quickly." Qin Leyuan said.

"Father, it's been a long time." Qin Huaizhen said with a smile, sitting opposite Qin Leyuan, picked up the wine glass in front of him and poured wine into it.

"Yes." Qin Leyuan looked at the slowly filling copper cup.

"But stay for a long time?"

"There's nothing important in the future." Qin Leyuan looked at Qin Huaizhen who didn't raise his head.

"That's very good, and you can spend more time with my good mother who turned my thoughts into complaints." Qin Huaizhen looked at his mother with raised eyebrows.

"Stinky boy! You are really getting more and more arrogant. I raised you so much, but you came to make fun of my mother?"

"Mother, have you ever shown Dad the dozen or so pieces of clothes soaked in the dyeing workshop?" Qin Huaizhen said while handing the wine glass to Qin Leyuan.

"How do you know?" Madam Qin blushed and stared at Qin Huaizhen.

"It's nothing. At first I thought those clothes were for me, but in the dyeing workshop, all the clothes were hung in black gauze, so I knew it by heart. Hey, I really forgot my husband..." Qin Huaizhen laughed Picking up the copper cup, he said before his wife raised her head and scolded.

"Father, I haven't seen you for many years. I would like to offer you a toast." Qin Huaizhen raised his glasses with both hands and said with a smile.

Just now, Qin Leyuan, who was silent at the side watching the two women's teasing, did not raise his glass, but returned to the eyes he had when he first entered the city in the morning.

See who is the enemy.

"Can you practice the sword technique I gave you?" Qin Leyuan's eyes were cold, looking at the son who was already the same height as him, his eyes were full of strangeness that he hadn't seen for a long time, and he was even a little defensive.

"I practiced it when I was bored, but it was just superficial." Qin Huaizhen put down his wine glass, smoothed his hair with his fingers, and raised his eyes to stare at Qin Leyuan.

There is a light and calm tone between the lines of the speech.

Mrs. Qin felt that something was wrong and began to talk nonsense about family affairs.

"I chatted with those officials' wives recently, and I heard that Zheng Shangshu plans to send his daughter to be a show girl..." Mrs. Qin said while picking up vegetables, and picked a braised chicken leg for each of them.

"But although her daughter is good at those piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has a surly personality, and even her father can't help it. You said that the current emperor is only a prince. When Concubine Kong Lan left, the emperor will never Accepting concubines, accepting empresses...you really are infatuated..." Madam Qin looked at the two indifferent people in front of her with her face up as she spoke.

What's wrong?It was fine before.

"You have already reached the age to join the army, but because I have been away all year round, I didn't care much about you, and now I have come back, so let's talk." Qin Leyuan looked at Qin Huaizhen and said.

Qin Huaizhen lowered his head, holding the scabbard with a pair of sharp-boned hands, and his fingers slid along the pattern of the scabbard. His sharp-edged face seemed far away under the shaking candlelight, and there was no trace of joy or sorrow.

"Father is the best at being righteous, I don't dare to be." Qin Huaizhen raised his head slightly, raising a pair of rich and provocative eyes.

"Father has been away for so many years and left everything behind." Qin Huaizhen put the sword on the table, looked up and said with a smile.

"I didn't see that the emperor gave you any benefits when you came back, and I didn't see those common people celebrating for you. There are only a few dishes my mother cooked for you. This is what you want? Why? But you left resolutely?"

"It's really inexplicable." Qin Huaizhen frowned, and his Danfeng eyes were full of sarcasm.

Mrs. Qin was completely dumbfounded, she was at a loss when she stayed there.

Although Huaizhen was flirting with her on weekdays, she was definitely not blind to her elders, but now she treats her father like this.

Although Le Yuan doesn't like to be fussy, how could he not care about etiquette that even ordinary people would care about?

Qin Leyuan picked up the copper cup, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, looking at Qin Huaizhen.

"I betrayed you." Qin Leyuan looked at the man in front of him, his eyes filled with disdain and pity.

"Since this is your choice, I know it well." Qin Leyuan closed his eyes and twirled the jade wrench on his knuckles.

"It's good that Dad knows, I don't think I need to say much tonight." Qin Huaizhen picked up the saber on the table and was about to turn around and leave.

"and many more."

"Since you don't want to join me in martial arts, then you must cultivate your other strengths."

"?" Qin Huaizhen frowned and showed a puzzled expression, but went silently waiting for his "scheming" father's answer.

"Go learn music, tomorrow I will go to the music hall to ask a master to teach you."

"Are you really going to let him learn?" Mrs. Qin couldn't bear to ask.

"Ma'am, have you ever broken your promise?" Qin Leyuan opened one eye and stared at Mrs. Qin.

"Oh? Daddy, you're so interesting." Qin Huaizhen smiled lightly, turned around and left.

"Then, let's start tomorrow."

"It's really exciting." Qin Huaizhen said in a magnetic voice while walking.

At the second watch, Qin Huaizhen pushed open the door, the moonlight shone by the window but did not extend inward, Qin Huaizhen took off the purple brocade clothes that were used to keep out the cold at night, leaving only a thin green round shirt.

He walked to the window and pushed open the mullioned window exuding woody fragrance. The moonlight stretched inwards, illuminating Qin Huaizhen slightly, and one could see his slender, solid body and waist-length black silk.

He was leaning in front of the window with one hand, and the round shirt was very thin, and he could vaguely see several longitudinal strangle marks on the silk material of his abdomen.

He looked out of the window quietly until the window a hundred meters away was out of light, then turned and left.

A few cocks crowed at first, followed by the sound of a broom sweeping the floor, and the smoke from the kitchen of the Qin Mansion was already hanging high.

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of knocking on the door kept increasing in Huaizhen's room.

"Who is it?" A lazy and irritable voice sounded.Qin Huaizhen stood up from the bed impatiently, her hair that was blowing with the wind yesterday was tangled and entangled with each other.

Open the door.

"Ah!!!! Are you a monster????" Qin Huaizhen was a little surprised, looking at the person in front of him and said.

"This is your teacher, Yan Qing." Qin Leyuan walked out from behind Yan Qing, with the corners of his mouth raised, looking at Qin Huaizhen with a half-smile, twirling his fingers.

Son, ginger is still old and spicy.