Shanglin Night Snow

The bright moon rises, the streets are noisy with drums and lanterns, and the city is full of orchid lights.

It is also worth mid-autumn.

In the alleys and lanes of the city, the golden banquet is held for the first time, the Jiangqiu Shengge is full of silk and bamboo.On the good night of the festive season, many people in Yanjing have a feast with their families and enjoy the moon, which leaves a lot of emptiness in the streets that used to be noisy with cars and horses.

Seeing the lights along the way, Mu Yunqi was a little dazzled, lowered his eyes, and trivial things flashed in his mind again, unexpectedly, he asked, "Is this place near King Jia's mansion?"

"About...less than a mile." Guo Kai hesitated: Today he is the only one accompanying him on the trip, and the planned destination is not Prince Jia's Mansion.

"Then... let's stop by the way." It's still early, and it doesn't hurt to delay for a while.

Looking up, you can see the shadows of sails on the Zhou River, like water gulls soaring lightly under the moonlight, joyously.Mu Yunqi thought to himself, if he had to be a water bird, it would be better if he had more wings to come and go freely, but he only foraged for food every day, and he didn't have to think about other things.

"It's here." The person beside him reminded.

so fast?Mu Yunqi raised his head, and in front of him were the two closed vermilion lacquered gates of Prince Jia's Mansion.

Guo Kai got off the steps of his horse and just touched the door knocker with his hand, but he was called to stop by the person behind him: "Forget it, it's getting late, I'm afraid I'll make a mistake, so I won't go."

This inconsistency made Guo Kai perplexed: this is already here, and it is too early to say... However, judging from the man's expression and tone, he has made up his mind, and he will not allow him to refute, so he has to obey the order.

move on.After walking for a while, Mu Yunqi said: "I just remembered that King Jia invited Jin Fu and Jing Heng to a banquet at the mansion today. If I go there abruptly, I will definitely disturb you."

Guo Kai didn't think about it: "Today's festival, Your Majesty won't have a family relationship with King Jia and Princess, but why bother to..." At this moment, he suddenly realized something and stopped speaking abruptly.

Fortunately, Mu Yunqi was not surprised, but sighed: "Recently, the court affairs are complicated, and I'm not in a good mood, and I really don't have that interest." There are as many as hundreds of thousands of people, but most of them are seeking but not seeing, since I have the opportunity to see the real face today, I have to see if the so-called talent is worthy of the name!"

Guo Xie really didn't know whether to sneer or sigh when he heard this: on the one hand, he said that he was not interested in having a banquet with his family, and on the other hand, he was thinking about the honor of condescending to come to find a fireworks girl. This... really makes people speechless...

Not long after, the two arrived at Hu Rui's house, and Xun Miao was already waiting in front of the door.

It was originally said that Hu Ruifang was famous far and wide, and there were countless people who wanted to see her beauty. Mu Yun was afraid of outside discussions, and did not dare to summon her openly, so he only took a chance: Hu Rui is talented, and he treats well-learned people with special respect, so close to the water. At that time, Mu Yunqi asked Xun Miao to write several poems and submit them. Not wanting to succeed in one fell swoop, Hu Rui invited him to this banquet tonight.

Immediately knocked on the door, and saw the three of him coming together, the maid obviously had some complaints about the hospitality.Xun Miao turned his head back to recall this, and his face was already red with only a few words from the recipient, and seeing the grandeur of Hu Xingshou's home, surrounded by beautiful maidservants, he became more and more cautious, and was restless for a while, just pacing back and forth in the room, The anxiety is beyond words.

Fortunately, Guo Xie knew what he was thinking, so he whispered a few words into his ear, and suddenly saw his eyes light up, as if the clouds of sorrow had disappeared in an instant, so he sat down and ate with peace of mind.

Seeing that Mu Yun was confused, Guo Kai smiled and listened to him: "I just told him that tonight's expenses are all on my head, and there is no extra charge for the tea, fruit, wine and food. How much is determined."

Mu Yunqi had an epiphany, and turned his eyes with a smile, only to see that the person who just sat down seemed to be absent-minded at the moment, his eyes were fixed, and he was chanting words, as if possessed by an evil spirit.

"The minister just told him," Guo Kai said softly again: "If you have a pleasant talk with Prime Minister Hu Xing for a while and please your heart, you may not get a penny from the banquet tonight, and you will not need to spend money if you come back in the future. So now he is doing it himself. Poetry is all about pleasing the first line."

Mu Yunqi sneered: "Since you know his nature, why bother to fool him?" Glancing at the person who was drinking tea and thinking hard at the table, his confusion reappeared: "When you recite poems, you can recite poems, so why pinch your fingers?" ?”

The instigator stroked his chin and snickered: "I reckon, that is to calculate how much rice can be saved at home in the future..."

After several cups of tea were exhausted, Hu Rui still didn't show up, but Xun Miao had already eaten three rounds of honeydew melons, so she felt curious and asked the maid about the origin of the name of this melon, knowing that it was called Fan Honeydew melon, introduced from the Western Regions via the Uighurs, is rare in the Central Plains, so it can be called a rare commodity.Unexpectedly, the maid's next words made him startled: This melon actually charges extra money!And the whole thing is sold for hundreds of dollars in the market. Here, she only gets fifty coins for a piece, which is as thick as a blade.

Is this different from robbery? !Staring blankly for a long time, Xun Miao patted the case: "Since the money is collected, why don't you clearly mark the price? How can we teach strangers to know?"

The maid contemptuously asked, "Who says it's not a clear price? The brochure on the table wasn't there early in the morning, and the official didn't read it himself, so who is to blame?"

Xun Miao was startled, looked down and saw a booklet in the middle of the table, with the words "Jin Yan Ji" written on it: It's not that he didn't see it, but he just didn't pay attention to it.Now I picked up the quick flip, and saw that it really listed all kinds of expenses. For example, he waited for this tea banquet and asked for about five hundred yuan, but with the honeydew melon, it would have to double.

Frustrated, Xun Miao was still unwilling: "Even though there is this pamphlet, you didn't say it clearly, and you didn't ask me that if I don't want this melon, I have to pay for it at the end. Isn't it rude?"

The maid sneered coldly: "I don't care what the officer said. Before the honeydew melon came up, the maids always asked the officer if he didn't want it, how did the officer answer it, remember?" : "Since this is the case, the servant girl really doesn't know how to deal with it, so I will make a decision after reporting back to my wife."

Seeing this, Guo Kai hurriedly got up to persuade him, but it was too late, the woman had already stepped inside, leaving the three of them looking at each other in blank dismay.

Not long after, the maid came out and came forward to bless her: "Men and gentlemen, my wife is not feeling well tonight, so she won't see any guests. She only uses the tea banquet as an apology. She also said that the servant girl is rude and offended the guest official. The lady is very special." Let me give you something as a gift, and I hope it can calm the wrath of the guest officials." After saying that, he turned around and said, "Bring it up." Then he saw the little servant girl approaching with a yellow melon in her hand, and stuffed it into Xun Miao's arms without saying a word.

Guo Kai hurriedly clasped his fists together: "We are not people who cherish money, but my friend has always been dull, incomprehensible, and offended. I hope my wife will forgive me. I said that I will come to visit on a good night in Mid-Autumn Festival, but it depends on our sincerity. Come on, I hope that the lady will forget the past and come out to see her."

He had already said all the good things, but the woman didn't know what was good or bad, and faced each other with a cold face, which could not be debated, so she called a servant to see off the guest.Guo Kai was not a romantic person, he had no heart to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and today he was driving by his side, so how could he endure this humiliation?Immediately, he also turned his face, and said: "Although we were wrong, we have already been with you. Since Mrs. Hu made a promise first, why do you go back on your word? Wouldn't it be a great insult to expel me? If this is the case, I will definitely see you today. Let him argue the truth!"

As soon as this statement was made, a group of young servants immediately rushed over to see off the guests, but who is Guo Kai's opponent?He was kicked out the door with three punches and two kicks, and seeing the maid's face turned pale with shock, she walked in quickly without saying a word.After a little leaning, I attracted a beautiful woman to come, and I saw it when I came up close: the face is red, the teeth are bright, the posture is like a willow, and the posture is like a lotus shadow.

Therefore, it is Hu Rui.

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Hu Xing first blessed himself and smiled sweetly: "The servant girl is ignorant, and I am unhappy with the officials. I am here to make amends, and I hope to forgive me." After speaking, the little maid brought a cup Hu Rui personally poured the wine one by one.Everyone agreed, and a fight was resolved.

At the banquet, Hu Rui took out the poems of the day and complimented Xun Miao, which flattered the latter. He was so poetic for a while, and was about to talk about it, but was interrupted by Mu Yunqi, saying: "I have heard about Hu The prose at the beginning of the line is brilliant, and the poems and poems are also finely commented on, whether it is good or bad, and it hits the nail on the head! So today I bring the poems here, and I also ask the lady to point me out." After speaking, a piece of poetry was handed over to the maid.

Hu Rui took it, and as soon as she passed by, her complexion changed unexpectedly, and she said anxiously: "Is this done by officials?"

Mu Yunqi shook his head: "No, this is an old poem." After talking, he drank his tea and said no more.

Hu Rui frowned, her eyes fell back on the paper, she was silent for a while, and then she stood up suddenly: "The artistic conception of this poem is extraordinary, it is difficult to determine for a moment, and I invite officials to come in, and I will tell you in my own way."

Mu Yun prayed for nothing, so he let her go.

Something strange happened, the two present were all surprised while being stunned.

In the end, Xun Miao couldn't hide his curiosity, and asked sideways: "Brother Guo, who do you think Mr. Mu ordered to compose that poem, so that Hu Xingshou was so favored by him?"

Guo Kai stroked his chin and smiled transparently: "No matter what someone does, it has nothing to do with you and me. The master does not speak and the minister does not ask, so that we can live in peace." He raised his glass: "Festival and good night, you and I are fortunate to be able to enter this door. I'm already envious of a large number of elegant and elegant scholars. Therefore, tonight, I must get drunk to make this trip worthwhile."

This statement makes sense!Xun Miao happily followed him to finish the cup, and then concentrated on eating and drinking without further words.

After half an hour.

"Brother Guo, do you... feel... hot?" the man muttered softly.

Guo Kai stroked his forehead: "It's hot... maybe it's because we didn't open the window and drank alcohol..." For some reason, even if he didn't look at him directly, his heart was still restless, and the scene of that night came back to his eyes again, making people's tongue dry. My mind is also confused.

After drinking some tea, the drunkenness did not subside. Fortunately, not long after, Mu Yunqi came out, looking happy, and the three of them said goodbye and went out.Seeing that both of them were drunk, Mu Yunqi decided to go back to the palace by himself, so that the two of them would also go home by themselves.

On a clear night, returning with the moon, what was expected has come true, Mu Yun prayed for a good mood, rode his horse slowly, and slowly admired the lights of the city, it was rare to be at ease.

At night, the wind is cool, but it is still refreshing when it blows on the body, but it can't stop the slowly rising tiredness. The road is only halfway through, and the drowsiness is getting worse. However, it is still early.

Mu Yunqi was in a daze, walked for a long time, and was suddenly blocked by a high wall, looked down and realized: he was absent-minded, and he was in front of the west courtyard of Shao's house again!

It is said that recently, the west courtyard has returned to its former tranquility, or if nothing unusual has been seen for a long time, Shao Jingheng no longer ordered his servants to come and go to patrol, and there is no permanent guard in the courtyard, and only the two old men are still taking care of them on a daily basis.

Saying so...Mu Yun prayed for a thought——

Quietly approaching, standing on the back of the horse and climbing on the wall, there was no sound at first: Speaking of which, returning to the palace is much closer, and it will be a long time in the future, I don't know if that person will move away, after all, the wedding is approaching...

His thoughts were confused, and when he came back to his senses, he had already sat on the top of the wall, his eyes drooping, and suddenly saw a shadow, he was startled, but he couldn't stop, he had already jumped down, and hit his head against a soft wall!He raised his eyes in panic, and saw a familiar lonely face - under the long eyebrows like swords, the starry eyes were burning like torches, as if they were going to roast him alive.

Standing next to him after the collision, the man's heat came through his clothes, causing Mu Yunqi to sweat slightly on his back, his heart palpitations and shortness of breath for a while, and there seemed to be an inexplicable gravitational force on the other side, still drawing him closer...

"Jing Heng, I..." Mu Yun prayed to know what to say in this situation, but after pondering for a moment, he said: "I probably drank too much tonight..."

The man didn't say anything, Mu Yunqi approached, and saw that his face was flushed under the moonlight, his breath was heavy and smelled of alcohol.My heart tightened: "You...you are going to have a banquet at Yin Che's house tonight, why did you come back so early?..."

Before he could finish his words, his waist tightened, and a force pushed him back.His back pressed against the courtyard wall, and after the dull pain passed, two pieces of heat entangled his lips, nose, ears, and neck...

"Jing Heng, you're drunk!" Mu Yunqi pushed him away two inches with all his strength.

With the backlight here, although you can't see the man's face clearly, it's not difficult to imagine the disappointment and anxiety in the eyes at this moment...

Sighing softly, Mu Yunqi's voice was extremely soft but clear: "Go into the house."

After a pause, the man obeyed.

The moonlight is like water, shining silently, and the small courtyard is empty and silent, as if no one has ever set foot on it.

In the distance, the sound of insects is still there, and the wind does not startle.