Infrastructure masters in the red building

Jia Fang followed the prestige, and sure enough, he saw Shui Xian standing in the distance with a calm expression, as if he was specially waiting for the two brothers.

At this moment, Shui Xian was wearing a white python robe with Jiang Ya and sea water patterns, standing in a dimly lit place, but it could still be seen that his face was like beautiful jade, his eyes were like stars, his temperament was sparse, he was like a man out of dust.

Jia Fang's attire and accessories today are more plain than ordinary people.Except for the pure white robe and shoes, the hairpin and crown on his head, and other accessories worn around his body are all made of silver, and there are only two non-silver ones, one is the ugly fish jade pendant , and the "Heavenly Life Seal" that Shui Xian gave him back then.But even these two things have been replaced with plain white nets.

The reason is that he and the deceased are actually blood brothers.

Hearing Jia Amnesty's greeting, Jia Fang didn't know what happened, so he just stood there.The two were separated by a long distance, but neither of them planned to come forward to say hello.

However, Jia Amnesty was completely unaware of the awkwardness between the two, so he pulled Jia Fang and rushed towards Shui Xian.

In the past two years, Jia She and Shui Xian have become acquainted with each other. After all, they are not only "door-to-door" competitors, but also business partners with win-win cooperation.The businesses of Wan Qing Lou and Xiao Lou Shabu Shabu and BBQ complement each other and are inseparable.Seeing Shui Xian at this time, Jia Amnesty naturally stepped forward to greet him warmly.

"Back to Beijing?" After exchanging a few words with Jia She, Shui Xian's eyes slowly turned to Jia Fang.

Jia Fang could only nod his head and let out a "huh".He searched his brains and really didn't know what to say.And Shui Xian was not much better than him, he only turned his eyes on the net tied around his waist before turning away, turned around, and continued talking to Jia She.

The three of them walked slowly along the road to the East Palace.At this time, it was not yet dawn, and the road to the East Palace was lit with white lanterns on both sides, illuminating the road.The princes and courtiers walk here, and there is another road far away, for the female relatives who have orders to enter the palace to pay homage to the deceased crown princess.

Jia Fang and Shui Xian had nothing to say, so only Jia She and Shui Xian chatted about business.Jia Fang was left alone.

Unexpectedly, a person suddenly came from behind, took Jia Fang's arm and walked forward quickly, and said in Jia Fang's ear: "Don't worry if others don't want to see you, come, follow me to the front and stand."

The person here is the eldest prince.

The back of Jia Fang's head was sweating when he saw this man, and he knew that this man would be wrong when he saw the embarrassing scene when he got along with others, thinking that Jia She and Shui Xian didn't want to see his "illegitimate child", so he stretched out his hand Supported a hand.

In heaven, this was not his original intention!

The civil and military officials who went to the East Palace together couldn't help but look sideways when they saw the eldest prince supporting Jia Fang and rushing forward.If he recognized Jia Fang, he said in surprise: "Could it be that the emperor has planned to recognize the sixth prince?"

The crown prince has passed away, the position of crown prince is vacant, and the number of heirs of His Majesty the emperor is not too many, so it is not surprising that someone thinks of this.

And Jia Fang was dragged forward by the eldest prince, and when he offered sacrifices to the prince's spirit in the East Palace, he was also with his brothers.

The third prince's jaw almost dropped when he saw him; the fourth prince kept silent, and only nodded slightly when he saw Jia Fang; .

Jia Fang mingled behind them, and saluted the crown prince together, secretly praying in his heart: Your Highness, for the sake of saving the world from the suffering of war, please bless me to make the kind of firearms that can hurt you, and deter opponents , to protect civilians.

Before he finished his ceremony, he heard a burst of wailing behind him.When Jia Fang turned his head, he saw the former crown prince, Fu Xia Xingshen, staggering to the prince's spirit with his head covered in snow, and fell to the ground crying, the sound of crying made people's nose sore.

Xia Sheng has been the prince's tutor for many years, and he devoted all his efforts to raising the prince. It is heartbreaking for a white-haired man to send a black-haired man for a while.Jia Fang couldn't bear it, so he came to Lord Xia's side and stretched out his hands to help.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the third prince also stepped forward quickly, reaching out to support him from the other side.

You know, although Xia Shengshen was dismissed from his position before, it is clear that things have changed after he went to the south.There were even rumors that Xia Xingshen would continue to serve as Minister of Rites, and he would still be the general and the crown prince.How dare the third prince, who yearns for the position of the crown prince, be indifferent to Xia Sheng?

Xia Shengshen stayed in Wuyuan County for many days, and received a lot of care from Jia Fang.When he was seriously ill, Jia Fang personally took care of him for a while.At this time, the old man naturally supported Jia Fang's arm, and let go of the third prince's hands.

The third prince stayed where he was, biting his lower lip angrily—what's the matter? Xia Shengshen, who originally regarded Jia Fang's "new learning" as a scourge, now doesn't reject him at all, and even regards him as Are you relying on it?

The third prince thought a lot in an instant.He thought about the reaction of the officials seeing the scene in front of him, would others have misinterpretations, mistakenly thinking that the crown prince turned around and supported Jia Fang?

But... Then Jia Fang was obviously just an illegitimate child, and his name was even listed on other people's family trees.

Unexpectedly, when he looked up at this moment, there was no look of surprise or suspicion in the eyes of Baiguan.There was only one person in front of the third prince.This man was different from the others, he was wearing a dark blue robe, and he still had gold and jade ornaments hanging around his waist.The man's eyes were cold and old, and he even stared at the third prince viciously, with a look of "hate that iron can't be made into steel" or "mud can't support the wall" in his eyes.

"The emperor is here—"

Eunuch Dai Quan's high-pitched voice sounded in front of the crown prince's coffin.

Originally, Jia Fang supported Xia Sheng to get up, but now he had to kneel down again.

His Majesty the Emperor came in front of Xia Shengshen himself and helped the old man up. The two white-haired men faced each other. The Emperor whispered something in Xia Shengshen's ear, and Xia Shengshen burst into tears.The emperor also showed sadness, tilted his head slightly, and ordered Jia to put it up and support the old man.

Jia Fang got up speechless, he could hear clearly what His Majesty said just now: "The prince is a man of temperament after all, follow me, he can't teach well in this aspect... It's not the fault of the Taifu."

This sentence almost confirmed the prince's personal relationship.Jia Fang only knew the truth, and couldn't help thinking at this moment: What kind of truth did his father Jia Daishan tell the emperor!

After Jia Fang helped Xia Shengshen up, he peeked at his emperor's "father", and saw that the other party was much older than the last time he saw him, and his usually straight back seemed a little bent now.

The unfortunate death of the prince is a great blow to everyone.It's no wonder that the third prince was bouncing around all day long, and didn't invite these old people to see him.

Next, Dai Quan fetched an armchair.His Majesty the Emperor sat in the armchair numbly, Dai Quan winked at the surroundings, and there was a loud cry of grief in the East Palace.Jia Fang also had to howl a few times along with the others, but when he thought that the prince had no actual fault but died under such a terrible firearm, he couldn't help feeling a bit of genuine sadness in his heart.

During the whole process, His Majesty the Emperor didn't move at all, and didn't look back, just immersed in his emotions, like a clay sculpture.

After everyone burst into tears, the princes, ministers, civil and military officials took turns to offer sacrifices in front of the prince's spirit. By the end of this long procedure, it was already noon.

But no one cared about rest, and everyone prepared to leave the city together.Because the coffins of the prince and concubine need to be sent to the royal temple outside the city, where they will not be buried until July [-]th.

During the entire funeral process, the only person who was eligible to drive out of the city was His Majesty the Emperor.This one invited the Crown Prince and Taifu, the grieving Lord Xia Shengshen, to drive out of the city together.The rest of the people followed behind the prince's coffin and walked out of the city slowly.

Jia Fang followed the funeral procession all the way, and along the way, he saw many road sacrifice sheds set up by the people, and some people even couldn't afford the sheds, so they could only kneel on the side of the road, and put three white porcelain bowls in front of them, Pour water and wine in it.

"His Royal Highness, if you know that he is so loved and admired by the people, you will be somewhat relieved..." Jia Fang heard Jia Amnesty said with emotion.

Jia Fang himself nodded silently.After a person dies, the coffin will be concluded. The prince may not have done any great deeds in his life, but this person is not bad after all.

When the coffins of the prince and his wife were parked in the royal temple, everyone paid homage.This funeral is the end of the funeral.Among the crowd, except for those who were extremely old, and those who were unwell and had inconvenient legs and feet, most of them chose to walk back slowly.

Jia Fang had already explained the past to the First Prince, so he was naturally with Jia She at the moment, the two brothers were walking slowly with their hands behind their backs, heading back to the city slowly.

"After tonight, I won't be able to see you again?" Jia Amnesty is now the son of the Rong family, and he roughly knows the future arrangements.

Jia Fang nodded: "Maybe we won't see each other for a while. When the second brother and younger sister arrive, please take care of me. It may be inconvenient to contact me now, and I hope we will have the opportunity to reunite in the future."

Hearing his sad words, Jia Amnesty could only comfort and say, "It will happen."

The two walked away while talking, and gradually approached the city gate.Jia She patted his brother on the shoulder, winked and said, "Brother is leaving first, come back tonight and have a light meal with the family."

Jia Fang was wondering, but Jia Amnesty pouted and said, "You may have to say goodbye again, brother is fine." He winked at Jia Fang, turned and left.

Jia Fang looked in the direction pointed by Jia She, and saw a familiar figure standing in the see-off booth outside the city gate, it was Shui Xian.Today Shui Xian has been with Jia She all the time, but Jia She didn't know what he realized, and at this moment he didn't want to stand between Shui Xian and Jia Fang, but slipped away.

"Where the world is sad, Lao Lao sees off the guest at the pavilion. The spring breeze knows the bitterness, and does not send the wicker green."①"

Jia Fang came behind Shui Xian, who seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, without looking, he could sense Jia Fang coming to his side.He raised his head, looked at the green willow branches outside the pavilion and said with a smile: "But since the willow branches are already green, it means that parting is not very painful, right?"

Jia Fang smiled wryly, walked into the see-off booth, and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about."

He's an engineering student, it's better to let him have a good time with this kind of thing, don't go around in circles.

Shui Xian then turned around, looked at Jia Fang, and said with a smile: "After today, you left?"

Jia Fang didn't know whether it was Shui Xian who guessed it or Jia She said that Shui Xian knew about it, so he nodded his head: "Yes, the chances of meeting in the future... will be very few."

Since the other party guessed it, he didn't want to hide it.When the last part of his mission in this time and space is completed, he should leave.Even if he felt guilty, he had to leave.

Shui Xian's face remained unchanged, but at this moment he looked at Jia Fang seriously, and finally said: "Jia Zifang, Jia Zifang, I finally know you today..."

"It's no wonder that you can build such a wonderful garden in the mansion. I, a certain person, should have bowed down a long time ago."

Jia Fang held back for a long time before saying: "How do you say?"

"People in the world think that I am a 'born' person in this world. I live alone in the garden. I just want to be alone in the garden, and I don't want to be disturbed, and I don't want to share it with others. Who knows that today, I know I am not. " Shui Xian shrugged and laughed at himself, "I'm just a quirk."

"After all, I am still 'into the world', I have ties in this world, I have friends, I have a smart and lovely nephew, I have the responsibility to raise him up...... Who will sit with me in my garden?" Xuan', after all, I hope to find such a person who can always sit with me."

"But you are completely born. Everything that people in this world pursue, fame and wealth, power, status and wealth... are not in your eyes, and relatives, friends and loved ones can't keep you." Shui Xian turned his eyes to Jia Fang and carefully identified him. With the emotion in his eyes, he said slowly, "You have a natural but objective and hard heart that follows Taoism, so you can create such a peach blossom garden that is out of the world. What kind of method is this? It is mustard seed, is it Heaven and earth in a pot? Are you cultivating Buddha or Dao?"

"Sumi mustard seed" is a Buddhist term, and "heaven and earth in a pot" is a Taoist term. Both of them are finally used in gardening - but as Shui Xian said, both Buddha and Tao seem to be born out of this world of.

Shui Xian couldn't stop once he opened his mouth, but Jia Fang was vaguely proud.After all, there is no second person in the world who can see him so thoroughly.

"You are ingenious, and you often act unruly and unexpectedly. You have brought endless changes to the world, and many people have benefited from you. I have no doubt about it...but you are not involved in this world. , you have been thinking of leaving from the beginning to the end..."

Come and go naked without any worries ②—that is, Shui Xian’s entire understanding and evaluation of Jia Fang.

At this moment, Shui Xian seemed to accept his fate, sighed and looked at Jia Fang, as if saying: I treat you with all my heart, but you just want to leave.

Jia Fang felt that he couldn't help grinning at the other party, forced a smile, nodded and said: "You are right."

Thinking about it carefully, he also felt wronged: there are many things and people in this world, and he actually cherishes them a hundred times more than others.The laughing and noisy family members in Rongguo Mansion, the hard-working model employee Sister Shuangwen, the self-taught craftsmen in Baigong Workshop, and the villagers in Taoyuan Village—those who treat him like a family member The villagers... and Shuixian in front of him.

Jia Fang feels obligated to cherish every moment he spends with all these people—because he knows he will have to leave one day.

At this moment, facing Shui Xian's question, he didn't make any excuses, but just nodded and said, "You're right!"

For him, everything in this world is just a process without a result.

So, is it because he seems to be getting worse and worse at the moment, and when he really turns around and leaves in the future, it will be easier for the people in front of him to let go?

But the effect is obviously not very good, because Shui Xian's eyes are slightly red at this moment, just like when he swallowed a whole sea pepper unprepared back then.He only heard him ask softly in the most gentle and gentle tone: "So, falling in love with you is actually just what I deserve?"

Jia Fang was instantly stabbed in the heart by the knife of words, and was so painful that he couldn't speak for a while.

But Shui Xian suddenly stretched out his hand and took Jia Fang's arm, just like when the two met in Wanqing Building at the beginning, he pulled Jia Fang and rushed out of Wanqing Building.

A carriage regulated by the palace was already waiting outside the pavilion, only a few steps away from Shui Xian and Jia Fang.

"Come with me, since I deserve it, then I deserve it, and I will stick to it to the end. I will take you to see mine..."

Shui Xian is in the front and Jia is in the back.The two of them hurried out of the see-off booth together.Unexpectedly, within a few steps between the two of them, a person suddenly appeared, a black copper pipe.The brass pipe was raised and aimed at Jia Fang behind Shui Xian.

Jia Fang suddenly felt that Shui Xian pushed himself back with an elbow hammer, and then protected himself with his chest.

Jia Fang suddenly remembered that the purse on his waist contained the talisman paper that Jia Jing had given him. Jia Jing said that if he wore this talisman paper, he would be protected by noble people.