[Rat and Cat] Han Palace Autumn

Snowflakes slowly floated in the sky again, the sky was as white as bone broth that had been boiled hard, and the snow fell in disorder, forming a thin layer on the ground, but the vegetation had not yet fallen, and sometimes it was covered in snow. There was a tinge of frozen green below.

Bai Yutang was still driving a two-horse carriage, walking unhurriedly on the official road. He and Zhan Zhao were heading to Hangzhou, but the two of them were not in a hurry, and walked slowly to enjoy the scenery—anyway, they have free time now There are many.It has been a long time since they have traveled together like this, and they just took this opportunity to have a good time traveling around.

The winter in the south is a bit cold after all, Bai Yutang was worried that Zhan Zhao would always sit outside, and also worried that he would be bored in the car by himself, so he simply patted his white horse's neck, grabbed the horse's ears and gave instructions, He stroked the mane of Zhan Zhao's yellow pussy horse lightly, signaling it to supervise the wild boy who would have fun as soon as he left his master, and he lifted the curtain and got into the car.

"Yutang?" Zhan Zhao looked at him a little surprised, then understood, poured him a cup of tea from the purple sand pot in his hand, poured the cup skillfully, handed the Wenxiang cup, and said with a smile: "I just made it, I was planning to send it out for you, but I didn’t want to come in by myself, could it be that the mouse smells the fragrance and knows that there is good tea here?"

Bai Yutang laughed: "That's right, that's right, Grandpa Bai is just smelling the cup of tea that you, the cat, made with his own hands, and knowing that there is a beautiful woman with tea in his company, that's why he gave up the beautiful scenery outside and got bored in this car. "Speaking, he took the long and thin cup and took a deep sniff, then put it on the side table, took the tea cup from Zhan Zhaoji, took a sip, closed his eyes and savored carefully, the corners of his lips curled up and said: " Mao'er's mood has improved recently, the taste of this tea is becoming clearer and clearer."

Zhan Zhao ignored his teasing, just smiled and said nothing.He has really thought through a lot of things recently, and it's not like when he was reunited with his family just now, he was full of joy and couldn't calm down. The cultivator of fireworks is not surprising at all.

Although the two of them went here to search for the old acquaintance's former residence and run for a little hope of detoxification, the atmosphere was not at all tired and heavy. They talked and laughed along the way, as if they came out for a special trip to visit.

In the blink of an eye, he had already reached the edge of the West Lake, Bai Yutang opened the curtain, and the slightly damp air outside the window carried a clean and elegant taste, and suddenly he got into the car through the window.

"Look, Mao'er, that's the famous Pagoda of the Yellow Concubine. When Qian Chu, king of Wuyue, built it, it was the second year of Taiping Xingguo. So many years have passed in a blink of an eye. It really shines like a Buddha and deserves its reputation."

At this time, it was almost dusk, the sunset was dazzling and magnificent, and the tall pagodas in the snowy scene were covered with a layer of warm golden light. Perhaps it was the original intention of praying for the prosperity of the country and the people.

"That's right," Zhan Zhao also sighed, "I've heard about the majestic view of this pagoda, but I came here in a hurry last time, but I didn't see the real face. It's a pity that it's at Xizhao Mountain on the south bank, and it's getting late. Why don't you go east and stay in the city overnight, and make plans tomorrow."

Bai Yutang nodded, bent down, got out, turned the horse's head, and walked in the direction of Hangzhou Mansion.The two found a branch of Liuyun Building in the city to stay, and the next morning, each dressed in light clothes, rode their horses to the lonely mountain at the west lake.

This is a rare sunny day, the warm winter sun shone on his body with a warm ironing, Zhan Zhao rode on the horse, feeling a kind of lazy and unrestrained pleasure that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Cat, how do you feel? Is your body still uncomfortable?" Bai Yutang looked worriedly at Zhan Zhao, who was riding on a horse in a blue suit. He would definitely not agree with that man riding a horse today... But no matter what, after a long time, I saw him jumping on the horse in a blue dress again, and I still couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable excitement and unspeakable joy in my heart. , as if the dark clouds in his heart were blown away in an instant, and the whole sky was as clean and refreshing as his clothes.

Zhan Zhao looked at him nervously, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, even though I don't have internal energy to protect my body, I haven't become a weak and crippled person. If you continue like this, don't blame me for being rude to you!" He gave him a blank look, clamped his horse's belly, and ran to the front near the lake shore first.

The cold wind blowing from the lake carried a fresh smell, Zhan Zhao took a breath of the unique winter morning air refreshedly, and turned to call Bai Yutang: "Come on, let's ride slowly along the lake shore, it must have a special flavor! "

Bai Yutang shook his head, rode his horse to catch up, went around to the side of the lake, and walked side by side with Zhan Zhao, shielding him from the wet and cold wind from the lake.Zhan Zhao was very interested—maybe it was the first time in recent days that he was back on horseback, which opened up his mind unconsciously, maybe it was the beautiful scenery of West Lake that loosened his long-fettered heart, maybe... it was the upcoming The joy of seeing the hope of undoing the poison?Who knows, maybe it's just the joy of being with the ones you love at times like these!

The two stopped and walked along the way. At this time, there were also many people who probably lived nearby by the lake. They came and went, some carrying buckets, or carrying birdcages. .

Both of them were quite touched: the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were well-organized and harmonious, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and lived a prosperous life. In such a prosperous age, one cannot help but sigh, and one cannot but admit that the current emperor is really good at governing the world, worthy of leaving his name in history.

After walking slowly all morning, the two of them picked a restaurant by the river at noon and tasted the local delicacies, but nothing special.After dinner, we continued to move forward, took a ferry boat by the lake, and after a while, we arrived at the foot of the lonely mountain.

Gushan is just a small island in the lake, not very high. The two of them disembarked from the boat and walked up the mountain. Zhan Zhao followed his memory and walked in front. After walking through the branching forest for a while, he arrived at Lin Bu’s hermitage in his memory. place.

There are several small and exquisite bamboo houses hidden among the trees, and the surrounding area is full of plum trees. Now the snow is falling on the red plum trees, which are red, white and white, and the plum blossoms are so beautiful that they are so beautiful.

Below Bai Yutang, walked to the door of the bamboo house in the middle, raised his hand and knocked politely: "Excuse me, is anyone there?"

The door opened with a "squeak" sound, and a boy in a cloth robe with buns appeared behind him. When he saw Bai Yutang, his face showed excitement, and he pushed the door that was just opened wide, and turned sideways to invite him. The two of them went in: "You are the Bai Yutang that the master said! I have been waiting for you for a long time, ah, and you also come in... Hey, why is it a man?" Zhan Zhao was stunned, scratching the little bun on the back of his head, with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhan Zhao entered the room and closed the bamboo door behind him. The room was burning with burning charcoal and it was very warm. He let out a sigh of relief, and when he turned around, he saw the little boy tilting his head and looking at him, his big eyes were full of tears. Confused, he couldn't help being stunned, and said: "Xia Zhanzhao, I don't know why my little friend thinks that I should be a woman?"

The little boy was pleasantly surprised at first: "Ah, so you are the big brother surnamed Zhan. I remember you. You know a lot. You can talk to Master for so long. No wonder Master wants to help you—" Then he pointed at Bai Yu as a matter of course. Tang said: "The person who was poisoned by the purple smoke is you, then you should be his wife, why shouldn't you be a woman?"

The handsome faces of both of them turned red when they said this, Bai Yutang quickly waved his hands and explained: "No, he is not my wife, but he is indeed my beloved... Uh, these words were all told by Mr. He Jing." your?"

"Mr. Hejing?" The little boy was even more puzzled, and then suddenly realized, "You are talking about my master, right? Years ago, Master Xianyou, the emperor seemed to have such a title." He waved his hand, "Master, don't you?" I like these false titles, the name you call him is... Master told me about it, forget it, I don't care what's going on with you, anyway, you are Bai Yutang, it must be right, master will give you I left the medicine and a letter, saying that I have a destiny with you two, so I will help him."

Bai Yutang was so excited that his hands were trembling, he hastily opened the letter to read, but Zhan Zhao seemed calmer, and saluted the boy: "Thank you for your generosity, little friend and teacher, I thank you for your generosity. It's just that you live here alone , do you have any plans for the future?"

Xiao Tong shrugged: "I grew up here with my master since I was a child, and I lived a very good life. You don't know, when I was young, my master was very poor, and there was only a broken room with air leaks. Later, Xiang Wang Lord, they have invested in the repair of these abodes, which are much better than before! Besides, the plum blossoms in the yard and the group of cranes in the backyard, but Master’s wife and children are precious in my heart, and they are much more important than me as a disciple. , you have to rely on me to take care of..."

Zhan Zhao couldn't help crying and laughing as he looked at this young man who was only in his early teens eloquently, couldn't help but reached out and rubbed the buns on his head, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, we understand, it's just that Jun Fu Sir, this place is really an excellent place to live in seclusion, I'm afraid I will come here to bother you often after I go down to Heyutang, I don't know if my little friend finds it annoying?"

After all, he is still a child, so he likes to be more lively. The boy smiled and smiled, and said happily: "That's great, this mountain is very good, but sometimes it's too quiet... you guys want to come , I am of course welcome anytime! Ah yes, my name is Lin Zihe."

"Okay, then we'll call you Zihe..."

At this time, Bai Yutang also finished reading the letter, raised his head with a sigh of relief, looked at Zhan Zhao excitedly, Zhan Zhao saw his expression, and immediately had an answer in his heart, even though he was always calm, he also felt his heart beating. When I got up, I felt overwhelmed by the huge surprise for an instant, and stood there with blinking eyes, speechless.

"Cat—" Bai Yutang rushed forward and hugged him fiercely, "Jun Fuzhen is a strange person. In this letter, he explained our relationship thoroughly, and also introduced the method of detoxification in detail. Come on, follow me!" Go to Lingyin Temple, he said that the medicine primers are all left at the abbot's place..."

"Hey, I'm going too!" Lin Zihe tightly grabbed Zhan Zhao's sleeve, and turned his head to Bai Yutang, "Master left me a recipe for attracting Gu, I have to do it myself. You and the monk grandfather are both martial arts practitioners, so this method cannot be used."

Bai Yutang nodded quickly, grabbed Zhan Zhao's other sleeve, and the three of them went down the lonely mountain in a row, took a ferry and headed west to Lingyin Temple.