The Eight Winds of Rebirth

After applying the medicine, Gu Xiangtan somehow spent the whole afternoon here with Zhao Yuan. In fact, the two of them didn't do anything, but you read books and I read scriptures. Zhao Yuan's study room was burning with a faint fragrance of stone leaves This fragrance calms the mind and reassures the mind, it is very refreshing, Gu Xiangtan smelled it and fell asleep at some point, and when he woke up, he was already lying on the beauty couch beside him.

The candlelight in the room reflected a faint yellow, and the sky outside was dark. It was evening, and Zhao Yuan was sitting behind the desk, bowing her head and writing something. When she looked up again, she saw Gu Xiangtan staring at her silently with her eyes open, her eyes were as calm as water , such as the breeze blowing through the heart.

Zhao Yuan put down her pen, got up and walked towards him.

Gu Xiangtan lifted the brocade quilt on his body, and Ren Zhaoyuan pulled him up, checked the wound on his head, no bleeding, but a swelling the size of a ginkgo fruit, which looked rather abrupt and joyful, But fortunately, the forehead hair can cover it a bit, so it won't attract attention when going out, Zhao Yuan bent down again and personally brought Gu Xiangtan's shoes for him to put on, tidied up the wrinkled clothes, and then got off bed.

Gu Xiangtan looked at him, and asked in a bewildered voice just after waking up: "Did you have dinner?"

Zhao Yuan said, "No, let's eat outside."

As he spoke, he called Mou Fei to come in, and Mou Fei said, "The carriage is ready."

It was only after Gu Xiangtan went out with them that he realized that Hou Bingchen and the others were already ready to go, and they were waiting for him to wake up.

Still sitting in Zhao Yuan's sedan chair, after a cup of tea, she arrived at her destination. When she lifted the curtain and looked out, she saw the breeze blowing in the evening, and the clear water was flowing. She was actually beside the Qingmo River on the edge of the city. The flowers and trees on the river were fragrant. The boat swings lightly, even though it is already night, you can still see the scene of a water-colored smoke cage.

A gorgeous two-storey painting boat gradually approached, Hou Bingchen said: "Today, Ben Ze'er clamored to come to swim in the lake, but now he ran away. I thought I was happy anyway, so it would be better for everyone to have a good time together." , it’s still here.”

After finishing speaking, please Gu Xiangtan board the boat.

She has lived ten years longer than others, but Gu Xiangtan has never swum across the lake. The boat is very big, and there are servants and maids on board, as well as vegetarian cooks brought by General Shenwu’s mansion. Youzai is very willful.

After dinner, Gu Xiangtan stood on the deck and gazed into the distance, observing the cruise ships passing by, watching the moon hide in the clouds, and a light rain began to fall from the sky. Gu Xiangtan stretched out his hand to wipe it on his face like silk, but he had no intention of entering the house.

The next moment, the rain stopped, and an oil-paper umbrella hung over Gu Xiangtan's head. Looking sideways, Zhao Yuan stood one step away, holding on to the handle of the umbrella. The umbrella covered Gu Xiangtan. After a while, her little half Instead, his shoulders were half wet.

"Go back to the boat." Zhao Yuan said.

Gu Xiangtan shook his head, took a step back, bullied Zhao Yuan, and waited until the umbrella leaves surrounded both of them before saying: "It's raining, but it's not so delicate."

In the distance, there are layers of rain curtains pouring out thin white mist, against which the lights of the cruise ships on the river are dotted, and the green smoke is lingering, which is too beautiful to behold.

"Look, don't there are so many people enjoying the scenery in the rain on other boats?" He pointed to a light red delicate boat in the distance. The boat was only three or four feet away from here, and he could still hear it There was a leisurely sound of the piano.

However, as soon as Gu Xiangtan finished speaking, Zhao Yuan frowned, and saw that the boat was getting closer and closer, and it was coming towards her. When the sound came, Gu Xiangtan swayed, and was hugged by Zhao Yuan so that he did not lose his balance.

He just stood firm on this side, when someone yelled at the other end: "I hit it, I hit it, someone fell into the water, save someone!"

Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan looked at each other and walked towards the stern together. Hou Bingchen also came out and was directing the two lieutenants to go down to rescue people.

Seeing Gu Xiangtan, Hou Bingchen explained: "After a little rubbing, our boat was fine, but two people seemed to have fallen on the other side. Vice-General Wang and Vice-General Shang are both very good at water, so it should be okay to let them go."

Sure enough, after a while, the two lieutenants lifted him up, and after a neat first aid, the boy who fell into the water on the opposite side woke up quickly, without Yizheng's help.

Hou Bingchen sent the man back, and after confirming that the other party's boat could continue to sail, he planned to go back home, but unexpectedly, someone stopped him.

"Wait a minute, my lord. You saved our people. Our lady would like to invite you to board the boat to express our gratitude." The one who spoke was a maidservant, about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing two small buns, looking quite for cleverness.

"Hey, bumping into a boat can also bring good luck." Yi Zheng snorted lightly, "Where did the lady come from so direct and generous?"

The Deputy General Wang looked around at the painting boat and whispered: "Red house, green tiles, gold fence and silver steps, although they are not as gorgeous, but we saw similar ones in Chenzhou City last year, have you forgotten?"

When he said this, Yizheng remembered: "Oh, it turned out to be a prostitute..."

In the middle of speaking, Hou Bingchen turned his head to stop him with his eyes. Yizheng swallowed the indecent words unwillingly, but still spit out the second half of the sentence in a low voice: "No wonder you are so enthusiastic."

Hou Bingchen did not neglect the other party because of his low status, he still clasped his fists politely: "It's just a little effort, you don't have to be polite, miss."

The maid waited to say more, but was interrupted by a soft voice.

"Cuckoo..."

The little maid hurriedly responded and ran back. After a while, the curtain moved slightly, and a woman with a slender waist, delicate and emerald, slowly walked out.

The woman was dressed in red, holding a small umbrella of the same color, and walked gracefully. At first glance, she looked like a peerless beauty, but when she looked up, her eyebrows were light, and her lips were pale, not ugly. , but it is far from that soft and soft voice and figure, and it is inevitable that there is a gap in expectations.

For a moment, Gu Xiangtan heard the two lieutenants sigh like regret, but it was followed by another gasp, as if extremely terrified.

Gu Xiangtan looked at the gasping person, it turned out to be Xue Yiyang, and saw Xue Yiyang showing surprise, staring at the woman in red who appeared, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it, and then looked at Hou Bingchen , with his back turned to this place, he can't see his face and demeanor, but some unusual expressions can also be glimpsed from his suddenly frozen back.

Gu Xiangtan moved his eyebrows and eyes, and finally looked at the woman, sizing her up from the beginning to the end, and his eyes finally fell on a plum blossom-shaped birthmark on the back of her hand.

"What's wrong?" A voice whispered in his ear.

It was only then that Gu Xiangtan discovered that Zhao Yuan was afraid that he would fall off the boat, and she held his hand firmly all the way along the way, and she also stuck to his back. When the other end spoke, Gu Xiangtan did not move. Yuan didn't leave either, and when she opened her mouth now, the hot breath, which was completely different from that cold tone, blew past her ears, making Gu Xiangtan couldn't help shrinking her neck.

Gu Xiangtan kept his mind steady, and tried to reply in an indifferent tone: "I still want to know what happened to your fifth brother."

After saying that, Xue Yiyang turned his head and looked back. After finding Zhao Yuan, the eyes of the two exchanged in the air. Gu Xiangtan saw it clearly now. Xue Yiyang's eyes were not only full of surprise but also other more complicated emotions. , like doubt, also like faint sadness.

After Xue Yiyang looked away, Zhao Yuan said: "This woman is somewhat similar to an old friend of ours."

"Oh?" Gu Xiangtan became interested.

However, Zhao Yuan didn't say any more, she just pulled Gu Xiangtan back a step and said, "It's raining heavily, let's get in the boat."

Zhao Yuan made a rare effort, but Gu Xiangtan couldn't hold it back. After thinking about it in his heart, he didn't struggle, so he followed Zhao Yuan, but when he left, he accidentally kicked a candlestick that fell to the ground, and the candlestick wobbled. After flipping twice, it didn't fall, but the candle inside turned out, rolled around the deck, and finally fell into the water with a "boom" along the shore of the ship.

The movement was extremely loud when the surroundings were silent, and made people on the other side of the boat look over, including the woman and the maid, Gu Xiangtan also turned his head, and was facing the woman, who didn't seem to recognize him at first, After looking again, a trace of astonishment suddenly flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared quickly, and he hurriedly turned his head away, the color of his lips faded even whiter.

Gu Xiangtan also frowned, then turned around and followed Zhao Yuan obediently.

Not long after, the boat started to move again, and the sound of the piano sounded outside the window, lingering and echoing on the blue waves, until it traveled a long way, it still lingered.

After getting off the boat, Zhao Yuan took Gu Xiangtan back to the palace in her own sedan chair.

Before leaving, Gu Xiangtan thought of Hou Bingchen's distraught look when he had just said goodbye to him, so he couldn't help but said to Zhao Yuan: "Next year will be the spring, which is a once-in-ten-year auspicious day, and the emperor will definitely not send it to you." Let this good day go, presumably the prince's marriage should also be at that time, and the prince's marriage is certain, the emperor is afraid that he will start worrying about other people's concerns." Looking at the load of congratulatory gifts from the general's mansion, What Gu Xiangtan meant was to let Zhao Yuan and the others make early preparations for this matter.

Zhao Yuan nodded, thinking in her heart, but he also had something to say to Gu Xiangtan.

"Zhao Su, you should avoid it, if he comes to you again, you will..." The words were not clear, but Zhao Yuan's eyes showed a hint of slyness, and instead made that delicate face even more flamboyant and gorgeous.

Gu Xiangtan smiled slyly: "He wants to help, why don't I."

Zhao Yuan seemed to disagree.

Gu Xiangtan beckoned to him, Zhao Yuan thought for a moment, and leaned over, the man listened to him for a while, hearing Zhao Yuan's brows frown and frown, his expression fluctuated, and finally turned into hesitation and looked at he.

Gu Xiangtan raised his eyebrows, pulled out the lucky bag around Zhao Yuan's neck, touched it, then stuffed it back, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion."

Zhao Yuan couldn't be relieved, but she knew his temper, so she nodded on her face, and told Su Xi to pay more attention to the wound on his forehead, remember to apply medicine, and then let the bearer get up the sedan chair.

Gu Xiangtan laughed until the car curtain fell, and when Zhao Yuan's face could no longer be seen, the corners of his mouth slowly retracted, his eyes darkened for a moment.