Willing to be hired by Jiangshan

bridge boy

In the spring of Jianning's 39th year, Li Xingzhi's [-]th birthday.Lin Rongchen was ordered to go to Suzhou to celebrate his birthday.It has been three years since he came to Suzhou last time, and many things have happened in these three years, for example, he has been named King Xuan, for example, Li Xingzhi has received two... righteous grandsons.

Speaking of these two righteous grandchildren, Lin Rongchen has heard of them.Although one is smart and quick-witted, but has a dumb disease, the other hangs around the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion all day long, dandy, romantic and uninhibited.One of the purposes of his trip was to meet this second righteous grandson.

It's no wonder that the women bred in such a prosperous land of smoke and willows are all naturally beautiful and charming. irresistible.

If not, how could the Ten Miles Spring Breeze on the opposite side be so lively?

Lin Rongchen put down the celadon wine bottle in his hand, but his eyes did not move away from the other side.

Zhang Xun followed his line of sight, just in time to see a woman in crimson gauze holding the arm of a young man, smiling slightly with low eyebrows.

It's rainy and sunny, and the apricot blossoms are falling.This touch of crimson red can be said to be as beautiful as a painting, overwhelming the country and the city.

He has been with Lin Rongchen for eight years, thinking that he can guess what Lin Rongchen is thinking with just one look, so he leaned over and said in a low voice: "My lord, do you want to invite that girl over here?"

Lin Rongchen frowned, "What do you want her to do?"

Haven't you been watching people?Could he be wrong?That's right, from the prince's point of view, I'm afraid there is nothing that can make him interested.Zhang Xun didn't make another sound, and stood quietly aside, looking at the painted bridge in front of Shili Chunfeng Gate together with Lin Rongchen.

The young man didn't know what to say, and several women gathered around him one after another, pulling him left and right.In the blink of an eye, the young man's clothes were disheveled, his romance was gone, and he repeatedly begged for mercy, only then did the girls let go.

Shaking off the apricot blossoms falling from his chest, the young man hid a piece of spring in ice, walked across the painted bridge with a smile on his face, and walked towards Liuyun Tower.

Lin Rongchen lowered his eyes, and saw a touch of light powder floating in the celadon bottle, somehow reminded him of the apricot petals on the boy's chest.He sideways eyes and said lightly: "Get ready and go to Li's house."

Zhang Xun went downstairs to lead the horse in response, and happened to meet the young man who had just painted the bridge, and couldn't help but take another look.

At that time, the young man was sideways, his appearance was unrecognizable, but now he looks more handsome than the woman in red shirt.The boy smiled back, jumped up the stairs lightly.He looked left and right, then walked up to Lin Rongchen, picked up the celadon bottle in front of him, drank the rest of the wine in the glass with a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Songlin, I've been waiting for a long time. My foolish brother punishes himself with a drink!"

"..." Before Lin Rongchen could speak, a man raised the bead curtain and waved to the young man, "Yun Xin, here!"

The young man named Yun Xin's face was reddish, and he put down the wine bottle in embarrassment, his expression no longer had the slight frivolous expression on Huaqiao, "This... is abrupt, please don't take offense, my lord."

Lin Rongchen already knew that he didn't intend to offend and was not easy to get angry, his face was very flat, and he heard the young man behind him say: "Brother Songlin, didn't you agree to wear black clothes today? Why..."

The person called Song Lin ushered him into the seat, and said apologetically, "Just now Xiao Er accidentally spilled vegetable soup on his clothes, so brother had to take it off...I didn't expect you to admit the wrong person, it's a crime. "

"Where." The young man turned his head to look at Lin Rongchen, and smiled kindly and naturally, "This young man is gentle and elegant, with an extraordinary bearing, and he will definitely not care about Yan Xi's faux pas just now."

Lin Rongchen stood still and did not speak.

After a cup of tea, Zhang Xun came back, followed by the waiter.Seeing him hesitating, with a strange look on his face, Lin Rongchen knew that something must have happened, so he uttered a word concisely, "Say."

Zhang Xun scratched his head, very embarrassed.He led the horse to the door, cleared up the salute, and the money bag from his waist disappeared.

In addition to being obsessed with graphite paintings, Li Xingzhi also likes sculpture. Apart from the necessary expenses, the rest of his salary during the years as an official was spent on these things. When he left the capital, he had several carts of wood and stone carvings alone.Knowing what he was thinking, the Holy One specially sent someone to find a silk carved jade garment from a foreign land as a gift.The thread of jade clothes needs to be transported by horse-drawn carriage, and the journey is quite slow. After waiting for people and horses to travel to Wuxi, Lin Rongchen sent an official escort to escort him.Now the purse has been stolen, and the rest of the money and money are in the carriage, and the far water cannot save the near fire.

Zhang Xun said in a low voice: "My lord, why don't you go to Li..." Lin Rongchen frowned slightly, and he shut up in time.

The waiter saw that the two of them were dressed in expensive clothes, they were not the ones who were short of money, but now they were muttering about the money for a meal, and couldn't help saying: "I said that this young man is only three taels of silver, and he is not rich if he can afford Liuyun Tower." It’s expensive. If you’re in a hurry and forget to bring it, tell me your address, and I’ll be happy to make a trip for you.”

Zhang Xun wanted to gag him, but he didn't dare to look at Lin Rongchen, so he could only say: "Keep your voice down." You don't need to think about how ugly Lin Rongchen's face is at the moment.He is a majestic lord who can't afford to pay for meals one day, if it gets out, he won't be laughed to death?

There was a crisp "ding", and there was a unicorn jade pendant with green tassels on the table.

Zhang Xun was dumbfounded when he saw it, and said anxiously: "Master, this jade pendant is more than enough to buy the entire Gusu City, how can you just give it to someone?"

"Shut up!" Lin Rongchen glanced at him, got up and said, "Can I go?"

"Yes, yes, of course..." The waiter's eyes lit up, and he was about to get it, but his hands were faster than him, "It's just a few taels of silver, isn't it a little too much for you little boy to steal a jade pendant? Seeing that he is not a native, do you bully him?" Yan Xi returned the jade pendant to Lin Rongchen, and said cheerfully, "I have offended you just now, so please don't take offense, my lord. Yan Xi has invited you for today's meal, and I have the right to make an apology."

The bright eyes are like black jade in a pool of clear water, without the slightest vulgarity, how can they look like a gangster in the world of mortals?

Lin Rongchen took the jade pendant and said calmly: "I will return this money to you."

Yan Xi was very chic, and waved his hand, "You don't have to be so polite."

Lin Rongchen didn't like to owe people things, this Zhang Xun knew best, he said: "Thank you for your kindness, my young master, my young master has never owed favors, just tell me your address and let us come to return it in the future."

"Then I won't force it." Yan Xi smiled, "I live in Li's house in Qingqi Lane."

"The Li family in Qingqi Lane?" Zhang Xun was stunned.Could it be that this person in front of him is Li Xingzhi's righteous grandson who loves to linger around fireworks and willow lanes?Just now he was pushing and shoving with the girls in the brothel on the painted bridge... It is enough to show that those rumors are not groundless.

Lin Rongchen turned around suddenly, a pair of black eyes swept over Yan Xi fiercely, without even saying a word of thanks, he hurriedly left Liuyun Tower, avoiding him like a snake and a scorpion.

"..." Yan Xi looked bewildered. If he hadn't been dazzled just now, he could have seen a trace of anger and...disappointment in those eyes?

"Your son..." Yan Xi pretended that he was still angry about drinking just now.Otherwise, why did they show such expressions when they met for the first time?

Zhang Xun shook his head and followed downstairs.

"Brother Yan, don't worry about people who don't know good and bad." Xie Songlin pulled him into the table, took out the wooden box from his arms, "See if it suits you?"

Inside the box is a white jade seal letter, full in color, moist and delicate, and excellent in appearance.There is a sentence engraved - the sharp edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold.

Xie Songlin said: "My father saw that a corner of your seal was knocked off. He happened to have a piece of white jade, and it's useless to keep it. He simply engraved a chapter and gave it to you. It's not considered a waste of money."

Yan Xi dismissed the unhappiness just now, and smiled happily while holding the seal letter. The more he read it, the more he liked it, and he praised repeatedly, "This one is better than the original one... Take me to express my thanks to your father."

"You're welcome. Didn't you also give my father a painting? I think he likes it very much. He hangs it in his room to watch every day..."

"Hush." ​​Yan Xi raised his index finger to his lips, and whispered, "This matter must not be known."

Xie Songlin coughed dryly and lowered his voice, "Yun Xin, with your talent, you will be famous all over the world and have a great reputation in the future. Why do you not only hide it from the truth, but also pretend to be a playboy? You are not afraid of Mrs. Li Are you sad?"

Yan Xi's eyes darkened, "If he knows, he will definitely ask me to become an official in the court. It's best to be like him, and spend my whole life on the people's community... I don't want to live like that. What is the situation like now? Happy and comfortable?"

To be honest, being an official in the court is really not suitable for Yan Xi, but if you think about it from the standpoint of Li Xingzhi, he is also right. "Teacher Li is doing it for your own good. Which parent in this world doesn't want their children to have a bright future? What's more, you are already very talented, so it's a pity."

Yan Xi waved his hand, "Let's talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow. Just let me be happy for another two years."

He had just turned fourteen when he was living in Suzhou, and he made a living by copying calligraphy and paintings of famous masters and selling them in Xie's ink painting shop.Xie Songlin still remembers that at that time, a customer paid a high price for a picture of "Farewell on a Snowy Night" by a painter, but accidentally stained the scroll when mounting it.Although it is said that it is a counterfeit, there are only a handful of people who can tell it apart. It is commendable that the imitation is so extreme.His father, Xie Chongyuan, was so worried that he didn't know what to do, but the apprentice spread out the rice paper and began to paint... Xie Chongyuan was furious from the beginning to dumbfounded at the end. He never thought that there was a big Buddha hidden in his small temple.

This apprentice is Yan Xi.

Since then, Xie Chongyuan asked Yan Xi to imitate paintings exclusively.His painting skills can be described as rapid progress, but within a few months, he has copied several masterpieces handed down from generation to generation.The pen and ink are exquisite and the style is steep.There are unique features in each piece, and Zhang Zhang also has a magical pen, which made Xie Chongyuan amazed...

Later, Yan Xi and Li Xingzhi went back to Li's residence.