Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

At sunset, the sun penetrated into the top of the west mountain, and the sky was reddened by the sunset glow, spreading a piece of beautiful clouds. The sunset was as beautiful as mist and smoke, which compared the flowers and colors in the garden.

Wen Zhaoyu set up a deck chair by the man-made lake, and was about to take a nap under a thin blanket, when Xue Tan hurried in from outside and shouted, "Guardian! Don't rush to take a nap, the guests have already arrived at the door!"

Wen Chaoyu lay down just now, before the back of his head touched the pillow, and sat up again when he heard this.She stayed up all night last night, listened to a play in a theater in the city all night, took Xue Tan to swim in the lake during the day, did not sleep for two hours, and it was the time when she was sleepy.

"How's the other side of the kitchen?" Wen Zhaoyu threw a thin blanket, and was going to go out to greet her, but as soon as he got to the trestle bridge, he saw two figures coming from behind the flowers, and he simply turned around and went straight into the waterside pavilion.

"I'm going to remind you!" Xue Tan nodded to the two white shadows through the flowers, and then left the place briskly and ran to the kitchen.

The weather in the days after the beginning of spring was good, and the curtains in the waterside pavilion were closed, so it didn't feel cold in the evening.Wen Chaoyu sat on her favorite chair with her legs crossed, and said with a smile to the two people who came together on the covered bridge, "Hey, the honored guests are here, and they are full of splendor."

"Uncle Wen," Yin Qiu trotted two steps, entered the gazebo before Man Jiangxue, and greeted Wen Chaoyu, "Your house is so beautiful, it's more comfortable than living in a palace."

Wen Chaoyu smiled triumphantly when she heard this, and said, "How can you say that you are likable? You have been sweet since you were a child." She nodded at Man Jiangxue, "Sit whatever you want, you are welcome."

Man Jiangxue wore a loose casual dress today, with cloud patterns woven into the wide sleeves, and the skirt fluttered like a cold mist. Sitting there was a pleasing painting.Wen Zhaoyu took a look at her, and felt that this person was simply abnormal. He was what he was when we first met, and he is still what he is now. That is not an exaggeration at all.

Wen Chaoyu said: "How is it? People who have been here say that I have chosen this house well. You have high vision. Tell me?"

Man Jiangxue said: "Including me and Xiaoqiu, there are only three people here." She glanced around briefly, and commented, "Compared to my place, it's worse."

Wen Chaoyu curled his lips: "Where is yours?"

"It's on Xifeng Mountain outside the city," Yin Qiu said happily, "Master Wen can visit our place if you have time. It's really not worse than your place, and it's also a good place."

Wen Zhaoyu thought for a while: "Xifeng Mountain?" She glanced at Man Jiangxue, "I don't know that you also have a house, so invite me to visit someday, let me open my eyes."

Man Jiangxue said: "Go if you want."

"I know if I don't go, it must be deserted and unpopular," Wen Chaoyu said, not to be outdone, and wanted to compete for the top here, "You all like to live on the mountain and stay away from the world, what's the point of that? I just like to nest In the world, it’s still pleasant to be surrounded by smoke and fire. Yin Qiu, Man Jiangxue is so rich, let her buy the house next door to me, we will be neighbors, and I will take you out to play every day, how convenient it is.”

Yin Qiu smiled and said, "The world is too noisy, and my uncle likes to sleep late, so it's better to live in a quiet place." After she said this, she said with a deep meaning, "No matter how rich you are, you can't compare with Senior Sister Ji's wealth. Did Senior Sister Ji buy it?"

Wen Chaoyu said: "If you have money, you can't spend it recklessly. It's fine if she comes to my place. By the way, why didn't Wanshu come with you?"

Yin Qiu said: "Tomorrow is the canonization ceremony of the Young Sect Leader. Senior Sister Ji still has to memorize the procedures. There are many things to prepare in advance. Even if she wants to come to the Sect Leader, she will not let her go."

"Yijun is a cheapskate, always old-fashioned," Wen Zhaoyu said earnestly, "When Wan Shu officially becomes the young master, I will go to Yunhua Palace to abduct her every day, and I will piss Yijun half to death."

Yin Qiu was amused by her, and while the three of them were chatting, Xue Tan led a few servants to pass the food over, and Yin Qiu helped, seeing that Xue Tan was about to leave after serving the dishes, so he left him to say: "Brother Xue, don't leave, you can sit with us for a while."

If there were only Wen Chaoyu and Yin Qiu, Xue Tan would of course be happy, but Man Jiangxue sat on the side without saying a word, and Xue Tan felt that this occasion was not the place for him to squeeze in.Even though he has been in contact with Wen Chaoyu and Man Jiangxue a lot during this period of time, he also knows that Man Jiangxue just looks like strangers on the outside, but is actually a friendly and gentle person who doesn't care about trifles, but for some reason, Xue Tan will inevitably get angry. He was afraid of her from the bottom of his heart, and he regarded this fear as the natural aversion of the weak to the strong, so he didn't dare to get close to her rashly, so he politely rejected Yin Qiu.

"No, no," Xue Tan said, "You guys will definitely talk about business later, so I won't listen in. Besides, there are quite a few handymen hired in this house, so I have to watch them."

Yin Qiu said: "Then there's no hurry, you haven't eaten yet?"

Xue Tan said: "I will eat it with the people below, and you can use it slowly."

Yin Qiu knew who he was worried about when he saw his small eyes, but the person who was worried didn't look at him at all, and was pouring tea for himself without distraction.Yin Qiu laughed: "Then I won't persuade you, but just wait a moment, I have a gift for you."

Xue Tan was elated and said, "A gift? For me?"

"It's for you," Yin Qiu took out a slender flannel box from his sleeve pocket, with a gentle smile, "see if you like it?"

Xue Tan was slightly surprised, opened the box and saw that there was actually an exquisite ivory fan inside, and a fine jasper fan pendant was hung at the end, which was very expensive at a glance.

"How can you give such a precious thing to a vulgar person like me?" Xue Tan was flattered and said, "I can't accept this gift. The so-called no reward without merit, Miss Yin really terrifies me."

Yin Qiu said: "There's nothing to be afraid of. Brother Xue is a handsome man with a handsome appearance. If it weren't for..." She looked at Xue Tan's distorted wrist bones, and then said after a pause, "Anyway, this is my little wish. In the early spring, this fan is not needed yet, but when the weather gets hot, it will come in handy. Hurry up and accept it, brother Xue. You have been born and died with Uncle Wen, and you have helped us a little bit. It is a gift of thanks , don’t have to worry about it, I think you like it too, don’t you?”

Xue Tan not only likes it, he can't put it down.He knew what Yin Qiu left to say, and he also knew what Yin Qiu intended to give this fan, so he didn't make any excuses at that moment, and happily accepted it.

"Then I would like to thank Miss Yin. This is the first time I have received a gift. I really like it very much. I will give you another gift in return in the future. Don't refuse it then."

Yin Qiu said happily: "Reciprocity is a matter of courtesy, that's natural."

Xue Tan grinned, scratched his head in embarrassment, and bowed his hands after several thanks.Wen Chaoyu said: "You brought him a gift, did you forget about me?"

"This must not be forgotten." Yin Qiu had been prepared for a long time, and Fu took two palm-sized boxes from the other sleeve pocket. Wen Zhaoyu lifted the lid with great interest, and found a square white box inside. Porcelain medicine jar.

"You gave Xue Tan such an expensive fan, and gave me a bottle of medicine?" Wen Chaoyu went up to smell it, "How can anyone give me medicine? I'm in good health, it's not auspicious at all."

Yin Qiu laughed and explained: "This is a special medicine I asked Meng Jing to treat the pain of broken bones." Seeing that Xue Tan had gone far, she said confidently, "You and Brother Xue have both. The old injury, it hurts badly when it rains, this medicine can not only relieve it, but also improve the effect after long-term application. There are two boxes in total, please trouble Uncle Wen to give Brother Xue another box after we leave, I will always treat him Feeling guilty, I didn't have the nerve to give it in front of him just now, Mr. Wen must remember to pass it on for me."

Seeing how considerate and thoughtful she was, Wen Chaoyu couldn't help but sigh: "My good boy, you have a heart, this is better than any fan, thank you."

Yin Qiu waved his hand, and then started to eat with the bowl and chopsticks.Wen Chaoyu reached out and knocked in front of Man Jiangxue, and said, "Every child knows that they have to bring a gift when they visit the house for the first time, but I'm your senior sister. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if you didn't bring one?"

Man Jiangxue put the fish bones that had been picked out into Yin Qiu's bowl, and said indifferently, "I didn't bring them."

Wen Chaoyu didn't expect anything at all, but he still sneered at this remark: "You are so boring, except for Yin Qiu, can you give us outsiders a little bit of face?"

"Did I show you a bad face?" Man Jiangxue said, "Xiaoqiu's gift is also my gift, but if you insist on asking for it, I will allow you to enter the palace if you ascend the throne tomorrow night."

Wen Zhaoyu laughed as he listened: "I still need your permission to enter the palace? What kind of courtesy is this?"

"Then give it a try," Man Jiangxue said, "Whether the gatekeeper will let you in or not."

Wen Chaoyu choked, looked at Yin Qiu and said, "My reputation is not good enough, and I know that, but it shouldn't be to the point where I won't even be allowed in?"

"The last time you entered the palace was as a hostage and a witness," Yin Qiu said, "Now...without the permission of the sect master and the senior uncle, or if Senior Sister Ji greets you in person, you probably won't be allowed in. And Senior Sister Ji is very busy tomorrow, and she may not be able to find time to pick you up."

Wen Chaoyu was silent for a moment, then hissed: "Who cares? I lived in this broken place 800 years ago. Besides, I can enter the palace and rob you to the Ziwei sect. How can a canonization ceremony stump me? Who are you underestimating?"

Yin Qiu laughed: "So you still want to go? I asked Senior Sister Ji when I went down the mountain, and she didn't seem to be sure whether you were going or not."

Wen Chaoyu said: "Didn't her father and mother be there? Of course I don't really want to go, but I don't want to disappoint Wan Shu, so I'm struggling."

Yin Qiu said: "The big deal is that we don't meet each other. Such an important day only comes once in a lifetime. Uncle Wen might as well go."

Wen Chaoyu pondered for a moment, but still did not give a clear answer. She drank two glasses of wine to refresh herself, and suddenly rushed to Man Jiangxue and said, "You are here too, and I have something to discuss with you."

Man Jiangxue likes to eat fish. During the dinner, she patiently picked up the fishbone, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Wen Zhaoyu paused again, as if he didn't organize his words well, and asked after a long while: "After Ye Zhilan died, you have also counted a clean life, but the mastermind behind the disciple of the hidden guard has not been caught yet, what are you going to do next?" Any plans?"

Man Jiangxue said: "He's busy dealing with Meng Wugui now, so he didn't bother us, but this person hides deep and is hard to catch. We are also waiting and watching at this time."

"The dream has no return..." Wen Chaoyu leaned back in the chair and looked at Yin Qiu, "You must also know that she is Manzhen?"

Yin Qiu nodded: "You also know? Does that mean that Nangong Min also knows?"

Wen Chaoyu also followed her example and nodded: "It seems that Meng Wugui is having a hard time now. Both forces are suppressing her. She is also Man Dong's younger sister, so don't you guys help?"

Man Jiangxue said: "How can I help? As early as in Weicheng, she said that she would deal with Yunhua Palace. I can't help, not to mention that she and us need to avoid suspicion and have no contact with each other, otherwise Xiaoqiu will be in danger."

Wen Zhaoyu wanted to say that it's okay to communicate in secret?But when she thought that that person might be closely monitoring everything, maybe there were hidden guards hiding around her house watching the three of them talk, she said in a dull tone: "That's really tricky, something has gone wrong in Mingyue Tower Well, before I left, Nangong Min also said that she would deal with Meng Wugui, and it will be difficult if no one helps her right now."

"I'm worrying about this," Yin Qiu said, "I don't know how she will get through this difficult time. If she can't take care of herself, what will Fu Xiang do?"

Wen Chaoyu tapped Yin Qiu's forehead with chopsticks, and said solemnly: "You don't know what she will do? You have been a little clever since you were a child, why didn't you think of it now?"

"You know?" Yin Qiu looked at Wen Zhaoyu, then turned to look at Man Jiangxue, "Master Wen knows it, so the uncle must know it too."

"What you said doesn't sound right to me," Wen Chaoyu said, "Is it very simple, now someone wants to put Fu Xiang to death, so that Meng Wugui will lose the chance to get Mingyue Tower, then she just If you don't do anything, if you get the Mingyue Tower in advance, won't everything be solved?"

Yin Qiu said: "But with Master Fu here, how can you get Mingyue Tower so easily?" After she said this, she suddenly changed her mind and her face changed, "You mean..."

"Well," Wen Chaoyu clinked glasses with her, "It's exactly what you think."

Yin Qiu was shocked and said, "But in this way, wouldn't Fu Xiang..."

"You are still too kind-hearted, and you don't want to think about these murders," Wen Chaoyu said, "Man Jiangxue must have thought of it a long time ago, but I didn't tell you, so that you might get anxious, right?"

Man Jiangxue was noncommittal.

Yin Qiu became worried for a moment: "That's too bad. Although Fu Xiang and Master Fu are not on good terms, they are still the real father and daughter. If Meng Wugui really laid hands on Master Fu, how can Fu Xiang accept it?" Got it?"

Wen Zhaoyu didn't take it seriously: "Since she is going to follow Dream to nowhere, she must have known that such a day will come, and she has to accept it if she can't accept it. How can a person not be stabbed in the rivers and lakes?"

Yin Qiu couldn't help but feel depressed. Seeing this, Man Jiangxue brought her some of her favorite dishes, and changed the subject: "You just said you have something to discuss with me?"

The setting sun gradually faded, and the garden became dark. Wen Zhaoyu called someone to light the lamp, and said, "I was thinking, if you catch that man in the future, if you find the holy sword, can you give it to me?" ?”

Man Jiangxue glanced at her: "You want to return it to Nangong Min."

Seeing that Yin Qiu likes sweet food, Wen Chaoyu brought all the sweet dishes to her, and said, "The holy sword is the foundation of the Ziwei sect's founder. It is the treasure of preaching. To Nangong Min, it is not just a sword. It's so simple. When I was young, I practiced martial arts with her in the same yard. The old leader taught us everything, and he was not stingy at all. To be honest, the old leader was a good person, but Nangong Mercy was not a bad person. It's just that the old leader passed away. , she has no relatives, and everyone in the rivers and lakes is yelling at her, she became what she is now because of the situation, I owe her my life no matter what, she made an exception to let me leave the Ziwei sect, what can I do for you? She didn't do much, so I can only bring her back the Holy Sword as a repayment."

"With the holy sword, she is even more powerful than a tiger," Man Jiangxue said, "Eight points of skill, with the blessing of the holy sword, also has [-] points. If you return the holy sword to her, she will be more unscrupulous and do more evil in the future."

"But things are hers after all, so it's understandable for her to get them," Wen Zhaoyu said. "The world is never really peaceful. Even if you can bring down the Ziwei sect, there will be other sects to replace it in the future. Of course." , This is all something later, you just say whether you are willing to help me with this favor."

Man Jiangxue said: "I'm not interested in the holy sword. Whether you can get it depends on your own ability."

"You don't stop me, and I didn't expect you to give me the holy sword yourself," Wen Zhaoyu said, "but don't worry, since you are willing to let me go, just say what you can use me in the future, if you can use it I want to see that dog thief caught, and then I will have to stab him twice to vent my anger because of Man Dong, we are now on the same boat, come, come, drink and drink!"

The three of them toasted to each other. Wen Chaoyu didn't enjoy the drink so he changed the wine glass into a big bowl. Yin Qiu drank it down in one gulp and asked, "What kind of drink is this? I've never had it before. It's sweet." Woolen cloth."

When Man Jiangxue heard this, she raised her eyes and looked at her, and found that Yin Qiu's face was slightly red, and her eyes were glistening. The dullness just now disappeared at some point, and she was quite happy to see it. .

Wen Zhaoyu poured it on her again, and said, "Is it delicious? This is fruit wine mixed with sweet-scented osmanthus honey. I made a special trip to ask Xue Tan to buy it. It won't make you intoxicated after drinking it."

Yin Qiu exclaimed, "Is this wine?"

How can there be such a delicious wine?

Wen Chaoyu pushed the glass bottle containing the wine to her, and said generously: "It's all yours, drink whatever you want, and I'll let someone take it if you don't drink enough. How about it, do you feel better after drinking this thing?"

Yin Qiu nodded again and again, and said pleasantly: "Senior Sister Ding asked me to drink the last time I drank. Let's not talk about the bad taste of the wine. I even drank poison into it. I didn't expect there to be sweet wine in the world. I like it."

Wen Chaoyu laughed out loud, his stomach cramped from laughing, he was out of breath and said, "Stop mentioning this, you are so unlucky, bringing it up after the end will really make people laugh," she laughed Leaning forward and backward, he patted Yin Qiu's shoulder again and said, "But people have to be open-minded in life, and it doesn't matter how much pain they experience. I will say it like a joke later. This is called having fun while suffering. Come on! Touch one more!"

Yin Qiu toasted to meet her, the two talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very lively.Man Jiangxue was drinking tea by herself, and wanted to stop her several times, but seeing that Yin Qiu was in a good mood, she didn't dampen her interest.

Sure enough, when the wine in the glass bottle was almost drunk, Yin Qiu began to cover his head and said, "Didn't you say that this wine is not intoxicating? Why am I a little dizzy?"

Wen Chaoyu said: "That's because you have a bad drink capacity, Man Jiangxue, you should also have some——what are you looking at me with like that for?"