Tanhualang

After lying on the bed for four or five days, Shen Jing's wounds gradually healed, and she didn't have to lie down all the time.After he was able to get out of bed, he sat under the window and flipped through the three chess books.I wanted to choose one of them as a birthday present for the King of Yu, but after flipping through it, I always felt that although the three books are worth seeing, they also have their own unsatisfactory points.

Shen Jing herself is considered a good chess player, because she has nothing to do these days and is dissatisfied with the chess records, so she couldn't help itching, took the essence of the three chess records and discarded the dross, and added some of her own. The experience in playing chess went in, and another copy was copied out. In the end, I simply felt that it would be better to copy a chess record and give it to Zhao Heng.

Anyway, now he can only stay in the house and can't go out. He has a lot of time, and his hands and feet are quiet and agile. In just three or four days, he has already copied out the chess record in lower case, and entrusted Xiaoyou to take it outside , Find someone to bind it up.

Xiao You knew what he was going to do at a glance: "Your gift is really unique."

Shen Jing smiled: "I don't have anything long, and I only have such a worthless thing."

"Don't say we can't afford to give you valuable things. Your Highness is not short of valuable things. Don't worry, wrap them on me. His Highness happens to be away today. I'll find someone to get them for you later. I'm sure they will be beautifully bound for you." Pretty and bright." Xiaoyou guaranteed the ticket, and then asked for a "bribe", "Why don't you thank me properly? How about inviting me to Qinhuai River to listen to the music?"

"It's up to you." Shen Jing replied with a smile, took two folding fans from the table, opened them a couple of times, then put them away and played with them again, "I went to the book fair that day and brought back two fans. The bones of the fans are all Xiangfei bamboo. , very elegant. Do you want it?"

Xiao You took it and opened it to have a look: "Why is it blank?"

"There are some with calligraphy and paintings. I don't know where the store hired a half-hearted artist to draw them. The handwriting is not good. After picking for a long time, I can't pick out any one that catches the eye. It's better to look plain and white. Anyway, I won't take it out. "

Xiao You looked at it again: "This fan bone is indeed well made, and it is exquisitely polished and smooth. Then I'm not welcome, it happens that there is one missing in the room. Thank you."

When Xiaoyou left, Shen Jing continued to sit in the room.

It has been raining outside, and strings of raindrops fall from the eaves in a line, like a transparent curtain; through the heavy rain curtain, you can vaguely see the scattered white walls and black tiles in the distance.His back hurts from time to time, and Shen Jing has no other choice but to endure it.He was really bored, so he took a book from his desk, it was "Complete Collection of Poems", which he also bought from the book market.There is nothing new in this book of poems, but the occasional illustrations in it, although a bit rough, are also considered unique, so Shen Jing bought it back.

He flipped through it, and happened to find Lu You's "The First Spring Rain in Lin'an", and recited it casually: "... The taste of the world is as thin as gauze, who makes you go to Jinghua on horseback. The small building listens to the spring rain all night, and the deep alleys of the Ming Dynasty Sell ​​almond blossoms."

After reading these two sentences, I suddenly felt something in my heart. I felt that these two sentences were simply a portrayal of my current situation, so I couldn't help but read it again.Just happened to have pen and ink on hand, and a blank fan, Shen Jing casually picked up the pen, pressed the fan with a paperweight, and inscribed this poem in lower case letters.

After mentioning the four lines of the poem, there was still a lot of blank space beside it. He was too bored, so he sat under the window, cut off a corner of the illustration next to the poem in the book, copied it carefully, and spent it until dinner It was time before he put down his pen.

After eating and washing up, he was about to take a rest when he heard someone knocking on the door. Shen Jing thought it was Xiaoyou, and called "Here we come". When he opened the door, he found that it was Zhao Heng standing at the door, and hurriedly wanted to salute: "Your Highness coming?"

Zhao Heng grabbed him by the arm: "Forget it. Is your back feeling better?"

"Thank you Your Highness, it's much better now, and I can move freely when I'm standing or sitting."

"Come and see you." Zhao Heng walked in, smiling slightly, "By the way, I'll play chess with you."

Shen Jing was quite used to Zhao Heng's visit to the humble house, so he went to get the teapot to make tea in a leisurely manner, and took out the chessboard from the cabinet.Passing by Zhao Heng, he smelled a mellow alcohol smell.He came to the table with the teapot in his hand, and Zhao Heng immediately pushed the tea bowl over: "I'm a little thirsty."

Shen Jing poured tea for him, sat opposite Zhao Heng and said with a smile, "Your Highness seems to be in a good mood."

"Oh?" Zhao Heng held the tea bowl and looked up at Shen Jing, "Why do you say that?"

Shen Jing lifted the lid of the chess box: "Your Highness will only drink when he is happy."

Zhao Heng smiled and clicked a piece on the chessboard: "You are right. Gu is in a good mood today. Sun Ping has returned to Nanjing."

"Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, Master Sun?"

"Yes." Zhao Heng's chess piece was played quickly, probably because of drinking, his tone was not as calm as before, with a feeling of ease, "Gu will clean up the dust for him tonight, and I accidentally drank a few more. In fact, it’s not too much. In Gansu, how could there be such a good wine? There was no decent food, and you poured it into your stomach bowl after bowl? You were so young at that time.”

Shen Jing smiled and said: "Your Highness is also very young now."

"Compared to when we were in Gansu, it's not as good as before. —By the way, Miao'an is Guigeng this year?"

Shen Jing pressed a chess piece: "I wasted 24 years old."

"...The year of Wushen?"

"Yes."

Zhao Heng froze when he touched the chess piece: "...you are so old? One year older than Gu?"

This time it was Shen Jing's turn to be stunned: "Your Highness is... the year of the next year?"

"Ah."

"..." Shen Jing recalled how many times he rushed to call Zhao Heng "Brother Zhong An", and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "His Royal Highness is dignified and calm—"

Zhao Heng interrupted him: "You might as well just say that I am old."

"..." Shen Jing felt even more embarrassed, "I don't mean that."

"Then what do you mean?"

"..." Shen Jing felt that she had been cornered.After His Highness King Yu drank, he was quite unreasonable and made trouble, which made people do not know how to resist.

"Okay, don't rack your brains." Zhao Heng glanced at him and smiled narrowly. "I have been alone in northern Xinjiang all year round. Naturally, I can't compare with you, a beautiful man in the Jiangnan water town. It's natural to look older."

"..."

Because he couldn't adapt to the somewhat lively Yu Wang in a slightly drunk state, the quiet game of chess in the end was completely out of standard, and he was killed by Zhao Heng. Zhao Heng even made a joke while counting the chess pieces at the end He: "Does a back injury make people stupid? Miao An is not very good at this game of chess—no, brother Miao An should be the one."

"..." Why did Zhao Heng speak so badly when he was drunk?

"It's getting late, I'm going back, you can rest." Zhao Heng stood up, walked to the door, and turned to Shen Jing again, "Have a drink with old friends, and play chess with new friends. Miao'an, Gu is very happy tonight. "

"Yes." Shen Jing saw off King Yu respectfully, complaining secretly in her heart: This His Highness clearly came to him to play chess to sober him up, but he is also a talent for speaking so freshly and refinedly.

During the twelve or three days of quiet recovery, an unexpected visitor came to visit.

Today he was painting the unfinished fan, Xiao You came in and sent a message to him: "Mr. Xu has brought a gift and begged to see you."

"Young Master Xu?" Shen Jing was taken aback for a moment, "Which Xu? Did the adult who celebrated His Highness's birthday find the wrong person?"

"Yan Wuxu. Are you forgetting now? It's the one from the servant of the Ministry of Rites who got kicked by His Highness." Xiao You said with a smile, "I asked Mr. Shen to ignore the previous suspicions and meet him by all means."

Only then did Shen Jing realize: "Why is it him? Didn't he make amends in front of His Highness last time? Besides, if he took action to protect His Highness, his merits and demerits are equal."

"It's his duty to protect His Highness, do you want us to know about him? How can he be so cheap, and just expose it with a single sentence? No matter what, he must come to accompany him in a serious way." Xiaoyou guessed, He was not polite to Xu Wei, "I think I heard that you were injured, so I took the opportunity to visit and make amends. If you don't want to see me, I'll send someone back."

Shen Jing thought that the other party came to apologize, but it wasn't all about herself, it was more about King Yu's face; now that she is by King Yu's side, she still has to worry about the reputation of the palace for some things, so she thinks it's better to meet: "Forget it, let's meet .I’ve seen it this time, and it’s finally over. I’ll come back later.”

"You have a good temper." Xiao You smiled, and turned around to tell Xiaotong, "Ask someone to take it to the small flower hall in the front courtyard."

Shen Jing changed her clothes and walked slowly into the front yard.Although most of his injuries had healed, he still couldn't touch them, and his walking pace became faster, and he felt a little pain when he bumped.When he reached the small flower hall in the side yard, Xu Wei had already sat there for a while, when he saw Shen Jing enter the door, he hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Young Master Shen."

"Mr. Xu, sit down." Shen Jing sat down opposite, smiling slightly, "Tea, please."

"Don't dare." After all, he was born as a son of yours, and he became polite, and Xu Wei didn't look like Meng Lang, who was a playboy back then, "Today I came here specially to make amends to Mr. Shen in person. Previously, he was blunt and abrupt, I'm really sorry." As he spoke, he cupped his hands and bowed deeply to Shen Jing, "Please don't remember the villain's mistakes, sir, please forgive me."

Shen Jing hurriedly got up and turned sideways to help the other party: "Young Master Xu just admitted to the wrong person that day. This matter is over, so don't take it too seriously. Please sit down."

"Mr. Shen said that, my father and I are really grateful." Xu Wei cupped his hands again, and then sat down, pointing to the gift box next to the seat, "I heard that Mr. Shen was injured while protecting His Highness that day. Mr. Shen, please accept the medicinal materials and supplements."

Shen Jing flirted with this Mr. Xu, and finally accepted the gift and sent him to the door.Seeing the other party's grateful expression, he thought that this matter was finally over, but he really didn't expect that Mr. Xu would be such a difficult character.