The only honor of the water cut off

Section No.15

The clouds at the edge of the day and the treetops in the forest were gilded by the setting sun. On the quiet path in front of the Sang Mansion, there was a carriage slowly approaching.

There are still pieces of white flags that cannot be removed in Sang's residence, like ghost shadows.

Soon a family member came to report: Master Gongsun has arrived.

Sang Jinchun helped Li Die out from the inner room, followed by Sang Yili, and waited for Yuande to welcome Gongsun Ce and his party to the main hall, and after some humility, the host and guest sat down separately.

This Li Die took the high position as the mistress, but she was not very old, not a few years older than Sang Jinchun who was sitting with her, but the corners of her eyes and brows were incomparably more seductive than Sang Jinchun.

"I used to hear that Lord Gongsun is known as the number one talented man. When I saw him today, I realized that everyone in the world praised him for his talent, but ignored his appearance. He is so fresh, handsome, and gentle. I will never find another person in this world." gone."

Gongsun Ce's face turned red when she said it: "Gongsun Ce's reputation is poor, it's all because of everyone's flattery, Mrs. Sang praised it absurdly." Taking a look at Bao Zheng, he said: "Because of my friend's illness, I can only stay in your mansion. Mess around for a while."

Li Die smiled slightly: "That's what you're talking about. Lord Gongsun can live as long as you like. Where did you come to bother me? Lord Gongsun traveled thousands of miles to this remote village, and my old man has been in the court for half his life. Isn't it all for the emperor? Do you want to share your worries? You are not an outsider, so why should you see outsiders like that?"

Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, seeing how far this relative had climbed, he laughed and said, "Thank you Mrs. Sang!"

Li Die supported a crumbling white flower on his head, and said calmly: "Master just left, leaving this empty yard behind. Fortunately, this pair of sons and daughters are very filial, and the son-in-law is also virtuous and filial. I have gained a reputation as a capable official, and I feel at ease."

That Sang Yili was only ten or sixty-seven years old, his cheeks were thin, but he was full of small pimples, while Sang Jinchun was as gentle as jade, with a moon-like face, the two of them couldn't tell they were siblings at all.

Gongsun Ce also introduced Bao Zhengzhan Zhaolue, and a girl brought tea and desserts.

While drinking tea and chatting some unimportant gossip, Gongsun Ce inadvertently saw a picture of a white tiger hanging in the middle hall. The mountain stones poured out of the freehand splash-ink technique supported the tiger's radiant fur. See you later.

Gongsun Ce's eyes lit up, and when he took a closer look, he felt that there was some strange luster on the bottom of the picture, like crepe.He couldn't help but put down his teacup, took a closer look, and exclaimed in surprise, this is not an ink painting, but an embroidery.

Most of the embroidered works are based on famous paintings, and embroidered by embroiderers, but there is no trace of copying in this picture of the white tiger, as if the embroiderer was directly expressing his feelings with a needle.In addition, the acupuncture technique is exquisite and varied, and the yin and yang are fully expressed, and a fierce tiger leaps out.

"Wonderful!" Gongsun Ce praised loudly: "A grown man is so skillful in his workmanship. The beauty of brocade and brocade carvings is almost lost in the Shang Kingdom. Is this Shu embroidery?"

Li Die was taken aback, so he had no choice but to reply: "Master Gongsun has good eyesight, this is the master's favorite when he was alive, and it has always been hung here."

"It is rumored that the stitches of Shu embroidery are complicated and varied, but the small things, such as flowers, birds, fish and insects, as large as mountains, rivers and seas of clouds, are vividly represented. Now I really believe it when I see it."

Li Die only chuckled, and lowered his head to drink tea, while Sang Yili at the side shrunk his mouth, looking like he was about to laugh, Li Die gave him a hard look, and he stuck out his tongue.

Gongsun Ce looked intoxicated, seeing that the signature had not been signed: "I wonder which master's handwriting this is?"

Li Die replied smoothly: "I think the exquisite embroidery of this picture must be done by everyone, but I don't know exactly who did it."

Sang Yili on the side finally couldn't help but rush to talk: "What 'everyone', isn't it that Ding Chou embroidered it!"

In one sentence, Li Die typed back everything Li Die wanted to say. She frowned angrily and said, "Children, there are no rules!"

Gongsun Ce smiled and waved his hands, not disobedient, and said, "Ding Chou?"

Li Die changed her smiling face and said: "It was the embroidery worker who invited me to teach me embroidery half a year ago. He brought this picture to the Sang Mansion, and the master saw that he was an unaccompanied outsider, so he stayed. Now it seems that his embroidery skills are average, and he couldn't have embroidered the tiger."

Gongsun Ce nodded, turned around and sat down.

But there was a laugh outside the door, and someone said: "In the main hall, a tiger is hanging down the mountain. Its belly is flat, its head is facing inward, and the tiger's white is tinged with red. I'm afraid there will be a disaster of golden blades and blood."

But I saw a person, who came from the setting sun with golden hands behind his back, although his face was full of smiles, he spoke bad words.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, who else could speak so unscrupulously?

"This life is not guaranteed, how can it be so exquisite?"

Gongsun Ce replied with a sullen face: "Has General Flying Star become a Feng Shui master now?"

Pang Tong laughed, and cupped his hands: "Lord Yuan, Mrs. Sang, Pang will be bothering you at the house for a few days now." After finishing speaking, he found his superior and sat down proudly.

Li Die just stood up, and his expression was not as natural as talking with Gongsun Ce. This man was born to create pressure, which made her a little nervous, and she didn't know what to say.

Pang Tong looked at her with a smile and said, "Madam Sang, please sit down."

Yuan De hurriedly asked the girl to bring the tea, and brought it up himself: "This is black tea from Fujian, Mr. Pang, please taste it."

The Sang family treated this unofficial and unemployed Pang Tong much more politely and carefully than Gongsun Ce, the general judge.

Pang Tong peeked at Gongsun Ce's gloomy face and was in a good mood. He took the tea served by Yuan De, took a sip, and finally nodded and smacked his lips.

Li Die straightened her mind and said with an apologetic smile: "Master Gongsun and Mr. Pang came together. The Sang family is really flourishing. Please forgive me if you don't greet well."

Pang Tong smiled and said: "No, it's the icing on the cake." Seeing Gongsun Ce smiled, he said: "This tea is not bad."

"It's rare that Master Pang likes it. I'll send some to the Grand Master's residence."

"Thank you Madam for your kindness. Pang Mou came here this time, and I was ordered by my father to come and have a look."

Yuan De stepped forward and said to Pang Tong: "The old grand master's several businesses are well taken care of by the students. Mr. Pang will take a good look at the scenery of Qinzhou in the past few days, so you don't have to worry about other things."

"Looking at Pang, the forest behind the Sang Mansion in Qinzhou is very beautiful. I heard there is a nice name called Yege Forest?"

Li Die and Yuan De's expressions changed slightly, they glanced at each other, and then both drifted away. Pang Tong saw it, and still took a sip of tea calmly.

"The forest is shallow, and the scenery is really beautiful, and there are hot springs, it is really a good place, but Mr. Pang, don't be greedy for the scenery, the forest is so deep, there is no guarantee there is something."

Pang Tongtong raised his eyebrows: "Is there something in Mr. Yuan's words?"

Gongsun Ce couldn't bear the fact that he was left alone, so he stood up and saluted: "Master Yuan, Mrs. Sang, Gongsun Ce still has some private matters, so I am leaving."

At this moment, Yuan De felt that he seemed to be too affectionate with Pang Tong. Just as he was about to say something, a man flashed in from outside the door. His eyes and eyebrows were somewhat similar to those of Mo Xian, but his face was calm. He stepped in like someone else People don't exist, so he went straight to Pang Tong, turned around and bowed: "General."

Zhan Zhao, who was on the side, pouted his mouth long ago, and cursed secretly: Arrogant.

Pang Tong nodded slightly, and Mo Yi whispered something in his ear, Pang Tong raised his eyebrows, and then got up to leave: "I'll go with Lord Gongsun, it's getting late, don't disturb the old lady's rest."

After finishing speaking, he walked in front of Gongsun Ce with his hands behind his back. Gongsun Ce had no choice but to follow him.

Yuan De took the wind lamp of anger and death sent by his servants, and rushed ahead of the two of them to lead the way for them.

The room that was full just now was empty, leaving Li Die and the pair of siblings, Li Die took a sip of tea, and smiled gently at Sang Jinchun: "Jinchun, I see your eyes are a bit bitter, Is there something uncomfortable?"

"Thank you for your concern, mother. I'm gluttonous and impatient. It's okay."

"The old man loves you like the apple of his eye. Now that he's gone, who cares if I don't care about you?" Li Die sighed and put down the tea bowl: "I still have some green fruits in there. Chew a couple of them if you don't mind. It's the best way to get rid of the fire." .”

Speaking of Mr. Sang, Sang Jinchun's eyes were wet, and he took out a small square towel from his sleeve to wipe away his tears.

"The old man left in a hurry and didn't leave me any words. Did he say anything to you about his unfulfilled wish?" Li Die spoke casually, but his eyes focused on Sang Jinchun.

Sang Jinchun thought about it carefully for her reminder, and finally shook her head with tears in her eyes: "What Daddy often says is nothing but greetings."

"Oh." Li Die replied speciously.

Sang Yili couldn't hold his breath, and said loudly: "Impossible, it's impossible for you not to know!"

Li Die turned her head and said angrily: "You are getting more and more unruly, why are you talking to your sister!"

"Mother, don't blame my brother, it's because he misses his father so much." Sang Jinchun broke down in tears, "If it's possible, I really want to ask my father what his wish is. Even if my daughter is smashed to pieces, I still want my father to fulfill it."

"Mother, you said how could Dad, with such a strong body, fall to his death?" Sang Jinchun grabbed Li Die's sleeve and said very sadly.

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The Sang family cleaned out the north and south gardens. Pang Tong lived in the south, and Gongsun Ce lived in the north. Without blocking the line of sight, at night, the flickering lights of the two gardens are clearly visible.

In the moonlight, there are bees and butterflies playing among the flowers, and there are two people standing in front of the corridor.

Pang Tong unfolded the small note in his hand, rolled it up again, blinked his eyes, and lightly closed his thumb and index finger, the paper turned into a little crumbs.

"Mo Yi, you should go back to my father."

"But..." It was just a one-word question, so Mo Yi stopped talking, clasped his fists and lowered his head, and said, "Decree."

Pang Tong smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "In a few days, I will let Xiaoyi go back too. Isn't Mo Xian also on his way to Qinzhou?"

Mo Yi blushed, and murmured: "This subordinate doesn't mean that." Then he stood up straight and said loudly: "This subordinate is worried about the general's safety."

A sharp look flashed in Pang Tong's eyes, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "This general is not a vegetarian."

But there were some noisy and indistinct sounds from the other side of the lotus pond, which disturbed my mind.

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"Bao Zheng, don't make trouble with me, believe it or not, I'll tie you up right now!"

"I don't want to go, there are ghosts in the hot spring, they can eat people!" Bao Zheng grabbed Xiaoman's hand and shook it vigorously, and said: "Xiaoman, go and tell him, there are really ghosts in there! I I saw it with my own eyes!"

Gongsun Ce was out of breath and didn't say a word, he grabbed the rope in his hand and made a gesture to tie him up.

Zhan Zhao had no choice but to hold Gongsun Ce back, and said to Bao Zheng, "Brother Bao, you can go. Brother Gongsun is in a bad mood, so don't mess with him."

"Just don't go, don't go even if you kill him!"

Gongsun Ce didn't threaten Bao Zheng any more, but asked Chao Zhanzhao with a surprised face, "Why am I in a bad mood?"

"Ah?" Zhan Zhao successfully shifted Gongsun Ce's attention to himself: "Probably...uh...ah, yes, it's because of Pang Tong!"

By the way, unexpectedly, Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows even higher: "Why is it because he is in a bad mood?"

Zhan Zhao quickly waved his hand: "I guessed randomly."

Gongsun Ce stopped now, but Zhan Zhao couldn't help but add: "Brother Gongsun, even if Pang Tong is bad, he is good to you. Last time you were taken captive, I misunderstood that it was him who did it. I came out to look for you as soon as I got the news. You don't have to hate him so much, do you?"

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce hummed softly, lowered his eyelids, and for just a moment, Zhan Zhao felt as if he had sighed with a warrior's intuition.

Pang Tong, why do you treat me so well?

"Brother Gongsun." Xiaoman tried to arouse the attention of the two people on the opposite side: "Didn't you say before that it's okay to soak in hot water? Bao Zheng doesn't want to go, so isn't it the same to boil water every day?"

Gongsun Ce tugged at the rope in his hand, and said, "How can the boiled water be used as a natural hot spring? The sooner the poison is removed, the sooner it will be beneficial!"

Bao Zheng still tugged on Xiaoman's sleeve, staring at Gongsun Ce with his mouth pursed, Gongsun Ce stared back not to be outdone.

"Besides, I've asked Mr. Yuan. The other courtyard is filled with smog, and there are often lingering white clouds that are regarded as ghost shadows. People spread rumors like this. What the hell is coming from there!"

Xiaoman quickly smoothed things over again: "Then, go during the day, there will be no ghosts during the day, right?"

"During the day!? I am in the yamen during the day, who will give him the needle!" Gongsun Ce pulled the rope in his hand again, and it buzzed: "Bao Zheng, a majestic man, what ghosts are you afraid of!"

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"That..." Yuan De knocked on the door for a long time, but no one paid any attention to him. Zhan Zhao finally pulled Gongsun Ce's cuff out of kindness, and glanced sideways. Deli stood at the door and hurriedly made a song to him.

"Master Yuan, don't you know what's going on?"

Yuan De was afraid that Gongsun Ce would be angry about the things in the hall, so he came to make a face, but when he came, he heard the disputes among the people.

Yuan Dechao Gongsun Ce returned a salute and said: "If Mr. Bao insists on not going to the hot spring, he can also take a bath in the Sang Mansion."

Gongsun Ce wondered, "Why?"

"To tell you the truth, there is a channel for diverting water from the hot spring in the Sang Mansion, and it is unimpeded all year round."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, Gongsun Ceji said: "It's troublesome for your lord again, is it convenient to take a bath now?"

Bao Zheng clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, there is no need to go to the hot spring to see the white female ghost."

Zhan Zhao moved his ears, and heard light footsteps outside the door, he was a martial arts practitioner, and his kung fu was not weak, he held his breath and was fully on guard.

A head tilted out from the door and asked, "What white female ghost?"

That face seemed to be that of the black-clothed woman who fought with Xiaoli last night, but now she changed into a pink outfit, which was very refreshing and elegant, her long hair was tied behind her head, but she was dressed like a young woman, everyone in the room looked at each other, No one knows her origins.

The woman was not shy either, she cupped her fists and bowed to the people in the house, saying: "My name is Liu Yiyi, I was ordered by the general to give some things to Miss Xiaoman."

Xiao Man was taken aback: "Me?"

Liu Yiyi put the wrap in her hand on the table, and the coarse cloth cover fell apart:

An aloes-colored shirt with large sleeves, a lapel collar with long knees and narrow sleeves, a pink and purple embroidered shirt with two breasts, a bright yellow embroidered single jacket, a five-color floral dress woven with satin and silk, and two pairs of embroidered shoes.

Liu Yiyi took out a small box from her bosom, which contained all kinds of beads, rouge and gouache.

These things are so familiar yet so unfamiliar, Xiaoman's eyes have already shed tears at some point.Liu Yiyi stepped forward, stroked a strand of hair next to her right cheek, and pulled it down, covering half of her cheek.

"Look, this is still very beautiful." Liu Yiyi said softly, "The general said, you are still noble in his eyes, this dress is not suitable for you."

Xiaoman's tense nerves finally couldn't stand the final blow, tears burst forth, and he fell on Liu Yiyi's shoulder, crying bitterly.

Everyone in the room was moved, Bao Zheng watched Xiaoman crying, and for some reason, he also started to sob.

Gongsun Ce took a deep breath, only to feel that his heart was congested and panicked, as if none of the air he exhaled came out, half of it filled the gap in his heart, and half of it was circling a sour taste in his stomach:

Maybe you are nice to everyone, right?

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