Chapter VIII The Woman in the Portrait
Han Ji nodded, and with his eyesight, he naturally caught a glimpse of the jade plaque hanging on the woman's waist early, and he had no doubts at the moment. However, Li Che stayed in the Xuanji Gate Hall in Guangling City for several months, but he was not ignorant. In addition to Guangling where they were, the Xuanji Gate has branches in Luocheng in the south, Qicheng in the north, Qinghe County in the east, and Pucheng in the west, and each has masters in charge. There are seven flags under the four branches in the southeast, northwest and northwest, totaling twenty-eight.
Li Che looked at the woman curiously at this moment, feeling that the woman in white looked gentle and didn't care about the sight of the others in the room. She had a quiet smile on her face, and she just waited for the two to clean up before leading them to the corner of the street.
After about a cup of tea, the three of them walked to a small square gate that was inconspicuous. After the woman stood still, she smiled at the two of them, and then bowed to Han Ji and said slightly: "Forgive me, Deputy Envoy Han, everyone under Jingmu has been in charge of their duties in recent days because they were ordered by the sect leader, so no one has served in the courtyard."
Since it was Yun Shu's order, the two of them had no objection and only listened to Han Ji: "It's okay."
The woman was faint, and just smiled and led the two of them in. Li Che walked into the small door. He was just thinking about going out. The place where he settled was naturally not as thoughtful as Xuanji Gate. Therefore, it was justified to be smaller in the courtyard. After entering, he saw the winding paths and the courtyard was deep. There were rockery and lotus in the courtyard, and sometimes there were screens hanging on the tent. The decorations were not as simple and elegant as the inn, which was not comparable to the ones she had just clamored.
So when Li Che put his belongings in a small courtyard with flowers and grass in the west, he was surprised and felt that his days of fatigue had been wiped out, and his mood suddenly became happy. He looked around and saw that there were no fresh flowers planted in the courtyard. He only treated the wild flowers that had originally bloomed on the ground, which was lush. There was no priceless thing in the living room. Each table and chair were placed simply and comfortably. The calligraphy and paintings on the wall looked like they were complementary, but they didn't know if they were named.
The hand-written one, and the porcelain bottles and jadeware on the antique stand are not as bright as those in the antique shop. Li Che was still young and picked up a green tree and white cicada to enjoy it. He saw that the jade tree was green and even the leaves were clearly textured. The white cicada was carved lifelike, and the serrated teeth under the white cicada's feet were outlined one by one, so he couldn't help but find it interesting. When he watched it casually in the house for a while, he sorted out his personal belongings and lived there like this.
I lived there for three days, and in addition to the first two days, I felt fresh. I occasionally looked at wild flowers and weeds in the yard or enjoyed the jade calligraphy and paintings in the house. But after a long time, I couldn't sit still. I thought he was just a young man. Although he had undergone a huge change in his family, his personality was always a bit naughty and jumpy. Originally, when he was at Xuanji Gate, there were two sisters talking to Liuyanpinghua, but now he was facing the taciturn Han Ji all day long, which made him feel so depressed. The woman in white who led them to nowhere was found, as if she had disappeared.
Early that morning, Han Ji still warned Li Che not to step out of the yard, but he had to go out of the house if he had something to do. Li Cheku couldn't help but feel bored after sitting for half a day. Thinking that he couldn't leave, walking around the yard was much better than sitting in the house.
While thinking, Li Che walked out of his yard. After walking carefully, he felt that although the garden was not gorgeous, the wind pavilions and water pavilions and the evening lotus fragrance were filled with a sense of silence and peace, which made people feel that this courtyard was the place where people lived and lived. While enjoying the elegance and tranquility of the yard, he let his heart stroll around.
I don’t know how long he had left the lake house behind him. There were purple bamboos as screens and green grass around him. Li Che saw a small house in the southeast corner from a distance, which seemed to be an independent courtyard. In just a moment of hesitation, he pushed open the door and walked in.
I saw a round wooden table in front of me with a set of tea sets on it. He turned his head slightly and looked at it. There was a dressing table next to the phoenix couch. The diamond-colored bronze mirror was reflecting Li Che's figure at this moment. The crescent comb on the dressing table was still hanging with a few strands of black hair. This was clearly a virgin's boudoir. Li Che's heart was shocked. He had a good tutor since childhood and was about to withdraw immediately, but his eyes stopped. He saw a woman's painting hanging on the wall.
The woman in the painting is dressed in red, holding a sword in her hand, and her hair is overwhelming, but she sees her twelve-grade lotus platform under her feet, with a fluttering collar, as if she is harsh in the wind. The whole painting combines heroic posture that looks down on the world and compassion for all living beings, and it is indescribable, but it seems very harmonious. Li Che's heart beats violently and wonders whether it is Yun Shu. This thought flashed by, and he shook his head. Although the woman was also wearing a red dress, there was a little more pure and gentle face between her eyebrows, and it was hard to hide her heroic posture, but there was no lack of Yun Shu's pride and mystery.
After thinking about this, Li Che was not sure whether he was disappointed or relieved. After looking carefully, he saw someone in the blank space next to the scroll, saying: It is about to part. Although he has a shallow understanding of you, he has been facing each other day for several months. He has made tea and wine to discuss the truth. He thought that even though the world is vast and the country is as bright as the country, he only wanted to hear the music of your tunes. However, there are many things that have not been finished. He had no choice but to set foot in the turbid world. He only used this painting as an alliance, with mountains and rivers far away, in order to meet each other. Sima Ce gave Yun Mi a present.
Looking at the years and months, it is nearly two hundred years apart from today.
Li Che said "ah" and could not have imagined that the lifelike beautiful woman in the painting had passed away. But then he thought that although the woman in this painting was not very similar to Yunshu, her surname was Yun, and perhaps she was Yunshu's ancestors.
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a calm voice slowly coming with his name. Han Ji could not find Li Che, so he had to shout with his internal force in a hurry. Li Che felt panic and sighed in secret. He had spent half a day in the house without knowing it. He did not hesitate and left in a hurry, but he didn't know who Sima Ce and Yun Mi were, nor did he know that Sima Ce had a lot of connection with his family.
Han Ji shouted to go, but when he saw Li Che returning in a hurry, he looked at him. Seeing that he was dressed in a regular manner and looked ordinary, he thought that he had just forgotten the time he had been playing in a place in the garden, so he did not pursue it.
When it was time to have dinner in the evening, Li Che was still a little absent-minded and always thought about what happened in Zizhu's hut during the day, even Han Ji ignored Han Ji's words.
"Li Che!" Han Ji raised the volume a little.
Li Che suddenly came back to his senses: "Brother Han, what did you say?"
"Tomorrow is the day to go to Zheliuzhuang for the meeting. Remember to clean up early. Don't miss the time. I will bring the masters under Jingmu. Don't leave if you are by your side."
Li Che nodded, suddenly, and a pair of star eyes suddenly flashed. He wanted to speak but stopped several times before saying, "She... I mean the sect leader, is she here?"
Han Ji shook his head.
Li Che's eyes darkened and he felt a little disappointed. He suddenly felt that the party was not interesting, so he just lowered his head to stew the rice, which made it tasteless.
"The sect leader will go directly to Xiaofu Zheliu Village to get along with us tomorrow."
Li Che was originally lowering his head, but when he heard this, he was surprised. A slightly sad face became a little relieved. He nodded and smiled, "I know Brother Han, I'll go back and prepare now. I will never be bed tomorrow." After that, he turned around and left without even eating the rest of the food.
Han Ji looked at the remaining half bowl of rice from Li Che, shook his head helplessly, and looked at Fang Xiang who had just left. His eyes that had always been silent flashed a few times. He frowned and sighed softly, and he became a little bored.
Chapter completed!