Chapter 23 Lilac Knot(1/2)
Xuanqing must have known about my hasty departure. Swallowing Novels www. However, he did not come to look for me.
I am grateful for his understanding, because with this understanding, even if I choose to keep a distance from him, I can still gain a little peace and numb my chaotic heart in peace.
When I returned, Jin Xi had tidied up the Zen room in Lingyunfeng, planted flowers and trees in front of the courtyard, and happily welcomed me back from my illness.
The days passed so calmly. But in this calmness, I spent more and more time leaning on the window sill in a daze, often in the evening or early morning. When I felt a little better, I took the coolness out of my mind.
The seeds of the sunset flowers collected in Taiwan were carefully sown into the soil and watched as they sprouted light green and light yellow buds.
Jinxi sighed slightly and stayed with me. Finally one day, she asked: "My wife has come back from recuperating at Qingliangtai. She seems to be different."
I looked at the new young leaves blooming on the branches one by one, and said softly: "I have been sick, and maybe I have lost weight again."
Jinxi stared at me silently, "What happened on the balcony?"
I smiled tiredly, "Jinxi, there's nothing."
Jin Xi said: "If it is true that there is no such thing, how come Mr. Wen often comes here now, but the prince never sets foot there again."
As she said, Wen Shichu did come to see me often.
He put his hand on my pulse and said gently: "Your body is much better. It's just that your spirit is still weak. Why don't you go out for a walk more often to relax."
I retracted my hand and put down my sleeves, and he looked at me silently, "Sister Huan, I always feel that you have been depressed since you came back from the cooling terrace."
I raised my eyelids and said, "My depression didn't just start today, so why bother with the balcony."
He was silent, with a hint of concern and a hint of relief in the corners of his eyes, "Maybe I'm overly concerned. But it's a good thing for you to leave the cooling terrace."
"Good thing?"
"That's right." There was a hint of complexity in Wen Shichu's eyes that I couldn't understand. "I always feel that King Qinghe is a danger and makes people easily bewitched. It's better that you don't get close to him."
"Bewitched?" I smiled calmly, "Are you worried that I will be bewitched by him?"
"No, no, no," he waved his hand, "I'm just thinking about you, I don't mean that."
I lay lazily on the table, gently stroking a peach blossom in the vase with my fingers, and said calmly: "No matter what you mean, I don't care."
The peach blossoms were in full bloom, and I suddenly felt tired. How could the red flowers compare to the elegance and pleasantness of the green plum blossoms?
Thinking like this, let the peach blossoms bloom and fall, and the spring of this year has passed like this.
One day in late spring, it was already the time when flowers were falling and the lingering fragrance fell to the ground. I was in a good mood that day, and I remembered that the strings of the "Sauvignon Blanc" had been damaged and had been kept at Princess Shu Gui's place for repairs for almost a year. Counting the time
, I thought it should be repaired. So I got up to visit Princess Shu Gui who was practicing in Anqi Temple.
But I didn't want to push the door and go in. What I saw was Xuan Qing, standing beside Concubine Shu Gui with his hands behind his back, talking enthusiastically. His figure flashed into my eyes so unexpectedly, I held my breath for a moment.
I haven't seen him for three months.
The Qingliang Terrace is not very far from where I live. I secretly thought that we could see each other every day if we wanted to, but if we deliberately avoided it, we could be as close as we were to each other.
Thinking like this, I couldn't help but be startled, and my steps stopped. I was about to retreat quietly, but Jiuyun saw me, came forward with a smile and said, "My lady hasn't been here for a long time."
Hearing the sound, Xuan Qing turned to look at me, with a smile as broad as the blue sea and clear sky on his lips, and nodded to me. He was thinking silently in his heart that after three months of separation, he had become a lot thinner.
I couldn't help but retreat, so I went forward to greet Concubine Shu Gui and gave her a blessing before looking back and smiling at her.
The concubine waved to me and said with a smile: "The weather is nice today, it's rare that you are willing to go out for a walk." After chatting for a few words, the three of them stood side by side in the back courtyard, watching the fallen flowers in the courtyard silently on the green grass.
. Turning around, I saw Xuan Qing standing with his hands behind his back, with a long body and a calm and peaceful expression. He felt very peaceful in his heart.
After a long time, Concubine Shu Gui smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I enjoyed the fallen flowers quietly like this."
I smiled lightly and said: "Falling red is not a heartless thing. It turns into spring mud to protect flowers. It is actually more rewarding than spring flowers."
Xuan Qing looked at me slightly, then quickly turned away as if nothing happened.
Concubine Shu Gui smiled and picked up a fallen flower in her hand, and said softly: "In this season of falling flowers, when I hear the flowers falling silently, I would like to listen to the piano." She called Jiyun to the inner hall and said to me: "
The strings that were damaged last time have been repaired, so you can try to weigh your hands."
Since the last string broke, I haven't played the piano for more than a year.
Xuanqing's smile slowly spread into his eyes. My eyes were attracted by him and stayed on his waist. My heart felt warm and cold at the same time. Sure enough, there were this and that number on his gold-locked silk belt.
The flute that "stays together forever".
just in case…
Before all my thoughts of "what if" came to my mind, he already said: "It's just right. My son carries the 'Chanxiangshou' with him so that he can play a song with his wife." He said to me calmly: "In the past, I
The Qing Dynasty always remembers the incident when the lady played "Shang Xiang Si" with the ensemble, and she was very good at playing the piano."
I purposely did not look at him and only said humbly to Concubine Shu Gui: "The old owner of 'Sauvignon Blanc' is here. How dare I boast about my piano skills? I am really out of my league. As for the duet with the prince, it happened many years ago.
It’s happened. If the prince didn’t tell me, I would have almost forgotten about it.”
Xuan Qing's eyes dimmed slightly, as if the bright candlelight was blown away by the strong wind, and then it just returned to normal.
Concubine Shu Gui's expression changed, she was as drunk as smoke, and she said with a gentle smile: "After the death of the late emperor, I will never touch 'Sauvignon Blanc' again. I have never heard the sound of this ensemble again."
I excused myself and said, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to play the piano and music in a Buddhist land."
Jiu Yun advised from the side: "The concubine and the lady are just practicing Buddhism, and the prince is also a wealthy and idle man. Since the three of them are all familiar with music theory and are not making vapid music in this temple, there is no problem."
Xuanqing looked at me with a look that seemed to be asking for advice. Although I couldn't bear to refuse in my heart, my own reason did not allow me to agree.
Just as I was about to speak, Concubine Shu Gui's expression turned as sad as frost on a blue tile, and she said: "Then, Madam Zhen, please grant me, the widow, my wish. I would like to hear it again in my lifetime."
"Sauvignon Blanc" and "Sauvignon Blanc" play in unison."
Tears were already visible in her amber eyes. I couldn't bear to refuse anymore, so I said: "Okay."
Xuanqing looked at me and asked Heyan: "What should I play?"
I concentrated for a moment, and what came to my mind was that day when I was playing the piano in Tangli Palace to relieve my worries. He took over the half-part of "Long Love" that I couldn't continue outside the distant side hall.
So he blurted out: "Sauvignon Blanc."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he also said this excitedly: "How good is 'Sauvignon Blanc'?"
Concubine Shu Gui smiled and said, "You two have the same mind."
I blushed slightly and felt a little uncomfortable. I smiled quickly and said, "It's just because the name of the piano is 'Sauvignon Blanc' that the prince and I thought of it here."
He also said: "My mother-in-law loves to make fun of me the most. My wife and I don't have any sympathy, it's just that we fell in love with each other according to the situation."
Concubine Shu Gui smiled and said: "It's very good. Although I'm not very good at writing, I still know Li Qinglian's "Sauvignon Blanc". How about just this one."
I agreed, tuned the strings, and Fang slowly rolled up his sleeves and plucked the strings. At the same moment, the sound of his flute rose slowly and softly, as clear and clear as a wisp of a quiet spring, and as clear as a person's heart.
Such a familiar flute sound. At that moment, my initial discomfort was soothed by the sound of his flute. Concubine Shu Gui listened intently and seemed to be very fascinated. After I played the flute, I could hear the sound of his flute.
Without any intention of stopping for a moment, I turned my head slightly, only to see him raising his eyes and smiling slightly at me. I concentrated my attention, and in an instant I understood, and the melody followed the sound of his flute, and I started all over again.
But I heard a gentle female voice singing softly along with me and him:
Longing for lovesickness destroys the heart and liver. The sun is full of flowers and smoke, and the moon is as bright as a day without sleep. Zhao Se stops the phoenix pillar at the beginning, and the Shuqin is about to play the mandarin duck strings. This song is intended to be passed down by no one, and I wish to send it to Yan Ran with the spring breeze. Recall it.
You are so far away from me in the blue sky. What used to be a wave of water is now a fountain of tears. If you don’t believe that I have a broken heart, I will come back and look in front of a bright mirror.
Longing for lovesickness, in Chang'an. Luo Wei cries in autumn, the golden well is covered with light frost, the mat is desolate and the color is cold. The lonely lamp cannot be seen, and I am heartbroken. I roll up the curtains and look at the moon and sigh. The beauty is like a flower separated by clouds. There is a long blue sky above and Lu water below.
The waves and waves. The soul is suffering from the distance of heaven and earth, and it is difficult for the dream soul to reach Guanshan.
In such a sad and confused piece, the flute sounds are faint and wisps, but there is no mournful feeling. Even the sound of my piano is clear and clear but not stagnant. The song of Concubine Shu Gui is thoughtful, but not sad.
When the song ended, I just felt relieved, and all my worries were lost with the sound of the song.
Concubine Shu Gui smiled like a flower in the wind, nodded and said: "Since the death of the late emperor, I haven't heard the sound of 'Sauvignon Blanc' and 'Chang Xiangshou' playing together for a long time, but you two have lived up to these two pianos and flutes."
I smiled and said modestly: "I haven't played the piano for more than a year, so my gestures are inevitably a bit unfamiliar. Fortunately, it hasn't tarnished the dowager's ears."
The concubine looked lovingly at a pair of pianos and flutes, caressed the body of the piano lovingly, and said with a smile: "Very good, I feel relieved after hearing this today. In the past, I thought you were beautiful and smart, so the emperor gave you 'Sauvignon Blanc'.
, I have been worried for several days. If you are not good at playing the piano, you will really let down my "Sauvignon Blanc". Now that I have heard that I am overjoyed for this piano, it is considered that I have a good owner who complements me and cherishes it.
Already."
I hurriedly said: "The concubine is overly praised, how dare I become one?"
Concubine Shu Gui said sternly: "I don't mean to praise you." She was slightly focused, as if immersed in beautiful memories, her smile was like snowflakes and trees, and the clear moonlight was bright, "Today I hear the piano and flute ensemble again, it is very similar to the day when I and the late emperor
The ensemble is full of fun.”
Concubine Shu Gui spoke unintentionally, but I listened to my ears, and my heart felt like the five strands of a harp string, which were plucked hard by someone's hand, causing them to clang and become confused. I turned my head involuntarily, and happened to meet Xuan Qing's eyes. Unknowingly,
Burning fever inside the body, flushed face and ears.
But Cuiyun said again: "What the concubine said is true. There are other pianos and flutes, but our 'Shang Xiang Blanc' and 'Long Xiang Shou' are different. We have to test the skill and skill of the player.
It is not enough to have skill and technique alone, but also to have a clear understanding and understanding of each other when playing together. More importantly, there must be affection in it, otherwise, there will be no flavor of lovesickness and staying together."
My heart tightened, but I smiled as if nothing had happened: "When Aunt Jiuyun said this, I was struck by a blind cat and a dead mouse. Isn't it an accident? I only played with the prince once,
It's fair to say that we know each other, but if we say that the relationship is charming, it's really ridiculous. It's just a joke to the concubine."
Aunt Jiuyun smiled and said: "I said I was happy. I looked at it appropriately. Madam, don't take it personally."
I hurriedly said: "How dare you."
Concubine Shu Gui slowly poured a cup of tea and handed it to me, and said with a faint smile: "Having said that, the most important thing for ensemble players is the tacit understanding of each other. If there is no tacit understanding, no matter how superb the skills are, it will be in vain after all."
To be continued...