Xiao Mu went straight to the kitchen and took off the lid of the pot: "What else is there to eat? I'm really hungry."
"What's wrong with you? You're still an imperial envoy after all. Why do you always act like a starving ghost reincarnated?"
I said, stuffed some branches into the stove, lit it with hay, then poured half a ladle of water into the pot, scooped out half a bowl of flour from the cupboard, poured the water and stirred it into a batter. When the water boiled, I
Pour the batter in, stir it with chopsticks, add some lard and salt, and a bowl of gnocchi is ready.
"Yeah, it's delicious." Xiao Mu boasted, not politely, found a bench to sit down and started eating.
"Hey, are you really an imperial envoy?" I couldn't help but ask again.
Xiao Mu's mouth was stuffed and he muttered: "Of course. Do you still doubt my identity?"
"No, with the way you are...can't you pay more attention to your image?"
Xiao Mu raised his head and glanced sideways at me: "Why do people have to live so tiredly? I only have this kind of virtue, why don't I be more authentic?"
"Okay, okay." I moved towards him: "Well... I went to the Huichun Hall and saw Dr. Du crying so sadly. Are you so cruel? I think it's rare for a girl to take the initiative to pursue you.
.Why not give her a chance? Look how good Jiajia and I are now."
"Who she likes is her business, why should I accompany her to fool around?" Xiao Mu seemed unhappy: "In short, you should stay out of my business."
"Okay, let's not talk about you anymore." I remembered a big thing: "Then what you asked me is true? Where is my token? I am also an elite spy. Doesn't every captain have a token?"
Xiao Mu swallowed what was in his mouth: "Of course there is, I will keep it for you first. I was afraid that Yang Mosheng would see it before, but tomorrow, after you report to the official, Lin Sheng may use the inquiry clues to search your home. If you are
It’s not good for him to find out.”
"Okay, whatever you say makes sense." I knew he was no match for his eloquence, so I said no more.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiao Mu finished eating the gnocchi, he suddenly put down his bowl and rushed out of the kitchen, vomiting into the grass.
I followed him and ran out: "Hey, are you okay? Didn't Li Huichun prescribe medicine for you? People who don't know may think I poisoned you."
"Water." Xiao Mu shouted and patted his chest, which seemed to calm down a little.
I quickly returned to the kitchen, got a bowl of water and let him rinse his mouth.
"Are you feeling better?"
Xiao Mu pinched the tiger's mouth, took another plum and chewed it, and finally waved to me: "It's much better. I'm going back. Be smart tomorrow. I don't have the energy to care about you now."
"Do not worry."
…
On the next day, I went to Jianghu Inn and ordered a bowl of special clear noodle soup that cost three pennies to eat. Uncle Fu heard that I wanted to rest and had no objection.
"Uncle Fu, I wonder if the couplet I want has been written?" A fat man in brocade clothes walked into the store and asked.
This man seems to be the owner of a sesame oil shop, and his sesame oil is quite good.
"Okay, okay." Fu Bo smiled and took out a couplet from under the counter.
Ah Wu helped unfold it, and listened to the proprietor of the sesame oil shop read: "The sesame seeds are blooming steadily, and the wealth is rolling in. Good, well written! Not only does it have a good meaning, but the word is even more beautiful!"
I heard his praise and looked over. It looked very pleasing to the eye. It seemed that Li Dongsheng was really good at calligraphy.
"Thank you for the compliment, haha." Uncle Fu helped to roll up the couplet: "If the shopkeeper pastes this wording on it, I guarantee that the business will be prosperous!"
"Hehehe, I'm lending you a favor! Come on, here's a reward of one tael of silver. Please give me a nice thank you to Mr. Li's family."
"Okay, walk slowly!"
I took a sip of noodle soup and sighed secretly. It seems that there are still a lot of rich people in this world. Perhaps, it should be said that there are many people who love calligraphy.
One tael of silver, hey, anyway, I can't bear to spend so much money just to buy a few words.
"Uncle Fu, someone wants my boss's name." I said with a smile.
Uncle Fu shook his head: "Hey, there are so few people buying. Yesterday, the proprietress found out she was pregnant. The boss was so happy that he wrote three paintings and sent them over, saying that he wanted to make more money. Raising a child is a big expense.
Hahaha, after all, he has never been a householder and doesn’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. He thinks that everyone is as rich as he used to be, so he spends half a year’s rice money to make such a painting and hang it up?”
I took the remaining two and opened them, only to see two poems by Li Bai:
One piece reads: An old friend bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower in the west. Fireworks descend from Yangzhou in March. The shadow of the solitary sail in the distance is gone in the blue sky, and only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky.
Another painting reads: Li Bai was about to leave in a boat when he suddenly heard people singing on the shore. The water in Peach Blossom Pond was a thousand feet deep and was not as deep as Wang Lun's sending me love.
"It seems that my boss likes Li Taibai's poems very much!" I sighed, and suddenly my heart trembled, Li Bai's poems! Isn't there a "Taibai Poetry Collection" on Xiao Mu's bookshelf? It's all Li Bai's poems copied by King An himself.
of poetry.
I didn't read the words in the "Collected Poems" carefully, but I remember that besides the "Collected Poems", there was another one with the words: High Mountains and Flowing Waters!
High mountains and flowing water! This was given to Xiao Mu by King An.
The words that the shopkeeper of the sesame oil shop took away just now seemed a bit familiar to me. It turned out to be the word "高" in "Sesame blossoms are blooming steadily", which seemed familiar to me!
I looked at these two words carefully. Aren't the "flow" in "Only the Yangtze River can be seen flowing in the sky" and the "water" in "Peach Blossom Pond a thousand feet deep" the same handwriting as the "Mountain Flowing Water"?
There is also the signature, "Li" in "Li Dongsheng"...that King An's name is "Li Xu", which seems to be in the same font.
"Jianghu, Jianghu! What's wrong? Why are you so dazed?" Uncle Fu tugged on my clothes and shouted.
I came back to my senses and smiled lightly: "Oh...no...it's nothing. I think Dong's calligraphy is beautiful. If you hang one at home, it will be a good decoration. However, it costs one tael of silver."
It’s really a bit expensive.”
"No, he's still overpriced. Hey, let him go." Uncle Fu shook his head helplessly: "Ah Wu, go and hang up these two words, see if anyone can appreciate it.
.”
"Hey." Ah Wu responded and hurriedly started.
My mind is in a mess. This Li Dongsheng, last time I saw him talking so casually to Xiao Mu, they all called him by his first name. It seems that he and Xiao Mu have known each other since they were in Chang'an. He is also the son-in-law of a wealthy family... Which family?
It can't be... royal, right?
No, no, no, if he really had anything to do with King An, how could he live among the people and live in this small inn?
I walked out of the inn full of thoughts and thought about it carefully. I felt that I should be able to find someone to answer my questions now.
…
Li Huichun looked at the medical book and smiled slightly when he saw me coming in: "Is your mother okay?"
"Okay. I just vomit two or three times a day, but there's no greasiness or weird smell."
I replied, looking towards the "Xinglin Chunnuan" on the wall, I saw two small vertical characters written on the left side: To my friend Li Huichun, on the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Zhide, Li Dongsheng.
I didn't pay attention last time, but I didn't expect that the font and layout of these small characters are surprisingly similar to the ones in Xiao Mu's study!
"Then eat a lighter diet. If you feel like vomiting, you can buy some sour plums and chew them to stop vomiting and stimulate the appetite. You don't need to take medicine." Li Huichun said, noticing that I was a little absent-minded, so he walked over and took down the calligraphy and painting: "What?
Is there anything wrong with this calligraphy?”
"Is this a gift from the owner of Jianghu Inn?"
"yes."
I stared at Li Dongsheng’s name: “Who is that Li Dongsheng?”
Li Huichun smiled lightly: "The owner of Jianghu Inn."
"I told you his true identity."
"Mu Xian'er's husband."
"You..." I saw that Li Huichun was deliberately making a roundabout way, and I became a little anxious: "How does Li Dongsheng know you? And why did he give you calligraphy and paintings? Are you friends?"
Li Huichun hung the calligraphy on the wall again and began to study the ink: "I am Xian'er's ex-husband, and Li Dongsheng is Xian'er's current husband. I even went to dinner when they got married. How could I not recognize him? His calligraphy says
That's right. It doesn't take much effort to write such a calligraphy for me.
Do you know the meaning of this word? Li Dongsheng wants to say that Xian'er and I have long since passed. Now I am just a doctor who helps the world. What I have to do is to treat diseases and save people, and I can no longer care about Xian'er."
I looked at those words again and was greatly surprised. I thought they were praising virtues, but I didn't expect that there was a hidden warning. Did Li Huichun think too much and interpret too much, or was Li Dongsheng really so jealous? But then again,
Love is selfish. If Mrs. Mu confessed everything to Li Dongsheng, haha, if it were me, I would have to be more careful.
"I once accompanied Dr. Du to Xiao Mu's study. On his bookshelf there was a painting of "Mountains and Flowing Waters" written by Prince An himself. Did you know?"
Li Huichun smiled: "I've seen it too. So what about the calligraphy?"
I thought for a while and then asked: "Now that you have recovered your memory, do you still remember what happened in Chang'an? Xiao Mu said that you met in Chang'an, and Xiao Mu had a good relationship with King An in Chang'an. So... do you know each other?
King An?"
"Of course." Li Huichun replied without hesitation.
"Then Prince An's appearance...do you still remember it?"
"Prince An is not only Mu You's friend, but also my friend. Once, Prince An went out of the palace privately to find Mu You, but someone robbed him of his money bag. I helped chase him back. Therefore, Prince An allowed me to be with him.
I stayed in the palace for two days. I also talked with him at night by candlelight and told many stories about the world."
Li Huichun said, with a hint of sadness in his eyes: "It's a pity that God was jealous of talents and the Anshi Rebellion. On his way to the west with the Supreme Emperor, he went to Mawei, and the imperial army mutinied. When he escaped, he encountered the Tubo army again, and he panicked.
It fell into the Wei River."
"Then...is it possible that he is still alive?" I asked cautiously.
Li Huichun looked at me: "I also hope he is still alive. If he is still alive, will I not be able to recognize him? Will Mu You not be able to recognize him?"
"But...that Li Dongsheng, his handwriting...his and Wang An's handwriting...don't you think they are the same?"
Li Huichun took out a stack of white paper from the drawer: "What kind of handwriting? Do you know calligraphy? This is called regular script, also known as 'Yan style'. It was created by Yan Zhenqing. The shape of the characters is rich and dignified, and the brushwork is deep and vigorous. There are many calligraphy enthusiasts in Chang'an.
They would spend a lot of money to buy copies of his copybooks.
Li Dongsheng was originally a son of a wealthy family in Chang'an City, so of course he would follow the trend. I also saw his copybooks in King An's study at that time, and practiced with them for a while. Later, I felt that this way of writing was too slow, so I returned to my own font.
.”
As Li Huichun spoke, he dipped his pen in ink, and soon the eight characters "Mountains and Flowing Waters" and "Xinglin Chunnuan" appeared on the paper.
I compared them carefully and found that the handwriting was indeed the same.
"What else should I write?" Li Huichun asked.
"No need, haha...I...I thought Li Dongsheng was Prince An." I smiled awkwardly.
"You are also a secret agent after all. Use your brain before doing anything. What did Xiao Mu choose you to do? To ask you to find out the person's life experience? Do you still want to solve a case and investigate the mystery of King An's fall into the river?" Li Huichun's face was filled with emotion.
said with disdain.
"Settled the case? That's right, settled the case! I'm leaving first!"
I patted my head and suddenly remembered the business. Xiao Mu told me the task and asked me to report to the police. Yang Mosheng was arrested by Xiao Mu's police. As the landlord, how could I not respond?