Chapter 83 On the side of the ancient road outside the long pavilion
Chapter 83: Beside the ancient road outside Changting
Entering the palace, Lu Heng saw Wang Tingzhi who seemed to have lost her soul.
At this time, she looked haggard, but she still forced herself to be calm. With a heart-wrenching smile on her face, she tried her best to smile, and nodded with a smile to the servants who cared about her.
However, when no one was around, she stopped. She raised her sleeves and wiped the crystal tears on her pretty face.
When she saw Lu Heng, she smiled hard and said to him: "Mr. Lu, you are here!"
Lu Heng smiled and nodded.
At this time, Manager Fang, who was in a hurry, was thrown out of the inner courtyard. After seeing Wang Tingzhi, his eyes brightened up. He rushed over and whispered something in her ear.
As Manager Fang kept nodding and saying something, Wang Tingzhi's expression finally showed a slight change. From the helpless look before, to the solemn expression, and then to the charming look in her absent-minded beautiful eyes.
In the end, the pain and haggardness on her face completely disappeared, replaced by solemn perseverance.
As Manager Fang finished his last words, Wang Tingzhi nodded solemnly, turned around and walked into the inner courtyard.
Behind him, Manager Fang's small eyes looked with a twinkling look at Lu Heng, who was standing at the door of the West Crossing Courtyard, looking at him with a smile on his face.
Seeing the other party smiling at him and cupping his fists, Manager Fang hurriedly returned the salute. Then, under Lu Heng's narrowed eyes, this important figure in the Wang family straightened up, and then bowed heavily to Lu Heng.
Then, the general manager of the palace kept bowing at ninety degrees, slowly stepped back, and walked into the west courtyard.
Seeing that the chubby Manager Fang finally disappeared from his sight, Lu Heng withdrew his gaze, thought about it, and finally smiled helplessly.
In fact, he had known for a long time that this matter could only be kept secret for a while, but he did not expect that Manager Fang was so thoughtful and guessed about him so quickly.
Moreover, judging from what he did just now, he should have concluded that he was behind it.
From the first moment he met Manager Fang, Lu Heng felt that this person, from his temperament to the etiquette of his every move, did not look like a steward of a merchant's family. Even if he had followed and served Wang Jianfei, he should not have been like this.
Judging from the behavior he occasionally reveals inadvertently in daily life, he has received special etiquette training. However, for some unknown reason, he wants to hide it.
However, seeing the actions of Manager Fang when he spoke to Wang Tingzhi today, Lu Heng finally thought about where he could cultivate such a thoughtful person, who also speaks and behaves in an extremely well-mannered way.
Oh, where else could it be but that place in Tokyo!
I really didn’t expect that this fat man was actually an undercover agent! Well, I should say he was an agent!
Hey! I didn’t expect that the real acting school was in the palace, and it was Infernal Affairs. Lu Heng shook his head in a funny way, sighed softly, then turned around and walked into the West Crossing Courtyard.
In the next few days, although the Wang Mansion still looked so sad and gloomy, careful people found that the eldest lady seemed to have cheered up. She began to take over the Wang family's business and managed it in an orderly manner.
Moreover, with the encouragement of Manager Fang and others, the servants and maids in the palace also began to recover from their grief.
The entire palace finally returned to its usual appearance.
Lu Heng remained the same, except for working in the palace every day. In his spare time, he would chat with Wu Ningyuan and Zhang Wenshan in casual clothes at a tavern in Jiangning City.
A few days ago, the imperial court finally came to a conclusion regarding Zhang Wenshan's matter. Three days ago, the long-awaited imperial edict finally arrived in Zhang Wenshan's small courtyard.
As Lu Heng had guessed earlier, the emperor granted Zhang Wenshan the title of magistrate of Yizhou, taking charge of all affairs in Yizhou. Moreover, he also sealed him with some gold and silver. However, in the words of the award, he also
Some words of reprimand. It seems that the emperor is also a little unhappy with Zhang Wenshan's act of playing a big name.
However, in Lu Heng's view, this seemed to be just a tacit joke between the monarch and his ministers.
Tomorrow, Zhang Wenshan will leave Jiangning for Yizhou. Today is a farewell banquet.
Originally, Zhang Wenshan was going to hold a banquet in Shiweixian, but after thinking about it, he needed a lot of money to go to Yizhou. Moreover, Zhang Wenshan had been an official for many years and was a good official. There was not much money.
Money. So, after thinking about it, I decided to have this sumptuous banquet at this tavern outside Jiangning City.
"I said, Wenshan, if I had known you were stingy, you wouldn't have turned out to be like this!" Wu Ningyuan looked at the three simple small plates on the table containing peanuts and a few pieces of meat.
He laughed and scolded Zhang Wenshan.
Zhang Wenshan surprisingly did not refute. He raised his head and glanced at the gray-haired Wu Ningyuan, picked up the wine glass, and in Wu Ningyuan's somewhat vacuous eyes, touched the wine glass in his hand lightly, and then raised his head.
, drink it all in one gulp.
Wu Ningyuan was stunned for a moment. He wanted to laugh and curse a few words, but in the end he did not say anything. His expression became a little desolate, and he sighed softly, with endless helplessness on his old face. He shook his head with a wry smile and picked up the
Drink the wine glass in one gulp.
On the side, Lu Heng looked at these two old men and couldn't bear the dull and sad atmosphere.
No wonder the ancients always looked like they were parting from life or death when they said goodbye. It seems that it is not artificial.
In this era, the road from Jiangning to Sichuan is far away. Moreover, the road to Shu is difficult to travel, and there are constant bandits on the road. After saying goodbye, I really don’t know when we can meet again.
Especially, these two old men are quite old.
Moreover, looking at Wu Ningyuan's expression, in addition to being sentimental about the farewell to his old friend, he was also disappointed with his situation.
Lu Heng glanced at him with a smile, and said with a smile to Wu Ningyuan, who looked sad: "I said, old man, why are you so troubled? Winter is coming, can spring be far behind? Now, Mr. Zhang has been re-
Activating, ha, this shows that the emperor has been paying attention to Jiangning. What's more, the war in the north has not been going well. You, the prince, the former God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can the emperor turn a blind eye? I really don't know, you old man, what do you have?
Sad. It’s just a matter of time!”
Zhang Wenshan glanced at Lu Heng with a bright expression and nodded slightly.
Then, he turned his head and faced Wu Ningyuan, who was lowering his head as if thinking about Lu Heng's words: "Ning Yuan Gong, what Yong Zheng said makes sense. I believe that in the near future, an imperial edict will arrive! You...
Old man, don’t be too happy when the time comes and make you laugh!"
Although Wu Ningyuan tried his best to look serious, looking at the old man's curled eyes, he must be very happy in his heart.
"Tch, how can I be such a helpless person?" Wu Ningyuan raised his head and glared at Zhang Wenshan. He couldn't help the joy in his heart anymore, and then burst into laughter.
"I know, you are the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty who used to take the heads of generals from the army, just like picking out objects from a bag. I have never seen any big scenes. It's just an imperial edict. What's the fuss about, right?" Lu Heng picked up the wine glass and drank it.
After taking a sip, he laughed and teased the old man.
"Haha, Yong Zheng is right. I haven't seen any big scenes like Duke Ning Yuan, so what's so big about that!" Zhang Wenshan laughed loudly in agreement.
However, he was not as courageous as Lu Heng. He described the imperial edict that everyone in this era regarded as a law of heaven as a mere trivial matter. When the words came to his lips, he hurriedly changed his words and made a fool of himself.
Wu Ningyuan didn't care about the two people's banter and laughed triumphantly.
Before I knew it, it was already dusk.
The fiery red sunset dyed the entire field red. The solemn Jiangning City, covered with a layer of clouds, quietly bloomed with its millennium charm.
On the official road, pedestrians were walking in a hurry, wearing sunset glow, either leaving the city or entering the city.
The three of them stood outside the tavern, covered in sunset glow. They looked quietly at the red sunset in the southwest. They remained silent for a long time.
"I heard that Yong Zheng wrote a very nice song some time ago!" Zhang Wenshan turned his head and looked at Lu Hengdao with a smile. The autumn wind blew by, and the old man's silver-white hair fluttered in the wind.
The long green shirt was blown by the wind.
"That's right, I heard it's a little song called "A Flower Always Blooms with You". These days, the maids in my house often sing this song. It's really nice!" Wu Ningyuan said with the same smile.
Then, he turned around, looked at Lu Heng who had a calm smile on his face and said, "I wonder if Yong Zheng is interested in composing another song today?"
Lu Heng turned his head and saw two old men looking at him eagerly. After thinking for a moment, he nodded to them and said, "There is a song!"
"Really?" Zhang Wenshan asked enthusiastically.
"Of course, I am considered by others to be the most talented person in Jiangning. How can it be so difficult to just sing a piece of music?" Lu Heng said confidently.
Afterwards, Guard Zhan asked the restaurant to move out the table, and after setting up the pens, inks, papers and inkstones, a group of people gathered around the table and looked at Lu Heng, who was standing quietly in front of the table with a brush in hand and a calm expression on his face, waiting for his wonderful strokes to come into play.
The setting sun shone on Lu Heng's body, reflecting a thin layer of red fluorescence.
Outside Jiangning City, next to the ancient road, facing the wilderness at dusk, the whole scene is peaceful and warm.
Lu Heng stopped writing at his fingertips, thought for a moment, and then put down the brush.
Next to him, Zhang Wenshan stroked his beard and whispered:
"Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass reaches the sky.
The evening wind blows the willow flute, and the sun sets outside the mountains.
At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, there are only a few close friends.
A glass of turbid wine will give you all the joy you have left, don’t sleep in the cold tonight!”
When the last stroke was finished, Zhang Wenshan sighed deeply and bowed deeply to Lu Heng, who was placing the brushes.
Afterwards, he asked his servants to put the papers away, then clasped his fists and said to Lu Heng and Wu Ningyuan: "You two, Zhang will go to Yizhou to take up his post tomorrow morning. After saying goodbye, I don't know when we will see each other again. However, I don't know when we can meet again.
, Wang Bo said it well, inaction leads to the wrong road, and children share the same fate. Since we are good friends, we don’t need the affection of children like others. Today, Zhang made up his mind to go to Yizhou to create a new chapter for me in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The world is prosperous and peaceful. Two friends, not long after, Zhang held a banquet in Yizhou to welcome you two to attend the celebration banquet of Mr.