The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The evil words of the Jinyi people add up, and the whole courtyard is heard.

Huang Zhong hurriedly ran over, accused the Jinyi people, pulled Xun Zhen aside, and said, "Xun Zhen, there are a lot of people coming here, and there are a lot of entourage. Get out of the house."

After hearing a few words, Xu Ji knew that the matter was because of his mother, and said uncomfortably: "Brother, listening to this man is just a servant, but he is dressed in fine clothes, his master must be extraordinary. Don't quarrel with them because of us. Just let it go."

Xun Zhen's face sinks like water. He has been a human in two lifetimes, and he has never been scolded by anyone's nose. This scolding is just a servant! But it is strange, he is not angry at all, and he is also very strange about his state, and said to himself: "First, that Wu Gui slapped, and then this Jinyi slave swears, but I am not angry. Why? When did my temper get so good?"

He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't bother to think about it. Seeing the tyrannical visitors, Huang Zhong and Xu Ji had a point. There was no need to push back. He smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay." To Xu Ji, "It's just the wronged mother."

Huang Zhong whispered: "The grievances only lasted overnight. If they passed by, they will definitely leave early in the morning."

Xun Zhen turned back to Jin Yi Nu and said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, we'll vacate the house." Now that it's vacated, let's clean it up, call Chen Bao, and instructed, "Then Wu Gui brought it out and temporarily detained the front yard."

Jin Yi Nu hummed and asked, "Who is Wu Gui?"

"A nameless child who committed a crime."

"Take it away!" Jin Yinu emphasized, "No one is allowed to stay in the backyard!"

Together with Xu Ji, the eight people in the pavilion worked together, first asked Mother Xu out, helped her to the house in the front yard, then cleaned all the houses in the back yard, and took all the bedding and pillows according to Jinyi slave's instructions. Go, stack it in the front yard house.

When Xun Zhen asked to be the head of the pavilion, he only saw the freedom of the head of the pavilion and the ability to make friends with heroes. Although he knew that he needed to be sent to him, he didn't care too much. Today there are "noble people" staying there, and I finally got a taste of it, and I thought to myself: "That day, when my clan brother advised me not to be the pavilion chief, he once quoted Feng Zikang's words, saying: 'My husband is safe to serve others'! Don't mind, we'll know the flavor today!"

However, compared to the "big plan", he can still bear this "serving for others".

Jinyi slaves waited for them to clean up, and ordered their servants to take out the bedding and other items from the car, as well as the bronze lamps, bronze mirrors, bronze pots, lacquer plates, lacquer pots, lacquer tongs, silver spoons, silver bowls, ivory chopsticks, daggers, etc. Waiting, I also brought an incense burner, a celadon saliva, two utensils for cosmetics, and other daily necessities, and placed them in the north house.

After some cleaning and arrangement, the sky has been wiped out.

The team of carriages and horses outside the pavilion set up torches, and the flames danced, making the front of the pavilion bright red. The cool wind blows, bringing the fragrance of the fields, and the quietness in the distance sets off the noise nearby. At the invitation of Xun Zhen, the owner of the team finally got out of the car.

There were three people in five coaches.

One man, two women.

The man was in his twenties, with a scarf on his head and a black robe. Two women, looking at their clothes, the young woman in the front should be the man's wife, and the woman in the back is the maid.

The warriors, cavalry slaves, and servants outside the car all bowed and saluted, making way for them.

The coaches could not enter the courtyard, so they lined up and parked on the side of the road. There are not so many horses **** in the stables, so the slaves will gather their mounts in one place, and let people take care of them. The person who asked the question first brought in more than a dozen warriors and servants.

From beginning to end, the man in black didn't say a word to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen didn't care about this either.

After sending these people into the backyard, Huang Zhong asked, "Do you want us to prepare meals?"

Jin Yi Nu said contemptuously, "Who is patient with your food! We will cook it ourselves." When he wanted to enter the house, he turned around and stopped Huang Zhong, took out some money, threw it to him, and said, "I saw you raised in the front yard. If there is a chicken, pick a fat one and give it to someone outside."

When the man in black was invited to enter, Du Mai, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan, and Fan's brothers all followed. After returning to the front yard, seeing that there was no one left or right, Chen Bao stuck out his tongue, made a face, and said, "It's so big. stature!"

Du Mai nodded again and again, and said with longing: "If there is a day when I have such a beautiful scene, I will live this life in vain!"

Cheng Yan touched the saber and said enviously, "The scabbards that the samurai wear are of high quality, not to mention the saber inside! It must be sharp. If I could have one, I would be willing to go bankrupt."

Fan Shang laughed at him: "Don't think about it. Don't even think about it, can you compare yourself to others?" Ba Hao pouted and asked everyone, "Have you seen it? That maid is so beautiful, when she was at the gate of the courtyard, she Glancing at me, those watery eyes really hooked a person. If I could sleep with such a beauty for a night, I would die!" The man's wife was ordinary in appearance, but the maid was very charming and charming.

Cheng Yan stared at Fan Shang hard, and said, "Just you? Your eyes are high and your cheeks are high, and you look like a slave! Even if there is such a good thing, it shouldn't be you!" asked Xunzhen, "Xunjun, you said Is it?"

People have different aspirations, see and think differently. Xun Zhen smiled and said, "There are ears on the wall, so don't talk nonsense." She pouted outside the courtyard and said, "If someone hears you, it will be troublesome."

Huang Zhong also said: "Yes, yes, be careful, don't talk nonsense. If you offend the nobles, no one can save you." Called Chen Bao, "Bring the candle to shine for me." Looking at the night sky, a crescent moon hangs in the west sky, and the stars are shining, and he said, "It's getting late, when the chickens are delivered to them, we should also cook." Together with Chen Bao, they went to the chicken farm to catch chickens.

Du Mai and Fan's brothers went outside the hospital to see if they needed help.

…

Cheng Yan asked, "Master Xun, how do you stay at night?"

There are only two bedrooms and a main room in the front yard. Plus Xu Ji, Xu mother, and Wu Gui, nine people, it is very difficult to arrange. Xun Zhen said: "Let You Jie accompany your grandmother to live in a room. Make a floor in the main room and live with two people, tie Wu Gui to the main room, and watch him by the way. The rest of the people, squeeze and squeeze, Just make do with one room." Asked, "Where's Grandma?"

"Xu Ji is with me in the house."

When the nobles came, Xu Ji and Xu's mother were relatives of the criminals, and of course they did not want to show their faces outside. Xun Zhen looked into the house and saw that it was all dark and no candles were lit. It was probably because Xu Ji was not familiar with the furnishings in the house and could not find any flints, and said, "This 'noble' has a lot of entourage, so I don't need us. You and I Don't stand stupidly in the courtyard, go, go into the room, and light up the lights..., do you want to play chess?"

"miss!"

"Then go get the chess pieces later, and I will draw the chessboard."

The two walked into the house talking. Xun Zhen went to Xu Mu and Xu Ji first, and the two of them sat in the house where Huang Zhong, Chen Bao, and Cheng Yan lived. Hearing Xun Zhen coming in, the two stood up in the dark. The room was darker than the outside, and when she came in suddenly, she couldn't see anything. When her eyes got used to it, Xun Zhen hurried over to help Mother Xu to sit down, and said guiltily, "Mother, someone is staying overnight, so I have to give up the backyard. Don't be angry."

Mother Xu held Xun Zhen's hand and said in a hoarse voice, "How can I be angry? Azhen, it's a noble person, don't make trouble with them because of an old woman like me, it's not worth it. I'm old and not picky. , a handful of old bones, you can live anywhere!" - The name of Xun Zhen was changed to "A Zhen", which was one of the results of Xun Zhen's overnight conversation with Xu's mother.

"Mother, look at your spirited and healthy body. How old are you? You are young! At least you have to live another 100 years."

Mother Xu laughed and said, "You child, you can talk." She turned to look at where Xu Ji was sitting, and said, "In the future, you need to teach Saburo more, he doesn't go out and see no one all day. Just holding the book and reading it, the mouth is stupid and can't speak!"

"Some people are quick in words, some people are quick in actions. Young people are full of reading the scriptures, young and old, they will become great things in the future, and I will give you the laudatory title of 'Wan Shi Xu Concubine'. Mom, just wait. Let's enjoy the happiness." In the former Han Dynasty, there was a strict mother who gave birth to five children, all of whom were officials, and the officials were up to 2,000 shi. This story was spread widely, and Mother Xu also knew it. She sighed and said, "I only suffer my Zhong Lang."

With the help of the faint luminous light, Cheng Yan found flint, made a fire, lit a candle, and dispelled the darkness in the room.

Just by the flickering candles, before Xun Zhen said a few words to Xu's mother, Cheng Yan had already brought the chess pieces, put them on the ground, and looked at him eagerly. - This chess piece is different from the previous one. Chen Bao thought that the stones were of different sizes, unsightly, and stupid, so he changed them into wooden blocks, each of which was square, not only good-looking, but also more convenient to use. hand.

Xun Zhen drew a chessboard on the ground, and together with Rushji, played against Cheng Yan. Xu Jiben was not interested, but after watching it for a while, he felt that it was completely different from Liu Bo. He asked about the rules and wanted to replace Cheng Yan in the next game.

Cheng Yan did not agree. In the morning, he was mistreated by Xun Zhen. He never won once, and the longest support time was only seventeen or eighth. , invite him to fight.

Xu Ji was only one point stronger than Cheng Yan in the morning. He was not as good as when Chen Bao started, he was defeated in less than ten rounds. He sat in front of the chess game, stunned for a while, then raised his head and asked: " Is this a loss?"

Cheng Yan patted his thigh happily and grinned: "Haha, haha!" Picking up his "car" from outside Xu Ji's nine palaces, dangling in front of him, he said triumphantly, "Did you see it? Did you see it? "The chess piece was buckled back to its original position, "'General'!" He leaned back, picked up his finger again, lit the piece, and said, "You know? 'General'!" Overjoyed, he looked like a victorious general. .

Although Mother Xu didn't understand, she couldn't help laughing when she saw Cheng Yan like this.

…

The strong smell of firewood and smoke drifted into the house, and it was unknown whether it was the Zhou family or Huang Zhong who started the meal. There was a sound of footsteps, and one person came out of the house and shouted, "Is the pavilion there?" It sounded like that brocade slave.

Mother Xu stopped laughing and said, "The noble is looking for you, Azhen, hurry up, don't delay."

Xun Zhen said in her heart, "Everything has been settled, and come to call me again. Is there something missing, or is the backyard not cleaned?" She got up from the seat, put on her shoes, and said to Mother Xu, "Okay, I'll go out. Take a look." When he got out of the house, it turned out to be the brocade slave.

"What's the matter?"

"A few months ago, did someone from Runan's Yuan family stay here?"

"Yes."

"You come with me, my master wants to see you."

Xun Zhen couldn't figure it out, and thought: "His master thinks that he saw the words left by the surnamed Yuan.... He saw it when he saw it. What did he tell me to do?" Said, "I just came to take office. When Yuan Jun came , I'm not here yet. If you have any questions, would you like to ask Father Ting together?"

"Where is Father Ting?"

Huang Zhong came out of the kitchen with wet hands. He should have been washing vegetables just now. Jinyi slave frowned and said, "Wipe your hands clean." He walked towards the backyard, "Come with me."

Huang Zhong asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"The guests may have something to ask after seeing the words left by Yuan Jun."

…

The backyard is the same backyard, and it feels very different.

When Xun Zhen, Xu's mother, and Xu Ji lived, the courtyard was relatively deserted. But now, before entering the courtyard, two warriors with knives stood at the door. Entering the courtyard, there are three or four attendants sitting or standing under the big elm tree. The houses on both sides were lit with lamps, and torches were lit in the courtyard, making it bright. At the well against the wall, two big slaves were fetching water. Two handsome little maids stood outside the innermost house in the north.

Originally, the floor of the house was bare, but I don't know when a blanket was put on it. At the door, Jin Yi slave instructed Xun Zhen and the two to take off their shoes and led them inside. The blanket was colorful, soft and warm, and there was no sound when you stepped on it.

Unlike Xun Zhen and the others who could only use candles for light, this week they used lamp oil. There are several bronze lamp stands placed high and low in the house. There are more than a dozen lamps on one lamp stand, and there are four or five small ones, which illuminate the room as if it were daytime.

The man in black stood on the west wall with his hands behind his back, looking at the writing on the wall. The young woman, his wife, was nowhere to be seen, probably in the bedroom; the maid was sitting on her knees beside the table, grinding.

Fan Shang never forgot about this maid. When they first met, Xun Zhen didn't take a close look at it, but at this time, she couldn't help but take a few more glances, because she changed clothes.

She used to wear a robe, but now she changed to a ru skirt. The purple ru skirt reached to the waist, the yellow skirt stretched to the ground, the waist was tied with silk strips, and the ribbons at both ends were drooping. Tall, with round buttocks, the pair of feet kneeling under the buttocks is not wearing a footcloth, and two toes are exposed outside the skirt, like pearls, which is quite attractive.

She was a few years older than the young woman, probably twenty-four or five, dressed in plain but not flashy clothes, thoughtful and fit, mature and attractive.

The man in black turned around and faced Xun Zhen and Huang Zhong. He glanced up and down and asked Xun Zhen, "Are you the patriarch?" He had already met before, but he asked again, and he didn't know whether it was I didn't remember it just now, or I didn't remember it at all. I think the latter is more likely.

"Yes."

"Is this character written by Yuan Ziwei?"

After listening to Huang Zhong's introduction, Xun Zhen came to see this character specially, the signature was "Yuan Fen", Yuan Ziwei should be his character, and replied: "Yes."

"Do you recognize words?"

"Recognize a few."

"What did he write?"

Xun Zhen faced the words on the wall and read: "Take Qiji to gallop, come to my guide and lead the way!"

"what for?"

"Ride on a steed, and I will guide you the way."

The two were about the same age, but the man was aloof, Xun Zhen was gentle and humble, and when he asked and answered questions, it was like a conversation between teachers and students.

Hearing Xun Zhen's reply fluently, the man in black looked a little surprised. He glanced at him again, nodded, and said, "I can't think of a small pavilion chief, and I know what this sentence means." The words were almost the same as what the spear-wielding slave said.

"Yingchuan can be as famous as my Runan, and it is a famous county in the world. It makes some sense." The man in black contacted Yingchuan and sent a sigh, then his expression changed, and he said, "You know this. You should know that this sentence is from "Li Sao"." With a sneer, "Yuan Ziweikong comes from a famous family, Runan Yuanshi, but he can't even see the world in front of him, it's a pity!"

He stretched out his hand and said, "Bring a pen."

The beautiful maid quickly picked up the pen, held the inkstone, and got up to serve. He grabbed the pen, turned around, and next to Yuan Fen's writing, he also wrote: "Luan bird and phoenix, the sun is far away. "Yuan Fen wrote official script, with silkworm head and swallow tail, simple and heavy; he wrote running script, which blends the shades of light, and the density is decent, like flowing clouds and flowing water.

The running script was created by Liu Desheng, a neighbor, and it has just been published, and there are not many people who are good at it. Liu Desheng is from Yangzhai, and the two counties of Yingchuan and Runan are adjacent to each other. This man is close to the water tower, and he may have studied long ago. From the perspective of Xunzhen's later generations, he wrote it well.

Originally, Xun Zhen thought that it would be okay for him to finish writing, but she still thought: "Did you ask me to watch him write?" Who knew that he backhanded and smeared one of Yuan Fen's words. Lifting the inkstone table, pouring it all over, the ink splashed all over the place, staining the small half of the white wall.

Huang Zhong was startled and blurted out: "This?"

He is not a pity word, but a pity wall. The law stipulates that officials are not allowed to damage public property, and every time the court rafters in the county come to inspect, they must check that all kinds of utensils are missing and damaged. Ink was splashed on the wall, of course it was a kind of damage.

The man dropped the inkstone, pointed at the wall, and said, "Wait for me! The ink on this wall, and the words I wrote, can't be moved. If anyone who comes to the hotel asks you in the future, you can tell me. He, the ink was poured by Ruyang Zhou Xun, and the words were written by Ruyang Zhou Xun!"

Xun Zhen smiled wryly, looked at the wall, and said to herself, "So I was called for this."

"Ride on Qiji to gallop, come to my husband to lead the way," is full of the ideal of serving the country; "The phoenix, the bird, the sun is far away. The swallow bird and the magpie, the altar of the nest" is saying that eunuchs are currently in power, Luan bird is far away.

Between celebrities, if the nature is compatible, the liver and gallbladder will be in harmony, and they will support life and death. If the way is different, then you will be ashamed to be in the company, and you will be ashamed to be in the same county. In this regard, there are similarities with the Ranger.

The battle between Zhou Xun and Yuan Fen's famous scholars put Xun Zhen in a dilemma.

According to Zhou Xun, he offended Yuan. If not according to what Zhou Xun said, Yuan Fen's words have been destroyed, and both are offended.