Coincidentally, the day I arrived in Yancheng happened to be the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Border Pass is not as lively and prosperous as the hinterland of the Central Plains, but it has its own solemnity and solemnity across the ages. The city tower is made of huge black rocks, soaring to the sky. When you look up, even if you have no ink, you will have a few words Popular poems and proses, such as Qiang flute resenting willows, such as spring breeze at Yumen Pass, or jade bowl filled with amber light, just one sip of fine grape wine will make people's footsteps weak, and they don't know where they are.
A goshawk spread its wings and circled, wearing a mighty wind, bravely rushing towards the golden glow and sunset in the sky.
It is such a city with lonely smoke in the desert, sunset over the long river, and shrouded in wind and sand all year round. It is not rich, not comfortable, and often lacks water. Because of wars from time to time, the houses only want to be strong. Those sculptures in the south of the Yangtze River The flowered wooden doors and those thin window screens in Sichuan are not seen here, um, so when walking on the street, you will feel that there are dark houses everywhere, which is not very pleasing to the eye.
But the people are very cheerful and forthright. Yun Yifeng was standing by the side of the road, curiously watching others pulling ramen noodles, when a handful of roast lamb skewered on red willow wood was stuffed in his hand, sprinkled with cumin, and still sizzling. Even Li Jun enjoyed the feeling of being "loved by others", surrounded by beautiful girls singing and dancing, holding a basket of eggs and pastries in his arms, very flattered.
Yes, the girls in Yancheng are so graceful, good at singing and dancing. I never hide in the deep boudoir and look forward to my lover shyly. If there is a man I like, I will stand on the street and wait to see. If I want to marry, I will embroider the handkerchief and throw it to him. It's a mess of mandarin ducks, as long as it makes sense.
Yun Yifeng fell in love with it right away.
Of course, if His Highness King Xiao didn't pinch so many handkerchiefs, he would have liked it even more.
The general's mansion was also noisy. Lin Ying received the news, and prepared a yard full of fine wine early in the morning, whole sheep were roasted in the backyard, and the owners of the restaurants in the city sent dishes one after another to welcome His Royal Highness Xiao Wang back to the city! The dishes are piled up together, and the aroma can waft for miles.
Yun Yifeng stood up and got off the horse: "No wonder the prince always said before that the frontier is the real unfettered, this time I have seen it." Not only is the world open, but there are also open folk customs. Fearing that I can't fly my heart to the sky together, I also sang along with the ancients, singing that there are tall buildings in the northwest, and I go up to the clouds.
"I couldn't be happier that you like this place." Ji Yanran took his hand and entered the general's mansion together. Lin Ying greeted her with a smile and said: "My lord has worked hard this journey, the room has been tidied up, Young Master Lingfei is still in the old place, and Master Yunmen's residence is the quietest."
Li Jun looked left and right, put her hands in her sleeves: "Cough!"
"Oh, King Pingle's residence has also been prepared early in the morning." Lin Ying said, "It's just that the conditions in the northwest are difficult. It's not like the Yang family has pearls and brocades all over the floor, so please don't be offended."
What about Guan brocade paving the floor? That's not what he meant when I coughed! Li Jun hated that iron could not be made into steel, and squeezed out a word between her teeth: "What kind of separate residence does Master Yunmen want?"
Lin Ying: "..."
In order to check the movement of the Ge Teng tribe, he led his people back to the northwest early in the morning, so he didn't know the progress of the two in this regard. He only received a letter from Old Wu before, but at that time the prince seemed to be still in the The sore state of "thinking but not being able to" seems to be very hopeless. How come it has only been a few months, and it has advanced by leaps and bounds to the point of falling asleep together
Yun Yifeng asked: "Where is the quiet house?"
"Master Yunmen was just joking." Lin Ying said fluently, "The general's mansion is very noisy. Where can I find a quiet house? I'll go to the kitchen first." hold on. Jiang Lingfei also dragged Li Jun away, and the servants were more understanding, so the courtyard, which was noisy just now, became completely silent in the blink of an eye.
Only Ji Yanran and Yun Yifeng were left.
That house, which was carefully selected by Lin Ying and the housekeeper, has a beautiful environment and is extremely quiet, seems to be temporarily unusable.
The courtyard where His Royal Highness Xiao Wang lived was very large, located in the center of the General's Mansion, there were no flowers, plants or trees in the courtyard, and there was no scenery to speak of. The furnishings in the house are also simple, except for tables, chairs and cabinets, there is only a big hard bed, without even a curtain.
Ji Yanran said: "I'll find someone to come over in the afternoon and make the bed softer and more comfortable for you."
Yun Yifeng nodded: "Okay."
This is considered to be a promise to stay.
But it is also reasonable, after all, even the girls in Yancheng can express their thoughts and loves candidly. As a man, he is still the famous master of the Fengyumen. Quite calm and breezy, and gentle and restrained.
In the evening, the reception banquet was held in the courtyard. The dishes and wine were roasted whole lamb and burning knives. The entrance was strong and choking, as if being hit hard by someone, the head was stunned, and it took a long time to recover.
Ji Yanran asked: "Do you still want to change your name?"
"This kind of rough and choking taste, no matter how much you change it, you can't change the poetic feeling. It's not as appropriate as the original name." Yun Yifeng leaned on his shoulder, looking at the silvery-white full moon in the dark blue sky. can touch the sky.
Someone played the huqin, and amidst the laughter and noise, the original sense of sadness was also diluted, leaving only the wind blowing grass and cattle and sheep everywhere.
"Is it cold?" Ji Yanran grabbed his hand and asked softly, "The temperature difference between day and night in the northwest is huge, you are wearing too thin clothes."
Yun Yifeng closed his eyes, listening to the zither and the wind in his ears, the aroma of wine in the air became stronger and stronger, and he was also a little drunk.
Such a night, free and easy, happy and carefree, everyone is laughing.
That's great.
Maybe it was because I was in a peaceful mood, so I even slept more peacefully. Until he was awakened by the sunshine of the next day, the warm kisses and love words still seemed to remain in his ears, so that he had to sit on the bed and think for a long time whether it was a dream or real.
When His Royal Highness King Xiao opened the door and came in, Master Yunmen was frowning, carefully studying the suspicious red mark on his chest.
"..."
"cough."
Yun Yifeng pointed out calmly: "My lord's behavior is to be brought to the government and arrested as a hooligan and jailed."
Ji Yanran pulled him into her arms, and forcibly left a string of kisses behind his ears: "Anyway, I will be caught once, so I can't suffer."
Yun Yifeng smiled and avoided: "Are you going to the military camp today?"
"If you feel tired, you can rest in the mansion." Ji Yanran said, "Recently, the army is being reorganized, and there is chaos everywhere, and there is nothing to see. I will come back early to accompany you at night."
Yun Yifeng thought for a while: "That's fine." After traveling for so many days, he really needs to meditate and exercise his energy to adjust his breath. Although Jilian has miraculous effects, it is not an antidote after all, and one must have the consciousness of being a patient.
So after breakfast, Ji Yanran left the city together with Jiang Lingfei and Lin Ying. Leaving Li Jun bored, she sneaked up to the main courtyard alone and knocked on the window: "Do you want to go shopping in the street?"
Yun Yifeng replied: "You need to practice your skills."
Li Jun asked eagerly, "How long will it take?"
"Two hours."
"Then I wait for you."
"..."
King Pingle took a small bench and sat down in the yard in an orderly manner. He has made up his mind that before the matter of the Yang family is resolved, he will never act alone, lest he be kidnapped by inexplicable gangsters! Yun Yifeng didn't bother to pay attention to him, and healed himself with concentration. After dispelling all the stagnant breath, he took a deep breath, opened his eyes, and saw Li Jun sitting opposite him, admiring and amazed. I know that I can still have such an expression.
"Otherwise, lie down for a while." He suggested cautiously, "You look a little pale."
"Tired, it will be fine after a while." Yun Yifeng helped him stand up, and poured himself a glass of water, "Now the sun is setting, let's go out and get some air."
"Hey!" Li Jun agreed, and helped to pick out a set of clothes from the cabinet. Yun Yifeng discovered that there is really no one in this world who is good at nothing—and King Pingle's "elite" is probably It grows in monopolizing all the aesthetic talents of the royal family. He said that it would be windy at night, and it would be easy to look dirty in white, so he chose a sapphire gauze dress with a plain brocade belt, and hung a silver tassel jade pendant around his waist. The god is handsome, Zhilan Yushu.
So the fragrant handkerchiefs flew around, like goose feathers, like coarse salt, even Li Jun, who was the most ignorant, vaguely remembered a poem, saying that Yanshan snowflakes are as big as a mat.
In fact, Master Yunmen's original intention was to let the beautiful girls in the city quit and find another lover. But never expected that only half an hour after leaving the house, his rival in love was not persuaded to retreat, but on the contrary, he added a lot of rivals to His Royal Highness Xiao Wang.
How should I put it, the world is unpredictable, careless.
Li Jun sat in the teahouse and comforted him: "Take your time, take your time."
Yun Yifeng slapped the table with one hand, and a plate of fried peanuts was shaken flying. King Pingle was quite frightened, he hurriedly put down his teacup, and was about to enlighten him again, but someone fell to the ground screaming in the corner.
Yun Yifeng looked over coldly.
"Oh, isn't this Jia's second son!" The waiter at the teahouse heard the movement and came over to pick up the man, "Are you out to steal chickens and dogs again?"
When he said this, the old man sitting at the next table realized that his purse was missing. The old man who was used to seeing his deeds revealed, didn't care about crying for his father and mother, threw the purse back on the table, and limped in pain. Guai rolled down the stairs and ran away. Xiaoer apologized repeatedly, and waived half of the tea money for the old man, and then went back to continue working.
Li Jun asked: "You just let him go?"
"The wrist bone is broken, so it can be regarded as a lesson." Yun Yifeng said, "The tea here is too bitter, let's find another one."
But someone interrupted behind him, the reason why the tea is bitter is because he needs to add a plate of dim sum, butterflies and honey candy, both are extremely sweet, so this extremely bitter tea must be used to match.
The one who spoke was the old man who had just lost his purse, he said with a chuckle, "Thank you, Young Master, for taking action just now, otherwise the work these few days would have been wasted."
"It's a little effort." Yun Yifeng heard that his accent was blunt, and saw that his eyebrows and eyes were very deep, unlike Daliang people, who had the idea of "what if it's a traitor?" He asked one more question, "Is the old man here?" Is Yancheng doing business?"
"I'm not a businessman." The old man waved his hands again and again, "I don't understand accounts, I only know how to practice medicine."
Hearing the word "practicing medicine", Yun Yifeng was still in a hurry, Li Jun's eyes lit up, just thinking about whether a god-sent doctor came, but he heard the other party say: "A few days ago, the camel from Ma Yuan's house Dystocia, please help me deliver the baby."
Li Jun sat back listlessly again.
Oh, the veterinarian.
Yun Yifeng didn't take this little episode to heart, and didn't remember what Tong Ji Yanran said until he was chatting before going to bed.
"Second Jia? That's a well-known thief in the city. He was just released from prison a while ago." Ji Yanran said, "Guess whose apprentice he claims to be? He's an old acquaintance, a ground centipede."
"Blow it." Yun Yifeng leaned against the head of the bed and said disdainfully, "Although I don't like the ground centipede, it is at least a hundred times stronger than this kind of thing. If he knows that he has such a number one 'disciple', I'm afraid I'll screw my nose out of anger."
Ji Yanran smiled, hugged him for a while, and then said again: "I just arrived at the barracks today, and the Ge Teng tribe sent a letter."
Yun Yifeng sat up after hearing the words: "So eager?"
"The letter is from the tribal leader Yerten. His words are sincere and he confesses that his tribe is currently in trouble, so he wants to join hands with me." Ji Yanran said, "As for the specific situation, we need to meet and discuss in detail. The time is about tomorrow, and the place is It's scheduled to be in the General's Mansion."
"Will Yerten come in person?" Yun Yifeng asked.
Ji Yanran nodded.
The two parties that had been hostile to each other suddenly had a tendency to form an alliance. This change sounds a bit abrupt and blunt. Either Yelten was really in big, big trouble, or... something else was going on. What can be drawn? Yun Yifeng thought for a while, and asked, "What kind of person is the other party?"
"Cunning, insidious, and extremely intelligent." Ji Yanran said, "For so many years, I have been trying to take the ten northwest cities of Daliang as my own, and my ambition is not small."
It's just that the comer is not kind... Yun Yifeng frowned slightly, he really didn't want to be his obvious weakness, anyone could come here with a blood ganoderma to negotiate terms. Besides, it's fine if there are other people, but Yerten is extremely difficult to deal with, the more he thinks about it, the more bored he becomes, and the more he thinks about it, the more awake he becomes. In the darkness, he turns over more diligently than pancakes.
Ji Yanran stretched out her hand to hold him down.
Yun Yifeng struggled a few times, and then said: "Speak well, keep your hands on the rules!"
"Huh?" Ji Yanran looked at him amusedly, raised her eyebrows slightly, pretending she didn't hear anything. The loose pajamas slipped off like water, and under the moonlight, everything looked like the most delicate jade carving.
Yun Yifeng said truthfully: "I'm still thinking about Yerten." So you can see if you can change the date, which seems a bit disappointing.
Ji Yanran pulled off the quilt and covered both of them.
The newly hung bed curtain was pulled down again not long after, Yun Yifeng kicked him, always felt that tomorrow the kudzu tribe's negotiation is fake, and the sneak attack is real, and it is likely that they will bring thousands of elite soldiers, so this time In any case, the night should not make the mind faint, but to recharge your energy, so a very strong protest was made-mentally strong, as for the body, it will not be strong for the time being.
After a while, Ji Yanran whispered in his ear: "Help me too?"
Yun Yifeng calmly refused. For this kind of thing, he neither wants to preach nor teach by example, he just wants His Royal Highness Xiao Wang to develop his love of learning and grow up.
Confucius said, some things, if you are asleep, it is as if they never happened. When the palm was burning like fire, Yun Yifeng closed his eyes, just thinking wildly, his eyelashes trembling like butterfly wings.
Outside the window, there are wet stars covered with dew.
The aroma permeates all night.
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