The main courtyard where Mei Changsu lives, facing the south is the powder wall courtyard gate, and the three sides of the east and west doors are spacious and sturdy tall houses, enclosing the square site paved with blue bricks in the middle. This kind of simple and plain, without the slightest garden design, does not match the literati temperament of Mei Changsu himself. It was as it was at the time, although there was no scenery, but if you wanted to dance the sword, it was naturally the best field for martial arts.
It is said that it is a sword dance, and it is natural to have a sword. However, Young Master Xiao is not a pure Jianghu person after all, so it makes no sense to come to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings and carry a sword with him, so Mei Changsu instructed Li Gang to find one for him in the mansion.
Before a moment, this randomly found sword was handed to the sword dancer. The sharkskin scabbard, the blue cloud swallowed the mouth, the blade of the sword was slightly out of the scabbard, and the cold air was straight to the eyelashes, and the sword was pulled out and held in the palm of the hand. , Looking at the body of the sword again, the autumn waters are green and the cold front is secluded. It is clearly a superb weapon, but it is a pity that there is no owner.
"Jing Rui, don't you think the posture of staring at the sword while holding the sword is very handsome?" Yan Yujin laughed and said, "If you don't move for so long, we are all frozen."
Xiao Jingrui smiled, returned the sword to the sheath, pulled the lapel with his left hand, and when he turned around, the robe flew over. He had already taken off the outer leather robe and threw it to Li Gang next to him, revealing a cluster of new arrow robes with silver patterns on the bottom. He was originally a handsome young man with a long body and a slender waist. This kind of attire with narrow sleeves, long fronts, and a tight waist naturally best complemented his pleasing figure. Before the sword stance could start, Yan Yujin applauded: " Alright! Alright! Just follow me to Luoshi Street with this outfit, and see if you can escape?"
"Look, some people are starting to be jealous..." Xie Bi stabbed with a serious face, Mei Changsu couldn't help but pursed the smile that swayed from the corner of his mouth. At this time, the cold light flickered in the field, and the sword was already in the air.
The swordsmanship used by Xiao Jingrui is naturally the Tianquan swordsmanship passed down from Tianquan Villa. In the most prosperous period of the Ping Zuo Zhuo clan, not only did he lead the southern martial arts, but he also produced two first-rank generals, and he was prestige in the world. Later, although he retired from the imperial court, his position in the rivers and lakes has been maintained. The name of the owner of the current generation, Zhuo Dingfeng, is well known. He has never fallen off the Langya Masters List in the past ten years, and currently ranks fourth in the list. , in the country of Daliang, only below Mengzhi.
Although Xiao Jingrui was not the eldest son because of his life experience, he was definitely not going to inherit Tianquan Villa, but in all fairness Zhuo Dingfeng did not hold back when he taught him the swordsmanship. Jing Rui's own aptitude is good, and he has already mastered the true meaning of this set of swordsmanship. Although he is less flexible when dealing with the enemy, he can't find any faults in his usual drills.
It was a happy New Year's day, Mei Changsu asked Xiao Jingrui to dance the sword just to soothe the atmosphere, and didn't want to really discuss swordsmanship with him. At the moment, he just praised him a few words, saying that he did not waste practice and made great progress. Other viewers said that Yujin's martial arts were inferior in nature, and Xie Bi was even more unfamiliar with martial arts. Although Xie Xu was regarded as a dualist in both civil and military, he was just like the other children of wealthy families, who mainly used bows, horses, horses, and archery, so everyone They can only admire and appreciate, and I can't say anything about praise or criticism. Instead, Fei Liu sat on the eaves of the roof and looked from the beginning to the end seriously.
After a set of swordsmanship dances, Aunt Ji happened to serve the freshly made sesame dumplings. Everyone returned to the warm room, chatting and laughing casually while eating snacks. Xie Xu felt bored and only ate a few casually, then made an excuse to go first. Everyone saw that he really couldn't get in, and he didn't force him to stay, but Xiao Jingrui still got up and went outside the door, carefully instructing his followers to be careful with escort before letting him leave.
"Jing Rui really looks like a big brother. I think the elder brother of your Zhuo family should also be very serious. I wonder how his swordsmanship is?" Mei Changsu gently stroked the bowl like jade balls with a long spoon. The snow-white and glutinous dumpling asked casually while sniffing the sweet scent.
"Brother Qingyao's skills are much stronger than mine." Xiao Jingrui praised vigorously, "For example, in that trick of flying a bird into the forest, I can only hit seven swords with one move, but he can make nine swords."
"You're younger, so naturally the heat is worse. However, the name of your eldest brother in the Zhuo family is also very famous in the arena. I heard it from time to time when I was in Langzhou." Mei Changsu seemed to suddenly remember it. , and asked: "What do you usually call him in front of him? Is it big brother or brother-in-law?"
"I heard that he is called Big Brother," Yan Yujin chuckled, "But this is both Big Brother and Brother-in-law. If outsiders don't know it, I'm afraid they won't understand what's going on."
"Jing Rui's story is now a good story in the court and the public, and there's nothing else I don't know about." Mei Changsu blew the steam of the dumplings and took a slow bite, white air lingering, and the expression on his face was a little blurred, "...they passed by. Are you going back to Ping Zuo after the first month?"
"It's not so urgent. It's only a ten-day journey from Fei Zuo to the capital, so I usually stay until mid-April before leaving. But this year, only Daddy Zhuo will go back, and my mother and brother Qingyao will stay with Qimei... Xiao Jingrui said with a happy smile on his face, "My sister Qi is pregnant and will give birth in about May. I will be an uncle... um... and an uncle... "
"Congratulations, congratulations." Mei Changsu smiled at the two brothers of the Xie family at the same time, "I think it was because the eldest princess was worried that the eldest young lady gave birth at her parents' house."
"That's right. My Daddy Zhuo is from Jianghu, and Daddy Xie is a martial artist. I don't care about the secular rules that production cannot be carried out in my mother's house. Besides, it is the most appropriate for my daughter to be taken care of by her mother, and the Zhuo family's mother will also stay. Qimei must be at ease."
"Jing Rui," Yan Yujin squeezed his eyes, "Why don't you tell Brother Su why your Zhuo family's parents have to leave after the middle of April?"
"Big, everyone wants to get together more and more," Xiao Jingrui's face was a little red, and he gave Yan Yujin an embarrassed look, "I also thought that it would be nice if the two families could live together."
What a smart person Mei Changsu is, his eyes flashed lightly and he said with a smile: "Is it possible that there are some important days in April?"
"Brother Su guess." Xie Bi also joined in the fun.
"Jing Rui's birthday?" Mei Changsu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Which day is it in April?"
"April 12." Yan Yujin replied quickly, "But this is too easy to guess, you can see from Jing Rui's expression, he is obviously saying to Brother Su, 'That day has something to do with me! It has something to do with me! !'"
"Fuck you!" Xiao Jingrui smiled and kicked over, "Have you seen expressions and can speak?"
"Hmph, not only can they speak with their expressions, but sometimes the corners of their brows and eyes can also talk to the hair of their fingers. Even if they don't frown, don't smile, and don't even look at me, I can know what they're talking about."
"You're talking about your confidantes, right?" Xiao Jingrui curled his lips, "Don't be complacent, one day someone will take care of you, and I'll come to the joke later."
"I don't care, just wait." Yan Yujin deliberately made a frivolous expression, "I don't know who is watching whose jokes."
Mei Changsu watched the two quarrel quietly. Although it was a familiar scene, he felt a little sad for no reason at this time. The bowl of hot dumplings in his hands had become cold, but he only ate two of them.
"Brother Su isn't feeling well?" Xie Bi leaned forward carefully, "Are you still tired?"
"It's nothing, I'm like this when it's winter." Mei Changsu smiled immediately, put the soup bowl in his hand on the table, looked at Xiao Jingrui softly, and asked, "How do you usually celebrate your birthday?"
"I'm a junior, what's worth celebrating..." Xiao Jingrui just said this, when Xie Bi interrupted, "You don't come, if your birthday is not a celebration, Xie Xu and I don't cry every year. birthday?"
"That's right, Jing Rui's birthday pomp is better than Xie's second and third. No way, they have two parents, so of course they have to have double." Yan Yujin obviously knew the situation very well, "The gift is a gift. Not to mention, there is a dinner party every year, let him invite all the friends he wants to invite to be lively and lively. After dinner, the elders leave the venue, and then you can be as crazy as you want. You probably only have this day in a year. Do as you please?"
"So, when Jing Rui celebrates his birthday every year, he is happiest." Mei Changsu saw Xiao Jingrui's expression and knew that what Yan Yujin had said was true. It's twenty-five years old this year, it's a half integer, I'm afraid it will be more lively. ""Of course I'm very happy to be able to party freely with my friends," Xiao Jingrui looked at Mei Changsu with a slightly gloomy expression, "If only Brother Su could come this year..."
"Are you dizzy?" Yan Yujin hit him, "Brother Su must be in the capital in April, of course he will come. You rashly invited others to go there on New Year's Eve, so it's possible that you didn't invite him for your birthday. already?"
Xiao Jingrui's eyes flickered for a while, but he hesitated. No matter how smart Yan Yujin is, there are some things he still doesn't know. The inappropriateness of inviting Mei Changsu to the mansion on New Year's Eve, in addition to the lack of consideration for the time and occasion, there is another very important aspect that I neglected on a whim at the time, that is, the party dispute between Su Zhe and Xie mansion. opposing position. When he thought of what Mei Changsu had encountered on his last night in Xuelu, he was not sure whether this brother Su, whom he respected so much, would still be willing to step into the door of Xie's house.
In contrast to Xiao Jingrui's complicated mood, Mei Changsu showed a calm demeanor, still smiling, "I also think what Jing Rui said is strange... Jing Rui, do you really not invite me?"
Xiao Jingrui was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly asked, "Brother Su willing to come?"
"You and I are friends, and we live in the same city. How can you not come? It's just that I'm a few years older, and I can't make trouble anymore. Don't think I'm boring then."
Xiao Jingrui was very happy and said hurriedly: "It's a decision, I will be waiting for Brother Su early."
"Hey, you really earned it. Brother Su is coming, and it's definitely not empty-handed. Most of the time, he wants to give you something good." Yan Yujin kicked his friend with his toes and turned around again, "Brother Su, my birthday is July 7th, don't you forget."
Mei Changsu couldn't help laughing out loud, hurriedly coughing to cover up, "Yes... I will remember..."
"It's rare to find a boy who was born on a begging day. Brother Su can't forget it if he wants to," Xie Bi laughed. "It would be better if you were born a few days later. It would be better if you were born in July and a half."
"No matter what the appearance of the boys born on Qixi Festival, they must be very affectionate people," Mei Changsu wanted to protect him, "I think Yujin should be like this too."
"Yeah," Xie Bi nodded and said sternly, "He is still very affectionate towards beautiful girls..."
"I'm too lazy to care about you," Yan Yujin pouted at him, then leaned into Mei Changsu's ear and whispered, "When Brother Su thinks about what to give Jing Rui, you must tell me first, so that the two of us don't have to. It's a re-sample."
Although the voice was low, it wasn't so loud that he couldn't hear him sitting next to him. Xiao Jingrui pushed him and scolded him with a smile: "When you think of Brother Su, like you, you always want to come out with weird things? The gift is just a thought. That's all, I prefer every word and every word."
"What a gift is really a trivial matter... I think Jing Rui will have an unforgettable birthday this year..."
Mei Changsu's words were very well-meaning, and when he said it, he kept a faint smile on his face. While the three young men were laughing, they didn't notice that the pair of dark eyes was hidden under the cover of his thick eyelashes. The flashes of sympathy, lamentation and grim light are mixed.
"Sect Master," Li Gang reappeared at the door of the room, "King Yu sent someone over the mansion, and sent the invitation to the fifth year banquet to envoy Li to wait for a reply, so my subordinates took the liberty to disturb..."
The red invitation was slowly handed to the table, and the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the room also froze. Yan Yujin pursed his lips, Xiao Jingrui lowered his eyes, and Xie Bi turned pale.
On fragile friendships, the shadow of reality always seems to linger.
"If you go back to the King of Honor, you just said that there are many distinguished guests in the fifth palace, and I have other matters, so I won't bother you." Mei Changsu's eyes swept over the three of them lightly, and said indifferently.