Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 781: Tears of Lovesickness

Under the bright sunshine, the back garden of the Su Mansion in Jinling exudes a strong Jiangnan style and looks particularly pretty.

Su Chen and Bai Suzhen walked hand in hand into the stone door that was dyed green by time. Under the nine-curve corridor, in the shadow of the pool, a group of golden-red fish suddenly moved at the sound and quickly fled into the depths of the grass, as if they were afraid of disturbing the tranquility.

On the rockery, vines hang down like waterfalls. They emerge from the sky above the pond, forming a natural curtain that connects directly to every horizontal column on the winding stone corridor, cleverly blocking the sunlight.

Only a little light shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting countless mottled shadows, adding a bit of mystery and elegance to this quiet space.

"Husband, the sisters are all in the back garden enjoying the scenery, playing the piano and playing chess. You should come over and take a look. Don't be so busy with official duties every day!" Bai Su Su said softly.

Su Chen nodded. It was true. He had been too busy recently and hadn't been able to calm down and spend time with these ladies, relaxing under the moonlight.

Since Su Chen now has many political enemies, including spies from the Northern Song Dynasty, people from Lu Chaoqun, and the secret revenge forces of the Yue Kingdom, all of whom hate Su Chen to the core. Therefore, in order to protect the safety of the girls, Su Chen would not let them go out alone to play.

Every time he left the mansion, he was followed by guards, who escorted him closely to protect him, to prevent the women from getting hurt. So, to avoid trouble, most of the time, the women would play in the back garden of the mansion.

Fortunately, the back garden of this new mansion is very large. It used to be the palace of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It has unprecedented scale and is extremely elegant.

The stone corridor was shaded by green leaves, and as soon as he stepped in, he could feel a cool and quiet atmosphere. Turning a corner, Su Chen saw that the curved corridor was half-bent and hung over the water to form a lotus leaf-shaped pavilion. The pavilion roof was emerald green, and the four pillars retained the original color of the wood, which looked antique and had a unique charm.

The water in the pond under the pavilion ripples gently, and a pretty woman sits on the pond. She is dressed in green, and she plays the zither with both hands, making a melodious and pleasant sound. Looking at her reflection in the water, her hair is as black as ink, and there is only a white silk tied on her forehead, which makes her look more elegant.

When Su Chen saw the figure, he knew it was Miss Xu who was playing the piano.

In front of the table in the stone pavilion, Yongning, Zhou Jiamin, Liu Mo Nong and Peng Jingjing were playing jade mahjong and having a lot of fun.

“They are having a lot of fun!”

Bai Su Su smiled and said, "My husband's invention is the best. I have also tried this mahjong and it is indeed very interesting. When I am free, I will play a few rounds with them. Except for Sister Qing Wan who is busy with writing, everyone else will take time to play a few rounds."

Su Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this. Isn't this just a waste of time? He was worried that the girls would get bored, so he invented this thing and specially asked craftsmen to make it with jade. The neat mahjong, now I'm afraid the girls are a little addicted to it.

The only missing female member was Meng Yutong. On her way back to Jinling, she said goodbye to Su Chen and secretly went to Song Dynasty with her guards.

Su Chen tried to persuade her, but to no avail, because Meng Yutong was burdened with national hatred and family feuds, and her family and royal family were plundered by the Song army and taken to Bianjing City. The life and death of her parents and brother were unknown, and there was chaos in Shu. All of this involved her mind, and she was destined not to be trapped in the courtyard like other women to take care of her husband and children.

So, after Meng Yutong and Su Chen had made love several times, she resolutely left, dressed in men's clothes, with a cold expression, and went to the north.

Her goal was to lurk in the Song Dynasty, restart the intelligence network of Shu Kingdom, and successfully lead the intelligence organization placed by Su Chen in Bian Jing - the Qingyi Guard.

If the two organizations were mobilized to fan the flames, causing trouble for the city of Bianjing and making the court unstable, it would be beneficial to Su Chen and the State of Wu.

Su Chen thought about this and sighed. He was unable to change the situation, so he could only let Meng Yutong go.

At this moment, Peng Jingjing saw him and Bai Susu coming over, and immediately shouted, "Sister Susu, come and help me, I can't make a fool of myself."

Bai Susu smiled. Peng Jingjing was a genius in dancing, but she was not good enough in thinking and calculating. Although mahjong was a game, it really tested a person's calculation ability, reasoning ability, and card memory ability.

"Okay, let me help you!"

"My sister Susu is still the best!" Peng Jingjing and Bai Susu are naturally compatible. Even though they are marrying the same husband, they are not jealous of each other, but instead their relationship deepens.

"Husband, come and help me!" Zhou Jiamin was very good at acting like a spoiled child and was a bit love-minded. When she saw Su Chen coming, she immediately called for her husband to join her and stand on her side.

Although Yongning and Liu Mo Nong did not call for help, they have won the most times so they smiled and did not seem to worry about being intercepted. Su Chen walked to Zhou Jiamin with a helpless smile and helped to take a look at the cards. It seemed not optimistic!

"Husband, you sit here!" Zhou Jiamin stood up and gave the stone pillar to Su Chen.

"Then what are you sitting on?"

"Of course, sit on your lap!" Zhou Jiamin smiled slightly, and after pulling Su Chen to sit down, her buttocks fell directly on Su Chen's thighs, almost into his arms.

I have to say that Xiao Zhouhou knows how to act coquettishly and be romantic.

"Two cakes!"

"Hachijo!"

"Bar!"

Bai Suzhen shouted with a smile, and Peng Jingjing quickly put down her hand and went to take the cards, because she encountered a block here.

Soon, after a while, the outcome of this round was decided, and Bai Suzhen won first.

Su Chen started to play seriously in the next round. After a round, he finally helped Zhou Jiamin win two games and then he finished his task.

"My husband is awesome!"

Zhou Jiamin kissed Su Chen on the cheek and happily started playing with it herself.

Su Chen stood up, reached out and touched Yongning and Liu Menong's slender waists to show his concern for the two girls, and then came to Xu Cainv's side outside the pavilion.

At this time, Xu had stopped playing the zither and was staring at a lake in the distance. When Su Chen stood beside her, Xu suddenly became interested and chanted a poem: "Everyone says that Jiangnan is beautiful, but tourists should grow old there. The spring water is bluer than the sky, and I sleep on a painted boat listening to the rain. The woman beside the wine shop is like the moon, and her white wrists are covered with frost and snow. Don't return home before you are old, or you will be heartbroken."

"This is 'Bodhisattva Man' by the poet Wei Zhuang of the previous dynasty!" Su Chen said calmly.

Xu Qingwan turned her head and looked at Su Chen, with a bit of appreciation and tenderness in her eyes, without any jealousy. Even if her man was also the husband of another woman, a talented woman like Xu Qingwan could accept it because she loved the man in front of her too much.

"My husband, you have been busy with government affairs recently and haven't written poetry for a long time. Do you have any new poems?" asked Xu.

  Su Chen groaned in his heart. When facing such a talented girl, he really couldn't let his guard down. He was being tested all the time!

Looking at the talented woman's affectionate and longing eyes, Su Chen couldn't refuse. He could only bite the bullet and search his mind for a poem that had not yet been written. It was Fan Zhongyan's "Su Mu Zha".

"Well, I couldn't sleep that night, so I got in the mood and wrote a poem!"

"Oh, please recite it to me so that I can enjoy the pleasure of listening." Lady Xu was very interested.

Su Chen smiled slightly and could only recite: "Blue sky, yellow leaves on the ground, autumn colors on the waves, cold smoke on the waves. The mountains reflect the setting sun and the sky meets the water. The fragrant grass is ruthless, even beyond the setting sun.

The soul is sad, and the thoughts of traveling are chasing after it. Unless there are good dreams every night, people will fall asleep. Don’t lean alone on the high moonlit tower. The wine will enter your sad heart and turn into tears of lovesickness. "

After hearing this, Xu Qingwan's eyes sparkled and she silently recited the words "Don't lean alone on the high moonlit tower, the wine enters my sad heart and turns into tears of longing." She was deeply touched.

"Good words, my husband is indeed the most talented person in Jiangnan. His talent is unparalleled in the world!" After Xu Qingwan finished praising her, she continued, "My husband must have been missing Miss Meng that night. She is far away in the capital of the Song Dynasty, and I don't know how she is doing. If he could hear the poem he wrote for her, he would definitely be very happy!"

Su Chen was stunned: This talented girl is really good at using words to make associations!