Qingchuan History

Chapter 355
The alley behind the favorite building is the narrow path from the back door of this building.

As for the mysterious place Ruan Xueyin said, it is actually parallel to the Zuihuan Building, and it is underground in the nearby residential building.

She seldom goes back to Suoning City, and she is not familiar with everything in the city. The reason why she knows this place is because of its great reputation, and because, every time she comes here, she has to go through its back door.

It always rains, and here she is.Not tonight.

Open the heavy curtain and enter a dimly lit restaurant.As in the past, she wore a light brown cloak to cover her face, so she could easily disappear in the dim light of the room at night.

Passing through the wine shop, walking quickly through a narrow passageway, there is a small workshop on the right hand side, which specializes in making small pieces of gold, silver and iron, and has been doing so for many years.She was always thinking that maybe it would be gone the next time she came.

It's still there.

After passing the workshop and walking to the end, there is a dark gray door curtain on the left hand side that is very similar to the color of the wall, and the surrounding is pitch black. If you don't know it, you won't notice it at all.Even if they noticed, few people would dare to lift the curtain to enter in such a dense environment.

Ruan Xueyin lifted the curtain and went in.

It is a long wooden ladder with no end in sight.Straight down, steep and narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through.Suoning City is humid, and people walk on the creaking wooden steps. As they go down, the dampness and coldness become heavier. Fortunately, it is spring and summer, and they don’t feel cold, and the warm yellow halo at the end encourages visitors. All the power to walk down the side rail.

to the end.

There is no sudden enlightenment.

But it is literally flourishing.

The walls are gray and decayed, and most of them are covered by racks of old books.There are also bookshelves in the middle, one row after another, short and long, dense and dense, with extremely narrow passages and stacked books, which looks a bit messy.

But the room was full of light.The warm yellow that seems to be gilded is intertwined in the space cut by bookshelves, everywhere and pervasive, so that those old papers that are obviously broken also exude a long-lasting and profound flavor.

Too small, too crowded, no tables and chairs, only a small table in the corner.No matter when they come, the host will slowly write Xiaozhuan on the back of the little table, with gray beard and hair, and a dark gray felt hat on his head.

"Here we come. I haven't seen you for a while."

Ruan Xueyin took off her cloak and hood, "Old man, long time no see."

The old man nodded, his gray beard trembled in the light of the room, he couldn't tell whether he was smiling or not,

"Don't come here without any problems." His voice was deep and thick, slightly hoarse, "Put it back to the original place after reading it, don't make a mess."

Always this sentence.Every time she came, the greetings were simple, and finally ended with this sentence.

Ruan Xueyin nodded, and the old man buried his head again and continued to write his Xiaozhuan.

The candles are placed on top of the bookshelves.There are five lamps on each shelf, arranged equidistantly, so the room is full of transparency.At first, she was always worried that she would accidentally shake the top of the shelf when she was holding the book, causing a certain lamp to fall off.

It will be a catastrophe, not only books and papers will be burned, people may also be too late to run.

It never happened.

Not only did it not happen when she came, but it also did not happen during the long time when she was away.

So this underground library has survived to this day.

Then she concluded that some things that people have been worrying about may never happen; and those things that no one thought about, one by one, it happened.

Over and over again, these uncontrollable, sudden and inexplicable thoughts.She shook them off, stepped skillfully into the aisle between two rows of bookshelves, walked slowly, looked casually, and planned to browse through it first.

It's been too long.The order of the books is somewhat blurred.

But the old man's advice worked.These books seem to be messy, but they are arranged regularly, and their positions have not changed over the years.The few visitors who came here to read also abide by the rules and never make mistakes.

There was another creaking sound on the wooden ladder.

Ruan Xueyin raised her eyebrows slightly.It's not that she hasn't met other visitors here, but tonight is special, Gu Xinglang is in Suoning City, she is not as steady as before, she always hopes that it is better not to meet anyone.

Even strangers.

So he walked in again, put on his cloak and hat, and listened intently to the sound of footsteps.

It's good to stagger.She calculated.There are many bookshelves, the books are dense, and it is easy to stagger.When the other party chooses a good book and sits down on the floor, you also sit down, the same big space, countless small spaces, no one moves, and it is absolutely difficult to see each other.

The footsteps disappeared at the end of the wooden ladder.It's time to come down.She listened intently, but there was no movement.

That's right, everyone in the study is self-conscious, lest they break the silence, let alone disturb the visitors who are already there.Walk by yourself, and try not to make any noise.

Sit down with a book now.

She pulled up the cloak and hood to cover more of her side face, and scratched at the bookshelf in front of her and her eyes.

Nothing she likes to watch.Let's flip through a book casually, after all, it's to pass the time and wait for others.

She reached for the volume of "The Palace of Eternal Life".

But did not take it down.

She was startled, and immediately realized that someone was taking it over there.

When he was about to let go, he suddenly took it down again.

The opponent loosened his hand first.

Both sides are full of old paper books, only the place where this "Palace of Eternal Life" was originally located is empty.

When the gap was born, they saw each other's faces.

know.

Ruan Xueyin's first reaction was recognition.

The eyebrows are heroic, but gloomy, and the outline is rough, which does not match the fair complexion.

In her impression, this person has been like this for many years.Reticent, solitary, so rebellious.

But perhaps because of the color of the lights here and the smudges of old papers all over the room, he doesn't look so rebellious at the moment.The gap is very small, only enough to see the facial features——

Apart from the gloom, there was clearly surprise and more complicated emotions in those eyes.

What are more, she can't understand for a while.The two looked at each other for a long time based on the thickness of the bookshelf, or rather reacted for a long time, then Ruan Zhongxian said:
"I'll come over."

He said nothing.This sentence is lip-synch.

Ruan Xueyin was silently on the other side, subconsciously grasping the volume of "The Palace of Eternal Life" with her hidden worries rising.

"When did you come back?" He asked in a low, soft, more breathy voice.

The two sat facing each other, but they were opposite each other, because the aisle between the shelves was really narrow.

"Today. Pass by. Just go."

She did not remember how she had spoken to him.rare.Maybe we talked a few times, embedded in the noisy crowds of Yin Palace during New Year's Day or Tianchang Festival.

It was inevitable that the other party asked why they were passing by and who they were with. After she finished answering, she took the initiative to say:

"What about you?" Prince Rui's Mansion is in Ziyang City.

"Come and do something."

The arrangement in Suoning City for the forced palace that I don't know if it will really break out?She couldn't help thinking.

Ziyang is south of Suoning.That is, he was heading north.If Suoning City is not the only destination.

The performance of Jing Ting Ge outside the Pengxi Mountain House that evening resurfaced again.

If at this moment, she and Murong Xun were already waiting at the border.

Is Ruan Zhong's plan related to Wei State?Apparently Gu Xinglang has always kept this guess.

And the other party kept looking at her.

Maybe it's just an illusion.When she raised her eyes, she realized that his eyes were not on her face, but on the book in her hand.

"Isn't it a good time over there?" Even if the communication is full of anger, the loudness of [-]% of the real voice is not enough to be heard by a third person, not enough to be heard by the old man who is buried in writing Xiaozhuan outside the bookshelf, he still hides Went to all clear places to point to.

This question is a bit presumptuous.Because they are not very familiar.Even siblings. "It's okay." She replied quietly.

Ruan Zhong shifted his gaze back to her face, "I'm glad you lighted the lamp."

This is a private matter, I don't want to and don't need to tell him too clearly, "It's okay."

His expression became a little difficult to figure out.

"The Palace of Eternal Life is not a good story."

"In this book, it's a good story." Ruan Xueyin replied.

"Only the first half of this book is well-documented, and the second half is based on unofficial rumors."

"So it had a happy ending. It was nice."

"You are still the same as before, and you don't believe in a happy ending in reality."

How did he understand what he was like in the past, as if familiar, she felt awkward, "But I believe in good stories."

There was a moment of silence.

"I heard that you have plans." Given the opportunity, guessing is worse than finding out in person.

She clearly felt his eyes light up.

"You don't know everything."

Ruan Xueyin was startled, that's right, he tacitly agreed that Gu Xinglang had told him.

"Yeah." Then he replied, "I just think it's not worth it. If it's just for—" Ruan Moxi, of course, couldn't say it, but if the master heard it, this name is too loud, "With all due respect, Tianya There is no fragrant grass anywhere."

"Whether it's worth it or not, I have the final say." He fixed his eyes on her.

"The price is too great. It may cost lives."

"I do not care."

Ruan Xueyin was silent for a moment, "What I said when I was young may be just a momentary remark. Why should you be persistent." Although she didn't know what it was, Gu Xinglang didn't say it from the beginning to the end, and she couldn't think that the four-year-old Ruan Moxi could say it What affects the words of a man for half his life.

"But she hasn't forgotten. Neither have I." He smiled faintly.

Ruan Zhong could actually laugh.She was a little shocked.

What's even more shocking is that it seems that Ruan Moxi already knows.The phrase "but she didn't forget".

"She's married."

"I do not care."

Shocked speechless.Ruan Xueyin took a deep breath.There is a Shangguan banquet in the afternoon, and there is Ruan Zhong at this moment. These men have been "civilized" to such an extent that they don't care whether a woman is a woman or not?
Fortunately, the Shangguan Banquet is half-truth and half-false, and it only needs "a moment of spring night".She was ashamed.Ruan Zhong really wanted to launch a mutiny for a married Ruan Moxi.

"It's not that easy. Even if you win, her husband is—" Monarch.Still can't speak out.

"If I win, I'll be—" the monarch.

Ruan Xueyin understood.

"It's evenly matched, and then what? And even if there is no blood relationship, after all, brothers and sisters have been named for many years, and it is difficult for the world to accept—"

"You don't have to worry about these." Ruan Zhong replied softly, and smiled again, "Once successful, I will solve them one by one. As long as she is willing to come to my side, I am not afraid of anything and can do anything."

Is she willing?Ruan Xueyin was silent.If Murong Xun put all his heart and soul into Jing Tingge, then Ruan Moxi's stay in Wei Palace was not as smooth as he wanted, and he might really be willing.

"Does she love him?" he asked suddenly.

"Who?"

Ruan Zhong looked at her with deep eyes.

It was to ask Ruan Moxi if he loved Murong Xun.She responded immediately.How did she know?

"It's hard to say." I can only answer truthfully, "How long have you been married. Due to the current situation, Sheng Chong may be just a superficial effort, and it's hard to say for sure."

And the word love is too heavy, no one knows how many mountains and rivers are separated from like to love.

Even between her and Gu Xinglang, it has never been said.like.

But Ruan Zhong's smile deepened, and his gloomy eyes sparkled.

"Judging objectively. I'm not encouraging you." How could Ruan Xueyin not recognize the expression on a man's face when he was already in the world of mortals?

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