Qingchuan History

Chapter 383 Zijin
A table of blue colors, from small dishes to soups, steamed saury covered with shredded green onions, and green beans dotted between slices of meat with yam.

"Return to Your Majesty, today's meal is cooked by the lady herself, and the servants are only responsible for heating it up at the time." Heng'er arranged for a group of palace servants to serve the dishes, and said respectfully.

"There are no rules." Ji Wanling glanced at her, and naturally called her "Miss".

"Your servant knows your mistake. Your Majesty forgives your sin." Heng'er hurriedly knelt down, "When your Majesty was around, she used to call me that way, and I can't change it."

Kneeling down when he knew he was wrong, he still didn't forget to finish his words, obviously words were more important than mistakes.

And the phrase "Once upon a time" obviously refers to Ji Wanling's teenage years before entering the palace and even earlier.

Gu Xinglang remained calm and smiled, "It's okay. Habits are the hardest to change. Take your time."

"Back off." Ji Wanling said softly.

Heng'er Nuonuo agreed, quickly stepped out of the side hall, and gently closed the main hall door.

"I think you will have something to say when you come, and I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time, so I made it in advance." Ji Wanling turned her head and looked at the green and green dishes in the dishes, "After all, the heated ones are different from the ones just out of the pot, so I will use some .”

After saying this, he laughed at himself, "It's the fault of the ministers and concubines to ask the general to do so."

Gu Xinglang stared intently at the dishes on the table for a while,

"You haven't changed your preference for many years, it's rare to cook, and it's still emerald green."

Green clothes, green soup, when she was young, Ling was just learning to cook, and she made two dishes of oily green vegetables, put them in a food box and sent them all the way to the Martial Arts Field, and he had accompanied her.

The reason for accompanying is also simple.She is a woman, so it is inconvenient for her to enter and perform in the martial arts arena, and Gu Xinglang is the direct prince and the prince's younger brother, so it is only natural that she should give her something to eat.

She excitedly brought the food box in front of Gu Xinglei, opened it, and watched him eat with satisfaction.

Gu Xinglang remembered that expression for many years.At that time, he thought that he would have no regrets if he could eat the food cooked by her himself someday.

"I haven't done it for many years, I'm afraid it's a step backward, try it."

Gu Xinglang held up the chopsticks as he said, and tasted them one by one. They were all good, and the overall taste was light, which was his favorite taste in the past.

Now the taste is a bit stronger, but because of getting older, I still follow Ruan Xueyin to eat spicy food from time to time, and it gradually becomes true.

"Is it tasty?"

"Yeah." He replied, looking up to see that she hadn't touched the bowl, "You can eat too."

Ji Wanling started, put half a bowl of soup in front of him, and took a small sip from the half bowl.

"When I was born, the alchemist said that I lack wood in the five elements, and I must always dress in green, and it is better to have grass in my name. My father chose this word Ling for some reason, saying that the rhythm is pleasant, and it is a good medicine." She smiled slightly.

"I didn't know until I grew up that my father was very interested in various herbal medicines, and he would often read some books in his spare time."

Gu Xinglang paused the hand holding the chopsticks.

Ji Wanling noticed it, reacted for a while, and suddenly said:

"In March, she went to the Xiangguo Mansion to drink at the Champs Pavilion and asked her father about the Donggong Medicine Garden." She pondered for a while, "She still thinks that her father is related to the Donggong Medicine Garden case?"

"There was little basis." Gu Xinglang raised his eyes to look at her, "Just now you added a new bargaining chip."

Ji Wanling was stunned, "Are you helping her? Help her investigate the Donggong Medicine Garden case, help her, investigate father."

"No. We go our separate ways and don't cross the line."

"But you tacitly allow her to investigate. You tacitly allow her to use her position and the privileges obtained through her favor to walk around the royal family of Qi State, the government and the opposition, ask questions, and even dig out more secrets. Xinglang,"

She put down her spoon,

"In this situation, as a bystander, I think it is very dangerous. If she said that she has no position today, it is all a cover-up, and you are betting on Gu's country."

"This has been discussed as well. I have my measure."

"Your sense of propriety is to make troubles in the court and harem because of her exclusive favor. This is called propriety."

Gu Xinglang also put down the chopsticks in his hand. "Does it have to be like this?"

Ji Wanling closed her eyes for a moment, then looked at the table full of blue colors, and finally said nothing.

The two met in silence, picking up vegetables and eating rice, and no one made a sound for a long time.After the meal was almost finished and the atmosphere slowed down, I heard Ji Wanling's soft voice:

"I don't know if it's because my father gave me the word Ling, and I have been wearing emerald green since I was a child. The color green is my favorite color, and it hasn't changed for many years. I remember that the clothes of you and brother Lei were always embellished with blue. "

Both the lapel and the belt are trimmed with blue satin, or embroidered with blue silk thread, which is the handwriting of Empress Dinghui.

"The queen mother also likes blue. So I always wear blue into my and my third brother's regular clothes."

Gu Xinglang replied slowly, sighing inwardly.Except for the dispute, it seems that these old things are the only ones left to be chatted about.Where did all the endless words in my youth go?

"I heard from Sister Yue that it's because the queen mother loves "Zi Jin"."

Green Zijin, Youyouwoxin.

He read silently.Qingqing is your collar, deep is my love.

"Even if I don't go, Zining won't make a sound?" She said again,

"I have lived alone in Pishuang Palace for more than half a year. Sometimes when I think of this poem, I will be puzzled. If I don't come to you, you will have no news at all. Except for sending things, you won't show up at all."

Gu Xinglang looked at the dishes on the table.

"There are still decades to come, Xinglang, what are you going to do?"

There was a moment of silence.

"Still planning."

"Planning to drive us all away, leaving only Ruan Xueyin?"

"Wan Ling."

She stood up abruptly, "Follow me."

She is rarely tough.

It's rare to ignore it and make a decision.

Such actions and emotions all appeared after Gu Xinglei passed away.

He hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed.There are many shadows, and the interlaced long leaves of reeds are refracted by the water surface and reflected on the colorful paintings on the roof of the gallery.The waves wash away the moonlight, and there are no leaves or water on the colored paintings.

He followed her, as if walking for a long time, but also as if it was just a shortcut with two turns.

She opened the door and went in, so he had to go in too.

Standing still inside, Ji Wanling closed the door with her backhand, the lights were dim, it was her bedroom.

Gu Xinglang stood where he came in, and didn't go any further.Ji Wanling ignored him and went to the mahogany cabinet on the side.

The wooden cabinet was tall, as if it had compartments and drawers.She buried it all in, took out many things from the middle drawer one after another, and put them all on the tea table in the center of the hall.

This is Gu Xinglang's first visit to her bedroom.It's not appropriate to act rashly, he watched her go back and forth with his hands behind his back, and then looked at the interior layout.

The veil is light emerald, the green plants are abundant, and the mahogany cabinet frame is hidden in it, and Zhu Bi complements each other, creating a unique style.

There is a bow on the west wall, the whole body is silver, with red light hidden.Gu Xinglang narrowed his eyes slightly, concentrating, the color of his eyes changed.

It was Gu Xinglei's sunset bow.It's here.

"When His Majesty Xianjun was still there, I asked my father to ask for it. I only asked for this." Ji Wanling stood by the big tea table, raised her head to meet the other's gaze, and also looked at the west wall.I bowed my head again, the table was full of old things, exuding an old atmosphere,

"The rest of these belonged to brother Lei and me in the past. They are scattered, but there are not many. That kite was burned in March, you should know."

Gu Xinglang hesitated a little, and walked over.The table was full of old objects, half of which he had seen before.

"All these years," you have relied on them, and you have suffered from them, and the words came to your lips, but you couldn't get out, "Why bother."

"It's really bitter." Ji Wanling continued to look at those old things, "It's so bitter that the whole world is gray, and the four seasons are like autumn and winter."

Gu Xinglang felt tight in his chest.Everything about Gu Xinglei in this world, from what he does to things, comes into his heart as soon as he sees it.And he and she each suffered too much grievance for this name due to different reasons.

"It will get better." Ruan Xueyin said that time is the best cure.She also said that she would work with him to find the answer to Fengtingguan.

"Everyone says that." Ji Wanling said slowly, her tone like moonlight, "Sister Yue came to visit me at this time last year, and I don't know how many times she persuaded me to look forward. I met Chai Yinuo in the imperial garden a few days ago, and he also Say, look ahead."

She looked up at him, "But what's ahead. Looking back, it's the past, looking forward, it's still the past. He's gone. You're not here either."

Gu Xinglang rummaged through all the sage books he had read in the past twenty years, but couldn't find a word or word to answer the words in front of him.

"I'm very sorry."

"You're sorry. Since the rumors started in the first year of Jing Hong, you've been sorry since then. It has nothing to do with you. What are you sorry for?"

"Third brother passed away, you are hurt; rumors point to me, you are troubled. I am responsible for everything that has nothing to do with it."

She suddenly smiled, seemingly sad, but also relieved.

half an hour.

"Now let me tell you, I am willing to look forward." She took a step forward, stretched out her right hand, and gently pulled his left hand, "What about you?"

Gu Xinglang's left hand trembled slightly.

There are reed leaves and water in Ji Wanling's eyes, which washes away the moonlight and rushes forward wrapped in the youth of thousands of days.He stared at the shadows of reed leaves under water, moonlight, and the air gradually stagnated, as did time.

She raised her left hand again to her waist, and lightly pulled the belt, the emerald green skirt was about to rippling like spring water.

Gu Xinglang finally reacted, he raised his right hand and pressed her left hand,
"Until I figure out a countermeasure, I will take good care of you." He lowered his eyes and looked at the emerald skirts on the ground, "But it's not like this. Wanling, I'm sorry."

　Green Zijin, Youyouwoxin.Even if I don't go, Zining won't have the sound?

　　Qingqingzipei, I think for a while.Even if I don't go, Zining won't come?
　　Xi Xi pick up in the city of Xi Que.Not seeing each other for a day is like March!

　　- "Book of Songs, Zheng Feng, Zijin"

　　
　
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