Qingchuan History

Chapter 52

Ruan Xueyin was very convinced, "So the key to solving the problem is related to their life experiences?"

"As far as the three doors that have been opened, yes."

"Have you tried? Is it really that difficult?"

Gu Xinglang glanced at her, "I don't like wasting time, if I'm not [-]% sure, I won't try."

"So you haven't tried it once?"

"Is it important?"

Ruan Xueyin whispered, "It's not important."

He pushed the book closer to her, "Go. When I have enough experience, I will take you in."

Ruan Xueyin was overjoyed, picked up the three brick-like booklets, respectfully blessed her body, "Thank you, Your Majesty. My concubine will retire."

"where to?"

Ruan Xueyin didn't understand, "Go back and read."

"Just look here."

She looked down at the three bricks, "There are so many, I can't read them all in one night."

"Who told you to finish watching tonight? The old rules, come here at Xu o'clock every night, and you can watch it for an hour."

Ruan Xueyin was speechless: "I want to watch the stars at night, and I have nothing to do during the day, so I just read a book. As for the issue of confidentiality, palace people seldom enter my bedroom, including Yunxi. I will also pay special attention, so you can rest assured."

"First, these three booklets cannot be released from the Turning the Waves Palace, because there are no duplicates, and you can't prevent accidents; second, I want to read it too."

"Your Majesty has collected it for 12 years, haven't you finished it yet?"

I did, but——

He coughed, "Reading it and gaining insights are two different things. Sometimes you need to look it up when you think of something."

Ruan Xueyin looked at him, "I remember you have a photographic memory, don't you. If you want to check it, you need to turn the book?"

"Flipping the book and flipping the brain are two different things. Turning the brain is much more tiring, I guess you understand that."

"But I need stargazing at night, and I really can't come here every night."

In fact, if there is a third person present at this moment, you will find the above conversation very boring, because several times the topic can be ended directly, because one of the parties is clearly prepared, and he just resorted to it at this moment:
"You can look at the stars for a while and read a book for a while. Don't you do the same on the Yuehua Terrace?"

Gu Xinglang looked towards the balcony, and Ruan Xueyin followed his gaze to look, and there was an extra soft couch near the tea table where they usually sat opposite each other.

Obviously, from the very beginning when Ruan Xueyin said that she wanted to watch the stars at night and couldn't come every night, when he said the above sentence, all subsequent conversations were unnecessary.

There are only two explanations for this kind of situation where there is nothing to talk about, or a simple question is repeated over and over again: either the two parties in the conversation are not good at using their brains, or if it is two people who are originally very good at using their brains, it can only mean that they are talking to each other. Severely reduced mental capacity.

There is also more than one reason why a wise man suddenly becomes stupid, but in this case there is usually only one.

Press no table.

"Don't you want to lean on the couch and watch the stars? It's also possible here."

It took a lot of trouble.Ruan Xueyin couldn't understand.It can only be said that these three booklets are really precious to him.

"But here is flat ground, or on a high platform—"

"Don't you have a Moyu mirror? It's still short of the height of Yuehuatai?"

She was finally defeated, "I see."

Satisfied, Gu Xinglang picked up the memorial again and stopped looking at her.

Ruan Xueyin sighed, walked to the balcony and saw the soft couch, covered in ebony, the whole set of brocade cushions was covered with white ivory mat (note), and there were two ivory white satin cushions, looking upside down like the moonlight platform. much more comfortable.

She hesitated for a moment, thinking that she had to take off her shoes if she wanted to lean on it, which was really not good.So he still sat down at the tea table, thought for a while, and opened Yu Wencheng's book first.

But Gu Xinglang's voice came faintly: "No one knows how to use this soft couch except you, so it's fine if you wear shoes on it."

Ruan Xueyin raised her head suddenly, his eyes were still as bright as stars in the sky from such a long distance, quietly shining through the late summer evening wind.

This man is really annoying.A look that knows everything.

Her face was reddish, and she was quick to think: "I didn't bring the obsidian curtain tonight, and I didn't have a black jade mirror. I only read books, and I don't need it."

Gu Xinglang raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing out there just to read? There are no lights on the balcony at the moment, only moonlight and starlight, can you read clearly?"

Ruan Xueyin was stunned, and realized that this was the truth, and felt a little embarrassed to stand up immediately, and sat still, not moving for a while.

"Come in."

It was a soft and faint sound, but it was impossible to refuse.

She got up and walked in.Too obedient.

She didn't even realize it herself.

Gu Xinglang turned his head and continued to read the brochure, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

It was the beginning of August, and the daytime was still unbearably hot, but the nights were gradually getting cooler.The frivolous cool air mixed with the summer heat left over from the day has been reconciled to create a spring-like warmth.The very faint scent of orange blossom is occasionally brought over by the evening wind, which further deepens the illusion of a falling spring.

Gu Xinglang was disturbed by the faint fragrance, and finally couldn't help asking:

"You made this incense yourself?"

Ruan Xueyin was engrossed in her reading, when she vaguely heard someone speak, pulled out from the pile of rather illegible handwriting, looked at him, and replied after a moment: "Yes."

"The scent is so well-retained. I almost thought it was orange blossom the first time I smelled it."

Ruan Xueyin smiled, "It's been six months since Your Majesty saw me for the first time, how can there be orange blossoms?"

This smile is really hard to describe.Gu Xinglang considers himself a person who is very good at using words, but he can't describe this smile, he can't find any words or even metaphors.I just felt that my heart was poked by something.

"I first saw you in March. That's when the orange blossoms were first blooming."

Canonization ceremony.

Ruan Xueyin understood.

"However, it was so far away at that time, Your Majesty couldn't smell the orange blossom fragrance on my body."

She reacted suddenly, with some doubts, raised her arm and sniffed lightly, "I don't use incense during the day, and the smell on my body is left at night. Can I smell it at this distance?"

Gu Xinglang was suddenly embarrassed, "Sometimes the wind blows and you can smell it. I also smelled it in the past few days."

Strictly speaking, those few days were considered skin-to-skin relationship.Although only the hands and back.

Naturally, Ruan Xueyin also became embarrassed, and didn't know how to answer the conversation for a while.Gu Xinglang reacted quickly:

"At that time, why did you smear your face black and pretend to have scars?"

Ruan Xueyin sneered: "Your Majesty asked so directly, should the concubine tell the truth?"

Gu Xinglang looked at her meaningfully: "If you don't tell the truth at this time, you will really be considered a bully."

Ruan Xueyin thought for a while and put down the book, "The teacher told me that a person's beauty can be a good thing or a bad thing. If you don't know what it will bring you or how to use it, you might as well hide it first."

"You are not modest."

"Appearance is an objective fact, there is no need to boast or be humble, just treat it with a normal mind. We are both very good-looking, not inferior to any famous beauties in Qingchuan, this is what the teacher said."

Gu Xinglang twitched his brows slightly, "Is this also Master Ji Ji's criterion for selecting students?"

Ruan Xueyin was taken aback: "I didn't think about it. Maybe it's just a coincidence."

"But Jing Ting Ge is not hidden. I remember that when she entered Cangwu, Qingchuan was a sensation, not only because one of the two students of Jiji went down the mountain, but also because of her amazing beauty, those people in Wei Kingdom who watched her enter the city It is even said that her looks are better than their number one beauty, Shangguan Concubine."

　Note: 簟, sound diàn, summer mat.White ivory mat, mat made of white ivory. In "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes", Zhao Hede lived in the Zhaoyang Palace with white ivory mats.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)