Yijuan cloud

Chapter 25 Unexpected Reunion

Zhong Ming was always doing the errands such as serving pen and ink, but he called me over for some reason.

Although I was slightly surprised, since it was the person in front of the prince who ordered me, I had no choice but to say "yes", pick up the stationery and follow him.

As soon as I went out, the rain and cold wind hit my face.

I was still wearing single clothes, and I didn't feel it during the day. Now I just felt the chill was coming, and I couldn't help but shiver. I wanted to go back and put on some clothes, but I couldn't care less.

The two maids at the door had already prepared rain gear. They picked up Zhong Ming and me and left under their umbrellas.

Walking along the way, every part of the temple was dim and dark. The only place where the monks' dormitory was was brightly lit, and faint laughter could be heard from inside.

As I got closer, I saw a post a few steps away.

The guards were all wearing light armor and carrying swords. The rain was coming down hard, but they remained motionless. The guards were so strict that it was scary.

The porch at the door was full of people, including guards, eunuchs, and servants.

I just thought I was meeting the prince alone, but I didn't want to go to the dinner. I felt a little uneasy, but the maid had already drawn the curtain, so I had to follow Zhong Ming into the room.

This monk's residence is extremely spacious, with elegant and simple furnishings.

King Yi sits in the middle, with seats on both sides.

On the lower left side is a middle-aged man in purple clothes, drinking tea, and his posture looks quite coy.

I think this person is the guarding eunuch, Tang Shou.

Two young eunuchs stood behind him, and two palace ladies knelt beside the table to serve tea.

Sitting on one side with Tang Shou was a monk, who should be the abbot of Chengen Temple.

On the right are two generals wearing light armor.

Needless to say Mr. Fan, he is the deputy general, and the older one is naturally General Chang Da.

Beside them stood an armored guard. Although they were not wearing swords, they were intimidating.

Comparing the left and right, I found that King Yi was the most relaxing.

He rested his chin with one hand in a leisurely manner, and played with a string of white jade rosary beads with the other hand.

I only took a quick glance when I entered the door. I quickly lowered my eyebrows and followed Zhong Ming.

Zhong Ming bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the paper and ink are here."

When Zhong Ming was speaking, I noticed Master Fan's gaze.

Mr. Fan was sitting on my right side, so I looked at him out of the corner of my eye. I saw his eyes wide open, his lips pressed tightly, his hands on the table clenched into fists, and he looked straight at me in shock.

He didn't know that I was also going out with the army, so he would be surprised when he suddenly saw me.

But he has gone through this behavior. Everyone present is a person, and in the eyes of others, it is inevitable to make people suspicious.

I glanced at him fiercely, and he was looking at me closely. He was stunned for a moment, came to his senses, and immediately lowered his head to drink the tea.

"it is good!"

King Yi's voice suddenly sounded in the room. I was not prepared, I was startled, and I quickly calmed down.

I heard him laugh loudly again: "Quickly prepare paper and ink for Eunuch Tang and General Fan!"

His voice was much louder than usual, implying a hint of frivolity and dissoluteness.

Without any time to think about it, Zhong Ming came over and took out a few pieces of paper and two pens. He stretched out his hand and gestured in Mr. Fan's direction: "Go and prepare them for General Fan."

I hurriedly walked over, knelt down and sat beside Mr. Fan's desk with my eyebrows lowered and my head lowered.

After laying out the paper and putting down the pen and ink, I was about to get up when I heard Prince Yi shouting: "You stay and serve General Fan's pen and ink!"

I knew he was being ordered, so I quickly stood up, bowed and said "yes", then knelt down again.

Prince Yi smiled and said: "You two try this ink from me. It is a treasured old ink. It is difficult to see such pure ink on the market now." The great eunuch Tang Shou chuckled and said: "Su Wenyi Wang is a man of many talents and is a well-known, wealthy and idle man. How can we understand these four treasures of the study when we are busy with worldly affairs all day long? Since the prince said it is good, it must be excellent."

While talking and laughing, the maids beside him had begun to grind, and Zhong Ming was preparing for King Yi.

I also took the ink stick and concentrated on grinding the ink for Mr. Fan.

When the grinding was almost finished, Mr. Fan said respectfully to General Chang, "I wonder what words the general wants to leave behind?"

General Chang put down his tea cup, thought for a moment, and said, "It's raining tonight, and I'm sleeping in the temple, so let's keep the 'Rain Strengthens the Power'."

As soon as he finished speaking, Prince Yi clapped his hands and said with a smile: "The general is so humble. He can't speak in Chinese yet, but his words are good! General Fan, please write them down quickly."

I laughed wildly in my belly, but tried my best to keep my face calm, thinking to myself: "I didn't know he was such a slippery flattery when socializing."

Then he thought, no wonder he didn't let General Chang prepare pen and ink, but instead prepared pen and ink for the deputy general. It turned out that General Chang was a rough man who couldn't even write, so he asked Mr. Fan to do it for him.

Mr. Fan took the pen and wrote two words. Suddenly it rolled up and threw it away. I had to lay down the paper for him again.

He was still sitting upright and holding the pen. When I leaned in front of him, he stared at me with his eyes. His expression was clearly asking me why I was here. I also stared at him and said in my heart: " Why can’t I be here?”

He exhaled from his nose, straightened his face, and concentrated on writing.

I first wrote the words General Chang, put them aside, meditated for a moment, and then wrote two words.

The ink is indeed the right shade, and it falls off the paper like paint.

His handwriting is just like the person he is. These two words are written extremely freely and uninhibitedly, with iron hooks and silver hooks that penetrate the back of the paper.

I took the pen and arranged the stationery indifferently, but my ears were already feeling warm.

At this time, King Yi and Tang Shou also finished writing. King Yi ordered each of them to take a piece of writing for everyone to read.

Just as I was about to reach out for General Chang's "Yu Zhuang Shiwei", Mr. Fan had already picked up the piece of paper and handed it to the guard behind him.

I had to take the "Yunqi" one.

Standing in the middle of the room and showing it to everyone, King Yi commented on the word Mr. Fan and said, "I wonder what the word "General Fan" means?"

Mr. Fan stood up, bowed, and said in a deep voice:

"The prince proposed to leave a message for Cheng'en Temple. I thought it was rare to have a moment of leisure during the march, and the clouds started to rain, so I wrote a famous poem from Buddha."

King Yi nodded in admiration and said: "Walking to a water-poor place, sit down and watch the clouds rise. Good! This is a Zen poem, and it lives in the Buddha's land, and it has Zen principles. I admire it! I admire it! There is no wine today. If there is wine, I will respect you. One drink for you.”

Mr. Fan just said lightly, "My lord, you are so complimentary" and went back to sit down.

On the contrary, King Yi laughed a little sarcastically.

Unexpectedly, the eunuch Tang Shou stood up and walked towards me.

After walking in front of me, he leaned over and read Mr. Fan's handwriting carefully.

But I felt his eyes falling on my face.

He was very close to me, and the high-pitched sound made it even more uncomfortable to hear.

He smiled and said: "Your Majesty is so elegant, but it's a pity that he came to the wrong place. In order to avoid household chores, he followed everyone to fight. This is not a good place, and there are no elegant people."

As he said that, he changed the topic and suddenly asked me: "Where is this little girl from?"

My heart skipped a beat, and I tried my best not to show my face, and said in a deep voice: "I am a slave from Yangzhou."

"There are beauties from the south of the Yangtze River. When my family was selecting beautiful girls for the emperor, we went to Yangzhou once, and I still remember it fresh. Our family was orphaned when we were young, but we seem to remember that our ancestors came from the Jiangnan area."

King Yi clapped his hands and laughed a few times, and said, "Sure enough, she should bring Eunuch Tang a cup of tea."

"Hmm...hahahaha." Tang Shou smiled and walked back to the desk and sat down.

I was still stunned when King Yi shouted: "Hurry up and go!"

(End of this chapter)