carved heart

Chapter 72 Going to Yongping (5)
Fang Bo has a small courtyard in Shangguan's house, which is said to have been left to him by Shangguan Ren.From Zi Ye's mouth, she knew that Fang Bo and Shangguan Ren had conflicts before, but Zi Ye didn't make it clear what the conflict was.It is true that this generation does not know much about the things of the previous generation.

When Fang Bo saw Ah Yin, he was quite surprised.

Looking at the sky, he said solemnly: "I can't help you, but I can help you figure out when those nuclear carvers in the palace will return."

Ah Yin couldn't laugh or cry again, she said: "Uncle Fang, I didn't come to ask this."

Fang Bo felt a little regretful, and said: "Look at you and Shi Xin playing this way, you have a good understanding. It would be impossible for an old man like me."

Ah Yin said: "Now, come back, this junior is giving Fang Bo a gift, and I would like to ask you about the nuclear carving." She stretched out her hand from her sleeve pocket, and there was a nuclear carving in her palm.Fang Bo squinted his eyes, and his casual eyes tightened suddenly.

He asked in surprise, "Where did you get it?"

The nuclear carving in the palm is exactly a human-shaped nuclear carving, and the person who carved it was Fang Bo himself.

She smiled and said: "Back then in Hediao Town, Uncle Fang set out exam questions to find his old friend. At that time, the younger generation's skills were immature, and it was difficult to enter the elegant hall, but Uncle Fang still gave Ah Yin an invitation card, so that the younger generation had the opportunity to participate in the battle of Hei. The opportunity of the meeting is precisely because of Fang Bo, Ah Yin is here today. So I have always thought that when the craftsmanship improves, I will carve a core carving for Fang Bo."

As she said that, she smiled shyly, and said again: "I guess the nuclei carving that Uncle Fang wants should look like when he was young. I asked my master before, and I also asked Mr. Lin and Mr. Shen. If there is anything wrong with the current nuclear carving, please forgive me, Fang Bo."

It took a while for Fang Bo to come back to his senses, and said, "No, there are already nine points."

What surprised him the most was that the charm and techniques of the nuclear carving were at least [-]% similar to those of his deceased.The old man's carvings of human nuclei are also very different, especially the eyes.The carving device has five, hair file, flat file, cone, pointed cone and flat cone.And his original new knife, called the oblique knife, is specially used to carve the outside of the eyes, making it natural.

The eyes on the core carving, Fang Bo saw at the first sight that they were carved with a slanted knife, and they were still made with one knife.

He looked at Ah Yin.

A Yin said: "Before I came to Suizhou, I met a high-ranking man called Yuan Gong. He was the first to teach me the skill. There is a slanted knife in his nuclear carving utensils. I didn't understand it before, so I never learned it." Use. It is only now that I can comprehend it."

Fang Bo's palms were sweating suddenly, and he asked urgently, "Where did you meet him? And when?"

Seeing Uncle Fang's appearance like this, Ah Yin knew something in his heart, and said: "It's been almost ten years, and I'm in Gongcheng."

"He has indeed been to Gongcheng, my time in Hediao Town is not in vain..." He muttered, his cloudy eyes were glistening.Ah Yin asked, "Could it be that Fang Bo knows Yuan Gong?"

Fang Bo sighed: "It's not just that I recognize him, it's my old man. When we were young, we drank wine and carved cores, and our lives were happy, but unfortunately something happened later, he had a dispute with Pingzhi, and he disappeared since then."

A Yin was slightly startled: "Pingzhi?"

Fang Bo said again: "Pingzhi is the name of Grandfather Shixin."

Ah Yin asked, "What kind of dispute?"

Uncle Fang stared, and said angrily, "These two stubborn old men! There was a conflict without saying a word. The old man was in the middle without knowing it. Before he could react, the two of them were separated. At first, I could see him a few times. Later, I couldn’t even find anyone, and I promised me to reunite after 30 years, and it’s been 33 years in the blink of an eye.” He was so angry that his chest rose and fell, and he accidentally choked and coughed until he was out of breath.

Ah Yin quickly poured a cup of warm tea.

Fang Bo drank it, and it took him a while to calm down. He looked at Ah Yin and said, "No wonder I hit it off with a girl like you. Sometimes I always feel like I've met that stubborn old man. It seems that it's destined. You are here Where did Gongcheng meet him? How is he doing? Compared with the old man, who is younger?"

Hearing this, Ah Yin felt sad for a while, bowed his head and said: "Yuan Gong only appeared ten years ago, he had a good life, and disappeared after teaching me the nuclei carving skills."

She raised her head, Fang Bo lowered his head to drink tea, and after a long time he raised his head and said: "Old stubborn has always been elusive, now I have a chance to see the beautiful scenery in the countryside where I don't know, and I have carved stones. This old stubborn is only focused on carving stones, and has forgotten the 30-year agreement." That's all. Forget it, let him live well."

He got up suddenly and entered the room.

After a while, he turned around, with an extra brocade bag in his hand, and with his withered hands, he took out a dilapidated wooden sign, only half the size of a palm, with two carp carved on it.He said: "You gave me a nuclear carving, this is the only thing I can give you. If you have a chance to go to Yongping, if something happens, take this wooden plaque to Lao Min, and he will help you."

After that, he shook his head and said, "I'm tired and I need to rest."

Ah Yin thanked him, and Fang left.

Fang Bo looked at the nuclear carving in his hand with a dazed expression, his cloudy eyes turned red in an instant.

He didn't come three years ago, and he won't come again in the future.

Ah Yin went back to the yard, and saw that Jiang Xuan's softness had grown a lot, she asked, "Sister, where are we going?"

Ah Yin said, "Let's go to Yongping."

Jiang Xuan asked: "How long?"

Ah Yin said: "Not yet determined."

Jiang Xuan happily responded, and then asked the maid to continue tidying up.Since she is going to Yongping, it means that my sister will bypass Shangguan's house and go alone.Jiang Xuan thinks long-term, with Mu Yanghou in Yongping, maybe he won't have to come back after this trip.

A Yin closed the door, took out the small wooden box next to the pillow, opened it, and took out the twelve nuclear carvings in the wooden box one by one.

The eighteen states of nuclear carvings are eighteen nuclear carvings. The re-engraved nuclear carvings in Jiang Yang's hands are similar to those of his grandfather. It seems that whether it is the eighteen states of nuclear carvings mentioned by Shen Changtang or the nuclear carvings mentioned by Shangguan's family Eighteen states, twelve of which must be the nuclei in her hand.

Yongping in May has already entered the early summer, and the girls in the capital have already changed into thin silk and satin.The maids in the palace are no exception, carrying exquisite palace lanterns, wearing grass green chest-length skirts, and walking gracefully through the corridors in the palace.

From a distance, seeing the regular visitor in the palace, the maids bowed their heads and lowered their eyebrows and waited for the regular visitor to leave before moving on.

The maid standing at the end couldn't help but look back.

The man had black hair and dark clothes, and his figure was tall and straight, which was beyond words.

Gong'e beside her knocked on her, and said in a low voice: "Don't look, how can such a noble person like us think about it? Your Majesty has the final say on the marriage of a noble person, and the connected rooms have to be dignified."

That Gong'e replied resentfully, raised the lamp and followed the team.

The moonlight was shining tonight, a carriage was parked outside the south gate, Yan Mo and Yan Shen were both waiting beside the carriage.Since the last time when Lord Hou said that the Holy Majesty had asked him to be their male favourites, the two of them rarely entered the palace, and even if they did, they would try their best to stay away from the emperor.

The south gate opens.

Yan Mo and Yan Shen welcomed Mu Yanghou into the car.

Mu Yanghou said: "Immediately return to the residence."

There was a bit of depression in the voice.

Yan Mo and Yan Shen were familiar with Mu Yanghou at this moment, and immediately knew what was going on, so one of them got into the carriage and acted as the driver, while the other hurried back to Mu Yanghou's mansion on horseback.

In the quiet night, the carriage flew across a stream of light, leaving only the sound of the wheels reverberating in the street.

The door of Mu Yanghou's mansion was wide open.

Mrs. Shen said anxiously: "Where are the sick people? Get ready quickly." Five or six servants and maidservants in the mansion stood aside with low eyebrows.Mrs. Shen warned: "I will wait carefully for the sick, if I do not serve well, I will be punished."

The crowd responded.

Mrs. Shen looked at the door, almost wanting to see through her eyes, and said: "Why hasn't anyone come back yet? Could it be delayed on the way?" She walked back and forth for a few steps, and then said: "No, I have to let someone go and see, come! "

Before the words fell, the carriage suddenly arrived.

Mrs. Shen recognized Yu Fu's deep words, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She stepped forward: "Mingmu, you..."

An extremely depressed voice came from the carriage: "All the invisible things are delivered."

At least half of the five or six people who served the sick were blind, so Yan Mo immediately picked three of them and sent them to the black hall.At the same time, the carriage did not stop, and drove directly to the black hall.

Madam Shen was worried and sent Mother Fan who was beside her to wait outside the black hall.

Only the sound of whips and groans could be heard in the black hall. It took half an hour before it gradually stopped.The medicine men who went in to serve the sick were all dying when they came out, and Yan Shen ordered with a deadpan expression: "Take the best medicinal materials and keep them."

The three medicine men were carried away.

Mother Fan came over and asked, "Has Master Hou rested?"

Yan Shen said: "Master Hou has already rested, please tell Madam Hou that everything is well." After Madam Fan got a reply, she hurried back and told Madam Shen about Mu Yanghou's condition one by one.

Mrs. Shen heard this, and sighed: "This child is really suffering. Last year, he thought he was going to be fine, but now the seizures are more frequent, and even the days are irregular. What should we do from now on?"

Mother Fan said: "Ma'am, don't worry, maybe it will be fine when the young lady comes in."

Hearing Madam Fan mention the word "Young Madam", Madam Shen became even more melancholy.Previously, the Holy Majesty promised three marriages, no matter which girl, Mrs. Shen was very satisfied, after all, they were all well-matched, whether it was Princess Yucheng or the girl from the Li family, they were all first-class noble girls in Yongping, worthy of marriage. on her son.Last year, his son was interested in the Li family, and Mrs. Shen also liked Li Rong more and more, but the intention was the intention, but the marriage has not been finalized for a long time.If it wasn't for the disagreement with the queen mother in the palace, Mrs. Shen would have wanted to enter the palace to ask for a marriage.

She also went to Li's house a while ago to test it out. Li's house is also waiting for the emperor's marriage.

Mrs. Shen knew that Li Rong, the daughter-in-law, would not be able to run away, but she didn't marry her because she was afraid that her son would go back on his word and not marry again.

Mother Fan said: "Madam, please don't worry. Miss Li was in danger in Gongcheng before, didn't Master Hou rush over there? Master Hou has this kind of thought, and he also cares about Miss Li's family."

Mrs. Shen could only think so.

She sighed, and said: "It's rare for this kid Mingmu to come back. I don't know what he's busy in Yongping these days. He leaves early every day and returns late."

Mother Fan laughed and said, "Master Hou is a person who does big things, so it's natural that he's busy with big things."

When Shen Changtang woke up, it was already after the third watch.

He called the boy in.

The little boy said: "Master Hou, the hot soup is ready." Shen Changtang said lightly "Yes", took off his bloody clothes, soaked in the soup, changed into a clean toga with large sleeves, and then left the black hall. Back to the courtyard where I usually live.

There was a boy kneeling on the ground making tea.

Shen Changtang smelled the tea lightly, only then did he feel his strength return.There is a saying that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.That's his current situation.I have tasted the taste of Ah Yin before, but now whenever a strange disease occurs, I can't help but think of her.In this way, lust is fueled even more.The strange disease that could be cured by one medicine man in the past has now been added to three people.

Shen Changtang put down his teacup and said, "Call Yanmo and Yanshen to come in."

The little boy took the order and removed the teacup as well.

Yan Mo and Yan Shen entered the room.

Shen Changtang asked: "Have things been settled?"

Yan Shen said: "Reporting to Lord Hou, Yuan Gong's reputation has spread, and now everyone in Suizhou knows that Miss Yin had a master before she came to Shangguan's house, who was also called Yuan Gong, and he was a ghostly craftsman with extremely poor craftsmanship. " Speaking of this, Yan Shen couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Shen Changtang, and said in a low voice: "There are so many masters that Miss Yin worships later are also called Yuan Gong, and the two Yuan Gongs are used for confusion. We can find the first Duke Yuan."

Yan Shen sighed inwardly.

In the past, Master Hou would never disobey the will of the Holy Majesty, as long as it was the will of the Holy Majesty, no matter whether it was a mountain of swords or a sea of ​​fire, Lord Hou would obey it.Now for the sake of Miss Yin, it was the first time that he secretly opposed the Holy Majesty.

I don't know if this will lead to a catastrophe...

At this moment, Shen Changtang looked at Yan Mo.

Yan Mo said: "If you go back to Lord Marquis, Yongping's affairs have been settled. Miss Yin's entourage and servants have arrived in Yongping, and everything has been arranged in secret. Sun Shilang also replied that it was Yin The girl has already set off, and she didn't go with the Shangguan family."

Shen Changtang asked, "What road did you take?"

"It takes about [-] days to reach Yongping by water."

Shen Changtang did the math, 20 days, 20 more days to see her.

Royal Palace.

"Report to Your Majesty, there is news from Suizhou, the master of the Yin family, Yuan Gong."

The emperor stood by the window with his hands behind his back.

"It is said that it is because the Yin family is so famous that someone followed the clues to find Duke Yuan who lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests." Si Teng asked, "My lord, what should be done with the bones of Yin's grandfather now?"

The emperor said: "Keep it for now, and immediately send someone to Suizhou to invite Duke Yuan here."

The emperor snorted coldly.

"Hiding for so many years, now it's over."

Fan Haohe has already received the news that his eldest daughter will be at Chenjiang Wharf in the next few days.He led some entourages one day in advance and waited near Chenjiang Wharf.After getting off at Chenjiang Wharf, it took another two days in a carriage to arrive at Yongping, the capital of the Daxing Dynasty.

Fan Hao counted the time and thought that it was almost time, so he brought a group of people to wait on the pier.

Chenjiang Wharf is the closest wharf to Yongping, and now is a good time, and many servants of noble families who are traveling are also waiting on the wharf.Seeing Fan Haohe and others from a distance, looking at each other, I couldn't help being curious when I saw this posture, this gentleman has a good face, and I don't know which family from Yongping he is.

Those people all nodded one after another, and they should say hello to show their goodwill.

Fan Haohe also nodded slightly, and scanned the people around him, he was clear in his heart, and could clearly distinguish which family they were from Yongping.Seeing Fan Haohe's full posture, those people thought that he came from the palace. Now the person who picked him up asked who was the prince who was traveling in private, and his eyes couldn't help adding a bit of respect.

Fan Hao stood still and waited for the boat.

At this moment, his heart was a little blissful, but before it floated on his face, he was suppressed by himself again.Two years ago, I would never have thought that I would be where I am today. At that time, he was just a small vendor, selling cheap nuclear carvings to make a living. Fortunately, he met Miss Yin, and since then he has been promoted step by step.

He knew very well that he was the person next to Miss Yin, and his every move represented Miss Yin's face, and he always warned himself not to take chances, and to do everything well in a down-to-earth manner.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, before seeing the boat, Fan Haohe tilted his head slightly and asked, "Is everything in the house ready?"

A follower said: "It's all done according to your wishes, Mr. Fan."

Fan Haohe nodded and said, "That's good. The eldest girl of our family doesn't like excitement, and Diaohe also likes quietness. The cicadas on the tree must be caught away. Miss Jiang likes sweets, and the kitchen must be prepared as soon as possible. Two Once the girl comes home, everything must be right."

The entourage said: "Don't worry, Mr. Fan, everything is done."

As if thinking of something, Fan Haohe said again: "Is there anyone still watching outside these few days?"

He came to Yongping ahead of time to do things. After buying the house, furniture and other things, he found that there were always people sneaking outside for a long time.As a newcomer, Fan Haohe didn't know who it was, so he just ordered to take precautions in the mansion.Later, half a month later, the sneaky people outside appeared only every now and then, and they didn't look malicious.

He asked someone to inquire, only to find out that it was the owner of Yueming County.

The head of Yueming County is Mu Yanghou's cousin.

Fan Haohe couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he planned to wait for Ah Yin to come before asking her for instructions.

The entourage said: "It's still there."

Fan Haohe said: "Strengthen precautions, and wait until the big girl comes to talk about everything."

Ships approach the pier.

Fan Haohe recognized the boat, raised his hand, and several attendants followed immediately, respectfully welcoming the owner who stepped off the boat.The servants waiting around couldn't help but look curiously, wanting to know what kind of person it was.

But I saw a man dressed as a maid came down and stood on the pier.

Then came out a peach-red figure, wearing a horse-faced skirt and a playful bun, and with the support of the maid, stepped off the boat in two steps.

Everyone bowed their heads slightly when they saw the majestic Lang Jun stepping forward.

Immediately, everyone was a little disappointed.

(End of this chapter)