Gong Xue has bandits

Chapter 45 Birthday Banquet

The night was as cool as water, and the sky was full of fireworks. In front of the Fengguo Mansion, there was an endless stream of guests, and it was festive and lively.

Fu Yuanzhi came with his father. After sitting down for a long time, he never saw Wen Renjun in the crowd. With a thought, he got up gracefully and quietly found Ruan Xiaomei who was welcoming guests.

"Aunt Mei, the dress you are wearing today is so beautiful, it makes you look radiant, just like when I went to the banquet with my father ten years ago, but I have grown up, but Aunt Mei is getting younger and younger. What's the point?"

Ruan Xiaomei was welcoming the guests in the front hall, chatting with a group of wives from aristocratic families, she was already impatient, she was very happy to see Fu Yuanzhi: "The reason is simple, you are the child who has a flattering mouth, saying Something to make you happy."

"Where, in front of Aunt Mei, I'm the most honest." Fu Yuanzhi said with a smile, his handsome face was as clear as jade under the lamp, and his elegance was unrivaled, causing many ladies from aristocratic families to look over, but he suddenly lowered his voice : "By the way, Aunt Mei, why don't you see Ah Jun?"

Ruan Xiaomei said: "Maybe she should change clothes in the room, she will come out later, yesterday she talked with someone until late at night, and today she went out early in the morning, I don't know what she is busy with..."

"Talking with someone until late at night?" Fu Yuanzhi's brows twitched.

"Yeah, isn't it the Junior Brother Luo that she brought back? He asked me to heal the wound on his face. The two of us couldn't finish talking together. We made an appointment again early this morning and said that we would pick out gifts for me. , so mysterious, I don’t know about these children..."

Ruan Xiaomei stopped abruptly in the middle of her conversation, realized something, and hurriedly said: "Far, far away, no... You should go and take a seat, Ah Jun should come out soon."

But it was already late, Fu Yuanzhi stood under the lamp, no expression could be seen on his handsome face, he was silent for a moment, then raised his sleeves lightly: "Okay, I understand, then Aunt Mei, you should do your work first."

He turned and walked away, with a lonely back, with some indescribable frustration, Ruan Xiaomei was annoyed on the spot, and raised her hand to slap her mouth: "Age is like a dog, Ruan Xiaomei, why don't you have a long memory when you are old? Your mouth really deserves to be slapped!"

During the banquet, wine was mixed and fireworks were brilliant, but after the song and dance ended on the high stage, Wen Renjun didn't show up.

Wen Renjing sat in the first seat, and his expression became a little displeased. Just as he was about to call the butler over and send someone to remind him, a flute sounded on the high platform, and the shadow of the lamp appeared leisurely, attracting everyone's attention——

It was a shadow play!

This thing is fresh, and the folks love it the most. It has never appeared in the mansion over the years. It is all self-supporting actors who arrange songs and dances to add to the fun. It is the first time to sing shadow puppetry like today. It is also considered unique and interesting. up.

Behind the white curtain, a little man appeared on a tall horse. He looked like he was dressed as a son of a noble family, and he went out to play. Among the willows in the spring breeze, he met a girl standing under a tree with a horse. She was dressed in red and had long eyebrows, bright and sassy. The son of the aristocratic family was stunned, fell in love at first sight, and never forgot it for a long time.

Wen Renjing's eyes moved in the seat, and Ruan Xiaomei who was next to him also happened to look at him, and the two saw the answer from each other's eyes at the same time, and said in unison: "This, is this?"

Many years ago, the first time Wen Renjing met Ruan Xiaomei was like this.

At that time, they all arrived in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River. Wen Renjing was traveling alone, but Ruan Xiaomei was not. She followed a group of brothers and sisters. To be precise, they were thirteen teenagers and girls. They formed the "Thirteen Sleeves" In the name of the two, join hands to enter the rivers and lakes.

Ruan Xiaomei is the twelfth among them. She is young, pretty, and has a sharp temper. Everyone loves her and calls her "Little Twelve" affectionately.

The name "Thirteen Sleeves" does not have a deep meaning, because there are too many injustices in the world, but too few people who dare to take care of them. They are fledgling young girls who are not afraid of anything. With a sincere heart, they are Be the "sleeve" that dares to cover the sky and the sun, and the "hand" that dares to act chivalrously.

Therefore, wherever they go, the thirteen leaders will rob the rich and help the poor, punish evil and promote good, and take care of local injustice.

Any bully landlord who receives their "Iron Sleeve Order" will be terrified and frightened, because it means that you are being targeted by the thirteen leaders, and they are going to teach you a lesson, and let you do what you have done in your life. Bad things pay the price.

That year, when the spring breeze blew the willows, Wen Renjing happened to come to the same small town as Shisanxiu and participated in the same thing.

There was a retired official in that town, surnamed Gou, who had some friendship with Wenren's family. Wenrenjing called him "Shibo". At that time, he traveled here and was entertained by Master Gou. Stayed for a few nights.

Wen Renjing only knew that Gou Shibo was very kind to him, hosted banquets and entertained him, and was considerate and thoughtful, but he didn't know that this Lord Gou had a very bad reputation in the local area, and everyone spurned him behind his back as "Master Dog"!
Because he not only acted like a domineering and oppressed the local people, but the most frightening thing was that he raised a pool of crocodiles as a hobby, and bought many local orphans and beggars to feed his precious crocodiles. Goodness.

On Wen Renjing's first night in Gou's house, Gou's mansion received an iron sleeve order. The words on it were awe-inspiring, saying that he wanted to destroy the world's evil spirits and make Lord Gou and a pool of crocodiles in his mansion wait. Thirteen sleeves I will definitely visit on a moonlit night and wash the crocodile pond with blood.

Mr. Gou was terrified, he pretended to be innocent in front of Wen Renjing, he only said that he kept some crocodiles, although it was a special hobby, but he didn't provoke anyone, it was so good, how could he provoke such a scary Jianghu forces.

Wen Renjing was young and intelligent. Although he was an unarmed scholar, he had a strong chest and a very bright mind. He was especially good at mecha haganjutsu. He made many interesting gadgets by himself when he was in the mansion.

This time, seeing Gou Shibo encountering disaster, he couldn't help but had an idea, and whispered in Mr. Gou's ear, telling the magic way to relieve the crisis.

Sure enough, on a moonlit night a few days later, Thirteenth Sleeve sneaked into the Gou Mansion next to the crocodile pond, and was caught in a single net.

It was an organ cage made by Wen Renjing, once triggered, it was impossible to escape, and he took down the prestigious Thirteen Sisters in the rivers and lakes without a single soldier from the Gou family.

Mr. Gou let go of the big stone in his heart, and he was very pleased with himself, and he praised his nephew for his skills, but Wen Renjing was dumbfounded when he saw the bright red dress glaring at him in the iron cage.

It was night, he sneaked to the iron cage, and when he heard Ruan Xiaomei's questioning in the cage, he just woke up like a dream, and knew that he was helping the tyrant to do evil, and it was a big mistake.

Thirteen sleeves were hit by his organ technique, not only were they trapped, but their internal strength was also temporarily lost due to the drug. Lord Gou would take them out at dawn and parade them in the streets to show the prestige of the Gou family.

Wen Renjing regretted his mistake, immediately untied the trap, and quietly released the thirteen sleeves in the cage. It would take twelve hours for the drug they had been poisoned to dissipate and fully recover their internal strength.

Wen Renjing said, let them escape from the Gou Mansion first, and leave the rest to him. He will definitely atone for his sins, make up for his mistakes, wash the crocodile pond with blood, and get rid of the scourge of cannibalism.

After the matter is completed, he will leave Gou's mansion, go to the outskirts of the city to find them, and give them the tails of a few crocodiles for inspection to prove that what he said is true.

Before Thirteen Sleeves left, Ruan Xiaomei looked back and looked, the night wind was blowing, Wen Renjing was standing under the moon, he was a handsome young man with delicate features, unparalleled demeanor.

She suddenly turned around and ran, her dress fluttering. Under Wen Renjing's surprised eyes, she reached out to give him a high-five. Under the starry night, she laughed crisply: "Then it's settled. Tomorrow evening, when things are done, you must come to the outskirts of the city." Find me... No, find us, me, we will wait for you, see you there!"

His heart fluttered throughout his life, most of all when he was young, Wen Renjing became intoxicated with this high five, and his soul fell into an extremely gorgeous dream, with fresh clothes and angry horses, vigorously, and he never wanted to wake up.

Feng Guogong's mansion, the melodious music, green mountains and green waters, on the white curtain, the performance has reached the outskirts of the city, at dusk, thirteen young girls are guarding under the tree, looking forward, waiting for the little boy to come with the crocodile tail , Go to the appointment and promise.

It's a pity that after waiting left and right, the twilight merged and the setting sun shattered the golden ground, the handsome young man still did not appear.

Among the thirteen sleeves, a young man holding a piano sat on the ground. After playing a piece, he said solemnly: "Let's go, he won't come."

The eldest brother also nodded and sighed: "A frail scholar, ignorant of martial arts and powerless, how can we kill a pool of crocodiles? I think we should..."

Before he could finish his sentence, at the end of the setting sun, there was a handsome figure running towards him panting. The eyes of the red-clothed girl in the thirteen sleeves lit up, she was very excited: "He's here, he's here! He didn't lie to us!"

As soon as the person came to him, before he had time to say a word, he sat down on the ground, sweating profusely and shook off the burden in his arms, "I'm exhausted, I'm exhausted, these tails are really heavy... ..."

Thirteen sleeves leaned forward and took a look, and there were really a few bloody crocodile tails in the scattered bundle. Everyone was shocked and asked the young master how he did it.

The little boy sat on the ground, fanning himself with his hand, and smiled slyly: "I made some sulfur and saltpeter, made some gunpowder, and directly blew up the crocodile pond. Now the Gou Mansion is in chaos, who knows?" I didn't care about me, so I took the opportunity to say goodbye, and the 'Master Dog' even gave me a bag of silver. When I left the city, I distributed it directly to the little beggars at the city gate, so it was too late..."

This smug tone made the girl in red next to her laugh. She knelt down, took out her handkerchief, wiped the young master's sweat carefully, and praised him for being smart and quick-witted. The three sleeves are inferior.

The stern young man playing the piano listened, turned his head away slightly, pursed his thin lips tightly, and did not say a word.

At that time, dusk enveloped the sky, the grass and trees in the outskirts of the city swayed with the wind, the flowers were fragrant, and the world was peaceful and peaceful.

The young man suddenly held the hand of the girl in red. The two of them had picturesque silhouettes and their eyes met. He said, "I will go on the road with you, wandering the rivers and lakes, fighting for justice, okay?"

With a sound of ding, the string music played, the lights faded, and the shadow puppet show came to an end, leaving an infinite aftertaste and a long aftertaste.

The audience fell silent, and then bursts of applause broke out.

"Well, it's wonderful, and the play is really good!"

"Exciting and wonderful, how come it's over, I haven't seen enough!"

"What a chivalrous man, he lives happily ever after. It turns out that the shadow puppetry is so beautiful. Today is a real treat!"

……

In the first seat, Wen Renjing and Ruan Xiaomei quietly moistened their eyes and looked at each other, as if they had returned to the most exciting youth in their life after passing through the years.

They held each other's hand under the desk, their hearts were ups and downs, the time was long, a big dream in the rivers and lakes, a period of deep love, dogs in white clothes, wind blowing the hills, in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.

The flute at the beginning of the shadow puppet show sounded again on the stage. Under the moonlight, two figures came out from behind the white curtain and stood in front of the crowd, singing and smiling. The girl was dressed in bright red, and the boy was dressed in a handsome blue shirt , as if walking down from that shadow play.

The clear moon enveloped the high platform, the young man held the flute, and the young girl danced the sword. The two moved with the wind, looked at each other and smiled, and had an unusual tacit understanding. The couple, amazed the audience and made everyone go crazy for a while.

Fu Yuanzhi on the seat suddenly clenched his hands, his eyes filled with disbelief, his lips moved, and he stared at the two people who cooperated tacitly on the stage.

When the sword dance was over, the red-clothed girl turned around lightly, grabbed the sword gracefully, knelt down on one knee, cupped her hands at Ruan Xiaomei who was seated in the front seat, and said with a smile: "Ah Jun congratulates mother on her birthday, congratulations to mother Dear Blessing Haishou Mountain, the Beitang is luxuriant, every day is joyful and worry-free.”

The moonlight shone on her body, her clear eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and her whole body was overflowing with aura, revealing an indescribably charming beauty.

The whole audience was stunned, before recovering, Wen Renjing got up from the crowd, clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay, okay, you have a heart! You are indeed the fifth girl of my family, and you are full of your mother's demeanor. This gift is unique and interesting. Meaningful, well delivered!"

Following this praise, everyone applauded and applauded as if they had just woken up from a dream. They were full of praise for this sword dance and the shadow puppet show just now. They never expected that it would be Miss Fifth's elaborate masterpiece.

Amidst the amazed voice, the other eldest lady in the first seat frowned, her face was very ugly, and Wen Renshu next to her wrung her handkerchief unwillingly, and said in a low voice, "In order to show off, you actually turned the academy His younger brother has also been brought into the mansion, making some messy folk things, really throwing away the style of the family, without any shame!"

On the stage, Wen Renjun's red dress was fluttering with the wind, her heart was ups and downs. She had never received such a compliment from her father. She was very excited for a moment, and looked at Luo Qiuchi beside him. He was holding a flute in his hand, and he winked at her Blinking, the two looked at each other and smiled.

All these small movements fell into Fu Yuan's quiet and delicate eyes in the audience.

He slowly poured himself a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it down, his gaze cold.

After a feast, the guests had a great time, the Fengguo Mansion hadn't been this lively for a long time.

Late at night after the banquet, when Wen Renjun went to see Luo Qiuchi out of the mansion, he was still faintly excited at the door, his eyes bright as stars: "I really didn't expect that Daddy would praise me like this, he even picked a lot of food for me just now Well, I look good in a red dress, and your mother looked pretty bright when she was young, let me wear more bright clothes, learn a few more sword dances, and stop being locked in the room like a nerd all the time. ... have you seen it, have you seen it all?"

Luo Qiuchi smiled, looked at Wen Renjun dancing excitedly, reached out and rubbed her head, and said softly: "I see, I have seen it all, you did a good job today, and I have to praise my memory. I taught you the sword move, you learned it in half a day, you are so clever, how could your father not like it?"

Wen Renjun's long eyelashes trembled, and she stared blankly at Luo Qiuchi, with an indescribable feeling in her heart, she suddenly opened her arms and hugged him.

Flying in red, she looks like a chivalrous woman who walks the rivers and lakes without restraint.

"Thank you, thank you very much, without you, all the good things tonight would not belong to me, I would never shine in front of so many people, and I would never be recognized by my father...I am so happy, I am really happy today!"

The girl in his arms was slender and soft, a small ball, but it filled Luo Qiuchi's whole heart and brought him bursts of warmth. He raised the corners of his lips slightly, stretched out his hand little by little, and gently embraced Luo Qiuchi's arms people.

"It's good to be happy, and I'm also very happy... very very."

In the dark place inside the door, a handsome figure has not moved for a long time, alone, with gloomy and cold eyes, watching the scene outside the door quietly.

Under the moon, Wen Renjun let go of Luo Qiuchi, took out the two ceramic dolls from his bosom, waved them in front of Luo Qiuchi's eyes, and said with a smile, "This is for you, Brother Little Camel."

"This is mine, little monkey sister, let's have one for each of us, okay?"

Luo Qiuchi took the naive boy and smiled: "Okay, but...you should be right."

He took the girl in Wen Renjun's hand, and gave her his own. He exchanged his eyebrows and said with a smile: "This is right, what do you think?"

Wen Renjun was stared at by his dark eyes, his heart was beating, his face flushed, and he lowered his head: "Okay, that's it, it's good to hold each other's hands..."

Luo Qiuchi carefully put the girl into his arms, smiled at Wen Renjun, and said casually as the green shirt fluttered, "By the way, what color hairpin do you like?"

"Hairpin?" Wen Renjun looked up.

Luo Qiuchi smiled and said nothing, the night wind brushed his long hair, and the moonlight added a bit of handsomeness, Wen Renjun looked at him, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly understood - night tour with candles!

That grand meeting is a rule set by Chen Yuanshou. Before the lake tour, there is another link, that is, the male and female disciples——

Give each other hairpins.

Because swimming in the lake must be a man and a woman, so in this way, each chooses a companion who wants to swim in the lake together. Both men and women can send hairpins. If the person you send accepts your hairpin and returns it Giving you a hairpin means that you have accepted your invitation. The two of you have successfully paired up, and you can go boating on the lake together, recite poems and compose poems, and enjoy the scenery of epiphyllum in the center of the lake.

Therefore, every disciple must prepare a hairpin before participating in the candle-holding night tour, which represents a special meaning.

In front of the gate of Duke Feng's mansion, the moon is as clear as frost, and the ground is silvery white. Wen Renjun's dress is swaying, so soft and moving.

She lowered her head shyly: "Swallow grass is like Bisi, I like...the bicolor hairpin."

"Well, I remember." Luo Qiuchi smiled softly, as gentle as promised.

After he left, Wen Renjun suddenly remembered something, and shouted in the wind: "Ah, you haven't told me what color you like?"

It's a pity that the handsome figure has disappeared into the night, leaving only Wen Renjun by the independent door. After a long time, he smiled: "Swallow grass is like blue silk, and Qin Sang's low green branches... I want blue, then I want to be green." You want the green one."

She looked up at the moon, her heart and eyes were full of joy, but she didn't know that there was someone across the door who was also looking at the clear moon with her, but her mood was like a spring breeze, like a cold winter.

Fu Yuanzhi lowered his head slightly, looked at the palm prints in his hands, and a wry smile appeared on his lips: "Swallow grass is like green silk, and Qin Sang has low green branches. When the king's arms return to the sun, when the concubine is heartbroken..."

Close your eyes, your clothes are stained with dew, and a touch of coldness floats into the wind.

(End of this chapter)