half life slave

Chapter 138

Although the winter in Nanjing is not chilling, it is often rainy and snowy, cold and damp.

The imperial decree made it clear that Tolerance is nothing more than living here leisurely, with a title of imperial concubine, and not involved in any serious business.So he arrived in Nanjing, but he went to the Yumajian to order a seat, see the palm print, and exchange a few words with his colleagues, that's all.

Everyone was polite to him, but the eyes they looked at him inevitably showed all kinds of exploration and speculation, and there was also a trace of sympathy for him in their words, a bit of regret.There were also people who came here specially to have a look at him, probably because they were very curious about what the interior would look like if he had been favored by the imperial court for 20 years, and had been inspected by the imperial envoy on behalf of the emperor several times. The description of being lonely.

Rong Yu just pretended not to notice, greeted everyone according to the etiquette, and then confessed to the palm seal that he was not in good health, and asked him to rest at home if there was nothing to do.The palm print had nothing to say, and generously let him go.

Nanjing was the capital of Dayin at the beginning of the founding of the country. Later, Emperor Taizong moved the capital, and Nanjing became the accompanying capital. There were also six departments and twelve prisons, but they were always vain.

Today, Yingtian Mansion is located in Nanjing City. This ancient capital, called Jinling, controls the great river in the north, Jubao in the south, Shibi in the west, and Zhongfu in the east. It is quite magnificent.

However, just like his embarrassing position, there is inevitably a kind of loneliness in the sky and the moon hanging in the emperor's state.

The house that Rong and entrusted someone to buy earlier is located on Sanshan Street in the city, with white walls and black tiles, reflecting the small bridge and flowing water.It is said that the former owner was a merchant of the Huizhou style, who dug a pool in the courtyard with a bit of elegance, dotted with lakes and mountains and fake stones, exquisite and unique, with overlapping peaks and peaks.Seeing that an independent courtyard in the middle was quiet and quiet, he changed it into a painting hall, and inscribed a plaque on it when he had nothing to do, which was called Huanyanzhai.

Not long after moving in, we welcomed our first old friend—Lin Sheng.As soon as they met, his eyes were filled with tears, he almost threw himself into his arms, and complained, "How could you treat me like this? I already knew that there must be a reason for you to let me go that day. dispatched here."

Lin Sheng was always able to make him laugh, Rong Yu hugged him, looked around at the greenery, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "In the early morning and evening, there is smoke and water everywhere. The stream is like training. I sleep on the waves every day, express my love for poetry and painting, and stay away from the temple. How can I describe such a happy life with two words. What a waste of money."

Lin Sheng looked around, and also laughed. After laughing, he said seriously, "You have invited yourself here. If it was according to the wishes of Long Live Lord, he would not let you come. In fact, he should also be reluctant to part with you... ...But now that you've been demoted and you're out of work, those people can let you go? To put it bluntly, they want to kill you."

Rong Yu nodded, thought for a while and told him, "I was demoted, and since then I have been far away from the capital and the emperor, and there will be no troubles. Although people are still alive, for them, there is no holy family, and those who lose power There is no difference between Lin Rongyu and death."

Lin Sheng thought for a while, and gradually understood.Rong Yu asked him about King Wu's recent situation. After chatting for a while, Lin Sheng said that he would help him sort out the things he brought.

Seeing him and Fang Yu chatting and laughing as they packed up the things they brought, Rong Yu suddenly felt a sense of peace and ease in his heart, as if he had returned to many years ago, the people around him have not changed, and some friendships have always been there.

After tidying up, Lin Sheng gave Rong Yu the bank notes and the account books he had sorted out before. At that time, he hadn't paid attention to how much money he had. Now that he looked carefully, Rong Yu was startled. .It was a huge number, and in an instant, people felt suddenly rich and honored, and at a loss as to what to do.

"You are really a rich man. Could it be that you have accumulated so much money without spending money all these years?" Fang Yu flipped over the banknotes and sighed with a smile, "It's okay this time, we can live comfortably in Stone City gone."

Lin Sheng snorted softly, "Look at your knowledge, you don't just have to worry about food and clothing. You just have to tell the lord what you want in the future, and he will definitely satisfy you. The lord has always been sloppy in spending money, and his temper has been diluted. , if he relies on himself, I'm afraid he won't be able to spend all this money in his lifetime."

Rong Yu smiled, "I used to have no place to spend, and I didn't have much opportunity to go out and buy things. Now I have leisure time. It seems that I will devote the rest of my life to how to spend all this money."

It made them all laugh, but after looking closely, they could also detect some helpless sadness in Lin Sheng's smile.

Rong Yu said to them, "Don't call me an adult in the future, it's not interesting to call me such an old name. You can call me by my first name, or brother."

The two looked at each other and readily agreed. Afterwards, Lin Sheng called him elder brother, while Fang Yu still called him by his first name.

Lin Sheng stayed with Rongyu for a few nights because he asked for leave. Later, he reluctantly went back at his urging. After that, he would come to Nanjing to see him every once in a while.

Rong He has nothing to do on weekdays, just sits in Huanyanzhai, reads and writes, and more often paints a landscape painting imagined in his heart.He concentrates on these things and often spends a day, and then he looks out of the window, and it is already dusk in the misty rain in the painting hall.

The seal incense burnt out, the moon hangs on the curtain, such a quiet day passes slowly, like the stream in front of the courtyard flowing silently, until a roll of east wind blows the willow silk in the green garden, and the spring rain soaks the fragrant grass outside the setting sun, he has put everything in the house. The painting screens are all completed, and I can stand leisurely on the corridor every day, feeling the apricot blossoms falling and the scent of swallow mud.

In such a quiet time, everything is really good, but the worry in my heart breaks out from time to time, and the leg disease that becomes more tormenting with the arrival of the Huangmei rainy season is really a bit unbearable.

The city of Nanjing has been cloudy and rainy for several days, and the daytime is fine, but as soon as night gets under the damp brocade quilt, there will be continuous soreness in the knees, which gradually evolves into a bone-biting pain, which makes people unable to sleep at night. sleep soundly.

Rong Yu often tossed and turned until dawn, restless.In the middle of the day and night, the pain was so unbearable that he had to get up and light the candle in the room to boil some hot water and take a towel to wrap his legs.

Fang Yu was disturbed by this tossing, she came in with her clothes on, and when she saw this, she hurriedly taught Rong Yu to sit on the bed, took off her brocade cloak, and pulled on a water and hot handkerchief.

"Sorry for waking you up." In the middle of the night, Rong Yu felt sorry for someone who needed someone to serve her, so he could only say sorry to her.

Fang Yu glanced at him, and said indifferently, "I couldn't sleep at first. You moved so lightly that you were afraid of disturbing me, so you could really hear it. I just happened to come out and wanted to see the apricot blossoms in the garden covered by the rain. What did you do before you saw the lights in your room turned on?"

Feeling at ease, Rong Yuyin asked her, "Do you often sleep well? Or is it because you are not used to this place." After speaking, he suddenly remembered that she is from the south, how could she not be used to it.

Fang Yu also thought of it, and laughed at his poor memory, then smiled self-deprecatingly, "You have to remember so many important things in the past, how can you remember me?"

Let the sun shine, lower your eyes and smile.Fang Yu was probably afraid of his embarrassment, so he said again, "Your leg problem is definitely not going to get better, but you can't always live by yourself like this. Later, I will go to the person in charge of the horse guard and ask for some more charcoal. It will always be able to burn it." better."

Rong Yu smiled and said no need, "It's already spring, and there is no charcoal fire for a long time. I think the rain this season is almost over, so it's okay to bear it for another two days."

Fang Yu was speechless, just stared at him, but couldn't see any anger, and sighed for a while, "You can really bear it."

"Me?" Rong Yu smiled softly, "I have lived a smooth life for the first half of my life, so there is really nothing to endure."

Fang Yu gave him a nod without hesitation, and sneered, "Really? Then how did you get the root of the disease? Why did you get demoted when you were so high-spirited and sent you here?"

Rong Yu was suffocated, unable to follow her words, lowered his head for a while, and smiled awkwardly.

"You are also an infatuated person." After a while, she suddenly said this.

Rong Yu smiled faintly, turned his head and looked away, pretending not to hear the trace of hatred in her words, and didn't ask her why she used the word "also", and who the other infatuated person was, no need to elaborate, he actually all clear.

After a few days, the weather finally cleared up, and the warm air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.Rong Yu found a wicker chair and sat in the garden, watching the reddish flowers scattered all over the ground under the bright and warm sun.

Fang Yu was cleaning the flower petals with a broom, when she saw her coming, Rong Yuwai was about to get up, but she pressed him on the chair again, and only said to let his heart bask in the sun.

"Let's add some more people, you're too tired from busy work alone." Rong Yu was really afraid that she would be tired.And I had no idea before, now I am out of the palace to live by myself, only to realize that my state of mind is really useless at this moment, and I don't know anything about household affairs.

Fang Yu shook his head, not forgetting to taunt him, "Why are you tired? There are only two people with two mouths, and you are picky eaters, and there are limited things you like to eat. It is the most trouble-free. But you, like a shopkeeper, are always in charge. I don’t even ask about the matters of the emperor. It’s really hard for you, how did you become the palm print for those years? And you still bear the name of making the most money for the emperor in the whole world. Is that person you?”

One sentence left people speechless, Rong Yu said with a shy smile, "You can heal yourself but you can't heal yourself. I'm tired all these years, so just let me be lazy."

"Are you tired of being scolded?" Fang Yu hurriedly added, and seeing his lazy and indifferent appearance, he didn't continue talking.

She swept slowly, gathered the petals in one place, then held a little bit with her hands and threw them into the water, and then stood by the pool to watch the falling flowers and the water, with a kind of melancholy and melancholy .

"Look at them, they bloomed just right on the branches yesterday, and after a night of wind and rain, they are now on the ground, thrown into the water, and don't know where they will go. Flowers are like this, and people are like this." She said suddenly, that Sigh softly, like gossamer fluttering, gently melting into the spring breeze.

"After the flowers fall, they can be sent again next year. Although people can't live again, they can always grasp the current life. The flowers fall every year and the wind and rain hurt the spring. It's better to take pity on the scenery in front of you. These thoughts come out occasionally, it depends on how you dispose of them It's gone." Rong Yu comforted him.

"How to deal with it?" She turned to look at him, lowered her eyebrows and smiled, "I'm not as broad-minded as you, and I can always let go."

Rong Yu simply smiled heartily, "I am also forced to be helpless, otherwise I will always think about those unpleasant things, and sooner or later I will vomit three liters of blood."

Fang Yu was also happy when he said it, and looked at him after a while, frowned and asked, "It's pity, have you read it carefully? Tell me, what changes have happened to me?"

Rong Yu was taken aback for a moment, and staring at her, he saw that she had combed her peony hair in a bun, which was quite complicated, and only a single step was pinned to her black ink cloud hair.

After watching for a while, he suddenly realized that she had changed the girl's hair style into a woman's style, so he smiled and told her this new discovery.

"I'm over 30 in a flash, and it's really unreasonable to comb another girl's hair." She flicked her cloud temples lightly, and asked with a smile, "Do I look good like this?"

She stood under the shade of the tree, and a ray of sunlight slanted on her face through the branches, making her face shine, a bit like the gold-plated dragon girl statue beside the Bodhisattva in the temple, colorful, But more vivid.

"Looks good." Rong and his jaw answered honestly.

She smiled brightly, stared at him for a long time, her smile gradually subsided, "It's not as good-looking as the person in your heart."

After finishing speaking, she ignored Rong Yu, picked up the broom again, and turned to sweep the rest of the fallen flowers.

The smile on her lips dissipated with her words, and a feeling of emptiness filled her heart. Turning to those falling reds, she couldn't help thinking of the boundless spring scenery of Gyeonggi thousands of miles away...

The chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms in Shanglinyuan are in full bloom, but who will accompany him to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the three springs, who will put on clothes for him when the wind blows, and stand by his side to block the cold spring for him a little.