Chapter 43 Chapter Four: Maitreya Comes to the South

Xie’s manor in Niaoyi Lane is only comparable in size to the Wang’s house on the opposite door. It is divided into five gardens: east, south, west, north, and middle. The southeast two gardens are built on the north bank of the Qinhuai River. The view of the river and both banks is the most beautiful. The middle garden is the Four Seasons Garden. The Wangguan Pavilion in it is the place where Xie An conducts daily affairs, so it has the most lofty status in the house. The North Garden is where the gate entrance square is located. The Songbai Hall is the most important and magnificent building. , are received within the scope of the North Park.The guest building where Yan Fei has been lying unconscious for a hundred days is the east wing of a quadrangle courtyard located in the southwest corner of the North Garden, and the reception hall where Gao Yan waits for him is the main hall in the north of the quadrangle courtyard.

There are hundreds of people in the Xie family, plus more than 200 guards, servants and servants. Most of them live in the East, South and West Gardens, divided into houses and departments. Because of Xie An's preferences, the Xie family mansion, which covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres, is full of the atmosphere of pursuing nature and fun.And use mountains, rocks, forests, springs and ponds to create a natural interest, gather stones to divert water, plant forests and open streams, fully show the relationship between mountains, water, forests, stones, distance, height, and seclusion. The layout is ingenious, and in a limited space , creating an infinite poetic and picturesque feeling, as if it were natural.The trees can cover the clouds, and the hanging vines can let the wind and smoke pass in and out.The sheep's bowel path seems to be blocked and connected, with peaks and springs, winding and straight, and beautiful scenery emerges endlessly.

Being in such a beautiful garden, Yan Fei couldn't help but put aside all the troubles of the sinister world outside, but he also felt that Xie An shouldered the heavy burden of maintaining his family status, and he couldn't come and go as freely as he did. No wonder Xie An envied him It's going to kill me. Heavy snow changed Xie's house into new snow-white clothes. When Yan Fei stepped on the nine-curved corridor that runs through the Northeast Garden, roaming across the East, North, and Middle Gardens, Xie's famous Wangsu Pond, like the name of the pool, washed his heart away. vulgar.

Liang Dingdu was obviously a talkative young man, so Yan Fei had no choice but to respond casually.Suddenly there was a burst of laughter in front of him, Liang Ding hurriedly led Yan Fei aside, and said in a low voice: "It's Miss Xiu, let's make way first." Yan Fei looked at the other end of the Jiuqu Bridge across the pool, and saw four or five men and women approaching happily. Surprisingly, his eyesight didn't seem to be affected by the loss of internal strength, and he seemed to see more nuances than before. Over a distance of more than ten feet, he could still see a delicate and delicate beauty in front of him. A young man walked across the bridge surrounded by stars like the moon.

When they got closer, they knew that the four men were all descendants of high-ranking families, all of them smoked their clothes and shaved their faces, wore powdered powder and painted them with red, and wore strange clothes. All kinds of light furs, two of them wear purple sachets around their waists, and one has a flowered towel tucked around their waists, full of the habit of dudes competing for vanity. Compared with himself and Liang Dingdu, they are like people living in different worlds. The girl wears a purplish red cloak on the outside, a jacket on the inside, and a crimson bisque knotted satin skirt. The head knot is from bottom to top, and the bun is gradually shrinking. She walks lightly and has a graceful appearance. Common little beauties.

No wonder the four young men are vying to please, chasing skirts in a veritable fashion. A few men and women didn't know what good topic to talk about, talking loudly and happily.The woman just smiled and said nothing, and there was a hint of disdainful and haughty smile on the corner of Xiaoxiang's lips. When they saw Yan Fei, they probably regarded Yan Fei as a guard like Liang Dingdu. The man only glanced at her, and then his attention returned to the beautiful woman.On the contrary, when the beauty saw Yan Fei, she looked at Yan Fei intently, but she didn't speak or express anything in the end, she didn't look back, and her skirt fluttered gracefully amidst Liang Dingdu's salute and greetings.

Liang Dingdu still stared blankly at the moving back of the woman, took a deep breath and said: "Miss Xiu is the daughter of our Young Master Xuan, and I thank the family to count her as the prettiest." After Yan Fei came from Chang'an, he was still in love with any beautiful woman, and joked: You are not secretly in love with your young lady, are you? Liang Ding was taken aback, until he saw clearly that there was no one on the left or right, he lowered his voice and begged for mercy: Don't say it again.What kind of role am I?I don't even dare to think about it in my heart, if people find out, they will be punished with a stick at least, and at worst they will be expelled from the house.

Yan Fei was a little bored, Liang Dingdu's reaction and words not only made him feel the separation between master and servant in the high school, but also the difference between barren people and Jin people.Can't help but miss Bianhuangji again, which is not only a lawless world, but also allows free competition, and the competition is determined by ability rather than fame and status. In this regard, Liu Yu is closer to the barren. Xie An's carriage was about to drive out of the mansion, when it met Xie Shi who came back, the latter hurriedly dismounted, came to the side of the carriage, and said, "Where is Second Brother going?"

Xie An raised the curtain, revealing a tired and pale face with deep frown, and said in a deep voice: "Things are very bad, I want to go to the palace immediately to see the emperor." Xie Shi had never seen Xie An's solemn expression as if a catastrophe was imminent, and his handsome demeanor, which was always talking and laughing, was completely different.He said in amazement: What happened? Xie An shook his head and smiled wryly: Zhu Bugui just arrived in Jiankang, Fan Ning secretly sent someone to inform me, so we know about it.The emperor did not consult with me on the construction of Maitreya Temple, but secretly appropriated the treasury to pay the funds. I still pretended to turn a blind eye, thinking that I could use other means to deal with Zhu Bugui, but Jiang Hailiu dared to betray me. Made me miss a move, alas!How did you think that Da Sima would die of illness suddenly?

Fan Ning is an advising doctor of the imperial court, a close confidant of Sima Yao, who has always supported Xie An, and even Wang Guobao's uncle, who is upright and does not help his relatives. Xie Shi's expression changed: Second brother is going to see the emperor? Xie An replied calmly, and said softly: Do you have a better way? Xie Shi was startled and said: "Which second brother is not the one who fell into Huan Xuan's treacherous scheme?" Xie An heard Huan Xuan's name, and snorted coldly: "Only from Jiang Hailiu's betrayal, we can already know that Huan Xuan has the intention of rebellion. Of course he wants me to confront the emperor head-on, but I will just follow the plan and let the situation develop like this." If Sima Yao thinks that Sima Daozi has enough power to deal with Huan Xuan, taking advantage of Huan Xuan's dominance of Jingzhou, let Sima Yao make a choice. From today onwards, I, Xie An, will ignore the affairs of the court.

Xie Shi gasped, unable to speak for a while.Xie An's persistence in this matter was indeed beyond his expectation. Xie An smiled calmly, as if he had made up his mind, and said calmly: I have no choice, and Sima Yao has no choice either.Instead of sitting and waiting to die, I'd better put all my eggs in one basket and see if I can avoid this catastrophe.I know my own business, I, Xie An, have not much time left, I hope to make the best fight and arrangement for you, the family will depend on you in the future! After saying that, he lowered the curtain and drove the carriage out of the house, leaving Xie Shi dumbfounded. Gao Yan still looked like a fool, without any etiquette, sitting half squatting and half kneeling in a corner of the guest reception hall in a rather unnatural posture, watching Yan Fei sit down with him every other time, he smiled at Liang Dingdu : This little brother, please help me, Brother Yan and I have a private matter to talk about. Liang Ding frowned displeasedly, looked at Yan Fei, saw the latter nodding, had no choice but to say to Gao Yan: "My name is Liang Dingdu, I'm not a little brother."After finishing speaking, he reluctantly withdrew from Xuanwai. Gao Yan couldn't help laughing and said: "What is the Xie family as Yan Fei?"Is it a bad ghost scholar?To send a nursing home to protect you.His grandma, every time I come to visit you, a bastard who only knows how to sleep, he follows me like a slinger, and only allows me to walk through the side door path, so tired that I can never meet Xie Zhongxiu's famous little beauty . Hearing his habit of speaking in foul language, Yan Fei felt familiar and familiar, and said: You don't seem to know that I have lost all my internal strength, and even a person with low martial arts like you can take care of me. Gao Yancard laughed, and immediately covered the mouth that made the strange noise, as if he was afraid of being too incongruous with the quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the hall.He giggled and said, "Don't lie to me. You should know that I, Gao Yan, was deceived by others."Just look at your pair of tricks, your expression is better than before, when you came in just now, you were still walking like a tiger, not like the way I was floating when I finished dating a girl, ha!Are you as relaxed and easy as going to a brothel?Even if you can't die, you have to become half a useless person.Huh!What are you handing over your hand for?I'm not interested in masculinity. Yan Fei said in a bad mood: Facts speak louder than words. I am not giving you my hand to feel twice, but to let you feel my pulse and prove that I have indeed lost my inner strength. Then you don't have to rely on me anymore, because I have no ability to earn you. child. Gao Yan's expression changed slightly, he looked him up and down, but he didn't dare to check his pulse, and said: "Quickly take your hand away, we won't talk about discouragement anymore."ha!Everyone is a brother, a brother is a brother, and nothing will change. Today is different from the past, and I have many benefits for you. There was warmth in Yan Fei's heart, and he did not misunderstand Gao Yan, this kid's heart was far more kind than his appearance.He said lightly: Why don't you go back to Bianhuangji? Gao Yan immediately became excited, and said: "I haven't spent all the money in my bag, what are you doing when you go back?"Although the world is big, I am sure that there is no place comparable to the Qinhuai River. If you want good wine, there is good wine, and if you want girls, you can have girls. For a brother, all your expenses here are covered by Lao Tzu. Although Yan Fei was not lustful, he could hear the wine bugs squirming and thought, although he had been to Jiankang before, he had never tried to listen to music and drink at a flower boat, so he couldn't help being moved.Dao: Let's talk about it tonight.Any news about Pang Yi? Gao Yan was surprised: Didn't Pang Yi come to visit you?Seeing that you look like a living dead, he still left behind the kitchen knife, which is a treasure that he carried with him, and prepared it as your funeral object, but he didn't realize that it was useless. Yan Fei frowned and said: I'm serious! Gao Yan spread his arms and surrendered: I still seem to be a little afraid of you, can't you just joke around?Most of these so-called high-ranking people do not joke easily.laugh!Although I am here, I am still doing my old job, and I know the news of the frontier waste like the back of my hand.I heard that Pang Yi was the first batch of barren people to return to Bianhuangji, and he was starting to rebuild the first floor that was burned into a pile of black charcoal.Damn, let's see if he still needs to use wood to build the house this time, the current situation of Bian Huangji is much more complicated!Everyone is vying to get a piece of the action there. Yan Fei breathed a sigh of relief, Pang Yi did not have any accidents beyond his expectations, it is really worthy of a blessing, interrupted him: I am not interested in Bianhuangji, you have done other things here besides picking up girls What? Gao Yan shrugged his shoulders without any shame and said: Besides picking up girls, still picking up girls, what else can I do? Then he leaned over half of his body, and said mysteriously: "Brothers, I come to visit you every day. I am sincere and consistent. I really want to ask for something. Don't let me down." Yan Fei laughed dumbfounded when he heard it, and glanced at him. Gao Yan is such a person, who clearly showed his care and affection for Yan Fei in his actions, but he was afraid of letting him see through his mind, and said things vaguely to cover up his feelings. inner feelings.He said lightly: Tell me!But don't look for me if you are dancing with a knife or a sword. Now it is difficult for me to pick up Dielianhua. Gao Yandao: Having martial arts is not necessarily better than not having martial arts. Although Xie An is not familiar with martial arts, who dares not to look at his face and be a man, even though Sima Yao is the emperor's father, he is no exception.And whoever knows martial arts, let him catch up with the battlefield and die, alas! With a last sigh, he couldn't hide the regret in his heart for Yan Fei's loss of martial arts, which showed that he was just comforting Yan Fei, and also that he began to believe that Yan Fei's martial arts was exhausted. Gao Yan's words were not unreasonable, but they definitely did not apply to Yan Fei.First of all, he has lost the ability to protect himself from wandering around the world, and secondly, he has enemies all over the world. Now he has become a weak scholar with no power to carry a chicken, and he can only spend the rest of his life in hiding. Yan Fei smiled and said: "Life is a matter of life and death, so I don't need you to comfort me, what's the matter?"Speak up!I was suddenly so hungry that I wanted to find a restaurant outside to sacrifice my belly. Gao Yan hurriedly apologized for his smile, lowered his voice and said: Have you heard of Ji Qianqian? Yan Fei shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it before. The name is very poetic." Gao Yan coughed dryly, sat up straight, and first complained: In the Xie Mansion, I was looking for a more comfortable Hu chair, but I couldn't find it. I sat on the ground all day long, and my legs were numb from sitting, his grandma's! Yan Fei was dissatisfied and said, "Say it quickly!" Gao Yan leaned over again, and said with bright eyes: Ji Qianqian is the most famous in Jian'an, one of the two big brothels, and the chief famous prostitute of Qinhuai Tower, who is a prostitute but not a prostitute.The Yuping Terrace where she is located is the dream place for all the princes and heroes in Jiankang City to stay overnight.Her fragrant boudoir is like the holy place for all brothel prodigal sons, and of course Ji Qianqian, who is both beautiful and talented︱ Yan Fei interrupted him impatiently: I know!In short, she is gorgeous.However, from the standpoint of a friend, I have no choice but to persuade you to dispel your delusions.Self-knowledge is the most important thing to be a human being. In Jiankang, financial resources, fame and status are often discussed in everything. How old are you?If I were you, why not obediently go back to Bianhuangji, where you belong. He shook his hand again and said: I can't help with this kind of thing, even if I want to, I can't help. Gao Yan was dissatisfied and said: Are you still brothers?Before he could hear what it was, he shot like a round of random arrows, piercing his heart, damn it!I can be considered as a great help to you, who sent the jade seal to Xie Xuan for you? Yan Fei laughed dumbly and said: Didn't Xie Xuan give you a reward?In my opinion, until today, you have not been beaten up a few times, and it is all thanks to Xie Xuan's Duo'er, right? Gao Yan hit the nail on the head, and said discouragedly: Good!I don't care about you, are you willing to help? Yan Fei had nothing to do with him, and said with a wry smile: Tell me!You overwhelmed, delusional wretch! Gao Yan sighed: I dare not hide it from you, old man. My wishful thinking is not to kiss Ji Qianqian's Xiangze, but I just hope that after returning to Huangji, I can tell others that I have heard Ji Qianqian play and sing at Yupingtai. Everyone clinked glasses.In this way, I, Gao Yan, will be worth a hundred times in the brothel world, do you understand?Is this too much to ask? Yan Fei couldn't resist him, and said: I am listening attentively, although I know it is difficult to help. Seeing that Yan Fei was finally persuaded, Gao Yan was overjoyed and said: Ever since that bastard Sima Yuanxian angered Ji Qianqian, she has been refusing to see guests, except for two people, one is the person who invited you to sleep here. Yan Fei was stunned and said: Xie An? Gao Yan said: Ji Qianqian is Xie An's goddaughter, and Xie An is the person she likes to meet the most. Yan Fei smiled wryly and said: How do you want me to help?Are you going to tell Xie An that the greatest wish in my life is to pay a visit to Ji Qianqian, but I still have to take that kid named Gao Yan with me, hoping that Mr. An can fulfill my wish? Gao Yan sighed distressedly and said: Of course not, how could he be so unskilled?One of Xie An's subordinates is Song Beifeng, who has a very good relationship with Ji Qianqian. Sometimes Xie An wants to send some delicacies to Ji Qianqian, or he needs someone to pass on the message. Maybe there is a way to lead me to meet Shang Ji Qianqian. Yan Fei smiled and said: Just one side? Gao Yan stepped on his feet and said: Of course it's not as simple as one side, alas!Damn it!Don't disturb Xie An, he is the leader of the high-ranking leaders, and we will never allow us two barbarians to insult his goddaughter. Yan Fei said: "Song Beifeng is a person who obeys Xie An's orders. Will he disturb Ji Qianqian's peace for our ridiculous demands?" Gao Yan smiled wryly and said: This is the only way out of no alternatives, as long as you can impress Song Beifeng, he will definitely make arrangements. Yan Fei casually asked: Who is the other person Ji Qianqian is willing to meet?What's the matter? Gao Yan sighed: I really envy that kid. He just ran into Ji Qianqian by chance on the street, and he won Ji Qianqian's favor, and greeted him three times at Yupingtai. However, that kid is really handsome, handsome, and Martial arts are extraordinary, in his twenties he already has superb swordsmanship, and his family background is rich. Yan Fei's heart skipped a beat, and he said: How could you know so clearly? Gao Yan proudly said: "I'm in that line of business, buying people from Qinhuai Building is just a trivial matter. Yan Fei said in a deep voice: Have you seen that person? Gao Yan said: I just heard what people said.This kid is said to be from a prominent family in the north, and he only came to Jiankang for activities more than two months ago.Don't mention that kid!I get angry when I mention it.Come on, let's go outside and have a fucking good time, and celebrate your return to the world along the way. Yan Fei's mind turned to the boy who might have won Ji Qianqian's heart. In many ways, he also matched Ren Yao. Could it be that it was really Ren Yao?