Xie An's wife, Liu Dan, heard the ethereal recorder music in the backyard, and said in surprise: "King Huanye is here to visit!" He took two old maids and hurried to the front yard through the Listening to Rain Corridor.
Entering the hall from the side door, raising the curtain and looking across the curtain, I saw that the flute player was not Huan Yi, but a young and beautiful man. He was as handsome and refreshing as when she first met Xie An. Mrs. Xie was very surprised and looked down.
He asked the waiter: "Who is this boy?"
The waiter replied: "Qian Tang and Chen Caozhi."
Mrs. Xie's heart was moved. She had known that Qian Tang and Chen Caozhi were A'li's good friends. She had also heard about the Lu family's girl's bitter love for Chen Caozhi, but she didn't expect that Chen Caozhi was such a handsome man with no makeup or pink air.
, who could play such a good tune even more, asked: "Where is Dao Yun?"
The waiter pointed to the small room on the left and said, "Mrs. Daoyun is over there."
Mrs. Xie nodded, walked lightly into the small room in the side hall, and saw Xie Daoyun kneeling on the banquet beside the curtain, with the banana leaf qin lying across her knees, stroking the strings with her long fingers, thoughtfully. At this time, outside the curtain,
The sound of the flute has stopped——
Waiting on the catkins behind Xie Daoyun, Yin Feng and the two maids saw the arrival of the three mistresses and hurriedly asked for a gift, but were stopped by Mrs. Xie Liu Dan. Mrs. Xie quietly knelt down beside Xie Daoyun and looked at her favorite niece with a smile.
Her expression was half-smiling but not smiling, her eyes were filled with emotion, and she was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice her aunt's arrival for a long time.
At this time, I heard Xie Wan in the hall say: "No wonder King Huanye praised him highly, his music is of the highest quality."
Xi Chao was also filled with admiration and said: "Have Wan Shigong ever seen the "Picture of Huan Yi Presenting a Flute" painted by Wei Xie? The painting is also wonderful."
Xie Wanxi talked freely and loved calligraphy and painting. Although his calligraphy was not as good as his brother Nai's, he was still a showman. He said, "I once heard Wang Jinglun talk about this painting. Wang Jinglun praised it very much. I just don't know where this painting is now?"
Xi Chao looked at Chen Caozhi and said with a smile: "I'm at Zuo Min Shangshu Lu Zuyan's place. Wan Shigong and Chen Zizhong will go to Lu Mansion to ask for the painting someday."
Xie Wan also looked at Chen Caozhi and said with a smile: "Jin Xi has ulterior motives."
Xi Chao said: "The beauty of a gentleman's adulthood."
Xie Wandao: "In that case, why don't Xi join the army and go with Cao Zhi?"
Xi Chao said: "I want to go with Zizhong, but I am afraid that Lu Zuyan will disappear behind closed doors. If Wan Shigong can go with him, there will be no such danger."
Xie Wan laughed loudly: "Xi Canjun is a person whom Duke Huan relies heavily on. How dare Erlu underestimate you! Forget it, I only went to appreciate the paintings, so I am meeting you at the right time."
Xi Chao laughed and said: "Tomorrow is a good day for Huan Zhongdao and Princess Xin'an. I will be busy with government affairs the day after tomorrow and will not be able to spare time. I will attend the Dazhongzheng examination on the 18th, so I will visit the Lu Mansion on the afternoon of the 19th.
The ninth day is a holiday, what does Mr. Wan Shi think?"
Xie Wan nodded and said: "As Xi Shenjun said, I have already seen how eloquent you can be, and passing the examination of Dazhongzheng is a piece of cake."
Xie Daoyun in the small room heard that his fourth uncle was going to help Chen Caozhi visit Lu Na. Although he smiled slightly, he was inevitably a little bitter. Suddenly he heard someone say in his ear: "Yuanzi, what are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought?"
Xie Daoyun was startled, and when he saw it was his third aunt, Mrs. Liu, he pouted and said, "Third aunt is scaring people!"
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan smiled and said, "It's you who are rude. You ignored your aunt when she came in."
The third aunt is usually the most humorous and good-tempered. Xie Daoyun pursed her lips and smiled, bowed her hands in an upright manner, and said: "My niece Daoyun welcomes the third aunt."
However, Mrs. Xie shushed again and lowered her voice: "Quietly, don't startle the people in the hall." She waved Liu Xu and others to leave, and asked slowly: "A Yuan, the person who played the flute just now was Qian Tang.
Chen Caozhi?"
Xie Daoyun had a delicate heart and knew his third aunt's intention immediately, so he calmly said: "Yes, it's Chen Caozhi and Chen Zizhong, a good friend of A'li. This man is quite talented, especially good at music. He was often heard when he was a classmate in Wujun.
Recorder song.”
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan looked at her niece with a smile and said, "Since we are classmates, it doesn't hurt to invite him in to meet her later."
Xie Daoyun said with a reserved smile: "Third aunt, when I was studying in Wu County, I was wearing a silk scarf and a jacket. I am a handsome young man. This Chen Caozhi never knew that I was a woman and called me brother Yingtai. If I want to see him, I have to change
Just put on men's clothes and put on makeup."
Xie Daoyun responded with ease, and his words and demeanor were flawless. However, Mrs. Xie Liu Dan knew this extremely smart niece very well. Thinking of Daoyun's polite rejection of the marriage proposal from a descendant of a wealthy family, who else could it be if it wasn't for this Chen Caozhi? Chen Caozhi already
He is handsome and talented. Not to mention other things, this wonderful clarinet piece alone has captured most of Dao Yun's soul. Dao Yun loves music as much as his uncle An Shi. Well, I remember, she was there on the first day of the twelfth lunar month four years ago.
She and A'E took a boat overnight to go back to Dongshan in Kuaiji, and came back a few days later. That time, they heard Quan Li Quan Chang Shi talk about Huan Yi's gift of the flute, so A Yuan asked A'E to accompany her to meet Chen Cao.
I have never forgotten the recorder that I played, and I have never forgotten it, so I went on a study tour to Wu County. Now I understand that this is all because of Chen Caozhi!
At this time, I suddenly heard Xie Wan in the hall outside the curtain saying to Chen Caozhi: "Caozhi is living in Gu Zhongcheng's house now? Is it comfortable? You and A'er are good friends, and I also like your clear conversation and music.
How about moving to Wuyi Lane and living in A'e's courtyard?"
When Xie Daoyun heard this, his body suddenly tensed up and he held his breath, but he heard the third aunt beside him laughing and saying in a low voice: "The fourth child is really confused!"
Xie Daoyun didn't care about what his third aunt said. He listened attentively to Chen Caozhi's answer. He felt that Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment and replied: "Thank you Wan Shigong for your kindness. I live very comfortably in the Gu Mansion. Wan Shigong loves me to talk with you."
Music, the juniors will come as soon as they are called."
Xie Wan smiled and said: "Although Cao Zhi is from the Chen family in Yingchuan, he has moved south for more than a hundred years, so he is half Wu. He may not be used to the food of the northerners."
Hearing Chen Caozhi's polite refusal with his own ears, Xie Daoyun's straight waist visibly softened, and she felt heavy sadness in her heart. She forced a smile and said to Mrs. Xie Liu Dan: "Back then, Lu Wan fell ill after eating cheese at Director Wang's house.
People from the south and people from the north dare not have a banquet at the same table."
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan looked at this arrogant, competitive, strong and face-saving niece and said: "Ah Ke is very strict in choosing friends. Ah Ke made friends with Chen Caozhi when he was still from a humble family. This shows that Chen Caozhi is very capable."
——" The topic changed and he asked: "Yuanzi, do you think there will be a good outcome between Chen Caozhi and the Lu girl?"
A Yuan, Yuan Zi, is Mrs. Xie’s nickname for Xie Daoyun.
Xie Daoyun quickly got rid of her depression. If Chen Caozhi lived in the Xie Mansion, it would be inconvenient for her to meet him. But if he lived in the Gu Mansion, she could wear a turban and see Chen Caozhi——
Hearing the third aunt ask this question, Xie Daoyun replied: "There will be good results. Didn't the third aunt see that both the fourth uncle and Xi Canjun are willing to become adults?"
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan was a little surprised when she heard Xie Daoyun's answer. Liu Dan was a daughter of a well-known family, straightforward and heroic, and had extraordinary knowledge. Xie An loved her, respected her, and feared her. In the past, when she was in Dongshan, Mrs.
Xie An was only allowed to watch it for a moment. Even if the curtain was closed and he was not allowed to watch anymore, saying that he was "fearing of damaging his virtue", Xie An had no choice but to laugh and stop.
Mrs. Xie was too lazy to make excuses with her niece and asked bluntly: "Yuanzi, do you like this Chen Caozhi?"
Xie Daoyun was on guard for a long time and said in surprise: "Why did my third aunt say this? Could it be that Chen Caozhi and I, who were once classmates, must like him? It's really unreasonable!"
Mrs. Xie asked: "Then why did you refuse the marriage proposals of so many high-ranking disciples?"
Xie Daoyun said: "Chen Zizhong wants to marry a girl from the Lu family. What does my rejection of those suitors have to do with Chen Zizhong? It's just that those people are hard to fall in love with. I just want to talk. If the conversation is good, that's it. But it's chaotic.
, they only copy Wang Bi and He Yan’s words, which is ridiculous!”
Mrs. Xie knew that she couldn't argue with her niece, so she said: "You are sharp-tongued. I won't argue with you. I just want to ask, do you like Chen Caozhi? If so, maybe I, as your aunt, can do it."
To help you, please don’t say that the Chen family in Qiantang is of low origin. The Xie family in Chen County was just an ordinary noble family before crossing south from Yongjia. When your uncle proposed marriage to the Zhuge family in Langya, he was declined. The Zhuge family thought that my Xie family’s family was worthy of me.
If you don't join the Zhuge family, look at it, less than forty years ago, isn't Zhuge Zeng thinking about marrying you day and night? How do you know that the Qiantang Chen family won't be able to be promoted to a high family in the future?"
Mrs. Xie's words were not pretentious and she knew how to change. She was very insightful. Xie Daoyun smiled and said: "If Lu Shi, the Minister of the Fifth Army, had the insight of his third aunt, Chen Zizhong would not have invited my fourth uncle and Xi to join the army.
Helped."
Mrs. Xie said: "I just believe in Ah Wei and your vision, especially you. You are the talented daughter of my Xie family, the Xie family's Zhilan Yushu, Ah Wei is Yushu, and you are Zhilan. You have already despised the children of the family."
I only appreciate Chen Caozhi. My aunt believes you are not wrong. Chen Caozhi is not a creature in the pond. Today’s world is not peaceful and happy. Chen Caozhi has a chance to stand out.——Yuanzi, you said I
Is that correct?"
Xie Daoyun said: "Three uncles, mother and daughter are outstanding, and even third uncle admires them very much. Of course they are right, but my appreciation of Chen Caozhi does not necessarily mean that I like him——"
"You are so stubborn!" Mrs. Xie Liu Dan smiled and shook her head: "Yuanzi, I watched you grow up. Although you have a deep mind, I can still guess six or seven points. You are because of the Lu family."
The girl comes first, right? What are you afraid of first, and you’re not married yet, so why can’t you fight for it? If you are less than 100 years old, if you like it, fight for it. Don’t regret it for the rest of your life. No one dares to laugh at you if you win the Lu family’s girl. If the Lu family’s family is not here, I will thank you.
Under the Lu family, it will be very honorable to win against the Lu family."
"If you are less than a hundred years old, you have to fight for it if you like it." Even Xie Daoyun was surprised by the shocking words of the third aunt. At this time, he heard Xi Chao, Chen Caozhi and others saying goodbye in the hall, and the fourth uncle's father sent them out. The lively hall
Soon there was silence——
Xie Daoyun lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her eyes to look at her caring third aunt, shook her head and said: "Third aunt, I really just admire Chen Caozhi, not like him."
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan sighed and said: "A Yuan, you are too arrogant! In fact, men appreciate each other, and when a woman appreciates a man, doesn't it mean she likes him?"