When the showers began to subside, Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan took Lu Weirui away from Waguan Temple and returned to the city. They also bought sheep kidneys, cistanche deserticola and other foods according to the dietary prescriptions written by Chen Caozhi. They stewed them for Lu Na to eat that night. After fifteen years of being a vegetarian, she felt like vomiting when she smelled this yang gen medicated diet. Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan tearfully asked her husband to eat it, saying that this was Ge Xianweng's secret recipe, and she must try it no matter what, and insist on taking it for half a year——
Lu Na also knew his wife's inner sorrow, but he thought that the infertility was because his wife was weak, so it was unreasonable for him to take this medicinal meal now. He just couldn't bear to offend his wife, so he reluctantly ate a bowl of yokan medicinal meal. After he was full, he came to the study to write and relax. Zhang Wenwan naturally accompanied him, but he saw his daughter Lu Weirui and several maids busily searching for paintings and calligraphy. What was he looking for? The answer was that he was looking for the portraits of two uncles.
Lu Na asked strangely: "Rui'er is not good at figure painting, why are you looking for that portrait?"
Zhang Wenwan replied on behalf of Lu Weirui: "It is said that those two portraits were painted by Cao Buxing. I have long wanted to pay my respects."
Cao Buxing was a famous painter in the Eastern Wu Dynasty. He was good at painting dragons and portraits. Later generations called him the Four Great Masters of the Six Dynasties together with Gu Kaizhi, Zhang Sengyao and Lu Tanwei. It wrote: "Cao Buxing, a painter from Jiangzuo, used 5,000 feet of silk to paint a portrait. His mind was quick and his hands were weak, and he finished it in a moment. The head, face, hands, feet, chest, shoulders, and back were all in perfect proportion. This is extremely difficult, and only Bu Xing can do it. Of."
Lu Na said: "It was painted by Cao Buxing in his later years. When Duke Heng and Duke Shilong were weak, their reputations were already well-known. However, the two portraits are not here. They are stored in the second brother's house." He ordered people to go. The painting was obtained from the Shangshu Mansion in Mainland China, and it turned out to be a large silk scroll, depicting Lu Ji and Lu Yun, who are extraordinary and handsome. Their head, face, hands, feet, shoulders and back are all in perfect proportion, and are the same size as a real person. Such portraits are really rare.
Lu Weirui said that she wanted to take the painting and appreciate it carefully, but Lu Na didn't take it seriously and only told him to take good care of it and not to deface the painting.
Early the next morning, Banli was ordered to deliver these two large silk scroll paintings to the Gu Mansion. When he met Chen Caozhi driving an ox cart out, Chen Caozhi asked Banli to hand the scroll to Gu Kaizhi. He was now going to join the army for Xi. Gao Shizhong Seeing him off, accompanying Xi Chao on his way south were the newlyweds Huan Ji of Linhe County and Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County.
More than a hundred people from Jiankang's civil servants and military officials, starting from King Sima Yu of Kuaiji, gathered in the new pavilion to see off Xi Chao, Gao Song and Huan Ji. The new pavilion is located fifteen miles south of Jiankang City, facing the river to the west. The terrain is dangerous and the scenery is magnificent. , is a place for farewells, farewells, and banquets. The "Weeping in the New Pavilion" painted by Gu Kaizhi is here.
There were too many people seeing off Xi Chao and Huan Ji, so Chen Caozhi did not join in the fun and stood aside leisurely. Suddenly he heard someone calling from behind: "Master Chen——"
Chen Caozhi turned around and saw Jiang Sixuan, the general guarding the army. He immediately thanked him for the generous gift. It was not easy to live in Jiankang. The land price was ten times that of other places, and it was priceless but not marketable——
Jiang Si Let’s talk for a while, but then we learn that Mr. Chen paints Buddha statues for Waguan Temple! How can we let you go so easily when we meet today? How about a round of talk with me in the pavilion halfway up the mountain, Mr. Chen?”
When Chen Caozhi looked towards Xi Chao, Jiang Sixuan said: "Farewell lies in understanding each other. Isn't it necessary to walk shoulder to shoulder, break willows and shed tears?"
Jin people are free and easy and do not adhere to secular etiquette. Chen Caozhi smiled and asked: "Does Jiang Hujun have chess equipment?"
Jiang Sixuan said: "It is always available in the bullock cart." He ordered his servants to carry the chessboard and chess box to the pavilion halfway up the mountain.
The new pavilion faces the river on one side and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The southern mountain is flat, and roads are accessible from here. The pavilion on the middle of the mountain is not high, only a few dozen feet away from the bottom of the mountain. There is a platform covering several acres. The land is of great shape, and you can have an overview of the beauty of the mountains and rivers. There are many chrysanthemums in the new pavilion, so this platform is the best place to enjoy chrysanthemums, so it is called Chrysanthemum Terrace. In autumn and winter, chrysanthemums bloom all around the half-mountain pavilion, with gold and jade floating on it.
Jiang Sixuan and Chen Caozhi were sitting on the pavilion halfway up the mountain, playing chess with Wen Ping. After about twenty games, a man in white robe came up and sat on one side, watching the chess game silently.
Chen Cao took a look and saw that it was Wang Xianzhi. He nodded slightly, continued to play chess without making any pleasantries.
At the foot of the mountain, Xi Chao, Huan Ji and Gao Song said goodbye to everyone and were about to leave. Xi Chao asked if they had seen Chen Cao Zhi. Someone pointed to the pavilion halfway up the mountain and said that Chen Cao Zhi and Jiang Sixuan were playing chess on the pavilion. Watching the game was Wang Xianzhi, who also said that Jiang Sixuan offered forty acres of land along the Qinhuai River in exchange for a volume of Chen Cao's chess records——
Xi Chao laughed and said to Sima Yu, King of Kuaiji: "Chen Zizhong can be said to have a good way of making money."
Sima Yu also laughed, but asked: "Xi joined the army, why didn't Chen Caozhi go to Gushu with you this time?"
Xi Chao said: "Don't you know, Your Majesty, that Chen Caozhi and Gu Kaizhi painted Buddha statues for Waguan Temple? This is an act of immeasurable merit. Naturally, they will go to Xifu after he completes the painting." What he thought in his heart was: "Chen Caozhi wants to do this." To make friends and become famous, if you want to become the figure that Duke Huan needs to balance the forces of all parties, you should stay in Jiankang for a longer time, so there is no rush to go to Xifu——"
At this time, Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, who had already got on the carriage, suddenly burst into tears. The maids on the left and right were all panicked and could not comfort them. They hurriedly came to report to King Sima Yu of Kuaiji. Sima Yu suddenly felt that his head was as big as a bucket. , I don’t know what this daughter is going to do. After ten days of marriage with Huan Ji, the couple did not exchange a word. Concubine Xu, the biological mother of Princess Xin’an, once quietly asked the princess’s personal maid, and the maid said that Duke Huan County He and the princess only slept in the same room once, and before midnight, Duke Huan slammed the door and left in anger——
Hearing Princess Xin'an's cries, Huan Ji remained indifferent with a cold face. If it weren't for his uncle Huan Mi's stern warning and Xi Chao's dissuasion, he would have gone back to Jingzhou alone. Such a seemingly noble but actually unworthy woman married Unfortunately, his father Huan Wen relied on the King of Kuaiji, and the marriage between the two families was not something that Huan Ji could resist. No matter what, the marriage had to be maintained.
Sima Yu walked to his daughter Princess Xin'an's carriage and asked, "Daofu, why are you crying?"
Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, sobbed: "When I think of the long way to go, the mountains and mountains, and the difficulty of seeing my father and mother, I can't help but feel sad, wuwuwu——"
Sima Yu breathed a sigh of relief and consoled him: "Jingzhou is not that far away. Duke Huan is now in town in Gushu. You can follow Zhongdao to live in Gushu in the future. Gushu is only a few days' journey from Jiankang, so it is very convenient to return to Ning." "
Sima Daofu said: "I really can't bear to leave Jiankang, and I allow you to go up to the Chrysanthemum Terrace to have another look at Jiankang City."
How could Sima Yu refuse to agree to his daughter's request, so he told Huan Ji and Xi Chao, and personally accompanied his daughter Sima Daofu to the Chrysanthemum Terrace without letting the maidservants follow.
It rained heavily yesterday, but it is sunny today. The spring is bright, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, the new pavilion is green and green, and the Yangtze River not far away is rushing.
Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, wore a high bun and a pure white wedding dress. She walked up the stairs and had fluttering skirts. She looked quite graceful.
Sima Yu couldn't walk as fast as his daughter and said, "Daofu, this chrysanthemum terrace is only halfway up the mountain. How can you see Jiankang City more than ten miles away!"
Sima Daofu stopped, pointed sideways at the river not far away, and said: "Father, this river is going to flow through Jiankang, right? Jingzhou is also close to the river. In the future, when children miss their relatives, they will send their thoughts on the riverside.
, I wish Jiankang’s relatives well.”
Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji, was a man who valued mysteries and mysteries. Hearing his daughter's words, he was immediately moved. He stepped forward and patted the back of his daughter's hand gently, saying: "Fu'er, when a girl grows up, she must have
From your husband’s family, your parents can’t accompany you all your life and get along well with Zhongdao——”
Sima Daofu sneered: "Father, there is nothing wrong with a girl having a husband, but why did my father betroth me to a soldier?"
"Blessing!" Sima Yu said displeasedly: "Don't mention the word 'Bing Jiazi' again. Duke Huanjun is deeply jealous of it."
Sima Daofu fell silent, and Sima Yu said again: "Longkang Huan's family has a distinguished family, Duke Huanjun holds a high title, and is the pillar of the country, and Zhongdao's mother is your aunt Princess Nankang, why should I wrong you!
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Sima Daofu said: "It is said that the Taiyuan Wang family once rejected the Huan family's proposal. Are we, the Sima royal family, not as good as the Taiyuan Wang family?"
Sima Yu sighed in his heart: "The status of the aristocratic families is indeed more stable than that of the royal family. Even if dynasties change, they still need the support of the aristocratic families. Didn't Qin and Yan in the north also try their best to win over the Boling Cui family and the Fan Yang Lu family? And the Sima family
Except for the southern branch, all those in the north have been slaughtered."
Of course, Sima Yu couldn't say this to his daughter, but just said: "The Taiyuan Wang family has another reason for refusing to marry. It's not that they look down on the Huan family. Well, the chrysanthemum terrace has arrived. Jiang Hujun, Chen Caozhi, and Wang Xianzhi are all on the pavilion.
Don't stop talking nonsense, you can't ignore the dignity of our Sima family, you are already the wife of the Huan family, so you can take care of yourself."
Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, pursed her lips and responded: "Yes." He looked up at the two handsome men on the mountain pavilion. Chen Caozhi was wearing a natural color Ge shirt, with a straight lacquer crown, large sleeves and light cage.
Upright; the other one should be Wang Xianzhi, who is wearing a white silk singlet. Compared with Chen Caozhi, Rong Zhifengyi can be called a moment of excellence. The two of them sit on the pavilion, looking at each other as if they are immortals——
As for the grey-bearded Jiang Sixuan, Princess Xin'an turned a blind eye. She thought: "I heard that these two handsome men Chen Caozhi and Wang Xianzhi came to this chrysanthemum terrace in Banshan Pavilion. These two people are so beautiful, it is pleasing to the eye to see them."
, Alas, why can’t I, Sima Daofu, marry such a handsome and talented man? I am the royal princess! Wang Xianzhi has married his cousin. It seems that Chen Caozhi must marry a girl from the Lu family.
But he refuses to marry, well, that’s good——”
Chen Caozhi saw the Prince of Kuaiji and his daughter coming up the mountain, and thought to himself: "I didn't expect Princess Xin'an to go to the Chrysanthemum Terrace before leaving. She will definitely see Wang Xianzhi this time. Could it be that she is really destined to have a bad fate?"
