Qingchuan History

Chapter 239

In the sixth year of Jinghong, on November 22, the Wei State Mission returned to Cangwu, and it was almost evening on the eve of departure.

"If I were you, I would find a chance to go back to Pengxi Mountain."

Unitary time.Mingguang Terrace.The evening in late autumn is always sudden and sudden, the sun sinks quickly, even if there is a sunset like today, the sky is darkening rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.The one who speaks is Jingting Song.

This is not the first time she has said this.On the way to cook Yudian that day, she also said it.

Ruan Xueyin understood what she meant.

If in the past they overlooked certain issues and certain details due to years of companionship and the blindness of the teacher-student relationship, then they should go back to find the answer if they have questions and confusion now.

At least a confirmation lead.

"I'm here on official business, and I only have five days to spare. With such a team, I have to bring them back to Cangwu. Otherwise, I want to go back. It's been five years." She looked at the layers of green bricks in the city. The roof tiles are hidden in the shadow of the twilight, the distant mountains are like daisy, and the remnant clouds are beautiful, "That day at the Hulan Lake family banquet, Gu Xinglang asked Shangguan Concubine to go back to her mother's house next year in front of so many people. He will not refuse to go to Pengxi Mountain." She paused for a moment, then said:

"Over there in Suoning City, have you sent a letter back?"

Ruan Xueyin thought for a moment.I don't know if it's because of the evening atmosphere or the farewell atmosphere, she doesn't want to care about whether the other party has ulterior motives in asking this question.

"No." She answered honestly.

Jing Tingge didn't seem surprised: "Then how do you explain to Ruan Bi?"

"I'm under no obligation to answer him."

"You were sent to Jidu as the sixth princess of the Yin Kingdom. You went down the mountain and he personally asked for your teacher."

"The only task the teacher gave me was the Heluo map. Other things are up to me."

Jing Tingge raised her eyebrows: "Then you'd better avoid his eyes and ears when you go back to Pengxi Mountain, lest he intercept you into the palace and Xingshi to question you." Having said that, she paused, "But with your current status, he doesn't want to see you." Dare to do anything to you."

"Do you still remember that we discussed in the past?" Ruan Xueyin stopped entangled in this question, and turned to ask: "Why does the teacher seldom show up in front of people, does it take Wuyiya to receive visitors and answer questions all these years?"

Wuyi Cliff is a cliff on the west side of Pengxi Mountain. It is not very high, but it is absolutely steep. There is a bell at the bottom of the cliff. Whenever someone visits and rings the bell ten times, someone will answer.If no one answered, or some of the ten bells were not loud enough, causing the people in the mountain to hear that there were not ten rings; or the three masters and apprentices really went out, and there was no one on the mountain.

The second case rarely happens.

Before Jing Tingge went down the mountain, she was usually the one who went to the edge of the cliff to respond.

Across the cliff, up and down, Jing Tingge stood one mile inside the cliff to talk to the people below, and visitors would always only hear his voice.She will leave after taking the questions. Visitors must wait patiently in front of the cliff. It can take half an hour at the shortest time or an hour at the longest. She will return to the cliffside with the answers and dictate the answers to the visitors.

Only one question can be asked at a time.The same person can only ring the bell once a year.

The king is no exception.

"What else is there to discuss? I said at the time that the teacher doesn't like to deal with people, otherwise why would he live in such a deep mountain? Since ancient times, don't all the masters like to make some mysteries?"

Or do you not want to be recognized by anyone?

Ruan Xueyin thought silently.

But the teacher occasionally went down the mountain and went out, but he didn't hide his appearance.When they went to Jingyuan County, it was a majestic mountain.

Or is she not afraid of being seen by most people, but only guarding against certain people?Those people will not appear on the street out of thin air, but live in relatively fixed areas, such as the palace.

For example, Yin Palace.

So she can safely appear in the streets and alleys without seeing visitors.Because the identity of the visitor is unpredictable.

Seeing her frowning and saying nothing, Jing Tingge said in an unpredictable voice, "Is there a new clue?"

"I don't know if it counts." Ruan Xueyin replied, rather than saying it was a new clue, it was better to say it was a new idea, a new idea given by Gu Xinglang.

"What is it?"

"Do you think there are any survivors in Donggong Medicine Garden?"

"Where?" She actually heard it clearly, this question was just to express inexplicable, "Why did you suddenly bring up the Donggong Medicine Garden case?" She thought for a moment, then raised her eyebrows, "The timing is not right. Your relationship is—— "

"Maybe." Ruan Xueyin quickly added, "Just saying it casually. It's really far-fetched."

Jing Tingge was silent for a moment.

"But the teacher really doesn't discuss the Donggong Yaoyuan case with us very much." After a long while, she held back her voice and said, "When we talked about it occasionally, she would just shake her head and say that this case is weird and confusing." She turned her face away Look at her, "It's also interesting to say, if I was really 20 years old and was born near Jingyuan County, then we were all born in that year, and we were all born in Yindong."

More than that.Ruan Xueyin thought.

He listened to Jingting Song and continued: "You were born on that day."

Twilight darkened.

The sun had sunk completely below the horizon.Cangxia with a touch of fishtail red hangs on the edge of the continuous roof tiles that have turned into black outlines.

"Isn't it today? It's your birthday today." Only then did she realize that she turned to look at her again, with a half-smile, "Did Gu Xinglang not say anything?"

"I've never missed my birthday." She also turned to look at her, "You didn't pass it when you were in Pengxi Mountain. Why is it reversed now?"

Jing Tingge was stunned and stared: "Why did I change my sex?"

"On the third day of October, Xiangshan is illuminated with lights stretching for tens of miles. It was there last year and this year. Don't tell me who else's birthday this day is."

Jingting Song has nothing to say.

"Murong Xun is a lunatic." She responded after a long while, "Murong's family each have their own things that are very persistent and stubborn, but they are all inexplicable things."

"And you became one of Murong Xun's stubbornness."

Jing Tingge sneered, ridiculed and laughed at himself: "Maybe. After all, no other woman can do the things I did for him. But I am not for him, just for myself. He understands that Very. So this kind of stubbornness is meaningless. Because there is no result."

"Have you always been like this? One day he will appoint a queen and fill the palace with concubines, and you still live in Jingshuiwu like this? As a counselor?"

"Now there are several beauties living in the harem. It doesn't matter." Jing Ting sang.But she knew what she wanted to ask.

Ruan Xueyin really wanted to ask.Yunxi's voice sounded from the distant staircase:
"Ma'am, it's time."

Returning to Cangwu today, the mission team has already packed up; before leaving, Jing Tingge entered the palace to pay her respects, and Ruan Xueyin asked for an order to say goodbye to her.So she came out from the side hall of Mingluan Hall, and she hurried to Mingguang Terrace again, where Ruan Xueyin was waiting.

"Understood." She raised her voice and turned to Jing Tingge, "Is the injury on your body healed?"

"Well. It's been more than two days. If I don't go out every day, I will get better soon."

Ruan Xueyin was quite speechless.

"Let's go." Jing Tingge said again, with a smile on his lips, "Thank you for inviting me up from Mingguang Terrace. The view is really good. I like it very much."

When she first met four days ago, she had expressed her interest in Mingguang Terrace, so it was naturally arranged by Ruan Xueyin to say goodbye here.

"Let's go." Ruan Xueyin said calmly, and walked towards the stairs, but Jing Tingge stopped her.

"You can enjoy the scenery here for a while." She said, "It's not too far to send it off, so it's better not to send it off."

Ruan Xueyin stopped.Jing Tingge smiled again, walked straight forward, walked about ten steps, turned around suddenly, looked at Ruan Xueyin and said:
"It's strange. Every time we say goodbye, you watch me go. When I went down the mountain, the teacher didn't take a step to see me go down. It was you who stood on the step ladder and watched me go down."

Buyun Ladder is a long and steep stone ladder.It is the only road leading to their residence in Pengxi Mountain.

"Who told me I was a senior sister?" Ruan Xueyin replied, her voice still very light.

"Sometimes I really wish I was born on the third day of October. Then I'm older than you. You should call me sister." She laughed again, playfully, "Take care, senior sister."

So much so that the senior sister was very joking.

There is no scenery to be seen.

Ruan Xueyin stood alone in the autumn wind of Mingguang Terrace, the twilight disappeared, the night fell, and the lights in Jidu city were lit up one by one.

She hasn't had a birthday since she can remember.When I was in Yin Palace, I didn't. When I went to Pengxi Mountain, the teacher didn't pay attention to the rules of the world, let alone celebrate birthdays.Neither is the teacher himself.

Jing Tingge's birthday is unknown, let alone.Her third day of October, or one year she said that everyone has a birthday, even if there is only one, the teacher gave her the third day of October.

But she remembered that Ruan Moxi had passed.She hadn't gone up the mountain at that time, it was probably the last year in the palace, she must have been four years old, and the flowing palace banquet could not stop singing and dancing, celebrating the eighth princess's second birthday.

The food is still delicious.But singing and dancing are not interesting.

It's my birthday, but that's all.

But that's fine.

She took a look at the already pitch-black sky. There were no clouds and few stars, and it didn't look like it was going to snow.

"Has there ever been snow in Jidu in November?" She asked softly.

Yunxi stood a foot away, sure she was asking herself, and answered softly, "Mrs. Ji, it snows for the first time every year, at least until December or later. November is not cold enough. It has never been."

Too.Ruan Xueyin nodded.

In fact, the same is true for Suoning City.As far as she can remember, there has never been snow in Suoning City in November.

Only that year.

Why did it snow in November of that year?
And why did the Donggong Medicine Garden case happen?
Why was she born in that year, and on the day of execution?

And why did the snow fall so heavily that the country was overturned and the city was covered for nine days and nine nights, so it turned from the first snow to a snow disaster?

Only auspicious snow can herald a prosperous year, and snow disasters are only hated by the world.And she was a child born on the day of the disaster.

Of course Ruan Bi would not like such a child.

Very reasonable.No need to complain, let alone regret.

"It's windy at night, madam, let's go back."

"it is good."

Ruan Xueyin nodded, and took another look at the lights in the city.Every household has been lit up, bright and warm, like a galaxy in the world.

(End of this chapter)