txolops Chapter 3 Kaifeng Mansion
Chapter 3 Kaifeng Mansion
The willows in Bianjing in early spring are warm and windy.The drizzle like oxhair needles fluttered and swayed, casting a thin layer of mist on the clean street. Bai Yutang leaned on the wooden railing by the window of the restaurant, holding a wine jar in one hand and a folding fan in the other. tolerance.
What about yourself?He drank wine, thinking carefully about this different behavior from the past - he came to Bianjing yesterday, but instead of rushing directly to Kaifeng Mansion to find the long-lost cat, he went to Yanyu Building to find Qingtong to live in - A joke, a sneering smile appeared on the lips, Bai Yutang, Bai Yutang, could it be that Qingtong really hit the mark, you will be like that useless sour literati, too timid to get close to the country!
Just as he was shaking his head, he suddenly saw a red figure on the street, obviously the color of fire, and he felt calm and indifferent when he was pierced by that person.Bai Yutang sat up involuntarily, his throat felt a little dry.
It's still him, still the gentle cat like Nuanyu, with steep and straight shoulders, calm and elegant tolerance, but—the clear eyes like autumn pools in the past seem to be covered with a layer of mist, deeply hiding the innocence. Shallow desolation.
Zhan Zhao was patrolling the streets as usual, and the cool spring rain drove away the exhaustion from last night's duties in the palace.But he was a little absent-minded——since he was granted the title of Yumao, his reputation among the people has become bigger and bigger, but many old friends in the world can't understand it.Waves of people in Kaifeng Mansion were either assassins or people from the rivers and lakes who came to provoke.It's just... He raised his eyes slightly, didn't he already make such preparations at the beginning, for his own belief, to protect a piece of blue sky for the people, regardless of praise or suspicion...
Suddenly a stone flew towards him, Zhan Zhao turned sideways nimbly, stretched out his left hand quickly, pinched the snow-white and moist locust stone with two fingers, and curled his mouth lightly—it was him who came, he must have heard of it I read that piece of public case that has been buzzing recently, but I don't know what it was thinking?
But he didn't notice that there was only hope in his heart, how could he feel anxious when facing other old friends?
Pursing her lips, she looked up at the man in white who was leaning against the window on the second floor, smiling as brightly as in the past: "Brother Bai, it's been a long time."
Seeing the usual spring breeze smiling lightly, Bai Yutang raised his hand and took a sip of the wine: "I don't know who it is, it's a cat from Kaifeng Mansion." Taking advantage of the situation, he threw the wine jar in his hand, "Come up, drink with Fifth Master Two cups—”
That's how it is, even if everyone in the world scolds him, this duplicity little white mouse will definitely understand his mind.
Zhan Zhao's smile couldn't help but become more genuine, and for a while, the mood of spring was warm, Gu Ruochun.Zhan Zhao didn't shirk, took a sip from the wine jar, "Thank you, Brother Bai, but I'm sorry that Zhan can't accompany you because of his official business, and I will have a drink with Brother Bai to make amends someday."
"Tch, you stingy cat, never did Grandpa Bai ask you so much for a drink—" Bai Yutang simply jumped down from the upstairs, and raised his hand to grab the other part of the wine jar in Zhan Zhao's hand. On the other hand, "No, you cat has become the little emperor's cat without making a sound. You must ask Master Bai for forgiveness today!"
"Brother Bai, you--" Zhan Zhao looked at the bullying big mouse and couldn't help but lean back slightly, his eyes widened, and for a moment he forgot that he could let go of the wine jar in his hand first.
Bai Yutang squinted his eyes: "Mao'er, if you say that the little emperor has good eyesight, how can you tell that you are a stinky cat at a glance?" He caught Zhan Zhaomai's door unexpectedly, "But it's nothing The royal cat is a kitten raised by Grandpa Bai. Let's go and drink!"
"Bai Yutang, Zhan is really on business." Zhan Zhao was completely unprepared for him, and he grabbed his wrist and lifeline without checking for a while, and couldn't break free, so he had no choice but to explain repeatedly.
"What kind of official business, do you still want to patrol the street quickly as a fourth-rank guard with a knife?" Bai Yutang turned his back without hearing anything, and suddenly turned around and jumped up, "I said something was wrong. I haven't seen you for a few years, you stinky cat!" All of a sudden, life is very different, who was it that was squealing like a mouse!"
Zhan Zhao chuckled, he hadn't seen anything like this before, and rushed to get people to call him a mouse.Back then, he only made such a sarcasm when he was in a hurry, and he didn't want to be remembered for so many years-he tilted his head and smiled and narrowed his cat's eyes: "The white mouse, how about I call you Yutang?"
As soon as the words came out, the two of them were stunned at the same time, and they said "Yutang", as if something light swept across their chests, as if something hazy suddenly became clear, and when they thought about it carefully, it seemed even more hazy.
Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, then let go of his grip as a cover-up, and said, "Go, go, go and do your business, but it's agreed, your cat has been reserved by Master Bai tonight, so don't think about it again." shirk!"
"Okay, okay," Zhan Zhao cupped his hands begging for mercy, "Thank you Brother Bai, Zhan." Seeing his staring eyes, he quickly changed his words, "Lao Yutang has to wait a little longer, Zhan will definitely go to the appointment tonight."
Bai Yutang snorted, turned and went upstairs, still leaning against the window, silently watching the thin red figure go further and further away, his mood sank for a moment.
This cat keeps everything in his heart and doesn't know what to say, does he think Master Bai can't see the forbearance and compromise in his eyes?These days, he must have had a hard time—he is such a clear and elegant person, but he has to deal with the officialdom in this weak year, guard the sky, protect the people, and deal with unreasonable people like yesterday... Not to mention, how much those people admired him and yearned for him.
Nan Xia was originally an old friend all over the world, but now, they all turned against each other overnight.
Speaking of which, it's all the fault of the emperor on a whim.The more Bai Yutang thought about it, the more indignant and indignant he became, he put down the fine wine, practiced light kung fu, and disappeared in two or three vertical leaps.
Half a day passed in an instant, and when Bai Yutang walked into Zhanzhao's small courtyard in Kaifeng Mansion, the full moon was already above the willows.
The night wind is cool, and the whole day's rain has made the green bricks in the courtyard wet, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard are shrouded in a pale mist.From time to time, crystal dewdrops drip from the verdant leaf tips and splash on the stone, leaving a small pool of wet marks, which disappear in an instant.
In his left hand, Bai Yutang held the old flower carvings hidden in the imperial palace, and in his right hand were exquisite pastries packed from Shangmingxuan—you must know that feeding a cat is a laborious task, and the cat has eaten like a milk cat since he was a child. Back then, in order to coax the young master to eat more food, the old housekeeper of the Zhan family lost so much hair, and the cook changed how many dishes he made... Asking him to eat more would be like killing him. It's so clear, I think it's impossible to become a fairy!
Kicking open the door, the people in the room were obviously taken aback, turned around and stared at him speechless.
"Yo, why is Mrs. Cat so engrossed? Hurry up, hurry up, the cakes just packed from Shangmingxuan are still hot."
Only then did Zhan Zhao come back to his senses, he frantically arranged the rice paper on the table that was blown by the wind, and said in a hurry: "White mouse, you can't go in properly."
"Is it for you..." He stopped talking halfway through, and Bai Yutang stared blankly at the person in front of him wearing only a thin jacket. With moisture, it was loosely scattered behind her back, and the ends of her hair were wet at the waist, revealing a slender and delicate waistline.A few drops of water slipped from the chin, and the wet marks snaked into the open neckline, and some water stains appeared on the heaving heart.
His face was originally heroic, with sharp sword eyebrows, straight nose, sharp edges and corners, only his usual gentle smile softened his eyebrows and eyes.At this time, he was tainted by the warm water vapor and drunkenness again, his complexion was light red, the edges and corners of his thin lips were also moistened by the water light, and the long eyelash feathers cast a faint shadow, and the tiny water droplets stained reflected the moonlight, showing a rare The fragility comes.
Immediately, his blood surged up, he gasped heavily, he put away the things in his hand, and stared at the haloed light-colored lips in a trance, unwilling to hold back any more, only wanting to kiss them in a strange way.
Zhan Zhao was sorting out the case files to be handed over to Mr. Bao tomorrow, when a shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, and the next moment, he felt a soft but domineering thing aggressively attacking his lips.
The brain is blank.
He was stunned for a moment, and opened his mouth to stop drinking, but a fiery soft object leaned over impatiently the moment he opened his lips.Zhan Zhao struggled slightly to miss his head, and the man's lips and tongue brushed against his cheeks, feeling hot to the touch.
"Cat..."
Zhan Zhao listened to that murmur, as if struck by lightning.After a moment of daze, his lips were blocked again, the back of his head was held firmly by Bai Yutang's single palm, he couldn't move an inch, and he stretched out his hand to push the man away, but the strength in his whole body seemed to be drained by this kiss, and he could only Can be helplessly held in his arms, at a loss.He didn't wake up suddenly until his hot palms stuck in from the skirt of his clothes, and he kicked forward with all his internal strength, and broke free.
"Bai Yutang, show me clearly! Zhan is not your romantic confidante, you... you humiliated me so much today..."
Bai Yutang was upright, but the light tea fragrance in his bosom disappeared in an instant, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. Suddenly, when he heard Zhan Zhao's angry shout, he felt an unspeakable annoyance rising from the bottom of his heart.
"Humiliation?" He pressed forward, "Zhan Zhao, you and I have known each other for many years, in your mind, is this the kind of person I am?" Looking at the person in front of him who was flushed with hatred, he turned around and wanted to make a move, and hurried forward Pulling back: "I, Bai Yutang, love if I love it, so what are you afraid of, you... don't you have any affection for me?"
Zhan Zhao felt that he was suppressing him so hard that he couldn't breathe. In a daze, he pushed at random, and actually picked up the swallow and fled in a hurry from the room that made him difficult to breathe.
Bai Yutang stood alone with his head bowed, as if there was still a faint fragrance in his palm, he laughed lowly: "I have been in the world for so many years, and I didn't know that I was planted in the hands of this stinky cat, Bai Yutang, Bai Yutang , You really don't call yourself a lover..." This is an emotion that shocks the world, but at the moment of understanding, it goes so naturally, without any sense of disobedience, as if it was predestined, and he, Bai Yutang, will be with him Zhan Zhao I was entangled.
"It's too reckless tonight. It's not good to scare that thin-skinned cat—" Fifth Master, who has been in love for a long time, giggles like a kid who has just tasted love "—you have to think One way is to coax people back..."