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Chapter 656 A white cloth belt [ask for monthly ticket! ]

morning.

The first rays of morning light passed over the river and fell on the bricks and tiles of the warehouses at Xunyang Ferry Wharf.

"boom--!"

With the cooperation of the boatman and the clerk on the shore, the big ship docked at the shore.

On the deck, Wei Wu turned around and walked down the deck.

Waves of the river hit the shore and the ship.

At the boat landing, the boy who was placing wooden boards for the quay lost his balance and staggered a few steps. He was about to fall into the water, but at the critical moment he was stopped by a steady hand.

"Thank you, sir."

The young man was stunned, then looked at Wei Wu's resolute face and thanked him.

Wei Wu passed by him, just casually jumped off the boat without saying a word, and landed steadily on the ground.

The young man couldn't help but glance at the back of the square-faced burly man in white clothes.

This person seemed to be a distinguished guest from Luoyang in Guanzhong. He had a Luoyang accent. He boarded the ship in Yangzhou and brought only two servants with him.

However, for some reason, there was a white cloth band on his head.

It seems a bit unlucky.

Many passengers did not dare to approach.

The square-faced burly man in black clothes and the two cold-faced servants did not say a word during the entire journey and seemed somewhat out of place among the other passengers.

"Well, sir, Xunyang City is in danger right now. It's close to the front line, unlike Yangzhou. It seems that they are looking for some rebels here. They even hijacked a grain ship. Now all civilian ships are not allowed to pass through the Yangtze River in Hukou County."

The waiter gave a warm reminder: "So, please remember to report to the government when you first arrive, so as not to be arrested by mistake. In addition, our ship will return to Yangzhou in the afternoon, so if you want to leave, please don't miss the time..."

Wei Wu didn't look back.

He nodded slightly.

He looked around Xunyang Ferry.

The passenger ship we took passed the ferry near the Xunyang Grottoes, but we were not allowed to go ashore. The ferry near the Xunyang Grottoes is currently closed, and only official ships with special documents can enter. I heard that this is a rule set by the Supervisory Council and Jiangzhou Governor Ouyang Lianghan.

Just walked out of the dock.

A Xianbei guard who had been waiting for a long time immediately came up, took out a secret report, and held it up with both hands.

"Master Wu."

Both of them were in a busy city, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of people coming and going.

Wei Wu did not stop, after receiving the secret report, he walked forward while looking down at the documents.

"This morning, just now, Governor Ouyang Lianghan, Chief Clerk Yuan Huaimin and others visited the Xunyang Palace in Xiushuifang. It seems that they wanted to invite the Xunyang Prince and the Xunyang Prince to leave the city and hold a meeting at the Xunyang Grottoes.

"Over at the Xunyang Grottoes, Ms. Rong, Ms. Miao, and the newly arrived Commander Yi are all here..."

The Xianbei guards followed beside and told the story in whispers.

Wei Wu didn't even raise his eyelids.

"Where's the princess?"

he asks.

The Xianbei guards were stunned:
"At... at my home in Xunyangfang. I am going to Mount Kuanglu to worship Buddha this morning..."

"take me."

"Yes, Master Wu..."

"Change your name."

"Martial arts manager."

The Xianbei guards reacted quickly.

Wei Wu said nothing more.

The two of them mounted their horses and rode away together.

Not long after, a princess's carriage that was about to leave was stopped in front of a mansion gate.

Wei Anhui, who was sitting quietly inside the carriage curtain, seemed to notice something strange about the carriage. He opened the curtain and took a look outside.

"Uncle Wu?"

She spoke subconsciously.

"Your Highness."

Wei Wu nodded, got on the carriage, and glanced at the coachman:
"I come."

"Yes."

The coachman took the initiative to leave and handed over the reins.

It was obvious that he knew this person. The man with a square face and black clothes had a high reputation in the two royal palaces of the Wei family.

Wei Wu sat down cross-legged, picked up the reins again, and said calmly while steering the carriage:

"Your Highness, I've been waiting for a long time."

"What took so long?"

Wei Anhui asked curiously:

"Have you been in Jiangzhou for too long? It's okay, I'm used to it. Father is right, I should stay and mourn."

Having said this, she sighed softly.

Wei Wu looked back and saw the darling of the Liang Palace behind the curtain. She was wearing a white mourning dress over her skirt. She had a round face and looked like an ordinary woman, but she was a little thin and petite. However, "a woman should be pretty and graceful", and her frail appearance was really pitiful.

Wei Wu avoided his gaze and said dully:
"Before the prince sent us out of the capital, His Royal Highness Prince Liang came to me and told me to tell you that Princess Anhui has worked hard, but for the sake of the Wei family's reputation and family etiquette, you still have to stay for a while."

Wei Anhui's face showed neither joy nor worry:
"Will you stay for a while..."

With a soft sigh, she looked out the window.

I don’t know whether the deep eyes reflected in the distant mountains are filled with relief or sorrow.

Wei Wu said seriously:
"When the time comes, I will personally escort the princess back to the capital."

Wei Anhui glanced at the back of the square-faced man outside.

This man named Wei Wu was an attendant of his uncle the King of Wei, who followed him all year round. It seemed that he was born into the Wei family and was given the surname Wei.

He had been in the mansion for a long time, so Wei Anhui's generation, including his late cousins ​​Wei Shaoxuan and Wei Shaoqi, all grew up under his watch. They were all familiar to him, so they called him Uncle Wu affectionately.

However, Uncle Wu was very low-key in the two palaces of the Wei family. He was always around Uncle King Wei and they had a very close relationship. Even some things that the Wei family members could not say would be accepted by Uncle Wu when he said them to Uncle King Wei.

Not like an outsider at all.

"Okay. I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Wu."

Wei Anhui smiled embarrassedly, his eyes curved into crescents.

"I hope the princess has not been wronged in Xunyang City during this period."

Wei Wu turned around, drove the carriage, and asked in a serious tone.

"No." Wei Anhui shook his head: "How can I bear such injustice?"

"I heard that Ms. Rong Zhen often accompanies the princess."

"Well, Sister Rong is a really nice person. She is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She is just not good at expressing herself, so it is hard for outsiders to get along with her. But she is actually very kind on the inside. She is like an older sister and has always taken care of me..."

Wei Anhui talked incessantly and smiled sweetly.

Wei Wu listened for a while and interrupted:

"That prince from Xunyang Palace, didn't come to see you again, right?"

Wei Anhui's voice slowly stopped, and after a while, he said:
"The one closest to you seems to have left the city and is not in Xunyang."

"No, he's back."

Wei Wu shook his head and told the truth.

Wei Anhui was quiet for a while.

"Oh."

He responded softly.

At this time, she found that Wei Wu, who was driving silently outside, turned the carriage and drove in the other direction of the street, which did not seem to be heading towards Mount Kuang Lu.

I can’t help but ask:

"Where is Uncle Wu going?"

"Xunyang Grottoes."

"Why are you going there for no reason?"

Wei Anhui asked with a puzzled look on his face, then reacted and said:

"Sister Rong, Nanny Song and the others seem to be very busy today. They have called many people to a meeting. If we go over there, they probably won't have time to entertain us." Wei Wu shook his head, his hand holding the reins motionless, with no intention of turning:
"It's okay, let's just walk around. Princess, look around and burn incense and pray to the young master. Didn't the princess set up a Buddha statue for them?"

"I often go to worship Buddha, so today is no different." Wei Anhui said halfway, then realized what was going on and asked, "Is it Uncle Wu who wants to go?"

Wei Wu spoke in a muffled voice:
"I'll also pay my respects to the Buddha and take a look at the spirit tablets offered by the Third and Sixth Young Masters."

"No wonder, Uncle Wu also misses my cousins. I see you are still wearing a white cloth belt. That's right. After all, he watched us grow up, but now he has met with misfortune..."

Inside the car curtain, Wei Anhui's tone became low.

"Your Highness, please accept my condolences."

Wei Wu lowered his eyes and said.

While whipping the horse, he freed one hand and touched the white cloth band on his forehead.

The look in his eyes was somewhat indescribable.

Wei Anhui suddenly reacted and asked:

"By the way, why did Uncle Wei send Uncle Wu here this time? Why didn't Father and the people from the Liang Palace come to pick me up?"

Wei Wu nodded:
"It's just on the way. His Royal Highness Prince Liang didn't send anyone here."

"On the way?"

Wei Anhui asked doubtfully.

Wei Wu nodded dully, pointed to the white cloth band on his forehead, and said:
"The prince took it off and asked me to put it on and bring it to Xunyang."

Inside the carriage curtain, Wei Anhui, dressed in mourning clothes, seemed to be looking at the white cloth belt and tilted his head slightly.

……

Xunyang Grottoes.

In front of a bamboo house in a bamboo forest.

"Father."

Just as Li Xian's face darkened and he was about to explode, Li Dalang suddenly emerged from the bamboo forest nearby.

Yan Liulang followed beside him.

"My Lord, Mingfu."

Ouyang Rong saw that both of them were a little dusty, but with smiles on their faces, and each of them was holding a few fresh bamboo shoots tied with hemp ropes in their hands.

"I told you to wait here, where did you go?"

Li Xian asked bluntly, without waiting for Li Dalang to answer, he turned around and asked Yan Liulang:

"Mukuro, tell me."

"The prince saw fresh bamboo shoots in the forest and said that duck meat stewed with bamboo shoots is the best for nourishing yin and kidney, replenishing qi and blood, and is suitable for replenishing the body. A few days ago, the prince was kicked while fishing... and accidentally fell into the water, and the cold air entered his body. Pick some fresh bamboo shoots and bring them back, and let the princess make soup for the prince."

Li Xian glanced at Li Dalang, who was standing with his hands hanging down and his head down, without saying a word.

He said nothing more, and his expression softened slightly.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent and awkward.

Li Dalang raised his head and tried to force a smile:

"Father, there is no need to worry. I have promised to stay where I am. I will definitely not go there. I will not do anything that would hinder you and Tan Lang..."

Ouyang Rong suddenly leaned over to take a look at the bamboo shoots, and took a rope of bamboo shoots from Li Dalang:

"Blood tonic? Great stuff, I just need it. Please give me one too. Thank you, Dalang."

Ouyang Rong said with a smile.

Everyone was stunned.

"Why does Tan Lang need to nourish yin and replenish kidney for no reason?" Li Xian asked curiously.

"Tan Lang wants to eat, why don't you come to the palace and let mother make soup for us to drink together."

Li Dalang suggested.

When Yan Liulang heard the words "nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney", he couldn't help but take a second look at Ming Fu, who had been walking briskly most of the time recently.

Ouyang Rong looked straight ahead and corrected him seriously:
"It's not to nourish the yin and kidneys. I don't need it. It's... it's for others to replenish their blood."

"Who is it for?" Li Xianqi asked.

Ouyang Rong said seriously, almost casually: "Yuan Huaimin."

A resentful voice came from behind. It was Yuan Huaimin.

"Brother Lianghan, I'm still here. I haven't left."

"Isn't your childhood sweetheart here? Don't worry, he will be of use soon."

Ouyang Rong's expression remained unchanged as he spoke casually.

However, when he said this, he still glanced around.

Well, there is no sign of Yi Qianqiu.

Yuan Huaimin had the same reaction and looked around worriedly.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the tigress was gone.

"Brother Lianghan, please don't say such nonsense. I am just being loyal. If it were Qiu Niang..."

The four of them chatted as they walked out of the bamboo forest.

At this time, a tall and skinny old man suddenly walked out of the bamboo forest in the front right. He was wearing a washed-out robe, which looked vaguely like a green musician's uniform. He carried a small hoe on his shoulder and held some fresh bamboo shoots in his hand, giving off an atmosphere of a leisurely farm life.

When Li Dalang and Yan Liulang saw this, they immediately greeted him and said, "Thank you for the bamboo shoots, old man."

The old man carrying the hoe stopped slowly when he saw Ouyang Rong and his group.

"Gentlemen, if you are not going to eat fresh bamboo shoots for a while, remember to soak them in water to preserve their freshness."

A gentle and thoughtful exhortation.

Ouyang Rong and Li Xian looked at each other, nodded and clasped their fists:

"Been taught a lesson."

The old musician's gentle gaze passed over Ouyang Rong and the others and fell on Yuan Huaimin:
"You are Yuan Huaimin, the chief of Jiangzhou. I heard that you know some of the painting skills of Wu Dai Dang Feng, which is a unique skill of a painting saint named Wu in Chang'an. Are you an old friend of him?"

Yuan Huaimin scratched his head: "He is an old friend, but we haven't been in touch for many years. Does the old gentleman know him?"

"I've been to Chang'an before, and I've heard of your name for a long time. I feel a little emotional."

The old musician supported the hoe on his shoulder and sighed softly.

After a few pleasantries, the two sides passed each other.

After walking for a while, Ouyang Rong turned around and looked at the back of the old musician.

"Da Lang, what's going on?" Li Xian turned around and asked.

Without waiting for Li Dalang to speak, Yan Liulang told it in a few words.

It turned out that Ouyang Rong and Li Xian had just had a morning meeting. The two of them were strolling in the woods and saw this old man digging bamboo shoots. After watching for a while, the old man smiled and invited them to have some bamboo shoots.

Ouyang Rong looked thoughtful when he heard this.

Li Xian frowned: "This old man seems familiar. Also, why does he live in this bamboo forest? This place is close to the grotto. Isn't it banned by the Supervisory Council?"

Li Dalang spoke:
"Father, you forgot. This is the old zither player I met last time. When the Xingzi Lake Buddha collapsed and Xingzifang was closed, Miss Rongzhen and Deputy Supervisor Song invited him to play a piece for them. This old man should have a connection with the Luojing Sitianjian. I wonder who he is."

Yuan Huaimin nodded: "I have some impression of this as well."

He glanced at Ouyang Rong's quiet expression and explained:

"Liang Han was not at Xingzifang at the time. He was invited back by Ms. Rong Zhen later. It is normal that he has never seen it."

Ouyang Rong smiled and said nothing.

I could hear the sound of a spirit descending to Brother Huang in the water room of the Xingzi Lake construction site again, and the remaining sound of the piano lingered around me.

The four walked out of the bamboo forest.

It seemed that Princess Anhui's carriage was still in the Xunyang Grottoes, and she was greeting Rong Zhen and others.

Ouyang Rong and Li Xian didn't plan to stay any longer and were about to leave.

At this time, a clear and quiet sound of piano came from the bamboo forest behind me.

Rong Zhen suddenly rushed back and entered the bamboo forest.

Ouyang Rong turned around and glanced at her hurried back.

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(PS: Asking for a monthly ticket~or2)

(End of this chapter)