Don't be clouded

Chapter 29 Spring Breeze

Ji Bieyun took out his casual clothes and slowly changed into himself.

After tidying up, he felt a lot more relaxed, and when he looked up again, Guan Chen was no longer looking at him, and was staring down at the prayer beads on his wrist.

Xu Yang coughed twice, breaking the deadlock, "Why did Master come to the inner city?"

Guan Chen raised his eyes, "I was waiting on the imperial street in the outer city, but there were too many people, so I came in, thinking that maybe I could meet you. The poor monk and Master Ji have already met in Lingzhou, so they are friends, so naturally we should come to celebrate of."

As soon as Ji Bieyun heard the word "friend", most of the awkwardness in his heart dissipated.

He really doesn't want to lose Guan Chen, his hard-won friend, although he holds grudges... it depends on the situation.Guan Chen is really different, there are some things he can't say to other people, but he has no scruples in front of Guan Chen.

He stared at his fingers as if there were flowers growing on them.It took a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "I accept your kindness. Since we are friends, Master doesn't mind cleaning the new house with me, right?"

Guan Chen smiled and readily agreed.

The carriage also just arrived at the outer city, and Ji Bieyun heard the commotion of people from a distance.He secretly sighed that the people of Daliang were really good at martial arts, so he raised a corner of the curtain and looked out.

This glance made him feel that he had really melted into Chen Jing.

The spring was bright and beautiful. Although there were no trees planted on both sides of the Royal Street, someone's peach blossom tree had grown out of the courtyard wall. The vibrant red light hit his eyes, and together with the warm spring breeze, it softened his heart.

Ji Bieyun stretched out his hand, and happened to catch a peach blossom blown down by the wind.

He hasn't looked at a fallen flower so carefully for a long time.The tender petals are as light as air, but they envelop the whole spring day.

A gust of wind blew by, and the peach blossoms in his palm floated into the distance again, Ji Bieyun quickly lifted most of the curtain and leaned out.The petal fluttered up and down between the sky and the earth, freer than everything else, Ji Bieyun followed it until he could no longer see it clearly.

The laughter on the side of the road brought him back to his thoughts, and Ji Bieyun realized that he was exposed in full view. Many people looked at him with smiles, and some enthusiastic people even greeted him.

Ji Bieyun smiled sheepishly, put down the curtain and returned to the car.

The young man still had a ruddy glow on his cheeks, and his eyes were as bright as stars.

He looked at the other two people in the car, and said with a smile, "I wonder if there are any peach blossom trees in the new house."

The location of the house bestowed by the emperor is very good, it is in the north of the outer city, not far from the inner city, and it is also convenient to go to the Youxiaowei barracks from the city gate.

After the carriage left the busy city, it turned several times, and finally stopped in Qingshui B Lane.

After getting off the carriage, Ji Bieyun looked up, the stone wall and the two stone lions at the door had traces of time, but they had been cleaned.A red-painted wooden door should have been newly replaced, and the plaque above it was still tied with red silk, and the plaque was inscribed with two characters in official script - Ji Zhai.

The door was ajar, and after hearing the movement of chariots and horses, Wu Nei's servant came out of the house, followed by several people from the palace.During the few days when Ji Bieyun was convalescing, the one who was responsible for conveying the will of the Holy Majesty was this servant Wu, and he is also an old acquaintance when we meet again today.

Wu Neishi smiled and said: "Your Majesty ordered people to clean up the house yesterday, and everything is ready. Your Majesty also said that if General Zhonglang wants to give the house another name, he can change the plaque at any time. Don't worry about it. A royal gift."

Nowadays, it is fashionable for the dignitaries in Chenjing to name their houses, this one or that one.

While listening, Ji Bieyun sized up the plaque given by the emperor, flashed through many poems and dictionaries in his mind, and finally decided not to bother.

"No need, that's all."

The smile on Wu Neishi's face didn't even change, he pretended not to be surprised when things happened, and after hearing his answer, he said: "In that case, congratulations to General Zhonglang on his ascension to the palace, and our family will lead people back to return."

Ji Bieyun also bent slightly: "It's been a hard time for the servant, let's go slowly."

After sending the people from the palace away, Ji Bieyun turned around to look at Guan Chen and Xu Yang, raised his eyebrows and said, "At first I wanted to do the cleaning myself, but now it seems that I don't need it, why don't I go in and have a few glasses of wine?"

Xu Yang regained his energy immediately, and walked in: "Okay, okay, I'll just wait for your words, I'll look for it first."

The coachman led the carriage to the back door, only Ji Bieyun and Guanchen were left here.He resumed his usual banter with Guan Chen, took a step back and stood on the steps, looked at the monk level, and laughed with his hands behind his back.

"Master, you can't drink anymore. Shall I make you a cup of tea myself, as a favor?"

Guanchen hid from Ji Bieyun for several days, even though there was no disturbance on the surface when he saw him today, he was still a little nervous inside.The hand hidden in his sleeve flicked the beads, and seeing the young man's complete relief, he replied calmly: "The poor monk wants to ask for one more."

"Guan Chen, Guan Chen, with your insatiable temperament, I'm afraid you will eat up my whole family."

Ji Bieyun left a joke with a smile, turned and crossed the threshold, the golden knife in his hand was shining brightly in the fine sunlight.

Guan Chen stood where he was, looking at the youthful and straight back, suddenly thought of the day of the Deng Que meeting.

The moment Ji Bieyun fell into the rain, he finally couldn't hold back, got up and rushed outside.Prince Xian quickly stopped him, his eyes were meaningful, he turned his head and asked Ji Bieyun to go to the stage to take Ji Bieyun down, and on the other side he sent someone to invite the doctor.

Amidst the thundering drums, Guan Chen's heartbeat coincided with the drums for a moment, and his heart sank so badly.The emotion of fear was more violent than this spring rain, as if the flooding tide submerged him in an instant.

Afterwards, a group of people escorted Ji Bieyun to Prince Xian's Bieyuan. He and the prince waited outside the door, watching the servants bring in pots of clean water, and when they came out, the water in the pots was already dyed color.

It took a long time before Guan Chen was able to enter the room, the strong smell of medicine was lingering, and the unconscious young man on the bed was pale, his whole body was like a thin piece of paper, which would be torn to pieces if he didn't pay attention.

Unknowingly, he stayed there for a long time, softly chanting the Pu'an mantra to eradicate disasters and diseases, but he was thinking about other things.

I remembered that when I first met Ji Bieyun in Lingzhou, the boy was also covered in injuries, I remembered Ji Bieyun's tenacious expression when he mentioned that he was going to participate in the Dengque meeting, and the two bowls of noodles on the fourth day of March.

The hot air at that time has been transpiring into his heart at this moment, and the remaining warmth is like willow leaves blown by the wind, swaying on the water.

Since Guan Chen became a monk, his heart has never been completely quiet. He came to this day because of a thought, but he can pretend to make everyone believe that he really has no desires.

He thought that after Ji Bieyun appeared, he could continue to pretend, but he found that all this became more and more difficult.

Guan Chen guarded Ji Bieyun overnight, and the doctor came to see him again the next morning, saying that his body had stabilized and he only needed to rest.

Only then did he feel relieved and prepared to go back. When he walked to the door, he met Prince Xian. He ignored the other party's hesitant appearance and left straight away.

After he returned to Xuanqing Temple after not returning all night, he locked himself in the meditation room without waiting for his master to ask him to answer.

After the boy left, Xuanqing Mountain became as calm as stagnant water. Guanchen listened to the bells echoing in the mountains, and the turmoil that had arisen all night also calmed down.

The thought in his heart may be guarded by him for the rest of his life, but if he wants to guard it peacefully for one more day, he must not let others know.

He just endured.

The light of the golden knife suddenly dazzled Guanchen's eyes, he turned his head to avoid it, and when he looked over again, Ji Bieyun just turned around.

"Why are you still in a daze, you won't ask someone to carry you in, Master Guanchen?"

Ji Bieyun used to tease him, as if it had become a hobby.

Guan Chen was inexplicably used to this kind of banter, stepped into Ji's residence, and calmly replied: "Here we are."

The author says:

Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone!

In fact, Xiaoyun also has a childish side. If he wasn't in the car, he would have run away chasing the falling flowers