Phoenix Shadow Coming From the Sky: Second, Yun Yuan Climbing Phoenix 3

The six people settled their bills and went out of the restaurant, when they met several people passing by the door.

"What a coincidence, I met a few adults here." The leader of those people greeted and saluted first, and the people behind him also saluted the six of them.

"It's a bit of a coincidence, Mr. Liang." Fengji smiled back, Huangti and Bai Yima also bowed their heads to salute, while behind Huajing Terrace, Feng Duying and Nan Pianyue just glanced at them and gave up.

The person in charge is about forty years old, with a white face and a slight beard, and a slightly fat body. He looks amiable. He is Liang Duo of the Liang family, one of the five major families in the current dynasty, and the eldest brother of Concubine Liang, who serves in the court. too often.

"How many adults are these?" Liang Duo looked at them with pretended doubts.

"Our brothers haven't been together for a long time, and it's rare to meet today, so we drank a few drinks here." Fengji glanced at the people behind Liang Duo, and also looked puzzled, "Master Liang, what are you again?"

"Oh, Mr. Zhu's new work has been praised by the great Confucian Mr. Qin. The few of us are going to 'Lingfeng Pavilion' to have a few drinks to celebrate him." Liang Duo turned his head and looked at the tall and thin man behind him. The man said.

"Then I really want to congratulate Mr. Zhu. It's rare for Mr. Qin to praise others. One can imagine that Mr. Zhu's book must be a masterpiece." Bai Yima couldn't help saying to the tall and thin Mr. Zhu.

"Where, Master Bai is absurdly praised." Master Zhu hurriedly clasped his fists in salute.

"Ha... you gentlemen are really quite elegant, this elegant thing of reciting poems and prose is really not something I can do for a rough person." Hua Jingtai interjected lukewarmly.

"Master Hua's words make us feel ashamed." Liang Duo smiled kindly, "Your lords have so much to do every day, how can you have time to do such things." Looking up at the restaurant in front of him, he said: " This wine shop looks ordinary, but there are six adults so far, it is nothing more than a golden palace for discussing military and state affairs, don't a few adults think so?" He said while turning his head to look at the people following behind him, with a lovely smile on his face Ju, but his eyes flickered and his words were cryptic, which seemed to have deep meaning.

"Haha... Mr. Liang's words are reasonable, the place where the six adults are located is unusual." Everyone echoed.

Hearing this, Huang Ti, Feng Ji and Bai Yi frowned slightly.

"Master Liang's words are interesting." Feng Duying said suddenly, looking at Liang Duo with a half-smile, "This winery is comparable to a golden palace because the six of us are here, but I don't know that there are Master Liang and Mrs. Liang in the Lingfeng Pavilion. How can you compare it, my lords? Is it the Chaoqin Pavilion or the Muchu Pavilion?"

In a word, Liang Duo couldn't hold back the smile on his face, his face was flushed, his eyes were fixed on Feng Duying like a snake, but he couldn't attack. But the faces of the people behind him were red and then blue, blue and white, quite a bit afraid.

Hua Jingtai and Nan Pianyue on the side pursed their lips and snickered, very happy.

"The general has to go back to the palace, so I won't delay a few people to taste Fu and listen to the music." Feng Duying waved, "Du Kang, let's go."

"Hey, Seventh Sister (Seventh Sister), wait for me." Hua Jingtai and Nan Pianyue hurriedly chased after her.

"Farewell."

Fengji, Huangti, and Bai Yima said goodbye politely and followed the steps of their siblings.

Behind him, Liang Duo's gaze became gloomy.

"Master Liang..." Someone tentatively called out.

"My lords, let's go too." Liang Duo turned around and changed back to his amiable face, "I specially ordered some jars of good wine to be made, so we won't go home until we're not drunk."

"Oh... good." Several people agreed, and went to the Leafing Pavilion together.

And over there, as soon as they walked out of this street, Huajing Terrace kept scoffing: "It's a pleasure for them to gather together, and our drinking is to seek the country! Tell me, there is no such thing as a bias in this world." Law?"

Huang Ti, Feng Ji and Bai Yima were silent.

"Hey, I'm going to start to miss my third brother now." Nan Pianyue looked towards the city gate with a look of longing, "Third brother is the best at dealing with such villains."

"Second brother, because of these people, do we have to distance ourselves?" Feng Duying looked at Huang Ti.

It was Huang Ti who was the first to move out of the palace, and he was also the first to reduce the gatherings between brothers. The seven of them knew the reason well, and they never blamed it themselves.

Huang Ti looked at his younger siblings with a calm expression, and said calmly, "Seventh Sister, we live in this world, and there are not only eight of us in this world."

Feng Duying pursed her lips tightly, trying to say something, but seeing the gentle and suspicious pupils on her elder brother's stern face, she finally endured it. Turning around and holding his head high, he strode away, "Du Kang, let's go."

Du Kang paid a salute to several people, followed Feng Duying a few steps, and the brothers behind him silently watched her back go away.

After a while, Huang Ti looked away: "It's getting late, let's all go back."

"Yes, we have to go to court tomorrow." Hua Jingtai murmured.

Then the brothers bid farewell and returned home.

At that moment, Ning Jingyuan's carriage had already left the imperial capital dozens of miles away. He leaned against the window, watching the scenery passing by in the twilight, thinking about the purpose of his trip.

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Feng Duying returned to the palace, and when he passed by Jingchen Hall, he saw a group of people walking towards him from a distance.

"Qigu!"

Before he saw who it was, a cheerful call sounded, and then a small figure rushed towards him quickly, and when he came to him, he hugged Feng Duying's waist. It was a boy of seven or eight years old, dressed in brocade clothes and crowns, with black eyebrows embedded in his jade-white face, he was very lovable.

"Tian Zhen." Feng Duying stopped, and took advantage of the trend when he pulled away the small hand on his waist.

"Qigu, are you living in the palace today?" The fifth prince of the dynasty—Dong Tianzheng looked up at Feng Duying eagerly.

"Yes." Feng Duying nodded.

A year ago, a woman who was about twenty-six or seventy-seven years old led a few attendants, Pingting, to greet him with a smile and nod at the lonely shadow of the wind, then stopped, and looked at Dongtian with a smile, sticking to the wind. Duying kept asking questions.

"Qi Gu, can I go play in your palace today?"

"Qigu, will you teach me how to practice sword today?"

"Qigu, I still have to read silently today, will you accompany me?"

"Qigu, when will you take me out of the palace?"

"Qigu, take me to live in your residence outside the palace too."

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The little man's questions came one after another, even Feng Duying couldn't bear to pay attention to it, so he could only press the center of his eyebrows helplessly: "Since you still want to read silently, why are you here?"

"I'm going to see my father first, and then read silently later, my mother promised me." Dongtian grabbed Feng Duying's hand and didn't let go.

Feng Duying raised her eyes and glanced at the graceful and elegant woman opposite, that is, Dong Tianzheng's biological mother—Concubine Feng.

"Qigu, since you live in the palace today, how about I go to your palace to play?" Dongtian asked expectantly while tugging at Feng Duying.

"Okay, you don't want to bother your Qigu anymore." Concubine Feng stepped forward and took Dongtian, "Your Qigu has a headache because of you."

When Dongtian heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Qi Gu, are you bothering me? Is it because Father is also annoying me that he doesn't come to see me?"

Feng Duying raised his eyebrows and looked at Concubine Feng.

"This child hasn't seen his father for more than half a month. I don't want to make a fuss to see him, but His Majesty is busy with government affairs so there is no time for him, so I took him here for a walk. If you happen to meet His Majesty, it's okay He saw it." Concubine Feng explained with a light smile, speaking like this, there was neither embarrassment nor gloom, and she looked calm and calm.

If there is anyone among the many concubines of Dong Shixiu who makes Feng Duying look at him differently, then only this concubine Feng is the only one. It's not that she is indisputable, but that this woman knows how to measure, and her words and deeds are always in the proper position.

Feng Duying glanced down at Dong Tianzheng, his little face was full of gloom. He is still too young to calmly face his father's neglect like his mother, nor can he cover up his missing of his father with indifference like his mother.

"Your father is probably still busy at the moment, how about Qigu teaching you how to practice sword?" She said to Dongtian.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Dongtian's eyes lit up, and his face showed joy: "Okay, okay! Qigu." He grabbed Feng Duying's hand and turned his head to look at Concubine Feng , "Mother, Qigu and I are going to practice swordsmanship, how about reading silently tomorrow morning?"

Concubine Feng raised her hand and stroked her son's head, and said: "You promise that you will read silently tomorrow morning, and practice sword seriously, so as not to make Qi Gu angry, so I promise you."

"Well, I promise." Dong Tianzheng nodded in agreement.

Concubine Feng straightened the beaded crown on Dongtian's head, then raised her eyes to look at Feng Duying and said, "Then I will trouble the general."

Feng Duying nodded lightly, and took Dong Tianzheng to Fengying Palace: "If it is too late to practice swords, Tianzheng will sleep in my palace today."

Concubine Feng's heart moved, and she bowed her head towards Feng Duying's leaving back: "Thank you, Seventh Sister." She knew that whenever Feng Duying returned to the palace, Dong Shixiu would visit his sister no matter how busy he was. Today is no exception, and Dong Tianzheng who lives there will naturally be able to see his father, whom he hasn't seen for a long time.

Feng Duying waved his hand without looking back.

When he arrived at Fengying Palace, as soon as he stepped through the door, Dongtian's stomach started to growl. It turned out that in order to meet his father, he had been reluctant to eat dinner. Feng Duying flicked his forehead, amused and angrily beckoning others to pass it on.

Even though he played foolishly before and refused to eat, he will be hungry again, and Dong Tianzheng will not lose his posture. He sits upright with a small body, and because of his short arms, he asks the attendant to carry the food first. Go to the bowls and dishes in front of you, and then do it yourself, chewing slowly and carefully, without being picky at all.

After eating and resting for a while, Dongtian stood up, bowed to Feng Duying uprightly as if saluting the Taifu, and said: "Qigu, teach me how to practice sword."

In fact, Feng Duying said that it was just an excuse to teach him how to practice swordsmanship. Now seeing his serious look on his little face, he thought to himself that this kid will do what he says. So he asked Du Kang to find a dagger for Dong Tianzheng to use, led him to the empty courtyard, and then practiced a set of simple sword moves.

Holding up the dagger, Dong Tianzheng followed her movements and practiced them one by one. After he memorized them, Feng Duying stopped the moves and watched from the sidelines.

Small arms and legs are used, so naturally there is no power to be seen, but Dong Tianzheng practiced over and over again, neither too boring, nor the slightest intention to be lazy, and his upright and serious posture is not at all like a babe. A year old child, let Feng Duying smile, but also sigh softly. Concubine Feng raised a good son, but children in ordinary people's families don't look like this.

After practicing for an hour to close the sword, it was already dark, and the servants in the palace had already prepared fragrant soup for the two of them to take a bath.

When I came out after taking a shower, a silver moon had been hung on the pitch-black sky.

Feng Duying wore long hair that was still a little wet, and sat on the porch wiping the sword he carried with him. Dong Tianzhen followed her example and wiped the short sword that Feng Duying gave him just now.

When Dong Shixiu stepped into Fengying Palace, he saw two figures, one big and one small, in the corridor, and he couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

Although it was a dark night at that moment, there was a bright moon in the sky and palace lanterns were hung in front of the porch, so the light in the courtyard was a hazy grayish white, not very bright, but not dim either.

On the railing under the corridor, Feng Siying sat leaning against a pillar, wiping his long sword with a silk cloth in his hand, his wide snow robe and long black hair fluttered slightly in the night wind, and the dim light fell on the Her indifferent eyebrows and eyes looked peaceful and lazy, but the long sword in her hand reflected the cold brilliance of the silver moon, showing a stern and austere look. It seemed to be an ancient painting, depicting a moment of peaceful rest after the ancient war **** of war. In that scroll of ancient painting, there was also a small figure leaning at the feet of the **** of war, with the same appearance and appearance.

Such a scene, in the eyes of the current emperor, is so peaceful and beautiful.

When Dong Shixiu came to Fengying Palace, the attendants were never allowed to shout loudly, so at this moment, the few attendants waiting in the courtyard just bowed their knees silently when they saw His Majesty coming. Dong Shixiu waved his hand, and they all backed away quietly.

Move lightly, approaching slowly, afraid of disturbing the people in the picture scroll.

No matter how light the footsteps are, to people with sharp ears and eyes, they are no different from loud bangs.

Feng Duying raised his head, and was not surprised to see him coming, so he just called faintly: "Brother."

On the contrary, Dongtian was startled when he heard this sound, and when he looked up, he saw that he hadn't seen his father for many days, so he quickly put down his sword, stood up and saluted respectfully: "My son pays homage to his father."

Dong Shixiu waved his hand at Dong Tianzheng to get up, and then asked Feng Duying: "Why is Tianzheng here with you?"

Feng Duying did not raise his head, but fixed his eyes on the sharp sword body, and wiped it gently once and for all: "I ran into him when I returned to the palace. I thought I hadn't taught him how to practice swords for a long time, so I brought him here. It just so happened that the practice was over, and the eldest brother came just in time, and Tian Xie also promised her mother that she would read silently tonight, and you will send him back to Fengfei Palace by the way."

Dong Tianzhen was a little surprised when he heard Feng Duying's words, and wanted to refute that Qigu, you promised me to live in your palace tonight, but for a moment, the figure of his mother waiting under the lamp flashed in his mind, so he swallowed After saying the words that rushed into his throat, he silently lowered his head.

But Dong Shixiu didn't react when he heard these words. He walked to the stone bench in front of the corridor and sat down. Back."

Dong Tianzhen was stunned for a moment, and then he responded with joy: "Yes, father." He walked to Dong Shixiu's side, raised two fists, and beat his father's back gently .

For a while, the court fell silent again, Dong Tianzheng beat his father's back seriously, Feng Duying quietly wiped the sword, and Dong Shixiu looked at Feng Duying quietly, as if looking at Feng Duying, but also seemed to be falling In the distant night.

For a long time, Feng Duying put the sword back into its sheath, threw the sword to Du Kang who was aside, looked up at Dong Shixiu's expression, she stood up: "Brother, do you have something to say to me?"

Dong Shixiu did not answer, but pondered, as if thinking about how to speak. After a while, he seemed careless and said: "Yesterday, I discussed the matter of soldiers and horses with my second brother. After I finished, he suddenly said to me. Said, you are not young, we brothers should think carefully about your lifelong affairs." He looked up at Feng Duying as he spoke, as if he wanted to read her thoughts from her face.

Keep Feng Duying listened, but there was no reaction on his face, he just glanced at him calmly.

Dong Shixiu waited for a while, and then said very plainly: "Second brother also said that you are too old to get married, if my elder brother is really good for you, he should find you a good man to be your husband-in-law .”

Feng Duying still showed no expression, but she looked away, and said calmly for a moment: "Second brother, he has a wife and children and lives comfortably, so he thinks that everyone in the world must be like him. Happy."

Dong Shixiu fixed his eyes on her.

Feng Duying looked up at the night sky: "Brother, you don't have to worry about these small things. I told you earlier that I will never get married in this life." Her voice was flat and calm, as if there were no waves "A man in this world is to me, he can be a brother, a friend, or an enemy, and nothing else."

When the last words fell, Dong Shixiu's heart shook, but for a moment he couldn't tell what it felt like, it seemed to be loose, then it seemed to be tight, and then it was as heavy as a huge stone pressing on his chest.

After a long time, he stared at the woman shining like a phoenix under the moon, and calmly said: "There are very few men in this world who are worthy of my Phoenix."

Feng Duying didn't speak, she kept looking at the stars in the night sky, maybe because the stars were too bright, her eyes hurt a little, so she couldn't help but close them slightly.

That night, Dong Shixiu stayed in Fengying Palace for a short time, and left at Xushi, and naturally Dong Tianxuan was with him.

That night, Feng Duying stood in the middle of the sky in the courtyard, looking up at the night sky like that, standing alone, with a peaceful expression.