Chapter 19: The Storm (1)
Autumn is crisp, today is the village grass market, the flow of people from the south to the north converges on both sides of the road, the stalls along the street are full of dazzling goods, the shouting of the nearby merchants and the chatter of the buyers and sellers, and the smoke rising slowly over the village community not far away, show us the vitality of the world.
The convoy cautiously weaved through the crowd, and a few naughty boys who were not willing to be lonely ran playfully among the slowly moving carriages and horses.
"Miss!" I heard someone call me outside, and hurriedly pulled the curtain, and Chunyu trotted to follow the speed of the carriage, holding two brightly colored sugar gourds in his hands.
"Chunyu, you are so good!" I took it with joy, and when I saw that I was smiling, Chunyu was also happy, made a grimace at me, and stopped chasing.
Or the spring rain understands me, along the way my mouth has not kissed snacks for a long time, and when I look at the tempting sugar gourd, I feel that the saliva in my mouth is about to flow outside.
"Zhize, you taste it, it's delicious!" As soon as I arrived, I couldn't wait to take a bite, well, sweet with a hint of sourness, the softness of the hawthorn fruit and the viscosity of the syrup are fused together, which makes people have an endless aftertaste, it is really delicious!
Seeing my kind invitation, Yuan Zhize hesitated slightly, but still reached out to take one, ate one carefully, and chewed it carefully in his mouth.
"How about it, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Facing my eager gaze, Yuan Zhize didn't answer, just stared at me silently, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
I was stared at by him uncomfortably, unconsciously touched my face, and asked him suspiciously: "Why are you looking at me like this, is there something on my face?"
"I'm glad you were so happy, I made the right choice last night. Yuan Zhize leaned on the pillar and ate another sugar gourd. It turns out that he was still thinking about last night.
"Actually..."I paused to sort out my thoughts: "Zhize, if you insisted on letting Chunyu leave last night, I would definitely not have an opinion, I respect your decision." I met his gentle gaze and told him what was really in my heart.
"Xiaoxiao, to be honest, what I experienced last night touched me a lot, and since then I have come to agree with what you told me before. Yuan Zhize stretched out his hand to carefully wipe the sugar chips from the corner of my mouth, and said with some emotion: "Maybe as you said, anyone has the right to keep their secrets, as long as you are honest with him and sincerely fellowship, one day he will take the initiative to open his heart and share his secrets with you." ”
"I didn't expect that when I begged you the day before yesterday, you still scoffed at my thoughts, but I didn't expect that only one day later, why did you change your hexagram?" Although Zhize's words made me very happy, I didn't miss this opportunity to laugh at him.
"It was the deep affection between you and Chunyu that touched me and made me completely change my opinion. Yuan Zhize looked at the bustling crowd outside the window, and his eyes actually showed a little envy: "I was born in the emperor's family, and I usually tasted the warmth and warmth of human feelings, and I thought that the exchange between people was originally an exchange of interests. Now I realize that not everyone is as philistine as I thought. ”
"Okay, you can change your mistakes, it's a great thing to be good, I'm really happy that you can think like this, maybe it won't be long before Chunyu will take the initiative to tell the story behind her, give her some time. If you force her to say something, it will definitely break her heart. Leaning on Yuan Zhize's shoulder, enjoying the autumn sunshine, I felt slightly dizzy.
"Zhize, do you think I will adapt to my future life? I am stupid and stupid, and I don't have any scheming, will I often suffer losses in the future? "I suddenly have some concerns about the future that is becoming clearer.
"Don't worry," Yuan Zhize patted me on the shoulder and comforted me, "I just like your honest and free character, not bound by the world." Xiaoxiao, you remember, you are you, no matter what kind of trouble you encounter in the future, I will face it with you. ”
"Husband, you're so nice. Yuan Zhize's words seemed to flow into my heart, and Yuan Zhize half-jokingly threatened me: "I can warn you, if you become as vulgar as other women in the future, I don't want you~"
Hmph, dare to threaten me, Miss Ben doesn't eat this, I pursed my lips disdainfully and said: "Hmph, who is afraid of whom, maybe Miss Ben will divorce you first, haha..."
Although it was made of brick and stone, like all the cities I've seen before, Luoyang is the capital of the country and different from the cities I've been to before, not just because it has the most heavily guarded city, the strongest city walls, and the largest settled population.
The most important thing is that as the residence of the emperor, Luoyang has a domineering spirit that dominates the world and is sacrosanct, which gives people an extremely strong shock to their hearts. I sat in the middle of the car, entering the majestic city with a little awe.
I recall the last time I came to Luoyang with Yuan Zhao, it was just in time for the sensitive period when the kings returned to Beijing to strengthen martial law, and the freshness of the first trip was still there, so I didn't have a deep feeling about this capital.
Although the urban construction at this time was not like that of the Ming and Qing dynasties, paying attention to the central axis and symmetrical distribution, it also basically had a general prototype, and the city was divided into three cities, the outer city, the inner city and the imperial city.
The outer city was inhabited by a large number of ordinary people, and the inner city was the residence of princes, kings, grandchildren, dignitaries, and nobles, and the most central location was the heart of the entire empire - the imperial city where the emperor lived.
"Alright, we're home!" After driving through the noisy outer city, in the slightly silent inner city, I don't know how long I have been driving, the coachman slowly stopped the car.
I rubbed my sore waist and poked my head out of the car, and a luxurious mansion appeared in front of me. When I was in the car, I heard Zhize say that this palace recorded almost all of his childhood and youth memories, and it looked no worse than the palace in Hanzhong from the outside.
Thinking that the owner of such a good deep mansion compound can't come back for a few days all year round, I can't help but secretly feel sorry for it.
"Big brother!" Yuan Zhiyu, who got the news of our entry into the city, had been waiting in front of the door for a long time, and when he saw the carriage stop, he hurriedly got up to greet him. Counting it, he should have come back almost ten days earlier than us, and I don't know if the emperor approved his marriage with Wanyun.
"This matter is not easy to do!" Yuan Zhiyu seemed to be more concerned about the bloody case that happened on Zhongnan Mountain, and after listening to the narration, he also seemed to feel confused about this unsolved case.
"Okay, let's not talk about this, how about it, has your father approved the marriage between you and Wanyun?" Seeing his pale face and a pensive expression, Yuan Zhize diverted from this unpleasant topic.
As soon as he talked about the marriage, Yuan Zhiyu immediately seemed to be a different person, and impatiently reported the good news to us: "I really didn't expect that my father actually agreed, very happy, it seems that my father is also very satisfied with Wanyun." ”
It's so smooth, Yuan Zhize and I looked at each other and smiled, this doesn't mean that we can also ...
"Why didn't you see her coming?" I asked curiously, wouldn't this girl start preparing to be a bride now?
"Wanyun is now preparing a wine feast in the house, eldest brother and sister-in-law, today the two of us are going to give the two of you a pick-up, and by the way, I wish you can also have lovers and eventually become married. Yuan Zhiyu's face is now as happy as a flower, and he is so happy that he can't close his mouth.
"Then we, it's better to be respectful than to obey our fate~" Yuan Zhize seemed to be infected by his brother's good mood, and he promised to come down, and I was also secretly eager to try, hehe, tonight, this girl is also going to get drunk!