Chapter 39 Night Rain
The twilight is like a dark lake, swaying in the disturbance of the drizzle. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After a period of recuperation, Princess Yu Zimo's body has recovered. However, Qing Yao's hanging heart did not let go.
These days are the days of the autumn harvest. In the autumn harvest of previous years, the county government did not take much care of it, and only needed to collect the grain handed over by the people according to the law. But this year the situation is different. Outside the eastern county, due to drought and insect plagues in various places, the people have no harvest. Although the king of Shang has already ordered, warehouses are opened in various places to release grain. However, due to the large size of the disaster - almost the entire Shang country, involving a large number of people, the situation of the disaster is still uncertain, optimistic, and has the tendency to intensify, and the stock of food is limited. In other counties, where there is only grain but no grain, the autumn harvest in East County is particularly important. Therefore, from the day of harvest, Qingran, Lu Ye, and Changming each led people to stay in the field, responsible for supervising and handling various matters, and were busy from morning to night. Only the princess, Qing Yao and a few guards were left in the palace.
According to the princess's habits in the past, at this time, even if she didn't take Qingyao out of the house to "go out on patrol", she would ride Changyue to the suburbs. However, in the past few days, the princess has not only not left the house, but has not even taken half a step out of the door. She just sat at the table all day, looking at the silk books on the table.
This situation reminded Qing Yao that during the period when Xin Guo received a letter from Shang Guo to send someone to marry Shang Guo, there was a period of time when the princess, who had always been active and rarely stayed in the mansion, suddenly locked herself in her room and read books all day long—sometimes reading more than a dozen books a day. At that time, Qing Yao was taken aback by the princess's sudden abnormal behavior, and she didn't feel comfortable for a while. After coming to Shangguo, the princess returned to her old words and deeds. Now, the princess has shut herself up in her room again, what is she going to do? In the kingdom of Xin, the princess is reading books behind closed doors, and the speed is amazing. Now the princess is reading behind closed doors, but she only looks at one volume for several days, and each volume draws only one weapon.
"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Qing Yao asked this question for six days in a row, but she didn't get a positive response from the princess. Today is the seventh day, and whether the princess answers or not, she will continue to ask.
"I just want to sit here so quietly. Qing Yao's efforts were not in vain, and Princess Yu Zimo finally spoke.
The princess's answer surprised Qing Yao very much. It's not a princess's temper to stay quietly in one place. However, what surprised Qing Yao even more was the princess's next words.
"The rain outside, the first rain of this fall, do you remember?"
The princess had always disliked rainy days, because she found it wet and sticky. The color of the sky is also not pretty. She never cared about how many rains fell in a season. Why ...... the sixth and seventh games today. Qing Yao recalled for a long time and said uncertainly.
"It's the seventh rain. Princess Yu Zimo said clearly
"It's the seventh. Qing Yao didn't understand what the princess meant, could it be that this autumn's rain was as strange as this year's weather?
"After this rain, the sky is going to change," Princess Yu Zimo's expression moved, and she murmured, "I'm afraid the days when we can sit in the house so quietly are numbered." ”
"What does the princess mean by this?" Qing Yao felt that the princess seemed to have something to say.
"Nothing. Yu Zimo didn't say anything, just told Qing Yao, "Go make a pot of tea." I'm going to have to watch it again. With that, her gaze fell on the cloth that had been unfolding on the table.
Qing Yao looked at the princess suspiciously, and went to make tea.
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When Qingran returned home, it was already late at night. He changed the clothes he was wearing in the outer hall, for fear of bringing the cold air on his body into the house. At this time, Yu Zimo had already rested. There is no starry color outside the window, and there is no light in the house. After Qingran's eyes adjusted to the darkness in the room, he walked to the table in front of the window, and saw that the picture that Yu Zimo showed him was still on the table, and heard Qing Yao say that Zimo had been looking at it for the past few days.
The bronze Yue painted on the book is majestic with awe-inspiring and mighty atmosphere, and the patterns on the Yue are intricate, convex and concave, clear and measured. I don't know if there is such a thing in the world, if there is, it must be a divine soldier.
Qingran sat down where Zi Mo sat during the day, and looked at the bronze Yue on the table with Zi Mo's eyes. What is there about this divine soldier that makes Zi Mo care so much?
The rain had stopped for a long time, and it rustled again. Although Qingran couldn't see the silver rain line outside, he could clearly hear the sound of the drizzle falling on the flowers and trees and window lattices outside.
"Yue" is a ritual weapon, but also a heavy weapon. It represents the right, more the main conquest. Could it be that there was a hint of bad omen in Qingran's heart. Looking back on the past two years, Shang Guo should be regarded as full of disasters and difficulties. From the matter of the leylines in Dongjun to the continuous natural disasters outside the county, whether man-made or natural, it is the people on the land of Shang who suffer.
The matter of the leyline, thanks to Zi Mo's timely detection, bold disposal, and planting peach trees with magical powers, was able to keep the land of Dongjun, so that the food in Dongjun could grow normally, and the people would not starve. This year's drought in Shangguo is probably thanks to the power of the peach tree, which can save Dongjun from this difficulty.
However, as far as the entire Shang country is concerned, Dongjun is just a remote corner, and whether it is in debt or not has little effect.
On the one hand, Qingran is worried about the people in the disaster area, on the other hand, Shen, Geng and other countries have been eyeing the Shang country, even if it is not a disaster year, it will continue to disturb, and now the Shang country is a disaster, the domestic situation is unstable, for them, it is a good time. If they raise an army to attack at this time, the Shang Kingdom may be in danger.
Although Qingran did not want to be this prince, he was still a citizen of the Shang Kingdom. The merchant country is in trouble, how can he turn a blind eye and stay out of the matter.
Although Zi Mo doesn't like to talk much, he has a clear mind and can see many things that he can't see, and every time he does things, he has a lot of meaning.
Recently, she only watched this Yue, isn't it that the soldiers are coming? However, participating in business and other countries, there have been conflicts for many years, even if they raise troops, it is not an accident, why is Zi Mo a little vague in her speech. Could it be that there are other than Bing Ge represented in this Yue? Qing Ran was puzzled for a long time.
Maybe it's because I'm too careful.
Qingran slowly walked to Zi Mo's bed. Zi Mo in her sleep, her face became more and more beautiful and moving. Her eyebrows and eyes are so stretched, and the expression on her face is so calm and indifferent, which makes people feel at ease.
It's just that, I don't know why, the more peaceful the look on Zi Mo's face, the more uneasy his heart becomes. Where does this uneasiness come from? Are you afraid that you won't be able to keep her safe, or are you afraid that one day, you won't be able to see it again?
Qingran sat on the edge of Zi Mo's bed, and in the night, quietly looked at Yu Zimo who was asleep. No matter whether he can look at Yu Zimo for a few years or decades in the future, at this moment, he just wants to look at her quietly. Looking at her, he could forget all the troubles in his heart.