——Lying on the begonia flowers, muddy swallow fat snow——

1. Peach blossoms

When Chi Yu climbed Changping Mountain again, the peach blossoms on the top of the mountain had already been grateful.

"It seems that the so-called 'the world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom' is just a lie. Although he was dissatisfied, there was no regret in his voice.

The clothes between the steps brought up the broken flowers on the ground, like the mountain wind blowing.

Chi Yu still remembers that there is a wooden house in the depths of this peach forest.

But the eaves in front of me are half-collapsed, and the cobwebs are all over, and it doesn't look like it's inhabited at all.

"Ran away in vain again. Touching his nose, his voice was a little dissatisfied, "It's said that there are three holes of cunning rabbits, and this is the third, why is it still empty?"

2. Winter orchid

When the master was alive, he said that if he was an old man and I could not afford to pay the debt he owed, it would be better for me to leave Changping Mountain for refuge.

So after he had gone west, and after digging a pit to bury his old man's house, I had searched for everything I could take from the mountain, and fled on a dark and windy night.

thought that this escape would successfully avoid his debts, but now it seems that he still underestimates these creditors.

Looking at the man in front of him holding a long sword and standing with his arms crossed, if it weren't for the "bright moon", maybe I would still be in the mood to appreciate his appearance.

But now, I have to think about how to get out.

"This hero, that, I'm afraid you're looking for the wrong person. We don't have any bright moon and black moon here, my name is Donglan, and there are a few sisters named Chunlan, Xialan, and Qiulan, if you ......"

"Are there any orchids in winter?"

“……”

I was speechless for a moment, and this person's brain circuit didn't seem to be quite the same as that of ordinary people.

In fact, I thought about this question at the beginning, but for people like me who have a full meal and everything is fine, it is really too nerve-wracking in the final analysis, and it is just a name, just call it as you like.

Just like now, no matter whether he is the same as others or not, as long as he can fool him into leaving, it is considered a complete merit.

"It stands to reason that there are no orchids in winter, but our young lady has this name, and there is no orchid. ”

Seeing his indifference, I couldn't help but be helpless, so I could only bring a little flattery and shyness: "Didn't the hero look down on the slave family...... It's just that the slave family's deed of sale is in the hands of his mother, if the hero is willing to give some silver to redeem the slave family, then the slave family can change its name to Mingyue......"

It's always worthless to catch up, according to the reaction of those sons and brothers who had a little value before, they saw my look before they moved their crooked thoughts, and they couldn't hide their noses and sneered and abandoned them, and joked that the sprinkler girl in the green building also wanted to fly on the branches and become a phoenix, and there was no interest.

But I forgot that the person in front of me was not a normal person.

3. Bright moon

When I came out of the Red Mansion, I was still a little confused, and I recalled the scene just now:

My mother clapped my hand kindly, and looked at Chi Yu behind me and smiled more flatteringly than I had before: "Donglan, you are a good person, and then you must be well-behaved and clever with this hero, and you must not smash the signboard of our Red Mansion." ”

I seem to understand a little bit why my mother kept deducting my food a while ago - I'm afraid that Yihong Mansion is about to go out of business, otherwise when will the third-class sprinkler sweep girl also represent Yihonglou.

Although it is a matter of pride to be relied on, it is still a little sad to think about it.

At the beginning, I sold myself to the funeral master, and it was easy to have a place to settle down, but now I can't advocate to change the master.

The heroes of the rivers and lakes have always been displaced, but I am afraid that the future will not be easy.

Especially the creditor in front of me, if he hadn't been reduced to the point where he couldn't open the pot, how would he go to great lengths to find me?

But when he reported his name, I really can't remember that the old man's bill recorded the word Chi Yu.

No matter what, I can't let him know that I am Mingyue.

Even if he really named me Mingyue.

"Hero, you bought me just to give me such a name?"

After a few days of getting along, I found that I seemed to have misunderstood something, and Chi Yu's life was really good.

Eight dishes and two soups are required for dinner, and walking without a carriage is not moving, and the Jianghu atmosphere with a sword is just a disguise.

It really doesn't look like such a person would come to me for the sake of a few taels of wine money that the old man owes.

After all, the portion he wasted at each meal was enough for the old man's highest debt.

If it's for that little debt, it's not very cost-effective.

"Hero, is that Da Mingyue your intended person, she abandoned you and ran away with others, you really missed it too much and happened to see that I was more similar to her, so you bought it back as a stand-in?"

Seeing that he didn't say anything, I couldn't help but think of the words I had heard in Yihong Mansion, but if this was the case, my stand-in Xiao Mingyue would inevitably be a little wronged by myself.

"Hero, you ...... with that bright moon"

"Shut up, talk again while eating, and you'll follow the carriage the way back. ”

Before I could finish asking, I was stopped by my new master.

When there is happiness, who wants to endure hardship?

So ten days have passed, and I haven't been able to hear him say in person what he has to do with that bright moon.

4. Haggard

On the eleventh day, I didn't wait for Mingyue's answer, but I waited for a pavilion built for Mingyue.

The appearance of the carved beams and paintings in front of me really made my third-class girl staggered.

I thought that leaning on the Red Mansion was luxurious enough, but the delicacy of this place still made me unable to take my eyes off it.

"Let's see if it's what you want. ”

Xu was that my eyes were too burning like a hungry wolf, and Chi Yu satisfied my desire to snoop with a little contempt.

The outside of the building is not good, and the inside of the house is full of intentions, calligraphy and painting ornaments are all expensive, so I can't help but feel a little nervous.

"Hero, this place is for me to live?"

"Mingyue Pavilion was originally prepared for Mingyue Girl. ”

"Do you want rent?"

I pretend I can't hear the deep meaning of Chi Yu's words, whether it's a real Mingyue or a fake Mingyue, what the hell is going on, there will always be someone who can't help it first.

But this person will definitely not be me.

In this way, I began a corrupt life in the Bright Moon Pavilion.

Washing every day is served, meals are served by people, and there are people who cloth vegetables for meals, and it is a good day for everyone to be beautiful with golden branches and jade leaves.

But I was born a poor life, so I had to fight wits and courage with those beautiful maids, and try to do everything myself, so as not to be swept out of the house and forget the ability to settle down.

The days went by like this, there was no wind and waves, and it was not boring.

It wasn't until Chi Yu appeared in front of me again that I remembered that I had been eating and drinking in this Bright Moon Pavilion for two months.

"Hey, hero, long time no see. ”

Looking at Chi Yu in military uniform at the door, I raised my hand to say hello.

"The generals of the Yan Kingdom are approaching Qin Huai, and everyone in the Red Mansion has gone their separate ways. ”

With his back to the morning light, I couldn't see Chi Yu's expression clearly, and I couldn't figure out the reasons why he told me this.

"It seems that I didn't guess wrong, my mother's business is really not very prosperous, and not long after I left, Yihong Mansion went out of business. ”

As if not realizing my muttering, Chi Yu walked into the house with a sword in his hand and stood in front of me.

That's when I realized that he was much more haggard than before.

The corners of his lips are full of stubble, as if he has aged ten years at once.

5. Former Dynasty

"Peach Blossom makes you ready to hand it over when. ”

Without any euphemisms, Chi Yu went straight to the point, which surprised me a little.

"What Peach Blossom Order?"

The bright moon is unknown, He Xiao peach blossoms.

"Before the death of the former emperor Ming Sheng, he handed over the token of the dead man of the imperial court to the national teacher Xun Ping, that is, your master Changping Zhenren, Xun Ping died a year ago, but there was no peach blossom order in his tomb, except for the princess Mingyue of the previous dynasty, he had never contacted anyone. ”

Chi Yu did not shy away from the fact that the wall has ears, and explained the reason why he has been committed to pursuing Mingyue in the past few years.

"Daxia suspects that I am the bright moon you said?" I raised my eyebrows, "If that's the case, I'm afraid you'll look down on me." If I were a princess, I would not be so poor as to lean on the Red Mansion to make a living. ”

"Before today, I didn't believe it either. ”

Chi Yu's eyes were firmly locked on my body, and he shouted for someone to bring something in.

"This is the portrait of Wan Guifei of the previous dynasty. ”

Wan Guifei......

That's a distant name.

But also, since you have been watching the peach blossom order for a long time, how can you not know this secret?

The world thinks that the eldest princess Mingyue of the previous dynasty is where the queen is, but in fact, few people know that the queen and Wan Guifei, who was still a nobleman, gave birth at the same time, but the queen was stillborn.

And because Wan Guiren was not a boy, and his identity was too humble, so after thinking about it, he sent the child to the queen's knee by default and became the eldest princess of the previous dynasty.

Since then, with the help of the queen, Wan Guiren has only been sitting in the position of concubine for only one year.

It's just that as the appearance of the eldest princess gradually grows, her eyebrows and eyes gradually resemble Wan Guifei.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, on the eldest princess's second birthday, Wan Guifei was found to have stumbled and fallen into the Taiye pool.

Since that year, turmoil has gradually arisen in the DPRK and China, first the Northern Yan disturbed the territory, and then the Yidi invasion, and finally was rebelled by the general Chi Hui Wo who led the troops to defend against the enemy, forcing the palace to usurp the throne.

In those years, the deaths and injuries of countless palace people have not been able to save themselves, who can remember the princess who is growing up?

And so far, the previous dynasty is no more, and among the thin imperial heirs, only the five-year-old eldest princess Mingyue survived.

Later, as Chi Yu said before, thanks to the support of the national teacher Xun Ping, the young princess was able to save her life.

It's just that who would have thought that Xun Ping had only passed away for a year, and the princess who had been cultivated by himself for ten years was found by the people of the Chi family.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, if Master and his old man knew that I was so unlucky, I was afraid that the coffin board would move underneath.

6. Origins

"It seems that the third prince knows everything. ”

Now that the words have been spoken, there is no need to hide them.

After Chi Hui seized the throne, life was not very easy.

The result of the rebellion in the nest is that both Yidi and Yan Guo have taken the opportunity to devour a lot of places in Darong, so even if he seeks power and usurps the throne, Chi Hui's life in the past ten years has not been very peaceful, so he moved his thoughts to the group of dead soldiers raised by Ming Sheng.

To be able to resist a 100,000-strong army and defend the city for ten years with the strength of a thousand people is not an ordinary person.

If you can get this leverage, you will be like a tiger with wings.

It's just that it's not just him, the new emperor, who is eyeing these forces, but also his two sons who are vying for power, the crown prince Chi Yan and the third prince Chi Yu.

"Mingyue, the Yan army is coming, only the peach blossom order in your hand can solve the current danger of Qinhuai. ”

"The three princes are raised, how tragic the battle was back then, presumably your Chi family knows better than anyone else, not to mention that I don't know where the Peach Blossom Order is, even if I know, do you think, I will give it to you?"

I can't help but feel funny, since I was a child, I have never seen a thicker skin than the Chi family.

"I've already been to Changping Mountain, and the things Xun Ping left in the house don't have a peach blossom order - but back then, His Majesty did hand over the peach blossom order to him - if the peach blossom order is not issued, the Yan army will cross Qin Huai lightly, trample all over the land of Darong, and infringe on the people of Darong, is this what you want to see?"

Chi Yu's voice was sonorous and powerful, as if there was a heavenly righteous qi about to erupt.

I haven't heard such righteous words in a long time.

The last time I heard such a statement was ten years ago in my father's study, when I eavesdropped on Chi Hui to persuade my father to send troops.

In the end, it is father and son, and the sanctimonious appearance is the same.

"What does Yan Jun have to do with me, and what does Da Rong have to do with me? I am a little woman, and I can't take care of the affairs of my family and country. Besides, why do you think that old man gave me a bullshit token? If there is such a rare and valuable thing, I will not run around for him to hide from his debts. ”

I couldn't help but yawn, the older people get, the more boring they become.

The person in front of him is not at all like the little boy who was bent on being a hero and helping the needy when he was a child.

It's inexplicably tiresome to talk to someone like that.

Ji Yu didn't speak again, just looked at me fixedly, if his eyes were tangible, I think he was afraid that he wanted to pierce me.

But what about piercing?

7. Bamboo flowers

Since I came back with Chi Yu and entered the Mingyue Tower, I have never been out of this house.

Except for swinging on the swing in the courtyard for a while after dinner, there is no interest in idleness.

It's just that when I returned to Darong it was still April, and then it was summer, and it was getting hotter and hotter outside, so I omitted this only ventilating activity, and only overlooked upstairs after tea and dinner, looking at the dense bamboo forest around me, in exchange for a moment of coolness.

After that unpleasant conversation, Chi Yu never appeared in front of me again, and my life seemed to return to the first two months of my arrival.

The life of Mingyue Pavilion is really like a paradise, except for occasionally recalling his piercing eyes that day, other times I even have a kind of trance, as if I am still on Changping Mountain.

There is no hatred of the family and country, and there is no unrest and turmoil under the mountain.

But life never goes according to people's hearts.

is like a white crane falling into the dust, like a master leaving me, like a childhood playmate turning against me, just like Chi Yan who broke into the door that day.

After the first rain in early autumn, the bamboo forest outside the Mingyue Pavilion was much taller, and with the cool breeze, the bamboo flowers that grew were eye-catching among the green bamboo leaves.

That afternoon, I couldn't sleep because I had always been used to taking a nap.

Just after tossing and turning three times and getting up in clothes, there were chaotic footsteps and a bit of playful madness in the courtyard.

"Mingyue Tower? His Royal Highness didn't know that the third brother had built such an elegant pavilion on Yunyang Mountain, but I don't know if there was a beauty like Chen Ajiao hidden in the house. ”

As the sound approached, the door slammed open.

Looking at the face that was somewhat similar to Chi Yu, but with a completely different temperament, I couldn't help but feel a little sick to my stomach.

Chi Hui himself looks hearty and hard, but the eldest son he gave birth to is feminine and weird, which makes people not feel good.

"Yo, it seems that the third brother is really hiding a little beauty here. With a bit of a teasing, his hand reached out.

Chi Yan's lustful reputation is outside, and today he is really worthy of the reputation of the outside, and it is not that those people have tarnished his reputation.

"The dignified prince is so obscene, no wonder this stolen country is not guaranteed. ”

I sneered, and I didn't know what Chi Hui would think when he saw his son like this.

"Slut!

Chi Yan's expression instantly darkened, and he pulled out the sword in his hand and was about to stab at me.

Over the years on Changping Mountain, I have not been waiting for death, just waiting for him to really approach, so that I can give him a taste of the techniques taught by the master.

But I didn't wait for such an opportunity, and he was stopped.

The man was obviously much older, blocking Chi Yan from whispering a few times in his ear, and vaguely heard words like "Your Majesty" and "Imperial Order", which made Chi Yan suppress the anger in his heart, and sent someone to escort me out of Mingyue Tower and gallop in the direction of the city.

With a bit of curiosity, I couldn't help but guess, did Chi Hui want to see me?

But what was his intention when he saw me?

Thought I was really going to hand over the Peach Blossom Order?

Where is Chi Yu now?

Thinking of the calm of the past few months, and the few meetings I have had, I suddenly felt a little uneasy in my heart.

Looking back in the direction of Mingyue Pavilion, you can still see the dense bamboo flowers that the bamboo leaves can't cover in the autumn breeze.

8. Old residence

The place where Chi Hui saw me was in the Yongquan Palace where Concubine Wan lived back then.

Although I haven't been to this place much, I still remember the warmth every time Concubine Wan saw me.

Now, more than ten years later, it is still the same place.

"Bold! I don't kneel down when I see Your Majesty!"

Seeing me there like a wooden pestle, the attendants on the side couldn't stand it.

It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Chi Hui wave his hand and signal him to retreat.

For a moment, it was just me and the usurper in the room.

The Chi Hui in front of me is not the same as the person I remember sitting on his neck and playing.

Ten years have passed, and countless marks have been carved on this once handsome and heroic man, but the most fatal thing is the old age that exudes a depressed atmosphere.

"Xiao Yue'er, you're here. ”

There was a bit of tiredness in his hoarse voice, but the sound of "Xiao Yue'er" made my hands in my sleeves tighten.

Seeing that I didn't answer, he didn't mind, but with a little smile on the corner of his lips, he talked to himself, falling into a trance.

"When I first met Ning'er, she was just the youngest daughter to be married in the Hanlin Xiu Wan Yun family.

"On that day, the emperor asked me to go to the Hanlin Academy to look for someone, and I met Ning'er, who was pretending to be a scholar and following Wan Yun to repair books in the Hanlin Academy.

"It's just that before I had time to ask for marriage, the emperor also paid attention to the little scholar beside Wan Yun. Later, she became a noble person in the harem.

"I thought I had nothing to do with her anymore, until the news came from the palace that Wan Guiren gave birth to a stillborn baby. That night, it was outside this window that I heard all the conversations between the grandmother and Ning'er beside the queen. ”

Speaking of this, Chi Hui raised his hand and pointed to a window inside, as if that scene was only yesterday.

Although there was reluctance in Ning'er's voice, I understood that she was willing, but I didn't expect that in just two years, they wouldn't tolerate her - since that's the case, then don't blame me You're welcome. ”

Chi Hui's voice was a little angry, as if the sea of blood was deep and the hatred was constantly pressing.

I seem to suddenly understand why General Chi, who was originally loyal, sought power and usurped the throne for no reason.

Sometimes, obsession is really a terrible thing.

I don't think Chi Hui knew that after the death of her mother, the queen told me my true identity when she was only two years old.

It was also she who took me to pay tribute to my mother in this Yongquan Palace more than once.

So since I can remember, I have known all this, and I know that my mother's throwing into the lake is for me to live better.

It's just that sometimes, people always like to live in their own imaginary world, and don't want to look outside.

"My mother really liked my father, even if he was 3,000 beautiful and indulgent. My mother also died by throwing herself into the liquid pool. ”

I know that this fact is a bit cruel, but some dreams have to wake up after all.

If he has ambition, if he has the slightest concern for the people of Darong, he should also know what is the most important thing at the moment-

Maybe he has never been willing to wake up, so in just eleven years, he has made the Great Glory Kingdom overthrown.

It's an idiot, but it's a hateful and hateful person.

Looking at his silent back, I felt like I didn't need to say anything more.

"Where's Chi Yu?"

Thinking of the bamboo flowers outside the Mingyue Building, I still couldn't help but express the only concern in my heart.

"Two days ago, the Yan army rushed to cross Qinhuai, he led his troops to resist the enemy, and was hit by several arrows in the chaotic arrow, and died...... and died. ”

The things in front of me were suddenly a little blurry, as if they were all ghosted, which made people unable to see real.

This has been panicking for more than ten years, which is really ridiculous and sad.

9. Falling snow

The soldiers of the Yan Kingdom set foot on Darong after the month that followed.

I don't know if it was because of the pain of losing a child, or for other reasons, Emperor Taizu Chi Hui couldn't afford to fall ill after that.

The great general who led the troops to fight countless battles back then is now so pampered that he has no heroic spirit to fight back, and when the Yan army entered the imperial city, he also threw himself into the Taiye Pool.

By the time the swallows were salvaged, there was no sound.

On that day, the sky suddenly snowed heavily, and at a glance, the sky and the earth were white and clean.

The scene that should have appeared eleven years ago has now been postponed and reproduced, although it can no longer stir up the waves in my heart, but I still feel a little trance when I think of the change this year.

Everything has happened, and history repeats itself.

After all, the Peach Blossom Order is just a thing left in the legend, and no one has ever seen it.

Because in the year that the master went, the Peach Blossom Order was destroyed.

Everyone has the right to choose their own life, whether they leave or continue to secretly guard, it is their own choice.

Maybe Da Rong can't escape the fate of overturning since the Ming family, and only a hero like Yan Jun can really put his desire on governing the people.

When I returned to Changping Mountain, I watched the peach blossoms outside the house bloom and thank, thank you and bloom, and then think of the autumn snow in the eleventh year of Darong Taizu, I still felt a little chilly.

In a trance, the peach blossom swallow fat in his hand fell to the ground, and it was stained with slush at once.

Shaking his head, he picked up the remnants and threw them into a paper basket, the new swallow fat, and could only wait for next year.

It's just that next year, what will we do?