Chapter 57: Last Words

In the peach blossom forest, Qin Hanzhen yawned a little boredly, turned his head and glanced at Zhao Mo, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Although the peach blossoms in the forest were not exhausted, there was no good scenery left. The few inkblots of the predecessors mentioned by Master Jingxu are just ordinary poetry stone carvings, and there are no particularly outstanding sentences. Although there is a calligraphy treasure of the concubine Niangniang of the first emperor, it was left when she was a little girl before entering the palace, and the writing is still immature, and there is no special talent. Qin Hanzhen and the others have seen it, forget it. Brother Zi'er no longer has the curiosity he had before, and is frolicking around the peach blossom bushes in the forest with Mama Tiger. Niu's attention was attracted by Master Jingxu. Mrs. Jingxu was really a little extraordinary, and quickly noticed Niu's preferences, and mentioned to her the gossip of some official ladies who usually come to the nunnery.

Of course, these gossips are not just as simple as the east and west families, they will be on the lips of the Jingxu master, but also because of the close relationship with the Buddhist family, such as which female family is pious to the Buddha, how much silver was donated in the nunnery, and the gold paint was applied to Guanyin Niangniang, so she got a good reward, and she had no heirs for many years, and finally gave birth to a big fat son; , let her son get better, not to mention the pain, and after two years of hard study, he also passed the meritorious examination, etc. Niu Shi was fascinated by what he heard, and pulled her to ask questions. Only Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo felt bored, so they had to stand stupidly on the side.

Zhao Mo whispered to Qin Hanzhen: "There seem to be tables and chairs in the fine house where the noble concubine Niang Mobao remains. If my cousin is tired from standing, why don't you go over and rest?"

Qin Hanzhen shook his head: "Let's wait." Grandmother is hearing this, and she will come with me as soon as I leave. ”

Zhao Mo sighed: "Actually, it's okay for us to sit in other quiet rooms." ”

He glanced at Qin Hanzhen and smiled in unison. Qin Hanzhen looked back at the direction he had just come, hesitated, and still didn't go to the place where he could see his grandfather Qin Bai's quiet room. When Qin Bai asked them to come to the peach blossom forest, but she stayed in the quiet room and waited, she knew it in her heart. At this time, my grandfather must have been meeting his "old friend".

I'm afraid the grandmother cow also knows the same, right?

It's just that I don't know, who is the old man who came? Why is Qin Bai so mysterious when he meets the other party?

In the quiet room, Qin Bai sat opposite the two nuns, remembering that they had not seen each other for more than 30 years, and now that they had been reunited after a long absence, they were all moist and cried silently.

Qin Bai quickly wiped away the tears and smiled again: "After so many years, how are you doing? I also learned that you entered Nianhui Nunnery after I returned to the capital." I had the intention to ask the eldest brother more about your news, but the eldest brother didn't want to mention more. ”

One of the nuns wiped away her tears and replied, "Master Hou didn't have much to do with us. The third master asked him, what could he know?" paused, and smiled bitterly, "I forgot, I should be called the third master instead." ”

"It's okay to call it the same way it used to be, but it's more customary to hear it. Qin Bai smiled, "The sisters are now out of the house, and they must have changed their names, but I don't know what to call them." ”

The nun said: "My current Dharma name is Huineng, Bai Zhi's Dharma name is Huiding, in addition, Yujin Fa is Huihe, and Du Heng's Fa is Huixin." If the third master remembers, remember it, and it doesn't hurt to call us by our old name. Although we are already monks, we are leaving for the sake of the queen's mother. In addition to chanting and praying for the emperor, Niangniang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince every day, he is still the same as before in other things. said that he was a monk, but in fact, he was still a palace person. Even the emperor said that there is nothing wrong with us using the old name as usual, and if the queen mother has a spirit in the sky, she will come back to see us occasionally, and after listening to our old name, she will still remember which one is which, and she will not recognize who we are. When the emperor came to see us, he still called me Gansong. ”

Qin Bai smiled: "Then I'll call your old name as usual, it's really more customary." He paused, "Now in Nianhui Nunnery, are there only four sisters left?"

Bai Zhi choked and said: "Of the eight palace people around Niangniang, except for two who died during the confinement in the old year, there is also a Canan who stayed in the palace to take care of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the other five are all monks in the nunnery. Cardamom had died of illness in the old years, and now there are only four of us left. Today, Du Heng is a little bad, and Yu Jin wants to stay in the nunnery, so only me and Sister Gansong come to see the third master. As soon as I saw the third master, I almost didn't recognize it. It's been more than thirty years...... The third master is also old now......"

Qin Bai sighed when he heard this, and asked again: "I heard that Sister Jianan stayed in the East Palace to take care of His Royal Highness the Prince, and died suddenly last year, but I don't know why. The eldest brother is very secretive about this, which is really incomprehensible. I heard that he also drove Sister Jianan's family out of the Hou Mansion, but I don't know what is happening now. ”

Bai Zhi paused, gritted her teeth and said: "This is also her own sin, with this result, she also deserves it!"

Qin Bai couldn't help but be surprised. Among the several maids around Empress Qin, Bai Zhi is the youngest, and she has always been very good with Canaan, almost like sisters. Although more than thirty years have passed, hearing Bai Zhi say this about Canaan, Qin Bai still can't help but wonder: What did Canaan do?

Gan Song said: "I specially invited the third master to come over today, also to explain to you the matter of Canaan. Do you remember? Thirty years ago, you went back to the capital and met Ganaan at that time?"

How could he not remember? When Qin Bai returned to the capital, except for his eldest brother Qin Song, he had only seen Canaan. Canan was ordered by Empress Qin to secretly come to deliver a letter to him. Soon after meeting Ganan, he decided to leave the capital and settle down in the northwest.

Because that's ...... The wish of his dear sister Empress Qin.

Gan Song looked at the expression on Qin Bai's face, and sighed faintly: "Third master, it seems that you really believe it, and if you believe in the words passed down by Ganan back then, it is really the queen's will." That's Canaan coaxing you!"

Qin Bai was shocked, his eyes staring at her: "What did you say?!"

Bai Zhi said with tears in her eyes: "What Gansong said is true. Back then, we didn't know that the third master had returned to the capital, and the queen didn't know either. Her illness is getting worse day by day, and there are two things in her heart that she remembers the most, one is that the Hou Ye gets married, and the other is that the third master does not know when he will be able to return to Beijing. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold on, and she wouldn't be able to see Master Hou start a family again, nor would she see your last face. She asked Hou Ye again and again, if she really didn't know where you were. Hou Ye always said that you were mistaken by beauty, nostalgic for the village girl, and refused to return to Beijing to reunite with your family. The queen didn't believe a word. It's just that the Hou Ye swears, and the queen mother is not good at tearing down his platform in front of the emperor, so she can only ask in private. The Hou Ye refused to tell the truth, and the queen mother couldn't be in a hurry, so she had to wait for the third master to return to the capital by herself. It's a pity that when the Hou Ye's marriage is completed, the mother will not be able to hold on. Before she died, she explained to Ganan that she was going to the Hou Mansion to ask the Hou Ye again. If there is an answer, you must tell her before her spirit, so that she can leave with peace of mind......"

When Bai Zhi said this, she couldn't hold back anymore and lowered her head to wipe away her tears.

Gan Song continued: "Canaan must have met the third master at that time, right? The queen did leave a last word for the third master, but it must not be what she told you. ”

Qin Bai said: "I did meet her outside the Hou Mansion. But how do you know that what she said wasn't the queen's real last words?"

Gan Song said: "Because when the queen mother ordered her, we were all standing on the side." The queen asked Canaan to ask the Hou Ye, and said that she was afraid that she would not be able to wait for the third master to go back, and if we met the third master in the future, and gave the third master a few words for her, she would say - it was my sister who affected you, and my brother also treated you badly, and you were wronged, and my sister knew it in her heart. My sister is useless and can't make decisions for you. But if your brother continues to bully you like this, you don't care about brotherhood at all, and you don't have to worry about your sister all the time. As long as you can leave a breath for our Qin family, everything else is up to you. You will be the head of the Qin family in the future, you must take good care of yourself, follow the emperor, do things well, and live a good life. ”

After Qin Bai listened, he was silent for a long time, but his eyes gradually turned red: "Sister......"

I didn't expect the real last words left by my sister Empress Qin to be like this......

He looked up at Jamanson and Angelica Bai: "What Canaan told me is completely different from what you said. She said to me that the queen mother knew that she could not live with me, but the eldest brother and her mother were siblings, and they were brothers and sisters. If in the past, my eldest brother bullied me, she should be in charge of me. But at that time, the eldest brother made a mistake and angered the saint, and then let the saint know that he had concealed my whereabouts, which made my sister die with regret, but I was afraid that I would be more and more angry. The eldest brother has lost his holy favor, what should he do in the future? It was not easy for him to marry his wife again, and he saw that he would be able to continue the incense for the Qin family and spread out. The queen thought of her biological mother who died early, so she couldn't leave him alone. Therefore...... Even if she knew that she couldn't live with me, she still hoped that I could leave the capital, but I never went back. As long as I am not here, there will only be one Qin family left in the Chengenhou Mansion in the capital, and no matter how angry the saint is, he will be more kind to him. As for me...... Since I have good relatives in the northwest, I will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and it is okay to stay in the northwest to live a quiet life. After twenty or thirty years, things have changed, and my eldest brother has also gained a firm foothold in the court, and I will be able to return to the capital again. ”

After saying this, Qin Bai could no longer hold back the grief and indignation in his heart: "I only felt that the five thunders were on the top at that time, and my heart was very sad......! My sister's words also make sense, I am not from the same mother as her, and I am indeed a layer away from my eldest brother. If it was in normal times, but at that time, the eldest brother was in a bad situation, and my sister thought about his future and abandoned me. I'm just sad, for many years of sister and brother love, it turns out that I can't match the blood relationship between my sister and my eldest brother. Since I couldn't see my sister for the last time because of my own negligence and fault, which made my sister regret it, I agreed to my sister's request, and I just atone for my mistakes......" he wiped his face, "but...... Since it wasn't my sister's true intention, but that Ganan was lying, what was she doing it for?!" (To be continued.) )