Chapter 32: Unintentional but Entangled (1)
After Lin Risheng's matter was finished, the topic naturally turned to Chu Yunxi. He couldn't help but ask her about www.biquge.info her experience over the years, and she didn't shy away from it, telling her that except for Chen Siyu and him who didn't know much, everyone else not only knew but also participated in it.
He was completely shocked by the pain and thrill, the line of life and death described in Chu Yunxi's mouth, and when she told about her desperate struggle, he was also heartbroken, and when she talked about her repeated dangers in order to find out the truth, he would also be worried, her joys, sorrows and sorrows were like a silk thread pulling his heart, and every slight vibration she made would cause a huge change in his emotions.
Compared to his complete immersion in her words and following her through the torture and hardship, Chen Siyu seemed a little absent-minded, and like other observers who already understood what had happened but could not take the lead, she silently tore the orange and quietly observed the subtle expressions of the conversation between the two people. At this time, everyone has their own different thoughts in their hearts.
Lin Yueyuan tilted his head and looked at his brother indifferently for a while fussing about the truth and falsehood, and then sighed frequently in disbelief. She always nodded her head at the right time to prove that what Chu Yunxi said was true. Every time he heard that Chu Yunxi was injured, the concern and regret he showed made her more and more satisfied, and she even smiled and quietly told Shi Jiaheng the idea of a match between the two. It made his already overstretched heart even worse.
Chen Siyu is also nervous, whenever the two talk, she feels as if her heart is being grabbed. The two of them were tortured unusually quietly, but Yan Qingshuang was even more silent, her voice and eyes were all silent, and her thoughts had already flown out of the circle of these six people and drifted to the distant Shunan.
In this story, the death of Qing Chun is just the beginning of death, but the ending is much less bloody than Chu Yunxi's original estimate. Chu Xiaolian's killing gave the dazed emperor Li Chengxun a deafening blow, and he suddenly sobered up a lot, and began to purge the court and the outside of the court little by little. He returned to the old time of dealing with the government, and even in the case of a splitting headache, he could barely cheer up. He dismissed the monks in the palace, executed the Miao Daoists, and opened his eyes from the absurd world created by the immortal Taoist priests, and seemed to really start caring for the poor people who were innocent and suffering countless hardships.
In order to maintain the stability of the internal structure of the imperial court and reduce the panic of officials to avoid creating a terrifying atmosphere of rumors, and at the same time to protect the reputation of the Chu clan in Jinling and the reputation of Chu Yilian in vain, the emperor had to choose a compromise method to calm the people, and announced to the outside world that the prime minister died in order to save the king, and the assassin was naturally Chu Xiaolian, whose face was destroyed, and the corpse was humiliated, and the bones of the real Chu Yilian were welcomed back, and she would soon be buried in the ancestral tomb of Jinling.
It is a pity that everything that Chu Yilian fought for himself during his lifetime was not realized until after his death, and the emperor's posthumous title finally made him finally get the same glory as his father, and benefited the descendants of the Chu family in other side branches in Jinling, and her cousin was able to become the assassin of Yangzhou. But for their Chang'an, a branch of the Chu clan, the emperor's grace could not make up for the huge blow of Chu Yilian's death.
The prime minister has passed away, the emperor is back in the court, whether it is Chu Yilian or Chu Xiaolian, the power system established during his lifetime has almost completely collapsed, although the prime minister's party has not been purged on a large scale, but its core members have been removed by the emperor and transferred to other forces that have been suppressed for a long time are also quietly counterattacking. Even if the youngest daughter of the Chu family has returned as a filial daughter, it cannot change the embarrassment of inheriting without Chu Yilian and no heirs, and the title of the Chu family has become an illusory honor, and the two daughters of the Chu family cannot become the support and helper of the crown princess Chu Yunlian, and it is a great test for the crown princess that the power of the Chu family will return to Jinling or continue to take root in Chang'an.
The supreme authority of the emperor can silence all those who know the truth, and the scandal of the Chu family has been completely suppressed, and even Chu Yilian's closest relatives in the palace do not know the truth. But the second wife of the Chu family, Jiang Mulan, died of depression not long ago, outsiders thought that the second lady was loyal, attached to her husband and even seriously ill, but did not know that Chu Xiaolian pretended to move Chu Yilian in order to cover up his identity, often put on an ascetic appearance of worrying about state affairs and having no time to take care of the private affairs of his children, and he has always ignored his wife and concubines. After worrying too much, she left her frail and poor daughter to find her own peace of mind in another world.
In order to reduce the turmoil, Shangguan Xueyu, who knew the righteousness, still stayed in the Chu family as the daughter of the Chu family to assist the exhausted eldest lady Lu to manage the family in an orderly manner. As a result, Lu's attitude towards her changed, and he gradually accepted and acknowledged her existence as a mother. Because of the great changes in the Chu family, the rare unity of one, the crown princess Chu Yunlian put down her usual noble figure and indifferent attitude, and in order to continue the glory of the family, she increased her socialization with the noble family of Chang'an, and studied hard to win people's hearts and pay attention to the government and politics.
Chu Yunxi, on the other hand, wanted to wait for her father's funeral to be processed, so she asked the emperor to allow her to return to Shunan, and she wanted to spend the rest of her life with her mother, no matter how long it was. This undoubtedly touched Shi Jiaheng's sore spot again, and Lin Risheng was also full of emotion, and he didn't know how to persuade her to be sad in his heart, so he inadvertently took her hand.
Chen Siyu's face turned blue and she stood up suddenly, although everyone didn't know the reason, they all saw that she was angry, but she suddenly smiled again, obediently ran to Chu Yunxi's side, whispered a few words to her, and explained to everyone with a smile that she had a personal matter to discuss with her, and she was embarrassed to open her mouth when other people were present, so everyone didn't ask, she stretched out her hand and pointed inward, signaling the two to go to the inner room to talk.
She pursed her lips behind her back and lowered her head and clasped her hands, and under Chu Yunxi's continuous urging, she rubbed for a while before blushing and whispering, "Yunxi is sorry." You just talked about your sorrows over the years, which is really touching and admirable. Your courage, wisdom and determination are beyond my ability, even if some loyal ministers who are determined to serve the country are afraid that it is difficult to disregard life and death like you, you not only avenged your parents, but also removed harm for the country, if you are a man, your merits are enough to go down in history. Compared with you, I am much more ordinary, so although I admire it very much, there is still a little thing lingering in my heart that I want to ask you, I don't know if you are willing to talk to me. Although her voice was low, her eyes were shining at her, making the other party feel her true feelings.
Chu Yunxi looked at her strange demeanor and face, lowered his eyes slightly and smiled, nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Chen Siyu bit his lip and asked frankly: "Now that your parents have a major event, how do you plan for your life's event?" ”
When she asked like this, it was completely unexpected by Chu Yunxi, and she was stunned for a while. For the children of marriage, almost every girl to be married has some fantasies, or longing or worry or hope, but this problem is blank for her, in her parents she deeply understands the beauty and pain of marriage, and is not an ignorant girl, but she has never had a moment to connect this matter with herself, it is really a fog to see the flowers and the moon in the water.
She didn't know where to start, Chen Siyu seemed to be inspired, and repeatedly asked more trivial details made her even more at a loss, in fact, how could a person who was not even ready to have a marriage fantasize about all kinds of beautiful plots in marriage?
She kept asking with perseverance, so that Chu Yunxi had to face up to this question and give a clear answer. She had to smile bitterly and confessed: "Actually, in fact, I never thought of getting married. I don't plan to get married. ”
Chen Siyu was mentally prepared for the various answers she might answer, but this answer was still beyond all her imagination. She was surprised: "How can a woman not marry?!" You must be too shy to say it. ”
She took her hands and said eagerly: "You just promised me that I would have a heart-to-heart with me, don't perfunctory me, this issue is very important to me." ”
Chu Yunxi was slightly surprised at the same time, but also annoyed that she was so slow about emotional matters, since she said this, it was obvious that her intention was not on herself, after understanding her intentions. She was the first to click through the layer of window paper: "Do you have a sweetheart?" ”
Chen Siyu looked away from her with a weak heart.
Chu Yunxi looked at her crimson cheeks like peach blossoms, and smiled clearly: "Oh, I know, it's Lin Risheng, right." ”
The problem finally got on the right track, Chen Siyu turned his face away shyly, and said embarrassedly: "Yes, that's why I just want to ask you, do you like Lin Risheng, have you ever thought about marrying him?" Don't laugh at me. She covered Chu Yunxi's smile, and her embarrassed expression couldn't hide the girl's budding spring heart.
Chu Yunxi shook his head and said with a smile: "How could it be." If I really had my heart for him, my mother might have made the decision for me in Shunan at that time, but now that my parents are dead, I am blessed and weak. He is in his prime and has an unlimited future, how can I match him. I assure you: I never thought of marrying Lin Risheng. I just think of him as a confidant, a mentor and friend. ”
Chen Siyu was pleasantly surprised, his eyes were as bright as stars, and he covered his mouth and smiled: "Seriously, you really don't have this mind." ”
Chu Yunxi was also touched by her happy smile, and spontaneously gave birth to a kind of adult beauty happiness: "Seriously, my heart for Lin Risheng is as open as the sun and the moon. ”
Chen Siyu hugged her happily, her eyes were still teary, and she smiled with tears: "Great, all my worries and fears over the years have been put down." You know that I have always liked you, you are gentle and considerate and understanding, and I always feel that if I take away your beloved, I will have a troubled conscience. Your fate is so twists and turns full of hardships, if I still compete with you for a man who can love you, how can I bear it, I was thinking just now that if you really have a deep love for Lin Risheng, why don't I just give up and bless you. But God is still kind to me, isn't he? ”
She stared straight at her, as if she wanted to hear the words of her soul, and asked again in disbelief: "You tell me that you are not lying, you are not lying to me, you are a kind girl, and you may have wronged yourself in order to fulfill my heart."
Chu Yunxi was moved by her childlike innocent words, in order to make her enjoy her happiness with peace of mind, she could only swear over and over again to prove that she really had no personal feelings for Lin Risheng.
Chen Siyu felt that she was so happy that she couldn't run and shout on the street, and the happiness she was most looking forward to in her life was like a chrysanthemum blooming under the house, close at hand, just waiting for her to reach out and pick it.
Chen Siyu intimately told her about her grandfather's plans for her married life. Chu Yunxi was also very happy for the two, she congratulated the two in advance, and even asked when they planned to do the happy event.
She skillfully revealed the appearance of a well-behaved and sensible virtuous helper, saying that she would never disturb his imperial examination because of her children's personal affairs, and everything would only wait for him to wait for the imperial examination after high school.
Both of her best friends have the best possible destinations, and she is deeply grateful for the blessings of heaven that there is always hope in this desperate world.
The two came out of the inner room hand in hand with a smile on their faces, Lin Risheng was originally worried that Chen Siyu's excessively eccentric temperament would collide with Chu Yunxi, but seeing that the two were walking side by side in harmony, he exhaled deeply.
The door was gently pushed open a small crack, and someone shrunk his head and looked inside, Lin Yueyuan's eyes were sharp, and he recognized the person behind the door at a glance. She nodded proudly, "Biyin, ha! Are you sneaking around as a rat?"
Biyin slipped into the house dejectedly, rolled her eyes at her, and saluted the rest of the people one by one, and when she saw Lin Risheng and Chen Siyu, she didn't express too much excitement, but came to Chu Yunxi's side in a gloomy way, wanting to whisper to her. Lin Yueyuan quietly rubbed between the heads of the two and eavesdropped.
Biyin pushed her head away irritably, Lin Yueyuan pretended to be angry, and pointed her shoulder with his fingers again and again: "Oh, little Biyin, you are getting more and more rude!" Dare to ignore me, Siyu's secret is not allowed to listen to it, I must know your secret. Say it! ”
Biyin snorted and said dissatisfiedly: "You big liar, I'm about to break off my friendship with you." I won't pay attention to you in the future!"
Lin Yueyuan said curiously: "Who lied to you?" ”
Biyin ignored her, and snorted: "Who bragged that you know all the fun places in Chang'an City, and you will definitely take us to have a good time next time you leave the palace?!" ”
She had reminded her so much, Lin Yueyuan suddenly realized, she scratched her head, hugged her shoulders and said, "Look at your stinginess." There is no reason not to admit what this girl said, and I am not about to go to you. ”