Chapter 15: The Unpaid Price of the Ruler (1)
There is no more beautiful and sad time of the year than the April day on earth. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info beautiful as cherry blossoms everywhere, red waves churning, sad like white flags swaying, solemn and departing.
In April, everyone in the painting academy took leave and returned to their hometowns to sweep the tombs. Seeing that people were empty, Chu Yunxi's heart was even more desolate, she also wanted to go to her mother's grave to shed lovesick tears, but she didn't know where her mother was buried.
She slowly rolled up the scroll, and overheard the master of the courtyard asking others about the nearest temple with the most incense, and he wanted to donate a golden body for his mother. Her mind moved, and she quietly paid attention, and also started the idea of going to the Garan Temple outside the city to offer a tablet for her mother.
The artists in the academy are all elites in the painting world who have been selected and tested in various ways, and most of them devote all their minds to painting, and it is difficult to separate their energy to cope with the messy and trivial daily life. So they give people the impression that they are often lost, and the paint and ink are all over the body.
Chu Yunxi is no exception, once she is engrossed in creation, she will enter a realm of selflessness, not eating, drinking, sleeping, and losing her mind. However, she is about a girl, and she is a meticulous person in life, even if she occasionally makes a little mistake, she is much more cautious and meticulous than other people in the art academy. It was because of her appreciation of her rare quality of self-denial that he relieved himself to hand over the finishing work of the academy to her, so she went from being the first to the last to the last. And every day before leaving, she has to check the inside and outside of the art yard, arrange the messy painting tools neatly, and then lock the door before she can set out on the way home.
Today, as usual, she was the last one to leave the academy.
She walked a few steps out of the gate of the academy and met a person head-on. The man was dressed in dark armor, as hard as steel, and his face was tense, like a steel knife that could be unsheathed at any moment.
Chu Yunxi's feet were a little slower, and it was too late to hide. Although she had never dealt with that person, she was also on duty in the Yuanxin Palace, and she didn't look up to see her, but she also knew it, and if she didn't come forward to say hello at this time, she was afraid that the resentment would be deeper. Knowing that she might touch a gray nose, she still maintained her demeanor, and took the lead in greeting: "General Gu is good." ”
Gu Chaomin paused, passed by her sideways, glanced at her like a knife, and her lips not only did not open but pressed into a straight line.
Chu Yunxi stood in place for a long time, and said in his heart: This is really in trouble.
She recalled that Xie Liuhong was poisoned that day, Lin Yueyuan had a dispute with the imperial doctors, she didn't want to come out and attract attention, but seeing that it was delayed, Xie Liuhong was afraid that her life would be in danger, so she had to offer a picture in front of the emperor, but she offended the concubine Niangniang.
Although Lin Yueyuan also participated, she was Concubine Lin Shufei's niece after all, and the two had already reached a tacit understanding a few years ago.
Compared to her friend's good fortune, she was much more miserable. Since then, she has added another obstacle in the palace, and her constant vigilance has added another key object.
Gu Chaomin is Gu Guifei's nephew, so naturally he won't give her a good look. But she doesn't regret it, it's bigger than human life. She is still very happy to be able to save an innocent life, and these little acts of kindness may add a little luster to her life that may pass away at any time.
Because he is not afraid of sacrifice, he can be more bold and let go to contribute to the good deeds of the world.
There will be more powerful wind and rain waiting for her in the future, which is nothing. She straightened her clothes and walked out as if she had never been treated coldly, as if she had never been in pain.
However, she didn't succeed in the end, Xie Liuhong hurriedly passed her into the palace after hearing that she had not returned to her hometown, and she personally described asking her deceased father to paint a seated bust to mourn and express her sorrow. The only good thing is that she can spend this period of time with a little peace of mind, because she just entered the palace and got the news that Gu Chaomin was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to Hangzhou on a business trip. But when she heard that his final destination in Hangzhou was Mingbi Villa, she couldn't help but worry about her friend, and thought about going to Shi Jiaheng to inquire about it privately.
Shi Jiaheng didn't know much about the various reasons, he only knew that Mingbi Villa wanted to offer a rare treasure to the emperor as a tribute to celebrate the saint's birthday. The emperor was very happy, and the prince specially sent his cousin and right-hand man Gu Chaomin to be the escort officer along the way.
The ins and outs of the whole thing, except for Chen Zhen, probably no one knows better than Miss Chen Siyu. From the moment a long-lost reunion knocked on the door of the lodge a month ago, everything will become confusing, like several originally unrelated silk threads being coincidentally wound together to form an inextricable knot.
Hangzhou in March has a different style than Hangzhou in summer. Hangzhou is like a kaleidoscope, no matter from which angle and time you can find different beauty.
In the early morning, two or three pavilions [taken from Xin Qiji's "Xijiang Moon" seven or eight stars outside the sky, two or three o'clock rain in front of the mountain
Outside the window, there was a wet rain and mist, and the dew by the pool was like a piece of crystal, transparent glass and the pool water reflected in the water, and the dew fell on the calm water, as if the still water was also writhing. The mist wrapped in green willow branches glows with a faint watery color, as if it had been washed in the turquoise water.
Since I live by the lake, the humidity makes the house even cooler. Chen Siyu added another coat to her body, she walked to the window and picked up the fork pole placed on the table to prop up the window, the fresh air with the freshness on her face relieved the laziness and fatigue when she first woke up. She stretched her lower limbs, and then picked up the mouthwash sent by Xiao Hongye and washed up.
"Miss." Xiao Hongye knocked on the door of the pavilion, and said "come in" as tactfully as a yellow bird. She entered the door, whispered a few words to Chen Siyu, and after getting the permission of the young lady, she quickly pushed the door out, her steps hurried, and she still maintained the anxiety and busyness she had been for decades.
As soon as Chen Siyu swallowed a sip of tea, a ragged figure quickly squeezed into the room from Xiao Hongye's side, knelt in front of her with a "plop", hugged her legs and cried loudly, crying and sobbing and pleading: "Miss, I know that I am very wrong, I should not have escaped without punishment, let alone injured Cao Ru and Su Rui's family." If you want to be beaten and punished, I admit it, I just ask the young lady to enjoy the food, the slave and the maid are in nowhere to go, if you don't live, you won't come back cheekily and beg you, please be merciful, the slave and the maid will definitely be a cow and a horse to repay you. ”
Bai Linglin only kowtowed, and her words were very pitiful. Seeing her starving and unclothed as a beggar's miserable appearance, even Xiao Hongye, who had no friendship with her, couldn't help but feel compassion and raised her sleeves to wipe her tears.
Chen Siyu hurriedly helped her sit down, personally poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to her. Flattered, she shrunk and didn't dare to take it, a look of horror on her dusty face.
Chen Siyu didn't mind her dirty, took her hand, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, but I'm going to compensate you." I was negligent last time, but now I have found out, it was the ghost of Cao Ru and her mother-in-law, it has nothing to do with you, and I wronged you in vain, it is not mine. But you also have to be considerate of me, up and down in this Zhuangzi, no matter how big or small, they have to pass through my hands, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes. After I found out, I felt guilty, and I sent someone to look for it, but unfortunately I haven't heard from you all the time. Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends, since you're back, I won't treat you badly, and you don't have to go back to Xinuan Pavilion, just follow me in the future. The pear vortex on her cheeks gradually deepened with the traces of depression, playful and gentle, and her unpainted face was slightly flushed with a slight flush from awakening, like a pink rose blooming in the corner of the wall.
Bai Linglin pretended to be flustered and didn't know how to deal with it, but in fact she was indifferently thinking about whether her words were true or false. In sharp contrast to Chen Siyu's sincere eyes and sweet smile, her calm eyes are in stark contrast. She has a strong ability to adapt to changes, and immediately pretended to be overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed, thanked Dade frequently, and narrowly avoided Chen Siyu's perceptive eyes.
Xiao Hongye also congratulated: "You will follow Miss in the future, you will be blessed and happy, now you are a second-class girl in the village." ”
Chen Siyu instructed Xiao Hongye: "I'll hand her over to you, and you will bother to train her." Newcomers will inevitably be rusty when they take office, so don't be too harsh. ”
She turned to Bai Linglin and said, "You go down with Hongye to wash it and change into clean clothes." If you don't like your old place, you can discuss with her and help you rearrange it, so that you will never be wronged. ”
Bai Linglin seemed to be very satisfied with this arrangement, and her mouth was full of words of gratitude.
Chen Siyu nodded, picked up the tea cup on the table, and signaled that the two could go down.
Xiao Hongye walked out of the pavilion door with Bai Linglin, her head slanted in the direction of the pavilion door closing, and her sharp eyes and Chen Siyu's afterglow met unexpectedly.
Vaguely glimpsing a hint of the unfriendly smile floating on the corner of the other party's mouth, Chen Siyu's right hand holding the teacup couldn't help but tremble, and most of the water in the teacup splashed out. She put down the cup and quickly wiped it with a handkerchief.
Brown tea stains lay like a robber in the center of the snow-white silk shirt. Frustrated, she took off her clothes and threw them on the floor, and sat back on the edge of the bed with a pout, her hands tugging at the curtain that hung over the bed.
But soon she thought about it, although the words she said were like water spilled out, and it was difficult to collect the water, but the soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth. Even if a little girl has some dissatisfaction and resentment in her heart, how much trouble can she make, even if there is a mess, she can settle it, and she has always been very confident in herself.
She smiled, opened the closet, and looked at the dazzling array of dresses in the closet, and she suddenly felt that the clouds were gone. She is going to carefully choose a beautiful dress, dress herself up in good spirits, and have a good time meeting the owners of the silk and satin village from Suzhou. (To be continued.) )