Chapter 33: The Unfinished Concentric Knot (2)
Lin Risheng is really going to get married, but the bride is not Chen Siyu. After Lin Chang took control www.biquge.info of his future and destiny, he also gave his father authoritative instructions on his marriage, and the dowry and marriage letter were about to be shipped to Chang'an, and he himself would lead his excellent son into the door of the Gu family with full sincerity. This marriage, which was planned by his father, aunt and concubine Gu, was enough to make all the Jinshi who had just stepped into the door of their careers envious, so easily decided. And what he and everyone, including Chen Siyu, got was just an order notice in a cold tone.
This thunderbolt-like news was brought to them by Lin Yueyuan, when Chen Siyu made an appointment with her to welcome Chu Yunxi's return, but she unexpectedly did not appear. It was not easy for her to get out of the palace in the palace, and the three of them didn't care, so they went back to Chu Mansion together. Chu Yunxi was telling her interesting stories about the past few months in Jinling, but Lin Yueyuan appeared in front of the three of them with an angry face, angrily telling them about this marriage that she hated so much. At that time, her anger was limited to the fact that she didn't want to become in-laws with Gu Chaomin. But when Chen Siyu cried when she heard this, she learned from Chu Yunxi that she had a deep love for her brother.
Lin Yueyuan was taken aback, and once thought that Chu Yunxi was joking with her to hide her loss, after all, she had always wanted to match the two together. But Chen Siyu's heart-wrenching pain was not cooperating with her play.
She scratched her ears and cheeks anxiously, kept pacing, and complained: "It's all to blame this dim old man for messing up some mandarin duck scores." ”
Chu Yunxi calmly analyzed: "Putting aside personal prejudices, the marriage arranged by Uncle Lin for Lin Risheng is extremely appropriate. The Gu clan's power has extended to Chang'an, and it is very likely to replace the Chu clan in the future, judging from the current situation, the development of the Gu clan is far more favorable than the Chu clan in the past, and the marriage with the Gu clan will be beneficial to your brother's career and harmless. Once Lin Risheng entered the central power with the power of the Gu clan, your aunt Concubine Niangniang had great support in the previous dynasty, and even your cousin His Royal Highness Seventh had someone available. This is an opportunity for your entire Lin family to rise, and it is a great opportunity that your father will never give up. I guess Uncle Lin's forcing Lin Risheng to take the imperial examination is just a move by him to marry the Gu family, as long as he can be shortlisted, no matter how good or bad the ranking is, he will definitely stay in Chang'an after the wedding, and it is absolutely impossible to be released. ”
"I understand what I mean, it is impossible to persuade the old man to cancel this marriage." Lin Yueyuan sat beside her and said stiffly, "But if my brother refuses to obey, is it possible that the old man can still force him into the cave room with a knife against his neck." ”
Chu Yunxi sighed and said: "Lin Risheng's temperament is pure and filial, not to mention that the words of his parents' orders are justified, if he disobeys, he will be accused by thousands of people, and he will be infamous for being unfilial." She hesitantly turned to Chen Siyu, who was crying, and asked, "Siyu, how much friendship does Lin Risheng have for you, are you sure that he will rebel against his father for you?" ”
Chen Siyu was stunned, and his brain became more and more confused. She stared at her teary eyes in horror, twitched, and replied with no confidence that she didn't know.
Yan Qingshuang instantly became angry, slapped the table and shouted: "I know that these men are unreliable, and they are used to deceiving people with clever words, saying that they live and die together until death." In front of glory and wealth, he will be a turtle with a shrunken head. Don't cry, I'll accompany you to him, and if he dares to disagree, I'll beat him until he agrees. ”
Lin Risheng is her brother after all, she said this, Lin Yueyuan couldn't hold her face, but she didn't have a good seizure, so she had to persuade again and again: "Don't be impulsive." ”
In the end, it was Chu Yunxi who made a decision: "Siyu don't cry first, Qingshuang don't be angry, let's accompany Siyu to ask Lin Risheng what he means." ”
Although she still encouraged everyone not to despair, her heart vaguely expected Lin Risheng's choice. He carries too much, in addition to himself and relatives, people live in the world and are bound by all sides, there is no right to choose what they want, women have husbands and children, men have families and ambitions, as for love, it is an inconspicuous drop in the ocean in the long river of life, it is a dead seed destined to be difficult to blossom and bear fruit.
In the past few days, Shi Jiaheng has been on duty, and several people have entered through the small door, and the guards guarding the door are very familiar with these girls, and they entered smoothly after just saying hello.
Yan and Lin were hot-tempered, Chen Siyu was emotional, and Chu Yunxi, who had been honed for a while, was much calmer and calmer in comparison, she calmed the emotions of the three all the way and stepped forward to call the door.
Lin Risheng opened the door, his face was not good, tired and pale, as if he had a serious illness. His smile was reluctant and bitter, and his voice was hoarse: "I've been busy lately, and I forgot to pick you up, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”
Chu Yunxi gave him a comforting smile: "Congratulations on your high school, and I also heard that you are married, so ...... Siyu has a few words to ask you individually. ”
She got out of the way and pulled the other two to sit in the courtyard, while Chen Siyu entered the house with a pair of red and swollen eyes.
Lin Risheng frowned slightly, looked at her crying red eyes and depressed expression, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong with you, are you wronged, why are you crying like this." I happily went to pick up Yunxi in the morning, and when I came back, my eyes were swollen from crying, so it was difficult to quarrel with them. In a hurry, he forgot about the difference between men and women he emphasized, and raised his hand to wipe her tears.
Chen Siyu strained his face, slapped his hand away, wiped away the tears next to his eyes, and said with a straight face: "Let me ask you, do you want to marry the second lady of the Gu family?" ”
Lin Risheng's face changed slightly, and he said sideways: "You all know." ”
Chen Siyu took his arm, forced him to face himself, looked him in the eyes and asked, "Then let me ask you again, is this your own will or your father's will?" ”
Lin Risheng sighed and said: "Is there any difference, I have never been allowed to make my own decisions in my life." ”
Chen Siyu said hurriedly: "You have never thought of refusing this marriage. He tilted his head, looking sluggish, and did not answer.
She shouted angrily: "What about me, for my sake, what will I do if you marry someone else." ”
Lin Risheng looked back in surprise, looked at her, and said in a panic: "You...... Where do you start with that? What does my marriage have to do with you? ”
Chen Siyu was stunned, shook her head again and again, the tears in her eyes were like a stream flowing down the edge of a cliff, and the sour breath in her mouth and nose choked her breathlessly. She bit her lip and said with difficulty: "You never thought of marrying me?" ”
Lin Risheng was extremely shocked, shook his head in a panic, and said without hesitation: "Don't misunderstand, I have never thought about you at all, who is talking nonsense, dirty and innocent." ”
At that moment, Chen Siyu felt that her limbs and five bones seemed to fall apart, she took a few steps back, almost fainted, she pushed open the door with trembling hands, and staggered out of the yard.
After she left sadly and desperately, Lin Risheng only felt a pain in his chest like a knife, he clutched his chest, fell into the chair, and gasped helplessly on the shore like a fish leaving the water. At that time, he was ignorant, and he didn't understand the meaning of this pain, not just the guilt that he inadvertently broke the heart of a lovely girl. It was as if someone had hit his nerves about love heavily in his head, from hazy ignorance to heart-shaking, Chen Siyu's shock was like thunder, completely blowing up his heart.
Seeing Chen Siyu snatching the door out of the house, the three of them immediately understood everything, Lin Yueyuan didn't even have the courage to question his brother, and chased out the door together.
The three of them were afraid that she would not be able to find a short-term view, so they tacitly used light skills to jump up at the same time and surrounded her. She slammed under her feet, suddenly felt a lightheadedness, closed her eyes and fainted. The three of them worked together to carry her back to the Chu Mansion who had fainted, Lin Yueyuan gave her medicine to stay, and she didn't dare to delay hurriedly returning to the palace with a stomach full of anger and helplessness, Yan Qingshuang asked for a few bowls of gruel, Chu Yunxi had no appetite, and reluctantly drank a bowl under her compulsion.
The two of them stayed by her bedside, Chu Yunxi didn't sleep much on weekdays, and she didn't feel anything, Yan Qingshuang's kung fu was profound, so she naturally didn't talk anymore. In the middle of the night, she woke up with a cough.
Chu Yunxi asked gently: "Are you hungry, you have been crying for a long time, you have to eat something to satisfy your hunger to have strength." ”
Chen Siyu remembered all the things during the day, and he couldn't stop crying and didn't say a word.
Yan Qingshuang was already angry, and seeing her so depressed, she was even more angry, and her unstoppable anger was completely contrary to her usual cold and calm temperament.
Chu Yunxi thought that she was fighting for Siyu, and couldn't bear to stop it. In this complicated situation, her mind did not stop thinking. Combined with Lin Risheng's past actions and attitude towards Chen Siyu, she made a bold conjecture: "I am afraid that Lin Risheng cannot be blamed for this matter, presumably his thoughts have been kept in the dark." ”
When she said this, Yan Qingshuang also quieted down, and asked incredulously: "He won't be so stupid that he doesn't even understand the love of the woman around him." ”
Chu Yunxi chuckled and said, "The mistake is that Siyu didn't break it in time." If he has never sworn to you, then he can't talk about the word negative, he can only say that he is a little stupid. ”
Chen Siyu turned over and stood up, and said continuously: "I thought this was a natural and natural thing!" I thought we had a heart-to-heart connection! I thought he wouldn't need to open his mouth to understand this kind of thing! I thought I was hinting at it clearly enough! ”
"Look, it's all what you think, and what he thinks is that you're playing pranks with him, joking, and joking." Chu Yunxi spread his hands and said.
Chen Siyu thought about it, what she said was quite reasonable, since she knew Lin Risheng, he was a serious, unsmiling character, and he didn't know anything about things, and he didn't say a word of ambiguity in front of her, she had been playing with her, all kinds of temptations. He didn't respond seriously, he used to think he was thin-skinned and didn't understand the amorous feelings, but now that he thinks about it, he doesn't understand what she means at all.
She slapped her leg in annoyance and said, "I'm really smart but I was mistaken by cleverness." It turns out that I've been making a lot of fun all these years! ”
If there is such a misunderstanding in the middle, it is difficult to comment on who is right and who is wrong. Yan Qingshuang sat down and calmly listened to Chu Yunxi say, "Things are not irreconcilable. ”
Chen Siyu smiled with tears in his eyes: "Good Yunxi, do you have a way to change Uncle Lin's mind?" ”
Chu Yunxi smiled bitterly: "I don't have this ability. Concubine Shu Niangniang and Uncle Lin probably worked hard to promote this marriage. They will never give up. I also said that from the perspective of both the Lin family and Lin Risheng, this wedding is imperative. If you are still willing to make a marriage with him, you can only make concessions and sacrifices. ”
Chen Siyu's lips trembled, and she trembled: "Are you making me a concubine?" ”
Yan Qingshuang also blamed: "What kind of idea you came up with, it's a bad idea at all!" ”
Chen Siyu cried and said: "Yunxi, if you haven't moved your heart, you won't understand that if a woman has an unforgettable love for another man, how can she stoop to be a concubine and watch him accompany other women for a lifetime." The story of Empress E's daughter is just a moral book written by those self-righteous hypocrites to fool the women of the world, how can you have such an idea. ”
Chu Yunxi covered his chest and sighed: "Yes!" I don't understand! But what about my mother, isn't my mother truly in love with my father? She is not willing to be a concubine, she has lived happily with her father for several years, and she has me. In my view, love is sacrifice, tolerance, and fulfillment. ”
Chen Siyu stubbornly stopped his tears, took a deep breath, and said hatefully: "Yes, I admit that what you said is reasonable." But why do you want me to sacrifice and make concessions, I also have relatives, even if I voluntarily bend down to marry a concubine, how will the world talk about it-incorruptible and shameless, clinging to the Lin family. Then wouldn't I also break my grandfather's heart, his beloved granddaughter is so self-respecting, and she wants to despise herself. I also have pride and self-esteem, and am not an emotionless wood. ”
"Then forget about him, and keep your pride and self-esteem and seek a full marriage."
Chen Siyu leaned back heavily and asked the two of them the same question weakly, how would they choose if they were replaced. The answers of the two are diametrically opposed to their personalities, and the peaceful Chu Yunxi will choose to give up this love without self without thinking. And the arrogant Yan Qingshuang gave such an unexpected answer after hesitating for a long time: if she is really in love and can't turn back, she is willing to devote herself to this relationship.
It's a pity that she doesn't have the determination of Yan Qingshuang, she is doomed to lose this gamble about love, without the other party's love response, her sense of responsibility that can't be selfish and willful, and the bet she doesn't want to make, she has no choice but to choose to end this gamble.
Three days. Lin Risheng did not appear in front of her, crying and repenting or retaining sadness and chagrin, or even saying goodbye calmly and indifferently. And it only took her three days to wither, and her girlhood with beautiful love was over.
Chu Yunxi didn't do anything, there was no effort to redeem and no active persuasion, she knew that this was everyone's calamity, and she would always appear in a form at a certain stage of her life at some point, God is fair, this is a test that everyone is born with, no one can bear it for her, the only thing she can do is quiet companionship,
The day Lin Chang came to Chang'an City with joy was also the day Chen Siyu left Chang'an City, Lin Risheng still did not show up, at this moment he was accompanying his father as a guest in Gu Mansion, the marriage was decided, and everything was a foregone conclusion.
Lin Yueyuan was disappointed in her brother and angry with her father, she expressed her resentment by refusing her father's brother's invitation to reunite, the Lin family was about to have a new mansion in Chang'an, but she was desperate to leave the palace but finally chose to stay in the palace.
The third day of the first month of May is suitable for weddings and funerals, and there are no taboos, which is an auspicious day for the zodiac.