Chapter 23: Friendship
The clouds are bright and the moon is bright, the sound of the piano is secluded, the wind comes unintentionally, and the guests attract the soul of the kite. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info brushed aside the layers of green bamboo and purple leaves, Zhu Yifei gradually saw a vague shadow, ten fingers of slender piano plucking, low hanging hair covering her flawless side face, plum fragrance around the furnace, trembling lightly, Xiao Xuan was a little elegant behind him, and the shadow above the jade case was lonely.
As if hearing the sound of Zhu Yifei coming, the woman pressed the strings and turned her head to see that a pair of bright eyes were dull, clear eyes were empty and lonely, and even her entire arrogant and exquisite face became more and more cold.
"You play so well." Zhu Yifei couldn't help but shake the bamboo beside her and said, obviously this woman's eyes can't see, just like the old monk, but this makes her look more beautiful.
"Who are you and how did you get here?" There was not the slightest fear or fear in her voice, and also, how could a person who could play such a piano care about the excitement and frustration of life?
"I'm a dead man." Zhu Yifei was a little sad from it, and even her voice choked up.
The woman seemed to empathize, and said softly, "Since the girl knows the piano, she knows that there is no need to be sad, there is no happiness or unhappiness in this world, sadness and non-sadness, what joy is there in life, and what is the sorrow in death?" ā
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Watching her talk and laugh generously, Zhu Yifei asked curiously, if she was scared, she would be scared half to death.
"You have not harmed me, so why should I be afraid of you? Besides, I can't see with my eyes, and neither you are ugly nor beautiful in my eyes as your voice is really what your voice is about. The woman smiled softly, gentle and peaceful, and captivated the country and the city.
Zhu Yifei put down the mustard at this time, walked to her side, looked at the simple and expensive zhengqin, the thirteen strings were as crystal clear as ice carving, and she didn't know what material it was made of, and couldn't help but praise, "Your piano is so good." ā
"I also think it's very good, it is said that the Ice Kingdom sent a special envoy for the friendship between the two countries, and the emperor rewarded me with a reward when he knew that I liked the strings." Her hands caressed it gently, looking very fond.
"What song did you just play? It's so nice. "Zhu Yifei, who is a bit of a nymphomaniac, is obviously not only fascinated by Qin.
"Gloomy Frost, if you like it, I'll play it to you." The woman smiled softly, and the two delicate Qiu Huan's eyebrows stretched happily, and it could be seen that she was very happy at the moment.
"Yes, yes."
The long night was long, and the two women sat opposite each other, one elegantly stroking the piano and the other listening with vertical ears, which was extremely harmonious and warm.
Zhu Yifei lived in the bamboo forest like this and didn't leave, fell asleep in the stone cave of the rockery during the day, and went to Qinya Xiaoxuan to listen to the piano at night, the girl's name is Zhao Gulan, is the daughter of Zhao Youguang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, only because her mother died when she was young, and she was blind, so she was a little withdrawn and autistic, fortunately, her aunt was the biological mother of Chengping Wang Yanhan, so the Zhao family was still good to her on weekdays, but Zhao Youguang was a big radish, with countless wives and concubines, and a lot of outer rooms, so Zhao Gulan's life is tepid, he is better in the open, and he is also bullied a lot in secret.
Just looking at the place where she lives is the most remote courtyard in Zhao's mansion, you can know that her life is not so glamorous, but she herself is clean and elegant, bright and beautiful, and she likes to play the piano in the large bamboo forest in the backyard the most, sometimes all night long, her piano playing skills can be said to be the peak, no one can compare, at least Zhu Yifei thinks so.
The rest of the people are okay, the stepmother has two younger sisters, Zhao Hanyan and Zhao Wenya, who often come to her to be presumptuous, but Zhao Gulan just waited for them to say that they had enough, and they should eat and drink as usual, and they didn't take it to heart at all.
Since having Zhu Yifei, Zhao Gulan is obviously a lot more cheerful, Zhu Yifei is also willing to make her happy, tell her some jokes and stories, sometimes read to her, and whisper to her in her boudoir, fortunately, there are not many maids and servants in her yard, and only a close-fitting little maid is also often on strike, so sometimes Zhu Yifei will also help her comb her hair and dress, take care of her daily life, and one person and one ghost are gradually a little inseparable.
But Zhu Yifei knew that she couldn't stay with her all the time, and there were still many things to do, but for some reason she seemed to be trapped, and she couldn't leave the bamboo forest, and sometimes she couldn't find the exit for several days as if she was in a maze, but she didn't lose heart, but followed Zhao Gulan to learn to play the piano.
In the past, she could play the kite in modern times, but she was not proficient, only a little rough, and now after the guidance of a famous expert, it can be said that she has achieved a little success.
Until one evening, Zhu Yifei came to Qinya Xiaoxuan as usual, but saw Zhao Gulan crying alone with tears streaming down her face, thinking that she had been wronged by those two younger sisters again, but she didn't expect it to be because of family affairs.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you in a few days." Zhao Gulan sobbed, her emaciated shoulders trembled slightly, looking weak and pitiful.
"What's wrong? What happened? Zhu Yifei persuaded for a long time but didn't persuade well, it must not be a trivial matter.
"My aunt has asked for a holy decree and has promised me to King Chengping as a concubine." Saying the last word concubine, her voice was obviously choked.
"How so? Doesn't your aunt love you? How to be a concubine? Then I thought that no matter how much I hurt my niece, it was not as important as my own son, "I have seen that Chengping Wang Yanhan, he looks good, and he can play the piano, anyway, if you stay in the house, you will be angry all day long, it is better to marry first, you are so perfect, he will definitely like you." Zhu Yifei said affirmatively.
Perhaps it was her tone that moved Zhao Gulan, she stopped crying and asked with empty eyes, "Have you seen him?" ā
"Of course, I didn't ride his carriage before I died." Zhu Yifei said with a smile. "You look good, you don't look like a bad person, no matter how bad he is, can he eat you?"
"That's not it, it's just that my concubine is going to marry as a concubine, and I really can't count on my mother, and my father can't count on it, and he can go to Chengping Palace, he is only afraid that he will be happy in his heart, and this is a marriage given by the emperor." Zhao Gulan seems to have a lot of criticism about this concubine.
"By the way, remember when I told you about the theft of the Chengping Palace? I was unjustly killed, but this matter is estimated to be unknown to King Chengping, hey, it's been so long, my corpse is rotten, don't say these disappointing words, it's really a bit difficult to be a concubine. ā
"After you told me that day, I also asked someone to inquire, and you also know that I don't have any rights in the Zhao Mansion, and I don't even have anyone who can be dispatched, but I only heard that there is a female corpse in the Yin Prison of the Mansion who was taken away by the third young master of the Huai Mansion, and the theft case has not been solved, and now that you are dead, it must have become an unsolved case." Zhao Gulan said with some sadness.
"Huaifu? What did Huai Wenyuan do with my body, not Huai Wenhan? And what about Ziyang? Zhu Yifei frowned and asked, judging from the fact that she has been dead for at least half a month now, who will bring back an unrelated stinky corpse?
"I don't know anything else, what are your plans for the future?" Zhao Gulan asked.
"I don't know, hey, I wanted to go to that Taoist priest to see if he was dead, if he died, he would go to the underworld with a companion, if he didn't die, he must have some chance and ability, so I could help me find a way to go home, but I don't know why I can't leave this bamboo forest"
Zhao Gulan lowered his head and said nothing.
"Don't talk about me, I'm not the worst ghost, I'm a little worried about you, if I have a body, I can still take you to escape marriage, hehehe." Zhu Yifei laughed dryly, and was a little embarrassed when she saw Zhao Gulan silent, "Actually, there is nothing bad about being a concubine, two people don't get along with each other for old age, you live in your territory, as long as you don't treat you lightly, it's better than staying in Zhao Mansion, your father is always not at home, I will be angry when I see them occupying the magpie's nest." ā
Zhao Gulan was amused by these words, "Actually, I don't think it's the same as you think, it's just that I've been like this since I was born, and I always feel that I have shortcomings everywhere, if I hadn't met you........ Nowadays, even the marriage event is probably just a prison in dire straits.
"Don't think so, if you can't live in Chengping Palace, I'll take you away, see the mountains and rivers, the sea of stars drifting, don't believe that life can't live a chic and free life? Don't worry, I'll ........ when the time comes" suddenly stopped, Zhu Yifei couldn't wait to slap her mouth, her eyes couldn't see, how could she still be chic?
Zhao Gulan smiled happily, "What you say must count, I'm sixteen years old this year, why don't we marry as sisters?" ā
"It's good if you don't dislike me for being a ghost, I'm older than you, you're a sister, come." Zhu Yifei poured two cups of tea, made a mat, and knelt down after helping Zhao Gulan to kneel.