Chapter 47: The Widow
After two days of getting along, Youyu found that Beiban is a pure nation, people hit it off at first sight, there is no suspicion, there is no intrigue, and it is a country of complete trust. There are fish who are willing to stay here and live a carefree, idle life. The king of the north gave Youyu a name of the north tribe - Guotanfu, which means to be ambitious.
Today, the walls of the palace are covered with colorful ribbons, and the path is lined with long tables with fruits and milk wine. The wedding card has been posted at the city gate announcement the day before yesterday, inviting the people of the city, the court musicians around the city to play gongs and drums, has been a day and a night, announcing the marriage of the only princess of the northern wing, Niansha, no, it is to announce that the Central Plains concubine has entered the northern wing.
The palace gate is wide open to welcome the people to come and bless, and the gate of the North Wing Palace is only opened on New Year's Eve and the wedding of the prince and princess, which is very lively.
This is Youyu's second flash marriage, the first is an exchange of interests, and the second is to fulfill a vision.
There is a fish wearing the fancy and exaggerated wedding dress of the northern wing, standing at the palace gate, the northern wing does not have the custom of receiving red envelopes, but there is a custom of offering wine. The people brought their own milk wine, and each of them gave a small glass to the horses. Drinking this "hundred family wine", there are fish that are indisputable and worthy of the name of the Beiban people.
Seeing the kind lady again, the lady toasted Youyu, said a few colorful words, saw that the chilblains on Youyu's hands were much better, and said with relief: "Your hands are better, right?" ”
"The swelling has gone down and it doesn't hurt, thank you, auntie." Youyu thanked the lady for a cup, "Auntie, please drink." ”
"Okay," the eldest lady drank happily and said with high hopes, "Marrying the princess, you are a relative of our northern clan, and you have a long way to go to be a concubine, and you have to share your worries for the king." ”
"Yes, yes, I will definitely assist the king." Some fish think that they can still handle some economic affairs.
After the guests arrived, the bride in full costume walked up to the high platform with the support of the two maids on the left and right, her makeup was elegant, the jewelry was simple but very exquisite, and the shallow rouge covered up her sickly decay, which looked pretty and lovely. The people loved Niansha and silently blessed her, hoping that she would recover soon. Today is her big day, a celebration of her imagination, and she is happy and content to see her people rejoicing for her.
The eldest lady patted the stunned fish: "Don't go to help the princess worship heaven and earth." ”
"Oh, that's rude."
Some fish ran up to the high platform, and according to the etiquette taught by the old palace people before, they married Niansha Baitang. Youyu had to admit that Niansha's smile was the cleanest he had ever seen two thousand years ago, like a clear sky with white clouds. Youyu was infected by her smile and raised the corners of her mouth slightly shyly.
Nian Sha saw the stupid appearance of the fish, and laughed sneeringly, but she was sick, and Nian Sha sat down on the chair without support, but fortunately, after the ceremony, the palace people wanted to carry her back to the princess hall to rest.
Nian Sha looked back helplessly at Youyu, and made a gesture similar to pulling a hook, a little urgent, "Guo Tanfu, you come back quickly after accompanying the guests to tell me a story." ”
"Okay." Youyu gave Niansha a thumbs up, "I will." ”
In order to show the sincerity of the Northern Bureaucracy, the King of the Northern Kingdom personally played an ancient song of his own nation at the banquet, and the soldiers also played martial arts to cheer up. The people of the north were obviously very satisfied with the horses of the Central Plains, and they all competed to toast, and it was difficult to resist the enthusiasm of the fish, and drank hundreds of glasses, and stayed at the banquet for a long time, but fortunately the milk wine was not strong, otherwise he would have been drunk.
But not everyone likes fish, such as Mu Lang, who was drinking sullenly in the corner, and heard the big men say that he loved Niansha for ten years, but he has not caught up with it, and he is not convinced that he lost to nationality. However, Youyu felt comforted, because Mu Lang did not beat himself but chose to bless.
After the feast was dispersed, some fish ran back to the princess's palace. Niansha had taken off her wedding dress, lying on the bed weakly and drinking medicine, and when she saw Youyu coming back, she instinctively smiled, moved her body to make room for Youyu, and her voice was gentle and considerate: "You're back, didn't you drink too much?" Come and sit down. ”
Youyu sat on the bed, and could see that Niansha couldn't wait, so he put on the posture of a storyteller and asked: "The legend of the Central Plains, do you want to listen to the Cowherd and Weaver Girl or Chang'e to the moon first, or the overlord Farewell Concubine and the peacock flying southeast?" If you want to listen to Western fairy tales, I recommend the mermaid, Cinderella..."
"Well," Niansha put her arms around Youyu's waist like a child nesting in her mother's arms, leaning on Youyu's chest, "I want to hear everything, tell me everything you know." ”
Before telling the story, Youyu had a question: "Do all of you girls like to listen to stories?" ”
Youyu observed not only Niansha, but other girls who heard the story were very excited, such as Niansha's maids, who had already laid a blanket in front of the bed and sat on it obediently waiting for Youyu to speak.
Nian Sha's eyes were blazing, like the stars of the Heavenly Palace: "Father said that the Northern Wing is the only country in the world that can still fantasize, and we like to fantasize." ”
Fantasy? Youyu nodded knowingly, it is indeed a beautiful thing, it gives everyone a good childhood, a beautiful youth. But it is short-lived and precious, because after it grows, it will gradually be ground and replaced by reality. If the country is compared to the stage of life, the northern wing is like an ignorant teenager without troubles, it is ignorant but careless; The chaotic Central Plains has grown into a young and vigorous prime of life, but its wisdom is cruel.
Youyu's thoughts suddenly drifted too far, and Niansha hurriedly pulled Youyu back to his senses, "Guotanfu, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Uh... It's nothing," Youyu got out of bed, how boring it was to lie in bed and tell stories, the girls wanted to hear it so much, Youyu planned to act while talking, and was inspirational to do it.
"A long, long time ago, there was a great hero called Hou Yi, when there were eight suns in the sky, the earth was not grass, and the people were miserable, so Hou Yi shot off seven suns with arrows, and the suns then fell into the lake, a filial son named Dong Yong passed by the lake, and found that the suns were bathing in the lake, and his cow told him that he could have a good marriage as long as he stole the purple clothes on the shore, but he was caught by the mermaid at the bottom of the lake, and the mermaid fell in love with him at first sight, and wanted to marry him. So the mermaid crawled and climbed ashore, rolled up in mud and turned into Cinderella and married the overlord of Western Chu, who could carry the crown..."
The girls were confused when they heard this, and Niansha drooped her head, staring at the fish as seriously and puzzled as if watching a magic trick, and asked, "The sun fell into the lake, how can you bathe in the lake?" ”
The maid asked puzzledly, "How can the sun wear clothes?" ”
"The legend of the Central Plains is so strange!"
This can't be blamed on Youyu, who made him a single Wang, and his careful eyes that didn't look open enough made him avoid beautiful love stories. But seeing them looking at themselves with a thirst for knowledge, some fish were a little reluctant to go, for fear of disappointing their enthusiasm. I thought it would be better to tell them some stories that I am familiar with and memorize, at least I can ensure that I can express them clearly and in detail.
"Well, once upon a time, a short man who sold baked cakes married a beautiful woman named Pan Jinlian who looked like a fairy..."
As he spoke, he suddenly realized a very strict problem and shut his mouth.
"And then?" Niansha coughed, her eyes full of innocence...
A heavy sense of guilt welled up in Youyu's heart, Niansha was only seventeen years old, and she couldn't reverse the three views! Youyu swallowed his throat and changed his words: "Then Pan Jinlian and the seller of baked cakes lived a happy life, growing old together, with children and grandchildren..."
The girls were numb and speechless. The story is very perfunctory, and the girls are very unhappy.
Helplessly, Youyu had no choice but to talk about some bloody costume TV series, but the girls were moved to tears. You can imagine what kind of scene Wei Ya will talk about, and he will definitely be able to capture the hearts of all girls, not only girls, but also young and old.
Niansha listened to it with relish, and she refused to fall asleep after hearing the third watch, seeing that she was easy to be emotional, and there was a fish tragedy to pick out comedy, and finally at the time of the fifth watch, Niansha closed her eyes with a smile and satisfaction.
The fish chief exhaled, and the child finally fell asleep. The maids got up and put the quilt on Niansha, but found that she slept very deeply, or rather deadly, her face was pale and her lips were bloodless. The maid was stunned in fear, and a bad premonition came to her heart, and she didn't know how to advance or retreat.
Seeing the maid's shocked expression and Niansha's face like ashes, Youyu subconsciously ran over, shook Niansha's body slightly, and called, "Niansha? Niansha! ”
There was a loud sound from the fish, but Niansha was completely unresponsive. A fish reached to her nose with a trembling hand and found that she was no longer breathing. Youyu's eyes widened in horror, it was not the first time he had seen a dead person, but Niansha was the last person to die, she was only seventeen years old! The fish collapsed and slumped on the ground, tears of sympathy sliding from the corners of their eyes. He was glad that he agreed to this family affair, so that she had no regrets.
"Princess she, she's gone!"
The maid ran to report to the king of the north in grief, and the happy event became a funeral in a blink of an eye, and Youyu was reduced from a groom official to a widow.
King Bei and Mu Lang came overnight, although the man did not flick his tears, but when they saw Nian Sha's corpse, they couldn't help crying.
Youyu knelt in front of the bed in silence, Mu Lang came to Youyu's shoulder with red eyes crying, and said with a choked grateful: "Thank you for letting her go with a smile, she must be fantasizing, good brother." ”
Youyu trembled his eyes and looked up at the sincere Mu Lang, he called his brother, he actually called his brother! Youyu's heavy heart added a gratifying comfort and hugged Mu Lang tightly. It was a heart-warming title, and Youyu said with relief: "Good buddy." ”