Tanabata night terrors

Leaving Mrs. Dou's residence, the sky was as dark as night, and there was a hidden thunder rolling in the distance, Mu Qing went to find Yinghua and couldn't find it, and a maid came to hand her a note, Yinghua left a word saying that he would go to herd the horse with Li Shimin, and go home before closing the workshop, so that Mu Qing didn't have to wait for her to go first. Mu Qing crumpled the note into a ball, his heart was angry and dull, and he didn't know how to express it, seeing that the black clouds were pressed down, and he couldn't find Aliu. The maid said that Ah Liu suddenly felt unwell and had sent someone to send her back to the Du Mansion.

Mu Qing became more and more impetuous, and just wanted to return home as soon as possible, so he hurriedly went out of the house through the side door. Seeing that his carriage was waiting at the side door, the little man who drove the carriage had already set up the carriage and sat on the wheel with his back to her. She boarded the carriage, and without waiting for her to speak, the little servant hurriedly drove the carriage forward. She paused in her heart, the servants of the Du Mansion were carefully selected by He Sui's steward, even if she was generous, she rarely lost the rules, and then thought that it was not good weather, and the little guy was afraid of heavy rain on the way, so she was so anxious. happened to have something churning in her heart, so she didn't care about him.

She sat in the carriage with her eyes closed, intending to sink her mind, think about what Mrs. Dou had said, and carefully plan for Yinghua's future. Suddenly there was a light outside the car, she was thinking that Xu was a lightning bolt, a thunder followed by the electric light and struck down, the thunder was like cymbals in the ears touching, startled her suddenly had a moment of soberness, smelled the strange smell of incense in the car, and there seemed to be no incense in the car when I went to the Tang Guogong Mansion at noon. Lifting the curtain on the wall of the car and looking out, the sky was dark, and I couldn't see where it was, but I felt that the carriage was driving steadily and fast, but it was not in the direction of Sishunfang. She felt a pang in her heart, and immediately understood most of it, and sat up on her knees suddenly, but it was too late to get out of the carriage, and the strange aroma wafted out strongly, and she suddenly felt that her head was heavy and her hands and feet had no strength, and she tried hard to force herself to wake up, and after a short time, she finally fainted and fell in the car, completely unconscious.

After a long time, I suddenly felt cold and painful on my face, as if a large amount of cold water had been splashed. Suddenly waking up, Mu Qing found himself sitting on a high chair, his hands and feet were tied to the chair and he couldn't move, and his clothes were wet. Thunder roared overhead, lightning swept through from time to time, illuminating half of the sky, and the thick rain line hit the body like a sharp blade. It took her a while to realize that she had been tied up and drenched in the pouring rain, and she struggled a few times, in vain, Mu Qing was cold and afraid, and her whole body was shaking like chaff, and she could clearly hear the sound of her teeth shaking and touching each other.

"I've wronged Mrs. Gu." A quiet voice came from the front. Mu Qing raised his head and looked forward by the light of lightning, in front of him was a dilapidated house, hidden among the shrubs and weeds almost half a person high, tangled with branches and dead vines, half of the wall had collapsed, barely covered by a roof, and there seemed to be four or five people standing in the dark room. The man who spoke in the middle took a step towards her, and immediately a man with a hat held up an umbrella above his head, followed him, and walked towards her step by step.

The man approached, leaned over and pinched her cheek, looked at her carefully for a while, and exclaimed, "Madame's good looks. Mu Qing was so frightened that she couldn't make a sound, and by the lightning, she saw the face that was leaning down. She recognized him, although she had only seen him once or twice in the Tang State Mansion, Mu Qing could clearly recognize him as Li Shimin's brother, Li Jialang, Li Jiancheng. "On the night of Qixi Festival, I wanted to invite Mrs. Gu to appreciate her face, but Mrs. Gu was reserved, and she was afraid that Mrs. would refuse it, so she came up with this strategy to invite, and the next person was clumsy, and asked Mrs. for forgiveness if she offended." Li Jiancheng let go of her cheeks and bowed deeply to her, his tone was soft and gentle, humble and polite, but he taught Mu Qing to feel cold in his heart.

"I heard that Mrs. studied under a famous family, I think it must be accessible, and it is also a thirst for talent, Xin Xian Erlang can get the help of your husband and wife, but he is not as lucky." Li Jiancheng said as if talking to himself, with eyes admiring the jewels, raised his hand to gently brush away the rain on Mu Qing's face, and gently tucked the broken hair scattered on both sides of her face behind her ears, "Besides, it's too late for Jiancheng to meet Madame." It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

It turned out to be a brotherly fight, Mu Qing clenched his back molars, eager to tear his slippery hand to pieces, but in the current situation, if he put on a tough posture, he was afraid that he would hit the stone with an egg. She tried her best to control her feelings, stabilized her voice and said: "Da Lang and Erlang are both from the Tang State Mansion, so why do you want to say it." My husband and wife served Tang Guogong with their lives, is this how your mansion treats people? Although she had tried her best to calm down, she couldn't stop shivering after the cold rain had been pouring down for so long.

Li Jiancheng smiled slightly, "Madame's voice trembled, but she was scared?" Don't be afraid, I have no malice, just ask my wife to talk about it, and then borrow my wife's golden hairpin. Saying that, he reached out and pulled out the hairpin with the double stack of treasure flower pendants and fine gold beads from her hair, and leaned in front of him to look at it carefully, "Every time I see my wife, I will hold this golden hairpin, I think it should be a beloved thing, Du Keming should recognize it." He took out a silk handkerchief from his arms, wrapped the hairpin and handed it to the entourage behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Find an irrelevant person after entering the city, and send it to Du's house as soon as possible." Then he tore a wooden plaque from his waist and threw it at the man who had received the commandment.

Mu Qing didn't know what time it was, and when he saw him give the waist card, he knew that there was a curfew in the city at this time, and his heart couldn't help but feel relieved. She had not returned home by the time of curfew, and the search for someone had already begun to be in the house. She quickly speculated in her heart that Li Jiancheng sent her golden hairpin to Du Ruhui to show him who did it, probably with the intention of using her as a threat, forcing Du Ruhui to turn his back on Li Shimin and join his subordinates. If he really wanted to hurt her, he would never let her see his face, she was a powerless woman, and he didn't need him to brave the pouring rain to come to this wilderness in person, so it seemed that he would not hurt her life, so she put her mind at ease, no longer frightened, gritted her teeth and endured the clammy cold that spread all over her body, and said lightly: "I have seen it, and the hairpin has also been borrowed, what do you want?" ”

"It's really extraordinary, I'm afraid that ordinary women won't be able to survive at this time. It is not easy for Madame to still be able to think clearly. Li Jiancheng made a surprised expression, and then made a deep gesture, and said modestly: "Without him." There is no blessing for Brother Du under the account, but I hope that Brother Du can raise his noble hands, and don't touch his hands in Wagangzhai. ”

Mu Qing sneered: "Wagangzhai, even Dalang is not allowed to interfere, how can we meet?" "He Suizhao sent the dead to lurk in the rebellion, Xu was learned by Li Jiancheng, but the relationship between He Suizhao and Du Ruhui has been carefully hidden, usually only meeting at Kang Lang's wine shop, Kang Lang is a righteous person, and he will never betray him. Mu Qing boldly guessed that Li Jiancheng might only know one and not the other, and mistakenly thought that Tang Guogong handed over the power of Wagang to Li Shimin and arrested her, but it was just to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger and force Du Ruhui to let go. As everyone knows, his father has secretly calculated that he wants to put Wagang into his pocket.

Since she is now worrying about her life, if things are really as she guessed, she might as well push the boat with the current, a little bit of allocation, and tie a dead knot for their father's relationship, and she can't suffer this in vain. Having made up his mind in his heart, Mu Qing sighed tentatively: "If Da Lang doesn't believe me, I can't do it, Wa Gang really has nothing to do with Erlang." If Da Lang really wants those Tian Shelang to run it, he might as well ask Tang Guogong directly for it, and there should be nothing to avoid between his fathers. She looked up and carefully looked at his expression, but the rain was raging and fell on her face, and she could not open her eyes to see his face, and she had to pray in her heart that these words would touch him.

Li Jiancheng's silence was too long for her, every heavy breath of his breath hit her heart like thunder, while waiting for a difficult time, he hoped that his hesitation would be longer, Mu Qing understood that the longer he pondered, the deeper his suspicion of his father became, and finally she heard his strange laughter, and his tone was no longer deferential and modest, "Counting the hour, Du Keming is also about to arrive, and it is nothing for him to commit a night." As for whether your husband and wife are destined to see each other again, it all depends on creation. ”

He turned his head sideways and gave a few words to the man with the umbrella, then boarded the carriage, opened the panes, and smiled deeply at Mu Qing. Someone on the left and right stepped forward to plug her mouth with a handkerchief, lifted her up with a high chair, and walked towards the dense weeds, walked nearly half a meter, and reached a small dirt slope above the terrain, and the two put her down and hurried away. Mu Qing looked around and was shocked to find that this was actually a grave mound, and there were twenty wooden tablets erected around it, one after another, and she was placed in the middle of these dirt bags.

The rain was still pouring down, and it didn't mean to abate in the slightest, as if it was about to pour out the long-accumulated rain at once, and the branches and leaves above the head shook under the sweep of the torrential rain, making a chilling movement. Mu Qing was tied up in the graveyard, her hands, feet and lips were numb from the cold, and her consciousness seemed to be withdrawing from her body little by little, trembling with fear and timidity, and her whole body trembled unconsciously.

At first, she hung her head in fear, closed her eyes tightly, and even wanted to hold her breath so that she could not smell the damp and cold **mildew smell. The shadows of the trees swayed, the ghosts were towering, and gradually she felt that she was almost going to faint to death, and she faintly heard the voice of her father and mother talking, she seemed to see her wearing a warm and clean dress, smiling kindly, and stretched out her hand to take her into her arms, she approached happily, and also wanted to let her mother hug her, telling her that she missed her for a long time. She calmly told herself that she didn't have to be afraid, she would soon be like the dead in these dirt bags, and she would become one of them, and what else was there to be afraid of, maybe she would be able to see her father and mother. It's a pity that she will never see him again, and before she even really becomes his wife, she will be separated forever, and she selfishly hopes that he will always remember her in the future and no longer accept other women.

Thinking of Du Ruhui, Mu Qing's tears continued to slide down his cheeks, mixed with the rain, and he couldn't open his eyes. His firm eyebrows, his warm smile like jade, and the warm and familiar atmosphere on his body instantly filled her mind, she struggled hard, she must not go with Daddy and Auntie so early, she still has a long time to go with him, even if the sky does not leave anyone, she has not said goodbye to him properly, even if it is to see him for the last time, she must keep a clear consciousness. Mu Qing pinched her nails straight into the flesh of her wrists, and the sharp stinging pain stimulated her senses, reminding her that she must not fall asleep, if she could survive until dawn and the rain stopped, she might have life.

On this day, although Du Ruhui had a feast and drink, he was absent-minded, so he did not drink much. In the afternoon, it rained heavily, and everyone was in high spirits during the long drought and rain, and it was easy for the wine to disperse, and it was almost time to close the market. He straddled the horse with a hat, hurried to the bookstore in Nanshi, a few days ago he asked the store to find more than ten volumes of Cao Jian's poetry collection, agreed to pick it up today, and gave it to Mu Qing as a gift for Qixi Festival. On returning home, he leisurely thought that she brought Yinghua to the Tang Mansion today, and neither of them liked that kind of entertainment, so they must have returned home early, and when she saw these book collections, she didn't know how happy she would be.

Entering Sishunfang, I saw Yinghua holding an umbrella at the door of the house and hurriedly swaying, seeing him running forward quickly, he asked, "Do you see my sister?" What does this mean that Mu Qing has not returned home by this time? She has always explained everything, and this situation today is unusual. Du Ruhui's heart sank, and he was busy teaching Yinghua to tell him in detail about today's events. Yinghua recalled that she entered the house with her sister, and her sister went to visit Mrs. Dou who was sick, and she hastily worshiped the seventh sister, so she left a note and went to herd the horse with Erlang, and hurried back after the rain. It was past the time to return home, but I didn't see my sister return.

Du Ruhui entered the door and shook off the cloak and the package wrapped in the ink block of the book, stood at the second gate and thought for a while, and called Ah Liu and Ada. Ada hurriedly ran to answer, saying that today's mother instructed him not to teach him to drive to the Tang Guogong Mansion, but only waited at home, and changed to a miscellaneous servant to drive. Ah Liu was nowhere to be found, and then he looked for the miscellaneous servants who were driving today, but there was no trace. All the whereabouts came to an abrupt end in the Tang State Mansion. He eagerly summoned He Sui to take charge, and he quickly informed He Suizhao, and went to look for someone in private, not publicly. He also instructed Du Qi to release the Fei Nu to spread the news immediately, and urged Ada to put on his clothes and follow, turned around and rushed out of the gate, Ma Shang was led by a small servant outside the door, Du Ruhui snatched the reins, didn't care about wearing the clothes, turned over the horse, and went to the Tang State Mansion.

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