Chapter 40: The Song of Long Hatred
Three months have slipped away quickly, the cold winter has gradually faded away, the snow on the ground has melted and is about to disappear completely, and the trees in front of and behind the house have faintly shone green, and the sparrows and the returning swallows are chirping, all of which are heralding the arrival of spring.
Shi Qingyi thought that the old lady Dugu would not survive this winter, but she looked away, spring is coming, although the old lady's body is still sickly, but obviously the spirit is much better, at least it seems that there will be nothing in the short term, which makes Shi Qingyi feel surprised at the same time, but also slightly relieved. It's a good thing to be alive anyway. And this time, Shi Qingyi came to say goodbye to the old lady.
"Since you've decided, I won't stop you, but it's only been a few months, and your body has fully recovered?" When she learned the news that Shi Qingyi was about to leave, the old lady's expression was very calm, but she still asked Shi Qingyi if she had restored her body to her peak state, after all, this trip to Xiangyang is the entrenched place of the Yin Queen, and the danger is needless to say, Shi Qingyi is her favorite granddaughter-in-law, and she must not miss something. "It's all right." Shi Qingyi said to the old lady, recently, thanks to the "Book of Wisdom", she has made progress in martial arts again, so even if her body has not completely healed, her own strength has surpassed before, and therefore, Shi Qingyi decided not to wait, and went straight to Xiangyang to bring her sister out. "In that case, go early and come back early." The old lady said, "I will wait here for your return." Shi Qingyi nodded, "Well, I'll do my best." "Shi Qingyi didn't think about it, after the old lady passed away, he left and never came back, anyway, his identity is unknown to no one except the old lady, but since the old lady is still here, Shi Qingyi can only return again and continue the agreement with the old lady.
The old lady has been concealing Shi Qingyi's true life experience, so for the people of the Li family, in addition to being the righteous sister of the eldest grandson Wuji and related to the Bohai Gao family of the Northern Qi royal family, Shi Qingyi would not have thought that she would be the daughter of the evil king, the old lady is very wise, in addition to seeing the benefits that Shi Qingyi can bring, she can naturally also see the trouble that Shi Qingyi will bring, after all, the identity of the daughter of the evil king is very implicated, so in addition to Mrs. Dou, who can definitely keep the secret, The old lady did not reveal the others, which was not only the protection of Shi Qingyi, but also the protection of the entire Li family. For this wise old lady, Shi Qingyi's heart could no longer give birth to other emotions except admiration. After agreeing with the old lady that he would definitely return as scheduled, Shi Qingyi left the old lady's room.
Shi Qingyi's excuse was to go back to her mother's house, the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shuyun's house to live for a few days, so, with the help of the servant, she loaded all the luggage into a carriage, and then went straight to the eldest grandson Wuji's house, and when she arrived at the place, the servant unloaded the luggage, and then the driver left in the empty carriage, but Shi Qingyi went to see Gao Shuyun under the leadership of the eldest grandson Wuji, who had already ushered in. Walking through the familiar courtyard, Shi Qingyi came to the house where Gao Shuyun was, paused for a moment, and gently pushed the door open......
The room is almost empty, only in front of the door, there is a Buddhist shrine, which enshrines a statue of Guanyin, a gray-haired, haggard figure is kneeling in front of the statue, whispering Buddhist scriptures, holding a string of Buddhist beads in one hand, every time a scripture is recited, the Buddha beads in the hand will be peeled off, and then recite the next Buddhist scripture, and peel off a Buddha bead again...... The cycle repeats itself, with no end. Although Shi Qingyi learned about Gao Shuyun's situation from the mouth of the eldest grandson Wuji, but at this moment, looking at this bleak scene, Gao Shuyun's form like a living dead, she was still greatly stimulated, is this still the beautiful woman who met her by chance in the wild mountain temple, sad but strong! Shi Qingyi recalled the scene of their first meeting, the gentle mother who was worried about her daughter's condition, and now, she has become like a walking corpse, relying only on the power of religion to maintain her own existence.
Shi Qingyi's footsteps woke up Gao Shuyun, who was immersed in her own world, she hurriedly turned her head, and then saw Shi Qingyi approaching, it seemed that she had forgotten Shi Qingyi's memory, Gao Shuyun was stunned for a long time, and then slowly made a questioning voice: "Are you, Ah Jing?" Jing, it was Shi Qingyi who got her name as the righteous daughter of the eldest grandson's family, Shi Qingyi's eyes suddenly moistened, "It turns out that you have forgotten me?" Godmother. Her tone was soft, but equally full of loss, it turns out that you have really forgotten me! Shi Qingyi thought bitterly in his heart, although it is true that we have not met for a long time, but are we still unfamiliar?
Shi Qingyi turned around and was about to leave, but Gao Shuyun seemed to be suddenly stimulated, and after screaming, he stood up in a panic, wanting to stop Shi Qingyi's departure, but because he knelt for too long, the blood circulation in his body was not smooth, and he stood violently, which was a burst of dizziness, and he was about to fall again, fortunately, at this time, Shi Qingyi was also attracted by Gao Shuyun's exclamation, and subconsciously turned back to see this scene, and therefore, immediately turned back and supported Gao Shuyun's crumbling body. "Are you alright?" Shi Qingyi asked nervously, and then she found that her body had been tightly wrapped around Gao Shuyun's arms: "It's great that you can come back." Gao Shuyun cried with joy and said, "During the time you are away, my mother has been thinking about you all the time!" She rested her head on Shi Qingyi's shoulder, Shi Qingyi only felt that her side cheeks and shoulders were wet, she knew that it was the tears dripping from the godmother's eyes. Godmother, it's me, I'm back. Shi Qingyi also hugged the godmother's body with her backhand, and whispered in her ear, Shi Qingyi heard a "um" sound in her ear, and then, she felt that Gao Shuyun's body suddenly lost its support and slipped to the ground, Shi Qingyi immediately used both arms to hug her body tightly, and she only then found that Gao Shuyun had passed out. Originally, Gao Shuyun's spirit was already close to the point of exhaustion and dryness, and it was affected by violent emotional fluctuations, so that after her spirit relaxed, she could no longer support it and fell into a deep coma.
Shi Qingyi hugged Gao Shuyun, gently put her on the only bed in the room, stretched out his hand, and touched Gao Shuyun's pulse, as Gao Shuyun's pulse beats, Shi Qingyi's face became more and more pale. Although from Gao Shuyun's face and some physical features, Shi Qingyi had already guessed that Gao Shuyun's physical condition at this time would never be any better, but when Gao Shuyun's condition was determined through the guò cutting pulse, Shi Qingyi's heart was still bitter, could it be that even this person's life would be taken away by God? Unlike Mrs. Dou and Mrs. Dugu, Gao Shuyun's illness is a heart disease, which is caused by excessive sadness, but it is this heart disease that is the most difficult to treat.
Why is your heart so melancholy, and you are thinking about who you are, who makes you so haggard, Shi Qingyi looked at the sleeping godmother in front of her, even if she was in a coma, her brows still did not stretch. Although when Shi Qingyi first met her, there was always a faint sadness in her breath, but at that time, Shi Qingyi never thought that a few years later, this sadness had grown to an overwhelming extent, completely filling Gao Shuyun's heart, so that Gao Shuyun had to escape the pain through the spiritual anesthesia of the Guò Buddhism, even so, her body eventually slowly weakened, and finally died.
Shi Qingyi understood, how could she not understand, at the beginning, the godmother and Rong'er's sister, as well as the eldest grandson Wuji, and the self who suddenly appeared halfway, but first Rong'er died, and then the eldest grandson Wuji's personality changed greatly, and he was overly enthusiastic about his career and ignored her, and he went to Li's house again, and he didn't come back to see her for a long time, leaving only her, surrounded by loneliness and memories.
Those memories should not be beautiful memories, they should be the opposite, full of remorse and regret, if not that, why would Gao Shuyun worship the Buddha to forget the pain of his soul? And the object of regret should be the most important person in her life!
Red beans are born in the south of the country,
A few branches are sent in spring.
May you pick more,
This thing is the most lovely.
At that time, Mrs. Dou and Gao Shuyun had a great relationship, so she also knew a lot of things that Gao Shuyun's others did not know, Mrs. Dou also once told Shi Qingyi, her godmother has her favorite person, but when Shi Qingyi asked about the identity of that person, not only Mrs. Dou, but even the old lady Dugu kept silent again and again, obviously, that person's identity is extraordinary, so that even with the wisdom of the old lady, Mrs. Dou's generosity, she did not dare to mention it lightly.
Shi Qingyi injected a certain amount of true qi into Gao Shuyun's body, which was used to adjust Gao Shuyun's body, when he saw Gao Shuyun's face re-revealing the color of blood, Shi Qingyi was relieved to stop transporting true qi, Gao Shuyun was sick after all, and needed a good rest, Shi Qingyi knew that she would not wake up soon, so she put down a thin quilt, covered Gao Shuyun's body, and then quietly walked out of the room.
Outside the door, the eldest grandson Wuji was waiting for Shi Qingyi to come out, and when he saw Shi Qingyi coming out, he immediately asked with a concerned face: "How is my mother?" Shi Qingyi took a deep breath and looked at him dissatisfied: "How do you take care of people, the situation of the godmother is very bad!" The eldest grandson Wuji was silent, indeed, for his mother's serious illness, he could not shirk the responsibility, all blamed him, because he was obsessed with the rise of his official position and ignored his mother's situation, and when he found out that something was wrong, he couldn't stop it, he could only watch Gao Shuyun weaken day by day, fortunately, now, Shi Qingyi came, with her, the eldest grandson Wuji also let go of his heart, although this righteous sister is mysterious, but from the beginning of the encounter until now, she will always resolve the crisis of the eldest grandson's family, Of course, this time will not be an exception. "She's very tired, and she's asleep now." Hearing Shi Qingyi say such words, the eldest grandson Wuji's heart also settled down. Sure enough, with this righteous sister here, my mother will be fine.
Shi Qingyi originally planned to leave after a slight pause, but the plan changed, and she had to stay for a while, during this time, she planned to take care of Gao Shuyun's body, and at the same time untie the knot in this godmother's heart, so that she could not always be immersed in the past years, so that she would have a pessimistic and desperate feeling, and if she continued like that, she would die.
In the courtyard, Shi Qingyi is busy, the medicinal materials in the medicine jar are exuding a strong smell of medicine, Shi Qingyi is looking at the fire, slowly adjusting the temperature of the flame, these medicinal materials are Shi Qingyi spent a lot of effort, personally went to the pharmacy to select and buy, in the process of torment, also extra attentive, about a pillar or two of incense time, Shi Qingyi opened the medicine jar and looked at the color of the medicinal soup, nodded with satisfaction, it was already possible, and then, she carefully lifted the medicine jar off the stove, Then scooped the medicinal juice into a white porcelain bowl with a spoon, pushed open the door of Gao Shuyun's room, and Shi Qingyi walked to the side of the godmother sitting on the bed: "Godmother, it's time to drink the medicine." Gao Shuyun obediently listened to Shi Qingyi's words, picked up the bowl, and drank the medicinal juice in one gulp. Shi Qingyi watched with relief as Gao Shuyun drank all the medicine, and then, she picked up the empty bowl and walked out the door to clean it.
In the past three days, Shi Qingyi has been thinking about how to recuperate Gao Shuyun's body, her body is too weak, it is impossible to use the medicine of the tiger and wolf, she can only warm up, fortunately, Taoism pays attention to health, Shi Qingyi has learned a lot of such medical skills from Bi Xiuxin, and after a little thought, she can come up with the corresponding prescription, Shi Qingyi prescribed medicine as ordered, and in just three days, Gao Shuyun's body has shown signs of improvement, but it is just ...... Shi Qingyi knew that if he wanted to fully recover, untying Gao Shuyun's heart knot was the key, and if the heart knot was not untied, Gao Shuyun's condition would never be eradicated, even if he took more medicine, it would be useless. Therefore, in the past three days, Shi Qingyi has been living with Gao Shuyun, enlightening her mind, when Gao Shuyun and Shi Qingyi were together, there was no abnormal behavior, on the contrary, for Shi Qingyi's arrival, her heart was overjoyed, but often asked Shi Qingyi whether he was doing well in the Li family, and whether the relationship with Li Shimin was harmonious, which gave Shi Qingyi a headache. However, when Shi Qingyi asked Gao Shuyun about her experience when she was young, she didn't say anything, and once Shi Qingyi asked, a haze would appear on Gao Shuyun's face, and in the end, for fear of stimulating the godmother's feelings, even Shi Qingyi didn't dare to ask. In this way, facing Gao Shuyun's deep knot, Shi Qingyi saw it, but he didn't know where to start.
After cleaning and tidying up the decoction and utensils for boiling the medicine, Shi Qingyi returned to Gao Shuyun's house, and she decided to have a good conversation with Gao Shuyun again. "Godmother, can you turn back time?" Gao Shuyun shook his head, "Of course not. Shi Qingyi then continued to ask: "So what's the use of recalling the past?" Gao Shuyun stopped talking, when she heard this, she already understood that Shi Qingyi still wanted to understand the past, and that past was a story that she had already made up her mind to bury in her heart forever, even if it was the closest person, she would not reveal. Shi Qingyi knew what she was thinking in her heart, she gently hugged Gao Shuyun's arms, and said softly: "Godmother, I don't want to know about your past, if it's really a secret, it's good to stay in your heart, it's just ......" Shi Qingyi's tone gradually became excited, "You can't go on like this, otherwise, you will soon run out of essence and blood." After listening to Shi Qingyi's words, Gao Shuyun had a calm face: "Jing'er" She said: "You are also well-read, you should also know that people always have to die, even if you go for your mother, why should you be sad?" "Because you're not happy to live!" Shi Qingyi's voice was filled with a touch of excitement and sadness that could not be concealed: "I can feel that you have been thinking about a person in your heart, and that person is actually the person you love the most in your life!" Shi Qingyi said: "The eldest grandson family has long been in the past, why can't you let go of the qiē, go to that person, don't take into account the world's eyes, even if it is blocked by Brother Wuji, I will stand on your side." I just hope you don't torture yourself like this, can you? Recalling Bi Xiuxin's last years, and having such déjà vu as now, Shi Qingyi just hopes that the past will not be repeated again. Godmother, no matter who that person is, please grab the tail of happiness and don't stop because of any difficulties that may arise, because I will be behind you and fully support you.
After listening to Shi Qingyi's emotional words, Gao Shuyun was obviously stunned by Shi Qingyi's keen insight, but then, she laughed, and seemed to stroke Shi Qingyi's head very happily, but Shi Qingyi's heart slowly cooled, because she had clearly seen that Gao Shuyun's face was full of sad eyes. "Silly boy," Gao Shuyun muttered in a low voice, "It's now, it's in the past, there's no going back." The sadness in her eyes could no longer be suppressed, turned into cold tears, drop by drop, Gao Shuyun cried silently, tears fell on Shi Qingyi's cheeks, like a roaring flood, extinguishing the fire in Shi Qingyi's heart, she stared blankly at her godmother crying, and she didn't know what to do for a while. Is it so difficult to cross the gap between you? In the following days, Shi Qingyi and Gao Shuyun tried their best to avoid talking about the events of that day, Shi Qingyi in addition to boiling medicine every day, is to use true qi to dredge Gao Shuyun's meridians, in short, do their best to recuperate Gao Shuyun's body, but never mention the knot in the heart of the godmother, she also understands that the godmother, is not able to get out of that unforgettable memory, that story will accompany Gao Shuyun in the future, until the end of life.
After staying for more than ten days, Shi Qingyi still decided to leave, firstly, Gao Shuyun's condition has been controlled, and secondly, because she has delayed a lot of time, if she does not go to Xiangyang to pick up the little sister, lest things change again.
Gao Shuyun and Shi Qingyi said a lot of things, just like all parents tell their children who are about to go away, Gao Shuyun's words are also very wordy, especially most of them are about Li Shimin, asking Shi Qingyi to live a good life with him, which makes Shi Qingyi annoying, but when Shi Qingyi is leaving, this mother still can't help crying, for her, she really regards Shi Qingyi as her own daughter!
Shi Qingyi was also very sad, her eyes subconsciously patrolled the room, and then suddenly found something, and her eyes lit up, so she walked to the corner and took out a thing, it was a good piano, Gao Shuyun himself was proficient in music, so when the eldest grandson Wuji was able to support this family, he specially bought this piano and gave it to his mother, but unfortunately, Gao Shuyun never played, and was finally placed in a dark corner, in addition to the subordinates will often maintain the body, No one touched it again, and now Shi Qingyi held the piano in his arms, gently wiped the dust on it, and then placed the piano on the low table, and after trying a few notes, he raised his head with satisfaction: "Godmother, I'll play and sing a song for you" As she spoke, she began to play.
"It's just that it's caught in the whirlpool of the times."
"Standing helplessly, wandering alone."
"I've been seeking,"
"The indispensable one in life."
"Tough looks, lonely smiles,"
"I can't hide the tears in my heart."
"As if you could hear the voice of salvation,"
"Only he is looking for."
"After the baptism of wind and snow,"
"Fang knows that you are like a streamer in a lonely shadow,"
"No more hesitation, willing to live with you."
"Even if there is confusion ahead of the dream of the oath!"
"Remember, your destiny belongs,"
"Right here."
“……”
Shi Qingyi's piano skills are very average, in fact, not only the piano skills, but also the Xiao skills inherited from Bi Xiuxin's heart are also a mess, and they can't be compared with Shi Qingxuan at all, but Shi Qingyi has another skill that she can be proud of, that is, her singing voice, and after the ventriloquism of the real qi control, it is enough to simulate all the musical instruments, so that even if there is nothing in her hand, she can completely play any music she wants to play, however, this time, Shi Qingyi wants Gao Shuyun to remember the way to play this song, That's why the strings are played, and the song ends. Shi Qingyi looked at Gao Shuyun, who was faintly distracted in front of him: "Godmother, my daughter hopes that you can be happy." She said, putting the piano back in place again. Gao Shuyun, who came back to her senses, heard Shi Qingyi's words, she didn't say anything, just shook her head gently: "We have all become the past, but it's you, I hope you can live happily with Li Jiaerlang." Gao Shuyun said behind Shi Qingyi, Shi Qingyi's figure was stumbling, almost unstable, however, when she turned around, she had already changed a smile like a flower on her face: "It will definitely be." Facing Gao Shuyun, she said so.
The eldest grandson Wuji has never appeared, because he is too greedy for power, at this time he is still working hard for his duties, and continues to dream of being promoted and making a fortune, when did this dream start? Shi Qingyi remembered the changes of the eldest grandson Wuji over the years, if Sister Rong'er was still there, the eldest grandson Wuji would definitely not become what it is now. Shi Qingyi thought in his heart, and the blackened young man under the hazy sky appeared in his eyes.
After finally persuading Gao Shuyun not to go out of the gate to see him off, Shi Qingyi walked out of the door of the eldest grandson Wuji's house.