Chapter 35: It Was a Dream
Prince Yuyuan really set off to return to Beijing the next day, Princess Mingzhu and the horse after watching the lanterns of the fifteenth, took advantage of the sunny weather, began a comfortable newlywed journey, often drove around Los Angeles, and the small days were happy, and the second son of Luofu newlywed Yan'er, it was like glue when it was painted, and it was naturally difficult to give up.
The two elder brothers are all beautiful people hugging, so they have no time to take care of the little sister, and they already know that the prince likes the little sister, and it won't take long to take the little sister into the capital, and the little sister needs time to learn the court etiquette during this time, so they won't bother.
Mei'er was free, but when she thought of Prince Yuyuan's words before leaving, her mood immediately became depressed, and the prince said that he would return to Los Angeles soon, and if he really brought back the emperor's decree of marriage, then he could rightfully take himself away
You can refuse any man in the world, but you can't refuse the words of the emperor's father in the future of Zhongzhou rang in her ears from time to time, if I act rashly and refuse the prince, it will bring disaster to the family? The eldest brother is a colt, and he may be safe, but what about his father and second brother?
But in my heart, it is not rare that the prince of Jiyuan, maybe many women want to marry him as a concubine and concubine, but I don't like it.
She often lies on the windowsill and looks at the willow that is beginning to bloom in the courtyard in a daze, the beginning of spring has passed, my eighteenth birthday is approaching in a flash, what the person said, is it true or false?
Now that I'm wearing this bundle of bo, even if that man does come as promised, I can't go with him
It turned out to be a dream of spring without a trace, he was an immortal in the upper realm, I am a woman in the world, how can I be together?
She just thought about this troubled question every day, Qinghe Cuixi didn't notice anything unusual about the young lady at first, but as the days went by, they also felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly told Luo Shanren the truth.
Luo Shanren hurriedly ran over to comfort her daughter, Mei'er always bowed her head to be taught, and said Daddy, please rest assured, her daughter is okay Luo Shanren looked at her daughter's increasingly haggard face and left with a sigh.
After a few days, the spring rain began to continue, Mei'er got sick for no reason, and she fell asleep every day, looking at all kinds of delicacies brought by Qinghe, she waved her hand to let her serve it, and only occasionally drank a bowl of white porridge.
Luo Shanren was anxious, invited the most famous doctors in Los Angeles, after the doctors took the pulse, they all said in unison that the young lady's pulse was stable, and there was no big problem, as long as she recuperated well, it would be no big problem, and Luo Shanren only instructed the room to stew nourishing soup every day and send it to her daughter.
Mei'er looked at the soup sent like flowing water, her heart was gloomy, in order not to let the old man worry, she forced herself to drink half a bowl every day, but soon after drinking it, she would vomit out of the soup, and after a few days, she would never drink it again.
On this day, she was tired, and went to bed early in the afternoon, and woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, standing on the side of the bed Qinghe: "What month is it today?" ”
Qinghe leaned over and said, "Miss, it's past the time, today is the tenth day of the second month!" You've slept for most of the day, but you want some porridge? ”
Mei'er repeated Qinghe's words in a daze: "February 11 turns out to be my birthday today? ”
Qinghe wiped her tears and said: "Exactly, today is Miss's eighteenth birthday, Miss, you have to get better quickly, the willow trees by the lake have turned green, the scenery is very good, Miss, after you get better, can't you go outside to play?" ”
Mei'er looked at Qinghe thoughtfully, and said in a low voice, "Play? I've been playing for many, many years, so tired."
She let out a long sigh and looked up at the jasper bracelet.
"Miss, what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at why this bracelet is closed?"
The round bracelet turned slowly on her jade-white wrist, and she seemed to see a lot of the past in the blue light.
Many, many pasts, like a picture scroll, slowly unfolded in front of her, she silently admired herself that day, and her heart suddenly became as clear as crystal.
"What bracelet? Miss Would you like to bring a bracelet? The slave and maid will go and find it. ”
Mei'er suddenly smiled, she waved her hand and dropped the tent: "No need, you can rest, there may be wind and rain tonight, you and Cuixi go to Zhang's mother to sleep, you don't have to wait for me." ”
Qinghe hurriedly said: "How can that be?" Miss, you're sick! ”
Mei'er lay down and covered herself with the quilt: "I'm not sick, don't stay here, I want to sleep alone, tomorrow, on my behalf, I wish the master is well." ”
Qinghe was silent in front of Miss's bed for a while, Miss seemed to be asleep again, her thin snort was even long, she was not at ease, she looked at Miss through the gauze tent, Miss was motionless, she really fell asleep.
Qinghe tiptoed out, and looked up at the sky when he closed the door, the moon and stars were sparse tonight, and it didn't look like it was going to rain.
At the third watch, the stars and the moon disappeared, and a hurricane fell from the sky, bringing a heavy rain, spring thunder, and dazzling lightning swept across the sky.
Early the next morning, the rain stopped, and Qinghe Cuixi, who had shrunk for half the night, ran from the small attic where Zhang's mother lived to the embroidery building where the young lady lived, and the vision only scared the two of them into the loss of three souls, and the embroidery building of the young lady collapsed.
The two screamed and threw themselves into the pile of ruins, frantically digging the broken wood with their hands, trying to save the young lady, and the family members who heard the news quickly joined the rescue, and the Luo Shanren and the two sons who were washing also rushed over when they heard the news.
Half an hour later, the entire collapsed embroidery building was cleaned up, but Miss Luojia was nowhere to be found.
Luo Junxi and Luo Junxuan had red eyes, and instructed their families to search the courtyards inside and outside the Miss Embroidery Building again, and after most of the trouble, they really couldn't find any clues related to the sister.
Qinghe knelt in front of Luo Shanren, crying and telling the things of last night: "After the young lady woke up in the middle of the night, she asked the slave maid, what day is today, the slave maid said that today is the birthday of the young lady, as long as the young lady gets better, you can go to the garden to play, the young lady was quiet for a while, and said that I have been playing for many, many years and I am so tired, she asked me and Cui Xi to sleep with Zhang Ma before going to bed, and the young lady seemed to know that it was going to rain, and she also said that I slept well like a person, and tomorrow, I will greet the lord on my behalf."
She slammed her head and knocked her forehead into a bloodstained stain: "It's the slave maid who is not good, the slave maid didn't guard the young lady last night, and Cuixi went to Zhang's mother, but I didn't expect that soon the innocent lightning and thunder roared, and it rained heavily, and we couldn't even get out of the door in the rain, master, the slave should die, the slave should die." ”
The two Luo Junxi brothers came to their father and knelt down: "Dad, I can't find my sister"
Luo Shanren held his head and said in a low voice: "Continue to look for the body and see no one, and see the corpse when you die."
Luo Junxi choked up and said: "I have found all the garden, the garden is only so big, and I have searched every corner, no." ”
"What about the lake, will it be washed into the lake?"
"We ordered twenty family members who are good swimmers to search the bottom of the lake, but no."
Luo Shan's body shook and fainted.
Three days later, Luofu announced the city to outsiders, and Miss Luojia died and was buried in Qingshan, outside the city, next to the tomb of her deceased mother.
The people in the city shook their heads and sighed, a good and graceful woman, she was martyred in the Chinese New Year, Luo Shanren had been sad for her daughter last year, and now she lost her daughter in old age, and the wrinkles on her face are increasing day by day, and she seems to have been old for ten years in a few days, and she has become an old man who has to walk with a cane and a servant.
Ten days later, Prince Yuhara came to Los Angeles with a holy decree, and he finally persuaded his stubborn father to accept a folk woman as the crown prince's concubine, thinking that he could finally embrace the fairy-like woman in his arms, so he was so pitiful, and the prince's handsome eyebrows and eyes were full of happy smiles.
But when he stepped into the Luo Mansion, he was immediately frightened by the sad atmosphere, Princess Mingzhu stood in front of the dripping eaves in front of the hall in an elegant skirt to greet the imperial brother, she pulled the imperial brother aside, and whispered about the changes that happened ten days ago, the prince's thick eyebrows were twisted heavily, and without saying a word, he walked to the garden where Mei'er lived in the past.
The collapsed embroidery building has long been cleaned up, only the remaining lake, weeping willows and all kinds of delicate artificial rocks, the cats and dogs that were originally raised in the garden for Mei'er to relieve boredom, have long been ordered by the Luo Shanren to release their families to the mountain, a huge courtyard, deserted, clear and cold.
The prince walked around the courtyard several times, and finally left with a gloomy face.
He went to the green hills outside the city accompanied by the horse, and stood in front of Mei'er's grave for a long time, and the horse choked and comforted: "The little sister is fortunate to have the blue eyes of His Royal Highness, but it is a pity that the blessing is shallow and the fate is shallow, and she has not been able to report His Highness's deep love, this is her life, and His Royal Highness is forgiving." ”
He handed the red jade phoenix hairpin and concentric knot he found in the ruins to Prince Jueyuan: "This was found that day, the sister has passed away, and there is no blessing to suffer, please take it back!" ”
Prince Yuyuan said: "Since it has been given away, there is no reason to take it back, so my sister's demeanor is rare in the world, it must be the fairy in the sky, it is my blessing is not enough, I can't stay with her for a lifetime, it's a pity." ”
He took out his sword, dug a deep pit in front of Mei'er's tombstone, and buried the ruby hosta and concentric knots.
"Jiyuan buried them in front of the girl's grave, as the embodiment of Jiyuan, accompanying the girl, if the girl has a feeling for Jiyuan's heart, please come into my dream, and meet me."
The spring rain is gently sprinkled, and the green mountains are covered with a thin layer of milky white cloud mist, which lingers in the forest for a long time.
Prince Jiyuan went down the mountain with the rain and fog, said goodbye to his concubine Luo Junxi at the foot of the mountain, and returned to Beijing on his own.