Chapter Fifty-Nine: A Night Conversation Between Joy and Sorrow
The wind is blowing, and the ink-colored bamboo forest is rustling. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The night was hazy, with thin clouds covering the pale sky.
"Alas......" A sigh rang out in the room, which had long been occupied by darkness and silence.
Pushing the quilt on his body to his feet, Zhibei touched his forehead with some distress, he actually woke up in the middle of the night, and he was not sleepy.
Sure enough, I still care about that side quest! Zhibei imagined all kinds of possibilities in his mind, but most of them were vetoed by himself, and to this day, he still didn't know what role Meihong played in Fujiwara Bubi's deception, and he didn't know why he wanted to contact Meihong.
Never mind...... With another sigh, and looking at Moe who was asleep on the side, Zhibei got up lightly, pushed open the wooden door, walked through the corridor, and came to the courtyard.
Then, in amazement, he stopped.
For in the quiet courtyard with the moonlight and the shadows of the trees, a young girl was sitting on a stone bench.
The black hair that hangs down quietly and is as smooth as seaweed, and the pink kimono embroidered with the moon, bamboo, and flowers.
And the pretty face that looked up, with a sad smile.
It's Kaguya.
The princess of the moon who looked up at the moon, the beautiful person, accompanied by the gently swaying shadows of the trees, the clouds threw stars, and the moon threw silver threads.
The picture in front of me was so poignant that the wind was quiet.
"Kaguya, it's midnight, can't you sleep?" After a moment of trance, Zhibei walked to Kaguya's side and asked softly.
Kaguya's body trembled slightly, as if she was frightened, her delicate little face turned to Zhibei, and then exhaled softly, she gently patted her almost undulating chest with her white and tender little hands, and said in a pretended relaxed tone: "What, it turned out to be Zhibei!" ”
"What's wrong? What's upset? Smiling softly, Zhibei rubbed Kaguya's long satin-like hair, and then sat down on the stone chair beside her, "If you have any troubles, just tell me!" It is also the duty of a father to talk about life with his daughter! ”
"......" was silent, Kaguya shook her head, her eyes as bright as black jewels looked at Zhibei for a while, and then said with a light smile, "Does my father also have times when he can't sleep?" ”
"Ahaha......" laughed dryly, Zhibei didn't want Kaguya to see his troubled side, "I just woke up suddenly, and I was trying to come out and find a glass of water to drink!" ”
"Really...... Kaguya sighed softly and lowered her head slightly, "Na...... Father, are you worried about those five people from yesterday? They all seem to be princes and nobles! ”
Zhibei shook his head and said, "How can I worry about them? Just some big thieves? There is nothing to fear, and there is not much strength. ”
"Big thieves?" Kaguya's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she asked suspiciously, "Why thieves?" ”
"This is an allusion, in the "Zhuangzi Xuan Zheng" once said a sentence, 'Those who steal the hook are punished, and those who steal the country are princes; The door of the princes, and benevolence and righteousness exist. The original intention of this sentence was to satirize the injustice of the law, but if you think about it another way, those who play with power and control the country are no different from those who steal hooks, but are just bigger thieves! ”
"Hee-hee!" Kaguya listened and suddenly laughed, "That's really vivid!" ”
"Yes~" Zhibei also laughed, he looked up at the moon, there was an illusory shadow on the white jade plate, he suddenly remembered the poignant picture he had just seen, and his heart tightened for no reason.
"Na!" Zhibei's voice couldn't help but be low, although he pretended to be calm, but it was still mixed with a little worry and nervousness, "Kaguya, will you leave me?" As soon as the words fell, before Kaguya could answer, Zhibei suddenly smiled bitterly, he was a little sad, "Look what I'm talking about!" Isn't it natural for a child to leave his parents? Because a full-fledged bird needs to spread its wings and fly high after all...... But ......"
"Father!" Kaguya patted Zhibei's back with his hand, "I will always be your daughter, this will not change!" She smiled brightly.
"Say all my doubts! Kaguya, worthy of my pride, genius daughter! Zhibei sighed and showed a relieved smile, "In that case, I can't hide it from you anymore!" Actually...... You're not my own daughter! Do you know? You may be the child of the reincarnation of a god or Buddha, and I picked you up in the bamboo forest near my home and raised you as an adult. But don't worry, and don't feel alone, because like the vow we made when we first met, I will always be your father, loving you like a father and trying to fulfill my duties as a father. ”
"What! No wonder I didn't know that North had this girl at such a young age! And I don't have a mother yet, so that's what happened! Kaguya lowered her head and pretended to smile lightly, Zhibei looked along the moonlight and noticed that the corners of her eyes were a little sparkling - did she still feel sad?
After laughing for a while, Kaguya suddenly raised her head, and at this time, her eyes were as soft as flowing water waves, and the corners of her slightly curved mouth also carried a bit of sadness and helplessness in the silver light, "Na! ”
The ethereal sound is like dew tapping on the surface of a lake.
"My father! If I say, I'm the princess of the moon, would you believe it? Kaguya's voice trembled slightly, with longing and apprehension, "Would you believe me if I said that when you adopted me, I was an adult, but I was turned into a child by a banned drug (Note 1)?" That's why I've grown up so fast, but I really think of you as my father, I only know that I'm your daughter, because you were the first to make me understand what fatherly love is! So...... So ......"
Zhibei looked at Kaguya's slightly trembling shoulders and couldn't help but hug her into his arms, "Little Kaguya! What are you worried about? Why do you tremble pitifully? I am your father, just as you are my daughter, and this will never change! I believe what you say, yes! You're the princess of the moon, but what does it matter? I only know that you are my daughter, and when you and I both think like this, then whether we are separated or reunited, the distance between hearts will not change. ”
"But, but...... In eighteen years' time, the messengers of the moon will take me back to the moon, and the thought of being separated from my father makes me sad, which is what I have just been troubled about! ”
"O messenger of the moon...... Now, Kaguya, do you like the earthly world? Do you want to stay here - with me and Purple? ”
"Huh!? Why ask such a question all of a sudden? ”
"Don't worry so much, as long as you follow your heart and answer me!"
"That's it! Me! I love this world because everything in this world is full of life, and even if it is dark and dirty, it can't hide the goodness and beauty that shines in it. Father! God's own morning was a novelty to herself. I love the world as God loves her morning. ”
"Then, I won't let the Moon Messenger take Kaguya away!"
"But......" Kaguya anxiously wanted to say something.
But Zhibei raised his index finger and lightly placed it on Kaguya's lips.
"Shhhh
Kaguya exhaled, she looked at Zhibei's determined gaze, gave up the persuasion she wanted to do, and after a while, she suddenly said, "Na, Zhibei, draw a portrait for me!" ”
Zhibei looked at Kaguya in silence for a while, nodded, and said with a smile: "Okay, then you sit here obediently." ”
Zhibei went back to the house, took pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a wooden shelf, and sat on the opposite side of Kaguya with a stone bench.
"I'm going to start drawing, let's move more naturally!"
Kaguya adjusted her seat, revealing a smile that eclipsed the heavens and the earth.
"Okay, then, here we go!" Zhibei opened the [Xinshou Danqing], and then gently lifted the brush.
Dip in ink and wave.
The moon appeared on the paper.
"Haha......" As he draw, Zhibei suddenly laughed, "Kaguya, you smile so beautifully, so it seems that I may be able to draw [Penglai Mountain Kaguya's Smile] before da Vinci?" ”
"What are you talking about?" Kaguya asked curiously.
"Well...... Kaguya, don't talk just yet, keep a good smile. I'll talk to you next so you don't get bored, but as a model, it's better to stay still! ”
"You know what? Kaguya, when I first picked you up, you were just a little bit! Do you know? You were crying like an angel, and I managed to coax you to stop! Haha, when you don't cry, you are so quiet, and your little face shines with a clean glow. The most beautiful thing is your dark and clear eyes, which will bend into a charming crescent moon and pass by a smile, and then open wide and stare at a certain place around you for a long time, with a persistent and detached gaze. How lovely you were then! Were you an adult then? That can only be said that our little Kazuya is full of childlike heart! ”
"You know what? When you first picked oranges, you came to me with a serious face and asked me. 'How do you eat this?' ’”
……
Chatting and chatting, Zhibei finished drawing the last stroke.
By this time, the night had passed.
"Kaguya, I'm done! It's beautiful, isn't it? ”
"Hmmm! It's so beautiful that it doesn't look like me anymore! ”
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The white clouds humbly stood in a corner of the sky,
The morning light gave her a glow.
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