Chapter 20: A Chance Encounter in a Gazebo
Although the birthday banquet was lively, I always felt out of place with me, and I almost wanted to leave halfway, for fear of being gossiped by the people present, and the emperor was there again, and no one else left first, didn't I say that I didn't understand etiquette. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, the second master next to me suddenly asked me: "My younger brother and sister were sick in the rain before, I don't know if they can be completely cured?" “
I was stunned, because of the matter of the seventh master, I knelt outside the hall in the rain with the fourth master, Xu is daughter's family, and was protected by the grandmother of the emperor since childhood, and I didn't suffer anything, and my body couldn't bear to toss like this, so I fainted and fell to the ground. In addition to the fourth master's worry, the seventh master is worried, and few people ask, but today the second master suddenly asked, which really surprised me!
Although I married to the Northern Desert, I had little contact with the second master, and it was only limited to the last hunting, but I was grateful to the fourth master who spoke in front of the emperor last time because of the poisoned arrow, and cleared his trumped-up crimes. Although I don't particularly know this second master, I feel that this person doesn't look like a bad person. Gentle and kind, humble and courteous. Come to think of it, these words are more suitable for him.
"The second master has a heart, and he blames Bingxi's weak body, but fortunately, the fourth master invited a doctor, took medicine and rested in the house for a few days, and now he is better." I said.
When I thought that I was sick and failed to help the seventh master, I blamed myself in my heart. If I can get the safety of the Seventh Master, then I would rather be sick.
"It's okay, it's okay." The second master smiled, and Nan Nan said to himself.
The strength of one person is not as good as the strength of others, I think if the seventh master was in trouble at the beginning, as his brother, although he was not born from the same mother, no one could cut off the strong blood relationship, if they worked together to kneel and beg the emperor, then today, the seventh master may not be assigned to the bitter cold land, and he will not suffer that sin.
"The seventh brother is in trouble, I, as his second brother, failed to speak for him in front of my father, I am very ashamed, I just hope that he will not blame me for refusing to rescue him in the first place!" The second master sighed in a low voice. Seeing that his face was bitter and his brows were slightly furrowed, I think I am afraid that I have regretted the matter of the seventh master.
But I don't let go, why didn't I help in the first place, and now I regret it here, what's the use? It's impossible for the Seventh Master to come back and get together with everyone!
The second master didn't speak loudly, but the fourth master next to him listened to the word, he was silent, and said: "The seventh brother's crime is not light, not to mention that the father was angry at the time, and the second brother can't help himself, the seventh brother is a reasonable person, and he will not complain about the second brother's failure to save him." Second brother, since the matter has passed, don't take it to heart. “
The fourth master's words were more like comforting the second master, and I don't understand why he said so. He takes the Seventh Master very seriously, more important than himself, why doesn't he want someone to help the Seventh Master as I think, doesn't the Fourth Master blame them for their indifference or ruthlessness in this matter?
The fourth master's move, I'm really confused!
On the contrary, the second master listened to the words of the fourth master, and seemed very excited, he said: "Thank you for the fourth brother's understanding, I hope my father has figured it out and let the seventh brother come back as soon as possible." This time he spoke in a lower voice.
Today is Concubine Rong's birthday, and I pay more attention to every move above, I thought that today's protagonist would have something unexpected, and I didn't find anything abnormal until the end of the banquet, maybe because of the last time the seventh master, I was afraid, so I became cautious. I don't want my dearest people to be hurt again, it seems that I am too worried.
Today's protagonist is the happiest, but I can't be happy at all, but I have to force a smile on everyone's face, which is the most painful thing.
Halfway through, I excused myself to leave, just to get out and breathe.
I went to a pavilion in the palace and sat down, quietly looking at my reflection in the water. I tried to ask myself, but I was not used to having no one to talk to me all of a sudden, and somehow, I felt inexplicably sad.
"What's wrong?" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind me, and I was really surprised.
I calmed down, calmly turned my head, looked at the man, and said, "Third master." “
He walked slowly towards me, stopped three paces away from me, and with a faint smile on his face, he asked me, "Why did you come out alone?" “
"Didn't the third master come out alone?" I asked rhetorically.
It's just that I can't find a better reason to answer him for a while.
After listening to what I said, the third master turned to laugh, and he said, "Okay, I saw that you were not in the seat, so I came out to look for it, but I didn't expect you to sit here alone." “
"Bingxi often stays in the Four Princes' Mansion, marries in the Northern Desert, doesn't know many people, and can't speak, rather than being there in case he offends someone by saying the wrong thing, it is better to come out and breathe and fall clean. However, today is the birthday of the third grandmother and concubine, so she should be by Rong Guifei's side. I said.
He's a smart guy, and instead of hiding it, it's better to just say that he doesn't like that kind of scene.
"Haha, you, the princess of the Northern Desert, are different from what I thought, this is the royal family, there is a fourth brother, he will teach you how to do it."
I nodded silently.
"The third master is right, but Bingxi is not a child, he can't let the fourth master worry about everything, he has his own things to do, it is impossible to put all his time and energy on me alone, even if he thinks it's nothing, one day, I will hate such a self."
The third master thought about it after listening to my words, and after a pause, he said, "Does Bingxi think that he will become a burden to the fourth brother in the future?" I'm afraid that the fourth brother may not think so. ”
I looked at this person in a daze, indeed as he said, the fourth master may not think that I am a burden to him, even so, I can't take it for granted, everyone has their own position, if one day a person is not even clear about his position, then what is left of life for himself?
"yes, he doesn't." I sighed.
"I really envy the fourth brother for meeting you in this life." Suddenly, the third master muttered with a smile.
"The third sister-in-law is also very good!" I replied casually, not understanding the meaning of the third master's words, so that it gradually became clear later.
After hearing this, the third master glanced at me, stopped making a sound, and his face was a little helpless.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent.........
The third master wants to go back and have a look? "I wasn't used to the atmosphere, so I changed the subject, not wanting to dwell on the issue.
He paused and said slowly: "Okay, I should go back too, otherwise when my mother sees that I am not there, I guess she will send someone to find me, and you don't stay too long, so as not to worry about you in the fourth brother." He looked at me and turned away.
I looked at the figure of the third master leaving suspiciously, and thought, could it be that he came out to find me just to say a few words to me? At this point, I'm confused! I couldn't understand the fourth master before, but now it's the same, the third master, I'm also confused about him.
Returning to the banquet again, I saw that the third and fifth masters were surrounded by everyone laughing, and now that Concubine Rong is favored, how can her two sons not be favored by everyone, not to mention that they are already very good. I looked up, the emperor was talking with Concubine Rong very happily, I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart, I looked up at the sky, tears rolled in my eyes, I don't know when you drank very happily, have you ever thought of the seventh master? I don't know if you talked and laughed and celebrated, did you ever keep the warmth and coldness of the Seventh Master outside the border wilderness in your heart?
I held back my tears, swallowed back, everyone laughed, if I cried alone, wouldn't it sweep everyone's interest, I looked at the fourth master who was sitting in danger, no matter what was around, he still looked plain and calm, saying that he was cold-blooded, it was not an exaggeration at all, but I knew that he was obviously not, and everything between him and the seventh master was not known to outsiders. Even if he is omnipotent, in front of the king, he also does his best, so when the seventh master leaves, he does not complain, he is not angry, he is not angry.
I gently walked to the side of the fourth master and sat down, he glanced at me, his eyes were gentle, and he said, "I'm back." Don't ask me where I'm going, what I'm going to do.
I nodded in response, placing his hand on my palm and holding it tightly, if I could, for the rest of my life.
"What's wrong?" Maybe I grabbed it hard, the fourth master asked.
I lowered my head and replied, "It's okay, I just think that holding you like this will make my heart feel more steady."
I don't know when, I will rely on him, as if there is a place for him, holding him, I will feel a lot more at ease.
The fourth master didn't make a sound, and then they were silent with each other, until the end of the banquet, and on the way back to the house, I kept holding the fourth master.
"There were so many people just now that it was inconvenient to ask, where would you go if you left?" The fourth master said with concern.
I asked for it, I wanted to go out alone to breathe, I didn't want to meet the third master, and I don't know why the third master came out to look for me, I recalled that I had a conversation with the third master pavilion, and I wanted to tell the fourth master that I met the third master in the pavilion? What if he told him, how much would he think? At this moment, my heart is very entangled, and I don't know what to do.
The fourth master didn't speak, as if he was waiting for me to open his mouth to talk to him.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it, it's okay." Seeing that I didn't speak, he said to me gently.
I grabbed him, stared at him, thought about it, and decided to tell him, because we agreed to be honest with each other, and there was no room for deception.
"I went out to breathe, and met the third master at the pavilion." I say.
I paid special attention to his expression, and was a little surprised.
"Third brother?" "He's there, too," he wondered. After saying that, he stopped talking, and the gentle expression on his face changed slightly.
"Didn't the fourth master ask me what I talked about with the third master?" Seeing that he didn't speak, I asked.
Does he really not care? I'm still afraid that I'll think too much, so I don't ask.
"If you want to say it, you will tell me, you don't want to say, if I ask about it, what is the difference between forcing you? Now that we have decided to be honest with each other, you have just mentioned the third brother, which proves that you are not hiding it from me, if I still don't believe you, wouldn't it be a betrayal of your trust in me. The fourth master looked at me and said.
His words moved me inexplicably, it is really not easy for people to find a person who trusts themselves in this life, trust is easy to say, difficult to do, once in love, now it is a stranger, too much, the biggest resistance is the suspicion and distrust between each other, I am very lucky, just met such a person. Some people say that the good fate of this life can only be exchanged for looking back on the past five hundred years.
"Fourth master, thank you, thank you for your understanding, thank God for letting me meet you." I said excitedly, if the imperial grandmother didn't marry me, if I didn't agree to his conditions in the tent, would we still be together? If I could, I wish time could stop like this, but there are some things that I can't do as I want.
The seventh master is still in the wilderness, Concubine Rong has to be favored, the fourth master does not have the seventh master by his side, and now it is difficult to walk alone, in case those who want to compete for the throne give the fourth master a crime and design a trap, I don't dare to think about it, I'm really afraid that one day, I don't know what it will become if there is really that day, I just know that I will be sad.
"Fourth Master, will you stay by Bingxi's side for the rest of your life?" Thinking of this, I asked with trepidation and worry.
When I asked so suddenly, the fourth master was slightly stunned, then raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a slow smile: "Of course, of course I will be by your side, unless you don't leave me, otherwise you don't want to drive me away."
"But...... I'm afraid. I paused, blurting out the last two words. Yes, I'm afraid, I'm afraid things won't go the way I think.
Because of my worries, the fourth master's expression suddenly became serious, no longer the relaxed state just now, he hugged me into his arms, he said: "Bingxi, I understand what you are afraid of, you are afraid that I will be like the seventh brother, maybe one day I will be convicted and punished by my father, I promise you, the day you are worried about will never come, I will also personally bring the seventh brother back from the wilderness, and return you a complete seventh brother when the time comes."
It turns out that he understands what I think in my heart. Although I didn't look at the fourth master, from his words, I felt his confidence and firmness, maybe like he said that the day will not be very far away, I look forward to the arrival of that day at the same time, and began to wonder if he has a plan, a series of things that have happened recently, he always maintains his usual calm and indifference, except for the time when he knelt down for the seventh brother to beg the emperor, if this is the case, what kind of hardship should be behind such a plan to achieve what he wants?
"Fourth Master, do you already have a plan?" I couldn't help but ask.
He smiled faintly and muttered, "Later, you will know."
I don't know what he has in mind, but I know that no matter what the purpose, it must be for me and the Seventh Master. Since he said that it will be later, it will be sooner or later. Sooner or later, I will know something, why should I be in a hurry, I am just worried about the fourth master.
"Then you promise me, no matter what you do, you must not allow yourself to be hurt, otherwise I will be very sad." I looked at him and told him.
He smiled slightly: "It seems that Bingxi is becoming more and more concerned about me, this feeling of being remembered is really good." Suddenly, he looked up at the starry sky and was dumbfounded.
I think he should miss his mother, Concubine Jin. I can't help but sigh that when people are alive, they are angry with her, and now that they are gone, they will miss her, and some regrets are indelible pains.