Chapter 114: Lantian Mountain Residence
The Queen Mother hardly sleeps these days, thinking about it over and over at night. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info want to die of a violent illness, and Gillian wants to fall off a cliff and die. After thinking about it, the little drowsiness that was easily brewing was gone, and it was dawn in a blink of an eye.
The queen mother is an extremely self-disciplined person, and the habits she cultivated when she was a concubine in the past have not changed even if she is the queen mother and the queen mother, and she has never gotten up late for so many years in the palace.
So even though I didn't sleep much, I still woke up dizzy. In the courtyard reflecting the rising sun read the book for half an hour, the first emperor was good at reading, the queen mother did what she liked, and after a long day, she didn't read it but felt weird and awkward.
Then I went to change clothes, washed up, and had breakfast, and the day really began.
But what?
The Queen Mother didn't want to do anything, she was not interested in anything, and she suddenly felt bored when she lived until now. Everything I cared about in the past will be a passing thing, and what I have gained will eventually be lost.
When the first emperor was there, although Li Ji was favored for a long time, she was also very fond of her sisters.
In the harem, the emperor really loves you when he gives you a child. There are no children, and those mirrored love will be dispersed as soon as the wind blows.
And since their sisters entered the palace, the children of the first emperor and later were all born to their sisters. So in front of Kurihime, their sisters are also very favorite.
At that time, I felt that the day was too short, and there were many things to do for the first emperor to make clothes, choose jewelry, read and write. I am always so happy all day long, and I am even happier to wait for His Majesty to come in the evening.
Later, she became the queen and the queen mother, and her life reached a height that she couldn't have imagined when she was a girl, and her honor was infinite.
The Queen Mother sat in the dormitory, holding a volume of "Spring and Autumn" in her hand. She thought about the strangeness of Wu Anhou's death, so she called Mrs. Wu Anhou in and asked.
Wu Anhou is no longer attached to power, and he will not be sick for this. This youngest brother is the smartest and most pleasing to her, although there is some unhappiness in the back, but how can the sisters and brothers remember him for a lifetime?
As a result, Mrs. Wu'anhou hesitated, but the queen mother was extremely forced to say a little mysteriously. She said that Tian Wei had spoken of the king before she died, and the queen mother thought that her face at that moment must be extremely terrifying, otherwise she would not have made Mrs. Wu'anhou so frightened that she knocked over the teacup.
Acting king? The Queen Mother tightened her heart and stayed awake all night, wondering if Gillian knew. Is it the Tian Wei killed by Gillian? Does she already have proof? Just waiting to tell Biao'er.
Liu Che was the only hope for the Queen Mother to live after the death of the first emperor, she couldn't face her son's accusations, and even the Queen Mother felt unbearable when she thought of her son's heartbroken eyes.
While the Queen Mother was trembling and waiting, Gillian died, and no one in the world could tell His Majesty the truth.
But Gillian died, and Liu Che also lost his spirit. Looking for her upside down, I didn't think about tea and dinner, and I couldn't even take care of the government.
Although it seems to have eased up a little now, things have been picked up again, and they are still the same as before. The army that went to find the queen also withdrew, and Liu Che seemed to have accepted the reality and chose to give up.
But the queen mother was even more worried, because although Liu Che gave up looking for it, he didn't mention the funeral at all, and said that the queen was sick and had to recuperate. The Queen Mother knew that Liu Che still refused to believe it. Anyway, just let him have hope, and if there is no hope in a year or two, it will be over.
I don't know if I'm too careful, the Queen Mother always felt that Liu Che's eyes were wrong when she came to greet her two days ago, especially when she looked at her, she was a little more alienated and indifferent.
But looking at it again, Liu Che's eyes were warm and affectionate, and he said that the queen mother was worried. Even Pingyang, who was sitting on the side, said that the filial piety of the Son of Heaven was touching, and persuaded him not to rush Gillian's affairs, and there was still hope if he didn't see anyone.
Gillian is gone, but Pingyang has learned to be a man.
Also, the people are gone, and this kind of good talk about not asking for money is what Liu Che likes to hear, but don't you rush to throw a lot of it.
The queen mother couldn't lift her spirit, she always felt that her son seemed to see through her at a glance just now, and she had never looked at her so disappointed for so many years. But she couldn't ask, and she didn't dare ask.
The Queen Mother sat all morning and ate her lunch. Pingyang came, since Gillian died, she ran to the palace diligently, always trying to ask the queen mother if there was a successor in her mind.
It's still right, the harem can't be left without an owner for a day, and it should be settled early so as not to float people's hearts and give birth to thoughts that shouldn't be.
The queen mother has also thought about the next thing, and she should tell Liu Che to calm down and mention it again. And Pingyang said that it was not to recommend the daughter of everyone she was optimistic about, the Queen Mother was already bored, and she refused to see Pingyang at the moment.
Pingyang couldn't, so he had to go back to the palace. On the way, I happened to meet the unstable person she said - Wang Xiyu mother and son.
It is said that they will not be able to meet them, but Pingyang will understand after thinking about it a little, I am afraid that I will go to Jiaofang Hall again. The queen said in Changxin Palace that Liu Pingchang was like a dying acting king, and Wang Bazi took it seriously, and ran to Jiaofang Hall when he saw the sky.
Although I have only seen so two or three times out of ten times, it is enough to make the palace people who see the wind and rudder be polite to Wang Bazi. The new beauties in the palace are also unfavored, and they really treat Wang Bazi as a mother in private, and if they can't see the queen, they will run to Wang Bazi twice in three days.
Pingyang couldn't help but snort coldly, and sneered in his heart: This is to let Wang Bazi know that the queen is gone, and he has given birth to a prince, so he can't feel that he is the best candidate for the queen?
Wang Xiyu always shy away from the domineering eldest princess, for fear of accidentally provoking her. Fortunately, on weekdays, Pingyang doesn't pay much attention to her.
After Wang Xiyu saluted, seeing that Pingyang's face was not good, he hugged Liu Ping tightly and said goodbye. Pingyang has always been like this, Wang Xiyu didn't take it to heart, all she thought about along the way was the weirdness in the Jiaofang Palace.
The queen suddenly became seriously ill and did not ask for a visit. In the past, when Wang Xiyu went to Jiaofang Palace, the queen just didn't see her, and the big palace maid next to the queen would also come out and politely invite her to have a cup of tea in the side hall, and find a reason to refuse her.
But now, she can't even enter the door of the Jiaofang Palace.
Is the queen very sick?
I heard that His Majesty has been in a very bad mood lately.
Wang Xiyu took the child back to the palace, and several young envoys who lived in the same palace ran over when they heard the letter, and their words were nothing more than asking about the queen's condition.
She said that she didn't know if she didn't go in, so she sent them away, but after coaxing the child to sleep at night, the queen would not go away as soon as she was sick like Wu Anhou, and her thoughts were like weeds taking root, so that she couldn't sleep.
Wang Xiyu knows that she has no favor, even if the queen really dies, it will not be her turn to succeed her. But thinking that it is always not illegal, she seems to have returned to the night when she did not enter the palace, excited and uneasy.
The dark waves in the harem are surging, but Gillian's days in the mountains can be called leisurely and comfortable.
In the past, she was a queen in the palace, and she didn't do whatever she wanted, and she didn't do anything she wanted. The queen mother and several princesses came to them, and they had to laugh whether they liked it or not. The women who met outside the palace also had to raise their hearts and deal with them.
Not to mention the pressure of children, seeing that Wang Xiyu's children can walk, there are new beauties in the palace. Guan Tao just didn't say it, Gillian also knew that she was in a hurry for herself.
Children, only with children, can they be considered to be in peace, and the position of the queen can be regarded as stable.
So, even if she is spoiled in the harem, she is probably unhappy.
And now, she can do whatever she wants. No one came to persuade her that she should be like a mother, that she could empty her mind all day and think about nothing and do nothing.
When receiving people and things, you don't have to worry about the ambiguity in your words that makes people guess. After not having to be an awkward person, Gillian felt that her life was unprecedentedly easier, even though the standard of living plummeted, her heart became happy.
Although the autumn tiger is still shouting, the autumn in the mountains is naturally a little cooler. Gillian's feet are already big, and she is fishing with Wen Heng in the river barefoot with a small net. Xiao Rongzhi squatted beside him, looking at them expectantly.
There are fish in the pond in the backyard, but Gillian still likes to fish in this small river, the water is murmuring and very clear, and she often spends an afternoon by the river with her two children.
Although Wen Heng tried his best to promote the deliciousness of the fried crispy small fish, after Gillian told him the truth that the fish dried up, Wen Heng felt that it made great sense: let the small fish grow into a big fish, so that there will be fish to eat every year.
So they don't catch small fish, only big ones.
Even so, when Wei Zifu saw the sun setting in the west, he came to the river to look for them. Gillian has gone ashore with Wen Heng and is heading home.
When Rong Zhi saw his mother coming, he ran up and told her, "Mother, we caught three big fish, all of which are so big." She gestured to the size of the fish, elated.
Wei Zifu came to the front and looked at the bucket that Gillian was carrying, indeed, the fish was not small, and the largest was more than three catties. She smiled and praised Wen Heng and said that it was really amazing, Wen Heng scratched his head embarrassedly and said that he would catch one, and Xiao Rongzhi encouraged his brother on the side and said that it was so powerful.
The two siblings are cute and love each other. Gillian is subtle to Wei Zifu, but she really likes the two children. She looked at the two brothers and sisters with a smile and said, "Wen Heng is very powerful, and Rong Zhi is also very powerful, cheer us on the shore." ”
The two children were complimented and ran forward laughing. Wei Zifu shouted at them to slow down behind him, and insisted on taking the bucket from Gillian's hand.
Gillian couldn't resist her, so she had to give it to her.
For a while, the two of them didn't know what to say.
Wei Zifu started to speak, hesitated but said it with certainty. "Mother, you don't seem to like the son-in-law."
Gillian was startled and looked sideways at her. It's really soft-hearted, Gillian thinks she hides it well enough, she should smile on her face, and say what she should say.
"Why?"
Wei Zifu's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "Niangniang, are you because your husband used to be a singer in Pingyang Houfu?" But that's just the meaning of the princess, and Yu Zifu is the source of supporting the family. ”
She's right, she can't help herself.
Even if she sharpened her head and wanted to climb up, no one could say that she was wrong.
Gillian stopped and asked her softly, "Do you regret it?" If you can be graced, you are now the mother of the harem, with infinite scenery, glory and wealth. ”
Wei Zifu burst out laughing, shook his head and said, "Niangniang, that's all impossible." ”
Gillian didn't laugh, and asked her word by word: "Then what if there is?" Will you regret it? "Wei Zifu has always been a bone-eating name for Empress Chen.
Wei Zifu was surprised by Gillian's seriousness, and she was a little confused: Since the queen cares so much, why does she resolutely refuse to go back to the palace? She didn't understand the queen's consideration, but the queen's current question was very easy to answer.
In the glow of the sky, Wei Zifu looked at a pair of children, his face was full of happiness, and replied seriously: "Niangniang, the first fourteen years of the son-in-law may still be gloomy. But after marrying my husband and giving birth to these two children, my husband felt that God loved my husband very much. ”
Her already beautiful nature, against the pink golden glow, made her look as delicate and lovely as a twenty-eight girl. Gillian could hear that these words were said by Wei Zifu from the bottom of his heart.
Her beauty is more radiant because of happiness.
Gillian sighed deeply and said with emotion: "I don't hate you, it was your family who saved me." I don't dislike you, I just see that you inevitably think of Pingyang and everything in the past. ”
Thinking that you should be my biggest mortal enemy in this life, but you can walk together in such harmony.
Wei Zifu was silent, thinking that it seemed that he was still unhappy in the palace, even if the queen was noble, how could she be a fairy couple like her husband and her?
Indeed, Wei Zifu and Wang Yongan's life is indeed enviable. A lifetime and a couple, how many women in the world have such blessings? From this point of view alone, the historical Empress Chen and the current Gillian can't compare to her, and Wei Zifu is never a loser.
Early the next morning, Gillian offered to leave.
Her feet have long been healed, but she can't bear Wei Zifu's lovely children.
Seeing that the weather is getting colder day by day, it is difficult to walk when it rains. Besides, she has been nowhere to be found, and the person who answered should be in a hurry.
Gillian said that she was leaving, Wen Heng and Rong Zhi were the most reluctant to her, and they didn't agree to Gillian to go until she said that she would come to see them later.
Gillian didn't know the way out of the mountain, so naturally Wang Yongan sent her out of the mountain. Wen Heng was clamoring to go, and he followed. Wei Zifu held Rong Zhi and stood in the courtyard watching them walk to the figure, and they couldn't see it, and they were still standing there.
She stood in the autumn sun, thinking of the question the queen had asked her. If she could be favored, would she regret it?
Wei Zifu hugged the Rong Zhi in his arms and firmly replied to himself again: No.
In the heavenly family, there are only monarchs and ministers, how can there be husbands and wives?
El serves the man, sorrowful. She and Wang Yongan are better than countless people in the world in this life.
Wei Zifu kissed Rong Zhi lightly and asked her, "Rong Zhi, is it cold?" Mother, let's add a dress for you. ”
The mountain breeze is autumnal, and the temperature is only relieved at noon. In the afternoon, Gillian arrived in Lantian County, and the Wang family father and son sent it here, and Gillian said that she didn't need to send it before going back.
Gillian was wearing a dress newly made for her by Wei Zifu with cotton, so it was not noticeable in this county. is born with extraordinary appearance, which makes people look at her twice.
The bluestone pavement, the wooden tavern, and the snacks sold along the street. Gillian followed the path pointed out to her by an old man in the county, and finally arrived at the most remote inn in the county.
This is the place where I originally agreed to meet, but because Gillian had an accident, I don't know if the person who was waiting is still here.
She took a deep breath and walked inside.
There was no business at all, but it was clean. The proprietress was singing a little song behind the counter, and her voice was charming and moving. Gillian asked twice before calling her out of the song.
The proprietress was interrupted and turned around a little unpleasantly. She estimated that she was about thirty, with willow eyebrows, a water snake waist, and a well-fitting dress, with all kinds of charms. She slowly raised her head, a little unpleasant. "It's been said that the business has been closed for the past few days, and if it's closed, there is no sign at the door."
It's true, but Gillian has to go in.
The proprietress didn't finish her words when she saw Gillian abruptly, she looked at Gillian with joy, walked out quickly and closed the door, and fell to the ground in a proper manner. "Zhu Ge has seen the master."
Bamboo song? The person who answered was indeed called Zhuge.
Gillian didn't answer, just looked at her. Sure enough, I saw her untie her clothes, revealing the rose flower that the Queen Mother loved by the Empress Dowager tattooed on her arm, and talked about her hurried side a few years ago. Gillian believed it, relaxed and helped her up: "I was still afraid, you can't wait for me to know what to do." ”
Zhu Ge whispered while leading Gillian upstairs: "The subordinates are really in a hurry, but the subordinates want the master to say that they are meeting here, and they are definitely delayed on the way." ”
Gillian briefly told the story of accidentally getting lost in the mountains and stepping on the hunter's trap. The Empress Dowager controlled the inside and outside of the Han Palace during her lifetime, and naturally had a set of people under her hands who could be used with confidence.
In addition to the enlightened ones, there are also some scattered all over the people, listening to the news, as eyes and ears. It just so happens that there is one in Lantian County around Chang'an City, which can be used as a response.
Gillian stayed in the guest room that night, and Zhuge slept next to her. What to do in the future, let's take it one step at a time. Let's stay in this Lantian County for the time being, and listen to Zhuge say that there is news from the palace that the Gate Army has made up a radius of ten miles in the place where she fell from her horse.
It's better not to act rashly, who knows if it's safe now?
Although Gillian called Liu Che stupid, she had a bright light on this point.
Although the period gate army was withdrawn, Liu Che's greater concern was that he was afraid that the matter would be publicized.
Since getting the evidence that Gillian actually poisoned Wu Anhou, Liu Che is almost certain that Gillian has left the palace. But whether Gillian wants to come back or not, he has to find her, and even if she doesn't want to come back, she should tell him in person.
Zhang Tang was naturally the best candidate for an unannounced visit, and Liu Che told him lightly in the afternoon that the queen was missing and asked him to find him.
As for why it disappeared? This is definitely not something he should be concerned about.
Zhang Tang held back his stunnedness and bowed out.
Although according to the time frame, the queen only arrived in Luoyang at most, Zhang Tang still searched the country's largest cities such as Handan, Linzi, Tao (Dingtao, Shandong), Suiyang (south of Shangqiu County, Henan), Shouchun (Shou County, Anhui), Luoyang and other places, paying more attention to the young women entering and leaving the city gates, combing the streets, and checking the new arrivals.
Gillian told them that they never expected that she lived near Chang'an City.
Although the inn of Zhuge is remote, it is in the county, and newcomers are always eye-catching. Gillian thought about it, but asked Zhuge to sell the inn. I looked at a yard at the foot of Lantian Mountain again, and found a sunny day to move in.
Gillian asked Zhuge to cut off contact with the palace, which is the safest way. As for food and clothing, Gillian successively sent some jewelry out of the palace, and now they are all called Zhuge to take them back.
There are about 20 families living sparsely at the foot of Lantian Mountain, and the closest one to Gillian is a family surnamed Niu.
The day after Gillian and Zhuge moved in, they came to visit and asked if there was anything to help. The folk customs are simple, which can be seen.
It was also thanks to them that Gillian knew that the slightly wealthier families in the Han Dynasty had to fight kang in winter.
It turned out that Kang existed in the Han Dynasty.
It turns out that this is not the patent of the people of the Northeast.
Gillian once again refreshed her cognition of the wisdom of the ancients, turned her head and happily asked Zhuge to go to the county to call someone to play the kang. Winter, it was more than 2,000 years ago, and it was very cold.
In the early winter, it was really cold in the morning and evening. On a rainy day, light the firewood you bought and burn it on the kang, and it will warm up after a while, and Gillian can rely on the kang for a day.
But on a sunny day, Gillian and Zhuge locked the courtyard door and were very willing to come out for a walk.
Lantian Mountain, that is, the "Shan Hai Jing" said "Buzhou Mountain", cloud: "Beyond the Northwest Sea, in the corner of the great wilderness, there are mountains but not together, and the name is not Zhou (the original "Buzhou" has the word "negative son", which is deleted from Hao Yixing's school). ”
Guo Pu's note: ""Huainanzi" said: 'The former worked together to fight for the emperor, and touched the mountain of Zhou in anger, the sky was absolutely extinct, and the earth pillar was broken (this book of "Huainanzi Astronomy" is "the heaven pillar is broken, and the earth is broken"). Therefore, the mountain is not good now. This mountain was originally a pillar of heaven, and it was damaged by the joint workers, and it had the name of "not Zhou".
"The Legend of the Wind and Soil of the Later Wei Dynasty" cloud: Lantian Mountain, the top of the two miles, the place where the immortal saint travels to gather. Liu Xiongming learned the Tao at the foot of the mountain, there is a shrine very strict, also the source of the water, there is the tomb of the Lu family in the west, and there is the Wa valley in the north, then it is known that this place is the former residence of the three emperors.
Since it is the land of the "Three Emperors", Gonggong and Zhuan have fought on the mountain again, so it is naturally worth seeing.
After walking a short distance, I met a family of cattle who went to hunt. At the foot of Lantian Mountain, most of them make a living from hunting, and there are one or two families who are slightly wealthy and cultivate the fertile fields under the mountain.
But as soon as Gillian came, the richest naturally became them. If you can do nothing every day in the Han Dynasty, and you can still eat and drink enough, and you can say that you can play the kang and fight the kang, isn't it considered rich?
Fortunately, Gillian's external rhetoric is quite reasonable, she is the widow of her dead husband, and she has no children, so she asked her mother-in-law's family to drive out.
When it comes to other people's sore spots, everyone naturally doesn't ask more. It's just that I guess in private that I'm afraid that the young grandmother who is also a big family is also a big family, otherwise how could she have been driven out and lived such a life?
Gillian and Zhu Ge exchanged a few words with the Niu family, and then went their separate ways. Zhu Ge is familiar with Gillian, and he is an extroverted personality, so he dares to joke with Gillian: "Miss, with Zhu Ge here this time, I guess I won't get lost." Gillian looked at her, and both of them laughed.
The sunshine in early winter was very warm, the two of them walked and stopped, and found that not far from home found that a large number of flowers were densely bloomed at the foot of Lantian Mountain.
The smell of the precious agarwood incense in the Jiaofang Hall seems to be gone forever, and Gillian dreamed back at midnight in addition to a little stunned, and more happily devoted herself to the folk life of the Han Dynasty. (To be continued.) )