Chapter 4: Life and Death
"No, no, no." Gu Chongyang's face changed greatly when he heard this, and his head shook like a rattle: "Master Chu Yan has always been in good health, I have never heard that he has a physical illness, he is not yet forty years old now, how can he die?" This can't be, you don't want to lie to me! ”
Gu Chongyang's voice was very loud, as if this would prove that what He Runnian just said was false.
"It's cremated." He Runnian's words made Gu Chongyang despair: "Master Chu Yan said that he was over and it was time to leave, so he asked for cremation." The emperor decreed that the ashram where he lived during his lifetime should be rebuilt into a Jiafu Pagoda to enshrine the relics left by him when he was seated......"
He Runnian's voice gradually deepened: "Chongyang, I didn't lie to you, your uncle's house was slaughtered all over the house......"
With a "boom", Gu Chongyang only felt that his head was about to explode.
My uncle was killed, and my aunt, cousin, and sister-in-law died, and there were a few little nephews, little nieces, they were so young......
No wonder she hasn't received any more letters from her uncle since last month, no wonder Su Ying's cousin, who has been married, stopped talking several times when she came last month, and secretly wiped her tears when she wasn't paying attention, she thought that Su Ying's cousin had been wronged at her in-law's house.
It turned out to be the uncle who was killed.
How so? The emperor clearly said that he would pardon them, how could the Son of Heaven be untrustworthy and go back on his word.
Gu Chongyang's heart was dripping with pain, and her mind was booming with pain, and she would faint at any time.
She pinched her palms and forced herself to stay awake, almost supporting her with all her strength: "Then how is my cousin Suying?" ”
He Runnian saw her holding on to the chair and crumbling, and felt a little unbearable in his heart: "Chongyang, Su Ying's cousin ...... a few days ago I got sick and died. ”
Gu Chongyang's tears flowed out suddenly: "No wonder, no wonder Cousin Su Ying said that I should live well, and also said that I would take care of the two children on her behalf...... It turned out that she already knew, it turned out that she knew that she would not be able to die well......"
It's ridiculous that she doesn't know anything, and complains to the maid next to her that Cousin Su Ying doesn't talk much, and she agreed to come to see her but didn't come...... At that time, Cousin Su Ying was probably already taken care of by her family!
Gu Chongyang's body slowly slipped against the chair and sat on the ground, his heart was cold.
My uncle is gone, and so is my cousin...... The person who loves her the most, the person closest to her is gone.
From now on, she will be left alone in this world, no one cares, no one asks, just like a lonely ghost.
Gu Chongyang felt a kind of heart-wrenching pain, which was worse than when his mother died, and even worse than when his stepmother wronged her for stealing things, and when his father listened to his stepmother's words and made her kneel in the ancestral hall.
Gu Chongyang clasped his hands on his knees and buried his face in the crook of his arm.
"Chongyang."
He Runnian looked at her crow's hair like fine silk, and the whole person shrank into a ball, and the pity in his heart couldn't be stopped.
But he came today with important things to do.
No matter how pitiful Gu Chongyang is, it is not as important as the safety of everyone up and down the He family.
Now is no time for a woman's kindness. If because of his half-step mistake, causing the He family to fall into a situation from which he will never recover, he will be unable to escape the blame even if he dies.
"If you have anything else, you can say it together!"
Gu Chongyang burst into tears and said in a daze: "No need to hide it anymore." ”
"Chongyang." He Runnian said, suddenly lifted his robe and knelt in front of her: "Please save the lives of the people in the He family." ”
"What did you say?" Gu Chongyang raised his head, and saw He Runnian's face tense in the fog of tears, sad with a bit of a strong man's determination to break his wrist.
"Chongyang, I know it's not kind to do this at this time, but I can't help it." He Runnian lowered his eyelids and didn't dare to look at Gu Chongyang: "All people related to the puppet emperor have been implicated, and our He family is no exception. Chongyang, please, please, please......"
As He Runnian spoke, his body had fallen deeply, unprecedentedly humble.
The man has gold under his knees, and he can't kneel to anyone else except for the prince of heaven and earth.
Gu Chongyang looked at He Runnian's actions, and his heart gradually became clearer.
"He Runnian, do you want me to die? You want me dead! ”
She wiped away her tears and stared at the kneeling figure. This man in azure clothes, her husband, the man she admired all her youth.
Involuntarily, her whole body shook like chaff.
She's cold, cold like never before.
The man she deeply admired, she married him with satisfaction. From the beginning, he avoided it coldly, and later he personally came to the door to propose. How happy she was, thinking that henceforth the flowers would grow well, and the moon would always be full.
Although the appearance of Chai Xiyue has consumed the love between them, she believes that a husband and wife will be graceful for a hundred days. Without love, she is still the housewife of Hefu. For the sake of Brother Rui, he also has to maintain her decency, at least let her live. Just like now, avoid the Zhuangzi.
But the facts in front of her shattered her thoughts.
No, she can't die!
She hasn't seen Brother Rui grow up, and she hasn't seen her son marry a wife and have children. She owes Rui Ge'er and has not yet made up for it. She couldn't just die quietly.
He Runnian raised his head, and his eyes were already red: "Chongyang, a husband and wife for a hundred days, even if I am hard-hearted, I am reluctant to let you die." But at this point, I can't do anything about it. If I had the slightest solution, I would never let you suffer so much. ”
His voice was already choked: "Chongyang, this is what I owe you, and it is the people of the He family who owe you." If there is a future life, I will repay you with this life......"
"Afterlife?" Gu Chongyang laughed out loud as if he had heard a big joke, and tears flowed out of his eyes when he laughed.
"Why? Why do you want to end my life in this life if you repay it in the next life? She looked at her husband kneeling at her feet and said, "Get out of here, I won't let you get your wish!" You want me to die, so I can help Chai Xiyue to be the main house, let her dove occupy the magpie's nest, and let Brother Rui call her a mother...... I sue you, He Runnian, you don't want to think! ”
"Chongyang!" He Runnian raised his head and looked at her fixedly: "Tai'anbo's mansion was beheaded all over the house, more than 80 mouths up and down, none of them survived, and even Tai'anbo's two-year-old grandson was not spared......
Gu Chongyang's face was as white as paper when she heard this, she bit her lower lip stubbornly, and a smear of red blood leaked out.
Seeing her like this, He Runnian felt a lot more confident in his heart, and his voice became more and more sad and sad: "If you don't die, Tai'anbo's today is Hefu's tomorrow." For the sake of you, all the people in the He Mansion have to be in different places. It's not a pity for me to die, but Brother Rui is still young, can you bear to watch Brother Rui die under the executioner's knife? Chongyang, you can't be so selfish. Brother Rui is your own son. ”
Yes, Brother Rui, Brother Rui is also a member of the He family.
Gu Chongyang closed his eyes in despair, but Brother Rui'er's little face shook in front of him. With a chubby face and big bright eyes, it's so cute......
Thinking of his son's different head, Gu Chongyang felt the pain of ten thousand arrows.
She couldn't be so selfish......
Seeing that she closed her eyes, He Runnian angrily accused: "Gu Chongyang, you are really hard-hearted!" I really want to see what your heart is made of, you don't care about others, even your own son......"
"Enough!" Gu Chongyang snorted coldly, opened his eyes, and glared at He Runnian like a sword: "You have to treat Brother Rui well, don't let him be wronged." Otherwise, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost. ”
Hearing her say this, He Runnian was sad and relieved in his heart, and he got up from the ground without hesitation.
His eyes were red, and his voice choked up: "Don't worry, in the future, I will personally hand over Brother Rui'er to read and write, teach him the principles of how to behave in the world, and make him a young talent." When he grows up, I will pick a family for him, let him marry a wife, have children, and spread out. When I return to old age in a hundred years, no, when he can support one side, I will hand over the Yanenhou Mansion to him. ”
When Gu Chongyang heard this, he looked very excited: "He Runnian, are you serious?" Even if you marry again in the future, you will not shake Brother Rui'er's status if you have another son-in-law? ”
"That's nature." He Runnian swore and said: "If nothing else, just die for your righteousness today, I can't treat Brother Rui badly, otherwise I am still a person?" ”
"Then when you go back, you will immediately write Brother Rui as the son of the world!"
Her life is short, and it is a point to fight for her son, and if she asks for one more point today, Brother Rui's life will be better in the future.
"Good!" He Runnian promised: "I will write an excerpt when I go back today, and I will read it tomorrow." ”
When Gu Chongyang heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
She finally did something for Rui Ge'er that a mother should do.
This smile is so sad, like a pear blossom in the rain, a butterfly in the wind, and the afterglow of the sunset on the horizon...... Beauty is beautiful, but it can't be retained.
When He Runnian saw it, he couldn't help crying: "Chongyang, you can go with confidence, I will never treat Brother Rui badly." Chongyang, your great kindness, I He Runnian will never dare to forget each other in my life. You...... Take care of yourself. ”
Gu Chongyang didn't speak, his face was full of grief. The delicate facial features and beautiful face are dyed with sadness.
He Runnian saw it in his eyes and felt that there was a kind of phoenix crying blood-like beauty.
She's so beautiful!
He Runnian said with tenderness and nostalgia that he was not aware of: "Chongyang, our fate as husband and wife in this life is over, let's continue in the next life." After your death, I will arrange the scenery, and I will never let you suffer half a point of grievance. ”
After saying this, he ruthlessly turned his head and lifted the curtain to go out.
Mama Cha had already walked in quietly.
Seeing Gu Chongyang's pale face, his eyes closed, and his face with tears stained, like a flower that has lost its moisture, revealing a zeroing posture, the indescribable sadness and sadness are unbearable, even hard-hearted people have to feel sorry for it.
She placed the tray on the table, and said in a voice with a little pity, "Madam, you can choose one." ”
Gu Chongyang opened his eyes and saw a three-foot white silk, a pair of scissors, and a bowl of dark decoction on the table.