Chapter 300: The Old Man
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The next day, Lin Jue sat idle in the courtyard, and then pulled the little girl to ask.
"What's the fun news out there today?"
She's been a little lazy lately, and when it's cold, she doesn't want to go out at all.
But staying at home all day long, it seems that the news is a little closed, so these little girls who get up early and go out to buy have become her direct sources.
"It's fun, it's not, but now the most talked about in the city is the newly enthroned emperor......"
The little girl is young, and she doesn't know how to speak.
"Oh? What's the news on him? β
Lin Jue lazily took a sip of hot tea and asked.
"I heard that our emperor is amazing!" At the mention of this, the little girl seemed to open the chatterbox, and she danced excitedly.
"I heard that he once captured the red-haired leader alive with the strength of one person, and then defeated the Tartars and drove them out of our great cause...... And, most importantly, the most important thing is! Speaking of this, the little maid paused, "Girl, do you know, the most important thing is that our majesty is still very young, and it is said that there is no concubine ......"
The little girl's mysterious expression made Lin Jue want to laugh a little, she quipped, "Oh, it seems that our Xiaocui has grown up, and the girl is not left......"
She blushed instantly, "Girl, you have tormented the slave maid, and the slave maid still wants to stay by the girl's side forever ......", seeing Lin Jue smiling, Xiao Cui instantly changed her expression again, and she continued to say with excitement on her face, "Girl, you don't know, I heard that the emperor may be here in Jiangnan next month, and those young ladies and girls in our city are about to go crazy......
The great cause was originally open to the people, but Rongzhou was close to the sea, and there were frequent exchanges with foreign countries, and the degree of folk customs and civilization was deeper, and the daughters of many large families in the city were not all raised in the boudoir.
"Girl, you can ...... too"
Speaking of this, Xiao Cui instantly realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly shut up.
Their girls are good and good-looking, but for some reason, they haven't been out of the cabinet until they are in their twenties. She originally wanted to say that the emperor came down, maybe she could take this opportunity...... But after thinking about it, I suddenly realized that my thoughts were wrong, although she had never been to the palace, but the women in the palace written in the book were often desolate, and a beautiful and refined person like her girl, once she entered the palace, she might be bullied by other women.
"Xiaocui, you go out and have a look, maybe the third young master is back......"
Lin Jue casually sent the little maid away.
The emperor who had just ascended the throne was coming to the south, which surprised her a little. But surprise to surprise, she didn't want to have anything to do with these people at all.
Whether it was the newly enthroned young emperor or the six princes, she didn't want to see these people again.
"The weather has been good lately, why don't you go out for a walk, second sister? How boring it is to stay at home like this all day! Every time Lin Qiong came back, she saw Lin Jue sitting on a rattan chair in the courtyard in a daze, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
Although she has lost her memory, life still has to move on.
"No, I think it's okay......"
Lin Jue adjusted his posture as he spoke.
It's windy and cold outside, even if there is sun, it's not as comfortable as nesting at home, she is really too lazy to go out.
Looking at Lin Qiong's look of "You are really incurable", Lin Jue couldn't help laughing, "The business of the shop has been good recently, right?" β
She hadn't seen Qinghe and Liu Man for a long time. It is estimated that he is busy with business.
"Not bad. Enough to feed you anyway. β
Lin Jue glared at him, "What I said, can I eat that much?!" β
"You can't eat it, you can eat it very much."
"Lin Qiong! You have the courage to commit disobedience! ββ", Lin Jue was about to get up and hit him, but Lin Qiong smiled and dodged.
Suddenly there was a drizzle in the sky.
Thin, it seems to be with ice crystals, dripping on the body, biting cold.
It doesn't snow in the winter of Rongzhou City, but it will rain with ice crystals, and the huge raindrops hitting the body can make people feel painful.
Lin Jue stretched out her hand and let the raindrops fall on the palm of her hand, which was unsurprisingly cold, which made her feel inexplicably interesting. Suddenly, she looked back at Lin Qiong, "I suddenly miss the Ninth Princess......
Lin Qiong was standing under the eaves and looking at the drizzle outside, when she heard this, the expression on her face instantly froze, and then she was relieved, "I said a long time ago that the second sister should go out for a walk, always staying at home, it's not good for your health!" You see, it's only been a long time since I've been thinking nonsense......"
Ah Jiu has been gone for a long time, so long that he will start to forget.
"Actually, ......", Lin Jue looked at him, and stopped talking, maybe she shouldn't hide it from Lin Qiong anymore.
"It's raining and it's cold, second sister, you better go back to the room early......"
Lin Qiong said that she was about to leave.
He didn't want to discuss the question about that person anymore.
It's all over, sometimes, he thinks it's not bad to be like Lin Jue, he completely forgot Nangong Yi, he doesn't remember anything, at least she has no burden now, and she won't dream back at midnight, and someone's face will appear in front of her.
"Ah Jiu is actually not dead!"
Lin Jue almost shouted.
"What did you say?!"
She obviously met robbers on the way to get married, a team of people and horses were buried in the desert, and no one survived, Lin Jue now said that she was not dead?
Could it be that she has a memory disorder after losing her memory?
"I didn't lie to you. I also remember very well that on my way back from the northwest, I met Ah Jiu, and all the people who traveled with her were dead, but she was still alive. We walked together for a while. But she didn't want to go back to Beijing, she went overseas alone......"
Lin Jue said.
She remembered this part of the memory very clearly, but she always felt that something was missing. When she came back from the northwest, in addition to meeting Ah Jiu, there seemed to be another person around her, but who was it? She couldn't remember, and every time such a vague memory appeared, when she thought about it, the memory would disappear, and she seemed to be alone.
"You said it, but it's true?"
Lin Qiong was incredulous.
Ah Jiu is still alive, is this the only light in his short and gray life so far?
Lin Jue nodded, "I promised Ah Jiu at the time not to tell you about it." But ......", but for some reason, after this serious illness, when she saw Lin Qiong again, she changed her mind, maybe the two people who originally loved each other were together for the best ending, and the so-called separation for each other's good is simply a kind of self-deception torture.
"You see, now that we have left Kyoto, you are also unofficial and light, and I have settled down in this Rongzhou City, you have nothing to worry about, you can go to her......"
Seeing the ever-changing look on Lin Qiong's face, Lin Jue said.
Now that everything has stabilized, although so many things have happened in the Lin family, people always have to move forward, he is still young, there is no need to drag on for a lifetime for the previous things.
"Second sister, don't say it."
Lin Qiong interrupted her.
"Since Ah Jiu wants you not to tell me, it means that she doesn't want to see me again. Actually, it's good now, my business with Liu Man has just begun, there are some things, let it pass......"
"But...... Do you really think so? β
Maybe Ah Jiu is also waiting for you to find her?
"Second sister, it's been so many years, Ah Jiu may have already had her own life over there, even if I find her, what will happen? Is it going to ruin her life? β
Originally, he was the one who failed her first, where does he have the courage to face her and disturb her normal life now?
Now that's it, it's already good.
Everyone has let go of the past and started a new life.
The drizzle suddenly became heavier, and the sky was gray and cloudy.
Lin Jue retracted his hand that had been wet from the rain, each of them, did they really start over?
For the next few days, Lin Qiong didn't come to her, maybe because he was busy with the shop, or maybe because Ah Jiu, Lin Jue understood, and suddenly knew such news, and it always took a certain amount of time to accept and digest it. In fact, everyone says to let go, but how many people are really let go?
The weather is getting colder and colder, Lin Jue's house has been transferred from the semi-open-air courtyard to the house, she nests at home all day long, reading and practicing calligraphy, and the maid Xiaocui comes to tell her interesting things outside every day, and the life is not boring.
"Girl, our shop business is really getting better and better, and the third young master and the young master are the same talent, every day I go to the market to buy and pass by, I can see a lot of young girls queuing up to buy, and the queue is on the other side of the street......
Xiao Cui said that the hands danced.
"Really?" , Lin Jue was also a little happy, she didn't expect that Lin Qiong and Liu Man, especially Liu Man, really had two thoughts on the way of management.
"Girl, you don't know, because His Majesty the Emperor is about to go south, there are a lot of interesting things in our Rongzhou City, such as the dazzling performance from the Yue Clan, as well as all kinds of juggling and repertoire, girl, don't you really go out to see?"
Going out?
Lin Jue was stunned, as if she hadn't been out of this courtyard since she came to Rongzhou.
As for the reason, there is only one word, lazy.
Maybe it was because of a serious illness before, Lin Jue was not interested in many things, the whole person was lazy and lazy, and came to a new place, where there was no flower party, and she didn't know other people, plus lazy ...... The main thing is laziness, so she stays at home for months.
Anyway, it's not impossible to be idle and go out for a walk.
Just after a heavy snowfall last night, the vast world was covered in silver.
In the house, the two sat and played against each other, and tea was cooking in the stove next to them, and the fragrance of tea was overflowing.
"Your chess skills have regressed a bit lately?"
Emperor Zhaoyang, or Emperor Taishang now, looked at Nangong Yi, who was sitting opposite with an expressionless face, and said with a smile.
Jiang Dahai heard this on the side, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart, where is the little master's chess skills regressing, obviously he didn't use all his strength to let him.
"It's time for you to think about your life's events......"
Emperor Zhaoyang said again.
Nangong Yi, who has lost his martial arts and memory, is still as stubborn as ever, and he can't listen to anyone's words.
"Erchen is still young, and the affairs of the court and China have not yet been dealt with clearly, and there seems to be faint movement on the border during this time......"
"Returning the retainers?"
Emperor Zhaoyang glanced at him angrily.
This bastard boy has emphasized several times, if he wants to say "I", but every time he is still "son-in-law" in front of him. At the beginning, it was even more outrageous, and the first exit turned out to be "Weichen"? Wechen is a big-headed ghost!
"Anyway, there's no hurry."
Nangong Yi said, casually dropping a piece on the chessboard.
Not in a hurry?
Emperor Zhaoyang held back the white eyes in his heart, how old is this, he is not in a hurry, he thinks that when he was his age, he was already his father.
However, in view of Lin Jue's previous incident, Emperor Zhaoyang did not dare to press Nangong Yi too hard. He's lost his memory now, but what if he does?
For the sake of insurance, he still followed the idea of this little ancestor.
"Go back to the south this time, be careful yourself......"
"I know."
Nangong Yi raised his head and glanced at the other party.
The purpose of this trip is not to go to the south of the Yangtze River to enjoy the mountains and rivers as in the eyes of outsiders. He has his own plan, Empress Yang still has a hand in Jiangnan Province, and he must strike while the iron is hot and solve this matter. Otherwise, if you don't cut the grass and don't remove the roots, it will be too late when the spring breeze arrives.
"Actually, you don't have to go yourself."
Although Nangong Yi repeatedly assured him that nothing would happen, Emperor Zhaoyang was still relieved. Now he is different from the previous Nangong Yi who was strong in martial arts, his martial arts were abolished by Nanhai Lingji when he saved Lin Jue, and he went south alone, how can people not worry?
"The other party is not so easy to deal with, only if I go, can I lead it out." If he didn't go in person, that force wouldn't have appeared.
The sixth prince, Ling Mo, did not die, but was placed under house arrest. He knew that Emperor Zhaoyang couldn't attack his own son, and Ling Mo alone couldn't set off the stormy waves, but with the forces that Empress Yang left in Jiangnan Province, it was different.
He didn't kill Ling Mo, but he couldn't let him carry out another coup d'Γ©tat and set off another rain of blood.
Emperor Zhaoyang quietly looked at Nangong Yi opposite, he who lost his memory, he did as he wished, he became a person without any weakness, and his style of acting became more decisive and decisive, cold-hearted and cold-hearted, without a trace of emotion, such a he, calm and decisive, not affected by any emotions, for that position, it is excellent. But what about Nangong Yi herself?
Lin Jue was shopping with the maid Xiaocui.
"How's it going, girl? It's lively in the city, right? Xiao Cui looked at the various shops on both sides of the market, and her face was full of pride.
"It's quite lively."
Looking at the bustling pedestrians around her, Lin Jue was very glad that she had made the decision she had just made when she was about to go out, she decisively threw the carriage down, and the two walked blindly. Otherwise, they would rush to this crowded crowd, and the carriage would not be able to leave the east of the city for an afternoon.
Not only is there a lot of fun to do in the city, but there are also plenty of things to eat.
All kinds of snacks, the sound of selling one after another, and the fragrance on the face, make people can't move their feet at all.
"Girl, do you like to eat crab roe buns?"
Xiao Cui looked at Lin Jue, who stopped in front of the bun shop, staring at the crab roe bun with stunned eyes, and couldn't help asking. She didn't know that the girls liked to eat this.
"Huh?"
Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, and before he knew it, he actually walked to the front of the bun shop. But she didn't like to eat steamed buns very much, but she still opened her mouth in a ghostly way, "Boss, give me two crab roe buns......
"Girl, you really like to eat crab roe buns."
Xiao Cui said with interest as if she had discovered a new world.
Lin Jue was noncommittal, reached out and handed her one of the crab roe buns, and took a bite of it herself, the taste was okay, it seemed to be a habit, but if she wanted to say whether she liked it or not, she really couldn't say it.
"Huh? And fish balls? β
Lin Jue's eyes were attracted by the stall selling grilled fish balls next to him.
"Girl, do you still like to eat fish balls?"
Xiao Cui was startled.
For a long time, Lin Jue has almost been an image of not eating fireworks in the world in her mind, and today she was a little surprised when she learned that she also liked to eat mortal foods such as grilled fish balls and crab roe buns.
"These grilled fish balls taste good, you can try them too."
Lin Jue said, took a string and handed it to Xiao Cui.
"It's delicious." , Xiaocui stuffed the last fish ball into her mouth, and said happily, it was really right to follow the girl out, there are so many delicious things to eat.
Looking at Xiao Cui's greasy appearance, Lin Jue couldn't help but want to laugh.
She remembers that when she was in Kyoto, she also liked to eat grilled fish balls. Every time, she begged her father to buy it for her, but unfortunately, Lin Taibu rejected her very mercilessly every time. But even so, she can still eat it every time she finishes it, as if who is going to buy it for her? Seems to be someone subordinate?
It was so long that she couldn't remember it well.
I thought that after leaving Kyoto, I would never be able to eat this fish ball again, but I didn't expect that there are also fish balls in Rongzhou City, and the taste is good, which is really a happy discovery.
was walking and eating, but Lin Jue saw that the gate of a teahouse not far in front of him was full of people.
So lively?
Her heart moved, so she turned back to Xiao Cui, who was gnawing on fried oil fruits, and said, "Let's go to the teahouse in front and have a look." With that, he walked briskly forward.
"Girl, don't go so fast, wait, wait for me......"
Xiao Cui ate all the remaining fried oil nuts in one bite, wiped her mouth with her sleeve casually, and hurriedly trotted all the way to follow.
The Millennium House is very famous in Rongzhou City, in addition to serving all kinds of refreshments on weekdays, there is also a storyteller who speaks there and tells the story in the book, so almost every day, the tea house is full. The seats inside are almost grabbed, and if you are a little late, you won't be able to grab them.
"Everyone knows that our young emperor is not only handsome, but also brave and good at fighting ......."
When Lin Jue arrived, in the lobby of the teahouse, a young student wearing a bamboo cloth robe was describing the glorious deeds of today's son.
The surroundings were crowded with people, and Lin Jue finally found a place in the crowded crowd and gained a firm foothold.
"In order to invade our great cause, the Rakshasa country sent the top troops out this time, and because the great cause has been peaceful for too long, the soldiers on the border are all old veterans, where can they withstand the impact of the red hair, soon, the red hair crossed the red river and approached our northwest city......"
"At this time, the imperial court began to really panic, realizing the seriousness of this battle, Emperor Zhaoyang immediately ordered Guanbei Camp to go to the northwest front, and at that time, our young majesty was also in the team that went to the front, he was less than fifteen years old, just a small deputy general in the army......"
The image of the emperor, after the description of the later life, became vivid, coupled with the ups and downs of the plot, the hearts of everyone who listened to it also rose and fell, as if they were in the scene.
I have to say that the ability of the later life to tell a story is first-class, and in just a few words, it attracts everyone's attention. Lin Jue also stood in the crowd and listened, but she naturally didn't believe that this young emperor had such a powerful ability, went deep into the enemy camp alone, captured the enemy generals alive, and beat the first warrior of the Rakshasa Kingdom all over the ground and begged for mercy?
I'm afraid this is a rehearsal made in advance to reflect the emperor's southward journey, right?
It's good to tell some inspiring stories to arouse a sense of identity among the people, but if the incumbent cares too much about this kind of falsehood, I'm afraid that in the end, they will end up cocooning themselves, right?
"Sir, I'd like to askβ"
Lin Jue was complaining in his heart, but he heard a voice in the crowd in front of him. Listening to the voice, it looked like a person from the Central Plains, but following the sound, at the next glance, Lin Jue saw a side face full of "exotic customs".
The young posterity was talking about it, and he was interrupted stiffly, with a little annoyance on his face, but he was still self-contained, and he didn't say anything, but waited quietly for the next words.
"Actually, it's nothing, I just want to ask, sir, did you ever join the army with the saint in the past?"
Housheng shook his head.
Of course he didn't, just his small body, as if he could go into battle to kill the enemy?
"Did that gentleman ever know the saint?"
As soon as this question came out, the future students were even more confused.
Isn't this nonsense?! How could he know the emperor, and if he knew the emperor, would he still use it to tell stories in this teahouse?
The man then smiled and said, "In that case, how did the gentleman just say that the current saint beat the first warrior of the Rakshasa Kingdom to his knees and beg for mercy to pee his pants?" β
Hearing this, Lin Jue couldn't help laughing, this person was brown-haired and blue-eyed, he looked like a Rakshasa man, this storyteller, so talking about their warriors, was probably angered, right?
"It's no secret that Your Majesty of our Great Cause Kingdom is brave and good at fighting, and you are questioning the ability of the Holy Lord today? β¦β¦β
The contractor was about to argue with him, but a soft smile from the crowd caught his attention, and he turned aroundβ
Lin Jue was dressed in men's clothes, standing in the crowd, smiling.
I haven't seen her for a few months, and she hasn't changed, if there is going to be a change, it is that the sorrow between her brows seems to be gone, and the contractor sighed, it seems that she has been living a good life this time.
"This brother, what you said just now, are you questioning the current saint?"
The young queen waited for the contractmaker's rebuttal with a blank eye, and when he saw that he was just looking in a certain direction in a daze, he asked again.
"Lin Er! βββ
The contract husband finally reacted, shouted with joy on his face, and then pushed through the crowd with some difficulty, wanting to walk to Lin Jue's side. (To be continued.) )