Chapter 55: Words Without Faith
Of course, the explicit decree of Luo Jing to spread the whole world is not to specifically report on this matter, but the main purpose is to require all provinces and prefectures to strictly investigate the remnants of Nanzhao who have mixed into the heart of Chen Jing, especially the southwestern states have entered a state of war readiness.
The promulgation date of June 25 was 10 days later than June 15, when the assassination took place, apparently as a result of waiting for the matter to be clarified and the coffin closed.
The faces of the people gathered together were frosty, and the news from afar had now become a lock on their hearts. Now they are in another small courtyard not far from the Zhou family's residence, and the people who should be notified have been secretly called to discuss countermeasures, and the adults who don't know are the only ones left who are still lying on the hospital bed.
"Several prefectures north of Pingzhou are in drought, and many prefectures and counties have been in chaos, and the road is not very peaceful, and the people who follow my uncle may arrive in Fengjin a few days later. From today onwards, we will take turns to guard the news in Fengjin County, and we will also arrange two more to go north to greet one. Du Xuanfeng's face was blue with iron, and his fist-clenched hands were violently dormant with green tendons.
The Du family's own soldiers also divided a few to protect Zhou Zhe and returned to Luojing, but now that there is such a big mistake, they have not come back, which makes Du Xuanfeng have the urge to chop them up.
"Gotta hurry! I can't tell if the news is fake! Zhu's mother, who was sitting on the ground, raised her big fat face full of crying flowers, and her voice was hoarse.
Bai Lu shook her head, Mother Zhu slapped her thigh fiercely, and cried again, "Uncle is gone...... My family's three mothers, what can I do with my family's Sister Yun......"
What to do? Naturally, just to live well, Zhou Manyun sat quietly with his head down, staring at the corners of his clothes twisting in his little hands. I was at a loss.
"Senior sister! It shouldn't have anything to do with Nanzhao! Forgetting the silence sitting next to her explained to Man Yun very seriously. He's sure. It's because two years ago, when he and Wangyu left the south and entered the hinterland of the Central Plains. Those remnants of the Nanzhao soldiers who clamored for the restoration of the country hid in the mountains, and they didn't dare to follow one and a half at all.
It's just that under the control of the Master, these words cannot be explained. Forgetting to stared at the little girl sitting in front of him, for fear of being angry and resentful by her, Zhou Manyun, who had not cried or made trouble since he entered the house, made him at a loss.
Yu Yu's panicked look fell on the eyes of Du Xuanfeng and the others, he frowned, and patted the shoulder of the empty words. Several big men on the side also patted their chests and backs silently to express their trust in the Taoist master and apprentice, which was still the same as before.
The two masters and apprentices are actually from Nanzhao, and everyone actually knows about it. But in Yanzhou, although he often faces Hu Man, who knocks on the pass, there are brothers in the trenches, in addition to the Han family, Su, Ge, Tulun and so on are also of all ethnic groups. People who are different from themselves are not necessarily enemies, this is the truth. They all understand it, and they won't get angry in vain.
"Leave that alone." , Man Yun raised his little face and said nothing. He asked softly, "I'm just thinking, can I tell my mother the news?" ”
After a period of calmness, Zhou Manyun figured it out. This report is true to the decree I saw in my previous life, but the content meets the different requirements of different periods. She couldn't wait to find out the truth. I can only wait, wait for my grandfather Nangui to ask clearly. What she is most worried about now is her mother.
"You should tell her ......", after hesitating for a long time, he said slowly: "From a physical point of view, she is fine." ”
Who's going to say? Several pairs of eyes fell on Zhou Manyun's body in unison.
The candlelight kept swaying, reflecting the small figure of Zhou Manyun sitting beside Du Shi on the pink wall, and the enlarged figure carried the strength of his age, silent as a rock......
It has been a long time since Man Yun's clear statement word by word, and she is now holding her mother's hand tightly, moving and moving.
Du Shi's hands were cold, and her eyes were staring directly at the empty roof as she lay on her back, and her face was calm, as if there was no sadness or joy.
The feeling of wanting to cry but not being able to cry is the most uncomfortable. Zhou Manyun leaned down, leaned on Du Shi's arm, and gently rubbed Du Shi's cheek.
"Sister Yun'er......", after waiting for a long time, Du's voice sounded in Man Yun's ears ethereally, "Your father, he's dead?" He's dead! ”
Zhou Manyun nodded, and his small hand gently stroked Du's long hair.
"The first time I saw him at Pine Bluff, he was only twelve years old. At that time, I wondered how there could be such a good-looking boy in the world, delicate and beautiful. I pestered him, called him sir, and asked him to teach me poetry, always trying to learn well, but I always couldn't help but make more ugly ...... When I was fourteen years old, my family wanted to marry me, and I told my mother that I was going to marry Zhou Zhe. My mother said that he wouldn't want a wild girl like me......
The boldest and most rewarding thing I've ever done in my life is to whip the matchmaker out and break into his study...... I asked him if he would like to marry me, or if he didn't, he would marry someone else, and he said yes...... I heard badly, and I cried in anger...... He said to me that if I cried again, he wouldn't want me, and then I held back all my tears......
There are two older brothers in the family, and my father and mother are lazy and call me Sanniang. It was Zhou Zhe, who wrote my name Shanshan when he asked for Najib, and I kept asking him what this name meant, but he always refused to say it...... The cave room knotted my hair, and the next day he coiled my hair for me, and then in my ear, told me that Shanshan was walking very slowly, and I was annoyed with him, so he said to me, 'Du Shanshan, you always love to go rampage like the wind and can't catch it, I want you to walk calmly, walk slowly with me, until you reach the old ......'"
"Mother!" , Man Yun's tears poured into ripples, and he choked and hugged Du Shi's neck, "Mother...... You're still there, and I'm there! I'll be with you......"
"Sister Yun!" , Du Shi, who had red eyes, gasped lightly, and his voice suddenly sharpened, "Your father doesn't talk much!" ”
"Zhou Zhe, you bastard! You lied to me! You told me to wait, and you'll be back! Why, why, just leave me a ......", in the midst of the complaint, two lines of crystal sparkle fell from Du's eyes......
Perhaps, she will feel better if she scolds happily like this. Zhou Manyun got up and carefully wiped Du's face with a handkerchief.
Du Shi fell asleep, calm and peaceful, and her delicate face was like a lotus, which was the result of Man Yun secretly using some drugs on her after she cried bitterly. The mother who is still pregnant needs to pour out her emotions, but she should not be too much.
"She'll be fine!" , It was raining again, standing under the eaves of the house and watching the night rain in front of the steps, Manyun muttered to himself.
"For you!" , A food box reached in front of Man Yun, and he hurriedly ran from the kitchen, and his back was wet. The adults stopped him and didn't let him listen to the wall, so he had to guard the stove and wait for Manyun to come out.
"Brother Xiexie!" Manyun thanked him and looked around, trying to find a place to sit. Smelling the aroma of food, she did feel hungry.
"I'll help you carry it into the hall!" , Forget to sigh lightly, carrying the food box in one hand and holding Man Yun's hand in the other.
Man Yun lowered his head and gulped down, forgetting to sit on the side, staring blankly. The little junior sister's appetite also looked good, which made him prepare a basket of comfort and fell into the empty space again.
"Zhou Manyun!" , After a long time, he forgot to say a sentence from his mouth, "Don't be sad, your father is a good person, and he will naturally fall back into Nirvana, be reborn in heaven, and be happy and peaceful." ”
"Hmm!" , Man Yun responded in a deep voice and continued to take a bite of food into his mouth. Tomorrow, there are still many things waiting for her, and she can't wait to grow up, grow up, and support her own home.
"I mean really! Your father is gone, so many people will make him sad, he must be very good, ......", forgot to sit on the stool, staring at his own feet that kept circling, "If I had a father who could make me miss ......"
There was a light wind blowing in the open hall, and the young man shuddered, swallowed the heart that he couldn't tell whether he was resentful or envious, locked his eyebrows, and quietly read silently in his heart, "Like my dead father, you should fall into the hungry ghost forever...... No, staying in hell forever is. ”
Doo was stronger than anyone could have imagined, and he hadn't cried a second time since the night he was alone with Manyun. I obediently take medicine and eat every day, and I still care about grooming and dressing, except for the original bright clothes, all of which are collected at the bottom of the box.
On the tenth day of the eighth month, Du Xuanshuang and others, who escorted Mrs. Zhou to the south, rushed back and had a safe journey. When they returned, they also received the news of Zhou Zhe's death, and Huo Cheng was already in mourning.
On August 15, the little fetus in Du's slightly bulging abdomen kicked its calves for the first time and moved, adding a touch of joy to the miserable Mid-Autumn Festival.
On August 23, Baoshu Village ushered in the ashes of his grandfather Zhou Xian, who had been in the dust all the way, and the columbarium of Manyun's father Zhou Zhe.
Zaijian's grandfather in the next life is the same as the impression left in his memory in his previous life. With silver hair and wrinkled faces, he has symptoms of wind paralysis and is not good at walking, not only walking, but even sitting in a chair must be supported by someone to help him up, which is painful.
After seeing the Gao family and Du family concubines who stayed in Fengjin, and listening to them tell about a series of encounters of the Zhou family in Fengjin, Zhou Xian sat alone for a night, like a stone statue thrown in the wilderness.
After waiting for Zhou Xian to rest for a few days, the situation of the eldest sister Zhou Manhua, Manyun hesitated again and again, but still told his grandfather the truth in private.
In his previous life, Man Yun had never been intimate with his grandfather, who died less than two years later. She dared to say it because after talking about the Zhou family, Zhou Xian said in tears that he wanted to bring the Zhou family back to Jiangnan, no matter life or death.
The living nature refers to these few in Baoshu Village, and the dead refer to Brother Wen, who was forgotten and left in Baiyun Nunnery before Mrs. Zhou left. and Aunt Wang, who was ordered by Mrs. Zhou to be thrown to Yizhuang, Zhou Xian also instructed to collect the ashes and take them away.
"Even if you don't miss death, let the kitten have a thought of her biological mother in the future." , The two-month-old kitten has grown a lot rounder, lying on the bed and trying to look up at Zhou Xian's posture, which makes him like it very much.
With the return of his grandfather and father, it was time for the Zhou family to stay in Fengjin to return, the ship was scheduled, and the luggage was also packed. Zhou Manhua, who is still in the mountains, must also arrange a safer place to go before the people are gone.
On the second day, Zhou Xian directly found Du Xuanfeng and sincerely made a request, "Xuanfeng! I heard Manyun say that you placed your eldest sister in the mountains, and the old man wants to meet her! (To be continued......)