(Chapter 42) Lonely Snow Falls in Tuzhou City (25)
I was relieved to get into the carriage, and just as the carriage was about to leave, Yun Sheng suddenly asked, "When will the adults return to Beijing?" ”
"The day after tomorrow."
With that, the carriage galloped past Yun Sheng.
Yun Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then understood my intentions. He smiled, his eyes flickering, a little sad.
No matter how lively the drama is, there is a time to draw the curtain after all.
"Yun Gongzi is just a small businessman, why is the master so important to him?" This time, Wang Jie sat in the carriage.
Wang Jie finally returned to his original appearance, and my heart was relieved, and I hurriedly replied to him, "He is not just a small businessman. ”
My appearance was a bit exaggerated, Wang Jie glanced at me, and he swallowed what he wanted to ask.
"Do you know why the status of the merchant is the lowest, and the status of the scholar is the highest?" Wang Jie didn't want to ask more, so I simply asked him.
Wang Jie disagreed, saying, "The people of the world worship Confucianism and Taoism, and the sage Zeng Yun 'learns and excels in the world', which shows the status of officials in the hearts of the world. Therefore, the country oppresses the merchants and serves the soldiers, and the people can enjoy peace. ”
What a standard answer.
I pretended to cough, first covered my shame, and then sat down and said, "A person, even if he is the supreme king, it is impossible for him to change the fate of a dynasty, but a type of person can." ”
"Although the merchant is cunning and changeable, but he only needs profit to work for it, the scholar doctor is mostly a pure and unyielding person, they are the lotus flower on the surface, but the silt at the bottom of the river can only be done by these treacherous people."
"How many heroes have died at the hands of merchants throughout the ages? The prime minister of the previous dynasty, the great writer admired by everyone, and the talent favored by the king, what happened in the end? Tragic death! There is also the Minister of Wei a thousand years ago, reforming the rule of law and reshaping the national law, and his country can only deter the Quartet with this, but what is his end? The car cracked and died! ”
"I sit comfortably in this phase, but I don't want to end up as miserable as them."
Yun Sheng is a small businessman?
No, he is a man who has the power to turn this dark force into a pawn in my hands.
"Master......" After Wang Jie listened to my analysis, the expression on his face immediately changed, "Now that the country is peaceful, maybe you don't need to ......"
I raised my hand to interrupt him.
"It's not for you and me to decide."
Wang Jie was silent, then closed his eyes slightly.
Time passes, the past is gone, and when the time comes, is he still her guard?
Probably not.
The atmosphere in the carriage was a little solemn for a while, but fortunately, the carriage stopped in front of the government office.
I hurriedly got out of the car, Wang Jie waited in the car for a while, and then got out of the car.
"Yo, are you willing to come back?" Du Rong happened to be about to go out, and when he saw me and Wang Jie getting out of the car, he came up to meet me.
"I ......" I just took a step in the direction of Du Rong, and suddenly felt dizzy in my head, and before I could speak, my eyes were dark, and I lost consciousness directly.
"Green Branches!"
"Your Excellency!"
Du Rong hugged me who was falling down, and said anxiously to Wang Jie, who also reached out to help me, "Go and ask the doctor to come." "After that, pick me up and go to the mansion.
Wang Jie froze in place for a moment, then came back to his senses and immediately ran to ask Dr. Wang.
When the servants in the palace learned that I had fainted, they were in confusion, and they were all anxious, and they only knew what to do at the door of my room, but no one knew what to do.
"Doctor Wang, inside, inside." Wang Jie almost dragged Dr. Wang into the house.
When Du Rong saw the doctor coming, he immediately gave up his seat.
Doctor Wang was pulled over by Wang Jie in such a hurry, and after he stabilized his body, he immediately took a deep breath and slowed down.
"What's the matter with her?" Dr. Wang was still diagnosing the pulse, but Du Rong couldn't wait.
Dr. Wang put away the pillow, and the expression on his face was relaxed.
"It's not a big deal." He said, "She was already injured, and she dragged this body to the battlefield a few days ago, and it is estimated that she did not have a good rest after coming back, so she lost some blood." Just rest and rest to replenish your body. ”
Du Rong calmed down, and he said to Wang Jie, "You accompany the doctor to prescribe medicine, and the official here is watching." ”
Wang Jie wanted to come forward to see my situation, but when he heard Du Rong say this, he had to accompany Dr. Wang to the side room to prescribe medicine.
Du Rong's eyes narrowed slightly, and he watched Wang Jie leave coldly.
"My lord, what do we need to prepare?" The subordinate stepped forward to ask with some embarrassment.
Du Rong retracted his expression, and he said lightly, "Prepare some tea and snacks." ”
When the subordinates were commanded, they immediately went down and prepared.
The people in the room were all gone, and Du Rong finally sighed helplessly.
He looked at the young man who was sleeping quietly with complicated eyes, and wanted to say something, but he blurted out a sigh.
"Little Qingzhi, if we were all the same as before, we would probably be much simpler......
The snow outside the window is melting, and the soft golden light is scattered from the window to the bed, and time seems to be quiet, a little cold, a little comfortable quiet.
Wang Jie stood in front of the window, he watched Du Rong wipe his forehead with a white handkerchief for the sleeping boy, and then watched him pull the quilt for her, and then sat on the edge of the bed and stared at her silently.
Wang Jie didn't say anything, silently clutched the prescription in his hand, and turned to leave.
I had a dream.
Or rather, I've been having different dreams, different nightmares over and over again.
"Ancestor, I don't want to be locked up in that small temple, I'm afraid, please, I'm afraid, I'm afraid!"
A little Yuxue girl grabbed the skirt of a graceful and luxurious old lady, her face full of tears.
The old lady frowned, and she reluctantly said to the girl, "Don't mess around anymore, go to the mountain temple for your own good, don't you want to live in the Hou Mansion in a dignified manner?" ”
Upright? Yes, since I was born, I have been living in the Hou Mansion as a distant cousin who lost his father and mother.
My ancestors originally planned to send me to the mountain temple to learn the rules when I was born, but it was my mother who dragged my weak body after giving birth and knocked the blood all over the ground, so that I was able to live as a girl for so many years.
"Don't, I don't want anything upright, beg the ancestors, I'll be very well-behaved, I'm very well-behaved, I don't want to go to the mountain temple......"
I cried and pleaded with the kind ruler in front of me, but she kicked me away in disgust and motioned directly to her subordinates to tie me into the carriage.
I cried, I yelled, I struggled desperately, but it all seemed so powerless, just like my mother wanted to come and rob me, but in the end she could only be knocked out by Shen Jingyi's palm.
The grandmother in the carriage slapped me in the face, and she impatiently reprimanded me, "Shout again, I want you to look good!"
The carriage moved, and Mama forcefully shoved a rag into my mouth, and then slapped me again.
"Don't move, if it's in my way, I'll rip your tongue off."
I was so frightened by her that I didn't dare to move, the time passed like this, I can't tell how long it took to get from Wei Yinghou's mansion to the mountain temple, I only knew that when half of my body was numb, the carriage finally stopped.
The old lady woke up from my slumber with a nod, and she dragged me into the temple, untied the rope from my body, and made me kneel in front of the Buddha statue.
"The old lady's explanation asks you to learn the rules of those children of the family and be a decent young master of the Hou Mansion. I'm just a grandmother, I'm watching you, and someone else will teach you the rules in the future. If you learn quickly, we should have been out of this ghost place where birds don't earlier, but if you were lazy and napping, then don't blame the old woman for being ruthless. ”
With that, the whip she was holding in her hand slammed into me.
I fell to the ground with a cry of pain, and tears flowed down my face.
When Mama saw me crying, she was followed by a whip, and she screamed, "Cry, you cry again!"
Blood leaked through my clothes, my body trembled, and my voice was choked by me.
"Kneel down!"
I didn't dare to disobey her, and I held back the pain and knelt straight.
"Let's talk about the rules today, so that you don't blame me for beating you for no reason in the future." Mama shook the whip in her hand, "This is the first, you can't go against what I said, I'm a half-cut into the ground, I don't care if you are the young master of the Hou Mansion or not." Second, you usually eat and drink Lazar, you weigh it yourself, and I won't serve you. Third, if you don't have me, you are not allowed to go out of this temple gate, if you dare to come out, I will definitely discount your legs. ”
I trembled and didn't dare to speak, so I could only try to hold back the tears that welled up in my eyes.
The old lady smiled with satisfaction when she saw my submissive appearance.
On the second day, I took off the long belt of my skirt and put on a green shirt with cloud sleeves.
The old lady watched with a stick in her hand, and her dim eyes couldn't help but flash a look of surprise.
"This is a female doll, such a handsome appearance!"
I silently looked at myself in the mirror and suddenly realized that I would never be the same person again.
I opened the door and walked out, and Mama Jiao Xi was waiting for me outside, and the same nightmare was waiting for me.
For a month, I stayed in the mountain temple for a whole month.
I don't know how I survived, I just knew that I had to study hard, risk my life to learn, I wanted to see my mother, I didn't want to endure this seemingly endless beating and scolding anymore.
"Tomorrow, the old lady will come to see what you are learning in person. I promised you that you would please her, and if you gave me something wrong, you would have to take care of your skin!" The old lady threatened.
I obediently poured a cup of tea for her and Mama Xi, and Mama Xi saw that my every move was in line with her standards, and she said with a smile, "Young Master Shen is a baby I taught, don't you have confidence in me?" ”
The old lady's face was relieved, and she also laughed, "Such a lovely person, if the old lady sees it, I don't know how to thank you and me." ”