Chapter Twenty-Three: The Eve of the Wedding
In the dim and damp cell, prisoners were constantly coming in, and the wails in the interrogation room next to her made Mu Liu's heart tremble, and she would be beheaded at noon tomorrow.
Makuru curled up in the corner, crying wet two sleeves, closed her swollen eyes, I don't know what time it is outside, death is so close to her, she has not yet had time to repay her parents' nurturing kindness, and she has not yet taken a good walk in this world, the more she thinks about it, the more sad she becomes, and she cries loudly, wave after wave, ups and downs, she has been crying for an hour, and the jailer wants to plug her mouth.
"This girl is so good at howling, her head hurts because of the noise."
"I'm going to be beheaded tomorrow at noon, let her cry hard for a while." Two jailers passed by, shaking their heads.
Makuru coughed a few times, his throat was almost hoarse, and finally lay quietly on the meadow in a daze.
In the evening, "Father-in-law, please." The head of the prison bowed his head and led his father-in-law to the door of Makuru's cell.
Gong Bao stood beside Makuru and opened the holy decree, "God of Food." ”
"Father-in-law Bao, is it time to bring a message to my family, I'm sorry for them." Makuru burst into tears, so sad that he couldn't say more.
Bao Gonggong was used to seeing this appearance, and the king ordered, life and death are not up to anyone, "Hey! The god of food will take the order. ”
Makuru's emotions have fallen to the bottom, fear, sadness...... All turned into despair, and crouched low on the ground.
"Your Majesty has a decree that the god of food will be exempted from capital crimes, and the marriage will be given to the king of Han, and the marriage will be completed immediately." After Baogong finished reading it, he smiled and said, "The god of food is happy, my life has been saved." ”
There was a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and Mu Liu's eyes were blank, and he sat in place, "Father-in-law, what did you say?" ”
"Your Majesty has given marriage to the God of Food and the King of Han, and the God of Food will become the Princess of Han." Bao Gonggong beckoned to the soldiers as he spoke, "Send a few people to send the God of Food home." ”
Makuru returned to the shogunate listlessly, apparently everyone had already known the news, and the joy that should have escaped the catastrophe ended up sitting in the hall with each other in mind, and a dull atmosphere lingered around.
Mu Qing looked at Mu Liu, who was seated down, turned his head to look at the eldest lady, and sighed, "Liu'er, I know you don't want to, but this is the only way to save you." ”
After a long silence, there were thousands of words pressed in their hearts but they couldn't say it, and Mu Ru didn't want to marry but had to marry.
"I know Daddy, Liu'er was ignorant before, so I worried you." Makuru suddenly knelt on the ground, as if pious repentance, despair in hope, and wept.
At the moment when she was close to death, she realized how terrible death was, not how terrible death itself was, but that the living had to bear the grief of parting, and the pain of tormenting in the shadow of her own departure, she had been willful for twenty years, and she did not dare to live up to the love of her family, if she did not marry, the shogunate would inevitably be implicated.
"Ryu'er." The eldest lady was sad, and the mother and daughter hugged the ground in pain.
This situation makes people's hearts sour, and how many infatuated men and women in the world are forced to part in such a world.
The next day, Mu Ryu woke up early but didn't want to get out of bed, and dragged on until noon, looking at the white hosta in his hand stupidly, and the bed was full of sadness.
Mu Mu brought the washing water and lifted the bed curtain, "Miss, King Han has already arrived." ”
"yes, I see." Mu Liu couldn't lift his spirits, got up and sealed the hairpin in the brocade box, "Qingwu, we have missed it in this life." ”
Leng Feiran brought someone to the dowry early in the morning, and left after discussing the marriage with Mu Qing.
"Liu'er, King Han has sent the wedding dress."
The mahogany lacquer plate holds the folded red clothes, the lifelike colorful phoenix embroidery, and the begonia, Mu Mu took the plate and went to try on the clothes with the curtain Liu.
The red clothes are floating, the light gauze is colorful, and the plain face is a little more delicate, "Miss is so good-looking." ”
Mu Liu looked down, this dress was put into it, layer by layer, light dance, she really likes it, but the person she wants to marry is really unexpected, recalling the bits and pieces with Leng Feiran, she seems to have never paid attention to him, and really understands him.
"Mother." The second lady has been sick in bed since she woke up, and the eldest lady came from time to time, the two talked, and the second lady was drinking medicine when Makuru came in.
"Liu'er is here, this dress is so beautiful." Mu Liu was wearing a wedding dress directly, and the two ladies were also amazed, "Liu'er, you have grown up." ”
"Ryu'er." The second lady knew that Mu Liu was going to marry King Han, although he was glorious and rich, the King of Han was also a talent, but unfortunately his leg was paralyzed, and he was happy and sad in his heart.
"Liu'er, marrying in the past is not as good as the family, you have to behave properly......" The second lady was choked up and unable to speak.
"Mother, I see." Makuru fiddled with the sideburns and forced a laugh, "Look at this jade bead can flash." ”
The shogunate is brightly lit, sleepless nights, and tomorrow is the day of marriage.