Prequel. Chapter 4 Murong Gongzi
The banquet passed in a daze, and my mind was still a little unturned, immersed in the panic just now. Concubine Huixian, why did you specify that she wanted me to be the princess of King Chen, and then I thought about it, although she agreed to my request, I would not force it, although this kind of thing seems to be a good thing, but for me, it will only cause more trouble.
Although the king of Chen is not loved by the emperor, after all, he is also the prince, the prince of the emperor's own title, for many years to fight in all directions, for South Vietnam has made a lot of military achievements, admire his official women must also be a lot, Huixian Guifei has mentioned to His Majesty today that she wants me to marry him, the holy decree has not been issued, it is not that she broke this idea, I shirked it on the grounds of poor health, with this matter, not to mention that no one dares to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to marry me, those women who admire King Chen, will not be reconciled with me. Thinking of this, I suddenly didn't want to go back for some reason, this kind of thing happened to me, my father and mother would definitely be angry, if I would not be allowed to go out in the future, then my trip was not a big loss.
"Miss, what are you thinking, so fascinated." Yuyin suddenly interrupted my train of thought.
I smiled at her, thinking that Sister Wan had something to do and went elsewhere, and said to her, "Yuyin, can you do me a favor?" ”
She looked at me curiously, "What? ”
Still smiling, I whispered, "I want to go out for a walk, or you wait here for me." ”
She hurriedly shook her head and waved her hand: "No, no, no, no, the eldest lady just said that she must go back with the young lady as soon as possible, and she can't be delayed on the way." ”
I lamented again and again in my heart, although Yuyin has been with me for so long, she still cares about her father and mother the most in her heart, and she doesn't have the same heart with me at all. I thought that if my father was not allowed to go out after being unhappy because of this incident, then my future life would be really difficult.
In fact, over the years, the people in the house have treated me very well, I have never suffered anything since I was born, even if I was in the peach blossom forest at that time, I have always been worry-free about food and clothing, and I was loved by my grandfather. This year, my father and mother did not allow me to set foot outside, and because of my illness, I was not allowed to go to the peach blossom forest, probably because I had not been there for a long time, I could no longer remember the appearance of my grandfather, but occasionally in my dreams, I could still dream of the scene of Chenghuan's knees when I was a child. I have always been very curious, my father is now in a high position, the prime minister's mansion is infinitely beautiful, my grandfather still chooses to live alone in the peach blossom forest, and I have never heard my parents say that they want to bring him to the capital, but although I am curious, it is the matter of the elders, how can I not ask a junior.
The carriage was bumpy all the way, and after a long time, he didn't leave the palace, maybe he didn't have the expectation when he came, and his heart became full of anxiety, and he was restless all the way.
"Su Yi'er."
The carriage came to a halt, and I could hear the voices outside, unsteadily, and my head fell to the side frame, and I slammed it hard, and screamed in pain.
"Miss, are you alright?" Yuyin lifted the curtain, and I didn't have time to care about the injury on my head, and asked her, "Who is outside?" ”
Yuyin hurriedly replied: "I don't know which family's son, miss, do you want to go out and have a look?" ”
I was helped out of the carriage by Yuyin, and saw a tall man in white standing on the side next to me, the moonlight was soft, and I could only vaguely see that he seemed to have a white silk tied behind his hair, and I was curious, could it be that he couldn't see it with his eyes? Seeing that he didn't mean to turn around, I asked him, "Childe, did you call me?" ”
He was silent for a moment, then turned around suddenly, and before he could see his true face, I felt a pair of hands on my waist, and I exclaimed in fright: "What are you doing?" But as if he had not heard, he jumped to his feet, and I felt myself soaring, and I did not dare to say more or look at him because I was afraid, and I clung to his clothes. My heart is already boiling, what does this person want to do? Stopped my carriage for no reason, took me away without saying a word, kidnapped? But it doesn't look like it, the people who can be in the palace must not be ordinary people.
I don't know how long it took for him to land slowly, I almost didn't stop, he helped me, I looked up, it was a tavern, only at this time, there were only a few tables in it. He walked in quickly, and I looked around at the emptiness, and followed him in, and when I saw him sit down, I sat down with him. He didn't say a word to me the whole time, and I didn't say a word.
"Master Murong, it's so early today." The shopkeeper walked over and said to him. I thought I heard it wrong, so early?
I heard him say, "Double as usual." ”
I withdrew my gaze from the outside, and in a blink of an eye, I saw his eyes bound by white silk, and I didn't dare to continue to look at him, looking at the desktop, thinking of Fang Cai's conjecture, I sighed in my heart that it was a pity that such a handsome boy was actually blind.
"Su Yi'er." He screamed, but it was soft.
I sat still, my eyes didn't take my eyes off the table, I was silent for a while, I didn't answer him, and I asked thoughtlessly, "Do you like to drink?" ”
He didn't answer me, and I felt even more embarrassed and chose not to say anything. Both of them were silent, and after a while the shopkeeper brought two jugs of wine, and he poured half a glass from each of the two glasses in front of him, one of which came to my lips, and said, "Take a sip." ”
I took a sip according to what he said, maybe I drank too quickly, I only felt a cold air in my stomach, my throat was dry, and I wondered in my heart, the weather is so cold at this time, he also took such a cold wine for me to drink, my eyes are blind, and I feel blind. Before I could react, he picked up the cup in my hand again, poured a little, continued to bring it to my mouth, and said, "Take another sip." I took a sip from his hand, and slowly felt comfortable. Because of my illness, my father and mother did not allow me to touch wine or other things, I don't remember which time, I was hungry to find something to eat, but I didn't find anything to eat, but I saw a large pot of wine, and I wondered what wine would taste like. I was excited, and the whole pot went down to my stomach, I don't know if it was because I was hungry or novel, I felt particularly refreshing, and since then, I have gone there every once in a while to steal wine and drink. After nearly half a year like this, an accident was discovered by Sister Wan and told her father that she had never touched alcohol since.
After I finished drinking this cup, he handed me another glass, and I didn't shirk it, just took a sip, and then handed him the cup. The two of them sat quietly at the table like this, one by one drank one by one, I thought to myself for so long, my father and mother must be worried about death, but what I thought about was the taste of this wine, a ruthless heart, anyway, just this time, there is no chance to drink in the future, it's a big deal to go back and be beaten and confined, it's no big deal.
The two of you have a glass and I have a cup, I don't remember how much wine the shopkeeper took one after another, and I always thought that I would indulge myself this time, and it was a rare opportunity to drink, such an opportunity would not be able to be asked for in the future.
I don't know how long it took before he spoke: "Why did you reject the concubine?" ”
I raised my head, I no longer had any fear of him, and muttered, "Because I don't want to, I haven't met King Chen, how can I marry him." What I want is the love of a couple for a lifetime, he is a prince, there will be many women in the future, concubines, side concubines, concubines, this is not what I want, I will not marry. ”
He looked at me slowly, I still looked at him, only to see his white silk with bound eyes, a little transparent, I couldn't help but wonder, at this time because of the drinking, boldly asked him: "Your eyes, what's the matter?" ”
When he heard that there was nothing unusual, he explained to me: "When I was a child, I suffered from a severe eye disease, and I couldn't see bright light. ”
I took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on my face, "I'll just say, if you can't see with your eyes, what a pity, this face will be wasted." He was stunned for a moment, then laughed too. I looked at the smile on the corner of his mouth, thinking that his eyes were visible, as if all of a sudden his whole face was full of vitality that had just been absent, good-looking, indeed good-looking, and continued: "You are the second best-looking person I have ever seen, in this world. ”
He continued to laugh and drink as he asked me, "Who's the first?" ”
Thinking of that person, I couldn't help frowning, thinking about the red clothes, yes, that person is very good-looking, but I hate his unbeatable appearance, he is just an empty skin, what's the use of just looking good.
Before I could answer, he continued to ask, "Is it Junyu?" ”
"Jun Yu?" "I don't know his name, it's the one in the red robe at the banquet." ”
He nodded, "Yes, that's him." Do you think he's good-looking? ”
I nodded, "yes, he's good-looking." He's the best-looking person I've ever met. As he spoke, he looked at him, and then remembered that I didn't even know who he was, and was about to ask, but I heard him say: "My name is Murong Yiyang, the current queen, and my aunt." ”
I nodded while listening, and slowly understood, it turned out that he was the son of General Murong Mansion who didn't like the situation in the capital and only loved idle clouds and wild cranes, Murong Yiyang. I heard Yuyin say in the past, that Murong Gongzi, cold by nature, and rarely socialize with people, as the only concubine of General Murong Ting, he neither likes to go out with his father to fight, nor does he like the rich and noble constraints of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, he just wants to be a carefree Jianghu person, accustomed to being free and unrestrained, he rarely stays in the capital mansion, and like me, he knows and contacts very few people.
Although our Su family is also a rich and noble family, because the heirs of the previous line are thin, only my father is the prime minister, which is comparable to their Murong family. His grandfather was Fu Guogong, his father was a general, and his aunt was still the queen of the dynasty. His temperament is very similar to mine, pursuing freedom, not wealth and nobility, but his family background must be more involuntary than me, and it is not easy to get out of this prosperous Beijing.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little admiration for this Murong Gongzi in my heart, his outfit is very flattering to his temperament, calm and comfortable, and he doesn't like luxury, compared to that feather, he really didn't have this face in vain.
"Hello."
I suddenly came back to my senses, and it turned out that I had been staring at him for a long time, and when I noticed some rudeness, I avoided my gaze, picked up my glass, and drank my wine.
Seeing that I was silent, he continued: "Yi'er, if there is a person now, who is of noble birth and is a famous family, and says that he wants to marry you, he will only marry you alone in his life, and he will only be good to you for the rest of his life, are you willing to marry him?" ”
"I don't want to." I blurted out.
"Why?" He seemed surprised.
I thought for a moment and replied to him: "Now there is a woman who says she wants to marry you, she is from a famous family, versatile, and beautiful, she is willing to give up everything to follow you, not to seek wealth and wealth, not to ask about the world, but to stay with you for life." Would you like to? ”
He took a sip of wine and blurted out, "I don't want to." ”
I smiled, picked up the cup and touched it with the one in his hand, and took a slow sip of wine, "So, it's natural that I don't want to, you should be the one who understands me best." ”
He also smiled with me, continued to drink, and then said: "Yi'er, in my lifetime Murong Chongyang, it is my honor to meet you. It is enough to have a confidant in life. ”
I listened, and suddenly came the spirit, confidant? Yes, this feeling is from a confidant, "I didn't expect to know you here, and today we won't get drunk and go home." ”
With that, we continued to drink, and then told him about what we had experienced in the Peach Blossom Grove before, and he just smiled and nodded while drinking. Later, I told him about the restraints that my father and mother had imposed on me, and I vaguely remembered that he also told me about his childhood, it turned out that since he was born, he had an extremely serious eye disease, he could not see a little light, he didn't even dare to open his eyes, he closed his eyes day and night, and he had found countless doctors, but there was no way to cure him. Later, Mrs. Murong found a doctor in Beiliang and asked him to use medicine all the time, so he slowly got better, but he couldn't see the strong light, and the doctor specially gave him a white silk, which can be used to shade the light well and not affect his vision day and night. He has been like this all these years.
My last impression was that he said this, and then... And then I don't know what I said, how much I drank, when I went back, and how I went back, I don't remember.