The night moon is cold, in the shadow of the lamp, the candle flame is red, the wedding night, a pot of warm wine, cups in pairs, and the people are opposite.

Under the flower candle, Gao Changgong is dressed in white and wins the snow, as clear as a fairy. He put a piece of yellow paper in front of me, "This is a letter of resignation, from tonight, you are no longer my concubine of King Lanling, only you and I know about this matter." When the time comes, you can leave at any time with this letter of resignation, and you are free. ”

I put away the resignation book, and in the bright candlelight, Gao Changgong's face softened, and he said gratefully: "Thank you, Ah Qing, for accompanying me in this scene tonight." ”

I looked at him and said sincerely: "If you can stand up for me, why can't I stand up for you? ”

Gao Changgong was in a trance by what I said, I walked up to him gently, and the jasmine white dress embroidered and opened by Tilian swayed under the lamp, "You have saved me three times, as a friend, I should also repay the favor and save you again." In this way, we will settle the matter, and no one owes anyone. You don't have to apologize to me, because I owe you what I owe you back. ”

Gao Changgong smiled unconsciously, but soon frowned, "But if you marry me, if you meet someone you like in the future, and the name of the concubine of the king of Lanling will not be good for you after all." Do you have someone you like? ”

The corner of the white dress was tightly grasped by my hand, and I whispered, "There used to be." But my mother said that love will make people a fool. I'm not going to be stupid anymore. ”

Gao Changgong was quite surprised, and then whispered, "A word of affection, how can you control it if you say it?" ”

I looked at Gao Changgong's sad look, and the corners of my lips hooked, "The prince seems to be deeply touched." I stared closely into his eyes and said word by word, "Actually, you like Zheng Shuyao, right?" ”

Gao Changgong was stunned, and I was very sure: "You like her, the jade she gave you, you have always carried it with you, even if it is broken, you keep it." The first time we met, in the Chen Palace, you said that you wanted to take me away, including the fact that you believed in me so much at the beginning and treated me well, also because I had a pair of eyes that looked like her. ”

Finally, I asked him, "Am I right?" Rajah. ”

Gao Changgong smiled bitterly, acquiesced, and recalled the past, "When I met her on the street, she was giving porridge to help the poor people, at that time she was wearing a jinghai cloth skirt, ordinary as an ordinary woman, but I felt that she was more dazzling than anyone else. ”

"I was touched by her kindness, so I secretly asked someone to inquire and learned that she was the daughter of Zheng Taishou. My parents died young, so I asked General Hulu to go to the Zheng family to ask for marriage, she agreed, and everything went well. Until the night of the candle in the cave room, she married me with tears in her eyes. After marriage, she respected me on the surface, but she was always absent-minded, and I realized that there was someone else in her heart. Gao Changgong's eyes gradually surfaced with a misty sadness.

"My father died when I was eight years old, and my father had so many children that he could barely remember a son like me. I hadn't met my mother, and I didn't even know who she was. Since I was a child, I wanted to have a home, I thought that after marrying Shu Yao, I would have a complete home from then on. But in the end, I still didn't have a home. Gao Changgong's eyes grew red, and he held a cup of sake and drank it all.

Unexpectedly, it aroused his sadness. Seeing his appearance in pain, I couldn't help but sigh secretly, if you knew who Zheng Shuyao's heart belonged to, wouldn't you be even more painful?

——

Gao Changgong has been sleeping in my room every night since his wedding, which seems to be harmonious and loving, but in fact, both of us sleep in separate beds, one sleeps on the bed, and the other sleeps on the couch, hiding people's eyes and ears.

At night, when I am happy, Gao Changgong will tell me some interesting stories about the market; When I was bored, I would also talk to me about some court affairs and confide my troubles; I will also pick some interesting things to tell him; Occasionally, when I read a book, he lit the lamp for me, and watched from the side, silently without disturbing; Or, when I play the flute, he will be in the mood and will play the piano in response.

In this way, after coming and going, the days also pass leisurely and complacently, reflecting each other.

In early spring, the ice and snow melt, a tree yard willow pulls out light yellow shoots, exhales new green, sparse a green for the blue sky cold color adds a lot of vitality, but the spring breeze is steep, blowing the life cold.

Ah Sleeve was placed in the cold wind, only a single figure, looking up at the sky, I didn't know what I was thinking, I walked towards her in the wind.

"Sleeve—" I whispered to her.

Ah Sleeve turned around, and when he saw that it was me, he hurriedly turned around and left.

"Ah Sleeve—" I called out to her behind my back, "do you really plan to ignore your sister for the rest of your life?" ”

Ah Sleeve's back was stunned and stopped, but he didn't look back at me, but his body trembled slightly in the cold wind.

I took off my pear-blue cloak, gently draped it over Ah Sleeve, and when I turned around, I carefully tied the cloak strap for her.

"Sister!" Ah Sleeve finally couldn't hold back his tears and looked up at me.

I wiped away her tears in distress and said, "Ah Sleeve, you are my sister and my relative." I stayed at the palace to thank him for saving our lives. How can my sister regard others as more important to you, you will always be my sister, and no one can replace your position in my heart. ”

"Sister!" Tears rolled down her eyes again, and she threw herself into my arms, resting her head on my shoulder and sobbing quietly.

When I calmed down, I pulled Ah Sleeve to sit down and asked her, "Ah Sleeve, there is one thing, my sister has always wanted to ask you, what is the relationship between you and Hu Lu Hengjia?" ”

Ah Sleeve's face stiffened, and he didn't answer immediately.

"He likes you, I can see it." I observed that Ah Sleeve's face changed, and continued, "But he hates you too. I'm afraid that he will hurt you one day, and if you don't hide it anymore, my sister will always worry about you in her heart. ”

"Sister." Ah Sleeve gritted his teeth and finally spoke, "I used to be ordered by Otsuka Zai to lurk beside Hulu Hengjia as a maid to spy on information. Later, when he found out, I fled back to Zhou. ”

I see, no wonder Hu Lu Hengjia always finds trouble with Ah Sleeve, I said: "Ah Yao he said, is it you?" ”

Ah Sleeve nodded, "Ah Yao, it was my pseudonym at the time. ”

Thinking of what happened to her in the past, I felt uncomfortable for a while, and stroked her sideburns with pity, "If he dares to bully you in the future, you tell me, I will protect you." ”

Ah Sleeve obediently leaned his head on me and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sister, I won't let him bully me." ”

I watched Ah Sleeve show a happy face, and I couldn't help but smile on my face.

Zheng Shuyao, Ah Yao, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I understood something in a trance.

It seems that the person Hu Lu Hengjia wanted to arrest at the beginning was Ah Sleeve. Later, Ah Sleeve hired Mo Ziwei to escape smoothly, and Hu Lu Hengjia was furious, lost his mind, and became angry with Mo Ziwei, so he sent someone to capture Mo Ziwei's sister Zheng Shuyao. Zheng Shuyao's name is similar to Ah Yao, Hu Lu Hengjia may miss her too much and treat her as Ah Yao, which made Zheng Shuyao have feelings for him, so he broke with Mo Ziwei later.

A love and grudge entanglement was actually caused by Ah Sleeve!

It turned out that Ah Sleeve had known Mo Ziwei for a long time, no wonder they were so wrong when they first met that day.

It's just that why didn't Ah Chong sue me, she knew Mo Ziwei?

The thought of that person makes my heart ache.

Looking at Ah Sleeve's smiling face, I lowered my eyes slightly, it was already in the past, and it was pointless to ask again. What's more, I don't want to think about that person anymore, so let everything dissipate with the clouds.

——

"Lord Wang, come down quickly, it's dangerous."

I don't know what happened that day, as soon as Gao Changgong came back from the palace, he was depressed, and ran to the roof alone to drink, and no one could persuade him.

"Bring me the ladder."

I ordered someone to put up the bamboo ladder and step on it.

The servant behind him widened his eyes and said, "Madam, you want to go up too?" ”

I went straight to the roof with all my strength, and the green tiles under my feet were uneven, and I stepped on the tile ditch carefully, and my body was crooked. Gao Changgong said anxiously on the side: "Ah Qing, what are you doing when you come up, be careful!" ”

I continued to walk over with my dress, my feet were empty, and I almost fell, but fortunately, Gao Changgong hugged me in time, "Ah Qing!" ”

Gao Changgong and I both breathed a sigh of relief, and after stabilizing our bodies, I supported the eaves with both hands, left Gao Changgong's arms, and sat firmly on the roof.

I rolled my jaw and teased Gao Changgong, "I didn't expect that King Lanling, who has always been wise and calm, would have such a willful and naïve time." ”

"Tell me what happened to you that made you so depressed. You can't say anything about your heart to others, but can't you say it to my friend? I looked worried and spoke softly.

Gao Changgong stared at me, and finally let go of his guard and confided in his thoughts, "Since Your Majesty listened to the words of the ancestral court and retired from the crown prince and established himself as the queen of the Taishang, the government and the opposition have become chaotic. ”

"The crown prince is young, and he will inherit the unification at the age of nine and deal with state affairs, which is contrary to common sense. And the prince has relied on his nurse Lu Xuan since he was a child, and after he ascended the throne, he obeyed Lu Xuan in everything. Lu Xuan colluded with Luo Ti and Zu Ting to stir up trouble in the court, and the party fought against each other. The Emperor Taishang was obsessed with alchemy and ignored the government. If this continues, I will be in danger. ”

In the spring of this year, a comet appeared in the sky. The ancestral court said through divination that the comet is a sign of removing the old and spreading the new, and a new emperor should succeed to the throne. Gao Zhan conformed to the celestial phenomenon and located in the crown prince Gao Wei, established himself as the emperor, granted amnesty to the world, and announced to the four seas.

I said softly: "You are not only angry at the ancestral court for their chaotic government, but also angry that you are powerless and unable to stop them from doing anything wrong. You are even more worried that the rivers and mountains of Daqi will be destroyed by them. ”

"This is the country that my grandfather and father fought with their lives, and I must not let Daqi lose in the hands of these villains."

Gao Changgong blamed himself: "It's all my fault, I failed to convince Your Majesty to let the villain mess with the government, and I am a descendant of the Gao family in vain!" ”

"It's come to this, and it won't help you to criticize yourself. Aren't you so that those villains can be successful? My eyes were as soft as jade, "You are not a saint and can do everything." If you can't do it, put it aside for the time being, see what you can do first, and do your best. As for the rest, we can think slowly and think about it in the long run, and we don't have to be too ourselves. ”

Under the dark night, Gao Changgong stretched his face lightly, smiling like a little starlight in the sky, "From childhood to adulthood, everyone told me what I had to do, and I had to complete something." No one thought that I was an ordinary person, and there were things I couldn't do. No one has ever said anything like this to me, you are the first. ”

I picked up his words, "Yes, the prince is also an ordinary person, and he also has the rights of ordinary people. If you feel uncomfortable, just stop, take a break, and don't make yourself too hard. ”

Gao Changgong's eyes seemed to be moved, and I continued: "If you are still uncomfortable and want to stay here for a while, I will accompany you." It's better to have someone with you than to be alone with you. At the very least, if you are uncomfortable, I can help you share some of it, and you don't have to bear it all by yourself. ”

I was lying on a green tile, looking at the light stars and clear moon on the top, my palms suddenly warmed, and it was Gao Changgong who took my hand. I wanted to pull out, but when I saw Gao Changgong's injured eyes, I hesitated again and didn't pull away.

Think of it as comfort.

I don't know how long it took, the cool breeze gusted, I couldn't help but hug my body together, Gao Changgong asked me, "Is it cold?" ”

Seeing that I was cold, Gao Changgong finally relented, "Let's go back." ”

Coming down from the roof, Zheng Shuyao probably didn't expect that I could really persuade Gao Changgong to come down. Under the dark night, Zheng Shuyao looked at me and Gao Changgong with a complicated expression, and the taste was difficult to understand.

Exegesis:

(1) The title is used in the Han Dynasty Zhuo Wenjun's "Baitou Yin" "Men are heavy-minded, why use money knives!" ”