(a)

Ladies in the inner courtyard.

I sat next to my aunt, uneasy, and just mechanically bowed my head in response to the greetings and compliments of the ladies around me.

My aunt seems to be in a good mood. It's just that when I heard that you went out temporarily because Yu Wentao had something urgent to discuss, and might not be in time for the banquet, her face darkened slightly, but soon she returned to normal, and expressed her understanding of your temporary outing, and took the initiative to say to her father, let him go busy if the young son has something to do, anyway, he rushed back early in the morning to celebrate his birthday, and the birthday gift was also given, and his filial piety was done. If he can come back in the evening, he will be able to catch the family feast.

When her father saw her so virtuous and reasonable, he was even happier in his heart, and he was more thoughtful about her courtesy at the banquet, which gave her enough face. The uncle of the Ding family also made a special trip to the inner courtyard to toast her and congratulate her on her birthday. On the birthday of a concubine, you can get a personal toast from a first-class duke and a first-class marquis, and this honor is also supreme. My aunt was very excited about this.

In the festive and peaceful atmosphere around me, I couldn't give up, I couldn't sit at the table, and I couldn't eat well. I've been thinking about you all the time. You've bled so much and your face is pale like that, will you be okay? I can't wait to leave the feast at once, and fly into your courtyard with wings.

In the midst of the commotion, I suddenly saw a maid in my room creep in, cowering in the corner of the door and looking at me, looking at me without stopping. My heart sank. I found a gap in the conversation and said to my aunt, "Auntie forgive me, I seem to be ...... That, I need to go to make it easier, I don't know if it's okay. The aunt smiled and said, "Go, go." "I confessed to the ladies around me and walked to the door.

The maid and I went out and went into a secluded corner of the inner courtyard. I saw a little guy in your yard waiting there.

The little guy was in a hurry to scratch his ears and cheeks.

"What's going on?" I asked.

The little girl replied: "Miss, Brother Shunzi asked me to ask you for an idea." ”

"What's wrong with him? Is he bad? ”

The little girl was surprised: "It turns out that the young lady also knows." It's not just bad, it's terrible! ”

My face turned pale. The maid hurriedly said: "If you have something to say, don't add oil and vinegar, look at it and scare the young lady!" ”

The little guy said: "The little one doesn't know what happened, Brother Shunzi came back with the young son, the young boy didn't know who he was beaten, his whole face was swollen, blue and purple, and it looked scary." Brother Shunzi asked us not to make a noise and close the courtyard door, and someone came to ask, so he said that Commander Yu of Yukou sent someone to ask the young son to go to Yukou to discuss urgent matters, and the young son had already gone out. As soon as the young boy entered our yard, he couldn't walk, he couldn't walk with a headache, and he couldn't even cross the threshold, and after he returned to the room, he began to have a nosebleed, and he bleed a lot, and he was scared to death, and then he vomited, and he vomited very badly. But he never let us go to Dr. Sun, saying that he would insist on it no matter what, until tomorrow when the guests at home dispersed. But later, his headache became worse and worse, he couldn't get up from the bed when he fell on the bed, he couldn't hear him talking, even Brother Shunzi couldn't recognize him, and it became more and more difficult to breathe, and he was about to faint in pain. Looking at this situation, there must be something hurt, and it will definitely not be possible to persist until tomorrow. Brother Shunzi was afraid that something big would happen, so he was so anxious that he had no choice, and he was afraid that if he took it upon himself to invite Dr. Sun, the young son would be scolded in the future, so he had to ask the little one what to do with the young lady. ”

"What else is this asking! He's all like this, what are you afraid of? It's important to save people! Hurry up and call Dr. Sun to come and see him! If he is well and wants to punish you, you can only blame me. I said anxiously.

"Shall we go back to the master?" The little guy asked.

I groaned for a moment and said, "Not yet." The important thing is to get a doctor! It's never too late to talk about anything else tomorrow. ”

The little guy agreed, and ran away as if he were flying. I looked at his back and said to the maid, "The feast is not over yet, and I have to go back." You hurry up and go to their yard to help take care of it, and if there is any urgent matter, report to me immediately. ”

The maid hurriedly agreed, and hurried towards your courtyard.

Watching them rush away, my heart felt like it was being tormented in a pan of oil. I squeezed my fists hard, calmed myself down, and stood there adjusting my expression before slowly returning to the feast.

When I returned to the table, I saw Jingyun coming over to toast my mother.

I looked at him with hatred. Jing Yun immediately noticed my eyes. However, he pretended to be nothing, avoiding looking me in the eye.

Since I was a child, I have always had a good impression of Jingyun, even if he did those things to me, I was just afraid of him, and I didn't hate him. But, at this moment, I hate him. I hate him so much! It was the first time I hated him.

It turns out that siblings can also be so hateful.

I'm beginning to understand a little bit now that his hatred for you, what that hatred is like when it burns in my heart.

(b)

I couldn't get out all day. It wasn't until after the dinner in the evening that I found an opportunity to quit early. By this time it was already dark.

During this time, the maid came twice to report the news. I heard that Dr. Sun is already there with you, and your condition has improved slightly, the nosebleeds have stopped, the vomiting has subsided, and my tumbling and burning heart has only settled down a little.

I took a gauze lamp, quietly left the still brightly lit inner hall, and hurried to your courtyard.

As I passed through the Moon Gate, a hand suddenly reached out from the shadows and dragged me through. I was so scared that I almost threw away the yarn lamp in my hand. When I looked closely, it turned out to be the eldest brother. He grabbed my arm so tightly that it hurt.

He lowered his voice and said, "Are you in such a hurry to see him?" Where is he? Why didn't you show up all day until this time? ”

I angrily shook off his hand and said, "It's not all because of you! You punch his face like that, how can he come out to meet guests. He hides his face so that his father doesn't punish you! ”

The eldest brother snorted and said, "I only punched him once, how much can I hurt?" He just excused himself not to attend my mother's birthday party, and he never respected us! ”

I said, "Obviously, you hit him for no reason, and you hit him so hard." You beat him, he didn't complain, and he hid it for you! ”

The eldest brother sneered: "Tell him to be the same as a saint!" You can also see that he bullied you and put the tip of his sword against my throat! He only struck the minion with the back of his sword, but aimed the tip of his sword at me! ”

I said, "You're turning black and white upside down!" He slapped Wu Shun's hand, but he didn't hurt a single hair of you. He just doesn't want you to make a big deal out of it, and he doesn't want to make the family ugly and embarrass his parents. He was beaten like that by you at that time, how can you separate the two of you without a sword, how can you make you stop? ”

"Nonsense! He's always wanted to kill me! He's been trying to get rid of me since he came back! Jingyun said through gritted teeth.

"Big brother, you are really unreasonable! Don't tell you, I'm gone! "I've never been so angry.

"Stop! Don't run! "Big brother grabbed my arm and didn't let go. He dragged me back to him and said, "Qin'er, you still owe me an explanation: why is he in your room during the day?" Why did you roll on the ground with him? What exactly are you doing? Why are you screaming? ”

"Didn't you go to my room too?"

"I'm there to give you a gift! Mother said that the style of a white fox shawl for the guest's birthday is very beautiful, and it suits you very well, let me give it to you, and by the way, tell you to hurry up and dress up. ”

"He's just going to deliver a cage of birds to Uncle Ding. When you came in, he suddenly felt uncomfortable and fell to the ground, and I tried to pull him, but I was taken down. ”

"He's not feeling well?" My eldest brother looked at me, "Why is it uncomfortable?" ”

"He had a terrible headache."

The eldest brother's eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light: "What? You repeat? Why did he fall to the ground? ”

I said, "His head hurts. ”

The eldest brother was thoughtful for a moment, and then said, "No wonder he can't do it." ”

He seemed very interested in that. He asked, "What kind of pain is it?" Is it that it suddenly hurts so much that you can't stand it for a while, and then you don't feel pain anymore? ”

I was vigilant. I said, "You know what the reason is, right?" ”

I don't know if I'm wrong. I felt a rush of ecstasy pass over my eldest brother's face. But he quickly covered it up.

He said coldly, "How can I know about him." ”

I said, "No! You know for sure what the reason is. ”

The eldest brother was clearly reluctant to continue the topic. He interrupted me, and he asked, "You haven't finished answering my question yet!" If you're in such a hurry, you're going to him, right? ”

"Yes! When he got back to his room, he had another nosebleed and vomited so badly that he couldn't get up on the bed! He was injured in my room and of course I should have gone to see him. ”

"That's a high-sounding statement. Wu Shun also pinched me today, and he almost strangled me to death. Why didn't I see you care about me? You've looked at me like that all day and it breaks my heart. ”

I said, "You're doing it yourself!" ”

"Don't forget, from childhood to adulthood, I have been obedient to you and have taken care of you! It's me! It's not him!" The eldest brother said, "You'd better not like him, because a person like him doesn't have that blessing to bear!" ”

I said, "Big brother, you've drunk too much." You put a little respect, don't always talk nonsense. ”

The eldest brother was about to say something, but he heard someone cough. Uncle Ding Youren's voice rang out: "Who is talking over there?" ”

The eldest brother hurriedly changed his respectful face, snatched the yarn lamp from my hand, and replied loudly: "Uncle, it's my nephew." ”

As he spoke, he trotted out all the way to meet his uncle: "Uncle, you take a closer look, see that you have drunk too much, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to walk in the dark, so I specially sent you a yarn lamp." ”

Growing up, my eldest brother has been very good to me in many ways. I also know roughly what he thinks. But every time I see him change his face so quickly, I have an indescribable feeling in my heart.

I remained in the shadows and did not move, nor did I make a sound.

I watched him walk away with my uncle.

I turned around and went to where you lived.