Chapter Ninety-Six: Wanting to Pay the Dust to the Past (1)
It's just early winter, and the first snow arrives unexpectedly. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the winter scenery in the mountains is even more desolate. After the heavy snowfall, the Taibai Mountain in the Qinling Mountains is extremely beautiful, and the Yunyin Temple in the ice and snow is like the fairy world of Qionglou Yuyu.
The white hinterland of Taiyuan was originally rarely visited, at this time, because the weather was too cold, and it was snowing heavily, it was not easy to enter the mountain, and no one could reach it.
After living in seclusion in Yunyin Temple for several years, Yi Fu has long been accustomed to being quiet, and his heart has already thrown away the past. Occasionally, if I dream back in the middle of the night, if I remember the old things, I still think that I was in a dream at that time.
There is a clever slave beside Yi Fushi whose name is Dao Girl. When he first came to Yunyin Temple, Yi Fu was only accompanied by one or two henchmen, and he had died all these years, and he was old. The Taoist girl came to Yunyin Temple after the great prime minister Yu Wentai specially pulled out to serve Yue'e. Over the years, the Taoist girl has also done her best, and she is very appropriate.
If there is anything to contact Chang'an Duzhong, it is also the Taoist girl who will order someone to send the news. This also saved Yue'e a lot of effort. And since there was Xiaolang Mi Otu, Yue's mind was almost all on her son, and she didn't care about the world.
There was no wind after the snow, and it was very cold. The moonlit night in the mountains, all the sounds are silent, and occasionally I hear the roar of birds and beasts, and I am used to hearing it. Yunyin Temple is always well guarded at night, closing the door and closing the door, and there are guards on duty at night. Nothing has happened in the past few years.
It was not dark at night, but it was already dark. The night sky is very clear and full of stars. The Taoist girl was careful, looking at the abnormality everywhere, but she was worried. I don't know why, when I see the full moon like a disk tonight, I feel ominous in my heart. Seeing that there were no strangers in the temple, I had to bypass the main hall dedicated to the Buddha and go back to the courtyard where I lived.
Mi Otu was already asleep, and Yue'e didn't know why she was not tired tonight, holding a copy of the Huayan Sutra in her hand and reciting it silently in her heart. In the past, reciting scriptures in silence always calmed my mind, but I don't know why I am always restless tonight. At this time, when she saw the Taoist girl coming in, she immediately lowered the Buddhist scriptures in her hand, as if she had asked.
Before the Taoist girl could ask Yi Fushi, she came over and knelt beside her, and asked in a low voice, "Does the lady feel different?" ”
These words were poking into Yi Fu's heart, and he was immediately shocked. I thought I was suspicious, but when I heard the girl's question, I knew that it was true, and the two of them felt the same way.
The Taoist girl originally looked panicked, but when she saw Yi Fu's frightened feelings, she reluctantly calmed down first and comforted her, "The prime minister has sent a letter first, and these days I came to Taibai Mountain to pick up the lady and go out, and it should be almost the end of the day." ”
The Taoist girl knew in her heart that Yuwentai couldn't just come as soon as he said it, this was just to comfort Yi Fushi. But who is this enmity? Obviously full of murderous aura.
Yue'e and Dao Nu were full of worries and thoughts, no one spoke again, and they paid special attention to the sounds outside.
In the Zhaoyang Palace, the lone lamp is dim.
I don't know when the Zhaoyang Hall has been deserted. The carved beams and paintings are still there, but they are deserted and gloomy. The palace people thought it was ominous, and only the emperor Yuan Bao Torch was willing to fall into obsession. The emperor gradually stopped thinking about politics, which is okay, everything has a great prime minister. The palace people didn't think it was different, but the crown prince Yuanqin was angry in his heart.
The emperor often meditates quietly recently, seemingly closing his eyes to recuperate, but suddenly he smiles, suddenly resents, and he doesn't know what he sometimes reads, and the palace people think it is weird. This night, the ingots torch did not sleep peacefully, but sat on the big bed with his eyes closed and recuperated, as if he was waiting for something.
Empress Yu Jiulu has been pregnant for several months. Strangely, the palace was so calm as if there was no such thing at all. Yu Jiulu's family has never been to Zhaoyang Hall again, but it is rare to recuperate in Fengyi Palace, which is another strange thing. In the past, according to the queen's temper, she tossed upside down if she didn't like herself, but at this time, it was extremely quiet and uneasy.
Someone saw Yuan Bi, the former minister of the former emperor who had not shown up for a long time, enter the palace once. Before the Wuwei general Yuan Bi was almost crazy when he cried at home after the death of the first emperor, this time when he entered the palace at first sight, the people in the old palace felt that he was a lot calmer, but he was full of gloom and resentment.
A shrill exclamation from the Zhaoyang Hall pierced the silent night sky. The eunuchs and maids were all frightened, and they always felt that something was going to happen.
The emperor's ingot torch woke up in his own screams, and his middle coat was soaked with cold sweat. In the winter weather, the night of Zhaoyang Hall was a little cold, and he was sweating like pulp. Ignoring the eunuchs and palace maids who came up, he pushed away his outstretched arms, got up by himself, and staggered outside the hall.
The courtyard was empty, but it was extraordinarily quiet. In the eyes of the ingot torch at this time, this tranquility is also extremely frightening. It's all because of the dream he just had.
It's been a long time since I've dreamed of the moon again. But this time it wasn't a good dream.
When Yue'e first came out of the palace, he was lonely and sleepless every night, and his heart was so sad that he almost wanted to give up his life. Although it was difficult to sleep, Yue'e dreamed every night at that time, and his dreams were all old things in the palace of Nanyang, Luoyang. Even if he is this puppet emperor during the day, at least he can feel at ease at night, return to the old capital, and get together with the couple. If life is divided into two days and nights, then at least half of his life is still beautiful, even if it is only in a dream.
Gradually, Yue'e stopped dreaming, and his life was no longer interesting.
Married Princess Rouran, a sudden change occurred, and now he is a wasted person, and his mind is pale before he is old, even if Yue'e comes, can he still know him?
But he wanted her to be okay. Because of this obsession, he pretended to be deaf and dumb, and endured all of Yuwentai's actions towards Yue'e. Because Yuwentai can make Yue'e safe and sound.
But just now in his dream...... Thinking of this, the ingot torch didn't dare to go down and recall the dream. The scene of the white silk wrapped around the neck, bleeding from the seven orifices, and falling to the ground and dying was really terrifying.
"Your Majesty, go back, it's cold outside." The eunuch saw the emperor standing under the eaves in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking, and he didn't seem to feel the cold of winter, and he was actually only wearing a middle coat, so he reminded.
Yuan Bao Ju was awakened, still looking stupid, and asked, "How long has the prime minister been gone?" When will you be back? ”
He thought that Yuwentai was going to bring Yue'e back.
Maybe he'll be lucky enough to see him again in his lifetime.
The eunuch shook his head when he asked, and he didn't know.
Yuan Bao Ju reluctantly turned around and wanted to go back.
However, when he walked to the door of the hall, his heart throbbed, and he always felt that something was wrong, so he suddenly turned around again and ordered, "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
The eunuch was shocked.
In the dark night, there was a sudden sound of "stuck".
The night in the Buddhist temple was so silent that there was not a single mortal sound. The strange sound was particularly clear at night. Yue'e and Dao Nu were both startled, and looked at each other with a smile. At first, neither of them dared to move. I listened closely, but there was nothing. The two of them comforted themselves in their hearts, maybe they heard it wrong, right?
The shadow of the candle flickered, and there was no more sound. Yue'e subconsciously glanced at Miotu on the couch. The bed tent was not put down, and Mi O suddenly slept unconsciously, and the appearance of a deep sleep was particularly likable. Yue'e's heart warmed, and she almost burst into tears. This is her life, and as long as there is Miotto, she will be content.
For a moment, I thought of my eldest son, Yuan Qin. is already an adult, he is already the prince of Da Wei, and he has attached to Yuwen's family and become Yuwentai's son-in-law, so he must be blessed. And Miotu is different from him, he can't leave his mother for a moment.
Mi'o's sudden call to "Mother" is really crisp and beautiful, so Yue'e can't hear it enough no matter how many times she listens to it.
However......
"Card Ride"
"Card Ride"
Two more in a row. It could never be an illusion, it was heard more clearly than it had just been, and it seemed to be right in the ears.
Yue'e stood up in shock.
The Taoist girl glanced at the sleeping little Lang Mi Otu and also stood up.
In the Wei Palace of Chang'an, there is not only one person who can't sleep alone.
I don't know if anyone in the palace pays attention, but the lights in the Fengyi Hall are always bright at night, often when the night is very late.
There are fewer and fewer times when Luo Ying can sleep peacefully.
She sat on the big bed and gently stroked her belly. It's been a few months and the belly is getting bigger. Lately, she can clearly feel the baby in her belly moving around. This made her heart tug, and since she had this fetus, she couldn't let go of it anymore.
The child came unexpectedly, but it also gave her courage and hope. Not only that, but there is more and more hatred.
Since the last time there was a big fuss in Zhaoyang Palace, I was originally full of joy and expectation, or secretly hoped to ease the relationship with my husband Yuan Bao Torch, right? She will never forget the first half night of her marriage. He could have been like that, but why wasn't he when he was facing her?
Luo Ying was disappointed. He didn't care, because Yuan Bao Ju didn't care if she was pregnant or not, and he didn't care about the child at all. This made Luo Ying extremely resentful, this was his blood and blood, and he didn't care at all. Even he minded, just because the child had an alien mother like her. And in order to protect the interests of the son born to another woman, does he also want to have this child?
Tao Rui walked in lightly in the bright lights.
Luo Ying, who was sitting on the big bed, opened her eyes and raised her head.
Tao Rui walked over, knelt down, and replied softly, "General Wuwei's day is almost over, Your Highness don't worry, don't worry too much." ”
Luo Ying waved her hand, motioning for her to stop talking.
These days, she deliberately talks to Taorui very secretly. Not only to prevent the palace people from knowing, in Luoying's heart, she didn't want her children to know these things. Maybe she didn't fully understand herself, but in the deepest part of her heart, these things were dirty. But she had to do it again. Because she has too much hate. Because she wants to live in this cold Wei Palace, in order to make her child live not to be looked at like her.
If there is iniquity, then it will be inflicted on her, not on her children.
In the prime minister's mansion, the lights in the prime minister's study have not been turned on for several nights.
Since Lang Lord Yuwentai left Chang'an with Yun Jiang, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion has been suspenseful day and night in the eldest princess Yuan Yuying's henchman Nan Qiao.
The eldest princess is sick, and she is very ill. Nan Qiao was not only worried about the illness of the main mother, but also worried about whether the trip between Lord Lang and Yun Jiang would go well.
However, Nan Qiao knew in her heart that no matter whether it went well or not, it was a knot in the heart of the master mother. If it doesn't go well, after the abolition of Yi Fu and Xiao Lang Mi Oh, they will suddenly get sick, and the eldest princess will be uneasy for her husband. If it goes well, she really takes back Xiaolang Miotu, although the eldest princess has peace of mind for her husband, she will always be worried in her heart.
Nan Qiao felt that the eldest princess was suffering from illness today because she had endured too much heaviness in her heart.
However, counting the days and passing by one day, tonight still suddenly changed.
When Nan Qiao heard that the emperor's holy car was coming, he almost panicked for a while. This has never happened before, and the princess is seriously ill, and the emperor knows it. It was only after I finally settled down that I remembered that I should wake up the eldest princess first. At this time, the emperor's holy car had already entered the palace.
Yue'e stood up and walked out.
This house was suddenly occupied by Yue'e and Mio. Although the Taoist girl is not the slave who mainly takes care of Miotu, she also guards Yue'o here almost every night and takes care of Miotu. At this time, when she saw Yue'e going out, she couldn't help but glance at Miotu who was sleeping peacefully, and followed out.
Seeing the master and mother come out, two or three slaves and maids happened to come one after another, all of them changing their faces and colors, and they all said that they heard unusual movements in the main hall in front of them. At this time, none of the guards were gone, and Yue'e and Dao Nu felt even more frightened. The slaves and maidservants were full of fear.
The Taoist girl asked Yue'e to stay here, and she had to go to the front hall to see the scene. Yue'e always felt uneasy in her heart, so she ordered a slave to guard Miotu, and she took the remaining two slaves and maids with the Taoist girl. Thinking that there are still a few guards in the mountain gate, even if there is something, they can resist for a while.
The snow fell heavily, and at this time a thick layer accumulated. Only the path was swept out, and the snow on the ground was not completely cleared in many places. At this time, it was dark, and I was flustered, and I didn't care about thinking so much, so the four masters and slaves stepped on the snow and walked to the main hall in front of them. I only heard the snow creaking under my feet, and there was no sound at all.
When I walked to the main hall dedicated to the Buddha, I didn't see anything. There was nothing out of the ordinary, as calm as if everything was an illusion and nothing had happened.
I came out in a hurry just now, Yue'e was only wearing a single dress, and she was unconscious before, but she suddenly felt very cold at this time. Her body trembled, her eyes wandered, and she couldn't figure out where the unusual noise came from, which was even more terrifying. It's not that the cold on the body is hard to resist, it's because the heart is very cold.
At this time, the Taoist girl suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something on the ground in the place far away from the mountain gate. It fell to the ground like some beast that had been stabbed to death, but it couldn't be seen clearly in the darkness. At this time, she was a little calm, if it was really a wild beast that had broken in by mistake, it was nothing, the guards were enough to deal with it.
"Lady!" A young slave suddenly pointed to the thing that the Taoist girl saw in the distance and exclaimed. Listening to her voice was full of fear, she was already trembling and unable to speak.
Yue'e and Dao Nu were shocked by this voice, and their hearts tightened. Not only the Taoist girl, but Yue'e also saw the abnormality, but she couldn't see it clearly when it was dark.
The four of them helped each other and walked towards the mountain gate. All eyes were on the thing on the ground.
When I walked forward for more than ten feet, I suddenly saw that the snow on the ground in front of me was wetted by something. Where is the running water? However, if you look closely, it is not water, but red blood. And at this time, I saw more clearly that the "thing" on the ground inside the mountain gate in front of me was not a "thing" and a person's corpse.
The corpses were not horizontal, they were lying neatly on the snow inside the mountain gate, a total of five corpses, and they were the five guards.
There were no obvious signs of fighting, and the killers not only killed them easily, but they were also in a row in a very mood. The distortion of his heart can be seen. (To be continued.) )