Chapter 8: The Pain of Silence
Qi Han was seriously injured, he woke up after being in a coma for three days, and he lay down for half a month before he could barely get out of bed, for him, Ye Jin blamed herself in her heart, she took it upon herself to gamble, betting that Mingzi Su would come to protect her, but she lost the bet, he didn't show up, but he didn't even affect Qi Han, so although Xiao Er helped, she still took care of Qi Han's injury with her own hands, which could make herself feel a little more at ease.
A month later, Qi Han's injuries were almost healed, and the family was repaired, they moved out of the inn, Qi Han was still a little weak, but compared to staying at the inn, staying at home to recuperate made his spirit much better, he stood in the courtyard and took a deep breath, sighed: "It's better to be at home!" ”
Yuqiu came over to get a drink, saw that Qi Han was there, and was injured again, so she had to change her way every day to find a reason to come to the door, Ye Jin knew her thoughts, and was happy to see it, so she handed Qi Han over to her to take care of, and went to the cemetery of Ying Shangrong by herself.
Ye Jin brought a pot of sake, stood in front of the tomb for a long time, and then sat down, poured two glasses of wine, picked up one and drank it all with his head up.
"That year, I brought you back from the execution ground, full of broken bodies, drenched in blood, I picked you up piece by piece, my hands were full of blood, stitches and threads sewed you back, your seven orifices were stripped away, I couldn't see your appearance clearly, I buried you here, the green silk became a snow and my heart became a demon, and now I know that it was wrong."
Ye Jin picked up another glass of wine, a tear slipped from her cheeks, fell into the wine, her hand was deviated, and the sake was sacrificed in front of the grave, a trace of lonely wind lifted her white sleeves, and a faint aroma of wine rose in the wind.
"Things in this world are really unpredictable, I've sacrificed you for seven years, but I don't know who you are, but it doesn't matter, today we drink together, and we can be regarded as friends."
Fill two more cups, one to dust and one to drink.
"Actually, I envy you a little, no matter what your past was, once you turned into loess, everything was empty, there was no more worries, even if you loved and hated and despaired, it was just a cloud of smoke, and there was no trace in the sky."
The third glass of wine is gone.
"I don't know your name, it doesn't matter if you think about it, I'll re-erect a clean and empty monument for you, no name, no love and hate, no unfulfilled wishes, as clean as when you were born."
Under the dismantled tombstone, Ye Jin took out a brocade box, and there was a collar in it, with pale yellow beads falling, and the beads were faintly fluorescent.
It was cold and snowy that year, and the young man recovered from his injuries, and stood in the snow in an ink-colored robe, taking off the collar from his neck and putting it in her hand
She said: "I'm leaving, you can keep this and exchange it for some silver taels, so that you and your family can have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life." ”
She refused, she was reluctant to let the young man leave, but she also knew that she couldn't keep it, so she didn't want to accept this return, but this fetters came.
"Then count it as my dowry, when you are an adult, I will promise you to save your life."
He has always been widowed and does not like to talk, but this time he spoke at a rare speed, and then as soon as he raised his hand, the collar flew into the air, spun and landed steadily on the branches of the peach tree, swayed a few times and hung up, and the young man jumped out of the yard a little, and disappeared into the vast snow without looking back.
The collar hanging high on the branches, the pale yellow beads were gently swaying, and Ye Jin's heart was also shaking, rippling and rippling.
Ye Jin took out the collar and put it back on his neck, and left the cemetery to go to Yunfu.
The red silk of Yunfu was hanging high, and it was festive, Ye Jin stood at the door, holding a pink-clothed maid with a red lantern: "I want to meet your second miss, can you please pass it on." ”
"Who are you?" The maid looked Ye Jin up and down.
Ye Jin took out the purse that Yun Jing gave her last time and handed it to the maid.
"I'm her friend, I want to see her, bother the girl to pass it on."
The maid took the purse and looked at it carefully, her face softened, and she handed it back before she said: "It's unfortunate that the girl came, the second lady has not come back from the silk village, so the girl should come back later." ”
Ye Jin was a little disappointed, nodded, took back his purse and was about to go back, when he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
"Who's looking for Second Miss?"
Ye Jin turned his head and saw a group of people carrying a curtain sedan chair behind him, and there were two people, a man and a woman, sitting in the curtain, and it was the woman inside who spoke.
The maids at the door all knelt down to say goodbye.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, greetings to the eldest lady."
Kneeling in front of the door, Ye Jin stood abruptly, the wind blew the curtain, revealing Ming Zisu's expressionless face.
There was silence in the curtain for a long time, and the woman next to Ming Zisu slowly spoke: "This girl is here to find the second lady of our family?" ”
"Yes, but she's not here, I'll come back later."
Ye Jin turned around to leave, but the woman suddenly stopped her.
"Wait, where are you a country girl, you don't even know a rule, and you don't even kneel when you see Miss Ben and the prince."
Ye Jin raised her head and looked at the woman, she was sitting behind the curtain, her eyebrows were lowered, her face could not be seen clearly, and Mingzi Su sat expressionlessly, without saying a word.
The pink-clothed maid was very kind, and reminded Ye Jin in her ear: "This is our eldest lady Yun Zhen, the future crown princess, and His Royal Highness the prince, don't kneel down and salute quickly." ”
Future Crown Princess......
Ye Jin knelt down and lowered his head to hide the emotions in his eyes.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, greetings to the eldest lady."
Yun Zhen didn't pay attention to Ye Jin, but said to Ming Zisu by herself: "Your Highness has just come down to the court, you must be tired, in fact, you don't have to come here every day, I can be busy by myself, you have so many things every day, I don't want to bother you with these little things." ”
"I'm not tired, let's go in." Mingzi Su said lightly, and took the lead in stepping down from the sedan chair, and Yun Zhen also followed, holding his hand a little shyly.
"You're not tired, but I'm still distressed."
Ye Jin knelt silently, a pair of figures walked in front of him, and Ming Zisu's voice sounded above his head: "Get up." ”
"Your Highness, let her kneel and learn the rules."
Ming Zisu didn't speak again, as if he didn't know her, and followed Yun Zhen into the mansion, and Ye Jin's whole person softened as if he had been drained of strength
"Even if it's the crown princess, you can't bully people like this."
Suddenly, Qi Han's angry voice came from behind him.
Ye Jin had an ominous premonition in his heart, feeling that he was going to be pitted by this pig teammate again, and waved his hand desperately to signal him to hurry up, but he trotted up and arrived at her side as soon as he slipped away, Ye Jin turned his head nervously, and sure enough, Yun Zhen, who had already entered the mansion, turned around and came out again, smiling: "Oh? It seems that someone wants a hero to save the United States. ”
Ye Jin hurriedly pulled him to kneel.
"We really don't understand the rules, please don't be angry, Miss Yun."
Qi Han struggled unconvinced, and was about to open his mouth, but Ye Jin slapped him on the back of the head, and finally succeeded in making him shut up.
Yun Zhen shook her hand coldly: "Come on, give me ten sticks, I promise that next time, they will know how to obey the rules." ”
After saying that, Yun Zhen entered the house without looking back, not even giving a chance to beg for mercy.
The family with a long stick rushed out, pressed Ye Jin and Qi Han to the ground, and beat them down with their heads and faces, Qi Han pounced over and protected Ye Jin under him, shouting: "Beat me!" Twenty sticks beat me! Don't hit her! ”
In the chaos, Ye Jin raised his head and looked at the door, Ming Zisu didn't leave, he stood quietly at the door with his hands in his hands, without the intention of stopping it, Qi Han's muffled snort sounded above her head, she pulled him off her back hard, and saw that there was red blood on his chest, and it must have been a wound that had just grown open.
"Qi Han, can you grow your brains!"
The heavy sticks kept knocking down, Qi Han stubbornly got up and protected Ye Jin in his arms, and when the twenty sticks were finally finished, Qi Han's chest was already drenched in blood, red, and lying on the ground dying, his face was bloodless.
Ming Zisu was no longer at the door, Ye Jin took Qi Han's hand and put it on her shoulder, and helped him up with difficulty, and the kind little maid came over to help her.
"Girl, are you all right, our eldest lady is not usually like this, I don't know what's wrong today......"
Ye Jin went to Yunfu to ask Yun Jing clearly, but this is good, I went once, but no one saw it, and there were more doubts in my heart, the little maid said, this Miss Yun is not like this on weekdays, but she has never crossed paths with her, and she has never even met in person, why should she embarrass her?
Qi Han was just able to get off the ground and walk, but now he was lying down again, looking at him lying pitifully on the bed, Ye Jin couldn't bear to blame him, so he could only tell him hatefully: "I don't know who I offended, but obviously our current situation is not optimistic, this is not just revenge or a lesson to us, people are asking for our lives, so can you let me save some snacks?" What kind of place is Yunfu, that is the general's mansion, is it a place where you can stand out, can you grow your brains? ”
Qi Han nodded as if the chicken pecked rice, and he didn't know whether he understood it or not, Ye Jin sighed and reluctantly retreated from the room.
As soon as he went out, suddenly there was a flower in front of him, his arms tightened, Ye Jin didn't have time to scream, the person had already gone up to the roof, the wind on the roof was a little strong, and he picked up the corner of Ming Zisu's clothes and hunted, he let go of his hand in silence, and stood still opposite her, covered with great sadness.
Ye Jin felt his abnormality, in her heart he always looked calm and calm, such a sad look had never been before, she approached him, pulled up his sleeve, while nervously self-reflecting, while consciously raising a flattering smile to coax him to be happy: "I know I shouldn't leave, don't be angry......"
Ming Zisu lowered his head and looked at her, sighed and returned to his usual gentleness, he knew that he had no reason to be angry at her, she didn't understand anything, in the end, he could only blame himself for not being strong enough, he couldn't protect her, and he was reluctant to stay away from her, and he was reluctant to blame her, his always cold heart was so soft when he saw her smile a little bit, and his mind twisted and turned a hundred times and finally just rubbed the top of her hair helplessly: "I'm gone, what are you doing when you come back?" ”
"I left, I didn't want your years of hard work to be in vain, and I came back to find my sister, I heard that she was in Qingyang City."
"Get out of here, I'll help you find your sister."
Ye Jin didn't speak, he raised his head slightly to look at him, his eyes flashed with stubbornness, which could be regarded as a silent and firm refusal. After a moment of stalemate, Ming Zisu was defeated, he retreated, turned around a few times irritably, found a position and sat down with his legs bent, and fell into silence again. She cautiously chased him to his side and sat down on his lap, rested her chin on his knee, and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to marry that Miss Yunfu?" ”
"Yes."
"Oh......" Ye Jin's heart trembled, drilled into Mingzi Su's arms, smelled the fragrance of his robe, and suddenly smelled a strange smell on his body, it was a faint smell of blood, and it was faintly mixed with the smell of medicine, she nervously approached and sniffed carefully: "Are you poisoned again?" Or is it injured? ”
"Nope." Mingzi Su raised his eyebrows and replied quickly.
"I don't believe it." Ye Jin was half-lying on top of him, snorting and searching for it until he felt a little wetness on his chest and stopped.
"Is it injured or poisoned?" She hurriedly ripped off Ming Zisu's clothes, but he stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms and hugged her, he trembled all over, and tightened her, as if he was going to embed her in the blood and bones, she found that he was trembling, she pushed him, and wanted to ask what was wrong, but he didn't move, and she had to stay motionless, let him hold it, and her bones hurt.
Ming Zisu was dressed in a black brocade robe that was compatible with the night, and was blown high by the night wind, and his voice was a little broken by the wind: "I only have you, promise me, leave here." ”
At the end of the words, the words begged.