CHAPTER XVI
I felt a sudden chill behind me, and a chill hit me from the corner of my clothes, and I suddenly turned around and ran towards the door.
The waist suddenly tightened, and before I could react, I was suddenly thrown up, in the darkness I only knew that I had rolled a few times in the air, my brain was dizzy, and my body suddenly softened, and I reached out and touched it and fell on the bed, the fragrance followed, only to hear the sound of my sleeves flying in the air, and before I could react, I was heavily pressed under my body.
I didn't panic, because the scent was so familiar that I could guess who it was.
"Fox."
In the dark, the man seemed to be slightly stunned, I had an answer in my heart, thinking that he was still angry about the things of the day, and deliberately pretended to be a ghost in the house to scare me, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Fox, you are still angry about the things of the day, I also know that I did wrong, and I can't regret it anymore, don't worry, I'll choose a good jade another day, and personally create a gold inlaid jade pendant to compensate you, okay?" ”
The chill in the air was a little colder, I was very puzzled, but I said something wrong, a pair of cold lips suddenly attacked, I dodged in panic and pushed him, my heart was extremely flustered, the fox at this time did not look like a fox, but like a beast that was provoked, venting the anger in his heart.
He grabbed my hands and left his mark on his lips, I only felt a sudden pain in my lips, a fishy sweetness spread from between my lips, the fox sensed the smell of blood, and gradually stopped moving, I broke free from his control, and pushed him aside violently, clutching his clothes tightly in the corner of the bed and not daring to speak.
I only heard a faint sigh in the dark, the candlelight was suddenly lit, it was really a fox, he sat quietly on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand to wipe the blood beads off his lips, and said quietly, "Zhen'er, I'm sorry, this palace scared you!" ”
I didn't speak, hugged my knees and nestled in the corner of the bed, only to hear the fox speak and say, "Bengong is a little angry, but it's not because of the jade pendant. ”
The fox turned to look at me and asked, "Zhenzhen, do you know the heart of this palace?" ”
I looked at the fox in confusion, and I really didn't understand what I meant.
"You really think that this palace master of Chaoyang Palace is a decoration, wandering around the Ye Mansion all day long with nothing to do. You don't want to think about why Bengong is willing to enter the Ye Mansion as a master, it's really because you love the piano! Zhenzhen, Hongu has done all this because of you! ”
"Since the first time I saw you, a heart of this palace has been left in your body, this palace knows that you are still ignorant of the love of the world, so I am willing to stay by your side, protect you for a lifetime, and love you for a lifetime, although I don't know when you will understand the heart of this palace, but as long as you think that this day will come, this palace is very happy. But I never expected that you would give you a piece of true love given to you by this palace to others......... Zhen Zhen, if the two of you are really happy, this palace is willing to leave, and will never appear in front of you again for the rest of your life. ”
"Zhen Zhen, that Lian Gongzi is not as simple as you think in your heart, do you really think that he will be like you to you? It's not you that he's intended, it's what's behind you. ”
The fox suddenly hugged me tightly in his arms and muttered, "Zhenzhen, Zhenzhen, you can't be with him, you will regret it, he will make you miserable for the rest of your life, Zhenzhen, you can't, can't ......."
The fox's words were like thunder on a dry day, and I was so frightened that I couldn't speak for a long time, and my body was numb and I couldn't move at all. The fox has always liked to joke with me, at first when he called me a lady, I still doubted whether he was serious, and then I saw that he was a charlatan who was used to teasing, so I completely dispelled that suspicion, who would have thought that what he had been saying was serious!
I have never seriously dealt with the matter of Fengyue, and I don't even dare to stand in front of him if I like Lian Gongzi, and spit out my mind as soon as possible, let alone the sudden words of the fox, which shocked me and didn't know how to respond to him at all.
"Bang bang bang! Miss! Miss, are you in the house? ”
There was a sudden knock on the door, and when I looked up, I saw a large amount of light faintly shining outside the door, and it seemed that there were many people holding torches blocking the door, and not only that, but there was also a chaotic noise outside the door.
I vaguely heard a few "Didn't find it!" "Keep searching!" I felt that it was wrong, so I first answered, and then asked outside the door, "Why is it so noisy?" ”
A voice came from outside the door and replied, "Miss Hui, there seems to be a thief in the master's study, Wang Hu found out and fought with him, injured the man, the man ran into the inner house and disappeared, the small ones searched all the way, heard the movement here, and came to ask." Mademoiselle, is there anything unusual in your room? ”
The fox silently let go of me, and stood quietly by the bed, and in the candlelight I suddenly noticed that there was a piece of the fox's sleeve that seemed to be wet with water, and at the same time I noticed something strange in my hand, and when I looked down, there was a large blood stain in the palm of my hand, and I realized that what they were looking for was actually a fox.
"There's nothing out of the ordinary, you guys go look elsewhere!"
The light outside the door gradually dimmed, and the noise faded away, I got out of bed, found a white plain dress, pulled the fox to sit next to me, and asked, "Where is the injury?" ”
The fox shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I drank too much wine today, rushed my head, said ridiculous things, and did foolish things, you ........ Don't take it to heart! ”
"What's not tight, this sleeve is wet like this, it's not tight! The lord of a dignified house is no match for a nursing home, just like you, you are embarrassed to go to the rivers and lakes! ”
I tore the plain garment into strips of cloth and pulled it over his sleeve to bandage him.
The fox broke free of his sleeves, grabbed my wrist with his backhand, looked at me quietly, and asked, "If this palace says that you are willing to hire me for a lifetime and a lifetime as a courtesy, are you willing to be a husband according to me?" ”
I bowed my head and said nothing, for the fox, if it is not to say love, only the friendship of friends, if it is to talk about the relationship between men and women, this thing is something I have never thought of.
Before I could say no, the fox stood up and said, "If this palace says this, it will not be withdrawn." What do you want, feel free to say. If you don't want to, this palace doesn't force it. After today, this palace is still your piano master, if you are tired of this palace, this palace will leave on its own. ”
After speaking, he turned around and left, leaving me alone in the house in a daze, until Cai Qing knocked on the door and came in, saying that my father had asked me to go to the ancestral hall.
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After the birthday banquet, Erniang and my mother did not ask me which son I could fancie, but focused on practicing dance and playing the qin.
Fortunately, his father and my father can get along very well, plus the two families of Yufu and Yefu are close all the year round, he comes day by day, his mother and Erniang do not feel annoyed, and occasionally he is not seen at the dinner table, and the two of them have to ask a question, not like a friend who is visiting the house, but like a relative of a side branch to visit the door.
After the birthday banquet Lian Gongzi appeared once, my mother was very strict with my outing, and there were always four or five mothers-in-law to follow back to the house, and I passed by a person several times and did not dare to go in, and finally I could only sit and pass the time in the fragrant tea, in fact, if I really went to Qingzhu Courtyard, I would be scolded, what does it matter if my son was scolded, I was afraid that my mother would find trouble with Lian Gongzi in anger, that matter is really big.
And the fox was back to his old self, and there was no mention of the events of that night, and although I saw that there was always a smile in his eyes, I always felt that the smile was a little deliberate, and I was a little more stern when I taught the piano. The words are not as often joking as before, and I always have a faint feeling in my heart, always feeling that he is suppressing his words and deeds, as if he is bringing a layer to others.
This feeling makes me feel very uncomfortable, and there is always a feeling that the storm is coming.
"Vera! Vera! ”
I was drawing a peony picture in the house, only to hear a shout outside the window, I was so shocked that I almost threw the pen out, I turned my eyes to see Yu Yiyi running over, that excited look is very familiar.
Whenever he ran over like this, he must have carried the treasure that his father gave him and ran to show me.
Sure enough, he ran to me and happily put a golden brocade box in front of me, I put the pen aside, picked up the brocade box and asked him.
"What kind of treasure is this, so it makes you excited, this ........ This is! ”
Yu Yi sat next to me, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, and said happily, "What's the matter, like it!" As soon as I opened it, I knew you'd love it, so I'm going to give it to you! ”
There is a palm-sized small gourd lying quietly in the brocade box, the small gourd has eight small holes of different sizes, and the gourd is engraved with a budding ink chrysanthemum, and the ink chrysanthemum is colorful and dotted, like water stains, and like a tattoo.
I carefully took it out, and the bottom of the Xun was really baked with Master Ji's seal. Yu Yi asked with some excitement in his heart: "Is this the Tuxun who was exiled from the palace back then?" The one made by Master Ji in the Si Le Palace, it is said that its sound can reach the heavens and down to the Yin Division, and all living beings in the world will be attracted by it. ”
Yu Yi pursed his lips and smiled, "I knew you would like it, I really sent it to the right person." ”
If you say Xun, there are too many on the market, pottery, wood, jade, everything. And the only thing I have in mind is this unsightly Tuxun.
It is rumored that the musician in the palace Master Ji once had a beloved woman, died early due to illness, the woman loved to listen to Master Ji blowing Xun during her lifetime, and Master Ji was heartbroken behind the woman, so he pinched the soil for Xun, and carved a woman's favorite ink chrysanthemum on it.
Master Ji blows the Xun night and night, tears day and day, the traces of water stains are left on the earth, and later its sound touched the heaven and earth, and the palace people often see the deceased woman appear next to Master Ji again, sometimes silently accompanied, sometimes dancing with music.
One day, Master Ji lay in front of the women's monument with a smile, and passed away suddenly, and later found that there was a pair of chrysanthemums in front of the monument, and the world was moved by it, and the two were buried together, which was also a consummation.
Coincidentally, the gourd Tuxun disappeared, and there were different opinions, and no one knew where the Tuxun went.
"Yu Yi, do you know where your father found the Tuxun, back then, many people were crazy and had to look for it, but they didn't find it."
Yu Yimei said with a smile, "I didn't ask for details, I just heard Daddy say that he found it in the soil when he was taking care of the garden for Lafayette, and he didn't throw it away when he saw that the workmanship was not bad, and brought it back to Yu's house." I know you love to blow Xun, so I sent it to you directly. ”
"I've always heard rumors, and I never thought that I would have such a fate to see it with my own eyes."
"Zhenzhen, play a song! It's been a long time since I've heard you blow. ”
"Good!"
When my grandfather was still around, I loved to blow Xun, and I benefited from it by my side, and when I grew up, I didn't always have fun like I was a child, Xun has not picked it up for a long time, and I was a little handy, and I barely played a song, and I always felt ashamed of my grandfather's teachings intermittently.
Yu Yi listened to it on the sidelines, and applauded happily after the end of the song, I knew that he was comforting me, and said indifferently, "It's broken several times, but you can still call it out, I'm not deaf, can't I hear that I don't play well?" ”
Yu Yi smiled and said, "No matter what Zhen Zhen blows, it sounds like a natural sound to me!" ”
"You really should listen to the sound of Lian Gongzi's piano, that is the sound of Tianyun, and listening to a song is not in vain."
Yu Yi suddenly put his face in front of me and asked curiously, "Zhen Zhen, if the piano master in your house and that Lian Gongzi compete together, who do you think will win!" ”
"The two of them are in one place..... "I put Tuxun back in the brocade box, held my chin and thought about it, "They have their own merits, one is like a celestial person, and they don't ask about the world." One is like a ghost, enchanting and moving. If you are competing in one place, Lian Gongzi will be better, because Lian Gongzi is open-minded, and the play under his fingers is also leisurely like fairy music. Fox! There was a faint depression in the piano.........."
"But..... Everyone's preferences are different, and some people just like this kind of piano sound is uncertain, so it's a bit unfair to judge who will win based on my own words. ”
Yu nodded a little and said with a smile, "That's what I said." ”
Today was supposed to be a fox to teach the piano, but I waited for a long time and did not see him come to the house, seeing the sun to the west, thinking that he may have something to do today, so he went out of the house to play in the name of Yu Yi, my mother liked Yu Yi very much, and when I heard that we went out together, I put my mind at ease, and did not send a group of mothers-in-law to follow, only let Cai Qing and Wang Hu go with me.
Yu Yi's father will go out of the palace and return to the house today, and we will be separated not long after leaving the house.
When the old bustard saw me, he hurriedly stepped forward, without the previous smile on his face, and there was a faint trace of warm anger in his eyes, "I said this guest officer, you are here, Mom, I thought you would never set foot in Qingzhu Courtyard again in your life!" ”
I wondered, "Why did Mom say that, but what did I do wrong?" ”
The old bustard clutched his chest and said bitterly, "Don't you dare to blame the guest officer for doing anything wrong, but there are some grievances in my heart, you are too ruthless, guest officer." A few days ago, Lian Gongzi happily let you prepare a generous gift to go out, saying that it was to celebrate someone's birthday, and my mother asked him who he was celebrating his birthday, no matter how he asked, he was stunned or not, so I had to follow him. Who knew that when he came back, the whole person seemed to have lost his soul, he was stupid and silent, and he sat by the window all day. ”
"Since he came back that day, the sound of the piano in my Qingzhu Courtyard is like a dumb, not only that, but even the guests are not willing to take it, I don't know how many dignitaries and nobles have been pushed during this time, and my mother is frightened to accompany the smiling face on the side, for fear that he will offend which grudge nobleman and suffer in the future. Seeing that his spirit was getting worse day by day, I wore out my mouth and didn't see him listen to half a word. I ruined my good body, lingered on the sickbed all day long, and I didn't know how much I took the decoction, and it didn't necessarily get better. ”
The more the old bustard spoke, the more heartbroken he became, and finally he couldn't help but ask me, "Although my Qingzhu Courtyard is not an elegant place, since Lian Gongzi was listed, you are the first person who makes him willing to treat him with his heart." He treats you differently from anyone else in the world, and seeing you is enough to make him happy all day. The gold-inlaid jade pendant you gave him was something he wore with him every day, and he would even put it under his pillow when he went to bed. He cares so much about you, how can you bear to break his heart like this! ”
"I ........ I didn't ......."
I was flustered in my heart, I really couldn't remember when I broke his heart, and I had no confidence in the old bustard's questioning.
I only heard the old bustard snort coldly and said, "I have asked the kid next to Lian Gongzi, the reason for the matter couldn't be clearer, that kid said that there is something wrong with Lian Gongzi since he left your mansion, if he hadn't been wronged in your mansion and hurt his heart, how could he be like this!" I thought that as long as you came to see him, he would be better, but I didn't see you for a whole month, and I didn't come to see Lian Gongzi, poor Lian Gongzi has been sick for a long time now. Lang Zhong said that if he still doesn't understand the heart disease, I'm afraid it won't work if it's true! ”
I vaguely had an answer in my heart, looked up at Cai Qing, Cai Qing understood my meaning, took out a silver ingot and placed it on the table, I pushed the silver to the bustard, and said, "This time my mother has worked hard to take care of me, this is a little careful, and I am also bothering my mother to lead the way, I want to see him again." ”