Chapter 12 The smoke and water are unforgettable
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Xuanyuan's battle for the throne was the result of the abdication of the Yellow Emperor and the accession to the throne, although Canglin and Yuyang were still not convinced, but the overall situation has been decided, and the big storm will definitely not arise again.
Emperor Jun saw that the situation in Xuanyuan had stabilized, and released Ah Nian, who had been under house arrest in the palace. Ah Nian rushed to Shennong Mountain angrily, and Emperor Jun smiled bitterly, and could only sigh that the female university was not staying.
Ah Nian is not only angry with her father, but also angry with Zhen Xuan and Xiao Yao, she feels that they all look down on her too much, why can Xiao Yao accompany Zhen Yao at a critical moment, but she has to be protected? Is she a greedy person who is afraid of death?
When she arrived at Shennong Mountain, she originally planned to get angry at Zhuan, but when she saw Zhuan, she thought that she might almost not see him again, and her anger turned into fear, and she hugged Zhuan and cried so much that she couldn't breathe. When she was coaxed to stop crying, she couldn't care about being angry, she only felt full of tenderness and sweetness, and she couldn't wait to stick together with Zhuan all the time. It's a pity that Zhen Xuan is now the king of a country, and if she accommodates her, the time she can accompany her is also very limited, and Ah Nian is even more reluctant to use that limited time to gamble. So, she sent all her grievances to Xiao Yao, didn't talk to Xiao Yao, and when she saw Xiao Yao, she had to smile and let her go.
The Yellow Emperor settled down in Zijin, he chose the most remote palace, lived in a simple place, never asked about political affairs, did some cultivation of qi every day, read more medical books in his spare time, and strictly followed Xiao Yao's advice to regulate his body. Shuhui and Jin Xuan are very afraid of the Yellow Emperor, and they have always been able to hide, but Ah Nian is not afraid of the Yellow Emperor at all, and they go to accompany the Yellow Emperor every day, always calling affectionately "grandpa, grandpa", more like the granddaughter of the Yellow Emperor than Xiaoyao.
Maybe because Xiao Yao and Ah Nian are here with the Yellow Emperor every afternoon, one is in a daze, the other accompanies the Yellow Emperor to talk and play chess, and Zhen Yao will also take the time to come over at this time, regardless of the length of the room, a room full of people talking and laughing.
The Yellow Emperor was very indifferent, as if he didn't care whether Xiao Yao came or not. But once, after Ah Nian sent Zhen out of the house, the Yellow Emperor stared at Xiao Yao's side face and said: "Many years ago, when your grandmother was still there, one evening, I slipped through the secret passage towards the Cloud Palace, and saw you swinging under the phoenix tree......
Xiao Yao turned around and looked at the Yellow Emperor in surprise, the sorrow in her eyes made her unbearable to witness.
"I'm hiding out the window and watching you all the time, and you're gathered around my grandmother and took good care of her. At that time, I thought that I would own the world, but I would die alone, but I didn't expect that I would be able to have a life under the knees of my children and grandchildren. β
If the Yellow Emperor still has to hold on to power, I am afraid that he will really die alone in power, Xiao Yao said: "Although you gave up power in order to realize your wishes, you have also fulfilled your power." β
"When I was young, I was all full of spirit, and I was unwilling to back down for some of the persistences that I thought were very important, and when things passed, I realized that I was wrong, but it was too late." The Yellow Emperor looked at Xiao Yao and said earnestly, "Xiao Yao, you also have to remember that sometimes, taking a step back does not necessarily mean losing." β
Xiao Yao lay on the window, silent.
Zhen Xuan is going to accept a concubine again, and she is the concubine of Fang Lei's family.
Fang Lei's family is a big clan in the north of the Great Wilderness, the Yellow Emperor also married Fang Lei's daughter-in-law, set up as the second concubine, the status is second only to the queen's concubine, Princess Fang Lei gave birth to two princes, the sixth prince Hugh, the eighth prince Qing, but unfortunately one son died, one son was imprisoned, Fang Lei's family was implicated, and the Yellow Emperor has been snubbed for more than two hundred years. And because when Hugh and Canglin were competing for the throne, Fang Lei's support for Hugh made Canglin hate, and for so many years, Canglin and Yuyang also stepped on the water dog from time to time, making Fang Lei's life more and more difficult.
Everyone thought that even if he wanted to accept the concubines of the northern clan, he would choose a big clan in power, but they didn't expect him to choose the Fang Lei clan, which had been suppressed to the point of dying.
Fang Lei's clan finally had the opportunity to revive the family, and they were very grateful to Zhen Xu, plus they were mortal enemies with Canglin and Yuyang, so they could only choose to fully support Zhen Xuan without hesitation.
After all, Fang Lei's clan has followed the Yellow Emperor since Xuanyuan first founded the country, a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, once the top-down suppression disappears, it will soon show the ability of the great clan that has dominated the north for tens of thousands of years.
Xiao Yao and Ah Nian heard that Concubine Fang Lei wanted to accept Concubine Fang Lei, and they were in the palace where the Yellow Emperor lived.
Xiao Yao covered her fan, squinted and sat idle, Ah Nian was learning Go with the Yellow Emperor, and from time to time she could hear Ah Nian's chirping sound. The summer sun sifted down from the loofah shelf and shone on the green brick floor, a staggered light and shadow, making such an afternoon leisurely, quiet and long.
Zhen Yan walked in, stood behind Ah Nian and watched chess for a while, and sat down next to Xiao Yao. He took the fan and helped Xiao Yao beat it gently.
Xiao Yao asked in a low voice, "Why do you have so much time today?" β
He squinted at the green vines and sunlight outside the window, but didn't speak.
Ah Nian hurriedly ended the chess game and immediately asked, "Brother, are you okay today?" β
Zhen Xuan smiled: "I came to talk to grandpa." Although the Yellow Emperor never asked about political affairs, he would always tell the Yellow Emperor some important things in the form of small talk.
The Yellow Emperor said, "You don't have to tell me those things. β
Zhen Xuan said: "I must tell my grandfather about this, I plan to take the woman of the Lei clan as a concubine." β
The Yellow Emperor smiled, there was no displeasure, only praise: "Good choice." β
Xiao Yao looked at Ah Nian, maybe because this was the second time, maybe because Zhen Xuan was already the monarch of Xuanyuan Kingdom, Ah Nian didn't have the strong reaction of the last time, only a few wisps of amazement.
Zhen Yan said: "My grandson wants to thank my grandfather for leaving Fang Lei's clan to my grandson to use." β
The Yellow Emperor said lightly: "It's good that you can appreciate my hard work, but now you are the monarch of Xuanyuan, who to reuse and who not to reuse, it is all up to your judgment, don't pay attention to me." β
"My grandson understands."
When he said goodbye to the Yellow Emperor and returned the fan to Xiao Yao, he whispered, "Don't ...... Do you understand? β
Don't give me a hello, Xiao Yao still clearly remembers his advice when he married Shuhui, Xiao Yao nodded: "I know." β
Zhen Xuan walked out of the hall, Ah Nian stared at Zhen Xuan's back, his eyes full of reluctance.
The Yellow Emperor pointed at Ah Nian and signaled that she could chase after her. Ah Nian's face turned red with shame, the Yellow Emperor smiled and blinked, and waved his hand: Go quickly, I don't need you to accompany me!
Ah Nian smiled shyly as he put on his clogs and chased him out lightly. The crisp sound of clogs tapping and tapping in the corridor left a string of brisk footsteps chasing after the lover on a quiet summer day, making the whole hall seem to be younger.
Xiao Yao wanted to smile, and then wanted to sigh, and said to the Yellow Emperor leisurely: "Do you want Ah Nian to marry Zhuan?" β
The Yellow Emperor said: "Ah Nian is a very good little girl, innocent and rude, clean and thorough, without the complicated eyes of other little girls. β
Xiao Yao squinted and looked out the window, feeling that she looked so old compared to Ah Nian.
The Yellow Emperor said, "Let's go out and play!" Don't huddle in the palace all day long like me, an old man, with me and Zhuan Xuan, you should learn from Ah Nian, be willful, and indulge. β
Xiao Yao said lightly: "It is precisely because of you and Zhuan Xuan that I dare not indulge willfully, my bloodline is destined to be bound, why deceive myself?" If I say, I'm going to play with my Xiangliu now, will you agree? β
The Yellow Emperor was silent, his expression was very complicated, and after a while, he said: "I won't agree, I will fight him to the death sooner or later, I don't want you to suffer in the future, but if you ask for anything else, I will definitely do my best to meet it." β
"Zhen is a man and the king of a country, you must be strict with him, but I am different, you are willing to spoil me. I know that you want to make up for what you owe to my mother, eldest uncle, second uncle, and fourth uncle, but no matter how powerful you are, you can't guarantee my happiness, not to mention that what you owe them is what you owe them, and you can never make up for it, and I don't want it! You can be my grandfather obediently, like all grandfathers in the world, worrying about the lifelong happiness of his granddaughter, but he can't control it, he can only be anxious, and in the end he has no choice, helpless
sighed 'Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren'! Xiao Yao shook his fan and looked at the Yellow Emperor with a smile, "You haven't tried what it means to be weak in your life, right?" Try it on me! β
The Yellow Emperor was helpless.
In the evening, after discussing the matter, he came out of the hall, saw the internal biography of the Yellow Emperor, and hurriedly walked a few steps: "Grandpa wants to see me?" β
"Yes!" The chamberlain said respectfully.
He went to see the Yellow Emperor with the waiter, and the maid was serving the meal, and he said, "I'll eat here with my grandfather." β
After accompanying the Yellow Emperor to finish eating, the maid served sour jujube tea, and Zhuan took a sip: "It's strange and delicious." β
The Yellow Emperor said: "Xiao Yao didn't let me eat tea at night, this was specially prepared for me to drink water after meals." β
Zhen Xuan smiled: "It's rare that she is willing to concentrate on studying medicine for her grandfather." β
The Yellow Emperor said: "I called you here because I want you to do your best." β
"Grandpa, please speak."
"You see if there is a way to recruit Xiang Liu, I know it is very difficult, for hundreds of years, Qing, Houtu, Canglin, and Xiao Zhurong have all tried successively, but they were all rejected by Xiang Liu, but I still hope you will try again."
"Okay." Zhen Xuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why did Grandpa pay attention to Xiangliu?" β
The Yellow Emperor said: "It's just a little guilt of a bad old man." β
Seeing that the Yellow Emperor didn't want to elaborate, he didn't ask any more: "I will do my best, but I feel that there is little hope." β
The Yellow Emperor sighed: "Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven!" β
Concubine Fang Lei is the first concubine officially married after she ascended the throne, and her style is naturally different from that when she married Shuhui, the lights in the Zijin Palace are colorful, and she has a new look.
No matter how much Ah Nian extricates himself, he will inevitably be depressed, and he can't care about being angry with Xiao Yao, so he said to Xiao Yao: "Sister, let's go to the bottom of the mountain to play for a while!" β
Xiao Yao said: "Where do you want to play?" β
Ah Nian thought for a while: "Why don't we go find Xinyue?" β
Xiao Yao said hello to the Yellow Emperor and Zhen Xuan, and took Ah Nian to Xiao Zhurong Mansion to find Xinyue.
It is very strange between women, originally because a man has a faint hostility, but because this man wants to marry another woman, the two women have the same disease and sympathy, and they get along very well for the time being. Xinyue and Ah Nian grew up in a similar environment, and there were many things they could say to each other, which weaver girl's fabric was the best, which cut was the most fashionable, which clothes were the most chic, what style of hair bun was popular recently, and what kind of games they played...... Xiao Yao couldn't interject at all, she could only watch them laugh and talk.
Xiao Yao was silent for a long time, Xinyue and Ah Nian didn't pay attention, in their impression, Xiao Yao was a lazy person, not very gregarious, and a little cold, they didn't know that in fact, Xiao Yao was most afraid of loneliness and liked to talk.
Because of the monarch's concubine, there is also a little more joy in the city, and several shops are very attractively decorated.
Xinyue and Ah Nian turned their frustration into a crazy shopping, fat powder, buy! Silk, buy! Jewelry, buy ......
After shopping at the spice shop, Xinyue and Ah Nian quickly rushed into the next shop.
After a while, Xiao Yao slowly walked out of the spice shop, carrying four or five boxes on the left and four or five boxes on the right, I don't know if the guy didn't tie the rope tightly, or the box was too heavy, the things he was carrying were scattered, and all kinds of spices fell to the ground.
It had just rained last night, and there was still a lot of water on the ground, so Xiao Yao hurriedly cleaned it up. A carriage passed by, not slow at all, and the dirty water was all over Xiaoyao's face.
Xiao Yao wiped her face with her sleeve casually to check if the spices were dirty, and someone squatted down to help her pick up things.
"Thank you......" Xiao Yao looked up with a smile and saw that the person who helped her was Jing, and suddenly, Xiao Yao couldn't laugh anymore, and her embarrassment turned into ten.
Jing tied the scattered box with a rope: "Don't want the sweet rosin incense that has been scattered on the ground, I'll ask the guy to help you refill it." β
Xiao Yao only felt that her eyes were sour, and tears were about to roll down, she suddenly stood up and ran out along the long street, but she didn't know where to go, she just wanted to stay away.
She kept telling herself that losing a man was nothing, and she could still live well. She has always relied on her will to control everything very well, but at this moment, the emotions that have accumulated in her chest and abdomen suddenly get out of control.
Xiao Yao turned around and entered the underground casino opened by the Lirong clan from a small alley.
The underground casino is not open to all guests, Xiao Yao used to come to Xiangliu with her, this time she came by herself, the two men guarding the door wanted to drive her out, and was about to scold, when she saw a small nine-tailed white fox floating above Xiao Yao's head, and painted small paws majestically to them.
The two men immediately politely took the dog-headed mask, handed it to Xiao Yao, pressed the mechanism, and a long corridor appeared.
Xiao Yao put on a dog's head mask and walked into the underground casino.
When he sat down in front of the gambling table and undisguised his joy, anger and sorrow, Xiao Yao suddenly admired the person who opened this casino, and put on a mask, so that he dared to reveal his emotions that he usually did not dare to expose.
Xiao Yao has been winning money all the time, gambling bigger than the other, there is no way to stop, she is looking forward to making some trouble, in the words of the Yellow Emperor, willful indulgence. But the casino is also strange, Xiao Yao has been winning, but no one has tried to stop it, and later, the people around the gambling money are gathered around Xiao Yao, and with her betting, and Xiao Yao wins money together.
Xiao Yao felt bored, could it be that there was any agreement between Zhen Xuan and the patriarch of the Lirong clan, that during his concubine period, the dogs were not allowed to make trouble in the city?
Xiao Yao didn't know that in a room, the patriarch of the Lirong clan, Lirong Chang, was sitting in front of the water mirror, watching her every move with relish, and said to Jing while watching: "Who is this girl?" The last time you hid from me, you got drunk every day, could it be because of her? β
Jing didn't speak, just looked at Xiao Yao, the water moon mirror flower, but it was unattainable.
Li Rongchang muttered dissatisfiedly: "This girl is ruthless enough, I am a small business, you have to return this money to me!" β
Fang Feng Shao, who was gambling at the other end of the hall, saw that the crowd was all pouring over there, he got up casually, walked over, and saw the mountain of money in front of Xiao Yao, Fang Feng Shao smiled and shook his head.
The bunch of people around him are all dog-headed people, and they seem to be a little unclear who is who, but he just looks different, and Xiao Yao recognized it at a glance.
Xiao Yao glared at Feng Shao, bet all the money, and actually lost it all.
The crowd booed and gradually dispersed.
Xiao Yao walked towards the outside of the casino, and said with a smile: "You seem to be very unhappy, but now, I really can't think of anyone who dares to make you angry in the whole wilderness." β
The two had already walked into the road, and Xiao Yao said sarcastically: "Far away in the sky, close in front of you." β
Feng Shao smiled and asked, "The future lady of the Chishui Patriarch, what about your husband who is the pride of the sky?" How do you run to such a place alone? β
Xiao Yao silently took off the dog's head mask, and Feng Shao also took off the mask.
Xiao Yao said: "Do you know that I am married? β
"It's hard to think about such a sensational thing! I, forgot to say congratulations, congratulations! β
Xiao Yao quietly looked at Feng Shao for a moment, shook his head and laughed: "There are two things I want to discuss with you." β
Feng Shao tossed the mask and said, "Say." β
"First, it's poison for you, and I can still do it for you now, but...... When I get married, I won't help you make poison anymore. β
Feng Shao caught the mask and looked at Xiao Yao with a smile: "What about the second thing?" β
"I want to get rid of the Gu between you and me, the wife of the Tushan clan raised a witch doctor of the Jiuli clan before her death, the witch doctor said...... Our Gu seems to be the legendary Lover Gu, and this Gu is adopted by lovers as the name suggests...... You and I are really ...... Don't tie up! Xiao Yao laughed self-deprecatingly, "You were already very tired of this Gu last time, so I think when you have time, please go to Jiuli with me and find the Witch King to get rid of the Gu." β
Feng Shao stared at Xiao Yao, and under the dim light of the casino, the smile on his lips revealed a hint of coldness.
Xiao Yao said: "Even if Gu is solved, my previous promise is still valid. β
Feng Shao said lightly: "Okay, when I have time." β
The two walked out of the corridor in silence, Xiao Yao returned the mask to the waiter, and walked out of the light and dark room with Feng Shao one after the other.
The moon is already shining on the streets, and the lights are on.
Xiao Yaoqiang smiled and said to Feng Shao: "I will deliver the poison every three months, and I'm leaving." β
Feng Shao grabbed Xiao Yao's arm, Xiao Yao didn't look back, but he didn't break free of his hand, just his body tensed and waited quietly.
After a while, Feng Shao said, "Finish eating with me." β
Xiao Yao's body collapsed, shook his head with a smile, and refused: "I don't have time!" β
Feng Shao said: "It's better not to refuse to do what someone decides. β
"You're a Feng Shao now!"
"Who are you talking about all that bunch of things you just said to whom?"
"I ......" Xiao Yao took a deep breath, "Okay, General Xiangliu!" β
Feng Shao took Xiao Yao to a small alley, and before he got closer, he smelled the pungent aroma.
Pushing open the dilapidated wooden door, in the simple room, a one-armed old man with a big wooden spoon stood in front of a large cauldron, saw Feng Shao, and grinned: "It's rare, it's been hundreds of years since I saw you bring a friend for the first time, and you were still a girl." β
Feng Shao smiled, walked through the house, and went out through another door, which was a small courtyard.
Feng Shao and Xiao Yao sat down on Lu Yao's bamboo mat. The one-armed old man scooped two bowls of broth, filled the plate with three flatbreads, limped over, and placed them on the table.
Xiao Yao asked, "What kind of meat, why is it so fragrant?" β
"Donkey meat." Feng Shao pointed to the old man, "He is from the Rong clan, he is good at stewing donkey meat, the selection of materials is exquisite, the heat is exquisite, in this great wilderness, if his stewed donkey meat ranks second, no one dares to rank first." β
The old man served Xiao Yao a plate of vegetarian dishes: "Made for you." β
Xiao Yao was not very hungry, and drank slowly while eating vegetables.
The old man sat on the wooden pier chopping wood, drinking wine, and talking to Xiang Liu, what the old man said to Xiang Liu, Xiao Yao didn't understand much, but he probably understood that he was talking about some people that the old man and Xiang Liu knew, this one is dead, and that one is also dead. The old man's expression was very indifferent, and his tone was very indifferent, but on such a breezy summer night, Xiao Yao had the sadness of friends withering.
In the secluded small volume, Li Rongchang walked while counting Luojing: "Look at you, when a woman is there, you don't even have the courage to walk in front of others, watching people follow other men, another picture of lost soul." β
Jing said bitterly, "What if I walk in front of her?" β
Li Rongchang pushed open the dilapidated wooden door and said, "I told you, there are three ways to deal with women, rush up and carry it on your shoulder, take it home and throw it on the couch, take off your clothes and pounce on it!" You're all set! You have to do as I say, and make sure she follows you obediently. β
Xiao Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard such a fierce remark.
Li Rong Changhan said: "Which little lady is laughing at me?" I'll carry you back tonight! β
Xiao Yao smiled: "Then you carry it, don't flash your waist carefully!" β
Li Rongchang laughed and lifted the curtain, walked into the yard, saw that it was Xiao Yao and Fang Feng Shao, was stunned for a moment, and said hello to Feng Shao first. The tone is familiar, and it is obvious that I know.
Chang turned back to Jing and said with a grin: "It's really a place where you don't meet in life!" β
Jing stood stiffly and did not move, and sat down in front of another food table with a big grin, and said to the old man, "Meat." β
The old man put down the wine bowl, stood up with a smile, and said to Jing, "Sit down!" β
Jing then walked over and sat down.
The old man served them broth and cakes, and sat down on the wooden pier again, eating bowl by bowl while continuing to chat with Feng Fengshao.
Li Rongchang looked at Xiao Yao with a smile: "Hey! I say...... What do you call it, little girl? β
Xiao Yao ignored him, pretending to listen attentively to Feng Shao and the old man.
Li Rongchang said: "Little girl, Feng Shao is not a good product like this old guy who boils donkey meat, it's not interesting for you to follow him, it's better to think about my brother." My brother was accidentally designed by a woman to make a son, but it's not an unforgivable mistake......"
"Chang!" Jing stared at Li Rongchang, his tone angry.
"It's useless for you to warn Owen, when Lao Tzu wants to speak, you put a knife on Lao Tzu's neck, and Lao Tzu has to say too!"
Li Rong Chang leaned over and said to Xiao Yao: "There is no perfect thing in this world, people make mistakes, Jing made mistakes, but it is really not an unforgivable mistake." Think about it, just because he made a mistake this time, he will definitely not make the same mistake again in the future, after getting married, how worry-free you are! If you find a man who has not made a mistake, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not make mistakes after marriage, and then you will be even more troubled! β
Xiao Yao asked, "Have you finished talking?" β
Li Rongchang said: "No! β
Xiao Yao turned her head and poured wine for Feng Shao, indicating that she didn't want to hear it at all.
Li Rongchang said: "You don't like the mother and son in Qingqiu, it's a big deal to settle down in Yiyi, let Jing accompany you to live in Yiyi for a long time, I'll be honest with you, the days of Fengshao are all days without the Ming Dynasty, even if you make a mistake, you are stronger than Fengshao......"
Xiao Yao slammed, put the wine bowl on the case, stared at Li Rongchang and said, "I have already made a marriage, and my fiancΓ© is not him, so - please, take care of you, don't keep stepping on others!" β
"What?" Li Rong Chang was stunned for a moment, and asked angrily, "Is it a work?" Who would dare to rob my brother's woman? I'll go and talk to him! If he doesn't get out of the marriage, I'll break his legs......"
Xiao Yao squeezed out a smile and said coldly: "Chishui Fenglong, you go to me and talk to him!" β
"Feng Long ......" Li Rong Chang stammered, "You, you...... Is Hong Leong's fiancΓ©e? Are you the princess of Gaoxin, the younger sister of Zhuan? β
Xiao Yao glared at Chang fiercely, and said to Feng Shao: "You have a good temper with him. β
Feng Feng sipped his wine and said lightly: "What he said is the truth, I am not a man suitable for women to follow, don't you also know?" β
Xiao Yao looked at Feng Shao and was speechless.
The one-armed old man stared at Xiao Yao and suddenly asked, "Are you the daughter of Xuanyuan Wang Ji?" β
Xiao Yao smiled reluctantly at the one-armed old man: "Yes." β
"Your dad is ......"
Just now Rong Chang had already said that she was Gaoxin Wang Ji, didn't the one-armed old man hear it? Xiao Yao said a little strangely: "Emperor Gao Xinjun." β
The one-armed old man looked at Xiao Yao for a while, raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, and sang sadly:
The Central Plains is ancient and full of strong grass, and the knots are like arrows, bamboo flowers, and rice.
The white dew sprinkled the leaves and beads separated, and the frost wind in October could not blow down.
Withered to the king's grandson's gate, and Qingqing does not cover the grave of slander.
You roots go straight down to the ground, and the withered glory secretly embraces the soul of loyal ministers.
I asked why the loyal servant died? Yuan is Shennong, not descending.
The white bones are buried in the blood of the battle, and the emerald light is rippling with the bloody wind.
The rain in the south of the mountain is dark and the butterflies fly, and the rain in the north of the mountain is cold and the unicorn is sad.
Who is the heart shaken for? Can the Tao be known to others?
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Note: Excerpted from Wang Mian's "Energetic Grass Xing", with modifications
Xiao Yao listened in a daze, remembering the bloody sunset, Xiang Liu, dressed in white, walked in front of her from the light of the burning corpse.
Li Rongchang shouted with a headache: "Uncle, don't be crazy with alcohol!" β
The old man still held his head high and sang, and Li Rongchang pushed the old man into the house, and said to Xiao Yao a little nervously: "The old man is a shallow drinker, and he likes to drink...... He has lost one arm and can barely walk on one leg, and he is already a waste......"
Xiao Yao said: "I just came to eat, and when I got out of this door, I forgot about it all." β
Li Rongchang put his mind at ease, listened to the whispers coming from the house, looked a little sad, and sighed: "My uncle is not a bad person, but a very good person, so ...... He could not forget. β
Xiao Yao suddenly realized that what Rong Chang had been talking about just now was actually Xiang Liu, and he knew that Feng Shao was Xiang Liu?
Na Jing must now know that Shao is Xiangliu.
Xiao Yao looked at Jing, then at Shao, and said to Shao, "Have you finished eating?" Let's go after eating! β
Xiao Yao and Shao walked out of the door, and Chang chased them out, shouting, "Girl! β
Xiao Yao stopped and turned around, and asked helplessly, "What else do you want to say?" β
"Knowing your identity, what else do I dare to say? I just want to tell you that Jing's child fell into the trap of his own grandmother and Feng Yiying, and over the years, Jing has been living alone, and Fang Feng Yi Ying is not allowed to get close at all. I dare to swear by Rong Chang's life, Jing is very affectionate to you, and you are the only one in my eyes. β
Xiao Yao turned around and left, the night was quiet, the road was long, where was her way?
Xiao Yao asked softly, "Shao, you say...... Why is it so hard to find someone to travel with? β
"It's not difficult to find someone to go with, but it's hard to find someone who shares the same interests, treats each other with all your heart, and can make the trip interesting." β
Xiao Yao asked: "Is it really possible that you will never forget someone for the rest of your life?" β
"It depends on who it is, if the person you're talking about is Jing, I think it's very likely."
"Are you saying he can't forget me, or do you mean I can't forget him?"
Feng Shao smiled: "Whatever you understand." β
Xiao Yao frowned, and said angrily: "There are many good men in the Great Wilderness!" β
"There are a lot of good men, but there are only a few men who can really put you in their hearts."
"What do you mean? Shouldn't I marry Hong Leong? β
"I don't mean anything, you ask me, I just tell me the truth."
"Xiangliu, I really don't understand what you're thinking?"
"You and I are both red dust passers-by, and when we meet, we are each other's companions and have fun! Why bother with what is in my heart? β
Xiao Yao laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's that I'm thinking too much!" No matter what you're thinking about, it has nothing to do with me anyway! β
Xiang Liu looked at the end of the dark street and was silent.
Xiao Yao was silent for a while, and said casually: "Jing already knows that you are Xiangliu, he will definitely not tell my brother, but if Feng Long knows, my brother will definitely know." You...... Be careful. β
Xiang Liu stared at Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao avoided his gaze and asked, "Who is that old man selling donkey meat?" β
"I used to be Chiyou's subordinate, a survivor of the decisive battle in Jizhou, and I continued to live with all the death of the robes, it is better to die." Xiangliu smiled, "Actually, for a general, the best ending is to die on the battlefield. β
It was obviously a warm summer night, but Xiao Yao felt a chill on her body.
had arrived at Xiao Zhurong Mansion, Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao stopped at the same time, but neither left nor entered, they just stood silently.
In the past, I thought that there were many opportunities to meet, but I don't know since when, Xiao Yao always felt that seeing each other was less than once, and tonight, this feeling became more and more distinct.
After a while, Xiangliu said, "You go in!" β
Xiao Yao always felt that there was something she wanted to say, but when she thought about it carefully, she couldn't think of anything, she said: "Now it's not as good as before, you'd better come to the Central Plains less." β
Xiao Yao thought that Xiang Liu would be sarcastic about her, whether she was worried that Xiang Liu would kill him, or worried that he would kill Zhen Yao, but she didn't expect Xiang Liu to say anything, just looked at her.
Xiao Yao waited quietly, but she didn't know what she was waiting for.
Xiangliu's cold voice sounded: "You go in!" β
Xiao Yao smiled and saluted Xiang Liu, and turned to knock on the door. The door creaked open, Xiao Yao collapsed in, and when he turned around, Xiangliu was still standing outside, dressed in white and with black hair, and his demeanor was outstanding, but it was like the white water and black mountains in the north.
Xiao Yao couldn't take a step again, and looked at Xiang Liu steadily, the door slowly closed, and Xiang Liu's figure disappeared.
Xiao Yao returned to her residence, Xinyue and Ah Nian were there, and they were comparing pictures on their bodies with the clothes they bought during the day, talking lively. Seeing her come back, the two smiled and complained, "Good sister, can you say hello to us before you suddenly disappear next time?" Thankfully, the guy at the spice shop said you left with your friends, so let's not worry. β
Xiao Yao smiled and did not answer.
The two of them continued to discuss what style of dress to make, and laughed together when they talked about the dress worn by a noble woman, and ruined a good piece of fabric.
Xiao Xiao huddled on the couch, only feeling in a trance, these people are her relatives and friends, why does she feel so lonely and lonely?
On the day when he married Concubine Fang Lei, the clans of the Central Plains and the old clans of Xuanyuan all gathered in Shennong Mountain, and the Zijin Palace was lively all day.
Now that Zhen is the king of a country, there are officials in charge of everything, Xiao Yao is just a bystander, and he was a little worried about Ah Nian, but he found that Ah Nian handled everything very well, knowing that he didn't like it, he dragged Xiao Yao to avoid it early.
Xiao Yao accompanied Ah Nian to get drunk, and at noon on the second day, the two of them got up dizzily, the guests had left, and everything had passed. The only difference is that there is an extra woman in a certain hall of the Zijin Palace, but the Zijin Palace is very large, and you may not be able to see it once a year.
Life has returned to its former state, Ah Nian is still happy, going to accompany the Yellow Emperor every day, and seeing Brother Zhuan every day.
Xiao Yao no longer practiced archery, probably because after Zhen Yao ascended the throne, Xiao Yao felt that the crisis was lifted, and he was no longer as self-disciplined as before. The whole person has become very lazy, looking like he is not interested in anything, he doesn't want to do anything, and he likes to sleep every day. A lazy sleeper wakes up, often at noon, eats, goes to see the Yellow Emperor, sits in the Yellow Emperor's palace, listless in a daze.
In Ah Nian's eyes, Xiao Yao has always been very strange, and naturally no matter what she looks like, it is not strange.
The Yellow Emperor asked a few times: "Xiaoyao, what are you thinking?" β
Xiao Yao replied: "It's just that I didn't think about anything, so I was in a daze!" β
The Yellow Emperor didn't ask anymore and let her go.
Zhen Yan asked with concern: "Xiaoyao, what's wrong with you?" β
Xiao Yao replied with a lazy smile: "After so many years of hard work, you are now the king, and you still don't allow me to work leisurely?" Do you want to support me if I don't do anything and just like to sleep in, so you don't want to support me? β
Zhen Xuan said gently: "I don't dare you do anything, I am willing to support you for a lifetime." β
When Ah Nian heard it, he immediately leaned his neck and asked, "What about me?" What about me? β
Zhen smiled: "You too, anyway......"
Ah Nian said eagerly: "Anyway, what? β
"Anyway, if you eat too much, I'll go to Master and ask for money."
"Ah...... You stingy! Ah Nian pounced over and wanted to beat him, pinching him while complaining, "Grandpa, what did you listen to my brother say?" β
The Yellow Emperor smiled and said: "Anyway, your father will always prepare a dowry for you, if you don't want it, your father will also give it." β
Ah Nian suddenly blushed with shame, hid behind the Yellow Emperor, and gently slapped the Yellow Emperor's back.
At night, when Xiao Yao was about to fall asleep, Zhen Yao suddenly came.
Xiao Yao smiled in surprise: "Rare guest! Can I help you? β
Zhen sat on the couch: "I can't come to see you if it's okay?" β
"Of course not, but didn't I see it at my grandfather's place in the afternoon?"
"I only heard Ah Nian chirping, but I didn't hear you speak at all."
Xiao Yao smiled: "Everything is going well, there is nothing to say." β
Zhen Yao stared at Xiao Yao and asked, "Xiao Yao, how are you doing?" Happy? β
Xiao Yao was stunned: "This ...... Why are you asking me this all of a sudden? β
Zhen Xuan said: "I heard Miao Qing say, you often sit alone until late at night, I thought it would be fine after a while, but you have been getting more and more tired recently, and I am very worried about you." β
Xiao Yao smiled: "I'm fine, it's just that after you ascended the throne, I don't have pressure, so I'm not as self-disciplined as before." β
Zhen Xuan stared at Xiao Yao. Gradually, Xiao Yao couldn't laugh anymore: "Don't look at me like that!" Xiao Yao lay on the soft pillow, put her arms on her forehead, and covered her face with her sleeves.
Zhen Xuan said: "After I ascend the throne, I can give you what I couldn't give before, I hope you are better off than before, but you are ...... now Am I doing something wrong? β
Xiao Yao said: "No, you didn't do anything wrong, I made my own mistake." β
"Xiaoyao, tell me."
He sat down beside Xiao Yao and whispered, "Xiao Yao, what can't you tell me?" β
Xiao Yao finally spoke: "After separating from Jing, I felt uncomfortable and couldn't sleep well, but I don't think it's anything, it's always been normal, but after you ascended the throne, I don't know why I suddenly felt very tired, and I felt that it was boring to watch anything." Without the pressure of having to get up and work hard the next day, I can't sleep well at night. I often think of the days when He Jing was in Qingshui Town, and I often think of the days when we were young in Chaoyun Palace. I like those times, but I don't like to always remember the past, no matter how beautiful the past is, the past is the past, I don't understand why I'm so weak and useless, I don't like the current self......"
He pondered quietly.
There are two kinds of injuries that people endure, one is the flesh, which is visible and bleeds; The other is a wound to the soul, which is invisible and does not bleed. No matter how strong a person encounters a physical injury, he will rest and rest until the wound heals, but for the wound of the soul, the stronger the person, the more he likes to act as if nothing happened and continue to live as usual, but in fact, this kind of injury is more difficult to heal.
Abandoned by his mother, chased and fled, he became a faceless little monster, survived alone in the barren mountains, was imprisoned and abused by the nine-tailed fox, and wandered alone...... These things have left Xiao Yao with harm, but Xiao Yao has always used her strength to suppress all the hurt in the depths of her heart, pretending that she is nothing, telling herself that she has grown up and everything is over.
Xiao Yao seems to be free and uninhibited, but because of her experience since she was a child, in fact, Xiao Yao longs for a stable home more than anyone else, otherwise she would not have made a home for herself when she was a little sixth.
Xiao Yao put all the waiters on Jing, and Jing's departure became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Xiao Yao couldn't bear it. Obviously, he couldn't bear it, but at that time, Xuanyuan's battle for the prince was the most dangerous, Xiao Yao still turned a blind eye to the injury in her heart for the sake of Xuanyuan, and she didn't collapse until Zhenyuan was safe.
Zhen was sad, and for the first time he hated Jing. Xiao Yao's trust and expectation require unimaginable courage and hard work, which is to build a house on the wounds, but Jing shattered Xiao Yao's trust and expectation.
Zhen Yan stroked Xiao Yao's head and said, "It's okay, now you are not alone, I am here, you can really be weak or cry!" It does not matter! β
Xiao Yao's nose is sour, from childhood to adulthood, every step she takes, as long as there is a little weakness, it will definitely be death, she never allows herself to be weak, she herself doesn't understand, so difficult and painful days have come over, now she can't stand it? However, every time she dreamed back at midnight, grief and pain overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.
Xiao Yao said: "Don't worry, I believe that time will heal all wounds." β
"I understood many years ago that it is difficult to heal the wounds in my heart, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to forgive my mother by now. β
"Since there is medicine to cure the wounds of the body, there must be a way to treat the wounds of the heart."
"I didn't say no."
"How is it treated?"
"Today's gains can make up for the loss of the past, and the happiness of the present will heal the wounds of the past. I can't forgive my mother, but because of your company, the pain of losing her has long since subsided. β
Xiao Yao thought silently for a while, and said with a forced smile: "Are you encouraging me to find a new lover?" β
"I only hope that there is someone who can soothe the pain that Jing gives you and make you believe that you are valued, cherished, and pampered, and that he cannot give up no matter what." β
Xiao Yao's tears welled up in her eyes, and she murmured: "I've always been unlucky, and I don't dare to hope for this kind of good thing." β
Zhen Xuan whispered: "Yes, Xiaoyao, yes." β
Zhen Yao accompanied Xiao Yao until Xiao Yao fell asleep, and he got up to help Xiao Yao cover the quilt.
Although Xiao Yao didn't cry in front of him, at this time, the tears in the corners of her eyes were slowly falling.
Zhen Xuan lightly printed it with his fingers, if he knew back then, one day Xiao Yao would cry because of Jing, no matter how much he wanted Tu Shan's help, he would never give Jing a chance to get close to Xiao Yao, now he hates Tu Shanjing, but he hates himself even more.