Chapter 14: The Dead
Rong Yu stood up uneasily, hurriedly saluted Mu Linyuan, and said, "Mu Gongzi, I'm sorry, I have something at home, I have to go back to the house immediately, and we will meet another day......
After speaking, he didn't wait to hear how Mu Linyuan replied, so he ran to his carriage and climbed up.
Although Baozhu didn't know why, he also quickly followed Rong Yu into the carriage.
Rong Yu instructed the coachman: "Go home quickly." ”
The carriage began to run.
The noisy shouts on the street came into the car, and Rong Yu lifted the curtain and looked out.
She had never seen a Kyoto castle like this.
In her previous life, when the Northern Expedition was defeated twice, and even when the Liao people came in later, she was a young lady and princess detained in the backyard of the deep house, although she also knew that the situation was tense, but she never intuitively perceived such chaos:
The people on the street were all panicked and fled in all directions, shouting and talking in panic one after another:
"Defeated, defeated! The Great Zhou was defeated by the Liao! ”
"The chariot and horses escorting His Majesty entered the city yesterday night, and many people along the road heard the sound, and it is said that even His Majesty was hit by an arrow......
"How can you lose?! General Shao personally took command and led an army of 100,000 ......"
"Don't mention Old General Shao, the generals of the Shao family are all dead!"
"What, all dead?!"
"They're all dead! None of them came back! There are no more men in the Dingguo Mansion......"
"The Western Liao barbarians won't take the opportunity to come in, right?"
"Who knows? Hurry home and pack up the gold and silver, if the Western Liao barbarians really come in, hurry to the south and flee for your life! ”
……
Rong Yu put down the curtain, closed his eyes and leaned in the carriage and thought:
Wrong......
The men of the Dingguo Mansion did not die, as well as Shao Beicheng and Shao Dongling's young son Shao Chengzhi;
The Western Liao barbarians will not enter after several years and the defeat of Youning's northern expedition, and that time, the Liao people drove straight into the city and hit the city of Lucheng, which is only a thousand miles away from Kyoto, and the king of Duan personally went to the city to command the enemy, repelled the Liao, and signed a peace treaty with the Liao......
She deliberately thought about these things, but she couldn't alleviate the panic in her heart at all, at this time, how much she wished that Guiyun Tower was closer to the Taining Marquis Mansion, and how afraid she was that she would return to the mansion late......
The carriage galloped all the way and finally stopped, Rong Yu jumped out of the carriage and ran straight towards the back house.
The treasure bottle counted out ten copper plates from the small purse and gave them to the coachman, and then ran after Rong Yu.
Rong Yu panted and ran to the gate of the courtyard on the east side, and found that the courtyard was extremely quiet, and there was not a single mother-in-law or maid walking around.
She suddenly felt a sense of timidity in her heart, and she grabbed the stone wall of the Moon Cave Gate and stood for a while before getting up and walking towards Rong Hua's house.
Through the beaded curtain in the bedroom, she saw Rong Hua sitting at the table in a daze, Xiao Shen sitting beside her, Brother Chi being placed on the small couch by the window, and there were many mothers-in-law and maids in the room, and everyone looked sad and stared at Rong Hua nervously.
It seems that the government has already been believed......
Rong Yu lifted the bead curtain and walked into the house, and just asked Xiao Shen to say goodbye, Xiao Shen immediately pulled her over worriedly and looked at her: "On a day like today, if you run outside, if you bump into the gangster who took advantage of the chaos to rob ......"
"Fortunately, nothing happened, I'll teach you a good lesson when I go back!"
He also instructed Mama You: "Go to the front and say something, and call back all the little people who were sent out to find the third lady." ”
"Also, after picking up Brother Van'er and Brother Ye, let them all come to me to talk back."
"In addition, I instructed Ding to steward the affairs, so that the people who guard the doors must cheer up, I don't know what the chaos has become outside, and the Hou Ye is not in the mansion, there are four young ladies in our mansion, if you mix in the people with evil intentions, I don't know how much trouble will happen......"
Mama You replied and stepped back.
Rong Yu walked to Rong Hua and hugged her.
Rong Hua slowly came back to her senses, she grabbed Rong Yu's arms tightly, stared at her with straight eyes, and asked, "Sister Yu'er, that general, what did he say to you when you told me about the general you dreamed of a few days ago?" You tell me again carefully......"
Rong Yu's arm hurt, but she didn't say anything, she thought for a while and replied: "The general said, little girl, please help me tell your eldest sister, I can't come back......"
Xiao Shen said in surprise: "There is still such a dream? I have a dream, and there is a message from the Dingguo Mansion, I want to come ......"
Xiao Shen looked at Rong Hua with red eyes.
Mama Zhuang and the maids also had red eyes, and low sobs sounded in the room.
Rong Hua was stunned and didn't know where to look, and a smile rose on the corner of his lips: "Remember to make a dream in advance, it can be regarded as a heart......
Rong Yu's heart sank, not crying but laughing, thinking that Rong Hua had already made up his mind to agree with his previous life.
She was determined to die with Shao Xize, so she didn't feel sad at this time, because she would soon reunite with him in Huangquan.
Such a resolute ......
Rong Yu was a little apprehensive for a while, not sure if he could persuade Rong Hua......
In the afternoon of this day, Xiao Shen had been accompanying Rong Hua in the east courtyard, and the rest of the sons, young ladies and two aunts in the house took turns to visit, and even Rong Lian, who was sick and crooked with a white silk ribbon tied on her forehead, was also carried by the maid.
There is a difference between men and women, Rong Ye and Rong Wen both stood in the courtyard and greeted a few words, Rong Ye shouted a few words to Rong Hua through the door and window, "Don't do stupid things", Xiao Shen explained to them a few words like reading at ease and not running around, and they went back to the house.
The boudoir was small, Rong Ying, Rong Lian, Du Shi, Qianniang and others came to take a look, said a few words of comfort to Rong Hua, and went back to the house.
Rong Heng had already been edicted to enter the palace, and he had not returned to the house at dinner.
Compared with everyone's sorrow and sorrow, Rong Hua seemed much calmer, she listened quietly to everyone's comfort and enlightenment, and occasionally shed a few tears, although her face was also full of sadness, fortunately, there was no momentum to seek death and life.
And they all praised her for being a steadfast man. After accompanying Rong Hua for a long time, Xiao Shen saw that Rong Hua was not very different, so he put his mind at ease, carefully explained a few words to Mama Zhuang, and picked up Brother Chi and went back to the Orthodox Courtyard.
Only Rong Yu was left in Rong Hua's house.
Rong Hua said to her: "Sister Yu, you can go back to the room too, my sister wants to rest early today." ”
Rong Yu didn't move, and his tone was firm: "Big sister, I want to rest here with you today." ”
Rong Hua was faintly angry: "It's just a weekday, when is it today, and you are still messing around like this......"
Mama Wu immediately persuaded Rong Yu: "Miss, everyone has been bothering the eldest lady for a long time today, you go back to the room first, let the eldest lady rest and rest." ”
Rong Yu replied to Mama Wu's words in her mouth, and her eyes looked at Rong Hua without blinking: "Mama, I don't worry about my big sister, I have to sleep with her these days......"
It's not nonsense, it's worrying......
Mama Wu stopped persuading.
Rong Hua looked at Rong Yu and agreed coldly: "What's not to worry about?" If you want to rest here, you will be there. ”
He confessed again: "If there are too many people in the house, it will be boring, you can rest here, you don't need to bring a little maid on duty at night, there are people in my house." ”
Mama Wu responded.
Rong Yu didn't say anything.
At night, after waiting for Rong Hua and Rong Yu to freshen up and rest, they all retreated.
In the end, she couldn't rest assured, Mama Zhuang was determined to sit at the door of the house and guard, but because of her age, she had a sore back and legs after sitting for half an hour, Rong Hua got up and persuaded her to go down to rest, Mama Zhuang saw that Rong Hua was in a calm mood, so she put her mind at ease and explained a few words to the maid on duty at night, and also retired.
Rong Yu and Rong Hua were lying side by side on the couch, she had been staring at Rong Hua energetically at first, and her little hand was still holding her hand tightly, but then she couldn't stay up and slowly fell asleep, and the hand holding Rong Hua was slowly released.
The room was silent, except for the occasional sound of shallow breathing.
Rong Hua opened his eyes.
She looked at Rong Yu and stretched out her hand to caress her face, but she was worried about waking her up, so she finally withdrew her hand, got up lightly, and tightened the bed curtain.
The maid on duty at night woke up in shock and called her softly: "Miss? ”
Rong Hua sat on the small couch in front of the window and commanded in a low voice: "I can't sleep, you go get some sleeping incense and light it, the noise is smaller, don't make a noise until Sister Yu sleeps......"
The maid hesitated for a moment, and although she was uneasy, she did not know how to refuse the errand, so she had to respond and quickly retreat.
After the maid retreated, Rong Hua got up and walked to the cabinet by the wall, felt one of the small drawers open, and took out a dagger from the drawer.
The blade of the dagger was aurora bright, and a cold glow was folded in the thick of the night.
Rong Hua stroked the dagger, thinking of the person who gave her the dagger, tears fell silently on the face of the knife......
She smiled and raised the dagger in her hand.