Chapter 35: Mourning (1)
Lin Song's army had not yet returned to the Southern Jin Dynasty, and his lieutenant had secretly sent someone to hurry up and send the news that Lin Song had secretly let go of Northern Li Shizi into the palace, and Nan Xiao was furious.
"Bang dang!"
"Smack!"
The sound of porcelain breaking kept coming out of the imperial study room of the Xuanzheng Palace, and the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids at the door all knelt on the ground with their heads bowed.
In the past few days, Dan Fu has been nervous, and he went to the imperial study with the prince every day to ask Nan Xiao for peace, and by the way, he inquired about the battle situation on the front line.
As soon as Dan Fu and the prince arrived at the gate of the Xuanzheng Palace, they were stopped by Nan Xiao's father-in-law, "Ouch, why did the prince bring His Royal Highness today?" The slave advises you to go back! As he spoke, he glanced helplessly at the imperial study.
"What's wrong with my father?" The prince looked in anxiously and asked his father-in-law in a low voice.
The father-in-law pulled the crown prince and Danfu aside, covered his mouth with his hands, and whispered: "General Lin Song has let the prince go, and Your Majesty is angry!" You two don't go to say hello today, come back quickly. ”
When Dan Fu heard this, Lin Song let Gu Beicheng go? I guess something happened at the front! "Father-in-law, do you know how the battle is on the front line?"
"I heard that the king of Beili died in battle, and he could have annihilated Beili in one fell swoop, but as a result, alas, ......" The father-in-law hugged the dust, his head turned slightly to the side, and he looked dazed, "What's wrong with this General Lin Song?" It is estimated that the Lin Mansion is less auspicious! ”
Gu Qiang died? Dan Fu chuckled in his heart, but why did this Lin Song let Gu Beicheng go? It really made him puzzled!
"Father-in-law, do you know why General Lin let go of the son?" Dan Fu looked around and asked in a low voice.
The father-in-law sighed and shook his head: "This, the old slave doesn't know, and no one said anything about it......
Dan Fu thanked his father-in-law, turned around and left, the prince saw it, and hurriedly chased him, "Taifu, you wait for me!" ”
Dan Fu walked relatively fast, and when he spoke, he went out of the palace gate of the Xuanzheng Hall and came to the Yongdao, where the prince's sedan chair was also here, he pulled the prince and stuffed him into the sedan chair.
"Your Highness go back to the East Palace quickly, stay in the palace today, remember, don't go anywhere." Dan Fu was afraid that he would think he was in the way, so he pretended to be mysterious.
The prince still believed it, there was no way, he had only served Dan Fu since he was a child, but he just looked at Dan Fu with a worried face, and he was very worried, so he asked him: "Taifu has something on his mind?" ”
"I'll tell you back, time is pressing, you go back first!" After Dan Fu finished speaking, he went in the direction of the palace gate.
The prince stuck his head out of the sedan chair and asked loudly, "Where are you going, Taifu?" Maybe bring it with you? ”
"Go back, prince, I have important things to do." Dan Fu didn't reply, raised his hand above his head, and waved it to the prince behind him.
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As soon as Lin Song's army arrived at the gate of the Southern Jin Dynasty, a group of soldiers rushed over.
"Lin Song, General Lin is here?" A commander defending the city asked.
The adjutant general glanced at Lin Song, thinking in his heart that it was estimated that the Holy Lord had received the news, and asked lightly: "What is the matter with our general?" ”
"The Holy Lord has an order, please General Lin Song dismount and come with us!"
"Get out of the way!" Lin Song looked at them expressionlessly.
The commander defending the city saw Lin Song pulling a cart after ordering his horse, and there was a woman lying on the cart, pale face, covered with a cloak, motionless, as if asleep and dead.
"General!" The commander of the city was very persistent, "You better come with us, don't embarrass us!" ”
Lin Song waved his Fang Tian painting halberd, pointed at the city commander in front of the horse, and scolded angrily: "I told you to get out of the way!" ”
The wind rose, behind Lin Song, the battle flag in the team was waving in the wind, the man refused to give way, Lin Song refused to dismount, and the spearhead of Fang Tian's halberd was less than a finger wide from the throat of the commander defending the city.
The wind blew stronger and stronger, and the small gravel on the ground, together with the fine soil, rolled in the wind, except for Lin Song, the cloaks of the other generals in the team fluttered with the wind, and a gust of wind hit, with a little bit of wind and sand, a little confused.
Lin Song glanced behind him worriedly, the wind covering Miao Jing's body was lifted by the wind, and the commander of the city guard saw clearly that the clothes on the woman's abdomen were bright red, and the knife edge that was almost a palm long was clearly visible.
Lin Song put away Fang Tian's halberd, turned over and dismounted, and hurriedly leaned the weapon to the side of the cart, but he didn't stand firmly, and fell to the ground with a "bang".
He ignored it, and hurriedly re-covered the cloak for Miaojing, pressing it with his hand until the gust of wind passed.
"Who is the person in the car......?" The commander of the city asked the lieutenant in a low voice.
The adjutant general beckoned to him, sat on his horse and leaned over, leaned in and whispered, "That's our General Lin Song's wife!" ”
Lin Song picked up Miaojing's corpse as if no one was around, and said softly to her: "Let's go, let's go home." ”
"General Lin!"
Lin Song paused, glanced sideways at the commander of the city, and said in a low voice: "I will send my wife back to the house, and I will go to the Holy Lord to ask for sin!" ”
The commander defending the city waved his hand, and the guards surrounded him one after another, pointing at Lin Song with a knife, and the general of the army was about to move, wanting to go over to help Lin Song, and the deputy general scolded angrily: "What? Do you want the general to resist the order? ”
"Daddy!" Lin Miaoyin heard the movement, got off Nan Jinyan's carriage, ran to Lin Song, and pushed away those guards, "You guys go away!" ”
"What are you doing here? Get back! Come! Lin Song roared.
The lieutenant jumped off the horse, grabbed Lin Miaoyin's arm, and led her to the team, "Don't make trouble, you go with me......" He winked at Lin Miaoyin, "The ...... is to kill the head."
"But ......" Lin Miaoyin couldn't rest assured at all, besides, she just wanted to stay with her mother now, "I want to be with my father!" ”
Nan Jinyan also got out of the carriage, walked over to the commander guarding the city, and asked, "Let General Lin go back to the mansion to settle Mrs. Lin first, and then follow you into the palace later, is it feasible?" ”
"But ......" The commander who defended the city was a little embarrassed.
"It's just a little late, it won't be delayed for long, besides, if you and I don't say it, my father won't know." Nan Jinyan patted the commander.
The Commander thought for a moment, "Then according to His Highness!" He raised his hand and shouted to the soldiers defending the city: "Release!" ”
Nan Jinyan turned to Lin Miaoyin, smiled and wanted to take her hand, but Lin Miaoyin refused, he said gently, "Come with me in the car." ”
"Nope." Lin Miaoyin refused, and then climbed into the scooter.
The team followed Lin Song into the city, the Lin Mansion was still arranging the housekeeper's funeral, the entire Lin Mansion was white, everyone saw Miao Jing in Lin Song's arms, and instantly knelt on the ground and cried.
In the mourning hall, two coffins were neatly parked, Lin Song took Lin Miaoyin to kneel in front of Miaojing's spirit, grief-stricken, took out the hairpin sent by Yeluxin from his arms, gently placed it on the side of Miaojing's spiritual seat, got up and bowed to the housekeeper.
"General Lin, mourn and change!" Nan Jinyan's voice came from behind Lin Song.
Lin Song ignored him, didn't say a word, passed by Nan Jinyan, walked towards the outside of the mansion, and followed the commander into the palace.
Nan Jinyan knew that Lin Song blamed him in his heart, and he regretted it himself, but he was unintentional, he didn't know that things would be like this!
He moved to Miao Jing's spirit, silently put a stick of incense on her, and threw paper money into the brazier, he saw that there was a coffin next to him, and he was shocked, who is this?
"Third Highness, what are you doing?" Lin Miaoyin raised her head and looked at Nan Jinyan coldly.
Nan Jinyan knew that Lin Miaoyin must still be blaming him for the arrow he missed, but it was an accident, and he didn't expect to shoot the Dongyu man just right!
Nan Jinyan walked up to Lin Miaoyin and squatted down, "I know you're still blaming me, but I really didn't mean to, and I didn't expect it to be like this!" ”
"I don't blame you, Your Royal Highness has come back from the front line, and the travel is tiring, so let's go back and rest early." Lin Miaojing didn't look at him and said calmly.
She didn't want to listen to Nan Jinyan's explanation, no matter what he said, whether it was intentional or unintentional, it didn't matter, her mother was dead, what was the use of saying that?
"You...... Are you driving me away? Nan Jinyan's voice was a little choked.
Does Lin Miaoyin hate him so much? Hasn't he already apologized? Didn't he say he didn't mean it, so why can't he forgive?
"Your Highness! Please come back! Lin Miaoyin stood up, spread her hands in the direction of the mansion gate, and her tone was full of displeasure and impatience.
Nan Jinyan didn't want to upset her anymore, took a deep breath, looked at Lin Miaoyin gently and said, "I! Not on purpose! You trust me! ”
After speaking, he left the Lin Mansion, turned around and looked at the mansion reluctantly, he had thought of countless scenarios of coming to the Lin Mansion to find her, God knows, the first time he came, it would be like this.
The white flags outside the door fluttered, and the pedestrians passing by the Lin Mansion whispered: "This general's mansion seems to have fallen into an evil spirit, and two of them died at once!" It's miserable! ”
Nan Jinyan grabbed one of them and asked, "Apart from Mrs. Lin, who is the other one?" ”
"I heard that it was the housekeeper of the house......"
He was stunned in place, for a long time, it turned out that there was a funeral in the Lin Mansion before the expedition, so ...... Lin Miaoyin's sadness and absent-mindedness, isn't it for Gu Beicheng? But at that time, she was clearly worried about that son! Or is it really that you are thinking too much? The curtain fell, and Nan Jinyan's eyes turned red.
Lin Miaoyin knelt in front of the brazier and threw paper money, the fire was shining, beating in her eyes, she remembered her mother's smile ......; She remembered her mother's ...... treating her wound on her knee; She remembered that her mother had put on the crooked hairpin on her head ......; And the housekeeper......
She looked around, there were large patches of white, full of eyes, the officials knew that Lin Song had provoked the wrath of the saint, and no one dared to come to mourn, the door was full of birds, and it was deserted.
Lin Miaoyin's tears were like beads with broken threads, large ones rolled down, dripping on the white linen clothes, bursting into tears one after another, her vision was blurred, she couldn't see where the brazier was, she raised her sleeves, wiped her eyes, and the cuffs immediately became wet, just wiped, and blurred again......
Suddenly, as if I saw a figure, I came in through the gate and walked onto the covered bridge.