Chapter Seventy-Six: The Inner Study Blames the Ministers
Xue Yinglong threw himself on Xue Dingshan's body and cried and called: "Father, father, wake up." The child begged his father to take care. The mother is gone, can the father bear to let the son lose his father again? The child has been lonely since he was a child, and finally by coincidence, the child recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and passed under the knees of his father and mother, and got the love of his father and mother, and experienced the warmth of his father's love and mother's love. It was the father and mother who soothed the loneliness in the child's heart and the pain of being fatherless and motherless for more than ten years. The mother sacrificed her life to sacrifice her life for the country. The father is sad, and the son is even more sad. However, the son must not be too sad, and the son must also hold a vigil for his mother and thank the guests. Doesn't the father want to take care of the mother's funeral and send the mother on her last journey? The father only cares about his own sadness and does not take care of the aftermath for his mother, so that the son cannot hold a wake-up for his mother with peace of mind. How can my mother be at ease when she sees her father like this in the spirit of heaven! ”
Xue Yinglong said while crying, crying so much that everyone in the room burst into tears, and even Cheng Biting Jin was full of tears.
A tear slowly slid down the corner of Xue Dingshan's eyes.
"Oops!" Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Since Fan Lihua killed herself at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, everyone has been crying, but there is not a single tear in Duxue Ding Mountain. Crying today shows that there is still life in his heart.
Xue Dingshan slowly raised his hand, stroked Xue Yinglong's shoulder, tears rained down, and said in a trembling voice: "Yinglong, you are not as good as your father!" Xue Yinglong called out "father" and cried bitterly. Xue Dingshan supported his body and slowly sat up and hugged Xue Yinglong, tears dripping wet his plain clothes.
Everyone looked at each other, and their hanging hearts were relieved. Cheng Biting Jin sighed and said, "Oops! Okay, okay, Ding Shan is finally alive again. Xue Dingshan wiped Xue Yinglong's tears and said, "Good boy, don't cry." I'm fine, don't worry. ”
Xue Dingshan comforted Xue Yinglong, looked up at Cheng Yanjin, and said, "Old Chitose, have you made an alliance?" Cheng Yanjin was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "It's decided." Don't worry, you will be able to return to the court in a few days. ”
Xue Dingshan suddenly laughed when he heard this, and the laughter made everyone's hearts palpitate. Cheng Yanjin hurriedly said, "Ding Shan, what's wrong with you?" Ding Shan, don't scare us! ”
Xue Dingshan slowly stopped laughing, he was already in tears, looked at Cheng Yanjin and said: "Old Chitose, are you pouring hundreds of thousands of troops to the west, just to let a weak woman exchange her life for a covenant?" If it's so simple, why spend seven or eight years on the battlefield? Above the court, he was holding his teeth and talking eloquently, why were they all silent at the critical moment? Isn't it the responsibility of Sumei's husband to kill himself and sacrifice himself for righteousness? Why let a weak woman do it? What did all the princes and generals of the Manchu Dynasty do? When the blood on the altar is splashed red, don't you ministers blush? Old Chitose, tell me, why is this? ”
"This ...... This ......" Xue Dingshan said that Cheng bit Jin's face was red, his face was as hot as a slap, and he couldn't speak. Jiang Xu hurriedly said: "Brother Xue, the matter has come to this, and my sister-in-law can't come back to life." Brother Xue, it's important to keep the festival mourning, the food is cold, let's eat first. Xue Dingshan smiled coldly and said, "What? Stopped me asking? Want to gag me? Jiang Xu blushed and looked embarrassed.
Li Hong hurriedly said: "Cheng Lao Chitose, Brother Jiang Xian, Yun Feng lost his son and lost his wife and was too sad, it is inevitable that he will be mentally disturbed and say inappropriate words, and please ask Lao Chitose and his virtuous brother Haihan to be one or two." Old Chitose, I'm tired after being busy for a few days, so let's go back and rest early. Brother Jiang Xian, Brother Xu Xian hasn't rested for a few days, so let's go and rest. The three of them looked at Li Hong gratefully and hurriedly went out.
Xue Yinglong looked at Xue Dingshan and said, "Father's words have reached my son's heart. These high-ranking officials and eunuchs all have such faces. Li Hong hurriedly shouted: "Yinglong, don't talk nonsense." Invite your father to eat. Xue Yinglong pouted and didn't dare to speak, put the food on the table, and said, "Invite my father to dinner." “
Xue Dingshan nodded slightly, sighed and said, "I know." You've been tired for a few days, and you think that no one is here at this time, so you should go and rest. Xue Yinglong had no choice but to retreat.
Li Hong looked at Xue Dingshan and said, "Yunfeng, you still have to take care!" Xue Dingshan nodded and said, "I know." Li Hong helped Xue Dingshan get up from the bed, sat in front of the bookcase, and took a cup of vegetarian porridge, "Yunfeng, I haven't eaten well for a few days, let's eat something." Xue Dingshan took the bowl and barely ate half of it. Li Hong saw that his expression was much calmer, so he relaxed and said, "That's right." There are many things that you need to take care of, and you must cherish them. If there is a good thing, who will bear so many things? ”
Xue Dingshan nodded and said, "Little brother knows." How many days has Aunt Ning been there? Li Hong hurriedly said: "It's been five days." Because 17 is a double day, you can't be buried, so tomorrow will be buried. Xue Dingshan asked again, "Where is she now?" Li Hong said: "It's still parked in the study downstairs of Yilanxuan." Yu Lian led the people to guard there. ”
Xue Dingshan nodded and said with tears in his eyes: "I want to see her again." Li Hong hesitated for a moment and said, "Your body is so weak, can you support it?" Xue Dingshan shook his head and said, "It's okay." Li Hong sighed: "Okay." I'll go with you. As he spoke, he helped Xue Dingshan to stand up. Xue Dingshan's body shook, and he could barely stand. Li Hong hurriedly hugged him and said with concern: "Yunfeng, be careful. Xue Dingshan reluctantly stood up and said, "It's okay." ”
Li Hong had to help him out of the study, just down the steps, he saw a Taoist priest in his twenties walking by from a distance, Li Hong's heart moved, stretched out one hand under Xue Dingshan's armpit, one hand to support his arm, and changed the support to half support and half embrace. He said loudly: "Yunfeng, slow down, don't fall if you are weak." "Helped Xue Dingshan to go inside, turned the moon gate, and entered Yilanxuan through the flower path.
Yilanxuan's candles were bright and snow-white. Because tomorrow Mao was in the funeral, and everyone did not rest for several days, Xue Yulian asked Dou Yuxian, Liu Ruyan, and Cao Xiuluan to go back to rest for a while. also let Yun Lan and the others go to the room behind Yi Lanxuan to take a break. Only Xue Yulian and the maid Shuangyan were left in the study.
Li Hong helped Xue Dingshan into the courtyard gate, and shouted inside: "Sister Ping, Yunfeng came to see Aunt Ning." Xue Yulian hurriedly greeted her, looked at the haggard Xue Dingshan's heart like a knife, and sighed: "Alas! I'm going to be buried tomorrow, so let's take a look. Saying that, they also came to support Xue Dingshan, and the husband and wife helped Xue Dingshan into the study.