By the leaves falling

"Aw, how can you leave me alone in this world? Auntie...... Auntie......"

Who's talking? I couldn't open my eyes, and I could only hear the weeping of the man who planted me that day. For some reason, my heart was broken. A-wit? Who is Auntie?

The wind blows through my leaves, and the cicadas suck the sap on me. I barely opened my eyes and looked through my branches at the weeping man who had fallen under my leaves. The man's bright yellow robe revealed his indescribable status. But I don't care who he is, I only know that he is the one who planted me. I shook myself and covered him with branches and leaves, so that he would not faint from the sun.

I don't know how long it took for someone to come and ask the man to go back. I quietly dropped a leaf on his shoulder. He picked up the leaf, looked at me with teary eyes, and sprinkled a glass of wine on my roots. I know that the wine was not for me, but for the woman whose name was the maid in his mouth.

I quietly took a little bit of wine and tasted it. It's very spicy, but it's even more bitter.

The man left that day and never came again.

After a few days, I gradually became more and more enlightened, and occasionally left my true body to look around. My real body is in a temple in Chang'an, very close to the imperial city. That day, when I was walking around outside my body, I could hear a few monks chewing on the root of their tongues in the palace.

I heard that Empress Wende died a few days ago, and His Majesty was very sad.

Yes, it's no wonder that I cried so sadly in the temple that day.

Your Majesty is the one who planted me.

I sat on the eaves and dangled my legs, thought about it for a long time, and decided to go to the palace to have a look. Although I am a spirit, I was planted by His Majesty, and I was stained with dragon energy, but I went to the palace.

I crept into the palace, which was so great that the road was hard to find, but it didn't bother me. I walked into the dormitory of Empress Wendeok, and it is said that everything here is still the same as before, not a single thing has changed, nothing has changed. While I was looking around the Lizheng Palace, His Majesty entered the palace gate, and the young son beside him accompanied him.

The little doll was very good-looking, and His Majesty took his hand with affection and affection. But the faces of the two were full of sadness. His Majesty pulled the little doll to sit down on the couch, and His Majesty sighed: "Zhi'er, my father misses your mother." ”

The eight-year-old little doll lay on His Majesty's lap, with tears in her eyes, and sobbed aggrievedly: "The son also misses the queen mother." ”

"I still remember the smile and smile of your queen mother in this palace in the past, she made winter clothes for me and solved problems for me. Ignore me occasionally. I still remember. Your mother is the best woman in the world. A smile appeared on His Majesty's face, but it was bitter.

I watched as the most noble man in the Tang Dynasty gradually covered with tears on his face. Awan, how lucky the woman who was smiling and gentle beside the King of Qin back then. She was so remembered and cherished by such a great man.

His Majesty dragged his eight-year-old son to the bookcase to spread out the portrait of Empress Wende, and I was curious for a moment and went up to take a closer look. The queen is really beautiful, and the woman in the painting has beautiful eyebrows, gentle and charming, and I can't help but be attracted.

In the middle of the night, I sneaked into His Majesty's dream and weaved a dream with my weak spiritual power. In the clouds and mist in the south of the Qinling Mountains, I set up a table and set up a chess game to prepare tea. His Majesty sat down across from me. He called me "Auntie".

I laughed, "I'm not a maid. ”

"You're really similar to A-Mai." His Majesty was a little confused.

"Since I am like a woman with a maid, can Your Majesty tell me the story of a maid?" I laughed.

His Majesty took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Ah Wan is the sister of my childhood friend and the youngest daughter of the eldest grandson's family. When she married me, she was in the prime of her life. The thirteen-year-old girl has a delicate posture and is still a little immature, and my heart melts when her husband calls. ”

I dropped a son and pulled my sideburns behind my ears: "I've seen a portrait of a maid, she's beautiful." ”

"Alas," sighed His Majesty, "those painters are all rubbish, and my maid is much better than the ones in them." It's just that now, if I want to see Ah Wan anymore, I have to look at those paintings. I can think about what a maid looks like. ”

"Auntie is really blessed to have such a loving husband as Your Majesty." I was smiling, but my heart was a little sour.

"I wonder who the girl is? Could it be the fairy of the Nine Heavens? ”

"Your Majesty can call me Twilight. I'm not a fairy, I'm just a touch of spiritual spirit between heaven and earth. Seeing that His Majesty was sad, he accompanied His Majesty in his dreams. "I took my tea and drank a cup.

"Everyone in the world knows that I am sad, but how can I know the pain in my heart?" His Majesty smiled bitterly, "That's it." ”

"The beautiful children of the past, the sorrows and joys of the present. Others don't know His Majesty's suffering, because His Majesty is the Ninth Five, and they don't understand His Majesty's loneliness. But I understand Your Majesty, Your Majesty and Empress Yu are not emperors, but husbands. ”

"Hahahaha, it's hard to find a confidant, I'll give the girl a drink. It's hard for anyone to understand my mind like this! His Majesty drank all the tea in the cup, as if he was overjoyed.

A smile also appeared on my lips: "It is a blessing for Duxue to be able to get His Majesty's words." ”

Suddenly, His Majesty frowned again: "Qin Tianjian often has people come to the palace to visit, the girl is a touch of spiritual spirit, but she will be turned into a demon by others?" ”

"I am dyed by His Majesty's dragon energy, and my breath is unique to Your Majesty, and it is not a harmful demon contaminated with evil energy. On the contrary, it can extend the number of life expectancy. Even the immortals who have attained the Tao will not be except me. I laughed, and my heart was happy. Am I being worried?

"That'll be fine." Your Majesty was relieved.

"Your Majesty, why don't you call yourself me?" I asked.

"The etiquette in the palace is uncomfortable, and it is really tiring to be the king of a country in my dreams. When you meet a confidant this time, you don't need to put on an emperor's shelf. ”

"Your Majesty is really good-natured." I laughed.

"That's it, let's play a game on the chess table."

I just had the spirit of the primordial god, but I didn't know that my chess skills were already acceptable, and in the end, I only lost to His Majesty. Seeing that the day was about to dawn, I said goodbye to His Majesty and agreed to see you another day.

By the time I returned to the temple in my true form, I was exhausted. It's still too hard to sustain dreams with my cultivation. Exhausted, I fell into a deep sleep in my real body. In the dream, it was a bright and festive red.

Ten years after the great cause, the second son of the Tang Mansion married the young daughter of the eldest grandson's family, and the entire Tang Mansion was not festive, and the red silk and red lanterns were hung all over the mansion. I watched the thirteen-year-old bride stunned. That's Auntie. When I was in a daze, my eyes suddenly went dark, and when I opened my eyes again, I saw the bright red Xipa.

It was the young Majesty who took my hand and led me across the red blanket and over the brazier into the hall. It's just that this road is so long for some reason, and it has lasted a lifetime.

Kneeling in front of the Li family's parents, I was in a trance for some reason. Is this what it feels like to be married? Holding the hand of the person you like, kneeling through the emperor and the queen of heaven and the mountains and Daze, kneeling down to the kindness of her parents, kneeling ...... A vow that lasts forever.

The hall was noisy and noisy, full of congratulations and discussions from relatives and friends. Some people say that I am really blessed to marry the second son of the Li family, who is a young and talented man.

Xi Po shouted a salute, and I was sent into the cave room.

The bright red futon is sprinkled with peanuts, longan and dates, festive and filled with a hint of sweetness. I sat in the cave room and listened to the excitement in the front yard, and before I knew it, the wedding feast was gone. My husband, the second son of Tang Guogong, pushed open the door and called me with a drunken smile: "Auntie." ”

He lifted my hijab and looked at me carefully, and said with a smile: "I knew that my maid was good-looking, but I didn't expect it to be so good-looking." If I become a prince in the coming day, I will hide you well and protect you, so that you will be rich and prosperous all your life. ”

I somehow opened my mouth, but the voice was not mine, I thought it was a maid: "As long as the husband has a safe life, other concubines are not greedy." ”

"If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

At the age of sixteen, His Majesty was already extraordinary, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he was really handsome. I indulged in His Majesty's doting gaze.

He said, "A-maid, you are my wife." ”

He said: "When you get married, you love each other. ”

I closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, I saw the vermilion walls of the temple. Big drops of dew rolled down my leaves.

I am, did I cry?

I pulled out of the tree, looked in the direction of the Imperial City, and didn't want to wait any longer, I thought of that person's side. I want to hear him talk more about my maid, and I want to have such a sweet dream again.

But I can't, my spiritual power is exhausted, and it will take at least a few more months of cultivation to recover. I've been living with this dream for a few months. The days in the temple were extremely boring, and I was tormented day by day, and before I knew it, my cultivation had risen a little. I haven't counted my days, but it's been a long time since I thought about it. And I heard that His Majesty has built a high pavilion to overlook the queen's mausoleum in these months. The affection is as deep as a promise, which makes me envious of my maid. The people she loves are the best men in the world today.

I sneaked into the palace again, and I happened to meet someone from Qin Tianjian.

The man's face was stunning, and he looked at me with a playful smile: "Tree spirit? It's really funny. Who are you looking for at the palace? ”

I was stunned by fright, and he laughed out loud: "Little girl, don't be afraid, I am Li Chunfeng of Qin Tianjian, not a wicked person. I won't take you as a demon. ”

"I've seen Master Li." I said goodbye.

"You really look like you." Li Chunfeng looked at me carefully.

I was a little angry for no reason: "How do I look, what does it matter if I look like or not?" Twilight is Twilight, not anyone's shadow. ”

"That's it, it's my gaffe. You're going to find Your Majesty, right? It was getting late, and His Majesty hadn't slept peacefully for a long time. I think I'm waiting for you. Li Chunfeng smiled gently.

"Your Majesty has mentioned me to you?" My heart rejoices.

"It's not like I've mentioned it. It's just that His Majesty asked me a few strange things that day. Later, he told me that he hadn't had a good dream for a long time, and I guessed a little. Li Chunfeng smiled deeply, "Why don't you go soon?" ”

I saw that it was getting late, and I didn't care about saying goodbye to Li Chunfeng, so I rushed into His Majesty's bedroom. His Majesty was lying on the couch with his clothes folded, still watching the folds. I felt a little sorry for his hard work, so I quietly kissed his eyes. In a moment, His Majesty fell asleep.

The dream I weave this time is on the edge of a clear spring, and the table and fragrant tea are all ready. His Majesty was surprised and delighted when he saw me: "Twilight? It's been more than three months, why did you come to my dream? ”

"I'm just busy cultivating, after all, I haven't attained the Tao yet." I laughed coolly.

"It's that I'm being selfish, I just want you to come and talk to me in my dreams." His Majesty lowered his eyes, "I am no longer young, and my maid is gone, but I am getting more and more lonely." ”

"I heard that His Majesty ordered someone to build a high pavilion to overlook the queen's mausoleum?" I didn't respond to Your Majesty and drank a cup of tea.

"I can't put it down." His Majesty sighed, "Zhi'er is still young, and Chengqian is becoming more and more uncontentious. Tyre is a wolf again. Looking at them, I miss my maid more and more. ”

"Building a high pavilion costs the people and money, Your Majesty has always been diligent and thrifty, and I am afraid it is not good to do this." I smiled shallowly, "People always have to look forward." Although people are not as good as they used to be, since they have already gone, they should let go slowly. I believe that the queen does not want to look at His Majesty like this. ”

"How many years have I worked hard for the Tang Dynasty, but now I am just building a high pavilion to remember my deceased wife, how can I be criticized like this? Even you dissuade me? His Majesty was a little annoyed.

"Advice is good for deeds."

"Enough, don't come back to my dreams. I originally thought it was a bosom friend, but it turned out to be as sour and smelly as those courtiers! "Your Majesty is angry.

"Your Majesty......"

"You're not a maid! You're not my maid! Do you think you can teach me a lesson just because you look like her? ”

I was stunned, it turned out that His Majesty's closeness to me was because of this face.

I endured the heartbreak and said to Your Majesty with a smile: "If Your Majesty thinks of Duxue one day, you can go to Guanyin Temple to find Duxue." ”

I fled from the dream without waiting for His Majesty to speak, and I ran all the way back to my true body to seal my consciousness. I was silent in the night, in the silence of the Buddhist temple.

I had a dream.

In the dream, the boy had grown into an adult, lying in bed, seriously ill. I am still the woman who was called his wife, and I take care of him untied.

He stroked my face and asked, "Ah, if I die." ”

Without waiting for him to finish, I replied, "If there is no denial, it is not the only child." ”

He smiled: "Silly aunt, if I die, you will also live." You have to live forever. ”

It has been sixteen years since Zhenguan woke up again. The crown prince Li Chengqian failed to assassinate his brother Li Tai, and the matter was revealed, and Li Chengqian raised troops to force the palace.

The ghost sent the gods, and His Majesty actually came to the Guanyin Temple. After retiring everyone, he stroked my trunk and sighed, "Twilight, it's you." ”

I condensed and walked out of the tree, and I bowed to Your Majesty: "I have seen Your Majesty." ”

"Twilight, are you lonely in this tree?"

Puzzled, I looked up at Your Majesty.

"As an emperor, I am very lonely. Cheng Qian forced the palace, Tai'er wolf son ambition. They are my own sons! It's the blood and bones left by my maid! I am an emperor, but I am also a father. I ......"

"Your Majesty should do it from the heart. Twilight still has to cultivate. I interrupted His Majesty and turned to return to the tree.

"That high pavilion has been demolished."

"Your Majesty." I didn't look back.

"Twilight ......" Your Majesty tried to grab my wrist, but it was empty.

"I'm uncomfortable, can't you accompany me?"

"Twilight is not the eldest grandson queen."

I returned to the tree, as silent as I had been for years.

Sometimes His Majesty would still come and stand under the tree to talk or water me.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, was made the crown prince. His Majesty, who was the leader of the country back then, also has gray hair.

It's autumn! I broke out of the tree and sat on the branches and dangled my feet. It was past noon, and I felt a little sleepy. I was dozing off when I heard someone say, "Twilight, come down, I'll pick you up." ”

I opened my eyes, and the person standing under the tree was His Majesty.

I laughed, playfully, and jumped from the tree into His Majesty's arms.

"How can it be so light?" His Majesty looked surprised when he caught me.

"I'm a tree spirit, so I don't have any weight." I laughed.

"Twilight, since you're a dryad, do you know how much longer I can live?" The saint suddenly asked.

I wondered, "What?" Didn't Li Chunfeng mention it to His Majesty? ”

"Li Chunfeng has passed away, and I asked a few times in my early years, but he and Yuan Tiangang never told me." His Majesty sighed.

"Twilight Snow is still shallow in cultivation, and leaking the Mandate of Heaven is easy to cause a catastrophe. Your Majesty is a wise monarch through the ages, and he will be blessed for thousands of years. I replied with a smile. But I know that His Majesty will die in six years, this is the destiny of heaven.

His Majesty would still come to Guanyin Temple from time to time, and I would often go to His Majesty to play chess with His Majesty in his dreams. His Majesty's health is getting worse and worse, and there are more and more monks in the palace, and he takes a lot of pills every day, and he can't persuade him.

In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, His Majesty's health has been extremely poor. At this time, a famous monk knew of my existence, and he said to His Majesty: "If you have the ginkgo tree spirit as a guide, you can increase your Majesty's life for a hundred years." ”

That night, as usual, I entered His Majesty's dream, and set up a tea table to play chess with His Majesty.

His Majesty said to me, "Duxue, some people say that using you as a medicine can increase my life for a hundred years. ”

"A hundred years of life? Your Majesty thinks that it is really a good thing to live for a long time? Watching the people around him die one by one, Ah Mai, Cheng Qian. How much does Your Majesty think you can stand it? If Your Majesty watches Zhi'er die again a hundred years later, will Your Majesty be able to stand it? ”

"Twilight, is death really destiny?"

"Yes."

"Twilight."

"Huh?"

"Will you always be there?"

I smiled: "I will always be, I will watch the prosperous Tang Dynasty for Your Majesty until the day I die." ”

"Twilight, you really look like a maid."

"Twilight is not the eldest grandson queen."

"It's okay, Twilight, I'm happy with you."

I suddenly saw the handsome young man in red clothes in the tenth year of the Great Cause, and the affection in His Majesty's eyes was so strong that it warmed me for the rest of the millennium.

Zhenguan 23rd year, July 10. His Majesty died in the Hanfeng Palace, and the temple name was Taizong. Buried in Zhaoling.

On that day, it was rumored in Chang'an City that the ginkgo tree planted by Taizong of Guanyin Temple turned yellow overnight and fell golden.

On the day of the funeral, the mighty procession of people who had nothing to do with him were crying sadly, and I sat on the top of the Guanyin Temple and looked into the distance. It was another summer day, and the steaming man was about to suffocate, but the man could no longer let me cover him with branches and leaves.

I stroked my white hair overnight and smiled with tears in my eyes.

Your Majesty, do you think this counts as a common white head?

Later, Yuan Tiangang came to Chang'an, and he stood in front of me and knelt down to me: "The minister pays a visit to the eldest grandson and queen." ”

He said, "I was able to gain spiritual wisdom because I was originally the spirit of the eldest grandson empress. He said, Your Majesty has long known that I am the spirit of the maid.

I laughed like crazy for a moment, so that's it! I see!

It's just why your sentence "I am pleased with you" came so late, if not, otherwise I would not have lost my temper with you for so many years. But what's the use?

The rest of the time is left to me, and I am the only one to reminisce.

Later, Yuan Tiangang died, and later, Datang also died. I shuttle between Zhaoling and Guanyin Temple every day. And so it is a thousand years.

One day I happened to hear someone chanting a few words:

"After parting, memories meet. A few soul dreams with you. ”