Chapter 62: The Seven-Day Covenant
"Where the hell do you live, tell me clearly!"
"There are four peach sales buildings." I blurted out, and before I could finish speaking, I regretted my bowels.
"Nonsense!" The leader of the general shouted, "You just said that you are a woman from a good family, how can you live in the Qin Mansion Chu Pavilion." You tell me honestly, if there is half a word of falsehood, this general will never be spared! β
"The official forgives the sin! The little woman was..."I heard my voice tremble, and suddenly I had a countermeasure in my mind, and then Chu Chu said, "It was originally a family from Yiyang, a small village near Jiazhou, who was taken into the house as a concubine by the son of Zhang Yuanwai in Dongshi. A few days ago, the younger brother of the family came to see me, because he really hadn't seen anything in the world, he shouted and showed his ugliness for a while, and even the slave family was disliked by his father-in-law and in-laws. When my younger brother came home, he brought a lot of silver clothes from his husband's family and ate medicinal herbs. So he asked the prime minister to divorce the slave family and sell it to a brothel! β
I listened to my voice trembling faintly, as if it contained infinite grievances.
The officers and soldiers were silent for a while when they heard my words, and although the generals at the head were still squinting, they looked down at me suspiciously, because they were crying at the right time, and the red and swollen tears left by Gan Lai in the wind and snow, and the tears that flowed again because of panic, seemed to be a little convinced.
"Big brother..."The officers and soldiers on the side whispered to the general, "A few days ago, the son of a Zhang Yuanwai's family seems to have accepted a concubine's room, although there is no banquet, and the red lantern has been hung on the door of the mansion for three days and three nights......
"Since the slave family entered the Taopin Building, life has become more and more difficult..."I Yingying said, "Because of my appearance, the guest officers are always extra elevated, and Mother Hua originally accepted me as a servant, and also rewarded the house on the fifth floor of the backyard to live with me." Other sisters are okay to say, but the girl Sarong is gone! She was dissatisfied with the slave's kindness, so she made it difficult for the slave in every way, coaxed Aunt Hua to misunderstand the slave, took back the house on the fifth floor, and no longer let the slave make a living as a slave, only doing those stupid jobs in the back kitchen of chopping firewood and pouring swill buckets in the building. How many people have eyes, changing the law to torture the slave family to please Sister Rong, no, this morning also cut off the slave's food, only said that I am such a lowly slave maid is not worthy of eating the food made in the kitchen of the building, let me finish the work every day and come out to ask for food, but what a boundary in the East City, the slave is afraid of showing up and losing the face of the original husband's family, so I had to come out at night to find some cold rice discarded by people, I don't want every family in the East City to be a big family, but the fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, The slave walked all the way from Lisi Road to this Changning Street, only to see these leftovers in this alley. I was about to take some back, but I was discovered by the officials... Official, the slave knows the crime, and he will not dare to tamper with other people's things in the future, please spare the officials and give the slave another chance! β
In this way, where do those people still have doubts and accusations.
Men are the most unattractive women who are wronged, and my story is detailed and true, and the details can be scrutinized everywhere. Naturally, everyone was sad and compassionate, and sighed one after another.
"Big brother, this girl is indeed very beautiful," the officer and soldier on the side whispered to the general again, "If you pity her background, you might as well take her back to the palace and dedicate it to the prince, wouldn't it be a great achievement!" β
"Hmm... Not. The general only groaned slightly, and then immediately vetoed in a low voice, "It's okay to change to another family, you also heard it, she said that she is from Taopinlou, and she had to be promoted by her mother a few days ago." Who is that Hua Jiangtang, how can this account be unclear, and now suppressing this girl is just hindering the edge of the new red man Ji Sarong, and when the peony champion arrives in a few days, the flower is not red for a hundred days, but there are still a few days of scenery for Ji Sarong? When she stops, this lady will definitely help this girl up again to be a cash cow, if we rashly accept people today, as long as we investigate the peach sales building in the future, the prince's mansion will be in trouble for nothing. Your Highness is already with that kind of heart, if it reaches Your Majesty's ears again, won't we become sinners of the Prince's Mansion through the ages! β
"Yes," the officer and soldier stammered a little, "It's still the eldest brother who is thoughtful, so let's... Let's get down to business! β
"Yesβ" The general suddenly woke up, and then said to me, "Girl, you don't care about your life experience, this general only asks you, today you walked all the way from Lisidao to Changning Street, have you ever seen a son dressed in white, about sixteen or seventeen years old?" β
"Childe?" I pretended to be suspicious, "The official said that he laughed, in the middle of the night, where did the man in white come from, isn't it the black and white impermanence that Mr. Storyteller once said?" β
"What nonsense!" The general shouted impatiently, "You only say that you have not seen it, let alone those useless ones!" β
"I haven't seen it." I said categorically, "Listening to a few people who seem to be the officials of His Royal Highness the Prince's mansion, who is the man in white?" Dare to be a thief in the prince's mansion, and a few were ordered to come out and arrest him? No, it's so dark at night, even a thief should wear black, but how can he be a man in whiteββ"
"-Alright, alright!" The general interrupted, "Since you haven't seen it, don't rap, delay the execution of official duties, beware of the prince who blames you for disposing of you!" β
I said yes, and the general saw that there was nothing more to ask, and there were only a few baskets of rotten vegetables behind me, so he had to turn around and leave with someone. I knelt on the spot, only to feel a faint pain in my knee. His eyes were slightly raised, and he only dared to get up when the firelight disappeared farther away......
"You're so good!" I was startled by the sudden scream behind me, and my thighs went soft and I fell on the cold snow, "-I only thought you were a solid radish, and I was afraid that you would not be able to stand it after a few words of questioning from those soldiers, but I didn't expect you to be so good at deceiving people, and when it comes to lies, every sentence is more true than the other, and I almost wiped my tears for you inside!" β
"Be quiet!" I lowered my voice and pulled his calf sharply and said urgently, "I finally sent it away, and it will be over if I don't have to be called by you again!" β
"No, no, they've already gone far." The young man smiled and pointed to his ears, and when he lowered his head, he found that I was still sitting on the ground, and immediately squatted down and picked me up and said, "Hey, I just praised you a few words, why can't you stand it?" β
"Praise me...? Do you also praise me? I shook off his hand holding me, sneered and said, "No matter how powerful I am, I can't compare to you, the first time I met with red mouth and white teeth, I came to call someone else's lady!" β
"Where, even if you can't call the lady, the master will always be called." The young man laughed heartily, "Even if I have been a liar since I was a child, I don't have the good ability to tell a lie, girl." I know it's fake, but how do you hear it and think it's true, so you are the first one to make me bow down! β
"-You!" I was angry for a while, but I didn't know where to start, "Hey! What's your name? I said that I will help you send those officers and soldiers, and you will answer my question, don't regret it again now! β
"Hah! Good girl, I've never seen a person like you, and the right people are still lying without a red face and a heartbeat, and they turn their faces to accuse others with righteous words, which is really interesting! The boy leaned back and laughed as if I had made some laughing joke.
After a long time, he restrained himself a little under my ice-cube-like face, dusted off the crumbs on his shoulders and said, "Well, although I don't have your good skills, I also know how to keep my promises." It's just that even the girl, today is really not a good time, I believe you must be very tired after tossing all night, we might as well leave here for the time being, and find a sunny weather in the coming day to meet for tea and talk? β
"What a sunny day!" I jumped to my feet angrily and said, "You obviously have the intention to use it to pretend to excuse yourself, and now that you see that I am worthless, you want to find a reason to throw it away!" β
"What are you talking about, the eldest husband has said everything-"
"-You don't need to say anything!" I interrupted sharply, "I know that you are not right, and I don't know how you offended the prince's family, and sent troops to search for the whole city late at night." I don't know right from wrong if I help you, and in the future, I just don't see your honor, and everything will be fineββ"
"βSeven days."
ββ¦ What the? β
"Seven days later, on the night of the full moon, I sincerely invite Miss Lian to gather by the Lianyue Lake." The young man's gaze was no longer playful and contemptuous, and it had been replaced by a sincere look. "What I said just now is not good, I didn't mean to offend, and I asked the girl not to take it to heart. Seven days later, I prepared tea and waited by the Lianyue Lake, and asked the girl to be sure to appreciate her face. β
"Lianyue Lake...?"
"Yes, the Lianyue Lake under the Lianyue Mountain ten miles outside the city." The young man's gaze was still sincere, "It was once forbidden by the Marquis of Daxinli, and now almost no one has set foot in the people of Kazhou, and it is the purest place within a radius of 100 miles." It's just that I really have to have a last resort, so I can't talk to the girl at this moment, and I invite the girl Haihan. At that time, by the Lianyue Lake, I will swear that I will know everything and never hide it from each other. β
In the dark wind and snow, the young man's eyes seemed to be shining.
It was not a crystal clear like Duan Ming, but an irresistible flame that had to be believed. I seemed to be seized by that gaze, and I was speechless for a while, but I nodded in a daze.
When the boy saw that I had agreed, he once again bloomed his smile that was so bright that it seemed to melt the ice and snow and illuminate the night. The pearl gleamed on his head, and he threw himself deeply at me.
"Farewell, goodbye."
Before he could finish speaking, he had already turned and ran away, flashing at the mouth of the alley without looking back. I was still stunned and couldn't come back to my senses, just stood still, watching the snowflakes fall, like the young and agile snow-white figure that stayed for a short time like a dream.