Chapter 182: Harbor
"Aunt Hua... The new monarch of Daxin ascended the throne, the situation was initially decided, and the Hou Ye was in a high position, with high morality, and everything was waiting for him to assist the palace flag to do it one by one. Even my brother has reorganized the Praetorian Guard regulations in the past few days, and he doesn't have time to come to Taopinlou, so don't pick on him as an old man. β
"Zhao'er can't come, first, that Huan Xin is dead, he is a serving military general, and it is not appropriate to go in and out of places like Peach Blossom Street at this time; The second is that the Marquis of Lihou is rigid and polite, for fear that his family's Praetorian Guards will go wrong in this stall, so he proposed to reorganize the regulations, and refused to let your brother relax by half a point! β
"Aunt Hua... Okay, why did you arrange the Hou Ye again......"
"If you don't arrange him, then let's talk about your palace flag." Aunt Hua clasped her hands in front of her chest and pursed her red lips, "Ling'er, you said that his affection for you is different from that of ordinary emperors and concubines, then let me ask you, from one to ten, how much is his affection for you?" β
"One to ten," I was a little confused by the question, "if it were me, I would be very affectionate to him." We are clear and transparent with each other, and I want him to treat me as I did to him. β
"You can't say for sure, can you?" Aunt Hua sneered, "Okay, since you are willing to be amorous, then I have the right to treat him as if he loves you very much." Let me ask you again, Ling'er, since he loves you very much, why doesn't he give you a very high position as a harem woman, and instead of promising with a phoenix crown and phoenix seal, he only uses a small Zhaoyi position to prevaricate? β
"Aunt Hua, you are a bone in the egg, no matter how heavy Gong Wan's feelings for me are, they can't be more than the pressure of the courtiers and the rules and decency. With my status, how do you think I could easily ascend to the back seat? β
"What kind of courtiers are pressuring, it's like you saw it with your own eyes in the Yuanwu Palace. There are thousands of rules and laws in the country, and which one of them says that you can't be his queen? Aunt Hua smiled coldly, "Today he can use the rules as an excuse to trick you into being his Zhaoyi, and he will talk about the rules again in the future, and he will not let you leave the palace easily!" β
"That's not the case, auntie, he has his problems-"
"-You only think about his difficulties, why don't you think about your aunt and your brother, Duan Shaoxia's difficulties? Ling'er, my aunt is from the past, I can see it clearly, that young man is clearly in love with you! β
"I have already talked to Duan Ming about this matter, he blesses me and Gong Wan very much, and you will not talk about me and him in the future."
Aunt Hua looked pity: "Duan Ming is a good boy, everything starts with you and thinks about you, but he suffers himself." β
"What...", I was a little annoyed, and withdrew my hand and said, "If you don't listen to me, you won't be able to say anything in the future......"
"If you don't like to hear it, I won't mention it. Duan Shaoxia's matter is still second, Ling'er, are you willing to listen to Aunt Hua and break off the relationship with that palace flag? β
"Aunt Hua, Ling'er doesn't understand at all, why do you insist on breaking us up?"
"Because he's not a good man!"
"Whether you are a good person or not, time will tell. I only know that he is the person I identify, these days in the peach sales building waiting for news, I am so anxious that I am going crazy, but Aunt Hua, as long as I think of him, I still have infinite hope, can you understand this feeling, do you know what it is like to wait for someone? β
Under the candlelight, Aunt Hua's rippling eyes suddenly froze, and her gorgeous face lost all expression. I had never seen Aunt Hua like this, and I was a little panicked for a while, thinking that I had made her angry. However, before she could react, Aunt Hua had already let out a long sigh, and her eyes with a faint sadness flowed again.
"Ling'er, you lost your memory, you shouldn't remember your aunt's husband, right?"
"What?" I was shocked, "Auntie, do you have a husband?" β
"Also, you were young back then, and even if you didn't have amnesia, you wouldn't remember that person." Aunt Hua looked sad, "That person... I don't know where he has been all these years, dead or alive. β
"He... Uncle, have you been lost? β
"His name is Lu Guanglin, and he moved into the city of Kazhou at the beginning of the previous year, doing some manual work to make a living, but he is very down-to-earth." Aunt Hua's eyes had a pale yellow reflection of memories, "Since I married him, although I haven't enjoyed any blessings, I have also been held in the palm of his hand, like a treasure like gold and jade." β
"And what happened later......
"Later... I don't want to mention the rest of the story. A tear fell from Aunt Hua's eyes, and was wiped away by her immediately, "Beauty will always be separated, and when the country is broken, people will naturally disperse." β
"But you've been waiting for him, haven't you?"
Aunt Hua's tearful eyes turned to me, as if she didn't expect me to say such a thing.
"You've never forgotten him, you've never stopped remembering him, haven't you?"
"Ling'er ......"
"Aunt Hua, if you are like this to Uncle Lu, you won't fail to understand my feelings for Miyahata. It's not a clear thing, you identify him, even if you know that you may not be able to wait, you will never give up waiting, right? β
"Sure...?"
"My life has just begun, and I was lucky to meet Miyahata. But if I miss him, I don't know how I'm going to live the rest of my life. You understand this feeling, Aunt Hua? β
Aunt Hua lowered her head and said no more. The candlelight did not flicker in the slightest, and I could see clearly, and what flowed in her eyes was a continuous reminiscence and entanglement.
"Do you really have to be him?"
I stopped talking, just looked back at her with the most poignant and confident smile. Aunt Hua's eyes can't actually withstand such a close look, in the year of the sixtieth year, Fandel can cover the fine lines, but after all, it can't hide the indelible traces eroded by the cold wind of the years.
At the same time as Aunt Hua smiled, another tear fell: "Let's go, life is in a hurry, since it is the path you chose, go to the end by yourself, go to the dark!" β
"Aunt...?"
"My wife is really crazy. I don't know if Zhao'er knows the news in the palace, he is the most opposed to you being involved with the royal family. Aunt Hua saw that my face was worried, so she patted my hand and said briskly: "Don't worry, Auntie will make it clear to him." β
There was a bubbling warm current gushing out of my heart, and I was caught off guard.
"Auntie, do you really agree?"
"Good boy, it's been seventeen years, and now I'm getting married." Aunt Hua burst into tears, and her fingers gently stroked my cheek, "What a bad girl, why are you in such a hurry, it's so easy to return to your aunt, and she won't stay for two more years." β
"Auntie, don't worry, we will all be together in the future."
Aunt Hua nodded again and again, tears were already raining down, and she couldn't say a word. We stayed with each other for a long time, until a little girl knocked on the door and told us to go out for dinner, and she and I held hands and went back to the room together.
After dinner, I said goodbye to Aunt Hua. When I got out of the room, I didn't want to go back to the room, so I went downstairs and walked to the east wing. I want to enter the palace, although I have the care of the palace flag, but as Aunt Hua said, as a concubine in the future, it will not be easy to enter and leave the forbidden palace at will.
And Duan Ming also said that the sect leader is very fond of Wen Ling, if he knows that I married into the royal family, he will definitely be angry and severely punish Gangfeng Banner. At that time, there will be chaos in the sect, and Sarong's Flying Rock Banner will be difficult to preserve.
Thinking so, I knocked on Sarong's door, and after knocking for a long time, no one opened the door, but there was a squeak at the door, and I looked back and saw Wanqiu standing by the door, and when she saw me, she showed a beautiful soft smile.
"The Peach Blossom Building was banned, and Sarong's benefactor had a situation outside, so he sent someone to pick her up. Come and sit with me. β
I nodded and followed Wanqiu into the room. Thoughts drifted back to the night when I first saw her, that night, she first entered the Taopin Building as a peony champion Xuan'er, facing her bleak and cruel fate, sad and powerless. Thinking of the deceased Chu River again, he lost his desire to survive for a minute.
However, now Wanqiu is already the second in command of the Taopin Building, holding the silver account on the first floor. Not only did he come out of the pain of losing his fiancΓ©, but he was also trusted by Aunt Hua and became close friends with Sarong and I who talked about everything.
At this moment, I saw her pouring tea for me under the seat, and her expression was still the same without powder, and her stunning appearance was still better than back then. Looking at such a girl-like face, I suddenly felt a sense of quiet and quiet in my heart.
"Aunt Hua is looking for you?" Wanqiu's voice was curling, like a fairy mist, splashing jade shavings, "She must not want you to enter the palace as a concubine, right?" β
"How do you know?"
Wanqiu smiled calmly and handed me the tea, "Gui Ying, I am here every day, and I am afraid that I have more contact with Aunt Hua than you." I can guess more or less about her thoughts. β
"Yes, the first time I brought Miyahata here, you told me that Aunt Hua didn't like him."
"It's hard for you to remember. Looks like I'm right. Gui Hotaru, Aunt Hua has the grace to save my life, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is my reborn parents. And you are my best friend in this world, I know a lot of things, caught in the middle, but I can't explain it clearly, can you understand? β
I took a sip of tea, thought about it for a long time, and shook my head.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, horizontally and vertically, I can't control Aunt Hua's thoughts, and Aunt Hua can't influence your decision, right?"
I smiled: "Wanqiu, you don't know yet, Aunt Hua has already agreed to let me enter the palace." β
"Oh? That's a great thing. Wanqiu raised her eyes and smiled at me, but she didn't seem to be too surprised, "Actually, it should have been like this a long time ago, compared to this strength, Aunt Hua and you are not comfortable." β
"What about you, what do you think about my marriage to Miyahata?"
"What can I think, I just think that after you enter the palace, you can ask the emperor to reduce the tax on koji in our building!"
As she spoke, the two of us burst out laughing. After a long time, Wan Qiu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said seriously: "Aunt Hua can't say anything hidden in her heart; Sarong is with you, and it is inevitable that you will make troubles; And Duan Gongzi has feelings for you. But I'm different, Gui Hotaru, and I'm full of satisfaction and thousands of blessings for you in your pursuit of your own happiness. β
"Wanqiu ......"
"Brother Chu chose me at the beginning, and he also went through such a dilemma. Now it's your turn, and I hope you don't hesitate to follow your heart. Don't think that you are ashamed of your friends, I believe that Brother Chu has a spirit in the sky, and he must be blessed by you. So, Gui Ying, don't worry, Taopinlou will always be your harbor, you will chase it bravely towards where you want. β
A tear dripped loudly in the remaining half cup of teacup, and I looked at Wanqiu's face that was gradually becoming hazy, and I felt unprecedented confidence in my heart.
Go after what your heart wants.