Chapter 9: Memories of Past Lives
The seventh day of July in 978 BC is the annual begging festival and Li Yu's birthday.
In order to drive away the gloomy mood in our hearts, we decided to put up lanterns in the courtyard, buy melons and fruits, and show off our first feast after staying in Kaifeng.
I clearly remember that after three rounds of drinking, Li Yu stopped talking, I knew what he was thinking, the moonlight hooked people's strings, full of melancholy, Li Yu thought about the original Jiangnan season, the ministers congratulated, sang and danced, and in the end, only he and I were left in a foreign land, humiliated......
"Queen, let's have a drink with me." Li Yu raised the wine glass in his hand to me.
"Concubine, obey." I served the wine, and Li Yu touched the glass and drank it in one gulp.
Although this scene has appeared countless times in the lives of Li Yu and me, he is no longer the emperor at this moment, and I am no longer the queen. The courtier called himself me, and his guilt was deserved, and at that moment, I knew that Li Yu had already made a decision.
Wine in hand, beautiful women on the side, the moonlight is just right, everything seems to be very beautiful, but our lives are no different from prisoners except that we are not handcuffed.
"Someone, prepare pen and paper." After drinking the last glass of wine in the pot, Li Yu took me to the Cuiyuan Pavilion, which was the only joy I had with Li Yu in Kaifeng, where we had drunk and composed poems countless times, singing and stroking the piano. But tonight, I feel very sad about this pavilion.
The people in the courtyard have all receded, I raised my hand to grind, Li Yu took the pen and pondered, and then left a small order on the paper "Remembering Jiangnan"
[How much hate! In the dream last night, I still remember the old time when I traveled to the garden, the car was like a flowing water and a horse, and the flower moon was in the spring breeze. 】
"The emperor is confused, if you are looked at by someone with a heart, he will never keep you again." After seeing the small order that Li Yu left on the paper, I hurriedly covered it.
"But don't you keep calling me the emperor." Li Yu gently took me into his arms and whispered in his ear: "Min'er, if I had known today's situation, I would never have let you enter the palace and cause you to be involved in the current dispute." ”
"The emperor didn't say it, the concubine has no regrets." I broke free from Li Yu's arms and wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes. "It's cold at night, I'll go get you a blanket." After saying that, he walked quickly to the room.
When I came out with the blanket in my arms again, Li Yuzheng was muttering to himself on the paper, and I knew that he must have made a poem that satisfied him very much at this time. Every time he wrote a satisfactory poem, he would always whisper it again and again.
"Did the Lord make a good word?"
"Min'er is here, come and read my new words." The moment I turned back, I seemed to see the young Li Yu in his eyes, and after a few years of unsealing, did that merry genius finally come back?
I draped the blanket over Li Yu and took the poem in Li Yu's hand.
[When is the spring flower and autumn moon?] How much do you know about the past?
Xiaolou had another east wind last night, so the country could not afford to look back at the moonlight.
The carved fence and jade masonry should still be there, but the face has changed. How sad can you be? It is like a river flowing eastward. 】
"The emperor must stop thinking and groaning, although he is losing power now, he needs to embellish it a little, and he must not be so sad again." I cupped Li Yu's face and said word by word, but I also knew that he would not listen to my words.
"The country is ruined, the family is ruined, the scene is sad, in addition to the sad song and long sigh, teach me how to entertain."
"I know you, but the wall has ears," if he knew, how could he let you go. "You are nostalgic for the old, outsiders are hopeless and resentful when they hear it, you and I are now in the realm of thorns and thorns, and we must not invite the disaster of pen and ink again!"
"There is wine today and drunk today, let alone the rights and wrongs of the Ming Dynasty, I haven't listened to Qing's singing voice for a long time, and I have two lyrics today, why don't Min'er sing according to the score?" Li Yu didn't mention it, I forgot that I could still sing, I thought that in Jinling City, I was against Li Yu in poetry, how loving and happy I was under the moon before the flowers, and now, I don't mention it......
"The concubine has been singing for a long time, but I'm afraid she won't be able to sing. If the emperor is sad, how about the concubine drinking with you. ”
Where is Li Yu willing to follow, got up and went to get his beloved jade flute in person, I bowed my head and was silent, knowing that he had made a decision, Li Yu, the concubine has no regrets, only life and death go hand in hand.
Li Yu and I leaned in this courtyard, blowing and singing through wine, without the accompaniment of other musical instruments, but gave birth to a different kind of poignant rhyme.
"When is the spring flower and autumn moon? How much do you know about the past? Xiaolou had another east wind last night, so the country could not afford to look back at the moonlight. The carved fence and jade masonry should still be there, but the face has changed. How sad can you be? It is like a river flowing eastward. ”
And behind the scenes, the words of this song have already been secretly recorded by the people sent by Taizong to monitor, and the news reached the ears of Taizong Zhao Guangyi, he jumped like thunder, and said in a rage: "Li Yu has never forgotten Jiangnan, if you don't get rid of him, there will be trouble."
That night, the next person came to report, and Lord Zhao came to celebrate his birthday on the order of the emperor. Sure enough, I couldn't hide from what I should have come, so Li Yu and I got up and sorted out our clothes, and stepped down to greet Zhao Tingmei, Taizong's brother. In fact, if it weren't for the hatred of the country, this Zhao Tingmei and Li Yu would definitely be able to become lifelong friends and confidants, but unfortunately the world is impermanent.
"Zhao is late for deliberations in the palace, I hope Brother Li will not blame."
"Whatever Brother Zhao said, if you can come, Li will be very happy." Li Yu welcomed Zhao Tingmei into a seat.
Behind Zhao Tingmei, there was a strange palace man, standing with wine.
"What is this?" I pointed to the palace man who served the wine and asked Zhao Tingmei, although I knew the result, I still couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
"This is a fine wine given by the imperial brother, called [Wonderful Medicine], for Brother Li to relieve the depression in his chest." Looking at Zhao Tingmei's gaze, could it be that I thought too much, this is really just a simple glass of wine?
"That being the case, Li drank it, and asked Lord Zhao to thank the saint on his behalf."
Li Yu took the wine in the hands of the palace people, I stopped it with my eyes, no matter what, I knew that this wine could not be drunk, and Li Yu knew it, but he didn't seem to care, and after returning me with a smile, he drank the wine in his hand in one gulp. then sent Zhao Tingmei out of the house to reply to the decree.
After Zhao Tingmei left, we continued to drink and talk happily, until late at night, Li Yu and I were still lying on the bed and muttering, remembering that in the past few years in Kaifeng, I had never had such a heart-to-heart relationship with him.
"Min'er, do you remember my little clay figurine? Go and find it for me. ”
"I'm here, what are you doing with that little clay figurine?" Li Yu said that this little clay figure was brought out of Jinling, and it is eight points similar to the young me, I have always thought that it was Li Yu who took him by his side to miss the young me, and to miss our days in Jinling City.
I handed the little clay figurine I found to Li Yu, and when I was about to fall asleep, Li Yu suddenly jumped up from the bed and shouted.
"What's wrong with you!" I got up and hugged Li Yu.
At this time, Li Yu in his arms was speechless, his hands and feet were bent in fists, his head was tilted or tilted, his complexion changed, and his body was connected to each other to pull the loom dozens of times, as if pulling the machine, and he couldn't stop.
In just a few minutes, but it seems to be as long as a lifetime, I looked at Li Yu, at this moment he was lying quietly in my arms, without a trace of life.
[Trick Medicine] is so named, Taizong, Taizong, you still ruined the agreement between you and me after all......