Chapter Thirty-Seven: Death of the Mind and the Body
"Mother, think about it...... If that Ming Gong really took you to heart, how could he directly set fire to Donglin Temple before the concubine sent someone up the mountain in order to hide his own whereabouts? Isn't this an obvious way to tell someone with a heart that there is something wrong with your background? β
Hearing the word "Ming Gong", a trace of coldness flashed in Lin Jieyu's eyes.
But at this time, she put away her previous anger, and as usual, walked to the side with a calm expression, and sat down casually, "Isn't the fire in Donglin Temple already judged, it was the novice in the temple who read at night, which led to the accidentββ"
"!" Jia Yuchun couldn't help but shout, "Who would believe this kind of thing?" β
"The emperor believes it." Lin Jieyu's voice was brisk, and the two slender calves under her overlapped leisurely, "The emperor's letter, isn't it enough?" β
"Does the emperor really believe it? He just turned a blind eye ......" Jia Yuchun shook his head and sighed lightly, "In the coming day, Niangniang's life experience will be exposed, and I don't know how much bloody rain will be set off?" β
"Father-in-law Jia is saying something I don't understand again......" Facing the light, Lin Jieyu turned over the back of her hand and carefully examined her nails, "What's wrong with my background?" It's just that I grew up as the head of the teaching workshop, and I haven't seen much of the world since I was a child, so I don't have any rules in my words and deeds-"
Jia Yuchun took a few steps in the direction of Lin Jieyu along the iron window, "Niangniang, don't hide it from me anymore." β
"What did I hide from my father-in-law?"
"Aunt Shen of Baihuaya...... I've been visiting someone for the past few days. Jia Yuchun said in a low voice, "The snuffbox that my mother gave me should also be from her handwriting." β
The word "Aunt Shen" was like a sharp sword, stabbing Lin Jieyu's heart viciously, making her whole face suddenly lose a bit of blood - no one in this palace knew about it, people only knew that she had done needlework for more than ten years in the dark workshop of the Teaching Workshop Division, and then once entered the palace, she was favored by Emperor Jianxi.
No one knew that her identity was a fake tabula rasa, and she had been well hidden......
Not to mention the "Ming Gong" he mentioned earlier.
Every inch of skin and every hair on Lin Jieyu's body was tinged with vigilance, and for the first time, she looked intently at the eunuch in front of her, and that gaze almost wanted to penetrate him.
ββ¦β¦ What snuff bottle and when did I send what snuff box? β
Jia Yuchun looked at her with some pain, "Niangniang, are you testing me?" Or are you angry that I'm too late? β
Lin Jieyu smiled silently, picked up a golden step shake from the food box on the side, and slowly shook it in her hand.
Jia Yuchun, who was outside the prison door, slowly knelt down, he lowered his head, and said softly, "The first time I did things for Niangniang was seven months ago, but the first time I saw Niangniang was two years ago, when you first entered the palace......
Lin Jieyu pinched Jin Buyao's hand and stopped again.
"That day, I followed Huang Gonggong to the Jiazi library to run errands, and it was a cloudy day, I remember. Huang Gonggong and the people from Jiaziku were talking in the house, and I was waiting outside, and then Niangniang came over. β
"More than a dozen weavers and mending ladies were chattering outside, and I just thought they were noisy. I followed the sound by the door......" Jia Yuchun's voice suddenly broke there, and after a while, he said with a bit of euphoria, "I remember that Niangniang was wearing a crow-blue coarse cloth dress that day, and she didn't smile or talk to anyone, she just carried her burden and walked alone at the back of the crowd.
"I was thinking, this little girl, she looks lonely, it's really distressing."
Lin Jieyu laughed.
Jia Yuchun sniffed, and continued, "It didn't take long for Niangniang to enter the palace. In fact, I think it is also, Niangniang is such a fairy-like person, she shouldn't be doing sewing and mending things for people in the teaching department all her life, I am happy for you in my heart. But I heard again, the nobles of which palace and which palace have stumbled you when they see that you are not pleasing to your eyes, and the concubines of which palace and which palace have gossiped about you, and laughed at your background behind your back......"
Jia Yuchun raised his head, "I can't say why, I just remember these things in my heart, and I feel uncomfortable in my heart." Later, I heard that those nobles and concubines had been punished by the emperor, and this tone was relaxed...... Several times I have met Niangniang from afar in the palace, and the clothes made of silk and satin are really beautiful to wear on you......"
"But the best thing is the smiling face of the mother." Jia Yuchun blushed slightly and looked at the ground in front of him, "You smile completely differently from the women in this palace." β
Lin Jieyu gently brushed the hair in front of her, "Really?" How do I laugh? β
"When you laugh, you are flamboyant and free, but you are soft to the bones, and you don't hide it at all." Jia Yuchun raised his head, with a shining sincerity in his eyes, "...... I said this, don't be offended, I never dare to think about my mother, I know that my mother used to like to tease me as much as I liked to tease those cats and dogs. But I always dream of being a dog in my mother's arms, as long as I can be by my mother's side......"
Lin Jieyu looked at Jia Yuchun with a little sigh in her eyes, "Have you ever said these words to others?" β
Jia Yuchun shook his head, "Gonggong Huang has seen some clues before, and he also reminded me of it. I seemed to have figured it out at the time, but then I met my mother again, and I didn't understand everything......"
Lin Jieyu lowered her head and smiled, "Come in and talk." β
"Eh......" Jia Yuchun was stunned for a moment, "Come in......?" β
Lin Jieyu shook her feet slightly, "Come here." β
This scene seemed to have happened countless times, Jia Yuchun instinctively shivered, and quickly shook his head and said, "I...... I can't...... I can't ......."
"There is no one else here," Lin Jieyu's voice softened and lowered, "Besides...... Hongu's hands are cold. β
The ghost made a god to the ground, and Jia Yuchun stood up.
Through the iron fence, he saw Lin Jieyu smiling like in the past, this smile had a breathtaking beauty, and when he came back to his senses, he had already pushed open the hidden prison door with a heavy head.
Once you take the first step, the rest is much easier.
Lin Jieyu stretched out her hand to him, Jia Yuchun walked forward four or five steps in a row, and the whole person knelt down at Lin Jieyu's feet, holding Lin Jieyu's five fingers tightly with both hands - her fingers seemed to be so cold and cold forever, like a cold-blooded snake.
He put the cold hand on his hot face, and the hot tears couldn't help but fall, and they were gently wiped away.
The snake slowly pulled away from Jia Yuchun's hand and slowly reached for his neck.
"How does Grandpa Jia want to save me?"
Jia Yuchun looked up at the beauty in front of him, "I have already arranged, today is the day of Shunzhenmen to visit relatives, in the evening, the palace will transport six cars to give gifts out of Shenwumen, and someone will come here to answer, I can send Niangniang out of Pingjing unknowingly tonight." β