Autumn persimmons
I was struck by lightning, and my voice trembled. Pointing to the person in the painting, his mouth trembled, and he repeatedly confirmed: "Your biological mother? You mean, Dongjia is your biological mother!! ”
I just can't think of a reasonable guess about their relationship, which is why I can't figure it out like this. But now in the face of Changji's answer, it makes me more and more confused, and more surprised.
Changji regained his composure and resolutely bowed his head. "You think it's weird, right?"
"yes, unbelievable."
Changji paused, and said again: "Missing, your life story is very bizarre, and so is mine. Anping is not my biological mother, and King Yonghe is not my biological father. ”
From this point of view alone, I am really strikingly similar to his background.
I covered my mouth, shocked.
I thought about it for a long time, but I still couldn't fully believe it, it was too unconvincing. I couldn't hold back my inner fluctuations, and asked him bluntly: "You are the only son of King Yonghe and Anping Niangniang, and everyone in the world knows how you can be Dongjia's child." You're joking with me, aren't you? ”
He didn't answer and asked, "How much do you know about Dongjia?"
I was silent and told Changji everything that Tao Guifei told me.
Dong Jia's mother was a princess of Liguo who went to Beiqiu to make peace, and after his father's death, he returned to Nanzhan with his mother. She and Tao Guifei and Anping Niangniang are close friends like sisters. Moreover, she was also the concubine of the former crown prince Bailifu, but she disappeared many years ago. This is all I heard from Tao Guifei, but I have never heard Tao Guifei say that Dongjia still has children. For no reason, how could Changji become Dongjia's child, so who are he and Bailifu...... No, it can't be.
I told everything I knew in one fell swoop, and I still didn't dare to face the reality.
"It's really like a dream, or a chaotic, inexplicable dream."
Changji was also stunned for a moment, laughed for a while, and sighed: "You still know a lot, and even Dongjia's identity is clear." But you don't know everything, just the tip of the iceberg. ”
He pulled me into the seat, we looked at each other, and he calmly told the story I hadn't heard: "Back then, Concubine Dongjia and Concubine Crown Prince Yu Pengpeng were pregnant one after the other. Because of some trivial matters, Dong Jia and the prince were angry and went to live alone in Wanfu Temple, so they had time to inform the prince of the news of her pregnancy in the future. Soon, the Xuanhe Palace Incident occurred. When Dong Jia rushed back, the crown prince and the crown princess were dead, and only Dong Jia, who was away from the palace wall, survived and quietly gave birth to me. Although I am the widow of the former prince, fortunately, few people in this world know my true identity, and my father also remembered the old love, and quietly designed an illusion of a mother being pregnant, and after Dongjia gave birth successfully, he adopted me as an heir to raise. Later, Dong Jia left alone, and he didn't know where to go, leaving only one painting for me. ”
I suddenly figured out a lot of things, and the reason why Tao Guifei would tell me about the past must be to guide me to know something. Perhaps, she already knew Changji's identity early, but she thought that Changji was still in the dark, so she wanted to use my mouth to let Changji know his life experience.
Is that the case?
He squeezed my hand and sneered, "Isn't it like listening to a book?"
I withdrew my hand and pressed my temple, which hurt a little, "You wait for me to slow down, it's too sudden." ”
I think my background is bizarre enough, but I don't know that there are people in this world who are like me, and this person is still long. Thinking about it carefully, I have indeed heard a lot about the former prince Bailifu in the years I have been in Nanzhan.
When I heard about the book, I could occasionally hear a few sighs for Bailifu, some said that he was quite wise, decent and elegant, and sympathetic to the people and concerned about the people's livelihood, but more said that he was an ambitious tiger and wolf who tried to kill the king and usurp the throne.
This former prince has always lived only in people's sighs or spits, and because it has nothing to do with me, I have never asked others about his deeds. Now, coldly, how could he become Changji's biological father!
I said, "Then you, when did you know your background?"
Changji suddenly raised his eyes and looked out the window, his eyes were half-closed, and he didn't know what to think. I followed his gaze, and saw that the night was fading, and the sky was slightly bright, and there was nothing out of the ordinary.
After a long silence, he said awkwardly: "Do you remember that year's Hairpin Festival, when we were suddenly assassinated by assassins while parading through the streets?"
I nodded vigorously.
Of course, I remember that assassination was a nightmare, and I was so badly injured that I almost died. The past is vivid, just like yesterday's morning and twilight.
I was dumbfounded for a moment, very sorry, those assassins came for me, the person they wanted to kill was me, and Changji was also injured because of my involvement.
I wanted to say something, but I smiled and said, "That coma scared you."
"Seeing that I was about to die, the imperial doctors were helpless, waiting for Meng Jie, the miracle doctor. When Meng Jie arrived, I also woke up. But the person who saved me was not him, just like the fatal thing was not a knife wound, but the poison on the knife's edge, which was not the key. ”
I was confused and said truthfully, "I don't understand."
"I was poisoned by the people of Beiqiu, and the person who saved me was not Meng Jie, but a woman. It was her mother who brought her here. She was masked, and I couldn't see her face clearly, except for a hunter dressed in red, and she fed me an antidote and cured my poison. In the drowsiness, I heard her crying and calling my name, and I heard her conversation with my mother. I took advantage of her unpreparedness and lifted her veil...... She fled in a hurry. ”
"This face feels familiar, a bit like Won, but not Won. I stumbled upon this painting in my father's study, and the person in it was exactly the same as the woman who saved me. From then on, I became suspicious, so I went to secretly investigate without telling my mother. ”
Changji's tone was flat and undulating, as if he was trying to control something.
I was impressed, put my hands on my face, and exclaimed: "It's amazing, you can figure out everything with such a little clue?"
He smiled and shook his head, "Before I could ask, my father told me everything."
I exclaimed, "Why? After so many years of trying to hide it, how can I let you know so easily! ”
Changji sighed and said slowly: "I probably think that the time is ripe."
"What do you mean?"
I was confused.
He scratched my nose and was stunned: "You don't need to know these things."
…………
On the second day of October, it was Qin Luoxue's birthday, and at the beginning of last month, he posted early, inviting me to go with Changji, saying that he held a moon-viewing banquet for himself, and specially invited a group of friends to go to the gathering. I can't figure it out, what is the best reward in this cold and swishing weather, but Changji told me that Qin Luoxue is not a drunkard, but someone. I cleared up for a moment, he was thinking of Yunkang.
On the second day of the new year, the sky was really sunny, cloudless, and the autumn was high and cool, but the slight coolness hit people. Duobu was afraid that I would have a cold, so she had to let me learn from her to put on the slightly thick brocade back forging in advance, and if I hadn't repeatedly excused myself, she would have to stuff me with a hand heater.
The carriage pressed through the clean long street and slowly drove towards the Qin State Mansion.
I sat by the window, boredly lifted the curtain, and looked out the window. The water of the Yunhu River is clear, and the wild ducks float, like a spring scene, but only a few peach blossoms are missing to decorate.
A cool breeze blew, making people's faces cold and their hearts cold. I wrapped myself in my clothes and looked up for a moment to stare at the tomatoes in the treetops outside the window. Changji's expression was calm, and his eyes were thoughtful.
I picked up the persimmon on the plate, only took one bite, and stuffed the remaining half into his mouth, and he looked at me helplessly and ate it with a little care.
"Changji, what are you thinking?"
He was silent, and I moved closer to him, cleared my throat, and commanded, "Pour me a cup of tea, I'm thirsty."
I ate too much dim sum just now, and I need to drink more tea to consume it. He silently handed over a cup of tea, and I swallowed the last bite of persimmon along with the tea.
Maybe I got up too early today, or because I was wearing too thick, I only felt comfortable and comfortable in the car, and the strong warmth urged people to fall asleep, sleepy and tired. I put down my teacup and took a nap on my lap with my chin in my hands, and the chick nodded like a peck at rice. Changji grabbed me and put me on his lap before he said in disgust: "Why do you always look lazy, like a snoozing cat?"
I shifted my body, comfortable, and stuck out my tongue and said, "Even if it's a cat, it's your cat, you can't dislike it." Besides, I've always been like this, and I'll never get enough sleep. ”
He didn't say anything more, just patted me gently on the shoulder, as if to lull me to sleep.
I closed my eyes peacefully and fell asleep before I knew it. When I woke up, I had arrived at the Qin State Mansion.
The chrysanthemums, spider plants, and hibiscus flowers in the Qin family's garden are all blooming very well, but the most dazzling thing is the full shelf of roses. Under the moistening of the morning sun, the pink rose with white dew is charming and moving, like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old female Jiao'e, and when the wind moves, she will dance gracefully. This flower blooms in full bloom, along the wall along the way, with a lingering fragrance and pleasant color. I looked at the roses in the garden, and I didn't know that it was autumn and not spring. I deliberately slowed down and walked behind Changji, and while he was talking to Qin Luoxue, I couldn't help but want to secretly break off a rose and hold it in my hand, but I was stopped by Qin Luoxue when I reached out to the flowers.
He shouted, and his voice moved: "Don't touch my flowers!"
I was stunned, put my hand in the air, and watched the angry Qin Luoxue running in front of me with a wooden face, and reprimanded me unceremoniously: "What are you doing with it!" I have worked hard to grow these flowers, loosening the soil, fertilizing, pruning, weeding, and catching insects. You know how troublesome it is, but you have no pity for you, and you want to fold my flowers. ”
I looked at Qin Luoxue at a loss, and said, "I haven't broken it off yet, don't be angry."
He pouted, still unrelenting: "If I don't find out, you won't succeed." Look at her, how can she ......"
Changji only glanced at it coldly, and Qin Luoxue closed his mouth. I gained momentum, so I quickly folded a large bouquet of flowers.
I smiled while picking them, squeezed my eyes at Changji and said, "This flower is fragrant and beautiful, pick more and insert it in a vase, and put it in the bedroom to be fragrant and fresh." You're right, Changji. ”
Changji smiled: "It's good if you're happy."
"You ......"
Qin Luoxue was so distressed that she couldn't do it, but she didn't dare to attack.