Chapter 12: The First Sight of Life
Because of Nalan Heng's mocking smile, the atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly became very stiff. Light smoke rises from the agarwood burner on the table, calming and calming the nerves.
However, Xiao Yuyin looked at the two facing each other with a headache, Nalan Xiao's face was pale, and the hand hidden under the table trembled slightly, "You rebel, you are a big rebel." ”
Nalan Heng looked at him neither humbly nor arrogantly, his face was calm, "There are too many rebellious things, but my father's memory is getting worse and worse." ”
Xiao Yuyin listened to Nalan Heng talk about Queen Sima, and couldn't help but have a question in her heart, she still remembered the day she took Nalan Chuchu out of the palace over the wall, and the remnant sword said that Queen Sima left a will, which was asked to the emperor before she died, could it be that Nalan Heng said this?
But what does that will say? She remembered the last time she entered the palace, the time when Nalan Heng got angry, the time she forcibly kissed her, and what did she promise his mother?
While he was wandering, Nalan Xiao's face changed a few times, and finally he slowly spoke, but he didn't have Nalan Heng, but looked at Xiao Yuyin, "What do you think?" ”
Xiao Yuyin was still a little stunned, and when she heard this, she looked at Nalan Xiao's cold black pupils, neither humble nor arrogant, and said softly: "One life and one couple, half drunk, half awake and half floating."
Nalan Heng listened on the side, her face was extremely calm, but the strength of the hand holding her was slightly tighter, Xiao Yuyin noticed it, raised her eyes and smiled back at Nalan Heng, she would not give in on this point.
Nalan Xiao looked at the clasped hands of the two, he didn't speak for a long time, and his thoughts were a little distant, he and Lan'er were like this twenty years ago, but they were separated by more than ten years, what a sin he had done! Fortunately, Lan'er is under Jiuquan and will not wait for him for too long.
Thinking of this, a hint of joy flashed in Nalan Xiao's eyes. Xiao Yuyin's sharp eyes caught this expression, and he suddenly understood a little, but he didn't speak.
"Girl, can you talk to me?" Nalan Xiao spoke softly, and his tone was a little softer.
Xiao Yuyin frowned slightly, nodded, and also pulled down Nalan Heng, who was about to refuse, shook his head, and motioned for him to wait for her outside.
Seeing that she had made a decision, Nalan Heng had no choice but to nod, then turned around and went out, and glanced at Xiao Yuyin in front of the door, giving a two-person expression that could only be understood.
The door of the imperial study was closed again, and the room fell silent again, only the clear breathing sound of the two came out, Xiao Yuyin looked at the agarwood burner on the table, the light smoke curled, the agarwood was like crumbs, burning out life, but it was just like this agarwood, leaving only ashes in the furnace.
Nalan Xiao got up from his seat and walked towards Xiao Yuyin, looking at her, but there was no focus in his eyes, as if he was looking at another person through her, but his eyes were full of contemplation.
Xiao Yuyin understood that he was looking at Queen Sima, the person she had never seen, but she had always admired, because she was Nalan Heng's most respected mother, the woman who was as elegant as an orchid.
After a long silence, Nalan Xiao spoke softly, "The first time I saw Lan'er, she was only twelve years old, I was still the prince at the time, she climbed the wall to pick pear blossoms in the season when the pear blossoms were in full bloom, the pear blossoms were very beautiful, but they were not as beautiful as the dimples she laughed at. At that time, I thought, whose lady is this, so special. ”
Xiao Yuyin listened quietly, and couldn't help but think of a girl in her mind, in the season when the pear blossoms are blooming, climb the wall to pick pear blossoms, the pear blossoms fall one after another, the girl is smiling, and the flower beauty is more beautiful.
"Xu is my eyes are too anxious, she noticed it, looked at me blankly, didn't step steadily, fell off the wall, fell into my arms, and fell into my heart." Nalan Xiao's eyes were full of memories of the past, so serious and dedicated, that Xiao Yuyin couldn't bear to interrupt.
The beginning of the story is beautiful, and she is also immersed in their first encounter, meeting each other in such a beautiful season and in such a beautiful situation. It's just that she can guess the ending of this story.
If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan. Waiting for idle changes but old people's hearts, but only people's hearts are changeable. How good it would be if life wasn't as good as it was when you first saw it!
Under the infection of such a beautiful first encounter, Xiao Yuyin couldn't help but think of the first meeting between herself and Nalan Heng, through the first awakening, stained with blood, black-clothed with blood, and escaped by grabbing a horse...... Thinking about it, she accidentally shivered herself, and then wanted to cry without tears, why was her first meeting so sad, if it was really like the first meeting, now she is either dead, or she is abused by Nalan Heng, how can she still fall in love with Nalan Heng! It's better not to be the first to see!
Nalan Heng didn't see Xiao Yuyin's expression change, just blindly immersed in his own story, Xiao Yuyin listened carefully, and couldn't help frowning, just like she thought, Nalan Xiao ascended the throne as the emperor, married Queen Sima, and built the Yunlan Hall for her.
As the mother of the country, Empress Sima is no longer the ignorant girl who climbed the wall to pick pear blossoms. At that time, he was the most favored in the palace, but he also fell into the eyes of others, so he was naturally unhappy, there were many places where there were many women, there were three thousand beauties in the harem, and there was only one emperor, if he got the favor, he would naturally arouse the jealousy of others, and in that case, Queen Sima was pregnant, and she was pregnant with Yu Rou, who was only a concubine at the time, that is, the current queen.
At that time, the two were pregnant at the same time, and Nalan Xiao was naturally very happy, and she favored Queen Sima more and more, but Queen Sima always persuaded him to care more about other concubines, and she never wanted to fall into the eyes of Concubine Yu, she was still jealous.
Then I don't know what method was used, so that Queen Sima got sick, and there was no poison in the food, and after Nalan Heng landed, Queen Sima's body became weaker and weaker, until she died later.
Nalan Xiao didn't know how Queen Sima died, but Xiao Yuyin knew that through the principle of food restraint, putting people to death, this trick has to be said to be very vicious and very smart. Food itself is not toxic, but it cannot be eaten at the same time, and it is toxic when eaten.
This made Xiao Yuyin can't help but think of a movie she watched in modern times, called "A Tale of Two Cities", her husband cheated, and his wife learned about it, so she went to pretend to make friends with Xiao San, because it was a golden house to hide Jiao, so she would usually eat at Xiao San's house, and then go home to eat, and his wife learned from Xiao San what he ate, so she made food to fight with it, and over time, she killed her husband.
But looking at Nalan Xiao's appearance, although he didn't know how to do it, he could guess who did it, which made Xiao Yuyin puzzled, why did he leave Empress Yu dead, is there no evidence? No, if you really want to die alone, there is a way, unless, it is the power of the jealous queen.
Xiao Yuyin was still thinking about these things, but she couldn't help but hear Nalan Xiao ask her, "Girl, do you know what kind of will Lan'er asked me for before she died?" ”
Xiao Yuyin shook her head, Nalan Heng didn't tell her this, and she forgot to ask, if she hadn't mentioned it by chance in today's situation, she wouldn't have thought of it. Listening to Nalan Xiao's "girl", Xiao Yuyin felt quite useful in her heart, which was also the reason why Nalan Hengken was so relieved to go out just now.
"Lan'er didn't ask for her own will at that time, but for Heng'er's will." Nalan Xiao said softly, his eyes were full of pain, and he couldn't regret it.
Xiao Yuyin looked at this expression, as if she had guessed something? Why did Nalan Heng object so strongly to Nalan Xiao's marriage to him, and even said that sentence, "Have you forgotten what you promised your mother?" ”
Could it be ......
"Have you guessed that a holy decree that Lan'er asked Heng'er at the beginning was that his marriage should be decided by himself, and I should not impose it on him." Nalan Xiao smiled bitterly, "She has thought of everything for Heng'er, she knows how much unhappiness there is in that forced marriage." I really remember that she told Heng'er at that time, marry the person she likes, and the person she really likes, and don't lose it in her life. Nalan Xiao paused for a long time before he slowly spoke, "That's when I realized what Lan'er wanted, not glory and wealth, but I finally lost her." ”
Xiao Yuyin fell into deep thought, Nalan Xiao's repentance only knew the reason, no woman really didn't care that her husband had other women, the three wives and four concubines of the commoner family all had a lot of infighting, not to mention the seventy-two concubines of the three palaces and six courtyards who were returned. All she wanted was a couple for the rest of her life, but when she fell in love with Nalan Xiao, she compromised and accepted.
"Actually, it wasn't someone else who killed her, but me, this palace is a place to eat people, it's me who is too negligent, the more favor I get in this harem, the more dangerous it becomes." Nalan Xiao said in a low voice, but his voice was full of desolation, and his face became older and older.
Xiao Yuyin understood, so she asked the question she had always wanted to ask, the one she had never asked, "Is it because the emperor is worried about King Jing that he doesn't dare to care about him?" ”
Nalan Xiao didn't answer, Xiao Yuyin was not in a hurry, she had patience to wait for his answer, and finally Nalan Xiao, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again, "I don't deserve his forgiveness, so let him hate me, so that his heart will feel better." ”
Xiao Yuyin is also rarely quiet, looking at the sunlight that penetrates through the window lattice, it is so bright, but it doesn't seem to shine into Nalan Xiao's inner world, his life is living in guilt after all, he would rather use Nalan Heng's hatred to smooth out his guilt towards Queen Sima, his regret is so extreme.
"Your Majesty, it's not your fault, so why punish yourself like this." Xiao Yuyin opened his mouth softly, his eyes fell on the sunlight shining in from the window, such guilt, such punishment, his hemoptysis, maybe this is how he got it!