Chapter Eighty-Four: The Dust of the World
Zi Xiangzhi stood up and said, "What you said is possible. ”
Fang You also got up, turned his head and glanced at Wei Qinghuan, and said with a firm look in his eyes, "If that's the case, I'll go and find that Didi again." ”
Zi Xiangzhi shook his head, "Girl, don't be impulsive, you go alone, what if you can't get the antidote back, you can't save people, but you are in trouble?" ”
Fang You's gaze was still staring at Wei Qinghuan, "You have to give it a try." ”
"I have a solution here, how about the girl?" The Way of Purple Fragrance.
A look of hope flashed in Fang You's eyes, "Lord Shangshu, please speak." ”
"In the past few days, the emperor is about to send envoys to the Xu Li clan for peace talks, it is better to ask the emperor for ......" Zixiang Dao, before he spoke, he saw Fang You shake his head, "Lord Shangshu knows that it is impossible for me to enter the palace again when he sees me here, right?" After saying that, he thought for a moment, then looked up and said, "I wonder who the envoy is?" I went and begged him, but I went with him. ”
Zi Xiangzhi sighed, "The girl is an understanding person, why didn't she understand me?" If I could have begged the envoy, I would have begged earlier, so why wait until now to say these things to the girl. ”
"What does Shangshu-sama mean?" Fang Yu was puzzled.
"Why doesn't the emperor know about the poisoning?" Zi Xiangzhi whispered, "Why doesn't he care?" Girl, think about it, I just said that you can go and ask the emperor to understand what it means. ”
Fang You thought for a while, his lips opened slightly, and he realized what was going on. She slowly sat on the edge of Wei Qinghuan's bed and looked at him, "So only if I go to ask the emperor, he can be saved." ”
"The girl has been in the palace for so long, she should know the emperor's temperament." Zixiang said, "If it weren't for the emperor's will, wouldn't I want to save him?" ”
"I see." Fang You lowered his eyes, reached out and touched Wei Qinghuan's cheek lightly, and then slowly spoke, "I'll go." ”
Zi Xiangzhi closed her eyes and nodded.
Chang Yan looked at Fang Yu who was kneeling on the ground, his originally clenched fist was released again, and said, "It's okay if you want me to help you, but you have to promise me one thing first." ”
"I'll promise you anything, as long as I can see Wei Qinghuan wake up with my own eyes." Fang You said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"I want you to come into the palace and wait for me." Chang Yan stared at Fang You and said, "Come into the palace and be my concubine." ”
"I promise you." Fang You immediately agreed, she already knew the terms of this exchange, "It's just that I will wait until I see Wei Qinghuan open his eyes before leaving." ”
"This is me helping you, not you negotiating terms with me." Chang said.
"If the emperor doesn't want to, it's okay, I'll go and ask for an antidote for him myself." Fang You looked stunned, and then slowly spit out these words, "If I can't ask for it, I will die with him, so what's the matter." ”
"You ......" Chang Yan stood up angrily. The eunuch on the side hurriedly knelt on the ground, and kept shouting, "The emperor is angry."
Chang Yan's eyes staring at Fang Yu suddenly softened, and then he said, "Okay, I promise you." The chief eunuch on the side secretly glanced at Fang You, and then he let out a long sigh.
"Sister Ayu is back!" Ji Hui saw Fang Yu standing at the door, and said to Xue Qi in the house, "Ah You, come out quickly, Sister Ah You is back!" As he spoke, he hugged Fang You without waiting for Xue Qi to come over, "Sister Ayou, you are finally back, have anyone bullied you in the palace these days?" ”
Fang You also hugged Ji Hui and shook his head with a smile, "Okay, who will bully me?" ”
At this time, Xue Qi also ran out, and before he could reach Fang You, he stood far away.
"Ah, what are you doing standing there stupidly? Come here? Ji Hui beckoned to him.
Xue Qi walked over slowly, "Sister Ayu......"
Fang Yu pretended to pat him on the shoulder easily, "There are a lot of things to do these days, and the things at home have worked hard for you." ”
Xue Qi lowered his head, and after a while, he raised it again, his eyes did not have the joy of meeting Fang Yu at all, but were full of worry and a trace of expectation, "Come back this time, you won't leave again, right?" ”
The smile on Fang You's face froze, and then slowly disappeared, although she couldn't bear to tell them that she was just coming back to see them one last time, but she couldn't bear to deceive them, so she shook her head.
"I see." Xue Qi gritted his teeth and said.
Ji Hui frowned and pursed his lips, "Sister Ayu, where are you going?" ”
"I'm ......" Fang You was a little hesitant to tell them about it, but after thinking about it, whether he said it or not, it would make them worry, so he decided to tell them the truth, but he didn't say it all, "I'm going to enter the palace to serve the emperor." ”
"What?" The first to be surprised was Xue Qi, "Sister Ayu, what's going on?" ”
"The emperor has taken a fancy to me, and I like him too, that's all." Fang You tried his best to pull out a seemingly happy smile at Xue Qi and Ji Hui.
"But......" Ji Hui didn't believe her a little, "But Sister Ayu, the person you obviously like is Lord Wei, and I heard that Lord Wei seems to have some kind of illness, don't you ......?"
"Ah Hu!" Xue Qi interrupted Ji Hui's words, "Didn't Sister Ayu say it?" She has long had nothing to do with Master Wei, and now that she has found her own happiness, we should bless it, why mention those things again? ”
Ji Hui bit her lip before she said, "As long as Sister Ayou likes it, I will naturally be happy for Sister Ayou." ”
Fang You stretched out his hand, patted them on the head, and then said, "I'll leave in a few days, you guys have to be fine." When the two heard her say this, they couldn't help but nod their heads with tears.
"By the way, Ah Qi, the Cheng Ling Division has now changed blood, and even the name has been changed, how are you?" Fang You asked.
Xue Qi glanced at Ji Hui, and then smiled, "Even if I haven't been dismissed, I'm going to resign, and I don't have any thoughts about that there anymore." I ...... now," he took Ji Hui's hand, looking a little shy, "I'm now working as a martial arts practitioner in the martial arts hall on East Street." ”
Ji Hui also continued, "I'm learning to weave, weaving at home every day, making my own clothes to wear if I have less, and taking out some money when I have more." By the way, I can also take care of A-Niang......" He glanced at Xue Qi as he spoke, his eyes were full of smiles, "Laundry and cook for A-Niang." A-Niang has been getting better lately, and she can help me in the kitchen. ”
Fang You listened to the words of the two of them, and he could imagine the warm picture in his mind, "You guys are doing well, I'm relieved." Then, as if remembering something, he said, "When did Ah Hui learn to weave too?" I used to be careless. ”
"Speaking of which, I remembered." Ji Hui said, "Before...... The clothes that Sister Shi Nian made for you, you didn't take it with you when you left, but you must remember to take it with you this time, so as to live up to Sister Shi Nian's heart. ”
Ji Hui took Fang You to her room, took out four or five pieces of clothes made by Shi Nian from the box, and handed them to Fang You.
Fang You stretched out his hand, his fingertips trembled slightly, he took the clothes, his eyes were hazy with tears, and his voice was choked, "It's all ...... She made it herself? She was sick at the time, how did she do this? ”
Ji Hui also had a sour nose, "Sister Shi Nian has made it for us, but Sister Ayu, you have one or two more than us." My weaving skills were also taught to me when you just left, when Shi Nian's sister was better, and then ...... Her illness is getting worse and worse, and she can't even get out of the door much......"
"Take me to her grave, I'll see her." Fang You wiped away his tears and said.
Ji Hui nodded and walked out.
Fang You stood up and looked at Shi Nian's room, this room was not popular without her. Suddenly, she saw a very familiar box under the pillow, she took it out, looked at it carefully, and then remembered that it was she who bought it for her when she went to Zhong Fanshan to pick up her sister back that day, but she didn't expect her to put down the pillow and never used it once. She tightly clutched the rouge box and went to Shi Nian's grave with Ji Hua.
Fang You and Ji Hui stood in front of Shi Nian's grave. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the loess rose everywhere, Fang You stood there still, just squinting, and in a trance, he seemed to see Shi Nian smiling at her, calling her third sister. After only a while, the wind stopped, and Fang You knelt on the ground, "Sister, are you okay over there alone?" Then he smiled lightly, "You don't have to feel lonely, I'll accompany you when I have one thing." After speaking, he dug in the ground with both hands for a long time, dug a small pit, buried the rouge box in it, and then stood in front of the grave for a long time before leaving with Ji Hui.
Before going to the Wei Mansion, Fang You said goodbye to Ji Hui and Xue Qi, and both of them cried in grief, needless to say. But life is like this, you have to continue to live without anyone.
In the past few days before the antidote came back, Fang Yu has been taking care of Wei Qinghuan in the Wei Mansion. Wash him every morning and evening. Moisten his lips with some water with his fingers every day. Sometimes Wei Qinghuan also woke up, but he still looked like a gangster, like a child who was only a few months old, just making trouble. Whenever this happened, Fang You hurriedly fed him something to eat. He just grabbed Fang You's hand tightly, he didn't know what to say, his eyes stared straight at Fang You, and when he didn't have any strength, he fell asleep again after eating something, and he couldn't wake up.
On the evening of that day, Fang Yu asked the maids to rest first, and stayed here to take care of Wei Qinghuan. She looked at Wei Qinghuan under the candlelight, and inexplicably remembered the scene when they were in the woods outside the city, Wei Qinghuan put his coat on her, it was also night, and there was also a soft firelight enveloping them.
"I wonder if you remember?" Fang You looked at Wei Qinghuan and said to himself, "You put your coat on me that day, I don't know why my heart was beating so fast, and I realized it later, at that time...... I already feel different about you. I wonder when you liked me? Wei Qinghuan, I really want to know. Fang You smiled, holding Wei Qinghuan's hand, tears dripping down again, "Did you ever feel a little different about me that day?" ”
Fang You said that he wanted to let go of Wei Qinghuan's hand and wipe his tears, but Wei Qinghuan held her hand tightly and couldn't pull it away.
"There is ......"
"What?" Fang You was surprised and delighted in his heart, "Wei Qinghuan, can you hear what I said?" Wake up, open your eyes and look at me, don't fall asleep...... All right? As he spoke, the tears kept falling again.
At this time, there was a knock on the door in the outhouse, and her own maid went to open the door and brought in a eunuch. Fang You got up.
"But Miss Fang Yu?" The eunuch asked. Fang You nodded.
"The emperor asked me to send this overnight." The eunuch handed a small box to Fang You.
Fang You saw that the pattern on the box seemed to belong to the Xu Li tribe, so he immediately took it and hurriedly asked, "Is this the antidote?" ”
The eunuch nodded, "The emperor said, first sniff this medicine under your nose, and then take it with water when you wake up." ”
When Fang You heard this, he immediately wanted to give Wei Qinghuan medicine according to the eunuch's words, but who knew that the eunuch was in front of Fang You, "The emperor also said that you must take the girl into the palace tonight, the girl please." As he spoke, he made a gesture of please.
Fang You's eyes moved away from Wei Qinghuan's body, and he handed the antidote to the maid's hand, "According to the method of this father-in-law, I will serve your second master." ”
The maid turned out to be the antidote and nodded, "Where is this going, girl?" ”
Without waiting for Fang You to answer, a few grandmothers from the palace came and pulled Fang You to the palace. Fang You dragged hard, looking outside the door, clutching the door frame tightly with both hands, waiting for the maid to give Wei Qinghuan the antidote and sniff.
"Fang You......" Wei Qinghuan opened his eyes slightly, and warm tears flowed out of his eyes.
He's calling me, I'm sorry, Wei Qinghuan, I can't accompany you anymore, from now on, you live well. Only then did Fang You let go of his hand that was holding the door frame tightly and entered the palace.
Fang You followed them into the palace, and he didn't have the same stubborn temperament as last time. It's just that the whole person seems lazier and less energetic.
On this day, Chang Yan came to Fang Yu here, "I heard that you haven't eaten well recently?" ”
"No appetite." Fang You put aside the embroidery that Dong He had called himself and said.
"What do you want here, what are you doing here?" Chang Yan sat across from her and took a sip of tea.
"What do you want, but it's a pity...... I don't want anything right now. Fang You looked out the window and said lightly.
"I don't believe that the world wants you, and you're not interested at all?" Chang Yan put down the teacup and stared at Fang Youdao.
Chang Yan's words made Fang You come back to her senses a little, and she said, "I've lived for so long, and everything I want has left me, so I don't want anything anymore." ”
"I know your mind, too." Chang Yan snorted coldly, "What you think about is Wei Qinghuan, right?" When he married Zi Miaotang, you should see clearly that he didn't treat you sincerely. ”
"This is my blame." After Fang You finished speaking, he looked at Chang Yan's eyes and said, "Could it be that the emperor is really treating me at this moment?" Isn't the emperor for your satisfaction since the beginning? What you can't get is even more attractive to the emperor. The emperor doesn't really like me at all, all the emperor likes is the satisfaction of getting an object. Am I right? ”
"You ......" Chang Yan couldn't remember how many times she was choked by her and couldn't speak, so she was so angry that she brushed her sleeves away. When he walked to the door, he left a sentence, "Even if I let you out of the palace, can you be with him with peace of mind?" ”
Yes, even if she leaves the palace, she can't, she already knows this, but she doesn't want to be trapped here for the rest of her life. She picked up the handkerchief on the table, embroidered the remaining bit, and handed it to Dong He, "Sister Dong He, please have time to give this handkerchief to the princess." ”
Dong He took it, looked at it carefully, and said, "What kind of pattern is this embroidery, girl?" I've never seen it. Then he patted his head, "Oh, this looks a bit like Daiyan Lake!" The two people on this are a girl and a princess? ”
Fang You didn't nod or shake his head, and walked to the bed. Dong He knew that she was going to rest, and knew that she never let them serve her to sleep, so she went out quietly, and as soon as she arrived outside the door, she heard Fang You ask her in the house, "Sister Dong He, the river you said can flow out of the palace is called Taixu River?" ”
The sadness in her eyes flashed, and she hurriedly entered the house and replied, "Yes, the girl asked what was wrong with this?" ”
"It's nothing, I just thought of it, just ask casually, you go get busy." Fang Youdao. Dong He saw that she closed her eyes, so he retreated.
When Fang You opened his eyes, he couldn't see the person in front of him clearly, he only heard Chang Yan's anxious voice yelling at the imperial doctor, his chest was suffocated, and after coughing a few times, he coughed out a few mouthfuls of river water.
"Your Majesty, the girl is awake!" Seeing that Fang You woke up, Dong He hurriedly said to Chang Yan.
Chang Yan immediately sat on the edge of Fang You's bed, looking at her anxiously. Fang You only saw the person in front of her clearly after her breathing was smooth, this was the first time she saw Chang Tan show such an expression, she said to Chang Tan in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing to save me?" ”
"You ......" he was so angry that he couldn't speak again.
"Why are you doing that?" Chang Yan's two brows furrowed almost together.
"No, I just don't want to live." She said it slowly.
"Let's go! Cease! Cease! Chang Jian stood up, "If you want to leave the palace, I will let you out of the palace!" Then he sat on the edge of the bed again, slowly calmed down, and looked at Fang You, "It's just that I'm not sincere to you at all." ”
Fang You turned his head and stopped listening to him.
Common sense jade looked at the room, and when she saw Fang You wake up, she held her embroidered handkerchief, and slowly turned around and left.
Fang You never thought that Chang Yan would let him out of the palace, let alone let him let Wei Qinghuan wait for her at the gate of the palace. She looked at Wei Qinghuan as before, and finally smiled.
"Ayu......" They stood at a distance, he began.
"Wei Qinghuan ......"
"Look, this is the house I have already built." Wei Qinghuan carried a large bag of things, led Fang You to a simple but neat yard in the countryside, and pointed to the road.
"So you always remembered it, and you were ready for it." Fang You looked at the room in front of him and said.
"Of course I have to take the things I promised you to heart." After Wei Qinghuan put down the package, he took Fang You's hand, "This will be our home in the future." ”
Fang You withdrew his hand and shook his head.
"What's wrong?" Wei Qinghuan said, "Isn't this the life you want?" ”
"No," Fang said, "it's that I'm not worthy of you doing this for me." ”
"I know, you can't forget the past," Wei Qinghuan turned to look outside the house, "when I know you're in the palace...... When I jumped into the river, I was scared to death...... I think about what I'm going to do when you're gone? I couldn't think about it. Then he turned to look at Fang You, "I just want you to forget the past and live an easier life." ”
Fang You smiled slightly, "Okay." ”
Wei Qinghuan saw that she was finally willing to try to forget the past, and finally looked at her and smiled.
The two of them spent a few days here like this, seemingly unconcerned.
Early this morning, Fang You sat in front of the mirror, and suddenly said to Wei Qinghuan, "You go and buy some snails for me." ”
Wei Qinghuan walked up to her, a little puzzled, but still asked with a smile, "I haven't seen you dressed up these days, why did you suddenly remember the thrush?" Didn't you understand that 'women are pleasing to themselves'? ”
Fang You turned around and smiled, "Well, you can go quickly." I'll cook when you get back. ”
Wei Qingwan smiled and nodded, and went out.
Fang You got up and looked at his back, followed him out of the door, stood outside the door and looked at it from a distance for a long time, until he couldn't see it at all, and then entered the house.
On the way back, Wei Qinghuan always felt uneasy in his heart, and Ah You's expression just now always made him feel that there must be something to hide from him when he came out, "It's not good!" He held the snail tightly in his hand and ran back.
Wei Qinghuan saw the food on the table at the door, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Ayu, I'm back!" ”
But after screaming many times and not hearing Fang You's answer, his heart tugged again.
When Wei Qinghuan found Fang You, she was lying quietly on the bed, her lips were pale, and there were still blood dripping from her wrists......
There was a letter pressed under the pillow, which said: Wei Qinghuan, this time I am really leaving, I am leaving you. Don't cry, that's not my intention, I don't want anyone to cry because of me, to be sad. But since I have feelings for you, and I am dead, how can you not cry and be sad? It's all my fault. These days I have with you are the most relaxing and happiest days of my life. But I always have in my heart the things of the past, the people of the past. I don't know if my sister misses me over there? So I went to her for company. Wei Qinghuan, bury me and Shi Nian together, okay? That's what I promised her. Wei Qinghuan, don't cry, so that I will feel guilty over there. Do you know? When I made this decision, I felt much more relaxed, and I was going to atone for my sins, and let me put all the sins that had been between us in the past. Wei Qinghuan, you will be easy, live without heart and lungs, definitely, definitely. Fang Yu is a writer.