Chapter 2 Secrets of the Rivers and Lakes
A few knocks broke the silence of the dungeon.
The voice of the attendant sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, the queen has invited herself to guard the spirit of the former emperor in the underground palace, and she is waiting outside for His Majesty to give you." ”
The new emperor calmed down and said, "Please come in, the queen." ”
The door opened, and a dazzling light flashed in.
The new emperor closed his eyes unconsciously.
The fire has been extinguished, leaving only frost and chills.
The queen was also dressed in an innocent fairy robe, floating gently and kneeling quietly beside the new emperor.
"The blood stain on the emperor's neck was Yong'an's doing?"
The new emperor didn't answer, but said calmly: "Yong'an will marry Yu Mansion after March, and marry Yu Yao, and the queen has the responsibility to accompany the dowry, as the imperial sister-in-law, she should take care of it properly." Although the first emperor paid attention to thrift during his lifetime, Yong'an was the only biological blood left in the world by the first emperor and the first queen, and now she is the only eldest princess of the Great Zhou. ”
The queen's eyes were sly, and she said with bad intentions: "The concubine will definitely take care of everything and let the princess marry beautifully." It's just that the emperor is thoughtful and very human. It is rumored that Yu Yao's son is quite a man and is not close to women, so even if the princess leaves the palace, it will not damage the relationship between her and His Majesty. It's just that the concubine is puzzled that His Majesty and the princess have been here for a long time, and I don't know if the princess is still unmarried at this moment, and whether Your Majesty has already got what she wants? ”
The new emperor still said calmly: "You don't have to be sarcastic everywhere, do your duty well, and you will have your benefits." My eldest princess of Da Zhou is Bing Qing Yujie, if anyone slanders her, no matter who it is, I will take off her head. ”
The queen smiled: "If you kill your wife for the sake of the royal sister, it won't be good to hear it out." But with His Majesty's heart, it is not surprising that the city is calculated. ”
The new emperor said: "I think you followed me when you were thirteen years old, if it weren't for your advice and persuasion, it would be difficult for me to make up my mind, but I know that you have your own selfishness, and you are going to cut off the way forward between me and Yong'an." Now that you have the honor of a queen, isn't it enough? ”
The queen sighed: "All powerful men in the world will always fall into such a misunderstanding, fearing that women only covet their power, and worrying that women are not satisfied with power. The concubines only ask the emperor's sacred heart to turn around, and don't suffer for meaningless things. ”
The emperor said: "Don't worry, not only will I not touch her, but I will not see her again after she gets married." ”
The queen showed a pleased smile and said, "The Son of Heaven is a promise, comparable to ten thousand gold. The concubines are naturally relieved. ”
The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south.
The Imperial Tomb fell into a silence deeper than death.
Three months later, Bianliang, Yufu.
A commotion gradually subsided, and the Luanfeng sedan chair and the golden silk cover were like the last life.
Yu Yao paced back and forth in the marriage room, and only after a while did he say to himself: "It's really unbelievable, unbelievable!" Then he turned to the bride and asked, "You mean, you are not the eldest princess of Yong'an?" The bride said, "That's true." Three months ago, I woke up and became what I am now, but I know that after Brother Yao is a famous family, he must have a chivalrous heart, and I hope that Brother Yao can help me. ”
Yu Yao sat down and said slowly: "I have also heard that the eldest princess of Yong'an will be ill after the Lingling, and I have already made plans to postpone the marriage." Later, the emperor recruited famous doctors from all over the world and collected famous medicines from all over the world, just to save the princess's life. In the end, after repeated searches, I finally got the magic medicine in the legendary Linglong dice to have this effect of resurrection. Could it be that it was not Yong'an who came back to life after taking medicine, but a different person? ”
The bride said, "That's true. At first, I tried a few things, but I didn't touch the pillar. But I still can't find the key. The inner courtyard of the palace, the residence of the Son of Heaven, I don't dare to act too rashly. Fortunately, in the past three months, I have heard the servants repeatedly mention that Brother Yao and Princess Yong'an have known each other since childhood, and their friendship is very strong. Could it be that Brother Yao is willing to see her disappear in the world so silently? ”
Yu Yao said: "Me? Now that this is the case, what can I do? ”
The bride said: "Brother Yao Bo Gu Tong must know the origin of this exquisite dice, if we take a closer look, maybe we can distinguish the key to it, so that Princess Yong'an and I will return to their original positions." ”
Yu Yao looked into the distance and said: "This exquisite dice are extremely mysterious, and the versions of the legend are not the same. I only know that there are two exquisite dice in this world, both of which were made by Wen Tingyun, a writer in the late Tang Dynasty. Wen Tingyun, also known as Feiqing, has excellent poetry and is unmatched. He met Yu Youwei, a talented girl in Chang'an, when he was middle-aged, and had a master-apprentice relationship. Beautiful women love talents, and there are ancient times. Yu Youwei secretly admired her, but Wen Tingyun refused due to the age gap of several decades, and personally served as a matchmaker to marry Yu Youwei to her own year-old friend Li Yi as a concubine. Who knew that Li Yizhi's wife was narrow-minded and couldn't tolerate people, so she soon drove Yu Youwei out of the door. From then on, she had to stay in the Taoist temple and change her name to Yu Xuanji. A few years later, Yu Xuanji died tragically for some reason, and the news reached Wen Tingyun's ears, and he had already regretted his mistakes. Wen Tingyun was frustrated in his life but traveled extensively, and accidentally got two flavors of immortal medicine, so he made exquisite dice and hid them in it. 'Exquisite dice and red beans, into the bones of lovesickness do not know. This verse made him famous for a while, and he regretted it for the rest of his life. One of the exquisite dice was given to Yu Youwei as a congratulatory gift when she got married, in addition to the wedding blessing, I guess it is more of a hidden affection but regret. Later, the delicate dice died at a young age. The other one should have been given to his wife by Wen Tingyun, and later passed on to his eldest son Wen Xian, and it should still be in the hands of Wen's descendants. ”
The bride said: "The exquisite dice that the emperor used to save the princess should be the one that Wen Tingyun gave to Yu Youwei back then?" ”
Yu Yao said: "I expect it to be the same." Over the years, there have been countless fake exquisite dice in the rivers and lakes or in the temples, and I didn't expect the emperor to find the real one. ”
The bride reached out and took out an object from her sleeve, and when she walked to Yu Yao's side, she opened her palm, only to see a delicate and clear bone dice in the palm of her hand, with a total of six sides. The dots and dots are red, resembling acacia beans, while the rest are inky.
Yu Yao was surprised: "This is it?" Why is it intact? ”
The bride said, "I remembered that it might still be useful, so I asked the craftsmen of the inner court to repair it carefully, and the craftsmen were so good that the cracks were almost invisible. ”
Yu Yao picked up the Linglong dice, put it in front of him and looked at it carefully, and said with a sigh: "It is rumored that the Linglong dice can come back to life, but I didn't expect it to be just Li Daitao. At this time, I don't know if Princess Yong'an is no longer in the world. ”
The bride said: "I also want to return to the original position with Princess Yongan as soon as possible and find my original face." Just now you said that there is still a delicate dice in the world in the hands of the descendants of the Wen family, if I take it again, maybe I can return to the same place with Princess Yong'an. ”
Yu Yao said: "It's easy to say, but the descendants of the Wen family have always regarded the exquisite dice as a treasure and never refused to show it." Over the years, I don't know how many royal families, high-ranking officials, celebrities, and big names have secretly visited and asked for help from Linglong Dice but have not been able to do so. ”
The bride said: "Wen Tingyun is a literati, and he has never held any high official positions, how can He De, a descendant of the Wen family, resist these many powerful forces?" ”
Yu Yao said: "You don't know something. Back then, Li Taibai had a poem: 'Kill one person in ten steps, and don't stay for a thousand miles'. A literati and a writer can also be a merry man. What's more, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world has not been peaceful, the feudal towns have been divided, and the smoke is everywhere, and famous people will marry the martial arts family. The Wen clan is even more deliberate when they have exquisite dice in hand. Over time, under the name of the text, he is actually a party with outstanding force. The Linglong Mountain where the Wen family lives is the thoroughfare of Sichuan and Shaanxi, with overlapping peaks and ravines, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Twenty years ago, Wen Jufan, the head of Wen's Linglong Villa, married Dai, the daughter of the master of Neijiaquan. Now the younger generations of Wen Cang and Wen Dai brothers and sisters are the strengths of the two families, so it is not difficult to be alone in troubled times and keep the ancestral family business. ”
The bride sighed, "So it's harder to get another exquisite dice than to climb to the sky!" ”
Yu Yao said: "It's difficult, it's hard to climb to the sky, but it's not necessarily, Wen's reputation for literary talent is a matter after the Tang Dynasty, but my Yu family is a hundred years ahead of them." Wen has always been very respectful to my Yu family, if I go to Linglong Villa to visit, maybe I can get a look at Linglong dice, and then use this wreckage to secretly exchange, it may not be impossible. ”
The bride was surprised and delighted, and said, "Brother Yao is willing to take such a big risk? I didn't know how to thank him. ”
Yu Yao said: "You don't have to thank me, I did this for Sister Yong'an, she is my only confidant in this world." Outsiders say that I have the good of Longyang, and I am infected with the vice of blaspheming children like ordinary officials and nobles, so I am not close to women, and even say that I have insulted the lintel, and I am ashamed of the ancestors of the Yu family. Only Yongan understands that I, like ordinary people, just want to find the unique love in the vast sea of people, no matter whether the other party is a man or a woman, I have no regrets. ”
The bride smiled: "I see. Brother Yao is outstanding, and your confidant can be counted as one of me from now on. ”
Seeing this, Yu Yao also stretched his cheeks and said with a smile: "It turned out to be a cheerful and sparse woman." I was not intimidated by my remarks, and your mind and insight are enough to serve as the princess of a country. ”
Then Yu Yao seemed to think of something, changed his words, and said: "But your identity must not be known to others, Linglong Mountain is located in the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty has an immortal enmity with my Great Zhou, if your identity as the eldest princess of the Great Zhou is exposed, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble." In my opinion, it is more convenient to walk on the rivers and lakes under a pseudonym. I simply use the pseudonym Yuyao, and you pretend to be my sister, whose name is Youwei, how about it? ”
The bride said, "Very good! I got here because of Yu Youwei's exquisite dice, and I used it in her name. Yu Youwei, yes, I will be Yu Youwei from now on! ”