Chapter 63: The two do not owe each other
I didn't expect him to take me to the secluded little village that I was looking for, and I always thought that the person I was looking for should live in the middle of the mountains and forests, isolated from the rest of the world.
He took me to a cemetery with an anonymous name written on it.
"Is this it? How do you know that he is the one who buried. ”
Beiyu Jinchen played with the white jade wrench in his hand, and said casually: "Two months ago, the family died suddenly, and now the bones are not cold, you can dig it up and find out." ”
Although I didn't believe it all, and I thought about arranging for someone from the Night Pavilion to investigate, I didn't completely disbelieve it.
"He has lived in this village since he came out of the palace, and he has lived for more than seven years, which can be regarded as the end of his life."
Without further ado, I turned and went back.
There are not many people in the small village, the smoke from the chimneys is curling, and the smell of food wafts in, which is a taste that cannot be made in the imperial dining room of the palace.
The earthy yellow bricks and tiles, the rough wood door railing, compared with the glazed jade tiles of the palace, the stone pillars and Zhutai, look downcast and shabby. But it was this simplicity that made me feel the local people that I couldn't feel in the palace.
There was a fortune teller at the entrance of the village, dressed in tatters, with a small stall, shouting that the fortune teller would not receive a penny.
As he passed by, the fortune teller shouted, "Girl, stay here." ”
He has two mustaches, peach hairpin hair, and a blue-gray robe. The sunlight slanted on his face, and the whole person was shrouded in a halo, and there was indeed a sense of fairy wind and bones.
I have seen a lot of this kind of charlatan, and I am not surprised by their tricks, and I don't bother to take care of them.
"Girl, let's draw lots, no money will be charged." He grinned, and both front teeth were half of them, eerily tight.
I didn't bother to respond, turned around and left, and he rushed in front of me again, blocking the way.
He suddenly grabbed my arm with his hand, and fortunately he was wearing a dark eggplant purple shirt, otherwise the gray and black handprint would have been very eye-catching.
Beiyu Jinchen frowned, and pulled me back without a trace.
"If the old man is not mistaken, there was a catastrophe when the girl was thirteen years old, and the girl was destined for a lack of fire, and this catastrophe was also related to fire." He said the Tao at the head, and his expression was serious.
I froze in place, and the doom he spoke of was the fire, the fire that destroyed half of my face and rewrote the stone grid of fate.
I was still skeptical, but I had followed him to the stall.
Next to the stall stands a small banner that reads Fortune Telling for Half-Immortals. The dilapidated table is full of miscellaneous items, unsigned books, Taoist symbols, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.
There were ink spots all over the table, and I didn't dare get too close.
He handed me a sign holder and said, "The woman asks for marriage." ”
"I don't ask for marriage." is a dying person, what is the use of marriage, not moving and not working, in order to go far on this blood path.
"Girl, the old man is only married today." He stroked his mustache and looked arrogant.
I think it's funny, saying that it is fortune telling, but it is only marriage, so I will play with him.
I shook it three times in the stick, but none of it came out, so I simply pulled one out of it, only to see that it was written:
Overlapping tear-stained brocade characters,
An inch of acacia and an inch of gray.
I intuitively felt that this was not a good sign, and he probably wouldn't ask for any disaster money.
He took the sign, rummaged through the book, and then looked up, with a complicated expression: "Sign down." ”
Beiyu Jinchen suddenly threw a silver ingot on the table, pulled me up, and said, "Let's go." ”
After turning around, he shouted behind him: "Girl, if you are robbed in the future, you don't have to cling to your obsession, just let it be." ”
Beiyu Jinchen chuckled disdainfully.
I never knew what he meant by the catastrophe, but later I realized that the catastrophe is the love catastrophe.
The residents of the village had to stop and look at us when they saw us, and I realized that we were all dressed too ostentatious, especially Beiyu Jinchen, although it was a moon-white brocade robe, but the satin pattern was delicate, and the fox fur collar at the neckline was fluffy and soft, which was very valuable. Although this dress is restrained and elegant in the palace, it is very eye-catching when walking on this country road.
Some villagers were squatting in front of their homes to eat, and my stomach rumbled and I started to scream, and I couldn't help but swallow my saliva when I was hungry.
"Hungry?" He raised an eyebrow.
I coughed a few times to hide my embarrassment, "A little bit......"
"Let's go, I'll take you to dinner."
I thought we would have to walk a long way up the mountain to find an inn to eat, but he knocked on a villager's door.
When the door opened, there was an old woman, with silver hair wrapped in a turban, and her eyebrows were kind and kind.
"Huh? Xiao Chen. Opening the door for us with a smile, Beiyu Jinchen rarely showed a obedient smile, but at first glance he was still a little shy.
The old woman welcomed us in, her wrinkled hands holding Beiyu Jinchen tightly, and the two of them looked as harmonious as mother and son.
Small farmhouse courtyard with adobe bricks. In front of the firewood gate, sun-dried red peppers and corn, as well as pickled radish, are hung in front of the firewood gate, and there is a strong sense of customs.
When I entered the house, the old woman noticed me: "Who is this girl?" ”
I was just about to answer, but the old woman slapped her head and said, "I remember, didn't Xiaochen say that the wedding date was approaching last time, this is the Su ...... What have you been ......?"
"No......" I waved my hand again and again, busy explaining.
"Su Jin." Beiyu Jinchen replied one step ahead of me, without any explanation.
I was speechless and let the old lady pull me into a chair.
Judging by their familiarity with each other, this old lady should have been from the palace before.
Although the house is simple and cold, there are all kinds of things, and it is warm and homely.
"Why is the brocade girl wearing a veil, is it because the weather is too cold?" She poured us a bowl of red date ginger tea, which was steaming.
I knew that I would have to untie the veil when I was going to eat, and Beiyu Jinchen knew that my face had recovered, and it was pretentious to hide it at the moment.
So he calmly untied the veil and set it aside.
Beiyu Jinchen raised his eyes slightly, and his expression remained unchanged.
"It's really a good look, no wonder our Xiaochen wants to marry home." She added some charcoal to the stove, and the flame burned even brighter. "I made some dishes, and Xiao Chen came over to help me serve them."
"Hmm." He answered lightly and went to the kitchenette.
The red date ginger soup is rich and silky, and the slight spiciness of the ginger is covered by the sweetness of the red dates, which is just right.
After drinking a whole bowl, I felt half full and warmed up.
The old woman brought a few dishes, pulled up a small bench and sat beside me, covered my hands with rough hands, and said earnestly: "Jin girl, do you know him?" ”
I didn't know how to answer.
"I watched him grow up, his mother died early, and this child's heart is a little more transparent than his peers."
My heart says, not only a few points, but also a personal essence......
"Later, the princess passed away, which was a big blow to him, he needed someone to take care of him and understand him, and it was enough to talk to him and see the scenery." Her voice is flat, and her gaze always falls far away when narrating...... "Everyone thinks he has a lot of thoughts, but in fact, he just wants to protect what he can." His body is not good, he was pushed into the pool when he was a child, and it took a long time to soak in the winter before he was rescued, and since then, his kneecaps will hurt every winter, you have to write this down. ”
I couldn't bear to let the old man be disappointed, so I pretended to nod. If she knew that Su Jin was not Su Rong, she would be very disappointed.
"I know that any girl who does a continuation will not feel good. But as long as two people love each other, everything is not a problem. I only hope to see your children before I return 100 years......"
I was really choked up at this point.
She sighed, got up and rummaged through the low cabinet, took out something wrapped in fine silk, walked up to me, and opened the silk cloth, which was a jade bracelet, clear and translucent, with excellent texture.
She put the bracelet on my wrist, and the jade was cold and cold.
"This is a greeting gift for the old body."
I was shocked and hurriedly said, "No...... Not ......"
"This bracelet was given to the old body when the old body was in the palace, although it was not worth a few dollars, but the mind was there, and I was not willing to wear it all these years. It is said that this was given to Niangniang by the first emperor, and it is of great significance. ”
Now I'm sitting on pins and needles in my chair, shaking and restless. These words were supposed to be said to Su Rong, but now they are stiffened by me Li Daitao.
Beiyu Jinchen came out with a few dishes, put them on the table, and took a few bowls of rice.
Home-style tofu, vegetarian stir-fried vegetables, leeks and eggs, and the only meat dish is a night of beef soup.
I ate a lot, and I actually ate more than Beiyu Jinchen, it was like a starving ghost reincarnated.
But the old woman looked kind, as if the more I ate, the happier she became.
The beef soup is salty and light, and it smells fragrant. She said that Beiyu Jinchen made it herself, which I didn't expect, the pampered prince would also cook, which is really strange.
After a full meal, it was already evening
Coming out of the small village, we were speechless all the way.
Looking down at the jade bracelet on his wrist, it just happened to hide the scar left by the blood oath.
The mountain road is difficult to walk, and the pace is difficult.
Until we arrived at the Coldwater Palace, I was still thinking about everything I had encountered during the day.
Lin Bai prepared the boat and went straight to the palace, and the waterway was half an hour, but it was a steady progress.
He sat in the bow of the boat, facing the wind, his hair fluttering.
I stood aside and tried to take off the bracelet, but the bracelet seemed to have taken root, and I couldn't take it off even though my wrist was red, and it was easy to put it on......
"You don't have to take it, you can keep it, these things, presumably she doesn't care." Beiyu Jinchen opened his mouth lightly, and the person he was talking about was Su Rong.
I thought about it, and it was true, Su Rong said that she never wore cheap things.
"Do you think you are fair to Su Rong like this, this marriage is a transaction."
The corners of his lips curled upward, looking into the distance. "How does the Pavilion Master know that I have no feelings for her?"
This sentence really asked me, why bother to say more if it was not my own business.
The boat docked, he stayed on the boat, and I tightened my clothes and got off the boat.
Looking back, the blue waves are vast.
"Today, I am clear with the prince, and I don't owe each other. He hoped that the prince would not be the enemy of the Dark Night Pavilion, otherwise, the soldiers would meet each other. "Turn around, take a step.
As I walked, my heart suddenly became unstable, and my mind flashed my mind about his figure in the fire that day in Linzi Town.
Stop, slightly sideways.
He was standing on the shore, staring at each other.