Chapter 280: Martyrdom
The steward is right, there are not many blooming Ma Lanhua all over the mountains.
It is also mostly opened on half-sunny slopes, where the soil is fertile. Cen Muning really picked the flower and gently tasted the yellow stamen inside, there was indeed a trace of sweetness.
"Do you like it?" Zhuang Chenchen actually used willow branches and wildflowers to weave a bracelet for her.
"The emperor's hand is so skillful." Cen Muning always thought that his handwriting was good, with domineering in his roughness, and he had the style of dominating the world. His kung fu is also good, but as long as he is there, he can be very reassured. But today I found out that he would also do such a meticulous thing. It seems that he is not the same as usual. "I like it."
With his bracelet, Cen Mooning and her sat back to back on the sunny hillside, the spring wind was as soft as a down fan, gently brushing the faces of the two people.
"If I like it here, I'll stay with you for two more days. It's not too late to go to Zhuangzi next door the day after tomorrow. "Zhuang likes such a simple day. It is precisely because it is not often that it feels precious.
"Is it okay for the concubine to invite the emperor to watch the play tonight?" Cen Mooning said with interest.
"Wow." Zhuang Chenchen nodded shuang: "I naturally like the play you arranged." But why wait to watch it at night? ”
"It's interesting to watch it at night." Cen Muning lay lightly on his back, feeling that this was the best time for them to get married. "If the emperor is not busy in the future, can he often take his concubines out for a walk?"
"Of course." Zhuang Chenchen nodded: "Now the situation between the DPRK and China has gradually stabilized. In the past few years, what should be cleaned up has been almost cleaned up. Now that Zhongnan has been pacified, there will be no major wars in a short period of time, and the four seas will be peaceful, and you can go wherever you want. ”
"It's easy to say, but it's hard to be afraid." Cen Mooning couldn't help but sigh.
"How?" Zhuang Chenchen slowly turned around and held her in his arms. "What else are you worried about?"
"Concubine Liao is still a few months away from giving birth. Concubine Gong is pregnant, and it is a hard time. Cen Muning stared slightly: "Zizhou's body is weak. It's always worrying. Other things can be overlooked, but the royal heir is always sloppy. The concubines thought that living a stable life in the palace was the best way to protect those children. ”
The people around him didn't make a sound. Cen Muning snuggled up to him with peace of mind.
After a long time, Zhuang Yanchen said silently: "Actually...... I never cared about the heir, you know. Even if I have no children under my knees, it is not impossible for those people of the clan who will return to me in the future to inherit it. If the emperor's heir wants to succeed the country, he comes to threaten me and your life, wouldn't it be a tragedy in the world. It's better not to have it at all. ”
"The emperor's thoughts and concubines understand." Cen Mu sighed faintly: "When the concubine was young, she was confused and did some bad things. may not be able to have children of their own in this life. Therefore, being able to protect those children for the emperor is also something that the concubines are willing to do. ”
"I never mind that, you know." Zhuang Chenchen held her hand and strained slightly. "Yes or no, in fact, from the birth of this person, the number of lives has already been written. It's like I'm going to rule the world sooner or later, and you're here to be by my side. ”
Cen Mooning smiled at him and buried her face in his arms. "I'm afraid the emperor has been thinking about his concubines for a long time."
This sentence made Zhuang Chenchen fall into deep thought.
He had indeed been thinking about her since the morning. Not because of her beauty, but because of her noble origin, and the unusual intelligence she showed in the crowd.
Bingling and Qingli looked at the emperor and queen not far away. Both men had envious joy on their faces.
"Looking back and waiting for you to marry Yin Li, I'm afraid that no one will be able to talk to me. Now those who serve Niangniang in the palace are either too clever or too stupid, and there is no one to be happy after all. Bingling couldn't help but sigh.
"What nonsense are you talking about." Qingli blushed: "I don't want to get married, I have to accompany my mother for the rest of my life." ”
"Uh-huh." Yin Li coughed deliberately not far away.
Bingling smiled and couldn't close her mouth: "That's not up to you, you don't want to marry, but someone wants to marry." ”
"Oh, what nonsense are you talking about." Qingli's face was flushed by what she said, and she didn't care about chasing her.
Bing Ling ran and hid: "I'm not talking nonsense, I don't believe you asked Yin Li." ”
The two of them ran and laughed, not to mention how happy they were.
Cen Muning and Zhuang Chenchen looked at the past, and they were also infected by this happiness and were overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, it's spring again, choose a good day and let Qingli get married. A girl's youth is always not enough to be consumed. ”
"Listen to you." Zhuang Chenchen held her hand and was reluctant to let go.
It's night, and it's a different story.
It was quiet, except for the sound of the wind, the sound of the branches shaking. Inexplicably, it makes people's hearts uneasy.
After dinner, Cen Muning accompanied Zhuang Chenchen to practice calligraphy in the room. Knowing that Bingling was coming in quickly, she brought the warm tea to his hand. "Your Majesty, the time has come, and the concubines will accompany you to the play."
Zhuang Chenchen put down the pen, picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Okay."
When the group came out of the wing, they did not turn off the lights, but let people guard the room to avoid any mistakes.
Crossing the path, we came to the hillside where we had come during the day, and it was a little cold at this time, but it was not as warm and comfortable as during the day.
Faintly, it was like hearing a cat meowing, but as it slowly approached, it seemed like someone was crying.
Zhuang Chenchen frowned, but saw that Cen Muning was quite interested, so he didn't ask anything, and followed her to look for the place where the voice came from.
After a while, I saw a pair of dark shadows in the woods.
"What to do? My father said that the nobles who came to live in Zhuangzi for a while were very wealthy, and he took a fancy to me and said that he would let me follow me to be a servant for them to call. If the lady nods, I will leave at once. I don't know when I will be able to come back, or if I can come back...... Brother Weishan, you should think of a way, what should I do? In case of...... If my father signs the death deed and sells me to a nobleman, then I really won't be able to come back. Whether I live or die is not up to me, let alone a lifelong event. Brother Weishan, can you go and beg your father, and agree to our marriage. Even if my father and mother don't agree, I'm willing to follow you to stay in your Zhuangzi, it's a big deal, it's a big deal, it's a big deal, it's not a big deal, it's not here anymore...... You speak, you speak! ”
"Yuhe, if I have a way, how can I delay until now." Weishan was sad, and said with a bitter face: "But my father refuses to nod." You also know that the two of us Zhuangzi are arguing over what field to plant and which piece of land to fight for when we are adults. I'm afraid that this year's spring ploughing will be delayed, and at this time, how can they nod our marriage. Besides, your father and my father have been grudges for more than ten years, and I'm afraid I can't solve them. ”
"Then you eloped with me, okay?" Yuhe is left with only this hope. "You take me away. Wherever you go, I'll go with you. ”
"Yuhe ......" Weishan's eyes were red, and his voice was trembling: "If I want to lose you, I will lose you from the beginning." Because I can't give up on you at all, how many matchmakers have come to the house over the years, and they have been kicked out by me. But Yuhe, my mother is ...... My health is not good, and it took a lot of hard work to give birth to me. Our two Zhuangzi also signed a death contract with the royal family. Unless there is no one in the steward's family who can do the work, they will hand over the Zhuangzi to others to take care of, otherwise those jobs will fall on me sooner or later. If I take you away, what will my father and mother do? What should Zhuangzi do? We can't let everyone in Zhuangzi suffer for our sake. ”
"Speaking of which, you still don't want to go for me. That's fine. Yuhe shook off her hand: "Since you are so cruel to me, then why should I beg you." ”
As he spoke, Yuhe took out a jade bottle from his arms, took off the cork, and drank it with his neck up.
Maybe it's because it's too dark, and when Weishan finds out that she poured something into her mouth, it's too late. "Yuhe, what are you doing here? Yuhe, what did you drink? I'll go find Lang Zhong for you. Jade Lotus ......"
He couldn't wake up the person in his arms, and the pain like ten thousand arrows piercing his heart made him worse than dead. "Okay, good, you are so ruthless, then what is the point of my life. If you want to die, I will go with you. Father, mother, please forgive the child for being unfilial, since you can't achieve my marriage, then I have to take Yuhe to the Yin Cao to get together. ”
"Come on, come on, Yuhe is dead......"
I don't know who shouted in the woods. Suddenly, he saw fires surging in from all directions.
Weishan didn't have time to commit suicide, and he was frightened by such a battle.
"Steward Joe, look, this wild boy is really here." The leader ran very fast, glanced this way, and found that Yuhe had fallen into the man's arms. "Steward Qiao, come quickly, Yuhe is really not good. Killed ......"
"No, no...... I didn't. Weishan shook his head again and again: "I really didn't kill Yuhe......"
Steward Qiao ran over out of breath, and sure enough, he saw Yuhe lying motionless in Weishan's arms. "Okay, you silver stick, you dare to do this to my daughter. Our Qiaojiazhuang is definitely not easy to mess with. Huang Weishan, you have to give your life here tonight. ”
"Uncle Joe, listen to me, I really don't. Yuhe can't figure it out by herself...... That's it, I don't want to live anymore anyway, there's no argument, you can just dispose of it. Weishan mourned more than his heart died, and he didn't have the strength to argue with him at this time: "I only ask Uncle Qiao for one thing, I and Yuhe are alive, you are not willing to fulfill it, if we die, please ask Uncle Qiao to bury us in one place, which can be regarded as fulfilling our wishes." As long as Uncle Qiao can nod his head, Weishan will die without regrets. ”