Chapter 6: Start Fresh
Standing in front of the door of the Crane Ming Palace, there was no time for Gu Xiyan to think about anything.
Duan Niang took the lantern in Hengyue's hand and said to Hengyue: "You guard here, and the girl and I will go in." ”
Hengyue nodded solemnly, and said in a low voice: "Auntie, don't worry, I can save it!" ”
Duan Niang nodded, and then gently pushed open the door of the Heming Palace.
The sound of the "squeak" door shaft spread far away, making it even more quiet at night.
Gu Xiyan's heart also rose to his throat.
Duan Niang just pushed open a small crack, she flashed in first, and Gu Xiyan also followed.
The main hall in the middle of the Crane Hall is spacious and empty, and there seems to be a shrine in the center.
Gu Xiyan asked Duan Niang to raise the lantern, Duan Niang hesitated for a while before reluctantly raising the lantern.
There was indeed a gilded sculpture of an angry man with a hideous face in the center, but he was holding a mace in his left hand, a bottle in his right hand, and a lotus seat under his feet, which made Jue Gu Xiyan feel that the image was very strange.
Duan Niang behaved very respectfully, put the lantern in her hand aside, and pulled Gu Xiyan to kneel down on the round pu in front of the incense case and kowtow three times.
After Gu Xiyan got up, he looked curiously at the side halls on both sides, they were all empty, but there was a high screen on the opposite side of the window.
Duan Niang said to Gu Xiyan: "Qixia Guan is blessed by the great god of Xiantian...... There is a heavy yin atmosphere in this crane singing hall, and I will bow down to get rid of bad luck......"
Behind the Minghe Hall is a courtyard-style architectural pattern, the patio is narrow and short, and the courtyards are small houses. Duan Niang took Gu Xiyan and walked inside to several courtyards, all of which were in the same pattern. It may be because the patio in this hall is relatively narrow, or it may be because Gu Xiyan came at the wrong time, she always feels that this place is too gloomy, which makes her a little uncomfortable.
Finally Duan Niang stopped, and she took Gu Xiyan to push away a small room in the east.
The room was empty, except for two benches with a coffin.
Gu Xiyan's heart tightened on the spot as if he had missed two beats, and he felt a sense of homesickness.
Duan Niang also seemed to feel Gu Xiyan's nervousness, she shook Gu Xiyan's hand, as if she was comforting Gu Xiyan.
Gu Xiyan took a deep breath, walked to the side of the coffin, and glanced at Duan Niang fixedly, her nervous voice was a little hoarse: "Duan Niang, open the coffin and let me see!" ”
Duan Niang hesitated for a while, but still pushed the lid of the coffin.
The dull "rumbling" sound resounded in the quiet room, making Gu Xiyan feel frightened.
Gu Xiyan closed his eyes for a while, took a few deep breaths, and then mustered up the courage to look into the coffin.
In the orange light, a girl with a beautiful face was wearing a suspender in the coffin, Gu Xiyan still remembers that it was a commodity that Baozi took out for discount in winter today.
Not bad! That's me.
The bitter taste permeated Gu Xiyan's mouth.
A broad forehead, thin eyebrows, and a high nose bridge...... This big face that Gu Xiyan saw since he was a child, as if he had woken up, lay there quietly......
Why is this so? Gu Xiyan, two Gu Xiyan...... Camphor Forest, two camphor forests...... What's the connection during this period...... Is it really as written in the novel or in the movie, this is the link between two time and space......
The more Gu Xiyan thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was feasible.
But why did one lose his body and the other lose his soul?
Gu Xiyan involuntarily stretched out his hand......
Duan Niang blocked Gu Xiyan's hand and said with concern: "Girl, be careful, who knows what is on it......"
What's the matter? I have lived in my body for more than 20 years, and I will not be afraid of something.
Gu Xiyan stroked the face of the woman in the coffin.
Icy cold.
Gu Xiyan turned around and grabbed Duan Niang's hand again.
Warm and warm.
At this moment, Gu Xiyan had a hint of realism.
I really became a soul who lived in someone else's body.
Tears suddenly filled Gu Xiyan's eyes without warning, and her voice like a wounded young beast echoed in this room with a special sweet and glutinous taste......
Duan Niang felt a chill when she heard it.
Why did the girl cry so sadly about the dead man?
She swept around Gu Xiyan suspiciously.
A gust of wind blew, and the candle light in the angry lantern flickered and flickered, looking at Duanniang's eyes, it was very weird. She grabbed Gu Xiyan's arm tightly, and said in a nervous tone, "Girl, let's go back!" I'll talk about it tomorrow......"
When the corpse is left for a long time, it will rot, it will be buried in the ground, and it will be devoured by unknown small insects...... Thinking of this, Gu Xiyan couldn't help but chill in disbelief...... It's better to burn it, it's clean...... Gu Xiyan stood in front of his corpse and calmly instructed Duan Niang: "Burn this corpse, and then find a beautiful box and pack it up." We took her back with us when we went back to Shengjing......"
The flickering candlelight shone on Gu Xiyan's calm face, wanting to be bright and dark.
"No, no, no," Duan Niang said in horror, "that's retribution." Girl, what's wrong with you? ”
Only then did Gu Xiyan realize that he had traveled to ancient times.
After being silent for a long time, Gu Xiyan said carefully: "Duanniang, I got lost in the camphor forest that day, and I met this girl, and she has been with me. And then I, well, she suddenly had a pain in the corner of her heart...... Tell me to arrange her funeral...... I am also entrusted by others...... You just do as I say, that Deacon Ding is doing things, I really don't feel at ease. ”
Duan Niang's face was cloudy, the corners of her mouth were slightly twitched, and she wanted to speak again.
Gu Xiyan's emotions are unstable now, and naturally she doesn't want to take care of Duanniang's emotions, but she just hopes that she will quickly agree to do this well. Seeing that Duan Niang didn't speak, she asked again, and Duan Niang responded in a trance.
They re-covered the coffin and walked out of the Minghe Palace, Hengyue was waiting nervously outside, and when she saw them appear, she breathed a big sigh of relief, and hurriedly took the lantern in Duanniang's hand and hurriedly led the way in front.
When he went back to the courtyard where he lived, Gu Xiyan left a heart, and looked at the small courtyard on the side of the road a few times, there were small gilded plaques on the lintels of those courtyards, but some could see clearly, some could not see clearly, and vaguely recognized a few names such as "Spring and Mei", "Autumn Jingsa", "Jiuquhuan", etc., in front of his yard, Gu Xiyan let Hengyue pick up the lamp and take a look, and the lintel was written "Qilixiang", Chinese characters, simplified, regular script.
Duan Niang looked at Gu Xiyan's gaze and said, "Qilixiang is a little smaller, but the cost is cheap, so the girl should be wronged!" ”
Gu Xiyan remembered Xiao Gu Xiyan's complaints, and couldn't help but smile on his face.
Hengyue just knocked on the door, and the door opened immediately, as if the person behind the door had been waiting for someone to knock on the door, so that Duan Niang was startled, and she scolded in a low voice: "How can you do things so panicked!" ”
The one who answered the door was a petite girl, and when she heard Duan Niang's scolding, she hurriedly replied: "Yes, I won't dare next time." ”
Gu Xiyan saw that her eyebrows were clear and her eyes were beautiful, her face was full of childishness, she was only twelve or thirteen years old at most, and she remembered Hengyue's instructions before leaving, and said to the little girl with a smile: "Mo Ju, hard work!" ”
The little girl Mo Ju was startled by Gu Xiyan's words, and was stunned, Gu Xiyan and his party walked to the middle of the courtyard, and Mo Ju came back to her senses and replied, "No, it's not hard."
Gu Xiyan smiled at her when she heard it. The smile is kind and sweet, as warm as spring.
Mo Ju's heart was hot, and she only felt that today's girl was a thousand times cuter than usual.
Gu Xiyan and the others went back to the house, Duan Niang was full of thoughts, and simply told Hengyue to pay attention to the fire candle and other words, and then returned to the opposite room tiredly, Gu Xiyan knew that Duan Niang lived on the west side of the hall house, and the door of his own room was opposite the door.
Hengyue went into the house and lit the lamp, untied Gu Xiyan's cloak again, and gave her the tools for washing.
Gu Xiyan found that the toothbrush that Hengyue handed her was similar to the toothbrush she used in modern times, only slightly rougher, without toothpaste, using a white powder-like thing, like ivory powder. Gu Xiyan was afraid that his behavior would be abnormal and make Hengyue suspicious, so he took a toothbrush and told Hengyue: "You have worked hard today, go back to the house and sleep well, I don't need you here for the time being, well, wait for you." ”
Hengyue was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "Then, how can you let the girl stay alone......"
Gu Xiyan smiled: "It doesn't matter, you can go." I also want to be quiet. ”
Hengyue still made the bed for Gu Xiyan before going out.
Gu Xiyan tried to brush her teeth with a toothbrush, and sure enough, white bubbles appeared in her mouth, she stood in front of the mirror platform to admire, feeling like a clown, she couldn't help but smile slightly, but looking at the unfamiliar face in the mirror platform, she wanted to think that she could only live this kind of life from now on, Gu Xiyan shed tears unfreely!
After crying and laughing for a while, it was easy to wash up, Gu Xiyan packed up her things, but she didn't know where the water was splashed, so she put it there and went to bed.
Lying on the bed, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, looking at the shadow of the candle in a daze.
No matter how cold the world is, there is hope in life, and who knows what will happen tomorrow? I always thought that I would live to be 80 years old and die in my bed in the tears of my grandchildren...... Now that I think about it, there are still many things that have not been done, there are still many things that have not been said, and there are still many wishes that have not been fulfilled...... Fortunately, there was nothing to worry about in that plane. Although her position is not high, there are still several very capable people who have been watching, now that she is gone, the company should be able to find a good successor soon, she is not arrogant enough to think that the world will change without her; As for her boyfriend, except for the unforgettable one when she fell in love for the first time, Gu Xiyan can't remember the faces of other people, and I believe they don't have much impression of herself; The stepmother and father have a good relationship, the younger brother is loyal and honest, and has a skill in repairing high-end imported cars, so they may have an easier life without her, at least they won't worry about the problems of the house anymore......
Perhaps, this unbelievable soul possession incident will be a good thing for themselves and them......
It's just that I don't know what time I have traveled to, although in ancient times, the status of women in the Song Dynasty was much higher than that of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, like Li Qingzhao and others, not only can they drink on a boat, get drunk into the flowers, and a female poet also writes poems and lyrics after a tryst with her lover...... But in any case, the status of women in society is still very low...... I don't know if there is a chance to do some business on my own, but only financially independent women can be independent spiritually......
Gu Xiyan tossed and turned, difficult to get into his eyes, and it was not until Dongfang turned white that he gradually closed his eyes.