Chapter 4 When I wake up from a dream, I feel like a mountain of guilt
The wind sends the jade cicada to flow westward, the three watches are not finished, and the window enters the bamboo shadow.
The window is half open, the moonlight flows silently into the lonely boudoir through the green bamboo, there is a wind, shaking the bead curtain, the crisp sound of fine fragments, but it makes this quiet night seem to be more lonely, a room of lily incense is chaotic, outside the red silk tent, a lonely copper lamp stands silently, the light and shadow are slightly shaking, vaguely illuminating the eyebrows of the girl on the couch, it seems to be struggling in a dream, and the eyebrows are slightly frowned.
It's a messy dream.
Ten miles of red makeup, drums and white horses around the city, as if it was a big wedding day.
Dragon and phoenix candles, a room of vermilion yarn, a man in a wedding dress half leaning on the couch, was overwhelmed with red, the face was particularly pale, he looked at her, seemed to smile, his eyes were clear, and his eyes were pale by the face, reflecting like a little lacquer.
"Beautiful view."
He called to her and held out his hand to her, his palms also pale, as if slender cyan veins could be seen.
He was dying, so weak.
Ten fingers are holding each other, without a trace of warmth.
But she was suddenly pulled by a tremendous force, and she was unsteady on her feet, and fell straight to the distance from him.
It was clearly seen that his clear face was instantly distorted, as if he was enduring great pain.
"Why, why do you want to hurt me!" Bright red blood flowed from the dark pupils, as if it could never be exhausted, filling her palms and dripping down her wrists.
No! I didn't mean to, I didn't want him to die, I couldn't let him die, I couldn't this time, I watched him ......
His heart was like a knife, and the pain was so sharp that he couldn't breathe, and she hurriedly used her bloody hands to cover his bleeding eyes.
"Kill him!" Someone behind him said softly.
"Yijing, kill him, kill him and we will be able to stay together."
Looking back, his vision was filled with dark shadows, but he couldn't see any of his faces, but the voice in his ears was suddenly noisy, and he gradually couldn't tell whether he was familiar or not.
"Kill him!" "Kill him!" "Kill the prince of Chu!" "Yijing, kill him!"
Wake up suddenly......
The forehead was already covered with a thin layer of sweat, and the light plain white silk dress on his body also seemed to be soaked in cold sweat.
Even if she pressed her palms tightly against her chest, she couldn't calm her panicked heartbeat, and her throat seemed to be stuffed with burns, making her breathe difficult and painful. I couldn't tell for a while, whether it was a dream or a reality, until in the blurred light and shadow, I saw the beauty couch lying on the side of the spring twilight, and the beautiful scenery breathed a sigh of relief and fell down.
It's good, it's just a nightmare.
I turned over and lay facing the wall, but I didn't feel sleepy.
Yu Feng's handsome face in the memory, separated out, appeared clearly in front of her eyes, even if he closed his eyes, he couldn't get rid of it, he was always so gentle, looking at her, it seemed that he still had wanton pity, which made her difficult to face, ashamed and weeping, at this moment I hated myself at the beginning, hated my stupidity and viciousness.
When the yellow scroll associated her with his name, Yu Feng, the prince of the king of Chu, was really just a stranger to her, and the most heard about him was only the sigh of many people-he lost his mother since he was a child, lingering on the sickbed, and I was afraid that he would not last long, but the poor king of Chu only had one son—and then the divine doctor Qinggu appeared, and when she heard that it could cure the evil disease of the prince of Chu, she just said simply—that's it—and turned around, and left the name and the things related to it behind.
Of course, I never thought that I would have any intersection with him.
Because of her body, Yu Feng rarely went out, and Yi Jing remembered that the only time they met before marriage was at the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother in a certain year.
Therefore, when the Queen Mother gave her a decree for marriage, she even thought that there was something wrong with her ears!
It's not Yu Zhou, it's Yu Feng! It's really, incredible...... She knew that during that time, her grandmother often entered the palace to discuss with the Queen Mother, and her mother also faintly revealed that her grandmother intended to marry the Chu Palace, so she had been waiting with a shy and longing mood, only thinking that she would create a good relationship with the person who was a childhood sweetheart.
Everything seemed like a nightmare.
I still remember my grandmother's words at the time: "Jing'er is obedient, Feng'er is a good boy, although he is weaker, but he is innocent, now with Mr. Qinggu's diagnosis and treatment, it will inevitably be better every day, Feng'er is also a young mother, and you have the same disease, you will pity you, you have liked ink and poetry since childhood, he is also like this, the two of you are really compatible, grandmother will not be mistaken." ”
At this time, I pondered these words, but there was a deep meaning in them.
Grandmother has never been an arbitrary elder, and the marriage between the eldest sister and the eldest brother was also consulted about their original intentions, why is she so decisive to her, who has always been pampered, and completely ignores her pleas. Besides, even if she never mentioned it, but since she was a child, she has been close to Yu Zhou, and even Jiang Yue can see the ambiguity between the two, how can her grandmother not know it at all?
still, he resolutely let her marry the prince of Chu.
Before getting married, my grandmother seemed to want to stop talking every time she saw her, what were the things she wanted to say but didn't say in the end?
At that time, she complained about her grandmother, and she never asked, and after marrying into the palace of the king of Chu, although she felt that the king of Chu was too careful to protect the prince, she was a little strange, and she never thought about the reason.
The first king of Chu only had two sons, the king of Chu came out, and the general of Zhenguo was a concubine, and he should have divided the palace early, but because the prince of Chu was sick since childhood, and the princess of Chu died early, and for some reason, the king of Chu has never married a stepfamily, and the old princess is a careless person, and the family affairs of the Chu palace can only be taken care of by the wife of the general of Zhenguo, Xie Shi, and Xie is the maiden niece of the old princess, and the old princess is in harmony.
I vaguely remember that the biological mother of General Zhenguo was originally a half-sister with the old princess, and both of them were daughters from the Zhenguo Mansion, but they were one concubine and one concubine.
General Zhenguo's biological mother has long since passed away, and the beautiful scenery has never been seen.
I vaguely remember that my grandmother once mentioned that the old princess discussed with the queen mother and wanted to fight for the hereditary title of the county king for the general of the town state, because the Dalong etiquette law stipulates that the prince's throne is inherited by the eldest son, and the rest of the sons are named the county king, and the prince's concubine can only be a town general or auxiliary general, and the title of the general is not hereditary, so if Yu Zhou is not canonized for meritorious service, he can only be an idle clan in the end. But if his father is named the king of the county, Yu Zhou will be the son of the king of the county, and he will be able to inherit the title in the future. It's a pity that because Emperor Taizong wanted to establish a long idea, the current storage position was almost unsecured, so the queen mother and Jinshang attached great importance to the concubine and rejected the old princess's plea.
At that time, Yijing still felt sorry for Yuzhou, but he didn't take it to heart.
Now I want to come......
If the prince of Chu dies and the king of Chu has no other sons, then he will inevitably inherit a lord from among the sons of the general of Zhenguo.
In the previous life, because Guan Sui Yuan was heavily guarded, especially the medicinal diet of the prince, it could only be handled by Guan Sui Yuan's maid ribbing, and after he became the princess, the prince never defended himself.
It's no wonder that it has become a weapon for others to use.
On the night of the Lantern Festival in the tenth year of Yuanqing, when the prince of Chu drank the poison she handed over with his own hands, he was still looking forward to the coming year, he said-wait for next year, I will be better, and when next year, all the haze will pass, I will take you to enjoy the lanterns, go to the Liuguang River to take a boat, and go to the golden dragon lantern in front of the Ping'an Gate to make a wish.
At that time, his face was haggard, but his eyes were particularly bright, with a vision of a better future, expecting her to respond with a smile.
But in the next moment, he felt a pain in his abdomen, and blood kept gushing out of the corners of his eyes and nostrils, which made her panic!
Yes, panicked!!
Although she had never loved him, she had never thought of letting him die!
She believed Yu Zhou's words so much, she really thought that the medicine could just make people fall into a coma.
How stupid...... Why did he ignore Yu Zhou's desire for the throne, and why did he never think about how much Yu Zhou looked forward to the death of his son!
She took the initiative to hug him for the first time, holding his gradually cold hand desperately, watching his blood gush out continuously, but at that moment, there was no hideousness or resentment on his face.
Final Words - Yijing, they won't let you go! Go back, go back to the Weiguo Mansion, go back to Mrs. Tai, only she can save you, Yijing, I can't ...... anymore
got along day and night for two years, but her reflection of him was pitifully indifferent, she had always been disappointed and perfunctory.
I don't even know when he took her to heart, but I remember that when she got married, every flower and grass in Guan Sui Garden, every screen and every painting were all furnishings she liked, a cup of tea, a plate of snacks, and soup dishes, which she usually loved to use.
But what about her? I never cared about him, I didn't know what he liked, I didn't know what his condition was, I saw him getting better day by day, and I never really liked him.
What a ruthless wife, how can he still be remembered at that last moment?
Even if you meet again in your dreams, you should cover your face with your hands, and you dare not see it.
Yu Feng, in this life, only let me make up for it, you don't have to pay anymore.
Two days later, Yijing finally felt that the sharp pain in her throat had disappeared, although she still coughed occasionally, she was no longer hoarse when she spoke, and she had regained the immaturity and fragility that a twelve-year-old girl should have, and she gradually got used to the fact of rebirth, but she still didn't dare to go to Yuanyingtang - it seemed that there was a kind of homesickness, and the thought of seeing her grandmother still panicked, because of guilt and disappointment.
Although Chun Du has already knocked on the side a few times: "Linglong comes to visit Wu Niang every day, presumably Mrs. Tai is very worried." ”
Qiu Yue also said bluntly countless times: "Wu Niang, Mrs. Tai must know that you are fine, if Wu Niang doesn't say hello, Mrs. Tai is afraid that she will think that Wu Niang is still angry." ”
Qiushuang also always said: "I heard that Mrs. Tai is not comfortable these days, and she doesn't want to think about tea and food, so she is getting more and more clear." ”
Yijing sighed in her heart, it's not that I don't want to see it, I don't dare to see it, how do you little girls know the thoughts of me, an adult full of remorse.
In the early morning of this day, after Yijing got up, he finally changed into bright clothes - cherry red cardigan short undergarment, six smoky purple light gauze skirts, silk silk wrapped around the waist, small brocade bags, wristbands with coral beads, and brocade shoes.
All the maids were so excited that their eyes lit up, and they said in their hearts that Wu Niang was dressed like this, and they must be going to Yuanying Hall to say hello, and after not wanting to wear a new dress, Yijing was crooked on the beauty chair again, holding a book and pretending to look at it uneasily.
The maids were all deflated, and they all blocked a breath of depression in their chests, and they were busy.
Yijing is also struggling in her heart, going, or not going, what to do, I'm afraid that when I see my grandmother's kind face, I can't help but kneel on the ground and cry. But if you dodge like this, won't you see your grandmother in this life? Every time I made up my mind, I felt a dull pain in my lower abdomen, and my heart seemed to be floating in a deep pool, and I was so panicked that I collapsed in an instant.
Later, I couldn't help but raise the book in my hand and knock on my forehead, as if in this way, I could instill courage from the door of my brain to the five meridians and eight veins.
Suddenly, I heard a few chuckles, and saw the brocade curtain lifted, and the woman in the fiery red gauze strode in, pointing at Yijing and scolding: "You little nerd, you are stupid to read a book, and you can't shoot smart, I'll take a look, are you looking at those talented and beautiful women again, and have a private meeting under the moon?" ”
If these words were changed to someone else's mouth, Yi Jingyi would definitely think that she was mocking her again, but the person in front of her was her favorite little aunt, so naturally it was a different matter.
Finally, a peer came-
It's a pity that Yijing had to continue to pretend to be immature, pouting and stomping on her feet: "My little aunt laughed at me again, I know that I made a mistake, I shouldn't have seen it, and I won't do it again in the future." ”
Su Lian snatched the book from Yijing's hand, and when he looked at the title page, his amber eyes widened exaggeratedly: "The Minutes of the Scholars? Aren't you the most annoyed to read these dull books? When did you change sex? ”
In the past, she only liked to read those poems and songs, miscellaneous scripts, and stayed away from those military books and strategies, and the etiquette of history, so she only knew that she could recite poems and recite the moon, stroke the qin and paint, and get the name of Kyoto Shuanghua, which is really stupider than a girl who can't read big words, how can she repeat the mistakes of the past in this life? It is said that reading history is wise, she urgently needs to be wise, or not to mention revenge, I am afraid that she will not even be able to figure out who the enemy is.
But these heartfelt words can't be said to the little aunt, so Yijing had to perfunctory: "I couldn't understand these when I was young, but now that I'm older, I think it's a little interesting." ”
It made Su Lian laugh and fell: "Before I was sick, I was still looking at talented and beautiful women, and I grew up after a few days of illness?" If you want me to say, you have to read less books at your age, so you might as well go with me to practice riding and archery and swordsmanship, so as not to waste this youth, and when you are old in the future, you can't walk, and more is Chenguang lying down and reading. ”
The little aunt still has this temperament, and when she meets someone, she begins to practice martial arts to strengthen her body.
If it was in the past, Yijing would definitely smile and dodge, but today, she agreed: "Okay, in the future, I will pester my little aunt to practice martial arts every day, don't bother me." ”
Su Lian was surprised: "Children can talk to each other, you must know that the word breaker is self-fattening, you have to be careful to become a fat girl in the future, with a bucket waist and a big pie face." ”
"If my little aunt can't teach me well, she will become a fat girl." Yijing smiled and rushed over, about to scratch the little aunt's waist.
"Yes, I'll take it seriously, it's better to hit the day than to choose a day, and I'll go horseback riding with me today." Without saying a word, Su Lian took Yijing's hand, walked outside the house, and looked at Chun Du dumbfounded, and only after half a sound did he tell Qiu Yue and Qiu Shuang to look at the house, and he followed forward with his skirt.
The aunt and nephew laughed all the way out of the Green Garden, passed through the fake stone garden, and arrived in front of the Yuanying Hall, Su Lian smiled, pulled the beautiful scenery and walked inside: "Since I know that I am wrong, I don't apologize, the person who used to be coquettish in front of my grandmother at every turn, what kind of turtle has been hiding in the house these days." ”
Before Yijing came back to her senses, she was "escorted" into the eldest princess's house at a trot.
At a glance, I saw my grandmother sitting on Rohan's bed-
Such as a cloud black bun, only with a white jade flute pulled, the collar placket on the body of the big sleeves, is the usual preference of bright blue and dark flower cloud satin, cuffs placket, embroidered with the eldest princess's favorite jade honeysuckle, gorgeous without losing elegance, into the eyes cordial, Yijing only felt a heart beating in a hurry, unconsciously, the tail of the eyes was damp.
Although she is over half a hundred years old, her grandmother at this time is still heroic, noble and bright, unlike at that time - the eldest sister was depressed after marriage, and because of two miscarriages, Tao Li Nianhua became seriously ill, and the grandmother was very worried, but all the explanations did not make the eldest sister happy; In the ninth year of Yuanqing, there was a bloody case in the East Palace that shocked Dalong, the prince was assassinated, and the eldest brother Su Xun was also poisoned by the assassins in that catastrophe, and the grandmother was so devastated that she coughed up blood and lingered on the bed......
And because of the marriage, he had a grudge, and he was full of complaints about his grandmother, and he returned to see his relatives who were sick, but it was just a few perfunctory words.
I don't know how sad my grandmother will be after learning that she poisoned her son and "avoided her crime with death......
The ignorant and unfilial self not only wasted his grandmother's love, but perhaps it was she who gave her grandmother the most fatal blow.
When I saw my relatives again in the next life, I realized what kind of weight the word guilt weighed on my heart, so that the bitter hatred for the ruthless man became insignificant at this moment.
The eldest princess was talking to Mama Song, but Su Lian and Yijing suddenly broke in, and they were also slightly stunned.
Seeing that Yijing hesitated, Su Lian pushed her forward: "Why are you stunned, don't come forward to admit your mistake." ”
This push actually made Yijing kneel down with a "bang", and once again shocked the people in the room, the eldest princess hurriedly got up and hugged Yijing in her arms: "Silly boy, what are you doing, your body is just right, where can you stand kneeling." ”
"Grandmother...... It's all granddaughters who are not filial, and you are tired of worrying. "Thousands of words, all kinds of guilt, but there is no way to elaborate, only this understatement, and tears.
Su Lian came back to her senses at this time, and saw that Yijing was crying poignantly, and her mother seemed to be very sad, so she was busy smiling to save the atmosphere: "I also said that the girl Jing didn't come to Yuanyingtang, because she was angry with your mother, so I went to arrest her, I don't want this stupid girl to be guilty in my heart...... Mother, you don't know, when I just went, I saw her holding a book and patting her head, grabbed it and looked at it, but it was a "Minutes of Taking Scholars", I was surprised, I thought to myself, did Jing Yatou have a fever, even her temperament has changed, who doesn't know that she is most afraid of these dull classics, she also said that she grew up, and felt that these books were also interesting, as a result, she was clearly still a little child, and she only knew how to cry her nose if she couldn't wipe her face. ”
The eldest princess laughed when she said something, glared at her beloved daughter, and was busy wiping her tears for Yijing: "It's not a big mistake, where is it like crying like a cat, you used to love face the most, what's the matter, today I'm not afraid of the maids to see jokes?" ”
So Yijing also burst into tears, only to feel that her heart was warm, although the guilt was still like a mountain, but she held back her tears.
Crying doesn't make up for anything, she is born again, but not to gain forgiveness with tears.
"The princess can rest assured this time, the slave said, although Wu Niang is a proud person, she is also a filial child, where will she be troubled because of a punishment, and she will be alienated from you." Mama Song also smiled.
These words are especially piercing!
Raising a pair of clear eyes soaked in tears, the beautiful gaze stayed on Mama Song's smiling face for a moment, and then turned away.
After marrying in the spring twilight of the previous life, Mama Song became the steward of Luqing Yuan, and later married herself, because Mama Yang was no longer in Jinyang at that time, so Mama Song naturally followed to the palace of the king of Chu, thinking about the past, Yijing realized that her grandmother's desire to speak must have hidden feelings, maybe she had insight into the ambitions of some people at that time, and the reason why she didn't speak directly to herself was because she saw that she had a grudge at the time, and was worried that the complicated internal situation would increase her burden, but her grandmother had always believed in Mama Song, and she must have confessed to her. Let her mention herself in the Chu Palace.
But this grandmother Song, who is deeply trusted by her grandmother, has never mentioned anything about her.
If Dongyu did not have the connivance of Mama Song, it would be absolutely impossible to carry out the conspiracy seamlessly.
Besides, based on the relationship between Mama Song and Dongyu, saying that they are not accomplices, where will anyone believe it.
Dongyu is two years younger than herself, but she has such a meticulous and fierce mind, if there is no Mama Song to guide her, no one will believe it.
Very good, in that life, you were in the dark and I was in the light, and in this life, Mama Song and Dongyu, I will definitely reveal the viciousness and viciousness under your hypocritical faces! Yijing smiled sweetly at Mama Song——
"Jing'er thanks Mama for her kind words in front of her grandmother."