Seventh, step by step lotus flower
In an elegant retro coffee shop, a girl with a delicate face in a long blue dress sits by the window on the second floor. Pale yellow lights fade on the walls, adding a sense of tranquility to romantic music.
"Excuse me, can I sit here?"
β...... Well. The sudden sound startled the girl. She subconsciously raised her head, her empty gaze fixed on somewhere, and she was stunned for a moment before nodding.
Shinoxiao glanced at the girl's empty pupils and sat down gently.
"Hello, Miss He Wanjiao. Seeing the girl's puzzled expression, she explained flatly: "It was Zhuang Mozi who introduced me." β
"Ahh He Wanjiao raised her hand and smoothed the broken hair in her ear behind her ear, and smiled.
"Are you Xiaoxiao? Dr. Zhuang often mentions you. β
"You're really good at running such an amazing bookstore even though you're still a student. "It's ...... Envy.
Xiaoxiao looked at the steaming black tea in front of him and was indifferent.
"I've been looking forward to meeting you, so I'm really happy now. As she spoke, her empty gaze seemed to have a shallow smile, "Dr. Zhuang should have told you, although I don't know why he is so sure that you can help me, but I know my body best." β
"This. Xiaoxiao only listened quietly, and when she heard the last sentence, she pushed a book that she took out of nowhere and pushed it in front of He Wanjiao. "Here you go. β
Well?
This is...... Book?
He Wanjiao rubbed the book in her hand, her expression was a little shocked, she was stunned for a moment, and suddenly became a little angry, "Please don't joke with me, you know that I-"
"I'm not kidding you. Xiaoxiao's round eyes were full of indifference, but her cold voice seemed to be able to demagogue, "This is originally your thing." β
He Wanjiao looked in front of her with empty eyes, and after making sure that Xiaoxiao was not joking or fooling her, she smiled helplessly, "No, I can't see it." β
However, Xiaoxiao still stubbornly wanted to stuff this book to He Wanjiao.
"I've been with me long enough, it's time to give it back to you. β
You're going to need it.
Give it back?
He Wanjiao was a little unclear, so this was obviously the first time the two of them met.
...... Forget it, just leave it here for me. Thinking so to herself, she said no more.
"How's it going?" A middle-aged man with an ordinary-looking tall and thin figure outside the coffee shop immediately walked over when he saw Shinoxiao coming out.
Xiaoxiao stared straight at the nervous man, and after a while, he said lightly, "Have you thought about it?"
The answer to the question made him instantly relieved.
Once it started, it couldn't be stopped, and he knew it for a long time.
"You knew that thousands of years ago. There seemed to be a flash of sadness in the man's eyes, and he smiled warmly and helplessly, "It's long overdue." β
That's all, I owe her.
"Huh?"
"Who are you?"
The soft voice came, and the small group raised its head violently, its facial features were flat, and only those eyes were extremely beautiful. The clothes that were originally satin were dirty and wrinkled at this time, and the hair was tied in a bun, but it was fixed with a pair of polished and rough jade.
"But whose little Langjun is here, how can he be here?"
The one who spoke was a girl, about eleven or twelve years old, although she was still young, she was already stunning, and her peach blossom eyes were full of surprise.
The villain, who was shrunk into a small ball, looked at the girl in front of him, and there was a very shallow light in his eyes.
"I, I'm here with the Prime Minister...... Only, it's just that I'm not familiar with this place yet...... I didn't dare to move around at will, so I had to hide here. β
"Poof. β
"Hey, you little Langjun is funny tight. The girl smiled and kindly reminded him, "This is indeed not a place where you can come at random, fortunately I bumped into it, if someone else finds out, but you will lose your head, while no one has found out, you can go quickly." β
Hearing this, the white jade doll looked around and made sure that no one else shrank back and climbed out of the stone cave of the rockery, and said in a low voice: "Thank you sister-in-law this time, I will repay you in the future." β
Generous retribution?
Oh, it's still unknown if he'll ever see him again.
But......
"If, in the future, Xiao Langjun can marry me? β
Hearing this, the little group stared at her in a daze, thought about it, and nodded solemnly, "Good." β
The girl couldn't help but be a little amused when she looked at him dumbfounded.
"Hey!" The girl was smiling with her waist in her hand, but she had to make a fierce look, "Xiao Langjun has to remember, my name is Fu Shou, and I am the daughter of Fu Wan." If he can see each other one day, don't forget the name of his future wife. β
Fushou ......
It was a casual joke, but I didn't want to be remembered by that person.
In 195 B.C., Li Dao killed Fan Chou and attacked Guo Yan in Chang'an City. For a time, there were tens of thousands of dead in Chang'an City, and it almost became a ruin.
At that time, Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was wearing a coarse cloth dress, with a collar and a straight belt, and a withered branch in his bun - but even when he fell into this field, he was still neatly dressed, sitting with his waist straight, and his immature face was full of the non-anger and self-authority of those who had been in the position for a long time.
"Do you really think I'm going to die?" Liu Xie listened to the news from the minister's mouth, and his heart was filled with grief and indignation, and his ordinary face became a little distorted because of anger.
"Your Majesty!"
"Queen. Liu Xie looked at the woman on the side, hooked the corners of his mouth, and his face was slightly soft. "I just wronged you. β
Over the years, the once little girl has now fallen out of the city, even the shabby clothes that don't fit can hardly hide her brilliance, and she is even more dignified and calm as the queen.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the traces of blood at the end of Fushou's skirt that had been stained many times and could not be washed away, and his heart tingled.
"It's all my fault, it's useless...... Do you regret it?"
Fu Shou shook his head with a smile, and looked at Liu Xieshi's eyes softened, "Your Majesty, how can you think so." β
"If we are only to blame for being born in these troubled times, I believe that if you are given enough time to grow, you will surely become a wise king in time. β
"I'm sure you'll do what you want. β
I will be a wise king, that is my promise to you.
In 196 B.C., Cao Cao, the assassin of Gunzhou, welcomed Liu Xie to settle in Luoyang, and later threatened Liu Xie to move the capital to Xu, and changed the name to Xu Du, when "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes".
"You're here to beat Lone?" Fu Shou was dressed in a primrose-colored embroidered moire rain silk moon dress, teasing the canary in the cage while saying indifferently.
A young man with a long body standing tall, with mediocre facial features, only his ink-like eyes stared at the woman in front of him tightly, and his expression was so serious that he said, "You know the methods of the prime minister." β
After a pause, he added, "I, I just don't want you to be fine." β
"Huh. Fu Shou glanced at him, and there was a hint of mockery in his eyes, "Prime Minister Cao's ambition has long been clear, and Lord Shao Rot, as Prime Minister Cao Cheng's close minister, should be dominated by him." Loneliness and His Majesty are not all in your hands, and death is just a matter of time. β
"I ......"
"You go, and don't come again. β
The young man looked at her for a while, sighed and said goodbye.
It wasn't until the figure of the young man faded away that Fu Shou behind him turned his head and looked at him blankly, his expression was in a trance for a moment.
In 200 BC, the conspiracy of Dong Cheng and Emperor Xian was known by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao went on a killing spree, and the Dong family and the pregnant Dong nobles were not spared.
When Empress Fushou learned about this from the mouth of her minister, the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the tea in the cup suddenly spilled out more than half of the cup, soaking the sleeves.
At that time, Shaofu stood in the attic and looked at the queen's palace with a sad face.
In 214 BC, Empress Fu asked her father to kill Cao Cao's plot to be exposed, and Cao Cao wanted to blackmail Emperor Xian to depose Empress Fu.
"The queen has a long life, and she has entered the palace from humility, and even ascended to the queen's throne...... Harboring jealousy and harboring evil intentions, you must not flatter the destiny of heaven......"
Fu Shou was dressed in a dark green water silk sprinkled with gold and colorful phoenix pattern cloud satin skirt, with gorgeous makeup, kneeling on the ground with a straight waist, and listening to the ministers read out the so-called 'will'.
"Your Majesty, can't you really save me again?"
Liu Xie lowered his eyes and looked at Fu Shou who was kneeling on the ground, and there was a pain in his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he slowly looked away, and shook his head helplessly, "I don't know how long I can live." β
Fu Shou looked at the haggard man in front of him, and his face was a little complicated.
"In this case, please take care of your majesty. β
That's it, that's it, it's fate after all.
The last time Shao Fu saw Fu Shou, she had been imprisoned in the court for many days.
"The queen is happy and healthy. β
Fu Shou was dressed in plain clothes, turned to look at the man kneeling in front of him respectfully, and suddenly smiled, "Lord Shaofu is so interesting, I didn't see you saluting me so respectfully when I was the queen, and now I have been deposed from the throne, and you are so respectful to me when I enter the court." β
"Still, it reminds me of a lot of things from the past. β
As if talking to himself, Fu Shou smiled lightly
But it gradually became a little wet, "I remember when I was a child, I met a little Langjun, who was taciturn, and a little dumbfounded, well, just like a young rotten adult." At that time, I was afraid that it would be difficult to see each other again in the future, but I didn't want to, so I married him. β
Hearing this, Shao Rot's body stiffened violently.
β...... No, I thought I was going to marry that little Langjun...... But ......" she closed her eyes as she said this, remembering the resoluteness on her father's face at that time, and remembering that the man was obviously scared and nervous when he grabbed her hand, but she still had to comfort herself with a gentle face, saying that she would definitely be good to herself.
"Young rot ......" Fu Shou looked at him, his eyes were a little sad, "You already knew, why didn't you tell me......?" Why don't you come to me?"
You're the man, aren't you......?
β...... I, I am now the empress of the Han family, the wife of the emperor!"
Fu Shouyin's held back tears finally fell, she lowered her eyes slightly, raised her danko-coated fingers and gently wiped away her tears.
"...... you said"
"I said I would repay you well. He paused, and when he looked at Fu Shou, a touch of pain flashed in his eyes, "I broke my promise." β
"I thoughtβ"
Before he finished speaking, Fu Shou suddenly hugged him tightly.
His body trembled, and he didn't move.
"Now that my son is dead, what do I have to fear?"
"Xiao Langjun. Fu Shou leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Remember, this is what you owe me." β
"Don't forget. β
Don't forget...... I.
After speaking, she used all her strength to push Shao Fu away, and when she turned around, her face was cold, and her tone was resolute, "This court is not the place where Lord Shao Fu should come, please go back." β
Shao Fu looked at her with heavy eyes, sighed deeply after a moment of silence, and said goodbye silently as he did at the beginning.
That night, when Shao Fu heard the news of the abolition of Fu Shou's violent death, he sat in the study and was stunned for a long time.
I owe her everything.
"I will help you achieve what you want. β
β...... Do you regret it?"
"Nope. β
I owe her ......
He Wanjiao was in a coma for three days, and she was always groggy during these three days, as if she had a very strange dream, but she couldn't remember anything when she woke up from the dream.
She originally wanted to tell Dr. Zhuang the good news, but the people around her said they didn't know about this person. It was as if he had never appeared, and no one remembered him except He Wanjiao.
But how can anyone in the world disappear so cleanly?
"Xiaoxiao. The boss held his chin with his right hand and watched Xiaoxiao tick out the name one by one, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Why don't you tell Miss He?"
"After all, there is no such person in the Han history records of such an outstanding literary person. β
"It's his own choice, and even I can't go against it. After a pause, Xiaoxiao smiled indifferently, "What's more, he has to be like this in every life, do I still have to tell that person in every life?"
"She is short-lived, destined to die early in every life. β
"Hmm. So, that's what I want. β
Wishβ
...... Nourish her longevity with my soul, that is, every life will not be recorded by history, and I am willing to be abandoned by the world forever.
That's what I want.
...... Good.
Xiaoxiao closed the book, and the name written in the book was the one who could never exist in the world - Zhuang Mozi.
Fu Shouyin's held back tears finally fell, she lowered her eyes slightly, raised her danko-coated fingers and gently wiped away her tears.
"...... you said"
"I said I would repay you well. He paused, and when he looked at Fu Shou, a touch of pain flashed in his eyes, "I broke my promise." β
"I thoughtβ"
Before he finished speaking, Fu Shou suddenly hugged him tightly.
His body trembled, and he didn't move.
"Now that my son is dead, what do I have to fear?"
"Xiao Langjun. Fu Shou leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Remember, this is what you owe me." β
"Don't forget. β
Don't forget...... I.
After speaking, she used all her strength to push Shao Fu away, and when she turned around, her face was cold, and her tone was resolute, "This court is not the place where Lord Shao Fu should come, please go back." β
Shao Fu looked at her with heavy eyes, sighed deeply after a moment of silence, and said goodbye silently as he did at the beginning.
That night, when Shao Fu heard the news of the abolition of Fu Shou's violent death, he sat in the study and was stunned for a long time.
I owe her everything.
"I will help you achieve what you want. β
β...... Do you regret it?"
"Nope. β
I owe her ......
He Wanjiao was in a coma for three days, and she was always groggy during these three days, as if she had a very strange dream, but she couldn't remember anything when she woke up from the dream.
She originally wanted to tell Dr. Zhuang the good news, but the people around her said they didn't know about this person. It was as if he had never appeared, and no one remembered him except He Wanjiao.
But how can anyone in the world disappear so cleanly?
"Xiaoxiao. The boss held his chin with his right hand and watched Xiaoxiao tick out the name one by one, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Why don't you tell Miss He?"
"After all, there is no such person in the Han history records of such an outstanding literary person. β
"It's his own choice, and even I can't go against it. After a pause, Xiaoxiao smiled indifferently, "What's more, he has to be like this in every life, do I still have to tell that person in every life?"
"She is short-lived, destined to die early in every life. β
"Hmm. So, that's what I want. β
Wishβ
...... Nourish her longevity with my soul, that is, every life will not be recorded by history, and I am willing to be abandoned by the world forever.
That's what I want.
...... Good.
Xiaoxiao closed the book, and the name written in the book was the one who could never exist in the world - Zhuang Mozi.