Chapter 9: Tang Yu's Story

Zhu Zhen looked through the crack in the door, there were several houses in Qingtan Nunnery, each room had a little light, and the doors were closed, I don't know what to do? Now I have to have the courage to knock on the door. "Knock knock, knock knock," knocked for a long time, but no one responded, she stopped for a moment and continued to knock, still no one responded.

Zhu Zhen was also very anxious, looking at the jade bracelet in her hand, Tang Yu in Qingtan Nunnery was in one of the rooms, but she couldn't give it to her.

She had to think of another way by herself, looking at the stones not far away, Zhu Zhen thought, there was no other better way, she could only pick up a few stones, and she didn't dare to throw them into the nunnery, but she accidentally threw them into it along with the jade bracelet wrapped in her hand. Zhu Zhen was startled, panicked, and thought, this is the end, if the thing can't reach Tang Yu's hands, and he loses this bracelet again, Master Tang may scold himself to death, or stab himself directly to Wu You, so that he will be beaten to death by a random stick.

Zhu Zhen had no choice but to lie on the crack in the door and look in. Hu Amei, the presiding nunnery of Cheongdam Nunnery, was relatively close to this side, and when something hit the ground, she could hear it, but she thought to herself that maybe some kind of beast like a night cat rat had run into the hermitage.

When she finished meditating, she thought it would be better to go out and have a look. He gently opened the door of his house, took a few steps forward, looked left and right, and indeed saw something on the ground, something wrapped in a handkerchief.

This night, Hu Amei, the owner of the nunnery, picked up this thing, according to common sense, she should have called to see who threw it in? But she didn't do that, but picked up her things and walked slowly back into her room. Hu Amei, the owner of the nunnery, knew that the time just now was the time when the women in the nunnery were meditating, and they couldn't be disturbed, and it was about time to stop, and the women in the nunnery could move.

Hu Amei, the owner of the nunnery, opened the handkerchief and saw the jade bracelet that was broken in three, and then saw the jade characters embroidered on the handkerchief, and seemed to know something.

The woman with the jade character in Qingtan Nunnery is probably the only woman like Tang Yu. Then Hu Amei wrapped up her things, pushed open the door, and walked towards Tang Yu's room. Tang Yu was about twenty years old, originally in his prime, but he was unusually calm, and his eyes were clear, as if he could see the purity of the world and the filth.

At this moment, Tang Yu had already finished meditating, and the owner of the nunnery, Hu Amei, approached Tang Yu's room, and could hear Tang Yu's slight footsteps, so she knocked lightly on the door.

Tang Yu didn't hesitate or speak, walked straight to the door, and gently opened the door, "Nunnery master, please come in." ”

Hu Amei, the owner of the nunnery, walked lightly, walked to the stool and sat down, "Ayu, I just left the house, and I saw someone throw something in the nunnery, look at it, is it yours?" ”

Hu Amei put the things on the table, Tang Yu glanced at it, saw the familiar handkerchief, and knew that this handkerchief was her own. "The owner of the nunnery, this handkerchief is indeed mine, dare to ask who threw it in, did you see someone?"

Hu Amei said very calmly, "I haven't seen anyone, if it's your thing, you can accept it." After speaking, Hu Amei, the owner of the nunnery, was about to leave.

Tang Yu opened the handkerchief, and when he saw the jade bracelet, he immediately became excited, but it was not good to show it too obviously in front of the owner of the nunnery, Hu Amei. "Nunnery master, go slowly, I, Tang Yuyang, beg you once, can you let me go out and take a look at the people who are coming?"

"Ayu, the rules of the nunnery, you also know, since you came in, you want to let go of the tediousness of the world, when you came three years ago, how many times did I refuse you to come to the nunnery, but you are firm-minded, and I will follow your wishes. Don't be nostalgic. ”

Tang Yu said, "I only glanced at the door, and the people who came have already returned." Count me in for once. "Hu Amei is good to Tang Yu on weekdays, and she is also very optimistic about this girl who is full of aura, and she didn't embarrass her this time.

"Let's go, Ayu, follow me to the door of Cheongtan Nunnery to have a look."

Zhu Zhen leaned in front of the gate of Qingtan Nunnery, feeling guilty, squatting down, and unconsciously shed tears. The water of Cheongdam flowed in the distance, and the rain merged with the water of Cheongtan, and there was a lone bird flapping its wings hard, and its eyes glanced at the Cheongdam Nunnery on this side, dragging its wet wings and flying away. And he is like the bird, struggling powerlessly, waving his wings weakly.

The door creaked open, and Zhu Zhen hurriedly stood up, staring at Hu Amei and Tang Yu in front of her, a senior and a dignified young woman.

"Little girl, it's raining heavily, why are you hiding at the door of my nunnery and not going home early?" Zhu Zhen wiped the corners of her wet eyes and said, "I'm here to find someone." "Who are you looking for in my nunnery?" Hu Amei asked. "I was asked to deliver something, but I accidentally threw it in." As he spoke, a few more tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

Tang Yu took out the handkerchief in his hand, "Girl, isn't this it?" ”

"Yes, yes, this is mine, I took the door for a long time, and no one came to open it, I was in a hurry, so I threw something inside, I'm really sorry. Please return him to me. ”

"Then you came to my nunnery to look for someone, who are you looking for? What is your name? Who did you ask to come and find someone? You'll have to tell me about that. Hu Amei came to ask Zhu Zhen again.

"I'm looking for the host of Qingtan Nunnery, only she can help me."

"Girl, I'm the host of this nunnery, you say, how can I help you?"

"Really? Are you really the host of Cheongdam-an? Zhu Zhen became excited.

"Girl, how could I deceive a little girl?"

"Then, then I'll tell you, I'm here to find a person named Tang Yu, and I was entrusted by her father to give a handkerchief and the things in the handkerchief." When Tang Yu heard this, sure enough, this thing was sent to her.

"Girl, what's your name?" Tang Yu asked. "My name is Zhu Zhen, and I am now in the Wu family in Weiyang Mountain." "Zhu Zhen, I am Tang Yu, and the thing is mine, why did you send it here at this time? It's raining so hard that you see your clothes are all wet, and your hair is sprinkled with water droplets on your face. The owner of the nunnery, can you let Zhu Zhen girl come into the nunnery, clean up the water on her body, and rest before leaving? Tang Yu asked Hu Amei.

Hu Amei looked at Zhu Zhen, who was also quite pitiful, and said, "Ayu, let her in, come into your room, you can help her clean up, and I will let someone go to your room to send a pot of hot water." ”

Tang Yu led Zhu Zhen into his room, and at this time, Hu Amei had already left, and instructed the steward of the fire room.

Zhu Zhen looked at this young and beautiful woman, liked it so much, and said, "Sister Tang Yu, I didn't expect Master Tang Gong's daughter to be so beautiful, Master Tang Gong asked me to send you something tonight, it must be what you missed, right?" ”

Tang Yu put the things on the table, and didn't care very much, and said, "Maybe this is something I don't want to see in my life, this thing was broken by my father at the beginning, and he asked you to send it so hard, I hate it even more in my heart." ”

"Sister Tang Yu, why do you hate Master Tang? I think he's lonely, but it's your father. Tang Yu was silent and unwilling to speak.

"Come on, Zhu Zhen, let Sister Yu help you wipe off the muddy water on your body, and I'll take a clean face cloth and clean you up." As he spoke, he took a footcloth and helped Zhu Zhen pick it up.

"Sister Tang Yu, can you tell me about it? Why do you hate your dad so much? Zhu Zhen looked at Tang Yu, and the more Tang Yu didn't want to say it, the more she wanted to know something. Tang Yu cleaned up Zhu Zhen almost, then sat on the stool and meditated for a long time. "Come, Zhu Zhen, listen to Sister Yu tell you."

Three or four years ago, Tang Yu and her parents Tang Gong and Tang Gong's wife Mu Yueniang were originally a family that loved each other, at that time Tang Gong was a follower in the Wu family, and later promoted to the Wu family's housekeeper, with a lot of money every month, and the family relied on Tang Gong to live in harmony and beauty, without living constraints and pressure.

One day Tang Gong inadvertently heard the news that Wu Zun was about to quit him, the reason was very simple, although Tang Gong was more obedient, he was not very cautious, and he turned a blind eye to some things, and he caught the handle of people with ill intentions a few times. Because Tang Gong knew that Wu Zun was Wu You's own brother, and only by making a good relationship with Wu Zun could he have a way to live.

Later, Tang Gong knew that Wu Zun had never been married, so he was ready to introduce his daughter Tang Yu to Wu Zun. At that time, Wu Zun was twenty-five or sixteen years old, and he was also just right, and he was magnificent, but he had been in the Wu family for a long time, and he was somewhat contaminated with a lot of bad habits with his brother Wu You, and he was also self-respecting, machismo, and eating, drinking, and merrymaking, and not entering the right path.

That day, Tang Yu listened to Tang Gong's words, and was very annoyed, so she left home alone and walked around in this Weiyang Mountain, because she didn't want to get married, and she didn't like the person named Wu Zun, so she didn't want to live or die, and walked around aimlessly alone, through the mountains and forests, across the river, and unconsciously walked into a sea of wisteria flowers, which was also the sea of wisteria flowers that Zhu Zhen and Chen Ziqi found the day before yesterday.

In this place where wisteria flowers bloomed, Tang Yu was so forgetful that he forgot time and heaven and earth. Later, a man named Guo Ziheng also came here, Guo Ziheng is a young little gardener, the age is the same as Tang Yu, born white as jade, radiant, Guo Ziheng saw Tang Yu from afar, Tang Yu's fairy-like figure was deeply engraved on Guo Ziheng's heart.

He didn't dare to disturb her, so he watched from a distance for a long time. When Tang Yu noticed Guo Ziheng, Guo Ziheng walked up to Tang Yu with a flower basket full of wisteria flowers. "Hello, I'm Guo Ziheng, this little florist in Weiyang Mountain, dare to ask the girl's name? How did you get here? ”

Tang Yu said, "I'm Tang Yu, and I don't know how I came here." ”

Guo Ziheng said, "Even if you come at random, it is also a fateful person, few people have come here, I thought no one would find here, a few years ago I sprinkled flowers all over the mountains here, at this time, it is the season of flowers." Come, Miss Tang Yu, I will give you a basket of flowers that I have picked, and I hope that you will bloom forever like this flower. ”

"Thank you Guo Ziheng, I also bothered you."

"Miss Tang Yu, don't bother, I've been here almost all this time, looking at these flowers, my mood is as beautiful as a girl."

Tang Yu took Guo Ziheng's flower basket, looked at these flowers, and felt happy. "Miss Tang Yu, you can enjoy these flowers here, I'll be busy."

"Okay, okay, go get busy." Tang Yu replied. Tang Yu stayed here for a long time, and when he wanted to leave, he couldn't see Guo Ziheng's figure when he looked around, probably somewhere, and he didn't want to bother others anymore, but he didn't have time to say anything else.

Tang Yu still has to go home, even if she doesn't want to see Tang Gong in her heart, but she still has her own mother, Yueniang. Yueniang loves Tang Yu very much, Tang Yu said goodbye, she has been crying all day, and she resents Tang Gong in her heart, but Tang Gong never listens to herself. Tang Yu went home and saw Yueniang with red and swollen eyes, and was very heartbroken, feeling that she had broken Yueniang's heart without saying goodbye.

Wu Zun knew that Tang Gong had a daughter, who was born beautiful and loved by everyone, so he was naturally full of joy, and he wanted to open his mouth a few times but did not speak, this time Tang Gong mentioned this in front of him, not to mention how excited he was. He told Tang Gong that he wanted to see Tang Yu as soon as possible, and Tang Gongyan said that he would come to see him when his daughter Tang Yu was convenient for this. Wu Zun was displeased, but he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so take his time.

Yueniang's love for her daughter is even more devoured, she saw her daughter, naturally she was sad for most of the time, and said to her daughter, "Ayu, you are not allowed to run away from home in the future, if you want to leave, take your mother, your mother will go with you, go far away, and don't want to see your father for a moment." ”

Tang Yu said, "Mother, I'm not leaving, I'm just panicking in my heart, I don't want to get married, and I don't like the man named Wu Zun." I'll go out for a walk during this time, and don't take it to heart, mother. ”

Yueniang said, "Ayu, don't be afraid, if your father forces you, I will fight with him, as long as my Yu'er is well." Tang Yu felt very sorry for Yueniang, it turned out that Yueniang cared about herself so much.

On the second day, Tang Yu went to that place again, the place where wisteria flowers bloomed, and met Guo Ziheng, a florist, on this day Guo Ziheng brought his favorite crystal cakes, which made Tang Yu remember deeply, Tang Yu couldn't help but confide in Guo Ziheng what happened to him, and shed tears sadly, Guo Ziheng handed his handkerchief to Tang Yu, but Tang Yu held it in his hand and forgot to return it to Guo Ziheng.

On the third day, Tang Yu went there again, but this time she didn't see Guo Ziheng, and she was also very disappointed, and when she returned home, she embroidered her name on this handkerchief late at night, a jade character.

On the fourth day, Guo Ziheng went, Tang Yu returned the handkerchief to Guo Ziheng, Guo Ziheng took the handkerchief embroidered with the word "jade" and put it neatly into his arms. Guo Ziheng returned home and looked at the handkerchief late at night for a long, long time.

On the fifth day, both people's hearts seemed to touch each other, and they were both nervous, and they did not say more, but their hearts were full of words, and they wanted to say but did not dare to say them. When we meet, we are full of joy, and when we part, we are reluctant.

After the sixth and seventh days, it seems that seeing each other has become a habit and a kind of concern, and they know in their hearts that the two people who tell each other their feelings and their past are in love.

Guo Ziheng used his only remaining savings to exchange a jade bracelet from the bazaar, and later gave it to Tang Yu along with a handkerchief.

This matter couldn't contain the fire in the paper, but it was still discovered by Tang Gong. I came to ask Tang Yu where did this jade bracelet come from? Tang Yu couldn't hide it, so he told Tang Gong everything he knew about Guo Ziheng, Tang Gong was so angry that he snatched the jade bracelet from Tang Yu's hand and fell to the ground, just like that, the jade bracelet was broken into three pieces.

Seeing this, Tang Yu was also angry, and then ran away without looking back. Yueniang went to chase, but Tang Yu had already disappeared.

Yueniang said to Tang Gong angrily, "If Yu'er has any three longs and two shorts, I won't live, and you Tang Gong will live in this world?" Then he went out to find his daughter Tang Yu. Tang Gong's anger disappeared a little, picked up the handkerchief and jade bracelet and put them in his arms, his heart was sullen and not very calm.

Yueniang shouted all the way along, "Yu'er, Yu'er." Tang Yu stayed halfway and squatted there crying, and Yueniang came and hugged her daughter.

Tang Yu cried and said, mother, "My father swore that I would marry that Wu Zun, I would not marry him even if I died in this life, I only have Ziheng in my heart, what should I do?" ”

Yueniang also shed tears, "Yu'er, my poor Yu'er, don't be afraid, if you have something to bear, I see what your father can do to you?" After crying for a while, Yueniang took Tang Yu home, but Tang Gong grabbed Tang Yu, dragged her into the house, and then locked her into the house with a lock, and said in her mouth, "Even if you can't marry Wu Zun of the Wu family, you won't let my daughter marry a little gardener, stay well, think about it, Dad will let you out." ”

Yueniang looked at all this, angry in her heart, and said, "Tang Gong, you embarrassed my mother and daughter like this for your little work, I am really blind to marry you in this life." ”

Tang Gong said, "Aren't I all doing this for you two? ”

"I kept saying that I was for the two of us, but I came to persecute my mother and daughter, Tang Gong, Tang Gong, what do you think in your heart, don't think I don't understand?" Yueniang pointed at Tang Gong and scolded.

"Yueniang, no matter what you say or think, some decisions are made, let Ayu think about it." After Tang Gong finished speaking, he tidied up his clothes and went out.

Tang Yu was locked up for three days, and Yueniang delivered food to Tang Yu through the window every day, but Tang Yu never ate a bite. Yueniang washes her face with tears every day.

Guo Ziheng hadn't seen Tang Yu's shadow for a long time, and he missed it in his heart, and then he was ready to go to Tang Yu. That night, Guo Ziheng brought some gifts, and when he arrived at Tang's house, Tang Gong said, "Take things away, I know you are Guo Ziheng, my Tang Yu has been promised to others, you don't see each other again in the future, and Ayu will not see you again." ”

Guo Ziheng didn't see Tang Yu, so he left with his things. Since then, there is no longer Guo Ziheng in Weiyang Mountain, and there is no news of Guo Ziheng, some people say, where did he go? No one knows. Some people also said that they saw him jump into the cold pool and sink into the cold pool.

Tang Yu was disheartened since then, Tang Gong had no choice but to let her out, and Tang Yu walked like a walking corpse until she reached the Qingtan Nunnery, and heard Hu Amei, the owner of the nunnery, preach the scriptures in the open space outside the nunnery, and every word she said touched Tang Yu's heart, and her mood was clear at once, so she repeatedly begged Hu Amei to take her in and let herself be quiet.

A few days later, Yueniang also hung herself on a beam and ended her life.

Tang Gong finally buried his good family, the life of the life is not good, and the death of the dead is not good. Tang Gong regretted the beginning, but it was too late.

The Wu family saw that Tang Gong was really pitiful, so they dispelled the idea of dismissing him, and Wu Zun never mentioned this matter again, because he also knew that although the Wu family did not make a big fuss about killing a few innocent people, but Tang Gong and Tang Steward also knew each other, although Wu You said behind his back that he was not, but Mingli still gave Tang Gong, a loyal servant, some face.

To this day, Tang Yu still feels sad when he thinks of his past. Yueniang is gone, her hatred for Tang Gong is getting heavier and heavier, and sometimes she doesn't want to think about it, let alone mention him, and she won't forgive him.