Chapter 33: The Day of the Wedding
It's night. Yu Nian tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep. A cloudy day is a big wedding.
During the mourning period of the former emperor, it is not appropriate to do happy events. But Du Zhenhe has already revealed that there is no need to organize a wedding, no need to do any ceremony, as long as Yu Nian uses a sedan chair to come to the palace to pick up Du Zhenyue in a wedding dress on a cloudy day, it will be considered a marriage.
He must have let her go. After all, it is the child of the same father, and it will not kill each other. Yu Nian turned over and remembered that Du Zhenhe said to him, give Du Zhenyue a new identity and live a good life. This new identity is his wife, the wife of the current prime minister. Then you can't call Du Zhenyue anymore, and it will provoke criticism from others. I don't know what name she wants to change, but the last time I asked her in prison, she said that she would give her a new name for the rest of the year.
What's it called? Since you married into Yufu, you might as well call it Yu Yue. Yu Nian took a deep breath, his mind confused. He never thought that he would come to this point, everything was different from what he expected. Thinking of the conversation with Chen Hao'er that day, he couldn't imagine that the two of them would communicate in such a tone. Yu Nian irritated and lifted the quilt off his body.
I'm afraid it's impossible for the two of us in this life, will there be a little leeway? When was the next time you saw her? Why did I get to this point, is it just because of my belated affection, because I was too late to see my heart, or because I was destined to be fateless, or because I thought things too simple from the beginning. Now, in order to save Du Zhenyue's life, Yin Zhi has no love for her, but he still marries her, whether he is stupid or too impulsive, and his heart to save the common people is troublesome.
It's me who thinks too highly of myself, it's that I'm too self-righteous. Yu Nian closed his eyes again and took a deep breath.
The moonlight of the night shone in coldly, casting shadows on the bedside.
Chen Hao'er sat on the edge of the bed, leaning to the side, looking at the moon outside the window. Du Zhenhe hadn't slept with her for two days. I used to think that the ancients and the present people saw the same moon, what a romantic thing. But at this time, she couldn't be romantic, and she was about to marry Du Zhenyue on a cloudy day for the rest of the year.
He must be very happy, he couldn't sleep happily, and he was finally with the person he was happy with. After more than a few years, we finally have our own destinations.
Chen Hao'er closed her eyes and opened them again. The moon is still there, selflessly spreading its light all over the world.
But there are still corners where the clear light can't be sprinkled. Du Zhenyue wore a wedding dress and sat on the bed in prison. There was a small table on the bed, which she used to eat on weekdays. At this time, there was a candle lit on the table, a piece of white paper was spread, and there was pen and ink next to it.
The light of the candle was imprinted on her pale face, and there was a strange beauty. The days in prison were not as hard as she imagined. I heard that the Prime Minister helped with it. In addition to the unbearable darkness, Du Zhenyue felt that this place was very good and clean.
For more than a few years, I have been unkind to you and have brought you so much trouble. Now I want you to save me. How ironic. Du Zhenyue smiled. I don't know if it's the candlelight, or something else, but Du Zhenyue's eyes are shining.
Zhao Xuechi stood in the courtyard of the General's Mansion, holding a sharp dagger tightly in his hand. She lowered her head, looked at the moon reflected in the pool, and muttered, "General, I will definitely find out the truth of Yin, if someone really harms you, I will definitely avenge you." ”
Since returning from Li Shaowei in Anju Cloth Fang, Zhao Xuechi began to use the name of the General's Mansion to envelop all forces in Beijing, and constantly probed the truth of Chen Huyan's death, but he gained nothing. She never went to Li Shaowei again.
The nights of each other's hearts always pass quickly. The sun has risen.
Du Zhenhe stood at the door of the Dragon Palace, looking at the direction of the sunrise, but unfortunately this huge palace was stacked with layers and could not see anything. "Are you going?" Du Zhenhe asked casually. Gonggong Yan took a step closer, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is almost at the gate of the palace." "He's in a hurry," Du Zhenhe narrowed his eyes, "What about Du Zhuyue?" "Back to the emperor, he should be waiting in the dungeon at this time." "Did you send someone to watch it?" "It's too dark in the dungeon to go in and guard it, but all the entrances and exits of the dungeon are already heavily guarded, so there will be no problems." "Hmm."
For more than a year, he rode a horse and wore regular clothes. He was followed by a sedan chair. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you're going to get married. When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Yu Nian bypassed the small gate that only used to transport goods on weekdays. Dismount and hand over the emperor's instructions. smoothly took the carriage into the palace.
The carriage slowly drove in the direction of the dungeon, and Yu Nian walked aside. The journey was smooth and nothing went wrong. Before they reached the door of the dungeon, a guard hurriedly ran in the direction of Yu Nian, saluted Yu Nian, and said with a pant, "Prime Minister, something is wrong. "Yu Nian felt a pang in his heart, this person came from the direction of the dungeon, could it be that there was something wrong with Du Zhenyue." What's wrong? "Prime Minister, come with me first." Yu Nian looked at the panicked guard, nodded, and followed him briskly towards the dungeon.
When I arrived at the door of the dungeon, there were already a number of guards kneeling. "What's going on?" Yu Nian had a bad premonition in his heart. No one answered him, only the guard who had led the way just now, with a torch in his hand out of nowhere, continued to signal Yu Nian to enter the dungeon. Yu Nian forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and walked in. Dark and long corridors. There is a hint of a strange smell mixed in.
After turning a few corners, the guard stopped, "Your Excellency, it's just ahead, you... Go over for yourself. Although Yu Nian was confused, he didn't want to talk to the guards at this time, so he just nodded, took the torch, and walked forward alone. The increasingly heavy strange smell made Yu Nian slowly grow a trace of fear in his heart. Having already seen Du Zhenyue's cell, Yu Nian quickened his pace, and when he arrived at the door, seeing the scene inside, Yu Nian took a few steps back and covered his mouth.
Du Zhenyue was lying in a pool of blood, dressed in a bright red wedding dress, with an extremely strange feeling. Yu Nian took a few breaths of the blood-filled air, calmed down, and walked into the prison door that was already open. Holding the torch close to Du Zhenyue's face, she was still beautiful, her eyes were closed, if it weren't for the pool of blood under her, her expression would be calm and make people think that she was just asleep. The torch moved downward, and Du Zhuyue's neck was shocked by a deep blood mark.
Who did it and why. The fear in Yu Nian's heart was gradually covered with doubts. Holding a torch to inspect the surrounding places, Du Zhenyue had a sharp hairpin knife in his hand. The so-called hairpin knife is that some women will make the hairpin on their heads into a thin knife that can be pulled out in order to defend themselves. Du Zhenyue has a hairpin knife at hand. And this hairpin, Yu Nian is very familiar, every time she sees Du Zhenyue, she almost wears this hairpin. Could it be that she ended her life herself? But why, Yin Yin got married today, and she was liberated. Yu Nian was puzzled and shone the torch to the rest of the prison.
Torches illuminate Du Zhenyue's bed, which has a small table with burnt candles and a folded letter. The letter reads, Yu Nian personally opened.
Yu Nian trembled his hands, picked up the letter, and put it in his sleeve. Constantly exhaling to stabilize his mind, he looked at Du Zhenyue who fell to the ground, and walked out of the dungeon quickly with bated breath.
Walking out of the dungeon, Grandpa Yan was already waiting at the door. "Prime Minister, the one inside..."Yu Nian couldn't help it, and suddenly felt a wave of nausea and retched. Father-in-law Yan came to support Yu Nian and said in a low voice, "The emperor already knows." It is a big crime to judge yourself in the palace, but the emperor will save your face and allow you to help her with a good burial. My lord, please mourn. Yu Nian closed his eyes, leaned against the wall, dodged the hand held by Gonggong Yan, and nodded, indicating that he understood. Grandpa Yan sighed and turned to leave.
Yu Nian stood in place, slowly slid against the wall and squatted down, took out the letter from the cuff, and gently unfolded it. Du Zhuyue's handwriting.
"More than a year. I'm leaving.
You don't have to feel sorry for me. Or rather, I'm being sentimental again.
Knowing that you don't like obscure words, I'll write some saliva.
All my life, I have been living according to my father's requirements. I never expected that the first time I confided in my heart would be with you who I didn't know. I'm drunk, but still know, you're his man. But I still can't help but say, I still remember you holding me, and I fell asleep like that. It was a rare easy day for me in a long time. I know it's not me who is in your heart, but I still have hope. When I met you, for the first time, I had what I longed to get and what I wanted to do. You are a very special person who always says something funny. I remember one time, I pestered you to tell a story, and you had no choice but to tell a story about Snow White. I don't know who Snow White is, and I don't know what era you're telling. But I envy Snow White, she has a prince kiss to wake her up, and she lives happily ever after.
For more than a few years, I longed for you to be my prince. I never expected that one day you would offer to marry me. Although I know that you are helpless to save my life, I am still so happy for a moment, and I feel that I am going to live a happy life with you like Snow White. But a moment of happiness will always pass. I want to be white, you don't love me, even if you marry me and save my life, what's the point? For the rest of the year, don't blame me, my self-esteem does not allow me to live such a humble life. The moment I heard you say that you would marry me, it was as if I had suddenly untied a knot in my heart. I never regret meeting you. Thank you, thank you for all those days that have been with me, thank you for coming into my heart, thank you for trying to save my life. I don't know if you'll read these words incoherently. I don't know what time it is, but maybe it's going to dawn.
For the rest of my life, I sat in the darkness and wrote this letter to you. I really want to see you at the moment, and I really want to hear you call my name again. Maybe we don't have a chance in this life, so let's meet again in the next life.
In the next life, I only wish that I would be an ordinary woman and be safe and happy all my life. Marry the man you like and live a happy life.
Goodbye, Yu years.
Yue'er"