01 Remorse
It lingered like this until the early morning, the sun after the rain poured down, shining on the banana tree outside the temple gate, exuding a refreshing and pleasant atmosphere after the rain, Jielan got up, put on a single coat, got up and went out of the palace gate, those guards saw that she was going out, and hurriedly blocked it, afraid that she would break in the city court again.
"I'm just walking around this courtyard, you don't have to worry." Jielan said.
The two guards let go and got out of the way. Jielan walked into the courtyard and looked at the flowers blooming in the courtyard, beautiful and fragrant, and her troubled heart slowly calmed down. Jielan sorted out what happened in the past few days, and felt that it was the result of being too willful and not considering, and now she was alone, and she had to think carefully about what to do to solve the problem, she thought for a long time, and felt that she could only make a decision after seeing Chengfeng, so she returned to the hall, beckoned the two guards in, and said, "Please go and inform the city lord, saying that I have something to see him." ”
One of the guards stepped back to make an announcement, while the other stayed behind and remained at the temple gate.
About half an hour later, he saw the guard who had gone to report return, and he reported to Jie Lanyu: "The lord is waiting in the 'Ruoxin Pavilion', and his subordinates will accompany the envoy there." ”
Jielan expected that these guards would not let her go, so she couldn't control them, she answered, and said, "I'll go after I pack up, you guys wait outside!" ”
The guards went out, closed the door of the palace, Jielan changed her clothes, and after tidying herself up a little, she went out of the hall and let the guards lead the way to the 'Ruoxin Pavilion'.
Arrived at the 'Ruoxin Pavilion', the city lord was not yet here at this time, Jielan had to stand here and wait, and waited for a while, but saw a few palace people, they held the food plate in their hands, and put a few snacks on the jade table in the pavilion heart, those snacks were exquisite and exquisite, at a glance, they all made Jielan have an appetite, and wanted to taste a few bites, and after a while, I saw that those palace people brought two bowls of ginseng soup, after they finished, they retreated, although Jielan felt hungry in her stomach, but she did not dare to be rude to eat first, so she had to wait for the city lord to arrive.
About half a cup of tea time, I saw the city lord Li Gonggong led down to the 'Ruoxin Pavilion', at this time Yu Qing changed into a royal clothes, although it still seems to be quite haggard, but compared to last night, but also a lot of energy, he saw Jielan, so he smiled: "Let you wait for a long time, I'm really sorry, this Li Gonggong is also very verbose, insisting that the master do this and that, so it was delayed for a while." ”
When a city lord said these words to herself, Jielan felt a little frightened, and said, "As a messenger, I should be equal to the city lord, and the city lord should not blame himself for this." ”
"I don't care if it's someone else, but if it's you, how can I not take it to heart, sit down, these are some snacks I have prepared for you, you ask the Lord not to fast, let you eat with the Lord today, and let you not worry about the Lord." He took the lead in taking a piece of pastry, sandwiched it on Jielan's plate, and said, "You taste it, this is made of lotus petals, and it is fragrant when eaten, which cannot be eaten in other cities and counties." ”
Seeing that the city lord personally took the pastry for herself, Jielan blushed with shame, she didn't dare to refuse, so she had to take it and eat it, and it was really fragrant and fragrant under the bite, crispy and sweet, Jielan had never eaten such a delicate and unique pastry, so she ate it all in a few bites.
Gonggong Li approached Jielan's side and said softly: "Jielan messenger might as well choose a pastry for the Lord, which can be regarded as a gift in return." ”
Jielan only felt like sitting on pins and needles, her whole body was hot, her cheeks were as red as the blooming peony in the courtyard, she wanted to refuse, but in front of the city lord who treated her like this, how could Jielan refuse, so she had to choose a mung bean pastry and put it on Yu Qing's plate, and said: "I don't know if you like it or not, I also choose it casually." ”
Yu Qing showed a faint smile, took a bite of chopsticks and ate the mung bean pastry, and after eating, he said: "The pastry you chose for the master is the master's favorite." ”
Jielan only felt that the pressure was getting bigger and bigger, as if some of her actions had misunderstood the city lord, so that he seemed a little frivolous in his words, but Jielan's heart was always closed, and she didn't reveal anything to him at all, but the other party was very affectionate to herself, and no matter how hard-hearted she was, she couldn't refuse.
She put down her chopsticks and said, "I have a reluctant request, and I hope the city lord will agree." ”
"Say it! As long as I can agree, I will naturally agree. Yu Qing also put down the cup and chopsticks and listened carefully to her.
"I want to see Chengfeng." Jielan directly put forward her request, "Since the demon returned, I haven't seen him yet, and I don't know if he's okay, so I want to see him." ”
Seeing that the city lord's face was embarrassed, Gonggong Li understood what the city lord meant, and he spoke: "Don't worry, Jielan envoy, the lord has already ordered someone to take care of him, he will be fine, and before the second thing is completed, the lord can't break his promise to let you go to see him, so..."
Yu Qing raised his hand and motioned to Gonggong Li not to continue, he said gently: "Since Jielan wants to go and see, then let her go, otherwise the owner will be wronged if he is detained as an arrogant and rude hat." ”
Jielan didn't expect him to agree like this, which made her a little unbelievable, "Thank you city lord, I will return after visiting Chengfeng, and I won't stay for a long time." ”
"Why do you and I have to say thank you, but we need to let Hong Shangshu go together, this is also a request of the master." Although the city lord still maintained a smile on his face, his eyes still revealed a little sadness.
Jielan thought that he must not be at ease that he was alone with Chengfeng, so he wanted Hong Shangshu to follow, but as long as he could see Chengfeng, it didn't matter much else.
After Yu Qing ate a few pieces of pastry, he lost his appetite, he stood up and said, "Since Jielan sees his heart, then don't delay time, you go and inform Hongshangshu and let him wait in the 'Yingsong Pavilion', and later the master will send guards to escort Jielan's envoy over." ”
After Gonggong Li listened to the order, he bowed and bowed and retreated. And the city lord also said to the guards behind him: "You wait for the Jielan envoy to have dinner later, and then take her to the 'Yingsong Pavilion'!" After the order, Yu Qing said to Jielan: "The master still has some government affairs to be busy, so he can't accompany him." ”
Jielan hurriedly stood up and said, "City Lord, please take care of yourself, I can do it alone." ”
Yu Qing walked down the Ruoxin Pavilion, and the palace people followed closely behind, and soon he disappeared. Jielan's mood at this time was a little nervous, a little happy, and a little lost, nervous that she could see Chengfeng, and she didn't know if he was good or not, she was glad that the city lord of Yuqing would actually agree to her request, and the loss was that she hurt this man who loved her deeply again.
A high-ranking and noble city lord, in the face of a person who has experienced wind and frost and wandered in the world so carefully taken care of and maintained, if it is an ordinary woman, she has already moved her heart, but the mistake is that when she was already in the city of Chiyan, she gave a piece of sincerity to the man who could not be together, even if she couldn't be together, she was still obsessively willing to love this person for the rest of her life, she was willing to believe and wait. The fault is that she is also a woman full of hatred, and those deep-seated hatreds make her willing to let go, how she is willing to be imprisoned in this city court for the rest of her life, and become a wife who will only serve her husband.
She doesn't want this kind of life, and she doesn't want to betray her feelings, if she betrays her so sorry for herself and the sincerity of the Yuqing City Lord, she really hopes that there will be such a person to replace herself, replace herself and take good care of this infatuated city lord, so that she can retreat and complete what she should accomplish.
Jielan was a little anxious, and as soon as Yu Qing left, she wanted to go to the 'Yingsong Pavilion', but was stopped by the guards and said: "The Lord has ordered, please ask the messenger to go after eating!" ”
"I've used it well." Jielan pushed back.
"I only know that half of the things on this table are called overmeal, otherwise it will be difficult for my subordinates to explain to the Lord, please don't embarrass me." The guard spoke in such a old-fashioned manner that she was so angry that Jielan's face flushed, but since Yu Qing gave this order, it must have been for her own good, and she didn't care if she wanted to see the city lord for a while, so she obediently sat back and ate these pastries in a big gulp, and when she was halfway through eating, she stood up and said to the guard: "That's all right!" If I am allowed to eat again, and I am pushed out of my sickness, how will you report it to your Lord? ”
The guard thought about it, he looked at the sky, probably estimating the hour, and after thinking clearly in his heart, he said: "My subordinates will lead the messenger forward, please come with me!" ”
The guards led the way, and they went around the back garden, passed through the four moon gates, and then turned a few pavilion corridors before they arrived at the 'Yingsong Pavilion'.
This 'Yingsong Pavilion' is also in line with its name, there are more than a dozen pines and cypresses in the small courtyard outside the pavilion, verdant and dripping, and now this pine tree also bears pine nuts, so that the garden is full of pine fragrance. Under the guidance of the guards, Jielan arrived at the front of the pavilion, she looked up, but saw that Hong Shangshu was already waiting there, and Gonggong Li was also standing sideways.
Jielan walked over and saluted Hong Shangshu. Hong Shangshu nodded and said, "Get up!" He looked at Jielan, sighed, and said, "He is in there if you want to see it, but you have to be mentally prepared." ”
Jielan was shocked and said, "What's wrong with Chengfeng?" ”
"After all, he was stabbed by the Demon Slaying Sword, and the sword qi of the Demon Slaying Sword has penetrated through the meridians of his body, and the last time he asked Qingjun to treat him, he could only heal his wounds, but he was powerless against the meridians of his whole body, so now he..."
Jielan couldn't care about anything else, so she was so busy pushing the door in, but seeing the dark room, on the cold bed, Chengfeng was lying on it, covered with a thin quilt, his face was like ashes, his body was cold, as if he had lost consciousness, she touched his breath, but felt that his breath was already weak like a gossamer, he was already haggard when he was dying, and his once handsome face was now sunk down, looking as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant, which made people sigh.
Jielan stroked Chengfeng's face and called softly: "Chengfeng, Chengfeng, can you hear it?" But no matter how he shouted, the other party didn't have the slightest reaction, as if his soul had come out of his shell, and he couldn't hear Jielan's call, Jielan never thought that he had only been like this for five days, and he had become like this, when he left, he also woke up and said a lot to himself, but now, what is going on, is he dying?
Tears slid down her face, and Jielan cried out in pain, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Jielan muttered these words, because Jielan really didn't know what to say except for these few words? Because she brought him back to this world, and because of this, he was killed by the Heavenly Maiden again, and because she cared about herself and was unwilling to save his life.