17 Chapter 17
Zhao Chunshan wrinkled slightly, was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously trembled his eyelashes.
She pinched her palm with her pointed nails, and it hurt slightly.
After a long time, she breathed a sigh of relief, and finally mustered up the courage to bless him: "Yes, Your Highness." ”
"Are you ready to leave the palace when it's time to leave?" Li Wenjian's voice was calm, and he couldn't hear any emotion.
"Yes." Zhao Yu replied: "Just these few days, see when it is convenient for His Highness." ”
Li Wenjian pondered for a moment and looked into her eyes: "Have you thought about it?" ”
Zhao Yu nodded, and after nodding slightly, he nodded more resolutely.
The room suddenly fell silent, and the different silence made Zhaoyun's senses more sensitive, and the rhythm of the pulse beating could be heard clearly.
Li Wenjian said: "Okay, I put a Zhuangzi for you in Jiuyue Mountain, Mu Gui is in charge of it, he has been entangled in military affairs for the past two days, and the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, he will send you out of the palace." ”
Zhao Yu was slightly stunned when she heard this, Li Wenjian's arrangement was beyond her expectations.
With Zhuangzi and the deed of nationality, she doesn't have to worry about her livelihood after leaving the palace, and she can better support her grandmother and let her enjoy her old age in peace.
She was deeply blessed and said sincerely: "After I leave the palace, I will definitely worship the Buddha statue, pray for His Highness every day, and wish His Highness a long life and good health." ”
Her eyes were clean and pure from the beginning. Li Wenjian looked at her and did not speak.
He was always ashamed of her.
The more she thanked him, the deeper his guilt became.
"You don't have to be grateful, if something happens in the future, you can come to me." Li Wenjian said.
"Your Highness." Zhao Yu suddenly felt a strange courage in her heart, seeing that his eyes were clear, staring straight at herself, a pair of pupils were almost unfathomable, her heart was pounding, she took a deep breath, and then changed to a serious tone: "After leaving the palace, you and I will be clear." ”
Li Wenjian was slightly surprised.
Zhao Yu is not stupid, she probably knows why Li Wenjian is so lenient to her, not only sent her out of the palace, but also bought her a manor.
After a pause, she said, "Your Highness doesn't need to be lenient to me anymore, you set me free, give me a manor, and let me get what I want, which is already a great gift to me." You don't have to remember the past, I came from a humble background and didn't care so much about chastity......"
Since she was a child in the village, she has seen many things that are unethical for the high-ranking families.
The elder brother died, the younger brother inherited the family business and the eldest sister-in-law, and the uncle killed the nephew in order to beautify the nephew...... And so on, it happens from time to time.
Chastity was far less important to her than her life.
She even felt that the word chastity was like a shackle firmly locked on a woman.
As a child, she wondered why it was common for widows to marry to be rejected and widowers to marry again.
It was the events of that night that she feared that she would die after the incident, and beyond that, she was forced to hate.
"Let it pass." Zhao Yu was solemn: "Let us return to dust and dust and earth to earth." ”
She didn't want to worry about gains and losses anymore, and she didn't want to be involved with Donggong anymore.
I just want to live a clean life in peace.
She said this not only to ease Li Wenjian's heart, but also to break it cleanly.
"Okay." Li Wenjian happily agreed: "I won't bother you again." ”
Xu was because he had made everything he wanted to say clear, and Zhao Yu felt much more relaxed, and smiled lightly at Li Wenjian: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your success." ”
Li Wenjian said: "This is my promise, if you have something, you can come to me at any time." ”
Zhao Xinxin said no, she would never come to him again in her life.
"Your Highness, then I will retire first......"
Li Wenjian raised her eyes and glanced at her, she was still wearing his clothes, and her slender and thin body was like a slender willow leaf under the mountain-colored robe.
He got up and walked out of the East Warm Pavilion.
Seeing him close the door, Zhao Yu reached out and slowly untied his clothes.
He took off his soft, fluffy robe and replaced it with her rough, white-washed clothes.
There is not a trace of nostalgia.
After a while, she changed her clothes and pushed the door out, but she didn't expect Li Wenjian to stand under the eaves with her back to the door and watch the rain.
Hearing the door open, he turned around, took an umbrella in his hand, and handed it to her: "You didn't bring an umbrella when you came." ”
The spring rain lingers and falls densely.
Zhao Fu took it, opened the umbrella and walked into the rain.
Li Wenjian watched her figure disappear from sight before entering the Dongnuan Pavilion.
On the couch were the old clothes that Zhao Yu had just worn, stacked neatly, and she even caressed the folds neatly.
He could think of her carefully folding clothes, and her eyes were full of tenderness.
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It was night, Zhao Yu had not slept for a long time, and she began to look forward to this day from the moment she entered the palace.
So when it really came to this day, she had a dishonest sense of happiness, tossed and turned, couldn't sleep, and sat up.
The cold moonlight poured in through the window and shone on the umbrella placed by the table, she was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think of Li Wenjian again.
The terrible nightmare that haunted her for a long time.
And to this day, every time she thinks about it, she still breaks down in a cold sweat.
At her deepest, she would be awakened by his scarlet eyes at night.
Why would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been benevolent and benevolent, do such a thing to her?
Is it because of alcohol?
She did smell alcohol on him, but it wasn't strong, it was a wisp, if there was nothing.
Such a amount of alcohol should not make him distracted by the prince, who has been circling various drinking parties for a long time.
Why did he appear in the ruined hall of the former Wen Shu in his regular clothes that day?
And Yanshan is in the middle, he quietly summoned her for the first time, and when he first saw her, he used a scrutinizing gaze?
In just a few meetings with His Highness, he gave her the impression that he was indeed as kind and generous as rumored.
But there are also many puzzles that she can't figure out.
Her instincts told her that the puzzles were not something she could ask or touch.
The East Palace is the center of the whirlpool of power in the world, and a splash in the torrent is a catastrophe for her.
It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so she told Li Wenjian that she would be clear from now on.
Zhao let out a long sigh, hoping that all her troubles would disappear with her return home.
The thought of going back to see her grandmother soon made her heart feel joyful, and she brushed away all the nonsense in her mind.
The next day, she cleaned up her things in the house.
When I rummaged through the box, I saw a pine box.
She lowered her eyebrows and eased her nerves before reaching out and holding the box into her arms and slowly opening it.
The light in the room was dim, and Zhao Yu only felt a pain in front of him.
It took her a lot of courage to look at the box.
In the box are the things that Bai Yu has given her over the years, the rouge of Yingyue Zhai, the eyebrows of Huachun Pavilion, the talisman of Mingyue Temple, and the heavy peace buckle of jasper......
She doesn't like makeup, and many things are left there untouched.
All he gave were good things, rouge and eyebrows were things that the nobles in Beijing rushed to buy, and it was hard to find money;
The amulets of Mingyue Temple are only three to five hundred every year;
Ping An buckle is as heavy as a pool of still water......
Her fingertips trembled and stroked over the objects, and her eyes finally fell on a handkerchief in the corner, which was wrapped in the hairpin he had given him on the day of the last meeting.
The appearance of the boy came to mind.
He was still looking forward to his return.
She took out the hairpin, took it as a thought, and gently inserted it into her hair.
Close the box and set it aside.
At noon, Lianzhou and Bingtao came back, and she told them about her departure from the palace tomorrow.
When Lianzhou heard this, his eyes immediately turned red: "Why is it so fast?" ”
Zhao Yu said: "I have served the sick in the Anguo Mansion, and His Royal Highness specially gave me the grace and allowed me to leave the palace early." ”
"Lianzhou, don't cry." Zhao Yu looked at Lianzhou and nuns, tears in his eyes, and he looked like he was about to cry, so he hurriedly stopped her, and said softly: "I have been in the palace for ten years, and it is a good thing that I am about to go out, you should be happy for me." ”
Lianzhou had no choice but to call her: "Sister Ayu." ”
"Life is like this, thousands of miles of long sheds, all feasts." Zhao Yu pointed to the two burdens on the case: "There are palace clothes and shoes that I haven't worn, and some jewelry, which are not worth much, you can keep them for a thought." ”
Lianzhou tried his best to endure it, and tried to widen his eyes, but the tears still fell uncontrollably, and fell with a snap.
Zhao Yu smiled helplessly, took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears for her, and said to Bing Tao: "Bing Tao, you put things away." ”
Bing Tao felt uncomfortable when she heard this, rubbed her red eyes, and reached out to take the burden.
The sleeves fell down two inches, revealing the Dongzhu bracelet on the wrist, the grains were all the same size, the ones were evenly round, and the faint pearl glow shone brightly.
Bing Tao noticed Zhao Yu's gaze, withdrew her hand in a panic, and put the bag back in the cabinet.
"Sister, when are you leaving tomorrow? We're going to see you off. Bing Tao asked softly.
Zhao Yu said: "It's probably going to be very early, and when the time comes, someone from the palace bureau will come to pick me up, so you don't have to come to send it." ”
Lianzhou whimpered when he heard this.
"Okay, Lianzhou, don't cry." Zhao Yu wiped her tears: "I still have something to do for me." ”
Only then did Lianzhou hold back his crying, and sobbed and said, "Ah, Ah, Sister Yu, what do you want me to do?" ”
Zhao Yu pointed to the box next to the pillow: "That box, if Bai Yu comes back to look for me, you can help me hand it over to him." ”
"Doesn't he know?" Lianzhou was stunned.
Zhao Yu shook his head: "The will of the top came too suddenly, and he went south. ”
"Sister, do you want to leave a place to go? So that he can come to you? ”
Zhao Yu thought about it, but still shook his head and lied: "He knows where my family lives." ”
Lianzhou nodded heavily: "I will go to you when I leave the palace in the future." ”
After the things in the house are dealt with, I have to go to my grandmother to talk.
Zhao Yu calmed Lianzhou's emotions and went to find the new Mama Liu.
After clarifying the matter, Mama Liu said a few words of blessing on the scene and sent her away.
One by one, the palace lights lit up one after another, and the silent palace wall was sandwiched, and she only heard her own footsteps.
Far beyond the temple, the sky was a brilliant orange, and the unpredictable clouds shone on the glazed tiles, radiating dazzling brilliance.
At the beginning of the first year of Xuanhe, she entered the palace, and now it is the tenth year of Xuanhe.
She was lamenting that time had flown by, when someone suddenly jumped out of the oblique and stood in front of her, so frightened that she took two steps back.
"Sister, don't be afraid."
It turned out to be a little eunuch, and the man bent down and made a deep bow to her: "Sister is Zhao in the clothes of Huanyi?" ”
Zhao Yu clasped his hands tightly together, looked around, and had a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.
"Who are you?"
"The slave's name is Laishan, and he listens to errands in Donggong Palace City, and receives four ...... Bai Yu entrusted him to help his sister take care of the family. ”
Zhao Yu remembered that Bai Yu had indeed told her before he left that he had asked someone to help take care of his grandmother.
The heart immediately hung in the air: "You...... What is the matter with coming to me? ”
Laishan glanced at Zhao Yu and immediately knelt down: "The old lady is gone." ”
"Gone?" Zhao Yu looked at him, his eyes instantly dyed red: "What's the matter?" ”