Chapter 7, The Great Wedding

On March 14, Gu Ziyue was bored at home learning the etiquette of the Western Han Dynasty, although the Western Han Dynasty is more open, but in the end it is also a country with a distinct order and respect, Gu Ziyue wants to learn something, say not much, say less is not a lot, today's Wen Yingyu's coming, but to relieve her boredom in the past few days.

"Why are you going to marry the Western Han Dynasty so soon, as soon as I heard the news at the border, I rushed back in a hurry, missed your birthday, if I miss your wedding again, I will regret it for the rest of my life." ”

Wen Yingyu was born in the Hussar General's Mansion, she has been following General Wen to fight abroad for many years, with a bold personality, although her home is in the capital, but Wen Yingyu has been raised in her hometown in Yuezhou since she was a child. She often came to Gu's house to play with Gu Ziyue when she was young, and Mrs. Gu treated her very well, so after Mrs. Gu went, she took care of Gu Ziyue a lot, but she was ten years old when Mrs. Gu went, and she went back to the capital to live for three years, and then went to the border again, and only saw Gu Ziyue once in several years. If it weren't for the news of her wedding reaching the border this time, the two wouldn't know when they would be able to meet.

"What are you saying, it seems that you don't recognize me after I get married, and if you go to the Western Han Dynasty to play in the future, you can go to the prince's mansion to find me, who would dare not let you in?"

"That being said, but in the end, it is the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty, and there are many inconveniences in entering and exiting, and you don't know that there are many rules in the royal family, and you are always afraid that someone will harm them. ”

"Don't talk nonsense when you go back to the capital in this way, you're right, but there are naturally upright and clear people in the royal family who are dedicated to the country, since you're back, I'll take you to see the prince of the Western Han Dynasty tomorrow?"

"Naturally, it's good, but there must be a reason why you suddenly married him. ”

Gu Ziyue smiled lightly, stood up and said, "Miss Wen, how can the mystery of the fate between people be explained by one thing?" Fate, is one thing after another, one opportunity after another, which is also mixed with the ups and downs of people's emotions at that moment, when it is very complicated, although I have no feelings with the prince, but since a coincidence, I am willing to marry, and he is willing to marry, although we each have our own interests, after all, it is a fate, as for how this fate will affect my life, it doesn't matter. “

Wen Yingyu chuckled, waved her hand and said: "That's fine, you went to the Western Han Dynasty, some of the days of fear, he ascended the throne, you are the queen, although noble, but you also understand the truth of the high place, you don't need me to say more, if there is something wrong, write to me, I will go to the Western Han Dynasty to see you." “

Gu Ziyue sighed at Wen Yingyu's affection and righteousness, and suddenly thought of Aunt Bai and Gu Zixuan, those relatives who were related to her by blood, but forced her to a dead end;

The human heart is like this, one thought of life, one thought of death, one thought of becoming a Buddha, one thought of becoming a demon.

March 24 came as soon as it was said, and Gu Ziyue got up on the fifth watch that day, and many people came and went, she was fiddled with her clothes, groomed, and waited for the person who would spend the rest of her life with her to pick her up. She didn't like him, but he bore all the joys and sorrows of the rest of her life. He can't talk about feelings for her, but she will bear half of the bitterness and pain, joy and happiness for him in the future.

When Gu Ziyue said goodbye to Gu Jie, she finally couldn't bear the red eyes, she gently climbed up to Gu Jie's hand, and said slowly: "My daughter is not filial, I'm afraid I can't do my filial piety in front of my father, if there is any difficulty in the future, go to the Western Han Dynasty, if I can help, I will definitely not shirk." ”

Gu Jue was sophisticated in the end, but he saw that there were tears flickering, and sighed: "Yue'er, since then, I am afraid that I will be separated for many years, and I hope you will protect yourself." ”

The welcoming procession swept out of Yuezhou City, and the dowry stretched for ten miles.

"The soldiers of the East Palace have come to greet them, and they will escort the dowry into the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and we will take two retinues and not return to the Western Han Dynasty for the time being. ”

Gu Ziyue was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What is this?"

"Miss Gu has entered the East Palace, and there will be no chance to take a good look at this great river and mountain in the future, so it is better to let the welcoming team current, and we will tour the mountains and rivers in the back and walk slowly, how about it?"

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to do, it's good to do it yourself, wouldn't it be rude to behave like this?"

"Miss Gu misunderstood, I do have something to do along the way, but it's all by the way, mainly to take you to play, as for the number of courtesies, you can rest assured, I have already sent someone back, don't worry." ”

Gu Ziyue nodded and said, "Then listen to His Royal Highness the Prince, to be honest, such a mighty team, walking so slowly, I don't know when I will be able to get to Xijing, I am also very distressed." ”

Su Chenye laughed and personally helped Gu Ziyue get out of the sedan chair, Gu Ziyue was dressed in a costume, Su Chenye took her into a courtyard on the outskirts of the city, and the team to greet her continued to walk west.

Gu Ziyue was still covered with a hijab on her head, and was about to reach out to get it, but Su Chenye stopped her, entered the courtyard, and led her into the house, and then personally uncovered her red hijab.

Gu Ziyue had never worn such heavy makeup, but when Su Chenye lifted her hijab, the stunned look in his eyes at that moment still made her blush

"I'm going to take off my makeup, are you getting your clothes ready? ”

"Ready, you can change. So saying, he called a maidservant in.

When Gu Ziyue changed her clothes and took off her makeup, Su Chenye was already waiting outside, and Qin Feng was standing next to her, talking to him with her head down.

"Su Chenrui has already entered the territory of Daliang, and he has plans to encircle the prince of Daliang. ”

"Prince Daliang, Su Chenrui was forced to be anxious this time, seeing that I married a Dongliang woman, he couldn't wait to encircle the Dongliang forces. That's it, I'm taking Miss Gu all the way to the northwest this time, and you can keep in touch with me at any time. “

After that, Su Chenye turned his head to look at her, smiled and said, "Do you know how to ride a horse?"

"I can ride a horse, I don't need to bring an attendant, it's inconvenient to bring it, you can arrange it." After a pause, he said, "However, should we change the name, not Miss Childe's name, it's really awkward." “

Su Chenye smiled and said, "Qin Feng, bring the horse over." “

"Childe, do you really not bring some guards, what if you encounter danger?"

"What are you worried about, we travel in casual clothes, who would have expected us to leave the wedding team?" Qin Feng didn't say anything more when he heard this, and brought two good horses over.

Gu Ziyue glanced at Su Chenye, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped. To be honest, Gu Ziyue is indeed a little worried, in case she really encounters danger along the way, she is just a weak woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, and a little cleverness will not come in handy, even if he is afraid of martial arts, it will be difficult to cope with the situation of many people. He has a noble status, and she doesn't want to be stabbed to death first if something happens.

"Su Chenye, why don't you bring some guards, in case you really encounter an assassin, I can't help you. “

Su Chenye smiled when he heard this: "Let's go, nothing can happen, I've grown so big, I'm more life-saving than you." Rest assured. “

Although Gu Ziyue was still a little uneasy, she thought that Su Chenye must have left a back hand when she said this, since he had a foolproof plan, then she didn't have to worry about it.

The two rode out of Yuezhou City and headed all the way to the northwest. When he walked to Wuzhou City in the evening, Su Chenye stopped his horse.

"Tonight in Wuzhou City, the most famous in Wuzhou City is Wuzhou Academy and Wushan, the south is located in the plain area, this is not many mountains, Wuzhou is located in the east and west junction zone, is to this Wushan as the boundary, Wushan to the east, is an endless plain, the economy is rich, the climate is humid and hot, Wushan to the west, is countless lofty mountains, the terrain is dangerous, domestic and foreign trade is not connected, the economy can not develop, but it is a military place. Have a good rest tonight, and take you to Wuzhou Academy tomorrow to meet a friend. “

Gu Ziyue saw that Su Chenye said so much, and couldn't help but sigh at his excellence. But she was also very curious about his friend. It is said that there are four major academies in the world, which are important exporters of talents from every country, and Wuzhou Academy in Daliang is the first of the four academies. And Su Chenye actually has friends here? The people here will all be important political talents of my Daliang in the future, and I can't help but shudder when I think of this.

The two of them entered a small inn in Wuzhou City, although the inn area is not large, but fortunately, the decoration is exquisite and very pleasing to the eye, Gu Ziyue couldn't help but admire: "The owner of this inn must be a restrained person." ”

Su Chenye was stunned for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Oh, how can you see it?"

Gu Ziyue winked mischievously and said: "You look at the painting on the entrance wall, it is the pen of Yuan Jing, a genius of the Western Han Dynasty, although the painting is birds, beasts, insects and fish, everything is very lively, but the connotation of this painting is reflecting loneliness, Yuan Jing is famous, although the Yuan family has also been prominent for a while, but in the end it is declining, you may have also heard, Yuan Jing was very gentlemanly when he was young, I heard that his life was beautiful, good beauty, good food, good everything is extremely prosperous and beautiful, but unfortunately the second half of his life was miserable, he never married, and he was very lonely physically and mentally. After a pause, Gu Ziyue said softly: "Even if there are birds, beasts, insects, and fish, if they have nothing to do with you, wouldn't it be sad?"

"This insight is very unique, have you ever met Yuan Jing himself?"

"When I was a child, I met him once at Wuzhou Academy, and I went to visit him with my mother, and Yuan Jing had a close friendship with my maternal grandfather. ”

"I heard that Yuan Jing is a famous beautiful man, what do you think?"

"The appearance was not very eye-catching at the time, what attracted me the most about Yuan Jing was his gaze, you can't believe it, how can a middle-aged man over thirty years old have such pure eyes, just like a child. ”

Su Chenye didn't say more, asked for two upper rooms, and took Gu Ziyue upstairs.

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Some readers must also know the idea of birds, beasts, insects and fish, and draw on the original text as follows: Lin Yutang said: "The word loneliness is taken apart, there are children, melons and fruits, dogs, mosquitoes and flies, which are enough to support the mouth of an alley in a midsummer evening, full of human feelings." Under the willow canopy of the childish melon, the thin dog chases the butterfly in the deep alley. There are many laughs and smiles in the world, but I have two sideburns to spare. Children, fruits, cats, dogs, flies, and flies are of course lively, but they have nothing to do with you, which is called loneliness. ”

The prototype of Yuan Jing borrowed from Zhang Dai, a genius in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and the famous article "Watching the Snow in the Lake Pavilion" (this is indeed a prose that I like very much)

Encyclopedia introduction: Zhang Dai was born in a family of eunuchs, lived a prosperous life in his early years, and lived in Hangzhou for a long time. Ming died, avoided living in Yanxi Mountain, grief and indignation were all in the text, and in his later years, he lived in the mountains, and insisted on writing in poverty. He has been uninhibited all his life, indifferent to fame, and has a wide range of hobbies and aesthetic tastes. He likes to travel in landscapes, is well versed in the method of garden arrangement, understands music, can play the piano and make music, is good at tasting tea, has a deep skill in tea ceremony, is a good collector, has an extraordinary level of appreciation, is a fine opera, and writes and directs comments to pursue perfection

Attached is an article written by Zhang Dai himself on the epitaph:

Less for the gentlemen, love prosperity. Good house, good beautiful maid, good child, good fresh clothes, good food, good horses, good lanterns, good fireworks, good pear orchards, good advocacy, good antiques, good flowers and birds, and tea, obscenity, poetry, and magic, half a lifetime of hard work, all are dreams. To fifty, the country is ruined, the family is ruined, the mountain dwellings are avoided, the survivors are broken beds, broken pianos, and broken books, and the lack of inkstones. Cloth clothes and vegetable food, often to the end of cooking. Looking back on 20 years ago, it was like a lifetime away. (Zhang Dai's "Self-Epitaph")

The author has something to say:

Zhang Dai's articles are just like his people, "Watching the Snow in the Lake Pavilion" is always full of chic and casual, which is about the temperament of a writer I think of, that kind of chic and casual, always very attractive to me. The original text of the attached lake pavilion to see the snow is as follows:

In December of the fifth year of Chongzhen, he lived in West Lake. After three days of heavy snowfall, the lake was full of people and birds.

The day is more fixed, Yu took a small boat, hugged the clothes stove, and went to the lake pavilion alone to see the snow. The rime is thick, the sky and the clouds, the mountains, and the water, up and down are white. The shadow on the lake is only a trace of the long causeway, a little pavilion in the center of the lake, a mustard with the rest of the boat, and two or three people in the boat.

On the pavilion, there are two people sitting opposite each other on the carpet, a boy shochu, and the stove is boiling. Seeing Yu Daxi, he said: "Is there more such a person in the lake?" Yu Qiang drank three white and parted. Ask his surname, he is from Jinling, and he is here.

and got off the boat, Zhouzi muttered: "Don't say that you are stupid, but you are even more stupid." ”