Chapter 6: The Mystery Revealed (3)
"Ruhai, why, why are you so infatuated with me? You saved me, I am grateful, just because someone in my heart has been resisting you, and you have never given up. As soon as Tian Qiu's words were finished, he was pulled into another scene of memories.
It was the scene when she went to the temple to make a vow many years ago, at that time she was still a young lady from a rich family, Tian Qiu sat in the sedan chair, and from time to time lifted the curtain on the sedan chair and poked her head out to see the lively market, and Mu Ruhai rode a horse and stood at the intersection not far from her, Tian Qiu smiled so gently, her smile was so beautiful, like a ray of bright morning light into Mu Ruhai's heart.
After that day, Mu Ruhai's heart had been filled with this smiling woman, and she couldn't tolerate anyone else.
Later, Mu Ruhai inquired about Tianqiu's news and learned that she was the daughter of a wealthy foreigner, and he planned to go to her house to propose marriage with joy, but a holy decree of the monarch put him in a dilemma.
"Carried by heaven, the emperor summoned and said. Today, the general Mu Ruhai is brave and good at fighting, and he has meritorious service to resist the enemy, and he has given 10,000 taels of gold and 800 acres of fertile land as a reward. I heard that the daughter of the great prince, the lord of Duyun County, was skillful and generous, gentle and generous, and had outstanding appearance, and the queen mother and I were very happy to hear it. The special general Duyun County Lord promised to marry the general as the general's wife, and all the etiquette was handed over to the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor to jointly handle the marriage. Gonggong Xu from the palace handed the holy decree to Mu Ruhai with a smile on his face, "General Mu congratulations, this is a double happiness." ”
"Father-in-law, this, it's not a secret, father-in-law actually has a ...... in my heart" Before Mu Ruhai finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old lady of the Mu family, Luo Yuyi, who is Mu Ruhai's mother: "Actually, my Hai'er has long been in love with the Duyun County Lord, the Duyun County Lord is gentle and generous, skilled and generous, how can any man not be tempted." ”
"Mother, you ......" Mu Ruhai didn't expect his mother to say this, and he panicked instantly.
"Okay, good, good, the old slave will go back to the palace to reinstate. When Gonggong Xu heard Mrs. Mu say this, his hanging heart instantly fell, and he happily returned to the palace to reply to the decree.
When Father-in-law Xu walked away, Mu Ruhai, who was stunned on the side, felt that the soles of his feet were like being filled with a thousand catties of lead, and he couldn't move.
Luo Yiyi saw his son's embarrassment and turned his back to him and said, "Do you know why the emperor suddenly married the lord of Duyun to you. ”
"Why? The emperor has never cared about my marriage, why did he suddenly give me the Lord of Duyun County?" Mu Ruhai asked puzzled.
Mu Ruhai's word "stop" made Luo Yuyi's brows furrow, and he glanced at his son fiercely, and said a little angrily: "Ruhai, how many times have I told you for my mother, be cautious in your words and deeds, accompany the king like a tiger, this Duyun county lord is the heart of the queen mother, marry you, and wronged you." ”
Luo Yuyi turned to look at his son, and when he saw Mu Ruhai's lonely expression, he continued: "This Duyun County Lord has sworn that you will not marry since the last time I saw you in the paddock, and it has been so long since you came back, this county lord naturally can't sit still. ”
"This ......" Mu Ruhai didn't know what to say for a while, when was he targeted by the county lord, hey, there was no way, there must be too much to do in the paddock that time, and he was a little annoyed for a while.
"But the person I like is Chen Yunxi, not a county lord. Mu Ruhai shouted loudly.
"So what, no matter which daughter you like, there is no fate between you, and you can't be together. Luo Yiyi said helplessly.
"Why, why can't we be together, I'll go and ask the emperor to cancel the marriage contract now. Mu Ruhai said and walked outside.
"You stop for me, if you are willing to let go of more than dozens of people up and down the general's mansion, then you can go, not to mention that the prince now has a heavy army and can't see that his daughter has suffered such grievances, even the emperor and the queen mother may not be able to spare you. Luo Yuyi yelled at Mu Ruhai, who was going to beg the emperor to cancel the marriage contract.
"Mother, am I going to marry someone I don't like?" Mu Ruhai's face was full of pain, so Luo Yuyi couldn't help but hug his son and said with tears in the corners of his eyes: "Son, my mother understands your pain, but how can everything be as good as you want in your life." If you go, you'll be gambling with the entire General's Palace. As for the girl of the Chen family, after a year or two, if you still can't forget her, you will welcome her as a flat wife. ”
Mu Ruhai finally compromised, because Luo Yuyi told him that if he insisted on renouncing the marriage, the Chen family would definitely be implicated.
On the day of Mu Ruhai and the wedding of the Duyun County Lord, the streets were crowded with people, and the momentum was huge. The emperor personally came to the palace to congratulate, which is a great honor. The General's Mansion has also become a place that everyone envies.
In the evening, after Mu Ruhai entertained the guests, he was about to go back to the study, but was stopped by Luo Yuyi: "Hai'er, you are so drunk that you don't even remember the way back to your yard." ”
"Mother, I'm married, what do you want me to do? Mu Ruhai said impatiently.
"You have to go back to the room today no matter what, do you think that the grandmother sent to the Duyun County Lord in the palace is simply here to see off her relatives?" Luo Yiyi stepped forward to stop Mu Ruhai, who wanted to sneak back to the study, and continued, "Go back to the room, as for what you want to do next, it's up to you, but you have to go back to the room tonight." ”
Luo Yiyi's implication is that going back to the room is for outsiders to see, and as for whether something will really happen, it is up to Mu Ruhai to decide.
Mu Ruhai had no choice but to turn around and walk towards the marriage room.
Inside the matrimonial room
The county lord of Duyun sat on the wedding bed, and the county lord of Duyun under the red hijab waited for Mu Ruhai in the room with a faint smile.
The red candle on the table was half burned, but there was no trace of Mu Ruhai. "Lian'er, hasn't my uncle come yet?" The Dusk Cloud County Lord asked the personal maid on the side, her voice was extremely gentle, and she didn't become irritated because she had waited too long.
"Not yet, there are too many people coming, and it has been delayed for some time. Lian'er was afraid that her county lord would think too much, so she hurriedly said.
"Hmm. Lord Dusk replied softly. Still sitting quietly on the bed.
The grandmothers next to them couldn't wait any longer, and one of them said: "This candle is almost burned out, and the groom has not come yet, I'm afraid it will break the rules." ”
"Shut up, General Mu naturally has his own plans, how can you point fingers here. "The one who opened her mouth was a delicately dressed woman, with some heroic spirit between her eyebrows, and the hair ornament on her head was different from other grandmothers, this is the personal maid Bai Jia next to the Queen Mother, and because she blocked a sword for the emperor during the riots in the palace, she was named a first-class lady, although she was on an errand in the palace, her identity was very noble. Not only that, Bai Jia also has an identity as the nurse of the Dusk Cloud County Lord.
Bai Jia stared at the grandmother who had just spoken, and the grandmother was so frightened that she quickly shut up.
Bai Jia walked over to Lord Dusk, bent down and whispered something in her ear.
I only heard the Dusk Cloud County Lord reply: "Nurse, I know." ”
"It's coming, it's coming, General Mu is here. The grandmother at the door saw Mu Ruhai walking towards the room, and hurriedly came in to report.
Bai Jia patted the hand of the Dusk Cloud County Lord, and got up to greet Mu Ruhai.
"General Mu is here, the hour is not early, the beautiful scenery of the good day cannot be disappointed, General Mu went to lift the hijab and rest with the county lord early. Bai Jia saw Mu Ruhai enter the door and said to Mu Ruhai.
Although Mu Ruhai has never seen Bai Jia, she can see from Bai Jia's dress that she is different from other grandmothers. So he didn't dare to slack off, arched his hand and said respectfully: "There is Mama Lao." ”
"General Mu doesn't have to be polite, just call me Aunt Jia. Bai Jia was very satisfied with Mu Ruhai's attitude, nodded and said.
It turned out to be Aunt Jia beside the Queen Mother, Mu Ruhai had already heard of Bai Jia, but she didn't expect the Queen Mother to send Aunt Bai Jia to send her relatives, it seems that her mother is right, the power behind this Duyun County Lord is too great, I am afraid that I can't be neglected.
Although Mu Ruhai was a little unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to show it too obviously.
Picking up the wishful stick placed on the table, he lifted the hijab of the Dusk Cloud County Lord, and felt that someone had lifted his own hijab, and the Dusk Cloud County Lord looked up and saw the person he had been thinking about for a long time.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and the Lord of Dusk lowered his head with a blushing face.
This was the first time Mu Ruhai had seen the Duyun County Lord up close, the Dusk Cloud County Lord was already fair-skinned, because the two blushes on her shy cheeks made her even more delicate and charming.
If it weren't for the fact that he already had Tian Qiu in his heart, Mu Ruhai might have liked such a Duyun County Lord.
Mu Ruhai was stunned in place, not knowing what to do for a while, and Lian'er next to him hurriedly took over the wishful thinking stick in Mu Ruhai's hand.
"Uncle, sit down. Lian'er reminded Mu Ruhai and motioned for Mu Ruhai to sit next to the Dusk Cloud County Lord.
Only then did Mu Ruhai react, turning around and sitting next to Princess Dusk Yun.
Bai Jia brought them a joint wine, smiled and said to the couple on the bed, "The slave and maid are here to wish the county lord and General Mu a happy marriage, a hundred years of good marriage, and an early birth of a noble son." ”
"Thank you, nurse. Lord Duyun shyly picked up the wine on the plate handed over by Bai Jia.
Mu Ruhai was stunned for a moment when he heard the Lord of Duyun County calling Bai Jia's nurse, until Bai Jia shouted: "General Mu." ”
Mu Ruhai came back to his senses and took the wine that Bai Jia personally handed over. replied: "Thank you, Aunt Jia."
The two drank the wine, and all the grandmothers in the house withdrew. Lian'er was also taken out by Aunt Jia, and only Mu Ruhai and Lord Duyun were left in the new house.
The atmosphere in the room was awkward. Princess Duyun tentatively shouted, "Husband?" Mu Ruhai replied lightly.
"Aren't you happy that your husband is married to me?" Twilight felt a little lost and continued to ask, "Is there something wrong with Twilight?" Twilight has identified her husband since she saw her husband in the paddock, and wants to reconcile with her husband. ”
Mu Ruhai heard Duyun say this, and his heart was not happy, who let himself already have Tianqiu in his heart.
A little embarrassed, he said: "It's not the county lord's reason, it's my own reason, it's other people who live in my heart, I'm afraid it's difficult to pretend to be the county lord anymore." Mu Ruhai didn't beat around the bush, and directly said what he thought in his heart.
Twilight didn't think that the husband she was going to marry already had someone else in her heart, and sighed softly
。 Said with some sadness: "It's that Twilight is not good, I didn't enter my husband's world earlier, I didn't let my husband meet me earlier, if the person my husband met first was me, would my husband be tempted by Twilight?"
"There is nothing right or wrong about emotional matters, it's not that you're bad. Mu Ruhai felt a little sorry, and Twilight gently patted Twilight Cloud's shoulder and comforted.
"Thank you, husband. Twilight's eyes were filled with tears, and a pair of watery eyes looked particularly shining in the candlelight, flashing into people's hearts like stars in the sky. But it failed to flash into Mu Ruhai's heart.
"Then you go to sleep. Mu Ruhai didn't know what to do, and the hour was not early, so let Twilight Cloud rest early.
"What about you, what are you going to do? Twilight knew that it would take time for Mu Ruhai to accept him, and he didn't want to be embarrassed, so he went to the cabinet and brought a quilt on the ground, and said to Mu Ruhai on the side, "Husband, you will lay the floor for one night, right?" Mu Ruhai was speechless for a while, and it was not easy to refuse, so he agreed.
Following
Bai Jia took Bai Xipa from Twilight Cloud and went back to the palace, the white Xipa was given to Bai Jia after Twilight Cloud pricked her finger, and Bai Jia did not suspect Twilight's shy expression when she saw Twilight Cloud give her handkerchief.
Mu Ruhai's father died early, and the general's mansion was handed over to Luo Yuyi to take care of.
After the two gave Luo Yiyi tea, they separated and were busy with their own affairs.
Twilight still likes Mu Ruhai as always, and changes some small tricks from time to time to make Mu Ruhai happy.
But Mu Ruhai still couldn't let go of Tian Qiu in his heart, perhaps because Tian Qiu's smile brought him an unprecedented feeling. The days went on peacefully, until one day came, breaking all the peace.
"I didn't expect you to use this kind of means, Twilight, I always thought you were a skilled and generous woman, but I didn't expect to use such despicable means, did you pretend to be gentle and atmospheric before?" Mu Ruhai came out of the room of the Qinglou in rags, and shouted this sentence in his mouth when he came out.
And the person on the bed in the room is not Twilight, Twilight Cloud covered the quilt and cried silently and called Mu Ruhai who rushed away: "Husband, I don't know what happened, Husband, I didn't arrange it, Husband, you believe me." ”