Chapter 19: Undercurrents
The two-story small building surrounded by several ancient acacia trees is still vaguely the scene of the year. www.biquge.infoPassing through the dense shade of the ancient acacia trees, Wu Shanyue stepped into the door of the building with her skirt lightly, and the faithful little follower Black Bean flicked his tail and ran to follow behind. Seven years ago, when Su'er left, only Jin Luohua and Wu Shanyue have lived here, although the two are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they are like mother and daughter. As soon as I entered the door of the building, the familiar sense of intimacy and warmth came to my face, wrapping the girl's messy heart like cold rain and residual red. Wu Shanyue paused for a moment, and when she took another step, her movements were much slower. She remembered that Jin Luohua had said more than once that she could be her daughter if she wanted to. Every time this happens, she thinks that Aunt Hua is worried that Lin Du has three longs and two shorts, and there is no time to return, but now that she thinks about it, it seems that she is hinting at something. Over the years, Aunt Hua has really raised herself as a daughter, eating, wearing and flowers, reading and practicing, asking for warmth, and caring for her liver. The two of them cooked and stir-fried in the kitchen together, watered flowers and plants in the backyard together, and discussed their cultivation under the starlight. Although her fiancΓ©'s whereabouts are unknown and she is waiting for people, this is the happiest time in her life. Aunt Hua treats herself so well, how can she bear to turn her face and question her intentions?
The girl sighed faintly in her heart, glanced in the direction of Jin Luohua's door, looked down and saw that Black Bean was looking at herself with innocent eyes, she leaned over and picked it up, and walked up the stairs with a light step. At the end of the door, there was a conversation between Jin Luohua and a man:
"How many of you came?"
"Back to the third lady, I am the only one who is in the clouds. β
β...... I'm afraid you can't do it alone, this matter is very important, you have to notify Hou Yejia to send people, even if he can't get out, Ling Quxie, Bian Hongxi, Su Li, Zhu Cangwu, at least one. β
"Hou Ye said, Lin Yingqi didn't dare to mess around too much, the matter should not be as serious as Mrs. said, what is the reason, it still needs to be verified. β
"Verification needs to be verified, but you are alone, how can we verify? And the top priority is to find the mirage turtle first, although I am not good at tracing the art, but after years of searching, I have also found the location of the dragon, but I don't know anything about the trace of the mirage turtle. However, the Conversion Sect spread the news everywhere that it had found the Mirage Turtle, saying that the Mirage Turtle promised that whoever helped it completely revive and kill the Jiaolong would do one thing for the other party with the power of the True Illusion. And I have followed Lin Yingqi's sand thieves many times, but I have not found that they have contacted the mirage, but I am afraid that there is fraud in them. We'll have to find a way to find the mirage. β
"Forgive me for being rude, Madam is anxious to find the mirage, does she still have a glimmer of hope for the fifth young master's cultivation?"
Hearing this, Wu Shanyue's footsteps suddenly stopped, and the slender figure stood in the middle of the stairs, listening with her head tilted slightly. She didn't care who it was, and she wasn't interested in the dragon and turtle fight, but suddenly a sentence of "Fifth Young Master's Cultivation" popped up, and it hooked her all of a sudden. She didn't care if Lin Dui could practice or not, but of course she would be happier if Lin Dui could practice, not to mention that she knew that Lin Dui was eager to practice, and he had worked so hard to meditate secretly. She never knew that Jin Luohua still had thoughts about Lin Dui's cultivation, and it seemed to be related to the desert mirage turtle that had been rumored in the city recently.
Jin Luohua was silent for a while before speaking again, and his tone was cold: "This is what Master Hou said?...... He has many sons, and he can ignore this son, but I only have such a piece of heart, and it is not unusual for me to do anything for him......"
It's not unusual to do anything? Wu Shanyue's heart was shocked. That's right, this is Aunt Hua, who exists as a mother, and she can do anything for Lin Dui, including probably ...... Xiao Shi tricked Lin Du into a good marriage - what she thought was a good marriage.
Thinking like this, the girl remained silent and continued to listen to her continue: "I came here for the mirage, for the true illusion that is rumored to be omnipotent, and to give Xiao Dubo the possibility of cultivation. However, I am not so narrow-minded, mortal people, scattered cultivators in the north, their lives are also important, I don't want to see them become big sacrifices for others. But what about you Hou Ye? He doesn't care about the poison of the True Sect, now that the chaos in the sand and water has become a reality, even I can see that something big is going to happen, and it is impossible for him not to see it, but he still sits idly by!"
The man named Lie Chuanyun said: "The Guizhen Sect bewitches the people to return to their hearts, and the royal family must be even more reluctant to see it, so the Hou Ye found someone to secretly reveal the news to the capital." And this dragon and turtle situation in Shashui, Hou Ye is inconvenient to participate, the fish and dragon tribes of the four seas and my Great Zhou Empire have an agreement not to invade each other, the Phantom Sea Desert is originally transformed by the sea area, the dragon and turtle fight, and it is an internal affair of the sea clan. β
The peace agreement between the Sea Clan and the Great Zhou Empire was presided over by the sea god Xu Fu more than 2,000 years ago, and Wu Shanyue naturally knew about it. Now Lie Chuanyun is used to prevaricate Jin Luohua, but there is also a full truth. The Sea Clan is in internal fighting, and it is indeed difficult for the great monks on land to participate, once the Sea Clan uses this as an excuse to tear up the contract, the coastal line will be ruined, and the Imperial Monks will be difficult to take care of.
I only heard Jin Luohua sigh, and said: "Returning to the truth is raging, using the power of the royal family to contain it, the desert will be chaotic, and finding an excuse to stay out of the matter completely, this is really like your Hou Ye's style of doing things." I know, in fact, he doesn't care about Dongting at all, he doesn't care about the so-called three cities of Linhai, he just wants to run Yungui. ...... Forget it, you can go too, my business, Xiaodu's business, and the desert business, don't dare to bother him. β
"I was entrusted by the Hou Ye to assist the third lady, and I will still stay in Shashui these days, and the lady has something to order. In addition, I don't know when the Fifth Young Master will come back? Hou Ye said that the Fifth Young Master has been quite knowledgeable in the way of flower essence since he was a child, and specially ordered me to bring him a few rare flower and plant seeds. β
"It's rare that he still knows that he has this son. ...... If it's safe, I'll be back in the next few days. Give me the seeds. β
β...... There are also 500 high-grade spars for the Yue'er girl, 20 bottles of Sanpinhua essence, 20 bottles of recovery and healing potions, and a pair of Neptune star bracelets......"
Hearing the other party suddenly mention herself, Wu Shanyue was stunned for a moment. It's right to think about it, as the established daughter-in-law of the young master of the Lin family, it is impossible for Aunt Hua not to inform Lin Dui's father about her existence. Before the future father-in-law met, he asked someone to send a bunch of heavy gifts, which was really generous, but somehow, she couldn't be happy.
"Is this his dowry for his daughter-in-law?" Jin Luohua's voice carried a faint mockery.
Madame laughed, this is just for Miss Yue'er's daily practice. Hou Ye read your letter and was very satisfied with Miss Yue'er, saying that he must hold a grand wedding in the Hou Mansion, but it has been difficult to get out recently, and he wants Miss Yue'er and the Fifth Young Master to postpone their marriage first. β
"Really, how long is it going to take off?"
"This has to wait for the news from Hou Ye's side. β
"Okay, I'll talk about this when the young master comes back. You're good to go. β
This was the end of their conversation. Wu Shanyue didn't listen again, hugged the black bean and went upstairs gently. The words she had just heard undoubtedly had a big impact on her. Her daughter-in-law finally entered the sight of the Hou Mansion, and it seems that she has won the approval of her father-in-law. In the past, it was definitely a big joy. But today is different, she is a little troubled in her heart, thinking about Jin Luohua's words, thinking about He Ye's words, over and over again, the deeper the suspicion, the more confused her mind becomes.
Sitting by the back window of her bedroom, she looked out the window at the back garden. The flowers and plants in the garden are stretched and bloomed in the spring breeze, enchanting and gorgeous, and some of them were planted by Lin Du and himself back then. Now seven years have passed, the flowers and plants in the garden are luxuriant, but the small shadow in her heart has faded more and more. At that time, he was too young, a little adult child, kind, serious, seemingly well-behaved but as stubborn as himself. Over the years, she has thought about the things she had been with him over and over again, and she could only say that. He has now grown into a girl, but he is still a child in his heart, and it is really hard to imagine what he is like now, and whether he gets along well or not, whether he likes himself or not, and he doesn't know anything. Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt that my marriage was so fragile and absurd.
It would be fine if she was really pregnant with his child, but if not, what if Aunt Hua really lied to herself?
She could only look out the window quietly, silently in a daze, twisting a strand of hair hanging on her chest with a tender finger, until the knock on the door sounded, and Jin Luohua's gentle voice floated into the room: "Yue'er, are you back?"
She finally let go of the strand of hair, turned around, and smiled: "Aunt Hua, I'm here, I'll be back for a while." β
She went over to open the door and saw Jin Luohua standing outside the door, a woman in her thirties who still looked like she was in her early twenties, and looked like her sister. Jin Luohua smiled and asked, "Did you go to He Ye again?"
"No," the girl shook her head, she had bought it, but she didn't bring it back, "It's been out of stock in the store lately." β
Jin Luohua handed over a silver ring inlaid with a large sapphire: "It just so happens that the government sent someone to send some cultivation supplies, and the ones for you are all here." β
Wu Shanyue looked down at the ring, knowing that this was the batch of "dowry gifts" sent by Lie Chuanyun, and felt that if she accepted it, it would be like selling herself. She shook her head involuntarily: "I can't ask for it." β
Jin Luohua was stunned for a moment. Yue'er has been self-reliant since she was a child, and she doesn't like to ask for other people's things, but since Lin Du lost her to live at home, this problem has been changed. She reached out and took the girl's hand, and put the ring on her middle finger, and the girl bowed her head and flinched slightly, but did not make any special struggle. Jin Luohua smiled: "This was originally for you, you must take it." Your cultivation has been too hard all these years, and Aunt Hua has not been able to give you anything...... Why are your hands so cold? Sick?"
Jin Luohua frowned, reached out and touched Wu Shanyue's forehead. Wu Shanyue hurriedly shook her head: "When I went out just now, I was probably blown by the wind." β
"Then you rest for a while, and I'll call you to dinner later. β
Jin Luohua gently stroked the girl's hair again, and with a smile on her face, she turned around and prepared to go downstairs. The girl screamed behind her, "Aunt Hua!"
Jin Luohua stopped, turned his head, and made an inquiring gesture: "Huh?"
"Nothing. I went back to my room to rest. β
Looking at the familiar and friendly expression of the other party, the girl was still defeated in a hurry, and pretended to smile calmly, then looked down at the ring on her hand, and gently closed the door.
She couldn't ask. If Jin Luohua hadn't lied to herself, once she expressed her doubts, she would no longer be able to face her Aunt Hua. That's a person who treats himself wholeheartedly, and he shouldn't treat her like this. But He Ye's words were like a sharp thorn stuck in her heart, and she couldn't help but pull it out. Yes, it had to be unplugged, and for that she wasn't afraid to do it in some special way.
The girl stood by the window, the breeze blowing, the hair gently brushed her cheeks, and there seemed to be a dark tide rushing under her deep eyes.