Chapter 19: A Cold Night
The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and the starry sky is like a belt across the entire wilderness city. Qin Fan didn't have the slightest bit of appreciation and appreciation for everything around him, naturally he couldn't see the wonderful night sky full of stars in the sky, and naturally he didn't notice the lively scene of countless flower girls and talents blessing him and welcoming him at the intersection of Qinglong Street and Western Xuanwu Street. The figure that left in a hurry didn't know how many flower girls and geisha had their hearts rippling, and how many people were disappointed.
There was no need to hide his eager thoughts, and Qin Fan's heart seemed to have a cheerful bird jumping up. The Anle Wangfu has already been dressed in red and green at this moment, and countless servants who pushed the door came and called Qin Gongzi with a smile, and there were several tables for the best banquet, among which Anle Wang was present, and although the rest of the people did not recognize it, it would not be easy to come.
Noticing Qin Fan's arrival, they all got up, greeted them with a smile, and said straightly: "Qin Gongzi must have a plan for tomorrow's martial arts test, and Wang Chong, an official of the lower five grades, is polite." ”
Qin Fan didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly returned the salute, for a while the hall was full of compliments, where did Qin Fan encounter such a battle, the smallest official position in the entire living room also had seven grades, and he was flattered for a while, and hurriedly returned to the gift room but saw that Prince Anle was sitting on his seat as usual and drinking himself.
Qin Fan was stunned for a moment, and then thought that even if he really won the top prize, he would not get such treatment, thinking that everything was secretly arranged by Prince Anle, he couldn't help but be grateful, seeing that he drank by himself and hurriedly poured a cup of fine Baihua brew and said: "Qin Fan dare not forget the grace of the prince, how much ...... Thank you!"
He wanted to say some gorgeous words of thanks, but at this point, he noticed that all the officials around him were looking at him quietly, so he immediately stopped his tone, and he couldn't remember a word of thanks that he had thought of countless words, but he just said thank you.
King An Le didn't show any annoyance, he still looked calm, but Qin Fan also noticed something at the moment. Without him, it's just that since entering this living room, the atmosphere is warm mostly for these guests, but King An Le didn't say much, no joy or sorrow, and he neither welcomed nor thanked the guests, but several other generals didn't care, eating, drinking, chatting and laughing, as if it was his own home.
Qin Fan would not fail to understand the awkwardness of this atmosphere, but although he had always been sensitive, he was not good at expressing it. As the host, not welcoming is actually not welcome, and King An Le has been drinking to himself and a few other generals have nothing to say, and the whole small banquet is very lively and lively for a few generals, as if this is their home.
On the other side, King An Le seems to be independent of these people, drinking and drinking without paying attention, as if he has long been used to it.
Qin Fan, who originally wanted to ask about Fu Ling's whereabouts, was a little in a dilemma when he saw this, but he was more worried, no one here could he afford to provoke, but he was worried that Fu Ling's mind was not on this banquet at all, and in a trance, he didn't know how many cups of high-concentration Baihua Brew were given, and it was not good for the big man to toast and shirk, and he himself was also a person who was not good at rejecting others, and he was a little in a trance, and some drank too much, so he hurriedly said goodbye for fear of being rude, and when he came to the prince of Anle, he was about to say goodbye.
Who knew that King Anle suddenly slammed the wine glass in his hand, and his voice became cold and unprecedented: "The imperial court has been at odds with the civil and military for hundreds of years, what do you want to do when you wait for a military general to come here? How to do it? I don't want to care, and I don't want to pay attention to it." However, there are some things that should not be overdone. Be careful of being eaten by the prey, don't speculate for more than half a sentence, Jing Yan will send off the guests!"
"Chen Jingyan, the second place in last year's Kyushu martial arts test? It's a pity, it's a pity. A military general actually recognized the origin of this cold-faced guard at a glance, and sighed with some regret.
King An Le laughed angrily when he heard this, his voice became more and more cold, and he sneered and said: "Hey, it's a pity to be my guard? What kind of bullshit is this, is it a pity to send it to your border to feed those savages?"
"You!" the military general was furious, resisted the urge to draw his sword, and snorted: "Let's go!" A military general's face was ugly, if it was more than ten years ago, they would not dare to speak to the only prince in such a tone, although most of the generals did not agree with each other, so they drew their swords and faced each other.
It's just that this is His Majesty's most favored younger brother, and I'm afraid that there may not be a few people in the entire Kyushu who dare to do this. But now the war at the Kyushu border is tense, especially the one that has become more tense in recent years.
And the atmosphere of the whole Kyushu has also become a little weird, and the imperial court, which originally emphasized literature and light martial arts, began to gradually change to the trend of emphasizing military force and light literature, and naturally a cadre of military generals also rose. Although His Majesty is also fond of the wind and love the text, he still has to face this reality, so the generals have naturally developed a proud temperament, so there is this scene in front of them.
Qin Fan had already drunk too much, although he was a little puzzled about the scene in front of him, he also understood that he was not good at saying anything at this time, seeing that the general had already said goodbye and left, he arched his hand and left, leaving behind the cold-faced guard, he never thought that the cold-faced guard in front of him was hidden deeply, and it would be good to be able to stand out from tens of thousands of people and win the second rank.
King Anle's face was still ugly at the moment, seeing Qin Fan say goodbye, he stretched out his hand and half-opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but stopped talking, Qin Fan saw that his face was different, and wanted to ask but saw that King Anle waved his hand, and said: "Go back! Prepare well for tomorrow's martial arts test, you don't have to worry about the letter of recommendation." After that, he walked straight out of the living room without waiting for Qin Fan to say anything, and the cold-faced guard followed, just glancing at Qin Fan when he was about to leave the living room, with a somewhat strange expression.
Qin Fan was even more puzzled, and swayed his body to his own house in the backyard, always feeling that he had forgotten something. Suddenly, he patted his head and said in annoyance: "This forgetfulness is getting more and more serious, and I forgot to ask about Fuling's news, and I don't know if she has come back." As he spoke, he got up and kicked open the door, barely washed his face twice, and sobered up a little, and he didn't know when his steps swayed and he came to the outside of Fuling's hut, stretched out his hand and wanted to push the door open, but suddenly thought of the words left by Fuling that day.
"Don't enter my house without my permission!" Fu Ling's crisp and beautiful voice seemed to echo in his ears, and he hesitated for a moment but still took his hand back and walked away. At this moment, a noisy noise in the depths of the bamboo forest attracted his attention.
The cold moon and cold wind, today's night seems to be exceptionally cold. Without the obstruction of the Gaomen compound, the moon tonight seems to be extraordinarily large and extraordinarily bright. Under the sky, a bamboo forest was full of shadows, and it was impossible to tell where his shadow was.
The noisy noise in the depths of the bamboo forest and fog pine was closer, and it was very familiar. Suddenly, his heart skipped a heavy beat, it was the end of summer at the moment, and the frost and dew of early autumn always came quickly, so fast that people had no time to react before they were already wet with dew.
How many times did the person's voice echo in my dreams, her figure, her stunning appearance, it seemed that every action was deeply remembered in the deepest part of my heart, and I will never forget it. At this moment, even if he couldn't see anyone, but when he heard the familiar voice in the depths of the dense forest, he was still sure that it was the person who had been thinking about it for a long time.
It's just that it's so late at night, who is she arguing with and arguing with?
Thousands of thoughts were tangled and scolded in his mind, and when he heard the noisy noise, he vaguely seemed to guess something, but he was always unwilling to admit that he had lived up to her expectations and finally won the top three results, with full of expectation and excitement, but at this moment, he had long since disappeared and was thrown out of the clouds. He stood at the edge of the dense forest in a daze, not knowing what was being discussed inside, and the voice was particularly loud from time to time.
Clenching his fists and pursing his lips, he suddenly ran madly towards his hut, the moonlight shining on his body, and it was extremely cold. Not far away, the riverside reflected the body that was running farther and farther away, but I only heard a sudden scolding from the depths of the bamboo forest, saying: "The king of the clouds......"
Qin Fan, who was running wildly, suddenly froze, like a stiff corpse, and the scolding was particularly loud, and he must have heard it very clearly. Slowly lowered his head, his body stiffened, his lips stirred slightly, and then he ran wildly again, but in the opposite direction from before.
I don't know how long he ran, but the noisy sound in his ears became louder and louder, and his steps became slower and slower unconsciously, and after crossing a dense forest pontoon bridge, an emotion that he had never had before suddenly appeared, like fear, like fear, or other inexplicable emotions that he didn't know, but let his steps get slower and slower, looking for the sound He was already hiding under a banyan tree, and the big shadow completely covered his thin body, and he couldn't tell where was the tree and where the person was.
And he secretly looked at the two figures in front of him through the tall banyan tree, his body suddenly stiffened, and he didn't make any movement. It's like a zombie that's cold.
At the end of summer and autumn, the cicadas screamed extremely loudly, as if time had suddenly stopped, and the two people in the shade and Qin Fan in the shadow seemed to be frozen into eternity in an instant.
"Okay, okay, that's the recommendation and tomorrow's martial arts test. It's a bit of a hassle, but it's not impossible for me to take the exam instead of him. ”
On the pontoon bridge by the lake, a person was wearing soft armor, and the moonlight was shining on the person's face, and the eyebrows and swords were handsome.
"Hehe, you're also the top champion of the last session, so it's best to wear a mask or something. Fu Ling and Yun Zhongjun stood opposite each other, their eyes were facing each other, their eyes seemed to be shining with water waves, extraordinarily gentle, their faces were red, this was a gentle look and shy posture that Qin Fan had never seen, the evening breeze blew a few black hairs, Fu Ling at this moment looked extremely well-behaved and gentle, and her whole person seemed to exude a faint brilliance under the moonlight.
Qin Fan stared blankly at the figure of the woman on the pontoon, and an inexplicable impulse suddenly surged in the depths of his heart, the woman under the moonlight seemed to be the love of his life, even if she experienced thousands of hardships and tortures, she had to protect her, hugging her tightly in her arms, and never being hurt again.
It's just that...... It's just that why the man on the pontoon bridge is not himself......
Qin Fan looked at Fu Ling, but Fu Ling was looking at Yun Zhongjun, who he had never met, his eyes seemed to be shining with water waves, gentle as if he wanted to melt everything, and the colorful xenomorphic flower that he picked in his hand was like a meteor at this moment, and he couldn't see a trace of the whole thing. I didn't realize that my whole body was wet with dew, and my embarrassed appearance was a world of difference from the handsome general on the pontoon.
"You can rest assured that such a trivial matter as the martial arts test will not be said by anyone who is not open-eyed, so it should be regarded as a gift to repay him for taking care of you all the way! You are a princess of the Great Wilderness who is about to get married, it's not good to always be so willful, Ningzhou is so bewitching, what should I do if something happens to my fiancé?" He paused, looked at the gentle eyes like water waves, and his eyes revealed a little seriousness and solemnity and said softly: " In a few days, we will get married, you and I are childhood sweethearts, and in the entire Kyushu wilderness, who doesn't know that your princess Fuling is the fiancée of my civil and military champion Yun Zhongjun. ”
Fu Ling bit his red lip tightly, his face turned even redder, and he didn't know what he thought of, and lowered his head slightly, never daring to look at him again. It's just that the smiling and shy pair of eyes on the water surface by the lake are more and more moving, full of joy.
"Fuling ......" Yun Zhongjun's unique warm voice sounded, he was really a humble gentleman, and even his voice was as warm as jade.
"Hmm......" Fu Ling replied in an inaudible voice, and then as if he felt something, he slowly raised his head, only to see that Yun Zhongjun's handsome face was already close at hand, especially those eyes that revealed endless tenderness.
The moonlight sprinkled down, and the two figures of a man and a woman on the lakeside were already hugging each other tightly, no longer separating each other, indescribable happiness, a good pair of golden boys and girls, it was really a dragon and a phoenix, like a pair made in heaven, as if it should have been so.
The moonlight was cold, and the depths of the forest were always so dark, as if they had never been illuminated by a ray of light. In the dark corner of the unknown, the small figure was curled up and trembling, and no one knew it.
I don't know how long it took, and a couple whispered softly and didn't know how long the warmth lasted, until Yun Zhongjun looked up at the direction of the inner mansion and said: "The civil and military are not in harmony, I have been here in the palace for too long, it is always inappropriate, why don't you and I go out of the palace together and make plans for that lucky boy tomorrow." ”
Fu Ling thought for a moment and nodded. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent. Under the moonlight, the two people on the lake slowly separated, holding hands, and walked farther and farther, from time to time, Fu Ling's shallow smile came from a distance, so sweet, so gentle, but so harsh.
The cold wind at the end of summer seemed to be cold for countless degrees, the whole body of the person blowing was stiff, and the blood seemed to no longer flow, "snap", Qin Fan seemed to hear something in his heart broken, and the wound was violently stirred and torn at this moment, this pain came again, so intense, so painful, he thought that he had already been used to this pain, but this time the pain came extremely intensely, the muscles were twitching and trembling, and a tear was accumulating in his eyes but he never wanted to let it down.
No matter how intense the pain is, how can it compare to the one ten-thousandth in his heart, Qin Fan thought that he had already gotten used to it, and he was used to all kinds of bad luck and torture.
But...... But why is this time so violent, it makes people almost crazy.
The moonlight was coldly sprinkled on the cold water, on the hard land, and on the thin figure on the land that twitched and trembled from time to time, the night was so deep, the wind was so cold, and he was the only one in the darkness in that small corner who was struggling to resist something, silently bearing something.
"So they already knew, they already knew all this, they already knew......" muttered and couldn't tell if it was muttering something to himself, or a low roar of pain.
Yes, they already knew all this, Prince Anle, those military generals, and even the entire Great Wilderness, the entire Kyushu, and the entire imperial capital, who did not know that Princess Fuling was about to marry Yun Zhongjun, the son of the general of Zhenguan, who was the champion of both civil and military affairs in the previous term? Looking back carefully, the servants and maids in the palace looked at them very strangely, yes! They naturally also knew, Prince Anle was Fuling's uncle, how could they not know, how could it be, how could it be......
But I don't know that the entire Kyushu, the entire Great Wilderness, the entire imperial capital, and the whole world know that Princess Fuling is Yunzhongjun's fiancée, but I don't know, only ...... I don't know.
Under the moonlight, the trembling figure was extremely lonely.
The wind was blowing, and the cold wind in the second half of the night was cold, and he suddenly showed an ugly smile, and finally his body was paralyzed by pain, and he could no longer feel a trace of pain.
Qin Fan had never felt so tired as he did today, this was a kind of exhaustion from the bottom of his heart, so that he no longer had the strength to think nonsense, and his heavy eyelids shrugged down, as if he weighed more than 10,000 catties, and he couldn't lift it up anymore and couldn't open a little gap. I just don't know what I dreamed of in my dreams, a cold moon hung high in the sky, and the small inconspicuous figure under the moon always twitched from time to time. The surroundings were quiet, only the autumn cicadas were still chirping, but the tone was lowered and gradually lost its ups and downs.