Chapter 5 Chapter Four: The Sound of the Sky

Lin Lang felt extremely tired, and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.She was feverish, but she was in a trance, but she seemed to hear it was raining. When she gradually woke up, she realized that it was the sound of chattering voices outside.The voice was extremely low, she was lying on the kang and her heart was quiet, and it took a long time before she heard a sentence or a sentence, as if Yuzhu was talking to someone.She was sweating, but she felt more relaxed.When I opened my eyes, it turned out that it was almost the time of You time. She sat up and put on her big clothes, and brushed her hair again, but she didn't know who was outside, so she hesitated for a while before raising the curtain.I saw a nanny sitting on the top of the kang outside, about forty years old, wearing a stone-blue satin robe with dark flowers of plum and bamboo ganoderma, and on her head was a flat square with red gold inlaid with beads, and only a belt of flowers.He took a cooked copper pick and was stirring the charcoal fire in the hand stove. On his left finger, the two three-inch long tortoiseshell armor inlaid with rice beads jingled when it touched the hand stove, and his clothes were no worse than those of his master.Seeing Lin Lang lift the curtain and come out, Yuzhu hurriedly nodded and called her: "This is Madam Ying who is in front of the Empress Dowager."

Lin Lang hurriedly greeted her, but Nanny Ying was very polite, she stretched out her hand to give her a little help.When she raised her face, Nanny Ying was stunned for a moment. Fang took her hand, looked at her carefully, and asked: "What's your name?" Then asked: "How long have you been in the palace?" Linlang answered one by one, and Yuzhu asked her: "Is it better? How did you get up?" Linlang said: "It's hard for aunt to worry about it, but it's just the wind and the cold, and it's much better now." Yu Zhuo called her: "Let's go eat, Huazhu and the others have all gone."

After she left, Yuzhu Fang smiled and said to Mammy Ying: "Did Madam take a fancy to this child?" Mammy Ying laughed and said, "This kid has a delicate personality. It’s rare. It’s just a pity—you and I are not outsiders, and if you say something that is unreasonable, I think she looks a little bit like the old master’s character of respecting the queen.” After hearing this sentence, Yuzhu really took a long time He couldn't make a sound, and finally said: "Among the girls under our name, this child is the most gentle and considerate, good at needlework, and experienced in doing things, but it's a pity that she is not blessed." Mammy Ying said: "The Queen Mother wants to pick a girl. It's not a day or two if someone is there to wait by your side, but although the harem is large and there are many people in the palace, they don't know the details of their temperament, but let us take it easy." Suddenly remembered something, and asked: "You just now Speaking of Huazhu, who is he with such an interesting name?"

Yuzhu said with a smile: "The child's name also has a source. It is said that when her mother was pregnant with her, she dreamed that a fairy sent a scroll painting. When she opened the painting, it was a huge one. Dongzhu. So I changed her nickname to Huazhu." Mammy Ying groaned, and said, "I'm afraid this child has some history, so you can call me to have a look." Yuzhu then called the little girl. The maid said, "Go and call Huazhu." After a while, Huazhu came, and Yuzhu asked her to greet Grandma Ying. When Grandma Ying looked at it, she saw a face full of powder puffs, which were as bright as the moon, with delicate features.Mammy Ying asked, "How old are you?" Huazhu replied, "I'm sixteen this year." She smiled and showed a mouthful of jade-like teeth, charming and naive, and Mammy Ying already liked her three-pointedly in her heart.Ask again: "Which family is the old surname?" Huazhu said: "Fucha." Mammy Ying said: "Oh, it turned out to be a family after a long time."

Yuzhu laughed and said, "I can't blame this child for falling in love with Mammy. It is said that the Fucha family is a beauty, and it is true. Mammy was a beauty when she was young, and the child Huazhu is also very neat." Mammy Ying put down the stove and held The hand that took Huazhu smiled and said to Yuzhao: "You are just making fun of me, an old man. I am not a beauty. No one is serious." Huazhu couldn't help laughing, and Ying Ying asked Huazhu many more questions Well, Hua Zhu was originally a lively person, and she had to answer three sentences after asking a question, which made Mammy Ying very happy.Said: "It's good to be mature and prudent, but there are all mature and prudent people in the palace. Years of life are boring. This child loves to talk and laugh. I'm afraid the Queen Mother will like it too."

Yuzhu hurriedly said to Huazhu: "Mother Ying has praised you like this, why don't you quickly kowtow to her." Ask her to make a decision, why are you in a hurry to kowtow? It will not be too late to thank me when I get the letter tomorrow." Yuzhu smiled and said, "Mama is the most capable person in front of the Queen Mother. Since Mama can admire her, she must also be able to fall in love with the Empress Dowager." Mother Ying was really happy, and said: "It's just that I have been with the master for a long time, and I feel a little bit of temper. We are slaves, how can we take charge of the Queen Mother's master." She got up and said, "It's too late, we have to go back. Ready to wait for the Empress Dowager to settle down." Yuzhu hurriedly got up to send them off, and called Huazhu again: "It's getting late, bring up the lantern to send off to Mama."

Huazhu agreed to light the lamp, and Nanny Ying helped her go.Lin Lang went back to the house after dinner, Yuzhu sat there alone and checked the clothes, Lin Lang stepped forward to help.Yuzhu couldn't help sighing quietly, and said: "Since you are sick, you should go and rest first." Linlang said: "I've been lying in bed for half a day, it's good to do something now." Yuzhu said: "Everyone Everyone has their own destiny, so you can't force it." Linlang smiled and said, "Why did you say that, aunt?" Yuzhu looked at her suspiciously for a moment, since she was ill, her expression was haggard and gleaming. Her white hair framed her snow-white face, and her eyes were warm and moving.Yuzhu nodded slowly, and said: "You were born well, but it's a pity that you were born wrong." Linlang said: "What's wrong with you today, aunt, you just said something that confuses me." Yuzhu said: "Add Tan just go to bed, it's so cold, alas, it will be fine when the beginning of spring."

Lin Lang followed her words and agreed, walked over to add some charcoal, but brought a needle and thread and embroidered two threads by the lamp. When Huazhu came back, Fang fell asleep together.She suffered from the wind and cold occasionally, and she struggled to recover without recuperation, but she did embroidery work at night, which was a very tiring job.In the middle of the night and around four o'clock, the fever came back.When Huazhu got up at dawn, she saw that her face was red from burning, so she hurriedly told Yuzhu, who went back to the manager and invited the doctor to come and see her.

Her illness was severe and lasted for half a month. She took medicine every day, but she didn't get much better. The fever didn't go away from time to time, but she was just dizzy.Falling asleep in a daze, in a trance, when I was sick at the age of twelve, I saw the newly pasted emerald screens on the window when I opened my eyes.Under the window, a girl boiled medicine for her with a silver sling, bursts of medicinal fragrance filled the air, the wind outside the window swayed the flowers, the pear blossoms were like snow, and the moonlight was like water, reflecting on the window screen, the flowers and branches were slanting and graceful. .Hearing the approaching footsteps on the porch, it was familiar and intimate.The girl smiled and said: "Master is here to see the girl." When he was about to get up, he stretched out a warm hand to press her forehead.

She woke up in a start, and the window was covered with thick white tissue paper, not a breath of wind could come in.The medicine hanger was placed on the stove, and it was boiling loudly, and she was sweating all over.The little maid came in, quickly brought down the medicine bag, and told her happily, "Sister Linlang, you are awake. Sister Huazhu is going to serve the Queen Mother, and everyone is congratulating her." Lin Lang was in a daze, seeing that she had forced out the medicine, and brought a large bowl full of it, and when she took it, there was only black and faint medicine juice, which was so bitter that it penetrated into the internal organs after swallowing.The back was moist with sweat, the forehead was wet with sweat, and it was greasy on the sideburns, but my heart was empty.

With the beginning of spring, Lin Lang gradually got better.In the past few days, the palace has been busy preparing for the siege. Seeing that Lin Lang is recovering day by day, Yuzhu is very happy and said: "The emperor is going to Baoding for the siege, and we also need to prepare guards to wait on us in the laundry room. I'll be relieved when you're well." Because Linlang was cautious and considerate in her work, Yuzhu returned to the manager and assigned her to the roster of entourages. Since Linlang entered the palace, she had never stepped out of the palace gate, so she was both happy and sighed when she left Beijing this time.I am happy to look from between the car curtains by chance, and the streets and cities are still the same. What I sigh is that the emperor is out hunting, and the nine cities are under martial law. Responsible for commanding the police.Wherever the driver passed by, yellow curtains were erected along the street, guarded by the three battalions of personal soldiers, not to mention idlers, even a mouse would be driven away ten miles away.In the distance above the loess road, only the winding guards of honor can be seen, and the procession stretches for more than ten miles.It was not long after entering the customs, and the military discipline was strict, only the sound of thousands of troops and horses, the pounding of hooves and the rumbling of wheels, but not even a cough was heard. Camping at night, the tents stretch for miles, and the pine torches are as bright as the day, and even the bright moon in the sky makes the flames eclipsed.On the plain, the moon was high and the night was quiet, only the crackling sound of the hard wood burning in the fire, the soldiers on duty patrolling back and forth between the tents, and the clanging of nails on the armor, that was The deep black shadow was reflected on the tent, like a giant. Lin Lang adjusted a blue satin flat gold robe with two tufted dragons by the lamp, when suddenly she heard a "sob" from a distance, and someone blew on an iron reed.In this wilderness, under the still moon, it is especially clear and moving.The sound reverberates long, with endless ups and downs.Yuzhu snorted, and said, "Who played Mokuni." Linlang listened carefully, only to hear the sound of the reed stirring and low, and there was the faint sound of golden arms. valleys.Lin Lang couldn't help but said, "It must be a general who leads the army to fight." Yuzhu asked, "How do you know?" Lin Lang smiled and said, "I'm just guessing." At the end of the song, the sound of the iron spring was extremely intense, and it stopped abruptly, and the lingering sound continued, as if it was like the moonlight, directly reflecting on people's hearts.Yuzhu couldn't help but said: "It's really good, it's so satisfying to listen to. Lin Lang, you can play the flute, so come and listen to it." Lin Lang smiled and said: "I can't do that, it's just a slap in the face, where can I meet people." Yuzhu said with a smile: "It's not in the palace, just the few of us, do you still have to hide it? I know you are Xiao If you don’t leave your body, you must make an offering today.” This time, there are more than ten people in the Huanyi room, all of whom are young palace people, and they are camped outside.Seeing Yuzhu opened his mouth, he couldn't keep his jaw open, and surrounded him with eager mouths and tongues. Linlang was overwhelmed by the noise, so she had to take out the flute and said, "Well, if you insist on listening, I'll play a tune, but the words are up front. If I hear that Sanyue can't eat meat, I don't care."