Chapter 18 Eighteen, the death of the Yellow Emperor

Not long after Cai Zhuowen left, Huang Chang also fell ill. Maybe he was drenched in the rain, maybe he was frightened, and he was groggy every day, with a persistent high fever, just like the time he had dysentery ten years ago. Not long after the "prison robbery incident", she was "invited" to the headquarters of Wang's puppet secret service at No. 76 Gesfell Road, and the Japanese Gendarmerie on Pétain Road also asked her for questioning, but it was all because she was a celebrity, so it was impossible. He didn't dare to be strong, he just followed the rules politely, and went back to the scene.

Huang Chang followed Zhuo Wen's instructions, asked three questions, insisted that she was just accompanying Zhuo Wen on business, and went home after leaving Huang's mansion. She didn't know where Zhuo Wen went afterwards.She asked back: "I helped arrest those two people, and I helped Cai Zhuowen to save people, how could I be so stupid? Why did I do that?" , and let her go.However, after all, Huang Chang was frightened and became even more ill. From the beginning to the end, Jiaxiu didn't know anything about it.For Huang Chang, she always had a kind of debt. She felt that her marriage with Zhuo Wen was the result of her own transaction, so she couldn't help feeling jealous.Therefore, apart from asking doctors and medicines for Huang Chang, as long as Huang Chang didn't say anything about her and Zhuo Wen, she would not ask questions as usual.

As for Yifan, her time has stopped since the outbreak of the Pacific War. Although her body is still in this world, she can eat, drink, and move around, but her heart is dead. She can no longer see the world except the world in her memory. The people around, even her daughter, are just a moving set in her eyes. Only Mama Cui always thought that Miss's affairs were her own affairs, and asked three times a day: "Where did my uncle go? When will you come back? Why didn't you even call me?" Huang Chang didn't answer, but tears trickled down, and after a while, most of the pillow towel was wet.Cui's mother felt regretful again, and comforted her distressedly: "Young master will be back soon, miss, don't worry too much. My uncle is so kind to you, I won't be reluctant to come back. Maybe there will be a call tomorrow."

But tomorrow is over or tomorrow, Zhuo Wen just has no news at all. On the contrary, Huang Kun sneaked in one day to report that one day he overheard his father talking on the phone with someone, in which he mentioned Cai Zhuowen, suspected that he had liaison with the Communist Party, and wanted to arrest him. Huang Chang was startled, and was speechless for a long time.Huang Kun suddenly walked to the window and bent down to look at it carefully. Huang Chang followed her gaze and found that it was the words he had drawn on the frost flower with his fingernails, "Cai Zhuowen" and "Cai Zhuowen" are always there There were more than a dozen of them, and there was a poem below, which said, "When the decline, the decline, the Hu does not return", I couldn't help but blush.

Huang Kun looked at her and smiled slightly, and said, "Tell me honestly, what's going on between you and Cai Zhuowen? Even 'Shi Wei Shi Wei Hu Bu Gui' has been dug out! Although I don't know poetry, I always read it. , I still remember these two poems are about the woman looking forward to her husband’s return home in the dark. If you don’t make it clear to me today, I won’t let you go—the last time you and him came to my house to pick up the two assassins, My dad informed Cai Zhuowen in order to receive the reward from the boss, if I hadn't stopped him in time and didn't let him sell you out, you would not be here by now. You still treat me as an outsider!"

In fact, the fundamental reason why Huang Jiafeng did not report Huang Shang was not because of what Huang Kun said, but because Huang Shang was his own niece and daughter after all. If he moved her out, he might not be able to get rid of the relationship, so he made many excuses to replace Huang Shang. A lot of articles have been made to pave the way, otherwise Huang Chang on the gendarmerie may not be so easy to get out. But at this time, Huang Chang was not afraid. He lowered his head to think for a moment, then raised his head and said clearly: "Zhuowen and I are husband and wife. We have already married in secret, half a month before your wedding."

Huang Kun was surprised: "There is such a thing? You kept it from me!" Then he laughed, "This is really romantic. It's ridiculous that Xiao Xu is still asking me about you and wants me to introduce you Let’s get in touch further.” "Xiao Xu? What Xiao Xu?" "Why don't you remember at all?" Huang Kun giggled, making gestures, "It was the best man on my wedding day, he was also a student of Yanhua, he was very handsome, his father was a banker, but he was short But it doesn’t matter, just put banknotes under your feet to raise the height.” Seeing that Huang Chang’s face was still blank, knowing that she had no impression at all, I had to ask: “So, now you are the wife of a fugitive. What are your plans next?"

Huang Chang shook his head: "I don't know either... I am looking forward to his return to Shanghai, but I am afraid that he will return to Shanghai. I really don't know if I will see him again in this life." Huang Kun subconsciously pressed his hand on Huang Chang's strokes, melting one Cai Zhuowen for a while, and melting the other one for a while, until his hands were numb from the cold, he smiled in a daze: "Look at me, this Isn't it stupid? Hey, this world is really unfair, some people can't reunite their husbands and wives, and some people leave an old one and marry a young one."

Huang Chang said: "Who? Who wants to marry a young man while leaving an old one behind? Chen Yanhua wants to take a concubine?" "He dares?" Huang Kun gave a "bah" and sighed, "It's not him, it's my dad." "Your father?" "That's right. You said that my dad never married sooner or later. Now that the eldest daughter just got married and the younger daughter is about to get married, he comes to join in the fun, saying, 'When you get old, you will be in the flowers'. Who do you want to marry? It’s the little nurse Han Kedi who was specially invited to give your brother an injection.”

"Miss Han?" Huang Chang sat up abruptly, "How could she be willing?" "Who knows? Suddenly one day my father said that he wanted to take a concubine, and he seemed to have had an argument with my elder brother about it. Everyone said that this surnamed Han is also a powerful person. There are three men in our Huang family. From my father to my brother to Xiaodi, she actually plays with everyone, one woman and three men, it's quite lively. It's just my mother, who is so angry that she has a stomach ache and is still lying on the bed." Huang Chang was even more surprised. Although she only saw Han Kedi, she left a deep impression on her.The few women I have seen in my life are either bright and beautiful like Yifan, gentle and silent like Jiaxiu, delicate and warm like Huang Kun, or generous and easy-going like Huang Zhong. They have different personalities, but they are all warm-toned, orange-yellow Or rose red.But Kedi has a cold look, even if she wears red and green, she still looks blindly white, pure and clean, not like a snobbish, vain, scheming woman.At the same time, she was also worried about her younger brother, thinking that he was such an indecisive person, it was rare for him to fall in love with a girl, but "suddenly" became his second mother, how could he bear it in his heart?Yin asked: "How is the little emperor now?"

"You still don't know him? Two days out of three days, he complains of being unwell. Why don't you just stay in Renxin Hospital again and bully Dr. Lin to give him an injection? Dr. Lin said he's fine, but he just won't die." Willing to go home. My dad didn't force it, saying that he probably didn't want to see that little nurse get married, and it would be better to pick him up and leave the hospital after the work is over, so as not to irritate him." After hearing this, Huang Chang became even more disturbed.In the evening, he argued with Jiaxiu: "Little Emperor must be sick because of sadness, I don't know how to find a way to meet him." Jiaxiu has never had a good impression of the Yellow Emperor, and said indifferently: "He is such a big man, and it is such a big matter, of course he has his own ideas, what do you think? You should stand up and say it clearly, what's the point of hiding in the hospital What's the matter? If I were Han Kedi, I'd rather do a small calculation for Huang Jiafeng than marry a worthless wimp." That night, Huang Chang was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, just thinking about the Yellow Emperor, unable to fall asleep.Suddenly the doorbell rang, Cui Ma led Huangdi in, and said, "Miss, the young master is here and wants to see you." Huang Chang sat up quickly and looked at his younger brother carefully, but he was still as usual, not necessarily Especially haggard and sad.Huang Chang felt relieved and asked, "I've heard about you...why do you suddenly want to come and see me?" Huang Di smiled at her, and said shyly: "I don't know, I just want to leave, and I can't blame my sister. After thinking about it, I still had the happiest years with my sister. Sister, I really want to Back when I was a child, let me hear you read 'Red Mansion' to me again." Huang Chang felt sad and said, "It's my sister's fault, I don't have time to see you. I know you live in Renxin Hospital, wait for me If you feel better, I will go to the hospital to see you." Huang Di just smiled, nodded to her, and stood up to leave.Huang Chang said: "Don't you sit down for a while?" Huang Di said: "I also want to spend more time with my sister, but I don't have much time. I have to visit my mother." Huang Chang felt his heart was in a trance, and said: "I'll go with you." She wanted to get up, but felt that her body was very heavy, and she knew it in her heart, but she couldn't move. I couldn't even make a sound, I just broke out in a cold sweat. I don't know how long it took, and suddenly I heard Yifan next door yelling "Little Emperor!" Huang Chang's heart relaxed, and he woke up suddenly, only then did he realize that it was just a dream, and he was actually in a nightmare. Jiaxiu Cui's mother was also awakened, and ran into Ifan's room in a panic.I saw Yifan sitting on the edge of the bed, with disheveled hair and tears all over his face, he said to Huang Shang: "A Chang, your younger brother, he's gone!" Huang Chang was shocked: "Mom, are you having a nightmare?" But he knew in his heart that what Yifan said was true, and something must have happened.However, he still only tried to comfort her, saying: "Mom, don't worry, I'll call Xiaodi right away and let him talk to you by himself." When the call was made to Huang's mansion, a servant answered, saying that Young Master Di was living in the hospital.Huang Chang scolded herself for being dizzy, and hurriedly looked for a number to call Renxin Hospital. This time, a nurse picked up the phone, and asked her to wait politely, and then went to Mr. Huang to answer the phone.However, after a while, she ran back and said in surprise that the Yellow Emperor had disappeared and his ward was empty. No one knew when he left or where he went. Huang Chang felt ominous in his heart, and learned the phone content from everyone. Jiaxiu Cui's mother also became nervous, so Cui's mother panicked and wanted to go out to look for it.But Yifan said in tears: "I'm his mother, I know something happened to him, he came to say goodbye to me just now, and begged me to say that after he left, he would never go back to Huang's house, nor to the Beijing ancestral hall, He said he didn't want to take the Huang family's surname anymore, and he asked me why I didn't want to take him with me back then, did I only love my sister and not him..." As he spoke, he burst into tears, and the crying sound penetrated into the winter night, Even the night wind was particularly tense. Huang Chang listened blankly at first, but then couldn't help crying.She was almost sure that something happened to her brother. The Yellow Emperor is dead! His body was found by the Huangpu River three days later.His body was already swollen, his facial features were blurred, his shoes were washed away by the water, and his clothes were in disarray. The only thing that could determine his identity was a golden rooster necklace and a golden engraved longevity necklace hanging around his neck. Locks are all ornaments that bless children's health and longevity. Seeing them now is very ironic. Jiaxiu received a call from the police station to identify the body, accidentally broke a teacup, and froze there, unable to speak for a long time.Cui's mother hurried out, and asked anxiously: "Is there any news about the young master?" Jiaxiu trembled her lips, but she just couldn't make a sound. Cui's mother was shocked. In her mind, this aunt had always been the one who never changed her face when Mount Tai collapsed in front of her.Now that she lost her composure like this, it must be something bad, and she was very anxious, but she didn't dare to rush her, so she leaned over to clean up the pieces of the tea bowl, made another cup of hot tea for Jiaxiu, and then asked cautiously: " Auntie, the phone call just now..." Jiaxiu woke up like a dream, and said in tears, "It's the police station, let's go and identify the body." Mama Cui was shocked, the tea in the cup spilled out, and she accidentally knocked it over again.Sitting on the ground, he burst into tears.Jiaxiu hurriedly stopped: "You are going to die, be careful to startle Yifan. The matter is still uncertain, maybe it was a false alarm." Cui's mother quickly held back, and asked tremblingly: "Then, what now? manage?" Jiaxiu regained her composure and called Huang's mansion. Huang Jiafeng was also taken aback, and promised to let Huang Gan come over immediately, and accompany Huang Chang to the riverside to identify the corpse. However, when Huang Gan arrived, he was not alone, Han Kedi and Huang Zhong were behind him.When they saw Huang Chang, they didn't bother to say hello, they got into the car together sadly and anxiously, and drove towards the river.Jia Xiuyuan also wanted to go, but seeing that there was no room for her in the car, she thought about going with Yifan, so she sighed and stayed. The body of the Yellow Emperor had been moved to the beach, and ropes were pulled around to stop the onlookers.Huang Gantong patrolled the police, and the four of them walked into the rope circle. Although Huang Di was completely changed, but as the so-called sibling care, Huang Chang only took one look and concluded that it was definitely not someone else, but her own brother Huang Di.Although I had a premonition, I couldn't help being exhausted and couldn't stand up. Tears flowed down my face, but I couldn't say a word.But Huang Zhong had already howled in pain and passed out.Only Han Kedi, with a calm face, put the clothes he brought with him on Huangdi in an orderly manner. After Huang Qian finished negotiating with the police, he asked the hired workers to carry Huangdi away on a stretcher, and calmly and softly told him not to Go too hastily so as not to startle him.Huang Gan looked at her, only worried that she would be frightened and angry, and that something was wrong with her brain. Then she thought that she was about to become his stepmother, and felt disheartened. He wept all the way, hoarse, and he didn't know whether it was for the Yellow Emperor or for the sake of her mother. Own. Huang Chang insisted on not sending Huangdi's body back to Huangfu because of Huangdi's will.Huang Gan had no choice but to rent a firewood house from a farmer in Linjiang for temporary parking.The farmer thought it was filthy and refused in every possible way, but Huang Chang begged endlessly, promised a lot of money, and finally agreed. Han Kedi personally washed Huangdi's body with cotton pads, changed his clothes and made up his makeup, without any disgust or fear, nor did he shed tears.Seeing Huang Chang, she secretly felt strange. She didn't know what happened between her younger brother, Huang Jiafeng, Huang Qian and Han Kedi, but she could guess that Huang Jiafeng must have done something to break up her younger brother Tong Kedi, so that Caused this scene of human tragedy.Speaking of it, this was all caused by myself. If Huang Jiafeng hadn't been rescued that day, Hu Qiang would not have been arrested, Cai Zhuowen would not have escaped, and his younger brother would not have committed suicide to show his will.Look at that Han Kedi is quiet and graceful, calm and calm, she is a rare good girl, if she can really stay with her younger brother for a lifetime, it will be the best support for his cowardice.Unexpectedly, twists and turns happened, which caused a couple to be separated.From now on, they can only meet each other in their dreams. Thinking of the dream, he remembered his brother's last words. Huang Chang suddenly realized for the first time that in the past, he only thought that the Huang family was patriarchal and abused him in every possible way, but he was very tolerant towards his brother, which always felt unfair.Only now did I realize that my younger brother was the real victim.Although I left home early, I followed my aunt and mother and lived a happy life, but my younger brother couldn't recognize his mother and couldn't walk with his sister. He lived in a specious big family every day.In the end, even a beloved woman could not be kept, so she had to use her own life to make a weak protest: Don't be surnamed Huang anymore, don't go back to Huang's ancestral hall! When he was gradually suffocating in the cold water for the last moment, what was he thinking?He just wanted to take a look at his mother and ask her why he didn't take him away back then; he just wanted to be with his sister again and hear her read to him again.Although he doesn't have to worry about food or clothing, the most basic and normal warmth in the world is hard to compare to him.How could my younger brother's life be truly happy! Huang Chang cried bitterly again, crying until his heart broke.If life could be repeated, she vowed to treat her brother better; if life could be repeated, no matter how hard it was, she would never be separated from her brother.However, there is only one life, and her younger brother has already passed away. No matter how painful and regretful she is, she can no longer heal his wounds and restore his young life.Oh brother! The firewood house of the farmhouse in Linjiang was arranged as a temporary mourning hall, and the photo of the Yellow Emperor was placed on the case, and a few plain candles were lit in front of it.And he smiled in the candlelight, immature, shy, with a hint of confusion. Until his death, he was a confused and helpless young man who had never been independent. Perhaps, throwing himself into the river is the only thing he can freely choose in this life, because in this world, the only thing that truly belongs to him and can be controlled by him is his own life. Supported by Mrs. Huang Li, Huang Jiafeng bowed in front of the mourning hall.No one knew what he was thinking, but he could feel his hesitation from the way he looked at Han Kedi. Kedi didn't evade, and said in a soft but irrefutable tone: "Tonight, I won't leave here, I want to stay with him for the last time." Just as Huang Jiafeng was about to speak, Jiaxiu arrived with Yifan.This was Yifan's first meeting with Huang Jiafeng since he walked out of the Huang's ancestral hall, all the old and new grudges filled his heart, and his eyes almost burst into flames.Huang Jiafeng was originally afraid of seeing Yifan, but now he felt guilty and felt that he couldn't resist the hateful gaze, so he left in a hurry by reasoning that he was in poor health. Huang Zhong walked over, only called out "Auntie" and threw himself into his arms, crying loudly.Huang Kun felt ashamed and hurried over to pull his sister away.Huang Gan handed over the incense, and Jiaxiu lit the candle, bowed three times, and tears rolled down like broken beads.This nephew had always been disliked by her, but she regretted that he had gone so bleakly. Zhao Yifan's grief was beyond words when a white-haired man gave away a black-haired man.She was never the one who would not kneel down easily in front of the ancestral memorial tablet, but suddenly went straight to kowtow in front of her son's coffin, and kept yelling: "Son, it is mother who hurt you!" Looking at Huang Di's photo, what she remembered was only the scene of negotiating with Huang Jiaqi in the hotel that day.At that time, Xiaodi cried and begged herself to take him away, but she refused.She is his own mother, she gave birth to him, but she couldn't support him, accompany him, love him, leaving him to live alone under the eaves of loveless, grow up alone, and die desolately.But he didn't resent himself. At the moment he decided to jump into the water to die, his soul was still thinking about his mother, and he came all the way to say goodbye to her, and asked her one last time: Mom, why don't you want me? Son, give mom a chance, let mom take you away.No matter how hard it is, my mother will never give up on you.Son, wake up!go with mom.Mom will take you away and never leave you behind.Son!It was your mother who hurt you.It was mother who killed you! Yifan's forehead was already bleeding, but he still refused to stop.Huang Chang cried hoarsely, and wanted to help his mother, but his body was as soft as cotton, and he couldn't move a step.Huang Qian, Huang Kun, and Huang Zhong also cried together, especially Huang Zhong, who was twisted like a knife in his heart, and wished he could go with Huang Di, but since he belonged to siblings, he should restrain himself even if he was sad. Dare to reveal it very much, so I am depressed.Only Han Kedi, from the beginning to the end, took care of everything calmly without shedding a single tear. Seeing that Yifan was overly sad, he went up to the crowd and walked over to help her up, not comforting her, but lightly recited the "Bible" Come: "What has happened is predestined, We know that man has no defense against a force greater than himself. The more you argue, the more you feel that it is useless, and it is not good for yourself. In the course of this short, empty, passing like a shadow, Who knows what is most valuable to him? Who can tell what will happen to the world after he dies... The Lord said: Be patient and mourn. Grief can harm your health and even lead to death. When a loved one dies, there will be a lingering sorrow, But it would be unwise to grieve forever. " Her voice is like a distant bell from the sky, like the chanting of his mother on the bed when he dreamed of going back to his hometown when he was a child. Ivan was so exhausted that he fell asleep unknowingly amidst her soft recitation. Huang Gan looked at it, feeling a bit sad in his heart.The rabbit died and the fox was sad.The cold with dead lips and cold teeth. The candlelight was flickering, and the sound of insects was faint. Everyone gradually stopped crying. In the mourning hall, only Kedi's peaceful chanting echoed softly. "In times of trouble, When enemies surround me, when people who rely on power and boast of wealth surround me, I am not afraid. Man must never redeem himself. He could not pay God the ransom price of his life, which was too dear a price. Man can never pay enough, Keep yourself from the grave, keep yourself from ever dying. " Now, the Yellow Emperor who paid the price of her life is gone forever, but enemies and wealth are still surrounding her. Can she really be fearless?She remembered that five days ago, Huang Di suddenly called her from the hospital and asked her to meet at Holy Trinity Church. It was not a weekend, there was no mass in the church, and it was very quiet, except for the pigeons flying in and out quietly, there was no one there.Even the godfather and nuns rested.Huang Di took her hand and walked "empty" from the middle of the two rows of long seats, until he came to the statue of Jesus, and asked with an almost tragic expression: "Brother, will you marry me?" ?" She thought he had finally made up his mind and had the courage to take her away. She responded to him with all her enthusiasm: "I am willing. I am willing to marry you and go anywhere with you." "Well then, let's pray." He pulls her, and they kneel before God, wishing sincerely. Then, they hugged and kissed gently, fearing to wake up the dream of reunion. Biblical figures on both sides of the church were smiling at them, blessing them and witnessing their marriage. He said: "Okay, now we are husband and wife. Brother, you go back first, I'm leaving." She thought he was going to arrange something, so she didn't ask, but just watched him go away quietly. When he walked to the door of the church, he turned his head and smiled, a little shy and very attached. At that time, she didn't know that when he said "go", he would go so far, so exhaustively, so thoroughly. The steeple of Holy Trinity and the blue sky above it came back to her mind now, but it was no longer a warm wedding memory, but a permanent thorn.She knew that he was her cross, and she would bear it forever, until she too died, with him. "Why do mourners live on? Why do sad people still see the light? They can't ask for death. They would rather go to the grave than to have treasure. They will not have real joy until they are dead and buried.Amen! "