Chapter 16 Chapter Six

Brother Ying left without saying goodbye.Although the old doctor in the hospital was very surprised, this was actually expected. She left in a hurry when she was able to go to the ground two days ago, but her body was relatively weak, and she was blown down by the wind before she reached the gate of the hospital. up.When I saw Brother Ying staggering to the ground, I thought, she will only rest until she has enough strength to walk out of the gate of the hospital, and will not stay another day.She wanted to find that answer and couldn't wait for a moment.Sure enough, within two days, she left the medicine money and set out on the road alone.

I'm not sure whether to continue to follow Brother Ying, because the matter of the true and the false Mrs. Yue has almost been resolved, and there are no other doubts except whether Rong Yuan is dead or not, but if this matter ends like this, it probably means that I am The time to part with Mu Yan is coming soon.I don't know how to redeem it, I want to stay with him longer, maybe he won't trust me as a little girl walking alone, and will at least accompany me to find Xiao Huang and Jun Wei?If this is the case, then why not write a letter to Jun Wei to let him hide as far away as possible and not be found by us for the rest of his life?

In any case, I still plan to check Mu Yan's tone first. All the way to share the flowers and blow the willows, but Mu Yan was not on the island, so he remembered that he saw a white messenger pigeon landed in front of his window half an hour ago, and he probably went out to meet guests.As I walked out, I couldn't help but wonder, if Rong Yuan did die in Thirteen Months, how likely would it be to die of illness as the rumors said?There are too many such legends in history, as if there is only one way to die in Huahua World, but the best doctors in the country are gathered in the palace, and it is really rare to die naturally due to illness.If, as Mu Yan said, Pinghou Rongxun's ascension to the throne was forced by the palace instead of Jinghou's initiative to give up his talents, then Jinghou's death from illness in half a year might be a big story.I remembered that the clan of the previous dynasty was weak, the country was not prosperous, and the princes stood side by side. Xiangyimu, the son of Jinxi Kingdom, killed his brother and father and inherited the title. After two major defeats, the country was torn apart, and the largest piece was merged into Qi.If I were a man, I would be able to pry into other people's privacy like Hua Xuyin, and the State of Wei has not yet perished, so maybe I can reproduce the disaster of Jinxi on this vast continent, maybe the State of Wei will not perish, and Neng Fu Zuo stretches for several years.Once I wanted to turn the tide, but I didn't meet the right time.This lingering thought made me a little confused. After a long time, I finally understood why none of the seniors who practiced Hua Xuyin with the living body got a good end. This secret technique itself is a kind of greed, which can confuse people's hearts the most. At the beginning, the seeds of the flower of greed are planted. If you can't learn to restrain yourself, one day you will be overwhelmed by the huge flower buds that bloom in your heart.Even if I'm a dead person, I can't help but fantasize about what I can actually get by owning it, but in the final analysis, looking back at the palace change in Zheng Guo, the truth is not only valuable to the vassal states that are still standing on this precarious continent , What does it have to do with me?

Stepping out of the medical clinic, one can see mountains in the distance. Actually, she didn't know where to go to find Mu Yan, she was at a loss for a moment, and decided to take a walk along the street. Without Xiao Huang for company, I feel a little lonely, but if there is Xiao Huang for company, wouldn't finding Mu Yan hinder us from being alone?In the distance, there are twilight clouds and jade, the setting sun melts gold, fishing boats sing in the wind, and the small town is peaceful.Stop and go, stroll into an antique shop.I don’t really have much affection for the so-called antiques, it should be said that I don’t have any affection for all the ancient things, but at this moment, my eyes glanced at one place, but my legs could no longer move. In the dim twilight, the exquisite openwork white hosta seems to be shining.Standing in front of the counter and looking at it for a long time, I felt that this was not enjoyable, so I shook the old shopkeeper who was dozing off and took out the hairpin, put it in my hand and stared at it for a long time.

The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "This hairpin has a history of two hundred years. It is a fine jade and a fine carver. It was only brought in yesterday. It is fate that the girl caught it at a glance. If you really like it, three hundred gold baht is worth it." Girl wrap it up." I took a deep breath and didn't recover for a long time. Not to mention three hundred gold baht, even if he said that it only needs a copper penny, I couldn't afford it.But this hairpin is so suitable for Mu Yan that people can't put it down.Parting from Mu Yan is already a doomed thing, but meeting again is far away. He has met many girls in the first twenty years, but I haven't caught up with them. How many girls he met, he couldn't think about it just thinking about it, and I was just one of the many girls he met. One day he would forget me, and he would not take the initiative to think of me again.I buried my head in my palm, and after a long time, I raised my head and asked the worried old shopkeeper, "Can I exchange this hairpin for you?"

He looked puzzled, and for a long time, he answered irrelevantly: "Is this hairpin related to the girl?" I shook my head: "No origin, it's just that I want to get it, give it, give it to a friend, but I don't have any money, I think maybe he will like this tube, and it will be for the rest of his life..." I was stunned at this point , thinking that Mu Yan should not use the same hairpin for the rest of his life, he reluctantly changed his words: "Anyway, when he wears it, he should remember me." The old shopkeeper looked at me for a long time: "What does the girl plan to exchange for this hairpin?"

I thought about it: "Do you accept tigers here? They have four legs and are alive." "..." In the end, I bought this white jade hairpin with a painting, and the old shopkeeper gave me a hundred gold baht. When I received the painting, I said with a smile: "If I didn't know that it was impossible, I would almost think that the painting of the girl is the authentic work of Princess Wenchang. I did." I was stunned for a moment: "You are so knowledgeable, but if it is an authentic work, how much do you think it is worth?" The old shopkeeper stroked his beard and continued to smile: "No less than ten thousand gold." I restrained myself and rushed to the opposite Bogu shelf The urge to move a few more antiques.But think about it again, besides me, who else in the world knows that the landscape of Suiyuan City in front of me is worth ten thousand gold, and if I am really still alive, how can that painting be worth ten thousand gold.When Ye Zhen died, Ye Zhen's paintbrush also died. Even if I was still painting, what I drew was nothing but a fake.

When he walked out of the Antique Studio, the street was already filled with lights from thousands of houses, and he met the old doctor of the medical clinic who was out to buy wine, and learned from him that Mu Yan had entered the Immortal Tower.I thought it was a restaurant, and I thought it was just in time for dinner, so I took my hairpin and went all the way to inquire about it. When I walked to the door, I found out that it was a brothel.I didn't know how to feel for a while, after all, I never thought that Mu Yan would go to brothels, but I finally calmed down, and through bribery, I went to a pavilion on the high platform, and saw a beautiful girl sitting behind a lyre, while Mu Yan was Playing with a set of Muyushi tea set quite leisurely.There is a small red clay stove in the middle of the pavilion. The charcoal fire in the stove is slightly blue. I think it should be olive charcoal. I thought of a name, and I felt that my face would turn pale immediately, Qin Ziyan.Thinking of this, the original indignation of provoking the teacher to ask the crime disappeared in an instant. If the woman is really Qin Ziyan, what can I do in the past at this time?Imagine that as soon as I passed by, Mu Yan insisted on introducing her to me: "This is Ziyan, we will get married next year, and I will treat you to a drink then." The most restrained reaction I can think of is to rush to strangle him and He died together.I raised my feet to go back along the road, but when I looked up, I found that the eyes of the two people in the pavilion were all on me. This is a high platform alone in the backyard of the Banxian Tower, that is to say, there is no place to hide around.

I raised my head and glared at Mu Yan. I was still about to return along the road. Just after taking two steps, I heard his voice slowly behind me: "Miss Lian Xing baked a new tea. I was talking about making a pot. Now that I'm here, drink a cup before going back." Sitting down at a far distance, Mu Yan glanced at me, lowered his head and continued to focus on the tea set in his hand, he was very good at handling everything.At this moment, the twilight is dim, a lantern is hung on each of the four corners of the scene, and there are frivolous songs in the Immortal Tower in front of it. If you have real gold and silver, you can have real enjoyment. This is really the simplest place in the world.

But there is still a problem that needs to be solved. I turned my head and asked the girl sitting behind Yaoqin: "Your name is Lian Xing?" Come to Suiyuan, I will stay here for two months, and practice dancing under the tutelage of Huakui Li Yunniang." I glanced at him: "You guys knew each other before?" After ordering tureen, sea of ​​tea, smelling cups, and teacups, the technique is beautiful, like flowing water: "I don't know, why?" I tensed up: "Lie!" He finally raised his head: "Oh? Why did I lie?" Looking at his face, she felt that this face was really pretty, but how could it be deceiving: "You said she has only been here for two days, and it is also the first time you have come to Sui Yuancheng, so why are you with her?" Lian who was sitting nearby Xing said with a smile that was not a smile: "The slave family has never met Mr. Mu before. Today we can talk to Mr. Mu, but it is only due to fate, and we are very similar." He said with a smile and cast a glance at Mu Yan: "It's just a coincidence." Mu Yan nodded in agreement: "That's it." He was still washing his tea set there, and asked me as if he suddenly remembered: "Have you had dinner?" There are five words to describe the feeling at this moment, I want to die of anger up.He smiled and turned to tell Lian Xing: "Bring some food here, it seems she is hungry." I gritted my teeth, got up and left: "You are hungry, your whole family is hungry." As a result I got up too fast, accidentally stepped on the corner of my skirt, almost fell on the clay stove, and was supported by him: "What are you going to do?" I pursed my lips and forced back the tears: "Go for a walk!" He Put me away: "Go after dinner." I pushed him away: "No, I'm used to going for a walk before dinner."

He frowned: "When did you start to have this habit? Why didn't I know?" I gritted my teeth: "I started to have it today." "..." After walking a long distance, Lian Xing chuckled from behind: "The little girl seems to be very angry." It's all because my hearing is too good, but at the same time I really want to hear Mu Yan's reaction, so I pricked up my ears, but I only heard He said lightly: "Let her go." Tears came out immediately, and I thought, damn, he hates this person too much. The night sky was full of stars, like flower pots blooming in the dark sky. I squatted in a thatched pavilion behind the medical hall and thought about some major life events. The lake breeze blew by and I felt a little cold, so I shrank my hands into my sleeves.The so-called knowing is easier than doing is really an eternal truth. For example, I always hope that I can see it, and I keep implying that I have actually seen it. When things come to an end, I find that it is only a matter of one thought, and this thought really changes. Looking up at the boundless starry sky, as if I could see black flowing clouds, I sighed.Halfway through the sigh, footsteps came from behind, and I knew it was Mu Yan without turning around, so I quickly shut up, pretending I didn't notice him, and never opened my mouth to him.He laughed and sat down beside me: "I just got some interesting news, do you want to hear it?" I turned my head to one side: "I don't want to hear it." He put down a food box: "I thought You'll be interested." After a pause, "it's about Jinghou Rongyuan." I turned my head back and said, "Oh, let's just listen." I thought I would hear about Rong Yuan's whereabouts, but I was a little surprised to learn that after Rong Yuan took the Zen position, he had been secretly following the medicine saint Bai Liyue by his side. Laughing: "Bailiyue is the last person to stay by Jinghou's side. Whether Rong Yuan is alive or dead, and what happened to the fire in Dongshan Palace, I think you can ask him to know." Something suddenly floated into my mind, and I had an idea: "Could it be that Brother Ying came to Sui Yuancheng just to find Bailiyue? Bailiyue, he is here?" Although I know that Master Jun and Bailiyue have friendship, but I also listen to him. It is said that the whereabouts of this medicine sage has always been erratic, but he will find a good place to hide from the world and live in seclusion. Mu Yan smiled and nodded: "That's a good guess, not only that, the reason why Pinghou Rongxun appeared on the boat we were sitting on is probably also to come to Suiyuan City to look for Bailiyue." I was a little surprised: "Why is he looking for Baili Yue? Is it true that Jinghou is not dead, and even he doesn't know Rong Yuan's whereabouts?" Mu Yan glanced at me meaningfully: "I haven't heard of this, according to the information I inquired about, it is said that the much-loved Mrs. Yue in Pinghou Palace died inexplicably, and Pinghou listened to Wu Zhu's words when he was buried. , Said that Madam Yue’s life was not over yet, and there was still time to save her, so she searched all over the world for famous doctors, and found out that Baili Yueyin was hiding in Suiyuan City more than ten days ago.” I couldn't help but sneered: "He has a heart, he came to seek medical treatment in person with the honor of a prince, and he is full of affection for Jin Que." When the words landed, I suddenly realized that this attitude was like talking with Mu Yan calmly, so I hurriedly I closed my lips, I was still angry, what was my heart to talk to him, no matter what he said, I didn't answer a word. He frowned slightly: "It was fine just now, what's wrong?" But I still ignored him. After a long time, he sighed, "Arguing when I'm hungry? Have you eaten dinner yet?" From the beginning to the end, he felt that I was arguing because I was hungry. I took a deep breath, turned my head and gave him a hard look: "I'm not hungry! Don't eat!" His hand to open the food box paused: "What?" I was about to repeat it aggressively, when a dumpling the size of my head was stuffed into my mouth. He squinted his eyes and looked at me: "What did you just say? Say it again." He was in a hurry to spit out the things in his mouth.He said coolly: "Dare to spit it out and try." I wanted to try it, but suddenly some bird croaked behind me, and I was so startled that I swallowed half of the dumpling and opened my mouth to speak. Another thin-skinned and thick-fleshed dumpling was brought to his mouth in the bamboo chopsticks: "The emerald crystal shrimp dumpling bought for you on the street, here, eat another one." Although he made a fool of himself just now, his momentum cannot be compared. I turned my head to the side bitterly: "Don't eat, don't eat if you say you don't eat, you're annoying, aren't you annoying!" The bamboo chopsticks stayed in the air for a while, then he put the chopsticks away, and said indifferently, "Okay, I'll give it to others." I was still wondering if I had said too much in the sentence just now, and I felt so angry when I heard his reaction, I wanted to restrain myself, but I couldn't restrain myself, I felt my eyes were red, and I wanted to put on an indifferent expression, but I didn't With such good acting skills, I can barely suppress my crying: "Give it to others, give it to Lian Xing, she must be very grateful to you, and will play a nice song for you after eating the dumplings, anyway, I don't know anything, Even trying to play the piano will kill people." I couldn't continue, because I bought him a hairpin in my sleeve, and I spent so much effort to buy the hairpin, but he flirted with other girls.He thought I was angry because I was hungry.He didn't know that for the rest of my life I would never know what it was like to be hungry again. Mu Yan stared at me with never-before-seen eyes, thoughtful as if the moonlight had fallen in a deep pool, and after a long while, he suddenly said softly: "Ah Fu, you..." I interrupted him: "I'm not good-looking, and I'm always in trouble. Anyway, the matter in Thirteen Months has been settled, so you leave tomorrow and go find that Lian Xing, and don't follow me anymore." Startled, I couldn't help shaking.How could I want to drive him away, and I haven't caused any trouble, so I said such words in a hurry, stabbing my heart, liver, spleen and lungs, as if he would also feel bad, I should feel all the pain less than. Instead, he laughed and opened the fan unhurriedly: "Since you are driving me away, then pay off the wages owed to me first." I feel confused: "When did I owe you wages?" He propped his head up and looked at me with a half-smile but not a smile: "I've been your bodyguard for ten days after the reunion in Bishan, won't I forget it so soon?" I was so annoyed: "I didn't say I would hire you, you followed me!" He didn't speak, just shook his fan. I feel irritated, the most important thing is that I didn't expect him to be so irritated. I remembered that today I exchanged paintings for hairpins and bribed the procuress, and there were still more than 90 gold baht left.Before I took out my money bag, he closed his fan and said coolly, "One hundred gold baht a day, even half a month, that's fifteen hundred gold baht. After paying off the wages, I'll be on my way tomorrow." , I won't bother you any more." My hand that took out the money bag stopped in the armhole, and I looked at him in disbelief: "Why is it so expensive?" He glanced at me leisurely, waved his fan again leisurely, and said leisurely, "Compared with ordinary guards, I have no other characteristics, just one word, expensive." I think I'm going to cry at him. The night ended with me throwing the purse on Mu Yan's head. But the next morning, he realized that he should go to Mu Yan to apologize.Looking back, he would think that it was natural for me to be unreasonable. He never knew that I liked him, just like someone in the government who went on a business trip with the boss and insisted on riding a horse when he should walk, and he insisted on riding the same horse. , He babbled and couldn't tell why, the boss probably wouldn't have any other thoughts besides thinking that he was insane.I used to pray for nothing but Mu Yan turning around, holding such meager hope that I forgot the time, and finally he was getting closer and closer to me, but he was not satisfying at all, and he wanted more. up.I have been reluctant to think about it, and finally I can calm down and think about it, only to realize that this is terrible.My feelings for Mu Yan are actually not as pure as I imagined. If this continues, it will definitely end. Maybe I really should think about it. I raised my head and closed my eyes, thinking about leaving him voluntarily. But before he could fully figure it out, the door was pushed open.I stared blankly at the expressionless Mu Yan at the door, and reflexively said: "Morning..." I didn't finish the greeting, I don't know if I was too nervous or something, I bit my tongue with my teeth... In my impression, Mu Yan has always been elegant and elegant. Leisurely, it is rare to see him with a serious face, and at the same time he did something rude like pushing the door without people's consent.A scroll was spread out on the desk, I poked my head and bit my tongue again, it was the painting that Zhanwanzhai drew yesterday. Looking out of the window, the maple leaves and twigs on the bamboo fence are blooming beautiful flowers, which are full of vitality when they are dimmed.Mu Yan was sitting by the table, with his arms casually resting on the edge of the table, his eyes were unpredictable, and he was a little confused when reflected on me. After a long time, he smiled, looked down at the landscape picture on the table, and said softly: "The painting is not bad. , but in the future, don’t draw any more.” I wondered: "How did you get this painting?" He was noncommittal: "You have made a lot of money. How big is Sui Yuancheng? How did you suddenly become so rich? You can always find out if you ask around casually." I didn't speak anymore, remembering that I was still angry with him, I felt that I had to adjust my expression, and then I thought that I had just decided to apologize to him, so I didn't know what expression to make. But he seemed worried, tapped his fingers on the edge of the table, and repeated with a serious face: "Ah Fu, remember, you can't draw anymore in the future." I was a little confused: "Why?" He didn't answer me, but changed the subject and continued to look at the landscape map in his hand: "I heard from the boss that this is worth four hundred gold baht, so please pay it to me first, so you still owe me one thousand gold baht. Well, if you want keep it up." I was speechless and said for a long while, "You can't be so unreasonable." He teased me with a smile on the corner of his lips: "It's not that you never reason with children." Before I could react, he had already dipped his pen into the ink: "The painting is a good painting, but unfortunately there is no inscription, what do you want? What kind of inscription?" The sun slanted in, I looked at him in the halo, and suddenly remembered that night full of stars, I was bitten by a poisonous snake, I didn't know how to save myself, and I was ignorant, he hugged me, there was a cool plum fragrance in the clothes, and the midnight was long. He urged me in a low voice: "Ah Fu?" I looked at him quietly: "Flowers and wine, falling plums cause sorrow, and the water in the ten-mile long pavilion is long." At first, I thought that this would be a reconciliation, but this reconciliation is actually very good, but just after Mu Yan finished writing the words, the old doctor came to find him, followed by a little girl who claimed to be the servant girl of Lian Xing in the Immortal Building, At the girl's order, I invite him to come to the house for a talk.Mu Yan put away the painting and went out with the little maid. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "I'll be back as soon as I go." I originally wanted to bear it for a while, but I tried to bear it, but I couldn't hold it back again: "If you go, don't come back!" The little maid covered her mouth and laughed.But he seems to have encountered something ridiculous: "What kind of temper are you throwing again? I'm going to get down to business. I wasn't very—" He thought for a while, and used the word cute: "Why do you lose your temper so easily these two days?" I thought it turned out that he had already begun to dislike me. Sure enough, it was right to think of leaving him earlier, but I couldn't stop feeling wronged in my heart, and turned my head to the side sullenly.And he stayed at the door for a while, and without saying anything, he decisively followed the little maid and left.The person I fell in love with actually didn’t care about me at all. I used to think that I could stay by his side forever, as long as I could look at him, I felt very happy, because he didn’t like me, and he didn’t like other people in front of me, but Now like this, now like this, I look at my hands, this is really meaningless. Lying on the table for a while, I felt that it was a sad moment, and I tried to recall some happy things to make myself feel less uncomfortable. After half an hour, I finally felt better. Mu Yan has Mu Yan's life, I have mine, his life is elsewhere, and mine should be with Jun Wei, thinking about it, I wonder if it's time to go to Jun Wei and the others, but when I look up, I'm startled With a big jump, I held my chest for a long time, and it took me a long time to greet the visitor normally: "Miss Yingge, don't come here without any problems." Since she left, I never thought that I would meet this subject again, I didn't know that she came to the door on my own initiative What is it for? It's just that she looks very different from the purple-clothed woman I saw for the first time. At that time, there was light in her eyes, but now there is nothing. She looked at me as if she had never heard of it, and after an unknown amount of time, she slowly said: "I heard that saints don't lie, and I found a saint. He told me some things, but I couldn't believe that they were true. He Said, you are the only one who can help me, you can see things that the world cannot see with your illusion, you can help me see what I want to know, he asked me to come to you." There was sunlight coming in from the window, I thought of something, but I didn’t know if what she was asking for at the moment was what I was thinking, so I paused for a while, then raised my head and asked her: "What do you want to know?" Her lips moved: "I want to know my husband," her voice choked up before she finished speaking, but she quickly suppressed it: "I want to know why he let me go, and where he is now." In addition to weaving illusions, Hua Xuyin has the ability to see some of his past without the presence of a third person.But there must be something that this person loves as a matchmaker, using my blood as a guide, so that a special Yaoqin can be made, and it doesn't matter what tune it plays.But even with such a lot of trouble, the past seen is only the past when the person's mind is connected with the medium.It's like I wanted to see Mu Yan's past, so I chose his violin as a matchmaker, soaked it in my blood for two hours, and played something casually with this violin in a closed space. There was a scene where he and this piano met, knew each other, accompanied, accompanied..., but apart from these, he couldn't know more.Moreover, doing so takes a lot of energy, unlike Huaxu's Illusionary Realm, which can help Shark Beads practice, this behavior only consumes the mana of Shark Beads, and the mana consumed by doing it once... Converted to my lifespan, it is almost one year plus two years. Occasionally, gossip can improve the spirit, and it is mental illness to ignore the loss of life for the sake of gossip.After all, I'm not a saint, I can't understand the suffering in her heart, I just feel that everyone in the world suffers and I suffer too, this matter is really hard to help, I plan to persuade her to leave by intimidation, organized my words for a while, and said to her: "Do you want to give up?" If you want me to use illusion to help you, I don’t know if this counts as helping you. What my illusion can do is that you sacrifice your body to me, and I will use your bones to make—a guqin, with this guqin Play a scene that reproduces your husband's past. As you know, I can see everything in the scene, but you can't see it. If your husband is still alive, I can make it out of your bones. Give him this piano, if he is no longer in this world, I will send you to be buried with him, if you are willing to do so, then I will help you." Her already pale face became even paler, and there was no expression in her thick black eyes. Who is willing to trade their life for a result that cannot be known.I stood up and said, "I won't send the girl off, I..." After finishing speaking, she interrupted gently: "I am willing." I raised my head: "What did you say?" She rubbed her forehead with her hand, her voice was cold and forced to be calm, and she could still hear the trembling suppressed: "Recently, I have been thinking a lot, I am like a tree, trying to pull myself out of the soil , I want to find another tree, but I can’t find it, and I don’t know how to plant myself back. I can feel that the roots of the tree have begun to wither, slowly drying up until the leaves, and maybe they are going to die. You don’t know this A little bit of a feeling of withering. I didn’t know it before.” She paused for a while, and gradually calmed down: “It would be great if it could be made into a piano, it’s better than just drying up and dying like this. I can still be with him, and I don’t have to do this anymore, and I don’t know anything about looking for him anymore.” This is the first time I have heard Brother Ying say such a long sentence, which is lighter and heavier than any sentence she has ever said. I looked at her silently for a while, and said: "I was joking with you, your hair is very long and beautiful, I don't want your bones, just give me your hair, you can use it to make strings, and you can also make a string." Play the piano I want." I don't sympathize with her, but I just think that if one day I get separated from Mu Yan and I want to see him again before I die, I have accumulated a little kindness today, and I hope someone can help me in the future.When I thought of this, I didn't remember that I was still sad because he didn't care the moment before. All that is needed is a secret room, a harp, a basin, and a knife.Two hours later, I took Brother Ying's hair out of the small basin filled with half a bowl of blood, like a handful of dried noodles, and spread it out in my hands like a piece of red satin used to cut a wedding dress.Beads of blood adhered to the hair finely, no matter how much it was pinched and scratched, it didn't fall off. It was easily twisted into seven strands of strings, and they were placed on the piano frame made of maple wood.The red strings glowed coldly under the shadow of the lamp, and I couldn't smell anything, but I imagined that every inch of the air in this small room surrounded by black cloth should be filled with blood.But what is a secret room is not enough to close the doors and windows and wrap a black cloth around it. At best, it can only be called a small dark room.I discussed with Brother Ying not to play this way, because the main reason for the secret room is that I can’t be disturbed. Once the strings are interrupted, all previous efforts will be wasted. You can put another half bowl of blood right away, and give Brother Ying some time to let her grow hair.Besides, this is different from Huaxu's illusion after all, it cannot weave a void that is separated from the world, as long as anyone enters the room, anyone can see the scene I play.You imagine that at such an evening, there is a strange sound of piano playing in a desolate room in the Chinese Medicine Center in the city. When you open the door and see that it is snowing in the room, there are a lot of people sitting or standing in the middle of the air discussing what the weather is like today. Double salary... That's all, the next door is actually selling coffins, it's really hard not to scare people to death. We were worrying, but the door was knocked lightly twice. I could tell who it was from the style of knocking on the door. I hesitated to open the door. Halfway through, I suddenly realized that the problem could actually be solved, so I quickened my pace and pulled it away. Mu Yan was standing at the door, looking behind me, looked around and looked back at me: "What are you doing?" I glanced at him, bit the corner of my lips and turned away: "Here's something for you." Do you want a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds?" He shook his head frankly: "No." I choked, and stared at him anxiously: "You don't want to take the initiative to settle your suspicions with you, you must!" He sighed: "Okay, I will. " With Mu Yan guarding, the small black room is not an ordinary small black room, it has been sublimated into a secret room, I am very relieved. When she played the strings, she saw Brother Ying trembled. The strings made of hair contained most of Rong Yuan's spiritual knowledge about her. She could not only see the past, but also know what Rong Yuan was thinking. Of course, I can also know who played this twilight scene. In mid-air, what gradually appeared was the wedding night in the Zhaoning West Hall in the Zheng Palace. Outside the hall, the pear blossoms were snowing, and the thin cherry blossoms were in agreement. In the past, we saw one side of the story, but didn't know the other side. Until this moment, it finally appeared. A clear outline, revealing an appearance that is gradually becoming clear, and the story of Rong Yuan that can be seen, all began when he first saw Brother Ying. Seeing Brother Ying for the first time, Rong Yuan didn't know that the woman in purple who was bending over Xi's bed to tease the snow leopard was not the girl he wanted to marry.There is nothing to say, his impression of Jin Que is actually dull, and he didn't look at it very closely on the hunting ground. He only remembered that her hands were shaking when she handed him the injured little snow leopard.The slender and white hands, without the hard calluses from the sword, will not be a deliberate assassin.Not to mention that Brother Ying and Jin Que have a pair of faces, even if they look completely different, he may not be able to tell them apart.The reason why she wants to marry Jin Que is that the Queen Mother Hermit listened to Wu Zhu's advice and thought that on the day of hunting, he would meet a girl who was destined to be involved.And it wasn't until the wedding night, halfway across the Zhaoning West Palace, that he took a serious look at this woman who was going to be his wife for the first time.She has a pair of slender eyebrows and thick black eyes. Under the candlelight, her eyes are rippling softly, but there is a hint of coldness, just like the crisp mountain made of ice at the dinner party. It looked steaming hot, but it was three feet frozen when planed. He held her hand, saw the fleeting panic in her eyes, and thought that she must be afraid in her heart, but even if she was afraid, she still looked calm, her body was stiff to resist, but there was no struggle in her hands, pretending To be gentle and obedient, but not knowing that true complacency and gentle obedience is not to accept calmly, but to show all the anxiety and fear to the people in front of you.As the king of a country, although he has seen not many women, he has never met such a girl who has such a huge contradiction from the outside to the inside. When he kissed her lips, his eyes were wide open.Those were beautiful eyes, especially dark when looking at him intently.Then, he saw a layer of mist slowly rising from the eyes.He left her, but his fingers seemed to caress her eyes consciously, touching a trace of water.she cried. she cried.This is good.For a moment, he felt that he liked to see her like this, just like the face of an actor who lost the cover of oil paint, and the joys and sorrows were clearly displayed.The corners of her eyes were very red, as if she had been greatly wronged, her expression was tense but she pretended to be calm, she looked very pitiful.He intends to let her go.But as soon as the words of pardoning the sleeping attendant finished, she knelt and sat on him with her clothes half undressed.In this kind of matter, he has never been at a disadvantage. He instinctively wanted to get up and take back the initiative. Considering that the one on top of him was a weak woman with no strength to restrain her, her strength was much weaker, but it was also enough to reverse her position. Pressed down.But the fact is that he couldn't get up, but he could feel how the body that was tightly attached to him was shaking. He thought, she must be very nervous, so nervous that he didn't realize that such a weak woman had burst out with such great strength .Her hair was really long, and she didn't have knife calluses or other calluses on her hands, even the seven wives of orthodox nobles in his harem couldn't compare.But unless a newborn child, who would have such flawless and natural hands, not to mention, I heard that when she was in Rong Xun's house, she liked to do housework very much.Her hair tickled his ears slightly, and he heard her say in his ear: "One day I want to be like this with His Majesty, and that day is worse than one day sooner, Your Majesty said, right?" He thought, this girl is really fragile Strong, forbearing and reckless. The secret agent is not just playing for nothing, how did this matter figure out so quickly.As expected, Jin Que was not Jin Que, but Brother Ying, the killer Shisanyue.He thought of his nephew, who was the most meticulous and prudent in his work, how could he not know that fire could not be covered with paper. Fighting the crime of deceiving the emperor and not wanting to send the real sparrow in, it must be the love in my heart.Since ancient times, sage kings have been most taboo to grab two things from their subjects, one is wealth and the other is women.If the subject unfortunately has a broken sleeve, he can't snatch the man.He casually raised his head from the scroll, glanced at the guard kneeling on the ground: "Today, Gu didn't hear anything." The young guard lowered his head honestly: "Your Majesty is right, your subordinate has not reported anything today. "He nodded and motioned him to go down, but when the little guard retreated to the door, he stopped him again: "You just said, how did Rong Xun get rid of the scars left on her body when she was a killer?" The little guard paused He paused, showing his unbearable expression: "Change the skin." The tea in his hand accidentally spilled on the scroll, and he lowered his head to see that the red annotations were soaked away by the water stains. He thought, at that time, she must have been in pain. This night, the documents accumulated before the approval of the case were almost three times.他没什么睡意，沿着裕景园散步，不知怎的逛到她住的昭宁殿。偌大一个东殿杳无人迹，显得冷清，西殿殿门前种了两株樱树，一个小内监窝在树下打盹。殿中微有灯影，他缓缓走过去，在五步外停住，惊醒的小内监慌忙要唱喊，被他抬手止住。那个角度，已能透过未关的雕花窗看到屋中情景。紫衣的女子屈膝坐在一盏燃得小小的竹木灯下，手中半举了只孔雀毛花毽子，对着灯一边旋转—边好奇打量。这样的毽子，哪个女孩子年少时没有过几只，即便不是用孔雀毛扎的，取乐方式总是一样，没什么可稀奇。 可她握着那毽子，仿佛它是多么罕见又珍贵的东西，静静看了半晌，猛地将它抛高，衣袖将灯苗拂得一晃，毽子落下时已起身，提高了及地的裙子将腿轻轻一抬，五颜六色的孔雀毛荡起一个由低到高的弧线，稳稳地直要飞上房梁，她没什么表情的侧脸忽然扬出一抹笑，乍看竟有些天真。半空中的孔雀毛花毽子慢悠悠落在她膝头，被柔柔一踮，又重新踮到半空，她转身欲背对着以脚后跟接住，可啪的一声，下坠的毽子竟落歪了。他看她讶然回头，睁大眼睛紧紧瞪着地上，表情严肃得让人啼笑皆非，瞪了一会儿，动唇唤了侍女。他耳力极好，隐在樱树的阴影下，听她冷声吩咐：“这个东西，扔了吧。”侍女愣怔道：“扔了？夫人是说，不要了？”她转身迈进内室：“扔了，不喜欢我的东西，我也不喜欢它。” 殿中竹木灯很快熄灭，耳边浮现出白日里听到的莺哥的过去，她怎样被养大，怎样学会杀人，怎样踩着刀锋活到二十岁，怎样得来身上的伤，怎样被容浔放弃，又是怎样被当做妹妹的替身送进他的王宫里。他不大能分辨女子的美貌，却觉得方才微灯下游走翩飞得似只紫蝶的莺哥，容貌丽得惊人。淡淡嘱咐小内监几句，他转身沿着原路返回，—路秋风淡漠，海棠花事了，他想，放弃掉她的容浔真傻，可他放弃掉她，将她送进王宫来，却成全了自己，这真是缘分，他对她不是一见钟情，从冷悯到喜欢，用了三天时间爱上她，大约会有人觉得三天太短，但只有真正懂得的人才明白，对注定要爱上的那个人而言，一眼都嫌太长，何况三天，何况这么多眼。他很心疼她。 此后种种，便如早先所见莺哥的那些梦境。容垣问她可知晓什么是君王之爱，她回答他君王大爱，爱在天下，雨露均撒，泽被苍生。他却不能认同，想那怎能算是爱，只不过是君王天生该对百姓尽的职责罢了。那些只懂得所谓大爱的君主，他同他们不一样。高处不胜寒，他看到她，便想到应该要有人同他做伴，那个位置三个人太拥挤，一个人太孤单，他只想要唯一的那个人，那个人脆弱又坚强，隐忍又莽撞，曾经是个杀手，误打误撞嫁给了他。他知道她想离开，千方百计将她留下来，除了自由，她想要的什么他都能给。他也知道，她心上结了层厚厚的冰壳，即便给她自由，她也不能快乐，那些严酷纠结的过往，让她连该怎样真心地哭出来笑出来都不晓得。这个人，他想要好好地珍惜她。她应该快乐无忧，像个天真不谙世事的小姑娘，让他放在手心里，拢起手指小心翼翼对待。 可他算好一切，唯独漏掉命运。在计划中她应是与他长相守，他会保护她，就像在乱世里保护他脚下的每一寸国土，而百年之后他们要躺在同一副棺椁里，即使在漆黑的陵寝，彼此也不会寂寞。 但那一日命运降临，让他看到自己的一生其实并不如想象中那么长，说什么百年之后，全是痴妄。 容垣非是足月而生，幼时曾百病缠身，老郑侯请来当世名医，大多估言小公子若是细心调理，约摸能活过十八岁，若是想活得更长久，只有向上天请寿。老郑侯没了办法，想着死马当活马医，干脆送他去学刀，妄图以此强身健体。也是机缘巧合，在修习刀术的师父那儿，让他遇到一向神龙见尾不见首的药圣百里越，不知用什么办法，竟冶好自小纠缠他的病根。从此，整个郑王室将百里越奉为上宾。 自老郑侯薨逝，他与百里越八年未见，再见时是莺哥被封为紫月夫人这年年底。忘年至交多年重逢，面色凝重的百里越第一句话却是：“陛下近一年来，可曾中过什么毒？” 到这一步，他才晓得去年除夕夜制服那只发狂的雪豹时所受的毒虽不是什么大毒，可唯独对他是致命的。百里越当年为冶他的病，用了许多毒物炼药，万物相生相克，服了那些药，这一生便绝不能再碰三样东西——子葵云英、霜暮菊、冬惑草。传说九州大陆冬惑草早已绝迹，天下人不知其形为何、性为何，可那雪豹爪子上所淬的毒药里，却含了不少冬惑草。 御锦园寒意涔涔，溶月宫在枯树掩映中露出一个翘角，他望羞那个方向，半晌，缓缓问面前的百里越：“孤还能活多久？” “大约再过三个月，陛下会开始呕血，一年后……” “一年后？” “……呕血而亡。” 他脸色发白，声音却仍是平静：“连先生也没有办法了吗？” 百里越是药圣，不是神。冬惑草溶进他体内近一年，要化解已无可能。他第一次自欺欺人，希望从未出过错的百里这次能出错，他并未中什么夏惑冬惑，只是一场虚惊。可直到三月后，在批阅文书时毫无征兆地呕出一口血，他才相信这所谓的命运。他性子偏冷，从懂事起喜怒就不形于二色，这一夜却发了天大的脾气，将书房砸得干干净净。但事已至此，所有一切不能不从头计较。 十日后，借欺君之名，他将莺哥锁进庭华山思过，次日即拟定讣文昭告天下，称紫月夫人病逝。百里越与他对弈，执起一枚白子，道：“到最后那一日，陛下想起今日，必定而悔。” 可没有比这更好的办法了，他想，待他归天后，她只有两条路可走，一条是殉葬，另一条是孤老深宫。假如让她选择，依她的性子必定刀自刎在自己床前，她看上去那么复杂，却实在是简单，爱上一个人便是誓死相随，而假如那一夜他见她时妄心不起，她是否就能活得更好一些。他锁她十年，庭华山与世隔绝，十年之后，她会忘了他，即便青春不在，还可以自由地过她从前想过的生活。而该将郑国交到何人手中，怎样交到那人手中，他自有斟酌。 不几日，宫中传出红珠夫人有孕的消息，说是由药圣百里越亲自诊脉，诊出是个男婴。 红珠夫人有孕是真的，却不是他的，他已两年多不曾见过红珠，那孩子是她同侍卫私通所得。由百里越诊脉是真的，他亲自带着药圣前去芳竹苑，红珠跪在地上吓得发抖，那侍卫被活生生处死在她眼前。传闻中前两句全是真的，但诊出是个男婴却是漫天胡扯，纵然百里越医术通天，也绝无可能搞清楚—个未成形的胎儿到底是男是女，但因是神医金口玉言，大家只好深信不疑。而这就足够了。他只是要让朝野上下都晓得，他将要有个继承人，待他身死后，即郑侯位的将不再是容浔。特别是要让容浔晓得。 百里越斟酌道：“这本是你们郑国的事，同我毫不相干，但你既然早已打算要将王位传给容浔了，怎么又安排这么一出逼着他来篡位夺宫？”他端起石桌上的茶盏，容色淡淡：“倘若孤能长命百岁，又倘若紫月能诞下孤的子嗣，你以为，容浔会忍到几时来反孤？容浔有治国之才，却野心勃勃，养着他，如同养一头猛虎，孤以为有足够时日磨掉他的利牙，如今，”他眉心徽皱，嫌烫地轻哼了一声，将茶盏重放回石桌：“孤将王位传给他，难不成，还要将紫月也送回给他，”他耍了心机，他知道容浔对莺哥有情，十年后的事他已不能见到，可他知道，只要容浔今日反他逼宫，和莺哥便再无可能。百里越讶然：“你不想让紫月夫人殉葬，想让她活下去，就该想到终有一日她会另嫁他人。”他淡淡看着天边：“谁都可以，容浔不行。” 最后一次见到莺哥，是星夜里一处荒凉街市。听到她闯下庭华山的消息，他心中担忧，不知她有没有受伤，称病取消了好几日朝会，领着护卫匆匆出宫。也不知赶了多久的路，终于见到她，这个女孩子伤痕累累站在自己面前，提着刀，脸色苍白，裙角处渗出或深或浅的血痕。 他想，他应该不顾一切将她揉进怀中，可，怎么能呢。她伤心欲绝地质问他：“我怎么就相信你了呢，你们这样的贵族，哪里能懂得人心的可贵。”他看到她微乱的发鬓，泪水从蒙着双眼的手底溢出，顺着脸颊大滴大滴落下，下唇被咬出深深齿印。他想说些什么，喉头一甜，半口血含在口中。她的伤心，就是最能对付自己的利器。可他还是将她送了同去。看着她的背影在月光下渐行渐远，他想唤她的名字，莺哥，这名字在心中千回百转，只是一次也没能当着她的面唤出。“莺哥。”他低低道。可她已走出老远。 不多久，容浔果然逼宫。这一场宫变发生得快速又安静，因他原本就没想过抵抗。就如传闻所言，容浔压抑着怒色将随身佩剑牢牢架在他脖子上，沙哑问他：“我将她好好放在你手中，你为什么将她打碎了？”而他微微抬头，淡淡地：“即便是碎，紫月她也是碎在孤的怀中。”容浔的剑颤了颤，贴着他颈项划出一道细微血口，他却浑不在意：“这许多年，你做得最令孤满意的事，一件是两年前将紫月送给孤，另一件，就是今日逼宫。”冷清双眼浮出揶揄之色：“但孤知道，你这生，最后悔之事，便是将紫月送进了孤的王宫。”容浔看着他，良久，整个人都像是颓败下来，半晌，苦涩道：“她走时，是什么样，可受过什么苦？”他淡淡同他：“即便痛苦，她这一生，又有什么是忍不得的。” 此后，容垣禅位，容浔即位。禅位后容垣避往东山行宫修养，正是五月，樱花凋零。一切都被写入史书，属于郑景侯的时代就这样过去，徒留给世人两页薄纸。 次年，樱花开遍整个东山时，百里越口中的最后一日终于来临，我能知道，是因随着手指起伏，琴弦上的血正滴答滴答往下掉，说明奏出的这场幕景已行将结束。 眼前是冒着腾腾热气的碧色温泉，温泉后种了大片樱林。冬惑草似乎没有如何折磨容垣，至少他看上去气色不错，只是身形消瘦。但我很快就否定这种想法，这是最后一日，他面上那些不寻常的神采，想来是回光返照。落日余光在天边扯出一块金红的绸子，笼得温泉后的樱林璀璨如同赤雪。他淡淡吩咐身后的小童子：“今日好多了，去拿两本书，我想泡会儿温泉。” 小童子哒哒朝书房跑。他和衣迈进池水，靠着池壁时，从浸湿的衣袖里取出一枚小巧的骨骰。 莺哥送给他的那枚骨骰，原以为被捏碎了，化在那座荒凉街币的夜风里，在这个傍晚，却静静躺在他手中。他认真地看着它，漆黑眼眸似汤汤春水，缱绻温柔，良久，将它紧紧握住，闭上眼睛笑了笑。近旁不知什么鸟兀地哀叫一声，温泉后的樱林里猛地撩起山火，火势如猛虎急速蔓延，顷刻漫天，林木噼啪作响，红色的樱花在火中翩翩起舞，如一只只涅盘的红蝶。火光映得容垣的脸别样俊美，可滔滔热浪里，他的眼睛却没有再睁开。 莺哥扑过去时，容垣的身体正沿着池壁一点一点滑入水中，她浑身都在发抖，要抱住他不让他掉下去，却忘了这山、这火、这樱花、这池水，包括容垣，皆是我拿七弦琴奏出的虚幻幕景。身后火势汹涌猛烈，仿佛要将半山红樱燃成劫灰。她双手遍遍穿过他的身体，再如何轻柔的动作，却连一个拥抱都已是不能，可还是不肯放弃，一遍又一遍地伸手去抱他，徒劳无功地眼见着他一点一点滑人池水。如墨的眉、紧闭的眼、高挺的鼻梁、薄凉的唇，渐渐都隐在水下，池水归于静谧，只剩漫天山火，而她静静看着眼前平静的池水，半晌，颤抖着肩膀，像一头孤寂的小兽，痛苦地哭出声来。 幕景凭空消逝，容垣他确实死了。 这就是故事的全部，莺哥多多少少猜到，却一直不愿相信。回头看这一段风月，似场凋零繁花，容垣的一生太短，执着地用自己的方式来保护她，便是他口中的君王之爱。在这样的乱世里，看够了庸臣昏主，东陆大地上有多少王宫，王宫里埋葬多少红颜女子的青春枯骨，却让我看到这样一段情，从黑暗的宫室里长出来，像茫茫夜色里开出唯一一朵花，纵然被命运的铁蹄狠狠践踏，也顽强地长出自己的根芽。 莺哥在幕景消逝时便昏了过去，慕言将她扶到一旁矮榻上，转身居高临下看着我。弦上的血珠将枫木琴染得通红，我翻过手来看自己的手指，才发现指尖沾了斑斑血迹。就像那一日从城墙跳下，感觉生命一寸一寸流逝，想要站起来，却没有力气。这是我第一次如此清晰地认识到，没有鲛珠给予的寿命，这只是一具残败的尸体。 慕言的声音在头顶响起，听不出什么情绪：“这一大摊血，怎么弄的？” 这么仰着头看他有点吃力，我动动唇，示意他蹲下来。 他跪坐下来与我平视，手指沾了点儿琴上的血渍，放在鼻端闻了闻，脸色顿时难看到极点：“是你的，还是莺哥的？” 我摇摇头，认真道：“是鸡血。”看他没有反应，补充道：“启动这个仪式需要祭天，所以，我们杀了一只鸡。” 他眉心皱起来：“别胡闹，说实话。还是你希望我把你们两个一起送去大夫那里？” 我挣扎道：“真的是鸡啊……” 他瞪着我：“你们家养的鸡，血会是跟人血一个味道？” 我严肃道：“因为，这是一只不同寻常的鸡……”话没说完，被他一把夺过手腕，袖子捞起来，手臂上包得严严实实的纱布暴露在天光之下，我抬头镇定看他：“其实，这就是所谓的部位减肥法了，把这个纱布紧紧缠在想瘦的地方，通过刺激穴位……”他打断我的话：“你再胡扯试试看。” 我低头嗫嚅：“因为看你好像有点担心，想说你其实不用担心，这没什么，我血很多，而且伤口也不疼，我不想去大夫哪里，我自己就包扎得很好。” 他抚着额头看我半晌，叹了口气：“你真是，气得我头疼。” 身体已经能移动，我调整了一下坐姿，小声反驳：“哪里有那么容易就头疼，说得好像从来没生过气一样。” 他皮笑肉不笑：“我确实从来没生过气，只是偶尔动怒，让我动怒的人基本都没得到好下场，你是不是也想惹我动怒看看？” 我小心地看他一眼，伸出两只手放到他额头两侧，他愣道：“干什么？” “不要气了，生气多容易老啊，来，我给你按一下，还疼不？” "..." 不知莺哥此后何去何从，但无论她做什么样的选择，已不是我们所能左右。想到她来找我时眼中毫无光彩的颓然和那些决绝的话，心中就有些发沉。恰在此时，一只小小的灰鸽子扑进刚推开的木窗棂，直撞进我手心。 这是君师父的传信鸽。I froze.想不到这么快又有生意。 展开素笺一看，忍不住对慕言扬了扬信纸：“你说容浔正遍天下寻找能救活锦雀的名医果然不错，这次居然找到了我师父。” 他正在收拾血迹斑斑的枫木琴，闻言抬头：“哦？华胥引竟还有这等功用，能生死人肉白骨？” 我踌躇道：“生死人肉白骨倒说不上，只是换换命罢了。”想想又补充道：“其他的人可救不活，只能救活因选择华胥幻境而在现实中失掉性命的人。前提是，还得有一个同她血脉相连的至亲之人愿意以命换命。” 他若有所思：“所以，你师父来信让你用莺哥姑娘的命去换锦雀姑娘的命？” 我将信笺收好，摇摇头：“师父他压根儿不知道锦雀还有个姐姐活在世上，只是让我去走个过场，说是郑王都找到他跟前来了，实在不好意思推脱。” 说完到处找笔墨：“得给他回个信，明天就要出发去找小黄和君玮了，哪里有时间。锦雀本就一心求死，救活了又怎样，既然强求无益，何必苦苦强求，救活的那个人也未必会感激他什么。” 说到这里正找到矮榻附近，擦过莺哥身体时蓦地被一把握住手。我惊讶垂头“你醒了？” 她闭着眼睛，没有放开我，半晌，道：“君姑娘若是能救舍妹，还请勉力一救。” 我看着她：“你发什么傻？除非用你的命去换她的命，否则根本没可能把她救活。倘若你果真想这样痛快就放弃性命，那不如把这条命给我，我来为你织一个幻境，让你和容垣在幻境中长相厮守。” 她终于睁开眼睛，眸子浓黑，却无半点神采，大约这就是所谓的哀莫大于心死，恍眼看上去倒比我更像个死人。 良久，她像是终于反应过来我的话，侧头疑惑地看着我，眼睛里一片空茫：“那又有什么用？都不是真的。”我才想起来，她这个人一向较真，宁愿明明白白痛苦，也不愿糊里糊涂幸福，这段故事里，活得最清醒的就是她了。 而我无言以对。 她转回头看着房梁，声音毫无起伏：“今年我二十六岁，觉得这一生很好、很长，没什么可留恋了。”顿了顿，又道：“只还有一个愿望，我死后，请让我和我夫君合葬。” 七月，蓼花红，木槿朝荣。 兜兜转转回到郑国。 施术之所定在四方城城东为举行祭礼而建的土台上。我想莺哥大约不愿见到容浔，以秘术一旦施行不能有任何生人打扰为名，将方圆五里清了场，只留慕言在土台下喝茶。 锦雀的棺椁在酉时初刻被抬上祭台。已近一月，寻常应是白骨的躯体却未有半点腐坏，只是脸色有点苍白，可看出容浔确实花了心思。酉时末，莺哥最后一个到场，纱帽揭开，看到及腰的发，毫无表情的一张脸。我将含了血珠的茶水递给她：“现在还可以反悔的。”她却一口就喝下去。我看了眼空空如也的茶杯，还是想要说服她：“这件事我真是没有把握。”将几案上竖列的两张瑶琴指给她看：“我得同时弹奏你们两人的华胥调，一个音也不能错，还得摧动鲛珠牵引你的精神游丝……”她打断我的话：“若失败了，会否对君姑娘造成什么反噬？”我摇摇头：“那倒不会，就是你多半活不了，你妹妹也救不活。”她瞥了眼棺中的锦雀，目光淡淡的：“这也没什么，君姑娘，开始罢。” 站在土台上，四方城东西南北十二条街道尽收眼底，夕阳掩映下，房屋鳞次栉比，似镀了层金光，偶有几户升起袅袅炊烟，平凡世上也有平凡幸福。 琴音泠泠，土台上骤起狂风，躺在石祭台上的莺哥缓缓闭了双眼，缀在长裙上的紫纱随风飘飞，像一棵瑰丽的树，越长越大，渐渐将她笼起来。再见了，十三月。我闭上眼，正欲凝神催动鲛珠，破空声来，睁眼时枚古剑堪堪定上身前七弦琴。弦丝尽断，狂风立止。我怔了怔，抬眼塑向前方的石祭台，看到紫衣男子挺得笔直的背影，柳絮纷扬，慢悠悠落下来，似裁剪了鹅毛碎。我抱着断掉的琴几步急走过去。男子正俯身揭开笼在莺哥脸上的轻纱，修长手指颤抖地抚上她的眉，声音却低沉平静：“她是睡着了吗？” 我施了个礼，将紫纱重新盖好，边角都扎严实，又将袖子拉下来点，好盖住她冰凉的手：“两位夫人只能活一位，陛下想救月夫人，我便为陛下找来尚在人间的紫月夫人以命换命，紫月夫人不死，月夫人不能活。两位夫人到底保哪一位，陛下不妨再想想。” 我等着他回答，却未等到任何回答，因话毕时轻纱微动，莺哥已渐渐醒转，本以为她会再昏迷一些时候，那双杏子般的眼眸却缓缓睁开了。半晌，浓黑的眸子里突然升起千般华彩，她看着面前这个端整的紫衣男子，蓦然扑进他怀中，声音里带着小女孩的天真：“我们终于能在一起了。”他愣了一下，抬手将她紧紧搂住，她把自己更深地埋进他怀中：“我们终于能在一起了，容垣。”他脸色瞬间煞白。 一点一点将她拉离自己的环抱，他静静看着她：“我是谁？” 她眼角渐渐有些红，眼睛里也漫出一层水雾，目不转睛盯着他的脸，半晌，伸手搂住他的脖子，头埋进他肩膀，哽咽道：“他们都说你死了，我不相信，如果你死了，我该怎么办呢？” 容浔的手僵硬地垂在身体两侧，良久，沙哑道：“月娘……” 我淡淡道：“别