Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Gu Jiayi

When getting in the car, it was a bit stuffy, so Huanbi asked Huanbi to roll up the curtain to breathe.I lifted the curtain from the carriage, and a vermilion oil-painted cart was parked next to it, hanging a dark blue curtain embroidered with folded branches and flowers that was opposite to the red. The patterns and styles were actually ordinary, but the material of the curtain looked familiar. .After thinking about it carefully, I remembered that in the past, when women from various prefectures in Beijing entered the palace, the car and horses loved to use this kind of satin-free material, which would not get wet in the rain.Even better, under the sun, this zero neon satin naturally glows, just like neon, so it is called zero neon satin, which is very rare.Moreover, its horses are luxurious, and even the servants driving the carriage are tall and big, all dressed in neat clothes, escorting both sides, without speaking a word, presumably they are servants of a wealthy family accompanying their masters out.

I smiled lightly and said, "I don't know which wealthy family's daughter is traveling so luxuriously?" Huanbi shook her head and smiled, "I don't know, but she must be the daughter of a family to have such a pomp." The servant leading the horse outside heard us talking, and said with a smile: "The two ladies don't know, but where is Miss Qianjin? It's Miss Gu from Liuhuan Pavilion." When I heard the name of Liu Huan Ge, I felt a "thump" in my heart, my face was blushing, and I had already faintly understood. Huanbi didn't know, so she asked, "Liuhuan Pavilion? Where is it?"

The servant laughed and said: "The two ladies must be in the deep boudoir, no wonder they don't know, this Liuhuan Pavilion is the place that men love to go to and the most reluctant to leave, and it is also the most famous gold selling den in the capital. " Huanbi let out a "Yeah", she understood, and lost her voice: "That's a brothel." She also felt that she had lost her composure, and said: "She is a firework girl, how can she have such a pomp?" Suddenly Xuanqing came to the car, took out a package from his arms and handed it to me, Heyue smiled and said: "Try it, what is it?"

I picked it up and sniffed it, and I laughed twice, "It's Rongfuji's sweet-scented osmanthus and pine nut candy." So I took one and ate it, and said with a smile, "It still tastes the same as before, it hasn't changed at all." Looking at him, he said, "I ran down just now, just to buy this?" He just looked at me, "Didn't you talk about your favorite food that day?" I lowered my head and smiled, glanced at him, and said: "I just said something casually that day, but you are a serious person. Why bother to go over to buy it?"

He said with a smile: "Rong Fu Ji is in the alley, so is it possible to drive a carriage and swagger into it?" I glanced at him lightly, but just smiled and said nothing. Huanbi was half-joyed, and said: "Young Master treats Miss very well, I remember everything Miss said in my heart." Xuanqing looked at Huanbi and smiled, took out another bag of things, and gave it to Huanbi, "Huan'er said you like Rongfuji's plum candy, so I'll get it for you too." Huanbi smiled unconsciously, bowed her body, and said, "Thank you, my lord." So it was harmonious, and I didn't say any more, I just ordered: "Let's go."

The coachman agreed, and was about to urge the horse forward with a yell, when he suddenly turned around and smiled bitterly: "Miss Gu's car must go first, we're afraid we won't be able to snatch it." I smiled and said: "Then there is no grab or not. If she takes a step ahead, let's let her go." Turning around, I asked Xuan Qing, "Qing, do you think it's okay?" His hand slightly covered the back of my hand, with a gentle smile in his eyes, "Okay." The coachman stepped back a few steps, turned around and said with a smile: "The lady and the husband are really loving each other. My car has carried so many ladies and husbands from officials and eunuchs to enjoy the autumn in the car. Only seeing the lady and the husband is the most harmonious, not only harmonious , and the appearance of a man and a woman is the most suitable, just like the characters in the painting."

I blushed, and smiled slightly. Xuan Qing held my hand even tighter, and said happily: "My wife is naturally the best." Huanbi on the side smiled faintly at the coachman: "You are so sweet, I will reward you more later." The driver was so happy that he hurriedly bowed and bowed, but before he finished speaking, he saw that the curtain on the oil-walled light cart next to him was lifted gently, revealing an arm as white as a lotus root, as beautiful as white jade.Behind Bai Yu, a beautiful face of Furong flashed past quickly, and her voice was crisp and crisp, "Thank you very much."

Just now I remembered that Miss Gu was thanking us for giving way, so I said softly, "Young lady, you are welcome." Before she finished talking, she had already blown down the curtain and went to the car.The sun outside the curtain was as bright as gold, and the beautiful face of hibiscus seemed to be swaying in front of my eyes. Although it was only a glimpse, I couldn't see it very clearly, but I felt a little familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere.However, her appearance is really beautiful, the car has passed, her dazzling face seems to be pierced by lightning in the sky, she is so glamorous that people are caught off guard.

When he came back to his senses, the coachman laughed and clapped his hands and said: "Miss Gu is gorgeous, not only attracting men, but also ladies can't stand it?" I turned my head and asked Xuan Qing, "Did you see it just now? That Miss Gu is indeed very outstanding, but she also looks familiar." Xuan Qing gave a "hmm" and said, "Is there? I didn't see it just now." Huanbi joked: "I heard that Miss Gu is famous far and wide, and the young master has always been suave, don't you know?" Xuan Qing said earnestly: "I really don't know, and I never go to such a place." He laughed, "I'm afraid I don't know as much as this coachman."

Hearing this, the coachman became more and more excited, and said with great interest: "This Miss Gu is the number one girl in Liuhuan Pavilion. It goes without saying that there are princes and grandchildren who are after her, and there are many people who often fight in Liuhuan Pavilion. .” I smiled slightly: "It really is a bright banner, famous and romantic." Xuanqing turned his head and said: "." He pondered for a while, "It will be pitiful if the car and horses are left alone in front of the door, and the evening is gone." I covered my lips with my sleeves, and said with a light smile, "Qing Lang is always so sympathetic."

Xuan Qing seemed to sigh, "I'm just sighing for her life experience. Even though she's in a good mood now, I'm afraid she won't even be able to marry a businessman's wife when she grows old." I looked at him firmly, and I understood his feelings very well, and said softly: "I understand. A woman's life experience is wandering, and there is no distinction between north and south when she is frustrated in life, just like Zhaojun and Nagato Chen Ajiao have the same fate. Back then, Chen Ajiao Being the daughter of the eldest princess, the nephew of the first emperor, marrying the emperor's cousin, and getting the exclusive favor of the golden house, she is naturally very proud." I spoke in a sympathetic tone, but said it frankly, not hurting myself, Xuanqing understood, Can't help hugging my shoulders.I smiled, "If this Miss Gu is really smart, she should have ended her fireworks career early, and she should be a good person." Although the coachman ignored what I said to Xuanqing just now, when he heard this sentence, he said, "Naturally, there are many people who want to accept Miss Gu, but they are just spoiled by their nuns since they were young, and they are also favored by princes from all over the world. Her eyes are higher than the top, and she looks down on everyone." When he thought of something, he just told it as an anecdote: "A few years ago, I almost became a good man. I don’t even want my parents, wife and children. I heard that his wife was still pregnant at the time, it’s really pitiful.” Huanbi was fascinated by what she heard, and asked again and again: "What happened next?" I suddenly felt a little uneasy, and my heart was vaguely uncertain, as if a mountain rain was about to come, and my chest was stuffy.I can only vaguely feel that the woman's appearance, although glimpsed at a glance, vaguely resembles An Lingrong. Seeing that Huanbi was interested in listening, the coachman was even more happy, and said: "I heard that the young master's sister is the empress in the palace, and she was very angry when she found out, but in a fit of anger, the young master didn't even want his parents, my wife." I don't want my son anymore, and I don't even want my sisters who are empresses in the palace, so I left the mansion and moved in with Miss Gu." He said with a "hey": "Now that you are beautiful, you really don't want anything. It can be seen Miss Gu is amazing. That young master is truly blessed to have Miss Gu's heart." He said tut-tsk, as if envious. Having said that, Huanbi's face turned pale, and her voice trembled slightly, "And then?" "Then", the coachman scratched his head and said, "We were not together either. I only know that the young master repented later, went home again, was appreciated by the emperor, and was made a high-ranking official, so he didn't go again. Find Miss Gu." My heart thumped violently, the tip of my tongue trembled slightly, and I finally asked, "Then Miss Gu's name is Jiayi?" The coachman clapped his hands loudly and said loudly: "Sure enough, the lady also knows." Hearing the word "Jiayi", Xuanqing suddenly understood the reason, pressed my arm and said, "Huan'er! Calm down." The coachman didn't know what was going on, and continued to say: "Later, the son committed a crime in his family and was exiled far away. It's related to Miss Gu. By the way, that young master's family name is Zhen, I remember it!" I felt cold, I tried my best to restrain myself, and pressed Xuan Qing's hand holding my arm hard. Huanbi knew it was wrong, so she hurriedly said to the coachman: "Our wife is not feeling well and needs to rest, you should go away first." The coachman, Monk Zhang Er, couldn't figure it out, and was also afraid of accidents, so he hurriedly walked away with two "ohhh". Cold sweat dripped from my temples, and I slowly uttered three words, "It's Jiayi." Huanbi stared straight at me, "Miss, let's ask her, let's ask her, why did we harm our Zhen family like this? Why!" There was a faint hatred in Huanbi's eyes, burning like a will-o'-the-wisp. My heart was burning with anger, and countless grief and questions rushed into my mind. I broke free from Xuan Qing, got up and jumped out of the carriage, "Qing, I want to find her! I want to ask her!" I want to ask her, so many grievances, so many questions, the joint is on her, how can I not ask, how can I pretend that I don't know anything.I can not!I can not!Because I am the daughter of the Zhen family! Huanbi followed me and ran out, Xuanqing hurriedly chased me out, and held me firmly in his arms, "Huan'er, are you dying? How can you ask her!" I struggled with all my strength, Xuanqing's strength was so great that I couldn't break free with all my strength.Huanbi broke Xuanqing's arm vigorously, and begged: "My lord, I beg you, please, let our lady go to ask, she has to know. This is our family's business, the lady can't let our Zhen family suffer. Such an injustice!" Xuanqing held my body firmly, no matter how I struggled.He frowned vigorously, and shouted in my ear: "If you ask like this, will she tell you? You must know that she was able to retort at the beginning, which proves that she is the queen's person. As long as you ask her, the queen There are 10,000 ways to deal with you, and then deal with your family members whose lives have become a little more stable!" As I listened, my chest seemed to be hit hard by someone suddenly, and I immediately fell silent, just standing numbly listening to him. When he saw that I was quieter, he slowed down and said: "Although you are outside the palace, you are still in the palace. Still in a dangerous situation, the empress does not want to let you go easily, so in the first two years, the empress dowager asked Aunt Fangruo to visit you once a month and asked you to copy scriptures for her to take back to the palace. I'm afraid that you will be poisoned by others in some accident. Although the empress is relaxed now, if there is a disturbance, she may not be able to cut the weeds and root them out. And the moon in the palace is the first to bear the brunt. The newcomers in the palace are selected, and the empress will not care anymore You, but if you run to find Jiayi like this, not only will you not be able to ask any questions, but you will only startle the snake and make the queen pay attention to you again to guard against you. Do you understand?" After I listened quietly, my feet suddenly felt sore, I couldn't stand for a while, and my whole body went limp. Xuan Qing hugged me tightly, sat on the ground, and said nothing.Huanbi bent down and sat down in a daze, with a sad and sad expression, sobbing: "Miss, we can't do anything, we can only watch like this." I leaned against Xuanqing's arms, and countless thoughts turned in my mind, which were messy and messy. Finally, I settled down, put aside my messy hair, and said slowly: "Yes, we just can't do anything now. Huanbi , A letter came from the family saying that although my father was far away in the north of Sichuan, and the place is remote and cold, he did a good job in office, and my brother is also in Lingnan. Although the place is remote and deserted, there is nothing wrong with his life. If we... we just need to One wrong step, just one small step, will cost them their lives. Huanbi..." I shook my head sadly, "Now, even if Jiayi is in front of us, can she listen to what we say? She Will you tell us why?" Huanbi shook her head and said dumbly, "She won't." Xuan Qing patted my shoulder comfortingly, and said: "Don't worry, let's take our time, there is always something we can think of." "An idea?" I suddenly sneered, "Even if Jiayi is willing to say it, will our Son of Heaven believe it?" I turned to Xuanqing's arms and sobbed: "At that time, the emperor didn't believe it, that's why the Zhen clan came into existence. If the emperor is willing to believe more than three points, if he... Zhenmen will not be like this." I swallowed hard and said bitterly: "He didn't believe me when I was in the palace, but now I am When I was demoted from the palace, the empress, An Lingrong and Guan Shi who framed me that day all stood still in the palace. I also heard that the emperor favored An Lingrong and Guan Shi very much, and they were newly enfeoffed. So now Is there any use for me to say anything else?" I buried my face between my knees, "If there was something to contend for at the beginning, if it hadn't been to the point where I was disheartened and powerless, even if I didn't want to No matter how humiliated I am, I will stay in the palace to repay it later, and I will not let my obscuring moon leave me while still in its infancy." The more I said, the more heartbroken I became, and my heart was surging like a tide. Xuanqing felt distressed, hugged me a little more, and said softly: "Huan'er, think deeply, if you really ask Jiayi now, she is willing to retract the confession for you, and the emperor also understands your family's grievances, so how about you?" What will happen?" "What will happen?" I murmured, "Daddy and elder brother will be wronged, they will return to the court, the officials will be restored to their posts, and the Zhen family will still be prominent." Ning will never come back, never come back." "Then even if the emperor avenges your father and brother, will the status of the queen be shaken?" "Empress?" I was both resentful and mournful. "That's right." Xuan Qing's tone was calm and rational, "As long as there is the queen mother, the queen will still be the queen who dominates the six palaces and the mother's world. And even if Jiayi retracts the confession, she is not completely sure to point the finger at the queen. Since the queen If you are safe, then in order not to implicate yourself, An Lingrong will also be safe, or even Guan Shi will not be implicated. After all, they have not come forward to do anything about your family. If the matter is really complicated, it will be too involved , then in order to stabilize the foundation of the imperial court, even if the imperial brother knows that there is a grievance, he will not investigate it." Xuanqing's voice was a little sad and helpless, "Because he is the emperor, the imperial court is the most important thing, and he will not fight for one person or one thing. Do something that hurts the fundamentals of the court. You must understand this matter. And your father and brother, even if they return to the court, they will still be officials, but they will be surrounded by powerful enemies. How many times?" "How many times can I stand it?" I seemed to ask myself, "Back to the court, Dad will fight openly and secretly again. Dad is old and doesn't have the energy." "Qing, if my father and brother can be innocent, then they will return to the officialdom to fight with others endlessly; if I don't return their innocence, it will be my unfilial daughter who separates their father and son from the north and the south. I have a hard time getting together. Qing, what should I do right?" He shook his head understandingly, "I'm afraid that if you make a slight move, the grievances of your father and brother have not been washed away, and you, Ozuki, and your father and brother's family have all been in danger." I just felt in a dilemma, with endless sorrow and suffering, and couldn't say anything for a while. "Miss", Huanbi called me suddenly, looked into the distance and said, "Master Qinghe has thought carefully and thought of everything, we really shouldn't take this step rashly. It's just..." Her gaze suddenly jumped , as if being ignited by something, a fiery flame burst out, "The prince still has one most important thing to say." She suddenly turned her gaze to Xuan Qing, and said indifferently: "My lord, don't you have no selfishness in advising Xiao Xiao not to act rashly?" Hearing what she said, Xuan Qing slowly lowered his head and said, "Huanbi..." Huanbi is dressed in green, tied with a light blue silk sash, fluttering in the wind like a butterfly.Her figure is hidden in the luxuriant grass, which seems to blend in with the surrounding greenery, except for her delicate face, which is snow-white without any blood color, and a pair of pupils that seem to be two pools of stagnant water that can't see to the bottom. "Although Huanbi is a slave, she is very clear about this matter. The prince is trying to persuade the lady so hard, because he is afraid that if the Zhenmen is acquitted, the lady will return to the harem and return to your brother's side. Then you and the lady will have nothing to do It’s really cut off from love, isn’t it?” I smiled wryly, and my tone was as deep as autumn rain and evening mist, "Huanbi, since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty for many years, have you ever heard that concubines who have left the palace to practice can return to the court again? Do you think everyone is Wu Zetian? Every emperor is as affectionate as Li Zhi. What's more, the emperor expelled me from the palace, not because he was troubled by my father and brother, but because he didn't want me to offend the first emperor and then be disobedient. That's why the empress stopped chasing me .” Huanbi said quietly: "Although this is the case, the young lady is the biological mother of the Obscure Moon Emperor Ji after all. If the Zhen family is wronged, the emperor may miss the old love and think of the young lady. Even if the etiquette is related, the young lady cannot be brought back to the palace. , I will often visit Miss. At that time, can the prince and Miss come and go freely like this?" "Huanbi..." I was startled, and unconsciously went to look at Xuanqing. It might be selfish for him to think like this, but is it wrong for him to be so selfish? Or on that day, will I be so selfish? Xuanqing bowed her head for a moment, then suddenly raised her clear eyes, and said with a slight smile: "Huanbi, you are so smart." Huanbi was stunned for a moment, then woke up, a forced smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he leaned forward and said, "Where the prince is saying this, is he praising the servant or is he mocking the servant?" He shook his head slowly, and said softly: "Huanbi, you do know my selfishness. But if there are no reasons above, maybe you can really think that I am a selfish man. But..." He smiled faintly, as if brushing the The breeze above the long grass said: "Then if it is you, would you like your father and brother to go back to the court battle, even the safety of the rest of the life is not guaranteed; would you like your elder sister to go back to the court?" A man who doesn't cherish her, doesn't love her, doesn't trust her, and then fight with countless women..." Huanbi's face was cloudy and uncertain, as if the weather after a summer shower was still unpredictable. After a moment, he raised his head and said, "My lord..." Xuan Qing stopped her and continued: "Since you are connected with them by blood, tell me, do you want your relatives to live like that? It's like your eldest sister, if she wins in the palace, Then it means that she will have to fight and kill different women all her life; if she loses, she may not even have a place to be buried. You are her sister, tell me, do you want her to live like this?" Huanbi panicked and shook her head again and again. Xuan Qing sighed, and said: "What kind of life she lives in the palace, you are by my side is the clearest. Do you want her to suffer again? Since you don't want to, then I regard her as the treasure of my life, so naturally I am even more unwilling, do you understand?" He said, holding my hand firmly. Huanbi was greatly shocked, and couldn't help but gape there.My heart was also touched, and tears slowly fell, I held his hand behind my back, bowed my head and said: "But they are my biological father and brother, I can't just watch them divide the two places, and the family can't get together." He whispered: "Don't forget, although I am an idle clan, I am also a prince, the brother of the current emperor. Your father and brother live in northern Sichuan and Lingnan, thousands of miles away. If possible, I will try my best to get them Transfer to one place. I just wronged you, and I can't see my father and brother all the time." I lowered my head and wiped my tears and said, "If I can comfort my father, even if I can't see them again when I'm alive, it doesn't matter." Huanbi fixedly looked at Xuanqing, and said, "Can the prince do it?" Xuanqing looked at me seriously and firmly, and said, "I promise Huan'er, I will definitely do it." Huanbi wrapped her fingers around the silk sash on the clothes, pondered for a moment, and said: "The prince's affection for the elder sister is naturally understood by Huanbi. Since the prince said so, then Huanbi thanked the prince on behalf of his father, brother and elder sister." After finishing speaking, he bowed to the end as a courtesy. When he raised his head again, Huanbi's eyes were already bright, and he said softly: "Just now Huanbi's words were reckless and offended the prince." He said tolerantly: "It's nothing, you're just telling my unspeakable things." He helped me up, called the coachman back, and said softly to me: "It's getting late, it's important that we go back first .” It was September, and the crops on both sides of the road were ripe, and all the shepherd's wheat was falling.Occasionally, when the wind blows, the waves of wheat rise and fall like the waves of the Yellow Sea, and the turbulent peaks rise and fall like the tide, which also seems to comfort the endless worries and sorrows in my heart.In order to avoid Xuanqing's worries, even though I no longer showed any worry on my face, when the carriage bumped a little, my infinite thoughts surged again. -------------------------------------------------- --- Notes: