Chapter 45 Chapter Forty-Four

I hurriedly greeted the man who came out. It was Minmin's elder brother, Suwan Guerjia. He said with a puzzled dry smile: "Miss, please go back! Seeing her now will only be a bad luck!" Before he finished speaking, Min Min had already lifted the curtain and rushed out, crying and angrily said: " You all want to drive me away, and now you don’t even let me see anyone!" Her brother didn't dare to say any more, and hurried away with his head bowed.I hurried forward and dragged Minmin into the tent, the ground was in a mess, everything that could be smashed was smashed, and everything that could be lifted was also lifted.Looking for a handkerchief for her to wipe her face, I'm afraid she can't count on it, so I had to lift the curtain and tell the girl guarding outside: "Go get a basin of water, and bring the handkerchief!"

Turning around, Minmin sat on the blanket, just crying.I sat beside her and accompanied her quietly, and waited for the girl to call softly outside the house: "The water is ready!" I hurriedly got up and brought the basin in, rubbed the handkerchief, handed it to Minmin and said, "Wipe your face, take care of it." Talk, can crying like this be of any use?" Minmin wiped her face clean with sobs.I saw that she had calmed down a lot, so I asked, "What's wrong?" Before she could speak, tears came down again.After crying for a while, she said intermittently: "My Ama begged the emperor to marry me in a few days!" I asked: "Who?" Prince! They will have an audience with the emperor in a few days." I was thinking blankly, I only knew that he was one of the eight prominent clans of Mongolia, and I had no idea about the rest!

After Minmin finished speaking, she cried even more sadly, and said, "Anyway, I won't marry, and I won't marry even if I strangle myself to death with a rope!" I was silent for a long time, sat next to her, and whispered: "Gege, let me tell you a secret!" Minmin didn't pay attention, and still lowered her head in tears. When we were on the prairie, the eighth elder brother was my friend!" Min Min said aloud, and looked up at me. With a slight smile in the corner of my mouth, I leaned close to her head, and started talking in a low voice from the time we met in Baylor House, about his care for many years, about my touch, about the scenes on the grassland last year, about He wanted to be a prince, he said that I don't want to get involved in the battle for the throne, he begged him to give up, he talked about the Eight Fortunes, his son, and the current grievances.Minmin just listened and forgot to cry.

With a slight smile, I wrung out the veil, helped her wipe away the tears on her face, and asked softly, "Are you really going to marry Brother Thirteen? Be a side Fujin, live in a small courtyard, and look forward to it every day." Can he remember you after he comes down and come to see you? To put it bluntly, you are not the woman that Brother Thirteen loves, and you got into a dispute with another Fujin because of your temperament, what do you think? Will Elder Brother Thirteen help you? Can you really put aside the blue sky and green grass here, and choose to live in a small yard, and from now on you can only look up at the narrow sky in all directions? I know it is cruel to say this , But Gege, think carefully about the lives of the concubines beside your Ama, except for one or two favored ones, what kind of life the rest are living! Have you ever thought that one day you will be one of them. "

Minmin was stunned, and I sighed: "Your Ama is like this, not because you really want you to marry that prince, but because you have never thought about your thirteenth elder brother. In fact, Minmin, you are lucky Girl, you have an Ama who really loves you! In the future, the prince of the Suwan Guerjia clan will be your brother, and he will take good care of you. If you stay on the grassland, no one will dare to bully you! Many beautiful women do not have this blessing, and their fathers and brothers will use these women's marriages in exchange for their own political interests."

"The crown prince was also moved by your beauty, but you, Ama, just pretended not to know it. Maybe it was another father, just thinking that the crown prince is the future emperor, and maybe his grandson is the next emperor. Then he married off his daughter! Minmin, you come from a noble family, you must have heard and seen such things!" While thinking about my sister's sad fate, I slowly said sadly: "Compared to those who love their daughters but are unable to decide their daughter's fate, or those who have the ability to protect their daughters, but refuse to do so out of selfishness. Do your best, how lucky you are! You, Ama, have the ability to protect you and are willing to protect you with all your heart. Minmin, you have a noble status and outstanding appearance. Compared with those real poor women who drift with the wind, you are so unique, you should Those who try to laugh, tears do not belong to you!"

"Crying, making trouble, hanging three times, women's methods will only work for those who love themselves deeply. Only they will be soft-hearted, distressed, and heartbroken. People who don't love you, looking at your dead body, it's a big deal She shed tears of sympathy and said, "What a pity!" Afterwards, the romance is still the same. Minmin, is your steadfastness used to hurt your Ama?" Minmin shook her head blankly, and I said with a smile on the corner of my mouth: "But if you don't want to marry that prince, you can pretend to be desperate and try to blackmail you, Ama! As long as you stop thinking about Thirteen, I will I guess it still works.”

Minmin was just in a daze, and I quietly accompanied her by the side. I had finished what I had to say. It would be best if she could understand, but if she couldn't understand, there was nothing I could do.After all, she is still in charge of her affairs. After half a day, she quietly said: "Then I won't be able to be with Brother Thirteen anymore!" I said softly, "Yes!" "Then will I meet people like Brother Thirteen in the future?" I said softly: "Minmin, it's hard to say which is better, the moon or the stars. If you don't just cry because you missed the moon, you might see a sky full of stars! That's no less beautiful than the moon!"

Minmin stared at me and asked, "What about you? Will you forget about Eighth Brother, forget about the moon, and look for the stars?" I nodded firmly and said, "Yes! I will look for it with my eyes wide open. As long as that star belongs to me, I won't miss it." Minmin looked at me for a while, and said with tears in her eyes: "But I still want to cry!" I said softly: "Then cry! Just don't cry for too long. Remember to wipe off quickly after crying." Look at the sky with tears, don't miss the stars that belong to you!" Before the words finished, Minmin threw herself into my arms and burst into tears.I hugged her and patted her back unconsciously, with tears in my eyes.Eyes wide open, head half-tilted, not letting them fall.

When I saw Kangxi the next day, I was worried, because I didn't know what Prince Suwan Guerjia and Kangxi had discussed, and I always felt that it was not as simple as a child's affair, so I couldn't guess Kangxi's mind at all. Kangxi was busy reviewing official documents, so he didn't seem to pay much attention to me, so I had to serve cautiously. At the end of the day, Kangxi never spoke, as if what happened yesterday never happened.Not only did I feel uneasy, but I became more and more afraid, fearing that the calmer I am now, the stronger the storm will be in the future.But there was nothing to do, so he had to pretend that everything was as usual.

Seeing Minmin again at night, her eyes were red and swollen like walnuts. I shook my head and sighed, "I really can't see people! No wonder I've been hiding in the tent!" Minmin leaned sideways and said, "As you expected, Ama He promised to ask the emperor not to marry me. He told me to choose one on the grassland by myself. However, Ama said that he likes that Irgenjueluo Zuoying very much!" I nodded, looked at her with a smile, and didn't speak.She looked at me, and suddenly said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Ama is full of praise for you!" I looked at Minmin in surprise, and Minmin straightened up and said, "I told Ama'I don't want to marry Thirteen Elder brother', Ama thought that I was coaxing him, just tricking him not to propose marriage to me. I told Ama everything you told me." I was shocked and hurriedly asked: "My eighth brother and I..." Minmin cut it off: "Don't worry! I'm reckless, but I'm not stupid. Except for you and me, I will never let anyone else know about this matter." I nodded in relief. She continued: "While I was crying, I told Ama that I had figured it out! Brother Thirteen doesn't like me, and it doesn't make sense for me to marry him. I won't marry him! After hearing this, Ama repeatedly exclaimed, Said that I am a lucky person, having made a friend like you, and said that I don't need to pretend to wipe my neck, he will not force me to marry Prince Sataka!" I smiled and looked at her, because she let go, she is indeed a blessed person! She suddenly said, "Ruoxi, may I call you 'sister'?" I smiled and said, "Call me! But only in private, not in front of others." She hurriedly responded, and called softly again. : "Sister!" The two laughed while holding each other's hands. She didn't let go of her smile, and her face turned sad again. I sighed, and remembered again!Remembered again!After all, 'knowledge is easier than action'!There are many people who understand the truth, but how many people can actually do it?It is very rare for Minmin to be like this! She was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Sister! I think even if I find Xing Xing, I'm afraid I won't forget his singing and smile! I don't want him to forget me! I want to show Brother Thirteen a dance, I just think that whenever he sees other people dancing, he will think of me and remember that there is such a person dancing for him!" I nodded knowingly, and said softly: "I will definitely help you try to make Brother Thirteen never forget what he saw." Minmin smiled sadly and leaned into my arms. During this period of time, I was so busy that as soon as my head touched the pillow, I didn’t feel anything. When I opened my eyes again, it was already the next day. How to build the stage, how to let the craftsmen understand the effect I want, where the current craftsmanship must be abandoned, and where can a compromise be made. After being on duty every day, I went to find Minmin in a hurry. Minmin's elder brother was summoned around, always asking in distress, 'What exactly do you want to do? ’, Minmin pursed his lips, and he hurriedly said again and again with a smiling face, ‘Okay! ', on the contrary, Prince Su Wan Guerjia will respond to everything, give what he wants, and don't ask the reason, just let us toss with a smile, and what he said in front of Kangxi is also convenient for us to make trouble. One day when everyone was there, I was serving tea. Kangxi looked at me and said with a smile: "You are in a hurry all day long, and the craftsmen are ordered by you to make a lot of construction. Today they want silk, and tomorrow they want satin. I can't play tricks, but I want to see where you put your face? Don't worry, I was laughed at and said that there is no one around me who can do it!" I leaned over and smiled back: "At that time, the Lord Long Live will help the slaves ! As long as the Lord Long Live agrees, who would dare to laugh at the slaves?" Kangxi laughed and scolded: "If it's not good, I will be the first to scold you!" I smiled and bowed, but didn't speak.Prince Suwan Guerjia smiled and said: "If it's not good, the first person to scold must be Minmin, because Minmin loves to mess around." Kangxi glanced at me with a smile, looked sideways at Prince Irgenjueluo Zuoying and asked, "It snowed last winter, and many cattle and sheep froze to death. Are you prepared for this year?" Irgenjueluo Zuoying The prince hurriedly replied in detail. As I dragged the tea tray out, I thought, before I saw him, I never thought that this Prince Sataka was such a man, standing side by side with the unrestrained Thirteen and the bright and handsome Fourteen, he was not at all inferior. The appearance is not outstanding, but the boldness and shrewdness contained in the eyebrows, the calmness and generosity of the demeanor, make people think of the eagle soaring above the nine heavens at a glance. Prince Suwan Guerjia has a very good vision, but I don’t know what he is with Does Minmin have a fate? I am so busy all day, I have to serve Kangxi, I have to think about the layout, I have to train the manpower, and I have to arrange songs and dances for Minmin. I don’t care about other things at all. , Occasionally Thirteenth and Fourteenth stopped and wanted to ask a few more questions, I sighed and said, "I have to go to work quickly, if I can't do it well, Long Live God will scold me!" let me go. Unconsciously, it has been more than two months, and the Mongols will leave tomorrow. Kangxi hosted a banquet to see the Mongols off this evening. Taking Kangxi as the center, Prince Suwan Guerjia sat on the side, and other elder brothers, princes, and accompanying ministers sat scattered around. Kangxi carefully looked around and asked me with a smile: "You have been busy for more than two months. It’s so dark, I can’t see anything clearly.” I bowed and smiled and said, “I haven’t lit the lamp yet, but after the lamp is lit, it will be clear. If Lord Long Live wants to see it, I will order them to start!” Kangxi smiled and looked at Prince Suwan Guerjia and Prince Zuoying, both of them bowed and said with a smile: "Follow the emperor's mood!" Kangxi nodded to me, and I glanced at Li Dequan, who also nodded to me.Because all the bonfires and lights here will be extinguished later, he asked Kangxi for instructions in advance, and Li Dequan specially strengthened the guards. At this time, there were four close guards around Kangxi.The crown prince and all the elder brothers looked at them in surprise when they entered the table, but seeing Kangxi talking and laughing as usual, they calmed down again. I picked up the brass bell I prepared in advance, bowed to Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, I will turn off the lights!" Kangxi nodded, I picked up the brass bell and shook it three times, and the lights went out in an instant.The whole camp became pitch black.Unprepared in advance, the officials and elder brothers who were not prepared for the instant complete darkness couldn't help saying "Huh" and "Yah!"!I laughed to myself, this is what I want!This was not in vain for my long hours of training. After everyone got used to the darkness, I calmed down and shook the copper bell again. With two crisp sounds, a faint blue light slowly lit up in front of me. the sea. If there is no sound of Matouqin, it is entangled in the blurred blue like silk, and one can't help being in a trance. A round of bright moon slowly rises from the sea. The full moon in the sky can faintly hear the sound of surprise. The sound of the matouqin gradually became clear, as if with the rising of the moon, the person playing the violin also approached us from the vast night.With the sound of several drums, a woman with a slender body, slender and well-fitting, and a tall cloud bun appeared in the full moon. With a light dance, it finally slowly freezes into a flying posture of bouncing a pipa in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, as if it is about to fly but has not yet flown, and it is hesitant to fall.Across the moon, her figure is just a black silhouette, but it already makes people feel that she is as graceful as a frightened bird, as graceful as a dragon, charming and delicate, which makes people yearn for her; but she is so beautiful, lonely and cold, like a moon Chang'e in the middle makes people feel ashamed. The sound of zither and drums stopped abruptly, and needles could be heard in the audience. Everyone looked up at Fairy Moon, wondering if she was coming back or coming?In the extreme silence, the sound of the pipa cracking the silk suddenly made everyone's heart startled, and the shock was still undecided. The fairy had already spread her long sleeves, her belt was fluttering, and her figure was either soft like a willow swaying in the wind, or burning like a lotus out of Lubo. Sometimes it is as bright as the morning glow, or as slow as a clear spring; it seems as if the moon is covered by light clouds, and the snow flutters like the flowing wind.If you move impermanently, you will be safe if you are in danger.Difficult times to advance and stop, if you go, you will return. The viewers are all moved by the dance in the moon, the pipa gradually slows down, the sound becomes lower and lower, almost inaudible; the moon slowly falls, the light gradually dims, and the dancing figure of the fairy is gradually blurred.Finally, the Moon Immortal disappeared into the darkness with Yue'er, leaving only the faint blue waves flowing silently on the stage, just like everyone's mood at this time. I wandered around, and saw the face of the prince in front of me full of color and soul teaching; the ninth elder brother stared wide-eyed, his mouth slightly opened; although Prince Yiergenjueluo looked normal, his body could not help but lean forward slightly, as if I want to catch the gradually fading moon.Seeing Shisan's expression of admiration and appreciation, I couldn't help smiling slightly.From then on, when you see the moon, you will always catch your sensitive figure occasionally, right?