Chapter 31 The Dream Story of Prince Artes and Princess Haya Tufus-4

After the princess finished writing, she read it again and felt that the wording was appropriate, so she folded it and handed it to the old lady.The old lady hurriedly left the palace with the letter, came to the prince's shop, and handed the letter to him. Prince Artus took the letter, and when he had finished reading it, he stared blankly at the ground, without saying a word, only moving his fingers here and there.The old lady asked him strangely: "Son, why don't you talk?" "Old lady, what else can I say? She is getting more and more disgusted with your threats every time."

"With me here, you can write to her whatever you want. I will definitely let you meet." Arthur kissed the old lady's hand gratefully, and wrote the following poem: Your heart refuses to turn to the lover, And dismissed his ardent desire. A pair of bright eyes shining with the light of wisdom, Still bright and clear in the dark. A foreigner tortured to death by love, I beg you to treat each other well and be generous with your kindness. In the night he drowned in tears, Tossing and turning, sleepless all night. Love brought him sorrow, panic, I just beg you not to make things worse and cut off his last hope.

After the prince finished writing, he folded it up and handed it to the old lady, and then thanked her for three hundred gold coins and said, "Take it for laundry expenses, old lady." The old lady kissed the prince's hand in thanks, and then returned to the palace, and went to the princess's boudoir, and handed the letter to her. The princess opened the letter and read it from the beginning to the end, angrily threw the letter on the ground, got up and stepped on the slippers studded with pearls, and went straight to her father's bedroom in a rage.The angry flames in her eyes scared away the people around, and no one dared to get close to her.She went to her father, but she couldn't see her father, so she asked the king where he was going.The maids and concubines respectfully replied:

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has gone hunting." The princess had no choice but to withdraw and go back to the boudoir. Like an angry lion, she didn't speak a word to anyone for three whole hours.She was silent for a long time before she gradually calmed down.The nurse tentatively approached her, knelt down and kissed the ground, and asked softly, "Your Highness, where were you just now?" "To the father's place." "Your Highness, what are you doing? Is there no one waiting for you?" "I did it myself to tell my father the truth about the dog dealer's entanglement, so that my father will arrest that bastard and his buddies, hang them all, and never allow any foreign traders to come to this country. .”

"So, Your Highness, is that why you went to meet His Majesty in person?" "Yes, that's what it is for. But my father has gone hunting, so I can only wait for him to come back." "Your Highness, may Allah bless you! You are so smart, why did you let the king know such shameful and absurd things?" "Why not?" The princess was very unconvinced. "Your Highness, think about it, if you find the king and tell him the matter, His Majesty will definitely order all the merchants to be hanged in front of the city gate in a fit of rage, and the people will definitely ask about the execution Why, someone may tell them: 'Because they tried to seduce the princess.' In this way, rumors will spread about you at once, and people will add more embellishment, and someone will say: 'She ran out of the palace and fooled around with the merchants. For ten days, those merchants will be blessed.' Some people will even fabricate obscene words, which are terrifying! Your Highness, you must know that a woman's name is like white milk, and no matter how small a dust is, it will Pollution it. Women's honor is as fragile as glass, once it is broken, it cannot be repaired and restored. So please think twice, Your Highness, and don't let the king and others know about this, or your reputation will not be guaranteed. Your Highness, with Your wisdom, consider my advice. What people say will do you no good, and if you don't agree, do as you please."

After listening to the old lady's advice, Haya Tufus thought it was very reasonable, so she said to her: "Nurse, your suggestion is very reasonable. I was dazzled by resentment, so I can't see that things will happen." Bad ending." "You are right in wanting to keep it a secret, and Allah will approve of it. But how can we keep silent about that bastard! Write another letter to him and say, 'You Scum of the business world, if my father hadn't happened to be hunting and going out, I would have let him hang you and your kind. You don't want to get any sweetness out of this. Allah testifies, if you dare to speak nonsense again, I will definitely Take your dog's life and purge you from this world.' You condemn him as hard as you can, make him repent, and get rid of his wrongdoing!"

"If I do this, can he really stop messing around like you said?" "I will tell him exactly how you appealed to His Majesty, and see if he still dares to pester you." Convinced of the nurse's words, Haya Tufus ordered pen, ink and paper to be fetched, and wrote the following poem: You tried everything to join us, In order to fulfill your wish. Men often die by their own deceit, Your quest will only lead to disaster. You have no power, no power, no virtue, no ability, Not to mention being born in the family of emperors and generals. If someone from our clan did this,

He will certainly flinch in the flames of terror. Today I forgive you for your heinous sin, I hope you can realize your mistakes and correct them. When the princess finished writing the letter, she folded it and handed it to the old lady, saying: "Nurse, teach that dog a lesson for me, tell him to calm down as soon as possible, don't force me to kill him, and dirty my hands." "Your Highness, I swear to Allah, I will do it." After the old lady finished speaking, she left the palace with the letter and came to Arthur's shop, and handed the letter to him while saying hello.

The prince also greeted the old lady, took the letter in her hand, opened it and read it, and sighed: "We come from Allah, and we will return to Allah." He then said: "Old lady, my patience and The body is getting weaker and weaker, what can I do?" "My child, please persevere. In the end, Allah will always make you happy. Whatever you think now, just write it down, and let me bring it to the princess, and then bring the letter back to you. So you don't have to Looking for troubles, take a step back and open up the sea and the sky. If you are blessed by the Lord, you will meet each other by fate."

The prince blessed the old lady and wrote the following poem: If there is no one to help you in love, A lover's violence will kill me. A burning fire burns within me, There is no moment of rest all day long. You are the longing of my life, how can I stop chasing you? So no matter what you do to me, I am willing to bear it. Please Allah grant my request, Because of the suspense you and I have reached the point of self-destruction. May Allah judge early, Because I'm under threat of abandonment. After the prince finished writing, he folded it up and gave it to the old lady, and rewarded her with four hundred gold coins.The old lady returned to the palace with the letter and the money, and went to the princess's chamber to give the letter to her.The princess didn't even look at it, but asked:

"What is this?" "Your Highness, this is a letter from that dog." "Did you stop him as I meant?" "I stopped him, but he replied to this letter." The old lady took the opportunity to hand in the reply. The princess opened the letter and read it, then turned around and asked, "Why didn't what you said to me back then come to fruition at all?" "Your Highness, hasn't he expressed deep remorse in the letter and begged for your forgiveness?" "No, swear to Allah, not only did he not restrain himself at all, but he intensified." "Your Highness, why don't you give him an ultimatum. Follow my method and it will definitely work." "I don't want to reply to anyone anymore!" The princess refused to reply. "I need your reply letter to have a basis to cut off his thoughts." "No, you can just scold him." "I must have your reply letter before I can make it work and dispel his idea!" The old lady argued hard, persuading the princess to write back. Helpless, Haya Tufus had no choice but to follow the wet nurse's wishes, and wrote the following poem: I have repeatedly warned, but you have repeatedly broken the ban, How many poems and letters have I personally written to prevent you from committing the same crime again! Instead of expressing yourself, you should hold back your feelings, If the honest words are against the ear, I will never be merciless. If you repeat what you said earlier, Will soon hear of death; I see the breeze blowing around me, And the birds of the wild covet your dead body. Go back and do something good. If you are stubborn and mess around, you will be killed. When Haya Tuvers finished writing, she folded it up and threw it on the floor.The old lady hurriedly picked it up, took the letter and left the palace, and went straight to the prince's shop. The prince took the letter from the old lady, opened it and read it, completely desperate, because the princess not only didn't have the slightest affection for him, but hated him even more.Seeing that this was the case, he could not get close to the princess, so he asked Allah for help in his reply letter, hoping to impress her heart.So he wrote the following poem: For her I suffered and suffered, Please Lord help me. I spare this burning heart, this feeble body, Still no sympathy and pity from her, How much wind and rain will this frail body have to go through? Love has made me miserable, endlessly. No one reached out to help. The sleepless night still comes, and the only way to deal with it is to cry loudly or cry softly. When will the love for her disappear? For my patience has been honed and flattened. O noisy crow on the high branch! Could it be that you are the only one who dares to be sure of success in the world? After Arthur finished writing, he folded the letter and handed it to the old lady, and gave her another five hundred gold coins.The old lady returned to the palace with the letter and the money, went to the princess' boudoir, and handed the letter to her. The princess opened the letter and read it, threw it aside, and shouted sharply: "Bad old woman, you are all playing tricks, praising that bad guy, and at the same time instigating me to write to him. After going back and forth like this, you actually made me and He exchanged letters. What is your intention in doing this? Tell me the truth! Every time you see me, you say: 'I will teach him a lesson and cut off his wishful thinking.' You do this to urge me to write back to him. Make tricks between me and him, and ruin my reputation." After she scolded, she immediately ordered the servants: "Damn it, drag this old thing out and beat him to death." The servants immediately beat the old lady hard according to the princess's will.She was beaten until her head was bleeding, she was dying, and she passed out.Only then did Haya Tufus order the old lady to be thrown out of the harem gate, and then ordered a maid to stand by her side, and when she woke up, she was told not to step into the palace gate again.If she disobeyed the order, she would be killed. The old lady was thrown out of the harem, and after slowly waking up, the maid beside her told her exactly what the princess had said.The old lady knew that the matter had come to an end, so she had no choice but to reply, "I will follow orders." The maid saw that the old lady was really pitiful, so she put her in a big bamboo basket, hired someone to take her home, and invited a doctor to treat her. After a few days, the old lady gradually recovered from her injuries and rode to the prince's shop. Because she was resting at home after being beaten, she hadn't seen the prince for a long time, which made the prince worried in every possible way, and he was eager to find out some news from her, so when he saw the old lady, the prince quickly got up to greet her and greeted her warmly.Seeing the old lady's frail appearance, the prince couldn't wait to ask for clarification.So the old lady told how the princess had beaten her. Seeing that the old lady suffered for him, ZT felt very guilty. He said: "Old lady, your misfortune makes me very sad. I really want to know why the princess hates men so much?" "Let me tell you, child. Princess Haya Tufus had a garden of incomparable beauty. One night, the princess dreamed that she entered the garden and saw a hunter hiding in his net to catch birds. The surrounding area was full of grains to lure birds. At this time, a group of birds flew to peck, and one of the male birds fell into the net and could not escape. The birds fled, and even his female companion scattered. After a while, the female flew back again and pecked at the mesh trapping the male bird until it broke through. She rescued the male bird, and then both flew away. The hunter was dozing off at that time, so he didn’t find the caught one. A male bird, when he woke up, found that the mesh had been pecked, so he had to repair it again, and then set up a net to catch birds. After a while, a group of birds flew to peck, and some of them were rescued from the net before. The male bird and its female companion. Unfortunately, the female bird got caught in the net. Her bad luck scared away her male partner and other birds, leaving her alone struggling in the net, But its male partner never appeared. The hunter woke up from a doze, bumped into the captured female bird, and killed it. The princess woke up from her dream and was taken aback. She lamented: "Man and woman in the world are just like birds."This female bird is so caring and protective of her male partner, she can stand up when the male partner is in danger, and will not hesitate to risk her life.But when she herself died, all she got in exchange was the indifference of her male companion, who fled away.It can be seen that the affection of the female bird to the male bird is all in vain. Cursed be Allah for those who trust men!They do not see and do not recognize the truth of women's devotion to men. 'In this way, the princess began to resent the man. " "Old lady, does the princess never go outside the palace?" "Yes, child! But she spends a day in the royal garden every year in season of fruit. She goes in and out of the garden only by the secret door leading into it, and never spends the night outside. I want you to know that if By Allah, you will have a chance. There is still a month until the time to pick the fruit, and then she will definitely go to the garden. You must follow my instructions. From now on, you need to associate with the gardener of the garden , do a good job with each other. You must know that the garden is very close to the princess’ boudoir. The gardener is heavily guarded and no one is allowed to enter the garden. So when the princess visits the garden, I will notify you of the specific date in advance. You, as usual To get along with the gardener, you just have to try to spend the night in the garden and hide well. When the princess appears, you can come out of your hiding place and let her see you. I believe she will fall in love with you at first sight .Your beauty will make her fascinated, and then other problems will be solved. Don't worry, child, I will let you meet." The prince sincerely thanked the old lady.He kissed the old lady's hand, and gave the old lady enough cloth to make six splendid dresses, including three suits of silk from Alexandria and three suits of cotton satins of various colors, plus shirts, trousers, kerchiefs and A lining of Gebu, cotton and white cloth from the Pollebek region.In addition, the old lady was heavily rewarded with six hundred gold coins. He said, "Take these and make clothes." The old lady accepted the things and said, "Son, would you like to show me the place where I live? I want to see the expensive house." "Excellent." The prince immediately sent someone to show the old lady around his residence, and then sent someone to follow the old lady to see her residence. After the old lady left, Prince Arthur immediately closed the door and went home, and told the prime minister in detail about the conversation with the old lady. After hearing this, the prime minister asked, "Your Highness, if you see the princess in the imperial garden but still cannot win her favor, what are you going to do?" "There is nothing I can do now. To get her, I will take a risky action. I will take her from the servants, mount a fast horse, flee to the countryside, and find a way out. If the operation goes well, I will Even if you succeed; if you die because of it, you can be free from this nasty life!" "Son, is this your plan? You know, we are in a country thousands of miles away, how can we just leave? If you want to kidnap the princess and escape, the king here has a heavy army, how can you succeed?" ? With his ability to command wind and rain, he will definitely be able to cut off our retreat. Therefore, this plan is neither safe nor wise for us." "Master Xiang is really considerate! So what should I do? I am nothing more than a walking dead now, and I am really helpless!" "Be patient first, let's go to the Royal Garden tomorrow to find out, get in touch with the gardener, and then make plans." The next day, the prime minister and Ates took a thousand gold coins and left home to the gate of the imperial garden.I saw that the high garden wall was full of fruit trees with rich fruits, and I saw the gurgling stream, the flowers blooming in full bloom, and the birds chirping on the branches, singing sweet songs.The scenery is beautiful and attractive, really like a paradise on earth.After the prime minister and the prince enjoyed the garden, they greeted an old man sitting inside. Hearing someone calling him, the old man saw two well-dressed and luxurious people calling him, so he responded and said: "Masters, what do you want me to do?" "Old man, we come from a foreign country and live far away from here. Because the weather is sultry, I hope you can let us go to the garden and choose a place under the shade of water to cool off. Here are two gold coins, please take them Buy something to eat with us. When we are full and not tired, we will leave here and go home." After the prime minister finished speaking, he took out two gold coins from his pocket and handed them to the old man. This old man is the gardener of the imperial garden. Although he is very old, he has never seen so much money, so he took it ecstatically, and led the prince and the prime minister under a big tree in the garden, saying: : "You two, please sit here and rest, but don't walk around casually, because there is a secret door connected to the inner courtyard of the palace, and outsiders are not allowed to enter here." "Don't worry, old man! We won't go overboard." The gardener went out of the garden and went straight to buy food for the prince and the prime minister.After a while, he brought back roast mutton, bread and other things, and hired someone to carry them back to the garden, put them in front of the two guests, and sat down to eat and drink with them.After drinking and eating, they chatted, but they were very congenial.The prime minister looked around while talking, and found that there was a pavilion in the garden that had been in disrepair for a long time. Not only the walls were dilapidated, but some parts had also collapsed.He pointed to the dangerous building and asked: "Old man, is this garden yours, or did you rent it?" "Generous master! This is not my garden, I just look after it for others." "How much does the owner of the garden give you every month?" "A gold coin." "This is too harsh, it is impossible for you to support your family!" "Yes! I swear to Allah, I have eight children, and the family burden is not light!" "There is no way, only the great Allah can save you." The prime minister sighed and said to the gardener: "Poor man! I swear to Allah, your misfortune makes me very sad. If someone is willing to lighten your burden, Helping you, how do you answer him?" "O generous master! Every good thing you do to me is doing good deeds before Allah." "Old man, you have to know that although this garden is naturally beautiful, the dilapidated building is too old and does not match the surrounding scenery, so I want to repair and paint it to make it look new and add color to the garden If the master sees you and asks who did all this, tell him: 'My lord, I repaired and painted it, so that it would no longer be tattered and unsightly; I did all this because I was in dire straits.’ If the owner asks where the repair costs come from, you can say: ‘My lord, I raised the cost of the repairs myself. I did this to please you, in order to Get your reward.' In this way, I believe that the owner of the garden will carry it for you. And I will pay for all these expenses. Tomorrow I will send a paint craftsman in charge of repairs to do all this." After the prime minister finished speaking, he gave the The gardener put a purse containing five hundred gold coins and said, "Take this money and use it to support your family. Let your family pray for me and my son." The prime minister said and pointed to the prince.