Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Desolation of Hearts

Three days later, it will be an auspicious day for marriage. Under Liu Xun's will, Huo's daughter and Xu's daughter entered the mansion at the same time.One is the daughter of the great general Huo Guang, and the other is the younger sister of the Empress Empress, neither of them can be neglected.The housekeeper of the Meng Mansion spent countless thoughts in order to be considerate of everything, and only wanted to be peaceful, and neither side would offend. Meng Jue was surprisingly indifferent to everything, and when he asked him for instructions on anything, he would either say "you can figure it out" or "whatever".

"Are the two ladies paying homage at the same time, or separately?" "casual." "Which lady do you plan to rest at first at night, my lord? It is supposed to be the eldest lady, she is the emperor's first grade, but if you want to consummate the house with the second lady first, the old slave can also arrange it. What the lord means is..." "You can figure it out." Uh!This can be arranged as he likes, and the housekeeper fully understands that Meng Jue doesn't care. "Where does the young master want the two wives to live? The old slave thinks that the Zhuxuan and Guiyuan are both good, but one is a bit far from the residence of the young master."

The housekeeper was ready to ask the next question after waiting for "casual", but Meng Jue was silent for a while and said, "Let Da Furen live far away, the farther the better." "The old slave understands." ... On the day of the wedding, all the officials came to congratulate, and the eunuch came to announce the reward of countless gold, silver and jade objects, and said that the emperor might come to congratulate him in person.Meng's mansion is really full of flowers and brocade, and fire cooking oil. Two bridal sedan chairs, one on the left and one on the right, arrived at the Meng Mansion at the same time; two pieces of red silk, one in the hands of the bride in the sedan chair, and the other in the hands of Meng Jue; the two women, following his lead, entered the Meng Mansion and worshiped heaven and earth. high hall.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the mansion, the eldest lady staggered and fell to the ground, dropping the silk that tied their marriage.The maid at the side rushed to help her, but she said through the hijab that she was dizzy and weak, and it was really difficult to stand up. Xi Po was jumping up and down anxiously, no matter how uncomfortable she was, she should endure until the worship ceremony was over, if she didn't even worship at the heaven and earth, what kind of marriage would she be? Everyone tried to persuade Yun Ge to bear with it, but Meng Jue just smiled and stared at the person wearing the red hijab lightly.The person under the hijab seemed to know his movements, raised his head slightly, and was also staring at him with a mockery in his eyes.

The weirdness between the two made everyone quiet, looking at this, looking at that, but they couldn't understand anything. Meng Jue turned around abruptly, "Send Madam to the room to rest and recuperate." The unusually indifferent voice seemed to shut out all joy and happiness. The two pieces of red silk only led one woman into the wedding hall, while the other piece was dragged empty on the ground. Everyone was laughing loudly, but when they saw this, they all fell silent.Huo Guang was stunned for a moment, the servant murmured to explain that the young lady was ill, he hurriedly apologized to Meng Jue on behalf of his daughter, Zhang Anshi cleverly explained it away, and everyone laughed obediently with joy.

The noise hides the uneasiness, and everything becomes a joyous celebration. Along the way, the red lanterns, red satins, and red pillars are all over the sky. Yun Ge followed behind San Yue, silently looking at the seemingly endless red. Walking to the Zhuxuan in March, he tried his best to restrain his anger and said: "Madam, you will live here from now on. The maidservant sees Madam's appearance, it should be unnecessary to hire a doctor." Yun Ge smiled faintly, pushed the door open and walked in, and told Yu An who was following behind her: "Remove all the things in the house, and replace with the things I brought from the Huo Mansion."

Sanyue was so angry that she immediately walked into the room, picked up the quilt and mandarin duck pillow on the couch, and went out, biting her lips tightly to stop herself from speaking rudely. Yu An silently took the two dowry girls of the Huo Mansion to remove all the decorations in the house.After a while, there was no bridal chamber in the entire Zhuxuan. Yun Ge had already taken off her bright red wedding dress, and was wearing a half-new dress, leaning against the window, quietly looking at the sky.He was holding Guan Yuxiao in his hand, and she didn't see her playing it, so he caressed it carelessly over and over again.

Seeing the jade flute in her hand, Yu An sighed silently, and persuaded: "Miss, you should be tired after a day of trouble. If you have nothing to do, why don't you take a rest early!" Yun Ge smiled and said, "Go to bed first! I'll stay alone for a while." Because people in the Meng Mansion didn't know that Yu An was an eunuch in the palace, they thought he was a man and it was inconvenient for him to live with the female family members, so they arranged another residence for him.Yu An backed away silently, walked away, and couldn't help but look back. The figure looking at the sky in front of the window is very familiar.Such a stubborn posture, such a cold and lonely, he had seen it countless times in Weiyang Palace for nearly ten years, but the people back then had at least one hope.

Inside the bamboo pavilion, it is quiet and dark, and it looks like a crescent moon is shining and crystal clear. Outside the bamboo pavilion, the lights are bright, the figures are noisy, and the crescent moon is like a piece of white wax pinched out by a nail, without any brilliance. Dressed in casual clothes, Liu Xun came to congratulate Meng Jue in person, and the wedding banquet became more and more lively. Everyone came to greet him and toast him, but he refused with a smile: "Today's protagonist is the bridegroom officer, and I'm here to join in the fun." He poured wine and offered a toast to Meng Jue.

The emerald earrings on his little finger pierced into Meng Jue's eyes like green. Meng Jue took the wine with a smile and drank it down in one gulp. Everyone clapped their hands and laughed, and they all came to toast Meng Jue to join in the emperor's fun.Liu Xun laughed and sat with the courtiers for a while, got up to leave, and everyone wanted to see them off, he said: "You guys drink your wine, and Meng Aiqing can just see me off." Meng Jue came out with Liu Xun, and the eunuchs around followed him from a distance knowingly. Liu Xun said with a smile: "The scene of my marriage seems to be just yesterday. When I think about it carefully, it has been many years ago. You gave me a big gift that day, and I am embarrassed to accept it. Yun Ge even laughed and said, wait until you get married. Now, I can just give you a heavy gift, Jun Ping has been worrying about this matter for a long time, for fear that I won’t be able to produce anything decent when it comes to your wedding day.”

Meng Jue bowed his body and saluted, "The things that the emperor rewarded are already a thousand times, ten thousand times that of the ministers. I thank the emperor for his kindness." Liu Xun held Meng Jue's hand and helped him up, "Please bear with Yun Ge's awkward temper." The emerald ring on his finger was icy cold, and the coolness penetrated to the bottom of his heart.As if being bitten by a snake, Meng Jue withdrew her hand abruptly, hurriedly bowed and saluted to cover it up, and said with a smile, "She is my wife, I will take good care of her." Liu Xun smiled, with a look of ridicule and embarrassment, and after a while, he said: "Anyway, for my sake, don't force her to do things she doesn't want to do. Just send them here, and you can go back!" Meng Jue returned to the banquet with a smile. Everyone saw him walking side by side with the emperor and talking with each other. The holy family could be said to be the most prosperous in the court, and they all smiled and congratulated him. Meng Jue laughed and drank with everyone.His drinking capacity is not bad, but there are so many people toasting, and he never refuses anyone who comes, and he will finish every glass.Others get drunker and talk more, but he gets drunker and talks less, just smiling all the time.In the end, no matter who came up, before anyone could speak, he took the wine with a smile and drank it down.In fact, he was so drunk that he lost his mind, but everyone couldn't see any drunk state from his appearance, so they still came to pour him one by one. Since the emperor came up, Zhang He has been paying attention to Meng Jue, and gradually noticed something strange, feeling sad.This kid is full of vigilance even when he is drunk, and he doesn't dare to relax at all. What kind of life has he lived in the past ten years? Another person came to toast, Zhang He took the wine glass from Meng Jue's hand, drank it for him, and said with a smile: "The bride should wait in the bridal chamber to get angry, everyone, let our bridegroom officer go, let him accompany the bride Bar!" Everyone laughed, and Zhang Anshi said goodbye to Meng Jue while smiling.Seeing this, everyone came to say goodbye one after another. When everyone dispersed, Zhang He patted Meng Jue on the shoulder, wanted to speak but couldn't, so he sighed and turned away. Sanyue has been with Meng Jue for many years, but this is the first time he saw him drunk, and secretly said to August: "Master, he looks pretty good when he's drunk, he doesn't talk or make trouble, he just smiles, just watched for a long time, It feels weird." August had no choice but to feel helpless towards this senior sister, and said, "Hurry up and help Young Master go back to rest!" The housekeeper whispered at the side: "The ladies haven't picked out their hijabs yet! If they don't pick out their hijabs, the bride won't be able to rest, and the two wives can't just sit around all night." Knowing that the housekeeper's words were very reasonable in March, Miss Huo naturally wouldn't wait for the son to pick up the hijab before going to rest, but the lady of the Xu family would wait all the time.I had to order the kitchen to make a bowl of hangover soup first, wait for Meng Jue to finish the soup, and help him go to Guiyuan. The mothers-in-law and maids guarding the house all smiled when they saw Meng Jue, and after saluting, they retreated happily. Sanyue put the scale into Meng Jue's hands, "My lord, you need to use this to remove the hijab." In the vague shadow of a red candle, a person in a wedding dress is indistinct. Dizzy, Meng Jue suddenly felt his heart pounding, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, as long as a lifetime, so long that he thought he would never be able to wait again. He grasped the scale tightly and stretched it tremblingly, but at the moment when he was about to lift the hijab, he suddenly felt inexplicable fear and wanted to retract it. Seeing this, Sanyue hurriedly held Meng Jue's arm and helped him remove the hijab. A shy and timid delicate face was exposed by the candlelight. not her!not her! Meng Jue took a few steps back suddenly, she... where is she?wrong!All wrong!It shouldn't be like this! Sanyue was about to grab him, but he had already staggered out of the house. "Young master! Young master!" Sanyue called from behind, but Meng Jue just ran.Sanyue was so annoyed that she said to August: "I knew I shouldn't have made hangover soup! Now I'm half-drunk and half-awake, I don't know what I'm thinking about." The girl in Zhuxuan found out that Meng Jue was drunk and stupefied, thinking that it would be impossible to come back, at this moment, she was about to close the courtyard door and lock it, but when she saw the uncle coming, she hurriedly greeted him with a smile and greeted him.Meng Jue pushed them away, shouting and yelling, "Yunge, Yunge, I...I have a lot...a lot...a lot of things to say to you." Meng Jue looked confused and irritable, like a person who lost something and was stubbornly trying to find it. The girls hesitated and didn't know what to do, Sanyue smirked and said: "The two sisters avoided it for a while, the young master has something to say to Miss Yun...Miss Huo...Oh! Madam said it privately." Yun Ge was already lying down, and when he heard the noise, he raised his voice and said, "Follow Nong Ying to have some supper." While speaking, she put on her clothes and got up, but Meng Jue had already opened the door and entered before she was fully dressed. Inside the green floating cloud tent, that person was half-lifting the tent, and asked coldly: "What do you want to say?" On the bright wrist holding the tent, a jade bracelet trembled with her movements. Under the light of the candle, the green was about to drip, and Meng Jue felt his eyes hurt, and the words that had been hidden in his heart for many years were shattered in an instant by the pain and anger. He laughed, walked towards her, and said, "Festival night in the bridal chamber, what do you say... what do you say I want to say?" Yun Ge smelled the alcohol on his body, frowned and hid, "Where did you get so angry? I didn't force you to marry me." Meng Jue smiled and held her wrist, "I didn't force you to marry me, but since you are married, there is nothing less that a wife should do." His wrist was excruciatingly painful, and seeing that his expression was different from before, Yun Ge became nervous, "Meng Jue! Don't be drunk!" He smiled and grabbed Yun Ge's clothes and threw them on the ground, "You're crazy, and I'm crazy too, that's just right." As he spoke, he wanted to pull Yun Ge into his arms. Yun Ge kicked and pushed Meng Jue, but Meng Jue insisted on hugging her.Both of them forgot their martial arts moves, and started to fight with brute force like children fighting, forming a ball on the couch. Yun Ge was only wearing unlined clothing, and gradually loosened after being entangled and hit. Her body fragrance was lingering at the end of her nose, and her warmth touched her skin. Meng Jue's breathing gradually became heavy, and she couldn't tell whether she was angry or longing. Yun Ge quickly sensed the changes in his body, and scolded: "You are shameless!" As the words caught his ears, the green in front of Meng Jue's eyes suddenly exploded, making him unable to hear anything, "I'm shameless? What about you?" He grabbed Yun Ge's sleeve and forcibly tore off half of the clothes. After waiting for almost half her life, the result was only to make her go further and further away. He knew that she married him because she hated him, but he didn't care, as long as she was willing to marry, he would marry her with the most sincere heart. But she would rather throw herself into Liu Xun's arms than... With a sound of "嗤", the obscene clothes on Yun Ge's body were torn by him, and the sight that caught his eye made him, who was already crazy, stunned in disbelief, and the anger in his chest disappeared immediately. The back, which should have been as flawless as white jade, was full of criss-crossing whip marks. While crying, Yun Ge struggled to get away, those welts writhed on her back like ugly bugs. Meng Jue reached out to touch it.The welts have been there for a while, and if they were properly cared for when they were first injured, they might not leave scars.But now, no matter how good the medicine is, it is impossible to eliminate these ugly welts, and she will bear them all her life. "Who did it?" Yun Ge just cried and retreated into the couch, grabbing things indiscriminately, as if seeking protection, accidentally touched the quilt, she immediately dragged the quilt to her body, and blocked it between her and Meng Jue like a fortress . "Who did it?" Yun Ge didn't catch his breath, his old illness was triggered, and he coughed violently.His face flushed from coughing, but his fingers that were gripping the quilt were gradually turning white. Meng Jue stretched out his hand to help her calm down, but she was so frightened that she shrank to the corner of the wall desperately, coughing more and more, he immediately withdrew his hand. He stared blankly at her. As she coughed, her body trembled, and the ugly welts on her back seemed to be mocking him ferociously. Who on earth made that innocent elf become the scarred person she is today? "Yun Ge!" Meng Jue lowered his body and leaned over the couch in a posture that was almost kneeling, "Forgive me!" His voice was painful and more pleading. If possible, he is willing to use a switch for a chance to start over. "Get out... get out!" The hatred and loathing on her face was like a sharp sword, piercing his last prayer. His face was pale, he stood up slowly, backed away slowly, suddenly laughed loudly, turned around while laughing loudly, and stumbled out of the room. After Liu Xun came out of Taifu's residence, there was always a smile on his lips, but there was an inexplicable loneliness hidden between his brows. He Xiaoqi was about to tell Che Yi to go back to the palace, Liu Xun waved his hand, "I don't want to go back now." He Xiaoqi hurriedly asked: "Where does the emperor want to go?" Liu Xun was stunned for a moment, then cheered up suddenly, and said with a smile, "Go find Heizi and the others to drink." He Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Those guys must be drinking too much!" "where are they?" "Didn't the emperor say to let them practice in the army? They are probably all in Shanglinyuan!" Only then did Liu Xun become really happy, and ordered Che Yi to go back first, and then rode with He Xiaoqi to Shanglinyuan to look for the old brothers. Seeing that he was in a good mood, He Xiaoqi took advantage of his excitement and said, "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request." "What are you tweaking? Say!" "The emperor knows about Heizi and the others! After drinking three cups of rice wine, he even forgot his last name. It's inevitable that they get together..." Xiao Qi made a movement of throwing dice and blowing Pai Gow. Thinking of the old days, Liu Xun shook his head with a smile, "I know what you mean. The barracks don't allow crowds to gamble, and you want me to let them go." Xiaoqi heard that he had changed from "Zhen" to "I" unintentionally, she felt relieved, and nodded with a smile, "Actually, Chen's hands are also very itchy, and I feel that the money earned is not as good as the money earned. , I always feel that the money I win is spent on someone else, the more I spend, the more beautiful I feel!" Liu Xun laughed loudly: "I'll teach you a few tricks later to ensure that you win all their pants." He Xiaoqi was so happy that he almost turned somersaults immediately, "Thank you, brother, thank you, brother!" Relying on He Xiaoqi's waist card, the two entered Shanglin Garden smoothly.While inquiring and searching, it took a little effort to find a group of people hiding on the hillside drinking and eating meat.As Xiaoqi expected, Heizi and the others were indeed gambling, but it was a cricket fight. Seeing Heizi's red face, he thought they were winning money. Liu Xun watched a group of people yelling, fighting, and glaring around the two little beasts. He felt kind, and couldn't help laughing and stopped walking. .” He Xiaoqi smiled and nodded, and stood with the emperor in the shadow of the tree, quietly watching the brothers having fun. At the end of the game, Heizi lost, and Heizi was so annoyed that he scolded the brother who chose the cricket. The winner collected the money in his arms and said with a smile: "Brother Heizi, why don't you just have some money? You are now Rich man, don't be so shabby! Everyone knows that you are the old brothers of the emperor, and the money you lost at this moment, the emperor will reward you at will, and it will all come back." Heizi took a few sips of wine, "You rich man! My elder brother's money will be reserved for... Min... Min... Cang..." I couldn't remember Xiao Qi's exact words, so I could only stare He shouted: "Anyway, it is for the poor, so that everyone can live a good life." Liu Xun glanced at He Xiaoqi with a smile, "It seems that you have said a lot in private." He Xiaoqi hurriedly lowered his head, "I'm trying my best to let my brothers understand the emperor's ambition." Liu Xun was about to go out when he suddenly heard those people clamoring for Heizi to tell them about the emperor.Heizi always likes to brag about how powerful his big brother is even if no one asks, let alone someone asks?Immediately, he held the wine in one hand and waved the other to speak.Liu Xun stopped and made a gesture, ordering He Xiaoqi to stop. "...Let's just talk about cricket fighting! If my elder brother is here, mother, you still have a chance to win money?...After the elder brother became the marquis, he still treats our brothers so well that we have nothing to say, and our brothers will help him watch When you are in the Hou Mansion, don’t mention how arrogant you are! The high-spirited officials and lords in the past would bow their heads and beg us to pass on the news when they saw our brothers, but my eldest brother simply locked the door and refused to see them! My eldest brother is very grateful to those officials. Grandpa is very arrogant, but he still smiles at ordinary people and never puts on airs. Whenever people in his hometown come to ask elder brother for something urgent, elder brother is very dedicated to help them. Old man Chen lost his cow, and he came to Hou's mansion crying, elder brother Immediately sent guards to help him find it. I couldn't understand old man Chen's lack of planting, so I complained a few times, and my elder brother scolded me, saying... Said: "The cow is the food and clothing of the family. Without the cow, the land How can people live without farming?'..." The wine in Heizi's bowl was gone, and the people at the side immediately filled it up, "Brother Heizi saw a lot of things in the world when he was working in the Hou Mansion." Heizi took two sips in satisfaction, and continued to spittle and narrate: "...I saw all the princes, generals, and I... There are all kinds of weird people! Once, a few men in black suddenly flew into the Hou's mansion late at night, Said that he wanted to see the elder brother... Another time, a scholar came to see the elder brother with a lantern. We ignored him, but he said carelessly: "I am not here... to add flowers, but snow... snow... Charcoal...'" Heizi slapped his thigh suddenly, "'Send charcoal in the snow'! Yes! Just this sentence, I think this kid is very strange, so I will tell my brother..." When Liu Xun listened to the previous words, he always had a smile on his face, but the further he went, his face gradually became gloomy.When He Xiaoqi heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and in the end, ignoring Liu Xun's previous order, he suddenly walked out of the bushes and said with a smile, "Brother Heizi, once you pour two bowls of horse urine, you'll be full of nonsense. Mr. Zhu is obviously here to find the emperor to look for plums on a snowy night, and you have lived in his mother’s residence for so long, and you still don’t understand elegance! It’s really mud that can’t support the wall!” Heizi jumped up in dissatisfaction, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to beat He Xiaoqi, "I think you are really promising! Damn, dragging two tubes of snot, followed behind my ass, one mouthful of 'brother', ask me When you want to eat and drink, why don't you call me a slut? Don't think that you can pretend to be a master in front of me after learning a few words..." Several brothers hurriedly stopped Heizi.The others knew that they were all old friends of the emperor, and no one dared to help, so they hurriedly found an excuse and left. Heizi still pointed at He Xiaoqi and cursed at him. Although the other brothers held Heizi back, they let Heizi scold him without saying a word.He Xiaoqi was originally the youngest of their brothers, but ever since Liu Xun became Lord Marquis, he seemed to like Xiao Qi very much, and often took him in and out.He Xiaoqi unexpectedly became the biggest one unknowingly, he had to take care of everything, and he had to tell him everything, even when they called Liu Xun 'big brother', he would be nagged for a long time by He Xiaoqi.A group of brothers had long been displeased with Xiaoqi, and Heizi scolded them right now, so none of them spoke, just listened silently. He Xiaoqi lowered his head, let Heizi scold enough, and said with a cold face: "Gathering to gamble is not allowed in the military camp. Brothers, remember this. This is the last time. If Xiaoqi gathers again next time, even if Xiaoqi wants to return Guards, but military law is ruthless!" Heizi was so angry that he wanted to rush up again, Xiaoqi turned around and left, until he walked down the hillside, the scolding behind him could still be faintly heard. Of the two horses tied to the tree at the foot of the mountain, only one remained. It seemed that the emperor had left. Xiao Qi got on the horse, thinking about Liu Xun's face just now, she felt chills in her heart.Li Yuan is the prince of the Huns. If people know that the emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted the prince of the Huns to "send charcoal in the snow", it was such a delicate moment at that time. Smart people like Huo Guang, Zhang Anshi, and Meng Jue would be able to contact him if they knew a little bit. Later, the Xiongnu sent troops to Guanzhong and even ravaged Wusun.There is also the matter of the emperor secretly training the army... Xiao Qi shivered, these things should be buried forever. Xiao Qi didn't sleep all night, thinking about countless things in his head, but he didn't have a real idea. On the second day, after the court was over, he went into the palace to see the emperor, but he was at a loss as to what to say when he saw the emperor. Seeing him, Qixi laughed: "Your Excellency really understands what the Emperor is thinking. The Emperor just ordered the servants to summon Your Excellency and Mr. Meng Taifu to have an audience, but Your Excellency has come." Xiao Qi looked up at the door of Qingliang Hall, like a monster with its mouth wide open, ready to devour everything at any time.His heart sank gradually. Qixi saw He Xiaoqi staring at Qingliangdian in a daze, and called out, "My lord?" He Xiaoqi bent down, and said humbly: "Please let the manager lead the way." Qixi knew that he and the emperor had an unusual relationship, so she didn't dare to be arrogant, so she hurriedly said politely: "Don't dare, dare not! My lord, please go this way." As soon as Qixi reached the entrance of the hall, she stopped, bowed her body, and stepped back gently. He Xiaoqi stepped inside, the hall was quiet and cool, only Liu Xun was there, his complexion looked dark and tired, as if he hadn't slept all night. He Xiaoqi knelt in front of Liu Xun, "Long live the emperor." Liu Xun looked at him silently for a long time, "I want to ask you to do something, you can refuse." "yes." Liu Xun leaned on the dragon couch inlaid with sandalwood and gold, with one arm resting casually on the armrest, holding the carved dragon head that was about to fly upwards, "Find a place far away from Chang'an, and bury Heizi and the others generously." He Xiaoqi's breathing seemed to be stagnant, and he seemed to be panting. He had to use all his strength to make himself speak: "I obey the order." In the dim light and shadow in the hall, there were only two people's heavy breathing. Qixi's voice sounded suddenly, like a jackdaw crying at night, chilling people all over, "Your Majesty, Taifu Meng has arrived." He Xiaoqi wanted to resign, but Liu Xun ordered him to stay, and raised his voice to order: "Send him in." Meng Jue glanced at He Xiaoqi, who was kneeling on the ground, and kowtowed to Liu Xun. Liu Xun pointed to the couch not far from the Dragon Seat, motioning him to sit down. Meng Jue's complexion was also very ugly, his brows were full of tiredness, his expression was cold, without his usual smile, he looked a bit cold. Liu Xun took a look at him, smiled and said: "I have something for Ai Qing to handle. I once sent someone under my command to invite Yun Ge, but my underling accidentally killed Matcha. Yun Ge was in Weiyang a few days ago. Gong saw someone, and with her temperament, she will definitely continue to investigate. Since Aiqing has never told her these things, she must not want Yun Ge to confront me head-on, so I handed over these subordinates to Aiqing. " Meng Jue made a bow and said flatly, "I obey the order." Liu Xun pointed at He Xiaoqi with a smile, "Xiaoqi also wants to help me take care of something, so you can be each other's helpers and finish the matter for me. Xiaoqi, Meng Aiqing is my minister, follow me He needs to learn more." The last bit of hope hidden in He Xiaoqi's heart was shattered.Maybe the emperor was just being cautious, maybe he had already expected that he would play tricks, so he blocked all the ways of life.He couldn't say a word, he just panted heavily and kowtowed heavily. Liu Xun stared straight ahead and said expressionlessly, "You all go down!" Just as Meng Jue and He Xiaoqi left the hall, the sandalwood faucet that Liu Xun was holding shattered suddenly, and the broken sandalwood pierced into his palm, but Liu Xun didn't respond, just staring straight ahead.The blood dripped on the dragon seat along the concave and convex carved dragon patterns, and the bright red color was strangely bright in the dark hall. On behalf of Liu Xun, He Xiaoqi ordered Heizi and the others to sneak out of Chang'an and go to Cuihua Mountain in Qinling to kill the people Huo Guang sent to assassinate the emperor. When Heizi and the others heard that their elder brother would be in danger, they naturally called Brother Qi, disguised themselves, concealed their whereabouts, and quietly Slipped out of Chang'an and rushed to help elder brother. After they left, He Xiaoqi secretly conveyed Liu Xun's order to transfer all the officers and soldiers involved in the capture of Yunge and the killing of the late emperor's maids and eunuchs to Cuihua Mountain, ordering them to hunt down a group of thieves and not leave a single one alive. . After all the arrangements were made, He Xiaoqi hurried to find Meng Jue, and reported to the person who was resting against the rafters of the car with his eyes closed: "Master Meng, I have followed your instructions to lure the two parties to Cuihua Mountain. what should I do now?" Meng Jue raised the curtain, got into the carriage and sat down, then closed his eyes again, as if he was very tired, "Wake me up when the carriage arrives at Cuihua Mountain." He Xiaoqi stood there blankly for a while, jumped into the carriage, became a temporary groom, and rode his horse to Cuihua Mountain in Qinling Mountains. Facing the army trained by Liu Xun and intending to fight against the Habayashi camp, Brother Heizi's fate is self-evident. He Xiaoqi had already made all preparations to face death, but when he stood on the mountain and looked at the messy corpses and fragmented limbs in the valley, he suddenly realized that he was not as strong as he imagined.He didn't care about thinking that Meng Jue was by his side, and he might report his reaction to the emperor, so he knelt on the ground and began to cry bitterly. While crying, he vomited out all the food he had eaten in his stomach. He was an orphan since he was a child, living begging for half a bowl of soup in the east and half a bowl of rice in the west.Most of the time, it was his brothers who forcibly saved him food.Huddling together to keep warm in the cold night, stealing a rich man's watchdog and hiding to stew dog meat to eat, and peeking at girls taking a bath together... Meng Jue stood aside with his hands behind his back, watching everything quietly, and after he cried for a while, he said lightly, "Go and count the number of people when you have cried enough, so that you can answer when the emperor asks." He Xiaoqi suddenly raised his head, staring at Meng Jue with hatred in his eyes.Even if you want to kill them, why do you have to choose this way?Why not in a gentle way?Why let them die so painfully? Meng Jue smiled nonchalantly, and threw a pack of medicinal powder in front of him, "This is a pack of drug, mixed with wine, it can make people weak, but still conscious." After speaking, he waved his sleeves , Since he went down the mountain, it seems that he has finished everything. After Chen Jian successfully completed the emperor's order, he retreated to the mountains and forests to wait for the next step according to He Xiaoqi's instructions. After waiting for more than two hours, the sun was about to set, but still no one came.Everyone's throats were smoking with thirst, their stomachs were growling with hunger, and there were mountain springs and hares not far away, but from the first day of their training, they emphasized military discipline the most, so there was no order, and no one moved around. They all stood upright, holding their breath. There was a smell of wine and meat, and He Xiaoqi came out driving an ox cart, "This is the food and wine that the emperor rewarded everyone. When you turn around and become the emperor's bodyguards, everyone will have their own ranks. Eat something first, and then wait for the night." It's dark, quietly return to camp." Chen Jian ordered everyone to rest on the spot and eat wine and meat. He Xiaoqi offered him a bowl of wine first, smiled and told him to become a general in the future, don't forget about Xiao Qi.Chen Jian was born in a reckless world, and he was not good at these official words, so he drank all his wine with a smile.Seeing that he drank, He Xiaoqi took the wine bowl and went to respect the others.After a stick of incense, there was no voice or laughter in the entire mountain forest, only dozens of men in black were lying here and there on the ground. He Xiaoqi looked around, whistled a few times, and a dozen people rushed into the woods, bowing to obey orders. "Dig a hole on the spot and bury these people." "yes!" When they dug the deep hole and dragged the corpses to be buried, they suddenly found that the tentacles were warm, and the people dragged by their hands were still alive, and some even slightly drunk were opening their eyes in horror, looking at them.Everyone was stunned and stood on the ground, He Xiaoqi snorted coldly, and the crowd bit the bullet and continued. The sound of the shovel covering the soil sounds like a blade scraping on the bone. I don’t know how it feels for people under the soil to listen to the dust falling on them soberly?The others were already trembling badly, but He Xiaoqi felt that his hatred and pain had subsided a little.He Xiaoqi suddenly thought that perhaps Meng Jue had planned to kill Heizi and the others cruelly, just to force himself to kill these people even more cruelly. He Xiaoqi saw that his subordinates had buried all the people in black, and then ordered, "Transplant some grass and trees to plant." After watching the cemetery in front of him turn into a lush forest, he smiled and said: "It's almost dawn, you all go back to rest! Tonight's affairs are as clean as you can forget, otherwise..." Everyone immediately knelt down and swore to the sky. Xiao Qi waved his hand and told them to leave.Facing the trees, he sat on the ground. In the quiet night, he seemed to want to hear all the movements underground, and he seemed to be thinking about what to do after dawn. As soon as the sky in the east turned pale, the Meng Manor's carriage was already ready, waiting to send Meng Jue into the palace.Just as Meng Jue left the mansion, He Xiaoqi came out from nowhere, bowed and said, "I don't know if I can take Mr. Meng's car for a ride?" Meng Jue still looked very tired, just nodded, and got into the carriage. He Xiaoqi sat at the bottom, seeing Meng Jue leaning on the car with his eyes closed, completely speechless, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty buried alive all the people who hurt Mrs. Meng, I think Mr. Meng should be satisfied." This punishment." The corners of Meng Jue's lips curled into a smile, "Since you don't have the courage to reject the emperor, stop scratching around like a wild cat, and no one will blame you." He Xiaoqi's strong composure was immediately shattered by Meng Jue's words, his upright body seemed to have shrunk half suddenly, and he said viciously, "Don't you think about the future? Don't you think you know too much?" Meng Jue opened his eyes and looked at He Xiaoqi with a smile.His eyes looked gentle, but He Xiaoqi didn't dare to look directly, and hurriedly turned his head to avoid Meng Jue, all the helplessness and panic hidden in his heart were revealed on his face. Meng Jue closed her eyes again, "Things that have to be relied on, even if you use a stabbing hand, you won't throw them away." He Xiaoqi pondered over Meng Jue's words, and his face became increasingly ugly.If there are another ten years, maybe he can become someone like Huo Guang and Meng Jue, but whether he can live another year is still a question. Meng Jue ignored him and closed his eyes to rest. When the carriage was about to arrive at Weiyang Palace, He Xiaoqi suddenly asked: "Why doesn't the emperor entrust these things to Zhang He and Jun Buyi? Why do you have to ask me to do it?" Meng Jue ignored him, and he asked himself and answered: "Because they are gentlemen, the emperor should also be a gentleman in front of them, so that a virtuous ruler and ministers can be recorded in the annals of history, set an example for the world, and be admired by future generations. I will never be able to become a person like Lord Zhang and Lord Jun, I can only hide in the dark and do things for the emperor that the emperor never wants anyone to know." His face was pale, and there was despair in his voice when he saw his own destiny. The carriage stopped slowly, Meng Jue got out of the carriage, He Xiaoqi was still sitting in the carriage blankly. After the court was over, Meng Jue still had to teach the prince, and after the class was over, it was almost time for dinner.When they came out of Shiqu Pavilion, they saw a few eunuchs whispering to each other with weird faces, and when they saw him, they immediately stopped talking.It happened that Fuyu came to pick up the prince, Meng Jue called him back, "Did something happen in the palace?" Fu Yu also had a strange expression on his face, seeing that there was no one on the left or right, he said in a low voice, "I just heard about it on the way here too. The imperial court wants more eunuchs in charge, and that is Lord He Xiaoqi and He. I don't know what happened, but he insisted on clean Entering the palace to serve the emperor, if the emperor refuses to agree, he would rather be killed immediately, no matter how much the emperor persuades him, he has to agree. Once Mr. He entered the palace, he was second only to Chief Qixi, so the eunuchs in the palace talked a lot, They are all jealous and puzzled, they don’t understand why some people put aside a good official career and insist on becoming a eunuch who will cut off their children and grandchildren.” Meng Jue smiled lightly, but He Xiaoqi did not disappoint him, actually came up with the only way out from the dead end. After Meng Jue returned to the mansion, San Yue came up to him and asked when he would have dinner. Meng Jue said casually that he was already hungry, so he changed his official uniform and went to have dinner. Sanyue began to talk softly about Meng Jue's absurd behavior on the wedding night, "...Young master just took off the hijab and ran away, making it look like the girl was ugly and frightened the young master. Xu The girl is very sad. She cried all day yesterday, and she is still crying today. I feel really pitiful, so I asked her to cook a few dishes and have dinner with the young master at night, so that she stopped crying. Young master, I see two Madam is a very nice person, no matter what you say, you should make amends and apologize to others." Meng Jue didn't say a word, Sanyue whispered: "It's just going to have a meal. Anyway, I will live in a mansion in the future, so I have to see the face! My son, I'm afraid I haven't even seen what the parents look like, don't be afraid." Don’t you know each other when you meet in the mansion?” "Go to Laurel Garden." Sanyue cheered inwardly, and happily followed Meng Jue to the Osmanthus Garden. The maids and women in the Osmanthus Garden greeted them happily. stand up.Xu Xianglan secretly glanced at Meng Jue, and it was as rumored by her sisters that a young master like a jade carving was like a deer, his heart was beating like a deer, he was happy and worried, and his face was completely red before he knew it. Although there were only two people eating, Xu Xianglan cooked a dozen or so dishes, filling a whole table.Sanyue casually praised Madam for her ability, and Xu Xianglan's maidservant, Hui'er, smiled and said, "Before Madam got married, Master specially invited a master to teach Madam how to cook. These dishes are my young lady's specialties. Master has tasted them before." After the dishes cooked by the young lady, everyone said that the son of the family would be lucky if he married my young lady!" Sanyue heard that Huier's words meant something else, smiled awkwardly and took her hand, and bid farewell to Meng Jue and Xu Xianglan. Meng Jue ate without saying a word, Xu Xianglan was also embarrassed to speak, and the two finished their meal in relative silence. Xu Xianglan felt uneasy, she didn't know the taste of the food, and she didn't know that Meng Jue was satisfied with her cooking.When the girl removed all the food and served the cooked tea, Xu Xianglan mustered up her courage and asked eagerly, "Husband, does the food still taste good? If it's not good..." Meng Jue smiled and said, "Very well." Xu Xianglan didn't know what to say, and sat silently.Meng Jue came back late, the meal was finished, and the outside of the house was already dark. She vaguely hoped that he would stay. However, none of them seemed to be able to use it on the person in front of him. His smile was too perfect, as if nothing in the world could move him. Suddenly, a ray of music sounded outside the room, and Xu Xianglan couldn't help listening intently.Ever since her cousin became the queen, the family has invited a gentleman to teach a group of sisters to play the piano. Although she hasn't learned all of them, she also knows some famous pieces.This song should be "Caiwei" in the middle of the song. My husband once played it to them. He also said that it is a mournful sound, and only those who have experienced the world can play it. But she didn't hear any sadness in the sound of his piano. This time But I really realized the heavy sorrow of "things are not people" taught by my husband.Who is so sad to play this lament in the middle of the night? "I'm gone in the past, Yangliu Yiyi. Today I come to think, rain and snow are falling. The road is slow, carrying thirst and hunger. My heart is sad, I don't know my sorrow. " The smile on Meng Jue's face suddenly disappeared. He sat stiffly, as if he was struggling. Finally, he put down the teacup and walked outside. Xu Xianglan hurriedly stood up and shouted in confusion, "Husband... " But Meng Jue didn't seem to hear anything, just rushed out, Xu Xianglan chased after him, and chased out of the osmanthus garden, only to see under the moonlight, a woman in green with black hair hanging down on the osmanthus tree, Holding the flute and playing it, when she heard the sound of footsteps, she glanced back, smiled lightly, turned around and flew up, and disappeared into the sweet-scented osmanthus forest.The scene in front of her was so weird that Xu Xianglan thought she had bumped into a flower god fox monster. But Meng Jue rushed to the osmanthus grove and shouted, "Yun Ge, what exactly do you want?" A voice with a smile came from the depths of Guilin, ethereal and uncertain, as if people were still jumping between the branches, "It's not good, if you want to stay here at night, I will play "Caiwei" here, Although Mr. Meng is thick-skinned, despicable in means and shameless in his actions, he is still a suave young man who pays attention to romantic feelings, so there must be no way to hold a beautiful woman in his arms amidst the music." Her voice was sweet and smiling, but the content of her words was bitter and mean. Xu Xianglan was thinking in a daze, who is this?How dare you be so presumptuous in front of Meng Jue?Yunge, Yunge?what!is her! Meng Jue ran into Guilin, Xu Xianglan hurriedly chased after him, but Meng Jue's figure quickly disappeared into the osmanthus forest, and she didn't even see clearly which direction he was going. Yun Ge jumped down from the tree, but when she looked up, she found Meng Jue standing in front of her.Holding the flute, she took a few steps back cautiously, her eyes were full of guard, as if she was afraid of what he might do in a fit of anger. There was grief in Meng Jue's eyes. When Chang'an City played the music under the moon that day, she never expected that she would pay him back in this way when he taught her "Plucking Wei" by himself. "Yun Ge, you don't have to be like this." Yun Ge smiled, "I will do this every day! Miss Xu is a good person, you should let her go and find another husband as soon as possible. Do you think that after you have done those things, you can still have a virtuous wife and son in this life? Don't think about it!" Meng Jue's gown fluttered in the wind. He raised his hand to the moon and swore word by word, "In this life, if Huo Yunge has no sons or daughters, I, Meng Jue, will have no sons or grandchildren! If I violate this promise, I will fall into the mud forever and ever." yeah." Yun Ge was stunned, Meng Jue actually made such a vicious oath.According to the legends of the Western Regions, Nilaye is a place where evil spirits gather. If a person's soul comes here, he will never be happy and peaceful. Meng Jue laughed back, "Go back and rest! Don't make trouble anymore, I will apologize to Miss Xu, and go back to rest." Yun Ge stared at him suspiciously, Meng Jue walked a few steps, suddenly remembered something, turned around and said, "Yun Ge, don't go after the person who killed Matcha that day." "Why?" "Because people have been killed by me." Yun Ge was relieved, but also annoyed, "Who made you troublesome?" "I killed him for my own reasons, and your question is just passing by." "what reason?" Meng Jue smiled, "Why don't you believe me? Shameless like me, I will help you take revenge so well?" Yun Ge didn't say a word, just stared at him, Meng Jue thought for a while and explained: "His death is a latent contradiction, maybe in the future, the two camps in the court will have deep hatred and mutual hatred." Yun Ge shook his head and drifted away, "Even the death of a person can be your pawn!" Meng Jue smiled lightly, death is indeed a chess piece, but it is not a person.