Chapter 8 Chapter 8: A Red Clothes

The waning moon was still hooked in the western sky, and Yiluo's petite and soft figure was already busy inside and out. Every day Sun Wu woke up, he would see Yiluo all dressed up and busy.He didn't know when Yi Luo got up, and even suspected that Yi Luo hadn't slept at all.In the morning of late autumn, the ground is always covered with frost, and the courtyard and tiles are all pale.The aggressive cold wind cut people's faces like knives.He looked at the sixteen-year-old Yiluo speechlessly, sucking his red lips, breathing hot air into his slender hands, then cleaning the courtyard, then arranging pickles in the bronze beans with hollowed-out handles, and then using The pottery 鬲 is used to cook porridge.Yiluo bent over to blow on the fire, and the fireworks rushed towards her.Surrounded by thick smoke, she looked very weak, like a docile lamb.

Are you burning your hands?Yiluo jumped up, frowned, held one hand with the other, shook it, pinched the earlobe, puffed up her cherry lips, and blew on the sore spots of her long fingers. The beautiful eyes looked at Sun Wu. Begging for mercy? To pour out grievances? Or ask him to do a little favor? Sun Wu twisted his face to the other side and drew his sword. I don't even look at it. It doesn't matter whether Yiluo's eyes are watery or not. Sun Wuwu danced with his own sword, while Yiluo, while cooking porridge, spared no time to wait on the eldest lady, Silk Girl, to dress up.

A "maid"! On the night when he married Yiluo, Sun Wu took a closer look at this beautiful woman and was quite surprised.Not only because of Yiluo's beauty, but also because Yiluo was born too much like Concubine San!Under the red candle, Yiluo's eyes, with two red candles flowing, are curved; the eyebrows are long, and the lips are red, extremely shy.The eyebrows and eyes of Yiluo and Concubine San are almost the same.The difference is that Concubine San's eyes are full of mature wisdom that has experienced everything, while Yiluo's eyes are more pure, always full of timidity and constantly asking questions.Concubine San's face had a sickly beauty, while Yiluo was more bright and beautiful, and there was a layer of sadness hidden in the bright and beautiful.

Can't help but be shocked. Sun Wu had knots in his heart, always felt that this woman was a snare for Concubine San, especially for this little woman, there were layers of protection behind her, which hurt his self-esteem, felt uncomfortable, and tried to resist.The way of resistance was stupid, just trying not to look at that dazzlingly beautiful face.Whether he didn't look at it or not, that face was jumping and flashing in his peripheral vision, tempting him to pick up the bamboo slips, and he couldn't make up his mind.It was not until late at night that he said: "It's getting late, let's rest."

Unexpectedly, Yiluo actually burst into tears. "Why are you crying?" "Yes, Yiluo shouldn't be crying." "I shouldn't be crying, why are you crying?" "My concubine is—very—frightened." Sun Wu finally found a reason to display his masculinity, he found a reason to get angry, he was irritable, he was underappreciated, he waited for the king to summon him until late autumn, he was depressed for too long, he wanted to make use of it.Moreover, when he saw Yiluo's tears, he thought of Concubine San's tears, and felt even more unhappy.

"What are you afraid of? Where does your fear come from? What else are you afraid of?" "I'm not afraid anymore. I'm not afraid now. I'll take off your boots for you." "Go away!" Sun Wu felt much happier. Get off your horse. Yiluo was completely shocked, stunned, and didn't even dare to say "I'm not afraid anymore", only dared to stop crying and trembling.Sun Wu was sitting on the side, pretending to be reading a slip of paper, peeking at Yiluo from time to time.This woman was so pitiful, curled up in the corner, and gradually fell asleep, with bright tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.

Why do you show your power to a weak woman? Your prestige should be displayed in front of the two armies. Why do you bother to get angry with a weak woman? You can only get mad at a weak woman? Sun Wuchang sighed. Sun Wu approached Yiluo, looked at the woman who was still sobbing in her sleep, and felt tenderness in his heart.He gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Yiluo's eyes and cheeks with the palm of his hand. Yiluo woke up. His frightened eyes were wide open, and he did not dare to move. "Sir, are you still - angry?" Sun Wu shook his head. "It's completely—Yiluo's fault."

"No. I'm upset! It has nothing to do with you." "Yiluo shouldn't have made Mr. angry, did Mr. forgive the concubine?" "It's getting late, go to bed." Yiluo suddenly rushed forward swiftly and nimbly, hugging Sun Wu's broad chest and shoulders.As soon as the woman's beautiful and soft figure was posted, Sun Wu immediately felt that the blood in his body was boiling and flowing. "Sir, you are good at swordsmanship, you are familiar with the art of war, and you have strategies in your chest. Sir, you will protect Yiluo well, will you agree?"

"Well." "That's good." "What's the matter?" "There is no need for Yiluo to be afraid of being elected into the palace. My sister said that the palace is as deep as the sea, and maybe one day I will never see her again. It is very scary; Yiluo will never make your husband angry again, my sister told me passed." "You are not allowed to mention her again!" how?The anger is burning again! What, are you moody? Yiluo slid down from Sun Wu's shoulders and chest, and stared blankly at Sun Wu. "Ah, go to sleep. I—some..." Sun Wu shook his head again and again, let Yiluo lie down, and covered Yiluo with a quilt.At this moment, the 20-year-old Sun Wu treated the 16-year-old Yiluo very much like a loving old father, "You are a little lamb!"

lamb? small? Sun Wu left Yiluo and stood in the courtyard for a while. The courtyard was full of moonlight and the leaves fell at a few o'clock.He felt bleak and cold, just to calm down his anger. From then on, Yiluo turned herself into a "maid". How does Silk Girl think of Yiluo? A beautiful and intelligent girl suddenly broke into Silk Girl's peaceful life like water in an ancient well, and her heart felt sour.Regarding this important event, Sun Wu only told her about the day of marriage, and she replied, "It is also God's will. Since God has given you a concubine, you have to let nature take its course." She observed Yiluo very carefully, sometimes quietly Appearing behind Yiluo, Yiluo is startled.Fortunately, Yiluo is diligent and obedient, and dare not have any unreasonable thoughts.After Yiluo arrived, Silk Girl stopped doing rough work, and sometimes even asked Yiluo to do things that Tian Di should do, such as cleaning the courtyard.At night, she told Yiluo to "quickly go back to the room and go to sleep", and Yiluo obediently went back to her own room.Accompanying and waiting for a man to rest is something she has long been used to.

All is well. Silk girl knew that Sun Wu would be even more irritable if there were any troubles at home. In the morning, Sun Wu tried his best to calm himself down and read "Sima's Art of War". Yiluo came quietly and used graphite to grind ink on the inkstone tile. Not a word.But her only wish is to be able to talk to Sun Wu. His hands were grinding the ink carefully and silently, and his eyes were looking at Sun Wu. He coughed lightly, indicating his presence.Sun Wu raised his eyes. "Sir, it was very inconvenient to use bamboo sticks to paint and write in the past, right?" Yiluo was completely at a loss for words. Sun Wu fell into the trap, in fact, he was willing to fall into the trap to relieve his depression: "You know this?" "Know a thing or two." "What else do you know?" "I also know that this inkstone tile can be called a tile inkstone. Why don't you ask about poetry? I also know, 'Qingqing Zijin, take a long time in my heart', 'I used to think about it, Yangliu Yiyi, now I come to think about it, rain and snow Fallen.'" "Have you read a lot of books?" "The bamboo slips in my concubine's house are like seas and mountains, and I was born in a pile of bamboo slips since I was a child, and I have been influenced by my ears and eyes." "Remember, you're also from Qi." "No. Yiluo was born and raised in Gusu. Isn't Yiluo's Wu Nong soft language very good?" "what happened?" "Grandfather is the Tai Shigong of Qi State. Because it is recorded in the history books that Cui Zhu, the right prime minister of Qi State, killed Duke Zhuang of Qi. My grandfather was killed by Cui Zhu. Later, my grandfather's brothers wrote the history books directly one by one. There were four brothers in total, and three of them lost their lives because of this. My father fled to the country of Wu, and my parents passed away, leaving only Yiluo and —— her.” The famous lady is lonely. Sun Wu couldn't help feeling sorry for Yiluo, and respecting him in awe. Sun Wu said: "Oh, that happened in the first year of Qi Jinggong, thirty-five degrees of spring and autumn in a flash. You and I were not born at that time." Yiluo said: "It would be great if I knew Mr. from birth." Sun Tzu laughed: "Crazy talk, stupid talk." Yiluo also laughed. He never stopped grinding ink in his hand, if he didn't do this, what reason would he have to stay by Sun Wu's side for a while longer?As he spoke, he laughed and even got ink on his face. Sun Tzu laughed even harder: "Ha... look at you..." Yiluo: "What's the matter? Sir, you... Is there anything wrong with my concubine?" "Sun Wu has never seen a woman draw black eyebrows. The paintings are thick and big, and they are painted on the cheeks, ha..." "Oh." Yiluo hurried to run. Sun Wu stopped him: "Yiluo, why didn't you ask Sun Wu to wipe it for you?" "I dare not call you sir..." The silk girl was already standing at the door: "How dare you bother me with such a trivial matter? Go and wash it." Yiluo fled in a hurry.The silk girl came to study ink.Sun Wu got up and left. The silk girl stood blankly, this woman who looked very dull, had been silently serving and obedient to her husband.She suddenly realized that her husband was not entirely her own, and her eyes flashed wetly when there was no one else. When Sun Wu returned to the study, Yiluo's hand was sliding back and forth on the piano. "Why, Yiluo, you also understand the temperament?" "I still know a thing or two." "Play it and let me listen." "I dare not." "Why don't you dare?" "Madam has something to say, don't disturb Mr. if you have nothing to do." "Sun Wu told you to play." "The concubine—don't hide my clumsiness." Saying that, Yiluo quickly sat behind the piano table, then got up suddenly to wash her hands, burned incense, and fell silent. Sun Tzu: "Why?" "Wash your hands and burn incense, and treat the piano as you would a teacher. When you play, your five hearts are all calm, you have no distracting thoughts, your ears don't listen to you, and your eyes don't look at you. Isn't that what the ancient sayings say?" "Just play it, Sun Tzu is all ears." The slender fingers began to stroke the piano.Yiluo is very focused, as if the ten fingers have eyes and ears, as if those ten fingers have spirituality.Oh, the sound of the zither is clear and clear, like a pool of water in early autumn, and the stones in the water can be clearly seen.Occasionally, the finger slipped, and fish came and went suddenly.Suddenly sharp, urgent but not chaotic, it means that the water pours down the cliff and the pearls burst.The ending should be a description of the mind. The pool is as quiet as a sinking wall, and the shadow of the mountains is reflected in the pool.Sun Wu listened very engrossed, marveling at Yiluo's skill and spirituality!But listen to me, "Qiu Shui Yin" has not finished playing, and I have received "Plum Blossom Exercise". Sun Wu looked at Yiluo strangely. Yiluo pursed her lips and smiled. Sun Tzu: "Okay, wrong." "If it's true, will Mister pay attention to Yiluo's existence?" "Well, you clever Yiluo! Why did you put Qiushui on the plum blossoms?" "Yiluo thinks that autumn water is naturally clear, if there is no plum blossom to illuminate it, what's the fun?" "well said." Yiluo actually whispered into Sun Wu's ear and said, "Yiluo played it just to please you!" Sun Wu laughed out loud. Gradually he stopped laughing, and gazed at Yiluo affectionately. Yiluo also stared at Sun Wu. So beautiful, so smart, so innocent, and so lovely! Yiluo asked in a low voice: "Sir, can I call you Changqing?" "Don't you already call it that?" "Long—Qing—" With a soft and charming sound, Sun Wu had embraced Yiluo unconsciously.This was a moment of ecstasy, which made Sun Wu forget the troubles in the world, the anxiety of waiting for the king's summons and the grievance of not being appointed.All depression disappeared.Even the autumn sun outside the window has become gentle and beautiful. Is this what the world calls "gentle township"? After a while, Sun Wu said: "Tomorrow, I will go on a long journey." Yiluo raised her head: "Where are you going, Changqing?" "Chu country." "When will you be back?" "I'll go back when I'm done." "Yiluo is with you." "no." "Yiluo served you all the way." "no." The decision Sun Wu made at this moment cannot be pushed back by withered pine, nor can it be reversed by nine bulls. In the morning of the second day, Sun Wu packed up his luggage, bid farewell to the silk girl, and prepared to take Tian Di on the road. It's just that Yiluo is gone. Sun Wu had no choice but to leave Yiluo without saying goodbye. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out the door, he saw Yiluo waiting at the door. He was dressed in men's clothes, dressed as a boy servant, and led two horses. "Yiluo has been waiting for a long time." Yiluo cupped her hands. Sun Wu pushed Yiluo away angrily: "Don't mess around!" After saying that, he grabbed the reins of the horse, flew on the horse, and galloped away. Yiluo's eyes were wet.Silk girl went to hold Yiluo's hand: "Mister always has his reasons, go back to the room."