Chapter 2 The second chapter is in great sorrow, Su Qin and Zhang Yiyi marry Jinlan

After Su Qin left, there was no news. Su Hu didn't take it seriously at first, because Su Qin often went away, and often he came back within a few days, at most ten and a half months.Who would have thought that after waiting for more than 20 days, there was still no trace. Su Hu became anxious, and then asked Su Dai to go to Wangcheng to look for it.Su Dai knew it well, and went straight to Xuanyuan Temple in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang, but only saw Guiguzi and Tongzi.Su Dai visited Luoyang for a few more days, and then ventured into the Emperor's Taixue, but still found nothing.

Su Dai had no choice but to tell Su Hu the truth.Su Hu pondered for a long time, and ordered Su Yao to catch more chickens and ducks, and rushed to Magu's house, asking Magu to find a wife for Su Qin. Ever since Magu had this matter in her heart, she has been running around every day, whenever she hears that there is a girl waiting for her boudoir, she will knock on the door.Not long after, she visited eight villages in the surrounding area.The only trouble is that Su Qin has a great reputation, no matter whose family, when Magu mentioned the word Su Qin, the other party immediately said, "But the second child with the wooden sword on his back?" Magu was speechless and could only nod in agreement. , Immediately afterwards, the other party blocked the conversation with a few words, and didn't even give her tea.

For the sake of being a matchmaker, anyone would be fooled.It just so happened that Magu was born with a stubborn temper that refused to admit defeat, the harder it was to do, the harder it was to do.Seeing that Su Qin's matter was getting more and more disturbing, instead of backing down in the slightest, Magu became more energetic.Hearing that there were still a few girls in Longkou Village waiting in their boudoirs, Gu Ma started thinking again.This morning, Magu got up early and walked south along the Yishui East Dike, walking straight for more than 20 li, before arriving at Yique.Longkou Village is just under the Que.

Magu rushed to Quexia, from the east end of the village to the west end of the village, she visited every girl's house, and she talked about the housework and said good things. Tie Zui, did not talk to the family. Magu walked out of the last chaifei with a dry smile on her face, and walked towards the Yishui River embankment in the east of the village with a dark face.When she was about to reach the embankment, Magu saw a mound nearby, she was also tired, she sat down on it, took out the banana fan attached to her waist, flapped the fan a few times, and sighed: "Oh, it's been a busy day again !"

As soon as the words were finished, the eyes suddenly lit up, and a girl appeared on the embankment.Magu looked carefully, the girl's appearance was decent, only her legs and feet were inconvenient, her left foot was very lame, she wobbled when she walked, and her movements were exaggerated.The girl carried a washing bucket in her right hand, and walked across the river embankment limping along the road. Magu's two eyeballs stared at her without blinking.The girl limped up to her, nodded her head, smiled sweetly, and limped towards the village again. Magu stared at it for a while, then she came back to her senses, got up hastily, raised her hands and shouted: "Girl, stay!"

The girl stopped, looked back and smiled again. "Your daughter is from this village?" Magu asked with a smile as she stepped forward. The girl nodded. "Whose family does the girl belong to? Maguer seems to have never seen it before." The girl said honestly: "My name is Zhu Xiaoxier, and my name is Zhu Laoxier. Where did the aunt come from?" "Oh, it's Lao Xi'er's house," Magu slapped her head, startled and suddenly said, "I'm an old acquaintance. Xiao Xi'er, Magu'er came to the pavilion and was thirsty after leaving. I wanted to find your house." Drink your saliva."

The girl didn't know who Magu was, and when she saw her looking for water to drink, she laughed and said, "It's nice to be kind." Magu followed the girl to the south of the village, and saw a single courtyard in the distance.The green bamboo and green pine outside the courtyard, the courtyard is clean and tidy, Magu glanced at it, and felt joy in her heart, as soon as she approached Chaifei, she grinned and said: "Brother Xi, there is a rare guest!" A man in his fifties came out to greet him. Seeing that it was Magu, his face was full of smiles: "Oh, it's an old lady, what a rare guest! Come, come, Xiao Xi'er, go to the kitchen, do it for the old lady." Burn a bowl of poached eggs, beat eight!"

When Maguer heard that there were eight eggs, she was happy.Here, when a matchmaker comes to the door, if the host brings eight poached eggs, it means that she intends to let her propose marriage. Seeing Xiao Xi'er turning into the kitchen, Magu'er giggled and said, "Brother, my sister is here for your bowl of poached eggs!" Lao Xi'er also laughed: "To tell you the truth, old lady, as soon as you entered the village today, Lao Xi'er's old eyes saw it, and didn't dare to go anywhere, just waiting in the yard. Lao Xi'er can't wait. Come on, don't wait, see if it's getting late, Lao Xi'er is very anxious, but she can't have the cheek to ask for it, just in trouble, the old lady shows her face again."

"Brother, this is called good things take a long time." Ma Gu'er took a step closer, "How old is my daughter?" "Boss is not young anymore!" Old Xi'er sighed softly, "Oh, Xiao Xi'er, you have seen it too, everything is fine, except that there is something wrong with her left foot, and it was fine the year before last, but no one came to propose marriage, it seems to worry me. " "Then—what about her mother?" "Oh," Old Xi'er sighed again, "I left long ago. Little Xi'er had a hard life. She lost her mother when she was six years old, and she had no brothers or sisters at home. She lived alone with me. To tell you the truth, my little sister Although Xi'er is lame, she is capable. She can do rough and fine work inside and out. Xiao Xi'er said that she will not marry anyone, and would rather spend the rest of her life with old Xi'er. How can this be possible? She won't marry Man, where is Lao Xi'er's old face? Besides, Lao Xi'er has been looking forward to it for many years, and also wants to embrace a little grandson as soon as possible! To tell the truth, it seems that there is no hope up close, and Lao Xi'er has long been thinking about it. I beg my elder sister, regardless of distance, rich or poor, to find a family for her. I don’t think my elder sister will come before I leave!”

Ma Gu'er was about to answer, Xiao Xi'er limped out of the kitchen carrying a tray, on which were two ceramic bowls, each containing eight poached eggs. Magu'er took the bowl, stared at Xiao Xi'er for another look, and couldn't help but praise: "Tsk tsk tsk, these two people are really in the same family!" When Magu returned to the Xuanli, it was already time and the moon was on the treetops.Regardless of her exhaustion, Magu went straight to the courtyard of the Su family, stood outside the chaifei and shouted loudly: "Brother Su!" The weather was hot, Su Hu had already slept on the soft couch he made in the courtyard, and when he heard Magu's voice, he rolled over and got on the bed, put on some clothes, and opened the chaimen.

Magu pushed Chai Fei away with a happy face, and sat down beside the stone table without waiting for Su Hu to give way.Su Yaoshi also came out, lit the oil lamp, brought out a bowl of mint herbal tea and put it on the stone table, and sat down towards Magu. Magu held the herbal tea in one hand, took a sip, felt it was not hot, drank it in one gulp, stretched the other hand behind her waist, touched the fan, and slapped it a few times. Su Hu squatted on the ground, and tentatively asked: "Looking at the old lady's success, this matter-is it done?" Magu deliberately let out a long breath: "Oh, it's hard to say!" "Old sister, tell me quickly, is it done or not?" "Of course it did! Have you ever heard of a matchmaker that Magu couldn't do?" Su Hu was overjoyed: "Good old lady, tell me quickly, which family does the girl belong to?" "The Zhu family in Longkou, that's a serious villager." "The Zhu family in Longkou?" Su Hu was taken aback, "There is only one family named Zhu in Longkou. Could it be Zhu Laoxier's family?" Magu giggled and said: "Who else can there be? There is no one else in Zhu Laoxi'er's family, only this one daughter, who looks like a pearl in the palm of her hand, and wants to find a smart and capable son-in-law. No, it is said that it is The young master of your old brother Su, Lao Xier agreed immediately without saying a word. I said no hurry, let’s arrange a date to meet each other first. Guess what Lao Xier said? 'Who is who, I can't trust Su What's wrong with old brother? You go tell old brother Su that if another family proposes a marriage, I will pay three visits and four investigations, only old brother Su, and old Xi'er will not say anything, as long as he doesn't dislike my little Xi'er, My girl will belong to his family sooner or later, tell him to just choose a day to marry!'” Su Hu was moved in his heart, and looked at Su Yao and sighed: "Oh, speaking of it, it really is fate! Old Zhu Xi'er is my childhood friend. We haven't seen each other for many years, but he raised a little Xi'er!" Su Yao couldn't help but interject: "How is his aunt and daughter?" Magu said cheerfully: "Old sister-in-law, Xiao Xi'er really has nothing to say! She is seventeen years old, with a good appearance, her face is like a peach blossom, her mouth is like a cherry, and she laughs before she speaks. I am a sister." The more you look at it, the more you like it!" Su Hu couldn't agree with each other: "I said, old lady, it's important for our farmers to live well!" Magu smiled and said: "My sister knows what my brother wants to ask. She is good at all kinds of housework, and she is even better at raising silkworms and weaving cloth. To tell you the truth, Zhu Laoxi'er has another five acres of housework. The mulberry garden is all taken care of by the girl alone!" Then she leaned closer to Su Yao's and compared her breasts and buttocks, "Let me tell the old sister-in-law, everything about a girl is provocative, and Magu knows she is a capable girl just by looking at it. Birth. Old sister-in-law, just wait until you have a grandson!" Su Hu and Su Yao were all happy from ear to ear. Su Hu raised his head suddenly: "I almost forgot, old lady, how about your birthday?" "Look at what you're talking about?" Magu said angrily, "What kind of food does the girl eat? Within a radius of thirty miles, which girl's birth date is not kept in the girl's heart? If the horoscope does not match, the girl will not even know how to do it." boarded!" "Well, yes." Su Hu nodded and said, "According to what you said, this marriage can be settled! Someday blind date, my brother will listen to you!" Hearing the word "blind date", Magu smiled: "I said, brother, Zhu Lao Xi'er is very willing. Look, the matter of blind date—" "No, no, no," Su Hu shook his head again and again, "Although our family is a farmer's family, we still have to leave according to the etiquette. Sister, do you think this is okay? The date of the blind date and the dowry are all up to you, brother ——I listen to you!" Magu rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Succeed, my sister will follow my brother, and tomorrow I will go to Lao Xi'er's house to arrange a blind date!" At noon the next day, Magu came back and said with a smile on her face, "I've made an agreement with Lao Xi'er. The blind date, Lao Xi'er said, it's all up to you!" "This - according to my old lady, which day is auspicious?" "Sister, it's already settled, tomorrow will be a good day!" "Tomorrow?" Su Hu thought for a while, "Okay, tomorrow is tomorrow!" "Let's make a deal, my sister will tell Lao Xi'er to prepare the food and drinks!" As soon as the words fell, Magu hurried out without taking a sip of water. Su Hu and Su Yao sent them to the door and watched Magu go away.Su Yaoshi seemed to think of something, and turned to Su Hu: "He's old, Qin'er hasn't come back yet, how can we go on a blind date tomorrow?" "Hmph," Su Hu snorted, "Even if he's at home, that kid might not be willing to go. I've thought about it. I'll go tomorrow. First, I haven't seen Lao Xi'er for many years, so we can catch up on the old days, and second, I'll take a look." Daughter. If it’s right, we’ll arrange a marriage. If it’s not right, we can push it on Qin’er’s head and have a way out!” After hearing this, Su Yao nodded repeatedly. The next day, after breakfast, Su Hu prepared four gifts of chicken, duck, fish, and sheep. He caught up with the ox cart and drove Maguer to Longkou Village. home. Su Yaoshi, who was watching outside the door, hurried up to meet him: "Did you see your daughter?" Su Hu was happy in his heart, but he said: "Nonsense, if you don't see your daughter, can you call it a blind date?" "How is it?" Su Hu walked into the yard, sat cross-legged on the stone table, and closed his mouth from ear to ear: "Hey, Maguer is not bragging, the girl is really—whatever she wants. Don't say anything else, just because of her hard work Well, it’s hard to find the second one even with a lantern on. No, as soon as I arrived at her house, I saw my daughter sitting on the loom weaving, and the loom never stopped until I left. I felt distressed when I saw it. Tell Lao Xier, at least let the daughter rest for a while, guess what Lao Xier said? Lao Xier said, "Oh, this is the problem with my daughter's childhood. As long as she sits on the machine, it will never be dark. She will not Come down!'" Su Yao was also happy: "Look at you! You are so beautiful! My daughter is so shy that she refuses to see you as a father-in-law. This is called shyness!" Su Hu laughed happily and said, "It doesn't matter if she is shy or hard-working, anyway, I'm in love with this girl! With Xiao Xi'er's temperament, she can't be better for our second boy!" Su Yao nodded and said: "Well, with this girl guarding her, Qin'er's wild nature must be restrained!" "That's what I'm talking about. Seeing my daughter busy on the loom, I don't want to mention how happy I am. Before leaving, I told Lao Xi'er that this marriage has been settled. Lao Xi'er asked me to choose a date, and I Say it all together!" While talking, Su Dai ran in from outside with a look of panic on his face: "Ada, Ada—" Su Hu looked up at him: "What's all the fuss about?" Su Dai panted heavily: "Second brother, he—he—" Su Yao said anxiously: "Dai'er, what's wrong with your second brother?" "Second brother - he revealed the king list!" Su Hu frowned: "What king list?" "I don't know either. I heard people say that when the Son of Heaven came out on the list, no one dared to expose it for a long time, and then——my second brother exposed it!" Su Hu was stunned for a long time before he said, "Then—what about others?" "I heard that he was escorted into the palace by soldiers!" Su Yao exclaimed: "Oh my god, Qin'er—has he been taken into the palace?" Su Dai shook his head and said, "I don't know, I heard it from others!" Seeing that Su Yaoshi started to cry, Su Hu comforted him: "His mother, how can you believe what you hear? But - if the second boy becomes an idiot, he might be able to do something out of line!" Su Yao cried and said: "He is old, Qin'er really has troubles, what should I do?" Su Hu Ning brows thought for a while, and said decisively: "His mother, this matter can't be delayed for a day! I have to find Ma Gu'er quickly, marry my daughter as soon as possible, and let Xiao Xi'er take care of him!" Su Yaoshi didn't have time to think about it, and nodded immediately: "If he's old, I'll do it to you!" Su Hu turned around and told Su Dai: "Dai'er, you go to Wangcheng quickly, and you will find your second brother back!" Su Dai shook his head and said, "Wangcheng is so big, who knows where he is hiding?" Su Hu's face darkened: "Didn't you just reveal the king's list, where else can you hide? Call a few people to go and spread the net to look for it. Remember, when you see him, don't tell him about the marriage, so as not to cause troubles! " "Then what do I say?" Su Hu lowered his head and thought for a while: "Well, let's just say that I'm dying, and I want to see him!" Su Dai was startled, seeing Su Hu glaring at him, he hurried out. At night, Jing'an Palace was peaceful.Under the queen's order, all the maids have gone out.The queen thought for a while, picked out a few pieces of clothing and packed them into a simple package.Life in the valley is simple, and she doesn't need to bring anything extra. Sitting for a while, the queen took out Guiguzi's kit again, and began to examine it carefully. The quiet valley, the thick forest, the rushing stream, and the melodious birdsong gradually appeared in front of her eyes... To her, everything was so familiar. She can no longer be familiar with it, because she has dreamed and imagined it many times.As long as you listen to it, all this will come to life in front of your eyes.Everything is as Mr. Guigu said, she is a natural Taoist, since she came to the world, all these have melted in her blood, cleansing her body and mind. Tomorrow night, she will bid farewell to this place, and merge with her childhood wish and years of dreams.She suppressed the excitement in her heart, put away her kit, and looked around the palace where she had lived for more than ten years. The queen's eyes inevitably fell on the jade bottle in front of the window.In the candlelight, the jade bottle shone brightly.With a soft sigh, she couldn't help getting up slowly, walked to the side of the jade bottle, and sat down on her knees facing the jade bottle. The jade bottle has already been pieced together by her. If you don't look at it carefully, if you don't touch it, no one will know that it was a pile of fragments.She stared at it, staring at it without moving. Watching, watching, the queen's heart suddenly tugged, as if she was suddenly pierced by an awl! Yes, it was a pile of fragments, untouched fragments.She spliced ​​it and guarded it.However, once she leaves, what will His Majesty do? His Majesty?Goodness, Your Majesty! No, he is not Your Majesty, he is her man, the man who broke her body and spent more than ten years with her day and night, the only man in this world who loves and cares for her!What should he do once she lets go? Let him go too?Yes, he was already tired of all of this, and wanted to leave all of this, but he couldn't, because the authentic blood of the Great Zhou royal family flowed through him, and the spirits of the ancestors of dozens of generations in the Great Zhou would not allow it. He did this, but Jiangshan Sheji did not allow him to do so, nor could his own conscience!This is why he married Xue'er away to Yan Shi, to an old man who could have been her grandfather! Once she runs away, my God, what should he do?The Qin people will tear him apart!Qin Ren also has a reason to do this, because once she leaves, it can only show that she is pretending to be sick.The Qin people will not stop there, they will make a big fuss and publicize it to the world, saying that the Queen of the Great Zhou is pretending to be sick, and the Emperor of the Great Zhou is deceiving the world.In this case, even if His Majesty has a family of 100, how can he argue?And the Wei people, what would they do if they found out about this?What will the people of the world think?If the people of Qin are unwilling to give up and make people chase them into the mountains, wouldn't it be a drag on Mr.Drag Yu'er? The queen was thinking wildly when footsteps came from outside the palace.When the queen heard someone prostrating, she knew that it was King Xian who was coming, she was startled suddenly, she suddenly remembered the package, got up hurriedly, just as she hid the package, King Xian had already walked in. King Xian arrived unexpectedly, but the queen did not expect it. In addition, she hid the package in a panic, and her expression was very flustered.However, King Xian had something on his mind at this time, so he didn't care about it at all. As soon as he entered the palace gate, he just paced back and forth in the hall with a very ugly expression on his face.The queen gradually calmed down, seeing that King Xian's pace had slowed down, she asked with some concern, "Why is Your Majesty bothered?" "Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty!" King Xian squeezed out three words from between his teeth. No need to ask any more, the Queen knew that the Qin people were coming to force her again, so she paused and asked softly, "What's wrong with Uncle Ji?" King Xian's anger rushed up again, and he said bitterly: "What Uncle Ji? He is a fool at all. I don't know what kind of evil he has fallen into. He only vents his anger with the people of Qin. It seems that the Great Zhou Sheji and the Ancestral Temple have nothing to do with him. generally!" "What did he say?" "Hmph, what can he say?" King Xian panted heavily, "He will say what the people of Qin say, and the whole thing is a mouthpiece!" The queen paused again, her tone soft: "Your Majesty, my concubine would like to know, what did the people of Qin say?" "It is said that Qin Gong sent people to recruit again, that the 20,000 infantry in Yiyang have already marched towards Luoyang, that the concubine is not sick, that the concubine has been pretending to be sick, and..." Xian Wangyue said The more angry I was, the more I couldn't continue. "Your Majesty, what else did they say?" The queen's tone became softer. "Say—say that Duke Qin heard about his concubine's illness and sent two genius doctors to treat her!" "Your Majesty," the queen said indifferently, "The concubines know about it. If they don't believe it, let them diagnose and treat it!" "Aifei—" King Xian's heart ached, his knees softened, and he knelt down. "Your Majesty—" the queen also knelt on the ground, and the husband and wife hugged each other and wept. "My concubine, you—you married yourself to the widow, and you have never had a good life. The widow—why did Su Qin go to jail for one night? Wasn't he ordered to treat each other well? The widow is useless!" Xian Wang burst into tears. "Your Majesty, you—don't say anything, Your Majesty—" the queen buried her head in King Xian's arms, weeping uncontrollably. At noon the next day, Ji Yu reported to King Xian, got the gold medal of pardon from Nei Zai, and went to the prison.Si Xing had seen the etiquette and the gold medal, so the two jailers escorted Su Qin, who had been imprisoned for nearly a night, out. Seeing Su Qin walking out of the prison under the escort of two jailers, Ji Yu took a step forward and said, "Su Zi is frightened!" Su Qin kowtowed to the ground: "Su——Su Qin thank——thank you princess——for the grace of saving me!" Ji Yu turned to one of the guards: "Send this scholar out of the palace gate!" The jailer agreed and led Su Qin out of the palace gate.Xiao Shun'er saw Su Qin walking out from a distance, and before he could think about it, he ran towards the noble residence.After a while, he ran back to the small courtyard, and saw Zhang Yi, neither sitting nor standing, walking up and down in the courtyard in disbelief.Xiao Shun'er was out of breath, leaning on the door frame while panting and said: "Master—Master, stutter—he stuttered—come out!" Zhang Yi jumped to Xiao Shun'er's side in just a few steps, and asked anxiously, "Where are the others?" "The villain doesn't—I don't know!" Zhang Yi raised his middle finger, knocked him on the head several times, and cursed: "I told you to stay there because I wanted you to meet Mr. Minister Qing, you, you, you——what are you doing back here?" Xiao Shun'er covered her scalp with her hands, and muttered aggrievedly: "It was the young master who ordered the villain to come back and report when he stuttered, little—what's wrong with the villain?" Zhang Yi knocked on his head again: "My young master said you were wrong, so you are wrong, how dare you speak up?" Before the voice fell, the man had already rushed to the door, spread his legs, and rushed towards the palace , I didn't go far, and I saw Su Qin hanging here with his head hooked like he was drunk. Zhang Yi rushed to meet him, grabbed him, looked him up, down, left, and right, and saw that he was unscathed, and said pleasantly, "It's amazing! It's amazing!" Su Qin couldn't figure it out, and stared wide-eyed: "What—what's the god—the god?" Zhang Yi laughed and said, "Brother Su is a god!" He took a step back and gave a deep bow, "Brother Su is on top, accept Zhang Yi's bow!" Su Qin was stunned, but forgot to return the gift: "Zhang—Zhang Zi, Fang—just now your name is Su Qinshi—what's the matter?" Zhang Yi punched him, and let out a long laugh: "Call you Brother Su! Just because of your arrogance today, I should call you Brother Su too! Let's go, Zhang Yi invites Brother Su to have a drink to appease Brother Su !" Su Qin was a little flattered, and bowed to the ground: "Su Qin thanks—thank—thank you Zhang Zihou—great love!" Zhang Yi couldn't help but drag Su Qin to Wanbang Restaurant again, and still came to the private room where they had had a drink before, and still ordered eight hot and eight cold drinks, even though the wine was still decades old.The only difference is Zhang Yi's attitude towards Su Qin.After getting along day and night in January, especially Su Qin's actions these days, Zhang Yizhen took this stammer with admiration. When the food and wine were on the table, Zhang Yi poured two cups full, held up one cup with both hands, and handed it to Su Qin respectfully: "I respect Brother Su for one cup, and I have the right to suppress the surprise of Brother Su, please!" Su Qin took the Jiujue with both hands, and looked at Zhang Yi with trepidation: "Su——Su Qin can't afford it!" Zhang Yi raised her hand and said: "Brother Su, you don't have to be polite, drink this wine first and then talk!" Su Qin felt that Zhang Yi didn't seem to be joking, so he raised his neck and drank it.Zhang Yi filled up the cup again, pushed it in front of Su Qin, and picked up another cup by himself: "Zhang Yi has offended so much, and punishing himself with one cup is an apology to Brother Su!" Without emotion, "Since you walked into that vermilion lacquered gate, my heart has also followed in. To tell you the truth, Brother Su, I didn't see eye to eye for the whole night yesterday!" Su Qinchao gave a deep bow to Zhang Yi: "Su—Su Qin is incompetent, let—let Zhang Zi worry—care about it!" Zhang Yi raised his title again: "It's another matter whether you are capable or not. Brother Su's ability to walk out of the palace gate unscathed shows that you have great fortune and destiny, and you can achieve great things! Come, come, come, this noble, Zhang Yi wishes Brother Su all the best!" All done, all is well!" Su Qin raised his title, bumped into Zhang Yi, and said dully: "Su——Su Qin, thank——thank you for your beauty—good words!" The two drank it all.Then, the two of you had one jue, and I had one jue. In less than an hour, the altar of old wine was almost bottomed out.Both Zhang Yi and Su Qin were drunk, and Zhang Yi looked at Su Qin with a pair of sleepy drunken eyes: "To tell you the truth, Brother Su, at first I really--I really didn't see you, I didn't think that Brother Su was--someone! Zhang--Zhang Yi Submit—submit!" Because of this alcohol, Su Qin completely lost his usual timidity. He drank the wine with one hand and pointed at Zhang Yi with the other: "Although Su-Su Qin-although-although-he-is-lower, well-or whatever-you know it. Zhang——Zhang Zi said—saying this—this word, now called my next brother—brother, no matter—whether—true—sincerity or not, Su Qin will—imprint—engrave it in his heart!" Zhang Yi said anxiously: "Brother Su, I am sincere and dare to face the sun and the moon!" Turning his eyes, he raised his hand at Xiaoer, "Xiaoer, set up the incense table, the two masters want to marry Jinlan!" "Okay!" After a while, Xiaoer set up the incense table, lit the incense candles, took out two large red porcelain bowls, and filled the altar with old wine.Zhang Yi got up and pulled Su Qin over, holding hands together, went to the front of the incense table, each burned incense, and both knelt down.Under Zhang Yi's order, the two bit their fingers and dripped blood into the wine. Zhang Yi knocked on the incense case three times, and said in a loud voice: "Heaven is above, Zhang Yi from Wei and Su Qinyi from Zhou married Jinlan. Su Qin is an older brother, and Zhang Yi is a younger brother. From today onwards, Zhang Yi is willing to share the blessings with Brother Su." Share, share weal and woe, and seek a great cause together! If there is rebellion, the world will not tolerate it!" Su Qin also knocked on the incense case three times in a row, stammering with difficulty: "Cang—the sky is—up, Su——Su Qin and Zhang——Zhang Zi——Jin Lan, he—then Su— Su Qinruo—if you get rich—rich—wealthy, determined—certain—determined not alone—exclusive, if there is back—back—back—rebellion, heaven—heaven—heaven and earth— - No - not allowed!" After the oath was finished, Zhang Yi and Su Qin got up with the wine, touched the bowls and drank them all in one gulp. After drinking the wine, Zhang Yi called Xiaoer, took out the purse and said, "Count—count, is it enough for the wine?" Xiao Er poured out all the money in the purse, saw that there were two pieces of gold, and hurriedly said: "That's enough, enough, I'll go get some change!" Zhang Yi waved his hand: "No—you don't need to look for it!" Zhang Yi pulled Su Qin up, and the two supported each other, staggering down the stairs and onto the street.Zhang Yi glanced at Su Qin, laughed and said: "Hahahaha, today I have married Jinlan with brother Su, Zhang Yi can be considered to have a brother in this life, what a joy!" Su Qin responded, breathing heavily, "Su——Su Qinneng and Zhang——Zhang Ziyi's marriage—Jin Lan, just—just—like a—dream!" Zhang Yi stared at Su Qin, pretending to be angry: "Don't call me Zhang Zi anymore, call me Brother Yi!" Su Qin shook his head: "No—it's not Yi—Yi brother, it's Xian—Xian—Xian brother!" Zhang Yi slapped Su Qin on the back, laughed and said, "Okay, good brother is good brother!" After walking a few more steps, Zhang Yi seemed to remember something, stopped in her tracks, was slightly startled, and let out a long laugh. Su Qin was amazed: "Xian-Xian brother why-why make-laugh?" Zhang Yi laughed for a while, then stopped, and said loudly: "Brother Su, do you still remember the old man with white eyebrows who looked at the physiognomy? What's the meaning of 'Looking at a thousand miles of prosperity from afar, and judging disasters and fortunes at a close distance', I can understand it today. , It's all nonsense!" "Xian-my brother, why-why did you say this?" Zhang Yi snorted through her nose: "He said that within one month, brother Su will have a happy life, and Zhang Yi will have a very sad life. Counting with your fingers, today is thirty, a full month, where is the joy of brother Su?" Zhang Yi, where is my sadness?" Su Qin nodded in response and said: "Xian--what my brother said--very much, I think that I, Su--Su Qin-this-this-such a situation, is full of food. No—it’s not easy, where—where—it’s still—it’s still expensive——expensive—to Qing—Qing—” Before the word "Xiang" was finished, Su Qin was already staggering on the ground, trying to stand up several times, but he couldn't.Zhang Yi reached out to pull him, but she also fell to the ground.The two simply lay down on their backs on the street, head to head, lined up in a line, occupying most of the street. Zhang Yi gestured with both hands and said: "I'm not going to hide this from brother Su, just wait until tomorrow, brother Yi will definitely find that old white eyebrow, let's see what he has to say? If he speaks nicely, I beg you to say a few words, maybe I can let him go. If he speaks badly, see if I don't tear off his banner and step on the ground!" At this moment, not far ahead, Su Dai and two young people walked all the way. One person said: "I said Su Dai, there are people everywhere in the city, and they have been looking for it for a long time. Where can I find it?" Su Dai sighed: "Oh, if you can't find it, you have to find it!" Another person said with a smile: "Hey, it's really fun if you can't find it. The new wife here is empty on the kang, and the new son-in-law is out on the other side! It's not bragging. In our house, it's really a girl with a yellow flower entering the bridal chamber. One time!" Su Dai spat at him: "You're so big! Ah Da is holding a big wedding at home, mobilizing the teachers and mobilizing the crowd. If we can't find the second brother, what will happen to Ah Da?" While talking, one of them saw two people lying side by side on the road from a distance, and exclaimed: "Look, there are two drunks ahead!" Another person rubbed his eyes: "Su Dai, look quickly, the one on the left looks like your second brother!" Su Dai took a closer look and said happily, "It's the second brother! Hurry up!" The three hurried over.Su Dai pulled Su Qin up, shook him and said, "Second Brother, Second Brother, wake up!" Su Qin rubbed his eyes: "Who - who is calling - me?" "It's me, Su Dai, Ah Da wants you to go back!" "What-what-Ada, I-I-I won't-not go back!" Zhang Yi could hear clearly, got up and sat on the ground: "Excuse me, dear brother, who are you? Why are you pulling Brother Su?" Su Dai clasped his fists in response and said, "Su Dai, Su Qin is my second brother. My father wants to see my second brother, so I'm here to invite him back!" Su Qin continued: "Xian-brother, don't-don't bother with him, let's-let's go-quickly, I-I want to learn-study art-to share-with the virtuous brother Seek big—big—big wealth and big—big nobility!” Zhang Yi staggered to his feet, bowed to Su Dai and said, "Brother Su, why does your father want to see Brother Su?" Su Dai returned a salute, hesitated for a while, and said slowly: "My father said that he is going to die, and he wants to see the second brother again!" Zhang Yi was stunned, and hurriedly bowed: "Since I said so, Brother Su will hand it over to you, and Zhang Yi will leave now!" At this time, Su Qin was already like a pile of mud, and fell asleep soundly.Su Dai asked his companions to bring in a mule cart, and the three of them carried Su Qin into the cart, left Zhang Yi behind. Watching the mule cart gradually go away, Zhang Yi also turned around and staggered back to the noble residence.Seeing the small courtyard, Zhang Yi Jiu Jin came up again, staggered, and hurriedly walked against the wall, still thinking about tomorrow's events in his heart, and said to himself: "The saddest thing in life is the loss of a father. Brother Su's father If you die, it will be a great funeral. Today is exactly 30 days, if brother Su suffers a great funeral, what the old man said will be true!" After a few steps, Zhang Yi stopped, and said to himself again: "Even if the old man's prophecy is fulfilled, it is only half fulfilled, and this half is still reversed. What happened to Brother Su is the saddest thing in life, so how can you be overjoyed?" "Laughing again, he leaned on the wall for another moment of deep thought, and said to himself again, "Well, if you say it this way, it's a reversal of joy and mourning. Brother Su suffered a great tragedy, and I should be happy to fulfill it! It's getting dark, and I Where is the great joy? It seems that the white-browed old man is purely blind! Hahahaha, his little banner, tomorrow will be decided!" When Xiao Shun'er heard the laughter, she hurried out, and when she saw him, she hurriedly shouted: "Master, you——you are back!" Zhang Yi scolded, "Where did you die? Quick, help me back!" Xiao Shun'er supported Zhang Yi: "Master, Uncle Zhang has sent an urgent message. The villain is looking for you everywhere. I don't know where you are?" Hearing the urgent letter from home, Zhang Yi suddenly woke up half of the spirit of alcohol, looked at Xiao Shun'er with eyes straightened: "Uncle Zhang urgent letter? Letter—where is the letter?" Xiao Shun'er hurriedly took out a bamboo slip from her sleeve and handed it to Zhang Yi.Zhang Yi took it, and still said to herself: "Could it be--really--really good news?" Zhang Yi felt suspicious, because she was too drunk and couldn't control her fingers, so she couldn't grasp the bamboo slip after several attempts.Xiao Shun'er looked anxiously, snatched the bamboo slips, and brought them to Zhang Yi.After reading two sentences, Zhang Yi's expression suddenly changed, and after reading a few more lines, Zhang Yi suddenly screamed "Mother—" and fell unconscious on the ground, unconscious. Xiao Shun'er was shocked, read the letter hastily, and without a word, hurriedly got into the carriage, met the innkeeper, calculated the rent carefully, went to the street to buy a lot of dry food, carried Zhang Yi into the car, Instigate the chariot and horse, and rush to Hexi. After the sun was approaching, Gongzheng hurried into Jing'an Palace with a brocade box in his hand. After prostrating, he presented the brocade box with both hands: "Your Majesty, I have been looking for what you wanted for a long time, and I finally found it!" "Oh," the queen was still lying on the couch, leaning slightly, pointing to the dressing table, "put it there!" Gong Zheng got up, walked to the dressing table, pondered for a while, opened a drawer, put the brocade box in, and turned to the queen: "Your Majesty, the old slave is in the left drawer!" The queen nodded, and ordered the people in the palace: "You all go out, I am tired, I really want to rest for a while!" All the palace people withdrew one after another, and Gongzheng was the last one to walk behind the palace gate. Seeing that everyone had gone out, the queen sat up suddenly, took out Guiguzi's kit from her sleeve, took out the silk, and stared at the writing on it for a long time.After a while, the queen put down the silk, tears welled up in her eyes, and her eyes gradually blurred. After staying there for a while, the queen came to the bed, bit her finger, dripped blood into the inkstone, dipped it with a pen, wrote a few more lines on the silk, looked at it carefully for a while, folded it carefully, and put it in the kit , took the needle and thread to sew it up, went back to the couch and lay down, and called out softly: "Come here!" Gong Zheng, who had been waiting outside the door, heard the shout and rushed in: "What orders does your empress have?" The queen smiled faintly: "I'm sick these days, and it's also troubled you." "It's all bad for the old slave, who failed to serve the empress well, and caused the empress to suffer so much." The queen said slowly: "I am in poor health, how can I blame you? However, I feel much better now, and I really want to sleep for a long time. You can stay outside the palace. No matter who you are, don't let them enter the palace." disturb!" 宫正见王后心平气静，气色确实见好，根本没有多想，点头应道：“娘娘放心，老奴只在门外候着，寸步不离！” 王后从枕下摸出锦囊：“晚些时候，万一陛下来了，你就说，本宫在睡觉，不过，这只锦囊，你可转呈陛下，就说是本宫给他的。” 宫正双手接过，两眼望着锦囊，略显惊异：“娘娘，这……” 王后又是淡淡一笑：“没什么，是个治病的偏方儿！” 宫正听闻是偏方儿，旋即放下心来，转身出去，将门轻轻带上。 偌大一个靖安宫，此时只有王后一人。宫中静得出奇，门边的滴漏里传来的滴水声清晰可数。 王后在榻上躺有一会儿，似乎想起一事，缓缓下榻，走到窗前，再次望向那只被显王摔碎、又被她拼接已毕的玉瓶。 玉瓶依旧是那么端庄，那么华贵，那么富有王家气度。是的，她已拣起了每一个碎片，她的手工无可挑剔，拼接近乎完美无缺。 王后缓缓跪下，凝视玉瓶，许久，长叹一声，喃喃语道：“陛下，臣妾——臣妾能做的，也就这么多了！”朝玉瓶拜过几拜，缓缓起身，走至妆台前，坐下来，对镜梳妆。 王后将头发重新梳过，挽成显王最爱看的发型，扎好发髻，描眉，开脸，再后，打开衣柜，一件接一件地穿起她出嫁那日的华丽服饰，最后戴上后冠。 王后有条不紊地做好这一切，复回妆台前，对镜坐下。 镜中映出的是一位依旧风华绝代的大周王后。 王后凝视有顷，从妆台下面拉出抽屉，摸出锦盒，取出盒中瓷瓶，旋开瓶塞，紧闭两眼，轻启樱唇，“咕”的一声一气饮下。 王后将空瓶放回盒中，依旧塞进妆台下，轻启碎步，缓缓走回榻上，徐徐躺下，拉上锦被，闭上眼睑。 门外，宫正奉了王后旨意，尽职地守候。两个时辰中间，前后共有三个人前来探望，一是姬雨，二是西周公，三是内宰。宫正只将王后的话重复三遍，一个也未让进。 天色迎黑，周显王放心不下，在内宰的陪同下亲自探视。宫门依然紧闭，宫正依旧守在门外。见陛下亲临，宫正跪地叩道：“陛下，娘娘说了，甚想睡个长觉，无论何人，都不能打扰。” 显王横他一眼：“寡人也不能吗？” “娘娘是这么吩咐的。”宫正说着，从袖中摸出那只锦囊，“娘娘的原话是，'晚些时候，万一陛下来了，你就说，本宫在睡觉，不过，这只锦囊，你可转呈陛下，就说是本宫交给他的！'” 显王大为诧异，接过锦囊，看到锦囊封口处细密有致的针脚，知是王后亲手所缝，赶忙拆开，抽出里面的丝帛，打眼一扫，脸色立变，一把推开宫正，撞开宫门，跌跌撞撞地冲到榻前，大叫道：“爱妃——” 宫正、内宰均傻愣了。二人相视一眼，急进宫中，看到的却是王后妆饰一新，神态安静地躺在榻上。显王伏在她的身上，悲哭不已。 不用再问，内宰已知发生何事，转身急叫：“快，召太医！” 宫正飞奔出去，不一会儿，引领太医急至靖安宫。太医摸摸脉相，验过鼻息，颤声禀道：“娘娘已经崩天了！” 内宰急问：“娘娘中午还好端端的，为何突然就崩天了呢？” “下官也是不知。娘娘此病，不该这么急的！” 宫正突然想起什么，匆匆走到妆台前，忽地拉开抽屉，摸出那只锦盒，打开一看，已成空瓶，当即跪地，号啕大哭道：“娘娘，都是老奴害了您啊！” 太医急走过去，拿过瓶子看过一阵，将瓶中残余滴在妆台面上，拿鼻子嗅过，怔了半晌，轻声叹道：“唉，娘娘饮下汞水了！” 内宰大惊：“汞水？娘娘哪来的汞水？” 宫正泣道：“是老奴寻来的。娘娘午时要老奴寻些汞水，说是治病的偏方要用。老奴不知就里，还以为是药引子，因而四处寻找，好不容易弄到这瓶汞水，交与娘娘，谁想娘娘她——”大声悲哭，“娘娘，您——您怎能行——行此偏方啊！” 内宰已是明白原委，急步走到太医跟前，一把收起盛装汞水的瓶子，纳入袖中，对宫正、太医厉色说道：“你们可都看清了，娘娘是久病不治，方才仙去的，哪来什么汞水？” 宫正、太医听得明白，喏喏连声：“小——小人知错！” 内宰走到榻前，缓缓扶起涕泪交流的显王。宫正找来一块白绫，轻轻蒙在王后面上。内宰转对众宫人，大声宣布：“娘娘久病不治，驾崩升天，举国治丧！” 宫中立时大哭小号，悲声一片。不一会儿，王宫里丧钟鸣响。 姬雨的侍女远远看到众人都在朝靖安宫方向急跑，又隐隐听到悲哭声传来，不知发生何事，拦人一问，方知是娘娘驾崩。 侍女这一惊非同小可，一下子怔在那儿。怔有片刻，侍女噙了泪珠，飞也似的赶回公主寝宫，扑进院子，却见姬雨正端坐于院中的荷花池边，面前支了一个琴架，架上是姐姐姬雪留给她的七弦凤头琴。她的身边，放着一个小包裹，里面是她的随身衣装与细软。赶至天黑，她就要与母后一道，永远离开此地。此刻，她别无他念，只想弹奏一曲，为她父王，为她姐姐，也为这个她生活了将近十五年的小小院落。 她弹的依然是《高山》《流水》。这两只曲子，姬雪、姬雨各有偏爱，姬雪偏爱《流水》，姬雨偏爱《高山》。此时，姬雨睹物思情，心念姐姐，不禁百感交集，飞指弹起，院中响起《流水》的弦音。 随着琴声，姬雨的泪眼里似乎幻出幕幕场景：无处可依的流水，随风飘零的落英，一路远嫁燕邦、几乎没有归期的姐姐姬雪。 侍女无法再听下去，扑通一声跪在地上，号啕大哭：“公主——” 仍在弹奏的姬雨微微抬头，泪眼略显诧异地望着侍女。 侍女呜咽道：“公主，娘娘——娘娘她——” 姬雨心头猛然一震，手指剧烈抖动，但仍没有离开琴弦，因为她的心仍然未从《流水》里解脱出来，只将两只泪眼惊讶地望着侍女，似在征询。 侍女泣道：“娘娘她——她驾——驾崩了！” “驾崩”二字如五雷轰顶，姬雨一下子傻了，正在弹奏的手指也突然间僵在琴上，两只眼睛痴呆般盯牢侍女。 侍女惊道：“公主！您——您这是怎么了？” 姬雨仍然僵在那儿。 时光凝滞，姬雨的一只手悬在空中，一只手抚在弦上，全身僵直，仿佛石化一般。 侍女惊得呆了，大叫道：“公主！公主！公主——” 好一阵子，姬雨方才回到现实中，将另一只手也缓缓扬起，再扬起，一直扬到不能再扬的高度。 陡然，姬雨的两手如疾风般落下，“啪”地砸在琴上，一根琴弦应声而断，姬雨的右手中指亦被断弦划破，鲜血汩汩地流淌出来。 侍女惊叫：“公主——” 姬雨竟是不应，十根手指如雨点般落下，两行泪水如珍珠般洒下，不一会儿，整个凤头琴上溅满了姬雨的鲜血和泪珠，点点滴滴，如梅花带雨。 姬雨将《流水》弹完，又如木头般在琴前呆坐了足足一个时辰，这才缓缓起身，擦了把眼角的泪水，抱起凤头琴，提起小包裹，一步一步地挪向靖安宫。 整个王城，烛光点点，丧钟长鸣。 在内宰的全力操持下，靖安宫完全变了模样。中央摆着灵榻，王后静静地躺在灵榻上，身上蒙着一袭白缎。 一身孝服的周显王守在灵榻前，神情木呆地望着灵榻上方的王后。 灵榻两侧，依次跪着大小嫔妃、几个王子和小公主，全都是孝服在身，叩头于地，悲悲切切。 一身素服的姬雨怀抱凤头琴，手提包裹，悄无声息地站在门口。内宰看到，赶忙拿过一身麻服让姬雨穿了，又在她头上扎上一条白色麻巾，另一条系在腰间。内宰做这一切时，姬雨表情木然，既没有哭，也没有动，只拿两眼痴痴地凝视灵榻，就如一个泥偶。 内宰披戴已毕，姬雨重又抱起凤头琴，缓缓走到灵榻前面，在王后身边放下琴，轻轻揭开白缎。 王后静静地躺在那儿，两眼闭合，就像平日睡熟时一样。她的两道细眉也如平日一样紧紧地锁在一起。 姬雨平静地凝视着她。过一小会儿，她伸出两手，轻轻抚摸母后紧锁的眉头，想让它们展开，可它们仍像拧起来一般。 姬雨将面颊轻轻贴在母后的面颊上，口中喃喃自语，不知说了些什么。又过一阵，她重新抬起头来，再次抚展王后的双眉。两道细眉终于舒开，一眼望上去，王后显得慈爱而又安详。 抚平了王后的愁眉，姬雨并没有去盖白缎，好像王后依旧是活着一般。姬雨打开琴盒，在灵榻跟前支起琴架，将姐姐的凤头琴摆在架上，端坐于母亲身边，面对母亲，轻声抚琴。 虽然只有六根琴弦，但在姬雨手里，缺了那一根，反倒添了几丝悲切，长了几分愁韵。弹的依旧是《流水》，只是这流水此时听来，就如在寒冰下面无声地呜咽，如泣如诉，却不为他人所见。 姬雨就这样坐着，就这样奏着，奏了一遍又一遍，没有泪水，也没有哭泣。 不知奏了多久，也不知奏了多少遍。天黑透了，夜深极了。跪在王后榻前的嫔妃、小公子、小公主们，不知何时，已是一个跟着一个悄悄离去。只有宫正、内宰和显王依旧跪在榻前，含着泪水，听着姬雨的诉说。 终于，周显王动了一动，缓缓转过身子，静静地望着女儿。又过一会儿，他吃力地站起来，挪了几步，坐到姬雨身边，轻轻抚摸她的秀发。 姬雨弹琴的手越来越慢，眼睛紧紧闭合，眼中滚出泪花。 蓦然，再也忍不下去的姬雨转过身去，一头扑进显王的怀中，爆发般大哭起来：“父王——” 周显王将她紧紧抱在怀中，生怕有谁从他怀中夺走她似的。 父女两个拥作一团，姬雨不发则已，一发即不可收，在显王怀中悲悲切切，呜呜咽咽，不知哭有多久，方才止住，挣开显王，跪在地上，抬头说道：“父王！” 周显王望着她：“雨儿，你有何话，说吧！” 姬雨迟疑有顷，泣道：“雨儿不能尽孝，雨儿不能服侍父王，雨儿——雨儿也要去了！”说完，泪水再次流出，缓缓叩拜，一拜，二拜，三拜。 大出姬雨意料的是，周显王似乎早已知道此事，丝毫未现惊讶，只是静静地凝视姬雨。 姬雨泣道：“父王——” 显王缓缓问道：“雨儿，你去哪儿？” “云梦山！” 周显王慢慢闭上眼睛。许久，一个声音似乎是从他的喉管深处蹦出：“去吧，鬼谷先生在等着你呢。” 倒是姬雨吃了一惊：“父王，您怎么知道？” 周显王从袖中摸出王后转呈他的锦囊，交与姬雨，缓缓说道：“你的母后说，这是一个偏方儿。”将头转向王后，略顿一顿，泪水盈眶，喃喃哽咽，“是个偏方儿。” 显王不停地喃喃着“是个偏方儿”，越说越是伤心，竟呜呜咽咽，伏在王后身上悲泣不已。 姬雨一看，正是苏秦托她交与母后的锦囊。姬雨急忙打开，里面是块丝帛，丝帛中间是鬼谷子亲笔书写的两行墨字，“道器天成，鬼谷重生；携蝉归林，可解纷争。”丝帛下面，则是王后用鲜血写成的一行小字：“陛下，欲跟从先生，难舍君情；欲与君偕行，豺狼不容；君恩社稷，夙愿近忧，臣妾两难，惟有远行；恳请陛下，听妾遗声，雪儿远嫁，已是苦命；唯此雨儿，托与先生……” 姬雨将锦囊紧紧捂在胸前，朝王后的遗体缓缓跪下，放声悲哭：“母后，母后，您答应雨儿，您答应雨儿一道去的呀，母后——” 显王转过来，轻轻抚摸姬雨的秀发：“去吧，孩子，听你母后的，投先生去，走得越远越好！” 姬雨抬起泪眼，凝视显王，有顷，不无忧虑地说：“父王，秦人那儿……” 显王抬起头来，仰天长叹一声，缓缓说道：“生离死别，国破家亡，寡人什么都没有了，他们还能怎样？”拿袖管抹了一把泪水，凝视姬雨，轻声吟唱： 〖彼黍离离，彼稷之苗。 Walking is extravagant, the center is shaking. 知我者，谓我心忧； 不知我者，谓我何求。 悠悠苍天，此何人哉？ 〗 这首《王风》，是姬雨自幼就熟记于心的，但其真正的内涵，只在父王此时的吟咏里，姬雨才算彻底明白。显王的吟咏缓慢而又低沉，苍凉中不无悲壮，姬雨听得心潮起伏，不禁抬起头来，含泪同吟，灵堂里响彻起父女二人悲怆的声音： 〖彼黍离离，彼稷之穗。 Walking is extravagant, the center is drunk. 知我者，谓我心忧； 不知我者，谓我何求。 悠悠苍天，此何人哉？ He is separated from the millet, the reality of the other millet. Walking is extravagant, and the center is like choking. 知我者，谓我心忧； 不知我者，谓我何求。 悠悠苍天，此何人哉？ 〗 翌日晨起，天蒙蒙亮时，姬雨穿着随身孝服，背上凤头琴，挽了包袱，拜过父王，别过母后，挂上佩剑，开了偏门，径奔城东轩辕庙而去。 姬雨走出东门，问过两个路人，终于看到了荒野中的那座孤庙。 此时，姬雨的心里就像揣了个受惊的小兔子，既惊惧，又紧张。惊惧的是，万一先生不在庙中，她该如何？紧张的是，如果先生在，她唐突而来，先生会收留她吗？ 庙门虚掩着。姬雨轻轻敲门，不一会儿，童子开门。一眼看到童子，姬雨悬着的惊惧之心落定几分，朝童子打一揖道：“请问童子，鬼谷先生可在？” 童子正在打扫庙院，手中还拿着扫把，见她一身白服，似吃一惊，仔细打量一番，方才回揖一礼，轻声问道：“姐姐可是玉蝉儿？” 姬雨暗吃一惊：“玉蝉儿？我——” 童子似是认准了，指指大殿：“玉蝉儿姐姐，家师正在庙中候你！” 姬雨走进庙殿，眼睛四下打量。 整个庙殿，里外皆已清扫完毕，所有物什均已摆放齐整，轩辕泥塑上的浮尘也被扫个干净。显然，他们正在准备离去。鬼谷子端坐于轩辕塑像前，眼睛微闭。 姬雨放下琴盒，跪于地上，不无忐忑地说：“小女子叩见先生。” 鬼谷子依然是两眼微闭，似乎没有听到她的声音，也没有在意她的存在。 姬雨再次叩道：“小女子叩见先生！” 鬼谷子微微睁开眼睛，心头微微一震，嘴角启动：“姑娘为何身披重孝？” 姬雨失声悲哭：“母后她——她——” 鬼谷子再次沉默，不知过有多久，方才长叹一声，缓缓说道：“你母后终得解脱，可喜可贺。姑娘此来，欲求何事？” 姬雨泣道：“果如先生所言，罗网张来，玉蝉儿走投无路，欲随先生远遁山林，恳求先生容留。”再次叩首，声泪俱下。 “山林虽有自在，却是寂寞之地，只怕姑娘耐熬不住。” “小女子早已厌倦尘世喧嚣，无心他求，愿与先生终老林莽，潜心向道。” 鬼谷子沉思有顷，点头道：“老朽观你是个道器，收留你了。你既以玉蝉儿为喻，自今日始，就叫玉蝉儿吧。” 姬雨重重叩首，悲喜交集：“玉蝉儿谢先生赐名！” 伊水河边的轩里村，苏家大院里张灯结彩，一派喜气。院门外面并排列着三口铁锅，一口烹猪，一口烹羊，另外一口烹了一只牛头。 全村人都在帮忙，院中人来人去，甚是热闹。申时左右，一辆披红挂彩的牛车在锣鼓声中徐徐行至村中，渐至苏家院落的柴扉外面。 苏厉远远望到彩车过来，忙将精选过的一捆干竹点燃，不一会儿，火苗蹿起，爆裂的竹节噼里啪啦，声声脆响。爆竹声中，一行人抬着嫁妆走进苏家院门。锣鼓声更见响彻。 正在洞房里忙事的麻姑儿见彩车停好，赶忙走到院里，朗声叫道：“老哥儿，新人到了，快叫新婿出来接人！” 苏虎几步跨进正堂里间，见苏秦依旧烂醉如泥，躺在炕上呼呼大睡。苏虎的脸色越变越难看，蹭蹭几步走到灶间，舀来一瓢凉水，猛地浇在苏秦脸上。 苏秦睡得正香，遭凉水一浇，打了个惊战，睁眼一看情势不对，急又闭眼，连揉几揉，再次睁开，认准了