Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 159 Daylight Fireworks
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Shi Xuanling's unhesitating answer made Zhongli Sheng's back tremble and he turned his head instantly. The young man seemed to hear some breaking sounds in his limbs and bones, but the next moment, the girl in front of him had already added One sentence——

"A Sheng, your eyes can be cured more than anything else."

She stood up on tiptoes, and with gentle movements, pulled open the folding fan he used to cover her up. Her brown eyes looked directly at him, and every word fell into his heart like feathers.

"It's more important than me, much more important. If your eyes can't be cured, I won't be happy in this life. You hurt your eyes because of me. I will spend my whole life to heal you, and I will always I will stay with you, but I will not marry you... or become husband and wife with you. The companionship I give you is different from the one I am with Ah Yue, do you understand?"

Zhong Lisheng stared at Shi Xuanling blankly, trying his best to calm down his disordered breathing. The hand holding the folding fan could not help but tremble slightly, and he felt that his heart seemed to have split into countless pieces in an instant.

Stop talking, please stop talking. Even a shark will drown and die. The overlord of the sea also has the obsession to get what he wants, and the young man screamed in his heart.

But the bride he wished for suddenly reached out and pointed to the carved mirror standing nearby, which happened to reflect their figures standing together. He turned his head and looked along, and his features were clearly reflected in the mirror. He only heard her say in his ear:
"Look, little shark, your eyes are so beautiful. They are more beautiful than the eyes of many ladies from aristocratic families in the imperial city. They are just like the stars in the sky. Such a pair of beautiful eyes, it's a good thing they didn't get lost because of me. Blind, you don’t know how lucky I am and how happy I am that you can see the light again.”

A white and slender hand slowly raised and carefully touched the young man's eyes. His thick eyelashes trembled, like a small fan flapping between her fingers.

"Little Shark, you will definitely meet a very good girl in the future. She will stay by your side and travel with you throughout the spring, autumn, winter and summer, and see all the scenery of the four seasons. Don't you always call me a bad girl? I This bad girl has already raised a little gray cat. My kitten doesn’t dislike me as a bad girl. Even if I was ignorant and broke his heart many times, he still likes me, a bad girl, so I can’t do it anymore. I’m raising a little shark. I can’t be sorry for my kitten. You can find a good girl again..."

"Come on, young master, I don't like any good girls. I'm just a bitch, so I just like bad ones, right?"

Zhong Lisheng slapped the girl's hand away, turned away, and snorted angrily: "Just your cat Jingui, the sharks in other people's seas are heartless and fend for themselves, right?"

He was so angry that he looked like a child fighting for candy with others. Seeing this, Shi Xuanling couldn't help but smile. When he was about to say something, the man in purple had already turned around and walked towards the door without even turning his head. He waved back to her.

"Don't come to comfort me. Cats live like cats, and sharks live like sharks. If you are not a fish, how can you know what the fish is thinking?"

He didn't take a few steps, but stopped at the door again, turned his back to Shi Xuanling angrily and said:

"No matter what, on such a happy day, I still have to say a few hypocritical polite words. I will reluctantly wish you and Lao Yue to be united forever and have a happy marriage for a hundred years. As for having a son early, I can forget about it. Let your wild cat take it easy and put its claws away, don’t get too impatient!”

With a flick of her purple clothes, just as she was about to push the door open, several explosions suddenly sounded in the air, causing Shi Xuanling to turn his head and look out the window, his pupils suddenly widened, and there was unconcealable surprise in his tone:

"A Sheng, look quickly, what is that?"

Zhong Lisheng also turned around and stood in front of the window with Shi Xuanling. The two of them raised their heads and looked at the bright lights and shadows blooming in the air. Many people in the Shi family also raised their heads due to the movement, and Shi Xuanling was in front of the window. I couldn't move my eyes away from the sight. The pretty face with fragrant makeup was full of obsession:

"Yes, they are fireworks... What beautiful fireworks! What kind of fireworks are these? You can actually see them so clearly in the daytime. They are colorful, extremely gorgeous, and so beautiful!"

Zhong Lisheng didn't react as much as everyone else. He looked at the fireworks in the sky with a calm expression. He supported his chin with his hand and turned his fan intermittently. He answered Shi Xuanling nonchalantly:
"Of course these fireworks are beautiful. Do you know how rare and valuable they are? When I went to the Gumo Kingdom with my father for a banquet, King Gumo let us have one in the daytime. It was a dazzling display. It was so wonderful that everyone in the palace was amazed. It was a pity that this was only one scene. My father wanted to see it again, but King Gumo just showed his hands and said no more. This thing is too rare and the raw materials are hard to find. , the formula is cumbersome and complex, and it often fails hundreds of times before succeeding once, which is of course incomparable to ordinary fireworks. Do you think it looks good or not..."

As Zhong Lisheng spoke, he thought of something again, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He gently tugged on Shi Xuanling's hair tie. The girl couldn't bear to look back at him. She just kept looking up at the sky, lest she miss a glance.

"Don't make trouble, these fireworks are fleeting, and you say they are so rare and valuable, but I don't want to see them once. I have to see enough!"

"You must be able to see enough today, because this daytime fireworks are just for you!"

"What, what?"

Shi Xuanling finally turned her head this time, with a look of disbelief on her face, but Zhong Lisheng smiled even more:

"Your old man put this for you specially. I asked you why on the way to find you, I saw your servants moving something mysteriously. They also said that it was specially ordered by your old man. It must be done." Show it to the Third Miss. You must not make any mistakes. What do I think it is? Fortunately, I suppressed my curiosity and didn't get caught halfway. It turns out that this is specially prepared for you by 'Daxia Shi'. I give you this precious daughter. What a surprise for getting married!"

Shi Xuanling blinked in shock, still unable to believe her ears. She quickly turned her head and looked up at the sky. Such dreamlike and brilliant fireworks were really her father...a gift from her father. surprise?
"I really can't see that a serious and old-fashioned man like your father still has such beautiful thoughts. This kind of fireworks has actually disappeared from the world a long time ago. There is only one craftsman in the world who can do this kind of craftsmanship, but that man It disappeared from the world many years ago, and this craft was lost. Therefore, even the king of a country like King Gumo can only use his hands to show off a second daytime fireworks for my father. But your father can actually set off such a firework for you on your birthday. I dare say that he has treasured these fireworks for at least ten years, and he only took them out to set off for you today!" Fireworks that have long since disappeared from the world are treasured in It has been in Shi Mansion for more than ten years, and it was only set off for her today?

Shi Xuanling's heart beat faster and faster, and she still had a look of disbelief on her face. How could her father, who was usually stern and boring, do such a thing for her?

While she was dazed, Zhong Lisheng was already turning the folding fan lightly, looking at the bright fireworks in the sky and said leisurely: "This firework also has a nice name, it's called 'Broken Branches Recalling the Past'."

"Breaking branches to remember the past?"

"Yes, to be precise, it's called 'Remembering the Past', and 'Zhezhi' is a person's name. I don't know whether he is a boy or a girl. In short, these fireworks that are so dazzling in the daytime and like dreams are made by him. What he made alone cannot be imitated by anyone else, and he only goes to the Qiuchi Pavilion every year at the beginning of autumn to sell a few copies. How many wealthy businessmen spend a lot of money, and it is difficult to get a copy even if they squeeze their brains. Looking back on those days, your father probably got lucky and bought some early on, but he has always treasured them and was reluctant to let them go."

The extremely gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky, illuminating Zhongli Sheng's handsome features. He sighed to himself:
"King Gu Mo also got two copies by chance. One was set off when Princess Fengzhou was born, and the other was shown to my father and me at the palace banquet. Later, he always wanted to send people there. Dong Mu, I waited until the day of the Beginning of Autumn to go to the Yichen Pavilion to buy some back, but the craftsman who made the fireworks suddenly disappeared and never appeared in the Yichen Pavilion again. Since then, on the Beginning of Autumn year after year, No one can buy such dazzling daytime fireworks anymore. Looking back on those days, I really responded to this name. This thing only existed back then, and it can no longer be found after that, and it has disappeared from the world..."

Listening to Zhong Lisheng's emotion, Shi Xuanling was also quite sad. She looked up into the sky and couldn't help but murmured:
"Zhizhi recalled those days, what a beautiful name, what beautiful fireworks. The craftsman who could make such gorgeous daytime fireworks must have a clever mind and unparalleled skills. It's a pity that he suddenly disappeared. It's so great. It’s a pity…”

While she was lamenting, Zhong Lisheng looked up at the gorgeous fireworks in the sky and smiled meaningfully: "After watching the fireworks today, I can finally feel relieved."

"What do you mean, why are you letting go?" Shi Xuanling didn't know why.

Zhong Lisheng held the handle of the fan and tapped her on the forehead lightly, blurting out: "Stupid woman, don't worry your father won't harm you. He has spent a lot of money on you this time, and he has really spent a lot of money on it." His thoughts prove that he does have you as a daughter in his heart. I have always been wary of his unfathomable skills before, and I also felt that he had something to hide from you regarding your mother’s remains. But now I see Come on, he can’t say for sure what his reasons are. Wasn’t the last resort in the cemetery just to protect you? All in all, he does have you as his daughter in his heart, and the deep love for him is not fake, to some extent. , he even regards you as a treasure."

"Even if you and Lao Yue get married to force him to 'submit', force him to reveal the location of the Taoist temple, bring out the laws of Emperor Wenchang to suppress him, and vow to take away your mother's body, he will still be there. The day you got your haircut was also the day you got married, so these fireworks were set off for you in front of everyone in the Shi family, do you know what this means?"

Don't look at the surface of everything, but look deeper. This is Zhongli Sheng's "unique skill". He may seem cynical, but he has a very clear view of everything in the world. At that moment, he smiled at Shi Xuanling, who looked stunned. road:

"Your father has the same intentions as I did. He set off this precious daytime fireworks for you in public. He just wanted to lift you high and give you this special moment at such an important moment." The third lady of the Shi family has a unique beauty and dignity that makes everyone look up and take a good look at you. You are not dust, you are not a weed, you are not the 'wild daughter' that is not valued in their mouth. You Shi Xuanling is the upright member of the Shi family. The third young lady is Shi Zhongqing’s most cherished daughter.”

After a pause, Zhongli Sheng looked at Shi Xuanling, and suddenly raised his tone and said with profound meaning: "In your father's heart, you are worthy of this blessing of fireworks in the day, just like King Gumo said on the day Princess Fengzhou was born. , it was also the same as the 'Remembering the Past' that was set off for her in the palace. Look, every firework blooming in the sky is actually your father talking to you, he is saying - "

Zhong Lisheng pulled Shi Xuanling closer to the window. He pointed at the fireworks in the sky and whispered word by word in Shi Xuanling's ear:
"He wishes you a smooth life, a happy marriage, a smooth future, and a lifetime of happiness and worry-free life. Did you hear that?"

The wind was blowing thousands of miles, and the fireworks were in the sky. Zhong Lisheng's words kept echoing in Shi Xuanling's ears. The heart in her chest couldn't help beating, and her eyes became a little moist.

The loneliness and grievance of being trapped in the attic for those years, the loneliness and awkwardness of being unable to integrate into the Shi family, the reluctant calls of "Dad", the indifference and alienation between the official robe... many, many things , seemed to be blown away to the horizon by the wind under the fireworks called "Remembering the Past".

Sometimes, letting go and relief take place in such a short moment.

Zhong Lisheng glanced at it and saw something. He reached out and subconsciously wanted to touch Shi Xuanling's head, but thought of something and finally put his hand down. He just looked at the horizon and said with a low smile:

"This Daxia Shi is really interesting. A pack of cedar nuts and a reminiscence of the past. Although he looks so serious and old-fashioned, everything he does for you has a little bit of a daughter's mood. Not only is it unique and interesting, it's also satisfying. Unexpectedly, he really has a way of teasing a little girl. Maybe your mother-in-law was deceived by your father back then, and that’s why she became devoted to him and was unswervingly committed to him."

The bright and dreamlike fireworks are still blooming in the sky, warming the girl's heart that has been desolate in the Shi family for many years, and also stunning everyone in the Shi family. I am afraid that they will never forget today's daytime fireworks in their lifetime.

But in the festive and lively Shi Mansion, there was only one place that was deserted at the moment, and even had a strange, dark and cold atmosphere.

Near the west end of the back mountain of Shi Mansion, there is a small Buddhist hall that has been abandoned for a long time. It was built when the old lady of the Shi family used to worship Buddha. It has been vacant since the old lady passed away. It has been deserted and desolate for a long time.

And in the past half month, there has been another figure of a woman inside.

(End of this chapter)