Jinghua Tianjiao

Chapter 188 The Last Dream of Song Dynasty: Covenant

As the thunder continued, Du Juan couldn't fall asleep. She opened her eyes a little, and saw an old woman doing needlework in front of the candle lamp.Du Juan couldn't see exactly what she was doing, she just felt that the surrounding environment was completely different from her home.Lightning flashed outside the window, and the already dark room was illuminated by the lightning. After a white light, Du Juan's eyes were stung by the light, and she was about to rub her sleepy eyes when she heard someone calling her.

The last time I had a dream was in the cold winter, when Princess Anbang was going to be buried.But why there is winter thunder and lightning? According to ancient books, this is not auspicious. Could it be that something major happened?
"Du Xiuniang, Du Xiuniang..." Who is calling me?No, am I back to Da Song?Du Juan suddenly discovered that this dream has been happening more and more recently.

Du Juan slowly opened her eyes, she was indeed an old woman in front of her, her hair was graying a lot, her face was obviously wrinkled, her eyes were blank, but she looked full of sadness, Du Juan in front of her naturally recognized her , isn't this Du Xiaoniang's adoptive mother?Now that she is the adoptive mother of the little princess, Du Juan looked at all this in surprise and didn't know how to say hello, "You...you..."

Xiaoniang's adoptive mother smiled, "Du Xiuniang, you don't need to care about those etiquettes, these etiquettes are meaningless to me."

Looking at this room again, the furnishings inside are the same as the little mother's house, but it looks like it has been renovated from the inside to the outside. I heard that the royal family refurbished the house of my mother's adoptive parents before, so it must be the same.But originally Xiaoniang's adoptive parents didn't directly live in the palace, so how could they come here?

Du Juan didn't even know why she woke up here?Xiaoniang's adoptive mother looked at her, and then said, "It's freezing cold, you fainted when you went out, and then Princess Anning sent you here, and you have slept all day and night until today."

"Aunt, where's Miss?" Du Juan still prefers to be called by this title.
The little mother's adoptive mother opened her mouth, but she seemed to have something to say, she simply stopped talking, lowered her head and continued to do the work in hand.Du Juan saw clearly that this was not needlework, but a silk baby.My aunt made a lot of silk babies before, so why is my aunt doing it again this time?Du Juan asked, "Auntie, what are you? Can you still be a baby boy?"

It was the first time for Du Juan to see her adoptive mother making silk children. Seeing Du Juan's face full of doubts, she said, "I taught most of my mother's silk children's skills. I don't do well. Most of them are tie-dyed cloth. Baby, it can't compare to your Jinghuafang."

"How come, these silk children look very good." In Du Juan's eyes, in this day and age, it is not bad to make them like this, "But... Auntie, what are you doing with these silk children?"

Then she stopped what she was doing, looked at Du Juan and said, "This is a present, for Princess Anning."

"Souvenir?" Du Juan asked puzzled, "Why did you suddenly prepare this thing?"

The mother-in-law smiled bitterly and said, "The Kingdom of Jin sent envoys, and Princess An Ning was chosen as the marriage princess. Princess An Ning has lived here for a while, this time I came back specially to make some silk children, and I will leave it to everyone when the covenant ceremony is held. Just thinking about it, silk baby is Princess Anning's favorite thing, so it can be regarded as a good omen for everyone."

"Marriage? Here we go again? I guessed it would happen before, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. Jin Guo is ambitious, but he is still so greedy." Du Juan said, looking at the pile of silk children on the table and on the ground, and then at her His eyes were already red.Du Juan felt distressed, "Auntie, what can I do for you?"

Xiaoniang's adoptive mother shook her head, "You don't need to do anything, I'm almost done. These five days, day and night, even if I make myself a blind old woman, I still have to finish these things."

Du Juan randomly picked up a silk boy, and saw that the headdresses used by the silk boys are all made of metal pieces, and they are all the same.The golden color is dazzling, but so much gold leaf should be provided by the palace.Du Juan was fascinated by it, and her adoptive mother took it over and put it on the table, "Du Xiuniang, this is nothing to look at. These silk children are all made in the same way, and it is relatively easy to make."

If you don't let me see, don't let me see, why are you still trying so hard?The adoptive mother of Xiaoniang in front of her is not as kind as before, she really wants to let Du Juan see this baby.Maybe the little girl is going to make a covenant with her relatives, she is not happy, Du Juan thought, helping her pick up the rags on the ground, "Auntie, you continue to be a silk child, and I will help you. But auntie, I think that since these silk Children are the same, so you can use some other treasures as headdresses."

It’s okay if I don’t say anything, but when I said this, my mother-in-law became anxious, “Du Xiuniang, I don’t bother you to talk about the silk baby’s work. I bought the gold leaf from the royal family with great difficulty, and I will use it. Princess An Ning This marriage is really a big event, it must not be done simply."

Du Juan didn't argue, seeing her in such a hurry, she was afraid she was hiding something.Du Juan didn't care about it. After waking up just now, she found that she was alone in the room, so she asked, "Auntie, are you alone today?"

"Yes, he went to the market." The young mother's adoptive mother said with eyes dodging, Du Juan felt more and more wrong about this matter, but she couldn't say anything.

"Auntie, when is the covenant ceremony? Do I still have a chance to see my lady?" Du Juan wanted to find her, but the marriage was so sudden, she must have been unable to bear it. What she needs most now should be herself.

As soon as Du Juan wanted to see Xiaoniang, the aunt who had been idle just now became busy again, and murmured, "Princess Anning is not something you can meet whenever you want, and the wedding ceremony will be in the morning after tomorrow. After Ci Xiaoniang was picked up by the people in the palace in Jinghuafang, there has been no news. This time, there are a lot of people from the marriage mission, and our residence in the palace was also occupied, so we came here."

The young lady's adoptive mother said and looked at the repaired houses and the courtyard.Du Juan looked through the window. Although it was late at night and the winter thunder was rolling, after lightning bolts, she could clearly see the light reflected from the bluestone slabs on the ground in the courtyard, as well as the tall courtyard gate. Is it the old dilapidated courtyard?The mother-in-law caressed the brand-new sandalwood square table under her hand, and sighed deeply, "Although I came back here again, it doesn't feel like home anymore. When we meet in this neighborhood, they even walk around us and live here. Although there is no suffering from leaking rain or cold wind, is this still home?"

She was dissatisfied in her heart and complained for a long time. It was because she was dissatisfied with her becoming Princess An Ning, or she was even more dissatisfied that her identity was discovered, and she had to shoulder the inevitable mission of marriage.

(End of this chapter)