Tianyi

The woman turned to look at Xue Yi and said: "I was rescued by Master Sun, and I pretended to be stunned and didn't speak. Master Sun didn't know my identity, and it was inconvenient to stop the boat, so he took me back to the capital. Later, I spoke, But he said that he was not from that place and was abducted and dumped there. I don’t remember where my home is at all and I don’t know where I am from.”

"Master Sun said that it would be difficult to find my family again. However, I have no origin, but he is the current Grand Master and an important minister of the court. It is very inconvenient to raise a child of unknown origin at home. However, he happens to have a good friend, who is not a court official, but a doctor who is engaged in learning. He has never married and has no children. Seeing that I am so well-behaved, he might as well send me to be a daughter for that doctor."

"So, I recognized Mr. Chen Qianli as my father. I said that I remembered my name, and it seemed to be Mo. Mr. Chen listened and named me Chen Mo, saying that I was the last member of the Chen family. When I was six years old, I was already familiar with poetry and writing, and Mr. Chen said that my intelligence should not be wasted. He was not bound by etiquette, so he disguised me as a boy and took me to the Imperial College to study."

"When I was 11 years old, I became the youngest prison student in the Imperial College. But one day, I suddenly became famous and without any time to cover up, I exposed my identity as a woman. Mr. Chen was asked about the crime, but he said that I was his His illegitimate daughter, he is old, and he is afraid that he will not have time to see me get married, so he wants to find a way out for me, so he made this move."

"The emperor was surprised when he heard about this and summoned me personally. Strangely enough, he seemed to have a good impression of me. In addition, Grand Master Sun begged for mercy in every possible way, so the emperor sent Mr. Chen to the frontier to be the county magistrate, and took me into the palace. In the middle, learn to be a women’s history.”

"The emperor did not want people in the palace to know that I disguised myself as a man to study in the Imperial College. In order to prevent rumors from spreading, he ordered that my name be canceled and the official position of female historian be designated as black. No matter who is the female historian in the palace, They are all called Heiyi and no longer call them by their real names. When I was eighteen years old, I officially took over the official position of Heiyi. Now, I have been serving as the palace's female historian for five years. "

"Speaking of which, whether in the court or in the city and countryside, everyone is considered to be an adult now because of several exchanges between me and the emperor. I was only 11 years old when I was admitted to the palace. I followed the female history master and studied in the palace. When I was 13 years old, a foreign official suddenly asked the emperor to ask me to be his daughter-in-law. Even the queen told the emperor that if he wanted to keep me, it would be better to make me his daughter-in-law. Point out which prince should be the concubine."

"The emperor summoned me. I saw that the emperor's face was gloomy, and I guessed that he was not happy. He said, everyone thinks that a girl can get married at the age of thirteen. In fact, since the Zhou Dynasty, women with hairpins and beards have reached fifteen. "Rituals It is recorded in "Shihun Rites": When a woman is promised to marry, she must have her hair tied and her hair tied. The emperor is the chosen master of heaven, so why not follow the Zhou Rites?"

"Your Majesty, Longyan Dayue, pretended to have blocked all marriage proposals for me. But when I turned 15, the Queen mentioned to the Emperor again that she wanted to marry me to the prince, so the Emperor summoned me again, but this time it was the opposite. He didn’t look unhappy, but he seemed a little curious about what I would say.”

"I then read a passage from "The Songs of Chu": The mother of ancient times, her knowledge is far away, her words are virtuous, she teaches her children with compassion, and she practices virtue and righteousness to teach her children. Then I said to the emperor, the longer I study calligraphy, the longer , the more I think about it. If I can't know the distance, and I can't tell the wise, how can I get married and have children, how can I be a good mother and a good wife? Please give me a few more years to practice, so that I can live up to the royal family's kindness."

"The emperor was very happy when he heard what I said. After that, no one mentioned my marriage to the emperor again. When I was one year old, the emperor appointed me as the female history of the palace in black, and at the same time gave me an oral instruction: Say, Both men and women should have enough time to practice the art of knowing far and speaking wisely, and then they can get married and start a family. From now on, people in the palace will be considered adults, and marriage will not be discussed until men and women are mature."

"Now five years have passed, even in remote places in the world, we have developed a routine. When it comes to adulthood, everyone knows that it means fullness. And I have become a female official, and I will abide by my duties. Unless the emperor gives new instructions to the new As long as I am still in office, there is no possibility of getting married. This makes me very peaceful."

"But in my heart, I have always remembered the blood feud 20 years ago. I have never forgotten it since I was three years old. At that time, I didn't know why the emperor favored me, but he had no plans for me. It seemed that He just wants to keep me in the palace. Although he can see me at any time, he doesn't want to get close to me. Originally, I wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate the emperor, but after being in the palace for many years, I didn't have the opportunity to be alone with the emperor."

"It wasn't until I met my aunt later that when she saw me, she let out a long sigh and said, although you and your biological mother don't look much alike in terms of facial features, at first glance, their overall aura is exactly the same. I Only then did I realize why the emperor treated me like this... Although he didn't know my origin, when he saw me, he would feel familiar and recall the old person. And after all, I am not my mother, so the emperor was right to me. Although I am nice, you don’t want to really get close to me.”

Xue Yi stared at the woman closely and asked, "When did sister meet my master?"

The woman paused for a while and then said: "More than five years ago, I took office as the female historian in black. I can leave the palace after reporting. I still remember that before I was two years old, I lived near Wangji Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and I went there to replace him. My deceased mother offered incense. As soon as I arrived at the temple, I met the aunt."

Xue Yi murmured: "Master faked his death and escaped, and he really went to find his sister..."

The woman said: "I don't know my aunt, but she took out the sandalwood bracelet that my mother had asked for for me. My mother's and my names were engraved on the beads. Those were the first two words my mother taught me. , a word for 'wan' and a word for 'mo'. When I was one and a half years old, my mother taught me how to read and asked me to wear a bracelet every day. When I was two years old, I was taken away by my father, and my mother kept me I got this bracelet and said it was a mark of recognition for my mother and daughter in the future."

"My aunt told me that she was an old friend of my mother's, and because of her carelessness, she caused a massacre. She thought I was dead, but she heard rumors not long ago that Da Lang of the Wu family had an affair. A three-year-old daughter escaped and seemed to be hiding in the palace. The aunt thought, if this is true, then I will come to Wangji Temple sooner or later, so she hid in this temple and waited for me, and sure enough, I did."

Xue Yi nodded and said: "Yes, I have just found out that an old friend did send a message to my master more than five years ago. Although he did not tell the specific content of the message. But I guess it should be him, I told my master that my sister should still be alive and in the palace."

The woman asked: "What old friend? Is he an enemy of our family?"

Xue Yi said softly: "Sister, you don't have to pay attention to him anymore. I have borrowed the emperor's hand to make him run in fear all day long and never do evil again...Please, sister, please continue talking about my master."

The woman thought for a moment and did not ask further questions. She continued: "My aunt didn't tell me who she was at that time. She only told me how she failed to save me. Then she persuaded me to go with her and not stay. Revenge in the palace. How can I agree to this, take back the sandalwood beads immediately, and leave without paying attention."

"Unexpectedly, the aunt chased me and sneaked into the palace. She repeatedly persuaded me to let go of my old grudges, but she refused to leave. Later, there was a rare opportunity when the emperor was willing to see me alone, but he was tricked by the aunt to attract guards in time. I didn't have time to take action. I was annoyed that she was ruining my business, so when she came to see me again, I deliberately caused a stir and let the palace guards capture her."

Everyone in the courtyard exclaimed in surprise, each holding his sword and even holding his sword in displeasure.Xue Yi sat still and raised her voice: "Sister, why are you so narrow-minded? Master asked you not to take action, not to save the emperor, but to save you. You are just a weak woman with no martial arts. The emperor is in his prime. , he has personally killed those who disturbed the government before, and he is a samurai himself. Even if you are alone with him, how can you do it? "

The woman sighed: "It's my fault... But at that time, I couldn't think of this."

Xue Yi asked: "What happens next?"

The woman said: "No one in the palace knows who the aunt is. The emperor personally interrogated the aunt and asked her why she broke into the palace. The aunt said that she is an embroiderer and is obsessed with clothes. I heard that there is a seamless heavenly garment in the palace. He wanted to see her very much, so he couldn't help but barged in. The emperor laughed and said that he wanted to see him too, but he hadn't seen him yet. Then he said, once you come into the palace, don't think about going out again. Even if you are an idiot, just Just spend the rest of your life doing embroidery in the palace."

"With the emperor's words, the aunt was imprisoned in the palace's clothing bureau. In the next few years, she was unable to leave the palace. However, the aunt did not blame me. She said that she came this time. She just wanted to rescue me from the palace and end the shame of her late friend. She is willing to stay in the palace until I am willing to leave with her."

"She asked me to call her aunt. At that time, I was very reluctant to deal with her. However, although the aunt was imprisoned in the clothing bureau and could not take a step without permission, gradually, but I don't know why, everyone in the palace became There are actually more and more people who want to talk to the virgin girl."

"In the small single-house courtyard where the aunt lived, people would often come and sit around. About two years later, even the palace guards would often come to see her for inspection. Although the emperor had an explicit order, no one could I didn't dare to release her from the hospital, but gradually, the guards only came to check once a day, just to go through the motions, and no one deliberately treated the aunt badly. When I heard about this, I became curious, so I also looked for opportunities to talk to the aunt. .”

"In the next three years, my aunt taught me a lot. As long as I was willing to learn, she would teach me martial arts, weaving and embroidery, medical skills and even dexterous skills, without any secrets. She even taught me how to use the Seven Skills Prism. As for how I want to practice and how much I can learn, I never force it, it’s all up to me.”

"Later, my aunt told me about Tianyi Gate, Tianyi Courtyard, and that I have two younger sisters. But every time she told me, she would always persuade me to put down my desire for revenge. I least wanted to I liked hearing this, so I immediately walked away. The strange thing is that I couldn't bear to see her again. Instead, during those three years, I went to see her more and more often."

Xue Yi's face turned a little pale and she said softly: "Is it only three years..."

The woman looked at Xue Yi, then suddenly changed the subject and said, "Except for advising me not to take revenge, I think everything else the aunt said is very reasonable. Do you want me to tell you?"

"The aunt said that in this world, fighting and killing is certainly a way to survive, but God has the virtue of a good life. If people are willing to be careful, they should be able to find another way to survive without fighting. No matter whether a man She is still a woman, and she is a human being first. In this world, there is really no need to beat or kill her."

"The aunt also said that as a woman, you can have your own skills and abilities just like men. However, only by learning how to truly cooperate and help each other can a woman shine and achieve something in this world. .”

"The aunt also said that women are just as capable as men, and they don't have to rely on men's support to survive in this world. In a truly beautiful world, everyone should have the opportunity to be themselves, and they don't necessarily have to stand in power. You don’t have to compete with others to reach the top, but you can still enjoy a peaceful and happy life based on your own abilities.”

"Auntie also said..."

"Sister!" Xueyi cut off the woman and shouted bitterly: "You don't need to cover up anymore. Everyone in my Tianyi sect has been taught by Master for many years. No matter what kind of reality it is, we can face it. I What's going on with Master? Sister, please tell me honestly."

The woman was silent for a while and then said: "About two years ago, the aunt suddenly became very worried and couldn't leave the palace. I saw that she was worried and couldn't understand, so I went to ask her what happened. Then the aunt told me that she left Tianyi Xiao She has been in the courtyard for several years, and she thought that since the disciples were supporting the door together, she did not need to worry, but suddenly she heard that the Tianyi Gate was closed, and the disciples were separated, so she was worried. "

Everyone in the courtyard looked at each other, their faces a little pale.

The woman said: "Since then, I have been asking for news about the Tianyi Sect for my aunt. Unfortunately, people in the world are too far away from the temple and the news is not available. I don't know much. But I haven't heard of it either. What, bad news related to Tianyi Courtyard. Auntie said to me, no news is good news, at least the disciples should be safe."

"Until last spring, I suddenly heard that Xue Yi, the eldest sister of Tianyi Sect, was plotted against her. She could not stand up and became a disabled person. When the aunt heard this letter, she immediately made a decision and took the risk of leaving the palace. I tried hard to persuade her, and even I am willing to come to you on her behalf without her having to risk it herself, but the aunt said that Xueyi is her child, so in order to save her child, what risk can't she take?"

Xue Yi burst into tears and burst into tears.

The woman continued: "My aunt and I made some arrangements. As soon as the early summer came, my aunt ventured out of the palace. How she met you and what she said to you, I don't need to explain anymore. However, my aunt was imprisoned. In the clothing department, someone would come to check every day. Although she spent two years secretly building a secret passage in the place where she was imprisoned, she could escape from the palace privately. But if there is no one in the house, over time, she will inevitably I will be found out. Because I am good at imitating people's conversation, in order to prevent others from finding out, I will arrange opportunities to stay in the clothes bureau for aunt at the right time. As long as the people who come to check up on aunt don't come into the hospital to take a closer look, I can get by. "