Yijuan cloud

Chapter 91 Consolation
When I returned home, the sun was setting in the west.

Soon, the sky darkened, the wind roared, and the flying snow was blown directionlessly by the wind.

Winter has just entered, and at night, it's freezing cold in the north. Even if the carriage is covered with sheepskin blankets and has a charcoal pot placed, it's still cold.

I leaned on the soft cushions and leaned against the stove. Linghua rubbed her hands and tucked up my cloak for me.

"Fujian, is it cold there?" I asked softly.

Linghua's hand froze for a moment, and she quickly said: "Why is it cold? Although I have never been there, I heard from my mother that it feels like spring all year round..."

She seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly fell silent. After a while, she continued, "I know it's easy to persuade people to overcome difficulties, but looking at the girl's sad look these days, it seems like life is boring. I felt very bad in my heart, and I was too stupid to say anything comforting. I just asked the girl to think about it. No one can escape birth, old age, illness and death. Mrs. Lin watched her family find a new place to stay. After getting married, there is no regret. If there is any regret, it is because I don’t know the whereabouts of the girl. I can’t watch Mr. Lin get married and start a business. The girl has turned over now. I think Mr. Lin is also a promising person. You two have passed Only if you do well can you comfort my wife’s spirit in heaven.”

"I know."

I sat up straight, looked at the embroidered dark flower silk curtains that glowed under the dim light, and said, "I know all these truths. I just feel sad about people and things in the world. It turns out that it really doesn't last forever. There are ups and downs, and people have joys and sorrows. This has never been the case in ancient times. Only today did I realize that it is true. I thought that the people around me would always be there, and that the days would last forever, but they would really leave. , where is the long-term?”

Linghua also stopped talking, wondering what she was thinking.

Only the whistling wind and the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside.

After a long while, Linghua suddenly whispered: "What the girl said is heart-wrenching to hear. My parents are old and in good health, but I was sent here and I don't know how long it will take to go back. If it takes ten or eight years to come back, If I don’t go, I don’t know if I can see them again in the future.”

"How could it be? Is it possible that our prince will have to stay in the border area for the rest of his life? The emperor only asked the prince to supervise the affairs of repairing the border area, and it is not an exile. Your parents are in Shangjing Mansion and have no worries about food and drink, so don't worry." I Pretend to be relaxed and comfort her.

Linghua wiped her eyes and sighed in embarrassment: "I really deserve a beating. The girl is already in a bad mood. Why would I say this to you?"

I forced a smile and said: "I was the one who recruited you. I blame you for what you did. Let's not talk about this anymore. I just ask you, I want to go to Fujian for a trip. Are you willing to come with me? Your Majesty wants you to follow me." I'm going, but I think although there are guards protecting me, nothing will usually go wrong, but in the world outside, there is no danger if we don't keep it safe. If you have any concerns, you don't have to go with us. It's just the two of us, so just speak your mind."

Linghua hurriedly said seriously: "I want to go, I want to go, the prince wants me to serve you, so of course I will go wherever you go."

I patted her shoulder and said, "Good Linghua, I know you are not afraid. When the time comes, I will go to your ancestral home with you."

After getting off the carriage, Prince Yi came over and invited Youting and I to have dinner together.

His voice was blown far away by the wind, and it was like a cloud of white air, like the only warm place in the snowy night.

His cloak was fluttering in the wind, and so was mine.

I wanted to step forward and wrap him up, but I just wrapped it up for myself and said, "I have been drinking soup and medicine for the past few days and I have lost my appetite. The prince can eat it by himself. The little girl has gone back to the room."

Youting also saluted me, caught up with me, followed me, and whispered: "Sister, I have something to tell you."

I lowered my head and walked quickly and said, "Come to my courtyard."

The maid brought a hot pot, and I asked Linghua to get a bottle of five-spice shochu. After everything was prepared, no one was asked to serve, and only we, my sister and my brother, ate.

Seeing that I also poured myself a glass of wine, Youting hurriedly said: "Sister, you are just sick and should not drink alcohol."

I lowered my eyes, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Youting, you have really grown up and you know how to care about others. My mother can really feel relieved."

He poured himself another glass, raised the glass and said, "Try it too. This is the famous shochu here. Prince Yi bought it from a Jiangnan merchant not long ago."

Youting lowered his head and drank from the cup, looking at a lot of words but saying nothing.

I continued: "Do you still remember when you were little? Xing'er and I tricked you into drinking liquor, saying it was honeydew. You took it seriously and drank it as soon as you raised your head. You then fainted for a day and a night. Our mother must be punished. It makes me miserable."

"Remember, it's spicy. I feel a fever in my stomach after drinking it. It's uncomfortable, but I'm also very happy. At that time, my sister and brother Xing'er didn't play with me. As long as you play with me, I'll be happy." I said After a long while, he stopped crying and said with a smile: "You also said, how much did you like to tell people when you were a child? You were also greedy, you were so fat that you couldn't run fast, and you even gave me a seat on the swing in my yard. broken."

He seemed to want to argue. In the past, when I mentioned the matter of "breaking the swing", he would rush to argue, saying that my swing was about to break. Now he stopped arguing and just said: "I I really didn’t expect that Brother Xing’er has disappeared, my mother is dead, and sister, you have worked as a maid in someone else’s house. Fortunately, you redeemed yourself and can go home, but...but, today at the market, why did the prince? Hug you? I-I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

"What's wrong?"

"Sister, sister, this is a girl's family. It's not appropriate for men and women not to be intimate with each other." He whispered.

I shook my head and sighed, and said softly: "Nominally, I am Prince Yi's savior and a distinguished guest in the palace, but I am in love with Prince Yi just because he wants to stay in the border area, and his family members are not allowed to follow him. If he chooses to do so at this time, After breaking up the relationship, I will return to Beijing and leave the prince here alone. Do you understand what I say?"

His eyes were wide open and he looked at me in surprise. After a long time, he said: "Sister and Prince Yi..."

I nodded.

He said thoughtfully like an adult, "But I still feel it's inappropriate. No matter what the reason is, hiding it like this is always bad. It's not good for you, sister."

I felt irritated and whispered: "You are still young and you don't understand. There are always times when adults have no choice but to eat quickly. You are hungry too."

Youting looked at the hot pot and swallowed, but did not move his chopsticks and said, "I'm only two years younger than you, and you always look down on me."

I tapped the plate with chopsticks and said loudly: "It's amazing to be two years older. I've experienced a lot more than you. How can I look down on you? Oh, let's stop talking. Hurry up and eat." "

After persuading Youting to drink a few more glasses of wine, I asked a lot of questions.

I heard from him that my mother just felt unwell at first, as if she had caught a cold. She prepared her own medicine and took it, but she didn't take it seriously and still went to the doctor every day.

Later, the daughter of a local wealthy family fell ill, and she was promised a large sum of money. My mother went away for several days, but when she came back, her illness worsened, and she never recovered, and she later became seriously ill.

My mother is exhausted.

I drank several glasses of wine and asked Youting: "Where is Aunt Xue? And dad? How are they? Are they hurt? Are dad going to take Aunt Xue as his wife?"

"Why aren't you sad? Everyone is very sad. During the days when my mother was seriously ill, Aunt Xue and Aunt Jin took care of her day and night... Dad hasn't said which aunt he will make his wife, but I think it should be Aunt Xue. Now at home, everyone is pointing at Aunt Xue..."

He was so drunk that his voice changed, and he lay on the case and murmured.

I inhaled hard to calm myself down, and when I turned around, I saw Prince Yi walking in amid the smoke from the hot pot and the hazy tears.

He walked quickly, I stood up and walked over quickly, he also stretched out his hand, I hugged him tightly, as if I wanted to melt into his body.

I don’t know how long it took, but the depression in my heart was finally dispelled.

He patted my back and said softly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it will pass. Cirrus clouds will pass."

I came out of his arms and took a deep breath.

Huan Linghua said: "Hurry up and help my young brother go back to his room to rest. He is drunk. Carry him over in a soft sedan."

After Youting left, the hot pot was also removed.

Prince Yi looked deeply and said solemnly: "Juanyun, I brought someone to see you."

I looked at him doubtfully and then towards the curtain. At this moment, the curtain opened and Xing'er walked in covered in frost.

(End of this chapter)