Song Yi

Chapter 309
Du Wenhao was very busy recently, he ran both inside and outside the palace, he finally finished his work with Sima Guang, and worried about the emperor's health, so he drove into the palace overnight.

After Liu Guifei's false pregnancy, Du Wenhao realized a truth from it, that is, it is better to be less involved in women's affairs, because it is said that women have a needle in their hearts. Before that, Du Wenhao always thought that Yu Ge'er was still a future A woman with harem habits, but he found that this woman was actually able to catch Eunuch Ning at first glance, and soon she could be liked by the three major harem masters in the harem. Pretend to be a woman who has no heart, no fights with the world, but in fact, she may be more powerful than anyone else, which is not necessarily the case.

Yu Ge'er probably also knew that Du Wenhao was hiding from him on purpose. Two months had passed and he never bothered him. Send it directly to Wuweitang.

Du Wenhao heard that Eunuch Ning, who was next to the emperor, said that a few days ago, Yu Ge'er went out of the palace to follow the empress dowager to offer incense. He accidentally got caught in the rain, and he went to see another imperial doctor when he got cold. The emperor saw that he was getting thinner day by day. It was really distressing, and they all asked Du Wenhao to come and take a look, but whoever wanted Yu Ge'er politely declined.

Du Wenhao thought, it's better not to look for me for the rest of his life, but after thinking about it for less than two days, Du Wenhao met Yu Ge'er again.

Let's start with the emperor's new favorite concubine named Zhao Jieyu.

The fifth day of June happened to be Zhao Jieyu's 17th birthday. She might be the emperor's new favorite, so she was a little publicized. She had already prepared for her birthday with great fanfare a month ago. It stands to reason that there would be the empress dowager, empress dowager and Where is the queen sitting? The concubines in the palace are generally not born, but the emperor thought that he had only been away from his hometown for a year, and he was eager to miss his hometown. He was always frowning in front of the emperor. After being angry, she was allowed to celebrate this birthday. No other concubine had such favors. Naturally, this Zhao Jieyu would not miss this opportunity, which may only come once in a lifetime, and invited almost all the officials of the third rank and above in Beijing. , Du Wenhao was among them.

On this day, there was a good weather, the wind was sunny, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. Zhao Jieyu's bedroom was full of joy. Red lanterns were hung from the gate to the backyard, and the stone lions at the gate were tied with red satin flowers around their necks. , the eaves and beams did not fall, and it almost became a sea of ​​red.

When Du Wenhao arrived, he thought that there would be a sea of ​​people. After all, the invited people should all come to see the Buddha’s face instead of the monk’s face. Who would have thought that not many people would come, only a dozen or so people were sitting scattered in the gazebo , talking in the promenade and several side halls.

"Master Du is here!" A guest at the door shouted loudly.

Du Wenhao put down the gift at the sign-in counter at the door and just entered the door, when he heard someone calling him from behind, he stopped and looked back.

I saw a woman wearing a hollow light blue light silk mandarin duck brocade crescent skirt, a crimson purple butterfly play flower skirt, a pair of bright pink embroidered shoes, a flying moon bun, and a shining peacock hairpin in her hair. Yingying stepped forward: "Master Du, you came quite early."

When Du Wenhao saw that it was Yu Ge'er, followed by two young eunuchs and Xiao Qi holding gift boxes, he squeezed out a smile and bowed his hands: "My lady is also quite early."

The two entered the gate side by side, and an eunuch came to meet him. He greeted them with a smile on his face and said, "Madam Yu and Master Du, please go to the room for tea. My Madam will be there soon."

"Don't bother Eunuch, Master Du and I walked around. I heard that the garden here is very well maintained by Mrs. Zhao. I wonder if I can go in and have a look?" The father-in-law glanced at it.

"Of course, the slave will lead the two of you."

Yu Ge'er waved his hand and said: "No need, you are busy today, we will go by ourselves, as long as you don't worry that we will accidentally trample on the exotic flowers and plants in your mother's garden, Mr. Du, what do you say?" Woolen cloth?"

Du Wenhao couldn't refuse Yu Ge'er's kindness in front of others, so he nodded and smiled.

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly called a court lady: "Those two, please go ahead, and have dinner at the Ruotong hall in the east later, please don't miss it, the emperor is coming too."

Yu Ge'er smiled lightly, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"I heard that the empress is in poor health a few days ago. I wonder if it's okay?" After the eunuch left, Du Wenhao and Yu Ge'er, led by the maid, greeted the officials who had already arrived and walked towards the garden. .

"Probably I'm still not used to the climate in the north. It's hot and cold. It's not as comfortable as ours in the south of the Yangtze River, and it's still hot and humid, so it's inevitable that I have some headaches and hot brain problems. But it's not a big problem. After eating a few Heaven’s medicine, it’s all right now.” Yu Ge’er was talking, and picked up a yellow flower from the side of the road, took it to his nose and smelled it.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry, my Empress does not allow this kind of flower..." the maid beside her timidly whispered.

After Yu Ge'er listened, she glanced at the maid. Seeing Yu Ge'er's sharp eyes, the court lady didn't dare to say another word. She deliberately slowed down her pace and distanced herself from Du Wenhao and Yu Ge'er.

"That's good. You still have to take care of your health." Du Wenhao saw that Yu Ge'er tore off the petals one by one, and then kneaded them in the palm of his hand until they fell to the ground.

After reaching a three-way intersection, the court lady came forward and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, turn left and you will find the back garden."

Yu Ge'er waved to the maid impatiently, and the maid retreated knowingly.

Du Wenhao wanted to leave with all his heart, but when he saw the maid retreating, he was about to speak when he heard Yu Ge'er let out a long sigh and looked up at Du Wenhao, Du Wenhao found that Yu Geer's eyes were filled with tears in the blink of an eye. I also get up sadly.

"I know that you are afraid of me now. Last time, what happened to Concubine Liu Gui dragged Brother Du down. Fortunately, there was no danger, but..."

Du Wenhao didn't wait for Yu Ge'er to finish, and rushed to say: "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself, this is the fault of this humble minister, how can I blame you?"

Yu Ge'er's winking eyes flickered, and two clear tears fell from the eye sockets to the front of the cheeks, looking very pitiful.

Du Wenhao didn't know what to say for a while, so he burst out laughing. Yu Ge'er was astonished, and said, "Brother Du, what are you laughing at?"

Du Wenhao signaled the two to move on, because someone was coming from another road, so Yu Ge'er had to sneak sideways and took out a champagne to wipe away the tears and then followed Du Wenhao forward.

"Brother Du, you haven't told me why you were laughing at me just now, is it because of my makeup?"

Du Wenhao shook his head with a smile: "No, it's because I saw the sad look of the empress, and suddenly thought of a poem."

Yu Ge'er is also a person who likes to read. Naturally, he became interested and forgot to cry. He asked eagerly, "Really? Which poem is it, and who wrote it?"

Du Wenhao saw that Yu Ge'er was interested, so he shook his head and said: "Last year, I had a little lovesickness tears, but I still can't shed my cheeks. You must have heard this poem before?"

Who would have thought that Yu Ge'er blushed, raised her hand, twirled a champagne with two fingers and put it near her mouth, glanced at Du Wenhao, lowered her eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Whose poem is this, why haven't I heard of it before?" , could it be that Brother Du made a joke of me, so he made up two lines of poetry and used them to laugh at me?"

Du Wenhao groaned, and said, "This is Su Dongpo. Su Shi's younger sister, Su Xiaomei, said it was his brother's. I thought my mother had heard of it."

After hearing Du Wenhao's explanation, Yu Ge'er knew that there really was such a passage, so she smiled and said, "It's all because of my ignorance, so I would like to hear what is the original meaning of this poem?"

Du Wenhao took a careful look at Yu Ge'er, seeing Du Wenhao's appearance, Yu Ge'er couldn't help laughing: "Look at you, I won't eat you, I also thought of you saying that this poem must have a story to tell I'm fine, I'm not angry."

Du Wenhao then said: "Su Dongpo and my younger sister often laugh at each other. Dongpo has a beard, and the younger sister mocks: I want to knock my teeth but there is nowhere to find them. Suddenly I heard a voice in the hair. The younger sister's forehead is raised, Dongpo Po replied mockingly: "Three or five steps before going to court, the forehead first goes to the front of the painting hall." The younger sister also mocked Dongpo's long chin and said: "Last year, a little lovesickness tears have not flowed down to the cheeks. Dongpo because the younger sister's eyes are slightly scratched." , the answer said: "It's hard to wipe your face several times, but leave two barking springs."

"Hehehehe, I should have gained some insight. Go back and tell the emperor and make him happy. But my chin is not long, so why is Brother Du laughing at me?"

"Actually, it's not about laughing at the lady. How dare I laugh at the lady? I just don't want you to be unhappy, so I just thought of making you laugh."

"I think Brother Du just wants to say that I have a long face, but he still doesn't admit it."

Du Wenhao knew that Yu Ge'er didn't really care, so he said: "If you have a long face, then the eunuch at the gate of your palace may not be able to shed this tear of lovesickness in ten years."

Yu Ge'er smiled happily, and the two of them walked to a natural corridor made of pink roses, and bursts of fragrance came to their faces.

"I thought Brother Du would never make me happy again." Yu Ge'er pretended to say something casually, but her tone was full of gratitude.

"How dare I..."

Yu Ge'er suddenly stopped, and stood under a flower branch that just fell on her shoulders, gave Du Wenhao a meaningful look, and said, "Don't be petty in front of me, I will treat you as my elder brother , You had an excuse to leave that day, and you didn't want to listen to me about those adult pasts, so I knew you didn't want to get too close to me, and then I thought, why you can be called a brother and sister of Concubine Zhu De, but not a brother and sister with me Is it commensurate?"

Du Wenhao was speechless, because he himself seemed unable to explain why.

Yu Ge'er went on to say: "Originally, I wanted to follow your wish and never bother you again, but I saw you outside the gate today. For some reason, I still want you to know that I am not like everyone. Like Concubine Liu Gui."

"Your Majesty is overthinking. I don't have any intentions. It's just that you know that the affairs inside and outside the palace are too much recently. I don't have time to take care of them. I hope your Majesty will be sympathetic." Du Wenhao didn't want to hear it. At this moment, he I just hope that someone will come and ask them to go out for dinner, instead of listening to Yu Ge'er talking about her family affairs here. He doesn't want to have such a younger sister. For some reason, sometimes men don't like someone and like someone. justified.

"Do you know? When a person loses the person he loves the most, what is the only thing he wants to do?" Yu Ge'er probably didn't want to see Du Wenhao's official face, so he turned his head and said.

Du Wenhao was taken aback, don't you love the emperor very much?Could it be that you have a different heart, you don't like me, right?
Du Wenhao thought about it, and murmured: "I haven't felt this way before, I really don't know."

"If your sister was still standing at the door when you left in the morning and said she was waiting for you to watch the lanterns at night, but she died at night, how would you feel?"

Du Wenhao's heart skipped a beat, and he said without thinking, "She is so good at kung fu, she won't have any accidents, and if any accidents happen, it's my fault."

Yu Ge'er smiled, the corners of her mouth were turned up, her white teeth were slightly exposed, and she looked innocent, as if she had returned to the time when she first met her.

"I knew you'd rather be yourself than her, right?"

"That's natural." Du Wenhao said with certainty.

Yu Ge'er's expression dimmed for a moment, she simply sat on the wooden chair under the corridor, her eyes were full of sadness.

"I remember I told you that I have an older brother who is about the same age as you. We have been together since childhood, and he treats me very well."

Childhood sweetheart?Then why don't you get married before entering the palace, it probably won't be your brother's, because Du Wenhao saw something about love in Yu Ge'er's eyes, it seems that he is being passionate, hey!However, Du Wenhao hadn't listened carefully to Yu Ge'er's talk about himself before, so he had no choice but to agree.

"He is my aunt's son."

Du Wenhao was taken aback, his eyes widened, isn't it, isn't your aunt the prince's side concubine?Then isn't your elder brother also a relative of the emperor?
"You should love each other very much." Du Wenhao said softly.

Yu Ge'er raised her head to signal Du Wenhao to sit opposite, then said with a smile, "You are finally willing to listen to me seriously."

Du Wenhao sat down and smiled embarrassingly, but thought in his heart, since you have the heart to tell me, then I will not be able to avoid hearing this sooner or later, so I might as well listen to it before eating, when the food enters the stomach Li Na forgot everything, you also released your mood, and I also released my ears, which is good for everyone.

"Your Majesty, you can listen to me." Du Wenhao sat in a comfortable position, leaning his back on a pillar made of bamboo and rattan for winding rose branches, worried that he would fall asleep, and almost fell asleep. With his back facing Yu Ge'er, so that even if he accidentally took a nap, Yu Ge'er would not be noticed.

"After my aunt died, my father was worried that the woman in the prince's house who killed my mother would bully my eldest brother, so he discussed with the prince and brought him back to the south of the Yangtze River. What is gratifying is that after the woman killed my aunt, things came to light. The prince also expelled her from the house, and I heard that she later married a family named Liu."

Du Wenhao nodded, he was listening. He was still awake at this moment, and he felt very comfortable with the wind blowing on his cheeks.

"Since then, my eldest brother and I have been together every day and had a good life until one day... Brother Du, are you listening to me?"

Du Wenhao turned his head and gave Yu Ge'er a charming smile, and then Yu Ge'er continued, "Brother is gone."

Du Wenhao listened carefully for a while, when he suddenly heard Yu Ge'er say that his eldest brother was gone, he let out an ah, sat up straight and turned back to look at Yu Ge'er, only to see tears in the corner of Yu Ge'er's eyes.

"Yes, brother is gone."

"How could it disappear? Such a person is different from a child. He should be an adult, right?"

"Yes, on the second day of February last year, my eldest brother took me and my second, third, and fourth brothers to fly kites in the suburbs. Later, we got so excited about playing that we didn't pay attention. When we found out, my eldest brother disappeared. gone."

When Du Wenhao heard it, he felt that the climax of the story had arrived, so he hurriedly faced Yu Ge'er and said, "Then what happened next?"

Yu Ge'er closed her eyes, and a tear fell from her long and dark eyelashes.

"We looked for it, and even reported it to the officials. After a month, we finally found our eldest brother."

Du Wenhao breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "That's good. Could it be that some villain kidnapped you and wanted to take the opportunity to extort money from your family?"

Yu Ge'er choked with tears and said with a smile: "If they really want money, I think my father will give it to them even if he loses everything, as long as they give us a living elder brother."

Du Wenhao raised his heart again, and said, "What?"

Yu Ge'er nodded, wiped the tears on his cheeks with a champagne, and said, "When we found Eldest Brother, we also found a letter at the same time, saying that we knew Eldest Brother was the son of the prince, so if it wasn't for him , the prince will not kill a woman named Wu Qing righteously, and they want to avenge this woman named Wu Qing, so the eldest brother will not come back."

Du Wenhao saw that Yu Ge'er's expression changed from sadness to hatred, and he bit his lower lip tightly with his teeth, as if blood was about to be bitten out.

"Did they send your elder brother's body back?" Du Wenhao was no longer drowsy at this moment, he didn't expect Yu Ge'er to have such a story.

"Hmph, how could they have such kindness? We found elder brother in front of my aunt's grave. At that time, elder brother's body had... already stink. We found the letter in a package next to him."

"That's wrong. Since it was an assassination, they naturally don't want you to know who the murderer is. Why did they put a letter beside it so blatantly?" Du Wenhao puzzled.

"At that time, the government also thought so. Later, my father found out that the woman who was divorced by the prince was indeed called Wu Qing, and she married to Jiangxi. Later we found out that the person Wu Qing married was not someone else, but the governor of Jiangxi."

"You mean, they are a little bit confident, and they don't worry about them going back to seek revenge?"

"Yes, later my father spent money to find someone to investigate the matter, only to find out that the woman named Wu Qing found someone to do it in Jianghu."

The more Du Wenhao listened to it, the more he felt that it resembled those stories of seeking revenge in Hong Kong TV dramas in the past, and said, "Didn't the government go to them?"

Yu Ge'er sneered, and said: "The government also asked someone to investigate, and found that it was Wu Qing's woman, and then persuaded my father to calm down, saying that my elder brother is not my father's biological son, since the prince is no longer there, elder brother His mother is also dead, and we can't afford to offend the governor, who I heard has an older brother who is a high-ranking official in the capital."

"Then when you came to Beijing later, did you know who this high official is?"

Yu Ge'er sighed, and smiled wryly at Du Wenhao: "If I tell you, you will really be my brother Yu Ge'er in the future, and we will be grasshoppers on the same rope. Would you like it?"

Du Wenhao didn't answer her directly, but asked: "I just want to ask, are you alone with Yu Ge'er from Dongming County now? You didn't enter the palace to really serve the emperor, but to wait for an opportunity to take revenge." ,Is it right?"

Yu Ge'er nodded affirmatively, and said, "I am who I am, and I will not put on airs in front of you. I believe in you, Sister Qingdai, and Eunuch Ning."

"Ah! And Xiao Ningzi!" Du Wenhao was completely dizzy.

"No, he doesn't know these things. He is someone close to the emperor. I won't take this risk. I know that very well."

Only then did Du Wenhao heave a long sigh of relief, and said, "Don't you think that you are alone and weak, and you can't do anything alone?"

"Oh, actually, I, Yu Ge'er, died the day I saw my elder brother die. If I hadn't avenged my elder brother, I would have bumped my head to death on my aunt's grave that day. Why should I face my enemy all day long?" Do you still want to bow your knees and force yourself to smile?”

"By the way, you said that your enemy is a high-ranking official, what kind of official is he?"

Yu Ge'er smiled slyly, and said, "Shangshu Liu Xu"

"Ah! Isn't it?" Du Wenhao has been in love all day. This story is too shocking. How come the little girl beside him entered the palace to seek revenge? It's too dramatic!

Yu Ge'er snickered: "Ha, you asked me to tell you who this person is. It's over, you're on my Yu Ge'er's boat."

Du Wenhao walked up to Yu Ge'er seriously, and said in a low voice: "You yourself know the power of the Liu family, even the emperor wants to give him three points, how can you?"

Yu Ge'er snorted and sneered: "He actually doesn't know who I am, which means I'm in the dark and he's in the light. Besides, his niece is also in the palace now. I don't have to annoy him directly if I want to clean up. That's his niece."

Du Wenhao suddenly realized, pointed at Yu Ge'er and widened his eyes, Yu Ge'er smiled triumphantly, put his hands on his chest, stood up, walked to Du Wenhao's side, and called out kindly: "Brother. "

"Don't yell, you want to kill me, I'm a man with a family, don't call me that, I can promise not to say anything, but don't drag me into the water, I won't be fooled." Du Wenhao turned to leave.

"You have to know that the most untrustworthy thing about people is the tongue, because the ears and eyes are always just listeners and watchers, and only the tongue can tell others what they see and hear. I don't believe anyone's guarantee , unless he is my own!"

(End of this chapter)