A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 39 Forbidden Court (39)
I'm not angry, just a little sad. (1)
He walked in slowly and stood still in front of her couch, Minhua couldn't see his face, but knew that his eyes never left her for a moment.She couldn't help laughing, and leaned her neck and said, "I'm only here for a day at the eldest princess's mansion. If you run out like this, people will know it's a joke. Have you forgotten what happened last time? The thieves haven't been caught yet, maybe where is it?" Watching, are you not afraid of danger when you leave the palace alone?"

He didn't speak, just stood, his tall and straight figure gave birth to a strange illusion.She narrowed her eyes and looked at him, "What's the matter, I'm a little weird today." Stepping aside, she patted the couch along the road, "Come and sit down."

He leaned in front of her, stretched out his hand under his wide sleeve, and put it tightly on the back of her hand.She felt strange and kept looking at him.I've seen this Nuo face a few times, and I'm no longer unfamiliar with it, but I still find it scary when I look at it up close.She shook him a bit, "Official, do you have something to say to me, and you can't open your mouth, so you put on a mask? Did you find out about the imperial concubine? Could it be related to me?"

He still didn't speak, but his fingers trembled, his body was slightly bent, and his posture became extremely painful.She felt nervous and sat up.There is always something wrong, thinking for a long time, suddenly remembered that this mask had already been smashed in Funing Palace, why did I find the same one again?She hesitated and stretched out her hand, "Let me see your face, otherwise I will be afraid..."

He didn't move, she moved the lower jaw of the mask, and lifted it up little by little... firm lips, straight nose bridge, vivid eyebrows, a picturesque face.But she was stunned, thinking that she was in a dream, and her eyes widened with great effort and inconceivable.

"Yonghua..."

The mask dropped from his hand and fell on the wooden floor with a muffled knock.She looked at this face, and tears condensed into a thick shell for a moment, covering her sight.She heard herself sobbing loudly, she was so angry that she couldn't help herself, "Yun... Yun Guan..."

To put it bluntly, it was like a mirror being smashed open, and all self-esteem fell apart.He clasped her shoulders with both hands, trying to restrain himself, but the more he restrained, the more difficult he was to control himself. He choked up and said, "It's me, I'm back."

Her thinking became confused. Three years after his accident, how many days and nights, she missed him and could only fall asleep with the puppet he gave her.Because of losing her father and him, she once felt that there was nothing to love in life.Now that he has come back to life, the past few years have been like a big spring and autumn dream. Everything in the past has become false and real, and it is no longer important.She stroked his cheek with tears in her eyes, it was warm and alive.

"Yunguan..." She covered her mouth and wailed, fearing that people would hear her, so she tried her best to suppress her throat, "I thought you were dead, and I would never see you again."

He said no, and wiped her tears, but he wanted to cry.After all, he is a man with his arrogance. He tried his best to hold on to himself. After a long pause, he said again: "I have no choice but to hide and live a dark life. I have always wanted to find you, but unfortunately there is nothing I can do. The world has changed. It is no longer my country. I have been wandering in Fanbang for three years, and I just came back to Dayue a while ago." He looked at her quietly, with sad eyes, and shook his head with a wry smile, "I am not in the Central Plains, but I am exchanging news with the spies here. Three months ago, when I learned that you were here for a wedding, my heart...was pierced by a knife. Two days ago, I heard that you were going out of the palace for the Autumn Society. I came to beg my sister to arrange for me to meet you. I thought about it Yes, as long as I can say a few words, even if there is no tomorrow, I will accept it."

Yun Hua cried uncontrollably, but hugged him tightly, Xu Xu said: "Yun Guan... , I passed the princess house, and there are various squads guarding outside. If they find you, the consequences will be disastrous."

He stroked her hair and comforted her: "It doesn't matter, I came here two days in advance, and I will leave after you leave. The squads can't find it, and neither can the people sent by Chongyuan to spy on you."

She was very surprised, "Spy on me?" She searched around, but found nothing unusual, "Did he send someone to watch me?"

Yun Guan sneered, "He never trusts anyone, he knows everything about us, why did he let you enter the Forbidden Court? Because he knows that as long as you are in his hands, you will definitely be able to lead me to appear."

Yan Hua found it unbelievable, "But the news of your death has spread all over the world. You died in the East Palace, and the Yellow Gate is still paying homage to you."

He sighed and looked away, "If I don't die, how can he become the throne? If someone hadn't replaced me at the beginning and confused his vision, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived. He should have noticed it later, but unfortunately it was a step too late, because at that time He was busy with the court, so he let me escape from the big axe. He has a solid foundation in his heart, and he has never given up looking for me in the past three years. My life is a threat to him, and he must get rid of it quickly."

Yun Hua's mind was in a mess, Yun Guan's words made her see another world full of conspiracy and killing.She always knew that Jin Shang was not an ordinary person, but after being with him for two months, she gradually felt that he was not that bad, and even a little cute.Could it be her illusion?She was panicked and helpless, because Yun Guan was very grateful for being alive, but what should she do?What kind of situation did she get into?
She wandered around the room, feeling uncomfortable with the congestion in her chest, and her future became very distant and bleak.She used to gouge out flesh and mend sores, and now the problem is that she did it wrong from the beginning.She once thought that she would not be able to face Yun Guan due to her infirmity, but her worries became reality, God really played a big joke on her.

"Why did this happen..." she murmured, feeling a chill coming up her back, she grabbed Yun Guan's sleeve, and asked in a hoarse voice, "When did you return to Dayaxe? Why didn't you come to look for it earlier? Me? If it was three months earlier, it would not be the current situation."

He looked down at her, and said compassionately: "If I have a way, how can I let my beloved girl marry the enemy? I am not reconciled, and I can't resist fate after all. Maybe you are destined to enter the Forbidden Court, no matter whether the king is me or Heavy Yuan."

Yun Hua felt aggrieved, covered her mouth with the handkerchief, and sobbed, "I beg for life and kiss, not for myself..."

"I know, it's to avenge me, so I feel very sorry for dragging you into this muddy water. In fact, I have been thinking about whether to let you know about me. Or just treat me as dead, You go find a good family and live in peace and stability. But I never thought that you would make such a decision." He sighed, and scratched her nose, "She is still a silly girl, reckless. How can you be his opponent? I fought against him at that time, and I lost my helmet and armor in just one round. I stayed in Sui for too long, and a nominal prince who was emptied of power couldn't stand his strength at all. What about you, you threw yourself into a trap, do you regret it now?"

She said softly: "At that time, Mr. Cui said that you died at his hands. It was so pitiful that my heart was broken, so I swore to take his life."

There was a thin smile on the corner of his lips, and the sunlight came in through the gap of the curtain, and fell on his soap boots in spots.He is no longer the boy who was as clear as spring water, but has grown into a man.Nobility is engraved in his bones and blood, even if he is down, he is still proud.Zihua hadn't seen him for many years, and she was vaguely alienated, but when he smiled, she felt that it was still him and had never changed.

"I'm a loser, Mr. Cui has pity on me." He spread his hands out mockingly, his eyes turned sharp, almost piercing people's skin, "Have you ever seen a fight in a beast garden? In fact, fighting between people is nothing like wild animals. How much better. For the sake of power, it is common for emperors to fight each other. At that time, the late emperor was seriously ill and was no longer able to preside over the government. I supervised the country. If he did not come to the court, most of the seats in the Zichen Palace would be vacant. Later, he simply controlled me. Even my mother was put under house arrest. Once a person tastes the sweetness, his desire will expand infinitely. In the end, he was still impatient and decided to get rid of me. Yue Kingdom has no prince, so it is logical for King Su to succeed to the throne. Yun Hua, you don’t know him yet, what he shows in front of you is his calm and elegant side as a winner. His bloodlust and cruelty will one day impress you.”

She was a little scared, "You mean..."

He nodded lightly, "He has ambitions in the world, Sui Kingdom and Wurong will fall into his hands sooner or later. At that time, your mother and Gao Fei will be his prisoners. If you want to kill them, you can kill them, and you can keep them if you want."

This is not what she wants to see. Many people will die in the war, and blood will flow into the rich city.Even if she married Dayue, Sui Country was still her home country, and the people in power there were her mother and brothers, and if the country was overthrown, they would no longer be tolerated.

She had no idea at all, leaned on the desk and said: "I never thought so far, I just thought that one day I would kill him to avenge you, and the dragons in the Yue Kingdom would be leaderless, and Da Sui would take advantage of it..."

He remained silent, and sat down in front of the mullioned window, with his face turned away from the light, and his expression could not be seen clearly.After a long time, Fang raised his head to look at her, "Yong Hua, Chong Yuan was attacked on Qixi Festival, and I was the one who assassinated him."

Now that he appeared, everything before was easy to explain. Although she was surprised, she was not surprised, and said sadly: "No wonder I saw those eyes very familiar. It turned out to be you." But the assassin was him, and she was embarrassed. stand up.It was because of her that Yun Guan gave up such a good opportunity. If she hadn't come out to block the knife halfway, maybe Imakami would have been killed by him.She murmured, "I didn't know it was you who disrupted your plan. You must be very angry with me!"

He didn't answer right away, but said: "That day was a golden opportunity. He took you on a tour of the tile workshop. He took you to tour the tile workshop. He was in a modest suit, and he didn't arrange the imperial army in advance. Those who danced were all my former subordinates, no matter how skilled he was. Well, if you fall into the battle, you will die. It's a pity that you are killed... Take an umbrella and go up and fight. If you really hurt you, I can't forgive myself. I am very angry, but not because you beat me The plan was messed up because you sacrificed your life to save him." He looked at her burningly, "Yonghua, is your relationship with me still the same as before? Can I still have hope?"

Her heart suddenly trembled, "Why do you ask that? Naturally, it's the same as before."

He looked at her carefully, the corners of his mouth sank, but he still nodded, "That's good, but fortunately there is still time. I am back now, and I will slowly make up for you in the future for the time I missed. My whole pillar. Now we only have each other, and we should depend on each other."

She knew that he was a smart person, but in fact she was a little shaken, he should have seen it.However, if she didn't expose it, she couldn't bear it, and it made her even more ashamed.What happened to her?After thinking about him for three years, and he really appeared, why is she hesitating?
She made up her mind, squatting beside his knees and begging: "Take me away, I don't want to go back to Da Nei again, and I don't want to be a queen. I just want to be with you peacefully."

She was still the same as she was when she was a child, talking in a long voice, with a kind of coquettish taste.In the past, he agreed unconditionally to what she said, but now it's different, there is too much helplessness, not only himself, but also those who accompany him from death to life, he can't afford to consume.

His fingers landed on her cheeks, such a delicate touch, it was hard to put it down.He forced a smile, "We will definitely be together, but you have to give me some more time. If you take you away now, it will attract Chongyuan's attention. Martial law has been imposed in Bianliang City, and he will do anything at all costs. We will also be unable to move an inch. I want to take back what originally belonged to me. You are waiting for me in the forbidden zone. No matter whether the country changes hands or not, you are still the queen of the big axe. What you have to do now is to be patient. Quanzhen has never seen me today Don't let him see the clue." He put his hand on her shoulder and said in a gentle voice, "I heard from my elder sister that Chongyuan has some affection for you, and you just perfunctory him like this, and it will be of great use in the future."

Her preoccupied appearance was not as responsive as he imagined.Confused, he bent down and stared into her eyes, "Yonghua, you thought I was dead before, and the situation was uncontrollable. I don't blame you. Now that I'm back, we were childhood sweethearts, not just a sham The status of husband and wife can be compared, can't it?"

His eyes had a deceptive power, she stared blankly, nodded and said yes, "We said we would be together forever."

He smiled, very bitterly, "I thought I had nothing left, but it's okay, at least I still have you."

She couldn't tell what it was like in her heart. She should be happy, but she couldn't be happy.He asked her to stay and deal with her today, and he didn't mention the price she would have to pay, and didn't he care?She promised him verbally, but she couldn't tell if she could do it.It can be foreseen how rough and difficult the road ahead will be. When it comes time to make a choice, how should she choose?

Or don't fight openly and secretly like this, "If you appear in the Zichen Palace and let those ministers know that you are still alive, can you get back the country from him?"

He laughed when he heard this, "Status alone can determine the world, and he wouldn't have usurped the throne three years ago. He and I can only live as one in the end. If we succeed, we will be king, and if we lose, we will die without a place to die."

She was about to speak again, but he stepped back behind the curtain and said in a low voice, "Someone is here."

She turned around and saw that it was Xu Shanggong who was standing at the bottom of the steps to pass the message, saying that it was almost time, and the saint should go to the front yard to enjoy the communal meal for the wives.

She comprehended and knew, "Just wait a moment, I'll come when I tie up my hair." Looking at Yun Guan in a blink of an eye, she said reluctantly, "I'm going out, take care of yourself."

He put her hands together in his palms, and earnestly warned: "Don't tell others what happened today, and you will keep silent in front of Mother Chun, remember?"

She nodded, "Where are you staying? What if I want to find you?"

"You don't need to look for me, I will ask someone to pass a message to you." He took a deep look at her, "We meet sometimes, don't be in a hurry. Go, don't make people suspicious."

She gathered up her dress, walked to the door of the pavilion with three steps and turned her head, she calmed herself down a bit, and walked out with her head held high.

For the next half a day, it was quite difficult to cheer up and deal with those wives.It was not until nightfall that the flower baskets, fruits and social cakes were divided, and then Deng Yu returned to the forbidden area.

After returning, he first went to the Baoci Palace to report to the Empress Dowager, and sat for a while before leaving. When he entered the Yongjin Palace, he was almost exhausted and paralyzed, but when he opened the curtain and went in, he saw Jin Shang sitting in the palace and fiddling with a copper coin.The copper coins were spinning rapidly on the red sandalwood table. He buckled his sleeves under his palms and looked up at her, "Queen, guess, is it the yin side? Or the yang side?"

She turned around to let Chunwo and the others back down, and put on her skirts to enter the apse.Today's encounter exhausted her physically and mentally, but in order not to let him see the clues, she had to cheer up and deal with him.

She sat down at the table, "What is the dark side? What is the sunny side?"

He said: "No word is yin, and words are yang." He pushed forward, "Guess."

She looked at him with her chin up, "Guess what?"

"It is decided that I will stay tonight." He smiled, "If I guess correctly, I will stay, and if I fail to guess correctly, I will return to Funing Hall."

This man is really arrogant, why would he stay if he guessed right, it made her look forward to him spending the night here.She raised her hand to touch the phoenix hairpins on the bun, took them off one by one and put them on the table, and said lazily, "I'm very tired today, so I don't want to guess."

He lowered his eyes, but his hands never left, "If you don't guess, then don't guess, you shouldn't leave people around the queen, I will stay with you tonight."

He seemed to have a pun, and Yun Hua's heart skipped a beat, did he discover Yun Guan's whereabouts?He sent someone to watch her, which made her very unhappy, but she couldn't ask questions, and even if she knew, she could only pretend not to notice.Not long after, there will be a bloodbath. No matter who wins or loses between Yun Guan and him, it will be a huge torture for her.The only thing she can do now is to conceal everything that happened in the princess mansion.After all, she couldn't harm Yun Guan, who was her most intimate childhood friend.

She sat with her hands tucked up and nodded, "Okay, I guess." Staring at his hand, she pondered for a while and said, "The dark side, it must be the dark side!"

He raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"

She began to hesitate again, seeing that he was about to withdraw his hand, she rushed up and pressed it down, "No, it's the sunny side."

"Is it the dark side or the sunny side?"

She said: "Yangmian, I guess it's Yangmian, let the officials open it, it can't be wrong."

(End of this chapter)