peasant young lady

Chapter 308 Life is short, why should you wrong yourself

"Where are you taking me?" Cheng Xia was dragged by Zhu Youzhao all the way to the Xuanwu Gate, his steps were so fast that Cheng Xia could hardly keep up, "What are you going to do?"

Cheng Xia shook off Zhu Youzhu's hand, and carefully rubbed her arm that was obviously pinched blue. She usually comes to the Forbidden City, enters through the Meridian Gate and exits from the Shenwu Gate, and only walks through the main buildings on the central axis, not going anywhere. Those in the Sixth Palace and the West Sixth Palace still have to walk for two hours.Fortunately, Zhu Youzhu took her to visit several places that were not open to future generations that she mentioned, and then hurriedly took her out. It was really hard for her to beat her feet, she was exhausted to death, okay?

"I'm sorry," Zhu Youzhao knew that he was being reckless, and said embarrassedly, "I was a little anxious."

Cheng Xia glared at him angrily, and took advantage of the slightly dark sky to glance at the place where he stopped, which happened to be in the palace back garden, that is, the imperial garden.

"I wish to be a lovebird in the sky, and I wish to be a Lianli branch in the earth." Cheng Xia was thinking, when suddenly he heard Zhu Youzhao whispering next to him, Cheng Xia glanced at him, and found that he was staring at a tree in a daze, after a while, Zhu Youzhu raised his head and asked Cheng Xia, "Is this tree still alive after 500 years?"

"Alive," Cheng Xia nodded, "This is the famous Lian Lizhi in the Forbidden City. It is a place that many couples must see when they come to the Forbidden City."

"Oh," Zhu Youzhao chuckled, "then they will take pictures here like you did in front of Wenlou?"

Cheng Xia shook her head, "No."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhu was puzzled, Cheng Xia sighed and explained, "After the Ming Dynasty came the Qing Dynasty, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and also the last emperor in the entire Chinese history, named Puyi, and the last queen named Wanrong, the two of them When they got married, they had a very good relationship, so they took a photo with Lian Lizhi, who symbolizes love, and prayed that they would never be separated forever, but," Cheng Xia shrugged, "the two of them were kicked out of the Forbidden City soon." Cheng Xia pointed at the back of Lian Lizhi, "He was kicked out at Shenwumen. The marriage between Puyi and Wanrong was also very unfortunate. Later generations think that as long as couples take pictures here, it is always unlucky."

"Shenwumen?" Zhu Youzhu frowned, "You mean Xuanwumen?"

"That's right. The north gate of the Forbidden City was originally called Xuanwu Gate, but there was an emperor in the Qing Dynasty named Xuan Ye. In order to avoid the taboo word 'Xuan', it was changed to Shenwu Gate." Cheng Xia explained seriously.

Cheng Xia watched the sky getting darker and darker, and suddenly felt a gloomy coldness, she couldn't help asking Zhu Youzhao, "What time is it now?"

"It's almost the end of the application."

Cheng Xia turned around and walked in the direction of Shenwumen. Zhu Youzhao looked confused. Didn't she say she was tired just now?How could he be walking like flying?

Running out of the Forbidden City in one breath, Cheng Xia stood outside the Shenwu Gate, looked inside the Forbidden City, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What are you afraid of?" Zhu Youzhu couldn't help asking seeing Cheng Xia's lingering fear.

Cheng Xia couldn't help explaining, "The construction of the Forbidden City began in the fourth year of Emperor Chengzu Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, and until Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City, 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties have lived there." "So many emperors, plus so many concubines in the harem, not to mention those eunuchs and maids, think about it for yourself, how many people have died in this Forbidden City? Every brick and tile in the Forbidden City, They are all full of strong historical atmosphere, and at the same time, they are also stained with countless blood and wronged souls."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhu was in a daze, Cheng Xia continued, "In our time, the Forbidden City was not open at night, and it closed very early. Whether it was winter or summer, the Forbidden City would start clearing visitors at five o'clock in the afternoon. The end of Shen Shi and the beginning of You Shi, that is, the present time."

"why?"

"There is a saying that after this point, the yang energy becomes weaker and the yin energy becomes stronger, and most people can't control it." Cheng Xia suddenly looked at Zhu Youzhao apologetically, "Actually, I shouldn't have said this, After all, you still live in the capital."

"It's okay," Zhu Youzhao smiled, and just when Cheng Xia thought he was about to say something about not believing in strange powers and gods, Zhu Youzhao suddenly said, "Anyway, I don't live here now."

Pfft, Cheng Xia is about to burst out laughing, this Zhu Youzhao actually has the gene of cold humor in his bones.

"I don't know where you want to take me, but it's time for me to go home." Shao Chen has already paid off.

"Don't go," Zhu Youzhu grabbed Cheng Xia's sleeve, "Go somewhere with me, I really want to go, I heard that my cousin loves Wang Qingwan very much now, so what does it matter if you come back later."

Cheng Xia's face immediately turned cold.

"I'm sorry," Zhu Youzhu looked at Cheng Xia's appearance, and suddenly felt that he shouldn't have said that, "I just think that you don't have to wrong yourself." Since he treats you badly, why should you still be by his side.This is what is in his heart, but he dare not say it.

Cheng Xia sneered, "I will never let myself be wronged, whether it is 500 years later or 500 years ago, life is too short, why bother to wrong myself, I will be really unhappy someday, leaving is just a momentary decision That's all."

"Then you now?" Zhu Youzhao asked anxiously.

"It's not time to give up yet," Cheng Xia closed her eyes, "Okay, let's not talk about this, don't you want to take me to a place? Go now, wherever you want."

"Aren't you in a hurry to go back?" Zhu Youzhao asked cautiously.

Cheng Xia couldn't help laughing, "If you ask again, I really want to go back."

"Okay, okay, I won't ask, I won't ask anything," Zhu Youzhu hurriedly beckoned the driver next to him to drive over, and then he was about to help Cheng Xia into the carriage, Cheng Xia threw him off angrily, "I'm not old Blind, I can do it myself."

Zhu You took back his hand in embarrassment, rubbed the sides of his clothes in embarrassment, then jumped into the carriage, sat in the same carriage with Cheng Xia, and beckoned the driver to go to Tianshou Mountain.

Cheng Xia lifted the curtain and stared fixedly at Jingshan passing by, but didn't hear Zhu Youzhao's order to the coachman.

"What are you looking at?" Zhu Youzhu carefully moved closer to Cheng Xia's side, looked forward with the only gleam of light, saw what Cheng Xia was staring at, and couldn't help asking, "Is there anything wrong with Meishan?"

"Your name is Meishan, but it was renamed Jingshan in our time." Cheng Xia pointed to the foot of the mountain on the east side, "I don't know how many times you have climbed this mountain, do you know that there is an old locust tree at the foot of the mountain on the east side of the mountain?" The tree, there, hanged the last emperor of your Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youtang's hand tightened suddenly, "Is it so miserable?"

"It's not miserable, is it?" Cheng Xia said leisurely, "In the Qing Dynasty, the second last emperor was Emperor Guangxu, and he was even worse."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhu was very interested in listening, Cheng Xia explained in detail, "Do you know where the Shao Mansion is now?"

"Yes," Zhu Youzhao nodded, "in front of Weng Mountain."

"Weng Mountain was later called Longevity Mountain. There was a lake in front of Shao Mansion, which was later expanded and called Kunming Lake. In the Qing Dynasty, the location of Shao Mansion was built into the Summer Palace, a royal garden. The Summer Palace is very beautiful. It is exquisite and exquisite, and it is simply beautiful to walk in. There is a place in the Summer Palace called Yulan Hall, which is a courtyard building with a small area, but the three places on the east, west, north, and north are full of walls, where Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned A long, long time without seeing the light of day."

Zhu Youtang suddenly fell silent. He lowered his eyes and thought for a long time before asking, "You said that there were no emperors in your time, so how did all these dynasties stop?"

Cheng Xia pursed her lips, she really didn't want to mention this, "Later, the emperor became more and more self-styled, while the outside world of our country developed very fast, their ships were more powerful than ours, their guns were more powerful than our swords, Their cannons were better than our gunpowder, so we were left behind, we were beaten, and the people suffered for a long time before the bad guys were driven out, and we became what you see in the pictures."

Cheng Xia was a little choked up, but at the same time she was a little thankful that at least she traveled back to the Ming Dynasty instead of the war-torn era. At any rate, she didn't have to worry about her life all the time, and she could still enjoy the life of Beijing 500 years ago in safety. Prosperity and abundance.

Zhu Youzhao calmed down. The chaos of history is beyond his control. He hears it now and feels very blocked in his heart, but he suddenly admires Cheng Xia, "You are very powerful. what."

"I'm studying this, I'm just interested in history."

"Then you," Zhu Youzhu suddenly thought of something, and asked a little unnaturally, "How old were you when you took this photo? Are you married? Who is in the family?"

"Are you checking the household registration?" Cheng Xia suddenly smiled, "I'm not married, but you don't know that you can't just ask a girl's age, anyway, it's just older than you."

"Oh," Zhu Youzhao nodded, "Then my cousin is really the happiest person."

"How to say?" Cheng Xia was puzzled.

"I never dared to imagine that someone can come from 500 years later, and my cousin enjoys your uniqueness. Isn't he the happiest?" Zhu Youzhao smiled wryly, "Does he know?"

"I don't know," Cheng Xia shook her head, "You are the only one who knows my true identity. If this book hadn't been in your hands, I would have struggled not to say it. After all, this matter is too unimaginable. I I don't want to be seen as a monster and an alternative."

"Then why did you come to the Ming Dynasty? Did you die in that era?"

"I don't know," Cheng Xia said angrily, not only Zhu Youzhu wanted to know, she also wanted to know, she was choked by that soy elbow and traveled to the Ming Dynasty, what about her, did she choke to death or was she brought back to life?
Just as he was thinking, the carriage stopped suddenly, and Zhu Youju jumped out of the carriage first, and then reached out to catch Cheng Xia.

It wasn't until Cheng Xia got out of the car that she realized why Zhu Youzhao brought her to this place.

(End of this chapter)