Queen Sun

Chapter 55 Mountain Temple (2)
"I just heard it mentioned in private by the elders who are officials in Chang'an." The man in yellow paused slightly, "It is said that in the tenth year of Zhenguan, the queen's condition was extremely dangerous, and people in the palace and the Ministry of Rites had already started Prepared for the funeral for the empress, but after that, all the rumors disappeared. There was no edict saying that the queen had passed away, but the Zhaoling Mausoleum that was originally built for the queen's burial was still being dug. Even in Chang'an, the word empress has become the primary taboo, perhaps no one in the world can know whether the empress is alive or dead except for your majesty."

Several people sighed again.

"Ah, the rain has stopped." One person said in surprise.

"Then let's go quickly, the royal affairs are not something we can explain clearly, just like His Royal Highness Yin Wang, who was also born by the queen..."

Ruoshui listened to their voices dissipate in the wind with a little disappointment, Suzi, he is already a six-year-old child, who is taking care of him and Sizi for him?

The fetters that have been firmly locked in my heart for a long time, the nightmare many years ago seems to be unlocked, rushing towards me, Chengqian and Qingque, has history returned to its predetermined track?

Putting on the veiled hat, she left the silver on the table, and went downstairs quietly. What those people said just now may not be all true, but some things have to be paid attention to. Who could it be?

The rain that had just stopped began to flutter again. Ruoshui walked in the misty rain without paying attention, and the circuit was very quiet. As she walked, she thought about it. The record of burying the eldest grandson in Zhaoling Mausoleum was enough to arouse my uneasy speculation.But what happened in the Tai Chi Palace at that time was also beyond her knowledge.But the deep brotherhood between Chengqian and Qingque cannot be separated by a few words. What's more, Qingque is obsessed with the collection of classics and history, and has never shown any enthusiasm for the government. How can Li Shimin say that it is almost a hint? If you want to save it?
When she returned to her small courtyard, it was getting dark, Ruoshui changed into clean clothes, and when she lowered her head, the jade pendant hanging around her neck came out, she stopped her movements, and slowly Sitting in a dark room, there is no hot tea or hot water, everything here is cold, and I can only hear my own breathing. Whether it is her or the eldest grandson, they are all people who can endure loneliness. It seems that the elder grandson's sad words came: "Now I believe that we are really the same person. No matter when, no matter who you fall in love with, you can't get the happiness you really want."

Time went back to three years ago, in the dim yin and yang, Ruoshui came there again, the white-haired old man who brought him here said in a compassionate but ruthless voice: "Your fate is doomed, wait for the other When half of the souls come back, it's time for you to transfer to the next life."

In the next life, Ruoshui nodded indifferently, life is like duckweed, whether it is her own or her grandson's, no, after all, they are still the same person.

The old man looked at her, hesitating to say something, some things, even the gods in the world can't change, let alone...

At this moment, Ruoshui saw another self coming here, and the eldest grandson came slowly, and said to the old man, "You once said that you still owe us a wish."

The old man seemed surprised, but soon calmed down: "You... want to..."

"That's right." The eldest grandson turned to face himself, "Since history has changed, why should we be buried with it? Are you still willing to go back to the year of Zhenguan and continue our destiny?"

Ruoshui didn't show a smile, but said sadly: "What do you think I left for, and what reason can I go back?"

"You still have someone you care about, don't you?"

Ruo Shui asked subconsciously: "Don't you have it too?"

The eldest grandson smiled faintly, and just said: "Our concerns are different. Don't worry, you will not return to Chang'an when you go back this time. The next road is up to you to decide."

At this time, the old man who had been speechless beside him suddenly interrupted: "Do you understand what you have to pay?"

The eldest grandson nodded calmly: "Ruoshui, when you wake up again, you will have all my memories, but you won't have any past feelings."

Ruoshui looked at her with some doubts, but heard the old man say with empathy: "She exchanged a lifetime of emotions and souls for your life in the world. After that, your souls will become one, but her consciousness But it will never appear again.”

"Why not me?" Ruoshui held the eldest grandson's arm tightly, "I can do the exchange."

The eldest grandson gently shook Ruoshui's hand: "There are too many people and things that I don't want to face. Even if I go back, it will be just pain, but you are different. Please bring our common memories to make eldest grandson Ruoshui happy. Well, that's what I've been hoping for."

Ruoshui looked at Changsun Qingrun with firm but deep pain in his eyes, as if he saw himself too.

The eldest grandson, the girl who used to be as charming and beautiful as a summer flower and galloped on the grassland, was deprived of her bright colors prematurely. After the precipitation of time, she has the tranquility and calmness of autumn. Those liveliness went directly to the deserted and indifferent, and the split half of the body actually melted together at that moment, and the real goal is the same.

The old man in charge of time and space took a fixed look at his eldest grandson, and then nodded. The mistake he made many years ago will eventually be corrected in his own hands. Unfortunately, the traces of time can never be erased, and fate is like a An ancient and huge windmill is about to start its new rotation.

Ruoshui lost consciousness first, and the old man gave his eldest grandson a meaningful look: "The real reason, you still haven't told her..."

The eldest grandson smiled softly: "I once said that the beginning is destiny and the end is fate, but now, seeing her make it this far for me, I am more willing to believe that fate can be changed, and it is in our hands."

When she woke up again, Ruoshui was sent to the Daming Temple in Yangzhou. Master Jianyuan probably knew something, because he never asked her origin or surname, but just arranged for herself everything that would allow her to live independently .At the beginning, Ruoshui's heart was very calm, and he almost never went out of the small courtyard in the mountains, immersed in the memories of his eldest grandson and his own past all day long.Until seeing the bustling market and crowds of people again, everything seemed like a world away, and the beauty of Jiangnan once made Ruoshui think that this would be her final destination, but such peace may not last long.

The piece of black jade in his hand was discovered on his body later. According to the memories in his mind, it seemed that his eldest grandson had carried it with him since he was a child. Holding the cold jade is the only memory left by their parents, and it is also the imprint left by their eldest grandson.

Chang'an, Changsun Mansion.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who has always been calm and self-possessed on weekdays, couldn't help stretching out his hand to caress the center of his eyebrows at this moment, coughed heavily, and then said helplessly to his niece in front of him: "Yao'er, what do you want to do?"

Mingyao took Changsun Wuji's hand and sat on the side, with a slight taste of coquettishness: "Uncle, promise me, I will always be bored in Chang'an, if I am not sick, I will be bored."

Changsun Wuji tried his best not to look at the face similar to his younger sister's, thinking back then, it was because of this pleading face that he committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. "Yao'er." He sighed heavily, "Uncle is still worried about what happened last time, if your father found out because of what happened this time, then our family would have to be exiled gone?"

Mingyao looked at the uncle who seemed to be extremely serious, but couldn't help laughing: "Uncle, you made up all the laws of the Tang Dynasty, so what's there to be afraid of? Besides, even if dad finds out, what else is there?" Uncle is pleading for us, does father really intend to destroy the eldest grandson's family?"

"My head hurts from what you said." Changsun Wuji rubbed his head again, "It was thanks to you that you figured it out back then, because you were worried about being married by your father, you actually came to find Chong'er as a cover, we ah , I really spoiled you." However, they are still better than Fang Xuanling, I heard that they are only just getting started, and the good Fang family was disturbed by Princess Gaoyang.

"Uncle, think about it, if the emperor really finds out, the eldest cousin sister-in-law will not have to continue to be wronged in the concubine's seat." Mingyao's eyes flashed with a sly light, "So, let me get out."

"Then, when you've had enough fun, go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to visit your uncle's family." Changsun Wuji said angrily, really, as if he owed this girl in his previous life, what kind of solemnity and demureness, even at her father's place Just casually pretending.

Tears welled up in Ming Yao's eyes, and she looked at Changsun Wuji without saying a word.

Changsun Wuji looked at Mingyao with a wry smile, and frowned even tighter, so he had no choice but to ask: "The world is so big, and you are a girl's family, how can uncle be at ease?"

Seeing that eldest Sun Wuji let go, Mingyao laughed through tears, "Uncle, if you are worried, you can send me a guard and a maid who knows martial arts. Yao'er promises to write to you when she arrives."

Wuji narrowed his eyes slightly: "To be honest, how long have you been planning this?"

Ming Yao's complexion changed, she lowered her head, her voice that was still crisp just now seemed a little muffled: "Since my mother is gone, I have this plan."

The air in the room seemed to condense all of a sudden, and Changsun Wuji's eyes were filled with indelible pain. After a long time, he sighed softly, "Then why?"

Mingyao raised her tear-filled eyes, and said in a crying voice: "Mother is not here anymore, but father is still unwilling to bury mother in the coffin, always saying that mother is just missing. Eldest brother has already quarreled with father over this matter. Don't let me go, what else am I going to do in this palace, there are all concubines younger than me in front of me, it makes me uncomfortable to see, why not just travel thousands of miles like my mother told us before Comfortable!"

Changsun Wuji reached out to hold Mingyao in his arms, just like when his father died, he hugged the crying Guanyin maids. Their fragility would only be revealed in front of his relatives, but only for a moment.

Sure enough, Ming Yao soon wiped away her tears, raised her eyes and said, "Uncle, I just want to live happily and freely as I promised my mother back then, so..."

"What about Mozi and Sizi? Before, you didn't enter the palace for only two months, and those two well-behaved children quarreled so much that your father ordered you to enter the palace. Now that you have left, it is not I can come back in a few months, and it will be revealed sooner or later." Changsun Wuji's tone has softened a lot.

A trace of reluctance flashed in Mingyao's eyes, and he hesitated, "Even if Dad finds out, nothing major will happen, right?"

"It was impossible with your mother in the past, but now your father's temper, who else can control it?"

Ming Yao said angrily: "If Dad really asks, I'll just leave a letter saying that I can't stand the quarrel between him and elder brother." Ever since Mother was gone, Dad has become extremely irritable, don't Speaking of big brother, sometimes even I can't stand it.

Changsun Wuji patted Mingyao on the shoulder, that's all, if he was found out, he would have to bear it himself. "Have the money, things and clothes been packed away?" Based on my understanding of Yao'er, even if I don't agree today, I'm afraid she will sneak out sooner or later. Wouldn't it be more dangerous then?

Ming Yao raised the corners of her mouth and smiled softly: "I knew that uncle was the best. Last night, everything was already packed in the baggage."

Changsun Wuji looked at the tears in the corners of Mingyao's eyes lovingly: "When do you plan to go out, and where do you go first?"

Ming Yao pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Tomorrow morning, take the water route and go to Yangzhou first."

(End of this chapter)