Tiantang

Chapter 90 Thinking about you is like a candle, burning heart and tears (the fifth burst asks for monthly tickets)

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Chapter 098

In Zhang's mansion, the white-handled hanging door is hidden by the tent, the middle door is open, and sorrow and joy are everywhere.Scholars and literati, as well as dignitaries and bureaucrats in the city, came and went in an endless stream of condolences.

Zhang Xuan's funeral hall is located in the courtyard of the front yard of Zhang Mansion.The mourning shed was set up, and the mourning hall was wrapped in white clothes, with gloomy clouds and mist, and the mourning continued.

In front of the table are Zhang Xuan's clothes, portraits, gold medals bestowed by the emperor, and imperial edicts.

Zhang Huan and Zhang Ning, the two elder brothers, dressed in plain clothes, stood sadly to welcome the guests. Zhang Huan's two sons and daughters, Zhang Yan and Zhang Liang, even knelt and wept for the third uncle in mourning.

And behind Zhang Yan and Zhang Liang, there are Ruyan Ruyu, two little girls who are also in mourning. After hearing the news of Zhang Xuan's death, the two girls cried bitterly and fainted several times. .

As for Zhang Jiuming and Zhang Jiugao, the two elders, as well as the Liu family, it is inconvenient to appear in the mourning hall because of their differences.

There were too many guests who came to express their condolences, many of whom Zhang Huan and Zhang Ning did not know, so they had to line up and enter slowly.

But those who come have a heart, they can only bow down and thank each other.

To the surprise of many people, besides scribes, there were many brothel singers among the crowd who came to express their condolences.Some well-known and pretty top singers in Pingkang Square in Chang'an City all came to pay respects in front of Zhang Xuan's spiritual throne in plain clothes, feeling overwhelmed.

This is probably why Zhang Xuan's poems moved Chang'an, and most of his poems have grown into "popular songs" sung by prostitute singers in An'an. Therefore, Zhang Xuan is very well-known in the brothel circle, and many singers are grateful for Zhang Xuan's poetic talent. Peerless, spontaneously come together to express condolences.

To the disappointment of the Zhang family, no one came to Mrs. Guo's house, and there were even fewer people in the East Palace.

Zhang Huan couldn't help feeling a little bit of resentment in his heart, and he was also saddened by the coldness of the world. As a result, his third brother died young, and he couldn't help crying like rain from his grief.

Wang Wei and Qiu Wei walked in side by side, and after paying their respects to Zhang Xuan's coffin, they bowed their hands to Zhang Huan and Zhang Ning and comforted them, "My condolences to you two virtuous nephews."

"Thank you, Lord Youcheng, Doctor. My younger brother died a short life, and I have let down the love of your lords." Zhang Huan and Zhang Ning returned their greetings with mournful voices.

"Hey...Zizhan died young, God is jealous of talents, it's really lamentable!" Wang Wei sighed, and was about to go out with Qiu Wei, but there was a slight commotion inside and outside the mourning hall.

A domestic servant hurried in and whispered a few words in Zhang Huan's ear. Zhang Huan's face became more sad, and he glanced at Zhang Ning. Cui Ying, the third sister-in-law.

Cui Ying's decision spread to the Zhang family, and the Zhang family headed by Liu Shi and Zhang Huan were both shocked and moved.Although Zhang Xuan died, if he had such a loving and righteous wife, he would be smiling.

When Zhang Huan and Zhang Ning came out, the crowd who came to express their condolences had already stopped to watch, and they consciously lined up on both sides.

The pale-faced Liu Shi, supported by two maids, and his two uncles, Zhang Jiuming and Zhang Jiugao, also appeared together, with only one purpose, to welcome this peerless beauty who is full of affection and kindness.

The gate of the Zhang family's mansion was opened wide, and a team of more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages dressed in red and colorful came slowly on the road in front of the mansion. It seemed to be a guard of honor for marrying a daughter, but there was no guard of honor accompanied by drums and music.

The first luxury carriage stopped, and Princess Yuzhen got out of the carriage slowly, and glanced at Zhang's mansion.

Cui Huan, Cui Jin, Cui Ju and his son were carried in the second carriage, and Cui Ying was riding in the third carriage, which was carrying delicate palace lanterns draped across xi creepers.And all the people in the carriage after that were Cui Ying's dowry and dowry maids.

The daughter of the Cui family, Cui Ying?Could it be that she is... Many people looked at each other in blank dismay, inexplicably horrified.

Under the stunned gaze of the condolence crowd, supported by two maids, Cui Ying Shengxue in white clothes looked sad, holding a qin wrapped in linen in her arms, and surrounded by the crowd, she walked slowly towards Zhang's mansion.

Brothers Liu, Zhang Jiuming, and Zhang Jiugao suppressed their grief, went forward to "hand over" Yuzhen and Cui Ju's father and son, and simply completed some small etiquette.

Cui Ying hugged the piano and bowed to Liu Shi and Zhang Jiuming, "Ying'er pays respects to her mother, to her two uncles, to her two elder brothers, and to her sister-in-law."

"Yinger, please get up quickly. My son's life is short, and I have failed Yinger's deep love and righteousness..." Liu Shi bent down sadly to help Cui Ying up personally, and held Cui Ying tightly as tears rained down. hands.

On Cui Ying's pale and delicate face, two lines of tears flowed down slowly.Her shoulders trembled slightly, she silently left Mrs. Liu and the others, and walked slowly towards Zhang Xuan's spiritual tablet.

In fact, it was only a few tens of steps away, but to Cui Ying, it was so close to each other.Her steps were heavy and her eyes were fixed.When he got closer, he stared at Zhang Xuan's portrait for a moment, then slowly sat down on the spot, and laid the piano flat in front of him.

The mournful and smooth sound of the piano suddenly sounded, echoing over the entire Zhang Mansion.Cui Ying burst into tears, and her slender fingers flicked rapidly, and the song of love alliance that she sang and played with Zhang Xuan that day poured out from her fingertips.

"Slender clouds make tricks, flying stars spread hatred, and silver men are far away from darkness."

"As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win but there are countless people in the world."

"Tenderness is like water, good times are like dreams, bear to look at Queqiao's return road. If the two loves last for a long time, how can they be in the morning and evening."

Cui Ying sang, her voice was like a yellow warbler weeping blood.

The sound of the piano turned into an impassioned climax, and when Cui Ying sang the last line, everyone heard the body of the piano tremble violently, which lasted for a long time.Immediately, the strings of the piano broke suddenly, and a messy and high-pitched metallic tremolo sounded all over the place.

On Cui Ying's slender and white fingertips, a round, bright red drop of blood swirled and fell on the body of the piano with a puff, and slowly dyed away, showing a mournful brilliance.

"Zizhan, the slave family said that day - the king does not owe his concubine, and the concubine does not owe the king. The sea is dry and the rocks are rotten, but this heart will not change. Now that the king abandons his concubine, how can I let the concubine feel so embarrassed? The bosom friend is gone, the string is broken, and no one will listen to it." ?”

"Thinking of you is like a bright candle, burning your heart and holding tears... Jun Yingling is not far away, and I will wait for you for a while." Cui Ying tremblingly raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and from the hands of the two girls like smoke and jade After receiving the sackcloth, he messed up the bun on his head, wrapped the cloudy silk with the sackcloth, got up and placed the Qin with broken strings on the table in front of the spirit seat, then turned around and knelt down with the support of Ruyan Ruyu Sitting in the position of the widow, kowtowed down, silent for a long time, and then suddenly let out a heart-piercing wail.

"The king abandons his concubine, what is the life of a concubine?!"

"Ying'er!" Princess Yuzhen covered her face and wept, uncontrollably sad.Under the circumstances, she could no longer stay at the scene, and left halfway with the help of the maid.Cui Ju and his son also wiped away their tears for a long time, and then left one after another.

Everyone present was unmoved.

The wailing in the mourning hall shook the sky.

Standing on one side, Wang Wei couldn't help looking up to the sky and sighing: "A gifted man and a beautiful woman are a match made in heaven, but why is God jealous of talents, what can I do?!"

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Cui Ying resolutely married into the Zhang family, dressed in hemp and filial piety. She sang a qin song in the mourning hall, then broke the strings and sang the swan song, and began to guard Zhang Xuan's spirit.The news quickly spread throughout Chang'an, and everyone who heard it was stunned.No matter what happens in the future, Cui Ying's shocking move today will definitely become a swan song passed down from generation to generation.

The news naturally spread to Mrs. Guo's residence.

Sanjie Yang sat there, quietly staring at Zhang Xuan, whose face was flushed, with complicated emotions.

How could Zhang Xuan not be moved to tears by Cui Ying's unwavering affection.If it wasn't forced by the situation, he wished he could go home immediately and meet Cui Ying.

"Thinking of you is like a bright candle, burning your heart and holding your tears..." Zhang Xuan chanted softly, his heart trembling, and Cui Ying's grief-stricken appearance appeared in front of his eyes, and he almost burst into tears.

He has been a man in two lifetimes, and his mind is calm and mature. There has never been a woman who can make him so excited and difficult to control.

"Zizhan, you've made too much noise this time, I want to see how you end up in the future!" Third Sister Yang said quietly, with a hint of jealousy in her voice.It's just that she was thinking in her heart, if it was her, would she be like Cui Ying, who would be desperate, break through everything, and never leave her life or death?
Zhang Xuan collected himself and let out a long sigh, but he was speechless.

After a long silence, he turned his head and said softly to Pei Hui, "Pei Hui, please go to Yang Xiang's mansion again and ask Yang Xiang when he plans to launch it. A certain family is restless at the moment and thinks that it should act in advance Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to change into a branch.”

"Yes." Pei Hui saluted and left.

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The palace, the imperial study.

Hearing Gao Lishi finish talking about Cui Ying slowly, the emperor couldn't help sighing a few words.Although he is a lofty emperor, he still has human emotions and desires after all.

"Old man, pass on my edict to confer Cui Ying the title of Zhenyuan county lord... and pass on my oral order to bestow Cui Ying with a phoenix crown and Xiapei as a ceremonial wedding vessel, which is equivalent to the royal family." Li Longji waved his hand.

The emperor's daughter is a princess, and the daughters of general royal princes are canonized as county heads.Cui Ying is not from the imperial family, but is the adopted daughter of Princess Yuzhen. Strictly speaking, it is not in accordance with etiquette to be canonized as the head of the county.But the emperor's golden words are as big as the sky, who dares to criticize?
Gao Lishi secretly glanced at Li Longji in surprise, but didn't dare to say anything, he nodded respectfully, and immediately left the imperial study room and ordered the eunuch Li Jingzhong to inform the Ministry of Rites to go to Zhang's mansion to read the emperor's edict and oral instructions.

Gao Lishi gave the order, and then turned back to the imperial study. At this moment, he saw that Li Longji was reading through the list of letters written by Li Wan and others, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

"Old man, is there still no movement from Yang Guozhong?" Li Longji asked indifferently, and casually threw the watch in his hand on the table.

Gao Lishi replied softly, "As far as everyone is concerned, Yang Guozhong has stayed behind closed doors for the past two days and will not accept outsiders. It is said that Rong Wang Li Wan personally visited the door twice, but he also refused to see him because he was sick."

"Oh? What does this guy want? What does he want to do?" Li Longji frowned.

Gao Lishi hesitated for a moment before saying respectfully, "Everyone, from the point of view of this old slave, Yang Guozhong is nothing more than waiting for His Majesty to express his opinion. He was born in the market and has a slippery nature.

"You want to sell it in two places? It's unreasonable. Old man, you go to Yang Guozhong's mansion for me, and listen to what this guy has to say. When necessary, beat him and force him to stand up and express his opinion!"

"Promise." Gao Lishi agreed, but secretly laughed at the hypocrisy of the emperor. At this moment, he clearly wanted to abolish the crown prince, but he didn't want to raise the sword, but wanted Yang Guozhong to take a scapegoat and act as the emperor's sword.

(End of this chapter)