Legend has it that a long time ago in the sky, there was an auspicious beast, the jasper unicorn, stationed at the Nantian Gate all year round, protecting the treasure amber pearl on the Nantian Gate. It has been working diligently and fulfilling its duties.
Speaking of this amber pearl, not only is it a treasure that shocks everyone, but if any deity, beast, or bird is lucky enough to possess it, under its auspicious light, their magic power will be greatly increased and they will live forever.
A few miles away from Nantianmen, there is an ambitious owl bird, which has been coveting this precious pearl for many years.
One day, the owl suddenly attacked, intending to snatch the pearl. The jade unicorn rose up to fight, and in the fierce struggle between birds and beasts, the amber pearl was accidentally broken.
The Emperor of Heaven was furious after hearing the news. He removed the immortal bones of Qilin and Tianxiao, demoted them to heaven, and experienced a lifetime of tribulations in the mortal world...
But it is said that this jade unicorn star, after its immortal bones were removed, was guided by the immortal to Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, looking for someone to reincarnate into.
Prince Consort's Mansion.
That night, the consort He Yuting settled down his wife, Princess Changqing, who was about to give birth. He returned to the study tiredly and wanted to prepare a memorial for tomorrow's morning meeting. As he was writing hard, he suddenly felt sleepy and fell down on the desk. Fell asleep.
In the haze, I suddenly heard movement in the yard. I hurriedly closed the memorial and opened the window. I heard a loud noise, like thunder. In the flash of golden light, I saw a body like an elk, covered with golden scales and with a hair on its head. A monster with a yellow horn, eyes like copper bells, and ox-tail and horse hooves fell in the courtyard...
He Yuting woke up with a jolt all over his body. Thinking back to the strange dream just now, I couldn't help but said to myself: What kind of monster is this? Is it a unicorn? …
While he was pondering, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the door. The maid Xiao Jufeng rushed in and said repeatedly: "Consort, the princess has given birth! The princess has given birth!..."
He Yuting stood up, "Really?...Is it a boy or a girl?"
Xiaoju said: "He is a young master!"
He Yuting couldn't help being happy. He hurriedly followed Xiaoju to the inner room, looking at his infant son who was crying loudly; looking at his pale and weak wife who had gone through a painful childbirth, the corners of He Yuting's eyes became moist.
He asked his wife with concern, "Chang Qing, what do you think?"
Princess Chang Qing smiled softly, "It's okay. Where is our son? Let me take a good look at him."
Wet nurse Ge Shi took the child up with a smile. The little guy weighs eight pounds, is pink and chubby, and is cute and naive. The most special thing is that the child has a dark red birthmark on his left arm, which is shaped like a galloping unicorn.
Reminiscent of the strange dream he had when he was born, He Yuting felt that the child's origin must be extraordinary, so he named the young master - He Chenglin.
Time flies like an arrow, the sun and the moon fly by, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past few days, Princess Changqing's personal maid Xiaoju has been feeling uneasy because three days ago, she accidentally discovered something: the consort He Yuting had an affair with the young master He Chenglin's wet nurse Ge Shi!
Perhaps it is in line with the saying: no coincidence can make a book. On that day, Princess Chang Qing took her three-year-old son He Chenglin, accompanied by her personal maid Xiao Ju and several servants and guards, to Xiangguo Temple to fulfill the wish of the young master He Chenglin.
When they arrived at the Buddhist hall of Xiangguo Temple, Princess Changqing suddenly remembered that the young master had forgotten to wear the "longevity and wealth" amulet. She couldn't help being very annoyed, so she ordered Xiaoju and several family members to come back urgently to get it.
Xiaoju was so anxious that she rushed to the Prince Consort's study after entering the mansion. Because she remembered very clearly: This morning, the consort had arranged for someone to go to the Buddhist hall in the mansion to take out this golden amulet and put it in his study. He also arranged for her not to forget to take it with her before leaving. But she was so busy that she forgot about it.
At this time, she hurried to the study room, but was stopped by the oncoming person, "Miss Xiaoju, I see you are in a panic, what's the matter?"
Xiao Ju saw that this person was He Rong, the Prince Consort's personal scholar, and said, "Young Master forgot your amulet. The princess asked me to get it from the Prince Consort's study."
He Rong was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh, the consort is meeting guests in the study now. It's not convenient for you to go there now. Why don't you wait first!"
Xiao Ju was anxious, "How can that be done? Today is the day to fulfill the young master's wish. If you miss a good time and delay important events because of this, can you bear the responsibility?"
"This..." He Rong was speechless for a moment.
Xiaoju took advantage of He Rong's stunned moment, walked around him, and walked towards the study in a hurry.
He Rong calmed down, but immediately panicked, chasing after him, shouting: "Miss Xiaoju! Miss Xiaoju!... Please let me report to the prince-in-law first..."
In fact, at this time, Xiaoju already felt that something was wrong in her heart. She suddenly stopped and her face suddenly became as pale as paper.
Because at this time, she heard some "strange" sounds.
Those sounds came from a wing next to the study. The voice sounded like one was drunk, lingering, flirting, and heart-warming. It made people blush and feel their hearts beat, and get goosebumps all over their bodies.
Those were the voices of a man and a woman. The man was the consort He Yuting, and the woman was Ge Shi, the wet nurse of the young master He Chenglin.
Xiaoju stayed there for a moment, her mind going blank.
At this time, a man and a woman in the room also heard the noise. Ge was hurriedly getting dressed, raised his eyes for help, and looked at He Yuting in panic, feeling a little at a loss for the moment.
He Yuting slowly sat up, his face was ashen, he lowered his head in frustration, and slowly inserted his hands into his hair...
Xiaoju didn't know how she got out of the Prince Consort's Mansion. She only remembered that at that time, she still had the young master's amulet in her mind. She walked into the study blankly, took the amulet from the table, and then walked out of the door in a daze, expressionlessly ordering those with her. Several family members who came rushed back to Xiangguo Temple together.
Princess Chang Qing was already waiting impatiently. Seeing her taking her time to come, she couldn't help complaining about why she came so late, almost missing the auspicious time. Xiaoju just said "Ah" in confusion without saying a word.
Princess Chang Qing saw Xiao Ju's face pale and her expression a bit scary, so she couldn't help but asked curiously: "Xiao Ju, what's wrong with you?"
Xiaoju said numbly: "Nothing..."
Princess Chang Qing was still waiting to ask anything, but the abbot of Xiangguo Temple came over and said, "Princess, the auspicious time has come." Princess Chang Qing said "Oh", and because she was busy with business, she did not ask any more questions.
Xiaoju didn't know how she got here these days. These days, she has been shutting herself in her room, lazy to eat or drink, just sitting in a daze. She didn't dare to see the princess, she didn't dare to see the consort, and she didn't dare to face herself. She didn't know what to do.
She raised her lifeless eyes and looked out the window in concentration.
She couldn't help but think of that bright spring eight years ago. At that time, Princess Changqing had passed the age of hairdressing and was still waiting to enter the boudoir. At that time, she and Princess Changqing were bored in the palace, so they disguised themselves as men, slipped out of the palace, and wandered around the capital.
At noon, the two went to a restaurant named Tonggui for dinner. When paying the bill, they found that a thief had stolen their wallet. When they were embarrassed and being pressed for payment by the store, they luckily ran into He Yuting and his friend Ding Jinzhi, who had come to the capital to take the exam. It was He Yuting who stepped forward and calmly helped them out while chatting and laughing...
At that time, He Yuting was majestic and graceful, and he immediately captured the budding heart of Princess Chang Qing.
Later, He Yuting won the first prize in the scientific examination and topped the list; and was selected as the number one scholar by Zhao Ji in the palace examination. He was very proud and prosperous for a while.
At that time, when Xiaoju heard the news, she couldn't help but jumped for joy. She ran to Princess Changqing immediately and told her the good news with great joy.
After hearing this, Princess Chang Qing could not help but feel a layer of beauty on her fair and fair face, like a blooming peach blossom. Xiaoju was also happy. She knew that the princess's spring had finally come.
So, with the help of the princess's two brothers, Prince Zhao Rui of Guangling and Prince Zhao Fu of Jinling, the imperial decree granting the marriage was quickly issued.
At that time, the beautiful and noble princess married the first-class and talented number one scholar. It was really a beautiful story of a perfect match between a talented man and a beautiful woman. Xiaoju once thought happily at that time that perhaps the most beautiful marriage in the world could not be better than this.
But why is the reality like this? Because in her mind, the prince-in-law has always been of good character and loves the princess very much. She never dared to imagine that such a thing would happen.
Xiaoju raised her face silently, tears filling her cheeks unconsciously.
At this time, a little girl walked in and said, "Sister Xiaoju, the princess calls you over."
What is supposed to come will eventually come; no matter how cruel the reality is, it must always be faced. Xiaoju stood up numbly and walked out the door.
Princess Chang Qing was sitting in the flower hall, watching several little girls playing with the young master He Chenglin.
He Chenglin is three years old this year. He has a tiger-like head, white teeth and red lips. His big, watery eyes are black and white, like crystal-clear stars in the night sky. He is so pure and flawless that it makes people's hearts sink into them. ,Inextricable.
Seeing Xiao Ju come in, Princess Chang Qing Ruo asked nonchalantly: "Xiao Ju, I think you don't look right these days. Is there something wrong?"
The string that had been tight in Xiaoju's heart for several days could no longer be stretched any longer. She suddenly knelt down in front of Princess Changqing and burst into tears.
Princess Chang Qing was stunned for a moment; she asked the girls to take the young master out first, and then asked Xiao Ju what happened.
Xiaoju cried and recounted what she saw and heard that day intermittently.
After finishing speaking, Xiaoju heard no movement, and her heart suddenly sank. Just now she had kept her head down, not daring to look at the princess's expression; now she finally had the courage to raise her head, and what she saw was Princess Changqing's pale and bloodless face.
Xiaoju panicked and said in a trembling voice: "Princess..."
Princess Chang Qing was speechless for a long time, and then she said hoarsely: "I understand, please step back first."
Xiaoju never imagined that the princess would react like this after learning about this incident.
In her imagination, after suddenly learning the news that they had been betrayed by their beloved husbands, most women would collapse, sad, or even hysterical. However, the princess's reaction at this time was actually so calm, as calm as The calm lake surface didn't even have the slightest ripple.
Xiaoju said goodbye to the princess in an uneasy mood, and walked out sobbing.
In the next few days, Princess Changqing kept herself locked in her room, not saying a word, just in a daze.
Seeing that something was wrong, He Rong hurriedly ran to report to his consort He Yuting.
At this time, He Yuting was pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, feeling like a mess in his heart. Ever since his affair with Ge Shi was revealed by the princess's maid three days ago, he knew that trouble was coming.
For a moment, he really wanted to slap himself in the mouth, scolding himself for why he didn't know how to love himself, why he couldn't control his emotions and made such a low-level mistake.
Ask yourself, does he love Gurdjieff, doesn’t he love the princess anymore? No, of course not! He and Yuting fell in love with each other, not because Princess Changqing lost her charm after getting married and having children. Who in the capital doesn't know that Princess Changqing is graceful, noble and unparalleled?
But He Yuting also had his own difficulties in his heart. He often thought: With his current status, if he married another woman, he would definitely be able to have three houses and four concubines, hugging him on both sides - isn't this the case with his good friend Ding Jinzhi?
But He Yuting can't. Due to Princess Changqing's noble status and temperament, she would never be allowed to share the same husband's feelings with other women - in fact, this was also the case with princesses and royal families in the past dynasties.
There are hundreds of beauties in the world, but He Yuting could only love evergreen, so sometimes he would inevitably feel frustrated and lonely. But over the years, he had been forcing himself to suppress his desires and emotions, but when he saw Gurdjieff for the first time, he knew that he could no longer control himself.
Ge's beauty, romantic and good at asking for favors immediately captured He Yuting's long-lonely heart. Moreover, they were both as young as wolves and tigers, so they felt that they had the same problem, so they decided to marry Princess Changqing just after she gave birth to her son. , during the period when they couldn't do things as husband and wife, the two of them secretly spent time together, and there were several times of love.
Thinking about it, He Chenglin, his son with Princess Chang Qing, was now three years old. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. It was so fast. His underground love affair with Ge Shi had been going on for three years. Now that the affair had happened, he was again How to deal with it?
After hesitating for several times, He Yuting finally made up his mind and walked to the princess's room.
She opened the door and walked in gently. What she saw was Princess Changqing's stiff and lonely back. He Yuting breathed a sigh of relief, walked forward slowly, and said softly: "Princess..."
Before he could say anything else, he was stopped by Princess Changqing's cold words, "Get out."
A bad start. He Yuting was startled for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go out right away, but before leaving, won't the princess listen to my explanation - even the murderer will give him a chance to appeal, let alone I……"
Princess Chang Qing didn't even know how to do it, and said indifferently: "Then before you did those scandalous things, did you ever think of giving me a chance? He Yuting, do you know? What you did is really worse than the crimes committed by the murderer. Even more unforgivable.”
He Yuting's legs couldn't help but soften, and he knelt down in front of Princess Chang Qing, saying with a trembling voice: "Princess, I was wrong... I just ask you to forgive me this time, I will definitely change my mind and change my past..."
Princess Chang Qing said coldly: "Stop coaxing me with your sweet words, give me a letter of divorce, and let's make peace!"
