Ye Yongjia shrank and suddenly thought: "My court clothes are placed in Nuan Pavilion, why not take them and put them on?" ' Then he walked quickly to the east wing, slowly opened the door halfway, walked in sideways, lit a lamp, held it in his hand, went to the Nuan Pavilion to find the court clothes, and finally felt around the bed. When I saw it, I took advantage of the situation and lifted it up - who would have expected that two large letters suddenly appeared under the clothes, all wrapped in brown paper.
Ye Yongjia's eyes suddenly widened. He hurriedly put the candlestick aside and quickly opened the two letters. Seeing that the writing and ink on them were still clear, he moved to the light to read, first the first letter:
'Please pass this to Mrs. Cui: I haven't seen you for many years. I wonder if your family is okay these days? Can my brother be buried? Is life difficult? Looking forward to answering it all. I heard someone from the capital told me that my niece had made a secret promise to her before. Is this true? There were many angry and resentful people in the village, and they criticized him severely. However, I always trust my niece as a human being, so I came here to ask about her to put my mind at ease. Clan uncle Cui Huhuai wrote a letter. '
A few more lines were written below, changed into Cui's handwriting:
'Thank you very much for your concern, uncle. My family is safe and my livelihood is sufficient to support myself. My father is in great mourning and has been buried in a geomantic treasure land. As for the rumors from outside, they are all spread by good people and cannot be trusted, so I can rest assured. The niece bowed her head. '
Ye Yongjia frowned and continued to read another letter:
Cui Yi received the letter and handed it to Mrs. Cui: How dare my niece do something shameful? Your father said earlier that you should remain a widow all your life and not be allowed to remarry. This is the most reasonable thing. How could my father find a new husband privately as soon as he saw his betrayal? If you have no choice but to make a living, why not return home as soon as possible instead of doing the same thing as a pig? If there is an unfilial and unchaste woman from my Wuyi family, it will be a great shame and humiliation! If you have the slightest sense of conscience, you should commit suicide to apologize, so as to avoid numerous discussions. Aunt Liu wrote a letter. '
Mrs. Cui carefully replied: "Auntie, please calm down. This is an untrue rumor. My niece has been observing filial piety in the house recently and has never left her home. She has never been engaged to anyone privately." I hope my aunt will notice clearly. Unfilial Cui Shi worship...'Only the last word is a little blurry, but judging from the shape, it should be the word 'up'.
Ye Yongjia read it all, his hands trembling more and more, anger seemed to be burning in his chest, and he even had the urge to tear up the letter. But he knew that this would only put his wife into a more unfavorable situation, so he reluctantly restrained himself, put the letter back into the envelope, put it where it was, turned around and let out a breath of anger, and a few tears streaked down his face. face. He gritted his teeth, and although the sound was not loud, it was like the earth cracking and a mountain falling.
Ye Yongjia was stunned for a while, then folded his court robe and walked out. He looked at the cold moonlight above his head, feeling mixed emotions in his heart. Only then did he realize that Ms. Cui had suffered so much criticism, but she only kept these pains in her heart and still acted as bright as the sun.
'Why is this world so ruthless that it wants to harm a kind-hearted woman in every possible way? Ye Yongjia became even more depressed when he thought of Ms. Cui's beautiful and touching scenes. "Miss Cui has never even advocated for anything on her own. She has reached such a pathetic stage and has to be pointed out by a group of sanctimonious villains." Point...' Somehow, he began to hate her, why she kept silent and why she had to endure so much.
As he walked, he felt a sense of fear again, fearing that her optimistic temperament was just a false disguise, not her true appearance. Thinking of this, Ye Yongjia became more and more anxious. He didn't want the love he had spent these days to turn into a mirror and become a heavy burden on her.
The contradictory thoughts made him feel extremely depressed, and he even forgot about the coldness in his body and kept wandering in the courtyard, as if this could relieve the difficulties at hand.
He walked down the corridor and looked at the water of the pond quietly. It was much calmer now, and he leaned on the fence and thought: "This matter must not be forgotten. There must be a solution." If I just sit back and do nothing because of a little worry in my heart, wouldn't I be betraying Miss Cui's affection? '
'Since those two letters are stated to be delivered by Cui Yi, he must know something. It's better to ask him about his hometown, so as to get a general idea. After thinking about it, he didn't wait for dawn, took the key himself, and went out of the house in violation of the curfew. When the soldiers on patrol at night saw Ye Yongjia's face, they didn't dare to check. Instead, they turned a blind eye and let him go to Cui Mansion.
Ye Yongjia was afraid that the people inside wouldn't hear, so he knocked on the door several times, making a loud banging sound. Two servants' quarters were not far from the door. They heard a knock on the door and woke up suddenly. They all knew that the person who could visit at this time was by no means an ordinary person, so they hurriedly said to the door: "Come right now!" They quickly went to the inner courtyard to report Cui Yi.
Cui Yi had no choice but to brace himself, stood up from the bed, pressed his temples, and said to his servants: "This must be my brother-in-law who has arrived! His whereabouts have been erratic." Then he straightened his plain clothes and greeted him in person; he found that it was indeed Ye Yongjia. , and immediately invited me to sit in the hall.
"Ye Bingbu came to visit late at night. What's the matter?" Cui Yi asked, bringing a chair.
"There are two things, one is for the public and the other is for private purposes." Ye Yongjia looked solemn.
"Of course I have to listen to official duties first." Cui Yi bowed and said.
"Now King Yi has entered the capital, but the prince does not want him to stay here for a long time, and wants to threaten him with the laws of the country. We know that King Yi has many followers and treats them well, so we want to ask you to leave the city and incite them to build momentum for King Yi. I don't know. What do you think? As long as you are filial to me, it will be difficult for you to leave home."
Cui Yi pondered for a while and said: "My father has passed away irreparably, but the country's affairs are urgent and I still need my loyalty and contribution. The new policy only provides military support and has not yet benefited the world. Anyway, since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety, so I will get rid of this dilemma. I’m in plain clothes and I’m going to fight for you!”
"Okay! Now that He Xun has made a decision, Ye no longer worries."
"If it's just for this matter, why did you come here in person? It's enough to ask someone to deliver the order. Could it be..." Cui Yi suddenly thought and raised his head nervously, "Which private matter is more important?"
"Maybe..." Ye Yongjia sighed, and then said, "I saw the letter sent to you by the people in your hometown."
"What did they say?" Cui Yi asked.
"They heard that your sister had made a secret promise to others, and they hoped that she could clarify the matter... She tried to evade it one by one, but after all, it didn't last long."
Cui Yi sneered and said: "These people think so. No wonder the person who sent the letter told me a few words about my sister, saying that a member of the clan had a friend in the capital. At the beginning of the month, he wrote back to him, saying that we are still Living in the capital. That person became suspicious and decided that my sister was unfaithful when she remarried, and publicized it everywhere. This guy also got it wrong, and it is so hateful that he caused these things! "
