Qingya returned to the embroidery building in despair that day, leaning on the armchair alone from day to night. She read through the hundreds of letters stored in the wooden box by the weak candlelight. Every word and every sentence was She was so sincere, just looking at the thin Song fonts neatly falling on the paper, her eyes gradually became wet, and suddenly she felt a coldness rising on her cheeks.
She folded the letter with her sleeves, and Cuihe came to greet her wearing obscene clothes and a thick cloak and lighting up the lamp: "Girl, it's almost the end of the day, and there are still many things to be arranged for tomorrow. Please go to bed!" "
Cui He said as she replaced the withered oil in the lamp in front of her and lit a new lamp.
Tears flashed in her eyes and she frowned, "I can't sleep..."
Cui He quietly came to her side, gently stroked her long hair, and stood close to her back: "Girl, I know that you are feeling wronged in your heart. In order for the eldest lady to feel more comfortable, you have to bow your head and be so calm. Accepted."
"No matter how willful I am, I can't let my sister make trouble for me anymore. My sister gave birth to me and raised me for twelve years. I should protect her."
"So girl, you have to be happy even for the sake of the eldest lady."
Qingya raised her hand to touch Cuihe's jade finger on her shoulder, turned her face and said: "But I can't be happy. I have been reading books for ten years and have heard stories of love, hate, anger and obsession throughout the ages. So many endings... Why can't there be more lovers like me when we get married?"
"I don't like Wan Yanyong. Oh, no, maybe it's because I didn't realize that I liked him as an older brother when I was young. But how can we be husband and wife when we are brother and sister? Isn't it ridiculous?"
"Girl, His Royal Highness King Yong is a reliable man..."
"You always say that he is reliable, trustworthy, and that the girl's family is looking for such a person, but you have never considered my feelings at all. Now that I have grown up and understand who my favorite person is, you just say Say, how can you be happy when you marry someone you don't love?"
She was speechless and Cui He couldn't say anything. Cui He just quietly made the bed for her, looking at her from time to time while doing it.
"Girl, you are a smart person and know everything well, but you are the only one who has never thought of passing this love."
"How do you want me to figure it out? You want me to have a bridal relationship with my cousin directly? You want me to leave everything I care about and love and be with him forever? I can't do it. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't be willing to do it. .”
Cuihe put the purple square pillow in place and said: "That's all, I'll bother you if I talk too much. The eldest lady has already said that even if you don't enter the palace, many young men from famous families will come to propose marriage. Be a The first lady is also decent, so there is no need to choose His Highness King Qi, he is by no means the best candidate, but you insist so much, I just hope that the girl will not regret it in the future."
"You only know his stern face, but you have never seen his tenderness. He is talented and handsome. Even a casual smile is enough to confuse all living beings. What's wrong with such a man?"
"I like him..." When she said this, her tone was as firm as a general about to go into battle to kill the enemy.
"I can't help you, slave. Now that you haven't told His Highness King Qi that you are leaving home, let's think about it carefully! How can we not be confused by then?"
"I understand, you can go back to the wing to sleep first! I will stay for a while and then sleep."
Cuihe looked at her red eyes and sighed softly: "Hey, okay, okay, that slave will go back first, girl, take the time to rest."
She lowered her head and looked at the piles of letters again, feeling sad all by herself. Cuihe had no choice but to grab her clothes and retreat, not forgetting to look at the person leaning alone from time to time before leaving.
She followed the time again, letting the candle flame burn out, shedding red tears alone, listening to the sound of burning coals in the fire next to her, and looking at the curtains swaying in the wind at night. At this time, everything was silent. The room was empty and deserted, so she put on beautiful makeup and sat there until dawn.
The next day it was bright and it started to snow again. King Yong drove his car through Langfang.
Wan Yanyong was wearing a dark purple official robe and sitting in the carriage stall. From time to time, he stretched out his hand to roll up the curtain to look at the people flowing on the street. When he was about to put down the carriage, he caught a glimpse of Li Kuike with a book rolled up under his arm. I was reading books and was selecting lanterns at a shop selling paper lanterns. There was a servant holding an umbrella next to me.
I saw that he chose a small moon-white lantern with tassels hanging down. He held it in his right hand, put his left hand into his lapel, took out the money and gave it to the vendor. He looked at the lantern and was about to leave. He went back and picked up a lilac-colored lantern, paid the money, and left with a swagger.
"Quico! Quico!"
Wan Yanyong shouted to him, but he only looked at the lantern. Hearing the shout, he looked around and saw King Yong's horse riding in front of him.
He carried two lanterns and staggered over to talk to Wan Yanyong, his demeanor was very simple and honest: "Your Majesty!"
"The lonely king has just returned from the Ministry of War and is looking for his uncle. Do you want to go back? Come along!"
"Okay, okay, I just came back from Zhang's house."
He asked Kuike to get into the carriage. Kuike agreed, said a few words to his servants, then patted the snow on his body and stepped into the carriage. After sitting down, he straightened his clothes and put two small lanterns aside. .
When he saw the two lanterns, he raised his lips: "I didn't ask you a few days ago, do you have a child now?"
Kui Ke was confused by the question and smiled naively: "My cousin is joking, how can we get married so quickly and only in the autumn of this year! I bought this for my two little sisters!"
"Is my sister-in-law the second daughter of General Zhaowu? The sister of Concubine Jiagu?"
"yes!"
He nodded and said with satisfaction: "General Jiagu followed several uncles during the Taizong period and made many military exploits. He was also a man of literary and military skills and a tenacious nature. The daughter he taught must be very good." people."
Li Kuike scratched his head gently, with a blush on his face: "Yes, Zhuo Jing's straightforward and frank temperament is exactly the same as that of the general! Although she was born in a general, she is bold and cheerful, but she is also gentle and considerate in private. Her temperament , but similar to the second sister."
He patted Kuike on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hey, you have embraced this beauty. I remember that you were very happy with her a few years ago!"
"Cousin, isn't it? You and your sister-in-law have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and now they are husband and wife. Besides, who knows that among the seven beauties of the capital, King Yong's palace has three of them? You are truly blessed. .”
The two cousins chatted about everything. He held his shoulder and said, "I don't think you can make fun of people now. I'll see you in the south paddock the day after tomorrow! Let's see if you have improved in riding and shooting!"
"When my cousin is away, I practice hard every day!"
"Let's see then!" The two of them smiled at each other.
Wanyanyong suddenly remembered that day when he saw Qingya in the corridor, a smile gradually appeared on his lips, and he turned around and asked: "By the way, Kuike, the lonely king would like to ask you about Qingya!"
At this point, Kuike's face dropped and he slowly replied: "What does my cousin want to ask?"
"Qingya, does she... really have anything to do with Wan Yanliang?"
When Kui Ke heard this, he felt slightly displeased. He lowered his voice and leaned back to answer: "My little sister is still young, innocent and ignorant, and all women have admiration. It is normal, but she is a boudoir." Women naturally don’t have anything to do with others.”
"But, the lonely king feels that she never has the same affectionate eyes as before, and she doesn't even want to talk to the lonely king."
Kuike suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, then thought of something and lowered his head and said: "She may not be used to seeing you again after a long separation! Cousin, don't worry too much, Qingya will leave with you, and she will become your concubine in the future. , the two of them will gradually get better as they get along."
He Zhengzheng, looking at Kuikena's depressed expression, he just felt confused: "What are you thinking about?"
Kuike turned his head to glance at the gentle prince, and then asked tentatively: "Cousin, oh, no, my lord! Kuike takes the liberty to ask, do you really love my little sister?"
He Zhengzheng said: "Why do you say this? Of course King Gu loves her!"
"What about my cousin-in-law? Do you love her too?"
"Of course! She is the wife of the lonely king."
"Your Majesty, is this really love?"
Wan Yanyong felt that his words came out of nowhere, so he put his head away and thought to himself. After a moment, he added: "Of course, if King Gu doesn't love Qing Ya, why should he accept her?"
Kui Ke was stunned for a while and then said: "Okay! Your Majesty, I keep my promise. Kui Ke hopes that my little sister can serve the King well, and at the same time, I also hope that she can be happy."
"That's inevitable. Qingya and Prince Gu have a deep relationship, and her good fortune is yet to come!"
"That is, that is."
"When the lonely king came back from Liaoyang, he saw that Qingya had grown up and had both political integrity and talent. But why did my uncle not seem to like my sister so talented! I had never noticed my uncle's attitude towards Qingya before. , these past two days I suddenly felt that my uncle seemed to favor my third cousin more."
Kuike was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know exactly why, maybe daddy likes gentle girls!"
"That day when I returned to Li's house by chance, I heard that my uncle had punished Qing Ya with a stick. The lonely king thought that my uncle was really capable of doing this because the girl's body and bones were so weak. His own children were just like him. It’s like flesh, doesn’t my uncle feel distressed when he hits her?”
Kui Ke suddenly snorted coldly: "What you are looking at is still the tip of the iceberg. My cousin has been in Liaoyang for six years, so I don't know what kind of life Qingya has lived."
"During the winter solstice last year, she and Princess Jiaxiang went to the temple to pray for blessings. On the way, she struck up a conversation with a man. When she came back, her father confined her to the embroidery building. They only sent someone to deliver a bowl of porridge every day. She was so hungry. She was released after she became seriously ill, and when she came out, she completely lost her appearance."
