Cui He sat quietly while the coachman came and stood four or five steps behind her.
"He girl, do you want something to eat? I have some cakes and pastries!"
Cui He stood up and clasped his hands together: "Thank you, brother. I've been walking for a day today and my appetite is not very good, so I just stopped eating! Brother, just take a rest after eating. You are also tired today." .”
The fat, white man smiled innocently and handed her a cloak from his arms, twisting his hands and tiptoing carefully.
"Okay! Yeliang, put on some clothes and I'll sit on the railing. Call me if you need anything!"
Cui He smiled and saw the groom sitting peacefully, so he stood there for a long time, using a clear lamp to look at the overlapping mountains.
"Sister He, sister He!"
"Cuihe!"
Just when it was quiet, there was a burst of horse hooves, and a group of people appeared not far from her, and people came one after another with lamps.
"Is it sister Cui He?" It was a little servant girl. The little servant girl walked very close and could only see her face clearly.
She is from the Li Mansion and the maid next to Li Xianke.
The little servant girl waved and hurried back to say to that person: "Fourth brother, it's Sister Cuihe, that's her."
Before Cui He could react, she vaguely saw a young man in white hurriedly dismounting his horse and approaching with a lamp.
"He'er?" That was Li Xianke's face, appearing in the dim night light, and the candle in his hand reflected his face.
Cui He was at a loss, but still bowed: "Fourth brother!"
"Why did you leave without saying goodbye? I've been looking for you for a whole day, and now it's just between you and me. Don't you want to tell me such a thing?"
"If you want to find my sister, I can take you there. There is no need for you to toil alone. A few years ago in Hebei, the river burst its banks, and many rioters and bandits were born there. If you encounter them along the way, they will arrest you." What should you do?"
"You are a girl, how can you go out so far alone? It takes several months to travel from Liaoyang to Jinan Prefecture. How can you bear the burden?"
He frowned, watching her green clothes floating in the wind, the agate pendant on her forehead pressing a lock of black hair, fluttering on the jade face, how gentle and beautiful she looked.
In an instant all his temper was gone.
After he finished speaking, she raised her head and looked at him with a slight smile, a faint smile on her lips, a little ashamed and a little open-minded.
"Fourth Brother, I really shouldn't leave without saying goodbye, but for Fourth Brother, I have to do this."
"The slave is getting older. He is twenty years old. In a blink of an eye, it will be another birthday and he will be twenty-one. Other sisters will be released to get married when they are eighteen or nineteen years old. I... I will also get married! I will marry someone too! I want to go see the second girl before getting married, to thank her for her kindness over the years, and to fulfill a wish of our master and servant." As she said that, she gently raised her sleeves.
Xian Ke was anxious and asked one after another: "Who do you want to marry? Who do you want to marry? Do you have a sweetheart? I haven't heard you say that you want to marry the person your father randomly points out to you? A small official?" What can he give you?"
"Silang! I have followed you and the second girl for many years, and you have put a lot of thought into it. No matter who you marry in the future, whether rich or poor, it is Cuihe's fate and fate. Fourth brother, you don't have to worry about this. The master is determined It’s for my own good, and he will definitely choose a reliable person for me.”
Xianke, standing not far from her, looked at her cunning eyes, which merged with the white moon on the mountains. His nose felt sour and his eyes were red:
"He'er, please don't leave, okay? If you stay, you should understand my thoughts about you over the years." He took a step closer, and the tip of his nose just brushed her forehead, but he couldn't get any closer. , causing her to take several steps back. The distance was far, distant and blurry.
"He'er, daddy is going to marry me, but they are not the ones I want. I just want you to stay by my side!"
When he said this, the groom on the side gestured to the servant girls and Huangmen, and everyone on the left and right retreated to a distance.
"He'er, the only person I've always liked is you!"
Cui He has been by his side for so many years, never knowing that his special feelings for her are not as simple as the so-called master and servant, sister and brother. His subconscious mind
The emotions have long surpassed the so-called family affection and friendship.
But among these mountains and rivers, the sky and the earth are measured, the mountains and rivers are separated, the people are measured, and the emotions are measured.
With eyes full of tears, Cui He looked at the moonlight and recalled her childhood memories. ——Her ancestor, the Liu family, was originally a famous aristocrat in the Bohai Sea. Her father's career was blocked, her family fell into decline, her father was demoted, her mother remarried, and the Liu Mansion in Xianping was also confiscated. She was separated from several sisters and became homeless. In 1136, when the Wugulun family was guarding Liaoyang, the daughter of the Wugulun family married into the Li family at that time as a second wife. By chance, outside the Yuanhong Temple in the suburbs, my wife saw her in ragged clothes and with messy hair, begging with a group of beggars. , he felt pity and took her into Li's Mansion, saying that he wanted to find a reading companion for the child in his belly. After seeing that she was really beautiful and gentle after dressing up, he named her Cui He. I stayed in the Li family like this for many years.
But even though her ancestors were prominent, she was now a maid. How could she not know the distance between the maid and your noble master?
Besides, her innocent body had been violated a few years ago. How could she ignore her shame and stay with such a thirteen-year-old child?
Cuihe stopped escaping and looked straight into his eyes, moving her throat slightly up and down - "Fourth brother, I never belittle myself, but I also understand that it is impossible for me to be with you. It's not that I don't know. It’s a promotion, but since ancient times, marriage has been about well-matched families. I want to find a reciprocal marriage and also want to find someone I really like.”
"If it is true that I have become your wife, you will definitely feel uncomfortable seeing me being obedient and taking care of everything carefully. As for me, I am a maid and am the fourth wife in the Li family. You have to look at people's eyes, and your life will not last long."
"Since ancient times, the fat woman passed through the narrow gate and the straw curtain was hung on the wood-cutting gate. They are all equal."
Xianke shook the tears in his eyes, lowered his head, and then raised it slightly: "But I... like you! I really like you, but don't you like me? Have you never liked me in these years?"
"No..., fourth brother, I am only taking care of you as a servant. It is a temporary request from the eldest lady and also the instruction from the second lady. I have no other feelings for you."
"Then you have no reluctance at all? Do you not like him at all? But my second sister didn't like King Yong before, but after she entered King Yong's palace, as time went by, she gradually developed feelings for King Yong. It just shows that feelings can be dealt with slowly."
"He'er, don't leave. I'm going to beg daddy. I'm going to beg daddy to keep you by my side, okay?"
Cuihe watched his crystal tears fall down, reflecting a cold light under the weak moonlight. He was standing in the night, his thin cloak was disturbed by the breeze passing by the grass, and fluttered gently behind him.
"Fourth brother, I... am a human being. I have my own choices. I hope that fourth brother will respect the slave's choice. The slave deserves death. Even though I try my best, I cannot satisfy the fourth brother's long-cherished wish."
"He'er! Others will treat you badly and bully you. He'er."
"He'er, can you think it over carefully before making a decision? Think it over carefully, sister He. Even Xian'er begs you!"
He then blocked her in that small area, weeping miserably, with tears streaming down her slightly immature face.
"Sister, don't go, sister."
His posture was just like the way he tried to persuade his second sister to stay when she got married. He was also so broken, helpless, and heartbroken.
After standing there for a long time, Cui He said:
"Fourth brother, I'm not a heartless person... I'm not leaving for now, and your heart will slowly open up. I'll wait until your mood stabilizes, okay?"
"Maybe in this half year, maybe in a year, this slave will really become his own home!"
"But before I leave, slave..., I," she suddenly changed her name and called herself me, "I have to meet the second girl. She went to Jinan with King Yong. She is pregnant and I don't know how she is doing. ?」
"Years ago, before the lady went there, on the night of the girl's wedding, she gave me many instructions, telling me to take good care of the girl no matter what."
"The girl is a gentle woman, she is tough but soft-hearted. She was afraid of me at that time because she was sad that Mrs. Xiang Ling seduced me. She was afraid that I would be humiliated when I was married to King Yong's palace, so she asked me to stay.
Li family, accompanying the fourth young master, the girl really has plans for us slaves. "
"Everyone misses old friendships, so just ask me to meet the girl once!"
Xianke lowered his head slightly and happened to see her white hair and the green stone hanging on her forehead. He looked around and said, "Then let me accompany you to Jinan! This journey will be difficult and dangerous. , I'm not at ease, but it just so happens that I miss my sister too, so just let me go with you!"
Cuihe didn't answer, but she understood what he was thinking.
After a long time, she nodded and said "ok".
Xianke immediately put back his smile, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and without control of his limbs, he hugged Cui He into his arms - "Sister He, I will definitely live up to you!"
After hearing this, Cui He frowned for a long time, looking at the small mountain in the distance, and gently put her hand on his generous back.
The two of them stood in the gentle waves of the night for a long time. When the wind started blowing, they decided to find an inn to rest and prepare their travel plan for nearly a month.
But this matter was told to Li Shi by one of the accompanying little maids. That little maid lived in the same room as Cui He. She was also the one who had been gossiping in front of Li Shi before, adding insult to injury and saying that Cui He was pregnant with Si Lang'er. There is a desire to covet.
The little servant girl called her "Qingqing".
Soon, the entire Li family knew that the fourth brother fell in love with his personal maid, and went to Jinan with the maid. Li Shi's face was really unbearable. He was angry and angry, but he couldn't find the two of them, so he had no choice.
"Dad, this is a big joke. I just felt comfortable and came out for a walk, and then I heard about this!"
Early in the morning, Li Shi was worrying about something at his desk, and Li Qingru walked in with a sarcastic smile on her face, holding on to her big belly. She faded away from the fatigue of pregnancy and walked in with relaxed steps.
