Time flies, and it’s already March before I know it.
The snow has melted away and is no longer heavy on the roof, the eaves are dripping and the ground is muddy. Everything is springing up, and the sun is gradually turning golden and warm. "The green leaves of the fragrant trees are hanging down, and the blue clouds are meandering." My little brother likes the spring season the most. Every year, he is the first to throw off his cotton-padded clothes and hurriedly put on his spring clothes to go out to play. But I can no longer see spring. . Lotus looked at the flowers, plants and trees in the garden, feeling sad again in her heart.
"Wow!"
I wonder what trouble Shanxi got into again? Knowing that she was going to heaven with Lianhua, this girl started packing her things. Every day she either broke things or forgot things. Family members often came to complain to Lianhua, and the entire inner courtyard of the Cao Mansion was filled with chaos and chaos. Lianhua knew that Shanxi was nervous and anxious about traveling far away, and she was not the same, so she dismissed the complainer with a few words and did not punish Shanxi. After a while, her family no longer cared about her.
At this time, Lianhua and Mrs. Cao were copying scriptures in the room. When they heard the sound of "clatter", they shook their heads and ignored it, and continued to copy. Unexpectedly, Cao Zhong ran in hurriedly after a while, shouting: "Madam! Madam!" with a panicked look on his face.
Mrs. Cao stopped writing, frowned and asked, "What are you so worried about?"
"Fight, let's fight." Cao Zhong was panting.
"What started a fight? Who started a fight?" Mrs. Cao asked patiently.
Cao Zhong pointed to the front yard, "The king and Hai Shou competed and started fighting! All the trees were cut down!".
Hearing this, Lian Hua quickly walked out of the room and said in a loud voice: "Mother, I'm going to take a look." Walking like wind, she arrived at the front yard in a short time.
But they saw Li Fangyuan and Hai Shou rolling and having a lively fight in the yard.
Li Fangyuan used a sword, but Hai Shou used a soft whip. The sword was bright and the whip was full of shadows. I didn't know whether the sword wanted to cut the whip or the whip wanted to snatch the sword. Li Fangyuan advanced with swords and daggers in an extremely urgent manner, leaving no room for retreat. Hai Shou's long whip danced in a series of circles. The inner circle protected him, and the outer circle moved quickly in the gap between the swords. The head of the whip was like a spear tip, like a sharp blade, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
The more Lian Hua watched, the more frightened she became. Far from competing with each other, these two were fighting for their lives! I'm afraid that if there is a slight mistake, the muscles and bones will be broken, resulting in death. He quickly shouted: "Stop! Don't fight!"
The soft whip was suddenly shortened, and Hai Shou listened to the princess's instructions and wanted to withdraw from the circle. The sword light flashed mercilessly, passing across Hai Shou's face! Li Fangyuan seemed to ignore the opportunity to attack. The soft whip jumped up helplessly, Hai Shou protected the vital part, and the tip of the whip flicked and rolled towards Li Fangyuan. The two then started fighting.
Lotus was so anxious that she stamped her feet repeatedly, but she couldn't think of anything. Mrs. Cao also arrived at this time and stood next to the lotus. The two of them looked at it with fear.
Suddenly the shadow of the whip suddenly changed, and countless circles attacked Li Fangyuan. Li Fangyuan ignored him, jumped up high with his sword, and slashed Huashan with one move, slashing straight at Hai Shou's head. The strong wind brought up dust all over the ground and filled the air in an instant.
Lotus screamed: "No!". Mrs. Cao also opened her mouth to shout, but was choked by dust and kept coughing.
The two of them had forgotten that Li Fangyuan was wearing a brocade robe. He was probably arrogant because he didn't even tie up the corners of his robe. In this way, he could sell it to Hai Shou. There was a sound of "chi la", Hai Shou ignored the big knife, and the soft whip caught the corner of Li Fangyuan's robe when he jumped high. Knowing that the big knife was on top, Hai Shou actually ignored it, swung the whip hard, and tore off a piece of it. Brocade robe. Li Fangyuan was slightly stunned, and the blade that was slashing in mid-air couldn't help but hesitate. Hai Shou took advantage of his stunned moment to quickly jump out of the circle, put away his soft whip, and ran to Mrs. Cao and knelt down.
Mrs. Cao saw that there was a long knife wound on Hai Shou's arm, and blood was still seeping out bit by bit. She felt angry and shouted sternly: "You are so brave! Do you know that if you hurt the prince, you will destroy the whole family? "
"I forced him." Li Fangyuan came over and said coldly.
"Brother Wang! What are you doing?" Lianhua couldn't help but scolded her.
"I want to test his skills to see if he can escort you. He refused to hit me even if I cut down the tree, so I had to chop him down." Li Fangyuan was still cold.
Lianhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked at Hai Shou's arm and said to Hai Shou: "Go down! Go and heal your wounds quickly."
Hai Shou stood up, walked up to Li Fangyuan, knelt down and saluted, and said, "Hai Shou will protect the princess even if he fights to the death!" He left without waiting for Li Fangyuan's answer. Mrs. Cao sighed and turned back to the inner courtyard.
Li Fangyuan's stone green robe is missing a large section, it is short in front and long in back, and the court boots underneath are exposed, which is a bit funny. Lianhua looked at it, pursed her lips to hold back a smile, and looked away.
Li Fangyuan said angrily: "Laugh if you want! It's not like you haven't laughed at me before." Lotus couldn't help laughing, her face turned red and her lips rose, like a flower blooming.
Li Fangyuan was dumbfounded and said in a low voice: "As long as you can laugh like this, I will be willing to be a clown every day."
Lianhua blushed and turned her head away. The snow in the yard has begun to melt, and the flowers and trees have begun to leak out bit by bit. Lianhua said softly: "You, you, contradicted your father again in the court yesterday?"
Li Fangyuan made no sound.
"My father is caring about you for your own good, but you have such a bad temper." Lianhua gently advised.
Li Fangyuan gritted his teeth and said, "I hate him!" He glanced at Lotus and said, "It is our duty to protect the country and the land, how can I sacrifice a woman like you? And he clearly knows that I like you, and he clearly knows that I have never asked him for anything since I was a child! "
Lianhua was stunned when she heard the words "I like you" from Li Fangyuan for the first time; Li Fangyuan also found out that he had confessed his love for the first time, and was stunned and didn't take it seriously. He continued: "I don't agree with the people who go to Beijing to pay tribute to you." Many, especially the generals, disagree. The most hateful thing is that the eldest brother has led a bunch of rotten scholars to support my father. We can't talk to them. "
Lianhua knew that Li Fangyuan was close to military generals because of his many years of fighting. He had a group of best friends, and his brother often hung out with them at that time. After hesitating for a moment, he persuaded softly: "I really have to do my own thing. Don't blame my father. My father is old, so you should follow his orders."
"Hmph! He doesn't agree, can you go? He even adds fuel to the flames by appointing a princess to make things bigger! I hate him! And big brother!"
Lianhua still advised: "They are all good for you. It is best for the family to live in peace and harmony."
"A family? Why would a family send you out? Don't you know how dangerous it is?"
Li Fangyuan stopped and looked at Lotus: "Don't worry about this, it's none of your business. What were you doing just now?"
"I was copying scriptures just now. The Bodhisattva will be annoyed because of your trouble." Lianhua said with a smile. Looking at Li Fangyuan's still angry face, Lianhua was secretly worried.
Sure enough, the "Prince's Rebellion" broke out in North Korea the next summer. Li Bangyuan launched a coup. The eldest son Li Bangshuo was killed in the chaos, and Li Dan was forced to give way to Li Bangguo. This is something I won’t mention for the time being.
At this time, Cao Zhong approached holding a robe. It was obviously that Mrs. Cao had just found it, but it was Cao Min's old clothes. Cao Min and Li Fangyuan are of similar stature, and there have been many stories of the two of them getting drunk or fighting each other's clothes. When Lianhua saw the clothes, her expression darkened and her smile disappeared. Li Fangyuan waved his hand, and Cao Zhong looked at the two of them, but still held the robe and left.
Li Fangyuan reached into his arms, took out a roll of paper, and said, "This is for you." Lianhua lowered her head and said, "I can't ask for your things."
Li Fangyuan was a little angry: "You said no without even looking at it?"
Lianhua lowered her head and said nothing, twisting the corners of her clothes uneasily.
Li Fangyuan looked at her, stamped his feet for a while, threw the paper to the ground: "It's up to you if you want!", and strode away.
When Lotus heard the sound of boots, she walked away angrily, feeling sad and lost in thought.
"Princess!" Shanxi jumped in and ran in: "Princess! The Maharaja is gone? I was scared to death just now! The Maharaja chopped down such a thick tree trunk with one stroke of his knife."
Lianhua came back to her senses: "How is Hai Shou's injury?"
Shanxi smiled and said: "He refused to see the medical officer, so I dragged him there. He was given medicine, and the medical officer said he was fine."
Then he lowered his voice and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect his kung fu to be so good. He was really better than me before." His voice was full of admiration: "I can't beat the great king. If he really fights, he might not be as good as this tree." Woolen cloth!"
Lian Hua laughed even though she was filled with sorrow.
"Hey, what is this?" Shanxi picked up the paper roll on the ground and handed it to Lianhua.
Lianhua took it, calmed down, turned around and took Shanxi back to Mrs. Cao's place in the inner courtyard, and continued to copy the Diamond Sutra. When Mrs. Cao saw her coming in, she stopped writing and hesitated to speak.
Lotus said softly: "My daughter understands, don't worry, mother." After saying this, without raising her head, she buried her head with pure mind and copied word by word: "Subhuti! A Bodhisattva should give in this way without clinging to his appearance. Why? Therefore, if a Bodhisattva does not live in appearance and gives alms, his merits will be immeasurable. Subhuti! Why is it that the void in the east is measurable? No, World Honored One. Subhuti! Is it possible to measurable the four-dimensional space above and below in the south, west, west, and north? No, World Honored One. Subhuti! The bodhisattva's unconceivable generosity and blessings are also inconceivable. Subhuti! A bodhisattva should only abide as taught. Subhuti! How can one see the Tathagata in the body? No, World Honored One. One cannot see the Tathagata in the body. Why? The Tathagata said that the physical appearance is not the physical appearance. The Buddha told Subhuti that all appearances are false. If you see all the appearances but not the physical appearance, you will see the Tathagata." Gradually, things and I were forgotten.
After a busy day, Lianhua returned to her room, changed clothes and went to bed. After taking off his coat, a roll of paper fell down, which was delivered by Li Fangyuan today. Lianhua hesitated for a moment, but picked it up anyway. The outside of the paper roll was stained with muddy water when it fell to the ground in the morning, and there were still some marks after it dried.
Lotus walked to the candle and opened it. There are about a dozen pages in the album, all written in small regular script: "Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has a strong and decisive character..."
Lianhua was startled and turned to the next page: "The emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen was kind-hearted, loved to learn from the wise...", and turned to another page: "Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was the fourth son of the emperor. He was divided into Peking and Beizheng. Mongolia's military achievements are outstanding...", and another page: "The acting king Zhu Gui was entrusted with Datong; the Min king Zhu Chu was unruly by nature..."
Turning through the pages of Lotus, it turned out to be an introduction to the Ming Dynasty from the emperor to the princes, as well as civil servants and military generals.
King Li Chenggui once told Lianhua about the situation in the court, but only a few important people were mentioned. In this album, not only are there names and official positions, but also personalities, preferences, and relationships between them are noted one by one.
Lianhua recognized the handwriting of Li Fangyuan in small regular script, so he just copied it himself. Thousands of miles away, how did he get such detailed information? The people of the Celestial Dynasty may not know such secret news. I wonder how much effort he put into it
Lotus turned to the last page, and it turned out to be a contact information for Yingtian Mansion in the capital. The bottom line reads: "Read it and memorize it, then destroy it after reading it. Cherish it! Cherish it!"
Tears filled Lotus's eyelashes, staring at these words, she was momentarily infatuated.
The dim candlelight flickered, and finally "pop-pop" jumped twice before burning into ashes.