After a snowfall, two or three plum blossoms in Yihuatai bloomed sparsely. Passing through the corridor from a distance, you can smell the distant and clear cold fragrance. Aunt Gu was holding a small lacquered plate in her hand, and in the plate was a blue and white bowl with thick black concoction still steaming. Seeing her coming with medicine, Li'er hurriedly opened the curtain for her. Aunt Gu was originally the daughter of a medical officer in Luzhou, and was later selected as a maid in the palace. When the princes divided the mansions in the 25th year of Shengping, she was assigned to serve Prince Rui. Because she knew a little about medicine, she was assigned to the pharmacy all the time. Tube decoction. She has an easy-going personality and is cautious. As a rule, she can be released from the mansion at the age of twenty-five. She should have been out of the mansion when she was old. Unexpectedly, there was a great epidemic in Luzhou that year, and all her family members were infected. Due to the epidemic, she died one after another, and she had no one to rely on, so she begged the steward of the mansion to keep her. This stay has lasted for more than twenty years, and now she is getting old, so the servants in the mansion call her "Aunt Gu".
Li'er opened the curtain and said quietly: "I still haven't eaten today. I think this medicine is fried for nothing again, ma'am." Madam Gu went into the inner room. Sure enough, she saw Rushuang sitting there with slightly drooping eyelids, motionless, like a wooden statue. Aunt Gu knew that she often sat like this for one or two hours, staring at a certain place in the sky, without focus, lifeless, and her eyes were empty and lifeless, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Aunt Gu put down the plate, took the bowl of medicine, and said, "Girl, I've taken the medicine. You have to drink it while it's hot so it won't be bitter." Rushuang also ignored it as if she had never heard of it. Mrs. Gu has seen the strange things for the past two days, sighed, and said: "Girl, the most important thing in the world is to keep the green hills, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Depending on what a big thing it is, you can have hope when you live."
Rushuang didn't move at all, and even her eyelashes never trembled slightly. I once thought that I was bound to die, but who knew that half of my foot had stepped into the gate of hell, and was dragged back again. A deep bruise had been strangled on her neck, which has not faded so far, and the burning pain in her throat was unbearable, as if the throat had already been shattered. If it weren't for the constant pain, she would always feel that she was already a hanged ghost, and she returned to the underworld only by accident. She didn't understand why he changed his mind at the last moment and left her life.
She was here after waking up, and I heard that Eunuch Xia asked her to recuperate here. Yihua Terrace is located in a remote place, and has never been inhabited. All the towers, pavilions and pavilions are locked. The place where she lives is in the west wing of the backyard. It was originally a house on duty for envoys. It is bright and dark. Although the furnishings are simple, there is a kang and smoke cages. Compared with her original residence, it is of course a world of difference.
She doesn't know what will happen in the future, it's ridiculous, what future does she have? They don't even let her die quickly, what else do they want to do to her
Aunt Gu saw that Rushuang was still like a wooden clay sculpture, so she had to put down the medicine first, and started talking to her like gossip. Li'er knew that Mrs. Gu would spend half an hour persuading her, but each time Rushuang acted as if she had never heard of it, and remained indifferent. At first, Li'er was still talking to her to help persuade her, but seeing that she couldn't do anything in the past two days, she gave up and just did needlework outside, and let Aunt Gu relieve her in the back room. Sure enough, after more than half an hour, I went in and took a look. Madam Gu's mouth was already parched, and Rushuang was still sitting there motionless.
When Aunt Gu saw Li'er coming in, she shook her head at her, reached out her hand to feel the cold medicine bowl, and said, "I'll decoct the medicine again for the girl."
She went out of Yihua Terrace and went back to the pharmacy. It happened that Xia Jinhou sent his internal officials to look for her, so she went to see Xia Jinhou and told him all about Rushuang's situation. Hou heard this thoughtfully, and said: "Grandpa Xia, you need to make up your mind quickly, if this goes on, I'm afraid that girl will soon die."
Xia Jinhou thought for a while and answered her: "You go back first, I will make up my own mind later."
Aunt Gu went alone, Xia Jinhou returned to Guibi hall, this place was originally Prince Rui's study, and Prince Rui's daily life is also here. Seeing him coming in, the servant quietly came up and told him: "The prince has won Mr. Meng's chess, and he is just happy."
The Mr. Meng mentioned by the servant is Meng Xingzhi, a Qing guest whom Prince Rui treats like a guest. Hearing what the young man said, Xia Jinhou changed his mind, took the tea tray from the young man's hand, and personally served the tea into the Nuan Pavilion on the east side of the hall.
Sure enough, the internal officials were clearing up the mess on the chessboard, Prince Rui reached out to take the tea, saw that it was Xia Jinhou, and asked casually: "Where have you been?"
Xia Jinhou bowed and answered: "Someone came to Yihuatai, saying that Miss Mu hasn't had a drop of water in the past few days, so I'm afraid it's not good."
Prince Rui frowned slightly, as if scalded by the tea, he put down the teacup casually: "You are getting more and more eye-catching." Xia Jinhou was so frightened that he quickly fell to his knees, and repeatedly said: "Damn it, slave. Seeing this situation, Meng Xingzhi just smiled slightly: "This old monkey deserves to die at every turn, I'm tired of looking at it, I can't blame the prince for annoying him." Prince Rui laughed out loud, and said: "Let's play another round."
It was still Prince Rui holding the black and going first, originally the two of them were equal in chess strength, after dozens of moves, black and white were entangled on the chessboard, Prince Rui held the chess in his hand, pondered for a long time but never made a move. Meng Xingzhi said: "Your Highness obviously has a plan in mind, why is he so hesitant? Is it true that His Highness is not afraid of missing a good opportunity, so that all previous efforts will be wasted?"
Prince Rui said: "In the past few days, Master must have understood what I think in my heart. It's just that this calamity may not be overwhelmed. If we startle the snake, we will suffer."
Meng Xingzhi said calmly, "My lord, this is the way to be cautious and uphold it. The old man speaks nonsense, but please use your own heart to save others' hearts."
The pavilion was extremely quiet, and the incense sticks were burning in the lily cauldron on the ground, which scattered into the depths of the Nuan Pavilion. After a long time, Prince Rui laughed: "Sir, that's what you said." He stretched out his hand to shake the chessboard, and said to Xia Jinhou, "Let's go."
Xia Jinhou blinked: "Where is the prince going?"
Prince Rui sneered, lifted his leg and kicked him hard, Xia Jinhou grinned his teeth in pain, he didn't dare to pretend to be confused anymore, so he had to wait for Prince Rui to take the warm sedan chair to Yihuatai.
As soon as I entered the gate of Yihuatai courtyard, I could smell the faint fragrance of plum blossoms. Prince Rui couldn't help but stop, looking at the early plum blossoms in the courtyard: "The plum blossoms have already bloomed here." Xia Jinhou Shicai was so heartbroken that he didn't dare to answer any more, he could only answer "Yes". Suddenly, I felt a coolness on my cheeks, and it turned out that it started snowing again. He didn't dare to be wordy, he hurriedly ordered someone to open the big oiled paper umbrella to cover Prince Rui from the wind and snow.
The snow fell heavily in a short while, like fluff and cotton, falling silently. Li'er heard that the prince was coming, so she came out early to welcome him. Xia Jinhou came to Yihua Terrace twice in the past few days, and he guided Prince Rui to go back. Feeling that his eyes were dim, it took a while to see clearly the furnishings in the room.
Xia Jinhou said: "Miss Mu is inside." He opened the curtains first, and there are large windows facing south in this room, which are covered with bright paper to let in the bluish-white skylight, which is actually brighter than the outer room. The room is quiet, and the red charcoal in the fumigation cage can be heard occasionally "peeling", and even the sound of snow rustling outside can be heard faintly. As soon as I entered, I saw Rushuang sitting there with a silhouette like paper.
When Prince Rui first saw her silhouette, he seemed to feel a little familiar, but at the same time felt it was very vague, as if he had never really had it in his memory. In fact, she doesn't look very much like Concubine Mu. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt startled, and my thoughts froze for a moment, as if I couldn't think any more. Seeing Rushuang sitting there motionless, Xia Jinhou coughed lightly and said, "Miss Mu, the lord sees you coming."
Rushuang's eyelids drooped, as if she had never heard it.
Xia Jinhou had nothing to do, Prince Rui didn't think he was disobedient, and walked forward slowly, his voice was calm and calm: "Miss Mu, today the Ministry of Criminal Justice received a report that your younger brother Mu Yun has died of typhoid fever. On the way to exile. Now all the blood of the Mu family is gone, and you are the only one left to live in this world." His words penetrated into Rushuang's ears word by word, like countless small insects with wings, echoing in Rushuang's ears. There was a buzzing sound in the air, so loud that she couldn't hear it clearly... Mu Yun... the lively Yun'er... grew up in the army when she was young, and rode outside the Great Wall with her father and brother. A sneeze and now... now typhoid... dead
The corner of Prince Rui's mouth twitched into a faint smile, and his brows became even more stern: "Cut the grass and root out, of course Mu Yun will not survive, and the officer who escorted him is Prince Yu's confidant. My seventh younger brother is thoughtful and reliable. , I will definitely not let my brother worry about the future, miss Mu, do you understand?" Rushuang finally raised her head to look at him, her black and clear eyes were cold and piercing, which made people feel vivid fear. Prince Rui pulled out a polished dagger from the bottom of his sleeve with a clang, and threw it at Rushuang's feet. The dagger was only one foot and two inches long, and the white light shone into his eyebrows, making the skin cold and sharp. Extraordinary weapon.
Rushuang's pupils reflected the cold light of the sharp blade, as if a puppet's eyes were closed, and a gleam of light ignited from the bottom of her eyes. She breathed heavily, her pupils contracted sharply, and looked at the dagger. Who is he? How would he know? Who is he? Xia Jinhou didn't dare to vent his anger, he just watched Prince Rui helplessly. There was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen through the struggles of all living beings. Rushuang slowly stretched out her hand, holding the dagger, the cold hilt pressed against her hot palm, bringing a strange tactile sensation.
How could this dagger be in his hand
She finally raised her eyes and looked at the person in front of her. The hatred that had been suppressed for a long time burst out from the inside out like a raging fire. The father died, the mother died, the elder brother died, the nanny died, Xiaohuan died, and even Yun'er died! What's the point of her living! In this life, she has already been unable to wait, she has already died. kill him! kill him! The frenzied anger made her pounce on him with almost all her strength, stabbing at him. Prince Rui's body turned slightly to one side, she couldn't hold back her momentum, she threw herself forward, she hadn't eaten or drank for several days, she was exhausted by this throw, she collapsed to the ground suddenly, "Ding "A dagger fell to the ground.
Prince Rui sneered: "Mu Dajun was a hero in his lifetime, yet he gave birth to such a foolish daughter as you."
Rushuang only felt a buzzing in her ears, and after a long time, she had the strength to struggle to raise her arms. Shicai exerted too much force, and rubbed off a large piece of skin on his elbow on the gold brick floor. The pain was burning, but this kind of pain made her feel much better—he reminded her that she had unrevenged blood, she wanted revenge, she wanted to revenge. Such thoughts, along with the surging blood, rolled in the sea of qi in his chest, like the head of a raging tide, one wave after another, as fierce as a stormy sea, and could no longer be suppressed. She is the daughter of the Mu family, and in her blood is the fierce and fierce Zhenlie of the Mu family. She shouldn't be so cowardly waiting to die, she wants revenge! She gasped for breath, curled up into a ball. Prince Rui signaled slightly, Xia Jinhou hurriedly took out a silver box, opened it, poured out a pill, and stuffed it into her mouth. She didn't resist, the medicine was not bitter, it gradually melted on the bottom of her tongue, her beating heart slowly calmed down, and the blood in her body gradually flowed smoothly.
She struggled to raise her head, and was so weak that she couldn't even speak for a moment. There was only a faint light beating at the bottom of her eyes, she should use blood to cleanse the Mu family's blood, and use hatred to take revenge on that murderer whom she had never met.
Prince Rui walked back to the kang and sat down. He was so close to her, but his voice was so far away that it seemed to come from the sky: "The person you hate the most, took away more than a hundred years of the Mu family with a single imperial edict. He took away the lives of your father, brothers and clansmen, and took away everything from you, yet he sits safely in the golden palace, don't you want to take revenge?"
The corners of her mouth trembled slightly, and her eyes did not blink for a moment, staring straight at the person in front of her. Because in the mansion, Prince Rui only wore homely casual clothes, and the brocade gown with the word "Fu" made his face look like a crown of jade, like an ordinary rich and noble son, only the bright yellow brocade and white jade buckle around his waist showed an incomparably noble appearance. The identity of the clan prince. When she raised her hands and feet, there was a faint fragrance of Ruinao in the sleeves of her robe, the slightly bitter scent was sweet and mellow. In the past... In the past... in the past, the upper room of the house always burned the best Ruinao incense, and her eyes gradually became sad and helpless. And he had a slight smile, as if he was just looking at a plum blossom that was blooming in Aoxue, hesitating where to cut it, so as to put this spring branch into the bottle.
She finally spoke, her voice hoarse and scary: "How are you doing?"
Prince Rui leaned on the couch with a relaxed expression: "Miss Mu, what should you do now?"
There is still pain in the spine while breathing, and every breath is as difficult as the last ray of life. Her nails are deeply buried in the palm of her hand, and every word she utters is filled with the deepest hatred in her heart: "Kill!" killed him."
Prince Rui had a half-smile, and picked up a plum blossom in the vase: "Miss Mu, that is the Son of Heaven, the lord of ten thousand chariots, if you want to conspire against him, it will be easier said than done."
Her mind gradually cleared up, and her eyes gradually became brighter, as if the last light of the charcoal fire was about to go out, bursting out with frightening heat: "But please give me your advice."
Prince Rui was careless, smashing the petals of the cold fragrance, and the strands of quietness were crushed and shattered between his fingers, scattered in all directions: "If the king can give the girl a good chance to take revenge, I don't know how the girl will repay the king?"
She raised her head slowly, her voice was still hoarse and ugly: "At that time, the prince will have everything in the world at his fingertips, I'm afraid the prince will no longer care about the little girl's little reward."
Prince Rui laughed loudly, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay." Looking her up and down, he said, "You are worthy of being the daughter of the Mu family." Rushuang felt a sharp pain in her throat again, as if she couldn't let it out any more. With a sigh, a faint smile appeared on his face. Prince Rui said: "As soon as something happens, someone will arrange it for you. In the days to come, you can take care of yourself and just wait for the good news."
She pulled her back together as a gift, and spoke with difficulty: "Ru Shuang thanked the prince."
Prince Rui sneered slightly: "Ru Shuang—Ru Shuang Ru Dui, it's a good name."
He heard it wrong, it should be like frost, and the cold moon is like frost, because the night mother gave birth to her was sixteen, the father picked up the baby in the swaddling clothes, and saw the bright moonlight outside the window, and the ground was like frost , so she had this baby name. The window paper faintly penetrated the gray white light, not the moonlight, but the cold light from the snow. The snow fell more and more heavily, knocking on the window with a rustle. On the desk was the flat silver box with exquisite patterns engraved on it. She slowly stretched out her hand, and the box was full of emerald green pills, which smelled fragrant. cold. She held the silver box tightly, and the coolness of Cui Tian penetrated into her palm. She thought of his mocking sneer just now, and she would remember what he said today, she must live, live well, and wait for the opportunity alive.
She is the daughter of the Mu family, she is not even afraid of death, so is she still afraid of living