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What kind of noise could a carriage block? Yuan Cixian held her breath tightly, and she had to admit that this account was indeed very tiring.
Lu Shiqing was quick the first time, after all, he had been a single for so long, so he was not so easy to surrender the second time. Hearing her trying to surrender and saying that they would settle it at home, no matter how she settled it, he remained indifferent.
Returning home and closing the door was enjoyment for her, but now it was torture. Nine years in exchange for her being unable to speak, wasn't that merciful enough
Lu Shiqing felt that he was extremely generous and became very ruthless.
Yuan Cixian's hair was almost coming apart, and the hairpin on her head kept hitting the wall of the car, which really made her feel uneasy. Just as she was about to reach out and pull it away, she felt Lu Shiqing stop suddenly.
She was stunned to see that he looked painful and his face was pale.
"What, what happened?" she asked in panic. It looked like something was broken.
"I sprained my waist."
"… "
Yuan Cixian was both angry and amused. He had to settle accounts and ended up losing money. What kind of thing was this? This was like stealing a chicken but losing the rice, losing the lady and the soldiers!
The second half of the journey in the carriage was simply unbearable to recall. Lu Shiqing stretched his muscles and felt that it was no problem. He said it was a small matter and was about to continue. Yuan Cixian didn't know whether he was just trying to save face or it was really not a big deal. Anyway, he didn't dare to strain his waist. Seeing that he kept insisting, he thought he should finish it quickly, changed his posture, and sat down.
As a result, they happened to hit a pothole at this moment. No one could hold back and they all cried out "Oh" and "Oh".
An old man passing by on the street sighed loudly: "The world is going downhill!"
Yuan Cixian secretly hated him and punched Lu Shiqing in anger, whispering, "What are you calling me? Haven't you been sat on by Guanyin before?"
"You too?" He looked at her with sweat dripping down his cheeks. "You've never sat on a lotus?"
In order to prepare for Yuan Shu and Yuan Zhen's arrival, both of them had mastered all kinds of skills. This was nothing new, but they had never encountered any difficulties before.
Yuan Cixian felt that the streets in Chang'an City needed to be renovated.
Lu Shiqing was thinking, he had ridden in a carriage with her so many times that he couldn't even count them all, why hadn't he thought of taking advantage of this natural terrain before.
The two of them kept calling each other "Lu Lianhua" and "Yuan Guanyin", and finally they finished tidying up and returned to their positions before returning to Yongxingfang. Yuan Cixian carefully examined Lu Shiqing's waist and found that it was indeed nothing serious, and he just needed to stay quiet for two days.
But he still had a gloomy look on his face.
She hooked his chin and teased him: "We just want to settle the score. I'll settle it with you for the rest of my life. Take your time. Let me show off my power in the next two days."
Lu Shiqing felt that women who said both sweet words and dirty words at the same time were really annoying.
*
Later, Yuan Cixian had some free time and remembered his brother's request for help, so he wanted to discuss with Lu Shiqing about returning to Yuan Mansion to see him the next day. However, he heard him say that Princess Jiahu would leave Chang'an in a few days.
This news is not surprising.
Lu Shiqing had told her about the Uighur Khan's intentions before, and for Emperor Huining, seeing that Jiahu had been in a heated relationship with Yuan Yu in Beijing for a few days, it would be better if there was no marriage. He then asked the princess about her opinion through the envoy, and found that she was not interested in the princes. After entertaining her politely for a few days, he decided not to offend the Uighurs at this critical moment, so he forced Zheng Zhuo to marry her.
However, the old emperor did not give up completely. He planned to wait until the political situation in the Great Zhou was a little more stable before arranging the marriage. He hinted to Jiahu that the journey was long and the mountains were far away, and next time she wanted to come and visit, she should ask Liu Lang to pick her up from the Uighur Han Court.
How could he pick her up? Of course, he meant to welcome her in person.
But Jiahu didn't seem to understand and said, "Okay, if the Sixth Prince is busy, others can do it."
On the day Jiahu left, out of courtesy, he took away a lot of rewards from the saints and the gifts from several princes. However, he loaded almost all of these things into one car, and placed another one specifically for the ointment of the An Yuan family.
She sent someone to the Yuan family to get this pile of ointment the day before she left.
Yuan Yu was extremely annoyed at the time, thinking that something so complicated had happened over just one ointment matter. She kept saying "Give it to her, give it to her, all to her", and then she gave all the ointment boxes in the warehouse to her servants.
Not to mention the whitening ones, there are also those that can treat injuries, soothe nerves, prevent mosquito bites, and enhance fragrance. You can rotate them all year round and you will never have to worry about running out.
As a result, the servant came again the next day and said that the princess felt bad for receiving so many gifts, so she decided to return the favor and give him a gift.
Although Lu Shiqing had already given a message to Yuan Yu that there was no need to hide, hiding would only make Emperor Huining more suspicious, and he should just act like a fool who knew nothing about taboos, but he still didn't want to be overly involved with this princess, so he politely declined when he heard this.
However, the servant said that the princess had already set off and the gift had not yet been returned, so he was asked to accept it.
Well, just accept it and throw it in the storeroom. Just as Yuan Yu was thinking this, he saw the servant happily bring in something that couldn't be thrown into the storeroom: a big white dog with thick hair and a silly look.
The servant said that its name was Dabai and it was the princess's pet, and at the end he specifically emphasized that it was a female.
Wow, paired with Xiao Heiminger, and they are of the opposite sex. What does this mean
Yuan Yu didn't want to take in a living creature, as he would have to feed one more if he did. He didn't have that much spare money, so he asked the servants to take the princess back, saying that the princess would not be used to losing her beloved pet.
Who would have thought that he was slapped in the face just after he finished speaking righteously: Xiao Hei jumped out and ran to rub Da Bai's neck.
Oh, spring is indeed such a season.
In order to prevent him from refusing again, the servant quickly left without saying anything like if he had cubs in the future, he would send one to the princess.
Yuan Yu sat down on the stone steps with his head down, watching two dogs of different breeds rubbing against each other affectionately as if they were old friends, and let out a sigh of boredom.
His only companion was also taken away. So, he was left alone.
*
Yuan Yu had been sentimental for a few days, but when he saw that Xiao Hei and Da Bai were still warm and gentle, like old friends, he felt a little relieved. But spring is spring after all, and dogs' emotions can easily get out of control. One day when he was not on guard, the two dogs broke through the window paper, crossed the mountain and river line, and flew away together.
He was heartbroken, and sure enough, about twenty days later, he found out that Dabai was pregnant. She also showed symptoms, starting to vomit and lose her appetite.
Yuan Yu had raised the dog for a month, and although it was not his wife's original pet, he had some feelings for it after all. He felt very uncomfortable, so he picked up Xiao Hei and pretended to beat him up, teaching him a lesson for how he had harmed Da Bai like this.
This was a matter of mutual consent, and Xiao Hei felt very aggrieved. As a prospective dog father, he ran to stay by Dabai's side.
It just so happened that when Yuan Yu said this, it was the Buddha's Birthday on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. Yuan Cixian received Xuan's request to go back to her parents' home to sweep the dust and pay respect to the Buddha statue in the ancestral hall. Lu Shiqing naturally accompanied her.
When the couple entered the room, they saw him talking to the dog in a rambling voice. They were stunned and looked at each other.
When they turned back to Yongxingfang, Yuan Cihan said to Lu Shiqing worriedly, "Do you think my brother has been a widow for too long and all alone, so maybe there is something wrong with him?" He pointed to his temple.
Lu Shiqing frowned. How could anyone say that about his brother? If Lu Shuangyu dared to talk about Lu Shiqing's recitation, he would punish her by making her copy the Sanskrit a hundred times.
But Yuan Cixian is different.
He nodded in agreement: "But there is no way to bring him here."
Yuan Cixian also knew that this was against the rules, and sighed, "It would be great if my brother could find a suitable marriage partner soon. Otherwise, if my father and mother lived in the capital for a long time, he wouldn't be so bored like this."
Lu Shiqing became serious after hearing this, and took her into his arms and said, "It will be soon, Yaoyao."
Yuan Cixian paused for a moment.
She had noticed the strange and restrained atmosphere in the court these days. Perhaps it was from the time when Lu Shiqing exchanged the child from Xi Ju, or perhaps it was even earlier, since the war between the Turks and the Uighurs broke out.
But now, the Turks were repelled by the Uighurs and the Great Zhou, but the sky above Chang'an City was becoming increasingly cloudy and dark, like the thunderstorms that often come in the early summer of April.
Yuan Cixian knew that once the rain fell, no one from the Great Zhou, Nanzhao, Uighurs, and Turks could stay out of it, and no one was willing to stay out of it.
After a while, she let out a long sigh: "There is still no way to escape this battle."
Lu Shiqing hugged her tightly, his chin resting on the whorl of hair on her head, and exhaled a light and clear breath: "I'm here."
*
That night, there were lightning and thunder. Yuan Cixian was held in Lu Shiqing's arms. She covered her ears and fell asleep with a tense mind. After many months, she returned to the original dream again.
It was also a rainy day by the Lu Bridge, but the rain was so drizzling that it chilled her to the bone. Yuan Cixian heard Shao He's voice in her dream for the first time.
She stood on the bridge, her voice sounding a little hoarse, and said, "For so many years, I thought he wanted power and influence, and wanted Da Zhou to change his surname, but it turns out that it's all wrong."
Someone nearby asked cautiously, "What did the princess see in Lu Zhongshu's private residence?"
Shao He smiled bitterly: "A secret passage, with a tombstone inside, with the words 'clean and tidy'." She took a long breath, then exhaled slowly with trembling voice, and then spoke again, with tears in her tone, "My wife Cixian..."
The maidservant beside her was subconsciously startled and seemed to cover her mouth tightly to prevent herself from gasping for air.
Shao He's voice became closer, and it seemed that she couldn't help but squat down with her knees hugged.
A faint ticking sound was heard, like rain and tears.
She cried and said, "He never wanted to usurp the throne, he was not a homosexual, and he didn't die of illness. He fought for power, he didn't get married, he died young, all because..." She didn't say anything else, but said, "I have been practicing hard in Dunhuang for so many years, I thought I had let go of everything... But when I heard the news of his death, when I saw the tombstone..."
"Isn't he very resourceful? Why didn't he snatch her away and protect her? Why did he let himself end up like this? Since he could reject me so majestically, he should live a glorious life for me to see!"
Shao He kept crying and no matter how the maidservants tried to persuade her, it was of no use.
Finally, she stopped crying and regained her composure. When she spoke again, her tone became extremely cold. She said, "Yuan Cixian died here, at Luqiao."
The maid said "yes".
Shao He said, "I'm a little tired. Go over there and get the horse."
Yuan Cixian heard this as expected. Sure enough, after a hurried sound of footsteps fading away, she heard Shao He muttering to himself: "If I die here, at Lu Bridge, in my next life... will you remember me until you die?"
After that, there was a loud sound of a heavy object falling into the water.
Accompanied by the maid's screams in the dream, Yuan Cixian suddenly sat up, sweating profusely and breathing rapidly. She subconsciously touched the mattress beside her, but found it was empty, no one was there.
Listening to the sound of rain outside the window, she suddenly couldn't hold back her tears and blankly shouted towards the dark bedroom where the candle had burned out: "Shi Qing..."
She shouted once but no one came, so she shouted again. She shouted again but no one came, so she stumbled off the bed and shouted, and ran to the door. Just as she was about to open it, a shadow fell outside. It was Lu Shiqing who came back in the rain and opened the door before her.
He was startled to see her bare feet and tear-stained face. He quickly closed the door and took her into the house. "What's wrong? There's an emergency outside, so I went out for a while."
Yuan Cixian didn't say anything. She turned around and clamped him tightly, clinging to his arms. She didn't even notice the words "urgent news". She shook her head desperately and said, "Lu Shiqing, I'm not dying. I won't die. I will definitely not die before you in this life."
Lu Shiqing's throat choked, and he probably guessed something. He smoothed her hair and asked, "Are you dreaming again?"
She nodded, then stopped talking and sobbed in his arms.
Lu Shiqing originally didn't want to ask her anything more at this juncture, but the situation was urgent, so he had to say: "Yaoyao, Huainan has rebelled, and the Great Zhou is going to be in chaos. Be good and tell me if there is any useful information so that I can prepare in advance."
Yuan Cixian looked up in surprise, then gradually came to her senses and remembered the "urgent news" he had just mentioned.
She slowly let go of him, her reason returning to her head bit by bit, and after a while she said calmly: "Xi Ju knew the secret passage of Xu's house because Shao He told her."
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