There was silence and no sound inside.
He shook it vigorously, but there was still no movement. After a while, he heard the sound of footsteps, and suddenly turned around happily, but it was Ruda: "Maybe my sister has gone out."
Yue Pengju knew that his wife was hiding from him, but he had nothing to do. In addition, his eyes hurt so much when he tore off the white silk, and he had to turn back in frustration.
At Yue Pengju's request, Luda settled him in the room where the couple had lived last time. Yue Pengju felt depressed, but he couldn't open his eyes. When he was in severe pain, he pulled at the corners of his eyes, as if someone had taken a small ax to his brain. A good man is afraid of illness. He has always been strong and free from all diseases. Now he experienced the torment of illness for the first time. He was in unbearable pain. However, his wife did not understand and could not see each other even close to each other. What's more, It's depressing and unbearable.
A soldier applied eye drops for him, and he drank a bowl of boiled herbal medicine. Because his eyes were blindfolded, he could only lie down on the bed. But where could he lie down? The soldiers were on duty outside. When they heard the commotion, they thought it was his wife's change of heart. Every time she shouted "Sister Seventeen" with great joy, she found out that she was disappointed.
It was hard to wait until evening, but he couldn't stay any longer. He turned over and was about to get out of bed when he saw Ruda personally bringing food. A large bowl of white rice, three large bowls of stir-fried wild vegetables, and a large bowl of braised pheasant meat. There was also a big bowl of chicken soup, the fragrance of which hit his nostrils. Ruda laughed and said, "Good boy, come and try these wild cured delicacies. Even if you are a Jiedushi envoy, you will not be able to eat such good things."
Yue Pengju smelled the tangy aroma and felt happy. Luda usually stewed a few wild dogs at most. How could he make such a dish? It must have been done by his wife. She thought she was concerned about her eye disease and was afraid that her body would be overwhelmed, so she specially inflicted it on herself.
He was so happy that he invited two soldiers to join him, and sat down to eat. The pheasant was very plump, and the fragrant wild wormwood and wild onions that were only found in the mountains were added to it, which gave it a unique flavor. He was happy and full of joy. After eating five large bowls of rice, he said with a smile: "Brother Lu, I come to your place to eat and drink, but I don't want to destroy the temple for you."
"Haha, you can eat it. In the past two years, the Sa family and the young monks have rented hundreds of acres of wasteland to nearby villagers for farming. The young monks usually grow some vegetables. Especially this year, they are not allowed to be harassed by the army, and the harvest is very good. It won't be a problem for you and A-mei to eat and drink here for a year."
"Thank you, Brother Lu."
The two talked about it. As the night wore on, Luda was about to leave. Yue Pengju stood up again and said, "I'll go see Sister Seventeen again later."
"Pengju, she doesn't want to see you, you'd better talk about it some time later."
Yue Pengju stood there silently and had no choice but to give up.
After Ruda left, he couldn't help it after all. A short farewell was better than a wedding. These days, he missed her every night, how could he not be able to see each other even if he was so close? He came to the west wing again. The door was still closed, and in the night wind, he could only hear the rustling of leaves.
"Sister Seventeen, Sister Seventeen..."
There was silence inside, no one answered.
The moonlight slowly climbed up the treetops, and Qiuchong murmured in a low voice. He stood silently at the door, feeling flustered for the first time, like a boy in first love, watching the girl get angry, but he didn't even know what was wrong.
He and Hua Rong had been close almost from the first moment they met. When they were young, there was a deep affection and mutual help. When they grew up, love naturally grew between the two of them, as if no external force was needed. She Naturally, it belongs to him. Although there have been frequent separations and separations over the years, even life and death, each time, it was caused by external factors, and it was definitely not a problem with the relationship between the two. Maybe everything happened so smoothly, and he didn't think about it at all. One day there will be any awkwardness between the two of them. In their minds, everything is connected to each other, and they have absolute trust and dependence. My wife will understand and understand every move I make, even every look in my eyes.
I originally thought that as soon as I came to Donglin Temple and saw my wife, the misunderstanding would be eliminated and the couple would get back together, but when I came in a hurry, my wife didn't want to see him.
Suddenly, I could not suppress the panic in my heart. I thought of the letter left by my wife. Is my wife really going to divorce me? Why is this? For the first time, I really felt like I was about to lose it. I couldn't help but pull the copper ring with both hands and call her: "Sister Seventeen, Sister Seventeen..."
After shouting hundreds of words, the moon had already set on the tree crown and was shining on him. He stood with his feet weak and refused to leave.
At this time, Hua Rong was standing behind the door. Outside, her husband's voice was shouting. For a while, she even couldn't help but wanted to rush out, but she held it back.
"Sister Seventeen, Sister Seventeen..."
The screams were getting weaker and weaker. She couldn't bear it anymore and slowly said: "Pengju, please go back..."
Yue Pengju heard clearly. He didn't care what she said. He was so happy that he almost jumped up: "Sister Seventeen, open the door. Open the door. I want to see you..."
She raised her voice slightly: "Pengju, go back! I won't see you again."
He was anxious and frightened: "Sister Seventeen, I have never taken a concubine. Li Qiaoniang, she is married to Gao Lin..."
“…”
"Sister Seventeen, there will no longer be any problems between us..."
"There is a problem! Pengju, I have already told you that I am under too much pressure, I cannot have children, and everyone is urging you to take concubines. If the emperor can reward you once, he can naturally reward you a second time, three times... We It doesn't matter if we are still young now, but what will happen when we are old? I can't be what the world calls virtuous, and I can't bear the criticism of others. Instead of doing this, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible! I have decided to divorce you..."
Yue Pengju was shocked and angry. He only thought that his wife was angry for a moment. Unexpectedly, despite his eyesight, he came to find her, and what he got was that she wanted to divorce him!
He lowered his voice: "Sister Seventeen, what did I do wrong? You actually want to divorce me!"
"Because I'm tired of that kind of heavy moral accusation, I can't stand it anymore!"
"Is it because of this? Are you living with me or with someone else? I once swore in the Golden Palace that I would never have a second wife, how could I let you down?"
"Peng Ju, you are now in a high position, and your subordinates and close associates naturally flatter you. There are many things that you cannot understand at all. It is not that you have failed me, but that I feel I have failed you!"
"Sister Seventeen, you actually said such a thing! You really disappoint me!"
"If we continue to be together, I will disappoint you even more in the future. Pengju, you don't need to waste time here, I will never go back with you."
"I don't understand! Sister Seventeen, I don't understand at all why things are like this between us!"
"It's been like this since we arrived in Dongting..." Since Li Qiaoniang appeared, she has been out every day, avoiding the sudden appearance of women in the house. Pengju was also slightly close to Li Qiaoniang. Who can say that he has never been jealous? ? Suddenly I felt angry, extremely angry, "Pengju, there are some things that you haven't communicated to me. There are some things that you don't want to tell me..."
He retorted loudly: "Sister Seventeen, are you not wrong? You are obviously jealous of Li Qiaoniang, so you stay away from home every day. Every time I come back, I can't even see your shadow. If you have something to do, why can't you tell me first? I communicate?" He became more and more angry and accused loudly, "You have been avoiding..."
"It's you who didn't communicate with me first!"
"It's you who are obviously jealous and you still want to make a 'generous' gesture. I've seen it a long time ago! The more you try to persuade me to take a concubine, the more disgusted I am with your lack of words. You clearly saw it with your own eyes. I vowed to live up to you in my golden palace, why are you so hypocritical? You are the person closest to me, and I don’t want to see you like this, so I am also very angry! First, Li Qiaoniang is not easy to deal with. , First, I am curious and want to see what will happen to you! After I found out that there was a problem, I never ran away, but wanted to completely solve the problem and eliminate your doubts..." Everything that should be considered has been taken into account. , I just didn’t expect that my wife would run away from home! "I thought that once Li Qiaoniang's matter was resolved, there would be no obstacles between us. I always thought that no matter what decision I made, no matter what actions I took, you would absolutely trust me and support me! But, what about you? You He didn't even care and left without saying goodbye..."
Hua Rong was speechless.
"Sister Seventeen, you keep saying that you are afraid of other people's opinions and opinions. But have you ever thought about my feelings? How many difficulties have we experienced together? Is my character not enough for you to believe? Do you have children or not? Is childbirth a matter of ours or an outsider’s? You actually ignored my wishes and tried every means to consider the eyes of outsiders. Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?”
The moonlight shone all over Hua Rong's body, and the white moonlight reflected the colorful arrow clusters she carried on her body, and the feathers on them emitted a long and soft light. For a while, there was no sound at both ends of the door.
"Sister Seventeen! If there is any problem, you must talk to me face to face. Avoiding it like this is not an option at all!"
Hua Rong raised her voice: "I don't want to talk about anything."
Yue Pengju also raised his voice: "That's how you are, you always run away. How could you become like this? You are obsessed with some vulgar and trivial concepts all day long... "
Hua Rong was also annoyed: "You are a great hero, of course you have no time to think about such vulgar things. I am an ordinary woman, vulgar and pretty. If you can't stand it, just leave. I didn't invite you here..."
It was completely unreasonable, and Yue Pengju couldn't refute it. He just pulled the copper ring again in anger outside the door.
The long-standing grievance broke out, and Hua Rong said bitterly: "How have you ever considered my feelings? I think you just like Li Qiaoniang. Why don't you just marry her? And give it to Gao Lin, hypocritically... "
"Don't you know that Li Qiaoniang is sent by the emperor? How can she be so easy to deal with?"
"That's your excuse! She takes care of you every day and takes care of your eye problems. Are you not interested in her at all? I think you are just obsessed with her..."
Yue Pengju was so angry that he couldn't speak. After a while, he said bitterly: "You still have the nerve to say that you are my wife. You haven't cared about me for so long since I had an eye disease..."
"There are other women who care about you, so what does it matter if I don't care? Humph..."
"Sister Seventeen, you are so unreasonable!"
"Do you know that I am unreasonable? So, you don't have to waste your time. Go down the mountain quickly. I will never say a word to you again!"
"Sister Seventeen..."
No matter what he said, there was no sound inside, no one answered, not even a quarrel.
He sat down on the ground and sat blankly for a long time before returning to the room bitterly. Two soldiers greeted him: "Mr. Yue, it's late at night, it's time to rest..."