[16]
Gu Hongjian was forced to stay in Deze Hall doing nothing, so she simply entered the hall, rummaged through the contents of Deze Hall, and searched for other ways to escape.
However, after a whole day like this, she did not escape, and Lin Size did not come back.
After stopping an innocent servant to threaten and inquire about it, Gu Hongjian realized that the emperor was too angry after returning, and his condition became more serious. Row.
Gu Hong saw that she stayed up all night and was so sleepy that she simply touched her room, but saw that everything in the room was the same as before, except for the things she had taken away, the quilt was still laid, and it was soft, obviously taking advantage of the first two days. It was sunny and sunny, and the rest of the tables and chairs were neatly arranged and spotless. Obviously, someone came to clean it, but there was no trace of others living there.
Was this room reserved for her after she left
Gu Hongjian was not moved, just snorted, thinking, hum, pretending to be so open-minded and letting her go, in fact...
But when he was exhausted, Gu Hongjian didn't bother to think about it any more. He lay on the bed and slept in his clothes, and this sleep actually lasted until the next morning, and woke up amidst the commotion.
Gu Hongjian rubbed her eyes and walked out, only to be shocked to hear that the emperor really died.
On the tenth day of the second lunar month in the 41st year of Wanshun, Emperor Xuanwen died in the Hall of Renhe, and all state affairs and the burial of Emperor Xuanwen were handed over to the Prince Lin Size.
Gu Hongjian also finally saw Lin Size who had a tired face and was black at the moment.
Seeing him like this, Gu Hongjian didn't want to disturb him, she just said, "Go and rest for yourself, and then let those people let me go."
Lin Size said, "Mr. Meng."
Gu Hongjian was stunned for a while, and said, "What?"
Having said that, the last time she saw Mr. Meng was in the spring of Wanshun's 40th year, when they were discussing to get rid of the second prince.
After that, Mr. Meng never appeared again, and only occasionally wrote two extremely brief letters to report safety.
"Mr. Meng will be here tomorrow night." Lin Size shook the note in his hand, "You don't want to see him?"
Gu Hong saw that she was very aggrieved, and finally said: "I want to."
Lin Size nodded indifferently and said, "I'll go to rest first."
Then he turned and left, leaving only Gu Hongjian gnashing his teeth.
As a result, Gu Hongjian had to wait until the night of the next day, and Lin Size was probably resting all the time, and the two did not meet. It was not until the next day's lantern time that Lin Size personally pushed Gu Hong away. She saw the door and led her to the backyard of Deze Hall.
The shed that Gu Hongjian built to gather people to gamble was not demolished, but the wooden table and wooden chairs underneath were removed and replaced with stone tables and chairs that looked extremely good.
There is a pot of wine and three jade cups on the table.
Gu Hongjian poured himself a cup directly, took a sip, smacking his lips with satisfaction, and said, "When will Mr. Meng come?"
Lin Size said, "Probably soon."
After that, he sat down on the stone chair.
There was nothing between the two, and the atmosphere was awkward. Fortunately, after a while, Mr. Meng arrived as promised.
Mr. Meng's black clothes were the same as before, but he looked a little older than before. Although he was still handsome, he couldn't resist the lines on the corners of his eyes and the frost on his temples.
Gu Hongjian looked at Mr. Meng suddenly, and suddenly realized that she and Lin Size grew up little by little, while Mr. Meng was old. After all, they had to leave Mr. Meng's shelter, or in other words, they had already left Mr. Meng's shelter in the past year or so, and she suddenly understood why Mr. Meng had suddenly disappeared for so long.
These are all things that are completely out of control, roaring and unstoppable.
As if to confirm Gu Hongjian's thoughts, Mr. Meng said, "Si Ze, Hongjian, I'm leaving."
Gu Hong looked silly and said, "Are you going to play in Jiangnan again? Where have you been this year?"
Mr. Meng smiled and shook his head: "It's just walking around, you are doing well, you don't need my help, I know it. As for this time, I don't know where I'll be going, but I'm home in the world and travel around the world. ."
Gu Hongjian was a little stunned, and said, "Why? You are already getting old, and seeing that Lin Size is about to become emperor, you can be a leisurely official and enjoy the happiness! Travel around the world, right?"
Mr. Meng smiled: "The capital is not my home. Even if I want to settle down, I will go back to my hometown. Now traveling around the world, it's just an unfinished regret, no one to rely on, and the world is scattered, although it sounds a bit desolate. , but it's actually very arbitrary."
This statement made Gu Hongjian feel a little yearning, and said, "Really..."
But there is some sadness: "But in this way, I don't know when we can see each other again."
Mr. Meng smiled and said, "We can always see you again."
Lin Size seemed to have known it for a long time, so he just pursed his lips and said, "Sir, it must be a long way to go, please take care of yourself. If something happens, send a message to the palace, I... and Hongjian, we will do our best. I can't express my gratitude for so many years of kindness. I just hope that the gentleman will return to the capital to rest when he is tired. At that time, the gentleman will no longer have to go over the wall, and the gate of the palace will always be open for him."
Mr. Meng seemed relieved, but also sighed with regret: "Si Ze, you are very smart, now everything is on the right track, presumably your mother knows it, and she will be very happy to see you like this. It's just, what you want It must be a long and lonely road, and my last admonition to you is not to lose what is really important. Know how to pursue, that’s good, but don’t give up what you shouldn’t give up for this.”
Lin Size thought for a while, then nodded, "Yeah."
"Hongjian, you have to stay by Si Ze's side." Mr. Meng reached out and patted Gu Hongjian's head lightly.
Gu Hongjian was stunned for a while, and then pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Of course! I have followed after all the hardships in the past. Now that he has developed, I will leave if I am stupid!"
Mr. Meng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's right."
Lin Size: "..."
He glanced at Gu Hongjian, but saw that Gu Hongjian was only grinning at Mr. Meng, and there was no flaw in the expression on his face.
In fact, Gu Hongjian, who still did not understand the true meaning of Mr. Meng's goodbye, waved desperately at the back of Mr. Meng who was leaving: "Be careful on the road, sir! I will miss you. If you are tired, come back quickly!"
Mr. Meng turned back and smiled at her, his eyes as kind and gentle as many years ago.
And this was the last time Mr. Meng and Gu Hongjian met.
For many years after that, Mr. Meng, who was wandering, never came back, and there was no news. He came to help Lin Size, and when Lin Size didn't need his help, he left in a dashing manner, leaving only Lin Size and Gu Hongjian to face the long life ahead.
As soon as Mr. Meng left, only Gu Hongjian and Lin Size were left. Gu Hongjian took another sip of wine and said, "Mr. Meng has seen it before, can you let me go?"
Lin Size said, "How was your time outside the palace?"
"Not bad, very free."
Gu Hong saw this.
In fact, it's more than good.
Lin Size gave her a very large amount of money. After Gu Hongjian went out, he used the money to buy a set of courtyard houses with a good environment. He hired two servants. Gu Hongjian really wanted to do business, but he was suffering from living all year round. In the palace, I didn't know enough about things outside, I didn't know how to start for the time being, and I felt that my knowledge was not enough, so I simply hired a gentleman who was famous in the capital to teach me.
By the way, I spent some money to find my parents and younger brother who abandoned me back then, but unfortunately there were too few clues and no progress was made.
Gu Hongjian knew very well in her heart that her every move was under Lin Size's control, but she didn't really want to leave the capital.
Lin Size said, "No... have you returned to the palace?"
The two were obviously awkward and unfamiliar, and the source of all this was undoubtedly Gu Hongjian's mindless confession that day.
In fact, Lin Size only needs to give a relatively clear answer, and many things can be solved.
Whether he said, I'm sorry, I don't like you we can't have anything, or I'd like to like you too, at least it won't be so awkward between the two.
At least, there is a clear ending.
But Lin Size chose to avoid it, from beginning to end.
But Gu Hongjian knew that it was just because Lin Size didn't like her, and even hated her in his heart, but he didn't want to lose Gu Hongjian, a useful subordinate just like that.
So he chose to avoid this topic and tried to get along with Gu Hongjian as usual.
He was getting used to calculating her more and more.
Gu Hongjian took a breath and felt that the inside of the palace was getting colder and colder, and said, "I won't go back."
Lin Size said, "Why?"
He actually asked why... he can really pretend...
Gu Hong said: "I killed Zuo Ningyan, and I have no face to stay in the palace, okay."
When Lin Size heard Zuo Ningyan's name, her face darkened, and then she said, "Don't be angry, I know I went too far that day. You are right, her death is more the responsibility of the Yao family. As for the responsibility of the Yao family. Zuo Xiang... Zuo Xiang told me that Zuo Ningyan's younger brother Zuo Ninghao was seriously ill and wanted a Tianshan snow lotus, but he didn't even have one in the palace, only the Yao family kept one. In order to save Zuo Ninghao... Zuo's family only came out This is the last resort. It's just that Zuo Ningyan will commit suicide, which is something that Zuo Xiang did not expect."
Gu Hongjian shook his head and said, "I know you hate me."
Lin Size sighed and tapped her head: "What nonsense."
At the moment when she came down like a red-clothed Shura, to be honest, Lin Size's anger completely disappeared.
... Besides, he shouldn't have been angry with her in the first place.
Gu Hongjian felt that Lin Size was plotting against him, while Lin Size felt that he was trying hard to keep Gu Hongjian.
The two have different thoughts, so although Lin Size knocked on the head, as if returning to the original intimacy, Gu Hongjian still shook his head and said, "You will hate me."
Lin Size said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"You will hate me one day." Gu Hongjian stood up and looked at Lin Size, "It's not now, it's the future. I don't want to see that day, so it's better to stay away from you."
Lin Size was still puzzled, but she didn't stop her again, she just said, "Forget it, just stay outside for the time being."
In the words, it seems that he still believes that Gu Hongjian will come back.
Gu Hongjian didn't argue, she was released from the palace and became her little rich man again, studying every day and every night.
It was just the night before Lin Size's enthronement ceremony, she still sneaked into the palace, startling poor Jiang Haifu, and then with Jiang Haifu's help and Lin Size's tacit approval, she changed into an ordinary palace man's costume, far away. He looked at Lin Size, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, wearing a crown, sitting on the dragon chair expressionlessly, accepting the congratulations from the civil and military officials.
This was actually a scene that Gu Hongjian had imagined countless times before, but she had never imagined that on the day Lin Si Ze ascended the throne, she would need to sneak peeks like this, rather than stand upright behind him.
The road full of thorns finally came to an end, but a fork appeared unexpectedly, and she and he took different paths.