The dilapidated bellows, the smoke-stained gray-black walls, the half-finished ironware and coal slag piled randomly. She was like a pearl in the heavy dust.
She sat upright with her legs tightly together, holding the corner of her clothes with her hands, her plump and round chest rising and falling with excitement or nervousness, and her breathing was a little heavy. She looked at Guo Shao like this, with a pair of bright almond eyes, revealing complex emotions. She seemed very excited and expectant, but also a little timid, with flushed cheeks and pursed red lips as if she was having difficulty breathing.
Yulian's skin is fair, but not as white as sheep fat. Maybe because of her living environment, her hair and eyebrows are not well-groomed. She looks like an ordinary but rare beautiful sister next door, so kind that she seems to be within reach. She is not only kind, but also has the fantasy, thoughts and pettiness of a sister next door, and even some vanity.
She had been hurt, suffered, and made the wrong path, just like Guo Shao's sister in his previous life. This strange feeling made it difficult for Guo Shao to control his deepest emotions. Although he could still maintain his rationality: after a thousand years, the two had no relationship. But rationality had nothing to do with emotions.
Guo Shao thought to himself: Such a beautiful woman, no matter what her past was, she has endured her youth here for several years and lived seriously, and she is about to leave here.
Is there anything you are reluctant to part with? Are you ready? The carriage has arrived. Guo Shaodao.
He felt that Yulian was certainly willing to leave here. Going to a better place and living a better life was something that all mortals could do, and it was clear that Yulian was not noble.
Guo Shao had gained a lot from his return from Jinyang, and he had been immersed in excitement for the past few days; because he was no exception, he had no need to hide his desire to stand out, and satisfying his desire was obviously a very happy thing. If someone shared it, the happiness would be sublimated.
But not everyone can share it. When he was showing off outside the door just now, Guo Shao carefully observed the expressions of the audience and guessed that they were in awe and indifference. It's none of other people's business whether you are good or not. Maybe many people wish you would die immediately so that they don't have to watch your mother showing off. For example, that fat woman yesterday wanted you to be good to these people. Can you get a little pleasure from sharing with them
If after becoming successful, there is not even one person willing to give and share, not even one person who cares about you, isn't it a tragedy? Obviously, the people Guo Shao is willing to share with include Yu Lian first.
Are you ready to go
Yes. Yulian stood up, her back straightened, and she followed Guo Shao with her head held high. However, she could hide it from others, but not from Guo Shao, because she was following so closely, and she must have been a little scared inside, and needed someone to support her.
She walked very slowly, trying her best to keep her manners as perfect as possible. Guo Shao took care of her and walked out slowly.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and the front army cavalry squad raised their tasseled spears in unison. The inner palace guards were not only the emperor's personal soldiers, but also often followed the imperial family's guards to show their power. Their movements were uniform and very beautiful. Yu Lian was startled at once, her thin shoulders trembled slightly, her face flushed, but she still controlled herself.
Du Chenggui, the military commander of the Eastern Division of the Inner Palace, had a solemn expression on his face, but he had already seen that this guy was quite clever. When Du Chenggui saw that Guo Shao was not meeting an elderly person but a young woman, he immediately leaned forward and saluted, saying, "I am waiting for you, Madam, to get on the sedan chair." He even skipped the procession of greeting Guo Shao. Perhaps this guy had realized that being polite to the woman at this time would be more effective than flattering Guo Shao.
Yu Lian blushed and couldn't say a word.
The people around were suddenly in an uproar, and there was a lot of noise for a while. Many people knew Yu Lian. She had lived here for a few years, and most of the residents on the commercial street must know her. Even some people who lived far away, because of her bad reputation and the gossips in the market, had at least heard of Yu Lian even if they had not interacted with her.
A woman like Yu Lian, the scene at this moment has made people unable to control themselves. It is really a bit destructive to the world view. Is there any justice in the world for a woman who has been stabbed in the back to be so glorious
Isn't that Yulian? Which Yulian is from the Chen family? Oh, I don't know. Forget it. Speak softly. You haven't offended her before, have you? Hey, Aunt Wang, be careful. You keep saying bad things about her behind her back. She must know.
You say that Shao Ge'er has brought honor to the family, but why does Yu Lian look so strange? I have long said that she is not an ordinary person.
One of them, wearing a tattered robe, shook his head and said: If you give birth to a girl, she will be married to a neighbor; if you give birth to a boy, he will be buried with the weeds.
Crowded together, no one understood what the scholar said, but someone immediately said: At the beginning of the year, it was said that the Khitan and Hedong troops were about to attack Tokyo, and the emperor was personally leading the army. Shao Ge'er must have made great contributions in the battlefield, so he became a high-ranking official. Yes, the men are fighting outside, and the women at home are bullied. That is not Shao Ge'er's woman, she used to be from the Chen family.
Yu Lian was very nervous. She held her head high and walked carefully to the sedan chair in full view of everyone.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman with a pointed head suddenly fell to the side of the street. Madam Yulian, please forgive me for my mistakes. She begged her while moving her body to Yulian's feet with her knees and hugged Yulian's ankles. Yulian frowned and looked down. It turned out to be Aunt Li from the grocery store.
People looked at him sideways, and Guo Shao also watched the show with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, the crowd was in a commotion, and a fat woman ran over. Without saying a word, she fell to her knees, and a pile of meat fell on the street like a small mountain. Isn't this the owner of the pork shop? Maybe Aunt Li's performance inspired her. Even Aunt Li was so scared that the fat woman finally followed suit. As the saying goes, when a duck goes ashore, a group of ducks will follow.
I was wrong, I was wrong. The fat woman knelt down, more fiercely than Aunt Li, kowtowed repeatedly. Then she shouted in her rough voice: Yulian, please don't ask people to kill me.
Yu Lian straightened her neck, not even looking at them, but just glanced down at the two of them with the corner of her eyes, and finally spoke: I look down on you at all. Even if you bullied me before, I only despised you.
Yes, yes. How dare we compare with you, Yulian? Don't worry about it.
Yu Lian said softly: You don't even have the qualifications to be jealous of me. I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let me go. You touching my feet makes me feel disgusted. It's dirty.
Aunt Li quickly let go of her hand, and Yulian walked to the back of the sedan. Guo Shao acted like a modern gentleman, actively lifting the curtain for her and extending his strong arm for her to hold on.
She was taken care of by a man in official uniform and wearing a black hat, and was waited for by two rows of knights riding tall horses. In the crowded crowd, everyone's eyes were on her. With the powerful man as a foil, Yu Lian became the focus of everyone's envy like a noble lady.
She was determined, at least at this moment, even if it was only for this moment, she had no inferiority and no sadness. Seeing Guo Shao stretching out his arm, she didn't care about anything else, and calmly stretched out her hand to hold Guo Shao's arm to get into the sedan. There were calluses on her palms, but people couldn't see them, while the back of her hands was relatively white. She wanted to show her most glamorous side to others and hide the calluses of hardship in her palms.
She turned back to look at the blacksmith shop for the last time, and saw someone she knew, the prostitute upstairs in the street. She was dressed up like a seductress, and this bitch had fallen to the point of being a secret prostitute who was entertaining customers at home. She also did not forget to trample on Yulian's self-esteem in front of others, saying that she would have to entertain customers sooner or later, and that if she did, she would not be able to compete with me for business, because she was not that pretty. Shameless bitch, her face full of powder was her beauty. Humph, how is she now? I can only hide behind the window and watch secretly, and I don't even have the courage to come out.
Yu Lian got into the sedan chair, which changed direction. The people holding the umbrellas changed positions, and the rear army led the way for the front army.
Guo Shao also got on his horse. At this moment, he suddenly had an idea: If it was Queen Fu who faced these people, what would she look like? She would definitely not talk to them, let alone allow them to touch her. And he could guess what Queen Fu was thinking. I'm afraid she didn't care what these people thought or how they viewed her. Maybe, in her eyes, these street gossips were just like a group of ants. Would anyone care what a group of ants who were busy moving and making a little profit thought of them
Maybe, it's just speculation. After all, Empress Fu has always lived a life of luxury, and she has never fallen to earth even in times of war. In the eyes of the world, she is not a human at all, but a fairy-like existence in the sky that is out of reach.
But Yulian is completely different. She pretended to be calm today, but she was just holding back. If you look closely at her expression, you can see the richness of her expression. She can get angry, sad, shy, and want to save face. She wants revenge, but her methods are different from those of men. She is not seeking revenge. Why humiliate those women in person without using any dirty words? Maybe her revenge is still relatively weak. Not everyone wants to save face, and not everyone takes face very seriously. For some shameless people, what is the point of humiliating them
Regardless, Guo Shao felt that today's event was a complete success. He immediately ignored the crowd and rode in front of the sedan chair, still swaggering along Suzaku Avenue with the guard of honor he had just received.
Zhuque Avenue is a major transportation route, and Dongjing is the capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Every day, you will see small officials from wealthy families walking here. However, senior civil servants and military officers usually don't hang around on the street, but you may see them in the morning. Therefore, ordinary people will not walk in the middle of Zhuque Avenue. Today, Guo Shao's troops drove on the central avenue openly. There was no need to avoid them on the road, just let them make way.