To test the eligibility of a patriarch, it not only depends on whether she is in charge of the central feeder, handles family affairs, serves her in-laws, and teaches her husband and children, but also whether she can survive the big scene. The so-called big scenes are none other than sacrifices, including family sacrifices, family sacrifices, big sacrifices, small sacrifices, annual sacrifices, and festival sacrifices.
A funeral like the one at the moment is the most common and most important ceremony, not to mention that the master's family can't make the slightest mistake, even the unimportant servants or guests must follow the rules and order the beginning and the end.
If Ye Zhen couldn't support it because of her serious illness, it would be fine, but she was too well raised by Emperor Shengyuan. In the few months in the claustrophobic palace, not only did she not look haggard, but she became much plump, with shiny skin and graceful posture. He was just panting on the futon, dripping with sweat, his cheeks became more rosy due to anxiety, his eyes were misted with grievances, and his red lips opened and closed as if groaning and murmured, showing a bit of coquettishness for no reason.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell where she is sick? It's clear that the body is too delicate and can't stand it! And the Ye family is the family of Sekong, and the rumors that the women in the family have practiced seductive techniques since childhood to be favored by the nobles resurfaced in everyone's minds, making them both disgusting and contemptuous.
Every time Ye Zhen gasped, the old lady's forehead twitched fiercely, and she couldn't hold back and scolded, "Enough, if you can't hold it, hurry down, what are you doing here? Boss, send her down, Don't come back for the ceremonies in the future!"
Zhao Luli was hurt by his mother's sharp-edged eyes, and turned to look at his wife, only to see that she didn't hear or see, just continued to recite the scriptures, stood up, bowed, and knelt down to worship. She stood at the front of the mourning hall, and everyone stared at her and followed her. When she recited the sutra, everyone recited it; when she got up, everyone got up; she knelt down, and the audience fell down instantly. Her every move was popular on the water, steady as a mountain, and quickly suppressed the chaos caused by Ye Zhen.
Gradually, no one paid any attention to Ye Zhen's ugliness, and no one talked about Ye's scandal, the Brahma voices were loud in the mourning hall, the mourning was like waves, and the solemnity was restored.
Zhao Luli didn't dare to delay, he quickly helped Ye Zhen and hurried out, feeling the soft and weak body under his hand, smelling her rich and luxurious incense, listening to her utterly charming gasp, the flame in his chest burned more and more vigorously , but not from desire, but from uncontrollable anger.
"Enough, this is the funeral of my younger brother and sister, can you be more solemn?" he asked in a low voice.
In order to attract Emperor Sheng Yuan, Ye Zhen often pretended to be sick like this. After five or six years, it has become a habit that has been carved into the bone marrow. How can you change it? What's more, the rumors from the outside world are correct. The Ye family's daughter has indeed practiced seduction since she was a child. It is okay for her to seduce men, and it is okay for her to be pretentious. There is no confidence, because she never knew that women can also have courage and iron bones.
"Lilang, I'm really uncomfortable." She touched her ex-husband's cheek with trembling fingertips, but was quickly avoided.
Zhao Luli stared at her tear-filled eyes, but in the end there was no more seizures, but his footsteps were much faster. When he got to the east wing, he put the person on the soft couch and said in a deep voice, "Sit down for a while, I'll get some hot water, and after you wash up, lie down and rest. You don't have to go to the wake tonight."
Ye Zhen knew that she had lost all face, and did not dare to entangle too much, so she responded in a low voice. When the tall man's figure disappeared into the corner, she picked up a bronze mirror and looked at it carefully. Although the woman in the mirror was in her early thirties, she looked like a young girl. For some reason, there was a tear mole under her right eye, and she couldn't wash it off. Lose.
She rubbed and rubbed, rubbed and rubbed, seeing that the skin was slightly red and swollen before giving up reluctantly. There is no doubt that this must be the handwriting of Emperor Shengyuan. She changed from Ye Zhen to Ye Zhen when she changed a word back then; now she adds a mole and she changed from Ye Zhen back to Ye Zhen, and nothing happened. After getting it, there is only resentment and shame.
There was no way to go back to the palace, and the Zhao family seemed to have no place to stand. Suddenly, she was a little disappointed and at a loss. But if she admits defeat easily, it is not Ye Zhen who has a higher heart than the sky, so when Zhao Luli asked the monk to boil hot water, make a fast meal, and ordered the servant girl to bring it back, she found that she had returned to normal, sitting at the table to relax. Slow down what is being written.
"Come here to wash and eat." In order to avoid suspicion, he stood at the door and never entered.
"I was infected with snake venom to save someone, and my physical strength has been poor. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the next ceremony. But I can't do nothing. After thinking about it, I only have the ability to write a sacrifice. Please comfort your younger brother and sister in the spirit of heaven. Li Lang, come and help me take a look."
Ye Zhen was claustrophobic in Ganquan Palace for several months, how did she know about the outside world? She prides herself on being talented, but she never thought that Guan Suyi's talent was much higher than hers. Even a genius like Xu Guangzhi didn't dare to steal his edge. Which tablet is she Ye Zhen? How can He De He Neng
Not to mention Zhao Luli's strange face, even the maid who brought the water from the plate gave the "first lady" a deep look, and cursed in her heart, "Banmen get an axe".
"You have a heart. After you write it, burn it to your younger siblings." Zhao Luli stood by the door with his hands behind his back, resolutely refusing to enter.
Ye Zhen's hand froze slightly when she was about to wipe away her tears, but she never expected that he would not even look at it, let alone take it to read in front of the spirit, and let her burn on the spot. He thought that the article she wrote with painstaking effort was paper money and incense candles
"I remembered that my uncle was still fighting at the border, but his wife and children were in great calamity. Heaven and man were separated forever. For a while, sadness came, and Wen Siquan gushed and wrote this sacrificial text. I took it to the spiritual front to recite. My sister came from a family of writers and should have also written sacrificial texts. Although I can’t compare to her, thinking about my younger brother and sister who are still wandering on the Naihe Bridge, I have to reluctantly pick up the pen and do my best.” Ye Zhen The mouth is humble, but the heart is full of pride.
Zhao Luli was repeatedly requested by her, but in the end he couldn't, so he had to come in and read the manuscript, and finally sighed in his heart. This is indeed a good article with beautiful rhetoric. Ye Zhen Zuo Fu has always been good at combining the most gorgeous words and sentences with the most harmonious rhythm. Then there is nothing left. Except for beauty, the words that have fallen on the paper are actually empty, and the most indispensable thing in the sacrificial text is the inner mourning and pain.
"This is the sacrificial text made by Madam. After you read it, you can decide whether to take it out and read it." He didn't discourage him, he took out a neatly folded manuscript from the sachet he carried with him, and laid it flat on the on the desktop.
Ye Zhen was a little careless at first, her eyes were flushed after reading two paragraphs, and at the end she shed two lines of tears silently. The thrill of that day was intertwined with life and death, and it was suspended in her mind like this, making her immersive and painful to the bone. Although this article is simple and does not speak rhythm, it has the power to directly hit the soul, which is by no means comparable to ordinary words.
Zhao Luli cherished the manuscript and sighed, "This sacrificial text has been excerpted from the "Xuanguang Collection", and it ranks first. It has overwhelmed the giants and celebrities, and won the reputation of the best in contemporary literary circles, and it has spread all over the Wei Dynasty. The country is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This ceremony, because both Guan and Zhong were present, attracted countless literati to come to offer condolences. There should have been many sacrifices to comfort the dead, but because of this article, I did not dare to risk it. The danger of the wooden cladding, so everyone put their pen into their sleeves and concentrated on their prayers."
He fixedly looked at his ex-wife and said bluntly, "I know that you are unwilling to lose your position as a wife, so you often compare yourself with your wife. However, you should understand your own situation. It's still the old saying, you are neither popular nor If you are not good at running the family, let alone the graceful bearing of the mistress and clan wife, it is better to keep silent and keep yourselves safe, rather than talking too much and making mistakes. Do you think so?"
Ye Zhen was first shaken by Guan Suyi's talent, and then heard her ex-husband belittle her, and her resentment burst out. She forgot that she was a weak woman who was "indifferent to the world" and scolded, "Zhao Luli, you This heartless man! How did you get your title, how did you save your life, have you forgotten? I gave everything for you, and in the end you treated me like this, wanting to imprison me You are so cruel to be humiliated for a lifetime in a sleepy house!"
Zhao Luli also lost his calm and roared with red eyes, "Ye Zhen, you are enough! Your so-called life-saving grace and support are not what I want! If I could, I would rather die under a military stick than suffer. Steal my life; if possible, I would rather be stationed at the border and never turn around, rather than stay in Yanjing and be the Marquis of Zhenbei. In the end, these are not what I deserve. I don’t feel pity to lose them, I just feel happy! You always Say how much you sacrificed for me, why don't you ask me if I need your sacrifice? To be a coward, a coward, living in humiliation forever and ever, this is what you gave me!"
He suddenly calmed down, and his tone was softer than ever before, "And Madam will never pay for me on her own initiative. If I do something wrong, she will blame me, blame me, and even beat and scold me, but she will not tell me the truth, call me I have lost my dignity. She made me wake up from my drunken life and dream of death; she ordered me to bear thorns and wash away my sins; she made me raise my head to be an upright man. I have neither power nor nobility now, but I live a good life, I Taking in soldiers and orphans to cultivate fields, recruiting remnants to form caravans, I gave them a way to live and gave myself a new life. I am not the Marquis of Zhenbei now, but Zhao Luli, a commoner, but I am happy!"
He looked straight into his ex-wife's eyes and said word by word, "I've never been so happy before or after you left. I know how a real couple should get along. It's not that one party works hard and the other is forced to Bearing; one side is completely restrained, and the other side is guessing. Real couples can quarrel or even fight when they make mistakes, but they quickly unite and help each other when they encounter disasters. They say everything and treat each other frankly, so they can grow old together and love each other. I. You know what? Before you came back, I thought my wife and I could love me forever, but now... "
He slumped in his chair, weeping in the end.
Looking at her ex-husband who was heartbroken, Ye Zhen's last chance was also shattered. Only then did she understand what it meant to "have nothing and cut off the road".