This evening, Jia Fu did not go back.
The courtyard where she and Pei You'an used to live was still empty, Sandalwood packed up and spread the bedding, and Jiafu stayed there.
Cui Yinshui also came later, and passed the decree of the young emperor, ordering the imperial doctor to stay in the Duke's mansion to give full treatment, while Cui Yinshui served Jiafu.
"Long live the slaves and servants to spread the word, please take care of your body, don't be sad," Cui Yinshui said.
Jiafu was somewhat relieved, somewhat proud, and somewhat sad.
Her Ci'er is only so big, but her words already have a bit of old-fashioned meaning.
She wasn't sleepy either. Sitting under the lamp with Sandalwood by her side, she was gossiping and sewing, when she suddenly heard a few voices from outside. Sandalwood went out to take a look, then came back and said, "It's the girl from the second master's house. She came here in a mess."
The girl's name was Sister Hui, and Jiafu hurriedly asked Sandalwood to bring her in. Sandalwood answered, and after a while, Tanxiang led Sister Hui in. The little girl stopped behind a table, her hair was disheveled, and her face was stained with tears after crying. She looked at Jiafu timidly, at first she didn't dare. near.
Jiafu walked over with a smile, held her hand, and led her to the side of the bed. Sandalwood went to get a basin of warm water and washed her face and hands. Jiafu ripped off her messy hair, took a comb, and slowly smoothed it for her, and tied two more braids for her. After a while, he smiled and said, "Auntie doesn't have a daughter. If you have nothing to do in the future, remember to come to Auntie's place to play often."
Zhou Jiao'e was not bad for this daughter before her death, but she was irritable, her mother-in-law did not get along, her husband did not love her, and her life was not going well. In this way, for many years, and her grandmother and father did not care much for her, Sister Hui was timid since childhood. In the past three years, Jiafu has lived in the mansion of the national prince. Zhou Jiao'e is jealous and does not allow her daughter to come to see Jiafu on weekdays, but in her heart, Sister Hui is so kind to this young aunt who looks so kind and has a very good-looking smile. , but with a deep feeling of admiration. Tonight, her mother suddenly disappeared. The nurse and the girl in front of her were worried about their way out in the future. They were in a panic, and they didn't know where they went. She was afraid and found this place without knowing it.
Sister Hui opened her eyes wide and stared blankly at Jia Fu for a moment, tears welling up again.
Jaffe took her into his arms and patted her on the back.
Gradually, the little girl closed her eyes in her arms and fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, there was another movement outside.
The wet nurse finally found out that Sister Hui was missing and found it here.
Jiafu gently placed Sister Hui on the bed and asked Sandalwood to go out and spread the word. Sister Hui fell asleep and told her to stay overnight and come back tomorrow morning.
The nurse responded, bowing and backing out.
Jiafu covered the girl with a quilt and told Tanxiang and the others to rest, and slept on the outside.
In the second shift, there was news from the second room that Pei Xiuluo was seriously injured and had just died.
Jiafu got up and dressed and rushed over. Before she entered the hospital, she heard a burst of crying and walked in. She saw Cao holding her one-year-old son in her arms. Several people were surrounding the bed, weeping sadly. .
The imperial doctor said: "The third master's injury is too serious, and I am unable to return to the sky..."
He sighed, bowed to Jaffe, and backed out.
The second lady was sitting on the edge of the bed, her eyes were red and straight, she looked at Jiafu steadily, and gradually, her eyes fell in the direction of the door behind her, as if she saw something, her eyes suddenly widened, and she was deadly. He stared, with a look of fear in his eyes.
Jiafu turned back and saw that there was nothing behind him, the door was pitch black, and there was no foreign object.
The second lady couldn't even sit still, slipped to her knees on the ground, and cried and kowtowed: "Please, let my son go... I didn't mean to... Don't come to me... I'll burn paper money for you, I Go do something for you, go back quickly, don't come to me... "
"Second lady! Second lady!"
The maid screamed in panic and went up to help her, but the second lady screamed, as if she had seen a ghost, pushed away those hands, got up from the ground, turned around and ran like a lifeless one, hitting the wall with her head, "Gu Dong With a sound, his eyes turned white, and the man fell to the ground and passed out in a coma.
The servants were startled and frightened, and they all looked at Jiafu.
Jiafu asked her to be carried back to the house, and ordered the servants and servants to perform their duties. There was also news from the big room that Mrs. Xin was also ill and had a fever and talked nonsense. Stable and did not continue to deteriorate, Jiafu asked the imperial doctor to go to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and then arranged to rest.
This chaotic night is finally over.
In the middle of the night the next day, Pei Youan rushed back and heard Jiafu tell her story. When she was silent, a servant came to report that Pei Quan was outside asking to see him.
Jiafu followed to the door and saw Pei Quan holding her grandson, and the two stood in the courtyard. He looked haggard, his eyes were swollen, and the whole person looked a lot older. Seeing Pei You'an, before he could speak, he burst into tears and raised the corner of his robe to kneel.
Pei Youan took a step up, immediately lifted him up, and asked Pei Quan to go to the ancestral house at home and wait for a while. After speaking, he saw the child looking up at him, his eyes were pure and ignorant, he touched his head, and then called someone, Go and pass Pei Xiuzhi along and say, "Tell him, I have something to say."
The servant took the lead, turned around and hurried away.
Pei Youan was about to go out, but his footsteps stopped.
He turned his head, looked at Jiafu who was standing in the door staring at him, and smiled at her with a warm smile.
Waiting for Kaffer to return him with a smile.
He nodded, then took the child's hand and walked out.
Jiafu watched his figure and gradually left the courtyard gate.
In the middle of the night, in the ancestral house of the Duke's Mansion, the candles were brightly lit and kept burning for a long time. Pei You'an, Pei Quan, and Pei Xiuzhi stayed there for a long time. Except for the ancestors of the Pei family, no one knew what he said to them. The servants who were waiting outside the ancestral house only heard Pei Xiuzhi's cries coming from the door.
After Pei You'an left, he still knelt in front of the ancestor's seat and could not afford it for a long time until dawn.
When Pei Youan returned to the room, it was nearly four hours. Jiafu had been waiting for him, and when she heard the familiar sound of steady footsteps, she was overjoyed, and immediately flew to the door to welcome him.
In this life, from the time of acquaintance to the present, it has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye. She has lost her cardamom youth, and he too has passed away, beginning to enter middle age. The people around me, come and go, go round and round, right and wrong, but only the two hearts remain the same.
In front of him, she will always be the same tender girl who called him her cousin in the post house, and flew towards him desperately, all she wanted was to cling to him.
Pei Youan pushed open the door and walked in, seeing her smiling and facing him quickly. That night, the heaviness and regret that remained in his heart disappeared in an instant.
He smiled, picked her up, put her on the bed, and scolded her in a low voice for not sleeping.
Jiafu leaned back on the pillow and tugged at his sleeve: "You didn't answer, I won't sleep!"
Pei You'an smiled, with a bit of pampering helplessness, took off his coat, lay down with her, turned sideways, wrapped her arms in her arms, and patted her back lightly: "I'm back, go to sleep ."
Jaffe's arms habitually wrapped around his waist.
"Big cousin, is there anything you need me to do?"
After a while, she asked softly.
Pei You'an was silent for a moment.
"Fu'er, there will be a funeral at home tomorrow, and the public will only say that there is a fire in the warehouse, the fire has spread, and unfortunately people's lives have been affected. I will come forward with the outside affairs, and the rest..."
"I know." Jiafu nodded immediately, "I have ordered Sandalwood to pack my things in the morning, and I will stay for a while and take care of things."
"Thank you for your hard work." Pei Youan stroked her long hair.
Jiafu smiled at him: "I don't work hard. You are."
Pei You'an kissed her, and finally held her tightly in his arms, sighing: "Fu'er, my uncle will raise the child well, and Xiu Zhi also swore in front of the ancestors that he will be angry and take good care of him in the future. Mother and a pair of children. Before I came back, I also went to see the Xin family. Seeing her like this now, I remember the scene when she was sixteen years old when she resented and cursed in front of her father's tablet. Because I was born in those years, their Their lives have also changed, just like the Xin family, who have been grieving for a lifetime, and have been relieved until now. Sometimes I suddenly wonder, if I have never lived in this world, should their lives be happier than in this world?"
Gave shook her head.
"Big cousin, some time ago, I read the Buddhist scriptures and talked about the suffering of life. What are the eight sufferings? They will follow like a shadow, the wise are detached, and the immoral are in a cocoon. Even without you, they will have other pains in their lives. The root is not you, but the heart. "
"I don't care what they are, I only know, big cousin, without you, I will never be happy in this life. If I say, God arranged for you to come to this world and make me two lives, just to fulfill me, you believe it. Do not believe?"
Pei You'an looked slightly surprised, but did not interrupt, waiting for her to continue.
"Big cousin, do you still remember, you said in the past that you don't know what you have done in your past life, and you have me by your side in this life. How did I respond to you at that time?"
Without waiting for him to respond, she continued: "I said at the time, you saved me in your last life, and I remember it firmly in this life, so although you forgot me, I depended on you."
"What I said is true. Even if those are just dreams, I only know through experience that I have become so lucky because of you, cousin."
"In this life, even if there are unpleasant things, but I am a blessed person."
Her tone was solemn and unusual.
Pei You'an stared at her.
Jiafu snuggled up, wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, put her lips against his ear, and said in a low voice:
"Big cousin, at that time, you were also my big cousin and I was your cousin, but I didn't know how good you were, let alone the pain you were carrying. Strangers, until later, the only time I met again in the rest of my life, when I was most desperate and helpless, you rescued me without hesitation. Only then did I know that there are still upright and upright men like you in this world. I finally have this life, I remember you, big cousin, you say, how could I miss it again?"
At the bottom of Pei You'an's eyes, there was a tiny light flickering.
"Fu'er, I want to hear you tell me about your dream in your past life. I want to know how I saved you in your dream."
With a smile on her face, Jiafu fondly stroked his thin and handsome face with her fingertips, and finally leaned in and kissed him: "Then you have to be prepared. After all, it's not a pleasant story."
Pei You'an was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, hugged Jiafu, rolled her on the bed, and finally put her on his chest.
Looking at each other, the two of them saw the self reflected in each other's pupils.
"Didn't we already have a present life, Fuer and I will never be separated in this lifetime."
With a smile, he tightened his arms around her little by little until he hugged her tightly.
Between the two, there is no longer a half-minute gap.
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postscript.
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In the early morning, the mountains were bright and the sun was rising. With the melodious sound of the morning bell, a special pair of pilgrims came outside the gate of the Royal Ci'en Temple. The men are middle-aged, with blue shirts and cloth shoes, tall, thin and handsome, dressed in ordinary scribes, women are extremely beautiful, the most rare, the eyes are still as clear as a girl, the corners of the lips are slightly smiling, and there are no extra decorations all over the body. But according to her husband, the two stood side by side outside the mountain gate, but they were really independent and simple, and they were different from common people.
The monk naturally knew the middle-aged couple, and the abbot heard the news and, as a show of respect, also came out to greet them in person, and bowed to the couple outside the door. After the two returned the salute to the abbot, they entered the mountain gate and went inside.
The man is Pei You'an, and the woman is Jiafu.
This year is the ninth year of Yongyi.
Two years ago, Pei Youan, who was referred to by the late emperor as a minister of Gu Ming, returned to the 14-year-old emperor after being regent for many years, and the young emperor began to govern himself.
In the past two years, Pei You'an still lived in the temple and assisted the emperor, but many court affairs were let go one by one, and the emperor himself made the decision.
Three months ago, the emperor turned sixteen years old. After another assistant minister, Zhang Shiyong, submitted a report to Lao Zhe due to his old age and frailty, he felt that he had worked hard for many years as assistant minister, and appointed his granddaughter as the queen. Get married again.
Afterwards, when there was a rumour outside the gate, which had been calm for many years, Pei Youan sent a request to the young emperor, saying that he had been wrongly loved by the ancestor emperor, and that he had been in a high position for many years, walking on thin ice and not daring to slack off. Fortunately, the emperor Zhenlong Tianzi, with excellent talent, is now an adult. He has been in charge for two years, and the power of Hess is revered by the world. I would also like to take the lead for the emperor again, but my heart is not in the court, but in the place outside the customs that I once shed blood and guarded when I was a teenager. He is willing to ask for orders, and then go outside the customs, for the emperor, for the common people of the Wei Dynasty, and also for his own heart, guarding the border and guarding the city, begging the emperor for permission.
The Shaodi refused, and Pei You'an was determined and went to the second sparse.
After the three sparse, the young emperor played with tears and issued an imperial decree to retain all the titles and positions of the Taifu assistant for nearly ten years, no longer seal others, and add the king of Jin, ranking above the clan, ranking first among the princes. The king will never kneel and worship, and the royal palace will be inherited forever, and will rest with the country.
In the past nearly ten years, Da Wei can be described as "nothing is impossible, all conspiracy is unspeakable, the king is holy, the minister is worthy, and the prosperity is good." In a few years, he has also emerged, not only calm and wise, but also faintly began to show his emperor's state of reigning over the world, majestic and majestic. It was secretly passed down from the court and the public that Zhang Shiyong's retirement was actually caused by the young emperor's dissatisfaction with his tendency to form a party in recent years, so he secretly forced him. As for his granddaughter as his queen, and extending the marriage period to two years later, it was a tender policy. It not only shows the emperor's adulthood, but also soothes people's hearts. After two years, who can tell what happened in the world at that time
Since a few years ago, there have been people discussing in private that although the ruler and the minister have been in harmony over the years, one is a courtier who has power over the court and the opposition, and the other is a young emperor with a sharp edge. After Pei Youan has been in power for nearly ten years, he wants to In the future, he will return to power to the emperor, and the process will probably be ups and downs.
I never imagined that, in just a few months, the affairs of the court would be settled before the wind and clouds rose.
Pei You'an is about to leave the capital in a few days. He took Jiafu out of the city this morning. The two of them came to the Royal Mercy Temple together, and stayed with them at the foot of the mountain. After entering the temple, they first went to the Pei Jiagen Church, then to Duke Wei and grandmother. Going to the courtyard where my aunt lived before her death, the couple entered, and in the courtyard, facing the direction of the residence and the tomb of the late emperor, they knelt down and bowed their heads. Leaving this courtyard empty can make the best use of everything, which should also be the wish of Queen Tianxiyuan.
The two wandered in the temple until the evening before they said goodbye, and were sent out of the mountain gate by the monks.
Pei You'an took Jiafu's hand and led her down the mountain. They walked halfway up the mountain. The two stopped and stood on the Yangchang Mountain Road to watch the sunset together, but they saw the mountains and fields, layers of dyed gold, and birds returning to their nests. Lin Xiu was picturesque.
Pei You'an smiled and said: "Li Yishan's sunset is infinitely good, but it is only near dusk. Although it is a good sentence for the ages, it is too depressing. Who said that near dusk is bad? After tonight, the Ming Dynasty will be a new day. I’m not talented, so I changed it to the sunset is infinitely good, and I actually drive the Dongxi at night, what do you think, Fu’er?”
Jiafu smiled and spat at him: "You have such a big face, how dare you criticize Yishan's poem! Why don't you say the first two lines of Li Yishan's poem? Xiang Wanyi felt uncomfortable and drove to Guyuan. Under such a state of mind, you How do you want him to make your words about driving Dongxi at night?"
Pei Youan was in a good mood, and he laughed loudly. The laughter shook the mountains and forests, and a few birds nearby fluttered their wings and flew into the sky.
After sunset, he continued to hold her hand and went back to the foot of the mountain. The two returned in the same car. Jia Fuyi was in her husband's arms. Halfway through the road, he heard his voice: "Fu'er, soon. You have to follow me to the outside of the gate, and you will suffer."
Jiafu sat up straight, saw him staring at her, her eyes were full of pulses, and the silence was better than a thousand words, she smiled sweetly: "Big cousin, Ci'er will definitely be able to take his place, you and I will go from now on Afterwards, there is nothing to worry about, where you are is what my heart desires. If you read under the window, I will cook tea for you to add fragrance, and if you fight in armor, I will wait for you to come back. We are together, where is the pain? "
Pei You'an took her into his arms: "Fu'er, it's no wonder that deep down in my heart, I always miss Su Yecheng. If it is the place where I buried my bones in my previous life, then in this life, how lucky I am, because of you , the city where the bones were buried in the past life, I will return to my hometown in this life. In the life of the world, most of them are unsatisfactory, and I am the same, but how many people can be like me, because of you, their hearts are fulfilled?"
He kissed her tenderly, sighing in satisfaction.
When the carriage entered the city and the Guifu stopped at the gate, it was nearly three watch.
Pei Youan got off the carriage, carried Jiafu down, Jiafu stood still, and saw a tall horse parked next to the horse tie stone at the door. Leaving her, the front hooves stuttered gently, and the tail twitched happily.
Jiafu recognized it at a glance. It was Treading Snow. Many years ago, Pei You'an sent it to the Imperial Horse Prison and let it grow up with Ci'er. When Ci'er was ten years old, it became Ci'er's mount. with him to this day.
I didn't expect that at this moment tonight, I would suddenly be here and see Ta Xue appearing again.
Jiafu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she hurriedly entered. Before she could speak, the porter knelt down, saying that His Majesty the Emperor was coming tonight, waiting for the two of them in the study, and he still did not leave at this moment.
Jiafu and her husband looked at each other and hurried to Pei You'an's study in the back hall. They saw Cui Yinshui standing at the door. Seeing the two of them entering, they hurriedly greeted them and said, "Sir, Madam, Long Live is inside..."
Jiafu left her husband behind, pushed open the door of the hidden study, stepped in, looked up to see the desk, and sat quietly behind a handsome young man, with flamboyant features and a charming aura, Between the eyebrows, there is a hint of solemnity, wearing a green jacket, holding Pei You'an's pen in his hand, bowing his head slightly, as if he was writing something intently.
On the table next to him is the stack of his homework and practice pens that Pei You'an has kept to this day. The paper is now yellowed, but it is bound one by one, neat and tidy. Climbing, but it is enough to see the seriousness of the original writing.
Jiafu stopped abruptly and stared at the young man's figure, unable to move for a while.
Startled by the sound of footsteps, the young man finally raised his head and stared at Jiafu without blinking his eyes. Slowly, he put down his pen, suddenly stood up, and walked quickly in front of her, who was now taller than her when he stood up. The boy, like a young boy, stretched out his hand, grabbed her sleeve tightly, called out "mother", and knelt down in front of her with his knees low.
In an instant, Jiafu burst into tears, hugged her son's head tightly, and gently stroked his hair.
Pei You'an stood outside the door, watching the scene quietly, without entering or disturbing him.
After a long time, the boy was pulled up by Jia Fu.
She had wiped away her tears, and the boy's eyes were slightly red, but with a smile on his face, she led Jiafu to the table, pointed to the sticker she had just posted, and said, "Mother, look at my words now. , is there any progress compared to when I was a child?"
Jiafu couldn't help but feel sad and happy. She forcibly held back the tears that were about to burst into her eyes.
The young man stood aside, silently looking at his still young and beautiful mother, with a smile in his eyes, his eyes full of tenderness.
He raised his eyes and saw the figure standing outside the door. He helped Jiafu to sit down and walked towards the door.
The gentle smile that the young man had when he was facing Jiafu had disappeared. With a solemn expression, he walked closer step by step. After looking at the stalwart man for a while, he slowly knelt down toward him.
"Father, my son is here tonight because he wants to accompany his father to finish the unfinished game of chess that year."
The boy respectfully kowtowed to the ground and said.
…
The teenager took out the chessboard that Pei You'an made for him when he was three years old.
The chessboard is old, and the places where the pieces are often touched are still as bright as new.
When Pei You'an saw it, for a moment, he was in a trance, as if he had returned to the old days.
That night, a father accompanied his son to play chess. Halfway through the game, he went out for business. When he came back, his son had fallen asleep on the chessboard. When he woke up, he still remembered the unfinished chess. Said that he had memorized that chess set and that he would play it with him when he was free in the future.
"Father, you probably don't know that I was in the palace all these years, and when I couldn't sleep late at night, I would take out the chessboard, divide my mind into two, and play against myself. I know father, you are a master of chess, how good is your son's chess today, and how good is his chess skill? Ask your father for advice."
Pei You'an took a chess piece, touched the smooth wood texture with his thumb, took a long breath, closed his eyes, meditated for a moment, opened his eyes, and placed the chess piece in his hand on a spot on the chessboard. above.
One after another, soon, the unfinished chess game appeared in front of the boy.
He smiled slightly at the boy opposite: "But this?"
The young man slowly raised his eyes, and the bottom of his eyes flickered slightly, and nodded.
…
This game of chess has been played until the fifth watch.
When the cock crowing, the winner will be decided.
Pei Youan lost the whole situation with a single mistake.
He reviewed the chess game, dropped the pieces, shook his head and sighed: "I'm old, I'm not as good as you."
The young man smiled: "My father just let me, how could I not know? Just like parents, over the years, in order to make me feel at ease, I have no younger siblings..."
He turned his head and stared at the beautiful mother who couldn't stand the sleepiness, curled up on the couch to the side and fell asleep. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Dad, I used to be ignorant, but now I have Growing up, a few years ago, I hoped that my mother would give birth to a younger brother and sister for me again, and if I can get what I want, Ci'er will have no regrets in this life."
Pei Youan looked at his beloved wife who was unaware in his sleep, and a smile slowly appeared on his lips.
The young man put the pieces back one by one, and finally put away the chessboard, like a treasure, holding it tightly in his hand, finally got up, knelt down again towards Pei You'an and Jiafu, solemnly kowtowed, and said, "Daddy, treading snow is more suitable for the wide area outside the gate. Heaven and earth, it likes to gallop freely, the palace is like a cage to it, and I hand it over to Daddy."
"Daddy will take care of my mother on my behalf again."
He took one last look at the woman who was still sleeping, and after speaking, he turned around and walked away.
Pei You'an watched the cyan back of the young man go out the door, walked away, and after a moment of ecstasy, he picked up Jiafu in her sleep and sent her back to the room.
Half asleep, Jiafu rested her face on her husband's warm chest, rubbed comfortably, suddenly remembered, grabbed her husband's arm suddenly, and opened her eyes: "Where's Ci'er?"
Pei You'an said: "After playing chess, let's go."
Jiafu hurriedly got off him and ran out of the courtyard. When she arrived at the courtyard, she saw the morning light in the east, the courtyard door was open, the treetops and branches, and the morning dew was crystal clear.
She stayed where she was, for a moment.
Pei Youan came up, threw the coat that had just fallen off her back on her shoulders, and said softly, "I was afraid that you might cry, so I didn't wake you up."
Jiafu's eyes were already red, she threw herself into her husband's arms, closed her eyes and choked up: "What did Ci'er say?"
Pei You'an lowered her head and said a few words in her ears that she didn't know anything. Jiafu broke into a smile and blushed again. She pushed him away, ignored him, turned and walked in.
In middle age, if you are lucky, you can have another child with her...
Very good.
Pei You'an looked at the back of his beautiful wife, smiled slightly, put his hands together, and followed in without haste.
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