In March of Yangchun, he once rode to Beijing in high spirits. In July, when there was fire, he used to float by the river and push cups to change cups. In September, when he was granted clothes, he followed his father back from the border patrol, standing in the crowd in armor and silver robes...
Chu Yu didn't have many chances to meet Qin Zheng, but counting those years carefully, he remembered every aspect clearly. Qin Zheng is like a drop of ink that is not left behind in a picture scroll. It comes in an unharmonious manner, but it can often occupy his entire sight in the first place.
So he fell in love with him ignorantly and helplessly throughout his youth, and was so stubborn that he refused to study the Chu family's famous handwriting, and copied his immature and unruly handwriting stroke by stroke, and even wrote hundreds of heartfelt letters under the pillow. , kept a bit reserved and never sent it to him.
"If you don't know what's going on in your heart, why do you use a pillow?" The elder brother once teased Chu Yu like this.
Now that Chu Yu thinks about it, what he loves and pursues may be just a false figure that he carefully sketched out with fine brushwork and the self who thought he was determined all these years.
Otherwise, how could hope be wiped out in just a few years, get used to disappointment, and taste despair.
The moment I started to deny myself, all the love buried in my heart fell apart, and the dream turned and turned, and finally fell on the day when the old master left...
Chu Yu knelt in front of the old Hou Ye and swore to the sky.
I will take good care of the Hou Mansion, take good care of my mother and younger sister, and take good care of my husband.
Even if I trade my life for it, I will not hesitate.
Old Hou Ye looked at him with tears running down his face, his face was lifeless and dead white, but he still refused to close his eyes, and just shed tears silently...
Those tears pinned Chu Yu to the ground like shackles. The cold ground, the gray walls, and the begging eyes, countless vines full of thorns crawled along his ankles to his waist, and then circled around his chest, covering him. Keep your mouth, nose, eyebrows and eyes closed, don't break free, don't breathe, don't resist...
Chu Yu's breathing became weaker and weaker, and pain filled his entire chest, but he refused to bow his head, his spine was straight, and his heart was full of depression and sadness.
One life... Hasn't he already given it to the Qin family? He was seven months pregnant with a child, but he lost his life because of the Qin family. If that wasn't enough...
Then let him die here.
Across the vines and thorns, the old Hou Ye was still lying there stiffly, his eyes were mottled with tears.
Time seems to have rusted, and everything gradually withered and decayed.
Maybe a day, maybe a year, maybe longer.
Chu Yu dreamed about many people, and dreamed about many things, but in the end they all faded away like a passing cloud. When tiredness struck, he finally felt that he had come to an end...
Suddenly, a girl's cry came from her ears, her voice was hoarse and full of fear of the unknown.
Chu Yu was startled suddenly, a faint ray of light appeared in front of the originally dark eyes, penetrated the tumbling black clouds, shone in her heart, and bred a weak dodder flower.
Seriously!
As soon as the thorns on his body were loosened, Chu Yu choked out a breath, and the old Hou Ye still looked at him with tears in front of him. The vows I made once echoed in my mind over and over again, and Zhen'er's crying became more and more clear in my ears.
Chu Yu stretched out her hand, grasped the vine full of thorns, pulled it away forcefully and said, "I will protect the whole Qin family, even if I risk my life, I will not hesitate."
At least let him take another look at Zhen'er!
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The buzzing in the ears gradually disappeared, and the heavy eyelids were stretched open. Chu Yu looked at the silk curtain hanging above his head, as if in a lifetime.
"Daddy!" Zhen'er threw herself into Chu Yu's arms, her small body shivering and shivering, hoping that Daddy could hug her again.
Qiuyue hurriedly hugged Zhen'er away, and when she saw her master woke up, her eye circles turned red, and she couldn't help but shed a stream of tears.
Chu Yu didn't know how long he had been in a coma. He opened his mouth, but he didn't have the strength to utter a word. The pain all over his body came belatedly, making him almost faint again. He bit the tip of his tongue with all his strength, kept a little sober, and stretched out his hand towards Qiuyue.
Qiuyue hurriedly held Chu Yu's hand, sobbing tremblingly: "Second Master... you finally woke up..."
Chu Yu fluttered his eyelashes slightly, and gave Qiuyue a look. The tacit understanding between master and servant for many years made Qiuyue help him to sit up knowingly. With such a support, Qiuyue's sobbing became more and more uncontrollable. Chu Yu was so thin that when he leaned on her shoulder, he was as weak as a remnant lotus in September, which can be withered by a gust of wind.
Zhen'er carefully nestled in Chu Yu's arms, her pale face was red and swollen from crying, she was very pitiful.
Biyu, the big maid, handed over a cup of tea, and Qiuyue took it and carefully fed it to Chu Yu.
A cup of herbal tea, like rain, made Chu Yu feel alive for the first time.
There were only a few old people beside Chu Yu in the room, all of them were servants of the Chu family, and they were his confidantes. There seemed to be some noise and smashing outside the door. I don't know what happened.
"Daddy..." Zhen'er didn't dare to cry out, tears kept falling down.
Chu Yu reached out and touched the top of her daughter's head lightly, and said softly in a hoarse voice, "Did Daddy scare you? It's okay, really, Daddy is fine."
Finally, Zhen'er couldn't help crying out loud, and hugged her father tightly. These days, she is afraid every day. She wants to see her father, but her eldest father refuses to let her. The people around her are very strange, and no one agrees to her. It wasn't until today that Qiuyue came to bring her here, but Dad closed his eyes, no matter how much she cried, he didn't respond.
Zhen'er had never seen such a father, his face was pale, he made no sound, and his high belly was gone.
What about the little brother
Daddy's stomach is gone, where is the little brother in his stomach
Zhen'er didn't know, she was very scared, afraid that her father would never wake up again.
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Chu Yu lowered her head and kissed Zhen'er's forehead lightly, and hugged her tightly: "Does Zhen'er miss uncle?"
Zhen'er nodded: "I think, I still think about Brother Xun'er, the last time I saw Brother Xun'er is so small, so soft and cute."
Chu Yu bent the corners of her lips, and her smile turned into a strong bitterness before it melted: "Daddy misses them too, can Zhen'er go see uncle first for me?"
Zhen'er gripped Chu Yu's fingertips nervously, begging on his small face: "Can't Daddy go with Zhen'er?"
Chu Yu gently stroked Zhen'er's back and comforted her: "Go, Daddy will go with Zhen'er, but Daddy still has some things to do, so should Zhen'er go first?"
Zhen'er stared at Chu Yu for a long time, she didn't want to be separated from her father, but she wanted to be a good girl who listened to her father, so she finally nodded: "Okay."
Chu Yu slowly let go of Zhen'er, handed her over to Biyu, and said solemnly: "Take my sign and go to the East Palace to find the Crown Princess. Tujiao was sent out by me, you take everyone else with you."
Jasper gritted her silver teeth, and kowtowed heavily to Chu Yu: "Yes, Second Master." After finishing speaking, she wrapped the cloak tightly around Zhen'er, and walked out the door quickly without looking back.
Chu Yu looked at Zhen'er's leaving figure, couldn't help closing her eyes tightly, her fingertips tightly clutched the quilt under her body, and her throat choked.
His children are no longer with him after all.
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"Second master..." Qiuyue supported Chu Yu's trembling body and called out in a low voice.
Chu Yu waited for a while before slowly opening his eyes. A pair of eyes, no waves.
"What happened?" Chu Yu braced herself up a bit, put her hand on the back of Qiuyue's hand, and patted it comfortingly.
Reassured by Chu Yu, Qiuyue gradually calmed down and said, "Second Master, something happened to the Qin family."
Chu Yu nodded and said, "I know, otherwise you wouldn't be able to appear in front of me. Since someone in the Qin family can trap you on the day I give birth, how could they let you out so easily. There is not much time, so you just pick the important ones." .”
As for the rest, he can figure out the whole story by himself.
Qiuyue bit her lower lip, and said, "It was the chief steward who let me out in the midst of the chaos. Yesterday, Lord Qin Hou of Spring Hunting took Meng Hanyi with him. Hearing that the first place came first, His Majesty Long Xin Dayue made an exception and ordered him to accompany him by his side." , The clinker Meng Hanyi had an evil heart and intended to assassinate the emperor. Qin Houye blocked the assassination at a critical moment, which made the assassination attempt fail. If so, His Majesty was frightened and fainted, and has not woken up to this day."
Few words, naturally thrilling.
Seeing that Chu Yu was silent, Qiuyue frowned and said, "Second master! You can go quickly, go to the East Palace to find the eldest son, or go back to the Yasukuni mansion. Although the imperial edict has not yet come down, Meng Hanyi's conspiracy is a certainty. The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is at least guilty of covering up, and they must sit here. You can't stay here for long, the carriages are all ready outside, and the second master should go with the real girl!"
Chu Yu sat up straight slowly, but remained silent.
Qiuyue's tears were like beads with a broken thread, and she couldn't help falling all over her clothes: "Second Master, the Qin family is not benevolent..."
For so many years, she watched Chu Yu step by step until today. Chu Yu is her master, her root, and her heaven. She was born as a servant of the Chu family and died as a ghost of the Chu family. She will obey any decision made by Chu Yu, but only today's words that have been suppressed for many years can finally be tolerated. Can't help but say it.
The Qin family is not benevolent.
The Qin family is unjust.
Chu Yu's figure swayed slightly, he supported the edge of the bed and slowly stabilized, his eyes were full of peace when he raised his eyes. He said: "There was a promise, a thousand pieces of gold were wrongly cut, it was as heavy as Mount Tai, it was pressed in my heart, and I couldn't get rid of it."
"Second Master!" Qiuyue was greatly saddened.
Chu Yu slightly raised his hand to interrupt her, and said, "Take my court clothes, wash and change."
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