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Zhi Luo Chapter
I looked up at the The "Prince Lian's residence" plaque fell firmly on the lintel, black characters on a red background, the red background is like blood, black characters like an elegy.
No one has a happy face, I followed the crowd into the house in twos and threes. It was so cold that people whispered and exhaled white air in wisps. I put my hand in my sleeve, still feel five fingers cold cold cold - this winter this year is extra cold.
Next to me walked a maid called Yu'er, is and the boy next to her whispered: "It seems that the emperor to our eighth master really love, this Prince's name can be called loud miles."
The boy "snorted", sighed: "you women this insight ......" said the voice down, the two just whispering. I don't open my head, was about to go around back to the small courtyard, then a glance to see the eight Fujin to me , she was in mourning clothes, looks even more pale. "Sister Luo, master said to call you over." After saying this, she guided me towards the study. Her expressionless appearance, let me can't help but remember the first time I saw her a long time ago, she pulled my hand and asked me if the market was good, smiling; and after that every time I saw her, she was sure to be in the center of the crowd of women, glowing with energy. It's only over the years, when I've gotten closer, that I've realized that this strong woman is so tired that she can't even put on a smile where people can't see her. Now she walked quietly, in a trance precisely like a pious and almost desperate nun. "Sister hasn't seen Lady Xi recently, has she?" She suddenly turned her head to ask me.
I was stunned, before responding that she was talking about Ye Ci. "Is not seen. Fujin probably forgot, this month the people in the house are in mourning for the late emperor, the door has not even been out."
The eighth Fujin nodded and said, "I, however, have seen the Empress once." She paused for a moment and continued, "When I was in mourning in the palace, I saw her, but she was not different from the past."
I silently thought and leaves this January have not seen, between the waves of shock, really make people feel as if a lifetime so long, the last time I saw her was two months ago, both wearing heavy cotton cloak, to see whose wrinkles and no more. At that time, she also lightly said that perhaps the master of Kang Xi's limit to, and he preferred is not the four A brother. At that time we were both speechless, because like a movie, know the beginning and end, that cause is not our guess. So she immediately turned to nagging about how precocious her son was and how much he knew so that she, as a mom, was always at a loss for words ......
Alas, I didn't expect that all of a sudden everything happened, and although it was expected, it still shook people up very much. I can only hold back in the House day after day, day after day to think of her, thinking that if you can spend these days beside each other, that the heart of how peaceful it should be ......
So out of the will of the son of God, the party quietly back: "Du Heng or Du Heng, she is not going to change since."
Eight Fujin suddenly rushed to my voice: "Sister, the name of the Queen is not what you call?"
I took a breath and watched her face slowly turn green, and finally said back, "I really don't know what to call her. It's just that I don't think she'd let me call her Niang Niang if we saw each other again."
Eight Fujin stared at me, half a voice Fang lowered his eyes, to raise his head again, the color has been restored, but with a few threads of sarcasm, whispered as said: "You know, I married the night before, Xi Fei mother had said, "Sister, I really have to call you a few sister, I'm afraid that there is no opportunity in the future, you have to call your mother," she looked like I have always remembered, and now I think of it. ......" said just a cold snort, turned his head forward.
I no longer reply, and do not know how to return. Du Heng and Zhi Luo's name, this is what was imposed on the leaves and me, let alone this Xi Fei Niang now? This name, leaves never want, but is the eight blessed jin lifelong request. She is obviously not willing.
In one night, the fourth brother became the Yongzheng Emperor, the surface of the capital is organized to rule the country mourning, in fact, countless internal forces in the dark, even if only in the eight masters of the house, I seem to hear the air tightened after the sound of taut breaks.
The eight Fujin brought me into the study and left alone. The eighth brother was standing at the table, he looked up and saw me, smiled slightly.
It was very different from the expression I had imagined him to have along the way. Even if he wasn't angry or resentful, he shouldn't have smiled so faintly.
It was also the first time I had seen him in a month. Only heard that on the day of Kangxi's death, he rushed to Changchunyuan, and seven days later, Fang returned, only able to do half a day stay, and then into the palace mourning.
He approached me and said, "Luo Luo, I will take you to see someone." The corner of his mouth is always with a smile.
A cold sweat ran up my back, and I froze in place. Seeing someone? Is it him? The fourth brother as expected to the throne, he naturally also regained freedom to get back thousands of honors. Is it him? I'm not willing to think about it for so many days, but I can't resist the fact that it's not the same thing.
But - is it him?
Eight brothers looked at my color, haha laugh out loud, I froze looking at him, he instantly convergence of the smile, pulled me said: "Follow me to, late can be too late."
I subconsciously broke away from his grasp of my hand, suppressed my heartbeat, and tried my best to stabilize my voice, "Eighth master, I don't want to go."
He turned back to me and looked at me quietly, waiting for me to speak again. My mind was set and I said back, "I am your concubine."
Eighth Brother said, "You do not want to see him, in no way because you are my concubine. If it were a few years ago, you would have been willing to go on your knees and lie down."
The meanness in his tone made me feel a heavy blow in my heart, and I blurted out, "What do you really want, Eighth Brother? These things have long since passed, why do you bother to mention them again? I am willing to think of your good your suffering, in this small courtyard as your concubine for life, I am willing to forget everything you have done to me and my own past, what do you really want? If you don't have me in your heart, why don't you let me fend for myself?"
I took a breath and coldly continued, "Of course, if you are comfortable watching me suffer, then I have nothing to say, you are now the king." After saying that, I know that I have also stabbed his weakest link.
Sure enough, the eighth brother's face smile is gone, there is not a trace of temperature in the eyes, apparently also ignited anger, face green, and then turned pale, half a minute after the party gritted his teeth and laughed: "original you have eloquent, original you still have seven feelings and six desires, so many years, I also said that you are not a body of flesh and blood. Just who is this anger for? Naturally, it is not because of me, the king." He said "the king". He said "the king" two words tone changed, raised his voice: "Quickly go. You are not in charge here."
He turned around and walked out the door, and I knew that I couldn't hide anymore, so I just went out with him.
The eighth brother in the carriage whispered: "I really do not know what will be the case." I heard but did not want to answer.
This is the first time I've been to the United States, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to go to the United States.
I was completely wrong. He took me to see the person, not thirteen, but the Prince. When I got off the bus at Xian'an Palace, the whole body is really relaxed, but the heart can not suppress the faint melancholy.
Walking to the door of Jiang You Xuan, where the Crown Prince lived, eight A brother looked at me obliquely, seemed to be y self-satisfied with his own mischief. I was powerless to resist, smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you bring me here?"
He gave a hmmm through his nose and said, "You should see him." He said and walked through the door.
There was a room full of people waiting inside.
He did not condescend to the eighth brother said: "eight brother, you came." As if they had only met yesterday.
Eighth Brother nodded and said lightly, "Second Brother, it's been a long time. This time it was the Emperor who ordered me to come and see you." Prince Master's mouth slightly curved sort of smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty ......" Before the words were finished, he suddenly saw me, so he slowly lost his smile, his eyes brought a touch of strange color, and he stared at my face without saying a word.
I don't know why I suddenly want to shed tears, in front of the white hair of the man is Zhi Luo once fell in love with the lover? But I felt that the way he looked at me was like a father who hadn't seen his daughter for a long time. Steeling myself, I passed the salute, wanting to ask for peace, but I didn't know what to say... Is the Crown Prince auspicious? Joke! Second Brother? Doesn't seem to be. Can only flatten his mouth and stand up again, nodding and smiling at him.
The Crown Prince also laughed: "You have been like a little girl, as always."
Eighth Brother picked up, "Second Brother, this time I came with the Emperor's decree. The emperor intends to seal the king for you to do, is preparing to build you a new mansion in Shaanxi ......"
Prince did not wait for him to finish before waving his hand and said, "Then I'll just stay in a different place." Then he turned back and said, "All of you go down, far away from here, still want this row for what?" The people in the room holla and pull out of the door, I pay attention to the women among them, but did not see the Prince Consort and Ju Xi, and then thought of the Prince Consort has died a few years ago.
The crown prince walked to the table and sat down, pondered for a moment, then rushed to the eighth brother said: "eighth brother, you also understand, not to mention that I have no idea of helping you in this life, now even if I want to help you, there is no power."
The eighth brother did not reply, but I saw his face slightly twitching. The Prince sighed and said, "How many years have you been fighting, first me, then fourth brother, you are still not tired? Now that the winners and losers have been divided, we will all be defeated in the fight, admit it."
Eighth Brother said faintly: "Second Brother you recognize the fate, is not this result?" The crown prince was silent, looking at the eighth brother, the latter mouth with a silk cold smile, the light in his eyes, the fog is gone. It was then that I realized that he had long ago chosen to be confronted, the decision had been made, the person instead slackened. Behind those smiles he carries a certain determination, as if the heavy dark clouds set on the golden edge, slyly eye-catching, sorrowful dazzling.
The Prince obviously understood, immediately only slowly said: "In that case, you take care of yourself." Eight A brother hung his eyes and made a bow, returned to go, suddenly heard the crown prince said: "Can you stop to say a word?" It was actually said at me.
I looked at the eighth brother, he did not comment, just out of the door on their own. I turned and stood still, quietly looking back. Prince, however, did not speak, the wrinkles at the corners of the mouth and eyes of the grooves, just the soft color in the eyes broke through the turbidity, and gently threw me, as if I want to print my appearance into the carving up.
My heart trembled slightly, opened his mouth but could not say anything.
I don't know how much time has passed, but he broke the silence and said softly, "Luo Luo, now with the old thirteen, it is the best for you." I smiled bitterly and said, "It's impossible."
He shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. You just wait." I also just shook my head and kept laughing bitterly. He saw me so, also no longer say, this time Feng Cai has been waiting at the door, I think it is the eighth brother asked him to rush.
The Prince smiled helplessly, sent me to the door, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Luo Luo, I think there may be no opportunity in the future, only this time to ask you, I used to do to you, you can ever complain?"
I looked at his haggard face, only to feel that in this face before that all kinds of entanglement has long been no trace, everything is just fate.
After thinking about it, I answered him clearly, "No. I have never complained about you, no matter what. I have never complained about you, no matter what time. You are Tong Jia Zhi Luo forever Prince." This is my own words, but also for once Zhi Luo do reply.
At this time is already evening, the sunset Prince Master to me lightly bloom smile, pleased and satisfied. The young man in his youth, and Zhi Luo companion all day long, its happiness may also be just like this.
The eighth brother is waiting for me at the gate of the courtyard, I walked over quickly. He looked around the entire garden and asked me softly, "This kind of day, are you willing to live?"
I shrugged, "Everywhere is the same for me. But I know that you can not, so I will not persuade you, as long as you do not regret yourself, no matter what the final result."
The eighth brother looked at me fixedly, and said word for word: "No matter what the result."
I nodded. At this time, this man, began to struggle in order to write their own history, this is no one can change. Only he doesn't realize that his own struggle at this moment is the history of the afterlife.
He suddenly smiled and said, "Lolo, don't look at me like that. From the time you and I met you always look at me like this, as if ...... I was the sick parrot child in your room. Every time I always thought you had something to say to me, but then I waited and waited, and in the end it wasn't."
At this moment, I am really full of words can not be said to speak out, only silently averted eyes, but suddenly glimpsed the courtyard corner of the figure, that is Ju Xi.
It's a good thing that I'm not a big fan of the idea that you're not a big fan of the idea.
I subconsciously walked towards her, and she froze, and walked towards me as well.
I was surprised to see that she was even more radiant than when she was a maid, and then I thought that if she stayed with the Prince, then hell would be heaven, and imprisonment would be a constant companion, so how could she not be happy?
I looked at her eyes, smiled and said, "After so many years, stay with him well."
She actually also pursed her lips and smiled, quite good-looking, once upon a time Zhi Luo to this age should be so.
But then she grinned, haha joy, and a hair and can not be stopped, while laughing at the same time glancing at me, laughing louder and louder. I was so scared that I took a step backward, but fortunately, behind me, the eighth brother held me. Ju Xi looked at me, and then looked at him, even more hoarse laughter.
Eighth Brother is pulling me to go out the door, but suddenly heard behind the maniacal laughter stopped, just cackling sound, so turned back to look, only to see Ju Xi is ruthlessly wiped away the face full of tears, raised his head to me coldly said: "I will accompany him, but what he wants is never me, how many years is the same. For so many years the battle was fought only by me, and in the end it was you, who won." After saying that, she straightened her back and turned to leave.
I let Eighth Brother drag me onto the carriage. Ju Xi's resentment towards me has actually remained unchanged for so many years, which can only mean that her heart towards the Crown Prince is just as deep. She may have thought that keeping by his side was happiness; after a long time, she wanted to claim that whole heart, but she thought that she couldn't. I took a deep breath. Alas, today's moving feelings are too much, how many years of emotional fluctuations dare to save up to this moment, this can not be, is ready to borrow the carriage to take a seat on the free, but suddenly heard the carriage wheels stopped. Feng Cai in the front back: "master, Yi Prince's carriage is coming this way."
I had a sudden jolt, and Eighth Brother quickly glanced at me and raised his voice, "Lean to the side and let Prince Yi go first."
The carriage swayed and leaned to the side, I breathed carefully, sat up straight carefully, and looked carefully at the curtains. The curtains were dense, covering the light and shadows from outside and the faces of the people inside.
See each other? I'm not sure how much I'm going to be able to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it in a few days. I sighed hard in my heart, or made up his mind, turned his face, as usual, sitting down, waiting for the caravan to pass. Eight A brother nose to watch the mouth, mouth to watch the heart, but also just sit silently.
The driver's yell is approaching, the first carriage went by, I gulped and lowered my head. The sound of the car clattered, and each time it rolled over the hearts of the people.
The second carriage came by again, I closed my eyes, my heart instantly calm. Eight brothers also got up and sat on my side.
Outside is the horse puffing and puffing gasping sound, the coachman suddenly sounded the drink, but also the winter evening unique whistling wind, mixed in which I vaguely heard thirteen talking, which has been another three years apart. And we are now, only separated by a curtain.
Eight A brother not lightly shook my hand, and then let go, suddenly raised his hand to lift the curtain.
My eyes flashed, thin night color in the side of thirteen face, appeared in the near between the feet of the carriage, not distinguishable, but so close, so real, as if I raised his hand, you can touch his face.
The carriage continued to drive parallel to us, and Thirteen looked straight ahead, his body not moving. I inclined my head to look at him through the carriage window, not moving a muscle. Eighth Brother's hand was fixed on the curtain, also motionless.
Perhaps after a long time, or perhaps just a second, the carriage is already about to pass, I closed my eyes, was about to retract my body, but I saw thirteen like suddenly think of something, suddenly turned his head to look at our carriage.
In that moment I saw his frozen face, a flash, and then invisible. I sat back in a daze, only to feel his face constantly enlarged to me, attacked ...... him with my last time to see him is not very different, just less tired between the eyebrows, and more youthful rigidity. However, I can not see his eyes, think early no past days like shining.
Eight A brother lightly put down the curtains, um, like a hum and like a sigh, called Feng Cai: "Go! Quickly go!"
Feng Cai answered in a loud voice, the sound of hooves gradually rise, the carriage "get" ran up, faster and faster. This is the Kangxi sixty-one years of late winter twilight of a scene, as if it is also a scene of our respective lives, so, in different carriages, the back road, moving away ......
That day, the eight A brother to send me back to the house, and immediately changed his clothes into the palace to go, the funeral of the Kangxi of this protracted, not to mention that, I think it is also precisely to give The first time I saw the man in the room, I was able to see the man in the room, and I was able to see the man in the room.
In the blink of an eye is another three or four days past, this day early in the morning I was about to get up, Huan Er quickly walked in to help me comb, whispered: "I heard that the fourteenth master arrived in Beijing."
I gently "oh", remembered the leaves and I said, the master of Kangxi may not be the fourth brother, but he sent to the border of the fourteen. I remember the last time I met with fourteen in the racecourse, he is still "the king of the great generals", no one does not climb up; but now he is back, the world has changed.
Little Fuqin suddenly ran in crookedly, pounced on Huan'er's arms and screamed: "Mother, mother, outside so scared."
I looked down at her, "What's wrong with Qin'er?" She grinned up and rambled, "Gege mother, I ...... piled up a snowman by the gazebo, but a man suddenly came, screaming so fierce, I've never seen him ...... but the king's face is green. " Said and buried his head beside Huan Er.
I was puzzled in my mind, got up and went out into the garden, and at a glance I saw the back of a man, dressed in mourning, is fiercely breaking away from the eight and ten Aggies, shouted: "You fear him, but I do not!"
Fourteenth Argo, it is really him.
Tenth Brother was pushed aside by him, also angry, angrily said, "What words are you saying? Eighth Brother, you assess the reasoning." Fourteenth Argosy raised his head and wanted to say more, eighth Argosy coldly said, "I have nothing to say, but look at you guys, is this a place to argue?"
Fourteenth Argot sneered: "Eighth brother, you do not be afraid. Qianqing Palace, in front of the Emperor's father's spirit, under his eyes, I am not all the same? You do your own prince to go, we are not related." Again, the voice is getting louder and louder.
Tenth Brother heard, and came up and said: "Old fourteen, I know, you are blaming us a few did not do their best for you. But these years, you only in the northwest to fight, how to know this side of the situation."
Eighth Brother saw both of them are full of anger, just faintly said: "Don't say it. Fourteenth brother, no matter what, you slap Erendai today, is wrong; in front of the emperor disobedient disrespect, do not worship the holy emperor, is even more wrong."
Fourteenth Aggro grunted, said: "You do not say I still forget. Eighth Brother, this Orendai is the person you chose? It's really powerful ah!"
I couldn't help but stare at this, what happened to uncle? A few years ago he was master Kangxi on the pretext of except to walk outside the capital, I have never heard of him again, he and the eighth brother ......
Only to hear the eighth brother also grunted, said, "This is I look away."
The Tenth Argo interjected, "But they are brothers with the same surname, and it is common for people to walk on high ground." It dawned on me that he was referring to my other uncle, Long Keduo, whom I hadn't seen a few times, and thought he had convinced Orendai to join him in subordinating to the Fourth Argo - oh, Yongzheng.
The Fourteenth Argo, now slightly calmed in his anger, said coldly, "Eighth Brother, how dare you laugh at him. I know you are good at enduring, but this is not the time to endure."
Eighth Brother just shook his head and was about to say more, when suddenly Feng Cai slipped in and shouted lowly, "Master, Prince Yi has arrived." I was shocked, want to immediately walk away but found that the feet stand numb, a moment can not move.
I only saw Eighth Brother nod his head and said, "Prepare to welcome the ceremony. We will come over here." Feng Cai answered and went away, the Eighth Brother turned to the Fourteenth Brother and said, "This little boy of yours is usually very resourceful."
Fourteenth Brother did not pay attention to the sarcasm in his tone, just sneered and said, "Well, his good brother is here. Let's meet." Said the leading stride out of the garden door, the tenth A brother looked at the eighth A brother, also quickly followed up.
The eighth brother slightly pondered, lightly turned his head, if not seem to look at the rockery where I hid a glance, but also slowly away.
I hurriedly walked back to the small courtyard, the heart of the seven up and down, for the three of them like moths to the flame fight? I'm not sure if I'm a good person or a good person. In order to thirteen's sudden visit? The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night. In order to the last glance of the eighth brother? ......
I was fidgeting, only feeling that something was going to happen. I was sure that not long after, Feng Cai walked in quickly and returned, "Gege, the eighth master invites you to go over and serve." I took a deep breath - yes, it was true, I was a concubine summoned at his beck and call, of course he could do this to me.
But as I walked towards the door, my heart still couldn't stop trembling and fluttering right into my chest. I only heard Huan'er ask Feng Cai anxiously, "They men deliberated, why do you want Gege to go over?" Feng Cai patted her hand and just shook his head.
Huan Er almost cried, pulling me: "Gege ......", I pulled a smile to her, stepped out of the courtyard, the storm? I'm not going to be able to do that.
Stopped in front of the study, I will temples a few hair behind the ear, straight neck, was about to step into the house, suddenly heard the thirteen is loudly said: "...... for the emperor to solve the problem, Fang is our brother's own." The voice is slightly hoarse.
I was afraid of a moment, just want to turn around and go, is hesitating, eight A brother found me, smiled and said: "Luo Luo, not come in to serve?" I coldly looked at him, put my heart, stride into the house, standing next to the eighth brother, looked at the crowd one by one.
Fourteenth Argo reclined on the chair, only nodded to me. The Tenth Argo, whom I also had not seen in months, still smiled at me when he saw me looking at him. I slowly shifted my gaze to Thirteenth, who was in the upper seat. I quietly stared at him, and suddenly realized that the original scenario was not as terrible as I had imagined.
He is holding the back of the chair standing, at this time has stopped talking, the body slightly leaning forward, but his right hand gripped the chair, motionless, his eyes in the feelings I actually see through, because it is as if looking at my own ...... We all seem to be a want to go but do not know how to go the small child, hesitation, struggle, anxiety, I'm not sure what I'm talking about, but I'm not sure what I'm talking about, and I don't know.
What can be done? I saluted him, nodded, smiled, and spoke, "Master Thirteen, greetings to you." Thirteen slowly regained his composure and smiled back, "Why be polite."
My chest stagnation, so this is the so-called final strangers, a nod, a please good morning, a nod, a smile, the heart will not hurt again long ago, just a dull hard. Just about to greet the fourteen and ten a brother, suddenly heard fourteen said: "Zhi Luo, with us a few you will put away this set of it. Played small in a child, but also more what rituals?" I realized that there are many changes between his words.
When I first met him, he was a rash boy, capricious, and did not know the heights of heaven; later, he fell in love with the leaves and could not, but was still a small child who followed the eighth brother; after that, I rarely saw him, but every time I saw him, I felt that there was an indescribable feeling of change - until he caused thirteen to be unjustly convicted, and became the biggest winner of the struggle. When the winner, I realized that he really became the son of the Royal family, but also finally involved in the vortex of the struggle; a few years ago in the horse field by chance, he was lonely, no longer light and free; this time, he became more and more mature, but this old man, instead of with a straight, seems to see through all the disdain, I think it is a long time in the army, the military horse training reason.
Of course, there are also unchanged - once upon a time, the pride of a young man, now transformed into a domineering spirit, vaguely still exists. And he and the leaf that a carved bone, may have long been smoothed out by the years, but it is the beginning of his growth.
At this time, he turned his head and rushed thirteen, "Old thirteen, no need to say more. What is a brother, what is this, we all understand in our hearts. Today I have torn my face, I will not regret it."
Thirteen was blocked by him, but could not speak for a moment. The first time I saw him, I was so happy to see him, but he was so happy to see me. You and first in front of the emperor for us to say a few words, to wait for me to persuade him, after a few days his anger subsided, naturally go and the emperor brother to ask for forgiveness." Thirteen heard, frowned, slowly sat down, sip tea, said: "Self brothers, also do not talk about the words to ask for forgiveness. Just brother just ascended to the throne, is the need to help when, so the grace to you and me, only hope to stabilize my foundation for the ages. If we can not help him share the worry, but for it to add to the chaos, in the sense of reason, how to make sense? Calling others to watch, where is the royal honor?" His tone was always light, but it secretly carried strength. Once the words are finished, he raised his eyes, his gaze slowly swept over several ah, but jumped over and did not look at me.
Eight A brother's face also darkened, was about to say something, ten A brother has sneered: "Royal majesty? Hum ......" Thirteen quickly looked at him, fourteenth A brother in time to take over the head of the conversation, said: "Old thirteen these words really into the feelings and reason, we are all should assist the emperor, do our best. You are also regarded as our brothers in the first loyal people, but you do not forget, if not when his words ...... "He paused for a moment, but his eyes drifted to me, Fang continued:" We several will not be now this identity, this situation. "
I heart a slight tremor, can not help but lower his head. The room has a moment of silence, who did not make a sound. I lightly raised my head, is touching thirteen's eyes, but once he saw me, he quickly and almost hastily adjusted his eyes, I still lowered my head, the heart of the astringent, only to see the eight ahgor is raising his eyes to look at me, I coldly lowered his eyes, but heard him gently sigh.
After half a moment, thirteen party said in a deep voice: "Old fourteen, your words more and more crooked."
Thirteen laughed and said, "What I said is the real truth. If not ten years ago he a plot, you so many years will be ruined? If it wasn't for a word from him at that time, would eighth brother have been able to marry such a good concubine?"
I clenched my teeth and held my tongue. Thirteen suddenly stood up, his eyes pierced straight to fourteen, his anger was revealed. Fourteen also convergence of color, quietly back to look. Under the sword, the eighth brother just sat, and did not say anything. Although the tenth brother stood up, but obviously do not intend to intervene.
Thirteen quickly swept a glance at me, I looked ahead, trying my best to keep my face calm. I only heard him say sternly, "Old Fourteenth, what happened back then, don't mention it again. I've been living well all these years, and as for who this is thanks to, I'm not confused." Saying that, he turned his back and his tone had calmed down, "Eighth brother, fourteenth brother can't see clearly now. You persuaded him, what to do, you also understand best. I will not tarry any longer today, I just have to ask tenth brother and I to make a trip to the palace again."
Tenth Brother stayed for a moment and stood up. Thirteen passed the salute and led him out the door in a hurry.
I raised his steps to the fourteenth before, just a split second to look at him. He could not resist, his eyes gradually no sharp gas, and transferred away from the gaze and said: "Zhi Luo, do not blame me. If you were me, I'm afraid you would do the same. Still the same sentence, to you there is no sorry can say, but - I also have been wanting to say, I from the heart do not want to hurt you, this is true."
I laughed from the bottom of my heart and said, "Master XIV, have you ever heard of a man who stabbed someone to death and then sighed, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was all because of this knife in my hand."
Fourteen bitter smile, muttered: "What is the difference between stabbing someone and killing them, said: "not me, soldiers also". Zhi Luo, now is not the world of Confucius and Mencius, loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, rites, France, family law, you can still see the shadow? If you ask me, what kind of etiquette is there to see? I'm not going to be able to do that.
I shook my head and said, "Fourteen master's heart, do not have to say to me. I also still just that one sentence to say to you, I do not blame you, and do not want to see you again, from now on as no longer know each other."
Fourteen froze, I then continued: "Only, I thought of myself if it is a great man, the heart has a bitter, suffered, endure, if you will only then give it to others, is for people not to speak." Said turned around and went out the door, see the midday sun is shaking eyes, the whole body is a bit deflated.
Back to the room, I ran straight to the bed, just want to fall asleep, Huan Er see me look, also do not make a sound, silent service me. But I saw her frown y locked, look different, then asked her what happened. She only said: "Gege must be distracted enough today, I do not want to say more."
I gasped: "Come on, what's the big deal? Still can drive people crazy not? Just say it."
She bit her lip and said, "I ...... have heard some bad things. The maids in the mansion are quietly rumored, talking about the fourteenth master and the Xi Fei mother of old things."
I was shocked, sat up at once and said, "You can hear the truth?"
Huan'er nodded and said, "It is said that the capital is spread. Gege ...... how can this be good? Empress Xi she, but the emperor's consort ah! I have never heard of anyone daring to start rumors like this."
I am still sitting straight, the heart can not help but speculate.
I am still sitting upright, but I can't stop thinking about it.
The eight brothers are walking in quickly.
I lie down, closed my eyes, do not want to see him.
Huan'er whispered, "Master, Gege has just gone to bed, and her spirit is very bad."
A rustle of clothes, someone sat down on my side.
A rustle of clothes, someone sat down at my side. Half a minute later, he opened his mouth: "You don't want to see me again, do you? Whether also and I no longer recognize?" I still closed my eyes tightly.
He grunted: "Is not a little bit of aggression can not suffer? Now who has no bitterness in his heart? Luo Luo ......", he sighed softly, "You also have no right not to be hurt." I have a sour heart, I do not know why the tears to the top.
He continued, "You may not believe it, but what happened today was not my intention. The only thing I want you to understand is the situation today, is your own heart. Just now you have also all seen, you would have been very clear, two factions fight each other, there will be one injury. Once upon a time, you could have guarded this small courtyard of yours for the rest of your life, because you couldn't see him. But now, you have to choose!"
My brain is more and more confused, simply turned his back, choose? Who would let me choose?
Eighth Brother saw me like this, silent half a minute: "Although I roughly guessed your answer, but still you still have some time, think about it." Said got up, footsteps sounded, he is walking out the door.
Two words suddenly popped out of the mixed thoughts in my head, and hastily lifted the quilt, I rushed to his back and said, "I want to go to the palace, I want to see Heng'er."
(End)