dhibooks Chapter 25 2 in 1
Chapter 25 2 in 1
Chun'er thought about the day when the gentleman was talking and laughing happily with that lowly slave, but she ignored herself.She also thought that Mr. Lang had seldom smiled at her since he was ill. She was afraid of being alienated from him. This feeling made her flustered.
Sourness, grievance, monopoly, and hatred disturb her mood and make her unhappy all day long.
Hate is like a snowball, it will only get bigger and bigger.
Yi Ziqian noticed her abnormality and asked carefully.
But Chun'er had already hidden her grievances towards Yi Ziqian, and she didn't want to tell it, she just shook her head perfunctorily.
Yi Ziqian thought that she was about to reach the age of Ji, and thought it was the youngest daughter thinking about the meaning of spring, so she didn't ask further.
Going out early in the morning, the clouds are thick and foggy, the roadside peddler is carrying a basket of jasmine flowers, and is selling them. Chun'er loves flowers, and if she wants to relax on weekdays, she will happily buy one and put it in her hair.
But now the lingering hatred disturbed her, she just glanced at it and then passed by.
Suddenly, a young man asked in a clear voice: "Excuse me, Miss, how can I get to Yi's house?"
Chun'er was thinking about something on her mind, and was also startled by the voice. When she looked back, she found that it was a handsome young man with fair face and tight sleeves in a dark black robe.
Chun'er put away her worries and said, "I'm a maidservant of the Yi family, what's the matter with you?"
The young man didn't know that he asked such a coincidence, and said with a pleasant smile: "So you are from the Yi family, and I am looking for someone."
Seeing that he was about the same age as her, Chun'er was also very fond of him and said, "Who are you looking for?"
The young man squinted his eyes and said word by word: "Look for a slave with a scar on his face."
When Chun'er heard the word slave, she couldn't help but think of Ah Qing, and heard that there was a scar on her face. If Ah Qing didn't have the scar on her face, why would she wear a black gauze hat to cover her ugly face.
Thinking of that lowly slave, she gritted her teeth and said, "Why are you looking for him?"
Seeing that her tone had become harsh, the young man asked: "It's just some private matter, what's wrong with this man, Miss?"
Previously, Chun'er tried all means to let other servants bully Ah Qing, just to let him leave Yifu voluntarily, but unexpectedly that lowly slave has martial arts skills, those servants are cowardly, and dare not look for him again Trouble, I have to give up.
Chun'er was devastated, feeling bad in his heart, and couldn't find anyone to confide in. Now someone brought it up, and Chun'er found a vent, so he naturally wanted to pour it all out, so he added fuel and jealousy: "This person is my lord. He bought it out of kindness. A lowly slave of mine was placed in the mansion. This is the blessing of that lowly slave, but he is still restless, always sneaking behind your husband, he must have evil intentions."
"Although Mr. Lang has a kind heart, he doesn't have the heart to guard against others. I have reminded him many times, but Mr. Lang still insists on going his own way and still trusts that lowly slave."
The young man smiled without saying a word, and then said, "That's why you were left out in the cold?"
Chun'er glanced at him resentfully, and simply said, "So what?"
Seeing that the girl was so careless, the boy revealed everything to a stranger, his eyes flashed, and he said: "It seems that we are of the same kind."
Chun'er wondered, "Why did you say that?"
The young man smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, this lowly slave took my things, and he came here this time to ask for this thing, to settle the debt with him."
When Chun'er heard this, she didn't expect Ah Qing to steal other people's things because of her bad behavior in the past, and she was secretly happy, and finally caught the handle of this lowly slave, and told the gentleman about it, and he would definitely be kicked out of the mansion go.
Seeing that she was caught in the trap, the young man said: "I wonder if the girl can invite him out to meet me. I want to discuss with him how to return my thing to the original owner." Return to the original owner four words.
Chun'er didn't feel anything unusual, and after thinking about it, he said: "On the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, that cheap slave will come to the riverside with my husband to release water lanterns. You come to the riverside and confront him. Under the eyes of everyone, he will definitely be able to put things away." Back to you."
Chun'er thought well, she felt that with one move, she could expose Ah Qing's true face in front of Lang Jun, and second, Ah Qing stole other people's property, and Lang Jun would not keep him by his side.
But the young man smiled and said: "No, the thing he stole is very important to me, and it doesn't work just to return it."
Chun'er didn't know why, so she asked, "Then what do you mean?"
The young man's smile curved up even more, and he said, "Of course, I will repay it with my life."
When Chun'er heard this, she was also taken aback, and couldn't help but take a step back, looking at the young man with some fear.
The young man's tone became softer, and he said: "Girl, don't be afraid, I'm not trying to cure your serious troubles, you just need to lure that lowly slave to a remote alley on the day of the Ghost Festival, and everything else will be done." Just leave it to me, without dirtying the girl's hands."
Chun'er saw that he had only reached Zhixue at an early age, and there was even some playfulness in his words, but he didn't care about talking about murder, as if such activities were commonplace.
Seeing that the evil spirit in the young man's eyes was even more serious, she felt shuddering, she clenched the hem of her skirt and said, "I, I don't know..." and fled tremblingly.
Seeing her back disappearing into the mist, the young boy yawned, thinking that she had the guts to do harm to others, but she had no intention of being cruel.
Now that he got the news, he was going to go back and discuss with his master.
In Huangshenjian, it is the Zhongyuan Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival. The festival custom is to worship ancestors, sacrifice souls, and burn paper ingots. The custom of Zhongyuan in Minzhou is to release water lanterns by the river at night.
After Yi Ziqian took a bath and burned incense, he put on a light blue double-breasted gown, with silver thread embroidered on the collar and sleeves, and a piece of white jade pendant. He thought about it, Ah Qing always wore a gray cloth short shirt on weekdays, and he should change it during festivals. For a new dress, the servant girl gave Ah Qing a set of dark wide-sleeved gown.
The riverside is not far from Yi's mansion, and Yi Ziqian didn't ask anyone to prepare a horse.
But Ah Qing was already waiting in the courtyard. The dark long clothes he sent made him stand upright. Ah Qing was wearing a bamboo hat and black gauze, which matched the clothes quite well.
Yi Ziqian said: "Unexpectedly, Ah Qing is still a clothes hanger."
Ah Qing asked in confusion, "What is a clothes hanger?"
Yi Ziqian accidentally used modern dialect, pretended to cough a few times, and said, "Well, I just want to compliment you on your clothes, they look good on you."
Ah Qing said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang, for giving me the clothes."
Seeing that Chun'er was still wearing old clothes, Yi Ziqian asked, "Hey, Chun'er, why don't I see you changing into new clothes?"
During festive seasons, Chun'er always dresses brightly, but today she wears old clothes, which is a bit strange.
He didn't know what Chun'er was thinking about was the conversation with the young man when he went to the street that day.She was a little panicked, she just wanted to get rid of this annoying slave, but when she heard that the young man wanted to help her get rid of Ah Qing, she couldn't help but panic.
She had never thought of killing someone, but she didn't know what method the young man would use to deal with Ah Qing, which caused her to feel a little panicked.
At this time, when Langjun called her, she returned to her senses and explained: "I accidentally soiled the new clothes, so I wore this old clothes."
Yi Ziqian smiled and said, "Girl, I don't understand you yet, I just want to borrow old clothes and let me ask someone to make you some new clothes."
At this time, with a touch of red, Yingying walked to the courtyard and appeared in front of the three of them.
It turned out to be Ning Yan, whom I hadn't seen for a long time. I saw her wearing a bright red dress with pearls, flowers and fringes, which made her face as charming as a peach blossom. Look, I didn't expect to meet Mr. Lang when I went out."
Yi Ziqian was always on guard against women, and he didn't feel that Ning Yan bumped into them on purpose, so he said along the way: "Since we are going out, why don't we go out together to have fun. "
Chun'er listened to what Langjun said, not only did she want to take Ah Qing with her, but now it seems that she also wanted to take this Qiuniang with her.
Ning Yan nodded gently, looked up to see Chun'er's hostile face, deliberately and secretly winked at her, making Chun'er secretly angry and had nowhere to vent it.
On the other hand, Ah Qing saw Ning Yan's behavior just now and didn't say a word.
Ning Yan and Yi Ziqian chatted while walking, Ah Qing was originally taciturn, and Chun'er had something hidden in her heart, so she didn't want to say more.
Yi Ziqian said: "Miss Ningyan played and sang on the boat that day, was it the He Zheng song?"
Although Ningyan doesn't know how to play the zither, she sang a double reed with Zhen Qiuniang that day, but the owner of the valley knows how to play the zither, so he has some understanding and is not afraid to deal with this problem.
She said: "The name of this song is "The Lotus Out of the Water". It appeared in the south of Chaodong during the Jin Dynasty and has been passed down for a long time. Here's the board."
Yi Ziqian said: "Out of the water lotus, after hearing the name of the song, I know that this song praises the noble quality of the lotus flower, which comes out of the mud without being stained, and cleans the ripples without being demonic."
Ning Yan smiled, and said: "Lang Jun is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and what he said is correct, so the melody of this song is clear and melody, and the tempo is slow. It uses more decorative short flicks rather than gorgeous long flicks."
"Miss Ningyan played the zither that day, giving people a sense of profound artistic conception and elegant rhythm, just like a fresh and refined landscape painting. With this skill of playing the zither, the girl is the leader in the teaching workshop."
It was the leader of the Jiaofang that invited him that day, Ning Yan smiled and said: "Your Majesty has passed, and my servant is in the Jiaofang, but his qualifications are mediocre, not outstanding."
"Miss Ningyan is too humble." At this time, the four of them had already walked to the river, and they could only see dots of river lanterns, flowing along the river to the distance, like stars shining brightly, and they were magnificent.
Yi Ziqian saw a red lotus drifting past his eyes, and said, "Speaking of water lotus, here is one."
When Ning Yan saw the lotus lantern, she couldn't help remembering that when she and Liang Yuqing were making lanterns together on the top of the mountain, she murmured: "It's very beautiful to sit in the lotus water on the fire."
Not far away, there was a merchant setting up a stall selling water lamps. When the merchant saw someone approaching, he hurriedly greeted his business and shouted: "Guest officers, come and buy a water lamp. There are many kinds of water lamps here. You can choose as you like." ah."
It was the first time for Ah Qing to set off a lantern, and Yi Ziqian introduced him carefully, saying: "The lantern is an invitation from the people of Minzhou to welcome the spirits of the dead, to share the incense, Ah Qing, you choose one first."
Ah Qing is slightly interested in Xia folk customs. There are many lanterns in the shop. He glanced at it and saw a green water lantern that looked like a frog. It seemed that no one wanted to buy it. Ah Qing Qing met the little frog Heidou's eyes and thought it was very cute, so he mentioned it.
Seeing that he picked a frog lamp, Yi Ziqian also laughed, and asked, "Why did you pick a green frog?"
Ah Qing said: "I look very cute. I put it in the corner alone, but no one bought it."
Yi Ziqian chose a well-regulated Pudu flag, shaped like a palace, with a tricolor flag inside, and said to Ah Qing: "Write down your wish and name on the paper, to attract blessings and avoid disasters, and to seek auspiciousness."
Ah Qing nodded, picked up the note, and saw that Mr. Xiao Lang had already started to write on it, so he dipped the pen into the ink, but when he was writing, several thoughts appeared in his mind, and he couldn't write it down.
In the struggle for imperial power, he worried about his elder brother; in the worries of his filial son, he worried about his mother; in the confusion of life and death, he worried about his identity.
But that wish was lost in thousands of thoughts, and I couldn't get it out.
Yi Ziqian didn't have so many thoughts and worries in his heart, he wrote down without thinking: May Gu Lin be safe in his hometown.
Then put the wishing paper into the lantern.
In a blink of an eye, seeing Ah Qing's serious face, she still didn't write it down, she couldn't help laughing, and said, "Ah Qing, why are you so nervous, it's just a wish, don't take it too seriously."
Seeing Mr. Xiao Lang smiled, Ah Qing gradually woke up from his distracting thoughts after hearing his words, and said: "I made a fuss over a molehill. I made a wish just for auspiciousness, how can I take it seriously."
I dipped the ink again, thinking of Xiao Langjun's smiling face when I picked up the pen, and my melancholy dissipated a lot, I smiled slightly, started writing again, and wrote without thinking: May Xiao Langjun be healthy and free from all diseases.
Ningyan chose a red lotus, Chun'er chose a white rabbit lantern, both of them had written their wishes, and they were released by the river, so he and Ah Qing were left, so she asked: "Ah Qing, write Is it over?"
Ah Qing held the lantern and said, "It's finished."
Yi Ziqian asked curiously, "After thinking for a long time, what did you write?"
Ah Qing looked at him and said with a light smile, "It won't work if I say it."
Yi Ziqian smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't say it, don't say it."
The two walked to the river, put the lantern on the water, let go and saw the lantern drifting farther and farther until it merged with the other lanterns.
Yi Ziqian thought that the last time he set off the river lantern with Gu Lin, it seemed not long ago, but the things remained the same and the people were no longer there, so he couldn't help muttering: "The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year."
Seeing that he seemed to be a little worried, Ah Qing said softly: "Your new life is old, sir, don't be too sad."
Yi Ziqian just misses the old times a little bit, but he doesn't want to fall into it, saying: "The new life is old, this is the normal life. I just remembered the scene when I came here with Gu Lin last year."
Hearing that he missed that friend, Ah Qing said, "Doctor Shen must be well."
Yi Ziqian looked at Ah Qing, and through the black veil, he could clearly see his eyes, which seemed to be brighter than the stars and river lights. Gu Lin was not there, but Ah Qing was still by his side, and said with a smile: "You are right, He'll be fine."
Chun'er saw that Lang Jun and Ah Qing were accompanying each other by the river, and they seemed to be cuddling each other. Ning Yan stood aside, seeing Chun'er's eyes dimmed, she curled her mouth and said, "What's the matter, girl, seeing your little Lang and that servant, Standing in a pile and setting up river lanterns, this will make you jealous."
Chun'er saw Ning Yan's narrow smile, remembering the last time she teased her, she argued angrily, "That's not it."
But Ning Yan saw it clearly, and said: "Don't be so stubborn, I said Miss Chun'er, you should serve your husband peacefully, don't think about so many gossips, the more you ask for, the less you get. , lest there be time, you will have to blame yourself."
Chun'er would not listen to what this vixen said, and said coldly, "It's none of your business."
It's rare for Ning Yan to say a word with conscience, seeing that she can't listen to it, she can only give up.
At this moment, Chun'er caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, standing at the entrance of an alley, and took a closer look, wasn't it the young man he met in the early morning a few days ago?
Seeing her looking at him, the boy waved and smiled at her, then pointed to the depths of the alley, ran in and disappeared.
Chun'er recalled that day, the boy asked her to lure Ah Qing to a remote and uninhabited place and kill him.
"I won't dirty the girl's hands." The young man's words were haunted like ghosts, whispering in her ear, she looked at Ah Qing, and then at Lang Jun, with an unspeakable thought in her heart.
If it wasn't for him, I would be the one standing beside the lord at this moment, setting off the river lantern with him; if there wasn't him, the little lord wouldn't scold her and alienate her; if there wasn't him, the lord would pay attention to himself , maybe she will fall in love with herself, and she can become the concubine or wife of the man.
"Lang Jun."
Yi Ziqian heard Chun'er calling him, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Looking at Yi Ziqian's gentle face, Chun'er couldn't tell the lie she had thought before, so she hesitated for a while and said: "Mr. Everything that comes down will be a matter of course, "I fell into the alley over there."
Then he pointed to the alley.
Yi Ziqian questioned, "Why did your handkerchief fall there?"
"I went there just now and there was a dealer selling top cakes, so I went to have a look."
Yi Ziqian said helplessly, "Sloppy ghost, I'll pick it up for you."
It wasn't that Chun'er wanted to answer, so she quickly grabbed Yi Ziqian and said, "Mr., Mr. Lang, it's a bit dark over there, so please ask Ah Qing to do it for you."
Yi Ziqian smiled and said, "Ah Qing and I go, what's the difference?"
Chun'er hurriedly said: "The alley is a bit cold, Mr. Lang is still sick, let Ah Qing go."
Yi Ziqian heard that she was so concerned about her body, but she couldn't make her worry too much, and said to Ah Qing: "Then trouble Ah Qing to help Chun'er pick up the handkerchief."
Ah Qing nodded in response, but when she passed by Chun'er, she took a deep look at her, which made Chun'er feel chills all over her body, and she was so guilty that she didn't dare to look up.
Ah Qing walked to the entrance of the alley and searched for a handkerchief on the ground for a long time.
He didn't find the veil, but found half a strange reward order on the ground, and he felt a little familiar with the face of the person on the portrait.
When he picked it up, he was stunned.Isn't the person in the painting the undisfigured self?
But there is no one in the distance, and there is still half a piece of paper on the ground. If ordinary people can't hold back their curiosity, they will pick it up without hesitation.But Ah Qing is not very human, alarm bells are ringing in his heart, and he can see through it at a glance that this is a trap, and someone lured him to go there.
He calmed down and was moved when he heard the wind, but he still couldn't feel any breath.
He frowned, looked forward, the half of the reward order still moved, stepped forward, and picked it up.
But the content of the reward order surprised him, the reward was his head!
Countless swishing winds were blowing above his head, menacing, Ah Qing had been prepared for a long time, his eyes froze, he raised his hand for half a month, avoided the three swords, and saw three masked men holding long swords.
The masked man didn't wait for him to catch his breath, and attacked his upper body fiercely.
Ah Qing had nothing to resist, facing the three murderous assassins, but she didn't panic, and her foot was still steady.
Facing the group of attacks, he retreated while dodging, first he turned his head to avoid a sudden sword attack, and leaned sideways against the wall to avoid two sudden sword strikes.
The three assassins were shocked when they saw him dodge, and turned to attack his face, chest and knees one by one.
Ah Qing raised his foot and slammed down the face of the sword that was attacking his knee, the man was led to the ground, then bowed to dodge the sword on his face, clasped the sword with both hands and stabbed at his chest, softly Hua Gang unexpectedly bent the long sword and turned the blade towards the assassin, but heard a gust of wind behind him.
Sensing the danger, he let go of the long sword, turned back, and a pitch-black thin snake sword was thrust straight into the ground.
A figure jumped down from the top, dressed in a black outfit, wearing a red and white fox mask, from the figure, it should be a young man.
He clapped his hands in praise and said: "As expected of the unparalleled Hongying General, Yaoguo's second prince Tantaiqing, my three right-hand men can't do anything to you, it shows that your skills are extraordinary."
Ah Qing looked at him coldly and said, "Who are you?"
The boy chuckled, drew his sword and stroked it lightly, as if he was laughing at himself, "Oh, it's just a leader of an assassin, but that's not important, as long as you know, if I strike, there will be blood!"
The boy's eyes froze, and he rushed towards him, but in the blink of an eye, he came to him.
Ah Qing secretly sighed, the sword was so fast, it was almost too late to dodge it.
In the blink of an eye, the young man's sword scratched the black veil, and Ah Qing caught a glimpse of the silver light reflected from the pitch-black snake sword, it was obviously poisoned.
The young man brushed past him, reacted quickly, switched the sword from hand to hand, and swiped at his back with the backhand.
Ah Qing stepped on the green bricks, stepped on the wall, drew an arc in the air and landed.
The fox-faced boy was not a reckless person, his eyes became more serious behind the mask, knowing that Ah Qing was not easy to deal with, but his words became more frivolous: "As expected, I have lived up to my reputation, and I have avoided every move I make..." secretly asked The three people made a gesture, and he said: "However, I don't know if you can avoid this move."
After saying that, he raised his sword to attack him, Ah Qing responded calmly, but unexpectedly there was also a gust of wind behind him, he glanced back, and the three of them also attacked him together.Ah Qing's heart sank, and he attacked back and forth. Could it be that he couldn't break this deadlock today?
Suddenly, a man in white robes came from the sky, without saying a word, he entangled the three people behind him.
Ah Qing understood, and knew that the strange man was here to help him, so he concentrated on fighting the boy.
Ah Qing didn't have a weapon to defend himself, and he had to hide the poisonous sword. At first, he was at a disadvantage in the fight, but the longer he fought, the more he found that although the young man's swordsmanship was fast, he lacked strength.
Now that he knew the opponent's weakness, Ah Qing didn't intend to continue to resist and show weakness, and instead used finger fists to attack his lower body.
The young man also knew his weakness in his heart, and used his speed to make up for his strength. Seeing his figure like a shadow, Ah Qing couldn't attack his weakness.
The two sides are deadlocked.
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"The cover is covered with red lotus coming out of the water, which is a metaphor for the first performance of music, and it symbolizes beauty and tenderness. All the tunes of soft lines can be used to play the board", citing the explanation of the title of "Out of Water Lotus".