Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 163 Do you dare to take a gamble?
The dusty memories were suddenly awakened, but Shi Xuanqin was agitated, turned his head, and said angrily: "I don't remember, don't mention those past things to me again!"

But in fact, how could she not remember?After all, in order to save Shi Xuanling, one of her arms was almost torn off, and several pieces of her long nails were carefully trimmed and stained with kodan. She took care of them with great distress afterwards and even wore them for a long time. of armor.

"At that time, high in the attic, it was you who jumped up and held my hand tightly, preventing me from falling to my death. You are obviously such a delicate and weak peacock on weekdays, but you didn't know that that time Why, you have so much strength, gritting your teeth and refusing to let go, insisting on holding on until the rest of the Shi Mansion arrived..."

Even though several years have passed, Shi Xuanling still remembers the strong wind that day. Her bare feet were dangling in the air, the corners of her skirt were torn by the sudden impact of the fall, and her long hair was blown by the wind. Dancing wildly, she really thought that she was going to die and would go underground to see her mother-in-law with the medical book in her hand.

But she didn't expect that the person who saved her life would be the "second sister" who usually looked down on her the most.

"Although I hate you very much, you can't fall. Hold your hand steady, otherwise dad will think it was me who pushed you down!"

Even at the critical moment of saving people, the mean peacock couldn't say anything nice, but the hand she held hers never let go from the beginning to the end.

Peacock was so anxious that tears came out: "Help, come quickly, someone is going to die, the stupid girl is about to fall!"

Shi Xuanling still remembers what her second sister looked like at that time. Her beautiful face was reddened and her lips were almost bitten. That tearful and eager look, was she really just afraid of being scolded by her father?
And later, when the imperial edict of exile came to the Shi family unexpectedly and landed on the head of her second sister, she saw the tearful peacock again, and couldn't help but think of the scene in the attic, so she moved with compassion. Heart, finally accepted the imperial edict on her behalf.

"It's true that I wanted to leave the Shi family and regain my freedom, but it was indeed at that time that I saw the frightened, tearful and painful Peacock, and then I felt pity and decided to exile you to Yunzhou Island on your behalf. The sea is boundless, I can be free, and you can stay in the imperial city and continue to be your pampered second lady of the Shi family. I thought that my choice would make everyone happy, but I never thought that you would regret abandoning it..."

"Enough, don't say more!"

Shi Xuanqin couldn't listen anymore and turned around suddenly, not letting Shi Xuanling see the tears welling up in her eyes. She just held her neck and said forcefully:
"Stop pretending to be a good person here, Shi Xuanling, I don't need your pity, I don't need your charity, and I don't need you to reminisce about the non-existent 'sisterhood' here!"

"I'm not reminiscing, and there's no old friendship between us." Shi Xuanling seemed not to see Peacock's fierce repulsion, but just faced her back, sighed, and spoke steadily:
"I just want to tell you, second sister, there was once, once, a moment in the Shi family when I... truly regarded you as my sister."

A gentle word, but like a heavy hammer falling, made Peacock's heart tremble. However, she raised her head and forced back the heat in her eyes, still unwilling to turn around and face that person. Wedding dress.

Behind her, Shi Xuanling continued to say word by word: "Later I went to Yunzhou Island, met more people, and gradually understood that people have their own destiny, and everyone has his own way. , there is no need to force it, there is no need to give away those candies that cannot be given away, and there is no need to keep the sisterly love that cannot be saved, everything is determined, just keep your heart."

After a pause, the girl raised her lips slightly: "As big as the world is, there are always people who are walking with you, and I have indeed found it - not only Ayue, but also a group of people who live together with me on Yunzhou Island. A great mentor and friend of death.”

The cage that trapped her disappeared, and without the oppression and restraint of the Shi family, she returned to the happy and carefree little bell in the Qingli Mountains. She was no longer the gray shadow in the attic. Really understand what you want in your heart.

"Second sister, in fact, you should also go to Yunzhou Island, blow the wind on the sea, see the rising sun on the sea, and count the unpredictable clouds. You will definitely feel that your mind is open and you can give up everything. , all the things in the past, such as passing clouds and mist, and all kinds of obsessions, are really self-sufficient and not worth mentioning."

"To put it lightly, I am not as good as you." Shi Xuanqin raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and turned his back to Shi Xuanling and said: "A trip to exile on the sea was a blessing in disguise. You were reborn and you have everything. , just because you have everything, you have avoided a lot of pain, and now you can easily persuade people to let it go, but why should I let it go? How can I let it go?"

She reached out and touched her arms, took a deep breath, and seemed to have finally made up her mind. Before the person behind her could speak again, she suddenly turned around with a sharp look on her face:
"Shi Xuanling, you can't marry Ah Yue today. What do you think this is?"

Shi Xuanqin took out something from his arms and raised it high. The thing was nothing else, but——

A comb, a green sandalwood comb, and the word "Fu Ying" was clearly engraved on the simple comb body!
The bride's pupils under the window shrank suddenly, and her body suddenly froze.

Yes, this comb was very familiar to Shi Xuanling. It was the green sandalwood comb she used when she combed her mother's hair for the last time. It was also the funerary object that she later put into her mother's coffin and was buried with her mother in the ground.But didn’t this comb disappear with the mother’s bones?The coffin was empty. She saw it with her own eyes. How could this wooden comb appear here?Why did it fall into the hands of Shi Xuanqin? !

In just a short moment, countless questions poured into Shi Xuanling's mind. As she breathed rapidly, she felt like she was in a messy fog. What she had experienced became more and more confusing. Could it be that... Shi Zhongqing was lying to her again? of?Her mother-in-law's bones were not moved to any Taoist temple at all. It was all the eldest lady's fault. That's why Shi Xuanqin was holding the relics that her mother-in-law was buried with?

Seeing Shi Xuanling's frozen body and the disbelief on her face, Shi Xuanqin finally showed a proud smile. She raised her chin slightly and said straight to the point:

"Are you surprised? My dear third sister, if I tell you that I know where your mother's remains are, do you want to come with me?"

Just as she was finishing her question, the sound of an ancient clock ringing suddenly came from the distance outside the window. Shi Zhongqing had calculated that the auspicious time for her daughter was coming. She only waited for the ancient clock to ring twelve times, and her mother-in-law was happy. Then he would come in, take the bride out, and go to the front hall to worship the bride.

Obviously, Shi Xuanqin had picked this opportunity to force Shi Xuanling to make a choice, whether to stay and marry Yue Wujiu, or to follow her to discover the whereabouts of her mother's remains.

"Is this the grand exit gift you said you wanted to give me before?"

Shi Xuanling stared closely at the green sandalwood comb in Shi Xuanqin's hand, seeming to judge something. In a moment, her brown eyes suddenly blinked lightly, and her tense back suddenly relaxed, and everything on her face All her disbelief was swept away, and she returned to her previous calm demeanor, and even raised the corners of her lips:
"It's a pity, second sister, that the comb in your hand is fake. You just want to defraud me, use my mother-in-law to blackmail me, and prevent me from getting married to Ah Yue. I really thought I would be fooled by you. ?"

"This is not fake. Look carefully. This is obviously a relic left by your mother. You put it in the coffin yourself..."

Shi Xuanqin never expected to be questioned, her face changed, and her first reaction was to prove that the thing in her hand was real, but she stopped abruptly in the middle of her words, and she suddenly woke up:

"Shi Xuanling, you are really cunning. It's obvious that you were deceiving me, and I was the one who almost fell into your trap!"

She smiled coldly, and simply threw the green sandalwood comb under the window. Shi Xuanling, with quick eyes and quick hands, picked it up. Just as her heart was beating wildly, Shi Xuanqin's scornful voice came to her ears:
"True gold is not afraid of fire. I will give this relic directly to you so you can see it clearly. Stop pretending. You are so interested in your mother-in-law. How can you not recognize the real thing from the fake? Don't you just want to deceive me? , do you think I am setting up to deceive you? Then I might as well tell you clearly that I am here today to prevent you from getting married to A Yue, and I deliberately want to ruin your wedding, but I do hold your wish in my hand. The answer you need, this green sandalwood comb is the best proof!”

The extremely determined Peacock looked at Shi Xuanling with a sneer. The girl lowered her head and stroked the wooden comb. The bell on her wrist swayed. Peacock could clearly see that even her fingertips were trembling slightly.

Yes, no one is more familiar with the green sandalwood comb left by her mother-in-law than Shi Xuanling. She can tell the authenticity at a glance. Everywhere on the comb is carved by her mother-in-law. The pattern, the unique ingenuity, and the imperceptible details are absolutely impossible to forge by others!
And no matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that the green sandalwood comb in her hand now was genuine. It was really the one she put into her grandma's coffin with her own hands. This was enough to prove that Shi Xuanqin, no, to be more precise, , it should be the eldest lady, who did move her mother-in-law's coffin back then.

As for why her mother-in-law's body disappeared, she originally believed her father's story, but now as she rubbed the green sandalwood comb in her hand, her heart was shaken again. Who was lying?Who did it?Is it her father or the eldest lady?

"How about it, Third Sister, have you checked everything inside and out? It is indeed a relic left by your mother-in-law, right? This gift that Second Sister gave you is very sincere, isn't it? Is it more sincere than the one given by Master Zhongli? Your 36-piece hairpin gift and the daytime fireworks your father gave you are much more 'precious', Third Sister, do you like it?"

The second sound of the ancient bell striking could be heard in the distance, but Shi Xuanqin remained unhurried, as if he was sure of victory, and smiled faintly at the gleaming gold wedding dress under the window:
"Listen, the ancient bell outside is ringing for you. It's about to ring for the third time. You don't have much time left to make a decision. If after the ancient bell has struck twelve times, you still don't open your mouth to make a decision, Then you will never want to know the whereabouts of your mother-in-law’s remains for eternity. I will only give you this chance. Whether you want to follow me to find out the answer or not is up to you."

Shi Xuanling suddenly raised her head under the window and looked at Shi Xuanqin, whose eyebrows were raised and her smile was getting deeper. She stretched out her white and tender fingers, and in front of her, she counted the hits of the ancient clock outside again and again. Voice.

"The sixth, seventh... Third sister, I'm really curious, do you dare to take a gamble with me for your mother-in-law today?"

(End of this chapter)