Hibiscus Flower West Moon Splendid

Chapter 198: The Dream Comes Back to the Cold (1)
On the first day of the fourth year of Yuanqing, good news came from the front line.In order to strengthen the confidence of the people, King Wu'an deliberately exaggeratedly ordered people to spread the news of Ruzhou's great victory to the Hanyuan Hall of Dachen Palace in the new capital three times.

Dezong, who had been suffering from asthma for a long time, was so excited by the good news that he was able to personally preside over the meeting of officials on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Coincidentally, in the year of the emperor's birth, he pardoned the world, and the whole country in Xiting met Cheerful, rejoicing.However, due to the tight state affairs, large-scale lantern festivals could not be held among the people. King Wu'an took this opportunity to hold a sea of ​​lanterns in the Dachen Palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to appease the royal family.Dezong happily enjoyed the Lantern Festival with his courtiers and relatives in the Linde Hall.

Before nightfall, the eunuchs lit up this year's palace lanterns early.Starting from Linde Hall, palace lanterns slowly illuminate the entire Dachen Palace.

Glazed vases reflect beauties and exotic flowers, mica barriers and Langyuan in Yingzhou, even Furong Lake, Taiye Pond and other areas, and the palace people on the stone railings on both sides are all wearing various colored crystal glazed lanterns.For a time, the lanterns competed, like silver light and snow waves, and they were on for five nights.King Wu'an also ordered the palace people to bring ten thousand willow and apricot plants, and glued them to the trees with silk, silk, paper and grass of various colors as flowers.Each plant is hung with glazed lamps, full of exquisite pearls, jade, gold and silver tassels, reflecting the sparkling water surface, one can only feel that the up and down are competing for brilliance, and the water and sky are radiant and beautiful.

The wives at home and abroad also seized the opportunity to dig out luxurious dresses that hadn't been worn for many years, with colored silk on their shoulders, flowers on the hibiscus face, or painted dimples, and high buns filled with gold and silver.A group of maids also happily put spring moths from newly made palace gauze piles on the high buns, and snow willows studded with pearls and emeralds hung on their temples.In the colored glaze world, these women seem like angels.Listening carefully to the singing of swallows and music in the air, and the drums and drums all night, it is as if one is in the world of jewels and fairyland of Yaochi.

Dezong recovered from a long illness and was exhausted. After swimming around the Taiye Pool in a dragon boat, he returned to the shore, sat back in the Dragon Palace Pavilion, and watched the lanterns and listened to the opera with his officials.The performance on the Linshui Stage in the Taiye Pool is lively. The danjiao in the emerald jade bead curtain has a graceful figure, with peach-red vermilion eyes slanted, and the water pupils are slightly drunk. The guarding soldiers of Danfeng Gate were also in the heavy snow, holding their cold weapons tightly and listening intently, letting the snowflakes cover their armors and beards and hairs.

The fragrance of Luo Yi seeps into the wine at the beginning of the night, and the smoke in the brocade tent disappears and the moon fades away.Cui was dreamed back to people in Zhenghan, called Manman, half obedient and half lazy... Fangxin wanted to talk to others, and couldn't bear to break it lightly.There is light smoke on the creek bridge, and the clear moon in the hut, how much spring is hidden...

That corner sang just into the realm of perfection, and everyone was mesmerized by it, and they were also moved by their true feelings, especially the female relatives, some had flushed cheeks, some had tears in their eyes, and some even had tears in their arms. Yin Xun didn't realize it when she was cold, and forgot to blame the lazy slave who was obsessed with listening to her and stepped forward to replace it.

The glazed hall is warm and fragrant, and the emerald curtain is deep and the swallows are late.Two butterflies fly, one loves flowers, one is full of spring, one flies through the grass, one plays through the curtain, one shoots the evening smoke, and the other is greedy for tender hearts. The king and the slave have been together in the past life, but they hate each other in this life, and it is hard to leave ah……

The gaze of the Danjiao was affectionately cast down the stage, and Dezong followed the gaze of the Danjiao, and saw that the first place where King Wu'an descended was the current Crown Prince Xuanyuan Benfu, and beside him sat a man dressed in black and python robes. The person turned out to be Haotian Hou Song Minglei.

Dezong looked at the Danjiao again, it seemed a little familiar, and unconsciously raised a slight arc on his lips.

Hao Tianhou narrowed his star-like eyes for a moment, then naturally turned his eyes slightly to look at the wife of the female family, Yuanshi Feiyan.Yuan Feiyan nodded her head imperceptibly, lowered her eyes, made a promise, and walked out.

Emperor Dezong turned around as if nothing had happened, bowed slightly to Yuan Qingjiang on the left, and said with a smile, "Where did Yuan Qing's family find an opera troupe? The libretto is fresh and elegant. This little actress not only has a soft figure, but also has a euphemistic and moving voice." .”

Yuan Qingjiang bowed his head and said respectfully: "This is the most famous Ruyi class in Xindu. I have specially invited you here to congratulate your Majesty, ladies, princes and princesses on the new year."

The 11-year-old Xuanyuan Zongli clapped his hands and laughed, "Grandpa, do you think that Danjiao looks like Aunt Shuyi's son-in-law?"

Xuanyuan Benxu immediately changed his face, and his wife Wang immediately pulled back her son nervously.Xuanyuan Benxu yelled sharply: "Don't talk nonsense! How can you compare a royal son-in-law with an actor! It seems that your mother should teach you a lesson."

Xuanyuan Zongle's face turned pale with fright, and he immediately fell silent.

King Wu'an's expression was normal, and he waved his hand to Xuanyuan Benxu with a smile.

At this time, Xuanyuan Shuyi, the chief among the women's families present, got up gracefully, and said softly: "It's a big festival, brother Huang really don't need to be harsh on Le'er."

Xuanyuan Shuyi began to play gracefully, "Father is so handsome, the person performing on stage is the son-in-law. Thinking that father loves to listen to operas, and it just so happens that there is a big victory ahead, he specially studied for father from the Ruyi class for two months. Dedicate it to the father on the Shangyuan Festival to show filial piety, and hope that the father will recover soon."

Dezong stroked his beard and smiled approvingly, and said to King Wu'an: "At the court, I often say that Aiqing is a model for all officials, loyal to the country, and dedicated to the country. I don't want Aiqing to be so filial and filial in raising children. She really deserves to be a virtuous person in ancient and modern times. "

King Wu'an resigned as usual, and the hatchback sat down.At this time, Yuan Feiqing had already finished singing and left the stage. During the banquet, the elegant music played softly, and everyone pushed the cups and changed the cups. Soon, they were three-point drunk to watch the beautiful maid dancing on the Linshui stage.

Dezong took a sip of Qiong Ye, and smiled at King Wu'an with a relaxed expression: "Yuan Aiqing, which of my sons do you think is worthy of a great job?"

King Wu An's heart moved, "Which one of you princes is not a dragon, a colt, and a phoenix, all of them are the blessings of the people of my court."

"Of course, ah, yes," Dezong looked at King Wu'an with a trace of sarcasm, shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "You will always be as cunning as this fox, I expected you to say that."

King Wu'an's phoenix eyes were as bright as stars, he looked at Dezong with a smile, and bowed gracefully.

But Dezong continued: "I heard that Mo Yin was seriously injured in the front line. Ben Xu came back from the villa yesterday and said that Mo Yin was really seriously injured this time."

"I'm terrified," King Wu'an smiled indifferently, and said solemnly, "It's an honor for me to die for the country. This little injury is nothing to worry about."

The queen on the lower right of the throne frowned, and asked, "Yuanqing's family, I don't know where Mo Yin's injury is, it's so worrying."

King Wu An bowed to the queen and said, "Thank you, empress, for your concern. Mo Yin's chest and shoulders were injured, and he has been awake for a few days now, and he is only recuperating."

Dezong glanced at the queen and said with a smile: "Can I ask the queen to tell the children on my behalf and let them have a few more drinks. I and Yuan Qing will not blame you today, just have fun."

The queen smiled slightly, no matter how well maintained she was on weekdays, there were a few crow's feet in the corners of her delicately drawn eyes.She respectfully said: "The concubine obeys the order."

A court lady had already stepped forward to help the queen go down.

"However," De Zong waved his hand slightly, "Yu Feiyan's hidden chess move into the world caught Dou thief off guard; Song Hou secretly attacked Chen Cang and won the bloody battle in Ruzhou, which is really brilliant. It's a pity that Song Hou is not your own son My son. Although I am not as good at the art of war as Aiqing," Dezong looked at King Wu'an's usual expression and continued, "But I have also heard that before the war, the most taboo is the discord between soldiers. Yu Feiyan was born in Dongying, so it was not for nothing. Even the master of Dongying, and Mo Yin's old subordinate, this time he is supporting Mo Yin in Ruzhou, and he is also a forward, how about adding the Yanzi army to the Yuande army?"

King Wu'an thought for a while, nodded and said: "Your Majesty's words are true, I let Yu Feiyan reorganize the Yuande army."

"In the past year, I heard that the crown prince has been hangovered in the son-in-law's mansion several times." Dezong looked at the "Taihe Le" dancing on the stage, and said calmly, "I ordered Mo Yin to go to Xindu to heal his wounds. This child, Ben Xu, was on good terms with Mo Yin since he was a child, so he left the palace without permission, and brought Mo Yin back with him personally. He didn't want to be ambushed halfway, so he had to go back to Ziqi Villa first. Ben Xu's delicate body was frightened a lot. Look at it Look, he hasn't said a word tonight."

"There is such a thing? The prince is respectful, benevolent and filial, and King Xuan has always been famous." King Wu An raised his eyes to look at the table. King Xuan, who has always been exquisite and faceted, really looked pale tonight, and drank with his head down, not as usual. The ministers were enthusiastic, and suddenly understood, they couldn't help sneering a few times: "It's these rebellious sons in the minister's family...it's time to establish rules."

"This is a family feast, Yuan Qing really doesn't need to care about it, but," Dezong only smiled, "I and Qing are not young anymore, it's time to think about what will happen next, I'm afraid we don't want to, these children... Get up now." Dezong laughed lightly.

King Wu'an pondered for a moment, "I listen respectfully to the emperor's instructions."

Dezong narrowed his eyes slightly when he laughed, making people unable to see the color of his eyes, but he just said kindly: "I shouldn't have taken care of Aiqing's housework, but Mo Yin is really talented, and I also looked at it." He grew up."

King Wu'an suddenly realized, "Your Majesty wants me to make Feibai the eldest son of the original family?" Then he said with hatred: "It's a pity... this son is a scourge of love and can't be used much."

Dezong laughed loudly, and the laughter spread to the next seat. Everyone didn't know why the emperor laughed, but they just laughed louder along with him.

"When a man is young, who doesn't do a few ridiculous things, let alone for a woman? Don't Yuan Qing think that Mo Yin is very similar to you when you were young? I'm afraid you were three points more crazy than him back then? I saw it This child reminds me of the stupidity you had when you saw Mei Qing back then."

King Wu'an couldn't help laughing at the end, he also laughed, cupped his hands repeatedly and said: "It's Chinese New Year, Your Majesty can spare the old minister, and come to expose the scandal of the old minister when he was young."

The monarch and his ministers laughed for a while.At this time, the son-in-law changed into a bright red auspicious suit, with black hair in a tall bun, and hurriedly came to return to his command.Dezong praised his filial piety, and rewarded him with a pair of jasper screens with cranes and deer in the same spring, and two pairs of enamel vases with blessings from Changchun.The son-in-law knelt down to thank Xuanyuan Shuyi in fear, and then retreated.

"I feel that a real man should do his part to his own woman and show his true qualities." De Zong smiled and looked sideways at King Wu'an, jokingly said, "What's more, you and I both know that Mrs. Huaxi is not ordinary. woman."

After the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, it happened that the queen returned to her seat, so Dezong took the queen to ask about the next princes and ministers, and King Wu'an raised his glass alone and concentrated on thinking.

At this time, the third watch drum was beating, and the queen was about to persuade Dezong to drive back to the palace, but there was heavy snow falling in the sky, so the palace staff quickly changed the stove and added charcoal fire.

Dezong put down the stove, stood up and looked up at the starry sky, feeling a little dazed, "Yuanqing, do you still remember the heavy snowfall on the Lantern Festival in the third year of Yongye?"

King Wu'an's face also turned cold, looking at the heavy snow outside the bead curtain.

Unconsciously, Dezong's old hand tightly grasped the dragon head of the throne, trembling slightly, and slowly the veins burst out one by one.

Dezong said in a hoarse voice: "The heavy snow in Zhaoming Palace that year was much bigger than this year's. I remember that the snow was almost knee-deep... I still remember the blood on the ground... Shuqi's blood flowed all over the ground, and I still remember it." I remember her eyes staring at me, and when she got out of Shenwumen, when she turned around, she was still staring at me, and my poor Ruier..."

The empress had already burst into tears, "The black-hearted thief Dou took Sister Kong and Princess Rui..."

As soon as the queen's voice sounded, the eunuchs and maids around her hurriedly waved their hands, and the feasts all around came to an abrupt end.Everyone knows that during the Gengxu Palace Incident, Dezong's beloved concubine Kong Zhaoyi and her daughter Xuanyuan Benrui were humiliated by Dou Yinghua and died after being humiliated by Dou Yinghua.

Dezong's pupils contracted, and his kind face suddenly twisted, "Maybe I can't wait for the day when I kill the thief myself, but I must let my sons kill the thief back to the capital, smash the sinus thief to ashes, and restore my Xuanyuan's death." honor."

King Wu'an and his officials all bowed respectfully and said loudly, "Your respect."

The spring of the fourth year of Yuanqing came late against the wind and snow.

I went back to the cherry blossom forest again, but this time there was silence in the cherry blossom forest, all the beautiful pink petals were condensed in the air.I walked across slowly, and once touched, the beautiful petals turned into pink ash, fell to the ground, and turned into dust.

In the distance, a boy with red hair and a girl with big braids sat motionless under the cherry tree with their backs to me, touching a book of poems full of needles with smiles.

"Look at you in the eyes of that poor thing." A voice sounded behind me, I turned around, only to see the blood-eyed Saruer sitting by the river with me looking at the reflection in the black river.He may have just gotten rid of the entanglement of the evil spirit, and he is panting slightly, trying to calm down his breathing.

Only then did I notice the reflection in the river, and the bright petals brushed across the girl's face from time to time.But no matter which angle you look at, she has no expression, no facial features, nothing but an empty face.

Sure enough, Feijue never knew what I looked like.

As soon as my hand touched Feijue, all the scenes turned into cherry blossom petals, flying all over the sky, that pink world gradually turned into blood-red dust, and finally, that world turned into darkness.

I was startled, opened my eyes vigorously, and vaguely saw Jinxiu lying beside me weeping heartbroken, her purple eyes turned red from crying, and said repeatedly: "You big fool, why did you come back, why did you go to die for him ?”

White Mask stood silently behind her.Behind him was a child who was grabbing his sleeve, also wearing a mask, looking at Jin Xiu like a ghost.Sima Yun said quietly there: "Don't be too sad, Lin Biyan hasn't spoken yet, maybe he can be saved."

But Jinxiu didn't pay attention to him, she just buried her head in tears, crying until her hair fell off, her makeup was ruined, her tears flowed randomly, and even her voice changed, as if she hadn't cried like this for a long time, as if the pillar of her life collapsed.

"You put her in that person's hands, you should have expected this ending. Maybe, you were just feeling uncomfortable, and she crawled back," Sima Yun suddenly changed his tone, "After all, this time, she died in his hands. In front of him, you will stay in his heart forever, you are completely hopeless."

Jinxiu finally had a reaction, she straightened up slowly, stopped crying, but turned her head and shouted at him: "Shut up, how can a bastard like you understand the feelings between our sisters?"

Jinxiu pushed Sima Yun vigorously, and the gold-studded emerald bud on her head was thrown towards the child. The child yelled in fright and blocked it with his hands, then ran away.But I was very confused, I don't know if this is the nightmare of Yongye's three years, or the nightmare that is happening now, because I have never liked the master of the dark palace, I hate his arrogance, insulting me and Jinxiu at will, and disregarding human life.But I can't wake up anyway.I'm sorry, Jinxiu, I'm really tired.

Maybe reality is a nightmare, and nightmares are reality. In this world after my reincarnation, there is no big boundary between reality and nightmares, so I chose to close my eyes, and finally chose to return to the blood river of Saruer , squatted down silently, and sat silently on the riverside with him.

"Huh? Are you not running away today?" He panted heavily, while driving away the evil spirit of Radoui.

I blurted out, "Where are you going?"

"Aren't you afraid of me?" He dispelled all the evil spirits and sat beside me curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

I didn't speak, I just looked at the bubbling blood river in confusion.The surrounding evil spirits seemed to follow me to calm down, just singing sad songs, floating aimlessly on the blood river.He looked at me for a while, and was silent with me.

After an unknown period of time, I saw a previous life in the blood river that I hadn’t seen for a long time—in a pale ward, a woman with an even paler complexion was lying on the hospital bed, with tubes all over her body, and a bald man sitting on a chair beside the bed Hundreds of people chatted on the phone in boredom, "Stop making trouble, my father-in-law is coming today and I can't come. Anyway, she ran out because of you and got into trouble, and now she's a vegetable. You know I'm the worst I hate the hospital, her parents don't agree to extubation, what can I do? Don't get angry, baby, wait until I see you tomorrow. "

He had just hung up the phone when an elderly couple staggered in, supporting each other, and he immediately stepped forward with a look of grief, "Dad, you and Mom are not in good health. This is the best ward. Why do you love her?" I can’t hear you, why bother to come again.”

(End of this chapter)