Harue Kagetsu - Chapter 115

Just as my mother expected. Without warning, this night, at about the ugly hour of the morning, the tranquility of the night was broken.

At that time, Luoshen Companion was by Xiao Yongjia’s side, and Gao Qi suddenly ran over and said that the outside of the mansion was surrounded by Yulin. When questioned, he said that a spy from the north was discovered in the city tonight, and King Xin’an was arresting the whole city, so as not to disturb the Gao family. The people, specially sent those people to protect. He has followed the eldest princess’s previous instructions, closing the front and rear doors to death, and all the servants armed with weapons, guarding the door, waiting in an array.

The servants and maids in the mansion soon learned the news and guessed that something must have gone wrong in the city.

Although it has not been peaceful outside these years, there have been incidents every three or five times. Today, the southeast is suffering from thieves, and tomorrow the vassal king is in chaos, but Jiankang City has always been safe and sound, and there has never been such an accident. Everyone was a little worried at first, but when they saw the mistress sitting in the front hall, her expression was calm, and there was no panic at all, and gradually they settled down. Aju and the steward gathered everyone in the backyard, and locked the hanging flower door that connected the front and back. Luoshen stayed by his mother’s side and began to wait.

The outside is surrounded, the news can’t get in, and I don’t know what’s going on in the city at the moment.

Luoshen didn’t expect that it was originally just to investigate Shaw’s move, but unintentionally, it would lead to such a mess.

She was by Xiao Yongjia’s side, and in front of the servants and maids, she seemed calm and composed, no different from her own mother, but she was a little worried in her heart.

King Xin’an dared to send someone to surround him. Obviously, his purpose of pushing Shao Yuniang to his father’s side was by no means ordinary. Tonight, he must have known that the matter was exposed and his father would not allow him.

She worries about her father who is away. I am even more worried that the family will be surrounded so soon, and the news will not be able to get in or out.

As if to confirm her concerns. It didn’t take a while, when there was a commotion outside, and the servant girl behind the hanging flower door came to report the news in a panic, saying that the rebels had started attacking the door and set fire to it. People standing in the courtyard could see the front. In the direction of the back door, a flash of fire jumped.

The atmosphere in the backyard suddenly became tense again, and the maids and maids showed panic again and looked at Xiao Yongjia one after another.

Xiao Yongjia looked solemn, but sat steadily, motionless, and only asked people to inquire.

The rebels did not come in.

After about a stick of incense, the noise outside gradually subsided, and the servant girl ran in again, this time with a smile on her face, saying that when the rebels tried to invade, Li Duwei and a group of troops arrived, and the town was settled. Of the rebels, only a few servants were slightly injured, and the rest were safe.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, with happy expressions on their faces.

It was still a while before dawn, and after the fires at the front and rear doors were put out, Xiao Yongjia asked Gao Qi to settle the injured people, and ordered the servants and maids in front of him to leave.

Li Xie soon came to see Xiao Yongjia and reported the news.

Only then did Luoshen know that King Xin’an not only tried to control the city gate overnight, but also blocked the gate of the palace. My father also rushed to the palace with people, not knowing what happened.

After Li Xie reported the situation, he left in a hurry.

The mother had been boiled for most of the night, and the danger outside the house was lifted. Luoshen sent her back to the room, and served her with Aju to lie down.

Xiao Yongjia patted the position beside him, motioned Luoshen to lie down too, and hugged his daughter into his arms.

Luo Shen smelled the sweet, faint fragrance from her mother’s body that she had liked since childhood, and whispered, “Auntie, don’t panic when the rebels attack the door.”

Xiao Yongjia said: “A-niang is also panicking. But A-niang knows that you, Aye, will remember us.”

Luo Shen nodded.

“Don’t worry. Even though the incident happened suddenly tonight, Aye will be able to handle it. If you really can’t sleep, stay with Aniang, and we will wait for news from Aye together.”

Luoshen pressed against his mother’s chest, put his hand over gently, carefully protected her stomach, and slowly closed his eyes.

That night, many residents in Jiankang City didn’t know what happened, but like Gao’s family, they stayed up all night, surrounded by the sounds of killing and the noise of soldiers mobilizing and running. Inside, shut the door tightly, and wait for the morning in fear.

It was dawn, and the last news finally came back.

Xiao Daocheng led people into the palace, in an attempt to hold the emperor hostage, and transferred Yulin and the soldiers of Suwei Battalion for his own use, in order to kill Gao Qiao. Unexpectedly, because of the hurried action, I didn’t know beforehand that the emperor was staying in Hualin Garden tonight. Empress Xu and Wei Snake dealt with them, pretending to agree to get the talisman, and taking advantage of her surprise, stabbed Xiao Daocheng with a sharp blade, and unfortunately she was also injured by him. Just at the critical moment, fortunately, a loyal palace servant realized something was wrong when Xiao Daocheng forcibly broke into the palace late at night, and went out in secret to call for someone.

Gao Qiao rushed to the palace. Those Yulin who were under Xiao Daocheng’s orders and who were holding the gate of the palace saw that others had not come out. Let go.

When Gao Qiao ran into the inner hall, he saw a pool of blood all over the floor, and dozens of corpses were lying on the ground. Xiao Daocheng had just been out of breath, and his body was wounded dozens of times after being slashed by a sword. The wound was still bleeding, which was described as terrifying.

The Empress Gao Yongrong was also injured, and the injuries were not minor. Xiao Daocheng pierced the shoulder above the left chest with his sword.

Half of her body and arms were stained with blood, but that hand was still clinging to the talisman that could mobilize Yulin and Su Weiying officers and soldiers, refusing to let go.

Gao Qiao immediately called for an imperial physician to treat the queen’s injuries. Knowing that the emperor was staying in Hualin Garden, he sent someone to protect him. He immediately left the palace and controlled the people in the palace. The rebels did not completely quell the turmoil until dawn, and summoned hundreds of officials to explain the reason.

Baiguan was at home last night, and no one knew what was going on outside. It’s just that most of the people are still in the fog, only knowing that Xiao Daocheng’s sudden disturbance caused them, and they don’t know why he is fine and why. When I learned the reason, it turned out that it was a conspiracy and was discovered by Gao Qiao. The dog jumped over the wall and forced the palace late at night, intending to kidnap the emperor and kill Gao Qiao. In addition to being shocked, he was filled with righteous indignation and denounced Xiao Daocheng, who seemed to be loyal and good-natured. , almost causing a catastrophe. They also reported crimes that he usually concealed and unknown crimes, and everyone drew a line with him.

After King Dongyang ascended the throne, because of Gao Qiao’s credit, Xiao Daocheng participated in almost every decision-making and implementation of government affairs, and because of his status as a royal family surnamed Xiao, in front of the emperor, he came and went frequently, and he became like a man between the emperor and his courtiers. a bridge. His status and prestige in the court were increasing day by day, and he had already surpassed Xu Lu faintly before, becoming the second person in the court after Gao Qiao.

But overnight, things took such a turn that no one could have imagined before. Although others died, it is self-evident that the aftermath of the turmoil had a great impact on the inside and outside of the court.

In the next few days, the whole city was under curfew, and Gao Qiao went out early and returned late every day to deal with the follow-up.

Luoshen knew that Gao Yongrong was seriously injured, so he handed over the fold the next day, listed his mother and his name on the fold, and asked to visit the palace. After waiting for a few days, she was finally granted permission. Gao Yongrong sent someone to reply and asked her to enter the palace, asking Xiao Yongjia to take care of her body at home and not have to go out to visit herself.

Luoshen immediately went to the palace. When he was introduced, the palace staff said that Her Royal Highness was not seriously injured that night, and that he was so frightened that his spirit was also very bad. The imperial doctor told him to rest. In the past few days, there have been countless wives who want to enter the palace to visit, but the Queen has never seen anyone, and Luoshen is the first one today.

“That night, the traitor threatened Her Highness the Queen. Her Highness sealed the letter to protect Her Majesty, and prevented the traitor from succeeding, and resisted at the cost of their lives. No one can match this kind of audacity.”

The palace servant described to Luoshen how Xiao Daocheng led people into the deep palace forcibly that night, how he coerced the queen to ask for a letter, how the queen was not afraid, stabbed Xiao Daocheng, and after being counter-injured, she still protected the letter, vividly and vividly, as if at that time It was as if I had witnessed it myself.

Luoshen followed the palace servants hurriedly in, and saw Gao Yongrong lying on the bed.

It has been a few days since the incident, and there is still no blood on her face, her chest and shoulders are wrapped in wound cloth, and she still looks haggard. But when he saw Luoshen, he seemed very happy, he sat up, probably accidentally pulled the wound, and made a soft “hiss”, his face showing pain.

Luoshen hurried forward, supported her, and told her to lie down.

Gao Yongrong shook his head and smiled and said, “I just hurt one shoulder, and I can’t move one arm, but it’s not a human disability. I’m tired of lying down all the time. I wanted to talk to you a long time ago, but the imperial doctor said that I don’t. Good to see people, I can only endure it until today. You came just in time, sit down!”

Luo Shen sat beside her, took the medicine bowl from the hand of the palace servant who brought the medicine in, scooped it with a spoon, blew lightly to cool it, and said, “My aunt knows that sis is seriously injured, so tell me to talk. Please don’t be distracted by the chores of the harem, sister.

Gao Yongrong hurriedly asked Luoshen to go back for him to convey his thanks to his aunt.

“Sister, that night was really dangerous. You are precious and precious. What if you had a mishap? Why would you fight for your life with that traitor? Fortunately, there was no major incident. That’s enough. worried.”

Gao Yongrong smiled and sighed.

“Why don’t you say it? I think about it now, and I’m afraid. But I didn’t know why at the time. I thought that if he succeeded and took the letter of His Majesty and transferred troops and horses, it would be unfavorable for my uncle, then what should I do, in a hurry, only If I wanted to hold him back, I didn’t think too much about it.”

The palace people all laughed. A more senior interjected: “Even the ministers are all impressed by the Queen’s actions. In the past few days, listening to His Majesty’s words, among the documents I received, in addition to the traitor, there are many more to Her Royal Highness. Praise.”

Gao Yongrong shook his head: “I have already told Your Majesty, I don’t want any of those compliments! I want them all sent back. I only blame myself, I didn’t notice Xiao Daocheng’s face before, let alone remind Your Majesty, so that It has been deceived so far, and it has almost caused a catastrophe.”

Her expression turned solemn.

“Those who are on the list now praise me more powerfully, and when they praised Xiao Daocheng before, the more they spared no effort. These people are not to say that they are all useless, but they are only limited to doing small things. When it comes to family and country affairs, the court relies on it. , is still a pillar minister like my uncle and brother-in-law. My brother-in-law is still fighting in Longxi, and the imperial court relies on my uncle. As long as my uncle is safe and sound, it doesn’t matter if I get hurt.”

Luoshen looked at the queen in front of him, his cousin from a young age to a big one, and some of the alienation and doubts that had arisen in his heart gradually became swaying again.

“Ami, what are you thinking?” Gao Yongrong asked suddenly.

Luo Shen returned to his senses, smiled and shook his head: “It’s nothing.”

However, Gao Yongrong seemed to have suddenly remembered something. He backed away and said in a low voice, “Ami, I have read the testimony of the woman named Shao from the Tianshijiao. Xiao Daocheng colluded with the Tianshijiao and got to know this woman. So coincidentally, I learned that she and her uncle and aunt knew each other many years ago, and there was an old affair. Do you know this?”

Luoshen responded vaguely.

“Xiao Daocheng wanted to put this woman next to his uncle this time, using her previous relationship with his uncle as his own eyes and ears, but he didn’t expect to be noticed by his uncle, and his face was exposed, so he jumped over the wall and tried to make trouble. He died and deserved it. This Shao Yuniang’s crime can be either dead or alive. But what I mean is that she will be severely punished and put her to death, so as not to worry my aunt. I just thought that she was my uncle’s acquaintance in the past, and I still have kindness to my uncle. I felt that it was inconvenient to intervene, so I left it to my uncle to deal with it. In case my uncle could not bear it and spared her life, my aunt would ask Amei to explain a few words for me.”

Seeing the look of embarrassment on her face, Luoshen said, “Don’t worry, sister. I, Aye, will deal with it fairly, and whether it is death or life, my mother is not an unreasonable person.”

Gao Yongrong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “In this way, I’m relieved. You can spend more time with your sister, don’t rush back.”

Luoshen was kept by Gao Yongrong for most of the day, and after dinner, when it was dark, he went out of the palace to go home, met Xiao Yongjia, and told the story of his entry into the palace during the day. When it came to Shaw Brothers, he hesitated for a while, and finally said a simple sentence: “Auntie, I think that no matter what Aye does, he will be fair.”

Xiao Yongjia shook his daughter’s hand and said with a smile, “Aniang knows. Speaking of which, it’s all your credit for revealing this matter this time. Now that everything is fine, Aniang is fine here, you don’t have to worry about it. , go to Jingkou early to serve Ajia!”

Luo Shen responded well, and accompanied his mother to gossip again. At the middle of Xu, the servants came in and said that Gao Xianggong was back, earlier than the previous days. He hurriedly went to greet his father. After a few words, he walked out of his parents’ room. Came out of the middle of the house and went back to the house to pack up the luggage before leaving.

Over there, Xiao Yongjia asked Gao Qiao if he had eaten. Hearing that he had eaten at the ya office, he wanted to help him change clothes. Gao Qiao hurriedly helped her sit back and told her not to move. After he finished cleaning up, he didn’t go to the study, so he told his wife to lie down and picked up her legs.

As the months got older, Xiao Yongjia’s feet and calves gradually became swollen, and it was not easy to walk.

Gao Qiao kneaded her legs and feet for her, with gentle movements and excellent strength, but he didn’t speak much.

Xiao Yongjia said: “If you have something to do, say so.”

Gao Qiao glanced at her and hesitated.

“But Shaw’s business?”

Gao Qiao finally nodded.

“A-Ling, it’s like this, although Shaw’s guilt is not light, but in the case of Xiao Daocheng’s treason, she was a subordinate crime, and she first confessed Xiao Daocheng’s treason, and later revealed several secrets of the celestial master. Hidden weapons in the armory can also be considered a crime of retribution, after I discussed with the Ministry of Punishment, I decided to avoid the death penalty and sentence her sister and brother to exile.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Yongjia with some caution in his expression.

Xiao Yongjia snorted: “This kind of thing is up to you. If she is not guilty of death, do I still insist on her death like before?”

Gao Qiao hesitated: “The other thing is exile time. Her injury is not healed, and she probably won’t be able to leave in the near future…”

Xiao Yongjia smiled: “Then let’s wait for the injury to recover before leaving.”

Gao Qiao stared at her, his hands slowly stopped.

“Why are you looking at me like this?” Xiao Yongjia glanced at him.

“A Ling… You didn’t misunderstand me, I am very grateful…”

He came over, hugged his wife tightly, lowered his head and kissed the top of her hair.

Xiao Yongjia struggled a little in her husband’s arms, but finally calmed down and slowly closed her eyes.

She knew that her husband had no love for Shaw Brothers.

But maybe it’s an illusion.

In his heart, Shaw should always be the gentle and affectionate little woman who saved him in danger.

As for himself, the most impressive thing in his subconscious mind will probably always be the way he forced him to drive people out back then, while holding a sword and threatening to kill people.

…

A few days later, a heavy rain washed away the bloodstains on the stone lions in front of the sealed Xin’an Palace. Jiankang City seemed to have forgotten the dangers and turmoil that night, and the streets were full of traffic. People come and go, and once again the peace and prosperity of the past have been restored.

No one could have imagined that after the deception of King Xin’an, the most hidden conspiracy since Dayu Nandu had just ended, the peace and prosperity that Jiankang Imperial City had maintained over the past few decades would soon be destroyed by a conspiracy. Unprecedented soldiers were shattered.

Luo Shen naturally didn’t notice it either.

She bid farewell to her parents, took a boat, and after walking on the river for a few days, came to Jingkou and returned to Li’s house.

Ah Jia and Ah Ting were very happy to see her again. People in Jingkou Town, within two days, knew that Li Mu’s wife, the girl from the Gao family, had returned to serve her mother-in-law again. . In those few days, there were endless guests, Luoshen was busy, and in a trance, it seemed that he had returned to the days when he first married and came to Jingkou. Now that I think about it, I feel a little nostalgic.

At that time, at least Li Mu had nothing to do and was always with her. Although the relationship between the two of them was very awkward at that time, even on the wedding night, the scene where he pulled out a dagger to deal with him, thinking about it at this moment, also felt so funny.

When she got here, perhaps because of her memories everywhere, she missed him more and more, and even in her dreams, there were all his shadows.

But the distance between Jingkou and Chang’an is so far, Pisces are hard to come by, and Blue Bird won’t come. She doesn’t know how he’s doing now, and she doesn’t even know if he has read the letter he sent back to him before.

The days are like this, in the dark thoughts, accompanied by the lights of the long night, silently flowing by.

Two months later, in October of this year, the red leaves in the south of the Yangtze River are flying, and the orange crabs are fat. Across thousands of mountains and rivers, Li Mu, who is far away in Longxi, in this late night when the autumn wind is rustling, the reeds are withered and yellow, and the wild geese are eager to return, In his general’s tent in the military camp, facing a firefly candle, he finally understood the letter that his little wife had sent him earlier.

When he first received the reply, he looked at the dried mallow and the cluster of fragrant peppers in the book, inexplicably, thinking that there would be her words in the book. I searched over and couldn’t find half of it, and I was puzzled.

I wanted to use it to ask Jiang Tao for advice. After thinking about it, this is a private letter sent to him by Xiaojiao’s wife, how can he show it to others?

Thinking about it again, his Ami has a clever mind, since he replied such a letter to himself, it must be more than just a flower, a bunch of fragrant peppers is so simple, it must not be interesting.

Since it was all in the book, what she wanted to say to him might be in the book.

Then he flipped through the book again and found that it was the Book of Songs.

From his childhood, the fort has been a battlefield. After reading and recognizing characters, most of the books that I learned were military, law, and history. As for the Book of Songs, which was admired by many men and women, I never paid attention to it.

It was also from that day that he received her reply. Whenever there was time between wars, he would take out the Book of Poetry and read it one by one. In the blink of an eye, three or two months have passed, and the battle in Longxi is drawing to a close. Although he still didn’t understand what she meant, he also spent a lot of sleepless nights for him because he missed her.

Even more so tonight.

This day, his army had just captured Qincheng.

From now on, the land of Longxi will belong to Hu and return to Han, and it will change hands completely.

The army rewarded him and the soldiers celebrated, but he was not very excited. Only in such a quiet night from a night full of iron blood and spirits, after knowing the taste, the yearning for her became stronger and stronger.

As usual, he took out the Book of Poetry, which he had turned a little edgy, and continued to turn it from the place he turned over the previous time. He turned two pages and turned to the book “Chen Feng·Dongmenzhi”.枌”, his eyes suddenly stopped.

“The tree of the east gate, the life of Wanqiu.

Zizhong’s son, whirling under him.

…

As soon as the grain passes away, the more you grow up.

As you are like a scorpion, I will hold the pepper.

…”

The elm trees in the east gate shade the sun, and the oak forest in Wanqiu is luxuriant. She dances under the green trees.

On the blind date, the handsome Xiao Langjun blocked her way from the crowd.

In his eyes, her pink smile was as beautiful as a mallow flower.

How can she express her love for Lang Jun?

Why don’t you give him a handful of fuchsia peppers?

…

Li Mu drank some wine tonight, and was already slightly drunk.

At this moment, it was quiet in the middle of the night outside the gate, and he couldn’t sleep alone. When he finally understood the love letter she gave him, he only felt that he was getting more and more drunk.

He sniffed deeply the long-dry flowers that might still have the scent of her finger, thinking about her, thinking about every night spent with her, thinking like crazy, he couldn’t hold back any longer. With her longing and longing, she could only go out and take a dip in the river near the barracks, which had been soaked in the cold by the autumn cold outside the gate, and then finally suppressed the heat in her belly and her legs were separated from each other. In the water, close your eyes, and let out a long breath of heat in your chest.