from Beijing (1)
Zhu Yu sat at the desk, focusing on the exquisitely bound book "Wave Five Strings of Hand".
It can be seen that the owner of this book was very attentive at the time, so over the past 20 years, a thin book was still preserved as complete as new.
He looked around and saw all kinds of weapons and swords in the study silently explaining how the owner of this house was so addicted to martial arts. However, this martial arts fanatic was defeated by the world's number one Lan Xisi. From then on, he went from admiration to respect and love for Lan Xisi, and finally died of missing him at the age of 25.
He suddenly felt a little close to this elder brother he had never met.
He looked at the sword book on the table again, and a smile appeared on his face.
The door of the study room was pushed open, and the gloomy weather outside seemed to be about to rain.
Prime Minister Zhu looked at his son's smile, as if he didn't realize someone came in. He had never seen his son look like this before, and couldn't help but cough heavily: "What are you doing in your elder brother's study?"
The smile on his face disappeared instantly, and Zhu Yu said lazily: "Look at it casually."
Prime Minister Zhu sat down opposite his son: "I received the news that the foolish lord not only gave Jun Yu a generous reward, but also went to Jun Yu's mansion in vain yesterday. It seems that he still has deep suspicion for Jun Yu."
"So what? Why can he help Junyu?"
"That day, why did you deliberately make the impeachment of the tyrants to make the tyrant unhappy? Do you know that if Jun Yu's identity as a woman is exposed, not only will she not be able to hold military power from now on, but with her appearance, how could the tyrants allow her to leave the capital again? The tyrants have always been suspicious, and Meng Yuanjing will be suspicious of the crime of deceiving the tyrants. It was originally a matter of killing two birds with one stone, but you would destroy it..."
Prime Minister Zhu sneered: "From Lanxisi to Junyu, what I hate is their so-called 'righteous' and damn intelligence. Women all yearn for glory and wealth, but they just don't look at it much. Women have no talent and virtue, but they are not satisfied with the room and insist on coming out to make the world turn upside down."
"But what I like is her dignity and intelligence."
"Jun Yu is so kind of a woman who thinks that she can avenge her vengeance with her own skills and wisdom. If she enters the harem, she will inevitably have an intrigue with the group of vulgar fans and fight for favors. This will make her feel even more uncomfortable than letting her die...
Zhu Yu laughed: "You underestimate Jun Yu too much. Even if you really get to this point, she still has the ability to leave alone. So, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."
Prime Minister Zhu stared at his son: "Will she appreciate your affection if you do so many things?"
Zhu Yu was silent.
"Even if Takusang is 'Bokedo', don't forget that Meng Yuanjing, who is childhood sweetheart with her. And you have already married. With Junyu's personality, how could you look at you more? Why do you still have delusions?"
Zhu Yu was still silent, thinking of the broken jade pendant, every scar was scratched in his heart, becoming the deepest despair.
He looked at the gloomy weather outside and said in a deep voice: "I can help you no matter what you want to do, but you can't deal with Jun Yu."
Prime Minister Zhu laughed loudly: "Son, if you really have the ability to let Junyu marry you, I will feel extremely glorious and will not be worried about both sons being so useless. But, son, do you have this ability?"
Zhu Yu had never heard his father's contempt and disdainful tone. He felt blood rushing to his head and shouted: "You just wait."
Morning court, in the Golden Palace.
Jun Yu stood at the forefront of the generals. She only attended the morning court several times, but she was still scared of this last morning court. Meng Yuanjing of another row turned his eyes to her, and Jun Yu also turned his eyes toward her. Upward, the emperor had already issued an order to grant Jun Yu a year holiday, and also rewarded many gold, silver, jewelry and several beauties.
The ministers looked at each other, and no one thought that Jun Yu had the result of "staying in Beijing and waiting for arrangements". It was a year off, and they all secretly speculated whether the emperor had the idea of "releasing military power with a glass of wine."
Even Prime Minister Zhu was very surprised and suddenly came into contact with his son's ecstatic gaze, as if saying: "She has now gone back to the field and has no threat to you anymore. You don't have to target her anymore."
The sky outside the palace gate is bright and cool.
Through the prosperous capital, walking through the streets and alleys, the strange mansion of the general is already in sight.
Since you are a passerby, then the guests will soon say goodbye.
Jun Yu looked at the trees, flowers and plants on both sides of the road, and felt relaxed and happy like she had never felt before.
Meng Yuanjing had never seen her smile so much. She was stunned for a while before taking a deep breath: "Jun Yu, what are your plans in the future?"
Jun Yu smiled unchanged: "Of course I will leave the capital as soon as possible, the faster the better, and I don't like this place at all."
Meng Yuanjing nodded, and the secret letter from Shi Lanni also mentioned that the emperor suspected Jun Yu's identity. Now the plan is indeed to leave the earlier, the better.
"Then when are you going to set off?"
"It's time to deal with it for three or five days. If I leave tomorrow, wouldn't it make the emperor and civil and military officials suspicious?"
"My mother once heard the fourth son's grandmother praise you and wanted to see you."
"Okay, I should have visited my aunt long ago, I'm ashamed. I'll go tomorrow, how about it?"
“Welcome.”
Meng Yuanjing tossed and turned all night, and it was almost dawn before he finally fell asleep in a daze, but he dreamed that Jun Yu had left without saying goodbye and quietly left the capital. He couldn't help but feel scared and sweated all over and immediately turned over and got out of bed.
Meng Yuanjing came to the gate and found that the gate was closed. It was just dawn.
The servants of the Shangshu Mansion have already gotten up one after another and are busy cleaning the courtyard, rectifying the fruit and vegetable banquet, and are preparing to welcome the Shangshu's friends.
After a while, Meng's mother had already gotten up, but she couldn't find her son. Meng's mother came to the courtyard with two maids. Suddenly, she saw her son standing at the door and looking around over and over again. She couldn't help but say in surprise: "Yuan Jing, what are you looking at?"
"Oh, I think Jun Yu is here."
"How could he come so early?"
"Mom, Jun Yu is not familiar with the capital, and maybe he can't find a way. I'll go to the coach's mansion to pick him up."
Meng's mother looked at her son strangely: "The Shangshu Mansion is not a shabby alley, how could he not find it?"
Meng Yuanjing nodded, as if he was a little awake.
Seeing her son's insane look, Meng's mother couldn't help but smile and said, "Yuan Jing, you don't look like you are waiting for your friend, but you are waiting for the woman you like."
Meng Yuanjing was suddenly frightened and said with a forced smile: "How could it be? I'm just worried that Jun Yu can't find a way."
When the sun rose to the first treetop in the garden, the servants at the door were about to inform the visitor, but they saw that their Lord Shangshu had already come out in a hurry and said happily: "Jun Yu, you are here."
Jun Yu nodded, and behind him, a guard presented a box of gifts, which was the pearl given by the emperor: "I didn't respect you when I first met my aunt."
Meng Yuanjing didn't have the heart to see the gifts, so he immediately welcomed Jun Yu into the hall.
Jun Yu bowed deeply and said with a smile: "Jun Yu greets Aunt."
Meng's mother couldn't help but stand up from her seat, opened her eyes wide, and after a while she smiled, "There is such a young man in the world. Wang Jun's grandmother is not exaggerating. I'm just seeing a god today."
Jun Yu bowed deeply again: "Auntie is too rewarded. I am ashamed of being accused."
Meng Yuanjing said happily: "Jun Yu, don't stand and sit."
Jun Yu sat down, Meng's mother saw that her eyes were so familiar with each other, and she sighed in her heart, and did not mention the past, but said: "From childhood to adulthood, Yuan Jing has always mentioned you, and I have already regarded you as a son in my heart. From now on, you have to come to play more."
Meng Yuanjing remembered that Jun Yu would leave the capital soon, and it would be very difficult to meet again in the future, let alone "come to play often".
Jun Yu smiled and nodded: "Thank you aunt, I will definitely come here often if I have the chance."
After lunch, the three of them came to the large garden of Shangshu Mansion.
Meng's mother looked at her son, then at Jun Yu, and smiled and said, "I heard that Jun Yu has two wives, and Yuan Jing is still single. Jun Yu is such a character, so her vision must be first-class. I have a lot of picture scrolls here. Jun Yu, please help Yuan Jing pick it."
Meng Yuanjing said anxiously: "Mom, what are you talking about?"
Jun Yu smiled and said, "Yuan Jing, men should get married when they are old, women should get married when they are old. What's so shameful about this?"
Meng's mother said happily: "Jun Yu is still knowledgeable. Yuan Jing, take Jun Yu to the study to see the scrolls. Anyway, you can't make up your mind, so let him pick it for you."
Jun Yu had already stood up, and Meng Yuanjing had no choice but to stand up and walk in front.
In the study room, the large desk was filled with scrolls.
Jun Yu spread out one by one, and the women in the paintings were all kinds of shapes, either lightly or thick ink or finely drawn. After a while, she only looked at her eyes a little dazzled.
Looking at the pictures next to them, it turned out to be the candidates Meng Mu had chosen long ago. Jun Yu looked carefully at a picture with a red mark. The woman in the painting looked like smoke, with a nice expression, wearing a green phoenix-tail skirt, fluttering like a fairy, and was extremely weak. She took the picture and smiled: "Yuan Jing, how good do you think this?"
Meng Yuanjing felt like a layer of ice was formed in his heart, and he said indifferently: "Is that so, do you think it's good?"
Jun Yu's smile froze a little, and he took another painting: "Oh... Then, look at this again, this..."
Meng Yuanjing's voice became colder: "In your opinion, every one is good."
Jun Yu's smile froze completely, and his hands stopped in the air awkwardly.
Over the past few days, Jun Yu has been worried about what he has returned to Beijing to deal with, and even when he laughs, he has a deliberate feeling of pain. Meng Yuanjing finally saw her smiling like this, and now, his smile is so frozen. He sighed, suddenly felt unbearable, and forced a smile and said, "Jun Yu, I remember you and you are leaving, and I feel very confused."
Jun Yu was silent for a moment: "You will always be my best friend. In the future, you will see you again no matter how far you go."
"But, I don't want to see you after thousands of miles away."
"You are different from me. You have a mother to support, an aunt, and a cousin to take care of you. Everyone has their own difficulties. You are involuntarily uncontrollably, not as careless as me."
"Are you really careless?"
Jun Yu thought of Tuosang, and suddenly felt a tingling pain in his heart. Even if he was concerned, what could he do?
Meng Yuanjing stared at her for a while: "No matter where you are, let me know."
Jun Yu nodded: "No matter where I go, I will let you know."
"I'll go find you wherever you are."
Jun Yu was stunned for a moment.
Meng Yuanjing said in a deep voice: "Jun Yu, no matter where you are, I will go to find you."
Jun Yu also looked at him and said firmly: "Yuan Jing. You don't have to look for me."
"Why?"
Jun Yu was silent.
"Because Takusan?"
Jun Yu was still silent.
Meng Yuanjing's voice was extremely bitter: "Tuosan is 'Bokedo', and you will never be together."
Jun Yu raised his head and looked at him: "Yuan Jing, I resigned from office and left Beijing because of someone or was worried about my identity being exposed. The war has been temporarily over, and I am tired of this cruel and scheming between people. I cannot do anything about power and conspiracy in the court. Whether or not the person Tuosang appears or not, I will make the same decision. I am used to living a life of broadening the sky alone."
"Two people can also have a wide range of seas."
"Two people?!" Jun Yu smiled slightly: "The two people are no longer vast, but are ruined and a tragedy."
Such a calm smile turned out to be so heartbreaking in my eyes. Meng Yuanjing said hoarsely: "If that person was me, I would rather be ruined."
Jun Yu still smiled and shook his head: "Yuan Jing, goodbye. You will always be my best friend. You must be happy in the days ahead."
Jun Yu's foot had already stepped out of the door of the study room, and Meng Yuanjing rushed up suddenly and grabbed her arm from behind: "Jun Yu, will I never see you again in the future?"
Jun Yu stopped and tears fell in his eyes.
After a while, she gently pushed away Meng Yuanjing's hand: "Yuanjing, goodbye. I won't say goodbye to my aunt, I'll say to her on my behalf."
Chapter completed!