The sandalwood hangs high, the smoke is lingering, and the portraits are hung behind the rows of spiritual tablets, making them look very strange.
Yan Zhen knelt in front of the memorial tablet, and as far as he could see from the corner of his eye, he saw a pair of satin-embroidered cloud shoes with beading and embroidery walking around, making a "ta"-"ta" sound. Its owner took a cup of ginseng tea from the maid's hand,
She slowly took a sip, but it was just for gargling. After finishing, she wiped the corners of her mouth with her handkerchief and waved her hand for the maid to go down. She walked to Yan Zhen in a few steps, squatted down slowly, stretched out her index finger, and raised him
Yan Zhen's chin was opposite hers, and their faces were almost the same.
She is his mother, Princess Zheng, and the most outstanding woman in Rongguo's history - Changsun Pingle.
She looked at her son with eyes as sharp as an eagle. If it had been anyone else, she would have been bold enough, but it was Yan Zhen who was even more powerful than Changsun Pingle.
"Mom, are you going to wipe the shit out of my eyes?" Yan Zhen said with a smile.
Changsun Pingle threw away his hand angrily, but held back tears in his eyes, "You have been away for so many years, and now you finally come back, but why do you go to the academy to be a gentleman for the sake of Buddha? Where did you put your mother?!"
Yan Zhen put away his smile and became serious, "Of course I put it in the most important place, but mother, have you forgotten who forced my sister to leave and who forced the Buddha to leave? If it weren't for you, how could the second lady misunderstand my sister?
, how could Ge Yishan transfer his hatred to Fotan. And you, how have you ever stood up in the past ten years? I don’t have the face to come back! I..." Before the last word was spoken, a sudden slap came on the face,
Half of his face was almost unconscious. Yan Zhen felt bitter in his heart, but he raised his chin higher, "Mom, after ten years, why are you still unwilling to accept your sister? You would rather join in the same trap with people like the Second Madam?"
"So I asked you to come back and stand where you should stand. You must not let Ge Yiyan inherit the title. Otherwise, after your father dies, there will be no place for us, mother and son. If you dare to leave me,
Just never come back, just pretend that I never gave birth to you, and you don’t have to worry about my life or death!"
"Mother! How long will you continue to be obsessed with this?"
"It's you who are stubborn, my child! You are my son. She, Ge Muyan, has no name or status, and now she has been missing for so many years. Why don't you let go? Come back, child, mother needs you. In this huge song
My mother is having a hard time at home, Yin'er!"
He looked at her coldly, "Mom, Yin'er has died a long time ago, nine years ago. Now I am Master Su Ming's only disciple, Yan Zhen!"
The eldest Sun Pingle frowned in disgust, "You...you..." She took a deep breath, "I gave birth to you and raised you, and gave you everything, but you want to abandon me and throw away my name too! The traitor,
Where is your conscience!"
He sneered and said: "Conscience? Back then, you used the power of the eldest grandson's family to make things difficult for everyone in the house. Although my mother was afraid of Mo Fei, she did a lot of harm to the second lady in secret. How did the second lady harm you back then?"
Speaking of conscience, mother, what about you?"
Changsun Pingle's face instantly turned pale and colorless, and he stood up staggeringly, "How do you know?"
"I am your son!" The corner of his mouth raised a slight arc, looking so pitiful in the bright sunshine, "Since you can do those things to your sister, why can't you do the same to the second lady? You are not afraid that one day the second lady and her son will find out
, I’ll let you forget all the old and new grudges together?”
"Presumptuous!" Changsun Pingle's eyes turned red with anger, and he punched the sacrificial table. "If she hadn't provoked him in front of the prince again and again, I wouldn't even want to look at her! Silly son, you still can't understand the current situation.
Is it? The Changsun family is about to withdraw from Rongguo, and Mo Fei's power is growing day by day. In less than two years, the Changsun family will no longer have a status in Rongguo, and there will be no place for me, Changsun Pingle, in the Song family! Do you think that the Song family is just like that?
Can you escape? Don't be naive. Murphy married his sister into the singer's family just to install an informant around the prince. He will not destroy the singer's family, but he will definitely eliminate you and me for his nephew! I
Now only by killing Mo Xin at all costs and allowing you to inherit the title, will you and I, mother and son, have a glimmer of hope!"
Yan Zhen looked at her stubbornly and said word by word: "But I still don't forgive you for harming your sister. I will never inherit the title in this life. This title and this family make me feel sick! But don't worry, mother,
If one day what my mother said really happens, I will do whatever it takes. It's getting late, I should go to the palace."
The ancestral hall fell into deathly silence, leaving only the eldest son, Pingle, sobbing softly.
Ge Zheng had been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time. When Yan Zhen found out, it was too late. He cursed secretly, walked over, bowed politely, and left in a hurry.
Ge Zheng stopped him and said, "Since you are back, why don't you go back to the palace to pay your respects to your mother? Why don't you go to the palace and resign without discussing with us? That's all, why are you going to serve in Zuiyuntang? That's what you, young masters and ladies, are fighting for.
The place where I fight for right and wrong is also a weapon for the powerful to try to stir up Ruoshui Fengyun! If you go anywhere, you have to go there and cause trouble for the singer. You are really a good son of my king!"
Yan Zhen gritted his teeth, holding back his anger and said, "Don't you have a good son like Ge Yiyan? Why should you care about whether I come back or not?"
"Is this how you look at me?"
"Father misunderstood, it's not how I see you, it's what you did to make me see you like this. I said what I needed to say three years ago, there's no need to say it again." After saying that, he immediately left this place that he felt disgusted with.
Ge Zheng didn't stop him anymore. He didn't seem to be angry at all with his son's strange aura, and his weathered expression showed nothing but helplessness.
"After all these years, the general still refuses to forgive you."
"I have four children, but in the end, none of them are around. Su Ming, do you think I did something wrong back then?"
Su Ming stood beside him, stretched out a fist in the sun, slowly spread it out, and the dandelion in his hand was immediately blown away by the wind.
"Your Majesty once described Ruoshui as a Shura hell with boundless darkness. Once you enter, you can never get out. So you decided to give it a try and let Ayan leave Rongguo and completely separate her from the singer. Although in this way, you will
I can no longer protect her, but in exchange, I have a brighter sky and freedom, and that is not what you care about most, my lord."
Ge Zheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "But now that she is back, I have violated my original oath. Is it worth putting Ayan in danger for her?"
Su Ming was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "Since what the prince has decided is right, as for Ayan's safety, Su Ming will protect it to the death."
Yan Zhen walked out of the palace, went around to the back alley, and got into a carriage. An attendant immediately jumped on the carriage and bowed, "General."
He closed his eyes to rest and raised his hand, "What's the news?"
"She is indeed the eldest lady!"
Yan Zhen opened his eyes suddenly, "But is it true?"
"The evidence is conclusive, and I will guarantee it with my head!"
His brows relaxed, but then a hint of bitterness emerged, "Master Su is back, and my sister is back too. Sure enough, it was master who rescued my sister back then, but...even if my sister doesn't want to return to the palace, she still needs to acknowledge me. What will happen to her?"
You still blame me." He turned back and looked in the direction of the palace with a complicated look in his eyes. He stopped lingering and ordered to drive away.
Bamboo cages are hung at every corner of the corridor of Lanshan Courtyard, burning requiem incense, changing into various shapes and colors under the moonlight.
Su Yan opened the door a crack and carried her skirt into Chaoyun Pavilion. A celadon lantern was placed on the bedside. She sat down beside her bed and stared at her quietly under the light cyan light. She also
I haven't looked at the Buddha as carefully as I did today. The immature child with two horns stuck in my memory is now a graceful girl, with facial features so similar to her mother.
"Long time no see, sister." Su Yan said to her softly.
Just one sentence, no more words to say. What was in my heart that I couldn't finish in a thousand words at the beginning, now I can't remember a single word.
Su Yan sighed sadly, got up and left.
The gauze of the bed curtains was fluttered by the wind, and a pair of beautiful eyes shook slightly, as if morning dew hit the wings of a colorful butterfly, destroying this dying life at any time.
Since meeting Yan Zhen that day, Su Yan has not dared to see the Buddhist temple for fear of meeting him again. After thinking hard, he could only find another wing a hundred meters away from Guluan Pavilion to stay temporarily. Here.
There were mountains and water, which was quite peaceful, but the mountains were rockeries and the water was stagnant. She was like a sparrow trapped in a golden cage, almost sick from boredom.
"Hey! It's been three days, when will this general leave! Mr. I'm almost getting grass." Su Yan leaned on the rocking chair, holding a dog's tail grass in his mouth, with a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, even accidentally stopping on the window sill.
The wild pigeons below all had droopy faces and were sleepy.
Xilou pushed open the door and walked in, holding a food box in his hand, and walked straight to the table, "Are you hungry? I brought shortbread."
Su Yan glanced at him and was surprised how he knew where he lived. Then he thought about it, no matter how he knew, this person would not save him, it is really disgusting! He said angrily: "The devil is hungry! You can eat it yourself."
He opened the lid and said, "I have nothing to do, so I came to see you."
Su Yan said goodbye, not wanting to see him.
"You are bored in silence. You should have gone out to relax a long time ago. Look, even the pigeons have been infected by you and become depressed!"
She snorted coldly, "Who is depressed? You must be blind!"
He picked a piece of pastry to eat, and gloated: "I have been a scholarly lady for a few days, and now I have returned to my original form? You speak rough language when you open and close your mouth. Be careful of others looking at you. From now on, you can become a model in the academy."
, I may consider framing your face and placing it at the gate of Shuyou Hall so that all students will remember it."
Su Yan pouted at him, and the dogtail grass hit him squarely in the face.
"Okay, I'm sorry. I really had no choice at the time. Who knew Ge Yiyan would come up with such a move? Later, I also asked Zuo Qing to rescue me, right?"
"You asked him to rescue you?"
"No! He agreed after I persuaded him. After all, he is Mo Fei's adopted son, so it's hard to interfere in some things. But this time, it's okay. Ge Yiyan has no evidence. Once Mo Fei heard the whole story, he decided not to provoke Ge Yi.
." Xilou said with a smile, "Is it time to feel at ease? Come on, come and have a drink with me!"
"The general is still there, how can I go back? I heard that the general has a weird temper and is not easy to mess with. I'm afraid of him, so it's better to come out and hide." Su Yan waved his hands, resisting very much.
"Yan Zhen has gone back, you can go back and continue to be your idle god." After saying this, he shook his head and smiled, then turned around and went out.
Su Yan hurriedly jumped up and chased after him. Along the way, he poked his head behind him and kept chattering, "Why did he leave? Is there something going on at the palace? Is it the princess or the prince?"
"Then will he come back? No, no, I have to change my place of residence quickly!"
Xilou came to a fork in the road and stopped, "Do you want to ask him personally if I want to call him back?"
Su Yan's head shook like a rattle. He nodded with satisfaction, "Then go back to your Guluan Pavilion first. I have asked someone to prepare breakfast."
Su Yan opened his big watery eyes, "Hey, you care about me so much...do you have another agenda?!"
Xilou chuckled and said, "Don't dare to plot. We have the same temperament. We can be considered close friends after all, right?"
Su Yan was so moved that he hit his shoulder and said, "Forget it!"
"By the way, I heard that those students are making things difficult for you, are you okay? If you can't stay here any longer, I'll tell Zuo Qing to find another place for you."
"No need! Who am I, Su Yan? I have been working as a man for so many years, met so many people, and dealt with so many troubles, not to mention Sun Xi, a mere eldest son!"
"That's fine. Just be more careful in the future. After all, she is the apple of the eye of the Changsun family and cannot be offended."
Su Yan nodded and took note.
Compared with Zuo Qing, he still speaks well.
Throughout the day, Su Yan went to Shuyou Hall to give instructions on the afternoon classes, and then to Qingping Hall to help Fo Zhen supervise the students. Finally, when he returned to Lanshan Court, he saw a group of guards in brown clothes and black armor.
Standing guard at the entrance of Lanshan courtyard, a man was heading towards Chaoyunge. Su Yan knew that this man was Ge Yiyan. She and Fo Zhen's brother, Mo Fei's nephew, held the position of General Zuo and commanded the palace.
Thirty thousand Praetorian Guards, very favored.
She hurriedly took a detour to follow him, all the way to Chaoyun Pavilion and hid outside the window.
Ge Yiyan didn't even knock on the door, but walked straight in. Fo Zhen sat up in shock, but his eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, without any waves. He tilted his head, with a disdainful smile on his face.
"It seems that you are destined to be lucky. Zuo Qing actually saved you when Yan Zhen was not around. Do you think you and I are naturally incompatible? If you don't die, it will be hard for me to live."
Buddha moved his seat, folded two pillows to lean on, and turned a deaf ear to his words.
He didn't take it seriously and said to himself, "This scene is becoming more and more interesting. At first it was you and Yan Zhen, and now there is Zuo Qing. I wonder if there will be a few more to protect you one day."
Oh, by the way! The person Zuo Qing brought seems to care about you very much, what is his name...Su Yan! It seems I have to go and meet her for a while."
Fo Zhen finally spoke, "What you want, you have already got. What's the benefit of doing this? If father knew what you did, you wouldn't even be able to keep your current status, let alone inherit the title."
Ge Yiyan sneered, "My good sister cares about me so much, should I shed tears of gratitude? Fozhen, my feud with you was forged ten years ago. It should have ended long ago. It was your indecisiveness that didn't kill me. I
I told you a long time ago, you will regret it!"
Buddha ignored it and lay down to sleep.
Su Yan clenched her fists unconsciously, and her shoulders shook violently with anger. But so what, she couldn't come forward, let alone at this time, as it would only harm others and herself.
After Ge Yishan left, Su Yan immediately went in, locked the door, and sat beside her bed, "Was that Ge Yishan just now?"
Fo Zhen gave an ugly smile in response.
"Why is this man like this? After all, you are brothers. There is no way in the world that brothers can kill each other. Since he is ruthless, why do you have to be merciful? You have to guard against him in the future! I will propose to the master in charge in the courtyard later.
Send more guards, and it's best to establish rules. Even generals shouldn't enter the academy at will. Also, if you encounter someone being slandered again in the future, don't be so stupid that you don't argue. If it weren't for Zuo Qing, I'm afraid
He got his wish!"
Fo Zhen stared at her, lowered his eyes again and thought deeply. She actually wanted to tell her that Ge Yiyan didn't care about her, but he wanted to hurt you, but he couldn't agree! But she didn't know how to say these words. She was afraid of the past.
The pain is brought up again, and she is even more afraid that the sisters will recognize each other, and the enemy will pay attention, which will harm her.
She raised a slightly pale face and said, "Thank you."