sunset fever

Mrs. Du lived on the other side of the alley, but she had to treat her son's tuberculosis in the early years, so she got acquainted with the Yan family. Yan You didn't have any old friends, and she didn't need any old friends. The only ones who came to help the bride were Elder Sister Du and a fellow from Nanpu Hall. .

It was just before dawn, and after the sun was warm, it suddenly rained due to the hot wind, so his breath was wet. Xiao Tanqing rested in the dormitory behind the Nanpu hall the night before, and listened to Yan You's instructions, and put it here. Be a maiden.

As the candle light flickered, Xiao Tanqing was wearing a brand new magenta silk jacket, on which she embroidered the pink and white tung tree flowers herself. She sat on the edge of the bed, and after a while, Mrs. Du pushed the door open, brought the red bowl, and said: "Chicken with mushroom liqueur, without water."

"Big Sister Du, just leave it alone, I'll go and eat." Xiao Tanqing was a little uncomfortable with being favored, she stood up and greeted Madam Du.

"Don't think too much, Miss Xiao, you are the bride today, and you will be the wife of the Yan family in the future. Since then, you have always been respected by everyone, and now you are more prosperous and take over the family business. respectful."

Xiao Tanqing hurriedly saluted Mrs. Du, and said sincerely: "Sister Du, I have been a maid since I was a child, and it is my duty to serve the young master. Everything is like a dream. Even today, I am not used to it."

Xiao Tanqing hadn't dressed yet, she was just sitting after cleansing her face and rinsing her mouth. She was at the table, holding a spoon, eating the stewed chicken with mushroom liqueur in a bowl.

"The things Geng Sheng chose for you are all the best in Fushan. You have to get used to being pampered by him. You know, such a young and handsome son will always be coveted." Mrs. Du said half teasingly.

Xiao Tanqing nodded, feeling a little ashamed, but in a blink of an eye, she also concealed a lot of sorrow. After eating, she thought about it, and said, "Today's troubles, I'm sorry, I'm too busy."

"Don't bother, I'm still waiting for your bridegroom officer to give me some auspicious money."

The Du mansion is rich, so Madam is not really begging for money. She joked about it to please Xiao Tanqing. She also heard some rumors about Yan's mansion, but she didn't talk nonsense. Guessing, the family will always ask for a doctor, so it is extremely necessary to give Yan You a favor.

After Xiao Tanqing finished eating, he rinsed his mouth again, wiped his hands and face, and the sky was a little brighter.Mrs. Du added another lamp, and her two maids came from the mansion to work diligently.

"Two sisters, please worry." Xiao Tanqing sat in front of the dressing table, looked in the mirror, and thanked the maids.

"What did Miss Xiao say?"

"Miss, don't worry, the master and wife have already ordered it."

The two maids were talking, and their hands didn't stop. The sky opened a little more, and finally changed from dark to clear. A woman came in to comb her hair, with red flowers on her hairpin, and said auspicious words in a low and loud voice. .

Lead powder, rouge, black eyebrows, facial mask, slanting red, lip gloss... all the colors on the face have been left behind, wearing golden emerald flowers on the head, wearing a wide-sleeved gown, and embroidered golden scarf.

Xiao Tanqing raised her eyes, she met her own eyes in the mirror, and saw that the candlelight on the table made her face yellow and red, and she became a delicate and beautiful person that she had never seen before. She saw Mrs. Du smiling at her , and asked: "Sister Du, when I pass through the door, how should I serve my husband well?"

Mrs. Du smiled and said: "Don't talk stupidly, since Yi Gengsheng treats you so well, how could he be willing to serve you."

"But it's not..." Xiao Tanqing, such a contented person, lowered her head and smiled with her lips pursed. She thought to herself that it was indeed someone else, the one who saved her life.

It was Yan Ziluo who died outside Fushan.

It's still raining outside, but in November, the unruly Fushan is getting warmer again, and the weather is like a child jumping around with his feet crooked.

Yan You put on the wedding clothes, and tied up his hair in a neat bun. Before leaving, he went to burn incense and kneel in front of his parents and elder brother's memorial tablet; fog.

The hot rain grows vines, and wants to drive people around with chariots and horses. On the street, there is the sound of blowing and beating, and there are also red sedan chairs carried by eight people. There is a mighty team, Yan You is riding in front, and his face is still the same , not warm or joyful at all, and a little cold, no matter what to do.

The thin and cold rain drenched his forehead all over.

After the heavy snow solar term, the sky did not drop a drop of coolness, it was only overcast for most of the day, and during such a general rest, Yan Xiu either stayed in the Taolang Pavilion, or went out with Shanyin, walking around Yangjing.

It is desolate in the market place, no one likes to come out in cold weather; but the city is always bustling, people do their last resort or come here to shop, all dressed warmly.

"buy this."

In front is a pile of ox horn and leaf plaques, Yan Xiu went to have a look while he was talking, he brought it and said to Shanyin: "Buy it and keep it ready, someone will come sometime, I can use it for entertainment."

Shan Yin nodded, then laughed in a low voice: "Of course Mr. Chen is the most restless."

So Yan Xiu chuckled and said: "I still have a pair of horse tags and an exquisite card box, he has never played with it when he comes back, so why not let the kitchen worry about it and make smoked duck and noodle tea. "

Afterwards, I bought the leaf tablet, and went shopping for brushes, inkstones and inkstone boxes. Today’s important thing is to see the Chengtan. That building has been around for a long time, and there is the tallest one among them, which has the tablet of the royal family. , the common people can't go in, but they can also take a closer look through the elite soldiers.

The dark clouds in the sky weighed down even lower, the cold wind beat against the thick clothes of the person, Yan Xiu stood wearing a cloak, he saw that the building was colorful and gorgeous, and it was hard to lose its solemn style, standing firmly at the bottom of the sky.

"Originally, it was not owned by this dynasty." Yan Xiu sighed.

Shan Yin said: "My lord, His Majesty also comes here sometimes."

In this way, Yan Xiu remembered what he said when he bought the leaf card just now, and he thought to himself, he mistakenly thought that Chen Bichen and His Majesty were not the same person, one was young and naughty, when he came to the Taolang Pavilion, he was very beautifully dressed, playful and often laughed; One is majestic and indifferent, and was escorted by a team of hundreds of people. He came here from the block under martial law to worship his ancestors.

"I heard from Mo Xia that day that there was a place near here. When the spring was warm, people lit a fire and sang there, and they gathered until midnight before leaving." Yan Xiu and Shanyin walked on Kuan Road, talking.

Shanyin immediately replied: "It is true that on the three days after the spring equinox, men and women of all ages wear twelve animal masks, all of them are nobles and royal relatives. According to folklore, His Majesty, princes, and princesses will also come, but everyone agrees. Don't recognize each other, so play around more freely."

Yan Xiu nodded his head to listen, and stood in front of the viewing platform again. He caught a glimpse of a man and a woman in plain clothes standing not far away. They were carrying two bulging bags, their faces and ears turned white from the cold. blue.

"My lord, stop." The man came forward and greeted Yan Xiu.

"My lord," the woman immediately echoed, with no flesh left on her skinny face, she said, "My husband and I are from Fuchuan Town, Yaotai. Because His Majesty is building a palace in Yaotai today, the whole family, parents, younger siblings, are conscripted, and then, My whole family has worked so hard, but they have not gained any benefits. Even, I can’t eat a few bites, my parents and younger sister are dead, and my younger brother is still digging mountains in Yaotai, and he is terminally ill. I was whipped by the adults in charge, His whole body was festered, and he fled to Yangjing with his husband in pain, hoping to find justice."

As the woman spoke, she burst into tears and rolled up her sleeves, revealing the scabbed wound on her arm. She suddenly knelt down, and then her husband also knelt down.

Yan Xiu was silent for a while before asking: "Who are you going to seek justice from?"

The woman took a long breath and said, "Naturally, we are looking for our monarch and asking him why he sacrificed his life to build a new palace. If there is an answer, I will die."

"There are tens of thousands of people in the palace, toiling day and night, causing countless deaths and injuries, and there is no food to eat. If you are beaten too much, you won't feel pain." The man pointed to the old wound on his neck and said.

Yan Xiu was surprised and puzzled, he didn't know too much, and he couldn't ask. Seeing the two people in front of him were embarrassed and sad, so he asked Shanyin to donate some money, and he said: "You go to a shop to settle down, the emperor is not good See, he may not be able to answer your questions, save his own life first, and then talk about other things."

The husband and wife thanked each other, got up and went away, Yan Xiu looked at the top of the altar again, and noticed a wisp of gray smoke rising slowly, and immediately, he smelled the smell of scorched earth and wood.

"It's on fire!" Sanyin exclaimed.

Then, those who were walking far and near saw it, and they started to walk quickly, scream or discuss, and after a while, the red fire came out from the window frame of that building, stirring up a half-transparent flame under the dark sky, The color of the smoke thickened and billowed like dark clouds.

Smoke mixed into the gray sky.

"It looks like it's burning very badly." Yan Xiu saw the elite soldiers pulling the water tanker, the brigade surrounded the altar, no one was allowed to approach, the team leader's mount neighed, and the nearby people were dispersed.

The flames scorched the wind to the point of melting, and the cold wind came from another place, blowing the tongues of flames dancing wildly and making a "bang bang" sound.

The wind got stronger and people could hardly keep their eyes open. Yan Xiu raised his sleeves to cover his face, shook his head, and said, "Let's go back, Shanyin."

"Yes, my lord, it looks like it's going to snow soon."

All of a sudden, another gust of wind blew by, someone scattered some white thin paper, and it floated everywhere. Yan Xiu stretched out his hand to get it, and saw it written in ink: "Chongcheng Bee Butterfly Fever" , Yaotai donkeys and horses have become pools of blood, and now there is a fire god and wind coming, evil Chen Zongzu wants to accuse him of his crimes."

"Shanyin," Yan Xiu folded the paper and threw it into the wind, he said softly, "Help me call a car, it's going to snow, I have to go back quickly."

Unexpectedly, when he went back to the Taoyuan Pavilion, a servant came and told Chen Bichen that he had been waiting in the room for a long time, Yan Xiu hurried in, and saw that the young emperor was dressed in expensive and fancy clothes, with a gilt and silver gyroscope on his waist, and the fragrance was just right. Floating around, he stood and made fun of it, then turned around and asked Yan Xiu, "Why have you been walking for so long?"

"Going to have a look from a distance, I'm always busy, and I didn't take a good look around the city." Yan Xiu continued to speak, and didn't mention what happened just now. He sat down while Mo Xia poured tea, and went out. Leave the two here.

Chen Bizhen said: "I mentioned that I want to come, of course I really want to come, you don't wait for me."

"You said so much, how can I remember it." Yan Xiu didn't blame him, he wanted to laugh at first, but he was confused by many things just now.

After a while, Zhong Qingming came in quickly, he even forgot to bow, and went straight to Chen Butie's ear, whispering something.

Chen Bizhen's expression changed immediately, he turned around and wanted to leave, but hesitated for a moment, so he came to Yan Xiu's side, frowned lightly, and said: "The altar is on fire, I have to go back to the palace immediately."

"I came back from Chengtan, I thought you already knew about it," Yan Xiu pushed him to go out, to the door, and said, "Hurry up, be careful on the road, and put on your gown."

Chen Bizhen shook the back of Yan Xiu's hand and said, "I will come back another day."

"Okay, let's go quickly."

There was something wrong with the fingers of Yan Xiu's hand. He sent Chen Bizhen away, and sat alone in the room for a long time. He didn't know what to believe, and put the tip of his fingernails against his flesh. When he finished thinking, his palm was soaked. .

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