Tang riddles

Setting off in the morning of the next day, the goal Li Jinyue set for the large army was to enter Fanyang City as soon as possible this evening.After they arrived in Fanyang, they still had a lot of things to do, such as visiting the Li family in Fanyang and investigating the assassination of the eldest son of the Li family in Fanyang.Under the mediation of Shen Sui and Li Jinyue, the grain, grass and supplies raised by Fan Yang and Li's family have not been handed over, but temporarily put into storage.After Annayi assassinated Cui Zhen, she seemed to have completely stopped her revenge against the noble family in Hebei Province, and she didn't make any further demands on the threat of Fan Yang's Li family.Right now, Fan Yang and the Li family have been worried for a month. If the other party does not come to deliver the food, grass and luggage equivalent to buying their lives, they have to worry day and night when the assassination will come again.

Li Jinyue didn't sleep last night, her eyes were blue and her complexion was very bad.Riding on the horse, he was also depressed and didn't say a word.Cheng Yi and Yang Yuhuan were by her side, wanting to ask her what's wrong, but they didn't dare to speak.They can only guess that the conversation between the princess and Mr. Bo Zhao didn't seem to go well last night.

Shen Sui was still sitting on the shaft of the car, with his back leaning against the carriage, with the hood on his head lowered, his head bowed and his chest folded, eyes closed and rested.Probably because she knew that she would arrive in Fan Yang today, and she didn't have the wine bag that never left her around her waist a few days ago.Hu Tuo was driving beside her, feeling very tormented. He didn't even dare to increase the strength of his whip for fear of disturbing her.Hu Tuo knew that Dalang was not asleep, but he also knew that Dalang needed to be quiet.

The carriage behind them was empty, and Zhang Ruohan was not in it.Today, Zhang Ruohan left the carriage shared with Shen Sui for the first time, and got into Shen Jin's carriage behind.When getting into the carriage in the morning, Shen Sui didn't say anything, and watched Zhang Ruohan go to Shen Jin's carriage, and she sat on the shaft of her carriage without saying a word.And Zhang Ruohan didn't even look at her or greet her.

Although Hu Tuo knew, Shen Jin had already sent Blue Robin to greet Shen Sui in advance last night.It was also Shen Jin who sent the blue robin to Zhang Ruohan's room last night, asking Zhang Ruohan to ride in his carriage today. She had something to say to her mother and wanted to talk to Zhang Ruohan.Zhang Ruohan didn't refuse, and today's scene happened.Therefore, Li Jilan, who had been riding in Shen Jin's carriage for several days, also avoided suspicion at Shen Jin's request. This day, he rode his own horse alone and was following the Gongyue army.

Alas... Hutuo sighed deeply, he has long been used to the love between Da Lang and his wife, and he has never seen them blush or quarrel.But it is such a loving two people, once there is a conflict between them, it will be extremely difficult to mediate.He deeply felt that the situation was serious, but he was helpless, if it continued like this, what should be done.

He turned his eyes to look at Shen Sui again, Shen Sui was still sitting beside him like a stone statue of clay, silent, as if everything around him had nothing to do with her.

At that time, Zhang Ruohan was sitting silently in Shen Jin's carriage, and the other two passengers in the carriage had not yet fully recovered from the state of shock, grief and heartbreak. Shen Jin was curling up, covering his lips, Red eyes, choked with tears.Tiao Niang hugged her shoulders, sobbing continuously.

After a while, Zhang Ruohan said softly:

"I discussed with Akashi. She doesn't want you to know about this matter. But I think you should know, and you will know sooner or later. Why don't I tell you now, so that you can be mentally prepared earlier .”

Her voice was soft, as soft as a feather.But it was very clear, revealing a firmness from the bone marrow.

"I understand, maidservant lotus, thank you." Shen Jin was completely unable to express, so she responded with force.

Zhang Ruohan shook his head, his eyes were red, but the tears did not flow out.She sat upright, her fists hidden in her sleeves clenched tightly, forcibly restraining her emotions.She told herself, Zhang Ruohan, you can't cry anymore, and you can't forget the strength you should have because of Chishi's love for you.Now that she has fallen, you have to stand strong. You are the daughter-in-law of the Shen family. If this family is completely sunk because of this blow, you have to stand strong and support the Shen family.

She sat silently in the car for a while, seeing Shen Jin's state was really sad, afraid that she would be like Shen Sui, and she would think of something when she saw her, so she pursed her lips and said:

"If there is nothing else, I will go back."

[Wait, sister-in-law. ] She didn't expect that Shen Jin reached out and grabbed her.She was still emotionally unstable, and the strength in her hand was also strong, which made Zhang Ruohan's arm a little painful.But she soon realized and let go.

Zhang Ruohan sat back again, and saw Shen Jin take a few deep breaths, trying to calm down his emotions.Then he said intermittently:

【Sister-in-law, I invited you here today to find out what happened between you and sister.Now I figure it out... I also understand why sister is like this.However, sister-in-law, you must firmly believe that neither sister-in-law nor I will abandon you, nor will you be burdened and blamed for those things in the past.You are completely innocent. Even if my sister can't adjust her mentality now, it will only be temporary. I will... I will go to persuade her, don't worry.She loves you so much, she will never neglect you like this all the time. 】

"I understand, Qin Nu, thank you." Zhang Ruohan choked up for a moment, and said slowly.

[Sister-in-law, are you blaming my sister? ] Shen Jin asked slowly.

Zhang Ruohan didn't answer for a while, did she blame Shen Sui?Maybe complain, no, of course complain.She blamed her for treating herself like this.But she would not blame Shen Sui for the death of her master.Because of Master's death, although Shen Sui was unable to rescue him, she was not responsible.Even if Shen Sui took the responsibility because of doubting Yi, Zhang Ruohan was actually the same, she also doubted her master, and also attacked her master, even if she was present at that time, she was also powerless to save her master.That being the case, how could she complain?

"I don't blame her. If I want to blame, I can only blame myself, too incompetent." Zhang Ruohan said softly.

[Sister-in-law...] Shen Jin looked at her, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Ruohan smiled faintly, and the bitterness bloomed at the corner of his mouth, which made Shen Jin's heart tremble with sourness.

She sighed, and her tone seemed to be relaxed and self-deprecating, but it made Shen Jin feel sad after hearing it:

"If I had practiced kung fu since I was a child, I would have been able to accompany her through life and death, fighting side by side, but I have never practiced it, so I can only be protected by her. Since I was a child, I have prided myself on my wisdom. I thought I could help her with my wisdom. She, but she can't do it either. Those struggles and conspiracies are not my expertise, and I don't understand many things she investigates. Qinnu, tell me, what else can I do? Apart from knowing some poems and prose, I have read a few Books, I seem to be useless, am I very useless?"

[No, sister-in-law.It's our fault, it's that we rarely involve you, it's not that you're useless.Sister-in-law, you are very talented. Even if you have never been in contact with intelligence, espionage, or reasoning, with your ingenuity, you can learn it in no time.Don't underestimate yourself, I will talk to my sister, she just loves you so much, she doesn't want you to do anything, she just wants to make you relaxed and happy. ] Shen Jin hurriedly persuaded.

Zhang Ruohan just shook his head and smiled wryly.

Tiao Niang took Zhang Ruohan's hand and said:

"Lotus Maid, no matter what, we don't want to see you and Chishi become estranged like this because of the past of the previous generation. You have been waiting for each other for 17 years, and you have survived so long and so many difficulties I can't waste so many years of affection because of this. We will talk to Akashi, and you know her too. She is too soft to you. If you say a few words to her softly, she will definitely It won't be like this again."

Zhang Ruohan didn't answer, she knew in her heart that this time, it was definitely not so easy.

She looked out the window of the car, only to see the car rattling and horses rustling, and she didn't know when the long road would end.

……

At noon, the large troops paused, rested by the roadside, and had lunch.Right now, there is still less than [-] miles away from Fanyang City, and they should be able to walk there tonight.During the lunch break, Li Jinyue sent three Gongyue Army scouts, carrying the Gongyue Army badge and Li Jinyue's transfer order, to rush to Fanyang City to report the news. They will probably arrive in Fanyang tonight after the curfew.

The road outside Fanyang City is smooth, and there are hardly many mountains to see.There is a meandering clear river where the large army is resting.Because the heat was unbearable, many female soldiers went to the river to wash themselves and play in the water to relieve the dryness and heat.Shen Sui was alone, holding a water bag, sitting under a luxuriant jujube tree by the upstream river, drinking water to quench his thirst.Hu Tuo guarded not far away, not daring to approach.

The blue robin pushed Shen Jin, and the frowning mother carried the food box by her side, and they walked towards Hutuo together.Hutuo turned around to look at them, and Mei Niang stepped forward and asked in a low voice:

"How is Dalang?"

Kuta shook his head.

Shen Jin turned around, grabbed the sleeve of the girl, and said:

【Mistress, let me go, you don't want to go. 】

Knowing that she is not good at persuading, Xie Niang thought to let the sisters talk alone, so she nodded.She handed the food box to Shen Jin, and Blue Robin pushed Shen Jin and approached Shen Sui.When Shen Jin came to Shen Sui's side, the bluebird also retreated.

【Sister, have you had your lunch yet? 】Seeing that Shen Sui was sitting silently, not looking at himself, Shen Jin spoke first.She handed the food box to Shen Sui.

Shen Sui turned his head, smiled at her, took the food box, opened it, and there were two white steamed buns and a bowl of pickled wild vegetables inside.She picked up a steamed bun, took a bite, and ate it.

Shen Jin looked at her, choking on the words in his throat, and didn't know how to speak again for a long while.So she could only pick up another steamed bun and started eating slowly.When they were all finished eating, Shen Jin took a sip of water and pondered for a long time, before he could speak, he suddenly felt nauseous, and the food he just ate was unconsciously floating up.

"Qin Nu, when eating, you must learn not to think about it." Shen Sui said suddenly, "This is a new skill I have learned these days."

Shen Jin covered his mouth, his eyes were red again.

"She told you. It's okay. When I first found out, I behaved worse than you. When she relayed it to you, it would be much softer, but I saw the bloody facts directly from the notes." Shen Sui said calmly, "It's fine if she told you, but I don't know how to tell you about it. It's hard for her."

[Sister...] Shen Jin took a deep breath, calmed down, avoided that topic, and said instead, 【Are you going to continue this stalemate with sister-in-law like this? 】

Shen Sui didn't answer.

[What happened in the previous generation has nothing to do with sister-in-law, how innocent is she? 】

"I don't know. But Qin Nu, I need time." Shen Sui replied lightly.

【Did you transfer your thoughts about Duoyi to Auntie? 】 Shen Jin asked.

Shen Sui sighed deeply, and said: "Qin Nu, she is my wife. What I care about is her, not her master. But, I don't know how to face her."

【Why? 】 Shen Jin frowned.

"She respects her master, and regrets not being able to bid farewell to her master in the end. In her view, her master being forced to eat...is extremely pitiful. But I can't think so, even if I I understand the innocence of one intellectually, and I can never accept it emotionally. Qinnu, let me ask you, do you accept it? Even if it is not from my standpoint, but from your standpoint, Shen Jin, Can you accept such a person? You persuaded me to accept this, but you yourself can't accept it at all. "

Shen Jin was silent, her hands on the armrests trembling involuntarily.

Shen Sui's throat trembled, and he turned to say: "I don't want to say some nasty words to irritate you, and I can't say it either. I can only say that on this matter, my position is different from that of Lotus Maid. She will eventually stand With her Master Yi, she wants to speak for Yi. But I stand on the standpoint of our father and the Shen family. No matter how innocent Yi is, I can't accept Yi and eat my flesh and blood My closest relatives. Even just thinking about it makes me shudder."

[I don't understand, sister, you and sister-in-law are husband and wife, she is your wife!Why can't you share the same hatred? 】

"Qin Nu, she is my wife, and she is the person I love the most. But we are two people after all, and we have been lost for 17 years. These 17 years seem to be without obstacles. We reunited, fell in love, and got married. But We missed the most critical growth stage between each other. In these 17 years, the person who accompanied her to grow up was her master. Her mother passed away early. For her, she is no different from her mother. ; and the people who accompanied me to grow up are you, the Thousand Feathers Gate left to us by our father, to find out the truth of the year, and to wash away the sins and grievances of our parents is the goal we have been pursuing.

Her growth taught her to repay her kindness.My upbringing warned me to take revenge.The difference is huge!The 17 years of missing each other's company is the key that caused her and me to stand in different positions.She can't abandon the teacher who taught her to grow up and completely stand on our Shen family's side, and I can't completely disregard the position of the Shen family and just carelessly ignore what I did under duress. "

【But... isn't the real enemy Annayi? 】Shen Jin said slowly.

"You are right, there is a grievance and a debtor. All of this is the sin committed by Annayi. But once the sin has been committed, it will inevitably have a negative impact. We are all entangled in this negative impact now, and we cannot get rid of it for the time being. "Qin Nu, I really need time. In a short time, neither I nor you can accept this matter. I have thought a lot these days, and I will tell you all these thoughts today."

【Then...don't keep doing this, sister-in-law...she's not in good health, and she's lost a lot of weight these days. 】

"Okay, okay, I'll try to talk to her." Shen Sui nodded intermittently.

[Sister...] Shen Jin slowly grabbed her sleeve, and suddenly burst into tears, 【I'm so sad...】

Tears welled up in Shen Sui's eyes, she stretched out her hand and hugged Shen Jin into her arms.The two sisters hugged and wept silently, and the noisy cicadas in the summer afternoon became the only background sound.

Not far away, several people by the river, their sleeves wet with tears.

……

On the twenty-eighth day of the seventh month of the 17th year of Kaiyuan, at night, at the beginning of the unitary hour.

Fanyang City opened to welcome the Gongyue Army into the city.

The governor of Youzhou, Li Changyun, the eldest son of the second wife of the Li family of Fan Yang, personally welcomed the princesses of the state of Jin to the Li family's mansion.Li Jinyue met with Xu Jie who had already rushed to Fan Yang to wait for the rendezvous, and accompanied Li Jilan, and Li Changyun entered the front hall to exchange greetings, and the rest arranged to stay in the guest room.

The check-in of the personnel had already been arranged according to the list. Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan, one in front and one behind, were led by the servant through the long corridor to the door of the guest room.

"Two honored guests, rest early." The servant led them here, then said goodbye and left.

Shen Sui looked at Zhang Ruohan, did not speak, and pushed open the door to let Zhang Ruohan in first.

Zhang Ruohan pursed his lips, passed by her side, stepped over the threshold and entered, Shen Sui looked at her back, opened his mouth to speak, but his expression gradually froze, his throat trembled, and finally he was unable to utter a word.

She was about to leave a sentence, "You rest first, I'll go out for a walk." Zhang Ruohan suddenly turned around unexpectedly and threw herself into her arms.Shen Sui froze in place, and his heart was lifted up in an instant.

"Don't go?" the man in his arms asked tremblingly.

Shen Sui: "...Okay."

The author has something to say: I would like to answer a question raised by a friend in the comments of the previous chapter.

The conflict between Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan this time, whether or not I "forced my worries about writing new words" is indeed a question I really want to talk about.I just think that, as a normal person, probably no one can accept that his father was swallowed as a tonic.What's more, this person is also his wife's teacher.

I really don't want everyone to do this kind of empathy, but please put yourself in the shoes of Shen Sui and think about what Shen Sui's inner feelings are.In such a short period of time, you have to let her accept what an unacceptable fact, so that she can completely ignore it.

There's really no point in discussing this, it's like "Oh, you ate my father, it's okay, I don't care, how does it taste?" Is it possible for this to happen?In her mind, is Shen Sui's father a chicken that can be given to neighbors for stewing soup?

Closer to home, if she can do it, she is not a successful character, the character is completely ruined.

In this chapter, I clearly wrote about the root of the conflict between Zhang Ruohan and Shen Sui—the issue of position.

Zhang Ruohan always considered issues from the standpoint of her master. Although she also found it difficult to accept, she felt that her master was too pitiful and she was too guilty, so she unconsciously wanted to protect her master.

From Shen Sui's point of view, a person who ate her father's bone marrow, no matter whether he was deceived or forced, is a fact before her. She cannot accept and face this person, even if this person dies. up.

Zhang Ruohan wants to repay his favor, and Shen Sui wants to take revenge. The 17-year estrangement has created a difference in thinking and ideology between these two people.

But these two people are very restrained and quite calm. At the same time, they are aware of the difference in each other's mentality, and they also know that the status quo cannot be reversed in a short time, so they simply avoided each other and directly avoided the quarrel.This is where the state I described in the last chapter comes from.

But escaping can't solve the problem, let's wait for the next chapter to break it down.