Brocade tears

The moon is in the middle of the sky, the light is clear and the cold is cold.There is a noren curtain hanging in the side hall of Lingji Hall, and a crowd waits around a small clay oven to roast sweet potatoes.The leftovers from the dinner have been cleaned up by the industrious sisters Meng Kuang and Meng Ai, and Sui Er's long narrative has finally come to an end.

"So, you didn't steal anyone's token, but you hid it in a cargo box?" Meng Kuang asked immediately after hearing Sui'er's words.

"Yes. There is a interlayer in the fur box, and I hid it in the interlayer. It took us a long time to make that box. It has a polished mirror inside to extend the depth. At first glance, you can't see it. Deep and shallow flaws. Those gate guards have too many goods to check every day, and most of the time they are not careful, and they are released after casually flipping through. We dare to do this because we know this. Even so, it is a huge risk. If it weren't for the good relationship between Lu Jingshi and the gate guards, I'm afraid things wouldn't go so smoothly." Sui'er explained.

"I'm afraid, even if Guo Tou goes to the palace to investigate, he won't be able to find out why. But why did you give Lu Jingshi to Guo Tou? You also said that you stole his token." Meng Kuang asked again.

"It's a last resort to confess Lu Jingshi, because Guo Dayou will find out about Lu Jingshi sooner or later. If I don't answer him, I'm afraid I will suffer. He may even make it difficult for you to deal with me. It will be very troublesome. I might as well directly Tell him that I stole Lu Jingshi's token, and if he finds Lu Jingshi afterward, Lu Jingshi just needs to say that he doesn't know anything, and his token is still on him. All Guo Dayou can think of is that Lu Jingshi's background is strong enough, The superior protected him and issued him a token again. There will be no evidence to prove that he participated in planning my leaving the palace. Otherwise, if I have been refusing to confess Lu Jingshi, his suspicion will be even greater."

"Well, that's true." Meng Kuang nodded.

"Sister Xiaosui, what happened after that? How did you get out of the imperial city? How did you meet my sister again?" Meng Yan asked after taking over the conversation.

"It was Fang Ming's arrangement to go out of the imperial city. After I left the Xuanwu Gate, I followed the delivery team to the inner treasury. Taking advantage of the gap between checking the goods and putting them into the warehouse, I walked out from the backcourt and went to the warehouse. Lu Jingshi sent me to the donkey cart waiting next to the back door of the Inner Mansion Treasury. There was a long line of donkey carts there, all of which were oil tank trucks that transport lamp oil in the palace every day. I hid in the designated empty tank and would There was an oil delivery officer under Fang Ming who pushed the oil tank truck to Bei'anmen, and then we had to go through the last guard at Bei'anmen to check out the imperial city. After the car arrived at Bei'anmen There was an accident when we were next to the Anle Hall. We happened to bump into the patrolling palace guards, and the chief guard brought people over for questioning. At that time, I was about to be discovered. In the Anle Hall, the old aunt was here When I rushed out, I suddenly went crazy and hugged the leader of the imperial guards and bit them. The imperial guards were attracted by the old aunt, so we escaped the interrogation and left the imperial city through the arranged Bei'anmen all the way. But old aunt..."

When Sui Er said this, the circles of her eyes were already red:

"I'm very worried about the old aunt, but I can't get in after I get out, and Lu Jingshi can't leave the imperial city at will. I have cut off contact with them. I have to follow the original plan and go to Luoguo not far from Bei'anmen I looked for people to meet me in the alley, they were all arranged by Fang Ming.

I originally planned to find a connector and entrust them to bring news to Fang Ming, asking him to wait and see how the old aunt is doing, and rescue her if possible.But when I arrived at the appointed place, I never found the carriage waiting for me.I waited for a long time to no avail, only to find a group of suspicious-looking people appeared in Hunchback Lane, and they had been watching me.I felt that something was wrong, so I hurried to escape.

Fang Ming once made an agreement with me that if for any special reason, I couldn't meet up with the support person, I would go to the Huji powder shop in Bingmasi Hutong, which is also the support point.With 'Auspicious Bird' as my code name, I will be able to respond when the time comes.I headed west all the way to Bingmasi Hutong, only to find that the door of Huji Cosmetics Shop was closed. I knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered, and the follower behind me had already arrived, so I had no choice but to continue to flee.I was in despair and didn't know what to do.I don't dare to talk to anyone, and I feel that everyone around me is untrustworthy.What I thought was to escape from the capital first, maybe there was still a glimmer of life.

So I mixed with a group of refugees and traffickers, and left the capital through the west gate.I went all the way west, aimlessly. My only reliance was the map of the Gyeonggi region that I wrote down in my mind. I knew that if I went all the way west, the first official station was called Dongshan Station. I wanted to go there first and wait for news.It was almost dark when I left the city, and it was nearly midnight when I walked all the way to the foot of Miaofeng Mountain.It snowed heavily for two whole days, and the mountain roads were full of snow. I walked more than 20 miles in the snow with one foot deep and the other shallow. I didn’t dare to stop because I knew there were pursuers behind me. Without the cover of heavy snow, I might be caught by them.I chose to walk on the road with cover, and I dared not go on the official road. I escaped under the cover of the woods and heavy snow along the way.Later, it was so cold that I couldn't walk because of my hunger, and it was so dark that I couldn't see anything clearly.As a last resort, I had to go up the mountain to avoid the wind and snow.You all know what happened afterwards. "

After Sui Er finished speaking, everyone fell into silence.The experience of this woman over the years is so legendary and so difficult.It was really not easy for her to get to where she is today.

Meng Ai suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Then who did you bear the caning wound on your body?"

"This is the day before I fled. I was ordered to tailor clothes for Concubine Zheng together with the embroiderer in the same group. That embroiderer is the only person I have a close relationship with in the Shangfu Bureau. Her name is Mo Bailan. We I went to Concubine Zheng's palace, and during the process of measuring her body, Concubine Zheng asked me, and I found out that she asked me to have the clothes tailored, because she knew that the emperor liked me and tried every means to accept me as a concubine. Out of jealousy and jealousy, her attitude towards me would naturally not be kind. She also remembered that she and I had met briefly many years ago. At that time, she witnessed the emperor pulling me on the imperial chariot to be intimate with me and let her She was very angry. During the measurement process, although she tried to make things difficult for her, she did not punish us because she was afraid of being discovered by the emperor. But Mo Bailan was frightened and left her sewing kit in Zheng Guifei's palace. Middle. The sewing bag is very precious, and there are more than a dozen special embroidery needles in it. If it is lost, she will not be able to pay for it for a few months. She cried anxiously, saying that her seriously ill mother is still waiting for her The routine money sent out every month survived. But she didn't dare to go back to get it, so I said to get it for her. Anyway, I will be leaving the palace in a few days, so it doesn't matter if I help her once. But as soon as I go back, Zheng The concubine seized the handle and punished me with the stick until I bleed. But it doesn't matter, I finally got the sewing kit back." Sui'er explained with a faint smile.

Seeing that she could still say these things with a smile, Meng Kuang felt heavy in his heart.She lowered her head, unconsciously fiddling with the last sweet potato root she ate in her hands, and did not speak again.At this moment, her state of mind is really hard to describe in words.It seems that the seasoning jar has been knocked over, and the five flavors are mixed.She was angry at the sky for being mean to Sui'er, lamented for Sui'er's ups and downs so far, thanked that she survived all this and finally returned to her side, and regretted her rude and skeptical attitude towards her before.Especially those who heard that she was favored by the emperor in the palace, and almost became the emperor, were both anxious and shocked, hating themselves for being useless, for not being able to find her earlier and take her out of the sea of ​​suffering.

After a while, Sui Er said: "Everyone, my top priority right now is to get in touch with Fang Ming and find out what's going on. I don't know what happened to Fang Ming, and I'm very worried. There are also people in the palace. Old aunt, she is the person I care about the most. Now she has put herself in a disadvantageous situation in order to save me. Even if she has the protection of the Queen Mother, I am very worried. I hope to confirm her safety. There are Lu Jingshi and Han Jiaer, I hope they are all safe, this is my most urgent thing right now. I entrusted a child to pass the message to Hu Ji Powder Shop, the child seems to have passed the message, but they still haven't contacted me recently. I hope you can help me, please."

Sui'er got up and bowed to everyone.Meng Kuang hurriedly stood up to help her, but his sister took the lead, and she had to withdraw her hand in embarrassment.Meng Yan held Sui'er's arms and said:

"Sister Xiaosui, you don't need to say any more, of course we will help you. Now that you are out of the palace, you are helpless, and we are your reliance. You see, you can go out in the most dangerous situation, so It is such a deep fate to meet my sister in the deep mountain temple in the heavy snow, this must be Bixia Yuanjun's will."

Hearing this, Sui'er curled the corners of her lips, and unconsciously cast her eyes on Meng Kuang.Meng Kuang's face became hot, and he quickly looked away.

That's right, this is Bixia Yuanjun's will, and Sui'er has always thought so.When she recognized the old sister Qing in the Niangniang Temple, God knows how pleasantly surprised she was, as if the wishes she had made to various gods all these years had come true in an instant.The feeling of meeting by fate is really wonderful.Although she was poured cold water by Meng Kuang's bad attitude afterwards, she was still very glad that God guided her to reunite with Sister Qing as soon as she left the palace.In fact, after she failed to go to the Huji powder shop, she thought about going back to the Meng family from the past, but she was afraid of meeting the Meng family father and son again, not to mention that there were pursuers behind her, and she didn't want to bring the Meng family back. To trouble, so give up.

The world is unpredictable. Unexpectedly, the Meng family father and son passed away nine years ago, and they did not betray themselves.But Sister Qing... took over the identity of the second elder brother and became what she is now.How much suffering has she experienced in these years?What exactly happened that year, she and the Meng family were caught in the shadow of this incident, and many years have passed and they have not been able to fully come out.Sui'er became more and more determined to decipher Zhang Juzheng's treasure map. No matter what, she had to find out the truth, otherwise, wouldn't the suffering she had suffered all these years become an unexplained grievance?

It was late at night, brothers Qing Xu, Qing Miao, and Qing Heng were arranged to sleep in the inverted room, while Meng Yan and Sui Er went back to their respective rooms to rest.Meng Kuang extinguished the fire in the hearth, closed the kitchen door, and talked with his cousin Zhao Ziyang while walking in the yard.

"Ah Qing, do you trust Li Sui'er's words?" Zhao Ziyang asked.

"[-]% of what she said was true, and [-]% was concealed. This is reasonable, I believe." Meng Kuang said.

"What do you think she's hiding?"

Meng Kuang thought for a while, and said, "The Queen Mother's indifference to Zhang Juzheng's treasure map is somewhat suspicious. And the story about the auspicious bird that the Queen Mother told, did she really not finish? The Queen Mother seems to know a lot of things, Sui'er should also know, but she didn't mention it. The purpose of not mentioning it is to protect us. Why didn't you tell us to protect us? Could it be that if we found out, we would be murdered?"

Zhao Ziyang thought for a moment and replied: "You are right. After considering it this way, I think the reason why Li Sui'er had to leave the palace was not just because she was entrusted by Concubine Gong to find the embroidery of thousands of beasts and flowers. She didn’t want to be the emperor’s concubine. She must have other reasons to leave the palace. Maybe this matter is related to the story of the auspicious bird. I have a guess now, since the woman representing the auspicious bird in the story is from She came from the city of Samarkand in the Western Regions, so would Sui'er be related to her? Otherwise, why would Sui'er's code name be "auspicious bird"? It's not unusual for the queen mother to protect Sui'er so much. The queen mother must have a relationship with her, "auspicious bird" 'Perhaps they are Sui'er's relatives, which has something to do with her mysterious life experience."

Meng Kuang didn't speak for a while, and the two happened to walk to the west ear room in the backyard. This is usually the place where family members live, and my cousin often spends the night here.

When Zhao Ziyang was about to enter the room, he jokingly said: "I said Ah Qing, I see that Li Sui'er seems to care about you very much. He always glanced at you during the narration tonight. Maybe he has his eyes on you."

"What nonsense are you talking about? She knows I'm Meng Qing." Meng Kuang retorted in a panic.

"So what? You are Meng Kuang now, and you can't go back to Meng Qing anymore. Meng Kuang is old enough to marry a wife." Zhao Ziyang said with a smile, "You married her, but no one will have any objections, nor will you marry her." Some people will feel abnormal."

"Nonsense! Can Uncle and Aunt agree? He said some nonsense." Meng Kuang was in a hurry.

"Hahaha, I'm joking with you, do you take it seriously?" Zhao Ziyang laughed.

"Your mouth has not been right all day long!" Meng Kuang blushed with anxiety.

"You are too serious. I feel tired and flustered when I look at you. Let me tease you to relax. But seriously, if you marry her, you will grab the person who is in the eyes of the current day. If you think about it, there is absolutely no one before or since, and it is a well-deserved No. [-] in the world." Zhao Ziyang said winkingly.

"Get out!" Meng Kuang kicked him into the house, and went back angrily.When he was about to enter the door of the west wing room, he heard Zhao Ziyang yelling meanly:

"Hey, work harder, the male college should be married and the female college should be married!"

"You marry one first and show me!" Meng Kuang shouted angrily.

After shouting, Meng Kuang regretted a little.Zhao Ziyang got married three years ago, she was a good girl who was well-matched, but unfortunately, because of dystocia, her cousin died early, and her cousin never got married again.He still loves the woman who died long ago, and never let go.His uncle and aunt also felt sorry for him and never urged him to remarry.

"Oh..." She sighed and pushed the door open.But she didn't expect Sui Er to stand behind the door and look at her. As soon as she came in, Sui Er looked at her with a smile and asked:

"Who are you going to marry?"

Meng Kuang froze in place, his face and ears turned red for a moment.The corners of her lips trembled, she lowered her head and replied:

"I'm just kidding with my cousin, don't marry anyone." She turned around and closed the door.