Looking for green hills

In the early morning of the next day, Xiaoqing really stayed in Qingshan Residence obediently, and didn't even mention the matter of going down the mountain.But when Gu Yuanshan wanted to take him to the study, he shied away again on the grounds that he was "too tired and wanted to sleep more".Gu Yuanshan thought he wanted him too hard last night, so he let him go.

Xiaoqing fiddled with her in the bedroom for a while, and finally made the prototype of the purse. The style was the simplest waist-round style. Meng Xiao was afraid that he would not be able to learn too complicated patterns with his clumsy hands, so she chose the simplest one. Come and teach him.

He took the bamboo branch from the tenth bamboo joint of his real body and weaved it into this purse, which is the place where his aura is most abundant, so as long as Gu Yuanshan wears the purse on his body, no matter where he is, he can sense him The presence.

In two days' time it will be Gu Yuanshan's birthday, in mid-summer in July, Xiaoqing has to weave some patterns on the purse before then, otherwise it will be too ugly to be bare.

He didn't come out of the bedroom until noon, pushed open the door of the study and climbed onto Gu Yuanshan's lap.

"Have you had enough sleep?" Gu Yuanshan put down the book in his hand and reached out to rub him.

"No...still sleepy..." Xiaoqing shook her head listlessly, and lay down on Gu Yuanshan's shoulder.

Gu Yuanshan turned his head and looked at the corner of his mouth. The wound there had healed and there was no trace left, but he still lowered his head and kissed him carefully, then patted Xiaoqing's head and said softly, "Go on to sleep." ..."

"Um... well..."

Soon the little goblin lost her voice and fell asleep leaning on Gu Yuanshan's shoulder.

Sun Yong Xinghuo, to Zheng Zhongxia.

Gu Yuanshan opened his eyes amidst the sound of cicadas, he stretched out his arm subconsciously but found nothing.

The goblin was not on the bed.

Gu Yuanshan put on his clothes and pushed open the door. When he walked into the small courtyard, he found white smoke rising from the chimney of the back kitchen.

This small kitchen in the backyard is usually not used by anyone, and Yun Sheng and Hai Lou won't come in. Could it be that little elf is playing with fire? !

Gu Yuanshan walked quickly to the back kitchen, and when he opened the door, he saw a black-faced little elf standing by the stove.

"Your...Young Master... are you awake?" Xiaoqing looked at Gu Yuanshan, stretched out her small black hand and rubbed her face again, now she really became a little cat...

Gu Yuanshan held back a smile and asked him: "What are you doing here?"

Xiaoqing suddenly brought out a bowl of steaming plain noodles from behind and walked to him like a magic trick, "Longevity noodles, son, eat it while it's hot!"

It was only then that Gu Yuanshan was able to see Xiaoqing's hands clearly. Five or six blisters were scalded on a pair of white and tender hands, which were covered with red ones. Gu Yuanshan's eyes darkened, and he stretched out his hand to hold him. , I don't know if it's because I just woke up or because some unspeakable emotions are churning in my chest.

"How do you know...today is my birthday?"

The little cat wagged its tail and smiled sweetly at him: "I'm a little fairy, so naturally I know everything. The first time I saw you, I knew your birthday. I also knew that you were born at ten o'clock at noon in midsummer. Am I right when everything grows and the Yang Qi in the world is at its peak?"

Gu Yuanshan raised his hand and scratched his nose, held his rice bowl with one hand, and led him out of the back kitchen with the other, and sat on the stone bench in the yard.

"I'll bandage your hands first." Gu Yuanshan held his hand in his palm and asked him, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt! You don't need to bandage it, you'll be fine in a while!" Xiaoqing pulled out her hand indifferently, picked up the longevity noodles and handed them to him, "Master, you should eat the noodles first, and you must take advantage of it." Eat it hot, it won’t taste good when it’s cold.”

Gu Yuanshan was fascinated by the steaming plain noodles in front of him. How many years has it been since he had longevity noodles? It's been 13 years, and he hasn't eaten since his mother passed away. No one in the Hou family remembers his birthday, even he himself doesn't want to remember it.

His birthday is always connected with bad luck.

On his fifth birthday, his mother was pushed into the well by the eldest lady in front of his eyes, and drowned alive.

He can still remember the scene at that time. It was the same courtyard, the same stone table and bench. He sat in his mother's arms and ate the longevity noodles made by his mother. Summer is also cold and quiet, he is nestled in his mother's arms, his nose is filled with the fragrance of winter plums, and his hands are steaming birthday noodles, he is so happy that he does not know what eve it is.

Until there was a loud knock on the door, Mei Xiang was gone, and his childhood ended accordingly.

Gu Yuanshan's mother, White jade tea, was a famous geisha in the capital at that time. Not only was she beautiful, but she also danced exquisitely in a Jinghong dance.

Gu Zhao fell in love with White jade tea at first sight. Although he lingered in the flowers, he did feel somewhat sincere towards White jade tea.

At that time, there were countless princes and aristocrats who pursued White jade tea, but White jade tea chose Gu Zhao. Gu Yuanshan still can't figure out how his mother, who is full of poems and books and proud and arrogant, fell in love with Gu Zhao, a rich and rich man? !

He didn't know that women are blind sometimes, maybe Gu Zhao gave her the warmth and love she had never had before and opened her heart, or maybe she was dazzled by the appearance of the young Dingyuan Hou Junlang.After all, judging from Gu Yuanshan's tall figure and handsome features, Gu Zhao must have been a handsome and handsome young man back then.

Gu Zhao redeemed White jade tea and settled her in a small courtyard outside the Hou's mansion. In the first few years, the two of them really spent a very loving time.Later, when Gu Yuanshan was born, Gu Zhao brought their mother and son back to the Hou's Mansion. At that time, there were already three concubines in the Hou's Mansion besides the eldest lady. White jade tea was the fifth wife of the Dingyuan Hou's Mansion.

White jade tea was born in a famous family. She learned to read and read with her husband since she was a child. Later, her family fell into poverty. At the age of ten, she was sold into a brothel, and her life was rough.She knew that Gu Zhao's doting on her would definitely make the other wives jealous, so she was modest in everything and never competed with them for anything.

Life in the Hou's Mansion was not easy, but at least they could survive. Coupled with Gu Zhao's doting on her, the mother and son spent five years in peace in the backyard of the Hou's Mansion until White jade tea became pregnant again. .

A Gu Yuanshan has already made the eldest lady feel like she is sitting on pins and needles, how could she allow White jade tea to have another son?

When White jade tea was six months pregnant, she could no longer have sex with Gu Zhaoben. Gu Zhaoben was a person who was unwilling to be lonely. After a long time, he raised another concubine outside. Madam forgot to the back of her mind.

It was also at noon in midsummer, the sun was scorching hot, and the cicadas were chirping loudly. Gu Yuanshan was nestling in his mother's arms and eating longevity noodles, when suddenly there was a violent kick at the door, and the nurse in the front yard rushed in in shock. He rushed to White jade tea's lap and told her that the eldest lady rushed in with a dozen generals!

His mother was just dazed for a moment, then took him by the hand and took him to the firewood house in the backyard. There was a secret door there, which was dug secretly by someone when his mother first moved in. Perhaps she had long thought that such a day would come. up!

His mother pushed him into the hidden door with her big belly, stroked his hair and said softly to him, "Ah Yuan, is he listening?"

"Be obedient, Ah Yuan is the most obedient!" The five-year-old Gu Yuanshan didn't know what happened, and looked at his mother blankly.

The footsteps in the front hall were getting closer, and the mother bowed her head and kissed him on the cheek, and said to him: "Then Ayuan promised me that no matter what happens later, Ayuan will not make any noise, let alone Come out from here, can Ah Yuan do it?"

"can!"

"Good boy!" White jade tea took a deep look at him, closed the secret door resolutely, turned and left.

Gu Yuanshan will never forget that noon, he watched from the crack of the secret door that his beautiful and gentle mother was kicked and punched on the ground by more than a dozen generals, more and more blood flowed out from his mother's lower body, Dye the white veil on her body into a sea of ​​bright red blood.

The mother fell to the ground, biting her lips without saying a word, her face was always facing the direction of Gu Yuanshan, blood overflowed from her mouth, but she was still smiling, she was smiling at Gu Yuanshan.

Ah Yuan, my baby, don't be afraid, Aniang doesn't hurt... Aniang doesn't hurt at all... You have to be obedient... You have to live...

Gu Yuanshan was lying on the crack of the door, trembling all over, tears kept flowing from the corners of his eyes, he covered his mouth tightly with his hands, and even bit the flesh of his palms to prevent himself from making a sound.

I promised my mother, I want to be obedient, my mother is still laughing, does my mother not hurt?But I am in so much pain...I can't cry...A Yuan listens to A Niang's words the most...

The mother finally couldn't laugh anymore, she passed out completely, with bright red blood all over her body, the eldest lady's cold and vicious voice came from outside, "Drag it up and throw it into the well!"

"Yes!" The family members dragged up White jade tea, which had long been breathless, and threw it into the well in the backyard.

With a "plop", the mother's figure just disappeared, disappeared from his eyes, and also disappeared from his life. Since then, Shangqiongbi has fallen into the underworld, and no one in the world has ever called him "Ayuan" .

"That lowly brat must still be hiding in the yard, we must find him out and kill him!" The lady turned around and left after leaving these words.

That night, the family generals searched the entire small courtyard but could not find Gu Yuanshan's whereabouts. Gu Yuanshan hid in the secret door of the firewood room for five days, without eating or drinking for five days and five nights, until Gu Zhao heard that White jade tea had slipped After falling into the well and rushing back from his concubine, Gu Yuanshan crawled out of the woodshed, and he only had time to say "Father..." before he completely passed out.

Gu Yuanshan was in a coma for two days and two nights with a persistent high fever. After waking up, Gu Zhao asked him what he saw?He just said he didn't remember anything.Everyone thought that he had a fever and burned his brain, so they didn't bother to investigate further.

From then on, Gu Yuanshan pretended to be a fool in front of the eldest lady, and the eldest lady was busy getting rid of the other three concubines, so she let him go, this crazy fool.

People often say "the wine and meat of the Zhumen smell bad, and the bones are frozen to death on the road." But people also say "once you enter the Houmen, it's as deep as the sea". In addition, they enjoy all the glory and wealth, and they regard ordinary people as ants that can be crushed to death with their feet. The world often only sees its prosperity, but they don't know how many dirty and lowly things are hidden in this high-walled courtyard. How many jagged bones were lost.

And who is the good man who crawls out of the pile of dead men's bones?

Of course there is no good thing!

Remarks: Sun Yong Xinghuo, to Zheng Zhongxia - "Book · Yao Dian"