Eastern Palace Chapter 23: Changes (3)

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The streets suddenly became chaotic, and countless people screamed and ran away, not knowing what to do. Several teams of Shenwu troops rushed out of the diagonal stab. I heard them shouting something. The noisy crowd took the initiative to move away. The horse galloped like a gust of wind, and then the firefighters rushed out, carrying the wooden Water dragons, and many carts filled with clear water, were dragged all the way and rushed away. Every year in Shangyuan, there are fireworks and so many lights. Once the water runs out, it is a big disaster. Therefore, Jing Zhaoyin has to prepare the water truck and water dragon every year. In the past, only the houses were occasionally used by water, but this year was unexpected. It came in handy.

I saw that the Shenwu Army of the brigade surrounded Chengtian Gate. Soon after, I saw the guard of honor, Cuihua's long swaying queue, guarded by the Shenwu Army and headed towards the palace. I expected it to be fine.

I shouldn't have any worries. The life and death of anyone on the Chengtian Gate has nothing to do with me.

I should only go back to Xiliang, tell Daddy that I am back, and then ride the little red horse, galloping on the grassland, and live my carefree life like before.

I saved a little energy and continued to walk towards Xicheng. The swift horses of the Shenwu Army passed by. I heard the whip and a long shout: "Your Majesty has a purpose! Close the gates of the nine cities!" The sound spread one after another, reaching far away, echoing from a distance, "Your Majesty has a purpose! Close the gates of Nine cities!" "Your Majesty has a purpose! Close the gates of Nine cities!"...

For a hundred years of prosperity, the Lantern Festival in the Yuan Dynasty, there has never been such a thing, but the people have no objection, they have not recovered from the sudden fire, they are still talking about it. The fire gradually slowed down, and the water sprayed by countless water dragons resembled white dragons, crisscrossing one after another, pressing against the Chengtian Gate. A scorching mist of water rose in the air, and the air was filled with the smell of coke.

"The city gate is closed, can't we get out, right?"

"Ah, if the fire is burning, you are afraid of accidents when you close the city gate. When the fire of Chengtian Gate is extinguished, the city gate will naturally open..."

The people around me were talking in a rush, all kinds of noise made me feel impatient. I couldn't walk anymore, even my breathing felt a burning pain, and my throat was more like a lump of charcoal, dry, dry, scorched and painful. I sat down on the roadside breathlessly, leaning my head against the tree.

I think I only rested for a while. I didn't expect to lean there and fell asleep in a daze.

It seems that when I was very young, I went hunting with Daddy. I fell asleep on horseback. Daddy carried me on his back and kept carrying me back. I leaned on my father’s generous back and slept very comfortably. I slept a little drooling because the clothes on his back were a little wet. I was too lazy to raise my eyes, only to see the countless lights on the street market, dimly dizzy in my sight, one by one, like the meteors that can often be seen on the grassland in summer night. It is said that when I see a shooting star and tie a knot on my clothes belt and make a wish at the same time, it can be realized, but I am clumsy. Every time I see a shooting star, I either forget to make a wish or forget to tie the knot...

There are so many meteors tonight, if I want to make a wish, what else can I wish for?

I pulled out my hand forcefully, trying to tie a knot in my belt, but my fingers were so soft that I couldn't get half of my strength, so my hands dropped.

That’s it.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep thoroughly.

I don’t know how long I’ve slept. It’s as long as my life, and it’s as short as my life. I slept very deep and deep, but very shallow and shallow, because I always feel that there is a revolving lantern in front of me. I kept turning around, turning around, the gold leaf on it was shining brightly, stabbing my eyes with pain, and there were people talking noisily in my ear, and refused to calm down for a moment. I feel very irritable, why don't you let me sleep peacefully? I know that I am sick, because my body is either cold or hot. It is cold for a while and hot for a while. When it is cold, my teeth fight and rattle, and when it is hot, my teeth fight, because even the breath I exhale is burning.

I also mumbled some dreams, I want to go back to Xiliang, I want A-Daddy, I want A-Du, I want my little red horse...

I want my old days, only I know what I want, in fact, I don’t want it anymore.

When that mouthful of blood came out, I understood it myself.

The pain in the chest was tight, and the consciousness was still shallow, so he fell asleep again.

In my dream, I was galloping in the boundless desert, looking around, wandering around, maybe I was crying, I heard my whimper.

What is there to cry? Our Xiliang girl would never cry over these things.

Until I finally woke up, I felt a pain all over my body and my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn't open them. I slowly opened my eyes, and the first thing I saw was Adu, her eyes were red, just looking at me like that. I saw darkness all around, but there were stars leaking from above, like a sparse gleam. I finally recognized it. This is a ruined temple. Why am I here? Adu helped me half up and fed me some clean water. I felt the burning pain in my chest healed a lot. I held her hand tightly and murmured: "Adu, let's go back to Xiliang."

My voice is actually hoarse and chaotic, even I can't understand it myself, but Adu nodded, her cool fingers touched my forehead, giving me a comfortable touch. Fortunately, A'du came back. Fortunately, A'du found me. I didn't have the energy to ask her where she had been in the past two days. I was taken away by the assassin. She must be very anxious. With her by my side, my whole heart was let go, Adu is back, we can go back to Xiliang together. I was so groggy that I almost fell asleep again. Suddenly A'du seemed to stand up. I opened my eyes laboriously and took a look at her. She stood beside me, seeming to be listening to some sound. I also heard it. It was a faintly thunderous sound. There was a large group of people. Come here.

Adu bends over to help me up. I am weak and weak, almost without strength.

If the person coming is the Shenwu Army or Habayashi Lang, I don't want to see them, because I don't want to see Li Chengyin again, but I'm afraid Adu can't lead me to avoid those people.

The gate of the temple was kicked open by someone. At this very moment, a white shadow slid down on the beam, like a huge bird without friends. Ming Jian pierced the door brightly, and I heard many screams. I recognized that the person who flew down from Liang was Gu Jian, and the people who fell outside the door were indeed dressed in the costumes of the Shenwu Army. . I just feel that blood is pouring up to my head, although I don't want to see Li Chengyin again, but Gu Jian is killing someone.

Adu was holding the wrong golden sword in his hand, watching Gu Jian vigilantly fighting the Shenwu Army. I pulled out the wrong golden sword from her hand, and Adu looked at me suspiciously.

I slowly approached the fighting circle, and the divine martial arts army thought I was with Gu Jian, and they rushed towards me with their weapons. Gu Jian's martial arts is too high. Although he is surrounded by people, every time someone rushes towards me, he can always take the time to take a sword and take a shot, then intercept and kill. He shot neatly, the sword was not empty, and every time the sword light flashed, a person fell in front of me.

The warm blood splashed on my face, and more and more people fell a few feet away in front of me. Those divine warriors seemed not afraid of death. They rushed forward one after another, and were lighted by the white sword. The twist was broken, and then I swallowed the last breath where I was within reach. I was shocked by this innocent killing. I wanted to shout "Stop", but my voice was hoarse and I could barely make a sound. Gu Jian seemed to have never heard of it.

I gritted my teeth, swung the knife, and rushed towards Gu Jian. He opened my knife very lightly. My hand was weak and the knife fell on the ground. At this moment, I heard a heavy sound of breaking through the air, as if a huge rock was smashing at me, I instinctively looked up, A'du rushed towards me, smoke and dust rising from all sides, huge The sound seemed to shake the sky and the earth, and the entire small temple was almost torn apart by this sound.

I was lifted away by the invisible air wave. Adu’s hand just touched the corner of my skirt. I saw that Gu Jian seemed to want to catch me, but the raging waves of people and swords wrapped him in among them. The beams and roof tiles collapsed like the earth, my head hit something, and the sharp pain on the back of my head made me lose consciousness almost instantly and plunged into the endless darkness again.

"Puff!"

The heavy body plunged into the water, surrounded by blue water, like countless cold knives, slitting my skin. But I gave up struggling peacefully, letting myself sink into the water, like a baby returning to its mother's body, like a flower falling into the earth, that is the most peaceful destination, I already knew it all.

"The water of forgetting the river lies in forgetting emotion..."

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"A fox sits on the sand dunes, sitting on the sand dunes, looking at the moon. Hey, it turns out that he is not looking at the moon, but the girl waiting for the return of the sheep..."

"It's too ugly! Change one!"

"I can only sing this song..."

……

"From life to life, I will forget you forever!"

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There is a bright and extinguished light in the memory, flickering, like a thick fog gradually spreading out, revealing an illusory mirage. I suddenly saw myself.

I saw myself sitting on the sand dunes, watching the sun set, and my heart gradually sank. In the end, the sun finally disappeared and was blocked by the sand dunes in the distance. Invisible. The sky and the earth were shrouded in darkness, and even the last bit of light was missing.

Desperately, I threw the jade pendant into the sand, turned on the horse without looking back, and left.

Master smelly! Bad master! The most annoying master! He also said to be a matchmaker for me and pick me the most handsome and handsome man in the world! He even brought me here, making me wait for three days and nights in vain!

A few days ago, the emperor of Central Plains sent envoys to propose marriage to his father, saying that the prince of Central Plains was seventeen years old, and he hoped to marry a princess from Xiliang, so that he could establish the two kingdoms forever. A princess in Central Plains once married us in Xiliang, so we should also have a princess married to Central Plains.

Second sister and third sister both want to go. I heard that the Central Plains is getting better, eat well, dress well, there is water everywhere, there is no need to live by water and grass, and there is no need for wind and sand. The envoys of the Central Plains said that because the crown princess will be the queen of the Central Plains in the future, she cannot be a concubine, so they hope that the princess will be the daughter of the father of the Dana family. I don't know what it is about, but my mother-in-law is the Dana family, and mother-in-law only gave birth to me, a girl, and the others are boys. Now I can only marry me. The second and third sisters are very envious, but I am not rare at all. What is good about Zhongyuan? I have also seen the men from Central Plains. Those merchants from Central Plains who sell silk are all weak and unable to bind chickens. They can't pull their bows and ride horses poorly. I heard that the prince of the Central Plains had been raised in a deep palace since childhood, and could do nothing except poetry and painting.

Marrying a husband who can't even pull the bow is too awkward. I quarreled for several days, and the father said: “Since you don’t want to marry the prince of Zhongyuan, then I have to give Zhongyuan a confession. If you have someone you like, the father will make an appointment for you first, and then inform Zhongyuan and ask them to do another Choose a princess, so we can’t find our fault."

I'm not yet fifteen years old. The men in the clan regard me as a little sister. They don't take me with hunting or singing. Where can I go to find a person you like?

I'm so worried.

After the master knew it, he patted his chest and promised me that he would find me the most handsome and handsome man in the world. He said that Zhongyuan calls this "blind date", which means that men and women meet in private. If you like, you can The parents' orders, the matchmaker's words. I can see what I can see when I meet in private, but now my eyebrows are burning. In order not to marry the prince of Central Plains, I promised the master to go on a blind date.

The master arranged the blind date on the highest sand dune three miles outside the city, and gave me a piece of jade pendant. He said that the man holding the other piece of jade pendant is the one he agreed on for me. He told me to be careful. , Take a closer look at what you like.

As a result, I waited on the sand dunes for three days and three nights, not to mention men, not even a male fox.

I'm so angry!

I knew that the master was teasing me again, and he took pleasure in teasing me every day. Last time he lied to me that Wangchuan was behind Yanzhi Mountain. He caused me to ride a little red horse and carry dry food for ten days and nights. After climbing over Yanzhi Mountain, there was a large grassland behind the mountain. , Let alone forget Chuan, there is not even a small water hole.

I walked for more than 20 days on the way back. I circled the foot of the mountain and almost lost my way. I finally met the shepherd before I was able to struggle back to the city. A-niang thought I was lost and couldn't come back again. She fell into a serious illness and cried aloud in her arms. My father was furious and locked me in the royal city for many days without allowing me to go out.

Later I was annoyed and asked the master. He said, "If I said, you just believe it? You know, there are some people in this world who will lie to you. Don't believe everyone, I'm teaching you , Don’t trust others' words at will, otherwise you will suffer in the future."

I looked at his shiny eyes, so angry I didn't vomit blood.

Why haven't I learned my lesson? I have been deceived by him several times, why am I still foolishly fooled?

Perhaps I will never learn how to be a master for the rest of my life.

I angrily believed that the horse was going back by the rein. The horse was gnawing on the splendens all the way. I was thinking all the way, or I would tell my father that I like the master, and ask the father to make an appointment for me and the master.

Anyway, he framed me many times, and I framed him once, which is not too much.

I thought it was a great idea, so I got a lot of energy, humming a little song all the way, and riding a horse all the way to the city.

"A fox sits on the sand dune, sits on the sand dune, and looks at the moon. Hey, it turns out that it is not looking at the moon, but the girl waiting for the return of the sheep... A fox sits on the sand dune, sitting On the sand dunes, basking in the sun... Hey... It turns out that it is not basking in the sun, but waiting for a girl passing by on horseback..."

When I was singing happily, someone behind me suddenly called: "Girl, your things have fallen."

I turned my head and saw a man riding a white horse.

The master said that the rider on the white horse may not be the prince, but more likely the Tang monk who was sent to the Western Regions by the Great Tang of the East. But this man did not wear a robe. He wore a white robe. I have never seen anyone dress a white robe that looks good. The Persian businessmen who came by were all wearing white robe, but those Persians wore white robe like Bailan Melon, this man wears a white robe, but is as bright as the moon in the sky.

He looks so good-looking, his curved eyebrows seem to have a hint of smile, his face is as white as the best Hetian jade, his hair is tied in the style of Western Liang, his Western Liang dialect He speaks fluently, but I can tell at a glance that he is a native of the Central Plains, and we Xiliang men cannot be so white. He was riding on a horse with a strange aura. I have only seen this aura on Dad. It was when he was reading the Three Armies, Dad galloped by with a machete, and when the crowds shouted, he Proudly overlooking his army, his territory, his son Lang.

This man, looking down at me like this, as if he were the only king in this world.

My heart jumped wildly, his eyes were like a tornado in the desert, which could wind everything in. I thought he was magical. When he looked at me, my mind was almost Blank. On his slender finger lies a piece of white jade pendant, which is the piece I just threw away. He said: "Isn't this girl lost?"

I got angry as soon as I saw Yupei, and said straightforwardly: "This is not my thing."

He said: "There is no one here, if it's not a girl's thing, then whose thing is it?"

I stretched out my arms and gestured, arguing: "Who said there is no one here? There is still wind, sand, moon and stars..."

He suddenly smiled at me and said softly: "You still have you here."