Da Suining

Chapter 171 Save the Child

There is also such a story in Qingcheng.

Lu Ying, the right deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, was thirty years old, brave and resourceful, with hundreds of thousands of people under his command.When the emperor mentioned him, he was also full of praise.

The only regret is that after being married for more than ten years, the wife of the main house has nothing to produce. In the words of the people of Qingcheng, "Eggplants should grow for a season."

It is useless to search for doctors.

The imperial doctor took the pulse and said that the wife is in good health, and the so-called pregnancy is only a matter of chance.

Later, I went to Huguo Temple to burn incense. I burned it several times, but there was still no movement.Lu Ying and his wife have always had a very good relationship, and he also said to his wife, "It doesn't matter if you don't have children in this life, you are enough."

But Lu Ying's wife, Chang, seemed to be under a lot of pressure. Not being able to have children made her depressed, and later she was quite taboo about the way of husband and wife. Maybe it was because of low self-esteem, or maybe it was something else. Not even near her bed.

Mrs. Chang just lay on the couch all day, looking out with her eyes open, not knowing what she was looking at. The wind outside the window changed from hot to cold, and the leaves turned green and then yellow. On the first night of snowfall, Mrs. Chang died on the bed, describing Haggard, skinny with only a handful of bones left.

According to the servant girl who served her, Chang's nightmares day after day, she woke up and leaned on the bedside crying, saying that the Bodhisattva entrusted her with dreams, and she would never have a child in her life, and she died early to conceive a child. .

Chang's death was pitiful, she didn't wear makeup, her eye sockets were sunken, but when she was dying, she wrote a suicide note to Lu Ying. It's a pity that after taking countless medicines, she will not be able to carry on the family line of the Lu family. Every time I think about it, I can't sleep at night. The only long-cherished wish is that after she dies, Lu Ying will marry another wife.

Lu Ying didn't want to marry again, but it was Chang's last wish. Lu Ying didn't want her to die in peace, so in the season of apricot blossoms, he married a concubine daughter of a sixth-rank official, Liu.

Mrs. Liu is eloquent, and the affairs of the house are open, she looks like a shrewd housewife, even so, Lu Ying just gave her the name of a concubine.

After a month or so after entering the house, Mrs. Liu brought her maids and servants to Huguo Temple to burn incense. On the one hand, she begged the Bodhisattva to bless Chang Shi in front of her to be reborn as a human being as soon as possible;

Lu Ying was very moved by this, and even personally escorted her there.

Perhaps Liu was lucky, or the Bodhisattva blessed her, and after burning incense for just two months, Liu became pregnant.

I was pregnant in October and gave birth at once.

It was another snowy day, and it was only a year since Mrs. Chang's death. The newly brought Mrs. Liu gave birth to a son, which was regarded as a continuation of the incense for the Lu family.

Lu Songying had a son in his middle age, and he was so distressed that he didn't know what to do. Not only did he give 200 taels of sesame oil to Huguo Temple, but he also invited a famous troupe from Qingcheng to sing a big play for three days.

When the child was full moon and Liu's confinement, Lu Ying raised her status and made her an equal wife, no longer a concubine.

This matter was rumored in Qingcheng.

The first Chang family was the daughter of the second-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites, and this Liu family was only the daughter of a low-ranking sixth-rank official, or a concubine.

But the situation was changing, and after one year of entering the house, Mrs. Liu transformed into the head of the house.

Apart from being on duty, Lu Ying spent the rest of the time at home with her and the children, never even taking a look at the wild flowers and weeds outside.

Whether it is tea tasting or flower arrangement, Liu's is one of the gatherings of noble ladies in Qingcheng.

The women chatted and talked about whose master went to sleep with prostitutes, whose master brought a concubine into the house or raised an outer room, only Mrs. Liu was calm and relaxed, with bright makeup and bright environment. Pei jingle.

And the only seedling of the Lu family next to her also has a tiger head and a tiger brain, smart and cute, with big watery eyes and chubby cheeks, anyone who sees it wants to bite.

The Liu family rose to the top and became a winner in life.

"The Bodhisattva didn't bless the ancestor Chang, but bless you, madam. Is there something special about madam?" asked the women.

Mrs. Liu just smiled: "I'm just being sincere. The most important thing is the bodhisattvas in Huguo Temple. You don't know that there are people burning incense in front of every bodhisattva. I line up every time. It won't be finished until dark."

Since then, Huguo Temple has become even more popular.

Of course, Xiangyan, a girl's family, went to Huguo Temple not to seek a child.

In addition to begging for a son, the other bodhisattvas in Huguo Temple are also more effective than one.

Let’s just talk about the God of Wealth. A merchant went to worship the God. At night, he dreamed that the God of Wealth told him to hoard some garlic.He also laughed and said that there is no need to hoard garlic, a cheap thing, but he did it anyway.

The garlic production decreased in the new year, but the demand did not decrease. The garlic in the house he hoarded was sold for three times the price.

There is also a couple who took their children to the streets to prepare new year's goods during the Chinese New Year. Unfortunately, there were too many people and the child was abducted.

The couple went to the Huguo Temple to burn incense, but the child came back by himself.It is said that someone invited her to eat sugar man, and after she followed, the man stuffed her into a carriage and wanted to sell her, but after walking not far, the carriage overturned down the hillside, and the trafficker fell headfirst on the rock, with a flower in his head died.The child walked back from memory by himself.

Everyone proclaims that the Bodhisattva is effective, isn't it effective? The child was not abducted, and the trafficker died first.

The reputation of Huguo Temple has been accumulated step by step in this way.

Compared with Jiguang Temple, which was built in the mountains and is a folk temple, more dignitaries went to Huguo Temple.

Huguo Temple is far away from Xiang's house, and it would take at least half an hour to ride in a carriage.

For Prime Minister Suining, this kind of royal temple, he thought he would never touch it in his life.

What breaks all this is the refugee rainbow.

In front of Xiang's house where Rainbow came from somehow, she was lying on the threshold covered in blood, holding a child's clothes in her hand.

Before she spoke, her tears were about to flow dry. Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were like a frightened bird. When Xiang Suining saw her, it was already late at night. Against the backdrop of the candlelight, she was shivering like an ant.His body was covered with dust and blood, his clothes were ragged, his shoes were gone, his feet were bare, and the soles of his feet were covered with blisters.

I still remember the first time I met her, she was begging and hiding with her child.

At that time, he was at most a refugee.

At this moment, the Caihong Qi family looked like a beggar in distress.

The bridge hole where she lives is far away from Xiang's house.

Xiang Suining didn't know how she got here step by step on such a late autumn night when the long street was lonely and the street lights were out.

He wanted to take her into the Prime Minister's mansion, wash her body, and prepare some meals, but unexpectedly, Rainbow grabbed Xiang Suining's hand and almost pulled her down the steps.

Mingzhu hurriedly supported Xiang Suining, and at that moment, Xiang Suining saw a mouthful of blood spurting from Rainbow's mouth.

The blood was thick, and the mouthful of blood sprayed on Xiang Suining's white gown, almost blooming a flower on her chest.

"Girl, this person vomits blood, she has the plague." The guard at the gate was so frightened that he almost kicked Rainbow off the steps.

"Presumptuous, this is the second girl's friend." Mingzhu repelled the servant, and said to Xiang Suining in a low voice: "Miss, you must protect yourself, otherwise, let the servants come forward."

"Mingzhu, the rainbow is not a plague, she is injured." Xiang Suining walked down the steps, and Mingzhu took a careful look with the lantern. Sure enough, there was a long feathered arrow on Rainbow's back, and one end of the arrow had already sunk into Rainbow's body. , every time she moved, the wound was probably torn apart.

"Rainbow, just bear with me, I'll send someone to call for a doctor."

"Girl, it's too late, girl." There was light in Rainbow's eyes, and that light was slowly drifting away, gradually fading: "Girl, please help."

"Our girl will save you, don't panic, speak slowly."

Rainbow seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and stuffed the child's clothes into Xiang Suining's palm. It was a child's apron, a khaki apron, soaked in blood, and the blood was dripping.

"Girl, please save my child, he is not yet three years old. Girl... please... please save my child." Rainbow was anxious and in pain, his body was trembling almost uncontrollably, tears were also Unable to control, the tears on her cheeks washed away the bloodstains on her body.

"Where is the child?"

"In... the bridge hole where we live... Miss, please save him, otherwise, he will die."

"Mingzhu, tell a prudent boy to harness the horse. I'm going out."

Mingzhu hurried to do it, and after a while, she brought out the capable coachman from the mansion. The coachman drove the carriage and helped Xiang Suining to carry Rainbow into the carriage. The carriage galloped along the endless long street.

There are arrows behind the rainbow, you can't sit down, you can only crawl in the carriage.

The bustling Qingcheng looks a bit depressed at night like this.

Baolong Street, which was full of hawkers and shops in the past, is now also dark, and very few shops are open for business. Even if they are open for business, they have already closed at this time.

The lights were dim.The only one or two remaining lamps on Long Street hang from the eaves like will-o'-the-wisps.

At a glance, the moonlight on the bluestone road is faint, and it seems that tung oil has been poured on it, reflecting the light one by one.

Where there is no moonlight, there is darkness where you can't see your fingers. It is so dark that there is only a lantern hanging on the front of Xiangfu's carriage. The faint candlelight follows the bumps of the wheels, one up and one down.

"I send the third girl to the Huguo Temple every day these days, but I don't see the second girl going out." The coachman pulled the rein in his hand: "The night road is rough, it's even worse when you go out of the city, girl, please sit carefully."

Xiang Suining supported Rainbow's back and told the driver: "Try to be as steady as possible, she has injuries and cannot withstand the bumps."

Rainbow habitually grabbed Xiang Suining's hand, as if holding on to a life-saving straw: "Girl, they were all killed, they were killed, and a lot of blood was shed...the blood stained the river red, girl."

"Who was killed?"

"My man, and my fellow villagers, the people who usually live with us in the bridge hole are all honest people. We are honest and nest in the bridge hole... I don't want to offend a noble young master, that young master... we don't Knowing the reason... He... holding a bow and crossbow, shot and killed seven or eight people. His men, holding a shining machete, stabbed my fellow villagers. They died so badly, girl, bleeding It’s everywhere, and you can’t rest in peace even if you die.”

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, such a thing happened.

Incredible.

But the cold feather arrow on Rainbow's back, and the blood all over her body, all prove that she is not lying.

"They rushed into the bridge hole. I was protecting the child. I wanted to run away with the child, but I was shot by an arrow. The child was snatched away in pain. I only tore off the child's bellyband... I cried and begged them to let me go." My child, they cut me with knives... It doesn't matter if I die, the child will be fine, but fortunately, the grass and trees on the bank are deep, and I rolled into the grass... Only one life was saved, please save my child."

"Girl." The coachman was a little scared: "Should we... still go? The other side seems to... have a lot of people. We still have time to go back now."

Mingzhu said: "Just drive your car well and listen to the second girl's instructions. If the second girl says go, you can go."

"But……"

"The sky is falling and there are two girls, what are you afraid of?"

Only then did the coachman put his heart into his stomach.

After leaving Qingcheng, the Qingshi Road narrows, and the darkness at the end is like a huge net. Under the black net, the vegetation is deep and the birds are extinct.

It's getting quieter.

The sound of the wheels was thin and rapid.

"Miss, will it be dangerous to come here this time?" Mingzhu couldn't rest assured, the farther she was from Qingcheng, the more her heart was tugging.

"Don't worry, I know who arrested the child."

"The girl knows?"

Xiang Suining nodded.

The carriage passed an old bridge and soon came to the bridge hole.

At night, I could hear the rushing of the river, the flow was very fast, and there was a damp and cold smell on the bank.

Perhaps because of the depth of the water, the grass on the shore is still lush.

The smell of water, the smell of grass, the smell of blood.

Very damp.

Very fishy.

The silence is a bit abnormal.

Rainbow struggled to get out of the car, clutched his chest and rushed down, so fast that he almost rolled down from the grass.

Mingzhu took off the lantern hanging from the front of the car and held it in her hand, she carefully illuminated the front for Xiang Suining.

The moon disappeared into the clouds and disappeared.

The light and shadows of the lanterns were indistinct, and the faces of the people reflected were all white.

"My child... my child... my child..." Rainbow stumbled into the bridge hole.

Xiang Suining followed closely behind.

Mingzhu slightly raised the lantern in her hand.

Although it was dim, I could see clearly.

Is there anyone in the bridge hole?Not even a dead person.

The cooking utensils, teapots, and firewood in the cave are still there. Several quilts are leaning against the right side of the bridge opening, and the washed pots and bowls are also stacked on the ground.

Even though it was a bit messy, everything was still there.

It can be seen that there are people living here.

It seems that dinner is also used here, there is more than half of the millet porridge left in a bowl.Bright yellow.

Rainbow ran from one end of the bridge hole to the other end of the bridge hole like crazy. She even opened the quilts and searched for a while. slip away.

Rainbow almost knelt down in front of Xiang Suining: "Girl, my child is gone, my child is gone, I know, they killed him, they killed my child, he is still a child."

"Rainbow, think about it carefully. Was your... your fellow countryman killed here?"

(End of this chapter)