Yijuan cloud

Chapter 15 I don’t want to marry the prince

Cao Yingshan was taught by her mother, Aunt You, and she didn't pay attention to anyone in the Cao family. She was only obedient and submissive in front of Mr. Cao.

Moreover, Cao Yingshan usually loved to serve her father. Now she was summoned by her father and had to listen to the imperial edict, so she was busy looking for clothes to change.

The little maid first took a fragrant colored silk pleated skirt that she often wears these days. I took it and helped her put it on. When she was already upper body, she said again: "Oh! I know! Maybe it's my second brother's appointment." Well, a few days ago, the second brother went to the palace with his father and came back and received some rewards. The wife was so happy that people from all the courtyards came to see it. For those who don’t know, they thought that the second brother had already won the official position. This time only I'm afraid it's true, huh, look, maybe Madam will be happy."

After saying that, he ordered to fetch her purple-red silk dress embroidered with gold thread patterns, and said with a smile: "But daddy should be more happy, so let's just join in the fun."

I tied her skirt and said, "The icing on the cake, why not do it."

"That's exactly what it means." She looked in the mirror, straightened her bun, smiled and hurried out the door with me.

I was still delayed for a while because I was changing clothes. When I arrived at the front hall, I saw six or seven boys holding their breaths and standing in the corridor with their heads lowered.

After entering the inner door, I saw the maids from each room quietly guarding the door.

Meiyan, the eldest maid in Aunt You's house, winked at Cao Yingshan.

Cao Yingshan was regretful and panicked. She took a few steps and was about to quietly ask Meiyan what was going on inside. She heard the voice of Mr. Cao in the house and was extremely angry: "I know we are going to declare the imperial edict, why hasn't she come yet? She lives far away. What?"

Then I heard Aunt You say: "Master is considerate of Shan'er, she really doesn't live close by."

"If it's far away, how could the second aunt come so early? Okay, master, it's important to declare the imperial edict. Yingshan is just a concubine. It doesn't matter if there is one more or one less." Mrs. Cao said.

But I heard Master Cao say angrily: "No problem? This imperial edict was issued just for her. Go and find her!"

Cao Yingshan looked at me in astonishment, and whispered while walking hurriedly: "Why is it because of me?"

I was also extremely shocked.Listening to Mr. Cao's opinion, I'm afraid the content in the imperial edict is not a good thing, so I feel worried about Cao Yingshan.

But the matter was at this point, and it was useless to think too much. I squeezed her hand tightly: "Go in first and then talk about it. The master and the second young master are there for everything, and the young lady is just a boudoir lady. What are you afraid of?"

The carved gold door creaked shut, and I stood quietly outside, thinking about the purpose of the imperial edict.

Ever since I learned that our ancestral home of the Lin family was occupied by refugees, the whereabouts of my family were unknown, and that life and death depended entirely on God's will, I knew that I would have no one to rely on in the future, and that life and death, and whether my life would be good or bad, would all depend on me.

Now that he had made up his mind to be self-reliant, he became even more dedicated when working as an errand in Cao Yingshan's house.

Cao Yingshan has her own ways of being mean and willful, but after understanding her temperament, she treats me sincerely in everything, and she regards me as her right-hand man.

The imperial edict concerns Cao Yingshan, what could it be?

As soon as I thought about it, my heart skipped a beat. Could it be a marriage?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a "clang" sound, Master Cao's violent shouting, and Cao Yingshan's crying, which made me feel even more uneasy.

At this time, the door opened, and Butler An stuck his head out and said to me: "Come and serve Miss Third!"

I lowered my head and went in. I saw Mr. Cao wearing court clothes and holding a long sword in his hand. He stared at Cao Yingshan who was kneeling on the ground with a blushing face.

There were broken pieces of blue and white porcelain on the ground, and Aunt You was covering Cao Yingshan's left ear with a handkerchief, causing it to bleed.

Seeing this, I hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, took the handkerchief from Aunt You's hand, opened it gently and saw that a piece of flesh and blood had been separated from the bone, and a piece of flesh had been cut off. I couldn't help being shocked, and quickly changed it to a new handkerchief. Zi squeezed tightly, Cao Yingshan seemed to be unconscious and knelt straight.

Aunt You patted her daughter on the shoulder and cursed: "Why don't you kowtow and thank me? You are usually the most sensible and filial person, but now you are so confused!"

Mr. Cao sneered: "You say she is confused, but I think she is very sober and arrogant! She usually indulges her too much, and that's why she indulges her so much that she doesn't know the bounds of heaven and earth! Do you think it is child's play for you to treat the sacred mandate? The emperor granted marriage, even if it is Even if he is given death, we must also kowtow to express gratitude."

Then he pointed at Cao Yingshan and said: "I hate unfaithful and unfilial people the most. You have studied and you should know that if you want your minister to die, I have to die, so you don't marry? That is disobeying the imperial edict! How many brains do you have to dare to say this? What a disrespectful thing to say? If you don’t protect us, our entire Cao family will be buried with you!"

Cao Yingshan said: "After all, this life has been in vain. It is better for my daughter to die, or to become a monk and become a sister-in-law, so as not to bring trouble to my father."

Master Cao was so angry that he was trembling all over. He pointed at Cao Yingshan and was trembling. He was speechless for a long time. He lowered his head and saw the sword in his hand. He raised his hand and was about to strike, but his arms were held by Mrs. Cao, Aunt You and the second young master.The second young master said anxiously: "Dad, third sister is still young and her brain can't accept it for a while. Please let her go back and think about it." After saying that, he looked back at me and winked, and whispered, "Hurry up and help third sister back to apply the medicine. "

Aunt You finally realized what she was doing and hurriedly helped Cao Yingshan get up and leave with me. Behind her, I heard Mr. Cao scolding: "She is already 16 years old. Do you still think she is a child messing around?..."

There is a large sprig of jasmine in a soft clay vase on the table.

Cao Yingshan was lying on the desk crying non-stop, her ears tightly bandaged with white cloth. Against the backdrop of her black hair and purple clothes, the white was dazzling.

She cried, and my heart ached like a cone.

For more than half a year, many times, she and I hid under the lamp and wrote letters to Mr. Fan... She treated Mr. Fan sincerely.

Aunt You advised from the side: "The emperor grants you a marriage, which is a great grace. It is a happy event that others cannot ask for, not only you, but also her Cao Wenqing. This royal family is also highly sought after by our Cao family." , Daughter, you should think about it clearly. He is the sixth prince. The emperor has just personally conferred the title of King Yi. He is the same age as you and has no wives or concubines in the house. The emperor personally gave the daughter of the right prime minister's family as the princess of Yi. You are not comparable to others. , for a concubine to be a concubine and marry the princess on the same day, such a face is something my mother would never dare to imagine."

Cao Yingshan folded her arms and cried: "I don't care what kind of prince or marquis he is. I just want to find someone who suits my needs. Otherwise, my life will be in vain."

Aunt You laughed angrily: "You kid has never suffered anything. What kind of hardships do you mean to live in vain? Life does not all depend on your wishes. What's more, even if it goes as you wish, you promised Is that okay? Mom knows what you are thinking, but you don’t want to think about it. Mom and Mrs. Fan have said openly and secretly that you and Fan Li are childhood sweethearts and they have a deep relationship. Mrs. Fan has never expressed anything. This child Fan Li, I You don’t look enthusiastic at all, only your shaved head is hot!”

"Yingshan, you just want to show off your temper and act like a noble person. This matter is already a certainty, and the divine decree is like heaven. Do you really want your father to resist the decree? Even if you don't care about yourself, even if you don't care about yourself, even Your father and I don't care anymore, you have to think about Fan Li. If outsiders know your thoughts, you are innocent. What do you want others to think? So as not to implicate him. My daughter, this is the truth. , think about it carefully.”

After Aunt You left, I asked the little maid to bring some of Cao Yingshan's favorite snacks, then sent everyone outside and sat quietly with Cao Yingshan.

The sunset had dispersed and it was getting dark. I was about to turn on the lamp when Cao Yingshan said softly: "Don't turn on the lamp. Duo'er, come here and sit with me for a while."

I thought about it, took a bottle of wine from the tea table, sat on the couch opposite her, poured a glass of wine and said, "I often hear people say that one drink can solve a thousand worries. Let's try it too?"

Cao Yingshan laughed out loud and moved her body. The room was dim and dim, but she could still see two glistening lights on her face through the skylight outside.

She drank up one cup, and I followed suit and refilled it. I drank only four or five cups in silence, and then Cao Yingshan whispered: "When I heard my father reciting the imperial edict, I really knew what a bolt from the blue meant. If you don’t want to marry some sixth prince, don’t be the side princess, Duo’er, if you were me, what would you do?”

A new moon rose, I fiddled with jasmine flowers with my hands, and the fragrance immediately became stronger. I smiled, sighed softly and said: "I am not you, miss. I don't have such worries as you, but I will tell you something about my childhood. It’s an interesting story. My brother Xing’er and I often watch ants move in the yard at home in the summer. The ants that meet me always find food to eat, but the ants that fall into Xing’er’s hands are not so lucky. , because in the end he couldn't help but trample him to death, and he hated the ants he had just teased for a long time for making him sick."

I smiled bitterly, recalling the situation back then.

While playing, Xing'er suddenly jumped up and shouted, "It's so disgusting, so disgusting!" Regardless of my obstruction, he raised his foot and trampled down the dense ants.

He couldn't help but whispered: "Humans are like ants, and their lives are like grass and mustard. The world is unkind and treats all things like cud dogs. Everything is fate."

"I don't believe in fate." Cao Yingshan said angrily.

I shook my head: "I don't believe in fate either, but I think those who know the current affairs are heroes. If I knew that there was a desperate situation ahead, I would never try it. What Aunt You said is very true, what does it mean to live in vain? Not at all. If you only say what you want, then your life will not be in vain. As long as you live well, your life will not be in vain."

As I said that, I picked up a piece of white jade osmanthus cake and handed it to her. It was her favorite snack. She raised her hand and knocked it away: "I want to go on a hunger strike."

I smiled, started eating by myself, and said: "You just played with Mr. Fan when you were a child, and you thought he was good. Now that you are all grown up, and your temperaments are different from when you were young, can you still play together like this?" Regardless of where he is, I see Mr. Fan as cold-tempered, not interesting at all, and dark. I really don’t know what you like about him. Besides, you have written so many letters to him, but he has never replied once. It’s clearly heartless and unjust.”

"What do you know? When I was a child, I climbed up to a jujube tree to pick jujubes to eat. I lost my grip and fell down. My second brother and he were both under the tree. My second brother ran away, but he caught me. As a result, I He wasn’t hurt, but his head was smashed and his bones were broken. When he caught me, he still reluctantly asked me, Sister Shan, are you hurt?”

I handed her the cake again and said with a smile, "Sister Shan, are you hungry?"

She reluctantly reached out and took it: "What I said is true."

I said: "How can people never change? I believe Mr. Fan will still stand up for you when you are in danger today, but that is just the friendship between friends and the love between men and women. Although I don't understand it, I always know him. He didn't treat you wrong, and I didn't say it before because I couldn't bear to hurt you. Don't tell us what we onlookers think, how do you think he treats you?"

She was speechless.

I said warmly: "Since we are not in love with each other, why bother to go against the destiny for him? Besides, who can compete with the destiny? Eat it, the sweet-scented osmanthus cake is sweet if you eat it while it is hot."

(End of this chapter)