Yijuan cloud

Chapter 64 Memories of Childhood
Just then, I saw a little light behind him. It was originally dark behind him, and the tiny light was like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.

No, the meteor flew over and disappeared in an instant, but it flickered lightly in the sky.

It's a firefly.

When Prince Yi saw me staring directly behind him, he turned around in confusion.

As soon as he moved away, I realized that it was not just one, but a few ethereal fluorescent lights like stars in the night.

Because I came to the wrong place and strayed into someone else's territory, I flew hesitantly and only lingered at the door.

"Do you want me to catch one? Go and turn off the lights, they are afraid of light." Prince Yi turned around and asked me with a smile.

"No." I flatly rejected his proposal, but I still blew out the lamp with great interest. The light suddenly spread out and shone in our felt bag.

"Why not? Are you scared? They don't bite."

"It just depends on whether they can fly freely. Once I catch them, I just look at them and scare them half to death." I said softly.

He chuckled and said, "I almost forgot, you have a Bodhisattva heart."

It was very dark inside the felt bag at first, but after a while, with the moonlight shining down from the skylight above, it wasn't that dark anymore, but everything was indistinct, even Prince Yi.

Two fireflies flew over one after another. Prince Yi suddenly waved his hand and held the two fireflies in his hand. I called out softly and hurriedly got closer to him to look at them.

"Don't worry, you won't be able to hurt them, just take a look." He clasped his hands and held them in front of my eyes. His slender fingers were illuminated, like he was holding two stars.

He lowered his eyes, his eyelashes grew into a long line, and there was a smile on his lips.There was a faint scent of cooling medicine dissipating, and I realized that he was too close to me, his head was almost touching mine, and even his breathing became clearer.

Seeing his face so close made me feel uncomfortable all over, so I said, "Let him go."

"Let go." As soon as he released his hand, the two fireflies flew up lightly and disappeared into the surrounding darkness.

After the candle was lit again, I changed his dressing.

He lay on the felt, tangled the tassels on it with his fingers, and suddenly said: "When I was young, one summer, my master caught dozens of fireflies for me. After thinking about it, I didn't know what to use. Then I remembered the tents in my concubine's palace. I don't know what the tents in her bedroom were made of. They were light and bright, so I cut off a large piece while no one was paying attention, and asked the palace maid to make one for me. Fireflies in a cloth bag, carrying them while walking in the imperial garden at night, looks like a bag of gold sand if you don't look carefully."

At first I was surprised that he suddenly mentioned his own affairs, because before I followed Cao Yingshan to the palace, I heard that the late emperor loved Concubine Liu very much, and the two had a deep love for each other, so not long after the death of the late emperor, Concubine Liu He hanged himself and was buried, and the incident became a favorite story both inside and outside the palace.

But I feel that what others see as a good story is a sad thing for Prince Yi. Both his parents are dead at that moment, and he doesn't know how to feel sad privately.

But seeing that his expression was normal and what he said was interesting, I couldn't help but become curious, "What happened next? Did the concubine punish you?"

He smiled: "No, my mother-in-law has a good temper. She also praised me for my cleverness. Why did I think of using a tent to make a cloth bag? But later I heard that the tent was made of shark silk and was more expensive than gold, so I cut one. Hey, it’s really a waste to waste such a large piece of crocodile gauze tent.”

I tied the gauze carefully for him and couldn't help but say: "The concubine is really gentle. The prince is really lucky to have such a good mother. I used to think that my mother treated me well enough. From this point of view, she is still the concubine." Be more open-minded. My father once got a handful of fine pearls as a birthday gift for me. When I handed it to the maid to put it away, we had a disagreement and all the pearls were scattered. After I picked it up, it was almost completely damaged. My mother was so angry that she had my maid beaten severely." After I finished speaking, the gauze was wrapped, and he didn't say anything more, just sitting upright and playing with the chess pieces, but he looked distracted.

I packed the medicinal utensils gently, trying not to disturb him, but I heard him say: "The palace maid who made the bag for me was killed with a cane, because after the news about me using crocodile gauze tent to make a bag to put fireflies in, it became public. After Yan Guan read a book, the Empress Dowager also punished the concubine. It was the dog days of summer, and the concubine stood in the sun for an hour. After returning, she had a miscarriage. It was then that I found out that the concubine was pregnant. My father was furious, deposed my master, and killed the palace maid who sewed the bag with a stick."

When Prince Yi said this, he stopped talking. He still held a black chess piece in his hand and it didn't fall for a long time.

I stared at him blankly, my heart shaking. His tone was relaxed and plain, and he only said a few words, which left a deep impression on my mind. It was as if I could see the scene before my eyes.

"I have always heard that the dangers in the harem are no less dangerous than those in the previous dynasties. You need to pay attention every step of the way. It is true. No wonder the Buddhists say that 'all living beings suffer'. Even if you are born in an emperor's family, there are many hardships."

I went over and knelt down next to him, picked up the white chess piece and said, "I'll play chess with the prince."

He put down the chess piece and said easily: "You can't beat me, it's boring. Let's go to sleep."

I was so embarrassed that I held it in for a while and said, "If I had been taught by a famous chess master, my chess skills would not be worse than yours. I almost beat you yesterday."

Prince Yi said: "I don't know who said that the teacher would pretend to be sick and not go to class as soon as he taught me how to play chess. Also, yesterday I was afraid that you would lose badly, so I deliberately let you play a game."

He couldn't sleep lying down, only on his stomach.

I huddled in the sheepskin mattress, still feeling cold, and because my heart was blocked, I was still thinking when I closed my eyes. People often say that when a book is used, you will regret it less. I was just too lazy in the past, otherwise I would not give in today. The prince laughed.

Tossing and turning, I turned over gently, opened my eyes and looked around. I saw that Prince Yi closed his eyes gently, his face was calm, and he had already fallen asleep.

I pulled up the mattress, exposing only one eye, and immediately felt much warmer. I thought to myself: In the past, I thought it was easy for him to be a prince. Born in an emperor's family, he must be able to move the wind and rain, but today I realized that it was worse. Ordinary people are at home.Thinking about it, I fell asleep in a daze.

After breakfast the next day, a maid came over and said: "The princess invited the girl to come over and sit down. The princess said she wanted the prince to be at ease. She only loves men. She invited the girl over just to talk. I'm sure she will get there." How to send it back?"

After hearing this, Prince Yi said: "Go back to the princess, Miss Lin is only with me."

I quickly whispered: "Your Majesty, Princess Sudiya invites you. If I don't go, it would be rude. Just let me go."

Prince Yi waved his hand and ordered the maid to step aside first. He glared at me and said, "That woman is so aggressive. She might be the Hongmen Banquet. Do you dare to go?"

I nodded seriously: "I see that Princess Sudiya is the most powerful person in the Tumut tribe. Even Anda Khan is afraid of her. With her around, others don't dare to do anything to me. And didn't they say that she only loves men?" , It’s obvious that he won’t eat me, so what else can he do besides chat a few words?”

I moved towards him and said softly: "There are soldiers guarding the outside. We are locked in this felt bag and are not allowed to go anywhere. We don't know what is going on outside. So where is Sudia?" The Tumut Department is very good at what they say, maybe I can go over and find out more? Besides, they invite you generously, so if we don’t go, won’t it look stingy on our part?”

He seemed to be stunned when he heard that, and stared at me blankly. After a while, he blinked and nodded: "That's right, we can't call people stingy. You go ahead and come back early. Don't call me boss." Worry.”

(End of this chapter)