The Bright Moon Ballad

Chapter 33 is as different as this, falling pear blossoms and moon in the west (Part 2)

My aunt entered my dream. She grabbed my hand tightly and said, "Mu Nian, go out, go out, listen to my aunt, go out, don't stay here, they are all bad people..."

I woke up from my dream and was sweaty, with a chill in the palms of my hands and back. It's already very bright outside. I don't know if I slept until noon again. I got up and washed and went to the stove in the corridor to heat yesterday's medicine.

"It seems that I saw you again a few years ago, and you can live such a leisure life in the palace. You are really not as good as ordinary people."

Who else can say this? The fifteenth master stood by the door with a smile. After that chat, we were not friends, but we were not so strange. Maybe they feel that they have met people with the same thoughts in their hearts, but he is not easy to get close to people, and I'm not sure that I can make a good friend in this palace except for the tenth master, so the two are not very familiar.

I saluted and said, "The fifteenth master is auspicious."

"Go up," he came over with a box of chess pieces. "I also want you. The people in the palace seem to be too busy to find someone to play chess. Are you willing to accompany me as an idle person to play the next game?"

Your fifteenth master wants to play chess, but he has no one to accompany him, and he doesn't believe it with his knees.

"Yes, that is, Mu Nian is definitely not the opponent of the fifteenth master. It's better for the fifteenth master to show mercy." I laughed and went into the room to take a small table and stool, two hand-warming stoves, put the charcoal in the stove in it, and handed one to the fifteenth master.

"First, it's not certain who will show mercy." The fifteenth master took over my hand.

There is some sun today. Sitting in the corridor and playing chess can be exposed to the sun, which is very comfortable.

Fortunately, I can play Go. My father, who abandoned his wife and son, is the only one who taught me is Go. When he was a child, he found someone to play Go, but there were few people. Especially after moving, he lost his chess friends. My mother refused to learn, so he had to force me to learn. Later, I could beat him, but he followed his mistress. No chess friends, I had to find someone to play on the chat software. Later, I felt that it was boring to play with those people. I found a Go software to directly compete with the IQ of the computer. Every time I lost, it would stimulate my fighting spirit.

It was very comfortable to play chess with the fifteenth Master. When he entered the chess game, he stopped talking. He kept looking at the chessboard and frowned. Only when I coughed, he would look up at me and smile at me, as if comforting me.

The afternoon passed like this. I got up in the morning and didn't eat. In the end, I was so hungry. I won both sets, and the fifteenth master seemed to have to go down. My stomach screamed at this time, and I was so ashamed that I wanted to find a hole to bury myself.

"I'm confused," the fifteenth master smiled and said, "It's time to finish the meal. Today, I found a good chess friend, Mu Nian. I'll come to you next time."

I nodded and had no face to look at him. When he left, I patted my disappointing stomach twice to find something to eat.

I'm much better, so I went to ask the Empress Dowager for instructions. I can serve her. I don't have to stay every day, but the Empress Dowager still wants me to live in Qingyu's room and said that she is too lazy for me to move around. In fact, I know that she cares about me. The room with clear rain is better than the maid's room.

In the 48th year of Kangxi (1709), Yin was reinstat as the crown prince; in February, he visited Gidian; on the 9th of March, he reinstauted the crown prince and sent officials to sacrifice heaven and earth, Zongmiao and Sheji; on the 10th of March, he reinstauted the crown prince and the crown princess. On the same day, Jin made Yinzhi, Yinzhen and Yinqi princes, Yinyou and Yinzhen as princes, and Yinzhen, Yinzhen and Yinzhen as Beizi. On March 11, he reinstated the imperial edicted the world.

My peaceful life in Ningshou Palace, the history outside is staged, and the future I planned is shattered. Does A Xing and I have a future? Has he already hated me? But I can't explain it. I can only imagine his hatred. He and I have no future, but what about his future? Must it only be as recorded by historians?

I can't think of a result and guess the future, which is also one of the reasons why people increase their troubles.

After the prince was restored, the atmosphere in the palace eased a lot. The fifteenth master asked me to play chess in two days, and the Empress Dowager asked us to play in front of her. She was watching the battle, which could also pass her boredom all afternoon.

Today, the fifteenth master came to play chess with me. I look like a scoundrel. I'm not as idle as him. Although the Empress Dowager has nothing to do here, I am a slave after all.

The Empress Dowager saw it and said, "Mu Nian, you deliberately lost him a few times. Naturally, he is bored and won't come."

"Grandma, don't you underestimate your grandson?" The fifteenth master said.

I took a small table and put it on the couch, laid a cushion, put the chessboard away, and asked Xiujuan to bring tea. The Empress Dowager moved her seat slightly. I sat next to her, and the fifteenth master sat opposite.

The set is not over yet, and it is a critical moment. Caiyu shouted outside, "Fourth brother, fifth brother, eighth brother, ninth brother, tenth brother, thirteenth brother."

Thinking about why they came so well today, I saw the fourth master open the curtain and came in. The sight of the two just collided. I quickly lowered my head and remembered to salute. The Empress Dowager patted me on the shoulder and said, "You can play chess. They don't care about these false gifts."

"Grandma is auspicious." Several brothers said in unison.

"No, let's take a look at this game of chess first. Old Fifteen, it's time to lose." The Empress Dowager laughed.

The fifteenth master didn't say anything, but still thought about the next layout. I'm already confused, and I can still play a good chess game. Such a few brothers stood silently beside you and watched you play chess. Can you still play well? It's a good thing not to be scared.

And A Xing, why didn't he come? I was suddenly disappointed. He was still angry with me, but what can I do when I see him? I can't explain that there will never be a gap between us.

In the end, I lost. The Empress Dowager said, "Mu Nian must be afraid that Lao 15 will lose in front of everyone and deliberately release the water."

The fifteenth master looked at me. I just smiled at him. It was really not a release of water. I said, "I'm not close to the fifteenth master, and it's uncertain whether I will win or lose."

"Mu Nian can be compared with the fifteenth brother. It seems that this chess skill is very good, but why didn't you know it before?" Ten brothers said.

"Master Ten didn't ask." I laughed, stood up and moved the chair with Xiujuan.

"Why did you come so neatly today?" The Empress Dowager said.

"Grandma, Huang Ama is going to set out for Saiwai in three days. My eighth brother and thirteenth brother are going to follow me. I came to say goodbye. I happened to meet the fourth brother and fifth brother on the way."

"Outside, thirteen, you can go to see the rain when you are free. I'm thinking about her. I'm going to prepare something tomorrow. You can take it there."

The thirteenth master said, "Grandma cares about it. Thirteen will definitely go."

"If by July, she will also give birth, and I will have two more grandchildren."

"There have been a lot of good things recently." After saying that, he took a sip of tea. There were many good things. Some people became princes, some people were promoted to princes, but he was dismissed. Is he laughing at himself?

No one answered, and I was embarrassed for a long time. I said, "Empress dowager, dinner is going to be prepared. Do you want to stay and leave after dinner?"

The fourth master got up and said, "I won't bother Grandma Zu. We have something else to do, so we will leave."

The next day, the Empress Dowager asked me to go to Yifei to get some good ginseng. The last time Yifei said to the Empress Dowager, she forgot and didn't ask anyone to get it. This time, she wanted to prepare some supplements for Qingyu, so she thought of Yifei's gins ginseng.

Entering the Changchun Palace, the eunuch reported his intention and waited at the door.

Soon, a goose-faced maid of honor came over and was stunned for a few seconds when she saw me before saying, "Empress Yi is in the room. Come with me. Those ginsengs are still there. When the empress dowager saw that she didn't ask anyone to pick them up, she also said that she would send them over these days."

I went in with her. Concubine Yi was sitting on the couch reading a book. There was a red box beside her, which should be ginseng.

I saluted, and Concubine Yi put down the book and laughed, "It's a human being. If I don't come, I thought the Empress Dowager disliked my ginseng."

I looked up and said, "The Empress Dowager forgot that she remembered the ginseng today, so she asked the slave to come to get it."

Unexpectedly, when Concubine Yi saw me, the cup of tea in her hand spilled, and the cup fell to the ground and whispered, "Yue'er..."

My smile stiffened, and I quickly picked up the cup and asked if it was hot.

Concubine Yi seemed to reject me approaching her and asked the maid of honor to take the ginseng and send me out. The thirteenth master will come to get something later, and I didn't ask the maid of honor to come out. I don't know what happened to that Yifei. Did I do something wrong? And what did she call me Yueer?

Concubine Yi's problem has troubled me for a long time, and in the end I can't understand it. I have to give up and ask her. Anyway, there are many problems in life that can't be explained. Just like the problem between A Xing and me, he may still be waiting for my explanation, but where can I find an explanation for him? I have made up 10 million reasons, but I can't explain why I advised my eighth brother.

Soon the hot summer came, and the fifteenth master still often came to play chess with me. It was hot, and the Empress Dowager took a long nap, so she didn't watch us play chess.

It's very hot and wearing such thick clothes. Every time I finish playing chess, I sweat all over. Today is even hotter. I feel that the sweat on my hands is dripping like water.

"The prince is auspicious." Hearing the maid in the yard salute, I looked up and the fourth master came in.

I got up and saluted. He looked at me and then at the fifteenth master. Instead, he asked me, "Grandma, where are you?"

"The Empress Dowager went to bed and hasn't woken up yet." I said, "What's the matter, prince?"

"Fourth brother, what's the matter?" The fifteenth master also got up and said.

"You can see for yourself." The fourth master sent a letter to the fifteenth master.

After the fifteenth master saw it, he showed it to me. The letter said: On the night of the 21st of this month, the eighth princess gave birth to twins and did not wake up because of her weakness.

Clear rain, dead. I couldn't believe it and looked at the fourth master blankly.

"Wake up Grandma. Third brother said that Huang Ama meant to let the Empress Dowager know first." The fourth master said.

I turned around to call the empress dowager, but my feet were not at my disposal and almost fell down. The fifteenth master helped me and said, "Mu Nian, grandma's place..."

"I'll go, I'll just say it." I stood firm.

When I entered the room, I knelt by the Empress Dowager's bed and called her for a long time.

The Empress Dowager woke up and said, "You girl, why are you kneeling here? What's the matter?"

The Empress Dowager sat up and handed her the letter in my hand. After seeing it, the Empress Dowager was stunned and said nothing.

I cried: "Empress dowager, I beg you. Please cry. Don't force yourself. There is no one else here. It's better for you to cry."

The Empress Dowager took my hand and cried out and cried loudly: "Qingyu... My eight, my eight... Why is it like this? Xiao 18 has gone, and it's her..."

For a long time, it was not until evening that the sun was about to set that the Empress Dowager fell asleep tiredly. I went out of the room, and the fourth master and the fifteenth master were still there. I saluted and said, "The empress dowager has rested, prince, the fifteenth master will go back first."

"Pay attention to yourself and don't be overly sad. Let's go back first, fifteenth brother. I still have something to do there."

The death of a Gege did not change anything. Except that Ningshou Palace fell into sadness with the Empress Dowager's sadness, the emperor still went on his journey outside the fortress and did not return to the palace until September.

The Empress Dowager told me many times that she would go to Wutai Mountain to ask for Buddha, but I didn't know that she was serious. When the Empress Dowager came to invite the Empress Dowager, she discussed this matter with the Grandpa.

"I was supposed to stay in the palace and have nothing to do. When I go to Wutai Mountain to worship Buddha, I can also ask the Bodhisattva to bless the Qing Dynasty. Second, I can also calm down." The Empress Dowager said.

"If the Empress Dowager wants to go, I won't stop her, but how long will the Empress Dowager go?"

"It will take a while. There is also a royal villa there. You can stay with me for as long as you live. The emperor should not worry about these matters. National affairs should be dealt with with your strength and don't hurt your health."

"What the Empress Dowager said is that I will remember, so I will arrange for Lao Si and Lao Thirteen to see you off. When will you leave?"

"Let's go on the 15th. Someone over there is watching, and don't prepare anything. It's just Mu Nian. I don't think she should follow. The emperor will give her a good person. The Empress Dowager looked at me.

"Empress dowager, I won't marry you." I knelt down and said, "Empress dowager, you promised me a slave. Mu Nian has always been by your side. Why don't Mu Nian? No matter how good Wutai Mountain is, it is not as good as in the palace. What can you do if there is no one around you?

"You stupid girl, have you been so old to stay with me all your life? Don't delay your age." The Empress Dowager said.

"If you don't marry, you will stay with the empress dowager all your life. The empress dowager won't let me go, and I will follow the carriage." I wiped my tears.

Long live the old man smiled and said, "No wonder this girl usually loves her. The Empress Dowager takes her with you. Look at her stubborn temper. If you don't bring her, it's not too late to marry her."

The Empress Dowager could only agree. Long Live Grandpa left, and the Empress Dowager knocked me twice and said I was stupid. I'm stupid. Who let me identify A Xing in my life? Maybe he doesn't want me, but what else can I do?

It was the 15th when we left, and the moon should be the roundest time tonight. Long live the master took the concubine and brother to see the empress dowager off. I searched for a long time but didn't see A Xing. We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Why don't you want to see me when I leave? Xing, how can you do this?

The team has gone further and further and has left the capital. I suddenly heard the sound of the flute. A Xing's flute thought I had heard it wrong. I lifted the curtain. It was almost dark. A bright moon hung in the sky, and someone was sitting on the horse blowing the flute in the distance. Although it was so far away, I knew it was A Xing, and I could hear his flute.

Axing, I don't know when we will see each other again. Will you forget me cleanly if you are angry with me? That's good, so you don't have to look at me helplessly. But can you leave an empty space for me in your heart? It's enough for you to think of me when you look at the bright moon.

Today is a different day, with pear blossoms and moon falling in the west.