Chapter 36 Information
In front of Xiao Jinyu are pieces of Saeki paper. On the paper are letters written one after another in Wei's cursive script. The handwriting is elegant and graceful, and the content of the writing is It's actually some trivial matters in life or war, but there are extremely pure feelings between the lines.
"Your Majesty now ordered me to conquer Liuyi. I followed Andu to station troops at the foot of Taozhiling Rock. Three days later, I led a battalion into the enemy's formation and injured my left neck. Fortunately, Aluan rescued me and saved my life..."
"The queen now encourages your majesty to marry me and Princess Yuhua. Your majesty asked me about my wishes, but I didn't respond..."
"..."
After reading all the letters, Xiao Jinyu already understood that this was the letter written by Han Zigao to his mother, Mrs. Xiao. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xiao had been in contact with Han Zigao for a long time.
"Yes, actually before Aluan entered the palace, he had met General Han several times. Aluan liked to study medicine and often walked among the people to treat children who were homeless due to war. At that time, General Han was just a humble commoner who lived in Jingkang to avoid the Hou Jing Rebellion. He met A Luan Ou who was also taking refuge in Jingkang. General Han was also a gentle man, and both of them had compassion for the sufferings of the people. Heart, they often work together to collect medicines or treat diseases of disabled homeless people.
I think General Han probably had an admiration for Aluan at that time, but after all, Aluan was the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, and he, a commoner with no official position, would never dare to climb high.
Aluan has always regarded him as a friend and didn't think much about it.
But sometimes this fate is so wonderful. No one thought that in just two or three years, the world would undergo earth-shaking changes. After the Hou Jing Rebellion, Chen Baxian killed Wang Sengbian and his descendant Liang became emperor. After becoming the emperor of the Chen Dynasty in Jiankang City, when Aluan met General Han again, he was already a favorite of the late emperor Chen Qian, and he was not as weak as the common people before. Feng, after Chen Qian succeeded to the throne, even made him a general of the right army.
At that time, there was a rumor in the palace that Princess Yuhua Chen Jianchen admired General Han and fell ill with lovesickness. The late emperor ordered Aluan to come to the palace for medical treatment. He never imagined that within half a year, something like this would happen..."
When Yuan Rujing said this, she looked a little sad and couldn't help but cover her face and cry bitterly.
"Why did that happen? Do you know the truth?" Phoenix couldn't help but ask.
Yuan Rujing shook her head and said: "What's the truth? I'm afraid even Aluan herself doesn't know who framed her like this. I went to see her on the day she was kicked out of the Xiao family. She So he gave me these letters written by General Han to her. You have also seen this letter. There is no filthy words in it, and there is no intention of seeking love. Aluan also told me that Princess Yuhua, although she is still alive, She was ill, but it was not caused by lovesickness. Princess Yuhua was not good at poetry, so she asked Aluan to write a love poem for General Han.
But as time passed, General Han naturally knew that the letter was written by her, so he also wrote back to Aluan, telling all the things he had encountered in his life to express his longing for her.
I thought that Aluan was also moved by General Han's sincerity, so he agreed to meet him. However, he did not expect that the day they met was at Chenshi, and Aluan waited for him for a whole day. Ri Wei showed up, and it wasn't until You hour that General Han came to Aluan drunk, but what Aluan didn't expect was that General Han seemed to be a different person at that time, so he..."
After a moment of pause, she choked and said, "Aluan said that she didn't blame him. He was drugged, and the other party's purpose was only to target her, and General Han was just a pawn being used.
But Aluan, she had to bear all the consequences alone. She was the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, and the honor given to her by her status could have allowed her to live a life of food and clothing, and it was very possible for her to even become a queen. …”
"Is the person who planned this matter Princess Yuhua?" Fenghuang asked again.
Yuan Rujing shook her head again: "Maybe it is, maybe it is not. What happened has happened. Aluan was driven out of the palace and Xiao's family. In order to stop the rumors, the late emperor killed most of the people who knew about it at the time. The truth is How, there is no way to verify.
However, I can see from General Han's letter that he feels guilty and regretful towards Aluan. He even said that as long as Aluan is willing, he is willing to marry into the Xiao family! "
"Joining the Xiao family?"
"yes!"
Yuan Rujing took out another piece of silk from her sleeve. This piece of silk was different from these Saeki papers. It actually had a sentence written in blood:
Aluan, I'm sorry, I have requested your Majesty's decree. If you are willing, I would like to join the Xiao family.
"When did he write this letter? When did it get into your hands?" Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but ask.
"It was delivered to me not long ago. In fact, in the more than ten years since Aluan went to Northern Qi, General Han has been writing letters to Aluan and also sent messengers to Northern Qi, but Aluan has never replied. letter.
And this blood letter was probably written not long ago when he knew that he was about to die. This letter was not sent to Northern Qi, but was sent directly to my hands. I think General Han wrote this letter before , he has already embraced death!
And sure enough, not long after this letter came into my hands, he was sentenced to death among the court officials for treason. "
Xiao Jinyu sneered in her heart: The so-called crime of rebellion is just a way for the superior to eliminate dissidents. Han Zigao has too much military power and is loyal to the late emperor. I am afraid it will make that person very uneasy!
Thinking of this, she naturally thought of Chen Shili and the scene she saw in her dream that day. What secret did Chen Shili want to learn from Han Zigao? And why would Han Zigao rather bear the charge of rebellion than say a word? "Ayu, I don't know if I can call you like this... Actually, General Han... he is really your father... A Luan has been strict with etiquette all her life and has never taught anyone in private. General Han... is her only one. man……"
Seeing Xiao Jinyu deep in thought and seemingly suspicious, Yuan Rujing suddenly shook her hand and said comfortingly.
"I know, my appearance makes me have to admit that my father is Han Zigao." Xiao Jinyu said.
Yuan Rujing suddenly raised her head in shock, looking at Xiao Jinyu's face that looked exactly like Xiao Luan, and asked in confusion: "Your appearance? No, your current appearance is exactly the same as Aluan's. Could it be that you..."
Xiao Jinyu did not answer directly, but changed the subject: "You just said that General Han sent letters to my mother during the more than ten years that she was in the North?"
"yes!"
"But there is no letter from him among my mother's belongings, but only a brocade handkerchief..." After saying that, Phoenix took out the brocade handkerchief and handed it to Yuan Rujing's hand.
Yuan Rujing opened the brocade handkerchief and read word by word: "The round fan of humanity is like a full moon, and the full moon of Nongdao is not round. I wish Yanzhou would be frost-free and live in joy for thousands of years." After reading, she was surprised again. He looked at Xiao Jinyu and said, "This is written by Princess Yuhua Chen Jianchen to General Han. How could Ah Luan keep this thing?"
Chen Jianchen?
Xiao Jinyu suddenly became suspicious, so she took back the brocade handkerchief and looked at it again and again.
At this time, Yuan Rujing said again: "Moreover, Aluan has no hatred for General Han, and even has feelings for him. How could she not keep General Han's token? Or...she didn't receive General Han's letter at all. Her letter?"
Xiao Jinyu naturally didn't know that these days, although she could sometimes recall some scenes of the original owner and his mother Xiao getting along in her mind, they were all extremely blurry pictures, so blurry that she couldn't even see Xiao's face clearly.
Whether Mrs. Xiao has feelings for Han Zigao, I am afraid that only she knows her feelings best. However, there are probably many unknown secrets about her.
"Whether you have received it or not, everything has disappeared after the person has passed away!" Thinking of this, she said with a smile.
Yuan Rujing's face suddenly turned pale, and her expression once again showed deep sadness, and she couldn't help crying and blaming herself again.
"I never thought that when we said goodbye outside the city gate, we would never see each other again. I feel so ashamed to Aluan. If only I could say a few words to her like Ayu does today, or tell the truth. , Ah Luan won’t..."
Seeing her mother remorseful and crying, the little girl Ayuan ran over after hearing the sound and seemed to feel sad. She held her mother's hand and comforted her: "Mom, please stop crying. If Aniang is sad, Ayuan will be sad too."
Yuan Rujing also immediately touched her daughter's hand, bursting into tears and smiling, and replied very gently: "Okay, grandma, don't cry anymore. Ayuan, you'd better go and play with that sister Axiu first, grandma still has something to say." This sister said it!"
"good!"
Axiu also came over after hearing the sound, gently pulled the little girl away, and walked towards the yard talking and laughing.
"The thing you said that makes you feel so guilty is that you didn't tell the truth or say a word for my mother?" Xiao Jinyu continued to ask after the little girl walked away.
Yuan Rujing lowered her eyes sadly: "Yes, something like that happened that year. All the major families were silent. My father even put me under house arrest and did not allow me to enter the Xiao family again. My father said that this was the Chen family's attack on the family. A warning, anyone who dares to say a word for Xiao's Aluan will be seeking death! So I never came forward... even though I knew everything about Aluan and General Han... I know Aluan was framed..."
"It's not your fault. Even if you say it, no one will hear your voice...So, you don't need to feel guilty or blame yourself."
Hearing Xiao Jinyu's words, Yuan Rujing's eyes glowed with incredible gratitude.
"You don't blame me? Aluan, you really don't blame me..."
She looked at Xiao Jinyu in a daze, and after a while, she laughed at herself as if she was awake: "No, you are not A Luan, you are her daughter A Yu,..."
Seeing that she was in a trance, Xiao Jinyu was a little suspicious, so she asked again: "So, where is the imperial edict that General Han requested from the late emperor that you just mentioned? Do you know?"
(End of chapter)