Chapter 4: Changing Fate Against Heaven
The three masters were waiting for her in the quiet room.
The lone lamp is reflected on the wooden window. At night in Jiulingmarsh, the mountain wind howls like a ghost crying and a wolf howling.
Grand Master Jingshan sits cross-legged on the futon. He is quiet and his eyes are quiet. His pair of dark eyes can no longer see, but they reveal unquestionable majesty.
"Thirteen, kneel down!"
Xue Suiduan knelt down uprightly, "Master, Second Master, Third Master..."
She is the thirteenth apprentice of the three elders guarding corpses in Jiulingmarsh, and is also the youngest apprentice.
The little apprentice is always the most favored.
The Third Master saw her lowering her head and admitting her mistake, and couldn't help but sigh in distress: "Thirteen, was it you who secretly planned and managed to get the eldest lady of the Xue family to find you and return to Beijing?"
Xue Suigang lowered his head slightly and nodded.
The second master asked: "Have you thought about it?"
"This disciple has been thinking about it for ten years."
Xue Sui kowtowed again, kowtowed to each of the three masters, and raised his eyes, "Ten years ago, they often said that the daughter of a dancing concubine was destined to be lowly. She had to suffer all kinds of hardships and suffer all kinds of sins. Even if she was killed by a noble, Even if we beat slaves severely, we must Think of it as a blessing from God... He also said that I am a bad person born with seven kills and deserve to be humiliated. I have worked hard for ten years just to get this day... I asked three masters to make it happen. ”
After a moment, Jingshan finally spoke again: "Back then, I swore before your master's death bed that the bodyguards of the old mausoleum would stay away from the chaos of the rivers and lakes and fights in the court for generations to come, and would only protect the peace of this place..."< br>
"Disciple understands." Xue Sui lowered his head, took out the "Edict" token from his arms, rubbed it reluctantly for a moment, held it high above his head with both hands, and knocked it down heavily.
"This disciple is seeking personal revenge, and he should no longer hold the imperial edict. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away. I am self-sufficient in life and death, and my grudges have nothing to do with the old mausoleum!"
The forehead hit the cold blue brick, making a slight muffled sound, which seemed to hit the heart.
"My disciples are unfilial. I sincerely ask my three mentors to take care of themselves and stay healthy year after year. I will repay my kindness when my disciples' great vengeance is avenged."
Jingshan was silent, her blind eyes were like a vast sea of clouds.
The other two masters glanced at her from the corner of their eyes from time to time, silently and silently.
They seemed to see the little girl who was as thin as a bean sprout back then, with a stained face and ragged clothes, carrying a rusty dagger, walking over step by step with bare feet full of blood blisters, and fell to her knees heavily. .
"The disciple is willing to join the master, follow the master from now on, listen to the teachings, study the ten arts, uphold the chivalrous heart, and save the suffering in the world. If you violate this oath, you will be destroyed by heaven and earth."
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Xue Sui was imprisoned by the great master.
At dawn ten days later, Xue Yueying, the fourth girl of the Xue Mansion, personally led people outside Jiulingmarsh.
Following Aunt Fang's lesson, she did not dare to enter the Lingmarsh Land, so she only spent money to hire a "guide" to deliver the message.
When Xiao Zhao got the news and came over, Xue Sui was sitting cross-legged in the quiet room, holding a goat's hair in his hand, copying something.
Xiao Zhao was a little excited, "Girl, do we really want to go to Beijing?"
Xue Sui glanced at the yellow paper on which he was copying.
There are several names written on it.
There are Pingle, Xie Weilan, Yao Wei, Lu Xi, Guo Zhaohuai, as well as Gu Jie, Fu Shi, Xue Yueying, etc...
There is another one circled with ink, named "Xue Qingzhi".
That's her father.
Xue Sui took out the yellow paper with the name written on it and threw it into the brazier. After it was burned, he smiled and said:
"Go. There are so many delicious foods in Beijing. Sesame cakes, sweet-scented osmanthus and lotus root, eight-treasure soup, and roasted dried seeds. The cloth, rouge, porcelain, and spices are all exquisite. Restaurants, teahouses, entertainment acrobatics, sheng, flute, and dance are everywhere. Prosperity...how can you know what it’s like if you don’t go there?”
Xiao Zhao trembled.
She just noticed that what the girl wrote was not the scriptures that the great master was punished to copy, but a longer name than what was written in the picture album, and she felt a little scared in her heart.
Endless killing.
There is no way to kill them all.
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Xue Yueying was sitting on the carriage, with fruit snacks and hot tea placed on the rosewood table in front of her. She wore a snow satin lotus-colored skirt, embellished with rich begonia flowers, and had elegant makeup.
She was very beautiful, and it was difficult for anyone who saw her for the first time not to be attracted by her beauty.
Coming with her was Gu Jie, Wulang from the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion.
The two of them touched each other and were talking about their wedding next month.
"Four girls, people... brought them out."
Xue Yueying slowly turned her head and saw Xue Sui standing beautifully under the ginkgo tree in the cold wind. Yellow leaves were spread all over the ground, and she smiled half-heartedly.
Ten years of time have been cut off, and it is difficult for the person in front of me to overlap with my memory.
It is undeniable that the humble dancer's daughter back then turned out to be so beautiful and elegant that people dare not recognize her.
"Sixth sister, is that you?"
Xue Sui approached with a smile, "Miss Xue Si, you are well."
"Sixth sister, you have suffered." Xue Yueying's eyes suddenly turned red and she stood up to pull Xue Sui.
Xue Sui took a step back, and she took a step back, bending over awkwardly, unable to sit or stand. "It's been ten years, and Sixth Sister still has complaints in her heart? Alas... How old were we at that time? They were all childish children, and when they were playing around, they would inevitably go out of their way. Sixth Sister should also be more tolerant and generous... …”
She opened the compartment of the carriage and took out the box.
"Mother Fang was frightened in Jiulingmarsh, and she couldn't get sick when she returned home. Mother got very angry and wanted to beat you up. I tried hard to persuade her, and I asked Gu Lang to bring a century-old ginseng plant. , you can dedicate it to your mother when you return, kowtow, and accuse her, and the punishment will be waived.”
Xue Sui smiled slightly.
She and Xue Yueying are one year apart, and both are concubines, but their destinies are worlds apart.
The fourth girl was extremely beautiful and gentle. Her biological mother died early, but she became the white moonlight in Xue Qingzhi's heart. So she was raised under the lap of the eldest lady Fu Shi since she was a child. She is considerate and like a flower that understands people's opinions. Among the many girls in the Xue Mansion, she is the one whose personality, talents and appearance are most similar to the eldest sister Xue Yuechen, and she is very favored.
In the past, when Xue Sui was bullied, the fourth girl would always stand up and say good things for her, and even shed tears of sympathy from time to time.
With this unique skill, the more she begged for mercy, the harder those people bullied her.
And Xue Sui treated her as a good person at first and treated her sincerely...
"Thank you, Miss Four." Xue Sui chuckled and raised the corners of his eyes slightly.
"Do I need to kneel down to receive grace?"
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Xue Yueying was stunned and smiled softly.
"What nonsense did Sixth Sister say? We are good sisters and family members."
She closed her hands in her sleeves with a look of regret on her face, "Over the years, I have often dreamed of you, and later asked people to search for you, but the people who came back said that you were abducted by a kidnapper... Sixth sister, these years, How much have you suffered... Well, since you are alive, why don’t you come home?”
Home? Xue Sui couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems that the fourth girl has forgotten that I am not wanted by the Xue family."
Xue Yueying thought of her childhood events, raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes, "It's all in the past. Sisters have been apart for a long time, so don't mention those sad things. Now that the eldest sister is taking pity on her, the sixth sister has got this good marriage, so she can survive... …”
Xue Suixiao: "Such a good marriage, shall I give it to the fourth girl in exchange?"
Xue Yueying bit her lower lip in grievance, "Sixth sister is still blaming me. She was young at the time and couldn't protect you?"
Xue Sui pursed her lips: "The fourth girl is still so kind and generous, and so good at speaking human words."
There was no fluctuation in her tone.
But Gu Jie heard the irony in the words and his expression changed.
"Xue Liu, what are you still dreaming about?"
He looked at Xue Sui with disgust: "Ying'er only cares about you, but you refuse to spare her. After all, you still can't let go of our engagement. You don't even think about it, it was not of my own free will. Back then, I wanted to How could she force me to marry you if you didn’t beg my mother so shamelessly?”
Gu Jie's mother and Xue Sui's mother were both famous ladies in Liuxiang Pavilion.
But Gu Jie's mother was carried into the Marquis's residence by Marquis Jingyuan in an eight-carriage sedan.
Although Mr. Gu did not let her renew his relationship despite the pressure from his family, he also did not marry another wife. She took care of all the affairs in the back house, which was equivalent to half a mistress.
The Marquis was willing to listen to her words, but Gu Jie had to listen.
Xue Sui called her "Aunt Chun". She was a woman who loved to laugh. Her body was fragrant and her palms were warm. She could make delicious candied fruits and stuff them into her mouth, which seemed to melt people's hearts. Lose.
It was also because of this that when she saw Gu Jie being humiliated by those people because of her identity as Aunt Chun, she rushed to save her regardless of her own safety.
Gu Jie is timid and never resists being beaten or scolded.
They were having fun that day, riding on Gu Jie's head, slashing his clothes with a knife, and almost cutting his throat...
It was Xue Sui who rushed over, pushed the knife away, and protected him...
Unexpectedly, the knife scratched the little princess Pingle's peacock feather coat.
From then on, the person who was insulted changed from Gu Jie to her.
Although Gu Jie climbed out of the abyss and refused to look back at her again, Aunt Chun decided that she was a good match for Gu Jie and insisted on marrying the Xue family.
So that Xue Sui later "disappeared for no reason." Aunt Chun heard some gossip from Xue's house and learned about her experience. She cried bitterly and said cruel words to the outside world. She would rather her son be a bachelor than let him Marry someone else.
It wasn't until this year that Aunt Chun fell ill and Xue Yueying had news that she couldn't bear it if they didn't get married, and the Marquis' face was not good-looking, so she relented and agreed to the marriage between Gu Jie and Xue Yueying.
Xue Sui looked at this disgusting couple and suddenly laughed.
“I haven’t seen you in ten years, how is Aunt Chun?”
Li Zhao: Can any reader tell me why Gu is called "Li Thief" in the comment section?
Xue Sui (sneering): You are brave! Want to poison me.
Li Zhao: Okay, Xue Pingan.
(End of chapter)