Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 62: Bamboo Grove

When they returned to the guest house, Concubine Yun saw that Qiao Lili looked very unhappy, and asked hurriedly what was wrong, asking if playing chess with Master Wuwei was too taxing. She said she was going to settle the score with Wuwei.

Qiao Lili quickly grabbed Concubine Yun and said, "Aunt Yun, you may be a little tired. You will be fine after a rest." She tried hard to smile at Concubine Yun.

Concubine Yun originally wanted to take her to the back mountain. At this time of year, the peach blossoms at the foot of the mountain have already bloomed, but on this mountain, the peach blossoms are in full bloom. Seeing that Qiao Lili was not in high spirits, she also gave up the idea of ​​​​playing.

She came out to play with the good kid. When the good kid was not feeling well, she stayed with him.

Qiao Lili asked Caiqi Caixing to go out for a walk. She lay alone on the bed, thinking about everything that had just happened. She didn't know how to describe it. Was it a dream? Was it what her soul saw after her death? Or was it an illusion? But it was clearly a long time. Ten years was like a game of chess for Master Wuwei, but just a stick of incense for Caiqi Caixing.

Qiao Lili was afraid of forgetting these memories, afraid that they would not be clear after a night's sleep the next morning. She lay in bed and tried hard to recall, imprinting every scene firmly in her mind so that she would never forget it.

She recalled bit by bit, in the previous life, Zhen'er was not sold to that kind of place, it was great, and in the previous life, her grandmother was not thrown into a mass grave, but was buried in a coffin bought by brother Ajing, it was great. But her father and brother still couldn't save her, it was really heartbreaking.

Mother, why is mother's coffin empty? Is it really like what Aunt Yun said, mother is not dead, she went home, where is her home? Where is she going to find mother?

It turns out that her rebirth was exchanged by Brother Jing with his true dragon luck. Is this the first life he exchanged for? Did they meet again after only one rebirth, or have they been reborn many times? She just has no memory of it?

It would be nice if Brother Jing was around. Does he have memories of his past life? But he doesn't want Brother Jing to have memories of his past life. That would be too painful. Let her bear the pain alone. Brother Jing should be happy and stay with her in this life.

No, they will stay together forever.

After figuring it all out, Qiao Lili relaxed completely.

She seemed to have fallen asleep again. Did she? She dreamed of her mother, who was also asleep, in a place that looked like a fairyland, with exotic flowers and plants blooming, streams in the canyon, misty gauze, towering ancient trees, vines, deer holding ganoderma lucidum, and cranes dancing. It was like a painting.

Mother was sleeping on a white jade bed, still as young and beautiful as ever, with the flame mark between her eyebrows seeming to be burning and jumping. It turned out that mother also had such a flame. Qiao Lili wanted to go up and wake her up, telling her that she missed her so much...

But she woke up, and her raised arm was still suspended in mid-air.

Is this a dream?

There was a knock on the door. It was Concubine Yun who was worried about her and came to check on her.

"Aunt, I want to go to Master Wuwei to ask another question." She wanted to ask if it was a dream or if it really happened.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Concubine Yun took her hand. I don't know what that old bald donkey said to my dear kid, but he made my kid lose his mind. If he can't solve my kid's confusion, I will pull out all his hair.

When they approached the abbot and expressed their wish to see Master Wuwei again, they were told: "Master Wuwei has gone into seclusion and will not see anyone."

"An hour ago, he was playing chess with me." Qiao Lili was a little unconvinced.

"Just after you left, Master Wuwei went into seclusion." The abbot clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.

"Did he say when he would come out?" If he was in seclusion for two or three days, she would wait.

"At least one month, at most several years." The abbot casually looked at the young lady in front of him, his eyes were confused for a moment, and then he was relieved: "We will meet again if we are destined."

Master Wuwei closed his door so promptly, there was only one possibility, that is, he did not want to answer her questions. In fact, there was no need to worry too much about it. Be it a memory, an illusion, or a dream, anyway, it was not something that could be understood all at once. One had to live one day at a time, and only then would the truth come to light.

When you relax your mind, your body will feel relaxed.

"Aunt, there's still time before dinner, let's go for a walk in the back mountain. I heard from others that the scenery in the back mountain of Jokhang Temple is very beautiful." Qiao Lili held Concubine Yun's hand.

Oh, the good boy's hands are so soft and small, as if they have no bones. The hands of her own bad boy have been hard since he was a child, and she has long stopped him from pulling her hands. She will never care about him again in the future, as she already has the good boy.

When Guaizizi was little, she always told Xiaoxixi that if she won the competition, she would let her take care of A-li for a while. Unfortunately, she never won once. Of course, Xiaoxixi never beat her either. They were evenly matched, and they were equally matched.

Oh, it’s another day when I miss Xiaoxixi.

The peach blossoms at the Jokhang Temple in late spring are very famous, which also attracts some ladies and idle young men in the capital to come and enjoy the flowers.

After all, there is no shortage of pretentious people in the world, especially in the capital, the center of power.

When Qiao Lili and Concubine Yun arrived at the back mountain, they suddenly felt that they shouldn't have come, because there were more people than peach trees.

There are ladies from noble families who are gentle and graceful, and such women, paired with romantic peach blossoms, can be said to complement each other and be pleasing to the heart and eyes. However, there are also those beautiful women who are extremely eye-catching. They are like peacocks with their tails spread out, flirting with the young men next to them, trying to attract their attention.

Qiao Lili and Concubine Yun left the peach forest and walked around it. The grass and trees were lush and the paths were winding. The path led to a bamboo forest.

There was a stone table and stone bench in the bamboo forest. Qiao Lili pulled Concubine Yun to sit down. Although it was already the evening hour and the sun had just set, the sky was still bright. The moon quietly rose from the southeast sky. The white, translucent moon looked like it was cut out of rice paper. Watching it slowly climb up through the gaps in the bamboo, it was as if there was an invisible thread at the top of the bamboo forest pulling it upwards.

At this time, Concubine Yun discovered something strange about the stone table. It was made up of a row of stone strips of varying lengths. "Ali, look, this is a stone zither."

"Oh, it really is."

Only then did the two of them notice there was a stone hammer next to them. Qiao Lili picked up the stone hammer and gently tapped the stone harp. At first, the ding-dong sound was very slow and not a song. Soon, smooth notes flowed out from the stone harp. The music was as clear and pleasant as a mountain spring, and soothing like a breeze in the arms. It was very healing.

After the song ended, the lingering sound lingered in their ears, and both of them fell into deep thought. After a moment, Concubine Yun asked, "Ali, what is the name of this song?"

"Please give it a name."

Concubine Yun thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it 'The Bamboo Grove'."

Sitting alone in the bamboo grove, playing the zither and whistling, the forest is deep and no one knows, the bright moon is shining on me.

"Ali, do you want to howl?"

"May I?"

"You treat me as if I don't exist."

There was a moment of silence. After a while, Qiao Lili stood up, put her hands over her mouth to make a trumpet shape, and shouted into the depths of the bamboo forest: "Mom, where are you?"

"Mother, where are you?"

.......

For a moment, the eyes of the two people in the bamboo grove were red.

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Mini-theater: Moon, I counted on my fingers and realized this is not the day I should go out.

Black fan: The atmosphere has been set to this point, you have to come out and add some flavor. The author has to show off his knowledge from time to time and even quote poetry, you have to make an appearance.

Moon: Then pull me up with the rope.

Haters: This is bullshit.

Moon: Pull it! How can I get up without pulling it?

Hater: Writing about the moon in broad daylight on February 27th is pure bullshit.

Moon: Although I am round, I am not an egg.

Author: No matter you are square or round, you are a brick in my article and I will move you when I need you.

Moon: You move quickly, I will leave it alone.