I heard that you are a scum

An urgent report from the border town, General Cen has died for the country.

When the news came, Duan Yannian was holding a bowl of soup.

Cen, general, army, already, for, country, donate, body.

He stroked these eight words in his mind, drank the medicine as if nothing had happened, and then handed the bowl to Chuntao who was waiting by the bed.

After doing all this, he seemed to understand the meaning of this sentence. His hands began to tremble uncontrollably, including his arms, his shoulders, his limbs and torso—his whole body could not be controlled. trembling.

Cen, general, army, already, for, country, donate, body.

He silently recited the eight characters again, each word paused, and there was a sharp humming sound in his ears, and his eyes turned white for a while, everything around him seemed to be blurred, and he felt a little out of breath. Then he took a big mouthful of breath, even with his chest trembling non-stop, and the breath he exhaled seemed to be trembling too.

Cen, general, army, already, for, country, donate, body.

Cen, general, army, already, for, country, donate, body.

Cen, general, army, already, for, country, donate, body.

Every time he recited it silently, it was as if thousands of sharp arrows pierced his internal organs viciously, so he recited it over and over again, and was pierced over and over again.

"Young master! How are you? Come and invite Dr. Li here!" Chuntao saw that something was wrong, and while calling for the doctor, she stroked his back to help him calm down.

After a while, he still couldn't stop trembling, but the buzzing in his ears was much smaller.He let out a breath stuck in his throat, and said softly to Chuntao: "Don't bother Dr. Li...I'm fine...It's fine...Just take a rest...Yes...Just take a rest..."

Chun Tao's eyes were red, and she almost shed tears.

He lay down slowly, and ordered Chuntao to cover himself with a quilt, "Is the window not closed properly? It's almost the summer solstice, why is it still so cold..." It's cold... It's like being trapped in the frontier by the severe winter It was as if the heavy snow was buried deep in the ground, the cold wind was piercing, the chill was overwhelming, and the sky was dark... It was a kind of chill from the inside out, which made people shiver and feel disheartened.

Chun Tao added a quilt for him, choked up and said: "Young master...you are not in good health...you have to hold on at this time...General Cen died in battle...how can the higher-ups let the general's mansion go? Now they can only rely on you..."

"Yes..." Duan Yannian hugged himself tightly in the cold, and curled up under the quilt, "Yes... he is gone, how will the old and weak women and children in the General's Mansion gain a foothold in Chang'an? I have to take care of him, so as not to He blames me... lest he blame me..."

……

Duan Yannian has taken a fancy to Cen Yuan, who lives in the General's Mansion next door since he was a child, but it's a pity—Cen Yuan didn't even look at him more until he died.

……

When he rushed to the general's mansion alone, the imperial edict hadn't arrived yet. It was a sunny day, but he broke out in a cold sweat.The gate of the General's Mansion was wide open, just like usual.

He walked up the stairs step by step, and looked up at the plaque of the General's Mansion. The five gilt characters of "General Dingyuan's Mansion" were shining brightly in the sun, making people's eyes sour, and he almost couldn't help crying.

The concierge hurried over from the courtyard, saw that it was Duan Yanhou, he bent down and saluted: "Master Duan."

Duan Yannian came back to his senses, pulled out a stiff smile, bowed his hands and said: "I came in a hurry, I forgot to ask someone to send a name card first, there is a reason for the incident, I hope my little brother will let me know."

The concierge smiled: "The old lady has already ordered you to come down. If Mr. Duan comes to visit, I will take you directly to the main hall. Please follow me."

Duan Yannian followed him into the General's Mansion.

From the outside, the General's Mansion is no different from the past, but after entering the mansion, one finds that the hustle and bustle of the past has long since disappeared. The courtyard is empty, and the hot wind of the summer solstice blows again and again, but it can't blow away the depression in the courtyard. .

The old matriarch was much older than the last time he saw her, her originally black and white hair was completely gone today.

Duan Yannian's heart felt sour - it seems that the old lady has received the news...

In the lobby, the old matriarch was sitting on the main seat with her back straight. She sighed first, and then said slowly: "Before Shanshi left, I advised him that this trip will never return, but But he only looks for the truth of death, saying that if he agrees, he will do it..." At this point, she paused for a while, as if to calm down, and then continued, "I'm sorry for you silly boy, now Shanshi is fighting Death, the Holy Majesty is definitely going to cut the power of the General's Mansion, others are afraid to avoid it, but you still foolishly come forward..."

Duan Yannian sat next to her, staring at a point in the sky in a daze, and came back to his senses after a while: "What are you talking about... I treat you like my own grandma, A Yuan is gone, I don't want to Come on, who else can help the General's Mansion? Right now... I just hope that the Holy Majesty is still thinking about his old relationship with A Yuan... Otherwise..." He didn't say the rest of the sentence, but both of them agreed I know it well—otherwise...the General's Mansion may be doomed...

He came here because he was afraid that the people in the mansion would not be able to bear the blow. Now it seems that the old matriarch started to dismiss the servants as soon as he received the news and ordered them to tidy up the poor. He had already made all the preparations.

"The imperial edict has arrived—!" Eunuch Li's high-pitched voice came from outside the door.

Duan Yannian helped the old lady up and walked her out of the hall to receive the order.

Only a dozen or so people left in the General's Mansion knelt down in the yard. The old matriarch put the crutch aside and was supported by Duan Yannian to kneel down.

Eunuch Li unfolded the imperial decree and continued to read: "By God, the emperor ordered that Hou Cenyuan of Dingyuan colluded with the enemy and treasoned. His crime cannot be redeemed. Now he will be deprived of his title. The remaining crimes of the general's mansion will be thrown into the prison, waiting to be punished! This!"

This imperial decree, like a groundbreaking shock, made Duan Yannian dizzy...

The news he received was obviously that he died in battle... How did he get here and be punished for his crime?

The old matriarch swayed and almost fainted like this. The female relatives kneeling behind cried and questioned loudly, and refused to believe that Cen Yuan would do such a treasonous thing as treason.

Mrs. Cen supported the old matriarch, and looked at Eunuch Li angrily: "Three generations of my Cen family are loyal! Cen Yuan's grandfather died in the battle, and his father died in the battle. It should be the same when it comes to Cen Yuan. Traitor to the country! We will not accept this decree!" The successive deaths of her husband and son dealt a huge blow to this woman. Even though she was trembling with anger, she still straightened her waist, as if she would not Bear the basin of dirty water that others poured on the general's mansion.

Eunuch Li combined the imperial decree, and said in a strange manner: "Hey, resisting the decree is disrespectful, and the crime will be increased! Come, take down these traitors!"

"Eunuch Li, wait a minute!" Duan Yannian stopped in front of the old matriarch, "Is there any misunderstanding?!"

"Oh, the miscellaneous eyes are lame, isn't this Mr. Duan?" Eunuch Li pretended to look at Duan Yannian, and then changed the subject, "Mr. Duan is a noble person. Aren't you afraid of being criticized when you hang out with these traitors? My lord!" He said there was a misunderstanding when he first came up, could it be that he suspected that the miscellaneous family had passed on the imperial decree?! The miscellaneous family has seen His Majesty's decree with their own eyes!"

"Xiaguan didn't mean that." Duan Yannian took off the jade pendant hanging from his waist and stuffed it into Eunuch Li's hands, "Xiaguan is going to the palace now, Eunuch Li, please take care of these weak women as you see fit." , among other things, the old matriarch is old and weak, and she is the imperial wife appointed by the late emperor. Your Majesty will not let her have any accidents if you think about the old love, so you should sell my face. If your majesty blames it, all I'll take care of it."

Eunuch Li clenched the jade pendant in his fist, rubbed it with his thumb a few times, and then showed a smiling face, "That's all right, the miscellaneous family will give Lord Duan a face, but if your majesty orders punishment, the miscellaneous family will not dare to disobey the order and be disrespectful." .”

Duan Yannian smiled apologetically: "Naturally, please give me some more time to explain to the old man."

Eunuch Li waved his hand: "Go, go."

The old matriarch was supported by Mrs. Cen to stand up, with tears in her eyes, she grabbed Duan Yannian's arm with trembling hands: "Jinyu... good boy... I've suffered for you... Your Majesty... I really don't care about old feelings at all." ...Why does Shanshi believe in that white-eyed wolf...why doesn't he turn to look at you..."

Duan Yannian's chest was suffocated, he took a deep breath, and then comforted her: "Old Madam, don't be too sad, pay attention to your body, I swear, I will find a way to avenge A Yuan's wrong! I just ask you to continue, Tell everyone not to plead guilty, once you plead guilty, it will be over..." The old lady agreed wholeheartedly.

The guards escorted all the people to the prison, and the raiders went back and forth several times. The already empty General's Mansion was completely emptied.

Duan Yannian stood at the door in despair, watching with his own eyes that they pasted the seal on the gate of the General's Mansion and took off the plaque of Dingyuan General's Mansion. At this moment, the General's Mansion ceased to exist.

He leaned against the stone lion at the door, covered his mouth and coughed twice. When he spread his hands, there was some bright red color in his palms, but he didn't care, took out a square handkerchief and wiped his hands twice.

I don't know when, the thick dark clouds pressed down, as if they were going to flatten the earth, and the air gradually became damp.

got windy.

A flash of purple lightning pierced the sky, as if to lift the heavy curtain in the sky, followed by deafening thunder, the flashes of lightning were faintly visible, and bursts of thunder sounded like drums of war, breaking the tranquility of Chang'an in the afternoon.The sound of the rain did not come, and the wind became louder and louder, and there were no pedestrians on the roadside.

Duan Yannian walked towards the imperial city step by step, with his back facing the thunder and lightning, his clothes and hair were blown by the strong wind, but he walked firmly, leaving the changing scene behind without the slightest hesitation.

Cen Yuan, oh Cen Yuan... You are smart all your life, have you ever thought that after you die, the person you love the most will put you on such a false charge?Ever wonder how he can't wait to kill your family?If you were alive and saw the scene now, would you understand how I feel?Will it... be like me... Pain, heart, heart, door?

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