prince and farmer

The farmer held a bowl of decoction and stared at the dark soup inside for a long time.His heavy face was reflected on the black water surface. He had been in the same place for a long time, thinking, if he didn't send it, the soup would be cold.

"Hey." He sighed vainly, feeling that the soul pulling in his body had cut him into two painful halves.

The aunt's words are still lingering in my ears, "I'm about to wean, you have to do it as soon as possible, his mother is inherently deficient, do you want your child to take a look at him too?" The farmer's heart clenched, Anu's body has always been a thorn in his heart, pricking him from time to time, that man... his body is too thin and cold, giving birth to a child will take half of his life, and he is too weak, why? Can I return him... But... After all, it is his child with Anu, with Anu's blood, and will have a face that is more and more similar to Anu in the future, he can't bear it...

One side is Anu, and the other side is a reduced version of Anu.He was in a dilemma, but finally made up his mind.

The farmer's face sank, he pushed open the door, and walked in with a bowl.

After a while, he came out empty-handed.Looking up, what he saw was the clear blue sky and a few floating white clouds, he breathed a sigh of relief.In the room, Anu looked at the bowl in his hand and slowly picked it up.

In the distant capital, the prime minister's mansion, the Confucian scholar sitting upright is the current prime minister, and the people sitting next to him are his disciples and aides.The people standing below had serious faces, their brows were tightly furrowed, and they were chattering together.In the hustle and bustle, the area around the prime minister's seat was almost the only pure land, full of peace and serenity.

"What's the fuss?" The prime minister opened his eyes slowly, and the old god took a sip from a cup of tea on the ground, "What's the rush?" he asked again.

"My lord, it's time to welcome the prince back! There is no master in the world, the throne hangs high, and the subjects are panicked, fearing that there will be chaos. I will follow the prime minister to welcome your majesty back to the palace, to bring order out of the chaos, to uphold justice, to the side of the Qing emperor!" A person squeezed out from below and cupped his hands said respectfully.

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while. Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, dogs travel thousands of miles. We are not the only ones, not the first ones, but we are... the only ones that are sure to win! Everyone! The time has come to build a business!" The prime minister stood up tremblingly, and threw the half-filled teacup out with a bang, he roared, and at the same time shot all the silent people in the room sharply, "It's scary Got it? Get out? I don't want to be a waste of words!"

"No!" Everyone in the audience stood up and respectfully said, "I will follow Your Majesty to the death!"

"Go! Each perform their duties, gather forces, and wait for the right time!"

"promise!"

……

The soldiers have already arrived outside Lingyun Mountain, but the remote and quiet village has not been disturbed at all, and it is still immersed in peace and tranquility.

Outside Lingyun Mountain, the mountain wind stirred the sergeant's armor, making a flickering sound.Stationed in the largest and most luxurious tent in the center, a man in Chinese clothes was bowing to a man in coarse cloth and asked, "Sir, what can you see?"

"The sages are very wise! I am ashamed of myself, I can only try it, and give me half a month, and I will give you an answer when the time comes."

"Half a month?"

"Half a month is already the limit of this way. If you dislike the incompetence of this way, let go of the disciples of this way, and then kill this way, please be wise!"

The general's face was as frosty, and he shook his head resolutely, without saying anything more, he just turned around and asked the other person beside him, "Can you shorten the time, sir?"

"Well..." The Taoist twirled his long and white beard, and said slowly, "Let me take a closer look at it."

……

In the prince's mansion, a man in brocade clothes reclined lazily on a chair, his stern eyes swept over the silent people below, and he sneered for a long time before he said word by word, "Take the emperor to command the princes! Tsk tsk, what a plan! Everyone is blinded by greed! I have forgotten that this king's genius nephew is Yi Yi's generation? Idiot! He shocked the world when he was more than ten years old. The imperial edict escaped from birth. How scheming was the emperor's brother back then, how could he not know that the rebellious son had already murdered him, but in the end he left the country to him, so it was not pity for his talent? The emperor's brother once said that the rest of the sons The harmony of wisdom is not as good as that of the prince! When the prince is happy, the clouds are clear and the wind is calm, and he is a gentleman. Watch that kid squeeze out your value, then kill the donkey, cross the river and demolish the bridge, and kill you rebellious officials and thieves with one knife! This king... just stand still for the time being and be that patient fisherman! The king has nothing to do with the throne, and his intelligence is not as good as him, but... there is nothing to be afraid of, and this lazy prince has done enough! Wait for the opportunity, fight with one's back, and use the lives of the whole family of this king to create a bright future. A rebellious son who kills his father, no matter how smart he is? It’s not up to the last moment, who knows who will end up with it!”

Shenwu General's Mansion, the general's wife sat in front of the mirror, staring at the emaciated man inside, and caressing the prematurely aging hair with both hands, she looked mournful, "My child... Will my mother see you again in my lifetime?" ? General... This concubine really has no face to come down to see you!"

"You really have no face to see him! Because your body no longer belongs to him!" The door was pushed open, and a man stood at the door and mocked coldly, "And when I get the head of his only son, Your heart will also belong to me!"

The woman broke down and cried, "You bastard! He is your nephew! The general called you his biological brother, but you..." She was so choked up that she couldn't speak, "I hate you! I curse you that you will never be reborn! In the next life, you will be a cow and a horse for me and the general!"

"I'm cruel? Why don't I really treat him as my biological elder brother? But I was wrong! After all, I'm not a mother... He took away my lover, and even my position! I...wish..."

"You beast..." the woman cried mournfully, "I never loved you..."

"Shut up!" the man roared, "I met you first back then, if it wasn't for him, if it wasn't for him..." The man said angrily, and walked away, "Just wait!"

"If it wasn't him, it would be someone else! You should never think about it...you should never think about it..."

The woman knelt down on the ground in dismay, tears streaming down her cheeks, "General...Fulin...my child..." Her heart ached and she covered her chest with her hands, "I'm sorry for your father, and I'm sorry too You...I...I...I really want to..."

Ling Yunshan, the leading man's face turned cold, he let go of his hand, and a white pigeon flew away, "The situation is wrong, we... can't... withdraw immediately! Don't worry about the former prince! Chaos! Someone... is trying to make a fuss about a fake imperial decree! Qing Jun's side..."

The man next to him with the appearance of a military adviser pondered for a while, and said, "Don't worry, general. In any case, all the generals will advance and retreat with you. Wait for a while, and there will be a bad premonition...even if the crown prince returns, otherwise...this world , I am afraid that it will fall into chaos for several years..."

"The throne is in chaos...greed..." the general sighed.

In the village, Uncle looked up at the sky, and a bird flew down leisurely. Uncle spread his hand, and the bird landed tiredly on the palm of his hand. He lowered his head and slowly pecked at the grains, as if he was exhausted.Uncle stroked the soft feathers on the bird's neck, took off the paper tube, and after reading it for a long time, he squeezed the paper tightly, "The old grievances of the predecessors, what are the future generations? Let the past go with the wind, and live the present well." Happy birthday, okay? Hey, what happened back then..."

He sighed leisurely, "Love and ruthlessness, love and hatred, love and hatred, I can't figure it out, my sister, I'm afraid you don't know, our Lin'er has grown up, although the married wife is a man, but We already have a child, we... are of the generation of grandparents... Are you still stuck in the mud? I'm already tired..."

"However...for so many years, I haven't replied to your letter, and you still insist on it until now, and I'm crying for you. Back then, the carrier pigeon that my brother gave you was old, and it was almost too old to deliver! You also I'm old, I'm old too... You really make me feel embarrassed, old people always have soft hearts, should I write to you? I haven't replied to you for so many years, don't you understand? I I know you miss him, but Lin'er and I miss you the same, but..."

He stood there for a long time like a statue with his head tilted, and said to himself, "The general has done a great job in protecting the late emperor, so he got this escape route. The child who can get here must be the prince you mentioned in your letter. In this way, it's really a good idea." I can figure everything out. I... I'm so old-fashioned, I never doubted anything. They are married, but our family is now on the top. I secretly investigated and found that the secret way to come has been destroyed, but the world Where is the real paradise? If you have the heart, you can always find it."

He held the thin letter paper, looked down at the densely packed words on it, casually touched the bird in his hand, and finally made up his mind, "I won't let Lin'er go back to see you, it's too dangerous, but I... …should have let him know you're alive."

His expression suddenly changed, as if he suddenly remembered something, "It's ridiculous for two men to be married. But since they can have children and have children, it's fine. My Lin'er is absolutely devoted to him, but the child, I I can't see through it... The throne and my Lin'er, I might as well give him a try... It's my last one... It's a pity."

He had an idea, stood up suddenly, raised his arm, the bird fluttered its wings and flew to a nearby small tree, and stared at him with its head tilted. Uncle said softly, "Wait, Mo Fei go away Now, I'll go back with you." Regardless of whether the bird understood, he held the paper, lowered his head, and walked towards Anu's house.

The author has something to say:

This chapter feels a bit boring, although it is written with a surge of emotion, but... it seems that it is not suitable to be placed outside the episode.After all, the side story is meant to be sweet, sweeter than the main text, so sweet that it's too sweet.But... the clever little friends must have discovered that this chapter is more about the unfinished stories in the perfect text. ...two more chapters?It seems... faster and more finished.