[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

On Du Ruo's last night away, he rested in Du's villa in the suburbs of Beijing.In the early morning of the next day, some family members staying behind in Beijing prepared their carriages and waited outside the city at Du's Villa.Du Ruo changed to a large carriage and went to Beijing after freshening up in Biezhuang.

At this time, the spring scene is at its peak, and the willows in Beijing are already green, and the fluffy grasses on the roadside are stretched out of their restraints.The sons and daughters of Beijing have all changed their heavy cotton-padded jackets and put on thinner spring shirts, and the pretty girls even put a rose or apricot flower on their temples.Roadside hawkers hawk along the street, and the avenue is crowded with people.What a noisy and prosperous scene.

The carriage drove into the Marquis of Anding's mansion smoothly, and Du Ruo changed into a sedan chair again.All the gorgeous decorations in Hou's mansion have been taken down, and all the people in the mansion are standing and waiting in front of the hall in light-colored clothes.Returning to the Hou Mansion, the old things remain the same, and the personnel and affairs are different, Du Ruo feels sad.

"Young master, please be safe" All the servants, the man half-kneeled on his right knee;

"In the past, there was a mother who was in charge of the family affairs in the mansion. Your mother is virtuous and kind. You are also very dedicated to everything, and the affairs of the family are well organized. Today is different. Now that my mother has passed away, there is no one to take care of the family affairs in the mansion. When the Hou Mansion encounters a catastrophe, I will also Since I was young, I will have to rely more on everyone. When my mother was alive, Director Du was in charge of the affairs of the outer courtyard. From now on, Director Du will also be in charge of various affairs in the mansion. I hope you will do your best, and Du Ruo is very grateful." You must find someone who is stable.Du Lin is both sincere and capable. He knows very well that Du Lin is the most trustworthy and most suitable person for him now, and it is more appropriate to leave the affairs of the government to him.

Everyone said "Yes." Then Du Ruo waved everyone to leave.

In the afternoon, Eunuch Li from the palace came to announce the decree.The imperial decree said that now that the Marquis of Anding died for the country, Du Ruo was allowed to inherit the title, and hereditary did not replace him. He also gave the Marquis uniform and various treasures.Li Guang also brought a message from the emperor, asking him to enter the palace tomorrow to thank him, and telling him not to be too sad and take care of his health.

Du Ruo kowtowed and accepted the decree to thank him.Li Guang immediately helped him up, "Young Master, I would like to express my condolences."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Du Ruo got up and thanked.Du Lin immediately handed a black purse to Li Guang quietly, and Li Guang secretly carried it in his arms with a smile.

Things were done, and filial piety was satisfactory, so Li Guang withdrew and said goodbye to Du Ruo, "It's getting late, and it's inconvenient for the miscellaneous family to stay, so I'll take my leave first."

"I still have filial piety, so it's inconvenient to keep food, so I won't keep my father-in-law." Du Ruo sent Li Guang out of the gate, and waited until the group of people disappeared in the distance before returning.

The next day, Du Ruo got up early in the morning. After dinner, he put on the marquis uniform and headed for the Forbidden City in a sedan chair.

At the gate of the palace, someone from the palace escorted Du Ruo off the sedan chair to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.When they arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Du Ruo was immediately led to see the emperor.After entering the East Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Du Ruo did not dare to raise his head, and bowed five times and three times to the bright yellow figure, "My subject, Du Ruo, pays homage to the emperor."

Emperor Hongzhi hurriedly helped him up with both hands, "Get up quickly, get up quickly." He also asked the palace man to give him a seat.

After Du Ruo sat down, he looked up at the legendary Ming Xiaozong.I saw Emperor Hongzhi wearing a collar, wide sleeves, dragon-patterned uniform, a black gauze folded upper towel on his head, and jade belt leather boots.Emperor Hongzhi himself was elegant and delicate, and the beard on his face was even more refined.

Zhu Youtang was also looking at Du Ruo.The little boy in front of him has a small face as white as powder, under the sword eyebrows inherited from his father, and a pair of almond eyes are piercing.The Du family has foreign blood, so Du Ruo's nose is particularly straight.There are still traces of baby fat on his tough face, but he can vaguely see his heroic appearance when he grows up.What's even more rare is that when meeting the Son of Heaven, his demeanor is dignified and graceful, which is beyond comparison with ordinary children.Zhu Youtang said frankly in his heart, Du Yide, the Jiang family really gave birth to a good child, and there are successors.And secretly sighed, the child is still so young, but the parents died young, it is sad, sad.Then I thought of my frail body and my two children, which made me even more sad.

Feeling uncomfortable, Zhu Youtang said with a sad face: "Your mother and I love siblings. Your father and I were also called brothers in Qiandi. Now that the two died for the country, I am also very sad. Pity you now. I lost my father at a young age, but I can't just sit idly by, so accepting you as a adopted son is considered to be my relationship with your parents. You and I will be called father and son from now on."

Du Ruo nodded in agreement, and Zhu Youtang asked Du Ruo about his studies and health in detail, and Du Ruo answered them one by one.

Zhu Youtang said again, "I won't keep you any longer, you go and meet your foster mother."

A eunuch came and carried Du Ruo to Kunning Palace.

When I arrived at the Kunning Palace, I saw Mrs. Zhang wearing a dragon, phoenix, bead and emerald crown, a red long-sleeved gown, Xiapei, a red long skirt, and a red beige. There was a boy in a red uniform sitting beside him, looking carefully at his face. Du Ruo looked like he was struck by lightning.It turned out that Zhu Houzhao's appearance in the previous life was the same in this life, so Du Ruo was so surprised.

Seeing that Du Ruo was just looking at her stupidly without speaking, Mrs. Zhang burst into a smile and called him to come to her and hug her.Du Ruo went straight to Zhu Houzhao, and he didn't react until he found himself in Mrs. Zhang's arms. Realizing that something had happened to him, his white face flushed red, and he murmured, "The Empress."

Seeing his cute appearance, Mrs. Zhang burst out with maternal love and said, "You idiot, I am your foster mother, and I will call you mother in the future."

Here, Zhu Houzhao was also shocked.When he was just reborn, he was just a baby, unable to speak, unable to act, and had nothing to do, he could only meditate on his past life in his heart, and Du Ruo would always be one of his inseparable concerns.Now a child has come, the name is Du Ruo's, the face is also Du Ruo's, and he has been reborn in this body, so what about Du Ruo?

So Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but think of a famous line from A Dream of Red Mansions, and said foolishly, "I've seen this brother before."

After hearing his words, Du Ruo aroused infinite hopes in his heart, but he couldn't be sure, so he could only test: "Mobile phone?"

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed when he heard these two long-lost words. Under the turmoil in his heart, he didn't know how to answer. After careful consideration, he found the safest one, and said softly: "Big flower."

Now Zhu Houzhao is very afraid that this person is not his Du Ruo.Sometimes despair is not terrible, what is terrible is giving you hope and then letting you despair.He had already despaired once, and he only hoped that God would open his eyes and give him another chance.

The beautiful big flower is the uncle cat raised by him and Du Ruo. They have raised it together for six years. It has witnessed their encounter, acquaintance, love, and their love and life until it died.If the other party is real, it is impossible for Du Ruo not to know the meaning.

When Du Ruo heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, and she slowly, slowly nodded her head down with all her strength.

Eileen Chang said: "When you meet the person you see among thousands of years, in the boundless wilderness of time, you happen to catch up with him, neither a step too early nor a step too late; then there is nothing else to say , only please say softly: "Oh, are you here already? "" When we were young, we only felt the romance of love. Only after experiencing the separation after the deep love, we know that fate is like the bright moon in the sky, which is beyond reach.If you can get a glimpse of the moonlight occasionally, you will be like a clear spring in the desert, and death is enough.

Now that he finally found his own white moonlight again, how could he not feel the ecstasy of a pilgrimage in his heart.For Du Ruo, although he has lost it, it is still too late, isn't it?

Mrs. Zhang saw the two children staring at each other like goose-headed gooses, and said some incomprehensible words. She was puzzled and hurriedly called her son's name "Azhao".

Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses. He knew that this was not a good time to meet each other, so he immediately smiled and said, "I see this brother is very familiar. I'm afraid he has been in a dream for a long time."

Du Ruo also came to his senses, knowing that this situation must be rounded off, but he was flustered in his heart, so he could only talk about it randomly: "I see His Highness is like an old friend, meeting today is like an old friend reunited."

Biyue, the eldest maid next to Zhang's side, saw her and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is overjoyed. Your Highness and Lord Hou have such a chance. Doesn't it mean that Master Hou and Your Majesty are destined mothers and sons?"

Mrs. Zhang sighed after hearing this: "Sister Jiang, I also know her. I know her character very well. Now that she has gone, I think there is one less good person in this world. Now I am lucky, and I picked up a son for nothing. .”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, if your mother is here, she will be happy too." Du Ruo finally untied the knot in his heart, and now he just wanted to hold Zhu Houzhao in his arms, speaking softly, but the timing was not right, so he could only hold back his heart excitement.

The three members of the Zhang family talked again, and there was the Empress Dowager in the middle, and the Empress Dowager sent someone to send some rewards, and they all said that they were not feeling well, so there was no need to thank them.

Zhu Houzhao was very anxious, and didn't let the people around see the clues. Finally, Mrs. Zhang stopped asking questions, and said coquettishly to Mrs. Zhang: "I like this brother very much, and I want to give him a gift. You ask him to accompany me to the charity event. Take it from Qinggong."

"How can there be such a reason to ask my brother to accompany you to such a far place." Mrs. Zhang just regarded the child's whim as a whim, and refused to agree.

Zhu Houzhao knows that this is not in compliance with the rules, but he really can't do anything about it. If he misses today, he doesn't know when he will meet again. In any case, he has to make it clear to Du Ruo today.

Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to resort to [-] tricks, and started crying in front of Mrs. Zhang and the other court ladies. He had never been so humiliated in his two lifetimes, and he fought hard for Du Ruo today.Zhu Houzhao thought bitterly: Du Ruo, if I don't ask for it back later, I swear I won't be a human being.

Du Ruo snickered in her heart, but her face showed a feeling of hesitation.Seeing Zhu Houzhao like this, Mrs. Zhang really had no choice but to comply with his wishes, and told the palace servants on the left and right to take good care of the two children.

The two walked out of Kunning Palace pretending to be calm.As soon as he went out, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help holding Du Ruo's hand. The moment he held Du Ruo's hand, he felt that his whole life was complete.

Holding Zhu Houzhao's hand tightly, the corners of Du Ruo's mouth curled up secretly, it's nice to have a lover by your side, isn't it?

Ten miles of soft red, a piece of red fragrance.The spring breeze in April blows across the majestic Forbidden City, and peach blossoms slowly bloom in this lonely palace wall.The peach blossoms bloom, the peach blossoms fly, and you will return when the peach blossoms are in full bloom.In this brilliant spring breeze, I join hands with you.