Startled Meng

Today the sky is bright and clear, there are not many clouds and mist in the sky, only a strange flower is hanging on Cangshan Mountain, covering two dilapidated thatched huts on the mountainside, completely covering Xia Changying in front of the grave, as if to Shelter him from the wind and rain.

He leaned on the bald grave, with the pure cloud reflected in his eyes, and smiles appeared in his eyes, as if reuniting with an old friend, he said comfortably, "Jinyu, you are here."

Xia Changying's slender fingers rubbed against the fine sand, like caressing someone's cheek, but not like it, the touch was too rough, he was discouraged, he put his chin on the back of his hand, and said slowly: "What do you say?" After you die, you want to be a free cloud, now look, has your wish come true?"

Happy for the old man, but also unwilling for the old man, Xia Changying said softly: "After so many years, Da Yin still disappoints you like that? It was in vain that you said so much before you left. I am troubled and miss your subjects, and beg me to bury you in a high place..."

How could Xia Changying not fulfill his wish?The mountainside of Cangshan Mountain is not as cold as the clouds, and you can overlook the people. It is the best resting place to sleep with the sun and shine with the mountain.The prince still remembered the people before he died, but how many people still remember the prince now?Xia Changying was a little disappointed.

"I am also a subject of you, can you miss me?"

Before saying this, Xia Changying kept it hidden in his heart all the time, just like when he was with Prince Yu Heng in the past, he just looked at his back with admiration and admiration, and never expressed his extra heart, causing him to grow up in vain. burden.

It is the same now, Kong Shou has not had a trace of resentment for many years, and the grievances are only left to himself. He said in a very low voice: "I will never hand you over. They don't deserve it. It should be much better for me to accompany you than the deserted imperial tomb."

"But now they want to welcome you back again... It's okay, everyone knows the truth back then, if you go, you won't be treated badly."

Xia Changying was a little uneasy: "Jinyu, do you blame me? I know you don't like the fame behind you, but I'm still not sure, do you want to be guarded by me, or would you like to enter the mausoleum without regrets?"

"I can't help it right now... They definitely want you to enter the Mausoleum Palace, and even exchange your old things with me."

Xia Changying took out a dusty cloth bag from his sleeve, and the smile in his eyes was covered with mist. He rubbed the cloth bag, making a slight creaking sound, and then said contentedly, "I guess you The seeds buried under the tree are peach tree seeds, how about it? You are the Lord of the East Palace, you must not break your promise, and you have to promise me one thing!"

"I want you……"

"want you……"

What do you want?Everyone is gone, and his wish will never be realized.Xia Changying stared disappointedly at the wordless stele in front of the tomb.

He was motionless, and the old-colored robes on his body almost merged with the grave. The out-of-season peach blossom petals floated in the wind, making it impossible to distinguish between the dead and the living, and the sporadic fragrance of flowers infiltrated into Yu Heng's grave. In Xia Changying's sleeve.

The fragrance awakened the dazed Xia Changying. He picked up a residual petal, wiped the creases on the petal, and counted how many years had passed.I counted over and over again, and I counted my fingers when I couldn't count. The number I got was frightening. It turned out that it had been so long.

He began to ponder, what Zhong Li was holding on to was the glory and glory of Yu Heng during his lifetime, so what was he holding on to?He couldn't figure it out himself.

He stole Yu Heng out just like that, and under the cover of a fire in the East Palace, he got Yu Heng who didn't belong to Dayan, but only belonged to him.He hid him on Cangshan Mountain, built two decent thatched huts in front of the grave, and became a mausoleum guard ever since.

He is much more affectionate and righteous than the mausoleum guards, there are two pairs of chopsticks in the house, one pair is polished and the other is slightly clean, as long as he has a mouthful of food, he will never break Yu Heng.

We have to be together every year and festival, and occasionally he is drunk too drunk, lying on the grave when he wakes up, he can't remember when the grave was dug bald, sometimes he doesn't drink, he sets a chessboard and a desk, and plays chess To poetry, laughing and screaming, deserted and lively.

After 15 years like this, Xia Changying is still satisfied.

Too bad there won't be another 15 years.

Xie Xuan led the officers and soldiers, and surrounded Xia Changying in a dark manner.

"I don't know who you are, maybe you recognized the wrong grave, so leave quickly, you can't stand this grave."

Can't stand it?Xia Changying smiled bitterly: "I've been guarding for 15 years..."

Xie Xuan intended to help Xia Changying, otherwise he would not have intentionally treated him as an uninformed commoner. Now is not the time to quarrel, he pretended to be stern, and shouted: "The imperial court is handling the case, and the idlers leave as soon as possible!"

Xia Changying ignored it, closed his eyes and hugged the tomb, and stuck his fingers into the sand.

When Xie Xuan led the order to come, the people from the Ministry of Punishment specially left Xia Changying away as soon as possible, and Xia Changying would have a hard time leaving when the people from the Ministry of Punishment caught up. He ordered: "You two, take him away he!"

"stop!"

Xie Xuanxun turned his head and looked at Yan Cijing and Yu Fangzhi who came running in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Yan Cijing was sweating all over, he stopped in front of Xia Changying, and argued: "It's just a nameless lonely grave, the commander must disturb his cleanliness!"

"My lord Yan, I am following orders..." Xie Xuan didn't dare to be rough on him, feeling extremely embarrassed, he sent his eyes for help to Yu Fangzhi who was on the sidelines.

Yan Cijing sincerely wanted to stop it, and it would be useless for anyone to come, "Order? Whose order? Who ordered you to dig graves everywhere? Committing such a wrong thing that harms Yin and morality."

"My lord Yan!" The official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice who chased up scolded, "The emperor has issued a dispatch order, why are you still stranded in Yecheng? This matter has nothing to do with you, don't make any troubles!"

It was useless to move out the emperor, Yan Cijing remained unmoved, and no one could step forward in front of Xia Changying. He wanted to protect Xia Changying, but Xia Changying didn't need it.

"Jingping," Xia Changying had already stood up, lowered his head and rubbed the mud on his palms, and said, "Let them do it."

Yan Cijing was puzzled: "Sir—"

Xia Changying forced a smile: "It's a good thing for fallen leaves to return to their roots."

The official of the Criminal Ministry sneered: "It is a good thing to recover the remains of Prince Yin. You Xia Changying is unforgivable, but it will not be so easy. Come!"

Yan Cijing protected Xia Changying to retreat, and Yu Fangzhi beside him was also ready to go.

Fortunately, Xie Xuan was here, and the officers and soldiers listened to Xie Xuan. Xie Xuan didn't issue orders, and no one moved. He threw a shovel silently and said, "Why don't you come?"

Waiting for the exasperated member of the Criminal Department to shut up, Xie Xuan said with a stern look: "Xia Changying, regarding the matter of Prince Yin, please come with me."

"No!"

Xia Changying patted Yan Cijing's hand reassuringly, "Don't worry, sir will be back soon."

Yu Fang knew the ins and outs, and persuaded: "Jingping, senior will be fine."

Yan Cijing refused to listen to the persuasion, and grabbed Xia Changying's sleeves, trying to speak, but the tip of his tongue was soaked in sourness, so he could only lower his head to hide his wet eyes.

At first, I didn't know who was hiding behind the house, but after the investigation found Xia Changying, Yan Cijing knew everything, so he decided to help Xia Changying hide it, but he didn't expect it to be long. Knowing he couldn't stop anything.

Xia Changying knew the uneasiness and self-blame in his heart, so he comforted him, and at the same time expressed his decision: "Don't be afraid, I'll just go for a walk."

Xia Changying's calmness shocked Yan Cijing even more, and he was stunned for a moment, watching Xia Changying being taken away, watching him turn his face reluctantly, but not to him.

Following that gaze, Yan Cijing turned his head and saw the officers and soldiers behind him deeply inserting the shovel they held high into the grave.

Xia Changying's obsession is no less than his. Yan Cijing was suffering in his heart, and he secretly endured it, clutching his sleeves tightly. How to start.

Sensing the sinking of his left shoulder, Yan Cijing's defense line was defeated, his shoulder fell, and then he put all his worries behind him, and began to sob softly next to Yu Fangzhi's shoulder.

Yu Fangzhi glared at Xie Xuan, hugged Yan Cijing into his arms, patted him on the back comfortingly, and coaxed him in a low voice: "It's okay, sir, Mr. Fu was ordered to handle the case, he won't make things difficult for Mr. Commanders will be sent to come."

The rest is just a guess that Yu Fang knows, and he hasn't told Yan Cijing yet.

Xia Changying was taken away with almost no struggle, probably because of the cloth bag with dirt in his hand.

If he guessed right, this is something that Prince Yin buried in the East Palace before his death. At first, he was entrusted by Bi Zhixing to dig out the things under the tree, but it was a pity that he came a step too late and was dug away.

Bi Zhixing didn't know what was in the bag. He happened to pass by the East Palace and saw the prince buried it under the tree with his own hands. He guessed that it was a very important item. Now it seems that it is indeed important. The person who took it probably used This thing reached an agreement with Xia Changying.

Master Fu suddenly learned the news of Prince Yin's hiding place, which may also be related to the person who took the bag away.

As for Prince Yin's body...it was absolutely impossible for Xia Changying alone to transport it out. Someone in the palace helped him.

The past is very involved, and if you want to delve into it for a while, you will not be able to finish it. Right now, appeasing Yan Cijing is the most important thing. Yu Fangzhi will soon go down the mountain with Yan Cijing.

Because of the great momentum of Xie Xuan and his party, the people climbing the mountain stopped to look at them, and soon blocked the road. Yu Fang knew that it would be difficult to go down the mountain with strict words, so he didn't pay attention to Zhu Huanying who was mixed in the crowd.

After Zhu Huanying took off the uniform of the chief executive, she didn't show any conspicuous majesty. She was no different from the ordinary people who came to offer incense in daily life, with a gray complexion, a slightly bowed waist, and a wet forehead. hot sweat.

He thought that Xia Changying would leave with Prince Yin's body and leave Da Yin forever. In his opinion, the prince did not feel sorry for Da Yin or the royal family at all, but what a pity...

Pity alone was not enough for him to risk his life to help Xia Changying, it was a good deed done by the prince during his lifetime.

Probably not a good deed, the prince has always been gracious and generous, it is not surprising that he ordered someone to save an unlucky internal official who fell into the water, but for the internal official who was rescued, it is enough to remember his whole life.

The author says:

Xia Heyu, from love to ritual.