Musician (12)
After the wedding banquet, Xiao Lin and Mu You followed Chu Mo in disappointment and returned to Liuxiang Residence without saying a word.
Coincidentally, due to the royal ceremony, when the ceremony ended, Liuxiangju was also closing time.
So after Chu Mo and Xiao Lin entered the store one after another, Mu You followed behind and bolted the door.
As soon as his hand touched the door latch, he suddenly woke up, ran to Chu Mo's side, grabbed his sleeve, blinked his eyes and asked, "Boss Chu, we caused Jiang Yu to have his nails pulled out. Have we changed their lives?"
Xiao Lin was shocked by Mu You's words and stopped.
Chu Mo turned around and said, "I've told you two before that this is the easiest story. Since you tied Jiang Yu into the car, you changed their lives."
"That's not what I meant." Mu You shook his head repeatedly. "I mean, by doing this, has it changed the cause of the princess's death?"
Chu Mo was puzzled and frowned.
Mu You then began to explain, "Look, without our interference, Huyan Jun wouldn't have known about the princess and Jiang Yu's affair, and Jiang Yu would have stayed by the princess's side. So the princess's previous death probably had nothing to do with Jiang Yu. But this time, their affair was discovered by Huyan Jun. Given Huyan Jun's personality, he would have forcibly separated the two of them. Without Jiang Yu, perhaps the princess died of depression?"
As soon as Mu You finished speaking, Xiao Lin stepped forward and added, "Or perhaps, we've actually succeeded. Since we tied Jiang Yu to the carriage, the princess won't die?"
As soon as the paradox emerged, the three of them fell into a moment of suspicion.
What she said made sense. When Jiang Yu first entered Liuxiangju, he was unable to go to Fujue. Eventually, he learned of Li Chiyin's death, so he wanted to change her fate.
But now, he is in the Fujue territory, which is different from the past. Will Li Chiyin not die?
Their assumption has always been based on the fact that Li Chiyin will disappear from this world.
But is this really the case? Could it be that they were going in the wrong direction from the beginning?
In fact, Li Chiyin would not die from the moment the two of them first stepped into this conspiracy?
Chu Mo, who always had an all-knowing look in the past, was also distracted at this moment.
"Boss Chu, do you know how the princess died in the previous story?"
"I don't know."
"But you know everything about the snow hunt, why would you..."
"The only person I've known from the beginning to the end is Jiang Yu. Everything here comes from him. Moreover, the matter of the snow hunt concerns the succession of King Fujue's throne. Kui Xi is known to the whole court, so this does not count."
Yes, for him, what he knew was just the final chapter of the previous story, and this time, he was completely unaware of everything that Xiao Lin and Mu You were involved in.
Although he reprimanded the two for acting on their own and called Li Chiyin and Jiang Yu, he was unable to show up at the same time.
Because he was also looking forward to it, hoping that they would be favored and usher in a perfect ending for the two of them.
So, looking back now, perhaps he really did fall into the error they said?
The story got out of control.
Soon, he came to his senses - no, the Snow Hunter Coup happened as usual, the story had new changes, but it still fluctuated along the old path.
This dream, a mixture of the old and the new, is the most disturbing.
Maybe it was just as Xiao Lin said, if they hadn't faked her death, Li Chiyin wouldn't have died, and that fake death scam led her to her death?
If this is the case, what they need to do is to correct the mistakes they made previously.
"Boss Chu, when did the princess die?" Xiao Lin asked hurriedly.
"It's the second year since I came to Fujue."
Xiao Lin calculated with his fingers and found that there was less than a year and a half left.
"Then we'll wait another year to see if the princess has any health problems. If she died of a normal illness, there would have been signs six months before her death. But if she was alive and well six months ago and passed away six months later, it would be murder."
Chu Mo lowered his eyes, revealing the enchanting mole.
Then he said: "Okay."
Then, he waved his long sleeves, a white light appeared, and the stars moved.
The changing of seasons in Fujue is much more obvious than that in Kuixi.
Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, the sound of rain turned from noisy to silent, the bright yellow poplars were beautiful, flocks of birds returned to their nests, the moonlight inadvertently became clear, and dusk came earlier than usual.
And Mu You's words came true. After that night, Li Chiyin's condition worsened and now he is just a frail body.
In the past year, Li Chiyin gave birth to a daughter for Hu Yanjun.
She had disliked the child since she was still in her womb, but she had tried many ways to abort it, but to no avail.
So she could only stare blankly out the window, watching her body getting heavier and heavier, her mind also getting heavier, and finally she could not bear the burden, her body became weak, and she gave birth to this daughter early.
She looked at her daughter, whom she had conceived with great difficulty. She looked exactly like Huyan Jun, but her eyes and eyebrows were very much like hers.
She felt both love and hate in her heart, but the hatred was greater than the love, so she threw her to the wet nurse as soon as she gave birth to her.
Huyan Jun held the child he had been looking forward to, but when he looked at the legendary "True King Fu Jue", he cried and laughed.
A year later, Jiang Yu's nails grew back, but it was no longer possible for him to play the zither.
Since he was transferred to help in the kitchen, he rarely saw Li Chiyin again.
All he could do was to stay by her side during lunch and dinner, secretly watching Li Chiyin's every move, or when he passed by Li Chiyin's bedroom while carrying water and delivering food, he would cast his surging thoughts to her window.
He knew that Li Chiyin had given birth to a daughter, and he also understood that she was depressed.
As soon as he put down the bucket he was carrying, Jiang Yu was called by the housekeeper to go to the street to buy vegetables.
They said that the palace needed help to prepare the food, so they had to send him. Jiang Yu had no choice but to take the list and silently put it into his sleeve.
Before he knew it, he had been in Fujue for more than a year. He could roughly understand the simple words in Fujue dialect. If he was given more time, he would be able to purchase all the goods by himself.
Carrying a vegetable basket and a list in his pocket, Jiang Yu once again came to the street market where he and Li Chiyin had come a year ago.
This place is still very lively, but the difference is that during this year and a half, Li Chiyin not only taught them how to weave linen cloth into linen clothes, but also brought them the Central Plains winemaking and cooking skills.
In just this short year, several clothing stores and restaurants have opened up on the street.
Relying on the poor Fu Jue language, Jiang Yu took a long time to buy all the ingredients. He stood in the middle of the road relaxedly but seemed to be thinking about something. After hesitating and struggling for a while, he finally took a step forward.
Unable to escape the guidance of his heart, Jiang Yu still wandered to Aili's clothing store.
But when he actually stood in front of the store, he hesitated again.
He still couldn't ignore the grudge in his heart. Under Huyan Jun's nose, he didn't dare to do anything out of line, for fear of putting Li Chiyin in danger.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave quietly, a familiar voice in the Central Plains dialect rang in his ears: "Jiang Yu!"
Jiang Yu immediately turned around, and his eyes met Xiao Lin and Mu You, who had disappeared from his sight for a long time.
He looked around and walked up carefully: "Are you back?"
Xiao Lin and Mu You were stunned for a moment. After all, they didn't know that they had been missing for a whole year.
Jiang Yu was delighted to see his old friend. Xiao Lin and Mu You also rolled their eyes and responded, "Ah... yes, we're back. Do you want to come in and sit down?"
Jiang Yu looked gloomy and shook his head.
"The princess is here too!" Xiao Lin said.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu did not move. Even though he could not contain his joy, he still hesitated.
Seeing that he was hesitant to respond, Xiao Lin simply stepped forward and pulled Jiang Yu into the store, saying, "Princess, you came alone today, don't be afraid!"
Staggering through the curtain, Xiao Lin pulled Jiang Yu to a small house in the backyard and greeted Aili.
As the wooden door was pushed open with a creak, a graceful woman was seen sitting inside under the pleasing light.
She was wearing a veil and fiddling with the newly dyed linen in her hands.
The woman also heard the creaking sound and looked towards the wooden door.
In the shadows brought by the dazzling light, she finally saw the figure she had been thinking about day and night, and hot tears burst out of her eyes.
Seeing that the plan had been completed, Xiao Lin and Mu You wisely withdrew, leaving the two of them alone to talk privately.
In order to facilitate their reunion, Xiao Lin and Mu You waited here for several days and paid Chu Mo a lot of money. After waiting for a long time, they finally saw him.
Fortunately, after Li Chiyin finished her confinement, she would come to Aili Garment Shop every day to sit, even to watch the embroiderers embroidering, and she was unwilling to return to the palace.
Hu Yanjun did not force her and acquiesced to her freedom.
According to their plan, Li Chiyin's death was most likely caused by depression. In this case, in order to save her, they need to resolve her emotional issues.
And Jiang Yu had a share of her heart knot from the beginning to the end.
After leaving the hut, Xiao Lin and Mu You were still worried, so they crouched down and peeked inside through the hole in the window paper.
The light passed by Xiao Lin's hair, passed through the gaps in the window, and sprinkled on the ground, even the dust floating in the air was clearly visible.
The sunlight from the other side passed through layers of green leaves, forming colorful flowers that spread around Li Chiyin, making her look particularly gentle and elegant.
Jiang Yu just stood far away, staring blankly at her who looked like a fairy. His feet felt like they were tied with heavy stones and he couldn't move.
But Li Chiyin was different. She strode towards him with her eyes blurred by tears, hugged his neck tightly, leaned her head on his neck, and cried like a tearful person.
From then on, Jiang Yu could no longer bear the surging longing in his heart.
Li Chiyin's sobs were so audible that they crushed his last bit of sanity.
He finally raised his hand and held her in his arms, holding her in his bones and blood.
The moment he put his arms around Li Chiyin, Jiang Yu clearly felt her thinness, from her arms to her shoulders.
I feel so sad, but there is nothing I can do.
The two of them hugged each other tightly, tears streaming down their faces as they lamented the suffering they had endured, wishing this moment would last forever.
But soon, both of them regained their senses. Li Chiyin released the arms that were locking Jiang Yu, and Jiang Yu separated her from him, holding hands and slowly sitting down.
"Why are you wearing a veil..."
Jiang Yu gently reached out and took off Li Chiyin's veil, but was surprised to find that her face was not only chapped and peeling, but also had sores.
Li Chiyin noticed Jiang Yu's gaze, but she just explained slowly: "It must be because of the unfamiliar climate. Since the beginning of autumn, my face has been blown into this state by the autumn wind. I have used up all the plasters I brought from the Central Plains. Now I can only wear a veil in public for fear of scaring others..."
"Why don't you go see the doctor here?" Jiang Yu said as he pushed the hair behind Li Chiyin's ears.
"We've hired a witch doctor here, and I'm afraid he'll ruin my face. If I do, how can I face you?"
Having said that, Li Chiyin lowered his head.
Jiang Yu smiled slightly at this, quietly grabbed her slender fingertips, and put his head against her forehead.
In this undisturbed little house, Li Chiyin and Jiang Yu sympathized with each other within the moral framework.
At this time, Xiao Lin and Mu You were lying on the windowsill, overlapping each other, quietly enjoying the peace brought by their reunion. Suddenly, a heat appeared at the back of Mu You's head.
Mu You was so scared that he quickly turned his head to the side, and then he realized that the person behind him was Aili.
Seeing this, Xiao Lin hurriedly stood up with his back to the window, covering up his guilty conscience: "We...we..."
Before she finished speaking, Ayi Li said calmly in a half-fluent Central Plains dialect, "It's okay. I've seen it for a long time. He is the Empress's sweetheart."
Aili's words were mixed with a strong accent, but Xiao Lin understood what she meant after just one listen.
Feeling doubtful, she silently asked, "You... support them?"
Aili rolled her eyes and then nodded.
She said, "The Queen is a good person. I can see that she is not happy in Fujue. She is only happy when she is with him. I can see that too."
Yes, Aili had only met Li Chiyin a few times, and could see through her thoughts, but Huyan Jun covered his eyes and pretended not to see.
"Aren't you afraid of being discovered and punished by the king?"
"I'm not afraid." Ayi Li looked determined, looking through the thin window paper at the hazy outlines of the two people hugging each other in the room, "I just want my queen to be happy."
Looking at Aili's clear eyes, Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment, and then an idea came to his mind.
In contrast to the sweet atmosphere in the hut, in the palace on the other side, Huyan Jun was listening to the advice of the ministers below the stairs.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, ever since the Queen Mother came to Fujue, the textile and cooking skills she brought from the Central Plains have been widely welcomed, and the books she also brought have benefited the people of Fujue. Now, the rumors are spreading among the people that the Queen Mother is a fairy who has descended to earth, and is here to bless the people of Fujue!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, if the Queen Consort is truly a fairy, then we must keep her in Fujue!"
"It seems that the Queen will give birth to the True King of our clan."
"But the Queen only gave birth to a princess..."
"Your Majesty, please marry the Queen as soon as possible and give birth to another prince!"
"No! Your Majesty's body is no longer suitable for bearing children..."
"The true king has not yet been born, and a prince must be born to inherit the throne!"
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The ministers' voices of agreement and discussion grew louder, and Huyan Jun also began to fall into deep thought.
Indeed, the skills brought by Li Chiyin increased the amount of trade in Fujue to its highest level in history, and the books he brought also improved the culture of the people of Fujue.
Judging from her achievements alone, she must be the greatest philanthropist since Fu Jue's ancestors. In addition, in recent days, she obediently gave birth to his daughter and stopped meeting Jiang Yu, so his hostility towards her disappeared completely.
Nowadays, rumors are widespread in the streets and markets. If the Huyan descendants can win the hearts of the people by leveraging Li Chiyin's reputation, their absolute rule over Fujue will be just around the corner.
After much thought, Huyan Jun felt that keeping Li Chiyin in Fujue was a good deal.
However, just as he was about to open his mouth to appease the ministers below the stairs, a soldier rushed into the hall, shouting quickly.
He immediately knelt and reported, "Your Majesty, the imperial merchant Ayili requests an audience!"
Ayili? Why was she coming to see him instead of staying at her clothing store?
Although puzzled, Huyan Jun waved his hand and invited her into the hall.
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