21 Don't be angry (V announcement)
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But how can it be the same?
Guards with swords were guarding in front of the emperor, a maid was kneeling on the ground holding a palm-leaf fan, the charcoal fire in the hall was as warm as spring, and a majestic golden dragon climbed up to the roof along the pillar. Ci Ying felt it was so high at just one glance.
There was a high platform in the middle of the hall, where dancers in neatly dressed palace costumes were dancing. Their graceful dance moves were accompanied by string music played by palace servants. With just one glance, Ci Ying felt that what she had seen that day in the Water Pavilion was but a few.
Xie Huaijin groaned helplessly and patted Ciying's head: "Actually, it's no different from back home."
At this time, Ci Ying did not understand what Xie Huaijin meant. She had only heard the extreme statement "Wang and Xie share the world" in rumors. Growing up in the Xie family, she and Xie Suwei were trapped in the mansion. She had not experienced the dire straits of troubled times, so she did not understand how the Xie family could become such a towering tree in this era when the royal family was in decline.
Xie Huaijin's comfort calmed Ci Ying down briefly. She took a bite of food and put it in her mouth. Before she swallowed it, she heard a noise coming from not far away. She was wondering who dared to make such a noise at the palace banquet, when she looked up, she saw a familiar face.
Ru Zhen was kneeling beside a young man not far away. The man pinched Ru Zhen's face and lifted her up high, then inserted the wine jug in his hand into Ru Zhen's mouth. The wine rolled down along with Ru Zhen's trembling cries. Ci Ying wanted to get up almost immediately, but was held down by Xiaowan behind her.
The farce over there was still going on. Xiaowan anxiously whispered in Ciying's ear, "That's the prince of Mobei, Yuwen Fu!" The familiar name made Ciying pause. Her body was pressed down by Xiaowan. Xie Huaijin was whispering something with Lin Huaian and did not notice Ciying's abnormality.
The farce over there was still going on. Ru Zhen was almost fainting from choking on the wine. Her exposed arms were covered with scars. She looked at the young man in front of her with tears in her eyes, but the man looked at her with a pair of vicious peach blossom eyes and teased, "Zhenzhen, why are you crying? Didn't you beg me to bring you to the palace banquet for several days? What's wrong? Are you not satisfied?"
Ru Zhen kept shaking her head: "I beg you, no, no..." The girl's tears were stronger than the wine, and her thin clothes were scattered, revealing her bright and beautiful body, attracting the attention of men and women around her.
Seeing this, Yuwen Fu tightened his grip on Ru Zhen's chin, raised his hand and threw the wine jug down, saying coldly, "Boring."
Ru Zhen was then released, and everyone present except Ci Ying looked as if they were used to this farce, some even started to make fun of it.
Only Ci Ying stared at Ru Zhen intently, Xiao Wan whispering in her ear, "On the day the young lady got married, I saw Miss Ru Zhen in the bridal sedan. She was fine then."
What this means is that this is Ru Zhen’s own choice.
Ci Ying clenched her fists and looked straight in the direction of Yuwen Fu and Ru Zhen. Ru Zhen was thrown to the ground like a rag. She met Ci Ying's eyes in a trance. She didn't even have time to rub her head, and turned around and hid in the arms of the man behind her in panic. Yuwen Fu smiled and hugged her in his arms, as if the bullying just now had never happened.
Ci Ying, who had been watching, also lost her strength. Xiao Wan paused and said, "Young Madam, look..." Miss Ru Zhen volunteered.
When the emperor finally arrived, Yuwen Fu had already left the banquet with Ru Zhen and two beautiful palace maids. Ci Ying felt like she was weighed down by a heavy stone, unable to move up or down, and it was so suffocating that she found it difficult to breathe.
Ci Ying didn't know what to call this feeling in her heart. It was even deeper than when Ru Zhen betrayed her at the flower viewing banquet. She lowered her eyes and drank a glass of wine. A new song and dance began at the banquet.
In a trance, she heard the emperor asking about Yuwen Fu. Ci Ying took advantage of the crowd to secretly look over and saw that after listening to the eunuch's report, the young emperor shook his head helplessly and said "outrageous", but there was no anger on his face towards Yuwen Fu's ridiculous behavior.
Ci Ying put down the wine glass in her hand and looked up to meet Xie Huaijin's eyes.
The young man probably wanted to ask her what was wrong, but before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by the emperor's question. The emperor, perched high on the throne, held up a glass of wine, nodded in their direction, and said with a smile, "Back when my father was still alive, he often mentioned Xie Aiqing to me, urging me to learn from you, saying that if I succeeded to the throne, you would be a loyal and trustworthy minister. I was skeptical then, but with the Anhuai disaster relief efforts, you truly are a young talent."
Xie Huaijin picked up the wine glass, bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, your praise is unmerited. I cannot bear the responsibility."
The voice was flat and not enthusiastic.
The people below had quietly fallen silent without anyone noticing, and for a moment the only sound in the hall was the sound of the musicians accompanying the dancers.
The emperor's eyes deepened. "The four ministers I sent successively all died on their way to provide disaster relief. Only you and your wife made it to Anhuai. My uncle made a complaint to me a few days ago. I don't know whether it's true or not, so I came to ask for your advice."
Ci Ying was stunned. Thinking of the tragedy in the Water Pavilion that day, there was more worry in her eyes when she looked at Xie Huaijin.
But the young man just smiled calmly, his voice still calm: "The Ministry of Justice will investigate. If the emperor has any doubts, he can ask the people below to investigate."
The emperor's expression changed, then, as if suddenly remembering something, he changed the subject and said with a smile, "My dear minister, you are joking. Of course, I believe you. My uncle is old after all, and he might listen to other people's slander. But when my father was alive, he always said that your piano sound is soaring and elegant. When you are happy, your voice is like a phoenix rising in the sun, and when you are sad, you sing a long song like a tear. Your skills are even more exquisite than those of the imperial musicians."
After this statement was made, everyone in the hall fell silent.
Comparing the eldest son of the Xie family with the actors of the Yuefu...
The emperor remained expressionless and smiled, saying, "It is a pity that I have not heard such heavenly music since I ascended the throne. I wonder if you, my dear, would honor me with your presence today. Come, bring out the Solitary Orchid qin. The high notes of flowing water are a gift to a confidant. I am giving this qin to you, my dear, today. I wonder if you, my dear, would play a piece for me and the other confidants. This piece is too high to be appreciated by many. Can I be your confidant?"
As he spoke, the palace maid actually carried the zither onto the high platform from the side, obviously having prepared it in advance.
insult.
A blatant temptation and insult.
Everyone present had different expressions, and most of them looked at the young man sitting under the high seat who still had a calm expression.
Ci Ying clenched her fists and was about to say something when Xie Huaijin gently held her hand. The young man in the snow-white robe didn't look towards the high seat. The emperor's face gradually turned colder after being ignored. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the young man leaned over and softly asked his wife beside him, "Do you want to hear it?"
Ci Ying didn't want to play it anymore. She shook her head with red eyes, but the young man gently touched her head: "Don't be angry, just think of it as me playing it for you."
After saying this, the young man straightened his sleeves and walked upright to the platform.
A pair of slender, bony fingers pressed the strings of the zither, and a low sound was heard in the hall. Xie Huaijin had an indifferent expression, not at all like an actor performing music. He sat in front of the zither, dressed in white as white as snow, dignified and indifferent.
As the young man sat down in front of the guqin, the first official in the hall knelt down, and then the second official knelt down. As the melodious sound of the guqin changed, Ci Ying's anger gradually turned into surprise. She looked around, and in the end, everyone in the hall except her and the emperor knelt down in panic.
Ci Ying's eyes slowly settled on the young man in snow-white clothes on the platform.
Suddenly, with a "clang" sound, the string of the guqin broke.
Under the emperor's angry gaze, Xie Huaijin smiled lightly and said softly, "What a pity."
No one dared to think deeply about what he was regretting.
Among the kneeling people, Ci Ying looked at the person on the platform, and the young man smiled at her gently.
Everything was silent at that moment. Ci Ying didn't know how to resist being moved. Perhaps it was because the scene just now was too shocking. The emperor's majesty that had initially made her tremble had now disappeared. She walked forward without realizing it, and suddenly the emperor drew his sword and shouted angrily, "Xie Huaijin!"
With this shout, all the guards with swords around pointed their swords at him. The blades reflected in the candlelight burned Ci Ying's eyes. Before she could react, she had already stood in front of the young man, holding Xie Huaijin in a protective posture.
Many years later, Xie Huaijin still remembered this scene. The fragile girl's body was still trembling, her eyes were red and she was about to cry. Her body's instinct made her afraid of those cold weapons, but her body tightly protected him behind her.
At this moment, Xie Huaijin sighed softly, hugged the girl in his arms, and looked up coldly at the emperor holding the sword.
The emperor angrily denounced Xie Huaijin to the officials in the hall, "He killed thousands of people in a single day, almost wiping out all the officials in Anhuai. Even if they were guilty, I would judge and convict them. Why would a minister like you step into their shoes? Or are you simply trying to take some of the credit and position so that your Xie family can prosper? Yet, you calculated everything but overlooked one person. Come, bring Zaoyang Governor An Xi to the palace."
A trembling person was brought up. Ci Ying glanced at him as he passed by. It turned out to be the official who had tried to molest her that day and was taken away. He escaped because he was taken away by Ouyang Yan's men.
An raised his hands tremblingly. "I want to sue Mr. Xie Huaijin. In December, he sent people to commit the Water Pavilion Massacre on the water pavilion by the Yun River, slaughtering thousands of officials and countless servants and guards..."
The officials below also began to tremble, indicating that they did not want to hear such secrets, but the emperor was completely unaware. He pointed his sword at the young man in the hall and said angrily: "Xie Huaijin, you have disregarded life, disrespected the emperor, and abused your power for personal gain. Your deeds are too numerous to list. Now you still refuse to kneel and admit your mistakes. Do you really think that you have the final say in this world?" His words sounded like he was complaining to his ministers.
Ci Ying shrank back and looked at the young man worriedly.
Xie Huaijin touched Ci Ying's head, with a faint smile in his eyes, as if he was not affected at all by the emperor's words that he would kill all nine generations of his family.
This further angered the emperor. Just as he was about to open his mouth to accuse him, the swords that had been pointed at Xie Huaijin all turned back and pointed at the emperor in the center. The guards looked at him coldly, their brows solemn. Then the young man said calmly, "Too noisy, Your Majesty."
【Author’s words】
Thank you my dears for following me. I will officially become a V at 24:00 (that is, 0:00 on Thursday). A lot of updates will be dropped at that time (yes, we have to send Xie Huaijin to the crematorium. Although he looks okay, he is indeed a bt). Let us congratulate Mr. Xie together (throw flowers).
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I'm recommending the pre-collection below. If you like it, you can click into the column and collect it. The title is "Is My Cousin in the Crematorium Today?" It's probably a story about a tsundere man who loses his wife (?)
The text is as follows:
As a cousin living under someone else's roof, Chu Fu made the same mistake that all cousins in the world make: she fell in love with her cousin.
One wrong step leads to another. When Chu Fu died the night before her cousin Rong Jue's wedding, she reflected on herself and felt that she would be anything in her next life except being a cousin.
Open your eyes again.
Good news: She's been reborn.
The bad news: she still has to be a cousin.
Good news: she can change her husband and become a cousin.
Bad news: There are three cousins in that mansion.
Okay, it’s just a triple temptation.
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Rong Yu was reborn when his mother took him to pick up the cousin who had been pestering him in his previous life.
To be honest, he didn't like her. In her previous life, she died inexplicably on the eve of his brother's wedding.
He stood behind his mother with a cold look, frowning at his pitiful cousin in coarse cloth.
He was just about to ask her how she had gotten so down and out, and to ask her mother to make her some clothes when she got home, so as not to bring shame to the Rong family. But before he could even say anything, he saw—
Chu Fu, who had been running towards him in her previous life, turned around and threw herself into the arms of a handsome young man behind her, calling out "cousin".
Rong Jue:? She’s blind.
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Later, Rong Jue found out.
It's not that she is blind, it's that she doesn't want him anymore.
1.This article is also known as The Life of Strong Brother Rong Jue’s Stubbornness.
Thank you again, my dears. You and your dreams will always be my biggest motivation for writing. Love you~
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