Chapter Thirty-Three Two Sorrows
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"Aunt Lan, when will I teach me martial arts?"
"Is there still the strength to speak? Today, the horse stance is increasing by half an hour!"
Whenever Xiao Yi had enough time for horse stance today, he could not help but ask when he would teach him martial arts, but Aunt Lan would never reply to him in the same tone, blindly asking him to stance.
One hour is less than two hours, and two hours is less than four hours. In short, Xiao Yi is so tired that he has no energy to ask questions. Most of the day he spends in the process of stance.
Xiao Yi still persevered. It was really tiring to sweat heavily every day, but he always thought that he should use force to protect himself in troubled times. In order to protect his sister, he had to grit his teeth and persevere.
Xiao Ya followed Xiao Yi for a few days, but she didn't have the perseverance to persevere. She quickly gave up practicing martial arts and continued practicing piano.
However, Xiao Yi kept his promise and made a Pleasant Goat toy doll for Xiao Ya. It was made of a white fox fur sewn with Zhang Lihua to her sister Xiao Jing, and it was filled with cotton.
Although Xiao Yi's workmanship is average, it is better than Xiao Ya likes it. It has become a habit to listen to Xiao Yi telling stories and sleeping every night.
Seeing that Xiao Yi and Xiao Ya were living happily together, Aunt Lan and Xiao Jing who returned home were very happy. The two girls even joked privately that they wanted to make a baby marriage for them.
However, Xiao Jing stayed at home for a short time because her wedding date with Prince Chen Shen had already arrived.
On the eighth day of the 10th month of 588 AD, Tiandao Qiji and Huangdao Meanor, Chen Shen and Xiao Jing held a marriage ceremony in the Kangde Hall of the Imperial Palace. Emperor Chen Shubao issued an order to formally appoint Xiao Jing as the crown princess, and submitted a letter to Taimiao to issue a manifesto to announce the world, and on the same day, the world was amnesty.
On the day of Xiao Jing's marriage, she was covered with a phoenix crown, red robe and covered with red wedding robe. She had never seen her sister so beautiful and happy. Although she complained that her sister did not listen to his advice, it was over that point that Xiao Yi had wished her sister for blessing.
Xiao Yi was allowed to enter the palace, but he had to be accompanied by Xiao Mohe. Xiao Yi was very unhappy about this, but Xiao Jing had no one to lack Xiao Yi in her wedding, so Xiao Yi could only compromise.
Xiao Mohe really spent a lot of effort to be with Xiao Yi, but unfortunately he always puts a cold butt on his face, and Xiao Yi ignored him. Although this made him unhappy, he never gave up the opportunity to talk to Xiao Yi.
That day, Xiao Yi wore gorgeous clothes for the first time. His silk was slippery and he felt very comfortable to his skin, not as tying as before. His hair was combed and he wore a purple gold crown that symbolized the children of the powerful and noble families. His whole body was completely renovated, and his handsome appearance made him a beautiful scenery at the imperial banquet of the palace. Countless officials and nobles came forward to say hello.
Although they were interested in the identity of Emperor Xiao Yi's relatives and went up to say hello, their real intention was still to go for Xiao Maha.
The smoky and chaotic state in the officialdom of Nanchen is famous in history, and there is no truth in the intrigue among officials. Xiao Yi only felt that he could not breathe, so he found an excuse and slipped out.
Xiao Mohe was surrounded by a group of officials, but he could not get out when he saw Xiao Yi slipping away.
Xiao Yi originally wanted to go to the East Palace to see his sister, but unexpectedly he saw an acquaintance before he walked far.
It was not someone else, it was Cheng Ying who rescued him on the street that day.
When Chen Shen was elected as the crown prince, the guards of the East Palace were replaced. As usual, elites were selected from the children of major families to serve as guards of the East Palace. After Cheng Ying was a founding hero, he became the chief guards of the East Palace with excellent martial arts skills. For a time, countless powerful people rushed to curry favor with him, making him stand out.
However, although Cheng Ying was wearing golden armor today, it was difficult to hide his unhappy eyes.
Xiao Yi had several contacts with Cheng Ying, and knew that Cheng Ying's heart was tied to her sister. Now that her sister has married someone else, Cheng Ying would not be happy.
"Brother Cheng, have you forgotten what I promised me?"
Seeing Xiao Yi coming, Cheng Yingqiang said happily: "Your Brother Cheng can forget anything, but you will never forget what you promised you. Don't worry, even if your sister marrys the prince, Cheng Ying will silently protect her."
Xiao Yi immediately smiled. He believed in Cheng Ying's character.
"Brother Cheng, how about we brothers drink him!"
Cheng Ying and Xiao Yi got along very well and laughed: "Today is an unforgettable day for you and my brothers. How can one drink be enough?"
Xiao Yi immediately said seriously: "Xiao Yi respects Brother Cheng. No matter if it is a cup or a jar, I will stop drunk. Of course, I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman!"
"Well said! Happy!"
Cheng Ying laughed a few times, knowing that Xiao Yi was still young and couldn't drink a few drinks, but he just liked Xiao Yi's refreshing spirit.
However, there were all kinds of people at the banquet nearby, and Cheng Ying also didn't like the smoky and chaotic situation in the officialdom. So at Xiao Yi's suggestion, the two decided to go back to Yuhua Xiaoxie to drink.
Xiao Yi thought of Aunt Lan and Xiao Ya at home. Although they also delivered wine and food as usual, they were definitely not as good as the palace nectar and delicious food in front of him.
So Xiao Yi asked Cheng Ying to take him to the imperial kitchen, intending to pack some fine wine and food back to Yuhua Xiaoxie. The leader of the imperial kitchen, the eunuch, naturally did not dare to neglect her, but Xiaoyi did not need to work with her. He ordered people to prepare a serving of all the fine wine and food with Xiaoxie to send to Yuhua Xiaoxie.
Xiao Yi was naturally happy when someone was dedicated to his work, so he took a carriage back to Yuhua Xiaoxie with Cheng Ying.
When Aunt Lan learned that Xiao Yi specially brought back the wine and food for the mother and daughter, she was very grateful. Xiao Ya had never tasted such delicious food before. She couldn't help but rub her hands and kissed Xiao Yi in the face excitedly.
"Oh, little fat girl, should you take the opportunity to take advantage of Brother Yi?"
"Tsk, is it so rare to have a big tongue?"
The two little guys pinched their waists and stared at each other, which made Aunt Lan and Cheng Ying next to them laugh.
Aunt Lan put the wine and food on the table, and the four of them gathered together to share the food, talking and laughing, looking happy.
However, on this happy day, perhaps only Xiaoya is focused on her, while the other three have their own idle worries.
There is no need to say that Xiao Yi is. He knows the direction of history and would rather not know it at this moment, so that he can save his worries and congratulate his sister on her wedding happily.
Cheng Ying often comes to Yuhua Xiaoxie these days, and the other three people know that the depressedness of beloved women to marry someone else's wife is hard to hide.
Only Aunt Lan’s thoughts are the hardest to figure out. Xiao Yi couldn’t get any valuable information from Xiao Ya. He just guessed that she might be trapped by love, otherwise she, who never got drunk, would have drank several big glasses with Cheng Yinglian at this moment.
Although she was nominally serving as a drink on behalf of Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi knew very well that since she heard about Xiao Jing’s wedding, she might have thought of her unhappy past and always sighed. At this moment, she wanted to get drunk and forget those unhappy past.
Xiao Yi couldn't drink much wine at a young age, and he only sipped a little at a time, but he couldn't help but get drunk. He quickly became drunk after accompanying him one cup on the left and one cup on the right.
The three of them have their own thoughts and want to drink to relieve their sorrows.
Although Xiaoya is young, she is smart. It’s not her turn to drink with her, so she plays the piano to cheer everyone up.
Before he knew it, Xiao Ya played a more sentimental tune, which quickly caused the three of them to complain.
"Brother Xiao is the first child prodigy in Jinling, why not write a poem to cheer up?"
"I didn't expect Yi'er to be a child prodigy! Just chant, Aunt Lan should compose a song for you, and you will be remembered forever!"
"That's true? Then Yi'er is going to be ugly!"
The three of them were all drunk, and Xiao Yi was also very proud. Listening to the ancient song played by Xiao Ya, he felt moved by the scene and unconsciously remembered the song "Yi Chiang Mei" that he liked to listen to the classical music that he usually liked to listen to. It was originally written by Li Qingzhao, but was copied and hummed by Xiao Yi.
The fragrance of red lotus roots leaves the jade mat in autumn.
Removing the silk clothes lightly, and going on the orchid boat alone.
Who sends a brocade letter in the clouds?
When the word "天" returns, the moon fills the west building.
Flowers fall and water flows.
A kind of lovesickness, two idle sorrows.
This feeling is beyond help but it has fallen down, but it has come to my heart.
The lyrics that Xiao Yi seemed to hummed accidentally were in the emotional world of Cheng Ying and Aunt Lan. Both of them were intoxicated and applauded.
Xiaoya didn't understand the meaning of this poem, but she heard it catchy and immediately applauded.
If Xiao Yi sang this poem in normal times, it would inevitably arouse suspicion of Cheng Ying and Aunt Lan. After all, Xiao Yi was young and could not touch the emotional world between men and women. But at this moment, both of them were immersed in this poem and were filled with emotion, but they had no way to doubt it.
It was not until the next day that Cheng Ying and Aunt Lan woke up, and when they heard Xiao Ya retelling the words Xiao Yi wrote yesterday, they were very surprised and questioned him. After Xiao Yi woke up, he was already ready. He insisted that he was only moved when he heard Cheng Ying and Aunt Lan tell their respective emotional experiences. Anyway, they couldn't remember what they said yesterday, and there was no evidence of death.
Cheng Ying and Aunt Lan believed it and immediately praised Xiao Yi as a child prodigy.
Aunt Lan is very proficient in composing music. Xiao Yi hummed the lyrics again, and she was able to play it out with a piano, which surprised Xiao Yi very much.
After Aunt Lan played a clip of plum blossoms, the tune was more beautiful. Perhaps it was because the piano was born from the heart and Aunt Lan had experienced it, so the songs she played were more realistic.
Xiaoya liked this song very much and immediately pestered her mother to teach her to play it. Aunt Lan happily agreed to this.
Cheng Ying firmly believed that this poem was written by Xiao Yi specifically for him, so he made it very popular after returning, and Xiao Yi's name was soon spread.
Chapter completed!