There was no sound.
He shook it violently, but nothing happened. After a long while, when he heard the footsteps, he suddenly turned around in joy. It was Lu Da.
Yue Pengju knew that his wife was hiding from him, but he could not do anything. Plus, after ripping off the white silk, his eyes hurt so much that he had to turn back.
At Yue Pengju's request, Lu Da arranged for him to stay in the same room as the couple the last time. Yue Pengju's heart was heavy, but he could not open his eyes. When there was intense pain, the corners of his eyes twitched, as if someone had used a small hatchet to smash his head. He had always been strong and strong, never sick and never sick. But now, for the first time, he experienced the torment of sickness and pain, and the pain was unbearable. However, his wife did not understand, and they could not even meet each other in such a short time.
One of his personal guards put some eye medicine on him, and he drank a bowl of the medicinal herbs that had been cooked. His eyes were blindfolded, so he could only lie on the bed. But how could he lie down? The janissaries were standing guard outside. When they heard the news, they thought that their wife had changed her mind and happily called out "Sister Shi Qi" every time, only then did they realize that they were all disappointed.
It wasn't long before dusk arrived, he couldn't stay any longer, as he rolled over and was about to get off the bed, he saw Lu Da personally bringing him food. A big bowl of white rice, three big bowls of stir-fried wild dishes, a big bowl of Red Braised Mountain Chicken, and a large bowl of chicken soup. Lu Da laughed heartily: "Good kid, quickly come and taste this mountain La flavor. Even if you do what you want, you won't be able to eat anything good."
Yue Pengju took a whiff of the fragrance and was delighted in his heart. Lu Da normally only stewed a few wild dogs, how would he be able to cook such a dish? It must have been his wife. His wife worried about his illness and worried that her body wouldn't be able to handle it, so she did it for him.
He was overjoyed. He called two of his personal guards over and sat down to eat. The pheasant was very plump, with fragrant wild artemisia selengensis and wild onions that only grew on the mountain added on top of it. It also had a unique flavor. He was inwardly overjoyed. After eating a full five bowls of rice in one go, he laughed and said, "Big Brother Lu, I will come to your place to eat and drink a lot. Don't ruin the temple for me."
"Haha, just eat. In these two years, Sprinkler and the young monks have rented the surrounding hundreds of acres of wasteland to the nearby villagers to cultivate, and the young monks have also grown some vegetables normally. Especially this year, the army cannot disturb us, and the harvest is plentiful.
"Thank you, Big Brother Lu."
The two of them talked for a bit. It was late in the night, and Lu Da was about to leave when Yue Pengju stood up again: "I'll go see Sister Shi Qi again."
"Pengju, she doesn't want to see you. You should talk about it in a few days."
Yue Pengju stood in silence on the spot, and could only give up.
After Lu Da left, he still couldn't help but think that it was better to be separated than to be married. He had missed her every night these past few days, so how could he be willing to not see her even at such a close distance? He once again came to the West Wing. The door was still closed. In the night wind, one could only hear the rustling of leaves.
"Sister Shi Qi, Sister Shi Qi …"
There was no response.
As the moonlight slowly climbed up the treetops, the autumn insects began to whisper. He silently stood at the door. For the first time, he was flustered, like a youth in his first love. He helplessly watched as the girl became angry, but he had no idea what was wrong with him.
The first time he and Hua Rong met each other, they were already extremely close. When they were young, they were close family that supported each other. When they became adults, emotions would naturally develop between them. It was as if she didn't need any external help. She naturally belonged to herself. Even though they had gathered and separated, even dying, every single time was caused by external factors, so it was definitely not a problem with the relationship between the two of them. Perhaps everything had happened too smoothly. He had never thought that there would be a day when there would be any awkwardness between the two of them. In his consciousness, they were all connected. He had absolute trust and reliance in them. His every action, even if it was just a look, his wife would understand and understand.
He had originally thought that once he came to Donglin Temple and saw his wife, the misunderstanding would be resolved and the couple would get back on good terms. However, his wife was unwilling to see him at all.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but panic as he thought of the letter his wife left him. Could it be that his wife really wanted to divorce him? Why is that? This was the first time he truly felt like he was about to lose something. He couldn't help but pull on the Brass Ring forcefully and call out to her, "Sister Shi Qi, Sister Shi Qi …"
He did not know how many hundreds of words had been shouted out. The moon had already fully fallen on the treetops, shining on his body. He stood until his legs were weak, unwilling to leave.
At this time, Hua Rong was standing behind the door. Outside, her husband's voice called out. For a moment, she even wanted to rush out, but she resisted.
"Sister Shi Qi, Sister Shi Qi …"
This shout became weaker and weaker. She could no longer hold it in and slowly opened her mouth. "Peng Jian, you can go back now …"
Yue Pengju heard his clearly, but did not care about what she said. He was so happy that he almost jumped: "Sister Shi Qi, open the door! Open it, I want to see you …"
She slightly raised her voice: "Pengju, you go back! I won't see you again. "
He anxiously and fearfully said: "Big Sister Shi Qi, I have never taken in a concubine. Li Qiaoniang, she has married Gao Lin …"
"…"
"Sister Shi Qi, there won't be any more problems between us …"
"There's a problem! Penga, I've told you before, I'm under too much pressure, I can't give birth to any children, everyone is trying to persuade you to take in a concubine. Since the Emperor can reward you once, he can naturally reward you twice, three times … We are still young, and nothing matters, but what about when we are old? What about old age? I can't do what the world calls virtuous, and I can't bear to be accused of it. Rather than that, he might as well make a decision as soon as possible! Peng Ju, I've already decided to divorce you … "
Yue Pengju was startled and angry, he only thought that his wife was angry for a moment, but who would have thought that the reason he came looking for her without caring about his eyesight was actually because she wanted to divorce him!
He lowered his voice: "Sister Shi Qi, what did I do wrong? You actually want to divorce me! "
"Because I'm tired of that kind of heavy moral censure. I can't stand it!"
"Just because of this? Are you going to live with me or someone else? I once swore an oath in the Golden Hall that I wouldn't marry my second wife, so how could I let you down? "
"Penga, you are in a high position now, so it is only natural that your subordinates are flattering you. There are many things that you cannot understand. It's not that you have let me down, but that I feel ashamed of myself! "
"Sister Shi Qi, you actually said such a thing! "You really disappoint me!"
"If we continue to be together, I will be even more disappointed in the future. Peng Ju, you don't have to waste time here, I will definitely not go back with you. "
"I don't understand! Sister Shi Qi, I don't understand at all why the two of us became like this! "
"Ever since we entered the courtyard, that's how things are between us …" Ever since Li Qiaoniang had appeared, she had been out in the open, day after day, avoiding the women who suddenly appeared in her family. Who said that she had never been angry before? She suddenly felt anger in her heart, and it was an incomparable rage. "Pengju, there are some things that you have never communicated with me before. "What is it, you're not willing to tell me either …"
He retorted loudly, "Sister Shi Qi, are you sure you did not do anything wrong? You are obviously jealous of Li Qiaoniang, so you never return home. Every time I return, I don't even see your shadow. What business do you have that you can't communicate with me first? " The more he spoke, the angrier he got. "You've been trying to escape …"
"You're the one who should not communicate with me!"
"You're obviously jealous, but you still want to make a 'magnanimous' gesture. I already knew that! The more you try to persuade me to take you in as a concubine, the more disgusted I am with your intransigence. You clearly saw the Golden Hall vow not to let you down, why are you still so hypocritical? You are the closest person to me, and I really don't want to see you like this, so I'm also very angry! I won't tell you the situation. Firstly, Li Qiaoniang isn't easy to deal with, and secondly, I'm curious to see what will happen to you! "After I realized that there was a problem, I didn't try to avoid it. Instead, I wanted to completely solve the problem so that you would have your suspicions dispelled …" "I have already considered all the possible scenarios, but I never expected that my wife would actually run away from home!" I thought that once Li Qiaoniang's matter was resolved, there would be no more obstacles between us. I always thought that no matter what decision I make, no matter what actions I take, you will definitely trust and support me! But what about you? "You actually ignored everything and left without saying anything …"
Hua Rong was speechless.
"Sister Shi Qi, you keep saying that you are afraid of other people's opinions and eyes. But have you ever thought about how I feel? How many difficulties have we experienced together? Is my character not good enough for you to believe? Is it our business or an outsider's matter to have children or not to have children? To think that you would disregard my wishes, and do everything possible to consider the looks of others, wouldn't that be reversing the course of events? "
Moonlight scattered all over Hua Rong's body. The moon shone brightly against the multicolored arrow cluster that she was carrying on her back. The feathers on her body emitted a slow and gentle light. For a long moment, both ends of the door were silent.
"Sister Shi Qi! If there's any problem, you have to talk to me face to face. You can't avoid me like this! "
Hua Rong raised her voice. "I don't want to talk about anything."
Yue Pengju raised his voice, "You are like this, always trying to escape. How did you become like this? All day long, I've been preoccupied with some trivial ideas... "
Hua Rong was also angry: "You are a great hero, of course you have no time to think about these vulgar things. "I am an ordinary woman, a mediocre, ordinary woman. If you don't like it, then you can leave. It's not like I've invited you here …"
However, Yue Pengju was unable to refute him. He could only pull on Brass Ring again, out of anger.
After a long period of suffering, Hua Rong hatefully said: "When have you ever considered my feelings before? I think you just like Li Qiaoniang. Why don't you just marry her? and let Gao Lin have it, hypocritically … "
"Don't you know that Li Qiaoniang was sent by the Emperor? How could it be so easy to deal with? "
"You are an excuse! She served you every day and took care of your eye ailments, yet you didn't have the slightest bit of interest in her? "I think you just fell for her …"
Yue Pengju was so angry that he could not speak. After a long while, he finally said hatefully: "You still have the nerve to say that, you are my wife, I had an eye attack for so long yet you didn't care about me …"
"What does it matter if I care about you whether I care or not if there are other women? "Hmph …"
"Sister Shi Qi, you really are unreasonable!"
"Do you know that I am unreasonable? "So, you don't need to waste your time. Go down the mountain quickly, I won't say a single word to you anymore!"
"Sister Shi Qi …"
Whatever he said, there was no more response, no more arguments.
He sat down on the floor and stared blankly for a long time before returning to his room hatefully. Two guards welcomed him, "Yue Xiang Gong, it's late and time to rest …"