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Chapter 228
Hearing the voice behind him, Pei Tuo turned around. Found that it was the emperor, showing a surprised expression.
Qin Nuo stopped him from saluting, saying: "Can't sleep, come out and walk."
Pei Tuo smiled and said: "The house is simple and simple, making the emperor laugh."
"It's not that I haven't lived in the simpler ones. How could I be so spoiled." Qin Nuo glanced at him.
Mentioning this topic, the two of them thought of the windy and snowy journey north, and the days of hiding in abandoned tents by herdsmen at the foot of the mountain. There was no words for a while, and Pei Tuo looked lost.
Qin Nuo coughed, "It's you, who didn't sleep at night, why come here to blow snowflakes."
"I think of some old things, and I came here without knowing it." Pei Tuo looked at the old hut in front of him, and said in a low voice, "The minister used to live here for a few days. This courtyard is the only thing left. I miss the past in one place."
Qin Nuo was surprised. According to Qian Linsi's report, Miss He gave birth to Pei Tuo after Pei Hong's death, when she had already returned home. How can you still live in this remote mountain?
To Qin Nuo’s doubts, Pei Tuo explained: “It was the days after his mother died of illness, about the year when he was six years old. Once a minister was beaten, and the child couldn’t bear the grievance, so he sneaked here to hide.”
"I didn't expect to hide for two months. I lived in this hut at that time." Pei Tuo looked at the simple stone house in front of him, full of nostalgia.
Six years old? Qin Nuo was surprised. A six-year-old child entered the mountain alone, in such a deserted yard.
"Is no one from the He family looking for you? I mean your uncle."
"I also sent two servants to look for it the day I ran away, but if I didn't find it, that's fine." Pei Tuo shrugged.
Qin Nuo was silent, the narrow and old stone house in front of him did not even have a window, and the door was slanted.
"Why not live in the front yard?"
"The other houses are locked, and it's not as comfortable as here. After walking around, I had to stop here." Pei Tuo smiled, "The emperor shouldn't look at the dilapidated house. It is actually very strong, and it was summer. It’s cool to live."
"Aren't you afraid?" Qin Nuo asked again.
No matter how comfortable the environment is, a six-year-old child is abandoned by the only family he can rely on, without any companions...
Pei Tuo didn't care much about these past events. He just smiled and said: "There is not much fear, mainly because I am hungry. Later I became too hungry and couldn't bear it, so I secretly ran out to find food."
"Are you going to hunt in the back mountain?"
"The minister was thinking about it, but it's a pity that the pheasant rabbit in this mountain is too shameless. After running for a day, he didn't even catch a chicken feather. Instead, he fell."
"At that time I was so hungry that I just didn't do anything and went to the front Pudu Temple to steal tribute. Ha, at that time Pudu Temple had very few incense, and the monks lived very poorly, but the Buddha still worshipped steamed buns and It’s fruity. The minister sneaked in at night and saved a bit of food for a few days. Fortunately, it was summer. Although it was hard to live alone, it was quite happy. Yes." Pei Tuo showed a look of nostalgia.
This happiness is compared to the days in He's family. Qin Nuo couldn't imagine that a six-year-old child lived a life of isolation from the world, accompanied by the mountains and forests.
"How did you go back in the end?" Qin Nuo asked.
"I remember it was the third or the fourth time. When I went to Pudu Temple to steal the tribute, I was caught, then beaten and carried to the foot of the mountain. Then I was severely taught by the He family. A meal." Pei Tuo smiled ashamed.
Qin Nuo sighed, "I have suffered you." Pei Tuo's childhood in He's family should be very difficult.
"It's not too much pain." Pei Tuo shrugged, "It's just those few years. Soon my uncle was rising up the northern border, and his minister's life changed drastically."
Just half a year after he was sent back from Pudu Temple, news came that Pei Ling was named General Wubei, and Pei Tuo's treatment immediately changed. In the winter of that year, Pei Ling sent someone to visit the only nephew, and Pei Tuo's life changed with each passing day.
Fortunately, there are generals. Qin Nuo asked smoothly, "Do you not resent the He family?"
"I was very angry when I left, thinking that I would learn martial arts well in the future, and come back and beat all the guys who have bullied me on their knees and begged for mercy."
"Then has this dream come true now?"
Pei Tuo laughed, "The emperor, don't ridicule the ministers. When we arrive at the northern border, there are so many things to do every day. Who has the time to take care of these miscellaneous fish. This little mess has long been left behind. "
His smile is bright and free, as bright as the sun.
On the battlefield of Beishuo, how many evenly matched opponents, and how many like-minded companions in the military camp on the northern border.
Once the eagle shows its flying high, no one can care about the bugs in the pit.
Qin Nuo's mood also became more cheerful.
Pei Tuo sighed as he cast his gaze to the other courtyard ahead.
"Unfortunately since I was picked up by my uncle, this courtyard has been rebuilt. These years, the He family has been sending people to tidy up, but it is quite neat. I came back to visit a few years ago and found that there are only some traces of the past here. , I can linger." Pei Tuo touched the rough wall of the stone house in front of him and sighed. This simple stone house is very strong, so it was used as a place to pile up debris and was not demolished.
This courtyard was indeed renovated and rebuilt. Qin Nuo shrugged. This kind of behavior of the He family is understandable from the perspective of human relations, but for Pei Tuo, it is by no means a delightful thing, especially his character is so distinct in love and hatred.
Even though he had the experience of treating him harshly back then, the He family was more gratifying to the Pei family than resentment, and Pei Tuo himself had half of the He family's blood. So after Pei Ling took power, she took care of the He family.
"At least it was a fate that Pei Hong was assigned to your maternal ancestor's side as a soldier." Qin Nuo whispered as he looked at the courtyard covered by wind and snow.
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Pei Tuo's face: "The emperor thought that why did his grandfather choose the minister's father as his guard."
Qin Nuo was taken aback for a moment, what's wrong in this?
Pei Tuo whispered: "Father was smart and witty and good at economics when he was a boy, so he started to intervene in the family business at a young age. Especially the several commercial roads from the northern border to the Western Regions, according to his ideas, he will do business and manage affairs. Also made a lot of money back."
"Although my grandfather was born in the Seventh Room of He's family, he is just a collateral line and has no business talents. Many shops in his family have suffered losses, so he simply invested in the army and wanted to find an identity in the army."
"Later, I heard about my father and tried everything possible to get him into his hands."
An ironic smile appeared on Pei Tuo's face. These things were only gradually figured out after he returned to Pei's house.
He paused for a moment, and he continued: "Said that he was recruited as a soldier, but in fact it was just coveting a few commercial roads from the northern border to the Western Regions. Get his father in his hands, and both kindness and strength, and soon an extra money the road."
Qin Nuo is silent, the home of the ancient wealthy and nobles. Once the building is overturned, the wretchedness and misery of the women and children in the interior are worse than ordinary people.
Pei Hong and Pei Ling were exiled as slaves on the northern border. This kind of descended aristocratic child who was ransacked and was incompatible with the soldiers from the bottom, was mostly trampled and bullied in the barracks. It would be okay to make friends with old friends, but the Pei family at the time had offended King Qing, and everyone avoided it. That's why Pei Ling decided to go north for meticulous work and undertake that dangerous task. When Pei Hong was taken into the hands of the Seventh Room of the He family, it was also controlled by others.
It is no wonder that after looking through the records of Qianlinsi, after the death of the seven-room concubine girl who married Pei Tuo, the He family originally wanted to replace her with her sister, but this sister was unfortunately disfigured. Two consecutive coincidences made people suspect that someone had moved their hands and feet. But Pei Ling didn't pay any attention. Afterwards, the marriage partner was changed to He Borong's daughter, and he readily complied.
Qin Nuo was still a little strange at that time. With Pei Ling's character, how could he sit back and watch He Family play tricks under his nose, and in the end would prefer to make He Borong a bit cheaper than choosing Miss He's brother who is really kind to Pei Hong.
"After my uncle took over the power of the northern border, most of the businesses that belonged to the Pei clan were recovered. However, those business lines were not used and remained in the hands of the uncle clan." Pei Tuo whispered.
Relying on these few business ways, the He family's Qifang family, which was only a branch, is now prosperous, and it is second only to the patriarch in the Lingdong He family. This can be regarded as Pei Ling's affection for He's Seventh Chamber.
Qin Nuo suddenly understood why Pei Tuo hated this marriage so much.
"Life is a gorgeous robe. It looks glamorous on the surface, but it is full of lice." Qin Nuo couldn't help but remember this famous saying.
Pei Tuo laughed: "The emperor's metaphor is exquisite."
"From the previous book." Qin Nuo shrugged.
"Looking at the glamorous things, in fact, exploring the true colors, it may be very unsightly. Whether it is this bright house or those illusory stories..." Tonight's Pei Tuo seemed to be very emotional.
story? Qin Nuo was taken aback, and when he looked around, Pei Tuo once again showed that kind of weird look, which was the subtle expression when he heard him say that he had come to Pudu Temple to ask for a marriage ticket.
Recalling the story of the old lady who was spinning on the mountainside, the story of the young lady who had a lover and finally got married after hardships, he thought of it instantly.
"The legendary story circulating in this Pudu Temple is based on the father and the mourning hall!"
Pei Tuo didn't expect Qin Nuo to guess the truth. After being surprised, he could only smile bitterly: "The Emperor Shengming."
Qin Nuo is speechless, and the fabricating and spreading of folk tales is sometimes unthinkable. What is protected by the eminent monks of the Pudu Temple, and what doubles driving the crane eastward has become a free and easy fairy on the East China Sea.
"But it can be spread in just a dozen years, I'm afraid there are some family members behind it." Qin Nuo pointed out.
Pei Tuo smiled: "The He family has always paid attention to the prestige of the northern border, compared to the famous family of poets and books."
Qin Nuo could understand that any family that became rich to a certain level would begin to pursue reputation. However, this family really understands the beauty of public opinion propaganda, and has a level of reputation.
Turning his head and looking back at the small courtyard immersed in the darkness, the gust of wind passed by, several lanterns under the corridor swayed with the wind, and the candles in it were extinguished.
Qin Nuo suddenly felt a melancholy full of historical vicissitudes.
How short a person’s life is, it’s like the candle in front of him, extinguished, leaving the world, perhaps only some specious traces, and eventually evolved into a story of a thousand miles of absurdity, even more, even a trace Do not stay anymore.
The wind and snow continued when the two of them stood facing each other, covering this small world with silence and isolation from the world.
Pei Tuo carefully stared at the emperor in front of him.
The wind and snow covered the sky, and the cold wind howled, which made him recall that same snowy night, he rescued him running in the snow and fell.
Qin Nuo felt a little bit, and raised his head to meet his evasive gaze.
Qin Nuo blurted out and asked, "Why do you like me? Or my sister."
"The emperor..." Pei Tuo suddenly panicked. He never thought that the emperor would ask this question so abruptly and directly.
He thought that from now on, the two would completely bury this awkward past under tacit understanding. Only the difference between the monarch and the minister is left.
Qin Nuo felt calm. He really wanted to know. In all fairness, on the night that they met, the two in the chaos army didn't even say a few words, and they couldn't even distinguish between men and women. After a hurried ride, Pei Ling appeared to interrupt.
Just like yourself? Qin Nuo repeatedly recalled afterwards that there was no room for a romantic relationship between the two at that time. Pei Tuo's so-called liking should be just the excitement and delusion of the young after hearing that the girl he rescued turned out to be a princess.
Seeing that he didn't know how to answer, Qin Nuo suddenly laughed, staring at him, and consciously asked: "So, do you still like me now?"
"The emperor!" Pei Tuo's cheeks flushed and he was extremely embarrassed.
Qin Nuo didn't want to let this topic go so easily. He pointed out straightforwardly: "Have you ever thought that the person you love is just a phantom in your imagination?"
The two sides never knew each other carefully, so they fell in love with each other wishfully.
It was so straightforward, because for Qin Nuo, Pei Tuo was also a friend and courtier he valued after experiencing Beishuo and his party, and hoped that he could really see and get out of this relationship.
After a brief panic, Pei Tuo miraculously calmed down.
"The emperor..." He hesitated, then whispered. That night, my heart will be moved, perhaps because of the long-term expectation in my heart.
"All the memories of the minister of his mother seem to be tears and mourning."
"At that time, although Chen was young, she still remembered the appearance of her mother crying constantly, because of her father's untimely death, and because of the accusations of the He family, she seemed to have nothing else to do except crying. Since childhood The minister was thinking, when she grows up, she must not find a woman who can only cry. She does not need to be strong, but she only hopes to be strong enough, even when the road is dead, she will not give up, not be afraid, and be able to find a way out for herself Come."
Pei Tuo's voice gradually became low and low, because of this, on the night of the wind and snow and the melee of the chaos, he fell in love with the figure who was facing a tragic change but still did not give up on the road to survive.
It is a pity that things are impermanent, and what we face in the end is such a terrible end.
Unexpectedly, the answer was such an answer, Qin Nuo listened quietly, not knowing what it was like in his heart. There seems to be no room for the words that were originally thought to be clarified.
The snow is getting bigger and bigger. In a short while, the quiet little garden is all white, and even this simple stone house is covered by the vast snow.
Finally, Pei Tuo broke the silence.
"It's time for the emperor to go back and rest. If you delay it, someone will worry about it."
Qin Nuo nodded, he turned around and walked towards the main house. Pei Tuo followed behind him.
When was about to walk out of the small garden. Qin Nuo spoke suddenly.
"Pei Tuo."
"The minister is here."
The young emperor did not look back, his voice was gentle and clear in the wind and snow.
"Pei Tuo, there are many outstanding people in this world. You are still young. One day in the future, you will definitely meet someone. Maybe her surname is He, maybe she is not. In short... She must be smart and firm, so Your heart is moving, making you like and adore..."
There was silence behind him, and for a moment, Pei Tuo laughed: "Thank you, the emperor, the emperor has given good words."
The author has something to say: Perhaps thinking of the finale tomorrow, this chapter is written in tears, -_-||