Song Huiyue stood outside the prison door with squinted eyes, looking at the sky with a hint of blue, she felt as if she was in another world.
The unlit cyan light penetrated through the clouds and dead branches, and fell mottledly into her eyes. It was a strange color between black and white, with a certain divine tranquility and softness.
There is never a quieter time than this hour.
The gatekeeper sat in the corner and fell asleep. The judge who sent her out was also confused because it was too early. A big white dog was pacing on the street with its fur ruffled, but it also refused to bark.
In this silence, Song Huiyue shivered. It was quiet and the scenery was good. However, she couldn't look too much. If she stood here for a while, she would feel frozen.
She got into the carriage, rubbed her hands vigorously, breathed into her palms, and asked Du Lan to take her to Prince Jin's Mansion first.
She felt that she was unkempt and could not go home in this appearance for fear of frightening Mrs. Song.
In fact, she looks good and is well-groomed, but people who have been in jail and come out always have a "dirty" feeling.
The smell in the prison was filthy, the corner and floor tiles were soaked in blood, and the rats burrowing in the straw also had sinful souls - they had eaten the carrion of dead bodies.
Song Huiyue stayed in prison, and her soul seemed to be filled with darkness and needed to be cleansed before she could return to the world.
Upon entering the palace, King Jin had already arranged the brazier and wicker sticks. When she stepped over the brazier, Grandma Yun raised the wicker stick and gently whipped her from head to toe to drive away the bad luck from her body.
After receiving this little slap, she and Aunt Yun worked together to clean themselves up in the mugwort water without saying a word.
My hair is scrubbed clean, and my clothes have been prepared a long time ago. They are new from the inside out. They are still smelling of the fragrance of plum blossoms "Spring in the Snow", which is quiet and comfortable.
There are two sets of clothes, one is bamboo green and the other is crabapple red.
Song Huiyue chose Begonia Red, and Grandma Yun gave her a double bun and a pair of gold-backed pearl hairbands.
As soon as she was dressed properly, Prince Jin came over. He took two steps back and looked at Song Huiyue carefully, and said with a smile: "The red one is good. You used to wear red when you were a child, so it hasn't changed."
Hanging on his waist were two yellow attires in red and green. Because he was dressed very prudishly, the pair of yellow attires hanging on his body was very abrupt and even a bit ridiculous. He took off the yellow ones and tied them to Song Hui.
Yue's silk ribbon: "Just right for you."
Song Hui's eyebrows are wide and smiling, her eyes are like crescent moons, and her lips are like petals. Because her eyes are big and round, she has a childish look when she smiles, which is really appropriate.
She played with it twice, lowered her head and smiled, then entered the room with Prince Jin and sat down across from each other.
Seeing that Prince Jin was still a little stiff when he sat down, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, does the inkstone feel good?"
"Have you heard about it in prison?" Prince Jin touched his back with his backhand, "It feels uncomfortable, but the effect is pretty good."
At the same time, he leaned back and sneered in a very relaxed manner: "Young fool, you still want to mess with me, but instead you sent yourself home to reflect."
After taunting King Yan, he looked up at Song Huiyue again. Seeing that Song Huiyue was really cute and energetic, he felt even more happy: "I heard that you made two sunbathing dishes in prison?"
"No, you brought so much bamboo in. I asked the aunt who delivered the meal what she wanted. She said she wanted to dry it on the plate. Later she said she just said it casually. I didn't expect that I really made it up. I knew I should ask for bamboo strips.
Baskets, bamboo baskets are more expensive than drying trays.”
King Jin laughed when he heard this. He suddenly stretched out his hand and took a camphor box from Huang Ting. He stood up, walked to the chair next to Song Huiyue and sat down: "I have to stay in the palace on New Year's Day.
You will never come back, this is given to you in advance."
Song Huiyue opened it and saw five large northern beads rolling inside. They were round and flawless, glowing with a delicate luster under the skylight.
She immediately locked the box and stuffed it back into Prince Jin's hands: "I don't want it."
"Don't like pearls?"
"Too expensive."
King Jin smiled: "How valuable are they? There are only five of them, and Concubine Zhang often sticks them on her face."
Song Huiyue shook her head and saw that the beads weighed about seven to eight cents and were so round and flawless. They should have been made in-house. The five beads that King Jin held in his hand were probably things that Queen Pei gave to King Jin during his lifetime.
"Your Majesty, please give me another one. I can't use such a valuable thing and it's easy to lose it."
"I'm not asking you to use it now, but I'm asking your mother-in-law to keep it for you and put it on the phoenix crown when you get married."
Song Huiyue resolutely refused to accept it, so the King of Jin had no choice but to give up and ask Huang Ting to exchange the gift again.
He also prepared the gift in exchange, but he just wanted to wait until the festival was over before giving it to Song Huiyue, so he kept it in the study.
This time I replaced it with a newly made slingshot. A lot of thought was put into it at first glance. The bamboo bow is wrapped with beef tendon and lined with horns. The tendon is split into silk and mixed silk is added to make a bow string. The bullet pocket can hold three marbles.
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Song Huiyue quickly took it in her hand, pulled the bow full, and shot it in the air. She heard the sound of the strings, which was full of resilience, and she liked it very much.
King Jin saw that he really liked her, and he smiled with white teeth. At the same time, he held Song Huiyue in his arms with both hands.
"This time I was careless and made you suffer, but it doesn't matter. Ni Peng sent a list. I have already arranged it. I will give the Zhang family a big gift on New Year's Eve, otherwise that lunatic from the Zhang family will
, I have nothing to do, so I always want to deal with you."
He hugged her tightly, he simply didn't know how to love her.
Song Huiyue responded angrily in his arms, and then let out a long growl from her stomach.
She was hungry and didn't understand the charm, and the hug from King Jin was dispensable.
King Jin let go of her and asked her to eat before leaving, but she wanted to keep her stomach and go home to eat - she would be happier if she had more food at home.
She took the slingshot and walked out without any hesitation, and saw Yin Xiao at the corner door.
As soon as Yin Xiao saw her, he immediately approached Song Huiyue like a tame wild beast. With one glance, he swept out an area and kept strangers away.
When Song Huiyue saw him, her face showed the joy of reunion, and she patted Yin Xiao on the back hard: "Let's go home."
Yin Xiao was not good at words, and was even more calm and expressionless in front of King Jin, but a little flower quietly bloomed in her heart.
Instead of riding in the carriage, Song Huiyue and Yinxiao walked on the street together. Compared with the silence when they first came out of the cell, it was already dark on the street, and the children had nothing to do. They chased each other on the street and set off firecrackers.
Paper was flying everywhere, and the shouts and curses were thunderous. It was a wonderful world.
Walking to the door of her home, Song Huiyue found that her home had a completely new look.
Zhong Kui was posted on the door, peach charms were hung on the left and right sides, two red lanterns were hung on the left and one on the right, and there were no candles inside, and Spring Festival couplets were also posted.
Yin Xiao knocked on the door, and Tan Ran came and opened the door in a hurry - he was braiding garlic in the yard to hang it up.
When he saw Song Huiyue, he frowned and was happy, and turned around and shouted to the room: "The lady is back."
Song Huiyue walked in and couldn't help but ask: "Are you unhappy or happy?"
Tan Ran said calmly: "Yes, I am very happy that the lady is back, but when I think about the situation that the lady will face next, I am worried about you."