Chapter 41: I love you so much that I can't put it into words
When Ziyu pushed the door in, she happened to see that the princess was about to get up, so she hurriedly walked over to help, and sat on the edge of the bed on behalf of the princess, Ziyu hurriedly said:
"Princess, you're injured, you need to rest."
"Thank you for your hard work, Ziyu, this injury is not a big deal, and it will be fine after a few days of cultivation."
As she spoke, Ziyu went to pour a glass of water for the princess.
Handing the cup to the princess, Ziyu has been angry about the pony's unusual behavior today, and took the opportunity to mention it to the princess.
"Princess, before the horse goes out, let Ziyu tell the princess that the Hanlin Academy is busy with business today, and she will come back later, so that the princess doesn't have to worry."
Ziyu's worries, how could the princess not know that since marrying him, he would only come back early every day, but today he said that he would come back later, it seems that his injury hit him very hard, so that he can't let go of it lightly.
Sighing softly, the princess had already guessed what he was going to do, and said:
"Since the colt said that there is no need to worry, then just believe him.
She didn't expect this injury, she also suffered an arrow wound a long time ago because of carelessness, but she felt completely different from this time, the penetration and lethality of this short arrow are not comparable to ordinary feather arrows.
Ziyu knew that the princess would definitely check the short arrow when she woke up, so after cleaning the blood stains on the arrow, she put the short arrow away.
The princess felt that the short arrow in her hand seemed to be heavier than usual, and the arrow was bright and shaped in the shape of "Mitsubishi", which was very chic, and it seemed that this short arrow had such a strong penetrating power that had something to do with it.
The princess glanced at Ziyu with interest, Ziyu nodded and signaled that it could be pressed, the princess only pushed it lightly, and the round bracket pulled down by itself, only to hear the light sound of "jingling", and a circle of sharp barbs was born under the arrow, at first glance, people couldn't help but feel cold.
No wonder, this arrow is so bad, and so ingenious, if you don't know that there is this trick, rashly take out the short arrow, it will definitely be crippled and killed.
"If it weren't for the timely reminder of the horse master, I'm just afraid-"
Ziyu didn't dare to imagine such a consequence, every time she thought of this, she felt extremely lucky, if it weren't for the horse master, she would probably have to become an unrighteous murderer.
Did Gao Wei design this arrow? I really didn't expect him to have such a talent, just this short arrow can be designed so ingeniously, you can know that Gao Wei is as meticulous as dust, and all the arrows and feathers are difficult to hide, this Gao Wei is definitely not a thing in the pool!
"Speaking of which, princess, what happened, and why were you hurt?"
Ziyu was in a state of turmoil when she saw that the princess was injured, and she didn't have time to figure out the ins and outs of this incident, but now that she knew that the princess was not in danger of life, she felt a little relieved, and calmed down and thought about it carefully, only to find that this was not simple.
The princess pulled the round bracket back, and the barb was immediately withdrawn from the arrow.
"It was indeed in Gao Qin's study, but it was a fake."
Ziyu couldn't help but be shocked, could it be that Gao Qin had already expected that someone would steal it, so he deliberately set a trap to lure the enemy deeper?
"This Gao Qin is so hateful, he actually designed to frame the princess!"
Thinking that the injuries on the princess's body were all due to Gao Qin, Ziyu gritted her teeth with hatred.
"It's not that he deliberately designed a frame-up, maybe, on the contrary, he wants to borrow that fake book to make me give up continuing to pursue the murder case."
The princess thought of the lax garrison nearby, and the unimpeded road, even the horses took the injured themselves away, and there were almost no guards in the mansion to stop them.
Ziyu was confused, this Gao Qin obviously knew that the princess would come to steal it, and deliberately let the princess steal it, although it was a fake, it could be said that he didn't want to hurt the princess.
"What about your wounds, princess...... "
"My injuries were caused by the crossbow of the hidden weapon when I accidentally touched the mechanism inside while searching the study."
In fact, the princess also concealed one thing from Ziyu, since Gao Qin had the intention to let the princess go, why did he still leave a crossbow in the study, the only thing that makes sense is that the princess was not injured in the study, but in the library next to it.
There must be some secret hidden inside, which is why the precautions are so tight!
From He Bi's death to her own injury, now she seems to have been startled, and judging from Gao Qin's restraining and reluctance to hurt people, it is obvious that the imperial grandmother and him must have reached an agreement on this matter.
But if he really knew the difficulty and retreated, the imperial grandmother would be even more disappointed!
"It seems that this matter has to be slowed down first, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and there are still many things that need to be figured out first!"
Hearing the princess's decision to postpone the investigation of the rebellion case, Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief, after all, now that the princess is injured, Ziyu is really worried that the princess will be in danger again regardless of her own safety, she can slowly move forward and no longer venture in, which is a good change.
Even Ziyu had to admit that the princess's change was because of the concubine.
In the matter of tracking down the prince's rebellion, the princess has been in a state of impatience since she got the clues and then followed the map, which took her too much energy, and even almost made her lose her usual calm and composure.
In the princess's heart, she loves and respects the empress dowager very much, and she also loves her family, so when she learns of the prince's grievances, she will do everything to find the truth and return the prince's innocence; when she knows that her most respected and beloved imperial grandmother may also be a suspect in this case, her heart is very conflicted and painful.
She can dedicate herself to the Northern Wei Dynasty, not only because she is the eldest princess of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but more importantly, she wants to protect her family!
There is nothing wrong with this simple idea of wanting to protect her family, but she is destined to be born in a different family, the ruler of a regime, and a symbol of imperial power - the royal family, which is also destined that this family will not be as harmonious as the family of ordinary people, brothers, friends and brothers!
When the princess realized this, she gave up on herself for a while, she was so eager to find out the truth just to provoke the queen mother, so that she could get out of this sea of suffering, leave this way, or at least get rid of the troubles of this world, and be free.
But at this time, the colt appeared, and the princess's attention to him became different again and again.
Ziyu has never seen the princess have such a quiet and beautiful attachment to a person, she gave her tenderness and love to that person, and that person is obviously not the most wise and martial man, nor is he a heroic character, but he gave the princess what she wants most, a true and pure feeling, a warm and pleasant home!
Seeing the smile on the princess's face that she hadn't seen for a long time, Ziyu was happy for the princess in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but be covered with a layer of mist.
The princess looked up and saw that the purple jade girl was about to cry, and she was also deeply touched in her heart, it seemed that her master made her too worried, so that she was so rough and uneasy, and her heart was also very uncomfortable.
"Silly girl!"
The princess reached out and grabbed Ziyu's, Ziyu's worries and fears, joy and sorrow during this time were all out of control at this moment, turning into tears and blurring her eyes.
The princess smiled slightly, stroked Ziyu's head, and let her cry in her arms.
Outside the house, the old firehead was lying happily on the rattan chair, and the old yellow dog that had been raised for several years was lying lazily at his feet.
The old fire head only smiled faintly, and then looked at the gradually rising clouds in the sky, it seems that the sun is about to rise, and a new busy day has begun!
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After dawn, the princess walked out of the house, thinking of walking around the courtyard, Ziyu was worried that the wound would crack, so she supported her all the way, and just got out of the door, but she happened to see the old firehead chopping wood in front of the kitchen door.
He piled up the chopped wood to the wall, patted off the dust in his hands, and was about to go into the kitchen, when he saw the princess and Ziyu coming out, and hurried over to bow down, and said:
"The villain greets the princess Chitose, and Her Royal Highness the princess is blessed!"
The princess was a little surprised, knowing that this was an old fireman who had been serving the colt, and that she had really caused a lot of trouble to others last night, and said busily:
"Old Huotou get up quickly, this is not the Princess's Mansion, you don't need such a big gift."
As soon as the princess's words fell, the old firehead bowed to the princess a few more times, and said with a smile:
"The old firehead has to thank the princess for taking care of her for this time!"
It turned out that after the horse lived in the princess's mansion, the princess knew that the old firehead did not want to enter the princess's mansion together, so she often sent people to send some food and clothes, and invited the doctor to come over at a fixed time to diagnose the pulse of the old firehead, which made the old firehead admire the eldest princess and comfort the prince to marry such a virtuous lady.
"You're welcome, old firehead."
After speaking, he hurriedly asked Ziyu to go and help the old fire head to get up.
Glanced around, only to know that this quadrangle courtyard is not big, there is a locust tree in the courtyard is verdant and straight, there are not many houses in the courtyard, the use is also clear at a glance, the master bedroom, guest bedroom, kitchen, study and living room, although the finch is small but also complete.
How many years has he lived here?
I suddenly want to know how he has lived here in the past few years, although it is hard here, but it is still happy, his temperament that is at ease with what he encounters, I think it is here that he grinds out.
The old fire saw the princess's thoughts at a glance, pointed to the study, and asked:
"Young lady, do you want to go to Childe's study to have a look?"
Young lady?!
The princess's face couldn't help but blush, but she was used to the people around her calling herself a princess, which was really a strange feeling when someone called her young lady, but for some reason, her heart was very tight.
Seeing that the princess did not blame herself for changing her title without permission, the smile on the corner of his mouth became even stronger, so he led the princess and Ziyu into the study of the concubine.
Seeing this, the princess and Ziyu couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Childe, he doesn't have any special preferences on weekdays, but he has a soft spot for reading."
The princess knows that the nerd is stupid sometimes, isn't it because he reads a book?
And if it's really a man, it's understandable that he likes to read so much, but he's obviously also a woman, so it's really rare to like reading like this!
Moreover, what does it mean to have a soft spot for reading, and why do you think that this book is more important than people?
Where did the old firehead understand the thoughts of his daughter's family, but he only knew that the princess must be interested in the matter of the horse, so he began to talk about some old anecdotes about the horse.
"This half of the books are all hand-copied books by himself when Gongzi was still studying in Guozijian, and the books on the other side were not given by friends, or bought by Gongzi with his meager income after he became a scholar, sometimes in order to buy these books, our family has to starve for half a month!"
The princess can almost imagine what kind of scene it is, no wonder he likes to wear the official uniform of the Hanlin Academy so much, and he is also comfortable compiling it, it turns out that he is in the middle of it, there are so many ancient books and classics in the Hanlin Academy, he can read enough in it, and he doesn't have to go home if he wants to!
"Childe's temperament is also different, obviously it is a sad and sad thing for ordinary people, but he is more optimistic and open-minded than ordinary people, and he is not informal, sometimes it is an inconspicuous little thing for ordinary people, but he is very serious, and he is determined to do that thing well."
Yes, isn't that fool such a person, indifferent to things he doesn't care about, but once he meets someone he cares about, he won't let go of death.
"Childe's joy and anger are also very casual, the year he came out of the Gao family, he was not worried but happy, only said that the Gao family is not a long-term residence, and you can do whatever you want when you move out, without being disturbed, and at ease, but after that, you rarely see the joy in Childe's heart;"
"Until not long ago, after the son came back, he kept talking about a little father-in-law he met in the palace, with a smile on his face, it is conceivable that he favored the little father-in-law, but I don't know what happened later, the son stopped talking about the little father-in-law, but he was depressed all day long, and even the books he loved on weekdays had no intention of reading again!"
The princess was silent for a while when she heard this, it must have happened when she told him that maybe she would not meet again in the future, that fool, it turned out that she was not the only one who was troubled by love at that time!
Not long after the old firehead finished speaking, he solemnly bowed to the princess and said:
"The old firehead has been by Childe's side for many years, and he has never seen him ask for anything deliberately, nor has he ever heard him say what he really wants, others have given him a lot of things, and he has never felt pity when he takes them, he said that because it is not what he really wants."
"The old firehead is stupid, I don't know what the son really wants, but the old firehead has never seen the son to a woman like the young lady, with deep affection;
Ziyu couldn't help but be moved when she heard this, and then looked at the princess, but saw that her face was gentle and calm, her eyebrows were soothing, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, as if she had a quiet smile, which was the most touching smile from the heart.
I believe that no matter who sees this touching smile, they can feel the joy and happiness of the owner of this smile.
"I like him too......"
The princess said this softly, it was the first time she had faced her inner feelings so sincerely and frankly.
After the old Huotou heard that sentence, his face was also full of joy and relief, I only hope that God will bless him, and the son and the young lady can join hands with each other, so what is the pity for his old Huotou to lose a few years of life?
He bowed to the princess again, and the old fireman withdrew from the study.
It was the first time for Ziyu to see Her Royal Highness the princess showing such a touching smile, and the joy in her heart was also overflowing, knowing that what the princess needed now was to be alone for a while. Ziyu also retreated with a sense of acquaintance, waiting outside the door, waiting for the princess's summons at any time.
The princess looked at the room full of books with a smile on her face, and walked back and forth between the shelves, occasionally glancing at the bookshelf, and seeing that there was one on it, the princess was quite touched, and pulled the book out of the bookshelf, and held it in her hand, only to realize that the book seemed to be quite popular with the horses, and the scrolls were a little yellowed, and the corners of the books were full of scrolls.
Seeing this, some old things suddenly came to mind, and the corners of the princess's mouth couldn't help but show a playful smile.
When the princess opened the cover of the book, she saw that it was inscribed in two small lines in block letters, and the smile on her lips turned into a meaningful sigh......
I saw that although the words on it were regular, they were slightly immature, and there were still some skews between the words, as if they were from the hands of a child, and the words on the top were:
The black hair doesn't know how to study early, and the white head regrets studying late!
The princess silently spat out these two lines of small words, and the voice of the recitation seemed to cross the river of time, overlapping with the honest and stocky voice of a young scholar......