(3) Uncle and mother
In Xiqiu, everyone says that Princess Tianze (my title) is the reincarnation of the fox fairy, which is because my mother had a fetal dream before giving birth, she dreamed of a nine-tailed silver fox holding a golden seal in both hands and walking towards her with a smile, and the golden seal was also engraved with eight big characters saying: "Inherit the grace of heaven and earth, benefit all beings." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe nine-tailed silver fox handed the golden seal into the hands of my queen mother, and disappeared. When the queen mother woke up, she had a lot of abdominal pain and gave birth to me quickly.
At that time, the theory of ghosts and gods was prevalent, and the nine-tailed fox was a mascot in the hearts of the people of Xiqiu. When my father learned that his mother had dreamed of this, he was overjoyed, and he felt that I was a treasure given by God to Xiqiu, and it would definitely bring good fortune to Xiqiu. In order to comply with the will of God, he named me Fox Seal, named Princess Tianze, and announced this matter to the world.
I was born with a snow-white body, with only a sesame seed-sized cinnabar mole in the center of my eyebrows. At an early age, he showed extraordinary posture and talent, three years old can be written, five years old can be endowed, fine musical instruments, tonal rhythm, born with both hands with the plum blossom seal.
In the past seven years, my uncle and uncle have cultivated me carefully, and ordered me to read the teachings of the prince, although I still do not understand why he wants one of my daughters to be so knowledgeable.
Now I'm in the age of cardamom......
Pity those princesses who were sent to allies and relatives, those who died of illness died of illness, those who were left out were left out in the cold, only Princess Shenyuan was still counted, although she was not favored, but she gave birth to a son last year, and she could be regarded as dependent.
It is said that the most miserable is the one who died of illness, since she got married, she has been crying day and night because she misses her relatives in her hometown, so she was rejected by the monarch and was not favored until she died. After his death, he was not allowed to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, nor allowed to be buried in his mother's house, and finally was thrown into a mass grave in the suburbs and eaten alive by hungry wolves.
It's tragic to think about.
I knelt on the ground, my body trembling slightly, not daring to look directly.
Seeing that I was so flustered, she looked even more proud, and threw me a sneer: "Who in Xiqiu doesn't know that the princess Huxi has amazing beauty and God-given talents, and she is indeed a rare person! It is no wonder that although the prince is your cousin and eldest brother, he is also fascinated and refuses to marry a wife. But my son Chengjin is the crown prince, and he has always been filial and courteous, if you have not seduced him in every way, why did he come here? Today, because you refuse to marry my mother's niece, you still speak evil words and slander, and you disobey me, the biological mother, in front of a group of palace people! Hmph, you still dare to call yourself stupid? I think you have great ability at a young age! If you are left to grow up in the palace, when the prince is full-fledged, and you are forced to accept your charm, I am afraid that I will not be able to stop it, will this ** become your world?"
I listened to her sour words, her harsh sentences, and all kinds of insults between her words, and I felt deeply angry and aggrieved in my heart, and I had already burst into tears. I really want to stand up and tell her that it is her sweetheart son who is self-inflicted, and even if my Situ Huxi marries a civilian reckless man, I don't want to marry her prince's son!
But anger to anger, resentment to resentment, at this time the strength is weak, and you have to take into account the elders and young, if you bump into her on impulse, eat a dumb loss, and then make my uncle misunderstand me, then there is no place to maneuver.
Zang'er has been gone for so long, why haven't I seen my uncle and mother, I still need to endure it a little longer, I was heartbroken, raised my head, and said in a straight voice: "Mrs. Dai doesn't have to work hard, Huxi has never been interested in the prince, and I ask Mrs. Dai to be clear." Fox Xi had taken the initiative to distance himself from the prince for more than a year because the prince had made his intentions clear. The fox seal is just an orphan daughter of the royal family, and it is thanks to her uncle and uncle that she does not dislike it to have today's blessings. The crown prince is the prince, and the fox seal knows that he is not worthy of the prince, let alone your mother's niece, and the fox seal really doesn't know what made the prince wrong. But today's incident is because of the fox seal, and the fox seal is willing to make amends to his wife for this matter. Fox Xi can guarantee that he has nothing to do with the prince in this life, please raise her noble hand on behalf of Mrs. Dai, and don't let Fox Xi leave the palace after leaving her uncle. The fox is willing not to marry for the rest of his life, and he will be happy under the knees of his uncle until he dies alone in the palace. ”
Speaking of this, my heart wells up with infinite sadness. Suddenly, I heard someone outside the door say, "The queen has arrived!"
When Mrs. Dai heard the news, her thin two red lips suddenly sneered: "It's a coincidence!"
As soon as the voice of the communication was settled, my uncle and queen had already appeared in front of me, she had never liked to be glamorous and complicated, but today it looked a little different, and the whole person seemed to be carefully or deliberately dressed. Wearing the scarlet ginseng gold and beast flowers pattern that she doesn't often wear, the brocade robe with the pattern of flowers and flowers, the skirt with the black gold border phoenix dance pattern, combing the Lingyun bun, and wearing the crown of gold beads of a hundred birds and phoenixes, all of which show the queen's unique and noble status.
Mrs. Dai and I, as well as a group of palace people, saluted the queen one after another, and Zang Er knelt timidly on the side, glanced at me from time to time, and shook her head slightly at me, probably meaning that I would remain silent and not speak.
After everyone finished saluting, Mrs. Dai ordered Qiuxi to serve refreshments, and the uncle and mother sat calmly on the soft couch, and did not look at it, but ordered Qiuxi to put it down.
After eating her uncle's cold eyes, Mrs. Dai's expression was slightly unhappy, she flicked her sleeves and moved to the right side of her uncle's back, and asked knowingly: "My sister rarely comes out and walks around on weekdays, and my Yunfu Palace is relatively far away from my sister's Jingshou Palace, why did my sister suddenly have the interest to come to me today?"
Uncle and Aunt smiled lightly and said: "I have always been used to being quiet and widowed, and I don't like to move around. How could I have wanted to have such an interest? I'm afraid I won't be able to come today. My only daughter, the dignified eldest princess, was summoned to your palace without my knowledge, and my sister must not only want to invite Princess Tianze to be a guest, right?"
Mrs. Dai frowned slightly, raised her voice and laughed and said: "Sister's words are out of sight, Princess Tianze is your daughter, and my sister naturally treats her like her own daughter, but today's matter is related to the prince, because I am afraid that my sister will laugh at my sister's godson, so I didn't dare to alarm my sister." I don't want to, but my sister is well-informed and came uninvited. ”
I stood aside, and I couldn't help but look sideways at my aunt, only to see that she was not stunned, her eyebrows were gentle, and her bearing was dignified. pretended to be surprised and questioned, and said in a soft voice: "I think it's nothing more than some conflicts between children, so let them go." Fox Xi and the prince grew up together, brother and sister affection, presumably the prince is not careful, if he offends his sister, his sister is an elder, and he should take care of some. Fox Xi has just turned fourteen this year, and he is not yet sensible. But the prince is already sixteen, right? sister, don't make the ** known to everyone because of a little misunderstanding, and then spread to the ears of the king, I am afraid that it will not be good for the prince's future. ”
When Mrs. Dai heard this, her face turned condensed, and she said in a stiff voice: "Is the queen's sister reminding her sister? ”
The aunt didn't say anything, only smiled and reached out to pick up the silver spoon, scooped a spoonful of soup from the smooth and transparent jade bowl in front of her with a graceful gesture and put it into her mouth, and praised it casually: "The osmanthus soup in my sister's palace is really unique, sweet and clear, and it is indeed good." ”
"If my sister likes it, my sister can ask the palace people to send it to Jingshou Palace every day. ”
"No need, this palace has always tasted everything, and no matter how good things are, you won't feel good. When do you think of this taste, you can come to my sister's palace again. Almost, that's all for now. After the uncle and mother said that, they turned to me again and said, "Xi'er, go back to Jingshou Palace with your mother." ”
"No. ”
I whispered, and the moment I met my uncle's eyes, I felt that my eyes were hot and shining, and my whole body was injected with warmth.
Out of Yunfu Palace, I whispered "Queen Mother", I wanted to say something, but I saw her stop her steps, slightly side her cheeks, her expression was quite worried, and the phoenix on the crown of gold beads in her hair also flapped her wings slightly, and said softly: "This is not the place to talk, if you have anything to say, let's go back and talk about it." ”
I bowed my head slightly, cautiously following behind me, and my heart went up and down along the way, and I understood that my uncle and mother were worried.
It was easy to arrive at Jingshou Palace, entered the palace gate, only to realize that there had been a few days to Jingshou Palace, the pothos entwined on the root pillars made me greedy, and suddenly felt that the magnificence of Yunfu Palace just now is two worlds, although the decoration is a lot simple, but the indoor and outdoor flowers and trees are really lush and decorated with fun, more vibrant than my Maolan Palace, the eyes are full of green, fat, red and thin, the autumn depression is swept away, as if in a garden fairyland.
When I arrived at the main hall, my uncle and mother ordered Zang'er and all the palace people to retreat, leaving only me and her mother and daughter. I stood behind my aunt and waited to hear her teachings.
She turned slightly, her eyes were warm, but she looked straight at me, and said in a straight voice, "Xi'er, do you also have feelings for the prince?"
I shook my head vigorously, my face was full of grievances, and I whispered: "Xi'er has no love for the prince between men and women, Xi'er knows that today's incident has caused the queen mother to also be wronged, it's all Xi'er's bad, please punish Xi'er with your uncle!"
As I spoke, I almost cried. My aunt looked at me, stretched out her soft hands to hold my two hands, and said softly, "Good boy, my aunt knows that this matter is none of your business. Before, I was only worried that you were also in love with the prince, but if so, the lady of that generation would definitely not agree, and I would try to find a way to pave the way for you at your uncle before her, so that you and the prince could be fulfilled. Now it seems that it is really just the prince's wishful thinking. Just ......"
As the uncle spoke, she suddenly stopped, frowning. I was also nervous and quickly asked, "Just how?"
"It's just that, even so, I'm afraid Mrs. Dai won't give up. Although the prince is more than cowardly, he is also kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and he is so infatuated with you. Even if they are cousins, it doesn't hurt to follow the law of the West, not to mention that he is the prince and the future king. If you hadn't been unwilling, I would have thought it would be a good thing for you to marry him as the crown princess, and you must know that the most difficult thing in this world is to get the true heart of a king......"
My aunt sighed deeply, her expression darkened, and she gradually let go of my hand, don't turn her face, worried, turned her back, and said in a worried voice: "And Mrs. Dai is ruthless, I am only afraid that she will repeat her old tricks." ”
I felt that a great disaster was coming, my knees weakened, and I immediately knelt down, tears welled up, and choked up: "My uncle's words are frightened by my daughter. Today in Yunfu Palace, the reason why the daughter endured humiliation in every way was that she was worried that she would use the methods of the past to deal with her daughter! The daughter would rather die than be sent to another country to make peace! I begged my uncle and mother to save her daughter, and not let her daughter die in a foreign country or be lonely in the deep palace like those princesses who were close to her, and she would be miserable. ”
I leaned down and bowed, but I couldn't stop crying, and the panic in my heart was indescribable.
My aunt and uncle were also in tears at this time, and she bent down to help me up, and said softly, "My good daughter, get up quickly." Although you were not conceived and born in October, but I raised you single-handedly, I have long treated you like my own flesh and blood, mother and daughter are connected, how can I watch my daughter be killed miserably. ”
My uncle and mother said, wiping away my tears and comforting me: "Your uncle loves you more than all princesses, and even if Mrs. Dai tries to pry you up, he will not bear to send you to marriage." In terms of talent, learning, and appearance, you can be called a celestial, and there is no second woman in my west who can surpass you. Looking at the only remaining Seven Kingdoms today, if you really want to talk about it, there are very few kings or princes who can truly match you, even the most powerful kingdom today, I heard that although their king is young and promising, he is just a tyrannical and lustful person. Therefore, I must let my Xi'er marry the man I really like and live my life in peace. ”
My uncle's words touched my heart, but as soon as I heard the word "Youguo", I was immediately shocked, and my body couldn't help but take a few steps back, and I said in a panic: "No, I must not be sent to Youguo and get married, never, never." ”
"What's wrong with you, Xi'er?" Seeing my panicked and incoherent speech, my aunt couldn't help but get nervous.
I came back to my senses, trembling and panicked, grabbed my uncle's hand, like a frightened bird, and begged: "Uncle and aunt save me, I can't be sent to the hidden country and marriage!"
My aunt patted my hand and said seriously: "Don't talk nonsense, how can it be, don't say that I don't follow, your uncle can't be reluctant, you are his most beloved princess!"
I knew she didn't understand, so I couldn't help but raise my voice and say, "But this time it's different!"
"Why?" wondered the aunt.
So I told her all the words I had overheard outside the Xihe temple today.
After hearing this, she was silent, contemplated for a moment, and said in a positive voice: "Only you and I know about this matter, don't mention it to anyone, I want to think about countermeasures." My uncle and mother only allow you to say one word, and I will protect you no matter what, even if it is to give up my position as queen. Go back, stay in your Maolan Hall for the next few days, don't go anywhere, everything is waiting for my news. ”
I nodded, and left with tears in my eyes.
Zang'er followed me all the way and followed me back to the Maolan Hall where I lived.
As soon as I got back to the Maolan Hall, I walked around the front hall to the dresser and sat down, staring in the mirror. Zang Er made a gesture and motioned for a group of people to retreat quietly outside the bead curtain, and they didn't dare to make a sound.
The words of my uncle and grandfather repeatedly echoed in my ears, the relationship between the rise and fall of the previous dynasty was the first honor and disgrace, I was born in the palace since I was a child, and naturally understood this truth, but I have never been so nervous, to be precise, it is a sense of helplessness.
That night, I went to bed early, but I couldn't sleep well after tossing and turning, so I ordered Zang'er to light the lamp. In a trance, he sat up, half lying on the bed, and raised his eyes to look at the warm light that flickered on the bronze lamp. Looking at it, I had the illusion that I was about to merge into the firelight, and my whole body was first warm, then it began to burn, then it was like a burning pain, and then it was like a burning pain, and finally only a crackling sound remained, and it burned out.
I don't know if my life will be like this candle flame, which seems to be bright and warm, but I don't know when it will burn out.