Chapter 23: Twenty-three Overboard
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
If the words of the former frontier guard Lin made Zhao Jinyan just disagree, but when the last sentence came out, Zhao Jinyan was always calm, and he couldn't help but refute it loudly.
He only felt that the more Wei Lin talked about it, the more outrageous it became, it was simply ...... I don't know what to say.
Wei Lin shook his head nonchalantly, looking at Zhao Jinyan's gaze, as if he was an elder, looking at a rebellious junior, he sighed and said: "What's wrong with this Xia Furui, her appearance is as beautiful as a peach and plum, and she is definitely one of the best among all the ladies in Beijing." Talent, although it is slightly inferior, but she is also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the most important thing is that her personality is completely different from that of the eldest princess of Jinyang, gentle and gentle, you don't have to be afraid that she will ride on your head in the future! ”
"Could it be that you still hate the eldest princess of Jinyang for offending you in the first place, so you don't want to marry her daughter?" Wei Lin's eyes widened and he looked at Zhao Jinyan suspiciously.
Zhao Jinyan didn't expect Wei Lin's topic to change so quickly, and he was helpless in his heart, but he still stubbornly explained patiently: "My aunt is an elder, and she occasionally teaches me as a junior, and she teaches me more strictly, how can I keep it in mind." ”
"To me, you're still talking about this kind of nonsense. However, the eldest princess of Jinyang was indeed too much at the beginning, and it is not difficult to understand it in your heart, but as men, we should be generous and don't worry about these ignorant women and children. Wei Lin was talking to himself, and he didn't listen to Zhao Jinyan's explanation at all.
Zhao Jinyan really couldn't cry or laugh, and he was extremely helpless.
In fact, when it came to the idea of celebrating the festival with the eldest princess of Jinyang, others thought that he was still thinking about it in his heart all these years, but in fact, if it wasn't for the people around him who carefully mentioned it again and again, he would have forgotten about it long ago, and it would have been impossible to take it to heart. It's not that he is generous, it's just that the eldest princess of Jinyang is such a personality, and he is a junior, even if the elders teach wrong, he can't really hold a grudge.
The reason for this incident has something to do with Zhao Jinyan's special life experience.
At the beginning, although Zhao Jinyan was forced by the majesty of the emperor, it was smooth for Zhao Jinyan to be able to restore his status as a prince, but the gossip about his life experience was not so easy to suppress.
But if others really have such a meaning, naturally they won't really show it, after all, the emperor has already recognized the identity of the third prince, if he says something else, wouldn't it make the emperor unhappy? But the eldest princess of Jinyang is no one else, in front of the public, she just did something that embarrassed the third prince and almost made the emperor unable to get off the stage.
When Zhao Jinyan was taken back to the palace for the New Year's banquet in the first year, according to the custom, at the beginning of the palace banquet, all the princes had to get up and toast the emperor, the queen mother and the queen. This has nothing to do with the eldest princess of Jinyang, but the emperor and the queen mother love the eldest princess of Jinyang very much, and the place where the eldest princess of Jinyang is placed is on the left side of the queen mother, and the position is only slightly behind the queen, and the princes will have to be instructed by the emperor to give the eldest princess of Jinyang, the aunt, a toast.
This year, of course, was no exception.
The accident also happened after the princes and the eldest princess of Jinyang finished toasting, the eldest princess of Jinyang faced the toasts of several princes and nephews, and did not drink it as refreshingly as in previous years, but held a white jade wine glass, looked at Zhao Jinyan who was standing in the middle of the team with mocking eyes, and said: "In previous years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought the second prince to come over to toast with me, wasn't our third prince just born this year, how can the prince who walked to toast, just like that...... One more? ”
As soon as the eldest princess of Jinyang said this, Mo said that it was the object of the talk, and Zhao Jinyan, who had one more, was the emperor's majesty who still had a festive smile on his face, and his face stiffened.
Just Fang Fang said the wrong thing without concealment, and the eldest princess of Jinyang, who stabbed the big basket, was the most casual, and actually picked up the wine glass directly, lightly opened her lips, and only drank the contents of the cup, and then smiled at the emperor who was sitting on the top with an embarrassed face: "Jinyang has a bad memory, but I forgot that the imperial brother did find a son not long ago." ”
The eldest princess of Jinyang didn't say this, but once she said it, she once again emphasized this thing that can be said to be unrecognizable, of course, the important ministers at the bottom were not surprised by the approach of the eldest princess of Jinyang, after all, this eldest princess has never looked at people's eyes, and even the emperor often can't get off the stage.
But His Majesty the Emperor has always been generous to this sister of a fellow mother, and the Queen Mother is circling in it. In the end, the emperor Xià was as usual, but he smiled helplessly, but smiled and personally toasted a glass of wine to the eldest princess of Jinyang, just begging his sister to be merciful, don't scratch his sore spot and not let go.
Although the eldest princess of Jinyang was delicate, she saw that the emperor had already begged for mercy, so she stopped at the point and let her go. The atmosphere regained the lively and harmonious atmosphere it had before, but everyone subconsciously forgot the feelings of one person, that is, Zhao Jinyan.
At that time, Zhao Jinyan was just an eight-year-old child, and when he first entered this complicated court, he was already apprehensive in his heart, and he was suddenly ridiculed by his elders like this, and the blow can be imagined.
But no matter how big the blow was, so many years have passed, and the traces have long faded. What's more, as far as Zhao Jinyan is concerned, there is actually a bit of complexity in his heart about what happened back then. In fact, he was just admitted to the palace as a prince, and the palace was rich and noble, although he was not as righteous as the other three princes, but the people around him were no longer a few. He is still mentally weak, and it is inevitable that he will be affected by the environment, if it weren't for the eldest princess of Jinyang who came to such a scene back then, he probably wouldn't have settled down so quickly, so that he would not be surprised by the changes he has now.
In this way, the influence of the eldest princess of Jinyang on him back then obviously outweighed the disadvantages.
But others don't think so, that is, his most respected brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his best brother Wei Lin, all think that he is still obsessed with the events of the past, and his sincere explanation is also regarded as a scene to whitewash the peace.
This was suspected a lot, and Zhao Jinyan didn't bother to explain, so he misunderstood.
At this time, Wei Lin seemed to be afraid that Zhao Jinyan's knot would delay his decision to marry Furui, but it was rare to say good things for the eldest princess of Jinyang: "You, Aunt Jinyang, are a little arrogant in temperament, and it doesn't make sense to do things, but she has a big benefit, that is, she protects her shortcomings, and she especially loves Xia Furui." Jin Yan, if you marry Xia Furui, then you are the eldest princess of Jinyang's own family, can she not be interested in you. As long as she goes to the Empress Dowager Wen and the emperor to say a few words for you, you can't do any errand you want to do, why is she still following the prince now, just like a long-term follower. ”
Wei Lin didn't speak well, but he also said the truth. Now Zhao Jinyan really has no errands in his hands, and only follows the prince and obeys the prince's orders. He wasn't in a hurry, and he didn't even think there was anything wrong. After all, after he returned to the palace, he was raised under the queen's knees, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took care of him a lot when he was young, and now although he is no longer a child, he is also used to following His Royal Highness the Prince.
The dignified son, such a "no future" is actually a very annoying thing, but Zhao Jinyan is isolated in the palace, and no one really thinks about it, even Wei Lin's side, at most, complains a few words, which does not have much impact on the situation at all.
"You and Zhao Jin'an's kid, they are almost a few years old, Mo said that he started to lead errands independently a few years ago, and I heard that recently, the emperor also intended to let him go to the military department to practice. But what about you? Among all the princes, the emperor is only interested in the prince, you follow the prince, and the emperor will never interfere, but in this way, when will you be able to stand on your own. The queen is your adoptive mother, but she wants you to be an errand boy for her own son. It is your family affair in the future, the queen will choose it for you, and she will never let you overpower the prince, so that your in-laws might as well not get married! ”
"Wei Lin, the queen mother's heart for me is the same as that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhao Jinyan actually didn't want to listen to this, in essence, he belonged to that kind of person who was very peaceful. He was not without talent, and the prince usually began his enlightenment at the age of three, and at the age of six he entered the study to study under the great Confucianism of the time. Before Zhao Jinyan returned to the palace, he was actually in a free-range state, and he had not received orthodox education at all, he entered the study at the age of eight, except for a little discomfort at the beginning, but then he quickly caught up with the progress of his second brother Zhao Jinan, who was about the same age as him, and this talent can be called high-quality.
When others have the ability to support, their own ambitions will also swell. But Zhao Jinyan is not, he has always been An An divided into studies, An An divided into errands, from beginning to end, he has never seen anything out of line. Therefore, he gives people the impression that he has always been upright and stupid, upright to the point of rigidity, and observance of his duties to the point of no success.
Wei Lin was angry for him, and when he heard Zhao Jinyan talk about the queen's evaluation, he was really a little angry.
"What you said, I am weak for the queen, don't say anything else, that is, the two concubines in your family now, how the queen cares, it is simply to the point of dealing with you. Don't tell me that you don't know, those two concubines are the two palace maids after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince picked up the leftovers, and she doesn't even bother to deal with you! If you really don't have a mustard in your heart, how come you haven't touched those two people so far? ”
Wei Lin talked about this matter, but it is a little*.
Zhao Jinyan really didn't care that these two were left over from the prince's choice, after all, those two were not as unbearable as Wei Lin said. The two of them were able to choose the prince's concubine, and they were the best among the palace maids in the queen's palace, and their appearance, figure, and even temperament were all selected, but the prince's taste did not favor these two, so they were defeated. Later, when the queen gave the two to him, it was not that she did not give him a choice, but he didn't care about this aspect, so he didn't care about the candidate.
As for not touching it so far, it was his own reason, he had planned to go with the flow, but that night, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince happened to find him to deal with some things, so that the matter was left behind. After that, when he summoned the two again, the two of them were too eager to please, and they were not dignified enough, so that he felt a little uncomfortable. He is a prince, he will not wronged himself, and he doesn't want to spoil these two, so he left it in the backyard as an ornament.
On the queen's side, it's not that she hasn't heard of Zhao Jinyan's lack of femininity, but the reason why she thought Zhao Jinyan didn't touch the two concubines also thought of it with Wei Lin. In this way, the queen was a little angry in her heart, and she was also a little weak-hearted, and several layers of complicated feelings were mixed, and the queen also turned a blind eye to Zhao Jinyan's backyard matter.
Originally, as Zhao Jinyan's adoptive mother, she was too preoccupied, but it was easy to do more mistakes, and it was easy for people to think that she had other intentions, so it was better not to do it if she could.
Zhao Jinyan is not good at words, he has always been taciturn, he is a "wooden man" who can't beat a fart with eight sticks, and it is impossible for him to explain such a * thing to others.
Wei Lin thought that Zhao Jinyan was speechless by him like this, and couldn't help but triumphantly "teach" Zhao Jinyan: "Anyway, in this matter, you have to listen to me, marry Xia Furui, and you will be able to experience the benefits in the future!" It's not in vain that I've put in so much effort today. ”
"It's so good, why don't you marry yourself?"
Zhao Jinyan was recited by Wei Lin like a scripture to "marry Xia Furui" for a few days, and he couldn't help but refute.
When Wei Lin heard this, he laughed funny, obviously his height was not as tall as Zhao Jinyan, but he put his hand on Zhao Jinyan's shoulder, and he said: "What, are you still planning to get up for me?" Brother, I've always been interesting enough, Xia Furui is so good, I can't rob it with you, brother. ”
Zhao Jinyan took two steps sideways uncomfortably, escaping Wei Lin's claws, he shook his head, and always felt that it was not solemn or inappropriate to talk with Wei Lin about a girl who had not left the cabinet.
Seeing that Wei Lin looked unsatisfied, he had no choice but to say to Wei Lin: "Go back, it's not good to come out for too long, and didn't you say that your cousin is going to perform a talent today?" ”
Zhao Jinyan's words reminded Wei Lin suddenly, he snorted, looked like he suddenly woke up, and said a little impatiently: "Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot, if this little ancestor knows that I didn't listen to her play the piano well, I won't have to toss me when I turn back!" ”
Wei Lin didn't say a word, and was about to run inside. He walked two steps, and saw that Zhao Jinyan was still standing in place, so he couldn't help but stop and look at him, and asked, "You don't go in?" ”
Zhao Jinyan was a little irritated by Wei Lin's thoughts, and he only wanted to be quiet and be alone for a while, so he nodded and replied when he heard the words: "I'll go again, you go back first!" ”
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jinyan's words made Wei Lin a little misunderstood, he looked at Zhao Jinyan narrowly and smiled: "Okay, okay, brother, I understand you, take a good walk, take a walk!" If you run into a lost white rabbit, take comfort! ”
Zhao Jinyan listened to the joke, and his cold face did not move. In fact, at this moment, he didn't think that Xia Furui was still here, how long had passed, but he was afraid that people would have already returned to it at this time.
The place on one side of the pavilion and water pavilion here has been occupied by Zhao Jinan and Yang Qingyi, Zhao Jinyan thought about it, and then raised his legs and walked to the other side.
On the other side, it is a little more remote, and the building is not as big as the one just now, Zhao Jinyan walked for a while, and was about to stand on the edge of the lake for a while, and the wind was blowing for a while. Who would have expected that as soon as he walked to the edge of the water, he saw a thin body squatting by the lake.
Although they were far away, Zhao Jinyan still recognized the other party's identity at a glance. Isn't it the protagonist Xia Furui that he and Wei Lin talked about?
Zhao Jinyan didn't expect Xia Furui to be wandering around here, thinking that more things were better than less, so he just avoided them.
Who would have expected that at this moment, he saw Xia Furui suddenly stand up, her body shook twice, and the whole person seemed to be about to pounce into the lake.
Zhao Jinyan's mind was blank, his heartbeat was almost in his throat, and he subconsciously rushed forward, grabbed Fu Yuan's arm suddenly, and pulled the person three or four steps away from the lake, but he still had palpitations and never let go.
Fleur's body was torn in pain, and she didn't raise her head to say anything. But he scolded Zhao Jinyan with his head and face: "You are crazy!" Zhao Jinan lied to you, no matter how sad you are, you shouldn't go to death. What's more, haven't you always wanted to be the crown princess, and how can you look down on this little second princess. If you really like him, go to Aunt Jinyang to make decisions for you! ”
“…… What the? ”
It took a long time for Fluff to come to her senses. She just squatted for too long, and her legs and feet were numb when she got up, and she was going to die. Could it be that Zhao Jinyan thought she was going to die?
Fu Yuan only felt inexplicable, but she didn't even bother to explain, and immediately noticed the content of Zhao Jinyan's words that scolded her.
"Didn't I say I didn't want to be a crown princess, wait...... How do you know that my second cousin cheated on me? ”
Fu Hui looked at Zhao Jinyan inquiringly, with a hint of understanding in her eyes, and even a little strange look.
"You're peeping again!"
and not only peeped at Zhao Jinyan and Yang Qingyi, but also peeped her in again. Fu Hui was really annoyed and speechless in her heart, she was holding back that anger in her stomach, and she couldn't help but spill it all out to Zhao Jinyan, and her mouth sneered: "Your Royal Highness, the dignified Third Prince, you don't do anything all day long, and you do such a dark and voyeuristic thing, it's really shameful to say it!" ”
Zhao Jinyan's muscles moved on his face, but his expression was still cold and stubborn, and he didn't pay attention to Fu Yuan's ridicule, but continued to persuade him bitterly: "I know that the second brother has gone too far this time, you are inevitably angry and sad, but you should not choose suicide, if you let your father and grandmother know, let Aunt Jinyang know about your thoughts, how sad it would be!" ”
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Fleur is really angry, and it's not good to laugh, she can only cry and laugh in her heart, "When I want to commit suicide, I will kill myself when I stand by the lake, what kind of theory are you!" ”
What's more, she doesn't have feelings for Zhao Jin'an, but she knows that the person she likes is Yang Qingyi, how can she be jealous and sad? At most, it was the way he did it, and he was depressed in his heart, so he wanted to blow the door by the lake for a while to dissipate his anger.
Fu Yuan looked up and saw that Zhao Jinyan didn't believe it, and there was no nameless anger in her heart, she took a deep breath and calmed down, but she suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but look at Zhao Jinyan, and suddenly said with a little mockery: "According to what you mean, it means that I like the second cousin, and then I know that the person the second cousin likes is Yang Qingyi, so I want to commit suicide." Then according to your thoughts, don't you have to commit suicide, didn't you see that Yang Qingyi is afraid that Yang Qingyi also likes his second cousin? ”
"......" Zhao Jinyan didn't react immediately, his mind turned for a while, and he finally understood what Fu Yuan meant, "You mean, I like Yang Qingyi?" ”
Fu Hui snorted coldly on her face, and she disdained Zhao Jinyan even more in her heart. What do you do to fake it, I'm afraid that it is a beautiful woman, and I don't want to admit it because I feel that I have no face!
Fu Hui didn't answer, just took two steps towards the lake, she felt that the anger that had just been extinguished by the cold wind on the lake made Zhao Jinyan provoke again.
Who knows, this foot just took a step, and Zhao Jinyan grabbed his hand tightly.
"What's the matter with you, I said I didn't commit suicide!"
Fleur couldn't help it, she rolled her eyes very unladylikely, and pointed to Caixia and Jiangxue, who were standing not far from them, who were hesitant and didn't know whether to come up, and said, "If I want to be soft, will I keep the maid by my side?" ”
Zhao Jinyan followed Furao's gaze before he noticed the two maids who were ignored by him. It was only when he saw the two of them that he realized that he might have really misunderstood. He was a little embarrassed on his face, and just in time to see Fleur's gaze fall on the big palm that he was holding the other party's arm tightly, and instantly let go as if he had been burned by fire.
Fu Yuan sneered, and only took a few steps forward by herself, who expected that this had just walked to the lake, but she heard Zhao Jinyan's nervous tone stop her again.
"What's wrong with you?"
Fleur turned around impatiently, only to see the other party's gaze fall behind him, with a little worry on her face.
"You're hurt?"
"Hurt?" Fu Rui was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously followed Zhao Jinyan's gaze and fell behind her, but she didn't see anything, she subconsciously pulled the dress, but saw the few dark colors that occupied the skirt.
With a "boom", Fu Hui's mind was blank, and all the blood surged to her face, and she didn't have time to think of any countermeasures, but she saw Zhao Jinyan on the other side walking a few steps towards her as if he was worried.
"You...... Don't come here! ”
Fleur panicked and subconsciously took two steps back, but she didn't expect that she had actually walked by the lake.
"plop" sounded, accompanied by two maids shouting "county lord".
This time, Fleur really fell into the water