78. Lonely and lonely city
Yu Qiyao once asked her, "Does Your Highness believe in the prince?" ”
Wanwan found this question difficult to answer, she had always had doubts about him, but it turned out that it was her villain's heart every time. Once she was confined in Beijing, so lost and disappointed, it was he who gave her hope and rescued her from the abyss. She imagined what would happen to her in the end if Wang Ding turned his back on the court and turned his back on her when he rebelled? Maybe just wait quietly for the result, or the city will be broken, or he will be killed...... She had to face a dilemma, but in the end he didn't.
Her situation determines her mind, in fact, sometimes it is not that she can't think of it, she just doesn't want to believe it. As a bystander, seeing that the general trend has gone, it is not clear who is in the hands of the country. Yu Qiyi wanted to remind her that in the Wang Ding case, he resorted to a counter-plot and gave up on the spot, perhaps just because the time was not yet ripe. As soon as Wang Ding died, there was no more vassal king in the southeast, and a large number of men and horses fell into his hands, and his oil and water were more than the imperial court. There are two sides to the story, she sees good, but as the wisdom left by Xiao's palm print to protect her, what he sees is sinister. Now that the house has been swept away, he is even more convinced of this. The factory guard's income is actually limited, and the Jinshi is a thousand households in brocade clothes, and the official of the fifth grade is only sixteen stones per month. The captain and wrestler at the bottom, that's even lower. Usually one meal in the palace can cover their income for a year. Can't afford to feed the population? How can that!
Hu Cong left the mansion, he failed to intervene, and at the same time began to think about what was best for the eldest princess.
She has endured enough hardships, a princess, who has been held in the palm of her hand by the emperor since she was a child, and her fate after surrender is so bumpy, he never expected. King Nanyuan has a saying that is very right, the rebellious border army doesn't care who sits on the throne, and his current mood is the same. If silence is more beneficial to her, then he chooses silence. The time has come for a dynasty to come to an end, and nothing can be unpaid by her own efforts. He would rather her be well, not waste her life again, and accept it calmly when the world is turned upside down, which is the most beneficial to her. It's hard to accept though.
He found Jin Shi and told him his thoughts, "This is just my speculation, there is no conclusive evidence, I hope I am overthinking." Now there are only eight of you left in the house, usually everyone drinks and talks together, from today onwards, cheer up and protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess. Outside matters, as long as the eldest princess doesn't give orders, we won't ask about them. But in the princess's mansion, someone dares to be disrespectful to His Royal Highness, pull out your embroidered spring knife, kill him completely, and don't be soft. ”
Yu Qiyao's eyes shone with a cold light, and his inner flattery, which had always been humble and obedient, was as tragic as a war song at this time.
"Please rest assured." Jin Shi arched upwards with both hands, "The minister swears to death, and Her Royal Highness the Protector Princess is thoughtful." ”
The undercurrent is cascading like a wave, and there is a determination to die outside the second gate, and there is still a splendid atmosphere inside the second gate.
After the New Year, the weather warmed up little by little, and the children snooze, but they woke up for a little longer. Wanwan is like raising flowers, watching it sprout and draw strips day by day, and finally raised the east fence into a fat doll holding a fish on the New Year's painting.
Yun Wan came to see the child, and was surprised in his arms: "I just landed like a sick cat for a while, and I let my wife take care of it so well!" She thanked Wanwan for her kindness, "Enie, how can I thank you, you love our brother so much......"
Wanwan smiled: "I have to be worthy of your entrustment, I have raised your son thin, and I can't explain it to you." ”
The Tara clan owed flattery: "Our Shao Fujin is thinking of his children in the palace, and I often tell her, can His Royal Highness not love his own grandson." I'll see you today, but I'm relieved, right? ”
Yun Wan smiled shyly, "It's not that I can't believe in Eni, it's just that I'm worried about it, and it's not in front of me, I think about it in a panic." ”
"The old lady also thinks about the little brother, I have suffered a leg disease in the past two days, and I was originally going to come with us." "If Your Highness agrees, bring your brother back and let the old lady take care of the child." When I sent it back in the evening, my brother left his wife, and I was afraid that I wouldn't sleep well. ”
When she heard that she was going to take the child away, Wanwan felt a little sad, but she couldn't say anything, so she just said: "The child didn't walk well at night, and he was not hit." The sun is in the sky, send it back, for me to accompany the concubine, today I want to pay tribute to the imperial concubine, but the house is safe. Please take care of the old lady's body and bones, the leg disease is not a small problem, so let the doctor carefully diagnose and treat it. ”
Tara bent his knees and said yes, and the two young grandmothers happily hugged their brother out.
The trail in the house has nine twists and eighteen bends, because it used to be the emperor's station, one scene at a time. In the spring, when passing through the moon cave door, I saw a parrot hanging under a corridor from a distance, and the gilded bird frame lined with the dashing plantain, just like the scenery in the painting.
She turned her head and asked the maidservant who led the way: "That courtyard is so quiet and tight, and the two masters lived there when they came, right?" ”
The maidservant said no, "That's the prince's study, and I'm not allowed to let people in." One said that, and the other led them into the sedan hall.
The east fence was not there, Wanwan was bored, and when she finished worshipping her father, she leaned against the window and embroidered. The purse sachet that I used to make for good times, I turned it out and looked at it, it seems to be outdated, and I redo it with more sex, and I'm idle anyway.
She traced the pattern, sewing slowly with a needle and thread, remembering the child in her heart, and looked at the Western table clock every once in a while, "It's windy in spring, don't blow the east fence ......"
Tonghuan turned around and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the young grandmother is her own mother, how can there be a child who is not careful?" ”
Xiao You muttered: "Next time, come and hug Brother, don't let them take it away." Since they are kept here, they are not even allowed to look at it according to reason, where is the reason to say that they will take it away? Her Royal Highness is not their mother, she will take care of their children for nothing! ”
But what to do, after all, it's someone else's, she just has done it. In the future, when my brother is older, it is natural to be with my mother, she is a wife, can she still snatch the child?
"If I have it myself, why should I raise someone else's......" she said gloomily, getting up and putting all the embroidery pieces together and putting them in the box.
What happened to the battle situation outside, she hadn't asked for a month, and she didn't remember it until today. Yu Qiyao came in to question, and he said: "Most of the people who set out on the 26th of last month were infantry, and their footsteps were slow. ”
"Is the imperial court sending troops? Where did you join Antonwei's army? ”
Yu Qi bowed and said, "It's expected to be in Tianjin." There are more than 100,000 guards in the capital, and they are stationed around the city. Gather the troops, meet in Tianjin, pass through Datong Mansion, go along Dongsheng City to Kaipingwei, and you can directly take Sacha Hewei. ”
She nodded, thoughtfully, "It's good to bypass the capital...... 200,000 soldiers approached the city, which was a great loss of dignity. ”
Yu Qiyao raised her eyes to look at her, she didn't say anything more, and turned to play with her flowers and plants.
They sent the east fence back very late, Wanwan thought that she would probably stay in the vassal palace tonight, but she didn't expect to come in again when the lamp was lit, and the Tara clan apologized: "The old lady of Ningbo is here, and she wants to add blessings to her brother, and she sends her family to buy it, and it has been delayed for a long time, but the slave and maid are in a hurry." Your Highness has been watching for a long time, right? I'm sorry, it's all the slave's fault......" said and handed Dongli into her arms, learning the child's tone and said, "Brother also misses his wife, he refuses to drink milk for half a day, and he has to be by his wife's side to be sure." ”
Wanwan's dissatisfaction disappeared after taking the child back, and asked Yun Wan casually: "Did the uncle write back?" Where is this going? ”
Yun Wan didn't have any heart, and replied: "Yesterday, I received the letter from home, saying that it had just been opened. ”
Wanwan wondered, how could it be the same as she imagined, it was a full month of discrepancy, it was really strange. Of course, there is nothing to ask, it is not so easy to dispatch an army, and it is nothing late to be late. After a few words of gossip with them, they took their leave and went back to the palace of the vassal king.
She took Dong Li to the lamp to check, and he spat bubbles, and looked at her with spotless eyes, although he was small, he would recognize people. Wanwan was seen by him full of tenderness, leaned down and kissed him on the cheek, "Do you really miss your wife?" Don't eat or drink for half a day, aren't you hungry? ”
Busy passing the nurse to come, the nurse picked up her clothes, revealing a pair of big breasts. Seeing that his brother was sucking, Fang smiled and said, "My delicate master, such a little person, knows everything in his heart." I didn't eat or sleep in Nafu, and I made trouble for a long time. Now that I'm back, seeing my wife, I feel comfortable. ”
Wanwan also smiled, being so worried about a child, indescribable relief and sweetness.
When he came back at a good time, he brought her a bowl of bean curd, and she fell asleep, and he woke up again, saying that this was the taste he had eaten when he was a child. I haven't seen the grinding tofu for more than 20 years, and I suddenly met it at the yamen today, and he brought a bowl of it, across most of Nanjing City, and forced it back for her.
The bean curd was sprinkled with lettuce foam, drizzled with sesame oil, and tasted it gently, for people like them who are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, in fact, this bean curd is nothing special, what he misses is only the years when he was young.
He propped his knees and asked her, "Is it delicious?" ”
She nodded, "It's delicious." ”
He smiled, with childlike satisfaction in his smile, and a great sense of accomplishment in sharing what he liked with her.
"I'm afraid it's cold, so I took a big bag and brought it back on my chest." He reached out and touched the cup, "Is it okay?" Do you want to take it and heat it up? ”
The weather in early spring, after walking so far, is indeed slightly cool. She was embarrassed to disappoint his interest, and only said that it was just right, "The hot taste doesn't taste good." "While handing it over to feed him, the two of you take a bite and I take a bite, and eat it all.
He went out to wash, and when he was done and lay back beside her, she saw that his face was tired, and asked softly, "Is it very busy in the yamen?" ”
He hummed, closed his eyes and reached out to hug her, "I'm raising grain and grass, the warehouse is empty, it's still not enough" I was afraid ......that she would worry, so I said, "Don't worry, who am I, there are methods." ”
Wanwan nestled in his arms, he stopped breathing, and soon fell asleep. When she woke up, she was empty again, and he came and went in a hurry, too busy to care.
She was weak, and occasionally sat on the tuyere for a while, and in the evening she became hot. It happened that she was busy with official business, and she didn't return all night, so she endured it until the morning, burning in a daze. Tonghuan came to make a bill, only to find that she hurriedly passed the doctor to prescribe a prescription, and she didn't get better after taking a dose of medicine. Xiao You was about to go back to the prince, but she stopped her, "What's the matter, it's good to sweat." He's busy, don't bother him. ”
The Tara clan came to deliver the newly made cake balls, and it was incumbent on them to take care of it. Wanwan is not used to serving people, and persuaded her a few times to ask her not to be busy, but she was very enthusiastic, took wine to wipe the soles of her feet and palms, and said earnestly: "Your Highness, don't see outside, slaves and maids should serve you." You are not in the palace, and the slave maid wants to do her best, but she doesn't have this opportunity. Since you have walked skillfully today, you can appreciate the face of the slave and maid. You are in good health, and the slave and maid should go back and explain to the old lady. ”
Wanwan saw that she couldn't push it off, so she was helpless. Tara is particularly good at rubbing medicinal wine and the like, and after she has done it all, she really used some of it. I thought she was so dedicated, the picture was to see a good time, but I didn't expect that before the sky was dark, she squatted and asked to kneel down, "It's not early today, I see that His Royal Highness has a fever, and his face is not red, it should be better to sleep all night." You rest, slave Ming'er will come again, and when you are so good, I will rest assured. ”
Wanwan asked Xiao You to send her out, and Xiao You smacked her lips when she came back, "This master is really like a filial son and grandson." I didn't think she was good before, but I didn't expect it to come in handy in a pinch. If you think about it, she is also pitiful, the master is begging for a living, even if her son is promising, she is just a lively part. ”
So being small is so unconfident, and there will always be slaves in front of the main house. It's also thanks to her that she can endure it, kneeling on the ground and holding her feet, only she can be so humble in those Shufu Jin.
Wanwan didn't speak, and mentioned that he only cared about her body, and as for who came to serve, it was not for him to ask. There is only one person in the eyes of men, and they are cold to other women. Wanwan sometimes thinks that if one day her love is gone, she is in the position of the Tara clan, and she doesn't know how to deal with it.
Pushing herself and others, she was a little kind to the Tara clan, looking at her long-term courtesy, it was not easy, and she also rewarded her with a good face when she came. After getting along, this person can get by, not the kind of person who loves eye medicine and loves to wear small shoes for people.
She often said in her mouth: "We can stay, in fact, it is the kindness of His Highness." The prince is still the lord, and the three of us should be kicked out of the house, His Royal Highness did not reprimand, and rewarded us with a bowl of rice to eat, we are grateful to you from the bottom of our hearts. To tell you the truth, when you just entered the door, we were all afraid of you, you are so noble, you raise your feet higher than our heads. Later, when I looked at you from afar, you had a good temper. And our uncle, I often say that you are kind, and the Zhou family and I are bold enough to dare to walk around in front of you...... Your body is a little weaker, it's not in the way, take care of it, there is nothing that can't be adjusted. The doctor said that all the internal organs of people are stepping under the soles of their feet, what is wrong, rubbing the soles of their feet, curing diseases, and strengthening their bodies if they are not sick. She smiled embarrassedly, "You know, I used to serve the old lady to wash her feet, and among these maids, I am the most shameless, but the old lady is the most inseparable from me." I washed her old man's feet, and I also pressed acupuncture points for her. It hurt a little at first, but as long as you endure it, you will be relaxed all over your body after that, if Your Highness doesn't dislike it, I'll give it a try for you? ”
Wanwan accepted her affection, and was very reluctant to go, "You are a person with a position, I understand the kindness, that is not necessary, I can't explain it to the uncle when I look back." ”
Tara snorted, "Uncle knows that we are getting along, and it's too late to be happy." To put it mildly, among these women in the back house, there are slaves and maids who have a deep relationship with you. You see that the uncle has given it to you, and now the elder brother is also bothering you, and the slave maid has a bright face. It's just that the slave and maid are lowly and can't repay you, and it's my glory to do some rough work for you. ”
Wanwan looked at her sincerely, it was hard to refute her intentions, but the heart of defense was indispensable, she waited to wash her face, massage and massage, these are okay. For example, when it comes to eating, Tonghuan and Xiaoyou are very careful, and basically won't let her do it.
The Tara clan is interested in it, and the meal left behind is not on the same table. Accompany to talk to relieve boredom, accompany to tease children, get along with each other both close and far, and feel comfortable.
She also has a good one, so she doesn't go to the gentlemen to avoid suspicion. Respectfully advancing and retreating, it seems that there is no other plan.
Wanwan likes to raise birds, and more than a dozen cages are side by side, making noise as soon as the morning dawns. Tala fed her birds and wondered: "Mixed breeding, aren't you afraid of dirty mouths?" It's better to be separated. The thrush and the thrush rested together, and the red and the red lay together. It's just that there is only one parrot, and it's too deserted to be alone. ”
The servant girl standing next to her pointed out, "There is a single one in the front yard, why don't you move here, so that they can have a companion." ”
Wanwan remembered that it was brought back at a good time, and she thought it was noisy and sent it elsewhere.
"I forgot about it." She stroked her forehead abruptly, "Then move it over, it's not welcome, it's pitiful." ”
Tara pursed his lips and smiled, smiling at the taste of saving the suffering.