204.Chapter 204
The rockery group in the garden of the other palace is built in imitation of Zhongnan Mountain, which is very spectacular. If you look at it from afar, between the mountains and mountains, or expose strange stones and pines, or there are waterfalls and streams, the scenery is indeed extremely beautiful. Not to mention the clear lake next to it, the lotus leaf pavilion, the white lotus, and the beauty of rigidity and softness.
However, the king of Xin'an, who stood in the rockery, did not have the slightest interest in enjoying the beautiful scenery. The palace people hurriedly led him to the place where Li Jing and Princess Yong'an disappeared. He looked around, looked down at the footprints in the grass beside him, and after following a few steps, he came to a rather hidden cave.
"This cave, the slaves also went in to find it, and almost got lost in it." Gong said, "The slaves have also called for a long time, if the king of Tianshui and Princess Yong'an are inside, they will definitely respond." "Li Jing, the king of Tianshui County, is not a child, and they are naturally not worried about him, but about the safety of Princess Yong'an. If the little princess accidentally got separated and fell into the lake, they didn't even dare to think about the final outcome.
"......," Li Hui thought for a moment and ordered, "Don't panic, you can go back and serve the princess." Wan Niang has always been thin-skinned, if she learned that she had alarmed the princess by being playful for a while, she would definitely not be able to go. "As for someone with a thick skin, let's ignore it for the time being. However, no matter how thick-skinned Rao is Tianshui County King is, he would never want to alarm everyone in the other palace and turn over the entire garden in a mighty way.
The palace people were stunned, and they were still a little uneasy: "If the slaves go back like this, how can they explain to Her Royal Highness the concubine?" Why don't the slaves just wait near the path outside the garden? If the king of the county has any commands, he will come and summon the slaves. With that, they withdrew silently from the garden.
After they had traveled far away, King Xin'an looked at the narrow cave in front of him with a calm face, and finally lowered his body and got in. Of course, he wouldn't say it explicitly, and there was another reason for sending these palace people away, and that was that he didn't want them to see him drilling into the cave - you know, in the past and this life combined, he hadn't done such a childish thing for decades!!
Since the palace people have come in and searched for it, but they have found nothing, it is obvious that Li Jing and Princess Yong'an are not walking in those more spacious caves. So, Li Hui walked forward with a more remote cave, and said as he walked: "Jing Xing, I didn't expect you to have such childlike fun, you are even worse than a seven or eight-year-old child!" Teach the princess to worry for no reason! If you don't come out quickly, I will definitely spread the word about this matter, so that the entire Chang'an City will spread the name of your Tianshui County King!! ”
Such a clear threat is enough to prove that the king of Xin'an is very dislike the "game" of "drilling caves", which smears his whole body with several layers of dust and moss. Of course, threats are always very effective. After a while, he heard an almost inaudible voice from the small cave next to him: "...... Brother, spare me. ”
Li Hui took a closer look through the thin light sprinkled through the cracks in the rockery, and saw that Li Jing was stuck in a low and narrow cave in an extremely wolf posture - his back and hips were facing outward and his head was facing inward.
It seemed that the King of Tianshui County had tried extremely hard to "pull out" himself, but Xu used up his strength for a while, and his shoulders and head were still firmly blocked at the entrance of the cave. The gourd-shaped cave entrance was not difficult to borrow, but perhaps because he was pushing too hard, the rockery was a little misaligned, and his upper body was stuck tighter.
"......" Li Hui was speechless for a while. If it were him, he would never want anyone to see it. Therefore, the people of Fangcai Palace searched everywhere, but this guy has been silent, and it is barely understandable.
"Brother, I originally just thought that such a huge group of rockeries was interesting, and Wan Niang would definitely like it, so I took her in." Li Jing continued sullenly, "I didn't expect that she accidentally didn't hold Wan Niang, so she got into this small cave. I'm chasing her, that's why I'm ...... I thought I would be able to drill through the ......", but I never thought that he would be stuck here alive. This is simply the number one humiliation in life!
"Do you have a blade?" Li Hui groped around his waist and found that there was nothing on the jade belt except a jade pendant. It seems that in order to pretend to be a good grandson, someone has also put a lot of effort into it. However, this incident alone was enough to break all his previous disguises.
"A short dagger in the boot." Li Jing replied. With his current posture, he couldn't reach the short dagger in his boots, so naturally he could only use brute force. "Brother, let's go find Wanniang first. I don't know where she has gone, whether there is any danger. What if something happens to her...... I don't have the face to see my uncle, aunt and Yueniang anymore. ”
Li Hui frowned, took out a short dagger from his boot, and listened attentively for a moment. After a while, I heard a sound of light footsteps coming from the small cave where Li Jing was stuck, and a round and chubby shadow appeared in it. He smiled slightly, and was about to call the little guy, when suddenly his expression changed again.
Princess Yong'an poked her little head out and grinned at the two cousins. Li Jing was about to shout her name, but was kicked by Li Hui. Then, the king of Xin'an County was in a hurry, made a gesture of covering his mouth with his hands, and winked at Princess Yong'an. Princess Yong'an, who has always liked to imitate, opened her big eyes, and almost immediately covered her tender little mouth with her little fat hand.
Silence fell in the cave, and then the three cousins heard whispers outside. The breeze sent bursts of fragrance, that is, the smell of the clothes that had been smoked by the incense cage, there were both the Buddha incense burned by sandalwood, and the heavy and changeable incense, the light and floating single incense, it seemed that several women, with different identities and statuses, were walking through the rockery.
"Xiniang, what are your plans? After introducing your cousin to the palace, why did you ask your cousin to recommend Cousin Pei to the palace again? I don't know what your eldest aunt and second uncle think, but they are thinking against your eldest uncle. This time, he really almost broke his body. A gentle female voice sounded, with the meaning of questioning and complaining, and it was also very soft, which made it difficult for people to have any bad feelings.
"Heh, the eldest uncle plans to let his cousin enter the palace, so isn't he tearing his face with the second uncle and cousin? As a niece, I helped my eldest uncle once, so naturally I should also help my second uncle, otherwise wouldn't it be unfilial? Moreover, the husband chosen by the eldest uncle for Cousin Pei is just an inconspicuous young man. What about the juvenile nail head? Where can it compare to the glory and wealth of entering the palace? What has the great aunt been asking for all these years—Mother, don't you know? The voice in response was a little nonchalant and full of sarcasm.
"I'm not favoring your uncle. It's just that he is the patriarch of the Yang family, and the clansmen should all listen to him and act according to his rules. Otherwise, if everyone is like your second uncle and cousin, the Yang family will sooner or later be torn apart and its glory will be difficult to continue. They patronize their own profits, and they don't want to think about the whole family......"
The gentle voice was about to be said again, but it was suddenly interrupted: "Mother, you only have the Yang family in your heart, yes or no?" ”
The gentle voice was silent for a moment before replying, "...... The Yang family is my maiden family and your mother's family. I was born with the surname Yang, my parents raised me, my brothers and sisters took care of me and brushed me, how could I forget these blood and family friendships? Moreover, if it weren't for the Yang family being so powerful, I wouldn't have been able to enter the palace as a concubine, and it would have been impossible for me to survive all these years of turmoil with you. ”
"Mother, you are wrong, we have never been born in peace. Moreover, you are already the wife of the Li family, not the daughter of the Yang family. Even if you die, it will be me and my brother who will sacrifice to you, not your nephews and nieces. Oh, by the way, I forgot, my brother has been dead for many years. Mother, I am the only one who will sacrifice to you in the future. ”
“…… Cherish the mother...... You ......" At this moment, the gentle voice seemed to become extremely difficult, "You have changed a lot over the years...... Why? Is it because Shiro died of illness? So you hate me all the time? Always...... Have you always hated the Yang family? ”
Why did my mother think that? I've never changed, it's just you. No, no, perhaps, you've never changed. As for hate, I ......" The rest of the words seemed to be pressed very low, as if talking to oneself, and drifted away with the wind. No one heard it but the man himself. However, whether they heard it or not, no one asked again.
After another moment, a dozen palace maids crossed the rockery, searched for a while, and then left. Fortunately, the small cave where the three cousins were located was really cramped, and the entrance to the cave was dim, and no one found it.
It wasn't until there was silence around that Li Hui called in a low voice: "Wanniang, come here." ”
Xu covered his mouth for a long time, and the little guy's whole little face was red. She moved her numb little body, obediently ran into her cousin's arms, and said softly: "Brother, are you a bad person?" She vaguely remembered that her sister had mentioned that there was a very bad and bad person, and she had to stay away from her after seeing her. Therefore, she specially remembered the voice of this bad guy, which sounded very similar to Fang Cai's voice.
"Yes." Li Hui said, rubbing her fat arms and legs. Because of his martial arts, his ears are sensitive, so he heard the voice of Princess Anxing and Concubine Yang talking first. If it were someone else, they naturally didn't have to avoid it like this, but Princess Anxing was an exception. Who knows what she'll suspect? What do you do? Therefore, he instinctively asked Li Jing and Princess Yongan to keep quiet.
"Promise Brother, if you remember what they said, you can only whisper to Sù Auntie and Sister." Of course, he didn't think that a three-year-old could remember all of Fang Cai's words clearly. Even if she learned to speak, she could probably only say some impressive words. But even so, Queen Du and Princess Changning can guess a lot.
Then, Li Hui used a dagger to pry off the stones, widen the hole, and finally rescued Li Jing.
The king of Tianshui immediately promised heavy profits and lured his cousin not to tell anyone about this matter - if this matter was really spread out, then he would not be able to raise his head in front of anyone - the king of the county was actually stuck in a fake cave, and after the news was spread, could he still see people? Even if he wants to see it, his grandfather will never let him see it!!
"Gifts?" King Xin'an sneered, "What's left in your empty warehouses?" Is there anything that catches my eye? ”
The king of Tianshui County froze, and after a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he patted his chest: "Du Shishilang gave me several calligraphy and paintings, all for you!" It is difficult for him to learn to appreciate such elegant things as horizontal and vertical calligraphy and painting. Moreover, Du Chongfeng will always give it to him again in the future.
"......" King Xin'an rejected him very ruthlessly.