Chapter 319: Obsession
Su Qingnuan was the first to know the news, and immediately rushed to Chunhui Hall, wanting to visit the Su family. But when she walked into the courtyard of Chunhui Hall, Su Qingnuan was stopped by Mama Xing and others. Mama Xing was very polite to Su Qingnuan, and there was even some flattery and apology in her demeanor and tone.
"The prince ordered that the princess need to be absolutely quiet these days and not let people visit. The Seven Girls will go back for the time being, and come back in two days. ”
Su Qingnuan refused to leave, but just pulled Mama Xing to ask about the princess's situation.
"My aunt's illness is not strict, who is serving around her. My aunt was sick, and I was there to serve her. I am not at ease when others serve. Mama Lao replied to the prince and said that I was here. Would it be good for me to serve my aunt? Su Qingnuan said very earnestly, and halfway through the words, she took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes.
Anyone can see that the relationship between Su and Su Qingnuan, the aunt and nephew, is very good. There is also a girl's daughter-in-law quietly discussing beside her, probably saying that the Su family has not hurt Su Qingnuan in vain these days.
"The filial piety of the seven girls, the old slave should convey it. However, the prince has an explicit order, and it is also for the sake of the princess's body. The people around the princess naturally didn't dare to compare with the seventh girl, but there were a few who were careful and could always take care of the princess. Seven girls, don't worry. Mama Xing said, and asked the little girl to send Su Qingnuan back.
"Seeing that the weather is also cold, don't stand in this windy field, don't be careful of catching a cold."
At this point, Su Qingnuan also knew in her heart that it was useless for her to say anything, but she really wanted to see Su's side. Yuxiangzhai is the closest to Chunhui Hall, and Su Qingnuan is always paying attention to the movements of Chunhui Hall, it can be said that Su's every move, she knows almost better than anyone in this mansion.
The key is the cause of Su's condition.
Overnight, Mama Wang was suddenly raised. The most convenient girl and daughter-in-law she called also had no news. Su Qingnuan couldn't help but be anxious. I came to Chunhui Hall to be tempted. However, the result of this temptation made her even more frightened. I was a little overwhelmed for a moment.
The girls in Chunhui Hall had the same attitude towards her as before, but they insisted on refusing to let her see Su.
In the end, is this evil or auspicious? Could it be that the old prince was suspicious and blamed her for what the Su family did?!
Su Qingnuan was in a dilemma when she heard footsteps outside the door, and then saw Rong Chengyi walking in from outside. Rong Chengyi also heard the news and rushed over to visit the Su family.
As soon as Su Qingnuan saw Rong Chengyi, her eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Big brother...... Su Qingnuan left Mama Xing, turned around and walked quickly towards Rong Chengyi. Big brother, you're here. I also want to see my aunt. ”
"Seventh sister." Rong Chengyi made a reassuring gesture towards Su Qingnuan, and at the same time looked at Mama Xing on the side.
Mama Xing also hurried over to salute Rong Chengyi.
"Say hello to the prince."
"Excuse me." Rong Chengyi asked Mama Xing to get up, "What's going on?" ”
"Returning to the world, it is the prince's order." Mama Xing laughed with her, but her attitude was not as careful as in front of Su Qingnuan, but she was a little humble and arrogant. "The prince instructed that in order for the princess to be able to recuperate, no one was allowed to visit for the time being. The Seven Girls are here. The old slave was also ordered to do things. ”
"Oh, what about me?" Rong Chengyi lowered his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and then raised his eyes faintly and asked.
"Returning to the world. The prince's orders, the prince also ...... There can be no exceptions. Mama Xing's attitude is still neither humble nor arrogant, "Don't worry, the princess's situation is quite safe." Wait for a few days to recuperate. It's not too late for the prince to come and visit again. ”
"Since it is my father's order, it is for my mother's body, of course I can't disobey it." Rong Chengyi did not embarrass Mama Xing and the others at all. "As soon as Mama went in, she said to the mother that I had been here and would come to visit her again. Please give birth to your mother and recuperate, and you don't have to worry about the rest. ”
"The prince is the most filial, and the old slave must bring the words." Mama Xing said busily.
Rong Chengyi nodded slightly, he not only left by himself, but also took Su Qingnuan with him.
"Seventh sister, the father is for the good of the mother's concubine, so we should obey." As he spoke, Rong Chengyi took Su Qingnuan out of Chunhui Hall.
Mama Xing watched Rong Chengyi walk away with Su Qingnuan, and let out a sigh of relief. As soon as she turned around, she instructed the girls and daughters-in-law who followed her to watch here, while she walked up to the room by herself. When she arrived at the door of the upper room, Mama Xing stood up and reported inside, and when she heard the old prince inside let her in, she hurried into the door.
Inside the house, the old prince was sitting on a wide chair and looking through the case files on the table in front of him.
"All gone?" The old prince didn't raise his head from the scroll, but just asked.
"Lord Qiqi, Prince Shi and Seventh Girl, they are all gone." Mama Xing bowed down and replied respectfully, but other than that, there was no superfluous word. The old prince was sitting here, and the movement outside should have been heard, and there was no need for her to say more. Mama Xing has served in the palace and by the Su family for so many years, and she knows when to open her mouth and when to shut up.
What should be said should be said, and what should not be said should not be said, but not a word can be said.
Especially after Mama Wang was raised, Mama Xing had to be more cautious, even though she was originally a very cautious person. Mama Wang has been serving by Su's side since she was a child, and she is the most face-saving and powerful Mama around Su's side. Su Shi almost obeyed Mama Wang's words. But so what, once you offend the master of this palace, your lifelong old face will be ruined overnight.
said that it was Rongyang, but it was just for the sake of Su's good looks. Others may not know, but she saw with her own eyes how Mama Wang was taken away. As for the other girls and daughters-in-law in Chunhui Hall, Mama Xing didn't even want to know about their fate.
With selfish thoughts, relying on the trust of the Su family, he wanted to stir up trouble in the palace. Mama Wang will have today, in fact, it is not wronged. didn't hear the old prince say anything more, but Mama Xing didn't dare to make her own opinions, so she could only stand in place and wait for the old prince to speak.
Speaking of which, she and Mama Xing have known each other since childhood, and they are both sons of the Su family. The two became Su's henchmen together, and generally people outside look at the two of them the same, but in comparison, Mama Wang can please Su's more please.
Some words. She won't say, there are some things she won't do. But Mama Wang is different. This is also why Mama Wang buried herself.
At their age, with this identity, what else can they hope for, but to keep their current status and be able to maintain peace and security, that is a great blessing. But Mama Wang obviously doesn't think so, Mama Wang wants greater wealth and more power.
So, Mama Wang wants to take a risk.
Fortunately. She didn't think so. Therefore, now Mama Wang is "honored", but she has been retained, not only her status has not changed, but she has also gained more trust from the old prince. Mama Xing secretly warned herself, but she must not get carried away. Otherwise, Mama Wang is a role model.
The old prince was silent for a long time, not knowing if he was thinking about things, or if he had forgotten about Mama Xing's existence at all.
"Go down. Sue the princess, I'll go over. After a long time, the old prince finally spoke.
"Yes." Mama Xing hurriedly agreed, saluted and withdrew.
Mama Xing walked for a long time. The old prince slowly put down the scroll in his hand. He slowly stood up, raising his hand and rubbing it between his eyebrows. It was this action that instantly revealed his exhaustion and old age. As soon as the old prince got up, two shadow-like personal servants came over to support the old prince.
The old prince's injuries have not healed yet. No one knows better than the person who served the old prince closely.
The old prince seemed to be a little annoyed, so he waved his hand at the two. The two of them still held on to the old prince and refused to retreat. The old prince muttered something in his mouth. I didn't insist anymore. The old prince came out of the upper room with the support of two personal servants, he did not sit in a sedan chair, but slowly came across the courtyard.
Finally, the old prince stopped in front of the small Buddha hall.
Su's recuperation during his illness was not in the upper room of Chunhui Hall, but in the small Buddha hall across the hospital. This matter was directly arranged by the old prince, and only a very small number of people knew about it. The old prince also ordered to keep this matter secret. Rong Chengyi and Su Qingnuan, who came to visit the Su family today, didn't know about it yet.
The old prince was well aware of the impact of this incident, but what the Su clan had done was too much, and he had to make such an arrangement. However, as the princess, the Su family is the mistress of the palace, and the old prince still wants to minimize the scope of this influence, and the sons and daughters-in-law will not let them know. The old prince did this just to keep Su's face from being too ugly.
Standing in front of the small Buddha hall, the old prince frowned again and sighed softly.
At this time, Mama Xing walked out of the small Buddha hall quickly and saluted before the old prince.
"Lord, the princess is waiting for you." Mama Xing reported to the old prince.
"Hmm." The old prince hummed, stood for a while, and then let people help him into the Buddha hall.
The light in the small Buddha hall is not good. Entering the Buddha hall, the old prince got used to it for a while, and then he saw the Su family in front of him clearly. Su Shi, dressed in a simple dress, was kneeling on the futon in front of the Buddha statue, chanting words in his mouth, as if he was reciting scriptures. Su's eyes were closed, as if he didn't know that the old prince was coming, and he didn't hear the footsteps of the old prince.
This is very different from what Mama Xing just reported. The old prince didn't believe that Mama Xing dared to panic like this, and he immediately understood that the Su family was playing a temper with him.
This kind of situation is extremely rare in Su's case.
"Let's all get out." The old prince slowly sat down on a chair and waved his hand to support all the people who served.
Mama Xing was the last to go out, and she also closed the door of the Buddhist hall very considerately. As soon as the door was closed, the glamour in the Buddhist hall became even darker. The distance between the old prince and the Su family was not far, but they couldn't see each other's faces clearly for a while.
"I'm coming to see you." The old prince was the first to speak.
Su didn't seem to hear the old prince speak at all, his eyes were still closed, and there were words in his mouth. However, if the light in the Buddha hall was a little better, you could see that Su's face twitched lightly twice when the old prince spoke.
"Why, you're still not convinced, aren't you?" Seeing that Su Shi didn't speak, the old prince immediately asked again. The old prince's tone was not harsh, and even had a slight taste of cordiality and indulgence, more like gossip between husband and wife. Speaking of which, even on ordinary days, it is rare for the old prince to talk to the Su family like this.
The corners of Su's mouth twitched/twitched twice, and then he opened his eyes and looked at the old prince.
"The prince also asked me if I was convinced. Even if it is a concubine or a concubine, the prince doesn't have to ...... like this, prince, you ...... It's too much. "All the grievances erupted in an instant. Su leaned back and sat on the ground. She said these words to the old prince almost with a roar, and then she only sobbed softly as if she had exhausted her strength.
"It's cool underground, get up quickly." The old prince did not answer Su's words, and he did not express the slightest anger at Su's questioning, but said in a gentle tone.
Su stubbornly refused to get up.
"Lord Wang, Mama Wang has served her concubines since she was a child, and she has no merit and hard work. If the old prince doesn't think about anything else, he can't think about being married to a concubine for decades. There is always some affection, so spare Mama Wang. Su Shi cried while pleading with the old prince, "All of them are concubines' own opinions, and Mama Wang is just following orders." The prince wants to be punished, and every qiē is on the concubine's body. ”
"For so many years, there are only a few caring people around the concubine. That...... In those days, thanks to them, the concubines were able to survive. ”
Su Shi only said those days. Needless to say, the old prince also understood what the Su family was referring to.
Su Shi's yellow face, this cry made his eyes red. The old prince's heart couldn't help but soften.
However, the old prince is still a very principled person after all. Something. He didn't care about it. Almost no one can change the decisions he makes. After decades of husband and wife, although the Su family made the old prince soft-hearted, it was not enough to make the old prince change his mind.
"It's just a minion." The old prince said lightly. "Could it be that in your heart, one or two minions are more important than the third and third daughters-in-law?"
The old prince asked like this, and Su Shi sobbed and did not answer.
"Slaves are faithful. It's their job. For so many years, our palace has not treated her badly. Isn't it enough for you to pamper her? It was she who was selfish and forgot her loyalty to her master. Are you still doing less of the foolish things she teased? If you don't punish her, do you want to keep her? Leaving her alive, only saying to the outside world that she was sent to Rongyang, is already an extrajudicial favor. If it weren't for the fact that she was your personal old mother, would you still be able to live as her? ”
Later, the old prince's tone became stern.
Obviously, the old prince will not change the punishment of Mama Wang.
"The prince ......," Su Shi saw that there was no hope for intercession, and his heart was sad and unable to speak for a while, "The prince and the concubine have been married for decades. The concubine didn't dare to hope that she could be compared with her cousin in the heart of the prince. It's just that over the years, the concubine has done her best, although she is stupid and can't make the prince completely satisfied, but after all, the concubine is a naked heart. Prince, the concubine only asks the prince this time. …… The concubine will never dare again. ”
The Su family was sad, and the old prince looked at the Su family condescendingly, and his heart was full of mixed feelings for a while.
"Don't say any more, this thing is absolutely impossible. If such a slave who betrays his master can still stay, there will be no more royal law in the palace. The reason why you come to this temple to meditate is so that you can think things through quietly and clearly. But now it seems that you are still obsessed. ”
Su naturally heard what the old prince meant, Mama Wang was taken away, and the charges were very clear, two of which were very strict, one was to pry the master, trying to stir up chaos in the house, and the other was to plot to kill the heirs of the palace.
These two strict charges are the most fatal in the future. Su Shi is not a completely ignorant person, she knows that no matter which mansion she is in, anyone who is involved in this latter article will not end well.
But she obviously didn't want to kill the child in Liu Ruoxi's womb. She had explained this matter to the old prince several times, but the old prince scoffed.
"Lord, the concubine is wronged." Saying that Mama Wang intended to murder the heirs of the palace is almost equivalent to saying that she murdered the heirs of the palace. Otherwise, no matter what, the old prince would not let her live in this small Buddha hall. You must know that the last time she had such treatment was a few decades ago, when she married into the palace not long ago, and Rong Chenghan was born several years later.
"There have been accidents in the house one after another, and the concubine can't sleep peacefully every day because she is worried. Even if the concubine is shallow, she is really for the good of the palace. It's just for her to burn incense and pray and pray. The Imperial Doctor also said that there would be no big deal. That Buddha incense was originally like that, and it was not made specifically for her. How can you ......?"
"These days, aren't the concubines careful enough, not compromised enough! A little thing, she has to make an earth-shattering scene! The house is restless, it's all ......"
"Shut up!" The old prince finally couldn't listen to it anymore and stopped the Su family.
"A good daughter-in-law, her family background and character are all the best choices, and it is rare to be so compatible with the third child. Can't you see your son? In the past, the third child was too hard, even in front of you and me, and he never ......, but since he became a parent, he has slowly changed. ”
Rong Chenghan became happier, and even his attitude towards him and the Su family changed a little. The relationship between father and son is more harmonious and intimate than before.
The changes in Rong Chenghan are very popular with the old prince. But the Su family always pushed Rong Chenghan out, and he didn't know if it was intentional or unconscious.
"Such a daughter-in-law is still pregnant. You treat her like a Tai Sui! Don't argue, what are those things you taught her to recite? You can't do it when she hasn't read a book, she only listens to it, and understands it better than you! ”
The old prince suddenly talked about Su's heart disease, and Su's face was a little sneering. (To be continued......)