Chapter 33: The Undercurrent

Zheng looked at the childlike smile in Su Ximei's eyes and nodded with satisfaction. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your cousin Zheng has you in his heart."

After saying this, she turned her head and instructed Mrs. Zhou to take out the hibiscus gold wire trimmed copper bell box containing the hairpin, Su Ximei got up happily and took it, and gently opened it to take a look.

It is a white orchid, jade finch, plum pearl, silver pendant hairpin.

Su Rui came over and happened to see it, and her heart was suddenly extremely unhappy.

"Uncle Zheng is really generous, if he doesn't make a move, it's just a shot, and when he makes a move, it's such a valuable treasure." She said sourly.

Zheng smiled and comforted: "Your seventh sister has just recovered from a serious illness, and it is normal for Uncle Zheng to care a little, as a sister, you should also be considerate of the seventh girl, mother has a pair of lily jade earrings here, let Mother Zhou send them to your courtyard later, how about it?" ”

This seemingly comforting remark alludes to the fact that Su Rui, as a sister, does not know how to be responsible, and wants to fight for the hairpin that Uncle Zheng gave to Ximei, and Zheng had no choice but to take out a pair of earrings and give it to her.

Li's face darkened suddenly.

Su Rui was busy getting up and thanking: "Thank you, mother." As he spoke, he glanced at Su Ximei on the side proudly out of the corner of his eye.

Su Ximei seemed to be unaware, playing with the copper bell box in her hand, her eyes were full of joy.

Su Rui suddenly felt a fire in her heart.

Glancing around the room, the sisters present were also eating bird's nest, completely unreverberated as she expected.

If you have a good thing, you should be envied by someone!

It must be that they are narrow-minded and jealous that she got the jade earrings, so they pretend to be indifferent.

In fact, they are secretly envious in their hearts to death!

Thinking like this, Su Rui raised her chin and sat down slowly, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were undisguised smugness.

At this moment, a servant woman lifted the curtain with a solemn expression, looked up at the people in the room, and bowed in.

Seeing the strange look in the servant's expression, Zheng gently put down the white jade spoon in his hand and frowned slightly.

"Mother Xu, what's wrong?" She asked.

Xu's mother is Zheng's nurse, and when Zheng was accepted as a concubine by the eldest master, Xu's mother married her.

As soon as Mother Xu heard Zheng's question, her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Madam, something is wrong." She trembled and said, "Miss, she, she's lost her fragrance." ”

Wow -

Everyone was shocked.

Zheng stood up suddenly, and the white jade cup on the sandalwood table knocked over to the ground.

"Hui'er, Hui'er...... How so? ”

Zheng muttered a few times, rolled his eyes, and fainted.

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Princess Su Hui was puzzled and depressed because of the death of her son Yu Ge'er, and she was overwhelmed after all, and jumped off the cliff from Meifeng......

This sudden news quickly spread throughout the capital.

The people felt sorry for such a gentle and virtuous princess.

It is said that the Meifeng cliff where the Jade Dragon Villa is located is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. Under the cliff is an abyss rolling river, and everyone knows that the chances of the princess surviving are extremely small.

After three days and three nights of searching to no avail, the Lingwang Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion hung up the mourning flags and white tents at the same time.

The atmosphere in the capital was extremely gloomy for a while.

The noble family has rescheduled the birthday banquet and wedding banquet, and although the Zhang family is not a big family, the Fang family is a scholarly family, and Master Fang is also a minister who is highly valued by the emperor, so the daughter of the Fang family has to move the auspicious day of the zodiac when she gets married.

King Ling was heartbroken, and stayed alone in the cold mourning hall for seven days, knowing that the coffin was only an object used by the princess on weekdays, but he kept crying and laughing at an empty coffin to deceive himself.

This funeral ceremony lasted for a long time, and the sound of mourning and mourning could be heard for hundreds of miles.

By the time the dust had settled, it was late March.

Since the news of the eldest sister jumping off the cliff and dying spread, Mrs. Su, who has been worshipping the Buddha in Jingshu all the year round, has returned to the Xiangfu to live temporarily.

Mrs. Su originally came to live in Fuquan Pavilion, which is north of Jinyuan, but this time she came back in a hurry, and the house was busy with the funeral of the eldest lady, and no one cleaned the Fuquan Pavilion for the time being, so Mrs. Su lived in the middle courtyard, and when the eldest lady's affairs were over, the servants cleaned up the yard, and Mrs. Su moved in.

Early this morning, the ladies in the house came to Fuquan Pavilion to say hello and then left, and Mrs. Su didn't like to be lively, only Su De stayed to accompany her for breakfast.

Mrs. Su thought for a while, and took all the servants in the house out, and then her eyes showed worry, and she turned her head to look at her eldest son, feeling a little uneasy.

"Ade, has Hui'er really gone to Shudi?" After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but ask.

Sud nodded calmly.

"Mother, you can relax, although Hui'er did that kind of thing, but after all, I am the prime minister of the dynasty, the king of the tomb has been opened, as long as Hui'er is sent to Shu, he will no longer pursue the matter, Zheng told me yesterday that Hui'er has arrived in Shucheng safe and sound, mother don't worry about it anymore, I will secretly take Hui'er back after a while." Sud reached out and took his mother's hand and soothed.

When Mrs. Su heard him say this, her tight brows slowly loosened a little.

When the Zhao family married into the Su family, they not only did their best to run the family, but also helped as much as they could in the court.

And in the final analysis, the Su family owes the Zhao family, how can they let the only daughter of the Zhao family have an accident?

For so many years, Mrs. Su has been worshipping the Buddha in Jingshuzhai for a long time, and she is also guilty because of that incident.

Old Lady Su sighed heavily, tears flashing in her old eyes.

"It's just Ade, do you really believe that Hui'er would do that kind of thing?" Old Madam Su wiped the corners of her eyes and shook her head, "What a sensible child Hui'er is, filial piety to her elders, knowledgeable and reasonable, and generous and kind-hearted, how could she do such a thing?" ”

Su De also sighed slightly, and the corners of his mouth quietly brought a touch of bitterness.

"What kind of child is Hui'er, how can I, as a father, not know in my heart? The mistake is that Hui'er has Zhao Guogong's blood flowing in her body! Zhao Guogong once held military power and was prestigious, and he has always been a big trouble for the emperor. ”

Since Mrs. Su has made it clear that Su De has nothing to hide anymore, and the people who serve in the Fuquan Pavilion have been broken up by him, and there are only two of them in the house, so there is no need for him to wear a mask and go around the bend.

"It is very likely that the mastermind behind this matter is His Royal Highness the King of Ling himself, when Luo'er asked people to bring back the words, I felt that something was wrong, but in order to protect Hui'er, I must not make a noise, I can only secretly let Luo'er intercede with King Ling, and strive to leave a way for Hui'er to live for the sake of my old face." Su De secretly smiled bitterly, "This matter can't be said on the bright side, the emperor doesn't even want to let go of Zhao Guogong's only lineage, not only will it be useless to make a big fuss, but even the Su family can't see that he can get out of the way, and King Ling promised to let Hui'er go, but the thief shouted to catch the thief and wanted me to owe him a favor." ”

Mrs. Su listened to what her son said, and felt a bitterness in her heart.

Back then, the Zhao family was infected with wind and cold, and they were originally saved, but because of a hint from the emperor, their Su family had to make a choice.

Zhao didn't know where to hear the rumors, so he made up his mind to die, poured out all the decoctions prescribed by the doctor, and became seriously ill.

In the final analysis, the Zhao family is to protect the Su family.

Where will the daughter of a woman who understands righteousness so deeply be taught?

"Pity my daughter-in-law went to Huangquan early, poor my granddaughter has to hide in a barbarian land at a young age, and the Zhao Mansion is no longer a threat, why does the emperor insist on refusing to let go of the Zhao family?"

It is said that the Tian family is the most ruthless, but it is not false at all.

Sud's eyes gradually darkened, and his thoughts were pulled back to that afternoon many years ago.