Chapter Fifty-Three: This Heart Goes Only to the King
Yu Wenrui frowned, dismounted and walked into the alley next to him with Wei Jiang, and said with his arms crossed: "Second Miss can you say now?" ”
"The courtiers know that His Royal Highness belongs to her sister Wei Yan, and the courtiers don't dare to have a long time with her sister, but the courtiers are ...... But it's the same...... fell ......in love at first sight," Wei Jiang couldn't raise his head in shame, and continued with difficulty, "I beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to see the true feelings of the courtiers, and to see the faces of the courtiers' sisters, can you ...... Can...... Give the courtiers a chance to let the courtiers enter the palace to serve the prince and the princess? In the future, we two sisters ,...... Emulate the ...... of the Empress Na'e"
"Second Miss's intentions, Lone knows. "Yu Wenrui said with a smile, "I heard that the second lady has promised to Lone's uncle, and Lone is loved, is it a gentleman's doing?"www.biquge.info Even if the young lady has the intention to resist marriage, she should not use loneliness as a shield. ”
Wei Jiang hurriedly said: "No, no! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the courtiers are sincere to His Royal Highness......"
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the hour is not early, the ministers are waiting for you to go to court......" The chamberlain spoke at the right time, interrupting Wei Jiang's words.
Yu Wenrui nodded to Wei Jiang and said, "Second Miss, goodbye." ”
Wei Jiang shouted anxiously: "Is the prince really unintentional about his courtiers? Why do you want to give your courtiers a nine-dragon pendant? Why do you smile so gently at your courtiers? Now the love of courtiers and daughters is deep-rooted, but the prince withdraws lightly! The courtiers don't understand, the prince doesn't agree to the courtiers, and the courtiers can only go to ask their sister! ”
Yu Wenrui's eyes immediately formed a layer of frost, he turned around and squinted at Wei Jiang, thinking that she was Wei Yan's sister, although he had the heart to scold a few words, he still held back, sighed, and said patiently: "Lone will ask your uncle to cancel the marriage contract, you don't have to marry, so, are you satisfied?" ”
Without waiting for Wei Jiang to answer, he walked to his mount.
Wei Jiang looked at him sitting on a horse, and the golden silk and black armor set off his majesty, this high-ranking man had no intention of her......
Wei Yan rode a small sedan chair through the noisy street market and came to a remote and quiet courtyard.
Ruyue helped her get out of the sedan chair and walked to the gate of the courtyard, and King Yong's subordinate opened the door from the inside, and said respectfully: "Miss, the person has already taken it, please." ”
Wei Yan nodded, walked into the hall, a gray-haired woman turned around, squinted her eyes for a long time, and asked in a trembling voice, "Yes...... Is it Sister Yan? ”
Wei Yan's nose was sour, "Aunt Rou...... Is it Aunt Rou? How do you ......?"
Aunt Rou and Aunt Cai are both big girls next to their mothers, they are the same age, but they are in their thirties, how can they be so old and haggard? is skinny and hunched, where is there still the shadow of the past?
Aunt Rou smiled and stretched out her hand and said, "Yes, it's a slave, Sister Yan'er, you have grown up, you are exactly the same as your mother, you are so good-looking......"
Wei Yan stepped forward, let her hold her hand, and said, "Aunt Rou, where have you been all these years?" After my mother went, I heard that you were sold, and I blamed me, I only knew that I was sad, and I never searched for Aunt Rou's whereabouts......"
"Silly boy, you can't find me." Aunt Rou rubbed her hair, and her cloudy eyes looked out the window, as if reminiscing about the past.
Wei Yan raised his head and said, "Aunt Rou, you ...... Where have you been hiding all these years? ”
"Me...... Six years ago he was a dead man. Ji Ahong led someone to strangle me with a strip of cloth and threw me into a mass grave, she didn't expect that I didn't die, but just held my breath, and at night, I came back to life. I crawled out of the pile of dead people in the mass grave, I didn't dare to go back to Wei's house, I couldn't escape all the way, and I wanted to go back to Tang's house to report the news......"
"Ah...... Aunt Rou, did you see my uncle and grandmother? ”
Aunt Rou shook her head: "I know that I am a lone woman, and I have no identity, so I can't even go out of the capital...... Because of the unknown origin, no one dared to take me in to work, and finally I found a small dilapidated tea shop near the dock, hiding in the back kitchen to help people wash dishes and dishes...... I wanted to secretly care about the affairs of the Wei Mansion, but who knows, the fire in the kitchen actually looked at me, and since then, I have no freedom......"
When Aunt Rou said this, she was still smiling, she didn't shed tears, she didn't complain, as if she was telling the story of others. She continued: "His eldest woman is a shrew, and when she knew that he had a woman in the tea shop, she knocked on the door, took me back to her house, beat me every day, and locked me out of the house when the slave called me, saying that it was only a watchdog at home......"
Wei Yan couldn't help but shed tears, held Aunt Rou's hand tightly, and said repeatedly: "It's my fault, it's my fault......"
Aunt Rou smiled: "Silly boy, you were still young at that time, and you didn't know anything." I've survived all these years, I want to die, but I miss you, so I can't die, I really survived, and when the day I see you! ”
"Aunt Rou......" Wei Yan didn't know how to comfort her, hugged her waist and cried for a while, Fang asked, "Aunt Rou, why did Mrs. Ji kill you?" Finally...... What the hell is going on? ”
Aunt Rou said: "Some time ago, someone came to me and asked about these things......
Wei Yan nodded and said, "It's from the Xu family." They helped me find out where you and your uncle were. ”
"You're going to look for your uncle, you're looking for me, you must know something......"
"Originally, I didn't understand, but a few words that Mrs. Ji said to my father before she died, it was very strange, I asked Aunt Cai, she said that she didn't know anything, she was the closest person to my mother's side, how could she not know? I wondered if there was some secret I didn't know! So, I wrote to my uncle to ask, there was no reply, so I begged someone to inquire about me, only to know that my uncle had been to the capital, and lived for a period of time, and later, the two uncles were killed and injured, and they were missing, and the shop that my mother married was also taken care of, I don't understand why the people who were related to my mother in the past have disappeared one by one, if it weren't for the Xu family to find the whereabouts of Aunt Rou, I'm afraid I'm ...... I'm going to be kept in the dark like this for the rest of my life! Aunt Rou, how did my mother die? ”
Aunt Rou shook her head: "It's hard for you, at a young age...... You don't know that it's best that you don't put yourself in danger. But the slave is also worried, you don't know anything, in case those people want to harm you again, you don't know how to dodge. The night before my wife died, I was on duty, but for some reason, I had diarrhea and tossed for half the night. When I returned to the room, I saw Ji Ahong sitting in my room, saying that the master was missing a piece of jade pendant, and asked me to hand it over. I naturally don't know where the jade pendant is, but somehow, they turned out the jade pendant under my pillow, I haven't seen the old man wear the jade pendant, but the color and texture look excellent, the house can wear this pendant, it must be the master. They accused me of being unclean, and said that tomorrow they would punish me, and they would dispose of me......"
"I was locked up in the firewood room, tied my hands and feet, and kept my mouth shut until I confessed to my wife the next day. Who knows, as soon as Ji Ahong came the next day, she cried and cried, saying that I was angry with my wife! The old man rushed to the courtyard, was furious, and ordered someone to strangle me to death to fill in the life of the lady! Only then did I know that Madame had actually passed away! I was so sad and angry that I was strangled by the neck, and after a while I ran out of breath. They threw me out of the house when I was dead...... Later, I thought about it, it wasn't easy. Although Madame was sick and bedridden for many years, she was fine the day before, and told me that she was going to embroider the gown for the young lady, so how could she say that she would go? ”
"It's a pity that over the years, I've been trapped and can't go out a single step, otherwise, otherwise it's ......"
Wei Yan persuaded: "Aunt Rou, you have suffered...... The mother-in-law said that before my mother died, she was serving alone, and I secretly blamed you at that time, thinking that you didn't take good care of your mother...... It's because I'm so stupid, I don't know what Aunt Rou has suffered! ”
"Phew! Ji Ahong, she also deserves it? Madame hates her to the bone, how can she be allowed to serve closely! Later, the slave and maid privately thought that the death of the lady must be related to this person! ”
The mystery in Wei Yan's heart was confirmed, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth and asking, "Why does my mother hate her?" ”
"She ......," Aunt Rou hesitated, "did you see it too?" ”
Wei Yan said: "I look like it, but I can't believe it. No matter how selfish my father is, he shouldn't be ......"
"The lord was fascinated by that slut! Such a pickled goods, I don't know what the old man likes about her? Sister Yan'er, you said she was dead? ”
"It was my father who did her by hand."
"Unexpected...... She's also self-defeating...... Back then, she relied on her lord to have a good impression of her, and she ridiculed her in front of her husband in every way, showing off her might, and every time her wife saw her, she couldn't help but get angry. In the early years, the lady disdained to care, and later, if she wanted to care, she was powerless. Madame had a heart disease. Just because of these things, Mrs. refused to let the master get close for several years, and she was dirty......" Speaking of this, Aunt Rou showed a little sadness.
Wei Yan shook her head and cried: "Aunt Rou, I don't understand, I don't understand." What's so good about her? Is she better than my mother? I remember my mother's appearance, she was so beautiful......"
"Silly boy, you haven't been married, you don't understand men." Aunt Rou sighed faintly, "No matter how beautiful a woman is, if she marries back home, she will inevitably get tired of it every day." Besides, men like gentle and obedient women, but Mrs. is a stubborn and rigid personality, because she is angry in her heart, she refuses to be kind to the master, either driving the master out of the house, or ridiculing him for cheating with the slave's mother-in-law...... In the first few years, the old man was willing to accompany Xiao Yi'er and coax patiently, but later, he simply didn't come, and Mrs. Ren was alone, facing the empty yard,......"
"I originally thought that Aunt Cai broke my mother's heart......"
"Ah Huan...... She's also a miserable person, she's so stupid......" Aunt Rou's voice lowered, becoming less and less clear......
Wei Yan didn't understand, and wanted to ask again, but saw that Aunt Rou slowly closed her eyes, as if she was extremely tired.
She stood up and said softly, "Aunt Rou, take a break." There is someone here to protect you for me, and I won't let you suffer anymore......"
Aunt Rou didn't seem to hear, and leaned her head on the back of the chair in a drowsy manner, her body soft as a puddle of mud.
Only then did Wei Yan see clearly that Aunt Rou, who had been sitting, was hanging and swinging with her legs, and she was completely powerless...... Is it crippled?
She couldn't help but cover her mouth and began to cry bitterly.
Over the years, she has been immersed in her own grief, and she has always thought that because of her willfulness, she must wear the same red dress embroidered with Baise spring scenery as Huo Linlin, which made her mother drag her sick body to work day and night, and she was overworked and went early. She punished herself, refusing to wear bright colors, refusing to dress up in fancy ways, refusing to go out to play with others, and even smiling and feeling sorry for her mother. She has hurt herself for so many years, and she has also let those who have hurt her mother go away for so many years! This account can't be put off any longer, she wants to find out those people, one by one, and settle accounts with them!
She wiped away her tears, walked out of the door, and instructed Gai Lingwei: "Find a girl who is responsible for me, take care of Aunt Rou, and don't let others find her." ”
And he said, "Let two people stay and guard here." If there is any situation, let me know immediately. ”
Gai Lingwei said: "However, we are ordered by His Highness to guard Miss ......"
Wei Yan squinted at him and said coldly: "The prince sent you to follow me, so that he could use it for my use, didn't he mean that?" Could it be that it is the duty of the guards to spy on me for the crown prince? Well, I'll ask you for yourself what the prince means! ”
Gai Lingwei hurriedly said: "Miss is angry, and his subordinates will naturally follow Miss to send him, but he is worried that Miss will not have enough manpower around him......"
Wei Yan's face softened, and he said, "Gai Lingwei, you are all capable people, and I also know that it is a grievance to ask you to do these things." If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to rescue Aunt Rou unknowingly...... This matter is extremely important to me, and I ask you to be wronged for a few days, and when I see the prince, I must ask him to thank you personally. ”
Gai Lingwei hurriedly knelt down and said: "Don't dare, it's my duty to do things for the prince and the young lady, I don't dare to take credit, let alone 'wrong'." ”
Wei Yan nodded, said no more, and ordered the sedan chair to go in the direction of the south of the city.
She sighed secretly and lifted out the big Buddha of Yuwenrui, and the effect was excellent. She didn't have the strength of her own, so she could only lean on this big tree temporarily.
The sedan chair was parked in a dilapidated house in the south of the city. As soon as Wei Yan approached, a black-clothed guard stepped forward and said: "The little one asked someone to go to his house, saying that Aunt Qin was not very good, so he immediately followed, and now the people are locked up inside, do you want the little one to accompany the young lady in?" ”
Wei Yan smiled: "Have you done it?" ”
The guard said: "According to the young lady's orders, the medicine box that may have hidden poison has been taken away, and it is tied very tightly, and the little ones are soft-hearted for a while, but they don't move their fists much." ”
Wei Yan walked into the hut, the sun was already in the west, and the room was a little dark, Ruyue helped her to walk a few steps inside, only to see the person sitting quietly in the dark shadow.