Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Prince Sets Out

During the Chinese New Year, because she was pregnant, Jinyu didn't go anywhere. Even her mother's family, after following Zhang Zizan to visit the New Year, the Hu family personally brought Shen Fang over to see her. Seeing that Jinyu and his wife raised their eyebrows together, and their love was like honey, Hu was quite pleased. This Jinyu is really safe to put anywhere. Shen Rong also sent someone back a New Year's gift a few years ago. It is said that King Rui is still in the army, and he can't even reunite his wife during the New Year. Shen Rong was the first person to tell Hu Shi Huixin about it, and she was well-informed, indicating that Shen Rong was doing well in the palace. At least, not marginalized. At this point, Hu Shi felt a little relieved. It's just that Shen Rong didn't get pregnant for a day and gave birth to a sister-in-law, so she couldn't settle down for a day. Although it is said that the emperor gave the marriage, there is no risk of being abandoned, but if you can't get the heart of your husband and don't have a son-in-law, what's the fun of living a life just with a false name? So in private, the Hu family hopes that the Rui King can return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Why doesn't King Rui, who is far away in the northwest, want to return to Beijing as soon as possible? But this time, the task given to him by the emperor's uncle was really arduous, and it could not be completed in a day or two. The military affairs of the northwest are all controlled by the hussar generals, and King Rui went to it, not to mention interfering at the beginning, even to save his own life It was very difficult. But opportunities are always for those who are prepared. In the northwest, King Rui is not called the prince, but is called the Xia Guan Belt. Without him, King Rui left and asked the emperor to order his identity to be concealed. This is something that the hussar general's people can't ask for, and they are worried that they won't have a chance to attack him. is just a gentleman, no one will take him seriously. On the other hand, Xia Ci was able to get up close and personal with the junior officers and soldiers. As a result, some secrets in the army that were not secrets were discovered by him, and he ate empty time, withheld the salaries of soldiers, and even made deals with enemy countries in private. These are light, and the most important thing is that some people in the army actually call the hussar general the king of total victory, and his prestige is higher than that of the emperor. The hussar general Zheng Shengquan obviously knew this, but he did not think it was necessary to hide it. He just wanted to let the emperor's uncle who was far away in Beijing know that without him, he couldn't even control the army freely. This can be a reason for him to be arrogant.

After receiving many secret letters from Summer, the person sitting on the dragon chair who had been holding back for a long time finally broke out. smashed several cases in front of him with one palm, and also stunned the beauty Luo Shi, who had just been promoted. Luo was presented by the Hussar General's Mansion, and it is said that he can sing and dance, and he is excellent at both color and art. As soon as he was favored, he was thrown into the cold palace, creating a new record of the harem concubines falling out of favor.

A sudden spring snow caused the people of the northwest frontier to endure a bitter cold again, and with it, there was also the invasion of Xirong, which was more raging than in previous years. Because of the detain of the army, and the soldiers on the border did not even supply cotton clothes in time, the army of the Great Xia Dynasty suffered repeated setbacks. Some soldiers mutinied, became rogues, and harassed the border people. A letter of urgency was sent to the capital like snowflakes. As the head of the Northwest Army, the hussar general was the first to write to the emperor asking him to let him take command of the expedition and calm the chaos. The voices in the army are also rising wave after wave. However, this time, the emperor ignored it, and even had a somewhat stable posture like Mount Tai. To everyone's surprise, at a time when everyone thought that the emperor was going to compromise in the end, the crown prince suddenly jumped out and asked the emperor to let him take the place of his father. Everyone thought that the emperor would never agree, but the emperor agreed to the prince's request at the first time, and ordered the hussar general to be the vanguard, protect the prince, and go to the northwest battlefield together.

In the warm pavilion as warm as spring, Hu Huixin, the delicate and charming concubine of the prince, sat beside the prince and handed the glass cup in her hand to the prince: "Your Highness, this is the best wine offered by Xiliang, please drink this cup to your Royal Highness." There was a smile on the prince's face, but there was a chill in his eyes. took the wine glass, drank it all, and praised: "It's really good wine!" Hearing his praise, Huixin's body was a little closer to him: "Thank you Your Highness for your compliment, concubine, may Your Highness return triumphantly!" The prince held her chin in one hand and examined her face: "Really? That's what you really think? Huixin looked directly at the prince with both eyes, and said firmly: "Yes, the concubine wishes His Highness peace!" The prince's hand rubbed her delicate chin and chuckled: "Huixin, did I tell you that you look like a person?" Huixin's heart jumped violently, and he still said it. Perhaps, he had always been suspicious. "No, Your Highness never mentioned it to me! Could it be that the concubine looks like an old man of His Royal Highness? Huixin's voice contained three points of vinegar. Coquettish, the size is just right. The prince's hand was lowered, and he was a little excited. "Okay, let's not talk about it. Lone was a little sleepy. Stay with me for another night tonight! When Gu comes back, maybe Gu won't be able to see you again! The cold lips kissed on his face, and Huixin felt a chill to the bone. Although it was a skin-to-skin blind date, she didn't feel any warmth. She doesn't like this kind of masked life at all, she doesn't want it, don't live this kind of life to survive! Mother, please forgive your daughter for being unfilial, not being able to accept her knees, and refusing to listen to you! A tear slipped down the corner of his eye and down his ear, hot and hot. The prince sensitively caught her strange appearance and grabbed her hand stretched to her waist. "Why, I still can't help it? What is this for? His voice was full of mockery. Huixin struggled desperately, and finally took out the jade pendant from the hidden pocket around his waist. "This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's belongings, and the concubine body is now returning it to His Highness. May it bring good luck to Your Highness! ”

Seeing the familiar jade pendant at a glance, the prince was stunned. He stopped his movements and looked at Huixin blankly: "Where did you get that?" "If the Empress knew about his plans from the beginning, then what awaited him would have been unimaginable. He looked at Hui Xin viciously and said angrily: "Before I kill you, tell me the origin of this jade pendant clearly!" Huixin nodded and said, "Okay! This jade pendant was personally given to the concubine by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! As he spoke, he told him and Jinyu about going to Fuquan Temple in Panlong Mountain to incense and meeting the prince by chance. In the end, she said in a low voice: "It's not that I don't want to enter the palace to listen to your speech, but Huixin really doesn't like the life of deceitful people in this deep palace!" However, I couldn't avoid it. "It turned out to be her, and sure enough, it was her! The prince looked at the woman in front of him and couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart. Ever since the queen gave this woman to him, he has spoiled her as her for all kinds of things that can be said and cannot be said, and has given her all kinds of preferential treatment. The effect was indeed as good as he imagined, and the queen family relaxed their guard against him, and he had room to take advantage of the opportunity to go on the expedition. Now that everything is ready, it is just a matter of waiting for him to unite with King Rui in the northwest and succeed in one fell swoop, so that the biggest threat to the royal family led by the hussar general can be broken. weakened the descendants, and his road to becoming a king in the future will be much smoother, which is what his father has been working hard for. The woman in front of him, should he believe it? Her eyes were wide and innocent as she looked at him, her face calm. There are thousands of tastes in his heart, he has been looking for her for so long, but in the end, she is actually by his side! "If Your Highness is not at ease, Huixin is ready, please take Huixin's life with you! It's just that I hope Your Highness can spare Huixin's family! The woman's resolute voice made him suddenly sober up, and now, even if he killed her, it would not help. It's better to gamble. The crown prince took a deep breath and asked, "The queen asked you to come to me, you should know better than me what you want you to do, right?" Huixin nodded and said, "Not bad!" The crown prince's every move, the queen knows most of them. However, whatever the crown prince did beside me, the queen believed what I said! The prince's eyes lit up, he looked at Huixin, and said with a smile: "You really deserve to be called Huixin!" Huixin also laughed and said, "My mother has scolded me for having a lot of ghost ideas since I was a child!" The prince took Huixin with one hand and said, "From now on, you will be demoted to the side of the crown princess by me." Wait for me to come back! Huixin nodded and said, "Thank you for the prince's grace not to kill!" ”

On the eve of the prince's expedition, the prince's side concubine was belittled by the prince for causing trouble for no reason, and was demoted to a third-class lady and retained under the rule of the crown princess. "Miss, this abominable woman, too, has today! Look at me if I don't give her some color! "The face full of excitement and injustice is the personal palace maid Ruizhu beside the crown princess. It's not been a day or two since she was dissatisfied with her master. Miss is so good, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has outstanding appearance, virtuous temperament, and is one of the best ladies in the capital. When she became the crown princess, she was happy for the young lady for a long time, so she said, waiting for idle men, who can be worthy of the young lady of her own family? But who knew that the prince had been snubbing Miss, and what was even more excessive was that he would actually favor a woman who was born as a palace maid! And that woman also relied on the queen's gift, but she never took the young lady seriously. It is said that her name is Hu Huixin, in her opinion, she should be called a fox spirit! Now, that vixen was actually belittled by the crown prince, this is really a golden opportunity. She must seek justice for her master! "Ruizhu, don't make trouble! Concubine Hu's supply is still according to the previous example. Pass on my words, no one is allowed to make trouble for no reason, everything will be said when the prince returns! Crown Princess Li Wanru looked serious and admonished Rui Zhu. Rui Zhu lowered her head and said softly, "Yes!" Then he asked unconvinced: "Miss, now that the prince doesn't want to see her, why do you still treat her like this?" The slave is really not worth it for the young lady. Li Wanru smiled slightly, patted Rui Zhu's shoulder lightly, and said, "Silly girl, we have done ninety percent of the time, do you still care about that little bit?" Don't underestimate Concubine Hu, she is not only the queen's person, but also the daughter of the governor of Nanzhou, and her mother is the sister of Wang Chenghuan, the governor of Jiumen. Behind her, there stood two important families. My father has long warned me that as a crown princess, you must have far-sighted eyes and a broader mind than ordinary women. According to the current situation, this Concubine Hu should be deeply trusted by the queen. Therefore, we must not be lazy. It's for the prince, and it's for me! So you must remember! Rui Zhu didn't seem to understand. But to the effect that she understood, now for the sake of the prince and the crown princess, she can't snub Concubine Hu.

"Huixin has seen the crown princess!" Seeing the woman in front of her saluting herself, Li Wanru felt a little sad for no reason. As the crown prince's concubine, the time spent with the prince is not as much as the woman in front of him. She accompanies the prince almost every day, and is close to the prince. And now, even if she is belittled by the prince, her intuition tells her that she must not despise the woman in front of her. A woman who can be valued by the queen and favored by the prince in just three months is definitely not to be underestimated. Li Wanru has a Shangshu father who stands tall in the court, and he naturally has a family history and deeply understands the way to survive in the harem. got up with a light smile and personally helped the woman kneeling in front of him up: "Why does my sister have to make this big gift?" The prince asked you to come to me, but it was just a momentary mood. When he returns triumphantly, he will definitely still remember his sister. When you get here, if you have anything to eat or use, just tell me. If anyone is disrespectful to your sister, I will call the shots for you! Huixin looked at the smiling princess, and said in her heart that this master is really powerful, and the Tao is not ordinarily deep. However, she is not interested in that position, she just wants to be able to grow old safely in the palace, so based on the guidelines taught by her mother Wang to concubines, as long as she keeps to herself, she should be free to die. So he hurriedly showed a well-behaved signature smile: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Crown Princess, for your compassion!" It is enough for Huixin to be able to stand on one's feet. As for the prince's favor, Huixin didn't dare to hope for it! What Huixin did before, he really couldn't help himself, and he still looked forward to His Highness Haihan! The crown princess saw that she was sincerely frightened and panicked, and she didn't look like a fake. I believed a little bit in my heart, and I heard the rumor that Huixin was belittled for listening to the whereabouts of the prince. So he was even more determined in his thoughts, and everything was left untouched, leaving it until the prince came back.