Chapter Eighty-Four: His Confession
Liu Xuan actually wanted to call Hu Yi to ask what the situation was, but it was obviously not the right time now, so she had to be led by Mother Liu towards the main hall of the temple.
Mother Liu led Liu Xuan through the crowd, and most of the people in the crowd said hello to Mother Liu, but Mother Liu kept coming to the stone steps of the main hall while responding to her feet.
Seeing that her footsteps did not stop, everyone seemed to be going directly to the main hall, and they couldn't help but hold their breath and look at it, if the arrogance of the Cao family in the capital was high, then the Liu family was the only person in the clear stream who dared to go against the Cao family face to face.
Liu's mother has become the focus of everyone, and Liu Xuan next to her is naturally too, and everyone is guessing in their hearts where the young woman in Liu's mother is coming from.
Just when everyone was holding their breath and watching, Liu Mu and Liu Xuan had already gone up several steps, and when they were about to reach the main gate of the main hall, the silver-armored guards guarding the door suddenly stopped the two of them. A silver-armored guard said, "Please stay and wait for a while." ”
Liu Mu looked at the guard and snorted coldly: "This is the temple, why should we wait for the incense?" Didn't the prince order that only the side concubine could be incense? ”
Mother Liu's words are not harsh, Mrs. Liu is the first close minister beside the prince, and the silver-armored guard knows Mother Liu, he was slightly stunned and then replied: "The prince has never given an order." ”
When Mother Liu heard that it was not the prince's order, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: "Since the prince has not given an order, then why are you waiting in front of the palace and not allowing others to offer incense?" ”
The silver-armored guard clasped his fists and saluted Liu's mother: "Don't blame Mrs. Liu, although the prince did not order everyone to stop everyone from offering incense, he once said that I will wait for everything today to be arranged by the side concubine." ”
The implication of this silver-armored guard is that they guarded the main hall because of the orders of Concubine Cao.
Mother Liu was a little speechless for a while. This silver-armored guard got the prince's orders to obey Concubine Cao's arrangement today, but Concubine Cao ordered to guard the hall. Although it was not ordered by the prince himself, these guards would not let them in. Now she has taken Liu Xuan to the door of the main hall in full view. If she retreats back like this, how will she gain a foothold among the noblewomen of the capital in the future?
Thinking like this, Liu Mu set her eyes on Liu Xuan and asked her what to do with her eyes.
Liu Xuan received Liu's mother's gaze and smiled at the guard: "I heard that the prince is diligent and loves the people, and Corporal Lixian, even when he goes out hunting, he also ordered not to disturb the people, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered you to obey the dispatch of the side concubine, but this behavior is actually inconsistent with the prince's consistent behavior, are you sure you don't need to ask His Royal Highness the prince's meaning?" ”
As soon as Liu Xuan finished speaking, a familiar voice came from the crowd: "No need to ask." ”
Liu Xuan looked back. Seeing that Sun Xun was coming this way through the crowd, he was still as elegant as jade and gentle, Liu Xuan smiled at him and said hello silently.
Sun Xun nodded at her almost invisibly, and said to the silver-armored guard in front of the door of the main hall in three or two steps: "As this girl said, the prince is the most annoying to the people on weekdays, although you are ordered by the prince to listen to the dispatch of the concubine, but don't forget who is your master." ”
The guard heard Sun Xun's reprimand, and immediately knelt down on one knee: "The subordinates know their mistakes." ”
Sun Xun waved his hand to get him up. Then he said loudly to the surroundings: "It's not all withdrawn." ”
With his order, the silver-armored guards who were originally guarding the halls immediately retreated, and Sun Xun saluted Liu Mu and Liu Xuan with a fist: "Madam Liu, don't worry, the prince has heard about this." I will definitely give my wife an explanation. ”
Although he said Mrs. Liu in his mouth, his eyes were looking at Liu Xuan, and Liu's mother didn't know what was going on in her heart. The explanation that the prince said was an explanation to Liu Xuan, and immediately said to Sun Xun with a smile: "The prince has a lot of opportunities. Why bother him with such a trivial matter, it may be that Concubine Cao acted like this in order to be quiet. ”
Sun Xun did not answer. He bowed his hand to Mrs. Liu and Liu Xuan, and then turned around and left.
Mother Liu watched Sun Xun leave, turned around and smiled at Liu Xuan and said, "The side concubine is just a side concubine, if it weren't for the Cao family, she would be despised just by her actions back then." ”
Liu Xuan's eyes flashed and she didn't answer, and Liu's mother didn't say anything when she saw her, but only led her towards the main hall.
As soon as I entered the hall, I saw a woman kneeling on top of Tuanpu, the woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes and kneeling there alone gave people an indescribable appearance, the woman heard someone come in, frowned slightly and looked back, the first thing she saw was Liu Xuan, she was slightly stunned when she saw Liu Xuan's appearance, and then she saw Liu Xuan's mother beside her.
Before the woman could speak, the maid on the side stepped forward and said to Liu Mu and Liu Xuan: "Bold, the prince's side concubine is here to pray for the blessings of the majority of soldiers, how can you come and disturb?" ”
Liu Xuan glanced at the woman in Chinese clothes kneeling on top of Tuanpu, the willow eyebrows and Danfeng were good-looking, and she said in her heart that this was his side concubine.
The maid's words made Liu's mother frown, and she was about to answer but listened to Concubine Cao's reprimand: "Xiao Tao is rude." She stood up with the help of the maid beside her, and said to the maid who spoke: "This is the wife of Mrs. Liu, how can you speak against it?" ”
The maid named Xiao Tao heard Concubine Cao's reprimand, and immediately apologized to Mother Liu, who waved her hand and didn't bother with a maid.
Concubine Cao smiled and took two steps forward and said to Mother Liu: "I don't know that Mrs. Liu came today, I hope to forgive me for being offended." She didn't ask Liu Mu how she got into the hall, nor did she explain why she sealed the hall, but she just said that she was offended.
Mother Liu lifted the corners of her mouth slightly, and gave Concubine Cao a smile: "Concubine Fang is so excited to pray for the blessings of the soldiers, it is really heartfelt." ”
Concubine Cao didn't seem to understand Liu's mother's sarcasm, and said with a faint smile: "It's a matter of duty to share worries for His Royal Highness. Her Danfeng looked at Liu Xuan and said with a smile: "Who is this girl?" ”
No matter how unhappy Mother Liu is, the identity of this Concubine Cao is there, and she can only answer when she asks: "This is the name of my righteous daughter named Liu Xuan, and after two days off, my lord invited everyone in the court to do a verification, and today I took her to see the Bodhisattva first." After introducing Liu Xuan, Liu's mother said to Liu Xuan: "Xuan'er, this is Concubine Cao, who is deeply favored by the prince." ”
After Liu's mother finished introducing like this, she didn't let Liu Xuan see the courtesy or say a word, but put Liu Xuan and Concubine Cao in the same position.
Liu Xuan is a companion today. Mother Liu didn't say anything, so she pretended not to know, and stood upright and didn't salute. Concubine Cao looked at Liu Xuan's eyes a little cold, and was about to speak. But the outside room was hula-la, and many people came in at once.
It turned out that everyone saw that the silver-armored guards had retreated, and when they saw Liu Mu and Liu Xuan entering the hall, they were slightly stunned and walked towards the hall.
As soon as everyone came, Concubine Cao couldn't say anything more, so she had to lead the maid to retreat from the side hall with the monks in the hall.
Everyone came into the hall and surrounded Mother Liu and Liu Xuan, chattering, nothing more than some praise, which probably means that Mrs. Liu has the arrogance of Mrs. Liu and is not afraid of power.
These praises were accepted by Liu's mother silently, and when everyone asked about Liu Xuan's identity, she was not as good as she had been with Second Mrs. Cao before. Instead, she directly introduced Liu Xuan's identity as her daughter-in-law.
Everyone surrounded Liu Xuan and praised for a while, not only praised Liu Xuan's dignified and ladylike appearance and temperament, but also praised Mrs. Liu's good vision and good fortune, Liu's mother smiled and thanked: "I originally wanted to have a daughter, but I couldn't get my wish, but now the old Bodhisattva has sent such a good girl, which is really a blessing." ”
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Liu's mother was sincerely satisfied and loved Liu Xuan, so they congratulated one after another, and Liu Xuan looked at Liu's mother's smile in her eyes. The corners of her mouth also smiled slightly, as long as she treats her sincerely, she will be grateful, how can there be pure feelings between people without any impurities.
After everyone finished greetings, they began to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and Liu Xuan followed Liu Mu behind the Bodhisattva with incense. After thinking about it, she asked for a peace charm by the way, she planned to send a peace sachet to Deng Yu, but Deng Yu saw that it was a master who couldn't use the sachet. It's better to put a peace charm in it.
After asking for blessings, Liumu and Liu Xuan left, and Liumu was in a good mood today. Her purpose had already been achieved, and the results were far beyond her expectations. Seeing that Liu Xuan was reasonable again, she deliberately didn't mention the words of letting Liu Xuan greet Concubine Cao, but Liu Xuan instantly understood that standing there had her own arrogance.
This arrogance is quite similar to Mrs. Liu, Mother Liu looked at Liu Xuan with some love in her eyes, it is really not a family that does not enter the door.
Liu Xuan sent Liu's mother back to Liufu, and stayed for dinner under Liu's mother's kind invitation, and then played a half-game with Mrs. Liu, who came back, and returned to Liufu at dusk.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard and sat down, Hu Yi suddenly appeared, Liu Xuan looked at him and sneered slightly: "Say, what is his explanation?" ”
Hu Yi had never seen Liu Xuan sneering like this, so he was slightly stunned and turned his master's words: "The master said that from now on, the Cao family will not appear in front of the girl again." ”
This time, Liu Xuan was stunned, and she even wondered if she had heard it wrong: "From now on, she won't appear in front of me again?" ”
After getting Hu Yi's affirmative answer, Liu Xuan sneered in her heart, how is this possible? Not to mention the entanglement between him and her, how can he control Concubine Cao's whereabouts? She is in Yizhou, but she also knows that the noblewomen in the capital often get together, is it possible that he can still lock up that Concubine Cao in the prince's mansion for the rest of his life?
Even if he is closed, what if Concubine Cao wants to go back to her parents' house to visit relatives?
In fact, he didn't need to explain it to her, and she didn't know his identity on the first day, she admitted that she was moved and moved by Li Che, and she was also uncomfortable when she heard that he doted on Cao's family, and she was also gloomy when she saw Cao's appearance, so when Liu's mother deliberately didn't mention the salute, she just stood there without moving.
But she really didn't want him to give an explanation, Xiao Gong once said that it was the Cao family who pressured him to take the Cao family, although she had her insistence, but she also knew that there were many involuntary bodies in his position, thinking of this, Liu Xuan Chaohu said: "He doesn't have to be like this." ”
Hu Yi shook his head: "The master has a word, the girl doesn't have to think about it, just believe him." ”
Liu Xuan was silent for a while, and finally nodded, and he spoiled her.
As soon as Hu saw her, he nodded and said: "The master asked his subordinates to bring a message to the girl, it is best not to go out of the house in these two days to prepare for the Liu clan with peace of mind, that day the Cao family may be in trouble, the girl does not have to speak, and then the lord will personally go to the lord and hand everything over to the lord." ”
Today, Liu's mother and she have lost the face of the Cao family, and it is reasonable that the Cao family will be in trouble, but he will go in person that day? So she's going to see him?
Liu Xuan didn't know what to feel in her heart for a while, she had been in Beijing for a long time, since he sent Qiu Ju Dongmei and Qian Tong, she had no contact with him, Liu Xuan nodded at the tiger to indicate that he knew, and the tiger retreated into the shadows.
Dongmei took the clothes made by the 椤 embroidery workshop to Liu Xuan to look at, Liu Xuan looked at it and sighed in her heart, this 椤 embroidery workshop is really excellent, and the four sets of clothes made are elegant and luxurious.
When Liu Xuan was eating, she was still thinking about meeting Li Che soon, but she didn't care much about the Cao family's upcoming trouble, anyway, Li Che said that she should not speak, everything was up to him.
She thought about what she was going to do when she saw him. Scold him first and ask him why he deliberately made her lose everything? Or do you want to thank him for the favor he has always given him?
Liu Xuan was very conflicted in her heart, on the one hand, she hated him, and on the other hand, she was spoiled by him, she shook her head, and decided to embroider the sachet that was going to be given to him first, one yard to another, he handed over the prince's mansion property to her, and she should also have something in return.
In the next two days, Liu Xuan's door did not go out of the second door, so she concentrated on embroidering the sachet, the double-sided embroidery is difficult to embroider, but she is indeed superb embroidery, in just two days, she will give Li Che and Deng Yu the sachet are embroidered, Li Che's Liu Xuan is good to collect, and put some incense into it, just to see him tomorrow when he sends him.
Deng Yu's peace sachet Liu Xuan used the fragrance, and put the peace charm that day into it, but she didn't know how to give it to Deng Yu, since that night after being drunk, Liu Xuan thought of Deng Yu and was a little ashamed, after all, he was drunk and lightened him, and remembered that Deng Yu had been scared by a woman, and secretly laughed in his heart, and I don't know if Deng Yu was scared by himself that night and had nightmares.
She thought about it for a while or handed it over to Hu Yi, first, they must know what she did, and second, she handed it over to Hu Yi to do it because she did not shy away from Li Che's meaning, although she and Deng Yu are different from men and women, she is frank and unavoidable.
So Liu Xuan called Hu Yi and asked him to hand over the peace sachet to Deng Yu, seeing Hu Yi staring at the sachet with his eyes, as if he wanted to eat the sachet, Liu Xuan smiled helplessly, and took out the sachet that was about to be given to Li Che and shook it in front of Hu Yi: "Don't worry, your master also has one." ”
Hu Yi glanced at the sachet in Liu Xuan's hand, and then reluctantly took the one given to Deng Yu, turned around and disappeared outside the door. (To be continued......)