Chapter 181: Love and Hate
Jian Ying couldn't help but look at Concubine Wen carefully, and really saw a faint trace of Zhou Shu's shadow between her eyebrows and eyes, and became more and more surprised, "Concubine Wen said that the old lady picked you according to the appearance of the first concubine......"
"Divide the favors." Concubine Wen Shu said the inconvenient words for her, "The first princess is the most gentle and virtuous woman I have ever seen, and she can write poetry and paint, and she is very affectionate with the prince."
In the eyes of the prince, there is only the first princess, that is, my appearance is somewhat similar to the first princess, and it is rare for the prince's blue eyes.
Seeing that I can't hold the prince around, I don't have much hope for me, and the old lady doesn't hold me like she did earlier.
After the death of the first princess, the prince also spoiled me for a while. But I know that in the heart of the prince, I am just a stand-in for the first princess, and the name of 'Wanrong' is shouted in the prince's dreams......"
She is the daughter of a tenant farmer, and she was fortunate to be favored by the old lady who went to inspect the Zhuangzi and entered the palace, thinking that she would be able to fly on the branches and be a phoenix from now on. Unexpectedly, he confused into the dispute between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the old lady and the former princess, and wasted many years of youth in vain.
Now that I recall the short-lived relationship with the prince, as well as her son who died not long after birth, it feels very far away, as if in a dream.
Jian Ying's brows frowned and frowned, and she couldn't figure it out anymore.
From the news she asked Xiaoji to inquire about, as well as Zhou Shu's oral statement, it can be inferred that eight ~ nine times out of ten the Qin family was killed by the king of Ji'an.
But according to Concubine Wenshu, the Qin family is the daughter-in-law of King Ji'an, who did not hesitate to turn his face with his wife and insisted on marrying back. After getting married, he was very affectionate, what was it that made affection turn into hatred and prompted him to kill his wife?
"Concubine Shu, do you know how the first concubine died?"
Concubine Wen Shu was stunned for a moment, and her face changed slightly, "What did the second young lady hear?" ”
Jian Ying couldn't say that Zhou Shu had been tracking down the Qin family's death, so she said vaguely: "Well, I heard that the first princess did not die of illness, it seems that she died of poisoning." ”
Concubine Wen's face became more and more obvious. The hand holding the teacup trembled slightly. The eyes rolled unconsciously, as if to measure something.
Jian Ying didn't dare to speak and waited.
After a long time, Concubine Wenshu's mind calmed down. It seems to have made up its mind. Let out a long breath. "But what did the princess tell you?"
Jian Ying was slightly stunned, and then nodded.
Meng Xinniang is not the main source, but she was the first person to lead to the inside story of Qin's death. It's not a lie to say that I heard about it from her.
"Sure enough." Concubine Wen Shu smiled helplessly and mockingly, "The princess and the princess were married into the door with their front and back feet, and they were under the same roof, but they faced each other like old enemies.
The princess used to please me in every way, and when she heard about the death of the first princess from me, she thought that she had caught the princess's shortcomings and made the house unpeaceful......"
These words sounded clueless to others, but Jian Ying understood what she meant, "It's about to be the death day of the old lady and the first mother, I just hope that the two elders can rest in peace under Jiuquan, there is no side purpose, the concubine can just rest assured." ”
Concubine Wen Shu took the reassuring pill and had no worries, "When the first princess passed away, the prince, the prince and the second young master were not in the mansion.
When Concubine Bai and I rushed over, the first princess had already fainted. The two doctors were both pulses and observations, which was the reason why they could not diagnose the abdominal pain.
The doctor asked Concubine Bai if she wanted to prescribe a prescription for pain relief. Concubine Bai hesitated and didn't dare to agree, but it was a decision made by a big girl named Qingmo next to the princess.
The princess took the decoction first, and the pain was immediately relieved. Concubine Bai and I just left the main room as if they had nothing to do. Not long after returning to his courtyard, another girl from the former princess hurriedly knocked on the door, saying that the first princess had passed away......
When Concubine Bai and I rushed over in a panic, we saw the doctor and the maid kneeling on the ground, and the prince was holding the body of the first princess and crying bitterly.
I was a little younger, and I was already scared away by this change, and I stood stupidly. Concubine Bai was older, and she was calmer than me, so she had the courage to go in to comfort the prince.
As soon as he got close to the prince, he was swept to the ground by the prince. The prince lost his temper and drove me out.
On the way back, Concubine Bai's face was pale, and her eyes were straight, as if she had fallen into an evil spirit. I suspected that she was frightened by the death of the former princess, so I took her to my room and recited a Buddhist sutra for her, but it didn't do much.
Concubine Bai was trembling all night, I was really curious about what she saw, and after asking her people again and again, she told me that the princess had her eyes open, and there were blood and tears in the corners of her eyes......"
Speaking of this, she closed her eyes with palpitations, and continued, "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I can guess that the first princess did not die of illness. The only thing that can make people bleed to death is poisoning.
Early the next morning, I heard that the prince had sold all the people in the courtyard of the former princess, and the two doctors were dismissed. didn't wait for the second young master to come back, so he rushed to put it in the coffin. Before he could mourn, he nailed the coffin to death.
The strangest thing is that on the same night that the first princess died, the prince and the eldest lady of the Fang family, who was a guest in the mansion, that is, the current princess, both fell ill. Both of them have high fevers that do not go away, and their mouths are full of nonsense.
The people talked about it, saying that the death of the first princess was killed by the prince and the eldest lady of the Fang family, and the soul of the wrongs was not dispersed after her death, and they came to settle accounts.
The prince was furious and severely punished a few talkers before he stopped the rumors.
Not long after the first princess was buried, the eldest lady of the Fang family followed Mrs. Fang back to the capital. Shizi completely changed his appearance for a while, a person who has always had a gentle temper, punching and kicking at every turn, and losing his temper at the people below.
The second young master also became strange, hiding in the house where the former princess lived and talking to himself, and the prince also specially invited a powerful Taoist to exorcise evil spirits for him......"
Jian Ying heard Zhou Shu talk about this paragraph, but looking at Concubine Wenshu's appearance, she didn't know about King Ji'an kneeling and begging for mercy. Maybe Concubine Wen is also the same as Meng Xinniang, and believes that the death of the first princess is related to Zhou Han and the Fang family.
After groaning, I heard Concubine Wen speak again, "The princess passed away, and the prince suffered a big blow.
Occasionally, I got drunk, regarded me as a former princess, hugged me and wept bitterly, shouted 'Wanrong', and asked one after another: 'Why do you want to do this to me?' ’
'In this world, I only have you and my mother, the two closest people, why are you so ruthless and turn me into a loner? ’
……”
Jian Ying's eyes widened suddenly, only to feel that something was about to pop out of her mind, "Father said that the first concubine made him a loner?" ”
"yes." Concubine Wen smiled quietly, "Sometimes I talk nonsense all night, and I call my mother for a while, saying that he is sorry for me and has not allowed me to live a long life;
At one moment, he shouted at me, saying that he hated me, and that he should not have married me in the first place......"
Jian Ying's heart was moved, and she grabbed Concubine Wenshu's hand, "At the moment when the old lady was dying, who was guarding beside her?" ”
Concubine Wen Shu was frightened by her sudden movement, her lips moved, and then she muttered: "When we rushed over, the old lady took out all the mother-in-law and girls around her, leaving only the first princess inside, saying that she wanted to confess her last words......
――(To be continued......)