Chapter 194: Visitation
Lu Qingrong didn't know why he had to bring in the sobering soup with his own hands, Xu was deep down unwilling to let others see Jiang Xuan's drunken appearance.
When she entered the inner room, she realized that she had made a very wise decision.
The bed in the outer room was empty, and there was not half a figure in sight.
Holding the bowl of decanting soup, Lu Qingrong lifted the curtain and walked into the room.
At this time, on the rosewood carved step bed in the room, Jiang Xuan was lying there and lying in his clothes.
Lu Qingrong was no longer surprised, sighed lightly, and first put the decanting soup on the Huanghuali six-legged incense table next to the bed, before looking at him carefully.
I saw that he was closing his eyes at the moment, breathing steadily, as if he had fallen asleep, but he didn't have a quilt on his body. I think it must be because he didn't let Mo Nan and them follow up.
The weather was already cold, and it was night at the moment, Lu Qingrong shook his arm and wanted to call him to get up and change his clothes, but he didn't see any reaction, so he simply opened the quilt and helped him put it on his body.
Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, she was suddenly dragged by Jiang Xuan's outstretched arms.
At first, Lu Qingrong thought that he was just pretending to be asleep and joking with himself with the strength of alcohol, but soon he resumed regular and steady breathing, but his arms did not let go at all, still encircling himself.
Lu Qingrong couldn't care about being embarrassed or shy anymore, he just felt that this posture was awkward and uncomfortable.
At this moment, her upper body was hugged by Jiang Xuan and lying beside him, and the lower side was still sitting on the edge of the bed with her feet on the ground.
Lu Qingrong tried to break open his arms and sit up again several times, but she couldn't do so, but she couldn't hold on to this twisted state, so she simply kicked off her shoes and lay down next to him completely, thinking in her heart that when he turned over or let go of his arms for a while, she would take the opportunity to get up.
Originally, she thought that she didn't have to wait too long, but she didn't want to wait until she was already a little cold, Jiang Xuan still didn't move.
After a while, Lu Qingrong finally couldn't resist the cold of the night, and dragged a small half of the quilt on Jiang Xuan's body and covered himself.
Although both of them are lying in their clothes, it is still very ambiguous to cover the same quilt, especially for Lu Qingrong, who is in a sober state.
It's just that she didn't have time to feel this strange feeling carefully, so Jiang Xuan tightened her arms tighter, causing her whole body to fall into this warm embrace.
Lu Qingrong's mind suddenly stopped, and for a moment she seemed to feel that she had completely lost the ability to think, and although she quickly recovered, the feeling of peace and ease had always haunted her.
At this point, she was just intently feeling the heartbeat from another person.
At the beginning, she could clearly hear Jiang Xuan's powerful thumping heartbeat, and at the same time, she also noticed that her pounding heartbeat was gradually getting faster.
I don't know how long it took, but the two heartbeats began to gradually converge, and they could barely tell each other......
Just when Lu Qingrong was a little inexplicably happy, Jiang Xuan suddenly turned over in his arms, and the appearance of the two of them snuggling up to each other did not change, but at this moment Lu Qingrong became the one lying inside.
didn't even turn over and let go of his arm for half a minute, and Lu Qingrong was almost desperate about getting up.
However, at this time, her mind began to wander unconsciously.
Remembering herself in her previous life, she had slept alone in a small bed for as long as she could remember, and the only thing that accompanied her at that time was the bear that her father bought for her.
And the reason why she remembered this incident was precisely because Jiang Xuan was holding her and turning over just now, which was exactly the same as when she was holding the bear at that time......
Lu Qingrong suddenly laughed in her heart, that was a relatively warm memory of her childhood, could it be that Jiang Xuan also had a similar experience? Thinking of this, her smile deepened.
Just as she was reminiscing about her childhood and all kinds of fantasies about Jiang Xuan's childhood, Lu Qingrong's consciousness gradually blurred, and she soon fell asleep.
What she couldn't have imagined was that on the night she shared the bed with Jiang Xuan for the first time, she slept exceptionally sweetly.
By the time she woke up the next day, it was already dawn.
Lu Qingrong did not forget the scene before falling asleep last night, and hurriedly looked sideways, and there was no one around him.
She breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, she had been awake for a while, but she didn't dare to open her eyes, she just didn't know how to deal with it if Jiang Xuan was still by her side.
I got up and sat up, and looked around the room, no different from my usual day.
The six-legged incense table of Huanghuali that she put in the sobering soup last night has also been restored to empty at this moment.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Qingrong first took off the entire set of clothes she wore yesterday, and then called Luzhu to come in to help her change her clothes and freshen up.
There was nothing unusual about Green Bamboo's expression, it was the same as usual.
After all, Lu Qingrong still had things on hold in his heart, Jiang Xuan was drunk last night, and he couldn't communicate with him about Lu Manyu at all, at this time, Lu Qingrong quickly packed up and went to the hall.
Jiang Xuan was really already waiting there.
He had changed into a dark blue pigmented robe at the moment, and his complexion had been completely renewed, and he was very refreshed.
It's just that when he saw Lu Qingrong coming in, Jiang Xuan's eyes suddenly flickered, and he didn't seem to be very comfortable.
Lu Qingrong couldn't care about these for a long time, and sat down opposite him and took the lead in speaking: "I don't know what happened in the East Palace, do you know?" ”
"What's the matter?" Jiang Xuan looked at Lu Qingrong at this time, slightly dazed.
"My third sister...... Miscarriage. Lu Qingrong said directly.
"Is that true?" Jiang Xuan was very surprised.
Lu Qingrong nodded seriously, understanding that he didn't know about it yet, and then told him all the news he heard from his mother yesterday.
"I see." Jiang Xuan's expression became more solemn.
"The second uncle and his father and mother mean, let me find a way to persuade her quickly, and I think so myself." Lu Qingrong said his thoughts first, "My third sister has never suffered any grievances since she was a child, if it is her own sake, if there is any joint in it, it will cause resentment in her heart, and then make trouble......"
Hearing Lu Qingrong's concern, Jiang Xuan also nodded in approval.
"That's what it means." Jiang Xuan seemed to hesitate a little, but finally said bluntly, "To say something that doesn't matter, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the palace. Regardless of the cause and effect, it is best to keep this lesson in mind and be more careful in the future, so that you can spread the branches for the royal family again, even if there is really someone who designs to frame it, it is the best counterattack against it. You really need to persuade her well, don't admit death, entangle yourself and trap yourself in it......"
This is exactly what Lu Qingrong thought of going with.
"Then how can I meet the third sister?" Lu Qingrong asked.
"After breakfast in a while, you go to King Jing's Mansion with me, if you want to enter the palace justifiably and unobtrusively, you can only ask the princess to help." Jiang Xuan thought for a while, and then instructed: "You still write another letter, know the reason, and stop at the point." Things in the palace are unpredictable, and in case you can't see anyone when you go, it's good to be able to arrange for a letter to be delivered. ”
Lu Qingrong nodded hurriedly, and after eating a few bites of breakfast, he followed Jiang Xuan to King Jing's Mansion.
Sitting in the carriage on the road, Jiang Xuan seemed to remember something again, and suddenly asked, "Last night...... I didn't say anything inappropriate, did I? ”
These words confused Lu Qingrong.
He had been sleeping very deeply last night, and he had never said a word, and even if there was something wrong, it was not in words, but in deeds.
Lu Qingrong secretly scolded himself for a while, only to realize that he must be awake when he woke up in the morning, and it was impossible not to know the state of the two, so the reason why he asked this question must be because he was worried that he had said something extremely inappropriate. Remembering that he drank with Jiang Ling and them last night......
"It's okay." Lu Qingrong replied, "You were very drunk last night. ”
Seeing that her statement was very ambiguous, Jiang Xuan's heart was even more vague, and he wanted to continue to ask, but he didn't know how to speak.
As everyone knows, what Lu Qingrong is thinking about now is also wondering what he thinks he said......
Fortunately, King Jing's Mansion was not far from Rong'en Street, and it arrived soon, so this embarrassment did not last long.
The guard in front of the door saw that it was Jiang Xuan, and directly welcomed him in.
After that, the second prince, King Jing, heard the news and invited Jiang Xuan to the front hall.
And Lu Qingrong went to Tang Yue in the inner courtyard.
Since she came to ask someone for help, no matter whether it succeeds or not, there is no reason to hide it, not to mention that she has always been close to Tang Yue, so she told the matter as soon as they met.
When Tang Yue learned of this, he also couldn't hide his sighs, and immediately said that if the prince allowed it, he would take her into the palace as much as possible.
So the two exchanged their views on the matter in a heartfelt manner, while waiting for the news to come from the front room.
In the front hall at this time, the second prince also frowned.
"I only found out about this matter last night, and I originally planned to come to you today." The second prince told the truth, "Although I have moved out of the palace, the things in the palace are complicated, and I can't escape the whole body. If there is a disturbance in the East Palace, we really don't necessarily ...... what the emperor and the queen mother think."
Jiang Xuan understood the situation of the second prince, and he must have become so cautious if he had been exposed to the affairs of the palace for so many years.
"We're also thinking about letting Uchiko go over and persuade one or two." Jiang Xuan expressed his intentions.
"That's fine." The second prince did not see him: "I want to think about this matter in the long run, others are not easy to say, but although the crown princess is from the Wu family, she is a benevolent and generous person, and this king doesn't think that this matter has anything to do with her!" ”
The second prince rarely called himself "this king" in front of him, and such a solemn statement at this time inevitably made Jiang Xuan a little surprised. But after all, this was about a member of the royal family, and he was not suitable to say anything, but just listened respectfully from the sidelines.
"Let's let the princess take Mrs. Shizi on a trip!" The second prince finally said. As for how to persuade him, there were no instructions.
When Tang Yue in the backyard heard the news, he had already dressed properly, and directly led Lu Qingrong into the palace.
On weekdays, Tang Yue will go to the East Palace to sit with the crown princess every other day, although the royal family affection is far more indifferent than others, but the harmony between her and the crown princess is rare.
Entering the palace gate was very smooth, and a little eunuch volunteered to lead them to the East Palace.
Due to the presence of others, Lu Qingrong and Tang Yue did not have any communication along the way.
Lu Qingrong thought about what he wanted to say to Lu Manyu in his heart.
If you can really meet and make sure that there is no one around, you can naturally open your words and say it, whether it is from her own safety, or let her worry about her future future, always let her understand that at this time, only to deal with it calmly, let the prince care at the same time with pity, is the only solution. The rest of the qiē should be left behind for the time being.
With a lot of thoughts, I finally walked to the gate of the East Palace.
Lu Qingrong was a little strange.
I saw that the red palace gate was closed at this time, and there were many people guarding the door, and it was not an ordinary eunuch and palace maid, but a neat and uniform palace guard, almost surrounding the place where she was in sight.
Lu Qingrong had never been to the East Palace before, and he didn't know if it should have been like this in the first place.
But quietly turned his head sideways to look at Tang Yue, and saw the obviously surprised look on her face, only to understand that this was not the norm.
The little eunuch who brought them all the way obviously didn't expect the East Palace in front of him to be like this, and he was stunned and didn't know what to do.
"The minions don't know......" he opened his mouth with a slurrel.
At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed from somewhere behind the guard, also dressed in the costume of a eunuch.
"This is the gatekeeper eunuch of the East Palace." Before he walked in, Tang Yue whispered to Lu Qingrong.
"It turned out to be Princess Jing, you are here!" The eunuch guarding the door squeezed out a smile and gradually walked in, "It's really unfortunate, something happened in the East Palace today, the emperor has an order, and no one is allowed to enter or leave." After saying that, he stood motionless in front of them, without the slightest intention of getting out of the way.
"Crown Princess...... Okay with the prince? Tang Yue was silent for a long time before he asked such a sentence. She knew that this was not the right time to say more.
"The minions don't know." The eunuch guarding the door immediately replied: "Don't let Princess Jing and Mrs. Shizi embarrass the slaves, wait for the curfew to be canceled in the future, and then come to the East Palace to walk around." ”
Although his tone was very respectful, his refusal was more firm.
Lu Qingrong was a little surprised, he actually recognized himself.
The two did not entangle too much in front of the East Palace Gate, and went straight to the palace gate.
On the way back, the little eunuch who led the way kept confessing, saying that he didn't know that the East Palace was like this, and if he had known, he shouldn't have let the princess and the princess run away in vain.
Tang Yue and Lu Qingrong obviously didn't mean to blame him, but they were each wondering in their hearts what was going on in the East Palace......
Could this have something to do with Lu Manyu's miscarriage?
Lu Qingrong didn't have a clue for a while.
Especially looking at the meaning of the little eunuch, the access control of the East Palace should have started today, and it seems that the time does not coincide.
first accompanied Tang Yue to the palace, and Lu Qingrong returned to Rongen Street with Jiang Xuan.
Originally, when he heard Lu Qingrong mention that he hadn't seen Lu Manyu today, Jiang Xuan wasn't very surprised, after all, things in the palace were too unpredictable, and the chance of seeing them at one time was really not high.
It wasn't until I heard her say that she hadn't even sent the letter that she was a little confused.
"The person who sent the letter has already been arranged, why is it not useful?" Jiang Xuan asked.
Only then did Lu Qingrong explain the heavily guarded situation of the East Palace, saying that he was worried that this matter was related to Lu Manyu's miscarriage, although the letter was written very tactfully, he was still afraid of giving someone a handle.
Jiang Xuan listened to her description, but his face sank instantly, and he immediately got up and said, "No...... You rest first, I'll go out. ”R1152