220 The Imperial Expedition
Shen Wu'an never thought that one day things would be revealed in front of Qu Wurong like this, so when she pushed open the door and walked in with a puzzled expression, he didn't know what to do to react for a while.
Another person who didn't expect it was Zhai Qinglian, he knew that Shen Wu'an didn't plan to sue Qu Wurong about this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have forced himself to think of other ways to make Bailiao agree to form an alliance with Daliang! It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven!
Thinking of this, Zhai Qinglian felt that there was no need for him to stay here any longer, so he saluted the two of them and said, "Since the emperor has something to say to the noble concubine, then please allow Weichen to retire first." ”
"Let's go down." Shen Wu'an waved his hand at him, and waited until his figure disappeared outside the door, then he stepped forward and helped Qu Wurong to sit down on the chair and asked, "Xiao Rong'er, why are you here?" ”
"I've been waiting for you for a long time and haven't seen you come back, so I'll take a look." Qu Wurong said, remembering what he had just heard outside, so he asked, "What do you mean by kissing just now?" Who's going to kiss him? ”
Shen Wu'an froze slightly when he heard this, "I'll explain this matter to you later." ”
"Why wait until later?" Qu Wurong looked at him puzzled, "Have you forgotten?" I'm going to go to Zhuangzi in the suburbs today to escape the summer, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the palace until our child is born, and it will take at least two or three months for you to 'later'!" ”
Hearing that she took the initiative to mention the matter of leaving the palace, Shen Wu'an took the opportunity to change the topic, "I haven't forgotten, isn't this that I was pestered to deal with some trivial matters after I got out of the court?" Let's go, I'll send you out of the palace. ”
"You don't run away from my questions." Qu Wurong didn't fall for him, but stubbornly asked the topic just now, "What's going on with Heqin?" Isn't it ......" She paused before asking, "Does it have anything to do with me?" ”
It is not unreasonable for her to think so, since ancient times, most of the candidates for peace between the two countries are princesses from the royal family, or the favored county lords, so as to show the sincerity of the harmony; But Shen Wu'an has only just ascended the throne not long ago, and the only heir has not yet been born in her womb, so it is naturally impossible for her daughter to marry to another country to make peace, and Shen Duanlang's princesses have already married into women, and it is impossible to become a candidate for harmony, the only thing that can promote this matter, and it is only she who can make Shen Wu'an bother to hide it from her.
"It has nothing to do with you, don't guess!" Shen Wuan subconsciously retorted.
"Since it has nothing to do with me, then why are you hiding it from me?" Qu Wurong was not so perfunctory, his eyes were firmly fixed on him, "This is not something unsightly, why can't I know?" ”
Shen Wu'an looked away from her and didn't look at her, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that you are pregnant now, as long as you take care of yourself and your child, you don't have to worry about other things." ”
Seeing that he insisted on refusing to tell him the truth, Qu Wurong thought about it, and suddenly stood up and walked outside.
"Xiao Rong'er, where are you going?" Shen Wu'an was taken aback by her movements, and hurriedly chased after her to stop her, just kidding, she dared to walk outside so recklessly and recklessly with such a big belly, what if something happened?
Qu Wurong stopped and looked at him, "Since you don't want to sue me, then I'll go and say hello to others, I believe that there will always be someone who is willing to tell me the truth." ”
It's rare for her to insist on doing something like this, Shen Wu'an looked at her helplessly, but in the end she was defeated in her stubborn gaze, "Okay, don't make trouble, can't I sue you?" ”
Hearing her say this, Qu Wurong sat back in the chair with his support, and then put on a deferential posture and said to him, "Say it." ”
Shen Wu'an was made to laugh and cry by her attitude as an interrogator, but he didn't continue to hide it, and told her the whole story of the matter.
"Bailiao Country?" Qu Wurong didn't show a surprised look after listening to it, but he just didn't understand a little, "He hasn't even seen me once, why would he ask me to go and kiss?" Isn't this clearly the difficulty of being a strong man? ”
If her identity is the princess or county lord of Daliang, Xiao Nansheng has nothing to ask for, and the alliance between the two countries that are good for Qin and Jin will become stronger; But her identity is special after all, knowing that she is Shen Wu'an's concubine, Xiao Nansheng still made such a request, does he really have the sincerity to form an alliance with Da Liang? Or did he deliberately put forward such a condition to embarrass Shen Wu'an?
Shen Wu'an pursed his mouth, a hint of displeasure flashed in his dark eyes, "He said he had seen you in the Royal Zen Academy. ”
"Saw me in the Royal Zen Monastery?" Qu Wurong was slightly stunned when he heard this, "When?" "She lived in the Royal Zen Monastery for more than three months, and most of the time she just stayed in the Jingxin Nunnery and rarely went out, and the Jingxin Nunnery has always refused male pilgrims to enter, how could the lord of the Bailiao Kingdom see herself?
"Not long after the New Year, he personally brought a delegation to visit, during which he once proposed to go to the Royal Zen Monastery to offer incense, and I agreed without much thought at the time." Speaking of this, Shen Wu'an was annoyed, clenched his fist and smashed it on the table next to him, "If I had known that he would make such an unreasonable request, I would not have agreed to let him go!" ”
Qu Wurong took his hand, and sure enough, he saw that it was smashed red, "How can I blame you for this?" ”
"In short, I can't promise you to change it, no way!"
Knowing his mood at this time, Qu Wurong didn't say anything, just rubbed his hand gently, and after a while then asked, "Is there any other way?" ”
"If you don't have a way, you have to come up with a way!" Shen Wu'an snorted coldly when he heard this, as if he realized that his tone was too harsh, and then slowed down and said to her: "I will handle this matter, you don't have to worry about it, just go to Zhuangzi and wait for the child to be born with peace of mind." ”
Qu Wurong shook his head gently, "This kind of thing happened, how could I leave you alone and go to Zhuangzi to recuperate in the summer?" Even if you go, you will definitely not feel at ease, so it is better to stay in the palace. ”
"Little Rong'er ......"
Shen Wu'an wanted to say something, but was interrupted by her, "Don't you want to drive me away, I won't leave you half a step until I come up with a solution!" ”
Knowing that there would be no room for maneuver in what she decided, Shen Wu'an didn't bother to persuade her anymore, just stretched out his hand and hugged her into his arms, and promised softly: "No matter what, I won't let you leave me again!" ”
"Hmm." Qu Wurong nodded and tightened his hands around his waist.
The trip to Zhuangzi for the summer vacation was temporarily canceled, Qu Wurong could only continue to stay in the Xiangxue Palace and suffer from the double torment of heat and pregnancy, while Shen Wu'an became more busy, discussing with the ministers of the court to solve the current crisis, and returned late at night every day, and left the court again before dawn in the morning.
Jin Yu and the girls didn't know what was going on, they only knew that they had originally said that they were going to Zhuangzi in the suburbs to escape the summer, but her young lady went to see the emperor, but after she came back, she suddenly said that she couldn't go, and she became preoccupied, and she didn't know what was going on.
"Miss, are you up?" When Jin Yu walked into the dormitory with a basin of water, she found that her young lady had woken up, leaning against the head of the bed, looking straight out the window at a banana tree, not knowing what she was thinking.
I don't know if it's because of something in my heart, or because the weather is too hot, Qu Wurong doesn't sleep very well these days, and he always wakes up inexplicably in the middle of the night, and he has to wait a long time to fall asleep again, so he gets up later in the morning, and today is an exception.
Qu Wurong retracted his gaze, "What time is it?" ”
"It's not yet hour." Jin Yu said and put the basin in his hand aside, then took off the clothes hanging on the hanger, and asked while serving her to change, "Why did you wake up so early today?" ”
"I don't know." Qu Wurong shook his head gently, and then pressed his heart with his hand, "I always feel as if something is going to happen." ”
Hearing her words, Jin Yuzheng's hand for her shoes paused slightly, "What's the matter?" ”
"If I knew anything, I wouldn't be in such a crow's mouth!" Qu Wurong glanced at her angrily, stood up and walked outside, but she stopped as soon as she took two steps, "Ouch! ”
"What's going on?" Jin Yu was startled by her sudden scream, and saw her covering her stomach with her hands, so nervous that her face changed, "Miss, do you have a stomachache?" ”
Qu Wurong nodded weakly and pointed to his stomach with his finger, "The little guy just kicked me." ”
"And now? Still uncomfortable? Jin Yu's nervousness was not alleviated by her words, and after asking, she didn't wait for Qu Wurong to answer, she said to herself: "No, I'd better go and ask Old Lady Liu to come over." "After that, I will go outside.
"Wait a minute!" Seeing this, Qu Wurong hurriedly pulled her, "Don't be so nervous, it may be that I have been sitting on the bed just now, making the little guy feel uncomfortable, so I just stretched my fists and feet, and it has stopped at this time." ”
Jin Yu looked at her suspiciously, "It's really not uncomfortable?" ”
"It's not uncomfortable." Afraid that she wouldn't believe it, Qu Wurong deliberately took her hand and put it on her bulging belly, only to see that the little guy in her stomach was quiet, as if the kick just now was just Qu Wurong's illusion.
"Then let's wash up first." Seeing that the little guy really didn't move anymore, Jin Yu withdrew his hand, went to the basin and wrung out the cloth towel and brought it back to scrub her.
After washing up, Qu Wurong was about to go out to the dining room for breakfast, but saw Xiao Zhengzi and Xiao Qizi walking in in a hurry, and said to her with a solemn expression: "Niangniang, it's not good!" ”
"What's wrong?" Qu Wurong's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he had a feeling that a bad premonition was about to come true, "You two said slowly. ”
Xiao Zhengzi and Xiao Qizi glanced at each other, and the last one to speak was Xiao Zhengzi, "Just now, Gonggong Shun, who was next to the emperor, sent a message that the emperor wanted to ...... I want to drive the expedition! ”
"The Imperial Driver?" Hearing his words, Qu Wurong couldn't help but be stunned, what does this mean?
However, she quickly figured out the meaning of these four words, and she was shocked in her heart: Could this be the last way that Shen Wu'an came up with? risking her own life in exchange for not having to go to Bailiao and her relatives?