Chapter 296: A Mother's Heart
This sentence suddenly came out of Princess Cheng'an, which immediately made Xiao Jinxuan slightly stunned when she heard it, but the next moment she smiled gently, and then Ying Ying bowed and said:
"Her Royal Highness the princess is right, Jinxuan really wants to thank you for saving your life just now, if it weren't for your timely help, I'm afraid I would have been poisoned by that white willow now."
As soon as she heard this, Princess Cheng'an's eyes flashed with difference, and then she motioned to Xiao Jinxuan and continued to walk forward with her, and then asked in a calm tone:
"Listening to the meaning of Miss Jinxuan's words, it seems that even if this princess does not appear, you have already seen through Liu'er's plan, so it is my superfluous move to say this."
Shaking her head slightly, Xiao Jinxuan's voice froze, and then she analyzed with a hint of caution:
"Your Royal Highness Princess, in fact, Jinxuan has not figured out how Bai Liu is going to press the poison on me until now, I just think that as a royal princess, even if that eight-treasure Ruyi soup is made from the bone paste of countless rare birds, there must be many more extravagant dishes in the palace. So it was commonplace that the princess's behavior really made Jinxuan feel a little too intense, so I felt that your dislike of that soup was just a reason, and what you really had to do was to prevent me from drinking the soup in the bowl. ”
Seeing Princess Cheng'an, she just smiled at the corner of her mouth and didn't say anything, Xiao Jinxuan sorted out the thoughts in her head again, and then continued to take care of herself:
"And Jinxuan hasn't forgotten that as soon as you came to the living room, the first thing you said was to ask me to let the soup cool before drinking. And when Bai Liu handed me the soup for the second time, it was also the princess who took it away. Therefore, Jinxuan dared to boldly conclude that the bowl of soup in my hand that seemed to be unhindered must not be simple, and if it hadn't been for Her Royal Highness the princess arriving in time, I am afraid that the whole bowl of soup would have been drunk by me. ”
A look of approval flashed in her eyes, and she saw Princess Cheng'an, who had been listening quietly to Xiao Jinxuan's words, and then she calmly spoke:
"No wonder the royal brother has praised you many times, even my royal brother King Yongchang, when I entered the palace a few days ago, I proudly said that I had accepted a smart and courageous righteous daughter, you girl is really delicate, just through simple attention and observation, you can guess the matter, it is really amazing."
Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan was going to bend her knees again to thank her because of her own rescue, Cheng An pulled her up kindly, and then said to her personal aunt Biyun on the side, and ordered:
"Say everything you saw and heard in the back kitchen, this girl is now a member of my royal family, you don't have to hide anything."
After receiving the master's order, she saw that Biyun nodded immediately, and then immediately said:
"Miss Jinxuan is like this, just now I gave Her Royal Highness the princess, went to the back kitchen to get the stewed bird's nest white fungus soup, but I accidentally saw two maids, muttering there suspiciously, when I saw me looking at the two of them, they immediately scattered, at that time the slave maid felt that there must be a problem here, so he took the bird's nest and walked out of the back kitchen in front of them.
The aunt who has always accompanied the princess to marry must be carefully selected in the palace, all of them are scheming, and their adaptability is basically very old-fashioned.
So this Bi Yun wants to fool and hide, the two little maids in the house, this is a very easy thing for her.
The voice paused, and then Bi Yun looked at Xiao Jinxuan again, and continued to speak in a lower voice:
"The two little maids, thinking that the slave maid had really left, had no scruples in words and deeds, and I saw them with my own eyes, took out a packet of white powder, poured it into a basin of water, and then put a white porcelain bowl in it and soaked it."
In fact, hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan already had a rough idea of how this white willow assassinated her was used.
And this will see Princess Cheng'an, signaling Biyun to stand back and serve, while she herself followed the other party's words and continued to speak:
Later, Bi Yun came back and told me that she heard with her own ears that the two maids said that this white porcelain bowl stained with poisonous water was for you to use at a dinner party for a while. So even if that pot of soup is drunk by others, it will be fine, but only if you get a little bit of it, you will inevitably be poisoned, so the soup itself is no problem, and it is the white porcelain soup bowl you use that is secretly manipulated. ”
A strong chill flashed in her eyes, Xiao Jinxuan really didn't expect that these people would really do anything to deal with her.
It was a shame that Zhuxin was very cautious this night, but Bai Liu still put poisonous things into her mouth under her nose.
And feeling Xiao Jinxuan, the cold aura of that body, Cheng An couldn't help but sigh and said:
"In fact, I didn't want to meddle in the rights and wrongs of these back houses, but who called you this girl, and our royal family is really deep, so before attending the state banquet, you live in my courtyard, although I have always lived in a simple place, and my residence is also a little cleaner, but you can still do it to leave the Guogong Mansion safe and sound."
With the protection of Princess Cheng'an, Xiao Jinxuan is naturally happy about this.
After all, if the other party helps him, in the past few days in this country's mansion, he can indeed be harmed by someone without worrying.
While speaking, Cheng An also took Xiao Jinxuan and returned to his courtyard, and as soon as he was introduced into the room, he saw a maidservant, who immediately held a pair of men's new shoes, and replied anxiously:
"Madam, the pair of shoes you made for Young Master Hang with your own hands were sent back by the young master, and you stayed up for several nights to put these shoes away, why didn't the young master know about your hard work."
Seeing that Cheng An took the brand-new shoes, he couldn't help but show a trace of sadness in his eyes.
Bi Yun immediately pulled the mouthy maid just now, and then said with a reprimand:
"You Nizi, this is more and more now, why don't you hurry up and go out with me, I didn't see a distinguished guest in our courtyard, go down with me to prepare tea."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bi Yun pulled the maid out, and when only Xiao Jinxuan and Princess Cheng'an were left in the room, they didn't speak to each other for a long time.
For a while, there was silence all around, and even the needle fell to the ground, and it was estimated that it could be heard clearly.
After another long while, I suddenly saw Xiao Jinxuan, pointed to the new pair of shoes in Cheng An's hand, and then said with a smile:
Seeing the princess caring for Young Master Hang so much, Jinxuan couldn't help but think of her mother, when I came to Beijing in the future, when I was still in Yangzhou, my mother even made shoes for my aunt's children, so as to win over each other. But they don't want to make me a pair of embroidered shoes, then after knowing this, I will be more and more separated from my mother, to be honest, I am even a little envious of Hang Gongzi now, because he has a loving mother, this is what I have always wanted, but never gotten. ”
Xiao Jinxuan's sincere feelings, without pretending, seemed to have touched Cheng An's heartstrings, and she had not had much expression on her face, but her eyes were slightly reddened.
"Miss Jinxuan, although I don't know why your mother is so ruthless to you, but please believe me, she must have her own reasons to do this, so I believe that there is no one in the world who is a mother who does not love her children. Just like my Hang'er, even if he annoys me and hates me, and even only gets close to the Wu family, but he is extremely distant from me, but in my heart, he is still my favorite child, as long as he can live well, I am willing to do whatever he asks me to do. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan, a person who has never known what mother's love is since she was a child, couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and then she said with a little puzzlement:
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Shu Jinxuan said something that I don't like, in fact, between you and Hang Gongzi, is there too little communication, after all, you worship the Buddha all day long, this mother and son will not meet for a long time, and the love will naturally be divided, if you take the initiative to walk around with Hang Gongzi more, presumably the relationship between your mother and son will definitely be greatly improved."
But who would have thought that Cheng An showed a wry smile, then stroked the brand-new shoes in his hand, and said with a melancholy voice:
"Little girl, you are kind-hearted, others know about the matter between me and Hang'er, and they can't dodge it, for fear of making this princess unhappy for a while, so as to get into trouble. But you're willing to give me such a sincere idea. But you don't know, in fact, I have tried all the methods, but I can't change Hang'er's mind, between me and the Wu family, this child treats each other as his own mother, and I am just a stranger in his eyes. ”
It seems that he has found someone who can talk about the bitterness in his heart, Cheng An glanced at Xiao Jinxuan, and then continued:
"In fact, last month was Hang'er's birthday, but in the past 20 years, he has never celebrated a birthday by my side, and now I am chanting in this Buddhist hall for a month, in order to pray for him, even in this child's heart, the Wu family is more important than my mother, but in my eyes, there is no one in this world who can be more important than him."
Having said this, the tears in Cheng An's eyes couldn't help but flow down uncontrollably, and the only thing Xiao Jinxuan could do now was to hand Jinpa to the other party.
After all, any comfort will be too pale and powerless, and it can't withstand the sorrow of missing your own child.
And until this meeting, Xiao Jinxuan actually had to admire Wu's methods in the depths of her heart.
The mother and son of Princess Cheng'an, who can be forced, are like strangers although they are related by blood.
And during the banquet, how filial Bai Hang was to the Wu family, and even for the sake of the other party, he did not hesitate to collide with Princess Cheng'an, Xiao Jinxuan also saw it with her own eyes.
As the wife of the main family of the Guogong Mansion and the sister of the current emperor, Princess Cheng'an has supreme dignity to enjoy.
But if she can't settle her old suspicions with Bai Hangbing, then the situation after that will be extremely bleak.
And the Wu family has a pair of children, not to mention, the eldest son of the Bai family regards her as filial piety as her biological mother.
As soon as Bai Hang inherits the position of Duke Hua, her identity will inevitably be even more unmatched.
Wu's methods are even more clever than killing the mother and taking the child, and this also invisibly made Xiao Jinxuan realize that the other party's difficulty and insidiousness, if she doesn't pay more attention in the future, she is likely to be assassinated.