Chapter 62: Coercion
Lao Jin is one of the few of them who has married a wife, probably because he is a person who has come over, so he has a deep understanding of the things that get along between husband and wife, and it should not be nonsense to give some advice to the prince, Duanmu Rui is still very interested, so he said: "Tell me, what do you want to remind me." ”
"The prince messes with us all day long, and he doesn't go back to the backyard at night, and after a long time, the princess will be resentful. If there is a problem in the relationship between husband and wife, it will be difficult to reconcile in the future. ”
After Lao Jin finished speaking, several of his subordinates also echoed him, and Duanmu Rui sighed and said, "Don't hide it from all of you, this king and the princess probably have a disagreement." The princess has no intimacy with this king, and this king does not want to be bored. Our marriage was hastily brokered by the emperor, and it is normal for her to be dissatisfied. ”
"Lord Wang, can't you take the initiative? You still need the support of General Su in the future, if you don't get along with the princess, how can you say this in the future. An unfamiliar voice that I hadn't heard before.
Speaking of this, Su Wanyan was stunned in her heart, only to hear Duanmu Rui say again: "Most of the reason why this king can agree to marry her is that he wants to win over General Su......"
Hearing this, Su Wanyan's heart felt uncomfortable, and she pulled Lingxiu and walked back.
"But the princess is a rare good girl, and this king also wants to respect her, love her, and make peace with her, but I don't know what to do to open her heart for a while."
After Duanmu Rui finished speaking, he glanced at the sluggish faces of the three subordinates, only to realize that he had just said something inappropriate, he coughed lightly, and the three people came back to their senses in an instant.
"That's what the prince thought, so let's work hard." The three of them laughed and joked at Duanmu Rui.
"You shouldn't have heard it, and this king wondered if you should kill it." Duanmu Rui stood up, feeling embarrassed and a little angry why he was saying this in front of them.
"We haven't heard anything, so please spare your life."
"These are the things that the prince should say to the princess."
The three of them quickly finished talking and ran away, Duanmu Rui paced in the courtyard, and was annoyed for a while, how could he talk about his feelings in front of these rough men and reckless men?
He and the brothers around him eat and live together as long as they go out, there is no difference in identity at all, they respect him very much, there is no need to worry about no deterrence, and finally there is no one to say in their hearts except them.
Luo Shinian walked all the way back, and Duanmu Rui's words just now kept echoing in her mind.
"How can the prince be like this, marrying the young lady is actually for ...... It's so infuriating. Lingxiu muttered quietly, especially for her own young lady is not worth it.
Originally, I thought that he had some true feelings for himself, otherwise he would not have had so many entanglements, but now he knows that all the entanglements are to win over his father, and this time the emperor's sudden marriage should be in his arms.
The more Su Wanyan thought about it, the more angry she became, and said to Lingxiu: "Fortunately, I heard him tell the truth, marrying me and entering the door, not only can I win over my father, but also have one more housekeeper for him, really, I am not rare about the family business of his palace, and I am ready to leave." ”
"Ah, Miss, do you really want to reconcile?" Lingxiu lowered her voice, for fear of being heard.
Su Wanyan sighed, it must not be so simple to reconcile, after all, it was the emperor who gave marriage, and the emperor played chess, and he definitely didn't want to watch the halfway chess game be ruined.
If he can't do without, since he is just using himself, he doesn't have to be polite to him, and he can see it clearly, and he doesn't have to think about what to expect from him, and the relationship between them can only be cooperative in the future.
But Su Wanyan was very sober and knew that this was all for people to see, but what she didn't expect was that the emperor would marry her to Duanmu Rui and have a trick, and she and Lingxiu came out of the Surprise Hall that day, of course, this is a secret stronghold, and there is a shop selling rouge gouache outside.
The carriage stopped on the side of the street, and the two walked towards the carriage, and suddenly a white-faced man dressed ordinarily, but very neat, came out, and he took out a waist tag to show Su Wanyan.
"Princess, the emperor is waiting for you in the palace."
The man's voice was a little unusually shriveled, and Su Wanyan knew that he was the chamberlain in the palace, and the golden waist plate was also carved with a mighty dragon pattern.
Su Wanyan had to let Lingxiu go back first, and she followed the father-in-law to see the emperor.
This is not the first time Su Wanyan has seen the emperor, but the closest time, she looked at this tall middle-aged man, in terms of face, he is a middle-aged beautiful uncle, but his narrow phoenix eyes hide the essence of light, exuding majesty all over his body, against the backdrop of the splendid hall, it highlights his domineering spirit even more, but in Su Wanyan's eyes, what impresses her the most is his insidious and treacherous.
After the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, the emperor asked her if she was suitable for life in the palace, she answered in a regular manner, and said that Su Sui was very worried about the difficult war at the border, Su Wanyan didn't know how to answer this time, she was also very worried, and she couldn't wait to go to the battlefield to help Su Sui.
The emperor's expression has been cold, Su Wanyan knew that he didn't come to talk about these household things, after saying this, he asked the chamberlain who had just brought her into the palace to bring something up.
The chamberlain carried a tray on which a delicate brocade box was placed, and the emperor pointed to the brocade box and said, "This is a rare good thing, and you can eat it to ensure that you live a long life and be beautiful for a long time." ”
Su Wanyan's heart was pounding, how could she believe that he could be so kind and reward her with such a rare good thing, it is estimated that she will die soon if she eats it, and she can naturally live beautiful forever.
The waiter pointed two fingers and fed a red pill from the brocade box to her mouth, and he said in a sharp voice: "Princess, this is the emperor's kindness to you, don't eat it quickly." ”
Su Wanyan still wanted to struggle, "Such a good thing, the concubine is immoral and incompetent, so I dare not accept it, so please ask the emperor to give her to someone who has meritorious service to the court." ”
"General Su has made enough contributions, and besides, the prince is the emperor's most valued and cherished younger brother, and this good thing is specially prepared for you by the emperor."
After the father-in-law finished speaking quickly, his other hand pinched Su Wanyan's cheek like pliers, forced her to open her mouth, put the pill neatly into her mouth, and then lifted her chin, and the pill was swallowed immediately.
The speed of a series of movements was so fast that Su Wanyan barely had time to react, she clutched her chest and coughed twice.
The emperor smiled with great satisfaction, and said to his father-in-law, "Bring water to the princess to drink." ”
The father-in-law responded and brought the white water prepared in advance to Su Wanyan from the table, Su Wanyan hesitated, afraid that this was something bad, and the father-in-law relaxed the stern expression on his face and said, "This is the white water, the princess doesn't have to be nervous." ”
"Your Majesty." Su Wanyan picked it up and took two sips.
When the emperor saw her drink water, he said with a smile on his face: "I only want you to do one thing to give you such a good reward, and that is to monitor my younger brother, and you will report to me no matter what trouble he has." ”
She knew that this matter was not simple, and she didn't know what to eat, she just wanted to blackmail her, and sure enough, she came.
She pretended to be embarrassed, "This, the emperor, the concubine has no ability, and she has just entered the palace, and she doesn't know the people in the palace yet, so I'm afraid that I won't be able to do this errand well." ”
"I know that you young couples, when you just got married, you are definitely not willing to betray your husband, but you must know that you are doing things for me, and I will not treat you badly afterwards. Moreover, your father is fighting at the border, if he can win this time, it is better to say, if he loses and the previous crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, I will settle him together. But as long as you can satisfy me, I can consider pardoning him. ”
gave her "good things" and used Su Sui as a threat, Su Wanyan could only obey, and when she came out of the palace, it was also the father-in-law who sent her out, telling her that the pill was a chronic poison, and as long as she was obedient, she would give her an antidote regularly.
These were all things she thought, and she pretended not to know, showing a look of surprise and fear, which made her father-in-law very proud.
When she returned to the palace, she didn't tell anyone about it, and waited silently for the effect of the medicine to take effect, so that she could know what ingredients were there, and secretly prepared the antidote.
On the one hand, she asked the competent accounting room of the Amazing Word Hall to help her sort out the accounts of the palace for many years, and also used this as an excuse to let the men of the Amazing Word Hall enter and leave the palace and help her bring medicinal herbs from outside, she suspected that there must be people from the emperor in the palace, and she was afraid of being discovered by the emperor's people, so she had to use this method to cover up people's eyes.
After careful preparation, it was finally found that an important medicine was missing, and without this, the antidote would not be effective.
And Duanmu Rui's side, he has always suspected that the emperor's people brought him to the main hall to identify Su Sui's treason with the enemy must have a handle in the emperor's hands, and he has been secretly investigating, and recently learned that the little grandson of the Wang housekeeper was taken into the palace by the emperor's people and hid somewhere.
He secretly rescued the child from the palace and took him to the king's housekeeper. He brought his little grandson back, and Steward Wang should be able to tell him the truth.
But when he brought the child to Steward Wang's house, he learned that Steward Wang had died, and asked the wife and children of the family, and they all said that Steward Wang had been killed, and when he was dying, he told his family not to report to the official, nor to pursue this matter, and the family also felt afraid, so they silently hid the person, and even the funeral was not held.
Duanmu Rui didn't have to think about it to know that Steward Wang must have been killed by someone sent by the emperor, just to hide that he wanted to blackmail Steward Wang and let him frame Su Sui.
Soon, it coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the palace summoned Duanmu Rui and Su Wanyan to the palace for a reunion, and the prince and the princess were naturally there.
Su Wanyan looked at Qiu Yulin carefully, and saw that she looked innocent and immature, her eyes were black and white, her eyes were clear, her cheeks were delicate, and she looked very innocent and delicate, she thought that it was no wonder that Duanmu Rui would never forget, it was really unusual.
Observing Duanmu Rui again, she found that he would look at Qiu Yulin from time to time, and Qiu Yulin even glanced at him from time to time, and she couldn't help sneering in her heart.
The prince cared for Qiu Yulin gently and doted on her, as if his heart was full of her, and he seemed to have forgotten that he had admired Su Wanyan for a long time.
However, Su Wanyan felt that it was fortunate that he no longer thought about himself now, otherwise the table would be even more lively today.
After eating, Duanmu Rui was called away by the emperor, and Su Wanyan followed the queen to her palace to talk with her. But everyone was here today, and the emperor knew that it was not a good time to find Su Wanyan, so he didn't summon her over.
After Duanmu Rui and the emperor had a bit of a false relationship, they went to the queen's palace to look for Su Wanyan, not wanting to meet Qiu Yulin halfway.
Qiu Yulin showed a sad look, and said to Duanmu Rui sadly: "I really didn't expect that this would be the case when we met again. ”
Duanmu Rui looked at her, and his face was a little moved.
"Are you doing well with the girl of the Su family?" Qiu Yulin wringed her handkerchief in her hands, and her voice was very low and mournful.
"Good." Duanmu Rui's voice was also a little depressed.
"I've been thinking about you in my heart, but I can't help it, my father insists that I marry the prince."
After Qiu Yulin finished speaking, she raised her eyes and looked at Duanmu Rui affectionately, and took two steps forward, getting closer to Duanmu Rui, Duanmu Rui pursed her lips and did not speak, silently took a step back.
Qiu Yulin frowned, her eyes gathered water, and she said sadly: "The prince had two side concubines before me, and now Concubine Su is pregnant, I don't like the prince, and the two side concubines are not good at stubble, I am not happy every day." ”
She said that she was going to take Duanmu Rui's hand, but Duanmu Rui skillfully avoided it, and said: "You are already the crown princess, you need to be cautious when you speak, if you are heard by someone who cares, how about it." ”