Chapter 33: "Home"
Liu Mengyan put down the bowl, probably understanding a little. Many men in the ancients were recruited as concubines, although they were already able to take concubines and receive maids, but they could not enter the official career in their lives, and for ancient men, it was a life of burial. Although she covered it up well, Liu Mengyan still felt that strong hatred.
Liu Mengyan was a little puzzled, although the concubine was equivalent to a son-in-law, he also had the right to refuse to be recruited. The princess's mother's temperament is by no means a person who is difficult for a strong man. Another point, all his property and power now rely on the princess's mother, what right does he have to hate the princess? Moreover, even if he didn't be a colt before, he started as a petty official step by step, and he might not be able to achieve today's status! Is it because of freedom? Just kidding, even if the ancients were horses, it was very beautiful, okay, it is another term for a son-in-law. But apart from not being able to live in one's own home, which rule violates the sovereignty of men in this era?
"Mother, I'm full!" Stretched out his hand and grabbed the princess's mother: "Is it okay for my mother to accompany me back to the room?"
"Good!" The princess smiled and patted her hands: "Come, my mother will send you back!"
Liu Mengyan got up and bowed to her father, who was inconsistent: "Father, Nettle retire!"
Then he turned around and followed his mother, and asked obediently as he walked: "Mother, I want to hear the story of my mother and father, can I?"
"Of course you can!" The princess smiled very happily and pulled her to the courtyard to sit down: "When my mother just turned fifteen, one day, I accompanied the queen mother out of the palace to the temple to offer incense. Living in the palace all year round, he is very strange to the outside world. Sitting in the carriage, I kept lifting the curtain and looking out. I really saw a young man in blue, standing on the side of the road, handing out steamed buns to beggars! ”
"The beggars are old men and thin children! I don't understand why he didn't give them some money to buy a dress and dress up a little cleaner. So, regardless of the power of the queen mother, he jumped out of the carriage and asked him! ”
"He said: 'They are too weak, and if they were given money, they would be robbed by strong beggars, and perhaps beaten.' It is also a good thing to give them food, so that they can eat without being beaten! ’
Then I asked, 'Then you can't come and feed them every day!' So what are they going to do, starvation? ’
He smiled: "Princess, the world is so big, and there are so many kind people, as long as they have the strength to walk through the doors of those family members, it is impossible to dress richly, and it is not a problem to beg for a bite to eat!" ’
'How do you know I'm a princess?' ’
'The princess is so stupid! That's a royal carriage! How can you not recognize it under it! ’
'You know I'm a princess, I don't know who you are!' ’
The young man laughed: "My name is Mo Yuhang, the son of the Mo family, the princess, I have been taught!" ’
After that day, I have been thinking about the boy ever since. Until the queen mother asked me if I had a man I liked, and recruited me as a colt. I came to his house myself and asked, 'I'm going to recruit a horse!' ’
He paused for a moment, then saluted her: 'Congratulations to the princess on the marriage!' ’
I took him by the hand and asked him, 'Would you like to be my colt?' As long as you are willing, I swear, in my life, I will only recruit you as a colt, and I don't want any male pets and male servants, otherwise the sky will thunder and thunder and you will not die! ’
Maybe it was my words that startled him, and he looked at me blankly for a long, long time! Until I thought he would never say yes, he nodded slightly: 'Good! ’
This time, I was stunned, suppressing my happy mood and flying quickly: 'If you become a colt, you have to give up your career, are you really, willing to give up your career for me?' ’
Of course I do, the princess is smart and cute, with a sincere personality, she is a rare woman in the world, Mo doesn't want to miss her life like this! ’
It didn't take long for us to get married, and we lived happily and happily, and I was very satisfied. Then I was pregnant with you, and then I was with your brother, and unfortunately, when I was pregnant with your brother, your father's maids climbed into his bed one by one, and then he took concubines one by one. From the moment he took the first, I gave up my heart to take it. Keep what you can see, drive away if you can't see it, and never want to quarrel with him again! Nettle, don't worry, my mother will definitely find one for you, a man who is only good to you, and will never let you suffer! ”
Liu Mengyan threw her head into the princess's arms, it turned out that it was not forced by his mother, but he did it voluntarily. So where did the hatred come from in his eyes? "Mother, I don't think my father's eyes are right!"
The princess put her arms around her, patted her head gently, and shook her gently like coaxing a child: "Jing'er don't care about him, he has been wrong since he took a concubine, I have been watching it for more than ten years, let him go wrong!" I have already said that he and his concubines can leave the princess's mansion at any time, but they do not leave themselves, and they have to stay to see my face. One by one, they are all for money, like me, bowing down to the subordinates and selling their dignity! ”
Liu Mengyan rubbed in the princess's arms, as if she was back when she was a child, and occasionally during the New Year, her parents would go home with New Year's goods. I have the opportunity to nest happily in my mother's arms, let her hug her, let her coax. "Mother, I don't know why, when I see my father's eyes today, I always feel flustered!"
"It's okay, I'll come to my mother's yard to stay with my mother for a few days, and when you're in a good mood, go back to your own yard, okay?" The princess touched her head and asked softly.
"Good!" Liu Mengyan has a yard alone, and the other ladies and sons all live in the same yard with his aunt, which shows Liu Mengyan's status at home!
The princess smiled very happily: "Okay, tomorrow my mother will let you clean up a room next door to your mother, you can come over directly, you don't need to bring anything, my mother will buy you a new one!"
"Okay, thank you, mother, mother is so good!" Liu Mengyan said with a grin.
The princess reached out and scratched her nose: "When did you become so good at talking, you little mouth?" But ah, my mother loves to listen, hahaha~"
"Hehe, my mother likes to listen to it! Nettle will serve her mother well in the future! Liu Mengyan knew that no matter what it was, she was sure that this princess really loved her and spoiled her. There is also a small curtain, although they have something to hide from themselves, but they are really good to a person, they are emitted from the heart, and the appearance cannot be concealed and decorated! No matter how superb his acting skills are, there will always be one or two small details that will expose him, for example, an unintentional look or a small action can expose his thoughts. Just thought, Mo Yuhang at the dinner party glanced at them casually, and the hatred that happened to be leaked in his eyes happened to be seen by Liu Mengyan!
Liu Mengyan secretly remembered in her heart that she must beware of this father.
"Okay, Nettle, go back to your room and rest. Tomorrow my mother will let the small kitchen cook you some delicious food! The princess patted her on the back and helped her up: "What a person, still so ignorant!"
"Well, okay, let's go back to sleep, and my mother will rest early!" Liu Mengyan got up obediently, winked mischievously at the princess, and jumped away.
The princess also got up and went back to the room, and the maid had already brought a bowl of soup and waited here: "Princess, use the soup!"
The princess took the soup, blew it gently, and drank it in small sips: "Today's soup is good, it tastes better than ever!" After drinking, put down the bowl: "I'll use this in the future!" The princess has loved to drink soup since she was a child, and every morning she gets up and drinks a bowl before going to bed at night, and this habit has continued to the present, and she can't miss a day!
"Yes!" The maidservant answered, then went out with the empty bowl and closed the door.
The princess got up herself, went to the basin and washed her face and hands, then undressed and prepared for bed. At this time, the door suddenly opened, and Mo Yuhang walked in: "Why did you rest so early today?"
"Tired!" The princess sat on the bed weakly, pulled the quilt to cover her legs, the cool air of early autumn was still a little seeping, after all, she had given birth to three children, and her body bones were somewhat damaged.
"How can you get tired? Isn't Nettle angry with you again? Mo Yuhang sat down and asked while rubbing her shoulders.
When the princess heard this, she frowned and looked angry: "How can you always think of Nettle like this, you know that Nettle is not that kind of person!"
Mo Yuhang flicked his sleeves: "Not that kind of person? When she woke up this time, she was even worse than before, she had no relatives, my Mo family, how could I have such a daughter! ”
"You!" The princess slapped him in the face: "What do you mean by that?" You say she's not your daughter? Okay, you Mo Yuhang, I am a princess, in order to marry you, I gave up the rights I should have, in the end, you keep taking concubines, and now you still suspect that Nether's daughter is not your daughter? ”
"I~"
"No need to say more!" The princess interrupted him as he was about to explain: "I know that you are not accustomed to the straightforward nature of the dragon, so I suspect that she is not your daughter, and I also know that you do not want to live with me anymore. In that case, then let's make peace, take your concubines, and leave the princess's mansion! ”
"Jingru, why are you, how can you think of me like this?" Mo Yuhang clutched his chest.
The princess replied in a vicious voice: "Miss you like this? Why can't you, you're not, like that! ”
"You! Hum! Mo Yuhang didn't turn around and leave.
The maid outside the door hurriedly rushed in: "Is the princess okay?"
"It's okay, turn off the lights, I'm going to rest!" The princess said calmly. This kind of thing has long been unusual, I don't know when it started, and the two quarreled constantly as soon as they met, and they never stopped.
"Yes, slave and maid retire!" The maidservant helped her to lie down, drew the curtains of the bed, closed the door and left, waiting outside.
Early the next morning, Xiao Curtain came over to ask Liu Mengyan to get up, looking unhappy. Liu Mengyan'er slept very comfortably, and when she saw Xiao Curtain's face, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Curtain looked surprised, as if thinking, is it so obvious? I saw it at the eye!
Liu Mengyan got out of bed, put on her shoes, and asked while washing her face: "What's wrong, who bullied you?"
"No, no one bullies slaves!" Xiao Curtain whispered: "County master, the slave maid has something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"
Liu Mengyan wiped the water on her face, rinsed her mouth with a glass of water, and said in surprise after spitting out the water: "What's the matter, you say!"
"The slave maid thinks that the concubine is getting worse and worse for the princess, and the slave is worried that the princess will be angry with the concubine!" The sound of the curtain is low and inaudible.
"Why do you say that?" Liu Mengyan paid attention to it all of a sudden, and even the little girl could see that there must be something about this father, brewing in secret.
Xiao Curtain looked outside the door, walked up to her and whispered: "The county lord has forgotten the old days, so I don't know, in fact, from the time the slave maid entered the palace, the princess and the concubine often quarreled, sometimes very fiercely, and the two often did not see each other for many days. After the county lord woke up, they made even more noise! It's just that they all avoid you and don't let you know! ”
"Oh?" Liu Mengyan was interested, and asked with a smile: "Don't let me know, then why did you tell me?"
Xiao Curtain was stupid and didn't know that Liu Mengyan was testing her, and honestly explained the daily life she saw: "In the past few days, the slave maid has always seen the horse god mysteriously and doesn't know what she is doing. Aunt Lulan also came, and she always didn't know who she was talking to, as if she was plotting something. But the slave didn't dare to come forward to see clearly, and was afraid that they would be unfavorable to the princess, so she told the county lord! ”
"Where did you see that?" Liu Mengyan said hurriedly.
Xiao Curtain tried to recall: "When the slave and maid went to find the medicine you said near the barai in the backyard, I saw my aunt talking to a person, but the person was standing in the dark, and the slave and maid couldn't see it!" Another time, I saw a colt and a man walking into a restaurant on the street, and they looked around to see if anyone was following! ”
Liu Mengyan's face immediately sank, and after thinking for a while: "Don't make a noise about this matter, find a few sisters you believe in recently, help pay more attention to their movements, and report to me immediately if there is anything!"
"Yes, the slave knows!"
After Liu Mengyan cleaned up, she hurriedly ordered Xiao Curtain to say a few words, and hurried to the princess's courtyard.
"Mother? Mother? Liu Mengyan began to call when she arrived at the courtyard.
"What's wrong? Jing'er~" The princess had just gotten up and cleaned up, and as soon as she went out, she saw Liu Mengyan running over in a hurry, looking anxious.
"Mother" Liu Mengyan stood in front of her and pulled her sleeves: "Mother, father, he, he's been very strange lately, he always sees some people outside, and he's mysterious." Lu Lan also secretly met someone in the backyard, mother, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that they will not be good for you! ”
The princess patted her hand comfortingly: "Silly child, your father goes out to meet people, and naturally has his friends, which is normal. As for Lu Lan, she is your father's person, who she sees or does, it has nothing to do with us! ”
"But what if they don't treat my mother well?" Yoo Mong-yeon ni
Urgent.
"No, your father, not to do such a thing! Believe in mother! The princess smiled and said, "Have you had breakfast, come, eat with your mother!"
Liu Mengyan was pulled to sit down together, looking at the rich morning full of tables, but she had no appetite at all, so she couldn't bear the anxiety and accompanied the princess to finish breakfast. As a modern good girl, she is not a strategist, she is not smart, she does not have the means of the heroine of the TV series, and she does not have the scheming intelligence of the heroine in the novel. At this moment, she only felt helpless, she didn't know how to protect her mother, who loved her.
By the way, go find King Xuan!
After Liu Mengyan finished breakfast, she ran out of the house like the wind and rushed straight to King Xuan's mansion.
After being told by someone, Mo Yuan followed the leader into the palace. "The courtiers have seen the prince!" Liu Mengyan bent and saluted.
King Xuan also stood up, holding the literati salute in his hand: "I've seen the county lord!" I don't know what the county lord is coming, what is the so-called? ”
"I, I have something, I want to ask the prince, help!"
"What?"
Liu Mengyan's tone was steady, but her mood changed with the words: "I suspect that my father wants to be bad for my mother, but I have no evidence, and my mother doesn't believe me. Since I saw my father's eyes last night, I have been uneasy in my heart, I am afraid, I am afraid that something will happen to her! ”
"Oh? What does the county lord want this king to do? King Xuan asked.
"I want to ask King Xuan to help me find out if my father really wants to harm my mother! If it's true, please help my mother and don't let her have an accident! Liu Mengyan held back her tears and begged one by one.
King Xuan nodded: "Okay, this king will send someone to deliver the news to your mansion tomorrow!"
"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Liu Mengyan tried to squeeze out a smile and got up to salute: "Then I'll go back!"
"Okay, let's go!" King Xuan sent her away with a smile.
"Butler!" King Xuan's face sank for a rare moment: "Find someone to check Mo Yuhang's recent movements, where he went, who he met, what items he bought, all of them must be known and not allowed to be missed."
"Yes, the old slave will do it!" The housekeeper knew that he was in a hurry, so he turned around and went to order, leaving King Xuan alone, looking at the door, thoughtful.
Liu Mengyan rushed all the way home, and now she longed to stay by the princess's side twenty-four hours a day. When she hurried home, it was all right, all right, the princess was sitting in the courtyard with the soles of her shoes. Seeing that she was sweating profusely, she put down the insoles in her hands, took out a handkerchief, and got up to wipe her head: "What are you doing, why are you sweating so much!"
"I went around the street, okay, there are a lot of people~" Liu Mengyan smiled stupidly. "Mother, when are you going to go out shopping with Netting, let's have a little fun!"
"Good, good!" The princess smiled like a child who got candy: "I didn't expect my nettle to be more and more coquettish, how about tomorrow my mother will take you out to play?"
"Yes, yes! Mother is the best! Liu Mengyan immediately happily pulled the princess to sit down: "Then where are we going to play tomorrow?"
The princess thought for a while: "The scenery of the imperial temple outside the city is good, and my mother hasn't been there for a long time!" However, the blue water lake in the western suburbs is also very beautiful, and the maple forest in the south is also a rare scenery in this season. ”
Liu Mengyan held her head and thought about it, and finally said with a smile: "What do you want to do?"
"That's not going to work!" The princess scratched Liu Mengyan's nose: "It's a long way, I'm afraid I can't go to so many places, so I can only choose one!"
"No!" Liu Mengyan said trickfully: "I'm going to three places!" If you can't go in one day, you will be divided into three days, tomorrow you will go to the Imperial Temple, the day after tomorrow will go to Bishui Lake, and the day after tomorrow you will go to the Maple Leaf Forest! ”
"Okay, it's all up to you, hurry up and wash your face, look at this sweaty one, it's really dirty!"