Chapter 43: Dark Night Brilliance
Hearing Di's words, Li Er's original steps stopped in mid-air, he paused, put his feet on the ground, slowly turned to look at her, and asked with his usual cold and hoarse voice, "What does Niangniang want to ask Li Er?" ”
After sending Xiao Qi and Baoyue away, Wen Di pointed to the stone bench next to him, and his voice was extremely thin and soft: "Li Er...... Have a seat. ”
"Niangniang, no, it's unreasonable." Li Er lowered his head and rejected her directly, "If Niangniang wants to ask something, just ask, Li Er promised Niangniang, and he will definitely know everything." It's just that begging Niangniang not to be so polite, it will break Li Er. ”
Wen Di suddenly became alert, and he was right that although the two had experienced life and death several times, they were masters and servants after all. Although she regarded him as a "friend" in her heart, due to her identity, if this move was seen by someone with a heart, she was afraid that it would aggravate the misunderstanding, and this matter was indeed something she did not consider.
"Li Er, you are right, this matter is considered inappropriately by the palace." Wen Di nodded and said softly, while the hand in the sleeve of his robe secretly tightened the jade flute he was holding.
Li Er took two more steps forward and stood three steps away from her, waiting for her to continue talking. The figure is as tall as him, and it gives people a sense of nobility and sacredness under the moonlight.
Wen Di raised his head slightly, thought for a while and then lightly opened his lips and said, "Li Er, today I entered the palace with the prince and participated in His Majesty's birthday banquet. ”
Li Er naturally knew about this, and he not only knew, but also followed silently. As the secret guards beside the prince, the four of them are almost always with each other the rest of the time unless they have a special mission, so he knows what happened.
Seeing that he was silent, Wen Di continued: "This palace is the first time to enter the royal forbidden city, although it is splendid, it is also solemn and solemn, giving people a sense of awe. It's just that today's reaction made Bengong feel a little puzzled, I don't know if you can give Bengong an answer. ”
Li Er had long known that this side concubine was thoughtful and observant, and when she asked straight to the point, he nodded and said, "Niangniang, excuse me." ”
Wen Di pursed his lips lightly and said: "The prince is the seventeenth prince of His Majesty, according to the law of the Wen Dynasty, he should be raised in the palace since he was a child, and he will only leave the palace when he is an adult, and he will live in the palace." For him, the palace should be 'home', why does the prince not give me the feeling of going home to visit relatives, but thinking that he is enduring torture? ”
When Li Er heard this, his heart shook slightly, and he heard that Concubine Wen was really observant, which was evident. The prince enters the palace on weekdays, coming and going in a hurry, and ordinary people will not find anything abnormal, but this side concubine, who only accompanied her into the palace once, was discovered by her.
After taking a deep breath, and then exhaling it for a long time, Li Er replied: "Niangniang doesn't know, the prince is actually not raised in the palace since he was a child. ”
When he heard this, he was slightly surprised, he was not raised in the palace since he was a child, could it be that this Wei Chi Jincheng is a child who grew up outside the palace?
Knowing that she would react like this, Li Er continued: "Before the prince was six years old, he grew up with his biological mother, Concubine Wen. It's just that something happened, so when he was six years old, he was taken away by General Huang Minlong, who was in charge of the military power of the DPRK and China at that time, and followed him to learn Wen Taowu strategy, and then went into battle to kill the enemy, and made meritorious contributions, so that he achieved today's seventeen princes who are loved by thousands of people. ”
"General Huang? I see. Hearing Li Er say this, the doubts in Wen Di's mind were solved, she nodded lightly, and lowered her eyes to think.
Seeing this, Li Er deliberately pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Could it be that Concubine Niangniang has figured out something?" ”
Wen Di smiled at him, nodded and said, "It's not a secret, this palace saw that General Huang in the imperial garden today. ”
At that moment, Wen Di saw the secret signal and left in a hurry, and she accompanied the emperor for a walk, but met the two talking in the imperial garden and gave Li Er a brief explanation.
"It's just that there is one thing that this palace still doesn't understand." Speaking of this, Wen Di looked at Li Er, "The emperor should have great trust in a general who guards the border passes and has heavy troops, or he is jealous, but I observe that His Majesty is not the case with General Huang." His Majesty's attitude towards him is simply disgusted! Li Er, can you tell me why? ”
Hearing her ask, Li Er pursed his lips secretly, looked at her softly, and said softly in his hoarse voice: "Niangniang, since your fate with the prince has long been destined, then please listen to Li Er's advice." The prince once promised Niangniang that she could be a happy little woman in the palace, why should Niangniang want to know these things and add some troubles? ”
"However, this palace is not only the prince's side concubine, this palace is also his ......" Wen Di was halfway through his words, but Li Er stepped forward and put his finger on his lips and stopped talking.
His fingertips were slightly cold, her lips were burning, and this cold and hot touch made her heart throb for no reason.
"Mother, there are things to say and things to do; There are some things that cannot be said but can be thought, and some things that cannot even be thought. This is Li Er's advice to Niangniang, please Niangniang must remember it firmly. Li Er resisted the throbbing of his heart, and slowly withdrew his fingers from Wendi's lips.
Then, he returned to his previous three steps and stood with his hands down, waiting for her response.
His slight coolness made her calm down instantly, and she understood that sentence. The palace is deep, where is it not full of conspiracy and deception, and the palace is not full of blood and tears? He was right, she couldn't just say all her thoughts and ask all her questions just because she trusted him. This will cause problems for him and for himself.
"Niangniang, you are a smart person, Li Er has been ordered to always be by Niangniang's side to protect you. Therefore, please pay close attention to today's events, no matter what you say, the natural law does not pass on the six ears. It's just that in the future, I hope that Niangniang will no longer be easily mentioned in front of others, so as not to cause trouble. Seeing that she had already figured out the relationship, Li Er spoke again.
Wen Di exhaled heavily, nodded and said, "Li Er, thank you for reminding me, this palace has written it down." ”
Li Er nodded, and then said again: "Niangniang, the night is more dewy, and if you are outside for a long time, you will inevitably hurt your body." Niangniang is recovering from a serious injury, and she still needs to be carefully adjusted, so it is better to go back to the room as soon as possible to rest. ”
After hearing this, he nodded, and the moment he turned around, he caught the ambiguous light of the eyes behind the mask. Then I watched him like a black phantom, lifting his feet and flying away.
"Today's concubine flowers, his heart changes every day, it is difficult to know the meaning of the concubine, and the concubine's meaning is shallow." Holding the flower in his hand, Wen Di sighed deeply, threw it gently, and entered the house without looking back.
The flower drew a graceful arc in mid-air along the night, gently falling on the flower bed in the courtyard, blending into the fragrance and turning into a touch of color in the dark night.
However, it was said that Wei Chi Jincheng and General Huang talked in the mansion until late at night, and seeing that the time was approaching, General Huang got up and said: "Lord Wang, the hour is not early, and the old minister should leave." ”
"General Huang!" Yu Chi Jincheng got up and stretched his palm forward, but he stopped talking.
"The old minister should go back and prepare, and then go back to the border pass, take care of the prince, don't send him off." General Huang got up, clasped his hands into fists, bowed and saluted, and stopped Yu Chi Jincheng's movements.
His eyes were full of reluctance and love for this smash hit prince of the vain dynasty, like looking at his own son. He has no heirs in his life, Wei Chi Jincheng is the only junior who grew up with him, and he was born and died with him, and established great feats, and now he is in a hurry and wants to separate, and the sadness in his eyes can be imagined.
And the same is true of Wei Chi Jincheng, although he has always been cold, he is not the same as this General Huang. Not only because he came into his life when he was six years old, but also because everything he has now was given by the general. He is like a master and a father, and he gives him all his love, and in his heart, Yu Chi Jincheng even feels that he is closer than Yu Chi Longcheng.
Now, General Huang is about to go to the border pass, and Wei Chi Jincheng will continue to stay in the capital, and I don't know when I will see you again.
"General, take care!" Wei Chi Jincheng pursed his lips, clenched his hands on General Huang's clenched fists, and clenched them hard, as if he wanted to convey his reluctance to him through the contact of his palms.
"Lord Wang, take care!" A smile appeared on General Huang's wrinkled face, this prince he had personally cultivated, and he was very pleased that he was a leader in both martial arts and martial arts.
The two came out of the study together, and Wei Chi Jincheng sent him outside the gate until he got into the carriage before turning around. I was about to go back to my room, but I met a woman in blue.
"Lan Qingqian has seen the prince, and the prince is auspicious." When the woman saw him, she hurriedly bowed and bowed, and knelt down with the girls beside her, her voice full of respect and a little fear.
Wei Chi Jincheng's originally slightly worried face immediately became expressionless, he looked down at Lan Qingqian, and asked coldly, "What are you doing here?" ”
Lan Qingqian's little body trembled slightly, as if he was frightened by his cold tone, and quickly replied, "I...... Passing by here at night, I saw that the prince was still lighting the lamp, and I was worried about the prince's body, so I stewed some ginseng soup with my own hands and sent it to the prince to refresh himself. ”
When Yu Chi Jincheng heard this, he let out a light snort in his nose and said disdainfully: "Passing by? It's almost time now, and you don't sleep so late, what are you doing here? ”
Lan Qingqian shrank his neck and said softly: "Lord Wang, Qing Qian is really worried about the prince's body, so he went to stew ginseng soup to visit, and he really has no other intentions!" ”
Before she finished speaking, her arm was grabbed by Yu Chi Jincheng and lifted it, which frightened her and immediately lost her face.
"What is the purpose of your coming to my Seventeenth Palace?" Yu Chi Jincheng looked at her sharply, and his voice was like ten thousand years of ice, "If you don't tell the truth, this king will definitely not make you feel good!" ”
Lan Qingqian looked at him innocently with a pair of big eyes, her eyes were misty, and suddenly her expression became extremely charming, she moaned softly, raised her arm, and gently swept Wei Chi Jincheng's mouth and nose with the blue shawl, and said softly:
"Lord Wang, there are countless beautiful girls in your house, don't you really know what you want to do when you come in the middle of the night?"