Chapter 15: The Past
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, six days have passed since Sima Jing was injured. An Yang hid in his Danyang Garden and didn't come out once, let alone visit the prince.
An Jiayin can't wait to be with him for twelve hours every day, serving tea and pouring water, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and being considerate.
Sima Jing was inexplicably irritable, he didn't know why he was so upset. Haven't you always liked An Jiayin? Why don't you want her to pester him now?
And An Yang didn't come to see him once, which made him really feel bad in his heart. He couldn't see when he was hurt, but he could feel her nervousness and worry. But why is everything like a dream, and does she really not care about him at all?
Sima Jing's eyes are almost better, and the assassination is still the same as before, with no result.
This time, the team of thieves who pretended to be the city defense camp died and fled, and the criminal department sent several waves of people to no avail, and the "imperial doctor" committed suicide by poisoning shortly after being taken down. All the clues were abruptly interrupted.
Although Sima Jing was angry in his heart, he was not good at attacking. I don't have anyone reliable! He couldn't be depressed.
Finally coaxed An Jiayin away, he paced out of the dormitory. The sky was dark and the wind was blowing. It looks like it's going to be winter.
"What has the princess been doing these days?" He turned back to Xiao Dezi and asked.
Xiao Dezi was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at the housekeeper who was following behind. Zhong Bo was also taken aback, just wanted to say that he had just left? A spirit reacted, and the prince asked who it was.
"Back to the lord, the princess has been closed recently, but she has let people take a lot of books over, maybe she is reading books!" The housekeeper secretly glanced at his own prince.
"Reading a book? What kind of books are they? Sima Jing scolded secretly in his heart, "He's like this, she still has the heart to read!" β
Now the housekeeper was dumbfounded, "The slave is derelict in his duties, and the slave is all about the prince, so he really doesn't care about this." It's just that she sent the maid to get some books, and the servant asked the maid to take her to the library. Minion ......"
"You are indeed derelict in your duty!" Sima Jing flicked his sleeves angrily, turned around and went back to the inner room.
The housekeeper was scared half to death, he didn't expect such a trivial matter to make the prince so angry, didn't the prince care about this nominal princess?
She was kicked and injured by the prince on her wedding day, and she didn't care about the prince. Later, although I changed the courtyard to her, I never spent the night with her.
Zhong Bo turned out to be a person close to the emperor, so he naturally liked to observe words and feelings.
In his opinion, the prince is not so good for the princess, right? Although the prince had the heart to make up for it later, he wouldn't be too careful, and he didn't accompany the side concubine every day? What's going on today?
The fat old man hurriedly followed up and knelt down with a plop, "Lord forgive me!" β
Sima Jing waved his hand impatiently, "Stand down!" It's not a big deal. β
After sitting in the room for a while, he was really irritable, so he simply got up, "Little Dezi, change clothes!" β
Xiao Dezi hurriedly ran over to serve him to change his clothes, "Master, where are you going?" β
Sima Jing ignored him, got up and walked out. Xiao Dezi hurriedly took the big coat and chased after it to put it on the prince.
Sima Jing walked aimlessly, passing through the hand-copying verandah to the West Courtyard. The layout of the west courtyard is quite special.
Due west is Danyang Garden, when Sima Jing built the mansion at that time, he considered that Anyang was stupid, and he was afraid of being bullied by his subordinates in private, so he put the courtyard prepared for her in the position closest to him.
To the south is the Furong House, which is connected to the front yard by a door, so you don't have to go through the main road to enter and exit the front yard, which is prepared for An Jiayin.
To the southwest of the interior are some small courtyards, which are still under construction.
To the north of Danyang Garden is the Lily Garden, Xian Ya Yuan and other small courtyards reserved for future ladies and concubines to live.
After all, as a prince, it is impossible to have only two women, even if the prince himself does not marry, it is indispensable for others to give or force it.
Inside, there are some courtyards and kitchens where people live, and the clothes shop. There are also some side courtyards that have not yet been completed.
The west side of Danyang Garden is not close to the courtyard wall of the palace, and there are some courtyards where the soldiers of the lower people's mansion live, but there is a high wall separating Danyang Garden, leaving only two small doors to enter and exit, which are usually locked.
The whole layout is obvious, Danyang Yuan is surrounded in the middle, and it is closest to the prince's bedroom. Xiao Dezi thought that the prince was going to find An Jiayin, so he hurriedly led the way, "Master, the princess is here." β
Sima Jing frowned, "Doesn't the princess live in Danyang Garden?" β
Xiao Dezi was startled, shrunk his neck, and quickly turned around.
When the little maid ran in to report that the prince was coming, An Yang leaned on the collapse and was immersed in a medical book.
She raised her head suddenly, "He doesn't rest in his house, what is he doing in Danyang Yuan?" It can't be that I haven't asked An Lai Xingshi to ask for guilt these days, right? "Anyang belly slander.
She was just about to get up, when the curtain was lifted, Sima Jing had already walked in. An Yang frowned, how could this person enter her inner room so casually? Although she was unhappy in her heart, she still endured it.
Hurriedly put down the book and stood up to salute, "Greetings to the prince!" β
"Hmmm! Excuse me! Sima Jing saw that she actually took the initiative to salute him, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and he quickly tightened quietly.
"The princess is so big, this king has been injured for many days and didn't come to serve!" Sima Jing had a straight face, looking serious.
"Lord Wang, this is here to ask the master for sin?" An Yang raised his eyes and stared at him. scolded in his heart, "This hateful guy, she hasn't settled accounts with him yet, he actually sent it to the door by himself." It's just looking for a pump! β
"I think the prince looks good, and it doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it. Your side concubine sister didn't come with you? βγ
"Is the princess jealous?" Sima Jing suddenly laughed.
An Yang was so angry with his virtue that he didn't want to pay attention to him.
Turned around and walked towards the collapse, "If the prince is fine, please go back." I don't have anything you want here. β
"You don't have anything to ask the king?"
An Yang was asked by him and paused. Didn't you? Yes, and there are too many! Since he came here today, it would be even better, she had to hurry up and seize the opportunity to talk to him.
"Yes, and a lot. Lord Wang, it's better for us to talk outside. Please move the prince, and the folk girl will come later. β
"Folk girl? My princess, you can't forget who you are, do you? Sima Jing was a little annoyed.
"Ahem!" An Yang was embarrassed, after all, he was still sarcastic about An Jiayin's identity just now. Now she wants to talk to him about business, a rare opportunity, she has been waiting for this day for a long time.
"It's just a title, why should the prince mind!" An Yang smiled awkwardly.
Sima Jing was in a slightly gloomy mood, and walked out with his legs raised.
An Yang patted his chest, "Calm!" Calm! Why can't you calm down when you meet him! Anyang was a little depressed.
She tidied up briefly, put on her outer robe, and just now in the inner room, she only wore her undergarment, and the cumbersome outer robe was taken off by her. I never expected him to break in out of nowhere.
An Yang came to the outside room, let Xia He serve tea, and sent everyone out.
Sima Jing looked at her, a little unnatural. Of course, this is Sima Jing's own passion.
An Yang looked at him and smiled slightly. "Lord Wang, there are some things I still want to ask Lord Wang."
"You say!"
"Can the culprit be found out later in the massacre in Qingshan City?"
Sima Jing's face instantly turned pale, it was not only a past that she Anyang didn't want to recall, but also a past that he Sima Jing couldn't accept and didn't dare to think about since then.
He saw more than a hundred corpses in the Gu family with his own eyes, so many people who got along day and night suddenly turned into cold corpses, he was only sixteen years old at that time, and he had never seen such a tragic scene.
Although he was indifferent to the slaughter field and corpses all over the field, that time was a nightmare he did not dare to touch.
Sima Jing was silent for a long time, and then raised his eyes, his eyes full of guilt.
Anyang understood, he had no evidence. If he didn't know who did it, she didn't believe it.
"Yang'er, give me some more time, when I have the ability, I won't let them go." Sima Jing's eyes were firm.
An Yangmo.
It took her a while to calm down the discomfort in her heart, "Then what happened later, can the prince tell me?" β
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It turned out that after Anyang was sent back to Beijing, they experienced a lot of things in Qingshan City.
Sima Jing told An Yang carefully what happened after An Zhenyuan rushed to kill those killers.
An Zhenyuan tracked down the traitors who were bought by Gu Fu; While looking for Gu Jin's whereabouts.
At that time, the entire Gu Mansion was turned over by gangsters, and the medicine depot of Gu Jin in the mansion was removed; All the money was looted.
The soldiers searched all over the mountains, but what they didn't want to find in the end was Gu Jin's cold corpses.
Sima Jing couldn't forget the scene when those soldiers carried the bodies of Gu Jin and the others back to the house, except for An Dongxu, who only had one stump, everyone else was covered in blood and scarred!
It seems that there must have been an extremely tragic battle at that time.
An Zhenyuan fainted the moment he saw their corpses. After waking up, An Zhenyuan desperately beat the black-clothed man who was caught like a madman, and Sima Jing still has palpitations when he thinks about that scene now!
In the end, someone couldn't stand the beating and confessed that they were Qingyunzhai mountain bandits.
The most unbelievable thing is that the mole is actually Ping'er's brother. In the end, he was killed by the owner of Qingyun Village, whom he was loyal to.
After learning from the black-clothed people who were captured alive that they were the mountain bandits of Qingyun Village, An Zhenyuan led people to exterminate the group of mountain bandits overnight and captured the owner of the village, Wang Dakui.
From Wang Dakui's mouth, he learned that someone on the rivers and lakes offered a huge bounty to reward the heads of the thirteen princes. In the end, the bounty order was won by Qingyunzhai, and there was the Gu Fu tragedy.
But it's a pity that the person who offered the bounty disappeared mysteriously, leaving no clue.
Sima Jing was later secretly sent back to the General's Mansion by An Zhenyuan because of the mysterious reward order.
He didn't dare to risk keeping him by his side, so he borrowed the false news that the Thirteen Princes had been shot dead from those men in black, and pretended to go back to Beijing to plead guiltily and hide him in the General's Mansion.
After the news of the death of the thirteenth prince was confirmed by the royal people, the rivers and lakes finally calmed down, and then An Zhenyuan quietly sent someone to pick up Sima Jing, at that time Anyang had been drugged by An Jiayin for more than a year.
After the general learned the news that An Yang was stupid, he seemed to be ten years old in an instant, and Sima Jing remembered the scene back then, and his eyes turned red again.
At that time, Sima Jing vowed to become strong and protect the people around him. Too many people who care about him and love him have paid a heavy price for him, and there is no reason why he should not work hard, and there is no reason not to be self-reliant.
This is why there was the later God of War Prince.
Time passed little by little, An Yang couldn't remember how many towels he cried wet, Xia He knocked on the door and came in and lit candles, only to find that the room was already dark.
Xia He secretly glanced at the two of them with red eyes. "The princess and princess want to pass the meal?"
Sima Jing finally came back to his senses, "What time is it?" β
"Back to the prince, it's already three o'clock."
Sima Jing didn't have much appetite, and every time he thought about the past over the years, he couldn't swallow it. But look at Anyang, who is crying into tears, and he is distressed. Thinking that if she didn't eat it, she wouldn't eat it!
He raised his hand stubbornly, "Let's set the meal here." β
He got up and came to An Yang's side, putting one hand on An Yang's shoulder, "Yang'er, there are many things waiting for us to do, don't be too sad, your body is important!" We will definitely take revenge! β
At this time, the maid came in with dinner, and Anyang wiped away her tears. She really couldn't eat it, "The prince forgives the sin, Yang'er really has no appetite!" I won't dine with you! Her voice was hoarse, and she got up to leave.
was taken into Sima Jing's arms, "Use less!" Your body matters! β
An Yang was taken aback by him, "Lord Wang! β
Sima Jing didn't care about her, and directly scooped a spoonful of porridge and sent it to her mouth, and Xia He next to her quickly lowered his head in fright.
Anyang couldn't, she couldn't refute the prince's face in front of so many subordinates, so she had to raise her hand to take the soup spoon. Sima Jing avoided her hand and waited for her to open her mouth. An Yang took the spoonful of meat porridge with a red face, and his heart was pounding.
She secretly glanced at the little maid next to her, but the little maid lowered her head and didn't react at all. This made Anyang feel a lot more at ease.
She moved her body to get up from Sima Jing's body. Sima Jing suddenly pressed him down with bad intentions, and he didn't intend to let her get up at all. An Yang was a little angry, "Lord Wang......" She gritted her teeth and popped out two words.
Of course, Sima Jing knew her thoughts, and looked unaware, "Yang'er, what do you want to eat?" This king gives you a clip. β
At this moment, Xiao Dezi ran in in a panic, and saw An Yang sitting in the arms of the prince, suddenly braked sharply and nailed in place,
His eyes widened, and he rubbed it very approvingly. This little action of his successfully made An Yang laugh, "Poof! β
Xiao Dezi was so frightened by the princess's smile that he shivered, "Ahem! Lord Wang, please move! He gave the prince a deep look.
"Xiao Dezi, you are so bold, don't you know how to salute when you see the princess?" , Sima Jing deliberately scared him.
Xiao Dezi's legs were weak and he almost knelt directly, "Blessed princess!" ", hurry up to Anyang to salute.
"Okay, okay, don't scare him, if he hadn't reacted quickly last time, you don't know if you can dodge that knife!"
Sima Jing put away his thoughts about teasing Xiao Dezi, and saw that Anyang had come out of the emotional trough, so he got up and followed Xiao Dezi out of the main room.
An Yang guessed that An Jiayin was a demon, so he didn't pay attention to it anymore, and drank the bowl of meat porridge just now. Sure enough, Sima Jing left in a hurry, without even saying hello.