Empress Dowager Wan took a deep breath, barely suppressed the anger in her heart, and said coldly: "King Ning asked you to do this?" ”

Princess Pingyang lowered her head, her mind was racing rapidly, "It has nothing to do with King Ning, it's the concubine's own idea." She thought about it again and again, but finally didn't say Shi Fenglan, she knew too well the character of the Empress Dowager Wan, except for a few of their closest relatives, the rest were just ants in her eyes. Shi Fenglan is no exception.

Although Empress Dowager Wan loves Shi Fenglan very much, once Shi Fenglan crosses the bottom line in her heart, she will not hesitate to sacrifice her, just like Wan Delin at the beginning.

Wan Delin's death made Princess Pingyang clearly realize that only parents can truly love their children.

"Your idea?" The corners of Empress Dowager Wan's eyebrows and eyes were filled with thick suspicion, obviously not believing her words.

"Yes!" Despite the fear in her heart, Princess Pingyang still agreed without hesitation.

The spring light came in from the long window and shone on the side face of the Empress Dowager Wan, "Then tell me why you came up with such an idea and committed the great crime of bullying the king!" ”

Princess Pingyang slowly raised her head and said with tears in her eyes: "The concubine knows that Your Majesty trusts the prince, so that when the state of Wu invades the border and the country of Song is in danger, the prince will be appointed as the commander-in-chief. But Your Majesty forgot that the prince was over fifty years old, and he was no longer the king of Pingyang, who was young and strong, and brave when the first emperor was there. The Queen Mother also said just now, the years are not forgiving, the prince is old. ”

These words, Princess Pingyang said half-truths and half-truths, although the most fundamental reason for this incident lies in Shi Fenglan, but she really does not worry about King Pingyang going out again.

Empress Dowager Wan said: "Lao Ji is in the middle of nowhere, and he is still in the middle of thousands of miles, not to mention that the king of Pingyang is just over fifty years. ”

"Yes, the prince is just fifty this year, but the previous southern and northern battles have left the prince in pain. He has a strong temperament and never refuses to shout half a sentence in front of others. The more Princess Pingyang spoke, the more sad she became, and she wept: "Since a few years ago, every rainy day, the joints around the prince's body will be swollen and painful, and in serious cases, it is even difficult to walk. But even so, he still insisted on going to the court, training troops, and patrolling. Every time the concubine saw him gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, her heart was like a knife. ”

"After the beginning of spring, there was a lot of rain. For a while, the prince's joints have been aching faintly, and in case the army fights, the prince's condition will worsen, which will inevitably be unfavorable to our army. But His Majesty's sacred heart has been decided, and the concubines dare not refuse, thinking about it, there is only one way to pretend to be sick. As she spoke, she leaned over and kowtowed again, "Everything is the idea of one of the concubines, and if the queen mother wants to punish her, she will punish the concubines, don't be angry with the prince." ”

Empress Dowager Wan's eyes were slightly closed, making it impossible to see her thoughts. After a long time, a voice as cold as frost sounded in the hall, "This matter is just the past you said, what is the reason for recommending King Ning?" ”

After the king of Pingyang complained of illness, Princess Pingyang once came to Ningshou Palace to recommend the good words to the Empress Dowager Wan, so there was this question.

Princess Pingyang wiped away her tears and choked up: "The generals who followed the first emperor to fight before, old and sick, there are really few suitable candidates. However, King Ning led his troops to defeat Heshe a few years ago, and he was extremely prominent among the younger generation, except for the prince, he was the most suitable candidate. In addition, he and Feng Lan have already married, which is half a family of 10,000 families, and he commands the troops, and the Queen Mother and His Majesty can rest assured. ”

"Rest assured?" Empress Dowager Wan sneered again and again, in her opinion, there was nothing more ridiculous than these two words.

Princess Pingyang raised her head slightly and said tentatively: "Queen Mother, is something wrong?" ”

Since just now, she has always had doubts about why Empress Dowager Wan suddenly knew about King Pingyang's pretending to be sick, and mentioned Gongliang several times, and every time she mentioned it, she was full of deep doubts.

She knew that Empress Dowager Wan didn't really feel sorry for this concubine, but she had always been okay on the face, why did she suddenly change so much?

Empress Dowager Wan said in a cold voice: "The mourning family shouldn't have softened for a while and promised Feng Lan to marry him, otherwise, there would be no disaster today." ”

"The Queen Mother's ......"

Princess Pingyang was about to ask again, but Empress Dowager Wan interrupted: "When you should know, you will naturally know, get up." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Princess Pingyang swallowed the words on her lips with interest.

Empress Dowager Wan got up and walked to the long window, looking at the splendid spring outside the window, "King Ning will lead the troops to the expedition tomorrow, and when the time comes, you will take Fenglan to the Pingyang Palace" to live for a while." ”

Without waiting for Princess Pingyang's words, she said again: "You just do what the mourning family tells you, don't ask more." In addition, without the consent of the mourning family, she is not allowed to return to the Ning Palace, unless she ......" She tilted her head slightly, stared at Princess Pingyang and said word by word: "You don't plan to have this daughter!" ”

The coldness revealed between the words of the Empress Dowager Wan made Princess Pingyang shudder, and she hurriedly said: "The concubine remembers the instructions of the Empress Dowager. ”

Empress Dowager Wan nodded, "Okay, you can go back." ”

"The concubine retired."

When Princess Pingyang was about to withdraw from the main hall, the cold voice of the Empress Dowager Wan sounded again, "This time, the mourning family will not care about you for the sake of the mother, if there is a next time, even if it is you, the mourning family will not spare it." ”

"The concubine understands!" Princess Pingyang hurriedly agreed, and after barely holding on to leave the Shoukang Palace, she couldn't hold on any longer, and the whole person collapsed.

"Princess!" Qiushui couldn't support her alone, so she could only sit on the ground by her, but fortunately, no one passed by at this time.

Qiushui wiped the cold sweat on her forehead for her, and said nervously: "How are you, princess, does it matter?" ”

"I'm fine." Princess Pingyang lowered her head and looked at her trembling hands. After regaining some strength a little, Princess Pingyang reluctantly stood up with the help of Qiushui and walked to a pavilion not far in front to rest.

Qiushui frowned tightly and said puzzledly: "Princess, how did you say that the Queen Mother knew about the prince?" Could it be that someone in our house leaked secrets? ”

"She didn't know." Princess Pingyang's hands were clasped tightly, but even so, she still couldn't suppress the trembling of her hands.

Qiushui said in surprise: "I don't know? But she obviously ......"

"Obviously what?" Princess Pingyang interrupted abruptly, "Which ear did you hear her say that the prince pretended to be sick?" ”

Qiushui was stunned by her question, then figured it out, and said: "But the Queen Mother asked Ruoqiu to take the princess to treat the prince, and she was obviously suspicious." ”

"I know, that's why I have to admit it." Princess Pingyang said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother heard the wind from nowhere, so she tested me. ”

Qiushui frowned and said: "But I know that the prince is pretending to be sick, including the slaves and maids, there are only five people in total, and they are all people who have been in the house for many years, so they should not tell the queen mother." ”