Chapter 15: Tourmaline Cat's Eye

It is rumored in the palace that the princess is not envious of the Tianji Star, and Emperor Xuanzhen is the Ziwei Star. The princess should have returned to the sky, but because of the protection of Ziwei and the blessings of the sky, the princess came back from the dead. This is just, but is there anything more than crossing over?

When Chu Tianxin woke up, it was getting late.

Fortunately, the dormitory at this time was much more deserted than a few days ago, and there was no room full of people babbling and talking.

Because it is the height of the summer season, the house is stuffy and the air is stagnant. The imperial doctor also said that the princess needed to recuperate, and only one palace maid was left in the house to serve.

Chu Tianxin was a little thirsty, and crawled out of bed lightly, but she still woke up the palace maid who was napping on the side. This seven-year-old body is not easy to use, with short legs and short hands, and there is a lot of movement when getting out of bed.

The palace maid jumped up and wiped the corners of her mouth: "Princess, are you awake?" Where is this going? ”

"My mouth is dry." Chu Tianxin pointed to the prismatic pot of white jade sheep's head melon on the Ruyi round table.

"Yes, slave and maid, I'll pour you water."

The palace maid poured the tea, raised her glass with both hands and half-squatted and handed the tea to Chu Tianxin: "Princess, please use tea." ”

Chu Tianxin took the tea bowl, took a sip, her teeth were full of fragrance, it was really good tea, and she asked again, "Who are you?" I haven't seen you. ”

The palace maid bowed and saluted: "The slave and maid tea and cigarettes are the personal palace maids pointed out to the princess by the queen mother." ”

Chu Tianxin looked her up and down, with a melon seed face, her skin color was not very white, but her appearance was beautiful. Although they all call themselves slaves, there is little humility in their faces.

After thinking about it, I have been lying in bed for five or six days, and my mind is still in chaos, and I always think that I am dreaming. However, the knife-sized knife on his chest and the angina pectoris that occurred from time to time made Chu Tianxin sober up a lot.

Listening to the endless chats of the palace people, Chu Tianxin has been listening to it for five or six days. Knowing that this body is the little princess of the Xuan Kingdom, Wan Qi is not envious, the monarch of the Xuan Kingdom is called Wan Qi Liukong, and Wan Qi is the mother concubine Rong Guifei. It's the beautiful lady who stayed by the bedside for three days, and when she came back, she was hazy with tears, and I saw pity.

Thinking of this, Chu Tianxin took another sip of tea: "Tea smoke, I once told Concubine Rong, that is, my mother, that there are some things that I don't remember very well." So I'm going to ask you something. ”

Cha Yan bowed his head: "Although the princess asks, Cha Yan knows everything." ”

Chu Tianxin put down the teacup and smiled: "It's really a little stuffy in this house, let's go out for a walk to breathe, there are places like parks here?" ”

Cha Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked suspiciously: "Princess, what is a park?" ”

"It is a garden with flowers, trees, grass, and long paths." Chu Tianxin gestured twice while explaining.

Chayan Dawu: "There are many such gardens in the palace, the scenery of the lotus garden is the best at this time, the slave maid led the princess to go for a walk, but the princess's body has not fully recovered, and she will not move around too much, and we will have to come back to rest in half an hour." Concubine Rong had told the slaves before going to the Queen Fengluan Palace. ”

Chu Tianxin stroked the wound on her chest and nodded in agreement.

The lotus leaf field is green and the water shines, and the lonely boat is held at the bottom of the flower. It is the best portrayal of the lotus garden.

A cool breeze blows by the poolside, with a fresh fragrance of lotus flowers. It's heart-warming. Chu Tianxin hasn't been so comfortable for a long time.

"Cha Yan, how did I get this injury?" Chu Tianxin asked as she stroked her chest.

"Half a month ago, a masked assassin broke into the Ripple Palace alone to assassinate the princess, and the palace maid Cuckoo sacrificed her life to block a sword for the princess, but the assassin was extremely ruthless, and the blade pierced the cuckoo's body, still stabbing the princess."

"What about the cuckoo?"

Cha Yan paused, as if he couldn't bear it: "It's gone." ”

The two were silent for a long time.

Chu Tianxin asked again: "The palace is heavily guarded, why is this assassin so bold and reckless, daring to commit murder during the day?" ”

Cha Yan looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "The Xuan court is now divided into two factions, one is the elders of the two dynasties, the three dynasties or the four dynasties headed by Taiwei He Borong, these courtiers rely on them to make contributions to the opening of the country for Xuan Xuan, and they are rampant and domineering in the court, and they obstruct the emperor from abolishing the old system. And this He Borong is the father of Queen He Wanqiu. The other faction is the courtiers led by the Yongle King who support the emperor's innovation, and most of these courtiers are all-round civil and military strategists, but these people are the oldest but not confused, and their foundation in the court is not yet stable. ”

Chu Tianxin was confused when she heard this: "What does this have to do with my assassination?" ”

"Don't be impatient, princess, you listen to the slave and maid continue, and you will know." Cha Yan continued to explain, "Originally, the two factions were also equal in power and balanced each other. But four years ago, because King Yongle was also forced back to the fief by the old ministers, this check and balance situation was broken. And these old courtiers have taken the opportunity to start eradicating dissidents in the past two years. Rong Guifei's father, Rong Xizhou, is a general from Sanpin Yunlu and is the right-hand man of King Yongle. And Concubine Rong's mother, that is, Rong Xizhou's original wife, is the princess of Fulin Kingdom. Therefore, the princess and the concubine Niangniang are also the good bond between the Xuan Kingdom and the Fulin Kingdom. ”

This noble concubine lady has deep eyes and a green nose, a classical and beautiful face, seductive eyes and a slightly tired look, which once made Chu Tianxin think that she was a mixed-race child, but it turned out to be true.

The meaning of Cha Yan's words, the assassination of the princess is a good thing done by the queen's party.

Chu Tianxin remembered that she had seen this queen mother the first day after crossing over. She is not tall, her complexion is dark, her eyebrows are thick, her hair is also oily blue, and the hairpin on her head is a golden phoenix hairpin. Although it is not an abominable appearance, but the appearance is indeed mediocre.

Now that she thinks about it, the expression on her face when she saw the princess awake that day was indeed different from that of the others in the room, a complex expression of surprise, annoyance, and hatred.

"I escaped death this time, didn't I make the queen and others unhappy? Will they still do anything to me? Chu Tianxin's heart palpitated, after all, the sword wound on her chest had not yet disappeared.

"Those people murdered the princess, they didn't dare to be blatant, even this assassin escaped without a trace, there was no evidence, and the emperor had nothing to do with the queen, so he could only treat her for a crime of negligence. Besides, where can this method of murdering the emperor's heir be used twice. ”

Chu Tianxin hissed: "I listen to what you mean, they have already used many methods to murder the emperor's heir?" ”

Cha Yan had a gloomy color: "Yes, the princess's life is very blessed, and she can turn evil into good fortune every time, but some princes and princesses don't have this kind of fate." And the cleverness of their methods lies in...... Time and again, people can't grasp the handle, can't hold the blame, and even... even led the blame to the concubine Niangniang. ”

"Anything else?" Chu Tianxin asked again.

"What else?" Cha Yan was a little confused by her question.

"What else do you want to tell me?"

Cha Yan also calmly: "Then look at what the princess wants to know." What the princess can't imagine, the slave and maid don't lie to it. The Queen Mother said that although the princess is young, she should also have her own opinions. ”

Chu Tianxin smiled, stopped and looked at her and said, "Cha Yan, you are Bai Xiaosheng of the Imperial Palace, you know everything." Isn't it too condescending to be a palace maid? ”

Chayan was neither humble nor arrogant, kneeling down and raising his head to meet Chu Tianxin's gaze and said, "Yes, the slave knows everything about the princess, and she has nothing to say." It was also told by the Queen Mother, and the princess did not need to be suspicious. The Queen Mother said that she is now old and sick. She has been protecting Concubine Rong for so many years, and she is afraid that she will not be able to protect you for long, and she hopes that you can know more things and learn to protect yourself before she returns to dust. ”