47. Ruthless
Walking into the Kaiyuan Palace, a faint sandalwood came to the face. Qiao Siwan took a deep breath. How pure. She left Hongyu and the others outside the hall, and thanked the little gentleman for showing her the way. I went through the door first. She walked slowly and lightly. Walking in front of the many tablets enshrined in the west, when she saw Lin Wanqing's tablet, a faint depression rose in Qiao Siwan's heart. Sensing grief.
If the mother is still alive. I must do my best to protect my sister and brother. Or will she try her best to mention her daughter like Mrs. Zhu San? Or it will be like Chiang's. Show your pride in your daughter all the time? A cold and thin mother. Qiao Siwan looked at Lin Wanqing's tablet. A faint smile was revealed. No one could have imagined it. In the weak body of the mother. Sure enough, there is a righteous will that cannot be shaken. At the beginning, she and Qiao Li fell in love, regardless of the veto of the old marquis and the old lady. Arbitrarily want to marry him. After marriage, she was not happy, and she refused to go back to her parents' house to cry anything. Mother's body is thin. risked death to give birth to a son for his father, and died after a long time, and the doctor said that in fact, after giving birth to himself, his mother's body was not suitable for childbirth. It's just that she is stubborn. It is impossible to give birth to Siyuan. If she was given a choice from scratch, would she still insist on keeping Siyuan regardless of her life? Qiao Siwan believed that she would.
The old lady was right. If it's a mother, it's clever enough. You should obey your parents' orders and marry a certain prince. You should have broken off on Qiao Li earlier. should be aware of Lin Wanrou's various tricks. "She didn't. She was finally just an upright aristocratic girl. In addition to paying a heart wrong. In vain, he lost his life. She left behind only a pair of unsupported offspring.
Qiao Siwan bowed three times to the tablet and knelt down. Prostrate. She folded her hands. Reverently raised to his chest, his lips moving slightly. Gently wished: "Please mother in the spirit of the sky, bless Siyuan with safety, longevity and health."
At this time. However, a woman in palace clothes with a high bun and beautiful face slowly walked in from the apse of the Kaiyuan Palace, and the nearby Hui'an Shitai saw Qiao Siwan kneeling there. immediately wanted to go up to prompt, but the palace woman waved her hand lightly. Mrs. Hui'an didn't dare to say more, and stood not far away with her and looked at it quietly.
Qiao Siwan didn't notice the movement nearby. She simply prayed with all her heart, and her countenance was as delicate and even as ivory. The tip of his eyebrows furrowed slightly. There was a tear in his eyes. Princess Celestia watched quietly. If you think about it.
Qiao Siwan, who had already finished praying over there, stared at the tablet that Lin Wan had requested. But gradually closed his eyes. He slowly knelt down and sat down. Two large, heavy teardrops, converging under the thick eyelashes. Like beads of mercury, it runs down the cheeks and flows down the cheeks. Flow down annoyance. Drop onto chest. One drops down. Another one flowed down. Stream down and. The whole person is shaped like a jade carving. The same gourd. Only tears are dripping.
Such a pretty girl could not help but feel a strong hope in herself, and held her tightly in her arms, and guarded her from the storm that would attack her. Don't let the sinister pollute her. Don't let cruelty sinister her. Princess Celestia looked at the tablet. He looked at the grieving girl in front of him again. I thought my heart was so painful that I shrunk into a ball. If his daughter Chengjun is alive. It's going to be older than this girl's age. The eldest princess stared intently at Qiao Siwan, who knew nothing, and through those crystal touching eyes that understood right and wrong, she seemed to see her dead daughter Chengjun. When I gave birth to her, I was strong and didn't want a nurse. Insist on breastfeeding your child yourself. I once touched and kissed those eyes! own daughter. A more vivid and lovely daughter than the golden boy and jade girl in front of the Guanyin Bodhisattva. Behind the colt was the only comfort, the only hope in her life. Celestia whispered. But he said very solemnly: "Who are you worshipping?" ”
Qiao Siwan was taken aback and stood up suddenly. I caught a glimpse of the beautiful woman in palace clothes in front of me. She is easily dressed and has plain makeup. Although the appearance is not beautiful. But he is heroic and energetic. Qiao Siwan has seen countless wealthy ladies and wives. No one could hold her back. I want to come except for the eldest princess. Who is like this? Seeing Mrs. Hui'an silently smiling at herself beside her, Qiao Siwan had already confirmed, and bowed down lightly at the moment: "Qiao Siwan has seen the eldest princess." ”
The eldest princess looked at her and asked again in a deep voice: "Who is the truth you enshrine?" ”
Qiao Siwan lowered her head. replied truthfully: "It's the deceased mother." ”
Dead mother. Is it really her deceased mother? Princess Celestia couldn't help but glance at the tablet, thinking that white mist had drifted through the darkness in front of her. The presence of the girl in front of him. In her heart, she woke up the incomparable attachment to her own daughter, and she couldn't tell whether it was the heat of happiness or pain that rushed into her cold heart, so many years. Her eyes were completely dry. Not a single tear could be shed. But now. It was a little sour.
Qiao Siwan's face had returned to seclusion, but the eldest princess saw the deep grief in her eyes. Yes. Grieved. Who can laugh at the tablet of the deceased mother? Agent that. She forgot that the girl had never met. Forget that she is a noble and majestic princess. She only knew. The very soft string in the depths of my heart was plucked.
Master Hui replied softly, "This is the eldest daughter of Qiao Shilang. ”
Regarding Qiao Li, the eldest princess didn't have a good feeling, but when she heard this, she frowned slightly and said, "Is it the granddaughter of Old Taijun Ning?" ”
"Back to Celestia Celestia. It is the granddaughter of Mrs. Ning. Mrs. Hui An nodded. Hiding a hint of exclamation that was about to overflow on his lips.
"I remember. The biological daughter of the old lady of the Hou Mansion. He must have passed away early. "The eldest princess may have some respect for Mrs. Ning's upright and tall old woman. At this time, I take it off. And out, I completely forgot that my family was standing here, so how dangerous it was to others. It's just that she has a high status, and who dares to say in front of her not to touch other people's scars? Qiao Siwan was silent for a while, and replied in a low voice: "Back to the eldest princess, it has been ten years since my mother passed away. ”
"Ten years. Decade. Princess Celestia said. Suddenly he sighed, silently thinking in his heart that his daughter had been dead for many, many years, so long that he had almost forgotten her appearance and voice. I only remember her pale face when she died when she was three years old. She thought so. He walked into the depths of the temple. Qiao Siwan saluted and wanted to lure it away, but the voice of the eldest princess came from afar: "You follow." ”
Mrs. Hui'an was also taken aback, this eldest princess has always been arrogant and arrogant, and she has always hated the young and beautiful young lady who lives in ordinary people. I just thought they were superficial and hateful, but today they really had this favor on Qiao Simei. Could there be some reason for this? She winked at Qiao Siwan. Qiao Siwan nodded lightly and sighed in her heart, saying in her heart If Lin Yuanrou knew that she had unintentionally bumped into the eldest princess, she didn't know how much she would hate it. ”。
Qiao Siwan followed behind the eldest princess, but she was very cautious and did not say a word. Master Hui An nodded secretly. thought that the granddaughter of the old lady really had a lot of city, and if it was an ordinary daughter, she would have climbed the eldest princess by taking advantage of the gap. But she followed silently as if she was all right.
There is a side hall on the opposite side of the Kaiyuan Palace. It's usually dusty. No one has ever opened it. Every time the eldest princess comes here, she has never really gone in, every time she just glances at it from afar and turns to leave, this time the eldest princess comes straight here, and the nearby guard Shi Wei was taken aback, and Hui An was too busy to open the door for the eldest princess, and the eldest princess walked in slowly.
Qiao Siwan quietly followed behind Princess Celestia. I just thought that the current high-ranking princess was stuffed with a sad atmosphere, which was completely inconsistent with the image of the arrogant and arrogant princess in the mouths of everyone at the beginning. She looked around the small side hall. I couldn't help but reveal my frightened look. It is indeed not a bodhisattva who is enshrined here. It's a little kid's doll. She was slightly stunned. Suddenly, it became clear that Princess Celestia had given birth to a daughter, but she died of smallpox when she was only three years old. A toddler doll here. Could it be all hers?
Qiao Siwan guessed correctly, after the death of the eldest princess's biological daughter, she was afraid of seeing things and thinking about people. And I don't want to throw these things away. Send all the things and the child's tablet to Ninkokuan for preservation. By the time she arrived in this hall, Princess Celestia had transformed into a mother filled with grief.
The maidservants nearby asked for an agent, but the eldest princess refused, and instead turned over the delicate wooden boxes. Inside the first wooden box. There is a small drum in pure gold. The shape is very light, and there are many fine markings and auspicious words engraved on it, and the eldest princess gently shook the small drum, and her face showed a look of nostalgia. The second larger wooden box. Qiao Siwan caught a glimpse of a small belly pocket. There are also several pearls the size of a dragon's eye nailed to it. Maybe it's because the material is different. Over the years, the hues are still vibrant. Princess Celestia leaned down. Put your face on this belly pocket. It was as if there was water flowing in his eyes. But in the end, it didn't fall at all. In the third wooden box. is a puppet matchmaker. Pigtails. The shape of the sculpture is very vivid. There are also two chubby short arms. It makes people fall in love at first sight. Princess Celestia stared at her for a long time, then reached in and took out the puppet. The puppet has a rope woven from several silk threads on its head. The color of the silk thread is long gone, and only the mottled white of the thorns is pierced. Princess Celestia moved the rope slightly, and the puppet's arm suddenly began to shake up and down. Looks so funny. But there was no joy on Celestia's face. It's more depressing. She stood dumbfounded, holding the puppet. didn't say anything, and Qiao Siwan also looked at her quietly. It suddenly became clear what she was doing today. It wasn't until a long time passed that the eldest princess gradually said, "She's very porridge about this." Qiao Siwan knew that this sentence was not said to herself, the eldest princess was just muttering to herself, and now her expression had become pale and her eyes were all red, but she still managed to endure it. Don't let the tears flow. Qiao Siwan lowered her eyes slightly, the pain of her disappointed daughter was the same as that of her disappointed mother, such a miserable demeanor was really unbearable. Many people in it said that the eldest princess was arrogant. No blood, no tears. It's an extremely obnoxious woman. Qiao Siwan thought that if those people could see the grief of the eldest princess after witnessing her daughter's relics at this time, they would not say that she was ruthless.