Summer Solstice (13)
The past is too far away, and people deliberately don't think about it, which makes it even more mottled. The first daughter of the Huo family has been cultivated as a princess since she was a child. Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting have been practiced hundreds of times, poetry, wine, books and tea have not fallen behind, coupled with a charming face, even she herself thinks that she was born to be a princess. At that time, the crown prince Wei Yi was better than Pan An, Wen Shengzijian, and there were a few young ladies in Beijing who were not impressed. When she was young, she didn't know what her father's plans were, but when she heard that she was going to marry the prince, she was all obedient. He never let go of any opportunity to show his face in the palace.
However, Qi Qingyi, the daughter of the Qi family, is the cousin of Princess Sanssouci, and the two have a deep relationship, so they often come and go in the palace. Qi Qingyi is also a first-class appearance, and his family background is not inferior to the Huo family. After Wei Yiduo met a few times, the two fell in love, and the first emperor was happy to see it come to fruition and made a decree to give marriage. The change is at this moment, Huo Yunwan has already died, throughout the ages, there are many things that cannot be wanted, and the will of heaven is like this, she is helpless. Huo Zhun refused to give up, except for the short sigh of his parents, he did not discuss with anyone, and secretly planned an unspeakable thing.
coincided with the night banquet in the palace, Huo Yunwan was no longer very happy to attend, but she couldn't resist Huo Zhun's strong request, saying that she was the daughter of the Huo family, and she couldn't lose her dignity. Even if you lose the prince's heart, you have to let the sons and daughters of other adults take a look and choose a noble son-in-law in the future. The female dependents were originally casual because they didn't drink, and no one persuaded them. It's just that at that time, Qi Qingyi and Wei Yi were already in love, and Huo Yunwan looked at it naturally not a taste, so she poured herself several cups in a row, and she was drunk in a daze. Her maid came to call, saying that someone was looking for her outside, and she thought it was the little sister of the family who invited her to talk privately, and as soon as she went out, she never returned.
When he woke up, his clothes were disheveled, and the bed was bright red, and Daddy rushed in and pointed at himself, "You... You .....". Huo Yunwan didn't know what had happened to her, she hadn't left the pavilion yet, she hadn't even turned over the spring palace map, where had she seen this kind of scene, a maid rushed up to approve her clothes, knelt in front of Huo Zhun and said, "Master, Miss is... Miss is... Drunk and confused. ”
Huo Zhun kicked the maid away, pointed at Huo Yunwan and said, "If you don't get up yet, go back to the house." ”
Back in Huo's Mansion, Huo Yunwan was grounded, and she finally understood that she had been ruined by someone, but from beginning to end, she didn't know who that person was. How could anyone in the palace insult the daughter of an official eunuch like this?
The maid avoided her, and she didn't want to say a word about her daily meals. Even his mother refused to see each other. A few days later, the Holy Decree was given. Yun Wan, the daughter of the Huo family, and the six princes are concubines, and the best time has been set. When Brigadier Huo released Huo Yunwan, the dowry had already been over.
She rushed to the study to ask what was going on, Huo Zhun just said lightly: "Do such an ugly thing, and have the face to ask, fortunately, the emperor doesn't care, you can also clean up, and you are also a concubine when you marry, don't lose the face of the Huo family." ”
Huo Yunwan choked: "Dad, ...... that night"
What happened that night, she didn't have a chance to argue, Huo Zhun interrupted her and said: "Don't mention the matter that night, since the six princes are willing to be responsible, the Huo family is a minister, don't lose your duty." Then he called his servants to send her back.
Royal affairs, sloppy, the wedding date is still two months, Huo Yunwan gradually accepted this matter. And roughly piece together a truth. I should have been drunk that night, and I happened to meet Wei Long, the sixth prince who was also drunk, and then the two of them lost their way after drinking, so they did... Fortunately, my father came in time, and others also took care of the face of the heavenly family, and few people knew about it.
Although Wei Long is not as good as the crown prince, he is also quite favored among the emperor's sons, and his mother's status is also noble. If this kind of thing happens, he is willing to let himself pass through the door to be a concubine, this result is not so bad, and the gloom in Huo's mansion has also dissipated with time.
If her monthly letter had come, things wouldn't have developed like this. A few days after the first few days, she thought that she had eaten something that had spoiled her body, and after more than a month, she had not yet come, so she had to discuss it with her mother. Unexpectedly, her mother was so shocked that she didn't dare to ask the doctor in the house, but invited someone from outside to diagnose her pulse through the curtain.
She was pregnant, Huo Yunwan was shy and anxious, and she didn't know what to do. Her mother was also anxious, poking her head and scolding her again and again. But in the end, he still comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just that this marriage is decided." After waiting for the door, it is nothing, and there are women who give birth to children and are born several months prematurely. When your father comes back, I will let him talk to the six princes, maybe he will be happy, Your Majesty has not yet hugged his grandson, you are the first one. ”
Huo Yunwan looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and said, "Really? ”
Mrs. Huo said: You go back to your room to rest, I will talk to your father first, and then I will look for you."
Huo Yunwan returned to her room nervously, a little sleepy in a daze, and when she woke up again, she didn't see her mother, but Huo Zhun stood in front of the window, saw that she was awake, pointed to a bowl of medicine on the table, and said lovingly: "Your mother said that you are sick, Dad came to take a look, drink the medicine earlier." ”
No matter how stupid a person is, he has noticed that something is wrong, not to mention, his father is majestic in front of several children. She asked cautiously, "What's that....what kind of medicine?" ”
Huo Zhun walked over with the medicine and said, "Naturally, it is a medicine to cure diseases, come, dad feeds you." ”
Huo Yunwan shrank into the bed, lowered her head and said, "I don't want to drink, my mother went to the doctor in the morning and said that I was not sick." ”
Huo Zhun didn't answer for a long time, Huo Yunwan raised his head suspiciously, and when she saw his hideous face, she trembled in fright, and said, "Dad....."
Huo Zhun restrained a little, returned to his usual appearance, looked at the bowl of medicine and said, "Wan'er, you remember, you are the daughter of the Huo family, and your father is all for the good of the Huo family."
It seemed that the bitterness of the world had condensed into this bowl, scrambling to drill into Huo Yunwan's throat. Huo Zhun stuck her chin with his left hand, no matter how she struggled, the right hand holding the bowl did not shake in the slightest, until there was not a drop left in the bowl, and then he let go and said, "You have a good rest." After speaking, despite Huo Yunwan's choking cough, she took the bowl and left.
Huo Yunwan shrank at the head of the bed, shocked and frightened. She didn't know what kind of poison her father gave her, did she think that this kind of thing had happened, and it was better for the Huo family to be clean than dead.
Until there was pain in his abdomen, and a large area of bright red swam out of his body. Only then did she realize that no one wanted her own life, just the lump of meat in her stomach.
But why, what the mother said is right, this child was born and was the first grandson of the royal family. She has already made a marriage with the sixth prince, so she doesn't have to do it at all, why, why.
She didn't find an answer for a long time. The family affair was still held as scheduled, she carried a sedan chair into the palace, and moved outside the palace with Wei Long. It is gratifying that Wei Long is very good to himself after marriage, and it seems that he intends to make up for the consequences of that incident.
Until, Wei Long ascended the throne. Huo Yunwan really lived in the world as she had predicted when she was a child, although she did not follow the original route, but she reached the same destination. Perhaps, there is really a number of lives in the world.
The tenderness and sweetness between husband and wife are like a passing cloud, and they dissipate cleanly. Although there was no draft, the first emperor was mourned for a month, and the daughter of the adult and the daughter of the important minister of the family successively exhausted the palace. Huo Yunwan's position in the middle palace was unshaken, but she obviously felt that Wei Long was no longer what she used to be, although her daily behavior was no different, and even more favor, but the coldness in her eyes, as a wife, she really couldn't ignore it.
As the throne became more and more stable, Wei Long gradually didn't even bother to do the drama, just giving himself enough face to the queen in front of outsiders.
There were many people in the palace, and there were more eyes in the heart. Huo Yunwan couldn't understand why her beloved husband became like this, and she checked and checked, but she didn't find any clues. Finally, one day, she lost her woman's virtue and yelled at Wei Long: "Why are you doing this to me? If it weren't for your drunken immorality, how could I marry you as a wife, you have two faces in front of you and behind you, why don't you just abolish me? ”
She didn't suffer any grievances, and even the emperor forgot to shout, and kept saying that you and I were commensurate. Wei Long looked at her like he was looking at some wonder in the world and said, "What are you talking about, queen." Didn't you climb Wei Yi's quilt back then, and people didn't admit it, so they relied on me. I suffered such a big loss, but I still provided you as a queen, and I never treated you lightly, what did you do not do well for your husband? ”
That night, that night was not Wei Long. Huo Yunwan was stunned on the spot, and she no longer heard what Wei Long said behind her.
Afterwards, the two of them were still so close to each other, and of course Huo Yunwan knew why. Huo Zhun is already the prime minister, and one of his two younger brothers holds the power of Beijing, and the other controls half of the troops in the northwest. That's why she sits firmly in the position of queen. It's a pity that she always thought it was because of love.
She also gradually figured out the truth of what happened back then, there was no drunkenness, and there was no six princes. From beginning to end, it was a calculation. Fathers and women, monarchs and ministers are deeply gracious, all in the palm of their hands.
What she drank was the drug put by Daddy himself. The original plan was to deceive Wei Yi in the past, and afterwards he did not seek to be on an equal footing with Qi Qingyi, at least to ask Huo Yunwan for the identity of a side concubine.
It's just that there is never a last resort in the world. And don't say that Huo Zhun didn't have such a big face to climb the prince after the fact, and more importantly, he couldn't coax Wei Yi to the scene in time that night, let alone have anything to do with Huo Yunwan.
Seeing that things were about to end, Concubine Shu pushed Wei Long out. There are already princes in the court, and it is taboo for the remaining princes to make friends with courtiers. Most of the major marriage events were also decided by the emperor, and at that time, the Huo family had a small influence above the court, and Huo Yunsheng also began to show his strength in the Imperial Forest Guard.
The opportunity is fleeting, though, a woman.
It is impossible to marry into the prince's mansion, Huo Zhun pushed the boat down the river and pulled Wei Long to carry the black cauldron. Otherwise, there are so many princes who are almost the same, why would Huo Zhun put the treasure on Wei Long? However, it was the situation that forced people to go.
As for Huo Yunwan, the sentence "It's all for the Huo family" is enough. , maybe, this sentence is redundant, when she knew the truth, the Huo family was already in full swing in the previous dynasty, and she was also the queen. The most noble woman in the world to accuse and interrogate what happened back then, perhaps in Huo Zhun's eyes, is a kind of performance of being cheap and obedient.
Even, she knew, that night was neither Wei Long nor Wei Yi. It's just a subordinate of the Huo family, and he will be wiped out at that time.
No wonder, that kid couldn't stay.
Huo Yunwan has never talked about these things with anyone, Su Ji is like a human spirit, but she just saw that she was at odds with the Huo family, she guessed some reasons, and occasionally tried to do so, but Huo Yunwan didn't refute much. She never expected the Su family to treat Huo Zhun well, so why bother talking about it?
Today, Huo Yunwan thought that she would be able to say something, but she didn't realize until she finished speaking, and it was nothing more than that. She still had a soft smile on her face, like a strange force in a book.
Xue Lingzhi is to the Huo family, in fact, it is Huo Yunsheng who wants to kill the most. This will feel that the most damned is Huo Zhun. She looked at Princess Yongle in the corner, and remembered that Qi Qingyi from King Chen's mansion came in vain. None of these people seem to be able to find anything wrong.
Huo Yunwan said: "Guess, why did I tell you?" ”
Princess Yongle suddenly ran over happily, squeezed Xue Ling to sit down, and said loudly: "I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm going to eat, I'm going to eat." ”
Huo Yunwan reached out and took a piece of taro cake for her, but she still looked at Xue Ling with burning eyes, her face was full of expectations, and she did not coax Princess Yongle away. It can be seen that he does not pay attention to whether Yongle really has amnesia at all.
"You know I can kill Huo Zhun."
"Right". Huo Yunwan stretched out a finger in the air and said happily: "You're right, I know you..." She stood up and leaned into Xue Ling's right ear and said, "I bet you can kill Huo Zhun." He sat back down and shouted outside, "Little orange." ”
Quickly ran in a little eunuch kneeling and asked Niangniang what was the matter, Huo Yunwan eyebrows fluttered and ordered dishes there, and deliberately explained that Yongle does not eat spicy, but the kitchen can't put a single bit.
Xue Ling tilted her head, Princess Yongle sat on her right, and Huo Yunwan's words just now were clearly for the two of them. It's just that Princess Yongle is still eating dim sum one bite at a time, ignoring Xue Ling's gaze.
After explaining the subordinates, Huo Yunwan sat down in front of the two of them happily, looked at Yongle and said, "Don't be greedy, you won't be able to eat lunch for a while." ”
"The things in the palace of the queen's sister are delicious, and I can eat as much as I want."
"Then Yongle should come often."
"Come often, come often". Princess Yongle twisted her body and walked away again.
Xue Ling said: "I still have something I want to ask. ”
Huo Yunwan reclined and said lazily: "I also said old things, no matter how much there is, there are no more." ”
"Former Zhenbei General Xue Yihan, what day did he die?"
Huo Yunwan instantly sat upright again, staring at Xue Ling's face for a long time. said: "Your relationship with the Huo family is because of this?" ”
"I just want to know when and where Xue Yihan died." Xue Ling paused and said, "How to die." ”
"It should be the end of March of the year of Xuan'an, it seems to be this day, I can't remember the specifics."
"If you think about it carefully, you once told Su Jiru about this, there's no reason why you shouldn't remember."
"Yes, I told her about it, and she wants to see if the sky in the northwest will change, so she pays special attention. However, I really don't remember what day it was. ”
"Then how do you know that Xue Yihan is dead."
Huo Yunwan smiled brightly, thinking that he sighed, and said: "Look at our emperor, he never dirties his hands, even if he has a mouth, he only says beautiful things." When he wanted to do something, but it was inconvenient to do it, he let the Huo family do it. But let the Huo family do it, and he didn't want to say it clearly, so what could he do, so he could only ask me to pass the word and pretend to be unintentional to say it in front of me. Then I will hand the words back to the Huo family. Xue Yihan died in prison, I don't know exactly how he died. But it was inconvenient for the emperor to collect the corpse, so he asked the Huo family to take over the stubble. But if you ask what day it is, I really don't remember. ”
Xue Ling's face was cold, it seemed that Huo Yunwan didn't know the truth about Daddy's death. If she doesn't know, I'm afraid only the person concerned will know about it in this world. But he couldn't ask Huo Yunsheng and Wei Long. Is it impossible to know again in this life.
Huo Yunwan saw that Xue Ling didn't answer, so she continued: "You said it's funny, the emperor still thinks I'm from the Huo family, and the Huo family thinks I can blow the pillow wind for the emperor, haha... Isn't it funny, you say? They're stupid........ they're stupid." She smiled and stopped abruptly, and said sadly: "I'm stupid too, I'm the stupidest one." ”
Xue Ling avoided Huo Yunwan's face and said, "You always know if he died before or after his conviction." ”
"After the conviction, you are even more stupid, how could Xue Yihan die after the conviction"? Huo Yunwan sneered disdainfully, "He died early, he was imprisoned for a few days, I don't know if there are three days." He's stupid too... Stupid enough to think that he can be saved....... how can the world be full of stupid people? You rest, I'll take a look, maybe the emperor will come over when the court comes? ”
Xue Ling watched Huo Yunwan tidy up her appearance, apply lipstick, and walk out of the room with a lot of demeanor. immediately retreated, looked at Xue Ling and smiled: "That's it, the emperor has a new beauty, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't do it, I'm afraid he won't come." It's better for you and me to speak considerately. ”
All the questions that should be asked have been asked, if it weren't for Huang Chengxuan not coming to pick up, Xue Ling would have wanted to leave now. What kind of thoughts do you have to say to Huo Yunwan?
Asked the maid to send a pen and paper, Xue Ling wrote his current address to Huo Yunwan and said, "Hurry up." ”
Huo Yunwan pinched and read carefully, and said casually: "How can you be in a hurry, you have to find a wonderful person to play a role." But... What will happen after Huo Yunsheng is reinstated? ”
"The Huo family burned the grain and grass in Ancheng in the front, and raised the grain price in the northwest in the back, and now they are colluding with Xianbei Tuoba Milling to steal the country."
"Good, good.. What if the emperor doesn't let him die? ”
Xue Ling stared at the blank desktop and said slowly: "He has no chance to die in Wei Long's hands." Yes, from beginning to end, she never thought of letting Huo Yunsheng die at the hands of Wei Long. After speaking, he looked at Huo Yunwan and said, "It's you, mother, what if you don't let him die?" ”
Huo Yunwan also moved her eyes into the distance, her voice was soft, and she said, "Before, I didn't want to. Now, not a moment without thinking. If something destroys me, I'm going to destroy it. ”