There are some things that Zhu Pei has never thought about, or he doesn't want to think about it in his heart, he is a little aware that he is running away, in fact, the princess has said something faintly since she married him, but she has never been as clear as today. He paced alone on the quiet path, at this moment the snow was clear, thinking back to the princess's words, his mind was a little chaotic and at the same time as if he had grasped something, a little moved, a little like a light in the distance when he was in the dark, attracting his heart to gradually follow her.

Soon Zhu Peiwu shook his head to get rid of this inexplicable feeling, which made him panic even more sleepy, as if he had walked into a maze and could never get out again. This feeling seemed to be very bad, and he couldn't help but think about the princess.

I couldn't think of a clue, so I simply didn't think about it, so I had to flee. At the end of this quiet path was Liu Zhaoxun's courtyard, and after thinking twice, Zhu Pei went there.

There is a bamboo forest next to Yoo Zhaoxun's yard, but now it is winter when layers of snow cover its original color. There was a small guard outside the courtyard, Zhu Pei went straight inside, went to the main house, and then entered the inner room, a strong smell of decoction suddenly came to his face, and the brazier was burning, and the doors and windows were closed in winter, which seemed to be heavier.

At this moment, there is only the Liu family here, and there is no one else. Liu Yingying looked at the window and hung her head down, the good child slipped and fell, and the courtyard changed from the bustle of the city to the coldness of the door, and even the maid was not stammered, it was really a few days to see all the eyes. But when I heard a squeak, I thought it was a maid, but when I turned my head, I saw that it was the prince. She seems to have not seen the prince for a long time, and now she is in confinement and sees him, like grasping a straw with a backbone, but when she thinks of the lost child, her heart is inevitably a little sour, "Prince, you are here, but the concubine can't move down to the ground and ask An to salute." "It's because she didn't take good care of their children, and they didn't know if they were male or female.

"It's okay, you can rest." As soon as he saw the Liu family who had not yet been freshened up, Zhu Pei frowned slightly, and the feeling he had just felt at the princess was really gone when he saw her. But still pulled a smile from his mouth, "How are you doing now?" ”

However, Liu Yingying thought that Zhu Pei cared about her and didn't blame her for losing her child, so she suddenly cheered up, "It's good, it's better every day, it's just ......" and then lowered her head again, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "If you don't protect the prince's heirs, it's useless to be a concubine, and you should ask the prince for guilt." ”

Obviously, she looked pitiful, but it made Zhu Pei a little disgusted, he thought that she was three points true and seven points false.

Speaking of which, he still remembers the appearance of the Liu family when he was in the town of Waterfront, although he was born as a folk girl but not delicate, he is a cheerful person, and he is very unsightly, revealing a bit of innocence, like the scene when he first met a girl, at that time he had a little sincerity, otherwise he might not want the concubine to push him again.

It's just that now I don't know if his mentality has changed or her appearance has changed, and he can't get back to the original state of mind. Thinking of her miscarriage not long ago, I was a little careful about what I said. Zhu Pei sighed lightly, "That's the child and our father and mother are not blessed, you don't have to blame yourself, let alone ask for guilt." The word "excuse for sin" sounded a little fake to him. It's just that when it comes to children, he feels very uncomfortable, although he has never shown anything, but he has also looked forward to it, whether it is a daughter or a son, it is always his heir, but as a result, only three children are gone in a year, sometimes I think about it, is he doing something wrong to be punished by God? However, he can't tell anyone about this kind of thought, not even the princess and concubine, only he knows.

A long silence ensued, and the room could hear pins dropping.

Liu Yingying hoped that the prince could say a few more words, but the prince didn't say anything, so she could only say it herself, "The concubine slipped on the verandah, can you ask the prince to investigate this matter?" The concubine must find out the real culprit and avenge the child. ”

Zhu Pei didn't want to investigate, he also wanted to find out the real culprit, but at the same time he was afraid, and he didn't know what kind of result would be found. "The road is slippery on a snowy day, do you have any proof? Without evidence, it is a headless case. ”

Liu Yingying said firmly: "The concubine thought that the oil was poured on the verandah that time, and it was not the water turned into snow. He added, "It's vegetable oil." ”

Oil?

Vegetable oil?

Could it really be that someone is manipulating this?

Zhu Pei always didn't believe it, this kind of thing needs to be conclusive, and it can't be investigated casually just based on her words, in case it is more difficult to deal with it, "Are you so sure?" ”

Of course, Liu Yingying is sure that this oil must be vegetable oil, and it must be eight or nine years old, "The concubine is a folk girl, and vegetable oil is often used at home, and the concubine herself knows, and she is sure that when the concubine slipped and fell, her hands were stained with oil, and the concubine could tell what kind of oil." ”

Zhu Pei thought for a moment, and it seemed that this matter had to be investigated clearly, "Don't make a noise about this beforehand, so as not to startle the snake." After I leave, you can write a piece of paper, and I'll let Ah Guang pick it up tomorrow. You write all the uses of vegetable oil, and I will investigate the whole palace one by one. ”

Liu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it, as if she had a matter on her mind. In fact, she has been waiting for this day when the prince comes, and the matter can be investigated, the princess has come to see it a few times in the past few days, but she doesn't believe in the princess, she only believes that the prince is about the heirs, and he will definitely investigate the matter, "Yes." ”

But with Zhao's red mouth and white teeth framing the princess, Zhu Pei had to remind him in advance, "This king doesn't want the trick of thieves shouting to catch thieves in this palace again, if this king knows about it again, he will definitely be severely punished." You hear me clearly, right? You should know who this king is talking about. ”

Liu Yingying clearly knew what it meant, and said yes one by one. But she didn't understand why the prince didn't investigate the matter clearly, "In fact, Zhao Zhaoxun's concubine who framed the princess has also heard about it, but why didn't the prince investigate it clearly?" Listening to you say this, you know that the princess was wronged, so why didn't you give her a clean slate? also made the Zhao family swagger under the eyes of the princess. "A person's innocent mouth matters, otherwise he will be criticized for a lifetime. A person who frames himself with a child will always live under his nose, and I am afraid that the princess will feel uncomfortable.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Pei said: "Some things are not as simple as you think. Some people are not as simple as you think. It's intricately intertwined, and it affects the whole body. ”

Zhu Pei chose to remain silent in this matter, he knew that he had wronged the princess, but he really couldn't help it, but as long as the Zhao family was not the queen mother's overture, he didn't have to worry about anyone's face. Besides, it was when he was in the palace, and he couldn't go back to the palace to investigate, so he had to forget about it.

Although there is no evidence to prove it, he is willing to believe that the princess is human.

In the end, it's all about self-help.

As a person in the imperial city, Zhu Pei already understood how helpless he felt when he couldn't help himself. Because he couldn't help himself, he greeted the princess, that was the meaning of the father and queen mother, because he couldn't help himself, he had to compete for the throne, if he didn't fight, there would be no chance of survival...... There are too many people who can't help themselves, and since he was a child, he has already understood everything.

Mentioning these things, Zhu Pei didn't have the heart to stay, so he found a reason to be busy with official business and hurriedly left the courtyard as if he was deserted. As for where he was going to flee, he didn't know himself.

Thinking about the entire huge palace, he, the owner of the palace, has nowhere to go, and those women's courtyards only have the courtyard of the side concubines, he wants to go but doesn't dare to go, and he always eats behind closed doors, which is really boring. People are always like this, no matter how much enthusiasm there is, it is difficult to face the cold day after day, she is an ice beauty, and she is unattainable. As for the other residences, he seems to be bored, those women all have their own intentions, and what they rely on is nothing more than the identity of King Ning, not Zhu Pei and his person.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Pei paced back to the main courtyard, as if something was pulling his footsteps, making him come back here.

Wang Jingshu was doing something in the room, and when she looked up, her first reaction was, why did the prince come again? "Lord Wang, you're not ......"

"What, do you think I'm here again?"

"How can I be, I don't dislike it." Wang Jingshu quietly closed the account book, she was looking at the account books in her treasury and thinking about whether she could add a little to the account of the palace, but she didn't think that the prince was coming, so she stopped, and hurriedly ordered the maids to make tea and warm a pot of wine. ”

Zhu Pei was not interested, but he felt that he was bored, and the wine was not strong to drink, "No!" If you don't drink spirits, you can't drink them, and if you want to drink them, you can drink them. ”

"Then you are embarrassed by the concubine, can the concubine drink spirits," the wound on the forehead is not yet healed, how can you drink spirits. Wang Jingshu smiled and grabbed his arm and pulled him to sit on the kang to warm up a little, and faced the window lattice, he could also enjoy the snow scene, "Why don't you look at it concubine, you drink it yourself?" ”

Zhu Pei could see the snow through the window lattice, and the bare branches were covered with snow, "Plum blossoms should be planted outside, and it would be good to enjoy plum blossoms in winter." Why don't you have plum blossoms in your main courtyard......"

Wang Jingshu smiled and sat on the kang, "I don't like plum blossoms, they are afraid of offending me, so they don't mention planting." ”

Zhu Pei was surprised, he didn't seem to know her daily life, "You don't like plum blossoms?" ”

Wang Jingshu only looked sideways at the snow outside the window, "Yes, the most annoying winter is too cold, and I am afraid of the cold, I rarely go out in winter, and naturally I don't appreciate plum blossoms, and gradually I don't like plum blossoms very much." However, there are a few plum blossoms in the backyard, and this is the best time for red plums to bloom. Why don't you order the maid to fold a few branches to insert a white porcelain bottle? ”

"I think that's a good idea."

Cai Yu vaguely listened to a few words of conversation between the masters, and then said boldly: "The master forgot, Miss Fang Cairong still invited you to enjoy the plum, didn't you already ask Shuangfu to fold a few branches?" ”

Wang Jingshu's beautiful eyes rolled, "Oh, look at my memory, I forgot it for a moment." Then you don't have to tell it anymore, wait for the double blessing to be delivered. ”

Miss Yung?

Although Zhu Pei had seen Miss Rong who was a generation younger than the princess, he had already forgotten about it, but he was just in high spirits, and said casually, "It's better to invite Miss Rong to talk." ”

Wang Jingshu was a little embarrassed, "How is this good...... She doesn't learn the rules very well, and she is not good in front of the prince. ”

"It's okay-" Zhu Pei made a final decision, turned his head and ordered Caiyu to invite Miss Rong who lived in the backyard.

As soon as Caiyu left, and there were no other people in the house, Zhu Peicai looked at her face that didn't seem to care, "Princess, isn't it because I'm afraid that this king will take a fancy to that Miss Rong?" ”

Wang Jingshu didn't mean this, "Yes, yes, I'm afraid that the prince will be hungry, and even my junior won't let go." He muttered softly, "Speaking of which, the age of the prince and Ruofen is not much different." ”

Zhu Pei glared at her and told her to talk nonsense indecently! "You Wang Jingshu dare to say this, I don't know if you are jealous or idle and have nothing to do?" It's said that it's your junior, and I still like Miss Rong...... It's not that the women in the world are dead. Sometimes he really wanted to knock her head open and see what the princess had been thinking all day... But sometimes I feel that it is very easy to be with her, and it is interesting to quarrel with her, how good it should be if she is not surnamed Wang......

Life is not perfect.

The side concubine is as cold as frost to the bones, which is what he can't get but wants, and the princess is very hot to him, and he wants to try this warmth when he is frozen by the cold. If she didn't have the surname Wang, maybe she would be perfect, but in fact, he didn't dislike her personally.

If these two people are together, it will be absolutely perfect.

Wang Jingshu didn't know what she was thinking, so she just said casually, "I'm not jealous." "Don't be jealous with juniors...... However, what if he really likes Ruofen?