Chapter 22 Harem Snake Scorpion
Because of Xie Yaoguang's reminder, the county lord of Jingning swept his eyes at the tea and pastries brought by the maidservant on the case and pursed his lips. Secretly thinking about it, he raised his eyes and calmly looked at Shangrong Guifei with implicit scrutiny, but he was vigilant but never let go.
Rong Guifei saw that the county lord of Jingning was just sitting in front of the desk, and a trace of fierceness flashed in her apricot eyes and slowly tilted her lips. Is Jing Ning guarding herself?
"Jingning, what are you doing sitting so far away" Concubine Rong smiled and beckoned to the county lord of Jingning with a soft gaze, "Come and sit on my side, let's have a good conversation." β
Concubine Rong affectionately took the hand of the county lord of Jingning and invited her to sit with her. Her well-maintained hands, white and delicate, with a jade-like luster, were placed on Jing Ning's hands steadily, with a clever smile on her face. The whole body exudes the unique love of the elders when facing the juniors. A royal blue Luo skirt makes her particularly bright and ringing. The county lord of Jingning was a little disgusted by such intimacy, but she didn't show it.
"Looking at you like this, I think of me in the past." Rong Guifei felt something, and there were tears in her apricot eyes.
Concubine Rong no longer calls herself the palace, and the word 'I' is mixed with the sorrow and sad thoughts revealed in her eyes, which is the easiest thing for people to let down their guard.
"When I was young, I used to be as freshly dressed and angry as you." The sadness in Concubine Rong's eyes gradually became heavier, and she seemed to remember something, and when the sadness faded, there was a sigh between her breaths, "Now I miss such days very much, and the days in this palace are really boring." β
"Niangniang is cautious."
"It's okay to be quiet, I don't have outsiders, it's just idle chatter, what else can they say about me? By the way, Jingning, I remember, Mu Wangfu is guarding in Shanzhou, right? Rong Guifei's face was full of sorrow, and her apricot eyes gradually revealed joy, "When I was young, I also lived in Shanzhou with my parents for a period of time."
Hearing this, she was slightly stunned, and blurted out, "It's the first time Jingning knows that Niangniang has lived in Shanzhou."
"It's all old things," Rong Guifei smiled, "What impresses me the most is that the scenery under the vast desert is very different from this Jiangnan." β
"As Niangniang said, the scenery of Biansai is different from that of Jiangnan. The desert is vast and the yellow sand is thousands of miles. The crescent moon spring is also extremely beautiful. The county lord of Jingning pondered for a while, gradually lowered his guard, and couldn't help but raise his lips and smile: "The sunset in the desert is also more flavorful than that in the south of the Yangtze River."
"It's not, it's just a pity that I probably won't have a chance to see each other again in my life......" Concubine Rong Guifei moved her eyes to look at him, and a sharp edge flashed in her eyes.
The county lord of Jingning looked at Concubine Rong who was full of sorrow in front of him, and couldn't tell for a moment whether she was really nostalgic for the past or deliberately playing a trick for herself. People like Concubine Rong are the best at disguising themselves after crawling and rolling in the harem for many years. Often, they may only be able to believe one word of what they say.
"Alas, when I was a child, I went to Biansai with my parents once, and I also made a wish at the Crescent Spring," Concubine Rong Guifei didn't care about Jing Ning's lack of drinking, and only heard her sigh, "I don't know if the county lord has made a wish for his life's events in the Crescent Spring?" β
"Never"
"That's a shame." The concubine sighed faintly, she was already born gorgeous, captivating the country and the city, but this sigh was even more beautiful and moving. has been in the palace for many years, and she has been favored for many years, which is inseparable from her appearance. The traces left by the years in the corners of her eyes will only add a little more charm to her.
"Jingning has no idle time in military affairs all year round." Jing Ning tilted his head and said, "If I have time to go back this time, I will go to the Crescent Spring." β
"Go back? Jingning, are you going back? Isn't there still a literary exam? Alas, look at my confused memory, I forgot that Jingning, you still have military affairs. Alas, I still envy you, unlike me, who have spent my whole life in the palace, and who is not like the queen, whose maiden home is in the capital. β
The county lord of Jingning understood the meaning of the first half of Concubine Rong's sentence, and took the next sentence with a smile, "Where is the concubine's mother, that is within Jingning's business" As for the first half of the sentence, she only pretended not to hear.
Although Concubine Rong has been favored by the emperor for many years, her mother's family is declining and has no power in Beijing. It was only because he was childless and smart and generous, and had an excellent reputation in the harem that he became the prince's adoptive mother. And about the oath that Emperor Li said before Empress Yuan's death, she also heard a little. Unless the crown prince has been beaten, it will never be easy to save, but if the prince wants to ascend the throne smoothly, it will not be so easy.
And Xu Hou has no favor, although there is a Shouwang by his side, but there is no big fault with Emperor Li's sentence, it is not easy to stop in front, plus Shouwang Xuya is naturally not possible to win the heir after the prince. But in recent years, King Shou has been like a stinger piercing the hearts of Concubine Rong's mother and son, making people unable to sleep at night.
Shouwang is smart and studious and good at pleasing people, and he has done enough to please in front of Emperor Li, and has repeatedly won the emperor's favor. Even if the Xu family's power is not as strong as before, the Xu family's protΓ©gΓ©s can be said to be all over the government and the opposition, and this alone has become the biggest help for the Xu family. In addition, King Shou knows very well the way of the corporal of Lixian, and has attracted a lot of talents for himself, and he has won the favor of the saint by performing strange strategies. Emperor Li even gave him a lot of special favors, so that the status of King Shou was close to that of the crown prince.
"Jing Ning, you are good at everything, but you don't think about yourself. It's been a few days since you had a game, so why don't you tell me about it. Concubine Rong smiled and said in a mocking tone, "I also want someone to help you pay attention to his past behavior." β
"Thank you for your kindness, but this kind of thing can't be decided at will."
At this moment, in the middle of the inner extension, Xie Yaoguang had already changed into palace maid clothes and walked quickly on the palace road. If you meet a patrol guard, quietly go to the side so as not to be suspicious. It's not much of a problem to be careful all the way, seeing that the Chengxiang Hall is close in front of him, Xie Yaoguang took a deep look at the direction of the Chengxiang Palace, hoping that everything is still in time. Then the figure turned and disappeared into the corner of the rockery.
Xie Yaoguang spent a lot of time playing in the palace when she was young, and she had already followed Ye Linchen and the late King Qin around the palace, for example, now she is walking on a trail that leads to the Chengxiang Palace. This trail is extremely hidden, if it hadn't been for the accidental discovery of Xie Yaoguang earlier, he wouldn't have known that there was such a trail. The path was overgrown with weeds, and it was almost impossible to walk an inch, and Xie Yaoguang, who didn't care about anything else at the moment, almost picked up the thorn branches in front of him with his bare hands, and only then did he walk for a while, and his hands were covered with blood. Biting his lip and looking cold, Su Qinglin will settle this account with you in the future.
"Silly boy, listen to the emperor decide why not pick one that suits your heart. No matter how you say it, you are also the master of my Dali County, I said, ah, how many people in this capital are worthy of you, Concubine Rong's tone became serious, and her expression was a little serious, "I know that with the county lord, your knowledge, ordinary people naturally don't look down on it." So for this reason, the prince searched for all the young talents of the Dijing family, and finally found one. Is the child of the crown princess's mother's family called Lin Weiji. As soon as I found the prince, I hurriedly came to report to me, for fear that this person would misbehave and treat you badly. This kid is too real to hide his thoughts, but he admires you and hopes that you will ...... in the future."
The county lord of Jingning stood up and looked at Concubine Rong's beautiful face, interrupted her mercilessly, and reprimanded her coldly: "Concubine Niangniang, my Mu Wangfu has always been loyal to the emperor. Please don't say anything about this kind of rebellion in the future, but I just didn't hear it this time! β