Chapter 169: Rekindling Hope
Rong Chen couldn't figure it out.
"Your Highness, is this dagger going to be put away......" At this time, a palace maid spoke timidly on the side.
As soon as Rong Chen lowered his head, he saw that he was still holding the dagger that had just stabbed Jingxue in his hand, and it was still stained with her blood, exuding a bloody aura.
"No, you don't." Rong Chen said lightly, then took out the handkerchief, carefully wiped the blood stains on the dagger, and then raised his eyes and looked at the palace maid expressionlessly, and said, "If this palace is not mistaken, you are a person in the palace of the concubine, right?" The concubine is gone, what are you still doing here? Let's go! β
The palace maid saw that after the dagger was wiped, the blade emitted a snowy light, and her heart was flustered, and she didn't dare to say anything, so she nodded busily: "Yes, since Your Highness has ordered, the slave and maid will retire!" β
As he spoke, he retreated in a panic.
Second Highness is really terrible! It's horrible!
"Hehe, it's all a bunch of people who don't have the guts, and they dare to stay and spy on the news." A grim smile emanated from the corner of Rong Chen's mouth, and then he tucked the dagger under the pillow.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly touched something soft.
Rong Chen was stunned for a moment, then pinched the thing and raised his hand, but it turned out to be a purse.
It was the one given to him by Shen Nianzhen, after the two of them quarreled, he once took it off, put it down and stepped on it several times, and wanted to throw it away several times, but in the end he was reluctant, picked it up again, and cleaned it carefully.
However, the purse broke.
It is also not suitable to wear out again.
Rong Chen hid the purse close to his body and kept it on his body all the time, when he was poisoned, he didn't know who put the purse under the pillow for him.
He rubbed the purse carefully, and his heart echoed with what the imperial doctors had just said: "Yes, that Divine Doctor Ge is very stubborn, if it weren't for the county lord of Roujia to invite him personally, he might not have come to detoxify His Highness." β
Shen Nianzhen, you're just hard-mouthed, but you actually still care about the palace, right?
Rong Chen touched his purse, thinking of Shen Nianzhen being angry and helpless, but he still went to the scene of asking Doctor Ge to treat his injuries in person, and couldn't help but have a warm smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Shen Nianzhen, since you have this palace in your heart, and this palace also has you in your heart, then what kind of marriage do you want to withdraw?" Rong Chen muttered to himself: "When your body is better, this palace will go to apologize to you......"
Halfway through his words, he suddenly felt that something was not quite right with the purse in his hand.
He was startled, thinking that his purse had been swapped.
However, if you look closely, the purse is still the purse, but the place that has been broken by him has been carefully repaired with the same silk thread and the same technique, and the stitches are exactly the same as before, if you don't look carefully, you can't see that there has been a hole there.
Who mended the purse?
Could it be the maid in the house? No! It's not a maid! The maid can't embroider the same stitches!
Rong Chen's face changed greatly, he carefully turned his purse over and over, looked at it, the anger on his face disappeared, and then he put on a smile again, his eyes were full of emotion: "It turned out that it was not an illusion of this palace, Shen Nianzhen, you really came!" I also repaired this purse......"
"Your Highness! Your Highness! β
But at this moment, Nanfeng walked in from outside with a guard and said to Rong Chen: "Don't be deceived! The Gu poison in you really relied on Miss Shen personally going out of the city to collect medicine, so it was cured! It has nothing to do with that Jingxue! β
Rong Chen quickly put the purse into the placket, then slowly turned his head, glanced at Nanfeng, and asked in a deep voice, "What you said is true?" The Gu poison in this palace was cured by Shen Nianzhen himself? β
"Yes! At that time, the situation was extremely dangerous...... "Nanfeng 1510 recounted the scene at that time, and did not skip the matter of the eldest prince blackmailing Shen Nianzhen.
"What? You said that Nian really agreed to the eldest brother's conditions? And then I changed back to violet? What's that condition? Rong Chen was taken aback when he heard this.
"My subordinates went to collect medicine at that time, and they didn't know it." Nanfeng shook his head when he heard this.
Rong Chen sat down on the bed and muttered to himself: "It turns out that it is for this reason that she ......left before the palace woke up."
"Your Highness, what are we going to do now?" Nanfeng said anxiously: "Do you want to let Miss Shen be threatened by the eldest prince?" β
"Of course not!"
Rong Chen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This matter will be solved by the palace, and I will never let the eldest brother entangle Nian Zhen again!" β
Nian Zhen, his Nian Zhen! In order to save his life, he agreed to the conditions of the eldest prince! What a naivety! It's stupid too!
But why, thinking of such a stupid Shen Nianzhen, his heart was sweet......
Knowing the whole truth, Rong Chen did not feel angry in his heart, but had a feeling of blessing in disguise, in this matter, he understood his own heart, and also understood Shen Nianzhen's heart, from then on, no one could cross Dan between them.
Never!
"Your Highness, now that you are sober, do you want to send someone to the Grand Commander's Mansion to deliver a letter?" Nanfeng said: "After all, for you, Miss Shen led Divine Doctor Ge, and Little Shen led Commander Shen, and she has been busy until now......"
"As it should be!" Rong Chen nodded when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "You go to the treasury, take out the pair of Ruyao jade vases treasured by the palace, and send them to the Grand Commander's Mansion, it is said that the father-in-law of the palace, Lord Shen Datong, likes these antiques very much, and the palace remembers the Yan Hui notebook that was bought back for 10,000 taels of silver a few days ago, and the eldest brother Shen Yunlan likes it very much......"
"What about the county lord? What are you going to give her as a thank you? Nanfeng asked.
"Then ......" It was Shen Nianzhen's turn, Rong Chen suddenly hesitated, thought for a while, and then said, "You go and take out the brocade box in the dark compartment under the table in the study of the palace." β
Yes? Dark grid? Nishiki box? It can't be something classified, right? Can he go? Nanfeng had a bunch of questions in his mind.
"Forget it, you're still injured, go down and take care of it! Call Beiyang in. β
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." Nanfeng said with a touched face.
After a while, Beiyang, the commander of the guards beside Rong Chen, walked in from outside, he was a few years older than Nanfeng, and the whole person exuded a kind of calmness, and after entering the door, he first greeted Rong Chen, and then asked: "Your Highness, you called your subordinates, what's the matter?" β
"You go to the study of the main palace and bring the brocade box." Li Jingting faintly repeated what he had just said.
Nanfeng nodded in agreement, turned around and retreated.
Rong Chen sat quietly on the bed and waited, and then took the purse out of his arms and played with it, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't get enough of it.
"Ahem, Your Highness, the brocade box has been fetched." Beiyang came back with a brocade box, and when he saw his master's spring heart, he couldn't help coughing.
The tenderness and sweetness on Rong Chen's face were put away in a second, and he calmly put the purse back into his arms, and then took the brocade box.
He looked at it with a complicated expression for a moment, and then opened it gently.
In the brocade box, there were those Zhu Hai jewelry that he had given to Shen Nianzhen, all of which were smashed to the ground by Shen Nianzhen when they broke up, some of them were damaged, some were broken, and some were broken into pieces.
Now, if he returns these things to Shen Nianzhen, will she accept them?
Yes, definitely! Thinking of this, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Rong Chen's mouth, he knew that Shen Nianzhen still cared about himself, otherwise, he would not have agreed to the conditions of the eldest prince in order to save him.
"You go, send these things to the Shen family, you must hand them over to Shen Nianzhen yourself." Rong Chen explained: "After she accepts it, you will come back to the palace to return to the palace." β
If it weren't for the fact that his body was weak and he couldn't get out of bed and walk around, he couldn't wait to see Shen Nianzhen in person at this moment.
"Then, Your Highness, what if Miss Shen doesn't accept it? So what to do? Beiyang asked.
"She'll take it! What you're saying won't happen at all! Rong Chen snorted, looked at Beiyang and said, "If that's really the case, you can take the brocade box back, and Bengong will ask her the answer in person." β
"Yes, my subordinates understand." Beiyang nodded, reached out to take the brocade box, and turned to retreat.
Rong Chen looked at the back of him leaving, and thought happily in his heart, sending these jewelry over is equivalent to bowing his head to Shen Nianzhen and begging for peace, a manly man, he doesn't care who bows his head first, as long as she is willing to accept it, then he will definitely be doubly good to her in the future.
The wait was a long one.
Rong Chen was extremely patient. Wonderful book
However, because of his lack of physical strength, coupled with the Gu this time, it really hurt his body, and without waiting for Beiyang to come back, Rong Chen fell asleep deeply.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already dusk.
The house was brightly lit, and there were countless maids and women waiting, and even the imperial doctor came, and after taking the pulse for him, he left a prescription for recuperation and recuperation, and left. Rong Chen never saw Beiyang.
"What about Beiyang? Has he returned home? Call him in! β
"Your Highness."
As soon as Rong Chen's words fell, Beiyang walked in from outside, bowing his head all the way, holding the brocade box that Rong Chen handed him before.
I actually brought it back again.
When Rong Chen saw it, his face immediately sank.
"Your Highness, Miss Shen didn't accept the brocade box, she also wrote a letter and asked her subordinates to hand it over to you." Nanfeng said, handing the brocade box along with the letter.
Rong Chen lowered his head, looked at the letter, and didn't stretch out his hand.
Beiyang waited patiently and did not open his mouth to urge.
"What else did she say?" Rong Chen asked lightly.
"No, by the way, Miss Shen asked her subordinates about your situation, and after learning that you had come to your senses and could eat on your own, she was relieved, and then handed over the letter to her subordinates." Beiyang replied.
Asked about your situation and was relieved to learn that you were fine?
Obviously you care about him? Why don't you take it? A smile appeared on the corner of Rong Chen's mouth, but his doubts were dispelled in an instant, and he finally reached out and took the brocade box and the letter.
Beiyang turned around and retreated silently.
Rong Chen slowly opened the letter, but after only one glance, his face changed greatly, and he angrily tore the letter paper in his hand to shreds, gritted his teeth and scolded angrily: "Okay, you Shen Nianzhen!" At this time, I still have to divorce this palace! I want to be free! There are no doors! This palace will haunt you for the rest of your life! Death doesn't let go! β
After scolding, he sat on the bed gasping for breath. stared at the brocade box that had just been held in his hand for a long time, and wanted to keep it on the ground.
Just like when they broke up, Shen Nianzhen did it.
However, his hand had obviously been stretched out, but Rong Chen hesitated!
He withdrew his hand, put the brocade box away from him, and never looked at it again.
Rong Chen's angry appearance frightened the grandmothers and maids who were waiting on the side, they were trembling, and no one dared to touch Rong Chen's moldy head.
After Rong Chen finished scolding, he sat there and got angry for a long time, gradually calmed down, and waved his hand at the moment, telling them all to retreat.
"Your Highness, you are angry! Besides, you haven't eaten in two days, so eat some! Some guards couldn't help but persuade.
Rong Chen said angrily when he heard this: "Get out!" Didn't you hear this palace tell you to step down? Are they all deaf! β
"Yes, yes, the minion will step aside!" The crowd dispersed in fright.
"Wait!" Rong Chen suddenly shouted to them again, and said in a deep voice: "Go and bring the dinner, the palace wants to eat." β
Everyone was overjoyed and hurried to prepare.
After a while, a food box came in, and all the meals in it were placed on a small coffee table in front of Rong Chen's bed, a total of four dishes, two meat and two vegetarian, plus a very light japonica rice porridge.
"Your Highness, you have just recovered from a serious illness, it is not suitable to eat too greasy, these are light dishes, you can taste them, if you don't want to eat, the kitchen will prepare them." It was Mama Li, who had grown up serving Rong Chen since she was a child, and everyone was so afraid of Rong Chen who was angry that they went to invite her old man.
Sure enough, Rong Chen's attitude eased a lot when he faced Mama Li, and he shook his head when he heard the words: "Don't bother, these are enough." β
Then, he took the chopsticks handed over by Mama Li, lowered his head and ate slowly.
Mama Li watched him eat obediently and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, your anger hurts your body, no matter how much anger you have, you can't skip eating." Mama Li said with a smile: "After eating, with strength, what kind of things can't be solved?" β
"Mama, you said a woman, she obviously likes this palace, but she wants to insist on withdrawing from this palace, what does she think in her heart?" Rong Chen frowned, he really couldn't understand this question.
"Your Highness, does she have any troubles? Did you ask? Mama Li smiled when she heard this: "If she really likes you, and no one persecutes her, it is impossible for her to withdraw from you." β
"Bitter?"
Rong Chen repeated, frowning tightly.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he figured out something in his heart!
"Great Prince! It was the eldest prince who forced her to withdraw from the palace! Rong Chen gritted his teeth and said: "Dig up all the medicinal materials and cut off the opportunity to treat the palace, but use this to coerce the fiancΓ©e of the palace!" forced her to withdraw from this palace! It's really a good big brother of this palace! β
"Since Your Highness has found the reason, let's persuade Miss Shen well." Mama Li persuaded: "As long as Her Highness lets her have no worries, she will not refuse you." β
"Bengu understands, thank you Mama!" Rong Chen said gratefully.
"Your Highness is polite, the old slave has served you all your life, as long as you need it, the old slave can still serve you." Mama Li said with a smile: "What the old slave has done all his life is to serve people, and he doesn't understand any other big truths, so he can't help His Highness......
"Mama, don't say that, if you are in this house for a day, this palace will be at ease for a day." Rong Chen hurriedly said.
After Mama's persuasion, he had confidence in his feelings again.
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"Sister, are you really sure you want to divorce him?"
On the promenade in front of the west wing of Chunhui Courtyard, Shen Yunlan leaned on the railing, looked at Shen Nianzhen, who was looking straight at the orange trees in the courtyard, and said puzzledly: "Since you have already decided, what are you going to do with all this hard work to save him?" It's better to leave nothing at all and break it cleanly! β
"Big brother, actually, I haven't thought about ...... yet"
Shen Nianzhen turned his head to look at him, and said faintly: "The second prince is actually good, handsome, tall, and he has mine in his heart, I know, but when I think of marrying him, I have to face Concubine Qi, and the intrigue life of the royal family, I feel so stressed......"
"It turns out that you are scared." Shen Yunlan said.
"Who said I was scared?" Shen Nianzhen immediately retorted when he heard this: "I don't care about this!" What if Concubine Qi doesn't like me? Didn't I slap her in front of the eldest princess today? β
"Then what are you hesitating about?" Shen Yunlan said coldly when he heard this: "And you like him, don't you?" β
"I'm ......" Shen Nianzhen was speechless when he heard this, and his face was slightly red.
She twisted her head to the side, stared at the pomegranate tree in the courtyard that had begun to bear pomegranate fruit, and said faintly: "Yes, I like him, but big brother, I am not an innocent little girl who loves more than the sky, I still have you and my father and grandmother in my heart......"
Shen Yunlan sneered when he heard this: "Sister, let you marry Rong Chen, and I didn't force you to forget us!" We will always be your loved ones! β
"Big brother! You don't understand! β
Shen Nianzhen was a little anxious when he heard this: "In my heart, you are greater than the Second Highness!" β
When Shen Yunlan heard this, he didn't know why, but he was very moved in his heart.
How many little girls in Shangjing have started to talk about marriage, and they have all their thoughts on their fiancΓ©s, and they no longer care about their own families, and Shen Nianzhen is different from them, she loves Rongchen, but she loves her relatives even more.
That's why she's so calm and rational so far, right?
"Sister, are you worried that after marrying the Second Highness, you will bring trouble to me and my father? Don't worry! If we couldn't even handle such a small thing, we wouldn't have agreed to this family affair in the first place, and you don't have to worry about it today. β