Chapter 62: Their Respective Futures
"Niangniang, Princess Chu Ning is leaving, we don't have to be so hostile to her, don't you say...... Anyway, she won't be able to stay in this palace for a few days, and she will marry to King Heng's mansion. β
Lian'er said on the side, and couldn't help but feel that what the master did was too unwise...... I blame myself for not having the courage to go up and stop ...... If the princess is really a person who holds grudges, she didn't forget to go to the emperor to sue her mother before leaving...... That's not going to be easy.
Listening to Lian'er's words, Zhao Hanzhi couldn't help but feel that he had gone too far. After all, they are from the north of Xinjiang, although they are not any favored concubines in the palace, but they are also famous princesses of neighboring countries.
In the past, she didn't like to say anything considerate to Lian'er, or what she wanted to do, because Lian'er was different from other servants, and she generally spoke and acted more thoughtfully than ordinary handmaidens...... Therefore, according to his previous temperament, no one pays attention to the holy grace, if Lian'er follows her every day, she must not be annoyed to death by her.
That's why she, Zhao Hanzhi, likes to let a loyal person like Yunyan follow, so that if she goes back and forth, there will be no one to stop her from doing whatever she wants.
There are actually quite a few palace maids in Zhong Yu Palace who are trusted by her, but why did she promote Lian'er alone this time? It's not because she died this time, she seems to be hooked by a momentary impulse to do anything...... Naturally, you have to be by your side all the time...... Isn't Lian'er the best choice? Although sometimes she speaks more bluntly, there is an old saying that is contrary to her ears, and it should be nothing more than that.
Just like today, Lian'er hit the nail on the head of the matter in a few words, and analyzed the pros and cons...... If the emperor is willing to set up an official position for women in the palace, then Lian'er is afraid that she would have gone to receive the court's money a long time ago, where would she still have to eat so sporadically after her.
It's just that such a smart woman is a little bad. Smart people like to maximize their own interests, if Lian'er has really been by his side for a long time, he can't keep it to be familiar with the mother of which palace, and when the time comes...... Zhong Yu Palace has one less general by his side...... Don't you regret dying of yourself?
"Niangniang, let's not be in a hurry in everything, it's best to come steadily. When the time comes, they will be caught off guard and will never be able to turn over...... It's the pleasure. β
Well. It's not without reason.
Zhao Hanzhi nodded, and returned to his dormitory without going far, smelling the calming incense, thinking about his next plan...... Suddenly, it seemed that something was wrong.
"Have you touched this incense?"
She asked, staring straight into Lian'er's eyes, not wanting her to lie to herself.
Originally, the incense in this hall was mixed by Yunyan to himself, although it did not smell very good, but it was very comfortable, faint, just like the goose-yellow skirt that Yunyan wore every day. She had been smelling that fragrance all these years, and now that she had changed it, she could smell it all at once, not too obvious.
But now the smell is not unpleasant, a little stronger, which makes people feel just right.
"Back to Niangniang's words, the slave maid added something soothing to Sister Yunyan's incense. The slave maid also sees that the mother has a lot of sorrows...... I want you to sleep peacefully. β
Something that calms the nerves...... She was thoughtful, and she didn't look like she had just followed her to be a big palace maid. Thinking about being in Zhong Yu Palace for so many years, what kind of temperament does she have, Yunyan and Lian'er are the two who can feel it the most.
Seeing that the master was silent for a while, Lian'er hurriedly took advantage of this gap to pour a cup of tea for the master, "Niangniang, the past cannot be recalled, and if you are too entangled, you will not be happy in your heart." After today, let's eat well, sleep well, serve the emperor well, and compare other women in the harem. If you can always receive the grace of the saint, then the mother can always be invincible. β
started preaching again, Zhao Hanzhi's head hurt from Lian'er's chatter, but he couldn't help but laugh. This little girl can't wait to lift herself up and get herself out of that dull mood......
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Hanzhi slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, "Bengong really doesn't know that you can make fragrances." Yes, it's a good craft, and I've always underestimated you before. β
Don't say anything else, this is true, I'm afraid that Lian'er is outstanding, and then she won't want to follow behind her little concubine and go with others......
"By the way, Niangniang, the slave maid also heard from others today that Princess Chu Ning's fiancΓ©, His Royal Highness King Heng, seems to be very dissatisfied with the marriage given by the emperor...... Now everyone in Longnan is saying that the princess is not a man-eating tigress, otherwise how could His Royal Highness King Heng be so sad......"
"Don't talk about it, I'm tired enough today, so let's prepare water and bathe. β
Zhao Hanzhi interrupted Lian'er's words, not because he really wanted to bathe. It's because she is really disgusted by these "other people's words", in the past, maybe she was willing to talk about these after-dinner conversations, but when she was also used as a talking point by others, and made such a long list of things...... No matter how energetic she is, she doesn't want to talk about other people's parents.
If King Heng really doesn't like Chu Ning, then there is no way, after all, this marriage was decided by the emperor in front of the entire former harem. If the marriage is withdrawn...... I'm afraid that King Heng can't afford to retreat. However, Chu Ning is very beautiful now, and that face is something that a man should like when he sees it, but why is King Heng still sullen when he has such a beautiful wife? Could it be that the young man's heart has long belonged, no matter what kind of woman he is, he can't replace the white moonlight in his heart?
It's just that it's useless to think too much, and it's not good for yourself. Zhao Hanzhi looked at the birds outside the window, and couldn't help but feel some envy. If only I could fly around like the birds outside this window, instead of being trapped in this deep palace...... How nice that would be.
It's just a pity that everything is not what people want.
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On the Hengwang Mansion here, what Lian'er just said was not a false rumor from the people of Longnan, but it was conclusively true. Ling Yi'an has been sullen all day since the queen's birthday banquet, which is even more terrifying than Fang Yue's state after the farce. drank more wine than ate, Aunt Lan looked distressed to death, but she couldn't persuade her to come to her senses, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty about the concubine in her heart.
"Aunt Lan, why are you at the door and don't go in?"
When he came back from a new gadget from the market outside and wanted to show it to the prince and make him happy, Jiang Ji saw Aunt Lan standing outside Ling Yi'an's door, not knocking on the door.
There was something else in his hand, he guessed, about what kind of decanting soup.
Jiang Ji's appearance seemed to make Aunt Lan feel a lot more at ease, she turned her hand and stuffed the things in her hand into Jiang Ji's hand, "The prince hasn't eaten for several days, even if it's water, he won't let me bring a pot, just so you go to persuade him, he is drunk like mud and can't come out, where is there still the slightest demeanor of His Royal Highness King Heng in the past." β
Alas, it's also annoying, when is this, there has never been a little festive decoration up and down the Hengwang Mansion, and when the princess enters the mansion and sees this appearance, it's strange if she doesn't get angry, how to live a good life in the future, it's really sad.
"Aunt Lan, don't worry, I'll go in and take a look, the emperor has given me a position in the forbidden army, there are many affairs on weekdays, there is no break for the white duty and night duty, and there is rarely a time when I can come back, this time I also had to come back after being on duty for two nights in a row, I wanted to catch up with the prince and talk, who would have thought that he would be depressed like this. β
"You two grew up together, although you are the prince's entourage, but the prince has never called you as a slave. You two are like brothers and sisters, and now you are serving in the court, and you are more condescending than in the palace of King Heng...... But now that the prince has become like this, you must follow behind to mention something, you can't watch him fall like this, violating the concubine's last wish to him. β
"Yes...... Aunt Lan rest assured. β
It sounds like an unintentional but intentional statement. What Aunt Lan said sounded distressed for the prince's malaise, but in fact she was accusing herself of not being able to saddle the prince in the Hengwang Mansion and run to the palace to be a dog for the emperor.
But in fact, although he Jiang Ji is just a little minion, he is also a person who cares about the world, and he looked at the things in the palace earlier when he was not pleasing to the eye, and now he can be regarded as able to do some small things for his family and country. Why do you have to be looked at differently by the people in the house...... He did not betray the prince...... Isn't this the time to come back when you're free? Can't people have an ambition of their own?
If one day, he can also be sent by the emperor to the front line to charge...... Sacrifice for your family and country...... Then this life is really worth living. It's better than in this Hengwang Mansion, and it is really true that he followed the prince to enjoy flowers and amuse birds all his life?
"Knock knock. β
Thinking of this, Jiang Ji sighed, but he couldn't help it. Or did he knock on the door of the prince's room, thinking that when he saw the prince later, what words should he come out to admonish him?
In the final analysis, it's not because of a woman that the prince is so depressed, thinking that the prince was not close to women, and he and Aunt Lan were worried, but now the prince has delayed his future because of women, but he can't help himself and Aunt Lan again.
The world is really impermanent, if I knew that Miss Su would have such a profound impact on the prince...... It is better for him to send people out of Longnan directly, and not to have these twists and turns with the prince. It is also necessary to avoid so many forks.