"I don't want to investigate the things back then, I just hope that Mrs. Chen will be able to put away her anger in the future, you are a smart and yin person, you can prepare for your children for so long, it must not be difficult to be white, my current status is no longer what it used to be, and I am no longer a princess who is at your disposal." I reached out and took out a yellowed piece of paper from my sleeve and put it on the table with the lamp, "This is the prescription prescribed by the doctor to my mother back then, and I heard that it was recommended by Mrs. Chen." ”

Chen's expression was a little loose, and a trace of imperceptible nervousness flashed on her face, and then she returned to her previous dignity and calmness, and nothing seemed to shake her.

"How's that? Back then, that doctor was a famous miracle doctor in the capital, could it be that the queen suspected that Mrs. Ben and the doctor were in tandem with each other and intended to murder your mother? ”

Chen's words were amusing, and I had no intention of arguing with her, so I reached out and opened the cover on the lampstand, turning the yellowed, thin piece of paper into ashes in the scorching firelight.

"There is really nothing wrong with this prescription, my mother's death really has nothing to do with you, she just doesn't want to live anymore, otherwise no one will have a chance to harm her."

I thought I would say these words very calmly, I thought that there would be no more waves in my heart, but I still felt that my irrepressible heart was pricked by countless slender needles together, and in the pain one after another, there would be no blood flowing out along the small wounds, so that I could look like I was not in pain, and the dark tide was surging under the calm surface.

"So what? What kind of teacher is the queen mother here to prosper, and what crime is she asking? "Chen concluded that I had no handle, and gradually became more and more confident.

"I'm not here to ask the teacher." I looked at the remaining embers on the table and slowly moved my gaze to Chen, "I'm just curious, are you unable to tolerate my mother, or can't you tolerate me?" ”

Chen seemed to be stabbed by my gaze, and a trace of panic in his eyes turned into fierceness: "Shouldn't Mrs. Ben?" is also a young lady of the public mansion, only you are different, the light, glory, and favor are all just yours, and my child deserves to be left out just because it is my child? When it comes to the young lady of the public mansion, there is only one sixth miss in the eyes of the world, where is my child worse than you? Why bother to be pressed by you in everything! ”

"It's really ridiculous, when the fifth sister was born, where was me, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but be a little strong, right?"

"Am I strong in words? is also pregnant, your mother is in the limelight, pampered in the house to raise the baby, what about me? I also have to worry about the trivial things of daily life; Old lady and lord only care about your mother, but who has ever asked me and my poor child? ”

Chen's emotions were a little excited, and the volume of his voice unconsciously rose a lot, a little harsh and harsh, in that posture, I don't know why, I actually felt a little pity in my heart.

"So as soon as the fifth sister was born, you tried all kinds of ways to raise her under her grandmother's knees, so that she could get the attention of her grandmother, so that she could also be recognized by other clans." I said unhurriedly, "But my mother has never been prejudiced because the child was not born to her, and the second sister, as the eldest daughter, doesn't she follow my mother to appear at various banquets?" ”

"What is your mother?" Chen snorted coldly, "Who doesn't know that the rise and fall of our family's glory and disgrace are all related to my grandfather, but as the father of so many children, my grandfather only has you in his eyes, and even his son is not as good as you A young and ignorant girl, isn't it because you are a concubine?" ”

Hearing these words, I felt angry and amused, brushed the hair on the corner of my forehead, and said, "Mrs. Chen's five fingers, are they the same length?" Parents will inevitably have a preference for one or two of their children, who can guarantee that they can have a bowl of water? Even if my father pays too much attention to me on weekdays, doesn't he just ignore the other children? ”

"The queen mother said these words lightly, and the person who faced these unfair treatment was not you, so naturally she would not have so many feelings like us." Chen sneered, his words mixed with a hint of anger.

"Huh——!" With a brain like Chen's, it is difficult for her to be able to operate to this point, "If my father really favors me as Mrs. Chen said, why should I be this vain queen now?" Mrs. Chen is so refined, doesn't she really know that the Queen Mother and the Emperor have not been on good terms for a long time, and her father is just a member of the Queen Mother's party? What about me? What is there about a person who wants to share a bed with people from the opposing camp that you envy so much? I no longer concealed the anger in my heart, and said, "You are only envious of this vain name, so why should you use anything else as an excuse to dislike and hate me with peace of mind?" Your self-righteous Congyin will one day become the biggest stumbling block for the Rong family, with your daughter who was trained by you! ”

"You ——!" Chen listened to my words, and he was angry, but he couldn't get cheap in words, and he couldn't do it, so he couldn't continue to be angry and let me watch the jokes on the side, so he pretended to be calm and held his arm and said: "You don't have to use these words to deliberately provoke me, I know that although I don't care much about you, you may have prejudice and resentment against me, in short, you are now the queen, we are a small people, life and death are also between your thoughts, if you want to kill, you still have to listen to how to respect, and you don't have to spend any more words with me." ”

After Chen finished speaking, he closed his mouth, with an attitude that he would never argue or say anything else. In fact, she also knows that if she says too much, she will lose, and she has done too many unclean things over the years, maybe that sentence will be exposed, and I will be tightly grasped by me, and something else will be involved from the clues.

"I didn't come to you for anything else this time, I hope Mrs. Chen won't treat others as fools in the future, take care of yourself and your children, don't do anything stupid, it's not just you who have paid for this family, please be sure not to do anything that makes me feel disappointed, otherwise it will fall short, I am nothing, I am afraid that Mrs. Chen will be reluctant to bear the glory and wealth in front of her, and it will also affect a pair of children."

"You're threatening me?"

"Don't dare, grasshoppers on a rope, talk about threats or not, you are in danger, not necessarily I am safe." I sneered and swept the ashes off the table to the ground.

"Good, good!" Chen gritted his teeth, afraid that all his internal organs were holding his breath at the moment.

"It's not early, Mrs. Chen should go back and rest early." I ordered an eviction.

Soon after Chen left, Pei'er came in and swept away the ashes under the table without saying a word before coming to me, "Miss, are you going to go to bed now?" ”

"It's going back to the palace on a cloudy day, you pack some things first, and I'll see if there's anything missing." Even though I feel tired now, I don't feel much sleepy.

I don't have anything to take away in the mansion, what I have here is just something I used before, and even if I don't take it away, the things I use in the palace in the future will become a new thought, and there is nothing to be nostalgic about.

After dinner the next day, the person who came to pick me up from the palace arrived, and it was another rule and etiquette to mobilize the people, and the eldest brother helped me to sit in the sedan chair.

In accordance with the will, the people of the Gongfu can send me to the front of the Fengluan Palace, and the big brother who sends me into the palace on behalf of the Gongfu is naturally the eldest brother who is in the limelight now.

Entering from the palace gate, according to the rules, the eldest brother must dismount and walk, and I also got off the sedan chair, so that the time for this to walk together quietly can become a little longer.

Pei'er and the palace maids who accompanied her consciously followed far behind, leaving enough distance in the middle so that my eldest brother and I could say things as we pleased, which were inconvenient for others to hear.

"Are you doing well in the palace?" The eldest brother was beside me, whispering something to ask.

"It's good, although I don't have the freedom at home, but I'm used to it after staying for a long time." I laughed.

"Big brother knows that you don't like it here, but we have no other way but to wronged you for the time being." The eldest brother didn't look at me, his pace adjusted to one with me, and walked forward slowly, his eyes were very dark, black as ink, he only felt gentle before, but now he has a bit of mystery that is not white.

"Xuan'er doesn't feel aggrieved ......"

Before I finished speaking, I was interrupted by my eldest brother, who seemed to have something to say to me, and said to himself: "The grievances you suffered in the palace, the eldest brother knows, the emperor punished you, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to beat the Rong family, you have been trembling at home for so many years, I always thought that your life might be a little easier when you got married, but I didn't expect to enter such a Longtan tiger's den again." ”

The eldest brother stretched out his hand and held my hand, his palm was wide and gentle, and he could easily wrap my hand in the middle: "Don't worry, this will not be too long, the eldest brother will protect you, you protect yourself first, believe in the eldest brother, okay?" ”

The eldest brother said these words to make me a little confused, but it is not difficult to find that he seems to be doing something, the eldest brother is already a person who can support a piece of the world alone, but I only think that he is the willful and generous eldest brother who accompanies me in the mansion.

"Big brother ......" I looked at him, but he smiled gently, rubbed my hair with the palm of his other hand as usual, and said: "Father is old, many things are too indecisive, and he regretted sending you to the palace back then, but the glory of our Rong family has never been based on the sacrifice of daughters, and the eldest brother will take over the burden of the Rong family and take responsibility for both you and the Rong family." ”

"Nope." I shook my head, although I don't know what the eldest brother wants to say, but I don't want him to put so much pressure on himself, my impression of the eldest brother is a gentle and humble gentleman, and he should not be involved in such worldly disputes, "Xuan'er is very satisfied with her current life, although her father is much older, he is in good health, the eldest brother is also rising step by step, and the sisters also have a good home, which is already very good." ”

"Okay, Fengluan Hall has also arrived, don't worry about the rest, go and rest quickly." The eldest brother let go of his hand and said: "After this farewell, I don't know when we will be able to meet, so we must know to be flexible in case of trouble, and don't be rash." ”

"I know, you should also pay attention to safety when you go to work, your sister-in-law and children may be a little uncomfortable at first, you have to be more careful."

"Don't worry about this, your sister-in-law and children are staying in the capital, the border is bitterly cold, just let me go alone."

But ...... "I always felt that something was wrong, and for a while I couldn't tell what was wrong."

"Don't be, the foreign minister is not allowed to stay in the palace for a long time, I am going back, you should take care." The eldest brother didn't give me any more talk, and turned around to leave.

I looked at his back, and I also felt that such a short time should not be wasted on these meaningless things, or I could care about him a little, or look at him a lot.