Chapter 237: The Way Forward
Yan Ran never thought that the woman who fascinated the prince turned out to be King Yongning's former concubine, Mei Ji.
Yan Ran looked at this stunning face, and many questions suddenly rose in her heart.
After hearing that King Yongning died violently, his beloved concubine Mei Ji disappeared, some people say that she died of martyrdom, and some people say that she was kidnapped.
Judging from the information obtained by Wen Rong'an, these beauties sent to the prince's side are inextricably linked to Prince Gong's mansion, indicating that they should all be Xiao Zun's secret stakes.
However, Xiao Zun once drunk and was intemptuous, which made King Yongning angry, and finally made a rebellion.
The two are also enemies, how could Mei Ji be used by Xiao Zun?
Is Maggie forced to do so, or does she have another purpose, or is her identity not simple?
Even though Yan Ran has a lot of doubts, this is not a good time to clear her thoughts.
Mei Ji's body, bloodstained underneath, shallow breathing, and weakness seemed to dissipate at any time.
Yan Ran put aside all kinds of doubts in her mind for the time being, and concentrated on the diagnosis and treatment of Mei Ji.
Mei Ji is pregnant, and due to her violent movements, she has a tire gas, and there are signs of a slippery fetus.
Yan Ran immediately made a decision and applied needles to protect the fetus of Meiji.
Mei Ji is now weak and weak, and it is not suitable to move, so Yan Ran ordered someone to surround this place impermeable, and then bring soft pillow quilts and hot water from the brazier to treat her on the spot, and ordered Qingxuan and Xian Luo to go together to grab the medicine and decoction according to the prescription.
Seeing that Yan Ran was calm and calm, the crown princess ordered things one by one in an orderly manner, and her originally flustered mood gradually settled down.
She left people for Yan Ran to send, and went to explain the reason to the wives.
After about two quarters of an hour, Yan Ran stopped, and a thin layer of sweat was already pouring out of her forehead.
As soon as she wanted to find someone to send Mei Ji back to the room, she heard the prince's angry voice ringing in her ears: "What a virtuous and generous princess, she behaves very well on her face, but she is so poisonous behind her back!" ”
The crown princess's eyes widened, she looked at the prince in disbelief, and her voice trembled slightly: "Your Highness, you say so, but you suspect that the concubine is deliberately murdering Xu Liangdi?" ”
The prince didn't speak, but his cold gaze showed that he meant it.
He no longer paid attention to the crown princess, walked to the sleeping Meiji, and was about to hug her, and asked Yan Ran, "How is Liangdi?" ”
Yan Ran stretched out her hand and stopped the prince: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, Liangdi's body is weak, and it is not appropriate to move too much, it is better to let someone carry her back with a soft collapse." ”
When the prince heard this, he hurriedly withdrew his hand and sent someone to lift the soft collapse.
Yan Ran lowered her eyes, looking at the prince's jewel-like posture, she really loved Mei Ji very much.
The crown princess was suspected and questioned by the prince, infinite sadness swelled in her heart, and her tone became a little colder: "Your Highness, Xu Liangdi's fall has nothing to do with the concubine's body. The concubine also just learned that Xu Liangdi was pregnant, this is the joy of the East Palace, what reason does the concubine have to murder her? ”
The prince sneered: "Reason? Is this reason enough? ”
The crown princess turned pale instantly, she had been married to the prince for many years and had never been pregnant; And Mei Ji didn't come long to get pregnant so soon, this thing is indeed a thorn in her heart.
She was surprised and jealous, but she never dared to murder the emperor's heir!
She has been married to the prince for many years, and she thought she knew each other's temperament enough, but she didn't expect that in his eyes, she was so unbearable.
The crown princess was so sad that she didn't even have the strength to defend herself.
Yan Ran looked at the heartbroken appearance of the crown princess, and couldn't bear it, so she argued for her: "Your Royal Highness the crown princess, today is the birthday banquet of the crown princess, and the crown princess has invited several ladies to a small gathering. Even if the crown princess has any thoughts, she will not attack on such an occasion and destroy her reputation. ”
Since the crown prince believes that the crown princess seeks interests, Yan Ran analyzes it from the perspective of interests.
The crown princess plotted to kill the prince's concubine in public, but it was not half beneficial to her.
The crown prince felt that this was reasonable, and his face was slightly pale, but his suspicion of the crown princess was still not completely eliminated.
Yan Ran changed the topic and said, "Two highnesses, although Liangdi's tire has been saved, there is still a possibility of slippery tires. During this time, it is necessary to lie down and recuperate, not to exercise vigorously, and not to be depressed. ”
The prince listened carefully and responded continuously.
Watching the prince carefully carry Mei Ji to the soft collapse, holding her hand all the way back with her, the crown princess only felt a faint pain in her chest, and stood in place in a daze.
Yan Ran called lightly: "Your Highness." ”
The crown princess came back to her senses, and Yan Ran sighed lightly: "His Royal Highness the crown prince is angry, if you say too much, it will annoy him." It's better to wait for Xu Liangdi to wake up and explain this matter to her in public. ”
The crown princess gritted her teeth and said: "That Xu family didn't fall early or late, but she fell in front of the palace, what thoughts she had, it was obvious to him!" When she wakes up, maybe how to arrange the palace, how can the prince still listen to the words of the palace? ”
Yan Ran thought about it and provided another idea for the crown princess: "Your Highness, it was Prince Gong who brought everyone to find the past just now. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Gong are both married, they have no heirs. Xu Liangdi is pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson, and the prince thinks you will be jealous, but are you the only one who wants to give birth to the emperor's eldest grandson? ”
The crown princess was suddenly, and the anger in her eyes was even stronger: "Okay, what a princess Gong, she looks soft and weak, but she has a lot of flowers!" If this matter was really planned by her, she not only got rid of the emperor's eldest grandson, but also framed the palace, killing two birds with one stone, it was really a good calculation! ”
The prince was almost deposed, like a frightened bird, and he was very suspicious.
If the crown princess blindly defends herself, in the absence of conclusive evidence, the prince will inevitably still favor the injured charmer.
But if the crown princess elevates the conspiracy theory of this matter to the dispute between the prince and Xiao Zun, then whether it is related to Cui Jingyi or not, the prince will believe that she is the initiator, and he will no longer blame the crown princess.
Moreover, whether Mei Ji is a secret stake, or what Cui Jingyi did, this matter has nothing to do with her, and it is not that she was wronged.
Yan Ran thought about it, and asked again: "Your Highness, do you know where Xu Liangdi came from?" ”
The crown princess felt annoyed when she mentioned this person, and frowned slightly: "This Xu's maiden name is Lan Niang, and she is the daughter of a small official in Bingzhou. In the past, when the prince lost power, the governor Yin praised the high and stepped on the low, and now he wanted to please the prince, so he selected several women with outstanding looks to offer to the prince, and Xu was one of them. ”
Yan Ran was surprised, and the state capital Yin was a student of Cui Gelao, and when the Cui family fell, he was not implicated because he was far away.
Now that there is only one Cui Jingyi left in the Cui family, he is very likely to follow the old master and join Xiao Zun.
Therefore, Wen Rongan and the crown princess agreed that Xu Lanniang, who was born in Bingzhou, was Xiao Zun's person, but they didn't know that this Xu Lanniang was Mei Ji.
Just because King Yongning brought Mei Ji into Beijing to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, he was originally scheduled to dance, and then revealed his true face, and he was a blockbuster at the banquet, and he also wanted to win the favor of the Queen Mother.
But this dance was cut off by Yan Ran halfway, and Mei Ji also got acne because of this, and she couldn't show up in front of people.
Then, Xiao Zun took advantage of the wine to make a fuss about the palace, and King Yongning made trouble in the palace for this, which was not a glorious thing.
So although the news came out, Emperor Sheng still held it and didn't let too many people get involved, because only a few people had seen Mei Ji.
To this day, many people are still circulating the funny story of King Yongning Chongguan being angry, but no one has seen the appearance of this red face at all.
It stands to reason that the crown prince should have also seen Mei Ji, and he dared to keep her by his side, so he was not afraid that Xiao Zun would attack him for colluding with King Yongning with this matter?
Also, why did Xiao Zun dare to send Mei Ji into the East Palace so blatantly?
Is it just because he has changed the identity of Meiji that he has confidence, or is this person really just a person who is similar to Meiji?
Yan Ran returned to Shouning Palace with a heavy heart, wanting to tell Wen Rongan about it quickly.
After Wen Rong'an came back, on the one hand, for the convenience of the shift, and on the other hand, for the convenience of meeting with Yan Ran, he lived in the guard house on weekdays.
So as soon as he was free, he would run to Shouning Palace to find Yan Ran.
Anyway, Concubine Yun is clean, and she closes her door all day to thank guests, and there are no uninteresting people who come to disturb her.
When Yan Ran returned to Shouning Palace, she saw that Wen Rongan had been waiting for a long time.
Wen Rongan raised a smile, and just wanted to ask Yan Ran why she came back so early, but she saw that her face was tired, and the corners of her skirt were stained with blood.
His face immediately changed, and he walked up to her in three steps and two steps, and said worriedly, "What's wrong?" ”
Yan Ran didn't care about the dirt on her body, she threw herself directly into Wen Rong'an's arms, and said coquettishly: "Cousin, I'm so tired!" ”
Wen Rongan picked up Yan Ran, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, and didn't let go of her, just let her sit on her lap, gently stroked her back, and coaxed her like a child.
Yan Ran felt a little ashamed, but she was really reluctant to embrace her cousin, so she could only lie on him cheekily and tell him about today's events in his ear.
The more Wen Rongan listened, the tighter his eyebrows furrowed, and he said in an unkind tone: "I advised the prince to focus on the great cause and not to indulge in beauty, but he didn't listen at all." The prince is not a fool, and must know the consequences of keeping Mei Ji by his side, but he still insists on going his own way. Now for the sake of the concubine, he has such an attitude towards the crown princess, which is really ......"
Wen Rongan was very helpless, and she didn't know how to describe the prince.
Not to mention the power of the crown princess's mother's family, nor the hardships that the crown princess has endured with him, just because the crown princess has a wife, he should give her enough trust and respect.
Even Emperor Sheng was romantic, and he never let his favorite concubine pass the queen.
Yan Ran was also very helpless, there was no way, Emperor Sheng had just two sons, and if he didn't choose Xiao Zun, he could only choose the prince.
"Sister! What about my sister? ”
Xiao Ming's cheerful voice suddenly came from outside, and Qingxuan coaxed him: "Third prince, the girl has just treated the patient, she is very tired, and she is resting now, can the slave and maid play with you?" ”
Xiao Ming said: "I won't disturb my sister's rest, you help me give this sugar man to my sister!" ”
Yan Ran listened to Xiao Ming's childish words of simple concern, and her heart warmed.
Wen Rongan's heart suddenly moved, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "It would be nice if Dumb wasn't a nerd." ”
Yan Ran was slightly stunned: "Yes, it's a pity." ”
Xiao Ming's stupidity is born and cannot be treated, he is destined to be a little fool for the rest of his life, and he can't bear the country.
In fact, this is also very good, at least for a lifetime, rich in food and clothing, happy and worry-free.
Yan Ran thought so, but some people didn't think so.
The next day, the news of Xu Liangdi's slippery tire came out of the East Palace.
Yan Ran was feeling sorry, and the prince came to the door with a fierce attitude.
"Imperial Doctor Yan, you dare to murder the emperor's eldest grandson, are you guilty?!"