Chapter 168: A Woman's Heart, a Needle Under the Sea

Frost Branch's eyes were red, and she gently hugged Mingzhu, "It's all over!" ”

Whether it's the wind or the snow, it will eventually disappear.

After the wind and snow, the sky is clear.

This night, Mingzhu cried happily, accompanied by frost branches, wind and snow, people's hearts from cold to distorted, and got the initial warmth, all the indignation, all the grievances were soothed in a hug.

After dawn, Junshan and Shuangzhi entered the house to wait.

Mingzhu's eyes were so red and swollen that she naturally didn't dare to enter the house.

Probably because the cold can relieve pain, Fu Jiuqing hugged Jin Yue all night, she actually felt that it was not as painful as before, it was just a day and a night of torture, she didn't have any strength in her body, and she couldn't open her mouth when she drank porridge.

"Isn't it, ugly?" Her voice was weak.

The two people who had finished washing, one was paler than the other, but Fu Jiuqing's spirit was better than Jin Yue's, he motioned for Shuangzhi and Junshan to retreat, encircling Jin Yue with one hand and planning to feed her porridge with the other.

Seeing his skillful movements, she couldn't help but pull the corners of her lips and smiled weakly, "Where did you practice this?" ”

As the fifth son of the Fu family, Fu Zhengbai's old son is pampered and pampered, and how noble he is, but looking at his kung fu of serving people, it doesn't look like he did it at all.

The depth in his eyes was indiscerning, "From you." ”

She smiled but did not speak, and fell limply in his arms.

"I said before that I would accompany you into the mountains to raise it well, but now it's ...... Delay again and again, let you down again and again! She closed her eyebrows, her brow furrowed, and it was evident that it was starting to hurt again.

He hesitated suddenly, put down the spoon in his hand, hugged her tighter, his chin rested on her shoulder, and his voice trembled slightly, gently hitting her eardrums.

He said, "I'm so afraid of pain, how can I give birth to a little fox?" A thin sweat oozed from the corners of her forehead, her eyelashes couldn't stop shaking, and she could only hug him tightly in pain. It's better to hug your father-in-law than to hold the cold quilt corners, thinking like this, although the body hurts, the heart is warm.

"Not anymore." He said, "I'll do it for you." ”

Jin Yue was obviously in pain to death, but he was made to laugh out loud by his extremely funny words, and he felt pain and wanted to laugh, this feeling was simply indescribable. She hugged him tightly and bit him the arm.

Let you talk nonsense!

It's obviously a heart-warming sentence, but thinking about it, it hurts as much as a knife to cut out the heart.

Originally, she could drink two mouthfuls of porridge, but now that the pain came up, she began to struggle, her lips and teeth were closed, where could she still feed it, Jin Yue was confused, and even asked, how did you come out...... Forget it all!

Fu Jiuqing took a mouthful of porridge, aimed it at her lips, covered it gently, and crossed her tongue, without eating or drinking, and her ironclad body couldn't hold it.

Outside, Jun Shan and Frost Branch waited anxiously, but no one dared to enter.

"Childe came out like this, will the other side of Yanwang's Mansion ......" Shuangzhi asked worriedly.

Jun Shan's eyebrows frowned slightly, "As long as the evidence is conclusive and the prefect is careful and thoughtful, the Yanwang Mansion will not be able to find any mistakes or omissions." ”

Frostbranch nodded, I hope so.

Regarding Fu Jiuqing's departure from the prison, Su Lizhou did not plan to hide it from Song Yan, withdraw the file as soon as possible, and report it to the Criminal Department. As a result, the fifth son of the Fu family was acquitted before he even had time to go to court.

Yanwang Mansion.

"What?" Song Yan sat in the warm pavilion and looked at Cheng Nan in disbelief, "Is the news true?" ”

Cheng Nan saluted, "The Criminal Department has revoked the file, so there will be nothing wrong with this matter, Fu Jiuqing has returned to the Fu family last night." ”

"Su Lizhou ......" paused, Song Yan seemed to remember something, "Su Lizhou has always been smooth, it stands to reason that there will not be such a mistake, what is the reason?" ”

Hearing this, Cheng Nan knelt on the ground, "Little prince forgive sins!" ”

Song Yan frowned and was silent.

Cheng Nan continued, "In Licheng that day, it was because the Fu family's porridge shed poisoned someone, so Fu Jiuqing was convicted of homicide and escorted to Kyoto City. But now, now that the people are not dead, the Fu family has lost some silver, and naturally it will be fine! ”

"Not dead?" Song Yan stood up suddenly, "It's clear that he died of poison, how could he not die?" Are you sure that the one who is resurrected now is the beggar who died in the porridge shed that day? ”

Cheng Nan nodded, "Yes!" ”

Song Yan's face darkened, "What's the matter?" The king saw ...... with his own eyes"

"This matter is also being re-investigated, but ...... If the person did not die, then the crime of murder that fell on Fu Jiuqing naturally could not be established. Cheng Nan's voice became weaker and weaker.

Song Yan sat back slowly, his eyebrows tightened, "No need to check, since the Fu family has done this, they are naturally completely sure, what you should check now is that Fu Jiuqing obviously knows that the person is not dead, why do you still have to bear this murder?" Is there something else going on? Or is he just using this king to do bad things? ”

Cheng Nanwei really didn't expect this, "I understand my humble position, so let's go!" ”

Gu Ruoli was standing at the door, and when he saw Cheng Nan coming out, he immediately greeted him, "Is there any better little prince?" ”

Cheng Nan glanced at her, bowed and saluted, but did not answer.

Seeing this, Gu Ruoli had no choice but to enter the door by himself.

"Little Prince!"

Regarding Song Lan's abuse of Gu Ruoli, Song Yan knew about it, but he couldn't do it...... Anyway, if the person is not dead, this matter will pass! One is a sister, the other is his own concubine, and it is always a matter between two women.

Gu Ruoli knew that his status in Song Yan's heart was far worse than before, so he was cautious in everything, but fortunately, now the entire Yan Wangfu knew that she was pregnant with Song Yan's heir, and no one dared to make too many mistakes, and so did Rao is Song Lan.

Song Yan's gaze swept over Gu Ruoli's lower abdomen, and then withdrew lightly, without any emotional fluctuations on his face, he only picked up the cup in his hand and took a sip of tea as if nothing happened.

Outside, the wind and snow were blowing, and the sound of rustling came from the roof tiles, and there was an eerie silence in the warm pavilion.

"Little prince?" Gu Ruoli knew that when Song Yan came back, he also brought back a woman, saying that she was a country woman, she hadn't seen it yet, but she was already panicking.

In the past, even if Song Yan weakened his love affair with her, he never thought about finding another woman.

Now, there are a few more side concubines in the backyard, not to mention, there are also more wild women.

For Gu Ruoli, who has fallen out of favor, this is the most terrible threat, the woman in the backyard, no matter which one she is, if she gives birth to a son and a half daughter, according to the urine nature of Princess Yan, she will definitely help the woman who gave birth to the eldest grandson of King Yan's mansion.

is obviously a concubine, but because her mother is expensive and her son is expensive, it is a great shame for Gu Ruoli. After more than two years in the house, I saw that my love was passing away like flowing water, and I calculated so much, and when I was coming, I couldn't grasp anything.

"If you are pregnant, just rest in the room, don't run around, not to mention the snow, the ground is slippery, if there is anything wrong, what should I do?" Song Yan's tone was slightly slower, not as indifferent as before.

Hearing it, he still cared about himself, Gu Ruo shook his head and snickered with joy, "Ruoli was raised in the Yehou Mansion before, so that the little prince came back, Ruoli couldn't come back to serve, if it was not good, please forgive the little prince!" ”

"Just give birth to a baby!" Song Yan put down the cup in his hand, "You don't need to interfere with the rest." ”

Gu Ruo was shocked, "The little prince feels like a ...... If you are already a burden? ”

No matter how cold the wind and snow are, it is not as cold as the heart.

"Did Ruoli do something wrong?" Gu Ruoli wanted to cry, "So that the little prince is so disgusted? Is it because of my sister's business? But the little prince, Ruoli is also constantly circling, even if the beloved husband cares about others, but as long as the little prince can be happy, Ruoli still does it, is this also wrong? ”

Song Yan's eyebrows drooped slightly, and he sighed quietly, "This king didn't mean that, you misunderstood." ”

"Was it a misunderstanding?" Gu Ruoli burst into tears, pear blossoms brought rain, Chu Chu was pitiful, "The little prince actually knows that it doesn't matter whether my sister has amnesia or not, the important thing is that she is bent on leaving Yanwang's Mansion and doesn't want to return to you." Fu Jiuqing bewitched her, she was deeply involved, just like Ruoli to you, the little prince, as long as you say a word, even if you die, what's the pity? ”

Song Yan finally got up, walked slowly to her, raised his hand to take her into his arms, and gently wiped away the tears on her face, "This king knows that he has alienated you recently, but if you leave...... You have been in the palace for more than two years, have you forgotten how this king treats you? Don't cry anymore, tell your grievances, this king is also wronged, but who should this king say to? ”

Gu Ruoli was stunned, she never expected that Song Yan would say such a thing, in the past, as long as she blamed herself, he would be soft and comforted gently, but now Song Yan's words were full of disgust.

Is he disgusted with her?

"Little prince?" Gu Ruoli was stunned, and his heart was pounding.

"Don't let this king see your extremely aggrieved appearance, this king doesn't owe you, no one owes you, remember?" Song Yan clamped her jaw, forcing her to meet her cold eyes.

In his eyes, there was no half pity, it was as cold as the wind and snow outside the window.

Gu Ruoli couldn't help but shudder, and even the rhythm of his breathing changed.

"Also, your sister is Gu Baiyi, the emperor's jade concubine, Jin Yue has nothing to do with you, don't pull yourself on her, remember?" Song Yan let go of his hand, turned around and stood in front of the window, looking at the snow falling on the windowsill.

The narrow window gap, the cold wind throughout, makes people shiver in the heart. Gu Ruoli didn't say anything more after all, the matter has come to this point, and no matter how much he says, it will just annoy Song Yan. Song Yan's thoughts, she became more and more incomprehensible, but her temper was thorough.

The door closed, and Gu Ruoli stood indifferently at the door.

The fine willow was standing under the eaves with the soup, and when she saw Gu Ruo leaving, she saluted her respectfully, and said, "Side concubine!" ”

"Master, this is the wild girl brought back by the little prince!" Amber reminded in a whisper.

Gu Ruoli elegantly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, but in the blink of an eye, he wiped away the previous grievances and replaced them with a dignified and virtuous and extremely gentle appearance, "What's your name?" ”

"Slave and maid!" The willow replied softly.

The moment he looked up, his eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and there was no clash in his bright eyes.

Gu Ruo was startled, and suddenly understood a little why Song Yan's attitude towards him was becoming more and more impatient.

It's not that I'm tired of it for a long time, but I think too much, sometimes my mind is in my eyes, and the true love that is forcibly disguised has been torn off the skin of hypocrisy, Song Yan doesn't like women who have too complicated thoughts, and Yan Wangfu doesn't need it.

And the fine willow in front of him, although she is a country woman, makes Song Yan feel at ease.

"Serving in front of the little prince, you should be respectful, don't be careless!" Gu Ruoli taught in a warm voice, "Miss Xiliu has just arrived at Yanwang Mansion, there must be a lot of discomfort, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to me!" ”

Xiao Liu smiled and saluted, "Thank you, Concubine Gu." ”

"When I entered the Yanwang Mansion, I should help each other and serve the little prince together. At present, I am pregnant, and when serving the little prince, I have a lot of inconveniences, and I have to worry about the little willow girl. Gu Ruoli smiled gently, "There are other side concubines in this backyard, everyone's purpose is the same, I will be free in the future, I will help you introduce you, everyone looks up and doesn't look down, you should get to know each other." ”

Gu Ruoli was laughing, and Xiliu was also laughing.

One laughed as if it were fake, and the other laughed as simple as it was.

Seeing Gu Ruo's back as she left the step, looking at her movements from time to time, "intentionally or unintentionally" stroking her lower abdomen, the smile on the corner of the thin willow lips became more and more intense, and she turned to salute Cheng Nan and enter the door with soup.

"What are you talking about outside?" Song Yan asked casually.

Xiliu smiled, "It's nothing, I just met Concubine Gu, and she told the slave and maid a few words." ”

"Advice?" Song Yan pondered her two words.

But Xiliu didn't seem to understand Song Yan's meaning at all, and respectfully put the soup on the table, "Little prince, you eat it while it's hot, it won't be good when it's cold." This is the wild vegetable soup from our hometown, and I don't know if it suits your taste. ”

"Wild vegetable soup?" Song Yan frowned.

Xiliu nodded again and again, "Slaves and maids sometimes go out, or go up the mountain to collect medicine, go far, dry food is not enough, can only dig some wild vegetables to satisfy hunger, don't underestimate these things, the people of the rivers and lakes are particularly fond of it, and it is a delicacy in the world when it is done well, and the rich and noble people may not have eaten it!" ”

Song Yan's mind fell on the few words she mentioned: walking the rivers and lakes...... Dry food is not enough......

Jin Yue often received orders to leave Kyoto City in the past, and it was even more customary to walk the rivers and lakes, Song Yan thought, did she often eat these? Oh, that woman, never complains of pain or pain, she has probably eaten.

Looking at Song Yan trying to eat wild vegetable soup, the fine willow smiled like a flower, "Little prince, how is it?" ”

Song Yan nodded, "It's a little rough, but ...... The taste is acceptable! ”

After Xiliu left, Song Yan let Cheng Nan enter the door.

As for what to say when she went in, Xi Liu knew in her heart that Song Yan was not at ease with anyone, so she deliberately avoided the topic and did not mention Gu Ruoli, because she didn't want Song Yan to feel that she was like an ordinary woman, she liked to fight for the wind and be jealous, and she came to serve Song Yan wholeheartedly.

Gu Ruoli's words, Cheng Nan heard them, and he would return to the Song banquet in 1510, so Xiliu didn't need to open his mouth at all.

What's more important is that what Cheng Nan said, more than what she said in Xiaoliu, can make Song Yan believe that Gu Ruoli is relying on the old and selling the old, and is being the master of Song Yan's backyard.

In this regard, Song Yan only sneered mockingly, "She has the demeanor of a wife!" ”

It's a pity that Gu Ruoli ...... Just a side concubine! The side concubine put on a posture of a wife, what is it if she is not arrogant?

Trust this thing, once there is a crack, it becomes fragile.

The wind and snow are still there, the Yan Wangfu is busy investigating the truth of the murder, the Beilan delegation is busy discussing and negotiating peace agreements with the Great Zhou court, the gate of the Fu family is closed, and the entire Kyoto City is extremely calm due to a wind and snow.

This is true outside the palace, and it is also true inside the palace.

Inside the Ci'an Palace.

The Queen Mother gathered the big one on her body, hugged the hand cage in her arms, and when she passed through the Imperial Garden, she deliberately stopped and looked at it twice, "The snow scene in the Imperial Garden is the most beautiful, why hasn't the girl come in yet?" ”

"Queen Mother, the Fu family just came to report, the princess has been sick for the past two days, and she can't come!" Fang Ze had a white mist in his mouth, and carefully carried the Queen Mother to step onto the covered bridge, "You carefully step down, the road is slippery on a snowy day." ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows condensed slightly, "What's uncomfortable?" Headache? Cold? Or ......"

"The Queen Mother!" Fang Ze smiled, "Why did you forget, the son of the Fu family just came back, and the little couple inevitably had to be hot for a while, isn't it a good thing for you to summon people in to see the snow in a hurry?" As for you, you have to take care of it, young people are strong! ”

When Fang Ze said this, the Queen Mother couldn't help laughing, "If you don't remind you, the mourning family really forgot!" Fu Jiuqing's kid really has some ability, he can enter the government prison if he wants to, and he wants to get out...... And it came out. ”

"So the princess is right to marry him." The Queen Mother opened this mouth, and Fang Ze dared to continue, after all, the Queen Mother had doubts in her heart, if she didn't let go of her doubts, she would have to think about changing her husband for the princess.

The Queen Mother had a white mist in her mouth, "Why do you think that the mourning family thinks that today's imperial garden is particularly beautiful?" This snowfall is very good, and the mourning family only feels comfortable physically and mentally, and has never been so ...... as it is now."

Not to feel like Atlas any longer.

Fang Ze saw through it and didn't say anything, "The Queen Mother feels that the New Year is almost over, and she is happy!" ”

"You......" The Queen Mother took a breath and her eyebrows condensed slightly, "That's ......"

"Oh, it seems to be from the Yehou Mansion." Fang Ze looked down, and in the corridor not far away, there was Gong E leading Ding Furong forward, and the direction should be to Chenghuan Palace.

The smile on the queen mother's face gradually dissipated, and Fang Ze saw it, this is unhappy!

"Queen Mother, Concubine Jade has been very happy recently, and there is nothing wrong with Mrs. Yehou coming to take a look." Fang Ze explained carefully, and walked under the covered bridge with the Queen Mother in his arms.

The Queen Mother glanced at her, "Are you lenient for my heart, or for your own heart?" It's all said, there must be a mother and a daughter, the little girl is ruthless, do you think the old one at home can be a fuel-efficient lamp? Who is Gu Yin? After fighting on the battlefield for half a lifetime, it was a person who relied on real kung fu and a righteous spirit to stand in the army, and now? I didn't even go home, why? ”

Fang Ze sighed, "Queen Mother, you just see too clearly!" ”

"The mourning family is not one of those women who can only hear good words and don't have a long brain." The Queen Mother shook her head, "The mourning family is just tired, not to mention that the children have grown up, the old thing of the mourning family should abdicate and let them jump into the pit by themselves, and only after falling painfully will they know the consequences of not listening to the old man." ”

The Queen Mother is old, and she can't pave the way for the juniors all her life, otherwise she will kick her feet in the future, and the juniors will inevitably mess up.

"Find someone to keep an eye on." The Queen Mother walked to the cloister, thinking for a long time, "The mourning family is not worried about everyone in the Yehou Mansion." ”

"Including the Nightmaress?" Fang Ze asked.

The Queen Mother sneered, "Even Gu Yin didn't believe him, the lady who continued the strings, why should the mourning family believe it?" If there is such a daughter in Yehou Mansion, the mourning family may still be able to believe a little, but there is also a Gu Ruoli, this Gu Baiyi is not out of Mrs. Yehou's stomach. ”

Fang Ze nodded, "Slave maid, this makes people stare at it." ”

"The eldest grandson of the mourning family, nothing can happen! The royal bloodline cannot be compromised! The Queen Mother said coldly, "Whoever dares to make a small move in front of the mourning family, the mourning family will pick off a few layers of her skin, so that no one else can do it, and the ghost can't do it, and when it comes to the bottom, even the king of Yama won't dare to accept it!" ”

Fang Ze saluted, "Slave and maid understand! ”

After soaking in the palace for a long time, many things have been immersed in the bones, such as the ruthlessness of the Queen Mother. What should be kept, the Queen Mother is not ambiguous, if anyone dares to commit it, she will never show mercy!

Ding Furong?

Gu Ruoli had been entangled with Song Yan before, which caused Jin Yue to suffer so much, so the Queen Mother felt that this Ding Furong mother and daughter were not a good thing, and it was impossible to prevent thieves.

Ding Furong looked at Mian Shanke's heart, no one knew, and even Gu Ruoli couldn't guess his mother's thoughts. Ding Furong has always been better to Gu Baiyi than Gu Ruoli, and in the eyes of outsiders, Gu Baiyi is Ding Furong's daughter.

Inside the Chenghuan Palace.

Ding Furong put the cooked soup on the table, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down with an anxious face, "Are there any better today?" ”

Gu Baiyi's face turned pale, and he leaned on the bedpost with his dying breath, "Erniang, when you were pregnant with Ruoli, was it the same like this?" ”

"The more you vomit, the more you have to eat, otherwise your body will not be able to bear it." Ding Furong was full of sadness, "You and Ruoli are pregnant together, why are you so different?" If the girl can eat, drink, and sleep, it will be your ...... Seeing you like this, my mother felt uncomfortable. ”

Gu Baiyi smiled weakly, "Let my mother worry, is it my daughter's." ”

"You are carrying a dragon heir in your belly, you have to take care of it, my mother made you soup, you drink some, and then close your eyes to recuperate." Ding Furong carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for her.

Gu Baiyi nodded, looked at Ding Furong serving a small half bowl of soup, frowned, and took a few sips, "It's still my mother's soup to my liking." ”

"Mother has taken care of you so much, don't you know your taste?" Ding Furong looked at her with a smile, "If you can give birth to a little prince for the emperor, then the mother will really rest assured." ”

"Mother, the prince or the princess, I like it all!" Speaking of the child, Gu Baiyi smiled.

Ding Furong nodded, "Mother only hopes that you can live a more stable life in the future, and it will be good for you to have a prince by your side." ”

"I know my mother is worried about me!" Gu Baiyi smiled, "It's just that you have entered the palace now, so what should you do if you leave?" Isn't she pregnant? You take care of me in the palace, and if you leave, won't it be ......?"

"This girl can eat and drink, I'll let her go back to Yanwang's Mansion, it's okay." Ding Furong looked kindly, "What is in your stomach is the most important thing!" ”

Outside the dormitory, February's eyebrows were slightly condensed, she had never liked Gu Ruoli, and naturally she didn't like Ding Furong, although Ding Furong couldn't find any major problems, but ...... February still has a mustard in his heart.

Not long after, the sound of vomiting came from the hall, followed by Ding Furong's slightly choked voice of relief.

February tightened his sleeves and hands, and his body straightened slightly.