Chapter 131: The Dust Has Settled
Seeing that the autumn harvest was approaching, the holy decree that had not been issued for a long time finally reached the gate of King Qing's mansion.
The king's attendant held the holy decree in one hand, and looked at Xiao Duo, the king of Qing, with a hug qin with Liujia, and his expression was still respectful, "Lord Qing, take the decree." ”
Xiao Duo came back to his senses and raised his hands above his head. The bright yellow silk silk seemed to weigh a thousand pounds now, and it almost crushed him. Xiao Duo held the holy decree in both hands, slowly stood up from the ground, looked at the king's servant, and said, "Thank you, saint, don't kill the grace." ”
It's obviously a thanksgiving that doesn't seem to have any problems, but it's ironic to everyone's ears. The Wang servant looked at Xiao Duo with mixed tastes, and didn't know what to say for a while, "Fifth prince, go to the northwest, the mountains are high and the waters are long, you ...... Be sure to take care of yourself. ”
Xiao Duo smiled and did not answer. Instead, he took a deep look at the huge Qingwang Mansion, and suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed: "After that, this king will not have a place for me Xiao Duo to stand." Wang servant, we will meet indefinitely. ”
The king's servant arched his hand, and turned around with the palace people and was about to leave, when Xiao Duo suddenly stopped him, "I'm tired of the waiter to bring a word to the saint." ”
When the king waiter heard this, he turned to look at Xiao Duo and said, "Fifth prince, please speak." ”
"Just say ......" Xiao Duo opened his mouth, but found that both his eyes and his throat were in unbearable pain, and he couldn't say anything at all. He smiled self-deprecatingly with red eyes: "That's it, now I don't want to hear every word I say, so be it." I don't have much more to say. ”
"That'...... The old slave took his leave. When the king's servant saw this, he had no choice but to retreat.
As soon as he left, Xiao Yi appeared at the gate of King Qing's mansion. The servants in the palace all knew that their master had been demoted to a commoner and was going to the northwest to fill the army, but they all became a plate of scattered sand, and they couldn't live in fear. So much so that Xiao Yi walked all the way to the inner courtyard and did not see any guards in the nursing home.
"Fifth brother." He saw Xiao Duo standing in the middle of the courtyard, holding the qin with a slight bulge in his lower abdomen, and was carefully guarding the side, looking at him worriedly.
When Xiao Duo heard Xiao Yi's voice, he thought he was having auditory hallucinations. He raised his head suspiciously and looked at the door, wasn't it the living Xiao Yi standing at the door.
Xiao Duo grinned, with some evil aura in his smile, "Big brother came so coincidentally, did he come to see my jokes?" ”
Xiao Yi furrowed his brows, not annoyed by Xiao Duo's provocative words. On the contrary, he felt guilty. He stood at the door for a while, and then slowly walked towards Xiao Duo, "In five days, I will take you to leave together." ”
"You've already handed the fold up?" Xiao Yi's words surprised Xiao Duo, he naturally knew that this time he should be Xiao Yi's handiwork to go to the northwest with the army, but he didn't expect him to be able to do so much in order to protect himself. Xiao Duo looked at Xiao Yi with some consternation for a long time before he said again: "Are you really planning to leave the royal capital?" ”
"Well," Xiao Yi lowered his eyes, not wanting Xiao Duo to see through the emotions in his heart, "Not only will I go, but the third and seventh will also go back to their fiefdoms." ”
"You ...... It's crazy. Xiao Duo shook his head, not knowing whether to cry or laugh, "You should know very well that even if Xiao Shuo temporarily retains the position of crown prince now, this time is different from the past." Even if the saint didn't say anything, everyone understood that I was the one who took the blame for him. This is the time when you leave...... That high position, do you really not want it? ”
"What's so good about that high position?" Xiao Yi raised his head, his eyes were blazing, and he looked directly at Xiao Duo, as if he wanted him to see the sincerity in his eyes clearly, "Father has sat on that high position for most of his life, how long have you been happy when you see him?" and the current prince, Xiao Shuo has known from the beginning of his sensibility that he must hold on to the position of the prince. But now, I'm afraid it's going to be empty. ”
"Are you so willing to make wedding dresses for others?" Xiao Duo knew that Xiao Yi could see it thoroughly, but when he thought that after several of them left the scene, only Xiao Shuo and Xiao Zhan were left to fight, he was a little unwilling.
Xiao Yi sighed softly, raised his hand and patted Xiao Duo's shoulder, "Fifth brother, time has passed, let everything go." In the northwest, with the eldest brother to protect you, you can live this life smoothly with your wife and children. Isn't it good? ”
“…… When the saint reigned, he could. But what if one day he is gone? This is a big enough rebellious thing to make Baoqin's face turn white with fright. But the two brothers looked the same.
"It's not something you and I can foresee. Cherish the moment. Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Duo and was silent for a long time, and suddenly said such a sentence, and then turned around and left.
Xiao Duo looked at his back steadily, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Baoqin stood behind him, and when he saw him standing there motionless like a statue, he was a little scared, so he stretched out his hand and gently tugged at his sleeve, "Lord, let's ...... Let's go back to our room and rest for a while. ”
"Your title will be changed in the future," Xiao Duo turned his head to look at Baoqin. Baoqin was startled, thinking that he was angry, and lowered his head uneasily, but Xiao Duo whispered again, "It's good to call Xianggong." ”
Baoqin didn't expect this kind of words to come out of Xiao Duo's mouth, she raised her head to look at Xiao Duo, and when she saw that the other party was looking at her with a smile, her face immediately turned crimson...... Slave maid, slave maid go back to clean up first, Lord Wang, come over slowly. ”
As she spoke, she was supported by her personal maid, and left Xiao Duo with vague steps. It all happened so fast that she couldn't digest it all at once. Baoqin only felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest, she looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and only felt that her cheerful mood at this moment was so incompatible with the heavy atmosphere of the palace.
……
Song Wenyu got drunk and returned to the east wing, Huairen helped him and before he stepped into the room, Ah Jin smelled a pungent smell of wine. When I turned my head to look, I saw that Song Wenyu's body was paralyzed on Huairen's body, and he was completely carried in.
"What's wrong with him?" Ah Jin's eyes widened, and he hurriedly greeted him. In my memory, Ah Jin had never seen him so drunk and unconscious. It doesn't seem to be an exaggeration to say that he is drunk.
"Madame, don't blame Da Langjun, he is not happy today." Huairen saw that Ah Jin's good-looking brows had been twisted, and hurriedly excused Song Wenyu.
Ah Jin wasn't angry, but a little distressed. Seeing that Huairen looked like he was afraid that he would be angry, he reluctantly waved his hand to the inner room and said, "You do me a favor and put him on the bed." ”
"Yes," Huairen nodded again and again, and followed Ah Jin to place Song Wenyu on the bed.
Ah Jin looked at Song Wenyu with his eyes closed, with a painful and patient look, and muttered angrily, "I know that I can't drink, how dare I borrow wine to drown my sorrows when I am not happy?" ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Wenyu lifted her eyelids and glanced at her, then closed them again. His voice was like a mosquito, but Ah Jin still heard it clearly, "Ah Jin...... Headache ......"
"I know I have a headache, and I still drink so much?" Ah Jin replied to him, half-knelt in front of the bed, and said while gently wiping Song Wenyu's cheeks.
"Distressed ......," Song Wenyu said, beating his chest with his hand.
Ah Jin had never seen him so aggrieved, and gently pressed him with his hand, "Don't fight, it doesn't hurt." ”
Song Wenyu turned his head sideways to look at him, his eyes were slightly red. I don't know if it's because of drunkenness or something else, "I always feel uncomfortable." ”
Ah Jin looked at him and was silent for a while, then reached out and touched his face and said, "You have grown up in this deceit since you were a child, and you should know best that today's ending should also be what you expected." ”
Song Wenyu lay on his back on the bed, looking at the soft and gorgeous silk layer spread on the top of the bed, "Having said that, at this time, I still can't stop feeling uncomfortable...... It's not worth it for yourself, it's not worth it for King Run, and it's not worth it for the ordinary people who died in vain in Huainan County. ”
Ah Jin lowered his head and listened, and he didn't say anything. Early this morning, she had already received the news that Xiao Duo had been assigned to join the army. Xiao Duo has done a lot of shady things for the prince on weekdays, and he is not worthy of sympathy for this fate today. It's just that the crown prince, who is the culprit, and the Zhu family hidden behind it are actually safe and sound, and it is a little unreasonable.
"After this incident, the saint will definitely be further estranged from the queen. The prince's comfortable days are probably gone forever. ”
Song Wenyu looked at the top of the bed in a daze, and did not respond to Ah Jin. Ah Jin lowered his head and wiped his hands and face intently to make him more comfortable. Finally, he asked softly, "Do you want to bathe?" ”
Song Wenyu was silent for a long time, and suddenly struggled to sit up. Although the wine had not yet woken up, his sense of smell was not so dull. He needed to wash off his booze and get a good night's sleep. So that when I open my eyes tomorrow, I will be the cold and elegant Song Dalangjun who can't make mistakes.
Seeing that he was staggering even standing, Ah Jin simply let him lean against the side of the bed and skillfully untie his clothes. Seeing this, Huairen and Ah Zhen prepared the things for bathing, and then retreated with interest, and even closed the door intimately.
Ah Jin said helplessly, and he didn't know what the eyes of these two guys were. Song Wenyu is already drunk like this, what else can she do now besides serving him like a child?
"Alright, I'll help you through." After stripping Song Wenyu from the pile of stinky clothes, Ah Jin helped him to the side of the bathtub and "sit in." ”
Song Wenyu held on to the edge of the bathtub, glanced at the bath water, raised his head and looked at Ah Jin, looking ignorant, "Aren't you coming in?" ”
"I've already washed it, you just go in, leave me alone." Ah Jin urged.
"Oh." Song Wenyu nodded, climbed in hand and foot, and lost the demeanor of a beautiful son. After sitting down, he looked at Ah Jin and said, "I'm seated." ”
"yes, okay." Ah Jin rolled up his sleeves to his arms, picked up a towel to fold into squares, and began to wipe Song Wenyu's back vigorously. Her strength was just right, and now Song Wenyu's whole body was soaked in hot water, which made Song Wenyu so comfortable that she couldn't help humming.
Ah Jin gritted his teeth and washed his back, but he couldn't stand his ambiguous voice, reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You're too noisy, shut up." ”
“…… Oh. Song Wenyu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly nodded obediently and really didn't speak.
This delicate and cute appearance made Ah Jin laugh. She pressed down the corners of her upturned mouth, and after quickly bathing Song Wenyu, she scooped him up from the bathtub and changed into a set of clean clothes.
When he helped the rejuvenated Song Wenyu to the bed and lay down, Ah Jin was so tired that he didn't want to move a finger. Just as she closed her eyes and recuperated, someone suddenly fished her into a warm embrace.
Ah Jin closed his eyes, smelled the clothes with the scent of soap, and said lazily, "Sleep." ”
"Okay." The owner of the embrace's voice replied in a low voice, and hugged her tighter. Ah Jin struggled a few times, but did not break free, so he had to reach out and respond to him, and patted him on the back with his hand: "Da Langjun, rest." ”
"yes, okay." Song Wenyu nodded contentedly, and there was even some crying in his tone.
Ah Jin was a little moved, and hugged him tightly.
……
Before dawn the next day, Song Wenyu got up and started to change clothes. Ah Jin opened his eyes dimly, just in time to see him buttoning up his official uniform.
"Why don't you wake me up." Ah Jin said, sitting up from the bed, sleepy-eyed and looking at the man in front of him with a straight back.
Song Wenyu turned his head and glanced at her, "I wanted you to sleep more, but I didn't expect to wake you up." ”
"It wasn't you who woke him up," Ah Jin stood up, walked to Song Wenyu, carefully buttoned the rest of the buckles one by one for him, and brought the black gauze coat that was covered outside and unfolded it for Song Wenyu to wear, "Do you still have a headache now?" ”
Song Wenyu looked down at her, shook his head, and said softly, "Thanks to you for taking care of me last night." ”
Hearing this, Ah Jin blinked his eyes and asked, "Do you remember?" ”
"And not all." Song Wenyu answered honestly, and with the help of Ah Jin, he quickly cleaned himself up, "You go back and lie down for a while, I'll go to the court." ”
"Okay," Ah Jin nodded, suddenly thinking of the incident that he didn't have time to discuss with Song Wenyu last night, and pulled his sleeve again and said, "Five days later, when will Xiao Duo leave the city?" ”
"Probably before dawn, when the city gate was opened." Song Wenyu took Ah Jin's hand, looked at her with some confusion and said, "What are you asking for?" ”
"I want to send off Baoqin," Ah Jin looked at Song Wenyu, tilted his head and asked, "Is it okay?" ”
For this answer, Song Wenyu seemed a little surprised. But he didn't think much of it, so he nodded, "Yes, but you must remember to be careful." ”
"Okay, I got it." Ah Jin smiled, nudged him, and said, "Hurry up, don't be too late." ”
"Hmm." Song Wenyu nodded, and as soon as he stepped out of the room door, he was shivered by the cold air that suddenly dropped outside. Song Wenyu straightened up and looked at the starry sky, and said in his heart that the room between himself and Ah Jin was the warmest. Seeing that it is already late autumn, and it is about to enter winter in a blink of an eye, there is nothing to do in the future, so it is better to return to his east wing room early after finishing the errand.
While thinking like this, he hurriedly walked towards the gate of the Song Mansion with Huairen's steps.
……
On the second day after the prince returned to the East Palace from Dali Temple, Meng Yidi got Zhu Liangxin's permission and was able to return to the East Palace. At the same time, she naturally knew the news that Meng Yihan was pregnant.
Everyone thought she was going to be heartbroken, but she just thought the whole thing was ridiculous.
"Niangniang......" Shen Yu was waiting beside her, and when she saw that she didn't think about tea and dinner, she had to squat down in front of her, and persuaded softly: "Niangniang, you have been frightened these days, and you haven't eaten well and adjusted your body well. Now that you're back in your own realm, why do you still treat yourself like this? ”
"My own realm ......" Meng Yidi smiled bitterly when he heard Shen Yu say, "Ayu, I just think that all this is too ridiculous and ridiculous. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, she began to vomit violently. Seeing this, Shen Yu quickly wrung a clean handkerchief for her to wipe her face, and stroked her back to smooth her breath, "Niangniang, have you been throwing up like this for the past two days?" ”
Meng Yidi waved his hand and said, "You also know what the queen mother gave me to drink." This is probably because the effect of the drug has not yet passed. ”
Shen Yu heard her say this, and stopped making a sound. just asked people to remove the plate of fish on the table, and all that was left were some dishes that did not smell fishy, "Niangniang, the food is about to be cold, otherwise the slave will let people heat it up again?" ”
"No need, just eat it." Meng Yidi said, picked up the dishes and chopsticks with difficulty, and was just about to eat when the door was pushed open.
Shen Yu looked back and found that it was the crown prince Xiao Shuo, and quickly knelt down, "His Royal Highness the prince." ”
"You go out, it's good to have this palace here." Xiao Shuo had been staring at Meng Yidi since he stepped into this room. I haven't seen her for a long time, she has lost a lot of weight, and even her complexion is almost transparent white.
He looked at her so affectionately, but she never turned her head to look at him, which made Xiao Shuo feel a little distressed.
"Yes." Although Shen Yu was not worried about Meng Yidi, he had no other way but to retreat outside the door and wait.
As soon as she went out, Xiao Shuo sat down next to Meng Yidi, "Is the food not palatable, I was outside the door just now, and I heard Shen Yu say that you haven't eaten anything since you came back." ”
Meng Yidi's throat rolled, desperately resisting the urge to look at Xiao Shuo, and only after a while did he say, "It's not that the food doesn't fit, it's that I really can't eat it." ”
"If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it. I'm talking to you...... Or did you not even want to see me in the first place? Xiao Shuo's words blocked Meng Yidi's mouth.
She was not one who would refuse, and now that Xiao Shuo spread out the matter, all the excuses she had calculated in her heart would be useless. Meng Yidi bit his lip and put down the chopsticks he had just held in his hand, "What does the prince want to say to his concubine?" ”
"Little Meng's pregnancy...... You don't have to take it to heart, you can take care of your body with peace of mind. In the future, we will have our own children. ”
Meng Yidi heard Xiao Shuo say this, and had mixed feelings, "Your Highness, the child in my sister's belly, that is also your child." In the future, this child will also call me ...... Maternal. ”
Her voice was sour, but she still insisted on finishing the sentence. Xiao Shuo frowned and looked at Meng Yidi, only feeling that he really couldn't guess this woman's thoughts, "If you are sad, you don't have to do your best." ”
"Is that okay?" Meng Yidi heard him say this, and looked at her with a wry smile, "Can I really do it?" Your Highness, the concubine has just returned from Jichang Palace. ”
“…… Yidi, you have been wronged. Xiao Shuo hugged her in his arms, and she didn't dodge.
Meng Yidi closed his eyes and trembled. Shen Yu stood outside the door, looking at the two people hugging each other tightly through the crack in the door, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and she looked up and saw that it was Zhu'er.
"What's wrong with your face?" Meng Yidi stared at Zhu'er who walked to him for a long time, and suddenly asked softly.
Zhu'er didn't say anything, just turned her face sideways and looked at the closed door.
"The crown prince is accompanying Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess inside," Shen Yu said as he suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled her, "You come with me, I'll give you some medicine." ”
"No, you don't." Zhu'er replied coldly. This skin injury is nothing in her opinion, when she was training under the Zhu family in the past, she gritted her teeth and survived the injury that was more serious than this.
"Anyway, we won't be needed here now. You'd better come with me. Shen Yu had long been accustomed to her rejecting people thousands of miles away, she let go of Zhu'er's hand and walked straight to her room, without even looking back to see if Zhu'er had followed.
Zhu'er bit her lower lip and looked at the back of Shen Yu leaving, and then looked back at the room where there was no movement, and then lowered her head and walked in the direction that Shen Yu left. When she came to the door of Shen Yu's room, Shen Yu had already taken out the medicine box.
She thought that Zhu'er would come in, but after waiting for a while without moving, she said, "It's all here, what are you doing standing outside the door?" Come on in. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened, and Zhu'er stood outside the door, looking at her indifferently.
"Come in, stand outside the door, and be seen by the rest of the East Palace, even more dazzling."
Listening to Shen Yu's words, Zhu'er was a little depressed. This woman seems to be soft and weak, but she hides it deeply. Not to mention the profound skills, the words that come out of her mouth can always hit the nail on the head, and people have to follow her ideas.
"Sit here." Shen Yu saw that Zhu'er reluctantly walked into the room and sat down, so he began to treat the wound on her face, and asked softly while cleaning it: "How did you hurt, it was the queen mother who punished you?" ”
Bamboo's hands on his knees clenched his clothes, not admitting or denying it. Not even, there was not a single cry of pain. Shen Yu stopped what he was doing, glanced at her, and said, "This face-slapping board is with barbs, if you don't pick it out in time, it will grow on your face in the future." It is often red, swollen and painful, not to mention, and it will break the phase. ”
“…… If you hadn't asked me to come to you, I'd have taken care of it myself when I got back to my room. Zhu'er grinned and closed her lips to endure the pain.
"You are a doctor who has been sick for a long time, and you don't need to let me be a ready-made medical girl. That's what only fools do. As soon as she finished speaking, she had already treated the wound on Zhu'er's face, and the speed was so fast that Zhu'er was a little incredible.
She raised her hand and gently touched the scar on her face with her fingertips, which still hurt hotly under the touch, "Thank you." ”
"You're welcome." Shen Yu turned around and packed up her medicine box, and Zhu'er saw that she didn't mean to say anything else, so she turned around and was about to leave.
Before she walked to the door, she stopped again and glanced back at Shen Yu, "You...... Is there nothing to ask me? ”
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "No." ”
Zhu'er lowered her head and thanked her again, before leaving Shen Yu's room.