Chapter 34: Assassinated
Spring is fleeting, time is easy to get old, and in a blink of an eye, it is three years, and Fang Mojiao has also changed from a daughter of appropriate age to a representative of an older unmarried woman in Beijing.
As the daughter of the Fang family and the county lord of Huixian County, who was personally crowned by the Queen Mother, she is not unattended. But those who want to marry her are either down-and-out children from a down-and-out family or widowers who have lost their wives and remarried.
Fang Shilang and Jane had long promised their daughter that her marriage would require her consent. Fang Mojiao took this as a reason, and she always refused to look at others, and Fang Shilang and Jane's couldn't do anything about her.
In the past three years, in addition to going to Zhuangzi to accompany Gu Yanhua, Fang Mojiao went to the most diligent place was Chengwangfu. If it weren't for Du Miaoyi's help three years ago, where would she have been able to get out.
She gets along well with Du Miaoyi, Du Miaoyi seems to really regard her as a righteous sister, and she will not forget to leave her a copy of any good things. Similarly, Fang Mojiao reciprocated the favor and treated Du Miaoyi sincerely.
King Cheng and Fang Ning, the two younger ones, also got along well, after Fang's sister-in-law was pregnant with her second child, Fang Ning was taken in and out of King Cheng's mansion by Fang Mojiao. Sometimes Du Miaoyi would leave their aunt and nephew to stay in King Cheng's mansion for one night, and at this time, King Cheng would eat and live with Fang Ning.
In April, the peach blossoms in Peach Blossom Villa on the outskirts of Beijing bloomed, and Du Miaoyi planned to take King Cheng to live in Peach Blossom Villa for a few days, and asked Fang Mojiao to take Fang Ning with her before leaving.
After obtaining the consent of Jane's and Fang's sister-in-law, Fang Mojiao took Fang Ning and Du Miaoyi to converge. Cheng Wang was very happy when he saw his little friend, and took out snacks and toys to share with Fang Ning.
Du Miaoyi watched the two children play together, and suddenly felt a little more melancholy, "It would be great if his father was still here, it must be very gratifying to see him so well-behaved." ”
"Niangniang, you can't repeat the past, the most important thing is the future." Fang Mojiao persuaded in a low voice.
Du Miaoyi nodded, "I don't know, it's just for the sake of the future, I have been putting up with them, and I want to personally watch them get the end they deserve." ”
This kind of thing Fang Mojiao can't answer, just need to be a listener, Du Miaoyi's favorite thing is her intelligence and interest. Tell her this, don't worry about it leaking out.
Du Miaoyi glanced at her several times, and suddenly took her hand and asked, "Ah Fei, you are not young anymore, why don't you think about your life's events?" ”
Fang Moyi didn't expect Du Miaoyi to suddenly ask this question. She also thought about this question, at first, she was indeed stimulated by Jian Yan's death, and later because she saw too much of the helplessness of women after marrying, so she felt that not marrying also had the advantage of not marrying.
Few people knew about Jian Yan, and she never mentioned it to Du Miaoyi. "Niangniang, I have a boudoir friend who has been friends for ten years, and he was ordered by his parents to marry into Xuanping Bofu. After only two months of marriage, she happened to meet her husband who raised an outer room, and the sons in the outer room were half a year old. ”
My friend was unwilling and asked her in-laws to call the shots, but her in-laws let her endure it. She was angry in her heart, and went to her father's brother to support her, but who knew that her father and mother resolutely refused to turn their faces with her in-laws for the sake of her son's future. ”
"Later, my friend finally got the opportunity to reconcile and divorce her husband, and her mother's family couldn't go back, so she could only move to the wedding village and live alone."
"She used to be a bright and beautiful hibiscus flower, but now she has become a hollow valley orchid that does not care about the world. It can only be said that a woman must also rely on luck to marry, if she is lucky, she can be carefully cared for, and if she is unlucky, she will be devastated. ”
After saying that, she smiled, "Instead of gambling on that half of the good luck, it's better to stick to your heart." If I can meet someone who tolerates me, cherishes me, and is the only one in my heart, I may consider it. If I can't meet it, it's okay, I still have parents who love me and care about my brother and sister-in-law, so it's good to stay in the Fang family as an old girl for the rest of my life. ”
Hearing this, Du Miaoyi was very surprised, she had never heard such bold remarks, it seemed that Fang Shilang and Jane's were indeed very conniving with this daughter.
Although she was shocked by her words, she felt that it was very pleasant to hear. It is not easy for a woman to establish a world, and I don't know how much tempering she has to go through from birth to death.
Take her as an example, she was born in the family of the Marquis of Xungui, and was given to marry Prince Duanhui as the crown princess. If her husband had not died, she would have made a smooth transition from the crown princess to the queen, and she would be a good woman in the eyes of the world.
But everything came too suddenly, overnight, the first emperor and Prince Duanhui died one after another, the second prince Shangguan and Yue ascended the throne, and the first emperor's cousin became the regent to occupy the dynasty.
And the orthodox lineage represented by her and her son was therefore driven out of the palace in embarrassment, the mother's family defected, and those who supported her husband were silent, and their mother and son could only swallow their anger in the small Chengwang Mansion.
In the past three years, how many nights have she been sleepless, she has also thought about what kind of life she is living now if she was not given a marriage to Prince Duanhui, but obeyed the orders of her parents and the words of the matchmaker to marry an ordinary official eunuch?
Maybe like an ordinary woman, she will raise her husband and children and manage her backyard; Maybe like the Gu family girl, she couldn't stand her husband's deception and her in-law's connivance with her husband and divorced angrily.
But either is not the life she wants, what she wants is to one day stand at the top of power, look down on those who have caused harm to their mother and son, and take back what belongs to their mother and son. She wants to make those who turn against each other, regardless of their flesh and blood, pay for the mistakes they have made!
She glanced at her son, who was playing happily with Fang Ning, the only solace in her heart that was about to dry up. For him, she is willing to walk in front of him and overcome obstacles, and only wishes him a smooth and happy life.
Fang Mojiao watched Du Miaoyi fall into deep thought, so she didn't bother her. At this moment, there was a sudden jolt in the smooth carriage.
Without waiting for Du Miaoyi's orders, Jinrui immediately lifted the curtain and asked the coachman what was going on. The driver said there was a large rock ahead blocking the way up the mountain.
Du Miaoyi ordered Jinrui to get out of the car to check, Jinrui went, and soon turned back.
"Niangniang, there is indeed a mountain rock in the middle of the road, and the slave thinks that it is not accidental, it should be man-made."
Hearing this, Du Miaoyi suddenly became vigilant, "Are you sure?" ”
Jinrui nodded, "Slave is sure." ”
Her words made Fang Mojiao nervous, and taking advantage of the gap between Du Miaoyi and Jinrui talking, she hurriedly summoned Fang Ning and King Cheng to her side.
Du Miaoyi immediately ordered: "Let our people move the stones away and tell Du Fan to strengthen his vigilance." ”
Jinrui immediately did so.
Not long after Jinrui got out of the car, a group of masked black-clothed people suddenly appeared in the dense mountain forest on the side of the road, and those black-clothed people rushed to the carriage as soon as they appeared.
The carriage in which Fang Mojiao and the others were sitting was immediately surrounded, and the guards of the Chengwang Mansion saw this and fought with them. Outside was the sound of weapons fighting, Cheng Wang and Fang Ning had never heard it, Du Miaoyi and Fang Mojiao covered their ears tightly, afraid that the two children would be frightened.
There were more and more people in black, and Jin Rui also joined the battle, and Fang Mojiao knew at this time that Jin Rui was also good at kung fu.
Du Miaoyi's face was a little solemn, this time she went out mainly to relax, and she went to the property of Chengwangfu, this road has always been very safe, and there has never been an ambush.
Because of this, she relaxed her vigilance, and the guards she brought were all on the surface, and none of the secret guards were brought. Seeing that the palace guards were about to lose to the man in black, Du Miaoyi made a decision: flee by car.
Duhou Mansion started with military merits, and the descendants of the Du family, regardless of men and women, can ride horses and shoot arrows. Although Du Miaoyi's riding and archery skills are not exquisite, they are also better than ordinary people's skills.
"Ah Fei, I'll drive in a while, you must protect the two children, I hope we can avoid this catastrophe."
Fang Mojiao nodded, "Niangniang, you have to be careful." ”
Du Miaoyi glanced at her son, turned around and walked out of the carriage. Whether it was the man in black or the palace guards, no one thought that Du Miaoyi would run away by car. The man in black wanted to chase after him, but he was entangled by the guards of Chengwangfu.
Seeing this, Jin Rui shouted: "Brothers of the Chengwang Mansion, let's fight with them and swear to protect the safety of the two masters!" ”
The guards of the Chengwang Mansion were inspired, and they all stopped the men in black regardless of their lives, but they were still unable to stop them all because they were outnumbered.
Seeing this, Du Fan hurriedly said to Jinrui: "Miss Jinrui, you take a few people to save Niangniang and the little prince, just leave it to me here." ”
Jin Rui hurriedly led people to chase the man in black.