746 Cold Palace

In the hall, there was a moment of silence.

Mrs. Xu cleared her throat, broke the silence, and said a little dryly: "That's good, that's good." ”

In any case, if even the matter of the fifth princess hanging herself can be easily suppressed, Duanmu Fei's position in Cen Yin's heart is really not light. Originally, they were worried that Mu Yan was not there, and this matter would be difficult to handle, but now they can rest assured.

Moreover, if Cen Yin really treats Duanmu Fei as her own sister, and Mu Yan really likes her, then this little girl can really become a link between the two.

A wave suddenly rose and suddenly subsided in a few words.

Miss Xu San, who witnessed this process with her own eyes, had a more complicated expression, and her eyes flashed.

She rubbed her veil, raised her head, showed a little hesitation on Juanxiu's face, and asked, "Grandmother, are you really okay?" ”

She bit her pale lower lip and said in trepidation, "That's a princess!" Isn't it better to be safe......"

Mrs. Xu glanced at Miss Xu San, meaning that there were all elders here, and there was no place for her to speak.

"Sister." Afraid that his sister would annoy his grandmother, Xu Dagongzi also persuaded him.

Miss Xu San could only be silent, she didn't dare to say any more, and her hands rubbed the handkerchief again.

Mrs. Xu sighed in her heart: she had always felt sorry for this granddaughter who had lived under the fence of her grandfather's house for so many years, and she was not willing to discipline her well.

It's just in her hometown, but now that her family has come to the capital, it's time to teach her well.

Xu Shicheng was relieved to know that Duanmufei would be fine, and said with relief: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, father, mother, I will go back to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites first." ”

Xu Shicheng came in a hurry, and went in a hurry, and he only stayed in the main hall for two teas in total.

After Xu Shicheng left, Miss Xu San was a little absent-minded, she didn't say much, and Mrs. Xu didn't send her granddaughter away, and continued to chat with An Ping: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, the second child of my family was shocked, but it made His Royal Highness smile." ”

"Ling Lang is also a piece of kindness." An Ping smiled brightly, talking and laughing.

An Ping is not a person who doesn't know what to do, of course he knows that Xu Shicheng has good intentions, in the end, what he cares about Duanmufei is for Mu Yan's face, just this point, he should receive this love.

It is inevitable that the female dependents will say some polite words, Xu Mingzhen feels somewhat bored, Mrs. Xu has been married to him for many years, and she was keenly aware of it, and suddenly said: "Old lady, you didn't get a painting recently, but let Sister Scarlet go with you to appreciate it." ”

Her words not only entered Xu Mingzhen's heart, but also lifted Duanmufei's spirits. Xu Mingzhen has a bit of taste in calligraphy and painting, and the calligraphy and painting he will collect should be good.

An Ping pushed the boat smoothly, "Sister Scarlet, you don't have to accompany the palace here, just go over with Lord Xu to enjoy the paintings." ”

Seeing Duanmu Fei and Xu Mingzhen get up, Miss Xu San looked at the second elder expectantly, hoping to call her too, but Mrs. Xu turned a blind eye.

Miss Xu could only sit obediently beside Mrs. Xu, watching the old and the young walk away.

An Ping and Duanmu Fei stayed for another half an hour, and when the sun was setting in the west, the two said goodbye to the second elder of the Xu family.

Miss Xu San was also sent away, and only the second elder was left in the main hall.

Mrs. Xu deliberately asked, "What did Sister Scarlet say?" ”

"The little girl does have some vision." Xu Mingzhen stroked his beard, with a little smugness, "She thinks this painting is Qi Daozhi's work like me." This time, Feng Se's old man can look away. ”

Mrs. Xu looked at the old man's radiant appearance, and also smiled, knowing that he admired Duanmufei's little girl more and more, and said: "If you really like that girl, how about I call her to play next time you take a break?" ”

Xu Mingzhen put his fist to his lips, cleared his throat with a dry cough, and said stiffly: "You can call it if you like, what are you using me as an excuse?" ”

When he said this, he already thought in his heart that next time the little girl came, he could play another game with her, and this time, he would not be careless.

Xu Mingzhen's heart ignited a rare sense of competitiveness.

Mrs. Xu couldn't help laughing, knowing that the old man loved face, so she followed him and said, "Okay, okay, I want to call her, okay?" Mrs. Xu laughed in her heart: This old man is going back more and more, and he is such an adult, and he has to be coaxed.

Xu Mingzhen just didn't see the banter in his wife's eyes, coughed dryly twice, and changed his words casually: "Next, I'm going to work hard for you." ”

Xu Mingzhen's few words were vague, but Mrs. Xu knew that he was talking about the third granddaughter, and her face was slightly condensed.

There was a few breaths in the hall.

Mrs. Xu sighed and said, "I was also sorry for the early death of her parents, and it was okay to look at it when I was in my hometown, but I didn't expect to ...... it as soon as I arrived in the capital" Mrs. Xu paused with a complicated expression, "It's time to teach well." ”

Xu Mingzhen nodded, and there was some regret in his heart, and said: "It was also a few years ago that I had to avoid the edge and treat the ......child badly."

The hall was quiet again, except for the rustle of leaves outside the hall.

As the sun goes down, the weather gets a lot cooler.

Duanmufei went to the princess's mansion on Anping's zhulun car, and asked Duanmufei to give Duanmufei the peace charm she asked for from Jingning Temple and several jars of mountain spring water, and also let her try a new tea.

"How's this tea?" An Ping asked casually.

Duanmu took a few sips, squinted and tasted it, and praised: "Good tea!" The soup is tender and green and clear, the aroma is fragrant and long, and the taste is mellow and sweet. ”

"This tea is grown by the monks of Jingning Temple themselves." An Ping smiled and chatted with Duanmu Fei, "I heard that more than ten years ago, the incense of this Jingning Temple was not good, or because the host at that time had good tea, and I felt that the mountain spring water over there was good and suitable for making tea; The soil over there is suitable for growing tea, so I tried to grow tea, and even the fried tea was done by the monks themselves. ”

"Part of the tea is sold, and part of it is used to entertain pilgrims in the temple, and gradually it has a good name, attracting some tea customers, and the incense is gradually getting better."

"However, now the tea in Jingning Temple is not sold, but only used to entertain pilgrims. This palace got this jar because Wuchen and the current host hit it off at first sight......"

An Ping smiled with her eyebrows, and the red gold-inlaid ruby delphinium hairpin on her sideburns shone brightly, reflecting her face very brightly.

"I'm so lucky, I didn't go to Jingning Temple to drink tea there." Duanmu said with a smile, "Well, my sister said that I have always had a good mouth. ”

The two were drinking tea and talking, and Ziyue came with Qianyi.

Qianyi and Duanmu Fei are also very familiar, so they don't avoid her, and said bluntly: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, the matter of Her Royal Highness the fifth princess, the subordinates have already found out. ”

After listening to Xu Shicheng talk about the fifth princess's self-hanging, An Ping motioned to Ziyue with his eyes to let people find out what was going on.

The waiter on the side of the North Third Institute said that when the fifth princess was first imprisoned, there was a lot of trouble in the first few days, a hunger strike for a while, a shouting for a while, and a crying for a while, but Gonggong Yang ignored the fifth princess and simply limited her three meals. Later, the fifth princess was so hungry that she couldn't make a fuss, so she stopped. ”

"This morning, the fifth princess suddenly sent away the palace maid who served her, saying that she wanted to stay alone. The palace maid was worried, so she kept guarding the house, and then heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, so she slammed the door open and rushed into the house, only to find that the fifth princess had hanged herself. ”

"Because Bai Aya broke, she fell."

When he said the last sentence, Qianyi's expression was a little strange, as if it was ironic.

An Ping's response was more direct, and he taunted sharply: "One cry, two troubles, three hangings." ”

Anping really doesn't look down on the five princesses and the third prince at all, the elder brother is cold-blooded and ruthless, and kills his mother; The younger sister has no face and no skin, and she is married instead, these brothers and sisters are good and don't learn, and if they learn badly, they have to learn from their father.

Duanmu Fei smiled silently, and his heart was like a mirror.

The fifth princess didn't want to die, that's for sure.

If the fifth princess really wants to die, why bother to pick the daylight, she can quietly cast at night and make such a big noise!

Besides, the materials used in the palace are tribute, and no matter how bad Bai Aya is, she can't bear a slender and petite girl like the fifth princess, how can she be so easy to break.

From the very beginning, Duanmu Fei knew that a selfish person like the Fifth Princess did not have the courage to seek death, and now Qianyi's words made her even more sure of this.

The fifth princess should have something else.

Duanmu Fei took another sip of tea, and a hint of groaning appeared on his little face.

An Ping raised his hand and made a gesture, and Qianyi and Ziyue retreated.

Although Duanmu Fei has always behaved very calmly, An Ping is still a little worried in his heart, thinking that the little girl is not yet fifteen years old and is still a child, and she is not frightened by these people who want to die or live.

"Sister Scarlet," Anping patted her tender little hand and said softly, "You don't have to pay attention to this kind of thing, just let Chaolu make trouble." In this palace, there are so many people looking for death and life, and it is not so easy to die. ”

Anping sounds cold when she says this, but she really thinks so in her heart, firstly, she looks down on those who are looking for death and life, and secondly, she is also on the matter.

As a princess, she grew up in the court, and it is not uncommon for some concubines to be imprisoned in the cold palace for various reasons, whether these concubines are to make the emperor feel distressed and take them out, or they really don't want to live anymore, there is no shortage of death, but when people enter the cold palace, whether they can die or not is not up to them.

Therefore, the eunuchs and palace maids in the cold palace are very vigilant, and they will not let people really die, to put it ugly, in case the emperor is really distressed, then it is the eunuchs and palace maids of the cold palace who are waiting to be angry.

The Yang Gonggong of the North Third Institute has been in the cold palace for more than ten years and has not moved the land, and he still has this ability.

Duanmu Fei sighed, and said, "Compared to me, my grandfather is more pitiful......

An Ping raised his eyebrows.

"Grandfather is going to be impeached again." Duanmu said with a pair of big black and white eyes, and said with a headache.

Not really! An Ping laughed without sympathy, blinked and said, "Who made him your grandfather!" ”

Duanmu Xian can't even afford such a trivial matter, and he doesn't have to be the first assistant. An Ping thought disappreciatively.

Anping saw that most of the sunset had set, and said, "Sister Scarlet, it's not early, let the palace send you back." ”

"Hmm."

Duanmu Fei responded obediently.

She is very open-minded, if something big happens, she should eat, sleep, anyway, when the sky falls, there are people taller than her to stand up, and those who can work harder.

As Duanmu Fei expected, after the news of the five princesses hanging themselves spread, Duanmu Xian was impeached by the imperial history on the same day, and reprimanded him for "not repairing the inner curtains, and the house is restless", saying that "there is no way to govern the family, how can you govern the country".

Over the years, some courtiers have seen some ways, Cen Yin is as much as a sister to Duanmu, and no one can provoke Duanmufei, but if Duanmuxian is impeached, generally speaking, it will be fine.

As a result, all kinds of excerpts to impeach Duanmuxian flew towards the phoenix like a hundred birds, with different thoughts.

Someone wanted to take advantage of this to tear Duanmu Xian off the position of the first assistant monk, so that he could create a vacant seat for himself;

Some people really feel that Duanmu Xianjiao's granddaughter has no way to be respectful.

There are also people from the three princes who are mixed in and deliberately stir up the wind and rain.

No one mentioned the names of Duanmufei and the five princesses in these excerpts, but outside the words, everyone knew that these excerpts were aimed at the five princesses' self-hanging.

However, Duanmuxian, who had long been accustomed to it, ignored it completely, and did whatever he had to do.

was afraid that Duanmu Fei would be frightened, so Duanmu Xian specially comforted his little granddaughter with a few words:

"Four girls, there is a grandfather on the outside, don't worry, don't blame yourself, this has nothing to do with you."

"The fifth princess doesn't dare to die! If she really dares to die, she can't die once, she will try the second and third times, isn't it easy to die? ”

"Grandfather has lived to this age, no one has ever seen it, and the fifth princess just wants to use self-hanging to pinch others. A dignified princess, such a small family, I don't know who I learned from......"

While Duanmu Xian appeased Duanmu Fei, he was also glad that his granddaughter Hanxing was not the fifth princess who wanted to die or live at every turn.

Duanmu Xian had just thought of Han Xing, and Han Xing, an uninvited guest, came.

"Grandfather," Han Xing rushed into the study as if he was in a hurry, and he didn't say hello, so he said with a smile, "This palace is going to take my cousin into the palace to see the excitement." Come back and talk about it in more detail. ”

She didn't wait for Duanmuxian to react, so she pulled Duanmufei and ran away like a gust of wind.

"......" Duanmuxian looked at the backs of the two of them indescribably, feeling that this granddaughter still looked heartless after getting married, so that he didn't know whether to tear tears of sympathy for Li Tingyou.

Han Xing's purpose of pulling Duanmu Fei into the palace is also related to the fifth princess Chaolu, as soon as the cousins entered the palace, they went straight to the North Sansu.

Knowing that Duanmu Fei was coming, Yang Gonggong, the chief eunuch of the North Third Institute, rushed to greet him as quickly as possible, and sincerely asked for peace and apologized.

"Four girls, they are all villains, the fault of villains!" Gonggong Yang really couldn't wait to raise his hand and slap himself a few times, "Don't worry, the villain guarantees that there will never be anything like this again!" ”

Gonggong Yang's heart hung in the air, he was the chief eunuch of the cold palace, and he had no chance to contact this little ancestor on weekdays, it was rare that the little ancestor could have used his own place, but he had such a big mistake, didn't this add to the blockage of the little ancestor? !

Yang Gonggong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his cuffs, and wanted to say something, Han Xing was already impatient to listen, she didn't come here to listen to Yang Gonggong say these nonsense, and asked, "How is Chaolu now?" ”

Gonggong Yang hurriedly replied: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, I have already let the imperial doctor see Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess, and there is nothing wrong." After a pause, he couldn't help but add, "Now that someone is always keeping an eye on Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess, there will be no more trouble." ”

Yang Gonggong smiled like Maitreya Buddha with a smile on his face, but he thought viciously in his heart: There is still strength to make trouble, that is, he is too full, eat less in the future, he wants to see if he still has the energy to toss and throw anything.

Gonggong Yang cleared his throat and cautiously asked Duanmu Fei, "Fourth girl, do you want to go in and have a look?" ”

Duanmu Fei originally came with Han Xing, otherwise she would not be interested in coming to see the fifth princess at all, so she turned her head to look at Han Xing and raised her eyebrows.

"Yes!" Of course Hanxing had to go and see it, otherwise why would she go to the palace to make this trip.

On the day she returned to the door last time, Han Xing wanted to go to Beisansu to see Chaolu, but Duanmu Guifei said that the feng shui of the cold palace was not good, and she was afraid of colliding with her wedding, so she pulled her hard and didn't let her go, so she only let people go in to inquire about it, and came back to tell Han Xing.

Han Xing has not seen Chaolu since he got married.

Gonggong Yang hurriedly stretched out his hand to make an invitation, "Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, Fourth Girl, please inside." ”

He respectfully welcomed them into the North Third Institute.

Whether it is Hanxing or Duanmufei, it is the first time to enter this rumored cold palace, just a door away, it seems to be another world inside, and the palace outside is bright, magnificent, and luxurious; The cold palace inside is dark, desolate, and dilapidated.

The tiles are broken, the walls are mottled, the doors and windows are broken, there is an indescribable smell in the air, and even the bluestone bricks on the ground are occasionally notched, and it is clear that this place has not been repaired for many years.

Yang Gonggong reminded the two masters from time to time to be careful of their feet, for fear of tripping their feet.

They came to a room at the end.

The two little chamberlains guarding outside the house saw that Yang Gonggong had brought Duanmu Fei and Hanxing over, and hurriedly pushed open the door for them.

There was a "squeak", and the door made a rough sound like a crow when it was pushed open.

In the room, Chaolu, who was originally crooked on the beauty couch, immediately sat up, her face was happy, and her eyes looked eagerly in the direction of the door.

She thought that someone was coming to let her out, but she saw Duanmu Fei and Han Xing standing outside the house.

The corners of Chaolu's lips that had just been raised froze for a moment, and even her body froze, and her round eyes seemed to say, why are you two here?!

Han Xing was the first to enter the house, this room was as simple as it looked from the outside, all kinds of furnishings and utensils in the room were old and painted, only the most basic furniture.

Compared with the palace room of Chaolu, there is no doubt that there is a world of difference between one in the sky and one underground.

Hanxing stopped only four or five steps away from the beauty couch and looked Chaolu up and down.

Today's morning dew seems to have changed as if she is a different person, and she is embarrassed.

After living in the North Third Institute for more than half a month, she seems to have lost a lot of weight, her skin is dull, and the purple skirt on her body is half-new and slightly out of place.

Chaolu, who was sitting on the beauty couch and was a little shorter, only felt that Han Xing's gaze pierced her like a needle, which made her extremely uncomfortable, and her face was even more ugly.

Han Xing hooked his lips and smiled, and his cool gaze fell on Chaolu's neck, "Fifth Emperor Sister, look at your neck, you don't even have a little strangulation mark on your neck, you have really been like this since you were a child, you can't even pretend to be high, you can't even pretend to be good!" ”

Han Xing did not hide the ridicule in his words, and every sentence was prickly.

"......" Chaolu clenched his fists tightly, and stared at Han Xing with gloomy eyes, "Fourth Emperor Sister, you are here to say these cool words?" ”

Sparks sparked between the two sisters, and where their eyes met, they almost burst into flames.

"yes." Han Xing raised his small chin and smiled calmly. Since Chaolu can drug himself with the intention of robbing his family, then of course he can come and beat the water dogs!

Why should she hold this breath in her heart!

Han Xingzhuan picked up Chaolu's sore spot and stabbed: "Fifth Emperor Sister, this palace advises you to say two words, this person has his own life." This palace is better than your life, your mother is better than yours, your brother is better than yours, and even the person who is married, even if you don't accept it, you can't take it away! What doesn't belong to you doesn't belong to you, it's useless to force it, and in the end it's self-inflicted! ”

"......" Chaolu stood up from the beauty couch angrily, his eyes shot at Han Xing like an arrow, and his pretty face changed several times.

She was originally upset because Han Xing had a good family affair, indignant, and jealous, but at this moment, she was shown off by Han Xing, as if she had poured a bucket of hot oil on her heart, and her anger erupted in an instant.

Chaolu aggressively approached Hanxing two steps, and said hoarsely:

"Yes, there is no concubine in this palace to be the master of this palace, and there is no good brother in this palace."

"You have everything, why don't you give up that family affair to this palace! You are the imperial sister, shouldn't you be humble to the imperial sister? ”

"You have your mother and concubine to spoil you, without Li Tingyou, she can still find you other relatives, but what about this palace? Who can take charge of the main palace!! ”

The more Chaolu spoke, the more he felt wronged, and the more he talked, the more he felt that Hanxing was selfish.

Chao Lu raised his hand and pointed at Han Xing's nose, gritted his teeth and said, "It's all your fault!" ”

"It's all you who made this palace! You don't miss a little sisterhood, in order to take revenge on the palace, you asked your cousin to lock up the palace in the North Third Institute! ”

"What didn't this palace do to you? You don't have anything to lose at all, but what about you? You are selfish and narrow-minded, and you want to force Hongu to death! You poisonous woman! ”

Later, Asaka was almost hysterical, like a madwoman.

Han Xing was dumbfounded when she heard her absurd fallacy, and she forgot to refute it.

After a while, Han Xing blinked, turned his head to look at Duanmu Fei, and said: "Cousin Scarlet, she really deserves to be the sister-in-law of the Third Emperor Brother!" ”

This logic, this thinking, and this eloquence are really similar to Mu Youjing!

Duanmu Fei nodded approvingly.

Han Xing looked at Chaolu again, and applauded again and again: "Fifth Emperor Sister, that's a good point." ”

Gonggong Yang hung his head silently on the side, almost thinking that the fourth princess was mad.

Chaolu calmed down and said mockingly, "Why are you duplicitous? ”

Han Xingjiao said coquettishly: "Actually, Fifth Emperor Sister, you have a good eye, you have a bit of a good understanding of people, you can see that Cousin Yu is good, and you also know that this palace is narrow-minded. ”

Saying that, Han Xing nodded matter-of-factly, "Yes, this palace has been pampered since childhood, and whatever you eat, you never suffer." ”

"Someone covets the horses of this palace, of course this palace will take revenge! Repaying grievances with virtue or something, it's not suitable for this palace at all. ”

"Didn't you just say that this palace is going to force you to death? Fifth Emperor Sister, do you want to just take advantage of the fact that the palace is still there and confirm this crime for the palace? ”

Han Xing beckoned, and a little waiter in Tsing Yi glanced at Yang Gonggong, Yang Gonggong looked at Duanmu Fei again, and saw that Duanmu Fei did not object, so he nodded.

The little waiter in Tsing Yi boldly walked towards the morning dew with a piece of white silk.

Chao Lu stared at the dazzling white silk without blinking, and it felt like Bai Wuchang was coming with a soul chain, approaching him.

She took a step back, took another step back, her feet softened, and she staggered down on the beauty couch behind her, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... What do you want? ”

Han Xing snorted, his eyes even more contemptuous.

Han Xing felt bored, turned his head to Duanmu Fei and said, "Cousin Scarlet, let's go." ”

Duanmu Fei affectionately grabbed Han Xing's arm, answered, and then said to Yang Gonggong: "Let Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess calm down here." Annoyed Father-in-law Yang to watch it carefully. ”

Gonggong Yang immediately agreed: "The fourth girl can rest assured, just hand it over to the villain." ”

Yang Gonggong's eyes were cold, and he said secretly: When it comes to "training" people, of course their North Third Institute is not as good as Dongchang Jinyiwei, but will a princess who has never suffered be able to handle it? !

Gonggong Yang personally sent Duanmu Fei and Hanxing out of the North Third Institute, and then returned to the room in Chaolu, and said in a strange manner: "We don't have brocade clothes and jade food in the North Third Institute, and there are a lot of white silk and hemp rope scissors, no matter what Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess needs, just say it, and the slave will let people prepare." ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, this time there will be no 'fork'!"

(End of chapter)