Chapter Seventy-Three: Chilling the Heart
The most embarrassing thing was Mrs. Sheng, she originally thought that Zhu Xiaoyan had a bad heart, and since she had the intention to provoke herself, she would not bring anything good over. Besides, she didn't have much money with her, and when she was dealing with herself before, she didn't see anything decent from her. Because of this, she has always disagreed with her son remarrying Song Zilan, not to mention the dowry, after the bride passes through the door, if she only relies on the monthly allowance in her own house, she is afraid that even the expenses of Su Ri are very limited, not to mention honoring her mother-in-law.
But what she didn't expect was that this time Zhu Xiaoyan was a shotgun for a cannon, not only was she bold and generous, but even her routines made her a little unpredictable.
Looking at these gifts, the face of the grand man was cloudy. He is a man, and naturally he is not as careful as his wife. If these things were sent by Song Shi'an at the behest of his wife, then his wife offended Zhu Xiaoyan like this today, and this time he had to go to the Song Mansion to apologize to others.
Seeing that her husband and son were looking at her gloomily, Mrs. Sheng hurriedly explained: "Listen to me, I really went too far because of her Zhu Xiaoyan. You don't know how rude she was to me before......."
"Shut up! There's no room for you to talk about here! ”
After Master Sheng spoke, he impatiently flicked his sleeves and walked out. Sheng Chonghua also looked at his mother with a disappointed face, and finally left a sentence, but Mrs. Sheng's heart suddenly cooled.
"Mother, I know you don't like Lan'er, because you think she can't afford such a rich dowry as Song Zichu. But you have seen it today, Mrs. Song came to the door with so many things to talk to you about this family business, and you still offended people to death like this. Are you willing to watch Lan'er die in front of you? ”
"Chonghua! You listen to my mother, things are really not as ....... as you think."
Mrs. Sheng chased to the door, and when she saw her son's back disappearing from her sight, she couldn't help but grit her teeth with hatred.
"Zhu Xiaoyan, Song Zilan, your mother and daughter treat me like this, I won't give up! Hmph, let's see! ”
After Zhu Xiaoyan returned to the Song Mansion, Song Zilan naturally heard the news. Seeing her mother so depressed, Song Zilan also guessed that something was wrong, so she asked tentatively: "Mother, what did Mrs. Sheng say?" ”
Zhu Xiaoyan pulled her daughter to cry and described her experience in Shengfu with added fuel and vinegar. Hearing that Mrs. Sheng actually didn't give her mother face like this, Song Zilan was really anxious, and after Zhu Xiaoyan finished speaking, she said hatefully: "This Mrs. Sheng is really hateful, but mother, why did she do this, didn't she do it to make it clear to turn her face with us?" ”
"Isn't that what you say? My son, you have seen with your own eyes now, that your future mother-in-law is a person to be messed with. These grievances suffered by my mother are nothing, my mother is just worried about you, you said that after you marry in the future, how will you live this life? ”
Song Zilan only felt a heavy heart, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt cold. Now, she really regrets her original Meng Lang and frivolity, if she could have been more stable and reserved, why did she get this step?
But now it's too late to say this, and the most important thing is that if Mrs. Sheng has such an attitude, and Sheng Chonghua doesn't have a man's work, what should he do with the child in his womb?
In the Zichen Palace, Zichu made up as a purple cuckoo and came to meet the emperor with soup. In the past few days, because Queen Nalan has fallen ill, the crown prince Jun Yusulfone has also converged a lot. Therefore, even taking her in and out of the Zichen Hall was much easier than before.
This time, after she had just inspected the makeup of the fake emperor, she was sure that there was no flaw, so she put down the decoction in her hand, and was just about to walk out of the door of the main hall, when she bumped into the crown prince Jun Yu, who came to visit the emperor.
Jun Yuxuan saw that it was her, so she first shook her head. Instinctively, he hid to the side, looking like he was respecting the ghosts and gods and staying away.
Seeing him like this, Zichu secretly felt funny in his heart, and deliberately wanted to tease him, so he came up with a smile on his face and a little deliberate charm, and made a charming salute to Jun Yuxuan, and said in a loud voice: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness is auspicious." ”
"Well, if you want to go in to see your father, you can retreat."
Zichu didn't want to entangle with him, so he immediately stepped aside obediently. Who knew that after Jun Yusulfone passed her, she smelled the familiar fragrance again. His heart moved, and he turned around suspiciously.
"Who the hell are you? No, you're not Zijuan, Zijuan doesn't have the fragrance of you. ”
was held by the crown prince Jun Yuyu's wrist, Zichu raised his eyebrows, and said unhurriedly: "What does Your Highness mean by this?" The slave maid mistakenly thought that His Royal Highness was interested in the slave maid, so he did such a joke thing. Later, the queen wanted to give the slave to Her Royal Highness, but Her Royal Highness refused in front of everyone. Now, His Royal Highness said that the slave maid is not a purple juan, dare to ask His Highness, are you too busy with too many things and a little confused, although the slave and maid are from a humble background, but in the end they are also the close maids next to the queen's mother. Your Highness is playing slaves and maids like this, isn't he afraid that he will be misunderstood as disrespectful to his mother? ”
"You ——!" was buttoned down by her big hat, Jun Yuxuan was also a little annoyed. He stared at Zichu fiercely, and after looking at it for a long time, he put down her wrist a little helplessly.
Rubbing his wrist that was pinched by him, Zichu stuck out his tongue at Jun Yuqiu's back. Thinking of the scenes in which she had played tricks on him, she couldn't help but sneer.
"What? You group of waste, you actually told me that you didn't intercept Jun Yuchen? How is this possible? ”
In the side hall of Zichen Palace, Prince Jun Yuxuan angrily questioned the subordinates who came to talk back. Seeing that the prince was angry, the person who replied was very careful, and said stubbornly: "Back to Your Highness, your subordinates have indeed laid a net on the way to Beijing. But in the end, only some relatives around King Ding were intercepted, and as for the whereabouts of His Royal Highness Dingxia himself, he knew nothing. ”
"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! Get out, go down, Prince Ben doesn't want to see you! ”
After the prince finished speaking, he sat down hatefully. After pondering for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to himself: "The only person intercepted was Jun Yuchen's side, but he himself was not there." In this way, he has already entered Beijing? ”
After thinking about it, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "No, it's impossible, it's impossible." If Jun Yuchen had already entered Beijing, it would be impossible for him to have no trace at all. ”
Although he said this, the doubts in his heart did not diminish in the slightest. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally ordered: "Come here, arrange it for the prince, and strictly check the inns and restaurants in various parts of the capital." If there is any suspicious person, take them back for interrogation immediately! ”
In the back garden of Shangguan Mansion, Shangguan Wanyin was sitting in the shade of a tree holding a fan and watching the koi in the pond. She was holding a delicate jade bowl in her hand, and she was casually throwing the fish food in her hand at once, with a bored expression on her face.
"Miss! Miss! The slave maid heard that the queen mother was sick, and the queen mother had already issued an order to summon His Royal Highness back to Beijing! ”
Shangguan Wanyin immediately got up when he heard this, and the fish food in his hand had already been thrown aside.
"What do you say? Is this true? Brother Chen is going to Beijing, is he really coming back? I'm looking for Daddy! ”
After speaking, Shangguan Wanyin ran away. She went straight to the upper courtyard of her father's residence, pushed open the door and said, "Father, Brother Chen is going back to the palace, why didn't you tell me about this?" ”
The old general Shangguan, who was over fifty years old, looked at his only daughter, couldn't help frowning and shook his head: "Wan'er, you are a beautiful lady, how can you always be so reckless?" Didn't you see your mother talking to your father too? ”
Shangguan Wanyin glanced at her stepmother standing beside her father with some wistfulness, that is, her aunt, Luo.
Shangguan Wanyin's mother died early, and this little Mrs. Luo, that is, her mother's sister, was just not born to a mother, but a concubine.
For her stepmother, Shangguan Wanyin has never looked at her very much. First, because of her status as a concubine, and secondly, it is naturally because the old general Shangguan is very fond of the only daughter left by the original match. At that level, it can really be said that the wind is going to be windy, and it is going to rain.
And Xiao Luo's stepmother, in front of Shangguan Wanyin, has never been able to raise her head to speak. At this time, seeing that she was holding a pair of eyes and glancing at herself with a little coldness, she said with interest: "General, the concubine will go down to make tea for you first, and you and the young lady will sit and talk slowly." ”
After Xiao Luo retreated, the old general Shangguan stroked his gray beard and said to his daughter: "Who told you that King Dingwang is going back to Beijing?" This is not exactly what you know, so don't go around shouting about it. ”
Shangguan Wanyin hugged her father's neck a little willfully, and said coquettishly: "Daddy! Tell me, is the news of Brother Chen's return to Beijing true? Tell me! ”
Facing this only precious daughter, the old general Shangguan also sighed helplessly, nodded and said: "Yes, there are indeed such rumors in the palace, and the Queen Mother has indeed made such a will." But my father wants to warn you, even if King Ding returns to the capital this time, you can't go to see him privately! ”
"Why? Daddy, you know that I just like Brother Chen, why are you stopping us from meeting? Besides, didn't you also like Brother Chen very much before, and often praised him for being smart and knowledgeable, and he was also very noble? ”
The old general Shangguan replied: "At this time and at that time, now that the crown prince is growing in his wings, his power can no longer be provoked by anyone. But the queen is ambitious and refuses to give up the conspiracy to seize the heir. Dingwang Jun Yuchen has outstanding character and talent, and is the favorite prince of the emperor and the queen mother. You say, under such circumstances, if King Ding returns to the capital, if you are openly dealing with him, isn't it clear that you want to be an enemy of the prince? ”