Chapter Seventy-One: The Bitter Meat Scheme
Seeing Zijuan raise his head, a pair of affectionate eyes looked at him, and the prince Jun Yusulfone didn't know why, he always felt that something was wrong. This purple cuckoo ...... It seems to be a little different from the last time I saw it. But what the difference is, he can't say. He could only stare at the other party for a long time before he said indifferently: "Forget it, since you are the person next to the queen mother, it is not easy for this prince to punish you." Let's get to the bottom of it! ”
"Thank you for your forgiveness, the slave and maid are grateful."
Zijuan said, and bowed and prepared to retreat. After she turned around, Prince Jun Yusulfone remembered, by the way, this purple cuckoo did not have that fragrance on its body. At this point, she turned away, and there was only a scent of the usual sachet of incense, not the smell that haunted her......
"Wait! You stand first! ”
Hearing the prince's words, Zijuan hurriedly turned around. Seeing this, Queen Nalan gave Zijuan another look. Zijuan made a gesture to pounce into the prince's arms, so frightened that he hurriedly dodged to the side, then grabbed Zijuan's wrist and asked, "The smell on your body is wrong, are you really Zijuan?" ”
Zijuan said: "What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say, the slave and maid don't understand, the slave and maid are Zijuan, is there still two Zijuan in this palace?" ”
"Prince, what's wrong?"
Queen Nalan said and stepped forward as well. Seeing that the prince was staring at his maid with straight eyes, he couldn't help but smile and said: "This palace says that His Royal Highness the prince has some interest in Zijuan, even so, the prince doesn't have to worry about anything else, this palace still gives her to you, what do you think?" ”
"No, no, no, thank you for the queen mother's thoughts, but the sons and daughters don't have any affection for Zijuan as the queen mother thinks, but feel ..... That's it, it's all to blame for Meng Lang for a while, and Erchen apologizes to his mother. ”
As the prince spoke, he gave a bow to Queen Nalan. Just as the maid came up with the hot tea that had just been changed, he took it and handed it to Queen Nalan, saying, "Please forgive the queen mother, the son-in-law has apologized to you." ”
"Well, my own family, why be so polite?"
Queen Nalan took the tea, took two sips and put it down again. Kankan asked about the situation of the crown princess Zhang, and suddenly, he saw that her face turned pale and fell to the ground.
"! What's wrong with you, Queen? Don't scare the slaves! ”
Seeing this, Zijuan and the others hurriedly helped Queen Nalan up from the ground. Prince Jun Yucheng also looked at it with some surprise, although he was not sure what Queen Nalan was doing, but his intuition told him that this must be a game!
Sure enough, after the imperial doctor and others hurriedly arrived, as soon as they checked the pulse, they came to the conclusion that Queen Nalan was actually poisoned! And the poison was mixed in that cup of tea, if it weren't for Queen Nalan's lack of drink, I was afraid that it would have killed her!
The stakes are very high, and after hearing about this, the Queen Mother also immediately rushed to Fengyi Palace. Seeing that Queen Nalan was unconscious on the couch, the crown prince Jun Yucheng knelt beside the bed, although he stubbornly held his head high, he couldn't stop his gray face.
"Here, spread the will of the mourning family, the queen suddenly fell ill, and the prince immediately entered the palace to serve the sick, there must be no mistake!"
Seeing that the Queen Mother had summoned Jun Yuchen back to the palace, the crown prince Jun Yuxuan immediately stopped: "Imperial grandmother, at this time, how can you summon the ninth brother back?" ”
"Why not? You foolish child, the mourning family is doing this to protect you! ”
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she glanced at the prince Jun Yuxuan with some indignation. sighed, and finally shook his head and ordered: "Someone, bring the prince back to Zichen Palace." These days, if the prince has nothing to do, don't come to Fengyi Palace again. ”
"Imperial grandmother, grandson really has no ......".
"The mourning family knows that you don't, but outsiders don't! Now that the facts are in front of you, unless the queen wakes up, do you think you can still sit as the crown prince? ”
The Queen Mother's words made Jun Yusulfone speechless. He hated Queen Nalan for doing everything, even risking her own life. However, it was precisely for this reason that he guessed that the reason why Empress Nalan summoned Jun Yuchen back to Beijing so urgently must have something very important to conspire with him.
After returning to the Zichen Palace, the crown prince Jun Yucheng still looked indignant, he sat on the couch for a long time, and finally ordered: "No, this prince can't sit still." The queen is a poisonous woman, she must have thought of some idea, otherwise, she would not be in such a hurry to call Jun Yuchen back. ”
"Yes, Your Highness, the servants also think that the queen can use bitter meat tricks, there must be some conspiracy."
The prince nodded, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly revealed an unfathomable smile.
"Did she think that as long as she summoned Jun Yuchen back to the capital, she would be able to get what she wanted? What a woman's opinion! Come on, you quickly arrange it, this prince will mobilize the best masters, and ambush Jun Yuchen on the way to Beijing along the way. At all costs, it is necessary to make it impossible for him to return to the capital! “
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince!"
Here, Jun Yuchen was rubbing his fists, wanting to annihilate Jun Yuchen on the way to Beijing, but he didn't know that the real Jun Yuchen had already been dangling under his nose. And the person lying on the dragon bed in Zichen Hall was not his own father, but an old eunuch who had been carefully disguised.
Besides, Song Mansion, because Song Zilan voted for her love to please the old lady, so these days, her life has obviously improved a lot. Even the maids and women around them are honored in the house.
But for Song Zilan, all this is not her purpose. The reason why she pleases the old lady and her father and mother is that she wants to marry into the Sheng Mansion smoothly, not to mention that now that her belly is growing, this situation can no longer wait.
For this, she can do whatever it takes, even at the expense of the interests of her loved ones.
But for Zhu Xiaoyan, her husband has finally come to her Chunhua Courtyard from time to time recently. Even if it's just to eat, after all, there are many more opportunities to meet. People say that they meet three points of love, and Zhu Xiaoyan is better at making these three points ten points. In addition, although Song Shi'an likes the new and hates the old, Zhu Xiaoyan knows his preferences very well, the two have not been together for a long time, and if they meet today, they have a little strange feelings for no reason. After going back and forth like this, after eating for a few days, Song Shi'an drank a few glasses of wine that night, and then slept in Chunhua Courtyard under the pretext of being a little dizzy.
After regaining favor, Zhu Xiaoyan was proud of the spring breeze. The whole person was smiling, and even the steps of walking were much brisker.
Seeing her mother like this, Song Zilan took the opportunity to come over again to persuade her mother to contribute to her marriage. Seeing that her daughter can now help herself to be petted, Zhu Xiaoyan pondered: "My son, how can I not feel sorry for you for my mother?" It's just that this marriage now depends on the attitude of the Sheng Mansion. In this way, I will go over there tomorrow for my mother, and test Mrs. Sheng's tone for you. Let's see what your sweetheart's attitude is towards this matter, do you think this is good? ”
Song Zilan nodded and said gratefully: "Well, then it will be tiring to bother my mother." ”
"Silly boy, why do we say these polite words between mother and daughter?"
Zhu Xiaoyan said, taking her daughter into her arms. It's just that she doesn't know that although Song Zilan in front of her looks no different from before, but in her heart, after experiencing this incident, her heart has long been cold, and she no longer has any hope for the so-called family affection. On the contrary, he gave birth to a strong sense of hatred, hating everyone in the Song Mansion, and hating his parents and grandmothers. She vowed that she would get out of here as soon as possible, and that she would control her own destiny in the future and no longer be at the mercy of others!
Zhu Xiaoyan said it beautifully, but she didn't think so in her heart. After sending her daughter away, she turned around and went to her son Song Siyi to discuss countermeasures. Song Siyi was scheming, and he immediately suggested to Zhu Xiaoyan: "Mother, my son thinks that my sister's relationship with Sheng Mansion has now become a chicken rib. You think, with our current relationship with the Sheng Mansion, the Sheng Mansion will definitely not approve of marrying Zilan into the door. What's more, they value the most money, if it is not Zichu but Zilan who marries in the past, they will use their brains on this dowry. When the time comes, we will add a layer of trouble. Rather than this, it is better to secretly stir up this matter, and then push it to the side of the Sheng Mansion when the time comes, so that my sister can't blame us. ”
Zhu Xiaoyan also felt that what his son said was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "What you say makes sense, I also think that Mrs. Sheng has always been domineering." Marrying a family with such a person, I will have to add to the blockage in the future. However, your sister's belly is getting bigger and bigger every day, and this is always a hidden danger. If it doesn't be solved as soon as possible, I'm afraid she will be burned! ”
Song Siyi inherited Song Shi'an's cold-blooded ruthlessness, don't say that he is to this sister, didn't he personally cut off one of Song Siwen's lives that day?
"Mother, my son asks you, would you sacrifice everything to fulfill your sister's wish if you threaten you with burning jade?"
Zhu Xiaoyan was asked by his son, and hung his head a little timidly. After a while, he finally said categorically: "The water spilled by the married daughter, no matter how much my mother loves Zilan, she is always someone else's family." But Si'an, you have now become my mother's only son, and my mother is counting on you for the rest of her life! ”
"Don't worry, after your son gets ahead in the future, he will definitely honor his mother."
Under Song Siyi's comfort, Zhu Xiaoyan finally followed his son's advice with kindness. She ordered someone to prepare seemingly very rich gifts, and then took these things to the Sheng Mansion in a mighty way.
When Mrs. Sheng heard that Zhu Xiaoyan was visiting, she was angry that she was rude to her when she was in Fengyi Palace, and her beloved son was beaten up by Song Shi'an again, so she was even more resentful in her heart, so although she saw the large number of gifts, her face was still tight, and after saying a few words, she pretended to want to walk away.
Zhu Xiaoyan didn't have an attitude of wanting to redeem herself, and when she saw Mrs. Sheng walking away under the pretext, she didn't say anything to keep it, but sat in the flower hall with a big thorn, constantly instructing the maids of the Sheng Mansion to take this and do that for herself. One time he said that the tea was too hot, another time that the house was too stuffy, and another time that the fruit was too unpalatable...... In short, after offending a few maids and women who served her, someone finally couldn't help but run to Mrs. Sheng to complain.
"What do you say? Zhu Xiaoyan is actually cheeky in the flower hall, you keep calling you? After eating the fruit we put on the table, did you say it was unpalatable? ”