Chapter 120: Look the Other Way
The Spring Festival passed in a blink of an eye, Gu Congyuan and Xiao Guifei had been very discordant for many years, so naturally they would not obediently enter the palace to accompany them like other princes, so they naturally stayed at the Lu family for the New Year.
Before marrying, Gu Qingyuan stayed in the royal mansion alone, facing a few subordinates who were tossing and turning in private, and spent Chinese New Year's Eve miserable when the lights of thousands of homes were on.
After marrying a wife, he ushered in a unique uproar of Lu Yao, and the solemn Cong Wangfu on weekdays became a little popular.
However, this year, in order to please his wife, His Royal Highness tried to coax Lu Yao, who was still angry, back to the house, so he cheekily arrived at Lu's house and found that Lu Yao's character of messing around everywhere was inherited from Master Lu, and Gu Congyuan was dragged by his father-in-law to drink for most of the night.
Afterwards, the incense, which has always been pertinent, commented quite seriously: "The prince has changed." ”
Gu Congyuan, who was confused, had not yet figured out where he had changed, so it was the Lantern Festival in a flash, and now he had to enter the palace to meet him, Gu Ji forcibly ordered all the princes and ministers to go to the banquet.
The courtiers who came from the south to the north and were away all the year round returned to Beijing one after another, and for a while they didn't know whether to say that it was lively or mixed, and Lu Yao, who was too noisy and even embarrassed, participated in the Lantern Festival banquet as the prince's guest.
Gu Congyuan exerted his cheeky skin, both soft and hard, to drag Lu Yao into his carriage, and finally sank his face and said, "Madame, don't you want to be a husband?" ”
Lu Yao is a woman anyway, this cold-blooded prince's ruthless appearance two months ago is vivid, and she also lowered her face and said: "Second Highness, I'm afraid I didn't forget the time to drive me away, why did you regret it so quickly?" ”
Gu Congyuan was speechless for a while.
Lu Yao's brows were twisted, and he said, "What's more, now I am not Princess Cong, but Prince Keqing." Her eyes dimmed for a moment, and she smiled stubbornly, "Thanks to the blessing of the prince, I can only enter the palace for a banquet in such a daze." ”
Chuan Xiang and Chang Shan stood beside the Second Highness, seeing that the little couple was about to quarrel again, one bowed his head and the other looked at the sky, each pretending not to exist.
Gu Congyuan was at a loss, so he had to let Lu Yao complain a few words, and then left in the carriage first, all the way was suffocating low pressure, and the attendant's subordinates did not dare to breathe.
It is clearly the Lantern Festival, but at this time, the Ruizhi Palace is also gloomy, and the smell of gunpowder is still faintly fermenting.
A woman in a long dress embroidered with gold silk and gauze paced slowly, looking at the utensils in Ruizhi Palace with a proud expression.
Xiao Guifei, who was on the high seat, looked at the woman with a dissatisfied face, and said coldly: "Why did Sister Sang come uninvited? is still swaggering here in the main palace, but he really doesn't treat himself as an outsider. ”
The woman in front of her with a good face and figure can be her daughter even if she is old, but Xiao Guifei has to swallow her anger and call her "sister", and she is really unhappy in her heart.
Sang Chaqing smiled coquettishly, smiled softly, and said: "Xiao Guifei and I are really prohibitive when they see each other like this, but it's just to come and see, and there will be no shortage of meat." ”
Hearing this, the expressions of Concubine Xiao Guifei and the maidservants beside her changed for a moment.
She was just in time for Concubine Xiao to dress up, and when she saw that the priceless gold and silver jewelry in the makeup was piled up, she was envious and jealous for a while.
Mulberry tea cyanins gently picked up one
Zhi hairpin, lowered his eyes and chuckled: "Xiao Guifei's green snow and fragrant hairpin are bright in color, which is suitable for this early spring season, but it is just ...... My sister is getting older, so she is not suitable for this style, and it is just right for a woman like me who is only ten years old to wear it. ”
Concubine Xiao Guifei let the maidservant put on a golden pearl hairpin for herself, and said with a sneer: "If you come to ask for food, this palace will reward you with this hairpin, so that you can wear it to seduce Your Majesty." ”
Sang Chaqing's face with beautiful makeup instantly turned hideous, "You ......"
The maid took down the hairpin very wisely and handed it back to Concubine Xiao, although she was not as light as the young man of Sangcha, she was very beautiful, and there were no wrinkles on her well-maintained face.
Xiao Guifei stood up, stared at Sang Chaqing and raised the corners of her mouth, and with a light throw, the golden hairpin in her hand fell to the ground, and the shining gem was torn apart.
She said word by word: "I rewarded you." ”
Sang Chaqing has been favored by His Majesty countless times, and now more than half of the concubines in the harem are rushing to slap her, only three or two illiterate Xiao Guifei, who was once a glamorous harem, is one of them.
Not only was he not flattered by that person, but he was also humiliated by others, and Sang Chaqing's nose was about to be crooked.
She looked at the broken ground angrily for a while, the more it was the beauty that crawled out of Gu Huai's bed, the femme fatale, and the ordinary concubine, a contemptuous smile slowly appeared on her bright red lips.
His eyes fell on Concubine Xiao's side face with clear lines, and said, "Niangniang is really a big temper, and she is worthy of being a woman that His Majesty can't control." ”
The man easily heard the sound outside the strings, and raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by this?" ”
Sang Chaqing really told the truth: "Naturally, it is said that the Niangniang half-old are also charming, I heard that you seduced the regent of the year, and gave birth to the second highness, I don't know if it's true or not, but the concubine really admires your ability......"
The palace maid beside Concubine Xiao changed her face, and scolded sharply: "You cheap maid dare to be presumptuous!" ”
As soon as Sang Chaqing raised his hand, he made people dizzy, and said with a smile: "Didn't your mother tell you, is there a difference between respect and inferiority?" Who is a, who knows. ”
Even though today's Xiao Guifei no longer has the ruthless wrists of the past, nor does she have the gorgeous and unparalleled skills of the past, but the years have only worn out her flying temperament, and she is still a slender beauty.
Even if there is an unbridgeable gap between the emperor and her, and the stinger pierced into her heart can't come out, but when she dreams back at midnight, the person she misses is still Xiao Guifei, and she mentioned in front of Sang Chaqing again and again that the person's elegance many years ago, and the new woman who entered the palace can't stand this the most, and over time, she seems to have forgotten her original task, and she can't help but feel jealous of Xiao Guifei.
She is blatantly looking for trouble today.
Sang Chaqing used some foxy tricks under Gu Huai's men to ascend to the position, and his heart was full of crooked and evil ways, and he was vicious enough to speak, which made Xiao Guifei so angry that her face turned pale.
"Why doesn't the mother speak? Could it be that all these rumors are true? She covered her lips and smiled, "No wonder Your Majesty loved you so much at the beginning, but now he doesn't look at you, it's really pitiful...... There is really a reason why His Majesty has not been waiting to see His Royal Highness for many years, that is, I wonder if he knows that he is an illegitimate child and not an orthodox His Majesty's blood? ”
She's this
The words are simply heart-wrenching for Xiao Guifei, the grievances and hatreds between her and the two brothers back then were entangled, and she has not figured out many things so far, but she only feels full of regrets.
Over the years, she has been ashamed of too many people, and the only thing that makes her want to desperately remedy it is the innocent Gu Congyuan.
After Xiao Guifei was saddened, a burst of anger rose in her heart, and she raised her hand to give her a slap: "You are full of nonsense!" ”
However, Sang Chaqing grabbed the man's wrist steadily, his jaw was slightly raised, and the knife-like arc was a little cold, "Xiao Guifei...... Do you really think that you can continue to live in peace in the palace with the honor of Your Majesty? ”
A chilling voice suddenly came from the door, saying, "Then you can take advantage of Your Majesty's favor to commit the following crimes, pick quarrels and provoke troubles, and then you can make a living secretly?" ”
Sang Chaqing looked back in surprise, and his arrogant and smug expression suddenly came to naught, and his face was blank and stiff, "Second, Second Highness......"
She only cared about showing off her might, but she completely forgot that the woman in front of her who was her rival in love was the biological mother of the young pavilion master, Sang Chaqing's face became more and more ugly, and she didn't know if he heard the words of scolding him for being an illegitimate child......
Gu Congyuan stepped forward unhurriedly, glanced at the woman fixedly, and said, "You are a woman who was sent to the palace later, who gave you your current status and status, it should be clear that if Concubine Xiao wanted you to die, you would have lost your life eight hundred times." ”
Sang Chaqing's face changed slightly, and he saluted the man: "Concubine Xiao forgives her sins, the concubine is not careful, it's all hearsay, it's my fault to run in front of you and talk nonsense, and I ask your mother to forgive me!" ”
Before Concubine Xiao could speak, Gu Congyuan said, "Do you think that saying two nice words begging for mercy can be perfunctory?" ”
Sang Chaqing knew that she still had to rely on King Cong now, and her wings were not yet strong, so she softened her attitude, knelt down and said, "Let His Royal Highness punish her." ”
Gu Congyuan bowed his head slightly, glanced at the person, and said, "Okay." ”
When everyone was confused, they only heard him say indifferently: "This Wang Shi just saw that you beat the maid next to Concubine Xiao, but today's Lantern Festival, no idler can pour out the time to deal with you, it is better for you to kneel here, slap your mouth, when the mother says yes, you will stop." ”
Sang Chaqing is also the emperor's favorite concubine, it is really embarrassing to be punished like this, she didn't dare to disobey King Cong, so she gritted her teeth and immediately slapped herself.
Gu Congyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "It's too light." ”
"Smack!" Sang Chaqing increased his strength again, one after another, and everyone who listened to it felt a hot pain on their faces.
Concubine Xiao naturally knew that this woman was arranged by Gu Congyuan to enter the palace, the purpose was to harm the emperor, and she couldn't sleep at night for many days, worrying about His Majesty, but now seeing that this woman was so stupid, she was relieved.
The only one who was angry was her own son, but she let another woman seduce her father, and her brain was buzzing and hurting.
But Gu Congyuan has been indifferent to himself for many years, and this time he took care of each other, which still moved Xiao Guifei's heart: "Yuan'er ......"
The man avoided her hand, and turned away indifferently: "The mother concubine continues to rest, and the son has retired." ”