Chapter Twenty-Six: Two Lovers
Three days later.
The turmoil three days ago spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital with lightning speed, first the young and healthy prince vomited blood in the court without warning and fainted, and then Liu Jinzhong, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, was beheaded on the same day, and the Liu family ceased to exist overnight. Concubine Liu Xian in the palace also fell ill because of this, not only did the Liu family suffer, but I was afraid that she would also collapse. Thinking of Concubine Liu Xian, who was proud of the spring breeze in the past, I can't help but feel that the emperor's favor comes and goes in a hurry!
There is also Luo Zhen, who is usually unknown and cautious, impeached the emperor's eldest son in public, and the emperor's eldest son was deprived of the right to appoint and dismiss officials under Long Yan's anger, and the emperor handed over the matter to Luo Shangshu, and the emperor's eldest son was grounded in the palace.
In the Qingyun Pavilion of the East Palace, Xiangyun stood beside Bai Muguan, spitting about all kinds of "strange things" three days ago. She was a little strange that Miss Ming Ming had completely cleared the suspicion of the previous murder and the new princess, but there was no joy on her face.
The girl in a crimson dress supported her forehead with one hand, with a faint sorrow in her eyes, and her bright and moving face did not have the sweet smile on weekdays. She sat quietly at the small round table of the Eight Immortals of Rosewood, maintaining this position and not moving.
Xiangyun asked tentatively: "Miss sit for a long time and drink tea, right?" ”
Bai Muguan said lightly: "You have been talking for a long time, if you are thirsty, drink water yourself." ”
Xiangyun was overjoyed, and sure enough, it was the young lady who loved her the most. However, she didn't notice Bai Muguan's complicated mood at all.
I didn't see Yu Wenye for three days.
The ancients said that if they don't see each other for a day, they will not see each other for three autumns.
Bai Muguan was convinced of this.
Now that she has no name and no part from him, it is naturally inconvenient for her to visit the palace, and she only hopes that he can return to the East Palace as soon as possible.
However, Ye Shiying contracted a cold on the way to Rongguo Mansion a few days ago, and she couldn't afford to get sick. Therefore, even if the crown prince's poisoning was critical, the crown princess did not enter the palace to serve the illness. Queen Tong took pity on her for being weak, and did not take this matter to heart, but only told her to recuperate. On the contrary, the emperor was dissatisfied and had a lot of complaints about Ye Shiying.
Xiangyun was worried that her young lady would be bored if she sat like this, so she could only deliberately find something to say: "Miss, I heard that the crown princess has been sick for several days, why don't you go to Qiushui Pavilion to take a look?" ”
Speaking of which, Xiangyun also secretly slandered himself, since Bai Muguan and Yu Wenye became close to each other, the intimacy with Ye Shiying's cousin was not as good as before. In the past, Bai Muguan went to Qiushui Pavilion every day, or chatted with Ye Shiying to relieve boredom, or the two played chess games, but now they haven't been there for five or six days.
Hearing this, Bai Muguan couldn't raise his interest: "Don't bother my sister today." ”
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Isn't Mo also sick? You sit stupidly like this, the slave is so worried. Xiangyun's eyes were red, she had never seen Bai Muguan like this.
It's a pity that Bai Muguan really didn't want to hear a voice in his ears at the moment, so not only did he not comfort her, but he frowned and said, "I'm very good, you go down first." ”
Xiangyun was helpless, so she had to be wronged.
Until lunchtime, Bai Muguan looked at a table of delicacies, and only felt tasteless. At this time, Bi Long led Wang Quan in, and although Bai Muguan was in a bad mood, he knew that he couldn't easily wipe the face of the head of Wang Quan. Therefore, he beat his spirit, and reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth and asked: "Mr. Wang is coming to Qingyun Pavilion at this time, I don't know what you are doing?" ”
Wang Quan replied: "If you return to Miss Bai, Your Highness has returned to the house." ”
"What? Your Highness is back! Bai Muguan stood up, his eyebrows and eyes couldn't hide the beating joy.
Wang Quan has served Yu Wenye for many years, and gradually found out the reason why he favored Bai Muguan differently. The girl in front of her is as angry as a tiger and happy as a bird, smart and intelligent, daring to speak and act, lively and different from the arrogance of ordinary ladies. Compared with the beautiful princess of Qiushui Pavilion, Wang Quan felt that Bai Muguan was more suitable for being in charge of Zhongfang, and even more suitable for Fengyi in the future.
Of course, Feng Yi's four words, he only dared to think about it secretly.
Thinking of this, Wang Quan added: "Originally, the queen wanted Her Royal Highness to stay in the palace to detoxify and recuperate, but Her Royal Highness insisted on refusing, and the imperial doctor also said that the detoxification time was quite long, so His Majesty agreed to let His Royal Highness return to the East Palace." At the same time, Imperial Physician Li and Imperial Physician Zhou were dispatched to temporarily stay in the East Palace to serve the sick. ”
The meaning of Wang Quan's words was obvious, and he almost bluntly said that the prince insisted on returning to the East Palace because he missed Bai Muguan and could not bear the pain of separation.
She understood it, her heart moved, and her eyes showed a desire to see each other. Wang Quan understood in his heart, he came to Qingyun Pavilion to invite her to the study, and at this time he said euphemistically: "If Miss Bai is free, why don't you go to the study with the old slave to visit His Highness?" ”
"Very good, go now." Saying that, Bai Muguan had already stood up.
She was impatient and walked faster than usual, and Wang Quan was really happy for Yu Wenye in his eyes. Miss Bai is a good match for the prince! They are not who admires whom, but who is happy with each other.
When she got to the study, she went in by herself, and Wang Quan closed the door for them with great interest, and guarded the door himself.
Although the Cullinan Dynasty is not too strict about the prevention of men and women, it is not appropriate for girls who have not left the cabinet to enter the men's inner room, and they are afraid that their reputation will not be guaranteed. These red tapes have never been taken to heart for Bai Muguan, who has been raised by his father pretending to be a boy since he was a child.
Seeing the girl walking in alone, Yu Wenye was overjoyed, but on the surface, he pretended to be helpless: "Wanguan broke in so recklessly, I'm afraid that he is determined not to marry the prince?" ”
After all, she was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, and she broke the taboo by his words, and Bai Muguan couldn't help blushing.
However, she quickly opened her mouth and shot back: "Since His Highness cares so much about the defense of men and women, then blame the courtiers for recklessly ramming His Highness, and the courtiers will retire." ”
The girl's words mixed with a little anger were so sour, she was naturally angry.
Yu Wenye knew that he should coax her at this time, not that he couldn't let go of his body, but that he liked to see her coquettish appearance.
Bai Muguan said goodbye, but his eyes were staring at him for a long time and did not take his eyes away. I saw him half-lying on the bed, his face was extremely pale, and his thin lips that seemed to be hooked were also bloodless. This kind of Yu Wenye lacks the usual arrogance and indifference, which only makes her feel distressed.
"Guanguan, come here." He beckoned to her.
Bai Muguan did not hesitate, and when the two of them met their eyes, her body trembled quietly. For his increasingly gentle starry eyes, she laughed at herself that she had no ability to resist at all. Maybe it's because his gentleness is commendable, he only gave her alone, and even her cousin, the crown princess who was marrying Ming Media, never tasted his love. She didn't know how long she could hold on to her previous rejection against her will?
The girl walked up to him obediently while thinking about her thoughts, and instead of sitting on the edge of the bed, she stood very close to the bed and looked down at the handsome person in front of her. In the past, when he stood side by side, he always used his height advantage to look down on her, but today she couldn't help but be happy when she experienced this "condescending" taste.
knew that he had married a wife, knew that his status was respected, and knew that he was in danger...... But in Bai Muguan's eyes, none of this seems to be important. He is just a young man she likes.
After looking at each other in silence for a moment, Bai Muguan first provoked the conversation: "The person who murdered you has been punished, although His Majesty intends to protect the eldest prince this time, but Concubine Lin always planted." ”
Concubine Lin died, and Yu Wencheng could always feel the pain of his skin.
"Concubine Lin is stupid and stupid, whether she is dead or alive is not much of a hindrance to me." Yu Wenye's gaze suddenly dimmed and disappointed.
After waking up, he learned of the results of the emperor's execution that day, and although he was disappointed and regretful, he did not show half of it on his face. His father was very guilty in his eyes, so when he proposed to go back to the East Palace to recuperate, the emperor agreed. At the same time, he also rewarded several boxes of rare treasures, some of which were priceless, and those were just copied from Yuwencheng's mansion. He even gave him an imperial village on the outskirts of Beijing, and he had tens of thousands of taels of silver every year by collecting rent.
Rather than appeasing him, it counts as compensation.
In the emperor's eyes, he is important as a prince, but the reputation of the royal family is even more important. If the world knows that the eldest son of the emperor poisoned and murdered his brother, then it will disgrace the Son of Heaven! Although Yuwen Cheng is a concubine and does not seem to be a saint, he is the eldest son of the emperor after all, and it is impossible for the emperor to ignore one or two. Of course, before he Yu Wenye detoxified and healed, Yu Wencheng wanted to take half a step out of the Great Prince's Mansion.
"I heard from the royal power that it will take nearly two months to completely detoxify the heart-breaking grass poison in your body. During the detoxification period, you will have to suffer some sins. ”
These words were told to Bai Muguan by Wang Quan on the way to the study, which was equivalent to hinting that she would accompany Yu Wenye more during this time.
Yu Wenye suddenly grabbed her little hand and held it firmly in the palm of his hand, and then began to sigh for a long time: "Yes, Li Chen is not sure if he can cure the poison for me, he tried his best one by one, and I didn't know the bottom of my heart." Besides, detoxification is so painful, and I have to drink decoction and get silver needles, I'm so pitiful......"
"Don't say it, I just hate not being able to replace him." Bai Muguan whispered, took the initiative to lean over and kiss his forehead, and snuggled into his arms.
Yu Wenye's eyes lit up, it turned out that the two hearts were happy with each other. Sweet, beautiful, and always full of happiness.
In the past, he still laughed at the world's nostalgia for his children, just because he was not moved at that time. Until he met Bai Muguan, his heart, which was slightly emotionally dull, suddenly opened up. Most of the ordinary men are in love at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and as a prince, he has a heart for the community, and it is only now that he first knows that Xiangyue is so beautiful.
Meeting her gaze, he actually had a hot ear, and a little flush appeared on his pale and sickly handsome face, adding a sense of charm. He leaned close to her ear, and his warm breath blew red at the base of her ear, but he heard him softly pronounce two words: "Guanqing." ”
It is not the Guanguan he took on the day of the first meeting on the shore of Mingyue Lake, but the more intimate Guanqing.
Nowadays, women call their husbands "husbands", and men call their beloved wives "Fangqing". And today he called her Guan Qing, which is full of deep meaning.
Hearing this title at first glance, it was difficult for Bai Muguan to maintain an indifferent look, and her heart was like a galloping horse.
That day's refusal, how could it be her heart's words? In fact, he and she are clearly in love.
Instead of pushing him away with her own hands, she should hold his hand openly and support each other through thick and thin.
This is her Bai Muguan's style of acting.
Letting go of his hand, Bai Muguan stared at him calmly, with a seriousness on his face that he had never felt before: "Actually, I am also pleased with you, but I, Bai Muguan, will not follow His Highness without a name or a name!" Since ancient times, it has been important to come first and come first, His Royal Highness married his cousin first, and my cousin is not at fault, I will definitely not open my mouth to force you to divorce your wife. But you must remember that if I am willing to retreat to the side room, it is not to covet royal glory, but to admire His Highness wholeheartedly, and I desire to be by His Highness's side in this life. ”
After hearing her say this, Yu Wenye's lips not only rose high, but even Su Ri's calm and waveless eyes had a smile flickering.
I only felt a little guilty in my heart, and secretly sighed that I was in the royal family and enjoyed the honor of a lifetime, but many things I couldn't help myself, such as marriage. He is the crown prince, but at this time, he can't willfully take a break from Ye Shiying, who he doesn't love, and he can't change Bai Muguan to be the crown princess. Thinking that he would wronged her as a side room in the future, he was sad. It's clear that she's the one he loves, and she's worthy of all the best in the world!
Maybe this is providence, a fly in the ointment. It's also like when today's son and the late Chen Guifei were young.
Yu Wenye adjusted his emotions and took her hand again. Only then did he realize that her fingertips had become cold due to nervousness, and her palms were oozing with thin sweat. Looking directly at his sweetheart, his words were sonorous, and his affection proved heaven and earth: "In my Yu Wenye's heart, you are my only wife." In this life and this life, no one can match each other, and they will never be defeated. ”
She deserved his promise, and how much did she love him? This love can actually make Bai Muguan, who is as proud as a cloud, willing to bow his head and be a side room. The prince's side concubine, a side word is destined to be different from his wife. If nothing else, the children she will give birth to in the future can only be regarded as concubines.
She took the initiative to give in so affectionately, how could he wronged her for being inferior in the future? Thinking of this, Yu Wenye had a good idea in his heart, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile, so he didn't mention it for the time being.
Bai Muguan's heart was as careful as a hair to see his strangeness, and deliberately asked, "What happy thing are you thinking?" ”
Yu Wenye pretended to ponder for a moment, and said slowly: "I'm thinking that Guan Qing is smart and beautiful, and I have to hurry up and ask my father for marriage." ”
Bai Muguan was embarrassed by what he said, he only felt that his face was hot, and he was about to turn his back and ignore him, when he heard him moaning slightly. When he looked at it again, he had no smile on his face, and his expression was a little painful, but he tried his best to endure the pain.
The girl was slightly startled, and subconsciously became nervous: "Where are you uncomfortable?" Do you want to send the imperial doctor in? ”
The two of them spoke emotionally, and they forgot that he was now highly poisonous, and it was uncomfortable for him to toss him.
"It's fine, it's just a little bit of a pain in my chest."
Bai Muguan knew that he was not a person who easily revealed his illness, so he couldn't help but worry, and was just about to call the imperial doctor, but he didn't expect him to hold her face with both hands and seal all her words with soft lips.
She was defenseless, but her body instincts didn't struggle.
He wanted to be close to her, but when he realized that she hadn't yet reached her, he always had scruples. What's more, he is physically exhausted now, and he can't "bully" her too much, in case General Xiaobai gets angry, he can easily kill him.
So he quickly moved away.
Yu Wenye raised his eyebrows and smiled contentedly: "This is the first time I gave it to you." ”
Although he had sex with Ye Shiying before, he was not interested in getting close, just reckless and rude venting.
The flush on Bai Muguan's face had not yet faded, and he was coquettish: "You just deliberately lied to me!" ”
I really didn't expect him to be so cunning, maybe she should have expected that he was not a "good type".
What was even more unexpected was that he stared at Bai Muguan innocently, and said aggrievedly: "It's true that I'm uncomfortable, and it's true that I want to kiss you......"