Chapter 2
Chen fell asleep with a muttering voice, and Bi Tao lowered her eyebrows and put down the embroidered tent, as if she hadn't heard these secrets at all.
Sometimes if you want to live well, you have to learn to be blind and deaf.
The noisiest day in the capital finally came to an end in the dead of night, and everything seemed to be perfect, but unfortunately, fate was like a woman with a long tongue, always doing something unexpected, and then secretly hiding aside to grab a melon seed to watch a good show.
When the sun rose again, the people inside and outside the palace of the loyal and brave got up early, lightly picked up the mess left by yesterday's feast under the command of the steward, sprinkled the courtyard, wiped the tables and chairs, and tried their best to send the most perfect home when the prince and princess opened their eyes.
Of course, her hands are busy, and her mind is not idle, according to the rules, the first day of the princess's entry into the mansion is to meet the servants of the mansion, and give a reward. Yesterday, those who were assigned to the Prime Minister's Mansion to help were all rewarded, and they were sure to make a small fortune today with the rich dowry of the princess.
However, before they could finish their dream, a roar from the main courtyard smashed it to pieces.
"Why are you here? Come! β
was instructing people to go to the kitchen to see the head of the breakfast, Father-in-law Hong, when he heard the sound, his body suddenly stiffened, and he subconsciously felt that something bad had happened. He also lost his former steadyness, stumbling and running to the main room.
At this time, the two Ye family wedding maids who were outside had fallen to the ground in fright.
Zuo Yuanhao, who was only wearing a white silk shirt, was half-open to reveal the bronze skin on his chest, his eyebrows and eyes still had a little confusion about awakening, but his face was extremely blue.
In the face of the million-strong army, there was no panic, but now his face was full of shock, pointing to the disheveled woman on the bed and shouting angrily: "When did you come in?" What about Lian'er? β
Ye Lan was dressing up her clothes a little shyly, thinking of the joy of fish and water last night, although it was painful, she became his woman after all. It's a pity that before she had time to savor the difference between being a woman at the beginning, she heard Zuo Yuanhao mention her sister Ye Lian, so she subconsciously shouted: "Sixth brother, I slept with you yesterday, and I am your princess!" That doesn't deserve you, it's just me, it's just me......"
While saying this, she hurriedly got off the ground and reached out to grab Zuo Yuanhao's clothes.
"Shut up!" Before she could finish speaking, the extremely angry Zuo Yuanhao had already thrown her aside, tore off his clothes and threw them on the ground in disgust, and sneered: "You yourself are still notorious, and you dare to humiliate Lian'er?" Don't think that if you climb into the king's bed, you will be the princess. Come on, where did Lian'er hide by you? β
"You, you're pushing me?" Ye Lan rarely softened her sincerity, but she didn't want to be treated like this, she couldn't help it anymore, jumped up and pulled the blood-red veil on the bed, and tried her best to prove her chastity, "Sixth brother, you see that I haven't lost my virginity, I'm a good woman!" We're already engaged, you can't marry that bad woman! I am your princess, I am! β
Zuo Yuanhao's face was blue, he couldn't bear to entangle with this crazy woman anymore, and when he called the maid and servant to look for someone, he suddenly heard a rustling sound from under the bed.
A timid maid was so frightened that she screamed and retreated to the door, and was glared at fiercely by the big butler, and quickly covered her mouth.
Zuo Yuanhao raised his eyebrows, strode to the bed, and bent down to pull out a woman with her hands and feet tied from under the bed.
Everyone looked at it, and it was actually the new princess who disappeared mysteriously, Ye Lian, the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Oh, miss." The two bridal maids were not afraid at this time, and rushed over with a rolling belt, and quickly untied the rope for the master.
Ye Lian didn't get up, just sat on the carpet and looked up at Zuo Yuanhao, a pair of peach blossom tears were full of tears, endless grievances, and all kinds of horror. "Lord Wang, Lian'er thought she would never see you again......"
She is a beauty, such pear blossoms with rain, affectionate, how can a man not cherish it.
Zuo Yuanhao immediately took her into his arms and comforted: "Lian'er is not afraid, this king is here." β
Ye Lian's face was buried in his arms, crying and whimpering, but her hands were pinched in her sleeves so that her knuckles were white. In fact, she woke up at dawn, listening to the breathing of the two people on the bed, her eyes were red with hatred, but since the words of the little mother's admonition rolled in her mind, she almost bit her lip before she endured it and didn't scream, until such a moment, she had the absolute upper hand, and she could trample Ye Lan under her feet again.
I am afraid that this sister of hers will never know that the better she learns the whip, the worse it will be, for the sixth prince loves weak women and hates all things unruly and domineering.
Sure enough, Zuo Yuanhao's eyes were even more pity, and he said guiltily: "Lian'er, it's all because this king is not good, I was drunk last night and made you suffer." β
"Lord, I don't blame you, it's Lian'er who is too stupid, my sister came in to talk last night, I thought she was sincerely congratulating us, but I didn't expect it...... Woo, Lian'er regrets it. β
Ye Lan saw that she still belonged to her arms last night, and now she was snatched away, so she hated it and wanted to whip it, so she scolded, "Ye Lian, you vixen!" The sixth brother is mine, you get out of me! β
Gonggong Hong secretly looked at his prince and jumped a few times, obviously a precursor to anger, and hurriedly called the two little eunuchs to step forward and half-stop and half-hug Ye Lan, and finally asked in a low voice: "Lord, do you want the old slave to send someone to invite the prime minister?" β
"Of course, I have to ask how the Prime Minister's Mansion taught her daughter to be so bold?" Zuo Yuanhao was extremely angry, although he didn't suffer last night, as long as he thought about it, he always felt disgusted like eating flies. "Lock her up in the firewood courtyard first, and replace the whole room!"
After that, he lowered his head and persuaded Ye Lian softly, "Lian'er, I'll send you to the Peach Blossom Pavilion, don't you like the scenery there?" How about a few days of stay? β
"Okay, with the prince by your side, Lian'er likes it wherever she lives." Ye Lian lay in his arms again, docile and delicate, but unfortunately her eyes were full of provocation and ridicule when she turned her back to everyone and looked at Ye Lan.
Ye Lan stomped her feet in hatred and shouted loudly: "You can't go, come back for me!" I'm the princess! β
Xu was really anxious, she tried her best to shake off the two little eunuchs and wanted to catch up, but unfortunately, she accidentally stepped on the skirt under her feet, and one of them hit the corner of the hard mahogany table, and she fainted instantly.
Bright red blood droplets flowed down Ye Lan's forehead, frightening everyone for a while, and they all looked at the six princes with an impatient face.
"Lord Wang, do you want to invite a doctor?" Gonggong Hong felt that on the second day of his master's wedding, it would be a little unlucky if there was a fuss in the house, so he asked tentatively.
Zuo Yuanhao didn't wait to speak, but Ye Lian struggled to pounce on Ye Lan, and called out in a scorching voice, "Sister, how are you?" Wake up, if something happens to you, how can I explain it to my father? My father will punish me. β
Zuo Yuanhao didn't know what he thought of when he heard this, a coldness flashed in his eyes, he reached out and directly pulled Ye Lian into his arms, and said coldly: "You are not the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion now, you are the princess of this king, I think who can punish you?" β
"Lord Wang," Ye Lian's face was moved, and her body became more and more like a silk grass wrapped around Zuo Yuanhao's body, but she was still worried: "Father is angry, Lian'er is afraid of ......"
"Afraid of what? What a good daughter he raised! The king hasn't asked him to give an explanation of what happened last night! As he spoke, Zuo Yuanhao walked out with Ye Lian in his arms, and threw down a sentence at the end, "Find a doctor to see, don't let her die." β
"Yes, yes." Gonggong Hong hurriedly ordered his subordinates to go to the Imperial Doctor's Office to find someone, and called two maids to carry Ye Lan back to the bed directly, grabbed a handful of incense ashes from the incense burner, and covered the wound. I don't know if the blood is almost gone, or if the incense ash really worked, but after a while, there were no more blood droplets.
There was a bold maid, seeing that Ye Lan's face was a little pale, and her chest no longer rose and fell, she subconsciously reached out and tried her nose, and then she was so frightened that she fell to the ground, "Chief, manager, it seems that there is no gas......"
"What?" Gonggong Hong's heart trembled, thinking of Prime Minister Ye Cheng, who was famous for his favorite daughter in the capital, and immediately felt that the corners of his forehead were bruised. "No, isn't it okay, you try again?"
Where did the maid dare to stretch out her hand, it was when she hesitated that the imperial doctor with a handful of white beards finally arrived.
Often walking around the palace and the homes of the rich, the old lady doctor has long practiced the stunt of Mount Tai collapsing in front of him without changing color, and seeing the blood stained in the happy room, he didn't even frown, as if this was a very ordinary thing.
After careful inspection, he finally said: "This ...... Well, madam, I lost so much blood that I fell into a coma, although my heartbeat was weak, but fortunately, I still breathed a sigh of relief, and after a while, I wrapped up my wounds, and the old man prescribed a prescription to replenish blood and nourish qi, and it would be fine to eat for half a month. β
Hearing this, Gonggong Hong breathed a sigh of relief and asked the imperial doctor to go down and prescribe medicine. He pondered for a while, but still ran to the Peach Blossom Pavilion to ask the master.
In the beautiful, quiet and elegant Peach Blossom Pavilion, Zuo Yuanhao listened to Gonggong Hong's advice, and then glanced at Ye Lian, who was pale and lying on the couch weakly, waved his hand in disgust and ordered: "If you are not dead, you are not dead, and then ask the imperial doctor to come over to take a look at the princess and prescribe a prescription to calm the nerves." β
"Yes, lord."
Ye Lian faked coughing twice, pinched the handkerchief and pursed the corners of her lips, and said softly: "Lord Wang, Lian'er is fine, don't bother the imperial doctor." β
"How can it be okay? The ground is so cold, you have been weak since you were a child, and if you are sick, this king will feel distressed. β
Zuo Yuanhao was half comforting and half sincere, smiled and lowered his head and kissed Ye Lian's forehead, the charming gentleness in his expression made Ye Lian's face blush, but the handkerchief in his hand was clenched tighter.
Do you feel sorry for me alone? Then why did you have to find a doctor to treat that cheap woman before, and let her bleed directly to death, wouldn't it be better?
Mother is right, marrying into the palace is not a complete victory, as long as the cheap woman is alive for a day, she will not be able to sit on the throne of the princess with peace of mind......
Gonggong Hong went out of the hospital and was about to ask the imperial doctor to come over, but he didn't want to be almost hit by Ye Cheng who came in a hurry.
"Hey, I'm sorry, Grandpa Hong." Ye Chengxiang is only fifty years old, slightly chubby, wearing a stone blue brocade gown, lined with three long beards under his chin, and a different kind of elegance. It's a pity that the old man is obviously in a hurry at this time, not to mention that the buttons on the cheongsam are wrong, and the bun is crooked.
Gonggong Hong hurriedly swallowed the scolding that was about to be exported, and reluctantly smiled and saluted: "Xiangye is polite, why did you come so quickly?" β
"Father-in-law Hong, the family is unfortunate, don't laugh at me, where is the prince, please let me know." Prime Minister Ye was bitter in his heart, and reached out to pull out a silver ticket from his sleeve and stuffed it to Gonggong Hong.
When he got up early and heard the maid report that his eldest daughter was not in the room, he was shocked that something was wrong, and he just wanted to come to the palace to inquire about it, but he happened to meet the person who reported the news, and he couldn't wait to fly all the way directly.
Gonggong Hong hurriedly stopped him and said sincerely: "Xiangye, this can't be helped, the old slave can't help with this matter today, the prince is angry, at this time, the eldest lady in your house has already seen the imperial doctor, and the second lady is accompanying the prince." β
"See the Imperial Doctor?" Prime Minister Ye grabbed Gonggong Hong's hand and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Lan'er, where is the injury?" β
A trace of anger obviously flashed on Chen's face behind him, but she quickly covered it up and comforted her softly: "Master, Gonggong Hong said that he had seen the imperial doctor, and Lan'er was obviously not seriously injured. For now, it's important to meet the prince first, after all, we were responsible for this last night. β
Hearing this, Prime Minister Ye let go of Gonggong Hong, nodded and responded: "It's still thoughtful, I'm in a hurry for a while." β
Hong Gongcheng was worried about how to explain Ye Lan's injury, and when he saw this, he hurriedly led the two of them to the courtyard.
Zuo Yuanhao heard that Prime Minister Ye and his wife were coming, frowned slightly, and finally got up and picked it up.
Ye Lian saw her mother walk in on the low couch, her eyes immediately turned red, and she cried: "Mother, sister, she ...... Whew, last night......"
"Lian'er, my poor daughter......" Chen stepped forward quickly, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried eagerly.
Zuo Yuanhao and Ye Cheng glanced at each other, one slept with the wrong bride last night, and the other realized that he had not raised his daughter well, and his face was a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Gonggong Hong had a very good eye, and proposed at the right time: "Lord Wang, there is a little stuffiness in the house, why don't you put the refreshments outside in the water pavilion, how about it?" β
"Okay." Zuo Yuanhao coughed lightly twice, and raised his hand to signal Prime Minister Ye Cheng to go out with him.
Prime Minister Ye glanced at his wife and daughter apologetically, and finally walked out, but as soon as his figure stepped out of the door, Chen's mother and daughter stopped crying at the same time.
Ye Lian angrily pulled the handkerchief in her hand, and said hatefully: "Mother, it was that cheap hoof who tied me up, climbed into the prince's bed last night, my father came, and he didn't even ask me a word, he was afraid that he was worried about pleading with that cheap hoof!" β
Chen also had a gloomy face, and responded: "He has been like this for many years, when did he have our mother and daughter in his eyes?" If you hadn't coaxed the prince, the cheap hoof would have been stupid, and the princess's position might have been the cheap hoof. β
"Mother, I don't want it!"
At this time, Ye Lian was still a little gentle and delicate, and her eyes were full of viciousness. After she beat up and died, she went out to socialize with her mother, and people called her Miss to her face, but behind her back, even those concubines dared to show her face, but it was the stupid and stupid cheap hoof, who was like the stars holding the moon wherever she went.
Why, just because she is the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's house, just because her father put her at the tip of his heart? Just because her fiancΓ© is Prince Zhongyong?
She gritted her teeth, forbearance and planning, and finally succeeded in designing the pity of the prince and marrying into the palace instead of Ye Lan, but she didn't expect that she was robbed of the wedding night by her by accident? She couldn't take it anymore!
"Mother, let's find a way to get rid of her completely!"
"Okay, Lian'er, don't worry, this matter has to be discussed in the long run." Chen hugged his daughter and whispered comfort, "Don't look at her going to the prince's bed, but the prince must be even more disgusted with her." Your father will definitely show his face and beg the prince to accept her into the mansion, you might as well play a good show of sisterly love again. The prince felt guilty in his heart, even if she was given a name, she would be a concubine at the most, when the time comes, you will be the princess, she is a slave, and it will not be easy to rectify her? Every day in this world, there are many people who have a "bad disease" and lose their lives, even if they walk by the river, some of them fall and drown. β
Ye Lian understood and laughed lowly.
Chen patted her daughter's back with relief, pulled out a handkerchief from her purse, and gently pressed it on the corner of her daughter's eye.
The first construction of the Zhongyong Palace, which was ordered by the emperor, the prince did the supervision, where the Ministry of Industry dared to be lazy, recruited countless skilled craftsmen, it took half a year to complete, every yard, and even every corner can become a scene, and the Peach Blossom Pavilion Water Pavilion is one of the most.
In early spring, although the peach blossoms are not yet in full bloom, the branches and leaves are green, and the buds are everywhere, reflecting in the clear lake water, which is uniquely beautiful.
Prime Minister Ye Cheng likes to enjoy the scenery and compose poems on weekdays, but today he really has no intention of this, and before he has a cup of tea, he can't help but say: "Lord Wang, the old man and his daughter have no way, last night...... Alas, the old man is really shameless, how can he still gain a foothold in the court in the future? β
Although Zuo Yuanhao was annoyed that Ye Lan was bold, he still sincerely admired Prime Minister Ye Cheng, an old minister. Back then, he was fighting outside, the emperor fell ill, and the entire court was supported by the prime minister alone, he was never dragged back by the grain and grass and military supplies, if half of his military exploits were Ye Chengxiang's, it is definitely not an exaggeration. So after returning from victory, the imperial brother set Ye Lan as his wife, and he did not object.
It's a pity that the tiger father and dog daughter, that woman did not inherit the talent and temperament of Prime Minister Ye at all, but practiced martial arts and horseback riding all day long, wielded whips, and ran rampant in Beijing.
How could he ask for such a domineering and notorious woman as his wife, but the second daughter of Prime Minister Ye Cheng was gentle and lovely, kind and beautiful, how many times in front of him, he pleaded for his sister with tears in his eyes, and he never complained, even if he was scolded by his sister.
He felt pity for a while, and in order to consolidate the government, the imperial brother could not give up the marriage with the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he took advantage of the situation to change Ye Lian into the mansion. Where did he think that he was drunk and couldn't tell the difference, and he was calculated again.
If it spreads, his face will be thrown to the people of Sharo!
The more Zuo Yuanhao thought about it, the more annoyed he became, the teacup in his hand fell heavily on the table, and he scolded in a low voice: "Prime Minister bring people back, this king doesn't want to see her again!" If today's events are spread, don't blame this king for turning his face and being ruthless. β