Chapter 12: Guining
On the dozens of zhang street near Sufu on Jiyue Street, it is still decorated with red and colorful green plants from the wedding the day before yesterday, and the brocade red lights are hung, which is full of joy.
The carriage of the East Palace went directly to the main gate, where the master and servants of the Su Mansion were waiting for him. Seeing Su Qiang get out of the car, Huhula knelt on the ground.
The Su family has been an official for generations, and each of them can return to old age safely, and they have not been investigated by the imperial court for corruption or dereliction of duty. In this generation, Su Yiming is even more of a secretary of the Ministry of Officials, a positive third product, in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion and promotion of officials across the country, and has a prominent position.
Su Qiang, the eldest daughter of Su Mansion, and Su Jin, the eldest son, were born and raised by his wife Wei, and the second daughter Su Wei was born to her aunt Lin. Su Jinnian is seventeen and reads diligently. Su Wei is fifteen years old, and it is time to choose a son-in-law. Now that Su Qiang has married into the East Palace, even if Su Wei is a concubine, her value has doubled.
Su Qiang walked quickly and helped Su Yiming and Wei Shi up, and then nodded and asked the others to get up, no need to be polite. The Wei family deliberately wore new clothes today, and looked at Su Qiang several times with a pair of kind eyes, as if she was afraid that she would be wronged in the East Palace.
"Although the food in the palace is good, you can't get used to it." When they arrived in the back room, Wei took Su Qiang's hand and said with concern.
Su Qiang was a little uncomfortable for a while.
Her mother had long since died, and although her father had asked his subordinates to take care of her food and daily life, he never gave her motherly care.
"It's fine." Su Qiang said softly, her eyes avoiding Wei's inquiry.
The Lin family and the rest of the family couldn't speak, only Su Wei suddenly asked, "Eldest sister Guining, why don't you see His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”
Su Qiang looked at her, at a young age, the sarcasm in her eyes couldn't be hidden.
Su Qiang's heart sank slightly, as if something flashed in her mind, brushing through layers of pain.
She realized that it was the memory of the real Su Qiang.
This sister of hers is not a wicked person, but her heart is higher than the sky, and she resents that she is not a concubine. Because of this, and because Su Qiang is a weak and easy to bully, it is quite disrespectful between words. Wei was lenient and never criticized her, so she was even more aggressive.
As soon as the dowry of the East Palace arrived, she pestered her mother and asked for a few satin clothes.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in good health, so it is easy not to leave the imperial city." Wei replied for Su Qiang: "Early this morning, a message came from the East Palace, saying that the prince was infected with wind and cold, and he couldn't come out to get cold. ”
Su Qiang smiled and nodded, trying her best to maintain her ladylike demeanor.
"Sister Qiang is fine, the prince is here, but everyone is restrained." Su Jindao, who was standing next to Su Yiming.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Su Qiang looked at Su Jin, and in the memory of Su Qiang in her body, this was a brother who liked to read and was so close to his family. It's rare to say this for my sister now.
Before Su Qiang could answer, she heard Su Yiming say: "Qiang'er just came back, don't pester her to ask questions." Jin'er still has homework, Wei'er still has female workers, so it's all gone. ”
Everyone understood that Su Yiming was going to talk to his daughter alone, so they all withdrew. Wei, who was walking at the end, turned his head and glanced at Su Qiang, as if he had something full of words yet.
"Father, please tell me something." After the maidservant closed the curtain and went out, and only the two of them were left in the room, Su Qiang bowed on her knees.
"The prince is sick, is it because you ......" These words were obviously hidden in Su Yiming's heart for a morning, and when he asked at this time, even his beard was shaking.
"It's not." Su Qiang said calmly: "My daughter hasn't succeeded yet." ”
On the way back, she also thought about it, if she was poisoned by the wine cup she put in the wine cup last night, it would not be as simple as a cold wind.
The prince is not a good person, but his luck is very good. Again and again, none of them fell victim to the poison she planted. Maybe it shouldn't be so troublesome, and it's more enjoyable to stab it directly.
Su Yiming showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but said again: "That's it, I don't think it's appropriate to be a father." ”
"What's wrong?" Su Qiang said. She wondered why Su Yiming suddenly changed his mind, the Dahong Dynasty wanted thousands of people to let the prince die, and now Su Yiming wanted to assist the regent and had the opportunity to do it, how could he give up easily.
"The father just thinks that you are a delicate daughter's family, and the father should not let you be in danger." Su Yiming's eyes were heavy, but his face was a little concerned.
"My father clearly knew that if I didn't hope that the prince would die so that I could regain my freedom, my daughter would not be married." Su Qiang frowned slightly.
Su Yiming looked slightly stunned.
His daughter has been a little strange lately.
She has always been well-behaved and obedient, first made a self-destructive move, and when she finally picked up a life, she said that she would rather die than marry the prince. He tried to let her assassinate the prince, but he agreed without hesitation.
Su Yiming looked at his daughter, and even wondered if she was stunned.
But now that his daughter's status is respected, he still has to explain it well.
"I have privately inspected the body of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for my father, and I have listened to the imperial doctor, even if I take care of it properly, I will not live to be twenty years old." He shook his head regretfully, "It's just that I have to wronged my daughter." My father didn't turn off the marriage for you at the beginning, which really shouldn't have been. ”
After marrying for the first time and her husband died, even if she regained her freedom, Su Qiang would be labeled as an ominous hat for Kefu and become a taboo in the capital.
But Su Qiang didn't care about this. What she cares about is that the border is now unstable, and His Majesty the Emperor may die at any time due to serious illness. If the current crown prince inherits the unification, according to his greed for life and fear of death and fear of war over the years, then it will not be long before Nanyi may rebel, and the Turks who have been driven north of the Tianshan Mountains may also break through the boundary and make a comeback. At that time, it no longer makes sense for him to die or not.
As for whether Su Yiming really felt that she was wronged by marrying, she only knew that even if Su Yiming didn't let her assassinate the prince, she would inevitably hear the news of the prince's movements from her. From the day the Queen Mother chose the daughter of the Su family to marry into the East Palace, Su Yiming put his mind on his daughter.
did not hesitate to plot against the assassination, and did not want the throne to fall into the hands of the crown prince.
Su Qiang's eyes were cold.
"If my daughter succeeds, may she implicate Shangshufu?" She thought for a moment and said lightly.
"That'...... Not really. Su Yiming looked surprised and said: "The medicine given to you by my father was specially designed to make the prince sick, and the source could not be easily found." ”
"That's right," Su Qiang said lightly, "Those are gone." ”
On the wedding night, she put the medicine in the wine, but the prince did not drink it.
"That's it." Although there was some regret between the words, Su Yiming still persuaded him.
Su Qiang took a step back, "If my daughter succeeds, I hope that my father will save my daughter's life." As she spoke, she knelt down and kowtowed to Su Yiming's surprised gaze.
In any case, if she wants to get out smoothly, she still needs the help of Shang Shufu.
"What is this doing? You are my daughter, and of course the Father will save you. Su Yiming said, helping Su Qiang on the ground up.
Su Qiang pursed her lips and smiled, as if she had put down a boulder in her heart. She bent her knees slightly and said, "Then if the father has nothing else to do, the daughter wants to go everywhere and go to her mother to say hello." ”