292 and pro-Haoyue
In the middle of summer weather, the ancient cypress in front of the palace is overcast, covering most of the daylight, but also shady.
The Empress Dowager Gu Cang was also a coquettish beauty when she was young, and she overcame all obstacles along the way, experienced countless intrigues, deceit, and how many unknown bitterness and suffering in the middle...
However, those who have ascended to a high position and sat in power after the Queen Mother have become a drop in the ocean and are not worth mentioning.
Fang Xing has never seen the decisiveness and ruthlessness of the Queen Mother, only that no one can escape the control of time, to this day, there is only a twilight old man who is hard to get rid of, her temples are full of gorgeous hair, and her face is also extremely depressed and cold.
The palace maids who served the Queen Mother inappropriately that night were all killed by the cane, and even the personal grandmother who had been close for decades was not forgiven, Fang Xing did not pity them, but fortunately, the newly transferred palace people were careful everywhere, and in the arranged list of attendants, Fang Xing coincidentally got a piece with Bai Yumo...
As soon as Fang Xing sat down, he could see the prince at the door of the palace with a smile on the folding fan in his hand, not to mention how annoying it was.
Today is no exception.
The whole dormitory was filled with a strong smell of medicine, and the three of them sat at the stone table in the shade of the tree, saying that there was no difference between serving the sick and doing it, and the queen mother should have the eldest princess in close proximity, so they were sitting outside, waiting for the queen mother to be summoned possible, but it may not be big.
A pair of plain hands with orchid fingers placed a secret-colored porcelain plate on the stone table, which contained small pieces of fruit, Fang Xing glanced at the courteous palace maid beside him, and then looked at the prince, with a slight cunning ripple floating in his eyes.
The prince noticed it, so he raised his eyes to look at the palace maid, the palace maid immediately looked shy and timid, but her eyes were charming and couldn't be contained, and she tilted her head with hope and pinched a strand of long hair on her chest, not to mention twisting it more.
The prince straightened his head indifferently, and waved his hand casually to signal the palace maid to retreat, the palace maid was disappointed, so she had to bow and leave, Fang Xing bowed his head and hooked the corners of his mouth for the prince's incomprehensible style, but compared to everyone's careful efforts, Fang Xing's treatment of this soon-to-be-future imperial city master is indeed too stinky.
Instead, the prince's pair of hot eyes lingered on Fang Xing and Bai Yumo's bodies, Fang Xing ate the fruit and ignored it directly, while Bai Yumo was used to wearing a mask, surrounded by a cold and distant chill, sitting in a wheelchair quiet and silent.
"Can the candidate for harmony be decided?"
"Huh?"
Bai Yumo turned her head and opened her mouth coldly, Fang Xing was stunned for a moment, and also looked at the prince, she had never cared about what the emperor said about Haoyue and kissing before, it seems. The Haoyue Dynasty may change, as for the princess of Gu Cang's right age...
"Say it."
"Father and Emperor are interested in the Emperor's aunt.."
Fang Xing couldn't stand the prince's appearance of selling the guanzi the most, only the prince blew the tea powder and opened his mouth, when the truth was not shocking, Fang Xing suppressed his heart and looked at Bai Yumo in surprise, seeing that in his deep eyes like an ancient well, he just cast his slightly complicated face, and there was no trace of superfluous emotions.
"The eldest princess, she.."
"Fang wake up! If your father asks, don't say anything about it. β
The prince said softly and skillfully, with a hint of indifference on his eyebrows, if it weren't for the eldest princess, Fang Xing really didn't want to pay attention to him! No one knows the temperament of the eldest princess, if she doesn't want to do anything, she can't give in to the emperor's holy decree, besides...
"The Queen Mother will not agree, and if the emperor asks, I will also say what I think in my heart."
"Huh! Fang Xing, how did you become naΓ―ve! β
The prince first glanced at Bai Yumo with hostile eyes, and then continued to shake the fan to look at Fang Xing, about two years ago, the prince remembered that Fang Xing was still a proud and calm girl, and the prince at that time had the urge to strangle Fang Xing almost every day!
But now, the prince obviously felt the gradual changes in Fang Xing, more and more hesitant, more and more emotional... Prince Haoyue will ascend the throne on the same day, and it is not an exaggeration to send a fifteen-year-old noble girl to the past.
"Why don't you say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is insignificant?"
"Aunt Huang is the elder of this palace, and this palace naturally respects her and protects her! Let's not say that Prince Haoyue is a good home, born in the royal family, and enjoys the envy of ordinary people, then he also has to bear the burden of peace in the country and the happiness of the people. β
Bai Yumo squinted his eyes slightly when he heard this, and when he saw that Fang Xing was only stunned, he hooked the corners of his mouth, the prince confided honestly, but omitted the matter of Xiqi, which made people sound that he was so awe-inspiring and impartial, but Bai Yumo and Fang Xing didn't see it that way, people have been born with three, six, nine, and so on, and they are eternal.
To put it bluntly, this matter is just the word sacrifice, it just so happens that an elderly eldest princess has become a big laughing stock in the royal family because of her perennial single travel around the mountains and seas, and there are also some power divisions of the Wen family.
The emperor's move, Fang Xing thought it was not good, after all, the queen mother was still there, the eldest princess was the meat that fell from her body, and the queen mother would not allow such sacrifices anyway.
"Homecoming. . . The eldest princess's heart is not here, and going to Haoyue is not a wandering. β
The prince did not reply, and shook his head disapprovingly after being silent for a long time.
Fang Xing looked forward to a pair of beautiful eyes, hoping to gain Bai Yumo's understanding, and found that his eyes were surrounded by his deep pool-like eyes, as if even his soul was about to be sucked in, there was obviously no temperature in it, but it was extremely deep and bright, Fang Xing would always have a feeling of being seen through, but not embarrassed.
With only one cup of tea, two quite fierce shouts suddenly came from the queen mother's bedroom, although it was sudden, Fang Xing heard it clearly, not a word! There is one more sentence that I will never agree with! Fang Xing did not doubt him, and after hearing that the color of sorrow appeared, could it be that the queen mother also wanted the eldest princess to go to make peace?
Soon, Fang Xing and the three of them saw that the eldest princess ignored the obstruction of the grandmother behind her, and rushed to the door of the dormitory with her skirt, a pale pink cheek could not hide her horror, the eldest princess's always indifferent face suddenly collapsed at the moment she saw Fang Xing, and she couldn't help but tears rippled, as if she had a thousand tastes in her chest but it was difficult to speak.
"Fang.. Wake up! β
"Yes, eldest princess."
Fang Xing couldn't help but get up and respond strangely, the eldest princess's eyes flashed with a strange light when she saw this, and there were big tears on her face, and the grandmother on the side hurriedly grabbed her tightly, and the eldest princess struggled a few times, her eyes were full of annoyance.
Fang Xing lowered his head and glanced at Bai Yumo, they both saw a little disbelief in each other's eyes, but there was a clear understanding on the prince's face, Fang Xing's heart was really surprised, and he suddenly felt cold hands and feet, and he was convinced of the words of the prince of Shicai.
"Fang Xing, listen to me!"
"Wenqing!"
The eldest princess shook off her grandmother and staggered to the courtyard, her face was still full of tears and pain, but just when she almost couldn't control her blurted out, the queen mother actually supported her lifeless body and came to the door of the dormitory.
The queen mother's pause made the eldest princess turn around, touching the queen mother's cold star-like eyes, the eldest princess's breathing stagnated slightly, her face became more and more pale, her shoulders drooped and crumbling, her eyes were full of shock, but she didn't dare to squeak again.
Fang Xing followed the gaze of the eldest princess to the queen mother at the entrance of the hall, and couldn't help but be surprised.
The queen mother's long bun was loose and scattered on her shoulders, and the few steps she chased out almost exhausted all her strength, and the noble demeanor of the past became a mess at this moment, but the queen mother didn't care about it, but like this, the queen mother still pushed the grandmothers who were supporting her beside her, as if people were ready to block the eldest princess's mouth at any time..
And what surprised Fang Xing was the face of the Queen Mother at this moment, it was a face as stiff as a dead man, her eyes were locked on the eldest princess's body like a hook, full of cold anger, and the momentum exuded by her whole body was so fierce, at this moment, Fang Xing felt that the Queen Mother was very terrifying.
"Send the eldest princess out of the palace!"
"Mother..."
The eldest princess's hazy teary eyes wandered between the queen mother's eyes full of anger, and she didn't dare to say anything more, and she couldn't even say a complete sentence of the queen mother.
Fang Xing and the three of them naturally felt the change in this atmosphere, but they didn't understand, how could there be such a tense sense of stagnation between the queen mother and the eldest princess! Seeing that her mother and daughter were so glued, Fang Xing really felt that she was not suitable to be present, and seeing that the prince glanced at him, Fang Xing immediately understood, got up and walked to the side of the queen mother with the prince to hold the person steadily.
"Help the mourning family go back."
"Yes."
The Queen Mother regained her dying appearance, took off the arm in the prince's hand without a trace, and relied on Fang Xing very weakly, Fang Xing saw this and hurriedly helped the Queen Mother to walk inside, she didn't care about the Queen Mother's sudden intimacy at the moment, although everyone thought that the Queen Mother treated her cordially.
Fang Xing thought that the eldest princess must have been forced to marry by the queen mother, and she should have sent the eldest princess out of the palace, but she could only find an opportunity to help her in the future.
The Queen Mother entered the dormitory and just sat sideways on the Huanghuali chair, silent for a long time, her solemn face was not half loose, and her eyes looked at the fish in the fish tank without blinking, but Fang Xing felt that the Queen Mother should be looking at something else.
The prince stood on the side in a fog, it was hard to say anything, but for a long time, the queen mother who was leaning on the back chair suddenly smiled, the smile was very faint, as if she had figured out something, and it seemed that she was still in those incomprehensible complexities.
The eldest princess watched Fang Xing's figure of supporting the Queen Mother disappear from her sight, and she couldn't help but feel another sharp pain in her heart, and was urged by her grandmother to pull her sleeves, and the eldest princess immediately brushed away with hatred, turned around and shook three steps, and stumbled away.
Bai Yumo, who had been sitting in the courtyard, lost his mind slightly, and when he turned his eyes again, he saw that the eldest princess was standing not far away and looking back at him, it was a cold and decisive look, and even brought some hatred that Bai Yumo thought he had seen wrong!
Bai Yumo's eyebrows and eyes under the mask were slightly furrowed, and the eldest princess had already staggered away to hide her face.