Chapter Eighty-Six: Separated Brothers and Sisters
Jiang Qingyue looked at him with a touched face, the second prince is different from Zhou Rui'an, Zhou Rui'an is always domineering to her, and many times he doesn't even give her a reason to choose, but the second prince is different, he is more gentle and more willing to respect her wishes.
This made Jiang Qingyue breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, she was really worried that the second prince would get to the bottom of it, and she didn't want to lie to her.
"I thought, I thought that after this incident, His Highness would not treat me as a brother." Jiang Qingyue said truthfully.
Even if the second prince and Zhou Rui'an have different positions and identities, and even they have become undying enemies, the second prince is really sincere to her, and she will never forget this sincerity no matter what.
"I'm really angry, but ......," said the second prince, smiling astringently, "we're good brothers!" β
Maybe they're still brother and sister.
Thinking of this, the second prince was suffocated.
After Jiang Qingyue left, the more the second prince thought about it, the more upset he became, in fact, Jiang Qingyue's attitude today, he had already seen some clues, Jiang Qingyue was very likely to be a woman.
But this matter was too important to him, and it was not confirmed that he really couldn't feel at ease, and after thinking about it, he decided to find out.
But this matter is not so easy, Jiang Qingyue is strong in martial arts, and he is very vigilant, ordinary people can't get close at all, let alone find out her gender; Second, he has to find a woman, if Jiang Qingyue is a woman, he doesn't want Jiang Qingyue to be looked at.
The second prince was troubled for a long time, and finally found a person named Qingling in his subordinates, Qingling's martial arts are mediocre, but she has been practicing the Retreat Gong since she was a child, mainly to find out the news, and she is still a woman.
The second prince called Qingling and asked her to find out Jiang Qingyue's gender.
In recent days, Zhou Ruian has been very leisurely, and he doesn't run out every day, which is in stark contrast to his busy appearance some time ago.
Jiang Qingyue was dragged over by Zhou Ruian early in the morning, saying that he wanted to compensate her.
Zhou Ruian Zhenzhen said: "I've been too busy lately, I don't have time to accompany you, and I ignore you, so I have to make up for it," After a pause, he looked at Jiang Qingyue with a smile: "Qingyue, are you very moved?" β
Jiang Qingyue blinked, and asked him very calmly: "The Dingguo Mansion actually didn't trouble you?" β
A touch of cunning flashed in Zhou Rui'an's eyes, he picked up the teacup slowly, and said slowly: "The current Dingguo Mansion is busy fighting for power, how can you have time to take care of me?" After a pause, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Dingguo Gong is also a character, but the sons born are not very good, the eldest son is mediocre, the second son is cunning, only the youngest son, but his intelligence is still not worthy of ambition, this Dingguo Mansion, the decline is only the situation of the past two years." β
Dingguogong's youngest son is Fang Mingkun.
Jiang Qingyue's eyes flashed, and she quickly understood, she looked at Zhou Rui'an: "This chaos in the Dingguo Mansion has to be fueled by you, right?" β
A smile flashed in Zhou Rui'an's eyes, he held her hand, and said shamelessly: "If not, how can I have time to accompany you?" β
Jiang Qingyue thought about it for a while, and said truthfully: "But I don't need you to accompany me, I'm doing well by myself, you were very busy a few days ago, Xiu'er's body is better, the master hasn't come back yet, Xiu'er is not in a good mood, I accompanied her to play around the city with Yan Niang, and I was happy." β
Zhou Rui'an: "......"
In the past, Jiang Qingyue regarded the second prince's feelings for her as a good brother, and Zhou Ruian was still gloating at that time, but now Zhou Ruian himself has experienced the hardships.
Jiang Qingyue looked at Zhou Rui'an: "By the way, when will Senior Brother be able to put it back?" Although Xiu'er didn't say it, I knew she was very worried," After a pause, she couldn't hide her worries, and her tone was pity: "Xiu'er is not in good health, I really can't bear to see her continue to worry about the things that the master did." β
Zhou Ruian just wanted to answer, but Jiang Qingyue frowned and continued: "I really have never seen such an understanding and considerate girl as Xiu'er, obviously worried about the senior brother, but because he couldn't bear to embarrass me, he never mentioned this matter, it is really distressing!" β
"You also make me feel very distressed." Zhou Ruian said sincerely: "My heart really hurts! You praise other girls so much, have you considered my feelings? β
Zhou Ruian suddenly remembered that when he didn't know Jiang Qingyue's gender before, he was worried that she would be blinded by the girls outside, and asked her what kind of girl she liked, probably because she described Chen Xiu'er like this.
Zhou Rui'an's sense of crisis is very serious: "Qingyue, you are now a man after all, and Chen Xiuer is Lin Zheyuan's fiancΓ©e." β
"So what?" Jiang Qingyue asked puzzled.
Zhou Ruian was meaningful: "A friend's wife can't be bullied!" β
Jiang Qingyue: "......"
Speaking of this, Jiang Qingyue suddenly remembered the second prince, and she said lightly: "The second prince suspected my gender, I asked him to help investigate my background, he may have found something." β
Jiang Qingyue had already determined at this time that her life experience may be extraordinary, and it is very likely to be related to the palace, and thinking of Zhou Rui'an in the past, she avoided the important and light, and the second prince wanted to speak and stopped, she felt that her life experience would probably be shocking.
Jiang Qingyue herself felt that it was nothing, no matter who her parents were, they were just her parents, so she didn't care that this truth was terrifying.
In fact, Zhou Ruian had already expected it, he had already noticed that the second prince's feelings for Jiang Qingyue were not ordinary, and no one in the upper echelons would save his good brother regardless of interests, no one!
People like Zhou Ruian and the second prince, what they are trying to do is something that many people can't reach in their lifetimes, but they have the opportunity, so they naturally have to give up some things, and the so-called brotherhood is actually very luxurious for them.
The so-called brothers are likely to betray, and they are not the kind of people who will give their hearts easily.
Jiang Qingyue is an exception, if he hadn't met Jiang Qingyue, Zhou Ruian would not have thought that one day he would be so worried about a woman, so heartbroken.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ruian couldn't help but pinch Jiang Qingyue's palm, and used his strength slightly, but he was still reluctant to pinch her.
"All day long, it will attract bees and butterflies to me!" Zhou Ruian said dissatisfied.
Jiang Qingyue glanced at him suspiciously, and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't talk nonsense, the second prince and I are good brothers!" β
"Your good brother is suspicious of your gender now, and you still think he thinks he thinks you're a man?" Zhou Ruian said with a sneer.
Jiang Qingyue was choked by him, but he had nothing to argue, and couldn't help glaring at him.
But at a glance, Zhou Rui'an's momentum immediately leaked most of it, he reached out and hugged her, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, in my eyes, you are so good, so I always feel that others are going to rob me, you see that I am still a concubine, don't worry about me, okay?" β
Jiang Qingyue is a typical master who eats soft rather than hard, and seeing that Zhou Ruian has lowered his posture so much, it is not good to worry about it anymore.
So Zhou Ruian took the opportunity to say: "Then when will you give me a name?" After a pause, he looked at her with an aggrieved face and said, "Even if it is a son-in-law, I should have a name, after all, I, I am already your person." β
Not afraid of Zhou Rui'an's weakness, most afraid of Zhou Rui'an's shamelessness, Jiang Qingyue's brain was clouded, she smiled dryly and slowly withdrew her hand, and smiled at him.
It was such a smile that made Zhou Ruian full of vigilance.
"After I find out my background and know who my parents are, I will marry you!" After Jiang Qingyue finished speaking, he patted Zhou Rui'an's hand to show comfort.
Zhou Ruian felt that he was lifting a stone to hit his own feet, if he said now that he knew her life experience, would it be too late?
At night, Jiang Qingyue returned to the room to prepare for a bath, she habitually held her breath first, and did not notice that there were people around, so she began to prepare to take off her clothes.
On the roof, Qing Ling held her breath, and sure enough, she was not noticed by Jiang Qingyue, she stared at Jiang Qingyue's movements for a moment.
She was under the command of the second prince and was not very valued, and this time the second prince said that there was an important task entrusted to her, and this was a rare opportunity for her to take the lead, and she didn't want to miss it.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the house, and the candles in the house were blown out, becoming pitch black, Qing Ling was shocked, and thought that he had been discovered.
Jiang Qingyue only took off her coat and immediately became vigilant, but the next moment, she fell into a familiar and generous embrace.
Jiang Qingyue relaxed suddenly, lowered his voice and said, "The dignified prince, you actually wiped into someone else's room, it's really very promising?" β
Zhou Rui'an's lips fell on her ear, and he whispered: "I can't even touch my beloved, what else can I do?" β
Jiang Qingyue looked helpless, but Qingling was like being struck by lightning, she never thought that she would see this scene today!
The dignified prince of the Jin Dynasty, the leader of the brocade clothes and guards that makes people smell and change, is actually a broken sleeve! No, maybe it's not a broken sleeve, if Jiang Qingyue is a woman, they are not unusual, but now that the room is dark, she can't see Jiang Qingyue's gender.
Zhou Rui'an's eyes fell on the bathtub in the room, and he couldn't help but light up: "Let's wash together?" β
Jiang Qingyue sneered, and then directly reached out and punched Zhou Ruian, Zhou Ruian was beautiful in his arms, there was no so-called precautionary heart at all, he was beaten up, and then the next moment, Zhou Ruian was thrown out by Jiang Qingyue.
Qingling: "......"
It is too difficult to describe Qing Ling's mood at this time in one word.
She has been a spy for so long, and it is the first time she has encountered this situation, but she didn't expect that Zhou Rui'an, who made the second prince and the Dingguo Mansion as a big trouble, would be kicked out of the door one day!
No one believes it!
Qingling decided to withdraw, although she didn't see Jiang Qingyue's gender today, she felt that her gains were big enough.
Qing Ling quickly withdrew, if she didn't leave, her time to rest would come, and she would also be discovered by Jiang Qingyue, it was too risky.
When Qing Ling left, there was a trace of sound, and Zhou Ruian heard it, although it was very subtle, but it was related to Jiang Qingyue, he had to be careful, and quickly made a gesture to let the secret guard follow him to check the situation.
As for himself, of course he has to keep knocking!
Zhou Ruian felt that he had to talk to Jiang Qingyue very seriously, how could he kick him out at every turn, it was too much! If he gets into a habit and gets married in the future, what if he is kicked out again? The prince also wants to save face!
Zhou Ruian stood outside the door with an indignant face and began to knock.
Jiang Qingyue roared in the house: "I'm asleep!" If you knock again, I'll go to the second prince tomorrow to drink and talk! β
Zhou Rui'an hurriedly and cheerfully responded: "Okay, okay, I'm leaving, I actually just want to tell you, let you rest early, don't stay up late," after a pause, he couldn't help but whispered: "It's a pity that I didn't take a bath with you today, I hope I can make up for it next time." β
Then there was the sound of a teacup thrown on the door and shattered in the room, followed by Jiang Qingyue's angry roar: "Get out!" β
Zhou Ruian touched his nose in a daze, turned around and walked out, and the secret guard in the dark seemed to let out a chuckle and was discovered by the prince.
He snorted lightly: "What do you know, I let her, I feel that she is helpless, I am the only one, I feel pity, so I let her do this!" I'm not afraid of her. β
There was silence, and no one answered him.
Zhou Ruian turned around and returned to his room.
Qing Ling went back to report his discovery to the second prince.
"The subordinates are incompetent, and there is an accident." Qing Ling said, and his face showed hesitation.
Qingling is very embarrassed, do you want to tell the master that Jiang Qingyue and Zhou Ruian are likely to have broken sleeves? Can this kind of thing really stain the ears of His Second Highness? But if you don't say it, isn't it suspected of deceiving your master?
The second prince saw that she was hiding something, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Don't say anything." β
Jiang Qingyue ...... Jiang Gongzi may have an affair with Zhou Rui'an! Qing Ling blurted out and said, "They may also have broken sleeves!" However, if Gongzi Jiang is a woman, in fact, it is not a broken sleeve. β
Since he had already said it, Qing Ling told him about seeing Zhou Ruian break into Jiang Qingyue's room tonight and molesting Jiang Qingyue.
The second prince was furious: "He dares to be lighter than Qingyue!" β
Qingling: "??? "Is there something wrong with the second prince's concern? Why is the second prince so angry?
Thinking of the second prince's different look at Jiang Qingyue, Qing Ling suddenly felt that his brain was a little bad, could it be that the second prince was also a broken sleeve?
The second prince took a deep breath before asking, "How did Qingyue react?" β
"Gongzi Jiang kicked Zhou Ruian out." Qing Ling replied quickly.
Only then did the second prince show a slight smile on his face, and he bowed slightly: "Okay, you go down to receive the reward." β
Qing Ling walked down nervously, she always felt that the attitude of the second prince was a little wrong!
The second prince took out half of the swaddling clothes from his arms, looked stunned, and immediately, he made a decision.
Even though he knew that he would probably face a worse situation if he made this decision, he decided to face it anyway, because there were some things that he had to confirm.
Early the next morning, the second prince entered the palace and went to see the queen.
Now the queen's phoenix seal has not been returned, but the ban has been lifted, but this turnaround was exchanged for the death of Dingguo Gong, so the queen's spirit has not been very good these days, and she has been staying in the palace to rest.
After the death of Dingguo Gong, the queen fell ill, and now she is not well, and she is quite happy to see the second prince coming.
After the second prince said goodbye, he accompanied the queen for a while, and seeing that her face was fine, he took out something from his arms: "Queen Mother, have you seen this?" β
The queen, who was originally still pleasant, suddenly changed her expression, and when the second prince saw this situation, he knew that the queen mother knew this thing!
The queen has always been an elegant and calm woman, in the impression of the second prince, he has never seen her panic at all, she always faces any crisis calmly, this is the first time he has seen his mother so helpless.
"Where did you come from?!" The queen asked angrily.
The second prince glanced at the queen mother with deep eyes: "It seems that the queen mother knows this thing," paused, and he met the queen's gaze: "This thing, but it is related to Ningyang?" β
The queen's face turned pale when she was asked by his words, she coughed while holding her chest, and the grandmother on the side hurriedly came over and patted the queen's back.
"Your Highness, don't say a word, Niangniang is not feeling well these days, what's the matter, when Niangniang's health is better, it's not too late for you to ask."
"Mother, do you still want to hide it?" The second prince was unmoved, and stared at his mother tightly: "I'll ask a different question, Ningyang...... Is the current Ning Yang really the daughter of his father? Is she the real Princess Ningyang? β
The second prince learned from Princess Ningyang that Emperor Xuande had taken her blood, and then Princess Ningyang fell out of favor, so the problem was likely to appear in that blood.
With Emperor Xuande's favor for Princess Ningyang, it is impossible to dislike her for no reason, so there is only one possibility, Emperor Xuande found out that Princess Ningyang had a problem.
Later, Jiang Qingyue asked him to investigate his life experience, and he found that this swaddling piece of Chen embroidery was very likely to come from the palace of the Qing Guifei, who had a soft spot for Chen Xiu back then, and most of the things used were Chen Xiu.
Concubine Qing, Princess Ningyang, and Emperor Xuande's attitude, the second prince made this terrible guess.
Soon after Princess Ningyang was born, Concubine Qing died of illness, and Princess Ningyang was taken to Zhengkun Palace, so in the entire palace, only the queen mother could do this.
Now seeing the queen's performance, the second prince feels that he understands everything.
"Where did this thing come from? How did it get to you? The queen grabbed the second prince's hand tightly, and her nails even pinched him, "Who gave it to you?" Who is it? β
The second prince shook his head: "Queen Mother, that person is the real Princess Ningyang, right?" β
The queen's eyes flashed, her lips turned white, but her mouth kept muttering: "Not dead? Did she get it back? She should have been killed a long time ago, she should have been killed a long time ago. β
The queen's words made the second prince feel vigilant, for the queen, the real Princess Ningyang is her confidant, Emperor Xuande can distinguish that the Ningyang that appears is fake, and he will definitely be able to distinguish it, so once the real Princess Ningyang appears, the queen will be in danger.
Judging from this situation, it doesn't matter if Jiang Qingyue doesn't appear before, but now that Jiang Qingyue is emerging, the queen mother must get rid of her!
He must not tell the Queen Mother!
"The Queen Mother! Why the hell are you doing this? Did you know that this is confusing royal blood! The second prince asked in shock.
"Why? Why, you ask? Because I want that woman to get retribution! She is a commoner woman, from a humble background, but she is pressed on the head of me, the queen! Why?! The queen asked angrily, "Even if she dies, so what?" Didn't her daughter still fall into my hands? If I want her to die, let her die! I want her to know that her daughter has finally fallen into the people and tasted all the suffering! I want her to not be able to look at me until she dies! β
The second prince shook his head, he couldn't understand, when he was sensible, Concubine Qing had passed away, he only knew that his father had a beloved concubine, and his father loved her very much, and he had also heard about Concubine Qing's favor back then, but his father treated him and his mother very well, and he had never wronged them over the years.
Even because of the relationship between the queen mother and Princess Ningyang, the relationship between the emperor and the queen is actually not bad.
Therefore, the second prince could not understand the resentment and injustice in the queen's heart.
The queen suddenly came back to her senses, and she grabbed the second prince's hand: "You tell the queen mother, who is that person?" Where is she? β
The second prince was even more depressed than the queen, he stared at the swaddling clothes in his hand in a daze, and said abruptly: "So, she is really a woman...... She is really my sister, and we can't be together, otherwise it would be against ordinary people. β
The second prince felt that this was too ironic, he was attracted to a person for the first time, but that person was a man, he struggled and hesitated, carefully hiding his thoughts, even if he was related to her and protected her, in the name of brotherhood, so that he himself believed it.
But every night in the dead of night, when he thought of the man's handsome face, he knew that it was not the brotherhood that two men should have, it was his purest feeling as a man, wanting to protect her, wanting to be with her and sharing the joy of life.
That was an unprecedented experience for the second prince, he was apprehensive, he was afraid, and even resisted this feeling, he could only suppress his surging feelings, and only treated Jiang Qingyue as a friend.
Later, when he found out that Jiang Qingyue was very likely to be a woman, he had never felt so happy, so happy, because there was already a possibility between him and her.
Even if he knows, Jiang Qingyue is very likely to fall in love with Zhou Rui'an, and the second prince doesn't care, she is so good, there will always be people who like her, what he wants to do is to be better to her, let her like himself, he has this confidence.
But now, the performance of the queen mother has destroyed all his hopes, and it is impossible for him to be with Jiang Qingyue, because Jiang Qingyue is his half-sister!
Human ethics is constant, that cannot be violated!