Spring goes to summer, Chunhuatai replaces the gauze curtain of spring and autumn, and replaces it with a cool mesh veil, and the afternoon sun shines through the screen window, through the sparse and huge branches and leaves of the daytime flowers, reflected on the scroll on the desk, mottled and detached; At night, by the pond, the sound of frogs also came and went, and occasionally the evening breeze blew into the temple through the half-hidden and half-open windows, but it also blew away the impetuousness of the day.

The trip to Huichang Mountain was scheduled for three days later, and Wanying originally discussed with Yun Niang and Hongfu to go to the Zongren Mansion to pick up Qiu Li, but both of them said that Qiu Li was weird from the beginning. What's more, this time to go to Huichang Mountain, the road is far away, Qiu Li has been beaten before going to Zongren Mansion with only half a life left, it is really not suitable for a long journey.

I begged Prince Rong once and asked him to let Qiu Li out, but Prince Rong said: "Imprisoning the Zongren Mansion is already thinking about the old love before, otherwise it should have been beaten to death with a stick." "It's not easy to care about such a Wanying, just wait for the plague to return to Beijing before making plans.

Wanying felt from her heart: Qiu Li should not have done it on purpose.

The day before leaving, Aunt Lin came to see Wanying, but the mother and daughter met but were about to separate, so naturally they couldn't be happy.

Prince Rong implored Aunt Lin to go with her to facilitate her care, and Wanying knew that he was afraid that Wanying would think too much during pregnancy, so he deliberately asked his mother to go to ease Wanying's longing. Wanying was naturally overjoyed.

However, Aunt Lin refused and said lightly: "The prince is warmly invited, and I can't bear to refuse, but firstly, the maids of the palace can naturally take care of the lady properly, and the slave family goes to everyone but gets in the way, and secondly, now that the plague in Beijing has not been cleared, the slave family husband has always been weak, and the slave family really can't bear to leave him alone." Therefore, I also ask the prince to forgive the slave family's involuntary self-help. ”

Mother has made up her mind, and Wanying also knows that this matter is no longer negotiable.

It's just that she whispered before leaving: "Qing'er, you must cherish it more when you go to Huichang Mountain alone, don't go out if you have nothing to do, and stay in the palace more." If you encounter something inappropriate, tell General Zhao, the head of the palace guards, that he was once your father's subordinate and a trustworthy person. ”

Qing'er knows, and her mother also cherishes it more in the capital and takes care of her father's body. When the plague in the capital subsides, let's talk about it. ”

"Well, Qing'er don't worry about your mother, don't remember to inform General Zhao as soon as possible if you have something." The mother was extremely resolute, and the imperceptible panic and insecurity in her eyes were all on this repeated instructions.

"My mother has said it several times, and Qing'er has written it down." Wanying said.

Prince Rong excused himself to go out, leaving Wanying and his mother alone. Prince Rong went out with his front foot, and his mother got up and came over, stroked Wanying's forehead and said:

"What happened in the palace a few days ago, my mother already knew, people don't hurt the tiger, the tiger is harmful to people's hearts, fortunately, the prince treats you wholeheartedly."

Through the thin blue veil, I saw a dry rhododendron petal in front of the window, blown off by the breeze, which was originally a little out of place in the lush greenery, so scattered into the soil, it was also appropriate.

Aunt Lin mentioned this matter for no reason, and Wanying's originally happy mood suddenly cooled. Holding the lid of the teacup tightly in his hand, the sharp edge is fiercely embedded in the palm of his hand, and it hurts, and it hurts.

"With the prince here, they don't dare to do anything to Qing'er."

Aunt Lin laughed out loud: "My son, this time it is considered to be dangerous, but can it really be saved every time?" ”

What Aunt Lin said is exactly what Wanying has been worried about these days, although the He family is locked up in the Zongren Mansion, who can guarantee that she will not come out one day, she is also a lover of the palace. ”

Aunt Lin continued: "The He family is now moving around, up and down. Lord He was originally a confidant of the former emperor's ministers, and with the mediation of the queen mother, is he still afraid that he will not come out one day? ”

"If she comes back, she will definitely regard Qing'er as a thorn in her eye and a thorn in her flesh." Wanying put the teacup on the table, her arm was numb, and the cup fell to the ground and shattered. The tea slowly overflowed under the snow-white sharp porcelain tiles, and in a trance, the sharp porcelain tiles seemed to have turned into sharp knives, and the tea flowing everywhere was marked on the red floor tiles, like blood blooming a weird and ghostly flower on the ground.

Aunt Lin nodded expressionlessly, looking at Wanying who was sitting in the chair in shock, and she couldn't find a ripple on her face. For a long time, a fierce glint flashed in Aunt Lin's eyes, and she said leisurely: "When you meet alone, the ruthless wins." ”

Wanying was shocked, she never thought that this sentence came from the mouth of her mother, who had always been gentle as jade.

After Aunt Lin finished speaking in one breath, she put down the arm that was holding Wanying tightly. The little maids who were originally playing in the yard saw their mother pushing open the window with an angry face, and quickly put away their laughter and flew out of the yard.

In early summer, the lotus flowers in the small pond are ready to be released, and a few dragonflies fly back and forth among the buds. Wanying froze there for a long time, her heart was like a cold winter. Originally, the joy of being a first-time mother has long been gone.

It turned out that the love between Wanying and Prince Rong had long become hatred in the eyes of others and poison in their hearts. Wanying's most cherished friendship has long become the executioner who wants Wanying's life.

Yao remembered that before leaving the palace, in Wanyun, she once said fiercely: "The women in the palace have long dug out their hearts and livers for grace and become female ghosts." ”

Sure enough, although the palace is not a palace, it is also full of ghosts and ghosts.

Chunhuatai, the Rongwangfu with affection and oil in honey, turned out to be murderous, but Wanying didn't see it.

After a long time, Aunt Lin said softly: "My son, if you enjoy the blessings of Qi people, you have to endure the suffering of ten thousand calamities." Don't be sentimental for people who don't deserve it, my mother told you this, not to scare you, but to let you see clearly. If the heart is not ruthless, the status is unstable. The mother's voice gradually increased, and Wanying knew that she was distressed and more worried about Wanying.

"The palace and the harem are the same, everyone who has the last laugh, who can say that they are not stepping on the white bones of their predecessors and ruthless their hearts." Aunt Lin saw that Wanying was in great pain, and hugged Wanying and said.

"Mother, in the past, Aunt Gao designed to frame you many times, and my mother also repaid her grievances with virtue." Wanying raised her head with difficulty and met her mother's fierce gaze.

"She hates me in her mouth, but she doesn't in her heart, it's just that the play has been done for a long time, and even she can't tell the truth from the fake. She never really wanted to hurt me, but someone else. So I never hated him. On the other hand, if I fight with her, will I not profit the fisherman who watches the fire from the other side? ”

Aunt Lin closed the window again, Lianbu walked to the main hall, Ying Ying leaned over, picked up the sharpest fragment, held it up in front of Wanying's eyes and said, "The smoother and rounder, the more ruthless it is." Just like this porcelain piece, when it is used as a teacup, you would never have imagined that one day it could also become a weapon for killing. If the wolf does not die, there will be endless troubles if she is kept. When she returns, she will not give up with you. Whoever dies in the future depends on who has a more ruthless heart and more poisonous hands than anyone today. As the mother spoke, a ghostly smile appeared on her face, and that smile was like red poisonous wine, constantly surging towards Wanying.

"Mother, are you asking Qing'er to kill the He family?" Wanying asked in horror.

"While she is now in prison, I got to know her as soon as possible, and I have no future trouble. This woman is scheming, and she wants to put you to death several times, if she either loves the prince too much, or someone behind her instigation. My mother is worried that my son is too soft-hearted and will suffer sooner or later. ”

"Mother, if she deserves to die, the prince will not let her live a long time ago, since the prince keeps her, he must remember the previous friendship. If I insist that the prince execute her, I will kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. If I don't get it right, it hurts my relationship with the prince. Besides, my mother also said that maybe she was instructed by someone, even if there is no He family, there are Liu family, Meng family, Li family, ......"

"My stupid daughter, you are still too kind after all, if the He family is really instructed by others, it is just a chess piece that throws stones to ask for directions, my mother privately thinks that she is as smart as a prince, and may have penetrated the mystery, so she was left alive. It is not the unforgivable death of sin, nor the ambiguous punishment of confinement. Instead, it was sent to the Zongren Mansion. The mother was thinking, the prince was also swaying between killing and not killing, if Qing'er was willing to add fuel to the fire at this moment, He didn't need Qing'er to do it. ”

Wanying suppressed her frightened heart, and said eloquently: "Actually, Qing'er also has some suspicions, if according to the criminal law, if you murder the prince and princess of the dynasty, the crime can lead to death." But if it is judged according to family affairs, it is just a jealousy between wives and concubines. If Prince Rong still has an old affection for the He family, he only needs to be fined and confined. However, Prince Rong sent the He family to the Zongren Mansion, where the place where the royal family was tried for their mistakes and crimes. In other words, Prince Rong had already determined that He had committed the crime, but he was reluctant to do it himself because of his previous friendship, so he took this step. ”

Aunt Lin nodded happily, but it was only for a moment, and Ling Ran got up again and said: "The Zongren Mansion is also a place where people are in charge, where there are people, there are favors, otherwise, what is the reason for the He family to jump up and down now?" ”

Wanying shook her head and said tangledly: "Mother's intentions, Qing'er knows, but Qing'er doesn't want to embarrass the prince, let alone hurt the relationship with the prince, since the Liu family has entered the Zongren Mansion, presumably he will not be able to return to the palace in this life, a person who will never meet again, why bother to take her life, besides, I am the princess, if I don't nod the Liu family, I can't go back to the palace." Mother's words today, Qing'er wrote it down, and Mother doesn't have to be suspenseful, the prince won't let anyone hurt Qing'er. Shall we leave this at that? ”

Aunt Lin lowered her face and sighed, muttering for a long time that she wanted to say to Wanying, and seemed to say to herself: "That's it, just leave it." ”

However, after thinking about it, she still pulled Wanying to get up. Walking to the window of the west hall, Fu vigorously pushed open the blue screen window, pointed to the newly planted sycamore trees in front of the hall and said: "The southwest planting tall trees in front of the hall are unfavorable." The years are unlucky. The southwest lord Kun Palace, should be the heroine. There is a gimmick, Qing'er must have never heard of it: "There is a tall tree in the southwest, the name is the mother tree, the mother is plagued by disasters in one year, the mother is sick in two years, the mother is not seen for three years, and the grave sleeps with white bones." ”

"Mother Killer Tree?"

"Takagi in front of this temple heard you say it before, whose idea was it?"

Thoughts were in Wanying's mind, and they were reversed like lightning, and finally locked on the bewitching and plump Liu.

"It's Liu? It's her! ”

"Qing'er, this is called killing without seeing blood, do you understand?"

"Qing'er is afraid of cold and heat, she said it is to escape the heat!"

"If it's a summer escape, it's enough to plant some daylight. You often walk in the palace, have you ever seen the masters of the palace have a tall wood in front of the southwest hall? ”

Dongzhao Palace, Rongshou Palace, Cining Palace, Yingchun Palace, the layout of these palaces is flowing in Wanying's mind one by one, the same magnificent, but there is no place, there are tall trees planted in the southwest.

"No, it doesn't seem to be ......"

"Before leaving, find a reason to pull out these trees, my mother looked at the previous osmanthus is excellent, golden cinnamon, golden cinnamon, golden jade, this is a good sign."

"Mother, Qing'er didn't expect this."

"Don't say you didn't think of it, and my mother can't think of it, you know who is plotting you behind your back, just keep an eye on it in your heart."

"Got it!"

"What's the matter, listen to Yun Niang's words more, she is meticulous and loyal, thoughtful, thoughtful, understand?"

"Qing'er wrote it down."

"My mother has also been here for a long time, it's time to go, and when you are about to give birth, my mother begs your father to see if I can go to Huichang Mountain to see you. The mother counted the days, about around the first month. ”

"After the New Year, the family has to be supported everywhere, and my father always can't avoid drinking during the New Year, so my mother still stays at home, takes care of my father, and persuades me to let my father drink less."

Aunt Lin heard this, and her heart ached, in previous years, the teacher drank because there were many officials who came and went to pay New Year's greetings, and they couldn't push it over, but now the front hall of the teacher's house is full of doors, and the teacher can also avoid the wine robbery this year. Thinking of this, my heart was both painful and gratifying, looking at Wanying's appearance, most of them didn't know that Master Shi was dismissed, and only said: "Mother knows, let's see the situation when the time comes!" ”

Seeing off Aunt Lin, Wanying sat in the dormitory, watching Yun Niang and Hongfu pack up their burdens and salute. His mind flickered far and near, and he lay down in a daze and fell asleep on the concubine's foot.