Chapter 20: The Undercurrent
Xiaoxi tiptoed into the house, just as he wanted to see if Wei was asleep on the bed, when the candle in the room was suddenly lit.
Wei Shi looked at Xiao Xi who was frightened angrily, the fire in his eyes was only bubbling up, and Xiao Xi was very flustered.
"I ask you, where have you been tonight, tell me the truth."
"Mother, I'm just staying in this garden and panicking, tonight someone put out lanterns, so I sneaked out to play."
Xiao Xi thought to himself that fortunately, Jiuye had just reminded himself that he had changed his clothes, otherwise he would definitely be exposed. Looking at Wei Shi, who had a soothing face, he knew that she had been moved, and Wei Shi believed most of the soft words as soon as he said a few soft words.
Wei sighed with some pity, "It's just a pity that Xiao Ruan has been waiting for you for so long, a good family affair, is it yellow, or I'm going to talk to him." ”
"Mother, it turns out that what Jiuye said is true, you really want to tell me about my mother-in-law,"
"Who said that!?"
Xiaoxi covered her mouth tightly, shook her head, and continued to resist, "Mother, what Xiaoruan, what is he waiting for me to do?" ”
Wei had no choice but to tell Xiaoxi what he thought, and Xiaoxi heard that her mother had misunderstood her meaning, so she quickly shirked it. If it was before, she might have agreed to try it, but now that she already had someone in her heart, she quickly shook her head to stop it when she thought of that person's threat.
Ye Xingchen has also been in a very happy mood since he came back, the Go in his hand has not been put on the chessboard for a long time, his mind is obviously distracted, and he always chuckles lowly. In front of him is a chess piece, but in his mind is Xiaoxi's sweet smile and her soft body, and he touches his lips, and remembers the kiss just now, Xiaoxi must have licked his mouth so smoothly as candy. The happiness and tenderness in his eyes made him look even more charming.
The crown princess looked at the prince who was a little absent-minded tonight, and guessed some reasons in her heart, the matter of the ninth prince has never been determined and the result is now, so that the prince can't feel at ease.
"Your Highness, don't worry too much, these rumors will be self-defeating after a long time, you don't have to take it to heart."
The prince got up with a headache and put on his robe, looked at his wife on the bed and said softly
"Ru'er, this palace knows that virtuous and virtuous, but these are men's affairs, you don't need to pay attention to them. You rest first, this palace still has something to do."
The crown princess looked at the prince's back in disappointment and walked out of her bedroom, feeling very uncomfortable and hating herself for not being able to share her husband's worries.
After the prince came out of the princess's bedroom, he did not rush back to the study, but waved away his entourage and went to the palace of the Li family, who had not set foot for a long time. But he only stood at the door for a while and did not enter, the palace people at the door saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very happy, and was about to go in to report, the prince waved his hand to stop and asked lightly;
"How's she doing?"
"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, everything is fine with the side concubine, but she remembers Your Highness every day, she knows that she said the wrong thing, I hope ............"
"Okay, go in and take care of her, don't say I've been here."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left a little irritated, he shouldn't have come here, now he can't spend his mind on women, even if she is a woman who makes his heart move, then nothing can control his plans.
Concubine Li in the dormitory did not wait for his arrival all day long after being snubbed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as the palace people said, and her demeanor was calm after waving away the slaves and maids who were waiting, and there was no trace of sadness on her face. Carefully take off his beads, look at them carefully, and gently stroke the cherished look, it should be a precious treasure, but take a closer look compared with other jewelry next to it, this bead flower seems too ordinary. But the hazy happiness and shallow smile on the woman's face made people see satisfaction.
"It's possible, you've forgotten, but I can't forget it for the rest of my life, I'm willing to do anything for you." He whispered softly to his heart.
Zhu Hui stood outside the door of the study and saw the figure coming in a hurry, hurriedly greeted him, and then followed the prince into the study.
"Zhu Hui, Bengong wanted to lure him out, but he didn't expect to kill ghost rumors halfway, Bengong can't wait, this time whether it's dead or alive, Bengong must find out."
"Your Highness, since you have made a decision, your subordinates will share your worries, but your subordinates feel that before doing this, we still have to find out the black hand hidden behind us, and we can also lead to the people we want, such a method of killing two birds with one stone, does Your Highness think it is okay?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little hesitant and seemed to be a little unbearable in his heart, and after several changes on his face, he glanced at Zhu Hui, who was sincerely waiting for a reply.
"Okay, let's go down and arrange it as you say."
Before Zhu Hui left the study, he heard the voice of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sighing, "Before you confirm it, don't do anything to hurt her." ”
Seeing that Zhu Hui was a little surprised, he hurriedly urged, "Go!" "I'm afraid that if I delay a little longer, he will do something he regrets.
Lord Yushi really didn't understand why the emperor would visit his mansion tonight, looking at the saint who had stood silently by the fish pond for a long time, Xue Yunxiang muttered in his heart, why did he have to attach it to him in person.
"Aiqing, you must be curious, what is the important matter for me to come to your house today?"
Lord Yushi is a little embarrassed, this saint is really wise, and it must not be about state affairs.
"The minister doesn't dare, if the minister can share the emperor's worries, it is the minister's duty."
"Yun Xiang, I do have something for you to do in private now," Ye Tianxiong turned around and showed a calm face, his tone a little hesitant.
"The successive events in the palace, you also know, there are many things that I am not convenient to meddle in, I now want to know where King Rui is and what is his situation? This matter must be kept secret, and it is better to think of a way to hide it. ”
Xue Yunxiang knew the importance of this matter, and he also knew the importance of the saint, so he bowed down and knelt down to accept this secret message.
"The minister will not let the emperor get his wish, a few days will be the death day of the minister's dead mother, the minister wants to take the unfilial son back to his hometown Liyang to worship, and beg the emperor to give a few days,"
"I'm ready!"
For example, in the spring palace, the queen is teaching her daughter Princess Ningxiang to be a female red, and someone from outside reports that the king asks to see her, and the queen looks as usual.
"Cui'er, take the princess down to rest for a while."
"Queen Mother, Xiang'er is not tired and doesn't want to rest,"
The queen patted Princess Ningxiang's delicate face lovingly, and smiled softly,
"The queen mother knows that Xiang'er is well-behaved and wants to learn it as soon as possible, but this embroidery is not something that can be learned overnight, go ahead, otherwise the queen mother will be distressed."
After the princess left, the princess was brought in, and the queen waved away the servants who were serving.
"Father, what happened? Daughter, I haven't had time to go back to see you and my mother lately. ”
Wang Xiang's gloomy face was finally a little relieved, and he was naturally relieved to see that his daughter was now so noble and so filial.
"Your mother and I are very good, you don't have to worry, now your status is precious, you can't just think about your mother's family, you have to put the harem first."
"Dad, what is the important reason why you are here today?"
As soon as he said this, Wang Xiang's face immediately darkened, and after examining his eyes, the queen hesitated and reminded the queen:
"Shuang'er, why do you say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing things so slowly, now the matter of the Nine Emperor Princes has made his reputation worse and worse, and there are even rumors in the court that he framed King Rui and let the Nine Emperor Princes die of this injustice."
She has also heard of these queens, but she naturally chooses to trust and assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in everything.
"Father, don't believe these rumors, I believe that the prince will definitely handle this matter well, father, and we must not shake our support for the prince, we will have to rely on the prince in the future."
"Shuang'er, I don't know if you trust this prince so much, you must remember that in the face of men's ambition and power, women's extravagant hopes are insignificant, you, do it yourself, it is better to spend more time on the emperor, and it is the best choice to let yourself conceive a dragon seed."
Although Wang Fushuang is the queen, she is young, and many things are naturally not understood by her sleek and transparent father, and she also knows that in this palace, only her father and brother will sincerely plan for their future, of course, they are also thinking about their career and future. The longer the women in the palace are favored in the palace, the higher their status, and the better and more stable the official fortune of their mother's family behind them. The two are closely related.
"Father, my daughter knows that what you said makes sense, and what my daughter is doing is also planning for the future, what do you want your daughter to do if she is pregnant with the dragon heir, even if she is pregnant with the dragon heir, she can do what we want, don't you still see the emperor's intentions, he has already chosen someone in his heart, although he sees that he is indifferent to that person, in fact, he is only afraid that the back road has already been arranged."
Wang Xiang hurriedly covered his daughter's mouth, and looked around cautiously in fear, for fear of missing a person who listened to the root of the wall, which would leak out and lose his head.
"Confused, you are so confused, how can these words come out of the mouth of a queen of you, how can you speculate on the holy will, you can't be confused and cause trouble for yourself."
"Father, am I wrong?"
"Shuang'er, you have to remember that there is no right or wrong, only whether the emperor is willing or not, or whether it is beneficial to his imperial power, the crown prince is like this, you are the same, and even the Nine Emperor Princes are the same."
After returning from the palace, the prime minister hurried into the study, and the tired and haggard house slave limped and cautiously followed.
"Master, damn it, the little one didn't bring anyone back."
"A group of rice buckets, a group of men can't bring back a female streamer, it's all rice buckets, what's the use of me raising you?"
"The old man is angry! Someone saved her, those people are martial and strong, all wearing masks, we are not their opponents at all, the little one risked death to come back to his life,"
"I didn't bring anyone back with me, what's the use of you coming back, that thing was found."
The result was naturally that Wang Xiang was disappointed, the people didn't bring it back, they didn't find the things they wanted, and they ran away with a lot of house slaves.
Who would have thought that the high-ranking Wang Xiang, in order to cover up the sins committed many years ago, would hurt his niece so ruthlessly, if it weren't for Wei Yuniang having what he wanted, I am afraid that she would have died at the hands of those domestic slaves.