Chapter 34: For the Woman?
Nangong Yan turned his face sideways and saw Yu Qiqi walking towards him, and the palace lamp outside the Chenghe Hall sprinkled on her face, which was orange, showing that her little face was very soft, covering up her past sharpness.
However, the redness and swelling on her face have not been completely removed, and she is still a little puffy.
Just looking at her like this, it doesn't look like she came over willingly, Zhao Niang's hand is still clasping her wrist.
Sensing that his piercing eyes fell on him, Yu Qiqi blinked, but still raised his head, his bright eyes rose slightly, and smiled at him, "Are you back?" ”
With a smile on his face, he did a good job on the surface.
He frowned, "Just have Wanniang here." ”
Suddenly, Yu Qiqi was relieved, "Okay, then I'll go back first, Wanniang, take good care of Your Highness." She put away the smile that was crooked in her eyebrows, and was about to turn around and leave, but was pulled back by Zhao Niang, "Your Highness, the crown princess also prepared fragrant herbs for you, and also boiled ginseng soup to warm your body." ”
Yu Qiqi looked at her with a bewildered expression, and then, she saw Zhao Niang as if she was doing a trick, and several palace maids came out behind her, holding herbs and boiled ginseng soup in their hands.
Zhao Niang secretly pinched a handful of sweat, fortunately she prepared early, otherwise she would have lost to this little slut again.
Nangong Yan stared at her, her eyes slightly dark, "You want to stay and take care of me?" ”
Yu Qiqi immediately shook her head, and when she was about to open her mouth to refuse, she was pinched the back by Zhao Niang, and her words were swallowed back immediately, "Crown Princess, the emperor takes this matter very seriously, you have to think clearly." Zhao Niang whispered in her ear.
At that moment, Yu Qiqi had no choice but to be heartbroken, and replied to him with a clear conscience, "Hmm! You have been kneeling under the Renzhao Sect for so long, and your body must be very tired, Your Highness, let the concubines stay and take care of you. ”
If it weren't for the peace between the two countries, she wouldn't have thought of taking care of Nangong Yan when she died!
Zhao Niang exhaled a long breath, and the thousand-year-old iron tree finally bloomed.
Nangong Yan's slightly rin facial features did not have a trace of joy, but were gloomy and gloomy, no need to think about it, this was definitely not Yu Qiqi's true words.
Lu Yin's eyes blinked, and he said very considerately: "Your Highness, since the crown princess is here, the concubine will retire first." ”
Nangong Yan's brows twisted, and his hand didn't let go, "I didn't say let her stay." ”
"Your Royal Highness, the emperor sent someone over to specially instruct the princess to serve you well in the future, the princess is sincere, and I hope you can give the princess a chance to perform."
Zhao Niang stood up, not only conveyed the meaning of Emperor Yan Jing, but also spoke for Yu Qiqi. Yu Qiqi looked like he had crooked eyebrows again, and nodded sincerely, since he wanted to make a play, then he would do a full set.
"Your Highness, don't let down the princess's heart." Lu Yin took Nangong Yan's hand and leaned back.
At this time, if she doesn't withdraw, how can she make Nangong Yan feel guilty.
Nangong Yan glared at Yu Qiqi unhappily, and entered the Chenghe Hall by himself. Zhao Niang hurriedly asked the palace maids to bring things in, and pushed Yu Qiqiyi by the way.
The candlelight in the hall lit up, and Yu Qiqi stopped twisting, walked up to him and squatted down, helping him roll up his robe, leaving a bruise on both of his knees, red and black.
She rubbed the herbs on his knees and wrapped them in gauze, not rude, but also gentle.
The strange thing is that this time Nangong Yan did not shout like last time, nor did she find her fault.
"You can drink this ginseng soup too, it should still be hot." Yu Qiqi touched the bowl containing the ginseng soup with his hand, and the palm of his hand touched the warmth.
"Didn't I tell you to take that piece of soft felt to your face and not take it off?" When she picked up the ginseng soup, Nangong Yan asked her.
Ever since she appeared outside the Chenghe Palace, he had been staring at her face.
"Soft felt, soft felt..." she didn't expect him to ask her this suddenly, she didn't know how to answer for a while, she was pulled up by Zhao Niang when she fell asleep, and the soft felt didn't know which corner it fell into.
"I was in such a hurry that I forgot to bring it."
Fortunately, she had a good reason to think about it.
"It's good that I didn't throw it away anyway."
He nodded slightly and drank the ginseng soup.
"Yes, are you going to take a break?" Tonight's Nangong Yan didn't know what was wrong, she was very calm, and she didn't have the way she used to be.
Could it be that after kneeling under the Renzhao Gate for a day and a night, did you have an epiphany?
"When I was seven years old, my mother also punished me to kneel at Renzhaomen once, and it rained so hard that night that I fainted in the heavy rain and woke up with only the smell of fragrant grass. Later, the chamberlain told me that my mother had been by my side all night, wiping the bruises on my knees with fragrant grass. ”
Therefore, when he saw Lu Yin holding fragrant grass waiting for him outside the Chenghe Palace, he felt the familiar warmth in his heart surging up again.
"Why did your mother punish you?"
Yu Qiqi didn't expect that he would suddenly tell her this.
He furrowed his eyebrows, and the candlelight shone on his face, covering it with a layer of softness, but the light in his eyes was lost, "Because I contradicted my father, the last thing she wanted to see was that I contradicted my father." ”
"When I was a child, I was also playful, and I often ran to the palace with Lin Chaofu to play, climbing trees to pick cherries, fighting crickets, but every time I was caught by my mother, she would punish me severely. Later, one day, she said that she wanted me to ascend to the position of the crown prince, so she sent people to follow me every day, and I was not allowed to play with them anymore. ”
As he spoke, he was probably tired, walked to the edge of the soft couch, took off his robe and went to bed, "You will sleep in it for a while." ”
He humbly admonished her, and closed his eyes.
Yu Qiqi blinked his slender and slightly curly eyelashes, walked up to him, squatted down and stared at him, he looked very tired.
She thought that he was probably too tired and his brain had not improved to tell her these things that he had never said before.
In fact, Nangong Yan is very good-looking, different from the men of Nanzhao, the men of Nanzhao have a wild appearance, but his facial features are very soft, and his complexion is fair, and his eyelashes are also long.
She couldn't help but reach out and touch his eyelashes, the itching on her fingertips was similar to the feeling she felt when she touched Ah Huang's eyelashes, she giggled twice, and fell asleep beside his pillow.
If Nangong Yan knew that she treated him like a pig, I don't know what the reaction would be.
After Lu Yin returned from the Chenghe Palace, he quietly infiltrated Yu Qiqi's Yaoguang Palace. Ah Jian was locked in her room, and it was easy for her to enter Yu Qiqi's dormitory.
Holding the small porcelain bottle handed to her by the concubine, she poured all the medicine into the tea on the table.
"Take your time."
The eyes in the darkness glowed fiercely, and she snorted coldly and disappeared into her dormitory.
The next day, as soon as Nangong Yan opened his eyes, he saw Yu Qiqi who was still closing his eyes, he shook her vigorously and asked, "Why are you still here?" ”
She was woken up by him, rubbed her sleepy eyes, saw him with a cold face again, and hurriedly said, "You wake up, then I'll go back first." ”
It's just that as soon as she opened the door, she saw Zhao Niang leading two rows of palace maids standing outside, and as soon as she saw her, Zhao Niang leaned over and said, "Crown Princess, you and Your Highness's breakfast has been prepared." ”
This posture is obviously to keep her down and have breakfast with Nangong Yan.
"I think..."
As soon as Yu Qiqi spoke, before he finished speaking, he was helped in by Zhao Niang, "The crown princess will finish breakfast with His Royal Highness first." ”
She had to wait for Nangong Yan to finish freshening up, and then had breakfast together, and the breakfast was tasteless.
As soon as she finished eating, she fled out of his Chenghe Palace.
Finally, there is no need to act anymore.
"Does the crown princess dislike His Royal Highness so much?" On the way back to Yaoguang Palace, Zhao Niang sighed, every time she was with Nangong Yan, she seemed to be in pain.
She snorted coldly, "Who would like him!" ”
"But you've only been married to the crown prince for more than a year, and you still have a long time to go." When she first came, she would lose her temper Zhao Niang understood, but more than a year has passed, her identity has become a fact, and she always has to plan for her future.
"Backwards?" Yu Qiqi raised her eyebrows seriously, she didn't think so far, she only knew that she was staying in the East Palace, her father and aunt and the clansmen would be fine, and she hadn't thought about the rest so much, "In the days to come, I will have Ah Jian, Brother Qing, Grandma and you are enough." ”
She thought about it seriously and made an arrangement as well.
"Ugh..."
Zhao Niang sighed again, it seemed that she had wasted another opportunity for the two of them to be alone.
"By the way, you have time to tell me about Nangong Yan's mother and concubine before her death." After taking a few steps forward, Yu Qiqi remembered what Nangong Yan said last night, and said to Zhao Niang.
"Oops!" Zhao Niang's face panicked for a moment, "The crown princess, don't mention the matter of Xuanyu Guifei!" She hurriedly walked in front of Yu Qiqi and pulled her back to the Yaoguang Palace.
"What's wrong?"
After entering the hall, after Zhao Niang closed the door, she looked at her with a puzzled expression, and then asked, "Can't his mother mention it?" ”
"His Royal Highness's mother concubine is the Xuanyu concubine back then, not only can she not be mentioned in the East Palace, but also in the palace, this is the emperor's taboo."
Zhao Niang stomped her foot, looking really anxious.
After that, Zhao Niang told her the grievances and grievances between Concubine Xuanyu and Emperor Yan Jing during their lifetimes, one by one.
"So in that case, Nangong Yan's relationship with his father is actually not good?" Yu Qiqi realized it later, and on weekdays, she only knew that Nangong Yan had never disobeyed Emperor Yan Jing.
"Speaking of which, His Highness is also a child with a hard life." The corners of Zhao Niang's eyes were a little wet.
Yu Qiqi raised his eyes, "That Wan Niang, is it Concubine Xuanyu who stayed with him?" ”
"Well, she followed His Royal Highness at the age of seven, and she was the palace maid given to him by Concubine Xuanyu." Zhao Niang no longer concealed it, Yu Qiqi didn't listen to what she wanted to say before, but now that she finally asked, she naturally wanted to tell her everything.
It turned out that Midori had been with him for twelve years, no wonder he was so careful to protect her.
"She is sincere to His Royal Highness, but not to the crown princess. The slave estimated that what happened in the pear orchard last time was the trap she set for the crown princess. ”
Throughout the ages, which concubine would treat the main room sincerely?
The woman in the palace is needless to say.
Zhao Niang couldn't help but say a few more words, only by making Yu Qiqi feel a sense of crisis can she no longer look like she doesn't fight or grab.
A cold light appeared in Yu Qiqi's eyes, "If she really did it, I wouldn't spare her!" What she hated most was this insidious trick.
Picking up the tea on the table, she poured it into a cup and drank it all.
"You remember to put the note out."
When she wanted to make up for her cage sleep, she told Zhao Niang.
"Yes."
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Zhao Niang's face, and she hurriedly agreed. Thinking about it, Yu Qiqi didn't sleep well last night, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Zhao Niang retreated and closed the door of the temple.
At this moment, Yan Shiqing was already waiting for Ning Shenyuan in Fan Hualou. It's just that before he could come to Ning Shenyuan, he saw Lin Chaofu, and Lin Chaoge followed him.
He hooked a pair of phoenix eyes, with disgust in his eyes, "I didn't expect to meet Yan Shizi here." "It's like seeing a fly.
Yan Shiqing didn't bother with him, with a smile on his face, "I made an appointment with Brother Ning, but I didn't expect to meet Lin Xiaohou here." Then, he glanced at Lin Chaoge, "Miss Lin." ”
The corners of Lin Chaoge's lips were slightly hooked, and there was a sparkle in his eyes, "Yan Shizi is polite." ”
"Ge'er, you don't have to talk to this kind of person." Lin Chaofu still looked down on Yan Shiqing in his heart, not to mention his sister's clever smile at him.
"Brother."
She protested quietly.
Yan Shiqing, who was on the side, didn't take his words to heart, and opened his mouth to invite: "It's better for the two of you to sit down and wait for Brother Ning to come and dine together." ”
"No need. That idiot in the Earl's Court is willing to have a deep friendship with you, but this marquis is not. "Looking at the whole Yanjing City, he Lin Chao has given face to a few people, and he Yan Shiqing is not worthy.
Yan Shiqing bowed slightly, "Then Shiqing won't leave the little marquis." ”
Lin Chaoge glanced at him reluctantly, and replied to him with apologies, "Next time, I'll have dinner with the son." She raised her eyebrows, her eyes sparkling.
"You are not allowed to talk to him."
Lin Chaofu immediately pulled her back to him, this sister is a treasure in the palm of his hand, and no one will allow him to take a second look.
"Isn't that the little marquis, he taunted you again?" Ning Shenyuan came to Yan Shiqing's side, followed his eyes and looked forward, and saw the figures of the brother and sister.
"Naturally, he doesn't look down on my identity." Yan Shiqing looked relieved and led him to a seat.
"In Yanjing City, there are few people whose identities he can look down on."
Speaking of which, Ning Shenyuan didn't like Lin Chaofu's arrogant appearance, but he just relied on the good reputation left by the old marquis when he was an official in the court.
"I invited Brother Ning here today because I want to ask for advice." Yan Shiqing didn't talk anymore, and talked to him directly.
"Brother Shiqing, please speak."
Ning Shenyuan's tutor is very strict, and he speaks decently.
"When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascended to the throne of the crown prince, was there anyone in the court who opposed it?" After listening to what Ah Jian said that day, he went back and thought about it carefully, the matter in the pear orchard and the matter of the witch Gu in Yu Qiqi were not a coincidence, it was someone who was provoking the relationship between her and Nangong Yan, which made her fall for tricks again and again.
But this person didn't come for her, he came for Nangong Yan. If it was for her, Yu Qiqi would not have been able to stay in the East Palace safe and sound for more than a year.
That Green Yin is suspicious, but the master behind her is the biggest suspect.
Ning Shenyuan's face changed, "What are you asking about this?" "The affairs of the DPRK and China are not something he can probe too much about.
Yan Shiqing knew his taboo, but he didn't mean to blame him, "You also saw it in the pear orchard that day, the current crown princess is someone I once valued, someone wants to use her to deal with His Royal Highness the prince, I will never allow her to be harmed." ”
"Don't talk about her identity, even if there was an entanglement between you, and now that she is married to a wife, it will be superfluous for you to do anything."
Ning Shenyuan admired him from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't see that he was still doing so many things for Yu Qiqi, according to her current identity, it was not suitable in the end.
"I'm not going to hide it, I will come to Yanjing, also for the seventh sister." So far, Yan Shiqing can only tell him and the plate.
"Why are you in trouble?" Even Ning Shenyuan couldn't stand it.
"So, I don't want anyone to hurt her." Yan Shiqing's eyes were sincere, and he poured him a cup of tea, and at this time, the dishes on the table were already ready, but neither of them moved their chopsticks.
"If you want to say that the most dissatisfied with His Royal Highness the Prince's ascension to the crown prince back then, the only ones who were the old marquis Lin and the group of courtiers he brought out in the Hanlin Courtyard were the only ones." He paused, there seemed to be hesitation in his eyes, and he said after a while: "But there are also rumors in the palace that the old marquis Lin is opposed to the emperor's intentions, and I am not sure about these, but as soon as Nangong Yan ascended to the throne of the crown prince, the old marquis Lin returned to his hometown, and at this moment, only Lin Chaofu is supporting in the marquis's mansion." ”
Yan Shiqing hid the surprise in his eyes, "Old Marquis Lin is not in Yanjing City?" ”
Ning Shenyuan shook his head, "He returned to his hometown many years ago. ”
Yan Shiqing's hands resting on his knees tightened slightly, so in this case, the information that Qing Yu found was fake, who released these false information?
The back is a little chilly.
If someone is watching him quietly, then nothing he can do will help.
He took a sip of tea to hide the panic in his heart, "So, Nangong Yancai has always been at odds with the Hou Yefu?" ”
Ning Shenyuan nodded, and then he was a little puzzled, "However, it stands to reason that if you really want to deal with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then Lin Chaofu should agree to have a deep friendship with you." ”
At this point, he reminded Yan Shiqing.
He furrowed his eyebrows, and after a moment of silence, the obscurity in his eyes dissipated, and he suddenly understood why Lin Chaofu had that attitude towards him, "He must be probing my bottom too." ”
Ning Shenyuan's eyes deepened, and he told him seriously, "But don't mess around, you Nanzhao still surrendered to the country, and if you are not careful, you will be in danger." ”
Looking at his attentive look, Yan Shiqing's heart swelled with warmth, although the war between the two countries had stopped, but in the end there was still a sense of avoiding suspicion, Ning Shenyuan could be so heart-to-heart with him, which made him very pleased.
"If there is another war between our two countries in the future, and Nanzhao takes the lead, I will definitely protect your Earl's Palace." Yan Shiqing promised him.
Ning Shenyuan's eyes turned red, "Although Yanjing is peaceful now, your Nanzhao also bows your head and submits to obedience, but there is still Xichu in the west, and it will not be peaceful for a lifetime." ”
Yan Shiqing's eyes stagnated, and he lowered his head in shame, Ning Shenyuan was pure and kind, for him, he was ashamed.
The two stayed in Fan Hualou for a long time, and then went back to their homes.
On the way back to the house, Yan Shiqing had palpitations, and he told Qingyu, "In the future, we must be more careful in Yanjing City, except for Nangong Yan, there are still people who are secretly staring at us." ”
Qing Yu's face tightened, "Then will you be in danger?" ”
"I don't know yet, we have to find out the other party as soon as possible to resolve the crisis."
Yan Shiqing's heart can't make up his mind at the moment, but if the other party can give him fake information, he will not be friends after all.
"Slaves tread carefully." Qingyu's expression was awe-inspiring.
On their way back to the Proton Mansion, an uninvited guest came to Liu Monian's mansion.
"How can you get here so easily?!"
When he saw that there was no one around, he hurriedly closed the door of the room.
"It's a shame that you're still a second-grade criminal department scholar, how can you be so bold?" Shen Feihong glanced at him with disdain, then sat on the bench and poured his own tea.
"You just came out of the prison, if you let others know that you have come to my mansion, what will the emperor think?!" He didn't care about his disdainful look, he had to save this little life first, and then he could continue to work for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future.
"Don't worry, I came here with the permission of His Highness." After Shen Feihong raised his head and drank a cup of tea, he comforted him unhurriedly.
He rushed all the way over, and he had to be careful of this and watch out for that, he was already thirsty.
"That's good."
Liu Monian breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
"Song Gaoeun is related to the murder of Xuanyu Guifei back then." Shen Feihong told him the clues he had confirmed in the past two days.
Liu Mo Nian twisted his brows, "Song Gaoeun? He is just a eunuch, how could he be involved in this case? ”
"I don't know about this, but you also said that he is just a eunuch, and offending the Xuanyu Guifei back then did him no benefit at all, and besides, before Xuanyu Guifei was killed, he was already the head of the ceremonial supervisor, so it must not be for power."
In the end, it was the uncle who had helped Xuanyu Guifei plan for many years, and Shen Feihong got to the point.
"It's not for power, it's for women?" After saying this, think about the eunuch of Song Gaoeun, Liu himself fell into goosebumps in the last years.
Shen Feihong nodded immediately, worthy of being the secretary of the Criminal Department, the same as he thought.
"Female... But in the harem, who will match his appetite? Liu Monian had a round of harem concubines in his mind, and he really couldn't think of it.
"That's why I came to you, I've been in prison for ten years, who knows who is better in the harem now."
After Shen Feihong finished saying this, Liu Monian's old face immediately turned red and reprimanded him, "Nonsense! How can I know if you don't know?! The concubines in the harem, I have only seen a few at the palace banquet. ”
"Look at you old thing, what are you anxious about, I haven't finished talking yet!" Shen Feihong knew the meaning of his words, and only after refuting him did he continue: "After the death of Concubine Xuanyu, whoever is the most favored will be the most suspicious. ”
The blush on Liu Monian's face only faded a little, and he thought about it carefully, "After the death of Concubine Xuanyu, there were several concubines, but they were not the most favored. If you want to say that the most favored, there is only a concubine, but she has always been a concubine. ”
"Concubine?"
Shen Feihong's old eyes couldn't help but widen a little, and he had an impression of the concubine.
Once Song Xuanyu called him to the palace, it seemed that there was something urgent. As soon as she went to her bedroom, she took his hand and said in a panic: "Brother is not good, Concubine Yi gave birth to a boy." The emperor has been doting on her the most recently, and he will definitely let her child ascend to the crown prince in the future. ”
Shen Feihong hurriedly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, you have clan protection." ”
"No, you don't know, the emperor has become disgusted with me, and he hasn't come to my bedroom for many days to stay overnight. Now that Concubine Yi has given birth to a boy, he will definitely kick me and Yan'er aside, and my Yan'er will probably be even more difficult if she wants to ascend to the throne of the crown prince. ”
Her palms were covered with beads of sweat, and she thought that she was completely confused.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to help Yan'er speak with the courtiers in the clan, and you must also teach Yan'er well, so that he can have the style of being a prince."
"Hmm!"
Song Xuanyu nodded immediately, and the sense of helplessness on her face faded a little.
But just a few days after he left the palace, he heard that the concubine's son had died. But his sister told him that she didn't do it, but how he died so much that even his sister couldn't find out, let alone know.
"Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo."
Liu Mo Nian called him a few times before he came to his senses, "Then come to think of it, it has nothing to do with this concubine." ”
"I have to inform His Highness quickly."
Shen Feihong didn't stay any longer, and went directly out of his study. When he left, Liu Mo Nian could sit down and drink the next sip of tea with peace of mind.
Who knows, he suddenly turned back halfway, "Song Gao's side, you also have to send someone to keep an eye on it, don't be careful." "He's already planted once, but he doesn't want to do it a second time.
The tea that Liu Mo Nian hadn't swallowed almost squirted out, but Shen Feihong had already disappeared from front of him, and he had to wipe his face as unlucky.
When Shen Feihong quietly rushed to the East Palace, the sky had already darkened, and as soon as he saw his figure, Chu Peiyu hurriedly led him to see Nangong Yan.
"Nephew..."Shen Feihong wanted to open his mouth to call him nephew, but thinking that he couldn't pull this face, he changed his words again, "Your Highness, I already have an eyebrow about what you asked me to investigate." ”
Nangong Yan put down the fold in his hand and raised his eyes to look at him, with relief in his eyes, "Uncle Huang's speed is still so fast." ”
"Don't give me this kind of false gift." He rejected his rainbow fart before he continued: "The concubine in the harem is a suspicious character who killed your mother and my sister, and this matter can be investigated from Song Gao's eunuch." ”
"Concubine Yi and Song Gao?"
The concubines in the harem colluded with the eunuchs, which really gave his father a not very good-looking green hat.
Shen Feihong seemed to be a different person, and his expression was very serious: "I don't know what she has with your mother, but if you want to find out the real murderer who played witchcraft on your mother's concubine back then, the two of them will definitely not be able to escape." Then, he narrowed his eyes again, "Beware of your father, don't let you see that you are suspicious of the concubine." ”
"Uncle Huang can rest assured of this." It was because of his father who wanted to be wary of him that he asked him to secretly help him investigate this matter.
Seeing his not salty and indifferent look, Shen Feihong's concern dissipated a little, "I'm done with what I'm going to say, then I'll go back." "There was a bit of silliness in the words.
Nangong Yan gave Chu Peiyu a look, and he also retreated, secretly escorting Shen Feihong back to his uncle's mansion.
It's just that as soon as the two of them came out of the door of the Chenghe Palace, Zhao Niang ran in from the outside, knelt on the ground, and looked panicked, "Your Highness, it's not good, something happened to the crown princess!" ”
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