Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Beginning of the Conspiracy
At night, when the candles were lit, Twilight spoke cautiously, "Princess, could it be that the person you like is a leaderless?" "I watched the candlelight flicker and flicker, but I didn't speak.
A cry of surprise, "Really! But the princess, you know he's a ...... Eunuch? Twilight frowned.
I looked at her and nodded heavily.
Twilight stopped talking, then sighed again. I patted her on the head and looked at her funny: "Silly Dusk Huan, who said that I like no commander anymore, I have promised the peace of the envoy of the Eastern Wu Dynasty." This girl is so unfunny.
"Princess, you're scared me to death." Twilight let out a long sigh of relief and patted her chest, "That's good, that's good." ”
However, before I go, I must make a trip to Sioux first.
I begged the emperor several times before the emperor agreed to let me leave the palace, but the requirement was to let the no commander follow me to protect my safety. I was reluctant, but I had to go there so that I could find out the cause of my mother's death.
The front of the Su Mansion was relatively deserted, and there was not even a doorman, and at first I thought I had made a mistake, but the mansion clearly said "Su Mansion." ”
"What's going on?" I wondered.
Twilight glanced at Wuyu next to her, and stopped talking. I understand, it seems to have something to do with the emperor.
But I still went to knock on the door, but I didn't expect it to be Fu'er who opened the door. Fu'er was surprised when she saw me, "You...... Princess, why are you back? ”
"I'm here to ask Master Su about something."
"Come in, Master Su is in the study." After speaking, he led us in, and said as he walked: "The people are almost gone, and I and Qinggu are left in the backyard." ”
"What's going on?" I'm surprised, didn't I get promoted a good year ago, how could this be?
"I don't know, Lord Su only said that the expenses in the house are not enough, so we can disperse."
It seems that I still have to ask Master Su, suddenly remembered something, pulled Fu'er and walked away, and didn't let Dusk Huan and Wuyu follow, and asked in a low voice: "Fu'er, do you know how my mother died?" ”
"Didn't you hang yourself? That day, your mother heard that you were going to be beheaded, and then fainted in fright, and then Master Su called a doctor to come for treatment, and the next day your mother hanged herself. Fu'er sighed.
Is that really the case?
"Master Su, Princess Oude is coming to you." After announcing at the door, Fu'er motioned for me to enter. As soon as I stepped through the door, I saw an old man kneeling down and quickly helped him up.
"Master Su doesn't need to kneel, I'm still from the former Su Mansion."
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." He looked puzzled, "I don't know what the princess came to the mansion for?" ”
"I actually wanted to ask how my mother died, and I don't believe my mother would commit suicide." When my father died, my mother insisted on coming over, and when she heard that I was going to be beheaded, she would at least go to the prison to see me first, or look at me on the day I asked about the beheading, and then say a few words to me.
"This ......" Lord Su glanced out, suddenly sighed, and his face became more and more haggard, "The old minister still advises the princess, your mother committed suicide, don't continue to investigate this matter." ”
I don't believe it, his eyes are clearly deceiving me, he must know.
I fell to my knees suddenly, "Please tell me the truth." After saying that, he knocked on the ground, and he hurriedly came over to help me, but I didn't want to get up.
"Princess, if the old minister tells you the price of the entire Su Mansion, do you still insist on doing so?"
I was stunned, hesitated, got up slowly, and had to say goodbye to him.
It seems that things are not so simple, and how can I take someone else's family to be buried for the sake of a dead human life.
Back at Defeng Palace, Dusk Huan went to ask someone to prepare food first, leaving me and Wuyu at the gate of the palace, and the commander was about to say goodbye, but was called to stop. Although it's just speculation, I still want to ask, maybe this is not to give up in the Yellow River.
"Do you like to be Concubine Su?"
He was surprised at first, and then his eyes revealed a trace of murderous aura that was not easy to detect, "Princess, don't guess this kind of thing casually, otherwise you will be killed if you are not careful." After saying that, he took his leave and left, leaving a cold back in vain.
This time, I can finally be sure of two things, one is that I can finally die, and the other is that there is indeed something between him and Concubine Su, although I don't know what the relationship between the two is, but just from the point of view that Wuyu is so nervous and protective of her, it is by no means so simple.
This time I can finally leave with peace of mind, but, my mother's business...... If it really concerns the emperor, then how much truth is there in what the emperor said? And I, how do I want to fight with the emperor, then I must feel that I am tired of living.
sighed, such a big place, I don't know where to go, and where is the place to stay?
At dawn, someone spread the word that the Queen Mother wanted to see me. Since the last time the queen mother came out, she also lived back in the original dormitory, I don't know if the mother and son have a suspicion of ice release.
As I stood in a palace with glazed tiles and gold-trimmed edges, I guessed that maybe this was where the Queen Mother should live, but not necessarily the most comfortable place.
"Yue'er, what do you think about these two family affairs?" My hand was gently held, and I was about to speak, when she said, "Actually, my mother means that I want you to marry the prince of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. ”
Although it was the same as what I thought, I still wonder why she said this, I remember that at the New Year's Day banquet at that time, she also said that this matter should be delayed, too, a delay does not mean that you do not agree.
"Why?"
"Although Cheng Gongzi is the eldest son of Cheng Shangshu, and his future prospects are immeasurable, but compared to the prince of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, is far behind, doesn't Yue'er think that staying in the Eastern Wu Dynasty will be more beneficial to my country in the future?" She looked at me meaningfully, and I understood it at once. It turned out that she wanted me to be a pawn in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, but she believed so much that I would definitely help the Western Dynasty? Just because I'm from the Western Kingdom? Or is it because I'm a princess of the Western Kingdom?
I looked at the old man who was a little strange in front of me, is it so that once people are in front of interests, they will become another face? I immediately knelt down, "Erchen respectfully obeys the mission of the Queen Mother and is willing to go to make peace." ”
"It's really a good daughter of the mourning family, get up quickly." The Queen Mother laughed and hurriedly pulled me up.
Out of the queen mother's bedroom, I was greeted by the voice of Dusk Huan, "Princess Princess, you are finally here, Cheng Gongzi has been waiting for you for a long time." With doubts, I walked towards Defeng Palace.
A man stood with his back to me, holding a folding fan in his hand.
"Cheng Gongzi?"
He turned around and saw that I was on my knees, and I stopped him.
"Princess Xie." He got up, as if he was contemplating how to speak, and after a long time, he plopped, and this time I didn't have time to stop him. "I hope the princess can agree to the courtship!"
I didn't know how to react, and I was surprised that even if I was asking for a kiss, I shouldn't have been so bent on my knees. "Cheng Gongzi got up first...... The most important thing for marriage is that the two are happy. ”
He looked up as if he heard a big joke, and although the smile was fleeting, I saw it.
Isn't that funny? I don't understand.
He got up and brushed the hem of his clothes, "Princess, some things still have to focus on the overall situation, after all, the marriage you are talking about is only available to ordinary people." "But you're not." ”
I didn't speak, I just looked at the fickle man in front of me when I heard that there was no drama in courting, and I thought this person was really a little annoying.
"Since the princess has no intention of being here, she has no choice but to leave, but the princess should not regret it then." Don't forget to flick your sleeves when you leave.
I frowned, "Twilight, why is this man so proud?" ”
Twilight Huan glanced around and whispered, "Recently, the emperor has started to promote the Cheng family again, so ......"
I see, no wonder the Su family is so deserted.
Because of the cold weather in Fengde Palace, there was a charcoal fire at night. I sat by the charcoal fire, and the chill I felt as I walked through the door.
I don't know what's going on, in the next few days, Cheng Gongzi didn't appear again, even Yelujing didn't come, I heard Duhuan say that it seemed that it was because the emperor knew that the two of them had found me privately and banned their feet. However, before I could inform the emperor of my decision, the holy decree came down - Princess Oude married Prince Dongwu. As for the time of departure, it is scheduled to be half a month later.
Probably the queen mother told the emperor, I heard that this holy decree came at once, no minister objected, it seems that their thoughts are similar to the queen mother, or maybe the territory ceded is more important to them than a princess.
The coolness outside the night style, a faint uneasiness welled up in my heart. The candlelight blown by the wind flickered, and a dark shadow seemed to flash outside the window.
My heart tightened, and I turned around and shouted, "Twilight! ”
It wasn't Twilight's voice that came when I was waiting, but I saw a very familiar face. "Jerejing!" I was surprised, wasn't he grounded?
"Shhhh I sneaked out. He put a finger to his mouth, and it seemed that the palace could not hold him at all.
"Where's Twilight?" Remember when she was here?
The expression on Yelujing's face was a little weird, "I saw her out of your dormitory, and then she disappeared." ”
Just as I was about to ask in detail, Yelujing touched my head and showed a somewhat silly expression for the first time, "You will be my wife for three days, Ran'er, are you happy?" ”
Am I stunned, happy? It seems that this question has never been thought about. Married to Yelujing, I can play with him every day, and I can also teach me how to catch another "stupid", and I can listen to him tell interesting things every day...... How can you not be happy?
I was about to answer, when suddenly he hugged me, and the hot air blew in my ear, "It's okay, don't rush to tell me, tell me when you think about it later, okay?" His eyes were clearly smiling, why did I still perceive a trace of helplessness and sadness. It's my delusion.
“…… Good. I hugged him and whispered.