Chapter 142: Strong and Free
Chen Youcong's face turned sad when he heard this: "Grandmother, how is she now?" ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince don't worry. Although the Queen Mother has reduced her diet and slept a little less, her spirit during the day is fine, but she has to talk to the prince from time to time I don't know how. The courtiers don't understand the government and politics, and they don't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is imprisoned. The courtiers only hope that you can solve the difficulties as soon as possible to comfort the Queen Mother's compassion. ”
Chen Youcong had mixed feelings in his heart, and said softly: "Okay, I know, you have a heart." ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Yu Miaoqing took a step closer and said softly, "Forgive the courtiers for trespassing, if you have any worries, the courtiers are willing to listen!" ”
Chen Youcong smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you for your kindness!" I don't have anything to say. ”
Yu Miaoqing couldn't hide the disappointment on her face. After thinking about it, he said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has anything you want to eat and want, just tell the courtier, and the courtier will bring it to you next time." ”
Chen Youcong still refused: "I don't lack anything, I don't need to." ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince......" Yu Miaoqing's voice was filled with sorrow, and crystal tears rolled down Ruyu's cheeks.
Chen Youcong had never encountered this kind of formation, and was a little bluffed, and asked, "Miss Yu, what's wrong?" ”
"Courtier, courtier, courtiers want to relieve His Royal Highness the Prince, but you have repeatedly refused to let your courtiers go thousands of miles away......" Yu Miaoqing's eyebrows frowned slightly, it was really as moving as a begonia hanging with dew. Being looked at by such a beautiful person with such affectionate and complaining eyes, it is difficult for even a person of iron and stone not to be moved.
But Chen Youcong only felt that his scalp was numb. The Queen Mother, who grew up with him since childhood, is a person with joy, anger and sorrow on her face, and Zhang Weizhao, whom he likes, is also a straightforward, simple and true person. It seems that Miaoqing's subtle and mournful and picturesque gesture, he really can't appreciate it. However, the parties involved were also very involved in the play, which made Chen Youcong very embarrassed.
Chen Youcong had the heart to say a few polite excuses to ask her to turn around, and thought that if she didn't make it clear today, she would definitely come back another day. It seems that the father and the queen have made up their minds to make Yu Miaoqing and him together, so that she will be allowed to visit, and they can still say these "heart-wrenching" words.
"Miss Yu, you can't relieve my worries, because we have never been all the way. Words are not speculative, and it is useless to talk more. So, please come back. Chen Youcong said it simply and directly.
Yu Miaoqing was stunned for a moment, her face pale. I was stunned for a while, and suddenly tears rained down, my eyes turned red, and my nose began to twitch.
Chen Youcong was even more speechless, silently took a handkerchief and handed it to her.
Yu Miaoqing no longer did anything like a begonia dew, took a handkerchief and wiped her face, and said, "What you said just now made me feel very ashamed. Originally, I wanted to turn around and run away, but there are some things I still want to explain to you, maybe after today, I will never have a chance to say it again. ”
said, without waiting for Chen Youcong to answer, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and continued: "You may think that I came here today because of the queen's meaning." You may also think that I am approaching you because of your status as the crown prince. I can't argue that there is no such thing, but I still have to say that my longing for you is genuine, and it is completely from the bottom of my heart......" said with a trembling voice, almost unable to cry.
Chen Youcong had nothing to say, so he could only listen.
"I admire you as a person and admire your mind to take the world as your own responsibility. But what touched me even more was that Yu Miaoqing paused for a moment and spit out a name that she didn't want to mention: "Just like Ah Zhao often said, if you want to treat people as people, you are the one who treats people as people." ”
"So, so I really hope," Yu Miaoqing revealed with great difficulty: "I will be by your side for the rest of my life." I don't dare to expect to be your wife, as long as I have a place by your side. ”
Chen Youcong shook his head and said, "You don't need to be so humble, you can have more ......."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yu Miaoqing: "It's not that I'm humble, you don't know what kind ......of life my mother, my aunt, and sister-in-law live." If you know, you know how precious you are in the eyes of a woman. I know that there is a person in your heart who ......, I don't expect to be able to compare with her, I just hope to have the opportunity to do something for you, such as accompanying the Queen Mother and taking care of trivial matters, so that when you and her hand in hand, Qin Se and Ming, there will be no worries. ”
Chen Youcong didn't know what to say.
Seeing that he was silent, Yu Miaoqing added: "Ah Zhao is someone I admire and like very much." It would be a great honor for me to be worthy of her sister in the future. I will be as sincere to her as I am to you. ”
After speaking, she looked earnestly into Chen Youcong's eyes.
Chen Youcong hung his head with his eyes half-closed. After a while, he finally spoke, "I believe that your words are all sincere. I am also very touched by your sincerity. But," he raised his head and looked into Yu Miaoqing's eyes and said:
"All of this is your own vision. But all intimacy requires mutual approval from the parties. You're willing to give, but I'm sorry, but I'm not willing to accept it. ”
Yu Miaoqing's whole body began to tremble.
"I don't understand intimacy like you do. I don't need a self-servant to serve me, there are many such people in the palace, what does it make if there is one more or one less? What I need is someone with a strong and free soul like me. I've now found someone like that, and I'm not going to give up. Not only because of everything about her makes me break down, but also because I can be myself with her. ”
After a pause, he added, "Didn't you just say that my value is to treat people as human beings? That's exactly what she taught me. ”
Yu Miaoqing covered her face with her hands and couldn't cry.
Chen Youcong knew that saying such things to a young girl would hurt her deeply. However, there are some things that are just like that and have to be for.
After a quarter of an hour, Yu Miaoqing tried to stop crying and wiped her face with a hand towel. I brushed my sideburns again and tidied up my clothes. Then he made a blessing to the prince in a dignified manner:
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the courtiers have just taken the liberty of being presumptuous. I beg your forgiveness. The prince's intentions and the courtiers had already understood, so the courtiers stopped bothering and took their leave. Although she was heartbroken, she struggled to maintain her dignity.
Looking at her like this, Chen Youcong had a little respect and bowed his hand.
Yu Miaoqing retreated.
Back in the queen's palace, Queen Yu looked at Yu Miaoqing's eyes and nose were red, her makeup was gone, and she looked like she had just cried, so she frowned and said:
"What's going on?"
"Queen Mother," Yu Miaoqing knelt down, with tears in her eyes: "My appearance is shallow, it is difficult to enter the eyes of the prince, and I have high hopes for the mother, please punish me." ”
"What the hell is going on?" Empress Yu was very dissatisfied with Miaoqing's answer.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, saying that he and I are not all the way, and the words are not speculative for more than half a sentence." Yu Miaoqing replied in a low voice.
"With your dejected face, what man would think he has something to say to you?" Queen Yu was very annoyed when she saw that her plan did not succeed, and she poured all her anger on Yu Miaoqing.
Although Empress Yu is still virtuous and generous outside, her temper is getting bigger and bigger in private, and no one knows this better than Yu Miaoqing. She bowed her head and knelt on the ground, not saying a word.
Queen Yu continued to reprimand: "It's hard to look at you like this!" Why don't you go home and change your third sister! ”
In the past, if Queen Yu said to Miaoqing like this, Yu Miaoqing would definitely cheer up immediately, begging the queen not to do this, and then she would obey the queen's words, but I don't want Yu Miaoqing to say today: "The third sister Bingxue is smart, and she must do better than me." I'm willing to go home and change her. ”
"You ......" Queen Yu was speechless. She originally wanted to continue to scold Yu Miaoqing, but after thinking about it, she restrained her anger and replaced it with a kind face:
"Miaoqing, are you angry with your aunt? Auntie, who is this all for? Not for you? For our home? Don't be discouraged, the prince is a stubborn young man, the more you don't want him to do anything, the more he wants to do. At this time, you have to warm his heart little by little. There is no hurry. ”
Yu Miaoqing said bluntly in her heart that this was not the case, but she didn't dare to refute the queen, so she only hung her head silently.
"The crown prince is not yet in charge," the queen lowered her voice and continued, "It stands to reason that at the prince's age, it is time to arrange a palace maid who teaches him to be in general." But there was an aunt here, and the aunt didn't speak, and no one dared to mention it. My aunt doesn't do this, of course, for your convenience. If necessary, you might as well give him something sweet. Auntie's words, do you understand? ”
Yu Miaoqing's head hung lower.
Queen Yu only thought she was shy, and said, "Tomorrow, I will arrange someone to teach you something, you just need to learn patiently." Don't be cranky now, go down and rest. ”
Yu Miaoqing took the order and retreated.
Queen Yu grabbed a handful of chess pieces in her hand, played them over and over again, and as soon as she let go, the chess pieces were scattered all over the ground. The palace maids were all standing outside the house, and when they heard the noise inside, she didn't call in, and no one dared to come in to clean up.
After a moment's pause, Queen Yu never called anyone in. She slowly got up from her seat, stepped off the pedal, squatted on the ground, and picked up the chess pieces one by one.
She calms herself down this way. She knew she had been too impatient lately. She is too eager to turn over, too eager to live a life of pride, so it is inevitable to use too much force.
She has to think about it, what if the prince has been refusing to accept Yu Miaoqing? Is it possible to blow the wind to Chen Jianjun and let him force the marriage?
But if this happens, instead of getting married, it will make the Yu family and the prince make enemies. After the abolition, the fate of the Cui family and the Cui family is a lesson from the past.
How can you make things go your way? Queen Yu racked her brains.