Chapter 142: Prison
Shen Qingru stayed up late yesterday to read the book, and got up a little late this morning.
When she woke up, Little Bun sat beside her, and the little fat hand was pulling her hair and playing happily.
"Mother, get up." Since he spoke, Xiao Baozi has learned to speak faster and faster, and now he can say some commonly used words.
Shen Qingru rubbed her eyes, and then reached out to touch Xiao Baozi's head. She wore a somewhat wide undergarment, and the cuffs slipped down, revealing a snow-white arm, and the sun shone in through the window and fell on the arm, like milk reflecting the white light.
Poria waited for Shen Qingru to get dressed, and breakfast from the small kitchen was just delivered.
A plate of fried dumplings, shredded chicken porridge, jade bean cake, ruyi rolls, lotus pod tofu, and coriander.
Delicate and delicious dishes filled the table, and Shen Qingru was full after a few bites of everything.
In addition to egg custard, Xiao Baozi will now feed him a small amount of fish and chicken. After drinking two mouthfuls of shredded chicken porridge, the little bun had to be drunk again, but Shen Qingru didn't let it.
The small buns are still small, and you can eat a little of the supplementary food.
Xiao Baozi has always been well-behaved, he doesn't give him food or make trouble, and Aunt Lan obediently wiped his mouth clean for him. Shen Qingru hugged him and went out for a walk.
The mother and son played in the small courtyard for a while, and the sun was just right, and it was warm on people.
Put the little bun on the ground and let him play slowly and leisurely, Shen Qingru sat on the rocking chair, staring at him with a smile.
But soon, this heartwarming scene was broken by Mai'er's panicked voice.
"Princess, something happened."
Shen Qingru was taken aback, and turned around to see Mai'er trotting over, her little face was unprecedentedly flustered.
"What's wrong?" Shen Qingru asked.
Mai'er stammered, "Lord Shizi...... The prince and the prince were imprisoned. ”
Shen Qingru said: "Oh, this, what else? ”
Mai'er: .......
Isn't the princess's reaction too calm?
Mai Er cautiously repeated: "The princess, the prince and the prince have been arrested. ”
Shen Qingru nodded, "I know, what's the charge?" ”
Mai'er blinked her eyes in confusion, "Collaborate with the enemy and treason and hide mines." ”
Mai'er wondered if she didn't say it clearly enough, or if Shen Qingru didn't understand.
Shen Qingru was still calm, Aunt Lan came over and pulled Mai'er's ears and reprimanded: "Any joke can come, can this kind of joke be?" ”
Mai'er jumped to her feet anxiously, "I'm not joking, mother, miss, what I said is true!" ”
"How dare I joke about such a thing!"
Aunt Lan was stunned for a moment: "No kidding? ”
"Nope!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
Aunt Lan believed it and said in surprise: "How is it possible? How is it possible for the prince and the prince?! ”
Mai'er shook her head, "I don't know. ”
She just heard the news at the front door and hurried back.
"Princess, what can I do?" Aunt Lan has some six gods and no masters. At the same time, it feels ridiculous, the prince and the prince are collaborating with each other, she must be dreaming, right?
The little maid of Zizhuyuan came over in a panic and said, "Princess Shizi, the princess asked you to go to Mingxin Hall." ”
"Got it."
The news that Xiao Yuan and the prince were imprisoned came back, and the palace was in chaos.
No one thought there would be this day.
But the officers and soldiers around the palace soberly told them that all this was true.
Shen Qingru handed over the little bun to Aunt Hua, and took Mai'er and Aunt Lan to Mingxin Hall.
In the Mingxin Hall, the old princess and princess are all there.
The fourth room, the third wife, and Gong Lan are also there.
Only the second room was absent.
When Shen Qingru arrived, the little maid who went to the second room was replying, "The second lady took the third young master and the fourth girl back to her parents' house early this morning, and they are not in the mansion." ”
The old princess's face was tense, and Gong Lan said angrily: "Their family is running fast!" ”
No one responded to her.
The silence was frightening, and Gong Lan walked around irritably, "What is this called!" How could the prince collaborate with the enemy? What did the previous dynasty say? Hasn't the old prince come back yet? ”
Shen Qingru sat next to the princess, Xiao Yueli and the princess had worries on their faces, the three of them looked at each other, and Shen Qingru shook his head at the two.
After Gong Lan finished speaking, no one paid attention to her, upset, and saw that Shen Qingru was comforting the princess, and felt even more annoyed, "Why doesn't the princess speak, the prince collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, do you know?!" ”
Shen Qingru glanced at her lightly, "It's best to think twice before the side concubine speaks." The emperor has not yet decided, when will the prince betray the country? ”
Gong Lan said coldly: "I still say no, I think it's the prince who is involved in the prince!" ”
"Yuan'er is loyal and patriotic, the matter has not yet been clarified, the side concubine will make irresponsible remarks, and provoke the relationship between the prince and his son, if he talks nonsense again, go back to Taoranju, don't come out again!" When the princess said the last sentence, her tone was fierce and could not be refuted.
Gong Lan said angrily: "You-"
The old princess patted the table, "Alright! Don't talk about it! If you talk nonsense, give me back! ”
Gong Lan was angry, but the old princess was there, so she didn't dare to make a mistake, so she had to reluctantly sit on the chair.
The second room is not there, Gong Lan doesn't speak, the third wife and the princess are not people who talk much, and the fourth wife is even more honest. The room was quiet and could be heard of falling pins. The maids were all sad and frightened.
Under the nest, there are eggs. Their fate has long been linked to the royal palace.
Collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country is a major crime of the Jiu clan, if it is true, none of them, the maids who work in the palace, will be able to escape. The end is as miserable as the master.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Xiao Ran and Steward Wan hurried back.
Gong Lan said: "How is it?" ”
Everyone looked at the two of them expectantly.
Xiao Ran shook his head decadently, anxious. The great steward Wan Da saw a lot of wind and rain, so he had to be calmer, but he also said with a sad face: "The palace is surrounded by the Praetorian Guards, and no one is allowed to go out." At present, it has only been found that the prince and the prince have been imprisoned in the prison. The old prince is fine for the time being. The case of collaborating with the enemy was handed over to Prime Minister Lan Cheng, and the secretary of the criminal department and the secretary of the military department assisted in the investigation. ”
After the housekeeper returned, the old princess shook her body and almost fainted.
The maid helped her, and the old princess waved her hand and said with difficulty: "It's okay." ”
Wan Da Guan comforted everyone, "Prime Minister Lan is good friends with the palace, and with him, he will definitely wash away the grievances for the prince and the prince." ”
Xiao Ran shouted: "What to wash, you were wronged by the old thief of Gong Shang!" ”
Gong Lan glared angrily, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Gong Shang is her father, and the prince is her husband. She didn't want anything to happen to the prince, and she couldn't listen to others scolding her father, so she turned her head angrily, but she didn't hear it.
Xiao Ran was still scolding, and Gong Lan dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.
The old princess said haggardly: "Let's disperse first, and wait for the old prince to come back." ”
The people looked at each other, but they didn't move. Lunch is also eaten at the Mingxin Hall.
Those who don't know the taste of food, each person has eaten a few bites hastily, and then they have no appetite.
It's Xiao Ran, who looks angry more than anyone else, and eats more than anyone else.
The third lady saw him gobbling up, and she wanted to let people drag him down.
Wait until the sun is waning.
Under the setting sun, the fiery sunset burned half of the sky. Even the towering eaves in the distance have become as bright red as a fire belt. Reflected in the eyes, dyed red, the people who watched were uneasy.
The last rays of sunset faded, and the heavens and the earth went dark.
Mingxintang held the lamp in his hand, and the old prince stepped on the first quarter moon and came back.
The night cast a shadow over him, and his expression was blurred by the lights.
Everyone waited for him for a whole day, and at this time they finally waited for someone, but they didn't dare to speak.
In the end, the old princess said in a deep voice: "How are Yu'er and Yuan'er?" What did the emperor say? ”
The old prince said: "It's still in prison, there is no evidence, and the emperor can't do anything." ”
The old prince said so, there was really no way. The atmosphere in the room grew heavier.
The old princess pinched her forehead and said, "The second one is really ......."
The old prince's expression also became dark in an instant, and he was stabbed in the back by his own son, the old prince still couldn't believe it, seeing everyone staring at her, he closed his eyes slightly, and sighed, "From now on, he is no longer from my Prince Xiao's mansion." ”
Gong Lan couldn't help but say: "The second wife took the two children back to her parents' house early in the morning......
Prince Xiao's mansion is now difficult to protect itself when the mud bodhisattva crosses the river, and the second room can't wait to get rid of the relationship with the palace.
The old prince only glanced at Gong Lan, and Gong Lan stopped talking.
"Let's all go back to each other. Recently, don't go out. The old prince said.
Surrounded by the Praetorian Guards outside, I can't get out if I want to, Gong Lan's belly. The face obediently retreated with everyone.
When he left the Mingxin Hall, the bright moon was already hanging high. The clear and mottled moonlight is half obscured by floating clouds, and the light moon is a lone star, and the moonlight is misty. Everything is shrouded in soft moonlight.
Shen Qingru stepped on the streamer of a place and returned to the Forgotten Moon Residence.
The little bun is already asleep.
Aunt Hua, Poria and the others were anxiously waiting for her to come back.
All the way back to the Moon House from Mingxin Hall, the lights are bright everywhere. On this night, it is estimated that many people have difficulty sleeping.
The maids of the Forgotten Moon House stared at Shen Qingru tightly, and Shen Qingru smiled: "Don't be so nervous. ”
Mai'er muttered silently, it's strange not to be nervous, this is a big sin to lose your head. The princess's heart also widened.
Shen Qingru comforted everyone: "The body is not afraid of shadows, the prince and the prince are frank and open, and there will always be a day when the water will come out." It's all gone. ”
Shen Qingru spoke, and no matter how much worry she had in her heart, she was helpless, so she had to retreat one by one.
Tonight, Gu Yu kept vigil, made the bed for Shen Qingru, and retreated to the outer room.
Shen Qingru lay on the bed, thinking about the chaotic day, looking at the moonlight outside the window.
I don't know what happened to Xiao Yuan and Wang Ye, as well as Hou Ye. The prison is cold, dirty, and a few people who are used to fine clothes and food don't know if they can adapt to it.
Wang Ye and Xiao Yuan should be fine, the two of them marched and fought, and they have endured hardships. Hou Ye is not better than them, his physical fitness is not as good as the two, he is used to living a comfortable life, don't get sick.
It's a pity that it's a big crime to collaborate with the enemy, otherwise I can still visit and send some supplies.
Shen Qingru thought of a bunch of messy things in his mind, and slowly fell asleep.
When Xiao Yuan climbed through the window and entered, he saw Shen Qingru lying sideways, sleeping peacefully. The breath is long, and the look is serene.
Xiao Yuan's face darkened.
He climbed over the wall and secretly entered the palace, and everywhere he passed, he saw that no matter whether the maid or the master, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep.
It's good for her, Xianggong was arrested on death row, and she slept so soundly. In vain, I was afraid that she would worry, so I ran back for a trip.