Chapter 214: The Gathering of Storms (3)
Li Rui didn't come back that night.
In the morning, when Yu Yu was dressing up, Fanxing came in to report that Li Rui had come last night and left again because it was too late.
Yu Yu was applying rose balm to her face, and was surprised when she heard this: "He came here yesterday......"
What is the important thing about Li Rui, why don't you let people pass on the word? β
After finishing the makeup, Han Lin and the others waited for Yu Yu to put on the dress of the prince's side concubine and put on the bead crown.
Yu Yu felt that the bead crown was a little heavy, and he helped him with both hands, and said, "It's so heavy!"
Ye Ling grinned and said, "With so much gold, gems and pearls on it, it is naturally heavy!"
Han Lin couldn't help but smile when he looked at Yu Yu's gorgeous and beautiful appearance.
Yu Yu took a picture in front of the mirror again, and she was also a little excited in her heart - this was the first time she wore the dress of the side concubine!
Not long after, Li Fanxing came in to report that Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Helian's sedan chair had arrived.
Both of these said yesterday that they would go to the Han Mansion with Yuyu to pay their respects.
Yu Yu heard this, so he left Ye Bi to stay at home with Runye and Yinghua, and set off with Hanlin and Ye Ling by himself.
Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Helian were dressed up very neatly today, and they were waiting under the corridor, and when they saw Yu Yu coming out, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then hugged Yu Yu out of Tingsong Courtyard and boarded the sedan chair together.
Li Rui was not in the mansion today, so Ah Lan ordered sixty forbidden soldiers, and rode heavily armed horses to escort the three sedan chairs and the carriage of the maid to the direction of the Han Mansion.
Although most of the dignitaries and nobles went to the Songshan Palace with Emperor Yongtai, as the wife of Han Li, the patriarch of the Three Dynasties, Mrs. Han's 60th birthday was still very lively.
Mrs. Han treated Yu Yu very enthusiastically, and she couldn't get out, so she ordered her eldest son and daughter-in-law Zhao to accompany Yu Yu.
The Lan clan and Mrs. Helian naturally followed Yu Yu.
There were more than a dozen ladies sitting in the main room, and they all saluted Yu Yu and asked for peace, and came over to make all kinds of flattery and fun, it was too noisy, Yu Yu was a little irritable, so he whispered to Zhao: "It's a little hot in the house, go out with me to breathe!"
Zhao had already learned from her mother-in-law, Mrs. Han, that this concubine was pregnant, so she naturally didn't dare to slack off, so she quietly took Yuyu, Mrs. Helian and Mrs. Lan out of the main room.
Seeing this, Mrs. Yuwen hurriedly chased out: "Wait for me!"
When Yu Yu saw Mrs. Yuwen, she didn't like it, but she didn't say anything, so she asked Mrs. Yuwen to follow and walked out of the main courtyard along the east clip road and into the back garden.
Today's weather is sunny, and the back garden of Hanfu originally had a bit of scenery, but in early spring and February, in addition to some light yellow spring, everything else is just some dead trees and sparse forests.
However, Yu Yu was a little more relaxed when she left the noisy occasion, and slowly walked along the lakeside path with Zhao.
Every time Mrs. Lan thought that Mrs. Yuwen had also gone out, she gave Mrs. Yuwen a look, and fell behind and asked her in a low voice, "Why did you come with you?"
Mrs. Yuwen smiled and said, "Sister, people also want to be close to Concubine Bai!"
Mrs. Lan had no choice but to take Mrs. Yuwen to follow behind Yu Yu and Zhao.
Han Zhaoyang accompanied his father to greet the guests, and when he saw two handsome young men accompanying a young man in a dark cloak, he was stunned at the moment - why did Han Qing come?
Han Li saw that his son's expression was wrong, so he also looked over, he also recognized Han Qing, and hurriedly whispered to his son: "Since the guest is here, you can't refuse, you take him in and find a secluded room to sit in!"
Han Zhaoyang agreed and greeted him with a smile.
He was afraid of being noticed, so he directly led Han Qing to the east side courtyard.
Entering the East Side Courtyard, Han Zhaoyang sat and drank tea with Han Qing for a while, chatted a few words casually, and saw that he couldn't ask anything, so he simply sat down drinking tea and sitting freely.
Who knew that one of Han Qing's servants suddenly came in and said a few words in Han Qing's ear.
Han Qing coughed immediately and said, "Lord Han, I'm not feeling well, and I want to go to the back garden of your mansion!"
Han Zhaoyang thought for a moment, and had to smile and say, "Please!"
Although Han Qing was a traitor to the Great Zhou, he is now the king of Western Xia after all, and the Great Zhou is winning over Western Xia, so as not to unite Western Xia and Northern Liao, so he can't lose Han Qing's face too much.
After entering the garden, Han Qing slowly paced with good days and beautiful scenery, and finally found the lake, and saw several noble ladies walking on the other side of the lake accompanied by maids.
Han Qing stood there and found Yu Yu from the crowd at a glance.
Yu Yu was dressed gorgeously, and was talking to the female dependent who accompanied her, her eyes were bright, but her figure was half a head taller than the female dependent.
Just standing there and looking at Yu Yu, Han Qing's heart was a little itchy, his hands and feet were also itchy, it seemed that someone was holding a feather on his heart, and the soles of his hands and feet were gently scratching, some itchy, some crispy, some numb, and some expectant.
He couldn't wait to walk over immediately, startling Yuyu.
Han Zhaoyang was talking to Han Qing, but he didn't get a reply, so he looked over and found that Han Qing's pale and handsome face showed a touch of crimson, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't help but feel stunned.
He followed Han Qing's line of sight, and saw that his sister-in-law was taking a walk with the white concubine and the three noblewomen of the prince's mansion, and said busily: "Wang, there is a female dependent over there, let's go in a different direction!"
Han Qing stared at Yu Yu, wishing that the two wings flew over and landed directly in front of Yu Yu, looking at Yu Yu's frightened little face.
He made up his mind, looked around, and saw a nine-curved bridge crossing the lake in front of him, so he hurried over.
The good days and beautiful scenery naturally followed.
Han Zhaoyang was so angry that he scolded his mother in his heart, and hurriedly followed.
Yu Yu was pregnant, and in order to protect herself, she just walked slowly.
Han Lin and Ye Ling were also not far from her.
In the huge back garden, it seems that there is only a group of them, and the sound of silk and bamboo in the front yard is faintly heard, which makes the back garden more and more silent.
Mrs. Yuwen originally walked at the back, but at some point she actually walked to Yu Yu's side, only a little behind Yu Yu.
Yu Yu was a little tired of Mrs. Yuwen because of the past, so she took a wrong step to the right without a trace and kept a distance from Mrs. Yuwen.
Mrs. Yuwen didn't seem to see Yu Yu's alienation, and asked with a smile: "Concubine Fang, I heard that you are pregnant, I don't know how many months you are pregnant?"
Yu Yu glanced at her with a smile, and replied, "Mrs. Yuwen hasn't been to the palace for a long time!"
She had specially explained to Li Rui earlier, and the people at the gate of the mansion would not let Mrs. Yuwen in at all.
The reason why Yu Yu deliberately asked was to remind Mrs. Yuwen not to go too far, and it was a matter of minutes to clean her up by herself!
When Mrs. Yuwen heard this, she remembered the closed-door soup she had encountered when she went to visit the Prince's Mansion these days, and remembered Han Qing's infatuation with Yu Yu, her chest was full of hatred, but her face was full of smiles: "Concubine Fang, are you really willing to see the concubine?" If you want, the concubine will visit you every day! β
She has been in love with Han Qing since she was fourteen years old, and it has been ten years, and Han Qing has been lukewarm to her for ten years, but she didn't expect that as soon as Yu Yu appeared, Han Qing's heart was tied to Yu Yu, and for Yu Yu, he even dragged the sick body from Xixia to Da Zhou, how could she not hate her?
Yuyu: "......"
Her eyes wandered, she glanced at Mrs. Yuwen, and smiled: "If you go, I will be happy-"
Before she could say the word "welcome", the whole person was stunned - a sick and weak young man wearing a satin cloak and a white robe walked out from behind an old camphor tree by the lake!
Yu Yu's eyes suddenly narrowed - how could Han Qing appear in the Han Mansion!
When Han Qing saw Yu Yu's surprised appearance, he couldn't help but be happy, smiled at Yu Yu, and then bowed freely: "Han has seen Concubine Bai!"
And he said, "What a coincidence!"
Yuyu's hand hidden in her sleeve clenched tightly, trying to calm herself.
She took a deep breath and deliberately looked at Han Qing, and found that Han Qing's skin was white and blue, and her lips were red, which was obviously extremely unhealthy, so she was sure that Han Qing had been poisoned, and immediately said: "Lord Han, no, it should be the king, I don't know how the king's body is now?" Do you feel hot palms, cough at night, or weakness? β
These were all symptoms of poisoning that Mr. Liu told her.
Han Qing stared at Yu Yu, realizing that the poison of the assassin's arrow cluster was arranged by Yu Yu, but he was not angry, the smile in his dark eyes gradually deepened, and the corners of his lips were raised.
It's been a long time since I've seen Yu Yu, she seems to be a little rounder than before, her big eyes are shining, her little face is crystal white, her lips are petal-like, although she is wearing a wide dress, her breasts are plump and her body is exquisite, and she can't cover it at all!
After becoming a mother, Yu Yu is really more beautiful......
Han Qing lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes covering the deep eye wavesβhe would definitely get Yu Yu!
Because of the confrontation between Yu Yu and Han Qing, the scene was quiet for a while.
As soon as Han Zhaoyang took a step forward, Liangchen and Meijing were silent and blocked him side by side.
Mrs. Lan's eyes twinkled, and she looked around.
Lady Helian tried her best to meet the coercion released by Han Qing, stepped forward, and walked behind Yu Yu.
Mrs. Yuwen, who was standing on the left side of Yu Yu, looked at Han Qing with sparkling eyes, her heart was pounding, and her hands in her sleeves trembled slightly.
A gust of cold wind blew in early spring, and the satin cloak on Han Qing's body rolled up, making a "bang" sound.
Han Qing approached Yu Yu, and his voice was very low: "Yu Yu, I will pester you for the rest of my life."
At this time, the closest to Yu Yu and Han Qing was Mrs. Yuwen, others only saw Han Qing's lips moving, only Mrs. Yuwen heard Han Qing's words, "Yu Yu, I will pester you for the rest of your life."
She hated it in her heart, she couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly slammed into Yu Yu with force.
Yu Yu was caught off guard, and the whole person fell to the lake, and fell into the lake with a "poof".
It happened so quickly that everyone didn't react and stayed there all at once.
Seeing this, Han Qing flew up with one foot, kicked Mrs. Yuwen into the lake, and then jumped directly into the water to save Yuyu without thinking about it.
As soon as Yu Yu entered the water, the whole person was stunned, the dress was soaked in water, and the whole person fell down in the cold and biting lake water.
Han Qing jumped into the water, grabbed the neckline of Yu Yu's dress, and tried his best to pull Yu Yu to his side.
Because of Han Qing's tug, Yu Yu came to his senses and began to struggle.
She was originally a good swimmer, but she was dragged by Han Qing, but she had nothing to do, so she had to hug Han Qing and drag Han Qing to the shore.
At this time, everyone reacted, and Liangchen and Hanlin jumped into the water at once.
Liangchen hugged Han Qing, and Hanlin hugged Yu Yu.
Han Qing had already fainted, but his hand was still holding Yu Yu's clothes.
Yu Yu snorted, neatly shed her water-soaked gown, and climbed ashore with the help of the cold forest.
With the help of Meijing and Han Zhaoyang, Liangchen rescued the unconscious Han Qing ashore.
The Zhao family knew that Yu Yu was pregnant, so he didn't care about anything else, so he hurriedly commanded everyone to help Yu Yu, who was soaked all over, to the nearby warm pavilion.
Mrs. Yuwen struggled in the lake, and her maid wanted to save her, but she was held back by the beautiful scenery, and could only watch Mrs. Yuwen sink.
Yu Yu changed into dry clothes, leaned on the smoke cage in the warm pavilion, and drank three bowls of ginger soup in a row, and the whole person became warm.
Mrs. Han took Han Zhaolin and her three daughters-in-law to hush around Yu Yu and ask for warmth, and asked the female doctor to check Yu Yu's pulse to make sure that Yu Yu was fine, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Prince He treats Yu Yu as a liver baby, if something goes wrong with Yu Yu in the Han Mansion, it will offend Prince He deeply!
After Yu Yu felt that it was okay, he looked at Han Lin: "What do you think?"
After experiencing today's events, Yu Yu is grateful for the cold forest, and her heart has become closer and closer to the cold forest.
Han Lin shook his head: "It's okay anymore!"
Yu Yu held her hand: "It's okay, let's go home!"
Han Qing is still in the Han Mansion now, she can't stay in the Han Mansion for long, so as not to cause more trouble.
At this time, Li Rui's voice came from outside: "How is the side concubine now?"
Mrs. Han helped her daughter-in-law and said with a smile: "Steward Li, the side concubine is fine!"
Li Rui's voice trembled a little: "The side concubine's pregnancy ......"
Mrs. Han looked at Li Rui and said softly: "God bless, the side concubine's pregnancy is very stable, and the female doctor has already seen it!"
Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief and asked loudly through the door, "Concubine Fang, are you going back to the house now?"
When Yu Yu heard Li Rui's voice, his heart became a little more stable, and he hurriedly said: "Li Rui, you go and prepare a warm sedan chair, and I will go back!"
Li Rui listened to Yu Yu's voice full of anger, and then let go of a hanging heart, answered "yes", and went to arrange a warm sedan chair.
After Yu Yu and his party left, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law came over and reported to Mrs. Han: "Madam, Mrs. Yuwen has drowned in the lake, and the family has just fished it up, and she has no breath!"
When Mrs. Han heard this, her face turned pale: "This matter has to be discussed with Master Yuwen, I will go to see the master!"
Han Lizheng and his third son Han Zhaoyang were talking in the study.
Upon learning of Mrs. Yuwen's death, Han Li stroked his beard and said, "Good death, if she doesn't die, Prince He and Han Qing will not let her go!"
After listening to her husband's words, Mrs. Han breathed a sigh of relief and asked Han Li, "Then what happened to Han Qing?" He seems to be ...... to Concubine Bai"
Han Li took the teacup offered by Han Zhaoyang and took a sip, his face was solemn: "It's really wronged!"
When Mrs. Han heard this, she didn't dare to ask, and left with the waiter.
Han Li took two more sips of tea, and when his body was warmer, he asked Han Zhaoyang, "The people from the Western Xia Mission have already taken Han Qing away?"
Han Zhaoyang said respectfully: "Yes, father."
He thought for a moment, and then said, "Father, why is the Returning Truth Sect Master willing to serve Han Qing as the King of Western Xia?" And according to his son's observation, Han Qing is not a puppet! β
Han Li's face was solemn, and after a moment of silence, he said, "It is said that Han Qing is the illegitimate son of the Returning True Sect Master."
Han Zhaoyang was startled and looked at his father.
Han Li said in a deep voice: "What the prince means is that if Han Qing can control Western Xia and the True Sect, it will be an opportunity for our Great Zhou."
Han Zhaoyang's eyebrows raised: "What does the prince meanβ"
Han Li finally smiled: "Han Qing is unruly, he originally regarded the Rite Sect as nothing, how can he endure the various rules and precepts of the Returning Truth Sect?" As long as he is completely in power, he will definitely transform the Guizhen Sect, so the prince plans to form an alliance with Han Qing to let the Guizhen Sect completely withdraw from the Great Zhou and work together to destroy the Liao State! β
Han Zhaoyang frowned: "Father, the prince's idea is good, but how can Han Qing listen to us?"
Han Li's face was relaxed: "The prince has his own way, we just have to listen to the prince!"
After thinking about it, he had a smile on his face: "Da Zhou has become a declining trend in the past hundred years, thanks to the prince, Da Zhou has the opportunity to prosper again!"
Han Zhaoyang also sighed: "The prince does think about the long-term in his work, it was originally a small matter, but after a few years, I looked at it and found that the prince had a deep meaning!"
He looked at Han Li: "Father, it's better to marry the sixth sister to the prince, if you can't be a princess, you can also be a side concubine!"
Han Li thought for a long time and said, "Zhao Lin is only fifteen years old, you can wait for another two years, let's take a look!"
Seeing that his son seemed puzzled, Han Li took the trouble to explain: "The eldest son born to Concubine Bai is already the son of the world, and Concubine Bai is pregnant again, and now she is the person on the tip of the prince's heart, why should we send your sixth sister to be snubbed?" In another two or three years, when the Bai family falls out of favor, it will not be too late for us to arrange for your sixth sister to enter the palace! β
Han Zhaoyang then understood, and immediately said: "It's still my father who thinks far-reaching!"
Han Li smiled slightly: "Although I rejected Yang Xin, I also expressed my willingness to marry my concubine to Bai Yuming, and Yang Xin will go and talk to Bai Yuming." Bai Yuming and Concubine Bai's brother and sister want to marry my Han family, so they can only marry a concubine! β
Han Zhaoyang nodded: "No matter what, our Han family will recognize the prince, and ignore the rest!"
Han Li looked at his son with a smile: "In this way, we can continue the wealth of my Han family for a hundred years!"
Yu Yu returned to Tingsong Courtyard, and was drinking brown sugar ginger soup with Hanlin leaning on the smoke cage, when Li Rui came over to talk back.
Seeing Li Rui's eyes glancing at Hanlin and them, Yu Yu said, "Hanlin, Ye Bi, go down first!"
When only Yu Yu and himself were left in the house, Li Rui said: "Concubine Fang, the prince is going to Liaozhou!"
Yu Yu was stunned when he heard this: "The prince is not in the Songshan Palace, do you want to go to Liaozhou secretly?"
Li Rui replied "yes" and said, "The prince is afraid that you will be worried, so let me come back and report to you!"
Thinking that Lin Jia was going to the battlefield again, Yu Yu was worried in her heart, and after thinking for a while, she said slowly: "The prince is afraid that he is going to carry out a blitzkrieg against the Liao State......
The two chapters are combined into one chapter~