Chapter 3: Eavesdropping Outside the Study
The palace banquet ended in a festive atmosphere, and when he left the palace, Nangong caught up with Song Qingzhi at night, "Zhi'er"
"Your Highness, why are you here?" Prime Minister Song and his wife were surrounded by ministers to say goodbye, and Song Qingzhi really didn't want to deal with it, so she secretly ran out with Nuan Qin.
"I want to come and see if you're alone, why don't you wait for the prime minister?" Nangong Ye asked.
Song Qingzhi smiled and glanced back at her father who was overwhelmed by the crowd of Daohe, "With such a scene, I can only work hard for my father." Song Qingzhi opened her mouth playfully, lowered her head slightly, and there was a strand of long hair hanging down from her ears, which looked particularly gentle against the warm yellow palace lamp.
"Zhi'er, today my father suddenly asked you to marry me, are you embarrassed?" Nangong Ye looked at Song Qingzhi and asked seriously.
"Your Highness can be embarrassed?" Song Qingzhi did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
"Naturally, I wasn't embarrassed, but I was a little surprised." Nangong Ye looked at Song Qingzhi and spoke.
"I'm the same as His Royal Highness, when I saw Concubine Jing today, Niangniangfang mentioned it to me, but I didn't expect her to tell the emperor so quickly. Your Highness, this is the peace blessing I went to ask for a few days ago, and you can also ask for peace of mind when you wear it on your body, so you can take it. Song Qingzhi took out the peace blessing in her purse and handed it to Nangong Ye.
"I heard that it is very hard to ask for this talisman, so don't go next time. When you get married, you can see me every day, and you don't have to ask for peace of mind. Nangong Ye put away the peace and blessing in his hand and looked at Song Qingzhi's affectionate opening, "I'll send you out." ”
After a while, the prime minister finally got out of the minister's congratulations, and the prime minister's office and his party finally got up and went home.
It was originally two happy things, but Song Qingzhi saw the prime minister's tightly knit brows. Song Qingzhi thought that her father was responsive to her needs on weekdays, and now that she was about to get married, her father must be reluctant, why shouldn't she be like this. I used to always think about how happy I would be to marry and be with my sweetheart one day, but now that this day has really come, my heart is full of reluctance to give up on home.
After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the more Song Qingzhi thought about it, the more strange she felt, although she had a marriage contract with His Royal Highness the Second Highness very early, but today she suddenly mentioned that she would marry immediately, which was really unusual. There are many rules in the palace, and there are many matters for the marriage of the prince and princess, and now I don't know why it is so hasty.
Song Qingzhi couldn't sit still when she thought about it, and got up to find the prime minister. When she arrived at the main courtyard, she found that the lights in the house were dark and no one was there, so Song Qingzhi thought about it and turned around and went to her father's study. Sure enough, the light in the study was on, the candles in the room were beating, and two figures were reflected in the window, Song Qingzhi quietly approached to hear what her father and mother were saying.
"What can I do, sir?" The worried voice of the Prime Minister's wife came from inside the house.
"What should come is always coming, whether it is a blessing or a curse, and it cannot be avoided. King Cheng is thoughtful, and our prime minister's mansion is now inescapable, but I hope to be able to save our two children. The Prime Minister's voice then came out, and the tone of his voice seemed to be much older.
Song Qingzhi was frightened when she heard it, but she didn't leave and continued to hide under the window.
"Madame, we must not let Zhi'er know about this matter, and this is all we can do for the children so far." The prime minister spoke again.
"Miss, why are you here?" The butler came out of nowhere. Standing behind Song Qingzhi and speaking.
"Ahh Song Qingzhi listened intently, and was startled by the housekeeper and exclaimed.
"Miss, are you alright?" The housekeeper raised the lantern in his hand and looked at Song Qingzhi with a worried expression.
"It's okay, I'm just here to find Daddy." Song Qingzhi shook her head.
"Zhi'er, how did you get here?" The prime minister in the house heard the sound outside and walked out, his expression was a little unnatural.
"Ah, I just wanted to talk to Daddy, so I came to Daddy." Song Qingzhi had doubts in her heart, but she didn't say it.
"Zhi'er, you're tired today, go back and rest first." The prime minister's wife spoke suddenly, as if she was in a hurry to let Song Qingzhi leave.
Song Qingzhi was slightly flustered, her mother's attitude was really abnormal, "Okay, then my father and mother should rest early." Song Qingzhi nodded meekly and turned to leave, but there were many questions in her heart.
Daddy has always been an official in the court, but he has never had a grudge against anyone, but listening to Daddy's tone just now, the matter should be very serious. But I really can't think of anyone who wants to make the Prime Minister's Mansion doomed. And what is the matter with the sentence that the king is thoughtful? Father has always had nothing to do with King Cheng, why did he suddenly mention it today? And what does Daddy mean when he says he must not let himself know?
Song Qingzhi thought about it all the way, but still didn't come up with any clue. But I can't act rashly, and I'll find a way to ask my mother tomorrow to see if I can know something.
"Miss, what's wrong with you fidgeting early in the morning, and I'm dizzy when I turn around?" Nuan Qin was making tea while looking at Song Qingzhi who was turning around the room again and again.
"Nuanqin, go and see if my father will come, usually the housekeeper has come to call for dinner at this time, why hasn't he come today." Song Qingzhi looked at Nuan Qin and asked.
"Oh, the lord hasn't returned home today. After hearing about the next dynasty, I went to other adults' homes as guests. Nuan Qin poured Song Qingzhi a cup of tea.
"Do you know whose house you went to?" Song Qingzhi was a little surprised. On weekdays, my father always goes home immediately after the next dynasty, because my mother always waits for my father to come back before she is willing to eat. Besides, Daddy usually doesn't like to have a lot of interaction with other courtiers, what's wrong today.
"Nuanqin, you go and let the kitchen prepare breakfast, I'll go over and eat with my mother." Song Qingzhi thought about it and instructed Nuan Qin.
"Okay, I'll go." Nuan Qin put down the work in her hand and turned to leave.
Song Qingzhi was alone in the room thinking about what had happened in the last few days, and the more she thought about it, the more strange she felt. The Second Highness left Jin'an City inexplicably, and King Cheng, who had been unknown, provoked the Second Highness, and the palace banquet suddenly advanced the marriage date, as well as what his father said. Song Qingzhi always felt that there was a vague connection between them, and always felt that something would happen.
"Miss, breakfast is ready." Just thinking about Nuanqin, he came back.
Song Qingzhi came to the main courtyard with breakfast, and as soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw the prime minister's wife sitting alone in the courtyard in a daze, her brows tightened, as if she was thinking about something, and she didn't notice that she was coming.
"Mother, it's still cold outside, why are you sitting outside." Song Qingzhi hurriedly walked over.
"Zhi'er, why are you here early in the morning?" When Mrs. saw her daughter coming, she suppressed the emotion in her eyes and greeted Song Qingzhi with a smile.
"If my father doesn't come back, my mother won't eat breakfast, so I specially prepared breakfast and brought it to eat with my mother." Song Qingzhi shook the food box in her hand.
"You're going to hurt people, anyway, your father won't be able to come back for a while, so let's eat first." The prime minister's wife and Song Qingzhi entered the room together.
"Mother, did Daddy say who he was going to be a guest at? Usually my father doesn't like to socialize with other ministers, and he is reluctant to wait for his mother. What's wrong today, I don't know who has such a big face, so my father doesn't even care about my mother. Song Qingzhi looked at the prime minister's wife and asked.
"Who knows, maybe a few people who have good friendships really can't push it off." The Prime Minister's wife looked a little unnatural.
"Mother, has our family been in trouble lately?" Song Qingzhi pretended to be careless and spoke.
"You don't ••••••, why did Zhi'er suddenly ask that?" The Prime Minister's wife was flustered for a moment, obviously she didn't expect Song Qingzhi to ask such a question, could it be that she heard something last night.
"I just think my dad has been very busy lately, and I haven't seen anyone all day." Song Qingzhi took in her mother's performance, and then cooperated to cover up.
"It's not for the two of you, your brother is coming back soon, and your father wants to arrange a non-dangerous position for him. And you, I thought I could keep you for a few more days, but now you're about to get married. I heard that His Royal Highness Chao Shang was named King Duan this morning, if you marry in the past, you will be Princess Duan, but I am afraid that the opportunity to come back in the future will become less and less. The Prime Minister's wife looked at her daughter lovingly.
"Mother, what did you just say? His Royal Highness was crowned King Duan! Song Qingzhi looked at her mother in surprise.
"yes, what's wrong?" The Prime Minister's wife nodded.
"It's nothing, it's just a little surprised, why did you suddenly become a king." Song Qingzhi suddenly panicked after hearing that His Royal Highness had been crowned king.
"His Royal Highness King Duan is getting married, and he should be crowned king. Zhi'er, if you really marry King Duan in the future, you must live a good life. My mother is also tired and wants to take a nap again. If you're all right, go out on the street and pick up some fabrics for your brother to wear. The prime minister's wife opened her mouth and said, she didn't dare to keep Song Qingzhi, this child has always been careful, no matter how long she is afraid that she will see something.
"Okay, then mother, you can rest first." Song Qingzhi nodded and agreed, and turned to leave. But she didn't see her mother behind her, looking at her back, full of reluctance and distress.
At this moment, in the study room of King Cheng's mansion, Prime Minister and King Cheng sat opposite each other, "Teacher, things are developing differently than we expected, I think our plan can be suspended for a while." I will continue until the crisis in the Prime Minister's Mansion is resolved, and I will start to solve the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion during this time, and I ask the teacher not to worry. "King Cheng has great respect for the prime minister.
"Young master, you have to continue to hide now. If we expose our strength in advance for the sake of the old man now, then all the efforts we have made before will be in vain. You have worked so hard to hide for so long, just for this plan, there must not be any mistakes because of the old man.
When the old man decided to help you, I thought of such a day, but I have never regretted it, this is my duty. Now the action of the second prince is an opportunity, and we must not miss it. Young master, you must know that my Prime Minister's Mansion is prepared for you.
However, the old man still has a reluctant request, this time the Prime Minister's Mansion is in a catastrophe, and he only hopes that the young master will take care of the old man's children in his love with the old man for many years. The prime minister looked at Nangong Shu and spoke.
"Teacher••••••" King Cheng still wanted to persuade the prime minister, but was interrupted by the prime minister, "If you still think that I am your teacher, there is no need to talk about this matter." ”
"Zhi'er seems to have heard something last night, that girl has always had an idea, I'm afraid that my words won't dispel her doubts, so the young master will think of a way as soon as possible to let her stop probing this matter." The prime minister continued to speak.
"Yes, I see." King Cheng nodded.