Chapter 14: The Second Prince
Ji Yunrou cried sadly, and didn't notice that someone came to the cave. Ji Yunyun looked at her for a while, walked up to her, bent down slightly and asked softly, "Fourth sister, what's wrong with you?" ”
Ji Yunrou was startled, hurriedly raised her head and glanced at her, stretched out her hand to wipe the tears from her face, and choked up to cover up: "Second sister, I'm nothing." ”
What would be so sad to cry? Ji Yunyun didn't tear it down, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her, "Wipe it." ”
"Thank you, second sister, I'll go first." Ji Yunrou took the handkerchief and wiped the tears on her face, stood up and was about to leave. Xu was squatting on the ground for a long time, and suddenly stood up and her eyes were dark, her body shook, and Ji Yunyun hurriedly held her arm.
Ji Yunrou shrank suddenly, and she dodged against the stone wall behind. Seeing the surprised look on Ji Yunyun's face, she smiled unnaturally, "I'll go first." ”
"Fourth sister, what's wrong with your arm?" Ji Yunyun stopped her and stared at her arm hidden in her sleeve.
"It's nothing ......" Ji Yunrou hid her arm behind her, her eyes dodged, and she lowered her head slightly.
Ji Yunyun didn't ask again, but stepped forward to hold her wrist, pulled down her sleeve, and saw that there were a few red marks on her fair and smooth arms, which were obviously beaten.
Ji Yunyun's eyes widened in surprise, "Fourth sister, who did this?" Do your mother and second aunt know? ”
Seeing that she was discovered, Ji Yunrou moved her wrist to break free of her hand, lowered her head and lowered her sleeves.
"Fourth sister, why don't you speak? Who did it? Ji Yunyun was a little anxious, thinking that she was secretly crying here alone, and asked Chi Qian: "...... Is it your mother? ”
As soon as she said it, she immediately felt that it was impossible, Aunt Fang was honest and responsible, and her temperament was a little weak, but she loved her very much, and it was impossible to hurt her, and the only thing left was ......
Ji Yunyun paused, and then asked, "Is it the second aunt?" ”
Ji Yunrou raised her head, her face was full of tears, she sobbed and whispered: "I accompanied Ke'er to play marbles in the yard, and my mother accidentally stepped on the marbles and fell down when she passed by, and she whipped me a few times. ”
"It's all my fault." Ji Yunrou wiped her tears with her sleeve and continued.
Ji Yunyun sighed in her heart, the second aunt has always disliked the two aunts in the second uncle's room. However, because Aunt Feng's family is a wealthy businessman, she has two sons, and she is beautiful and favored by her second uncle, so her life is not sad. And Aunt Fang was just a maid in the outer courtyard before, and her family background was average, so she was able to be promoted to an aunt because her second uncle was drunk and had Ji Yunrou overnight. Without the support of his mother's family, and without a son, he is not favored by his second uncle, so he naturally has to be angry with his second aunt.
A few days ago, because the second uncle came to the door to make trouble in the outer room outside, the second aunt was still angry, and she was looking for someone to be angry.
She didn't have much contact with Ji Yunrou's younger sister, and she didn't care much in the last life because she was a concubine. Seeing her crying so sadly and pitifully, remembering that she was just a thirteen-year-old girl, she couldn't help but be a little soft-hearted, and said, "Come back with me, I'll help you apply medicine." ”
Ji Yunrou shook her head with red eyes, "No need, I'll just go back and let my aunt apply the medicine." ”
"I don't want your mother to know that I am distressed, so I hid here and cried, right? Let's go, come back with me. Ji Yunyun dismantled her, took her hand and walked outside the cave.
After talking to Chun Tao and asking them to continue looking for the puppy in the garden, she took Ji Yunrou back to the Splendid Courtyard.
Let Mama Lin find the medicine box and come out, roll up Ji Yunrou's sleeves, and she carefully help Ji Yunrou apply the medicine.
Ji Yunrou looked at her gratefully, "Thank you, second sister." ”
"It's all sisters, thank you." Ji Yunyun smiled at her, sent her to the gate of the courtyard, and said, "If you want to talk to someone in the future, you can come to me." ”
Ji Yunrou bit her lip and nodded, thanked her again, and left.
As soon as she left, Chun Tao came back, and they found Ji Yunqing's puppy in the garden. Ji Yunyun hugged the puppy and went to Cuihua Courtyard.
When she arrived, Ji Yunshu had already come back and was helping her sister find puppies all over the yard. Seeing her coming with a puppy, she beckoned her sister, "Qing'er, your second sister helped you find it." ”
Ji Yunqing cheered and ran over to take the puppy from Ji Yunyun's hand.
"Come in and sit down, I've got something to tell you." Ji Yunshu took her hand and sat down in the house, let the maid serve tea, and said with a smile: "Princess Yongyi asked someone to hand over a post, and asked the girl in the house to go to Luomei Villa on the outskirts of her city tomorrow to enjoy the flowers." ”
Princess Yongyi died in childbirth due to her mother's childbirth, and she was raised by the Queen Mother since she was a child, and she was very favored by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother knew that she loved flowers and plants, and specially gave her a Luomei Villa, which was planted with strange flowers and plants collected from all over the world.
Early the next morning, Ji Yunyun put on makeup, had breakfast, and went to Ji Yunshu. The two of them and Ji Yunqing arrived at the door, Ji Yunlan was already there, the coachman was already waiting at the door with the carriage, and a few girls got into the carriage and went to Luomei Villa on the outskirts of the city.
On the carriage, Ji Yunshu and Ji Yunqing sat on one side, and Ji Yunyun and Ji Yunlan sat on one side. Ji Yunlan turned her head to look at Ji Yunyun's more and more outstanding and moving face, and deliberately said loudly: "The second sister hasn't been in the capital for a long time, so she must have never been to Luomei Villa, right?" ”
Ji Yunyun nodded, "I haven't been there, the third sister has been?" ”
"Naturally, we have been there, and last year the princess invited us to enjoy the flowers. If the second sister is also in the mansion, ......" said, she suddenly made a sudden realization, "Oh, I forgot, last year, the second sister was punished to Zhuangzi in Mianzhou for breaking her grandmother's jade Buddha and refusing to admit it." ”
"Third sister!" Hearing her suddenly talk about this, Ji Yunshu frowned and scolded lightly.
Ji Yunyun tilted her head and stared at Ji Yunlan, and said faintly: "Whether my grandmother's Jade Buddha was broken by me or not, the third sister doesn't know?" ”
“…… What do you mean? Ji Yunlan saw her staring at her strangely, and glared at her, "Who else could it be if it wasn't you?" You want to pull that little girl who doesn't exist again? ”
Ji Yunlan's expression was not like a weak heart, Ji Yunyun had some doubts in her heart, pursed her lips and did not speak.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Ji Yunlan became even more confident, "Tsk, your heart is empty, you haven't admitted it after going to Zhuangzi to reflect for a year, if your grandmother knows, she will punish you again." ”
As if he didn't hear her words, Ji Yunyun lowered his eyes and ignored her.
"Third sister, can you say a few words, if you don't speak, no one will blame you!" Ji Yunshu scolded her angrily, and Ji Yunqing also glared at her angrily, "Third sister, you talk a lot!" ”
Ji Yunlan was angry, this Ji Yunyun is really good at stammering, and it only took a long time to come back, so she asked the two girls in the big house to speak for her. She glared at Ji Yunyun and closed her mouth angrily.
When they arrived at the villa, several people followed the maids in the village to go inside. Zhuangzi is quiet and elegant, and the fragrance of exotic flowers and plants is bursting in the nose.
Ji Yunlan went in and saw her cousins and greeted her. Ji Yunyun walked not far with Ji Yunshu, and met Zhou Fu, who was followed by a little girl with delicate eyebrows.
"Cousin Fu, Cousin Yu." Seeing them, Ji Yunqing screamed and ran towards the little girl happily.
"Cousin Qing." Seeing her, Zhou Yu also happily greeted her.
"The princess asked about you just now, and I'll take you to her." Zhou Fu took Ji Yunshu's hand and said with a smile.
Ji Yunshu turned his head to look at Ji Yunyun and asked, "Second sister go to see the princess together?" ”
"No, big sister, let's go, I'll enjoy the flowers nearby, take a turn." Ji Yunyun refused with a smile.
"Don't go too far, there's a feast later." Ji Yunshu gave an instruction and left with Zhou Fu.
Ji Yunqing and Zhou Yu, the two little girls, had already gone to the side to play and whisper, and Ji Yunyun walked along the bluestone path alone to enjoy the flowers and plants in the garden.
In her year in Zhuangzi, because she had no other pastime, she studied a lot of books. There is a book dedicated to the list of strange flowers and plants in this world, she observed the flowers and plants along the way, while in her mind and the correspondence listed in the book, unconsciously fascinated, until she woke up, only to find that she had arrived in front of a courtyard gate.
Behind the courtyard gate are several houses, presumably places to live and rest. There are many visitors today, and the maids are busy in the garden in front, and there is no one in the courtyard gate. Not wanting people to misunderstand that she trespassed into the princess's residence at will, Ji Yunyun only glanced at it, then turned around and walked back.
She didn't know the way when she came, and when she went back to walk, she was confused, and she didn't know where to go at a fork in the road. I don't know if it's because she walked too far, and she didn't meet anyone along the way, so she had to choose a path based on her intuition.
After walking for a while, I still didn't meet anyone, the sun was a little big, there was a cluster of flowers and trees next to the path, the flowers grew luxuriantly and densely, the flowers in full bloom were about to crush the flower branches, the fragrance of the flowers was strong, and many butterflies fluttered around the flowers. There is a stone next to the flower tree, which is shrouded in the shadow of the flower tree, just right for people to sit and rest.
Ji Yunyun sat down on the stone, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on her forehead, she was worried about how to go back to the garden in front of her, when she heard footsteps and talking from behind the flower tree.
She was overjoyed, and was about to get up and go around to the back of the flower tree to ask for directions, when she heard the voice of a man, she was stunned for a moment, and after this hesitation, the person who came had already walked to the flower tree and stopped.
"Your Highness, I have searched inside and outside the capital, but I haven't found Mr. Wei." A male voice said.
"There's no movement from the prince?" Another male voice asked, a somewhat gloomy one.
"No, the queen is sick in bed, the prince is taking care of him in the palace these days, and the prince's mansion is also calm, and there is no movement." The male voice just now replied.
His Royal Highness asked the prince again, and Ji Yunyun quickly understood the identity of the yin owl male voice, the second prince. The man next to him should be his bodyguard. It's just that the princess only invited a female dependant today, why is the second prince here? Ji Yunyun listened to the two of them and hid against the flowers and trees.
The male voice just now spoke again: "Your Highness, Prince An has already found out that the person who attacked him in Zhuzhou is the crown prince, and the cousin and his marriage, can you let the concubine and the emperor mention it?" ”
The second prince snorted coldly, "It's one thing for him to find out, and it's another thing to believe it or not." Let people continue to stare at him and the prince secretly, and tell me as soon as the two have contact. As for Mr. Wei, send more people out to find it! ”
"Yes, Your Highness." Male voice.
The second prince stretched out his hand and dialed the flower tree in front of him, paused and said: "This flower is full of flowers, Yingying likes it, wait until the banquet in the front yard is dispersed, go and tell Yongyi, I want this flower tree, send it to be planted in Yingying's yard." ”
After speaking, the two gradually walked away, and when the footsteps disappeared, Ji Yunyun's hanging heart was relaxed. Fortunately, this clump of flowers and trees was lush, covering her from being discovered by the second prince. She got up from the stone and pondered what she had just heard as she continued along the path.