[Chapter 5, Volume 5]

Section 515

"Princess Qingxin is at Queen Mother Cai's?" On a summer afternoon, the curtains of the small study room of Jintong Temple are lowered, and the ice books in the four corners of the room are full of melons and fruits, exuding a fresh fragrance. Wei Changying finally coaxed her two sons to sleep with her nursing mother, and then she had the time to meet Duanmu Xinmiao alone, at this time she held the chess pieces for the time being, and while looking at the chess path, she said with some surprise, "I heard that the Taishi had interceded for her before, and I thought it was the Taishi who took pity on her young, but it turned out to be your sake?" ”

Duanmu Xinmiao said: "She is not a princess now, even the title of the county lord has been cut off by Xinjun, and now the people who serve her can only call her Miss Shen - grandfather hated the Hongzhou Gu family half to death because of Gu Xiaode's previous actions, how could he help Queen Gu's daughter speak?" She waited for Wei Changying to get down, and she also thought hard about the chess pieces, and said casually, "Third sister-in-law, you see, I'm a soft-hearted person." ”

“…… If you don't say that I still think about it, as soon as you say that, I think there must be something inside to it. Wei Changying took a sip of the black plum in his hand and said, "Don't you forget that this Miss Shen was at least the county lord." "If it weren't for Duanmu Xinmiao killing the monarch, maybe the first emperor would still be there?

Duanmu Xinmiao smiled and said, "Hey, I'm your sister-in-law, why don't you leave me any dignity?" If you do this, sister-in-law, aren't you afraid that I will go to your stepmother to sue you? ”

Wei Changying smiled and said, "If you want me to stay decent, why do you mention this?" When it was her turn, she tapped the chess pieces on the table and said, "Anyway, you came to look for me today, is it related to this Miss Shen?" ”

Duanmu Xinmiao turned the gold-painted pastel spring peach with dew tea bowl in front of him, and said, "I want to go to Xiliang again, I want to find out if the Shen family has such an opportunity recently?" If there is, I will go and grind my stepmother. ”

"Xiliang?" Wei Changying said unexpectedly, "Why are you going there again?" Now this is a mess. ”

"Where is there no war now?" Duanmu Xinmiao sighed, "My grandfather said that even if it is the imperial capital, it will only be peaceful for so many days. The people are in turmoil and alien races, and sooner or later they will be involved in the idea of peace here in the imperial capital. It was Xiliang who killed Di Ren to the point of great injury, but it was more peaceful, right? ”

Wei Chang looked at her suspiciously, and said, "You want to go to Xiliang for this?" But even if Xiliang City is peaceful now, it is not very peaceful on the way to Xiliang! And you're so sick and dizzy, didn't you swear last time that you wouldn't go far in your life? ”

"Where can I take the oath I made last time?" Duanmu Xinmiao said lightly, "It's just a matter of talking, it's all in the past." ”

"......" Wei Changying looked at her speechlessly and said, "Then you went to Xiliang for this reason?" ”

Duanmu Xinmiao groaned, "It's not all ...... Actually, I wanted to go to Master. ”

"Doctor Ji, they didn't catch the opportunity, otherwise they would have to come to the imperial capital." Wei Changying reminded, "It's not a pity that you will run over." ”

"It's interesting to get a new half of the square, but I don't know if it's true or not, so I still have to ask the master to look at it." Duanmu Xinmiao pointed his finger at his cheek, thought for a moment, and then said, "But in fact, this is only one of the reasons." In the end, it's the ...... in this house Or maybe I can't stay in this imperial capital. ”

Wei Changying was stunned: "Could it be that your stepmother ......?"

"Although she is a stepmother, she has always treated me very well." Duanmu Xinmiao shook his head and said, "Now it's bad for this good word - Huo Shenyuan's suicide, to be honest, although I am very angry, I am not very sad." Third sister-in-law, you know, I don't hate him, but it's not to the point of unforgettable. In the past, when I was studying medicine with my master, I had the idea of not marrying in this life, and my family was ...... at that time After that, my fourth uncle went to Xiliang and brought me back, my grandfather and father took turns to persuade me, and my eldest sister and stepmother also said bitterly. In addition, I thought that after leaving the cabinet, I would have a dowry in hand, and I would be at ease in everything. That's why I responded to the choice of my big sister and stepmother. But now both of them feel that they can't live with me. ”

She frowned and said in a low voice, "Originally, I placed Shen Bao in the courtyard where I used to live, but when my eldest sister found out, she sent people to persuade her to take her to King Cai's mansion to take care of her, and she didn't even ask the reason. I know it's all because she feels that she chose someone carelessly and hurt me for the rest of my life, and she feels guilty, and now she is trying to do something for me. As for my stepmother, although she was kind to me, she did not lose the attitude of her elders, but now she is simply looking at my face for everything - you say I don't blame them, but they treat me like this one by one, can I live comfortably? ”

Wei Changying sighed: "You may not care that you can't marry again in this life." But your eldest sister and your stepmother definitely don't think so, in fact, even I think Huo Shenyuan is too impulsive and has burdened you for the rest of your life. And how much more are they? ”

Duanmu Xinmiao said: "The horizontal and vertical people are dead, and it's useless to say this." I'm thinking of simply going to Xiliang to avoid it for a few days, and I'm afraid they can also think about it in a few years. ”

"But I'm afraid there is no such opportunity right now." Wei Changying didn't think that Queen Mother Cai and Zhou Yueguang's guilt towards Duanmu Xinmiao would fade in a few years - at that time, watching other people who were the same age as Duanmu Xinmiao have children under their knees, and the husband and wife are in love, but Duanmu Xinmiao is still alone, I'm afraid it will be even more uncomfortable. But now it's obviously not just these two who are uncomfortable, Duanmu Xinmiao is also unhappy, since she proposed to avoid it, then even if it is still ashamed for Queen Mother Cai and Zhou Yueguang to be separated for a few years, but it will at least be better for Duanmu Xinmiao.

Therefore, she seriously considered the plan of Mu Xinmiao at the lower end, but said regretfully, "It is more likely that the Xiliang army will enter the Central Plains from Xiliang one after another." It stands to reason that this side will not send a large group of people to turn back, and now in this world, without a large team of people and horses to escort it, everything is unpredictable. ”

Duanmu Xinmiao sighed slightly when she heard this, and said, "That's it? Then I won't mention it to my stepmother, otherwise my stepmother will tell my stepmother about them, and I'm afraid they will be terrified again. ”

Obviously, Queen Mother Cai and Zhou Yueguang are as unstable as birds at this moment because of the guilt of choosing Huo Shenyuan as their son-in-law for her.

And Duanmu Xinmiao's instability is actually probably due to their instability.

Wei Changying saw that she looked disappointed, thought about it, and said, "You haven't said what you want to do to take Shen Bao in?" I remember that you weren't familiar with her before, and now that Xinjun has made his attitude clear, it's okay for the Taishi to intercede before. She was kicked out of the palace, and even her foreign family, the Gu family, and Princess Linchuan, who was the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, didn't know about it, but you placed her, which inevitably made the new monarch displeased. With such a big stake, it is impossible not to have an inside story, right? ”

Duanmu Xinmiao hooked her lips and smiled, "Queen Gu...... Oh, after the abolition, the Gu clan made a deal with me before, that is, the half of the prescription that I wanted to go to Xiliang to find the master to see this time. She took the other half out of the palace with An's and other henchmen, God knows where she went? I have to take good care of my daughter for her for twenty years, and after twenty years, if Shenbao is doing well, An and others will come to me and give me the remaining half of the prescription. ”

"What is worth your promise?" Wei Changying said unexpectedly, "Taking care of Shenbao for twenty years, this burden is not light!" Not to mention that the new monarch is angry with her, just say that with her beautiful and fragrant appearance, in this year of war and chaos, it is the sin of Huaibi! ”

Before the two of them entered the small study, because they planned to talk unscrupulously, they had ordered no one to disturb them, let alone anyone nearby. With Wei Changying's current control of Jintong Academy, no one dares to disobey this order. But Duanmu Xinmiao actually crept to the door and window and quietly opened a crack to look around, and confirmed that there was no one, so he slipped back to Wei Changying's side, clinging to her ear, and whispered, word for word: "Dream, see, scatter!" ”

Wei Changying let out a "ah" - slightly changed color and said: "Isn't it the one that Concubine Xu made during the Dahe Jingying period?" ”

"If it weren't for this recipe, how could I have agreed to such an outrageous request? When it's a mess, it's too late for me to take care of myself! Duanmu Xinmiao squinted and said.

The dynasty before the Great Wei was Dahe, but Dahe's life was short, and Guozuo was only fifty-seven years.

This Emperor Jingying is the third emperor of Dahe, his grandfather is He Taizu, who has been fighting in the south and north for decades, and has worked hard to win the world, but he has not been in the country for a year; On the contrary, his father Emperor Ning Xiang, as the eldest son of He Taizu, was almost fifty years old when he ascended the throne, and he still sat on the throne for nearly thirty years, so that Emperor Jingying was not anxious to wait. Probably waited too long, and finally ascended the throne, Emperor Jing Ying was completely uninterested in political affairs, and indulged in sound and sensuality with all his heart.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for the harem to be fiercely fought during Emperor Jingying.

Among them, the most fierce is the dispute between Empress Feng and Concubine Xu for the throne and the dispute between the two for the throne of their son - even to the point that both have children and are murdered by each other.

But the most sensational thing about the harem dispute during the Jingying period was that Concubine Xu cut out the brain and marrow of Empress Feng's son, cut the veins and took blood, and made it into a secret medicine, which was called "dreaming of scattering".

It is said that Concubine Xu relied on this "dream to disperse", and reversed her already prosperous and declining appearance, and restored her delicate and gorgeous when she first served Emperor Jingying. In addition, she has served Emperor Jing Ying for many years and knows his preferences well, so she overwhelmed Empress Feng, who was younger than her, so that Empress Feng, who had taken away the throne of Concubine Xu with her young beauty, gradually fell out of favor, and finally ended up being angry to death by Concubine Xu.

But in order to avenge the murder of her second son by Empress Feng, Concubine Xu went to visit Empress Feng when she was seriously ill, and deliberately said how tragic the death of Empress Feng's eldest son was, and that the fat powder that Empress Feng obtained from Concubine Xu a few years ago was actually made of the blood and brain marrow of Empress Feng's son, which made Empress Feng angry to death - but because of this, Empress Feng's youngest son who was hiding under the bed heard the truth and revealed it.

However, later Emperor Jing Ying traced this "dream of scattering" to Concubine Xu without success, after Concubine Xu's son ascended the throne, he once searched the palace on a large scale, although under other names, but there were rumors in the market at that time that he was actually looking for a recipe for "dreaming of scattering".

For some reason, Concubine Xu didn't give this recipe to her children and grandchildren.

And in this world, who doesn't admire the youth of the right age?

Even though this recipe is rumoredly cruel, it requires the brains and blood of young children as medicine. But if you can exchange it for another youth after your twilight, there are too many ruthless people in this world.

However, until Dahe's death, this recipe of "dreaming of scattering" was only in rumors and was never found.

But I don't want to, the Gu family actually has it in the hands of the abolished queen?!

Wei Changying instantly thought of Gu's nearly half a hundred years old but as delicate as the three spring flowers and moons - could this be the reason for the immortality of this queen who once favored the harem, rather than simply meticulous maintenance?