Chapter 72: The Fog of Life and Death (9) Twisting plot
"What is the eldest brother doing in Xuanji Palace?" Ming Chenyuan immediately asked the little guy.
The little girl shook his head: "The master didn't say it, he just said that he was here to incense the princess." ”
Could it be that something happened to Princess Jincheng? Wei Nong looked at Ming Chenyuan and asked, "Do you want to meet your eldest brother?" ”
Ming Chenyuan pondered for a moment and refused: "No, my eldest brother and I ...... Not a big deal. ”
He said it very tactfully, but he understood what he meant. Ming Chongyuan is the concubine of Princess Jincheng, the queen's son-in-law, and naturally a princeling; And he is far from respecting the Marquis Party, and the two will definitely not get along.
Moreover, Ming Chenyuan is a concubine again, his biological mother died early, and he is not favored in the Ming Prime Minister's Mansion. It wasn't until last year's battle of Yanchu that Nie Xingchen strongly recommended him to be the vanguard, and after returning from a great victory, this Ming family concubine was really looked down upon by the world.
Presumably, when he was at home in the past, he was not less coldly regarded by his brother.
"Now that your little servant has been seen by the colt, is it appropriate that you don't show up?" Wei Nong had some concerns.
"Back to the crown princess, I didn't see the little one. It has always been the people of the East Palace who have come forward to mediate. The little guy was quite shrewd and replied.
Wei Nong heard this, so he said to Mingchen from afar: "That's right, you stay here to avoid it, and I'll go to meet this colt." ”
Ming Chenyuan nodded, but there was a look of hesitation on his face. Seeing this, Wei Nong stood still, waiting for him to continue.
Sure enough, I heard him hesitate and said, "If it's convenient for you, please ask Princess Jincheng what's wrong." ”
This question seems to be bland, but it makes Wei Nong notice a little different. Suddenly, she remembered that Ming Danshu had married the prince by mistake, and she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, could it be that Princess Jincheng was also like this?
That Nie Xingji is far away from Mingchen, but he really sympathizes with each other.
However, Wei Nong didn't ask again, and she was not a person of many words, so she only nodded and agreed: "Okay." With that, he walked out.
"Princess," Ming Chen suddenly stopped her when she was about to step out of the threshold, reminding, "You have to beware, maybe the prince is suspicious of you, so I asked my eldest brother to hit your carriage, so that I can take the opportunity to see if you are in Xuanji Palace." ”
Wei Nong didn't expect this to happen, and couldn't help but raise his spirit: "Thank you, I know the measure." She bowed slightly towards Mingchenyuan, tightened her fox fur and walked out of the door.
It was getting noon, and there were more and more good men and women in the Xuanji Palace, and in the midst of the hustle and bustle, Wei Nong found that the ceremony of the first anniversary of Princess Qingcheng was very grand, and it was more grand than she imagined.
Qingjing Sanren treats her really well.
Thinking like this, Wei Nong walked all the way to the mountain gate, and saw two colliding carriages stopped on the side of the road from a distance. The guards in disguise in the East Palace surrounded a man, and they didn't know what they were talking about, but it seemed that the atmosphere was not bad.
When Wei Nong approached, everyone looked at her, and they didn't dare to make any big gifts, but only bowed to her.
A slight gaze searched among the men, and at a glance he saw a young man with clear eyebrows, looking at her with a smile.
This must be clear and far-reaching. looks like Ming Danshu, and is also a talent. It's just that Wei Deng never expected that the concubine of the dignified princess of Jincheng turned out to be a weak scholar, which was far from Ming Chenyuan's temperament.
"I've seen the crown princess." Before she could open her mouth to salute, Ming Chongyuan had already saluted first.
In terms of etiquette, the crown princess is second only to King Yan, the queen, and the prince, and Princess Jincheng's concubine salutes her, and she can bear it. So, Wei Nong didn't do much hypocrisy, and returned the gift: "The horse is good." ”
This is the first time the two have met, Ming Chongyuan doesn't know the identity of Wei Nong's past, but he wonders in his heart, why is the crown princess not like fifteen or sixteen years old? But after all, he has been immersed in his career for many years, and he has already cultivated a calm mentality, and he can't see any abnormality on his face, but he just explained slightly apologetically:
"I don't know what the horse suddenly went mad at, and when he saw your chariot, he crashed into it like crazy, and he couldn't stop it. It's a good thing you're not in the car, otherwise it would have been a big sin. ”
Wei Nong waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and looked at his carriage, only to see that the rear of the carriage had been knocked out of a big hole, and the wind was swishing into it. And the carriage of the princess's mansion was not much better, the front of the car collapsed a little by half, and the board of the car was also knocked out of sight.
The frightened horses must have been led away, leaving the two chariots here crookedly, and they all looked to be ruined.
"Yuan has sent someone back to the princess's mansion to pick up the car, presumably the carriage will come over in a short time, please wait." Ming Chongyuan apologized again, looking extremely guilty.
Wei Nong is a straight person, remembering Ming Chenyuan's reminder and request before leaving, so he asked bluntly: "Why did Master Ma come to Xuanji Palace today?" ”
This question made Ming Chongyuan unable to stop showing joy on the ground: "I came to pray for the princess." ”
"Oh? The princess is ......" Weinong originally wanted to ask Jincheng if he was "sick", but when he saw Ming Chongyuan's smile, he suddenly understood that Princess Jincheng must be happy! That's why Ming Chongyuan came to Xuanji Palace alone to pray for blessings.
This reason makes sense, and it doesn't look like a disguise. Wei Nong remembered that Jincheng was a year younger than herself, and now she was about to become a mother, she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, but all in all, it was a happy event.
"Congratulations to the princess, congratulations to the colt." Wei Chong smiled and said: "In this case, why don't you hurry up and go to the incense?" ”
"We'll have to wait for the horses to come." Ming Chongyuan apologized again and insisted on waiting here.
Wei Nong couldn't, so he had to brave the cold wind to chat with him in a few words, and asked about the current situation of Princess Jincheng. Fortunately, the subordinates of the princess's mansion were fast enough, and before the two could say a few words, the carriage came.
This time, there were two.
Wei Nong didn't think much about it, but Ming Chongyuan saw the regulation of the two carriages, and was obviously dissatisfied, and he didn't care about Wei Nong's presence, so he asked his subordinates: "Why are these two cars?" So shabby? How does this make the crown princess go back? ”
The subordinate lowered his head and replied with sincere fear: "Master Ma forgive the sins, the princess entered the palace this morning, and the two Baogai Jinding carriages in the palace accompanied Luan. You came to Xuanji Palace to take this one, and told us not to be ostentatious, the minions are picking and choosing in the mansion, only these two are suitable. ”
Ming Chongyuan was obviously extremely dissatisfied with this explanation, and opened his mouth to reprimand, but was stopped by Wei Nong: "Master Ma is angry, I am out of the palace today, and it is indeed not appropriate to swagger." If you send me a Jinding carriage, my identity will be revealed. These two carriages, in fact, are just right. ”
After saying a little more, he pointed to the chariot he was riding in when he came: "You see, the carriage I used to ride in was also regulated by this kind of regulation. ”
Ming Chongyuan didn't dare not give Wei Nong face, so he had to give up, and continued to her: "Yuan crashed your carriage, and I have to wronged you all the way back, and I will definitely go to the East Palace to make amends to the prince another day." ”
"Don't care. It's not early, so go and pray for blessings, it's not good to delay the auspicious time. Wei Nong casually perfunctory a few words to him.
Ming Chongyuan didn't keep it anymore. He picked the more spacious one from the two carriages and gave it to Wei Nong, and watched her get on the chariot and set off to return to the palace, and then he took people up to Qianxia Mountain and went to Xuanji Palace.
Wei Nong got into the carriage of the princess's mansion and bumped back to the Yan Palace. She was really tired today, and when she relaxed at the moment, she wanted to lean against the wall of the car.
Unexpectedly, the palace maid in the same car exclaimed: "The princess is careful." ”
"What's wrong?" Wei Nong immediately straightened up and asked vigilantly.
But seeing that the palace maid wiped the wall of the carriage behind her with her sleeve, she replied: "The slave maid is afraid that this carriage is not clean enough, and I am afraid that you will be covered with dust." ”
The palace maid didn't say anything, Wei Nong didn't notice that the carriage was indeed not clean enough, at least it was not cleaned carefully enough. If you want to come to the princess's mansion to get on a few carriages, the princess of Jincheng and the concubine must mainly take the Baogai Jinding carriage, and the rest of these are mainly used to send guests, some of them have been parked for many years, and the people are lax when they clean.
Today's incident happened suddenly, and the people went back to pick up the car, and it was estimated that they didn't have time to clean it again. Or maybe someone is lazy and messes up. After analyzing it like this, Wei Nong smiled tolerantly and didn't think much about it.
She is not an overly particular person, she used to follow the dart team in Fangzhou, and she has also experienced many difficulties and hardships. Compared to then, the carriage is comfortable enough.
Thinking of this, Wei Nong leaned back and began to close his eyes in the carriage. The palace maid was also napping beside her, and the hour passed very quickly.
When the carriage returned to the East Palace, the palace maid got out of the car, and suddenly there was an "ouch" sound.
Wei Nong was used to her fuss, and couldn't help but smile and ask, "Where is it dirty this time?" ”
The palace maid pointed to the hem of her fox fur near her left foot, and pouted: "The carriage of the princess's mansion is too unclean!" What are you rubbing with this good fox fur? But not horse manure? ”
Wei Nong followed the position she pointed to and looked at it, and sure enough, there were some things that were not black or purple, rubbing against her fox fur. But it was not as exaggerated as she said, just a little bit, so that the hem of the originally pure white fox fur was stained with dots of stains.
Wei Nong has been following the dart game since he was ten years old, although he does not dare to claim to be excellent in equestrianism, but he is also extremely familiar with horses. She took a closer look at the stains, which were by no means horse manure as the palace maid said. However, what kind of dust will be contaminated in the carriage of the princess's mansion?
Wei Nong recently had a headache about Nie Xingji's assassination, and today he was treated coldly by the King of Chu, and he had no intention of exploring it at the moment, so he took off his fox fur when he returned to Hanzi Hall and handed it over to the palace maid to take care of.
The palace maid who accompanied her was named "Xiaoxin" and was a reliable person. On weekdays, all the affairs of Weinong in the East Palace are mostly handed over to her to take care of; Today, when I went out slightly, I "moved flowers and trees" on the way, thanks to her internal response. Although she is not loyal, she is also well versed in the way of handling affairs in the court, what to ask and what not to ask, and she knows how to measure everything.
Xiaoxin is good everywhere, but she is too picky, and she has been talking about the unclean carriage of the princess's mansion at the moment: "A good fox fur, stained with this stain, I don't know what it is, black and purple, dry and purple." ”
Black purple black purple? Wei Nong had already walked into the inner hall, and when he heard this, he immediately walked out, and stretched out his hand to Xiaoxin: "Where is the fox fur?" Let me see. ”
Xiaoxin handed the fox fur over, muttering in her mouth, not forgetting to remind Wei Nong: "Be careful, don't get your hands dirty." ”
As if she hadn't heard, she only took the fox fur to the open place next to the window and wiped the stain with her hand. There was a rough and dry touch from his fingertips, and he fell into deep thought at the tiny purple particles......