Chapter 40: Reaping the Fisherman's Benefits

Seeing that Su Yichen's face had successfully turned into the color of pig liver, Bai Lilan smiled with satisfaction. Want fame and fortune? There is such a good thing in the world!

The palace maid changed tea and snacks for the two of them, and then slowly withdrew from the palace with a hunched body. As soon as she withdrew, Mama Su hurriedly called her to a corner and asked carefully, "How is it, can the prince and the princess communicate?" ”

The little palace maid hurriedly shook her head and whispered, "The prince has a cold face, and it's scary to look at." And the princess just closed her eyes and couldn't see her joy or anger. ”

Hearing this, Mama Su let out a long sigh, thinking that the Queen Mother's wish was afraid that it would be in vain again.

After the hottest day in the afternoon, the Queen Mother took a few people to sit in the chariot, did not line up the guard of honor, and went to the hunting garden in a simple car. Before getting into the car, Baili Lan looked at the spring breeze casually. Chunfeng nodded, and then Baili Lan turned around and got into the chariot and sat beside Shu Yichen.

"Queen Mother, in order to prevent the wind from leaking, let's let the subordinates ride over on fast horses and stay by the wooden house, okay?"

"Okay, who's going to go?"

"The concubine's maidservant Chunfeng knows a little about horsemanship, can you send her there?"

The Queen Mother looked at the girl in a green dress and a bun, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

The spring breeze received the order, did not dare to delay for a moment, and galloped away. Shu Yichen looked at the spring breeze and stretched out his hand neatly, and sneered, "The princess is really capable of being around her, and even a little maid is so vigorous, I'm afraid the guards around this king will sigh to themselves." ”

"The prince doesn't need to be humble, if the prince's guards are really so useless, and they can't even compare to a woman, then they will all be dismissed and new ones will be recruited."

Su Yichen wanted to say something more, but seeing the Queen Mother's expression, I was afraid that she was upset in her heart, so she couldn't fight back, so she had to glare at Bai Lilan hatefully. But Baili Lan turned a blind eye and turned his head to look at the scenery outside the car, very happy. This is good, Shu Yichen saw that he was left out, and his face turned the color of pig liver again.

Because she was afraid that the prince would get the news and take action, the queen mother ordered people to speed up the journey, and the journey that could only be reached in an hour was only half an hour outside the hunting garden today. Under the guidance of Baililan, the coachman drove the chariot to a wooden house near the stream. The spring breeze was riding on a horse, and when he saw Bai Lilan and the others, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, knelt down and said, "Empress Dowager Qiqi, there are really dozens of children locked up in the wooden house!" ”

The hands were unconsciously clenched, and the Queen Mother was unspeakably worried. After all, it was her grandson, because her biological mother died of illness since she was a child, she raised her, and her feelings were naturally deep. It's just that after growing up and being sealed, he has his own palace and his own strategists, and in order to avoid suspicion, there are gradually fewer contacts. What should I do if I find out that the prince has done something rebellious today?

"The Queen Mother?"

With a slight restrain of thoughts, the Queen Mother took a deep breath, and then, with the support of Mama Su, walked slowly towards the wooden house. Looking at the heavy lock on the wooden door, the Queen Mother ordered in a cold voice, "Open it!" ”

Several powerful palace maids took the order forward, raised the iron axe in their hands and smashed it. The "clanging" sound of the thump woke up the birds in the trees and flew away. At the same time, it also woke up the sleeping caretaker.

A young man opened his eyes in a daze, got up from a recliner at the back of the wooden house, and shouted impatiently, "Where did the bold slave come from, do you know whose place this is, don't you ...... it quickly" Before the words were finished, Shu Yichen had already slapped the man, and then kicked with long legs, and the man flew out like a kite with a broken string.

"You cheap slave dare to speak wildly! Don't open your eyes yet, take a good look at who's standing in front of you! ”

Before the man could speak, he coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the figure in front of him shook, and he couldn't see it at all. But even before fainting, the man knew that today was a great disaster!

Seeing that everyone's eyes were attracted by the man, and no one was paying attention to the wooden house, Bai Lilan impatiently took the iron axe in the hand of the palace maid and picked it up vigorously, and heard a "cough" sound, and the iron chain as thick as the wrist shattered in response. When everyone heard the sound, Bai Lilan had already kicked open the wooden door, and the little child was looking for all over the house.

"Xiang'er, Xiang'er, are you here? I'm your aunt, and your mother asked me to pick you up! ”

Meimu swept over the shrunken children one by one, and Baili Lan felt a little anxious in her heart. If Xiang'er is not here, it means that he has encountered an accident, and Bailisa must be very sad.

With such a cognition, Baili Lan's heart unconsciously swelled with a trace of sentimentality. Bai Lilan knew that this was the soul that had passed away, she didn't like this feeling, in order to calm down the slightest strangeness quickly, Bai Lilan called one after another. Looking for it so eagerly, in the eyes of others, it was so painful, and it also made Su Yichen, who had just sworn to ignore Baili Lan, change his mind.

"Are you really my aunt?"

A little child secretly raised his head, although his little face was dirty, but his eyes were smart and bright, and he looked at Baili Lan with bones.

When Bai Lilan saw this child, she couldn't help but sigh, and the strangeness in her heart gradually disappeared, and Bai Lilan returned to her former calm and self-control.

Reaching out and touching the top of the boy's head, Baili Lan asked, "Your name is Xiang'er?" ”

"Hmm!" The boy nodded.

"Tell me what your daddy's name is?"

"My mother's name is Bailisa, my father's name is Li Chong, and my name is Li Xiang."

"Looks like it's you!" Baili Lan stretched out her hand, took Xiang'er, and handed it to the spring breeze behind her. Then he looked at the frightened fawn-like children and said, "Don't be afraid, now that you are safe, I will ask you some words and answer honestly, and then I can go home to see your parents!" ”

When the Queen Mother saw the children in this room, the soles of her feet were weak and her body shook, and Mama Su hurriedly supported the Queen Mother, and nervously admonished, "The Queen Mother should not be angry!" ”

"Hmph, with such a good grandson, how can the mourning family live in this world in peace!"

Seeing that the Queen Mother's pale face was stained with a thin layer of anger, Bai Lilan knew that her task had been accomplished today. The rest of those power struggles will be thrown at them for their own headaches!

***

When Bailisa saw Xiang'er, he stepped forward excitedly and hugged his son, crying bitterly. Xiang'er was like a little adult, reaching out to pat her mother's back, her voice was soft like a glutinous ball, comforting her mother.

Bai Lilan felt funny when she saw this scene, and thought that sometimes adults are really not as brave as children. But this is not a good time to express their feelings, and they still have a lot of important things to do.

"Qiushuang, you take Xiang'er down to freshen up, I have something to say to the second miss."

Qiushuang took the order and left, and several other maids also knew that the master had important things to tell the second lady, so they left the room in turn.

"There's some entanglement here, you can put it away. After a while, when Xiang'er is cleaned up, you will leave the capital immediately and go back to your home. In this capital, I'm afraid it's going to change. ”

Staring at the red cloth bag with gold trim in her hand, Sa'er sniffed, then looked up at Bai Lilan, pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Eldest sister, you have really changed a lot." In the past, you never thought so much about me. If...... If you could have been so attentive to the third sister at the beginning, no, even if it was half of it, those things wouldn't have happened. ”

"Whatever happened before, it's gone. You haven't had a good rest in a few days, so rest for a while, and when everything is ready, I'll have someone escort you out. ”

Seeing Baili Lan's indifferent appearance, Sa'er wanted to open her mouth to say something, but for some reason, she held back again.

Bailisa's mother and son walked very fast, from the time Xiang'er returned home to the time they left, it was only two hours in total.

Watching the carriage go farther and farther, Chunfeng said worriedly, "County Lord, Second Miss, they left, so what are we going to do?" The matter of the prince has reached the ears of the emperor, and I heard that the emperor is furious and wants to abolish the prince. ”

Bai Lilan leaned back on the soft couch a little tiredly, and said lazily, "That prince will be abolished sooner or later, they just lack an excuse." Now I've given them an excuse to scrap it right. As for the fire that you said was worried, it was even more unnecessary. You don't want to think about what my identity is. Princess Chen, the concubine of Prince Chen, took the lead in the removal of the prince and made great contributions. What would you think if you were a minister at the court? ”

"The county lord was instructed by the prince to take the risk?"

"That's right!" Bai Lilan smiled coldly and said unruly, "All the spearheads are pointed at Shu Yichen, what does it matter to us?" It's time for a headache now, it should be Su Yichen! We'll just sit here and watch the excitement. ”

His eyes rolled around, and the spring breeze smiled, "The county lord is really a good plan, in this way, the prince doesn't have the heart to take care of our side, doesn't he do what he wants?" Lord of the county, you are truly an unpredictable prophet! ”

Sitting up lazily, Baili Lan picked up a black plum and put it in his mouth, the sour and sweet feeling filled his taste buds, making Bai Li Lan squint his eyes like a lazy cat.

"It's true that you can live for a while. It's time to fix the disobedient birds! ”

***

After dark, the palace is quiet and gloomy, like a ghost in a black cloak, quietly wandering around every corner.

I don't know how many times I've vomited, Ou Zhilan raised a pale face, and asked Yingge beside her unwillingly, "Isn't the prince still coming tonight?" ”

Ying Ge looked at Ou Zhilan distressedly and nodded with difficulty.

Ou Zhilan smiled dismally, and seemed to say to herself, "Yes, the prince has been bothered by trivial matters recently, how can he take the time to look at my sick appearance." If I hadn't been pregnant, I would still be able to win the pityof the prince with a little bit of beauty. But now...... Yingge, did the prince recruit a new concubine? ”