Chapter 143: Far and Near (2)
Wei Nong originally thought that the king of Chu would wait until after Chu Li's birthday before issuing an order to draft a concubine for the crown prince. But she miscalculated, and on the second day she learned of this, the holy decree of marriage arrived at Yuntai Palace - and it was a succession of two people, unceremoniously occupying the positions of the two princes Liangdi.
Wei Nong came to his senses at this time, the King of Chu had already found a candidate, and had already prepared the holy decree, just waiting for her to nod! Or perhaps, there is no need to wait for her to nod at all, just to inform her in courtesy.
Although it is said that they are concubines, the two Liangdi are the daughters of important ministers, and they want to have a big feast according to the meaning of the king of Chu. According to the usual practice, the gift of the concubine should be handed over to the internal affairs preparation and disposal office, but the king of Chu ordered Wei Nong to be fully responsible, and for this reason, he also threw the phoenix seal to her, and ordered her to "be sure to prepare for it well, and don't have to worry about money".
From beginning to end of this matter, from deciding to take a concubine to preparing a banquet, she heard it from the holy decree, and the king of Chu did not tell her once, not even half a hint.
She was sometimes very late in her life, and it wasn't until three days after the marriage decree came down that she finally discovered one thing - after the Shangyuan Festival, the king of Chu almost didn't talk to her again, and every morning and dusk, he asked a few words very politely, and there was a kind of routine perfunctory.
There are two reasons for this: one is big and the other is small. She has no right to ask about the big one, and she can't solve the small one.
Decades ago, there was a talented and good-looking female Taoist priest in Yan who fell in love with a monk, and the relationship ended without a problem. Disheartened, she wrote a poem:
"From near to far east and west, to deep to shallow clear stream.
As high as the sun and the moon, from relatives to husband and wife. ”
When Wei Nong entered the Tao in Xuanji Palace, he had overheard this poem, and for some reason, he often thought about it these days. It is really strange that a female Taoist priest who has never married in her life can write such profound and sober verses. Wei Nong felt that she should feel glad that she did not go to the step of "being close to each other" with Chu Li, so that she could retain that pure relationship.
After all, there are many husbands and wives in the world who look like each other, but the friendship between brothers and sisters is intimate and solid.
Thinking like this, Wei Nong suddenly regretted it again, she shouldn't have given up carving that wrench on impulse! Even as a brother and sister, she should give him the wrench openly!
For this reason, she went to Si Zhen's room in person, took away the carved jade crown, and asked about the whereabouts of the jade wrench.
But the people in Si Zhenfang's room told her that the jade wrench finger had been lost! It was transported out of the palace as scrap!
That night, Wei Nong cried a lot about this, and the next day, her eyes were red and swollen, and she was caught by Chu Li to ask the reason. Now she is not interested in hiding it anymore, so she told the truth about the jade wrench, Chu Li only comforted her a few words after hearing it, and the matter was over.
She felt that she really had not achieved enough and had more than she could lose. When she was in the palace of Yan Wang, she made her situation very bad; When I arrived at the Chu Palace, it was still like this, and even a small wrench could not be disposed of.
On Chu Li's birthday, she only had a jade crown to give, and Lantern Xiao kept explaining on the side, saying that this pattern was personally selected and drawn by the crown princess. Chu Li seemed to like it very much, but she couldn't raise half of the interest, and laughed very reluctantly all night.
The day of the concubine was set on the ninth day of the lunar month, and the king of Chu did not want to wait until the year after the year, which shows that the sacred heart has been brewing for a long time. It's also funny, she, the nominal crown princess, has always been good at messing things up, but Chu Lina's ceremonies and feasts are unprecedentedly well organized, and all aspects are arranged in an orderly manner. Including the bedroom of the two princes Liangdi, from the makeup case to the small bedside furnishings, it is impeccable.
She thought that this was a big matter about Chu Li, and it was the only thing she could do for Chu Li. She must do a good job and be meticulous, not let him lose face, and not let him be the slightest dissatisfied.
Perhaps, people always have to suffer some blows and persecution in order to stimulate unprecedented talents.
In this matter, even the King of Chu felt very satisfied, and privately said to Chu Li that he would be impressed by the crown princess.
Chu Li was also impressed by Wei Nong, but he didn't say it, he only said "hard work" a few times from beginning to end, and didn't praise her.
Since the two Liangdi entered the Yuntai Palace, Wei Nong no longer pestered Chu Li to practice the soft sword. Chu Li never took the initiative to mention it. Not only that, Weinong also let people collect the arrow target in the court, read and read history with peace of mind, she felt that she had been able to be a princess in style, and she was virtuous and gentle, no longer dancing knives and guns.
She has been living in the Chu Palace for a year and a half. In the second year of the Chu State, he left in a hurry. Nine months after marrying Chu Li, she personally sent him to another woman.
But then, what happened? Wei Nong was a little reluctant to recall. A lot of pain accumulated over the course of the year, forcing her to keep awake and grow.
First of all, her aunt and uncle died of illness one after another, and because the two had no heirs, the dart game was occupied by his subordinates. The dart masters fought hard for this, and they went to death to death, and finally caused people to disperse, the dart game was not well managed, and the dart team was forced to disband.
Since Wei Nong became the princess of Qingcheng, her aunt and uncle have been trembling. They were not rewarded for raising a small amount of money, but were almost convicted for hiding a dragon heir. Wei Nong was also afraid that King Yan would bring up the old things again, so he deliberately distanced himself from contact, who would have expected that his aunt and uncle would still die of illness in fear.
What made her even more uncomfortable was that the dart bureau was in Fangzhou, on Nie Xingji's fiefdom. But he didn't care about this matter, he had an attitude of avoiding it, and he didn't think about half of the old feelings! Let the darts team disband!
He is dignified and respectful, if he can interfere, even if it is a word, half of his aunt's and uncle's hard work will not be in vain!
It was May when Wei Nong got the news, and it had been almost half a year since her aunt and uncle died. She had been holding on and trying her best to be a well-behaved princess, but because of this news, she returned to her original form, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep at night, and abandoned the internal affairs of Yuntai Palace.
And what did Chu Li do at that time? He was with her all the time, coaxing her. He even left Zhao Liangdi, who was pregnant, and took her to hunt and go mountaineering to relax. But she still couldn't lift her spirits, and gradually began to lose weight, and finally simply lay in the dormitory and closed the door, and no one was seen.
Until one day, Chu Li finally couldn't bear it anymore, kicked open the door of the dormitory, pulled her up from the bed, and asked angrily: "The night is slightly thick!" Who are you doing this half-dead look for? ”
After knowing each other for two years, this is the first time Chu Li has lost his temper with her, and it is the first time he has spoken so sharply. Ke Weinong let him pull his arm, and just asked blankly: "Who is Ye Weinong?" I don't know. ”
It took a while for her to seem to remember, "Oh, it's my name." ”
Chu Li's eyes were angry: "People can't be resurrected after death, do you plan to lie here for the rest of your life?" ”
Wei Nong just waved his hand weakly: "Let me lie down, I'm so tired." Isn't Zhao Liangdi pregnant? Go and accompany her! ”
When Chu Li heard this, the green tendons on his forehead were almost exposed, he closed his eyes patiently, and tried his best to calm down: "I have also lost my relatives, my mother passed away two years ago, if I was as depressed as you, you would have been widowed a long time ago!" You've been feeling bad for two months, isn't that enough? ”
Wei Nong rubbed his forehead and asked incoherently, "How many months is Zhao Liangdi pregnant?" I haven't been to see her lately. ”
Chu Li hated that iron could not become steel, so he pulled her to the mirror platform, pointed to the bronze mirror and asked, "Look at your current appearance, can you still afford the appearance of the crown princess?" After learning so many poetry books and reading "Nangong Old Things", do you read like this? Do you know why I forced you to study? Why did you learn the soft sword? ”
At this point, he seemed to have nothing to say, only sighed heavily: "Wei Nong, you have disappointed me too much!" ”
Wei Nong looked at the mirror in a daze, as if he hadn't reacted until this moment. She couldn't help but scream, pointed to the mirror and asked in horror, "Who is this woman?" Who is she? ”
Who is this pale-faced female ghost in the mirror?
"It's you! More like a dead man than a dead man! You don't care for yourself, who do you expect to help you? Who will love you? Chu Li asked angrily.
These last four words really poked at the slight sore spot, she grabbed the bronze mirror, touched the person in the mirror with her fingers, and suddenly laughed: "Yes, you look like a ghost, who will love you?" Nobody loves you anymore, never again! Ha ha! The night is dark, you poor ghost! ”
She laughed uncontrollably, and laughed so sadly that Chu Li couldn't help but worry: "Do you understand what I'm talking about?" ”
Wei Nong was still smiling, and slowly turned to look at him: "Understood! Of course I do! You don't love me anymore......"
She smiled and began to cry, then the tears did not stop, and finally turned into a howling cry, crying and saying, "Chu Li, what should I do, I am so sad." You don't want me anymore, what should I do? ”
"You guys?" Chu Li frowned.
"My aunt and uncle are gone, and my master is nowhere to be found, he ...... is so ruthless, Zhao Liangdi also has a child......" Wei Nong finally couldn't help but pounce in front of the mirror and cried heartbrokenly: "King Yan doesn't like me, and King Chu hates me too...... What else can I do? I can't do anything! I'm doing it myself! ”
Chu Li finally understood a little, reached out to hold her in his arms, and asked in a low voice, "Are you ...... Jealous? ”
Jealous? These two words are like the sound of thunder, deafening! It's more like a bolt of lightning, illuminating her spiritual platform, splitting her blankness, and making her have nothing to hide!
She was helpless, she couldn't avoid it, she couldn't stop trembling, and cried loudly in that warm and generous embrace: "Chu Li, I'm a dirty person, I'm not worthy of you!" You don't know how filthy and unbearable I am! But seeing you marry a side concubine, I feel so uncomfortable......"