"Bang Dang"

The teacup fell off from his hand and slammed into the ground with a crisp clattering sound.

Mu Xuefu stared at Zhou Cheng in disbelief, and her voice changed slightly, "The prince went to Jiangnan?" When did he leave? ”

"I left at dawn this morning." Zhou Cheng raised his eyelids and looked at her, "The prince left the servants in the palace and let the servants serve the princess well." ”

As if a piece was missing from a corner of her heart, she was suddenly lost, and Mu Xuefu's expression slowly dimmed, like the silent night sky after a meteor, only melancholy. She lowered her head, so that people couldn't see her expression clearly, "Disaster relief and peace of the people is a chore, who can take care of the prince?" ”

Zhou Cheng paused, and replied cautiously: "The emperor is gracious, and the daughter Xu will accompany him." The prince felt sorry for the princess, and was afraid that you would be tired on the road, and that you would suffer when you arrived in the disaster area, so he asked Concubine Ming to follow. ”

Zhou Cheng said this beautifully, but Mu Xuefu knew in his heart that he didn't want to see her. But she didn't expect that Jing Rong not only didn't want to see her, but also had a clear heart. With a stiff smile on his face, Mu Xuefu looked at Zhou Chengdao and said, "The prince is out of the house, and everything in this palace depends on you." I usually don't care about things, and I can't suppress people, if someone is restless and keeps to himself, you can deal with it. She took the tea that Qingzhuo had re-brewed for her, took a sip, and suppressed the faint surging vinegar in her heart, "It's been hard for you for this time." ”

Zhou Cheng hurriedly said: "The prince left the slave to share the worries and solve the problems for the princess, where there is any hardship, this is all within the slave's responsibility." He has always been observant, and looking at Mu Xuefu's expression, he naturally knows that the princess is not happy. He smiled all over his face, with a somewhat consoling tone, "Don't worry about the princess, if Concubine Ming could be favored, she would have been favored a long time ago, why wait until now?" The prince is afraid that the situation on that side will not be easy to control, in case something hurts the princess, then the prince will be distressed. ”

Mu Xuefu smiled slightly bitterly, rolled up a silk silk and wiped the corners of her mouth, "You don't have to comfort me, the prince hasn't set foot on me for so long, everyone says that I fell out of favor and was beaten into the cold palace." Now, this statement is true. ”

Zhou Cheng hurriedly said "oops" and bowed down, "My princess, you can't think so." The prince's sincerity to you is that the servants are moved in their eyes. What is falling out of favor and breaking into the cold palace, this is even more of a thing. This is all nonsense from the slave who loves to chew the root of his tongue, don't take it to heart. The slave will find someone to find out who spread this word, find out, and must be severely punished. ”

Mu Xuefu waved her hand and said listlessly: "Forget it, who doesn't like to gossip, let them go." Besides, what they say is also true, so why bother to punish them severely for the sake of some truth. ”

Zhou Cheng really didn't want to see the princess misunderstand the prince, so the two of them would only get farther and farther apart. He frowned slightly, looked at his eyes and sighed: "Princess, it's not that the slave is talkative, the slave has followed the prince for more than ten years, not to mention the roundworm in the prince's stomach, but also to know a lot." There is really no one else in the prince's heart except for you. If you blame him, the minions will all cry out for the prince. He was bold and looked directly at Mu Xuefu, "Does the princess know what day yesterday was?" Seeing Mu Xuefu shaking his head, he sighed, "It's the prince's birthday, originally the prince ordered the servants to prepare a large table of dishes, and happily waited for the princess to come back." But who knows, the news that I am looking forward to is that the princess is staying in the new house. You think, you forgot his birthday, can he not be angry? ”

It was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, thunder and lightning, Mu Xuefu was completely stunned, as if she had lost her voice and lost her soul, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.

"I, I didn't know that yesterday was the prince's birthday, and no one told me."

Zhou Cheng lowered his eyebrows, "That's it, the prince is angry, and the princess doesn't even know his birthday." After a pause, his face was a little guilty and helpless, "It's all the slave who is wrong, the slave should come early in the morning to tell the princess, or send someone to the new house to report the news." Alas, it's all minions who don't think about it. ”

Mu Xuefu was annoyed in her heart, because she didn't even know her husband's birthday, and she really failed. It's just that she really didn't expect that Jingrong's birthday and her brother were the same day, otherwise, she would come back to celebrate his birthday if she said anything.

"I don't blame you, it's my fault, and the prince should be angry with me." The color of self-blame and guilt was overflowing, and Mu Xuefu's bright starry eyes flashed with a dim light, "The people of Manfu make a birthday for the prince, only I have not returned, I am afraid that the prince will not forgive me in the future." ”

Zhou Cheng hurriedly said: "So it's not all the princess's fault for this, everyone in this palace knows that the prince never has a birthday, and naturally no one came to tell the princess." ”

Mu Xuefu's eyebrows moved slightly, and she wondered: "The prince doesn't do longevity?" Why? ”

Zhou Cheng was half emotional and half regretful, and said: "Because the day the old princess died was the birthday of the prince, so the prince will never live since then." ”

Zhou Chengyue said that Mu Xuefu felt that she was a failure, and she waved her hand, "You go down." ”

After Zhou Cheng left, Qing Zhuo suddenly knelt at Mu Xuefu's feet, "It's all the fault of my subordinates, my subordinates knew that yesterday was the prince's birthday, but they never said it." The subordinates guessed the master's intentions, thinking that the master had the intention to avoid, and the prince misunderstood the master, and the subordinates really deserved to die. ”

At this time, Mu Xuefu really didn't want to hold others responsible, in the final analysis, she could only blame herself. She personally helped Qing Zhuo up, with tiredness in her voice, "I don't blame you, it's my reason." I've never cared about him, so naturally I don't care about him. With a long breath, she rubbed her forehead, "I'm suddenly a little tired, you can help me to the bed to rest for a while." ”

Mu Xuefu was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, but she couldn't sleep anyway, her mind was full of Jingrong's figure. Outside the window, there was the sound of rain hitting the plantains, and it hit her heart all at once.

In a blink of an eye, it was late June, and seeing that it was about to enter July, Nuwa finally used multicolored stones to make up the sky. After the rain passed, the heat spread throughout the imperial city, and the air spread with an impetuous and sultry atmosphere, and even the wind was hot.

Mu Xuefu sat under the corridor, the chess moves on the table were wrong, and Hong Shao stood up to fan him. Since Jingrong left, she often played chess by herself, as if she was passing the boring time, and as if she missed someone because of this.

The intricacies of the chess game were like a messy heart, stirring her upset. This feeling of distraction increased dramatically every day, blocking her heart, and she was full of sorrow.

More than 20 days have passed since Jing Rong left, but he didn't even send a letter back to his family. Although there is no letter from his family, I heard that the flood in Jiangnan has receded, and I think that he will come back soon.

It's just that when Jingrong comes back, he will find that the current pattern of the DPRK and China is very different from before he left.

King Rong was dismissed, although he still went to court every day, but he was just an idle prince, and he could no longer share the spring with King Rui. And Emperor Xuanwu has always known the art of balance, and supported King Ning to the throne in one fell swoop.

After Jingrong left, Emperor Xuanwu handed over the Gyeonggi Wei to King Ning to lead, although it was only temporary, but who knows if it will be directly replaced? Not only King Ning, but even the father and brother of his two side concubines were promoted by Emperor Xuanwu.

King Ning's faction faintly has the potential to ascend to the throne, while King Rui's faction has lost several generals in a row. First of all, the nephew of the imperial concubine's mother's family robbed the people's daughter, and was dismissed and severely punished. Later, Xu Zezheng, the new head of the household department who stood on the front line with Rui Wang, was found to have bent the law for bribes, profiteering, and withheld disaster relief materials in the matter of transporting grain to Jiangnan, which was a big matter. Emperor Xuanwu was furious, and immediately ordered the house to be raided, and the whole house was beheaded. Even King Rui was reprimanded like never before.

King Rui lost his might, King Ning was in the limelight, King Rong couldn't bear it, and King Huai watched the fire from the other side. The dispute between the four princes is calm on the surface, but in fact it is secretly turbulent, and everyone knows that there will be a bloody storm above the court in the near future.

In a trance, the white and black sons were staggered, and they lost all the games if they were not careful.

With a "snap", Mu Xuefu threw the unfallen white child in his hand to the ground. Hong Shao was taken aback by this sudden action, hurriedly picked up the chess pieces, and brought her the ice-stained rock sugar hawthorn on the incense table on the side, "The master has been playing chess for a morning, maybe he is tired, take a rest for the time being." You try the rock sugar hawthorn made by Bai Yixin, this rock sugar hawthorn has always been soaked in ice, and it is eaten in summer, which is the best way to relieve the heat. ”

Mu Xuefu glanced at it, and the hawthorn seemed to be poured with a layer of honey, and it did seem to have a bit of appetite. She took it and scooped a few mouthfuls with a spoon, although it was a lot cooler, she was still upset, and she only felt uncomfortable in the hot weather. Mu Xuefu put down the bowl, dragged the fan in Hong Shao's hand and fanned it vigorously, complaining: "This sultry and scorching heat is not as cool as the next rain." ”

"It's dog days, and when the summer is over, the weather will be cooler." Hong Shao bit his lip and quipped: "The master misses the prince, master, you will put one hundred and twenty hearts, and after these dog days, the prince will designate to come back." ”

Mu Xuefu glanced at her, as if she was told the central matter, she was ashamed and angry, and slapped her head with a clinging fan, "Even you dare to joke with me, it's really presumptuous!" ”

Hong Shao covered his head and shouted, "Oops, hey, hey, "Master, why are you poked and beaten by someone?" If you don't give up every day, you are obviously worried about the prince. ”

Mu Xuefu hit again, "And said that I also said, I think you are begging to beat." Twisting his face and not looking at her again, "Don't say anything like that again." ”

After being separated for so long, Mu Xuefu knew that she had unconsciously developed feelings for Jing Rong. It was an uncontrollable disease, and even if she resisted, it still invaded her body and even spread to her heart.

However, even if it breeds, she doesn't deserve it.