Chapter 213: Jade Flower Commissioned Land (Part II)
Chapter 213: Jade Flower Commissioned Land (Part II)
When Zheng Lijun and Wen Hui saw Zhu Jingcheng, they were stunned. Wen Hui reacted first, but she cried with joy: "Jingcheng's cousin ......" before the words came out, her eyes turned red, and she changed her words with tears: "The prince ......"
Zhu Jingcheng ignored her, just stared at Zheng Lijun with two eyes, and his eyes were about to burst into flames: "Why don't you speak?" ”
Zheng Lijun's face was pale, her lips trembled a few times, and she forced herself to calm down: "What did you say?" I'm just angry for a moment, so I don't choose what to say, can't you hear if it's true or not? It was only a few breaths, but she had made a quick judgment. Just now she was provoked by Gu Wenhui, so she said the wrong thing, it was nothing, but her fiancé Zhu Jingcheng came here at this time for some reason, and just listened to it. Although she was not afraid that this matter would affect the marriage between the two, she was worried that he would misunderstand her, so the best way was to tell the truth, even if she exposed her shortcomings in front of Gu Wenhui, it would be better for her fiancé to continue to misunderstand.
Although her idea was good, she missed Zhu Jingcheng's idea.
All along, Zhu Jingcheng has not forgotten his father and his own ambitions, that is, he can't touch the supreme throne that is high above, they are also the most noble bloodline of the first emperor, and the status is indescribably noble. Does the saint still want to rob his own brother? They don't want to cut the land and become kings, but they don't want to be controlled by others, but the saint doesn't like it, he wants to cut the domain, just cut others, why bother to use his brother as a raft? He was the first to find the Dongping Palace, not only sent people to meddle in the affairs of Dongping, but also weakened the power of the palace in disguise, and did not even let go of any taxes, all because the power of the palace was not enough
Although the Queen Mother loves her youngest son and grandson, she is already old, and she has lived in the palace for many years, and she doesn't know much about external affairs. The Dongping royal palace must form stronger allies, at the very least, to retain the authority of the domain and the royal palace
The Marquis of Yongchang is a decent choice, although his family is not as detached in the army as the Duke of Hu, nor is it as famous as the Marquis of Dongyang, but as the foreign family of King Zheng, his family can allow the Dongping Mansion to form an alliance with another prince who was once the most promising to ascend the throne of the crown prince, and as a noble who was in power in the early years, the connections of the Marquis of Yongchang in the household department should not be underestimated. Although his family is no longer as prominent as it was back then, and his status in front of the emperor has plummeted, the queen mother has always loved King Zheng, and she will not embarrass the Marquis of Yongchang Mansion just by looking at King Zheng's face, not to mention that in the eyes of some clan elders, King Zheng is better than today's prince. With such an in-law, Dongping Wangfu has more chips in his hands, even if it is a saint, he can't act rashly, if something goes wrong with the three princes in the future, King Zheng will be the next prince, and the wealth and glory of Dongping Wangfu can continue for decades
However, this wishful thinking was completely shattered on that twilight before the New Year
He didn't know who set this trap and ruined his marriage. There was such a scandal, and the palace quickly ordered marriage to calm the situation, and the daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang was also married within two days, and this marriage obviously did not happen. At that time, he felt that Zheng Lijun also seemed to have been deceived, but she also fell into someone else's trap, thinking that the Zheng family was also high and powerful, and had heavy soldiers, but it was stronger than the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, maybe it would be more useful, so he generously calculated and admitted this family business.
However, there is a premise for all this, that is, Zheng Lijun and the Zheng family behind her are not the ones who calculate their Dongping Palace
The more Zhu Jingcheng thought about it, the more terrifying he became, he glared at Zheng Lijun, and said coldly: "Are you really unscrupulous?" Everyone in the world says that when they are angry, people will always blurt out the truth, and what you say is also the truth, right? I don't know what kind of virtue I can have, I actually let Miss Zheng take it to heart, and I don't hesitate to lose my reputation to be my wife? He tried to endure his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Explain it to me"
Zheng Lijun's face turned pale again, her body shook involuntarily, she gritted her teeth and stood firm, leaned her neck and said, "I've made it clear enough, I didn't calculate, your incident was definitely not a trap set by me" and pointed at Wen Hui again, "I was led by her carriage that day, why didn't you ask her?" ”
Zhu Jingcheng glanced at Wen Hui, and saw that she was looking at himself and Zheng Lijun in a daze, and before she could react, she snorted coldly. What kind of goods Gu Wenhui is, doesn't he know yet? How could she have such a plan? Such a skill? Not to mention that the Huang family and Gu Shilang have no personal relationship, it is impossible for her to know what the situation is in the back garden of the Huang Mansion, only to say that the secret stake of the Dongping Royal Mansion in the capital is by no means a weak girl in the boudoir can find out, only the Zheng family, who is powerful and powerful, is in charge of the military power in Beijing, and has enough manpower, can do this.
He smiled contemptuously, "Do you think I'm a fool?" Those noble daughters, but once into my eyes, after the marriage, has long become a thing of the past, Rao is so, you still have such a black hand on them, set a trap to calculate what I can count? ”
Zheng Lijun's face changed: "What do you mean by this?" Don't say that I didn't do anything to them, even if I did, it was because I didn't resentment that they were inferior to me after marrying you and me in the Holy Heaven, so how did it become evidence that I set a trap and calculated you? ”
Zhu Jingcheng sneered and pointed at Wen Hui with one hand: "Didn't she just say that you have been in love with me since you were a child?" If you have this heart for me, can you really bear me to marry someone else? Even if you can't marry me, you have to take revenge, let alone someone who is going to be my fiancée? Originally, if you were the crown princess, it would have been forgotten, but you can't be the crown princess anymore, can you still watch me marry someone else? It's a pity that it was almost the New Year, and you were afraid that you wouldn't have time to convince the Queen Mother and the Holy Order, so you used that risky method, and would rather give up your name and marry me, yes or no? He is no stranger to this kind of possessiveness, why is it not the case with his mother and his father? It's just that although the mother concubine is a little jealous on weekdays, that is, she is a little harsh to her father's concubines, but she will never damage her father's interests because of interference
Zheng Lijun bit her lower lip desperately, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't do that thing, I was deceived that day" Then her eyes turned red, and she looked at Zhu Jingcheng with tears: "How important is a woman's name, can I not know?" The candidate for the crown princess has already been decided, if I really want to marry you, I can go and ask the concubine Niangniang no matter how tight the time is, there is still a month to go. I admit that I have been ...... since I was a child I admire you a lot, but I never dare to be rude. This time I can be married by the emperor, although I am afraid, but I am also pleasantly surprised, I only feel that there is no regret in this life This is my true words, if there is a little lie, it will call me thunder and thunder"
As soon as she said this, she immediately bit her lip and turned her head away. She couldn't be prouder, and today she spread her sincerity in front of him and said these straightforward words, which is her limit, and she may never say it a second time in this life
Zhu Jingcheng was sneering: "Really? It's really moving," he grabbed Zheng Lijun's arm, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "Then what do you mean to show?" It means that before that day, you never thought of marrying me, but you were bent on being the prince's wife and concubine, but you were unexpectedly given a marriage, so you gladly accepted it...... Or do you want to marry me since you were a child, you are wholeheartedly devoted to me, and you are obviously a candidate for the crown princess, but you can't bear me to marry someone else? ”
Zheng Lijun took a cool breath and looked at him in disbelief. He pushed her away with a wicked smile and said fiercely, "You can't answer, right?" A woman who tends to be inflammatory, and is in the twilight of Qin, don't be a fool."
Zheng Lijun fell to the ground, a jade hairpin on her head fell to the ground, and she was knocking on a stone, and the pearl flower and jade leaf fell into pieces, but she didn't have time to take care of it, she just looked at Zhu Jingcheng in a daze, and tears burst out of her eyes in an instant.
Zhu Jingcheng took out the Dafang Supa, wiped his hands, threw it aside, looked at Zheng Lijun and said coldly: "The holy decree has been issued, I will not resist the decree, but you remember it clearly for me, when you marry into the Dongping Palace, you will give me An An An share of the princess, if you dare to make your own decisions again, act recklessly, and one day get sick and die, don't blame yourself for being blessed" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and strode away.
What about the daughter of the Captain? He was willing to accept this family affair for the sake of the wealth and power of the Dongping Palace, not for a woman to criticize him without authorization
Zheng Lijun watched Zhu Jingcheng go away, was stunned for a while, and suddenly shouted with a burst of hiss, then turned her head suddenly, glared at Wen Hui, and slowly stood up, with a hideous expression: "It's all you...... It's all your fault."
Wen Hui shivered, took two steps back in fear, but was unconvinced in his heart, and said to himself: "It's clear that what you said annoyed him, and you want to put the blame on me?" If you have the ability, don't deceive me, don't say those words" Wen Hui made up her mind in her heart, just before Zheng Lijun said clearly, those few ladies were unsatisfactory in their marriages, and it was not her hands and feet, that is to say, her dignity in the palace has long been much worse than before, and it is also said that such an ugly incident happened, and everyone knows about it, how can the queen mother, the emperor and the queen treat her? Even if she offended her, she couldn't do anything about herself
Thinking of this, Wen Hui couldn't help but smile gloatingly: "You also have today, now the prince of Jingcheng has seen your true face clearly, you married him, don't think about having a good life, I'm waiting, waiting for you to marry into the palace, what will happen after you marry into the palace?"
Zheng Lijun glared at her angrily, the fire in her eyes was almost coming out, Wen Hui couldn't help but take two steps back, seeing that her hair was messy, her face was stained with tears, and her dress was stained with a lot of dust, embarrassed, and she was extremely happy, and she was afraid that she would come up with some tricks, so she simply turned around and ran. Zheng Lijun stared at her back and disappeared outside Merlin, the anger on her face gradually dissipated, revealing a chilling gloomy color.
Wen Hui quickly ran back to the Cherry Blossom Garden along the same road, the banquet had dispersed, and there were only a few people left in the hugging building, including Wen Yi, Wen Xian and Liu Dongning, brothers and sisters. She breathed a sigh of relief and greeted her with a smile.
Wen Yi was in a hurry, secretly complaining in her heart that Wen Xian was careless, why did she see Wen Hui coming back safely, she couldn't help but ask: "Where did the sixth sister go?" Don't you know that this is a different time than in the past, and that we will be worried? ”
Wen Xian was aggrieved by Wen Yi's blaming eyes, and couldn't help but say, "Sixth sister, you are too confused, what kind of place is this?" What time is it? How can you just walk around? Didn't you promise it before? ”
Speaking of this, Wen Hui angrily took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and threw it to her: "This is not your thing?" I don't like it anymore, so I asked someone to take me elsewhere, and you're embarrassed to say it."
When Wen Xian saw the jade pendant, her face immediately turned red: "This ...... This...... I just accidentally lost something, who told you to be so easy to be deceived? His expression was a little embarrassed, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at Liu Su.
Liu Su didn't know what to do, but Liu Dongning asked Wen Hui anxiously: "Someone lied to you?" You okay? ”
"Of course it's fine." Wen Hui remembered Zheng Lijun's embarrassed look, so she pursed her lips and smiled, "I also watched a good show" Liu Dongning wanted to ask again, but she refused to say.
Wen Yi frowned, and decided to wait until she got home to ask about it, so she said, "Everyone else has gone to the garden, let's go over too." Fifth sister, sixth sister, this time I can't act alone anymore."
Wen Xian bit her lip: "The nobles are summoned, it is not that we are leaving...... but Wen Hui agreed: "I know, I know, I don't know if I suffer a loss, I don't watch out for it, I am a fool if I suffer a loss twice, let's go"
They turned to leave, only Liu Dongning turned back gloomily, glanced at the direction Wen Hui came back, and was silent.
Back in the vicinity of the Water Pavilion, many ladies gathered in twos and threes, joking and joking on their own, or discussing which of the male guests was the best. At this time, most of the male guests had dispersed, so Liu Dongning was particularly prominent.
Wen Hui was a little embarrassed, so she ordered Liu Dongning to leave first: "Don't keep following me, watching people's jokes"
Liu Dongning wanted to speak and stopped, hesitated, but did not agree.
Wen Hui glared at him: "Let's go"
At this time, even Liu Su frowned, Wen Yi was about to take a few steps forward to persuade Wen Hui, but she heard someone screaming: "Oops, what is that?" "Ahh
She hurriedly turned around, but saw a black pony running into the garden at some point, followed by Du Qingguo and Liu Yin, Liu Yin was full of fear, but Du Qingguo was happy to applaud.
The pony neighed and ran through the garden, knocking down even one of the grass pavilions, and the crowd screamed and scattered. Wen Yi was taken aback, and casually pulled Liu Su, who was closest to him, and retreated to the side, seeing that Wen Xian, Wen Hui and Liu Dongning were also about to retreat, and the horse didn't crash straight over, so she didn't think much about it, and pulled away a strange girl who stood there and couldn't move her legs. There is a bush of flowers and trees next to it, and if you hide behind, even if the horse comes, you can block it.
At this moment, she suddenly heard two familiar screams, and was startled, and when she looked up, the pony had already run over, and did not hit anyone. She hurriedly turned to look at Wen Hui and the others, but immediately stayed there.
Just less than a zhang away from her, Liu Dongning fell to the ground with his arms tightly around Wen Xian, and Wen Xian's jade flower fell to the ground and shattered into three pieces. Wen Hui, on the other hand, stood two steps away from them, her hands held in front of her chest, looking dazed, and after a long while, Fang looked down at her hands in a daze, then at Wen Xian and Liu Dongning, and then quickly looked back behind her.
There was only a clump of flowers and trees, and there was no one else.