Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Forgotten Prince
Lin Yunmo has left the palace since he was a child, and he has entered the palace very few times in the past ten years, and the last time he entered the palace was a year ago when Wei Zong announced that he was celebrating the birthday of the Queen Mother.
He followed the carriage of Gong Jin into the palace, the tall and heavy red palace wall, the blue-gray stone paved road, the blue sky, the sun is dazzling, this road is still dull and deep, every few steps away, there will be a sword guard standing awe-inspiring.
The horse's hooves stepped on the stone slab, making a crisp sound, and followed the sedan chair of Gong Jin for a long time, and the end of the dark corridor as far as the eye could see was blocked by the red palace gate, he turned over and dismounted, and a eunuch came to lead the horse away.
In front of him, Gonggong Jin lifted the sedan curtain, revealing a fat face full of oil: "Third Highness, the emperor is in Concubine Ming's Yuyun Hall at the moment, there is still some distance, how about you come over and sit in a sedan chair with the old slave?"
"No need! I can follow my father-in-law, I haven't entered the palace for a long time, I want to see the scenery along the way!" Lin Yunmo said coldly.
Gonggong Jin pursed his lips and was very dissatisfied, threw down the curtain of the car vigorously, and sneered secretly: "Sooner or later, one day, you will come to beg the old slave!"
Lin Yunmo wore a mountain blue narrow sleeve today, covered with a moon-white plain gauze coat, the dragon and phoenix jade pendant, hidden from time to time under the cover of the plain gauze clothes, the thumb of his right hand was covered with a blood jade wrench, the long black hair was neatly combed, and the jade-inlaid hair crown was covered, and his face was cold.
The sunlight leaned on the palace wall, melting his long figure into a blur, passing through the Yuhua Gate and the Jinhua Gate, he finally entered the courtyard of the Yuyun Palace, thinking that this Ming Concubine was quite favored by Weizong.
The red pillar in front of the hall is carved with auspicious clouds, the golden glazed tiles shine with a scorching luster in the sun, the roof ridge is a row of kissing beasts, the flower window of the double cross rhombic flower style, and the colored bright tiles are full of poverty and luxury in the misty sunlight.
Gonggong Jin asked him to wait in the courtyard first, and he himself entered the hall through the side door.
He stood at the foot of the steps, and there was the ambiguous and banter of Weizong in his ears, and there was a faint woman's delicate anger. For Wei Zong, apart from calling him his father, he didn't have half a bit of concern.
He couldn't help but think of Qianshan Twilight again, he felt that he must have fallen into her Gu, otherwise, once his heart was free, her shadow would rise and occupy all his thoughts.
After waiting for a long time, Gonggong Jin walked out of it with a helpless face: "Third Highness, why don't you go to the nearby Imperial Garden to enjoy the scenery first?, the saint and Niangniang are on the rise, and the old slave doesn't dare to disturb the saint's interest."
"Okay!" Lin Yunmo smiled indifferently, turned around and walked out of the Jade Cloud Palace.
For him, Wei Zong's summons is probably also an accidental interest, and then he will forget about it, and he never even remembers the oral message, and it is common for him to be forgotten!
He walked slowly along the path behind the Jade Cloud Palace, the trees around the path were dense and lush, shady, and the breeze was just right, but he was full of chills.
I remember that when I was a child, I used to sneak here to play, but every time I went back, I would get sick inexplicably, and my mother was still alive at that time, and every time I learned that he ran here to play, I would beat him for a while.
Later, he learned from his subordinates that the reason why the trees here are exceptionally shady is because there is a woman who died unjustly buried under each tree, and the cold in the forest is very heavy.
He was about to turn back, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a woman in a palace dress sitting in the darkness deep in the forest, and he hesitated for a moment before walking over.
In the dark and dreary forest, a stone table and stone bench were placed, and at this moment, there was really a woman in palace clothes sitting on the stone bench with her back to him, sipping tea.
Hearing the footsteps, the woman turned her head, and the golden step on the bun shook gracefully with her, "Third Highness, it's actually you!" the woman was stunned and called out in surprise.
"It turned out to be Concubine Zhi!" Lin Yunmo stood not far away and carefully identified it, and recognized the woman, coincidentally, it was actually Shangguan Xiang's eldest daughter, Concubine Shangguan Mingzhi.
Shangguan Mingzhi smiled and stood up, her face was as pale as jade, her eyebrows were as far away, her eyes were as clear as stars, and she was becoming more and more radiant, "Why did Your Highness enter the palace?" she asked softly.
Lin Yunmo saw Shangguan Mingzhi's slightly bulging lower abdomen, and he smiled lightly: "My father sent an edict to see me, but I am still in the Yuyun Palace at this moment!
The wry smile on the corner of Shangguan Mingzhi's mouth disappeared immediately, and she said in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you know what it feels like to be the target of everyone?
If she wasn't the eldest daughter, then she wouldn't be confined in this deep palace at this moment, and she wouldn't completely bury the love buried deep in her heart!
Lin Yunmo said with a smile: "Don't say such nonsense, since this child has chosen a concubine, there is a mother-son relationship between you, you still have to cherish it!"
"This palace promised His Highness that he would take good care of the child in his belly. Shangguan Mingzhi's eyes flashed with tears of hope, if... If...
Without ifs, she and him are insurmountable after all.
She was silent for a while, and suddenly said happily: "I heard from my father, Yushu withdrew Zhou Wan'er's marriage contract?"
Lin Yunmo nodded and roughly said Zhou Wan'er's matter.
"It's good to retreat, such a scheming woman is not worthy of Yushu!" Shangguan Mingzhi said with a smile, in fact, she knew early on that Yushu didn't like that Zhou Wan'er, and she had always been disgusted with this family matter, but now she also felt relieved.
"There's another thing that the concubine will be happier when she hears it!" Lin Yunmo laughed in a low voice: "Yushu's hidden disease has been cured, and he can speak!"
"Really?" Shangguan Mingzhi's heart was sour, tears flowed, she took out a brocade and wiped the corners of her eyes, and sighed, "My poor brother, finally the bitterness has come!"
Lin Yunmo raised his eyebrows and said happily: "Yes, Yushu finally survived!" Then Shangguan Mingzhi's maid came over with a snack, and Lin Yunmo was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he found an excuse to avoid it!
Shangguan Mingzhi looked at Lin Yunmo's back stupidly, and there was a moment of light in her heart, and she murmured softly: "If I can see you again, Mingzhi has no regrets!"
When the twilight was getting darker, Weizong never sent anyone to look for Lin Yunmo, and even Gonggong Jin never showed up again, he stopped in front of the magnolia tree in the imperial garden for a while, and finally understood that he was forgotten, and it would be in vain to wait any longer, so he smiled coldly and walked towards the palace gate!