Chapter 13: A Visitor in the Night
Zhuang Meiyan put her face on her mother's lap and murmured in her mouth, but she remembered what Mrs. Tai said to her when she was in the mansion of the Marquis of Changxin during the day. Shu Ji Piggyback
"Yan'er, first I heard that you are about to be overjoyed, my wife only asks you one word, are you willing to do this side princess?"
Although Mrs. Tai's face was kind, this sentence was too straightforward, and Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but be stunned.
She thought for a moment and was speechless, and Mrs. Tai sighed softly.
"The prince is very good to you, this is already a well-known thing; the prince is dedicated, and our big guys also know that the scenery of the palace, glory and wealth, everyone knows it. However, today I will allow my wife to say something that should not be said, the so-called heart of harming people must not be there, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. If Yan Er wants to make this side princess position for a long time, she must plan clearly, and she can't make a mistake. ”
"Men in the world have no long-term affection, no matter how good they are to you, friendship will always be exhausted one day. ”
These words are very intimate words, it should have been a mother to teach her daughter, but now from Mrs. Tai's mouth, Zhuang Meiyan was particularly moved in her heart, she and this old lady can be said to be plain life, but a little old love in the past, Mrs. Tai has never forgotten her old friends.
"Yes, Charm understands. Zhuang Meiyan replied bently.
Mrs. Tai shook her head slowly and said, "No, you don't understand. Now he is liking you, obeying your words, if you want the wind is the wind, if you want the rain is the rain, to put it seriously, you just want him to die, and he may not frown. ”
"The more proud you are in life, the easier it is to do foolish things, go against your original intentions, go against your wishes, and you still don't know it, and one day in the future, you will always regret it. ”
"The most important thing for a man is nothing more than two words, one is power, the other is power, one is fame and the other is profit, and power and fame are the ultimate goal he chases. Women are too small, men's hearts are too big, they can be let go for a while, but they can't be let go for a lifetime. ”
Mrs. Tai has insight into the world, and her old talent is not bad at all. Zhuang Meiyan thought that she understood very well, but in fact she was still confused, or she was originally an understanding, but as long as she saw that man, her heart was confused, so confused that as long as she could be with him, she would be happy in her heart, and she would be happy in her heart to do or not to do anything.
The thought of that name made the person jump into her head at once, completely out of control.
"Where are you taking me?"
This afternoon, his carriage drove straight out of the city gates, and galloped wildly over the wilderness on the outskirts, and the man's thoughts and actions were always unpredictable. In the carriage, snuggled up to his solid chest, she couldn't help but ask.
"I'm going to find a place where no one is and hide you. He smiled mysteriously, his eyes were clear again, Zhuang Meiyan found her shadow in the clear black lake, and at that moment, her heart seemed to have found a place to belong, to return to peace.
"I'm going to hide you, and I'm the only one who can find you. He muttered. "I'm the only one who can find you. ”
His burning lips rained down on the soft hair on top of her head and on her forehead.
"Don't--"
Resisting only brought him closer.
Zhuang Meiyan lay on her mother's lap, falling into memories, her face becoming more and more delicate. There was a soft sound outside the door, Zhuang Meiyan came to her senses, and stood up a little shyly and came behind her mother to help her pinch her shoulder. The people outside the door curtain never came in, so Zhuang Meiyan called: "Chunju, the ginseng soup is here, bring it in!"
The door curtain was raised, and Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the comer. At first, she thought that Chunju must have brought the ginseng soup, but unexpectedly, it was a woman in black who came into the house, and she didn't look like a good person in a night dress.
Zhuang Mei's face changed slightly, and it returned to normal in an instant, and the two confronted each other for a moment. The curtain flickered, and Chun Jule walked in with ginseng soup.
"Miss, the soup is here!--"
As soon as Chunju entered the house, he saw a long sword across his neck, his hands were weak, and the soup bowl fell to pieces. The woman in black was as cold as ice, and the cold light of the long sword in her hand flickered, as if it might stab Chunju's throat at any time.
Hearing Chunju's exclamation, Xiao Mo also broke in and looked at each other vigilantly. The woman in black glanced back at Xiao Mo and coldly dropped a sentence: "You'd better be nosy!"
Xiao Mo seemed to be quite jealous, slowly lowered his hand, and retreated to the door. The little demon soldier did not leave the house, but looked at Zhuang Meiyan worriedly. Zhuang Meiyan calmly ordered: "Xiao Mo, you go out first, Chunju, you help my mother to the outhouse to rest, this friend and I have something to discuss." No matter what happens, none of you are allowed to come in and disturb us, let alone alarm us, understand?"
Chunju frowned and blurted out, "Miss--"
She saw the young lady's determined gaze and knew that the young lady's decision could not be disobeyed, so she had to help the old lady out of the house. The woman in black neatly put away her sword and returned it to the sheath, and stood aside expressionlessly looking at Zhuang Meiyan.
"In terms of appearance, in terms of ability, what point did you confuse him and make him obsessed. ”
Zhuang Meiyan smiled and said, "Which one are you talking about?"
Enraged by her composure, the woman in black clenched the hilt of her sword again, and sneered in her mouth:
"What a funny one? He is but one of many men in your eyes! You shameless woman!"
The cold wind burst out, and the momentum it brought extinguished the candles in the house, and the room fell into darkness.
Chunju and the others, who were guarding outside the house, were even more anxious when they saw the lights in the house go out. After another quarter of an hour or so, a familiar voice came from the room.
"Chamo, let Xiaocheng prepare the horse. ”
Chunju was surprised and delighted, this voice was her young lady's. She boldly stepped forward and pushed open the curtain, only to see that the young lady was the only one left in the room, and the woman in black had long since disappeared, and she was surprised.
"Miss, it's already the time to hold the lights, and the inner gate of the city is about to fall, where are you going so late......?
"Tell Xiao Cheng to prepare the horse, I'll go out immediately!"
"Yes. Chunju had no choice but to take the order.
Mingyang Palace, this is the most beautiful palace of the Imperial Palace, from the outside it looks a little delicate, but the windows on all sides are inlaid with precious glass from overseas Nanyang countries, which is more transparent and clearer than crystal, and the bright sun shines in through the glass, and the room is very bright and abnormal.
It was early summer, Feng'an City was already hot and dry, the sound of cicadas outside, and the fragrance of lotus flowers by the lake, as if it was already a scene of midsummer. The windows of the temple were all open to keep the air open. The palace is designed to be of sufficient height so that even in the middle of summer, the temperature in the palace is still very pleasant.
The four corners of the hall were not put on ice cubes as early as in previous years, just because the owner who lives in Mingyang Palace now is the new Fu Guifei, who has just given birth to a little prince and can't stand the wind or cold. Although the windows were open, a jade-inlaid screen was placed in front of Fu Guifei's bed to avoid the cold wind blowing directly.
The palace was very cool, and Zhuang Meiyan sat next to Jiang Fubai's bed, not feeling the heat at all. Jiang Fu was surrounded by the mother's red silk cloth on her white head, her face was pale, and she leaned on the pillow a little weakly, and the little prince was lying beside her, just finished feeding, and slept very sweetly, the child was white and fat, and the more Zhuang Meiyan looked at it, the more she loved it.
"Looking at the high tip of this nose, I miss you a little, and you must be a handsome and beautiful man in the future. ”
Jiang Fubai leaned on the pillow, and Qiao'er next to her fed her spoonful of soup, and when she heard Zhuang Meiyan's words, she only smiled lightly. Qiao'er complained in a low voice: "People say that the tip of the little prince's nose is towering, especially the style of the first emperor, Miss Zhuang, you say that the nose is like a mother's, you can take a closer look at the little prince's eyebrows and eyes, how much like our emperor." ”
"Mouthy!" Jiang Fubai shouted in a low voice, she was weak after giving birth, although her voice was not loud, but her momentum was majestic, Qiao'er couldn't help but kneel on the ground, hanging her head and saying nothing.
"There are more and more rules, how can you talk to Miss Zhuang?"
Seeing Jiang Fubai's seizure Qiao'er, Zhuang Meiyan was a little uneasy, and persuaded: "Sister, our sister is just gossiping, so don't be harsh on Qiao'er." ”
Qiao'er knelt on the ground and didn't say a word, Jiang Fubai glanced at her, sighed, and said in a low voice: "Don't take it as an example!
Qiao'er slowly withdrew.
Jiang Fubai looked down at his child, his face was gentle, and he smiled: "My sister is right, this child is indeed a little more like this palace, he is a child of this palace, and he will naturally look like this palace." ”
Zhuang Meiyan is a smart person, from these details keenly grasped the abnormal information, she asked cautiously: "Sister, this child is the emperor and your flesh and blood, now the child is still young, eyebrows and eyes have not yet grown, like who is not like someone can not be sure for a while, the most important thing for you now is to take care of your body and take care of the little prince." God is pitiful, your mother and son are safe, the little prince has a great fortune and a big life, it can be seen that he must be a blessed person, there is always some gossip outside, if you ignore the natural clouds and fog in the future, my sister does not need to worry. ”
When the little prince was born, his face was ruddy and his body was full, not at all like a child under a month. The imperial doctor said that it was because the mother was strong and well maintained throughout the pregnancy period, so the child grew exceptionally strong, and it was also because of the emperor's grace and the emperor's blessing. This explanation made the emperor smile, and praised Jiang Fubai on the spot, adding a healthy little prince to the royal family, and canonized her as Fu Guifei, easy to live in Mingyang Palace.
Coincidentally, Mingyang Palace happens to be the place where the mother of Prince Ruixiang lived before her death, the mother of Prince Ruixiang was favored by the emperor, after the death of the emperor, as a concubine, she did not move to her son's mansion to live together, but continued to stay in Mingyang Palace until her death.
Although the emperor loves Jiang Fubai and the little prince, there are some rumors in the palace that the little prince is not actually born prematurely, but at full term, and even more, there are rumors that Jiang Fubai deliberately bumped into herself, causing the illusion of premature birth.
Jiang Fubai listened to Zhuang Meiyan's words, smiled indifferently, and said: "If there is no villain in the palace, wouldn't there be a lot less excitement? The palace has nothing else to ask for, even the position of this noble concubine is not what I want. ”
Her gentle eyes fell on her son's face, and she said softly: "I have nothing to ask for, I only want God to have mercy, and the believer Jiang Fubai is willing to give everything she has, and only ask for the peace of my son." ”
Zhuang Meiyan was moved in her heart and comforted: "Sister don't worry, as long as the emperor has a sister in his heart, my sister is naturally safe." ”
The smile on Jiang Fubai's face was lonely, and he shook his head slowly, and said, "Silly sister, a man's heart is the most unreliable. Do you know why the original owner of Mingyang Palace, Concubine Xiang, still stayed in the palace after the death of the first emperor?"
Zhuang Meiyan caught a trace of terrifying information from Jiang Fubai's lonely expression, and she couldn't help but sweat coldly.
"You, you mean Childe he ......"
"Shh
Jiang Fubai smiled slightly, shook her head slightly, and motioned for her not to say any more.
"In this palace, there is not a single thing that is true. Some things were originally false, and when they were passed around, they became true; some things that were originally true, but when they were passed around, they became false, and some things could not be distinguished from true and false at all, and the more they were spread, the more outrageous they became, and in the end, even the parties themselves could not distinguish what was true and what was false. ”
Zhuang Meiyan bowed her head and was silent.
At this time, only the two women were left in the huge palace, and there was a baby in swaddling clothes, which seemed extremely quiet, so quiet that it oozing a little coldness.
There was a sound of cramped footsteps outside the screen, but a little eunuch ran in.
"Mother, mother!"
Before he could enter, he shouted loudly, his voice full of excitement.
Jiang Fubai scolded softly: "The little prince just slept, who is so unruly!"
Someone outside the screen knelt down, raised his hand and slapped himself a few times, but still laughed and said: "The slave is negligent! ”
Jiang Fubai and Zhuang Meiyan glanced at each other, and Jiang Fubai continued to ask, "What's so important?"
The people outside said happily: "Miss Zhuang is overjoyed!"
Jiang Fubai's face was happy, and pushed Zhuang Meiyan, Zhuang Meiyan secretly lowered her head, so that people couldn't see her expression clearly, Jiang Fubai only thought that she was a girl's shyness, and didn't care, and ordered: "Send Miss Zhuang to reply immediately, Xizi, you personally send Miss Zhuang back, just use my sedan chair and bring a few more people to serve." ”
"Yes!