Chapter 19 Joy in the Smoke
Zhou Lingqing, how much does he look like? When I first saw him, although he was blind, the exit was rampant, and the blood on his body was gushing outward, but people did not panic. For a white moonlight, he can't get off the bed if he can be drunk, he treats money like dung on weekdays, scatters it wherever he goes, and at a relocation banquet, he emptied one-third of the treasury, and saw that I was arrested and lectured, but he was angry and smoked first, and bluntly said that he hated iron and steel. All along, I only thought of him as a pampered but ambitious royal child.
My clear identity as a princess, including many "secrets" that Zhou Lingqing intentionally or unintentionally revealed that could cause a murderous crime just by knowing it, made me feel that although our relationship was not far or close, it was also to the point where we could trust each other.
It wasn't until he stared at me with bloodthirsty eyes at the moment that I knew that he was not the Zhou Lingqing I knew—in his heart, I was also an "ally" who would kill him as long as he betrayed him—and he thought that I would betray him.
Therefore, I think that even if the letter inviting me to a "private meeting" does not reach him, he will still come on time to "catch the adulterer" - he has never let go of me for a moment, and there are still a hundred pairs of his eyes by my side.
"You don't have to think about your future with 'Chu Huai', this king will never lose."
I'm sad that this guy has made up for it. Who's in the picture? Eavesdropping on a loneliness?
"The prince laughed again, good horses don't eat Huitou grass, in my place, Chu Huai is not even Huitou grass-besides, I am the only one who is thinking about the 'future'," I met his gaze, and I was not afraid, "But what good is it for the prince's reputation to throw a speechman who has no power to tie the chicken and can only carry a pen in a few words?" Isn't this the act of being told to be angry and angry? The prince has to think twice, what are the political enemies afraid of? What is the official afraid of? What is the Holy One's fear? The prince wants to take it to heart, only the word 'public opinion'. ”
His eyes were first full of shock, then the corners of his mouth smiled, and finally he applauded, "It is worthy of the princess of this king, I didn't see it before, such words can come out of your mouth, and from now on you should be impressed-" He took a long breath and changed his solemnity, "This king only advises you if you are for the good of this king, you don't let this king down in the future-"
I dare to disappoint you, you are just "disappointed", but I have to take my life!
I replied yes, yes, and that was natural.
This guy should be ambiguous, I can't stop muttering alone, and I don't know if he can let people out.
I don't want to think that a few days later, in Xiao Jiu's "Romance of the Great Zhou", Chu Huai really returned home safely from the prison, and since then he has lived a lot in the court, which makes Xiao Jiujue very happy - in her eyes, all those who are hostile to her prince are dead. But there was nothing more to say in the court, and it was back to the silence of a pool of stagnant water.
"The Romance of the Great Zhou" has become a backwater, but Ling Wangfu is alive, and it is a monstrous flood - Ruyan Pavilion has been pregnant for more than two months.
Zhou Lingqing personally came to tell me this, he is going to be a father.
It was Zifeng who first threw a complete set of blue and white porcelain tea sets fired by the official kiln to the ground, and she asked with a shocked face, "I haven't come out for many years, why did I suddenly have it?" ”
Miss Zifeng, you stole my lines.
Zhou Lingqing looked like a scumbag who didn't want to be responsible at the moment, he looked at me, as if he was looking at hope, "How can this kid take it quietly?" ”
Zifeng was overjoyed when he heard this, "How to take it?" ”
No, what's there to be happy about? Even if he makes up his mind to be a scumbag, he won't include you in his concubine group, and besides, you know something, it's all for your good!
"This ...... It's impossible to take it out quietly, whether it's a decoction or a human thing, there will be traces more or less, this baby is already there, it can't be gone for no reason-"
Decoction, someone will always send it, someone will always go to it, Prince Ling's child has been killed, so you have to check it out.
In the end, it was Zhou Lingqing who did it himself? There must be a reason, which family doesn't want to have a group of children and a full house of children and grandchildren, why do you want to cut off your children and grandchildren? The baby is still you and the life you like, why don't you want this baby?
That's right, why doesn't Zhou Lingqing want this child?
I'm like a slap in the head - there must be something wrong with this.
"That-one corpse and two lives, can it be done without a trace?" He asked in a low voice with a dark face.
Oh my God, help, what kind of wolf's den am I in?
What are you kidding, up and down the mansion, who doesn't know that the master in the Smoke Pavilion is holding Zhou Lingqing's heart, if she disappears out of thin air, it will naturally cause a commotion!
"Wang ...... Lord, I, I only know how to heal people to save lives, where have I harmed people? Besides, I've only read treatises on typhoid fever, supplements on injuries, and some miscellaneous medical books. Studied gynecological midwifery...... Why don't you find a professional person to do professional things? ”
"Nonsense, if I can invite someone over, what's the use of me looking for you?" He said with a dark face.
"Anyway, I can't do it—the prince will find someone else."
Seeing that I was firm in my words, he departed angrily.
I'm afraid that tonight is only the sweetness of Zifeng's sleep - it turns out that even Ruyan, who is so favored, has never been the top meat of her prince's heart, and she has one less opponent!
But isn't this kind of Zhou Lingqing, Zhou Lingqing, who even has to give up his own blood, to be afraid?
I just felt my pores tingle.
But what is even more unexpected is still to come, since the news that Ruyan is pregnant came out, Zhou Lingqing, who must travel to Ruyan Pavilion once a day, has resigned to Ruyan Pavilion under various excuses.
It's really strange, in the Shenmen mansion next to it, the mother is expensive by the son, and in the Ling Wang's mansion, the mother is pregnant with the child, who would have thought of this?
Xiao Wu Xiao Wang Xiao Qiao, seeing this joy blossomed, the three of them came to greet me again.
Xiao Wu wore the most festive outfit, and his voice was the loudest, "Laughing to death, I invited so many imperial doctors to come to the house that day, I thought I was going to ascend to the sky in one step!" ”
Xiao Wang immediately mocked, "Not only the imperial doctor, but also the nurses are ready, and even Mama Xu has been invited!" ”
Xiao Qiao's information was obviously not as well-informed as Xiao Wang, she put down the osmanthus cake in her hand and asked, "Mama Xu?" What do you ask Mama Xu to do? ”
"I probably feel that the people in the house are not safe enough, Mama Xu has been in the house for many years, and she is half a mother of the prince, she is looking forward to the arrival of this child more than the prince, so she will naturally do her best to take care of her." Xiao Wang patiently explained.
"Madam, hasn't the prince really stepped into the Ruyan Pavilion recently?" Xiao Qiao said "ask for advice" with a sincere face.
Yes? What's the matter with me, isn't this just a private room that provides tea and snacks?
"Ahem...... Don't listen to rumors, the prince has been very busy recently, and when he comes back from the next dynasty, he always stays in the study until midnight before he is willing to go back to the room to rest, and many times he simply sleeps in the study. ”
The corners of the mouths of these three invariably hooked up a smile, as if to say, eh, Madame is really bad, and she can't even pull it up.
Apparently they think the rumors are more credible than I am.
In fact, I'm really messing with the mud, could it be that I also told them that Zhou Lingqing is not as good as a beast, and is thinking about murdering the little baby who is still in the womb?
"Madam, the one from the Smoke Pavilion is coming to Xinyuan-" Xiao Jiumai took anxious steps and came to report.
When Xiao Wang, Xiao Qiao, and Xiao Wu heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched, and they changed the direction of the pull.
"If you want me to say, the snacks here are better than Madame!"
"Yes, yes, the best in the house naturally has to honor Mrs. first!"
"Then our stall is now taking Madame's light? Anyway, we've been sitting here for most of the day, and we've had enough of it, so it's time to move our stalls! “”
As soon as Xiao Wang exited, the other two got up and agreed, chatting and chatting.
I sat in the hall, watching them pass by with Ruyan from the courtyard, and finally questioned the identity of this princess - someone else's family is the housewife, casually up and down the house, this princess of Lingwangfu, her daily work is to feel the pulse and grasp the medicine, chat with the concubine in the name of being invited, and reconcile this and that-I began to feel that the five thousand gold promised by Zhou Lingqing was not worthy of my efforts.
"Madame—" Ruyan's eyes turned red as she stepped into the threshold.
The play is so good, she went to Xinyuan to ask for peace a total of five times, three of which were for Zhou Lingqing - it was really "no Ling will go to Xinyuan Hall".
I quickly asked Xiao Jiu to help her to the chair next to her, and I said that if I have something to say, let's sit down and talk, but I don't want to stand and talk.
She sat down cautiously with her back bent, and there was a long silence after that.
But after a few days, her cheeks sank deeply, and the whole person revealed an indescribable haggardness, even if she deliberately smeared rouge gouache on this trip, the dark bags under her eyes were still exposed, a pregnant woman, being treated coldly for no reason, can feel comfortable physically and mentally.
After all, I broke the silence first, I smiled gently, and took the initiative to say, "Lord Wang, he just went to the court, and he won't be able to come back for a while, if you ......"
"I'm not looking for the prince, I'm looking for Mrs.," she said, tears running down her cheeks, sliding down clearly, "Ruyan knows that Mrs. is a kind person, so I came cheekily today, please Mrs., save the lives of Ruyan's mother and son!" ”
I couldn't help but shudder, didn't Zhou Lingqing say that he wanted to "quietly", and it was best to solve it without the parties knowing? Before this was acted, did the rumor reach the ears of the "parties"? Moreover, it's not realistic to ask me for shelter, the biggest boss in this house wants to make a move, how else can I shelter?
"No... Can't it..., there are many palaces and courtyards, how can anyone get in..."
All I could say was relief.
"Naturally, there has never been an outsider who wants to harm Ruyan, it's the people in the house," she said, I was about to catch it, I saw her pause, and her tone was heavy, "It's Zifeng, you want to die like smoke-"