Chapter Eighty-Five: A Woman's Mind

The reason why Zhu Leyao is loved by the emperor, empress, and concubine Xian, in addition to the fact that several people are blood relatives, another important reason is that her eccentric character is really pleasing.

Zhu Leyao often takes Zhu Yun and Zhu Yan to make some unexpected moves, and whether the result is a surprise or a fright depends entirely on the will of God.

From the fact that Zhu Leyao successfully sent the jade seal to the sacrificial platform with a trick of golden cicada shelling, it can be seen that she is not the kind of stupid woman who has no brains and no wisdom.

So after a short period of distraction, shyness and timidity, Zhu Leyao began to seriously analyze the possibility of this speculation.

In the battle of Tiantai, the emperor's brother was able to defeat the Yongdang with a complete victory, and Rong Fei, who found the jade seal, should be the first to take the lead, but the emperor's brother has already given Rong Fei a reward. If you hold a banquet to be grateful, it will weaken the majesty of the royal family and lose more than it gains.

And her mother claimed today that she was summoned to the palace because she could talk to Rong Fei, which was also a full excuse in Zhu Leyao's opinion. Mother and Rong Fei have only met once, and the two are very different in terms of identity, status, age, experience, etc., how can there be so much gossip to talk about.

Moreover, her mother knew that Ji Rouer and Rong Fei were childhood sweethearts who came to Kyoto together, so it was understandable to even have Ji Rouer to have a banquet together. But why did they separate the two after they arrived?

Ji Rou'er was still accompanied by the queen's sister-in-law herself, even those ladies who had ordered few people to have such treatment.

If it was just a normal chat, why did the queen's sister-in-law kick herself out?

Why were Zhu Yun and Zhu Yan also kicked out?

Since you don't want the three of you to know, why did you bring the three of them here?

Why did my mother summon Rong Fei alone, and there was not even a maid in the house?

Unconscionable things happen one after the other.

But if things are as Zhu Leyao guessed, then everything becomes reasonable.

Rong Fei and Ji Rouer grew up together, and Ji Rouer will definitely marry Rong Fei in the future. But the royal princess has no reason to be a concubine with others, and the concubine is even more inadmissible.

That's why Rong Fei and Ji Rouer were separated, and they were broken one by one with affection and reason.

The mother wants to persuade Rong Fei to be a colt, and the sister-in-law wants to persuade Ji Rouer to take the initiative to leave.

That's why I kicked myself out, because I was afraid that I would be shy?

The two little ones were kicked out because they were afraid that they would leak the news if they were not strict-mouthed.

The more Zhu Leyao thought about it, the more she felt that she had guessed the truth, her face became redder and hotter, and her heart was beating faster and faster.

But at the same time, Zhu Leyao's heart was also a little annoyed.

How can mother and sister-in-law be like this, Rong Fei and Ji Rouer are childhood sweethearts who live and die together, share joys and sorrows, and support each other to grow up together, how can they be so ruthless to break apart the two.

And I didn't discuss it with myself in advance, no matter what I said with Rong Fei, I also did big things together... can be regarded as a partner, which makes him how to face Rong Fei in the future.

And Ji Rouer is so gentle and lovely, Zhu Leyao was full of affection for Ji Rouer at first sight, and felt as kind as her sister. How can you bully people like this, Ji Rouer is already very pitiful, and she was almost eaten by wild dogs when she was a child.

It's just too much!

Zhu Leyao said angrily in her heart.

To say that Zhu Leyao's perception of Rong Fei is actually good, the first time I met and heard him tell the story of Liang Zhu, I was moved. The second meeting was a major event to save the whole country, and the thrill in the process made Zhu Leyao unforgettable.

But before today, Zhu Leyao's perception of Rong Fei only stopped there.

But after that thought rose in my heart...

Rong Fei is talented, has character, has good looks, and has made contributions to Dayan, and the most important thing is that he has no relatives and no reason, which almost completely meets the mother's criteria for selecting a colt.

Thinking about it, Zhu Leyao only felt that her whole body began to get hot, and her breathing became short.

Oops, what was I thinking, shame on you!

In fact... More than 200 years ago, there was a precedent of concubines in the national dynasty, Ji Rouer is so pitiful, and her relationship with Rong Fei is so good, it is not impossible to be sisters to each other.

Thinking about it, Zhu Leyao couldn't help but be a little stupid!

……

Under the gaze of Concubine Xian's seemingly kind but actually scrutinizing gaze, Rong Fei finally made a choice.

Offending the emperor against the plan, offending the virtuous concubine according to the plan, it is obviously impossible to not offend both sides, so it is better to compromise, both sides are a little offended, but not too much, so there is room for explanation and mediation afterwards.

After all, there is still the great god Yu Qingzhi behind him, as long as the crime is not too serious, I believe he can still save himself.

"I don't remember anything when I was a kid."

Rong Fei replied.

"Although children forget things, there will always be a few interesting things that will always be firmly remembered. Maybe it's a little different from the original, but it's just a chatter, don't be so serious, just think of what to say. ”

Concubine Xian continued to ask quietly.

"I was eight years old when I was in the midst of the disaster, and the most impressive thing in my memory is the shattered sky like a fire, and I don't know why or when I fell into a coma, but when I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in the pile of corpses.

Hundreds of corpses were piled up on top of each other, and I was still pressed on the body of a strange woman, the corpse was all blue and purple, and the two arms should have been torn off alive. I used all my strength to push the woman's corpse away, rolled down from the mountain of corpses, and looked at the purgatory-like scene around me in confusion, as well as the crowd of walking corpses, trying to remember everything before, but my head was chaotic, and finally I only remembered that I was called Rong Fei, and the others were all forgotten.

At that time, he was hungry, thirsty, and afraid, and his clothes were unclothed, and he was covered with wounds. There are people on the road, but no one responds to my call, everyone is too busy to take care of themselves, and how can they be in the mood to take care of a dying child.

I can only follow the crowd, I will go when the crowd goes, I will stop when the crowd stops, and I don't even know where to go. After a day and a night of walking like this, I noticed that people began to deliberately come to me, their eyes glowing red, and they looked so scary.

That night, I was awakened by strange noises. Through the darkness I felt in the direction of the sound, and I saw that they were... Cannibalism! ”

Affected by Rong Fei's tone and context, when Concubine Xian heard the word cannibalism, her pupils dilated, her face changed, and her chest and abdomen were also filled with nausea, her hands were clenched, and her palms were full of wet and sticky sweat.

"Seeing that horrible scene, I knew it would be my turn next. So I ran, running as fast as I could, until the darkness receded and the sky turned fiery red again. I couldn't run, and was looking for a safe place to rest when I heard the creepy chewing and screaming.

I was scared to death, but I couldn't resist following the sound and looking over to see two wild dogs gnawing on the hands of a little girl about my age. I thought the little girl was dead, but the next moment I heard the little girl's moans of pain. At that time, I didn't know what was crazy in my head, so I grabbed a stick next to me and rushed forward.

Fortunately, the two wild dogs were also hungry for many days, and they had no strength, so they were scared away by me. I carried the dying little girl on my back and continued to wander without a goal until I went to Fencheng by mistake, and was finally kindly taken in by my master. ”

After speaking, Rong Fei made an unbearable expression and sighed, and took the opportunity to peek at Concubine Xian.

Rong Fei's soul was reborn without inheriting any memories of the body's original, so Rong Fei speculated that the owner of the body should have died.

Therefore, it is not a lie to say that there is no memory of the state before the age of eight. Everything else is true, and the most important thing is that Ji Rouer also knows these things.

Concubine Xian's expression has not changed since she heard the word cannibalism, sadness, pain, sympathy, pity, and so on.

Not only because of Rong Fei and Ji Rouer, but also for the relatives who disappeared in the catastrophe that year.

The atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, and Concubine Xian was even more immersed in sadness and couldn't extricate herself, and tears quietly flowed down the corners of her eyes.

Concubine Xian was in no mood to continue to ask, and Rong Fei would naturally take the initiative to break it, I just hope that this situation will be maintained.

His arms and back were a little itchy, but Rong Fei endured it and didn't reach out to scratch it.

When I went back to the Xuanwu Hutong courtyard yesterday, I just washed my face, brushed my teeth and changed my clothes, and I didn't have time to take a bath, so that my whole body gradually became a little itchy.

In the room on the other side, after Queen Tang Youer drove Zhu Leyao and the two little ones out, she asked casually.

"Miss Rou'er, can you hear Rong Fei talk about things when he was a child, such as where he lives, what relatives he has, the names of his parents, etc."

Ji Rou'er frowned slightly and made a look of memory, but in fact, she was thinking about why the queen asked these questions.

First of all, it must have nothing to do with official business, otherwise it would not be the empress who was inquiring, but the emperor.

Since it is not for official business, it must be a private matter.

What private affairs can the queen and Rong Fei have?

And just now, Concubine Xian also said that she was waiting for Rong Fei's arrival in the courtyard in person.

Although Rong Fei is meritorious, he should not have such a grand encounter.

Could it be... Zhu Leyao!

Ji Rouer suddenly thought of a possibility.

Rong Fei once said that excluding all impossibilities, no matter how outrageous the rest is, it is the only possibility.

In Ji Rouer's mind, Rong Fei is the most perfect man in the world.

It is not surprising that such a perfect man is favored by other women, and Ji Rouer will even be proud of it.

You and other vulgar fans can only look at the greed, this man belongs to me Ji Rou'er.

But Ji Rouer never thought that Rong Fei would one day have a relationship with the royal princess.

Is Rong Fei a colt!

How it feels a little funny.

Ji Rou'er couldn't help but laugh in her heart, not only did she not worry at all, but she sympathized with Zhu Leyao a little.

Whoever you don't like is good, but you fall in love with Rong Fei, hehe, it's impossible for the two of you.

Even if you're a princess!

Ji Rouer said confidently in her heart.

Since she had already guessed the truth of the matter, Ji Rouer relaxed and replied as usual.

"Queen Mother, actually... Rong Fei never said anything before he was eight years old, because even he didn't remember it. ”