Chapter 40: Princess Wenjun
Shengjing's Qinglian Festival is more lively than the Spring Festival and New Year, not only ordinary people pay attention to it, but the officials of the Hou Mansion also often pay attention to incense.
The palace of Wenjun in the south of the city is also brightly lit tonight.
Today's Wenjun Wang Mu Sheng, inheriting his father's title, the old county king and the former emperor were brothers and sisters. When the old county king saw the back, the emperor was sympathetic to the ancestors, and he was honored and favored by the county palace in every way, and the palace was particularly noble and honorable.
The courtyard was silent, only the glass wind lanterns emitted bright light and shadow. A grandmother in Tsing Yi carried a wooden plate through the courtyard, bypassed the beaded curtain and embroidered the curtain, and entered the inner room.
On the Guanghan wood seven-screen couch chair, soft cushions are spread, and there is a beautiful woman with a lazy bun sitting on it. The beauty wears a honey-pink inlaid silver silk Wanfu Su satin dress, with two pale pink pearls hanging from her ears, which makes the whole person's pink cheeks ruddy, looking forward to brilliance.
This is the eldest daughter of Zhaoning, the current princess of Wenjun, Pei Yunshu.
Pei Yunshu is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhaoning, and Pei Yunyao, the son of the Duke of Zhaoning, is the sister and brother of the same mother, and is two years older than the son of the Duke of Zhaoning.
Mama put the wooden plate on the table, and brought out a white porcelain bowl from the plate, which contained a brown decoction, and before she could get closer, she smelled an unbearable bitterness.
Pei Yunshu couldn't help but wrinkle her nose.
Mama smiled and said, "Princess, this is a boiled fetal pill." ”
Princess Wenjun touched her flat lower abdomen, frowned, and said, "Put it here, I'll drink it later." ”
Mama picked up the medicine bowl, as if she hadn't heard her words, took the spoon and scooped it to her mouth, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't be bitter about the medicine, this is ordered by His Royal Highness the King of the County to boil, and it is good to drink it while it is hot." ”
Pei Yunshu's eyes turned cold, and the maid beside her was about to speak, when someone outside came to report: "Princess, the prince of Zhaoning is here!" ”
Pei Yunshu's face was overjoyed, and she took the medicine bowl from her grandmother's hand and put it on the table and was about to get up.
There is a bright moon in the courtyard, the lights are faint, and the figure of the person flickers in the night, and when he gets closer, the wind lamp under the eaves is brighter, and the young man is illuminated more clearly.
It is a young man in a gorgeous crown, wearing a black embroidered gold pattern of the flower brocade dress, and the long hair is erected with a gold crown, which makes him more and more beautiful.
Pei Yunshu was carried forward by Fangzi and took two steps, the young man had already seen her, so he only smiled, held her arm, and helped her into the house.
When Pei Yunshu sat down in the room again, Pei Yunshu said helplessly: "Didn't you say it?" Sister, you are heavy, don't come outside to pick me up. ”
"I just got pregnant, and I didn't show my pregnancy, how can I be so delicate, I can't take two steps?" Pei Yunshu said angrily.
Pei Yunyao glanced at the house, and suddenly chuckled, with a faint ridicule in his voice: "You are a princess of a county, and you are found to be pregnant, except for Fangzi, there are not many people in the house who are waiting, and you are indeed not 'delicate' enough." ”
"The mother of an ordinary family is pregnant, and she has to find a few more people to take care of her, and the decline of the county king's mansion has come to this point, and this son is also deeply surprised."
Although he smiled, his tone was a little cold. The grandmother who was delivering medicine on her side couldn't help but stiffen on the ground.
Although this princess of the county was born beautiful, and she is the daughter of the princess of Zhaoning, her life experience and appearance are not bad, but unfortunately her temperament is not gentle and petty, and she is not favored by the county king. The princess of the county has not been pregnant for many years. In this mansion, Pei Yunshu is just carrying the false name of the princess, and is often ridden on the head by another person.
Now the princess of the county is pregnant, but the prince of the county doesn't care about it, and the people in the house will inevitably be sluggish. Fortunately on weekdays, the princess of the county herself hid herself from being discovered by others, but today she was caught by the prince of Zhaoning.
You must know that Master Pei, the prince of Zhaoning and the former secretary of the palace, looks kind and good-looking, but in fact, his means are powerful and clever, and even the king of the county is afraid of him. In fact, if it weren't for the protection of Lord Pei, I am afraid that the status of the princess of the county would be even lower now.
Mama thought about it, now that this Master Pei has entered the house, he hasn't looked at her, obviously deliberately embarrassing her. She didn't dare to anger the other party, so she had to smile and salute him.
Pei Yunyi didn't look at her directly, his gaze only swept on the wooden plate in front of the table, and fell on the bowl of brown decoction.
Mama hurriedly explained: "This is the fetal medicine that His Royal Highness ordered the kitchen to boil for the princess. ”
"Fetal pills...... he groaned, walked to the table, picked up the medicine bowl and put it under the tip of his nose, and the corners of his lips pulled slightly.
Pei Yunshu looked at him.
Mama was inexplicably a little nervous.
The young man smiled, his arm raised slightly, and the bowl of soup was poured into the daffodil bonsai in the corner of the table.
"Not good." He said lightly: "It's too bitter, let's boil a bowl again." ”
Mama's heart was relieved, and she smiled again: "Your Royal Highness, how can there be medicine that is not bitter, and good medicine is bitter......"
Pei Yunyi looked at her, with a gentle smile on her handsome face, but her tone was chilling: "Then stay up until it's not bitter." ”
Mama was speechless.
Pei Yunshu was silent and said, "Mama go down first, I have something to say to the son." ”
The grandmother was forced to be speechless by Pei Yunyi, and when she heard this pardon, she couldn't ask for it, so she immediately left with the empty bowl.
After she left, the atmosphere in the room relaxed a little. Pei Yunshu glared at the person opposite: "Good and dignified, what are you scaring her for?" ”
"What kind of scare is this," Pei Yunyi smiled indifferently, "I killed her in front of the county king's mansion today, and this is called scare." ”
"You're talking nonsense again." Pei Yunshu didn't want to talk to him about this, so she only diverted the conversation, "Speaking of which, why did you suddenly come over today?" Doesn't it mean that these days are tedious and you can't get out? ”
Pei Yunyi said with a smile: "Zhuangzi sent a few baskets of fresh lychees, and I specially sent them to you." But don't be greedy. ”
Pei Yunshu was surprised: "I just finished eating the plums you sent earlier, and you sent lychees again." Is my sister really a pig? After she finished speaking, she laughed first, "But the plums you sent are really good, I vomited a few days ago and couldn't get off the bed, after using your plums, I am much better, and now my stomach is not as pantothenic acid as before." ”
"That's a freshly picked plum, so it's good." Pei Yunyi raised his eyebrows, "It's good if you like it." ”
"Of course I do. Even if I didn't like it before, I like it now. Pei Yunshu said, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, it's about to be the Qinglian Festival, I'm pregnant this year, I'm afraid I can't go with you." ”
Since the death of the Duchess of Zhaoning, every year of the Qinglian Festival, Pei Yunshu and Pei Yunyao have to go to Wan'en Temple to light lotus lanterns and pray for blessings. It's just that her body is really inconvenient this year, so she can only prepare incense candles and rice oil, and Yang Pei Yunyi brings them together.
Pei Yunyi sighed: "I expected it a long time ago. He glanced at Pei Yunshu and said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, I will help you say what you have to say, please Bodhisattva bless the child in your womb to be lively and healthy, born safely, mother and child safe, mother and daughter safe, and safe all years old." ”
Pei Yunshu twisted his arm and said angrily: "Nonsense! What I obviously ask is that my younger brother who is not successful should meet a favorite girl as soon as possible and start a family as soon as possible, otherwise everyone will have a family in the future, and he will be the only one who is alone, wouldn't he be miserable? ”
"Hey," Pei Yunyi sneered and pointed at himself, "Look at my face, I'm like this, and I still need the Bodhisattva's blessing?" Every time I come to your county king's mansion, the handkerchief I pick up on the road is a mountain high. ”
When Pei Yunshu heard this, she laughed out loud.
This is a fact, every time Pei Yunyao comes to the county palace, the maids in the palace are extremely attentive, and they all dress up and pounce on this courtyard. So when Pei Yunyao came back later, he didn't let the porter report loudly.
Pei Yunshu looked at the person opposite, and sighed in her heart, not to mention anything else, the appearance and figure of her younger brother are indeed strangely liked. She married into the county king's mansion, everyone knew that she was not favored, and every time the ladies had a banquet, she couldn't talk to those nobles about going together. Only Pei Yunyi...... Those ladies came to inquire about the family affairs of the prince of Zhaoning in different ways.
It's a pity that the falling flowers are intentionally ruthless, and the prince of Zhaoning has a very high vision, he grows so big, he doesn't like anyone, and he has a good face.
She said a few more words to Pei Yunyao, her body gradually became tired, and after Fangzi helped Pei Yunshu to rest, she sent Pei Yunyao outside the courtyard.
The glass lamp swayed slightly in the night breeze, the smile on the young man's face faded, and a pair of dark eyes were darker than the night.
Fangzi followed behind him and whispered, "...... The other maids in the courtyard have been sent out by the concubines these days, and only one slave is left. The princess was afraid of trouble, so she didn't bring in any more newcomers, but it shouldn't last long. The tea and decoction in the house didn't dare to move, and the princess secretly poured it out......"
Fangzi is the person arranged by Pei Yunyi.
Pei Yunshu is the concubine of Zhaoning, even if she is no longer favored by the county king, the people in the county king's mansion dare not murder her.
But the princess of the county who is pregnant is different.
If the princess of the county gives birth to a son, she is the son of the princess of the county, and the wealth in this world is in danger, as long as the interests are big enough, nothing can be done.
Therefore, Pei Yunyao ordered Fangzi to enter the palace and secretly protect Pei Yunshu's safety.
He walked to a lamp, stopped, and said, "I'll send two more people in a few days." ”
Fang Zi said respectfully: "Yes." ”
"There are many people in the house, and no one may see your identity. Once someone gets caught, I confess it. ”
"Yes."
"If someone is not good for the princess, protect the princess first, as long as you don't kill Mu Sheng."
"Yes."
He paused before continuing: "It doesn't matter if you die. ”
In the dark night that can't be dissolved, the flowers and branches are full of flowers, and there seem to be human figures.
He glanced back and smiled, his tone careless and cruel.
"I'm responsible."