Chapter 59 Knowing the Condition
Wen Qiongying, who was still happily waiting for the Chongyang family banquet at home, didn't know that she had ruined all hopes of entering the palace in a conversation between her aunt and cousin. At the moment, she is cutting clothes and making jewelry with great fanfare, preparing to surprise the four at the Chongyang family banquet.
It's a pity that Xiao Min has insight into people's hearts and will never give anyone a chance to overpower A Rui.
Xiao Min wanted to return to the East Palace after leaving Queen Wen's palace, but he didn't expect to be stopped by government affairs halfway through. Therefore, after a delay of three or four days in the Qinzheng Palace, it was not until the date after the enthronement was set that Xiao Min returned to the East Palace with the news.
In the East Palace, as soon as Xiao Min walked into the gate of the East Palace, he saw that the Li family was sent out with a smile by the maids beside Ah Rui, Cutting Bing and Rongxue.
As soon as the two met, Li leaned over and saluted, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince." Li She is still satisfied with this son-in-law, not to mention anything else, seeing that her daughter is still delicate and casual after marriage, she knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be extremely pampered and connived with her. The Li family does not have many requirements for the selection of a son-in-law, as long as he can make his daughter happy and smooth, it is better than anything else.
Xiao Min didn't wait for the Li family to salute completely, so he raised his hand to support the Li family, "Mother-in-law is polite, and Gu is busy with government affairs today, so I won't send my mother-in-law more." There are a few old ginsengs in the treasury of the East Palace, and they are a little polite, so don't shirk it. Xiao Min turned to Fushuang behind him and said, "Fushuang, send your mother-in-law out for Gu Haosheng." ”
Father-in-law Fushuang greeted him with a smile on his face and politely sent Li off.
Walking into the Jinghe Palace, Xiao Min saw A Rui lazily leaning on the low couch by the window, and he didn't bother to get up when he came in, just smiled at him and said hello.
Xiao Min's heart was sudden, without him, it was really a sudden illness of A Rui last time that left a deep shadow on him. And right now, A Rui has always had a good relationship with her mother and respects her mother very much, but it is rare for the Li family to come to the East Palace, and it is very strange that A Rui did not get up to see her off but lazily crooked on the low couch.
Ah Rui, who was crooked on the low couch, didn't notice Xiao Min's thoughts, she was drowsy by the afternoon sun, and she couldn't open her eyes. Xiao Min picked her up horizontally and sent her to the bed in the inner hall to rest.
Just when Xiao Min was about to leave after placing Ah Rui, his sleeve was suddenly pulled. As soon as Xiao Min turned around, he saw that Ah Rui, who was about to close her eyes, looked up with a shiny little face.
"Qingyan, can you rest with me?"
Xiao Min refused her soft-spoken request, and immediately lay on her side in wide clothes. As if feeling the heat source, Ah Rui slowly rubbed into Xiao Min's arms, and muttered in her mouth while rubbing, "Qingyan, you haven't come back to rest with me for a long time, if you don't come back, I ......"
Maybe he was too sleepy, and the rest of the words were drowned between Ah Rui's lips and teeth. Xiao Min's heart trembled, and he felt more and more guilty about ignoring A Rui these days. He didn't feel sleepy, just traced every inch of Rui's face with his eyes.
But later, probably infected by the sound sleep of Ah Rui beside him, Xiao Min actually fell into a dark and sweet sleep uncontrollably.
About an hour later, Xiao Min woke up from his sleep. It seems that I have slept for a long, long time, and the fatigue of these days has been swept away.
After bowing his head and giving a gentle kiss on Ah Rui's cheek, Xiao Min got up lightly, but did not leave immediately to deal with those tricky government affairs, but summoned Zhu Persimmon and Xue Cha to the study.
Xiao Min sat at the table, with the light on his back, so that people couldn't see his expression clearly.
"Recently, how is Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess?" While saying this, Xiao Min was still looking at the abnormalities in the East Palace's living notes about Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess these days.
Zhu Persimmon and Xue Cha, who were kneeling below, were in a cold sweat, and the two of them put their heads on the ground and didn't dare to move. Under the pressure of His Royal Highness the Prince's body getting heavier and heavier, Xuecha finally couldn't hold it anymore.
"Your Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, she ......" Zhu Persimmon was anxious, and immediately interrupted Xue Cha's words, "There is nothing wrong with Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. ”
After speaking, Zhu Persimmon fell to the ground trembling again. With the last glimmer of hope in her heart, she prayed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not find out about His Royal Highness the Crown Princess's illness.
Just when she was thinking about a bit of luck, she heard a sneer from the direction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince above, "Heh, is it? Then came the sound of books being thrown onto the desk.
Xiao Min stood up, walked in front of Zhu Persimmon, and continued in a cold tone, "Gu Ke didn't ask you, is there anything wrong with Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess?" ”
Zhu Persimmon's heart sank, knowing that he couldn't hide it, and just wanted to open his mouth but was blocked by a sentence from His Royal Highness the Prince. "Okay, the two of you go to find the frost to receive the punishment by yourself, this matter is forgotten for the sake of your meritorious work in protecting Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess for these days, and next time, Lone will make you disappear from Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess unconsciously."
As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince threw down the sentence "Go down, go back and serve Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess" and left, Zhu Persimmon and Xue Cha both collapsed to the ground. After a long time, the two of them helped each other up softly, and with pale faces and cold sweats, they went to the Frost Father-in-law to receive the punishment.
Hearing what happened to the two of them, Father-in-law Fushuang was so anxious that he stomped his feet, "Ouch, two girls, you are really confused." It is not an exaggeration for Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to say that it is the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and you dare to hide it from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about His Royal Highness the Crown Princess's illness.
The previous time Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was sick, didn't you see the fate of the two girls, Bingbing and Rongxue? They are also the bride maids of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and they have grown up together with Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. ”
Zhu Persimmon and Xuecha were silent, and Father-in-law Fushuang also knew that the two of them were in a dilemma between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, and he didn't want to say too much, but he said vaguely in the place where he held the stick, "These two girls come to receive the punishment, they are both faster, and they will go back to serve Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess later." ”
After hearing the words of the father-in-law of Fushuang, the executioner naturally quietly released water for the two of them, so that the two could return to Jinghe Hall to be on duty.
Father-in-law Fushuang sent the two back to Jinghe Hall all the way, and did not forget to tell the two of them, "Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is a kind-hearted person, and the two of you will naturally have a good future with Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess in the future, and you will endure these grievances first." ”
Decades ago, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left Empress Wen's palace for the first time and moved to the current East Palace, Father-in-law Fushuang was the person who was selected by Empress Wen from the Internal Affairs Office to serve His Royal Highness the Prince. He accompanied His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from an ignorant little bean to a young man today, and he is almost the person who knows His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the world.
Seeing that the young Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a deep love for the nine ladies of the Lu family day by day, and was saddened after being implicitly rejected by the Fan Yang Lu family, the father-in-law of Fushuang once thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could only live a life with His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, whom His Majesty had assigned to marry.
Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the worse, Fan Yang Lu and His Majesty suddenly fulfilled His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's wish for some reason, looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who couldn't suppress his ecstasy, Father-in-law Fushuang was frightened and at the same time made up his mind to serve His Royal Highness the future Crown Princess well. Fortunately, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is a good girl who is reasonable and generous, and Father-in-law Fushuang has been glad about this in his heart countless times.
Right now, Xiao Min is handling government affairs in Jinghe Palace, because Ah Rui is still sleeping, the whole Jinghe Hall is silent, only the rustle of Xiao Min turning the pages from time to time.
As soon as she woke up, Rui saw this familiar scene and muttered, "Qingyan." ”
Hearing Ah Rui's voice, Xiao Min put down the music in his hand and walked to her bed and sat down, smiling and brushing her messy hair because she was asleep. "Rui, wake up and get up. Lone let the kitchen prepare your favorite lychee paste. ”
The maids rushed in to freshen up and change clothes for Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess.
After everything was in order, it was time for dinner.
The two sat opposite each other at the table, and instead of the usual dishes, they were all home-cooked side dishes that the two of them liked.
"Ah Rui, today the ministers have advised me about ascending the throne again, and I agreed." Xiao Min was still like this, and threw out an earth-shattering thunderbolt lightly.
"Ahem, ahem, Qingyan, what did you say?" A Rui's gaze moved away from the dish in front of her and fixed on Xiao Min's face, "So, which day has Qin Tianjian set?" ”
"Before Chongyang."
"What?" Rui was even more surprised, "So urgent, why so sudden?" ”
Xiao Min stared at the girl in front of him calmly, and said word by word, "Because I hope that Ah Rui will sit on the queen's high platform and be looked up to, instead of letting some irrelevant people have the mind to compete with you." ”
There was not a single word in his words that mentioned Wen Qiongying, but every word was Wen Qiongying.
After being silent for a moment, Ah Rui felt a little warm and helpless, "Qingyan, where can ordinary people do anything to me." As she spoke, Ah Rui blinked, "Now no one outside knows that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is the person on the tip of His Royal Highness the Prince's heart, who dares to bully me." ”
"Flutter", Xiao Min laughed, "These are what my mother-in-law came to tell you when she entered the palace today?" Although he was asking, his tone was very determined.
"Well", Ah Rui didn't notice what he called his mother, or if she did, she didn't think there was anything wrong, "Mother came to tell me when she came to the palace today." But I think they're right. ”
Ah Rui looked at Xiao Min with burning eyes, and Xiao Min only felt that he was completely surrendered to her completely trusting gaze. Xiao Min even felt that if Ah Rui said at this moment that she wanted him to get the throne that he had only obtained for many years, he would not hesitate to offer it with both hands.
Xiao Min held his forehead, smiled a little helplessly, and thought, "Ah Rui doesn't need to do anything, she just needs to look at herself like this and smile again, and Gu is willing to give her everything with both hands." He disguised the boiled meat with two chopsticks for Ah Rui, and Wen Sheng asked Ah Rui to eat more.