Chapter 42: The New Princess
In the capital, an atmosphere of terror is enveloped. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Jingzi and Wentu sent people around to investigate secretly, but in the end there was no result, so they began to spread outside Gyeonggi, intending to find the emperor, but there was no news at all. The secret agents and guards also went to the entrance of Zhuo Ji's village, but when the officers and soldiers saw that the mountains were far away and lonely, they did not go any further, and in their impression, it was a poor and remote place, and how could the emperor be stationed there? No one knew that the emperor had lost his memory.
The Queen Mother was sitting on pins and needles, and she became more and more anxious. The emperor has been lost for more than half a month, although Prime Minister Min Cheng reported that he was unharmed, but there were hidden discussions inside and outside the court, and he began to speculate about the emperor's illness.
"Wen Guard, the mourning family is very frightened, is it possible that the emperor deliberately stayed away from the imperial capital and never came back?"
Wentu shook his head slightly, and replied confidently: "Please rest assured that the queen mother has always been kind and filial, and will never ignore the world and the court, and say goodbye. ”
"Yes, even if Ni'er is angry, she will never abandon the ...... of the mourning family" The queen mother let out a low breath, pointed to the maid beside her and ordered, "Cui Ying, exchange the spices in the incense altar for some lighter ones, the mourning family is a little uncomfortable." ”
"Yes, Queen Mother!" Cui Ying responded and carried the small red jar bottle.
Wentu secretly thought, it seems that the old queen mother is exhausted, and she can't help but look up and look up, in just a few days, the queen mother's temples are white, the wrinkles on her face are also deeper, and her eyes are no longer as sharp as before, and they look lifeless.
"Guard Wen, you have to secretly observe King Pan's movements," the Queen Mother saw that there was no one in the palace, and immediately lowered her body and ordered, "He has always been scheming and changeable, we must prevent him from making trouble for no reason, disturbing the court, and as a last resort......" She suddenly stopped talking, and her brows were tightly condensed.
Wentu knew what she was going to say, but once she deposed King Pan, she would undoubtedly cut off the Queen Mother's retreat, and hurriedly responded: "At present, I haven't found any bad intentions for King Pan, I heard that I have recently fallen in love with a peasant woman who sells fabrics, and I tried my best to please ......others."
"Hmph!" the Queen Mother became angry, "How can it be flattering, he sent people to secretly order everywhere, and suppressed the little girl's shop one after another, and he went to sell it again, fill in the silver, and come up with a plan, but when he saw it, he still couldn't do it, and he actually used both soft and hard, and he had already accepted the woman as a concubine a few days ago!"
Ventu suddenly felt disgusted, the dignified prince and the prince had unscrupulously dealt with a people's daughter, how could such a corrupt person be the king? He also remembered that he was going to join forces with Fu Rou to assassinate the emperor, and he was even more annoyed in his heart, but he could not explain it to the queen mother, after all, he was also an "accomplice"! Seeing the queen mother's angry appearance, he hurriedly lowered his head, because he had much less in his hands than the queen mother, and he was embarrassed for a while.
"Empress Dowager, Prince Pan and the five princesses ask to see!" a maid entered the palace to pray.
"No!" the Queen Mother was furious.
Wentu was stunned, these five princesses were the daughters-in-law of the Queen Mother after all, how could they not see it, and hurriedly stopped the maid, and whispered to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother is angry, this is a gift of the audience that cannot be dismissed, at this moment, it is better to follow the prince......"
The Queen Mother woke up like a dream, glanced at Wentu, and then nodded slightly at the maid, she was dressed properly, took the Buddha beads, sat on the Queen Mother's chair, and looked at the door seriously.
Soon, King Pan strode in, and there was a girl in the back right half, who was already the princess with a purple crown and a red robe, although it could be seen that he was cautious, but he was still a little stiff at the start.
The two of them bowed three times and bowed nine times before they arrived in front of the Queen Mother, and said in unison: "Say hello to the Queen Mother, and wish the Queen Mother blessings and good ......health."
The Queen Mother didn't reply immediately, she looked indifferently at the new couple kneeling in front of her, and only spoke after a while: "The fifth concubine and daughter-in-law are called Yashu, raise your head!"
King Pan and Yashu shook their bodies at the same time!
Wentu understands that this is the old queen mother knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, although she lives in the deep palace, she always controls the behavior of the princes and grandchildren!
King Pan was still lying on the ground without an order, and Yashu raised her head slowly, only to see that her eyes were full of grievances, as if she had cried, without the slightest joy of being a princess, let alone longing and yearning for the future, and looked at the Queen Mother blankly.
When the Queen Mother saw it, she was also slightly stunned, as if she had pity, and after thinking for a while, she instructed according to the custom: "The palace is not as good as the people, there are many evasions and regulations, and the five princesses should do it themselves......"
"Yashu obeys the teachings of the Queen Mother!" Yashu replied in a low voice.
"Get up, you two. The Queen Mother ordered.
King Pan and the concubine got up, but Wentu found the clue, taking advantage of the Queen Mother's opportunity to get tea, deliberately pretending to be her tea, hurriedly rushed to the Queen Mother's side, and the arm "accidentally" touched Yashu's left arm, "Huh", Yashu made a sound of pain, how could this escape the eyes of the Queen Mother, she immediately got up, grabbed Yashu's arm at once, and the other hand directly picked up Yashu's sleeve, and the white arm bend was bruised, and there were blood stains oozing out in the middle!
"What a boldness!" The Queen Mother's eyes rolled and she looked at King Pan angrily, "The princess who just married into the door, you dare to treat it like this, are there any rules in your eyes, and are there any of you as the queen mother?!"
King Pan suddenly aggrieved, this Yashu was a lot of trouble to rush into the door, at this time it was still very fresh, how willing to use force for a while, it must be done by those concubines, quickly complained and replied: "Forgive the child is not filial, but it is definitely not Pan Er's doing, and I hope the queen mother will see it!"
Yashu's tears were blurred, but he didn't expect the queen mother to speak for herself, so she knelt down and said: "After returning to my mother, this injury was not caused by someone else, it was Yashu who accidentally fell and injured her behavior in the study palace. ”
The Queen Mother couldn't help but look at Yashu again intently, knowing that King Pan didn't dare to make a mistake at this time, so she said slowly: "Pan Er will go back to the house first, the five princesses will stay, one will let Cui Ying heal her injuries, and the other will come to talk to the queen mother. ”
Sure enough, King Pan had to swallow the words that came to his mouth, bowed his head and said: "Yes, Queen Mother, I am tired of my mother, and I also greet the royal brother on behalf of Pan'er, hoping that he will recover soon, and the family will be reunited and ......" After that, he turned around, still not forgetting to visit the Queen Mother's expression, but what he saw was still cold and expressionless, and he left with a secret smile in his heart.
Cui Ying carefully wiped the wound for Yashu, applied the wound medicine, and tied the white cotton bundle; the Queen Mother whispered on the side, don't touch here, don't move there, her eyes showed love; Wentu stood aside and pondered, the Queen Mother rarely cared about others except the emperor, seeing the flattered appearance of the five princesses, she suddenly understood the Queen Mother's thoughts, she must have taken a fancy to the five princesses!
"Fifth princess," the Queen Mother lowered her sleeves for Yashu with her own hands, pointed to the red chair next to her and asked her to take a seat, and said meaningfully, " Entering this harem, it is the daughter-in-law of the mourning family, what grievances have she suffered in the future, just say to the queen mother, go back today to tell the concubines and the next people, your injury is the mourning family bandaged for you, and in the future, you will often come to the Guangci Palace, talk to the mourning family, this person is like this, you and the mourning family are close, others will look up at you, if you bear the grievances, dare not speak, people have intensified, thinking that you are a submissive, can not become a billet of the climate. ”
Yashu was already grateful, and kept nodding his head, unable to speak for a while.
"Have the five princesses seen the four princes in the palace?" the Queen Mother asked casually.
Yashu immediately nodded and replied, "After returning to my mother, I have seen it!"
"How are they, still obedient?"
Yashu didn't know how to answer, lying for fear of being reprimanded, and telling the truth for fear of attracting trouble from the prince and several sisters, and suddenly saw Wentu behind the queen mother nodding to herself, and hurriedly replied: "They are all children, although they are a little naughty, but they are still obedient, although they are not their own, in the future, Yashu will definitely fulfill the duty of the mother, and the number of points that can be trained is a few points, and please rest assured that the queen mother." ”
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, began to rub her Buddha beads, and said word by word: "The mourning family heard that you are from the eastern land, and you have suffered a lot, and you must also understand the suffering of the mortal world, this is the foundation of human beings, don't forget, and ah, it is rare for a woman to be generous-minded and not jealous, and the mourning family hopes that you will fill in the royal family as soon as possible and add some blessings to the palace!"
Wentu was secretly surprised, it seems that the queen mother has begun to plan for the future, King Pan is ridiculous, if these five princesses teach their children well, maybe they will give birth to a prince, in that case, they can judge the situation and depose the prince Pan! She suddenly remembered Wulan Ying'er, she is also the queen, extremely intelligent, good to the world, but the old queen mother's scheming is a little inferior.
"Yes, Queen Mother!" Yashu's nose was sour, and there was a string of tears.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law greeted each other, and Wentu could hear that the five princesses were open-minded and had no idea of competing for favor, but they were worried about the emperor and anxious for the queen mother, and it was estimated that she must be the queen mother's favorite concubine.
"Wen Guard, you send the five princesses back to the house, and pass on the message of the mourning family, this is cold in winter, and the people and stewards of the Pan Wangfu will immediately handle the clothes for the five princesses, prepare things to keep out the cold, and the mourning family will visit in a few days!"
"Obey!" Wentu replied.
"Thank you for your concern...... Yashu didn't expect to be so favored, and her eyes flashed with hope.
Wentu followed Ya Shu, and the two rushed to King Pan's mansion together.
"Thank you Guard Wen for mentioning," Yashu didn't look back, his voice was indeed full of sincerity, "I know that you touched me on purpose, and I know that you are helping me, and if you have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you." ”
Wentu was stunned for a moment, knowing that this princess was by no means a dull daughter, but he didn't know that she was Zhuo Ji's good sister in the same village, so he replied casually: "The fifth princess made fun of it, how dare you offend the princess, but I think the princess is kind and beautiful, which is admirable." It's just that the princess is deeply loved by the queen mother, and she must not live up to her mother's heart, and in the future, she must not talk about state affairs with Prince Pan, nor can she participate in the entanglement between the prince and the emperor, and set up a pool of still water for this harem......"
"Wen guards don't have to be polite, Yashu is a people's daughter, and there are no rare concubines, and there are probably queen mothers and ...... in the whole world" She just wanted to say Zhuo Ji, and pondered and said, but the guard didn't understand it, so she didn't mention it anymore, "The queen mother is a relative, and she will be able to die to fulfill her filial piety, Wen guards rest assured, you should also be careful of the prince." ”
Wentu even admired the queen mother, and he could recognize human nature at a glance.
The two returned to the palace, Wentu pretended to be an aura, and sent the princesses and stewards in the tone of the queen mother, and preached: "The queen mother's mouth, this winter is cold, and the people and stewards of the Pan Wangfu immediately handle the clothes for the five princesses, prepare things to keep out the cold, and mourn the family to visit in a few days!"
"Yes, the Queen Mother......" everyone replied in unison.
Wentu didn't bother to pay attention to those pretentious princesses, and went straight to Yashu to salute and said: "The five princesses, please rest, and then go back to the Guangci Palace to resume their lives, it's too late to go back, the queen mother should be worried about the five princesses." ”
Everyone was dumbfounded, but they didn't expect that when they saw this little princess, they were taken by the queen mother, and they immediately complimented Yashu.
Yashu glanced at Wentu gratefully and nodded, but his hands were still just pinched, and he was secretly trembling......