"This is too outrageous to say," Fu Yanshuo breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "My younger brother and sister can still come to the second prince's house. The second brother is already very happy, so what else can he blame?"
Seeing him looking in the direction of the carriage, Chu Miaoer also knew what he was expecting, so he could only explain in a low voice: "On the way here, Yunqi was temporarily summoned to the palace by his mother. Leader Tong came in a hurry, so he must have
It’s something urgent.”
"I see..." Fu Yanshuo retracted his gaze and murmured. Although he was smiling, there was an unconcealable look of disappointment on his brows.
Fu Yunqi felt uncomfortable, and Fu Yanshuo might not feel much better.
"Second brother, don't worry too much. This matter is not something you can control alone. Besides, today's outcome was already doomed, even if you told Yun Qi the truth about his mother and concubine earlier.
Change." Chu Miao'er followed him and comforted softly, "There are some things that no matter how much others say, it's useless. You have to figure it out yourself." She stopped and turned to look at Fu Yanshuo, saying word by word,
"Give him more time, and you also need to give yourself more time."
There was something faintly flickering in Fu Yanxuan's eyes. He nodded with a wry smile and could not deny Chu Miao'er's words. This matter was a torment for almost everyone, from top to bottom, and no one was spared.
"Are my brothers and sisters coming to see Zhiqiu today or...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Miaoer said first, "I'm mainly here to see my second brother today." Facing Fu Yanshuo's puzzled eyes, she explained with a smile, "Because I'm really curious, Yun
What does Qi’s biological mother look like? Is she as beautiful as him?"
After hearing what she said, Fu Yanxuan couldn't help but burst into laughter, raised his eyebrows and joked: "It's rare to hear such compliments from your mouth, and I don't know whether my fourth brother should cry or laugh after hearing this.
Woolen cloth!"
"Isn't everyone talking about him like this? Why is it strange?" Chu Miao'er looked at him smiling happily and asked extremely seriously.
"No wonder, no wonder..." Fu Yanshuo quickly waved his hands and explained in a dumbfounded voice, "It's just that the fourth brother hates to hear people say the words 'stunning beauty', so he suddenly thought of his livid face.
I just think it’s a little funny.”
Chu Miaoer didn't quite agree with this. It was not that he had never mentioned his "beauty" in front of his face before, but he never showed any displeasure. However, seeing that Fu Yanshuo was relieved of his previous gloom,
She just smiled and didn't make any rebuttal.
After laughing enough, Fu Yanshuo slowly began to think, and his face gradually became serious.
"Although I have never seen a portrait, it is not difficult to imagine how stunning her face is just by looking at my fourth brother." He looked into the distance, as if lost in memories, and whispered softly, "More than ten years ago.
I am still a little vague about the matter. I only remember that when I went to Chengxi Palace to find my mother-in-law, I happened to hear her arguing with the Queen Mother, and I learned some things..."
Chu Miaoer listened attentively, and from his words, a story about the harem that had been hidden for many years gradually unfolded.
It turned out that Fu Yunqi's biological mother was named "Mu Yushou". Unfortunately, everyone in the palace who knew her had been executed by the Queen Mother's order. Fortunately, Fu Yanshuo overheard Concubine Jing and the Queen Mother mentioning "Concubine Mu".
I kept a close eye on her, and after asking around in private, I found out her maiden name.
After the rain, the sun comes out. It is indeed a romantic and unique name. As the name suggests, she must be a quiet and romantic woman.
According to Fu Yanshuo, on that day he made an appointment with other princes and princes to compete in archery in the suburbs. In the excitement, he forgot the time. It was not until sunset that he remembered that he had not gone to the palace to visit his mother and concubine today, so he left everyone in a hurry.
He rushed back to the palace, fearing that he would be scolded by his mother and concubine because he was so happy that he forgot everything he did.
When he rushed to Chengxi Palace with a feeling of uneasiness, he found that the door of his mother's room was closed. The closer he got closer, he heard some sharp sounds intermittently coming from the house. What he didn't expect was that there were two people in the back room and his mother's room.
The concubine was talking to the Queen.
Fu Yanshuo couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself: When did their private relationship become good enough to talk at night? But judging from the queen's tone, the conversation between the two did not seem to be pleasant... Could it be that it was the mother-in-law?
Did he offend the Queen?! He stayed outside the window out of curiosity and listened, but the more he listened, the more frightened he became...
"Empress, the matter has come to this, what are your plans?" Empress Jing's voice reached his ears slowly, "If you really offer the military talisman with both hands, if he knows the truth one day in the future,
Aren't you afraid that he will rebel?"
"Then you should give me a solution! The royal family has very few heirs. Apart from him, you are the only one who has a son. Then I ask you," the queen turned around and looked at her with searching eyes and asked.
, "Are you willing to let the second prince go?"
Concubine Jing laughed twice, neither shaking her head nor nodding, and responded calmly: "I am just a parasitic duckweed that lives on the queen. Naturally, I will obey the queen's orders without any hesitation."
"Hmph..." the queen chuckled, and said with a smile, "You and the second prince have a deep love for each other, and I am reluctant to separate you two. However, Dajin's troops must not fall into the hands of people with other surnames.
In your hands, let me think about it again..."
On the surface, Concubine Jing obeys her and is obedient, but in reality, she is very scheming. Compared with having such a mother-in-law, Fu Yanshuo, it would be better to let Fu Yunqi, who has no foundation, go to the border to guard the border. Even if he wants to rebel, he still has to watch.
Does he have this ability?
After a moment of silence, Concubine Jing suddenly spoke up and said: "I'll tell you frankly, the Queen should not have kept the fourth prince in the first place."
The queen looked up at her in surprise, her eyes signaling, and she waited quietly for her to speak.
"The scene when Concubine Mu drank poisonous wine and died of poison may be because I have believed in Buddhism since childhood. Even after many years, I still have a fresh memory and cannot forget it. What about her posthumous son? Even if it is you.
Even if everyone in the palace is killed, there will be no airtight walls. The fourth prince's temperament is becoming more and more calm, and he is also appreciated by some ministers, but one day the fourth prince will know that you have designed to harm him.
Concubine Jing is his mother-killing enemy. How will he deal with himself then, and how will you deal with him?" Concubine Jing asked calmly, "Please forgive me for speaking out, you are living with a wolf cub like this.
Is there any difference around me?”
"Hahaha -" the queen suddenly raised her head and laughed after hearing this. She said clearly deliberately but pretending not to, "The emperor's personal edict is clearly written, who dares to question it? As long as you don't talk nonsense.
, I don’t think anyone dares to mention this matter in the palace. If someone mentions it, I will kill one of them. If there are two people discussing it, I will kill both of them. What do you think, Concubine Jing?"
Concubine Jing's original intention was not to bring her in. Seeing that her persuasion was fruitless, she could only nod her head obediently: "I am willing to chant sutras and chant Buddha for the Queen throughout my life. I only hope that the Queen will have a safe and smooth life, health and happiness."
"Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Jing. When I take the position of Queen Mother in the future..." the queen patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "I will never treat you badly. It's late at night, so you should go to bed early.
."
"Yes, I would like to send you my congratulations to the Queen," Concubine Jing said happily.
Hearing that the people inside were about to come out, Fu Yanxuan could only cover his mouth tightly, turned around and lightly tapped the pillars and flew away. He never expected that before he could show his initial results of Qinggong to his mother and concubine,
It was used at this time. But unexpectedly, when I landed on the ground, I sprained my foot and fell down beside the flower bed.
"Ah! Who is that?!" A passing maid saw a person lying in front of her. She was so frightened that she screamed and threw away the lantern in her hand.
Her screams attracted Tong Zhuo, who was on patrol, and several guards hurried over after hearing the sound.
Thinking that he was a traitor who broke into the harem, Tong Zhuo pulled out the sword from his waist and approached the man. But that man... Why did he look familiar?
"Give me the lantern." Tong Zhuo stood up and grabbed the lantern from the other person's hand, and slowly approached with the lantern. At this time, Fu Yanshuo's ashen face gradually appeared. "Your Highness, the Second Prince?!" He exclaimed in surprise.
road.
"Why is His Highness the Second Prince lying here?!" After everyone whispered, they all saluted and called, "Subordinates, I have seen His Highness the Second Prince——"
Tong Zhuo helped him up from the ground and asked in a deep voice: "I don't know what happened to the second prince, why is he lying here?"
Under his scrutinizing gaze, Fu Yanshuo slowly came back to his senses, tugged the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "I haven't entered the palace to pay my respects to my mother and concubine today. I was afraid that I would waste time and make my mother and concubine angry, so I became more anxious."
I didn't see the road clearly and tripped myself here, which made Master Tong worried."
Seeing his gloomy expression, Tong Zhuo didn't go into details, but just nodded and said: "It's dark at night, and no matter how anxious your highness is, you should find a candlelight to rush on... I just want to go to Chengxi Palace, so I'll see you there on the way.
"
"No, no, no -" Hearing this, Fu Yanxuan quickly got rid of the shackles of his big hands. His expression was a little flustered and anxious, and he pointed at his feet and said repeatedly, "My feet hurt badly, and I just want to trouble Mr. Tong."
Go and tell my mother-in-law for me that I will not go to pay her respects today. I will go to her door to apologize to her in person someday when my legs and feet are better."
Tong Zhuo never interfered in the affairs of the harem, but now that he was involved, it would not be appropriate to refuse verbally, and besides, it was just a matter of one sentence. He reluctantly nodded in agreement, and specifically asked his men to send Fu Yanshuo back to his room.
"It turns out that the relationship between Concubine Jing and the Queen Mother is so close. I really thought it was because she didn't hear anything outside the window that she could stay in the harem and be honored and favored." After hearing this, Chu Miaoer couldn't help but feel deeply.
Overview.
At that time, Concubine Jing wholeheartedly persuaded the Queen Mother to execute Fu Yunqi, not for the Queen Mother's consideration at all, but for her own sake, so that Fu Yanshuo would have one less competitor when he ascended the throne in the future.
However, the Queen Mother's attitude towards Concubine Jing is not very clear. On the one hand, she tried her best to win over Concubine Jing, but on the other hand, she was on guard against Concubine Jing. It is feared that the Queen Mother borrowed Concubine Jing's hand to do many of the shameful deeds in the past.