He raised his hands to his eyebrows and looked solemn. Even though he had thought of thousands of ways to say something, it felt like something was stuck in his throat and he couldn't make a sound.
Today, after attending the morning court, he was reviewing memorial documents in the East Palace. Xiao Lizi, the eunuch of the East Palace, hurried over to report: "Your Highness, it seems that the third lady of the Chu Mansion is coming in this direction."
After hearing this, Fu Lilian suddenly looked up from the pile of documents and looked at him, with surprise hidden in his eyes: "You read that right?"
"It's absolutely true, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. I looked at it several times and hurriedly came over to inform His Highness that he should have arrived now." Xiao Lizi was a clever person and knew that the relationship between His Highness the Crown Prince and the third lady of the Chu family was not easy to put into public view.
Just help to ward off the sloppy eye.
Fu Li quickly ran out with three steps and two steps, and Xiao Lizi followed in small steps.
When he arrived at the gate of the East Palace, he saw no trace of Chu Xianxue. Fu Lilian's face fell instantly.
"No, I obviously saw it." Xiao Lizi scratched his head and saw several palace maids carrying fruit trays walking in this direction, so he stepped forward and asked, "Sister, did you see any one on your way here?
Woman? Very beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy!"
The older palace maid in the lead pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "You are talking about the third young lady of the Chu family, right? She seems to have gone to Xiangfu Palace with Mr. Chu Xiang."
The maid on the side said: "Your Majesty is also with us. I heard that the Queen Mother and the Fourth Princess are both in Xiangfu Palace. Maybe the Queen Mother summoned the Chu family to come to the palace to have a meal together."
"The two sisters didn't lie to me, did they?" Xiao Lizi looked at the two of them with a playful smile.
Xiao Lizi's words caused the two palace maids to look at each other, frown slightly, and said unhappily: "You little eunuch, I'm telling you that you still doubt us, believe it or not, get out of the way.
road."
After mulling the order in his mouth several times and ruminating his thoughts, Little Plum walked towards the prince in the distance.
"Your Highness, I just asked the maids, and they said that they were picked up by Mr. Chu Xiang on the way and went to the Queen Mother's palace."
It must have been that Duke Chu met Xue'er halfway after going to court and took her away. I think Duke Chu already knew about it. What about Xue'er?
Thinking of this, Fu Lilian was about to catch up quickly, but as soon as he raised his feet, Xiao Lizi's words behind him made him give up this idea.
"His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress are both here. If His Highness the Crown Prince goes over now, it will be even more difficult for the three girls to step down. Besides, with the Empress here, the situation should not be too embarrassing."
Fu Lilian thought for a while, then gave up the idea of going to Xiangfu Palace, and told Xiao Lizi to keep an eye on the situation there. Xiao Lizi was also a very active person and reported everything in detail. So the queen mother came out of Xiangfu Palace and went to
When the East Palace came, he knew it in his heart.
Chu Qianqian was a little angry when she saw that the person kneeling on the ground had not spoken. Fu Lilian was a kind-hearted person, and he didn't know who followed her or Fu Deyou.
"Get up," Chu Qianqian turned around and walked towards where Fu Lilian was sitting just now, "Who else knows about your trip to Xiling with Xue'er?"
After hearing this, Fu Lilian's scalp went numb instantly. He looked up at his mother and said in shock: "How did your mother know that?!"
Chu Qianqian looked slightly stunned, looked down at him and scolded: "Is this the way you talk to your queen mother?"
Seeing that his mother was already angry, Fu Lilian, who knew he was in the wrong, quickly lowered his head and apologized: "My mother, please forgive me. I am the one who overstepped my bounds. No one else knows about the matter between my son and Xue'er. Several imperial uncles
I don’t even know.”
Although Chu Qianqian was angry, it was useless to be angry at this point. After all, she only had such a son, and he had never disobeyed her since he was a child. Seeing him lowering his eyebrows like this, most of the anger in her heart disappeared.
She sat down and looked at the pile of documents and memorials on the table, and the remaining anger in her heart disappeared.
"Chu Miao'er met Xue'er in Xiling, why?"
Why did Fu Yunqi and his party go to Xiling so suddenly when they were at Yunwu Villa, and were attacked on the way back and almost died. What on earth is there in Xiling? Even Fu Lilian and Chu Xianxue were going to Xiling, so why did Fu Lilian lose it?
Did Chu Xianxue return to Yunwu Villa alone? Chu Qianqian couldn't figure out all this.
Fu Lilian looked very embarrassed, his upper teeth stuck to his lower teeth, and it took him a long time to say: "My son, I lost the 'Jade Toad'. The spies found traces of it in Xiling. They rushed all the way but couldn't find it. After many days, there was no result."
, and then returned to Yunwu Villa to ask Uncle Four Emperors for help."
Hearing this, Chu Qianqian stood up and shouted loudly: "That's ridiculous! You can lose the national treasure, and I think you can also lose your position as prince!"
Fu Lilian quickly knelt down and remained silent.
"Then does your father know about this?"
If Fu Deyou knew about this matter, he would definitely be angry and scolding the prince. According to his temperament, it is not impossible to depose the prince.
Seeing Fu Lilian gently shaking his head, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat back on the chair.
A piece of white rice paper caught Chu Qianqian's attention. The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, so she didn't take a closer look just now. When she glanced at it, she saw that the pressed white rice paper was particularly conspicuous among the documents on the table. Rice paper was expensive.
, is generally used by princes and nobles, and even if there is one in the family, no minister will submit it as a document.
Chu Qianqian glanced at the person kneeling below with complicated eyes, and then took out a stack of rice paper from the messy documents. Rice paper wrinkles easily, but these are flat and smooth, and it shows that someone has taken good care of them. After a closer look, there are still things on the rice paper.
The beautiful handwriting of the woman seems to be the love words of a woman thinking about her husband.
This handwriting?
Chu Xianxue's small regular script was all taught by her in the mansion, so she would never make a mistake.
"I miss you so much that I can't bear to say goodbye. In the west wind at sunset, the grass and trees are green, and the mountains and clouds are green..."
"Xiling is separated by three thousand miles, there are more than a dozen luxuriant grasses, purple emerald towers are misty with clouds, the crystal palace is full of moonlight..."
"I came back from thousands of miles away and wanted to see you, but I met you in the clouds across the river..."
With the muffled sound of "pop", Chu Qianqian closed her eyes tightly, as if she hadn't recovered from these words. These poems, what was revealed between the lines were all her longing for Fu Lilian, if it hadn't been for her long ago
The heart of spring is dark, and as the most favored daughter of the prime minister's house, how could she write these shameless words?
Looking at the thick stack, Chu Qianqian pressed her forehead tremblingly. Chu Xianxue was already so deeply in love with Fu Lilian. Even though he had not just flipped through five or six sheets, it was not difficult to guess that the following were all women's self-reports.
Qingchang. Judging from these numbers, the two of them should have been in love before Chu Xianxue reached the age of hairpin.
"Do you exchange letters every day?"
Fu Lilian nodded and said: "Eight years ago, the second emperor's uncle held a banquet in the palace. My queen mother and I went to the second prince's palace to attend the banquet. At that time, my mother, you were busy dealing with the ladies and had no time to take care of your young son.
I just wanted to talk about everything, and happened to meet Xueer in the banquet. We have met since we were young. Although we have never seen each other in these years, it is amazing. We talked about everything, talking about everything, and we didn't realize it.
It lasted a whole day, and we agreed to exchange letters every day from now on, and then..."
"Then you fell in love with each other and promised her the position of Crown Princess?" Chu Qianqian sneered.
The prince has always been gentle and elegant. This time for the selection of the crown prince, many ministers from the court and the central government have sent lists. She also went to the Ministry of Etiquette privately to see the portraits of the lists that have been handed over. Most of them are women with prominent status, beautiful appearance and good conduct. After all, she is
When choosing a crown princess, from now on the queens of the Great Jin Kingdom must be screened by internal supervisors, and nothing can be done carelessly here.
Now she just hopes that her father will find a lover for Chu Xianxue soon.
"Lian'er——"
Chu Qianqian stood up and helped Fu Lilian, who was kneeling on the ground, and said earnestly: "As the prince, you are destined to be the future king of the Kingdom of Jin from the moment you are born. You should not indulge in the love of your children. Besides, you and I have a harem."
I'm lying to you, but you know that according to Xue'er's temperament, can you keep her worry-free throughout her life?"
Fu Lilian looked at his mother and concubine's concerned eyes and said firmly: "My son, I can."
Hearing this, Chu Qianqian's hands hung down from his forearms feebly. She knew that her son was stubborn and the current situation was still within her control, so she stopped trying to persuade him.
He patted his weak shoulder lightly and turned to leave.
Fu Lilian stood for a long time before moving slightly and went over to put the thick stack of letters into a beautifully crafted wooden box.
...
After Chu Xiong returned to his mansion, the more he thought about today's events, the more something was wrong. If the emperor wanted to go to Xiangfu Palace after the morning court, it was obviously in the opposite direction to him, so why did he meet him halfway? Besides, it seemed that Xue'er was not in the palace at all.
None of them showed surprise. Could it be that they already knew that Xue'er would come to the palace?
The more I thought about it, the tighter my brows became.
Of course, Mei Qianrou didn't know what her husband was thinking. She just thought that Xue'er sneaked out today and made him unhappy. She approached Chu Xiong and said softly: "Master, I'm still worried about what happened during the day.
"
After hearing this, Chu Xiong, who was immersed in his own thoughts, was stunned and looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Mei Qianrou pretended to sigh, stretched out her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes that had no tears at all, and said in a slightly crying tone: "Hey, it's all my fault. I let Xue'er out in a moment of weakness, but Xue'er is me.
The flesh that fell off her body, Rou'er can't bear to see her looking so wronged, Master."
Chu Xiong didn't think about it at all. Seeing Mei Qianrou's delicate appearance, he quickly caressed and comforted her.
He suddenly remembered the look in the emperor's eyes when he was talking to Chu Xianxue today, and his heart skipped a beat. An ominous feeling suddenly made him feel cold. Just thinking about how to block the prince, no one noticed that the emperor was treating Chu Xianxue in the same way.
His expression was pleasant and his eyes were ambiguous. If it was really like what I suspected, he would be in big trouble.
The spring rain had been falling all night with no intention of letting up, so Chu Miaoer's morning exercise plan was put on hold again, and she was about to get up and close the window.
"Stay with me for a while longer." Fu Yunqi's thick nasal voice came. With a big hand, he trapped Chu Miao'er in his arms. The soft jade was in his arms, so he had a smile on his lips and slept particularly sweetly.
After breakfast, as soon as Fu Yunchi left, Chunliu, the queen's personal maid, came over, stood obediently in front of Murong Feng, and whispered softly: "I have seen the fourth princess, and the empress sent me here.
Please invite the princess to Fengwei Palace for a chat."
Chu Qianqian asked her what business she could have. He kept saying a few words over and over again, asking if there was anything to talk about. But after all, she was the queen, so she sent people to invite her personally, so she had to give her some thin noodles.
Sighing slightly in his heart, he turned to the maid in the mansion and ordered: "Send someone to go to the Second Prince's Mansion to inform you, and tell me that the Queen's kindness is too great to refuse. I have to come to the house another day to apologize."
"yes."
Seeing the maid retreating, Chu Miaoer smiled slightly: "You go to the front hall and wait, I will clean up and let you go."
Back in the room, Chu Miaoer changed into a water-blue pleated Ruyi moon skirt, simply combed her hair into a bun, and inserted a green orchid hairpin. There was no luxury in her body, but she had a unique sense of elegance.
The carriage staggered and finally arrived at the city gate, and then took the steps prepared by Chu Qianqian in advance to Fengwei Palace. The rain was misty, and half of Chu Miao'er's body felt wet all the way down.
When Chu Miaoer entered, a palace maid came to greet her. She took her damp cloak and took it aside to bake.
Chu Miao'er was very satisfied with this kind of service, and her mood improved, so she joked: "The Queen has made such a big effort to invite me here, it must be because she didn't have a happy chat with His Royal Highness yesterday."
Hearing this, Chu Qianqian glanced at Chunliu.
Chunliu took everyone out with understanding, and now only the two of them were left in the huge Fengwei Palace.
"I talked with Lian'er for a long time yesterday, but the child was stubborn and decided that Chu Xianxue was not allowed. I didn't know what to do, so I asked you for advice to see if there are any other countermeasures?"
In the few impressions she had of this second sister, she had always been a cowardly, stupid and ignorant person. Unexpectedly, after several encounters, she was completely different from her impression. She became more and more impressed by her and wanted to be with her.
Close, close.
Hearing this, Chu Miaoer smiled nonchalantly and said, "Both Prime Minister Chu and the Queen cannot solve it, how can I think of a solution?"
Seeing her calm face, Chu Qianqian was speechless for a moment. The longer she stayed with Fu Yunqi, the more they resembled each other.