"The prince saved Wan Niang's life," she lowered her voice and said slowly, "without the prince, there would be no Wan Niang."
I had heard Fu Yunchi tell me about Wan Niang's life experience before. Chu Miao'er just nodded lightly without saying anything. On the contrary, it was Baitao. When he heard that he had saved his life, he thought of the ambush that the princess had suffered before, and couldn't help but widen his eyes in fear.
Endless.
The aroma of tea is overflowing. Take a sip and it will be astringent at first and then sweet, as light as flowers.
After pouring the brewed tea into the cup, Chu Miaoer asked softly: "What is Wan Niang's real name?"
"My real name?" Wan Niang's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled bitterly, "'Wan Niang' is the name given by the prince. It has been so long, and I don't know who my real name is."
Hearing this, Chu Miao'er took a sip of tea without showing her expression, and said softly with a smile: "Then Wan Niang, do you remember where your ancestral home is? Do you still have memories?"
"I can't remember clearly," Wan Niang lowered her eyes and shook her head. Her fallen hair obscured her eyes, "I just remember that she fled to Dongling with her relatives."
She is about the same age as Fu Yunqi, barely a few years younger. Logically speaking, Fu Yunqi was already seven or eight years old when he met her. He should not be unable to remember where his ancestral home is, or even his own name.
Chu Miaoer had some doubts in her heart and asked quickly: "Do you still have memories of your relatives? In this case, I can ask the prince to ask someone to help you find your family. If you can reunite with your relatives one day, it will be a great blessing in life."
Hearing this, Wan Niang's calm face finally showed a change of meaning. She frowned, her eyes were firm with a trace of obvious sadness, and her tone was still cold: "I only remember that there was blood on their faces.
There was blood all over his body.”
Seeing that she kept silent about the past, Chu Miaoer knew that he would not get any useful information from her, so he stopped wasting his time and continued asking. He accidentally caught her fleeting look of pain, and then thought about it.
Said: "Let's get down to business, I came today because I have something to talk to Wan Niang."
Wan Niang sat upright, staring at her for a moment and said: "Princess, please tell me."
"Ahem -" Chu Miao'er cleared her throat and smiled sheepishly, "I want to learn a one-and-a-half-step self-defense from you."
Hearing this, both of them were shocked.
"Princess!" Baitao was especially surprised. The usually quiet young lady actually wanted to learn how to wield a knife and a gun. This made her so anxious that she didn't care about her identity. She rushed to Chu Miao'er and said loudly, "Princess
, you have been in poor health since childhood, how can you do these physical tasks? What if you lose your waist and move your muscles?"
Chu Miao'er had already guessed that she would react this way, so he had prepared a countermeasure early on.
"Have you forgotten how the prince and I encountered an ambush last time?" Sure enough, Baitao stopped making trouble after hearing this. Chu Miaoer continued to look at Wan Niang and said, "The prince said that Wan Niang, your sword skills are amazing, I have already thought about it.
For a long time, if I had just a little bit of effort, I wouldn't have held back the prince and hurt him, right? I would have let him faint halfway and hurt other people, which is really shameful to think about."
Wan Niang was still hesitant, but what she said was enough to shock people: "Practice martial arts is very hard, and the princess is weak, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to persevere."
"It's hard to see," Chu Miao'er smiled playfully, "Even if you can't learn a single move, you can still strengthen your body, which is always good."
Seeing her firm tone, it was obvious that she had made up her mind to come today, and it would be impossible if she refused. Wan Niang reluctantly said, "Okay." It wasn't until dinner that she saw Fu Yunchi coming back with a tired look on his face, and Fu Yanshuo left immediately after saying so.
, Prince Fu Lilian stayed behind closed doors today, presumably because he has not yet recovered from the betrayal, and there was a lot of discussion in the court about "Xue Fei". Fu Deyou indulged in enjoyment and never cared about the criticism from the government and the public, so all this pressure fell on him alone.
Chu Miao'er greeted him with a smile, took off his coat, washed his hands, and asked gently: "Are some people in the court starting to feel restless?"
"Hey -" Fu Yunqi sighed first, sounding very helpless, "To this day, Duke Chu has been unable to come to court because of illness, and the prince cannot leave his house. Those with some qualifications in the court took the opportunity to impeach Duke Chu, saying that he abused his
The authority dominates the court, and the prince is weak in temperament and lacks the style of a monarch."
"Hmph," Chu Miaoer smiled disdainfully, "These people have always demonstrated the concept of 'bullying the weak and fearing the strong' to the fullest. They say so, but they don't think so in their hearts."
After hearing this, Fu Yunqi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "How do you say that?"
"These people, the emperor fiercely supports the prince, but the prince is cowardly and says he can't take on a big responsibility." Chu Miao'er walked straight to the table, looked up at him and curled her lips, "'not doing business', 'indulging in pleasure',"
"Suspicious by nature' and 'vicious', these people are talking about the Duke of Chu and the Crown Prince, but in their hearts they are probably scolding the Emperor thoroughly."
Fu Yunqi stepped forward and tapped the tip of her nose lovingly, and said with a smile: "Your analysis is quite accurate."
"What about Chu Xianxue, is there anything unusual?"
"I heard from the palace people that I was stopped several times when I went to Fengwei Palace. The same goes for Xiangfu Palace. The Queen Mother has already said that she will not recognize her identity." Fu Yunqi shook his head. "The Queen Mother naturally stood there.
As for the prince, it's just that he can't scold the emperor on the face of it. Now that Chu Xianxue is favored, it's hard to deal with him, so he just found an excuse to vent his anger. Today, someone who is not afraid of death actually came out to remonstrate with him, saying that the emperor and Concubine Xue are really
For her unethical conduct, Concubine Xue disrupted the court order and brought discord between the emperor and the prince and his son. She should be hanged by order."
Chu Miao'er was shocked. Seeing this situation, Chu Xianxue was having a difficult time in the palace. Originally, she was protected by Duke Chu in the Chu Mansion, and the prince and queen in the palace. Now she only relies on Fu Deyou's favor.
, floating alone in the harem, but since ancient times, the emperor's favor has not been a long-term solution.
"This is also her own choice." Chu Miaoer said calmly.
"Actually, what I'm most worried about is Fu Lilian. He didn't even see me today," Fu Yunchi sat next to her and sighed softly, "I think this incident is really a big blow to him."
Not to mention the prince, any ordinary person bound by morality would not be able to do such a thing. What's more, his love was not snatched away by others, but by his own father. This was simply a double betrayal.
"The prince always needs to be on his own, and this is an opportunity. Otherwise," Chu Miao paused and looked directly into his eyes and said, "If we are not in Kyoto from now on, what will happen to him?"
After hearing this, Fu Yunchi paused obviously, his brows stretched out, he held Chu Miao'er in his arms and kissed her: "Miaomiao said that the future king must always have the courage to face it alone.
Up and down the government and the public."
She has always seen Fu Yunqi's protection of the prince. Fu Deyou's original method of obtaining the throne was not glorious, and he has not done any major things that will go down in history during his reign. However, the prince treated others politely, and the courtiers swarmed him, feeling that
I thought that the prince would become a wise king in the future, but after a long time, I found that he was humble but had no power to intimidate, and was of no use to the country. Over time, the forces in the DPRK became scattered and could not be united. The two forces of Fu Yunchi and the Prime Minister of Chu
In this contest, those who watch the fire from the shore are not the majority, nor are they definitely the minority.
Naturally, the Queen Mother didn't know about the secret collusion between the people in the court. She only wanted to let the Chu family and the royal family get closer, so she gave Chu Xianxue to Fu Yunqi. I wonder if Chu Gong and Chu Qianqian at that time were also like the two days ago.
Generally, I can't sleep for the whole night.
"I'm going to learn swordsmanship from Wan Niang tomorrow." Chu Miao'er chewed the jade bamboo shoots in her mouth and swallowed them slowly, and said slowly.
I heard her mention it when I returned to Kyoto, but I didn't expect her to be serious. Fu Yunchi knew that she always had her own thoughts, so he didn't stop her. He just looked at her with a half-smile but said, "Leave my husband alone, who is with me day and night."
If you don't look for it, you just go to find someone you don't know, and you're not afraid of hurting my heart?"
"I'm afraid of being beaten in my husband's hands," Chu Miao'er said with a smile. "When one day I succeed in my studies, I can compete with my husband."
"Haha——" Fu Yunqi looked up to the sky and laughed, waving his hands quickly, "You don't have to learn to succeed, but you will definitely win -"
"Humph, who asked you to let me go?" Chu Miao'er cast a sidelong glance at him and asked suddenly, "I went to see Wan Niang today, and I always felt that her skills were somewhat similar to yours."
Before Fu Yunqi could put away the smile on his face, he said with a smile: "That's natural. I taught Wan Niang's swordsmanship."
Did Wan Niang learn her swordsmanship from him?
Seeing the confusion on Chu Miao'er's fair face, Fu Yunqi put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and explained: "Only high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen can enter Chunyan Tower, so the women inside must not be ordinary people."
The land of Yanliu only relies on appearance. On the contrary, Chunyan Tower does not value appearance. All the women there cover their faces with gauze. As long as they have outstanding talents, they can stay. She is also smart, although she is not as good as Miao Miao in playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting.
, it can be considered that they have achieved something. She went to Chunyan Tower to help me obtain information, and I also promised her to teach her swordsmanship, so we each get what we need."
"When I went to Lanyuan today, Wan Niang said that all her parents and relatives died in the war, and she was the only one who survived. However, she didn't even know where her ancestral home was, nor what her parents looked like," Chu Miao'er said.
Shen Shen said, "I think she is hiding something, have you investigated it?"
"I have suspected it before," Fu Yunqi crossed his arms and said with a frown, "Do you know why I brought Wan Niang into my house, and how she escaped from Chunyan Tower?"
Chu Miaoer asked softly and uncertainly: "Are you injured because of the mission?"
"Yes," Fu Yunqi's expression was empty and his eyes were relaxed, as if he was recalling something very far away. "I was summoned back to Kyoto. I went to Chunyan Tower with my second brother in my spare time, but there were already people lurking there waiting for me to fall into a trap.
It was Wan Niang who blocked the sword for me that day. The sword was fatal. One wound was on her right hand, and the other was on her abdomen. Chunyan Tower abandoned such a useless person like a piece of shit, so she was removed from the house that day.
His name was removed from the roster."
Even though his tone was calm, Chu Miaoer still heard the suffocating pressure of the sword and the shadow. No wonder her right hand was shaking slightly when she saw her holding the tea cup today. She thought it was because she had just practiced swordsmanship and her breath was unsteady.
Choking on her words, she cleared her dry throat and murmured: "Then I misunderstood her."
A smile appeared in Fu Yunqi's eyes. He swept away his depression and said jokingly: "Miaomiao is jealous?"
Chu Miaoer pretended to be angry and reached out to hit him, which made Fu Yunqi laugh.
