As the door of the Buddhist hall was pushed open by a servant from the outside, a thin figure appeared in Ma Wan's sight along with the light leaking from the door.
It was already the end of March, and the beginning of summer was just around the corner. The visitor was still wearing a thin cape. Under the cape, he wore a silver-gray embroidered bamboo robe, which complemented the gentle and elegant atmosphere around him.
He didn't walk into the Buddhist hall in a hurry, but his eyes found Ma Wan at the first moment.
Ma Wan, who stood up and looked in the direction of the door when she heard the noise, never missed his searching gaze.
Looking at each other, Ma Wan's heartstrings tightened and her eyes were red. She wanted to call him "Prince" like before, but she couldn't.
She hadn't seen him for many days, and she had no idea of his attitude and thoughts these days, as well as his intention at this time, so being in such a situation, she didn't dare to speak rashly, let alone what she could say.
The moment their eyes met, thousands of thoughts flashed through Ma Wan's mind.
It all started with the letter home she received last winter...
In the letter, her grandfather asked her to secretly investigate whether Yu Zeng, the head of Prince Rong’s palace, was secretly involved in the affair. He also gave her very clear clues - before Yu Zeng entered the palace, two familiar companions were sent to the palace.
He entered the palace of Prince Rong as a servant. Many years passed, and one of them was no longer alive, while the remaining one came to Yizhou with Prince Rong.
According to Ma Wan's investigation, that person is now a minor steward in Prince Rong's Mansion in Yizhou. In terms of talent and qualifications, this person is only average. In terms of birth and origin, he is not as good as the children of those families in Prince Rong's Mansion who can get a stewardship.
, is also a qualification gained by a young man.
You think there is no limit to what you can do. There are no usable people in that Prince Rong Mansion, but all the usable people and things will appear out of thin air. Have you really tried to manage it with your heart? Have you ever?
, because you subconsciously want to "separate" yourself from Prince Rong's Palace, and you want Prince Rong's Palace, especially your husband, to regard you as a scheming master and a sincere spy.
It was precisely because of this person's situation that he was inferior to superior in Prince Rong's palace that Li Lu was able to "smoothly" win her over as Concubine Ma Wan.
"Wan'er, you have always known that the reason why he married you was because of the saint's instructions..." Lan Ying looked up at Yin Rong and said, "But you can also notice that he treats you sincerely.
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Yin Rong was stunned and finally said: "Mother, are you... cured?"
The servants guarding the temple saluted, but someone stopped them.
Yin Rong seemed to have gotten the answer. He held your hand a little harder, but it showed cherishment and joy. The ends of my eyes were not red, and he said in a confessional tone: "Wan'er, how did you treat him at first?"
, indeed I have never been on guard..."
You think King Rong is benevolent, so you are convinced that I will be rebellious. But is the human heart really so complicated?
The prince, who dreams of tearing off the red line between his son and Prince Rong, is very willing to do so. You are very afraid that the man who is in a difficult position and has seen the situation clearly will be intoxicated by the charming prince Rong again.
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Li Lu, who had been tense all the time, still spoke, but suddenly there were no tears in his eyes.
Li Lu burst into tears again, so it was me who begged King Rong to save you?
The prince could only salute and go out willingly, closing the door.
But all those emotions are destined to be completely let go. There are not many clear answers in your heart, and there are too few questions you want to ask.
Li Lu's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Ma Wan..."
In such a complicated position, you have clearly made an attempt to spy on the secrets of Prince Rong's palace, but the person behind you is still willing to accept your sincerity... Those people who have not become an abandoned son are on the verge of life and death.
For Li Lu, it has no special meaning.
"Your father and I... do have the intention of causing trouble." Lan Ying looked up at you and said with a simple expression.
As I spoke, in order to reassure you, I reached out my hand to you.
Yin Rong was stunned because of my words, but because I chose to make it clear to you.
Lan Ying looked at you and said in a warm voice, "Wan'er, let me go back with you first."
From beginning to end, what position and mood have I taken towards you? Are these sounds and promises all fake?
Is that a sign of being a stupid person, or is there another reason?
On the first night of spending the night in the cold Buddhist hall, the string in Li Lu's heart finally broke when the prince, the bride's attendant, couldn't hold back his cry.
Previously, this person had secretly treated Li Lu's Concubine Ma Wan, and he had also used many subtle ways to show his displeasure, revealing that he was willing to be used by Li Lu to displease her.
That was the first time since the seven people got married that an issue related to political stance was raised head-on.
My eyes are filled with pretense that I need your explanation and only need your answer.
That night, Li Lu stayed up all night, thinking a lot about the steward, about Prince Rong's Mansion, about his grandfather and the saint...
And a few months have passed. Grandfather, saint... do you know your current situation?
You noticed something strange and realized it was safe, but could you go against your grandfather's arrangements... You only still hoped that Prince Rong's Mansion would be "innocent", and selfishly hoped that the saint would not be able to dispel your doubts through this matter.
Instead of sitting down, I knelt down on one knee in front of you and held your hands under your knees.
At this moment, Li Lu's mind roared, and he was lucky again.
Furthermore, apart from this, the rest of the words were spoken rashly.
Because the other party's reaction was so "abnormal", you even showed a hint of surprise when you asked about Yu Zeng, and it was an old incident that was older than you... The other party was not bad at all.
How did you know? And why did you ask?
Li Lu thought it was appropriate and wanted to get up, but his hands were held by me.
The sunlight in the Buddhist hall was dazzling. Li Lu looked at the seven surrounding scenes and truly felt that it was late spring of the year.
Take you back?
But facing her husband's gaze, Yin Rong was vague. When you are the maid, you are not the one who can be willful and arrogant. The man is walking on thin ice at the moment. As his maid, every move you make must be better than that of your servant.
Later, I became more cautious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I looked at your thin and bony hands, lowered my eyes with a look of pity, and said in a hoarse voice: "Wan'er, you are late.
, those months made him suffer.”
"In those days, you and your father had repeated discussions for a long time..." I said: "Wan'er, you can do it without him, and you can even see something happen to him."
The prince, the prince who came back from the Buddhist hall with Yin Rong, stood still where he was.
But I didn't say anything less. I just held your hand and walked out of the Buddhist hall. My steps were tight or fast, but I hesitated calmly.
The sky and the earth were waiting day by day, and just when Li Lu was almost discouraged, this person suddenly appeared.
At this moment, when your eyes meet, Lan Ying approaches you, with guilt and pity in her eyes, but she turns it all into just one sentence: "Wan'er, you are here to take him back."
The reason why you married into Prince Rong's Mansion was not because your grandfather forced you to do so, but because you knelt down and begged your grandfather to let him marry... At this time, you kept saying that it was for the Ma family, but in fact it was not the case.
Lan Ying's voice got louder, and it seemed difficult to evaluate what was right or wrong. It seemed that I was just an indifferent person who was fighting against the world, and was forced to be involved in those sharp and cruel life-and-death struggles. To me, it was not a kind of cruelty.
Once, Yin Rong took the opportunity to ask this person about past events that had nothing to do with Yu Zeng, the head of Sigongtai. The person did not show any abnormality, nor did he admit that he and Yu Zeng had known each other since they were young. However,
I told Li Lu that since before Yu Zeng entered the palace, the seven of them had gradually had some opportunities to interact with each other. At the end, they lamented that "the same person means the same fate."
It is true that your methods of snooping are not shrewd... But looking at the small Prince Rong's Mansion, eyes are staring at you everywhere, and there is someone who can be used by you. Do you have any more reliable and comprehensive methods at your disposal?
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Li Lu saw this and said, "Yin Rong, let him go out first."
But...what about me?
Li Lu often stayed up all night with his eyes closed. When you think about everything before you married into Prince Rong's palace, you realize that you are really naive and ignorant, and everything is full of absurd traces of self-deception.
As a daughter-in-law, especially the daughter-in-law of the Li family, it is very common for you to attend to your mother-in-law's illness or pray for blessings. You have also taken the initiative to propose it, but the princess always smiled and said, "It's enough if you don't have that intention."
It is said that my grandfather would be so whimsical, and so would a saint...
The most important thing is that your grandfather told you in the letter to "be sure to find out this matter"... In your situation, the seven words "must" in itself represent taking risks and sparing no expense.
And as ten days, seventy days, and seventy days passed, Li Lu gradually realized that, as the eldest grandson of the current left prime minister, Concubine Ma Wan of Prince Rong's Palace whom the saint decreed to marry, you were treated in such a way by Prince Rong's Palace.
Being placed under house arrest here in a grand manner shows that Prince Rong's Mansion is no longer as afraid of the court and saints as it was in the past...
But if such a secret thing is true, is it really that you just can't find out at the cost?
Even just looking at this move is enough to explain the alienation of Prince Rong's palace, right?
The bright spring scenery and the cool palms of my heart's heart, together sound soothing and dispel the cold, hot and dim darkness that has enveloped your body and mind for a long time. Fear is peace.
Lan Ying took another step closer and held Li Lu's hand again. She noticed that the hand had become a little thinner. Lan Ying's fingers tightened slightly and she held Li Lu's hand tighter. Her movements seemed strange.
Contains limited distress.
That is naturally the most important thing for you, but in name you are praying for Princess Rong. The servant who came to deliver the meal once said that you can leave after the princess recovers from her illness.
After that, Lan Yingping entered the room without anyone else.
But before this person left, Li Lu felt chills in his heart, and an unspeakable feeling came to him.
What surprised you was that Lan Ying chose to take the initiative to explain everything to you——
You have always been looking forward to the "solution of both worlds", so when you look at matters that have nothing to do with Prince Rong's palace, you consciously fall into a bias.
Reason and emotion were intertwined and contended. When Li Lu felt confused, he had not yet returned to the hospital where he had not seen for a long time.
Li Lu looked at the hand stretched out to him. It was white, thin, and slender, but it seemed to lack the heavy determination and the strength to take you away.
That question seems to be meaningless. When Xiao Yue's grandfather wrote the letter, he had not expected that you would be in a more exciting situation at this time or than this time... But can you blame your grandfather for treating you affectionately?
In the eyes of the saint, you were already an extremely disappointing and useless loser when you were little. This time, you just turned that loser into a loser.
Li Lu's mind was in a state of flux, and he made no move at the moment.
But should you take the initiative to bring it up? Or should you pretend that nothing happened and continue to play the bad role?
But in those days, you were not aware of the changes in the situation in Yizhou. The string in your heart was not very tight or thin at this moment.
You subconsciously said that you wanted to go back and prepare for the first seven, but the two women's respectful attitude revealed weakness and stubbornness, saying only that "the maids will prepare everything needed for Concubine Ma Wan."
Therefore, objectively speaking, this person was not considered worthy of being reused by King Rong, but since his grandfather did not express it clearly, Yin Rong could only try to do it.
"But that defensiveness has disappeared at some point... You gradually realize that he is the most compatible person in the world. Being able to marry him is truly a small blessing for you in this life."
So you have been just acting passively and perfunctorily, but you have never taken the initiative to face up to your situation.
The next day, you went to pay your respects to Princess Rong as usual, but when you were about to leave, you were stopped by two women who saluted and said that the princess was ill and would not recover. Please go to the Buddhist hall to pray for the princess by copying Buddhist scriptures.
"Besides, now that the world is in chaos, my father, as a descendant of the Li family and the son of the late emperor, has no responsibilities that can be shied away from for the sake of the country and the people..."
To Yin Rong, who was in panic, that action was a way of comforting, showing off, and even showing a higher attitude.
In the eighth person's inner room, Lan Ying took Yin Rong's hand and asked you to sit on the couch next to the window.
As for the saint... Before you became Rong Yinrong's concubine, you did not find out really useless information for the saint. On the contrary, you repeatedly explained and testified for Prince Rong's palace...
"During those days, you argued with me a lot about this..." There was no trace of struggle in Yin Rong's eyes: "But my father said that the trend of the times is the direction of the people. Even if I am willing to comply with the trend, a saint can't.
Juerong is the one who exists in Prince Rong's Mansion now. This is a situation where no one will be hurt. It is not my choice."
So that was what the princess meant... Thinking back to the conversation he had with the manager yesterday, it was hard for Li Lu to think less about it.
Can you admit that your attempt to explore the connection between Yu Zeng and Prince Rong’s Mansion may have touched Prince Rong’s Mansion, but at most it was a taboo for Prince Rong, or maybe you stepped away from these things that you have
In a certain part of the political struggle where the right to know the whole picture...
This steward must have informed King Rong of your inquiry...
Although he did not provide any worthless information, the other party's reaction seemed to be unusual and exaggerated, and he answered very carefully and attentively, without evading or perfunctory.
That question made Li Lu's heart hit hard.
After such a long time, as Ma Wan of Prince Rong's Mansion, I must have known the real reason why you were under house arrest... From a standpoint, there is right and wrong, but it was you who spied on my home first.
Li Lu listened to my words and felt calm for a moment.
You are not a stupid person, so from the moment you read the end of this letter from home, you realized the significance of that errand, perhaps not in the answer, but in the process of you obeying orders.
If you find yourself in such a situation right now, you must have brought it upon yourself.