Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 88
However, at the night banquet at Princess Linyang's Mansion, the scene of the husband and wife reunited and crying together that Sheng Shaoqing envisioned did not appear, and those handkerchiefs were of course useless.

Before the banquet, Princess Lin Yang went to Canglan Garden to visit Ji Baochuan, thinking that although the daughter of the former Xiangfu had been in poverty for more than ten years, she couldn't lose her momentum when she saw the heartbroken man again!
But when Princess Linyang saw Ji Baochuan's indifferent appearance without makeup, she was so angry that her seven orifices were smoking.

"Don't you like the clothes and jewelry sent by this palace?" Princess Lin Yang glanced at Guanshi Lin who was following behind, "Or do you mean that there are people in this mansion who are obsequious and do not send them at all?"

Steward Lin trembled when he heard the words, "How dare I disobey the princess' order."

But Ji Baochuan smiled gently and said, "My concubine, I thank the princess for her kindness. I can't blame Steward Lin for this matter. The jewelry you sent is all there. It's because I've been thrifty all these years, so I don't need these gold and silver jewelry for a while." .”

"You really are!" Princess Lin Yang really couldn't understand, a good daughter of the prime minister, she was willing to marry a beggar back then, but after suffering for so many years, did she even forget the etiquette upbringing many years ago?
"I know it's the princess's good intentions, but my husband has been homeless for so many years. If I still wear gold and silver to see him, I'm afraid I will hurt him."

Princess Lin Yang was really taken aback by Ji Baochuan's words. She still worried about that person at this time, but she didn't know that she was not a homeless person at all. She had a beautiful wife and concubine, and had both children and children. She lived a good life!
But after a while of indignation, Princess Lin Yang felt sorry for Ji Baochuan again in a flash, because a heartless man who had been away from home for many years and only cared about his own happiness and disregarded his wretched wife. It will hinder the face of this heartless man, if this kind of thing happens to her, she will definitely give that man a cramp, and he will be beaten to ashes!

Princess Lin Yang couldn't bear the fact that Ji Baochuan only knew that she had been let down when she saw her heartless husband, so she said softly, "If I tell you, won't this hurt him?"

"Haven't you ever wondered why he didn't come to you for so many years, and didn't even send back a letter or any news?"

Ji Baochuan was confused by Princess Lin Yang's question, and resisted the bad feeling in his heart and said, "Concubine...he has been living outside for many years, and he may have suffered a lot, so how can he take care of his concubine?"

Seeing Ji Baochuan's current appearance, Princess Lin Yang suddenly understood the way Sheng Shaoqing looked at her at this moment.

A courageous and resourceful person who can detect tricks in Huangzhuang and tell her where the ledger is hidden. When facing his own emotional problems, his brain seems to have been stolen suddenly.

"He is now the secret envoy of the left privy of the Helian Department, in charge of the frontier defense, and also a guard. His status is only under King Solo. Do you think he will still hurt him because of your wearing gold and silver? "

After finishing speaking, Princess Lin Yang couldn't bear to look at Ji Baochuan's expression. After a long time, seeing no response from the other side, Princess Lin Yang looked up. On the face in front of her that had been polished by the vicissitudes of time, a gentle smile condensed on her face. mouth, but there was not even a hint of shock in his expression.

She even replied in a calm tone, "I should have known earlier."

"Li Lang wasn't born in the pool. If it wasn't for..., that's all, it would have been a matter of Chen Zhima rotten millet. It's useless to talk about it, but with his talent, he deserves to be where he is today."

Ji Baochuan sighed, "I don't know where he is now? I... want to see him."

Only then did Princess Lin Yang recover from the shock, "Are...are you not angry? Still... still want to see him?"

"What's so angry about my concubine?" Ji Baochuan smiled again, "Back then when Xiulou was recruiting relatives, my concubine chose him. After meeting him, I realized that he was not an ordinary beggar. He could be regarded as an aspiring man from a poor family. It was only then that she insisted on going her own way and broke off ties with her family and married him. Later, he went to join the army, and there was no news of him. After all these years, my concubine also asked many ways, but there was still no news..."

"The concubine entrusted the princess to look for him. The original intention was to know his life and death. If he lives well, the concubine will feel at ease."

"Then...then..." Princess Lin Yang was once again shocked by Ji Baochuan's indifference, "Then what are the hardships you have suffered all these years?"

Ji Baochuan looked straight into Princess Lin Yang's eyes and said, "This is what my concubine should be, so what's the point of suffering?"

"With my own body, it is enough for the Ji family to be safe for a few years."

"If you talk about suffering, hasn't the princess never suffered? Even though you live in a place full of flowers and brocades, and enjoy the luxury of clothes and food every day, if you have no place to return to, it will be suffering after all."

Princess Lin Yang was aroused by Ji Baochuan, and gradually fell silent.

"The concubine actually had a relationship with the princess before. At that time, you were newly married, and you came to the hot spring village with your son-in-law to escape the summer heat. Looking at it from a distance, you really are a couple."

Princess Lin Yang said with a wry smile, "What's the matter, no matter how good it used to be, it has turned into a pile of loess."

"At least, there is still a beautiful thought, isn't it? Man, isn't it just that you lied to me, and I lied to myself. Is this life over?"

"Then you're going to see him like this?"

Ji Baochuan nodded, and joked, "No matter how well my concubine dresses now, she is no better than the North Privy Envoy, isn't she?"

Princess Lin Yang just wanted to refute how the things in her princess mansion are not as good as those of the little prairie tribe, but seeing Ji Baochuan's determined expression, she stopped thinking about persuading her, and turned around and took Ji Baochuan to Quanju Zhai.

"Didn't the Prime Minister ever think of taking you back to the Ji Mansion when you were young?"

Princess Lin Yang still couldn't bear the curiosity in her heart and asked.

Although the young girl from the Ji family severed ties with Ji Wenxuan back then and married someone, but the married person applied for the draft not long after, and there was no news about it, if the Ji family took her back at this time, it would not be a big deal In a few years, I will find a good family to betroth to. With the momentum of the Ji family, Ji Baochuan's life will not be too bad if he wants to come.

Ji Baochuan was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "Father also sent someone to say it, but I didn't want to. The number of times I refused, gradually no one mentioned it."

Princess Lin Yang suppressed the doubts in her heart, and kept telling herself that this was a private matter and she couldn't ask any more. Unexpectedly, Ji Baochuan continued, "Actually, Emperor Jing ordered me to marry into a wealthy family. A reason."

Princess Lin Yang didn't expect that there was any hidden secret in it, she held her breath and waited for Ji Baochuan to say, "I don't know if the princess still remembers Princess Pingning?"

Princess Pingning?

The name of Princess Pingning has been buried in the dust for several years, and few people mentioned it. Princess Lin Yang only remembered it after a long time of reaction. Princess Ning.

According to the Beiliang system, the daughters of the princesses are all named county heads. Because Princess Hengyang is the eldest daughter of Princess Hengyang, Princess Pingning was named a princess at birth. Even the title was chosen by Emperor Jing himself to show his kindness. Pet.

It's a pity that Princess Pingning was unlucky in her fate, and she couldn't hold back the title that enshrined countless beautiful wishes, and died before reaching the end.

At that time, my aunt in Hengyang was about to go mad with grief, and she went to Wutai Mountain to meditate for several years before recovering. Even when she returned to Beijing, she lived in seclusion and devoted herself to the Buddha.

Princess Lin Yang nodded and signaled Ji Baochuan to continue, and Ji Baochuan continued to speak calmly, "Princess Pingning died at a plum feast."

Princess Lin Yang only knew that her eldest cousin died in winter, but she didn't know that it was at such a banquet. In Bianjing City, there was a spring banquet in spring and a plum appreciation banquet in winter. A blind date banquet where young girls and young girls meet each other.

"At that time, I was just getting married, and I was also invited to visit. It happened that Princess Pingning was also there, so she invited me to enjoy the plum blossoms together. This way, when I meet the man I like, I can take care of each other, and I won't lose my manners."

"Later, she fell in love with the young master of the Yun family, and wanted to go play with them in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, but she didn't expect that something unexpected happened at this time..."

"The stone bridge surface is very smooth in winter, and it happens that the railings on both sides of the bridge corridor on the lake are very short, and Princess Pingning was wearing a pair of satin short boots that day. These boots are fine for indoors, but outdoors It is the easiest to slip, and I reminded her that she should wait for Mr. Yun and the others to come over and play together, but Princess Pingning is not a person who listens to persuasion, and she wants to go to the pavilion wholeheartedly..."

Princess Lin Yang suddenly asked, "I remember my cousin drowned?"

Ji Baochuan nodded, "She was halfway there when she slipped and fell into the lake. She also dragged me into the lake at that time."

"At that time, everyone in the pavilion noticed the abnormal movement here, and people rushed into the water to rescue them, but unfortunately..., when Princess Hengyang arrived, Princess Pingning's body had already been salvaged, but I was rescued. come over."

"Why?" Princess Lin Yang's expression made Ji Baochuan laugh bitterly. Many people back then had the same expression, the same tone, and the same question.

"I also want to ask why, why wasn't I the one who died at that time?"

"At that time, Princess Hengyang looked at me with eyes that almost swallowed me alive. The chill in her eyes was even more penetrating than the water in the frozen lake."

"No... I'm not this—"

Ji Baochuan shook his head, "My concubine understands what the princess means, but fate is determined by God, and I can't do anything about it. Later, I also asked Wu for an examination, saying that Princess Pingning hit his head on a hard object before falling into the lake. He fell into it after being unconscious, suffocated to death by choking on water, and there were bloodstains on the guardrail of the stone bridge, so..."

Princess Lin Yang was silent for a long time and sighed, "My cousin is also unlucky...but what does this have to do with your marriage?"

"After the death of Princess Pingning, Princess Hengyang always thought that I killed Princess Pingning, and she pointed at her father and scolded her in words. Only then did I know that Princess Hengyang had a good relationship with her father before. deep."

Princess Linyang had also heard about her aunt's unrestrained deeds when she was young, and she couldn't help feeling a little ashamed. Aunt Hengyang hated Ji Baochuan for her daughter, and played tricks on her marriage. This is definitely an aunt's way of doing things.

"It's no wonder that Princess Hengyang hates me. Whoever it is, my daughter fell into the lake with others, and no one else happened, but my daughter died. No matter which mother, it is unacceptable."

"So, Princess Pingning is not yet married, so the concubine's marriage will naturally be abandoned."

"But don't you?"

Ji Baochuan smiled and said, "Although Emperor Jing dotes on my sister, he also knows that this matter has nothing to do with me, and he is not willing to disobey Princess Hengyang's wishes, so he ordered me to recruit relatives in Xiulou. Whoever receives the hydrangea ball will be mine." Mrs."

After hearing the whole story, Princess Lin Yang couldn't help but frowned. This... This was a complete accident, so who can be blamed?
Because of such an accident, Ji Baochuan used half of his life's happiness to pay for it, and he didn't know whether it was lucky or unlucky for Ji Baochuan to survive.

Ji Baochuan said with a relieved smile, "This matter has been kept in my concubine's heart for so many years, and I always regret it when I dream of Princess Pingning falling into the lake. If I reminded her again, or caught her sooner, Could it be that these latter things would not happen, but thinking of the end, I only feel that what I said is the most reasonable."

"Which one?"

"When misfortune comes, blessings depend on it, and when blessings come, misfortune rests on it. Who knows the extreme?"

Princess Lin Yang let out another long sigh, who could say otherwise?

"So, since the concubine has survived, she has to face these causes and effects. Since the eldest princess of Hengyang doesn't like the concubine's life well, then the concubine is like this. The right is to pray for Princess Pingning. Only in this way, whether it is for Hengyang The eldest princess, the Ji manor, or the concubine herself are the best choices, if it is said whether she is willing or not, the concubine only has one thing to say, everything is fate, and it is not up to anyone at all."

While the two were talking, they realized that Quanjuzhai had already arrived, and seeing many attendants in strange costumes at the door, it seemed that Ji Baochuan's husband should already be inside.

Princess Lin Yang turned around and said, "I won't go in and disturb the reunion of your husband and wife. If there is anything you need, you can tell me at any time."

Ji Baochuan thanked him repeatedly, and after stopping for a while, he seemed to muster up his courage, and slowly stepped into Quanjuzhai.

Princess Lin Yang admired Sheng Shaoqing's foresight at this time, all the jewelry she prepared was in vain, but the empress dowager's handkerchief was really needed.

Unexpectedly, just after Princess Lin Yang took a few steps, she heard strange movements from Quanju Zhai.

This movement does not seem like a husband and wife reunion, why is it more like an enemy meeting?

"Crackling!"

"Crackling!"

There are a lot of treasures that she collected everywhere in this Quanjuzhai. She held a banquet here to show her status. The husband and wife are not enemies when they meet, they are extremely jealous, and she smashed them all!
Princess Lin Yang turned back in a hurry. As soon as she entered the Quanju Zhai, she took a closer look at the scene, her jaw almost fell to the ground in shock.

What shape are these two?
(End of this chapter)