Jiuxi

Chapter 492 Chapter 490 [Gu Fei is a piece of snow]

For Qingyu Huaijin, the palace is far from as mysterious as the world sees it.

She often entered the palace when she was four or five years old. Both the late emperor and the current emperor were as kind to her as their own daughter. When she gets older, she will be able to play with a group of princes who are about the same age. This is a treatment that Qing Yu Zhongwang has never enjoyed.

However, in the past year, except for the summons from Emperor Jing, she basically never took the initiative to enter the palace to ask for an audience.

"In the past, when you were in Dadu, you would come to Hanyuan Hall to visit me every now and then, but now you refuse to set foot there for several months. I have to send someone to invite you before you are willing to come."

In the magnificent Hanyuan Hall, a graceful and elegant woman in palace clothes with a smile in her eyes held Qingyu Huaijin's hand. Although her words were somewhat complaining, her expression was extremely doting.

She is the daughter of Chemu Gunnan, the main palace queen of the current Emperor Dajing, and the biological mother of Prince Nalan, the third prince Wu Yan, and the fourth prince Hai Ge.

Although she is over forty years old, the Queen is still very well-maintained. She comes from a big family and was the leading beauty of the Jinglian clan back then.

Time has passed, but her appearance has not changed, but has become more mature.

Qingyu Huaijin smiled apologetically and said: "I forgive you, mother. Huaijin didn't mean to do this. It's just that the war in the south has been intense recently. My father and brother are both on the battlefield. Mother is quite worried, so I have to stay at home to take care of her. In addition, Huaijin I also want to calm down and think about the details of the battle, maybe I can give some help to the warriors on the front line.”

Seeing that Qingyu Huaijin was silent, the queen said kindly: "You and the prince grew up together. You should know that he is loyal, tolerant and gentle, and he has always respected and cared for you——"

"War is their men's business, why should you worry about it?"

Since she said this, Qingyu Huaijin couldn't refuse directly, otherwise he would be disrespectful and not take the Queen seriously at all.

The queen patted the back of her hand gently, pulled her to sit down on the couch, and said softly: "The most important thing for us women is to take care of our husbands and raise our children, and to take care of the home properly so that the men have no worries outside."

Qingyu Huaijin said with a slight embarrassment: "Empress, that was a long time ago."

The queen covered her mouth and smiled, shook her head slightly and said: "Silly child, marriage does not happen overnight. Even if you want to marry two years later, shouldn't you choose the man you like now? You can't just find someone to marry then. Even if you are willing, Prince Changshan will not agree, and His Majesty and I will not agree. "

The Zhuote clan is also the majority of the Jinglian clan, and one of the few forces that did not side with the Huiluo clan and then went against the Qingyu clan.

Qingyu Huaijin knew the queen very well. Her greatest advantage was that she was completely obedient to the emperor. Without the emperor's hint, she would never take the initiative to interfere in her marriage.

Qingyu Huaijin remained silent.

With this in mind, she said cautiously and clearly: "Mother, I think it will be fine in another two years."

Qingyu Huaijin had probably guessed what the other party was thinking, but he still responded obediently: "My queen, please tell me."

The queen also knew the temperament and past of the daughter of the county prince, so she did not force her to give an answer, and continued: "Although you are not my daughter, you can be regarded as my daughter who has watched you grow up. In my heart, there is no difference between you and those girls. There are no outsiders here. I have something to say to you. "

"Okay, let's not mention it then."

The queen's tone was gentle, but her attitude was more decisive than hers. She still smiled and said: "To be honest, if you are asked to marry a child of another family, Your Majesty and I will really not be at ease. After all, you have not suffered any grievances since you were a child. I, Si Lai, I want to go, but suddenly I have an idea that can not only take care of the dignity of your Qingyu family, but also make you as satisfied as before. "

The queen looked at her fondly and said: "Tell me, do you have a man you like? If so, I will make the decision for you. I think Prince Changshan will also give me this face." "

The queen smiled and said: "You are now twenty years old, so it is logical that you should find a marriage. However, I know that you are the apple of Prince Changshan's eye. He does not want you to leave home too early, and neither do we Jinglian people." Those complicated rules will come later, but we can’t delay them any longer.”

"You can be filial even if you are married."

When the queen saw this, she held her hand and said with emotion: "But I also know that you, a child, have always been high-minded and have a higher vision. How can ordinary children fall in your eyes? It's not like no one wants you to become someone these years. I heard that many people here came to talk about his daughter-in-law, but in the end they all fell silent. I heard that the third child of the Zhuote family came to find you in private, but you beat her up? "

This time she said very sincerely: "Mother, I don't want to get married now. I just want to stay at home and honor my parents."

Although Qingyu Huaijin suffered several losses at the hands of Lu Chen and suffered a lot of blows, she did not lose the political sensitivity that Qingyu Gong taught her by his words and deeds, and she soon realized the queen's true intention.

Qingyu Huaijin's expression remained normal, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Before she could finish speaking, Qingyu Huaijin smiled and said, "My dear, Your Highness the Crown Prince has been married a long time ago."

The Queen said: "Even so, he is the Crown Prince of Dajing after all, and is the heir chosen by His Majesty, so there is no distinction between wives and concubines. I want you to be the Crown Prince's concubine first, and then you can enter the palace in the future. Imperial Concubine. On the surface, you are lower than the current Crown Princess, but with the support of your father and the Qingyu family, you don’t need to look at anyone’s opinions in the harem in the future. Huaijin, I only care about you. You must not betray my good intentions.”

Qingyu Huaijin really didn't expect the queen to be so direct.

She forced herself to calm down, and then judged the emperor's intention for this arrangement: letting her marry the prince as a concubine could show the emperor's respect for the Qingyu family on the one hand, and on the other hand, it could lay a plan for the future - a relative. The emperor could turn a blind eye to whether he could continue to hold the military power of the South Campus, but he also had enough reasons to force the Qingyu clan to give up part of the military power.

At the same time, it can also prevent her from marrying other wealthy families and prevent the Qingyu family from further strengthening their power through marriage.

"Mother, I——"

This time it was the queen's turn to interrupt her. She smiled gently and said: "I know that your mind will be a little confused for a while, so don't worry, go back and think about it carefully." Qingyu Huaijin lowered his head and said: "Yes. "

The Queen warned again: "Today we, mother and son, are talking about something intimate in private. Don't let outsiders know for the time being."

Qingyu Huaijin stood up and said, "Yes, empress."

He immediately bowed and said goodbye.

The queen looked at her graceful figure with a faint smile on her lips.

To be fair, her love for Qingyu Huaijin is not adulterated. Moreover, once Qingyu Huaijin becomes the prince's concubine, with the support of the Qingyu family, the prince's status will only be more stable. The concubine can only give up early.

This was also the reason why she was extremely eager to promote this matter after hearing Emperor Jing's instructions.

Qingyu Huaijin could probably guess what the queen was thinking. She walked out of the palace with a calm expression, and was immediately greeted by the palace guards waiting outside the palace.

She jumped onto her mount without saying a word, looked back at the majestic Miyagi, then tightened the reins and rode off.

On most of the wide and flat streets, dozens of riders galloped fast, the sound of hooves sounding like thunder, which was very suitable for the gloomy winter weather.

Pedestrians on the street quickly moved out of the way. Even the nobles and nobles, after seeing clearly the cold face of the woman on the horse, swallowed back the curses that were about to come to their lips.

Your Highness, the princess, doesn't even dare to offend the princes, let alone ordinary dignitaries like them?
You must know that in the early years, Qingyu Huaijin was domineering in most cities, but her martial arts skills were extremely high. Not only did she rely on her family background to suppress others, many of the powerful children she beat up did not even dare to think of revenge. After all, she was beaten by a woman. Being beaten up in the street is already very embarrassing.

In the past two years, Qing Yu Huaijin had rarely wandered around the streets. Today's abnormal behavior naturally aroused the curiosity of many people. For a while, various nobles in the city started talking about it.

Qingyu Huaijin put all these things behind her. She drove her horse to speed up, went straight out of the south gate of Dadu, and ran more than ten miles in one breath.

The royal guards looked at each other, neither daring to come forward to ask questions, nor daring to leave at will, so they could only follow behind obediently.

When he arrived near a hill, Qingyu Huaijin jumped off his horse and walked up the hillside alone.

She came to a high place and stood there, looking at the vast and hazy sky in the south, her delicate and picturesque eyebrows filled with a somewhat gloomy air.

What the queen said was the emperor's will, and no one could resist the emperor's will - not even her father. After all, this marriage was not an insult to the Qingyu family, but an uncharacteristic respect, at least in the eyes of outsiders. in this way. If Qing Yugong resists the decree, no matter how tactful and humble his attitude is, Emperor Jing's words can put him in a dilemma.

"My dear, you are retreating in every possible way. Could it be that you look down on my prince?"

And based on Qingyu Huaijin's understanding of his father, he would basically not refuse this will.

Qingyu Huaijin never doubted his father's love for him, but there was something more important in his heart, and that was the safety of the entire Qingyu family, for which he would even give up his own life.

She took a deep breath of cold air, but the depression in her heart was not relieved at all.

Once upon a time, she thought she was a proud daughter of heaven who could do whatever she wanted. Only when she grew up, experienced those failures, endured the humiliation of being captured in Heluo City, and experienced the deep sense of powerlessness today, did she realize that this The most real appearance in the world.

Of course she doesn't want to marry the prince.

No reason, just unwillingness.

Time passed quietly.

I don’t know how long it took, but she suddenly laughed at herself and whispered to herself: "Qingyu Huaijin, what qualifications do you have to feel sorry for yourself? There are countless women in this world who have a harder life than you. At least you have enjoyed twenty more years of freedom than them. Carefree glory and wealth.”

"You really look like an incompetent and resentful woman now."

"Instead of being sad here, it's better to think about what you can do."

When she thought of this, a name suddenly appeared in her mind.

After calming down, Qingyu Huaijin turned around and walked down, his eyes cold and calm.

The palace guards were still at a loss. They didn't know what happened from beginning to end, and in their minds, their princess would never be wronged in the palace.

Only a few people found something unusual. Her Highness the Princess seemed to have suddenly changed, but they couldn't tell where she had changed.

Qingyu Huaijin got on his horse and spoke in a calm tone.

"go home."

(End of this chapter)