Daughter of Hou's Mansion

Shangjing, Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, Dexin Courtyard

Liu Qianqian returned to the main courtyard after finishing her day's housework.

In the hall, Xiao Baozi was learning to walk. When he saw his mother coming in, he stumbled towards Liu Qianqian and shouted loudly: "Mother—"

He is a little over one year old, and can only shout a few simple words, but seeing his son's white and fat appearance, Liu Qianqian's heart almost melts.

"Did you behave yourself today?" Liu Qianqian picked up the little bun, and teased his chubby little hand.

Little Baozi didn't know if he understood, he nodded with a smirk and repeated the word "good".The nurse on the side hurriedly stepped forward to report everything about Brother Yue after he woke up in the morning, including diet and so on, which was very detailed.

Liu Qianqian listened, and hugged Brother Yue to Luohan's bed, Chunliu stepped forward with a smile and said, "Madam, the young master looks more and more like Lord Hou now."

The little bun from the Wei family, whose name is Wei Yuexi, didn't feel it when he was just born, but now that his facial features are gradually opening up, he looks like a smaller version of Wei Che at first glance, just a little whiter and fatter than Wei Che After a while, the expression on his face ordered.

Liu Qianqian smiled and took out a jigsaw puzzle from the drawer of the Duobao Pavilion for Brother Yue to play with. This pair of jade jigsaw puzzles is very exquisitely made, and the jade is delicate. When played with each other, they will make a pleasant sound when they collide with each other. Brother Time's favorite toy.

Just as Liu Qianqian took it out, Brother Yue's eyes lit up, and he rushed towards Liu Qianqian in a stumbling manner, grabbing for the jigsaw puzzle.

"Brother Yue, do you know who gave this to Brother Yue?" Liu Qianqian hugged her son with one hand, and shook her son twice with the other.

This time Brother Yue couldn't sit still, he raised two white and tender arms like lotus root joints to ask for it, seeing that Liu Qianqian refused to give it to him, he opened his round eyes and looked at her aggrievedly, it took a long time before he spoke. Spit out the word "dudu".

Liu Qianqian was overjoyed, hugged her son and kissed her son hard, "That's right, this is a gift from Brother Yue's aunt."

Brother Yue couldn't wait to play with the toy after he got it. He may not know what "aunt" is in his mother's mouth, but neither Wei Che nor Liu Qianqian have ever forgotten Qingluan.

Liu Qianqian played with Brother Yue, the mother and son spoke a language that others could not understand, and the atmosphere was very warm.

"Master Hou is back—" Liu Qianqian didn't look away from her son until the servant girl's report sounded at the door.

After a while, Wei Che walked in from the outside. In March, Wei Che was transferred from the Imperial Guard to the Xishan Camp. Although his official position seemed to be promoted by one level, in the eyes of others, it was an obvious promotion. After all, The imperial guards are the emperor's guards. Although the commander of the imperial guards is only a fourth-rank official position, he is responsible for the safety of the palace. Being able to sit in this position represents the emperor's trust.

Since the emperor's health improved, his usual gentle methods suddenly became more severe. He was the only one who had the final say in dispatching and dismissing officials. Some people who held objections were lightly reprimanded by the emperor, and those who were serious were directly reprimanded by the emperor. He was dismissed from office, and the old prince was recuperating in Prince Qin's mansion because he fell off his horse. The entire court lost such a person who dared to speak out.

The whole of Shangjing is in a strange state, it seems to be calm, but it also contains a sense of crisis that is about to come.

Brother Yue raised his head when he heard the movement, and seeing his favorite father walking towards him, he quickly threw away the toy in his hand, and stretched out his hands to hug Wei Che.

When Wei Che saw Liu Qianqian and Brother Yue, his serious expression eased a little.

Brother Yue couldn't walk very nimbly, and before reaching the edge of the bed, he threw his whole body forward. Wei Che hugged his son with a stride, causing Brother Yue to laugh.

"Father, Gao, Gao." Brother Yue's favorite game is the game of lifting high, but he knows that only Wei Che in this family will play with him, so every time he sees him, he is very excited.

The corners of Wei Che's mouth curved slightly, and he threw Brother Yue up with his hands.

Only Brother Yue's laughter was left in the whole room, and after a while, Liu Qianqian took over Brother Yue who was playing crazy.

"Okay, daddy is tired, let's play again next time." Liu Qianqian's expression darkened when she saw that brother Yue was still running towards Wei Che's direction. Her own son always responds to requests without principle, so Liu Qianqian has to play the role of a strict mother.

Brother Yue looked like a human being, seeing that Liu Qianqian seemed really angry, he calmed down, Liu Qianqian comforted her softly, and then handed his son over to the nanny.

After Brother Yue went down, Liu Qianqian asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Wei Che sat on the other side of the kang table. After Brother Yue was carried down, his expression became serious again, with his head slightly lowered as if he was thinking about something.

Liu Qianqian only knew that the situation in the hall was a bit complicated, but she was only a woman after all, and all she could do was to take care of this family for Wei Che, so that he would not have any worries.

After a moment of silence, Wei Che suddenly raised his head and said, "Come with me to Rongshou Hall."

Liu Qianqian nodded, the couple changed their clothes and went directly to Rongshou Hall without a maid.

"Is there something wrong?" At this time, the couple came together, and the old lady drove away the waiters around without saying much, leaving only the two of them.

"Grandmother, the current situation in Shangjing is not very good. Although the emperor comes to court every day, I see that his body seems to be getting thinner day by day, and he has been aggressive recently. This does not match the emperor's usual temperament." Wei Che Said with a serious face.

Hearing this, the old lady paused with her hand holding the Buddhist beads, and said after a long while, "You suspect that the emperor's body is not as good as it looks on the surface."

Wei Che nodded. Since he was transferred to Xishan, the emperor's actions in the court have become more and more serious. Since the emperor took the throne, he has never been like this. In the scene, although Thunder's methods are fast and ruthless, it is inevitable to cause people to talk, but the emperor doesn't seem to care at all, why he is so anxious, Wei Che's only guess is that the emperor's body is going to die, so he wants to remove the obstacles first , Replace the people he wants in each fortress.

He vigorously promoted the Jiang family, apparently to pave the way for the crown prince. Although the old prince has the title of regent, he is resting at home at this time. If he guessed correctly, the emperor doesn't seem to trust the old prince very much.

When the emperor was critically ill, he entrusted the little prince to the old prince with great care. Later, when his health improved, he showed distrust. He didn't know exactly what happened, but he knew that he was sent by the imperial guards. The transfer to Xishan was just a manifestation of the emperor's distrust of Prince Qin's Mansion. After all, Marquis Weiyuan's Mansion and Prince Qin's Mansion were related by marriage.

"The emperor doesn't seem to trust Prince Qin. I'm worried that the Marquis of Weiyuan will stay out of it. Grandma, why don't you go out of Beijing with Qianqian and Yue'er to avoid it." Wei Che was silent for a moment, then said again.

Liu Qianqian was startled and went out of Beijing to avoid it. Has the current situation reached this point?

"Going out of Beijing? Che'er, the emperor has made it clear that he doesn't trust you. If we rush out of Beijing at this time, it won't make the emperor even more suspicious. To put it bluntly, if his body is really as bad as you guessed It's the end of the battle, so what he will do next is really not what we can predict." The old lady sighed slightly, the emperor is now wholeheartedly trying to remove obstacles for the prince, but he is not sure who It is an obstacle, if the Weiyuan Hou Mansion moves rashly at this time, wouldn't it just fall into the eyes of the emperor.

"Grandmother, I've already thought about it. Didn't your legs and feet hurt in the winter before? Now let's go to the hot spring village in the suburbs of Beijing to recuperate. You are the elder of the family, and Qianqian will naturally take care of you. Brother Yue If you can’t do without your mother, you will go together, you first live in Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing for a period of time, and then find a chance to go out of Beijing.” Wei Che said his plan.

Liu Qianqian couldn't help asking, "We're all gone, what are you going to do?"

"Qianqian, you should know that I can't leave Beijing no matter what." Wei Che looked at Liu Qianqian. No one knows what will happen in Beijing in the future, but the change of power is always full of blood. What he can do The only thing I can do is to try my best to keep my wife and children, as for myself, I can only take one step at a time.

Liu Qianqian couldn't help turning pale when she heard this. Wei Che thought about sending them away from Beijing, which meant that the situation in Beijing was already serious enough to cause chaos at any time. Wei Che had arranged their escape route, but he himself But there is no way out, just in case... Liu Qianqian's heart twitched at the thought of this.

The atmosphere in the room was a little heavy, and the old lady couldn't help but sighed when she saw Liu Qianqian crying, "Che'er, grandma understands what you mean, since that's the case, write a letter to Luan'er first, grandma thinks If we leave Beijing, it is safest to go to the northwest, as it is far away from Shangjing, and it is the headquarters of Prince Qin's Mansion, so there should be no problem in keeping us safe."

Wei Che replied: "Yes, Grandmother and Che'er thought of going together, but just put on a show and do the whole thing, so I will trouble Grandmother."

"I don't have to suffer. It's just that you don't want to be brave when you are in Beijing alone. We don't ask for anything, we just want the whole family to be safe." While the old lady was speaking, Liu Qianqian had already shed tears. Ever since she married Wei Che, she never thought that she would be separated from Wei Che one day, but she knew that she couldn't say anything, because she still had a son to take care of, and a grandmother to take care of, and she wanted to make Wei Che feel at ease. .

"Grandmother, don't worry, Che'er will take good care of herself."

"You two go back and have a good talk." The old lady's eyes were also a little wet, but Liu Qianqian's heart was the saddest.

Wei Che and Liu Qianqian walked out of the gate of Rongshou Hall, and Liu Qianqian tightly grasped Wei Che's hand. Her palm felt a little cold. Wei Che's cold expression flashed a bit of reluctance, and he turned his hand back. He tightly clasped Liu Qianqian's hand and said, "Qianqian, everything is thanks to you."

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Shangjing, Prince Qin's Mansion.

After the old prince heard Mr. Bai talking about everything in the hall during this period, his face darkened. Birds are gone, good bows are hidden, cunning rabbits are dead, and lackeys are cooking. It's not that he hasn't seen such things before, but he didn't I thought that one day, all this would happen to me.

"My lord, now you, the regent, have been completely ignored. The emperor doesn't believe you at all. Instead of going to Beijing here, you might as well go back to the northwest." Director Bai said angrily, what the emperor did was really chilling. up.

The old prince shook his head dejectedly: "One of Jue'er and I must stay in Shangjing, or else we will really become the assassins with ulterior motives in others' mouths."

"But, the emperor, he..."

Manager Bai's words were cut off by the old prince: "Okay, you don't need to say anything, I will not leave Shangjing, you first send the things I gave you before out of the capital, remember to hand them over to Jue'er. "

Mr. Bai saw that the old prince had made up his mind, so he could only nod his head depressedly, turned around and went out. When he reached the door, he was greeted by side concubine Xiao, and Mr. Bai bowed and saluted.

"My lord, is he awake?" Side Concubine Xiao was wearing a moon-white dress, very weak.

Manager Bai glanced at the food box carried by the maid behind Concubine Xiao, and stepped aside.

When Side Concubine Xiao entered, the old prince was closing his eyes to rest his mind, Concubine Xiao signaled the maid behind him to keep her voice down, and she gently tidied up the books beside the old prince's bed.

The old prince knew from the moment she came in, but he was so tired that he didn't want to open his eyes. After lying on the bed for two months, his bones were about to crumble, and he didn't know if he was used to being lazy. Lying on the bed, I dozed off at every turn.

Seeing that the old prince seemed to be asleep, side concubine Xiao asked the maids to put down the food boxes and retreated, while she sat on the edge of the bed to accompany her.

After a while, the old prince suddenly opened his eyes, and side concubine Xiao was sitting quietly reading Buddhist scriptures.

"My lord, you are awake. I asked the kitchen to make soup. You can drink it while it is hot." Concubine Xiao noticed the gaze of the old lord, looked up and saw him looking at his head, she couldn't help but smile slightly, got up and warmed the food box The soup poured out.

Although the old prince didn't have much appetite for the pig's foot soup, he couldn't bear to take Concubine Xiao's kindness, so he took two sips of the soup.

Who knew that after only two sips, he felt the blood in his chest churn, his throat felt a fishy sweetness, and he spit out a mouthful of blood.

Concubine Xiao was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "My lord, what's the matter with you? Come, come quickly." How could this good-natured person suddenly vomit blood? She only vomited the soup she brought, and Concubine Xiao's face turned pale with fright.

But after a while, Director Bai and Shangguan Yu both rushed over after hearing the news. It seemed that the blood had taken away the old prince's energy, and he looked a little sick.

"Why does the prince vomit blood so well?" Mr. Bai glanced at the soup that he had obviously drunk, and then cast his sharp eyes on Concubine Xiao.

Concubine Xiao had already wet a handkerchief from crying, and was trembling all over because of the fright in Mr. Bai's eyes. After all, Shangguan Yu couldn't bear to see his biological mother being criticized, so he stepped forward and said, "What does Mr. Bai mean by this? You Could it be that you suspect the concubine mother, the imperial physician has not yet treated her, so Director Bai looks like he wants to eat people, don't forget, the concubine mother is also your master."

Concubine Xiao pulled Shangguan Yu's sleeve and said, "Yu'er, don't be like this, Director Bai also cares about the prince."

"Okay, you all stop talking." The old prince looked at the three people who looked like fighting cocks in front of the bed, and waved his hand weakly. It seemed that his physical condition had long been a problem. The old prince reached out and touched his right chest, This side had suffered a serious arrow wound. At the beginning, the doctor asserted that there might be some sequelae when he was old. Could it be that he was really old.

The imperial physician was quickly invited into the mansion. After the pulse diagnosis, he directly concluded that the old disease had recurred and prescribed some medicine.

"My lord is not too young after all, you can't think too much like before, you need to rest and recuperate." The imperial doctor gave some advice after prescribing the medicine.

After such a toss, the old prince didn't have the energy to say anything, so he waved his hand and made everyone retreat.

Boss Bai was careful and saved some of the pig's knuckle soup.

Shangguan Yu helped the pale Concubine Xiao back to Mingyuexuan.Concubine Xiao seemed to be completely frightened, she held Shangguan Yu's hand tightly and refused to let go.

"Mother and Concubine, don't be nervous. The father's arrow injury has lasted so long, so it shouldn't be a serious problem even if it recurs." Shangguan Yu delivered the hot tea to Concubine Xiao's hand, and comforted him softly.

Concubine Xiao drank half a cup of tea before saying: "I'm going to rest, you all go down, Yu'er, sit here and wait for Concubine Mu to fall asleep before leaving."

The servant girls in the room all backed out, and Shangguan Yu helped side concubine Xiao to bed with her own hands, but side concubine Xiao was holding Shangguan Yu's hand tightly, and her frail face instantly became extremely serious, forever covered in mist His eyes were amazingly bright: "Yu'er, tell me, is your father really just a relapse of an old disease?"

Her eyes were extremely sharp, she stared straight into Shangguan Yu's eyes, as if she wanted to see his heart, Shangguan Yu's expression remained unchanged, "Mother Concubine, the imperial doctor has been diagnosed and treated, so it's still fake, don't worry, You don't have to think too much about the son on your father's side."

Concubine Xiao then nodded, lay on the bed, closed her eyes and said: "No matter what, the prince is the pillar of Prince Qin's mansion, you must take good care of him."

"Son knows, mother concubine, go to sleep."

Concubine Xiao then closed her eyes. She seemed to be extremely tired, and her breathing calmed down after a while. Shangguan Yu sat for another cup of tea before leaving. After he left, the person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. Eyes opened.

Yu'er, Yu'er, don't do such stupid things.

Prince Qin also suffered a lot of injuries on the battlefield in his early years. I don't know if it was because his spirit was relaxed or because he was getting old. Since then, his body has been getting worse day by day, and his whole body has withered.

Director Bai also suspected that it was the emperor's trick, but after checking the food and medicine, he still couldn't find the reason.