Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 302

King Shou came back faster than everyone expected. The fifth prince received King Shou and accompanied him all the way to the official residence. The fifth prince pressed his yawn hard and was about to turn around to go back. Mr. Zheng came out of the bedroom, and smiled and said, "Wait a minute, fifth master." The fifth prince hurriedly stopped and turned around Looking at Zheng Daguan, Zheng Daguan motioned to the side hall: "Come talk here."

When the fifth prince arrived at the entrance of the side hall, his footsteps paused, and he seemed to glance subconsciously at the official's bedroom. Zheng Daguan's eyelids drooped and he said with a smile: "The official has a few words for me to tell the fifth master." The fifth prince heaved a sigh of relief. , Busily smiling at Zheng Daguan, bowed slightly, and raised his foot into the side hall.

"Fifth Master, you have worked hard." Zheng Daguan said slowly and politely, and the fifth prince hurriedly cupped his hands and smiled: "Thanks to the great companion, everything can be so smooth." Stepping forward, while sitting on the chair, he motioned to the fifth prince: "Let's sit and talk." Seeing that the fifth prince was seated, he continued: "The official asked me to say a few words to you. You understand what I said, and I understand what I heard, but if you want to understand, it will take a long time."

The fifth prince looked at Mr. Zheng in surprise, and leaned slightly as if he was listening attentively. Mr. Zheng moved away, narrowed his eyes slightly, looking past the fifth prince as if to look into those past years: "This is what happened more than 40 years ago. Yes, two little monkeys talked yesterday, saying that there are so many good places in the forbidden area, why the government chooses this place as a living place, alas, they don't know what the government is thinking, this place, " Zheng Daguan drew a half circle gently with his fingers: "The official family lived here when they were princes. In the spring of that year, I remember clearly that a group of old palace people were sent everywhere. Take me to pick people, a large group of people, only Mingyue girl is the youngest, scared like a mouse avoiding cats, I signaled the officials to look at her, the officials took pity on her, the first one picked her, if no one picks her , she has to go to places like the Clothes Bureau."

The fifth prince looked at Mr. Zheng in astonishment. He didn't understand why Mr. Zheng suddenly mentioned the past to him. These were unspeakable things that the palace had known for a long time. Mr. Zheng paused and sighed slowly : "I have never seen a clean person like Miss Mingyue again. Her eyes are like spring water, and she just looks at you so gently and quietly. You can't look bad-hearted. The official has a temper. At that time, I was young, and my temper was much tougher than now, but once I got to Miss Mingyue, I lost my temper. Miss Mingyue has been serving the official family for so many years, and the official family has never lost their temper with her. , didn’t say a word to her loudly, alas!”

Zheng Daguan sighed again: "Miss Mingyue had a hard life, her biological mother left within a few months after giving birth, and her father gave her a stepmother who treated her worse than a slave and often punished her for three to five days. They were not allowed to eat, and later they simply sold her into the palace as a slave. It was also retribution, and not long after she came to the official's house, her father's family was burned to death in office." Zheng Daguan's voice was tinged with coldness, five The prince's heart shrank when he heard this. He knew that Concubine Yao's father and stepmother's family were burned to death by the officials.

"Miss Mingyue's father used to be an official in the same place as the father of Mrs. Ning, the former wife of the Duke of Yongguo. Miss Mingyue's father was a Shangguan. Both families lived behind the yamen, and the yards were next to each other. Mrs. Ning was older than Miss Mingyue. Three or four years older, she is courageous and considers Miss Mingyue as her own younger sister. During those two years, Miss Mingyue almost lived in the Ning family. Mrs. Xian Ning is chivalrous and courageous. To vent her anger on Miss Mingyue, she teased her. I met Miss Mingyue's stepmother several times, when Miss Mingyue mentioned the two years she spent in Ning's house, her eyes were bright and full of joy, and when she talked about Ning's teasing her stepmother, Yin Ling'er laughed generally."

The fifth prince opened his mouth slightly, he was stunned and suddenly realized that the connection between Concubine Yao Gui and Duke Yong's Mansion is here!

"Later I heard that Mrs. Ning was going to marry into Duke Yongguo's mansion. During the few days when she heard the news, Miss Mingyue was both happy and worried. I asked about the Duke's Mansion of Yongguo. I heard that the Ning family managed the Duke of Yongguo's mansion in a clean and tidy manner. The happy and proud look was really indescribable. Later, the Ning family gave birth to Li Silang, who was sister Tian's son. Father." Zheng Daguan sized up the Fifth Prince with a smile on his lips: "The night Ning gave birth, I almost broke my leg. Ning gave birth for a day and a night, and Miss Mingyue also knelt in front of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and recited scriptures for a day and a night. When Shiro was full moon, Miss Mingyue sent her the mutton fat jade longevity fruit given to her by the official to celebrate her birthday. The longevity fruit was worn by the official since she was a child. Because of this, the official was almost angry."

Zheng Daguan said while staring at the Fifth Prince for a few times: "Later, Li Silang and his wife had such a tragedy. No one thought that Ning's temper was so strong. Miss Mingyue fell ill when she heard about Li Silang. After Ning's incident came out, the officials and I planned to hide it from her, who knows," Zheng Daguan's words suddenly stopped, and a layer of haze appeared on his face: "At that time, the mansion was chaotic, so we didn't hide it, Miss Mingyue was crying... ...Ah!" Zheng Daguan turned his head away and raised his hand to wipe away a few turbid tears: "I was sick at first, but I was gone just like this. Miss Mingyue entrusted Ning's granddaughter to me and the official family before she died. My sister has her grandmother, after she fell into the water when she was young, the officials called Wang Yueniang to Beijing, and entrusted someone to send her to sister Tian, ​​and later, when sister Tian married you, she finally lived up to Miss Mingyue's entrustment."

"The death of Tiantian's father? With daddy?" The fifth prince couldn't help asking, Zheng Daguan lowered his eyelids, and it took him a long time to answer the question: "It's all accidents, it's all accidents." The fifth prince twitched lightly Cool air, really inseparable from father, the fifth prince let out his breath after a while, stared at Zheng Daguan and asked: "Tell me this... what does father mean...?"

"The official confessed this morning that he would be buried together with Miss Mingyue. There are many things that should be explained. The official asked me to tell you that you are the beloved son of the official, and you are of royal blood. I can't wrong you. There is something , That’s the sentence, if you think about it, you already know it, when Master Jian criticized you and Sister Tian, ​​he once said that he was afraid that you would be suspected of internal fear, and the officials were afraid that you would be wronged.” Mr. Zheng’s words were clear and ambiguous. , the fifth prince suddenly smiled and said: "Father is afraid that I will be wronged by this fearful comment, so I asked you to tell me the reasons for these previous relationships? Even without these, I am not half wronged, and I can marry Tian Tian. , is the greatest blessing in my life, so fear it, I am willing!"

There was a flash of light in Zheng Daguan's eyes, and the smile on his face was deep and thick. He stood up slowly while leaning on the armrest of the chair and said with a smile: "That's good, after all, you are the beloved son of the official family. No one is wronged by the official family. Willing to wrong his son, that's the best way! The Fifth Prince is exhausted these days, so he hastened to go back and have a good night's rest, as it seems that the Chinese New Year is coming, and there are a lot of things to do." The meaning of Zheng Daguan's words was clear to the Fifth Prince Dad is already explaining the funeral, I am afraid that it is something that will happen during the year and outside the year. In this year, the crown prince will be established, the New Year will be celebrated, and the fifth prince will feel sad. He bowed his head and let out a sigh. At the throat, he arched his hands and went out of the palace to go back.

In the warm spring-like bedroom, King Shou, who had hardly dismounted for several days and nights, was half sitting and half kneeling on the bed in front of the bed, holding the official's skinny hand with both hands, resting his head on the official's hand, pressing down desperately. I was so sad that I didn't dare to cry.

"You're fine." The official didn't seem to see Shou Wang's grief, half lying half sitting on the pillow, looking peacefully at his most beloved son, with a calm and warm voice: "Why don't you kill Zhu Mingrui as well?" Don’t be afraid of killing too many people, it’s time for the Zhu family to change to another master.”

"Father!" Shou Wang looked up at the official and was about to explain, but the official interrupted him with downcast eyes: "I'll just say, you've done a good job."

"Yes, Dad!" Shou Wang answered with a choked throat, the official moved slightly, withdrew his hand, and slowly put it on Shou Wang's shoulder, looked at him very lovingly and carefully and said: "You are very Alright, the country, the country, the world, I leave it to you, Dad is very relieved." After a pause, the official looked carefully at Shou Wang's eyebrows and murmured: "Your eyes are exactly the same as your mother's."

"Father." Shou Wang burst into tears. The officials wanted to wipe away the tears for him, but they couldn't lift up their hands, so they had to let their hands hang down and smiled: "Don't cry, look at you. When I was young, I loved to cry. Now It's still the same, shed tears at every turn, just like your mother! Don't cry, listen to me." Shou Wang hurriedly turned his face away and wiped away tears with his sleeve, then turned to look at the official family.

"I have drawn up all the decrees. Qin Tianjian has checked the date. The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, and a prince can be established. Your mother will be named Empress Xiaozhuang Wen. After I die, I will be buried with your mother together. Alas!" , Sighed full of depression and resentment: "I once promised your mother that everyone in the world would kneel before her, let her live and kill, and make you, our son, the most noble son in the world." I'm only doing half of it! I'm sorry for her!"

"Father, don't think so. My mother has never thought about it. She has said many times that she is satisfied to be with Father." King Shou comforted and explained: "Father still remembers when Mother came Do you want to have a few words with me alone before we leave?" King Shou rolled his Adam's apple a few times before continuing: "Aniang said that she will be very satisfied with her father and have a son like me in this life. "

"Your mother has been contented all her life, too contented...don't imitate her, you are tired, go down and have a rest, don't go out of the palace, just stay here, I'm tired, sleep for a while and then we can talk." The official's voice was gentle and gentle. Youyuan, the lower and lower he spoke, his eyelids drooped and opened. Shou Wang hurriedly got up and called the imperial physician and Zheng Daguan to come in. The imperial physician gently rubbed the acupoints for the official, and fell asleep listening to the official's breathing. Withdrew lightly, stood in the yard with his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and seemed to hear A Niang's whisper before leaving: "...Brother Yan, A Niang is sorry for you, your father took you into the On the day of the palace, you cried...A Niang's heart was broken...A Niang is sorry for Sister Ning, and she will have no face to see her after she dies. Brother Xian is her lifeblood, just like you are my lifeblood...you Take good care of Sister Tian for A Niang, A Niang is sorry for her... If there is an afterlife... I just hope that the family can stay together, have a simple meal, and live in peace..."

(End of this chapter)