Shao family has a daughter

Chapter 78: Different Hearts (3)
"Yes." Princess Qing hated the concubine to the extreme, and said coldly: "Isn't she relying on the prince's partiality, so she acted so boldly? Fortunately, Xianhui is not a vegetarian. After the trouble is over, don't talk about fighting." , not to say scolding, but to bring out the rules so that people can’t make mistakes.”

At that time, even if I was there, I couldn't do better.

Concubine Qing chattered in private, thinking about the concubine moving away, Concubine Wanci fell ill with anger, and the youngest son and youngest daughter-in-law have reconciled as before, feeling much more comfortable and happy.

After that, there was a period of calm and watery days until King Qing's birthday.

King Qing is not only a prince of one side, but also a king of one side in Jiangdu.To put it a bit exaggeratedly, the officials in Jiangdu may not listen to the emperor, but they must listen to King Qing.After all, this is the world of King Qing, and it has been passed down to this generation of King Qing, and it has been the third generation for a hundred years.

In addition, it was a birthday, so it was even more lively than the celebration banquet for Gao Chen.

On such a special day today, Princess Xiaohe and Lu Jian both came back to pay their respects.After all, Xiaohe and Xianhui had a fierce quarrel, and only a few people knew about it, and neither the servants nor outsiders of the palace knew the inside story.In the eyes of outsiders, Xiaohe and the princess stayed at her mother's house for a while, following the rules, so she returned to her in-law's house.

Wan Bao'er is one of those who don't know. She is naturally close to cousins ​​Xiaohe and the princess, and they get together to talk about themselves.Yin asked: "Okay, why do you suddenly think about going back to Lu's house again? How nice it is to live in the palace."

Princess Xiaohe said in a low voice, "If you are married, you will naturally live in your in-law's house."

Wan Bao'er choked.

Heart Road, ghosts believe you?If you want to be so reasonable, why did you go so early?Who knows if he offended Princess Qing, that's why he was kicked out?I just didn't dare to ask more questions.

Princess Xiaohe has calmed down a long time ago, and she still looks like a dignified and noble princess.

I feel extremely regretful in my heart, I blame myself for underestimating my husband back then.What was originally a sure thing made him escape like a loach.Also, Xianhui is underestimated too much, she is a street shrew who can do anything!As long as she thinks of those three slaps she slapped herself, she will grit her teeth with hatred, wishing to tear her to pieces.

Princess Xiaohe looked up and saw that the enemy was close at hand!

Of course Xian Hui sensed her gaze, she didn't dodge it at all, but raised her eyes and looked back, and smiled at Princess Xiaohe, "You did something wrong, so am I still afraid of you?"Just look at it, who doesn't have eyes.

The two of them clashed in secret, others might not pay attention to what they said, but Wan Bao'er saw it, and suddenly understood.Oh...it turns out that the cousin was forced out by the princess of the four counties.

Is the princess of the four counties so powerful?It's not like ordinary sisters-in-law who give in to my sister-in-law, and even throw my sister-in-law out of her natal family!I was mistaken, thinking that she was a girl from a merchant family, even if she was lucky enough to be married by the emperor and enter the palace, she would have no knowledge and confidence.

But he didn't want to be able to force away his cousin who had always hidden needles.

God!I offended her because of my cousin last time, so she...won't she hate me too?Wan Bao'er pondered for a while, Xianhui is not easy to mess with, Gao Chen's support must be behind her, what does this mean?It means that she is favored and has gained a firm foothold in the palace.

The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, because I happened to be sitting next to Xianhui, so I wondered, should I find a chance to say something nice later?Not to mention resolving the grudge, at least don't make too much trouble.

Soon, the girls came to serve.

Wan Baoer seized an opportunity and asked Xianhui with a smile: "Princess of the Four Counties, what is this dish? It looks like a duck or a pigeon, but I'm a bit uncertain."

Xianhui took a look at her, last time she said nonsense that she hurt Shao Tongyun, and she didn't slap her in front of others, so she had already cultivated herself.Now she still comes to talk to herself?Do you think that what she said was made of gold, and after a few words, you can calm down?Boring is not boring.

Just thinking about how to get rid of her, suddenly a woman rushed over and whispered a few words to Princess Qing, and then the face of the old Princess Qing changed, obviously something serious happened.However, Princess Qing has been the mistress of the palace for many years, so she calmed down, and quickly calmed down, calling everyone, "Come, everyone is lively and lively today."

At the banquet, everyone was panicked and had to force a smile to join in the fun.

——The birthday of King Qing cannot be broken up without joy.

Being interrupted by such a distraction, Wan Bao'er's little thoughts had long been forgotten, and she didn't pester Xian Hui anymore.

Xianhui also raised her heartstrings, eating and watching the theater patiently, and finally made it to Xisan to go back, waiting for Gao Chen, but couldn't wait for a long time.Yuzi went to inquire about the news, entered the room and said in a low voice: "As soon as the banquet is over, several county kings and aides have gone to Qingfengshui Pavilion. The prince is talking to them, and there may be something important."

Nanny Li calmed down a bit and said, "Wait a minute, the king of the four counties will be back after finishing his work."

As a result, Gao Chen didn't come back until it was dark, his face was gloomy and ugly, the smile that teased Xianhui a few days ago was gone in his eyes, but the fierce murderous look of a sword waiting to be sheathed.

Xian Hui had dinner with him, wanted to ask, but hesitated and decided to ask later, so as not to disturb his thoughts.

Gao Chen pushed people away, and said, "King Yan has passed away."

"Ah?!" Xian Hui whispered, after being shocked, she thought of the Prince Yan who was still in Jiangdu, "Then... the Prince Yan is just...? He is going to be the next King Yan."

"Bang!" Gao Chen slammed his fist on the table with hatred in his eyes.

What are you angry about?Xianhui thought about it quickly, and suddenly her spiritual opening opened, and her face suddenly changed in shock!

King Yan's son came to Jiangdu in the name of celebrating King Qing's birthday, and then King Yan died. He was the rightful first heir, that is, the next King Yan.Then King Qing had to protect this heir, and since they were all kings, he could be treated politely at the same level.

In other words, Prince Yan not only escaped all kinds of troubles in King Yan's succession, but also coerced King Qing to protect him in a disguised form—otherwise, if something happened to Prince Yan in Jiangdu, all the trouble would be Qing King's.

Thinking about it this way, I'm afraid that he came to Jiangdu to pay his respects to his birthday because he had a plan long ago.

Xianhui asked in a low voice: "You...how is the discussion going? What is Prince Yan's plan?"

Gao Chen raised his eyebrows to look at her, in anger, seeing the cleverness of his little wife, before he could speak again, she quickly figured it out.Thinking of this, a trace of anger dissipated unknowingly.It's not scary to be difficult for outsiders, as long as Prince Qing's mansion itself is impeccable, and marrying a wife by oneself is regarded as marrying the right person.

He was quiet, and said: "The son of King Yan decided to wait for the imperial edict in Jiangdu on the pretext that Jiangdu is closer to the capital." Then he sneered, "As soon as the imperial edict arrives, he can return to the fief as King Yan. At that time, if his brothers make trouble again, they will fight against King Yan and the imperial court, and they will be shot to death!"

Xianhui couldn't help sighing, "It's really a good move to leverage strength."

Gao Chen's face turned black, "He had a hard time in the fief, and he was worried that his succession would not go well, so he took Jiangdu Qing's mansion as protection, and let him take advantage of it, but it was our Qing mansion who offended people!"

King Yan's son successfully succeeded to the throne and was protected by Prince Qing's mansion. How could his other brothers not resent him?I'm afraid that Prince Qing's Mansion will not be able to get rid of it, and some troubles will be inevitable in the future, and it is self-inflicted.

"It's such a coincidence." Xian Hui couldn't help being puzzled, "As soon as King Yan's son came, King Yan died."

Of course Gao Chen knew that this was suspicious, but he was helpless, "Even if he doubts, before there is any real evidence, he is the legitimate heir of King Yan, and even the court has to follow the rules. When the son of King Yan inherits the throne, he will With real power, it will be even more difficult to investigate the death of Old King Yan in the future."

Xianhui asked in confusion: "Then the emperor doesn't care?"

"You don't understand." Gao Chen shook his head, "Van kings have always been a serious concern for the court, the emperor..." Chao Yue didn't say anything, and said euphemistically: "For the court, no matter which son of King Yan succeeds, he will be Same."

Xian Hui understood.

It meant that the emperor didn't care which son of the vassal king would succeed to the throne at all, and he was looking forward to the endless fighting among the vassal kings.

--I see.

If this is the case, it is indeed very troublesome and it will cause headaches for Prince Qing's residence.

Gao Chen frowned tightly, and turned his head to look at his little wife who didn't know about it. When the next thing came out, he was afraid that they would be separated for a while.

"My son's wonderful plan..." Shao Tongyun's coquettish compliment suddenly realized that something was wrong, "I am so happy that I am confused." He quickly changed his words, "It's the prince, the prince's wonderful plan."

Prince Yan was in a very good mood, he waved his hand, "No rush, wait for the emperor's imperial decree."

"Anyway, there is no one else in the room." Shao Tongyun said coquettishly: "My lord, this concubine is going back to the fief with you this time, you can't leave me alone."

Only by leaving Jiangdu can he have a way out.

Unexpectedly, Prince Yan said: "No rush, I will go to the capital first with this king." He fumbled restlessly on Shao Tongyun's body, then pinched her chin, put his finger in and stirred it gently, drawing out the silver thread , "When I went to the capital, I happened to ask the emperor to send me back with soldiers and horses. It's the best of both worlds."

Otherwise, even if he left Jiangdu with the protection of Prince Qing's Mansion and arrived in the fiefdom, he might not be able to escape the pursuit of his brothers.

"To the capital?" Shao Tongyun was surprised, "There must be a reason."

Prince Yan smiled, "Every three years, the emperor has two major events. One is to select a beautiful girl in spring, and the other is to meet with the vassal king in autumn. When the imperial decree comes down, this king will go to see King Qing and express his gratitude Let him thank you." At that time, both of us are kings, so we don't need to salute, but seeing Gao Dun and Gao Chen, the county kings, can still receive a salute, how happy is it?He laughed so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth, "Then we will drop by along the way to Beijing to have an audience, just to be a companion."

Not only that, it's time to take the opportunity to do something about the crown prince in Beijing.

He played well.

However, things turned out differently in the end.

King Qing suddenly fell ill, and the king of Dajun stayed behind to take care of his sick father. This time, the task of King Qing's mansion to go to Beijing for an audience finally fell on Gao Chen.Upon hearing the news, Xianhui couldn't help being surprised and reluctant to part with each other. How could there be such a commotion, and it turned out that Gao Chen went to the capital to make such a fuss.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon." Gao Chen tried his best to calm his little wife's emotions, and then explained, "The current King Yan is too arrogant and frivolous, and if you let the father go to Beijing with him, you will inevitably feel idle. It would be a sin if he got sick from his old man's anger. So, we discussed it, and it would be more appropriate for me to come to Beijing."

In fact, there is one more thing I didn't say, for fear that she would worry.

The process of the new King Yan's succession was too deep, and his brothers held grudges. They were afraid that there would be dangers on the road, so they couldn't let the old father put himself in danger.The elder brother is not only the heir to Prince Qing's mansion, he also doesn't know how to kung fu, so letting him go on the road is also a risk, so he can only go to Beijing by himself.

But these words cannot be told to Xianhui, otherwise she should be even more uneasy.

Xianhui didn't think so deeply for the time being, and was still full of parting melancholy, pulling Gao Chen's sleeve, "Then...then you can also take me with you."

"Nonsense." Gao Chen said with a serious expression, "You think you're just kidding? Stay in the palace and don't let me worry about it."

Xian Hui also knew that she could only talk, she had no choice but to be unhappy for the next few days.

Unexpectedly, things turned out to be twists and turns!
On the first day before the vassal king's audience, the Zhen Guo government sent someone to say yes, "Our wife misses the princess of the four counties very much, and she heard that the person who came to Beijing for an audience this time is the king of the four counties, so she specially asked us to come here." Help, pick up the princesses of the four counties and go to Beijing together."

Gao Chen's expression changed immediately, his eyes turned cold, but he quickly lowered his eyes to cover them.

"Princess of the Four Counties." The visitor smiled and said, "The Empress and Mrs. Zhen Guo also brought some gifts for you. Where can they be placed?" , "You take us there."

Without waiting for Gao Chen and Xian Hui to reply, he just walked away with his things in such a swaggering manner.

Xian Hui stood beside her, unable to recover for a moment.

Although I really want Gao Chen to be together, we will never be apart.But the Empress Empress's people came suddenly and let her enter the capital again. I'm afraid the situation in the capital is quite tense. Empress Wu is obviously afraid that King Yan will take advantage of her. Not only does she want Gao Chen to enter the capital, she also wants her adopted daughter The link to Beijing, and then threatened!

This is not the way I hoped to enter Beijing.

Is the emperor seriously ill?But in the previous life, the emperor didn't die when he died.

But it's hard to say, even if the emperor can live for a few more years, it's not guaranteed that there will be a few serious illnesses before.Besides, even if the emperor is not sick, and King Yan has entered the capital, and he is a ready-made vassal, Empress Wu will also be nervous.If the emperor is coaxed by King Yan and establishes a crown prince, all the expectations of Empress Wu's faction will be in vain.

So no matter what, Empress Wu hoped that Gao Chen would come to the capital. Even if Prince Qing's Mansion didn't decide that way, they might be forced to change their decision.Let Gao Chen go to Beijing to compete with the new King Yan.

——The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building.

"The king of the four counties." Xian Hui chased him in and asked in a low voice, "What should we do now?"

After that moment of anger, Gao Chen quickly calmed down, and at the moment when Xiaojiao's wife was in a trance, he had already made a decision.He took a sip of tea to calm himself down, and then said lightly: "I can't let down the empress' kindness."

Now that the situation has come to this point, if Xianhui doesn't go, he can't change anything, but he will offend Empress Wu.

The fight between myself and King Yan could not be calmed down by saying, "I will not compete with you for the position of crown prince." Both of them were on the cusp of the storm and had to fight!What's more, with King Yan's vicious nature, if he becomes the crown prince and succeeds to the throne, he will never repay the favor to Prince Qing's mansion, and he is afraid that he will still cause trouble.

——Win the king and lose the bandit, fight to the death!
The audience of the vassal king is a grand event every three years.

This year Jiangdu is considered lively, not only Gao Chen went to the capital on behalf of King Qing, but also the new King Yan who was just promoted.This kind of battle, no matter which vassal's fief is placed, is unprecedented.

Now in September, the weather has been slightly cold.

In the luxurious and spacious carriage, it is paved with brocade, cushions are stacked, and the brazier is warm.

Xianhui was wearing a goose yellow floral jacket, and she was lying on one side, looking a little like a child, and Liu Mei frowned slightly: "We have to live with King Yan at the same time all the way, it's really annoying. " Thinking of that time when he pretended to be a servant, Yan Wang's malicious eyes made him feel uncomfortable.

Gao Chen's face was light, "Don't worry about him."

"Well, I know." Xianhui has always been optimistic, and then smiled again, "But it's pretty good to come out with you." Unavoidably talking about the spring draft, "At that time, you were cold, and I was so cold. I'm afraid of you, but I didn't expect to have a chance to sit in the same carriage with you."

"Now you're not afraid anymore?" Gao Chen laughed, reached out and tapped lightly on the head.

Xianhui covered her head, "Stop knocking, you'll be stupid if you knock again."

"Not smart at all."

"..."

Along the way, the two talked to pass the time and ease the mood.

When they arrived at the first post station, King Yan's carriage stopped first. He was more noble than Gao Chen now, so the team walked ahead.Behind them was the team from Prince Qing's Mansion. Xianhui wore a lavender gauze hat, put Gao Chen's hand on her, and got out of the carriage together.When passing by Prince Yan's carriage, he suddenly smelled a faint familiar fragrance, very faint, as if left by a certain woman in the carriage.

this taste?Why, it seems to be a bit of a past memory.

After entering the prepared guest room and closing the door, Xianhui couldn't help asking: "Did King Yan bring his female relatives with him in the carriage when he went to Beijing this time? I smelled powder just now."

"He?" Gao Chen looked contemptuous, "When I arrived in Jiangdu, I only stayed at the post station for a day, and then I bought a house. I heard that they are sleeping flowers and lying on willows all day long. How can I live free? It's not surprising that there are women, I think It's a concubine."

"That's it." Xian Hui nodded, seeing that King Yan was not a good guy.

(End of this chapter)