Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 137 Is Etiquette For Our Generation?

Han Wen agreed. In fact, he has developed a lot of influence in the capital in the past one or two years. He didn't need to live in Xiaojiazhuang, but he just likes the simplicity of Xiaojiazhuang. Most of the time he is behind the scenes Dealing with affairs, rarely come to the front desk.

When I saw Murong Wei today, although she was still as pure and beautiful as Zhilan Meiyu, occasionally I could still see the slight sadness flashing across her face.

Han Wen felt a little annoyed, a beautiful person like her should be cherished by others, how could she be treated like this?

Murong Wei looked at Xiang Tao and Han Wen, Xin Dao Xiang Tao seems to really like Han Wen, so why not ask Han Wen what he means, if he is willing, Murong Wei is naturally willing to be a month old.

When she came out of Rouge Workshop, Murong Wei asked Xiang Tao: "Are you really interested in Han Wen? If you have this intention, I will ask for you and marry you to him."

Xiangtao was so ashamed, she lowered her head and stared at her own toes, her face was so red that she could bleed.

Murong Wei was overjoyed, and smiled: "So I will take it as your affirmation?"

So he asked someone to call Han Wen over.

Xiangtao said in embarrassment: "Princess, what are you calling someone to do now?"

Murong Wei pointedly pointed out: "The time is not waiting for me, why delay?"

Xiangtao was very embarrassed, Lu'er snickered beside her, Murong Wei mentioned Shuisheng to her, Lu'er considered that she could stay with Murong Wei and had a good impression of Shuisheng, so she agreed.

Yesterday she was ridiculed by Xiangtao, and she was really unhappy with the retribution, and today she can laugh back!
When Han Wen came, Xiangtao covered her face and ran to hide behind the screen in the living room, ashamed to see others.

Han Wen was also wondering why Murong Wei brought him here again, seeing Murong Wei smiling now, and the maid next to him also smiling strangely, he was also surprised.

"Guanshi Han, don't worry, just sit down and talk." Murong Wei waved her hand, signaling him not to be nervous, and said with a smile, "Today is a private matter."

Han Wen has a graceful demeanor, fair skin, handsome eyebrows and star eyes, and a blue five-fu shirt that makes people look like a jade tree, and he is first-class in terms of appearance and ability.

It's just that the messy things in his family are more troublesome, but for Xiao Mingrui, it's not a big deal for Han Wen to ask about those things in the family.

"Han Guanshi is your Geng this year?"

Han Wen was startled, and replied, "23 years wasted."

Murong Wei nodded, she was much older than Xiangtao, it didn't matter.

"I know you don't have a wife or children. As the saying goes, there are three ways to be unfilial and to have no offspring. Now I want to marry you. Do you have any objections?"

Han Wen's eyes were fixed, looking at Murong Wei's charming and unparalleled face, but his heart was very complicated, causing waves of waves.

He didn't expect that Murong Wei came to match him.

This feeling made Han Wen very uncomfortable.

Han Wen fell silent.

When he saw Murong Wei for the first time, he was astonished, and there was an unknown secret in his heart that he couldn't tell.

In the past two years, he has been conscientiously helping Murong Wei to do things. It can be said that he is also a hero of Murong Wei, helping Murong Wei to earn a lot of money.

But no one knew the secret in his heart, now that Murong Wei asked her, the illusion that had always existed was instantly shattered.

Looking at Murong Wei's face, Han Wen thought of the similar face in his memory.

"Is it my fantasy after all? I can't find the past after all..."

Han Wen sighed in his heart, inevitably feeling a little sad.

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows: "Why, you are not happy?"

Xiangtao, who was hiding on the side, suddenly felt his heart ache, and Fen clenched his fists tightly.

"Don't hide it from the princess." Han Wen said in a low voice, "The princess also knows about my wife. Since her death, Han Wen no longer wants to take a new wife."

Murong Wei was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect such a reason.

"The dead are gone, and those who come can be chased. You should also mourn and accept the change." Murong Wei could only say so.

Han Wen smiled wryly: "Han Wen dare not forget the past, and now he has no intention of marrying a wife and hurting his girl."

Murong Wei nodded, and comforted her with kind words.

Han Wen bowed his hands and resigned, sighing in his heart, it turns out that there are no two people alike in this world.

A Yuan, I thought it was God's will that I met Concubine Luo that day, otherwise how could there be such two similar people in this world?

I originally thought that I could look at Concubine Luo occasionally, as if you were still in this world, but thinking about it today, it is extremely ridiculous.

After all, I was being ridiculous.

Han Wen was at a loss, and thought for a long time: Maybe it's time to say goodbye and go back to Jiangnan.

In the room, Murong Wei picked up the teacup, glanced at the screen, and sighed, "Did you hear that?"

Xiangtao came out from behind the screen with red eyes.

"Don't cry, our Xiangtao is a good girl, are you afraid that we won't meet someone better in the future?"

Murong Wei comforted, "Don't worry, I will arrange a good family for you."

Xiang Tao cried: "Is it because slaves are not likable?"

Murong Wei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, he doesn't know who I want to betroth to him, but if I'm in the lead, he must be able to guess that it's someone close to me. Seeing that he has no intentions, I can't force it. Besides, those things in his family My son is troublesome enough, I don't feel at ease if you marry him."

Xiangtao lowered her head and said nothing.

Murong Wei shook her head helplessly, and sent her off.

Lu'er sighed: "I really didn't expect...but I didn't like it at first, that Mr. Han is from a big family, how can he look up to a maid like us?"

Murong Wei said indifferently: "Who dares to look down on the people around me? Since he has no intention, and he only cares about his dead wife, there is no need to force him."

After this incident, Murong Wei also felt a little unhappy, so she went for a walk in Zhuangzi, wanting to go boating.

It’s still the same river, the same old man rowing the boat, the children on the bank are running around and playing, and the lotus pods and water chestnuts growing in the river are all verdant.

There was also a water chestnut leaf with nearly purple leaves blooming in the river. As the boat moved forward, Murong Wei suddenly heard a flute sound.

The sound of the flute is clear and clear, looping back and forth, lingering and affectionate, making people fascinated by it when listening to it, and there is an urge to cry.

Murong Wei listened in a daze, then suddenly took out the cloth bag she was carrying with her, took a purple bamboo flute, and played "Song of Zilingzhou" along with the music.

With Lu'er and Chu Qing by their side, they were fascinated by the sound. They felt that the world was vast and the water flowed slowly. At this moment, there was a continuous stream of Xiao Yin, which really felt empty and penetrating.

Chu Qing stretched out her hand to pick a piece of purple water chestnut, looked into the distance with her chin propped on one hand, and suddenly saw a small boat coming along the flowing water, with a handsome young man in white at the bow playing the flute.

That young master is extremely beautiful just looking at it from the side, his black hair is only raised with jasper hairpins, he wears a white jade crown, and his clothes are elegant, he is really a fairy.

Just one song, the world is faint.

Murong Wei turned her head to look, and saw that familiar person standing tall, like an orchid orchid and a jade tree.

Although at first he only heard his voice, but at this moment he knew in his heart that it was that person.

Suddenly there is a sense of bosom friend.

Murong Wei smiled slightly, seeing that the boat was approaching.

Chuqing girl had never seen such a beautiful man before, she was dumbfounded.

Naturally, Lu'er had seen Xiao Jinglan before, so she was a little surprised at the moment.

"It's really you."

Murong Wei didn't look surprised either, seeing Xiao Jinglan at this moment made her heart sigh.

Back when we first met, who would have expected the situation today?

"it's me."

Following Murong Wei, besides the two maids, there was also a palace guard guarding the bow of the boat. At this time, he also looked at Xiao Jinglan with astonishment, and scolded: "Who are you!"

Xiao Jinglan came alone by boat, but at this time he was also very personable, and said to the guard: "Xiao Jinglan, son of Prince Jing, don't panic, I'm here because I have something to discuss with Princess Luo."

Murong Wei also said lightly: "Well, don't worry."

Since the person who came was King Jing's second prince and he knew Murong Wei, the guards naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions.

It's just that meeting such a stranger here at this moment is really a bit ambiguous!
The guard's eyes were a little weird, and he thought: Could it be that the princess has an affair with someone?
It's no wonder he thinks so, after all Xiao Jinglan's handsomeness is like a banished fairy, few people can not be moved.

Murong Wei didn't care at all, and she didn't bother to care about things like etiquette at this time.

"There's tea and wine on board, can we invite old friends over?"

Xiao Jinglan stretched out his hand and smiled brightly, inviting Murong Wei to board the boat.

"I'm so happy." Murong Wei stood up gracefully and stepped directly onto the black-covered boat.

The bow of the boat swayed, but Xiao Jinglan's standing on the boat was as stable as Mount Tai, and he stabilized quickly.

Chu Qing was dumbfounded, and Lu'er was also a little panicked: "Princess, how good is this, how about going to Zhuangzi to invite the county king..."

According to the rules of the court, the eldest son of the prince inherits the title of prince, while the other sons can be divided into county kings.Therefore, although Xiao Jinglan has not yet married and become king, it is not surprising that Lu'er said that Xiao Jinglan is the king of the county.

Murong Wei smiled brightly, and her voice was like a silver bell: "Why do you need to be restrained? I'm meeting old friends today, so you don't have to wait on me."

Xiao Jinglan's eyes lit up, he looked at her and said: "The lotus is about to bloom, do you have the interest to enjoy the flowers?"

Murong Wei raised her hand to signal him to be free.

Xiao Jinglan was overjoyed, so she rowed the boat and turned away right under Lu'er's eyes.

Chuqing panicked and grabbed Lu'er's hand and shouted, "How good is this? Shall we follow?"

Lu'er was also a little worried, these days she always felt that the princess's condition was not very good, but it was only when she saw Xiao Jinglan today that she realized something was wrong.

The princess is angry, she won't do something terrible in a fit of anger, right?
For example, having an affair with Xiao Jinglan or...

The palace guards also frequently asked Lu'er to follow.

I just saw the boat go away, and the people on the boat just sat silently, and it didn't look like anything terrible happened.

Lu'er thought about it for a while, but she was still worried, so she asked the boatman to follow far away, and fell behind not too close or far away, but it was good for emergency if something happened.

In early summer, the lotus in the pond is still in full bloom. Large green lotus leaves grow in this lake. Some of the early-blooming lotus have already opened their flower buds, and dragonflies have already stood on their heads.

Xiao Jinglan stopped the boat, the water was rippling, and the boat rocked slightly.

He picked up the earthen pot on one side, turned over two celadon cups on the table and poured two glasses of wine.

The color of the wine is clear and green, the color is bright and moist, and the aroma is tangy.

"This is the wine I picked from green plums. Although it doesn't have the heroic spirit of Cao Mengde who made wine from green plums in the past, but meeting an old friend today is a joy. Please..."

With a sassy smile, he drank the wine in his glass, and his black eyes became more and more energetic.

Murong Wei didn't refuse either, she took a sip, but felt that it was rich and mellow, with a hint of plum fragrance, and the wine was filled with sorrow, but it all turned into a sigh.

"Good wine."

Xiao Jinglan looked at the boat that was following far behind, raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect you to come here to sit with me, aren't you worried that King Luo will be angry?"

Murong Wei also had a rare moment of pride, and raised her eyebrows: "How can etiquette be set up for my generation!"

Xiao Jinglan laughed loudly, the laughter was clear, but he was actually a little surprised.

When I saw Murong Wei in the past, I always said that she was the most well-behaved woman, and she was extremely annoyed to be treated lightly by him. Today, I never thought that the two of them could sit together, drink wine and have a wild sex, which is really amazing.

"I didn't expect Wei'er to have such pride, she really has the courage of a Ruan Ji soldier!"

Murong Wei slowly sipped the wine in the glass, but said with a smile: "Could it be that women can't have such pride? Born in this world, we women are already bound by all kinds of constraints, so what if we go wild occasionally?"

She has been following the rules since she came to this world, so why doesn't she want to live a carefree life?
It's just because of various reasons, because of Xiao Mingrui, she has put aside this expectation for the time being, it's not that she really doesn't want to enjoy the mountains and rivers and the forest.

It's just that as a woman, it's hard to be chic in this world after all.

Because she couldn't bear the matter of Aichun, she didn't want to care about those messy things anymore.

What's the harm in letting go of everything for the time being and being unrestrained for a while?
She has already sacrificed too much, so what if she opens up her heart and talks about life with her old friends again today?

If Xiao Mingrui blamed him for this, then he is not worthy of her, Murong Wei's love!
Xiao Jinglan sighed: "I don't know that I have never really seen you through in the past. It turns out that we are the same person. I also worship Ruan Ji, and the Wei and Jin Dynasties are really admirable."

Murong Wei pursed her lips, "I don't admire Ruan Ji's temperament."

The two sat opposite each other.

How can there be fine wine without beauties?
At this moment, Xiao Jinglan was also nostalgic in his heart, thinking of the gossip circulating in the capital, and seeing Murong Wei's appearance, although the appearance looked calm, but from the words and demeanor she said, how could Xiao Jinglan not understand the pain in her heart? pain?
It's just been covered up!
For a moment, Xiao Jinglan felt a sense of sympathy in his heart, as if the two had become similar people.

In fact, we are all poor people.

Xiao Jinglan laughed at himself: "Although I say so, I can't be as chic as Ruan Bubing. Born in the world of mortals, how can he transcend the world of mortals? It's just an ordinary person's ear."

When Murong Wei saw what he said, she laughed: "You're already an outsider, what kind of layman are you?"

Xiao Jinglan looked at her seriously and said, "I'm going to Wudang Mountain in a few days, and I won't come back again."

"I'm leaving now?" Murong Wei hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Isn't Princess Jing still ill?"

"I'm an outsider, and I still take care of this worldly affairs? Of course, I became a monk to pray for my mother, which is also great filial piety."

That's what he said, but in fact, there was no sadness on his face, and he was very calm.

Murong Wei knew that he actually had an unspeakable secret in his heart, which seemed to involve the family affairs of Prince Jing's mansion, so of course it was inconvenient to ask.

"I'm really envious of you. You're much happier than me when you become an outsider and jump out of the Five Elements."

"Since you are unhappy, why don't you ask to go?"

Murong Wei was stunned, seeing his handsome face with burning eyes, his body leaning forward slightly, his posture was quite tense, she shook her head and said nothing.

"Why do you say that?"

Xiao Jinglan played with the wine glass in his hand, turned his eyes to look at the graceful lotus leaf, and asked, "Are you really happy? Can Xiao Mingrui give you what you want? Now that he treats you like this, how could he empathize with you?" Don't fall in love, you don't hate him?"

Murong Wei folded an unopened lotus and played with it in her hands, and laughed when she heard this.

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's not about hate. It's not like what you said. If you don't love, you have to hate?"

Now, it's nothing but disappointment, numbness, anger, and helplessness.

She was disappointed with Xiao Mingrui, but after hearing Madam Zheng's words, she also knew that he had no choice.

She knew that Xiao Mingrui loved her, but it was really unbearable for him to do this without telling her, and she was very angry.

Especially... Is the child in Aichun's stomach Xiao Mingrui's?

She will not make a statement until she understands the issue.

If he betrayed their vows and their love for Jiangshan, Murong Wei would never forgive him again.

It doesn't matter how well he says it.

Why can't he tell her about his difficulties?
Husband and wife work together, isn't it possible?

She, Murong Wei, is not a dodder, she can only cling to this big tree like him!

Perhaps Xiao Mingrui has been a nobleman since he was a child, and he is used to taking care of everything by himself, especially when facing his own woman, he wants to shield her from the wind and rain like a big tree.

But he was still not used to it, and never regarded Murong Wei as someone who could stand side by side with him.

He just wanted to protect her and let her live a happy life under his protection.

Although he will respect her, he will not tell her about many things.

This is also because the harem cannot interfere in politics. Since he was born in the royal family, how could he not be immune to this subtle influence.

Murong Wei didn't intend to take care of political affairs at first, but just hoped that he would confide in her with her on some major issues that would affect both parties.

He is a machismo, but she is not a little woman who only enjoys pampering.

This is the contradiction that has always existed between them.

They never talked about it before, maybe they both ignored it.

But until now, on this matter, everyone still has conflicts.

Xiao Mingrui probably wanted to wait until the matter became clear before telling her.

Is it because he thinks it's done and she can accept it?

Xiao Jinglan looked at her in surprise.

"You are not angry with him?"

"I'm just disappointed." Murong Wei said quietly: "I'm disappointed why he kept it from me. After three years of acquaintance, doesn't he know who I am? What a husband and wife need most is trust, not concealment."

Xiao Jinglan looked at her quietly, and suddenly said: "It turns out that I have never understood you. Wei'er, you are a strange woman, and no man in this world can understand. I am afraid that King Luo can't understand you. Sometimes I I think you are broad-minded and overwhelmed. Sometimes I don’t understand why you care about everything. In this world, there are many men with three wives and four concubines, why do you mind so much?”

Murong Wei's eyes were clear: "Without it, love is moved."

Xiao Jinglan suddenly seemed to understand what she said.

In fact, he is also a man of love, so how similar is he to Murong Wei?

Ask what love is in the world, and directly teach life and death.

Murong Wei looked up at the vastness of Chutian, and the waterfowl perched and flew on the shore, and her heart became quiet for a moment.

"A woman like you deserves to be treated exclusively by a good man in the world."

Xiao Jinglan said softly.

The flowing water is long, and the dead are like gentlemen, day and night.

They sat together like this, quietly watching the sun go down gradually.

After a long time, Xiao Jinglan said: "If he betrays you, will you still love him?"

"Yes." She said, "I know he has a lot of helplessness, but I know he loves me. It's just that there are always many unsatisfactory things in the world. But I will never walk with him again."

Xiao Jinglan already understood her intention.

He wouldn't ask her if she could bear with Xiao Mingrui having a child with someone else, but after hearing what he said before, he already understood that Murong Wei was a stubborn and decisive person.

She is like collecting a piece of crystal, a piece of colored glaze, even if the crystal is stained with ink, she would rather put it on the shelf, but never touch it again.

How could such an affectionate and sexual woman accept her husband's flirtatiousness?
The royal family is not suitable for her, she should have married someone who dotes on her, loves her, and concentrates on her.

She is not like other women willing to bear this kind of thing.

"Do you regret marrying him?"

Murong Wei thought for a while, pointed at the wine in the glass, and said with a smile: "When you're drunk, do you regret picking up the wine glass before?"

Xiao Jinglan also laughed, yes, he knew that he would not regret it either.

At that time, I tasted the mellowness of the wine, that was the most beautiful thing in the world, so why regret it in my heart?

He knew that Murong Wei wanted to say that no matter what the result was, she would not regret it, no matter how tragic the result was.

Just smiling, the smile on his face turned into pity and regret.

"I regret that we met so late! Sometimes, I keep thinking, what would happen if you married me?"

Murong Wei was a little dazed, what if she married Xiao Jinglan?
Might not be happy.

This man has never been married, and Murong Wei was equally moved by his deep affection, but that was not love.

She knew it herself.

"Maybe they will respect each other as guests." She shrugged, "There are no ifs in this world."

"I still like you, I have always liked you since I met you."

His voice was hoarse, and his affectionate eyes were hard to restrain.

Murong Wei stared at him blankly, then nodded for a while: "I know, you are fine. But I have someone I like."

The last sentence, the voice is very low.

"Although this love may not be blessed by others, it doesn't matter. I have loved like that before, so it's fine."

Her voice was erratic and soft, like talking in a dream.

"It's ok."

He said seriously: "It's good that you know, I just can't help it."

Having said that, there is no need to say more.

The two looked at each other, and many entanglements and stubborn thoughts disappeared.

Xiao Jinglan liked this feeling.

He still likes her, but he no longer feels so anxious to possess her.

At this moment, the breeze is blowing, there are lotus, flowers, blue sky and fine wine, and the beautiful woman is by your side, so why worry about whether you can become husband and wife with each other?
In this way, it seems that confidants meet, as light as water, but also meaningful for life.

Xiao Jinglan came up with an idea, it is better to be friends for life than to be husband and wife.

It is better to forget each other than to stay together.

In this way, he was also relieved.

He also knew that even if she broke with Xiao Mingrui, she would not choose to go with him, nor would she fall in love with him.

Murong Wei also likes this kind of feeling very much, instead of talking about mundane things, the two of them talked about metaphysics, Xiao Jinglan has a wide range of knowledge, and talked about interesting things they encountered during their travels, but they also had a good time talking.

But the two had a very happy conversation, but the people who followed them suffered a lot on the other side.

Chu Qing looked at the two people who were talking in the distance in a daze, and said with a sad face: "When is the princess going to talk about it? If someone..."

Although seeing that the two of them were just talking, there was nothing impolite about it, but it seemed very inappropriate for such a lonely man and widow.

If the prince knew about it, wouldn't he be furious?

Thinking of this, Lu'er was also very uneasy.

Although she explained a few words to the guard, but judging from the other party's appearance, although she agreed on the surface, she obviously didn't take it seriously.

Lu'er raised her brows and said to herself: Wangfei, Wangfei, this is against the prince, you can't make fun of yourself.

Thinking this way, he carefully stared at the front with his eyes wide open, for fear that something that shouldn't happen happened.

Fortunately, Murong Wei seemed to have heard the little maid's prayer, and finally stopped talking at dusk.

At this moment, the sun is setting, and the blue lake is dyed with layers of bright clouds, which is breathtaking.

Feeling relieved, Lu'er hurriedly beckoned to the boat to pick her up.

The two boats approached and their bows touched.

(End of this chapter)