Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 138

Murong Wei returned to the boat, turned her eyes and said: "If nothing happens, how about visiting the village as a guest?"

Lu'er stared at the princess dumbfounded.

Xiao Jinglan stood gracefully, smiling brightly: "Do you have delicious food?"

"There will be no less."

"So, I am also disrespectful."

When the boat turned around and the two boats were parallel, Lu'er whispered worriedly: "Princess, how can you invite a man to live in the village conveniently?"

"Don't worry, I live in the East Garden now, and the West Garden is still vacant."

Lu'er was very helpless, didn't the princess pay attention to these things in the past, why didn't she care now?

Although there is nothing wrong with Xiao Jinglan living in the West Garden, doesn't this make the prince angry?
Lu'er still didn't understand why Murong Wei did this.

She thought that Murong Wei was deliberately angry with Xiao Mingrui.

If Murong Wei knew what she was thinking, she would definitely scoff at her.

She is not so shallow.

Right now, I'm just holding pessimistic thoughts, I don't want to care about ethics, I just want to be my sincere self.

She and Xiao Jinglan are innocent, so why should she care what others think?

What's more, Xiao Jinglan will soon become an outsider and become a Taoist priest, so don't worry about it.

On the shore, Murong Wei talked with Xiao Jinglan about the scenery and delicious food all the way. He hadn't been so happy and at ease for a long time. When they returned to the East Garden, everyone was shocked to see Murong Wei brought back a handsome man.

Although he knew that the other party was a prince, he still had some strange gazes.

Murong Wei was calm and breezy, in front of so many people, it seemed as if she was gathering with friends and family.

In the evening, she had dinner with Xiao Jinglan.

Murong Wei likes to eat snails, and Xiao Jinglan also smiled when he saw this dish: "It turns out that you like simple tea and light food very much."

Murong Wei sighed: "I was born in a small family, what can I eat?"

She was a commoner in her previous life. Although she was born in wealth and honor in this life, some habits are hard to change. For example, in some palaces, it is difficult for her to get used to the dishes in the palace.

What kind of sparrow tongue soup is made from the tongue tips of hundreds of sparrows and processed with precious materials. It doesn't seem to be very delicious, but it is rare.

Murong Wei didn't take it seriously. She loves food, but she doesn't pay attention to rare food.

As long as it tastes good.

Xiao Jinglan thought she was laughing at herself, but who knew what she was thinking.

In this way, it can be regarded as a generation gap of thousands of years.

After dinner, Xiao Jinglan didn't know how to stay longer. Although he is not a person who cares about etiquette, how can he not be affected in the secular world?
He didn't want her to bear the gossip for him, so he left and went to the Dongyuan guest room to stay temporarily.

There are few people living in the East Garden. After Murong Wei came back, someone cleaned it and replaced the bed with a new quilt.At this moment, the summer night is cool and pleasant, and it is also a good place to live.

Xiao Jinglan took advantage of the moonlight to appreciate the strange arrangement in the courtyard, and sighed in his heart, after all, he still missed it.

Nights like this are rare.

Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Xiao Jinglan felt melancholy for a moment.

Although it is said that he and Murong Wei have been friends for life, it is just because a couple is not available.

A few times to sit under the flower and blow flute, Yinhan red wall into the distance.

It seems that this star is not last night.

The sound of flute is endless, like melancholy, like wandering, how affectionate.

In the end, it gradually became free and easy, full of emptiness and vastness in melancholy, longing for the future and life.

Murong Wei heard the flute sound in the East Garden, and after a long time said to herself: "You can let go, when will I be so free and easy?"

Early the next morning, Murong Wei got up early and drank a glass of water, then went out to climb the mountain along the mountain path to watch the sunrise.

The summer sun rose early, and when Murong Wei went up the mountain, the sky was already pale.

Lu'er went up the mountain with her. In the early morning, the grass blades were covered with dewdrops. Murong Wei stepped on her deerskin boots, so she didn't worry about her shoes getting wet with dewdrops.

Along the winding mountain road, there are dense trees on both sides of the mountain road, birds chirping in the forest, and the early morning mist shrouds the mountains and forests, like a fairyland.

The mountain breeze is refreshing, and it feels refreshing to take a breath.

When we arrived at the bamboo pavilion halfway up the mountain, this simple and humble pavilion was built by the villagers with bamboo. The emerald green bamboo poles still showed a blue color after being attacked by wind and rain.

Murong Wei waited here quietly, just watching the distant sky in the east turned white, the fish-belly white gradually became rosy, and the sun was rising, and the morning glow was overwhelming.

"The morning sun in Wudang Mountain is a sight to behold."

Murong Wei looked back at Xiao Jinglan, and said with a smile, "Then you can often enjoy the beautiful scenery in the future?"

Lu'er stepped forward and said, "Master, if you don't put on your cloak, the mountain will be very windy."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Jinglan.

Xiao Jinglan felt it was funny in his heart, and was about to say something when someone ran up from the foot of the mountain yelling.

It was Xiao Jinglan's servant, who came from Prince Jing's mansion, sweating profusely.

Xiao Jinglan frowned, stepped forward to ask the boy, he didn't know what the two said, anyway, when Xiao Jinglan turned around again, his expression became very strange.

Murong Wei didn't know what happened in his family, but seeing the expression on his face, he seemed to be relieved, but at the same time seemed a little confused.

Xiao Jinglan sighed: "People from the family said that the princess is seriously ill, and she is unconscious now, and the doctor said she won't last for a few days."

Murong Wei was startled, she knew that Princess Jing's situation was not good for the past two years, good and bad, why, is it really not good now?
"I am sorry for your loss."

Besides, she didn't know what to say.

Xiao Jinglan laughed at himself: "Thank you."

He didn't go back, but just sat in the bamboo pavilion by himself.

I haven't spoken for a long time.

Murong Wei sent Lu'er back to prepare for breakfast, but Lu'er was not very happy, leaving the princess here alone, how can it be done!
Xiao Jinglan looked at her and smiled slightly: "You don't have to worry about anything, I will go to Wudang Mountain to become a Taoist priest in a few days."

Lu'er was suddenly embarrassed.

Up to this moment, she was still very embarrassed. Since Xiao Jinglan said so, she didn't have to worry too much.

Fortunately, he is a foreigner.

The servant of Prince Jing's mansion was still resting in the distance, waiting for his master's orders.

Xiao Jinglan silently looked at the rising sun in the sky, and said after a long time: "It seems that I will stay in the capital for a few more days."

Murong Wei understood what he meant, if Concubine Jing passed away, she would have to hold a funeral for her and observe filial piety.

"Do you have something to tell me?"

Xiao Jinglan was silent for a moment, and then said: "I don't know what to say to you at this moment. Some things have been accumulated in my heart for too long, and I don't know where to start."

"You hate Princess Jing, don't you?" Murong Wei raised her eyebrows, "I know that things in Prince Jing's residence are very complicated."

Xiao Jinglan smiled bitterly and said, "It turned out that you saw it."

Looking at the rising sun, he nodded and said: "You are right, I am very dissatisfied in my heart. I have never been able to forget why my mother died and what kind of punishment I have suffered since I was a child."

"It's a long story, and I have to start before I was born." He paused and said, "My mother was my father's first spouse. At that time, my father was not Prince Jing, but an ordinary person. During the war, he served in the army and made great contributions. Later, when the first emperor ascended the throne, he was named Prince Jing because of his meritorious service. At that time, the first emperor wanted to marry his young daughter Princess Anle to my father, and wanted my father to divorce his wife and remarry. My mother was originally the daughter of a small official. The family has no power. If my father hadn't insisted on refusing, I'm afraid I would have been divorced. Who knew that my mother died of a blood collapse when giving birth to me. Later, the late emperor married Princess Anle to my father as his wife. One year Later, Princess Anle gave birth to my third brother, Xiao Jingyu. At that time, my elder brother was already seven or eight years old. For a while, my elder brother would almost die due to various accidents. If it wasn’t for my elder brother’s fate, I would have passed away today. My father was afraid that my elder brother would have an accident. In addition, the elder brother is the eldest son, so when he went out to fight, he took the elder brother by his side to educate him so that he could inherit the family business in the future."

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows, she understood the situation very well, her stepmother couldn't accommodate her ex-wife's son, was she trying to pave the way for her own son?
"At that time, the world was initially settled, and there were still rebellions all over the world. My father was away all year round, and I was the only one who was raised in front of the princess. I was naughty when I was six years old. I didn't study, and I was very naughty and mischievous. He was seriously injured and returned to Beijing to recuperate. The eldest brother returned home with his father and king. At that time, the eldest brother was already 14 years old. According to the etiquette system, he should be appointed as the crown prince at the fifteenth day. But no one expected that something happened this year. "

"One day I was playing with my elder brother, and the servant prepared a drink. I was naughty and liked to eat sweets, so I secretly changed my elder brother's drink. Who knew that after eating the sour plum soup, I started to feel unwell, and after five or six days, I started to get sick. , Every night, I feel severe pain all over my body, and the bones of my whole body feel like they are broken. I have invited countless famous doctors, but I can’t figure out the reason, only that it is a strange disease.”

Murong Wei looked at him and saw that his expression was calm, but under that calm expression was hidden deep hatred and murderous intent.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." He smiled slightly, with a strange expression on his face: "I will never forget the pain. I suffered for several months and almost died of pain. Until one day, I overheard the princess and the people around me When Mammy mentioned this, it turned out that it was the princess who gave the poison. This poison came from the Western Regions. It is very rare. She got a pack from someone else. She was eaten, and the princess was very upset. Want to find the drug seller back then, but there is no way to find it. I also just found out that when my mother suffered from dystocia and collapsed, the princess bribed the midwife and the people who served her to do it. Secretly made soup with safflower after mother gave birth."

Murong Wei was terrified, his pitch-black pupils reflected strange arcs in the sunlight, and that beautiful side face was a little distorted.

"I was a child at that time, and I didn't expect to hear such words. I didn't believe it at first, how could it be, how could the princess who was so good to me be the one who killed my mother and my brother? But listen As for the princess, she still wants to use the poison to poison the eldest brother, so that it can be said to the outside world that both the eldest brother and I have a genetic disease, which is passed on to our mother. Unfortunately, God opened his eyes and did not let the poisonous woman get."

He turned to look at Murong Wei, "Should I hate such a woman?"

"She is indeed too vicious. Why? She is a princess with a noble status. Even if your third brother doesn't get the title of prince, he is still the county king."

"She hates my mother." Xiao Jinglan sneered: "Who made her a high-ranking princess? My mother is just a commoner girl. She loves my father deeply, but she can't get his love. It's almost like treating each other like a guest after so many years. My father has always been brooding over my mother's death, thinking that it was because Princess Anhua and the outside world put too much pressure on my mother, which made her die in depression. How could she not hate my mother? She killed my mother, and also killed our brother, In this way, this house will be hers too!"

Murong Wei comforted: "Everything is over."

Xiao Jinglan smiled slightly, with a calm and breezy look, "Yes, everything is over. Although her heart is very poisonous, so what, no matter whether she is high-ranking or not, she can only become a ridiculous lie now. People who can't move in bed and can only wait to die."

He remembered how much impact he had on his young heart when he learned of these things that year.

In that dark time, he used to be like a hopeless cub, hiding in the dark and quietly licking his pain.

He is still a child, but he grew up in the Duke's family. He is not a fool, he is a very smart child. Although he likes to play, it doesn't mean he is stupid.

He knew that even if he went to tell his father, it would be difficult to get his father's trust, and he would only treat him as a child's talk.

So he told his brother about it and told him to be careful, but he didn't tell about his mother's death.

At that time, Xiao Jinghua was already 14 years old, and he was very calm when he was fighting outside all the year round.

He listened to what his younger brother said, and he began to secretly guard against the princess. At that time, Yuan Yi, a real person from Wudang Mountain, came to the capital. He was poisoned and asked Yuan Yizheng to take his younger brother to Wudang Mountain to avoid disaster and treat the disease.

Prince Jing agreed to the matter because he had no other choice.

Xiao Jinghua also accompanied him to Mount Wudang. He had always blamed himself for his brother's illness. There was no antidote to the poison. Later, Master Yuan Yi came up with a way to let Xiao Jinglan practice Taoist internal skills and take medicinal baths every day. Gradually restrain and eliminate toxicity.

Xiao Jinghua stayed with his younger brother for half a year, and saw that this method worked, but his younger brother suffered every day, and that kind of torture made Xiao Jinghua feel resentful, but the other party was a princess after all, and it was inconvenient to act rashly before he had fully grasped his own power.

Sudden death is always arousing suspicion.

After Xiao Jinghua returned to the capital and was canonized as his son, he took the initiative to ask to go out to train with soldiers. Prince Jing also wanted his son to be on his own, so he agreed.

No matter how hard the princess is in the capital, she can't reach into the barracks.

When Xiao Jinglan was a little older, the two brothers began to cultivate power secretly, and Xiao Jinglan recruited some people to secretly investigate the events of the year.

"I just didn't expect that poisonous woman to be so ruthless. Since she couldn't stop my brother from becoming the crown prince, she made up her mind to make my sister-in-law unable to conceive and my brother to have no heirs to inherit the title. I didn't realize this until I returned to the capital. She thought I had made up my mind to become a monk, but she didn't expect that I would return to the capital."

Murong Wei was surprised and said: "But I heard that Princess Shi Zi gave birth to a son last year, didn't she?"

Xiao Jinglan said triumphantly: "Yes, that woman wanted to give my sister-in-law medicine, but she was afraid that people would notice if she used the anti-pregnancy medicine, so she often started on the spices and utensils used by my sister-in-law. I only found out after I returned to the capital. After she fell ill I can’t care less about these.”

Murong Wei sighed: "She also did it on her own. In other words, the family of Huguang Qinglisi Langzhong...was also related to your mother's affairs?"

"Yes, his mother is my mother's personal nurse. Who knew that old man actually murdered my mother against his will and gave her a concoction with safflower. It was Princess Anhua who promised her family that they would be freed from slavery. , because the bastard was smart since he was a child, and his family wanted him to study and take the imperial examination. Later, because of the princess's care, he went smoothly and became an official. Such a family, why shouldn't I kill them to be buried with my mother? Not only them My family, I have not spared anyone who benefited from killing my mother. I will let that poisonous woman suffer in worry and fear, and she will be the last one. Naturally, I will retaliate with a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye. "

Murong Wei now understood.

It turned out that Princess Jing was not sick, but poisoned.

But her poisoning situation is a little different from Xiao Jinglan's, it seems that it will make people lose their minds, become frantic, and cause madness.

Murong Wei was silent for a moment, then stretched out her hand to pat him on the shoulder, Xiao Jinglan was a little stiff for a while, and turned to look at her.

Her eyes were clear, with the purity that could redeem him: "Don't keep your heart full of hatred, look..."

She pointed to the rising sun on the horizon, and the mist seemed to be torn apart by the sun like a layer of tulle.

"Tomorrow, everything will be fine. The sun will rise as usual."

Xiao Jinglan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the rising sun, the birds chirping in the mountains in the morning, and there was hope everywhere.

"The sun also rises," he murmured, and there was a long silence.

Those days and nights for the illness, the crushing pain has always been in his heart.

In fact, as Princess Anhua was about to die, he was also a little at a loss.

For a while, there was no goal and direction.

"Don't you think God is unfair?"

Murong Wei laughed at herself and said: "There has never been a word of fairness in this world. Peach Blossom Spring does not exist. Lao Tzu said that heaven and earth are not benevolent, treat all things as dogs, and the law of heaven is ruthless. How can you care about the changes in our world? Look, you Use your own strength to avenge your mother. I won’t tell you whether the process is right or not, but this is also the fulfillment of your wish through your own ability. As long as a person has a goal and direction and works hard, he will be successful. Don’t do it , just complaining, it is useless. I never complain, because it is useless."

Her voice slowly echoed in the air: "I just believe that my fate is up to me."

Lu'er came up from the mountain road.

Xiangtao came with her. I don't know if this girl has cried, but she is much more normal today, but she looks a little haggard.

"Princess, the servant has brought some breakfast, you can use it with the county king."

Xiangtao quickly put the steamed buns on the bamboo table, Murong Wei smiled and said to Xiao Jinglan: "No matter what, eating is the best."

Xiao Jinglan was silent and nodded.

After breakfast, Xiao Jinglan didn't intend to go back, but said he wanted to climb to the top of the mountain.

Murong Wei knew that he wanted to stay alone for a while, so she didn't follow.

The boy was sent down to Zhuangzi to wait.

Xiangtao was waiting on the sidelines, looking absent-minded.

Murong Wei shook her head and said: "Fool, there is no fragrant grass anywhere in the world, why bother to fall in love with a single flower?"

Xiangtao lowered her head, and said after a long time: "I'm just a little sad, but I want to understand." She raised her head, although there was some confusion in her big eyes, but she still said seriously after all: "Since he doesn't like me, I don't like you either. will force it."

"Since that's the case, are you still crying?"

"The servant is just feeling... In fact, I don't hate him. There are many men in this world who are ungrateful. It's good to be like him. I have no reason to hate him."

"Yes, my Xiangtao will definitely find someone who loves you."

Murong Wei smiled slightly, suddenly feeling a little regretful.

There always seem to be many regrets in this world.

Perhaps, this is why the ancients lamented that people have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes.

This matter is hard to come by.

At this time, Murong Wei heard a whistling sound from the top of the mountain.

The howling sound echoed in the mountains and plains, with love, hatred, hatred, ignorance, and indescribable complex emotions, it spread out along with the howling sound.

It seems that everything in the past will gradually dissipate into nothingness with the morning dew in the sun.

Those three, finally gradually dissipated.

Murong Wei leaned on the bamboo chair and looked at the farmland below the mountain, where the traffic flowed, and there were farmers working hard in the squared fields.

"Xiangtao, if you have any displeasure, you can also yell at the mountain a few times, and if you have any displeasure, just say it."

Xiangtao was a little moved, but she hesitated when she thought of Lu'er telling her to watch over her master's affairs.

Xiao Jinglan came down from the mountain.

At this time, he seemed to have dissipated all the hostility from his body. The sun shone on him, as if there was a clear feeling. For a moment, he seemed to be a banished fairy coming to the world, which confuses people.

"Thank you." He said to Murong Wei seriously.

Murong Wei smiled slightly: "You're welcome. Judging by your appearance, a roar is still effective, Xiangtao, don't you want to try?"

Xiangtao blinked her eyes, thought for a while and said: "I will go for a while."

Murong Wei suppressed a smile, seeing her walking up the mountain cheerfully, she shook her head.

"You persuade the servant girl, who will persuade you?" Xiao Jinglan asked leisurely.

"I'm waiting for someone to come back." She was very calm, "I'm waiting for him to explain to me."

The mountain wind was rustling, and the two of them were like immortals, chatting casually, or silently, but they were at ease.

Xiao Mingrui is back.

He hurried back to the capital on horseback, tired of people and horses, and bumped all the way, but he was anxious to get angry.

He wanted to see Murong Wei as soon as possible and give her an explanation.

Seeing the capital getting closer and closer, he felt a sense of homelessness.

When they arrived in front of the Luowang Mansion, the door quickly came up to greet him. Xiao Mingrui dismounted, handed the horse over to someone, and strode into the door. Seeing Su De who came to greet him, the first thing he said was: "Where is the princess?"

Su De hurriedly said: "The slave girl originally planned to send someone to answer you, but she didn't send someone when she heard that you were coming back. The princess has gone to the Xiaojiazhuang in the suburbs and hasn't come back yet."

Xiao Mingrui's face sank, and he was about to turn around and go directly to Xiao's Village.

Su De hurriedly said: "Master, wash up first, eat something before going? This old slave wants to tell you something in detail."

Xiao Mingrui thought for a while, but after all it was hard to explain what he got outside, so he complied and went directly to Tianxiang Garden.

Bypassing the chaoshou veranda, the flowers blooming wantonly in the courtyard are colorful, but there are few people who cherish flowers.

In the main room, everything was furnished as before, as if it was still the same as when he left.

Although Murong Wei was not there, the servant girl still cleaned it every day, keeping it the same as when Murong Wei left.

Just because there was no owner, the house seemed deserted, lacking in popularity and things he was used to.

She didn't appear to greet her with a smile, and said: Husband is back.

Xiao Mingrui's heart tightened for a while, and suddenly he felt uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)