clothing incense

Chapter 83
Second Grandma Xia saw Dong Yuan's figure disappearing into the small courtyard, so she sat in the carriage, turned around the corner door, walked through the slanted corridor, and came to a small courtyard.

She stepped forward to knock on the door, and Princess Wen Jing's personal mother opened the door for her.

The courtyard is small and unique, with three main rooms and two small side rooms, but it has already left Princess Wenjing's mansion, and it is on the west side of the outer courtyard of the princess mansion.This small courtyard was specially opened by the eldest princess when the relatives of the concubine went to defect.There is a small door inside the small courtyard, which can directly lead to the outer courtyard of the princess mansion; it is also a single courtyard, which is convenient for entry and exit.

Princess Wen Jing was waiting anxiously in Dongci Room.

Second Grandma Xia came in, but she didn't have time to drink tea, so she reported to the eldest princess: "The person has already been sent in, no one suspects..."

Her heart was beating violently, and she was a little out of breath.

The anxiety on Princess Wen Jing's plump face turned calm. She breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup leisurely, and took a sip of tea.

Second Grandma Xia sat on the kang opposite her.

The serving mother brought the tea, and Second Grandma Xia picked it up and blew it on her lips, but it still felt hot.When she put down the cup, the blue and white porcelain cup on the saucer trembled a few times, Second Grandma Xia's eyes twitched, she was restless and lowered her voice to ask Princess Wen Jing, "Mother, if the Sheng family finds out about this..."

Princess Wen Jing cast a sharp glance at Second Grandma Xia.

Second Mistress hurriedly suppressed her voice.

After a long while, the eldest princess restrained her accusation, and said gently to Second Grandma Xia: "What is this, it's worth scaring you like this? So what if the Sheng family knows? Sheng Wenhui and his son can't wait..."

Second Grandma Xia was still uneasy, and reminded the eldest princess: "If Lord Zhenxian finds out, what should we do? Isn't that old lady of Xue's family jokingly called Xiao Zhangliang, Lord Zhenxian? She is resourceful, bold and eloquent. , Miss Xue Jiu is the old lady's favourite, if something happens, that old lady may never end with us!"

The eldest princess snorted coldly: "You are usually a very clever person, why can't you hold your breath today? This kind of thing happened in someone's house, and they would like to cover it up, who would beat the gongs and drums to talk about it? Besides, the married daughter The splashed water, no matter how Miss Xue Jiu is, it will not be the Zhenxianhou's mansion to decide."

He is very clever on weekdays, what happened today?Second Grandma Xia also asked herself.She seemed to be frightened by Xue Dongyuan's words in front of the yard.

If she really entered the palace and became a concubine, she might not let Princess Wen Jing go.Second Grandma Xia didn't dare to say these words to Princess Wen Jing.

Tell the eldest princess, the eldest princess must scold her for being useless again.

"Mother, this is the first time my daughter-in-law sees His Majesty..." Second Grandma Xia explained with a smile.

Princess Wen Jing also gently put down the teacup, and let her serving mother go out, then lowered her voice and said to Second Grandma Xia: "You don't have to be afraid. There are countless strange things in the imperial inner courtyard, you just don't know about them." The former emperor's concubine Chen Guifei, do you know her origin?"

Second Grandma Xia remembered that Chen Guifei was the biological mother of King Yu Yang, the second-rank imperial concubine.When she was in her 40s, the first emperor would repeat her brand twice a month, and the favor continued throughout her life.She died when she was less than 50 years old. The first emperor was ill for half a month because of her, and then his health was always bad, and he died after suffering for two years.

The Empress Dowager has always hated Concubine Chen Guifei.

Princess Wen Jing was the younger sister of the first emperor, and she often went to the palace to accompany the empress dowager and empress dowager.Once, Concubine Chen said she wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cakes from Wulipo outside the capital, so she entrusted Princess Wenjing to get some clean ones.Princess Wen Jing didn't dare to disobey, and she was afraid of being known by the Queen Mother, so she sneaked in.

In the end, the empress dowager found out.

For this matter, the Empress Dowager ignored Princess Wen Jing for a long time.

And the empress dowager often had nightmares.The medical treatment in the imperial hospital did not improve, until Princess Wenjing found a folk prescription and sent it. The empress dowager took two medicines, and her illness was relieved, and was gradually cured by this folk prescription.

After such a commotion, Princess Wen Jing no longer dared to offend the Empress Dowager because of Concubine Chen Guifei, and the Princess House hadn't mentioned this empress for a long time.

"Isn't Concubine Chen the adopted daughter of the prefect of Huguang?" Second Grandma Xia asked puzzled.

Princess Wen Jing sneered: "It's natural to say that to the outside world. She is the daughter-in-law of Geng Jingquan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

Second Grandma Xia looked dazed.As far as she could remember, there was no Minister of Justice named Geng, and she didn't know what happened to his daughter-in-law.

"Mrs. Geng took her into the palace to greet Concubine Geng Shu. When she went back to the west gate of the Forbidden Palace, she bumped into the late emperor and was favored by the late emperor. Within two months, Grandma Geng 'died of illness'. Geng Shangshu Half a year later, I also became an official and returned to my hometown." Princess Wenjing said calmly, "From now on, there is no Grandma Geng, only Concubine Chen. The daughter-in-law who was robbed is the most honorable, and the late emperor was obedient and obedient to her Constantly. Until her death, the late emperor never treated her badly."

Second Grandma Xia was stunned and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Then Mrs. Xue..." She thought of Mrs. Xue, the new wife of the eldest son of the Sheng family who had just been sent to Emperor Yuanchang by Princess Wen Jing.

Will she have the same fate in the future?

But she is the daughter-in-law of a prominent family in the capital, many people should have seen her, how can the emperor cover it up?
What's more, the matter between the former emperor and Concubine Chen Guifei was in the Queen Mother's mind, as long as the Queen Mother is still alive, Mrs. Xue may not live for a few days after entering the palace.

If anyone wants to commit a crime, the Empress Dowager can give her a three-foot white silk.

Second Grandma Xia felt a slight chill down her back when she thought about it.She has a heart but no guts, and she is afraid at this moment.

"Mother, if the empress dowager knows that we have followed the emperor's wishes and brought Mrs. Xue here, will you blame me?" Second Grandma Xia was a little nervous.

"Afraid of what she will do?" Princess Wen Jing was very confident, "How long can she live? How long can mother live? You will rely on the emperor in the future."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, and heard the mother outside whispering: "Princess, the second master is here."

Second Grandma Xia hurriedly got up and went to raise the curtain for Second Master herself.

The second master greeted Princess Wen Jing and asked, "Mother, is it all done?"

Second Grandma Xia replied on behalf of the eldest princess: "It's all done, Mrs. Xue has already sent it in. Second Master, Dad doesn't know?"

Second Master Xia glanced at Princess Wen Jing, shook his head and said, "The emperor ordered that only my mother and I know, I dare not tell my father. Mother, is it almost there? If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Mrs. Sheng to cover it up!"

Princess Wen Jing took out her clock and looked at it, and said, "It's only a quarter of an hour, wait a little longer..." If things are done, a quarter of an hour is too little.

Second Master Xia became anxious.

Princess Wen Jing saw that both of them had a guilty conscience that had never experienced anything before, and she was angry in her heart: "Sit down for me, mother is here, there will be no mistakes!"

Second Master Xia had no choice but to sit down.

Just outside the small courtyard where the eldest princess Wen Jing and the second master Xia were discussing, two figures peeked around the corner.

The one in the blue silk blouse looks like a servant.Behind him was a slender and handsome son, dressed in a soap-colored Ge Yunchou straight suit, with thick black hair and a powdery face.It's just that there is a flair in the corner of his eyes, and he can tell that he is a dandy at a glance.

"Master, Xia Er has entered that small courtyard, let's go and get him!" The boy was a little excited.

The man known as the son of the world thought for a while, held the young man down, and said, "What's the hurry? This fellow Xia Er ignored the young man and said that he went back to the room to change clothes, but came straight to the outer courtyard. He must have hidden Meijiao." Mother, I don't dare to touch my body on weekdays, so today I take advantage of the chaos to ask for good."

The elder son made a sound analysis, and the servant repeatedly nodded in agreement.

"Let's go get him!" the little servant urged.

"Wait a minute, wait a moment, when they enter the alley, let's go and catch a ready-made one!" The prince's face was full of smiles.It can be seen that he has a good relationship with Xia Erye, and they often joke around on weekdays.At this moment, he came to follow Second Master Xia because he was too bored at the banquet, and he came here to have fun when he saw Second Master Xia slipping away.

They were stretching their heads and brains to look out, but they saw a light-yellow figure rushing out from the door in the southwest corner.

"Master, there is still a door there!" The servant lowered his voice and said to the elder son, "Come out a woman!"

Then the elder son knocked on his forehead to tell him to shut up: "I can see it myself, please keep quiet."

The woman watched from a distance, her appearance was very upright, she staggered and ran this way, looking back from time to time to see if someone was chasing her.

Passing by the small gate of the outer courtyard where Second Master Xia entered, she didn't stop, but ran straight to the corner.

Then the son and the boy shrank back and hid behind the corner.

Finally hearing the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, the Shizi suddenly jumped out with his servant, blocking the woman's way.

After seeing her face clearly, the Shizi and the servant just stood there in a daze, staring at her in a daze.

Sai Xue's skin is radiant and clear, her eyes are clear and shining, her facial features are on her face, delicately showing the flawless face of a woman, and her long and slanted eyes add to her beauty.She ran very fast, her pink cheeks were flushed, and there was a little sweat on her forehead, making her even more charming.

Seeing two sixteen or seventeen-year-old men in front of her, who looked like two masters and servants, she took a breath in astonishment, but raised a golden hairpin in her hand, facing the prince and servant.

Under the sunlight, the blood on the golden hairpin stained her hands red, and also hurt the eyes of the elder son and the servant.

"Go away!" she whispered, but she was cruel.

The boy took a step back.

Instead, it was the elder son who stepped forward to face her: "Well, you dare to commit murder in the clear sky! Little Wei, take her down!"

That boy, Xiao Weizi's servant, hesitated.

Behind them, there were footsteps again.

The man in Tsing Yi walked briskly and stood behind them silently.

His arm was soaked in blood.

The elder son looked at the golden hairpin on the woman's hand, then at the arm of the man who followed him, and then at the bone-piercing chill in the eyes of the follower, he knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty!"

Seeing that there was a gap, the woman wanted to run away, but the emperor grabbed her by the arm and pressed her against the courtyard wall, preventing her from moving. The emperor's ruthless and majestic voice was filled with anger: "Kingslayer, how many lives do you have?" ?”

(End of this chapter)