Zheshu

Chapter 66

The second master committed suicide.

The news was delivered to the Huainan Palace early the next morning, together with the box that the second master asked Aunt Feng to give to Ji Wuhuan that day.

The maid who came to answer the question looked miserable: "The old madam has fainted from crying, my lord, you should go back and have a look."

Ji Wuhuan opened the box in her hand, looked at the only bracelet and a letter inside, her face was tense, and she couldn't say a word.

Yuan Ye stood on one side, sent the maid down, and said, "My lord, do you want to prepare a carriage?"

Ji Wuhuan didn't speak, he just went to the study with an indifferent expression as before, and then didn't come out again.

When Shen Qing heard the news, Ji Wuhuan had locked herself in the study for half an hour.

Suqiu brought soup from one side: "Princess, what should I do?"

"Go and prepare the carriage and plain clothes." Shen Qing ordered, she naturally knew what Ji Wuhuan was thinking, the only reason he had endured for so many years in Su Mu's mansion was probably this unrelated father.

Su Qiu responded, and Yang Nanny came over to support Shen Qing: "Princess, walk slowly, for the prince, I'm afraid I can figure it out myself, but I just need to take my time."

"Well, I'll just go and wait outside the study, the left and right are just pregnant, so don't be so careful." Shen Qing said lightly.

Seeing her like this, Nanny Yang didn't say much, she turned around and took the cloak and put it on for her, and then went out together with her.

Ji Rui also came and waited outside the study room. When he saw Shen Qing, he looked at her in a plain dress and was startled. Then he remembered that she was pregnant, so he hid the bitterness in his smile and said: "Princess, can you return?" it is good?"

"Everything is fine." Facing Ji Rui's greeting, Shen Qing was more like meeting an old friend, with a natural and cordial feeling.

It will be the end of the new year in three days, and the second master picked a good day to leave.

Shen Qing stood at the door together with Ji Rui, and asked calmly: "Has the emperor returned to the palace?"

"Go back, just go back, Ji Wei went to make trouble." Ji Rui smiled lightly, looking at her slightly thin figure, he felt a little pity, but he turned his head and stopped looking, he was worried that he would not The auspicious heterochromatic eyes will bring misfortune to her as well.

Shen Qing looked at Ji Rui, seeing that he seemed to have matured a lot, and sighed that in a short period of time, he really can temper people.

Seeing that she didn't ask, Ji Rui said again: "Aren't you worried that Ji Wei will speak ill of you?"

"I've said it for sure, but whether the emperor believes it or not, or whether he doesn't care, I'll know just by seeing you standing here leisurely." Shen Qing said with a faint smile, if the emperor had other ideas, he would have taken action a long time ago. He will also ask Ji Rui to tell her.

Ji Rui laughed: "Well, I knew you should have thought of it. Also, the emperor's health is getting worse day by day. Recently, he issued an order to let the queen stay by his side to serve you. You can rest assured for a while."

Shen Qing didn't say a word, the emperor's arrest of the queen was only a temporary measure, if he still didn't make a crown prince, the queen's energy would continue to be exerted on Ji Wuhuan without end.

Just as he was talking, the door of the study room was opened, and Ji Wuhuan came out. There seemed to be a lot more stubble, and the person seemed much less heroic and cold than before.

Shen Qing took the plain clothes from Nanny Yang's hand and gave it to him: "My lord, the carriage is ready."

Ji Wuhuan looked at Shen Qing's concerned eyes, and took her hand: "Qing'er, thank you."

Shen Qing held his hand behind her back and looked at him tenderly: "Let's go."

"Okay." Ji Wuhuan resisted the soreness in her throat, and went with her to Su Mu's mansion.

The grand master of the Sumu mansion was arrested, and the second master committed suicide. Even a fool can see that the Sumu mansion has fallen out of favor, and the hundred-year-old family will go into decline from now on. Therefore, the second master passed away, and ordinary acquaintances only sent their children away. Came over, exchanged a few pleasantries and then left. When Shen Qing and the others came back, the door was withered, the white curtain fluttered in the cold wind, and there were faint crying sounds from the room.

"My lord!" Seeing Ji Wuhuan approaching, someone stepped forward excitedly to salute.

Ji Wuhuan looked at her, she was from Yuansong's room.

He had no intention of blaming, and carefully led Shen Qing in together.

The mourning hall was set up very simply, with a coffin, a few candles, and no master was invited to chant scriptures for salvation. Only Aunt Feng knelt aside and cried miserably, and Yuan Xiujie knelt on the futon without knowing what to think.

The old lady was sitting by the side in complete suit, and when she saw Ji Wuhuan and his wife, she immediately scolded: "You still have the face to come back!"

Shen Qing glanced at her lightly, didn't she just hope that Wuhuan would come back, so that she could use this to coerce him to rescue the elder.

Ji Wuhuan didn't look at her, but quietly walked to the coffin, took the ghost paper, knelt on the futon, her eyes were red.

The third lady hurriedly asked someone to bring hot tea again, brought a hand warmer, and carefully handed it to Shen Qing: "Since the princess is pregnant, don't be too sad, and be careful not to hurt the child." The third lady is careful Consolation said.

Shen Qing glanced at her gratefully, and saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl following behind her, timidly hiding behind but couldn't help looking at her curiously, and nodded slightly at her, she knew Well, this should be the daughter Rou'er that the third lady mentioned at the beginning, who has been raised by Zhuangzi.

After Ji Wuhuan burned the paper, she was about to get up and go to the place where the second master lived, but she heard the old lady yelling, "Stop!"

The third master trembled in fright, and quickly took two steps back.

It can be said that the old lady stared at Ji Wuhuan with hatred: "Are you leaving like this? It was your father who died. Are you so ruthless and indifferent?"

Ji Wuhuan didn't want to quarrel with her, after all, this was his father's mourning hall.

He protected Shen Qing and continued to go out. The old lady roared: "Ji Wuhuan, are you still human? Your father is dead. You, a son, don't care about it after you come here. Are you worthy of your dead father?" !"

Ji Wuhuan's complexion became colder and colder. Seeing this, the third master hurriedly said: "Wuhuan, your father was still talking about you before he died. How can you say that you should keep your filial piety here and wait for your father to die in peace before leaving?" what."

The old lady snorted coldly: "You heartless white-eyed wolf, if you don't care about your father or Su Mu's mansion, then go!"

Ji Wuhuan's face was tense, Shen Qing took his hand and squeezed it lightly: "My lord..."

Ji Wuhuan suppressed her anger little by little, and took Shen Qing to leave, but heard the old lady ordering loudly to others: "There is no need to prepare for the burial. If the elder master does not come back, the second master will not be buried!"

After hearing this, the third master and the third wife were so shocked that they couldn't speak. Of course, people should go to the ground for peace after death, so how could they stay here forever.

"Mother..." The third master wanted to persuade, but he didn't want the crutch in the old lady's hand to slam down on the ground: "The second child should also hope that the Su Mu mansion will continue to survive. Even if he dies, he will still be the ghost of the Su Mu mansion." , not like some things that eat inside and out..."

"Three days later, if my father has not been buried in peace, I will list all the scandalous things that Su Mu's mansion did back then, and all the scandalous things you did, and hang them on the city wall!" Ji Wuhuan looked at the old lady with cold eyes. Bing, as if he could step forward and kill her in the next second.

Everyone was startled, but Rou'er was so frightened that she hid behind the third lady and began to sob softly when she was young.

Feng Shi covered her mouth and dared not speak, while the old lady turned livid and glared at Ji Wuhuan: "Why, do you want to force me to death too!"

Her voice was so shrill that it hurt the ears.

Shen Qing knew that she was used to relying on her elders to play tricks on these rascals.

"Second Master is the father of King Huainan, if the old lady refuses to let him be buried in peace, we will definitely go to the palace to report to the Holy Majesty and ask the Holy Majesty for a ruling!" Shen Qing said directly, without saving any face for her.Ji Wuhuan is not good at dealing with such old rascals, but she is good at it.

The old lady was so angry that her eyes were dizzy, she pointed at Shen Qing and yelled: "Aren't you ashamed enough?"

"It's not about the Huainan Palace being ashamed. The old lady is getting old now, so it's time to think about how to protect the only face she has. She won't even let her own son go. Old lady, the tiger poison is not bad." What about you, Tongzi?" After Shen Qing said coldly, she looked at Yuan Xiujie who was on the ground: "Third Young Master, since the old lady still recognizes you, then I will trouble you about my father's affairs."

Yuan Xiujie didn't dare to speak out at this moment, he could only pretend that he didn't hear, but Ji Wuhuan didn't allow him not to hear.

"Third brother, did you hear that?" Ji Wuhuan said coldly.

Yuan Xiujie trembled with fright, looked at Aunt Feng who was out of breath from crying, and then at the angry old lady, finally nodded: "Yes."

The old lady was very dizzy, but she pointed out that this time she forced Ji Wuhuan to rescue Yuan Song, otherwise there would be no chance.

"Wu Huan..." Seeing that she was not strong enough, she finally became soft: "You have been with grandma for so many years, and you have been in Su Mu for so many years, are you going to watch Su Mu go down? Wu Huan, you don't know how to do this." You are so cruel, right, grandma is old, it is inevitable that sometimes she will be confused, you will not care about grandma, will you?" The old lady was talking, tears rolled down, but Shen Qing could see that, Her tears were not because of guilt, but because she thought that Su Mu's mansion would be destroyed in her hands.

Seeing this, the third master hurriedly said: "That's right, Wuhuan, just help us this time, anyway, you are also growing up in Su Mugong's mansion, right?"

As soon as the third master said this, Ji Wuhuan's expression became even more indifferent.No matter how many years he had been in Su Mu's mansion, he had been framed by them for so many years.

"Yuan Song's crimes are beyond words..."

"That's the people who deserve to die. They are lowly people who are so low in the dust. Why kill them and take a little money from them, and then sentence my Song'er to death!" The old lady broke down and shouted.

Ji Wuhuan had completely stopped thinking about Duke Sumu's mansion, and left with Shen Qing without looking back.

The old lady watched Ji Wuhuan leave, knowing that hope was completely broken.

She slumped and sat on the ground in a decadent state, looking at the cold coffin and crying: "Why do you want to die now, why don't you help the mother rescue your eldest brother, you unfilial son, unfilial son!"

Everyone stopped talking, and the third lady took the opportunity to take Rou'er out of the house.

When Ji Wuhuan had already reached the gate of the mansion, she saw the third lady running over in a hurry, holding a small bundle in her hand.

"Wu Huan." The third lady came forward and handed him the bundle: "I secretly took it from the second brother's room. There are some letters inside, and your name is written on the letter."

Ji Wuhuan's hands trembled as she took the burden.

Shen Qing looked at Ji Wuhuan's red eyes, nodded slightly towards the third lady, and when she left, she saw Yuan Ning'er who was following the third lady and hiding in the corner, and said, "Third aunt, why don't you come over later?" Huainan Palace, I have something important for you."

The third lady looked at Shen Qing's eyes, turned her body slightly to look at it, and instantly understood her intentions, nodded: "OK."

Only then did Shen Qing turn her head to look at Ji Wuhuan: "My lord..."

Ji Wuhuan came back to her senses, raised her hand and gently stroked her face: "Go home."

"Okay." Shen Qing grabbed Ji Wuhuan's hand, looked at him with a smile, and then got into the carriage and left.

The Sumu Palace is still dilapidated and deserted, but it seems that not many people are really sad for the passing of the second master. They are only worried about their own future after knowing that Huainan King completely ignores the Sumu Palace.

Ji Rui followed them all the way and saw that their husband and wife were leaving hand in hand, but they didn't follow after all.

He looked at the fast horses galloping past, feeling a little envious, but the cold wind blew, making him cough again.

Back at the palace, Shen Qing pretended to be tired and rested, leaving Ji Wuhuan alone to read the letters left by the second master.

Suqiu came over, added silver charcoal in the room, and watched her calmly arrange the children's clothes and jewelry on the bedside, and laughed: "Why does the princess look at these?"

Shen Qing smiled, she didn't say much, in fact, she was just thinking, it's good to have this child, so Wu Huan will feel better, after all, there is one more person in this world who loves and cares about him.

Two more days passed in such a peaceful manner, until the day of the second master's burial, Ji Wuhuan personally brought 200 people from the mansion to the Sumu mansion, and carried the second master's coffin for burial.

Because Shen Qing's fetus is currently in an unstable condition, she stayed in the mansion and never passed, but she also let Yang Nanny go instead.

Suqiu came in from the outside and brushed off the snow on her body: "Today's snow is so heavy that the sycamore tree in the front yard has been crushed and its branches are broken." She walked over and handed Shen Qing a letter: "A message from Di Yun According to the news, Xia Rao's side has already started to act."

"Why so fast?" Shen Qing frowned slightly.

Suqiu poured hot tea for her, and said: "There was a riot among the people in Nanzhao. When the fourth prince Ji Yun led the troops to quell the riot, Xuanyuanli appeared in the palace and almost killed the new emperor of Nanzhao."

"What's the result?" Mentioning Xuanyuan Li, she frowned fiercely.

"It didn't work, but the new emperor was stabbed blind in one eye." Suqiu said again: "Xia Rao couldn't wait any longer, and quietly brought people to surround Xuanyuanli, but he seems to have an internal response in Nanzhao."

"Who should be inside?"

"I don't know for now." Su Qiu slightly shook her head: "But the current situation is fine for the time being."

However, Shen Qing was extremely worried: "Xuanyuanli has been secretly cultivating forces in Nanzhao for so many years, the biggest of which is the Great Wei Princess Ji Wuyou. This time, Ji Wuyou has become the queen and has greater power. This time Xuanyuan I'm afraid Li was able to enter the palace because of her."

Suqiu frowned, looking a little anxious: "Then what should we do, shall we write to the new emperor of Nanzhao now?"

"He won't believe it, even if he does, he won't receive our news, Ji Wuyou is a smart and capable woman, she should have replaced all the people around Xindi with her own by now. Just wait..." Shen Qing sighed softly in her heart, if she was not pregnant and had no joys, she would definitely chase after her, but not now, she has something more worth staying than going to revenge immediately.

"Tell Xia Rao, let her not act rashly, listen to me, and cultivate her power well. When the child is stable, I will go there and deal with it myself." Shen Qing knew that Xia Rao, Su Qiu, and the others couldn't wait, but now she had no choice .

Suqiu frowned slightly when she heard her last sentence: "Princess, don't worry, wait until the baby is born."

Shen Qing smiled, but she had her own plan in mind.

While the two were talking, news came from outside that there were guests coming.

"Which guest?" Su Qiu asked.

The maid shook her head: "I don't know, he wrapped himself tightly in a cloak, and the servants could only see his eyes, but he said he was an old friend of the prince and the princess, so the servants led him to wait in the front hall on."

After hearing this, Shen Qing's eyebrows twitched, he must have come, but now there is no reason to refuse, so she just got up: "You go and wait on me first, I will be there later."

After finishing speaking, he said to Suqiu: "You send people to look for the prince, just say that there is a distinguished guest at home."

"Understood." Su Qiu quickly nodded.

Shen Qing changed into light-colored regular clothes, and went to the front hall. When she arrived, she saw the face she saw in the imperial garden that day.

The eldest prince sat upright, holding the pure white porcelain teacup specially customized by the Huainan Palace, and looked at it carefully. When Shen Qing arrived, he said with a smile: "No wonder the ninth brother likes to run to the Huainan Palace so much, but it turns out that the With so many things."

Shen Qing's heart sank, and she stepped forward to meet Li.

"You're welcome, sit down." After the eldest prince finished speaking, he got up and looked at the shelf with various collections beside him, but Ji Wuhuan has never been interested in these things, and some accessories were selected by Shen Qing Well, she doesn't like romantic things, so people found a lot of interesting little hidden weapons and put them on display. If you don't look carefully, you really can't see them.

The eldest prince became more excited when he saw it, and said with a smile: "Prince Huainan is really an interesting person."

Shen Qing always felt weird when she heard his words, but before she could ask, the eldest prince changed the subject and said quietly: "Wangfei, do you mind going back to the palace with this prince?"

Su Qiu was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to protect Shen Qing.

Shen Qing calmed down anyway, seeing that the eldest prince didn't intend to make a joke at all, knowing that he was serious, she lowered her eyebrows and eyes: "Shen Qing is already a married woman, there is absolutely no reason for her to leave her husband."

"Really? You don't want to go?" The eldest prince's tone became sullen, he picked up the small hidden weapon in his hand and moved it, then turned his head and smiled at Shen Qing: "If you don't go, I will kill you. "

Shen Qing looked up at him, and frowned slightly: "Prince, this is Huainan Palace." If he wanted to kill her for no reason, he couldn't do it with his weak and vulnerable body.

"You don't believe it?" the First Prince said again.

Shen Qing didn't know what kind of tricks he was playing, but said: "The eldest prince is here this time, do you have other orders?"

Seeing her unfazed look all the time, the eldest prince was very bored, so he said quietly: "If you don't go, I can't arrest you, tell me, is there any other way to make Ji Wuhuan go back with me? "

As soon as the eldest prince said this, everyone began to think wrongly, Long Yang was so good in the previous dynasty, and the more nobles were, the more they liked to play such things.

Shen Qing's eyebrows twitched: "Eldest Prince, the prince is busy with business, I'm afraid I don't have time to enter the palace with you."

"I knew you would refuse, girl, you are always so jealous, Ji Wuhuan, such a well-informed and interesting person, married you, it is really a waste." The eldest prince said lightly, and put the wooden frame on the wooden frame. The ornaments began to be thrown on the ground one by one, and Shen Qing knew that he was going to get serious.

Shen Qing turned her head to look at Su Qiu, motioned her to go out to find someone first, and took a step forward: "The eldest prince..." Shen Qing just approached, and suddenly a cold blade appeared in the eldest prince's hand, stabbing at her directly. Come.

Everyone exclaimed, but Shen Qing flashed quickly, grabbed the Eldest Prince's wrist with his backhand, snatched the dagger from his hand, and asked coldly: "Eldest Prince, what are you doing!"

The eldest prince was surprised when he saw her agile skills, and immediately said with a smile: "Princess Huainan assassinated my prince because of a disagreement, what crime should I be charged with?"

"you……"

"Come here, take Princess Huainan away!" The eldest prince looked at Shen Qing with a smile, but there was no warmth in his eyes, as if he was just a walking machine.

Su Qiu has already brought people over, the eldest prince left the palace privately and did not bring many people with him.

Shen Qing looked at him indifferently: "What exactly does the eldest prince want to do?"

"What do you want to do?" The eldest prince was stunned, but he simply didn't mention the matter, and walked into the yard wrapped in a cloak.

Suqiu hurried over: "Princess, are you okay?"

Shen Qing didn't know what the eldest prince's plan was, but it seemed that it was not a good thing for him to stay here, so he said: "Go find the ninth prince and ask him to report this matter to the emperor."

"Yes." Su Qiu nodded, and Shen Qing chased him out again, but after the eldest prince walked around the Huainan Palace, he went directly into Ji Wuhuan's study, and simply sat in his study and took a nap, Shen Qing came At that time, he didn't open his eyes: "Ji Wuyou also told me one thing, that he wanted to come back to Dawei."

Shen Qing paused: "How does the First Prince know?"

"How do you think Ji Wuyou, a princess whose mother and concubine died early, can safely sit in the seat of the crown princess in Nanzhao?" After the eldest prince finished speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Shen Qing, and saw that she was standing against the light, The coldness on his face was hidden, but he laughed instead: "I'm different from Ji Rui, I won't be fooled by you, so you don't have to tell me the truth here, when Ji Wuhuan comes back, I will I will take him into the palace, and if you want to go, you can go together, as long as there is no noise."

Shen Qing couldn't understand him more and more, could it be that he was as good as Long Yang?But unfortunately, there is no emotion in his eyes, let alone love.

"In exchange for not disturbing me, I'll tell you one more thing."

"what's up?"

"Haven't you ever wondered why Xuanyuanli always knows about some of your actions and plans?" The eldest prince finished with a smile, saw Shen Qing's slightly changed face, and continued to sleep on his stomach.

Shen Qing came out of the study, but couldn't believe it.

"Princess, how are you?" Su Qiu hurried over.

Shen Qing looked at her, and took a long breath: "Prepare the horse, let's go find the prince immediately!"

(End of this chapter)