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Chapter 266

It's not that the friendship between Xiaodong and the fifth princess is so good.

It's just that the sky is still cloudy and rainy, and the fifth princess must have nowhere to ask for help, so she came to her.

In fact, Xiaodong knew that what Hu said was right.

In human relations, many times they pretend to be ignorant.I don't see you now, see you next time, and you can pretend that this never happened.But when I met, I refused in person, and there will always be a pimple in the future.

Xiaodong just wanted to...

If her position in the fifth princess was changed, mother would die, could I just stand by and watch?

Hit the wall everywhere, despair everywhere...

Even if you can't help her, you can comfort her and treat her to a cup of tea to warm her up.

The fifth princess was wearing filial piety clothes inside, and a green lotus-colored cloak outside. There was no jewel or emerald ornament on her head, her appearance was haggard, and her eyes were full of red silk.

"Sister Xiaodong..."

She looked dull, her eyes had no light, and her voice was hoarse.

Xiaodong forgot all the comforting words she had thought up just now, and asked directly, "How long have you been up?"

The fifth princess lowered her head and did not speak.

Well, another question.

"Have you had breakfast yet?"

The fifth princess shook her head lightly.

Xiaodong called someone to prepare refreshments, and the fifth princess said, "No need...I'm not hungry."

"Eat a little more. If you have anything to say, let's talk after eating."

It is said to be tea, but it is actually prepared according to a breakfast, hot cakes, spring rolls, crystal cakes, soup dumplings, hot porridge, soup...

Xiaodong served soup for the fifth princess with his own hands: "If you don't eat, at least drink some soup, it will keep you warm."

The fifth princess thanked her, took it and drank it.The soup is thick, and the chicken and mushrooms have been boiled in the soup, which is fragrant, thick and hot.

After eating the hot soup, the fifth princess shivered... the already numb senses were awakened by this soup at this moment.

Tired, sore, cold, sleepy, hungry...

"Eat something, and you will have the energy to run around." Xiaodong gave her two pieces of hot cake.

The fifth princess is not much older than Xiaodong, but looking at it now, she seems to be much more vicissitudes than Xiaodong.

What happened to her is really depressing.She was originally the proud daughter of heaven, famous in the capital for her beauty and talent.But first, he got a serious illness that everyone heard of, and he couldn't live with the person he liked. After getting married, he lost his husband. Then, because he was going to lose his flesh and blood, he mistakenly took the medicine of tiger and wolf, which damaged his body, and moved into a Taoist temple. lonely.

Now... I have encountered such a calamity as Concubine Ming's participation in rebellion.

The emperor did not hold the daughter accountable, but the fifth princess could not ignore her own mother.

If it was me, in adversity, and withstanding this series of blows, would I be as strong as her?

Xiaodong didn't know.

The fifth princess quietly ate the food that Xiaodong put in front of her.

Probably the days in the Taoist temple were quite peaceful, and the fifth princess was not as thin as before, but her complexion was not good after encountering such a sudden thing.

Seeing that she had almost eaten, the table was moved down, and this time it was green tea.

Xiaodong didn't practice Tai Chi in circles, she said frankly, "If Fifth Sister wants to ask me for help, I can't help you. If you want to see my father...he is not in the mansion right now."

There is no need to explain more, such as the seriousness and sensitivity of this matter, the positions of King An and Zhao Lu, the determination of the emperor and the third prince, needless to say, the fifth princess also understands in her heart.

Even the queen mother doesn't touch her hands, so what kind of onion is Xiaodong?

The fifth princess was not surprised, she was very calm.

"I know...Actually, I shouldn't have come today. This will make you...make Uncle An embarrassing."

When it comes to the struggle for imperial power, even father and son, husband and wife, brothers... There is no relationship to talk about.What was the relationship between King Jingjun and the emperor at the beginning?The second prince is still his own son, isn't he defeated by the same thing?Not to mention Concubine Ming.

"My mother and concubine... have always been unconvinced. In terms of talent and appearance, she thinks she is better than the previous Queen Li, but she just let Queen Li over her head... What she yearns for is the beauty of the Empress Dowager Shengde , the mother respects the world, she says one thing, and even the emperor will act according to her face. But after so many years, she still doesn't understand? The Empress Dowager Shengde has had a good time, but what is the end now?"

"She used to always say that I am not a son, otherwise she would be in another situation. Now I also think she is right. If I were a son, there must be other ways...wouldn't let her die Go to the dark."

"Actually, when I was six years old, my concubine was pregnant again. It was a boy, but because of the Queen's actions, I couldn't keep it. If it was born, she would rely on her."

The blisters on the feet come out by themselves.

Concubine Ming became like this, how could it be the fifth princess' fault?Even if the fifth princess is not her son, she can't fight for the highest position for her, but it's not up to the fifth princess to decide.

"The concubine mother and the queen have a feud against their son, but when they see her, they have to respectfully greet her. Before that, she didn't seem to be so persistent. Since then, she has become more and more powerful, Alone, not sleeping at night, sitting there without moving, able to sit until dawn... I once hoped that my aunt could persuade her, but my mother couldn't listen to anything... Later..."

"Who?"

The fifth princess glanced at her: "My aunt, you also know..."

Xiaodong suddenly understood.

King An explained that his wife is now in the Taoist temple.And the fifth princess is also in the Taoist temple...

Could it be that this is actually referring to the same Taoism?
"My aunt originally wanted to leave the capital and go elsewhere. She has accumulated land, so she doesn't have to worry about making a living. But she has no eyes for places outside the capital, and she doesn't know anything... On the contrary, the capital is safer. Anyway, I know her There are not many people there, and she stays in the temple all day long and doesn't go out, in case someone recognizes her."

Even if someone recognizes it, I'm afraid they will pretend not to see it.For no reason, there is no need to have trouble with Prince An's Mansion.

Really unexpected.

Mrs. Ming can live in this kind of loneliness.

If Imperial Concubine Ming did the same, the Fifth Princess would not have the worries of today.

Xiaodong wanted to comfort her a few words, but someone outside came back to report: "Princess, Lord Shen is here."

Xiaodong was startled.

Why is Shen Jing here now?
The fifth princess is still here——

Is it a coincidence?
It can't be deliberate, right?
Xiaodong suddenly had a headache.

Why don't these two come early or late, why come together at this time?
The fifth princess suddenly stood up and bowed to Xiaodong Yingying: "Sister Xiaodong, I want to see him, please make it happen."

What is this called—

Could it be that Shen Jing also came here after knowing about the fifth princess?Otherwise, the tandem...is still at this juncture.

She was silent, and the fifth princess begged, "I won't force anything... I just want to have a few words with him..."

What else can she ask for now?
Shen Jing is not a person who ignores the overall situation.

But now he is still here...

Xiaodong really didn't know what to say.

Neither of these two people is not smart, but the word love has nothing to do with whether you are smart or not.

These two people always have nothing to do with each other, they can only look at each other from a distance.

It was already impossible when men were unmarried and women were unmarried.Now one is a widow and the other makes the king married.

Even if we meet, what can we say?

The fifth princess also understood now that no one can help her in this matter.

The emperor and the third prince are determined to uproot this force. Many people have been implicated. Others can't hide in time. Shen Jing has a bright future, and there is a whole family behind him. inside.

"I'll ask him what he means."

This is Xiaodong's agreement.

What do you mean by quiet?

Do you even need to ask.

If he saw the fifth princess' car driving at the door and wanted to avoid it, he could simply not come in.

But he knew that the fifth princess was there, so he came in anyway.

No matter how sensible a person is, there are times when he is irrational.

It's raining again outside, and everyone says that spring rain is as expensive as oil, but this year's spring rain is like a continuous thread, day after day, it never clears up.

There is an umbrella next to the door under the corridor, which should have been placed there when Shen Jing entered the house.The gray umbrella surface is painted with white plums.There are still some raindrops on the umbrella.

Sure enough, what kind of people use what kind of objects.Although Shen Jing's reputation as a child prodigy and gifted scholar has gradually faded away, he always encounters others differently in subtle ways.

Hu was a little uneasy: "Princess...it's not right..."

Xiaodong didn't make a sound.

There's nothing they can do anyway...

Maybe just to say a few words that have been buried in my heart.

Hu is still worried.

Xiaodong was about to speak when suddenly the door opened and the fifth princess came out of the room.

She brushed her hair at the side of her temples: "Thank you, little sister Xiaodong, for letting me finally settle this matter."

She looked much more relaxed than before, as if she had let go of some heavy burden.

"Fifth sister... you must relax."

The fifth princess nodded: "I know... In fact, there is nothing in this world that you can't let go of."

Standing quietly by the door, the fifth princess did not look back.

She walked forward, and the maid hurriedly followed, opening an umbrella to cover her from the rain.

Maybe the maid took the wrong umbrella in a hurry, and the one she took was the umbrella of Shen Jing.

On the blue-gray umbrella surface, the branch of white plum appeared thin and flimsy, wobbly, and quickly disappeared in the rain and fog.

That was the last time Xiaodong saw the fifth princess.

That night, the fifth princess committed suicide.

She left a letter to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would save the imperial concubine Ming from dying.If not, please bury their mother and daughter together.

The meeting that day was the last time.

(End of this chapter)