Queen of the Grass

Chapter 44

"Why isn't it worth it? You are beautiful, aren't you? Such a man should be liked by many women."

"Would my beauty be in your eyes, my lord? You don't have to tease me, since you left me at the farmer's house, I understand."

"Is that why you don't believe what the king said?"

"My lord, you don't understand what I mean. The unworthy thing I said is not because of my appearance, but I want to tell my lord that teasing a person who has already given his heart to you will not make you feel any harm." A sense of accomplishment, I have fallen in love with you, you are no longer able to conquer me, please put away your desire to conquer, I am not worthy of your conquest."

Hearing Xue Yinghen's words, I suddenly realized, and looked at him in amazement, I didn't expect him to see through my mind, and he had such a view, which is strange and unique but also reasonable.

"Don't you want to stay by my king's side?"

"My lord, why do you have to ask such a question, you should go to bed earlier, Yinghen is leaving."

After speaking, he struggled and wanted to leave, but I insisted on not letting him go.

"Don't go!"

"I……"

And at this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door, very light but very regular, the person who came was obviously a master.

There was a knock on the door, and a woman's voice rang out.

"Hen'er, have you rested yet?"

Hearing the sound, Xue Yinghen's body froze, his brows frowned slightly, and his temperament returned to a cold and ruthless appearance.

"Mother, what's the matter with you?"

It turned out to be his mother, then she is the owner of the Blood Congeal Palace. If so, it is not surprising that he has such high martial arts, but since his martial arts are so high, how could he not know that there are two people in this room instead of one? Well, so, why did she deliberately pretend not to know?
"...Is Prince Shang here?" After a moment of silence, the woman asked, her tone not suspicious.

I smiled faintly and looked at the blood shadow mark with an indifferent look on his face. He didn't seem to be surprised. Also, how could the owner of the blood coagulation palace not know that her Lord Shang came here, such a big thing? .

"Master Blood Palace, please come in." I opened my mouth before Xue Yinghen could make a sound.

Xue Gu Qiu, the owner of the Blood Shadow Palace, is 42 years old this year. He has only married one husband in his life. He is very dedicated and has a son, Xue Yinghen. There is an adventure, a dark and mysterious person.

And according to Shadow's investigation, there seems to be a more mysterious existence behind the owner of the blood coagulation palace. The establishment and development of the blood coagulation palace seemed normal back then, just like a general Jianghu organization, but it existed in many places Looking at the unusual side, it seems that there is an invisible black hand who has been helping the blood coagulation palace behind the scenes, otherwise, the blood coagulation palace would never have the situation it is today.

This makes me very curious, but no matter how I investigate, I still can't get any more useful information. It seems that the organization behind the scenes is really not simple.

The door was pushed open, and a slender woman in a brown dress came in. Her steps were steady, her demeanor was calm, and her eyes were dark.

"See Lord Shang for the blood of the grass people." Kneeling on one knee, leaning slightly, neither humble nor overbearing, but polite and respectful.

I was still sitting on the bed, but Xueyinghen broke free from my embrace and stood on the side of the bed.

"Why should Palace Master Blood be so polite? I would like to thank Palace Master Blood for his invitation here." Anger, yes or no, I don't believe that the Palace Master doesn't know what Xueyinghen is doing, and as for acquiescing or Secret support, it is impossible that this matter has nothing to do with her.

"My lord, the common people know what Hen'er has done, but it's not enough to stop them. Whoever makes the child grow up has his own ideas, and it's not something I can control as a mother. Please, my lord." Forgive me."

I thought this was a gentleman no matter what, but after listening to these words, he looked like an old fox, and he was still that kind of rascal old fox!
"Palace Master Blood, you can pay more attention to the upbringing of this child, especially boys. If you don't discipline them well, it will be difficult to marry in the future."

"Hen'er's marriage is also a bit troublesome, but fortunately, there are many subordinates in the Blood Congeal Palace, it is really not good, just pick one at random." Xue Guchou looked at me when he said this, I can swear that I will see The fun that flashed in her eyes!
Was she trying to test something by saying this?She clearly knows that my marriage contract with Xueyinghen is not, but now she doesn't mention a word, does she think that I will not marry Xueyinghen, or does she not want Xueyinghen to marry me?

Thinking about it, I looked at Xueyinghen, and saw that he lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly, but his clenched fists betrayed his emotions. Is it nervous or angry?
"That's right, this Blood Congealing Palace is so big, it's easy to find one or two people who are worthy of being the Young Palace Master." I murmured, as if I was talking to myself.

"That's enough, lord, mother, I won't bother you two about Yinghen's marriage. Yinghen has already made a decision. It's getting late. It's better for lord and mother to rest earlier. Yinghen will leave now." It was a calm voice, if it weren't for the anger in his eyes, people would not be able to detect his intentions at all.

After Xue Yinghen finished speaking, he saluted and walked out. Xue Guchou and I didn't stop him, but looked at each other, saying a thousand words in silence.

The door opened and closed, and Xue Guqiu and I were left in the room where there were blood shadow marks.

"My lord, forgive me for being bold, do you really have no intentions for my son?" Without the trace of blood shadow, Xue Gu Qiu seemed to become straightforward.

I raised my eyebrows, looked at the old fox, and wondered what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd.

"How could this king refuse to obey the queen mother's marriage contract?"

"My lord, Xuemou only has such a child. No matter what the reason is, Xuemou hopes that this child will be happy." Looking up at me, Xue Guchou's eyes were heavy.

"Once he enters the Hou's family, it's as deep as the sea, and if he marries into the palace, what happiness do you think he will have?" With a disdainful tone, I was mocking her, but I was mocking myself.

Marrying me a flamboyant but ruthless prince will either compete for favor with a bunch of people, or be lonely for the rest of my life. What kind of happiness will there be?I thought that I never cared about men, and doting on a few men was just a matter of whim. How could this proud but lonely person win my favor for a long time?
"My lord, so you agreed to let Hen'er marry into the palace?"

I was a little surprised to look at Xue Guqiu who said this sentence, not understanding how she would suddenly have such a feeling, but looking into her eyes, those eyes with a smile let me understand that this woman seems to be really I very much hope that Xueyinghen will marry me.

"Why?"

For power?Not like!

"My lord, at the beginning, I betrothed Hen'er to you, one is to repay the life-saving grace of the year, and the other is to unite with the royal family, but there is one thing you may not know, that is, the former emperor issued an edict. If he doesn't want to marry you after meeting you, then the engagement can be cancelled, and he doesn't know about this, but it doesn't matter whether he knows now, you understand what I mean, lord? "

Looking at her question, I nodded to show that I understand.

Xueyinghen fell in love with me, although he didn't know why, but he really fell in love with me, so this woman who is eager to love her son decided to marry her son to me, I think, she did it because of Bet, be bold.

"I don't love him, and it's impossible to marry him as a concubine. If you don't mind, I can take him as a concubine." This is a very excessive request, not a concubine, not a concubine, but just a concubine , However, in fact, it's not too much. It's not too bad for a dignified prince to take someone from the rivers and lakes as his concubine.

I don't care, the reason why I say this is to test Xue Gu Qiu's reaction, I always feel that this woman is not simple, this blood coagulation palace has secrets that I can't see through.

"If this is the prince's decision, Caomin has no objection."

When Xue Guchou said this, she looked at me, and her serious eyes told me that she really didn't have any dissatisfaction, on the contrary, she still had a glimmer of expectation, and she didn't seem to worry about the future of Xueyinghen.

"Why, this king doesn't look like a woman who would abuse a concubine's house?" She said in a joking tone, but with serious, inquiring eyes.

"My lord was joking, how can you be a dignified lord who cares about a man? It's late at night, so let's rest. This is Hen'er's boudoir, but you are Hen'er's future wife, so it's normal to rest here. Don't bother the grassroots." After speaking, Xue Guchou also saluted, turned and walked out.

I didn't say anything, I just watched this woman walk out like a blood shadow, and I seemed to feel the same aura on both of them, but one was mature and smooth, while the other was immature and aloof.

Silent all night.

On the second day, a light but regular step sounded outside the door. I opened my eyes and felt that it was not a blood shadow mark, but it was also a master.

"My lord, are you awake? The young one was ordered by the young palace master to serve you." A polite inquiry came from outside the door.

"Come in." I replied in a cold voice, and sighed a little in my heart, this blood coagulation palace is just a small attendant with such good martial arts, it seems that it really deserves its reputation.

A handsome boy, fifteen or sixteen years old, looks a little cold, with a faint bloody smell of a killer, I wonder if there is no killer in this blood coagulation palace.

After grooming, the attendants took me to the dining hall, where Xue Guchou was waiting, and a very familiar figure was also standing there, but the blood shadow trace was gone.

"My lord, I hope you don't dislike me for the simple food." Xue Guchou said hello and looked at me with a smile.

"En." I replied coldly, my eyes were fixed on that figure, and the owner of that figure was also looking at me, with a gentle smile on the corner of my mouth.

"Haowen joins the prince." The warm voice is exactly the purpose of my trip, the man who made me decide to join the wing when I first met.

"Do you miss me?" Walking in front of that figure, I looked into those smiling eyes, and felt my whole body warm up. Even in this murderous blood coagulation palace, Xuanyuan Haowen's spring breeze-like The smile is still so warm.

"...My lord, Haowen has caused you trouble." Xuanyuan Haowen lowered his head slightly, his apologetic tone was very sincere.

"Have you missed me?" I asked persistently, and I raised his head to let him see my seriousness.

Slightly startled, Xuanyuan Haowen's face turned red, and his eyelashes trembled.

"My lord..." Xuanyuan Haowen called out again helplessly, and held my hand that was clamping his chin with my warm hand!
Looking at him in surprise, I didn't expect him to be so bold.

"My lord, are you still willing to marry Haowen?" During the questioning, Xuanyuan Haowen had already held my hand and took it off his chin, and then gently let go.

Losing the feeling of warmth, I suddenly thought, did I fall for the legendary beauty trap just now?
Seriously observing Xuanyuan Haowen's expression, he saw a little shyness between his brows, but his eyes were clear, as if the bold action just now was not done by him.

Xuanyuan Haowen doesn't seem to be a simple man either.

"Although you missed the wedding, you are already the concubine of this king in name. After you go back, this king will make up the wedding for you, okay?" Instead of thinking about the strange emotions caused by this person's actions, I said Then I naturally took the warm hand again, the hand was a little stiff, but I didn't struggle, just let me hold it quietly.

"Yes, everything is up to the prince's orders." Xuanyuan Haowen said obediently, but it gave me a strange feeling, just like the first time I saw him in the prime minister's mansion, gentle and obedient, but strange.

As for where the strangeness was, I couldn't explain it, so I looked at him with some doubts.

He was smiling all the time, the curve of the corners of his mouth was perfect, the way I like it, but what was missing, what was missing?

"My lord, Mr. Xuanyuan, please have a meal." At the right time, Xue Guchou's words came in, I nodded, and then sat down at the table holding Xuanyuan Haowen's hand.

One meal, three people, eating very quietly.

(End of this chapter)