"Princess Qingxin is at the Queen Mother Cai's place?" On a summer afternoon, the curtains of the small study room in Jintongyuan were drooped, and the ice cubes in the four corners of the room were filled with fruits and melons, exuding a fresh fragrance. Wei Changying finally coaxed his two sons to sleep with the wet nurse, and then had time to meet Duanmu Xinmiao alone. At this time, she held the chess pieces for a while, looking at the chess course with a little surprise. He said, "I heard that the Grand Master had expressed love for her before. I thought it was because the Grand Master sympathized with her because she was young. But it turned out to be because of you?"
Duanmu Xinmiao said: "She is no longer a princess now. Even her title and title of princess were removed by the new monarch. Now those who serve her can only call her Miss Shen. Grandfather will be punished because of what Gu Xiaode did before. How can the Gu family of Hongzhou speak for Queen Gu's daughter when she hates her so much?" After Chief Wei made the move, she also thought hard about the chess piece and said casually, "Third sister-in-law, look at me, I am such a person. Soft-hearted.”
"... If you didn't tell me, I would still think about it. As soon as you said that, I felt that there must be something inside of this matter." Wei Changying took a sip from the black plum drink at hand and said, "Don't forget this Miss Shen was at least the princess. "If Duanmu Xinmiao hadn't committed regicide, maybe the late emperor would still be here
Duanmu Xinmiao smiled and said: "Hey, I'm your sister-in-law, why don't you leave me any dignity? If you act like a sister-in-law, aren't you afraid that I will go to your stepmother to sue you?"
Wei Changying smiled and said, "You want me to save my dignity, so why bother mentioning this matter?" When it was her turn, she tapped the chess piece on the table and said, "Say now, come find me today. Is it related to this Miss Shen? "
Duanmu Xinmiao turned the gold-painted spring peach teacup in front of her and said, "I want to go to Xiliang again. I want to ask you to find out if the Shen family has such an opportunity recently? If so, I will go again "
"Xiliang?" Guard Chief Ying said unexpectedly, "Why do you want to go there again? The current situation is chaotic."
"Where is there not war and chaos nowadays?" Duanmu Xinmiao sighed, "My grandfather said that even the imperial capital can only be peaceful for a few days. Civil uprisings and alien races will sooner or later involve this little peace in the imperial capital. . It was Xiliang who killed the Di people so much that they were more peaceful, right?"
Wei Changying looked at her suspiciously and said: "Is this why you want to go to Xiliang? But even though the city of Xiliang is peaceful now, the journey to Xiliang is very uneven! And you are so sick from motion sickness. So awesome, didn’t you swear last time that you would never travel far in your life?”
"How can I take the oath I swore last time seriously?" Duanmu Xinmiao said lightly, "It was just talk in the heat of the moment, it's all over."
"..." Wei Changying looked at her speechlessly and said, "Then you went to Xiliang for this reason?"
Duanmu Xinmiao muttered: "Not entirely... Actually, I want to find the master."
"Doctor Ji and the others didn't catch the chance, otherwise they would have come to the imperial capital instead." Wei Changying reminded, "It's not a coincidence that you ran over there now."
"It's interesting to get half a new prescription, but I don't know if it's true or not. I still have to ask the master to take a look before I can be sure." Duanmu Xinmiao tapped his cheek with his finger, thinking for a moment, and then said, "But actually, this is just One of the reasons. In the final analysis, I really can’t stay in this house... or in this imperial capital.”
Chief Wei Ying said in confusion: "Could it be that your stepmother..."
"Although she is a stepmother, she has always treated me well." Duanmu Xinmiao shook his head and said, "Now the bad thing is this good word - Huo Chenyuan's suicide. To be honest, although I am very angry, but I'm not terribly sad. As you know, third sister-in-law, I don't hate him, but it's far from unforgettable. When I was studying medicine with my master, I had the idea of never getting married in my life. People... Later, my fourth uncle went to Xiliang and brought me back. My grandfather and father took turns to persuade me, and my eldest sister and stepmother also said it sincerely. In addition, I thought that after I left the court, I would have a dowry in hand, so everything would be comfortable. I just accepted the person chosen by my eldest sister and stepmother, but now they both feel that they can’t stand it.”
She frowned and whispered, "Originally, I placed Shen Bao in the other courtyard where I used to live. After my eldest sister found out, she sent people to persuade her to be taken to Prince Cai's Mansion to take care of her, even without giving the reason I didn’t even ask. I knew this was all because she felt that she had made a mistake in choosing the right person, and she felt guilty for the rest of my life. Now she was trying her best to do something for me. As for my stepmother, although she was kind to me in the first place. They still have the attitude of elders, but now they just look at me for everything - you said I didn't blame them, but they treat me like this one by one, how can I live comfortably? "
Wei Changying sighed: "You may not care that you can't remarry in this life. But your eldest sister and your stepmother definitely don't think so. In fact, even I think Huo Chenyuan is too impulsive and will affect you for the rest of your life. Not to mention Is it them?"
Duanmu Xinmiao said: "After all, everyone is dead, so it's useless to talk about it. I just thought I would go to Xiliang to escape for a while. In a few years, I'm afraid they will be able to think more openly."
"But I'm afraid there is no such opportunity now." Wei Changying does not think that Queen Mother Cai and Zhou Yueguang's guilt for Duanmu Xinmiao will fade away in a few years - by then, they will look at other people who are similar to Duanmu Xinmiao's age. People have children at their knees, and the husband and wife are loving, but Duanmu Xinmiao is still alone, and I am afraid it will be even more uncomfortable. But now it is obvious that it is not just these two who are suffering, Duanmu Xinmiao is also having a hard time. Since she asked to avoid them, even if Queen Mother Cai and Zhou Yueguang are separated for several years, they still feel guilty, but for Duanmu At least it would be easier for Xinmiao.
So she seriously considered Xia Duan Mu Xinmiao's plan, but said regretfully, "It is more likely that the Xiliang army will enter the Central Plains from Xiliang one after another. Logically speaking, they will not send large groups of troops to turn back. Now In this world, without a large team of people to escort you, everything is unpredictable.”
After hearing this, Duanmu Xinmiao sighed slightly and said, "Is that so? Then I won't mention it to my stepmother. Otherwise, if my stepmother goes to tell my stepmother and the others, they will be frightened again."
It was obvious that Queen Mother Cai and Zhou Yueguang felt guilty for choosing Huo Chenyuan as her son-in-law. At this moment, they were as uneasy as frightened birds.
Duanmu Xinmiao's instability is actually mostly due to their instability.
Seeing her disappointed look, Wei Changying thought for a while and said, "You haven't said what you want to do to take Shen Bao in? I remember that you and she were not familiar with each other before, and now the new king has made his attitude clear. The Grand Master said before It's just a matter of repayment. She was kicked out of the palace, and even her maternal family, the Gu family, and Princess Linchuan, who became the Gu family's daughter-in-law, didn't know about it, but you settled her in, which would make the new king unhappy. With such a big relationship, it’s impossible that there’s no inside story, right?”
Duanmu Xinmiao raised her lips and said with a smile, "Queen Gu... Oh, Queen Gu made a deal with me before, which is the half of the prescription that I recalled going to Xiliang to find Master to read. She sent the other half to An and the others. The confidant was taken out of the palace and went to God knows where. I have to take good care of her daughter for twenty years. If Shen Bao is doing well in twenty years, Anshi and others will come to me and give her. I have half a prescription left."
"What prescription is worthy of your promise?" Wei Changying said unexpectedly, "Twenty years to take care of Shen Bao is not a light burden! Not to mention that the new king is angry with her, just because of her beautiful and fragrant appearance , in this time of war and chaos, that is the crime of carrying a jade! "
Before the two of them entered the small study, because they planned to have an unbridled conversation, they had ordered that no one should be disturbed, let alone anyone nearby. With Wei Changying's current control over Jintong Courtyard, no one would dare to disobey this order. But Duanmu Xinmiao still tiptoed to the door and window, quietly opened a crack and looked around to make sure no one was there. Then she slipped back to Wei Changying, pressed her ears tightly, and whispered, word by word: " Dream, see, break up!”
Wei Changying said "Yeah" - his expression changed slightly and he said, "Could it be the one done by Concubine Xu during the reign of Jingying, the Great Hegemon?"
"If it weren't for this recipe, how could I have agreed to such an outrageous request? In this mess, I couldn't even take care of myself!" Duanmu Xinmiao said, squinting her eyes.
The dynasty before the Wei Dynasty was the Great He, but the Great He was short-lived. Guo Zuo was only fifty-seven years old.
This Emperor Jingying was the third emperor of Dahe. His grandfather was Taizu He. He fought in the north and south for decades and conquered the world with hard work. However, he did not become famous after serving for only one year. On the contrary, his father Emperor Ning Xiang, as the eldest son of Taizu He, was almost fifty years old when he ascended the throne, but he still sat on the throne for nearly thirty years, which made Emperor Jingying very anxious. Probably because he had waited too long and finally ascended the throne, Emperor Jingying was completely uninterested in political affairs and indulged in sensual enjoyment wholeheartedly.
Therefore, it is not surprising that there were fierce battles in the harem during the reign of Emperor Jingying.
The most intense one was the battle between Empress Feng and Concubine Xu for the throne, and the battle between the two for their son's throne - it even got to the point where both of them had their heirs murdered by the other party.
But the most sensational part of the harem dispute during the Jingying period was that Concubine Xu cut open the brain of Empress Feng's son, took out the marrow, cut the veins and took the blood, and made a secret medicine called "Meng Jian Powder".
It is said that Concubine Xu relied on this "dream dream" to reverse her already prosperous and declining appearance, and returned to the delicate and gorgeous appearance when she first served Emperor Jingying. In addition, she had served Emperor Jingying for many years and knew his preferences well, so she overpowered the younger Empress Feng. As a result, Empress Feng, who had previously usurped Concubine Xu's position with her youthful beauty, gradually fell out of favor, and finally He ended up being pissed to death by Concubine Xu.
However, in order to avenge the murder of her second son by Empress Feng, Concubine Xu went to visit Empress Feng when she was seriously ill. She deliberately told how tragic the death of Empress Feng's eldest son was, and what Empress Feng had obtained and used from Concubine Xu a few years ago. The powder was actually made from the blood and brain of Queen Feng's son, which made Queen Feng angry to death - but because of this, Queen Feng's youngest son who was hiding under the bed heard the truth and exposed it.
However, Emperor Jingying later tried to track down the "Dream Scatter" to Concubine Xu but failed. After Concubine Xu's son ascended the throne, he conducted a large-scale search of the palace. Although it was under other pretexts, there were rumors at the time that he was actually looking for "Dream Scatter". "The recipe.
For unknown reasons, Concubine Xu did not give this recipe to her children and grandchildren.
And who in this world doesn’t yearn for youth at the right age
Even though this recipe is rumored to be extremely cruel, it requires the brains and blood of a living child as the medicine. But if you can exchange for youth again after your twilight years, there are too many people in this world who can be cruel to others.
However, until the death of Dahe, the recipe for "Mengjiansan" was only in rumors and had never been found.
But I didn't expect that the deposed Queen Gu would actually have it in his hands? !
Wei Changying instantly thought of Gu's nearly fifty-year-old appearance, which was as beautiful as the spring flowers and the moon - could this be the reason for the youthfulness of the once-favored empress in the harem, rather than simply careful maintenance? (To be continued)