On a silent summer night, Mrs. Han was sitting under the window sewing clothes. It was strange to say that there was no wind, but the candlestick at the corner of the table suddenly jumped. Mrs. Han was flickered by the candlelight and accidentally poked her hand.
Han shi screamed and put his fingertips in his mouth. She secretly complained in her heart that seeing blood at night was really unlucky.
Han shi was carefully looking at the wound on his fingertips, when he suddenly heard the cry of the little maid outside, Han shi was pleasantly surprised: "Is the prince here?"
The British government accompanied him to the summer palace, and as the invisible mistress of the prince's courtyard, Mrs. Han, of course, followed with dignity. But over the years, she has gotten older, and the days when the Prince of England spends the night here are rare, and a sudden visit like tonight is even rarer.
Han threw down the half-finished needle and thread and happily greeted him at the door. Her face was full of smiles, but seeing the expression of the British prince, Han was startled: "Prince?"
Whoever made Shizi angry, how did he seem to be so preoccupied.
Han shi murmured in his heart, but did not take it to heart. She waited on the Prince of England diligently to take his seat, and then went to make tea for him, and the whole person was as busy as a spinning top.
The Prince of England looked at her back coldly, Han shi turned around without warning to talk to the prince, and was taken aback by his eyes. Han shi gradually felt scared, and forced a smile: "Sir, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at your concubine with such eyes."
The Prince of England watched for a moment, then said lightly: "It's fine. You don't have to be busy, sit down, I have something to tell you."
Han shi was overwhelmed, with a shy and happy expression on her face like that of a 28-year-old girl: "Master Shizi, you are the master, the slave is just a concubine, it is not suitable to sit beside you..."
The Prince of England didn't have the patience to listen any longer. If he said that he liked the attitude of a gentle girl like Han's in the past, but now he just feels disgusting. Since she didn't want to sit, it was difficult for the British prince to take care of her. He asked directly, "How much do you know about Yunniang back then?"
The smile on Han's face froze suddenly, and after a while, she realized that she hurriedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief and pretended to cough: "Cough, I caught a cold last night when I was pregnant, which made the prince laugh... What are you doing? Suddenly asked Yunniang? The concubine forgot what happened a long time ago."
"Forgot?" The British prince laughed angrily. He threw the contents of his sleeves with a bang. The jug was slender and small, and the belly was engraved with intricate and gorgeous Western patterns, which looked very beautiful. "If you really forgot, then I'll help you think about it. Did Yun Niang happen to be drinking at your place before the accident?"
When Mrs. Han saw the special jug, she panicked. Her superficial skills were far inferior to her daughter's, and it showed on her face at that time. The British prince understood when he saw Han's expression, and Han knelt on the ground in panic, his eyes rolled quickly: "Prince, what are you talking about, why can't the concubine understand at all."
"So far, you still pretend to not understand me?" The Prince of England was extremely angry. He was so angry not because Yunniang was framed, but because he was deceived for so many years. A concubine died when he died, but he was deceived like a fool for more than ten years, and he sincerely treated their mother and son, which made the British prince completely unacceptable. When he took heart to these people, maybe Han Shi and his children were laughing at him behind their backs.
The Prince of England's face was like black iron. He poured two glasses of wine from the jug, pointed to the two glasses in front of him, and said to Mrs. Han, "If you are really innocent, then choose one of these two glasses of wine. As long as you drink it and it's fine, I'll trust you."
Han shi looked at the two seemingly identical glasses of wine in front of him, and his face turned pale little by little. Of course, she understands the doorway of this jug. The jug looks the same on the outside, but there is an inner liner hidden inside. As long as you make a little fuss on the handle, you can change the wine in the mouth of the jug without knowing it. . Where did the Han family know about this kind of thing at first, or Gao Ran said it was called a yin and yang pot. Only then did the Han family realize that there was such a profound institution in the world.
Han Shi couldn't help recalling the actions of the prince just now. When he poured the wine, he moved very quickly. Which one is normal and which one is poisonous? Under the scrutiny of the Prince of England, Mrs. Han lifted one of the glasses tremblingly, but she couldn't drink the wine glass when it came to her lips. She couldn't help but wonder, did she see it wrong just now? What if the prince put poisoned wine in another gall
Cold sweat oozes from Shi Han's forehead, she suddenly threw the cup with a bang, and looked at the Prince of England in horror: "Prince, the slave has given birth to a son and a daughter for you, brother Chen is still young, how can you treat your concubine like this? Woolen cloth?"
The Prince of England closed his eyes in despair, and his last chance was shattered, all of which were true. The Han family really has a heart of snakes and scorpions. In order to win the favor and kill Yunniang, she can come to comfort him later. This woman has deceived him so far, and she is so hateful!
"These two cups are ordinary fruit wine." The Prince of England looked at her with pity or sorrow in his eyes. In front of the Han family, the Prince of England drank the two glasses of wine at the same time.
Han Shi's face turned white, and then slowly turned red again. She crawled to the Prince of England, trying to plead for mercy: "Prince, the slave doesn't know anything. The slave thought you were going to poison me, so I dare not drink it."
"If you don't know the mystery of this jug, why are you so hesitant when choosing a wine, and you still dare not drink it after you choose it." The Prince of England's voice was filled with indescribable disappointment, "So far, you are still trying to lie to me."
"Sir..."
"I've always thought you were kind and weak, and I was always worried that you would be bullied in the inner house. Oh, now that I think about it, I'm the idiot. How can you be bullied when you can kill people silently? How many things have you deceived me with your hypocritical face all these years?"
"No, the slave doesn't have it." Han shi was in tears, sitting on the ground and shaking his head, "The slave doesn't know anything, the slave has been wronged."
The Prince of England looked at the beauty with the pear blossoms and the rain under his feet, and the beauty was still charming, and for some reason, a wave of disgust and nausea surged. He felt a lot of exhaustion. Over the years, he had asked for anything from the Han family, and even favored Han's two children, but in fact, what kind of things did he favor? He originally had a fluke in his heart. Although the Han family is not right, the child is always innocent. However, Gao Ran did the same thing and used the same method to frame his son-in-law's concubine, which made the British prince unable to deceive himself. Gao Ran knew about this, and their mother and daughter joined forces to deceive him.
It was a waste of time for him to treat Gao Ran as a top pet all these years, and he even neglected his own daughter for her! As long as Gao Xi had it, the Prince of England would have someone prepare a copy for Gao Ran. If it was given by the eldest princess, the Prince of Great Britain would have to make some effort to compensate Gao Ran privately. He almost blatantly favored Gao Ran, not because he felt that the Han family and Gao Ran's mother and daughter were weak, Gao Ran was not as assertive and capable as Gao Xi, and he was a concubine. If he, the father, did not protect him, Gao Ran must not be bullied to death by the people in the government.
The Prince of England couldn't help but think about what he had done all these years. The concubine that he thought was quiet and uncontested was actually the most ruthless, and the daughter he thought was sensible and weak could actually send another woman to death without blinking an eye. For their sake, he neglected his wife, neglected his daughter, carried the reputation of favoring concubines and killing his wife, and even killed his own wife by accident.
"Okay, you mother and daughter are very good." The British prince stood up and sneered again and again, "What about brother Chen, did you also instigate you to plot against my father and half-sister since childhood? 's sister-in-law!"
"No." Mrs. Han cried out in pain, no more manners, with tears streaming down her face, she crawled towards Prince England, "Brother Chen, he doesn't know anything, he really admires you as a father. Prince, everything is wrong. It's the slave's fault, don't take your anger at Brother Chen for this."
The Han family always spoke of Gao Chen, and the Prince of England sneered, feeling really sad: "You plead for Gao Chen, are you afraid that I will have an opinion on him and will not leave him the position of the prince in the future? Ha, no wonder, It turns out that for so many years, what you have asked for has always been the same." The Prince of England laughed sarcastically, he suddenly changed his voice, and his words were as sharp as a knife: "The year Gao Chen was born, you fainted in the ancestral hall, you really don't know. Was Wei Shi pregnant at that time?"
Han shi suddenly stopped: "Concubine body..."
"You know." The Prince of England looked at Han's expression with a calm tone. After he finished speaking, he suddenly became furious: "You really know! You knew she was pregnant, but you still pushed me to find her. Later, she lost our firstborn and finally gave up the position to you. Son, are you happy?"
Han shi shook his head desperately, saying "I don't" all the time, but everyone knows that this sentence has no credibility at all. The Prince of England felt a dull pain rushing up from his limbs, first dull, and then almost gouging out his heart. He personally killed him and Wei's child in that conflict, and Wei's later died too. His wife was of noble birth, beautiful and dignified, and she was always dismissive and cold to him, but he killed her.
The Prince of England was trembling all over, gradually unable to restrain himself. He's been acting indifferent all these years, and he wants to tell everyone that he has no regrets and no guilt. He pretended for ten years, and gradually, everyone felt that he had no feelings for Wei Shi and had long forgotten about this wife, but he couldn't deceive himself.
He did not re-marry after the death of Wei Shi, and let his direct line cut off. The British public reminded him many times that only the direct son can be the same as the rank. In other words, if he passed the position of the prince to Gao Chen, then the position of the prince of the Gao family would be reduced to a marquis, even more uncle.
But his wife is dead, and he won't have any more sons. Even the year before, Wei Shi and his only blood Gao Xi died. His mistakes are irreversible.
The British prince had a dull pain in his chest, and he could hardly stand up. He didn't want to let others see his complacent appearance. He suddenly raised his foot, kicked Han Shi who was on his lap, and strode out. Go: "You murdered the concubine's room, murdered the blood of the blood of the blood, and deliberately framed the mistress. When I report to my mother tomorrow, I will let Mrs. Ya sell you."
"Prince!" Han shi fell to the ground, not even bothering to rub the wound on his stomach, so he hurriedly chased after the Prince of England. But where can she catch up, in a blink of an eye, the British prince went out.
The maid who hid outside the house timidly called out "Auntie", only then did Han shi feel the pain in his lower abdomen. She clutched her stomach and couldn't straighten her waist, but at this time, she had no time to think about her injury. She was full of thoughts, if the prince told the British husband and wife tomorrow, would she really be sold? Can the title of Duke of England still fall into the hands of Gao Chen
The Prince of England's face was ashen, he scolded his entourage away, and led his horse to gallop in the night wind. He couldn't tell the direction in the dark night, and he didn't want to recognize it clearly. He kept pumping the horse, and gradually the speed of the horse had soared to an uncontrollable level. The night wind was already aching on his face, and the Prince of England let his thoughts wander. He and Wei Shi were only seventeen when they got married. It was the time when young people were very angry. At that time, he thought his newly married wife was good-looking, but he didn't like his temperament. Later, their daughter Gao Xi was born. During the time when Gao Xi was just born, their husband and wife achieved unprecedented harmony, but the good times did not last long. Later, the British husband and wife disliked Wei's appearance and said that they would take Gao Xi to support. Wei Shi refused. It seems that since then, the relationship between him and Wei Shi has been irreparably bad until it slipped into the abyss.
Gao Xi and Gao Ran are different at all. Gao Xi has been strong since he was a child, and his character is even tougher than her mother. Gao Xi is close to the Wei family and has a strong temperament. He always feels very boring when facing this direct daughter, and has no authority as a father, so gradually, he prefers to talk to Gao Ran. After Wei's death, he actually thought about compensating Gao Xi well, but when Gao Xi saw him, he showed a look of disappointment and resentment, constantly reminding him how Wei died.
As a result, the Prince of England avoided Gao Xi more and more, and in the end, the father and daughter had nothing to say when they stood face to face. On the contrary, Gao Ran often showed him the squeamishness of his young daughter, as if he wanted things and things, as if Gao Ran was his direct daughter.
After Gao Xi got married to Prince Yan's mansion, the Prince of England undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief. That's good, she's married well, and she doesn't have to see his father again in the future. Everyone is happy. Later, I heard that Gao Xi and the only son of King Yan couldn't get along, and the British prince subconsciously thought that it was Gao Xi's problem. Gao Xi's character was too tough. As for going to King Yan's Mansion to support Gao Xi? There is Princess Shoukang.
The Prince of England felt pain again when he thought of this, and he was almost ashamed. When Gao Xi was dying in Prince Yan's mansion, he felt that Gao Xi's family background was high, and someone would always give her a head start, so he let himself be immersed in his own affairs. But half a month ago, he heard that Gao Ran had been treated coldly by his son-in-law, and he approached him almost immediately to settle the account. When I think about it now, he doesn't distinguish between true and false fathers, he doesn't know who he is, and he mistakenly regards Yumu as a treasure, and instead neglects his real treasure, it's just pathetic and ridiculous.
The Prince of England closed his eyes and let the maddened horse lead him into the darkness of the night.
Early the next morning, the British husband and wife got up and found that their son had not come to greet him. She didn't take it seriously. The son and daughter-in-law were different. The son had slept or didn't want to come to greet him. The old lady didn't blame her, but felt bad for her son's fatigue. At noon, the servant in the Shizi's courtyard came over to report that the Shizi had not returned, and the old lady felt that something was amiss.
"The prince didn't return last night?"
"Yes."
The British husband and wife frowned. She thought that her son had a lot of friends, and it was common for him to be away from home for a few days. He might have stayed at a friend's house last night. The British husband and wife said, "It may be that I drank alcohol last night and I haven't woken up yet. When the prince returns, come and report to me immediately."
"Yes."
There have been precedents for this kind of thing before, but this time, for some unknown reason, the British husband and wife's heart was pounding, and she gradually couldn't sit still. The old lady called the servants in her son's courtyard three times, but each time there was no news. The British husband and wife finally couldn't hold back her anger and said, "You can look for the families of the families that your deceased son paid for, no matter what. How can I get the prince to come home. If I want to have fun tomorrow, I will go home now, how can I not go home for two days. "
The servants ran out. Gradually the sun went down and the stars moved eastward, but the news that came back to the British government became more and more bad: "Old lady, the younger family went to ask, and several young masters said that they had not seen the prince."
Han brought Gao Chen to greet the old lady, and when he heard the words inside, his fingers curled slightly. The British husband and wife saw Han and asked, "Did you see the prince yesterday?"
Han's face was tensed, and he said almost carefully, "The slave met the prince last night, and then the prince went out again. Has the prince come back yet?"
"He disappeared all day and night." The British husband and wife looked anxious and angry. "He is really, where did he go, why didn't he send a letter to the family. Do you know where he went?"
Han's mouth opened, but suddenly stopped. The British husband and wife just asked casually, and did not really expect Han to know the answer, so she also missed Han's fleeting hesitation. In the end, Mrs. Han closed her mouth, lowered her head and said, "I don't know. Where did the eldest son go to drink, don't worry, old lady, wait for the eldest son to come back."
The English husband and wife sighed complainingly.