King Qing's face suddenly became very ugly, he stood up, and walked outside without saying a word.
In such a situation, Princess Qing naturally understood the meaning. Could it be that the golden seal was actually stolen by Concubine Han
For a moment, her mood was very complicated, mixed with sorrow and joy.
The happy thing is that he didn't give the golden seal to Concubine Han, but the sad thing is that if he hadn't listened to the words of the fifth sister-in-law today and came towards him like this, the two would definitely have a big fight. Concubine Han's move seemed reckless, but it actually pinpointed the gap between her and King Qing, because she never explained anything about Concubine Han's side, and the servant who sent the message just pinched the gap between her and King Qing. From beginning to end, he only said that it was not good for her.
Concubine Qing was enlightened, she felt that she was sober all of a sudden, and at the same time, she felt a chilling feeling.
Because she didn't know how many stumbling blocks the other party had made, and how many misunderstandings had been caused between her and King Qing. And this trip to King Qing's past, was she pretending to be perfunctory again, or at least played some role.
On the other side, Concubine Han received a report from her servants saying that King Qing came out of the main courtyard angrily and was heading for Xianyue Pavilion, so she hurriedly went to the mirror to take a picture. Feeling satisfied, he just sat down on the big kang under the window.
On the kang was a red sandalwood kang table with a waist and legs, and a dustpan for needlework on it. Concubine Han took a piece of clothes and sewed them carefully. This was a winter shirt for King Qing. The warm sun came in through the truss window, covering her with a faint golden light, making her skin crystal clear. Concubine Han had always been weak in the early days, but she gained a little weight after giving birth to brother Sheng, and her complexion was much better than before.
As soon as King Qing walked in, he saw such a scene.
When Concubine Han saw King Qing, she hurriedly put down her needle and thread, and greeted him in surprise.
"Cousin, why are you here now? But you're drinking, I'll ask the girl to bring you a bowl of hangover tea."
Concubine Han was about to go outside to talk to the girl, but was grabbed by the arm by King Qing.
"cousin?"
"Where is my golden seal?"
Concubine Han's face turned pale.
Her thin pink lips trembled a little, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it.
"Why don't you speak? Why did you steal my king's golden seal? Why did you take my king's golden seal and give it to Brother Cheng? What exactly do you want?"
Concubine Han burst out crying, crystal clear tears falling down one after another, she knelt down with a plop, took out the small seal from her bosom with shaking hands, and held it pitifully to Qing king.
"Cousin, don't blame me, I didn't take it on purpose. I just think that Brother Cheng's status is not as noble as the eldest son, and he is not valued by servants in the mansion, so I deliberately want to add some weight to him. You know Brother Sheng Damn, he gets sick every three days, the nanny and girl..."
"Don't mention the nanny and the girl. You said before that the nanny and the girl were arranged by the princess. They didn't care enough to serve them, which made Brother Cheng always sick. If they were replaced by you, you picked them yourself." Prince Qing interrupted. His face was full of grief, he never expected Concubine Han to do such a thing, he was even more annoyed at himself, his golden seal was gone, he was completely ignorant.
"Cousin, I know that you won't listen to what I explain now, but I really don't have any bad intentions, and I don't want to fight for anything. I know you don't like Brother Sheng, you can't even hug him." I don't want to give him a hug, because the princess doesn't like me, and I don't like brother Cheng. But I'm a mother, and I have to think about my child, so I was temporarily fascinated, and took your golden seal, just wanting to Show in front of outsiders how important you are to Brother Cheng, and life will be easier for us mother and son... "
Concubine Han explained while crying.
"... I'm not a big boss. I know that people outside look down on me, thinking that I'm not worthy of being the side concubine of a dignified prince... Because of me, even Brother Li Sheng is looked down upon... I don't mean to lie to you either. , planning to ask you to take the initiative to admit your mistake after waiting, it’s good that you know now, cousin, you can punish me, you can punish me any way... "
King Qing frowned and looked at Concubine Han who was crying like pear blossoms and rain. It took a long time to pick up the little seal and left without looking back.
Before stepping out, he ordered: "Concubine Han is confined for a month to think about her past."
After King Qing left, Concubine Han stood up, picked up the sewing dustpan from the kang table, and threw it on the ground.
"Go and find out for me, who is talking about this in front of His Highness!"
Concubine Han prides herself on the concealment she made. King Yinqing rarely uses it at ordinary times, and she took out the golden seal on the spur of the moment when King Qing rested in Xianyue Pavilion the night before. There are other seals in the pouch, if one is missing, King Qing will not be able to find it for a while.
And it was only a short day later, as long as the servants dared not talk too much, and all the female relatives of the prefectures were present that day, no one would bring such a thing to King Qing's face. Everyone will only think that the prince acquiesced, even the servants and the princess will think so. The servants are afraid of the princess and dare not talk too much. When the prince is furious and goes to the main courtyard, it is impossible for the princess to explain more because of the character of the princess. Misunderstandings are bound to happen. caused.
When it was time, she only had to put the gold seal back quietly. Even if King Qing finds out about it in the future, she can still say that someone fabricated a rumor to frame her. The golden seal used to catch Zhou was obviously made by her specially to make Brother Sheng happy. How could it be the golden seal of the prince? . She even ordered someone to prepare a gold seal in advance.
As for those who spread rumors and slander, they must not think of anything other than the princess.
She had planned everything very well, but she never expected that someone would slip up in front of King Qing. Concubine Han was very angry, and wished that the person who had done her wrong would be stripped alive.
But soon, the person she ordered to investigate came back and reported that no one had mentioned this matter in front of King Qing. His Highness came back from the front and went directly to the main courtyard.
Could it be that the concubine changed her nature and went to complain to His Highness, that's why this matter was exposed
There can only be such an explanation!
"Good job, Xiao Jirou!" Concubine Han scolded fiercely.
But this time the loss is doomed, she can only hide honestly, but there is Brother Sheng by her side, His Highness will always forgive her.
After thinking about the key points, Concubine Han gradually regained her composure.
When Wang Defang returned to Wang's house, he went to the main courtyard.
Mrs. Wang lived in the main courtyard.
When Wang Defang arrived, Mrs. Wang was resting. She had developed a habit of sleeping in the afternoon when she was old. And Mrs. Wang needs to sleep for at least an hour every time she takes a nap.
It was obvious that Wang Defang's arrival was very unfortunate, so she didn't go back, but went to the small Buddhist hall behind to help Mrs. Wang copy Buddhist scriptures.
There is a scent of sandalwood all year round in the small Buddhist hall, if you smell it once or twice, you won't feel anything. But if you hear it every day, every month, for more than ten years, I am afraid that everyone will have a feeling of nausea.
Wang Defang suppressed this disgusting feeling, knelt in front of the Buddhist table, and copied Buddhist scriptures one by one. When Mrs. Wang woke up, Wang Defang had already copied more than twenty sheets.
The maidservant naturally reported Seventh Miss's visit to Mrs. Wang.
"You girl too, you are pious."
Mrs. Wang was sitting on the kang, and Wang Defang was sitting opposite her, asking the maid to lift her trouser legs and rub her knees. Her skin was delicate and tender, and her legs turned blue after kneeling for a while. She was probably used to it, when the girl pushed and rubbed her, she didn't even cry out in pain, instead she smiled and said to Mrs. Wang: "Granddaughter prays for grandma and grandpa, she should be pious."
Mrs. Wang smiled and narrowed her eyes, obviously very satisfied with Wang Defang's attitude.
She believed in Buddhism all the year round, but her husband and two sons didn't believe in it. She repeatedly said that her son was silent and strange, and a gentleman should be righteous in his heart. The Wang family is a family of poets and books. The family are all scholars. They believe in gods and worship Buddha, not to be generous.
But Mrs. Wang was stubborn, and Mrs. Wang always loved his old wife very much, so she let her go.
Among the younger generation, not to mention sons and grandchildren, few granddaughters can endure this kind of suffering. Only the seventh girl, Wang Defang, has Buddha-nature since she was a child. When she worships the Buddha herself, she can also learn from her side. Mrs. Wang was only a child at first, and everyone probably learned to play out of curiosity, until Wang Defang, who was six years old, was able to neatly copy out a book of Buddhist scriptures and showed it to her.
Since then, Mrs. Wang has treated Wang Defang differently, repeatedly saying that this child suits her temperament, not only does she look like herself, but her temperament also suits her.
Wang Defang was born in the first place, and since then her status has far surpassed other people. Among her grandchildren, she is also the top one. Several males are not as good as her, and she is favored by Mrs. Wang.
They are all top-notch in front of Mrs. Wang, and they are also top-notch in front of Wang Ge. Lao Wang is busy with court affairs, and occasionally he will mention Wang Defang when he has spare time. This is the treatment that none of Wang Defang's brothers and cousins could have.
"Oh, I've become a big girl. After Fang'er gets married, grandma will be lonely." Looking at the beautiful granddaughter, Mrs. Wang sighed a little.
Wang Defang didn't care about putting down his trouser legs, so he came to Mrs. Wang, hugged her arm, and said coquettishly with a little daughter's attitude: "Fang'er won't marry, and I will stay with grandma from now on."
"Silly girl, there is no big girl who doesn't marry. If it wasn't for what happened back then, Fang'er would be the child's mother by now." Mrs. Wang sighed a little.
Hearing this, Wang Defang couldn't help but darken his face, he lowered his head and didn't speak.
Wang Defang is seventeen this year, and it is true that among the noble girls there are seventeen who are not yet married, but those who are not engaged at seventeen are very few. Especially when there was such a incident before, the Wang family even canceled the marriage of the former grandson and now Hui Wang's son. It is not ordinary people who really dare not come to propose marriage.
Since the divorce, coupled with some rumors outside, Wang Defang has fallen into a very embarrassing situation. No one dares to come to propose marriage, but Mrs. Wang is in a hurry. Recently, she has been walking frequently in various houses. a lot.
The old lady supported her hair, and said with some pity: "It's all my family that has delayed my Fang'er! Don't worry, I have already told you about this by your grandfather. Your grandfather has a student, and his son is also an outstanding one." Young man, your grandfather has taken a fancy to him and intends to tell him about you, so he must have delayed you."
Upon hearing this, Wang Defang became a little anxious.
But she didn't dare to show her impatience in front of the old lady. She could only pretend to be shy and curious and asked: "Grandma, what kind of person is that person? If I really marry, will it bring disaster to our family?" Said At this point, Wang Defang's expression was very solemn: "If it will bring disaster to the family, Fang'er would rather not marry!"
When this matter was mentioned, the old lady couldn't help but straighten her face, she frowned slightly, as if she had a lot of reluctance and disgust in her heart.
Given the current prestige of the Wang family in the ruling and opposition parties and the status of the elder Wang Ge, there is really no need to marry the royal family. But when Emperor Hongjing lowered his dignity and asked for the emperor's grandson to marry him, the Wang family naturally refused. I thought to myself that the emperor's grandson is of great character, if there is no accident, he will be a great treasure in the future, and Wang Defang will also be a queen in the future, so he didn't do much to stop him.
But who would have thought that an accident would happen in the middle, seeing the crown prince being deposed, the grandson's status lost, and the kings stranded in Beijing, it was obviously a bloody chaos of seizing the throne. The members of the Wang family couldn't sit still any longer, so they would do things like 'the granddaughter is delicate, the old wife protects the calf, and Wang Ge is always crying and begging to withdraw from the marriage'.
I thought that even if Wang Defang's reputation was damaged, it would be best to push back the marriage, so that the Wang family would not be forced to be involved in the chaos. Who would have thought that those few princes would not give up, although they hadn't done anything yet, the rumors outside were already raging, no doubt the Wang family put Wang Defang on the fire.
Who would dare to take a woman who is the subject of all kings' scrambling? Originally, Mr. Wang Ge still had a few disciples who were interested in Wang Defang and wanted to hire her back as a wife for his own children. The Wang family was forced to have no choice, so they hurriedly found a family for Wang Defang, and wanted to marry her off, so as to break the minds of those dragons.
But in an instant, many thoughts flashed through Mrs. Wang's mind. She patted Wang Defang's hand and comforted her: "It's good that you have this kind of filial piety, but my Wang family is not vegetarian. Those princes use you as a thing to fight and tease, and they have to ask grandma and you. Whether your grandfather agrees or not. Don't worry, even if your grandfather has said this, he must have an opinion and will not let you be wronged."
"Can… "
"Although that family is a bit poor, they are still a member of the Qingliu. The young man has achieved great fame. Although he is only a small scholar now, it will not be difficult to get a title on the gold list in the future. I, Fang'er, just wait for it." , Don’t go around with your mother recently. Your mother is not a grandmother and doesn’t want to see her, and she is too ignorant. She knows that the city is full of wind and rain recently, and she takes you around to attract people’s attention... "
Since Mrs. Wang said so, she must have told Wang Defang that the matter was already settled, and she probably wanted her to be prepared. As for what the old lady said later, Wang Defang didn't listen to a word, her mouth was full of bitterness, so bitter that the tip of her tongue was full of bitterness.
It's not that she doesn't know her situation, she originally thought of becoming a grandson concubine, and she might become a prince concubine or queen in the future. Suddenly the prince was abolished, and the grandson became the son of King Hui.
King Hui, that is an existence that has been abandoned like a bag, and will never be a great treasure in the future. No matter how much His Majesty loves Hui Wang Shizi, the return of the kings to Beijing clearly means that there is no certainty in the future. After all, the grandchildren are separated by a layer, and it is very difficult for Hui Wang Shizi to become a great treasure.
The family said they wanted to withdraw their marriage, so they did, and now they said they wanted to marry her to a young scholar.
Grandma lied to her that this marriage was a good one, but she, a dignified daughter of the royal family, was reduced to marrying a little scholar. What Qingliu, to put it bluntly, is poor and poor. And this person is definitely not a good match. Few people in Beijing dare to marry her now, and those who dare to face difficulties in this situation, say that they have a noble character, and they are probably a follower of power.
Wang Defang was furious in every possible way, but he didn't dare to express a single word, he could only forcefully say with a smile that he would let his grandparents decide. After that, she talked with the old lady for a while, and then she left with an excuse.
After she left, Mrs. Wang sighed heavily. An old mother who had been standing beside her stepped forward to exchange tea for Mrs. Wang, and said in a low voice, "Old lady, I think Miss Seven is unwilling."
Of course Mrs. Wang could see that, that girl Fang'er's reluctance was too obvious.
She sighed again, and then said: "Now it's not something she can just say she doesn't want. No matter what, we can't involve our whole family. Forget it, this girl has been filial to me for many years, and I will add another one to her dowry list." Take a sum of money from my private house, the Pei family is poor, and with some money in hand, life will be easier in the future."
"yes."