There was another crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground, accompanied by Murong Tao's heart-piercing roar: "Get out, you all get out! Get out!"
With her hands behind her back, Murong Jue watched with a gloomy expression as the maid in the house was kicked out by her nephew.
"Second Master!" The panicked maid trembled when she saw him outside the door, and quickly knelt down.
"Fourth young master refuses to take medicine?"
"The servant is incompetent, the fourth son, he, he broke the medicine bowl." The maid replied with her head lowered and her voice trembling.
Murong Jue's face turned ugly again: "Go down! Then order someone to re-boil the medicine."
The maid left in response.
Ever since his nephew broke his legs, his temperament has changed drastically, and his whole person has become gloomy. He has driven away many maids and smashed many things. And there was no more laughter.
He took a deep breath, and was about to open the door to enter, when he saw his confidant guard rushing over: "General, we found it!"
His pupils shrank slightly, and he grabbed him and asked, "Who is it?"
The guard whispered a few words, and his face suddenly changed: "Have you found out? Are you sure it's him?"
"I've found out, Fourth Young Master's leg was indeed broken by a trick!" The guard's tone was very firm.
Murong Jue gritted his teeth, his face was full of evil spirits, and the veins on his forehead throbbed: "Okay, okay, very good, I think Murong Jue thinks he is smart, but he never thought that he would be tricked into applauding like this! I will not take revenge, Murong Jue." Jue swears not to be human!!"
**
This night, Wei Junhang left the Yamen much later than usual. There were only a few passers-by on the road. After a whole day of work, he was already quite tired. He closed his eyes and rested for a while, and suddenly felt that the sedan chair stopped , was about to ask in detail, and heard the attendant outside say: "Master Guo, there is a person lying on the ground at the intersection ahead."
"Go and see what's going on!" Wei Junhang ordered.
But in a short time, the attendant ran back: "Master, I can see clearly, it is the eldest son of the former Honglu Temple Qing Lord Zhou's house, who was attacked by someone, injured and fell unconscious on the ground."
The eldest son of the Zhou family? Wei Junhang suddenly lifted the car curtain: "I'll go and have a look!"
He hurried towards the figure lying on the ground not far away, walked up to that person, squatted down and took a look, and recognized that the blood-stained person was Zhou Chang!
"Hurry up, send him to the nearest hospital, and then send someone to the Zhou Mansion to inform Mrs. Zhou!" He ordered loudly.
After arriving at the hospital, after the doctor bandaged the wound on Zhou Chang's body, Wei Junhang frowned and asked, "Where did he get hurt? How is it?"
The doctor sighed: "This young master has multiple fractures all over his body, especially his legs. Fortunately, he was discovered in time, otherwise this life will be completely ruined. However, his injuries can be cured." , I’m afraid that walking in the future will not return to the original.”
Wei Junhang's expression was a bit complicated, looking at Zhou Chang's pale face, his eyes fell on his injured legs that were firmly fixed by splints.
So, are these legs almost ruined
A faint guess formed in his mind, he sighed, and ordered someone to send him back to the Zhou Mansion.
Jiang, who was pregnant for five or six months, almost passed out when he saw the miserable condition of her husband being carried back.
When Zhou Chang woke up and learned about his condition, his face was as pale as paper.
"Husband...how could this be? Who did it?" Jiang asked with his eyes swollen, sobbing while holding his hand.
The severe pain on his body came and went, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead, but he just grabbed the brocade quilt tightly on his body. After a long time, Fang murmured: "Retribution, retribution, this is all retribution..."
"Husband, what are you talking about? What retribution? Why is there retribution?" Jiang asked, wiping away tears.
Zhou Chang didn't seem to hear what she said, but continued to mutter "retribution" and so on.
It's all retribution, it's all retribution...
Seeing that he seemed to be insane, Jiang could only mutter to himself, heartbroken.
The news of Zhou Chang's injury soon spread to Prince Ping's mansion, and Zhou Guanning returned to the Zhou mansion accompanied by King Ping. When he saw his brother with a pale face on the bed, and the bandaged wounds on his body, he couldn't bear it any longer. I couldn't help crying.
After finally being persuaded by the maid, she stopped crying. She walked out of the room, came to Jiang's place, wiped away her tears and asked, "Do you know who hurt elder brother..."
The words stopped abruptly when he saw the undisguised resentment on Jiang's face: "Da, sister-in-law, what, what's the matter with you?"
"Now, why, why can you continue to live a stable life with peace of mind?" Jiang stared at her closely with sharp eyes.
"I..." Zhou Guanning was taken aback by her reaction.
"Everyone has paid the price, why can you still live your peaceful life with peace of mind! Murong Tao broke his leg, Wei Chenglin went away, his father was demoted, and now even your elder brother has suffered this great crime, and all of this is because You rose up!! Everyone was at fault, and everyone paid the price for their mistakes, why are you innocent!!" After speaking, Jiang's voice had become quite sharp.
"Sister-in-law, I..." Zhou Guanning wanted to grab her to explain, but Jiang pushed her hand away vigorously, "Do you want to say that it's none of your business? If it wasn't because of you, how could father set up a scheme to destroy Murong?" Tao's leg; if it wasn't for you, how could he have gone to deal with the British government; if it wasn't for you, how could your elder brother have provoked such revenge today! It's all because of you!!"
The more Jiang spoke, the more excited she became, her body was trembling with anger. When she got to the back, she pointed at the door and screamed, "Get out! Get out of here!!"
As soon as the words fell, her eyes went dark, and she passed out because of being too excited. It was the maid beside her who had been watching her with sharp eyes and quick hands to support her.
"Please doctor!" The maids yelled in panic, Zhou Wanning looked at the scene with a pale face, and the people who came in and out seemed to have completely forgotten her.
"Madam fainted suddenly because of being too emotional. Madam's pregnancy is not very stable, and she needs to rest in peace." The old doctor sighed.
"Thank you, doctor." King Ping glanced at Zhou Guanning, who was sitting stiffly at the side, unresponsive, and ordered the doctor to be sent out.
Zhou Guanning didn't know how she got back to the palace, she only knew that King Ping accompanied her back to the main courtyard, and when she turned around, Concubine Kong found a reason to invite her over.
Since Concubine Kong entered the door, she quickly took over the management of the inner house. Although she was not very favored, but with the support of Concubine Li in the palace, no one in the house dared to disrespect her.
She watched him leave blankly, Jiang's words echoed in her ears again and again.
Murong Tao's legs were broken because of her, Wei Chenglin went away because of her, his father was demoted because of her, his brother was retaliated because of her, the root of all disasters is her...
Is she wrong? Two lines of clear tears slowly slipped down. Maybe she was really wrong, but is it too late to regret it now
When King Ping came back, it was already time to light the lamps.
"I have heard everything my sister-in-law said to you today." Prince Ping looked at her calmly and said slowly.
Zhou Guanning bit her lips lightly, under his indifferent gaze, for some reason, she suddenly had a feeling of nowhere to hide.
"Guan Ning, is your heart still there?"
Looking at the soft and beautiful face in front of him, he suddenly lost the courage to continue, and smiled bitterly: "You should have a good rest!"
"Your Highness..." Zhou Guanning subconsciously wanted to stop him, but he could only see the back of him leaving.
When Shen Xinyan saw Zhou Guanning again, it was at Lingyun Temple.
She hadn't seen Zhou Wanning since she met Wang Ping when she was a side concubine. In the past, when going in and out of the palace, the female family members of Prince Ping's mansion were only Concubine Kong. It can be said that in the eyes of today's wives, Zhou Guanning, the well-known Princess Ping, has become an invisible person. In the past, the people who communicated with Prince Ping's residence were all Concubine Kong.
She was not surprised by this.
In his previous life, Mrs. Kong was a very capable person, and in this life, he will be no exception. When it comes to internal affairs, Zhou Wanning's temperament, how can he win against her. Now her only reliance is Prince Ping's favor.
But how long can this love last
Zhou Guanning didn't expect to meet her either, his expression was obviously taken aback, and then he came forward: "Ma'am."
"princess."
After the two greeted each other, they passed each other, as if the other party was really just a stranger they knew.
"Ma'am." Shen Xinyan was stopped after walking a few steps, she stopped and turned around, and saw Zhou Guanning calmly said, "I have offended you a lot in the past, Madam please forgive me."
Shen Xinyan was surprised, before she had time to say anything in the future, the other party gave her a blessing, turned and left.
"What a peerless beauty, and she is a concubine. How can I see that she has a sense of disillusionment." Xu Sumin, who had found her, shook her head regretfully.
Shen Xinyan's feelings were a bit complicated. She had heard about Princess Ping's reclusiveness, but she didn't take it to heart. After all, with Zhou Wanning's temperament and the current situation of Zhou Mansion, it's not surprising that she didn't like to go out. But now hearing what Xu Sumin said, she also felt that Zhou Wanning really seemed to see through the world.
Zhou Guanning like this was very strange, but he couldn't make her feel bored.
At this time, Wei Junhang was sitting in front of the Zhenbeihou brothers, facing the same gloomy faces of the two brothers, he said slowly: "I am not for the Zhou family, but for the Zhenbeihou mansion."
"The Wei family and the Murong family have been in the same robe for several generations. In terms of closeness and distance, they are not comparable to the Zhou family."
"Since that's the case, why did you bother to save that Zhou Mao!" Zhenbei Hou asked coldly.
"Because Lord Zhou can't die, let alone in the hands of the Zhenbeihoufu. If he dies in office, what about the Xiyan City, which has gradually shown its vitality? What about the Xiyan people who have finally settled properly? The imperial court There is no shortage of capable ministers, but there is a lack of capable ministers who can take root in the west with all their hearts!"
"If Mr. Zhou dies, is it possible for Lord Hou to give the people of Xiyan another 'Master Qingtian'? If His Majesty knows that the chess piece he put so hard has been pulled out by Lord Hou, won't you blame Lord Hou?"
Seeing Zhenbeihou and Murongjue's complexion changed slightly, Wei Junhang sighed, and continued: "Master Zhou will never return to Beijing unless he dies, and he will only be the magistrate of a county, plus Zhou Chang's legs, Isn't that enough?"
After a pause, he said sincerely: "The grievances and grievances between the juniors back then have been entangled to this day, and it has long been difficult to tell which is right and which is wrong. Why don't Hou Ye and Second Master let it go?"
Zhenbeihou and Murongjue looked at each other, and both fell silent.
***
Inside the house, Murong Tao angrily smashed the medicine bowl to pieces again, and he scolded the maids away one after another.
Looking at the pair of legs that still felt nothing, he felt even more desperate.
The door was pushed open from the outside, and he roared angrily without even looking at it: "Get out!!"
The visitor stood quietly, and there was no movement for a long time. He couldn't help it anymore, and looked angrily, but was shocked when he recognized the visitor's appearance.
"Awan?"
Zhou Guan looked at him quietly, tidied up the mess on the floor without saying a word, and finally walked to the bed and called softly, "Brother Murong."
"You, why did you come?" It was the first time Murong Tao saw her for so many years since the accident, and he was still in shock.
"I asked Your Highness to come with me." Zhou Guanning's eyes fell on his skinny legs, Murong Tao noticed her gaze, and pulled the blanket to cover it in panic, "Don't look, don't look... "
The man in front of her had a thin face and a gloomy air lingering all over her body, completely different from the confident and flamboyant little general Murong in her memory.
And it was her father who destroyed his legs and his will. In the final analysis, the culprit of everything was herself.
"I hurt you." She said in a low voice.
"It's none of your business." Murong Tao subconsciously wanted to comfort her.
"If it wasn't for me, your leg wouldn't be broken. All the misfortunes are caused by me. My own fault, but let the people around me bear the consequences..."
…
Ping Wang outside the house didn't know how much will he had to control the legs that were about to step in.
Now he can't tell how he feels about Zhou Guanning. There are still some likings, but there are also a lot of disappointments, which made him unable to find a way to get along with her. Therefore, in the past half a year, the number of times their husband and wife have met is also very few.
Yesterday Zhou Guanning took the initiative to approach him, but it was to beg him to bring her to see Murong Tao. At that moment, he was quite angry, but finally agreed.
He already knew about the suppression of the Zhou Mansion by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. His brother-in-law Zhou Chang was sick all day long, and Xiyan's father-in-law was struggling, and he finally understood why his father-in-law would beg him like that before he left Beijing.
He felt that the key to unraveling the hatred between Murong Zhou and the two houses was Murong Tao.
When Zhou Guanning came out, Zhenbeihou and Murong Jue, who were also waiting outside the house, looked at each other, then walked in quickly, and saw that Murong Tao was just sitting in the room, with wet eyes, but the hostility on his body But faded a lot.
"Father, second uncle!" Murong Tao noticed their coming, turned his face away and wiped the tears from his eyes, and called.
It was just a simple title, but the Murong brothers were relieved, and suddenly felt that today's adventure was worth it.
But Ping Wang and his wife returned to the palace without a word. As usual, Ping Wang ordered his servants to send Zhou Guanning back to the main courtyard, and went towards the study by himself.
Zhou Guan quietly watched his leaving back, and watched Concubine Kong not far away greeted him with a smile.
She was a little dazed, and couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, she seemed to be lost, but also seemed to be sad.
"Sorry, thank you!" Facing the straight figure, she said in a low voice.
The next moment, she smiled wryly again.
What belongs to her, what does not belong to her, she has lost. Those who like her and those who don't like her have already left.
She thought, in this life, she probably did the same!