Emperor Baoqing thought about the pain, with tears in his eyes, "Old man, the word love can destroy people. I know you are infatuated, and the more you are like this, the less I can help you. Do you... understand?"
Zhao Jingyan stepped forward on her knees and held the emperor's hand in her palm, "Father, I understand. I just feel lonely in the palace. If my mother and concubine are still there, I will definitely make my father smile more and be less sad." ”
Therefore, he must have her by his side, instead of just missing her for the rest of his life like you, my father.
Tears fell from Emperor Baoqing's eyes.
I can't imagine what it would be like if she were still here. Maybe I've long since grown tired of seeing each other. The love between men and women can never withstand the test of time.
To him, Concubine Shu was just an unfulfilled dream.
No matter how beautiful the woman is, no matter how lingering the love is, how can it compare to having the world's domination in one's hands. The beauty of imperial power can only be understood by those who have tasted it. After all, Lao Ba has never experienced such a feeling.
"Go ahead and don't make any more unnecessary remarks. That girl is not suitable for you."
"Yes, Father!"
Zhao Jingyan nodded her forehead to the ground, raising the corners of her mouth slightly, as if mocking, but also disdainful!
The date of the prince's wedding has just been finalized here, but word has spread quietly over there.
In just half an hour, the palace's decree came to the Gao family.
After hearing the news, Gao Mingtao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, immediately put on his court clothes and led his children and grandchildren to the front hall to receive the order.
Eunuch Li announced the decree in person, his voice rising and falling, which made everyone in the Gao family jump for joy.
That night.
The inner residence of Qingfu.
Yueniang scattered the young lady's hair, combed it carefully for her, and said softly: "Miss, you need to find a place to put that painting away. It's not good for others to see it."
Qingguan raised his eyes and looked in the mirror, thought for a while, and said, "Just keep it in the dark room of the study. Keep Songyin's pair together, and return it to her when the matter is over."
"My slave means the same thing."
Yueniang hesitated and whispered, "The prince's wedding is scheduled for May 20th. It's only a few months away. Miss, Yueniang feels a little uneasy."
"May 20?"
Qingguan's heart was pricked by this day, and she sighed softly and said, "What's so uneasy? We shouldn't worry about this."
There’s no point worrying! Yueniang added in her mind.
Qingguan patted her hand and said, "If he had feelings, he wouldn't have wronged me; if he wanted to, such a person wouldn't be worthy of my trust."
"Miss, you really have a big heart." Yueniang sighed.
It's not that you are arrogant, but that it is useless to think about things that are not in your hands. It is better to stabilize yourself and wait and see what happens.
Qingguan didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so she asked, "Have you prepared any gifts for our ancestor's seventieth birthday?"
"Qian Fu has prepared some."
"What has Master been busy with lately? I've been busy with palace affairs these days, and I've neglected him."
Yueniang helped the young lady to go to bed and said with a smile: "He is very busy. He runs out every day and hangs out with a bunch of poor scholars, drinking tea, talking to each other, and talking about the governance of the country. He is busier than the emperor. ”
Qingguan thought for a while and said meaningfully, "It's time for him to get busy."
Putting down the curtain, Yueniang blew out the candle, closed the door and left, standing quietly for a while, then went to Miss Shi's courtyard.
The lights were still on in the courtyard, and Shi Songyin was copying the two paintings under the lights. Yueniang explained her purpose, and she quickly carefully put the paintings away and handed them to Yueniang's hands.
"Put it away and put it away properly."
Yueniang smiled and said: "Let's put it in Miss Shi's study. If Miss Shi wants to see it, just go there."
Shi Songyin shyly spat: "Yue Niang is laughing at me."
Yueniang smiled and talked for a while before leaving. As I walked to the corridor, I suddenly tripped over something.
"Ouch!"
Before Yueniang could recover, she stumbled and fell down, and the scroll in her hand rolled a few times.
In the flash of electric light, a dark shadow flashed past. Yueniang happened to lower her head and never saw it.
"Whoever killed a thousand swords laid a brick here."
Yueniang cursed twice, then stood up, patted the dust off her body, picked up two fallen paintings, and limped into the night.
She never thought that the two paintings in her hands had been changed in just this moment.
After half a cup of tea, the painting was placed on the Xianwang's desk. Fire shot out of his eyes, as if he wanted to burn a hole in the painting.
On the dark water, the girl's figure emerged in the shadow of the lamp, smiling, angry, dreamy, and enchanting.
"snort!"
There was a cold snort, neither high nor low. Old King Su put down the tea cup and walked to the desk with cold eyes.
"I suddenly looked back, and there was that person in the dimly lit place... Tsk, tsk, tsk, virtuous nephew, look at the enthusiasm, these two people may have been together for a long time. When they came out of the palace, it was probably a beauty trap set by them, otherwise , How could Lao Ba appear by such a coincidence?"
"You old bastard, I was actually fooled!"
Zhao Jingwei punched the table and gritted his teeth, "Gu Qingwan, Zhao Jingyan, you have plotted against me, how can I forgive you! Old prince, what's our next move?"
King Su did not answer, his eyes fell on the woman in the painting, and he laughed out loud. That sharp laughter made the two people in the study shudder.
Zhao Jingwei said angrily: "Old Prince, if you don't move, it will be too late. You have to find a way to help me!"
"No hurries?"
King Lao Su raised his head, looked outside the door, and said with a faint smile: "You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to do things step by step."
Zhao Jingwei couldn't hold back his anger, "I've been tricked to this point, how can I wait!"
Seeing that he was agitated, King Lao Su withdrew his gaze and looked at King Xian.
"He wants to hide it, but I insist on making the matter known to the world. My dear nephew, the show is about to begin."
Zhao Jingwei's heart skipped a beat, "How to start?"
King Lao Su turned a deaf ear and walked to the window with his hands behind his back, his eyes sharp, "Let's start with the seventieth birthday of the ancestor of the Jiang family."
"Uncle Wang, what should I do?" Zhao Jingwei felt hope in his heart and looked eager to try.
King Lao Su looked back and said, "There is someone who needs you to come forward in person for a meeting."
"who?"
"Princess Huayang!"
"How could it be her?" Zhao Jingwei was stunned on the spot.
After the Lantern Festival, the weather suddenly changed and it rained for several days. I finally got some relief, but the wind started blowing again.
The north wind blew for two days, and the sky was full of snowflakes. The snow fell all day and all night, and the whole capital was covered in silver.
Zhao Huayang stood under the eaves, looking at the gloomy sky outside, his mood similar to the weather.
News came from the Jiang family that their daughter had an affair with the prince and was banned for a year. One year, the day lilies were cold!
My daughter, look at you, you entered the Jiang family, you never had a good day, and you were stepped on by others, why are you suffering
If we had known this, it would be better for us, mother and daughter, to live peacefully and keep our money.
"Princess, Princess, it's not good, it's not good, Xian... Xian Wang... is here!" Nanny Tan ran over with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Zhao Jingwei? Why is he here
Zhao Huayang was startled, his body shook a few times, and his face turned pale in an instant.
"Princess, you are fine!"
Zhao Jingwei was dressed in a brocade robe and a jade crown. He sat down on the chair gracefully, and there was no trace of the desolate prince at all.
Zhao Huayang couldn't figure out the purpose of his visit, so he cautiously asked with a smile, "Why is the prince here?"
"Come over and see how your day is going?"
Zhao Jingwei's gaze slowly moved up, staring into her eyes, with a cold smile on his face, "Look, it seems to be very bad. She has lost a lot of weight and is a lot older."
Zhao Huayang looked sad and wiped his tears with a handkerchief, "What else can I do? I'll just hang out for a day."
"Princess, we are all down-and-out people in the world."
Zhao Huayang smiled bitterly, "The prince is still the prince, but I am no longer the princess I used to be."
Zhao Jingwei's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm, "Why bother saying such things? One day he ascends to the throne, and I'm afraid he will end up worse than the princess!"
Zhao Huayang tried to figure out the deep meaning of these words, his eyes flashed, he wanted to ask directly, but he was a little timid.
Zhao Jingwei sighed in a low voice: "Princess, the emperor, the prime minister, and the general Ning have the guts. Have you ever thought about changing your life?"
Zhao Huayang's heart suddenly sank, and thick sweat broke out in his palms.
However, Zhao Jingwei did not let her have a moment to breathe, and said sternly: "Princess Princess, do you think that after he takes office, you will still be able to live guarding this exquisite house?"
"You... what do you mean by this?" Zhao Huayang's voice suddenly rose, with a bit of sharpness.
"What I mean is that the princess may not know that the person she loves most in her heart is your stepdaughter Gu Qingwan?"
"What?"
The handkerchief fell to the ground, Zhao Huayang's face looked like he had seen a ghost, and his eyes almost popped out.
So, those rumors outside... are true!
"Cousin, with Gu Qingwan here, what do you think will happen to you in the future?" Zhao Jingyan smiled faintly.
"Don't forget, it was you who sent her to my king's bed in the first place!"
Zhao Huayang was heartbroken. The sins I have committed are not only this one, but also the one at Yangu Temple!
"So cousin, there is a good opportunity in front of you now, it depends on whether you can take it or not."
Zhao Jingwei looked at the reaction on her face and gently said this sentence.
After the first lunar month, the market opened in court.
Zhao Jingyan was supervising the country and was so busy day and night that he couldn't see anyone while waiting. By the way, Jiang Hongwen also disappeared.
The emperor's condition improved slightly, but Qingguan and Liu Zhaoyu could not relax and still nursed him back to health carefully.
February arrives unexpectedly.
Cao Zi'ang returned from Jinling. As soon as he entered Qingfu, Qingguan got the news and ordered Mrs. Liu to set up a table and take care of him in the evening.
After hearing that Cao Zixi had not followed him to Beijing, a faint smile appeared on her lips.
During the dinner, Cao Zi'ang didn't mention his sister, and Qing Guan didn't ask. The two drank a glass of wine alone, keeping everything in silence. At this moment, an invitation from the Jiang family arrived.