Early in the morning, Xiao Yi accompanied Nangong Yue for breakfast, and then went to the barracks slowly.
Nangong Yue lazily nestled on the beauty's couch and flipped through the book in her hand. She just came back yesterday, so she asked Baihui to tell the nuns in charge to go to Youning Hall in the afternoon.
However, after only three pages of the book, Thrush came in and said, "Shizi Concubine, Miss Eldest, Second Miss, Fourth Miss, Fifth Miss and Sixth Miss came to greet you."
Nangong Yue put down her notebook, rubbed her forehead and said, "Let them go to Dongci Room."
In fact, Xiao Rongxuan and Xiao Rongying came here yesterday, but they were sent away by Xiao Yi without entering the courtyard.
Nangong Yue straightened her dress and passed.
After seeing the ceremony, several girls sat down, Xiao Rongxuan and Xiao Rongying chatted amusingly, it was very lively.
Nangong Yue distributed the fabrics, jewelry, rouge and so on bought in Heyu City to them one by one. The girls were all smiling and singing.
Nangong Yue was also affected by this brisk atmosphere. With a smile on her face, she said to the five girls, "Sisters, April is just right, and I plan to hold a spring hunt. I will let the people from the sewing room go Tailor clothes for you, and make two riding outfits for each of you."
Xiao Rongxuan and Xiao Rongying became more and more happy when they heard that they could go hunting. Because of years of wars, they haven't gone out to have fun for a long time. Xiao Rongying was the first to bow her body and said: "Thank you, sister-in-law. Speaking of which, I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and I must be quite rusty in riding skills. I need to practice hard these days."
The two baby girls, Xiao Rongyu and Xiao Rongqian, also thanked their sister-in-law in a childlike voice.
Xiao Rongxuan also said a few good things, but at the same time she was thinking more. The fourth sister and the others are still young, but she and her eldest sister Xiao Fei are at the age to talk about marriage. hunting, do you mean...
Xiao Rongxuan's eyes were half-closed, and her heart beat two beats faster.
Nangong Yue was a little tired, so she didn't force herself, and said with a smile: "Sisters, it's time for boudoir study, don't make your husband wait for a long time..." The implication is to send them off.
"Sister-in-law is right." Xiao Rongxuan stood up politely, with a twinkle in her eyes, she asked tentatively, "Sister-in-law, I haven't seen my third sister these few days, but she is not in good health yet?"
Xiao Rongxuan hadn't seen Xiao Ni in her boudoir school for almost a month. I heard that she was seriously ill, but she still hasn't recovered after being ill for so long, and the second room refused to visit her. All these things always made her a bit suspicious. Seeing Xiao Ni today Ni still didn't show up, so she couldn't help asking.
Nangong Yue smiled and picked up the teacup without saying a word, the meaning of serving tea to see off the guests was self-evident.
Xiao Rongxuan swallowed her saliva, not daring to ask any more questions, but a sarcastic light flashed in Xiao Rongying's eyes.
Several people bowed and left, only Xiao Fei still sat where she was.
Seeing that Xiao Fei did not leave, Xiao Rongxuan and Xiao Rongying's expressions were a little stiff. They were both jealous and dissatisfied, but they could only retreat first.
Xiao Fei held the teacup and didn't speak for a while.
The question that the second sister asked just now was also a question in her mind. In the past month, she went to the second aunt's place several times to visit the third sister, but the second aunt always said vaguely that the third sister was sick and could not see guests.
Nangong Yue also guessed what Xiao Fei was thinking, and after thinking for a moment, she asked, "Sister Fei, do you also want to know what happened to the third sister?"
Xiao Fei thought for a while, then nodded cautiously.
Nangong Yue stood up, pulled Xiao Fei to sit down on the Arhat bed beside her, and then told Xiao Fei the truth about Xiao Ni being coerced by Miss Gu to poison her, Xiao Fei stared in disbelief Eyes, I never expected that such a thing happened in the mansion during that time, and she didn't know anything about it...
"Sister Fei, apart from your eldest brother, your father and second aunt, no one else in the palace knows about this matter..." Nangong Yue held Xiao Fei's hand affectionately and said, the less people knew about this dirty matter. The better, but after Nangongyue thought about it carefully, she decided to tell Xiao Fei, "Sister Fei, the reason I told you is that you understand that people's hearts are unpredictable. You live a simple life in the palace now, but when you marry someone In the end, you might face some conspiracies and tricks, you have to be on guard and vigilant..." It's like the deceased princess, if she didn't trust her nanny too much, how could she be so beautiful...
"Thank you sister-in-law for your reminder." Xiao Fei couldn't understand Nangong Yue's painstaking efforts, her eyes were slightly red, and her heart was extremely complicated.
Her mouth moved, she really wanted to ask how to deal with Xiao Ni, but she didn't ask after all. So what if she asked? Even if Xiao Ni was coerced and controlled by others, she made a big mistake after all!
After Xiao Fei sat down for a while, she left.
After Xiao Fei left, Nangong Yue asked Huamei to bring the story book, and flipped through it boredly, but her mind was not on the story book at all, but thinking of Xiao Ni.
Xiao Ni is still in Bixiaotang now, and her grandfather will come every three days to give her a pulse and prescribe a prescription, and it just so happens that he will come today.
After lunch, she went to Youning Hall to deal with some matters. When she heard that her grandfather had arrived, Nangong Yue hurried back to Bixiao Hall.
"Grandfather."
As soon as Nangong Yue stepped into the main room, Lin Jingchen, who was dressed straight in gray, smiled and waved to her. There was a faint smile on his clear face. After looking at Nangong Yue, he showed satisfaction, and said: " Come, let me give you a pulse."
Nangong Yue obediently responded, and after bowing her knees and saluting, she sat down beside him, stretched out her wrist, and let him check her pulse.
Lin Jingchen stopped quickly and said, "You're recuperating pretty well, I'll give you another warming and tonic prescription, and continue to eat."
Then, Lin Jingchen dictated a prescription fluently, and Baihui at the side hurriedly wrote it down.
Nangong Yue thought for a while and said, "Grandfather, I'll go with you to Sister Ni's place."
Lin Jingchen nodded in agreement.
Since the incident, this was the first time Nangong Yue went to see Xiao Ni, and her heart was inevitably heavy.
She thought she was good to Xiao Ni, but she didn't expect it to be like this...
The two grandfathers left the main room together, walked around the house, and walked slowly towards the backyard.
Nangong Yue asked in a low voice, "Grandfather, how is sister Ni doing?"
Lin Jingchen frowned slightly, and said: "The addiction of this Wuhe ointment is really terrible. Every attack will make people feel so painful that they wish to die. The only way to numb Miss Xiao San's senses is to use acupuncture and a large amount of drugs. Only then did she narrowly survive... "It's just that after the effect of the medicine wears off, if Xiao Ni's addiction has not been relieved, then what awaits her will be even more terrifying torture...
Lin Jingchen spoke succinctly, but in fact Xiao Ni's situation could not be summed up in a few words.
In the past month, he has been there most of the time when Xiao Ni's illness flares up, so he knows everything Xiao Ni has experienced very well. The number of shocks she experienced during the illness is already beyond counting on the palm of my hand...
Lin Jingchen sighed and said: "Thanks to Miss Xiao San's strong willpower, she was able to survive until now... After this month of treatment, Miss Xiao San's desire for Wuhe ointment has decreased a lot, but the addiction is still intermittent. flare up..."
Lin Jingchen paused for a moment, and then said: "Miss Xiao San, I estimate that it will take another month or two for treatment, and after that, she must be closely observed for several months to determine whether there will be a relapse or other sequelae."
Nangong Yue's brows were tightly frowned, and she was even more worried about the fifth prince who was far away in the royal capital. She wondered how he was doing now... She thought about asking her grandfather for a prescription and a needle map later, so that someone could send it to the prince. Du, let's see if I can help the Fifth Prince.
While talking, the two arrived in front of a wing room, and a woman guarding the door of the wing room hurriedly saluted Nan Gongyue and Lin Jingchen, and opened the door again.
Xiao Ni in the room was sitting in front of a desk, writing a book, when she heard the movement outside, her hands trembled, and there was an extra scribble on the page of the scripture that was almost finished copying...
This page is ruined.
Her eyes were a little dark, she collected herself, put down the wolf hair in her hand, then stood up, stepped forward to greet her, bowed her knees and said: "Master Lin, old...sister-in-law."
Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Ni in disbelief.
In just a short month, Xiao Ni seemed to have changed into a different person, her whole body was skinny, her blue dress was empty, her eye sockets and cheeks were deeply sunken, and her once clear eyes had lost their former luster. The look, she is like a delicate flower that has not had time to bloom, and suddenly withers...
Xiao Ni knelt down with a plop, lowered her head, ashamed of herself and dared not look at Nangong Yue.
In an instant, the scenes since Nangong Yue came to the palace quickly passed before her eyes, and she only felt pain in the bottom of her throat...
However, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
She took a deep breath, raised her head with difficulty and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I was wrong."
The words are so empty and powerless, but she can only say these three words, and the only thing she can do is to keep copying Buddhist scriptures to pray for sister-in-law and atone for herself...
Nangong Yue didn't speak for a while, the atmosphere in the room was heavy.
The woman outside closed the door silently, and blocked all prying eyes outside the house...
…
At this time, the atmosphere in Gongjun Wangfu, thousands of miles away, was equally dull and depressing.
Han Lingfu stopped a few dozen feet away from the small Buddhist hall, looked ahead and sighed faintly.
He himself couldn't count the number of times he came here, but every time he couldn't move forward, he didn't know how to face Bai Muxiao and their children...
Han Lingfu sighed again, and was about to turn around and leave, but heard a "boom" impact from the front, followed by a female voice who was crying in pain.
Han Lingfu froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, his body didn't seem to be his own, and he didn't obey.
For him, this voice was too familiar, as if it was deeply engraved in his heart, he would never forget it!
Xiao'er, it's his Xiao'er!
Then, a rough female voice said in a strange tone: "Bai side concubine, if you can't even do such a small thing, what else can you do?! Hey, a servant can catch mice even if he raises a cat!"
Han Lingfu's eyes widened, and he couldn't hold back anymore, he rushed into the courtyard of the small Buddhist hall with strides, and the scene in front of him made his anger go straight to his forehead.
A few feet away, a thick-shouldered woman with a big arm and a round waist put her hands on her hips and said domineeringly to Bai Muxiao who had fallen on the ground: "Bai Fangfei, what are you going to sit on... lord... lord!" The woman was frightened. Looking at Han Lingfu carefully, he bowed his knees and saluted tremblingly.
Han Lingfu looked at Bai Muxiao for a moment, and after only a few days of seeing him, his Xiao'er lost a lot of weight, and he was wearing a blue cotton dress that was old and not old.
On the side, a heavy wooden bucket fell on the ground, and most of the water in it was spilled, which wet the ground and stained her dress. She looked miserable and pitiful...
How did his Xiao'er become like this? !
Could it be that Xiao'er was so humiliated by these snobby servants in this small Buddhist hall these days? !
"Xiao'er!" Han Lingfu hurried forward, trying to help Bai Muxiao up, but was a step too late. Bai Muxiao had already stood up by herself, and stepped back half a step, avoiding his hands and his sight .
"Xiao'er..." Han Lingfu only felt heartbroken: Is Xiao'er blaming herself? ! He clearly promised to give her happiness for the rest of his life, but he failed to protect her well, and even let a lowly servant humiliate her like this. All this is his fault!
Han Lingfu frowned deeply, looked at the woman angrily, and asked coldly, "What's going on?"
Who dares to spoil his Xiao'er like this? !
Is it Cui Yanyan? !
On weekdays, he looks like a gentle and gentle young man, but in his bones he is of the blood of the proud Tian family. With just a displeased look in his eyes, his whole body exudes an aura of calm and prestige.
The woman was so frightened that her legs went limp, she knelt down with a plop, her forehead thumped on the ground and begged for mercy repeatedly: "My lord, spare me, my lord, spare my life..."
Han Lingfu really wanted to give this woman a hard kick. These lowly maidservants are really deceiving and bullying too much.
He was about to call for someone, but Bai Muxiao silently turned around and went to the house.
Han Lingfu couldn't care about the woman anymore, and hurriedly chased after her, "Xiao'er, listen to me...you listen to me."
But Bai Muxiao didn't look back, but walked even faster.
Han Lingfu quickened his pace, chased all the way into the main room, and finally grabbed Bai Muxiao's wet sleeve.
"Xiao'er," he said tenderly, looking at Bai Muxiao's slender back tenderly, "I'm here to pick you up."
go back? ! Bai Muxiao still didn't look back, her face drooped, and a sarcasm flashed in her eyes. If she hadn't bribed the old woman to use bitter tricks, I'm afraid he wouldn't have come in yet. Just like that, why did you call to pick her up
Her thick and slender eyelashes trembled slightly, and there seemed to be a layer of mist in her eye sockets, making her delicate and pitiful.
She shook her head and said softly: "My lord, Xiao'er can't go back with you."
"Xiao'er, you are blaming me, aren't you?" Han Lingfu's eyes dimmed and his voice was slightly hoarse.
Bai Muxiao finally turned her head, her red eyes were wet, she looked at Han Lingfu and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, Xiao'er doesn't blame you. Xiao'er just doesn't want to hurt your reputation..."
Han Lingfu closed his eyes with self-blame. He, Prince Gong, looks at the scenery on the surface, but in fact he is walking on thin ice. He is always on guard against other people's schemes and plots. He is afraid that if he makes a wrong step, he will miss the supreme position.
If he wants to become the Son of Heaven and want to have no scruples in the future, then he must endure now and not let any stains be left on his body.
A few days ago, there was a lot of rumors in the capital, and even the emperor called him to ask about the situation. He had no choice but to impulsively lock Xiao'er and the child here. He just wanted to wait for the limelight to pass, but he didn't expect...
"Xiao'er, I'm useless, I'm the one who made you suffer... I didn't expect Cui Yanyan to treat you so harshly..." He said bitterly, a trace of hatred flashed in his black eyes.
"My lord," Bai Muxiao sighed softly, "How can I blame you... The blame can only be blamed on the villain in power. Hey, maybe we are destined for each other after all, so we shouldn't force it anymore. My lord, let's go, in the future Never come here again...”
As she said that, Bai Muxiao's eyes were half-closed, she choked up a bit, and said with difficulty: "You can just treat my mother and son as dead. Xiao'er really doesn't want to be a stumbling block for the prince..."
"Xiao'er..." Han Lingfu shrank his pupils in disbelief, and subconsciously exerted a slight force on the right palm holding her wrist. He looked deeply at Bai Muxiao, seeing pain, sadness, and despair flashing in her eyes. ... and finally turned into a final decision.
That touch of absolute determination pierced into his heart like a needle of ice, making his heart ache and cold.
He can't lose her!
"Xiao'er..." Han Lingfu held Bai Muxiao in his arms, and said with difficulty, "Don't say goodbye easily. You know how much I love you... I will never let go!"
Bai Muxiao leaned her face against his generous chest, sobbing and said: "My lord, why would I want to..." But, from an angle that he couldn't see, her eyes were cold, without any attachment.
Han Lingfu hugged her slender waist tightly, his heart was surging, and he said in a low voice: "Xiao'er, we will have another child, and there will be other healthy children..." They are still young!
other kids? The corner of Bai Muxiao's mouth drew a sarcastic and cold arc from an angle that Han Lingfu couldn't see. It's a pity that Han Lingfu can't give birth to other children in this life.
"My lord," when she raised half of her face, there was only deep sadness in her eyes, "Have you ever thought about why our children became like this?"
Han Lingfu was startled, thoughtful.
Bai Muxiao's slender fingers grabbed the fabric of his chest, and said bitterly: "We are both healthy and healthy, how could the child become like that?! Someone must want to harm me and our child! She can harm Once, it can hurt us the second time... As the saying goes: 'Only a thousand days can be a thief, how can a thousand days prevent a thief'? As time goes by, there are always times when we are negligent."
Bai Muxiao didn't name her, but they both knew who she was talking about. Besides Cui Yanyan, who else could it be? !
Han Lingfu's eyes were as deep as the sea. It would be a lie if he said that he never suspected Cui Yanyan at all, but there was no evidence.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Bai Muxiao raised her eyes to meet his eyes, and said plainly: "My lord, if you want us to start over, I want Cui Yanyan to die! I want her to pay for her viciousness!"
Looking at Bai Muxiao's eyes full of grief, Han Lingfu's heart twitched, empathizing with him. That was their first child! He misses the baby who was born in nine months...
He took a deep breath, looked directly into Bai Muxiao's eyes, and reassured forcefully, "Xiao'er, don't worry. I will definitely avenge our child. I won't let her have another chance to harm our family." .”
As he said that, Han Lingfu narrowed his eyes slightly. At the beginning, he had no choice but to consummate the marriage with Cui Yanyan because of the persecution of the Cui family, but even so, the Cui family still did nothing and could not be his help at all. What use is a woman? ! It's better to use the position of princess to recruit a more helpful wives.
Bai Muxiao's originally stiff body relaxed, and she snuggled into his arms softly, and the atmosphere in the room also eased, quiet and serene... until suddenly there was a loud wail of a baby in the inner room.
"child… "
Bai Muxiao wanted to go into the house to see the child, but was shackled in Han Lingfu's arms. His eyes were a bit complicated, and he didn't want to spoil the warmth of the moment, but there were some things that he had to say: "Xiao'er, this child can't be kept." ... "Short-term pain is worse than long-term pain.
Bai Muxiao shrank her pupils in disbelief, and stared at him blankly, as if saying, how can you be so cruel!
Han Lingfu's expression was a bit embarrassed, and he said with difficulty: "Xiao'er, the emperor has heard the rumors outside, and I can hide it for the time being, but the child grows up day by day, and I will definitely not be able to hide this matter. How can the emperor tolerate a The criticized grandson!... This child will eventually drag you down!"
Bai Muxiao remained silent, she had seen through Han Lingfu a long time ago, he kept saying that it was for her benefit, but he was actually afraid of dragging him down, right
"Wow-"
The baby in the inner room cried louder, as if knowing that he had been abandoned by his biological father.
Mother and child are connected by blood, Bai Muxiao instinctively looked towards the inner room again, but Han Lingfu quickly held her down again, "Xiao'er, just treat this child as if it was born..."
Bai Muxiao stood there in a daze, feeling heavy in her heart.
If she stays here with the child, then she will never be able to avenge him!
How could she be willing!
There was a spark of hatred in Bai Muxiao's eyes, and she thought to herself: Child, it is mother who didn't protect you that made you come into this world like this... But don't worry, mother will definitely avenge you, you will always be Your father's only child.
Thinking about it, she felt a pang in her heart, but also felt a little pleasure: Han Lingfu, if you knew that this child you abandoned was your only flesh and blood, what would you do
On that day, she will tell him the truth herself!