Yun Chi returned to the East Palace, came to the gate of the palace, looked at the plaque in the East Palace, reined in the horse's reins, and did not dismount for a long time.
Ever since he got married, every day when he went to court, Huayan sometimes fell into a deep sleep, and sometimes woke up in a daze and said to him "I have gone to court", and he kissed her before going out. Well, he came back after finishing his work, and every time he went to the gate of the palace, he hurried into the mansion and returned to the Phoenix East Garden. There was a warm lamp in the East Garden. She was sitting at the table, holding a scroll, or Because of the discomfort of morning sickness, she lay on the table and waited for him weakly. Whether she was suffering from morning sickness or not, he could always see a smile on her face.
But today, he lost her like this today.
I still remember that she went out with him in the morning, and he still remembered that he tied a cloak for her, stuffed her with a hand stove, and held her hand when he went out, the warmth of her soft and boneless palm in his palm, he was very careful. She tried to prevent her, but she didn't prevent someone from attacking her.
He closed his eyes, trembling all over.
He had lived in this East Palace for ten years, but this was the first time he didn't want to step in, and he didn't want to face the deserted East Palace without her. He was afraid that after he stepped in, he would enter the Phoenix East Garden, so he couldn't help but draw his sword and kill himself first.
"Your Highness" the palace door opened from the inside, and Steward Fu came out with a haggard face, and looked at Yun Chi questioningly, with hope in his eyes, but after seeing Yun Chi's expression, the hope dissipated, and he couldn't stop. "Didn't you find the princess?" He couldn't ask a word, he just shouted.
Yun Chi opened his eyes, got off his horse, threw the horse's reins, and asked the deputy housekeeper in a hoarse voice, "Is everything in the East Palace safe?"
Steward Fu cupped his hands, and replied respectfully, "Everything is fine, Marquis Wuwei was sent in yesterday, and the servant dared not neglect, so he placed Lord Marquis in a courtyard."
Yun Chi looked at Steward Fu, "Treat him as a guest."
Steward Fu was secretly startled when he heard Yun Chi's words, and bowed his head, "There are five hundred guards in the East Palace in that courtyard, but they are only eating, drinking and entertaining, and the Marquis is not short."
Yun Chi nodded, stepped over the threshold, and entered the Eastern Palace with difficulty.
Butler Fu hurriedly followed, and asked cautiously and tentatively, "Your Highness, do you want Lord Xuan to come to see you now?"
"No." Yun Chi shook his head.
Steward Fu nodded, and said again, "Your Highness is covered in dust and dust, take care of yourself, this servant will order someone to boil water for His Highness to bathe before ordering the kitchen."
"There's no need to prepare meals, I used it at Qingshui Temple in Banbishan." Yun Chi waved his hand, "Just tell me to boil water for bathing."
Steward Fu responded repeatedly, hurriedly called someone, and quickly gave orders, while he himself walked in behind Yun Chi.
Before Huayan married in, and since the completion of the East Palace, Yun Chi lived in it for ten years, and it has been very quiet. Yunchi was used to this kind of quiet before. Every time he returned to the palace, on the way into the mansion, the entire East Palace It was quiet, and the waiters never made any loud noises. They were all doing their jobs in peace, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
But ever since Huayan married into the East Palace and married him, she has a lively temperament and likes to be lively. Gradually, after such a long time, the East Palace seems to have become lively and lively, and the servants are no longer quiet as before, and they can listen With the sound and movement of people, he stepped in every day, and only then did he feel like home.
But now, it seems that overnight, the East Palace has returned to its previous appearance. Let him walk on the road, and the soles of his feet are getting cold. It's very cold, the kind of cold that penetrates the whole body.
He walked more and more slowly, and then stopped.
"Your Highness" Seeing Yun Chi stop, Steward Fu called again tentatively.
Yun Chi stood motionless, his whole body was so heavy that he couldn't move his feet, Steward Fu looked at him, his heart ached so badly, his old eyes shed tears, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess will be fine, she is so good, God will love her dearly." She will also love His Highness deeply."
Yun Chi nodded and continued walking without saying a word.
This short road, when Huayan was here, she could enter Phoenix East Garden with less than a cup of tea, but today, he walked more than three cups of tea.
Steward Fu has never seen His Highness the Crown Prince like this. It seems that even if he is covered with a thin layer of clothes at this time, he can't take a step. He took out his handkerchief to cover his eyes, and prayed secretly, Prince His Highness has suffered enough. At the age of five, the empress died. At the age of fifteen, Mrs. Wu Weihou died in the East Palace. There is no reason to find out. The life of the Crown Princess is dying in the north.
, Now I am finally looking forward to the big wedding with the Crown Princess, just a few good days have passed, the Empress Empress is in the spirit of heaven, bless Your Highness, the Crown Princess must be well.
Yun Chi entered the Phoenix East Garden, and Nanny Fang came out with people. Everyone's eyes were red, especially Nanny Fang's eyes were swollen. She looked at Yun Chi, and opened her mouth. Housekeeper Tongfu Same, did not ask the sentence "Is the princess found?"
Yun Chi stepped into the threshold. Although the ground dragon was burning in the room, Huayan was nowhere to be seen. He swayed, and held the doorframe with his hands amidst the clear and crisp sound of the bead curtains swaying.
After a while, he stepped into the room, lay down on the bed, and lay down with his clothes on like that, stretched out his hand to grab the quilt, and covered his face.
Nanny Fang followed into the room, looked at Yun Chi's appearance, couldn't bear it, turned around and shed tears.
Those who served Yun Chi since childhood knew how strong His Highness the Crown Prince is. Except for the fragility of his face that could be vaguely seen in the dead of night on the day the Empress Empress and Mrs. Wu Wei Hou passed away, he usually had a dull expression. There was no emotion to be seen, Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his expression, and only when he was facing the princess, did he show joy and anger, but he had never been so vulnerable.
However, no one can comfort and persuade him of his fragility.
At this moment, she almost wished that the person His Highness admired and married was not Huayan. It was still His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if he was surrounded by any woman, he would probably not be so affectionate. But it happened to be Huayan.
She felt that His Highness the Crown Prince had become popular because of the Crown Princess, but at the same time, she felt that His Highness's affection was so deep that he even gave his life to the Crown Princess, and he had no part of himself.
The people in the kitchen boiled a bucket of water and brought it. When they arrived at the door, they met Nanny Fang who was bursting into tears. Butler Fu looked at Nanny Fang, then at the bucket of water, and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, what are you doing?" Shower now"
Yunchi was silent.
Mother Fang felt very uncomfortable, sobbing and choking her voice, "Your Highness is uncomfortable, please let Your Highness calm down for a while, carry this water in first, and put it in the room."
Butler Fu nodded and waved his hands. Someone carried water into the house, put down the screen, and then quietly retreated out.
Nanny Fang stopped disturbing Yunchi and stayed outside with Steward Fu.
After Xiao Zhongzi got the news of Yun Chi and entered the palace, he conveyed Yun Chi's order, thinking that Yun Chi would not return from Banbi Mountain in a while, so he accompanied the queen mother in the palace to observe the movement.
The emperor has been in a coma and has been living in the palace for a long time. Although the queen mother is old, she dare not not hold on when something like this happens, but she does not dare to hold on, for fear that she will not be able to hold on at this time To make Yun Chi's troubles worse, he stayed in the outer room of the Emperor's main hall, watching the emperor and all the affairs of the palace at the same time.
When it was just dawn, Xiao Zhongzi reckoned that it was almost over, the palace was very peaceful, and what happened yesterday was like a passing wind without a trace, he couldn't stay any longer, so he hurried out of the palace and returned to the East Palace.
Knowing that Yun Chi had just returned, he ran to Phoenix East Garden in a hurry.
No matter whether it's Nanny Fang or Steward Fu, they are not as close to Yun Chi as Xiao Zhongzi. When they saw him come back, they acted as saviors. Nanny Fang immediately said, "Why did you come back, Your Highness feels uncomfortable?" Very good, you think of a way, try to persuade you, it will hurt you a lot.”
Xiao Zhongzi patted the snow on his body, heard that Huayan was not found, his eyes were red, and he whispered, "How can I persuade you to untie the bell? You have to tie the bell. The Crown Princess can't be found for a day. Can Your Highness be okay?"
Steward Fu covered his mouth, "What are you talking about? The Crown Princess will definitely find it, and His Highness will be fine."
Xiao Zhongzi pulled the hand of Butler Fu away, and walked in sleepily. Seeing Yun Chi lying on the bed, his face covered with a quilt, motionless, he was afraid that Yun Chi would hold back, so he hurried to the bed to talk about Yun Chi Quilt.
Yun Chi raised his hand to hold it down, his voice hoarse, "Do you think Ben Gong is incompetent?"
Xiao Zhongzi immediately withdrew his hand, and said decisively, "Your Highness is not incompetent. Who would have thought that the person would kill the prince by borrowing the son to kill the princess? If it weren't for the son beheading the son, you would not hand him over to him."
"That's right, Su Zizhan, I trust him too much, and someone took advantage of him. Since I was a child, the Taifu who taught me told me to learn the art of checks and balances, learn the strategy of the emperor, and be responsible for the country and society. You can't have desires and demands, and a weak heart is fatal. You can't trust people too much when you employ people. But" his voice changed, and his voice was extremely low, "only those who are lonely and widowed are worthy of ruling the world. Even today, I still don't believe it. It’s not my fault that I believe in Su Zizhan, it’s just my fault that I didn’t see through the obstacles he set up because of the person behind it.”