Chapter 4 Chapter fifty

On the way back to Shujing Palace, Shen Zhenzhu's mind was unprecedentedly chaotic. Dugu Jing, who had been missing for nearly four years, was suddenly pushed between the court and the opposition by Concubine Zhang Shu.This righteous daughter, who recognizes it abruptly and strangely, will definitely cause discussions from the princes down to the petty officials. And what are Concubine Zhang Shu and Dugu Jing planning?What happened back then, all kinds of evidence have already shown that the two of them colluded and acted, killing Hongrui and hurting Murong Linzhi. Others may not know about this matter, but both Li Chu and Concubine Zhang Shu know it well.Back then, Dugujing knew that she would fake her death to avoid disaster, and Concubine Zhang Shu was still high-sounding in the public eye. Now, the two of them no longer shy away from taboos, and openly join hands as "mother and daughter", let alone whether Dugujing's words about disappearance can be deceived Exceeding the crowd, it's just a superficial rhetoric.This, there is a faint intention to openly confront Li Chu.Why didn't the two of them stay in the dark, but suddenly jumped into the light?

Concubine Zhang Shu wanted to get rid of Li Chu as soon as possible, but Dugu Jing, after these four years, what did she think of Li Chu? Was she also trying to help Concubine Zhang Shu put Li Chu to death?Concubine Zhang Shu and Dugu Jing, there must be some difference in what they want and what they want, what is the relationship between them, and they are firmly tied together? Shen Zhenzhu thought about it, only knew that from now on she had to be careful everywhere, but she couldn't figure out what Zhang Shufei and Dugujing would do next. Just like Dugujing refused to come back with her, she followed suit to get rid of Dugujing's concubine status - if she brought Dugujing back, she could keep an eye on Dugujing's actions, but there was no guarantee that this girl was very vigilant and secretly made unfavorable actions. Li Chu's matter; if he didn't bring Dugu Jing back, he would be completely out of control, and he wouldn't know what he was doing or thinking.

Although this matter was a dilemma, she, Shen Zhenzhu, still had some selfishness, and finally let Dugu Jing stay in Daming Palace. I don't know if this move, she is right or wrong. Holding down the shoulders, he stepped into the hall step by step. From a distance, he saw bright lights in the hall, and the laughter of children, maids, and mothers continued.Shen Zhenzhu looked up suddenly, and saw a small face peeking out from behind the palace door, when she saw her, she made a grimace from a distance, and ran away with a bang. Shen Zhenzhu relieved her worries a bit, looked at Zhe Miyi with a smile, and said: "The older Shi'er gets, the more mischievous he becomes. Earlier in Fengxiang, three or two nurses couldn't control him. The walk is small and the ground is slippery. I always I'm afraid he might fall somewhere, now it's all right, let him mess around."

The speaking room has reached the gate of the palace.Shen Zhenzhu told He Lingyi that there is no need for red tape, and she does not need to report when she enters or leaves the hall, so the people in the hall are still playing and laughing, not knowing that she is approaching.But a nanny said in a hoarse voice: "Miss Suci, your son is so handsome. Looking at him in his old age, he looks a lot like Xiao Shizi. If others don't know the details, they think they are two brothers, haha " Su Ci's voice was fast and urgent, and she cut off her voice and scolded: "Nurse Wang, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Nanny Wang seemed to be defending, but Shen Zhenzhu couldn't hear it, her heart seemed to be being pounded heavily, her foot stepped over the threshold in front of the hall, and she staggered, Zhe Miyi hurried forward to give her a hand, so she didn't fall down. Shen Zhenzhu raised her head slowly, following Su Ci's bright eyes, seeing Shen Zhenzhu looking at herself, she shrugged shruggedly, hugged the child in her arms tightly, her face seemed a little pale, and gently said to the maid beside her: "The princess is back, hurry up and serve her." He Lingyi stepped forward to help Shen Zhenzhu, Shen Zhenzhu waved her hand to let her back down, and walked to the inner room in a daze, suddenly heard Su Ci call loudly from behind: "Miss!"

A "Miss". Suddenly how many years.His father was a teaching instructor. He learned literature at the age of three, taught poetry and books at the age of four, and taught tea ceremony at the age of five.Picking, steaming, smashing, patting, roasting, wearing, and sealing, every step is strictly followed, and there is no sloppy in the slightest. There are a variety of new teas on the ground, and the aroma is endless.Others only smell the fragrance and praise it, but she wipes it through her nose one by one. The taste is discernible, one is to avoid greasy smell, and the other is to avoid spicy smell, which is the basic key to tea selection.

"This is the best Yushao Chu this year." A little girl appeared in front of me at some point—of course it was a little girl, younger than her—Hongrui held her hand, her face was pretty and snow-white.She was amazed that this girl could tell whether the tea was good or bad at a glance? The little girl just looked at her, and said timidly, "My family grows jade sweet potatoes." The father smiled and said: "This is the newly bought maid, Pearl, and I will be with you from now on." Little Pearl then asked her, "What's your name?" She was a little shy, "Father called me a girl."

Father said: "Pearl, you can give her a name." Little Pearl thought for a while, and said: "Suci is snow-colored and fragrant, how is it like Zhuxianqiongrui juice. It's called Suci, okay?" Father was surprised at first, and then delighted.Jiaoran, a poet monk, lived in Wuxing for a long time. He loves tea very much and made friends with him. This poem was just chanted casually when drinking tea with a few friends the day before yesterday. Unexpectedly, his daughter wrote it down. She looks back.The little girl back then, always combed the delicate and lovely double bun, followed behind her, and when she ran, she clicked and clicked with the wind; she always couldn't draw her eyebrows well, either crooked or thick. The thrush pen was handed over, crisply, and called her:

"Miss--" But after all, he grew up.She is wearing a palace bun, wearing the makeup of the times, standing in the palace, with a beautiful appearance, the child in her arms, I have never looked at it carefully before, but now that I think about it, the eyebrows and eyes really resemble Li Chu... She is calling herself what?At this moment, only she would call herself "Miss" instead of "Princess".It's just that, why isn't her eyes as usual wanton and kind, but with pleading and panic. The hall was surprisingly quiet, the clepsydra "ticked", "ticked", fine sand flowed down little by little, Li Shi snuggled up behind the nurse, staring at her with wide eyes.Shen Zhenzhu smiled, looked left and right and said: "It's getting late, let's all go and rest." Zhemi wanted to speak hesitantly, but finally shut up.

Shen Zhenzhu walked into the inner room, feeling stuffy.Zhe Miyi sighed softly behind him, "You finally know...I just wonder why you, a smart person like you, didn't know until today—" Shen Zhenzhu pushed open the window facing north, the breeze blowing by, was wrinkling a pool of autumn water, "It's just because I'm deceiving myself——" Why isn't she deceiving herself?Knowing that there is a difference, but unwilling to explore. Li Chu is extremely strict, how can he let Feng Shengyi get drunk and have a skin-to-skin relationship with Su Ci? That day she told Li Chu about Su Ci, why was he not surprised, and Yan Ming looked for a house for Su Ci so quickly?

Even the child's appearance, she was never willing to take a close look at it. In the meantime, she always turned a blind eye to any suspicious things and ignored them. She's been just running away. In the end it was impossible to avoid it. She sighed a long time, and said to Zhe Miyi: "This room is very stuffy, why don't you accompany me to the pool?" The twilight is all around, only a waning moon is left in the sky, the East Sea pool is quiet and no one is there, the guards are scattered in the distance, the water plants are swaying alone, and the moonlight is reflected on the pool surface, making the palace even more empty and lonely. "How did you know? Even you know, I'm afraid that the whole palace will be hidden from me." Shen Zhenzhu smiled wryly and sat under a weeping willow. "Can you still laugh at this time?" Zhemiyi looked at her worriedly, "I'm always worried that you will be sad and disappointed when you find out!" Then he said: "Don't think about it, everyone knows about it. Yes, I too... Khan told me..." Shen Zhenzhu frowned, "He? How could he know?" "Khan pays great attention to Tang Shi's every move, and I don't know how he knows. He specifically asked me not to let you know," after a pause, Zhe Miyi said, "He is also afraid that you will be sad. .” Shen Zhenzhu felt a dull pain in her heart. Zhe Miyi was anxious, and squatted in front of Shen Zhenzhu, holding her hand, it was so cold, "If you are sad, just cry out, don't be depressed. Zhe Miyi spoke bluntly—His Royal Highness King Guangping is not very human, you If you can’t bear something like this, your sadness will last forever when he ascends to the throne in the future! Why don’t you go back to Hehe with the Khan as soon as possible!” The evening breeze was cool, Shen Zhenzhu tried her best to bear it, and at this moment she finally shed tears.Zhe Miyi didn't comfort him either, and took out the brocade handkerchief and Shen Zhenzhu. Shen Zhenzhu wiped away her tears, saw Zhe Miyi's concerned face in front of her, forced a smile, held her hand tightly, and said, "Silly girl, don't worry, I'm not sad because of this." "You—?" Zhemiyi was startled. "Actually, I really don't know whether I should be happy or sad today," Shen Zhenzhu turned her head, and said softly to the pool of water, "How can I be unsure about Chu's feelings for me. I'm not sure about Suci's matter." It was an unintentional mistake to believe him. He and Su Ci were really afraid that I would be sad. Although this matter was deliberately deceived and concealed from me, they treated me sincerely. For me, I knew that Su Ci's son was his own, but I didn't Willing to admit each other; for me, Su Ci would rather falsely accuse someone else as the father of the child than tell the truth. Zhemiyi...you say, should I be happy or sad? Let them think of me everywhere, I... am so delicate, I really can't bear a little bit of wind and rain..." Zhe Miyi originally thought it would be extremely difficult to unravel, but unexpectedly Shen Zhenzhu was completely different from what she thought. She only sighed that the person in front of her was extremely intelligent and kind.Asked: "How to arrange the Suci girl in the future?" Shen Zhenzhu resolutely said: "Of course I want to give it to her and give the child a title. I have other people's eyeliner in my palace, and this news will spread to the whole palace very quickly. I must not let others look at me Guangping It's a joke in the palace, if I haven't returned for a day, I can't show my weakness!" The speed of rumors spreading in the palace has always been astonishing. Zhe Miyi lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Sister-in-law, I have something to say, and I must tell you." "Say it." "When I was studying Sinology, Mr. Jiao once said——Since ancient times, the court and harem are the dirtiest places in the world. I didn't believe it at the time. After I married into the Tang Dynasty, although the time was short, I saw a lot of dirty things Zhe Miyi has poor eyesight. From my point of view, His Royal Highness Wang Guangping is affectionate to your sister-in-law now, but since ancient times, which emperor can always be affectionate to a woman from beginning to end? This harem is like a government. If you If you only rely on His Highness's affection, if you don't take precautions everywhere, I'm afraid you will regret it in the future." After hearing Zhe Miyi's words, Shen Zhenzhu was stunned for a while and was speechless. Zhemiyi is a bystander and a sober person. She has always had confidence in Li Chu.However, the years are long and distant, with infinite variables.Can this love really remain unchanged forever?This time he conquered the two capitals, his meritorious deeds are unmatched by others, and the position of the crown prince is a foregone conclusion.From then on, there was no lack of Yingying and Yanyan by his side. She is powerless to stop. How far can she go back?It doesn't matter if there are groups of concubines or children, as long as he only has her in his heart, she can bear it and accept it, even if it is suffering every inch of it and her heart bleeds. But if one day, he already has someone else in his heart, how should she deal with herself?After all, is she going to learn from the concubines and women throughout the ages, to show love to their husbands, manage them all the time, and compete for favor everywhere?Is this life lost in such days? This, is she Shen Zhenzhu's life? "Who is bold enough to trespass on the inner garden!" The guard shouted loudly in the distance, disturbing Shen Zhenzhu and Zhe Miyi. Shen Zhenzhu stood up and looked around. In the dim lights, two guards stopped him for questioning. "Because the servant who led the way left temporarily, I don't know the way, so I strayed into the inner garden, so what's the big deal." The person being interrogated spoke in a calm and steady voice, and the words were clear and clear. pass it on. Shen Zhenzhu and Zhe Miyi couldn't help but look at each other, they could already hear that the person who spoke was Mo Yanchu. "This is Huihe Khan, don't be rude!" Shen Zhenzhu walked towards that direction with heavy steps. Mo Yan chugs his head up, expecting to meet Shen Zhenzhu here. Shen Zhenzhu stood a few feet away.Mo Yan stood under the sparse shade of the tree, sipping his knife, the moonlight shifted, the lights dimmed, and his face could not be seen clearly from a distance.He felt his eyes pause for a moment on her neck, and then moved away.Shen Zhenzhu unconsciously raised her hand and lightly touched the scarf around her neck, and said with a smile: "Khan must have just arrived at Daming Palace to meet His Majesty." "Yes." Mo Yan sips his answer simply and indifferently, with one short word, and even with an air of calm and prestige.Shen Zhenzhu had never seen Mo Yanchuu answering her like this before, and she was quite impatient, but thinking that she and him had confessed to each other in Fengxiang Teahouse, she had nothing to say.Nai waved his hand and told the guards: "Quickly lead the Khan out of the Xuanwu Gate. It's late, don't miss the lock of the palace gate." The guard was just assuming "yes", he silently stepped forward, and squeezed Shen Zhenzhu's wrist tightly.Moyan Chuu exerted so much force that Shen Zhenzhu's wrist was in pain, but seeing Mo Yanchuo's face was ashen, his eyes were devoured, he was so angry and annoyed, he was surprised when he heard him say in a deep voice: "You are right for Ye Ye!" What did the nurse say? Let him do such a stupid thing!" Shen Zhenzhu didn't understand, "What did you say?! What happened to Ye Hu?" Zhe Miyi called from the side, "Khan let go!" Mo Yan slammed her wrist away fiercely, "Ye Hu actually asked my Huihe soldiers to rob Luoyang City for three days without authorization, did you instigate him?" Shen Zhenzhu's wrist was in severe pain, and she didn't hear Qing Moyan's words for a while, and when she woke up, she couldn't help being furious: "You came back to Hehe with the help of my Tang Dynasty women and clothes, so you are willing to send troops to help me. Now we are looting in Luoyang for three days. , harming the common people, and falsely accusing me of instigating it. From this point of view, how could I, Shen Zhenzhu, teach Ye Hu to behave like this!" Mo Yanchu snorted coldly, "If I, Ge Le Khan, want you Tang women and clothes, I will only teach you that the people of the Tang Dynasty are grateful and willing to give them to you. How can I loot and steal? This is my way of doing things Mo Yanchu! This matter, even if you didn’t instigate Ye Hu, it still has something to do with you. Ye Hu is so stupid! How can you do looting and ruin my reputation in Huihe!” Only then did Shen Zhenzhu fully understand.Silently sipping, it is to look up to the world and think for a long time.He helped the Tang army defeat the rebels, and also made Huihe famous. He has a deep knowledge of the Central Plains culture, so why doesn't he understand the principle of conquering the world with virtue?However, Ye Hu's trip made Huihe lose its prestige in the hearts of Luoyang people. It was spread all over the world, and scholars and elegant guests would even point out that Huihe was a tribe of barbarians, who had no virtue and could not rule the Central Plains.No wonder Mo Yanchu would be so angry and resentful.For what reason did Ye Hu order the looting?Did he really sabotage Mo Yansip's plan to fulfill the oath he made to her that day "never be an enemy of the Tang family"?Or is it just an unintentional mistake, created by greed? Mo Yan slurped these few words, then turned around and left.After walking a few steps, he turned around and walked slowly.Walking in front of Zhe Miyi, it seemed that she hadn't seen her just now, and it was only now that she remembered that there was such a person. He looked deeply at Zhe Miyi, as if he had been thinking for a long time, before he said: "Zhe Miyi, I have something to tell you, don't be alarmed—sacrifice, he was seriously injured when he attacked Luoyang. "