Chapter 18 Chapter Seventeen

Three days later, Song Liancheng was executed. When he got the news, Hengtai was very busy in the room. After getting the news, he went to Shuntian Mansion Prison to visit Liancheng without stopping. He couldn't make her feel hopeless! "Liancheng, listen to me, don't worry, eat when you need to eat, and sleep when you need to sleep. The people here, I have taken care of them, and they won't embarrass you. If you want something, tell me here, I know that Xin'er will I sent it here for you. Don't worry, I will definitely catch the real culprit, and I will wrong you for just two days. This is also good, so we don't have to hide around, go back, I will marry you when I go back!" Hengtai separated Fence, reached out to hug Liancheng.

Liancheng's eyes were red, and she naturally got the news that she was about to be executed, so she said urgently: "Hengtai, listen to me first, there are ten taels of scattered silver under my pillow, which I saved up myself. You Give some to Xiaohuzi and the others, some to Xiaoxue's family, and my old clothes..." Hengtai interrupted her anxiously: "Don't talk about this. Liancheng, you believe that I will rescue you. At that time, you can give it to whoever you want. Now, don't tell me now!" Liancheng finally couldn't help it, tears rolled down his eyes.

"I believe in you, Hengtai. I believe in you, and I'll say just in case!" Hengtai shook his head resolutely: "There is no chance, Liancheng. I finally met such a you, and I will not let you go. There is no chance, I will not allow any chance. I am leaving. Remember my words , you treat yourself well, wait for me, wait for me to marry you. Do you understand? Huh? Do you understand? Give me a nod! You nod." Liancheng was very moved. She always believed in him. He believed that Hengtai would do what he said. She nodded vigorously. Hengtai appeased Liancheng, and went back to investigate Nanny Li's murder case without delay.

The only way to save Liancheng is to find out the real culprit, so that Liancheng can truly wash away his grievances and get justice. He just returned to the General's Mansion when Guo Xiao walked over and told him the new progress. A guard fished up a pair of Madam Li's boots from the lotus pond, and there were stampede marks on the upper and heel of the shoes.This means that the person wearing these shoes has bigger feet than Nanny Li. Guo Xiao tried to think for a while, and speculated: "There is only one possibility, this Nanny Li is dressed as a woman, and she has a pair of big feet, and she moves fast, and she has kung fu. Such a person, in our mansion ,only one person!"

Hengtai's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered that time in the military camp, Tong Yuxiu disguised herself as a man to challenge him for a martial arts competition, but how could it be Tong Yuxiu?What is she trying to do, and what conspiracy is she up to? "But her hands are not the ones that can leave such pinch marks." Guo Xiao murmured to himself. "Two people." Hengtai said in surprise, "There is only one possibility, and it was done by two people together." But, who would the other person be? Hengtai couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

It seems that I have to think of a way, try Tong Yuxiu. At this moment, Tong Yuxiu didn't know that she had been suspected. At this time, in the corridor, Tong Yuxiu was listening to the side Fujin and Mingxuan complaining to each other. Cian Fujin shook his handkerchief, turned around and said: "You said that this family is real, and there is no peace for a day. Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing one's heart, Song Liancheng looked honest, and he also had the courage of a bear's heart and leopard, and dared to attack the princess , and even murdered someone, what will we do if the emperor pursues it! There is a lot of quarrels, I just feel that the head is always unstable on the neck. In such a day, when will it be a head! "

Mingxuan was originally unhappy that Hengtai was better than him in everything and could marry the princess, so he was even more angry at this time: "Oh! This alarmed the emperor, and there was a murder case, and the more important thing is that my big brother is always in trouble. The princess is still in the city, so what good things can this princess say when she goes back? It's a disaster that is really imminent!" Side Fujin said worriedly: "Oh, what should I do!" Tong Yuxiu smiled contemptuously and said, "What a big deal, you're panicking? The emperor is the most sage, and the princess has a deep love for the uncle. Would he not know if he was an Ama? I think that's the result: the imperial decree directly beheaded Liancheng, and the princess also There will be no enemies, why make it difficult for the mansion?"

Cian Fujin patted his heart and said: "I hope so! I haven't started enjoying the blessings yet, I'm worried all day long!" Tong Yuxiu was about to speak when suddenly a man who looked like a doctor ran over from the opposite side, and when he walked up to Tong Yuxiu, he even brushed against Tong Yuxiu.Tong Yuxiu almost fell down and was very annoyed: "Who, you don't have eyes!" But that person acted as if he didn't hear what she said, and ran directly to the wing where Nanny Li's body was kept. He knocked on the door, and it opened with a creak.The man walked in, and the door quickly closed again.

Mingxuan looked at the closed door thoughtfully, and asked, "Emiang, this person has a real face! Do you know who that is?" Fang Fujin shook his head blankly: "I heard in the morning that Dr. Du was invited back from Xicheng. It is said that his medical skills are extremely good, he can grow skin, flesh and white bones. If a person has a little bit of qi, he can save his life from hell." The prince snatched it from his hand." Ming Xuan was stunned: "So mysterious?" Fang Fujin whispered: "It's better to believe it or not! A dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor. I hope Li Nanny doesn't die, yes! I heard yesterday that this Li Nanny There is still heat! Maybe it can really save lives!"

No one noticed that Tong Yuxiu's face was full of worry and nervousness at this time.If you see this, it will naturally make people suspicious. At the same time, in the imperial palace, Xing Dai nestled in the Queen's Empress' bedroom, her face full of troubles. The queen sent someone to serve a pot of jasmine tea to soothe the nerves. Xingdai took the tea but didn't drink it. She just asked the queen to talk: "Mother, do you remember what I said at the beginning? Look carefully, hey! Look at Hengtai, he has been cold and awkward to me since he got married, and he has been hanging out with that Liancheng ghost for a long time. Not only that, this Liancheng cheated my trust, and even gave birth to the intention of harming me! As a result And killed Nanny Li! I really hate myself for being so childish and credulous!"

The queen had no choice but to persuade her: "Xing Dai, you are just a little girl who was born in the royal family. Saints sometimes misunderstand people, and no one will not make any mistakes." Xing Dai gritted her teeth and said, "Er Niang is right, I just hope to correct this mistake and kill that vixen sooner! I want Hengtai to learn a lesson!" The Queen smiled and comforted Xing Dai and said, "Your Huang Ama has already ordered the Shuntian Mansion to kill Liancheng Wen in three days!" Xing Dai anxiously asked: "It will take three more days?" She stood up suddenly, with a cold expression on her face: "No, the night is full of dreams! Hengtai is still looking for clues to reverse Song Liancheng's case, so I will go to Huang Ama and ask him to make an order immediately to execute Song Liancheng! It's too kind, I gave them too many chances to kill Mammy!" As Xing Dai said, she walked away, completely ignoring the empress's persuasion. The empress doted on her in the first place, and it was an insignificant matter when Song Liancheng died, so she didn't stop her. Xing Dai left the queen's bedroom, went directly to the prison in Shuntian Mansion, and asked the jailer to execute Liancheng. The jailer saw that it was the princess' order, especially since the princess was the emperor's favorite princess Xingdai, so he was unambiguous at the moment, and directly allowed the princess to push Liancheng to the guillotine early tomorrow morning. The princess went away contentedly. The jailer opened the cell door with food and wine and placed them in front of Liancheng. "Congratulations girl, you are about to be promoted." "Gao Sheng?" Liancheng asked in puzzlement, "What's the explanation?" The jailer sneered and said, "The emperor has already approved your beheading, and it will be executed tomorrow morning. Look at the food today, a bowl of white rice, a plate of meat, and a glass of wine. This is called the meal of beheading, and it is also called reminder for going on the road. Eat and drink, please!" Liancheng glanced at the severed head rice in front of him, picked it up, took a big bite, wiped his mouth, looked up at the jailer and said, "This rice is a bit hard, but the taste is okay. But I tell you, I was wronged , I will not die." "They all said that, but they all died in the end." The jailer said, walked out of the cell, and closed the cell door. Liancheng was eating, but he was calling in his heart, Hengtai, where are you now?You want me to believe you, but all I'm waiting for is the news of tomorrow's decision. Can I see him again, the one who picked her up from the sea of ​​people and put her on the horse on the night of the Lantern Festival? Hengtai is currently setting up a bureau, a bureau to invite the king into the urn. During the day, he and Guo Xiao analyzed it and felt that Tong Yuxiu was the most likely murderer, but they had no evidence and could only use other methods, so they came up with the plan of using a genius doctor to treat the dead. If Tong Yuxiu really did it, she would definitely feel guilty and would go to the morgue to find out what happened at night. Hengtai and Guo Xiao hid in the dark, and soon, Tong Yuxiu opened the door and came in. Hengtai was waiting for Tong Yuxiu, who came out from the dark immediately, and caught Tong Yuxiu who was checking Nanny Li's breath. If ordinary people would never come to check the breath of a dead person in the middle of the night, only those with a guilty conscience would. . Hengtai shouted loudly: "Tong Yuxiu! It turns out that you were the one who killed Nanny Li!" Tong Yuxiu's face turned pale with fright, and she instinctively took a few steps back. She hastily argued, "I, I didn't!" Hengtai said angrily: "If it wasn't for you, how would you explain what you are doing now? It's very simple to sneak here at night, you want to see if Nanny Li is dead or not!" Tong Yuxiu was still quibbling and blaming herself: "I, what reason do I have to kill Mother Li?" Guo Xiao couldn't help but pick up a rubbing of palm edge traces, and came to Tong Yuxiu: "Young general, give her the palm edge traces directly!" Hengtai nodded, Tong Yuxiu felt relieved, she didn't kill the person, what was she afraid of, aside from the panic at the beginning, she had stabilized her position at this moment, she stretched out her hand to meet it, but it didn't match, Tong Yuxiu's hand Much smaller. Guo Xiao was shocked: "Young General, how can you not match me!" Tong Yuxiu realized the truth, and said angrily: "Master, I told you! It's not me, I just have a good relationship with Nanny Li, so I came to see her." Hengtai snorted: "Tong Yuxiu, don't talk sweet words! At this moment, don't you recognize it?" Tong Yuxiu sneered and said: "It's really not me, sir. If you want to testify against me, at least you have to produce evidence! Someone framed Liancheng and you quit, saying that you want the truth. Now in order to save Liancheng, are you going to frame Liancheng? Me! You want to take my life for hers?" Hengtai couldn't speak for a while, it was his negligence, he didn't expect that things would turn out like this, when he was desperate, suddenly, several guards walked in with Tong Jialin, whose mouth was full of blood . When Tong Yuxiu saw Tong Jialin, she panicked. "Why are you here?" Tong Jialin's mouth is full of blood, he can't speak at all, why is he here, ask your concubine!If Tong Jialin could speak, he would definitely say this angrily. It turned out that Tong Jialin got the silver and silver hands and wanted to sneak out of the General's Mansion, but the General's Mansion was heavily guarded and he couldn't sneak out at all. At the critical moment, Jiang Yichen was a good person, and he said he had a way to send Tong Jialin out. He just listened to Jiang Yichen. But he really never thought that he would be tricked by Jiang Yichen! When he was about to run out of the general's mansion, Jiang Yichen kicked a stone to attract the attention of the patrolling soldiers, and immediately after, he threw Tong Jialin out, and then hit him on the chin. He wanted to stop, but this sudden blow directly caused him to bite off a section of his tongue, and immediately he rolled on the ground in pain, bleeding from his mouth. After Jiang Yichen calculated him, he disappeared quickly, leaving Tong Jialin captured by the soldiers and brought him all the way to Hengtai. What was brought along with him was a bundle of silver on his back, and Jiang Yichen's silver hand. "Major General, we have captured Uncle Tong, he wants to escape over the wall!" said the person holding Tong Jialin over. Hengtai glanced coldly at Tong Jialin's face. He had never liked this person. Seeing his embarrassed face and evasive eyes, he became more and more contemptuous. He bent down to open the bag, and a silver hand came out It fell out of the bag. Hengtai's eyes tightened, Guo Xiao was holding the rubbing in his hand, at this moment he hurried forward and compared the silver hand, who would have expected that the silver hand would match the rubbing perfectly. Guo Xiao said angrily: "It turned out that the person who killed Madam Li was Tong Jialin, no wonder Second Grandma Ming wanted to help, this is her own brother!" Tong Jialin slurred his speech and wanted to defend himself: "It's not...my sister...it's not...it's..." When Tong Yuxiu heard that he wanted to tell Jiang Yichen, she felt ruthless. She gritted her teeth and said, "Brother! What are you talking about? Sister, it's all for you! You had a quarrel with Nanny Li, and you beat her to death with your palm. Come and beg me to cover it up for you... Injustice, injustice! If it weren't for you, why would I come here at night to help you see if Nanny Li is dead?" Tong Jialin bit off his tongue, and his heart ached when he spoke, he said anxiously: "No... yes, no..." Hengtai didn't want to hear Tong Jialin's excuse at all, so he waved his sleeves and said, "Hurry up and put this Tong Jialin in prison!" With a sullen face, Hengtai picked up his silver hand and ran out.The top priority is that he is going to Shuntian Mansion to be innocent! It was only when he rushed into the Shuntian Mansion that Liancheng had been pushed out of the Meridian Gate and was about to be executed.Xing Dai was afraid that Ye Chang would have more dreams, so she went back to the prison and ordered the guards to kill Song Liancheng overnight. Hengtai's heart stopped beating when he heard it, he grabbed the silver hand, turned around and robbed a horse, and ran towards the Meridian Gate. Fear, he had never experienced such an emotion since birth, but now, he was afraid. He always came late, time and time again in Liancheng's life, but she never blamed him. Looking back, he has always owed Liancheng. Can't be late, if he is late, he will lose her forever. At this moment, the night was dark and cold, and in the cold wind, Liancheng knelt on the execution ground, watching Shuntian Fu Yin dipped a brush into the cinnabar, drew a checkmark on the criminal card from the inside to the outside, and with a snap, He threw the cinnabar pen out.The cinnabar pen fell to the ground, splashing bright red from the starting point. Yin of Shuntian Mansion shouted loudly: "The prisoner Song Liancheng has been certified, and the time has come! Execution!" The executioner took out the ghost-headed execution knife, picked up the bowl of wine, took a sip and squirted it out, the blade was covered with fine drops of wine.At this time, Jiang Yichen, who was among the guards, could no longer hold back. He held the yamen water and fire stick in his left hand, and gently pushed the knife plate with the thumb of his right hand.Just wait for the critical moment to rob the court. The executioner was ready, and Liancheng's hair was coiled on top of his head.Her eyes were always looking into the distance, and at this moment, she suddenly didn't care about anything, and she wasn't afraid anymore. When a person is about to die, shouldn't all love and hatred be let go? It's just that Hengtai... Liancheng is leaving, and we won't even see each other for the last time. Really want to see him again, Liancheng showed a faint smile, wishing to see him, but afraid of letting him see his head on the ground, what a contradiction. "Cut!" Shuntian Fu Yin gave an order, Jiang Yichen's feet had already left the ground, and the executioner had already raised his sword high.Jiang Yichen was a little annoyed, and deeply felt that he had made a mistake. He had done everything and asked Hengtai to find the evidence of the crime, so as to be innocent. He didn't expect Hengtai to be so useless!At the critical moment, Jiang Yichen was still required to save her, but why did she just not like him? Hengtai, whom she was thinking of, couldn't save her at all. "Keep people under the knife!" A quick shout came, but seeing Hengtai leaping off his horse, he stepped onto the guillotine, pulled the executioner away, and shouted, "I have found out the truth, and the real murderer has also been found out." I found it! Liancheng was wronged! Release him quickly!" As he said, he smashed the silver hand that was clasped in his hand heavily on the ground in front of Shuntian Fu Yin.Jiang Yichen's saber was already out of its sheath. Seeing Hengtai arriving at this time, he quickly stopped his hand, and with a soft sound, the waist saber was safely put back into its sheath. Shuntian Fu Yin was frightened half to death by the silver hand that was suddenly thrown in front of his eyes. Before he recovered, he saw Hengtai striding over, picked up the silver hand and said: "The real murderer is wearing this silver hand. Tong Jialin, who attacked Nanny Li with silver hands, has been caught by me now, and he will be sent here in a while! My lord, are you still going to let him go?" Yin of Shuntian Mansion was already afraid of Hengtai. Seeing his cold face, he felt a little guilty. He tremblingly said: "Young General, let him go, how dare you not let him go! Hurry up! Untie Song Liancheng!" The shackles on Liancheng's hands and feet were removed, and she stood up. At this time, the sky was getting colder, the darkness would pass, and the dawn would return. Liancheng squinted her eyes and looked at the sky. She stood up tremblingly and walked through the gate of hell. This almost exhausted all her strength. Her legs gave way and she almost fell to the ground. Hengtai quickly circled her waist, pressing her to his heart. He looked at her face with lingering fear: "Are you scared? Liancheng, I really wronged you." Liancheng was especially shocked after the robbery, and his voice was still shaking: "It really scared me! But you are here, it's better than anything else!" Hengtai asked her softly: "If I don't arrive in time, are you afraid?" Liancheng was stunned for a while, and then he said slowly, "I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid that I won't see you, and I'm afraid to see you and let you see my head fall to the ground." Hengtai patted her on the back, and said softly: "Okay, okay! Now the clouds are clear! Now, no one can separate us anymore, come back home with me immediately!" Liancheng raised her head and looked at Hengtai's face. After experiencing this, she suddenly saw a lot of things and didn't run away. Since she loves him, she should stand beside him openly, hold each other's hands firmly, and never separate. They didn't notice that Jiang Yichen was standing in the corner, his eyes were full of affection and entanglement, looking at Liancheng and Hengtai, his mind was inexplicable.Finally, he took a step back, retracted into the shadows, and fled quietly. "Let's go back, this time, I will give you a title." Hengtai pulled Liancheng towards the horse, he picked her up by the waist and put her on the horse's back, he walked forward slowly in front of the horse. The sky was getting bluer and bluer, and when the first rays of morning glow fell on Liancheng's face, they happened to walk outside General Fucha's mansion. "Trust me." Hengtai stepped in, holding Liancheng's hand tightly. At this time, everyone in the general's mansion was discussing, and when they saw Hengtai returning with Liancheng, they immediately became quiet again. Hengtai took a step forward, and said firmly to everyone: "Since they are all here, good! I will tell everyone directly. Liancheng has been rescued by me, poisoning the princess and assassinating Nanny Li are two things." It has nothing to do with her. In addition, I, Fucha Hengtai, officially announced in front of everyone today——I want to take Song Liancheng as my concubine!" There was an uproar in the mansion, everyone's faces were full of surprise and uncertainty, Hengtai's courage is too big, he is the son-in-law! General Fucha was even more angry: "Hengtai, are you crazy? You want to take a concubine at this juncture? The princess is still in the palace!" Fujin also hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Hengtai, I know that you and Liancheng have a deep relationship, and I also know that Liancheng is a good boy, but this is too hasty!" Hengtai naturally refused to listen to persuasion, he pulled Liancheng to kneel on the ground, and insisted: "Please Ama and Er Niang agree to my son's request, Liancheng and I don't want to be separated anymore! If there are too many obstacles, or It is really not allowed by the Fucha family, so...the son is willing to take Liancheng far away to the five lakes, wandering around the world! From then on, he will hide his name and never return to the capital, nor will he go home again!" Liancheng didn't want to run away anymore, Hengtai had already said this, she didn't intend to remain silent anymore, Liancheng said firmly: "Master, I know that you are also a person who knows and cares deeply, Liancheng and Hengtai have made an oath to each other, unswerving , no matter what happens to Hengtai, I will be with him and never leave again!" General Fucha's face turned pale with anger. Looking at the two of them, he couldn't speak at all: "You guys! Maybe you are going to elope! Alas—a crime! What a crime!" "Alas!" General Fucha shook his head helplessly, and walked into the inner courtyard with his sleeves waved. Seeing the general leave, Fujin's face softened, she glanced at Hengtai and Liancheng, and said in a low voice: "Okay, okay, you two get up. I'll talk to you, Ama, and settle Liancheng first. Let's go!" Hengtai was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, my mother, for making it happen." "It's really a wronged couple." Fujin sighed helplessly, and asked Nanny Guo to help her away. Hengtai led Liancheng, and was extremely happy in his heart. He ordered his servants to tidy up the Dongnuan Pavilion and let Liancheng live in it. This is the treatment only concubines have. It was night, the East Nuan Pavilion had already been cleaned up, and the maids were putting in the rare antiques. Fujin and Nanny Guo came to visit Liancheng, but happened to bump into Hengtai. Hengtai was holding Liancheng's hand, and said softly: "This East Nuan Pavilion will be your house in the future. The sun here is good. Although the place is not too big, it is the most exquisite place in the mansion. Living here is very comfortable. very." After experiencing the fearlessness just now, Liancheng gradually regained her senses at this time, and she was a little uneasy: "Hengtai, I don't need so much—it's good to be with you, I don't expect any status. Now the princess If you are still in the palace, you will take me as a concubine and give me such a good place... I am worried that the princess will not be compatible, and I don't want to give you trouble for the mansion." Hengtai's face darkened slightly. What he was most worried about was Liancheng's behavior. He said to her affectionately: "Liancheng, you are the person in my heart. With a concubine status and a reasonably comfortable house, you feel uneasy. So? Then what else can I do for you? Princess, don’t be afraid. You are from Hengtai just like her.” Seeing them like this, Fujin could only sigh silently, coughed twice and walked in. Hengtai and Liancheng saluted Fujin one by one, and Fujin waved his hand and said, "It's alright, alright, you two enemies have caused a lot of trouble. Ever since you met, you have caused troubles a lot, and now it's even more frequent. Things, I think it’s like this now, there’s nothing to hide, and I can feel a little more at ease. It’s just that Liancheng, Er Niang wants to tell you something, in front of Hengtai, Er Niang also wants to say it. The princess is a princess, She has to obey her husband's order. Hengtai is partial to you, but please don't be arrogant. If the princess makes trouble for no reason, of course I will protect you. And you should also try to be as calm and tolerant as possible, so that we can have a harmonious family and everything Xing. This is what Ama means too. Do you understand?" Liancheng hurriedly said: "It's good fortune for Liancheng to have today. It's too late for me to be grateful. I will never argue with the princess and cause trouble. Please rest assured, Fujin!" Fujin nodded slightly and said: "Nurse Guo, hurry up and ask the mansion to prepare for Hengtai's taking a concubine. I think the sooner this matter happens, the better. When the princess comes back, I'm afraid there will be trouble again." Guo Nanny said happily: "Fu Jin is at ease, this old slave is well prepared." Fujin thought for a while, then took another look at Liancheng: "This concubine is not as grand as marrying a wife. There are rules, but I will try to arrange it decently." Liancheng hurriedly knelt down on the ground, her eye circles were a little red, and she kept watching until the clouds opened to see the moon, probably that was the case. "It's already a great gift for Fujin to allow me to be with Hengtai. Liancheng is already satisfied, and I don't dare to expect any grandeur——Liancheng kowtowed to Fujin, and Liancheng thanked Fujin." Liancheng kowtowed heavily, her heart was beating very fast, she couldn't tell whether it was excitement or happiness, or even a trace of grievance and sadness. Those sorrows in the past are no longer important, what is important is that she can finally stand beside Hengtai openly. If Liniang was still alive, how happy would she be? There was joy in this room, but it was another scene in the palace. Hengtai wants to take Liancheng as his concubine, and the news has already spread to the palace.Naturally, it also reached the ears of Xingdai and the emperor.Originally, Liancheng was responsible for the murder case that killed Nanny Li, but now it is found out that Liancheng did not do it, and Tong Jialin, the criminal, has been imprisoned. Tong Jialin, who has no way to refute because his tongue was bitten off, just He acted like a scapegoat in such a muddleheaded manner, and was ordered to kill without mercy. Mr. Tong already had a feud with General Fucha's mansion, so he hated Hengtai even more. He felt that if it wasn't for Fucha's family, how could his only son, Tong Jialin, be killed without pardon? It must be blamed on Fucha's family! Let's put this holiday aside for the time being, Princess Xingdai in the palace has already fallen out, and the roof of her bedroom is almost torn off by her. The queen naturally advised her, but how could Xingdai listen to it.The point is that the empress persuaded her to accept this fact.Either she doesn't love Hengtai anymore and let him die, if she can't let go, then the only way is to accept the existence of Liancheng. Xing Dai kept making troubles, and the queen lost her mind.The emperor sighed when he saw it, and was angry and helpless in his heart.So the next day, they sent someone to tell Hengtai to come into the palace. In the imperial garden, the emperor and Hengtai walked on the flower path, followed by eunuchs and court ladies. The emperor said indifferently: "I already know about your affairs. They all say 'don't be stupid or deaf, and don't be a family man'. I don't care about the affairs between your children. But Hengtai! Xingdai is The princess I love the most, I entrusted her to you, but how did you treat her? I heard that you are still with a woman named Liancheng, is it appropriate to behave like this?" Hengtai was afraid that Liancheng would be involved in this matter, so he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is wise! But I have something to hide." "This is not the imperial court, I just want you to walk with me and have a chat, get up! Say what you want, don't break the taboo." The emperor had no intention of punishing him, even if Hengtai did such a thing, as As a courtier, Hengtai is still worthy of praise. Hengtai stood up and explained the cause and effect of the matter: "My Majesty, I knew Liancheng first, and I have made a vow of eternal love, but after I met Princess Xingdai, and the gift of marriage came suddenly, I was at a loss for a while. I was afraid that the emperor would blame me and the princess would be angry. , and afraid of betrayal and betrayal of Liancheng, the minister was really upset, which caused a lot of trouble." The emperor sighed, and said slowly: "Well, to be honest, you are very frank. Although you are in a dilemma, but after all, Xingdai was bestowed by me personally, you should treat her better. As for Liancheng, settle down. Just settle down, why favor one over another?" Hengtai frowned and retorted: "I heard that 'the knowledge of the poor and the humble should not be forgotten, and the wife of the poor will never go to court'. Although I have not married Liancheng, the love is far beyond husband and wife. I know that the emperor is wise and sage, and it is even rarer." What is most important is the emperor's deep affection for Empress Xiaoxian, "Sadness is not sad when you are separated from birth, and who will you follow when you lose your inner position? When you enter a beautiful room, you are quiet, and you are draped in a phoenix and you are empty." These words of the emperor's thoughts are even more important. It's earth-shattering, it can be seen that the emperor also knows what it's like to have a special liking, the emphasis is on a single word, I can only be good to one person." The emperor sighed again and said: "This is my "Ode on Sadness". It's rare for you to remember it. I have a special liking, so I naturally understand. But the princess is a princess after all. Since she married into your family, you have to Consider her feelings. Think about it, I have three thousand beauties in my harem. Of course I have to have a special liking, but I also have to consider the rain and dew. Hengtai, a girl followed you, and you think you should treat her well. Dou Zhong, there is nothing wrong with that; but one of my princesses also followed you, but she also wanted to be with you for the rest of her life! What is the difference between them in essence? You only look at it from the perspective of the girl you like, you Did you take a look at it from the perspective of a princess?" Hengtai hurriedly said: "Yes! I know I was wrong." The emperor waved his hand and said, "I'm not trying to sort out who is right and who is wrong today, Hengtai, I can't say you are wrong in this matter, I will have a good chat with the princess later, I hope you can love and live in harmony But if the princess goes back, I hope you will think about what you said today and treat the princess better." Hengtai hurriedly thanked him and said: "I thank the emperor for fulfilling it!" This can be regarded as the approval of the emperor, and Hengtai is naturally even more delighted.After returning to General Fucha's mansion, he told General Fujin what the emperor wanted, and the stone in their hearts really fell. As the saying goes, good things take a long time, for fear of long nights and dreams, I don’t care about choosing a day, and Liancheng Jinmen is just a concubine’s room, so I don’t pay so much attention, there is no bridal sedan chair, no phoenix crown and Xiapei, and only a new one is sent to take care of her. Supported by the maid Xiaosi, she was about to step into General Fucha's mansion. "slow!" There was a soft drink, and there was a sudden silence outside the door, Fujin's heart sank, he was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and he was really afraid of something. It was Princess Xingdai who was shouting slowly, she was slowly getting off the sedan chair, and was being supported by the palace maid, and seeing her angry face, one could tell that she was very angry: "You guys are so capable! Ruhuang, even my Empress Ama has been persuaded by you! You want me to be gentle and quiet, and abide by women's morals, okay! Naturally, I want to be gentle and obey women's morals, but what about you! Should you abide by the most basic principles? What about etiquette, family law, and mansion rules! Anyway, I was married by a gift from God, and I am the wife of the wife you Mingmei is marrying. If you want to take a concubine, don't you need my permission?" Seeing that the situation was not good, General Fu Cha quickly apologized and stepped forward to salute: "The princess has taught you the lesson! The princess has taught you the lesson! Please come in, princess! Please take your seat! Follow the rules." Xing Dai walked in the door angrily.When walking past Liancheng, Xingdai turned around suddenly and gave Liancheng a loud slap in the face. She said fiercely, "This slap is for your memory! I haven't even entered the main room yet, and you have a small side room. Dare to take a step? Who taught you the rules?" Hengtai rushed up to protect Liancheng, and Xingdai said angrily, "Don't go too far!" Xing Dai turned her head and shouted: "Who is going too far? It doesn't matter whether the two of you are in love with each other or hooking up to adultery, you are putting on a show these days and keeping me in the dark, who is going too far!" Hengtai didn't want to listen to her, he just felt that Xingdai standing in front of him was extremely annoying: "You are trying to disrupt the situation! If so, today's gift is not good enough! Liancheng and I are still together!" General Fucha hurriedly pulled Hengtai back, and shouted in a low voice: "What's the fuss! The princess is upset at this moment, what are you doing against her? Put aside the matter and put others first, Renren will finish the ceremony first. " Hengtai took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and looked at Liancheng very apologetically, Liancheng shook his head lightly at him, Hengtai said: "Princess taught me a lesson! Princess, please go first." Xing Dai snorted coldly, turned her head and walked into the General's Mansion, and sat directly at the top. The wedding ceremony was going on, who would have thought that Xingdai would come to find her at this time and would not be happy. "This new Aunt Song doesn't seem to understand the rules!" As she spoke, she glanced at Side Fujin from the corner of her eye, and said coldly: "Aunt Mei, tell her about it! The first thing you do when you enter the door is what are you going to do?" Zan Fujin's heart skipped a beat, she looked at the princess, and whispered flatteringly, "You should kneel down and offer tea to the wife of the main room, and then say that the concubine is humble, and invite the princess to drink tea." Xingdai sneered and looked at Liancheng: "Do you understand? Why don't you hurry up and offer some tea?" The maid, Xiaosi, hurriedly handed Liancheng a cup of tea.Liancheng endured his anger and knelt down to Xingdai: "I am humble, I invite the princess to drink tea." Xing Dai picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and splashed a cup of tea all over Lian Cheng's face.She shouted angrily: "It's too hot! Can this be drunk! You are trying to scald me to death, so you can be a big wife?" Liancheng gritted his teeth, suppressing the grievance in his heart and the pain of being scalded by the water on his face, and then took a bowl of tea from Xiaosi and handed it to Xingdai. Xing Dai picked up the tea bowl, just touched it, and then splashed the tea on Lian Cheng's face.She didn't want to drink any tea at all, she was here to find trouble. "It's too cold! You can't use your brain?" Liancheng was so angry that she had run amok in the market, how could she bear such a useless air, she suddenly stood up, wanting to talk, but thinking that she and Hengtai could come to an end, it was really not easy, at this juncture If she didn't hold back, their efforts would be in vain. Thinking of this, she still gritted her teeth and endured it. Seeing her forbearance, Xing Dai deliberately provoked her: "Yo? ! This is unbearable, how can you get in the door!" Liancheng had no choice but to continue to kneel down, offering tea, swallowing his anger and saying: "My concubine is humble, I invite my wife to drink tea." Xing Dai took the tea, and did not continue to make things difficult for her, she took a sip and said coldly: "From now on, I am sitting, you have to stand; I am eating, you have to watch from the sidelines; I go to bed, and you have to serve. Don’t say a word of complaint, if you have half of your eyes wrong, be careful that I will poke your eyes blind!” Liancheng took a deep breath: "Yes!" Hengtai was furious at the side, and had long wanted to step forward to take Liancheng away, but Fujin kept holding him tightly to prevent him from having a fit. 侧福晋看了好一场戏，此时幸灾乐祸地对明轩道：“看见了吗？你知道你额娘我的不容易了吧！咦，毓秀怎么没来？” 明轩连忙答道：“毓秀在屋里躺着，说是身子乏了。” 侧福晋故意高声叹道：“唉，不来看也好，看了对肚子里的孩子也没好处。” “你给我闭嘴！”福晋冷喝一声。 侧福晋悻悻然，站起来带着明轩走了。 好不容易折腾完了，恒泰终于能带着连城回了东暖阁，连城住着的房间已经被布置成了洞房，恒泰握着连城的手，坐在大红喜字的褥子上。 恒泰很是心疼地捏了捏连城的手，将她轻轻拢进怀中：“历经了千辛万苦，终于我们还是走到了一起。这一刻，我等了好久。” 连城的眼圈有些红，她又何尝不感动：“其实以前，我也无数次地幻想过，和你成亲究竟是什么滋味。只是幻想，从来没有奢望过成真。我原本只是想和你太太平平地过一辈子，没想到经风历雨、出生入死地经历了那么多的事情。唉，今日公主这样对我，只怕公主已经下定决心与我不相容，这以后的日子这样长，真不知道还会有什么事情发生。” 恒泰握着连城的手，出声安慰她：“天字出头夫做主，你现在已经有我，有丈夫，以后这样的事情，都交给我，我不会让你受欺负，我不会让你受半点委屈的。” 正说着话，醒黛用力地推门进来，连城和恒泰连忙行了礼。 醒黛冷哼道：“哟！这大喜的日子，洞房花烛的，怎么没个人伺候呢？哦！我忘了，她可是妾，妾可没人使唤，她自己就是个被人使唤的，哎呀，真可怜啊！” 醒黛一把扯住了连城，眼神阴冷：“没人伺候你，没法子，谁叫你今天喜事呢，来吧！本公主来亲自伺候你，给你宽衣！我亲自伺候你，你还想怎么样？我来帮你脱衣服，也让我开开眼，看你这身上到底是哪儿有什么不同，是多了什么还是少了什么，能让额驸对你神魂颠倒、眉开眼笑的。” 恒泰制止道：“公主，连皇上都默许了这个事情，您又何必和她为难呢？请公主自重！更深露重，公主还是早些回去歇息吧！” 醒黛嗤笑一声，眼神疯狂：“没事啊！我这个做大房的，亲自过来服侍二房，能有什么不对？额驸怎么那么看不顺眼呢？额驸要是看着我不好，你可以教训我啊，可以请家法啊！我可是守妇道的。从来只有新人笑，有谁听见旧人哭？有没有人来顾及我的感受！” 醒黛一把推开连城，踉跄走到一边，又怒又笑：“你有没有为我想想？我离开这里，回到那个冷清的公主楼，长夜漫漫，那是什么滋味？就是皇宫里我额娘当年住的冷宫，也没有此刻的寒冷！” 醒黛猛地扑过来，用力拧了连城一把：“痛吗？这就痛了？你知道吗？我现在心里的痛，比这个痛上一千倍一万倍！你懂不懂！懂不懂！” “不可理喻！”恒泰一把推开醒黛，拉着连城就往新房外跑。 连城心中其实有些不忍，只是她能说什么呢？她并不无私，成全公主，她自己离开恒泰这样的事情，她如今已经没有办法做到了。 对不起，她只能在心中对醒黛说。 醒黛被推倒在地，她趴在冰冷的地砖上看着那两个人决然离去的背影，咬牙切齿道：“痴情女子空受苦，负心汉子丧天良！恒泰，你娶了我，你就是这样对我吗？我咒你们下地狱，你们全部都要下地狱！受无尽的煎熬，就像此时的我！” 眼泪瞬间落了下来，滴在地上，像是能倒映出那个面目狰狞、可怜可叹的自己。 why? 谁都看不到她的存在，恒泰看不到她的好，看不到她的痛，看不到她的孤单，看不到她的眼泪，看不到他看不到啊！ 她有什么错呢？为什么要这样折磨她，她也曾幻想嫁个自己喜欢的如意郎君，后来她嫁了，却怎么会料到竟然是这样的结果？ 自古以来，新人衣袂飘飘，旧人独守重楼，谁看到她的失落和煎熬？ 恒泰骑着马，带着连城一路狂奔出去。 夜风吹在脸上凉丝丝的，冲散了心中的淤积难受，连城深吸了一口气，今天是她的大喜之日，一个女人一辈子只能经历一次的事情，可不可以让她自私一点，无情一点，什么都不去管不去想，只让她和恒泰，好好地只拥有彼此呢？ “你要带我去哪里？”连城轻声问。 恒泰笑道：“你很快就知道了。” 恒泰一踹马肚子，马儿更快地往前狂奔，这一路跑，最后一头扎进了密林之中。密林里满是萤火虫，黑黢黢的树丛之间，萤火虫的光一闪一闪，宛如幻境。 恒泰笑着轻声问：“喜欢吗？这原是我行军打仗的时候，经常经过的地方，一直觉得很美，总是想带着你来这里，可惜军务繁忙，家里又发生了太多的事情，所以没有机会。我一直就想给你一个不一样的洞房花烛夜，你看，现在你喜不喜欢？” 连城用力点头道：“喜欢！我喜欢，天星为灯，草木为毯，轻罗小扇扑流萤。这样的洞房花烛夜，比凤冠霞帔好，比龙凤花烛好，简直美得就像一个梦境。” 恒泰翻身下马，摘下一片树叶，沾了沾溪水，折叠放在嘴边，优美的曲调从唇间淌出。连城看呆了，也摘了一片树叶去吹，却没有吹响。 恒泰笑了笑，停止了吹奏，走到连城面前，将连城的树叶对折了一个角度，然后递给连城。他轻轻拍了拍她的头，宠溺道：“要这样，才吹得响。” 连城一吹，果然有声响，正回头去看恒泰，忽地看到天边一颗星星无比闪耀，她激动地拉了拉恒泰的手臂。 “恒泰，你看，牛郎织女星！” 恒泰瞧瞧，笑道：“天阶夜色凉如水，卧看牵牛织女星。” 冷不防地连城转身亲了恒泰一口，然后在恒泰发愣的空当里，害羞地跑到了很多萤火虫的一边。 恒泰摸了摸脸，心中怦然跳动不已，他开心地吹动树笛。漫天萤火虫飞舞，连城的脸蛋从树后面探出来，一闪一闪的萤火虫映衬之下，她美好得，一如那天花灯节，她仓促回首，他低眉驻足。 一眼，便是一生的缠绵欢喜。