Chapter 3 Chapter Two

It's a pity that before Qing Ling could finish practicing the piano music, something happened that interrupted her plan. On March 15th, Qingling went out of the garden as usual to pay her respects. That day, as soon as the children invited Anbi, someone came to report that Marquis Weiyuan and his two young masters had come to visit the mansion.When King Anyu heard this, he hurried to meet the guests, leaving behind six children in the hall.Among the six children, Qingling is the eldest and is seven years old. Qing's son, Ping Yong, is the eldest son who is already six years old. Yu's son, Ping Hong, is two months younger and is the second son. Her daughter, Ping Yong Ting has just turned five years old, Cheng's eldest daughter, Ping Xi, is half a month younger than Ping Ting, and the youngest daughter, Ping Qin, is only four years old.

The children didn't dare to move rashly at first because they didn't have their father's orders, and they all sat in their places obediently, but after a while, the children's nature emerged, and they couldn't sit still. First, Jue Hong said that he was hiding It was a fun thing, and the children all clamored to see and play, so they all ran to follow Jue Hong to see the fun thing, and a few attendants hurriedly followed after seeing it. Qingling neither stopped nor followed, although these were her younger siblings, they were not close, except for meeting once a month, they never exchanged a word.After sitting alone for another meeting, she saw that King Anyu still hadn't come back, and the manager Ge Qi hadn't seen him, so she also got out of her seat and planned to go back to Jixue Garden by herself.

The Anyu Prince's Mansion occupies a huge area, with many buildings and gardens, but in simple terms, it is divided into four parts: the front mansion, the atrium, the central pavilion, and the back mansion.The Qianfu is the place where King Anyu frequently visits and handles political affairs. The atrium is the largest, and there are many courtyards, gardens, and pavilions that can't be seen at the end. Wait, the Yang Pavilion is where King Anyu's study and bedroom are located, and the Houfu is where the female relatives are located. The Xianqiao Hall who greeted you was in the atrium, and the Jixue Garden was on the east side of the Houfu, so it was quite a long way for Qingling to go back. Although Ge Qi picked her up every time, Qingling had already remembered the way.When you come out from Xianqiao Hall, you have to bypass Shunying Tower first, then pass through Shunhua Garden, the largest garden in the palace, and then pass through a promenade that runs through the martial arts training ground and the racetrack. To Houfu.

Bypassing the Shunying Building, the Shunhua Garden in front of you is full of flowers, red, white, purple and yellow in full swing, and the flowers and leaves are blowing on your clothes as people walk, the fragrance is striking and refreshing.It's just that when he turned around a rockery, he was bumped head-on, and both sides were knocked to the ground with a bang.Immediately there was a sharp pain, and when the pain subsided a bit, she opened her eyes and realized that it was a child who hit her.His small body was covered with clothes that looked like rags, and brown blood scabs could be seen in many places on his body. Under his tangled hair was a small black face, which was almost invisible, but embedded with a pair of circles. The big round maroon eyes, perhaps because of pain, were filled with tears, making those eyes extra moist and bright.

Qingling stood up, patted the dust off her body, saw the child sitting on the ground, and reached out to help him. Seeing that she stretched out her hands, the child hugged her head and shrank into a ball, so Qingling looked at the child's hands, both of which had an extra finger beside the little finger. Although he was a little surprised, the outstretched hand didn't stop, and when he touched the child's body, he found that his whole body was trembling, which was extreme fear.Puzzled, he pulled the child up from the ground vigorously, and the child's trembling did not stop during the process.

Seeing that appearance, Qingling thought for a while, raised her hand and patted the child's head lightly, "It doesn't hurt." Then she let go of her hand. Xu Shina's light pat made the child put down his hand holding his head, and quietly glanced at Qingling. Qingling also took a look at him, then turned around and continued back to Jixueyuan, but after walking two steps, she saw Ping Hong and Ping Yong running on the curved bridge ahead, followed by Ping Ting, Ping Xi, and Ping Qin and several attendants. "Ah, there!" Jue Yong shouted, pointing to Qingling.

"You ran really fast, let's see where you run this time!" Jue Hong also yelled, running towards Qing Ling. Qingling was taken aback for a moment, but then felt her waist tighten, and looked down, but it was the child hiding behind her and hugging her tightly, eyes full of fear.Seeing the situation, Qingling understood a little bit, guessing that Ping Yong and the others were chasing the child, and the child ran away because of fear and bumped into her. Seeing that Ping Yong and Ping Hong had already crossed the Qu Bridge, and they were about to arrive here after crossing the path, suddenly a voice came: "Young Masters, the lord summoned you."

This sound made Ping Yong and Ping Hong stop at the same time. Looking back, they saw Ge Qi, the chief executive of the palace, walking in front of the gate of the garden. "My lord wants to test the martial arts skills of the two sons of the Weiyuan Hou family in the martial arts training ground, and summon the eldest son and the second son to observe." Ge Qi said again, glanced at the rockery, and then fell back to Ping Yong and Ping Hong body. Jue Yong and Jue Hong had always been afraid of King An Yu, but now that they heard the summons, they dared not be negligent. They looked at the rockery and had no choice but to give up and hurriedly followed Ge Qi.Ju Ting, Ju Xi, and Ju Qin who were chasing after heard that their brothers were going to the martial arts training ground, and clamored to go, so the attendants hurriedly took them to watch the fun together.

In an instant, those people all left, and only Qingling and the child remained in the huge Shunhua Garden.Qingling stretched out her hand to pull the child's hand away, but the child still hugged her tightly and refused to let go. After pulling for a long time without success, Qingling was out of breath, so she gave up.After resting for a while, she turned around and gently stroked the child's head. This trick really worked. The child's hand relaxed a little, so Qingling stroked it again. The child secretly raised his head to look at her, and then slowly let go after a while. hands.

Qingling breathed a sigh of relief, tidied up the messed up clothes, and then walked away.But after walking a few steps, she found that the child followed her. When she turned her head, the child squatted in panic. As soon as she left, the child followed quietly. Repeatedly, seeing that Shunhua Garden was about to pass by, the child But still follow behind. In front of the garden gate, Qingling stopped and turned around, looking at the child. The child looked at her with a pair of big round eyes, with fear, suspicion, and a glimmer of hope. Qingling watched for a while without saying a word, just staring at it like that.

Under her gaze, the child slowly avoided his gaze and lowered his head. Seeing that appearance, Qingling thought that he would not follow, so she turned around, but she only took two steps, when the sound of thin footsteps still came from behind her. Stopping again and looking back, Qingling looked at the child and asked, "Who are you?" The child didn't answer, but just stared at her with a pair of big maroon eyes. Qingling waited for a while and saw that the child didn't answer, so she gave up, turned around and left the garden, the child still followed behind, Qingling ignored it and walked on her own way. Out of the Shunhua Garden, there is a long corridor with a row of trees planted on both sides of the corridor. The tall and dense trees cover the corridor in the emerald green, and also divide the garden into two, with the racecourse on the left and the martial arts practice on the right. field. When passing through the long corridor, there was a powerful exclamation "Good!", which made Qingling stop. It was the voice of her father, but she had never heard his voice full of excitement and joy, so she was curious. turned to look to the right. Although the right side is covered by dense tall trees, the dense branches only cover the corridor, making it impossible to see the corridor clearly from the outside, but people in the corridor can clearly see through the gaps in the branches. Outside. At first glance, I saw a dazzling silver light, but when I looked again, I realized that it was Jian Guang. The boy who danced the sword looked about twelve years old, he was dressed in a silver-white military uniform, his hair was tied with a purple gold crown, his eyebrows were tied with gold and his forehead was covered with gold, and a pearl was embedded in it, which made his face look like a crown jade. Looking at it with Qingling's eyes, I saw a gleaming long sword flying in mid-air, high and low, fast and fast. Brake is nice.After watching for a long while, he suddenly saw the young man jumping up into the air, turning over in mid-air, and pointing his sword at a row of long spears erected in the field. At that moment, the light of the sword was stronger than the scorching sun. , the boy had landed steadily, with the long sword across his chest, the sword was covered with a layer of red tassels, and looking at the spear, the tassels were all gone. "Good!" King Anyu praised again, "Yiting's swordsmanship is so good, Brother Qiu, I really envy you for having such a hero." "Haha... the lord praised it absurdly. The children's sword skills are just good-looking." The voice of the person who answered was as loud as a bell. Qingling moved her eyes, and saw King Anyu standing in the middle of the steps in front of the martial arts training ground, Ping Yong, Ping Hong, and Ping Ting stood a few feet away on his left, and a tall and tall man stood shoulder to shoulder on his right. A middle-aged man with a mighty appearance, he must be the well-known Marquis of Weiyuan. Standing beside Marquis Weiyuan was a boy of about ten years old. The young man was wearing a white deep dress with a jade belt around his waist, and he looked extraordinarily thin and slender. His shoulder-length black hair hung over his shoulders, making his face extremely white. With a piece of white jade. "Brother Qiu, don't be modest." King Anyu was obviously in a good mood, "Elder brother has good swordsmanship, what special skills does younger brother have?" "Yiyao's swordsmanship is just as good!" The silver-clothed boy who had just danced the sword answered first. At this moment, he had put away his long sword and walked to the side of the white-clothed boy. The two stood together and could tell the difference. The silver-clothed boy's eyebrows were like swords, his eyes were bright and his eyes were full of energy, while the white-clothed boy's body was elegant, but there was a sickly frailty between his brows, which seemed to be weak. Insufficient disease. "Oh?" King Anyu's eyes fell on the young man in white. The young man in white stepped down the steps, bowed to King An Yu, and said: "My lord has seen my brother's sword skills, and Yiyao is practicing bow and arrow, please give me your advice." "Okay." King Anyu nodded. So soon someone sent a long bow, feather and arrow. "Yiyao, I'll throw the ring." The silver-clothed boy jumped down the steps and said. The young man in white looked at him with a smile and nodded. So the silver-clothed boy took out several silver rings from his bosom, glanced sideways at the white-clothed boy, and said with a smile: "Look at it." At the same time, he threw out the silver light in his hand, and it flew several feet away in an instant. The young man in white followed the silver light with his eyes, nocked the arrow, drew the bow, and the feathered arrow shot out with a "thump", and then there was a clear "ding" sound in midair, that was the sound of the arrow piercing through the silver ring. "Yes." King Anyu and Marquis Weiyuan looked at each other and smiled. "Come again!" This time, the silver-clothed boy threw out three silver lights at the same time, one left, one right, and one up. The white-clothed boy unhurriedly drew out three feathered arrows, and when the silver ring flew down from mid-air, he just Hearing the sound of the strings, three arrows shot out in an instant, and there were three clear "ding ding ding" sounds in midair, and the arrows pierced through the silver ring. "Good!" King Anyu couldn't help praising him when he saw it, "You can shoot three arrows with one bow at such a young age, you are really a master archer!" Marquis Weiyuan just smiled slightly when he heard the words, obviously he was extremely confident in Aiko's archery skills. "Yiyao, can you shoot this time?" The silver-clothed boy let out a long laugh, and saw him jump up and land on a stone pillar of a dragon in the field. The stone pillar is more than two feet high. , the silver-clothed boy stood on it, and then raised his hand and waved it out, secretly using his inner strength, the silver light shot out instantly, and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye. "Brother, you are cheating!" The boy in white couldn't help shouting when he saw it. "Haha..." The silver-clothed boy laughed back when he heard it.He borrowed the height of the pillar and used his inner strength, the silver ring shot farther than ever before, now that the silver ring was hidden in the sky, he didn't know the direction or where it landed, it was even more difficult for the boy in white to shoot. The young man in white looked around and saw a row of wooden stakes that were ten feet high on the martial arts training ground. He jumped up and landed on the wooden stakes, looked up and watched, and kept his feet on the ground. He jumped from one wooden stake to another without moving his eyes. In the middle of the air, when he jumped to the fourth stake, he pulled the longbow, and the long arrow flew out with a "thump", and there was a distant "ding" sound, which obviously hit him again. "Good skill! Good eyesight!" Seeing this unique skill, King Anyu couldn't help praising him again and again, even Marquis Weiyuan couldn't help but smile and nod while stroking his short beard under his chin, not to mention Ping Yong and the others who were already dumbfounded. The white-clothed boy stepped down and jumped down. At the same time, the feathered arrow fell from mid-air with a silver light, and landed right at his feet. Yi is low and prosperous, tall and long. If it is restrained, it is beautiful. Clever tends to stagger, but shooting makes you suffer. Suddenly, Qingling remembered a poem she read in a collection of poems a few days ago. She didn't feel it at the time, but at this moment, the young man in white clothes standing in the field holding a bow interpreted that poem so fittingly and vividly. "Yiyao, you still don't thank me much." The silver-clothed boy also flew down, "If it weren't for me, how could you show your wonderful arrow skills." Xu Shi made some movements just now, and a blush appeared on the pale face of the young man in white, which added a bit of brilliance, but his breath was a little rushed. When he opened his mouth, before the words came out, he coughed for a while. . The silver-clothed boy hurriedly patted him on the back, "Are you uncomfortable?" The white-clothed boy was fine at first, but coughed a little when he was out of breath, and it stopped after a while. He raised his head, and there was a hint of wisdom in his handsome eyes, and said, "This is also thanks to my brother." Seeing that he was fine, the silver-clothed boy felt relieved, waved his hand, and said, "How can a person who shoots big eagles only shoot sparrows? Since it is for you to show off your skills, of course you must do your best. If I hadn't thrown the ring just now , you probably hit the target." "What? Is nephew Yiyao unwell?" King Anyu asked caringly as he stepped down the steps. "Yiyao is fine." The boy in white hurriedly shook his head. "Thank you, my lord, for your concern." Marquis Weiyuan also stepped down the steps, "Because the child suffered a lot from the cold when he was young, he is weak and easy to get sick. He often suffers from shortness of breath and cough, but nothing else." "Oh." King Anyu is relieved. He has known the Marquis of Weiyuan for many years, so he knows the life experience of the second son of the Houfu. My nephew's words are very much in line with the king's wishes. A man should do something, either not to do it, or to go all out for the best!" The silver-clothed boy's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he looked at King Anyu, who was dressed in regular clothes and crowned with a heroic appearance, and said: "In this world, Yiting admires the prince the most, and Riyiting should also follow the example of the prince Jianxun. Establish a career, rank as the 'General Tiance', and command the world's soldiers and horses!" "Presumptuous!" Marquis Weiyuan yelled at Wenzhi immediately. "Hahaha..." On the contrary, King Anyu raised his head and laughed. The smooth laughter showed that he was in a very happy mood, "Good! Be ambitious!" He smiled and looked at the silver-clothed boy, and the more he looked, the happier he was, "Brother Qiu , Yiting must be a pillar of talent, I wish I could have a son like this!" "Where! This child has always been used to wildness, the prince will soon stop growing his ambition." Weiyuan Houqian said with a smile, "The two princes look smart, and he will be a good king and general in the future, how can children be comparable." "That's all." King Anyu waved his hand, "Brother Qiu, do we still need to be so polite between you and me? Yiting and Yiyao are talented, how can they compare with each other?" said the sons and daughters on the stairs for a moment. , no joy and no worries. "Haha..." Marquis Weiyuan is a warrior after all. In the past, he had an unusual friendship with King Anyu when he killed the enemy side by side. Qiu Yuanshan has two sons, Yiting and Yiyao, I... Well, in the words of their literati, 'If you have a son, what can I ask for'!" King Anyu smiled when he heard the words, looked at the two teenagers standing side by side in front of the steps, and said, "If I can have a son, I would like to be a commoner." "Haha..." Marquis Weiyuan laughed out loud, with a happy expression on his face. After laughing, he closed his voice and looked at Brother Pingyong who was on the steps. A tiger father has no dogs', under the influence of the prince, he will surely be a heroic boy in the future." "Brother Qiu, don't lie to comfort me." King Anyu just smiled lightly when he heard the words, and stepped forward to take the hands of the Qiu brothers, "There are several swords and bows in the hall of my king. Go, and bring back whichever one you like.” "My lord has all the good things, why don't you hurry up and thank your lord." Marquis Weiyuan didn't refuse when he heard this. "Thank you, my lord." The Qiu brothers hurriedly expressed their thanks. Seeing them walking side by side in the distance, King Anyu looked at the Qiu brothers with full admiration and love in his eyes, and Marquis Weiyuan looked at the two sons with deep love and joy that could not be restrained in his eyes. At that moment, Qingling suddenly understood. She had never seen such eyes from her father's eyes, and even her mother had never seen Wei Yuanhou's eyes. "Gulu!" With a sudden sound from behind, Qingling's gaze was drawn back, and when she turned around, she saw the child stroking his stomach and looking at her with big chestnut eyes in embarrassment. He raised his step again, and suddenly turned his head, the training ground was empty, but the heroic appearance of the silver-clothed boy and the white-clothed boy leaping just now has been imprinted in his mind. Is that martial arts?It can make the father like it so much, and... "Jump so high..." Qingling murmured, looking through the training ground to the high walls of the palace in the distance, "...you can fly out." Returning to Jixue Garden, Qiaoshan saw the child behind her and shouted: "My God! Princess, where did you find such a dirty little thing?" Qingling looked back at the child, and said: "He has been following me, I don't know why. Aunt Qiao, he is very hungry, you can get him something to eat, he is still injured, please apply some medicine to him. " "Oh?" Qiaoshan went to look at the child, but he hid behind Qingling. Qiaoshan felt uncomfortable when he saw it. There were a few dirty black handprints on the princess's snow-white clothes , and immediately said, "This child should be washed first." He stretched out his hand to pull the child, but the child stretched out his hand and hugged Qingling again. Suddenly, the black hand and the white clothes contrasted so vividly that Qiaoshan wanted to make a fist and mouth But Li still said kindly: "Come on, dear, go wash with me first, and eat later." He also took the child's hand that was hugging Qingling's waist, and only after this pull did he find that the child's limbs were like sticks. She was so thin and weak, her body seemed to be only half of Qingling's size, and her heart softened at that moment, and most of the pulling force was loosened. The child still hugged Qingling, Qingling had experience this time, reached out and stroked the child's head gently, and said: "You and Auntie Qiao take a bath first, I will go to Auntie Ling to make you something to eat." of." The child seemed to understand her words, looked up at her, then let go of her hand, Qiaoshan took her away, the child looked back at Qingling as he walked, and did not stop until he could no longer see her. Qingling thought that at this time, her mother was either in the peony garden or in the study, so she didn't bother her right now, and went to Lingyu first.When the meal was ready, Qiaoshan led a little girl in, with a thin body, a palm-sized face with a pair of round and big chestnut eyes, some small wounds on the face, forehead There was a swollen purple green mark on the top, wearing Qingling's old clothes and looking empty, as soon as she entered the door and saw Qingling, she broke free from Qiaoshan's hand and ran to Qingling's side, looking up at her eagerly. "This child doesn't have much flesh on her body, and the clothes the princess wore when she was four years old are a bit too big for her." Qiaoshan said with compassion in his tone, "And she doesn't seem to be able to speak, and she won't answer any questions. .” "Oh?" Ling Yu picked up a steaming steamed bun from the cage immediately after hearing the words, "Hey, what's your name? I'll give you a steamed bun after I tell you." The child could not help turning his head when he smelled the fragrance, and swallowed his saliva when he saw the bun, but that was all, and soon turned his eyes back to Qingling. "This child seems to like our princess very much." Qiao said with a smile. Ling Yu gave up, reused the plate to put the buns on the table, and asked, "Where did this kid come from?" Qiaoshan looked at Qingling who was silent, and said: "When the princess came back, she saw her following behind. I wondered, maybe she was a new girl in the mansion. When she was very hungry, she wanted to find something to eat. After the Princess, I followed here." "Then send her back when she's full?" Ling Yu asked, "If they stay for a while, they will definitely have to look for her." Qiao Shan heard the words but remained silent. "What?" Lingyu asked. Qiaoshan sighed, and said: "There are not many good spots on this child's body, there are bruises everywhere, and there are many wounds I don't know whether they were cut by a knife or something, it's really unbearable to look at." "Ah?" Ling Yu couldn't help being startled when he heard it, "You mean the people in the house beat him? Such a small child!" "Who knows." Qiaoshan sighed again, looking at the two children who were looking at each other quietly, his mind suddenly moved. "Then you can't send it away, just stay in the garden." Ling Yu has always been impatient and straightforward, "You see this child likes our princess so much, why not stay with the princess as a companion." Qiaoshan was silent, just looked at Qingling, it was up to the princess whether to keep the child or not. The child kept looking at Qingling, with an inexplicable attachment in his moist and soft eyes. At that moment, Qingling almost had an illusion, as if there was only one her in the whole world, so the child only looked at her. Why? She didn't ask. He took the child and walked to the table, moved the buns in front of her, and handed her a pair of chopsticks, "Eat." The child looked at Qingling, and stretched out her hand, but instead of picking up the chopsticks, she reached for the buns, grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth. She ate the big meaty buns in a few mouthfuls, and continued to grab another one. Qingling didn't stop her, she put down her chopsticks and watched her eat. Soon, the three meat buns on the plate were all eaten by the child, sucking his greasy fingers, and looking at Qingling eagerly. Qingling poured a glass of water and put it in front of her, saying: "Don't eat too much at one time, eat it next time." The child looked at her with longing in his eyes, obviously wanting to eat. Qiaoshan walked over to wipe the child's hands, and said softly: "Eating too much will make you uncomfortable, wait until lunch." The child didn't make a sound, wiped his hands and saw Qingling walking out, so he hurriedly followed, and Qiaoshan also hurriedly followed. Lingyu stayed to clean up the dishes and prepare lunch by the way. "Princess, will you keep this child as your companion?" Lu Qiaoshan asked tentatively.She had asked before, but the Princess replied that she didn't need a companion. Qingling still didn't answer, she kept walking, apparently she was going to Liushuixuan, but when she passed the corridor, she heard a loud noise at the door, Qiaoshan couldn't help being surprised, the Jixue Garden has always been quiet, no one has ever dared to come here. It's noisy here, so I went to see who was making the noise here, Qingling thought about it and followed, and the child followed. When I got out of the corridor, I saw Ping Hong and Ping Yong in front of the garden gate yelling to come this way, while the two maids who were following them stopped them while persuading them "can't go". Suddenly Juehong saw Qingling, and immediately shouted: "Give me back the little monster!" Qingling was taken aback for a moment, Qiaoshan was also puzzled and couldn't understand what he said. It turned out that Jui Hong went to offer incense with his mother yesterday, and on the return trip, Mrs. Yu saw that it was still early and it was difficult to come out of the mansion, so she led him for a stroll in the street. Jue Hong heard it curious and clamored to see it, so Yu Shi had to follow him, walked over to have a look, and saw a dirty man pulling a skinny monkey-like child, the man saw them coming and hurriedly threw the child's hands towards them There was a spread in front of him, and he said in his mouth: "Ma'am, there is no one with twelve fingers in a hundred years. Isn't it rare enough? Buy it, it's not expensive, it's only five silver leaves. If you think it's expensive, then Less, how about Siyinye..." The man said while pushing the child in front of them.How could Mrs. Yu like it, but Jue Hong was curious and clamored to play, but Mrs. Yu couldn't resist him, so he threw a silver leaf to the man and led the child back to the mansion. Jue Hong was born in the palace of a prince. He has never seen or played with expensive things in his daily life, but he has never seen this man with twelve fingers. He has not seen much at such a young age. There are only five fingers on one hand, and if it has six fingers, it is a monster. If both hands have six fingers, it is even more of a monster!Therefore, he took the child back to the mansion completely as a funny monster, and asked someone to build a monkey cage to lock him up.It's just that the "monster" in the cage is not like a monkey that will squeak when being teased, invite pets, or play with people. He tried his best and the "monster" ignored him, which made him angry and dissatisfied. It's been dark for a long time and people are tired, so I gave up and decided to think of a solution tomorrow. So today, when King Anyu was welcoming guests, he led Ping Yong and the others to see his new plaything, not only to show off but also to see what they could do, and they surrounded the cage shouting and scolding and beating Xing Ting even stabbed them with the hairpin on his head, but the little monster just refused to look at them and ignore them.Later, Jue Yong suggested to try cutting off one of the little monster's fingers.But the little monster was huddled in the cage and they couldn't catch it, so they had to open the cage and pull the little monster out, but they didn't want the little monster to take the opportunity to escape. Summoned to go to the training ground. Later Weiyuanhou and his son bid farewell and left, King Anyu sent them off, and Juehong was worried about the little monster, so he took Pingyong to the courtyard to search quietly. Everyone in the mansion was busy seeing Weiyuanhou off and didn't pay much attention .It's just that there is no shadow of the little monster in Shunhua Garden. Thinking about seeing Qingling at that time, I decided that she took it away, so I went to Jixue Garden to look for him, not wanting to find their maids to catch up . When the maid heard that they were going to Jixue Garden, she tried to dissuade them. In the Jixue Garden lived Princess Anyu and Princess Chang. This is something that everyone in the palace knows, even though there are secrets in the mansion that the prince and concubine are at odds with each other, the concubine falls out of favor, the concubine is imprisoned by the prince, the concubine has a strange disease, and the concubine is eccentric, etc. There are all kinds of rumors, but no matter whether the people in the mansion entered the mansion first or later, the chief manager Ge Qi personally warned him, "My lord confesses, the princess loves Jing, so the people in the mansion are not only waiting in Jixue. No trespassing outside the park is allowed."But how could Juyong and Juehong be willing to listen to them, they wanted to get back the plaything they just got, so they stopped while going, and they still stumbled to the gate of Jixue Garden. It was a coincidence that Qiaoshan brought Qingling Out. "I clearly saw you with the little monster just now, but now the little monster is gone, you must have taken her away!" Jue Hong threw off the maid and ran to Qing Ling and said. "She must be hiding." Jue Yong also followed in, scanning the garden vaguely, as if trying to find evidence from somewhere. Qingling frowned and remained silent. Qiaoshan was puzzled, and looked at the two maids. The two maids looked helpless. Seeing that it was irreversible, they had to pull Qiaoshan over to explain the reason, but hoped that the prince would not know about today's matter. "Ah, the little monster is over there!" Jue Yong had sharp eyes, and immediately saw the six-fingered hand protruding from the sleeve of the child standing beside Qingling. Jue Hong swept his eyes and recognized it, and shouted: "Huh! Do you think I won't recognize it after changing clothes!" As he spoke, he went to tease the child, and the child hid behind Qingling, this time Jue Hong Getting even more angry, he raised his leg and kicked him, "How dare you escape, let me punish you!" That kick landed firmly on the child, and the child was kicked to the ground immediately. "You!" Qing Ling stared at Jue Hong. "The little monster is mine, I can do whatever I want!" Jue Hong also stared at Qingling, convinced that she wanted to snatch the little monster from him.Although he and Qingling are siblings, they are separated from each other by mother, and they are not seen often or close to each other on weekdays. Besides, his mother, Mrs. Yu, always looks uncomfortable when she mentions Jixueyuan occasionally, so he completely talks about this eldest sister. Not goodwill and respect. "She's not called a little monster." Qingling retorted. "She is a monster!" Jue Hong argued, and grabbed the child and raised her hand, "With six fingers, of course it is a monster!" The child struggled vigorously in Juehong's hands, shouting "Yoyo...", looking at Qingling, and also struggling towards her. "Ah! The little monster can scream!" Jue Hong exclaimed in surprise. "Really." Jue Yong also came over, "So she can bark." The child suddenly shut up, but she struggled so hard that Juehong almost missed her. Ping Yong reached out to help him grab the child, coaxing: "Little monster, call again." Of course the child ignored them and just struggled, but that thin body couldn't outlast Ping Yong and Ping Hong, no matter how hard he tried, it was futile, on the contrary, the wounds on his body were open, and the clean clothes he just put on were leaking a little bit. Yin Hong. "Let go of her." Qingling walked over. "This is mine, why should I let it go!" Jue Hong glanced at her. Qingling didn't say much, she just stretched out her hand to shake the hands of Pinghong and Pingyong. Of course, the two of them refused to do it, so the three of them pulled me and pushed you and me... As a result, one of them didn't get it right, and Qingling's hand fell apart. He slapped Jui Hong's face, "Slap!" was very clear, and in an instant, Jui Hong's sharp cry "You dare to hit me!" Then he slapped Qing Ling... When the three of Qiaoshan came to their senses, they saw that the three little masters had already wrestled together, wrestling with fists and feet. "My God! Princess, stop!" "Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, what's the matter with you?" Qiaoshan and the two maids rushed over to pull the three of them away, but at this moment there was another scream, "Big brother! Second brother!" But it was Xingting, Xingxi, and Xingqin who came looking for them. Seeing Qingling hit Pingyong with a palm, they all shouted, "Ah! How dare you hit the elder brother!" While speaking, all three rushed over, raised their small fists and dropped them on Qingling, and then rang out again. Screaming "little monster hit me!" Immediately another chaos began... "Stop the princess!" "My lord, stop!" "Stop hitting!" Qiaoshan, the two maids, and a maid who came with Ping Ting pulled this and that and hit again, and grabbed that and this and hit again, his hands couldn't be more busy, and he didn't dare to use brute force For fear of hurting a few delicate little masters, and the few little masters all ignored their shouts at the moment, it was because their feet, fists, nails, and teeth were all used, kicking, hitting, scratching, and biting were omnipotent. There are dust marks or paw marks on people's bodies and faces, and there are all kinds of sounds of screaming, screaming, and crying. Not only was the person completely useless, but there were many claw marks and fists on his hands and body. Seeing that this is not the way, the maid who followed finally shouted: "I'll call someone!" Then she hurried out of the garden to move the rescuers, leaving Qiaoshan and the three to deal with the six who were crying, making noise and beating each other. A delicate little master. But he said that the maid had left the garden gate, thinking that this fight would definitely reach the ears of the prince, neither they nor the young master would be able to escape the punishment of the prince, so it is better to go to Madam Yu to inform With a sound, it's good to think of a way to deal with it. At that moment, Mrs. Yu was choosing materials for summer clothes from a pile of silk and satin, and she was shocked when she heard that her son and daughter were fighting in Jixueyuan, so she hurriedly threw Qiluo to Jixueyuan. Jixue Garden is where the prince and concubine live, and she has never been there. Normally, these side concubines and Teng Ji should salute to her when they enter the mansion, but King Anyu has saved his life, and this princess is in the palace. She is the mistress of the palace, but she never asks about the affairs of the mansion, and she never takes a step outside the gate of the garden, so they have never seen this princess in the mansion for several years.After going out the door, she stopped suddenly, and called someone to go to the two side concubines Qing and Cheng, and only ordered to say, "Young master and the princess are fighting in Jixue Garden, which may disturb the princess." The Qing family and the Cheng family over there were really panicked when they heard the words, and rushed to Jixueyuan. But it is said that after Ge Qi sent Weiyuanhou and his sons away with King Anyu, he went back to Xianqiaotang, and Qingling disappeared. Although he guessed that he went back by himself, he was still a little worried, so he came to confirm in person, and didn't want to wait Arriving at Jixue Garden, I saw three wives leading a group of servants into Jixueyuan. I couldn't help being surprised, and called a servant over to ask questions. After learning the reason, I turned around after a moment of hesitation, and went to the front mansion. . Although Mrs. Yu heard the news first, she slowed down on the road, weighed Qing and Cheng's footsteps before rushing to Jixue Garden, and sure enough, the three met in front of the garden.In front of the gate of the Three People's Garden, I heard the cries of the children inside, my heart tightened, and I hurried in, and saw seven children huddled together, and the three maids were pulling and begging. Can't be handed over.The busy man stepped forward and pulled them away. This time there were a lot of people, one by one separated the children who were twisted into a ball, and only when they pulled apart did they see what they looked like, all the mothers felt distressed.I saw that Yuxue's lovely children were all dressed in torn clothes and messy buns, with finger marks and scratches on their hands and faces, and some were green with fist prints and red with palm prints. They were in a terrible state of distress. It was even more pitiful crying, the mother was busy hugging the child and rubbing and groaning, all of a sudden there was only crying and comforting sounds in the garden. "My lord, my God, why did this happen?" Qiaoshan hugged Qingling back, and felt heartbroken upon seeing her. Among the children, Qingling suffered the most serious injuries. There were several bloody scratches on her face, the skin on her forehead was torn, and there were several sharp bite marks on her hands that were still bleeding, and her belt was torn. , the hair was pulled out a few more. In fact, Qingling was in severe pain, but she was naturally calm, and she would never cry in front of others. Seeing that the child was still lying on the ground and ignored, she hurried to help him up. , but did not fall, looking at Qingling at this moment, just stretched out his hand to grab her sleeve, said "Yo Yo" twice, and did not let go. The maids over there explained what happened to the wives, while the mothers listened and coaxed the children. After coaxing for a long time, the children were still whimpering.Here, Qiaoshan tidied up the clothes of Qingling and Qingling, and planned to take them back to bind their wounds. When Juehong saw them, he immediately shouted: "The little monster is mine! Don't take it away!" rush. "Hong'er!" Mrs. Yu hastily stopped him. "Mother, it's mine! Don't let them take it away!" Jue Hong yelled. "That's right, don't take the little monsters away! And they beat me, mother, you have to beat them up!" Jue Yong also hugged Qing and said bitterly. “娘，痛，好痛……”珎汀、珎汐、珎沁一边啜泣一边喊着。 虞氏、青氏、成氏一边哄着儿女一边目光望向了倾泠三人，说来这是她们第一次来集雪园，也是她们第一次见到这位长郡主。 王妃虽不出园，但巧善是常出园的，自是知道这三人的身份，当下不得不屈身一礼道:“奴婢见过三位夫人。” 青氏与成氏同为侧妃，但青氏先入府算长，是以青氏出声道:“姑娘请起。”目光望向倾泠，柔声道:“这位就是宸华郡主么，妾身见过郡主。”说着盈盈一礼，一旁成氏、虞氏跟着行礼。三人虽算是倾泠庶母，但倾泠乃嫡长女且是皇帝御封郡主，身份贵重非同一般，何况虞氏不过仅为滕姬。 倾泠抬目望向面前的三人，青氏面貌端丽，成氏姿容楚楚，虞氏则明艳动人，都是芳华正胜的年青女子，片刻，平平道:“免礼。” “娘，小怪物是我的！”一旁珎泓见母亲反向倾泠行礼不由急了，生怕要不回自己的玩物。 “泓儿！”虞氏口中叱一声儿子，目光却望向青氏。王府中虽则说管事的是大总管，但青氏出身官门知书达理一向颇得安豫王信任，是以府中琐事多由青氏处理。这小怪物乃是她所买，长郡主夺人理字上站不住脚，只不过此刻还是由青氏出面的好，郡主愿意还，自己乐得轻松，她不愿意还，那恶人也是青氏。 虞氏的意思青氏岂有不明白，是以一时有些踟蹰。 “娘，叫她还我们小怪物！”珎泳也扯着青氏的衣袖叫道。 “娘，小怪物是我们的！”珎汀、珎汐、珎沁也叫道。 “乖，莫吵，听话。”成氏安抚着女儿，目光也望向青氏，集雪园可不是久留之处。 青氏被催，当下只得道:“郡主，这孩子……” “你们都在此干什么？” 青氏的话未完便被一声冷喝打断，众人回首，便见安豫王领着葛祺立于园门前，一脸怒容，顿时心底齐齐打了个突。 “王爷。”青、成、虞三人忙屈身行礼，园中其余人等包括珎泳兄妹几人莫不噤声，垂首敛目。 安豫王目光扫视一圈，走了进来，冷声道:“你们为何在此？” 虞氏见青、成未答，自持素日得宠，当下一脸柔媚巧笑迎上前去，娇滴滴的道:“王爷，妾身等只是……” 可安豫王直接从她面前走过看也不曾看一眼，走到园中，目光瞟一眼青氏，道:“说！” “是。”青氏低首答道，“妾身与成妹妹接到虞妹妹的报信，说几个孩子在集雪园吵闹，妾身等恐惊扰了王妃是以前来，才知几个孩子因与长郡主争那个孩子而闹了起来。”说着抬手指了指躲在倾泠身后的小孩，“那孩子是虞妹妹买入府中的，妾身等也只是刚到，不想王爷也来了。” 安豫王目光扫一眼几个孩子，看他们几个全都是衣鬓散乱爪痕血印无数，不由连连冷笑道:“好！好！好！知道打架了！本王……”正说着，他忽的止声，慢慢抬头移眸往前望去，脸上神情刹时一变。 众人惊疑之下不由也顺着他的目光望去，这一望顿时全忘了呼吸。 天地间所有的光忽都黯了，满园的春花皆失了颜色，周围声迹杳去一片寂静，视野中，只那一袭淡紫携着天边霞彩，扶风踏云冉冉而来。 who is this 疑问刚生又蓦地醒悟:这必定就是王妃！ 原来铃语做好了午膳不见巧善与郡主回来，琢磨着她们必是在流水轩，是以前来唤人，不想却瞅见了青、成、虞三人领着人进园来了，她一时闹不清是啥事，但见郡主脸上有伤，又只巧善一人在旁，而对方却是一大帮子人，又哭又闹的，想着自己出去也帮不了忙，于是赶忙回去找王妃。 安豫王妃自嫁入王府以来见过她的人屈指可数，此刻这满园的人都不由得看痴了。 "mother." 一声轻唤将园中众人的神魂唤回，心底间齐齐长长喟叹，难怪…… 目光往安豫王望去，却见他兀自怔怔的看着安豫王妃。 安豫王妃微微倾身指尖轻抚倾泠伤痕累累的脸颊，眉尖轻蹙，起身抬目扫一眼园中诸人，那一刻，无人敢与之相对，莫不自惭形秽。 安豫王妃的目光在要扫到安豫王时收回了，看向巧善，淡淡问道:“怎么回事？” 巧善见王妃到来便如吃下了定心丸，当下忙细说了事情的经过，其间园中静谧无声，便是一声轻咳也无。 听完了巧善的话，安豫王妃看向了女儿，倾泠仰头静静的迎视母亲的目光，感觉到身后的轻颤，不由伸手握住了紧紧抓住自己衣袖的小手，安豫王妃目光又转向了小孩，满园的人都望着她时，只这小孩依旧只望着倾泠，似是感觉到了她的目光，栗色的眼睛轻轻转了过来，只是一眼，又依旧望回倾泠，安豫王妃心念一动，然后望向了三位夫人。 青、成、虞被她目光一望，蓦地回转神来，忙屈身行礼:“妾身拜见王妃。”侍从们也赶忙行礼，便是立于安豫王身后的葛祺都恭恭敬敬的一拜。 “免。”安豫王妃淡淡道一声，“不知哪位是虞夫人？” 虞氏忙上前一步，答道:“妾身虞氏。” 安豫王妃目光溜过虞氏，轻声启口问道:“虞夫人，你花多少钱买下这孩子？” 虞氏一愣，但还是答道:“回禀王妃，一银叶。” 安豫王妃自不会带有银叶，周身上下也未有饰物，当下便从身旁巧善的头上随手拔下一支紫玉钗，道:“这玉钗当不止一银叶，我以这支玉钗向虞娘娘买下这孩子。” 巧善立即从她手中接过玉钗送到虞氏面前。 “这……”虞氏不防安豫王妃有此举，下意识的往安豫王那边望去，却见安豫王兀自神色怔痴的望着安豫王妃，心头顿生妒意，面上却浮起柔顺的笑，道，“这不过是个贱奴，王妃若是喜欢留下就是，妾身万不敢收此钗。” “虞夫人收下就是。”安豫王妃道，随手理了理倾泠散乱的头发。 于是巧善不顾虞氏的推辞拉过她的手将玉钗交她手上，退回安豫王妃身边。 安豫王目光瞟过那支玉钗，一瞬间眼神冰冷。 “泠儿，回去用午膳了。”安豫王妃牵起倾泠，又道，“巧善，送客。”说着便转身回去，目光自始至终不曾瞟一眼安豫王。 园中众人一时全怔在那，想不到安豫王妃就这么说两句话便走了。 “宸华站住！”安豫王蓦然出声。 这一声令倾泠止步，安豫王妃也不由停步，但不曾回身。倾泠回转身看向父王，依旧是憎漠的眼神，从来都只冷淡的唤她的封号，从不曾唤过她的名。 “葛祺，传家法。”安豫王再道，他的目光望着背身而立的安豫王妃。 “王爷？” “手足相抠，各杖二十！”安豫王冷冷喝道。 此言一出，安豫王妃终于转身望向安豫王。 “王爷，孩子都这么小，如何受得了二十杖？！”青氏急切的声音响起。 “求情加十仗！”安豫王目光冷冷的与安豫王妃对视。春日的暖阳再灿，也不能融化他们目中的寒意。 这一句让成氏、虞氏到了口边的求饶全都咽了回去，她们知道安豫王从来都是说一不二的，若求情真只会让孩子们再多受十杖，一时心头又急又痛，不由得目光全都望向了安豫王妃，心底里隐约盼着她能出声，却只见她面若寒霜神情冷漠！ 自安豫王到来后即噤若寒蝉的珎泳几人此刻闻得要受二十杖不由得全都害怕得哭起来。 “父王饶了孩儿吧。” “父王，孩儿以后不敢了。” “父王，孩儿知错了。” ... 几个顿时哭成一片，几个做娘的也立时心酸又心痛，只是当安豫王目光扫到时，顿时都收声，只敢微微啜泣着。 不一会，几个侍从取来了家法，每人手中一根臂膀粗的木棍。 “杖！”安豫王简短吐出一字。 侍从们都不敢怠慢，几人拉过六个孩子伏在长凳上牢牢扣住，小孩见着忙往倾泠身边扑去，铃语赶忙紧紧拉住她。另几个侍从走过去，手中木棍挥起，第一杖落下，园中顿时响起了凄厉的痛呼。 “呜！娘！好痛！呜呜呜……” 除了倾泠，几个孩子齐齐痛哭失声。 “闭嘴！”安豫王又一声冷喝，顿时几个孩子齐齐禁声，可那眼泪流得更凶了。 有安豫王在场，几个侍从也不敢作假，虽都把握好手中力道不伤筋骨，但那棍子都是结结实实的打在皮肉上，其痛岂是区区几岁孩童可抵挡的，况且一个个都是娇生惯养细皮嫩肉的，三棍下去，便都绽出了血印，几个孩子再也忍受不住痛，顾不得安豫王的喝令，都呻吟哭泣起来。 旁边几个做娘的看着比杖在自己身上更痛，心如刀绞般恨不得以身代之，可是安豫王的命令从无人敢违也不能违，于是一个个眼光都望向了王爷身旁的总管葛祺，他随侍安豫王多年，整个王府他最得王爷信任，唯他的话安豫王还听得一二，是以都盼着他能出声相救。 葛祺岂不知几位夫人的心意，只是……他此刻非但不能言，更不能有丝毫妄动，因为王爷在等。目光悄悄望向安豫王妃，其实只要她一言，不，只要一个眼神足已！可是她偏偏……唉！心底沉沉叹息一声。 安豫王妃自棍落的第一下目光便紧紧盯住棍下的女儿，看着她紧咬牙关忍痛，看着她汗湿衣裳，看着她血透白衣，每落一下，她的目光便紧缩一下，终于……第十棍落下之时，倾泠终忍不住哼了一声，那一刹，一股巨痛似无形的手攫住了安豫王妃，痛从胸口起至四肢百骸绵延，痛得她一阵晕炫，身形便一晃。 “王妃！”巧善赶忙扶住她。 那一刻，一直注视着她的安豫王眼神一闪，冷酷的面容有那么一丝动摇。 only…… 安豫王妃站稳身，目光从女儿身上移开，缓缓抬眸望向安豫王，雪白的脸上没一丝血色，唇紧紧抿着，不发一言，只一双眸子似深幽的寒潭，偶尔漪涟泛起，折射着锋利无温的光芒，触者心寒肤痛。 于是，安豫王的那一丝动摇消失无踪。 当二十杖杖完时，几个孩子都已无力呻吟，只是伏在长凳上微弱的喘息着。 “我的孩儿！” 青氏、成氏、虞氏赶忙一把冲过去抱起娇儿，看着孩子背臀上血肉模糊，三人终忍不住失声哭起来，周围的侍从们也赶过去帮忙。 这一刻，安豫王妃却是无比的冷静，只是平缓无波的吩咐道:“巧善，抱郡主回去。” “是。”巧善一得命令即快步跑过去，小心翼翼的抱起已近昏迷的倾泠，看着她身上的伤，那泪便忍不住。 安豫王妃寒潭似的眸子一直不移安豫王，似乎看着他，可眼神却无一点落在他身上，只是空空的以冰潭纳之。待巧善抱着倾泠不见了身影，她才缓缓转身，“铃语，回去。” 铃语忙拉了小孩跟着，转眼，三人便消失。 园中诸人都围在几个孩子身旁，关切的、哭泣的、悲伤的、安慰的…… 安豫王立于园中央，近在咫尺，却似天涯之远，一切喧嚣与悲乐都与他无关，漠然的望着前方，那里安豫王妃的身影刚刚消失，高高挺拔的身影，春日暖阳下，却是无比的冷寂。 三步外，葛祺微微垂首，然后缓缓走近，“王爷。”只是轻轻唤一声，将那魂已离躯的人唤醒。 安豫王缓缓转身，目光望向那哭作一团的人，抬步，走近。 见安豫王停步自己身前，虞氏不由一声轻啼，花容上一行轻泪，格外惹人怜，“王爷，泓儿的伤……”话忽都咽回去了，只见安豫王伸手轻柔柔的落向她的头顶，眼中神色奇异，悲切中蕴着哀柔，那一刹，心一颤，儿女的伤都忘了，心肺间涌起无限甜意。入府数年，何曾得过如此温柔。一双眼顿化作一汪春水，柔情无限的望着安豫王。发间微微一动，身子微微一酥，只盼着此刻能长长久久，可安豫王的手又收回去了，手中还握着一支玉钗，正是刚才急着察看儿女的伤势便随手插在鬓间的王妃给的那支紫玉钗。 心一瞬沉入谷底，全身泛起一阵寒意，痴痴呆呆的望着眼前高大俊挺的身影，这是她的夫，这是她的天。可他只是盯住了手中的紫玉钗。 钗是一整块的玉琢成，呈一种罕见的紫红色，钗头雕成一朵盛放的牡丹花，花蕊中串下长长三串紫玉珠，通体色泽晶莹，一望便知价值连城。 安豫王死死的看着手中的玉钗，神色间竟然露出一种说不出的哀伤与疲倦，眼中光芒若风中之烛，飘摇不定，似随时都会湮灭。 “咔嚓！”一声，玉钗当中折断，然后鲜红的血顺着珠串滴滴滚落地上。 虞氏傻傻的看着，张嘴，却无法发声。 “王爷！”一旁青氏见着不由惊呼，上前欲看，安豫王手一挥推开，转身即往园外而去，一串血珠随着那一挥，在他身后落下，洒在青石板上，殷红醒目。 葛祺忙跟上，安豫王走到园门口时忽止步，头也不回，只是冷冷丢下一句:“再有擅入集雪园者，杖毙！”话音极轻，却令每一个人心惊胆颤。 安豫王离去后，其余人等莫不也很快离去，集雪园中又恢复了往日的宁静。