Chapter 14: Transfer the Tiger to the Mountain
At lunch, Lan Ruoyan returned to Lanxin Pavilion. Biyun waited for her at the door for a long time. Finally, when she saw her come back, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Mother, you are back!" I still took it for you--
"Do you think I ran away? Ha ha... Biyun, don't worry, I and I won't be like that again in the future." If she goes again, she will never come back. Lan Ruoyan smiled and was gentle and beautiful. "When I came back, I was still thinking that if I didn't come back, the prince would come and see me later. Will he take a pair of people to look around until I find out?"
The blue cloud has been serving Lan Ruoyan for some time. It's appropriate to see such a calm Lan Ruoyan, which can't help but be a little strange. Mother, where have you been? Why did you come back as if you were a different person?"
"A just now, I went to the back garden with Lord Su for a walk. After saying goodbye to Lord Su, I also met Shaofei there." Thinking of Shaofei's face that was discolored by her anger, she couldn't help laughing, "You haven't seen her belly. I'm afraid it's too big."
She lied. In fact, after separating from Shaofei, she found a secluded place in the backyard of the royal palace. She took off her velvet boots, took off her clothes, and stepped barefoot on the soft-looking snow. Xue looked so gentle, but it was also cold and boneless. The snow was as cold as a knife, but the pain made her more sober.
This reminds her of the time of killer training. She wants to go back to being a killer in the past and do whatever she can to achieve her goal. Even in front of the enemy, you can smile gently. Such introsinuality, now is the time when she has the least worry. Perhaps, in the past, she was a hypocritical person, because the world she lives in could not tolerate the so-called truth. Once she missed the flaw, it would be a fatal ending! As if she mistakenly believed NO.2 and was ruthlessly killed by him.
With a cold smile, Lan Ruoyan wanted to see her doing this with Qi Yun in the distance. I don't know how she would report it to Xuan Yuanchen!
Sitting at the dinner table, Lan Ruoyan looked at the delicacies on a table and had no appetite, but she still looked at Biyou, who was still serving the dishes, "Biyou, do you have any preserves?"
"Mother, it's time for lunch now. I'm afraid I'll get tired of eating candied food." Biyun came forward to persuade.
"Biyun, I'll just eat a little. It doesn't matter." Lan Ruoyan smiled carelessly.
"But the Empress--" Biyun wanted to say something else, and Xiao Linzi outside shouted, "Your Majesty is here." She had to stop her voice and go out to greet her with Lan Ruoyan.
"The prince is auspicious." Lan Ruoyan bowed and made a blessing, then looked up and looked at Xuanyuan Chen with a faint smile.
Seeing her like this, Xuan Yuanchen was a little surprised. He thought that she would be angry and ignore him because Xuan Yuansheng was arrested. He even planned to come back to her. As a result, he came to Lanxin Pavilion and saw that she was happy and did nothing, which was really beyond his surprise.
"Why has the prince been staring at his concubine?" Lan Ruoyan asked with a smile.
"Hmm?" Xuan Yuanchen stared at Lan Ruoyan. Why didn't he see her for a day? He suddenly felt much stranger to Lan Ruoyan. She was smiling, but she seemed to be far away from him. He looked at her eyes, pure without any impurities or affection. What's wrong with his Sonny?
"Lord, don't stand at the door and go to lunch." Lan Ruoyan still smiled gently, and she came forward and took Xuanyuanchen's hand and walked in.
Xuanyuanchen allowed her to take herself to the table and sit down. Seeing that she picked up her chopsticks, she picked up the dishes for herself first, and virtuously let him eat first. I lowered my head and saw the delicious dish, but I didn't have any appetite in my mouth.
"Doesn't the prince like these dishes either?" Lan Ruoyan asked softly.
"Probably." Xuan Yuanchen looked at Lan Ruoyan, but he was sadly lost. He felt that he was no longer facing Sonny, whom he used to know. This woman seemed to be just his concubine.
"I don't like it either." Lan Ruoyan's smile gradually dissipated, and she put down her chopsticks.
As her expression became cold, Xuanyuanchen only felt uncomfortable. He then put down his chopsticks, stared at her, and whispered, "Sang Er, if you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself."
"I didn't force myself." Lan Ruoyan shook her head. She looked at Xuanyuanchen with lost eyes. "My concubine just thought that the prince had done so much for me... but I didn't understand at all."
"Sang Er--" Xuanyuanchen seemed to find a little familiar feeling when he saw her like this.
"The prince doesn't like this dish, and my concubine doesn't like it either, so just don't eat it. Biyun, take candied fruit for our palace." Lan Ruoyan ordered that Biyun looked at her and Xuanyuanchen with a look of embarrassment.
"Biyun, I am no longer a child. I know the word 'degree', what to eat and how much to eat. I know very well in my heart."
Lan Ruoyan said lightly, as if she was talking to Biyun, but in fact, it was for Xuanyuan Chen. Everything should stop. She said this just to tell Xuanyuanchen that she had reached this level. If she couldn't change anything, she would not continue. I hope he can believe it.
"Yes, Madam, I'm going to get it." Biyun was helpless. The master said this. If she didn't go, she would disobey her order.
After Biyun left, Xuanyuanchen looked at Lan Ruoyan, who still had a faint smile. But she was obviously unhappy. How could he not understand her words? But will this make her feel wronged? Forced smile is a kind of torture. He reached out and held Lan Ruoyan's hand and said softly, "Sang Er, is it because you are not feeling well that you have a bad appetite?"
"No." Lan Ruoyan shook her head gently and said, "The prince knows how my concubine is, but the young concubine of Yingliuyuan doesn't look good."
Huh? What's wrong with Shaofei? Recently, Xuanyuanchen has been busy between the court and Lan Ruoyan, and has no time to take care of Shaofei.
"Do you remember when Shaofei was pregnant?" Lan Ruoyan asked softly.
"If I remember correctly, it should be before the winter of last year." Xuanyuan Chen frowned and thought about it. When he arrived, he also found that there was something wrong. It's been almost a year! Why hasn't Shaofei produced yet!?
"Yes, it's this time. There hasn't been any movement of me yet. The prince should go to see her." Lan Ruoyan squinted at the window. Shaofei gives you a chance to take back what belongs to you. Don't let me down.
Xuanyuanchen didn't know what Lan Ruoyan meant, but since she wanted to see Shao Fei by herself, he would go. As long as this can satisfy Lan Ruoyan. In the evening, he didn't go to Lanxin Pavilion. He went to the Yingliu Courtyard.
"Your Majesty is auspicious!" Shaofei welcomed him in happily.
Looking at Liu Yuying's happy look, Xuanyuan Chen was not very touched. He just wanted to feel guilty about her. When he married her, he couldn't give his wife's feelings, just because his heart was full of Lan Ruoyan and could not accommodate others.
"Excremely." Xuanyuan Chen said in a low voice, walked into the room and sat on the kang. Luo Er helped Liu Yuying sit opposite, and the maid brought tea. Liu Yuying did not send tea as she did last time. She also knows that if it is too much, it will be disgusting.
"When I heard the princess talk about you, I thought that you were about to give birth, so I came to have a look." Xuanyuanchen doesn't know why, but now when he is with Shaofei, he always feels a little uncomfortable.
"Ah, I met my mother when I was visiting the back garden in the morning. When I saw her walking alone, my concubine came forward to say hello." Liu Yuying remembered what happened in the morning, and her heart seemed to be overshadowed. What did Lan Ruoyan say to the prince?
"Your Majesty, the princess was so much to the young concubine that she actually cursed the little prince." Luoer wanted to take advantage of the prince's situation to sue Lan Ruoyan here. Even if a man loves another woman, he would be disgusted if the woman was unfavorable to her child.
"Curse the little prince?" Xuanyuan Chen asked rhetorical.
"Yes, the young concubine only said that the little prince was clingy. The princess didn't know whether she was jealous or something, but said that if the child didn't come out, she couldn't come out!" What Luoer relayed has completely changed, but that's what she really understands.
She knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, you have to be the master of the Empress Shao!"
Liu Yuying has been talking by Luo Er, without interrupting or helping. She is a smart person. She won't say anything easily before she can figure out the prince's mind.
And how could Xuanyuan Chen not know Liu Yuying's little thought? After listening to Luo'er's words, it was possible for Lan Ruoyan to occasionally be mean, but he would definitely not be so bad. He asked faintly, "Shaofei hasn't been produced yet. How do you know it's the little prince?"
"This - it is said that sour men and hot women, the Empress has preferred to eat sour food since she was pregnant, so the maidservant wants to be the little prince." Luo'er replied tremblingly. The prince had always been happy and angry. She couldn't figure out the prince's thoughts, and she didn't dare to say anything casually.
"Sour men and hot women, oh, who said that?" Xuanyuanchen smiled and asked.
"That's what the old man said." Luo'er saw the prince smile and thought that he knew that he was happy to have a son, so he smiled and replied.
"Well, according to you, as long as the old people say yes, the people behind will say yes? So you made a judgment based on this." Xuan Yuanchen said coldly, "You don't talk about strange things. Can you use those local customs on this?"
"Ah! The prince forgives the crime. Xuanyuanchen was not angry and arrogant. Just a few unwarm words made Luoer sweat coldly. She seemed to have said something wrong.
"It's better not to believe those fictitious things. Also, did you speculate on the words and thoughts of the princess? Xuanyuanchen looked coldly at the crawling on the ground.
"I deserve to die. I shouldn't speak ill of the princess." Luo'er trembled with fear. She thought that the prince would punish the imperial concubine after listening to what she said, but she didn't expect that now her life is hanging on the line!
"Your Majesty, this girl is usually a little fanciful, and she is even more nervous when she sees that her concubine is pregnant. I'm afraid that others will hurt my concubine, so I will say some brainless words to you today and ask the prince to forgive her. Shaofei saw that Xuanyuanchen seemed to be really angry and hurried to plead for mercy. Luoer is her confidant. Without Luoer, she can't do many things in the future.
Looking at Shaofei indifferently, Xuanyuanchen said, "That's the usual way. Why don't you teach her well? Let her talk nonsense in front of me today?"
"I deserved to die, I didn't teach my servants well. Please punish the prince." As soon as Liu Yuying heard it, she knew that Xuanyuanchen was going to blame her, so she got up and knelt down.
"What is my concubine doing?" Xuanyuan Chen looked at Liu Yuying puzzledly. If you don't teach well, just teach well. Why does the beloved concubine have to kneel down for a slave?
Xuanyuanchen said this, which made Liu Yuying a little confused. She originally thought that the prince cared too much about Lan Ruoyan, so she wanted to plead guilty by using the problem of "little prince". Now Xuanyuan Chen is going to let them go again, and she has to be surprised.
"All right, get up. Concubine, I have something to discuss with you. Xuanyuan smiled as if nothing had happened. Get up, all of you."
"Yes." Luo'er got up Liu Yuying.
When she sat down, Xuanyuan Chen said to Luoer, "You step back, and everyone else will go down."
"Yes." The maids who served all retreated.
Shaofei realized that Xuanyuanchen had something important to say to her, so she lowered her voice and asked, "Your Majesty, is everything?"
"Faefei, you have always been very smart. Do you know that Ye Fei of Fanghua Building has been abated?" Xuanyuan asked.
"What's the matter?" Shaofei was shocked. Fanghua Building has been very quiet recently, and there are few people coming and going. How could she imagine that the once domineering woman suddenly died like this? Nangong Jinzhi is less than 20 years old! God, what the hell is going on? She is full of doubts, but she dares not ask.
Nangong Jinzhi is the daughter of Nangong Shen, the king of Qi, which is equivalent to being part of the power of the Nangong family. If the prince wants to seize the throne, he must eradicate the dissidents. It is also possible that the prince killed Concubine Ye!
"The beloved concubine is wondering if it is Concubine Ye who killed me, isn't it?" Xuanyuanchen saw that Shaofei looked uncertain, so he smiled and asked.
"No, it's not." Shaofei hurriedly denied it.
"Yes, it doesn't matter." Xuanyuanchen said, got up and walked to Shaofei, with a chill all over his body, "I can do anything to get that position. Concubine, do you understand?"
The closer he got, the more she saw him. Over the years, his appearance has not changed, but his heart has become farther and farther away from her. No, she doesn't want to do this. Taking a deep breath, she shook her head, "No matter what the prince did, I only believe that the prince is right!"
Xuanyuanchen was shocked when he heard the words. Do you believe me so much? Smiling self-deprecatingly, he expected the people who believed in him to reply for a long time. He didn't expect it, but he easily delivered trust. Oh, what an embarrassing fact.
"Then, Concubine Ye's funeral will be presided over by you." There is no need for more promises, as long as Shaofei can do what he wants. If you ask why he didn't choose Lan Ruoyan to do this, he can only say that he cares too much about Lan Ruoyan. He pitied her as a killer in her previous life and was stained with too much blood. In this life, she should be cherished.
A political conspiracy with only death and cruelty brewed overnight in the quiet courtyard of Yingliuyuan. Xuan Yuanchen stayed in Yingliuyuan and slept with Shaofei. She slept quietly on one side, waiting for Xuanyuanchen to fall asleep, opened her eyes again, looked at his blurred outline in the dark, and listened to his even breathing. When did she go last time? She couldn't remember clearly. All she knew was that after Lan Ruoyan came, the prince became farther and farther away from her. Prince, can you stay here all the time...
At this time, the owner of Lanxin Pavilion, the only hostess of Chen Wangfu - Lan Ruoyan. She was climbing over the low wall of the royal palace. It was not the first time she climbed over this wall. The first time she sneaked out of the house and met Lan Ruofeng and Su Mu for the first time. The second time, she went to the Xianqiao Building with Murong Qingqing...
Thinking of the past, Lan Ruoyan laughed and left only sadness. Things are human, and there are only memories left. Lan Ruoyan quickly ran far away from the royal palace and sent a signal in the air. This is how they told each other the location when they traveled around the world with the master. Later, Lan Ruofeng and Su Mu also joined them, and they would also contact each other in this way.
How many people can see this signal now?
Specially ordered Biyun and Biyou to be optimistic about ripples. As long as they don't have her tracking skills, Qi Yun must not be able to find her. In addition, she changed her face again, and they couldn't find it.
Waiting for half an hour, six figures came from different directions. When they approached, Lan Ruoyan saw who they were. Su Mu, Lan Ruofeng, Wen Wei, the old naughty boy, Murong Zijin, and the Asima I saw in the bamboo building. Oh, how similar it is to the original situation!
"Smoke. Why did you signal so late? The old urchin who didn't know the situation asked Lan Ruoyan.
"Master, Sheng'er has been arrested." Lan Ruoyan lowered her eyes and replied with some guilt.
"How come!" The old naughty boy was shocked. He has been lying in ambush in the dark these days, observing the every move of the poisonous gentleman. But I didn't expect something to happen here.
"It's the thief again! Humph!" Murong Zijin said angrily.
"Murong Shaoxia! You are here, too!" Ashima ran from Su Mu's side to Murong Zijin.
Murong Zijin was also a little surprised to see her. Haven't you been arrested too?"
"It was Lord Su who let me out." Ashma pointed to Su Mu.
"Do you know him?" Murong Zijin looked at her suspiciously. Could it be that she was also a detailed work of King Chen? God, he didn't lead the wolf into the house.
"Lord Su went to Tubo to see him off. After I met the princess, I got to know him. I specially begged the princess to let Lord Su take me to travel around the world!" Asma did not find Murong Zijin's suspicion of her at all, and still answered with a naive smile.
"Oh, I've known you for a long time!" Murong Zijin sneered and said, "What have you done in the world?"
"A lot, didn't you say you put a knife in your friend's ribs?" Ashma said proudly, "I'm here to help you now!" Sister Qingqing and Sheng'er have been arrested. I want to help you save them!"
Looking at Ashima's appearance, I really can't see that she will be a meticulous work, and what she said really made Murong Zijin laugh, "Well, you might as well stab me two times first."