Chapter 15 A period of hatred, burying the root of the disaster

About the biological mother, it is not in the memory of beautiful scenery. In order not to make her sad, the eldest princess rarely mentions the deceased daughter-in-law in front of her granddaughter. However, in the dream of beautiful scenery, occasionally there is still a woman standing far away from her behind her back, with her eyebrows blurred. On the contrary, the stepmother occasionally mentions it. What she said is nothing more than talent, virtuous and gentle - for example, Aunt Zhang climbed the master's bed with such a rompous method, and the eldest princess was about to send her down in anger. Thanks to the gentle words and comfort of her birth mother, she could stay in the Duke's mansion for many years.

In her previous life, although Yijing knew that Sanniang had a grudge against the identity of a concubine's daughter, she had always been cold to Aunt Cui and avoid the fact that she was raised by a "little woman", but she never knew that her biological mother had planned to raise Sanniang in person under her name, let alone the root cause of Sanniang's repeated opposition to her.

Jijing felt very puzzled when Sanniang knew these things and when did she have such a grudge.

When she lay pitifully on her grandmother's lap, she asked hesitantly, "Grandma, my mother is really because of me..."

The eldest princess hugged her and slapped her on the shoulder: "Don't talk nonsense, let alone think like this!"

Looking at Sun's daughter's sad and doubtful eyes, she still couldn't bear it. The eldest princess explained the past: "Your mother's body is not healthy, and her first child is pregnant with twins. It was a little thrilling when giving birth. Later, the imperial doctor also said that she was afraid that it would be difficult to give birth in the future... Your mother only thought that she could no longer be pregnant and thought about her children. , and looking at Aunt Cui's honest, on the other hand, she had the feeling of beating the little waiter, so she was the master... Aunt Cui was weak in nature and was diagnosed as a daughter after pregnancy. Your mother was also worried that the identity of the third mother's concubine would be bullied by Aunt Zhang, so she came to remember her name... I didn't want Aunt Cui to give birth before she was about to give birth. , your mother has also been diagnosed with happy pulse.

"Although the imperial doctor said that your mother was cold and weak and was most likely unable to save the baby, and said that there might be danger after giving birth, your mother still insisted on giving birth to you and took good care of you in October before giving birth to you successfully. I still remember your mother's happy appearance and didn't want to let go if she held you in her arms, but the imperial doctor What you said turned out to come true. Since the birth, your mother's body has become weaker and weaker, and in less than two months..."

The eldest princess sighed, and then looked serious: "In those years, Wanniang was ecstatic. If she can't save you, she will also blame herself... As long as you grow up healthy and live a safe and smooth life, Wanniang can also be comforted in the spirit of heaven. If she has a heart because of Sanniang's bad words. If you complain and give up, Wan Niang will also be sad in the sky.

It turned out that the reason why she came to this world was so difficult. It was her mother risking her life to give her a chance to live... Sanniang said that she killed her biological mother, which was not all in nothing... Thinking about the 18 years she squandered in her previous life, she finally ended up in such a situation, and she died, and she also harmed innocent people. The loss of life is even more shameful for the family members... After learning the bad news of "poisoning her husband" and "fearing suicide", she didn't know how her grandmother and parents would face the king of Chu...

Yijing buried her face in her grandmother's lap for a long time, and only felt that her cheeks were burning. After a long time, she raised her head: "Grandma is relieved, and her granddaughter will not complain about herself. She will be safe and happy, and her life will be smooth in return for her parents' upbringing."

A dull and humiliating life is enough for just one time. There are too many things to do in this life. She has no time to feel sorry for herself, let alone face.

When the eldest princess saw that Yijing understood what she meant, she was really comforted, but she listened to Yijing's voice and said, "Although her granddaughter lost her biological mother when she was a child, her stepmother has always treated me as if she were her own, let alone your grandmother's care. If she still feel sorry for herself in this way, won't she become a person who doesn't know good or bad? Speaking of which, there are more people in the world who are poor than me. Not to mention far away, Brother Yuan has also lost his mother since he was a child and is still infected with a malignant disease. Grandma, brother Yuan really can't live to the crown as rumored?

Bingjing half looked up at her little face and couldn't take her eyes off her grandmother.

She clearly saw the regret in her grandmother's eyes, and her heart sank.

"It's really pitiful." The eldest princess slowly stroked her granddaughter's soft and thick long hair, and seemed to be a little hesitant in her tone: "Princess Chu left early... His body is like that again, not to mention Guannian, he was almost five years old... Thanks to the people in the imperial hospital who had some skills to save the child from the ghost gate and recuperated for several years. Many... Although Yu'er has been weak since childhood, he is really a good child with ambitions, otherwise he will not be better. He insists on going to Yizhou to study... Over the years, the king of Chu has also been looking for famous doctors for him, hoping that his efforts will live up to others.

In this way, Ba Niang's words turned out to be true. Yijing thought about her grandmother's words carefully and felt that there seemed to be hidden feelings. When she asked carefully, she didn't know where to start for a moment. After a moment of silence, she barely found a breakthrough: "Grandma, after the death of Princess Chu for so many years, brother... Why... Uncle Chu didn't think about marrying again?"

Don't say that the king of Chu is a royal family. Even if the original wife dies early and his only son is not long-lived. For the sake of his blood heirs, the owner will marry a virtuous wife and give birth to other sons to inherit the family business. Just like the death of Yijing's biological mother, his father has two sons and two daughters under his knees, both of whom are still healthy and disease. Marrying a stepmother is in line with the world. In contrast, the situation of the King of Chu's mansion is too strange.

The eldest princess did not doubt anything else at first. After hearing this, she felt a little surprised and asked Yijing with a smile: "You have been in Yizhou all these years. You have never seen it. Why do you care about these things?"

Yi Jing had been prepared for a long time and smiled lightly: "I saw my sixth sister reading the Mingshan Collected Works today, but it happened to be a version transcribed by Brother Yuan. For a moment, the sisters all admired Brother Yuan's talent. Later, because of the words of the third sister... She was sad for a day and unconsciously thought of Brother Yuan."

Those old things in the palace of Chu can't be said in one or two sentences. The eldest princess hesitated a little, but she saw her granddaughter's curious face and thought that after all, the two families are relatives and often come and go. The children gradually grow up, and it is also beneficial to know something. Of course, those unknown It's better to hide your private affairs for the time being.

After measuring it, the eldest princess thought about the past.

It turns out that it has to be traced back to the old king of Chu.

At that time, Xie Jin, the Duke of Zhen, was also a general of Tanzhou in the former dynasty. He and Gaozu Yu Xingbang were righteous brothers. Later, Gaozu rose up in Chuzhou. The first person to unite was Xie Jin. The two were righteous. Without saying anything, Xie Jin also raised the anti-flag in Tanzhou and supported Gaozu's uprising.

When Emperor Ai heard the change, he was furious, so he wiped out the Xie family with the crime of rebellion. Xie Jin made arrangements in advance to let his parents, wife and children escape from Jinyang and go to Chuzhou to settle down.

I didn't want to make a change in the middle of the journey. My wife and eldest daughter were accidentally separated from their families, and there was no news.

Xie Jin has a noble concubine, the Qi family, with both children under her knees. Since she went to Chuzhou, she raised her parents-in-law and her children, and often worked in the barracks, sewing armor, cutting arrows, and taking care of the wounded soldiers. Therefore, she was famous. Because Xie Jin and Yuan's match, there was never heard from each other, everyone said that there was more or less luck, so this Qi family was naturally He was helped as his wife by Xie Jin.

Qi has two sons and one daughter, and her daughter Yunqing was originally Xing Er, but because her eldest sister also had no news, she naturally became the eldest daughter of the Xie family.

"Qing Niang is in Chuzhou and grew up with us. She has been a childhood sweetheart with her second brother." When the eldest princess talked about this old history, she was also very sad: "Later, when Dalong founded the country, his father wanted to make Xie Jin a king with a different surname, but he was refused several times, so he had to take a step back and make him Duke of Zhen."

Although this is the case, Xinxing Xungui and the posthumous ministers of the previous dynasty all know the great achievements of Xie Jinjue, and the Xie family was also a famous family in the Eastern Ming Dynasty of the previous dynasty. His eldest daughter became a famous lady who sought marriage. At the same time, several princes are unmarried, especially the oldest second prince, who was raised by Queen Yan. They are also the choice of "noble son-in-law" in the eyes of the nobles. They all hope that the daughter of the family will become the second prince concubine.

"The mother knew that the second brother and Qing Niang were in love and intended to match the two to achieve marriage. Of course, the Duke of Zhen would not refuse, but at that time, the country was initially determined, and the Beiyuan people returned to Shuoyang City. The war was not over. The second brother fought with the army, and the marriage was once delayed, but the mother still intentionally or unintentionally took the two emperor. The words that the concubine will be the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhen were leaked to the nobles.

But at this time, Liang, a member of Zhenguo, suddenly appeared and pointed out that he had won the Qi's design at the beginning, so that he was separated from his family. Liang took his eldest daughter to hide his name and went through all kinds of difficulties in the market and finally survived.

The Duke of Zhen didn't believe it at first, but after some secret inspection, he found that the Qi family had done such a bad thing in those years!

Qi was retired, and Yunqing's eldest daughter was of course deprived of her status and became a common daughter.

However, the news of the marriage between the Duke of Zhen and the royal family has spread in the aristocratic circle. Neither the Xie family nor the royal family wants to give up the marriage.

"The mother was a legitimate concubine, so she naturally would not agree that a concubine would become the imperial concubine. Although the second brother was unwilling, he could only marry the eldest sister of Qing Niang later." The eldest princess said, "But the second brother has always been thinking about Qing Niang, and it is even more difficult to let go when he learns that she is in a difficult situation at home."

Hearing this, beautiful scenery has understood that the old king of Chu had no choice but to marry the current old princess, but his heart has always been on Xie Yunqing. Therefore, he later asked Gao Zu and Yan to accept Xie Yunqing as his side concubine. The two daughters of the Xie family married into the palace of the king of Chu. The old princess gave birth to the king of Chu, and Xie Yunqing also gave birth to The general of the town.

If the Liang family does not appear and the conspiracy of the Qi family is not exposed, Xie Yunqing will definitely marry the old king of Chu as the main room, then the general of Zhenguo, as the legitimate son, can naturally inherit the throne of the king of Chu.

Yuzhou gritted his teeth and said that the throne of the son should belong to him, which must be based on this reason.

He also heard her grandmother continue to say, "The second sister-in-law is kind-hearted, weak-looking, and feels sorry for Qingniang. Since Qingniang entered the palace of Chu, she has been very close to Qingniang. This pair of wives and concubines are very harmonious. Therefore, although the second brother spoils Qingniang, he has always respected her second sister-in-law."

Ying secretly thought that the old princess was tolerant and generous, but the side concubine may not be willing, otherwise her descendants would not have such a deep resentment and would not be angry that the throne was inherited by her brother.

"The second brother was originally a person who was affectionate and righteous. After the death of Qing Niang's illness, he was depressed and soon followed him..." The eldest princess was deeply in love with the elder king's brother and sister. When he mentioned his brother's death, his eyes couldn't help but be a little wet: "Your uncle Chu's temperament is similar to his father, and he is also an affectionate and righteous person. At the beginning, Princess Chu After his death, he was also heartbroken, and in addition, Yuaner's body was weak... He was also worried that if he married a wife was not virtuous, it would hurt Yuaner.

When the eldest princess finished talking about this old story, it was time for the evening.

Yijing returned to Luqingyuan, and tossing and turning again one night, thinking about what his grandmother said repeatedly, and gradually figured out the possible secrets. Yuzhou's unwillingness must be based on this past, but when Xie Yunqing died of illness, he was not yet born. The resentment of his ancestors would not have such a serious impact on him. The reason why he complained I was unwilling to think it was because of the indoctrination of the general of Zhenguo.

The mother of the general of Zhenguo has been the eldest daughter for more than ten years, and she fell in love with the old king of Chu. She should have become a princess, but Qi's treachery was exposed, and her identity was also different. Although the old king of Chu insisted on accepting her as a side concubine because of her heavy feelings, does she really not mind? Even if the old princess is tolerant and treats her kindly, but the wife is the wife and the concubine is the concubine. The most direct difference is that the concubine she gave birth to can't inherit the throne in any case.

The side concubine must have resentment, so she instilled such ideas in the general of Zhenguo - everything in the palace of the king of Chu should have belonged to you!

General Zhenguo has been unwilling since he was a child, but he was powerless at that time. It was not until he married a wife and had children that his desire swelled uncontrollable.

Yijing remembered that when her grandmother mentioned the death of Princess Chu and almost died when she was five years old, there was a clear anger in her expression... There must be hidden feelings among them!

Is it true that the death of Princess Chu and the illness of the son are man-made?

Thinking more deeply, if the son of the world is only weak, he will not let the king of Chu be on such vigilance. In his previous life, Guan Suiyuan's medicinal diet could only be handled by the rib and the stewmerinant, and even the wife of the general of Zhenguo could not step into Guan Suiyuan! What the king of Chu was worried about was that someone would harm the prince.

Why is the king of Chu worried about this? It's just because someone once harmed the son of the world, and even the death of Princess Chu, it was also because of a conspiracy.

The king of Chu is affectionate, but after all, his identity is there. Isn't the old prince helpless to marry his beloved elder sister as his wife? If the princess of Chu really died of illness, even if the king of Chu did not want to continue to marry, the old princess and even the empress dowager could not ignore it, but the two of them acquiesced in the king of Chu's actions. Does this also indirectly show that the death of the princess of Chu is strange?

Imagine that if the princess of Chu died because of poisoning and the son's illness was also due to poisoning, the king of Chu could refuse to marry the concubine again on the grounds of defending the prince.

But the current situation... The general of Zhenguo still lives in the king's mansion, and the general's wife even holds the gift of the royal palace. Unlike the suspected person, if the princess of Chu really died of poisoning, who is the murderer who was pushed up by the general of Zhenguo?

All this is only based on the idea that Princess Chu was poisoned, so it is difficult to find a clear clue for a moment, but Yijing believes that as long as this idea can be proved, the culprit who killed herself and the son of the world in her previous life can be locked, and it must be the family of the general of Zhenguo! As long as you lock the culprit and find a way to investigate secretly, you will definitely find the handle of the murderer.

After a long talk with her grandmother today, Yijing felt that her grandmother must know the secret, but because she was still young and involved in the secrets of the royal family, her grandmother was worried and was afraid that she would not tell herself those private things she knew. How can she prove whether her idea was correct?

Turn around until late at night.

There are so many things in my mind that my dreams are messy. When I wake up in the morning, I don't remember who has ever dreamed.

Although he slept uneasily, the face reflected in the bronze mirror was not haggard at all. His skin was still like a newly blooming magnolia, and his cheeks were faintly red with light cherry blossoms. The morning wind slowly relieved the fatigue in his mind. He took a deep breath. When he turned around, he was already in high spirit.

A brand-new day, Lvqingyuan ushered in several groups of visitors in turn--

The first to come was Mrs. Li Shi. She was wearing a semi-new big red peony coat, with two pairs of flat gold flower hairpins in her gorgeous and towering buns, wearing pearls and phoenix hairpins and red jade. Her temples were a gorgeous begonia silk flower, with an agate pendant collar around her neck. She looked rich and pearly.

After sitting down, Li Shi had the following dialogue with Yijing.

"Wu Niang, do you know that your second sister was banned by the old lady?"

"Second aunt, try it quickly. This is this year's Mingqian tea, which is the freshest and delicious."

"Your second sister is clumsy, and the most popular lady likes her, but they are all the same granddaughters. You should also be punished convincingly."

"Spring dusk, go and get a plate of jade bean cake. The second aunt used to like it the most."

"It's obviously Sanniang's fault. How can even Huaer be punished together?"

"Second aunt, look at my needle and thread, is it more refined than before?"

"Five Niang! At least Huaer is your sister, and she used to defend you, so you can't beg Madame to avoid her punishment?" Leah's face was elongated.

Yijing sighed secretly, and his face showed a frightened look: "My niece doesn't know why the second sister was punished... But I think she really did something wrong. As long as the second sister goes to her grandmother and said something wrong to her, her grandmother will definitely forgive her... Grandma is still annoyed with the second sister, and the niece really dares not admit her mistake for the second sister."

Mr. Leh returned with feathers.

The person who followed was Aunt Cui. After a salute and many refusals, she easily sat sideways on the brocade, but she held the tea and stopped talking. The sharp eyebrows twisted into a delicate knot, because it was like a thin brush under the eyelids drawn by a thin brush, with a touch of pale blue. Although it was slightly haggard, it was more like holding the heart. Son, the natural beauty of illness and weakness.

"Wuniang, it's all your third sister's fault that made you feel wrong."

The scenery maintained a gentle smile, but did not say anything.

"She has a strong personality. She used to provoke you all because she shouldn't... But she really doesn't have bad intentions." Aunt Cui was worried and her eyes were wet, as if she had suffered endless grievances.

The scenery is still the same.

"The Duke's wife punished her to be banned. I begged my wife to persuade her, but she didn't want to see me..." The voice lowered, and Aunt Cui seemed to be about to cry.

The scenery drooped, looking at the green tea leaves, stretching the greenness in the warm water.

"I'm afraid that she will think more and more, Wu Niang, can you beg your wife to avoid her..."

"Auntie, the third sister should be strong. I always know that there are occasional disputes between the sisters, and the wife and grandmother have always been just persuading. Even if they blame a few words, it is just a simple reprimand." Yijing finally couldn't help saying lightly, "In the past, the third sister quarreled with me. Why did your wife ever punish her severely? But I didn't expect that she still had such resentment in her heart!"

"But she..."

"At the beginning, my mother wanted to remember the third sister in her name, which was a piece of kindness, but my mother unfortunately passed down... Am I willing to do so? The third sister has a complaint, but she shouldn't blame me. Does my aunt think that I am really the sinner who killed my mother? Should I really bear the resentment of the third sister?

"My concubine never dares!" Aunt Cui was anxious and burst into tears: "If it hadn't been for the tolerance of the lady, there would have been no concubine today, and there would have been three mothers..."

"The third sister repeatedly argued with me. I didn't know why until yesterday." Yijing was a little impatient and frowned slightly: "My aunt knew that the third sister was pregnant with the identity of the concubine, but why did she tell her these old things, making her more and more unwilling?"

Aunt Cui looked at Yijing in surprise and seemed to want to distinguish something, but in the end, she just cried silently.

"If my aunt really plans for the third sister, she should solve the grudge in her heart instead of begging me. After all, the third sister and I are sisters. As long as she no longer complains, I won't care about these past things."

Yi Jing shook her head and stopped looking at Aunt Cui with pear blossoms and rain.

When an elder cries in front of her, she really doesn't know how to comfort him.

At this time, Qiu Yue opened the curtain, stared at Aunt Cui with dissatisfaction, and reported, "Wuniang, the Duke is here."