Remembrance Hibiscus GL

The prison in the Zongren Mansion is deep and dark, and there is a perpetual oil lamp hanging on the wall of each room. Those who are locked here can only count the day and night in their hearts.Zong Mou was wearing a rough blue cloth dress, with his head down, sitting cross-legged on the layer of dry straw. The cold made his body stiff and numb. His eyes were empty and lifeless staring at the wall. Her hair fell down, covering half of her face.

Two men who looked like jailers walked through the long aisle and stopped in the cell at the end. One put down the food box and lantern in his hand, and the other bent down and called softly, "My lord, it's time to eat."

This long-lost address made Zong Mou's back move slightly, but he didn't turn around until the man repeated it before he said in a hoarse voice: "You are wrong, there are no princes here anymore. "

The man said with a smile: "Although the prince has been demoted to a commoner, the blood of the late emperor still flows on his body. There is nothing wrong with being called the prince."

Zong Mou turned around slowly, and saw an unfamiliar face of a shrewd middle-aged man, and he was slightly alert: "I haven't seen you before."

The man seemed to know what he was thinking, and explained with a smile: "From today onwards, my name is Pei Wei, and this is my brother Pei Yu. From now on, the two of us will deliver meals to you." He took the key Opening the iron door, he carried the food box in, knelt on one knee and lifted the lid of the box.

Zong Mou glanced at it, and saw that what was delivered today was not cabbage and radish, but a plate of steamed fish, a roast chicken, a bowl of stewed mutton, a plate of tofu, and even a bottle of wine.To him in the past, this kind of dishes could only be regarded as rough things, but now he is locked up in the prison of the clan's mansion, and he rarely sees meat, and the strong smell of wine and meat hits his nose, making his stomach faint It hurts.He tried his best to hold back the discomfort in his body, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Has Zong Xun finally made up his mind? Then, this will be my last meal."

Pei Wei was stunned, then smiled and said: "Where is the prince talking, apart from the emperor, the prince is already the only remaining prince of the late emperor. If anyone wants the prince's life, not only the clan and the cabinet will not agree, but even the people in the world will not agree." The common people will also complain for the lord." As if to dispel his doubts, he first poured a glass of wine, drank it himself, took another pair of chopsticks, and ate a bite of food in each bowl.

Zong Mou stared at him for a while: "Who the hell are you?"

"I am someone the prince can trust."

Zong Mou raised his eyebrows slightly: "I have no one I can trust."

Pei Wei stood up and looked around: "My lord is a man of golden branches and jade leaves, living here is already a great grievance. Those wolf-hearted things, in such a cold day, don't even bring in a pot of charcoal fire." Then he turned his head and said to Pei Yu: "Go, you go get a pot of fire, and then get a quilt to spread for the prince."

"Yes, I'll go right now."

Pei Wei faced Zong Mou again, sat down on the ground, and waved his hands: "In the Spring Festival, there is no good food for the prince to drink, but this dish was prepared by my wife, and I would like to ask the prince to eat some. "

Zong Mou said: "Did you just put on a show just to let me eat a few bites of food?"

Pei Wei smiled: "It's the first time we meet, and I can't blame the prince for having such deep hostility."

Zong Mou said coldly: "Now I am a fish on the case, and I can only be slaughtered. What are you, or the people behind you, thinking about, you might as well say it clearly."

"I used to hear people say that the lord is a straightforward person, and today I saw that what I said is true." Pei Wei poured wine for him, and said slowly: "It's just that the lord said that there is no one who can be trusted. I wonder, could it be said that the people the prince doesn't trust include the concubine?"

Zong Mou's face suddenly changed: "You...you..."

"My lord, don't get excited. I know you haven't heard from the princess for a long time, but I can tell you that she is safe now, and..."

"And what?"

"And I also want to congratulate the prince. Not long ago, the princess successfully gave birth to a baby boy." Pei Wei cupped his hands: "Congratulations to the prince for having a queen."

"What did you say!" Zongmou was filled with sorrow and joy, and suddenly stood up, still in disbelief: "You...are what you said true?"

"Even if I have the courage, I dare not deceive the prince." Pei Wei saw that he couldn't stand upright under the excitement, so he quickly got up and helped him: "Please sit down, prince. If you have any questions, just ask me Ask, and I’m sure I’ll know everything.”

Zong Mou settled down, sat down slowly, and supported the ground with his right hand, his eyes could not conceal the excitement and urgency: "Where are their mother and son now? Are they all right?"

Pei Wei handed over the wine glass with both hands: "My lord, calm down first, let's talk after drinking this glass of wine."

Zong Mou hesitated for a moment, took a sip from the wine glass, Pei Wei said: "The princess mother and son are not in the capital now, someone is taking care of them, they are fine now."

"Is there someone?" Zong Mou stared at him: "Is it yours?" Pei Wei smiled slightly, not denying it, Zong Mou's face was full of vigilance: "You want to blackmail me with my wife and children?"

"The prince is too suspicious." Pei Wei sighed, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and looked into his eyes: "It is too serious to say the word blackmail, but we really need the help of the prince."

"This is extremely ridiculous!" Zongmou sneered a few times: "I'm a prisoner, and I can't take care of myself, how can I talk about helping others?"

"The prince's words are not so sincere." Pei Wei said calmly: "The prince has been brave and courageous since he was a child, and won the favor of the late emperor. For more than ten years, he has led troops to expedition against Yi and Di, and he has also been in charge of the Imperial Forest Army. Several important positions, with the prince's wisdom and benevolence, how could there not be many people who can confide in his heart? It's a pity that this mansion is heavily guarded, and not even a fly can fly in and out at will. The prince wants to communicate with the outside world. It's really difficult to pass the news! So, what I just said, I need the help of the prince, is actually wrong, we and the prince should help each other."

"It turns out that you want my people to be used by you." Zong Mou stared at him for a while, then slowly drank the rest of the wine in his glass: "If I want to ask who your master is, you must not tell the truth. Tell each other, but you said to help each other, what can you help me?"

"If your lord can give me the names of the people you can trust in the palace, in the imperial forest army, and in the barracks run by the eight major lieutenants guarding the capital, and make them obey me." Pei Wei cupped his hands and bowed. Said: "Not only can the safety of the princess and the young prince be guaranteed, but the prince will regain his freedom and even restore his title. It is just around the corner!"

Zongmou's expression moved slightly, and Pei Wei continued: "My lord, believe it or not, but what we think must be what the lord thinks. If the lord is willing to cooperate today, he will definitely be glad that he made the right decision in the future. .”

"What do I want? Do you know what I want to do the most?! What I want most is not to restore the title and regain honor." Zong Mou's eyes were like knives, and he gritted his teeth: "It's to kill Zongxun that beast Things that are not as good as this, can you do it?"

"Sinful, sinful, and a courtier, how can you have the idea of ​​killing the king? Such rebellious words, the prince must never mention it again in the future." Pei Wei seemed to be taken aback, and waved his hands again and again. Zong Mou Fang wanted to sneer, But seeing him approaching him, he lowered his voice and said: "The prince has been isolated from the outside world for a long time, and he may not know that now the emperor is not only indulging in beauty, but also obsessed with alchemy, so even if he dies suddenly one day, it is not surprising. Yes, my lord, do you think so?"

In the big gilt brazier with brackets under the kang, the charcoal fire was burning brightly, Zong Xu stood timidly by the side, wearing a brand new robe with white fox fur as the base, which was stained with blood. After soaking in the snow water, he looked a bit embarrassed, and his accompanying eunuch Wei Lun knelt on the ground with a panic expression.

Holding the copper chopsticks in her hands, the imperial concubine stirred the charcoal in the hand stove, and after a long while, she said unhurriedly: "Is what you said true? Your elder brother has been more sensible and polite than you since he was a child." How many years older, how could you bully you for no reason? I couldn't believe it when I heard it."

Zong Xu blushed, but he didn't dare to argue after all, so he just replied softly: "I dare not lie to my concubine mother." Wei Lun knelt for a long time, and at this moment he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, the second prince has nothing to say. False, it is indeed the First Prince..."

The imperial concubine's eyes darkened slightly: "I ask the prince, how can you talk too much?"

Wei Lun was startled, and kowtowed in panic: "This servant deserves to die, please forgive me."

"Come here." The imperial concubine put the hand stove on the table, and said to the two eunuchs who came in: "Pull this unprofessional slave down, and teach him the rules!"

"Yes."

Seeing Wei Lun being taken down, Zong Xu didn't dare to say a word, Qin Zhu laughed beside him and said, "Master, it's so cold, why don't I go get a light and thick cotton robe to replace the second prince?" superior."

"It won't keep him cold here." The imperial concubine snorted softly, and then ordered: "The room is very stuffy, you can add some more incense."

Qinzhu had no choice but to agree, kneeling half-kneeling on the thick dragon pattern carpet, adding some pine and cypress incense into the brazier, and a fresh fragrance immediately permeated the warm pavilion.

"Xu'er, come here." The imperial concubine beckoned, and Zong Xu hurriedly stepped forward. The imperial concubine looked at Zong Xu: "You don't need to mention what happened between you and your imperial brother in advance, you should first write down today's affairs verbatim Tell mother and concubine, your father asked someone to take you and your brother to eat with him, and then what happened? What did he say?"

Zong Xu thought for a while and replied: "Brother Da Huang and I went to Changle Palace at the same time. Father seemed very happy and gave us to sit beside him, and then praised my handwriting as well as he did when he was a child, saying that he I like the birthday gift I gave you a few days ago."

"Well, did he praise your brother?"

Zong Xu shook his head: "No."

"and after?"

"Later he asked us what we like to eat, and the emperor gave a long list of truthful answers." Zong Xu swallowed, and continued: "I said that what the father likes is all there, so the father just Instruct the Imperial Dining Room to add the dishes that Brother Huang said."

There was a look of approval in the eyes of the imperial concubine: "Very good, what the concubine mother said, Xu'er will remember everything in my heart."

Zong Xu's black and round eyes flashed suddenly, and he said like a little adult: "Mother and Concubine said that what the father likes, Xu'er also likes, this is filial piety, and Xu'er will always remember it."

"Hmm." The imperial concubine continued to ask, "Then what happened next?"

"Later, the emperor suddenly asked us what our ambitions are when we grow up."

"Oh?" The imperial concubine's expression froze, but her tone became more relaxed: "How did you all answer him?"

"Brother Da Huang rushed to say that he wanted to be a majestic emperor like his father in the future."

The imperial concubine asked: "Then what did your father say at that time?"

"Father did not speak."

"And what's his expression? Is he smiling?"

Zong Xu recalled it for a while, and said in a childish voice: "Father didn't smile, and he didn't show any expression."

The imperial concubine seemed very satisfied with his answer, she nodded, and said, "What about Xu'er, what did Xu'er say?"

"I said, my father is the son of a real dragon, and I will live forever. Xu'er's ambition is to grow up quickly so that I can assist my father in governing the country and relieve my father's worries. Then my father laughed."

"Good boy, good boy!" The imperial concubine was very happy, she stretched out her hand to caress his head and neck, and said in a surprisingly gentle voice, "It's really a smart child of my concubine, and it's not in vain for my concubine's usual teachings."

"Xu'er made my mother and concubine unhappy today." Zong Xu looked aggrieved, "But on the way back, it was indeed the elder brother who tripped the child on purpose."

"The concubine mother is not unhappy, nor does she really disbelieve you, the concubine mother just wants to know the reason why your elder brother did this." The imperial concubine took his little hand and stared into his eyes: "Remember, in the future Your elder brother may still bully you, but he is an elder brother, you have to endure what he does to you, just tell me when you come back, you know?"

Zong Xu said obediently: "Xu Er knows."

The imperial concubine patted his hand, turned her head and said to Qinzhu: "Go, take the second prince down, let the nanny take care of him to take a bath, change into warmer clothes, and ask the small kitchen to prepare dinner carefully. The prince will eat with me."

"Yes." Qin Zhu agreed with a smile: "Your maidservant will go now."