The Way of the Consort

Back to Jinling again, it was the best time of spring, and the peach blossoms along the way were in full bloom. Ji Zhao and Nuan Nuan folded a lot of peach blossoms. The car smelled fragrant, and anyone who smelled it was in a good mood.

When they were still forty or fifty miles away from the city gate, they saw the people who came to pick them up from a distance.

Princess Fuchen was looking forward to it, and finally saw the convoy. Regardless of the image of the princess, she lifted her skirt and ran forward. Ji Chongjin, who was by her side, immediately followed her and said in multiple voices: "Slow down, slow down..."

Ji Zhao poked his head out of the car window, waved joyfully at Princess Fuchen, and called loudly and affectionately, "Princess!"

Zong Zhen said silently at the side: "It seems that I haven't seen the newlyweds for many years, and it's not the same when I saw me..."

"Pfft! Hahaha..." Nuan Nuan, who was peeling pine nuts and eating happily, patted the couch and laughed.

Ji Zhao ignored the two of them at all. Seeing that Princess Fuchen was almost stepping on his skirt, he quickly ordered, "Stop! Stop!"

"Okay!" The guard driving the car, before the car stopped, Ji Zhao opened the door and was about to jump down, and he almost rolled out.

"Slow down..." Zong Zhen supported his waist from behind, and said in a bad mood, "Sure enough, seeing Fu Chen is not a good thing."

Ji Zhao turned his head and stared at him, the car finally stopped, Ji Zhao jumped off the carriage and took a few steps forward, just as Princess Fuchen was rushing over, tears immediately fell down, and he reached out his hand to him: "You are finally back!"

Ji Zhao reached out to hold her arms: "Yes! I'm back!"

"Scared me to death! It's all my fault! It's my incompetence!" Princess Fuchen blamed herself while crying.

"Hahaha!" Ji Zhao was actually amused by her. Ji Chongjin looked at him disapprovingly, and Ji Zhao laughed even harder, "Hahaha, is your relationship better? During the few months I was away, What happened? When did you get married?"

"Since you're curious, don't leave at the beginning!" Princess Fuchen cried again.

"Oh, I didn't have a good brain at the time, don't cry! I won't leave again!" Ji Zhao pulled out the handkerchief from his sleeve, and Ji Chongjin handed the handkerchief to Princess Fuchen first. Shrugging, "I won't be needed anymore!"

Princess Fuchen burst into tears and laughed: "Don't pretend! You didn't need me first!"

Ji Zhao's eyes widened, the two looked at each other, and suddenly laughed together.

Behind them, Nuan Nuan and Zong Zhen got out of the car one after another. Princess Fuchen looked at Nuan Nuan curiously, and asked in a low voice, "This is your sister, Miss Yin Nuan?"

"Yes..." Ji Zhao was about to introduce them.

Nuan Nuan has already come over, and asked with a smile: "Are you Princess Fuchen?"

Princess Fuchen nodded with a smile: "I am, you are—"

Nuan Nuan smiled and said: "I am Princess Nuan Nuan! We are all princesses!"

"..." Princess Fuchen looked at Ji Zhao in surprise. Could it be that she is going back to Liang Kingdom to be a princess?

Ji Zhao glanced up at the sky, speechless: "She can say whatever comes to her mind, don't listen to her nonsense."

After getting along for so many days, Ji Zhao found that she was more whimsical than most girls in his previous life. Compared with her, Princess Fuchen was simply a good baby.However, this kind of warmth is also very cute, and it is also because she has traveled the world with Mrs. Yin since she was a child, and has seen many scenery, so her temperament is so open.

Along the way, Ji Zhao often teased her, but in the end, he was the one who was played by Nuan Nuan.

He can't talk to her, Princess Fuchen should not fall for her.

However, I have to say that a girl like Nuannuan acts like a boy, but she is beautiful and childish, too confusing, and it is very easy to win the favor of little ladies, such as Princess Fuchen, After chatting with her for a few words, I immediately fell in love with her.

On the way back to the city, the two of them even got into the same carriage.

Ji Chongjin was squeezed into their carriage and told them the general situation of Jinling City.

Not long ago, Emperor Liang Liu Gan came over in private, and Renzong knew about it. This Emperor Liang has always had a good face. Renzong wanted to entertain him well, and even planned to greet him Qingdao.

On the contrary, Liu Gan, who always valued ostentation, wanted everything to be kept simple. He lived in the Honglu Pavilion where the Liang State envoys lived.

After all, he was the emperor of a neighboring country, so Renzong and others must have been wary, but Liu Qian was very honest, so honest that it even went against his usual temperament.

However, Ji Chongjin said: "He often went to the Yin Mansion to ask to see your grandfather, and even met his father a few times..."

Ji Zhao wiped the sweat from his forehead. What is it called? Want to see the "old man" and see the "rival in love" again?

"My grandfather will never see him! My grandfather must have hated him!"

Ji Chongjin couldn't help laughing: "That's right, he always shut the door away." Without waiting for Ji Zhao to ask, he said, "As for father...he didn't know about it at first, but these days, so many things happened in Jinling City, Ordinary people don't know, but my father still has channels to know. His temperament, you also know... In short, he always pretends that Emperor Liang doesn't exist, and it's just calm, at least on the surface."

Ji Zhao understood in seconds that Ji Muzhi was a typical son of an aristocratic family, or a son of an aristocratic family of the Ji family known as the imperial family.

In his eyes, he doesn't look down on anyone, let alone an emperor like Liu Qian who made his fortune by fighting. More than 100 years ago, the Liu family was a mud leg.When Yin Ying was involved, Ji Muzhi didn't find someone to beat Liu Gan secretly, that was the last demeanor of a nobleman.

As for Liu Gan, Ji Zhao reckoned that he would want to beat Ji Muzhi even more.

Since this was in Jinling, and Ji Muzhi was not easy to beat, the Ji family couldn't offend them, so they had no choice but to give up.

The more Ji Zhao thought about it, the more amusing he became. He felt that Yin Ying was really amazing, and her praise was amazing!

"He's been waiting for mother—" At this point, Ji Chongjin paused, and smiled at Ji Zhao with some embarrassment.

Ji Zhao knew that he was referring to Yin Ying, it was nothing, it was because Yin Ying was really kind to Ji Chongjin back then, so it must be so!

Ji Chongjin continued: "I haven't waited all this time. Yanjing also has something to deal with. He just returned half a month ago and did not take away Liu Rui's body. Even Princess Qingyang is still locked up in Jinling. But before leaving , he said that he will come back within half a month at least, or a month at most. When he knows that you are returning to Jinling from Meizhou, I guess he will come over immediately, after all, there are still some things that need to be resolved. "

Ji Zhao thought to himself, Yin Ying didn't even see him, how could she meet those two "dog men"?

After Ji Chongjin said this, he looked at him with implied expectation: "Have you seen her?"

Ji Zhao shook his head, Ji Chongjin showed disappointment, and said, "They all said that she came back, but no one saw her."

Ji Zhao glanced at Zongzhen, he kept smiling as he was talking to Ji Chongjin, he probably guessed what he was thinking, nodded to him, and Ji Zhao whispered: "One night, she came here quietly while I was sleeping. I saw me in my room, and I pretended to be asleep."

"real?!"

"Yes. She feels that she is sorry for me and embarrassed to face me."

"Is she okay?!"

Ji Zhao smiled and said, "Like Nuan Nuan's sister."

Ji Chongjin laughed: "That's right! That's how it should be!" After finishing speaking, he sighed again, "Actually, as long as she is good, that's fine. It's really boring to stay in this house. She is such a good person, she should live A day that I really like."

Ji Chongjin is more like a son than himself, Ji Zhao thought about it, and wrote a letter to "Xiaoyaozi" when he got back, letting her know about it, at least come back and take a look at Ji Chongjin, let him think about it.

The three of them were talking, and the convoy quickly entered the city.

Originally, Ji Zhao was still a son-in-law, and it was only natural for him to come back to advance to the palace, but now he is no longer.But Ji Zhao knew that he should still enter the palace, but he was in a complicated mood... Renzong would be embarrassed to see him...

In short, he did not enter the palace on the pretext of going to see Wang Xi.

After that day, Wang Xi was locked up. At that time, no one knew the specific situation. The only two of them who knew, one was unconscious, and the other only had the unconscious one in his mind. They never asked Wang Xi how to deal with it.

Wang Xi's assassination of the crown prince was a big deal. Her father was dismissed immediately, and the inner court guards went to Guizhou to arrest him.

Several residences of the Wang family were also sealed off, because they did not want to attract the attention of the outside world, and they did it very secretly, but everyone who should know knew that the atmosphere in Beijing was very tense at that time.As for Wang Xi, she was still locked in the prison of Dali Temple while waiting for her to tell the truth. She almost became a princess and did not torture her severely.

After Zong Zhen woke up, he immediately sent someone to move Wang Xi out, and placed her in Zong Zhen's own house in Beijing, and even sent a little maid to wait on her.

Of course Zong Zhen is not a kind person, just like what he said to Ji Zhao earlier, this is also a cycle of cause and effect, and he owes it to the former Ji Zhao.He also knew that Ji Zhao had an unspeakable sense of responsibility towards Wang Xi, and he wouldn't care about anyone else, but he could always empathize with Ji Zhao's thoughts, and he understood Ji Zhao's feelings very well.

He treated Wang Xi kindly, and Ji Zhao would feel relieved.

Of course, although she didn't have to worry about food, clothing and housing, Wang Xi had been locked in her room for the past few months.

But even if it is not closed, Wang Xi probably won't go out.

After that day, Wang Xi lost his mind and never said a word.

Zong Zhen pushed the door open for him, and with a "squeak", the little maid inside came. She didn't know Ji Zhao, but she knew the prince, and immediately bowed down and saluted: "I have seen His Royal Highness the prince!"

Zong Zhen woke her up and asked, "How is Miss Wang doing?"

"Returning to His Highness, Miss Wang only eats one meal a day, she doesn't say a word, she always sits by the window in a daze."

Zong Zhen looked at Ji Zhao, and Ji Zhao nodded, Zong Zhen grabbed his shoulder and patted him: "I'll wait for you in the corridor."

"it is good……"

Zong Zhen asked the little maid to come out, patted Ji Zhao again, watched Ji Zhao go in, and helped him close the door outside.

As the little maid said, Wang Xi was indeed sitting by the window in a daze.

She has lost too much weight, which can be seen just by looking at her figure.

Ji Zhao stood on the spot, the pain in his heart surged out, his shadow fell on the ground, Wang Xi slowly turned his face back, seeing him, Wang Xi's eyes widened suddenly, she immediately stood up, wanting to He strode forward, but for some reason, he withdrew his steps, grabbed the corner of the table, and looked at him with a complicated expression.

The two of them looked at each other for a long time, Ji Zhao walked forward, walked up to her, and asked her softly, "Are you okay?"

Wang Xi's tears fell like rain, and Ji Zhao sighed, pointing to the chair, "Sit down..."

Wang Xi wiped her tears with her hands and sat down opposite him.

Seeing her hastily wiping away tears, Ji Zhao pulled out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket and handed it to her.

"Many, thank you..." Wang Xi's voice was slightly hoarse after not speaking for many days.

Ji Zhao didn't want to procrastinate, so he said directly, "I just returned to Jinling, and I'll come to see you as soon as I get back. I have something I want to tell you."

Wang Xi's hands clenched tightly, revealing the bones beneath the skin.

"You, do you believe in returning the soul from a dead body..." Ji Zhao thought for a long time, and decided to choose a method acceptable to the ancients. After all, Wang Xi is not Zong Zhen.

Wang Xi clenched her hands even tighter, her head drooped, and she didn't speak.

Ji Zhao also felt uncomfortable in his throat, but what should be said, he still had to say, he said: "Resurrecting the soul with a dead body refers to some people, who may have died, but there are other souls, he—"

"Stop talking..." Wang Xi suddenly said.

Ji Zhao knew that she couldn't accept it, but what should be confessed must be confessed. He still said: "The soul may not have been voluntary, but he was invested—"

"Stop it!" Wang Xi roared suddenly, looking up at him.

Ji Zhao was stunned, looking at her wide-eyed eyes, with tears streaming down from them.

This was the first time he had seen Wang Xi lose her composure since he had known her for so long.

Wang Xi pursed her lips and opened her mouth, but she never said a word. Just when Ji Zhao was about to speak again, she looked at a corner of the room and cried, "Sometimes I wonder that you have been so kind to me since I was a child." Brother Zhao, why are you so indifferent to me? The two of us grew up together, and we became married as soon as we landed. Our parents and relatives all know that when we grow up, we are going to get married. He has taken care of me since he was a child, and he can't see me Crying, anything, before I might encounter troubles, he will help me solve them, and he will not let me have any troubles.

When he was given a marriage, he secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to me, asking me to trust him.He said that he will definitely be with me in the future, he doesn't care about any princess or emperor, he said, he has a way.He also said, if the family wants me to marry someone, then marry.But he will definitely take me back in the future, he said, as long as I live happily, don't worry about anything, just wait for him to pick me up.

This is my elder brother Zhao. Everyone in the world says that he is a great talent and that he is indifferent. Only I know what kind of person he is, but I like him, and what I like is him.

When I saw you in Jiangling that day, I felt strange, why were you unhappy seeing me?even embarrassing?

I thought it was because there were too many people around, you had to do this to me.Every time afterward, I always find reasons for myself, yes, I can feel it faintly, he is someone who grew up with me... When I was in Guizhou, I secretly visited a sorceress.

I asked her if someone's temperament changed drastically overnight, and it was completely different.

The sorceress laughed and said, unless it is a change of soul, who can do this. "

When Wang Xi said this, the corners of her mouth were tightened, she stopped crying, and her face was full of tenacity.

Ji Zhao thought, this is the real Wang Xi.

"Stop talking..." Wang Xi then looked at Ji Zhao, "After the assassination of the prince, I always had a dream again and again. In the dream, brother Zhao said that he was sorry for me in his life, that he only wanted me to be happy, that he He will always be waiting for me, and I hope I can go to see him happily."

Speaking of the real Ji Zhao, Wang Xi's tears flowed slowly again.

Ji Zhao was about to be told to cry by her, he whispered, "I'm sorry..."

Wang Xi wiped her tears with her hand, and smiled: "Actually, I don't blame you, nor the prince. All of this is a cycle of cause and effect. Brother Zhao has his ambitions, but he left before he could. The person he wanted to replace died, and that person almost died by my hands..." Wang Xi laughed a few times, "Who should blame whom? Whose fault is it?"

Ji Zhao didn't know what the ancestor had said to Wang Xi, but he could probably guess that the ancestor must have always wanted to revive the glory of the Ji family.

Wang Xi said again: "Actually, I am sorry for you."

"No no—" Ji Zhao waved his hands.

"I vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but I didn't want to admit it, and simply lived in a daze. I hate the prince, and I wanted to kill the prince, but I used you as an excuse. I should have woken up a long time ago, you are indeed not him. Whether you Who is it and where did you come from? You have always been very kind to me. Thank you..." Wang Xi said, and blessed Ji Zhaofu.

Ji Zhao quickly avoided.

When Ji Zhao left, he looked back, and Wang Xi was still sitting quietly by the window.

The last time he saw Wang Xi in this life was her faint smile in the slanting sunset.

The carriage swayed, Ji Zhao huddled in Zong Zhen's arms, and they went back together.

Ji Zhao murmured: "She said she would not seek death, she wanted to listen to her ancestors and live a good life, and she didn't want to marry. She just wanted to find a temple to be her sister-in-law, and she said she wouldn't intercede for her family. She said, originally Well, if the ancestors want to realize their ambitions, their Wang family will follow suit... How dare she say it..."

"Because she also knows that you are a person with a pure mind, and she has indeed given up everything, so she will tell you this."

"She also said, Zong Mi said that you forced me to be a male favorite... But she was just convincing herself with this. She had suspected me a long time ago, because I am completely different from the old ancestor. She is the same as the old ancestor. The closest person can naturally feel it...but she doesn't want to believe it, she would rather deceive herself and others, and would rather be the weak and innocent Wang Xi who is blessed by others..." Ji Zhao sighed, "So sad...sorry for everyone ..."

Zong Zhen hugged him in his arms, patted his back lightly, and said in a warm voice: "Fortunately, all the causes and effects have come to fruition. From now on, we won't be sad anymore, okay?"

Ji Zhao groaned, "There are no worries in life."

Zong Zhen smiled: "At least it's not these life-threatening troubles, right? At most, you are worried about whether to go to Loquat Lane to eat duck blood vermicelli soup today, or take Xiaoquanzi to the East Palace to make a big fuss in the dining room." What about going to the mountains with that little girl Yin Nuan to make a chicken?"

Ji Zhao couldn't help laughing out loud, stretched out his hand and punched him: "I'm not so greedy, okay?"

"That's right, I'm the one who should be troubled at that time."

"How do you say it?"

"The new sister is so cute and beautiful. You have been deceived. Didn't you say that you want to take her to Huizhou, Yangzhou, and Huzhou? How many places are written in the booklet of the two of you? I really don't see it." ? She abducted you away, so I shouldn't worry about it!"

"Hahaha!" Ji Zhao stretched out his hand to pinch his chin, "Then you think of a way to keep me!"

Zong Zhen pretended to be distressed and sighed: "I have no other skills, and I am the only one. I wonder if I can keep you?"

"That depends on how you behave!"

Zong Zhen pretended to be thinking hard, reaching out to unbutton his clothes.

Ji Zhao asked stupidly, "What are you doing? This, this is in the car."

"Oh! I've been thinking about it, and the best way I can do to keep you is this."

"what!"

"A beauty trick..." Zong Zhen raised an eyebrow at him, and continued to unbutton his shirt.

Ji Zhao was stunned for a moment, burst out laughing, grabbed his shoulders, aimed at his neck and bit hard: "The beauty offered to throw herself into her arms, I have to show it."

Zongzhen smiled: "I can't ask for it..." By the way, "I won't go to court for a few days, and I won't see the court officials, so you—"

Zong Zhen raised his eyebrows at him again.

Ji Zhao yelled "Shameless", but he rushed forward very honestly, and stamped His Highness the Crown Prince's neck many times.

The author has something to say: I haven't finished writing it, and I guess I will write another chapter. After finishing this episode, I will probably write one or two more.