Princess [rebirth]

After Zhuo Jingfan and Dou Chun returned to the palace, Dou Chun immediately summoned Fu Jue to the palace. He had originally planned to send Fu Jue to the northwest. He originally wanted to let him and Hu Yang stay in the capital for a while, but because of According to the old monk's last words, he had to advance the date of Fu Jue's departure.

While Dou Chun and Fu Jue were discussing matters, Zhuo Jingfan was staying in the Lizheng Hall. Ever since he returned from the White Horse Temple, he was often lost in thought alone. He was always thinking about the conversation between him and the old monk. , and he had a faint feeling in his heart that the old monk called him to Dazhou, and then played chess with Dou Chun, so he passed away that day.

After listening to Dou Chun's talk about the old monk's ability, he also knew why the other party went to the White Horse Temple just to play chess with an eminent monk. It turned out that the eminent monk was able to calculate the future of Da Zhou.Back then, the first emperor got a chance to play chess with an old monk before he ascended the throne. That game made the first emperor reverse his disadvantaged position at that time, and finally ascended the throne smoothly.It was also because of that chess game that the late emperor admired the old monk so much, he wanted to find another chance to play chess with him again, but the old monk left the White Horse Temple to roam around, and he couldn't find anyone all year round.

However, after Dou Chun was born, the old monk suddenly appeared and gave Dou Chun his life, but then disappeared again, until five years later when Dou Chun was poisoned, the old monk reappeared and made a divination for Dou Chun.These two times, the old monk took the initiative to find the late emperor, and after the old monk gave Dou Chun a fortune teller, no matter how the late emperor tried to persuade him to stay, the old monk was unwilling to stay in the capital, and he was unwilling to play against the late emperor.

The late emperor had no choice but to watch the old monk leave. Unexpectedly, after the old monk left for the second time, he did not appear again for more than ten years. Before the late emperor died, he had no chance to see the old monk again. Tell Dou Chun about the old monk and let Dou Chun try his luck.

When Dou Chun first heard about it, he was quite disapproving. He didn't expect the first emperor to be so... superstitious?Therefore, he did not follow the late emperor's wishes, and immediately went to look for the old monk, and there were a lot of things waiting for Dou Chun after he ascended the throne. How could Dou Chun have the time to find a wandering monk who didn't know where he was going.So this matter was put on hold until Dou Chun got rid of Mu Xuan's threat before he could think about other things. At this moment, Zhuo Jingfan's strangeness suddenly reminded him of this old monk.

It was just a coincidence that he just remembered the old monk, and the old monk returned to the White Horse Temple, and when he sent someone to ask if he could play chess, the old monk readily agreed, so he took Zhuo Jingfan there White Horse Temple.

In fact, he originally wanted to ask the old monk to meet Zhuo Jingfan during the game. He didn't want the old monk to accept Zhuo Jingfan, but wanted to see if the old monk could see Fanfan's origin?Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the chess game, he didn't think about anything else, he could only concentrate on the chess game, and when the old monk's mouthful of blood sprayed out, he suddenly recalled his reason for coming.

But the old monk's sentence "there are tigers and wolves in the northwest" suddenly distracted him, and he didn't have time to ask about Fanfan's affairs, so the old monk passed away like this.

After returning to the palace, Dou Chun was busy sending people to the northwest, so he didn't notice Zhuo Jingfan's emotions for a while. After Fu Jue left the capital with Huyang, Dou Chun discovered that Zhuo Jingfan He was often absent-minded recently, so he called the palace servants who were serving Zhuo Jingfan over and questioned him carefully, only then did he find out that Zhuo Jingfan and the old monk had met once in the White Horse Temple that day.

He was curious about the conversation between Zhuo Jingfan and the old monk, but after hesitating for a while, he still didn't ask, but chose to wait for Zhuo Jingfan to bring it up. ...

Fu Jue led Huyang out of the capital in a mighty way. Everyone in the capital knew that the prince's son-in-law of Huyang had an unpleasant quarrel with the princess some time ago. He went outside for a long time before returning to the capital. After returning to the capital, she was summoned into the palace by the saint and reprimanded. Not long after, it was reported that the son-in-law was not welcomed by the saint, and Princess Huyang had to intercede with the saint for the son-in-law to enter the palace.

I don't know what the eldest princess and the saint talked about. Finally, after the eldest princess left the palace and returned to the princess mansion, she began to pack her bags. After everyone inquired, they found out that the eldest princess was going to Tang Muyi with her son-in-law. From this point of view, the saint This time, she must have been so angry that the eldest princess had to take her son-in-law out of the capital, so that the saint would be completely out of sight.

While everyone was discussing, Fu Jue, who was rumored not to be seen by saints, was sitting in the carriage of the Princess Mansion, beside Dou Wan who was leaning on the leading pillow, poking and playing with a needle and thread in his hand.Although Fu Jue was staring at the map on the table in front of him, he still paid attention to Dou Wan's body, seeing that the shining thin needle in her hand almost poked her finger several times , finally couldn't help raising his head and said: "Wan Niang, put down the needle, it hurts both hands."

"No!" Dou Wan snorted coldly, seeming to regard the stretcher in front of her as an enemy, and poked it viciously a few more times. Fu Jue sighed, leaned over to hold her hand, and said softly, "Why bother?" Regardless of what the aunts said? You are so good, besides, you are a princess, and there are many maids waiting by your side, why do you need to do these things yourself?"

Dou Wan pursed her lips and did not speak, and there was still a trace of anger in her eyes. At the beginning of the year, the saint made a big move to arrest Mu Xuan and other rebels and put them in prison. Those who were close to Mu Xuan in the past were also implicated. However, the Fu family never expected that Taifu Fu's second younger brother would also be involved in the conspiracy.What a crime it is to conspire. At that time, the whole Fu family was terrified, fearing that they would be implicated by Fu's second family.

Fortunately, the sage was aware of the details, Taifu Fu's family was not implicated by Fu's second family, but because of this incident, the Fu family didn't have to gain a foothold in the court.Fortunately, Fu Jue is the son-in-law of the eldest princess. If Fu Jue came forward and persuaded the eldest princess to enter the palace to intercede for the Fu family, the future of the other princes of the Fu family would be promising.Therefore, during that period of time, the Fu family visited the Princess Mansion frequently, especially the second and third wives. Their husbands were the son-in-law's uncle, so they felt that the son-in-law should do something for their own family.

But the second wife and the third wife never expected that this eldest princess was not favored, and she had no name as an eldest princess, but she couldn't speak in front of the saint, not to mention interceding for the Fu family, but to enter the palace to ask for an audience No saint can do it.In this way, how could the two of them still put Dou Wan in their eyes.

It's just that no matter how much they look down on Dou Wan, they dare not shame Dou Wan blatantly. After all, no matter what, Dou Wan's status is higher than theirs. The two of them are not even fifth-rank county lords, so they dare not face it. Seeing the eldest princess challenge, but they dare not face the conflict on the surface, so they make a corner to make Dou Wan feel uncomfortable.

After the two of them decided that Dou Wan was not favored, they deliberately mentioned in front of her that a wife should be magnanimous, not be jealous, be tolerant, serve her husband, and make some close-fitting clothes for him. , so as to show the virtuousness of his wife.Although the two of them didn't say it clearly, they meant something in every word, but Dou Wan couldn't tear her face apart, otherwise wouldn't she admit that she was the jealous one?

In addition, the two of them disregarded the face of their elders and gave Fu Jue some clothes and handkerchiefs embroidered by young ladies who were not married. They also said that they were aunts and couldn't bear to see that Fu Jue didn't have a caring person to make clothes for him. .

This ignited Dou Wan's anger, and Dou Wan immediately cut off those clothes and handkerchiefs, and said with a cold face: "My princess respects the two ladies as elders. I can’t even tell who I am, caring person? Are the two wives going to help the son-in-law? The family is still in Fu’s house, and the aunt is helping the nephew, can you listen to this?”

The two wives did not expect that Dou Wan would turn against her when she said that she would turn against her, and even cut off those clothes and handkerchiefs. They were blushed by Dou Wan's words, but after leaving the Princess Mansion, they began to spread rumors, saying that Princess Huyang was not Xian, they don't know how to feel sorry for the son-in-law. They saw the old clothes on the son-in-law, and they kindly sent a sewing lady from Fu's mansion to take some clothes for the son-in-law, but the eldest princess just cut it off. Such a domineering temper, It's the same as the Pingyang Princess who died suddenly a while ago, no wonder they are sisters.

For a while, Dou Wan became the gossip of the noblewomen in the capital after dinner, but not long after, another news spread that the maids in the princess' mansion who had touched the clothes sent by the two wives that day were all suffering from acute illness. Half of the four or five maidservants died of illness during the night, and only one breath remained of the survivors.This time, the capital exploded again. Although the Princess Mansion didn't say anything, it said everything, especially the meaning of the Princess Mansion letting the news spread was obvious.

If the eldest princess wants to suppress this matter, she can do it, but the news of the eldest princess has spread all over the capital, and it is obvious that she is going to tear herself apart with the second and third rooms of the Fu family. Think about it, the second wife He and the third wife have poisoned the son-in-law, how can the eldest princess bear it?Today, the two of them dared to make a fuss about their clothes and wanted to kill the son-in-law. Will they extend their poisonous hands to Mrs. Fu in the future?Dou Wan just released a little news, and the public opinion that was originally unfavorable to her was completely turned towards her, and she also provoked Mrs. Fu and the two sister-in-laws. Such a trick made Fu Jue feel a little more satisfied.

It's just that he didn't expect that although Dou Wan punished the two wives, what the two wives said made her take it to heart. She actually started to learn how to hold a needle, and wanted to make a close-fitting and comfortable mid-body suit for Fu Jue. Clothes come.Ever since Dou Wan started taking needles, Fu Jue felt that he had started to live a life of fear every day, because he was really afraid that Dou Wan would hurt her, and even now that he was about to leave the capital, Dou Wan actually returned needles in the carriage. Not letting go of his hands made him unable to bear the grievances towards the two aunts. ...

The journey of Fu Jue and his party was not fast, and they arrived at Dou Wan's Tangmu town, Yuncheng after walking for more than a month.

Since Yuncheng is Dou Wan's Tang Mu town, there is also Dou Wan's princess mansion inside the city. Dou Wan's town commander has already taken care of the princess mansion, and is waiting for the eldest princess and son-in-law to arrive.Because this time it was under the banner of inspecting the industry, so as soon as Dou Wan came to Yuncheng, everyone knew that the eldest princess had come to Yuncheng with her son-in-law, and there was an endless stream of greeting cards sent in early the next morning. In the princess mansion.

Dou Wan lazily leaned on the soft couch, and with two slender, fair fingers, picked up the greeting cards on the table beside him, looked at each and threw one away, and after reading all of them, said to Fu Rong: "All of them have been pushed away." "Fu Rong blessed Fu's body, and respectfully responded, while Hua Rong led the little maid to clean up the invitation cards scattered all over the floor.

When Dou Wan came out this time, she left Aunt Qingrong in the capital. After all, she and Fu Jue had heavy responsibilities to go out of the capital this time. With Huarong and Furong.Huarong and Huarong are also her trusted female officials. Last time, they went to train the beautiful maid who was rewarded by the first queen mother for her, but Huarong almost lost his life. After a long period of recuperation, they finally recovered. up.

Hua Rong took the little maids to tidy up the greeting cards and then retreated, leaving only Fu Rong and four other Dou Wan's close maids in the room, Fu Rong winked at the maids, and the maids felt that they were retreating. He went out and guarded the door for Fullong and the princess.

"How is the investigation going?" Dou Wan asked lightly.

"Back to the princess, there is nothing wrong with the He family, and there is nothing wrong with Dou Xun." Furong replied respectfully. Long before Dou Wan and Fu Jue set off, Dou Wan sent her confidants to go to Yuncheng to clean up. The head of the Princess Mansion secretly transferred to the northwest, and was responsible for secretly investigating the situation in the northwest and whether there was any change in the He family.

"If there is a real problem in the Northwest, it should be in the He family. I understand Dou Xun's temperament somewhat. Besides, the deceased Princess Huai is a strange woman. The children she taught will not be collaborating with the enemy and traitorously." Dou Wan said solemnly. Said loudly.

"Back to the princess, the He family has been pure ministers for several generations. Even the late emperor has no doubts about the loyalty of the He family. Will such a He family really have problems?" The He family, who is a loyal minister, will rebel.

"The He family has reached this generation, and there is only one son, He Zheng. He Zheng's sons and daughters are his weakness. Back then, King Qin and King Chu kidnapped his sons and daughters to force him to rebel, and the former emperor used his sons and daughters to set a trap. Now, what if someone threatens him with his two sons and daughters again?" Dou Wan raised her eyebrows and asked.

Fullong was startled, but before he could speak, Fu Jue's cold voice rang out, "Niang Wan is right." Fullong hurriedly greeted the son-in-law, Fu Jue waved her back, and walked to Dou Wan by himself. sit next to him.

"You have been with He Zheng before, what kind of person is he?" Dou Wan asked.

"He is a rare general, and the He family in the Northwest really lives up to their reputation." Fu Jue praised He Zheng without hesitation, and Dou Wan nodded, "I have also heard rumors of the He family in the palace. It was the great Zhou Dynasty's fortune to go to the northwest, but now why does the sage become suspicious of the He family?"

"The heirs of the He family have always had a hard time. When the He family reached He Zheng's generation, there were only two brothers and sisters, he and Princess Huai. When it came to He Zheng, he and his wife had been married for more than ten years, and finally had a pair of children. His These two children are too important to the He family and to him." Fu Jue didn't answer Dou Wan's question, but instead talked about the He family.

"So controlling the pair of children is the same as controlling the He family?" Dou Wan continued his words, Fu Jue nodded, and then shook his head, "Not necessarily, I heard from my grandfather that Mr. He's temper, when necessary, he I can give up sacrificing my ego and keep the overall situation safe, but if it is He Zheng, I don’t think he can do it.” He paused, and then said: “I found out last time that he is very affectionate. It is his strength, but it may also become a fatal flaw."

"I understand what you mean. If someone threatens the He family with his children, Mr. He can give up those grandchildren without blinking an eye, but He Zheng might make a wrong decision for the sake of his children, right?" Dou Wan After thinking about it, he opened his mouth and said.

"That's right." Fu Jue nodded, and then sighed, "It's just that, people are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? If it were me, if someone threatened me with my children, I'm afraid It is also impossible to kill relatives righteously."

"It's normal. It's human nature to be reluctant to have children, so that's why the sage sent you here. Presumably, the sage also understands He Zheng's temperament, so he sent Dou Xun and you successively to help the He family." Now Dou Wan finally knew why Fu Jue was sent to the northwest. It turned out that the saint did not suspect the He family, but because he believed in the He family, he sent his confidant Fu Jue to the northwest.

"Well, what the sage means is very simple. If possible, take He Zheng's sons and daughters away from the northwest first, so that the He family can have no worries." Fu Jue said, looking at Dou Wan after speaking, Dou Wan thought for a while Then he knew his mission, "Leave this matter to me, and I will take them back to Kyoto safely."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'm afraid this trip will be full of dangers. You must be careful." Fu Jue stretched out his hand to hold Dou Wan's tender little hand. Dou Wan's task is not easy. They have to be careful not to let others find out that Dou Wan is coming to the northwest this time. Just to take away He Zheng's children.

If possible, he didn't want to put Dou Wan in danger, but only Dou Wan is the most suitable candidate. Her status as the eldest princess can prevent many unnecessary troubles, and it is also the best shield. As the eldest princess, Since she has her own guard of honor and bodyguards for the princess, and she left Beijing all the way in a high-profile way, the government along the way will consciously arrange everything for her in order to curry favor with her. In addition, it is not easy to get close to the princess under the eyes of everyone. Therefore, it is most appropriate for He Zheng's children to hide by her side.

But she can't go to the northwest, but she wants to stay in Yuncheng and deal with the noble lady in Yuncheng in a high-profile manner. She attracts everyone's attention on the bright side, so Fu Jue can go to the northwest in private to take He Zheng's A pair of sons and daughters were brought out.It's just that they planned well, but they encountered unexpected situations when they implemented it. ...

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Since Zhuo Rongyong became the Duke of Rongqin, he has been idle. He no longer has to go to court every day, and he has no real power in his hands, which makes him completely decadent. He is in a bad mood, so he doesn't want to talk to Xiao Wanniang. , soaking in the concubine's yard every day.

His favorite concubine is naturally the concubine given to him by a colleague. These days, he sleeps in the concubine's room every night. It's just strange to say that every time he touches the pillow after work, he is He fell asleep completely, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already morning.He thought it was because his physical strength was declining, so he secretly found a lot of tonics and took a good tonic for himself. But at night, after hugging Shi Ji and lingering, he wanted to take a short rest and fight again, but his spirit But it got worse and worse, and then I couldn't help but fell asleep.

After he fell asleep, Shi Ji, who had a gentle and affectionate face, immediately sat up, put away the soft expression on her face, pushed him aside with disgust, and then raised her voice to call for someone to come in to serve her.The servant girl serving by Shi Ji's side is also hers, so it's not surprising to see her kick Zhuo Rongyong before getting out of bed. Sleep like a dead pig.

"Watch him, don't let him wake up." Shi Ji said coldly, the servant girl beside her respectfully responded, and Shi Ji left the bedroom and went to another wing.

In this wing room lived a concubine who was neglected by Zhuo Rongyong. The concubine was favored a few years ago, but after Xiao Wanniang ruined her face with tricks, Zhuo Rongyong began to treat the concubine coldly , It has been several years since I have been in the other party's room.And Zhuo Rongyong and Xiao Wanniang would not know that the concubine who is now in the wing room has long since been dumped and is no longer the original person.

The concubine walked into the wing room and went directly to the inner room. The concubine was still sitting on the soft couch. There was only one candle in the room, making her figure almost hidden in the darkness. The concubine did not dare to raise her head. Kneeling in front of the soft couch respectfully, he reported the news she got out of Zhuo Rongyong's mouth to the concubine respectfully.

"Well done." After hearing this, the concubine praised in a hoarse voice, then suddenly stretched out her hand and handed a pack of medicine to Shi Ji, "Take it, and let him eat a little every day until he closes his eyes. In the end, no one will be able to detect it, and it cannot be blamed on you."

"No." Shi Ji shook her hands slightly, took the package of medicine, the concubine laughed a few times, the hoarse laughter echoed in the dim light, making Shi Ji couldn't help shivering.

"Go ahead, the day Zhuo Rongyong dies is the day of your freedom." The concubine waved her hand, and Shi Ji hurriedly exited the room, but she didn't know that the concubine used a kind of look at the dead behind her back. His eyes watched her go. ...

Shi Ji returned to her own room with the medicine bag in her arms. After she waved all the maids back, she sat alone at the table. She stroked her rapidly beating left heart. After a while, she suppressed the fear in her heart. down.After calming down, she took out the medicine bag in her bosom, a trace of struggle and hesitation flashed in her eyes, although she hated Zhuo Rongyong in her heart, but if she really took action to kill the other party, it made her a little bit reluctant hand.

After all, this is a life. Shi Ji thinks she is not a good person, but she can't kill someone indifferently. This is a big test for her. On her head, could she escape the condemnation of her own conscience?But she also knew that the concubine was not easy to get along with, if she didn't do it, she might be the one who died by then.

Which is more important, your own life or Zhuo Rongyong's life?Naturally, her own life is important. She kept convincing herself that she had no choice but to be forced. As a subordinate, the master gave her orders, and she had to obey, whether she wanted to or not. This package of medicine will definitely have to be given to Zhuo Rongyong. ...

Zhuo Jingfan and Dou Chun in the Zhuo Mansion don't know about it, the weird little concubine and maid in Zhuo's mansion are hidden very deeply, and usually the Maid of Honor just gets some news from Zhuo Rongyong's mouth, there is no other change, So to this day, both of them still don't know that there is a fish that slipped through the net and hides in Zhuo's mansion.Zhuo Jingfan and Dou Chun were still surprised when the news of Zhuo Rongyong's serious illness came out from the Zhuo Mansion. Zhuo Jingfan hurriedly took Chang Lin, Fu Ling and others out of the palace to visit Zhuo Rongyong in the Zhuo Mansion.