Misty rain, red mansion, Concubine Xiaoxiang

"Mother, mother!" Shui Qingwan, who was full of smiles, ran in from outside in a hurry, she couldn't stop her footsteps, and the servant girl behind her couldn't reach her hand in time.Shui Qingwan tripped over the threshold and fell heavily to the ground.The abacus in Daiyu's hand immediately fell to the ground, and she hurriedly turned it out from behind the table. Zijuan hurriedly helped Daiyu and trotted over.

"Did the fall hurt? Did you have a fall?" Daiyu pulled her up and hugged her distressedly, looking at her red hands with anxious eyes, Shui Qingwan sniffed and looked up at Daiyu. With an anxious expression on her face, Yu hurriedly suppressed her crying, hugged Daiyu's neck timidly, and said, "Mother, don't worry, Qingwan is fine."

Seeing her daughter's little face holding back tears, Daiyu smiled heartily, holding her in her arms but couldn't stand up, she simply knelt down and sat on the ground, and asked, "Qingwan came here in such a hurry, what's the matter?" Are you looking for a mother?" The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and she has to take care of many things in the Beijing Palace, and she doesn't even have time to watch the two children.

Listening to Daiyu's question, Shui Qingwan remembered what happened when she came in just now, and quickly spread out the crumpled paper in front of Daiyu's eyes, with a proud look on her face, she wrinkled her little nose, smiled and smiled and barely saw the writing on it. He said proudly: "Mother, look, I can write. This is what my brother taught me. Let's see if you can write well?"

When Daiyu took it and looked at it carefully, the corners of her lips were pursed into a smile, the immature and rusty strokes, the crooked handwriting, could barely tell what the words were written.She tried her best to read along what she wrote, but asked with a little bit of surprise: "Is this what my brother taught you?" Shui Qingwan nodded, and said: "Well, my brother is impatient while reading. He wrote this song casually and gave it to me. He said that I had to finish writing it before I could play with him again, but after I finished writing, I wanted to come to my mother immediately, who would bother to talk to him.”

"It's as if I like to be disturbed by you, and you are dishonest for a while during class. If you don't help me find something to do, who knows if you will tear down the roof of Sanxi Library." From outside the door The figure who turned in was slightly taller than Shui Qingwan, the moon-white clothes lined his face like a crown jade, his eyes like bright stars, the jade ornaments around his waist radiated a warm light, it was Shui Haoze.

"My son has met my mother." Shui Haoze stepped forward to greet Daiyu, and Daiyu nodded his forehead amusedly, and said, "What did you teach Qingwan? It's thanks to you that you can think of such a lengthy talk." . " The "Yan Yan" in the Book of Songs is still too long for a four-year-old child.He actually found out such a thing, and Qing Wan was able to write it down stroke by stroke. It was really these two brothers and sisters that made her proud and left her speechless.

A smile flashed across Shui Haoze's eyes, he took the embroidered handkerchief from Daiyu's waist and gently wiped the pen and ink behind Shui Qingwan's ears, looked at Daiyu with a smile and said, "If you don't find a long one, my sister will take half an hour It will be able to complete the copying, but there will be no peace at that time. It is better to find a long one, and when she finishes copying, she will come to mother to show off with great interest."

Daiyu's eyes were clear, bright, surprised, funny, and various emotions rushed over her face. She hugged him and leaned on her shoulder, and sighed, "You look no different from your father." There are quite a lot, which makes her, a mother, laugh and sigh!

Shui Haoze pulled the reluctant Shui Qingwan to stand up, and said: "Mother can't afford you now, so get up quickly." Shui Qingwan patted his extended hand away, and stood up from Daiyu's arms.Two pairs of little hands stretched out in front of her eyes, Daiyu smiled slightly, held their little hands and stood up.

Osmanthus osmanthus and golden osmanthus filled the courtyard with fragrance, Daiyu put aside all the things under her hands, and went to play in the garden with her two children on her arms.Xueyan is already married, and besides Zijuan, Daiyu's maidservant now also has Hanying who Shui Rong specially helped her find.

Hanying brought up the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and carefully ordered the girl to bring a water basin to help Haoze and Qingwan clean their hands. She smiled and said, "Little Shizi and the little Princess have studied for half a day, so he should be hungry by now. The servant girl ordered the kitchen to pick some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes." I steamed this sweet-scented osmanthus cake with the freshest sweet-scented osmanthus. It’s fragrant and sweet, and it’s the best thing to eat now.”

"Thank you, Auntie Hanying." Haoze and Qingwan stepped forward to wash their hands, took the brocade handkerchiefs handed over by the maids and wiped them carefully, and they both brought a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake to Daiyu, and said with a smile: "Mother!" Daiyu smiled Pulling them to lean against her arms, she took a bite of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and Zijuan had already brought tea up, and said with a light smile, "The Princess Shizi is so cute and smart, I can't blame the princess for caring about them all day long!"

Looking at Zijuan's gentle face, Daiyu smiled narrowly and sighed a bit, and said, "Zijuan doesn't have to say sourly in her mouth like this, and I will settle the matter between you and Zhao Zheng in the spring of next year. When you have a child, don't repay it in my eyes, Amitabha, then I will laugh at you."

Zijuan's cheeks turned red immediately, she took out her embroidered handkerchief and shook Daiyu's slender hand lightly, angrily said: "Princess always makes fun of people like this!" Hanying walked up to Zijuan with a smile on her hand , smiled and said: "Wangfei's words sound good to me. How many women are there in the guard of Zhao Zheng in the Beijing Palace? If Sister Zijuan really doesn't like it, then just throw him away and see again." How many girls are vying for it?"

Pushing away the shadowy face, Zijuan's face became more and more bright red, and she spat softly: "I know that after being with the princess for a long time, you are no longer a good person." With a twisted expression, he said: "Whoever wants it will go for it, and they are not rare."

"It's really not rare?" Hanying smiled softly, Zijuan stomped her feet, and then gritted her teeth in reluctance to look at Hanying's teasing smile.Seeing her blushing pretty face, Dai Yu stopped teasing her, looked down at Hao Ze and Qing Wan who were listening with interest, smiled lightly, folded their cuffs, and stared at their little ones with a smile. Delicate face.

Sensing Daiyu's gaze, Haoze and Qingwan raised their heads together and smiled sweetly at Daiyu.Daiyu lovingly wiped the osmanthus cake foam from the corners of their mouths with her embroidered handkerchief, and said with a light smile, "Eat slowly!"It is very strange and heartwarming that such a small life has grown so big in the passing of time.

"Have you heard? Yesterday the concubine came back from pilgrimage and brought back a mother and a child. The child looks eight times like the prince." The teacup in Daiyu's hand trembled, the smile on her face receded instantly, and Hanying was gone. She rushed forward and grabbed the two maids behind the rockery.

"What did you just say?" The little girl who has just entered the mansion is just a sweeping girl in the garden. Suddenly seeing Daiyu and Haoze Qingwan sitting in the gazebo, she was so frightened that she collapsed on the ground trembling. With trembling lips, he couldn't utter a word.

Zijuan anxiously looked at Daiyu's pale face, turned her head to reprimand the two girls, and said sharply: "How did your teacher teach you? Is it to let you chew the root of the master's tongue behind your back?" Looking at the girl serving beside her, she said coldly: "Go and invite Fulin's family, I want to see how the nanny who she ordered to go down to teach the girls teaches these new girls."

Daiyu leaned on the stone table and tried to calm her turbulent mood, looked at the two girls with cold eyes, and said: "Tell me everything you know, if you hide half of it, this princess will definitely take you life."

The two girls hugged each other more and more scared, after all, the more courageous girl trembled and said: "Yes, I heard from the elder sister in the courtyard of the Yangxin Hall that the two mothers and children brought back by the concubine yesterday were killed. Place it in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and tell the maids in the courtyard not to reveal any rumors, especially not to let the princess know."

Hearing what she said, Daiyu's thoughts calmed down, and a cold smile appeared between her brows. Is Princess Beijing so guarded against her?The whitened knuckles clasped the edge of the stone table tightly, took a deep breath, and asked: "Do you think the child you brought is [-]% like the prince?" No, Shui Rong would not treat her like this.

"Yes, yes!" Daiyu glanced at the two trembling maidservants lightly, turned around and told Zijuan, "Order them to be handed over to Fulin's family. No one is allowed to approach them without the permission of my concubine." , take care of me!"

Flicked his sleeves and stood up, Hao Ze and Qing Wan were already standing beside her, holding on to her clothes, Hao Ze said indifferently: "My son will go with my concubine mother." Qing Wan pulled Daiyu's other side of her clothes Sleeve, said: "The son and the concubine are also going with the mother and concubine."

There was a faint smile on the corners of Daiyu's lips, like ice flowers, she looked down at her children for a long time, gently took their soft little hands with her slender hands, and said softly: "Okay, it's good for you to go with the concubine mother." Hao Ze looked up at Daiyu's pale face, and said softly, "Daddy is very kind to mother, I don't believe Daddy would do such a thing."

Daiyu looked down at Hao Ze's water-like face, caressed her little face and said quietly: "Mother doesn't believe it either!" Looking sideways at Han Ying with an anxious expression, she said lightly: "Han Ying, don't Go and report the news!" Hanying paused, looked at Daiyu and said, "But isn't the princess planning to inform the prince about such a big matter?"

Daiyu's faint smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth, and she only said: "Hanying, you are not allowed to leave half a step by my princess's side!" After saying that, she took Shui Haoze and Shui Qingwan to the courtyard of Prince Jing and Dowager!

Ye Zhilan came out of the courtyard of Princess Beijing, and was surprised to see Daiyu walking with Haoze and Qingwan on her arms.Immediately, she turned her face and went forward to kneel and said: "My daughter Zhilan has seen the princess." Daiyu nodded slightly, raised her hand to let her stand up, looked at her with a half smile and said lightly: "Miss Ye is really tired these days. Now, always by the side of the concubine mother."

Ye Zhilan lowered her eyebrows and said with a smile: "The princess is in charge of the affairs of the palace all day long, and Zhilan has nothing to do with her, so she comes to accompany the princess." Daiyu nodded, looked down at Hao Ze and Qing Wan with a smile , softly said: "Let's go in."

Ye Zhilan was anxious, and she stepped forward and said lightly, "The concubine just took a rest, and the princess is going now." Daiyu looked at Ye Zhilan with a bit of sternness in her eyes, and Ye Zhilan was unconscious of that cold aura Taking two steps back, Shui Haoze said coldly: "What? Miss Ye really thinks she is someone from the Beijing Palace? When will it be your turn to stop here? Your turn to speak?"

"Miss Ye, let's go back first, Qingzhu is here to explain to the princess." Qingzhu had already stood by the door at some point, looking at Ye Zhilan with a slightly cold gaze.Seeing Qingzhu come out, Ye Zhilan hurriedly smiled and said: "In that case, then I'll go first." With a look of uncontrollable anger and worry on her hurried goodbye face, she walked out quickly with her maidservant.

Daiyu's cold brows were like autumn flowers covered with thin frost, the piercing chill made her more clear-headed, she turned lightly and looked at Qingzhu.Qingzhu stepped forward to gently support Daiyu's arm, turned to look at Haoze and Qingwan, and said with a slight smile: "This morning, the concubine said that she hadn't seen the crown prince and princess for two days, and she was thinking strangely."

Shui Haoze smiled softly with his downcast face, took Qingwan's little hand, turned around and smiled at Daiyu, "Concubine Mu, since grandma misses her baby and sister so much, let's go and give her a surprise." Yan Bila Shui Qingwan, who was ignorant, ran to the main room of Princess Beijing, pushed the door open, and laughed repeatedly: "Grandmother, grandma, do you miss Haoze and Qingwan?"

Daiyu glanced at Qingzhu with some gratitude, Qingzhu nodded slightly, smiled softly, walked past Daiyu, and said lightly: "There is something strange about this matter, Miss Ye is not normal. The princess Believe in the prince." As he spoke, he hurriedly lifted up the hem of his skirt to chase after Hao Ze and Qing Wan, and said anxiously: "My son, princess, the concubine has already rested, you guys,"

Daiyu heard Qingzhu's words, walked over quickly holding Zijuan's arm.After entering the house, she saw Princess Beijing looking at Daiyu who came in with embarrassment.As expected, there was a strange woman sitting sideways, with a somewhat enchanting appearance, and the child snuggling beside her was really very similar to Shui Rong.No matter how much Daiyu believed in Shui Rong, she couldn't help being shaken at this moment.

The woman looked at Daiyu's jade-like face, and she didn't have time to swallow the tea in her mouth, her face flushed and coughed continuously because of choking.In the quiet space, only her coughing could be heard, Daiyu beckoned for the servant girl to bring her a glass of water.Seeing her drink it in three or two gulps, with no trace of etiquette, Princess Bei Jing coughed slightly in embarrassment.

The woman coughed and stopped, looking at the two dolls standing beside Daiyu with pink makeup and jade carvings, Youqi fell on Haoze's face and gasped, looking up at Daiyu's too young face in disbelief, Blunted: "You are Princess Beijing?"

Daiyu raised her brows and looked at her, and Princess Beijing hurriedly said, "Yue'e, why don't you go up to see the princess soon?" That Yue'e got up with a blushing face, walked to Daiyu, and knelt down Said: "The concubine, Yue'e, has seen the princess." Concubine?Daiyu's lingling smile sounded like icy ice, exquisite and crisp with a hint of coldness, covering the smile between her brows and said indifferently: "This girl is still a woman, please get up!"

That Yue'e Zi stood up with a swollen face, stretched out her hand and pulled the child who was eating pastries by her side, pressed him to kneel down, and said in her mouth: "Why don't you see your aunt soon?" Daiyu Qing Lingling His gaze was like the blue waves on the lake, with sparkling brilliance, and a hint of ridicule poured out as the words poured out, "I heard you right, my aunt, right?"

That Yue'e straightened her body, looked straight into Daiyu's eyes, and said: "Just now Minnv has heard from the concubine that the two children next to the princess, talking about it, call the children of the minnv to be brothers. "Mother," Daiyu gently raised her hand to stop her words, "Your words are really funny, my child is the eldest son of the Prince of Beijing Palace, so why is there a brother? Who are you? How dare you pretend to be the eldest son of the Palace of Beijing?" descendants?"

That Yue'e stared blankly at Daiyu, who had a weak and imposing face, her previous aura was no longer there, she slumped her body, and gnawed and said: "Here, the daughter of the people, the concubine," she turned her head to look at the princess of Beijing , Kneeling on the ground, kowtowed and wept: "Ministers know that their status is humble and they cannot serve the prince and concubine of Beijing. Please also ask the concubine and concubine to see that Yu Cheng is a descendant of the Beijing palace, and let Yu Cheng recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors." .”

"Since the princess already knows, the concubine mother is not hiding from you anymore. I wanted to let the prince come back and tell the princess. These things should be commonplace for the princess to marry into the royal family. Men, which one is not like a sneaky cat?" Yes? These years, Rong'er can be considered to have a deep affection for the princess, and now that poor Yu Cheng has been living abroad for more than four years, it is time for him to enter the palace and recognize his ancestors." Beijing Wang Taifei has long fingers The long armor looked at the crabapple wood table, and looked at Daiyu with a gentle smile.

"What evidence does the concubine have to prove that he is the descendant of the Prince of Beijing?" Daiyu smiled faintly and did not look up at the princess of Beijing, but just looked down at the colorful light of green bamboo and green, with a hint of doubt on her face.

Princess Beijing pulled Yu Cheng by her side, raised his face with her hand, looked at Daiyu with a smile, and said, "Look at this face, Princess, it can be said to be [-]% similar to Rong'er. If this is inaccurate, Yue In her hand is the jade pendant left by Rong'er." That Yue'e was also considered clever, and after hearing what Princess Bei Jing said, she hurriedly took out the jade pendant from the purse beside her.

Daiyu glanced at the warm jade pendant, but found that although the jade pendant was engraved with the unique patterns of the Beijing Palace, Daiyu had never seen it before, and smiled lightly: "There are more than a hundred people in the world who are similar? The jade pendant alone will Wouldn't it be a person who laughs at the world if he falls into the palace and recognizes his ancestors? What's more, Beijing Palace is the prince's residence, if you want to admit him into the palace, you have to get the approval of the Holy Majesty before you can be placed on the silver book." She thought She reminded it clearly enough.

Princess Beijing looked at Daiyu indifferently, and the anger in her heart rose more and more. She slapped her palm on the table, stood up abruptly, and said coldly: "Even if there are similarities in the world, there will be no such coincidence. Four Rong'er went to Henan a few years ago, and now not only his appearance is similar, but also the jade pendant he left behind as proof. The mother and concubine will tell you now, the descendants of the Beijing Palace have their own mother and concubine to decide, and they must not be left outside. This piece The concubine does not need to interfere with the matter, the concubine mother will take care of it, and the concubine mother will report to the Holy Majesty at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet tomorrow to give Yu Cheng a rectification and be included in the Beijing Palace."

Daiyu's Lingling smile slid past Yue'e's complacent smile, flicked her sleeves and stood up, saying: "If the concubine mother insists on doing this, the daughter-in-law has nothing to say." She looked down at Hao Ze with a smile He Qingwan said: "Haoze, Qingwan, let's go."

Shui Haoze's gaze glides across the face of Princess Beijing, that cold gaze is exactly the same as that of Shui Rong. Princess Beijing's heart trembles slightly, and she wants to reach out to pull Haoze and Qingwan over, but Qingwan has already smiled crisply: "Since grandma There is already a new grandson, so our old grandson should go too. Don’t you hear the old man cry instead of hearing the new man’s laughter, mother and concubine, let’s go.” Although these words are neither fish nor fowl, But it made Princess Beijing's cheeks flush immediately.

The two of them, one is the imperial son, the other is the imperial princess, and they are also the sons and grandsons of the Beijing Palace. At this time, they feel very regretful that they have spoken too much, but how can they stay at this time? When he came back, he could only watch Hao Ze and Qing Wan's small figures slowly leave beside Dai Yu.

That Yue'e carried the baby in her arms to Princess Beijing's side, and said with a soft smile: "Isn't it often said that Princess Beijing is the most knowledgeable? How can this teach children to be inferior to concubines who have no knowledge."

Princess Beijing looked up at her indifferently, and ordered the maid beside her, "Place Miss Liu and this child in the Yangxin Hall for the time being. No one is allowed to visit without my permission." In the inner room, he didn't pay any attention to Liu Yue'e and the child.Seeing Liu Yuee's stunned and flustered eyes, Qingzhu became more and more bored, and waved her hand to let the servant girl take her down.

Walking out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Daiyu turned around and told Zijuan: "Zijuan, you go to Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, please come to Princess Zhongshun today." , hastily said: "Yes, servant girl will go now."

Shui Haoze held Daiyu's arm tightly, and after careful consideration in his quiet eyes, he said lightly: "Mother, he will not be the child of the father." Daiyu looked down at Haoze, nodded and said: " Yes, he is definitely not your father's child." Shui Qingwan leaned against Daiyu and said angrily, "Grandmother is too much, and from today onwards I will never take a step into her nourishing heart."

The night is as cool as water, and the moonlight like water slides down from the branches of Osmanthus osmanthus.Slowly stepping into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the courtyard is like the shallow water supporting the slanting branches and leaves.

"Why did the princess come here late at night?" Princess Beijing looked up to see Daiyu, the surprise on her face was also hidden under the shadow of the candlelight.

"Mother and Concubine really want to enroll the child of unknown origin into the Beijing Palace?" Daiyu looked at the Beijing Dowager indifferently, her calm face made the Beijing Dowager sneer and said: "Why? Is it not possible?"

Daiyu shook her head slowly, and said: "It's not that it's impossible, but because he's not the prince's child at all!" Princess Beijing stood up furiously, and said, "Are you doing this for your own selfishness? , Keep the descendants of Prince Jing’s Mansion out? Although you are in charge of this family now, you still have no control over this matter. "

"If the mother and concubine want to put the reputation of the Beijing Palace at risk and the future of the prince, then the mother and concubine can ask the Holy Majesty to enroll this unknown child in the Beijing Palace." Daiyu's voice was tinged. Silk is cold and stern, because of the stubbornness and stubbornness of Princess Beijing.

"Unknown origin? What is unknown origin? She looks so similar to Wang Er, how could she not be a child of Prince Jing's mansion? Are you the only woman in the world who can bear children for Wang Er?" Princess Beijing smiled ironically, Daiyu had never seen her face like this before, took a deep breath and said with a sneer: "Mufei's words are not bad."

"But mother and concubine, don't forget that when the prince was crowned prince, he relied on the credit for the disaster relief in Henan. If the illegitimate child of that year appeared at this time, what would the mother and concubine think of outsiders? What would the majesty think? Today The Beijing Palace is no longer the Beijing Palace of yesterday, we are always on the cusp of the storm, and if we are not careful, we will be pushed into a place of eternal doom. Have you ever thought about this, Concubine Mu?"

Daiyu looked at Prince Beijing quietly with a cold expression, and said slowly: "If the mother concubine puts the Beijing Palace to death for a child who is not in the Beijing Palace, then the mother concubine can go to invite the emperor tomorrow Register this child in the Beijing Palace."

Princess Beijing looked at Daiyu's face like an old friend, and suddenly smiled lowly: "You really look like Mrs. Rui Min back then." Mrs. Rui Min was smart and sharp back then, and what she said often made people laugh. He had no words to refute, but his sentence was based on the principle. Thinking of this, the hatred in his heart became more and more intense. He stood up, walked to Daiyu's side and said, "What evidence do you have to prove that Yu Cheng Not a descendant of Prince Jing's Mansion?"

Daiyu looked indifferently at Wang Taifei of Beijing, and said: "Tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival feast will be clear with my mother and concubine." After finishing speaking, she waved her sleeves and bowed, saying: "It's getting late, mother and concubine should rest early." After speaking, she made preparations Backed away, but when he reached the door, he turned around suddenly, and said indifferently: "Now that the people you care about are all dead, why should the concubine mother hold on to illusory things? Is it really interesting to hate for a lifetime?" Bei Jing Wang Taifei looked at Daiyu's leaving back in shock, but the teacup in her hand fell to the ground.

The silver hairpin picked up the candle flame, pulled out the charred wick, and immediately the light became much brighter.

"Dai'er." Daiyu was wrapped in a warm embrace, she put down the silver hairpin in her hand, turned and fell into his arms, smelling the dusty smell on his body, wrinkled her little nose, and said: " Why did Rong Ying come back?"

Shui Rong raised her small face and stared at the calmness in her eyes, and said with thin lips tightly, "Why didn't you tell me such a big thing?" A bit charming, "What does it matter if you tell me or not?"

He kissed her lips domineeringly and forcefully, and said threateningly: "If it's true, do you want to take the child away while I'm not around? Or do you not believe me at all?" Daiyu's cheeks were bright red Lying in his arms, feeling his anger, she caressed his chest with her slender hand and pouted, "How can I not believe you? I didn't tell you because you are far away, lest you worry."

"Really?" Shui Rong narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked at Daiyu. Daiyu burrowed into his arms more and more, nodded and said, "Of course it is true." Shui Rong didn't believe her words, but hugged her more and more. Tighten her.