Chapter 31
Chapter 31
King Shen left the capital, and Ling Yu returned to the court after recovering from his injury. He flattered the emperor's order to deal with some affairs, and some of the forces that originally belonged to Ling Yong tried to get closer to Ling Yu.
Then the emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to choose a good day and auspicious day to present it, and decreed that the third son of the emperor and Miss Qu's family should get married on the second day of August.
Originally, this happy event should have been held a long time ago, but because the matter of the Seventh Prince was deliberately forgotten, some aristocratic families laughed at the Qu family's abacus in the shopping mall and made a lot of money, but they did not expect to lose money on this matter. Even though it was a loss-making business, there was only one daughter who was engaged to the royal family, but what was even more ridiculous was that the marriage was delayed again and again, and she became an old aunt for life.
But now the Qu family can feel proud and proud, and it is bound to marry Qu He in a glorious manner. Hmph, we can afford to support our girl even when she gets old. The third princess.
It's just that this "old aunt" is holding her chin in the boudoir and feeling that the happy days in Qu's mansion are finally over. The happy life in the Third Prince's Mansion has begun, hehe.
The wet nurse looked worriedly at the undisguised wild joy on the face of her older girl who was finally getting married, and felt that all the previous stories about espionage in the palace and royal secrets were in vain.The so-called once entering the royal family is as deep as the sea, and the carefree appearance of her own girl is really worrying. Now that the boat is done and the overall situation is settled, it is all fantasy to change anything. It's okay, okay."
Just okay?The pure nurse knows nothing about Miss Qu's unbridled and unscrupulous hands in the Third Prince's Mansion.
In a place where the nagging breast milk can't be seen, Qu He couldn't hold back his ferocious smile of joy—it couldn't be better.
On the second day of August, the Third Prince's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons to marry the Third Prince's concubine.
Officially leaving the court, Qu He bid farewell to his father and elder brother, and his bright red wedding dress made him extraordinarily charming.
Mr. Qu, with his two older brothers, was crying all the time, and told her to be on par with her husband, and to care for her husband and teach her children well.
Qu He, who had shed two golden beans, cried even more fiercely, thinking that I want to live well with my father and brother, but my husband hasn't caught up yet, so let me go to the Prince's Mansion to catch up.
But the scene is still in place, even though he is as arrogant as Qu He, he still feels a little bit of reluctance in his heart, his make-up is almost crying.
The Qu family has a great career, and Shili Hongzhuang gave enough face, which caused a sensation in Xingnai.
The red silk of the prince's mansion covered his sight, and there were a cloud of guests coming and going. Ling Yu still looked gentle and jade-like, but the warm touch from the neck made his smiling eyes lose their focus for a moment.
The whole of Xingnai knew that the third prince, Ling Yu, was a lovely wife and beautiful family, proud of his court, and full of glory.
When Zhaoan received the news, he was silent for a long time. He climbed up to the roof with the wine, and was drinking coldly one after another when there was a sound behind him.
He didn't need to look back to know who it was, and only he and Ah Moan would come to the old place like the roof that belonged to the two of them, so he put the wine to his mouth indifferently.
Stretching out a hand to stop him from continuing to drink, Ah Moan frowned disapprovingly, the empty wine jar at his feet showed that Zhao'an had already drank a lot before he came.
But Zhao'an smiled: "Why, drinking should also be controlled? Is it too lenient?" There was pain hidden in the smile, and the original clear eyes were full of sarcasm, which was quite different from the usual appearance.
Ah Meng didn't speak at first, but seeing that he couldn't stop him, he withdrew his hand and sat down next to Zhao'an. Zhao'an didn't care about him, but just kicked the wine jar at his feet, signaling that he wanted to drink by himself.
Ah Mian didn't move. After all, although alcohol can intoxicate people and relieve worries, it hurts people even more when they are sober.
Seeing that he didn't move, Zhao'an didn't persuade him, just drank on his own.
The night wind brushed against his cheeks, his hair moved slightly, Zhao'an raised his head with a faint smile, his eyes were bright with stars, but his eyes were as quiet and empty as a pool of stagnant water.
The two of them were silent like this, and Ah Meng saw him so firmly, he opened the wine seal and took a big sip along with him.
The smell of the wine was clear, and the sound of swallowing the wine came from the side, but Zhao An didn't look at him, but asked softly, "Ah Meng, why did you come here?"
Ah Duan took another sip of wine in silence.
In fact, Zhao'an knew that he would not answer, and he never expected to get an answer. The smile on his face gradually faded, with drunkenness and sobriety: "I, for the one I love."
The movement of the people around him froze, and even their breathing became lighter.
Zhao'an didn't pay attention to these, or he didn't care, the night is always the best fermenter of emotions... His voice was far and soft in the night wind, "I have no father or mother since I was a child, and I have been following him all the time. By my side, he treats me very well, I want to stay by his side, I don’t want to leave even one step, I think he can always be so good to me.”
"Later when I found out that I loved him, I was worried about gains and losses. I was greedy for his kindness to me, but I was afraid of losing his kindness to me. I was afraid that I was just like a kitten and puppy raised by him. Putting aside the affection for getting along, To him, I am a stranger with nothing to do with him."
"He is so gentle and noble, but I have seen his sad look, which makes me feel that I don't want to see him show that expression again in this life."
"I want to help him, but he doesn't need me. In his eyes, after all, I am not worth enough." As he spoke, a childlike grievance appeared on Zhao'an's face.
"I want to be stronger. Every point I can help him here is a point. I want to stand in front of him one day and tell him what I have done for him."
"I want to tell him that I can be a useful person to him, not a burden, a dispensable person."
But the news of Xing Nai's big marriage made him face this unavoidable problem soberly and straightforwardly, even if he became the person Ling Yu needed, and then...
The wine was full of sorrow, but Zhao'an showed a trace of confusion and grievance on his face: "He should have a wife with a good family and lively and lovely children."
"I...to him, after all, I am different from the person he cherishes..."
Maybe it was because he knew that the people around him never spoke, the young man relaxed his mind and chattered about his thoughts drunkenly.When drunk, he gradually murmured, leaning on someone else's shoulder, half-closed his drunken eyes, and vented his thoughts that he had never said to anyone in the night wind and the wine.
And Ah Meng beside him let him lean on silently, with a deep look in his eyes, there was a hint of distress.
When Zhao An woke up the next day, he was already in his own room. He couldn't remember what happened after he got drunk, and he couldn't remember who sent him back. As the saying goes, when I got up, I was still disgusted.
The door creaked, and Ah Mo walked in with hot water, signaling him to wash up and wake up.
I don't know why Zhao'an suddenly felt awkward when he saw him. After washing, Zhao'an pressed his still sore head and asked casually: "I drank too much last night, so I didn't talk nonsense. what?"
Ah Meng still had a cold look, looked at Zhao An's slightly pale face after drinking, and then shook his head.
Zhao'an felt more and more awkward when he was looked at with horror, but he also breathed a sigh of relief when he thought that there was no reason to lie to Ah Meng according to his temperament: "It's fine if there is nothing."
Zhao'an began to try to keep himself busy, because when he was free, he couldn't help thinking about Ling Yu, thinking about his words and deeds, the past and the future, those unreasonable thoughts entangled him, making him breathless .
In the days of the Assassination Division, Ah Mian was always with him no matter what, especially when they were on missions. Sometimes they would receive an assassination request from a simple commission, sometimes they would pick other people's spies, and sometimes they would risk getting caught. The danger of being hunted down by officers and soldiers went as far as Daxuan, Mingliang and other countries to collect some weapons.
Along the way, he fought and killed, hid in hiding, sold himself to bury his father, and got rid of evil in the street. Zhao'an also felt that he had developed a life-and-death friendship with him. He didn't care about many things, but he still felt Ah. Boring actually takes good care of himself.
It makes those dark days at least look a little less difficult.
In the third prince's mansion of Xingnai City, Ling Yu was flipping through the letters in his hand in the study, with a slight smile on his face, but it was full of helplessness.
Ling Yu put away the letter, thought for a while, and picked up the pen.
Qu He carelessly pushed the door open, poked his head and asked, "Brother Yu, are you there?" Although it has been three years since he entered the mansion after his wedding, Qu He still has the same temperament as before, and such things as etiquette are only in the hands of outsiders. Put it on in front of you.
"Come in." Ling Yu's voice came.
Seeing Ling Yu writing something with a pen beside the desk, Qu He sat on the soft bed on the other side very consciously, not looking at what he was writing.
She doesn't like to explore complicated things. For her, if Ling Yu wants her to know something, he will take the initiative to tell her, and there must be a reason for not telling her the rest.
Ling Yu stopped writing, raised his head and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"Of course there is something. You don't know that this guy Ling Fei is annoying. He wants to find you all day long. You are so busy recently, and I dare not take him to find you. He can't take him away when he brings him. He's still like a child." Yes." Qu He complained.
Ling Yu laughed: "He's only four years old, he's a child." When Ling Yong went to the territory, Ling Fei was only under one year old, and spent most of his days in the Third Prince's Mansion. I have never seen such a young child, running to Lingfei three times a day, I really find it very interesting, and gradually she is the person who gets along with Lingfei the most.
Qu He stuck out his tongue and said speechlessly, "Obviously I take him a lot."
There are a bunch of maids and maids around Ling Fei, not so much for bringing them, but for having fun. Ling Yu raised his eyes, and Qu He shrank back guiltily, but the softness of children is really funny.
Even though Qu He became the prince's concubine, he didn't look like a mistress at all. He ignored all the daily affairs in the mansion, but luckily the butler managed the prince's mansion in an orderly manner.
Qu He didn't feel guilty about it.Although she doesn't care about small things, she doesn't neglect big things. This has always been her style.
Because of Ling Yu's entrustment, Qu He has spent a lot of time in the medicine pavilion with peace of mind in the past few years, and she came here today to talk about business: "By the way, Master wrote back to me about the pill you gave me. "
Ling Yu's heart tightened, and he asked, "Is there any result?"
Qu He smiled proudly on his cheeks, and said confidently: "Of course, my master is amazing. The pill said before that it can only suppress the toxicity of one kind of poison. And although Master has found out what kind of poison it is, she also said that there are several kinds of herbs that are missing for detoxification. Her letter is about the few effective herbs that she found a few days ago, so the real solution She has already prepared the medicine, and it can be delivered at any time."
Qu He didn't know what Ling Yu wanted these things for, but all these years, she and her master had spent a lot of time finding poisonous medicines for that little pill.
Ling Yu was silent for a long time after listening to her words.
"Brother Yu?" Qu He was puzzled by Ling Yu's silence.
Ling Yu put the pen aside, the words on the desk were meaningless, tilted his head and smiled at her: "Thank you, Qu He." It was a rare smile from the heart in these young people.
Qu He blushed suddenly for such a formal thank you, a little embarrassed: "But that kind of poison is overbearing, and it will be more painful when detoxified. Brother Yu, what do you want to do?"
Ling Yu lowered his eyes and said, "It's for safety."
How are you?Before turning his head around, Qu He asked with a big heart: "Isn't Zhao'an in Cenqi Mountain? Is he coming back?" There was a little excitement in the last sentence.But after asking, I suddenly felt wrong, for Zhaoan?Why does Zhaoan need this medicine?Could it be that Zhaoan was poisoned?what happened?Qu He was already confused.
Ling Yu nodded, and didn't intend to explain too much, but gently pressed a jade pendant between his heart through his clothes, and said firmly: "Yes, he has been away for too long, I want to take him home."
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