Jiao Luan

Chapter 543 Extra Story [-] The Closest Stranger
Princess Lan likes someone alone.

Ever since the winter of that year, the eldest brother ran to ask Cheng Wei because he was rejected for marriage, she was worried that the eldest brother chased him out in a hurry, and bumped into someone in a panic, and that person crashed into her heart.

She actually knew that person before, it was Xie Zhe, the eldest son of the Xie Mansion, she could barely call him cousin.

Maybe it was because it was cold and snowy that day, and everything was just right. In short, the person who didn't make her think too much before, made her heart flutter when he supported her that day.

It's a pity that since the Duke of Wei's mansion severed ties with her mother, she has no reason to go to the Duke of Wei's mansion, let alone a chance to meet that man in a fair manner.

Time flies by, Princess Lan has reached the age when she is anxious to get married, but because of the lingering figure in her heart, she is afraid to marry anyone.

What if those people are not as good as him?
What if she couldn't like those people?
if--

In fact, all the reasons were that she only wanted to marry that person.Princess Lan knew it very well, and after King Jing's son repeatedly failed to marry and his daughter forced her to question her, the father also knew about it.

The weather in the capital is getting hotter and hotter. Princess Lan is so sleepy that she can't cheer up at this time, but today she is uncharacteristically, her heart has been up and down since early in the morning, excited and nervous.

She urged the servant girl over and over again to ask, when the servant girl said that the man had finally arrived, she no longer cared about being reserved, and ran to the living room with her skirt in her hand, hiding behind the screen.

Father finally agreed to propose marriage to Xie's family, whether he succeeds or not depends on the intermediary's reply.

The voice of Prince Jing's son was already heard in the hall: "Actually, this should be my wife's concern, but in recent years my wife has not been in good health, so I, as a father, can only talk about it. Brother Li, I don't know what Xiefu means?"

Princess Lan twisted her handkerchief nervously.

She didn't know who the "Brother Li" her father was talking about, but her father said that because of the relationship between the Xie Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, it was not appropriate for the Wang Mansion to invite a matchmaker rashly, and she entrusted the wife who is familiar with Mrs. Xie's Mansion to inquire. just right.

Presumably this Mrs. Li's wife is someone who is acquainted with Mrs. Xie.

A strange voice sounded in the hall: "My wife tested Mrs. Xie's intentions. Mrs. Xie said that she has taken care of the girl for her son, and she can only live up to the good wishes of the prince."

Princess Lan couldn't listen to the words behind her, and she slid to the ground leaning on the screen with her mouth covered tightly, until the visitor left, and Prince Jing walked around behind the screen, she still buried her head and wept silently.

Prince Jing pulled her up and sighed: "Lan'er, don't cry, father knows that my Lan'er is the best girl in the world. It's just—"

"Just what?" Princess Lan asked blankly.

"It's just that the old lady of Xie's mansion is the younger sister of old lady Duan of the Duke's mansion, how could they not know the inextricable knot between your mother and the Duke's mansion—"

King Jing's son hadn't finished speaking when Princess Lan covered her face and rushed out.

She trotted all the way to Shizi Concubine Zeng's place, opened the door and entered.

Zeng's health has gradually deteriorated in recent years, so she got up at this time and was about to eat.

As soon as Princess Lan came in, her eyes lit up, and her voice could not hide her excitement: "Lan'er, you are here."

Since that night, her life has undergone earth-shaking changes. Not only did her husband no longer enter her room, but even the two children alienated her as a mother.

Rich clothes and fine food have nothing to do with her.

Thinking back to the last time I chatted and had dinner with my daughter, it seemed like a lifetime ago.

"Why did you do that?" Princess Lan bit her lip and looked at her mother.

Zeng's lips trembled: "Lan'er, after so long, are you still blaming me?"

Princess Lan raised her hand to wipe away her tears: "Mother, do you know what people say? They said that Han Yuzhu died that year because you, as a good friend, were jealous of her beauty, so the Duke's government severed relations with you after learning the truth -"

"They're talking nonsense!" Mrs. Zeng interrupted Princess Lan's words sharply, her emotions a little frightening, "Why do they say that? What evidence do they have?"

"Mother—" Princess Lan shook her head, "They don't need any evidence, as long as they think so, that's enough."

Therefore, she was deprived of even the slightest chance of being with her sweetheart!
"Mother, sometimes I really can't help hating you!" Princess Lan looked at the pale and thin Zeng Shi, and finally couldn't bear to say any more, so she turned and ran away with her skirt.

Her mother ruined her life's happiness.

However, who made her the mother's daughter.In this world, since children can enjoy the shade of their parents, they also have to bear the sins of their parents.

The goose-yellow skirt disappeared at the door, and Zeng slumped down on the chair, wanting to cry without tears.

What did she do wrong?Concubine Hua Gui is too cruel, she wants to ruin Han Yuzhu's innocence, what has she to do with it?It's not for the sake of her two children that she maintains this family. Why should the children blame her in the end?
"Concubine Shizi, let's eat." The servant girl said cautiously.

Zeng had no appetite, she shook her head and said, "Take it away and you share it, and the goat's milk will be served to Mengmeng."

Since her husband and children began to alienate her, Zeng has raised cats, and Mengmeng is the third cat she has raised.

Zeng changed her mind: "Bring Mengmeng here, and I'll feed it myself."

In her heart, the cat she raised is no different from half a child.

Sometimes Zeng would think to herself that the cats she raised were weak and sick just like her. No matter how carefully they were fed, the first two cats still died of illness, and now Mengmeng is also sick.

The maid brought Mengmeng over, and Mrs. Zeng poured the goat's milk into the palm of her hand and fed it to the kitten.

The kitten licked a few mouthfuls, and then stopped touching.

"Mengmeng, be good, eat a few more bites, eat a lot to grow strong."

Under the urging of the owner, the kitten reluctantly ate a few mouthfuls, and stopped moving.

Zeng showed a loving smile, and reached out to caress the kitten's back: "What a delicate and picky-"

Before she finished speaking, her expression changed suddenly, and she looked at the kitten lying on her lap, it had already quietly died.

"Why, why?" Zeng asked, seemingly unable to accept this fact.

"Concubine Shizi—" The maid at the side panicked, she always felt that Concubine Shizi's sanity was not normal.

Zeng ignored the maid's cry, and looked down at the motionless kitten, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Concubine Shizi, maidservant, please take Mengmeng down."

Under Zeng's silence, the maid picked up the kitten and walked out.

Zeng sat there for a long time, took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears, but suddenly felt her palms were a little sticky.

She lowered her head and rubbed it, the goat's milk had dried into a layer of skin on the palm of her hand.

Her eyes suddenly shrank, and she took out a silver needle from the dustpan and stuck it in the small bowl of goat milk. When the silver needle was pulled out, the color had changed, but it was not obvious.

Zeng clutched her heart and backed away abruptly.

It turned out to be the case.

She has always had the habit of drinking goat's milk, and sometimes she has no appetite, so she serves the cat to drink the goat's milk.

No wonder her body is getting weaker and weaker, no wonder she even raised three cats and died of illness for no reason.

Who poisoned her goat's milk?
Zeng sat there for a long time, then raised his voice and shouted: "Come here!"

"What is the order of the concubine?" A maid ran in with small steps.

"Go ask the prince to come over!"

The maid hesitated.

In the past two years, the prince never came to the concubine's place, and they all saw it.It's not that the concubine Shizi never sent someone to invite her, but every time it was in vain.

"Go!" Zeng was a little hysterical, "If the son doesn't come, you can tell him that if he doesn't come today, I will die in front of the grandson and princess today!"

"Yes, maidservant is going right away." The maidservant hurriedly ran out in fright.

Hearing the maid's report, Prince Jing frowned, and went to Zeng's residence.

He stood at the door and hesitated for a moment before walking in.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Mrs. Zeng didn't turn her head, and said quietly, "The prince is finally here."

"If you have nothing to do, I will go back."

"You all go down!"

Mrs. Zeng suddenly raised her voice, and all the maidservants in the room retreated, leaving only the couple in the blink of an eye.

Then she turned around and looked at Prince Jing.

"What's the matter with you?"

Mrs. Zeng smiled: "My son once said that he would not sleep with me, a femme fatale. I thought that my son would not be able to tolerate even a trace of dirt in his heart."

It was precisely because of this that she was left out in the cold and alienated, but she still lived with expectations, thinking that she would be kind like a son of the world, and one day she would change her mind and accept her again.

"So?" Prince Jing asked calmly.

"So?" Zeng raised his voice, "That's why I'm a fool, I didn't know that His Majesty kept feeding me this!"

She stretched out her hand and pointed to the unremoved goat milk, her eyes full of sadness.

The majestic Prince Jing's Mansion can chronically poison the eldest son and concubine for several years, who else can do it except the eldest son?
Prince Jing was silent.

"Why, I just want to know why? Even if you don't look at the relationship between me and you for many years, I am the mother of Xin'er and Lan'er!"

King Jing's son finally said: "It is precisely because you are their mother that you should understand why. The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince are deeply affectionate. Although the Crown Princess has no evidence that you have harmed her aunt, she can't do anything for the time being, but after the Crown Prince succeeds What? Could it be that because of your mistakes, the entire Prince Jing’s Mansion is waiting for Qiu Hou to settle the score?”

"So I have been sick for a few years and died. The crown prince and others will neither suspect that the prince did it, nor will he anger King Jing's mansion again. In the hearts of the world and his children, the prince is still a modest gentleman and a kind father. The prince is really a good plan Ah!" At the end, Zeng laughed sadly.

King Jing's son showed no guilt, and said coldly: "You don't plan for your children, I can only plan for you. Think about Xin'er, he still doesn't want to marry a wife, but he doesn't even have the courage to speak to his sweetheart." , and Lan'er was even ruined by you!"

"It's not like that, everything I do is for them..."

"Smart as you are, let's do it for ourselves." Prince Jing said a few words, walked away without looking back.

The next day, the servant girl came to report in a hurry: "My lord, my concubine is crazy."

"Crazy? Then send it to the family temple."

Prince Jing picked up a cup of tea and took a sip slowly.

　The most intimate strangers refer to Jing Wang Shizi and his wife, as well as Zeng and Han Yuzhu's girlfriends, which can be regarded as the reincarnation of heaven.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)