atypical prostitute

Chapter 90

When she learned of the prince's death, Yulan was playing chess with Lici at the Banyue Pavilion watching the water.Fu Zhuxin died, both of them were dressed in filial piety, plain clothes, no makeup, but the Fu family's wife was born well, this simple and elegant attire, on the contrary, set off their colors like lotus flowers, unparalleled beauty.

Li Cifang made a clever move, really proud of herself, suddenly saw Dan Xing trotting all the way in front of her, with a panicked expression, the little white silk flowers on her head were crooked, she couldn't help saying: "Dan Xing, what happened? Zensheng So impatient?"

It was only then that Dan Xing noticed that there was something wrong with her appearance, she hurriedly stopped her steps, straightened her clothes and hair, and after making sure that nothing was wrong, she said to the two ladies in a panic: "His Royal Highness... has passed away..."

Snapped!
When the pawn fell to the ground, Li Ci couldn't believe his ears.

"What did you say!"

The prince is in the prime of his life, how could he-

"Sure?"

Unswervingly questioning, Dan Xing said: "It's absolutely true... Last night, the Crown Princess had...already gone with the Crown Prince. It's a taboo in the palace, only saying that the Crown Princess died suddenly."

That's it.

Li Ci stared blankly at the jade ring opposite with her usual expression, her heart fluctuated.

Because of unspoken reasons, the life and death of the prince has become the key point of this political turmoil. The king of Changsha, on the grounds that the prince was ill, refused to let the ministers see the prince, and at the same time stepped up his search for the whereabouts of the prince.The day before yesterday, the imperial court couldn't wait to publish the so-called imperial edict, intending to abolish the crown prince, as well as brothers and sisters!
If Fu Zhu hadn't forced him to die, and the letter of rebellion had been spread all over the world, I'm afraid that the king of Changsha would have changed his name to Yuan at this moment.

The excuse for abolishing the prince was that the prince acted like a beast, but how could such a weak person as the prince kill his father and seize the throne!Manchu civil and military, who can be convinced!It's a pity that the king of Changsha suppressed it strongly, and the prince's whereabouts have disappeared, so there is no circumstantial evidence for the suspicion in everyone's mind.

Now, things are stalemate. In order to ascend to the position of great treasure as soon as possible, the king of Changsha did not hesitate to spread rumors and slander the reputation of the prince, and wanted to put him in a place of eternal doom.

This plan can be said to be very successful, but it is also a failure, because at the most critical moment of the plan, the prince died!

Died in a private house in the capital!

He used his death to prove his innocence!
The vassal kings from all over the world were unwilling to be lonely, and when they got the news of the prince's death, they must play with public opinion to call for the prince's injustice.If the king of Changsha was in a hurry, lost his position, and killed the emperor's relatives to establish his prestige, there would be no room for maneuver. The land of China would be full of wars, and the princes would attack the king one after another.

It has turned into a coup that is bound to end in bloodshed.

Li Ci thought bitterly, her father, whom she had never met before, was really an extraordinary person.

But as long as she thought of Fu Zhu in the middle of the mourning hall and his gentle and elegant face, she felt that recognizing this so-called biological father was a betrayal of Fu Zhu's kindness in nurturing him!

Although they only got along for three short years, it was true that Fu Zhu treated him well.

After all, he came here through time travel, and after learning that he was not from the Fu family, Li Ci was only briefly confused.Now she has figured it out, she does occupy Yuci's body, but she is not obliged to bear Yuci's fate.

She likes Fu Zhu because he has done too much for her, and he can afford her love and respect.

She hated Yuci's biological father, because that man was mean and thoughtless, and every pore in his body was full of calculations and use. She couldn't live with such a man!
Fortunately, he never thought of recognizing his father and daughter.

Li Ci smiled bitterly, thinking that she was lucky not to have to meet her biological father, and that she really was the world's number one unfilial daughter.

But that's exactly what she thought.

Such a heartless and unjust father, don't mind.

But Yulan, seeing her silent, thoughtful, smiled and said: "Fourth Lady, are you worried that the envoys in the palace will invite me into the palace?"

Li Ci suddenly realized that the jade garland was the crown prince Liangdi's title, even though she hadn't formally entered the mansion, she was - already belonged to the prince.

"Could it be that the first lady is—"

Yulan smiled without saying a word, dismissed the left and right, and said slowly: "I have no chance to choose."

Li Ci was shocked when he heard the words, and asked: "Why? The first lady is gentle and generous, and she is also the daughter of a famous family. How can she say such depressing words? I have never paid attention to pedantic loyalty. My wife has kept filial piety for His Highness for three years. , I have already completed the etiquette. Besides, the lady has not officially entered the mansion, so I can give it to others."

But Yulan shook her head and held Li Ci's hand: "Si Niangzi, you are still young and don't understand my helplessness."

She heaved a long sigh, tears flickering in the corners of her eyes.

"Father was far-sighted and committed suicide by touching the pillar in the court, but his old man sacrificed his life for righteousness, but he also drove me to a dead end. Remember Zigong's redemption?"

Zigong redeemed the Lu people from the princes and gave them money.Confucius said: Give and lose!
"Zigong's refusal to receive compensation from the state is of great righteousness, but it also invisibly heightens the world's demand for 'righteousness'. Zigong's move has opposed 'righteousness' and 'benefit', so not only is it not a good thing, but it is Evil."

Yulan explained gently, the coldness and rigor contained in the words scared Li Ci.

She said: "Father made the most correct and tragic decision for the brighter future of the Fu family. But after he did this, I...I will definitely not be able to marry again! Because I am the wife of the Fu family, The lady of the Fu family who is famous for her loyalty...Since ancient times, one minister should not serve two masters, and one daughter should not serve two husbands. In the previous sentence, my father has set an example for me. As a woman, how can I not follow the teachings of adults!"

"First lady... Father never..."

Li Ci choked up for a while, not knowing what to say.

"Even if my mother tried her best to marry me without waiting for my filial piety, who would marry me to those well-matched families! What's more, if the King of Changsha succeeds in ascending the throne, the prince will be relegated to Prince Li, and the Fu family will be relegated to Prince Li." It is a fluke for Prince Li’s family not to commit crimes, so how dare I expect a good match? If King Yuzhang becomes emperor, the prince may be able to rectify his name, and the Fu family will definitely be rewarded for their meritorious support. But... if this is the case, it will only make the prince I am even more embarrassing. At that time, I will be the widow of the crown prince, who would dare to come and hire me! Could it be that I stooped to marry? Why not give up my life and enter the nunnery now, maybe I can spend the rest of my life in peace."

"The first lady is worrying too much, how can we figure out what the Tian family thinks. Maybe the new emperor will—"

Li Ci dryly searched for words of advice, but she knew that what Yulan said was the truth. In this generation where men are superior to women, family interests are above everything else. In order to protect the entire family, even the personality can be obliterated, let alone sacrifice a daughter of the first wife!
"What's more, the lady is in such a beautiful age, but she wants the green lamp and the ancient Buddha to live? Even if the lady is willing, the mother..."

"But I can't take care of it. If I don't want to follow Your Highness and end the relationship, I will fail my father's painstaking efforts to win the future of the Fu family. The family name of loyalty has always been maintained with human lives... Fourth Lady and I The sisters are deeply affectionate and cannot bear to see me alone. The jade garland accepts this kindness. But isn’t a woman’s whole life a matter of obeying a man? Obey the father at home, obey the husband when married, and obey the son when the husband dies. What face do you have to live in the world?"

What he said was reasonable, but Li Ci didn't know how to speak.

It is not that she is unable to resolve the deadlock at this moment, and countless thoughts have been spinning in her mind in an instant, but every method she thinks of is contrary to the moral standards of this era.

Pianyulan is a standard lady, and her every move can be regarded as a model of a noble lady. How could she agree with her rebellion and do such a shameless thing!

"First lady...don't say this is unlucky!"

Li Ci grabbed her hand subconsciously, only feeling the coldness seep into her skin.

But Yulan pulled out her hands, smoothed her temple hair for Li Ci, and said, "Si Niangzi, my father has always treated you differently from us. I was naive and often angry at that time, and felt that my father should not be partial. Now that I think about it, I realize that my father is far-sighted. I've seen that among the five children of the Fu family, you are the only one who is worthy of great responsibility, but you are not a man... It's a pity, it's a pity."

"First lady."

Li Ci whispered, but Yu Lan ignored her, and just continued talking on her own.

"Since I am hired as the prince Liangdi, I know that when the prince ascends the throne and I enter the palace as a concubine, even if I don't like fighting, I will definitely do something I don't like... This is my destiny, for the sake of the Fu family In the future, I have to fight... No luck, the lineage of the prince has withered, and I am doomed to be lonely and inactive for the rest of my life. But I... unexpectedly feel... unspeakable joy... I don’t have to compete with three thousand beauties for a man’s Beloved, I..."

With a bitter smile, the jade garland was pulled out and the eight-treasure glazed hairpin that was bestowed by the emperor when it was made, was put on the Lici hairpin.

"Li Ci, I'm really jealous of you. I'm jealous that your heart is not bound by the sky in this backyard corner. I'm jealous that you are destined to stand on a height that I can't imagine and see scenery that I will never see."

"The first... jade garland... I..."

Looking at Yuhuan's sad eyes, Lici suddenly felt guilty. She almost couldn't bear it anymore. She wanted to reveal the secret that her body was not from the Fu family, her soul was not even from this world, but before she could speak, Yuhuan had turned around, Stand in front of the pavilion.

"I don't know the origin of the love, but it goes deeper and deeper. If the love is true, the departed can be reunited, and the dead can be reborn."

Maybe it was a momentary feeling, watching the wind and moon halfway across the lake, frivolous words and phrases that should not be recited by the ladies flowed out of the mouth of the jade garland, and the dignified face was reflected on the lake, sparkling and more magnificent.

She sighed softly, and said to Li Ci who was following her: "The prince and I only had a quick glance, and later saw it through clairvoyance when King Yuzhang returned to Beijing. If we want to say that we have feelings for him, it is an exaggeration. .”

"The prince is naturally good, but no matter how good he is, he is just a passer-by. I respect him, like him, and maybe I will love him in the future, if I can... have the good fortune to get along with him."

Li Ci nodded, love at first sight naturally exists, but it is unrealistic for a girl in the Mood for Love to be willing to endure half a lifetime of hardship for a man who has never even spoken to her.

"But I have no future."

Yuhuan smiled bitterly, "Do you still remember when the imperial edict arrived at Fu's house, my mother was ecstatic? Now that I think about it, it was just a dream... I have always boasted of being a daughter-in-law, and I am always cautious, but I have lost my nature. I am not as frank as that Yueren, No matter how humble you are, when you meet someone you look up to, you still dare to sing with your heart and express your feelings. In the end...you get the response from the young master. There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees, and the heart says that you don’t know the king’, embrace it when you ask for it, cover it with the embroidered quilt..."

"Yulan, don't you...you have someone you like, you...I..."

Li Ci asked carefully, she couldn't believe that Yulan would say this.

The song of Yue people is a song of lonely love. If it is not for yearning to the extreme, it has always been able to ignore evil, listen to obscene voices, and not speak arrogantly and self-disciplined jade garlands, how can it be possible to speak profligate sounds.

But the person she longs for is not the prince, as Yulan said, she only has respect for the prince, but no love.

There is another person she likes in her heart.

But she was so reserved, so forbearing, she revealed her thoughts in a moment of emotion, and then covered it up: "It's just an unrequited love. That man's brilliance is dazzling and unstained. I feel ashamed of myself. I can get the momentary stop where his eyes flow, and I will be happy." I am satisfied."

Li Ci felt sad in her heart when she heard that, she turned her face to the side, and seeing Yu Lan forcefully opened her eyes wide to keep her tears from shedding, she couldn't help sighing.

"Jade garland..."

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Fu's family is famous for Xunyong, Dihua Yingfu; the eldest daughter is a jade garland, with a soft appearance and a leisurely nature. She teaches and promotes pictures and history.So he was hired as Liang Di to bestow the crown prince... Liang Di Xian, the prince died, and went to Qingchi in the starry night.

　I don't want to say too much about Yulan. She is also a hard-working child. She may be a bit pretentious at ordinary times, but she is just a good girl who abides by all the rules of everyone's ladies, okay?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)