Flowers are expensive

Chapter 451 The next set 1
Tang Xuanzhen looked haggard and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, it's just that you haven't slept well these few nights."

"It must be that what happened that night still makes you restless?" Yin Luo shook his head lightly and said, "Let the past be over, why do you keep thinking about it? You should learn from Concubine Liang , even if there is something wrong at home, she can still hold her own, this is the style of a virtuous woman."

Tang Xuanzhen raised her eyelids and cast a contemptuous glance at Xixi, saying: "Your Majesty has lifted up my concubine, how can I have such a good temper as Concubine Liang? The prince's whereabouts are unknown, but she is still calm. It's really impressive." admire!"

Xixi smiled faintly, then took the conversation: "Could it be possible that I should hide at home and cry secretly? I believe that our family, Zhao Yuanyinji, has his own destiny, and nothing will happen. Didn't he also disappear for more than two years last time?" ? Came back safely as usual. Didn’t you say the old saying? The general will not grant military orders abroad, and the men have their own affairs when they are abroad. How can they report their whereabouts to us all the time?”

Tang Xuanzhen lowered her eyebrows and sneered, "The side concubine really knows how to comfort herself!"

"Otherwise, what should I do?" Xixi looked at Tang Xuanzhen's face and said, "Is it rare that you are as lost all day as you are? My side concubine is still pregnant with a child. If I worry about it every day and hurt the child, wouldn't it make those who treat my family Zhao Yuanyin is happier for those who are disadvantaged?"

Tang Xuanzhen was about to refute, but Yin Luo hurriedly answered: "The Concubine Liang's words are correct. Now that she is pregnant with a child, she naturally can't worry too much. However, forgive me for asking too much, is the prince still missing? There are really rumors in the city these days!"

"That's right," Duo Xia also echoed, "I heard from the maids and women around me that there are all kinds of rumors. Some say that the prince is dead, and some say that they have already reported to the emperor. , our Jingyou City is going to change the city lord, but some people say that the lord was just injured and returned to the city early! Oh, it’s really a story for each person! I don’t even know which one is true and which one is false.”

Xixi and Zhuang Yunxian, who was sitting across from each other, looked at each other, and said: "You also said it was a rumor, how can you believe the rumor? Right now I don't hear anything from the window, and I only care about my baby. What do others say? It's all just a moment of fun after dinner, what's the point?"

Duo Xia smiled flatteringly: "That's true, the empress is more generous!"

As soon as the words fell, Tang Xuanzhen got up suddenly, bowed to Yin Luo and said: "Madam, I feel a little dizzy, I want to go out to take a breath."

"Go," Yin Luo nodded, "the osmanthus blossoms in the courtyard of this palace, and the fragrance is particularly tangy, and this palace is just saying that I will take everyone there! You go there first, rest your mind, and let the bottle I'll bring you a cup of pearl tea."

Tang Xuanzhen thanked her, and went with the little girl.The banquet continued as usual, until when it was about to end, people from the Zhang residence suddenly came.Duo Xia went out of the hall, and after whispering with the visitor for a while, her expression changed slightly, she turned around and hurried into the hall to salute Yin Luo: "Your Majesty, I have something to do at home, I have to hurry back!"

"What's the matter? Your face has changed. Could it be something serious?" Yin Luo asked.

Duo Xia frowned and said: "It was just now that the house slave came to report that the princess encountered a landslide on the way back to Beijing, and unfortunately fell off the cliff and died!"

"What!" Everyone at the table was shocked.

"How did this happen? Hurry up, don't be so polite, go back!" Yin Luo hurriedly instructed Ping'er, "It's good to send Aunt Duoxia out!"

Duo Xia said again: "The concubine is in a hurry to go back now, Mrs. Xuanzhen is not feeling well, I'm afraid it will be even more distressing to hear, so let her stay with the empress for the time being, and send someone to pick her up later."

"You don't have to worry about that, she will be fine here in this palace. Go back and take a look, don't be too sad!"

After Duo Xia thanked her, she turned and left in a hurry.The table suddenly became quiet, and everyone wondered, what season is this?How could it be so unlucky to encounter a landslide?
"Hey!" Yin Luo suddenly sighed softly, "How did this happen to such a good person? Although I don't like her very much, I don't want to see her end like this. It's a pity !"

Que Ling said with an indifferent expression: "This is self-inflicted! Who made her do so many things by herself, otherwise why would she run back to Bianjing in disgrace? What kind of landslides did she encounter? Enough for her Damn it! I don't know how many disgusting things she has done in ordinary times to suffer such a natural disaster!"

"Whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, who can tell clearly?" Zhuang Yunxian said coldly, taking a sip of her wine.

Yin Luo glanced at her, and asked with a smile: "Judging from Mrs. Zhuang's tone, it seems that it was a man-made disaster?"

Zhuang Yunxian rolled her eyes back and said, "Where would I know? I wasn't there!"

"Could it be that the prince also encountered a landslide?"

"The concubine means that Zhao Yuanyin has done too many crimes, so she asked God to clean it up? The empress seems to care about Zhao Yuanyin's life and death!"

"I am also in Jingyou City, so I am naturally concerned about the affairs of this city. The prince is the lord of the city, and his life and death are related to the entire Jingyou City. How can I not be worried? Zhuang's wife doesn't seem to care at all. Woolen cloth?"

Zhuang Yunxian heard that these words were meant to be tentative, she glanced at Xi Xi, and said: "The side concubine and empress are all stable, why should I panic? Don't you believe me now? If everyone in the palace is in a mess , Then something will happen in the future, how can it happen? Don't worry, empress dowager, if Zhao Yuanyin is really gone, and you are still a concubine, who can take your title? The honor bestowed on you by the former emperor, you will never forget it all your life Enjoy it!"

Seeing Yin Luo's complexion changed slightly, You Xian'er quickly changed the subject and talked about Achana.After the banquet was over, You Xian'er and the others all went back to Prince You's Mansion.After they left, Yin Luo asked Ping'er to bring Tang Xuanzhen to the Luohua Hall.

On the way here, Ping'er had already told Tang Xuanzhen about Achana's fall from the cliff.After meeting Yin Luo, Tang Xuanzhen still had a happy expression on his face.

Yin Luo took a sip of the strong tea, and asked her: "Duo Xia left a message when she left just now, asking you to sit here for the time being, and send someone to pick you up when she finishes her work."

"Thank you, ma'am! I don't need to go back to the Zhang residence." Tang Xuanzhen said lightly.

"God has helped you with Achana's matter, so you should be relieved."

"That's what she deserves!" Tang Xuanzhen said with anger in her eyes.

"Forget it, the deceased is already dead, so why do you bother with her? It's you," Yin Luo said in a considerate tone, "you are more haggard than when I saw you in the temple a few days ago. Forgive me for asking too much, Are you bothered by Achana or is there something else?"

Tang Xuanzhen lowered her eyebrows slightly and said, "It's just that I can't bear Achana's bullying, nothing else."

Yin Luo raised her hand and pushed Ping'er away, leaving only her and Tang Xuanzhen in the Luohua Hall.She put down the teacup in her hand, took a look at a small envelope from the table beside her, and said, "Actually, why do you need to hide it? You have so much love for Prince You that even this palace is surprised." People in You City have already noticed it, let alone others. These days, you are not worried about being bullied by Achana, but are you worried about the life and death of Lord You?"

Tang Xuanzhen was startled, and when he was about to defend himself, Yin Luo said again: "You don't have to be so restrained in front of me, I am also a person who has been here before, and I have a similar experience with you before entering the palace. It's just that I am now It’s just been forgotten. Before today’s meeting, I received a secret letter from friends in Beijing and China, do you want to read it?”

"I dare not."

"It's about Lord You."

"Really?" Tang Xuanzhen immediately raised her head and asked nervously, "Have you heard from the prince?"

Yin Luo nodded, handed the small envelope to Tang Xuanzhen and said, "Look for yourself!"

Tang Xuanzhen couldn't wait to take the letter, opened it quickly and read it, and was stunned for a moment!She looked terrified, shook her head dully and said, "How could it be? Your lord...how could it be...how could it be..."

"My condolences!" Yin Luo said in a tactful tone.A word of condolence turned the layer of water in Tang Xuanzhen's eyes into tears.She held the letter tightly, and said tremblingly: "How could... the prince is so powerful... how could it disappear so easily? Empress Dowager, could there be a mistake in this letter?"

Yin Luo got up and came down from the collapse, handed her a silk handkerchief, and said comfortingly: "This letter is a new one from the palace, so it cannot be mistaken."

"But..." She kept shaking her head and said, "But why don't the people in Prince You's Mansion know about it?"

"Ah!" Yin Luo sat down beside her and sighed, "Originally, the old acquaintances in the palace sent a letter in advance because they were afraid that something might happen to the palace. The death of the prince is kept secret for the time being. of."

"Why?" Tang Xuanzhen asked with tears in her eyes.

"It's a long story to say here, and it also involves a lot of government affairs, so it's useless to tell you more! Just now during the banquet, I really want to say something to the side concubine, but I can't think of her stomach. There is also the child, I can't bear to say it out. Seeing that you are kind and pitiful, I told you quietly. If you are sad, you can cry, there is no one else here in this palace."

"Your Majesty, my lord, he...he has really..."

Yin Luo nodded with a regretful expression on his face, "Actually, the lord has saved his life in this palace. It's a pity to think about it! At the age of 17, he went to the battlefield with the lord Qi, and at the age of 22, he returned to Jingyou City to garrison. It's a pity to die young at such a young age!"

Tang Xuanzhen was sad for a moment, and couldn't help crying bitterly.After about a cup of tea, she finally calmed down, raised her red and swollen eyes and asked Yin Luo, "Your Majesty, do you know who is so vicious and wants to harm the prince?"

Yin Luo handed over a cup of tea and said, "I told you that this involves some government affairs, so you better stop asking. After crying here in this palace, go back and live a good life with Mr. Zhang!"

"I beg your majesty!" Tang Xuanzhen knelt down and begged, "I beg your majesty to let Xuanzhen understand who ambushed the prince?"

"Get up first, your body is already weak, if you kneel down again, you will really faint."

Yin Luo helped Tang Xuanzhen up and said: "It's not that I don't tell you, but what can you do if you know it? Can you still go to avenge the prince? There are too many things involved here, and you can't deal with them." .”

"It doesn't matter whether you can deal with it or not, please tell me clearly, otherwise Xuanzhen will not be able to feel at ease in this life!"

"What an infatuated person!" Yin Luo shook his head and sighed, "The lord missed you, he is really unlucky in this life. Forget it, it's just you and me chatting anyway, so don't say it outside."

Tang Xuanzhen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as Xuanzhen understands it in her heart, she will never go out and talk nonsense."

Yin Luo nodded and said, "Do you know why the funeral is kept secret?"

"I don't know."

"Zhao Yuanyin is the king of Jingyou City. Once he dies, it means that Jingyou City will have another king. The reason why the palace did not send a letter of mourning is because the emperor is still considering a suitable candidate to take over. In addition, the prince's The death is quite strange, and the emperor is secretly sending people to investigate it. In order to avoid suspicion from the villains, it is kept secret for the time being."

(End of this chapter)