Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 298 Someone Like My Cousin Is Excellent
Ganquan Palace.

"See the imperial concubine/aunt!"

"Get up, you don't need to be too polite!" Xiao Qing said softly.

Lu Xinyan is pregnant, no matter how dissatisfied Xiao Qing was with her before, she is very satisfied now.

As for Wu Zhen, she has always been on good terms with Wu Sheng, and now she is getting close to Lu Xinyan, Xiao Qing is very polite to her.

Xiao Qing's complexion really didn't look very good, even though she knew that Lu Xinyan was coming today, she deliberately dressed up, the dark blue under her eyes and her haggard face were still clearly visible.

On the contrary, because of the thick makeup, the entire face looked more dry and lifeless, like a flower that had been placed for a long time and lost its moisture.

Wu Zhen said: "Before Chang'an and Zhuzhu came, the imperial grandmother made a special confession to reassure the imperial concubine and empress. Next month's grand ceremony, if it can be handed over to the palace people, it will be done by the palace people. The empress is the only one who can handle the big things. , taking care of yourself is the right thing to do."

Xiao Qing was startled, and couldn't help touching her face, thinking in her heart, is her complexion really so bad? "I know about it. I would like to trouble the princess to thank the empress dowager for her concern on my behalf."

After a few people chatted for a while, Wu Zhen left with a sense of humor.

As soon as she left, the worry on Xiao Qing's face couldn't help showing, "Zhuzhu, Leng... Is there still no news from the captain?"

Xiao Yichen said before that as long as there is any news, he will ask someone to tell her.

Xiao Qing has not received any news so far, and she knew in her heart that there must be no news. After seeing Lu Xinyan, she still couldn't help asking.

Lu Xinyan became more and more curious about the relationship between the two.

When she came to visit Xiao Qing last time, Xiao Qing's worry about Leng Xun's whereabouts made her suspicious.

Thinking about it later, the Leng family has been the guards of the Xiao family for several generations, and the two are not much different in age, so they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts who grew up together.In addition, the Xiao family did not regard the Leng family as servants, but as brothers, Xiao Qing may regard Leng Xun as an elder brother, and it is human nature to worry about him.

But today's impatient questioning made Lu Xinyan's doubts reappear.

Childhood sweethearts, it's hard to guarantee what the two of them had before...

Thinking of this, Lu Xinyan couldn't help but shudder. Xiao Qing is a member of the royal family, and she will soon be the queen. Regardless of whether she has ever had a relationship with Leng Xun, if she is caught by someone with a heart...

"Auntie, Zhuzhu knows that you regard Uncle Leng as your elder brother." Lu Xinyan said tactfully, "It's scary to say that you are about to be the mother of a country, and you won't tolerate any sewage."

Xiao Qing was stunned, and there was a flash of panic on her face that was seen through.

She put her hands on her forehead to hide the discomfort on her face, "I just asked casually, but I didn't think about it so much, I will pay attention to it in the future."

"Xiao Shizi sent someone to check all the suspects, but he didn't find Uncle Leng's whereabouts. He suspected that he might have searched in the wrong direction, and now everything starts again." Lu Xinyan said: "Auntie, don't worry, Uncle Leng is the official of Zhen Guo. Prince Xiao will definitely find a way to find someone from the Duke's mansion."

After Xiao Qing heard this, even though she tried her best to put on a nonchalant expression, her lips that lost all color instantly betrayed her.

He was seriously injured and disappeared for more than half a month. Even if he could find it in the end, it would be a corpse. What's more, maybe even the whole corpse...

Xiao Qing felt nauseous for a while, feeling so sad that she didn't know what to do, she didn't even have the mood to deal with Lu Xinyan.

After reluctantly instructing a few things to be careful about when she is pregnant, she asked Jian Jia to send Lu Xinyan out of the palace.

"Auntie, your complexion is too bad, have you seen the imperial doctor? How about letting Bai Zhi..."

"No need," Xiao Qing shook her head, "I'm used to being idle in the past, but now a lot of things about the canonization ceremony are waiting for my palace to decide, it's just not used to it for a while, just get used to it in a few days."

Lu Xinyan couldn't persevere, so she saluted and bid farewell to Xiao Qing.

"Princess, Lord Xiang, Miss Qingtong, this way please." Jian Jia led the way, "The road that used to leave the palace from Jianjia Palace is not easy to walk now, and this servant will take you out through another road."

"It's work."

As Jian Jia walked, she turned her head to look at Lu Xinyan behind her from time to time, her expression was hesitant to speak, as if she wanted to say something, but she was not willing to speak.

"Jian Jia, do you have something to say?" Lu Xinyan asked directly.

Jian Jia hesitated for a while, then looked at Bai Zhi and Qing Tong.

"Don't worry, they know everything about me."

Jian Jia looked around again, they happened to walk to a secluded place, and there was no one around.

She seemed to have made up her mind, she lowered her voice and approached Lu Xinyan, "Princess, Madam, she..."

"Biao sister-in-law!" At the corner ahead, a sky-blue figure suddenly appeared.

Jian Jia backed away in fright, "I have seen the third prince!"

"Meet the third prince!" Lu Xinyan and the others saluted one after another.

"You don't need to be too polite." Wu Sheng approached and raised his hand slightly, "Biao sister-in-law just came out from mother concubine?"

"Exactly, Jian Jia is sending us out."

After Lu Xinyan answered casually, she raised her head, and when she saw Wu Sheng's appearance, she couldn't help being startled.

In the past, Wu Sheng always gave people a sunny and innocent feeling because of his temperament and age.After the emperor's poisoning case last time, when she saw him again, she always felt that the former boy had grown up overnight, perhaps because he had just experienced life and death, and there was a little more gloom between his brows.

Goodbye today, the gloominess has disappeared without a trace, and the brows and eyes are still as sunny as before.

Everything seems to be in the past, but there is clearly something different.

Wu Sheng in front of him, even with a smile on his face, clearly seemed to be covered by a layer of tulle, making it hard to see clearly, and the innocence was gone.If he didn't smile, he would be as cold and sharp as Xiao Yichen before.

Those dark brown eyes were no longer clear and charming, this young prince, without making a sound, had faintly possessed the depth and majesty of an emperor.

"Jian Jia, go back and report to me. I will personally send my cousin out of the palace." Wu Sheng's tone was light, but there was no doubt about it.

The heavenly prestige exuded invisibly made Jian Jia unable to utter a word of objection, "Yes, Third Prince." After speaking, she withdrew.

Lu Xinyan couldn't help re-examining Wu Sheng from the bottom of her heart, maybe her eyes were too sharp, Wu Sheng smiled slightly, "Cousin, is there anything wrong with me?"

"After what happened last time, the third prince seems to have matured a lot." Lu Xinyan replied truthfully.

"The cousin thinks it's good or bad?" Wu Sheng asked calmly.The eyes she looked over were unfathomable, with a casual aura, which made Lu Xinyan puzzled, and at the same time secretly startled.

"For the third prince, it's naturally good." Lu Xinyan said ambiguously.

Wu Sheng stared at her for a while, it was clear that there was no malicious intent, but Lu Xinyan's back gradually became cold for some reason.

I don't know if he sensed her nervousness, Wu Sheng smiled, and his dark brown eyes also smiled, so the sharp light in his eyes dispersed a little.

Wu Sheng moved his eyes down, glanced quickly at Lu Xinyan's abdomen, and said in a slightly strange tone: "I heard that my cousin is pregnant, can the baby be safe?"

When he asked this question, Lu Xinyan felt that the Wu Sheng in front of her seemed to be the same Wu Sheng from before. She couldn't help stroking her upper abdomen with both hands, and chuckled, "It's only been two months, it's just a small bud, and I don't know anything yet. Restless."

She smiled narrowly and softly, and besides being playful, she couldn't help but have a kind maternal radiance, making her whole face glow like a light, unusually vivid and beautiful.

That kind of beauty is not only on the face, but also exudes from the inside out.The kind, loving, gentle, and all-inclusive beauty makes people feel like being bewitched, and they can't help but want to get close.

Wu Sheng was so distracted by the sight that dangerous ripples suddenly appeared in his peaceful heart, "Do you...do you love the child in your belly?"

"Of course, how can there be a mother in this world who doesn't love her children?" Lu Xinyan said as a matter of course, and after she finished speaking, thinking of the mother-child relationship between Xiao Qing and Wu Sheng, she couldn't help adding, "It's just that some mothers are good at expressing their love, and some mothers Not good at it. In fact, the hearts of most mothers in the world are the same."

"But there are still exceptions." Wu Sheng added.

Lu Xinyan couldn't refute, because what Wu Sheng said was right, there are always exceptions to everything.

Wu Sheng asked again: "Do you love the child in the belly because he is the child of you and Cousin Xiao? If you have this child with a man you don't love, will you still love him the same?"

His question was really outrageous. If others listened to it, they might think that Wu Sheng suspected that the child in Lu Xinyan's belly was not Xiao Yichen's at all.

But Lu Xinyan didn't think so, she lowered her head and thought about it seriously, and then replied: "First of all, under normal circumstances, I would not have children with a man I don't love; Excuse me, although the child is innocent, I cannot answer your question! For something that has never happened, no one knows what choice they will make until it really happens!"

"Thank you cousin for answering so honestly." Wu Sheng said, his expression was as usual, and he didn't know whether he was satisfied with Lu Xinyan's answer.

"Third Prince." Lu Xinyan hesitated and said, "Do you have something to do? You might as well say it, your cousin Xiao is gone, and I can help you with the details."

"What's the matter with me." Wu Sheng smiled, but this smile was completely different from the one just now. Lu Xinyan only felt that those mysterious, unpredictable, and even dark things returned to Wu Sheng, and asked just now. The boy she was talking to looked like two different people.

"It's okay at first, but I remembered my cousin's question." Wu Sheng said: "There are still more than two months, and the father will choose a concubine for me. I don't have any ideas, but seeing Cousin Xiao and sister-in-law are so affectionate, and I still have some expectations in my heart. I don’t know what kind of concubine my father will choose for me in the end, will she really like me, and can I see her? These days When I think of this, I feel a little uneasy. I wonder if my cousin has any way to resolve it?"

"It's human nature to be uneasy. If the third prince is calm, it will be scary." Lu Xinyan said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of woman the third prince likes. I'll help you as a cousin. Your request will help you choose a few for you to look at first, so that you will feel more at ease in your heart."

Wu Sheng lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Lu Xinyan and said with a smile: "I don't have many contacts with women. If I say what kind of women I like, I really can't answer them. However, someone like my cousin is very it is good."

The last sentence stunned Lu Xinyan and the others like thunder.

Wu Sheng suddenly grinned, as if scaring everyone's children with a prank, "I'm joking, did you scare my cousin?"

Lu Xinyan didn't know what it was like in her heart, so she could only pretend that nothing happened. She smiled sharply and said, "The third prince is indeed making a big joke. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here. If someone hears it and messes up Chew your tongue, it's terrible."

"I was reckless, I apologize to my cousin." After Wu Sheng finished speaking, he bowed down to apologize to Lu Xinyan.

Lu Xinyan didn't dare to accept it, she sideways avoided, "Since it's a joke, the third prince doesn't have to do that."

"Although it's a joke, it still has something from my heart." Wu Sheng said, "I hope my cousin can choose a suitable candidate from among those candidates according to my request."

Lu Xinyan's heart that had just been let go suddenly lifted again. She stared fixedly at Wu Sheng, not knowing whether what he said was true or not.Did he really regard her as a template for choosing a prince or concubine, or did he mean something else...

"Cousin, you should not stand for a long time when you have a healthy body, I will send you out of the palace."

Wu Sheng took the initiative to close the topic, Lu Xinyan had no choice but to say: "Thank you, Third Prince."

When they got out of the palace and got into the carriage, Bai Zhiqingtong was in a daze.

"Miss, what did the third prince mean just now?" Qingtong couldn't help but asked directly: "Is he really thinking about Miss?"

After finishing speaking, even Qingtong himself felt incredible!

Although Lu Xinyan is very good in her heart, from a man's point of view, Lu Xinyan has not only divorced, but now she is married again and has a child. Just think about it in private, how could someone express his affection in person?And that person is still the third prince...Wu Sheng who is called Lu Xinyan's cousin.

Lu Xinyan frowned, and said lightly: "Don't talk nonsense! The third prince is young, and he has seen few women before, so it is not surprising to use me as a template to choose a prince and concubine! You must know that some men use their mother as a template, and they can ask for anything. Hold him."

Some modern mothers or giant babies, which one is not the case?To marry a wife, I hope to take care of him like a baby like marrying a mother!
But the third prince, the current him is indeed a little different from the past, like a sword that has just been unsealed, quietly revealing a sharp light.

Lu Xinyan's remarks were not only for Bai Zhiqingtong, but also for herself.

"In the future, don't say anything like this again." She said sternly.

Qingtong stuck out her tongue secretly, "Understood, miss."

-

When the three of Lu Xinyan returned to Yuexin Courtyard, the atmosphere in the courtyard was a little gloomy.

"Did something happen?" Lu Xinyan asked.

Nanny Lu came forward, with an expression on her face that she felt that she should not say what she said next, but she couldn't help but say, "Miss, after you entered the palace in the morning, the old lady of Guangping Marquis sent a message. ..."

Lu Xinyan asked anxiously: "But what happened to grandma?"

"It's not the Hou's Mansion, it's... the second master of the palace."

"Second Uncle Gong?"

Nanny Lu hesitated and said, "Master Gong Er, he hanged himself last night."

"What?" Lu Xinyan was taken aback, and instinctively said: "Impossible! Second Uncle Gong has no guts to hang himself!"

Gong Xuan was later discovered to be Aunt Feng's son, probably inherited Aunt Feng's timidity and cautiousness, and under the upbringing of Feng's family who was quite tough when she was young, her temper became weaker and weaker.

Feng's failed to raise him too well, but after all, he was not too biased.Timid and cowardly, no assertiveness, but very filial, a bit lustful and greedy, overall he is not a good man with responsibility, nor is he a man who can pick out big mistakes.

How could such a timid man commit suicide?

"The old lady said that Master Gong Er left a suicide note, which said that everything that happened this year was caused by him. Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I feel that I have committed a lot of crimes, and only death can completely cleanse my sins. He knows that I'm sorry for the upbringing of the old lady, but I only hope that the mother-child relationship will continue in the next life, and I ask the old lady to take care of his two children for him." Mother Lu said: "The body of the second master of the palace was discovered by the servant who served him. According to the servant Said, the doors and windows in the house are closed, there is no trace of fighting, and the words and deeds of the second master Gong Er are a little strange, always talking about being sorry for mother Xuaner Yuer and so on. "

Lu Xinyan frowned, "So, Second Uncle Gong really committed suicide?"

"The old lady said that the second master of the palace has always been wise and safe in the officialdom, and he rarely blushed. If he hadn't committed suicide, he really couldn't think of who would kill him."

Lu Xinyan remained silent.

Gong Xuan was timid and did not dare to commit suicide, but also because of his timidity, he hardly had any grudges with others, and in addition to his mediocre ability, there was no way to stand in anyone's way in the officialdom.

Lu Xinyan couldn't help thinking of the last two times she saw Gong Xuan.

At that time, Gong Xuan was already quite abnormal, flustered, haggard, and thin.Especially on the night of Qixi Festival, under the illumination of the lanterns all over the city, there is a feeling of going with the wind.

Lu Xinyan felt deep remorse in her heart, she noticed something strange about Gong Xuan that night, but because she didn't want to distract Xiao Yichen, she planned to go to the Hou Mansion to inquire again in two days.Unexpectedly, within one day, Gong Xuan committed suicide.

If she had taken the initiative to ask at that time, would the result have been different?

Nanny Lu took a careful look at Lu Xinyan, "After Xingluo and the others found out about this, they analyzed it privately, and found it to be a bit strange."

"where?"

"One is that Master Gong Er is timid, how dare he commit suicide? The second is that what Master Gong Er said happened before November last year. It has been more than half a year, and now he feels that it is his fault. It's a little far-fetched."

Lu Xinyan already felt that there was something wrong, but she felt guilty for a while and her mind was confused, but now she heard what Nanny Lu said, and she immediately woke up.

"That's right! Uncle Gong is not someone who dares to commit suicide. A cowardly person cannot commit suicide half a year after everything is over! Then there are only two possible reasons for his suicide: one is He killed, and secondly, he was forced!" Lu Xinyan said: "Bai Zhiqingtong, you go to the Marquis Mansion tomorrow and carefully check whether Second Uncle Gong committed suicide or committed suicide! Xing Luo, you inform Linlang Pavilion and Zhuquetang to investigate Second Uncle Gong. Where have you been and who have you met in the past two months?"

Whether it was murder or being forced, there must be someone behind this incident!And there must be a conspiracy!Otherwise, what value does Gong Xuan have to be dealt with by others?

"Yes, miss!"

After arranging everything, Lu Xinyan looked around the courtyard and found that there was one person missing, "Has Shuyun been called to the Dragon Mansion again?"

Nanny Lu nodded helplessly, "I don't know what that Dragon Lord means."

-

Early this morning, Shu Yun asked Madam Cheng to help her prepare some cold dishes, cold beef, tofu with shallots, cold tomatoes, hot and sour lotus root, and some sour plum drink.

After all the preparations were made, as expected, someone came from Longfu, saying that Master Long wanted to see Shuangfeng.

So Yun packed these side dishes in a food box, carried the food box, and carried Shuangfeng to the Dragon Mansion.

When I came here yesterday, Shuyun accidentally fell asleep after eating too much, and was reprimanded by Long Tianxing, so today she only let A'an serve some tea.

Then he sat on the couch and opened the food box, took out an unfinished embroidery from the top, and started to embroider.

When Shuangfeng was tired from running in the Dragon Courtyard, she would come back and lie down at Shuyun's feet to rest for a while, or jump into her arms and watch her embroider quietly.

Time flies because there are things to do.

Unknowingly, Long Tianxing came back early and didn't even know it.

Until Long Tianxing snorted softly, "Chuan Shan."

Only then did Shu Yun realize that Long Tianxing had returned, and quickly put down the embroidery in his hand, "Shu Yun has seen Master Long."

"You are at ease." Long Tianxing said.

There was no taste in his tone, like a person who wanted to find fault, looked around for a long time, but was unwilling and annoyed that he didn't catch any mistakes.

"Thank you, Master Long, for your compliment."

The room was soon filled with the smell of food.

"Come here." The man said lazily.

Shu Yun knew in her heart that Long Tianxing would use the same technique to torture her stomach again.

But today she was already prepared.

She picked up Shuangfeng, walked to the table with the food box and sat down. Seeing that Long Tianxing had already moved his chopsticks, she first picked up a few golden fried small fish for Shuangfeng.

The little fish was freshly fried, and it was yellow and fragrant, and Shuangfeng ate it very happily, which also aroused the craving in Shuyun's stomach.

She took out the small dishes from the food box, put them on the table, and ate them with her own chopsticks.

Long Tianxing's hand holding vegetables stopped in mid-air.

Madam Cheng is good at cooking, plus Lu Xinyan's 'exclusive cooking secret recipe', although it is a cold dish, it is not inferior to the big fish and meat on the big table in front of me.

Shu Yun quickly forgot the smell of fried small fish, and squinted his eyes after eating it.

Seeing that she was eating happily, Shuangfeng meowed to grab food from her.

These cold dishes are quite generous, and Shu Yun doesn't mind sharing some of them.

She picked up some and put them on Shuangfeng's plate. One person and one cat ate very happily, but it made Long Tianxing, who was eating food at a large table, look lonely.

How can Long Tianxing tolerate this kind of thing?

Putting down the chopsticks slowly, "My lord is short of food for you? Are you hungry?" She brought food from Zhen Guogong's mansion to Long Mansion, thanks to which she figured it out!
Shu Yun curled her lips secretly, yesterday she didn't have lunch until the afternoon, she was so hungry that her chest was stuck to her back, how dare you ask?

But she only dared to think and didn't dare to say it directly, she just said: "Nurse Cheng forced it in the morning, saying that she was afraid that Shuangfeng would forget her skills, and it would be difficult for Shuyun to refuse."

"I will make excuses." Long Tianxing curled his lips, noncommittal, staring at the person and cat who slowed down their eating speed under his gaze for a while, and then said: "Are you full?"

"Almost." Shu Yun smiled.

"You're full, but I'm not." Long Tianxing said, "Come here and serve your meal."

Su Yun didn't get up, "Master Long, Su Yun is Shuangfeng's cat slave, and we agreed to only serve cats."

She was very upright at first, but when Long Tianxing's lazy and sharp eyes swept over her, she gave up.

Because she remembered Aunt Chu's words yesterday.

The tragic fate of those aunts who angered Long Tianxing made Shu Yun shudder.

She is afraid of death, she does not want to die.

"Master Long, Su Yun is joking with you." A beautiful and obsequious smile appeared on Shu Yun's face, and his voice became soft and humble, "Su Yun is here to serve you."

She walked up to Long Tianxing respectfully, picked up a pair of serving chopsticks, and said in a very low voice: "Master Long, what do you want to eat? Comb the clouds for you."

However, her retreat did not make Long Tianxing happy, but her pair of phoenix eyes became more gloomy and gloomy.

He was tall, even when he was sitting, he was almost at the same level as the standing Shuyun.

Long Tianxing grabbed Shu Yun's hand that was about to pick up vegetables with one hand, and pulled her towards him, while pinching Shu Yun's chin with two fingers in the other hand, his eyes were deep and cold, and his voice was even colder, "Are you afraid of me?"

Shu Yun was forced to bend over, not knowing how to answer.

Who in this Dragon House is not afraid of Long Tianxing?

But inexplicably, she felt that if she directly replied that she was afraid, Long Tianxing would definitely be dissatisfied, but if she said she was not afraid...

She doesn't have the guts.

After thinking about combing the clouds, he asked cautiously, "Master Long, do you want to comb the clouds to be afraid, or do you want to comb the clouds not to be afraid?"

That humble tone was like a servant who tried his best to please his master.

If you want me to be afraid, I will be afraid, if you don't want me to be afraid, then I will not be afraid, as long as you are happy.

Long Tianxing stared closely at her twinkling eyes, and suddenly smiled, with an indescribable magnetism in his lazy voice, "Are you thinking about how to escape from Master again?"

"Shu Yun dare not..."

Before she finished speaking, Long Tianxing's tone changed again. It was a tone that Shu Yun had never heard before, vowing to win and domineering, "Master, I advise you not to waste your efforts in vain, because I will never let you escape." open!"

Shu Yun opened his mouth wide in surprise, his mind went blank.

The full and delicate red lips were close at hand, Long Tianxing's eyes dimmed, and he tightened the finger that combed Yun's chin, and he couldn't help but kiss her hard...

(End of this chapter)