Family Has a Concubine

When King Liang took the painting, Emperor Zhengxuan coughed twice: "Go down."

After King Liang saluted, he turned and walked out.

Emperor Zhengxuan looked at his back, and he sighed slightly: "Do you think he would like this picture of "The Picture on the Bridge"?"

"Of course it will." Cai Jie nodded quickly. "On July 7 last year, His Royal Highness asked Princess Yangxin to draw a copy of the imitation. After the emperor knew about it, he asked people to search around and finally found the authentic one. This turned my mind. His Royal Highness King Liang will be deeply moved."

After hearing this, Emperor Zhengxuan smiled with a heavy burden, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

King Liang left the emperor's palace and walked on the large square paved with white jade. The ink-colored mink fur cloak fluttered in the wind, his red lips slowly aroused, implying a cold cynicism, and the charming phoenix eyes gleamed coldly.

Father, it's always like this.

The whole Yingcheng was given to the prince, but he was given a Zhuangzi to escape the summer heat.

The prince gave him the entire Five Cities Soldiers, but he was given a precious antique.

Today's matter, in the hands of the father, he probably also guessed what the result would be.

But do they think it's over like this?

Thinking of this, King Liang's eyes were full of cynicism.

…

The prince went out of the palace and returned to the wall of the prince's mansion. This matter was quickly spread.

Sitting in the restaurant, Ye Tangcai smiled coldly when he heard the news coming from outside, and then heard them say that the prince was building a sacrifice place for the emperor in Dingshan. This is a great charge of unfilial piety! But in the end, the emperor said that no token was found. The prince was framed. As for the framed person, he is still investigating.

However, although the prince did not do such an unfilial thing, some unbearable letters were found in the mansion. As for what it was, the emperor did not say, only that his virtue was at a disadvantage.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone immediately thought of the rumors between him and Master Miao some time ago. There was an uproar in an instant, everyone said, this is really messing with men!

All of a sudden, everyone spurned him.

Then people talked about the marriage of Miao Jihe and Ye Lingjiao, and everyone just said that the Ye family had been deceived. Lin Guogong came to the door...but I didn't know where the news came, saying that it was actually coming to teach the prince that day.

Everyone suddenly realized it.

Ye Tang sighed in relief, frowned again, took out a small piece of silver, put it on the table, and left in a hurry.

She originally planned to return to Jing'an Hou Mansion after receiving the news from the palace, but now she rushed back to Dingguo Mansion instead.

The carriage entered from the West Point Gate. After Ye Tang got off the carriage, she went straight to the West Crossing Yard and passed by Lanzhuju. Seeing that the door inside was open, she hurried in.

Chu Yunpan was in the bedroom, taking off his outer clothes, all covered in dust.

"San Ye, the emperor has returned... Did I fail?" Ye Tangcai's face paled. Could it be that Mimi missed that night?

"Actually, I found it." Chu Yun sneered.

"Then why..." Ye Tangcai is a boudoir girl, but she also knows that to build a sacrificial place for the emperor is an act of filial piety. As an ordinary person, unfilial piety is already a serious sin, and if it is placed on the prince, it will be magnified several times.

"The emperor has always been so partial." Chu Yunpan curled his lips mockingly. "This prince is what he believes. He doesn't want him to be stigmatized with unfilial piety, but he can't swallow that breath, so he takes his virtues to a detriment. he."

Ye Tangcai frowned when she listened.

"Don't you go back and take a look at my sister-in-law and grandmother?" Chu Yun climbed.

"At this time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to enter the door." Ye Tangcai sneered coldly.

Whenever something happens, Ye Hewen will close the door and behave like a tortoise. Last year, she got married. After packing her out, she closed the door for fear of the guests who came to Zhang's for a banquet and asked what was going on.

Ye Tangcai guessed right, Ye Hewen really thanked the guests behind closed doors at this moment.

But in the house, there was a mess of porridge!

Because Miao had broken through Ye Hewen's defense and was crying in Ye Hewen's study.

"You know it's a broken sleeve. You still want your daughter to marry. I know what you do." Miao cried as he said.

She has been a husband and wife with him for more than 20 years, and she doesn't know what is on his mind. Isn't it just that I want to go to the prince, in the future, it will be good to be a dragon.

But if he wants to take advantage of the dragon, he also has to have capital! No matter how people look down on him. Now that Miao Jihe's matter has been implicated in the prince, he wanted to take his daughter out to block the languid mouths, so as to solve the prince's plight.

Miao's was almost mad, and she couldn't wait to step forward and tear him up, but now she has nothing and can only bear it. She doesn't make a lot of noise, but she only cries miserably.

Ye Hewen was at a loss when he saw her tears, and he sighed, "Okay, why are you crying?"

"I'm just such a daughter, I won't cry?" Miao cried even more fiercely. "Nowadays it has spread all over the world, saying that the prince had a relationship with Miao Jihe, and even the emperor said that he found a letter, saying that his virtue is bad, and you want your daughter to marry? do not want?"

Ye Hewen listened, his face was green and white. Finally, he shook his hand severely and walked out with his hands behind his back.

"You! Old lady!" Seeing Miao Shi, hurriedly chased him.

In Ye Hewen's heart, he only said to his wife outside: "stop and stop." Then he shouted to Miao's: "You stay here, don't make trouble."

He was charged with Miao again in his study.

After Ye Hewen got out of the study, he went to Chuhuamen and got on the carriage. Liu Er shook his whip and the carriage went out.

In the slightly swaying carriage, Ye Hewen was completely bored.

The carriage walked for a while, and soon came to a box on the second floor of Zuowei Tianxia, ​​opened the door, and saw Xu Rui and Ye Chengde sitting in the box.

Seeing him, Ye Chengde and Xu Rui hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Ye Hewen waved his hand and asked them to get up: "How can the matter of the prince change like this?"

Ye Hewen walked inside while talking, and finally sat down on the prince's chair under the window.

"The prince has just returned to the house, and I'm not happy to come to see you at this time." Xu Rui said with a pale face.

This was originally planned by him. It was supposed to be smooth and profitable. He is about to succeed, and he will also become a powerful adviser to His Royal Highness. How can he think of...

"Although the emperor didn't directly point out what it was, everyone knows it well." Ye Hewen said, his heart was full of unwillingness. "This marriage, let it go?"

With that said, his wrinkled face was very tangled.

Everyone now knows that Miao Jihe has a broken sleeve. If he still marries his daughter, do he still need his old face?

"His Royal Highness has only been injured for a while, what is such a thing?" Ye Chengde said, "If we divorce now, it will be a stone to the Prince's Palace! And this is another plan that Ruier offered to His Royal Highness. If we do this, , Do you want to see Rui'er's future?"

Listening to this, Ye Hewen's heart was stunned.

Even if he does, he is already sixty years old, and he has been lowered to the third rank in front of him. What future can he have? Now, he can only put all his hopes on his grandson. I hope he can get ahead, Guangzong Yaozu, also make him proud!

At this time, if Ye Lingjiao was married, their faces in Jing'an Houfu would be nowhere to be left, and they would even become the laughing stock in Beijing, but for their grandson, becoming a laughing stock would become a laughing stock! In doing so, at least there is still a thread left by the prince.

After several people discussed, they left.

Xu Rui didn't hold back, he didn't return to Songhua Alley, but went to the Prince's Mansion.

He handed over the post, and after a while, Li Gui walked out: "Master Xu, please, please."

Xu Rui was secretly delighted when he heard this. Now it is a troubled time. The prince is still willing to see him. It seems that the prince still values ​​him.

Li Gui led Xu Rui, and after a while, he returned to the prince's study, and Song Xiao was also in it.

The prince was sitting behind the Nanmu Bookcase, and his face was gloomy.

Xu Rui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed her respectfully: "Originally, this matter went smoothly. What did you think of... Your Highness, please rest assured that the marriage between the Ye family and the Miao family will continue. After all, the emperor did not directly point out what it was. The people outside are all speculating that if the marriage between the two families continues, at least a little bit can be saved."

The prince's handsome face was frosty and he nodded. He thinks so too.

"Your Royal Highness, your subordinates think it's inappropriate." Song Xiao frowned, "This matter was caused by the order of the return of the emperor, and the emperor let His Highness be punished, then this punishment...we have to bear it. Let's ask the prince of the family, who hasn't One or two stigma? What about playing with a man? Among the rich and powerful, there are many such princes and ministers, but they have not been made public. As long as the business is done well, the people will naturally recite your Highness. The Miao family and the Ye family Let them stop for their marriage!"

Xu Rui frowned as she heard, naturally unable to bear the rebuttal of others: "The emperor did not explicitly point out that it is to give His Royal Highness back and restore his reputation. Moreover, the Miaoye family was originally prepared to marry, but now suddenly It’s not getting married anymore, it’s worse, not dead.”

Song Xiao's Jian eyebrows were lightly constricted.

The prince's slender fingers tapped Nanmu Shumo, and after a long time, he said: "Okay, let's leave it alone, let's go out!"

No matter what, just let the Miao Family and Ye Family continue.

Xu Rui smiled triumphantly and turned to walk outside.

Song Xiao had ridicule in his eyes. This was a punishment from the emperor to the prince. If the prince did not obediently recognize the reputation... hehe.

After Song Xiao and Xu Rui left, the prince set up his own chess game to meditate.

When the game was moved, it was almost half a day, and when the reaction came, it was almost too late.

At this time, Li Gui walked in with a bad face: "His Royal Highness..."

"What's the matter?" The prince replied impatiently, without even looking up, "I said that my palace doesn't need food."

"No..." Li Gui looked embarrassed, and then took out a post with plum blossoms.

Seeing this post, the prince's handsome face turned green and white, and his lips curled up mockingly: "What does he want?"

"Master Miao said, he invites you to go to the theater to watch the show." Li Gui said.

The prince felt extremely disgusted when he thought of Miao Jihe, and only said: "You tell him that the palace is facing a wall now and cannot go out. You should persuade him to become a biological child. He is very coaxing."

Li Gui agreed and turned around and went out.

…

Two days later, this matter was still being discussed outside. Everyone said that the marriage between the Jing'an Houfu and the Miao family was afraid of going bad.

No, I waited for these two days, but I didn't hear any news. Those with good things asked the people in Jing'an Houfu, and the next person said that the marriage was still the same. It is all misinformation, Miao Gongzi is not such a person.

Ye Tangcai's face sank before she quit her kiss.

"The old lady loves face so much, he still let Girl Ling marry?" Hui Ran wrinkled her face.

"He thinks his grandson is more important than his daughter!" Ye Tangcai said.

If Xu Dashi hadn't arrived yet, she would have exposed him long ago! Now, there is no evidence for everything. Because the blood of Xu Rui and Ye Chengde are compatible, everyone believes in this in this era of blood test.

"It really doesn't work, let's look for King Liang to help me deal with it." Ye Tang said.

"Girl." Qiu Ju walked in, holding a post in his hand.

"Whose's?" Ye Tangcai took it, and saw that it was a beautiful post printed with winter plums in the wind, and when he opened it, he was startled.

"Girl, are you going?" Qiuju looked at her blankly. She had already read the post.

"Go." Ye Tangcai replied without even thinking about it.

"But, so late? It's too dangerous, who knows what he wants to do?" Qiu Ju said.

"Not afraid." Ye Tangcai sighed slightly. "He is not a bad person."

In the evening, Ye Tangcai wore a black dress embroidered with Haitangcai and a cape of red fox fur, and went out.

When passing by Lanzhuju, I saw that the door was closed. Chu Yunpan was not at home these days, and I didn't know what he was up to.

Ye Tangcai quickened his pace and reached the Suihuamen.

Most of the time has passed, and the streets are completely dark. At this time, I was drawing a small carriage, with a small wind lamp hung at the two corners of the carriage, which made the night a little brighter.

The carriage crossed the quiet street, turned a corner, and then stopped.

After getting out of the car, Ye Tangcai looked up and saw that the three-story theater building was completely dark, and the plaques on the "Huaifang Building" above were grayed out by the sky.

Ye Tang walked in and walked around the screen of Liyuan Chunqiu. I saw that the entire lobby was filled with tables and chairs, and there was no one. Huaifang Tower, which was once prosperous for the drama "Singing Flower Lotus", is now sparsely occupied by "Singing Flower Lotus".

Ye Tangcai walked up the stairs, and there was silence around her. The sound of footsteps in the open area seemed a little frightening.

On the second floor, after walking for a while, I saw the plum blossom room. There was no light in it, and it was pitch black, but my eyes had adjusted to the darkness, so I could blur my vision.

Walking in, I saw Miao Jihe sitting there with her back facing her.

Ye Tangcai walked in, "Uncle cousin, what are you looking for?"

Miao Jihe only stared at the stage downstairs. There was no one there. He said flatly: "When I finished my son, it was the next day. I suddenly wanted to find someone to talk to. I don’t know who to call, so I’ll call you. ."

Ye Tang was taken aback and walked over.

He was sitting on the couch, and Ye Tangcai sat down across a Kang table.

"In the past, everyone praised this play well, but after the story about me and him was known, everyone said it was disgusting." As he said, he smiled coldly as if he was self-deprecating. "Do you think so too?"

"Yes." Ye Tangcai nodded, "I find it disgusting. It's not this drama or your relationship, but the person you're looking for."

He lowered his eyes and did not speak.

Their Miao family was originally just a poor family in the capital. Because of their young and beautiful aunt, they married the young master Hou, who was not confused in their new year.

He liked playing piano and writing music since he was a child, but Peng said that he was not doing his job properly and that he made a voice at home to prevent his brother from studying.

The elder brother is the eldest son. He also has a younger brother who is ten years old. This is the old son of his parents, who naturally holds it in his palm like a jewel in pain.

Caught in the middle, he is still a bad job and is always despised by his family.

Later, my elder brother kept failing in the scientific examination. After so long in the examination, he only gained a fame as a talented scholar.

In the end, he won the title of Tianshu by virtue of his piano art, and gained a reputation. He felt unsuitable to be an official, so he refused.

When he returned home, his mother knew that he rejected the official and slapped him.

Since he became famous, many dignitaries have invited him to come to visit, or to learn piano art, or let him give instructions.

He didn't like to go to those places, but his mother forced him to go.

Later, he went to the Prince's Mansion several times, and had a good chat with the Prince, but he found that he had other meanings to himself. He was disgusted at the time and never wanted to go to the Prince's Mansion anymore.

But his mother and elder brother kept urging him to go, and the prince invited him sincerely several times, so he had to go again and again.

The crown prince was highly powerful, but gentle and generous. He didn't know what was going on, and he couldn't help himself.

While his mother and elder brother despised him, they were promoted to the current position by the power of the prince.

At that time, he didn't care about them, and they had nothing to do with him. He was the only one in his heart.

Later, for some reason, the prince gradually became indifferent to him.

Song Xiao said to him: "Master Miao, your Royal Highness has you in his heart. You almost let the emperor know about this! In order to keep the emperor from you, I have to be indifferent to you. Your Royal Highness has burdened you so much. Are you just like that? ?"

"How do I... do it?"

"It's not easy." Song Xiao said, "His Royal Highness is the prince, and he wants to shoulder the entire Daqi, the future emperor of the entire common people's community. It is impossible for him to be with you. He has his responsibility. If you follow him again Being together is tantamount to ruining his future."

"I understand."

When he returned to the Prince's Mansion, he took the initiative to break up. The prince said he was reluctant to part with him, and said that he would never forget him, no matter where he was, his heart would always be on him. If it weren't for this identity bondage, if it wasn't for him to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the entire world, if it wasn't for him to have a wife and children, he really wanted to go with him.

While talking, he still moved and stayed, and finally he took the initiative to withdraw in order to fulfill his responsibilities.

After he officially broke up with the prince, he learned that his mother did not know when she had booked him a kiss, and that was the cousin of his aunt's house.

His heart was indeed dead at that time, and it doesn't matter what happens in the future. Whether it's being alone, marrying a wife and having children, or... wanting him to look at himself again.

Sometimes people are like this, even if they are parting on their own initiative, they still think about it, hoping that he still loves and cares about himself, and still pretends to be himself in his heart.

But when he got engaged, the prince didn't even react at all.

This made him hesitate.

He wrote a play, and the affair between them was written as a play. This is their memory and a commemoration of their love.

He will not forget this love, and he also hopes that the prince himself will never forget it.

He invited him to come to the show three times and four times, but he always had all kinds of excuses for not coming.

The wedding was getting closer, and he invited it again and again, but he still didn't come.

He just said that even if it is not convenient to go to the theater, take the opera singer Ruolan back and sing it to him.

At the time in Bishuilou, Song Xiao had already agreed, saying that he would take Ruolan back. No matter what I thought, he was hit by someone and fell down the stairs, and then so many things happened.

"Am I deceived by him?" Miao Jihe asked, looking at the dark stage below.

"Do you say it yourself?" Ye Tangcai sighed slightly.

"Heh." He smiled lightly, but shook his head, "I originally thought about having a good time with my cousin, but found that it was not what I wanted, and I didn't want to hurt her, so I thought of quitting. Your father has caused so many things, I thought that I would also use this trick to get my aunt to retire, so I stuffed my aunt with a note. Where do I know, my mother and brothers and sisters... They said, if I don’t get married well , Just tell me about my broken sleeve. At that time, everyone will think that I used to be very close to the prince. I don’t want to hurt him because I am afraid that it will affect him, so I have to continue the marriage contract."

"After I fell down the stairs, I retired with her, and the prince was raped because of me, Song Xiao found me and asked me to help the prince, as long as I got married well, I could help him. I knew that. , It will hurt her, but..."

He is willing to do everything for him. Now, he is just inviting him to watch a scene. He...

At the beginning of the day, he originally invited him, but when it got dark, as usual, he didn't come.

Ruolan, who was wearing a red wedding gown, stood on the stage and looked at him: "My son, I'm so tired to sing. What are you waiting for? He won't come again! He just lied to you! He lied to you from beginning to end. He originally had wives, concubines, and children. He knew his responsibilities and knew that you could not be together. If he really liked you, he would not provoke you. He just saw that you played the piano well and looked beautiful. For a while Rise, just play with you. Tired, naturally throw it away. You are still waiting! Don't forget him! You pounce on him with a sincere heart, and he still thinks you are dirty and disgusting!

"Last time, in Bishuilou, the person who pushed you was Song Xiao! I could see it clearly! If it weren't for that grandma Chu San's pillow, you would have been killed on the stone sculpture. He wanted to kill. I don’t want you to disgust him! He obviously avoids you as a snake and disgusts you in this relationship. But when something goes wrong, he still comes up to lie to you, saying that he still likes you, loves you, and asks you to talk to another woman for him. Marriage. You gave everything for him, and you asked him with all kinds of excuses. This time the excuses are logical-the emperor punished him to think behind closed doors."

"But, you forgot, what he said to you? In the lyrics: No matter you are in Tianya Haijiao, I can't wait to fly to you right away. You are not in Tianya Haijiao now, but he even makes excuses. Don't say what he said before. Counting, how can this love count? Now, he lied to you for his own benefit, taking your life-long happiness, and using your life to wash him away from the stains on his body! Blots! You are to him In other words, it is a stain!

"He's going to lie to you, wanting to ask and search for your blood and tears from you, but he doesn't want to pay anything! He doesn't even want to see you, only two minions will come out and play you around. Go outside and buy a velvet flower. , You have to pay two cents! He wants you to pay so much, but he is not even willing to give you alms. Son, your sincerity is so cheap and lowly in his eyes, not even a copper plate value!"

Thinking of Ruolan's words, he closed his eyes deeply.

I always thought it was deep, for fear that he didn't know how much he loved him, and feared that he would forget him, so he wrote their stories into operas, played them over and over again, and invited him to come and watch them.

He always felt that everything he did was affectionate and beautiful, but in the eyes of that person, it was extremely disgusting!

Everything in front of him is so ridiculous, so ridiculous that he has no place to show himself...

But how can these... be true?

Thinking, he was already in tears, but Ye Tangcai couldn't see it in the dark.

"Uncle Cousin?" Ye Tang Cai looked back at him.

He smiled softly: "Well, I don't want to hurt her! I don't want to... It's just that... I said nothing is useless, but I am actually selfish! That's how I hurt him again and again. It's late, you go back. !"

Ye Tang was taken aback: "Aren't you going back?"

"I... still want to stay here for a while." He smiled lightly.

Ye Tangcai thought that he bought this place in order to show it to the prince, but in the end...Here are all his efforts and feelings. But he still has to be immersed in it, unwilling to extricate himself.

Ye Tangcai knows that people who pretend to sleep will never wake up.

"Yeah." Ye Tangcai agreed softly and stood up.

She turned and walked to the door, his voice murmured from behind: "The time has passed, and sure enough, he won't come again... but he never lied to me, right?"

Ye Tangcai sighed softly, "What do you mean?"

Then turned and left.

He listened to her footsteps and walked away step by step, and then went downstairs, most disappearing.

The entire theater building was restored to pieces of darkness and silence, just like his heart.

After leaving the house, Ye Tangcai went home in the carriage, still thinking about Ye Lingjiao's affairs. Hearing his apology just now, would he retire when he went back?

But it is unlikely that he does not regret his obsession with the prince. And the Miao family would not be willing to retire!

Ye Tangcai had been ugly for three moments when she returned home.

She lay in bed and fell asleep casually, and early the next morning, she cleaned up and ate breakfast as usual.

Only halfway through the meal, Qing'er suddenly rushed over with a clear expression: "Girl, didn't we go to see Master Miao yesterday?"

"Yeah." Ye Tangcai nodded.

"Master Miao...he is dead!" Qinger said, "I was found and hanged in front of the gate of Huaifang Tower!"

"What?" Ye Tang was taken aback when he heard this, and stood up abruptly.