Chapter 191: 191 changed
Chapter 191 Chapter 191 has changed
This thought was just a fleeting thought.
When Chu Qianhuang walked up to Chu Qianchen, he had already regained his composure.
She smiled slightly, with a slightly awkward smile, and called softly: "Second sister."
Chu Qianchen didn't call her, but simply said "please sit down" with a lukewarm attitude.
Chu Qianhuang sat elegantly on an armchair at the bottom.
They are biological sisters, but they are as alienated as strangers.
There were several ice basins placed in the corner of the main hall, the temperature was just right, and there were several little maids beside them holding fans and fanning them gently.
Chu Qianhuang clutched the handkerchief in her hand, looked at Chu Qianchen hesitantly, and said hesitantly: "I didn't know Aunt Jiang... would do such a thing."
She paused, her voice was slightly hoarse, and the corners of her eyes were red, "Second sister, I'm sorry for you."
"I didn't know before that everything I own should belong to you..."
"Last night, I didn't sleep all night. I kept thinking about this matter over and over again. I think I should come to you. No matter you want to beat or scold me, I will not complain at all."
She looked directly into Chu Qianchen's eyes without hesitation, with a slightly tangled expression on her beautiful face, with emotions such as guilt, apology, and self-blame mixed together.
Chu Qianchen's eyes met Chu Qianhuang's eyes steadily.
She wasn't familiar with Chu Qianhuang, but she didn't know if it was because of preconceptions. In the past, Chu Qianhuang didn't speak in such a... well, delicate manner.
Amber frowned slightly. She always felt that Chu Qianhuang's words seemed right at first glance. If you take a closer look, why did it make people feel so uncomfortable? What about "beating or scolding", their princess had said it before. What do you want to do to her? !
Seeing that Chu Qianchen was silent, Chu Qianhuang's eyes flashed, he pinched the handkerchief again, and said: "Second sister, you can live a good life now, and you are considered to be in peace."
"Hey, if it weren't for such a strange combination of circumstances, maybe..."
She didn't finish her words, and all her unspoken words turned into a sigh, and she sighed happily: "It's not bad."
Amber's eyes twitched. Just now the princess asked her in the main courtyard if Chu Qianhuang had changed. At that time, she said she didn't know.
But now, Amber has the answer.
Yes, Chu Qianhuang has indeed changed!
Look at what she said. Is this series of words apologizing, showing off, or asking for credit? It's so weird and insinuations!
What Chu Qianhuang meant was that if they hadn't been swapped, this marriage wouldn't have happened to the princess. Will it be Chu Qianhuang who becomes Princess Chen now? !
So, is it thanks to Chu Qianhuang that the princess is living well in Prince Chen's Mansion? !
The more Amber thought about it, the angrier she became. The veins on her forehead were trembling, and her chest was rising and falling slightly.
How shameless does it take for someone to say something like this!
Chu Qianhuang still stared at Chu Qianchen.
She didn't envy Chu Qianchen, nor was she jealous of her, nor did she want to marry King Chen, a man destined to die soon. She just wanted Chu Qianchen to feel that he owed her.
Even Amber heard it, why Chu Qianchen couldn't understand Chu Qianhuang's unspoken words, and curled his lips.
interesting.
Chu Qianchen had lived two lives, and she had never encountered any thrilling events in her previous life. A few words as sinister as those from Chu Qianhuang would not sway her in the slightest.
Chu Qianchen was as still as a mountain, and his black and white eyes reflected Chu Qianhuang's face like a mirror.
"That's right." Chu Qianchen said calmly, "What do you want to do here?"
She still didn't call Chu Qianhuang, either by name or title.
Chu Qianhuang felt that the other party's eyes seemed to be able to see through her own heart, and her heart couldn't help but lift up a little.
She thought for a while and then said in a roundabout way: "I heard from Her Highness the Third Princess today that Her Highness King Chen is going to Nanhao."
"Second sister, you live alone in such a big palace, would you like to stay at your grandmother's house for a while?"
Chu Qianchen was really too lazy to talk to her, so he directly issued an eviction order: "Since you know, you should know that I am very busy."
"If you have nothing else to do, I won't entertain you."
Chu Qianchen picked up the tea cup and pretended to be serving tea to see off guests. He didn't want to go around here with Chu Qianhuang at all.
Since she has come out of the palace to come to see him, she knows that if she comes to the Three Treasures Palace for anything, she must ask for something.
Amber also complained for her master, and immediately took two steps forward and stretched out her hand to make a gesture.
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
Chu Qianhuang almost couldn't maintain the grace on his face, and the corners of his lips were as tight as iron, but he finally endured it.
"Second sister, there is actually another reason for my visit today." Chu Qianhuang bit his lower lip hesitantly and finally got to the point, "The third princess asked me to come..."
Amber retreated and twitched the corner of her mouth in a mocking manner. Thinking back to what Chu Qianhuang said at the beginning, she felt that she was simply slapping herself.
Chu Qianhuang continued: "Second sister, you also know that the imperial court intends to marry Nan Hao, but Nan Hao is thousands of miles away, and the third princess really doesn't want to marry far away. She has been worried about this these days. "
"She heard this morning that His Highness King Chen was responsible for sending the eldest prince Wu He back to Hao, so she wanted to inquire about the news."
"It was inconvenient for her to leave the palace because my second sister and I are sisters, so she asked me to come in private."
Chu Qianhuang said with a sincere expression, seeming to be very sympathetic to the third princess's upcoming marriage to Nan Hao.
Although Chu Qianhuang's words sounded reasonable, Chu Qianchen's intuition told her -
Not so.
If it were said that the person who asked Chu Qianhuang to come today was a helpless princess, maybe Chu Qianchen would believe it.
However, Chu Qianhuang used the third princess as an excuse. The third princess's biological mother was the empress of the Qi Dynasty, her half-brother was the crown prince, and she was the emperor's only legitimate princess. It is better for the prince to ask for information than to quietly ask a companion to come to him for information.
"So that's it." Chu Qianchen nodded, put down the tea cup, and seemed to believe it.
Chu Qianhuang looked at Chu Qianchen eagerly, with expectation in her eyes.
Chu Qianchen said slowly: "The prince said..."
She only said three words before she paused deliberately, holding the handkerchief and wiping the corners of her mouth.
Chu Qianhuang was a little nervous, her eyes unblinking, and her upper body leaned forward slightly.
Chu Qianchen observed Chu Qianhuang's every move. From the other party's demeanor and those subtle movements, she could be sure that this was not the emotion she should have to help a "friend". Chu Qianhuang was most likely asking these questions for her sake. Just yourself.
This is more interesting. Chu Qianchen thought to himself, his mind moving very fast, thinking about Chu Qianhuang's strange behavior in the past few months.
Mrs. Shen repeatedly asked Chu Qianhuang to give up her position as the princess's companion, but Chu Qianhuang disappointed Shen again and again. She refused to give up her position as the princess's companion, and even became a little obsessed. The posture made Mr. Shen more and more disappointed with her.
Previously, although Chu Qianchen felt that Chu Qianhuang's behavior was a bit strange, he didn't think much about it, or in other words, he didn't particularly care.
Until this moment, Chu Qianchen suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and an idea came to his mind:
Could it be that Chu Qianhuang came here not for the title of Princess's companion, but for this marriage?
Not impossible.
On the Wanshou Festival, Chu Qianchen also vaguely felt that Chu Qianhuang seemed to be a little concerned about Wuhejialou.
Thoughts like this, Chu Qianchen's face showed no trace as he continued: "The prince said that the marriage between the two countries has not yet been decided..."
When Chu Qianhuang heard this, the nails of her thumbs pinched the pulp of her fingers again, making her knuckles tense.
Chu Qianchen noticed that when he said "undecided", Chu Qianhuang's reaction was huge, and he secretly thought that it was true.
It seemed that her guess was generally correct.
Chu Qianchen still kept his expression and sighed sadly: "It is human nature for the third princess not to want to marry far away. How beautiful the scenery is in Ren Nanhao, but how many women would want to marry far away in a foreign country. The marriage between the two countries, but To sacrifice a little weak woman.”
Chu Qianhuang responded twice, a little absent-mindedly, and asked: "His Royal Highness, King Chen, didn't say anything else?"
Chu Qianchen felt more and more interesting in her heart. Chu Qianhuang came here for the marriage, but she didn't seem to be that concerned about the "marriage itself". She was more concerned about...
Thinking of the errand that the prince had just received, Chu Qianchen thought again, guessed a few things, and continued to test: "The prince also said that regardless of whether the marriage is successful or not, the three princesses mainly want to go to Nanhao to relax..."
Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened slightly in an instant, as if she still wanted to ask, but she bit her lip and held back.
Chu Qianchen also confirmed what she wanted to confirm, and then withdrew her gaze.
It turns out that what Chu Qianhuang really cares about is not the marriage between the two countries, but whether the third princess can go to Nanhao, or in other words, whether she can go to Nanhao with the third princess.
Then, the matter becomes more and more confusing.
interesting.
Chu Qianchen sorted out this matter bit by bit in his mind.
At the end of March, Chu Qianhuang entered the palace and became the princess's companion. At that time, Wuhejialou had not yet arrived in Daqi, and no one had mentioned the marriage between the two countries for many years. So, what happened to Chu Qianhuang? Do you know that after Wuhe Jialou arrives in Beijing in May, Daqi will bring up the marriage again?
Moreover, if she remembered correctly, Chu Qianhuang had never left the capital in the past ten years. Why did she want to go to Nanhao so much? !
There were so many puzzling mysteries about Chu Qianhuang that Chu Qianchen couldn't figure it out for a while.
She was not familiar with Chu Qianhuang, but since both Shen and Chu Yunmu said that Chu Qianhuang had changed, Chu Qianhuang's change was probably not small.
This foggy feeling not only did not make Chu Qianchen feel frustrated, but also made her more excited.
Chu Qianchen smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, I will ask again when the prince comes back later."
She smiled lightly, looking like a close sister.
"Then let the second sister worry about it." Chu Qianhuang said with a smile. She could feel that Chu Qianchen's attitude towards her was better than before. She just felt that Chu Qianchen might be doing it to show kindness to the third princess. Or...
She looked at Chu Qianchen's leisurely expression and felt like a bright mirror: Chu Qianchen had been a concubine for more than ten years, so she must have resented herself in her heart. Now that their identities were reversed, she suddenly flew to the branch. With his head like a phoenix, I am afraid he also wants to show off in front of me.
I want to see myself begging her, I want to show a condescending attitude in front of me.
This person has been like this throughout the ages. Once he gets his way, he becomes rampant.
Chu Qianhuang felt a bit transparent in her heart.
Chu Qianchen raised his hand and made a gesture, and ordered: "Hu Bo, don't serve tea to the guests yet! By the way, let's use the lotus tea that the Crown Princess just sent this morning."
Hearing Chu Qianchen keep talking about the scented tea given by the Crown Princess, it was clear that he wanted to show off, Chu Qianhuang curled his lips sarcastically in his heart, and felt that it was true.
The tacit understanding between Hu Bo and Chu Qianchen was immediately clear, and she said, "Princess, this slave is rude. I will go and serve tea to the eldest girl."
Amber quickly brought the tea herself, put it in Chu Qianhuang's hand, and said respectfully: "Girl, drink tea."
The freshly brewed tea is steaming hot, and a refreshing aroma of tea and lotus fills the air with the heat.
Amber's face was full of smiles, and Chu Qianhuang just felt like he was following his master with a calm expression.
She picked up the tea cup with graceful movements, sniffed the tea aroma first, and was about to compliment the lotus tea politely. The next moment, she frowned slightly and sighed: "What a pity."
She put down the tea cup that had just been brought to her lips, looked at Chu Qianchen's puzzled eyes in front of her, and explained with a smile: "Second sister, I haven't been able to eat cinnamon since I was a child, not even a little bit of it. A red rash will appear on the skin, which is okay, but it will take two to three days to fade.”
There was a little cinnamon added to this lotus tea. Chu Qianhuang smelled it right away, so she didn't dare to drink it.
Chu Qianchen covered his mouth in surprise and whispered, "It's all my fault. I forgot about it for a moment."
She quickly ordered Amber to change a cup of Biluochun, and sighed apologetically: "Hey, this scented tea was sent by the Crown Princess. I drank it and found it to my taste. I thought you and mother would also like it."
"Hey, we sisters were still too unfamiliar in the past..."
Chu Qianchen looked as if nothing had happened, as if he was ignoring the past and had no intention of putting Aunt Jiang's fault on Chu Qianhuang.
However, Chu Qianhuang felt that she was simply telling the truth, but now that she had gained power, she wanted to act out "sisterly love" and try to "take care of" herself.
Chu Qianchen was indeed duplicitous. What she was thinking was that something was indeed wrong with Chu Qianhuang.
Chu Qianhuang was a child raised by the Shen family. Shen family, Mrs. Mu Guogong and many well-established families in the capital had a habit of never letting outsiders know what they like and what they didn't like. .
This is a rule raised by noble families. Even if these women knew that they couldn't eat the food at hand, they would put it to their lips and pretend to do so instead of directly reprimanding it.
Chu Qianhuang is a child raised by Shen herself. Rules have been learned, watched and listened to since she was a child. It is as if they are engraved in the bones of her bones. She cannot forget them just because she wants to.
Chu Qianhuang knew that she couldn't eat cinnamon, which was true, but the way she dealt with it was too petty.
When Amber sent Biluochun to Chu Qianhuang again, Chu Qianchen said again: "Hubo, please ask someone to go ahead and see if the prince is back."
Amber followed the order and went out, leaving only sisters Chu Qianchen and Chu Qianhuang and two other maids in the house.
The two sisters drank tea respectively, one drank lotus tea and the other drank Biluochun. Both were elegant and picturesque, pleasing to the eye.
This time, Chu Qianhuang took a sip of tea and praised: "This Biluochun must be this year's tribute. I also drank it at the third princess's place. I really benefited from my sister today."
Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "Indeed. No wonder Brother Mu often says that your tongue is so good that you can eat anything good in one bite."
Chu Qianhuang also laughed, "Brother Mu has a tricky mouth. He only eats good things."
The two sisters chatted happily and chatted about everyday things. No one mentioned Aunt Jiang and Mrs. Shen or their transfer.
At first glance, the atmosphere in the main hall was extremely harmonious, but the smiles of both of them were not as bright as their eyes.
When the tea was half drunk, Amber returned to the main hall and said: "Princess, I asked someone to go to the outer study to ask. Jingfeng said that the prince will return home very late today."
Chu Qianchen raised his eyes and glanced at the dim sky outside the house, and said helplessly: "It's early morning, it's getting late, and you have to go back to the palace. If it's too late, the palace gate will be closed."
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
She is Prince Chen's sister-in-law, and she has no family in the capital. Naturally, she wants to avoid suspicion. There is no way she can live in Prince Chen's Mansion!
To put it harshly, if she didn't leave until dark, there might be many people in the capital trying to orchestrate her behind her back, and I don't know how harsh the words would be.
Chu Qianhuang could only get up, wondering if she should talk to the third princess tomorrow and let her leave the palace again.
"Second sister, I'll take my leave now."
Chu Qianhuang smiled and wanted to remind Chu Qianchen again, but Chu Qianchen beat her to it: "How is Aunt Jiang?"
Chu Qianhuang's smile froze slightly.
She bit her lower lip, frowned delicately, with a look of embarrassment on her face, and whispered: "I asked for leave yesterday to go back to the Marquis Mansion. I came back in a hurry and didn't stay long..."
It means that she doesn't know what's going on with Aunt Jiang.
"It's really worrying." Chu Qianchen lowered his eyes slightly, looking gentle and gentle, which reminded Chu Qianhuang of the hibiscus flower she picked in the yard that morning.
Beauty is beautiful.
Chu Qianhuang stared at Chu Qianchen for a moment, then looked away, unsure of what she meant by her words.
What she can be sure of is that Chu Qianchen has no sisterly affection for her.
Since she entered the palace, Chu Qianchen never called her big sister. She just treated her as a guest.
However, Chu Qianchen shouldn't treat Aunt Jiang like this.
She still remembered that in that dream, Chu Qianchen had a deep admiration for Aunt Jiang. Even if her true life experience was revealed later, Aunt Jiang did not receive anything because of her kindness to Chu Qianchen. Big punishment.
Later, Aunt Jiang was just sent to Zhuangzi. She was still an aunt, and the expenses and other expenses remained the same. Chu Lingxiao and Chu Yunyi and his son could still visit him in Zhuangzi from time to time.
But now, Chu Qianchen doesn't seem to care about Aunt Jiang that much. Yesterday, Mrs. Mu Guogong proposed to send Aunt Jiang to the Ministry of War to be a maid, but she did not plead for Aunt Jiang.
Chu Qianhuang carefully recalled the plot in the dream.
This is a novel.
Even with her "butterfly", the emotions between people should not change.
Mrs. Shen abandoned her as in a dream, so on the contrary, shouldn't Chu Qianchen never leave Aunt Jiang? !
After all, Chu Qianchen was raised by Aunt Jiang since he was a child.
Could it be because Mrs. Mu Guogong and Mrs. Shen were both there yesterday?
Or maybe it's because Chu Lingxiao is not here... How many times did Chu Qianchen temporarily record his dissatisfaction with Chu Lingxiao on Aunt Jiang?
Chu Qianhuang thought as she walked out, feeling that it was possible.
Amber personally sent Chu Qianhuang out.
Just as Chu Qianhuang left, Chu Qianchen also left the main hall and went to the outer courtyard.
Of course she planned to go find the prince.
Gu Jue was already in the palace, but he didn't go out at all today. Chu Qianchen just asked Amber to fool Chu Qianhuang.
It seemed like there was an explanation for what happened yesterday, but Chu Qianchen couldn't let it go completely. Even when she dreamed back at midnight last night, she dreamed of Aunt Jiang's malicious smile.
Aunt Jiang's smile seemed to be engraved in Chu Qianchen's heart, making her feel that something was wrong.
The prince told her last night to follow her intuition.
Sometimes, a person's intuition is just because she has discovered something is wrong, but has not yet put the clues together.
Chu Qianchen was convinced that she was not dazzled. Since Chu Qianhuang came to her door by herself, she might as well let Chu Qianhuang test Aunt Jiang, which would save her a lot of trouble.
However, as soon as she stepped out of the Neiyi Gate, she was stopped by Aunt Cai who was walking quickly.
"Princess," Mammy Cai bowed respectfully and took out an envelope from her sleeve, "This is what Jishi Hall just sent to the next door."
After Chu Qianchen got married, she asked Hu Huo to tell Ji Shitang that if there was anything important, she could ask Dr. Liu to deliver a note to the mansion next door.
Chu Qianchen took the envelope and took out a note from it. There were only a few words written on it. It was written by Dr. Liu. He said that Jishitang encountered a difficult and complicated disease and wanted the little miracle doctor to come and take a look. .
Chu Qianchen put away the note and changed the direction temporarily, "Mother Cai, go and tell the prince that I have to go out."
Chu Qianchen returned to the main courtyard first, changed into a green dress, changed his hair style to the previous double-ring bun, put on a veil, changed his skin color, and transformed into the dress of a miracle doctor. After that, She just left the house next to the palace with Amber, who had returned from seeing off the guests.
Jiang Yuan was worried and followed him. She specially dressed up as a man and worked as a coachman for Chu Qianchen.
There was a commotion inside and outside Jishi Hall. Many people were bustling around outside, pointing at the medical center.
Someone shouted "The miracle doctor is here", and everyone automatically made way for Chu Qianchen's master and servant.
"Little miracle doctor, you are here."
Doctor Liu came up to him anxiously, his robes stained with blood, and he quickly led Chu Qianchen to the back hall.
The back hall was filled with a strong smell of blood.
A thin woman in Tsing Yi, in her thirties, was lying on the couch dying.
There was a stick as thick as a finger stuck in her right eye, and blood flowed out of her eye, which had already stained most of her face red, making her look bloody.
Today is the sixth imperial concubine's bedtime ~ I won't break it into chapters. The new week is here, girls should be happy~
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