Contract Prince

Seeing the Queen coming to the room, Xiao Muxue struggled to get up.Dragging her long skirt, Mrs. Zhao came quickly and said, "Xue'er, you are finally awake, but you are worried about your dead mother. How do you feel now? Do you want to summon the imperial physician?"

There was a slight smile on Xiao Muxue's pale face: "Mother, all the poison in my body has been removed. Now, I just need to stay in bed and recuperate."

The queen approached, touched Xiao Muxue's face with her hands, and said distressedly: "I've lost a lot of weight, and the queen mother feels really uncomfortable seeing it. I asked Luomei to bring some ginseng over to give you tonic."

Speaking of ginseng, Xiao Muxue instinctively thought of ginseng stewed chicken soup.This soup is really not her favorite, but she couldn't take away the empress' kindness, so she could only say in a low voice, "Thank you, empress."

"Xue'er, apart from visiting you this time, the queen mother has some good news to tell you." A very bright smile appeared on Zhao's face, "Your sister-in-law of the third emperor is happy."

"Really?" Xiao Muxue smiled brightly, "That's really a good thing, my sister-in-law must be very happy now."

King An Xiao Zhan is both civil and military, and Princess An Liu's family is virtuous and virtuous.In the eyes of outsiders, this husband and wife are talented and beautiful, and they are made by nature.If you really want to single out some regrets, it is that Princess An never gave birth.

The royal family has always valued offspring, and Liu Shi also knew this. In the past three years of marriage, she tried every means to conceive, but due to many reasons, she still failed to conceive.Xiao Muxue could imagine how happy Princess An would be.

"Yes." The queen said with emotion, "I have been looking forward to a child for so long." As a mother-in-law, she knows better than anyone else the pain that Princess An suffered in order to get pregnant.

"Their husband and wife were going to visit you, but Concubine An was seriously ill. Your imperial brother is busy taking care of her, so he can't spare time."

"I'm almost recovered. The queen mother told the third brother that he doesn't need to worry about me, and take good care of the emperor's wife."

"Zhan'er has blood, and the mother and queen's two concerns are finally settled." Zhao said something, "I just don't know when the other concern will be settled?"

Xiao Muxue couldn't understand Zhao's thoughts very well.The implication of Zhao's words is that she hopes that she will also be happy soon.These words really put the princess into an embarrassing situation.

Xiao Muxue subconsciously turned her gaze to Gu Yunjing, and it just so happened that after the son-in-law finished listening to her words, she couldn't help but also look at the princess.The two looked at each other, the embarrassment and incompetence in their eyes may only be understood by each other.

Gu Yunjing knew what the queen would say next, it must be about the Princess Shougongsha.Although the son-in-law was a little embarrassed, he had already thought out his words.

Fortunately, Gu Yunjing was called out by the servant before the queen could interrogate her.It turned out that it was Jiang Shitang, the deputy commander of the Habayashi Army, who came to ask the son-in-law about the specific details of the assassination that day.

Gu Yunjing bid farewell to the queen and princess, and happily walked towards the hall.In such an awkward atmosphere, Jiang Shitang's arrival undoubtedly relieved her a little.

After the son-in-law left, only the queen mother and daughter were left in the room.There is nothing to be shy about talking privately between mother and daughter, the queen asked without any hesitation: "Xue'er, the queen mother wants to ask you about some private matters."

Based on her feeling, Xiao Muxue could probably guess what the queen wanted to ask, and it probably had something to do with the matter of the bed.

"What's the matter with the queen mother, just ask."

"Xue'er," the queen's tone became extremely serious in an instant, "The queen mother wants to ask you about the palace guard."

Xiao Muxue absolutely did not expect the queen to ask this question, she didn't know that the queen already knew that she still had Shou Gongsha.The princess suddenly turned paler. If the empress only asked her about the bed with her son-in-law.

But once the matter of Shou Gongsha is mentioned, it means that she and the son-in-law have never been husband and wife.This problem is much more serious than disharmony in sex.life.life.

Seeing the baby girl drooping her eyes and saying nothing, the queen asked softly: "Xue'er, is there a problem with the son-in-law?"

Mrs. Zhao is someone who has experienced it, so she didn't feel embarrassed to tell Xiao Muxue these things in the name of her mother.But to the innocent princess, she sounded embarrassed.

The embarrassment turned into embarrassment, the queen's words invisibly built a ladder for Xiao Muxue, and she was worried that she didn't know how to answer the queen.You can't tell the other party that she and the son-in-law are actually contract couples.

Xiao Muxue stared, and said slowly: "Yes."

"Oh," the queen sighed, "If I knew this, my mother shouldn't have agreed to this marriage. You married at a young age, and living a life like this is equivalent to being a widow."

Mrs. Zhao was talking, eyes blurred and tearful: "My mother is sorry for your concubine mother's entrustment. I see that your life's happiness is about to be ruined."

"Queen Mother, don't be sad." Xiao Muxue sighed, "I don't feel wronged, I'm living a good life."

The princess was a little embarrassed and said: "Although the son-in-law is not good at it, she is very caring and treats me very well."

"Yun Jing is a good child, and I like her very much." The queen paused and said, "But what a husband and wife need is a harmonious life, and every woman should enjoy her husband's true love."

"You are not budding yet, so you naturally feel that it doesn't matter. But if you need it in the future, you will feel how painful and lonely life is."

When the queen said this, she really felt the same way.Concubine Li has been doting on the harem for many years, and the emperor is so fascinated by her that he stays in the Palace of Mental Cultivation every night.Apart from having the title of empress, Mrs. Zhao could not enjoy Xiao Guan's favor at all.To put it bluntly, she is no different from Shou. Huo. Widowed.

"Xue'er, the queen mother asks you that the son-in-law can't walk. Are you still willing to live with her?"

"Yes." Xiao Muxue said decisively, "Even so, I am willing to follow her. As long as she doesn't fire me, I am willing to be her wife."

"It seems that you really have deep affection for the concubine. No wonder you insisted on marrying her at the beginning." The queen said, "Since you insist on this, the queen mother will not say much else."

These other words are nothing more than asking Xiao Muxue to divorce Gu Yunjing and choose a new son-in-law.Although I have only heard of husbands divorcing their wives, this law is not valid in the royal family, especially in the case of a princess who is very favored.

Because imperial power is supreme, as long as the princess nods her head and says she doesn't like it, even if she is married, the royal family will still have thousands of reasons to abolish Gu Yunjing's position as consort.No matter how much the queen likes Gu Yunjing, compared with the princess's happiness, she can only sacrifice others.

"Silly boy, the empress really loves you." The queen gently brushed the hair on the princess's forehead, and said slightly, "Xue'er, how serious is the hidden disease of the son-in-law? First find out the condition, so that the empress can ask the imperial doctor Zhou to treat her." .”

This question made Xiao Muxue completely stunned.She had never seen the son-in-law's body before, so how could she know how seriously ill the son-in-law was?The most terrible thing is that Gu Yunjing has no hidden illness at all.

After much deliberation, Xiao Muxue finally came up with a rationale in her mind: "Mother's mother, the son-in-law's master is a famous doctor, and senior Shangguan has been treating her body. If at this time, let other imperial doctors diagnose and treat her, the medicine The effect may not be much better.”

The queen said: "This is a boudoir affair between you husband and wife. The queen mother shouldn't interfere. But thinking about your happiness, the queen mother always feels that she should take care of it. If the son-in-law's illness has not recovered, it means that Shangguanlan's medicine is not good enough. No, I will ask Imperial Physician Zhou to treat her later."

Zhao's resolute attitude made Xiao Muxue unable to find any words to refute.Regardless of these, for now, we can only take one step at a time.

Hou Mansion, in the hall.

"Master Jiang, long time no see." Gu Yunjing smiled and asked someone to make a cup of tea for Jiang Shitang.

"You don't need to drink tea, I'm a rough person and I can't taste the quality of tea." Jiang Shitang said what he wanted to say, "My son-in-law, I came to ask you about the details of the assassination case that day."

"His Royal Highness has not yet woken up, and the only ones who have contact with the assassin are you and Han Jun. After all, Han Jun provided limited clues. Jiang knows that the son-in-law has always been resourceful and careful, so he came here to ask a question or two."

The news of the princess waking up has not yet spread, so Jiang Shitang thought the princess was still in a coma.Otherwise, he would not be asking about Gu Yunjing, but Xiao Muxue.

"Your Majesty, hurry up. If you don't catch the assassin, our Habayashi Army will have no way to do business."

Xiao Muxue was seriously injured and had just woken up not long ago.Gu Yunjing would definitely not let these trivial matters disturb the princess' rest.She didn't care if the murderer was found out, because she already knew that Lu Zhong had instigated the case.

Gu Yunjing said: "It's really not easy for you to withstand the pressure of His Majesty. If I can help you, I will try my best to help."

"Thank you son-in-law." Jiang Shitang cupped his hands.

"Master Jiang, have you found any clues after searching for so long?" Gu Yunjing asked, she wanted to listen to Jiang Shitang first, so that she could add some missing details.

Jiang Shitang showed helplessness, and sighed: "The four murderers who were hunted down were all arrested, but it's a pity that they all committed suicide by taking poison. The toxin penetrated people very deeply. After taking the poison, the murderers had already changed beyond recognition and their bodies were festered. Our brothers in the Habayashi Army I searched through these stinking bodies, but I didn't find any clues."

"But it's a coincidence." Jiang Shitang said, "There is no progress in this murder case, but we found a mutilated body in the suburb where we were hunting for the murderer."

Recalling this corpse, Jiang Shitang felt that it was even more shocking than the festering and smelly murderer's corpse.

"A corpse?" Gu Yunjing asked.

"Yes, this corpse has been dead for many days. His body parts have been eaten by wild beasts, leaving behind a thick set of white bones. When we found it, there were still many maggots crawling on it."

Gu Yunjing said in a deep voice: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there is someone who dares to secretly kill people and throw their corpses into the wilderness?"

Jiang Shitang said: "My son-in-law doesn't know, there are too many such nameless wild corpses. Many bandits who rob money and murder their lives will do this kind of hookup. There is nothing unusual about a corpse. The problem is that Her Royal Highness happened to be there He was injured by an assassin recently."

"Your Majesty has already given an order to not let go of any abnormality. Therefore, this corpse has also received extra attention. The Habayashi Army was already dizzy with the assassin, so I handed over the corpse to the Criminal Department for disposal. "

"Anyway, this is also the job of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. A pile of bones is also chilling to look at. Find out the identity of the deceased early and let the family claim it, so that the body can be buried. It can also be regarded as a comfort to the spirit of the deceased."

Gu Yunjing said: "Master Jiang is not only loyal but also kind. I hope the Ministry of Criminal Justice will solve the case as soon as possible."

Regarding this corpse, Jiang Shitang only mentioned it in passing.Of course, Gu Yunjing only expressed deep sympathy for her, and she didn't intend to waste time on irrelevant people and things.

"In addition to finding a corpse, did the Habayashi Army find any other clues about the murderer? Such as clothing, weapons, etc.?"

"They are all dressed in ordinary black clothes, and their weapons are swords. I asked someone to take the swords to the sword making shop for inspection. They are all very ordinary swords. There are a lot of them. Every shop sells them." , a lot of them were sold. I couldn’t find anything.”

"This is really difficult." Gu Yunjing said slowly, "After we were attacked that day, it was Han Jun and the princess who fought against the assassin. I don't know martial arts, and the princess has always been protecting me. I was out of my mind at the time. It was a mess, and the enemy's route could not be seen at all."

"You also know that I don't understand martial arts. To me, those sword moves are like seeing flowers in a fog." Gu Yunjing apologized, "Master Jiang, I'm sorry. Although I really want to help, I really can't help What's busy."

Gu Yunjing originally planned to see what Jiang Shitang found out, and then he would talk by chance.Knowing that the Habayashi Army had found nothing, she was inexplicably very happy.

If the Habayashi Army finds out some clues and this matter reaches Lu Zhong's ears, the other party will definitely be alerted, and his behavior will naturally be restrained accordingly.On the contrary, this will destroy his own strategy, which is not conducive to rescuing Tao Ce.

Jiang Shitang said: "Oh, it's okay, I can only wait for Her Royal Highness to wake up and ask her again. Your Majesty, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and ask for some grace time to solve the case. Prince Consort, I won't bother you, I will leave first gone."

"Master Jiang, go slowly."