The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 187 Do You Like Xu Si'an? (3)
Although Zhao Jing accidentally understood the coup d'état ten years ago, she also heard something tricky from the dying words of the princess regent.The little emperor is Zhou Yi's own son, so it is impossible for him to become emperor against his own son, so the coup d'état ten years ago must have been planned by the princess regent.Although many people died at that time, there were also a few high-ranking and powerful people who survived. This son-in-law only went to the sea after that coup.

In the southern barbarian land of the sea, the folk customs are not yet civilized. Looking at the appearance of this eldest princess who is prematurely aging, one knows that she must have suffered a lot.

However, she didn't pay attention to Mrs. Jing Guogong's words, instead she moved the realization to Zhao Jing and asked, "Who is this?"

Mrs. Xu had met Princess Xiaoyi before, she just heard Mrs. Jing Guogong mentioned it, and then she reacted, and said first: "This is Mr. Zhao, and it was invited by Lord Hou on behalf of the girls in our family. Mrs."

Zhao Jing blessed her body towards her, but Princess Xiaoyi's eyes still fell on her body, which made Zhao Jing feel like she was on her back, she didn't like being stared at like this, but fortunately after a while , the eldest princess smiled, and said calmly: "Master Hou has a good vision."

Even if Concubine Gong is good at dancing, with such a few people sitting in the hall, the atmosphere will be awkward after all.Zhao Jing spoke first and said: "Old lady, let's go and burn incense for the princess, so we can go back first."

Mrs. Xu had this intention, so she nodded her head in agreement. Concubine Gong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the woman just now to lead Mrs. Xu and Zhao Jing to the mourning hall of the princess.

Princess Xiaoyi sat down, turned her head to look at Mrs. Jing Guogong, and asked: "Just now, the woman next to Mrs. Marquis Wu'an is really just a female gentleman in their house?"

Mrs. Jing Guogong sneered and said: "She is indeed just a lady, but before going to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, she was a popular court lady by the emperor's side, a very capable person!"

Mrs. Jing Guogong was deeply concerned about the fact that the Queen Mother ordered Miss Gu to be buried in the Gu family's ancestral grave. Seeing Zhao Jing was like a thorn in the flesh, she couldn't help adding embellishments: "The princess is new here, but she knows other people's family affairs very well. , I heard that your daughter is now 13 years old..."

Mrs. Jing Guogong said, only turned her head away, and gave Miss Gu Si a look, and the girl blessed her body, and whispered: "Mother is here to catch up with the eldest princess, and my daughter will go first." Pay homage to the princess."

Only after Miss Gu left, Mrs. Jing Guogong continued to say to Princess Xiaoyi: "Could it be that you also came back after hearing that the emperor wanted to choose a concubine? Ten years have passed, but the empress dowager may not forget everything, so why does the eldest princess join in the fun?"

Princess Xiaoyi laughed instead of being angry when she heard this. She raised her eyes and glanced at Mrs. Jing Guogong, and said with a sneer, "Madam remind me, why don't you remind yourself, your third daughter If you do such a thing, I'm afraid that the fourth girl's entry into the palace will be in vain, right?"

This sentence forced Mrs. Jing Guogong to show her true colors, and the expression on her face suddenly became ugly. Princess Xiaoyi didn't wait for her to reply, she stood up with a smile, looked down at her and said: "We two Don't make fun of anyone, read the libretto while riding a donkey, just wait and see!"

Princess Xiaoyi got up and left unhurriedly, but Mrs. Jing Guogong was already so angry that her nose was smoking.

Zhao Jing helped the old lady Xu to offer incense in front of the regent princess's coffin, and led her to sit in the side hall for a while, and told Zhang's mother to look at the old lady Xu, and she had to go back to the mourning hall.In any case, the Princess Regent may be her only blood relative in this world. Although she has done too many wrong things in her life, once she dies, those things seem to disappear in an instant.She originally hated her, but now there is no one to hate.

Zhao Jing knelt in front of the coffin of the princess. She couldn't imagine whether the princess lying in the coffin with her eyes closed could not let go of those hatreds. Maybe for her, the hatred of the country and the family was a knot that she could not untie in her life. She hadn't enjoyed such supreme glory and lost it before, so how could she sink and float in the sea of ​​hatred all her life and couldn't extricate herself.Zhao Jing was just glad that she died before her hatred destroyed her... Maybe this is the real relief for her.

The sound of mourning and music was heavy and mournful, but Zhao Jing didn't feel sad in her heart, she just knelt quietly before the princess's spirit, closed her eyes and silently recited the Buddhist scriptures for her.I heard that the Ksitigarbha Sutra can get rid of bad luck and take away all the hatred and sorrow of a person. She hoped that the princess could leave peacefully and be safe and happy in another world from now on.

"Miss Zhao, my side concubine invites you to come over."

Zhao Jing closed her eyes and finished reading the Buddhist scriptures, before she opened her eyes, she heard the voice of a little maid talking next to her ear. She raised her head and saw that it was a maid who was following Concubine Gong just now.

Zhao Jing stood up from the futon, there were many servants of the palace kneeling in the mourning hall, it was not convenient to speak here, she went to the porch outside the door and asked the maid, "What did your side concubine ask me to do? "

The servant girl only smiled and said: "My side concubine heard that the prince likes the tea you make, and would like to ask how you make it."

It was only then that Zhao Jing remembered that when Concubine Gong and her party went to Marquis Wu'an's mansion that day, the concubine mentioned Mei Rui Biluochun, but she just said it casually, but Concubine Gong had already remembered it.

Zhao Jing thought for a while, this is not a unique secret recipe, even if I tell her, it's okay, but it's hard for her to remember it.She went to the side hall and talked to Mrs. Xu, then followed the little maid to the backyard.

The Prince Regent's Mansion was originally the Zhou family's private residence. Although it was not well regulated, it was winding and secluded. The courtyards in the backyard were well arranged. Zhao Jing followed the maid all the way, and suddenly remembered something.Concubine Gong is currently taking care of the funeral of the princess, and she is very busy outside, how could she hide in this backyard when she has time, and ask her about making tea.

Zhao Jing's heart skipped a beat, and when she looked up again, she couldn't see the figure of the maid.There is only a piece of rockery nearby, and she is stuck in the rocks.Although Zhao Jing was startled, she didn't mess up her position after all. She climbed up the rockery along the mountain path, and when she climbed to a higher level, she could naturally see farther.

(End of this chapter)