A tree of peach blossoms pressing the prime minister

Chapter 8 The Strange Handkerchief
"That's right, why do I feel wronged now?" Her voice was full of sobs, and she forced a smile with the corners of her mouth pulled: "Everyone is talking about it, and now I am a blessing in disguise."

The person who said to shed tears, shed tears, and the person who was smiling a moment ago, suddenly became sad like this?Mu Wuxia was dumbfounded, and after a moment of stupefaction, he immediately panicked.

"Don't cry, this king said something wrong, this king admits it." He frantically looked for a handkerchief on his body, his whole face wrinkled: "You should be wronged and sad, this king knows, so today That's why I came here."

What an upright child, being so easily deceived, actually made Taohua feel a little bit sorry, so she restrained herself a little, and nodded to him: "My lord is really a good man."

"It's nothing good. They all call me stupid behind my back and always offend people." Mu Wuxia curled her lips: "It's the same today. People in the house persuade me not to come, but I can't sit still and always come to ask It’s only reassuring to ask you—are you willing to remarry to Prime Minister Shen halfway through?”

"Willingly?" Tao Hua's eyes widened, and she wanted to deny it.Although she wanted to step on people to climb up, she was not willing to marry Shen Zaiye from the beginning. It was the beast who forced her to remarry!
However, when the words came to her lips, she still remembered her task today, so she could only swallow a breath, raised her eyes, and looked at Mu Wuxia with tears in her eyes:
"This matter cannot be decided by the concubine. I am a woman, and I have married from thousands of miles away, and I have no one to rely on. Suddenly something like this happened, and now I am under the eaves of the prime minister's mansion... You ask me this, concubine I really can't answer that."

"Why can't you answer?" Mu Wuxia frowned: "If you want to, you are willing, and if you don't want to, you don't want to."

Sighing lightly, Tao Hua said: "Not all things in the world can be answered with willingness and unwillingness."

For example, now, if she answers that she is willing, she will offend the little prince to death, and there will be no way out in the future.But if the answer is not what you want, then it is obviously against Shen Zaiye's intention, and you will not be able to live in this prime minister's life in the future?
She's not stupid, Shen digs a hole in the wild, and she's just stupid enough to jump into it?
"Why?" The little prince became stubborn, his brows put on guard again: "You also want to fool me?"

"No." Startled by this look, Taohua squinted her mouth: "Please put yourself in my concubine's shoes and think about it! I have suffered a sudden disaster, and I can't help it. Now the overall situation is settled, and I am burdened with uncleanness." He has been accused of many crimes such as being in power, attempted suicide, and endured humiliation. How can the current situation be summed up by mere words like willing or unwilling?"

Mu Wuxia was taken aback for a moment, and his expression softened again.Seeing the tears streaming down Taohua's face, I couldn't bear it anymore, and finally took out a handkerchief from my chest and handed it to her: "Your handkerchief is wet from crying."

"Thank you, my lord." Taohua took it with a humming voice, blew her nose with her handkerchief and threw it away, then continued to hold Nanwang's handkerchief to wipe her tears.

"Since you said that you are involuntary, maybe tell me about what happened the day before yesterday?" He asked.

Taohua nodded obediently: "The team that sent off the relatives the day before yesterday was stopped halfway by wild wolves, the guards scattered, and there was no one running on the street. All the way. For some reason, I stumbled into the backyard of the brothel by mistake, and was knocked out and drugged... When I woke up, I was already like this."

"Wild wolf?" Mu Wuxia frowned: "To stop your wedding party?"

"..." Taohua drooped her eyes, wondering if I still held up my skirt and asked the wild wolf, "Are you here to stop me?"
"I don't know where the wild wolf came from, and I don't know why it suddenly appeared."

The little prince's brows became even tighter: "Wild wolves broke into the capital a few days ago, how could it be possible that they haven't been caught for so long, and the trouble happened on the day of your wedding?"

Taohua pursed her lips: "No one can control this, who can control wild wolves..."

"Someone can." Mu Wuxia's eyes were filled with anger, and he turned his head to look around the prime minister's mansion: "There is a guest named Qin Sheng in the prime minister's mansion, who is good at taming wolves."

what? !

Jiang Taohua's face remained calm, but her heart sank.

Isn't it just an accident to meet wild wolves on the street?Could it be that Shen Zaiye's people are controlling it behind the scenes?
This is too scary, why?If she can't marry Nanwang, what good will it do for Shen Zaiye?With such a deliberate plan to harm her, could it be that she dug up his family's grave in her previous life? !

Angry and frightened, Tao Hua took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and tried to calm herself down.

The fact now is that she can't beat Shen Zaiye, and she is already under his control, so she can only do what he wants her to do, save her life for the time being, and investigate the rest slowly.The first thing to do now is to stabilize Prince Nan.

"My lord is thinking too much." The hands under the table were clenched tightly, but Taohua's face was still extremely calm: "The situation was a bit chaotic at that time. Those wild wolves didn't seem to be controlled by people, but they were very hungry and came out at dusk. Looking for food, it just happened to meet the sending team."

Mu Wuxia's brows were not loosened: "You can see that too? Wasn't the princess only concerned about running away?"

Of course you can't see it, but if you promise someone, you have to do it if you knock out your teeth and swallow your blood!Taohua took a deep breath, pretending to remember seriously and said:
"Although I was running away, I also took a look twice, and the scene was chaotic. If the wild wolves were controlled by someone, they should have come to bite me directly, but they didn't. I also ran around by myself to the backyard of the brothel. No wonder others."

Mu Wuxia was thoughtful: "That is to say, the princess went to the backyard of the brothel, was knocked out by King Jing's people as a singing prostitute, and gave it to Prime Minister Shen?"

"Yes." Tao Hua nodded and said, "I was knocked out as soon as I entered the yard, and I don't even know what happened afterwards."

Even if I know it, I can't say that in front of children!
The little prince's expression became serious, his lips were pursed, and the arc of his jaw was also tense, as if he was thinking about some serious issue.After a long time, he said: "This king probably understands what you mean. This matter has nothing to do with you. Maybe it's a trick of fate, maybe it's Brother Jing who made a hindrance. You are just a victim."

"Don't you blame me for being a concubine?" Taohua asked anxiously.

"Under such circumstances, if this king still blames you, wouldn't it be too much?" Sighing, Mu Wuxia said: "Maybe it's the fate that you and I don't have husband and wife in this life."

Although the young prince's figure was already very tall and straight, and his appearance was also delicate, he was still younger than her.When these words came out of his mouth, Tao Hua was still a little embarrassed, she could only cover her eyes with a veil and sigh.Just about to say something, the person opposite was surprised:
"I took the wrong handkerchief, can the princess return it to the king?"

What?Taohua was stunned for a moment, and took off the handkerchief to have a look.This handkerchief is an ordinary white silk handkerchief, but a flower is embroidered on it, layer upon layer, colorful, I don't know what kind it is.

This flower handkerchief, I seem to have seen it somewhere...

Pursing her lips, Tao Hua looked at Mu Wuxia and asked, "Is this handkerchief very special to you?"

Mu Wuxia hesitated for a while, looked at the attendants who were standing far away, and said in a low voice: "This is a custom in the Wu Kingdom. In spring, you can carry a hundred spring flower embroidered handkerchief close to your body, and you can pray for the Spring Goddess to bless your home. Harmony, the prosperity of the country, and the well-being of the people.”

"It's just that my father doesn't like me advocating the customs of the Wu country, so I can only carry this thing secretly."

With a wave of eyes, Jiang Taohua sized up the handkerchief carefully, and slowly handed it back to King Nan: "That's right, since the emperor doesn't like it, why should the prince be so persistent?"

"Other customs and rules are not respected by the king anymore, only the Spring Festival ceremony is the most important etiquette in Wu country. No matter where the men of Wu country are, they must abide by it." Mu Wuxia whispered, as if he was very guilty. , took the handkerchief and stuffed it back into the sleeve: "Although this king is a citizen of Great Wei, he grew up in Wu after all, so..."

"I understand." Tao Hua nodded, took a breath, and said with a smile: "Is this flower also a unique totem of Wu? I haven't seen it anywhere else."

Children are careless, and when people ask, they answer honestly: "Yes, there are no such flowers in the world. A peanut with seven colors can only be a fairy flower. It is said that it was embroidered by the first queen of the Wu Kingdom. , has been passed down since then, and it is regarded as the belief of the Wu Kingdom."

Believe in this thing, no matter where you are or what your status is, as long as your heart is there, you will not be willing to abandon it.

Taohua felt that her hands and feet were getting cold, so she forced a smile and rubbed the corners of her eyes.

"Are you tired?" The little prince frowned again, thought about it and stood up and said, "I don't want to stay for a long time, since I have asked all the questions that should be asked, then I will take my leave, and I will talk to the prime minister again. "

"Thank you, my lord, for your generosity today." Jiang Taohua got up and bowed to King Nan: "My lord, go slowly."

Mu Wuxia glanced at her, only to feel that this woman was really pitiful, and sighed slightly, then turned and left.

Moss standing outside the pavilion saw people walking away, so she came in to help her master, who would have thought that Taohua would just fall down and sit down, frowning tightly, and her eyes wandering.

"Master?" Qingmo was startled: "What's wrong with you?"

Closing her eyes, Taohua stretched out her hand to grab Qingmo's arm, and whispered: "I think things are getting worse..."

Moss was at a loss, Jiang Taohua lowered her head, and began to think about something on her own.

As I said before, she has a good memory, so she remembered the pattern embroidered on the flowered handkerchief that fell from his arms when she was changing Shen Jaye's clothes last night.

The pattern is the same as the one on Nan Wang's handkerchief today, it is the unique flower of Wu, which is regarded as a belief.

The King of Nan was once a hostage in the state of Wu, and it is understandable to follow the customs of the state of Wu, but why did Shen Zaiye also wear a veil of lilac flowers?

(End of this chapter)