Chapter 96 White-Eyed Wolf
That night, Qin Yumo ordered someone to prepare several invitations, saying that a poetry meeting would be held at the eldest princess's mansion the next day, and sent them to Prince Consort Shen and several young gentlemen.
This move inevitably caused some controversy.
Some people think that Qin Yanshu is still in prison. Uncle Qin and Mrs. Qin have been in a state of distress these days, begging grandpa and grandma to save their son. The mistress of the house is crying almost every day. Qin Zhilan, the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, asks to see this concubine every now and then, trying to let her The eldest princess came forward to fish for someone.
Qin Yumo, as the concubine of the Qin family and the younger brother of Qin Yanshu, was indifferent to Qin Yanshu's experience. He had no intention of saving his brother from beginning to end, and even held a poetry meeting leisurely and elegantly. He was just a white-eyed wolf.
Some people also suspected that Qin Yumo was deliberately retaliating against the Qin family. The reason was that Mrs. Qin had not been kind to him before, and his aunt died at the hands of the current mistress.
But no matter what, Qin Yanshu was his brother, and they were a blood-related family. He was unfilial to his father and mother, disrespectful to his elder brother, and refused to save him, which was enough to make some young men from aristocratic families feel ashamed of him.
Especially those who have a concubine in their family. They think that it is natural for a concubine to be noble. If a concubine does not live well, he should be grateful. No matter how harsh Mrs. Qin is, at least Qin Yumo has never been short of love since he was a child. He was given food, clothing, and a chance to study, but Mrs. Qin did not abuse him.
If you don't ask for the eldest princess now that you have the opportunity, you are an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.
However, Qin Yumo didn't care what they thought.
He thought about it and sent out a few posts. Those who wanted to come could come, and those who didn't want to came would not be forced.
On the same day, Princess Jiayu also held a flower appreciation banquet at the Princess Mansion. I heard that many good sisters were invited. In addition to Princess Jiahe and the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, the regent's cousin Gu Yanran was also among them.
The sun was just rising in the morning, and Gu Yanran, who had been carefully dressed, arrived at Jinlin Courtyard. Shen Ning was about to go out, and she looked up and saw Gu Yanran walking from outside the hospital. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Cousin-in-law." Gu Yanran knelt down and saluted, smiling slightly, "Princess Jiayu sent me a post yesterday, inviting me to attend the flower-viewing banquet today. Can cousin-in-law want to go with her?"
When she said this, there was obvious pride on her face, as if receiving an invitation from Princess Jiayu was such a glorious thing.
Shen Ning couldn't help but wonder, are these women at home who usually have nothing to do, so proud of receiving invitations?
Or is it because it was a post sent by Princess Jiayu?
"No time." Shen Ning dropped these two words and turned around to walk to the pharmacy.
"Cousin." Gu Yanran frowned imperceptibly, not understanding Shen Ning's isolation and solitude at all, and even thought that she was deliberately imitating the regent's unkind and arrogant look, "Aren't you bored staying in the house all day? ? Even a ruthless cousin won't stay in the house all day. He is busy with government affairs and just doesn't like to talk nonsense with others, but he will still go out to meet people, and his cousin should also go out for a walk. Princess Jiahe didn’t send you an invitation, but as long as your cousin is willing to put down her modesty, I believe Princess Jiahe will still welcome your cousin—”
"Are you done talking nonsense?" Shen Ning looked at her coldly, "Get out of here when you're done."
Gu Yanran's expression froze, she clenched the handkerchief in her hand, turned around and walked out.
"Serving Chess." Shen Ning stared at Gu Yanran's back expressionlessly, "You follow her. I want to know what other shady and bad ideas Princess Jiayu has."
"yes."
Princess Jiayu invited Gu Yanran to attend the flower viewing banquet, which sounded unusual.
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After Shi Qi left, Shen Ning went to the pharmacy again. The antidote had been successfully prepared and could be taken when Yue Ji Yucang was poisoned this month.
Time flies so fast.
Unknowingly, it has been almost two months since I married Ji Yucang.
Shen Ning stood in front of the window, looking at the quiet and peaceful scenery outside the window, and suddenly felt like she was in another world - in fact, just three months ago, she was still Nan Zhao's elder who had fought on the battlefield for seven years but ended miserably. The princess unexpectedly became the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Yong as soon as she opened her eyes, and then married the regent Ji Yucang before she fully accepted her identity.
It's as fast as a cycle of three days.
"Princess." The steward came over and stood in the yard to report, "The boy at the stable said that the prisoner was clamoring to see the princess."
Shen Ning came back to her senses and thought of Han Xun who had been locked up in the stable all night. She turned around and walked out: "Bring him here."
"yes."
Shen Ning left the pharmacy and walked to the warm pavilion in the yard to sit down. She asked Shi Qin to prepare the stove and tea sets for making tea, and brought over two snacks.
Han Xun dragged his injured body and froze all night in the stable. His face was pale and he was shivering.
When he was brought to Shen Ning, he was in such a miserable state that he could no longer see the slightest trace of his demeanor belonging to Marquis Zhongyong.
Shen Ning was sitting in the warm pavilion, wearing a not too thick cloak. Tea was boiling on the fire in front of her. The fragrance of the tea was refreshing.
"Why are you seeing me?" Shen Ning raised her eyes slightly, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Han Xun was wearing heavy shackles on his feet, standing outside the Nuan Pavilion as if he would rather die than surrender: "I want to know why you are so hostile to me? There must be a misunderstanding between us."
"Misunderstanding? I remember that you used to be the best at pretending." Shen Ning's voice was indifferent and leisurely, as if chatting with a long-lost friend, "This meeting is really disappointing."
Han Xun looked up at her: "When have you seen me?"
Shen Ning's voice was indifferent: "I dream about you at midnight and think about tearing you into pieces every day."
"You must have been deceived." Han Xun looked at her coldly, "If you are really Princess Zhaohua's apprentice, you should know that I am Zhaohua's favorite person. We have known each other for more than ten years. For the sake of the stability of our country, Zhaohua personally led the army to fight for seven years, so I waited for Zhaohua for seven years. When we got married, we were already older than the normal age for men and women to get married. She promised to love me for the rest of her life, and I also promised to protect her. lifetime--"
"You want to see me just to tell me this?"
Han Xun emphasized with emphasis: "I just want to tell you that no matter who is sowing discord in front of you, outsiders have no way of knowing my relationship with Zhaohua! No one has the right to doubt my affection for her!"
"You are so righteous. I'm afraid you have even deceived yourself." Shen Ning curled her lips and sneered, "Don't you dare to believe that I am Zhaohua himself?"
"I hope you won't stop pretending!" Han Xun's pupils shrank suddenly, the sharp light flashed away, and then he sneered, "I don't believe you are Zhaohua. Zhaohua is already dead, you are using her identity to deliberately Revenge me?"
"I am indeed pretending, but this does not prevent you from paying the price for what you have done." Shen Ning said coldly, with a cold and ruthless expression, "Han Xun, you should admit your incompetence. From the beginning to the end, you have been You're a weakling, a coward, a coward, everything you got is because of Princess Zhaohua, but you dare not admit this, selfishly thinking that you killed her, so others don't know this fact? "
"You are talking nonsense!" Han Xun's face suddenly changed and he denied sternly, "I did not kill Princess Zhaohua. I loved her and she was my favorite wife. How could I harm her? If you were really Zhaohua Hua’s disciple, then someone must be sowing discord in front of you, deliberately trying to make you regard me as your enemy, don’t be deceived by him!”
Shen Ning curled her lips coldly: "Deceived? Aren't you the one who really deceived Princess Zhaohua? You have lied to her for more than ten years. You have been so good at pretending and your acting skills are so superb. Why can't you act now? It's because of Marquis Zhongyong. Your status makes you feel superior to others, so you don’t need to act anymore? Because the eldest princess Zhaohua is dead, is your emperor now free from worries? "
"Nonsense! You're talking nonsense!" Han Xun was emotional and denied it desperately. The shackles on his hands rattled, "I'm not. I love Zhaohua deeply! I love her more than anyone else in the world -"
"Han Xun, you are really disgusting." Shen Ning picked up a cup of tea, walked out of the Nuanning Pavilion, and walked up to Han Xun step by step. "This is the tea I just brewed. Do you want to have a taste?"
Han Xun's face turned pale and he retreated unconsciously: "You...what do you want to do?"