Pick all the cold branches

He suddenly realized that he might indeed be too difficult for His Highness.

Your Highness is not a person who likes to explain.Even with His Majesty the emperor, there has been an uneasy feeling for many years, and there is no time for the father and son to talk face to face.

But His Highness has always been accommodating to him.He has been taught very strictly since he was a child, with great rules and a lot of attention. Oftentimes he is more troublesome than His Highness the prince when he is stubborn. His Highness always obeys him, and even if there are occasional disputes, it is not because he gets angry and walks away. Chasing after him to coax... In fact, His Highness also tried to explain to him that day.It's just that he didn't want to listen, and didn't give His Highness a chance to speak out.

And some words, once the first opening is blocked, it will be difficult to have a chance to say it properly.

Between people, many times it is like walking on a single-plank bridge. If both parties are unwilling to give in, it will definitely not work. One person has to take a step back.

In the past, it was mostly His Highness who put down his airs and took a step back.

So, why must he not retreat?

Is it really just because of "principle"?

At least this time, he didn't seem to have much of a position to say this.

After all, it was because of him.

If he hadn't dragged His Highness down, His Highness might not be able to achieve a happy marriage with such a wise and courteous lady as Mrs. Cui.

And if he could control his emotions at that moment and listen to His Highness, he wouldn't make it so complicated and embarrassing, and Madam Cui came to lobby him...

Feeling suddenly melancholy and ashamed.Zhen Xian couldn't help lowering his head, and saluted Cui Ying again.

"Madam is right. It was my narrow-mindedness that made Madam laugh."

With the help of the maidservants, Xiao Shizi, who was playing at the side, flapped a colorful butterfly, proudly grabbed it in his hand and rushed towards his mother, plunged into Cui Ying's arms, trying to show off with his hand in front of her eyes.

For a moment, Cui Ying's eyes revealed an extremely warm expression.She smiled sweetly, as if her whole world was in her arms.

"Actually, son, you don't have to blame yourself again and again, let alone complain about me."

She coaxed Xiaoshizi to play elsewhere again, and she didn't forget to tell the nanny not to let Shizi touch his face and eyes with the hand that grabbed Caidie, then she turned around again, straightened her body, and said softly:

"I am not afraid of your son's jokes. When I was young, I also read "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang", "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Three Kingdoms", and also read Taibai's poems, Jiaxuan's Ci... Occasionally Sometimes, I do also think that if I was born a man, even if I don’t take the exams for fame and career, I might not be inferior to those "scholars" and "gongshi". I have also roughly read "Lingshu", "Suwen", "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" for a few days, or I can also practice medicine, and be a doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded, so I can have another way of life... But unfortunately, I It's not a man after all."

When talking about this, she didn't look at Zhen Xian, but looked leisurely into the distance.

But Zhen Xian saw it very clearly, the faint flickering light in her eyes saw the clouds and sky reflected in her eyes.

It was the eyes of a girl hidden deep in her heart when she talked about her dream that had not completely died. It was so bright that it was impossible to look away.

why not?

You can still continue to read and write poems, and you can also inherit your father’s great ambition to be a brilliant female doctor——

Something was screaming, seething, ready to come out from the bottom of my heart, making people anxious.

Zhen Xian was almost about to say these words out of his mouth.

But he saw those beautiful eyes dimming sharply.

Just like the extinguishment of a torch, the night will rise in an instant.

Cui Ying withdrew her gaze, and when she lowered her head slightly, there was a self-deprecating arc on the corner of her lips.

She sighed slightly.

"On the first day I entered the palace, the lord made it very clear to me. I agreed after I thought it through. I don't think it has anything to do with it. Being the lord's concubine is a blessing that many ordinary women can't dream of. Is it worse than dying silently in the Huanyi Bureau? Is it worse than being the wives and concubines of someone else? Women in this world don’t have many ways to live. Being a woman is not what I want, but I have no choice If I still want to live without losing dignity, following the prince and raising the prince is the best way for me to survive. Therefore, I only need this 'way of survival', and I don't want anything else."

Suddenly at a loss for words, Zhen Xian looked into those dark eyes for a long time, but really didn't know what to say to her.

Have mercy?

He is not eligible.

Consolation?

It also seems unnecessary.

Mrs. Cui is such a transparent woman.She thought so clearly.

She just accepted, accepted the rules imposed on her by the world, even if it was deprivation.

Even though this "acceptance" made him unbearable, broke his heart, and made him want to hiss.He is also just a bystander, and even a little careless will become the perpetrator.

And no matter what he said, it was in vain.

He has no way or the ability to change her situation, let alone think that he can save her life.

A flash of light flashes across my mind.

He suddenly thought of his mother.I thought of a night many years ago, when my mother coaxed him to sleep with a round fan, patted him lightly, and whispered softly.

"Mother back then, actually didn't want to marry your father. It was your father who promised to accompany mother to travel all over the mountains and rivers and fertile lands. After writing mother's travel notes, mother reluctantly married him. In the end, your father is indeed a big Liar. Don’t talk about traveling around and writing travel notes, since entering the gate of your Zhen’s mansion, mother can go to the east and west cities at the farthest.”

He remembered that it was a sweltering summer, and even though there was ice in the house, the heat was still unbearable.Both father and mother seemed to think he was asleep, but he was so hot and sweating that he couldn't sleep at all.

At that time, he heard his father muttering and mourning.

"I really have no choice... I have resigned many times and returned to the government. My Majesty is not allowed. I can't just throw away the official uniform and seal and run away with the three of you, right? Even if we can escape, the old man can escape ……"

Mother shook her fan slowly, her voice was weak, "I don't blame you, why are you so anxious, who asked you to escape from office? Besides, you know whether you want to leave or not, and you can push it all to the Holy One, so you can leave it clean."

The father became more and more mournful, "Madam is generous, because I treat Madam loyally and respectfully, and let Madam have no worries about food and clothing, just this matter, can you forgive me?"

But the mother stopped shaking the fan suddenly, and laughed with a "puchi".

"In the next life, I will be a man, and you will be a woman, and I will be 'loyal and respectful', and I will never accept a small child. I will also invite a large group of servants to serve you so that your fingers will not touch the spring water, and guarantee that you will be rich and well-fed. It's just that I won't let you go out. I will entrust you to take care of the whole family, old and young. You are my virtuous wife, Madam, it is only right and proper. I can rest assured that you are in charge of the house. Oh, don't you like reading? Wait Let's sneak a look at it at night after everyone is asleep."

The father suddenly seemed to be stuck, and made an embarrassing sound of deliberately clearing his throat. Other than that, he seemed to be dumb, and he couldn't say anything else.

In fact, my mother's voice is very soft, and when she speaks with a smile, it is like a joke, without any emotion.

But when he was young, he realized for no reason that his mother and father were actually arguing.Therefore, even though it was extremely hot, he didn't dare to vent his breath, and he didn't even dare to turn over and blink.

He thought about it for many days, and finally couldn't help but secretly asked his mother.

He gripped his mother's sleeve mournfully, and begged his mother not to be angry with his father, saying that his father would definitely do what he promised his mother, and that his father would accompany his mother to finish writing the travel note.

The mother was completely unprepared, and stared at him for a long time with wide-eyed eyes, and that expression was about to frighten him.

But mother soon laughed again.

She gently hugged him into her arms, stroked his head once and for all, and said in a joking and light voice: "That... Actually, my mother has already burned. On the first day of marrying your father, I kissed him They were torn one by one in the brazier and burned."

He listened, looked up and saw his mother's dark and moist eyes, and for some reason, suddenly his face wrinkled with sadness, so he burst into tears with a "wow".

The originally vague memory suddenly became clear at this moment.

The heart-wrenching sadness of childhood is like a rising tide, and with the recovery of memories, it once again overflows my heart.

"You... really don't feel wronged and unfair?"

Zhen Xian frowned, hardly daring to look at Cui Ying again.

He was really afraid of seeing his mother's eyes by illusion.

But he heard Cui Ying sneer slightly.

"How can there be so much justice in this world. Looking through the history books, there are so many concubines who give death to the queen, how many beauties are not tolerated by the princess, and how many concubines are raised by their aunts but their biological mothers cannot see each other. In contrast, today's princes I don't have a concubine, but I am the only one in the concubine. Everyone respectfully calls me 'Mrs.', and the prince can always be by my side and be raised by my own hands. I think it will be very good. If you are content, you can always be happy. If you really understand Cui Ying, don't embarrass the prince anymore. The prince has been sleeping in the study for the past few days, and no one can persuade him. He has lost a lot of weight. If this continues, I'm afraid-"

When she said this, she suddenly trembled, showing uncontrollable anxiety, even fear.

She took two deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, and she spoke again after a while, but her voice was already tinged with hoarse crying.

"Young master, have you ever thought that if you really have to choose one, the prince will definitely not choose me..."

The sharp pain in the heart.

Zhen Xian clenched his fists unconsciously.

He really ignored it, never thought about what would happen if His Highness Prince Jing's anger was aroused if the stalemate continued.

Although based on his understanding of His Highness, His Highness is by no means a cruel and vicious person, and would not seriously drive Madam Cui out of the palace regardless of life or death.But what if His Highness wants to send Mrs. Cui away to make another arrangement?Xiao Shizi absolutely cannot leave the palace.In this way, it is unpredictable when Madam Cui and Xiao Shizi will see each other again...

How could he let this happen!

This is really... The falsehood seems to be true, and it is extremely sinful.

Cui Ying's eyes were obviously red, and she was looking at him beggingly.

Zhen Xian felt ashamed and agreed immediately.

"Zhen Xian understands. Madam, please rest assured."

After sending Cui Ying and Xiao Shizi away, Zhen Xian felt as if a battle was fought, and even half his life was about to be lost.

The wound that hadn't hurt much for two or three days began to ache restlessly, and my eyes became black and dizzy for a while.

He didn't like to trouble others to take care of him, he wanted to slowly move back to the house to have a rest, but he walked unsteadily halfway, and was spotted by two maids who came to deliver the medicine.

Seeing his precarious appearance, the maids were so frightened that they almost threw away their medicine bowls, and rushed forward to help him.

"Lord Zhen, please do me a favor and spare us. We are here to serve you. Are you planning to smash our jobs and drive us out by leaving us idle? If you suffer any damages, the prince will punish you." Ours! Take it as a virtue, you really care about the sufferings of us slaves, just take care of yourself!"

One of the maids was older, more courageous, anxious and angry, and couldn't help but reprimand her a few words.

Although the other dared not speak, he also nodded desperately, obviously agreeing.

Zhen Xian looked at them dumbly.

He suddenly realized that whether Mrs. Cui or the servants and maidservants of the palace, it was not His Royal Highness Prince Jing who really frightened them, but Zhen Xian.

Sure enough, he was still too self-righteous.

All the "goodness" that the other party does not need is nothing but unrealistic self-satisfaction.

What these people need most is for His Royal Highness Prince Jing to shelter them from the wind and rain, so as to prevent them from being precarious.

It's ridiculous that he didn't realize how arrogant and stupid he was until today.

Zhen Xian pressed his temples with a headache, hiding a wry smile that he didn't want to be seen by others.

With his eyes closed, he rested on the soft couch in the room for a long time before he gradually recovered his breath, thinking in his heart, why not take the initiative to find His Highness in the study, there must be something to do, someone must break the deadlock first.

Just thinking about getting up, he saw Jiafei suddenly walking in the door without saying a word.

His Highness's complexion is particularly bad today, the incision between his brows is deeper than the day before, it's fine if he doesn't speak, he doesn't even make a sound when he walks.

Zhen Xian was taken aback secretly, but he didn't know what happened, and the few words that came to his lips after deliberating for a long time were all blocked in his throat.

Jia Fei's mood was clearly in a bad mood, he didn't even ask him about his injuries as usual, and he didn't exchange greetings with him, he just sat on the chair and picked up a book casually to read.But obviously he was not in the mood to read the book seriously, instead he turned the pages with a "hissy" sound.

Since entering Prince Jing's Mansion, Zhen Xian has been resting in his own three-acre land almost all the time, not walking around at will, not asking around, and because of the long conversation with Mrs. Cui just now, he was quite exhausted, so naturally I don't know at all, but a "distinguished guest" came to Prince Jing's mansion today.

The newly appointed His Royal Highness King Zhao is about to start a mansion and establish a concubine, and his tail is going to the sky with joy. There is only one distressing thing - he is really afraid that the new princess will dislike him.

Originally, Jiashou wanted to ask the second brother for help, but the second brother was actually very scared... the third brother and the sixth brother couldn't find it, and it was useless to find it. Or there is no other result besides scratching his ears and cheeks with him.

After much deliberation, only the most intelligent and witty fourth brother in the world, and the wise and kind-hearted Mr. Zhen can give him some advice.Although the fourth brother is always fierce to him, but at critical moments, the fourth brother will definitely love him.

So Jiashou slapped his head and rushed to Prince Jing's mansion, ignoring his mother Concubine Liu dragging him down so hard that he almost tied two bronze lions to him.

When he arrived at Prince Jing's mansion, he went directly to his fourth brother Jia Yu, without even thinking about saying hello to his second brother first.

Unexpectedly, His Highness the Fourth Highness was extremely displeased with this "His Royal Highness King Zhao". Seeing Jiashou slamming into the door by himself, his face was full of smiles, but he was not at all angry in his heart.

"I don't have a county princess. You ask me how to please your little princess? How would I know."

He didn't even look at Jiashou very much, he just lowered his head and played with his neatly manicured nails, and the malice that was intentional was about to come out of his words.

"Why don't you ask Zhen Xian? But he's not doing well these days. Why don't you go to another day."

But Jiashou didn't understand that there was something in his words. Hearing what he said, he thought that Zhen Xian's injury was not very good, so he quickly asked his fourth brother worriedly: "What's wrong with Mr. Zhen?"

"He... Anyway, he hasn't been out since he came back. I heard that he blamed the second brother for some reason... Hey, the injury hasn't healed yet."

Jia Yu continued to fiddle with his nails with lowered eyes, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he turned to stare at Jia Shou to encourage him.

"Speaking of which, didn't your father let him be your teacher? Otherwise, you can take him to your place to raise him for a while, and wait for the second brother to calm down?"

At that time, Jiashou jumped three feet high, and his mind had already automatically completed a scene where Mr. Zhen accidentally offended the vicious second brother, and was imprisoned by the second brother, who would not be given food, drink or medicine to see the imperial doctor. It was a tragedy, I really couldn't wait for a moment, I was so angry that I screamed, I slapped my butt and rushed out again, looking for my second brother to ask for someone.

At that time, His Royal Highness King Jing was reading policy theory in the study. He heard that the younger brother was here, but there was no one there. He wanted to go and have a look. Yelling.

"Second brother, where did you lock Mr. Zhen?! He is my teacher, if you hand him over, I will take him away!"

His Royal Highness Prince Jing was suddenly subjected to such a nonsense robbing. In an instant, the anger that had been restrained for several days was finally unbearable, and then completely exploded.