The legendary fate of the female consort will be destined for three lives

When they arrived in the mansion, Baicao was already waiting, so Chaoyue told her to retreat. Xiang'er talked about her situation in the palace during the day, "It's strange to say that the emperor still eats fish for lunch today, but this time he ate carp and carp soup." Since I was young, I knew that my father loves to eat fish, but I have never seen my father eat it so frequently. Besides, just after winter, there is not much fish to eat. It is not easy to eat fresh and live fish every day, and this matter is really indescribable."

Donghua also naturally felt strange, if Suzong had always loved fish, it should not be a new thing, why he has been so mysterious recently.Baicao thought about the puffer fish, and thought about the carp, but didn't notice any connection between the two, and the three of them didn't find anything unusual, so they had to stay another day and wait for Cheng Yuanzhen to meet the prince again.

The next day Donghua really didn't take a step out of the mansion, and he danced the sword when he was bored. After the sword dance, he was enjoying the warm spring sun. The study should be counted as one's own.When I arrived at the study, I found that all the furnishings were still the same as before I went out. Thinking about the previous few nights, I couldn’t help feeling a little bit in my heart. When I walked to the desk, I saw a book of poems on the desk upside down. Donghua picked up the book and flipped through it. Came over to look, and the page was stuck on "The Book of Songs·Beifeng·Beating the Drum". Donghua saw his favorite passage in the Book of Songs and couldn't help but recite it in a low voice:

Drumming and boring, enthusiastically use soldiers.Soil country city canal, I alone southbound.

From Sun Tzu Zhong, Ping Chen and Song.I don't want to go home, I'm worried.

爰居爰处?Yuan mourning his horse?In Yiqiu?Under the forest.

The life and death agreement is broad, and Zicheng said. Hold your hand and grow old together.

Yu Bo is broad, but I am not alive.Yu Wei Xun Xi, I don't believe in Xi.

Although there are two interpretations with Zicheng, Donghua still prefers the interpretation as the agreed one. Since it involves life and death and holds hands together, it is obviously solemn and solemn. A sense of solemnity.

After Donghua chanted, he couldn't help flashing in his mind the scene when he and Chaoyue were studying poetry and talking about the past and the present together in the inn and on the roof of the building. When people talk about poetry and Taoism, they will look excited and radiant. The opinions expressed by her are not like other women, even those who are talented and learned will feel ashamed.

Donghua thought of those days and still felt that everything happened so incredible, the person he talked with all night turned into a solemn princess in the blink of an eye.Looking at the "Book of Songs" in front of him, Donghua suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly picked up the book and searched carefully, but he couldn't find it after searching the whole book, so Donghua put down the book and searched elsewhere on the table. Flipping through, I heard a voice behind me: "What are you looking for?"

Donghua hurriedly turned around and found that Chaoyue was standing in front of him looking at him, Donghua hurriedly replied: "Look for a book."

Seeing that Chaoyue was still about to ask, she hurriedly picked up the "Book of Songs" on the table and said, "I was looking for this "Book of Songs", but I haven't found it for a long time, so it's on the table." "Wind Drumming", looked at Donghua but did not show any expression.Seeing that Chaoyue left without answering, Donghua couldn't help but asked after walking a few steps: "Has the princess ever seen a letter on any case?"

Chaoyue still had no expression on her face and asked, "Who is the letter to?"

Donghua thought that the princess would only reply whether she had seen it or not, but unexpectedly she asked who it was written to, so she said casually, "To...Master."

"Isn't your master and his old man's whereabouts erratic? Now there is a place to receive letters?"

Donghua's forehead was already sweating, and he couldn't help but wonder how the princess didn't speak much at ordinary times, how could there be so many questions today, so he had no choice but to continue to make nonsense, "Anyway, I'll write it first, and if Baicao goes to see the master, he can help me bring it." go."

Who knows that Chaoyue will not let go: "Why did Baicao leave you alone to see Master?"

Donghua couldn't make it up at this moment, so he had to say in a hurry: "If you didn't see it, you didn't see it. Baicao is still waiting for me."

After speaking, he grabbed the "Book of Songs" and hurried away.

Donghua quickly ran a certain distance and couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, but suddenly he came to his senses why he had to sneak around like a thief and run away in such a panic. The book was obviously his own book, and the letter was obviously his own letter. Xin carefully turned the pages of the book again, but couldn't find it. Although he felt strange in his heart, he had no choice but to give up.

In the early morning of the next day, Donghua got up early, calculated the time when the crown prince and Cheng Yuanzhen would meet, and was about to go out. He had just walked two steps when he heard Chaoyue's voice from behind, "Wait a minute, I will go with you."

Donghua was about to speak to Chaoyue, but he continued: "I happen to be going to visit my father." Donghua wanted to go alone, but Chaoyue had already said so. Donghua had to nod and agreed to leave together.

Donghua watched the prince enter the side hall early in the morning. After waiting for a while, he saw that the prince came out with a food box and then ran towards the prince. The food box had been knocked over, and the soup spilled all over Donghua's body, and the bowl immediately broke and spilled all over the floor.Donghua hurriedly wiped the wet part of his body with his hands and scolded angrily: "You bold slave, why don't you look at the road!" When he looked up and saw that it was the prince in front of him, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and quickly bowed and said: "Ah! Donghua Hua was rushing to see the princess, but he didn't realize it was the prince, and thought it was some little eunuch carrying the food box." Seeing the prince frowning and looking at Tang Donghua who was spilling on the ground, he couldn't help but shouted: "Ah! He even knocked over the food box." The prince’s soup is really a crime! This soup must be for His Majesty, what should I do now? Does the prince know how to cook it? Donghua will order someone to cook another bowl immediately!” After speaking, he hurriedly squatted down Pick up food boxes and broken bowls on the ground.

The prince looked displeased and said, "Where is the son-in-law going in such a hurry?"

Donghua raised his head and said, "Princess is looking at Qingque, and it's just a matter of life. Donghua will go there immediately. If she doesn't arrive immediately, I'm afraid that the princess will be furious, and she will not be safe when she goes back at night." He shook his head and sighed as he spoke, and then Picking up the food box and handing it to the prince, he said: "This food box is still good and can be used, but it's a pity that this good soup and this exquisite soup bowl."

Seeing Donghua's downcast face, the Prince's displeasure suddenly faded, "This month's son is still so arrogant, and the son-in-law is troubled."

Donghua shook his head and said: "Princess is a golden branch and jade leaf. I have long been used to it. Your Majesty must still be waiting for His Highness the Crown Prince. Don't delay the Crown Prince."

Donghua looked at the prince and then at the overturned soup bowl on the ground, and then said: "Prince, go quickly, and I will leave this place to Donghua." The prince had no choice but to leave in a hurry.Seeing that the prince had gone far away, Chaoyue came out from the side, and seeing Donghua picking up the debris on the ground, he couldn't help sighing: "It's rare that you can handle all kinds of situations, but it's a pity that Ben Gong didn't appear on the stage, seeing how you pretended to be Like the sample palace, I hope that the prince will let you go first, or I can pack up the broken bowls and food boxes by myself, so that I can come out and urge the prince to take him away, saying that the father is waiting for him anxiously."

Donghua smiled slightly and said: "I think the princess must have been very boring when she was a child. It's not common for children to play house like this."

"It's a pity that there are very few playmates of the same age in the palace." Chaoyue still felt a little regretful, looking at the soup spilled on the ground, "It's just that the soup is all spilled now, so what should I do?" Is good?"

Donghua picked up the bottom of the broken bowl, only to see that there was a little left in the middle, and the seasonings at the bottom of the bowl were clearly visible at this moment, "Not all of them, plus the splashed on me, should be enough for all kinds of herbs."

After the two finished speaking, they carefully put the broken bowl and soup into a wide and deep bowl prepared in advance, and by the way, they also packed the food box into a bag and brought it back with them.On the way, Chaoyue suddenly remembered something and turned to Donghua, "How can you describe Bengong as a tigress? When did Bengong lose his temper with you?"

Donghua hurriedly frowned and said: "Ah! I was in a hurry to be true, and accidentally told the truth!" After finishing speaking, he raised his fingers to caress the frowning eyebrows, and secretly raised his eyes to see Chaoyue frowned. , as if he was really thinking about when he lost his temper because of something, Donghua couldn't help laughing, the corners of his mouth raised into a pleasant arc, revealing two rows of white teeth.

Only then did Chaoyue realize that Donghua was deliberately joking with herself, and she couldn't help but want to reprimand Donghua for a few words, but saw Donghua's smile was as bright and soft as the warm spring sun, spreading a piece of righteousness to her heart, these At this moment, the heart that had been gloomy for a long time was illuminated by this beam of light, and it instantly brightened and opened up.

The two returned to the concubine's mansion and hurriedly called Baicao, then carefully took out the broken bowl bottom and other debris containing the residual soup, Baicao gently picked out a small piece of fish in the bowl, took it up close, and nodded: "Today's meal The soup is indeed still puffer fish, but I have to study what else is in this soup." After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and stared intently at the dregs at the bottom of the soup.Donghua saw that Baicao was watching seriously, so he went back and changed the wet clothes and handed them to Baicao, and then closed the door with Chaoyue, leaving Baicao alone.

Donghua and Chaoyue wandered around the mansion at random. At this time, Donghua realized that although the two had lived in the mansion for several months, they had never really seen the scenery of the mansion carefully, especially the pavilion where the two chatted once. Chaoyue didn't stop for a moment after being close to the person. Although the general layout was seen by me at the beginning, everything looked fresh, especially the lotus pond was rippling under the warm spring sun, and the water patterns were rippling. .Chaoyue kept her head down all the way, and she was silently watching the sunlight shining in the waves at the moment. The sunlight shining on her was like shining on a statue of a jade girl with furrowed brows, and a faint halo spread around her body.Donghua knew in his heart that Chaoyue had no intention of admiring the beauty of the spring day at this time. On one side was his father, on the other side was his elder brother, both of whom were close relatives of his. What should I choose?Donghua really couldn't bear to think so hard about Chaoyue alone, and couldn't help asking: "Princess, I'm worried that if something is really found in this soup, what should I do?"

Chaoyue looked at Donghua with eyes full of astonishment, completely unaware that Donghua had seen through her thoughts, then nodded lightly, but her brows remained unmoved. After pondering for a moment, she finally said slowly: "It's ridiculous that Donghua you said earlier People in the royal family are fratricide, I used to argue plausibly with you at the beginning, but now it seems that I can't escape to experience this moment myself."

Donghua was about to say something to comfort her, but Chaoyue continued to sigh: "In fact, when I was a child, I didn't see with my own eyes Xuanzong's grandfather who bestowed his beloved Concubine Yang to death because of the resentment of the world, but I also saw my father and Xuanzong's grandfather end up together. Or become a stranger without a half-hearted relationship between father and son."

Donghua originally wanted to comfort him, but what Chaoyue said made him think of the past. Why didn't Xuanzong kill Empress Wei first, surpass his eldest brother and force Ruizong to make himself the crown prince, and then he did not hesitate to kill Princess Taiping to keep the power , and then pushed up to Empress Zetian, and even Taizong Li Shimin's murderous footman at the Xuanwu Gate, which one didn't sit on the dragon chair admired by thousands of people without his hands stained with the blood of his closest relatives?Who is willing to give up the desire for power that can determine life and death based on just one person's words?

Looking at the moon like this, Donghua couldn't help asking: "Princess, has she ever thought about getting away from all this? If the princess feels tired, why don't you stay away from this cruel dispute with Donghua and wander in the vast world?"

Chaoyue looked at Donghua's eyes full of sincerity and love and shook his head: "Donghua, you just can't bear it because you are my palace. At the beginning, you insisted on taking the imperial examination despite Master's dissuasion. , now that I was born in the Daming Palace, and Li Tang's blood is flowing from head to toe, how can I betray my ancestors and live alone in the world? I only sigh that as a woman, I can't share the worries of my father." He bowed his head and closed his eyes, no longer speaking.

Donghua stood in place and looked at Chaoyue quietly, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse for him to love such a princess, he only knew that no matter where Chaoyue was in this life, he would be with her like a shadow and protect her all her life.