Records of the King of Xin'an County

Du Jialan stood in front of the secret passage, hesitating and unable to get up and enter.The color of her beautiful face had already faded away, and even her lips were extremely pale. Only when the white teeth bit on them lightly, did they reveal a little magnificence.The dark secret passage is like a monster with its bloody mouth wide open, as if it can completely swallow her who has recently become a little out of shape at any time.She is not afraid of the dark, but feels ashamed, and it is really difficult to face the person she is about to meet.

Seeing her being so hesitant, Princess Changning frowned, and asked tentatively, "How about I go with you?" When Li Hui asked her to invite Du Jialan to the Princess Mansion for a private meeting, she realized that What exactly are they trying to talk about.And she is also very concerned about her cousin's marriage and his emotional problems, even more than he himself hopes that this matter can be properly balanced.

"Thank you, your lord...I have to face this matter myself." Du Jialan took a deep breath, forced himself to settle down, and then smiled.Princess Changning watched her step by step into the darkness of the secret passage with the lamp in hand, and turned the mechanism to completely close the entrance of the secret passage.At this moment, she seemed to have thought of a lot, and it seemed that she had never thought of anything, but was just in a daze.The only thing she can be sure of is: they can't go back to the past.

Go all the way along the secret path, and finally reach the secret room.The light from the candlestick standing in the corner was very weak, as if it would be extinguished in the next moment.And Li Hui was sitting alone by the low table, pouring tea slowly.The curling smoke seemed to cover his expression, and even that handsome face was somewhat blurred.Du Jialan smiled wryly in his heart, hung the lantern beside him, and walked slowly across to him, also sitting upright.

"Miss Du has lost a lot of weight recently." Li Hui raised his eyes and gently pushed the seventy-full teacup to her, "Could it be that he is sick? Two days ago, the county prince's mansion was relocated to celebrate, and you also pushed The post hasn't come yet." The Du family's reason was that they hadn't paid filial piety yet, so it wasn't suitable for walking around on occasions for weddings.In fact, they have already passed the hot filial piety period, and they don't have to be so cautious anymore.He could only guess that maybe something happened to the Du family.

"Maybe it's really sick, but... it's just a heart disease." Du Jialan said, lowering his eyes, "Because my heart is too soft to be indifferent to A Niang's tears, so I feel ashamed to face the king." She has tried her best As much as I can, I keep persuading Liu Shi.However, Liu's family is full of thoughts about preparing for the marriage.The mother and daughter broke up unhappy every day, and in the end, Liu Shi didn't tell each other anymore, she just wept silently, even knelt in the mourning hall and wept in front of the ancestral tablet, she really couldn't bear it any longer.

"The same goes for brothers and sisters-in-law. At the beginning, they tried to impress me with the future of the Du family, their official career, and their glory and wealth. I was still unmoved by their insulting words. But in the end, they mentioned their niece and the future of their children... Thinking that they would be wronged and implicated because of me, I could no longer insist on my own opinion ..."

"So, Lady Du decided to keep the engagement?" Li Hui didn't seem surprised.In fact, when he saw Mrs. Liu at the Furong Garden banquet on the Shangsi Festival last year, he felt that Mrs. Du might not be able to convince her family.But at that time, he thought that he would come up with a suitable method to evade it during this year, but in the end, the saint just said a casual sentence, which made him realize——

No one can do anything about this marriage, because it is the grandfather's will.Even if it is only a verbal agreement, the saint who has always been "filial" will definitely make it a reality.Just like Yue Niang had to marry Yan Zhan, he had no reason not to marry Du Niangzi.Is there any better marriage than having passed the Ming road in front of the grandfather?

"Yes... I am ashamed of my Majesty." Du Jialan raised his head and looked at the other side firmly, "Everything started because of my willfulness, but I can't let me end it after all. This marriage, the Majesty treats it as just a play That's fine, don't take it seriously. Your Majesty doesn't have to agree to the official career and wealth that the Du family wants from you. It's just to help me cover up my celibate fate, so that my mother can feel at ease and preserve the reputation of the Du family."

Li Hui was silent for a moment, frowned, Fang hesitated and said: "Miss Du doesn't know something, I already have someone I love..." He spoke with some difficulty, thinking of Wang Zixian's gloomy face for the past two days, his heart felt heavy Painful and painful.Last year they swore in front of Yan Shi that they would definitely find a suitable way to resolve the marriage contract, but in the end they were powerless.If he didn't have the heart to hurt the Du family, and didn't have the heart to contribute to the destruction of Du Jialan's reputation, there would be no loopholes in this marriage.

"I know." Du Jialan said calmly.

Li Hui was startled, almost knocked over the teacup next to him, and was extremely surprised: "You...know?" How could she know?He believed that no matter what, Yue Niang would never share this kind of thing with her.Could it be that she saw it by herself?But they haven't seen each other a few times this year, so how can you tell? !

"The matter of Longyang, although it violates the way of yin and yang harmony, it is not the right way - but in life, it is just to seek the freedom of the heart." Du Jialan is still very calm, "I have no doubts about the affection between you and Wang Buque. , I have no feeling of likes or dislikes. Speaking carefully, it is not easy for you to know each other. This marriage can at least cover up one or two things for you, and will not arouse suspicion from others. When the time is right, I will become a monk. Give you peace of mind."

For a while, Li Hui was speechless.

Du Jialan was calmer than ever before, and continued: "Your Majesty can open a house temple in the county palace, and I will live in it and practice at home in the future. Of course, I can also help the Majesty host the middle school, take care of the property, and even help the Majesty. Inquire about the news with your lord. And the king and Wang Buque only need to regard me as a guest or friend living in the county palace." She has already made a clear judgment on her future identity.

Now that he had said it so clearly, Li Hui felt that he didn't have to be hypocritical anymore.In today's secular world, he and Wang Zixian will never have the name of marriage.It is perfect to be famous and real, but if it is the next best thing, it is more important to be real but not famous and stay together for a lifetime.In any case, it is better than having to separate under pressure and marry each other.

After Du Jialan left, Wang Zixian walked in slowly from the other side of the secret passage.His eyes were dark, like a bottomless vortex, and his whole body was covered with dark clouds, as if lightning and thunder would strike the next moment.If all emotions are discarded, he admits that this situation cannot be solved, and they can only accept the immediate result.After all, it is impossible for anyone to kneel in front of the saint, begging him to withdraw his oral order and overturn the late emperor's will.

However, the unceasing affection and the desire to possess in his heart made him unable to calmly accept the fact that the one he loves will marry other women.Even if it's just "playing", even if it's just a "passer-by" in the county prince's mansion, he will still feel that his territory has been offended, and he will still feel that his heart is painful and irritable.As long as he thought that they would be married in full view, he couldn't help but want to jump out and bite the enemy to pieces.

"Zixian." Li Hui took the initiative to embrace him, sighed and kissed his lips, and murmured, "It's just a matter of urgency..." They seem to avoid each other these two days, and they never close.He felt guilty, and because of the inexplicable alienation, he felt that every moment was suffering.Even, he couldn't help guessing—could they be separated because of this?Then he will never accept it, never give up!

"If I also marry a wife, what do you think?" Wang Zixian did not cater to his kiss, but pinched his chin and asked calmly.His gaze was like a sword gleaming with coldness, and behind the sword was still a vast and boundless sea of ​​love.

"You want to marry a wife?" Li Hui lowered his eyes and smiled wryly, "Are you unwilling to suffer even in such a thing? Then if you want to marry, just marry."

"..." Wang Zixian raised his chin and remained silent for a long time.At this moment, he didn't know how to vent all the surprise and anger in his heart: should he blame him for being so "generous"?Or accuse him of how he could accept the fact of "marrying a wife" so quickly?However, no matter when they can accept the reality, no one can cross the gully in front of them.Unless they are no longer in the world, unless they have supreme power, unless they don't have to worry about the reaction of any of their loved ones.

Li Hui broke free from him, brushed off his sleeves and stood up: "However, if you touch someone you shouldn't touch, then we won't have to meet again from now on." After a pause, he whispered: " I will go back to Junzhou, and I will never enter Chang'an in this life. There are many Taoist temples on Wudang Mountain, and Madam Du should be able to find a suitable place."

He turned around to leave, but Wang Zixian sighed softly and hugged him from behind: "Xuan Qi..."

The two hugged each other quietly, and time seemed to be frozen at this moment.At this moment, they only belong to each other, whether it is body, mind or "name", they only belong to each other.There will be no princesses of Xin'an County, nor any ladies from the Wang family.Or, even if there is an unexpected guest between them, the guest will leave sooner or later.

Maybe they were too immersed in the tranquility at this moment, maybe they cherished the warmth and affection at this moment too much, and neither of them heard the slight sound of footsteps coming from the secret passage again.Until Princess Changning's "Brother" broke the silence in the secret room——

In the blink of an eye, Li Hui and Wang Zixian quickly separated.The next moment, they turned their heads almost at the same time, facing the faces of Princess Changning and Du Jialan who pretended to be calm.

"..." The four of them looked at each other, their eyes intersected, and they couldn't hide their embarrassment.

Princess Changning coughed lightly, pretending she hadn't seen anything: "Brother, news came from the palace just now that Yang Jieyu had activated it." Counting the days, Yang Jieyu gave birth early this time.Maybe it was because she was impatient, maybe she had hurt her body long ago, or maybe the baby in her womb was anxious, who knows?But even if she gave birth to a prince, she was just a concubine, not even as good as the eldest son of King Qi in terms of status.

Li Hui also tried his best to ignore the faint burning sensation on his cheeks: "Do you want to enter the palace? It's good to go to the palace and have a look, maybe it can help my aunt to calm some people who are about to make trouble. Concubine Yang Xian, Concubine Yuan Shu, and even Hong Nong The county government must be more careful, otherwise there will be chaos."

"If it's just the sixth princess, maybe you don't have to worry too much about Sanlang's safety, but if it's Shiro..." Princess Changning frowned, and took Du Jialan's arm, "I'm going to the palace right now, if there is any news, I will definitely tell brother as soon as possible. As for the affairs outside the palace, I will leave it to elder brother and Wang Langjun to deal with."

Du Jialan suddenly said: "I almost forgot to tell you guys that I have met Mrs. Wei many times in the temple these days, and I feel that there is resentment in her heart, and she is definitely not a kind person who only knows how to eat fast and chant Buddha. Perhaps, this Once again, something will happen to the Hongnong County Government—or maybe, she intends to remove obstacles for Yang Jieyu and her future grandson."

"If she wants to play tricks in the palace, she will never be able to succeed unless she fights with Concubine Yang Xian or Concubine Yuan Shu." Princess Changning shook her head and said, "There must be something wrong with Hongnong County. Maybe Yang Qian is not hers." My own son, as long as he gets mad because of this incident and thinks he is the future uncle, Mrs. Wei will not let him go."

"There are enough chess pieces in Hongnong County's mansion to watch over, your lord, don't worry." Wang Zixian continued, he had already recovered his composure, "I will send a few more people to pay attention to Yang Qian's movements." Of course, he didn't mind either. Secretly stimulated Yang Qian several times, forcing him to lose his mind, and then Mrs. Wei cleaned him up.In addition to using the concubine as the concubine, there is also the aunt's murder of the son. These few dramas of the Hongnong County Government Mansion are really getting more and more exciting.

After agreeing in a few words, the four of them left the secret room.Li Hui can conclude that he doesn't want to come here again in a short time.Anyway, there are many secret rooms in the Prince's Mansion of Xin'an County, and any one is better than this one! —By the way, shouldn't it be better for him to completely seal this secret room?

Seeing that he was restless, obviously still guilty of what happened just now, Wang Zixian chuckled, and kissed him sideways.He has known for a long time that Xuan Qi's face is a bit thinner than his, and he is good at patience, so he shouldn't test him in a fit of anger just now... Anyway, this time, it was the last time he lost control, and it will never happen again...

On the evening of this day, good news spread from the Taiji Palace: Yang Jieyu gave birth to the fourth prince, and both mother and child were safe.

The author has something to say: Prince Xin'an: I...I already have someone I like...

Lady Du: I know.

Prince Xin'an: How could you know?

Lady Du: I can tell.

Prince Xin'an: How can you tell?

Lady Du: Well, not everyone can see it, but I am quite sensitive.

Prince Xin'an: ...

Du Niangzi: In the past, you may need to restrain yourself a little, but in the future, you may not need to. I can be your shield.

Prince Xin'an: ...

Mrs. Du: Of course, you also have to be my shield, to prove that I am not overbearing, and to help our daughter of the Du family keep her reputation.

Xin'an County King: Deal

Lady Du: deal

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Princess Changning: Great!From now on, I can see Sister Du every day! !

Wang Zixian: ... One, a little, yes, no, yes! !