Crown Prince's Counterattack

The car drove staggeringly all the way from the palace to Chang'an Street. Yuan Hui and Sima Yi sat in the same carriage. For the first time, they were a little absent-minded. Outside the carriage, the lively cries kept coming in. Yuan Hui suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment as if in a lifetime. .

"Don't worry, Gu will be with you"

Seeing Yuan Hui was in a trance, Sima Yi held Yuan Hui's hand to comfort him, Yuan Hui came back to her senses and smiled shyly.Because it was a daily visit to relatives, after the two discussed it, they came over easily.

The carriage walked for a while, and finally stopped slowly.

Yuan Hui held her breath and tried her best to look calm. She lifted the curtain and saw Yuan's couple standing at the gate to greet them and brother-in-law standing behind them, looking at them eagerly.

Because they got the news from the palace early, everyone in the Yuan Mansion was overjoyed, especially Mrs. Yuan. Early in the morning, everyone was waiting in front of the mansion, waiting for them to become the crown prince. The eldest lady returned from visiting her relatives.

Sima Yi got out of the car first, and then helped Yuan Hui out of the car. He was considerate and thoughtful, which greatly comforted Mrs. Yuan who was paying close attention to her. The earlier worries finally dissipated.

"My minister sends His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess concubine please greet me"

Yuan Xiaoju quickly regained his composure after being excited, and hurried forward with his family to say hello.

"Please hurry up, today Gu and Princess Jian are going out of the palace, some etiquette can be saved, when it comes to folk etiquette, you are still a lonely father-in-law, and you should only think of your greetings."

"Don't dare, don't dare"

Yuan Xiaoju shook his head again and again, saying that he didn't dare. Sima Yi knew in his heart that these old ministers who upheld Confucianism were quite pedantic in some aspects. With a sigh of relief, he, a courtier, would not dare to accept the grand gift of the prince.

Mother Yuan looked at Yuan Hui excitedly, and kept wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. Yuan Hui's eyes were completely red when she saw her mother like this. And wept.

Although the brother and sister-in-law behind were excited, they still controlled it and looked at everyone eagerly.

After exchanging pleasantries, the excitement of several people gradually calmed down. Sima Yi followed Yuan Xiaoju to the study, while Yuan Hui followed Yuanmu.

Mother Yuan pulled Yuan Hui to sit on the bed, looked at her carefully, and saw that she looked really good, so she finally felt relieved.The news that came these days made her terrified, she cried several times at night, and she always regretted letting this daughter into the palace back then.

It is not only her, but also the honor of the whole family that her daughter can enter the palace and become a princess.Besides, His Royal Highness the crown prince has a noble status and is even more talented. The current queen is also her good friend when she was in the boudoir, but this marriage, which was always in the heart of Yuanmu, was never expected to develop to a later stage.

Everyone knows that the prince doesn't like the princess and even prefers concubines. This marriage, which was so glorious in the past, has now become a joke in Chang'an city. Tears washed my face.But the royal family is noble, even if they want to seek justice for their daughter, it is impossible for them to do so, so they can only swallow their anger and let their daughter struggle hard in the harem, and they have not been able to rely on them all these years.

This time, news came from the palace that His Highness the Crown Prince would accompany his daughter home to visit relatives. This news made Yuan's mother excited for a few days, and she couldn't even believe it. Mother was finally relieved.

"Hui'er, are you feeling better?"

The concubine was stunned by the prince, and Yuan's mother was very angry when she knew about it, but she had no way to seek justice for her daughter. She couldn't see Yuan Hui at all, and could only get vague information from others. This was the first time the mother and daughter met after Yuan Hui recovered from her illness.

"Mother, don't worry, the daughter's health is already recovering, and the mother is worried about her daughter"

Yuan Hui's face was moved. Since she entered the palace, she realized how happy she was in her boudoir, but she couldn't go back. Fortunately, she now has His Highness. Thinking about it this way, Yuan Hui's sad mood improved a lot.

"The mother will rest assured"

Mother Yuan patted the back of Yuan Hui's hand, sighed, raising a child who is a hundred years old, and often worrying about 99, she is most worried about her poor daughter now.

"Hui'er, Your Highness is waiting for you..."

Yuan's mother hesitated to speak, for fear of making her daughter sad, as far as Yuan's mother knew, the prince had never liked Hui'er very much. When she saw the prince several times, all she saw was the prince's indifference towards Hui'er, but today the prince Accompanying Hui'er to Gui Ning, the tenderness in her eyes did not seem to be fake, which made Mother Yuan think a little more.There is no room for change in this marriage. Huier can only spend her whole life in the harem. If she can get some love from the crown prince, coupled with the status of the crown princess, the rest of her life will not be too much. sad.

"Mother, the prince...he is very good to his daughter, you don't have to worry anymore"

Yuan Hui's eyes flickered, thinking of Sima Yi's thoughtfulness and gentleness, the sweetness in his heart couldn't be stopped.

Seeing her daughter's spring-like appearance, Yuan's mother felt unhappy instead of worried. Just like Xiaoyue thought, the daughter gave up her heart. If the crown prince once again neglected the princess, then... Yuan's mother would simply I can't imagine it, I can only hope that my daughter won't suffer such a hard life, just falling in love with the man of the royal family, this road is too difficult to walk.

What Yuanmu admired most in her heart was her close friend in the boudoir back then, the empress empress Dugu Jialuo, who is now a noble person. She really got what all women in the world dream of. She is jealous, but she still blocked all the slander, and insisted on going all the way with His Majesty. This is so rare for an emperor who can sit on the world's beauties. It can be seen that His Majesty's deep affection, Queen Dugu is very lucky.But Mother Yuan didn't think that her daughter would have such means and blessings. As the prince of a country, His Royal Highness, there must be many women around her. How can the daughter entrusted to the crown prince do it.

"Hui'er, you must not..." Falling in love with the prince

Mother Yuan swallowed the words again.

"Mom, don't you want anything?"

Yuan Hui asked puzzledly.

"Mother is asking you to remember not to forget to give birth to a legitimate son for the crown prince"

Mother Yuan's words changed, seeing her daughter's shy face, how could she have the heart to pour cold water on her at this time, her daughter must have had a bad life these years, why can't she be happy for a while, If there is such a day, the daughter has a son under her knees, and she will have support for the rest of her life. With a child, the daughter's mind will also have sustenance. This is how all women in the world have survived. Mother Yuan looked at it lovingly According to Yuan Hui, the beloved son of parents is a long-term plan!

"Ok!"

Although Yuan Hui was shy, she nodded firmly. It wasn't because she wanted someone to rely on for the rest of her life, as Yuan's mother wanted in her heart, but maybe she wanted to have his blood if she loved someone. She really wanted it very much. and His Royal Highness have one of their children.

On one side, the mother and daughter had a happy conversation, but on the other side, the atmosphere in the study was somewhat stagnant.

Compared with ordinary sons-in-law, the pair of sons-in-law in the study are somewhat different, not only because of the disparity in status, but more importantly, this son-in-law has caused the daughter he holds in his palm to suffer a lot, but he just can't Seeking justice for his daughter personally, this kind of anger is deeply hidden in Yuan Xiaoju's heart. Even if Sima Yi's performance is good today, he can't easily erase his harm to his daughter.

Sima Yi was also a little embarrassed, he could see that Master Yuan had deep resentment towards him, but it was because of his status that he was quite patient, Sima Yi was also helpless, this matter was not done by him, But he has to bear it all, not to mention the state of mind of Master Yuan is not incomprehensible, but he just loves his daughter deeply.

"Over the years, Gu has made the Crown Princess suffer a lot of grievances. Now it is too late to regret. Today I am here to plead guilty to the boss. I hope you can forgive Gu's mistakes, but the past is irreparable, but Gu will definitely not. If the Crown Princess suffers a little bit of grievance, please believe Master Yuan."

Sima Yi put down the slightly cold teacup in his hand, with a sincere expression.

Yuan Xiaoju took a deep look at Sima Yi, saw the seriousness in Sima Yi's eyes, and heaved a long sigh.

"Your Highness is serious, but Hui'er is the only daughter-in-law of the old minister, please take care of him for the sake of the old minister in the future."

Yuan Xiaoju's heart is not without resentment, but some things are not only useless but harmful if they are pursued further. Today, the prince personally came to the door to apologize, and he is extremely sincere. Even if the prince treats his daughter poorly in the future, he can only bear it. This is the reason why ministers have to die.The fact that Hui'er is now the crown princess cannot be changed, he can only hope that the crown prince can treat his daughter better in the future, so that he can rest assured.

Over the years, because of the matter of the Crown Princess, the relationship between Yuan Xiaoju and the Crown Prince has always been cold, even slightly hostile. After today, he has no choice but to get closer to His Highness in many matters. The relationship between in-laws is a natural alliance. .

"Lord Yuan, don't worry, Hui'er is an orphaned concubine, an orphaned wife, and the mother of an orphaned child. Gu will definitely treat her well."

Yuan Xiaoji let go, and Sima Yi also showed a satisfied smile.Yuan Xiaoju is Yang Jian's trusted subject, and the power of the Xianbei nobles behind him should not be underestimated. Sima Yi believes that after today, this power will move closer to him.

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King Jin's Mansion

The night was about to darken, and the door of the main courtyard was locked, because they knew that the prince would not come to the concubine's place tonight.

"Master, it's been almost a month, aren't you worried?"

While helping Xiao's face cleansing, Liu Yuan was talking to her.

"It's not a good thing for the lord to dote on the one from Lan Yi Yuan!"

Hearing Liu Yuan mentioning Lanyi Courtyard, the smile on Xiao's face faded, and there was a faint cold light in his bright black eyes, which seemed to be mocking and disdainful.

There is a new beauty living in the Lanyi Courtyard. I heard that she is very beautiful. The prince has been very fond of her lately. It is rare that she has not faded after a month.

"My lord likes it, what can I do!"

Xiao Shi looked at his face in the mirror and said expressionlessly.Outsiders say that Jin Wang and his wife are deeply affectionate. In fact, Xiao Shi understands his greedy and lustful nature best. Compared with the one in the East Palace, the prince knows how to cover it up. She knows that apart from the women in the palace, the prince is outside the palace. He also bought a lot of property. Although he wanted to hide it from him, she was not a vegetarian.

"Then what should I do?! The princess might as well ask the empress..."

"shut up!"

Liu Yuan's face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground trembling slightly, the hostility on Xiao's face dissipated a little, and she didn't speak when she looked at Liu Yuan who was kneeling on the ground, allowing her to kneel for half an incense stick.

What a little girl doesn't understand, even though it is for her own good, she must also understand the truth that misfortune comes from her mouth, especially when she is by her side, she must know how to be cautious.Xiao Shi understands her position very well, she knows what the prince needs to do by herself, and also knows what she should not do.

As for the one in Lanyi Courtyard, although Xiao Shi felt uneasy in her heart, she would not take action easily when the prince was still in high spirits, that was the way of a wise person.What's more, no matter how much the prince likes that person, he will not shake her position until he ascends to that position, not to mention that she has children by her side, and more importantly, thinking of that incident, Xiao Shi still feels terrified .

Compared with the Mrs. Xia back then, this one is nothing now. That one is really favored by the prince, and lasts for a long time. As a princess, she sometimes feels jealous because of such favor, but although He didn't expect the prince to give the abortion pill after he knew that the lady was secretly pregnant. He didn't expect that the blood collapsed because of the month's beating, and he even lost the child with him.This incident touched Xiao Shi a lot. If she was not a concubine, but... it would inevitably make Xiao Shi feel sad, and within a few days, the prince brought back a newcomer, and slowly No one remembers this concubine who was favored for a while, only Xiao Shi firmly remembers it in his heart, and understands the deep ambition hidden in the prince's heart.

Therefore, Xiao Shi didn't feel that Yang Guang's new love could pose any threat, and she even felt a little pity in her heart.

East Palace

Sima Yi dismissed all the palace people.

"How are things going?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the matter has been settled."

"Well done, you did not disappoint Gu"

Sima Yi nodded in satisfaction, his heart that had been tense for a long time finally relaxed a bit.

Many things are developing in a good direction, and the shadow of failure has gradually faded away. This time he will not give anyone another chance.

Compared with last time, God seems to favor him more this time.He inquired about Yang Guang's temperament in private, and knew that he was a womanizer, but he was also very self-disciplined.So it's hard to gain his trust for a woman sent over in an ordinary way.It happened that he knew that Yang Su had already had contact with Yang Guang in private, and he would definitely get close to the woman Yang Su sent up.Yang Su was cautious by nature, and secretly trained many women to win over courtiers. Most of these women were raised from childhood to ensure their center, and most of them were orphans.This time, the one who was sent to Prince Jin's mansion was the most outstanding one.Sima Yi secretly spent a lot of effort to find the girl's only remaining relative, and brought him back to Chang'an City as a bargaining chip. Although the method was not bright, it was the most effective way. A nail was inserted in the palace.But how to use this person, Sima Yi felt that it must be used wisely.

"Remember, the next thing to do is to be more careful and act cautiously"

"Understandable!"

After dealing with the matters, Sima Yi saw that it was not too late, so he was going to visit the Crown Princess Yuanshi.

Since Sima Yi came back with Yuan Hui to visit relatives a few days ago, the relationship between the two seems to have become closer, and the whole person seems to be much clearer than before.

"Your Highness, you are here..."

It was this kind of affectionate gaze again, Sima Yi only felt his scalp tingling, although he did it on purpose, but occasionally he would feel a little unbearable after he calmed down, and wanted to make up for it afterwards, and then kept falling into this It's a strange circle, but so far, he no longer has the right to refuse, Yuanshi's identity is too sensitive.

Knowing that Sima Yi would come over tonight, Yuan Shi had already dressed up and waited quietly for him to come, but when she really saw His Highness appearing in front of her, she realized what kind of joy it was. Unable to express his thoughts, Yuanshi's eyes on Sima Yi kept flickering.

Sima Yi shook his head. He was busy with political affairs all night, so he ignored his meal, and the eunuchs and maids around him didn't dare to disturb him lightly, so until now he hasn't touched a drop of water. When Yuan Hui mentioned it, he Only then did I realize that I was really hungry.

Yuan Hui was both joyful and distressed. Although it would make her happy to have dinner with His Highness, her busy government affairs made her feel even more distressed.Yuan Hui ordered the small kitchen to bring up the prepared meals, which had been prepared long ago, even if His Highness didn't use them, they had to be prepared there.

Yuan Hui sat down with Sima Yi, and the meal was quite warm for the two of them. It was rare for Sima Yi to be in this mood, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

After the two of them finished their meal and moved away from the table, only he and the Crown Princess Yuanshi were left in the room. Sima Yi looked shy and looked at his Yuanshi from time to time, only to feel that the atmosphere seemed a bit...wrong !

"It's getting late, you should go to bed early too!"

Sima Yi deliberately looked at the night outside, pretending to say casually, raised his foot and prepared to leave this slightly awkward atmosphere.

Before taking a few steps, Sima Yi found that his sleeve was being pulled.

"what happened?"

Sima Yi pretended to be ignorant, he thought that according to Yuanshi's temperament, she might not say anything beyond her bottom line, but the results were often unexpected.

"Your Highness won't stay tonight?"

That short sentence seemed to have exhausted all her courage, and she let go of all her reserve for this night.

Yuanshi's voice was as soft as a kitten's meowing, so soft that it was hard to hear, but it happened that Sima Yi's facial features were very sharp. Looking at Yuanshi, who was dripping blood from his cheeks to the tips of his ears, Sima Yi He felt that he was going to be a bad guy tonight.

"You haven't fully recovered yet, let's wait another day"

Sima Yi tried his best to express his meaning with tactful words.

After hearing the hidden meaning in Sima Yi's words, Yuan Hui's rosy cheeks paled instantly, and she unconsciously threw away her hand, ashamed to death, does your Highness think she has no sense of shame?Tears instantly pooled in her eyes.

Sima Yi didn't hear Yuan Shi's reply, but the hand holding his sleeve had already loosened, and Sima Yi's eyes suddenly became a little more relaxed.

But he didn't take a few steps and turned around again. Who made his facial features so sharp that he could hear the ticking sound of tears dripping on the ground!

Sima Yi walked to Yuan Hui's side, Yuan Hui was lowering her head and complaining about herself at the moment, Sima Yi pinched her chin, dragged her chin, raised her head, let her eyes meet his, looked at her from Tears flowed out of his eyes, and he wiped them tirelessly, with extremely gentle movements, Yuan Hui stared at him blankly.

"Why are you crying again?!"

The tone was obviously impatient, but Sima Yi said it was gentle and doting, Yuan Hui blushed, but she couldn't bear to look away.

"Does Your Highness despise my concubine?"

Yuan Hui looked at Sima Yi anxiously.

"Where did this start..."

"The concubine is not beautiful, His Highness definitely doesn't like it, and the concubine said such shameless things tonight, His Highness definitely doesn't like the concubine..."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Hui seemed to recall the past again, and cried again, the pear blossoms were raining, but fortunately, there was still some beauty in crying.

"Gu is just worried that your bones are still not well"

"The imperial doctor said that my body has fully recovered."

Yuan Hui said impatiently, her pretty face blushed again after she finished speaking, and she realized what she said impulsively.Having said that, Yuan Hui felt as if she was breaking a can, she became ruthless, put down all her worries, and closed her eyes not daring to look at Sima Yi.

"And the queen mother said she wanted to have a grandson"

Sima Yi had a concubine under his name, but he didn't have a legitimate son, so the meaning of Dugu Jialuo's words was already very obvious.

Sima Yi was stunned, looking at Yuan Hui with more seriousness and thoughtfulness, he made a decision immediately after several hesitations, but Yuan Hui, who had kept her eyes closed all this time, didn't see it, she was completely I dare not look at Sima Yi anymore.

She only felt her body lighten, and her whole body was suddenly hugged, and a faint ambergris instantly surrounded her.

"Your Highness..."

Like surprise or shyness, Yuan Hui took the initiative to put his arms around Sima Yi's neck, and leaned gently on his generous chest, with joy everywhere in his heart.

"It seems that we can only try our best to satisfy the wish of the queen mother."

Sima Yi looked at the woman in his arms, and leaned close to her ear and blew warm air.