"I wonder what is missing?" Chang Sui Ning asked curiously.
Duan accurately stated the only thing missing: "Back then, when I made a bet with His Highness, the competition was about embroidery skills. At that time, Your Highness and I each embroidered a handkerchief... When we sealed the box, we put the
The two handkerchiefs were put into the small box and put in together."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Duan's eyes were filled with tears: "I think His Highness opened this box later... and took away the pair of ugly handkerchiefs."
Hearing the word "ugly veil", Chang Sui Ning didn't know how to answer it.
The pair of veils were indeed extremely ugly, and she had indeed taken them away.
Before going to Beidi to get married, she secretly went to see Meng Lie for the last time. Out of various considerations, she left half a token with Meng Lie, saying that if she had any errands to answer to him in the future, she would use it.
The man comes with the other half of the token——
In fact, she knew the reason why Beidi named her to get married. At that time, she did not think that she would have a chance to return to Dasheng alive, nor did she think that the token would have any use worth mentioning.
land.
But when faced with a confidant who was weeping bitterly and refusing to let go, and who wanted to die with her own body, she couldn't put it down and said bluntly, "I will definitely die on this trip."
Therefore, her original words were mostly just to appease Hua Chong, and the token was only half a reassurance.
But she was afraid that Meng Lie would always keep this matter in mind, and that half of the token would fall into the hands of untrustworthy people and cause trouble to her former confidants, so for the sake of safety, she chose to keep the token.
, but never took it with me to Beidi.
That night, she dug out the box, threw the half token in, and while sitting on the ground alone reminiscing about the past, she took away the pair of ugly handkerchiefs, thinking that she would take them out to make fun of when Beidi was unhappy.
Duan Zhenyi is also good.
"There are so many valuable or interesting things in this box, but His Highness took away the pair of handkerchiefs alone. If it wasn't because he couldn't bear to leave me, what else..." Mrs. Duan was on the verge of bursting into tears: "I knew that at that time, Your Highness
Even though he says he doesn’t want to see me, the thing he cares about the most is me!”
"Before Your Highness got married, I asked to see her several times, but she refused to see me..."
"I was thinking about marrying someone, let Nao Shizi and his wife go to hell!" Duan was so moved by the scene that she could no longer suppress the sadness and regret in her heart for many years: "As long as His Highness is willing to see me, I must think
Fazi takes His Highness and escapes from the capital, wherever you go..."
With that said, he took the handkerchief from Chang Sui Ning silently and wiped his tears: "No matter where I run away, His Highness can always protect and support me."
Chang Suining: "..."
After escaping, she still needs to be raised by her, so the point of the two of them escaping together is... to make her more of a loser?
But at that time, Zhenyi had already married and had a child, and he actually thought about running away with her... Regardless of whether it was reliable or not, the determination to abandon her husband and son for her was quite moving.
.
At this time, Mrs. Duan cried with regret: "I should have been more decisive at the beginning. His Highness refused to see me. Even if I had to climb over the wall, I should have climbed in to see His Highness!"
Chang Suining subconsciously glanced at the high wall of the eldest princess's mansion and felt that the key point was not whether she was decisive enough, but whether Duan Zhenyi could break through or not.
Seeing Duan's tears falling more and more violently, Chang Sui Ningpo felt at a loss.
She is a person who doesn't know how to cry. Whenever she sees others crying with her, she always doesn't know what to do. This is why she didn't want to see Duan Zhenyi before they got married.
But I didn't expect that Li Shang could escape. Chang Sui Ning didn't escape, and she still had to go through this today.
She is not good at comforting people, but it is inappropriate not to say anything at this moment. She can only say: "My condolences, madam..."
But these words were not helpful, and they seemed to remind Duan of the fact that "the person is dead", making Duan cry even more uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Chang Sui Ning decided to find another way: "Madam, those pair of handkerchiefs... may not have been taken away by Her Royal Highness, right?"
When she spoke, her voice was very soft and slow, and she looked behind Mr. Duan hesitantly.
Although she is not good at persuading people, she has always been good at beating and intimidating people.
The girl's sight immediately made Duan's scalp tighten, her cry stopped, and she lowered her voice and said, "You can't..."
But she couldn't help but think of the strange noise she had just heard, and her body stiffened for a moment, but she was still comforting herself: "No ghost would look down on such a thing..."
Chang Sui Ning seemed to think for a moment: "Not necessarily."
After all, the embroidery skills themselves are quite underworld, so it would be reasonable for them to be noticed by ghosts.
Duan seemed to have thought of this, and immediately ignored her sadness. After her servants filled up the hole, she quickly took her things and fled.
Several people returned to the eldest princess's residence through the back door, straightened their clothes and cleaned up the dirt on their shoes, and then Chang Sui Ning supported Duan, whose eyes were red and swollen, and who seemed to be hurt and unable to take care of himself, and walked out.
Seeing Mrs. Duan crying like this, the maid of the eldest princess's mansion who was guarding the gate of the courtyard also felt sad and sad in her heart. She wanted to persuade but didn't know where to start, so she could only salute and lead Duan and his entourage out of the mansion.
But the maid gradually felt that something was wrong with the servant carrying the box.
The box was still the same box, but the servant's pace and demeanor seemed a little strange.
When he stepped out of the gate of the eldest princess's mansion, there was already a layer of sweat on the servant's forehead.
He tried his best to look relaxed, but there were too many things in the box, and the journey was too long!
If the box his wife had not brought was light enough, there would be no way he could move such things.
Duan was worried all the way, but fortunately she picked the one who looked the strongest, which didn't look good.
She had already imagined the terrible situation where the servant would lose his strength and fall down with the box, pouring out all the stolen goods in the box... If that were the case, she would not have to live anymore. The Double Ninth Festival next year would be her death anniversary, and her death would coincide with the Double Ninth Festival.
In terms of sacrifices, Zheng Guogong's government can save one sacrifice every year.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fortunately, not only was she afraid of embarrassment, but her servants were also ashamed, so she struggled to get out of the eldest princess's mansion.
But the slight trembling of his body and the strange look on his face could not be concealed.
The look of suspicion on the face of the eldest princess's female envoy was almost visible.
"Hey, Wei De, what's wrong with you?" Shi Shi's surprised and concerned voice sounded at this time: "But what's wrong with you?"
The servant's expression changed several times: "Back to Madam, I have severe abdominal pain..."
Another servant, who was waiting by the carriage without knowing it, heard this and quickly went to pick up the box in his hand.
Wade quickly walked around him, put the box into the carriage with his last breath, and then held his stomach in pain.
"This..." The female envoy from the eldest princess's palace could only say: "Then I will take this little brother to clean the room."
Duan nodded and agreed: "Go quickly."
The servant who was so tired that he didn't even want to walk even half a step was about to cry, but he could only say thank you to the female envoy with a red face, and followed the female envoy into the eldest princess's mansion through a side door to attend an event that was made out of nothing.
Clean house appointment.
Two-quarters of an hour later, when the servant came out of the eldest princess's mansion, his steps were trembling slightly, as if he had been squatting in the clean room for three days and three nights.
Mrs. Duan saw this and felt deeply uneasy about her conscience, so she decided to go back and make up for the five taels of silver.
The female envoy at the princess's palace was still suspicious.
After watching Duan's carriage go away, the envoy returned to the eldest princess's residence and carefully inspected it inside and out.
After repeatedly confirming that nothing was missing, the female envoy couldn't help but fall into self-blame - what was she thinking? How could the majestic Mrs. Zheng Guogong come to the eldest princess's mansion to steal things?
Madam Duan was the best wife of His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess during her lifetime. Madam Duan did not even follow the ancestor worship tour this time, but stayed in the capital to worship His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. Yet she actually used such mean people to speculate on other people's thoughts. She is still
person?
The female envoy was extremely ashamed, but Duan, who had fled with the stolen goods and was sitting in the carriage, had put away her sad mood and was immersed in the joy of having her wish fulfilled.
She held Chang Sui Ning's hand and lowered her voice and sighed: "Ning Ning, your dream is really amazing!"
Chang Sui would rather smile than say a word.
She has something even better.
"I wonder if you can do another favor for my aunt?" Duan's eyes were filled with earnestness and a hint of request.
"Ma'am, please speak."
"If you have another chance to dream about His Highness...can you help me ask where she was reincarnated?" There was a look of longing in Duan's eyes.
Chang Sui Ning paused for a moment and said, "Since I can still dream, I guess I haven't been reincarnated yet."
"That's right..." Mrs. Duan thought for a while, her eyes suddenly brightened: "Then can you tell Your Highness that if she is reincarnated, she will come to me!"
"?" Chang Suining looked at her belly subconsciously, feeling slightly horrified.
Mrs. Duan smiled uncomfortably. Although she wanted to say that she was willing to work harder for His Highness, she still chose to be more reserved in front of the younger generation: "It would be good if you can join our Wei family. Zi Gu will marry you for a while."
If you don't have a wife, you probably can't hope for one... If Your Highness can't wait, it would be feasible to go to the second room."
Listening to the guidance on reincarnation provided by Mr. Duan, Chang Suining nodded as calmly as possible: "...I will convey it to you when I have the opportunity."
"But...it has been more than ten years. If His Highness has not been reincarnated for a long time, could it be that he has some unfulfilled last wish?" Duan then thought about it.
"Maybe." Chang Suining looked at the street outside the car through the corner of the car curtain blown by the wind.
Mrs. Duan asked her to ask her about the eldest princess's unfulfilled last wish when she dreamed about it again.
Chang Suining nodded.
She has an unfulfilled wish.
But she planned to take matters into her own hands.
When the carriage passed by Dengtai Tower, Chang Suining's eyes silently paused for a moment.
In the near future, she and Meng Lie may have to meet each other.
The wind outside the car became stronger, and the sunlight was once again obscured by gray clouds.
It was just a little cloudy in the middle of the capital, but it was already raining outside the imperial mausoleum outside the capital.
The weather seemed fine in the morning, but just after the ancestor worship ceremony, the sky suddenly changed, and cold raindrops quickly fell.
As a last resort, the Holy Emperor had no choice but to lead the officials away from the altar and into the inner hall to continue the unfinished process.
Rainfall on the Double Ninth Festival is not a rare thing, but this is a troubled time. The heavy rain that interrupted the ancestor worship ceremony inevitably gave birth to an ominous meaning, and this ominousness spread silently among the officials.
Come on.
After the ceremony, the Holy Emperor entered the inner hall of the imperial mausoleum alone, and quietly looked at the Li family tablets placed on the shrine under the offerings of incense and candles.
She was still wearing the sacrificial robes, and the beads of the emperor's crown were moving slightly on her gray hair.
The white candles and the ever-burning lamps in the hall were also gently swaying, and the brightness and darkness were reflected uncertainly in the eyes of the Holy Emperor, who had become older and more majestic.
She stood silently for a long time before speaking slowly and with an unclear tone.
"Are you even blaming me and punishing me——"
"I have worked hard for Dasheng Jiangshan, and I have never done anything subversive for myself or the Ming family, but I still bear countless infamy... However, without me and without Ashang, how could Dasheng Jiangshan have enjoyed these ten years of peace?
?”
"I have lost my closest relatives because of Da Sheng. Is it not wrong for me to hand everything over to someone who has made no merit or contribution to Da Sheng?"
She kept asking questions, but those majestic tablets were destined not to give her an answer.
She doesn't need their answer, she has the answer in her heart.
The sound of wind and rain outside the palace was silent until midnight.
Early the next morning, the Holy Emperor set off back to Beijing.
However, halfway through the journey, heavy rain blocked the way again.
The heavy rain delayed the original journey plan, and the rain continued all the way. When the Holy Driver and his party approached the capital that day, the sky became dark and the city gate was closed.
Emperor Shengce was no longer in a hurry to move forward, but ordered him to rest for a day in Dayun Temple before entering the city.
This is not a precedent. In the past years, after worshiping ancestors in the imperial mausoleum, the Holy Master would stay in Dayun Temple for a day or two on his way back to offer incense and worship.
Everyone was tired from traveling in the cold rain, so they settled down at Dayun Temple. After drinking the hot soup sent by the monks and changing into dry clothes, most of them rested early.
Cui Jing didn't rest, and he didn't have time to change his wet robes. He was in the corridor in front of the Main Hall, and he was arranging with his subordinates the deployment of patrols in various places.
At this time, someone wearing a big cloak and holding an umbrella came.
Cui Jing looked over.
The visitor collected the umbrella and handed it to Changji, then walked towards Cui Jing.
"After the sage summoned Cui Dadu to do his work, he went to the Heavenly Lady Pagoda." Wei Shuyi conveyed.
He and his ministers were about to discuss matters with the saint, but the saint refused to rest. Instead, he went to the Heavenly Girl Pagoda in the rain and told Cui Jing to go there as well.
Cui Jing nodded to indicate that he understood.
Wei Shuyi brought the words to the back, but did not leave in a hurry. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally said: "Captain Cui, can you just move on and say something?"
Cui Jing glanced at him, then turned and walked ahead.
Wei Shuyi followed him.
The two of them walked to the end of the corridor. Yuan Xiang and Chang Ji were standing not far away. While they were on duty, they did not forget to stare at each other for a while.
"What's the matter?" Cui Jing asked.
"I just learned today that after the hibiscus flower banquet, the saint had sent people to secretly investigate where and what Mrs. Chang did in the early spring of February, and he had people investigate everything in detail... Do you know why the saint did this?"
The sound of rain outside the corridor was noisy, almost completely covering up Wei Shuyi's carefully kept voice.
But Cui Jing heard every word clearly, and waves suddenly spread deep in her heart.
In the darkness of the corridor on a rainy night, Cui Jing looked at Wei Shuyi: "In February, she returned to the capital with you. What happened to her in Hezhou at that time?"
He didn't want to explore what she hadn't taken the initiative to say, but now he had to ask.