Chapter 171: The Stone of the Red Heart (Part II)
A farce at the door of Gee's mansion was seen by people with a heart.
The next day, there were several officials in the matter, supervising the imperial history, etc., respectively, to impeach Quan Ce and Ge Hui, on charges of arson and murder and robbery of people's daughters.
Luoyang Mansion is a local pro-people official, Sima Wanglu was ordered to investigate thoroughly, and went to Princess Yiyang's Mansion to inquire and verify, Quan Ce was not in the house, Fu Hui arranged for the people to open the door, they checked, questioned a few times, and found that the facts were clear and simple, and the streets were full of witnesses.
Wang Lu grasped the accurate information, and his heart was settled, and he immediately went to the recital to state the ins and outs, and returned the innocence of Quan Ce and Ge Hui, and Quan Ce handled the wedding of the steward and maid around him.
This matter is not big, and Quan Ce has no intention of pursuing it, those few officials pulled out the big banner of rumors and innocence, and they didn't even receive a reprimand, even if the matter was exposed, it didn't even make a wave.
Princess Taiping's Mansion, a small courtyard of self-denial.
Quan Ce let the maid change his clothes for himself, he wanted to accompany Princess Taiping out, and the clothes she changed were naturally the type she liked, indigo brocade clothes, embroidery patterns on the shoulders and chest, clouds and waves, quite interesting.
Quan Ce's mood is not as bright as his clothes, his face is as heavy as water, his heart is timid, the housewarming of the county prince of Wu'an, the officials and ministers of the court have come to cheer, they are rich and noble, and their eyes are full of prosperity, indicating that his influence is not what it used to be, he has already stood on his heels in the court and has become a recognized chess player, but there are also side effects, he stands in the spotlight, every move is in the eyes of people, and he must be more cautious.
"Quan Ce to meet his aunt" Quan Ce made a salute in a proper manner.
"Da Lang, come on, let my aunt see" Princess Taiping was in a good mood, holding Quan Ce's hands with both hands, very satisfied, a few steps to change positions, swaying, improvised a dance, Quan Ce stood there, with an embarrassed smile on his face, and followed her direction in a circle, and there was no other movement.
"Da Lang Teye is also wooden, and he doesn't accompany his aunt, and he doesn't have a fiery heart, where will there be a good sentence? No wonder you haven't had a good work in a while," Princess Taiping was extremely dissatisfied, frowning and counting him.
Quan Ce sneered, his daily life is indeed less passionate, unrestrained moments, the past and present lives are the same, but the temperament is fixed, he doesn't care, fortunately, he learned to play the piano, can use it to prevaricate, "Aunt wants to dance, I can accompany you"
"The accompaniment has its own music, where can I use you" Princess Taiping rolled her eyelids and didn't buy it, "Your Royal Highness's guests, there are many talented and beautiful men who can sing and dance, poetry and painting, you don't want people to compare"
Quan Ce smiled on his face, feeling more and more uncomfortable in his heart, and even regretted a little, the trip to Princess Qianjin's mansion, Princess Taiping had already mentioned it, he refused, but he couldn't bear Princess Taiping's various requests, so he failed to stick to his original intention, and now it seems that it was a miscalculation.
Princess Taiping seemed to know what was on his mind, and took him by the hand and walked out slowly, speaking softly, "You can rest assured, you are clean and self-conscious, you are a clean and upright man, aunt only feels sorry for you, and will not let those pickled dirt fall on you, the guest of honor of His Royal Highness Qianjin today is Wu Sansi, we are just accompanying guests, happy to stay for a while, unhappy, then tell my aunt, aunt will take you away is"
"Thank you, auntie," Quan Ce thanked softly.
Princess Taiping smiled, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, she remembered her predecessor, Xue Shao is also a stable character, gentle as jade, easy not to show the edge, and now, everything is a thing of the past.
The jade hand tightened, and a strange feeling flashed in her heart, although her favorite nephew by her side, although she listened to her words and planned a lot of things for her, she always felt that it seemed to be a little far away from her.
It doesn't work, she doesn't allow it.
"Da Lang, don't ride a horse today, accompany your aunt in the car" Quan Ce has already brought out the horse, and when he heard the words, he had to hand it over to the servant again, in exchange for a dissatisfied snort, its exercise has dropped so much that it has not been able to have fun for some time.
"Da Lang, how is your relationship with Yan Shansi?" As soon as Quan Ce sat down, he heard such a question, and mentioned it slightly in his heart, and said cautiously, "Yan Shilang is generous, kind to others, elegant, and dusty, I have met with him three times, and I have never had a deep friendship, and I can't talk about friendship."
Princess Taiping chuckled, pulled Quan Ce, and let him sit beside him, "Da Lang is soft and elegant on the surface, but in fact, he is the most picky about people, and he can meet you three times in a short time, except for the local official Lang Du Yanyan, there is no second person, that Yan Shansi must have something extraordinary, and invite him to come to the house another day, Liu Xinggan is now also in the Chunguan Yamen, and he can be introduced to one or two."
Quan Ce's face flashed with different colors, and he quickly showed a smile, "It's all at my aunt's orders."
Princess Taiping nodded absently, leaning crookedly on the carriage car, obviously relaxing a lot, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep.
Quan Ce still sat upright, his eyes empty, he was unwilling to use conspiracy tactics against those close to him, but he would no longer pin his future and fate on anyone.
The princess of Qianjin, who has heard her name for a long time, has not seen her person, but now she can see it, but she is very unappetizing, she should be more than forty years old, not tall, combing a towering snail bun, looking slightly uncoordinated, plump, face like a full moon, and there is always a strong coquettish atmosphere between the eye waves.
Quan Ce's impression of her was not good, and now when she sees the deity, her perception is even worse to the extreme, Princess Taiping introduced it very clearly, Quan Ce is her nephew, but the princess is still deliberately suppressed, but the voice that everyone around can hear, said, "Quan Langjun is known as both civil and military, and his physique is also burly, thinking about it, he must be extremely capable, giggles"
Holding a purple brocade to his mouth, the giggles were frivolous.
Princess Taiping hurriedly diverted the conversation, took the help of the son and her, took the hand of Quan Ce, and entered the back garden with a familiar way, as the goddaughter of the Empress Wu, the treatment of the princess is not bad, the garden covers a vast area, the water pavilion is complete, and the miscellaneous servants here are all incense and powder, and the eyebrows are clear.
"Da Lang, aunt will tell you a story" Princess Taiping stopped beside the water pavilion and sat on the beauty's back, where in addition to the cool breeze and cold pool, there are withered yellow lotus leaves, she seems to like this kind of cold and killing place.
The story of Princess Taiping is not complicated, after listening to the beginning, Quan Ce knew that the protagonist of the story was herself, a simple sentence, so heavy that it was indescribable, "...... The girl, who was only seven years old, was defiled by her cousin......"
"When she was ten years old, her father was ill, and her mother's lover was on a trip, two or three, all of whom had found opportunities to molest her, they thought that a few words, a few small things could coax her, in fact, she knew everything, she just didn't want her family to be ugly, and she didn't want her father who doted on her the most to be sad...... The father still went early, and he didn't know that his daughter, who was like a treasure and treasure, had already been ruined...... The only thing she is precious is her bloodline and identity, and the identity given by her father ......"
Princess Taiping said quietly, Quan Ce listened quietly, neither of them cried, but their eyes were red.
The world has seen a lot of pain, and people will slowly become numb.
"Auntie, the child is wrong," Quan Ce gently put his arm around her shoulder and said in a deep voice.
"Da Lang, you're not wrong, how can the royal prince be wrong?" Princess Taiping quickly cleaned up her mood, returned to her face with pride, and pushed him away, the temperature there made her feel afraid, "Aunt just wants to remind you that although Princess Qianjin looks a little profligate, her nature is not bad, you must not be confused by her appearance and miss the help"
Quan Ce nodded heavily, and did not say anything more.
(End of chapter)