Chapter 22: Resentment
It's been ten days since the wedding, and the prince hasn't been exposed to his own body, and it's hard to even see the prince's face these days, often just at night from the inner servant with a sentence, either 'the prince is tired and won't come back', or 'the prince is deliberating, don't come back, please rest the princess early', anyway, it's staying alone in the empty room every night - 1-
Thinking that he was not at fault, this made Zhu Shuzhen unable to figure out what it was for, and the stewards and chamberlains who wanted to reply were also vague and refused to say it explicitly, and the maids and nurses who came over to marry him gradually got a few words from the mouths of the people in the palace, as if there were few women in the inner courtyard of the palace, and even if there were, they were all married, and in addition to the attendants sent by the palace, the servants who served the prince were the internal guards in the army; Then there is the prince who met a woman in the northwest, accompanied the prince on his westward expedition, and was deeply loved by the prince, but in the end he had to marry the lady of the Zhu family because of the emperor's order, but he couldn't forget the woman in the northwest; What's more, it is said that one of the prince's most trusted internal guards suddenly left before his wedding, which made the prince extremely angry, and swore to kill him with his fingers, but he also suffered internal injuries and collapsed...
But there is one thing they didn't say, that is, a random handyman in the house will have a monthly salary of ten yuan, which is not counting all kinds of benefits and year-end bonuses, and the income can be as high as the income of a low-class county magistrate, and he only takes one or two yuan of monthly money.
As soon as the words passed, they often went out of shape, and Zhu Shuzhen, who had only been in the mansion for a few days, how could she understand the reason, but the protector added fuel and vinegar, plus his own conjecture and speculation, and gave the report to the princess. Soon analyzed the reasons why the prince refused to have a 'round house' with the princess, one is that the prince is simply a waste. It is inhumane, otherwise how could there be no young maids in the house. In fact, it is not unreasonable for them to think so, not to mention the prince of the pride of the sky, who is the son of some high-ranking families, who does not accept a few concubines before marriage; The second is that the old love of the prince is unforgettable. had already quietly brought the northwest woman back to Beijing, hid in the courtyard of Fuzhong, and stayed with each other day and night, so he snubbed the newlywed princess; There is also the fact that the prince really doesn't like women, but has the good of Longyang, and the internal guard who ran away is the male pet of the prince, otherwise how could the prince be so angry.
Although Zhu Shuzhen is smart and intelligent, she was born in the family of the eunuch. But he grew up in a deep house, and his family held it like a pearl, and his subordinates flattered him, where would he know that there were so many idle things. Hearing these rights and wrongs, in her eyes, the sky is always blue, the water is always clear, and living in the 'news network', she can't guess what those people are thinking.
At first glance, I heard such negative information. Ben was also ashamed to open his mouth to argue, but he was just stuffy in his heart, but today he heard some 'whispers' and learned that the key he got in his hand was only Neiku's. The money that can be mobilized is only the prince's fortune and the emperor's reward, and the filial piety and business income everywhere are still in the hands of the governor of the foreign government. She checked the accounts, and sure enough. This money is not enough for the salaries of these domestic servants in the palace, and it is obvious that the prince still has something to hide from her.
Thinking that although she is the heroine of the palace, it is difficult to get the trust of the prince, and she is not even as good as a domestic servant, how can she be comfortable in her heart, and then she was pouted by a few 'family members', and she completely believed the words that came to her ears, and she was angry and wanted to see what secrets were in the plum garden where the prince lived, and by the way, she asked the prince clearly, but she was blocked by the inner servant.
"Princess, I'm sorry, today's prince is a military order, no one is allowed to trespass, if you break in, the villain will also die, the king has to offend so much!" Xifu took a step back and said, with a wave of his hand, the two people of Quanfu who were on duty with him blocked the way into the garden, held their hands on the handle of the knife, and did not take half a step back.
"It's the opposite, it's the opposite, you dare to be rude to the master's mother..."Zhu Shuzhen's nurse first made a noise and shouted loudly, wanting to arouse the anger of the public, but the facts in front of her were very unexpected, whether it was the people in the garden or the people outside, they all scoffed at it, and no one came forward to uphold 'justice'. …,
"The prince is deliberating, please silence!" What's even more unbearable is Quanfu's 'adding fuel to the fire'.
"You are too unreasonable, I want to see the prince!" Zhu Shuzhen's silver teeth were almost crushed, before marriage, she fantasized about living a harmonious life with the prince, chanting poems against each other, and a small life of wind and snow, but she didn't expect the contrast to be so great, which made her unacceptable, but at this time, she could only endure and say.
"Please wait a moment, the princess, the villain will go in and report!" Cherish the blessing and give the salute, but the body did not dodge, still blocking the way, and there was no intention of getting out of the way.
"The prince has an order, please wait for the princess in the study!" When he was young, he came out to give a salute when he saw joy.
"See, this slave is rude to this concubine, and he will be punished heavily!" Zhu Shuzhen saw that she didn't say a word of punishment to the two people who blocked her, and she didn't reprimand, so she couldn't help but 'remind'.
"The princess can't help it, the military law is strict, the prince must not disobey the three orders, even the princess, you must not disobey, they are just the duty, they should not be punished!" Seeing that Xi smiled and said.
"Seeing Xi, just two guards dare to be rude to the princess, so there are no rules in the palace?" Zhu Shuzhen's nurse heard Xi say this, and she couldn't be angry.
"Hehe, Zhu Ma, although the little one is the slave of the prince, he is also the head of the six products, and the word 'see Xi' is not something that anyone can call casually, you just entered the house not long ago, you don't understand the rules, and I won't pursue it today, but I don't want to hear it again next time!" Seeing Xi Lise said to Zhu's mother, although his official position is not high, he has been by the prince's side for a long time, and his words are naturally a little majestic, which scared Zhu's mother to the point of 'discoloration', hiding behind the princess, and she didn't dare to come out with her head down, "Princess, although the prince is easy-going, there are rules in the house, the princess will know if she stays for a few more days, please go in with the villain, the matter is about to end!" ”
"Alright, lead the way!" Zhu Shuzhen glared at her nurse fiercely, blaming her for being too talkative, she was originally asking for her own guilt, but she was smashed by her words, so that she couldn't get off the stage, as if the subordinates of the Zhu Mansion didn't understand the rules, they lost the face of the Zhu family, and they couldn't mention the punishment of the two of them, so they had to say helplessly.
Zhu Shuzhen married into the palace or the first time to walk into the plum garden, she soon found that here is different from other places in the palace, here more solemn, less elegant, everything is a combination of straight lines and right angles, no sleek only stiff, people feel depressed, but the vines in the garden have just sprouted, and the blooming spring makes the garden more warm and vibrant.
The doors and windows of the main hall are closed at this moment, and there are internal guards on duty outside the three zhangs, only the new head of the guard, Wangfu, is guarding the door, passing tea and other things. As soon as Zhu Shuzhen approached the main hall, she suddenly felt a chill in her back, as if she had fallen into a cold hell, but this chill was fleeting, and it seemed to be just an instantaneous illusion, but she obviously shivered when she saw the nurse.
"Princess, please go this way!" Seeing that the princess was about to climb the stairs and prepare to enter the main hall, she hurriedly blocked it, bowed down and said, let her go to the wrong door.
"Oh, can't this concubine go in?" Zhu Shuzhen was a little angry, walking in her own home, seeing her husband again, but she was restricted everywhere.
"Princess, the prince asked you to wait in the backyard study, the house is discussed, no one who has nothing to do with the summoning of the prince is not allowed to approach, otherwise the prince will be angry!" Jianxi still said with a smile, but Zhu Shuzhen clearly felt that his words were indisputable.
"See, is the prince in the plum garden these days?" Zhu Shuzhen didn't want to bother to say any more, and followed the guidance of Jianxi to the right side door.
"Princess, yes, these days, the prince lives in the plum garden to deal with official affairs and discuss matters with the stewards of the palace and the generals in the army!" See the joyful answer.
"How is the prince's health?" Zhu Shuzhen asked again.
"It's not good, the prince has eaten less these days, and he can only sleep for two or three hours a day, and he vomited blood once!" Jianxi's face darkened and said. …,
"What, why didn't you tell me when the prince was sick, did you ask the doctor to see it, what is the disease?" Zhu Shu was really shocked, the prince was sick and he didn't know anything.
"The prince didn't let him say, so as not to worry the princess, now he has asked the imperial doctor in the palace to see it, and the mother also gave medicine, saying that he has been too tired recently, and there is no big problem, as long as he recuperates for a while!" See the joy of returning.
"Oh, in that case, why don't you persuade the prince to rest more and discuss matters?" Zhu Shuzhen said with a sullen face.
"Alas, I can't persuade him, now the northwest is preliminary, Tong Taiwei declares that Jiangnan is dispatched, and the southeast is dispatched, and the prince is also the deputy envoy of the northwest roads, and there are some things that need to be decided by him, and the prince has not returned to the house for two years, and many things need to be dealt with by him, because the big wedding has accumulated until now, the prince can only be busy day and night, where can he rest assured!" Jianxi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Oh!" Zhu Shuzhen hummed thoughtfully, and suddenly felt that he had misunderstood the prince, but he still suspected him of hiding in the garden to do something unscrupulous, "See, why is this garden so tightly guarded?" As she walked, she saw that every door was guarded by internal guards, but the rest of the house was much more lax.
"Princess, that's the case, because many people in the court are at odds with the prince, and in the pacification of Western Xia, there are also many enemies, they all want the prince to die, we have to guard against it, even so, the prince has been in danger several times, escaped from death, and it is very thrilling!" See Xi replied.
"Hmmm! You have worked really hard, worrying about the prince every day! Zhu Shuzhen somewhat understood why these people were so nervous, it turned out that the prince's seemingly peaceful life was full of blood and rain, and her tone of voice also eased.
"Alas, there was Zhao Xin by the prince's side earlier, I can still have a leisure, but now that he is gone, all the big and small things have become my own, and I have to open and close my eyes when I sleep, lest something happen!" See the joy sighed.
"Zhao Xin?! Is it the captain of the guard who ran away, and why did he run away? Zhu Shuzhen said curiously... (To be continued......)