Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite NextPage

13. The lesser of two evils(1/2)

Thirteen, two evils are the least

Outside Chuxiu Pavilion, dozens of eunuchs and palace maids stood there, Feng Ajian and Yun Ajian shouted inward through the gate, their voices were hoarse, and the gate did not move at all. When they saw the Empress arrive, they quickly knelt down to greet them.

Xiao Zhou Hou asked Feng Ajian: "Does the princess still not let others in?"

Feng Ajian said: "Yes, only Fangcha is inside, and everyone else is driven out."

Xiao Zhou Hou lifted his skirt lightly, walked forward gracefully, and shouted in person: "Huzhu, let Fangcha open the door, I have something to say to you."

Previously, Feng Ajian and Yun Ajian shouted out loud, but Princess Qingle ignored him. At this time, he heard the voice of his mother and replied in a crying voice: "My mother, my son said that it would be better to die than to go to the Southern Han Dynasty!"

When Zhou Xuan heard this, he thought to himself: "This princess finally broke out, but if you want it, you will break out sooner. Prince Xuezhu is about to arrive in Jinling and you will 'it rather die if you go to the Southern Han Dynasty'. You are the princess of the Tang Kingdom, not the little jass. How can such a big battle end?"

Xiao Zhouhou said: "Zhu'er, let Fangcha open the door first and say something well."

"No!" Princess Qingle took the initiative: "Mother, don't blame me for being rude, don't force me again, otherwise my minister will show my ambitions by death!"

I heard Fangcha scream: "Princess, don't!"

Xiao Zhou asked anxiously: "Fangcha, what's wrong with the princess?"

Fangcha Ceremony: "Empress, Your Highness the Princess wants to drink poison!"

"Ah!" Xiao Zhouhou was shocked: "Where did the poison come from the palace?"

The princess cried, "It's poison anyway. If the mother forces her son to force her son to drink poison to quench her thirst. If she doesn't, she will drink poison to die."

Xiao Zhou Hou still knows this willful daughter very well. This so-called poison is very likely to be fake, but in this situation, she can't force her anymore, otherwise she will be stupid when she starts to be silly. She turns around and smiles bitterly at Zhou Xuan and asks in a low voice: "Nephew Xuan, what do you think you should do?"

Zhou Xuan said: "Auntie goes back to the palace first, don't be anxious, my nephew will definitely persuade the princess to change her mind."

Xiao Zhouhou said: "I am really worried. Huzhu doesn't even open the door. What's wrong with dragging it like this!"

Zhou Xuan said: "It is easy to open the door for the princess——"

Xiao Zhouhou's eyes lit up and he asked, "What can I do if Nephew Xuan? It's not necessary to force the door. I know Huozhu's character, but I can't do it."

It's too ambiguous, too ambiguous! Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Is my nephew such a barbaric person? How could I force myself to break the door! The princess must open the door voluntarily, but after my nephew told me to open the door, my aunt would go back to the palace first. How about the matter here and let me take full control of the matter?"

The little Zhou Hou glanced at Zhou Xuan deeply and nodded, "It's accurate, I trust Nephew Xuan."

Zhou Xuan walked to the gate and shouted: "Your Highness, Princess, I am my foolish brother, please open the door."

Xiao Zhouhou thought to himself: "If you call Door Huzhu like this, it would be amazing if you would open the door for you."

Sure enough, Princess Qingle said angrily: "What are you here to do? Don't you open it!" The crying stopped.

Zhou Xuan said: "Princess, you are not a child either. Marriage is a big deal. Even if you want to regret the marriage, you have to discuss it carefully. Think about how to dissuade the prince of the Southern Han Dynasty. What can you solve if you lock yourself in the embroidery pavilion?"

Princess Qingle was silent for a while and asked, "You - Cousin Xuan, can you regret the marriage? Well, you have a solution. I heard Feng Ajian say that your current wife, Doctor Qin, regretted her cousin's marriage to you."

Zhou Xuan was so embarrassed.

Xiao Zhouhou walked quickly and said in Zhou Xuan's ear: "Nephew Xuan, it's not okay to regret the marriage."

Xiao Zhouhou's mouth was fragrant and exhaled like orchids. He was so close that he really made Zhou Xuan blush. He didn't dare to move his head, for fear of accidentally touching Xiao Zhouhou, and he whispered: "Don't worry, aunt, my nephew understand." He took a step forward and stayed away from Xiao Zhouhou, and said loudly: "Princess, open the door first. I'll discuss with you carefully. There must be a good solution. There must be a way before the car reaches the mountain, right? Close the door and cannot solve the problem."

After a moment, the door opened, the palace maid Fangcha came out, saluted Xiao Zhouhou first, and then said to Zhou Xuan: "Your Highness, please come in."

When the young Zhou Hou saw Zhou Xuan cheating the door open in a few words, there was a way. He didn't know how Zhou Xuan was lying behind him. It would be impossible for the Nan Han to not go, and said, "Huozhu, I'll go back to the palace first. If you have something to do, tell your cousin Xuan." He nodded to Zhou Xuan, left in a gorgeous palace skirt and style.

The group of eunuchs in Jingxu Palace, the palace maids, stood in front of Chuxiu Age, and Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, everyone will go to work for their duties. It's useless to gather here. Feng Ajian and Yun Ajian, take them away. The princess will have me to comfort me."

Feng Ajian, Yun Ajian retreated with his men.

Zhou Xuan followed Fangcha to Chuxiu Pavilion and came to Princess Qingle's bedroom. He saw Princess Qingle leaning against a bamboo couch, with her back facing the door, her hair was combed in a bun, and her purple ribbon was hanging on her shoulders. She did not make a palace bun or wear a hairpin. The Biluoshi Palace Skirt was lightly wrapped around her delicate body, and the back of her neck was white. When Zhou Xuan came in, she did not get up, and she lay on her side with a slightly raised buttocks.

Zhou Xuan saw that there was a teacup in the small table in front of the bed, and the tea soup was light brown. It must have been the "poison" used by Princess Qingle to quench her thirst, and said, "I stood in the scorching sun for a long time, and my throat was so thirsty that I smoked—" I picked up the teacup and wanted to drink it.

Fangcha said with a "ah": "My Duke, this is His Royal Highness's tea cup, this tea is poisonous."

Zhou Xuan knew it was mint tea as soon as he sniffed. He laughed in his heart and said, "It's okay, I have ancestral detox pills, which is just right to drink poison to quench thirst." He drank all the mint water in the teacup in a big mouthful, smacked his tongue, and his mouth was cool.

Princess Qingle couldn't lie down anymore and turned around and sat up suddenly. Her hair was slightly messy, her face had tears, and her eyes were staring at Zhou Xuan with wide eyes. She put one hand on her hips and the other on the bamboo couch. Her legs were tied together and turned to one side. She twisted her body like that, with a special charm, and she said angrily: "Did Cousin Xuan come to see me for a joke?"

Zhou Xuan put down the teacup and said strangely: "What a joke I'll come to see you! I was entrusted by my aunt to comfort the princess."

Princess Qingle snorted heavily, and after a while, she asked: "Cousin Xuan really has a way to prevent me from marrying to Nanhan?"

Zhou Xuan did not answer, but said, "Get up early in the morning to play drums and play balls, and then go to the Qinhuai River to see the house. I haven't eaten yet. I'm so hungry. What food does the princess have to fill her hunger?"

Princess Qingle said in a bad voice: "I've been hungry for a day, so what can I eat for you!"

Zhou Xuan's nose twitched and said, "The hungry person has a very smart nose. I seem to smell the fragrance of scallion pancakes--"

Gong'e Fangcha heard the sound of "Ah", and her eyes couldn't help but glance at somewhere, and quickly withdrew her gaze.

Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, and strode to a delicate mahogany cabinet beside the north window under the gaze of Princess Qingle and Fangcha. He opened the cabinet door and lifted up a round porcelain plate. He said happily: "Haha, there are scallion oil cakes and toad cakes, which are very good. I love these two things the most in Jinling snacks." He picked up a piece of scallion oil cake and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them beautifully.

Fangcha widened his eyes and said, "Mr. Duke, there is only one left. If you eat His Royal Highness, you will have nothing to eat."

Princess Qingle wanted to laugh and cry, so she grabbed the teacup on the small desk and smashed it at Zhou Xuan: "Go to die!"

Zhou Xuan was quick-witted and grabbed the teacup. This was his skill when he was a child playing sandbag with a girl. He put the teacup and porcelain plate into the mahogany cabinet and said slowly: "The princess doesn't want to listen to my ideas?"

"If you don't listen, don't listen, go out!" Princess Qingle covered her face with her hands and screamed.

Zhou Xuanke said: "Fangcha, go out for a while, I have something important to discuss with the princess."

Fangcha hesitated and looked at Princess Qingle.

Princess Qingle said, "Don't pay attention to Fangcha, Fangcha is here and let him go."

Zhou Xuan raised his face and said, "Fangcha, it was the Queen who asked me to persuade the princess. I am the imperial envoy. Do you dare to disobey my order? If the princess has many shortcomings, can you bear the blame?"

Fangcha panicked and said to Princess Qingle: "Your Highness, Fangcha is waiting outside the door of the bedroom. If you have any questions, call Fangcha." He went out and closed the door of the bedroom from the outside. Anyway, it was not the first time that the county prince and the princess were together alone.

Princess Qingle suddenly removed her hand covering her face, rushed to Zhou Xuan barefoot, glared at Zhou Xuan, and said hatefully: "You discovered that, right? I have eaten cakes and cakes. From now on, I vow not to eat anything until I starve to death. In this way, are you satisfied, right?"

Zhou Xuan looked at Princess Qingle's beautiful face and must have not slept much all night. His eyes were a little blue, just like the haggard makeup of later generations, which was quite touching. He sighed and said, "Your Highness Princess, Zhou Xuan, how could I have such a bad intention? Who would have been willing to let such a beautiful princess marry such a faraway place!"

After saying this, Princess Qingle immediately collapsed her shoulders, looked extremely delicate, her eyes were covered in tears, and she sobbed: "Cousin Xuan, if you have a way, please help me. I really don't want to marry the prince of the Southern Han. When I think about sleeping with a white and fat person, I will vomit-"

As expected, Princess Qingle did say "uh-uh" twice, which looked like the pregnancy reaction in the early stages of pregnancy with sewing needles.

Zhou Xuan said: "Princess, don't cry first. I'm so confused that I can't figure out how to think of a solution!"

Princess Qingle is very talented in acting and immediately cried: "I won't cry, cousin Xuan quickly tell me what can I do?"

Zhou Xuan said: "Sit down first-" Seeing Princess Qingle sit back to the couch obediently, she continued: "Don't worry, the real wedding will be officially held at the Nanhanxing Palace. There are many days for the princess to have free time."

Princess Qingle frowned and said, "There are so many places. You will set off after the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is very fast to go to Xingwang Mansion. It is said that it takes less than a month."

Zhou Xuan said: "It's June 27th today, it's still early or early."

Princess Qingle raised her eyebrows and said, "Cousin Xuan, do you have any solutions? Don't lie to me, otherwise I won't forgive you!"

Zhou Xuan said: "To be honest, there is no way for now. If you are not a princess, it will be easy to deal with. What are the elopement or the fraud to kill you? There are so many ways, but if you are a princess, it will hurt me - don't cry, don't cry, am I trying to find a way!"

Princess Qingle cried, "My mother said yesterday that she would not let you do the wedding sender. Are you relieved? I want to stabilize me first and then let me go to Nanhan, right? You know you are lying!"

Zhou Xuan spread his hands: "The Empress took back yesterday's order, but I will send a wedding envoy. We are grasshoppers on the same rope."

Princess Qingle was stunned for a moment and pouted, "It's not OK to be a marriage sender for cousin Xuan, I won't go anyway."

Zhou Xuan frowned and said, "Princess, think about it yourself. The Prince of Southern Han is almost landing. I can think of something in a hurry. What I need now is to wait and see when Prince Liu arrives in Jinling to see his character. Maybe the princess will fall in love with Prince Xuezhu at first sight-"

"You're talking nonsense!" Princess Qingle jumped up and rushed to Zhou Xuan again, her chest undulating, and her angry posture was extremely seductive, "I will never marry a snow pig, I will never marry!"

Seeing that Princess Qingle's chest was too surging and could not bear it, Zhou Xuan took a step back and said, "Let's do this, don't worry first, wait until Prince Liu comes. If you really hate it, then don't marry. I promise to find a way for you."

Princess Qingle said angrily: "No need to look, I just hate it--" At this point, she looked down at her breasts in accordance with Zhou Xuan's gaze. The summer clothing of women in the Tang Dynasty's palace has been continuing to follow the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with a lot of breasts exposed, soft jade and warm fragrance, white and dazzling.

Princess Qingle is very clear about her beauty. She feels a little proud in her heart, her tone turns soft, and she says affectionately: "Cousin Xuan, why don't I marry you, so that you can really find a way for me, right? It's always good to do things."

Zhou Xuan was sweating, so he quickly picked up a silk fan and said, "Isn't this a deal? How can this be done? Marriage must be in love, how can I take advantage of others' danger!" He said modestly: "Princess, I am not that outstanding, I just--"

"What are you in love with each other!" Princess Qingle interrupted Zhou Xuan and said, "I am about to marry the annoying snow pig. Why do you want to be in love with each other? Just don't go to the Nanhan with sloppy care. Cousin Xuan is better than snow pigs. The two evils are the least likely to be."

"Ah, I'm a 'harm'!" Zhou Xuan glared at his eyes, feeling very hurt inside.

Princess Qingle knew that she had said the wrong thing again, so she quickly said, "I'm sorry, sorry, Cousin Xuan, I didn't mean that. Cousin Xuan is much better than Prince Xuezhu. I don't hate Cousin Xuan at all. Is this OK?"

Zhou Xuan grinned and said, "I am the alternate son-in-law, very good and powerful. Princess, do you think Your Majesty and the Empress promise you to marry me? How can the Prince of Nanhan be dismissed?"

Princess Qingle raised her slender neck: "That's the matter of cousin Xuan. If you want to marry me, you have to find a way."

Zhou Xuan was unhappy with this attitude and said lightly: "I am not lucky enough to live up to a great beauty like the princess, and I can't think of a way to do it."

Princess Qingle was stunned, and the good feeling was gone. She bit her petal-like lips. Tears burst out from her big eyes. She waved her hand and called Zhou Xuan, scolding: "Go to die! Go to die! After talking for so long, it turned out that you were playing tricks on me!"

Zhou Xuan grabbed Princess Qingle's wrist and said, "I just really want to help the princess, and I have no selfishness. If you show your slightest trait and let Your Majesty and the Empress know that you are going to marry me or something, then you will definitely marry the Prince of Nanhan. I can't be a marriage envoy, and I can't help you even if I want to."

Princess Qingle calmed down, pulled her hand back, stroked her wrist that was hurt by Zhou Xuan, glanced at Zhou Xuan with big eyes and asked, "So that, Cousin Xuan will secretly help me, how can I help?"

Zhou Xuan said: "You can only take one step and wait for the Prince of Nanhan to come first, and see who he is? The Nanhan may have to go, otherwise you will not be able to get through the obstacles of Your Majesty and the Empress - don't get angry, let me finish it, I promise you, if you don't want to stay in Nanhan, I will definitely bring you back. We will go back to Jinling together, and you will definitely find sufficient reasons at that time."

Princess Qingle suspected, "When you arrive in Nanhan, you will have to take me back?"

Zhou Xuan said: "That's my business. If you believe me and do it like this and don't believe me, then you can find a way and I'll leave."

"Don't leave, don't leave." Princess Qingle quickly grabbed Zhou Xuan's sleeve. Seeing that Zhou Xuan had stopped, she let go. After a while, she said: "Cousin Xuan, thank you."

Zhou Xuan laughed: "What are you grateful for? It's a blessing to see the princess for a few more times. Isn't it necessary to see it when I marry into the Southern Han Dynasty? This is the selfish intention of Brother Yu!"
To be continued...
Prev Index    Favorite NextPage