AWB Chapter 319 Hidden secrets
Chapter 319 Hidden secrets
Chapter 319 The Hidden Story During his few days in the capital, Zhang Qingyu had seen many beauties.
But none of them is as good as the person in front of him.
She just sat there, dressed in plain clothes, comparing herself to the lotus flowers blooming all around her.
Zhang Qingyu thought that all the nobles in the palace would wear gold and silver. After all, the ladies of those wealthy families would have their hair filled with hairpins and pearl flowers, piling up into a small mountain.
But Concubine Xing didn't.
A wooden hairpin and a white dress have a unique beauty.
Zhang Qingyu didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Seeing this, Concubine Xing tilted her head slightly and said, "Everyone, please go down. I want to talk to Madam Xu alone."
The palace maids left one by one, and Zhang Qingyu came back to his senses after hearing the word "This palace" and immediately lowered his head.
After the maids left, Concubine Xing patted the chair beside her and said, "Madam Xu, come and sit down. I am not some scourge, nor am I here to accuse or blame you. I think if you lose a single hair today, Third Brother will not easily forgive me."
Hearing about the third brother, Zhang Qingyu was slightly startled, then he sat down obediently and asked courageously, "Madam, this third brother..."
Concubine Xing laughed, "It's my fault. I don't know if Madam Xu doesn't know who the third brother is. Xu Ze is the third child in the Xu family. I grew up with him since childhood, so I call him the third brother according to the Xu family's ranking."
"I should be able to know this." Zhang Qingyu's eyes dimmed.
Xu Ze is Xu Wenxian.
So, what does Concubine Xing mean by this?
Zhang Qingyu didn't understand.
"It feels strange to call you Madam all the time, but this is the first time I meet you, and I am afraid that if I call you too intimately, it will be abrupt for Madam. If Madam doesn't mind, I will call you Sister Zhang. How about that?"
Zhang Qingyu slowly raised her head and looked at the gentle smile of Concubine Xing in front of her. She said in fear, "Your Highness is a noble lady, a body worth a thousand gold. How can you call a vulgar person like me your sister?"
"If my sister were vulgar, how could she have lived in the Xu residence now?"
Concubine Xing lowered her eyes slightly, and her smile faded a little: "I think sister has heard that I was engaged to my third brother before, but that is all old news. Now I am Concubine Xing, and I will not covet those things that do not belong to me in the deep palace."
Concubine Xing raised her eyes, looked at the scorching sun outside the pavilion, and murmured, "I met you today just because I wanted to see what the person who has supported my third brother for so many years and raised such an outstanding child as Xu Yuan looks like."
"My lady..."
Zhang Qingyu didn't know what to say because she saw tears in Concubine Xing's eyes.
She had heard a lot about Concubine Xing.
After the Xu family was ransacked, she was still determined to marry Xu Ze. Even when the news that the entire Xu family was massacred reached the capital, she still wanted to marry Xu Ze in a ghost marriage.
The Shen family is a scholarly family, and Concubine Ying is a legitimate daughter. How could the Shen family allow her to do this?
Later, Concubine Xing thought about becoming a nun. If she had not entered the palace as a concubine, she would probably still be in the Taoist temple now.
Zhang Qingyu admired Concubine Xing.
In this world, there are few women who can do this for a man.
Similarly, it was because Concubine Xing did it that Zhang Qingyu became more worried that Xu Wenxian would change his mind.
"nothing."
Concubine Xing took a handkerchief and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiling: "Don't worry about anything, it's all about the past and the future. I'm very happy to have you by my third brother's side. At least, my third brother was not alone during those difficult days."
She should have been with Xu Ze.
But she didn't do it.
Zhang Qingyu looked at Concubine Xing. Time had left no trace on this beautiful woman, but she always felt that the person in front of her seemed to have been dead for many years, leaving only an empty shell maintaining her glamorous identity.
At this moment, Zhang Qingyu suddenly felt sorry for Concubine Xing.
As the sun sets, light and shadows flicker in the pavilion.
Zhang Qingyu said, "Your Majesty, I and Wenxian are not in love with each other. I know in my heart that Wenxian takes care of me because he saved my life. In his heart, you are always important. So, your Majesty, don't feel sorry for yourself. Only by letting go of the past can you live."
"Although my sister is not educated, her heart is clear. Although I am praised as a talented woman, it is rare for my sister to be half as open-minded."
Concubine Xing lowered her eyes and smiled sarcastically: "Sometimes, I would rather be an ordinary citizen, at least I won't be killed by the powerful."
Zhang Qingyu didn't quite understand what this sentence meant.
Concubine Xing stood up and said, "From today on, there will be no shortage of invitations sent to Xu's house. If you want to go, just attend the banquet. If you don't want to, just refuse. Just say that you have offended me. I will punish you by confining you to Xu's house to reflect on your mistakes."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Qingyu understood what Concubine Xing meant.
"I heard that your nephew Zhang Yue is a martial arts genius. If he goes to the capital someday, let him go to the Shen family's school. Perhaps he can still put his skills to good use."
The Shen family's school has produced many great writers, including many talented military commanders.
As long as Zhang Yue has real ability, Shen Family School will be the best springboard for Zhang Yue.
Similarly, this is also telling other people in the capital that the Shen and Xu families are still on good terms.
Zhang Qingyu didn't understand the school affairs, so she said, "Madam, it would be better if you talk to Wenxian about these things. I am just a woman and don't understand these things."
"If I tell Third Brother, he will definitely not agree. Otherwise, he wouldn't have visited so many mansions and only left the Shen family for last."
Concubine Xing narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of coldness in her eyes: "Sister, I will not harm you, let alone the Xu family."
"Yes."
Zhang Qingyu had no idea what Concubine Xing meant by this, and she was still planning to tell Xu Wenxian about it.
What if it's a trap?
His brother only has this one son, so Zhang Qingyu dare not be careless.
"Yes." Concubine Xing was very satisfied that Zhang Qingyu did not refuse. When she was about to leave, she remembered Zhang Qingyu's name and turned back to remind him, "Xu Wenxian is a pseudonym. Now he is in the capital, and his name is Xu Ze. Sister, don't call him by the wrong name when you go out in the future."
Zhang Qingyu nodded again.
It was not until they had been gone for a long time and Nanny Yi had arrived that she came to her senses.
Seeing Zhang Qingyu's absent-minded look, Nanny Yi asked, "Madam, did Concubine Xing embarrass you?"
"No." Zhang Qingyu shook his head.
"Then what are you doing..." Nanny Yi was not sure what Concubine Xing said that made Zhang Qingyu sit in the pavilion in a daze for so long.
If it's not a dilemma, then what is it?
Any help?
"There are just some things I can't figure out." Zhang Qingyu said.
"Madam, you may as well speak out. I will think about it for you."
"Why did Concubine Xing enter the palace back then? Obviously, obviously she..." Zhang Qingyu couldn't say the last few words.
In her heart, she has always been inferior to others, especially after arriving in the capital.
She didn't fit in here. When she walked on the street, even when she met someone she didn't know, Zhang Qingyu felt that the other person was mocking her.
After meeting Concubine Xing today, this feeling became even stronger.
Concubine Xing was very nice, gentle and generous. Zhang Qingyu didn't understand why a woman like her, who had chosen a man, should not look back, entered the palace so easily. Moreover, she didn't seem to like the identity of a concubine.
Nanny Yi said, "The imperial edict is the emperor's order. If you disobey it, your entire family will be executed."
"That's not right either." Zhang Qingyu shook his head, "I don't know why, but I always feel that there is something else going on."